F4WOnline reports that UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion Ronda Rousey won’t be appearing at WWE’s SummerSlam this year. Rousey wanted to get her whole ‘4 Horsewomen’ group on WWE TV but WWE only wanted her.
UFC President Dana White doesn’t want any UFC fighters appearing on WWE programming.
Source: Wrestling Inc & F4WOnline:
TNA has been pursuing Kyle O’Reilly & Bobby Fish, known as reDRagon. Their ROH contracts have expired & TNA wants them to come & work a fued with The Wolves.
Tonight might be Matt Hardy’s last night with ROH because they weren’t happy about him working TNA’s recent New York City tapings.
The competition between TNA & ROH continues as TNA has been calling up ROH talents without contracts. ROH is on a strict budget so a big talent bidding war is unlikely.
Source: Wrestling Inc & Wrestling Observer Newsletter:
Hulk Hogan & Jimmy Hart were on hand to oversee the WWE signing of Japanese star KENTA earlier today in Osaka, Japan.
Matt Hardy posted this promo fro his appearance at ROH Aftershock this Saturday in Hopkins, Minnesota. Hardy will team with Adam Cole & Michael Bennett (with Maria Kanelis) against Michael Elgin & War Machine in the main event.
For more info on this ROH event click on this link.
PWInsider reports that now that Santino Marella is no longer wrestling, Adam Rose will likely fill the undercard comedy role in WWE from here on out.
The Usos VS Heath Slater & Titus O’Neil:
AJ Lee VS Cameron:
Chris Jericho VS Randy Orton:
Goldust VS Ryback:
Bo Dallas VS Diego & El Torito:
Summer Rae VS Layla:
Adam Rose VS Fandango:
Rusev VS Roman Reigns:
NXT Women’s Championship #1 Contender Match: Summer Rae VS Bayley:
Sin Cara VS Wesley Blake:
Bull Demsey VS Angelo Dawkins:
Sami Zayn & Adrian Neville VS Tyson Kidd & Justin Gabriel:
WWE announced a fining system that didn’t go over well with the talents. WWE is enforcing a dress code that talents must dress professionally when anywhere in public. Failure to do so will result in a fine. They are also said to be issuing fines if the talents are even just one minute late to the arenas.
It’s reported that a lot of the talents are unhappy over money right now. WWE mailed out quarterly royalty checks for the video games this past week & the people who usually receive around $70,000 for the first quarter received around $11,700 for this years first quarter. The second quarter checks were just mailed out, some believed part of the difference would be made up but it wasn’t. Most of the top level guys got $1,555 in those checks.
Source: Wrestling Inc & Wrestling Observer Newsletter:
Kurt Angle wants to talk with Willow.
Last week Rhino made his return & Gored his friend Bully Ray & aligned himself with EC3, Rockstar Spud & Dixie Carter. How did this come together? Rhino & Bully will meet face-to-face.
TNA Tag Team Championship: (C) The Wolves VS Magnus & Bram
X-Division Championship: (C) Sanada VS Austin Aries
TNA Knockouts Championship: (C) Gail Kim VS Angelina Love VS Madison Rayne VS Brittany
TNA World Heavyweight Championship #1 Contender 20 Man Battle Royal:
Kurt Angle confirmed on Jim Ross’ podcast The Ross Report that his TNA contract expires on September 21st this year. Angle said TNA has offered him a new deal but he hasn’t signed it because his next contract will probably be his last & he wants to consider his options. Angle said he thinks he will be able to wrestle again in October.
