Mick Foley Reveals Surgery Date And Comments On Kurt Angle As WWE RAW General Manager

WWE Hall of Famer Mick Foley announced on Facebook that his hip replacement surgery has been pushed back until Wednesday, April 19th. Foley is headed to Wales to make an appearance next week but will have the surgery when he gets back. Foley says he’s looking forward to rehab time, becoming a better homeschool teacher and possibly starting work on another writing project.

Foley also commented on the new RAW General Manager, 2017 WWE Hall of Famer Kurt Angle.

WISHING KURT THE BEST

Kurt Angle is great choice for RAW GM. He has the respect of everyone in the dressing room, can get serious when he needs to, and has an awe-inspiring ability to embrace his inner nerd. He is likely to have very good chemistry with a wide assortment of the Raw roster – which makes for good television. I’m not sure if this is true, but there is a rumor out there that he won an Olympic gold medal with a broken freakin’ neck!

I will be wishing Kurt the very best, and will always have an open ear for him if he is looking for advice or feedback. But publicly, I am going to take a page out of former US President’s playbooks, and do my best to stay fairly quiet about the product. I may occasionally point out something positive that I see (like Neville and Mustafa Ali working their butts off last night under less than ideal circumstances) but, in general, I will be keeping a much lower profile on social media.

My hip surgery has been postponed a week – until April 19. I won’t be able to get my final exams done until after I get back from Wales on April 10th, so we had to push the surgery back a week. Following the surgery, I have one appearance in Queens on May 13, and then nothing until July. So I should have plenty of time to rehabilitate my hip, become a better homeschooling teacher, and possibly work on another writing project as well. You can check out my schedule at realmickfoley.com

Have a nice day!

Source: WrestlingINC

Finn Balor Makes WWE RAW Return

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Finn Balor made his long-awaited return to WWE TV on tonight’s post-WrestleMania 33 RAW from Orlando. Balor returned to the ring in mid-March and had been working WWE live events since then. He had been out of action since SummerSlam 2016 with a shoulder injury.

After Samoa Joe and WWE United States Champion Kevin Owens attacked Chris Jericho before Jericho was set to team with Seth Rollins on tonight’s RAW, new RAW General Manager Kurt Angle promised to find a partner for Rollins. That partner ended up being Balor. He and Rollins defeated Owens and Joe in the RAW main event, which saw Balor hit Coup de Grace and get the pin on Owens.

Source: WrestlingINC

Jeff Jarrett On Impact Wrestling And GFW ‘Becoming One’, His WrestleMania Moment, Future Plans

Jeff Jarrett was interviewed at WrestleCon by former WCW ring announcer David Penzer for Hannibal TV. Here are some of the highlights:

How it feels to back with the company he created, and future plans for Impact:

“I can’t give you all the plans, but we’re all as a team very excited. A lot of guys are coming back on-board, and we’ve got a lot of things going on with Global Force Wrestling and Impact Wrestling, as we sort of figure how how we’re going to put the pieces of the puzzle together so to speak. Just last week as a part of the new organization we announced that we’re going to be doing WOS over on ITV over in the United Kingdom. A lot of things have happened in the past 60, 90 days. Spike TV in the UK made an announcement and that launches April 21st.”

Whether Global Force Wrestling is alive and well:

“Oh, absolutely. In the weeks and days, months, however that saying goes, more will come out, but yeah, Global Force and Impact are becoming one day-by-day.”

If he has a WrestleMania moment.

“You always gotta remember when you win a title or defend a title, but me and Scott Hall, which is ironically about 30 feet right there (he pointed off camera), I think it was 13 in Hartford, Connecticut (it was WrestleMania 11), Bam Bam Bigelow and the football with Salt-N-Pepa, it was the first time I got to defend a major title on WrestleMania.”

Source: WrestlingINC

Goldberg Says Goodbye … For Now (Video)

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One day after his earth-shattering match at WrestleMania, Goldberg bids farewell to the squared circle for the time being, courtesy of the WWE Network.

Vince McMahon Announced ‘Superstar Shake-Up And Named Kurt Angle New RAW GM (Video)

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Vince McMahon appeared on last night’s post-WrestleMania 33 edition of RAW and announced that next Monday’s show will feature a “Superstar Shakeup” with both the RAW and the SmackDown Live rosters. WWE didn’t mention a draft but it will probably be something similar.

Vince also announced 2017 WWE Hall of Famer Kurt Angle as the new RAW General Manager. Vince noted that RAW Commissioner Stephanie McMahon will be out of action for some time due to the table dump she took during Seth Rollins’ win over Triple H at WrestleMania 33.

Post-WrestleMania 33 RAW Preview 4/3/17

The post-WrestleMania 33 RAW will take place from the Amway Center in Orlando with the fallout from Sunday’s Ultimate Thrill Ride. The post-WrestleMania RAW is now one of the biggest WWE shows of the year and tonight’s RAW should be no different.

* “It’s my yard now” Roman Reigns

* Bow down to “the Kingslayer” Seth Rollins

* Hardy homecoming, new RAW Tag Team Champions The Hardy Boyz

* The List of Owens, new WWE United States Champion Kevin Owens

* Champion of the Universe, new WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar

Jim Ross Reveals How Long He’s Signed With WWE For, Talks WrestleMania 33 Appearance

WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross spoke with FOX Sports after making his WWE return at WrestleMania 33 last night to call Roman Reigns vs. The Undertaker. Ross confirmed that he has signed with WWE for 2 years. Ross commented on the return and how his late wife Jan wanted to be there:

“I’m not going to tell you that I didn’t have those bald eagle-sized butterflies, but that’s to be expected. To be on the card at WrestleMania is not a right. It’s really, indeed, a privilege, and I was very happy that WWE reached out and wanted to, as they say, in their own words, bring me home. That conversation began months ago, and my wife was so excited about the prospects and about the potential of us coming to WrestleMania. She wanted to get dressed up and walk the red carpet at the Hall of Fame, and she wanted to hear me get introduced and to see my walk out and call a match. That was her dream, and I shared that dream, which is one of the reasons I was so willing to come here.”

Ross also commented on the new deal, which was just signed on Friday:

“It has a specific number of dates that I’m obligated to work, which I think is good for me. So look at it this way: I got my jersey back. I got brought back to my home team, and my opportunities back in WWE, I’m sure, will be multi-fold. They’ve got a lot of things that I can contribute (to), and I’ve been so blessed in the business that I’ve done so many different things. I’ve been an administrator and a syndicator, a marketing rep, a VP of broadcasting, a head of talent relations. But the fun part is what I did tonight.

“I hope to have more ‘fun part’ assignments in the future, but I’ve got my jersey back. So if the team needs me to play, to work more than they anticipated because they need it, I’m in.”

Ross also discussed the passing of his wife Jan, his “Ringside” shows and more in the full interview.

Source: WrestlingINC

Interesting Hardy WrestleMania Facts.

Wrestling Inc. reader Jesse Ruiz noted that with The Hardys returning to WWE and winning the RAW Tag Team Championship, Jeff Hardy earned his first ever victory at Wrestlemania. Hardy had been 0-5 at the event before Sunday.

The victory was also the The Hardy Boyz first victory as a team at Wrestlemania, and it was their first tag team match at Wrestlemania that didn’t involve the Dudleyz. It was also their first involvement in a match at Wrestlemania involving ladders (TLC and Ladder match; including Money in the Bank) that didn’t involve Edge or Christian.

– Speaking of the Hardys, the YouTube video of their return above already has more than 4 million views.

Source: WrestlingINC

WrestleMania 33 Stage Catches Fire After Main Event (Photos, Video)

The WrestleMania 33 stage caught fire during The Undertaker’s grand exit following his loss to Roman Reigns in last night’s main event. You can see a few photos and videos of the blaze from inside Camping World Stadium below.

The video shows production workers rushing out with a fire extinguisher to try and control the blaze while black smoked filled the air. The fire did not draw much attention as it almost blended in with the spectacle of what appeared to be The Undertaker’s farewell. We’ve heard no reports of injuries related to the fire.

 

 

 

Source: WrestlingINC

Backstage News On WWE NXT Superstars Coming To The Main Roster Soon, One Call-Up Delayed?

Some of the WWE NXT Superstars who suffered losses at “Takeover: Orlando” on Saturday night are set for main roster call-ups soon, according to Wrestling Observer Radio.

Word is that Shinsuke Nakamura, Tye Dillinger and Andrade “Cien” Almas are coming to the main roster soon. Dave Meltzer speculated on Wrestling Observer Radio that Dash and Dawson of The Revival may be called up as well. No word yet on what brand these Superstars might end up on.

No word yet on Elias Samson coming to the main roster but it appears his call-up may be delayed. It was believed that Samson was headed to the main roster after losing the “Loser Leaves NXT” match to Kassius Ohno last week but Dave Meltzer indicated other wise on Observer Radio. The plan was for Samson to come to the main roster as recent as January of this year.

Source: WrestlingINC