A new promo for Asuka aired on tonight’s WWE No Mercy Kickoff pre-show and confirmed that Asuka will make her red brand debut at the WWE TLC pay-per-view. TLC takes place on October 22nd from the Target Center in Minneapolis.
No word yet on what the undefeated former WWE NXT Women’s Champion will be doing at TLC but we’ll keep you updated. Below the new teaser promo:
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“The Phenomenal” AJ Styles has won titles everywhere he’s gone and now he can add one more to his list — the title of comic book writer!
Styles was revealed to be one of the writers of Boom! Studios’ upcoming Royal Rumble Special, which will take a look behind the curtain of historic moments in the Rumble.
AJ’s edition will be focused particularly on his surprise debut.
Styles told CBS Sports, “This was such an important night in my career. I think you can get what I kind of went through during that day and what took place and how I felt.”
The story will be co-authored by Michael Kingston of Headlocked, who says the story ties together all of AJ’s motivations leading up to his rivalry with John Cena.
The Royal Rumble Special goes on sale January 10.
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Pro Wrestling Sheet reports that Jeff Hardy is currently dealing with a bad shoulder injury and may need to get surgery.
WWE held a live event in Sacramento on Friday night, but Jeff was unable to wrestle due to his banged up shoulder … so Matt wrestled Karl Anderson in a singles match instead.
It’s unclear exactly when the injury occurred, but Jeff certainly appeared to be clutching his shoulder in pain during the main event of Monday Night Raw this week.
It’s unclear if the Charismatic Enigma will need surgery at this point. However, it’s definitely an option — amongst a few others — and they should know more in the days to come.
Universal Championship: (C) Brock Lesnar vs. Braun Strowman
John Cena vs. Roman Reigns
RAW Women’s Championship – Fatal 5-Way: (C) Alexa Bliss vs. Sasha Banks vs. Bayley vs. Nia Jax vs. Emma
Finn Balor vs. Bray Wyatt
RAW Tag Team Championship: (C) Seth Rollins & Dean Ambrose vs. Cesaro & Sheamus
Intercontinental Championship: (C) The Miz vs. Jason Jordan
WWE Cruiserweight Championship: (C) Neville vs. Enzo Amore
Kickoff – Elias vs. Apollo Crews
A WWE Network Collection on Bobby “The Brain” Heenan has just been released. Heenan passed away at the age of 72 over the weekend. WWE announced these details on the Collection:
Just released: Bobby “The Brain” Heenan Collection on WWE NetworkNo one put the entertainment in sports-entertainment quite like Bobby “The Brain” Heenan. Affectionately known as “The Weasel,” Heenan is regarded by many as the greatest manager of all time. Certainly no “ham and egger,” Heenan was “The Brain” behind some of the most prolific Superstars in WWE history – none bigger than the “Eighth Wonder of the World,” Andre The Giant. When Heenan wasn’t leading WWE Hall of Famers “straight to the top,” the self-proclaimed broadcast journalist was wielding his sarcastic wit alongside longtime friend and comedic foil, Gorilla Monsoon. Relive all the great moments and celebrate over four decades of Bobby “The Brain” Heenan with this WWE Network Collection.
Contents
* Intro: Bobby “The Brain” Heenan Tribute Package
* Bobby Heenan calls himself “The Brain” for the first time
* Battle of the Managers
* Weasel Suit Match: Bobby Heenan vs. Greg Gagne
* Hulk Hogan vs. Bockwinkel & Bobby Heenan
* Bobby Heenan “I am not a Weasel” interview
* “$15,000 Slam Match”: Andre the Giant vs. Big John Studd (with Bobby Heenan)
* Andre aligns with Heenan; Contract signing prior to WrestleMania III
* Bobby Heenan – Andre the Giant Interview / WrestleMania III – Hogan vs. Andre the Giant
* Vignettes: Bobby and Gorilla in Atlantic City
* WrestleMania IV – Heenan and Islanders vs. Koko and The British Bulldogs
* Vignettes: Bobby and Gorilla on a Boat
* Weasel Suit Match: Ultimate Warrior vs. Bobby Heenan
* Vignettes: Western Movie Set
* Brookyln Brawler Debuts and attacks Red Rooster/WrestleMania V – Heenan vs. Red Rooster
* The Bobby Heenan Show, Episode #1
* Bobby Heenan introduces the Narcissist
* Survivor Series 1993: The Knights vs. The Harts
* Bobby Heenan tries to sneak into Raw
* WrestleMania X-7: Gimmick Battle Royal
* Bobby Heenan WWE Hall of Fame Speech
The Bella Twins have an interview in the new issue of In Touch magazine, which is on newsstands now. They revealed that they are looking to make a return to the ring together some time in 2018.
“We miss it terribly,” Brie said. “I think about it every day. Once you have the passion for wrestling, you can’t forget it,” Nikki added. “I say we make our comeback in 2018, but as the Bella Twins, not individuals,” Brie said, and Nikki agreed: “It’s a deal!”
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Ric Flair has finally returned home after being in the hospital for over a month and “The Nature Boy” looked thrilled to be strutting his way out of the convalescent center.
Flair’s fiancée Wendy Barlow posted a photo of Ric leaving on Thursday while wearing one of his “Space Mountain” t-shirts and wrote, “Taking Ric home….
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Ric is reported to be very happy to be back in his house as one would expect.
As we previously reported, the wrestling legend was interviewed by People magazine and told them he’s finally realized he’s an alcoholic who needs to stop drinking. He also revealed that he was suffering from congestive heart failure due to years of alcohol abuse.
Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet
Booker T is auctioning off a bunch of signed wrestling gear and memorabilia to help victims of Hurricane Harvey — including something from King BOOKAH’s closet.
The current Raw announcer is working with his own Booker T Fights For Kids Foundation to help raise money for Hurricane Harvey relief efforts in Houston.
The auction includes signed gear and shirts from a variety of superstars … including shirts and hoodies worn by The Hardy Boyz/Seth Rollins, gloves from Bray Wyatt/Roman Reigns and ring worn gear by Rob Van Dam/Sharmell/X-Pac.
However, the biggest auction piece comes from the 5-time WCW champ himself. Included in the auction is one of King Booker’s robes, which was worn after his King of the Ring win in 2006.
Check out the FULL AUCTION HERE.
Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet
As noted, Paige started training at the WWE Performance Center on Monday as she looks forward to her return to the ring for WWE.
The Wrestling Observer Newsletter notes that Paige has already received full clearance to return, she’s just getting back into ring shape now. The former Women’s Champion has been out of the ring for more than 1 year after having neck surgery.
Word is that WWE officials already have a storyline for Paige’s return and that it will be for the SmackDown brand.
Paige tweeted the following on Wednesday after day 3 of training at the WWE Performance Center:
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WWE officials are still interested in doing a Horsewomen vs. Horsewomen feud as multiple ideas have been discussed, according to The Wrestling Observer Newsletter.
One issue being discussed is making sense of Charlotte Flair and Becky Lynch being on SmackDown Live while Sasha Banks and Bayley are on RAW but that could be solved by having the match on a joint pay-per-view such as the Survivor Series in November. There’s also been talk of doing a Flair vs. Ronda Rousey singles match at some point. It was previously believed that Ronda’s first singles match would be against Stephanie McMahon.
There are unconfirmed reports that Shayna Baszler has signed a contract with WWE. She was backstage for the first set of WWE NXT TV tapings after The Mae Young Classic finals but she was not used. After being booked strong in the tournament, the 37 year old was expected to sign with WWE when she stopped booking new indie dates.
Source: WrestlingINC
