As noted, former ROH Champion Roderick Strong made his WWE NXT debut at tonight’s tapings from Full Sail University.
Roderick Strong was revealed to be Austin Aries’ mystery partner in the WWE NXT Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic at tonight’s tapings from Full Sail University.
WWE has posted a digital exclusive filmed at tonight’s NXT tapings featuring a backstage segment with Roderick Strong.
Former ROH Champion Roderick Strong made his WWE NXT debut at tonight’s tapings from Full Sail University. As seen in the photo below, WWE has announced his arrival but did not elaborate.
Paul “Triple H” Levesque tweeted the following as well :
Paige told TMZ Sports that she would be Alberto Del Rio’s shadow “for the next six or seven months or so” while she’s recovering from her surgery, which would put her return in April or May of 2017. PWInsider reports that Paige is scheduled for surgery next Wednesday.
Source: WrestlingINC
Source: WrestlingInc
The final Impact Wrestling tapings of the year will take place at Matt Hardy’s compound in North Carolina and will feature a tag team “Apocalypto” match that will include tag teams outside of TNA.
Hardy publicly extended invites to The New Day and The Young Bucks on Twitter:
Hardy later noted that they have a few teams booked for the show:
The Young Bucks responded to Hardy’s invite:
Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet
Pro Wrestling Sheet has learned Hideo Itami hurt his neck at a recent NXT live event and we’re told the injury will keep him from wrestling for months.
The injury occurred while taking a powerslam gone wrong during a tag match on October 1st where he teamed with Shinsuke Nakamura to take on Riddick Moss and Tino Sabbatelli.
No word on his exact injury, but we’re told it’s related to his neck.
Itami recently returned from a shoulder injury that kept him out of action for over a year. He andKota Ibushi were also just announced as a team in the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic — which he more than likely won’t be able to participate in now.
The video of the accident can be seen below. Warning: it’s painful to watch:
Dave Meltzer noted at F4WOnline.com that it was a “significant neck injury.”
UPDATE: Hideo Itami Confirms Injury:
Bill Goldberg will seemingly soon wrestle his first WWE match in years … but ex-Superstar Ryback says Brock Lesnar is the wrong opponent, because it should have been The Big Guy.
Ryback talked about Bill’s impending return on Busted Open Radio yesterday — due to the Goldberg chants he constantly received in WWE — and said he was told a comeback would never happen.
“For me, for my own selfish reasons, it should be me and Goldberg. It shouldn’t be him and Brock. That’s been there, they’ve done that 13 years ago.” Adding, “Who’s to say that 2K17 doesn’t have money in this and they’re not throwing money around to make this match happen to promote the video game. I can’t say. I’m not in that circle. I don’t know.”
The wrestler also discusses the WWE Wellness Policy with host Dave LaGreca and his guest co-host, including why he believes part-time performers should be held to the same standard as everyone else.
Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet
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During a recent interview with ESPN, Alberto El Patron (Alberto Del Rio) teased some appearances for both ROH and TNA. Here is what he had to say…
“I already talked to my friends from Ring of Honor, and I’m a big fan of that company and their talent. I had a blast a few years ago, and I’m going to have fun with all those guys again pretty soon, as well as doing something with my friends in TNA, especially because my friend Drew McIntyre [Galloway] works for them. I have other friends like Damien [Sandow, a.k.a Aron Rex] and Cody Rhodes. I’m just looking forward to doing an appearance with them pretty soon.”
Source: 411 Mania
The following is set for tonight’s 10/12 WWE NXT:
The Dusty Rhodes Tag Classic continues
The debut of SAnitY
Dusty Rhodes Tag Classic: SAnitY vs Bobby Roode & Tye Dillinger
Dusty Rhodes Tag Classic: TM61 vs. Riddick Moss & Tino Sabbatelli
Blake vs. Murphy
Billie Kay vs. Liv Morgan
Curt Hawkins was supposed to make his in-ring TV return on last night’s WWE SmackDown but that did not happen. Hawkins’ match was nixed at the last minute due to time constraints, according to PWInsider. Several earlier segments reportedly ran over their allotted time, forcing later segments to be edited. Hawkins’ segment was cut but the plan is for him to wrestle next Tuesday in Denver.
Source: WrestlingINC
