Author: John Bass

Jon Moxley Pulled From Starrcast III

Conrad Thompson has confirmed that Jon Moxley will not be appearing at the Starrcast III event in Chicago this weekend.

As noted, Moxley was pulled from Saturday’s AEW All Out match against Kenny Omega due to a bad case of MRSA in his elbow. He’s being replaced by PAC in the match. Moxley is expected to be out of action for 4 weeks.

“We received word today that unfortunately @JonMoxley won’t be able to travel to @StarrcastEvents. Once he got the word from his doctor he told us, “I’m sorry, this sucks.” I’m sure we all echo those sentiments. We wish him a speedy recovery and look forward to seeing him soon,” Conrad wrote on Wednesday night.

He continued, “Everyone who purchased his meet and greet has been notified via email. Refunds will begin being processed tomorrow. His stage show has been cancelled and a new schedule will be released tomorrow.”

https://twitter.com/HeyHeyItsConrad/status/1166955038566170624

Source: Wrestling Inc.

Enzo Amore And Big Cass Reportedly In Talks For WWE NXT Return

Enzo Amore and Big Cass could be returning to WWE NXT soon.

WWE officials have been in talks with the former tag team about a surprise return to be top stars on the black & yellow brand, according to The Wrestling Observer Newsletter.

There’s no word yet on if Enzo and Cass have accepted the offer, but they have been in talks. They recently returned to the indie scene together, as nZo and CaZXL. Obvious speculation would have them return on the September 18 NXT USA Network premiere, but the Observer speculated that Vince McMahon could save them for week three, which is head-to-head with the AEW TNT premiere on October 2.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

Rey Mysterio, Impact World Champion Brian Cage And Melissa Santos Visits Columbia For Stem Cell Therapy (Photos)

Rey Mysterio, Impact World Champion Brian Cage and Melissa Santos were in Medellin, Colombia for a medical tourism trip.

Mysterio, Cage and Santos received stem cell treatment at the BioXcellerator facility in Medellin. During the trip, the wrestling stars also went paragliding.

Mysterio last appeared on RAW two weeks ago and teased retirement before his son, Dominick, talked him out of it. Mysterio is slated to return to RAW this Monday.

You can see photos from the trip below.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

WWE NXT Preview 8/28/19

WWE NXT streaming tonight at 8 ET on WWE Network

WWE .com didn’t have a preview for NXT UK posted at the time of the writing.

Rob Gronkowski Wants “One Crazy Match” In WWE

Former NFL star Rob Gronkowski appeared at a press conference in New York City on Tuesday to announce that he will be partnering with Abacus Health Products, a company that will help produce topical CBD products called CBDMEDIC.

Gronkowski, who retired from the NFL last year, did not rule out a comeback to the league, but gave a wide-ranging timeline, saying a return could be possible in three months or two years, but not in the foreseeable future. Gronk, who is good friends with Mojo Rawley, did express interest in working with WWE again.

Gronk said he doesn’t think he could be a full-time pro wrestler, but he’s interested in “one crazy match” in WWE.

“With wrestling, I don’t feel like I would be a full-time wrestler, but there is one thing I’m down for,” Gronkowski said (H/T to CBS Sports). “And that’s to do one crazy match. Practice it for a little bit, go out there, like in a Royal Rumble, go out there, I got my friend in WWE [Rawley], practice it and do a full-on WWE match. I’m not saying when. Maybe five years. I got the rest of my life to do that. I’ve always dreamed about doing that, just one time, going in there and going full out. That may be a possibility, one time, down the road.”

The former New England Patriots tight end previously got involved in the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal at WrestleMania 33, and helped Mojo get the win. There have been rumors on interest between WWE and Gronk since then.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

CM Punk’s Starrcast III Interview To Air Live On Traditional PPV

CM Punk’s sit-down interview and discussion at Starrcast III on Saturday will air live on some traditional pay-per-view outlets, and Fite.TV.

Fite is offering a Starrcast III weekend pass for $39.99. That pass includes over 55 shows, including the Punk special, with over 65 hours of content and unlimited replays.

DirecTV currently has the Punk special listed for $14.95. It has a TV-14 rating and begins at 1pm ET.

It’s interesting to note that promotional material for the Punk special has a “Pipebomb” theme to go along with Punk’s infamous “Pipebomb Promo” from WWE RAW in 2011. Below is the synopsis that DirecTV has listed for the “CM Punk Live: Best In The World” special:

“Experience the return of the Pipe Bomb as pro wrestling’s controversial superstar reveals all in an uncensored interview, where anything can happen during the sold-out special event in Chicago.”

Punk’s interview is scheduled to run from 12pm until 1:30pm local time on Saturday, August 31 from the Hyatt Regency Schaumburg in Chicago. It will take place on the Pro Wrestling Tees Main Stage. The pay-per-view begins at 1pm ET, and runs for 90 minutes.

Stay tuned this weekend as we will have coverage and highlights from the Punk event.

Below are two promos for Punk’s sit-down interview and discussion at Starrcast III:

https://twitter.com/HeelByNatureYT/status/1161251391475724289

https://twitter.com/StarrcastEvents/status/1151923037400436737

Source: Wrestling Inc.

“The Fiend” Bray Wyatt Advertised For Big Match At Hell In A Cell

WARNING: The info in this article likely contains SPOILERS.

 

Bray Wyatt is being advertised for a big match at WWE Hell in a Cell.

The Golden 1 Center in Sacramento tweeted an announcement on Tuesday saying, “Get ready [WWE] fans … “The Fiend” [Bray Wyatt] challenges [Seth Rollins] or [Braun Strowman] to a #HIAC match! Get your tickets now, and stay tuned.”

This would seem to imply Wyatt will face the winner of Rollins vs. Strowman at Clash of Champions, though it’s possible WWE goes the other direction.

“The Fiend” made his debut at SummerSlam and quickly became the talk of the wrestling world. He was last used on WWE TV during an attack on Jerry Lawler.

Tickets to Hell in a Cell can be PURCHASED HERE.

Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet

WWE SmackDown Live Preview 8/27/19

Tonight’s WWE SmackDown and WWE 205 Live episodes will take place from the Raising Cane’s River Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

* Ali and Buddy Murphy renew their rivalry in King of the Ring

* Chad Gable and Shelton Benjamin clash in King of the Ring

* Daniel Bryan & Erick Rowan demand an apology from Roman Reigns

* How will Charlotte Flair respond to Bayley’s defiance?

* Will Randy Orton have an answer for Kofi Kingston’s surprise attack?

Impact Wrestling To Start Covering Hotel Costs For The Roster

Impact Wrestling is now picking up the bill for hotel costs while talents are on the road, according to PWInsider.

Impact officials told talents back in May that they were working on covering hotel costs as a way to give back to the locker room, by absorbing some of the financial burden of being on the road.

Impact recently covered hotel costs for talents while they were in Mexico, but talents were still paying for their own hotels for shows in the United States and Canada. That is about to change as hotels will be covered moving forward, beginning with next week’s Impact TV tapings in Las Vegas.

It was noted that all signs point to this being a new, consistent road policy for Impact.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

WWE Superstar Peyton Royce Gets Married To AEW Star Shawn Spears

WWE Superstar Peyton Royce got married to AEW star Shawn Spears (former WWE star Tye Dillinger) this past weekend.

Peyton posted the Instagram post seen below and wrote, “Every Superwoman needs her Superman @theshawnspears”

Spears responded in the comments section and wrote, “I got ya”

The happy couple was engaged to be married back in February of this year.

Source: Wrestling Inc.