Ryback informs that he wrestled former WWE Superstar, Joey Mercury at last weekend’s WrestleCade event. The show was a great success but he thought it ran too long, approaching the 5-hour mark in length. He mentions that WWE live events last anywhere from 2:30-2:45, and they’ve found that to be the best length in terms of satisfying fans but also keeping their attention.

Anything under 2 and a half hours and people feel like they don’t get their money’s worth, but 3 hours or more of wrestling in a row is simply too long. He says that working with Mercury was great and he was very happy with how the match turned out. He believes it’s only a matter of time before Mercury returns to WWE again.

In regards to the rumours that WWE is planning to have an all-female Royal Rumble match at next month’s PPV, Ryback says, “If it ain’t broke don’t fix it”. He doesn’t think WWE has the female roster to properly execute this match right now, and he thinks WWE would be rushing this idea if they plan it for next month’s show. He doesn’t think it’s a terrible idea, but he’s not sure how they’d execute it so that both Rumble matches are unique, and he just doesn’t think the timing is right at the moment.

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Ever wondered what Ric Flair’s asking price is to make appearances at non-WWE wrestling events?

According to Dave Meltzer of The Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Flair is currently asking $15,000 for two hours of autograph signings. Anything over three hours is $20,000.

“Ric Flair is now taking limited bookings. Currently his asking price is $15,000 for two hours of signing or $20,000 for three hours,” Meltzer wrote in this week’s Observer Newsletter.

To book Flair to an event, you can contact his management at ric@getengagedmedia.com.

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Alberto El Patron revealed on Twitter that his valuable bag was jacked during a flight to Orlando, Florida — the city where Slammiversary is being held tonight.

@AeromexicoUSA @Aeromexico give back my bag. Funny how the valuable bag goes missing on a DIRECT flight?!? 4 hours still no sign. TERRIBLE.

— Alberto El Patron (@PrideOfMexico) July 1, 2017

Alberto would later reveal that he recover his belongings after a 4+ hour delay.

Isella Franco is the biggest help and apparently only one that can get stuff done at @Aeromexico Great job getting my bag back!! Big thanks!

— Alberto El Patron (@PrideOfMexico) July 2, 2017

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The premiere date has been set for the WWE UK show that was taped last weekend in Norwich, England. The show will premiere on the WWE Network this upcoming Thursday and is scheduled to run for 1.5 hours starting at 8PM ET.

The synopsis for the show reads, “The Superstars of the WWE UK Championship Tournament and 205 Live descend upon Norwich, England for an unforgettable special event!”

As previously noted, WWE plans on having weekly shows of the UK. That means they are expected to head back overseas and film more material soon.

It’s also worth noting that the show will be going head-to-head with Impact Wrestling.

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