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Welcome back. There have been a lot of wrestlers throughout WWE’s history and several of them have made quite the memorable impact. Even if a star has not been around for a very long time, it means something to fans if they show up again. That is what we are going to be seeing next week on a milestone show, and now two more names are set for the show.
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On Monday, January 23, WWE will be presenting Raw XXX, the thirtieth anniversary of Monday Night Raw. This will include various legends appearing, and according to PWInsider.com, both Tatanka and Shawn Michaels are set for the show. There is no word on other legends who will be at the show and WWE has not yet officially announced any legends for the event.
They have been around before. Check out the two legends in action, apart and together:
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That’s a big upgrade. Wrestlers have rather physical jobs and there is almost no way to prevent some kind of wear and tear on their bodies over the years. At the same time, there are other things that can make their health situations worse after they leave the ring. This gets worse as they get up there in years, but this time we are seeing some better news after a string of bad.
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Earlier this month, WWE Hall Of Famer Superstar Billy Graham’s wife Valerie announced that he had been put in the ICU (intensive care unit) on a breathing tube after going into cardiac arrest. In a new update, Valerie has announced that Billy is no longer in the ICU as his heart rate and blood pressure are strong enough to be moved to the PCU (progressive care unit). Billy, 79, was initially hospitalized due to an infection in his ear which spread to the bones in his ear.
Graham is a legend. Check out some of his time in wres..

NXT LVL Up
Date: January 13, 2023
Location: Capitol Wrestling Center, Orlando, Florida
Commentators: Sudu Shah, Byron Saxton
As usual, LVL Up has me wondering what in the world I should be expecting. It might be a boring show, it might be a show with some slightly bigger NXT names or it might be a show that winds up being rather entertaining. It really is a show that could go anywhere, but it would be nice to have some more consistency. Let’s get to it.
Opening sequence.
Von Wagner vs. Oba Femi Mr. Stone is here with Wagner, who powers Femi into the corner to start. A running shoulder drops Femi but he’s back with a running shoulder of his own. Wagner cuts him off with a clothesline though and starts in on the back. A belly to back suplex and elbow to the face put Femi down again and we hit the chinlock. Femi fights up and hits a running clothesline in the corner, earning himself a big boot. The Death Valley Driver finishes Femi at 4:13.
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It’s that time of year again. We are about two and a half months away from WrestleMania 39 and that means WWE should be finalizing the card. That can be a little bit difficult given how many matches the show has, but it can be made even more complicated as there are several names that need to be brought in. Now though, it seems WWE has at least something of an idea of the top matches.

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Multiple matches are being reported for the WrestleMania 39 card. First, according to Wrestlingnews.co, WWE is planning on Logan Paul facing John Cena at the show. Paul challenged Cena to a match in November but nothing else has been done about it. Fightful Select is also reporting that the match was at least mentioned in November but its current status is unknown.
Second, also according to Wrestlingnews.co, WWE is planning to have Seth Rollins defend the WWE Title against either Cody Rhodes or Drew McInt..

That’s a special honor. One of the biggest WWE stories in 2022 was the return of Cody Rhodes. After being away from the company and wrestling around the world, including in AEW, Rhodes was back and started to take the company by storm. Rhodes would get hurt in June though, putting him on the shelf for the rest of the year. Now it seems that Rhodes is on his way back, and he has had some help getting there.
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Over the last few weeks, WWE has been promoting Rhodes more and more, including an interview on the December 26 Monday Night Raw and videos talking about his 2022 return on the following two shows. According to Fightful Select, Rhodes has been training at the WWE Performance Center and hand picked NXT’s Carmelo Hayes and Joe Gacy to help him get ready. There is no word on when Rhodes is expected to return to WWE TV.
Rhodes was a force during his brief return to WWE. Check ou..

See him again? We are almost on the Road To WrestleMania 39 and that means it is time for WWE to start cranking up the build towards the show. This can include bringing in a variety of stars, both new and legendary, for the event. WWE has done some of this on television, but now it seems that there might be something else that they have already done that they are waiting to release.
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John Cena appeared on the December 30, 2022 SmackDown, teaming with Kevin Owens to defeat Roman Reigns and Sami Zayn. According to Fightful Select, Cena also filmed some kind of a segment with Austin Theory, which will air at a later date. Theory was scheduled to work a live event that night but was flown to Tampa, Florida to film the segment. There is currently no word on what the segment is for, whether it may be something for a digital exclusive, a WWE2K video game or as a way to set up a future matc..

He’s in. The WWE roster has quite the collection of talent but at some point, fresh names have to be brought in. The company can only get so far with the same wrestlers and it can be a big deal when someone new shows up. There are all kinds of places to get wrestlers from, including smaller promotions. Now it appears that a second generation star is making his way to WWE.
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According to Fightful Select, former NWA star Colby Corino is on his way to WWE. Corino announced that his NWA deal expired earlier this year, allowing him to sign anywhere. There is no word on when Corino will officially sign with WWE or report to the Performance Center to begin training. Corino’s father Steve currently works for WWE as a trainer and NXT producer.
Colby has had a nice career of his own. Check out some of his work:
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Yes, again. The changes on the WWE roster have been impossible to ignore in recent years, as all kinds of wrestlers have been let go from the company. However, under the new regime, several of them have been brought back, as Triple H hired them in the first place and now wants them around again. Should things fall a different way though, it might not be the brightest future.
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In a recent mailbag column, PWInsider.com’s Dave Scherer said he believed that if McMahon returned to his position as head of WWE creative, he would fire/release the same wrestlers he let go before. The logic behind this would be that if McMahon did not see anything in the wrestlers before, he probably will not see anything new now. So far, there is nothing to suggest that McMahon has returned to creative or if he plans to do so at the moment. This should be seen as an OPINION rather than a fact.
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That’s not good. While WWE is the biggest wrestling promotion in the world, it is not the only place for wrestlers to go. It can mean a lot to see a wrestler jump from one promotion to another, but there are certain safeguards that can prevent the impact from being too great. The most basic of those is a contract, but in one instance, WWE let someone wrestle in a prominent spot without one.
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WWE star Dominik Mysterio appeared on the Keepin’ It 100 podcast and revealed that he did not have a contract for his first major WWE match. Mysterio said that he faced Seth Rollins in a street fight at Summerslam 2020 without a contract. He appeared on television and also at the Payback pay per view a week after Summerslam on good faith before officially being signed to the company. Since then, Mysterio has gone on to become a SmackDown Tag Team Champion and is now a member of the Judgment Day stable.
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That’s a different way to go. There are several different ways to push a wrestling star or a group of them together. Some of these have been done for decades and long term fans know a good deal of them. At the same time, there are a few that are a lot less common and you can be a good bit surprised by them. That seems to be the case again, as WWE is trying something different.
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: WATCH: Lacey Evans Has Awkward Interaction With Fan
WWE has released a new edition of its Making It Maximum series, focusing on the Maximum Male Models. In the video, the team looks for a fourth member but gets stressed by the process. This led to an argument between the team and Mace left. The rest of the video shows Mace wandering the street, as Mansoor puts up posters asking fans to help him fine Mace. The team has not wrestled on television since October 2022.
Have you see him? Check out the missing Mace, plus what happens when he is around:
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