Triple H discussed the company’s decision to not allow Daniel Bryan to wrestle during a recent appearance at the Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour panel. Triple H indicated that unless it can be proven that he’s healthy enough to return, they would not allow him to compete on their programming.

“There can be no exception, medically,” he says. “If the belief is that he’s not healthy enough and it is a risk for to perform, then I don’t know why we would ever allow him to step in the ring unless it can be proven otherwise.”

Triple H continued, “We have some of the best medical people in the world working for us. Our wellness policy, our concussion programs, out protocols–I’ll put them up against any on the planet. The medical experts will make the determination of whether Bryan can set foot in that ring or not,” Triple H explains. “Personally, for him, I know it’s something he loved doing and I hope he has that opportunity. But at the same point in time, he’s married and has a child. We serve the human being first.”

(Quotes courtesy of GiveMeSport.com)

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We reported  a while back that Rey Mysterio  was in talks with possibly joining Global Force Wrestling (now Impact Wrestling) and event at one point had a contract. The negotiations eventually went south between both parties and the deal was dead.

Konnan was asked about his involvement between GFW and Mysterio on a media call today and said that his goal is to try to mend the relationship so both sides can start to negotiate again.

“I was definitely very heavily involved in it because I represent him. We were talking, talks broke down, and we’re trying to repair those talks,” Konnan said. “Hopefully in the future Rey may come to GFW, but that was something that was definitely in the works.”

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Hulk Hogan published a Q&A video on his YouTube channel and commented on a potential return to wrestling with this question to the fans:

“Now I got a question for you. From this point forward, with Hulk Hogan being in the prime of his career, with Hulk Hogan being the greatest beach bum ever with the greatest beach shop, what do you fans want to see me do with wrestling? Do you want me to stay out of it? Do you want me to get back in it? Do you want me to tear the business apart? I want to hear from you guys. I want to get your replies. What do the fans want Hulk Hogan to do about wrestling from this point forward.”

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In the recent installment of the E&C Podcast of Awesomeness, Edge revealed that he spoke with TNA Wrestling back in 2008 & 2009 and mentioned that the company wanted to sign him.

“Interesting little tidbit here that I don’t even know how much [Christian] know[s], if [Christian] even know at all, to be honest. I don’t recall talking to [Christian] about it. I don’t know how word gets out on contracts being up and things like that, but there was one point where my contract was coming up and TNA reached out to me, and [Christian was] there, so they reached out to me, and they told me numbers, and schedule, and all of these things. And for me, at that point, schedule was the thing that I was like, ‘well, that’d be a whole lot easier on the body’ because I was getting pretty beat up. It’s like [Christian] said, I started with WWE in ’97. At that point it was like 2008 or 2009. I can’t even remember. It’s a long time. Now, there [were] breaks because of injuries, but that was my body saying, ‘take a break dude,’ and I never did until something broke.”

He continued, “The idea that [Christian was] there, and the opponents. If I went there, there’s [Samoa] Joe, there’s AJ [Styles], there’s a lot of fresh things to do, but for whatever reason, from day one WWE felt like my home. It felt like the place that I’d always wanted to get to. I did those two TV matches in WCW against Kevin Sullivan and Meng and within five minutes of walking into that locker room I was like, ‘I don’t want to be here – I could tell this is not the place for me.’ And the dream was still WWF and getting there. And then, finally seeing the inner workings and then working into a position where I was one of the main event guys and I was factored in, it just felt like they did put that faith in me, that they did pull the trigger with me for whatever reason they did and I felt like I can’t look that gift horse in the mouth. And sure, there was work involved, but ‘I got to stick it out here and I got to stay here. I just want my career to be here and nowhere else.’ But for [Christian], I do believe that was definitely the right thing to do.”

You can listen to the full podcast here.

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It was originally reported that WWE had plans at one point to have tapings for the UK division back in June, however that never happened and those plans ended up being nixed.

Dave Meltzer discussed the division briefly on today’s installment of Wrestling Observer Radio and basically indicated the the company has no immediate plans for the division. A lot of the UK talents have been working non-WWE events because of this. No one has been informed of what exactly the company has planned for the future of the division. The original idea was to have a weekly television show on the WWE Network but that idea has been sidelined and no dates have been set for an upcoming UK television taping.

We will keep you updated if we hear anything.

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While speaking to The Mirror to promote Sunday’s Slammiversary event, Alberto El Patron told the publication that he was very happy with his stay in Impact Wrestling and revealed that he plans to retire with the promotion.

“It was time for Alberto to find a new place, a place to make him love and enjoy wrestling again and IMPACT needed another big star, another big name, and now with the new people in charge, they were able to give me the right offer.

At that point, I joined the company and that is why I am so happy right now. I am going to retire in IMPACT Wrestling because I am just so happy.”

You can check out the full interview here.

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