Category: WWE

A Lot Of WWE Talent Have Reportedly Been Looking Into Options Outside Of The Company

The moment Jon Moxley’s interview on Talk is Jericho went live on Wednesday, it became a hot topic of discussion around the wrestling world. Similar to CM Punk’s interview on Colt Cabana’s podcast, it offered fans a glimpse into the inner workings of WWE.

It appears that the former Dean Ambrose isn’t the only one who has had thoughts about leaving WWE. According to Dave Meltzer on the latest Wrestling Observer Radio, there are a number of people who are interested in leaving the company and some of the names would reportedly shock fans. Meltzer noted that the majority of the people in the company have at least inquired about outside opportunities, and that you can count the number of people who haven’t “on one to two hands.”

In recent months, several talents have asked for their release, including The Revival, Sasha Banks and Luke Harper. Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson have also reportedly turned down new contracts.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

Dorian Roldán On How Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide Running MSG Is Just The Beginning In U.S. Expansion

Managing director Dorian Roldán will see a family dream realized when Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide debuts at Madison Square Garden on September 15. One of the aspirations his uncle and promotion founder Antonio Peña had when he produced a show in the Paramount Theater. This is taking it a step further by running the most famous arena in the world.

“I think for any entertainment company in the world, all of us share that dream that is to be in that iconic venue,” Roldán said. “Speaking about this show in particularly, it was a long process. We have been in discussions with Madison Square Garden for several years. At least in the last couple of years, we have been really much more aggressive trying to close a deal. We were trying to enter since the last year. We were in a position to book the venue a year ago, to make the show in 2018. But we weren’t prepared or in a trustful position to be successful.

“So, we decided to push the show to this year and have the ticket sales on Cinco De Mayo, to be on September 15. For that to be the night we celebrate our Independence Day. I think it was a really good position to push a show. I think we are in a different stage. We have really professional talents working with us. We are in that time to make decisions to make the company more global. This is our statement that we are entering America in a different way, a more professional way and in the most iconic place that is the Madison Square Garden.”

The executive felt the goosebumps when the company made the formal announcement during a press conference. All of sudden, it became real.

“If you told me we would produce a show five years ago at the Madison Square Garden, I would have told you that you were crazy. It’s a challenge. We need to be ready,” he said. “I think we are being really aggressive in the manner entering in one of the most competitive markets in the world and the U.S. We are not testing. Entering in not just the most iconic but most expensive venue in the world. Trying to bring our brand, trying to bring AAA, our luchadores, a totally different concept that what Americans are used to in the wrestling industry. I think we are really confident about what we are going to present. But also, with that challenge we want to give the best product. We want to stay in the U.S. market and make the next step for the company.”

AAA is open to collaborating with promotions from around the world. The mindset Roldán shares is that when people work together, it can only make the industry bigger and stronger. He teases talent representatives from other companies would be working the show but couldn’t reveal too many details that are still being finalized.

“We made the announcement with Tony Khan and his team at AEW. We also have a really good relationship with the people from Impact. I was personally there at the Ring of Honor for the last event they had at Madison Square Garden. I said hello to Joe Koff,” he said. “Of course, we are competitors, but I think at the end of the day we want, and need have alliances.

“We need to give the fans what they want to watch and see. We also know our fans that day are going to be the Mexican community. We are also having conversations with talent that was in AAA before and was important for the Mexican families, and maybe to be part of that lineup for that day.”

Attending the G1 Supercard gave him a chance to take in a pro wrestling show from a fan and office perspective. He felt Ring of Honor and New Japan Pro Wrestling set the bar high.

“The people’s reaction was really good. As I sat as a fan, I really enjoyed the show. Of course, part of my team was there. We also did some scouting on how to produce a show in Madison Square Garden. We learned a lot about it,” Roldán said. “We got an idea of what we can do. My only words to Ring of Honor for the event they produce, I can only say congratulations to them. It was really amazing. They do a good job, and they really do a good job in the industry. As Joe talked to me, we are next in entering Madison Square Garden. Let’s see what happens. We are going to try to have the people enjoy the show and even bring them back to Mexico and to see a little bit of the Mexican nostalgia with some of the wrestlers and talent we are going to take to America.”

Beyond their programming on Spanish language channels, AAA has also been able to grow its audience and visibility thanks to their deal with Twitch. Organizers want to maximize the number of eyes that can see the MSG event.

“We are having conversations with the most important Spanish TV networks, but we are right now not able to reveal the terms of how it’s going to work. We are also having conversations with local television to make the show available and with digital platforms to make this available on a worldwide basis,” Roldán said.

“It’s not part of our Twitch deal. It’s not going to be available on Twitch. It was not on there when we signed the Twitch deal, so it’s not there. It’s also going, of course, be captured in Mexico. We are also finalizing the final terms with our current partners in media.”

Roldán speaks highly of Konnan’s creative vision, even referring to him as “one of the best bookers in the world.” He will have the arduous task of deciding what matches are on this momentous card. Expect a mix of the top stars of lucha with legends sprinkled in.

“It’s not an easy job because at the end of the day, there are many different kinds of wrestling fans,” he said. “The wrestling fan who likes the comedy, the fan who likes a very good quality match. We also need to satisfy the Mexican community. It’s going to be interesting. We think we are in a position right now to have the talent that can satisfy the different kinds of fans.”

For Roldán, The Garden is the catalyst toward the long-term goal of AAA expanding in the market. Producing more than 40 events through the year, his hope is to bring the product to America in a different way than the brand has done ever before.

“The most important thing is we are not by ourselves. We have a really good relationships and partnerships with those who know the live events market,” he said. “The first step and short-term is to have a really good show in the Madison Square Garden that can open possibilities to produce other events in other markets.

“The second one for example is giving an announcement really soon of a second venue we are going to produce this year. Another show from AAA. At the end of the day, what we are trying to do and discussion this week is to at least produce 10 shows in America, during the summer. It’s part of the plan we have in mind right now.”

Roldan’s full interview with Wrestling Inc was included on Wednesday’s episode of their WINCLY podcast.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

News On EC3 Getting Punished For Crowd Reactions During WWE Matches Against Jon Moxley (Dean Ambrose)

Since making his debut on the main roster in February, EC3 has had a lackluster run where he’s often times been positioned in matches on WWE Main Event. Despite fans wanting to see more from EC3 (especially in the promo department), questionable booking decisions haven’t given him much to work with as of yet.

The likely reason for his quick decline after the call-up could be found in Jon Moxley’s interview on Talk Is Jericho. Moxley noted WWE was looking to have him lose to a number of people on his way out and found it surprising he was brought back to TV week after week in the months and weeks leading up to his exit.

In February, EC3 quickly defeated Moxley on RAW in his first main roster match. Positioned as the babyface, EC3 was scheduled against Moxley in house shows and fans ended up cheering on Moxley, which Moxley said would come back negatively on EC3.

“They put me against EC3, debuting from NXT,” Moxley said. “Great talent, great friend of mine. Excited to work with him. They have EC3 come in as a babyface, defeat me in two minutes. … The crowd does not like this, because it’s transparent what’s happening and this is not a—this is not good for EC3, because now he’s gonna get the backlash.

“So it was an unfair position for him to be put in. We get to that weekend, I’m working with EC3 on house shows, now I’m the biggest babyface on the show. I’m a heel, I’m thumbing him in the eye, I’m making fun of the town, it doesn’t matter, they’re violently rejecting him as the babyface and they’re cheering the hell out of me. It’s got nothing to do with him, it’s like anti-WWE.”

In this morning’s edition of Wrestler Observer Radio, this same topic came up and Dave Meltzer also confirmed “100%” that’s the reason EC3 is where he’s at in the company.

After EC3 initially won, the very next week on RAW, EC3 and Moxley had a rematch and Moxley ended up beating him. EC3 has not had a singles match on RAW since. In regards to the house shows, Meltzer noted that the basic thought was crowds are going to cheer the stars that have been around for years (heel or face) over the new NXT star that most of them don’t know, putting EC3 in a tough spot.

Moxley debuted for AEW on last weekend’s Double or Nothing PPV where he attacked both Chris Jericho and Kenny Omega after the main event.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

NXT Star Rachael Evers Involved In Hit-And-Run Car Accident With Alleged Drunk Driver

Recent NXT signee Rachael Evers was in a hit-and-run car accident today involving an alleged drunk driver while leaving the WWE Performance Center.

Evers said the accident was a hit and run, but she is alright.

“Let me start by saying this: I am ok. I was hit by a drunk driver today on my way home from the PC. Hit and run. I’m extremely thankful it was my passengers side that was hit. Some people aren’t so lucky-please DONT DRINK AND DRIVE,” she wrote.

Despite the driver taking off, Evers managed run after him and snapped a picture of the guy and his license plate.

“Side note: as he drove off, I ran after him and got the best pictures of both his plates and face. I love a good cardio challenge,” she wrote with the photos, seen below.

Update On AJ Styles Injury

It looks like it will be a couple weeks before we see “The Phenomenal One” back inside the squared circle for WWE.

Dave Meltzer noted on the latest episode of Wrestling Observer Radio that A.J. Styles’ back injury is legitimate, and the early prognosis is that he will miss anywhere from two weeks to a month of action.

AJ Styles was pulled due to injury from last night’s WWE RAW Fatal 4 Way Elimination match with Braun Strowman, The Miz and Bobby Lashley, with the winner going on to face WWE Universal Champion Seth Rollins at Super ShowDown. Styles was replaced by Baron Corbin, who ended up winning the match.

Styles later appeared in a backstage RAW segment with Charly Caruso and noted that he felt his back pop during the recent Money In the Bank loss to Rollins. That was the last time he wrestled. Styles was dropped by Corbin in that backstage segment, but that’s the only physical action he saw this week. When asked how long he will be out of action, Styles noted that he still has more tests that need to be done.

Styles has already been removed from upcoming WWE house shows.

 

WWE NXT Preview 5/29/19

NXT, streaming tonight at 8 ET on WWE Network.

* Danny Burch & Oney Lorcan battle The Forgotten Sons’ (Steve Cutler & Wesley Blake)

* KUSHIDA vs. Drew Gulak

* Mia Yim vs. Bianca Belair

* Will Shayna Baszler have a rebuttal for Io Shirai?

WWE NXT UK Preview 5/29/19

NXT UK, streaming today at 3 ET/8 GMT on WWE Network.

* NXT UK Women’s Championship: (C) Toni Storm vs. Nina Samuels

* After voicing his resentment to Assistant to the General Manager Sid Scala over not receiving a Qualifying Match for the Fatal 4-Way to determine the No. 1 contender to WWE United Kingdom Champion WALTER, Kassius Ohno has been given the opportunity to prove his greatness against Gentleman Jack Gallagher.

 

Jon Moxley Details Why He Left WWE, Problems With The Creative Process In WWE

Jon Moxley, f.k.a. Dean Ambrose, appeared on Chris Jericho’s podcast, Talk Is Jericho, which dropped today. The episode was recorded a couple of days before Double Or Nothing.

Moxley said that “it was time to talk, finally.” He said that he has been quiet the last few months, even though WWE had sent out press releases and mentioned on commentary that he was leaving. Moxley brought up that his only real comment about leaving was during The Shield’s interview with Michael Cole last month, and that was because he felt like he was being set up with them saying he couldn’t hack it in WWE so he would be going to the minor leagues.

Moxley noted that he’s never been happier and that the weight of the world has been lifted off of his shoulders. He said that he has nothing but gratitude for WWE, and that WWE changed his life. He said he grew as a person there and learned a lot of life skills, adding that he got a chance to be a part of great causes like Make A Wish. Moxley also noted that he met his wife, Renee Young, in WWE and that the last eight years could not have been more successful.

“With that out of the way, let’s just bury the company,” Moxley joked.

Moxley knew he wanted to leave the company in July 2018 when he was out with a triceps injury. He was supposed to be out for four months but it turned into nine months because of all the complications. Moxley said he did not want to walk out of the company at the time, partly because his wife works there and he would get all of his royalties if he waited until his contract expired on April 30th.

Moxley recalled once getting a scripted promo about him describing the things that he did getting to the arena that day. He said that they weren’t things that a cool or relatable person does, but things that an idiot would do like driving backwards on a street or eating pizza with a homeless person. Moxley refused to do the promo and asked for it to be rewritten. Vince McMahon re-did the promo but put all of that material back in. Moxley met with Vince, who thought that “it was such good sh-t” and that it was why people liked him. Moxley replied, “So I’m an idiot?” McMahon laughed and replied, “No, that’s you! You’re different!”

He went on to recall the day when he started to count down the number of days that he had left. Moxley was back from injury last fall working as a heel against Seth Rollins, and as soon as he got to TV, several writers approached him with scripts. The theme was that Rollins would be calling him out into the ring throughout the night and that he would have various promos on the screen before leading to a fight at the end of the show. He knew it was going to be a long day with the various promos, noting that pre-tapes can take up to 40 minutes.

“They hand me these scripts,” Moxley recapped. “To my eye, it’s typical WWE script. They’re a bunch of words, a bunch of big words, a bunch of goofy words. None of it makes any sense to me. We’re not trying to tell any tangible story or do anything to get any kind of characters over. Nothing that makes any sense to me. So, typical.”

Moxley said the promo he was most concerned was at the end of the show in the ring, which he felt was “absolute hot garbage off of a crap.” The gist was that the people were smelly and foul, and Moxley could see Vince enjoying it. The thing that caught his eye the most was a comment about a “pooper scooper.” Moxley said he wasn’t going to say that. There was a process they had to go through to get it changed but without having Vince see it because Vince would love the “pooper scooper” line. One of the writers tried to get it changed to be more about needing a gas mask because the town was disgusting. Moxley told a writer that it would be much better if they were trying to tell a story instead of saying stupid things. Later that evening he got “notes from VKM”, who said that “Dean needs to understand why he’s insulting the audience” and read the promo verbatim and not try to re-write them.

“Why do I work here?” Moxley exclaimed to the writer. “I’m a professional wrestler who can tell stories and come up with promos. I believe I have the capability to talk people into buildings, I believe that I developed those skills years ago and wanted to bring them here to WWE and you just want me to say your stupid lines. If you want somebody to read your stupid lines, hire an actor because they’d probably do a better job. I’m not interested in doing in.”

He’s still hoping that his version of the promo got through before the “pooper scooper” promo. He said that one of the promos that day had a distasteful remark about his friend, Roman Reigns, who was recovering from leukemia. Moxley said that he thought it was a mistake and the writers pushed him to say it. Moxley went ahead and said the promo and regretted it as soon as he said that line. Moxley went back into the writers room and they were able to get their version of the promo in before the “pooper scooper” got to Vince.

“Bear in mind that this is a billion dollar company, run by a man who’s allegedly a genius,” Moxley said. “And keep in mind that we’re all adults and we’re talking about stuff like this.”

The new promo was written by Vince which had Moxley in a surgical mask, followed by a gas mask the following week and a full hazmat suit the week after. Moxley went into Vince again and felt exhausted, not just about that day, but the six years of explaining to an “old man” why the material was bad. They came to a compromise where Moxley wore a handkerchief instead. Moxley said he had no creative license and was just doing terrible crap. Moxley took off right after the show, had a drink and recalled what a waste of time the ordeal was.

Moxley rejected the notion that talent today are afraid to go off-script or get fired. He said that he’s never been afraid to get fired and always goes in and gives his opinion. He said that he tries to convince the company that his ideas are better, but if he can’t, then he goes with what’s scripted because they sign his paychecks and he tries to make it the best he can.

Moxley then discussed the day when he knew 100% that he was gone from the company. He said he thought about walking out, but he didn’t. This was the angle where he got shots and vaccinated during a backstage promo. He got to the arena and was staring at the promo seething during a sexual harassment meeting that the talent needed to attend. After the meeting, Vince wanted to meet with him over the promo because he wanted to make sure that it wasn’t played for comedy. Vince met with Moxley and said that the promo was so well written and will get him a ton of heat. Moxley said that he will do whatever he can to make it good, and felt that it would be the last time that he would say it again. Vince loved the segment.

Moxley noted that day that he felt that he could not work there. He left for the airport feeling depressed.

“This promo also had a line about my actual friend who’s going through leukemia that Vince wanted me to say, that he tried to talk me into saying,” Moxley stated. “This is where I absolutely drew the line. I said, ‘absolutely not.'”

Moxley said that Vince tried to talk him into saying the line a little bit, but he absolutely would not.

“It is the worst line,” Moxley revealed. “I’m not going to say it on the air, I’ll tell you after we’re done. It would have been like a thing where someone would had to get fired, maybe me. They might have like lost sponsors, like the Susan G. Komen and all of that.

“I don’t know who wrote it, I don’t know if it was Vince himself. If it was a writer and he’s listening right not, ‘you should be ashamed of yourself.’ You wouldn’t believe it!”

Moxley said that he would have left WWE even if there were no other options.

 

Moxley also spoke in depth about the problems with the creative process in WWE.

One of the major creative hurdles with the company is their over-scripting of promos. Moxley noted that promos used to be one of his favorite aspects of pro wrestling, but he was dreading them by the time he left the company.

“They take wrestling away from you,” Moxley said. “Wrestling is my first love and my only love besides my wife. It’s the thing I’m most passionate about, I love it. I feel like I got it back finally. Since I was a little kid, I was always watching tapes, always thinking of promos. I wanted to watch all the wrestling, I loved pacing around the house thinking of promos, waking up in the middle of the night and just thinking of a cool line or a way to tell the story of a match.

“Promos used to be my favorite part of wrestling. I loved it! They ended up becoming my least favorite part, the part I dread. Because now it’s not me coming up with ideas and coming up with ways for me to hook you into our story, it means me trying not to look like an idiot… Sitting down with a writer, that is not how it is supposed to be!”

During the interview, Moxley discussed his return to WWE last summer from injury. He said that he was motivated to return and was working out profusely, even though he felt “shackled” creatively at the time. He said that he was thinking of ideas for his return, only to realize that the company wouldn’t go for it.

“I was so excited to come back to wrestling, but I was not excited to come back to WWE,” Moxley said. “I was picturing myself in other places, I was picturing myself coming back to like CZW. I was picturing myself in Japan. Anywhere but WWE.

“My particular type of charisma, Vince [McMahon] just can’t just let me be. He’s got to put a hat on me or put me in a goofy vehicle. For whatever reason, me and Vince are like Mentos and Diet Coke together, we just create this explosion of goofy nonsense that I detest.”

Moxley flew to Stamford, Connecticut to meet with Vince about his return. He had said that he wanted to come back as a heel to change his character because he hated it. He looked at the return as an opportunity to reinvent himself. He met with Vince again later to discuss his return as it was getting closer about, but was told that The Shield was already advertised for a show in Australia in October so there’s no way that he’ll be a heel before that. He was also told that he would basically be returning as Seth Rollins’ partner, which he loves doing, but it was more of the same.

“Basically their idea of me coming back was exactly what everybody expected,” Moxley said. “No shock, nothing different, just good ol’ Lunatic Fringe. That’s it.”

WWE wanted Moxley to return the week before SummerSlam, but Moxley convinced them to have it be at the pay-per-view. Moxley said he was deflated with how he’d return, but he continued to train hard and then got a call that it would be the week before SummerSlam, as they originally discussed. Moxley also mentioned Rollins’ promo introducing him back where he told Dolph Ziggler that if Ziggler’s going to have a “Scottish Psychopath” in his corner, then he’ll have a lunatic in his. Moxley felt that the verbiage cheapened the original pop as opposed to if they would have just hit his music.

“It’s a small example of they ruin everything!” Moxley exclaimed. “How do you screw that up? Hit the button, play the music! It’s like they have to get their hands in it, they have to justify their jobs or something. It’s a great example of overproducing everything.”

Moxley said that he was leaving WWE regardless of what other companies were out there. He said that he would have left even if there were no other promotions in existence.

When it was time to renew his contract, Moxley said that he was “relishing the opportunity” to say that he wasn’t interested. When he finally was told over Royal Rumble weekend this past January that he would be presented the new contract that Monday at RAW, Moxley said that he couldn’t hold it in anymore and exclaimed that he’s gone as soon as his contract expires. He said he wouldn’t change his mind, it was something he thought about for a long time, it wasn’t an emotional decision, but he was done.

Moxley talked about WWE issuing a press release after rumors of his departure started, which was unprecedented. Moxley doesn’t know why it was sent, other than Vince probably wanted to control the narrative.

“[Vince] has got the Million Dollar Man complex,” Moxley stated. “That’s why he pays Brock [Lesnar] billions of dollars to come in and ruin his company. Because he wants to own Brock. He wants to be like, ‘Brock’s my attraction!’ A guy he has no power over (me), he doesn’t know how to handle it.”

Moxley revealed that he never looked at his new contract when it was offered. Moxley said he felt something akin to a physical depression during his time, because the company “takes away something that you love.” He said that they take away the talents promos because they have writers, they can’t come up with cool things in matches because of the producers and they can’t come up with intriguing storylines because of the writers.

Moxley said that there would be days where he would just lay in bed because he’d be dreading the conversations with the writers. He said that once his departure became real, he feels like a new person. He added that he’s excited with his opportunities with AEW and plans to prove that the WWE creative process is wrong.

“I want to prove that [WWE’s] creative process sucks,” Moxley stated. “It does not work, it’s absolutely terrible. I’ve said that to Vince, I’ve said that to Hunter, I’ve said that Michael Hayes. I can’t even tell you how their system works, it’s some kind of system of meetings that take place in Stamford, then there’s a home team. There’s writers and producers and production meetings and nobody knows what’s approved and what’s not.

“The bureaucratic red tape that you have to go through to get anything approved is crazy! It doesn’t work! It’s killing the company and I think Vince is the problem. And not so much Vince, but whatever the structure that he built around himself probably starting around 2002 after the sale of WCW and this infrastructure of writers, producers and this is what the WWE is and what the product is, and the product sucks. [They have] great talent, amazing talent. None of this is their fault.

“If I had a goal with AEW, that’s that if we can prove that Vince’s way sucks. That’s not what I’m going to focus on, because it’s not about competing with WWE. We’re just going to be over here doing our best and putting on our best product. If a byproduct of that is that it pushes WWE to re-evaluate their creative process and it makes Vince – not that he’s going to step aside because we all know that he’s going to die in the chair – but maybe he’ll listen to someone else’s ideas. Maybe he’ll be open to doing it a different way.”

You can listen to the full podcast at this link HERE.

Source: Talk Is Jericho via Wrestling Inc.

The Undertaker Announced For Next Week’s WWE RAW

WWE has announced that The Undertaker will be returning on next Monday’s RAW from the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas.

This will be the final RAW before WWE Super ShowDown in Saudi Arabia, where Taker will face WWE Hall of Famer Bill Goldberg for the first time. There’s no word yet on if Goldberg will be at RAW to help promote the match.

This will be Taker’s first WWE appearance since the post-WrestleMania 35 RAW from Brooklyn back in April. That show saw Taker destroy Elias in an in-ring segment.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

Vince McMahon Reportedly Furious Over AEW Name-Drop During WWE RAW Segment, More Backstage Talk

There have been conflicting reports over whether or not Sami Zayn’s AEW name-drop on last night’s WWE RAW was scripted. Dave Meltzer noted on Wrestling Observer Radio that the line was scripted, but co-host Bryan Alvarez said he heard otherwise. PWInsider then reported that several sources said Zayn’s AEW line was not scripted, and was likely something that Zayn improvised as he is known to pitch his own verbiage for promos. PWInsider also pointed to how WWE could have used their 15-second delay to bleep the plug out, if they had a real issue with it.

In an update, Alvarez noted on Wrestling Observer Live yesterday that Vince McMahon was furious when AEW was mentioned live on RAW. Alvarez fueled the speculation with stories from multiple sources.

“These are two facts about the situation, alright? There are absolutely people who insist that Sami was given the OK to mention AEW, alright?,” Alvarez said. “I’ve even heard from one person who said that in the script that went around in the morning yesterday, it was in the script that he was going to mention AEW. One person said that. I had another person say, and Dave had people tell him that it was a scripted line. Now, with that said, I heard from multiple people, far more people in fact, and people that heard from other people, that all said, the line was not scripted, the line was not supposed to be said.

“I was also told from multiple people that when it happened, Vince flipped his lid. He was furious that this happened, OK? So, that’s literally… those are the two things that I can tell you. So, however you want to figure out what the hell is going on here, there’s various ways that you could explain this. The one that people seem to think is the most likely, is that a small number of people were told that he was given the OK, and that they’re working the boys and flipping out about it. I don’t know what the answer is, all I know is that some people were told that he was given the OK, but most people said that he wasn’t, and that Vince flipped out. I wasn’t there, I don’t know how the flip out occurred, I wasn’t there to witness it, but I do know that the people there who absolutely 100% believed that he was very angry, that this was not him putting on a show for people, that this was not him trying to work the boys, that he was angry when this got on the air. I don’t know how to explain everything, I just know that’s what happened last night.”

If the line was not scripted, it’s believed that Zayn could face some sort of consequences. Meltzer speculated that he could be suspended. Stay tuned for updates on the situation and check out the name-drop in the clip below. As we’ve noted, WWE did edit the AEW mention out of the segment that was posted to YouTube, seen below.

Source: Wrestling Inc.