Following the conclusion of last night’s WWE SmackDown Live main event between John Cena and Dean Ambrose, WWE World Champion AJ Styles showed up and attacked both Cena and Ambrose following the main event match.
Smackdown General Manager Daniel Bryan came out and announced a WWE World Championship rematch from Backlash where AJ Styles will defend his title against Dean Ambrose on next week’s 9/27 SmackDown Live from Cleveland. Ambrose then took out Styles with Dirty Deeds.
PWInsider reported that Luke Harper was backstage at Monday Night RAW in Memphis. He was apparently getting checked out by WWE’s medical staff. Pro Wrestling Sheet reports that he has officially been cleared to return to the ring.
Harper was recently given the green light by WWE docs, but it’s unclear which brand he’ll appear on at this point since he went un-drafted in July.
Harper was injured back in March, months later, Luke revealed that he dislocated his patella and tore his MPFL ligament.
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John Cena vs Dean Ambrose
Are the days numbered for SmackDown Tag Team Champions Heath Slater & Rhyno?
SmackDown Live, prepare yourself for total ‘Bliss’
How long can The Viper hold off Bray Wyatt?
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Seth Rollins must battle Rusev on RAW tonight.
The Cruiserweights arrive on RAW:
Outlasting 31 other competitors from all around the globe, the charismatic T.J. Perkins emerged as the winner of the Cruiserweight Classic Wednesday night, and will bring the WWE Cruiserweight Championship to Raw in Memphis … but he won’t be alone.
WWE.com can confirm that the following Cruiserweights are also joining Team Red:
Cesaro looks to even up the Best of Seven Series in Match No. 6 against Sheamus.
Are the walls closing in on Charlotte?
TNA Impact Wrestling issued the following:
On Friday it was TMZ and TMZ Sports breaking the news that Brandi Rhodes had signed with Impact Wrestling. News spread all throughout the weekend and TMZ Sports even discussed this situation on Fox Sports 1. Earlier today the news became official.
Brandi Rhodes is a Knockout. In an exclusive interview with the voice of Impact Wrestling, Josh Mathews, Brandi talked about the process and how it feels to be a Knockout now competing on Thursday nights inside our six sided ring.
Brandi is no stranger to the bright lights of a thrilling wrestling event, but now Brandi will be in the action competing with the likes of Gail Kim, Madison Rayne, Sienna and Jade and looking to test herself against the best.
We look forward to the debut of Brandi Rhodes in the coming weeks on Impact Wrestling.
Source: WrestlingINC
Paige’s brother Zak noted on Facebook last week that Paige “hasn’t left [WWE]” and “is back on the road with WWE from” today. WWE announced last month that Paige had been suspended for 30 days for her first WWE Wellness Policy violation. The suspension was effective August 18th, so her suspension ended yesterday.
It was widely rumored that Paige would not be returning to WWE after her real-life boyfriend, Alberto Del Rio, gave notice and was granted his release from the company earlier this month. She had recently acquired legal representation, and Dave Meltzer reported in the latest issue of The Wrestling Observer Newsletter that she did quit WWE last week at one point, however an attempt was made to “mend fences” and things were settled.
Meltzer added that WWE had at one point made the decision to fire Paige before the announcement of her Wellness policy failure, however they changed their minds.
As noted, Paige posted the following on Instagram last week:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BKWPTExArrN/
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WWE Superstar Paige has mended her relationship with the company, but won’t be getting back in the ring any time soon. As of Friday Paige is not medically cleared to wrestle, according to an exclusive report by Mister Saint Laurent of MLW Radio.
Paige’s rocky month has been well-documented. After being suspended last month for violating the company’s talent wellness policy, she effectively quit WWE and retained legal representation to get out of her contract. She was all but gone from the company and plans were in place to announce her release. Cooler heads prevailed and she’ll be back in the ring once she’s healthy.
Earlier this week, a statement was issued on Paige’s social media accounts denying she quit WWE and addressing the ongoing injuries. “I certainly look forward to returning back to action at some point, once my injury is treated and on a healthy return.”
Monday is the soonest we could see Paige back on television, as her 30-day suspension will be completed. But don’t expect to see her in the ring on RAW unless she gets cleared by show time.
Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet
Ex-WWE star Perry Saturn made a rare public appearance this weekend … but sadly, the Attitude Era wrestler says he’s dealing with a traumatic brain injury that limits what he’s able to do.
Saturn was spotted by Bill Apter Saturday at a House of Hardcore event, and told the journalist he’s mainly been dealing with a brain injury since they last spoke a few years ago.
The wrestler says dealing with the symptoms is all he currently does, but luckily his faith and family are helping him get through the difficult injury. Perry adds, “it’s a struggle right now.”
Watch the interview below:
Source: WrestlingINC
After parting ways with WWE earlier this year, Brandi Rhodes (f/k/a Eden), is reportedly joining TNA. Brandi is the wife of Cody Rhodes, who is reported to be competing for TNA sometime soon.
According to TMZ Sports, the former WWE ring announcer has signed a deal to wrestle for the promotion’s Knockouts division. No word yet on when she will be making herImpact Wrestling debut.
Brandi has been training at a wrestling school in Texas and even got physical with Crazy Mary Dobson at an independent show last week.
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The bad guy is headed to Bellator.
In what can only be described as a shocking turn of events, Chael Sonnen has signed a multi-fight contract with Bellator MMA after the UFC recently granted him his release. Terms of the release or the new deal were not immediately available.
MMA Fighting confirmed the news with both UFC and Bellator officials after an initial report byThe Associated Press.
Sonnen, 39, will enter Bellator with a 29-14-1 professional record, however, he has not fought since his Nov. 2013 loss to Rashad Evans. He recently served a two-year suspension handed by the Nevada Athletic Commission for failing multiple drug tests in 2014.
Sonnen took to Twitter shortly after the news broke:
“Chael is an incredible athlete that has competed at the very highest levels of the sport,” Bellator MMA President Scott Coker stated, “and I know that he is going to continue to do just that here at Bellator. When we were signing him, Chael was adamant that he wants to compete in three divisions here. He already has unfinished business with Wanderlei Silva, but he also wants to fight guys like Tito Ortiz, Fedor Emelianenko and even Rory MacDonald at middleweight. These are all fights that I’d be very inclined to watch, so hopefully we can put some, if not all of these match-ups together starting before the end of the year.”
Sonnen told The MMA Hour in July that he was interested in fighting again and had officially entered the UFC’s USADA drug testing pool.
“I definitely have that itch,” Sonnen said. “I fantasize about it. But it’s one step at a time. I’m not holding back from you. I’m not acting like my return is some kind of breaking news. I’d tell it to you right now. But I have to pass this first test, quite frankly. It’s still out there. I’ve gotta pass it. If I pass that, I’ll pass all of them. But I have to know that everything is out. Boom, step one down.”
In the end, though, it didn’t matter as Sonnen, one of the most popular and polarizing figures in recent MMA history, is headed to Bellator.
It’s unclear when he’ll debut for the promotion, but it could come before the year ends. A Nov. 19 fight against Tito Ortiz in San Jose has been discussed.
Source: WrestlingINC
Emma was backstage at Monday’s WWE RAW in Baltimore. PWInsider reports that she’s scheduled to be on the road this coming week, so it sounds like she’s been cleared to return to action. Emma has been out of action since May with a back injury.
