Thursday, October 29, 2026
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Possible Reason Bray Wyatt Has Not Come To AEW

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There’s a reason for that. AEW has changed the way the wrestling world works and a lot of that is due to the company allowing several new wrestlers a chance to appear on the big stage. Some of them might have been around before but now they have a chance to work somewhere other than WWE. Not every former WWE star comes to AEW though and now we know why that is the case with one of them. During a discussion on Twitter, Dave Meltzer was asked about WWE stars coming to AEW and vice versa. A fan brought up Bray Wyatt, but Meltzer said that Wyatt’s asking price was very high. There is no word on whether or not Wyatt and AEW will come to terms at some point in the future. Wyatt left WWE last July and has yet to wrestle again since. He has been working on a film project during his time away from the ring. I know it's my site, but WWE would be interested in almost any top AEW act right now. Also, AEW would be interested in virtually any WWE top act right now. https://t.co/LMVdSEkpb7 — ..

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All Time Wrestling Great Reportedly Dealing With Health Issues

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Please don’t be serious. There are certain wrestlers who become legendary in the sport for one reason or another. You might see a wrestler become a legend because of how they look or talk, but some of them become such stars because of what they can do in the ring. It is special to see someone that talented wrestle a match, but now one of the best ever seems to be having some problems. During the latest edition of his DDT Snake Pit Podcast, Jake Roberts revealed that Ricky Steamboat was going through health issues. Roberts did not go into detail on what was wrong with Steamboat or how serious the issues were, nor has Steamboat commented on the situation. Roberts did mention that he hopes it is not due to the DDT that he gave Steamboat on the concrete floor during a match between the two in 1986. Steamboat retired from active wrestling in 1994 but has wrestled the occasional match since. Opinion: I’m not sure what is going on with Steamboat and I hope that it isn’t anything too serious..

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Possible Explanation For Why A Monday Night Raw Team Split

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There’s your reason. Teams and groups split up all the time in wrestling though it might not be the most obvious reason. It can make for some rather annoying moments as a team might still be popular before they are taken apart. That annoyance can go away a bit if you find out what there are bigger plans going on and that seems to be the case with a recent WWE split. This week on WWE Monday Night Raw, Rhea Ripley attacked Liv Morgan to end their team. According to Wrestling Observer Radio, the split may have taken place to set up Ripley as the next major challenger for Bianca Belair’s Raw Women’s Title. This may also explain why Sonya Deville’s shot at Belair was moved to next week on Monday Night Raw rather than next month at WrestleMania Backlash. Opinion: I could certainly go for Ripley getting a title shot as a serious monster but I don’t know if I would believe her winning the title. If nothing else, Ripley vs. Belair sounds like a Summerslam showdown rather than a WrestleMania B..

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That Looks Rough: Possible Injury For NXT Star

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That doesn’t look good. You never want to see a wrestler get injured. In addition to not wanting to see someone in pain, you don’t know how long they are going to be on the shelf. It can be terrible to see a wrestler go out of action and there are some injuries that are worse than others. Now a popular NXT star seems to be hurt and it does not look to be the best situation. Io Shirai has appeared in a photo posted to social media from Easter Sunday. In the photo, Shirai is seen with a boot on her foot and crutches next to her. There is a chance that Shirai was injured during Stand & Deliver when she attempted a moonsault onto Kay Lee Ray (see the clip in the second tweet below). Shirai has not appeared on television since the show. It should be noted that there is NO speculation about Shirai’s injury, including how severe it is or if it has taken place whatsoever. This is still considered speculation. Io appears to be in a boot and on crutches (see bottom right of first picture), mak..

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Steve Austin On Another WrestleMania Appearance, His Health After His Match

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They might want him again. There are very few stars in wrestling history who have come close to the level of Steve Austin. As the face of one of WWE’s most famous eras, Austin is the name that many fans will first associate with wrestling. It means a lot to get him to appear and after he came out of retirement at WrestleMania 38, fans began wondering if he would be back. Now we might know something else about his future. Following his return to the ring at WrestleMania 38, Austin appeared on the Brewbound podcast. During the interview, Austin said that he feels 100% and that it was an honor to be on the show. In addition, Austin said that while you could never say never, he was likely done with wrestling. However, if Vince McMahon were to call him to appear at WrestleMania 39 in some capacity, he would be there. Opinion: As much fun as having Austin back in the ring earlier this month really was, that is the kind of thing that needs to stay as a one off. At the end of the day, Austin..

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WWE Changes Two More Names By Getting Rid Of A Tag Team’s Identity

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There they go again. There are a lot of wrestlers in WWE and some of them are among the better known names in wrestling. You might see some names who are successes around the world and that can give them a history before they make it to WWE in the first place. That being said, WWE has a tendency to change names at the drop of a hat and that seems to be what they have done again. This week on NXT, the Grizzled Young Veterans, comprised of James Drake and Zack Gibson, had their names changed. Not only are they now just Drake and Gibson, but the Grizzled Young Veterans name has been dropped as well. This comes as WWE has been changing the names of several wrestlers, many of whom are in NXT. Vince McMahon has ordered the name changes to avoid wrestlers using their more famous names in case they go to AEW. Opinion: For lack of a better term, this is WWE’s thing at the moment, whether it makes sense or not. I think I get McMahon’s thinking behind the changes, but that doesn’t make them the..

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Another AEW Name Announces Departure From The Company

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Fare thee well. AEW has shaken up the wrestling world and it has made for some rather exciting moments. There is something special about seeing someone show up and making their AEW debut, as the company has landed some major stars. That creates the problem of overloading the roster, which means some wrestlers have to make their leave. Now we have another name being written off of the roster. Jack Evans has announced that his AEW contract will be expiring later this month and he will not be re-signing with the company. Evans described his time with the company as “fun and enjoyable” and thanked the fans and company for the time. During his time with AEW, Evans was mainly a tag team wrestler in the Hybrid 2 with Angelico. Evans last wrestled on AEW Dark on February 5. My time with #AEW has been a fun and enjoyable but it has come to an end as I will not be re-signed when my contract ends at the end of April. I'd like to thank everyone at AEW and the AEW fans for the opportunity. ..

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Back Again: WWE Wants To Bring Back Two AEW Stars

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They want them back? AEW has changed the way the wrestling world works and that is not a bad thing. The company has allowed all kinds of wrestlers a chance to get in the ring and on a bigger stage for the first time in a very long while. Some former WWE stars have made their way to AEW but now WWE wants two wrestlers who have worked there before to come back. According to Fightful Select, WWE is interested in bringing FTR back once their AEW contracts expire. FTR’s AEW contracts expire at some point this summer and WWE wants them to return to the company. However, AEW also has a one year option that they can exercise on the two. FTR wrestled in WWE as the Revival from 2014-2020, winning five Tag Team Titles between NXT and the main roster. There is no word on if FTR is interested in returning to WWE. Opinion: I can’t fathom the idea of FTR returning to WWE, as they are able to wrestle all kinds of great matches against top opponents and it makes things that much better for fans. Why ..

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You Won’t Be Seeing Two NXT Wrestlers For Very Different Reasons

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Back to NXT soon? There are a lot of reasons to move a wrestler off of television in one way or another. Some of these ways might be due to a storyline while some might be for a legitimate reason. You don’t know when you might be seeing another wrestler again, as they could be gone for a long time. That might be the case again this week with two names at once. An announcement on this week’s NXT revealed that two wrestlers will be missing for the time being. Following Von Wagner attacking Ikemen Jiro last week, Jiro has suffered internal injuries and will be out of action for about a month. In addition, Wagner has been fined and suspended for an undisclosed amount of time. This comes after Jiro’s partner Kushida left the company when his contract expired. Opinion: This feels like a way to get around Kushida leaving WWE, as the other two didn’t have anything to do. I’m not sure what that is going to mean for Wagner and Jiro going forward, but at the moment they get to figure out someth..

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NXT Results – April 19, 2022

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NXT Date: April 19, 2022 Location: Capitol Wrestling Center, Orlando, Florida Commentators: Wade Barrett, Vic Joseph Things are both picking up and being let down around here. While Pretty Deadly and some other imports are a nice upgrade, the NXT Title picture is leaning more into B movie territory as Joe Gacy becomes more of a Bond villain parody. Hopefully the things in the middle can make it better so let’s get to it. The opening recap looks at Pretty Deadly winning the Tag Team Titles and Joe Gacy telling Bron Brakker he needs to make a sacrifice. Here is Pretty Deadly for a chat. They have dominated England and decided it was time to come to America and dominate here as well. And it wasn’t even that hard! Cue the Grizzled Young Veterans (with the graphic ignoring their first names, which has me worried). Drake says Pretty Deadly wouldn’t have won had they been here and it is time for the Veterans to win the titles. Cue Legado del Fantasma to brawl with the Veterans though and a..

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REVIEW: Multiverse Of Matches: When Worlds Bump Into Each Other

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Welcome to KB’s Old School (and New School) Reviews. I’ve been reviewing wrestling shows for over twelve years now and have reviewed over 6,000 shows. Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, I’ll be posting a new review here on Wrestlingrumors.net. It could be anything from modern WWE to old school to indies to anything in between. Note that I rate using letters instead of stars and I don’t rate matches under three minutes as really, how good or bad can something that short be? Multiverse Of Matches Date: April 1, 2022 Location: Fairmont Hotel, Dallas, Texas Commentators: Tom Hannifan, Matthew Rehwoldt This was a show that got my attention as it has a pretty nice card with a lot of things going on. The idea is that there are multiple companies coming together with some representatives for some matches we might not have seen before. That should be enough, even if this is just a side trip on the way to Rebellion. Let’s get to it. I was in attendance for this show, sitting opposite the ent..

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WATCH: Ric Flair Gets Back In The Ring, Takes Bumps With Jay Lethal

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One more time? There are very few wrestlers in history as famous as Ric Flair. Over a career that spanned the better part of forty years, Flair became one of the true icons of wrestling. This included more title reigns than anyone should be able to keep track of, plus a legacy of catchphrases and appearances that will never be matches. Flair also has a history of rivalries, and now he is working with one of his more infamous rivals. Flair has posted a video to Instagram, showing himself in a ring with AEW’s Jay Lethal. The video shows the two training and taking bumps, including a slam and a headlock takeover. The video ends with the two exchanging WOO’s in a callback to their infamous segment in Impact Wrestling. Charlotte, Flair’s daughter, responded with a comment saying “Dad WTF.” Flair, 73 years old, has not wrestled since the September 15, 2011 episode of Impact Wrestling. It was something else. Check out the Flair vs. Lethal video, plus their legendary WOO Off: [This post con..

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Alexa Bliss Reportedly Unhappy With WWE Creative, Complains To Vince McMahon

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Can you blame her? There are so many people on the WWE roster that it can be difficult to come up with something for everyone to do. Some of them have been around for a very long time and can often need something new to make things fresh. That makes sense in theory, but sometimes WWE can’t make it work. It seems to be the case again and one of the wrestlers isn’t pleased. According to Fightful Select, Alexa Bliss is frustrated with her lack of creative direction in WWE. Bliss reportedly pitched to be part of the Becky Lynch vs. Bianca Belair match at WrestleMania 38 though she did not appear. At spme point, she reportedly spoke to Vince McMahon about her issues. Bliss has not appeared since Elimination Chamber in February, which was her first match since Extreme Rules in September. Between her matches, she appeared in a series of vignettes on Monday Night Raw, showing her in therapy to rid herself of her obsession with her Lily doll. There is no word on when she will be returning to W..

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Backstage Reason For WWE’s Recent Name Changes

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I guess that counts. There are a lot of seemingly random changes that take place in WWE and a lot of them seem to stem from Vince McMahon’s crazy decisions. Some of these changes feel like they come out of nowhere and last as long as McMahon thinks it is a good idea, which might be the case again. Now we do have an idea of why McMahon is making the changes he has made. WWE has recently changed several wrestlers’ names, with the new rule saying that wrestlers are unable to use their real names or names they used on the independent circuit. According to Wrestling Observer Live, McMahon issued the change as a way to prevent wrestlers from using their WWE names if/when they leave for AEW. The idea has led to changes such as Austin Theory becoming just Theory and a variety of other changes to brand new names. Opinion: It does make sense, but ultimately I don’t think fans are going to care that much about what an easily identifiable wrestler is going to be called. Fans are going to know if..

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Yowza: Eye Popping Audience In India For WrestleMania 38

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That’s something to brag about. WWE is the biggest and most powerful wrestling promotion in the world and has been for a very long time now. While the company has been centered in the United States for their entire history, it also has a long run of success outside of the company. Now they are having another success from another part of the world on its biggest nights of the year. According to India.com, WrestleMania 38 set a new record for wrestling viewership on the Sony Sports Network. The show was viewed by 56.1 million viewers over the show’s two nights. The debut of Veer Mahaan on Monday Night Raw the following night was credited with a 9% increase in the show’s viewership. WrestleMania 38 took place on April 2 and April 3 at AT&T Stadium. Opinion: I’d certainly call that a success, as tens of millions of people watched WWE’s show. I’m not sure what that compares to other wrestling shows in India but it is certainly a good looking number for WWE. It also shows why Mahaan is goin..

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VIDEO: Tag Team Splits Up After Tough Loss On Monday Night Raw

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It was nice while it lasted. Women’s wrestling has come a very long way in WWE in the last few years, as it has gone from a complete joke to something actually worthwhile. The company has built up a roster with some depth and women’s matches are treated as big deals these days. There is even a tag team division, though now one of those teams seems to be no more. Liv Morgan and Rhea Ripley unsuccessfully challenged Sasha Banks and Naomi for the WWE Women’s Tag Team Titles this week on Monday Night Raw. Following the match, Ripley blamed Morgan for the loss and attacked her, seemingly ending their team. Following the attack, Ripley said that she did not owe anyone an explanation for the split. Ripley and Morgan only began regularly teaming together in early March of this year. This didn’t go well. Check out how the match and split went down: [This post contains video, click to play] Opinion: I’m not sure if this is the biggest surprise as the two of them seemed ready to be split up ..

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So Long: Former Champion Departs WWE

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Fare thee well. There have been a lot of departures from WWE over the last several months and the majority of them have not been against the wrestlers’ wishes. WWE has released so many wrestlers that it has been hard to keep up with all of them, but not everyone has been let go. Now it seems that another wrestler has left, but this time it was their own decision to depart. According to Fightful, Kushida has left WWE. This comes after Kushida was attacked by Von Wagner last week on NXT, though there was no indication that Kushida was leaving. Kushida officially signed with WWE in April 2019 and spent his time with the company in NXT and on 205 Live. He won the Cruiserweight Title in April 2021 and held it for a little over five months before losing the title to Roderick Strong in September of the same year. There is no word on where Kushida plans to sign next. Fightful has confirmed that Kushida has left WWE We'll have details as we learn them on https://t.co/jy8u4a7WDa. pic.twi..

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BREAKING: Title Change Takes Place On Monday Night Raw

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In reality. There are certain situations where you can tell that a new wrestler is going to be a star from the moment you see him. It can be something about what they do or the way they talk but you know what you are going to be getting sooner or later. That is the case in WWE today, and now one of those wrestlers with this much potential has actually accomplished something. This week on Monday Night Raw, Theory defeated Finn Balor to become the United States Champion. The win marks Theory’s first championship in WWE and comes after he has been deems Vince McMahon’s newest protege. Theory debuted on the main roster in October 2021 and has been paired with McMahon since November of last year. The victory ends Balor’s title reign at 49 days. Opinion: I don’t know how Theory’s reign is going to go, but he beat Balor clean in the middle of the ring to win the title. That alone should put him on the right path as he is now ready to move up to the next level. Theory is someone who has show..

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Round Two: New Grudge Match Set For WWE WrestleMania Backlash

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It does fit the theme. We are less than three weeks away from WrestleMania Backlash, which should have a pretty obvious theme. With WrestleMania 38 in the rear view mirror, it is time to start focusing on the next show but there is still some fallout from WrestleMania to deal with first. Some of that will be done at WrestleMania Backlash as a new grudge match has been set. This week on Monday Night Raw, a WrestleMania rematch was set up for WrestleMania Backlash as AJ Styles accepted Edge’s challenge for a match. Edge defeated Styles at WrestleMania with an assist from Damian Priest. Styles has continued going after the two of them, though the pair attacked Styles in the locker room and injured his arm by slamming it in a locker door. Opinion: This isn’t a big surprise, though there was a chance that it might have been Priest getting to face Styles instead. Styles vs. Edge seems like it is on course to be a longer show, perhaps all the way to Hell In A Cell in June. I’m not sure how ..

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Monday Night Raw Live Coverage And Results – April 18, 2022

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Monday Night Raw Date: April 18, 2022 Location: KeyBank Center, Buffalo, New York Commentators: Jimmy Smith, Byron Saxton, Jerry Lawler We are most of the way to Wrestlemania Backlash and a lot of the card has been set. Last week’s Smackdown saw RKBro vs. the Usos officially announced for the pay per view and at the moment, that is the biggest match on the card. Maybe we can get some more things added this week so let’s get to it. The opening video looks at Cody Rhodes beating the Miz last week and then setting up his Wrestlemania Backlash rematch with Seth Rollins. Here is Seth Rollins to get things going. Rollins gets straight to the point by calling out Cody Rhodes, who joins him in the ring. Rhodes thinks Buffalo is Rhodes Country and the fans seem to agree. Before Rollins can get anything in, the fans keep cutting him off. Rollins says he was going to talk about his respect for Rhodes and his family. After all of those years of hard work to become the American Nightmare, Rolli..