PWInsider reports that people close to Batista say he still feels let down & unhappy with how WWE booked his return earlier this year. It was noted to PWInsider that if Batista returns to WWE at all, it will be to begin a program for WrestleMania 31. Batista has expressed interest in working a retirement match against Triple H, but there is now word from WWW that they might go in that direction.
Source: WrestlingINC.com
Jake “The Snake” Roberts has been hospitalized & was in intensive care unit at a Las Vegas hospital since passing out on a plane Wednesday & was in a coma until Thursday afternoon. Roberts has now been transported to another hospital this afternoon where he is undergoing further test. Roberts reportedly has double pneumonia & doctors have said he has fluid in his lungs & a mass on his brain.
DTRTwrestling.com’s very own Vanessa Vasquez will be attending the UFC 177 Pay-Per-View in Sacramento, CA. Vanessa will take over the @DTRTwrestling Twitter account with live coverage from the event. She also has scheduled a post fight interview with Shayna Baszler. We will try to have the audio for our weekly Podcast show on Blog Talk Radio, which will be airing on Monday before RAW at 5pm ET instead of the usual Sunday Night time. We will try to have the video posted by Tuesday at the latest.
Do to the change in the main event fight, some of the other fights on the card may be changed.
Main Event
UFC Bantamweight Championship: (C) T.J. Dillashaw (10-2-0) VS Joe Soto (15-2): (Renan Barao is out)
Pay-Per-View Main Card/10pm ET
Lightweight (155 lbs): Tony Ferguson (15-3-0) VS Danny Castillo (17-6-0):
Female Bantamweight (135 lbs): Beth Correia (8-0-0) VS Shayna Baszler ( 15-8-0):
Lightweight (155 lbs): Ramsey Nijem (8-4-0) VS Diego Ferreira (10-0-0):
Lightweight (155 lbs): Demon Jackson (9-0) VS Yancy Medeiros (9-2-0):
Fox Sports 1 Preliminary Card/8pm ET
Middleweight (185 lbs): Derek Brunson (11-3) VS Lorenz Larkin (14-3-0):
Flyweight (125 lbs): Scott Jorgensen (15-9-0) VS Henry Cejudo (6-0):
Heavyweight (265 lbs): Anthony Hamilton (12-3-0) VS Ruan Potts (8-2-0):
UFC Fight Pass Preliminary Card/7:30pm ET
Lightweight (155 lbs): Chris Wade (7-1) VS Cain Carrizosa (6-0):
It is being reported via UFC’s twitter account that Renan Barao is out of UFC177 and will not competing for the UFC batemweight title against TJ Dillashaw. Instead Dillashaw will be defending his newly won title against Joe Soto. You can check out the tweet here https://twitter.com/ufc/status/505474376679309312
-Vanessa (@GreatLove91)
Jake “The Snake” Roberts was hospitalized yesterday with double pneumonia & was unconscious. It has now been confirmed that Roberts is now conscious after be unconscious for nearly 24 hours. Diamond Dallas Page noted on Twitter that he spoke to Roberts girlfriend & that Roberts is fading in & out & to please keep Jake in your thoughts & prayers.
Source: WrestlingINC.com
Memphis Wild Fire Wrestling in Memphis, TN will be having a event at Minglewood Hall on September 18 at 7pm called “Long Live The King.” The event is a celebration of the career of Jerry “The King” Lawler. Of coarse Lawler will be there for this big event celebrating his career.
Memphis Wild Fire Wrestling has announced that the legendary announce team of Lance Russell & Dave Brown will be there. Also announced to be there is “The Boogie Woogie Man” “Handsome Jimmy Valiant, “Superstar” Bill Dundee, referee Jerry Calhoun, “Grand Master Sexay” Brian Christopher, PG-13 (J.C. ICE & Wolfe), The Rock ‘n’ Roll Express, Koko B. Ware, “Dangerous” Doug Gilbert (who has issued a challenge to Lawler for a match) & other past stars of Memphis area wrestling from back in the day.
Memphis Wild Fire Wrestling has announced that headlining the event will be Jerry “The King” Lawler VS “Dangerous” Doug Gilbert
Below is a message from Jerry “The King” Lawler about the big event:
Seth Rollins VS Rob Van Dam (RVD last match as he finishes up his current run with WWE):
Paige VS Emma:
Rusev VS Jack Swagger:
Jimmy Uso VS Stardust:
Sheamus VS Damien Sandow ( as The Miz’s stunt double):
Bray Wyatt VS Roman Reigns:
Earlier we noted that Bad News Barrett was being advertised for WWE’s Tour of Europe in November & that he should return in the fall. Barrett is now no longer being advertised for the Tour of Europe in November. So it appears that his return has been pushed back.
Women’s wrestler Jessicka Havok will make her debut next Wednesday night in TNA on Impact Wrestling. Above is the latest teaser video.
