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Shelton Benjamin Has Not Signed With WWE
There were reports surfacing online this week regarding Shelton Benjamin possibly returning to WWE, however that doesn’t appear to be the case.
The Wrestling Observer Newsletter reports that Shelton Benjamin has not re-signed with WWE as of earlier this week. If his status changes, we will keep you updated.
Reason Billy Gunn Can Still Use His Name Outside of WWE
Many of you have noticed that Billy Gunn has been using his WWE name outside of the company and are wondering how he’s getting away with that.
The Wrestling Observer Newsletter reports that he is now allowed to use the name “Billy Gunn” because WWE did not continue the trademark. When they let it go, he trademarked it himself and he now owns the rights to the name worldwide.
Date Revealed for GFW Bound for Glory
It was revealed during Jeff Jarrett’s media call that their annual Bound for Glory event will take place on November 5th. Jarrett added that the company is looking at adding a new PPV in 2018, which could potentially be a Lockdown event. The post Date Revealed for GFW Bound for Glory appeared first on Wrestling … Read more
Alberto El Patron Advertised for GFW Event Next Month
Alberto El Patron, who is supposed to be suspended from Global Force Wrestling over the recent allegations, is being advertised for an upcoming event for the company at The Ballpark at Harbor Yard on August 6th in Bridgeport, Connecticut.
“A loaded lineup of IMPACT WRESTLING stars will be in Bridgeport. Anything can and will happen once the action starts, in and out of the ring. The city of Bridgeport, Fairfield County and the state of Connecticut have great wrestling tradition, we are excited in our 15th anniversary to be there this Summer as part of the Bridgeport Bluefish’s 20th anniversary season,” said Jeff Jarrett.
The lineup for the event features Bobby Lashley, Patron, EC3, “Cowboy” James Storm, Eli Drake, the Latin American Exchange and more. All fans in attendance will receive a commemorative trading card set of five Impact Wrestling stars. Plus, there will be a pre-show VIP Meet & Greet for select ticket holders.
“We are thrilled to bring this exciting show to the ballpark in August,” said Bluefish General Manager Paul Herrmann. “We love being able to offer our city more than just baseball during the gorgeous summer months. There is a strong wrestling fanbase in Southern Connecticut, and we’re happy to invite fans of all kinds to enjoy our perfect outdoor venue.”
Vince Russo’s The Brand Recap w/ Kristian Harloff – Writing for WWE, Relationship with Roddy Piper, WWE Limiting Their Talents, More!
Russo welcomes former WWE writer Kristian Harloff to the show.
Harloff says that he was always a huge wrestling fan, and his favourite performer was ‘Macho Man’ Randy Savage. He moved to Los Angeles to become a writer and a stand up comedian, and he met Paul Heyman through a WWE event one evening. He asked Heyman how to get a chance to write for WWE and Heyman told him to write a letter. He told Heyman he already did that, so Heyman told him to write another one.
He wrote the company again, this time including his take on an in-depth ‘Invasion’ angle. This caught the attention of Stephanie McMahon and she flew him into Stanford for an interview.
Russo asks Harloff why he’d want to make the jump from being a stand-up comedian to writing professional wrestling. He says that he always wanted to work for WWE and he had to take the chance. Unfortunately, shortly after arriving in WWE he realized that it wasn’t all sunshine and rainbows behind the curtains.
Harloff informs that he got on management’s radar quick, but not in a positive way. During his first pre-show production meeting which was led by Vince McMahon, Harloff raised his hand to ask questions on multiple occasions. Coach came up to him after that and told him to settle down a little bit, because you don’t want to be ‘that’ guy.
Matt Hardy Responds to a Critic Saying He Betrayed TNA
The fight for the BROKEN Gimmick is still on between Anthem and The Hardys. Recently, after a lot of heated public discussions over the issue, Matt Hardy was accused by a Fan of “Betraying TNA”.
The matter of the fact is u left that company for dead that treated u LIKE A GOD, they need money because you betrayed them #FuckThoseHardys
— Mason Epeneter (@masonepeneter) July 13, 2017
Hardy Replied:
No, I left cuz @RealJeffJarrett tried to screw me out of money on my deal after everything I did to help & keep TNA afloat in 2016. FACT.
— REBORN by FATE (@MATTHARDYBRAND) July 13, 2017
Triple H Welcomes Bobby Fish to NXT
As previously reported, the recent episode of NXT saw the long-awaited debut of former ROH and IWGP tag team champion Bobby Fish. Fish squared off against Aleister Black in a losing effort. You can read our full spoiler report from Wednesday’s tapings here.
Triple H took to his Twitter to react to Fish’s arrival to the NXT brand:
https://twitter.com/TripleH/status/885338756785491968reac
WWE Mae Young Women’s Tournament Results – July 13th, 2017
WWE heads to Full Sail University for tonight’s Mae Young Women’s Tournament. Here are the spoilers:
* All the women are introduced before the tournament.
* Princesa Sugehit defeated Kay Lee Ray.
* Serena defeated Vanessa.
* Shanya defeated Zeda.
* Piper defeated Santana Garrett.
* Mia Yim defeated Sarah Logan.
* Mercedes Martinez defeated Xia Li.
* Rhea Ripley defeated Miranda Salinas.
* Abby Laith defeated Jazzy Gabert.
* Toni Storm defeated Ayesha Raymond.
* Dakota Kai defeated Kavita Devi.
* Candice LeRae defeated Renee Michelle.
* Rachel Evers defeated Marti Belle.
* Bianca Belair defeated Sage Beckett.
* Lacey Evans defeated Taynara Conti.
* Nicole Savoy defeated Reina Gonzalez.
* Kairi Sane defeated Tessa Blanchard.
This concludes the tapings.
The Taz Show Recap – NXT Analysis, Kurt Angle Documentary, Where Does Strowman Go From Here? More!
Blocks 1 & 2:
Taz opens today’s show by speaking about the second of four straight press conferences, promoting the upcoming boxing match between Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather. He calls these press conferences riveting entertainment, but if they continue to do the exact same thing it’s going to get old rather quickly. He believes that these two are going to have to get physical at the last press conference, just to give the fans something to hold onto as they build towards the fight in August.
A listener calls into the show and says that he wishes WWE would just turn Roman Reigns heel, and he believes that even Reigns wants to turn heel at this point. Taz agrees with the caller, and says that for the longest time he thought Reigns was determined to get over as a babyface, but as of late it sure seems like Reigns has embraced the heel overtones of his character.
Taz wonders if we’ve seen the last of Braun Strowman vs. Roman Reigns, because if WWE wanted to keep Strowman off television for a while they wouldn’t have shown him walking out of ambulance at Great Balls of Fire. The caller says that he has heard rumours that WWE if preparing for a Fatal 4-way match at SummerSlam for Universal Title between Strowman, Reigns, Samoa Joe and Brock Lesnar. Taz says he’ll be surprised if that happens.
Taz expects we’ll see Strowman back on RAW by next Monday, and then we should get some answers as to where WWE is heading with him creatively moving forward.