The Spirit Squad’s Kenny Dykstra recently spoke to the List and Ya Boy podcast where he discussed his return to SmackDown and why it was so short-lived.

Dykstra says he got a call from WWE Senior Director of Talent Relations, Mark Carrano, asking him to make an appearance on SmackDown.

“I got a phone call one Monday, I got home from work and the phone rang, and it was Mark Carrano. I didn’t answer it cause I thought, ‘Oh great, they found something that I must have broken from before.’ Like I owed them money. Something ridiculous, I don’t know why I thought that. Then he texts me and said, ‘Call me as soon as possible.’ So, I call him and he says, ‘Hey, next week, can you be in San Diego for SmackDown?’ I said, ‘Sure I guess so. Yeah, I’ll do it.’

Then Mondo texts me and is like, ‘Dude, we are going to SmackDown as The Squad.’ I was like, ‘Okay, let’s do it. Who knows.’ Originally, they said ‘We’re going to bring you in for one week.’ That was it. Just that one SmackDown. We did it and Vince liked it and he came up to me afterwards and said, ‘I’ll see you at the pay-per-view at No Mercy.”

Dykstra reveals that The Spirit Squad didn’t have a contract. They had to fly whenever WWE told them to. “It was a handshake deal”, according to him.

“Every week, we would fly home on Wednesday, then Thursday they would email us with our confirmation that they need us on TV next week. We never had a contract. It was just a handshake deal.

They trusted us to do business right and we just kept doing business by them and one day they just stopped calling. But that’s just how the business works I guess.”

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It was reported Saturday night that Cody Rhodes has signed an exclusive deal with Ring of Honor but will continue to work NJPW events. The official contract signing took place at Saturday’s television tapings.

Cody took to his Twitter and issued the following remarks:

From the bottom of my heart…thank you to everybody who's ever bought a ticket to see me win…or lose pic.twitter.com/QNXZrRiHZY

— Cody Rhodes (@CodyRhodes) September 24, 2017

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As seen on Thursday’s episode of Impact Wrestling, GFW continued the angle with Lashley teasing choosing MMA over wrestling. Lashley ended up picking MMA over professional wrestling.

The company issued the following storyline statement regarding Lashley’s status with the company:

“IMPACTWrestling.Com received the following message from Jim Cornette, “due to the heinous actions of Lashley and American Top Team on IMPACT Thursday night, we have made the decision not to give Bobby his unconditional release from his valid contract. Lashley will be at our disposal when required. That is all.” What that means is Lashley remains under contract. Stay tuned for more.”

Bobby Lashley and American Top Team both responded to the statement with the following remarks:

https://t.co/qT4HVe7e17

— Bobby Lashley (@fightbobby) September 15, 2017

— American Top Team (@AmericanTopTeam) September 15, 2017

Did you guys read the article? https://t.co/w6Se8z20G0

— IMPACT (@IMPACTWRESTLING) September 15, 2017

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Shinsuke Nakamura recently told the Hindustan Times that the UFC offered him a contract back in 2005. Nakamura revealed that he turned down the offer and that he doesn’t regret that decision.

The King of Strong Style had a 3-1 MMA record during his first stint in NJPW. His wrestling style is also similar to that of an MMA fighter.

Here’s what Nakamura told Hindustan Times:

“Around 2005, UFC offered me a chance to fight for them. But, at that moment, I was under contract with NJPW and I decided to stay in pro-wrestling. It was a good opportunity, but I don’t regret my choice.”

Additionally, Nakamura revealed that he has no plans for MMA at this point in his career:

“You have to understand that I am 37-year old now. It has been a long time since my last proper MMA training and although I still train in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, it will take me at least one year to be ready for a proper fight. That is not something I want to do as I am happy in WWE.”

What do you think about this story? Feel free to drop your thoughts in the comments below.

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Several of our readers have sent word that CM Punk was being advertised this week for the Hulu version of SmackDown Live. You can check out a screen shot that reader Erik Glenn sent in:

It’s obvious CM Punk isn’t appearing on the episode as he hasn’t returned to the company. Someone at Hulu screwed up and somehow this happened. 

At last word Punk was under contract to UFC and has voiced in several interviews that he has no plans to return to WWE anytime in the near future.

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While speaking with Sports Illustrated, Cody Rhodes was asked about Daniel Bryan’s challenge to a match once his contract with WWE expires. Cody made the following remarks:

“I don’t think it was a challenge, just fun. Daniel Bryan remains one of my friends. Final Countdown would be a welcomed tune, even as a competitor. I have always looked up to Dan. It would be major, major box office for all involved.”

You can check out the full interview at this link.

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Former WWE Superstar CM Punk was eliminated on this week’s episode of MTV’s The Challenge: Champs vs. Pros. Punk lost his elimination challenge, which was against Gus Kenworthy. He received $1,000 for P.A.W.S. Chicago, his charity.

For those wondering about Punk’s future, there is no official word yet as to what the UFC actually has plans for him and if they are going to release him from his contract or not. We will keep you updated.

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