Category: WWE

Ex-TNA Wrestler Thea Trinidad Signs WWE Contract

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Pro Wrestling Sheet reports that  ex-TNA wrestler Thea Trinidad (Rosita), signed a WWE deal recently and will begin training at the Performance Center.

Sources confirm that Thea, who is in a relationship with cruiserweight standout Austin Aries, joins multiple other signees who also recently inked contracts.

The group includes former TNA wrestler Gunner, female independent wrestlers Evie and Nixon Newell, Cruiserweight Classic competitor Fabian Aichner and German wrestler Axel Dieter Jr.

Thea recently sat ringside for an Andrade ‘Cien‘ Almas match at an NXT TV taping, but when it aired she wasn’t shown on camera. Unclear if they plan to pair the two. She also played the part of AJ Lee in the soon-to-be-released biopic about Paige and her family.

Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet

RAW Preview 6/5/17

Tonight’s WWE RAW will take place from the Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza from Wilkes-Barre, PA with the fallout from last night’s WWE Extreme Rules pay-per-view.

* Can Samoa Joe conquer The Beast Incarnate?

* Cesaro & Sheamus take The Hardy Boyz to the Extreme

* What’s next for Alexa Bliss?

* The Miz’s Intercontinental Championship “comeback tour” begins

* What dirt did Corey Graves have on Kurt Angle?

Vader Says He’s Not Retiring

Vader sent out a tweet over the weekend that seemed to suggest that he was retiring. The former WCW World Champion replied to his own tweet, saying that he hasn’t wrestled his last match. He seemed to get kick out of the attention his tweet garnered, adding, “Love it when u got them guessing.” He is advertised for WLW’s event on June 17th in Troy, MO, as well as AML Wrestling’s show in Hickory, NC on June 25th.

Source: WrestlingINC

Vader also responded to my previous post on that he apparently announced his retirement.

https://twitter.com/bassjohn13/status/871519167891075072

WWE Extreme Rules (RAW) Results 6/4/17

(Kickoff) Kalisto vs. Apollo Crews w/Titus O’Neil – Winner: Kalisto

Intercontinental Championship: (C) Dean Ambrose vs. The Miz w/Maryse (If Ambrose is disqualified, he will lose the Intercontinental Title) – Miz tried to get Ambrose disqualified by having Maryse slap him but ref didn’t by it and tossed Maryse from ringside then Maryse distracted the ref and Miz tossed Ambrossed into the ref, while the ref was thinking about disqualifying Ambrose as Ambrose pleaded with him, Miz hit Ambrose from behind with the Skull Crushing Finale and made the cover for the win. – Winner and New WWE Intercontinental Champion: The Miz

Mixed Tag Match: Rich Swann & Sasha Banks vs. Noam Dar & Alicia Fox – Winners: Rich Swann & Sasha Banks

Elias Samson sang a song in the ring.

RAW Women’s Championship – Kendo Stick On A Pole Match: (C) Alexa Bliss vs. Bayley – Winner: Alexa Bliss

RAW Tag Team Championship – Steel Cage Match: (C) The Hardy Boyz vs. Sheamus & Cesaro – Winners and New RAW Tag Team Champions: Sheamus & Cesaro

WWE Cruiserweight Championship – Submission Match: (C) Neville vs. Austin Aries – Winner: Neville

Extreme Rules Fatal 5-Way Universal Title No. 1 Contender’s Match – Roman Reigns vs. Seth Rollins vs. Finn Balor vs. Bray Wyatt vs. Samoa Joe – Winner: Samoa Joe – Joe choked out Balor with the Coquina Clutch for the win.

Vader Apparently Announces His Retirement

WWE and WCW legend Big Van Vader apparently announced his retirement from professional wrestling over the weekend on Twitter. In the post, Vader expressed sadness of leaving his “greatest love of all” for a chance to see his grandchildren some day.

If this is indeed a retirement announcement, we have Vader last working in a six-man tag team match with Keiji Muto & AKIRA against Fujinami, Riki Choshu & Shiro Koshinaka at Korakuen Hall in Japan back in April. Vader passed out after the match due to an apparent head injury he suffered during the bout.

Vader announced on Twitter last November he only had two years to live due to suffering from congestive heart failure. He later expressed regret for making the tweets.

Vader’s career began in the American Wrestling Association in the mid-1980s and he won the IWGP Heavyweight title at New Japan Pro Wrestling’s first Tokyo Dome show on April 24, 1989. Vader came to WCW in 1990 but was used sparingly as he was still working on Japan. He first won the WCW Heavyweight Championship in 1992 when he beat Sting at the Great American Bash.

Vader debuted with WWE (then WWF) at Royal Rumble 1996, where he worked until 1998. He was rejuvenated in Japan with All Japan Pro Wrestling and Pro Wrestling Noah until 2002. Since then, he’s made sporadic appearances including with TNA in 2003 and 2015 and with WWE in 2005, 2012 and 2016.

If Vader’s career is over, his resume includes being a two-time Triple Crown Heavyweight Champion (All Japan Pro Wrestling), three-time IWGP Heavyweight Champion (New Japan Pro Wrestling), three-time WCW World Heavyweight Champion, among many other titles and accolades. In 1993, Pro Wrestling Illustrated named him “Wrestler of the Year.”

Source: WrestlingINC

WWE Extreme Rules (RAW) 6/4/17

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Extreme Rules Fatal 5-Way Universal Title No. 1 Contender’s Match – Roman Reigns vs. Seth Rollins vs. Finn Balor vs. Bray Wyatt vs. Samoa Joe

Intercontinental Championship: (C) Dean Ambrose vs. The Miz (If Ambrose is disqualified, he will lose the Intercontinental Title)

RAW Women’s Championship – Kendo Stick On A Pole Match: (C) Alexa Bliss vs. Bayley

RAW Tag Team Championship – Steel Cage Match: (C) The Hardy Boyz vs. Sheamus & Cesaro

WWE Cruiserweight Championship – Submission Match: (C) Neville vs. Austin Aries

Mixed Tag Match: Rich Swann & Sasha Banks vs. Noam Dar & Alicia Fox

 

Brie Bella Training For Her Return To The Ring (Video)

Brie Bella recently announced on her YouTube channel that she is preparing for a return to the ring now that she’s given birth to her and Daniel Bryan’s daughter Birdie Joe. Below is new video of Brie training for her return to the WWE ring.

Could ROH’s Dalton Castle Be Headed To WWE This Summer?

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Ring of Honor star Dalton Castle may be headed to WWE this summer as his ROH contract expires this month.

WWE has shown major interest in Castle, meaning it would take a major offer from ROH to keep him on their roster.

The 31 year old is known to be a top live show performer and as Wrestling Observer Newsletter points out, he would have potential to be a real star in WWE.

Source: WrestlingINC

Hulk Hogan Finally Returning To Work For WWE Soon?

There has once again been lots of talk within WWE about Hulk Hogan returning to work for the company, according to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter.

Coming out of the racist comments debacle from 2016, Hogan’s WWE return has depended on the company being reasonably sure that bringing him back won’t cause a big backlash. It’s possible he’s re-hired for some sort of Ambassador role in the near future.

A Hogan poster was recently featured in the WWE Kids magazine, which is released internationally but not in the United States. Hogan has also said he and Vince McMahon have had talks about a return.

Source: WrestlingINC

Preview For Tonight’s Return of Lucha Underground 5/31/17

Season 3 of Lucha Underground continues as it returns tonight on the El Rey Network.

All Night Long…Again – The Mack faces champion Johnny Mundo in an All Night Long Match. The luchador with the most pinfall and submission victories the end of the night is the Lucha Underground Champion. The show airs at 8PM ET on the El Rey Network…