WWE Legend Currently Out Of Action With Medical Issue

That’s never good. Injuries can take any wrestler out of the ring at any given time. Some of them are much worse than others but what matters the most is that someone is not going to be able to get into the ring for a while. No one is immune to this and unfortunately it seems that another current WWE star is missing in action at the moment due to some kind of issue.
According to Fightful Select, SmackDown’s Rey Mysterio is currently sidelined with some sort of medical issue. As a result, Mysterio was unable to wrestle at this weekend’s WWE live event, where he was scheduled to face Roman Reigns. There is no word on when Mysterio will be cleared to return to the ring. Mysterio’s most recent match took place at a live event on September 25.
Mysterio is rather good when he’s healthy. Check out what he can do in the ring:
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Monday Night Raw Star To Miss “Extended” Time Due To Injury

That doesn’t sound good. Wrestlers are rather unique people, but at the same time they do have some things that are always going to be the same. That includes the potential for getting injured, which can put someone on the shelf for any amount of time. Some injures are much worse than others, and now we have seen one wrestler put away for what seems to be a good while.
According to PWInsider.com, Nia Jax was not backstage during this week’s WWE Draft and is expected to miss a significant amount of time. There is no word on what is wrong with Jax, but she was attacked by Shayna Baszler after a match on Monday Night Raw in September. Baszler crushed Jax’s arm to write her off of television, though Jax was still drafted to Monday Night Raw this weekend.
Jax is a force when she is healthy. Check out what she can do in the ring:
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VIDEO: Several More WWE Draft Picks Made On Saturday

Keep it going. We are in the middle of the 2021 WWE Draft and that means we are seeing the WWE’s rosters shaken up in a huge way. There were several picks made during this week’s SmackDown and there will be even more made next week on Monday Night Raw. However, there are some other picks being made in the middle and some of them were quite big as well.
There were more Draft picks made during this week’s edition of Talking Smack. Monday Night Raw made eleven picks while SmackDown made six, though two of Monday Night Raw’s picks were tag teams. The tag team of Mace and T-Bar have been split up, with Mace going to SmackDown and T-Bar going to Monday Night Raw. Here are all of the picks made on Saturday:
Monday Night Raw
24/7 Champion Reggie
Akira Tozawa
Alpha Academy (Chad Gable & Otis)
Apollo Crews & Commander Azeez
Doudrop
Drake Maverick
John Morrison
T-Bar
Nia Jax
R-Truth
Zelina Vega
SmackDown
Toni Storm
Aliyah
Drew Gulak
Mansoor
Mustafa Ali
Mace
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Huge Report On WWE’s Relationship With The USA Network

They’re the ones that matter. WWE is a huge wrestling company but it doesn’t mean as much if the fans can’t see the product. That is where television is such an important asset to the company, as it makes WWE available to the masses. WWE has two major television deals with NBC Universal and FOX and we have already heard a bit more about their relationship with FOX. Now it is time for USA.
Fightful Select has released a new report that looks at WWE’s current relationship with NBC Universal and the USA Network, which has both positive and negative aspects. USA is happy with having a unique roster from FOX, as they see the Brand Split similar to how the NFL airs on different television networks. They are also happy with the way NXT 2.0 has started off, including the viewership for the first episode and Tommaso Ciampa as a familiar NXT Champion. The network is also fine with edgier content on NXT, as its other shows present similar content as well.
On the negative side, USA would like to..

REVIEW: Monday Night Raw – June 6, 2005: The Next Big Thing

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?
Monday Night Raw
Date: June 6, 2005
Location: Savvis Center, St. Louis, Missouri
Attendance: 10,000
Commentators: Jim Ross, Jerry Lawler
It’s time for the start of the Draft and that is the kind of thing that can change a lot about the company in a hurry. The first Draft pick is going to be revealed on the Highlight Reel and that could make for some interesting interactions. Other than that we have the build towards HHH vs. Batista in the Cell and it’s also the go home show for One Night Stand. Let’s get to it.
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Backstage Details On First Half Of WWE Draft

There’s more to it than that. The WWE Draft is ongoing and that means things are getting a little more interesting throughout the company. SmackDown has already featured several moves and there will be even more next week on Monday Night Raw. There is a good chance that the latter show’s picks will get more attention, but now we know a little more about the first batch.
There are some new details about the first half of the WWE Draft. According to PWInsider.com, the wrestlers who were moved to a new show were told in advance in an effort to prevent them from being taken by surprise. While some wrestlers are changing rosters, the changes do not go into effect until October 22. In addition, according to Wrestlinginc.com, Charlotte was moved to SmackDown because FOX requested that she be put on the show. There is no word on who else might have been or will be moved due to network requests.
It was a busy night. Check out how some of the Draft went:
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You’ll Be Seeing Some New Stars On Monday Night Raw And SmackDown

They’re the new stars. We are halfway through the 2021 WWE Draft and now we can see where a lot of things are going. That makes for some interesting moments, as the WWE roster needed to be shaken up. The problem with that is there are a lot of rosters to be shaken up, and some of the changes are not as great. One of the roster took a hit during the first night as the other two got a boost.
Both Monday Night Raw and SmackDown selected NXT talent with picks during the first night of the Draft. First, SmackDown drafted the entire Hit Row stable, including B Fab, Isaiah Swerve Scott, Top Dolla and Ashante Thee Adonis. The team debuted in NXT on May 4 of this year. With the last pick of the night, Monday Night Raw selected Austin Theory. This is Theory’s second trip to the main roster, as he wrestled there during the spring and summer of 2020 before returning to NXT as part of the Way.
There is potential here. Check out the main roster stars still in NXT:
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These Three Former WWE Stars Have Landed New Gigs

You have to do something else. Wrestlers are like normal people in that at some point, their careers are going to end. What makes things a little bit different though is the fact that wrestlers are often going to be retiring from the ring far before they are moving into traditional retirement years. They need something else to do and now several former WWE stars seem to have found at least a temporary something.
Three former WWE stars have landed a new position outside of wrestling. First up, Adam Scherr, formerly known as Braun Strowman, will be serving as an analyst at the Mr. Olympia Power Arm Wrestling Championships on October 8 and 9. Next, Dean Muhtadi, formerly known as Mojo Rawley, has announced he will be the new co-host for TMZ Sports Monday thru Friday on Fox Sports 1. Finally, NBC has announced, by way of 411mania.com, that Nikki Bella will be serving as one of the judges on America’s Got Talent: Extreme, which will be debuting later this month.
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AEW Rampage Results – October 1, 2021

Rampage
Date: October 1, 2021
Location: Blue Cross Arena, Rochester, New York
Commentators: Taz, Ricky Starks, Excalibur
It’s time for a special night as we have two big matches on the same show. First of all, we’ll be seeing Bryan Danielson facing Nick Jackson in a match that could be rather interesting. Other than that, Jack Evans is putting his hair on the line against Orange Cassidy, as per Matt Hardy’s orders. Let’s get to it.
Opening sequence.
Bryan Danielson vs. Nick Jackson They start slowly until the threat of some strikes send Danielson outside. Nick spends too much time getting some cold spray that Danielson is right there with the suicide dive. Back in and Danielson takes him down into the surfboard/Dragon Sleeper. Not that it matters as Danielson is right back up with a flip into a rebound clothesline to take over.
A cross armbreaker sends Nick over to the ropes but Danielson is right back on the arm. Danielson suplexes him down to set up a hammerlock, complete with kn..

Full WWE Draft Picks From SmackDown, Several Names Changing Brands

It’s halftime. The WWE Draft is one of the biggest events that WWE presents every single year. The WWE rosters are changed over the course of two nights and some of the moves made are going to change things for a long time to come. This has been the case before, and it seems like it is going to be what happens this year as well, and now we are halfway done.
The first half of the WWE Draft took place during this week’s edition of SmackDown, with four rounds of two picks each to both SmackDown and Monday Night Raw. There were picks from both the other rosters as well as NXT, with several picks being used on wrestlers who stayed on their previous brands. Only half of the WWE roster was available to be drafted on SmackDown, with the other half being available on Monday Night Raw. The roster changes will not be made official until October 22. Here are the picks from SmackDown:
To Smackdown:
Round 1 – Roman Reigns
Round 1 – Charlotte
Round 2 – Drew McIntyre
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WWE Announces Details For Long Expected Tournaments

Make it official. Tournaments are one of the easiest things in the world to explain because any fan can understand the concept. You take a bunch of people and put them into a bracket with the last person standing being the one who wins some kind of a prize. That is what we will be seeing starting next week, though this time it is going to be a little more historic than usual.
This week’s SmackDown featured an announcement that both the King of the Ring and Queen’s Crown tournaments will begin next week on SmackDown. The tournaments finals are expected to be held on October 21 at Crown Jewel. This will be the first ever Queen’s Crown Tournament, while the King of the Ring was a regular event from 1993-2002 and has been held intermittently since then. The most recent edition was held in 2019.
The tournament can mean a lot. Check out what is coming:
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New Title Match Set For WWE Crown Jewel

One more time. WWE’s series of events in Saudi Arabia have been a bit controversial to say the least. There have been issues with the wrestlers and the company against the kingdom and there is nothing to suggest that all of those will be smoothed over on the next trip. However, one of the positive points has been the inclusion of women’s wrestling, including something we will be seeing more of next time.
WWE has announced that SmackDown Women’s Champion Becky Lynch will defend her title against Bianca Belair and Sasha Banks in a triple threat match at Crown Jewel in Saudi Arabia on October 21. This comes after Banks returned at Extreme Rules and attacked Belair, costing her a title shot against Lynch. This will be the second women’s title match held in Saudi Arabia, after Bayley successfully defended the SmackDown Women’s Title against Naomi at Super Showdown 2020.
There have been some great moments in women’s wrestling on the shows. Check out what the women have done:
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