Ross was very sad to hear about Paige’s injury situation this week. He points out that Paige needs to find a way to move to “Plan B” now, and he thinks she has loads of potential as an entertainer in a variety of fields. Ross thinks Paige could have a lot of success continuing as an on-air personality for WWE, or she could move into television and film because she has a great look.

Ross fantasy books Ronda Rousey debuting in WWE during the Royal Rumble match, which would lead to her challenging Charlotte for the Smackdown Women’s Title at WrestleMania. He says under the right circumstances with the right build, he’d have no issue with Charlotte and Rousey headlining WrestleMania. He also shoots down the theory that other women on WWE’s roster might resent Rousey, pointing out that Rousey sells tickets and draws viewership, which means more money for everyone involved.

He says he’s quite excited about travelling to Brooklyn for the 25th anniversary of RAW next Monday night. It was reported that he will be reuniting with Jerry “The King” Lawler for this show, and while nothing has been confirmed to him yet, he has a feeling that he and Lawler will be calling the action at The Manhattan Center.

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Below are the betting odds for surprise Royal Rumble entrants in the 2018 Royal Rumble match. The list includes the likes of Triple H, Ronda Rouey and more.

Men’s Match:
Dolph Ziggler 1/9
Kane 1/9
Chris Jericho 3/10
Pete Dunne 1/2
Triple H 1/2
Andrade Cien Almas 4/6
Kilian Dain 5/6
Ricochet 5/6
Kassius Ohno evens
Mark Henry 6/5
Roderick Strong 5/4
Tyler Bate 6/4
Bubba Ray Dudley 3/1
Kenny Omega 7/2
MVP 10/3
Mick Foley 10/3
Austin Aries 7/2
Undertaker 4/1
Wade Barrett 4/1
Shawn Michaels 4/1
Booker T 4/1
Christian 5/1
Carlito 6/1
The Great Khali 6/1
X-Pac 7/1
Shaquille ONeal 8/1
Ryback 10/1
Edge 10/1
Hulk Hogan 16/1
Kevin Nash 16/1
CM Punk 20/1

Women’s Match:
Ember Moon 1/10
Billie Kay 1/8
Peyton Royce 1/8
Nikki Cross 1/7
Beth Phoenix 4/9
Nikki Bella 4/9
Ronda Rousey 4/7
Lita 4/6
Brie Bella 11/10
Eve Torres 15/8
Alundra Blayze 2/1
Melina 13/5
Layla 3/1
JoJo 10/3
Cameron 10/3
Renee Young 4/1
Kelly Kelly 2/1
Michelle McCool 4/1
Torrie Wilson 5/1
AJ Lee 8/1
Gail Kim 10/1
Sunny 20/1

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NXT Superstar Sawyer Fulton announced on Twitter that he was released from WWE. He issued the following statement:

A new path is beginning to unfold and I'm excited to walk it!
Time to move forward to the same goal! pic.twitter.com/locZPJZTzR

— FULTON (@SFulton_WWE) November 3, 2017

Fulton signed with WWE back in 2012. He debuted on NXT television on May 2, 2013, where he appeared as an enhancement talent in a tag-team match against The Wyatt Family. In September of 2016, Fulton and Wolfe joined Sanity along with Eric Young and Nikki Cross.

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Coming out of tonight’s episode of NXT, below is the updated card for the November 18th WWE NXT Takeover: War Games event.

WarGames Match
The Undisputed Era vs. The Authors of Pain & Roderick Strong vs. SAnitY

NXT Championship Match
Andrade “Cien” Almas vs. Drew McIntyre

NXT Women’s Championship Fatal Four-Way Match
Kairi Sane vs. Ember Moon vs. Peyton Royce vs. Nikki Cross

Ab Contest
Shawn Michaels vs. Johnny Gargano

The Velveteen Dream vs. Aleister Black

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The PPV opened with Ian Riccaboni and BJ Whitmer discussing the main events for tonight.

ROH champion Cody Rhodes came out and said that a number of people in the company stopped him and thanked him, because this weekend is the highest grossing tour in ROH history. He said he had to address a Tweet from earlier today. He didn’t say who the Tweet was from, but this was it:

I don’t even need to click the link and watch it. If that house didn’t draw over 100K. He’s just talking silly. #WalkOverTalk https://t.co/azQyqDpHUN

— Roman Reigns (@WWERomanReigns) October 15, 2017

Rhodes said that Reigns (never mentioning him by name) must wear a tactical vest to hide drug test failures. He said that what they were wasn’t indy wrestling, it was a club and everyone was in Bullet Club. He said someone was going to kiss his ring tonight. He wanted it to be Cary Silkin, but Cary, man of distinction, turned down that opportunity. Cody instead picked a fan and said they were filming for Being the Elite and brought him into the ring. They posed for a selfie but the fan, who was wearing a mask, ripped it off to reveal Dalton Castle and he laid out Rhodes. The crowd loved this and chanted for Dalton.

Silas Young & Beer City Bruiser vs. Best Friends

Young and Taylor with Taylor getting the better of the exchange. Bruiser and Trent tagged in. Best Friends took him down with a double shoulderblock and a series of elbows. Some nice back and forth wrestling. Young cut Beretta from tagging out and whipped him into the corner. Bererra drilled him down with a kick and tagged in Taylor. Taylor cleaned house and nailed a nice missile dropkick. Taylor avoided Bruiser in the corner and suplexed Young into his own partner. Taylor nailed Young with a Falcon Arrow for a two count. Beer City Bruiser crushed Beretta but Taylor broke up the pinfall. Lots of good action early on.

Bruiser whipped Beretta into the corner. Beretta bumped upside down and back into the ring. He came back with a running boot. Beretta nailed a piledriver for a two count but Young broke up the pin. They battled to the apron. Beretta went for a piledriver but Bruiser backdropped him on the apron. Beretta went to the floor. Bruiser came off with a flip, crushing him n the floor. Taylor and Young battled back and forth. Bruiser nailed Taylor with his keg of beer as he rebouned off the ropes and Young nailed him with Misery for the pin.

Your winner, Silas Young & Beer City Bruiser!

Marty Scurll vs. Hiromu Takahashi

Both got really nice reactions coming out. Some good back and forth wrestling as well before they faced off. Lots of playng too the crowd. Takahashi tried to hit a powerbomb from the apron to the floor but Scurll stomped his shoulder. They batled on the floor with Takahashi drilling Scurll with chops before sending him into the guard rails. Scurll faked him out on a superkick attempt and instead stomped on his hand. He sent Takahashi into the guard rail.

He tossed Takahashi back into the ring, then grabbed Daryl the stuffed cat and acted as if he was snapping its paw, then assaulted Takahashi with the cat. The crowd chanted “You sick f***” at this travesty. Takahashi was worked over but continued to kick up over and over. Scurll snapped his fingers. Takahashi tried to mount a comeback but was cut off and drilled shoulder-first into the mat. Lots of great counters and near falls. Good stuff thus far.

Takahashi made a comeback and was charging Scurll when he pulled Daryl in the way. That allowed Scurll to roll him up and put his feet on the ropes but the referee saw it and stopped it at a two count. Takahash then tried to do it to Scurll but again the referee saw it and stopped counting. They began beating the hell out of each other with chops, which the crowd loved. Takahashi nailed a superkick, stunning Scurll on the apron, the hit a sunset flip powerbomb to the floor. Sabu would have been proud.

Scurll came back with a series of tornado DDTs, holding on and nailing another. Scurll nailed a superkick and a big lariat. They went back and forth until Scurll locked in the chickenwing and scored the submission.

Your winner, Marty Scurll!

KUSHIDA & Cheeseburger vs. The Addiction

KUSHIDA and Kazarian went back and forth early. KUSHIDA nails a nice head scissors. Daniels tagged in and is hit with a cartwheel dropkick. Cheeseburger got involved but was quickly doubleteamed by the Addiction. Daniels slammed him and nailed an Arabian moonsault. The Addiction tagged in and out, wearing down Cheeseburger. Burger was monkeyflipped out and turned that momentum into a rana on Daniels. He tagged in KUSHIDA, who nailed a nice flip dice to the floor on Daniels.

KUSHIDA grabbed a hover board (from Back to the Future) and came off with a high cross bodyblock off the top for a two count on Kazarian. KUSHIDA began unloaded with kicks. KUSHIDA went for a handspring elbow and was caughtg with a lung blower. They nailed Celebrity Rehab on KUSHIDA and….the feed froze.

Winners: The Addiction

When the stream returned, the Addiction was trying to put Cheeseburger through a table when Bully Ray hit the ring and chokeslammed Kazarian through the table. We are told the feed dying was due to a power outage in the production truck in Chicago.

Ray said that in this very building in 1999, he and D-Von set a table on fire and put someone through it. He said that as most of the fans know, it’s “about that time for him.” The crowd booed and chanted “No.” He said for the first time, he has to think of himself first. The fans chanted for him. Ray soaked in the chants, took off his baseball cap and just acknowledged the crowd. The fans chanted “Thank you Bully” and “Thank you Bubba.” Ray said that it doesn’t get any better than that and thanked the fans.

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Channel Guide Magazine recently interviewed Bayley. Here are some highlights from the interview:

Not wrestling at Summerslam: “Being a part of 2K event is really cool since I wasn’t on SummerSlam, and it sucks that I’m not actually wrestling. However, I still get to feel a part of something so huge as this. Visiting the children hospitals is one of the most rewarding things for us. So even if I were to do one of those every day, I feel it would be a successful week.”

Having action figures: “The fact I have multiple action figures is crazy. You see them come with the headband, tassels and inflatable men. They really put a lot of time into those.”

The Mae Young Classic: “It was incredible. I stayed both nights and sat in the crowd the whole time. I didn’t want to sit in the back and watch on the monitor. I sat out there because there are so many of my friends who are on it. All of those girls deserve to be in that tournament. I think the fans don’t even know what to expect. They are not going to know what hit them. Once they watch, it won’t take long for them to see how good it is. Words can’t really describe it.”

Where she pulls her motivation: “I will watch what made me fall in love with it in the first place. It keeps me going. I kind of started doing CrossFit, so now I’m training with these CrossFit people. They motivate me to make a better lifestyle for myself. It’s a very healthy lifestyle. So that is where I have been pulling motivation from these days, especially being injured.”

Her shoulder injury: “It’s a separated shoulder. I’m getting checked out in a month again, so we will see where I am after that. Then I will have a better timeframe.”

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IGN has revealed part 2 of their WWE 2K18 roster reveal. Below is the updated list of confirmed WWE Superstars for the game.

Revealed Last Week:
* Bray Wyatt
* Dolph Ziggler
* Sami Zayn
* Dean Ambrose
* Baron Corbin
* Kalisto
* Akira Tozawa
* Sin Cara
* Hideo Itami
* Eric Young
* Jinder Mahal
* Bushwacker Butch
* Bushwacker Luke
* Konnor
* Viktor
* Cesaro
* Sheamus
* Karl Anderson
* Luke Gallows
* Nikki Cross
* Alundra Blayze
* Emma
* Lita
* Summer Rae
* Paige
* Brie Bella
* Nikki Bella
* British Bulldog
* Buddy Roberts
* Diamond Dallas Page
* Big Boss Man
* Mark Henry
* Bam Bam Bigelow
* Bret Hart
* Dusty Rhodes
* The Undertaker
* Big Show
* Andre the Giant
* Kane
* Diesel (and Kevin Nash)
* Luke Harper
* Erick Rowan
* Sawyer Fulton
* Alexander Wolfe
* Killian Dain
* Braun Strowman
* Goldust

Revealed This Week:

* Goldberg
* Earthquake
* Jim “The Anvil” Neidhart
* Larry Zbyszko
* Brutus Beefcake
* Greg Valentine
* Edge
* The Godfather
* Eddie Guerrero
* Daniel Bryan
* Maryse
* Naomi
* Sasha Banks
* Bayley
* Ivory
* Natalya
* Mickie James
* Becky Lynch
* Tamina
* Ember Moon
* Kerry Von Erich
* Kevin Von Erich
* Jey Uso
* Jimmy Uso
* Mojo Rawley
* Zack Ryder
* Shinsuke Nakamura
* AJ Styles
* Bobby Roode
* The Miz
* Roman Reigns
* The Rock
* Randy Orton
* Triple H
* Kurt Angle
* Brock Lesnar
* John Cena

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Bischoff is joined on today’s show by his co-host Nick Hausman.

A listener calls into the show and asks Bischoff where the line is in terms of what is too controversial for the wrestling business. Bischoff says that he always drew the line at anything involving race or religion. He admits that while you’re caught up in a ratings war it’s very easy to do anything imaginable to create controversy, but we must always remember that there is a line we must not cross.

Another listener asks Bischoff what he thinks about GFW’s current product, and if he thinks the company can ever turn the corner. He says that he doesn’t watch GFW, so he doesn’t have an opinion on the current product. In terms of if they can turn the corner, Bischoff says it’s hard to know unless you’re involved in the company and you understand what their goals are moving forward.

He points out that GFW are in a tough spot right now because their only revenue source is through their international television licensing. Bischoff says if they lose their deal with PopTV and therefore their presence on U.S. television, their demand overseas drops dramatically and that could become very problematic.

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WWE announced that Asuka will defend her NXT Women’s Championship against Nikki Cross in a Last Woman Standing Match on the June 28th episode of NXT. Here is the announcement:

Asuka to defend NXT Women’s Title against Nikki Cross in Last Woman Standing Match

NXT Women’s Champion Asuka will put her coveted title on the line against the crazed Nikki Cross on the June 28 episode of NXT. The title showdown will be a Last Woman Standing Match, further adding to the uncertainty and chaos surrounding the huge championship contest.

The extreme stipulation was a logical next step in Asuka and Cross’s rivalry after the two brawled throughout Full Sail University on the June 14 episode of NXT. Along with Ruby Riot, they competed in a Triple Threat Elimination Match for the NXT Women’s Title. After Riot had been eliminated, Asuka and Cross fought outside the arena, only to return and eventually crash through a table, leaving them laid out in a heap of carnage.

Asuka’s record-breaking NXT Women’s Title reign has overcome many obstacles, but she has yet to face a challenger as crazy as Cross in a bout that caters to chaos like a Last Woman Standing Match. Will we see the end of The Empress of Tomorrow’s historic title reign?

Find out on Wednesday, June 28, at 8/7C on the award-winning WWE Network.

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WWE heads to Chicago tonight for NXT Takeover. The following matches are confirmed for the event:

NXT Championship
Bobby Roode (Champion) vs. Hideo Itami

NXT Women’s Championship – Triple Threat Match
Asuka (Champion) vs. Ruby Riot vs. Nikki Cross

NXT Tag Team Championship – Ladder Match
Authors Of Pain (Champions) vs. #DIY

WWE United Kingdom Championship
Tyler Bate (Champion) vs. Pete Dunne

Roderick Strong vs. Eric Young

Check back here at 8PM ET for our live play-by-play coverage.

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