Asuka Clarifies WWE Status Amid Questions About Her Future
In the world of professional wrestling, Asuka has cleared up confusion surrounding her WWE status, making it clear that she has neither moved on from the compan...
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Off-Camera Update On Mason Rook After Being Pulled From Tuesday’s WWE NXT
WWE NXT star Mason Rook was within the past few days pulled from his NXT Championship encounter against Grayson Waller. He was deemed not medically cleared to c...
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Nikki Bella’s New “No Prom Pose” Rule After That Viral Meet-and-Greet Moment
So, Nikki Bella, the WWE Hall of Famer and one-half of the legendary Bella Twins, recently cleared the air about a meet-and-greet pic that went wildly viral. In...
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OUCH: NXT Star Reveals Separated Shoulder, Out Of Action
It could be a bit. There are all kinds of injuries in wrestling and unfortunately some of them are a lot worse than others. You never know when you are going to see someone get hurt and they can happen in the blink of an eye, even right in the middle of a match. That seems to be the case again and now it very well may be something that keeps a star on the shelf for the time being. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: WRESTLING RUMORS: WWE Plans To Return SmackDown Star To Previous Gimmick Last week on NXT, Gigi Dolin defeated Jacy Jayne in a grudge match after the two split up as Toxic Attraction. This week, Jayne appeared with her arm in a sling and revealed that she had suffered a separated shoulder early in the match. There is nothing to suggest that the injury is a storyline and there is no word on when Jayne will be medically cleared to return to the ring. Jayne is a star when she is around. Check out what she can do in the ring: [This post contains video, click to play] [This post contai..
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That’s Serious: AEW Star Currently Out Of Action With Back Injury, Needed Wheelchair
It’s a violent sport. There are all kinds of ways a wrestler can get hurt in the ring, but if they can get through a match, the trick is to hide their injuries as well as possible. That is one of the hardest parts, but it can make the stories about how the wrestlers made it work all the more impressive. That was the situation again recently, as an AEW star was a lot more injured during a match than she let on. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Farewell: AEW Star Reportedly Leaving Company After Three Year Run Back on the January 13, 2023 Rampage, Tay Melo and Anna Jay were defeated by Willow Nightingale and Ruby Soho in a street fight. Melo was recently interviewed by Elite POV and revealed that she had been suffering from a back injury before the match, which was made worse during the match. The injury has been a problem for over ten years, including leaving her in a wheelchair in the airport the day before the match. Melo was able to wrestle the match but has not been medically cleared to wre..
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All Cleared Up: Monday Night Raw Star Returns From Suspension, Set For Royal Rumble
Welcome back. There are so many wrestlers on the WWE roster that it is almost impossible to keep all of them on television at the same time. At some point some of them have to go and that makes for some timely absences. It also sets up some nice returns down the line though, as you can get see someone come back, often in a surprise. That was the situation again this week in a big way. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: He’s Special: Eric Bischoff Claims Brock Lesnar Has This Special Privilege In WWE Bobby Lashley made a surprise return this week on Monday Night Raw, announcing that his suspension was over and that he would be entering the 2023 Men’s Royal Rumble match. Later in the show, MVP tried to convince Lashley to rejoin the Hurt Business but was turned down. This was Lashley’s first appearance on television since the December 12, 2022 Monday Night Raw, when he was suspended for attacking WWE officials. Lashley is a force. Check out what is back on Monday Night Raw: [This post contains v..
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Slow And Steady: Update On WWE’s Plans For Drew McIntyre’s WWE Return
He’s worth the wait. There are all kinds of stars on the modern WWE roster but there is only so much time to spend on them. Various things can keep someone off television and one of the worst is an injury. You never know when someone can be injured and put on the shelf, and now WWE is dealing with an injured star that they are going to treat with some special attention. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: WATCH: Seth Rollins Opens Up On The Future Of Becky Lynch’s Acting Career SmackDown star Drew McIntyre has been out of action for a bit over a month now due to an ear injury. McIntyre appeared this week on Monday Night Raw, saying that he was getting ready to return and would be back soon. According to PWInsider.com, WWE is making sure that McIntyre is “beyond 100%” ready when he is cleared. There is still no word on when McIntyre will be able to return to the ring. McIntyre is a heck of a star. Check out what he can do when he is healthy: [This post contains video, click to play] [This post..
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Ouch: Top WWE Superstar Out With Injury For Longer Than Expected
Check back later. There are a lot of stars in WWE but only a few of them rise to the top of the company. It means something to see one of them become one of the stars that WWE can depend on, which is why it happens so infrequently. At the same time, it can be a major issue when one of those stars is out of action for more than a little while, and unfortunately that is happening again. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Christmas Gift: Backstage Reason For WWE Running Best Of Monday Night Raw Next Week Earlier this month, WWE announced that Drew McIntyre suffered a ruptured ear drum and was put out of action as a result. McIntyre was forced to miss a scheduled Tag Team Title match where he and Sheamus would challenge the Usos. According to PWInsider.com, McIntyre is not medically cleared to return to the ring and is currently not booked for any shows in the next week. There is no word on when McIntyre is expected back in the ring. McIntyre is a force in WWE. Check out what is missing from the co..
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Bro? Conflicting Reports On Matt Riddle’s Absence And Possible Suspensions From WWE TV
Hold on a second. WWE is a huge wrestling company and does what it can to take care of its wrestlers. This includes a full medical staff to take care of various issues, but there are other instances where additional help is needed. Occasionally WWE will send wrestlers to get help outside of the company and that seemed to be the case with one of its stars. That just might not be what happened though. IN CASE YOU MIsSED IT: Clean Bill: NXT Star Announces He Is Medically Cleared After Two Month Absence Earlier this month, a report surfaced saying that Matt Riddle had been sent to rehab following a second failed drug test. The Wrestling Observer reports that this is not the case though, as Riddle’s situation violates the WWE Wellness Policy. Riddle’s first positive test resulted would have likely resulted in a thirty day suspension (as per WWE’s policy), but he did not wrestle from July 25 until August 20, which is less than thirty days. A second failed drug test usually results in a si..
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Clean Bill: NXT Star Announces He Is Medically Cleared After Two Month Absence
He’s back. WWE has several tools at its disposal, with one of the most valuable being the NXT developmental system. NXT allows WWE stars to be built up on the job, which is more than almost any other promotion can offer. It can mean a lot to have a WWE star come up through the NXT system and now an eye catching star is going to be able to return to the ring after a hiatus. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: New Plan: Here Is What WWE Likely Has Planned For The Returning Cody Rhodes NXT’s Quincy Elliott has announced that he has been medically cleared to return to the ring, though he did not say when he would be wrestling again. He has been out of action since the October 18 edition of NXT and it is not clear what kind of injury has kept him on the shelf. Elliott, the self described Super Diva, made his NXT debut in March and co-hosted Halloween Havoc with Shotzi. Medically Cleared!! And I’m in the BAD BITCHMAS SPIRIT See U 2night #NXTTAMPA pic.twitter.com/Er4BAyoBwN — MOTHER ?? (@Quincy__WW..
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That’s Scary: Hangman Page Reveals How Messed Up He Was After Recent Concussion
That’s a scary thought. Injuries are the kind of things that you cannot avoid in wrestling as no matter how talented or experienced you are, there is always the chance of getting hurt. Certain injuries can be worse than others, with few being scarier than things happening to someone’s head. That was the case earlier this year, and now we know just how bad things might have been. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Back Soon: AEW Star Reveals Recent Knee Surgery Back on the October 18 edition of AEW Dynamite, Hangman Page challenged Jon Moxley for the AEW World Title. During the match, Page was knocked unconscious by a clothesline and the match was stopped as a result. Page has not wrestled since after suffering a concussion. This week on Dynamite, Page spoke about the night he was injured, revealing that he could not remember his son’s name for an hour after he woke up. Page has also said that while he is not medically cleared to wrestle, but he will be appearing on Rampage to fight Moxley. Page..
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Ouch: Drew McIntyre Dealing With Medical Issue, Upcoming Title Match Changed
Get well soon. There are all kinds of ways for a wrestler to get hurt and you never want to see it happen. Injuries can come out of nowhere and change up a promotion’s plans all at once. That can lead to some last minute changes that can make things interesting, and that might be the case again as a WWE injury has caused a change of plans for an upcoming title match. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Put It On The Resume: WWE Team Tops PWI’s Tag Team 100 List Last week on SmackDown, a Tag Team Title match was set for this week’s show, featuring Drew McIntyre and Sheamus challenging the Usos. However, this week on Monday Night Raw, it was announced that McIntyre was not medically cleared for the match and was unable to challenge for the titles. As a result, Butch will take McIntyre’s place in the title match. There is no word on what kind of injury McIntyre has or when he might be back in the ring. Unfortunately I am medically disqualified to compete this Friday on #Smackdown I don’t like to ..
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She’s Back: Wrestling World Reacts To Saraya’s In-Ring Return
It was a special moment. There are a lot of reasons for a wrestler to have to leave the ring earlier than expected, with injuries or medical issues often being near the top of the list. It can be devastating to see someone have to retire early but every now and then, you see someone get to come back to the ring after retirement. Now we are seeing it again and the wrestling world is reacting. This week on AEW Dynamite, Saraya, formerly known as Paige in WWE, announced that she was cleared to return to the ring and would be facing Britt Baker at Full Gear on November 19. Saraya was forced to retire from the ring in 2018 following a spinal injury, leaving it doubtful that she would ever wrestle again. As a result, several wrestlers and wrestling personalities have thoughts on Saraya’s return to the ring. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Triple Shot: Three Big New Matches Added To AEW Full Gear Card pic.twitter.com/NJjx9Ed419 — SpookiLee (@RealKeithLee) November 10, 2022 ?? — Zack Clayton™? (@..
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WWE Star Reveals Recent Surgery Keeping Him Out Of The Ring
That explains it. There are all kinds of reasons for wrestlers to be out of the ring for an extended period of time and most of them are not the best. One of the most common is an injury, some of which have been built up over time, leaving people wondering when the injured wrestler will be back. Now we know the reason why a WWE star is gone and the waiting game has begun. This week on Monday Night Raw, the Miz asked if anyone had seen Tommaso Ciampa recently, with Johnny Gargano responding that Ciampa was missing due to surgery. Ciampa posted to Instagram, announcing that he has undergone surgery to repair a torn hip labrum. There is no word on when he will be cleared to return to the ring. Ciampa has not wrestled since a live event on September 17. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Tommaso Ciampa (@ciampawwe) Opinion: That explains a lot and hopefully it helps Ciampa get back in the ring sooner than later. Ciampa is a very talented star, but at the end of the day, he get..
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WATCH: Brawl And Title Defense Take Place After WWE SmackDown
Hold tight because the show is not over. WWE presents a lot of television on any given week and it can be difficult to keep track of everything that they do. It doesn’t help that they company has so many wrestlers that sometimes they do not have enough time to get everyone on the shows. That being said, just because the cameras stop rolling doesn’t mean the action is over. That was the case this week as well. There were two post show segments following this week’s WWE SmackDown. First up, Ronda Rousey came to the ring and addressed the crowd, only to be interrupted by Natalya. A fight broke out and Rousey cleared Natalya from the ring. Rousey had appeared on the show in a backstage segment with Liv Morgan. Next, Bobby Lashley successfully defended the United States Title against Austin Theory. Neither of the two had been on the show. It was a busy night. Check out both post show segments: [This post contains video, click to play] [This post contains video, click to play] Opinion..
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Ric Flair Reveals Serious Medical Issues He Had During His Last Match
That’s not a good thing to hear. There are all kinds of legends in wrestling but it is fairly rare to see a legend getting to be in the ring again. It is even rarer for someone to be in the ring decades after they have reached that top level. That was the case last month when Ric Flair wrestled his last match at 73 years old. However, things did not go as planned multiple times during the match. During the latest edition of his To Be The Man podcast, Flair discussed his last match, revealing some health issues he had throughout the match. Flair revealed that he blacked out during the match twice, including standing on the apron and later in the match when he had been hit with a guitar. Flair said that before the match, he had not hydrated properly in order to cut weight and blamed the blackouts on a combination of nerves and dehydration. Following the match, Flair drank two bottles of Gatorade and was medically cleared. Opinion: Anytime a statement includes the idea of blacking out t..
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Try Again? Recent WWE Return Considered “Chaotic And Directionless”
That’s not a good sign. The recent and ongoing changes in WWE have shaken up the company in a lot of ways. Some of these changes have involved wrestlers being changed entirely, with some of them not even appearing on television in recent weeks. That might be the case for a certain SmackDown star, who has not exactly had the best year so far and it might get worse. Earlier this year, Lacey Evans made her return after missing over a year on maternity leave. Evans has been moved from SmackDown to Monday Night Raw and back while only wrestling four matches on television. According to Fightful Select, there are currently no creative plans for Evans, whose scheduled match on July 29 was canceled, with Evans being listed as “not medically cleared”. Evans was reportedly a favorite of Vince McMahon who worked with her personally, though her return was described as “chaotic and directionless”. Opinion: I can’t exactly say I’m stunned by this, as I don’t know if there was ever any major plan fo..
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Bryan Danielson On Real Life Heat With Miz And Famous Talking Smack Segment
It’s part of the business. Wrestling is a unique form of entertainment, as the industry is built around the idea of scripted feuds and rivalries. The wrestlers regularly get along behind the scenes, though that is not always the case. There are some wrestlers who do not get along no matter what, and that is the situation between two of the more prominent names today. AEW’s Bryan Danielson was a guest on Renee Paquette’s The Sessions podcast and discussed his real life heat with the Miz. Danielson talked about the segment between the two of them on Talking Smack, where Miz yelled at him after Danielson called Miz a coward in the ring. The original idea would be for Danielson to punch Miz, either causing him to get fired or to set up a match between the two. Danielson felt that it was better to walk away and leave Miz with his momentum as he was not medically cleared to wrestle. While Danielson said that they don’t like each other, he does respect Miz for all of his hard work. Since yo..
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What A Way To Go: AEW Stable Officially Broken Up On Dynamite
It was nice while it lasted. Stables are an idea that work very well in a lot of ways. One of the best things that they can do is bring together a lot of wrestlers who might not be able to get enough television time on their own. At some point almost every stable splits up though, and that is the case again with a stable that has been around for a while. This time it ended in a bit of a unique way. Last week on AEW Dynamite, Hook answered an open challenge from Ricky Starks and win the FTW Title. Following the title loss, Powerhouse Hobbs attacked Starks and left him laying. All three are members of Team Taz, with Taz himself ending the team the following week. Taz said that he was ending the team because he did not know what the members were doing and no one cleared these actions with him. Opinion: I do like the logic here, as there was no reason for Taz to stick around if his team has nothing to do with him. There isn’t much of a reason to keep the thing going so let everyone go fo..
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Missing In Action: SmackDown Star Not Medically Cleared, Replaced In Match
Another one down. It can be interesting to see a wrestling storyline change out of nowhere but it is not always for the best reason. A wrestler can be taken out of action for a variety of reasons and some of the worst are health issues. That seems to be the case again with a current WWE star who was scheduled for action this week, but there might be a bit of a silver lining to the whole thing. Lacey Evans was scheduled to face Aliyah this week on SmackDown but did not appear. Commentary said that Evans was not medically cleared to compete, with Shotzi taking her place and defeating Aliyah instead. It is not clear if Evans’ medical issue is a storyline or not, as was the case with Riddle earlier this week. There is no word on why Evans did not appear on the show. Opinion: This is a situation where we’ll need to see what is going on, because you never can tell why someone is out of action on a WWE show. If nothing else, considering that Riddle’s absence from Summerslam was confirmed as..