Category: WWE

Prosecutors Drop Charges In Jerry Lawler Domestic Violence Case

Source: WrestlingNewsSource

The criminal charges against WWE legend Jerry “The King” Lawler in his domestic violence case against him and his fiancee have been dropped by prosecutors, according to TMZ report.

Lawler, 66 and his fiancee, Lauryn McBride, 27 were arrested in Memphis on June 17th accusing each other of domestic violence. It was also reported that a gun was pulled out.

A judge ordered the pair to remain away from each other while the case was on-going to determine who the aggressor was, although it now appears neither side wanted to testify against each other and the case was dropped.

Lawler’s attorney told the Memphis Commercial Appeal that the whole thing has been “a big understanding and won’t happen again. We are happy with the outcome.”

Lawler is currently indefinitely suspended by WWE.

 

Source: WrestlingINC

Lawler, 66, and McBride, 27, were arrested in Memphis on June 17 after they both accused each other of domestic violence.

In the incident at Lawler’s home, McBride claimed Lawler held her against a kitchen counter during a argument. She said he hit her in the front left side of her head and pushed her against a stove. Then he retrieved an unloaded pistol, placed it on the counter and said, “Go ahead and kill yourself.”

According to the affidavit, Lawler said they argued over McBride lying about where she had been. He said she was intoxicated and tried to prevent her from leaving in her car. She then scratched the right side of his face, threw a candle at him and kicked him the groin. Lawler alleged that she got the gun from the garage and threatened to kill herself.

Both were arrested when officers could not determine who was the primary aggressor. Lawler was suspended indefinitely by WWE following the arrest.

SmackDown Preview: 6/30/16

Source: WWE.com

Fatal 4-Way to determine #1 Contender for United States Title: Cesaro vs Apollo Crews vs Sheamus vs Alberto Del Rio

United States Championship: (C) Rusev vs Fatal 4-Way Winner

Miz TV with guest Dean Ambrose

The Wyatt Family in action

Dana Brooke vs NXT Star Billie Kay

Counting down to the WWE Draft.

Roman Reigns Was Ordered To Apologize To Talent In Locker Room, How Much Suspension Will Cost Him

Source: WrestlingINC

Dave Meltzer reported in the latest issue of The Wrestling Observer that Roman Reigns was ordered to apologize to the locker room last week before being sent home for his first violation of the WWE Wellness Policy. It was met with mixed reactions, with some feeling that Reigns didn’t need to be humiliated like that, while others disagreed.

It was Mark Carrano that ultimately ordered Reigns to issue the apology, which Meltzer noted meant that it came from Triple H and not from Vince McMahon’s side.

Meltzer also pointed out that wrestlers don’t get paid any of their wrestling pay and downside guarantees during their suspension, so this is costing Reigns in the neighborhood of $100,000 since he was scheduled to headline every house show that he was on during that period. However, he won’t be missing any pay-per-views, which is his biggest payoff. He will also still be getting paid royalties and points on his merchandise during the suspension.

Update On Randy Orton’s WWE Status

Randy Orton’s return to WWE TV was said to be imminent and he is now being advertised for WWE Live events in August. The Wrestling Observer Newsletter reports that Orton’s shoulder is still not 100%, but is improving, and that he’s still about a month or so away from training for a return.

Brock Lesnar Returning For WWE Draft

Wrestling Observer Newsletter reports that Brock Lesnar is currently scheduled to return to WWE TV for the July 19th WWE Draft live SmackDown episode in Worcester, MA. Lesnar was originally supposed to return a few weeks later but the Brand Extension apparently changed those plans.

John Cena Endorses Jimmy Kimmel For VP

During this election year, late night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel on his show has this running joke that he is running an independent campaign for Vice-President of the United States.

John Cena was a guest on his show last night. Cena took the podium and delivered an impassioned stump speech in support of Kimmel. Taking a second to confirm that Kimmel is “killing it in the polls,” Cena exclaims, “You’re not just ahead, man! Kimmel has 100% of the vote with no opponents!” Highlighting the “big deal” of said accomplishment, Cena continued to pummel the message of Kimmel’s campaign into the crowd.

“This man. He’s a product of our country,” Cena continued. “He wasn’t manufactured in a factory over-seas. He was made in America!” Listing out attributes like loyalty, integrity and hard work, the speech almost feels like many we’ve seen countless times before. Yet, that’s where the passion of the wrestler got the better of him.

Moving from inspirational to motivationally threatening, Cena promised to hand out some “attitude adjustments” for anyone not giving Kimmel their vote. Cena picked up the podium and smashed it on the ground.

Why The Wyatts Were Not On ESPN

Source: WrestlingINC

It was announced on RAW this past Monday night that The Wyatt Family would be appearing on last night’s Off The Top Rope segment on ESPN Sportscenter, however the segment was scrapped. Jonathan Coachman noted that it was cancelled this week because of the network’s coverage on the deaths of Pat Summitt and Buddy Ryan, however he noted that the segment would return next week. There was still a RAW recap segment last night on Sportscenter, which you can watch here.

NXT Preview: 6/29/16

The following matches were taped for tonight’s WWE NXT episode:

Alexa Bliss vs. Carmella

Andrade “Cien” Almas vs. Noah Potjes

Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa vs. Hype Bros

NXT Champion Samoa Joe vs. Oney Lorcan (possible dark match)

 

Hideo Itami WWE NXT Return Update

Source: WrestlingINC

It looks like Hideo Itami is finally ready to return to NXT action after being out since May 2015. Itami wrote “see you soon” back in late May and tweeted the following this week, indicating a return at this weekend’s Winter Haven live event. Shinsuke Nakamura also tweeted a now-deleted photo with Itami this past week, saying he’s ready to return.

Update On Two WWE World Titles

Source: WrestlingINC

We noted before that Dean Ambrose was being referred to the WWE Champion on this week’s RAW, a sign that WWE has plans to use two world titles for the upcoming Brand Extension. That change has also been made on WWE’s website with the title now being referred to as just the WWE Championship, not the WWE World Heavyweight Title.