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Sin Cara returned to the ring at a WWE live event in San Jose, California last night. He has been out of action with a shoulder injury suffered in his December 28th RAW match against Big E.
Cara teamed with WWE United States Champion Kalisto to defeat Los Matadores. Below are some photos and a message from Cara:
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Natalya hit a milestone on Friday night when she wrestled her 800th WWE match at the live event in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. She posted this message about family on Instagram:
In the age of the Internet we often find footage that can make us smile for hours on end and that’s to the official WWE Facebook page we have one of those videos.
Tonight NXT took place from Indianapolis and women’s champion Bayley had plans to cheer up the NXT Champion Finn Balor
She came out to his music, leather jacket and all mimicking his every move proving that she would be a perfect fit in his club.
She’s meets Finn in the ring who’s smiling from ear to ear although on cruches. They embrace in a hug causing them to tumble over. It seriously is the cutest thing ever. Don’t believe us? Check it out for yourself.
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There has been speculation on plans for Braun Strowman at WrestleMania 32. One of the rumored matches for the show is Braun Strowman against The Undertaker. In the latest Wrestling Observer newsletter, Dave Meltzer noted that as of this writing, nothing is locked in for The Undertaker at WrestleMania 32.
If John Cena is able to recover in time then the plan is still for him to face Taker at the show. Based on how fast Cena has been able to come back from previous injuries and the fact that this show is going to be their biggest ever, I would not be shocked if Cena was able to come back in time. If Cena is healed enough from his shoulder injury, then they could just have him appear on Raw for 3 to 4 weeks leading up to WrestleMania and just not have him do anything physical until the match happens.
Braun Strowman is being protected so it looks like they do have long-term plans for him. Whether or not it will be against The Undertaker remains to be seen.
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As noted earlier this week, Bret Hart announced that he has prostate cancer. He said that he would be getting surgery to remove the cancer but that was the only thing we knew at the time of his Facebook post. Hart’s announcement came two weeks after his brother Smith announced that he had prostate and bone cancer (in his hip).
“I’ve had a great lifelong dance and I’m a survivor of many hard battles,” Hart said in a Facebook post “I now face my toughest battle. With hesitation and fear, I openly declare myself in my fight against prostate cancer. In the next few days, I will undergo surgery with the hope of defeating this nemesis once and for all.”
If there’s any good news here it’s that prostate cancer is usually a slow-growing cancer and if the cancer is limited to the prostate then it can be removed during surgery and the survival rate is relatively high. In 99 percent of cases, the person lives more than five years.
The good news with Bret is the belief is that the cancer was found in the early stages. His brother’s cancer had already spread to the hip when he discovered it so that is not the best news but Smith is determined to beat the disease.
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According to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, plans are currently in place to bring Samoa Joe to the WWE main roster following WrestleMania, maybe even as early as the post-Mania episode of Raw. There has also been talk in WWE of having Samoa Joe defeat Finn Balor for the NXT Title, and if that takes place then it’s likely Joe’s main roster debut will be delayed.
In addition to Joe, there has been a lot of consideration lately being given to the idea of bringing Sami Zayn up to the main roster to feud with Kevin Owens.
NXT star Bull Dempsey announced this morning on Twitter that he’s left the WWE. He thanked Triple H for the opportunity and said he hopes he sees him down the road.
In addition to Bull Dempsey, it appears that both Marcus Louis and Sylvester LeFort are gone from NXT as well. The two weren’t on TV much following the split of their tag team, The Legionnaires. but briefly feuded with Enzo and Cass on NXT TV during their run.
According to Pro Wrestling Sheet, two more NXT names have been released. Magno (Oscar Vasquez) and Peter Howard were let go, bringing the total number of NXT cuts today to five.
Magno made an appearance on TNA TV in 2013 as a part of their Gut Check Challenge, taking on current NXT coach Adam Pearce. He’d performed under the name of “Oscar” on a few NXT live events over the past few months.
Howard, a UK-born wrestler, participated in a live event battle royal for NXT last fall, but hadn’t made it to TV.
ECW Original Axl Rotten (Brian Knighton )passed away at the age of 44 yesterday. PWInsider reports that Rotten was found by authorities in a local motel, which was in a bad part of Baltimore.
Knighton burst onto the pro-wrestling scene in 1993, performing in the ECW with his fictional brother Ian Rotten. The duo’s acrimonious split became one of the network’s the most famous rivalries.
As Axl Rotten, Knighton was known for dramatic matches that incorporated barbed wire, flaming tables and broken glass.
He went on to form a tag team partnership with Jonathan Rechner — known as Balls Mahoney in ECW — where he competed until 1999.
In 2005, Knighton made a brief appearance in WWE, when his and others’ old ECW characters were resurrected for a “one night only” event.
Here is Rotten’s last tweet:
WWE issued this statement on Axl Rotten:
WWE is saddened to learn of reports that Brian Knighton, best known for competing in ECW as Axl Rotten from 1993 to 1999, has passed away. WWE extends its condolences to Knighton’s family, friends and fans.
AJ Styles vs. The Miz
Roman Reigns vs. Rusev
Ryback vs. Erick Rowan
The New Day vs. The Social Outcasts
Charlotte VS Alicia Fox
Kalisto VS Kevin Owens
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As noted earlier this week, multiple sources reported The Undertaker vs. Braun Strowman and Brock Lesnar vs. Bray Wyatt matches currently penciled in for WrestleMania 32. Vince McMahon is high on Strowman and really wants to do the match with Taker.
Bryan Alvarez noted on Wrestling Observer Live today that it’s still unknown if The Undertaker has been asked to do the match and it’s assumed by some that Taker may say no.
It sounds like those two singles matches are currently the plan but other ideas are still being bounced around. It was noted by Alvarez that there’s also been talk of having Strowman in an Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal or having a multi-person match, possibly with The Undertaker, Kane and Big Show vs. Strowman, Erick Rowan and Luke Harper or some other combination.
