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Alicia Fox Addresses Recovery From Alcoholism, Says She’s A Few Months Sober

WWE star Alicia Fox has come out saying she’s a few months sober after going into recovery for alcoholism.

The 33-year-old wrestler went public about her situation via Instagram, writing:

for a WHILE I thought I could avoid addressing my #recovery of alcohol. I am human, and realized it was time to be #transparent and #honest w you #socialmedia now written on #cyberconcrete

TODAY, Im a few months #sober, I’ve creatively navigated my emotions, snagged some new skills AND I WANT TO HELP!!! Ive learned that alcoholism is life threatening situation and support is available!! I figured I can sharing my insight and BE of SERVICE to anyone finding it hard to believe that ‘YOU ARE IMPORTANT’ and deserve an opportunity to learn how to live a clean and sober life… it would be an honor to share my #hope, #strength, and #experience

SNAIL MAIL ME at @resilienceamongmankind 3948 3rd Street South suite #442; Jacksonville Beach 32250 I’m inviting everyone to a safe social place to discuss and expand understanding of our transforming minds  #fancyasfox #foxyladies are in #recovery too!! Ok! Thx for allowing me get that off my chest!!

Fox last wrestled on WWE TV in April. She also made an appearance during the Raw reunion special.

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Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet

WWE NXT Preview 11/20/19

Tonight’s WWE NXT episode will air live from the NXT Arena at Full Sail University with the final hype for Saturday’s “Takeover: WarGames, plus hype for Sunday’s WWE Survivor Series.

  • Dominik Dijakovic and Adam Cole to battle in Ladder Match for WarGames advantage
  • Will Raw or SmackDown take Triple H up on his offer?
  • The Undisputed ERA take on The Revival in tag team action

The New Day’s WWE Podcast Confirmed

A new WWE podcast from SmackDown Tag Team Champion The New Day is now official. WWE recently filed to trademark “The New Day: Feel The Power” for podcast use, which began the speculation on a new show for Big E, Kofi Kingston and the injured Xavier Woods.

The podcast was confirmed during this week’s “After The Bell” podcast with host Corey Graves. “Feel The Power” will premiere on Monday, December 2. Graves said The New Day will discuss “anything and everything from inside and outside” of the ring each week. He also indicated that The New Day’s podcast will likely come out after his own podcast drops each week. This looks to be the second podcast on the official WWE Podcast Network that has been planned.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

Ember Moon Revealed Torn Achilles Injury On WWE Backstage

Ember Moon appeared on tonight’s WWE Backstage and revealed she’ll be out indefinitely with a torn Achilles. Moon had been out of action since October.

Moon noted that she’s not sure when she’ll be back in the ring as doctors have given her a wide range of return dates.

You can see her full comments in the video below.

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Randy Orton And AEW President Tony Khan Spar On Twitter After Khan Responded To a CM Punk Tweet

Tensions between WWE and AEW escalated on Monday when Randy Orton went back back and forth on social media with All Elite Wrestling President Tony Khan.

Things kicked off earlier today when CM Punk tagged Khan in a tweet promoting his appearance on tomorrow’s episode of WWE Backstage. “It IS weird trying to catch up on 5+ years of rasslin’, I’m doing what I can. There’s bright spots, mostly women from what I can tell. There’s BAD too. I’m gonna talk about it, and no one is safe. Join us,” he wrote.

Tony Khan responded hours later saying, “No one is safe? Sounds like a plane full of wrestlers in Saudi Arabia!” This was obviously in reference to WWE’s recent travel delays after Crown Jewel.

“What’s that whole thing about glass houses and stones,” Orton replied along with a news article on allegations made against Tony’s father Shahid Khan, who funded the promotion.

Tony wrote back: “I thought you only tagged me in your posts when you were grasping for leverage. That article’s over a year old + is about baseless claims made about my dad years ago. That’s the best you can do, nothing. Meanwhile in the time since that was written, you used the N word on twitch.”

And lastly, Randy ended the night firing back with: “Jacksonville Dixie: Why else would I tag you? If I wanted to talk business, I’d call your father.” He also added a kissy-face emoji.

You can see the tweets below:

WWE RAW Preview 11/18/19

Tonight’s WWE RAW will take place from the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts with the final red brand hype for Sunday’s Survivor Series pay-per-view.

  • Seth Rollins to wager his Survivor Series berth against Andrade on Raw
  • Becky Lynch and Charlotte Flair to compete in tag team action on Raw
  • Rey Mysterio to appear live on Raw before challenging Brock Lesnar at Survivor Series
  • Zack Ryder & Curt Hawkins to challenge Raw Tag Team Champions The Viking Raiders
  • Natalya to battle WWE Women’s Tag Team Champion Asuka

Earl Hebner Says “You Feel Like A Prisoner” When You Work For WWE

Earl Hebner is perhaps the most famous wrestling referee of all-time. He’s been in the business for over 40 years and worked for Jim Crockett Promotions/NWA from 1977 to 1988, WWE from 1988 to 2005 and TNA/Impact Wrestling from 2005 to 2017  He is now a part of AEW and Hebner talked about the differences between AEW and WWE when he spoke to Wrestling Inc. on their WINCLY podcast.

“It doesn’t feel like you’re in prison here,” Hebner said of AEW as compared to WWE. “You’ve got more leeway and it’s more relaxing. It felt like you were in a prisoner in WWE but not in AEW.

“This is just a more laid back company and at my age, this is great for me.”

Hebner has been involved in many memorable wrestling matches and moments. He was asked what he would pick as the highlights of his career.

“The first one would be Saturday Night Main Event when I screwed Hogan. And the next one would be the Bret Hart deal [Montreal Screwjob],” Hebner said before being asked why he considers that controversial match a highlight.

“It made a name for me…”

“I don’t think they are ever gonna let that go. It’s gotta be over 20 years ago… [The fans] wanna torture me but I’m torturing them!”

WWE officiating, and their product in general, came under fire recently with the Seth Rollins-Bray Wyatt Hell in a Cell match. Hebner was blunt when asked what he thought of that controversial finish.

“I don’t watch their product,” stated Hebner.

Earl Hebner can be seen every Wednesday night on TNT, 8/7c, as part of AEW Dynamite. Hebner’s full interview with Wrestling Inc aired as part a recent episode of our WINCLY podcast. It can be heard via the embedded audio player at the bottom of this post, or via the video player at the top.

You can check out past episodes of the WINCLY here. Subscribe to Wrestling Inc. Audio on iTunes or Google Play. Listen to the show via Spotify here or through TuneIn here.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

WWE Friday Night SmackDown 11/15/19

Tonight’s WWE Friday Night SmackDown and WWE 205 Live will take place from the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia as the road to Survivor Series continues.

  • The New Day and The Revival set for championship rematch
  • Daniel Bryan joins The Miz for “Miz TV”
  • Nikki Cross takes on Bayley for the right to join Team SmackDown at Survivor Series
  • Mustafa Ali & Shorty G face Dolph Ziggler & Robert Roode with Survivor Series spots on the line
  • Lacey Evans joins Team SmackDown for Survivor Series

There will be an appearance by WWE Universal Champion “The Fiend” Bray Wyatt.

“The Fiend” Bray Wyatt’s Opponent For Universal Title Match At Survivor Series, WWE Forced To Change Plans

The affects of the chaotic travel issues stemming from the WWE Crown Jewel event in Saudi Arabia are still being felt, as a big plan originally set for this month’s WWE Survivor Series pay-per-view appears to be scrapped altogether.

On the latest episode of Wrestling Observer Radio at F4WOnline.com, longtime Wrestling Observer Newsletter editor Dave Meltzer (@DaveMeltzerWON) suggested that one of the last matches that will be announced for this month’s WWE Survivor Series pay-per-vew will be “The Fiend” Bray Wyatt defending his WWE Universal Championship in a one-on-one showdown against Daniel Bryan.

It was speculated that the original idea for the title match was for Wyatt to face The Miz, with an angle to be shot for the episode of WWE SmackDown after the WWE Crown Jewel special.

Instead, due to the travel issues that came up, the angle and entire direction in general was changed.

Under those original plans, Bryan was headed for a WWE Intercontinental Championship win over Shinsuke Nakamura on TV, which would have put him in the three-way match at WWE Survivor Series against AJ Styles and Roderick Strong in the “Champion vs. Champion vs. Champion” triple-threat match featuring the WWE United States Champion from the WWE Raw brand (Styles), the WWE Intercontinental Champion from the WWE SmackDown brand (Bryan) and the North American Champion from the NXT brand (Strong).

As seen by the recent announcement made by WWE, the match will instead feature Styles, Nakamura and Strong competing in the three-way match of secondary individual title-holders.

WWE Survivor Series is scheduled to take place on Sunday, November 24th from Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois. The show will air live via pay-per-view and will stream on the WWE Network.

Source: EWrestling

CM Punk Reportedly Turned Down Big Money Offer From AEW, Punk Is Signed To A FOX Deal, Not WWE

CM Punk reportedly turned down significant money from AEW, according to Bryan Alvarez on Wrestling Observer Live.

Punk did actually have talks with AEW, despite what has been said in the media, and he met in person with AEW President & CEO Tony Khan, according to Alvarez. There’s no word yet on details of AEW’s offer, but Khan reportedly offered “a lot of money” to the former WWE Champion.

There’s been no update on Punk possibly returning to the ring for WWE, but turning down the AEW deal could be a sign that he has no plan for an in-ring future.

Punk is signed to a FOX deal, not WWE. It’s been reported that Punk’s agents contacted FOX a few months back, which led to the initial tryout in Los Angeles, where the show is filmed each week. WWE did give their blessing to the hire, but this was a FOX decision.

As seen in the tweet from FOX Sports PR below, “CM Punk” and “WWE Backstage” trended #1 and #2 worldwide on Twitter. The return had more than 5.5 million video views across the FOX Sports social media platforms, and counting. This was also the most re-tweeted post of the year on any FOX Sports account.

As we’ve noted, Punk appeared at the end of this week’s Backstage episode after being introduced by host Renee Young. It was later announced that the former WWE Champion will appear as a Special Contributor and Analyst beginning next week, making “select appearances” in the studio alongside host Renee and analyst WWE Hall of Famer Booker T.

Source: Wrestling Inc.