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Vince McMahon’s Radical Idea For WrestleMania 36

You can picture him doing this. We are less than a day away from WrestleMania 36 and that means we are coming up on one of the most unique shows in wrestling history. Nothing has ever been done like this before and it is going to be one of the most important events on the WWE calendar. While the show in the empty Performance Center is going to look strange, it could have been a lot stranger. While we are finally at the final home stretch for WrestleMania 36, it has been a long road to get here. It had not been clear what is going to happen with all kinds of ideas being thrown out there. Some of these ranged from what felt like good ideas to complete insanity, but now we know that Vince McMahon had an even more out there idea which would have certainly been memorable. Sports Illustrated’s Justin Barrasso reports that despite the issues with the Coronavirus, McMahon still wanted to hold WrestleMania in the empty Raymond James Stadium. The show was eventually moved to the Performance Ce..

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Real Reason Why WWE Will Cancel Brand Split Before SmackDown Moves to FOX

The most recent brand extension on WWE programming hasn’t even been around for two years, but there have already been rumors about it coming to an end. The company will make a lot of changes once SmackDown Live moves to FOX in 2019. It is now being reported by Sports Illustrated that the brand split will be one of the biggest changes. Justin Barrasso claims that FOX and NBCUniversal executives will want full access to WWE’s talent roster. On paper, that means WWE will need to end the brand split and make major changes to the product as a result. For instance, the WWE Universal Title could be abandoned and other adjustments will have to be made to both rosters. Related: Several Potential Changes As SmackDown Live Goes To FOX The company has already begun making major changes to its PPV events. It seems the powers that be are setting up for the end of the brand extension, but they still have an entire year to unite the two rosters and make any necessary changes to the product. At the..

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Mick Foley Reflects On His 1998 "Hell In A Cell" Match Against The Undertaker

Mick Foley recalls one of the most iconic "Hell In A Cell" matches in WWE history. On June 28th, 1998 inside of the Civic Arena in Pittsburgh, PA, former three-time WWF Champion Mick Foley and "The Phenom" The Undertaker put on one of the most talked about and historic "Hell In A Cell" matches in the history of WWE. Clips from the brutal bout are constantly shown in WWE video packages and network specials. While on the road for his "20 Years Of Hell" tour in which he dives into stories in front of a live audience about his career in the pro wrestling industry, Mick Foley spoke with Justin Barrasso of Sports Illustrated and opened up about that historic night during the summer of 1998. “I told Mr. McMahon two of the biggest lies of my life that day,” said Foley. “I told him I had been on top of the cell earlier that afternoon, and I told him that I felt completely comfortable up there. Had I gone up there for a walk-through, there would be no twentieth anniversary because I would hav..

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Who Almost Became a Member of D-Generation X?

<p>While speaking to Justin Barrasso of Sports Illustrated, Sean “X-Pac” Walman revealed that Val Venis almost became one of the members of D-Generation X if former WWE creative writer Vince Russo had his way. Waltman revealed that the members of the group were totally against the idea, so it never happened.</p><p><em>“Russo wanted to put Val Venis in DX, but we said no. We stuck to our guns because he wasn’t right for DX.</em></p><p>Also during the interview, Waltman compared The Bullet Club, which is led by Kenny <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/tag/omega/" title="Omega">Omega</a></strong>, and how it operates very similar to how the Wolpac did in WCW.</p><p><em>“We all had our role, we were all very <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/tag/happy/" title="happy">happy</a></strong> in that role, and no one wanted the other’s role,”</em> said Waltman. <em>“They’re the same way. Why tinker with the recipe when it is just right?”</em></p><p>You can <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/tag/check/" title="check">check</a></strong> out the full interview <a href="http://wrestlingnews.co/wwe-news/sean-waltman-on-val-venis-almost-being-a-member-of-dx-marty-scrull-joining-bullet-club-more/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>

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Alberto Del Rio Feels WWE Is Ripping Off Their Top Superstars

<p>While speaking with Justin Barrasso of Sports Illustrated, former WWE Superstar <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/wrestler/alberto-del-rio" title="Alberto Del Rio">Alberto Del Rio</a></strong> talked about WWE having a monopoly on the wrestling industry. He also claims that several talents that left the indecent promotions have taken pay cuts up to 80 percent and he feels that several top Superstars of the company are being paid nothing.</p><p><em>“It’s horrible for the business, but you cannot blame that company. That company is <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/tag/doing/" title="doing">doing</a></strong> what a company is supposed to do—monopolize, get the best talent from everywhere, and try to destroy the competition. They’re smart, you cannot blame them. The problem is with the talent. Just going there to be there with the promise of being on TV, but not even charging good money for your work, is not good business. We as wrestlers need to remember that this is a business. We started because we love the business and we stay in it because we have a lot of passion for it, but you have to be rewarded for your work. I was there and saw some of the main guys, new top <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/tag/heels/" title="heels">heels</a></strong>, and new top babyfaces, get paid nothing for their matches. The new talent joining NXT is taking pay cuts to work there, sometimes even 80 percent less. You need to be rewarded for your work in a business.”</em></p><p>You can check out the full interview <a href="https://www.si.com/extra-mustard/2017/05/17/wwe-week-wrestling-marty-scurll-alberto-del-rio-blue-meanie?xid=socialflow_twitter_si" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>

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John Cena Says He’s Looking Forward to Facing Roman Reigns

<p>While speaking to Justin Barrasso of Sports Illustrated, <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/wrestler/johncena" title="John Cena">John Cena</a></strong> was asked about <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/wrestler/Roman-Reigns" title="Roman Reigns">Roman Reigns</a></strong> and possibly having a match against him in the future. Cena responded with the following:</p><p><em>“Roman is in the trenches every night and he’s performing at an elite level with a champion caliber attitude. His performance and the response that he gets from certain audiences is indicative of an elite-level performer. He’s <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/tag/doing/" title="doing">doing</a></strong> what I did in 2006, 2007, and 2008. He has all the justification in the world in saying it’s his yard. I’ve made a career of shutting the mouths of people who’ve made that claim that WWE was their yard. I very, very much look forward to the day we put that to the test.”</em></p><p>You can read the complete interview <a href="https://www.si.com/extra-mustard/2017/05/12/john-cena-the-wall-nikki-bella-wrestlemania-proposal" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>