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The Green Arrow Teases Possible WWE Return
<p>The <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/tag/arrow/" title="Arrow">Arrow</a></strong>’s Stephen Amell appeared at a recent Heroes and Villains Fan Fest in London and was asked about his future in wrestling. Amell revealed that he would like to get back into the ring one more time.</p><p><em>“I would love to do something with wrestling again. I don’t know what that’s <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/tag/going/" title="going">going</a></strong> to be. I think being with WWE would be really cool. I think that Cody who I worked with is <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/tag/doing/" title="doing">doing</a></strong> such great stuff with Ring of Honor and New Japan. That would be cool. Um, but I need to get back to the ring one more time.”</em></p><p>He also revealed that his first appearance was quite a nerve-wracking affair.</p><p><em>“Because the first time I was so, the second I stepped outside of the curtain, all of the moisture was zapped from my entire mouth. I was so nervous, so nervous that I literally forgot to get in the ring.”</em></p>
Possible Meaning Behind Kurt Angle’s Text Message
<p>As seen on Monday’s episode of RAW, Corey Graves stopped mid-commentary after receiving a text message of some sort and immediately approached Kurt <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/tag/angle/" title="Angle">Angle</a></strong> regarding it. Kurt revealed that the contents of the message might “ruin him,” which has WWE fans speculating the meaning behind the big angle.</p><p>Bryan Alvarez speculated on Wrestling Observer Live that this angle could potentially lead to the return of <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/wrestler/stephanie-mcmahon" title="Stephanie McMahon">Stephanie McMahon</a></strong> to weekly WWE television. While not confirmed, her return could happen as <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/tag/early/" title="early">early</a></strong> as next week, but the “text message” angle is expected to be a big deal for Angle’s character.</p>
Brie Bella on Possible WWE Comeback
<p><strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/wrestler/brie-bella" title="Brie Bella">Brie Bella</a></strong> posted a <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/tag/video/" title="video">video</a></strong> on our YouTube channel talking about her plans to make a WWE comeback. She mentions that her C-section delivery has pushed her timetable back a bit, but that we should see her “Soon, maybe not ‘very’ soon, but definitely soon.”</p>
Lana’s New In-Ring Gear Revealed
<p>WWE released the following photos of their website that reveal <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/wrestler/lana" title="Lana">Lana</a></strong>’s in-ring gear for when she returns to WWE television on the SmackDown Live brand:</p><p></p><p></p><p>Several websites posted photos last month that displayed Lana wearing a dress and claimed that it would be her ring gear when she returns to WWE television. We knew at the time that she would not be wrestling in that because… well, who wrestles in a dress?</p>
Gunner Teases Signing with WWE
<p>Former Impact wrestler mentioned on Twitter that he almost “hung it up” but teased that it’s now “time to TakeOver.” This has led to online speculation that he may have signed with WWE.</p><p>It’s worth noting that at last word, Gunner was on WWE’s radar. The belief was that if he passed a WWE physical, the company would probably sign him to deal. We will keep you updated on his status.</p>
Bischoff on Wrestling Recap – Ed Nordholm Playing ‘Small Ball’, Opinion on Mahal’s Victory, Music Rights in WCW, More!
<p>Bischoff is joined on today’s show by his co-host Nick Hausman.</p><p>Bischoff opens today’s show by discussing Ed Nordholm’s decision to divulge personal messages between himself and Matt Hardy to the wrestling media. This is a <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/tag/whole/" title="whole">whole</a></strong> new <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/tag/level/" title="level">level</a></strong> of small ball in Bischoff’s opinion, and it stinks of desperation. It’s a very amateur move, and by sending out this information Bischoff suggests that Nordholm is basically wearing a sign around his neck that says ‘mark’.</p><p></p><p>Bischoff believes that the harder IMPACT pushes back against The Hardys in this battle over the ‘Broken Universe, in the <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/tag/court/" title="court">court</a></strong> of public opinion they will be found guilty. They’re bringing a lot of bad publicity to their brand by fighting this war, and they’d be much better served to just let it go.</p><p>He believes that this whole thing is probably one big running joke within WWE at the moment, because it’s incredibly stupid. The fact that Ed Nordholm and IMPACT tried to ‘sell’ WWE a gimmick is hilarious in Bischoff’s opinion, and there’s no way anyone at WWE’s head offices are taking this serious at all.</p>
Jinder Mahal Finally Gets WWE Merchandise
<p>WWE is now selling merchandise for new WWE Champion Jinder <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/tag/mahal/" title="Mahal">Mahal</a></strong>. WWE has started selling a new t-shirt for Mahal which you can <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/tag/check/" title="check">check</a></strong> out at the link below:</p><blockquote class="embedly-card"> <h4><a href="http://shop.wwe.com/jinder-mahal-modern-day-maharaja-authentic-t-shirt/TC9001.html?dwvar_TC9001_color=Black#start=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jinder Mahal “Modern Day Maharaja” Authentic T-Shirt</a></h4> <p>WWE Authentic Apparel – The Official Shirt of the WWE Superstars Classic Fit 100% cotton Screen printed in the USA</p> </blockquote>
WWE NXT Spoilers – May 31st – June 21st, 2017
<p>WWE will tape the May 31st to June 21st episodes of NXT at Full Sail University tonight. Here are the results from the show:</p><p>* Dark match: Jeet Rama defeats Chris Silvio.</p><p><strong>May 31st</strong></p><p>* <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/wrestler/tyler-bate" title="Tyler Bate">Tyler Bate</a></strong> defeats Steve Cutler.</p><p>* Ciampa comes out on crutches. The crowd is chanting, “Why Ciampa, why?” Ciampa invites Gargano out to the ring because he feels he owes him an explanation. Thursday before Takeover Ciampa sustained an injury, it didn’t matter, he was still going to fight. But the people were thinking up dream partners for Gargano, it took 24 hours for Ciampa to become an afterthought to the fans. When Ciampa realized they lost he knew he was injured & going away for a long time, when he looked across at John it became clear. That if Ciampa went away Gargano would replace him, Ciampa won’t become an afterthought, and in that moment he made his choice. It is the fans fault and it is Gargano’s fault that DIY is done, if Ciampa has to go away then Gargano had to go away too. Takeover: Chicago was supposed to be DIY’s moment, but it ended up being Ciampa’s moment. Ciampa is irreplaceable, Gargano is irreplaceable, the fans are replaceable. When Ciampa returns he will be the most dangerous man in professional wrestling and everyone is on notice.</p><p>* Pete Dunne defeats <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/wrestler/danny-burch" title="Danny Burch">Danny Burch</a></strong>. After the match Dunne cuts a promo. He says since January he had to watch some boy carry what was rightfully his. History will remember that WWE UK began with the crowning of “The Bruiserweight” Pete Dunne.</p><p>* Cezar Bononi defeats Cien Almas with a small package.</p><p>* Kassius Ohno & <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/wrestler/roderick-strong" title="Roderick Strong">Roderick Strong</a></strong> vs. Eric Young & Alexander Wolfe. No Way Jose made his return to assist Ohno & Strong in beating Sanity.</p><p>* Dana Warrior is here to honor a local Orlando teacher for her charity work. “Thank You, Ruby” chants.</p>
205 Live Continues to Perform Poorly
<p>205 Live continues to perform poorly on the WWE Network.</p><p>According to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, the show failed to rank in the top 20 <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/tag/shows/" title="shows">shows</a></strong> on the Network this week. The show actually ranked behind a three-month old episode of Ride Along. Halloween Havoc back in 1998 got more <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/tag/views/" title="views">views</a></strong> than 205 Live did.</p><p>This isn’t a first time occurrence either, as the show rarely ranks in the top 10 despite airing live on the WWE Network and being built up on RAW the previous night.</p>
Adam Cole’s WWE Status
<p>While Adam Cole may possibly be joining WWE, he is currently a free agent and hasn’t signed a deal yet with the company. The feeling is that he will eventually end up in NXT as one of the top <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/tag/stars/" title="stars">stars</a></strong> for the brand unless something changes.</p><p>It’s also <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/tag/worth/" title="worth">worth</a></strong> noting that Impact Wrestling is also interested in trying to sign Cole. We will keep you updated on his status when we find more information out.</p>
Lita Returning to WWE?
<p>As previously noted, Jim Ross will be one of the announcers for the upcoming women’s tournament that will be taped on July 13 and 14th. The Wrestling Observer Newsletter reports that Lita is being considered to join J.R. on the commentating <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/tag/booth/" title="booth">booth</a></strong>.</p><p>While the show is being taped in July, there is no official announcement yet on when WWE plans to air the <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/tag/shows/" title="shows">shows</a></strong> on the WWE Network. We will keep you updated.</p>
Reason for the High Amount of Multi-Person Matches on WWE Programming
<p>As seen on WWE programming lately, WWE has been <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/tag/doing/" title="doing">doing</a></strong> a lot of multi-person matches. The Wrestling Observer Newsletter reports that “booking is slow” and that’s the reason the viewers are being <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/tag/stuck/" title="stuck">stuck</a></strong> with these types of matches.</p><p>While WWE has things planned out for the upcoming SummerSlam pay-per-view event, the company doesn’t have many creative ideas for storylines until then. These multi-person matches are essentially being done as a way to fill up time.</p>
Footage of CM Punk’s Heated Argument on The Challenge
<p>Here is footage of Tuesday’s episode of MTV’s The Challenge: Champs vs. Pros in which CM Punk got into a heated argument with cast member Johnny Bananas.</p><p>In the footage, Bananas takes a shot at Punk’s UFC <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/tag/debut/" title="debut">debut</a></strong> loss, which prompted Punk to respond, <em>“I was <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/tag/going/" title="going">going</a></strong> to either win gloriously or die a glorious <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/tag/death/" title="death">death</a></strong>, and that’s something that someone like you is never going to understand because they wouldn’t let you in because no one would pay a dime to see your ass.”</em></p>