The following is scheduled for tonight’s 3/22 episode of WWE NXT:
Loser Leaves NXT: Elias Samson vs. Kassius Ohno
SAnitY vs. Roderick Strong, Tye Dillinger & No Way Jose
Andrade “Cien” Almas vs. Oney Lorcan
ROH Preview 3/22/17
Silas Young & Beer City Bruiser vs. Cheeseburger & Will Ferrara
Top Prospect Tournament First Round Match: Josh Woods vs. Chris LeRusso
Kenny King w/Caprice Coleman vs. Lio Rush
Jay White vs. Jay Briscoe
WWE Bringing Back ‘Bad Blood’ Pay-Per-View After 13 Years
At last night’s SmackDown Live, WWE announced to the live crowd that their next show in the state of Connecticut will be the return of the Bad Blood pay-per-view. It will be a RAW exclusive show, and it will take place on July 9th at the XL Center in Hartford, CT. This marks the first WWE pay-per-view to take place at the XL Center since Vengeance in 2004.
The first Bad Blood pay-per-view took place on October 5, 1997, and marked the first-ever “Hell In A Cell” match, which saw Shawn Michaels defeat The Undertaker after Kane made his debut and interfered. There were two more Bad Blood pay-per-views – in 2003 and 2004 – which were RAW exclusive shows.
No ticket information or pre-sale code was given for this year’s Bad Blood.
Source: WrestlingINC
Matt Hardy And Jeff Hardy Offered New WWE Contracts
Pro Wrestling Sheet reports that WWE has offered new contracts to Matt and Jeff Hardy and that “all signs point to an inevitable [WWE] return.”
As we previously reported, Broken Matt is currently battling with Impact Wrestling over the use of his name/gimmick. The wrestling company believes they should be paid when it’s used, but Hardy doesn’t agree. The brothers are also the current ROH tag champs after signing a short-term deal.
Still no word on whether WWE creative is looking to use their “broken” characters, but the legal side of things probably doesn’t bode well for a chance of that happening immediately.
Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet
Update:
PWInsider confirmed reports that Matt and Jeff Hardy have been in talks with WWE, and noted that “it’s a matter or when, not if” the brothers return to the company.
According to PWInsider, the deal is only for Matt and Jeff, and not for Reby or Senor Benjamin. It was noted that one major issue that would have to be worked out is the schedule, as the Hardys likely don’t want a full time schedule.
Konnan Not Happy With Impact – AAA Alliance
As noted, Jeff Jarrett, Nordholm and Jeremy Borash were at AAA’s annual Rey de Reyes tournament this past weekend and announced an alliance between AAA and Impact Wrestling. Jarrett noted that Impact still plans to work with Konnan’s CRASH promotion in Mexico. Konnan was asked on Twitter if he was “OK” with the alliance between AAA and Impact, and he admitted that he wasn’t:
Konnan did confirm that despite the AAA – Impact partnership, CRASH talent like the Laredo Kid and Garza Jr. will still be featured on Impact Wrestling.
Source: WrestlingINC
Kenny King To Compete On The Bachelorette Next Season
ROH wrestler Kenny King will be a contestant on the next season of The Bachelorette. Pro Wrestling Sheet has learned he was booked for the show last month after a series of interviews.
King went to Los Angeles for his final casting session back in January, but didn’t get word that he landed the gig until a month later in February.
He reportedly hadn’t seen the show before auditioning.
The Bachelorette’s creator posted a photo on Thursday night of the some of men competing and the 35-year old wrestler was seen chatting with other contestants.
Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet
Road Warrior Animal Says He ‘Feels Sorry’ For Paul Ellering Managing The Authors Of Pain
The Authors of Pain have ran roughshod through the NXT tag team division since their debut at NXT: The End last June. Since then, they dominated American Alpha, won the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic, and defeated DIY for the NXT Tag Team Championship.
However, there is one person who does not believe that this resume is very impressive.
When Chris Featherstone spoke to Road Warrior Animal at an independent wrestling event recently, he did not have the fondest words to say about the Authors of Pain. In fact, he said that he felt sorry for his former manager Paul Ellering.
“I talk to Paul all the time,” Animal said. “I feel bad for him because of that team he’s managing. They’re green. You gotta start somewhere, but [man]. The only problem is, when you start managing two big guys, everybody’s gonna compare them to Hawk and I. It’s an unfair comparison. It’s like trying to compare a singles guy to Bruno Sammartino. You can’t. Bruno is Bruno. The Rock’s the Rock. They’ll never be another Rock. They’ll never be another Road Warriors ever. That’s the problem [WWE] is having now in the company. They [also] have the Ascension coming out, and the Ascension are [trying to be like the Road Warriors].”
Animal finds Ellering managing the Authors of Pain to be a negative comparison to managing the Road Warriors. In his eyes, the WWE is trying to recapture the moment of a dominant big man tag team, and using Ellering as the conduit to make it happen again. Thankfully, for the Authors of Pain, they do not look anything like the Road Warriors. The Ascension, however, is a much stronger comparison.
You can hear the full interview on the Pancakes and Powerslams podcast by clicking here.
Source: WrestlingINC
205 Live Preview 3/21/17
Tonight’s WWE 205 Live will take place from the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT as the Road to WrestleMania 33 continues.
- Austin Aries to address Neville
- Will Akira Tozawa snap?
SmackDown Live Preview 3/21/17
Tonight’s SmackDown Live will take place from the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT as the Road to WrestleMania 33 continues.
- Is AJ Styles fired or heading to WrestleMania to face Shane McMahon?
- American Alpha to defend the SmackDown Tag Team Titles against The Usos tonight
- Will John Cena and Nikki Bella or The Miz and Maryse emerge as SmackDown LIVE’s A-List couple?
- Who will survive the mind games en route to The Ultimate Thrill Ride – Bray Wyatt or Randy Orton?
- What will happen when Ambrose & Corbin clash again?
Jim Ross’ Wife Suffers Multiple Skull Injuries In Vespa Accident
WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross noted on Twitter that his wife, Jan, underwent surgery after being hit while riding her Vespa. He said that she has “multiple skull fractures” and that “we need a miracle.”
Ross told TMZ that Jane was riding her Vespa without a helmet to the gym near their home in Oklahoma. She was hit by another vehicle and struck her head. She was rushed to a local hospital in critical condition and underwent surgery.
Ross told TMZ that the situation “touch and go” at the moment and that “it could be a tough day.”
Our thoughts and encouragement are with Jan and J.R..
Source: WrestlingINC
