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WWE Having Second Thoughts on Turning Charlotte Babyface?

WWE teased a heel turn already with Charlotte Flair on this week’s episode of SmackDown Live during a backstage segment. For those who missed it, Charlotte was acting heel during he backstage segment when she pointed blame at Noami for Becky Lynch’s loss. Lynch stepped in to clam things down. While things appear to look good right now, they have begun teasing a possible Flair vs. Naomi match, which may take place after WWE Backlash.

Dave Meltzer mentioned on the latest installment of Wrestling Observer Radio that there was a lot of opposition in WWE on the idea of turning her babyface in the first place because they believed it was not exactly the right time for it. It is very possible that she only remains as a babyface for a little while before she turns back to a heel character.

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WWE Reportedly Holding a Meeting to Discuss Universal Title Plans

Dave Meltzer mentioned on today’s episode of Wrestling Observer Live that plans Braun Strowman and the WWE Universal Championship would be discussed in a meeting today with WWE officials. The meeting was supposed to take place yesterday, but for unknown reasons it didn’t happen.

Meltzer mentioned that the company is hopeful that Strowman can be cleared to return to action by July. The feeling is if he can only be out of action for a month, the scheduled bout against Brock Lesnar for the WWE Universal Title won’t have to be put off. If Braun is unable to return in time for the July pa-per-view, Finn Balor and Seth Rollins would be the top candidates as possible replacements at the Great Balls of Fire event. Braun vs. Brock would then be pushed back to the SummerSlam event.

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Impact Signs New Female Talent

The Wrestling Observer Newsletter reports that Impact Wrestling has signed Northeast indie wrestler MJ Jenkins to a deal.

Jenkins worked the most recent set of Impact Wrestling tapings and made her debut for the company at the “One Night Only: Knockouts Knockdown” event in a losing effort to Rosemary. She trained at the school owned by WWE Hall of Famer Johnny Rodz and received a WWE tryout back in 2016 at the Arnold Classic.

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John Cena Reveals Why He Proposed to Nikki Bella at WrestleMania

While speaking to Fox Sports, John Cena was asked why he decided to propose to Nikki Bella at WrestleMania this year.

“It was a very public manner but the WWE is my home and I consider the WWE universe my family and that was a big, big moment in my life and I guess I just wanted to share it with my family.”

Cena was revealed that it was the most nervous he had ever been his entire life.

“That was the most nervous I have ever been in my entire life and not only was I worried about her response but I was worried about the reaction of the 75,000 people of the Camping World Stadium. I didn’t know that they would react in such a positive way, and I’m forever indebted to our fans for being able to allow me to celebrate the greatest moment of my life.”

Cena was also asked about if they have a wedding date in mind but didn’t reveal any details.

“Yes, they’re very ground floor right now but as it gets more and more refined it’s going to be more and more fun.”

You can check out the full interview here.

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Did Emma Receive Bad News from the Doctors?

It was noted earlier this week that Emma was sent home from the WWE European tour after she suffered an injury last Friday. Emma mentioned on Instagram that she was hopeful for good news regarding this injury when she goes to see the doctors.

It appears that she didn’t get the good news that she was hoping for as she posted the following cryptic message:

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A post shared by Emma – WWE Superstar (@tenilledashwood) on May 11, 2017 at 12:00pm PDT

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NoDQ Video #956: Lesnar’s next Universal Title match

Here is the latest edition of my Q&A video series. You can submit questions for future videos on my Twitter page and make sure to use the hashtag #RoadToNoDQ1000.

You can leave a comment or question below and I’ll try to respond to as many people as possible!

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Lucha Underground Doing A Talent Exchange with Impact Wrestling?

While speaking to Interactive Wrestling Radio, Lucha Underground Producer Vampiro was asked about rumors of Lucha Underground possibly doing a talent exchange with Impact Wrestling. Vampiro mentioned that maybe it could happen later down the road someday but for now that is the deal between AAA and Impact and not Lucha Uderground.

“No, that is not going to happen. That is a deal between AAA and Impact. Impact will have matches on AAA shows, for example. We will integrate some of our talent into TNA. Hopefully, eventually, way down the line, maybe do some inter-company angles. Baby steps. We want to do it right.”

Vampiro also commented on the return of Lucha Underground Season 3 on El Rey on May 31st.

“I think everybody’s kind of waiting on it, you know what I mean? There’s such a cool vibe around the show. After such a long time, people are getting used to the idea that we are a TV show based on wrestling and there is going to be a season split. I think in this day and age, it is refreshing to have that. The other companies that are going strong, you really don’t mind it if you miss a week or two or even a month. It is almost too much sometimes. TO have us coming back, we’ve got people ready for it. It is a pretty good feeling. We’re all motivated!”

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WWE Offering Crazy Deal for July 3rd & July 4th Episodes of RAW & SmackDown

WWE is offering an amazing two-for-one ticket deal for the upcoming RAW & SmackDown events that falls on a holiday week.

Apparently the company believes that it will be hard to push ticket sales for the July 3rd and 4th episodes of RAW and SmackDown because it will be a holiday week so they are giving the fans a deal that is too good to pass up. The events will be held at the Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix, AZ.

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Speculation on WWE Cutting Back 205 Live

WWE send out an email that mentioned Talking Smack would be starting at 10:30 PM. Historically the show has been kicking off right before 11PM because of 205 Live.

The Wrestling Observer Newsletter noted that they were informed that there is nothing to this change and they just started listing it at 10:30PM because 205 Live has never been scheduled for one hour.

Dave Meltzer wrote, “WWE officials said that nothing is changing and they just listed 10:30 p.m. because 205 Live has never been scheduled for one hour and so 10:30 p.m. would be the time meaning a time slot prior to the 11 p.m. time slot.”

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The Taz Show Recap – The Rock for President, Universal Title Picture, Strowman’s Surgery, More!

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Taz comments on the news from yesterday, when The Rock said he wouldn’t count out a run for the Presidency at some point in the future. Taz thinks it’d be awesome if The Rock ran for the Presidency. He says that The Rock is a huge star who is almost universally liked by everyone. He’s also a very intelligent man, who Taz would support if he announced his candidacy.

Taz says that while it’s no secret that The Rock is one of the most gifted talkers in the history of professional wrestling, he was no slouch in the ring either. Rock is a big, strong guy who could really work in the ring, and Taz has the upmost respect for him.

A listener calls into the show and asks Taz if WWE performers have any form of insurance through the company, or if you need to have your own insurance policies. Taz says that WWE performers are independent contractors, and this means that you’re responsible for your own insurance policies.

However, if you get injured working for WWE, Vince McMahon and the company always takes care of you. If your kids or spouse needs a medical procedure, the company will not cover that. He says that some former employees take shots at the company for their policies in this regard, but Taz will never do that. From his experience, Vince McMahon does whatever he can to take care of his employees.