Backstage Update On WWE Possibly Signing Pentagon Jr. And Fenix

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There’s a lot of speculation on WWE signing brothers Rey Fenix and Pentagon Jr. The two currently hold the MLW Tag Team Titles and Pentagon held the Impact World Heavyweight Title earlier this year. WWE has had interest in signing both wrestlers for some time and first asked fans about their interest in the brothers during a June 2017 Fan Council survey.

The brothers are currently signed to Lucha Underground and Dave Meltzer confirmed on the latest edition of Wrestling Observer Radio that they are not able to sign with any other wrestling promotion right now. There may be an option to leave the deal once the current fourth season of Lucha Underground ends. There’s no word yet on when the season will end but they are airing the 14th episode this week. The third season had 40 episodes and the second season had 26 episodes.

There’s strong speculation on Fenix and Pentagon signing with WWE once the current Lucha Underground season ends but they could also sign with someone like AAA or they could stick with Lucha Underground.

Pentagon, who is the current PCW Ultra Champion, addressed the rumors at a PCW Ultra event this past weekend. After successfully defending his title, he spoke to the crowd and said: “Respect that I am the PCW Champion and no one is going to take that from me. Thank you very much! And before I forget. I am not going anywhere. Penta will be in PCW for many, more years.”

MLW posted the following teaser on Fenix and Pentagon this past week, and that fueled the rumors on them signing for the WWE NXT brand:

https://twitter.com/MLW/status/1037816334342676481

Source: WrestlingINC

Mick Foley Returns On RAW, Announces His Role For Hell In A Cell

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WWE Hall of Famer Mick Foley made his return to WWE TV last night on RAW.

Foley interrupted Elias. Foley says he’s actually a big fan of Elias. He gave props to Elias for playing the guitar but knocked him as a lyricist. Elias brought up Foley being here to talk about the 20th anniversary of his legendary Hell In a Cell match. Elias says that was then and this is now. He says Foley is standing in the ring with Elias but he’s standing in the ring with a broken man. Elias knocked Foley some more and a Mr. Socko chant broke out. Foley talked about how he made a proposition to Stephanie McMahon to come to RAW tonight. He didn’t want to be the guy watching Hell In a Cell from home, he wanted to ring the bell or keep the time. Elias says Stephanie probably laughed in his face and Foley agrees. Foley reminded her about the match with The Undertaker when he was almost dead. He met Stephanie for the first time after that match. Foley revealed that he will be the special referee for Strowman vs. Reigns at Hell In a Cell, inside the Cell.

Foley did the “bang! bang!” gimmick and looked to leave but Elias talked some trash. Foley says Stephanie also allowed him to make one match tonight for old times sake. Foley brings out Elias opponent – Finn Balor.

WWE RAW Preview 9/10/18

Tonight’s WWE RAW will take place from the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans with the final red brand hype for WWE Hell In a Cell.

Renee Young joins the RAW commentary team full time.

* New Orleans gets Rowdy once more

* Is The Shield shattered?

* The Game responds to The Deadman

* Mick Foley relives Hell in a Cell history

DDP On Cody Rhodes Warning “All In” Talent Not To Go Over On Time, Why He Worked “All In” For Free

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WWE Hall of Famer Diamond Dallas Page spoke with WSVN-TV Entertainment Reporter Chris Van Vliet last week in Los Angeles, which you can watch in the video below. They sent WrestlingINC.com these highlights:

Dusty Rhodes played a major part in the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship match at ALL IN:

“Dusty used to always tell me ‘I got five friends D and every time I count them, you are one of them’ and that meant a lot to me. So when he passed, Cody called me and said Dusty, because he always calls him Dusty and not pops, he said ‘Dusty told me right before he passed that he had five friends and you’re on that list’. I appreciated that because I had heard it, but hearing it from him took it to a different level. So fast forward a year a half later and he’s putting together ALL IN, he really loved that five friends thing. And three guys who couldn’t have been any closer besides me were Ray Lloyd who is Glacier and Tommy Dreamer. He of course threw in his brother-in-law Kevin who he loves dearly and his father-in-law Otis and of course his dog Pharaoh. It was like super special and it was super emotional. We were all looking at each other trying not to cry.”

How Cody convinced him to do a Diamond Cutter during the match:

“When I first heard Cody was doing ALL IN, I told him you know I don’t do Diamond Cutters anymore. I mean, if WWE calls me I’ll f*cking do a Diamond Cutter, but not for an independent wrestling company. I’ve been offered $10,000. I’m not hitting that mat anymore. But for Cody, I told him if you need me for anything, I said I’m there and I wouldn’t charge him nothing. I’m sure plenty of people got paid a lot of money to be there, I took nothing and I won’t take nothing from him.”

Cody warned the wrestlers on the ALL IN card not to go over on time:

“Cody told everybody: Be on time, hit your mark, don’t go over. And those guys had a hell of a match but they could have done half that and still had a hell of a match. Bottom line is Cody put on a memo: you’re not stealing the show, you’re stealing from others.”

The ALL IN crowd was the hottest crowd since 1997:

“Dusty used to always say to me ‘D, I feel so bad for you that didn’t get to work ECW’ because he knows what a fan I am and I would have loved to have done something up there but I was so wrapped in that I couldn’t. But he could and he was like ‘man, you would have loved it’. To me as great as ECW was and as hot as they were, they weren’t any hotter than the ALL IN crowd and it was was f*cking bigger. That crowd was the hottest crowd I’ve seen since 1997. And in 1997 they were ravenous. Every single person in the building. That’s what it was like at ALL IN.”

Source: WrestlingINC

Maria Kanellis Injury Update

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Maria Kanellis revealed on Instagram in early August that she suffered a broken wrist while training for her in-ring return and would be in a cast for six weeks. In an update on the situation, Kanellis revealed on Friday that she is no longer wearing a cast.

Kanellis has indicated that she would like to wrestle at WWE’s first all-women’s pay-per-view event, WWE Evolution, on October 28.

Source: WrestlingINC

Renee Young Named Full-Time Raw Commentator

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WWE has named Renee Young a full-time member of the Raw announce team — making her the first woman to take on a permanent role in the WWE broadcast booth.

Young has been with WWE since 2012 — largely serving as a backstage interviewer and occasional host. She’s currently part of theMae Young Classic commentary team on WWE Network.

Earlier this summer, Young filled in on the Raw commentating team while Jonathan Coachman was away on other duties. Her performance was met with rave reviews.

Below is the announcement from WWE.com:

Starting tonight, Renee Young will be the first woman to join the Raw broadcast booth full-time.

She will now bring her unique voice and perspective to the longest-running weekly episodic program in the U.S. as she joins Michael Cole and Corey Graves at the commentary desk. Renee joined WWE in 2012 and has served as a backstage interviewer and commentator on Raw, SmackDown LIVE and NXT. She is currently part of the Mae Young Classic commentary team on WWE Network.

In turn, Jonathan Coachman will take over as the new host of WWE’s pay-per-view kickoff shows. A veteran broadcaster with more than 20 years of experience hosting shows for WWE, ESPN, MSG Network and the Golf Channel, Coachman will bring his unique style to millions of viewers around the world on WWE Network, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and WWE.com, as the host of WWE’s pay-per-view kickoff shows. Coachman will begin his new role this Sunday, Sept. 16 alongside WWE Hall of Famer Booker T, David Otunga, Sam Roberts and Peter Rosenberg prior to WWE’s Hell in a Cell pay-per-viewevent.

Impact Wrestling Preview 9/6/18

Tonight on Impact:

* Moose reveals why he turned on Eddie Edwards and aligned himself with Austin Aries and Killer Kross

* Impact Knockouts Championship: (C) Tessa Blanchard vs. Su Yung

* Rich Swann vs. Petey Williams

* oVe & Sami Callihan vs. Ace Austin, Zach Wentz & Trey Miguel

* Who called Konnan and King? Where did they go?

WWE Mae Young Classic Night 1 Results

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Zatara vs. Tegan Nox –Winner: Tegan Nox

Rhea Ripley vs. MJ Jenkins –Winner: Rhea Ripley

Lacey Lane vs. Vanessa “The Mountain” Craven –Winner: Lacey Lane

Killer Kelly vs. Meiko Satomura –Winner: Meiko Satomura

 

Update On Daniel Bryan’s WWE Contract Status

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Daniel Bryan has just signed his new WWE contract, according to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter.

The two sides have agreed on terms. Daniel Bryan signed the deal a few days ago but WWE had not signed the contract as of Monday, but that’s just a formality and the deal should be official very soon if not this week. It had been almost a given that Bryan would re-sign for several weeks now.

Bryan’s previous deal expired on September 1. He spoke with Sky Sports in mid-August and revealed he would have wanted to leave the company if they didn’t clear him to wrestle earlier this year. Bryan also revealed that there was likely a clause in the deal that would have legally allowed WWE to keep him for one more year.

“What we just found out recently is that they have an option year,” Bryan said.

Bryan is scheduled to team with Brie Bella to face The Miz and Maryse at the September 16 Hell In a Cell pay-per-view. Bryan will then face Miz with a future WWE title shot on the line at the October 6 Super Show-Down event from Australia.

Source: WrestlingINC

Backstage News On Shawn Michaels Possibly Returning To The Ring This Year

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Shawn Michaels is reportedly coming out of retirement for one more match, according to Dave Meltzer in the latest issue of The Wrestling Observer Newsletter.

As seen on RAW this past Monday night, Michaels shot an angle with The Undertaker where Taker taunted Michaels for staying retired, asking if it was out of respect or fear. Taker is scheduled to face Triple H at the WWE Super Show-Down event in Australia on October 6th.

According to The Observer, the internal plan is for Michaels to return to the ring at the next WWE event in Saudi Arabia on November 2nd. WWE had tried to get Michaels to work at the last event in Saudi Arabia, and Meltzer noted that these events are even bigger than WrestleMania financially.

It was noted that Michaels is not scheduled to work a singles match. Given the angle on RAW this past Monday, it would make sense for Michaels to team with Triple H against The Undertaker and a partner. Michaels confirmed on RAW this past Monday that he will be at WWE Super Show-Downin Australia next month for the final battle between Triple H and Taker, so it’s likely that they will setup an angle there for Saudi Arabia.

In an interview with Inside The Ropes last month, Michaels discussed a possible in-ring return and suggested that it may be “more trouble than it’s worth.”

“Let’s just say I did it and the match is phenomenal,” Michaels said. “The reality is this hairline is still what it is — like it’s all hot and sweaty — and even if the match is phenomenal and everything else, you’re still gonna bust my chops because I’ve got no way not to expose to you that I’m 53. That’s the thing — and I don’t mean it in a bad way — but you want me to kip up and everything look as if it was 1996, ’97. That’s not gonna happen because father time waits for no man.

“There’s a lot of stuff like what do you do and even does the young guy benefit when all is said and done. I don’t know, it just seems like more trouble than it’s worth.”

Michaels hasn’t wrestled since losing a retirement match to The Undertaker at WrestleMania XXVIin 2010.