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Io Shirai Note

It’s being reported that WWE passed on signing top joshi star Io Shirai due to finding a issue with her heart during her medical tests. Shirai had a tryout earlier this year, and at the time, many thought WWE passed her up due to her existing neck problems. But, obviously, the heart issue that was found made WWE think twice.

Summer Rae Reflects On Her WWE Career

Summer Rae, who was released from her WWE contract last weekend, took to social media to reflect on her career with the promotion.

They say you'll never know the true value of a moment until it becomes a memory. Well that wasn't true in this situation. I knew the value of this moment, I knew the magnitude of this moment. I hear some of you say "but you didn't become champ", "you didn't get the push you deserved", "you didn't get a title run". But see, I got MY title. I became a WWE Diva. ———- In this picture above, my in ring debut on TV, I knew the value of that moment. In that moment I became a WWE Diva. I could take a small, very small breath of relief because I did it! For so many years I dreamt of stepping onto that main stage of Monday Night Raw & then getting into that ring with these strong, beautiful, smart & courageous women. I wanted to be one of them. I knew I could be one of them! I felt it SO deep down in my heart. Once it happened I of course set more goals for myself within the company & trained harder to reach them. But the people that flood my comments with these things that I 'should have' gotten — you guys are missing the overall dream that I achieved. That I went to Monday Night RAW as a fan & sat in the crowd & watched the girls & wanted that more than anything I had ever felt in my body ever before. Then, I did it. I did it. I've wrestled in over 15 countries on 4 continents & made friends in fans all over the world. I have had the opportunity to live out my dream! And that is because God blessed me with obtaining my dream through hard work & determination. So please don't fight with one another about me & start boards about Justice for Summer Rae. Know that I DID IT! I am a WWE Diva, a WWE Superstar. And no one will ever be able to take that away from me!

A post shared by Summer Rae (@daniellemoinet) on Nov 1, 2017 at 7:42pm PDT

Sami Zayn On Being A Heel

On a recent episode of Edge & Christian’s Pod Of Awesomeness, Sami Zayn gave his thoughts on his recent heel turn.

“I’ll try to sum [the character] up as easily as I can. The analogy that I would give is it’s almost like when you’re dating a girl and she kind of has these quirks, but they’re lovable. But once you break up, it’s like, ‘oh, God! She was so annoying! She would always hog the blankets, she always wanted the room at 65º,’ or whatever. Do you know what I mean? Like, the things you used to love about her, now, you hate about her because you don’t love her anymore. So it’s almost to me, that’s where I’m at right now. It’s like, the character isn’t all-of-a-sudden dying his hair black and wearing eyeliner or something like that. It’s just he’s the same kind of he, now it just means something different because his intentions are different.”

And, Sami also says that Vince McMahon’s ideas on his character’s turn are a bit different from his own.

“Vince’s vision is super-different and I kind of get when people call him a ‘genius’, I kind of get it in a sense because call it ‘genius’ or call it whatever you want, but there’s no debating that his mind works different than everybody else’s does, so everybody else will see things one way and he’ll see it one completely different way. So his vision for me as a heel was completely different from how I viewed it, but as soon as I did it for the first week or the second week, and now I’ve gotten a couple of house shows under my belt, I’m like, ‘oh, man. He’s so right!’ He’s right.”

“My interactions with Vince have been a little bit more limited because I haven’t been involved in as many prominent storylines, so now, this is something that I feel he sunk his teeth into and just getting to pick his brain a tiny bit about how he views the character. But he didn’t even get into detail. Like, some of it was just, he would just say, ‘smile out there.’ I go, ‘really? Smile?’ He goes, ‘big smile out there.’ And then, I’d do it and I’m like, ‘oh, man! Of course! Like, it’s so much more heat than going out there and scowling and being like, ‘you guys all did me wrong!’. If you’re smiling, it’s just so much more obnoxious and so much more dislikable. And, again, it’s just such a simple thing and you start to see it. Once you execute it and it works, that’s like another little lightbulb that goes off in your head.”

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Alberto Del Rio And Paige Break-Up?

According to reports circulating the internet on Sunday, Alberto Del Rio broke things off with WWE’s Paige over the weekend. The breakup reportedly happened on Saturday night in Orlando, according to Raj Giri at Wrestling Inc.

The two have been dating for right around one year, with a public engagement being made last fall.

According to a source, Del Rio (now wrestling under the name Alberto El Patron) basically said “enough is enough” and realized he had reached his limit in the relationship. Interestingly, the pair appeared to be having a good time in Orlando over the weekend. Paige had posted pictures on her Instagram account of the two vacationing at Universal Parks (as seen below).

Water park time here in Orlando!!! with the family!!! Thank you @realjeffjarrett making the family so happy and hooking us up with VIP..Having so much fun!! #familystickstogether

A post shared by Paige WWE (@realpaigewwe) on Jun 23, 2017 at 12:55pm PDT

She's begging for it. #douchebagmode Number 1 fiancé. All men take tips. Apply what I learned from a place on the east coast. Haha #sisisi #shewantsme

A post shared by Alberto El Patron (@prideofmexico) on Jun 24, 2017 at 11:48am PDT

Paige appeared to comment on the break-up Sunday via Twitter with the following tweet.

relax people..lol

— PAIGE (@RealPaigeWWE) June 25, 2017

Is she denying the break-up or downplaying it? We should know more soon.

Io Shirai Not Expected To Start With WWE Anytime Soon

In a recent post on her blog, Japanese wrestling star Io Shirai noted that she is currently suffering from a neck injury. This will apparently prevent her from starting up with WWE anytime soon. According to her post, she will be re-evaluated in July, and that will determine her start date here in the United States. The injury was reportedly found during a WWE medical test.

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Alberto Del Rio And Paige Break-Up?

According to reports circulating the internet on Sunday, Alberto Del Rio apparently broke things off with WWE’s Paige over the weekend. The breakup reportedly happened on Saturday night in Orlando, according to Raj Giri at Wrestling Inc.

The two have been dating for right around one year, with a public engagement being made last fall.

According to one source, Del Rio (now wrestling under the name Alberto El Patron) basically said “enough is enough” and realized he had reached his limit in the relationship. Interestingly, the pair appeared to be having a good time in Orlando over the weekend. Paige had posted pictures on her Instagram account of the two vacationing at Universal Parks (as seen below).

Water park time here in Orlando!!! with the family!!! Thank you @realjeffjarrett making the family so happy and hooking us up with VIP..Having so much fun!! #familystickstogether

A post shared by Paige WWE (@realpaigewwe) on Jun 23, 2017 at 12:55pm PDT

She's begging for it. #douchebagmode Number 1 fiancé. All men take tips. Apply what I learned from a place on the east coast. Haha #sisisi #shewantsme

A post shared by Alberto El Patron (@prideofmexico) on Jun 24, 2017 at 11:48am PDT

Paige appeared to comment on the break-up Sunday via Twitter with the following tweet.

relax people..lol

— PAIGE (@RealPaigeWWE) June 25, 2017

Is she denying the break-up or downplaying it? For what it’s worth, PWInsider posted a story denying that the couple has actually broken up.

Io Shirai Not Expected To Start With WWE Anytime Soon

In a recent post on her blog, Japanese wrestling star Io Shirai noted that she is currently suffering from a neck injury. This will apparently prevent her from starting up with WWE anytime soon. According to her post, she will be re-evaluated in July, and that will determine her start date here in the United States. The injury was reportedly found during a WWE medical test.

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Io Shirai Reportedly Signs With WWE

In a move that has been rumored for a while now, Japan’s top joshi wrestler, STARDOM’s Io Shirai, has reportedly signed with WWE. This will be a blow to STARDOM, especially as their other top star, Kairi Hojo, is departing soon for NXT, as well. It had been previously rumored that Io’s tryout earlier this year wasn’t much to her liking, but obviously, the situation has changed.

As for when Io will report to WWE and when her final STARDOM match will be, no one knows yet. But, if I were a betting woman, my guess is that Io and Kairi both debut during the upcoming WWE Women’s Tournament.

WWE Signs Female Referee

Kennadie Brink has been signed as a referee for NXT. She’s a competitor on the indie wrestling circuit, competing for promotions like SHIMMER, SHINE, and Ring Of Honor. She made a few appearances as a referee at NXT house shows in Florida earlier this year, and now it appears she will be NXT’s first full time female referee moving forward beginning this summer.

John Cena Talks Roman Reigns & His Own Return To The Promotion

John Cena, who is currently taking a break from WWE to focus on acting gigs in Hollywood, recently sat down to discuss Roman Reigns and his own plans to returning to in-ring action with the company.

“I’m not going to take anything away from Roman. He handles his business with the utmost professionalism. He’s doing it on his own watch. He’s not one of the those guys that comes over to me and asks me, ‘What happens next?’ He’s doing it his way, and I think that’s the best way to do it. He’s not trying to be the next John Cena, but he is being the only Roman Reigns-and that’s why it’s met with so much adversity.

“I can tell you from first-hand because I know. I wasn’t trying to be Stone Cold or The Rock, I was John Cena. That was met with adversity from people looking for the next Stone Cold or the next Rock. That’s what creates the dichotomy, the polarizing environment. I think Roman is doing a fantastic job, and he has an entire roster stacked with unbelievably gifted performers. It’s a good time to be a member of the WWE Universe. You’re seeing multiple brands operating at very high capacity, and I just can’t wait to get back. I’m doing what I’m doing now, but I really can’t wait to get back in the ring. As soon as they cut me loose from this movie in Atlanta, I’ll be back as soon as I can.”

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