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He’s back. The WWE world has changed in several ways in the last few days and those changes might not be ending anytime soon. Most of the changes revolve around the return of Vince McMahon, who is now back in his seat as Chairman of the Board, but the question is what will he do with regards to the creative side of WWE. We don’t know that yet, but his influence is already spreading.
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According to Fightful Select, there are rumors that since McMahon’s return to WWE, he has already been sending messages to various departments telling them that they are doing things wrong. There was no mention of which departments or what they were doing, or if McMahon is planning on making any changes. McMahon has yet to make an appearance on WWE TV and is reportedly only working on selling the company.
There have been some blunders in WWE over the years. Check out some of them:
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It was nice while it lasted. There are all kinds of wrestlers on the AEW roster but there are always going to be changes that make things more complicated. You never know when someone is going to leave of just take a hiatus of some kind, which could go on for any length of time. Most of the time there is no word on when that might happen, but now we know a bit more about what is going on.
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During the most recent episode of his FTR With Dax Harwood podcast, AEW’s Dax Harwood revealed that he and Cash Wheeler (collectively known as FTR) will be taking time off from AEW TV. In addition, Harwood announced that the team’s AEW contracts expire in early April. Harwood did not know how long the hiatus would last, but it could go through the end of their contracts. He did not say what the team planned to do next, but said that “Whatever we decide to do next, will be the absolute last thing we ..

Everyone does it eventually. Retirement is a tricky subject in wrestling, as you never know how long it might be before someone finally hangs up their boots. In an industry where everyone can come back for one more match, it is difficult to find someone who truly retires. Several wrestlers say that they are though and that is the case with another former WWE star.
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Former NXT UK star Jinny has announced via Twitter that she is retiring from professional wrestling. This comes after Jinny has been out of action for several months with an injury. Her most recent match took place on November 18, 2011, though it is not clear when her injury took place or what it was. It is also not clear if Jinny was one of several NXT UK wrestlers released when the promotion was shut down in September 2022.
After a long time away due to an injury, I have made the decision to hang up my fashionable boots.
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That makes it harder. There are all kinds of injuries that can take place in a wrestler’s career. You never know when you are going to see someone get hurt, but there are times where you do not know the injury has taken place. Sometimes there are ways to hide the injury, even if it is something that can slow a wrestler down. That is the case again, but you might not be able to tell.
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According to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, there were at least two injuries coming out of the Best Of Seven series between the Elite and Death Triangle for the AEW World Trios Titles. First, Pac broke his nose shortly into the series and had to wrestle with a protective mask on for the remainder of the matches. Second, Nick Jackson suffered a broken toe, which made it difficult to walk. Jackson is currently resting his toe and he can move it without pain. There is nothing to suggest either will mi..

Rampage
Date: January 13, 2023
Location: Kia Forum, Los Angeles, California
Commentators: Jim Ross, Excalibur, Tony Schiavone, Chris Jericho
We’re still in Los Angeles and you know that is going to mean a big show. I’m not sure what all it is going to entail but that is some of the fun of Rampage. This week’s Dynamite was a strong show so they have a lot to live up to this week. If nothing else, there is a street fight so that means violence. Let’s get to it.
Opening sequence.
TNT Title: Juice Robinson vs. Darby Allin Allin is defending. Feeling out process to start with Robinson grabbing a waistlock to send the champ to the ropes. A headlock slows Robinson down but he grabs a belly to back suplex to escape. The backsplash only hits knees though and Allin is back with another headlock. This time Robinson sends him up and over the top for a nasty crash to the floor, followed by some whips into various hard things. A drop onto the steps rocks Allin again and we take a break.
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That would be a change. Titles have been a gigantic part of WWE since the company was founded. There are several titles in the company and some of them are among the most prestigious in all of wrestling. It means something for a wrestler to hold one of them, but now there are some wrestlers who are holding two at a time. That might be changing sooner rather than later.

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According to Xero News on Twitter, both the Usos’ Undisputed WWE Tag Team Titles and Roman Reigns’ Undisputed WWE Universal Title will be split before WrestleMania 39 on April 1. There is no word on how the titles will be split, but the Judgment Day are currently #1 contenders for the Raw Tag Team Titles while a tournament is being held to crown new #1 contenders for the SmackDown Tag Team Titles. Nothing has been mentioned about how to split Reigns’ titles.
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ALL Titles will be split befo..

That’s a lot of money. We are in the middle of one of the most important periods in the history of WWE, as the company may be sold at some point in the near future. That is going to shake things up in WWE in a huge way, likely including when it comes to their television deals. WWE’s television deals are set to expire next year, and it seems one of them is not doing so well.
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According to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, a Morgan Stanley study found that FOX is losing over $100 million a year by airing SmackDown under the current deal with WWE. In the 2020-21 television season, FOX paid $196.7 million for SmackDown and reported losses of $134 million. In 2021-22, those numbers increased to $208.5 million paid and $145 million in losses.
These losses are expected to get worse in the final two years of the deal. The belief is that there are not enough wrestling fans to make up the difference, as th..

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, starting today. 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?
Greatest Royal Rumble
Date: April 27, 2018
Location: King Abdullah International Stadium, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Commentators: Corey Graves, Michael Cole, Byron Saxton
It’s finally time for a show that feels like the build has been going on for months. This is one of the biggest cards the WWE has ever produced and it’s hard to say where a lot of the matches are going to go. We’ve got seven title matches, two big time singles matches and the fifty man Royal Rumble, meaning this show could run longer than..

Already? Earlier this month, one of the longer running wrestling questions in recent months was answered, as Mercedes Mone, formerly known as Sasha Banks, made her debut with New Japan Pro Wrestling at Wrestle Kingdom 17. That seemed to be the end of things but also a new beginning. As it turns out, there might already be some issues with Mone and her new boss.
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According to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, there might be some heat on Mone in New Japan and Stardom (New Japan’s sister promotion). Mone had been talking about how she wanted to face wrestlers from the Sendai Girls and Tokyo Joshi Pro promotions, both of which are seen as competition to Bushiroad (the parent company of New Japan and Stardom). While in Japan, Mone went to the Sendai Girls dojo but not the Stardom dojo. There is no word on what this could mean for Mone, or if she will be in any actual trouble.
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He’s kind of a problem. WWE is in the middle of one of the shakiest times they have ever had, as the company seems likely to be sold much sooner rather than later. That is the kind of thing that can shake up the wrestling industry and there are all kinds of details that would need to be worked out. Now we have an idea of one of the major details, at least for one specific person.
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There are several companies that are considered possible buyers for WWE. However, according to Fightful Select, contacts at both Disney and Comcast (the owner of NBC Universal) both feel that no major company would want to keep Vince McMahon around “in any capacity if they could help it”. There has been no definitive word on what would happen to McMahon if/when the company is sold.
Leave the memories alone? Check out some of McMahon’s time in WWE:
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Everyone needs another job. There are all kinds of wrestlers in the world but not all of them are able to wrestle full time. Several of them have to do something on the side to make ends meet. On the other hand, there are some wrestlers who do other things more for fun than the need to do so. That seems to be the case with one of the biggest wrestling stars of all time.
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This week, videos of Steve Austin working as a weatherman and at the drive-thru at a Burger Me restaurant in Reno, Nevada. A man posted a video of Austin working the drive-thru on TikTok, showing that there was a camera crew filming the scene. There is no word why Austin, who lives near Reno, was doing any of this or where or when the footage will be aired.
He has had some jobs. Check out what Austin does, plus his most famous work:
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No more? There are a lot of stars on the WWE roster and some of them are known for things that they have done outside of the wrestling ring. Those can be some of the bigger stars in WWE and it can mean a lot to have them around. At some point though they are not going to be there, and that is going to be the case with one star on one of the biggest Monday Night Raw’s of all time.
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On Monday January 23, WWE is holding it’s Raw 30 event in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. According to PWInsider.com, former Women’s Champion Ronda Rousey is no longer advertised for the show. This comes less than a month after Rousey lost the SmackDown Women’s Title to Charlotte in an impromptu title defense. Rousey has not been on WWE TV since and there is no word on when she is expected to return.
Rousey is a star when she is around. Check out what she can do in WWE:
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