Category: WWE

WWE Reportedly Made “Excellent Offer” To Chad Gable

Chad Gable’s WWE contract expired today. He’s expected to get interest from many different promotions. WWE is interested in re-signing him.

It is said that there will be a strong push from talent in various outside companies to vouch for him to be signed. He has been heavily featured on TV as of late as the leader of Alpha Academy as he undergoes a heel turn.

Dave Meltzer reported the following in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter: 

“Both AEW and WWE have interest in Gable. The only thing we’ve heard is that WWE has made an excellent offer to keep him. AEW is not allowed legally to make an offer until his WWE deal expires. He does have key people in AEW pushing him to Tony Khan. Gable would have to allow his contract to expire to get an offer. He’s also in the middle of the best singles push of his career right now.”

Wendy Choo Set For WWE NXT Return

The sweet dreams of “WWE NXT” appear to be no more as a vignette teases a new, nightmarish version of Wendy Choo.

During Tuesday’s episode of “NXT,” WWE showcased a video clip indicating the imminent resurgence of Wendy Choo. Dressed in her usual ensemble of fuzzy slips and a onesie, Choo can be seen presumably rising from her slumber to wash her face with water in a nearby bathroom sink. As the camera later pans to Choo’s face, however, a noticeably darker aura is introduced, with Choo wearing dark eye makeup while she intensely stares into the mirror above the sink (before it dramatically shatters). The respective vignette ended with the announcement of Choo’s return to “NXT” television, which will take place on the May 11 episode.

Choo’s last “NXT” appearance took place on the February 28, 2023 episode of “NXT,” where she was attacked by a mystery assailant — later revealed to be Blair Davenport — in the WWE Performance Center parking lot. Two months later, Choo returned to action for a quartet of matches on “NXT Level Up” before being sidelined once again with an undisclosed injury.

After nearly a year on the shelf, the 32-year-old laced up her boots for another “NXT Level Up” match, this time against newcomer Wren Sinclair, on April 30 (aired May 10). Choo’s in-ring comeback would continue with a six-woman tag team victory over the likes of Stevie Turner, Izzi Dame, and Jazmyn Nyx at a recent “NXT” live event in Lakeland, Florida

Source: Wrestling Inc.

WWE NXT Preview 6/4/2024

Tonight’s WWE NXT on USA Network from the WWE Performance Center.

  • TNA Knockouts Champion Jordynne Grace vs. Stevie Turner
  • Damon Kemp vs. Tony D’Angelo
  • Thea Hail vs. Jazmyn Nyx
  • The fallout from Ethan Page’s attack on Trick Williams
  • Inside Look at Shayna Baszler vs. Lola Vice ahead of NXT Battleground

Latest Wyatt 6 QR Code Teaser Features Firefly Funhouse Puppets, WWE Raw Talk

Once again, an episode of WWE programming was interrupted by a QR code from Uncle Howdy, and this time, it promises to do so yet again later tonight. The familiar glitch flickered during the Sheamus/Ludwig Kaiser match, sending followers to a landing page at wwe.com/fleshofunifyeur (with that slug an anagram for “Firefly Fun House”), and all sorts of links, hidden or otherwise, to more and more mysterious content.

Of the straightforward links, the last one may prove most fruitful in the short term, with a link entitled, “interupption.jpg” showing a scrambled photo of “Raw Talk” hosts Sam Roberts and Megan Morant alone with the text “see you tonight.” Others include a video titled “Preparing for a Massacre” filled with instructions and ending with the familiar image of a veiled figure, a link to the “hacked” version of wwe.com with the “71enuj” slug in its URL hinting at a June 17 debut, poetry and images from a journal presumed to be Uncle Howdy’s, a rehash of one of the other landing pages from a previous episode, and a wav file that, when played backwards, says, “Cave will be no more. The end of all things. A massacre is coming. Run and hide. Run and hide. Run and hide.”

Some of the more obscure material included an “ad blocked” icon in the top right corner that, when clicked, brings up a gif advertisement for Ramblin’ Rabbit Bohemian Breakfast Spread, with “Yowie Wowie” positioned as a tag line along with “Available at finer retailers near you!” Additionally, there is hidden text at the bottom of the page, “vXT3gPef8zo,” which, when Googled, leads to a results page led by this YouTube clip of a “Gyre & Gimble Masterclass” episode called “Bringing a Puppet To Life.”

Source: Wrestling Inc.

WWE RAW Preview 6/3/2024

WWE RAW will air live tonight on the USA Network from the GIANT Center in Hershey, Pennsylvania.

  • Women’s World Champion Liv Morgan to appear
  • New Day (Xavier Woods and Kofi Kingston) vs. Authors of Pain (Akam and Rezar)
  • World Heavyweight Champion Damian Priest vs. Rey Mysterio
  • Ludwig Kaiser vs. Sheamus

Becky Lynch Officially A Free Agent, Expected To Secure Historic Offer

It’s June 1, and for the first time in more than a decade, Becky Lynch is a free agent. Fightful Select reports that Lynch did not sign a new deal with WWE in the hours before her contract’s expiration, and as a result, her services are now available on the open market.

This news doesn’t necessarily mean that Lynch is finished in WWE; indeed, the odds of her returning remain high. Per Fightful’s report, WWE has expressed a desire to keep negotiating with Lynch and ultimately expect to come to a new agreement with her. That said, there’s also an expectation that Lynch will receive multiple big money offers — the largest ever secured by a woman in professional wrestling. Fightful’s sources in WWE described Lynch as “class” in business negotiations and informed the company some time ago that she was planning to take some time off. In fact, her Women’s World Championship win back in April came after she notified WWE of her impending hiatus; Fightful reports that there were no concerns about giving Lynch a championship for the final few weeks of her contract and strapped her for the sake of the story, knowing she would be more than willing to drop the title before her departure, as she did to Liv Morgan at WWE King & Queen of the Ring.

While it’s true that anyone could have signed Lynch in 2013, when she first joined WWE as part of the burgeoning “NXT” brand, Lynch had spent the previous several years away from the wrestling business, meaning that in reality, she hasn’t been an active free agent like she is now since about 2006. She’s a WWE women’s Grand Slam Champion, having held eight singles titles and one tag title, and she won the first-ever women’s WrestleMania main event in 2019.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

New Wyatt 6 QR Code Appears On 5/31 WWE SmackDown

Another new QR code appeared on Friday’s episode of WWE SmackDown.

This latest code will take fans to another new website www.wwe.com/recapitulation.

In the website, there are links which contain all the videos and all the hints from the previous QR codes. The bottom of the webpage also has a sad face with x’s for eyes. When you click that specific image, it then directs you to a photo that has several messages on paper with writing that includes “save yourself” and a second message of “will tell you more tomorrow.”

In addition, the website has two new videos – one named “signs” and the other “wonders.” The “signs” video contains footage from a doorbell camera. The “wonders” video features someone taking footage from their cell phone and looks like they are in disbelief of what they are looking at.

X user @WrestlingCovers posted an image of the website and image of the paper with the messages written on them, which you can check out below:

X user @SlavTino posted the videos, which you can check out below:

Source: WrestleView

WWE SmackDown Preview 5/31/2024

WWE SmackDown will air live tonight on FOX from the MVP Arena in Albany, New York.

Backstage Update On Becky Lynch’s WWE Status Amidst Reported Contract Negotiations

WWE fans might have seen the last of Becky Lynch for a while. Lynch lost the WWE Women’s World Championship to Liv Morgan at King and Queen of the Ring, and was unsuccessful in her rematch against Morgan on the May 27 edition of “WWE Raw.” Following the loss, Lynch posted a cryptic message on social media as she has yet to agree to a new deal. According to Dave Meltzer of the “Wrestling Observer Radio,” the reason for this is because “The Man” is possibly looking to take an extended break from wrestling to spend more time with her family.

“Becky Lynch didn’t renew,” Meltzer said. “Lynch is taking an extended leave. From what I was told, it’s not like a short period of time; she was looking for a long period of time out. It’s probably if [Seth Rollins] isn’t on the road, it makes sense for her not to be on the road. They can’t be hurting for money or anything where they need it right now, and maybe she’s looking at other things or maybe she’s not. But she will be a free agent a couple of days from now.”

News of Lynch’s status with WWE has attracted a lot of attention from people in and around the wrestling business. AEW star Chris Jericho on commented Lynch’s future in wrestling, stating that having a company like AEW around is good for “The Man” as it gives her another option when she decides to get back in the ring.

Source: Wrestling Inc. with credit to Wrestling Observer Radio

Ethan Page Denies Reports He’s Signed To WWE In Social Media Video Following NXT Debut

Former AEW star Ethan Page shocked the world on May 28 when he made a surprise appearance on “WWE NXT” attacking NXT Champion Trick Williams. Page left All Elite Wrestling earlier this year after his contract expired, and seems to have found himself in a brand new environment…at least for now. The day after “WWE NXT” aired, Page took to his X (formerly known as Twitter) account to reveal that, despite rumors suggesting otherwise, he hasn’t actually signed with WWE.

https://twitter.com/OfficialEGO/status/1795893384382443766

“Everybody saw what I did last night, literally everybody. We’re talking millions of views across all social platforms, that’s pretty heavy. I’d even say that’s a bit of buying power for Ethan Page, especially because, contrary to popular belief, Ethan Page is not signed to any company, or any contract, and I’m going to just assume that Trick Williams would love to get a little payback and revenge on Ethan Page. So NXT, I’m going to leave this one to you, ball is in your court, and ‘All Ego’ is all ears. I’m going to assume someone in that company has my number, I’ll wait for the call.”

Page has also gloated on social media about how he ‘whooped that trick’ with the intention of baiting the NXT Champion into potentially putting his title on the line against the former AEW star. The upcoming June 4 edition of “WWE NXT” will be the final episode of the show before the NXT Battleground Premium Live Event takes place on June 9 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada, and at the time of writing, a match for Williams’ NXT Championship has yet to be booked. However, given how Page blindsided the champion this past week, WWE might want to consider keeping the former AEW star to be Williams’ first title defense. 

Source: Wrestling Inc.