WWE Confirms Eric Bischoff Is No Longer With The Company

Eric Bischoff is no longer with WWE.

As noted earlier WWE announced that Bischoff has been replaced by Bruce Prichard as the SmackDown Executive Director.

WWE issued the following statement to the media this afternoon to confirm that Bischoff is no longer employed by the company:

“Bischoff is no longer with the company and has been replaced by Prichard.”

Bischoff was hired back in late June, along with new RAW Executive Director Paul Heyman, to oversee both of WWE’s top brands. Bischoff moved his family from Wyoming to Connecticut to be near WWE HQ in Stamford.

There’s no word yet on what led to Bischoff’s departure.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

Eric Bischoff Replaced By Bruce Prichard As Executive Director Of WWE Friday Night SmackDown

WWE announced that Bruce Prichard will replace Eric Bischoff as the Executive Director of WWE Friday Night SmackDown. Prichard will report directly to WWE Chairman & CEO Vince McMahon.

Prichard will oversee the creative development of Friday Night SmackDown on FOX and ensure integration across all platforms and lines of business.

WWE had named Bischoff as the Executive Director of WWE SmackDown this past June, while also appointing Paul Heyman as the Executive Director of WWE RAW. There had been reports over recent months about Bischoff not being heavily involved with the SmackDown creative process.

WWE released following press release regarding Prichard replacing Bischoff:

WWE® NAMES BRUCE PRICHARD EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF SMACKDOWN®Stamford, Conn., October 15, 2019 – WWE (NYSE: WWE) today announced that it has named Bruce Prichard the Executive Director of Friday Night SmackDown, reporting directly to WWE Chairman & CEO Vince McMahon.

Prichard will oversee the creative development of Friday Night SmackDown on FOX and ensure integration across all platforms and lines of business, replacing Eric Bischoff.

Prichard brings nearly 40 years of experience in sports entertainment with an extensive background in character development and creative storytelling. Over the course of his career, Prichard has served in a variety of roles including announcer, producer, agent and on-screen personality. Earlier this year, Prichard returned to WWE as a member of the company’s creative team.

Friday Night SmackDown airs at 8 pm ET/PT on FOX.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

XFL Draft Results, Day One – Offensive Line, Defensive Front Seven

Offensive Line

Round Eleven

1) Los Angeles Wildcats – Scott Norton – OT – Toledo
2) Seattle Dragons – Isaiah Battle – OT – Clemson
3) St. Louis BattleHawks – Matt McCants – OT – Alabama-Birmingham
4) Tampa Bay Vipers – Jordan McCray – C – Central Florida
5) Dallas Renegades – Willie Beavers – OT – Western Michigan
6) New York Guardians – Jarron Jones – OT – Notre Dame
7) Houston Roughnecks –  Cornelius Edison – OT – Portland State
8) D.C. Defenders – Kyle Murphy – OT – Stanford

Round Twelve
89) D.C. Defenders – Logan Tuley-Tillman – OT – Michigan
90) Houston Roughnecks – Terry Poole – OT – San Diego State
91) New York Guardians – Cyrus Kouandjio – OT – Alabama
92) Dallas Renegades – Pace Murphy – OT – Northwestern State
93) Tampa Bay Vipers – Martez Ivey – OT – Florida
94) St. Louis BattleHawks – Brian Folkerts – OG – Washburn
95) Seattle Dragons – Venzell Boulware – OG – Tennesse
96) Los Angeles Wildcats – Fred Lauina – OG – Oregon State

Round Thirteen

97) Los Angeles Wildcats – Ryan Pope – OT – San Diego State
98) Seattle Dragons – Dillon Day – OC – Mississippi State
99) St. Louis BattleHawks – Dallas Thomas – OG – Tennessee
100) Tampa Bay Vipers – Isaiah Williams – OG – Akron
101) Dallas Renegades – Maurquice Shakir – OG – Middle Tennessee State
102) New York Guardians – Parker Collins – OC – Appalachian State
103) Houston Roughnecks – Avery Gennesy – OT – Texas A&M
104) D.C. Defenders – De’Ondre Wesley – OT – BYU

Round Fourteen

105) D.C. Defenders – Jon Toth – OC – Kentucky
106) Houston Roughnecks – Demetrius Rhaney – OC – Tennessee State
107) New York Guardians – Anthony Coyle – OG – Fordham
108) Dallas Renegades – Darius James – OT – Auburn
109) Tampa Bay Vipers – Andrew Tiller – OG – Syracuse
110) St. Louis BattleHawks – Kent Perkins – OT – Texas
111) Seattle Dragons – Cyril Richardson – OG – Baylor
112) Los Angeles Wildcats – Jaelin Robinson – OT – Temple

Round Fifteen

113) Los Angeles Wildcats – Damien Mama – OG – USC
114) Seattle Dragons – Quinterrius Eatmon – OT – South Florida
115) St. Louis BattleHawks – Jake Campos – OG – Iowa State
116) Tampa Bay Vipers – Tre Jackson – OG – Florida State
117) Dallas Renegades – Alex Balducci – OC – Oregon
118) New York Guardians – Zac Kerin – OG – Toledo
119) Houston Roughnecks – Marquez Tucker – OG – Southern Utah
120) D.C. Defenders – Rishard Cook – OG – Alabama-Birmingham

Round Sixteen

121) D.C. Defenders – Chris Brown – OG – USC
122) Houston Roughnecks – Gerhard de Beer – OT – Arizona
123) New York Guardians – Brian Fineanganofo – OT – Idaho State
124) Dallas Renegades – Josh Allen – OG – Lousiana Monroe
125) Tampa Bay Vipers – Christian Morris – OT – Ole Miss
126) St. Louis BattleHawks – – Tyler Gauthier – OC – Miami
127) Seattle Dragons – Michael Dunn – OT – Maryland
128) Los Angeles Wildcats – Nico Siragusa – OG – San Diego State

Round Seventeen

129) Los Angeles Wildcats – Ryan Cummings – OG – Wyoming
130) Seattle Dragons – Kirk Barron – OC – Purdue
131) St. Louis BattleHawks – Blake Muir – OG – Baylor
132) Tampa Bay Vipers – Tony Adams – OG – NC State
133) Dallas Renegades – Adam Bisnowaty – OT – Pittsburgh
134) New York Guardians – John Kling – OT – Buffalo
135) Houston Roughnecks – Patrick Lewis – OC – Texas A&M
136) D.C. Defenders – Tob Weathersby – OT – LSU

Round Eighteen

137) D.C. Defenders – James O’Hagan – OC – Buffalo
138) Houston Roughnecks – Ryan Anderson – OC – Wake Forest
139) New York Guardians – Ian Silberman – OG – Boston College
140) Dallas Renegades – Salesi Uhatefi – OG – Utah
141) Tampa Bay Vipers – Daronte Bouldin – OG – Ole Miss
142) St. Louis BattleHawks – James Murray – OC – Holy Cross
143) Seattle Dragons – Jordan Rose – OT – Idaho
144) Los Angeles Wildcats – Lene Maiava – OT – Arizona

Round Nineteen

145) Los Angeles Wildcats – Tyler Roemer – OT – San Diego State
146) Seattle Dragons – Robert Myers – OG – Tennessee State
147) St. Louis BattleHawks – Juwann Bushell-Beatty – OG – Michigan
148) Tampa Bay Vipers – Marquis Lucas – OG – West Virginia
149) Dallas Renegades – John Keenoy – OG – Western Michigan
150) New York Guardians – Nate Theaker – OT – Wayne State
151) Houston Roughnecks – Marcus Applefield – OT – Virginia
152) D.C. Defenders – Chase Farris – OG – Ohio State

Round Twenty

153) D.C. Defenders – Casey Tucker – OT – Arizona State
154) Houston Roughnecks – Tayo Fabuluje – OT – TCU
155) New York Guardians – Arie Kouandjio – OG – Alabama
156) Dallas Renegades Justin Evans – OT – South Carolina State
157) Tampa Bay Vipers – William Campbell – OG – Michigan
158) St. Louis BattleHawks – Dejon Allen – OG – Hawaii
159) Seattle Dragons – Craig McCorkle – OT – California (PA)
160) Los Angeles Wildcats – Anthony Morris – OT – Tennessee State

Defensive Front Seven

Round Twenty One

161) Tampa Bay Vipers – Obum Gwacham – DE – Oregon State
162) St. Louis BattleHawks – Casey Sayles DT – Ohio
163) Seattle Dragons – Stansly Maponga – DE – TCU
164) Los Angeles Wildcats – Anthony Johnson – DT – LSU
165) D.C. Defenders – James Vaughters – LB – Stanford
166) Houston Roughnecks – Trenton Thompson – DT – Georgia
167) New York Guardians – Ben Heeney – LB – Kansas
168) Dallas Renegades – Hau’oli Kikaha – DE – Washington

Round Twenty Two

169) Dallas Renegades – Sealver Siliga – DT – Utah
170) New York Guardians – Joey Mbu – DT – Houston
171) Houston Roughnecks – Corey Crawford- DE – Clemson
172) D.C. Defenders – Charles Harris – DE – Buffalo
173) Los Angeles Wildcats – Eric Pinkins – LB – San Diego State
174) Seattle Dragons – Nick Temple – LB – Cincinnati
175) St. Louis BattleHawks – Terence Garvin – LB – West Virginia
176) Tampa Bay Vipers – Deiontrez Mount – DE – Louisville

Round Twenty Three

177) Tampa Bay Vipers – Ricky Walker – DT – Virginia Tech
178) St. Louis BattleHawks – Andrew Ankrah – DE – James Madison
179) Seattle Dragons – Will Sutton – DT – Arizona State
180) Los Angeles Wildcats – Latarius Brady – DT – Memphis
181) D.C. Defenders – Elijah Qualls – DT – Washington
182) Houston Roughnecks – Edmond Robinson – LB – Newberry
183) New York Guardians – Austin Larkin – DE – Purdue
184) Dallas Renegades – Winston Craig – DT – Richmond

Round Twenty Four

185) Dallas Renegades – Ray Ray Davison – LB – California
186) New York Guardians – TJ Barnes – DT – Georgia Tech
187) Houston Roughnecks – Davis Tull – LB – Chattanooga
188) D.C. Defenders – Scooby Wright – LB – Arizona
189) Los Angeles Wildcats – Willie Mays – DE – Tiffin
190) Seattle Dragons – Tenny Palepoi – DE – Utah
191) St. Louis BattleHawks – Jamell Garcia-Williams – DE – Alabama-Birmingham
192) Tampa Bay Vipers – Reggie Northrop – LB – Florida State

Round Twenty Five

193) Tampa Bay Vipers – Josh Banks – DT – Wake Forest
194) St. Louis BattleHawks – Channing Ward – DT – Ole Miss
195) Seattle Dragons – Jacquies Smith – DE – Missouri
196) Los Angeles Wildcats – Tre’ Williams – LB – Auburn
197) D.C. Defenders – Tracy Sprinkle – DT – Ohio State
198) Houston Roughnecks – Olive Sagapolu – DT- Wisconsin
199) New York Guardians – Nick DeLuca – LB – North Dakota State
200) Dallas Renegades- Greer Martini – LB – Notre Dame

Round Twenty Six

201) Dallas Renegades – Gelen Robinson – DT – Purdue
202) New York Guardians – D’Juan Hines – LB – Houston
203) Houston Roughnecks – Beniquez Brown – LB – Mississippi State
204) D.C. Defenders – Jameer Thurman – LB – Indiana State
205) Los Angeles Wildcats – Leon Orr – DT – Florida
206) Seattle Dragons – Steven Johnson – LB – Kansas
207) St. Louis BattleHawks – Khyri Thornton – DT – Southern Miss
208) Tampa Bay Vipers – Emmanuel Beal – LB – Oklahoma

Round Twenty Seven

209) Tampa Bay Vipers – Lucas Wacha – LB – Wyoming
210) St. Louis BattleHawks Gimel President – DE – Illinois
211) Seattle Dragons – Taniela Tupou – DT – Washington
212) Los Angeles Wildcats – Reggie Howard – DT – Toledo
213) D.C. Defenders – Sam Montgomery – DE – LSU
214) Houston Roughnecks – Andrew Jackson – LB – Western Kentucky
215) New York Guardians – Jarrell Owens – DE – Oklahoma State
216) Dallas Renegades – Frank Alexander – DE – Oklahoma

Round Twenty Eight

217) Dallas Renegades – Jonathan Massaquoi – LB – Troy
218) New York Guardians – Cavon Walker – DT – Maryland
219) Houston Roughnecks – DeMarquis Gates – LB – Ole Miss
220) D.C. Defenders – Jonathan Celestin – LB – Minnesota
221) Los Angeles Wildcats – Corey Vereen – DE – Tennessee
222) Seattle Dragons – Danny Ezechukwu – DE – Purdue
223) St. Louis BattleHawks Marcus Hardison – DT – Arizona State
224) Tampa Bay Vipers – Anthony Stubbs – LB – Prairie View A&M

Round Twenty Nine

225) Tampa Bay Vipers- Jason Neill – DE- Texas-San Antonio
226) St. Louis BattleHawks – Nicholas Grigsby – LB – Pittsburgh
227) Seattle Dragons – Pasoni Tasini – DT – Utah
228) Los Angeles Wildcats – Adrian Hubbard – DE – Alabama
229) D.C. Defenders – KeShun Freeman – DE – Georgia Tech
230) Houston Roughnecks – Caushaud Lyons – DT – Tusculum
231) New York Guardians – Garrison Smith – DT – Georgia
232) Dallas Renegades – Tegray Scales- LB – Indiana

Round Thirty

233) Dallas Renegades – Izaah Lunsford – DT – Bowling Green
234) New York Guardians – Rykeem Yates – DE – Nevada
235) Houston Roughnecks – Drew Lewis- LB – Colorado
236) D.C. Defenders – Daryle Banfield – DT- Brown
237) Los Angeles Wildcats – Owen Roberts – DT- San Jose State
238) Seattle Dragons – Praise Martin-Oguike – DE – Temple
239) St. Louis BattleHawks – Corbin Kaufusi – DE – BYU
240) Tampa Bay Vipers – Devin Taylor – DE – South Carolina

 

 

 

WWE Talents To Receive Time Off During Christmas Week

WWE is set to tape the pre-Christmas edition of RAW on Tuesday, December 17 in Sioux City, Iowa. The taped show will air on Monday, December 23, according to @Wrestlevotes.

All WWE talents are scheduled to have some time off between Sunday, December 22 and Thursday, December 26. The SmackDown episode on Friday, December 27 will air live.

There will also be no live WWE NXT episode on Wednesday, December 25 for Christmas. There’s no word yet on what they have planned for NXT that night.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

NWA Powerrr Preview 10/15/19

The second episode of NWA’s Power series will air tonight at 6:05pm ET on the NWA YouTube and Facebook pages. The following matches have been announced for tonight’s show:

* The debut of Aron Stevens

* Ken Anderson and Colt Cabana vs. Jordan Kingsley and Sal Rinauro

* Trevor Murdoch vs. Ricky Starks

* Homicide and Eddie Kingston vs. NWA Tag Team Champions The Wildcards

* Ashley Vox vs. NWA Women’s Champion Allysin Kay

* Appearances by NWA National Champion James Storm and others

AEW Dark Preview 10/15/19

The following matches were taped for tonight’s AEW Dark episode on YouTube:

* The Dark Order vs. Cima and SoCal Uncensored vs. Angelico and Jack Evans

* Peter Avalon vs. Sonny Kiss vs. Kip Sabian

* Unsanctioned Lights Out Match: Kenny Omega vs. Joey Janela

XFL Draft Results, Day One – Skilled Positions

The XFL Draft started today, October 15th at 10 a.m. ET and continues tomorrow, October 16th. Players from around the world received an invitation to become a part of the rebooted league. The draft will be phased the following way:

1. Skill Players (QB, RB, WR, TE)
2. Offensive Line (OT, OG, OC)
3. Defensive Front Seven (DL, LB)
4. Defensive Backfield (CB, NB, SS, FS)
5. Open Draft (In addition to P/K/LS, all remaining players after positional drafts will be available)

The D.C. Defenders had the first pick when it comes to the skill-position players. In Phases 1-4, each team will get to choose ten players, resulting in 40 players. Phase five is when teams can choose the remaining members of the roster. To make things interesting, the XFL will be going through a “snake” format; the team selecting first in the first round will pick eighth in the second round, first in the third, and so on. As of today, the XFL will be going through faces one through three.

The XFL has already announced the Tier One Quarterback situation:

https://twitter.com/xfl2020/status/1184078478918017024

Player selections will be announced on XFL.com, @xfl2020 on Twitter, @xfl on Instagram, and through the social media channels of the eight XFL teams.

Skill Positions

Round One

1) D.C. Defenders – Rashard Davis – WR – James Madison
2) Houston Roughnecks – Connor Cook – QB – Michigan State
3) New York Guardians – DeAngelo Yancey – WR – Purdue
4) Dallas Renegades – Jeff Badet – WR – Oklahoma
5) Tampa Bay Vipers – Nick Truesdell – TE – Grand Rapids JC
6) St. Louis BattleHawks – Christine Michael – RB – Texas A&M
7) Seattle Dragons – Trey Williams – RB – Texas A&M
8) Los Angeles Wildcats – Elijah Hood – RB – North Carolina

Round Two

9) Los Angeles Wildcats – Rashad Ross – WR – Arizona State
10) Seattle Dragons – Kenneth Farrow – RB – Houston
11) St. Louis BattleHawks – Brogan Roback – QB – Eastern Michigan
12) Tampa Bay Vipers – Seantavius Jones – WR – Valdosta State
13) Dallas Renegades – TommyLee Lewis – WR- Northern Illinois
14) New York Guardians – Mekale McKay- WR – Cincinnati
15) Houston Roughnecks – Kahlil Lewis – WR – Cincinnati
16) D.C. Defenders – Tre McBride – WR – William & Mary

Round Three
17) D.C. Defenders – Jhurell Pressley – RB – New Mexico
18) Houston Roughnecks – Sammie Coates – WR – Auburn
19) New York Guardians – Tanner Gentry – WR – Wyoming
20) Dallas Renegades – Cameron Artis-Payne – RB – Auburn
21) Tampa Bay Vipers – De’Veon Smith – RB – Michigan
22) St. Louis BattleHawks – De’Mornay Pierson-El – WR – Nebraska
23) Seattle Dragons – Fred Ross – WR – Mississippi State
24) Los Angeles Wildcats – Nelson Spruce – WR – Colorado

Round Four

25) Los Angeles Wildcats – Brandon Barnes – TE Alabama State
26) Seattle Dragons – Jace Amaro – TE – Texas Tech
27) St. Louis BattleHawks – Daian Washington – WR – Missouri
28) Tampa Bay Vipers – Jalen Tolliver – WR – Arkansas-Monticello
29) Dallas Renegades – Stacy Coley – WR – Miami
30) New York Guardians – Tim Cook – RB – Oregon State
31) Houston Roughnecks – Kyle Hicks – RB – Texas Christian
32) D.C. Defenders – DeAndre Thompkins – WR – Penn State

Round Five

33) D.C. Defenders – Khari Lee – TE – Bowie State
34) Houston Roughnecks – Deontez Alexander – WR – Franklin College
35) New York Guardians – Demarcus Ayers – WR – Houston
36) Dallas Renegades – Sean Price – TE – South Florida
37) Tampa Bay Vipers – Quinton Flowers – RB – South Florida
38) St. Louis BattleHawks – Wes Saxton – TE – South Alabama
39) Seattle Dragons – Keenan Reynolds – WR – Navy
40) Los Angeles Wildcats – Larry Rose – RB – New Mexico State

Round Six
41) Los Angeles Wildcats – KD Cannon – WR – Baylor
42) Seattle Dragons – Evan Rodriguez – TE Temple
43) St. Louis BattleHawks – Marcus Lucas – WR – Missouri
44) Tampa Bay Vipers – Cole Wick – TE – Incarnate Word
45) Dallas Renegades – Kelvin McNight – WR – Samford
46) New York Guardians – EJ Bibbs – TE Iowa State
47) Houston Roughnecks – Cam Phillips – WR – Virginia Tech
48) D.C. Defenders – Orson Charles – TE – Georgia

Round Seven

49) D.C. Defenders – Donnel Pumphrey – RB – San Diego State
50) Houston Roughnecks – Jalen Saunders – WR – Oklahoma
51) New York Guardians – Keith Tobrigdge – TE – Louisville
52) Dallas Renegades – Philip Nelson – QB – East Carolina
53) Tampa Bay Vipers – Rannell Hall – WR – Central Florida
54) St. Louis BattleHawks – Matt Jones – RB – Florida
55) Seattle Dragons – Kasen Williams – WR – Washington
56) Los Angeles Wildcats – Martez Carter – RB – Grambling State

Round Eight

57) Los Angeles Wildcats – Keyarris Garrett – WR – Tulsa
58) Seattle Dragons – John Santiago – WR – North Dakota
59) St. Louis BattleHawks – Ishmael Hyman – WR – James Madison
60) Tampa Bay Vipers – Reece Horn – WR – Indianapolis
61) Dallas Renegades – Lance Dunbar – RB – North Texas
62) New York Guardians – Justin Stockton – RB – Texas Tech
63) Houston Roughnecks – Devin Gray – WR – Cincinnati
64) D.C. Defenders – Max McCaffrey – WR – Duke

Round Nine

65) D.C. Defenders – Tyree Jackson – QB – Buffalo
66) Houston Roughnecks – Andre Williams – RB – Boston College
67) New York Guardians – Darius Victor – RB – Towson
68) Dallas Renegades – Donald Parham – TE – Stetson
69) Tampa Bay Vipers – Taylor Cornelius – QB Oklahoma State
70) St. Louis BattleHawks – Alonso Russell – WR – Toledo
71) Seattle Dragons – Cam Clear – TE – Texas A&M
72) Los Angeles Wildcats – Scott Orndoff – TE – Pittsburgh

Round Ten

73) Los Angeles Wildcats – Donteea Dye – WR – Heidelberg
74) Seattle Dragons – Malachi Jones – WR – Appalachian State
75) St. Louis BattleHawks – Jordan Lasley – WR – UCLA
76) Tampa Bay Vipers – Alonzo Moore – WR – Nebraska
77) Dallas Renegades – Dimitri Flowers – RB Oklahoma
78) New York Guardians – Marquise Williams – QB – North Carolina
79) Houston Roughnecks – Nick Holley – RB – Kent State
80) D.C. Defenders – Adrien Robinson – TE – Cincinnati

https://twitter.com/xfl2020/status/1184145995753504771

Offensive Line – begins at 1 pm ET.

Round One

1) Los Angeles Wildcats
2) Seattle Dragons
3) St. Louis BattleHawks
4) Tampa Bay Vipers
5) Dallas Renegades
6) New York Guardians
7) Houston Roughnecks
8) D.C. Defenders

Round Two
9) D.C. Defenders
10) Houston Roughnecks –
11) New York Guardians –
12) Dallas Renegades –
13) Tampa Bay Vipers –
14) St. Louis BattleHawks –
15) Seattle Dragons –
16) Los Angeles Wildcats

Mike Kanellis Requests His WWE Release

Despite signing a new multi-year contract in June, WWE 205 Live Superstar Mike Kanellis posted on Twitter yesterday that he’s requested his release from WWE due to frustration over lack of being used.

“Today I asked for my release from WWE,” Kanellis began. “I want to thank everyone in the company who has helped me out and who I have shared a locker room with. I love you all. I’ve been with the company for almost 3 years and I am incredibly grateful for the opportunity. However it is time for me to move on. I am only 34 years old and feel I have way to much left in the tank. Working 1 day a week is just not going to cut it for me. I came to WWE to work and that opportunity does not exist right now. I re-signed with the company back in June because I thought it was what was best for my family, and maybe from a financial standpoint it was. But I quickly realized that bringing my work frustrations and misery home with me, is not good for my family and I no longer want my daughter to constantly see me come home defeated, sad and angry. It’s not fair to her or my wife.

“Being a pro wrestler was and is my lifelong dream and I’m just not ready to give that up yet. I wasted 4 years of my life addicted to drugs and not caring, when I should have been having the best matches of my life. Now that I am clean, sober and motivated, I want to have those 30 minute matches. I want to travel the world and wrestle in front of UK crowds, German crowds, Japanese Crowds. I want to feel the love and excitement wrestling once gave me. I also want my daughter to be able to see me wrestle. I want her to see her daddy work for his money. I’ve never been ok with just collecting a paycheck and I can’t in good conscience tell my daughter she has to work her ass off to get ahead in life, then not do it myself. I don’t know what the future holds, but for the first time in a long time, I’m hopeful and excited. Thank you to everyone who has ever supported me and had my back. I love you.”

https://twitter.com/RealMikeBennett/status/1183855911619776512

Mike and wife Maria Kanellis re-signed new contracts with WWE back in June. There’s no word yet on if WWE granted his request for the release from the contract, but we will keep you updated.

Mike and Maria originally signed with WWE back in 2017. Mike has been a member of the WWE 205 Live roster for the most part, but they have had some recent appearances on RAW. Maria is currently pregnant with their second child.

2019 WWE Draft Night 2 Results From RAW

Round 1

  • RAW – Universal Champion Seth Rollins
  • SmackDown – WWE Champion Brock Lesnar
  • RAW – Charlotte Flair
  • SmackDown – The New Day
  • RAW – Andrade with Zelina Vega

Round 2

  • RAW – WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions The Kabuki Warriors (Asuka & Kairi Sane)
  • SmackDown – Danie Bryan
  • RAW – Rusev
  • SmackDown – SmackDown Women’s Champion Bayley
  • RAW – Aleister Black

Round 3

  • RAW – Cedric Alexander
  • SmackDown – Intercontinental Champion Shinsuke Nakamura with Sami Zayn
  • RAW – Humberto Carillo
  • SmackDown – Ali
  • RAW – Erick Rowan

Round 4

  • RAW – Buddy Murphy
  • SmackDown – Bobby Roode & Dolph Ziggler
  • RAW – Jinder Mahal
  • Carmella
  • WWE 24/7 Champion R-Truth

Round 5

  • RAW – Samoa Joe
  • SmackDown – The Miz
  • RAW – Akira Tozawa
  • SmackDown – King Corbin
  • RAW Shelton Benjamin

Round 6

  • RAW – Rey Mysterio
  • SmackDown – Shorty Gable
  • RAW – Titus O’Neil
  • SmackDown – Elias
  • RAW – Liv Morgan

WWE RAW Preview 10/14/19 – WWE Draft

Tonight’s WWE RAW will take place from the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado with the second and final night of the 2019 WWE Draft.

* Lynch and Banks to renew hostilities and determine first pick on Night 2 of WWE Draft

* The Viking Raiders to challenge Dolph Ziggler & Robert Roode for the Raw Tag Team Titles

The following Superstars are in the Draft Pool for tonight’s RAW: Universal Champion Seth Rollins, WWE Champion Brock Lesnar, Charlotte Flair, Titus O’Neil, Intercontinental Champion Shinsuke Nakamura (with Sami Zayn), Aleister Black, The New Day (Kofi Kingston, Big E & Xavier Woods), Daniel Bryan, SmackDown Women’s Champion Bayley, Luke Harper, Erick Rowan, The Miz, Ali, King Corbin, Elias, RAW Tag Team Champions Dolph Ziggler & Bobby Roode, Samoa Joe, WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions The Kabuki Warriors (Asuka & Kairi Sane), Rusev, Cedric Alexander, Rey Mysterio, 24/7 Champion R-Truth, Carmella, AOP (Akam & Rezar), Heavy Machinery (Tucker & Otis), Apollo Crews, Andrade, Liv Morgan, Jinder Mahal, Buddy Murphy, Mojo Rawley, No Way Jose, Dana Brooke, Shelton Benjamin, Curt Hawkins & Zack Ryder, The IIconics (Billie Kay & Peyton Royce), Sarah Logan, Fire & Desire (Mandy Rose & Sonya Deville), and Drake Maverick.