It was reported yesterday that Jim Ross’ wife Jan was seriously injured while riding her Vespa to the gym near their home in Oklahoma. She was driving at 9:33pm (the previous night) when she was struck from behind by a 2000 Mercury Grand Marquis, which was driven by a 17-year-old male. Both the Mercury and Jan’s scooter caught fire but the male was not injured; police are currently investigating the accident.
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JR posted the following update on Twitter…
The following is scheduled for tonight’s 3/22 episode of WWE NXT:
Loser Leaves NXT: Elias Samson vs. Kassius Ohno
SAnitY vs. Roderick Strong, Tye Dillinger & No Way Jose
Andrade “Cien” Almas vs. Oney Lorcan
At last night’s SmackDown Live, WWE announced to the live crowd that their next show in the state of Connecticut will be the return of the Bad Blood pay-per-view. It will be a RAW exclusive show, and it will take place on July 9th at the XL Center in Hartford, CT. This marks the first WWE pay-per-view to take place at the XL Center since Vengeance in 2004.
The first Bad Blood pay-per-view took place on October 5, 1997, and marked the first-ever “Hell In A Cell” match, which saw Shawn Michaels defeat The Undertaker after Kane made his debut and interfered. There were two more Bad Blood pay-per-views – in 2003 and 2004 – which were RAW exclusive shows.
No ticket information or pre-sale code was given for this year’s Bad Blood.
Source: WrestlingINC
Pro Wrestling Sheet reports that WWE has offered new contracts to Matt and Jeff Hardy and that “all signs point to an inevitable [WWE] return.”
As we previously reported, Broken Matt is currently battling with Impact Wrestling over the use of his name/gimmick. The wrestling company believes they should be paid when it’s used, but Hardy doesn’t agree. The brothers are also the current ROH tag champs after signing a short-term deal.
Still no word on whether WWE creative is looking to use their “broken” characters, but the legal side of things probably doesn’t bode well for a chance of that happening immediately.
Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet
Update:
PWInsider confirmed reports that Matt and Jeff Hardy have been in talks with WWE, and noted that “it’s a matter or when, not if” the brothers return to the company.
According to PWInsider, the deal is only for Matt and Jeff, and not for Reby or Senor Benjamin. It was noted that one major issue that would have to be worked out is the schedule, as the Hardys likely don’t want a full time schedule.
As noted, Jeff Jarrett, Nordholm and Jeremy Borash were at AAA’s annual Rey de Reyes tournament this past weekend and announced an alliance between AAA and Impact Wrestling. Jarrett noted that Impact still plans to work with Konnan’s CRASH promotion in Mexico. Konnan was asked on Twitter if he was “OK” with the alliance between AAA and Impact, and he admitted that he wasn’t:
Konnan did confirm that despite the AAA – Impact partnership, CRASH talent like the Laredo Kid and Garza Jr. will still be featured on Impact Wrestling.
Source: WrestlingINC
The Authors of Pain have ran roughshod through the NXT tag team division since their debut at NXT: The End last June. Since then, they dominated American Alpha, won the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic, and defeated DIY for the NXT Tag Team Championship.
However, there is one person who does not believe that this resume is very impressive.
When Chris Featherstone spoke to Road Warrior Animal at an independent wrestling event recently, he did not have the fondest words to say about the Authors of Pain. In fact, he said that he felt sorry for his former manager Paul Ellering.
“I talk to Paul all the time,” Animal said. “I feel bad for him because of that team he’s managing. They’re green. You gotta start somewhere, but [man]. The only problem is, when you start managing two big guys, everybody’s gonna compare them to Hawk and I. It’s an unfair comparison. It’s like trying to compare a singles guy to Bruno Sammartino. You can’t. Bruno is Bruno. The Rock’s the Rock. They’ll never be another Rock. They’ll never be another Road Warriors ever. That’s the problem [WWE] is having now in the company. They [also] have the Ascension coming out, and the Ascension are [trying to be like the Road Warriors].”
Animal finds Ellering managing the Authors of Pain to be a negative comparison to managing the Road Warriors. In his eyes, the WWE is trying to recapture the moment of a dominant big man tag team, and using Ellering as the conduit to make it happen again. Thankfully, for the Authors of Pain, they do not look anything like the Road Warriors. The Ascension, however, is a much stronger comparison.
You can hear the full interview on the Pancakes and Powerslams podcast by clicking here.
Source: WrestlingINC
Tonight’s WWE 205 Live will take place from the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT as the Road to WrestleMania 33 continues.
Tonight’s SmackDown Live will take place from the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT as the Road to WrestleMania 33 continues.
WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross noted on Twitter that his wife, Jan, underwent surgery after being hit while riding her Vespa. He said that she has “multiple skull fractures” and that “we need a miracle.”
Ross told TMZ that Jane was riding her Vespa without a helmet to the gym near their home in Oklahoma. She was hit by another vehicle and struck her head. She was rushed to a local hospital in critical condition and underwent surgery.
Ross told TMZ that the situation “touch and go” at the moment and that “it could be a tough day.”
Our thoughts and encouragement are with Jan and J.R..
Source: WrestlingINC
WWE RAW General Manager Mick Foley was apparently written off TV at tonight’s RAW in Brooklyn as Stephanie McMahon fired him. Foley was expected to take some time off for hip surgery. What will happen to the role as the red brand has no General Manager with less than two weeks until WrestleMania 33?
