We reported over the past couple weeks of WWE budget cuts and how the company is hoping to have an improved bottom line profit by the year’s end. Those cuts included pyros, Renee Young’s Unfiltered show, and their weekly Talking Smack series. It was expected that more cuts would be made in the future and we are starting to see more now.

WWE has now decided to cut Cathy Kelley’s NXT Insider show that aired on social media platforms. Cathy responded to the recent cut on Twitter with the following remarks:

RIP #NXTInsider i thought we were safe

— Cathy Kelley (@catherinekelley) August 9, 2017

We have also heard that these changes to the budget have sidelining future projects. The company has decided to drop R-Truth’s game show idea and it’s now being said that plans for a weekly UK show are on the back burner for now. Jim Ross, who was expected to be announcing for the weekly show, mentioned on his podcast that he does not know where things stand with the show.

It will be interesting to see what else the company cuts moving forward.

The post WWE Cuts Another Show appeared first on Wrestling News & WWE News, Rumors & Spoilers.

Photo: WWE

The Baby’s Eyebrow

On late Wednesday morning, people got to see a new image of Brie Bella and Daniel Bryan’s new baby, Birdie Joe Danielson, show off a characteristic from Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. Birdie Joe is shown raising her right eyebrow, similar to the fashion The Rock would raise his brow during his WWE segments. Johnson was quick to response to The Bellas’ picture, commending the beautiful baby’s eyebrow is “way better” than his eyebrow could ever be.

I must say @TheRock have competition in the eye brow game! Show 'em Birdie!! pic.twitter.com/kDqp2ZhOPp

— Nikki & Brie (@BellaTwins) July 26, 2017

Birdie's beautiful! And way better than my eyebrow could ever hope to be. That is of course if my eyebrow were capable of emotions.

— Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) July 26, 2017

The New “Talking Smack”

One of the top stories this month is WWE’s cancelation of the weekly edition of “Talking Smack.” The WWE Network-exclusive program would feature SmackDown Live superstars to follow up and expand on storylines and give talent a less scripted platform to work on. Talking Smack will only resume after pay per views with the SmackDown Live roster.

Renee Young and Daniel Bryan, who were the usual co-hosts of the show, were disappointed with the news but returned with a “rogue” edition of the new “Smacking Talk.” Following last night’s SmackDown Live, Daniel Bryan and Renee Young premiered its new show on Twitter. The short episode made fun of RAW’s Kurt Angle and Jason Jordan storyline, this time with Bryan revealing he’s Chad Gable’s father. Gable didn’t buy it, but it made for a fun premiere.

Here it is, the very first episode of #SmackingTalk exclusively on TOUT ft. @ReneeYoungWWE & @WWEGable. VERY big news breaking on this show! pic.twitter.com/fJiqyThWy9

— Daniel Bryan (@WWEDanielBryan) July 26, 2017

Will Smacking Talk continue next Tuesday? We’ll have to wait to find out.

The post The Rock Comments On WWE Couple’s Baby; Daniel Bryan, Renee Young In New ‘Smacking Talk’ appeared first on TopRopePress.com – Wrestling News, WWE News, TNA News, Wrestling Results.

While Dave Meltzer reported that Talking Smack was cancelled because of lower viewership, Justin Barrasso of Sports Illustrated is saying otherwise.

According to Barrasso, WWE canceled the weekly show because Vince McMahon was not pleased with the show and felt it wasn’t best for the company’s interests. Vince apparently made the decision last week while he was present for the show.

WWE issued the following statement on Friday regarding the cancellation of the show:

“We continuously review WWE Network’s programming line-up based on a variety of factors, including viewership and subscriber research. Talking Smack and Raw Talk will air following pay-per-view events, and Tuesday will continue to feature 205 Live.”

The post Real Reason Talking Smack Was Canceled appeared first on Wrestling News & WWE News, Rumors & Spoilers.

Talking Smack wasn’t the only WWE Network show to be cancelled, as the company decided to canceled Renee Young’s “Unfiltered” series.

While responding to questions from fans on Twitter about the cancellation of Talking Smack, Renee Young revealed that her WWE Network Series Unfiltered has been also canceled.

Yep

— Renee Young (@ReneeYoungWWE) July 14, 2017

The post WWE Cancels Another Show appeared first on Wrestling News & WWE News, Rumors & Spoilers.

While talking about the cancellation of Talking Smack on Friday’s episode of Wrestling Observer Live, Bryan Alvarez indicated that the company may be making changes to some of it’s programming on the WWE Network.

It was previously reported that WWE decided to cancel Talking Smack because it wasn’t getting the viewership that the company was hoping for. Alvarez indicated that 205 Live could possibly be getting a change as well if fans don’t tune into the show. The general feeling right now is that not enough people are watching 205 Live, which could ultimately led to some changes before the year ends.

The post WWE to Make Changes to 205 Live? appeared first on Wrestling News & WWE News, Rumors & Spoilers.

Photo: WWE

Vince McMahon Axes Talking Smack

Despite word that low viewership causing the popular WWE Network show Talking Smack to be canceled, it’s being reported now that Vince McMahon was personally responsible for pulling the plug on the show. Apparently, Mr. McMahon, who not been around television tapings as often as he used to be, was at SmackDown Live this week, saw the show first hand, and decided to take it off the air.

His reasoning? Well, he wasn’t pleased with it and felt it was bad for the company’s image and interests. He made the decision to cut the weekly format and eventually end the show altogether. Reportedly, the unscripted style of the show was not to his taste.

Yep, Vince is way out of touch with his audience. This just proves it.

Sasha Banks On The “Other” Four Horsewomen

Sasha Banks, one of the original members of NXT’s Four Horsewomen along with Becky Lynch, Bayley, and Charlotte Flair, did a quick Q&A on Twitter today and was asked about the “other” Four Horsewomen from UFC being present at this week’s Mae Young Classic tapings in Orlando. Turns out, the other four aren’t high on Sasha’s radar.

Who? https://t.co/dgweHp1duP

— $asha Banks (@SashaBanksWWE) July 15, 2017

With Shayna Baszler being extremely in the tournament so far, there are already rumors of WWE’s Four Horsewomen taking on UFC’s Four Horsewomen at a future WWE event.

The post Vince McMahon Pulls The Plug On Talking Smack?; Sasha Banks On The Other 4 Horsewomen appeared first on TopRopePress.com – Wrestling News, WWE News, TNA News, Wrestling Results.

WWE has decided to cancel Talking Smack’s weekly series and will only continue to air as a post-PPV broadcast instead.

Dave Meltzer mentioned on Twitter that the reason the company decided to cancel the show was because not enough people were watching it.

Not enough people watched it https://t.co/hb39lYlQxw

— Dave Meltzer (@davemeltzerWON) July 14, 2017

According to Daniel Bryan, he wasn’t even aware of the show being canceled until he came online:

I come online to support #SamiForSyria and find this out. I'm the GM!!! Nobody tells me anything!!! https://t.co/Dup7nBKvss

— Daniel Bryan (@WWEDanielBryan) July 14, 2017

The post WWE Cancels Talking Smack appeared first on Wrestling News & WWE News, Rumors & Spoilers.

Photo: WWE

Renee Young On Talking Smack’s Cancellation

WWE fans were met with the surprising news of Talking Smack’s cancellation as a weekly series on Friday, and perhaps one of them was co-host Renee Young. As Top Rope Press reported earlier today, Talking Smack’s last episode as a weekly series ended this week, and the show will proceed to air after SmackDown Live pay per views on the WWE Network. Young, who co-hosted the show along with Daniel Bryan and occasionally Shane McMahon, JBL, and one time with The Miz, tweeted her reaction.

Hmmmm that's one way to get news. https://t.co/sNIYUZfD7N

— Renee Young (@ReneeYoungWWE) July 14, 2017

Really disappointed about #TalkingSmack. We tried to make that show great. Guess I'll go back to welcoming my guest at this time.

— Renee Young (@ReneeYoungWWE) July 14, 2017

She also retweeted a scene from Talking Smack that may represent her current reaction with the show’s cancelation as a weekly series.

pic.twitter.com/6voLPN0yhy

— TDE Wrestling (@totaldivaseps) July 14, 2017

It sounds like this was the first Young had heard of the show’s cancellation.

Seth Rollins On Wanting To Wrestle The Rock

Seth Rollins created a bit of a stir recently when he spoke of wanting to get The Rock in the ring. In a recent interview, Rollins explained why he wanted to face the WWE legend and current Hollywood superstar.

“I think everyone respects Rock He’s obviously been in our industry his entire life in some form or fashion. He’s a guy that works really hard and most of our performers can appreciate that one way or another, whether it’s in the movie industry or our industry. He’s a legend, Hall of Famer, dude who’s paved the way for generations of us to be pro wrestlers, so I think it’s really cool for me when he comes back and being able to work with him in any capacity.”

The post Renee Young Reacts ‘Talking Smack’ Cancelation; Seth Rollins On Wanting The Rock In The Ring appeared first on TopRopePress.com – Wrestling News, WWE News, TNA News, Wrestling Results.

Photo: WWE

It’s being reported that Talking Smack, which aired after 205 Live on Tuesday nights on WWE Network has been canceled. Apparently, this week’s episode was the finale for the very popular network show. The plan now is reportedly to use Talking Smack as a strictly post-PPV show.

WWE released the following statement on the cancellation:

“We continuously review WWE Network’s programming line-up based on a variety of factors, including viewership and subscriber research. Talking Smack and Raw Talk will air following pay-per-view events, and Tuesday will continue to feature 205 LIVE.”

Personally, I think this is a very bad decision. Talking Smack was a highlight of WWE’s weekly programming, a fun after-show program that served several purposes. First off, it probably kept more eyes on 205 Live than it would have otherwise, with people tuning in after SmackDown Live to catch Talking Smack.

Secondly, it was fun for fans. We got to see the talent from the blue brand in a more relaxed, less scripted atmosphere, and it did both the brand and the roster a hell of a lot of good.

And lastly, Talking Smack gave the talent a chance to shine. Wrestlers that didn’t get promo time on SmackDown Live would get a chance to have what seemed to be an unscripted talking segment where more of their personality could come to the forefront. They were able to build angles their way, in their words, without it feeling like someone was putting words in their mouth.

I mean, who can forget the epic Miz/Daniel Bryan incident that really launched Talking Smack?

Now that the show it going away, the talent are losing a much-needed outlet and the fans are losing a show they really got behind on Tuesday nights.

The post Talking Smack Canceled As Weekly WWE Network Show appeared first on TopRopePress.com – Wrestling News, WWE News, TNA News, Wrestling Results.

Daniel Bryan announced on tonight’s Talking Smack that James Ellsworth will be banned from ringside from the Women’s Money in the Bank ladder match on next week’s episode of SmackDown Live.

As noted, the following is confirmed for next week’s show:

• Women’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match – James Ellsworth Banned from ringside
• SmackDown Women’s Championship: Lana vs. Naomi
• Sami Zayn vs. Baron Corbin
• The Hype Bros vs. The Usos

The post Stipulation Added to Next Week’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match appeared first on Wrestling News & WWE News, Rumors & Spoilers.