As seen on Monday’s episode of RAW, Daniel Bryan was attacked by Kane and stretchered out of the arena to be taken to the local medical facility. WWE provided the following “storyline” update on his condition:

“Daniel Bryan taken to a local medical facility

WWE.com has learned that SmackDown General Manager Daniel Bryan was taken to a local medical facility to undergo further evaluation following a brutal surprise attack by Kane on Monday Night Raw.

Check back with WWE.com for more information as it becomes available.”

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RAW General Manager Kurt Angle recently participated in a Q&A on Facebook. Here are some highlights from the session:

QUESTION: Why haven’t we seen a all women’s elimination chamber match for the Raw women’s champion title belt?

Kurt Angle: “Patience. You will.”

QUESTION: Kurt, do you think Cesaro will eventually get his well-deserved main event push?

Kurt Angle:  “Yes, Cesaro deserves it, but I love him and Shaemus tagging together. Give it some time.”

QUESTION: What is your opinion on SaNiTy? Would you like to have them on Monday night Raw?

Kurt Angle: “Of course. They’re a great staple with a promising future. Love these guys.”

QUESTION: What’s the craziest thing you did in ur childhood

Kurt Angle:  “Started amateur wrestling. LOL. It’s like asking to be abused every day. Toughest sport I’ve ever participated in. It was a love-hate relationship.”

QUESTION: Hey Kurt, just wanted to know your opinion on being in 2K18? Are you excited?

Kurt Angle: “It’s an honor and a long time coming. It really is a dream come true. As a kid, we all want to be an action figure or in a video game. My dream has been played out in 2K18.”

QUESTION: Any plans for a new book? (My brother and wife really want to know)

Kurt Angle: “Yes I do. I’m letting my present life play out a bit before I release another book. Lots to tell. We all have our stories.”

QUESTION: Hey Kurt what was your fondest house show memory the first time you started working for the company?

Kurt Angle:  “Not my ‘fondest’, but most memorable…lol. Big Show decided to prank me and stuck his giant finger in my backside during a Battle Royal. Horrible. Not funny at the time. Funny now…LOL.”

QUESTION: Who was the biggest nightmare for you? Steve Austin, John Cena or the Rock?

Kurt Angle: “They were all incredible. Intense. But Austin had another gear…an overdrive. He was an animal in the ring.”

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Block 1:

Taz opens today’s show speaking about the passing of Bobby ‘The Brain’ Heenan.

Taz says that Heenan was a trailblazer for many people in the business of professional wrestling. He was a trendsetter who revolutionized several different aspects of the business. Taz adds that he didn’t work with Heenan frequently, but every time he interacted with Heenan it was easy to see that the character we saw on our television screens was simply him in real life.

Heenan was one of the only people who Taz was legitimately nervous to meet when he got into the wrestling business. Heenan was one of Taz’s biggest influences, especially when it came to the commentating side of his career, so he was very nervous to meet him. Not surprisingly, Heenan was a pleasure to deal with and if you met him once, it was almost as if you knew him your whole life.

Taz says that Heenan was the best Manager of all time, and he’s undoubtably one of the best commentators of all time as well. He concludes by saying he just wishes he knew Heenan better than he did. He sends his love, thoughts and prayers to the family and friends of Heenan, and he dedicates this show to the memory of Heenan.

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WWE issued the following statement regarding the passing of Bobby Heenan:

WWE Hall of Famer Bobby “The Brain” Heenan passes away

WWE is saddened to learn that WWE Hall of Famer Bobby Heenan, regarded by many as the greatest manager in sports-entertainment history, has passed away at age 73.

With a career spanning more than four decades, Heenan was the “The Brain” behind some of the most prolific Superstars in sports-entertainment history. Heenan plied his trade as their mischievous manager by running his mouth on their behalf with a sarcastic wit considered among the best in the business.

Heenan named competitors under his guidance as the Heenan Family, a moniker meant to show the strength of their alliance over any opposition. Members of the Heenan Family in the AWA and WWE read like the who’s who of sports-entertainment, including Legends and WWE Hall of Famers such as Nick Bockwinkel, the Blackjacks, Big John Studd, King Kong Bundy, “Ravishing” Rick Rude, “Mr. Perfect” Curt Hennig, the Brain Busters (Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard), Harley Race, and of course, the first WWE Hall of Famer, Andre the Giant, whom Heenan led to the ring at WrestleMania III before 93,173 fans.

As impossible as it may seem, Heenan’s overwhelming success as a manager was matched by that of his announcing career. Heenan’s constant verbal jousts with fellow WWE Hall of Famers Gorilla Monsoon and “Mean” Gene Okerlund on USA Network remain among the most memorable moments in sports-entertainment history. In fact, “The Brain” was so entertaining that “The Bobby Heenan Show” had a brief run on USA Network as well.

In addition, “The Brain” was part of the original broadcast team for Monday Night Raw in 1993, and also sat at the announce table for both Raw and WCW Monday Nitro.

WWE extends its condolences to Heenan’s family, friends and fans.

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WWE Hall of Famer Sting hasn’t been seen in the ring since he suffered an injury at the hands of Seth Rollins back in 2015 in a WWE Title match at the Night of Champions event.

Sting will be acting as the General Manager for the Bytown Championship Wrestling promotion at the September 17th, 2017 show at the Robert Guertin Centre in Gatineau Quebec, Canada. This event has a packed card, with the following names confirmed for the show:

Rob Van Dam, John Hennigan (fka John Morrison), Stephan Bonnar, Chris Adonis (fka Chris Masters), Trevor Lee, Brian Cage, Tyson Dux, Riot Makers, Team Omega, Jeff Cannonball, James Storm, Shane Strickland, Joey Janela, and of course The Young Bucks.

Tickets the event can be purchased at here. The show will also be available for viewing pleasure at Powerbomb.tv.

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There is speculation that Shelton Benjamin’s match with Chad Gable on tonight’s SmackDown Live may be pushed back to a later date or canceled altogether. With Benjamin living in the Houston area, he was not on the road with WWE when Hurricane Harvey hit the area.

Shelton posted the following on Twitter mentioning that the next few days will be a challenge:

To my fellow Houstonian. The next few days will be a challenge to say the least. Be smart Be safe & let's look out for one another.

— Shelton J. Benjamin (@Sheltyb803) August 27, 2017

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— Shelton J. Benjamin (@Sheltyb803) August 28, 2017

It is worth noting that WWE is still mentioning him involvement on tonight’s show on their WWE.com preview for tonight’s show.

“With Jason Jordan’s departure to Monday Night Raw, Chad Gable had been left wondering what was next for his burgeoning career. SmackDown LIVE General Manager Daniel Bryan had an answer for him, revealing that as part of the deal for Jordan, Raw GM Kurt Angle helped Bryan sign Shelton Benjamin to Team Blue. Furthermore, the former Intercontinental, United States and WWE Tag Team Champion was interested in teaming up with the Olympian.

Bryan arranged for the two to have their first match as a tag team tonight on SmackDown LIVE. How will the new pairing of Gable & Benjamin start off their tandem journey?”

Update: WWE posted footage of Shelton backstage at tonight’s SmackDown Live event. You can see it below:

EXCLUSIVE: Tonight is all about new beginnings as the #GoldStandard @Sheltyb803 prepares to make his #SDLive in-ring return! pic.twitter.com/YZ7NIOvGie

— WWE (@WWE) August 29, 2017

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RAW General Manager Kurt Angle recently spoke with TMZ where he said that he owes his entire pro wrestling career to Ric Flair because he was advised by Ric to join WWE instead of WCW.

“I learned a lot from Ric Flair. He’s the guy that pushed me to go to WWE instead of the WCW.  I was ready to do a deal with WCW and he said, ‘No, go to WWE because Vince McMahon will know what to do with you.’”

The interesting thing is that The Nature Boy was in WCW at the time he advised Kurt.

Dave Meltzer from the Wrestling Observer Newsletter says that Angle’s story could be possibly true but it’s hard to believe that the story was never revealed for 19 years.

“In 1998, Flair was in WCW at the time and all I know is that I’ve never heard that story before and Flair and I have talked countless times about Angle and he never brought that up and nobody has ever brought up Angle when it came to WCW. While I suppose it’s possible, it’s hard to believe a story that Angle was about to sign with WCW was kept quiet for 19 years, especially since I knew about lesser amateur wrestlers that WCW had talked about in that era.”

You can watch the interview here:

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Emma continued her #GiveEmmmaAChance campaign on Twitter while asking RAW Genereal Manager Kurt Angle what his plans were for her on this upcoming Monday’s episode of RAW after she was left off last week’s show. She included a photo of Emma and Jason Jordan action figures, which is in reference to her suggestion two weeks ago that maybe Angle would give her more opportunities if she dates his son.

Hey @RealKurtAngle! Since last week you gave me ZERO opportunity on #RAW, I was curious what your plan is for tomorrow! ? #GiveEmmaAChance pic.twitter.com/WPC5ywcSHQ

— EMMA (@EmmaWWE) August 6, 2017

Angle responded to her Tweet with the follow:

These posts probably won't help you. Just sayin' @EmmaWWE

— Kurt Angle (@RealKurtAngle) August 6, 2017

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Alberto El Patron, who is supposed to be suspended from Global Force Wrestling over the recent allegations, is being advertised for an upcoming event for the company at The Ballpark at Harbor Yard on August 6th in Bridgeport, Connecticut.

“A loaded lineup of IMPACT WRESTLING stars will be in Bridgeport. Anything can and will happen once the action starts, in and out of the ring. The city of Bridgeport, Fairfield County and the state of Connecticut have great wrestling tradition, we are excited in our 15th anniversary to be there this Summer as part of the Bridgeport Bluefish’s 20th anniversary season,” said Jeff Jarrett.

The lineup for the event features Bobby Lashley, Patron, EC3, “Cowboy” James Storm, Eli Drake, the Latin American Exchange and more. All fans in attendance will receive a commemorative trading card set of five Impact Wrestling stars. Plus, there will be a pre-show VIP Meet & Greet for select ticket holders.

“We are thrilled to bring this exciting show to the ballpark in August,” said Bluefish General Manager Paul Herrmann. “We love being able to offer our city more than just baseball during the gorgeous summer months. There is a strong wrestling fanbase in Southern Connecticut, and we’re happy to invite fans of all kinds to enjoy our perfect outdoor venue.”

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WWE Network finally released the WWE 24 special involving Kurt Angle. I was unable to tune in last night so I watched it this afternoon, and there was no disappointment here. Goosebumps popped up on my arms and tears ran down my eyes. It was a whirlwind of emotion about the career of one of the greatest to ever lace a pair of boots. Life has came full circle for out Olympic Hero.

While watching the program, the memorable moments Kurt gave us over the years ran through my head. You all remember the milk truck correct? Or how about the Sexy Kurt song? Heck, even the miniature cowboy hat was hysterical. He was pure gold during his segments and his matches. However, Kurt’s career wasn’t all sunshine and roses.

Television has a way of portraying a normal individual as a superhero, but reality steps in and shows how destructive they really are. WWE 24 did a fabulous job of describing the demons Kurt faced throughout most of his adult life. Some of you may remember that Kurt broke his neck just weeks before Wrestlemania XIX. It was the second time he broke his neck, but the first time inside the WWE. Painkillers helped Angle battle some of the pain, but they took control of his life. He became addicted to them just like many others do. There was even an instance where Angle took around twenty-five at once and hoping he wouldn’t wake up. Angle would then go on explaining how he broke his neck again at Wrestlemania XX and eventually asking for his release just a couple of years later.

This is when the next chapter in Angle’s illustrious career takes a different path, one to the Impact Zone. Here is where Angle would put on some phenomenal matches against guys like AJ Styles and Samoa Joe. Even though Angle was in TNA, he kept hoping a certain McMahon over at WWE would see his work and realize that he was still a great wrestler. His time in TNA was longer than his time in WWE, but he always wanted to come back to his home.

Angle still battled his addiction with painkillers, and added alcohol to that addiction as well. It became so bad that his wife, Giovanna, was close to leaving him and taking the children with her. Sometimes all it takes to straighten you up is a caring woman. Angle would enter rehab and stayed thirty days before leaving and being clean. He’s been clean ever since, and you can tell it too by the way he looks and acts.

Now that Angle was clean and was a changed man, he knew the next stop in his redemption tour was the WWE.

Things started happening fast. Kurt became inducted into the Hall of Fame and now he is the Raw General Manager. Sure Angle burnt some bridges, but they always say that everyone can make their way back to the WWE. Angle is proof of that. The man made mistakes, but overcame them and is now doing much better. Will we ever see Angle compete inside a WWE ring again? Only time will tell, but rest assured that Angle is content with the role he is playing now. He has a loving wife, five beautiful children, and a job working for a man who was always like a father to him.

Life is great for Kurt Angle these days, and he has plenty more great days ahead of him.

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