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Alberto El Patron No Longer Being Investigated for Airport Incident

Alberto El Patron is no longer being investigated for the airport incident that went down earlier this month.

Pro Wrestling Sheet reports that they were informed by a representative from the Orlando Police Department that El Patron is no longer being investigated and Paige is the one that will be charged with battery if authorities decide to move forward with the case. The State Attorney’s Office is currently reviewing the case before a final decision is made.

Pro Wrestling Sheet noted that they reached out to Global Force Wrestling regarding his suspension being lifted now that the charges have been dropped.

We will keep you posted if we hear anything new regarding El Patron or Paige’s situation.

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Former WWE Talent Claims He Came Up with the “Talking Smack Concept

Former WWE personality Armando Estrada claimed on Twitter that he was the one that originally pitched the Talking Smack concept years ago.

Estrada, who portrayed the ECW General Manager and manager, said that he pitched the idea to Vince McMahon back in 2011, with him being the host. Estrada said that nothing came of it beyond a handshake and a thank you at the time.

Here is the tweet he sent out:

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Possible Spoiler Debut for NXT Takeover: Brooklyn

Dave Metlzer discussed Adam Cole’s status in the latest installment of Wrestling Observer Live and indicated that he could be arriving to the company any time now.

Meltzer speculates that Cole will head to the NXT brand and could possibly debut at the upcoming NXT Takeover: Brooklyn III event. Cole has been rumored to debut for the company ever since he let his contract with Ring of Honor run out on May 1st.

There is a new policy within WWE were talents from ROH are not allowed to debut for the company until a 90-period runs out. With Takeover taking place on August 19th, this would meet the required waiting period for his debut.

We will keep you updated if we receive any other information on Cole’s status.

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Superstars Who Have Thrived Through The Brand Split A Year Ago

A year ago WWE produced the second ever official brand split. Smackdown moved to Tuesday nights becoming a live event while also taking the logical moniker of Smackdown Live. Some fans were sceptical of the idea while others could not help but become excited. In the year since the brand split and draft took place a lot has happened in WWE. There has been returning legends, a new world championship and of course rising and falling stars.

Some superstars on RAW and Smackdown Live have thrived while some have failed to make a significant impact. The stars who took advantage of the brand split were 2016’s best and are currently doing the same in 2017. Whether it be due to having more airtime or due to simply relishing in opportunities is up to interpretation. There is no denying the hard work and insane work some superstars have done this past year.

With that this article looks at the stars who have thrived most in the past year. Specifically those who were aided massively by the brand split and took full advantage of it.

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Possible Spoiler on the Mystery Team for WWE Battleground

As seen on Tuesday’s SmackDown Live, WWE announced that the conclusion of The Fashion Files will take place at Sunday’s WWE Battleground event.

Dave Meltzer mentioned on today’s installment of Wrestling Observer Radio that the mystery team behind the segments will possibly be revealed as Luke Harper and Eric Rowan. Meltzer mentioned that neither one of them haven’t been used on television for a while and this would be a good opportunity to bring them back.

Meltzer also said that there is always the chance that they could bring up a team from NXT such as Sanity to be revealed as the mystery team.

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Charlotte Says She Wants To ‘Dethrone’ Asuka

On the Fan Theory podcast, Charlotte Flair talked about how she wanted to ‘dethrone’ the NXT Women’s Champion Asuka and defeat her in a match. “I want to dethrone her,” she said.

Talking about her dream match, she said:

“One of my dream matches would definitely be against Stephanie McMahon,(It would be) queen versus queen.”

Charlotte was there to promote this Saturday’s WWE Live Summerslam Heatwave Tour at the Wildwoods Convention Center in Wildwood.

You can check out the podcast here.

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UFC Rep Denies Reports of Brock Lesnar Being Enrolled In USADA Testing Pool

Jeff Novitzky, the UFC Vice President of Athlete Health and Performance, is denying reports that current WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar has re-entered the USADA drug testing pool. Novitzky said there is “zero truth” to the reports and issued the following statement to MMAJunkie:

“[Lesnar] is not currently enrolled in the USADA testing pool, nor has there been any inquiry on his part to do so.”

MMAjunkie noted that their attempt to reach USADA for comment was unsuccessful. We will keep you updated if we hear anything new regarding Lesnar possibly returning to the UFC.

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Paige Might Be Charged With Battery Over Airport Incident

Pro Wrestling Sheet reports that Paige could possibly be charged with battery in the incident that involved Alberto El Patron at the airport a few weeks back. It will be up to the State Attorney’s office to make the final decision.

El Patron was originally being investigated for the charge and his investigation is still not complete. A representative from the Orlando PD told the site the following statement:

“OPD detectives have found that probable cause exists to charge Saraya Bevis with Battery (Domestic Violence). Detectives have sent the information to the State Attorney’s Office for review and the SAO will determine whether to file charges in the case.”

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The Young Bucks Accuse The Revival of Stealing Their Passports & Cash

While traveling to Japan, Nick Jackson of The Young Bucks had his backpack stolen. The backpack contained his passport and about $2,000 worth of cash in it. Nick mentioned on Twitter that the whole incident costed him around $4000 in total and proceeded to blame The Revival for the thievery.