Source: WWE.com
Roman Reigns to kick off SmackDown. Without a doubt, the black-clad titleholder will address the controversial final moments of Raw, in which mayhem involving Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson ended with The Phenomenal One laying him out with a Phenomenal Forearm.
The Ambrose Asylum with guest WWE Women’s Champion Charlotte w/Ric Flair and the #1 Contender Natalya.
Enzo & Big Cass VS The Social Outcasts
Who will answer the challenge?
Baron Corbin VS Damien Sandow
Source: WrestlingINC
Ronda Rousey has signed a three-movie deal with Lifetime. The former UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion will “bring stories that reflect her passions about empowerment to the screen,” according to Deadline. Rousey will reportedly not star in the films, however.
Source: WrestlingINC
Rumors have been flying for weeks about the possible sale of TNA Wrestling. F4WOnline reports that a new development has occurred, which has put the owners of Ring of Honor in play.
Ring of Honor owners Sinclair Broadcasting have also been surrounded in rumors that they’ll be re-branding the Tennis Channel as the American Sports Network. With that, they’ll likely be expanding their sports content, and Ring of Honor could fit well in that programming schedule.
According to Dave Meltzer on Wrestling Observer Radio that Sinclair Broadcasting has shown interest in acquiring TNA. The main attraction as it pertains to TNA for Sinclair is that they have a large tape library, and have international TV deals already in place.
A big hangup on the sale continues to be that Dixie Carter is still hoping to retain majority ownership in the company. There have been negotiations with Aroluxe, but no sale has been completed as of yet.
As of now, the Tennis Channel has clearance in 40-50 million homes nationwide. Recently, Ring of Honor Joe Koff mentioned that there’s a possibility that ROH TV could also expand to two hours of TV time per week.
At the end of the last week’s episode of Lucha Underground, actor Lorenzo Lamas appeared as a new character named Councilman Delgado. You may remember Lamas from the Renegade TV series, which aired 110 episodes from 1992-1997.
Pro Wrestling Sheet reports that Lamas didn’t need to audition for his recurring role on Lucha Underground because he became friends with Lucha Undeground Executive Producer Eric Van Wagenen. Lamas became friends with him while working together on The Celebrity Apprentice, in which Van Waganen was a Executive Producer.
Pro Wrestling Sheet sources say behind the scenes officials loved the idea of bringing Lamas on board, mainly because they thought it was cool to add an actor with some sort of name value into the mix.
Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet
WWE announcer Rich Brennan has been released … this according to sources with direct knowledge.
Sources say the company informed Brennan of their decision Wednesday afternoon, but at this point it’s unclear what caused WWE to sour on the announcer.
Brennan made his debut in 2014 working for NXT as the play-by-play man alongside Corey Graves and was eventually promoted to lead announcer on SmackDown. Things changed though, and it wasn’t long before he was shuffled to backstage interviewer.
Rich announced for numerous hockey and arena football teams before landing his dream gig with WWE, according to their website — but it’s unclear what he plans to do next.
Source: NBC News
Chyna’s manager said Wednesday he believes the pioneer wrestling star died of an accidental overdose of Ambien and Valium.
“She accidentally and unintentionally misused her legally prescribed medication over the course of 2-3 weeks. It’s an epidemic,” manager Anthony Anzaldo said in an email.
Chyna died last week at age 46 in her Redondo Beach, California, home.
The Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner has not yet ruled on a cause of death. It said a ruling is deferred pending additional investigation.
Coroner’s office Assistant Chief Ed Winter said full test results aren’t expected back for the next couple of months. “It is not closed,” Winter said of the case.
“It’s premature to give a cause of death on a case that the final tests are not in yet,” Winter said.
Anzaldo said Chyna died after falling asleep April 17 and that he found her at 3:30 p.m. April 20 after being unable to contact her.
“She fell asleep on Sunday night and peacefully took her last breath,” Anzaldo said. He said there were no alcohol or drugs, legal or illegal, at the scene.
The Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner has not yet ruled on a cause of death. It said a ruling is deferred pending additional investigation.
Fans who share their WWE Network accounts with others on multiple devices are receiving “stream limit exceeded” messages now. WWE recently updated their Terms of Service for the Network and added the following:
Access to WWE Network is subject to approval of your Payment Method information and verification of other information you submit to us or that is otherwise provided to us. Accordingly, if your payment (flat fee or monthly) cannot be processed for any reason, including because your Payment Method is no longer valid, we may terminate your access to the WWE Network immediately. Although your WWE Network subscription is accessible on a number of devices, your use is limited to one (1) WWE Network stream on one (1) device at any given time. IF YOU CIRCUMVENT OR ATTEMPT TO CIRCUMVENT ANY OF THE USE RESTRICTIONS IN THESE TERMS, YOUR SUBSCRIPTION WILL BE SUBJECT TO IMMEDIATE TERMINATION AND YOU MAY BE SUBJECT TO LEGAL ACTION. SHARING OF LOGIN INFORMATION, INCLUDING PASSWORDS, IS STRICTLY FORBIDDEN.
The Help section explains the new error message:
If you see an error that says “STREAM LIMIT EXCEEDED” or “TOO MANY USAGE ATTEMPTS” it means your WWE Network account is in use on another device. WWE Network allows one Network stream per login.To resolve:
• Log out of all devices
• Log back in to the primary device you are trying to view on
If you have shared your account with friends or family, they may be using WWE Network while you’re trying watch some content. WWE Network allows one Network stream per login.
If you think someone is using your account without your permission:
• Log out of all devices
• Change your WWE Password
• Log back in to the primary device you are trying to view on
Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet
Linda McMahon says she believes WWE Hall of Famer Donald Trump would make a “very good president” … and this morning on CNN, she listed off all the reasons.
McMahon appeared on the news network Wednesday to talk about the Presidential hopeful/reality star and said he’s not only capable of running the country, but she thinks he’d be great for the job.
Linda explains, “I’ve known Donald for over 20 years and when I’ve been asked before I’ve said, ‘look, let me tell you what I know about him personally.’ He’s loyal. I said he absolutely is a good business man, he hires smart people around him, he is very patriotic, he’s a good man and very accomplished. And I think he would make a very good president.”
Source: WrestlingINC
TMZ is reporting that WWE Hall of Famer and current manager Ric Flair had to be treated for a cut on his hand at a Boston airport today. But the report didn’t end there, as some say that after visiting “Lucky’s Lounge,” his behavior became erratic.
Witnesses said Flair seemed inebriated and was acting “like a drunk person.” One witness said “he was having a tough time” and “shambling about.”
Airport Police Sgt. Donlon told TMZ that Flair was NOT intoxicated, and he was allowed to take his flight. Ric Flair’s agent provided the following statement to TMZ:
“Ric has been working every day around the clock, including internationally, for a month straight and has injuries on his hand that were being looked into this morning.””While it is true Ric Flair and his buddies have been keeping airport bars in business since the 70s that was not the case at all in Boston. I just hung up with Ric, he is already on the flight and all is good.”
Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet
ROH wrestler Roderick Strong tells Pro Wrestling Sheet he plans to honor the memory of his recently deceased friend, who sadly took his own life Sunday, by raising money for PTSD support.
Strong’s longtime friend/former roommate Dustin Yates — a big wrestling fan who was also named after Dusty Rhodes — struggled with PTSD following his time in the service, and Roddy says he’s hoping to help others battling with the disorder before it’s too late.
The triple crown champion says he’ll either be launching his own foundation soon or participating in a yearly charity in conjunction with an already established PTSD organization.
For now, any donations can be made to the GoFundMe page setup by Yates’ friends.
Roddy adds, “He was a great soldier but an even better friend. His love for his family matched the love for his country. He served with such pride. He will be greatly missed.”
