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Brie Bella Getting Ready To Return To The Ring

After giving birth in May, Brie Bella is getting ready to return to the ring.

On Wednesday, Brie was at the SoCal School of Pro Wrestling in San Marcos, California with Daniel Bryan, Nikki Bella and Nia Jax for a training session.

Brie last wrestled in April 2016 on the WrestleMania 32 Kickoff show at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, where she teamed up with fellow Total Divas castmates Alicia Fox, Natalya, Paige and Eva Marie in a 10-Superstar Tag Team Match against Lana, Naomi, Tamina, Summer Rae and Emma. Brie sealed the victory for her team when she forced Naomi to submit to the “Yes!” Lock.

A few days after the show, Brie said she would be taking an extended break from in-ring competition, citing family reasons, while also stating that she would continue working for WWE as an ambassador.

During a panel discussion at Comic-Con with WWE Superstars last month, Brie announced her return to the ring.

“My husband and I were talking, and he was like, ‘You know what, Brie, I think we have enough room to get ring and why don’t we start training?'” she said.

Brie explained that she had begged her husband to build a wrestling ring at their home in Phoenix, Arizona and he finally caved and even agreed to train her.

“We just started training, I’m hoping 2018 I can get back in the ring again,” she announced.

Source: WrestlingINC

WWE 205 Live Preview 8/1/17

Tonight’s WWE 205 Live will take place from the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, OH.

* Who will face WWE Cruiserweight Champion Neville at SummerSlam? – Ariya Daivari vs. Akira Tozawa

* Has The Brian Kendrick pushed Gentleman Jack Gallagher to his limit?

SmackDown Live Preview 8/1/17

Tonight’s WWE SmackDown Live will take place from the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, OH as the road to SummerSlam continues.

* John Cena and Shinsuke Nakamura to clash in dream match for SummerSlam WWE Title opportunity

* Kevin Owens challenges United States Champion AJ Styles

* Naomi & Becky Lynch join forces for tag team action

* Chad Gable looks to break out against Rusev

* Will The Fashion Police finally crack the case?

* Tyler Breeze posted this video from backstage at Monday’s live event in Ft. Wayne, Indiana:

Backstage News On WWE Cutbacks, More To Come

There are major cutbacks going on all over WWE right now, including the cancellation of WWE Network programs and no longer doing the pyro at shows.

Dave Meltzer stated on the latest episode of Wrestling Observer Radio that WWE “promised everyone” they were going to have bigger profits in 2017 than they had in 2016 and they’re not anywhere close.

“So last year’s profits were about $30 million,” said Meltzer on the August 1, 2017 episode of Wrestling Observer Radio. “And this year we’re about halfway through and — I don’t have the exact numbers in front of me – but it’s like five or six million, which means there’s a lot of catching up to do.”

This is believed to be the reason why there is no longer a pyro at WWE shows and a lot of shows on the WWE Network are getting canceled, in an attempt to lower production costs.

“They’re not in any financial trouble but the Network subscriber number is a genuine disappointment,” explained Meltzer. “The growth coming out of WrestleMania that would have been expected wasn’t there.”

One thing that has not helped the growth of the WWE Network is doing brand specific pay-per-views for RAW and SmackDown but it’s not expected that WWE is going to go back to just one pay-per-view a month.

“The one thing that we have learned is that the two pay-per-views a month, that has not helped,” said Meltzer. “The Network number is not growing the way they expected it to so that’s been a bad situation. But I don’t think they want to drop one of the pay-per-views because I think that would hurt ratings a little bit.”

More cutbacks are expected in WWE and it’s one of the reasons why the company has been slow on the United Kingdom show. Dave Meltzer noted their tournament to crown a WWE United Kingdom Champion earlier this year cost a lot of money and the show will mean spending a lot of money for more tapings every month.

Source: WrestlingINC

Sting Says He Can Still Wrestle (But Not Going To), Reveals If He’s Interested In On-Air WWE Role

Sting recently experimented with Facebook Live on his official Facebook page. While his comments were brief, they were newsworthy nonetheless.

“I can still wrestle,” Sting said. “I can still wrestle! I’m just not going to.”

Sting worked his last match on September 20, 2015, where he was defeated by Seth Rollins at WWE Night of Champions. He suffered multiple neck injuries in the bout that were career-ending.

When asked if he would be open to an on-air role on WWE television, similar to what Kurt Angle is doing now, Sting responded:

“Yeah, I might consider something like that,” Sting said. “Good to see Kurt back by the way.”

Sources: Wrestling INC – Sting on Facebook

WWE On Historic WWE UK Title Defense, Pete Dunne On What’s Next, Post-Match Reactions (Videos)

WWE UK Champion Pete Dunne retained his title in a Fatal 4 Way at Insane Championship Wrestling’s “Shug’s Hoose Party 4” event this past Saturday night in Glasgow. Dunne retained over BT Gunn, Wolfgang and Trent Seven.

In the video above, Dunne says he beats people up, he hurts people and he collects titles, and he now owns ICW just like he owns WWE. In regards to where the title is going next, Dunne says he’s taking it to the top and keeping it as he captures title after title until everything is his.

The event also saw WWE cruiserweight Noam Dar return to the ICW promotion. WWE posted the following on The BruiserWeight and Dar working the event:

WWE United Kingdom Champion Pete Dunne retains title in historic defenseIn the first WWE United Kingdom Championship defense to take place in the U.K. outside of a WWE ring, Pete Dunne successfully retained the title Saturday night in Glasgow, Scotland.

The BruiserWeight defeated Trent Seven, Wolfgang and BT Gunn in a Fatal 4-Way Match at Night 1 of “Shug’s Hoose Party 4,” an event held by Insane Championship Wrestling at the O2 ABC. The sold-out event will be available for viewing on ICW’s on-demand service starting 24 hours after the show.

Following the match, the victorious Dunne, never one to mince words, said “ICW is one of the top promotions in the world, and I own it now … just like I own WWE.”

Also at “Shug’s Hoose Party 4,” Cruiserweight Noam Dar returned to action in ICW, which was one of his stomping grounds prior to joining WWE. Dar joined former Pinky Party tag team partner Sha Samuels in tag team action.

Now that Dunne has turned back three opponents in one fell swoop, who will be next in line to step to The BruiserWeight? This much is obvious: The brash but brilliantly dangerous Dunne is unlikely to back down from the challenger, whomever it is.

Source: WrestlingINC

Below are post-match reactions from Gunn, Seven and Wolfgang:

Matt Hardy Says He Feels ‘Woken’ Following Monday Night Raw (VIDEO)

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The Broken Universe may have become “woken” following Monday Night Raw … as Matt Hardy came the closest he’s been to his Broken persona in WWE during a backstage interview.

Hardy was featured in a Fallout video and said he felt “woken” after he and Jeff Hardy brawled with The Revival, using the same accent and crazy facial expressions from his days as Broken Matt.

As we previously reported, Reby Hardy said in an interview with The Sheet Podcast last week that negotiations with Global Force Wrestling over the Broken gimmick had stalled … but that hasn’t stopped Matt and Jeff from using familiar phrases like “obsolete mule.”

Matt posted the video on Twitter with the caption, “, IT’S HAPPENING. ”

Could “Woken” Matt Hardy be the compromise that finally allows something like the Broken Universe in WWE?

Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet

Kairi Sane Sustained A Concussion During Mae Young Classic Tapings – SPOILER ALERT

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Pro Wrestling Sheet reports that Kairi Sane is currently on the injured list after the recent WWE signee sustained a concussion during the Mae Young Classic tapings.

Sources with direct knowledge tell us the wrestler formerly known as Kairi Hojo is also dealing with some neck pain … but officials expect her to be cleared for return in early August. 

It’s unclear which match the injury occurred during, or how exactly it went down.

 

 

(MAE YOUNG CLASSIC SPOILER ALERT)

Because officials have been told Kairi will get the green-light next month, the injury shouldn’t stop her from wrestling in September at the MYC finals in Las Vegas.

Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet

RAW Preview 7/31/17

Tonight’s WWE RAW will take place from the PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, PA as the road to WWE SummerSlam continues.

* Three’s a crowd – Samoa Joe vs. Braun Strowman vs. Roman Reigns

* Jason Jordan to speak out on “Miz TV”

* Brothers in arms: Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose

* Hardy Boyz and “good brothers,” meet Team Red’s “top guys”

* Bálor to Wyatt: “Let’s play”

Backstage News On WWE Doing Another Superstar Shakeup, Superstars Getting Sent Back To WWE NXT?

There has been talk of doing another Superstar Shakeup after next month’s WWE SummerSlam pay-per-view, according to new reports by PWInsider and the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. WWE previously held a roster Shakeup in April after WrestleMania 33.

While it might seem early for another Shakeup, The Observer notes that there is definitely talk of making a few roster moves in the fall. There has also been talk of sending one or more Superstars from the main roster to WWE NXT. The moves from the main roster to NXT would be for talents that were major stars in NXT that Vince McMahon simply is not going to push on RAW or SmackDown, even if they are over, or talents who are doing nothing on the main roster with the feeling that they could be more useful as top stars in NXT.

Source: WrestlingINC