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That would be a big one. Celebrities have made appearances in wrestling for decades now and that will always be the case. It is the kind of thing that makes all kinds of sense, as wrestling fans want to see what happens when an outsider comes into their world. If it is someone who has an athletic background of their own, it can be made even easier. That might be the case again, in a rather big way.
During an interview with Pop Culture, Shaquille O’Neal talked about wanting to face AEW’s Paul Wight in a match at some point in the future. The match was hinted at in WWE in 2016 but never took place, reportedly due to WWE thinking O’Neal would not have taken it seriously enough. Since the, O’Neal has wrestled in a tag team match in AEW, teaming with Jade Cargill to face Cody Rhodes and Red Velvet in a losing effort on March 3. There has been no suggestion of such a match from AEW.
O’Neal has some experience. Check out his time in the ring:
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NXT UK
Date: July 1, 2021
Location: BT Studios, London, England
Commentators: Andy Shepherd, Nigel McGuinness
We have a pretty stacked card this week with Jordan Devlin vs. A-Kid and Tyler Bate defending the Heritage Cup against Jack Starz. This is a good example of what NXT UK does well, as they have built those matches up to feel important rather than throwing big names out there and having them do whatever. Let’s get to it.
Opening sequence.
Emilia McKenzie vs. Isla Dawn McKenzie charges straight at her but Dawn hammers her down. That doesn’t seem to bother McKenzie, who is back with a swinging neckbreaker into a suplex. Dawn gets in some stomping and a forearm to the back of the neck gets two. What might have been a botched suplex is turned into a small package to give Dawn two more and McKenzie is sent outside.
A whip into the barricade has McKenzie in more trouble but she comes back in with an enziguri and a cutter. McKenzie’s spear only hits knee though and a Saito suplex pl..

Down they go as well. WWE has been in the middle of a huge shakeup as of late as the company has been going through a number of personnel changes. While the changes to the active roster get the most attention, there have been several moves made behind the scenes as well. This includes a good many people being let go from the company, and now more can be added to the list.
According to PWInsider.com, WWE let more employees go from WWE HQ, though it is not clear how many are now gone. Some of the people fired were from the marketing department but there are no details about how many lost their jobs. This is the latest in a series of cuts and releases as new WWE President Nick Khan reshapes the company under authority from Vince McMahon.
WWE has some experience with the market. Check out some of their time working with it (yeah I’m stretching):
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Just to confirm. Second generation wrestlers are often put in an especially hard situation. Simply having to live up to your parent’s name is almost impossible to pull off a lot of the time and it is made even harder if you are the son or daughter of a successful wrestler. That can often drag a career down, and now it seems that such a career is officially over, which probably is not the biggest surprise.
In a new interview with Insight With Chris Van Vliet, Ted DiBiase Jr. confirmed that he considers himself retired from wrestling at the moment. DiBiase mentioned that he believes that to be the case at the moment, but he could not rule out a return to the ring at some point in the future as he still has the itch to get back in the ring. While a possibility, DiBiase said it would have to be the right scenario for him to wrestle again.
DiBiase is the son of Ted DiBiase Sr. and is best known for his time in WWE where he wrestled under his real name from 2007-2013. During his time with ..

Impact Wrestling
Date: June 24, 2021
Location: Skyway Studios, Nashville, Tennessee
Commentators: Josh Matthews, D’Lo brown
We are on the way to Slammiversary and the show is starting to take shape. This week is likely going to deal with the fallout of Tommy Dreamer (yep) being announced as the new Anthem representative, because not only do we need two bosses, but one needs to be Tommy Dreamer. Last week Dreamer fired Don Callis, right before Kenny Omega gets to defend against Sami Callihan. Let’s get to it.
The opening recap looks at the end of last week’s show with Dreamer announcing Callis’ firing.
Don Callis and Kenny Omega arrive but Callis is not on the talent list. Callis lists off his recent accomplishments and he insists that he is here with Omega.
Rosemary vs. Kiera Hogan Tasha Steelz is here with Hogan. We hit the stall button to start with Hogan bailing to the floor. Commentary talks about the MICKIE trash bag from last week as Rosemary plants Hogan with a side suplex f..

Welcome to KB’s Old School (and New School) Reviews. I’ve been reviewing wrestling shows for over ten years now and have reviewed over 5,000 shows. Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, I’ll be posting a new review here on Wrestlingrumors.net. It could be anything from modern WWE to old school to indies to anything in between. Note that I rate using letters instead of stars and I don’t rate matches under three minutes as really, how good or bad can something that short be?
19th Anniversary Show
Date: March 26, 2021
Location: UMBC Event Center, Baltimore, Maryland
Commentators: Ian Riccaboni, Caprice Coleman, Rocky Romero
This is the Ring of Honor Wrestlemania season show and I get to continue my tradition of taking forever to get to the company’s pay per views. Things are still getting back to normal after the pandemic, though Rush is still the World Champion and defending the title against Jay Lethal. Let’s get to it.
Commentary kicks us off with some bad news: Dragon Lee is off the ..

A freak accident. You never know when you are going to see an injury in wrestling and that is never a good thing. No matter how well trained these wrestlers may be, there is always the chance of a freak accident, which can often be the most deadly. Sometimes a simple, run of the mill move can put someone on the shelf for a long time, which seems to be the case again.
Rebel was injured during a tag team match on this week’s edition of AEW Dynamite. During the match between Rebel and Britt Baker against Nyla Rose and Vickie Guerrero, Rebel attempted to break up a pinfall attempt and hurt her leg in the process. She was not seen again for the rest of the match. According to Fightful Select, Rebel suffered a dislocated kneecap, with no other details available. There is no word on Rebel’s diagnoses or how much ring time she could miss.
It was a nasty moment. Check out Rebel being carried from the ring and her in better health:
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Across enemy lines. Wrestling has changed a lot over the years, but there are some things that are absolute standards. One of the biggest is wrestling companies not exactly getting along with each other, which makes sense as it is all about business. The companies each want to make the most money possible, but that does not mean everyone is at each others’ throats. Now we have a good example of some good will.
During a recent episode of her Oral Sessions podcast, Renee Paquette talked about how WWE COO Triple H would check on her husband Jon Moxley when he was out of action with a staph infection. This came after Moxley had left WWE and moved over to AEW, though Triple H continued to ask about Moxley, saying WWE would help him in any way they could. Paquette said that it was nice to know that the olive branch was still there and that “nothing bad went down.”
Moxley wrestled for WWE from 2011 – 2019 under the name Dean Ambrose. During his time with the company, Moxley won several titl..

I guess he is a fan. Wrestling fans can be rather critical of the product at times and WWE is certainly no exception. The company ‘s fans regularly express their issues with what is going on in WWE and can get rather upset by what they are presented with on a regular basis. These complaints are seen by people who work in WWE and now one of them is speaking back.
Monday Night Raw star MVP sent out a tweet earlier this week, criticizing fans for making assumptions based on their fantasy booking and criticizing wrestling shows based on their fantasy booking. It is not clear which incidents or tweets caused him to make these statements. MVP later responded to a fan saying that WWE presented “same garbage every week”, with MVP saying that the fan said the same garbage every week.
2 things today's wrestling fans LOVE:
Assumptions about what or who is coming next based on their fantasy booking.
Criticizing whatever wrestling show they're watching based on their fantasy booking.
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I guess that’s their taste. With so many things going on in WWE at any given time, it can be difficult to keep track of everything. Sometimes you have some angles which stand out more than others, but everyone is going to be impressed by something else. That is the case with run of the mill fans, but also apparently the case with a huge chain of fast food restaurants.
This week on Monday Night Raw, Damian Priest and Riddle spoke backstage, with the two talking about going to Burger King to have the new CH*KING sandwich. Later in the week, Riddle sent out a tweet showing the two at the restaurant, with Riddle praising the sandwich and telling Randy Orton he needed to try it. The Burger King Twitter account responded, saying that this is the best storyline in wrestling at the moment. Riddle and Orton have been teaming together since April, though Orton was missing from this week’s Monday Night Raw.
Thanks @ArcherOfInfamy for the stallion lunch and @RandyOrton you gotta try the CH’KING ..

Top of the list. Tag team wrestling is one of the more beloved concepts in wrestling as it gives you double the wrestlers than you would see in most matches. There have been all kinds of tag teams over the history of WWE and some of them have stood out above the others. You can probably name quite a list of your own, and that is exactly what WWE has done as well.
Throughout June, WWE has been counting down the top 50 tag teams in history, with the top five being revealed this week. The top five were revealed as:
5. Dudley Boyz
4. Edge & Christian
3. Hart Foundation
2. Hardy Boyz
1. New Day
The final group was announced during the fifth episode of WWE’s Top 50 Tag Teams special airing on Peacock over the course of the month. The list has only included teams who wrestled exclusively or primarily in WWE, with teams ranging from the 1960s until modern times.
There are some great options out there. Check out the top three:
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It’s good to have a reputation. There are some wrestlers who are not the most well received by the fans. For one reason or another, people just do not like a wrestler every now and then, though that might be by design. Some wrestlers are naturally great at being villains, but that might not be the case backstage. One such name might come as a surprise to you, as he is a rather popular name behind the curtain.
According to Andrew Zarian of the We’re Live Pal podcast, a former WWE writer has said that Baron Corbin is one of the most beloved people backstage in WWE. Corbin is said to be easy to work with and never combative about anything. He was compared to the Miz, who has been part of WWE for many years and is willing to do anything that WWE asks of him, no matter what.
Corbin signed with WWE in August 2012 and wrestled in NXT until April 2016 when he was called up to Monday Night Raw. Since then, Corbin has wrestled on both main roster shows, where he has won the United States Title..