Edge won’t be appearing at next week’s RAW as part of the 25th anniversary show. Edge will be out of the country and won’t be able to make it. It’s also unknown at this time if Christian, who tagged with Edge during the Attitude Era, will be part of the show either.

It’s very possible that WWE announces more names for the show between now and next week. Several other big names that were a huge part of WWE’s success have not been announced. The Rock, Bret Hart, Batista and among others. We will keep you updated if we receive any information on other talents appearing at the show.

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21 Years Since The Rock Debuted

Friday was the 21st anniversary of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s debut in the WWE. He wrestled that night at Madison Square Garden in a traditional Survivor Series match at Survivor Series 1996, which looking back at it was a tremendous card.

Obviously, that night set in motion lots of great things for Johnson. A legendary WWE career followed by a successful, on-going run in Hollywood that has made him one of the biggest movie stars in the world.

Looking back at his WWE debut, Johnson said:

2hrs before this PPV starts, Vince McMahon calls me in his office (I thought I was in trouble) he said, “You’re going over tonight”, meaning I was going to win. I was shocked. 3 months later my career crashed hard but that negative eventually became my positive. #grateful https://t.co/0MDBSPiH2M

— Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) November 18, 2017

I’ll never forget it. Brooklyn Brawler. That was literally the first match I ever had. Ever. I said fuck it, throw me right into the fire lol

— Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) November 18, 2017

Fifth Member of Team SmackDown Confirmed

While it was widely expected, WWE officially announced Natalya as the fifth member of the women’s Team SmackDown team on Saturday morning. There had still been some talk/rumors that Paige could be revealed as the fifth member of the team, but it turns out that will not be the case.

Individual competition drives every #SDLive Superstar. Even in defeat, @NatbyNature proved herself to be a fierce competitor and will be an asset to Team Smackdown’s 5 on 5 #SurvivorSeries Team. Let’s go to work, Nattie.

— Shane McMahon (@shanemcmahon) November 18, 2017

BREAKING NEWS: Per #SDLive Commissioner @shanemcmahon, @NatbyNature is the fifth and final member of #TeamBlue's #SurvivorSeries Women's team! https://t.co/pse9MYTaGU pic.twitter.com/KmHQ2UuDZJ

— WWE (@WWE) November 18, 2017

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While speaking to The Hollywood Report, The Rock’s daughter Simone Garcia Johnson revealed that she has plans to follow in her father’s footsteps and become a professional wrestler after she finishes college.

“It’s a sport that is unlike anything else in the world. There’s just a certain amount of passion that every move and match requires, and that’s so admirable. It’s definitely something I’ve thought about and want to pursue.”

If she does go into wrestling, she’d be the first fourth-generation wrestler.

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Triple H Making The Media Rounds In The UK

Triple H is doing the media circuit while in the UK for WWE’s current European Tour. He was on Good Morning Britain this morning, and spoke on a variety of topics, including facing off with The Rock one more time.

“Dwayne and I started our careers together, I’ve probably fought him more than anybody. I’ve said it before, I’d love to dance with ‘The Great One’ one more time.

He also spoke about the constant rumors about Conor McGregor making an appearance in WWE.

“Conor McGregor has said a lot of stuff about WWE in the past–I don’t have a problem with it because he said I was a Don, which is great–but he said a lot of stuff about our talent in the past. [If] Conor McGregor comes in, it’s not gonna be an easy go.”

As for Ronda Rousey, The Game said the following:

“She is very interested in our business, always has been a huge fan, that’s where the ‘Rowdy Ronda’ came from. I think she’s interested in the opportunity, I’m interested in offering her the opportunity, so we have some talking do.”

John Cena’s Softer Side

John Cena is currently on a hiatus from WWE, filming a movie, but he’s due back to be the special guest referee for the Jinder Mahal/Brock Lesnar match at Survivor Series later this month. In a recent interview, though, Cena spoke about his softer side and giving back through organizations like Make A Wish.

“The excitement, it’s indescribable. That I’m at the very end of the story, as the wish? That’s absurd to think about. We all have to earn a living, but if you can also affect people? That’s a good deal. It gives me the feeling like, yeah, I’m in the right place and I’m doing the right thing with my life.”

He also spoke about fiancée Nikki Bella helping him find that softer side of himself.

“In the WWE, oftentimes you want people to think, like, ‘Oh, I’m a tough guy.’ But now, I know “a tough guy is somebody who can hold a woman’s hand.”

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Hulk Hogan had an exchange with The Rock on Twitter after he sent out a tweet about their match back at WrestleMania 18. You can check out the exchange below:

I may not have beaten @TheRock but it was a match that will go down in history. its still one of my favorite matches of all time. HH pic.twitter.com/PanUXcOlcb

— Hulk Hogan (@HulkHogan) October 31, 2017

Thank you legend. And thanks for trust and fun that night. We broke records in Toronto so everyone wins. (I still have scars from the belt;) https://t.co/zArYle68ZX

— Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) November 2, 2017

Yo Rock,your the best in the trenches with your instinct and your heart my brother respect/love4Life. HH

— Hulk Hogan (@HulkHogan) November 2, 2017

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The Rock can go become the president of the United States but his wrestling roots will always bring him back to the business in some way or the other. Recently the Brahma Bull took to Twitter to congratulate his old friend Kurt Angle on his in-ring return at the TLC pay-per-view:

Congrats to my good bud @RealKurtAngle and his return tonight to a @WWE ring. Special athlete and great human being. Have FUN brotha #WWETLC

— Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) October 22, 2017

However, someone was quick enough to point out that he should stop caring about wrestling as it was “fake”. So the Rock laid the verbal SmackDown on the guy like only he can:

Dwayne, wrestling isn't real. It's time you knew. https://t.co/3iqKjHfNAn

— Ben Pobjie (@benpobjie) October 22, 2017

I like the dry wit
Correct, I do in fact know wrestling isn’t real. Thats why I said “have fun”. I also know, you can go fuck yourself.

— Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) October 22, 2017

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Brock Lesnar Facing Jinder Mahal At Survivor Series?

It’s being reported that WWE currently plans to have RAW’s top singles champion face off with SmackDown Live’s top singles champion at November’s Survivor Series. The plan is for Brock Lesnar and Jinder Mahal to square off at the PPV with neither man’s title on the line.

Lordy mercy, I hope there is a Plan B, because that’s not a big selling point for me.

Triple H On Facing The Rock One More Time

In a recent media stop during his trip to India to promote WWE’s December tour, Triple H talked about facing The Rock one more time.

“About two years ago, he and I did a backstage promo with each other where we talked about WrestleMania and the competitive nature of that and it lit the internet about the possibility of it. It’s something we’ve discussed. It’s just making schedules work. He’s pretty busy – me too – so it’s making schedules work. But look, right place, right time, I’ll dance one more time with ‘The Great One’, Rock.”

He also elaborated on his current relationship with Rock.

“See, it’s always competitive with Rock and I from the very start of our careers. Now he’s using Dwayne Johnson. They call me Paul Levesque. It’s all competitive. He grew a beard. I grew a beard. It’s all competitive. Yeah, we’re just… it’s funny, he and I over the years we’ve had this interesting rivalry at a time in our lives when we were really trying to establish ourselves and make something. It’s what made WWE great and it’s what makes WWE great to this day, it’s that competitive nature.

“We’ve come to a point where we appreciate that competitive nature, but to this day, if he posts something at 4 a.m. on Instagram, he was working out, and I’m like, ‘oh man, I can’t take the day off today. I’ve got to train too. Rock trained.’ Yeah, I don’t know what it is. We’ve laughed about it with each other, but there’s still something about our relationship with each other. We get along great, talk business and the things that he does intersecting with WWE.”

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While participating in an interview for Facebook Live, Triple H talked about his relationship with The Rock and revealed that a match against The Rock has been discussed, but making their schedules work has been difficult.

“About two years ago, he and I did a backstage promo with each other where we talked about WrestleMania and the competitive nature of that and it lit the internet about the possibility of it. It’s something we’ve discussed. It’s just making schedules work. He’s pretty busy – me too – so it’s making schedules work. But look, right place, right time, I’ll dance one more time with ‘The Great One’, Rock.”

You can check out the interview embedded in the video below:

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The Rock announced on Instagram that he filmed the video opening for tonight’s Mayweather vs. McGregor fight.

“In my #IronParadise here in Vancouver, shooting the VO for the bad ass open of the #MayweatherMcGregor tonight. I connected with my boy Conor this week. His intentions go far beyond his extraordinary skill. Like Mayweather, not only does he want to put on an epic performance for the world, but there’s a real visceral, raw, warrior mana (spirit) that he has in his blood. There’s only one way you gain respect… by earning it. Let’s get after it boys and may the best man win. #MayweatherMcGregor #TheWorldIsWatching #WarriorMana TONIGHT.”

In my #IronParadise here in Vancouver, shooting the VO for the bad ass open of the #MayweatherMcGregor tonight. I connected with my boy Conor this week. His intentions go far beyond his extraordinary skill. Like Mayweather, not only does he want to put on an epic performance for the world, but there's a real visceral, raw, warrior mana (spirit) that he has in his blood. There's only one way you gain respect… by earning it. Let's get after it boys and may the best man win. #MayweatherMcGregor #TheWorldIsWatching #WarriorMana TONIGHT.

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