Tag: Rhyno

ECW Legends Appeared At Last Night’s WWE NXT Show In Philly At The 2300 Arena

In a special episode last night of WWE NXT at the old ECW Arena (2300 Arena) in Philadelphia, PA, several ECW legends appeared on the show.

The Dudley Boyz reunited as Bubba Ray joined Trick Williams against Ethan Page and Ridge Holland, with D-Von providing a table for a big spot. Elsewhere, Tony D’Angelo defended his North American Title against Nunzio, settling an in-ring misunderstanding. Rob Van Dam also got involved, helping Je’Von Evans overcome Wes Lee after Lee tried to take out RVD backstage. Jaida Parker defeated Lola Vice in a hardcore match with Dawn Marie as the guest referee. Rhyno/Rhino delivered his signature Gore to Robert Stone during the segment where NXT GM Ava announced the NXT PLE Deadline. Plus the Queen of Extreme Francine made an appearance, sitting near ringside.

Impact Wrestling Slammiversary XVII Results 7/7/19 – Rhyno Appears As A Mystery Masked Man

TJP vs. Trey vs. Jake Crist vs. Willie Mack – Winner: Willie Mack

Impact World Tag Team Championship: (C) The North vs. LAX vs. The Rascalz – Winners: The North

First Blood Match: Killer Kross vs. Eddie Edwards – Winner: Eddie Edwards

Moose vs. RVD – Winner: Moose 

Impact Knockouts Championship – Monster’s Ball Match: (C) Taya Valkyrie vs. Rosemary vs. Su Yung vs. Havok – Winner: Taya Valkyrie

X-Division Championship: (C) Rich Swann vs. Johnny Impact – Winner: Rich Swann 

Impact World Championship: (C) Brian Cage vs. Michael Elgin – Winner: Brian Cage

Post-match, Elgin takes the title and smacks Cage in the face with it. Elgin goes over to commentary and yells at Callis while Mathews runs off. Callis goes to take the title, Elgin stops him and tosses him into the ring. Elgin looks to take out Callis and a masked man (Rhyno) shows up and  gave Elgin his signature gore (spear). He’d taunt a bit before running back out through the crowd.

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Sami Callihan vs. Tessa Blanchard – Winner: Sami Callihan

Post-match, Callihan takes both bats like he’s gonna attack her again. He then hands off the gold bat to Blanchard and heads to the back. Crowd cheers on Blanchard as the show ends.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

Rhyno Says He Turned Down Big Money Offer From WWE, Talks About AEW

Sounds like Rhyno will soon be done as an active competitor in WWE, as his contract expires in July and the wrestler says he’s not signing a new deal.

In a new video interview, Rhyno told Chris Van Vliet the following:

“July 17th is my last date there. They actually offered me more than twice my downside but it wasn’t where they would have to use me because the downside is so large and it wasn’t about money it was about me wanting to be on the road work and helping the younger guys kind of like a player coach.”

“It was a mutual understanding that we were not going to figure out a number. And they’ve been great, I can’t say anything bad about them. I had a lot of fun. I was afraid that they would say yes to a larger downside than what they offered me because I was afraid that they would still sit me at home. It’s not that they don’t like me, there is a lot of talent there and they have to cycle the talent which is normal because you want to get men and women out there to work. I was afraid that I would become miserable and that’s the last thing that you want to do when you’re doing something that you love. I would rather take a step back and work for some of these companies and work the independent scene.”

As for why … Rhyno says he wants to help the future generation of wrestlers find themselves, which he can’t do if WWE doesn’t book him to be on the road.

“On the indies, I can do that,” he explained. “And with other companies whether it’s AEW, Impact, Ring of Honor or New Japan … I’ve done that before in the past and that’s something I can do now in the future.”

Watch the full interview below:

Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet

Rhyno’s WWE Contract Expires In July.

Wrestling Inc. reports that they have learned that Rhyno’s WWE contract expires this July.

Rhyno last wrestled in the Andre the Giant Battle Royal at WrestleMania 35 last month. The former ECW World Heavyweight Champion has only made a few appearances on WWE television since losing a storyline loser gets first match to Heath Slater on RAW last December.

Rhyno is starting to accept independent bookings, so it appears as if he will be leaving the company once his contract is up. As seen below, IWC announced that Rhyno will be returning to their roster this summer.

Rhyno had returned full-time to WWE in 2016 for SmackDown following the WWE brand extension. He went on to become one-half of the inaugural SmackDown Tag Team Champions alongside partner Heath Slater after the defeated The Usos at Backlash in September of 2016. After being drafted to RAW in April of 2017, he was used sparingly on television.

Below is the announcement from IWC:

Source: Wrestling Inc.

WATCH: Rhyno Says He’s NOT Retiring After Being “Fired” On Raw

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He may have been “fired” last week on Raw, but Rhyno is making one thing clear — he’s not retired.

WWE.com shared an exclusive video of Rhyno tonight in which he states, “I just want to clear up a rumor that I’ve seen going on for about a week now on Twitter about me retiring.”

“I am not retired,” he continued. “I am not retiring. I had no plans on retiring.”

In case you missed it, Heath Slater defeated the ECW legend last week to keep his own job on Raw. He was then told he’d become a referee, which played out on last night’s show as Slater reluctantly helped with Baron Corbin’s agenda in two matches.

Rhyno says he’ll be fulfilling his “contractual obligations” to wrestle at upcoming live events in December/January and “after that I don’t know.”

Watch the video below:

Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet

Rhyno Retires After Losing WWE RAW Job, Heath Slater Becomes A Referee

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On Last night’s RAW from Houston, Texas Heath Slater defeat his tag team partner Rhyno in a match that saw the loser get fired.

The match was made

by General Manager-Elect Baron Corbin, who said he had been crunching some numbers and found that RAW only had room for one of them. Corbin gave them the chance to quit to save the other’s job but they refused and he made the match.

In a twist to the story, Corbin later confronted Slater in a backstage segment and revealed that he’s keeping him on the red brand as a referee, not as an in-ring performer.

Rhyno announced his retirement to the live crowd during a commercial break after the match. Stay tuned for updates on his retirement.

There’s no word yet on what they have planned for Slater in the referee role, but we will keep you updated.

UPDATE: It looks like The Man Beast isn’t finished with WWE just yet as he’s booked for this week’s live events in South America, according to PWInsider. Rhyno has not tweeted since the angle on last night’s show. Stay tuned for updates on his status.

WWE Tag Team Breaking Up Soon?

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Former WWE SmackDown Tag Team Champions Heath Slater & Rhyno teased some dissension on last night’s episode of Talking Smack. When discussing losing their tag title rematch to Randy Orton and Bray Wyatt on SmackDown Live earlier tonight, Rhyno remarked that he was carrying the load for the team during tonight’s match.

“I didn’t know I was going to be the only one out in the ring tonight,” Rhyno said.

When SmackDown General Manager Daniel Bryan asked Rhyno if he was blaming the loss on Slater, Rhyno told Bryan to not “jump in.” A surprised Slater said that he didn’t know they were keeping score, and noted that he won the titles for them.

“What happened right before [the tag title victory]?” Rhyno asked Slater. “I gored our opponents and you made the cover.”

Slater noted that Rhyno “lost the titles” for them as well, which prompted Rhyno to leave the set.

Source: WrestlingINC

Rhyno Fails To Win House Seat In Michigan Election

WWE SmackDown Tag Team Champion Rhyno failed to win his bid for House Representative for the 15th District in Michigan.

Rhyno – real name Terrance Gerrin – ran as a Republican. He won just 35.6% of the vote while Democratic opponent Abdullah Hammoud won with 64.4%.

Hammoud reportedly beat Gerin by a margin of 18,097 votes to 9,999.

Rhyno took to his Facebook page and issued the following statement on the election:

The numbers are in and I regret to say I was unsuccessful in my bid for State Representative, 15th District (Dearborn). But I was very successful in becoming closer to my community, knocking on doors, talking with residents, and just forming a bond.
I knew going into this that Dearborn is a Democratic district and it would be an up hill battle, a battle I was willing to take on. Myself and my volunteers created something out of nothing (a campaign), we pushed forward with honor and pride. I’m very proud to of had them in my corner. I’m also proud of my opponent Abdullah Hammoud, we agreed on some issues and disagreed on others. He and his volunteers worked extreme hard and did it with honor. It was a clean race that focused on ideas and issues.
I would personally like to thank every person that voted for me, I’m deeply honored to of earned your support and vote. Thank you!
One of the many things I enjoyed in my campaign was talking at schools in my community, something I will continue to do moving forward. The kids loved me being there and they had great questions. I know I’ve inspired them. Hopefully I inspired you! So go to council meetings, volunteer in your community and just get involved. We all know it’s a great feeling when you make a difference in someone’s life.
So thank you for all your well wishes, and may God Bless us all.

 

Rhyno Wins Michigan State Representative Primary

Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet

The recent SmackDown Live signee — running under his real name, Terrance Guido Gerin — won yesterday’s Republican Primary for State House in Michigan’s 15th District.

According to WXYZ.com, he beat out two other Republican opponents by just 54 votes.

Regarding his decision to run for office, Rhyno told WWE.com, “Well, I’ve followed politics for decades. It’s something I’ve always had a passion for. I love my country, I love my state of Michigan and I love the city I live in.”

Rhyno will now face the Democratic Primary winner in the General Election this November.

Rhyno Makes Return To WWE – SmackDown Live

Heath Slater who wasn’t drafted at last week’s WWE Draft was in the ring making a case to Shane McMahon as to why he needed to sign him. Rhyno appeared and hit Slater with a Gore.

Rhyno has recently been competing off and on in NXT.