Braun Strowman Pulled from WWE Tour
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Possible Spoiler on the Big Name Appearing at Slammiversary
Jeff Jarrett has been teasing that the “most powerful, influential resident of Orlando, Florida” will take pace of this year’s Slammiversary week activities.
The word going around is that Jarrett is referring to NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal. O’Neil made various appearances for WWE and WCW previously and was originally going to face The Big Show at Wrestlemania 33 until plans fell through.
CM Punk Making Rare Public Appearance
Former WWE Superstar CM Punk is being advertised to appear at the Eternal Con convention that takes place on July 1st & July 2nd at the Nassau Coliseum in Long Island, New York.
This event will feature several well known-known wrestlers such as Tommy Dreamer, Ashley Massaro, Velvet Sky, Bubba Ray Dudley, The Nasty Boys, Greg Valentine, Mick Foley and Noelle Foley. This is newsworthy because it’s very rare that Punk makes public appearances alongside other members of the wrestling industry. Punk has repeatedly stated in past interviews that he doesn’t intend to associate himself with the pro-wrestling business anymore.
Dinner with the King Recap – Thoughts on Rip Rogers/Randy Orton Tweets, Stiff Punches, Why Does Lawler Still Work the Indies? More!
Lawler opens today’s show speaking about this past weekend’s tweets from Rip Rogers and Randy Orton. First off, he says that he’s obviously a fan of Randy Orton and his work, and he’s been a fan of Rip Rogers for years. He thinks both of those men have a point in their concerns regarding the state of indie wrestling.
He believes that the issues lie in the fact that a lot of young indie performers are trying to get their foot in the door in the wrestling business. When they have an opportunity at an indie show, they try to do whatever they can to show the promoter that they’re worth hiring again for a future show.
Lawler agrees with Rogers in the sense that there’s no ‘kayfabe’ anymore. Performers work their match, shake each other’s hands and then go on social media and thank each other for the match. Lawler’s not sure that the performers are even to blame, because it’s the way the business has developed over the last number of years.
He also points out that competitors in all other sports often shake each other’s hand after their match or game, so perhaps it’s not the most ridiculous concept for wrestlers to congratulate each other and put each other over at the end of a match or a feud.