Source: WrestlingINC
Nick Jackson of The Young Bucks was injured in the first Bucks match at Wednesday’s ROH TV tapings in Toronto. Nick was scheduled for the main event of the night, Team Bullet Club vs. Team ROH, but was unable to wrestle. F4WOnline notes that he’s believed to have a broken rib but that’s not confirmed.
Source: WrestlingINC
AJ Styles did not wrestle at Tuesday’s WWE SmackDown tapings because he’s suffering from some nagging injuries, according to PWInsider.
WWE officials reportedly want Styles healthy and rested up for the Extreme Rules match against WWE World Heavyweight Champion Roman Reigns at the May 22nd Extreme Rules pay-per-view.
Styles has now been pulled from this weekend’s WWE live events so he can heal and rest up. Styles was scheduled for Friday’s show in Greenville, SC; Saturday’s show in Raleigh, NC and Sunday’s show in Columbia, SC.
Source: WWE.com
Dean Ambrose will be kicking off SmackDown.
The Usos vs. Gallows & Anderson: Roman Reigns & AJ Styles are banned from ringside
Cesaro & Sami Zayn vs. The Miz & Kevin Owens
Dana Brooke makes WWE in-ring debut against Becky Lynch
Rusev vs. Sin Cara
Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet
The match that caused Matanza Cueto to receive multiple stitches after slicing open a vein will never be aired on television … Pro Wrestling Sheet has learned a new one was taped in it’s place.
Lucha Underground sources say the wrestler’s only got through a third of their match last month in The Temple before Matanza was injured, so a re-shoot was needed.
The new match was filmed on Saturday, with many of the same spots used, only this time no glass was included — which was probably best for everyone.
As we previously reported, the wrestler only had to miss a short amount of ring time.
Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter via WrestlingINC
As noted, Ryback and Adam Rose were two names on internal lists of WWE releases going around last week but they were obviously not cut.
In the case of Ryback, he is not expected to be back to work for the company but it’s easier to let his contract expire than to release him. His current deal expires later this summer.
The decision on Ryback’s future was actually made before the May 1st Payback pay-per-view, where he lost to United States Champion Kalisto on the pre-show. As noted, Ryback was sent home from RAW the next day after a meeting with Vince McMahon over his contract.
A number of issues led to Ryback being sent home but they were said to be very far apart on money. Ryback wanted hotels paid for when traveling and wanted road expenses paid for. Ryback also wanted his contract to be guaranteed for the full term, that way if he was released for any reason, he’d still be paid in full for the length of the contract. While some WCW stars had similar deals years ago, that has never been an option in WWE.
On a related note, it was reported that Cameron was not on the internal list of releases but she got cut anyway. Cameron’s tweet in support of Ryback’s “equal pay” blog was seen as a major political mistake internally. She took the tweet down but the damage had been done.
Source: WrestlingINC
TMZ reports that Adam Rose faced a judge in Hillsborough County, Florida this morning. The judge wanted to put a restraining order on Rose, keeping him away from his wife, but she begged the court to reconsider so he can come home and help raise their special needs child.
Rose, was brought in wearing shackles and an orange jumpsuit, is facing misdemeanor domestic battery and felony tampering with a witness charges after the Wednesday arrest. His lawyer argued that his actions were “not aggressive or painful” but “more of a passionate, ‘Hey, let’s talk about this.'”
Rose was accused of grabbing his wife’s face while screaming at her during an argument. He then took the phone from her when she went to call 911 for help.
The judge mentioned another domestic incident between the two that happened in March, and was concerned about a pattern of abusive behavior.
The judge ended up changing his mind on the restraining order and setting a bond of $1,000. The Hillsborough County sheriff website has not updated to show that bond yet but Rose could be out by the end of today. He was ordered to see his pastor once a week for counseling. His next court date is in June.
Source: WrestlingINC
Wrestling Observer Newsletter reports that not only The Brooklyn Brawler, Damien Sandow, King Barrett, Hornswoggle, El Torito, Alex Riley, Zeb Colter, Santino Marella and Cameron were released but Christian was released from his performer’s contract.
Christian’s release did not have to do with his agreement to do The Edge and Christian Show and is more of a technicality of no longer having an active performer’s contract, according to The Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Christian hasn’t wrestled since his last concussion in March 2014 and WWE decided to stop using him due to his history of concussions. He remained under a performer’s contract until now but he is still affiliated with the company.
The Observer reports that several internal lists were going around last week and two names on the list were Ryback and Adam Rose. Rose had been serving a 60-day suspension due to his second violation of the WWE Wellness Policy until he was arrested for misdemeanor domestic battery and felony tampering with a witness this week in Florida. WWE then announced he was suspended indefinitely but it’s possible he’s released soon as he was already on the bubble. Cameron, who was not on the list, ended up being released.
WWE.com has confirmed that Adam Rose is suspended indefinitely following his arrest in Hillsborough County, Florida early this morning after an incident with his wife. WWE previously announced the suspension via The Wrap with a statement that said they have zero tolerance for domestic abuse.
Here is WWE’s full statement On Rose’s arrest:
Raymond Leppan (a.k.a Adam Rose) arrested, suspended
TAMPA, Fla. — Raymond Leppan (a.k.a. WWE Superstar Adam Rose) was arrested at his home this morning by the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office in Tampa, Fla.
According to a police report, Leppan was taken into custody and booked on alleged charges of tampering with a witness, a felony, and battery domestic violence, a misdemeanor. He is currently being held without bond.
WWE has zero tolerance for matters involving domestic violence, and per our policy, Raymond Leppan has been suspended indefinitely following his arrest.
Source: WrestlingINC
Longtime WWE wrestler and employee Steve “The Brooklyn Brawler” Lombardi has been released from the company, according to PWInsider.
Brawler’s release came last week but was not announced by the company. He had been with the company for 30 years and most recently worked as a backstage producer.
Below are some of Brawler’s tweets since last week, which may or may not be related.
The following is scheduled for tonight’s 5/11 WWE NXT on the WWE Network:
Finn Balor vs. Elias Samson
Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Alex Riley
Alexa Bliss vs. Rachael Ellering
NXT Tag Team Champions American Alpha vs. John Skyler and Corey Hollis
