Hugo Savinovich, a former WWE announcer, who mow works for Mexico’s AAA promotion, did an interview with kgb-wrestling.com & said Rey Mysterio will be coming to AAA once he solves his current contract dispute with WWE. Savinovich also confirmed that Alberto Del Rio will be appearing at AAA’s TripleMania event on Sunday.
Source: Wrestling Inc
Apparently WWE has already dropped the new faction of Xavier Woods, Big E & Kofi Kingston. In the dark match before last night’s WWE Main Event broadcast in Seattle, Big E got a babyface pop and came out by himself and defeated Fandango. Kofi worked last night’s Main Event and lost to Seth Rollins. There was no mention of the faction with Woods & Big E and Kofi was back to his normal gimmick. Adam Rose defeated Woods in the dark match before the SmackDown tapings began. Like Kofi & Big E, Woods was back to his normal gimmick. It was reported by F4WOnline that if the faction wasn’t mention on last night’s Main Event then it was to be considered officially dropped.
Source: Wrestling Inc
PWInsider is reporting that WWE Hall of Famer Sgt. Slaughter has been hospitalized for an undisclosed illness. Slaughter missed a scheduled appearance over the weekend due to feeling ill.
WWE will be officially debuting their new logo next Monday on RAW. Tonight will be the last time the current logo is used on RAW.
Arturo Rivera, a announcer for AAA, tweeted that former WWE Superstar Alberto Del Rio will be appearing at AAA’s TripleMania XXII pay-per-view event this Sunday, which means Del Rio will be on a PPV going head-to-head with WWE SummerSlam. It airs on iPPV.
Source: Wrestling Inc
Hulk Hogan Birthday Celebration with surprise special guests.
John Cena & Brock Lesnar are both scheduled to appear on RAW. What will happen between them when they come face to face before The Biggest Fight of the Summer at SummerSlam this Sunday?
Last week on RAW at the SummerSlam contract signing for Stephanie McMahon VS Brie Bella, Stephanie laid both Nikki & Brie with her husband Triple H’s signature Pedigree. Will Stephanie make Brie regret coming back to WWE?
On SmackDown, Dean Ambrose revealed that he chose a Lumberjack Match for his SummerSlam fight with Seth Rollins. Ambrose also vowed that SummerSlam will be the day Mr. Money in the Bank goes broke. How will Rollins prepare to meet his unhinged nemesis inside a cage of human flesh?
Roman Reigns & Randy Orton will collide at SummerSlam this Sunday. Who will gain critical momentum?
Hulk Hogan fueled the rumors of a NWO reunion of him, Scott Hall & Kevin Nash on RAW Monday night at his Birthday Celebration by posting on Twitter an old WCW photo of the group with the caption:
“The baddest crew on the planet, we could straighten out the Authority 4Life Brother.”
F4WOnline is reporting that both TNA & AAA are interested in signing Alberto Del Rio. Del Rio has a 90 day no-compete clause that is believed to be in place. By Del Rio being terminated, WWE may have nullified the non-compete agreement, leaving Del Rio free to jump to TNA or AAA.
Reportedly TNA tried to contact Del Rio in the immediacy of his WWE release, with a serious offer for him to become the next TNA World Champion. It might appeal to Del Rio as a way of sticking it to WWE. TNA would get a major star & a angle that would become the most talked about story in wrestling. The trouble is that TNA is low on money & potentially without a TV station in a matter of weeks.
AAA seems like a more likely option for Del Rio. AAA is currently executing a long term plan for expansion into the USA. Del Rio is the perfect brand face for that strategy, he fits with AAA’s Mexican tradition but also has American fame. Even before Del Rio was fired, he’d been rumored as a potential signing for AAA when his WWE contract expired some time this year. A t 37 years old, he might consider retiring, but could be swayed to continue his wrestling career by limited dates & maximum money.
Source: whatculture.com & F4WOnline
Dolph Ziggler VS Seth Rollins:
Mark Henry returned to WWE TV on RAW Monday night & now Big Show returns tonight on SmackDown & teams with Henry.
Big Show & Mark Henry VS Ryback & Curtis Axel:
Damien Sandow VS Sin Cara:
Paige VS Natalya:
Big E VS Rusev:
Dean Ambrose VS Randy Orton:
As noted last night, WWE released Alberto Del Rio due to unprofessional conduct & an a altercation with an employee.
A source has reported to PWInsider that Del Rio allegedly slapped a WWE.com worker at this week’s TV tapings. The story being reported is that Del Rio said he was responding to something said that he felt was racist in nature.
It appears that WWE will not be commenting on the situation beyond what the announcement that was made on their website Thursday.
There is reports that Del Rio has expressed interest in leaving WWE when his contract expired. Del Rio’s contract was set to expire some time this year.
Source: Wrestling Inc & PWInsider:
