Goldberg made his return to WWE RAW last night for the first time in 12 years to accept a challenge made by Paul Heyman on behalf of Brock Lesnar for a fight anyplace and anytime.
Goldberg said he has one fight left in him and said not only is Lesnar next but he’s last.
At least two indie promoters trying to book former WWE Superstar The Boogeyman have reportedly been told that he is unable to take the bookings due to an upcoming WWE return. One promoter was trying to book Boogey for December and the other was inquiring about a January date. It should be noted that the return has not been confirmed but we will keep you updated.
Boogey, who has made appearances on WWE Swerved and in online video content for the company, signed a WWE Legends deal back in November of 2015. He continues to work indies and debuted for Booker T’s Reality of Wrestling promotion back in March of this year.
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Goldberg returns to RAW for the first time in 12 years to answer Paul Heyman’s challenge.
Will Team Red accept SmackDown LIVE’s Survivor Series challenges?
Can Kevin Owens escape Seth Rollins’ wrath this week?
Is Sasha Banks Charlotte-proof going into Hell in a Cell?
Can Cesaro & Sheamus get it together before their Raw Tag Team Title opportunity?
Will Bayley be forced to unleash her vicious side against Dana Brooke?
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As seen below in this Periscope video from last night, Bill Goldberg and his family have arrived in Denver for tonight’s RAW. Goldberg says RAW will be pretty interesting and should be fun. He ends the video with a “never know what’s going to happen…”
WWE has recently been surveying fans about possible changes, and additions to the WWE Network. As we’ve previously noted, one previous survey displayed a multi-tier pricing system that would provide a subscriber with certain access, depending on which pricing tier they have chosen. That same survey also gauged interest level in “independent wrestling content, such as TNA and Ring of Honor.”
Another survey has recently been released, once again addressing the possibility of future changes and additions to the WWE Network. Some of those possibilities included superstar meet-and-greets, rewards for year-long subscriptions, and more.
Below is a list of ideas proposed in the survey:
– Receiving a “crate” of WWE merchandise for subscribing for a year’s worth of the WWE Network at once.- Receiving a free month of the WWE Network by referring it to friends and family who sign up for three months.
– Receiving discounts on the Network price if you pay for a year in advance.
– Having the ability to stream the Network on four devices at once.
– Free shipping of WWEShop orders.
– Having a “family” plan to stream it in different locations.
– The ability to download material onto devices to watch while offline.
– The ability to play WWE-themed games on the Network app.
– Closed captioning of live events in other languages.
– Be part of a test group to give feedback on new games, merchandise and Network programming.
– Be entered into raffles automatically for trips to major WWE events and similar contests.
– Subscriber exclusive meet and greets with WWE talents.
– Exclusive chats with WWE talents where you would be able to ask talents questions.
– Creating and sharing video playlists with friends and family.
– Exclusive Network content including previews and behind the scenes content.
– Exclusive second screen content during WWE programming exclusively for subscribers.
– Getting 3 months of Starz with a 3 month subscription to the WWE Network.
– Voting on the WWE Hall of Fame inductees.
– Specified video suggestions based on talent searches.
– Greater ability to bookmark and play specific matches in events, as opposed to just playing an event from the start.
Like with previous surveys, it’s unclear if WWE will actually apply any of these ideas. For now, it just appears that WWE is searching for fan feedback.
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Suspended WWE wrestler Paige proposed to her boyfriend Alberto Del Rio Sunday night inside of the squared circle … then talked about the surprise engagement with a local reporter.
Del Rio wrestled tonight against Carlito in Puerto Rico for WWC and Paige hit the ring moments afterward to drop on one knee and ask for ADR’s hand in marriage.
Paige spoke with Pico’s Reviews afterward and said she felt good after popping the question — mainly because it would have been embarrassing if he had said “no” in front of a bunch of people.
Alberto is still in the process of going through a divorce.
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Paige’s father posted on Facebook that he is totally against his daughter marrying Alberto:
It’s been over six years since Mickie James last wrestled for WWE … but tonight the company announced that she’ll be in a match at NXT Takeover.
The announcement that James would face Asuka at NXT Takoever: Toronto for the NXT Women’s Championship was made on social media and during a live taping of the WWE Network show.
According to WWE.com, “Asuka has claimed that no one is ready to challenge her. The NXT Women’s Champion’s theory will be put to the test at NXT TakeOver: Toronto, when she defends her title against the returning Mickie James.”
NXT Takeover: Toronto takes place November 19th at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario.
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Regarding the TNA sale, Aroluxe and Billy Corgan are still involved in trying to make the purchase but one unidentified party that was previously involved is no longer interested as they do not feel a deal is worth it. WWE has also apparently lost interest as they have backed out.
The most recent set of Impact Wrestling tapings were the first that saw Billy Corgan have the final say in creative decisions. However, nothing long-term has been decided on, according to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, but changes have to happen imminently. We noted before that Dixie Carter was in attendance for the tapings and did hold a talent meeting but she wasn’t there for the final days of the tapings and was reportedly having meetings with The Fight Network, which also owns a small stake in TNA.
Things between Dixie and Corgan have reportedly gone really bad and things are said to be “super heated” between Dixie, Corgan, Aroluxe and John Gaburick. It was noted on Wrestling Observer Radio that Dixie has made a real mess of the company between borrowing money and putting up various stakes in the company just to get quick funding. It was said that the company is in a “disastrous position” right now. There is also heat on Dixie for deals not getting done and nearly falling apart.
TNA still owes money to many people and continues to deal with other financial issues but right now they’re not faced with another deadline for money until January and that’s when they have some international TV revenue coming from.
There’s still no word yet on where TNA got the money for the most recent tapings but it was not WWE, which has been rumored. Some higher-ups in TNA still don’t know who funded the tapings but speculation is that it was one of the three minority owners – Corgan, Aroluxe or The Fight Network.
Regarding WWE no longer being interested in the tape library, Gaburick did go to WWE’s Kevin Dunn with the idea of a package where WWE would hire Gaburick if he got them the tape library deal. Dunn reportedly went to Vince McMahon with the idea but it looks like the deal won’t be happening. The Observer notes that WWE’s involvement has been up and down for weeks.
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As noted, Paige is scheduled for neck surgery next Wednesday. She mentioned in a TMZ Sports interview this week that she will need 6-7 months to recover but PWInsider reported that she’s expected out 6-9 months, putting her back in the spring of 2017.
It will be interesting to see if WWE is paying for the surgery as their doctors reportedly did not believe she needed the surgery.
As seen in the video below, “SAnitY” was revealed to be Eric Young, Nikki Cross, Alexander Wolfe and Sawyer Fulton on Wednesday night’s WWE NXT episode on the WWE Network
Wolfe and Fulton advanced in the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic, defeating Bobby Roode and Tye Dillinger after Roode bailed on Dillinger.
Wolfe and Fulton will now face the winners of Hideo Itami and Kota Ibushi vs. Lince Dorado and Mustafa Ali.
