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On Bayley’s WWE Terms Status, Update

WWE veteran Bayley has been absent from television since losing to Lyra Valkyria at Saturday Night’s Main Pay-per-view. Despite her absence, Valkyria has contin...

On Rosemary’s Mysterious TNA Absence, Update

In what has been a developing story, Based on Fightful Select — TNA Wrestling veteran Rosemary sustained an setback during a most recent Firestar presentation a...

Becky Lynch Addresses Her Absence From WWE TV

Sources close to the situation have revealed that WWE star Becky Lynch just recently surfaced on SiriusXM’s Inside the Ropes, where she talked about various top...

Reason Shared For Booker T’s WWE NXT Absence

Booker T has addressed his new absence from WWE NXT commentary, revealing that family matters—not health concerns—have kept him away from the broadcast table. ...

The Return: Vince McMahon Backstage At Monday Night Raw (With A Huge Change)

He’s back. The biggest wrestling story of the year has been the return of Vince McMahon to WWE, following a six month absence. McMahon is back to facilitate a sale of the company, though it has led to wonder about whether he will rejoin the creative team. While there is nothing to suggest that he has done it so far, McMahon did do something this week that he has not done since his return. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: WATCH: Jey Uso Makes His Decision About The Bloodline According to Fightful Select, McMahon was backstage this week at Monday Night Raw. There was no official reason for him to be there, though one WWE talent suggested that he was there to see John Cena, who was returning at the show. According to PWInsider.com, there was nothing to suggest that McMahon had anything to do with the show’s creative. Finally, according to Sean Ross Sapp from Fightful.com, McMahon is reported to now be sporting a mustache. Vince McMahon……had a mustache backstage…..per one of the talent I heard fr..

He’s Back: Shawn Michaels Set For Special Appearance Next Week On WWE TV

He’s good in the role. There have been almost countless wrestlers throughout WWE’s history and a good many of them do not make the biggest impact. A small number do manage to become stars though and some of those move on to become some of the biggest names in wrestling history. WWE still manages to have some of them appear from time to time, and that will be the case again next week. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: WATCH: 24 Year Old Star Makes Surprise Return After Four Month Absence Over the last several weeks, NXT’s Grayson Waller has been having issues with WWE official Shawn Michaels. Waller has constantly berated Michaels and caused him one problem after another. Last week on NXT, Waller issued a challenge for Michaels to meet him on the Grayson Waller Effect at Roadblock on March 7. This week, Michaels said that while he knew Waller would only get worse and that it was against his better judgment, he would appear on the show. BREAKING: @ShawnMichaels has accepted @GraysonWWE's in..

WATCH: 24 Year Old Star Makes Surprise Return After Four Month Absence

Welcome back. A wrestler returning from an injury can be one of the more exciting things to take place on a wrestling show. If someone has been gone for a long time, it can be quite the moment to have them back. You never know when you might see someone pop back up, and sometimes they are thrown right into the middle of something important. That was the situation this week. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Get Well Soon: Missing WWE Star Reportedly Undergoes Shoulder Surgery This week’s edition of NXT opened with North American Champion Wes Lee issuing an open challenge for a title match, with the first wrestler getting into the ring getting the shot. Dabba-Kato almost made it to the ring first but Apollo Crews cut him off, allowing the returning Nathan Frazer to get inside for the title shot. This was Frazer’s first match since Halloween Havoc on October 22, 2022. Back on November 8, Frazer revealed that he was waiting on medical clearance from an undisclosed injury. Frazer went on to lose to..

Get Well Soon: Missing WWE Star Reportedly Undergoes Shoulder Surgery

That explains some things. There are all kinds of reasons for a wrestler to be out of the ring and a good number of them are health related. If someone is injured, there is very little that they can do to get back in the ring without risking a much bigger problem. Such an injury can explain a lot of absences and now we know about another such injury that is preventing an expected return. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: It’s A Dangerous Place: NXT Star Attacked In Parking Lot By Unknown Assailant Back in May 2022, Naomi and Sasha Banks walked out on WWE vacating the Women’s Tag Team Titles in the process. While Banks has gone on to wrestle in New Japan Pro Wrestling under the name Mercedes Mone, Naomi has not been seen in wrestling. During a virtual signing with Golden Ring Collectibles, Ariane Andre, formerly known as Cameron and Naomi’s former tag partner, revealed that Naomi is recovering from shoulder surgery. There is no word on when the surgery took place or Naomi’s recovery time. It is ..

Homecoming: Two Missing AEW Stars Return This Week On Rampage

Welcome back. With so many wrestlers on the AEW roster, it can be easy for one or more of them to get lost in the shuffle. You never know when someone is going to drop off of the radar and not appear again for a little while. That can make for some annoying absences, but it can also make for some very nice returns. Two of the latter took place this week on the same show. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: It Fits: Important Details On Next WWE Event In Saudi Arabia, Possible AEW Competition Jake Roberts and Lance Archer made their returns to AEW television this week on Rampage. Archer, with Roberts in his corner, returned and defeated Bryce Saturn. This was Archer’s first match in AEW since the November 18 edition of Rampage and his first match anywhere since December 23. There is no word on why he was out of action or what is next for him in AEW. Archer is a monster. Check out his return, plus some of his previous destruction: [This post contains video, click to play] [This post contains vid..

Still There: Update On Missing NXT Star’s WWE Status

So that’s what’s up. With so many wrestlers on the WWE roster, it can be easy for someone to get lost in the cracks. Sometimes a wrestlers will not be around for one reason or another but it might not be anything that bad. With multiple rosters throughout the company, there will be times when wrestlers jump from one to the other, which seems to be the reason for a recent absence. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: On The Injured List: AEW Star Out 5-6 Weeks With Foot Injury, Possibly Longer According to Wrestling Observer Radio, NXT’s Cameron Grimes is on his way to the main roster. Grimes has not been seen on television since the November 8 edition of NXT, where he lost to Joe Gacy. There is nothing wrong with Grimes as he is only waiting for WWE to come up with a way for him to debut. Grimes made some short appearances on the main roster, where he hired the Good Brothers to help him in NXT. Grimes is a heck of a talented star. Check out what is coming to the main roster: [This post contains ..