Category: WWE

RAW Preview: 9/19/16

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Seth Rollins must battle Rusev on RAW tonight.

The Cruiserweights arrive on RAW:

Outlasting 31 other competitors from all around the globe, the charismatic T.J. Perkins emerged as the winner of the Cruiserweight Classic Wednesday night, and will bring the WWE Cruiserweight Championship to Raw in Memphis … but he won’t be alone.

WWE.com can confirm that the following Cruiserweights are also joining Team Red:

  • Brian Kendrick
  • Rich Swann
  • Gran Metalik
  • Cedric Alexander
  • Lince Dorado
  • Noam Dar

Cesaro looks to even up the Best of Seven Series in Match No. 6 against Sheamus.

Are the walls closing in on Charlotte?

Backstage News On Paige,

Source: WrestlingINC 

Paige’s brother Zak noted on Facebook last week that Paige “hasn’t left [WWE]” and “is back on the road with WWE from” today. WWE announced last month that Paige had been suspended for 30 days for her first WWE Wellness Policy violation. The suspension was effective August 18th, so her suspension ended yesterday.

It was widely rumored that Paige would not be returning to WWE after her real-life boyfriend, Alberto Del Rio, gave notice and was granted his release from the company earlier this month. She had recently acquired legal representation, and Dave Meltzer reported in the latest issue of The Wrestling Observer Newsletter that she did quit WWE last week at one point, however an attempt was made to “mend fences” and things were settled.

Meltzer added that WWE had at one point made the decision to fire Paige before the announcement of her Wellness policy failure, however they changed their minds.

As noted, Paige posted the following on Instagram last week:

https://www.instagram.com/p/BKWPTExArrN/

 

Source: SE SCOOPS

Paige: Not Medically Cleared To Return To WWE

WWE Superstar Paige has mended her relationship with the company, but won’t be getting back in the ring any time soon. As of Friday Paige is not medically cleared to wrestle, according to an exclusive report by Mister Saint Laurent of MLW Radio.

Paige’s rocky month has been well-documented. After being suspended last month for violating the company’s talent wellness policy, she effectively quit WWE and retained legal representation to get out of her contract. She was all but gone from the company and plans were in place to announce her release. Cooler heads prevailed and she’ll be back in the ring once she’s healthy.

Earlier this week, a statement was issued on Paige’s social media accounts denying she quit WWE and addressing the ongoing injuries. “I certainly look forward to returning back to action at some point, once my injury is treated and on a healthy return.”

Monday is the soonest we could see Paige back on television, as her 30-day suspension will be completed. But don’t expect to see her in the ring on RAW unless she gets cleared by show time.

Perry Saturn Says He’s Dealing With A Traumatic Brain Injury

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Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet

Ex-WWE star Perry Saturn made a rare public appearance this weekend … but sadly, the Attitude Era wrestler says he’s dealing with a traumatic brain injury that limits what he’s able to do.

Saturn was spotted by Bill Apter Saturday at a House of Hardcore event, and told the journalist he’s mainly been dealing with a brain injury since they last spoke a few years ago.

The wrestler says dealing with the symptoms is all he currently does, but luckily his faith and family are helping him get through the difficult injury.  Perry adds, “it’s a struggle right now.”

Watch the interview below:

Emma Returning Soon

Source: WrestlingINC

Emma was backstage at Monday’s WWE RAW in Baltimore. PWInsider reports that she’s scheduled to be on the road this coming week, so it sounds like she’s been cleared to return to action. Emma has been out of action since May with a back injury.

Kalisto Injury Update

Source: WrestlingINC

Regarding Kalisto’s WWE status and the nixed feud with Baron Corbin, PWInsider reports that he’s currently dealing with a back injury. We noted before that Kalisto vs. Corbin was pulled from SummerSlam due to an undisclosed injury and now we know he’s dealing with a back issue. Kalisto last wrestled on the August 2nd SmackDown, losing an Intercontinental Title #1 contenders match to Apollo Crews and Corbin. He was helped to the back after that match.

Man Dies After Suffering ‘Medical Emergency’ At Seth Rollins’ Wrestling Academy

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Source: WrestlingINC

ABC affiliate WKBW out of Buffalo, NY is reporting that 20-year-old Jonah Snyder died after suffering “a medical emergency” last Thursday at the Black and Brave Wrestling Academy in Moline, IL. The academy is run by Seth Rollins and Marek Brave.

According to the coroner’s report, Snyder was training at the academy with eight other people when he felt ill. Trainers asked him to sit down, however his condition got worse. Trainers called 911 and Snyder went into cardiac arrest when paramedics arrived. Snyder was taken to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The coroner said that the autopsy was inconclusive.

“I think he was set on becoming a professional wrestler,” said Dave Recor, Snyder’s high school wrestling coach. “He was chasing his dream.”

Madusa’s Huge Announcement

After teasing a major announcement yesterday, WWE Hall of Famer Madusa / Alundra Blayze revealed she will be retiring from active competition in Monster Jam monster truck racing.

Madusa made the announcement live on Facebook earlier tonight, as seen in the video below. Madusa talks about her accomplishments and fighting to earn respect, and thanks the fans for their support and announces a ‘retirement tour’. She says it starts this weekend and she will compete through March 31st, 2017. You can see the announcement in the video at the link below:

https://www.facebook.com/Madusa-140210722676881/

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WWE Cruiserweight Classic Live Finale Preview: 9/14/16

The following is set for tonight’s live two-hour finale of the WWE Cruiserweight Classic on the WWE Network, from Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida:

Semi-Final #1: Gran Metalik vs. Zack Sabre Jr

Semi-Final #2: Kota Ibushi vs. TJ Perkins

Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa in tag-team action

The finals of the tournament to crown the winner of the Cruiserweight Classic

NXT Preview: 9/14/16

The following is set for tonight’s 9/14 WWE NXT:

Bobby Roode vs. No Way Jose

Liv Morgan vs. Rachael Ellering

Hideo Itami vs. Drew Gulak

The Authors of Pain in action