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A judge in Lehigh Valley, PA ruled today that WWE Legend Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka is not competent to stand trial in the 1983 death of then-girlfriend Nancy Argentino.
A new hearing will be held in 6 months to re-evaluate competency but Snuka’s lawyers argued that his condition won’t be any better. We will have more details soon but here is the scoop from local reporter Sarah Cassi:
WWE.com has an interview up with former WCW and WWE star Bill Goldberg where he talks briefly about being involved with the new WWE 2K17 video game release where two versions of his character and two WCW arenas (Nitro and Halloween Havoc) will be available as part of a pre-order.
“It’s a dream come true. To be able to come back and be included in WWE 2K17, it’s a huge honor. It’s just a really cool deal to be a character in WWE 2K17. Whether it’s Nitro or Halloween Havoc, to have me as an available character, it’s really cool. It’s a tribute.”
WWE Tag Team Champions The New Day just passed London and Kendrick on the WWE Tag Team Champions list for longest reign with the current titles at 332 days. Big E tweeted the following:
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Sasha Banks returned to the ring on weekend WWE live events after suffering what was believed to be a concussion at the May 15th live event in Charlottesville, VA. While WWE did not confirm the injury, Wrestling Observer Newsletter sticks by the claim that it was a significant concussion. The injury reportedly happened when referee Darrick Moore accidentally hit Sasha with a knee to the head.
While the injury was a fluke and not Sasha’s fault, it may look bad for her to WWE officials as Vince McMahon has said on multiple occasions that he believes Sasha knows only one speed – all out. Vince was reportedly comparing Banks to Daniel Bryan months ago as he feels she is injury-prone.
The following is scheduled for tonight’s 6/1 WWE NXT:
Face-to-face interview between NXT Champion Samoa Joe and Finn Balor
Austin Aries vs. Eilas Samson
Contract signing for Asuka vs. Nia Jax
Tye Dillinger vs. Murphy
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The WWE NXT “Takeover: Brooklyn” event will still be happening, according to WWE officials. The event was suddenly pulled from Ticketmaster this week and was not listed on WWE’s website but still remained on the Barclays Center website.
Ticketmaster will be re-adding the event soon with new logos and details, according to F4Wonline.com. There was a lot of speculation after the event was pulled, mainly due to the June 8th event being billed as “Takeover: The End” and WWE brand extension rumors. F4Wonline.com adds that there were many NXT talents concerned when the event was pulled on Monday.
Takeover is scheduled for August 20th during SummerSlam weekend in Brooklyn.
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Former TNA Knockouts Champion Velvet Sky was interviewed by Sports Illustrated recently. You can check out highlights below, and the full interview at this link.
How she’d do in WWE:
“I think I would do well there. The women there are killing it, and empowering and building up the women would be a great role for me. Bayley is so much fun to watch wrestle. She has so much energy and passion, and the people feel her energy and feed off that. She’s so great at expressing herself, and she’s so genuine.”
Trying to get to WWE:
“That is why I sacrificed right from the beginning,” she said. “That is why I left college, and the reason why I wrestled every weekend. The indie scene is not glitz and glamour, but a chance with the WWE is the reason I did this from the very beginning. I would totally embrace any opportunity with the WWE.”
Leaving TNA:
“Leaving TNA was best for me,” Sky said. “I’d been there for almost ten years and I’d accomplished everything I wanted to do. My contract was coming up, and this was a business decision I made for myself. It was hard because there are so many memories there with the fans and the TNA family, but I don’t regret it. I look back on the career I had with TNA, and I’m so proud. I did what I set out to do, and I’m very proud of what I accomplished.”
In case you missed last night on RAW – AJ Styles turned heel on John Cena and The Club (Styles, Gallows & Anderson) are still together. The Club gave Cena a big beatdown. Below is the video:
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There’s been a lot of speculation on if WWE NXT “Takeover: The End” refers to the end of the Finn Balor vs. Samoa Joe feud or the end of the Takeover specials, or the brand as we know it.
Reader Dan Corey sent word that the NXT “Takeover: Brooklyn” event is no longer listed on Ticketmaster for the 2016 SummerSlam weekend in late August. Ticketmaster still has the pay-per-view listed and the post-SummerSlam RAW, both at the Barclays Center, but the NXT event is no longer available.
Triple H announced “The End” after the name “Revenge” was previously used at the NXT TV tapings. His announcement came just the same week as the WWE brand split news. We’ll keep you updated on the Takeover event.
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It was reported on Wrestling Observer Radio that 2K Sports signed the deal with Bill Goldberg for the WWE 2K17 video game, not WWE. It should also be noted that they couldn’t include Goldberg in the game or even make a deal without Vince McMahon’s approval. However, we’ve seen with The Ultimate Warrior and Sting that a 2K deal could lead to something with WWE.
