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Seth Rollins Calls CM Punk a ‘Cancer’, Tells Him To Stay Away From WWE

January 30, 2023

He thinks this man would burn it down. WWE superstar Seth Rollins was recently interviewed by Wrestling Inc’s Nick Hausman before the 2023 Royal Rumble premium live event. They discussed a number of topics, including the rumors that CM Punk may be coming back to WWE. When asked if Rollins would want Punk back in the locker room, The Visionairy had this to say: “Oh Philly Phil, stay away. Stay away, you cancer. Get away from me forever. I don’t like Phil, he’s a jerk. Did we just figure that out, did we just figure that out? He’s a jerk…we figured it out over there, we knew it over here. I don’t want him back. Go do something else. Bye bye, see ya later.” CLIP: Seth Rollins calls CM Punk a "cancer" and tells him to stay away from WWE. @WWERollins @Nick_Hausman @WWEGames #WWE2K23 #RoyalRumble pic.twitter.com/m9QC71bunL — WrestlingINC.com (@WrestlingInc) January 28, 2023 You can see the full interview below: [This post contains video, click to play] Editor’s Opinion: So basically..

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Matt Cardona On Possible WWE Return: “Always Ready For Any Opportunity”

October 14, 2022

He’d take a call. There have been a lot of returns to WWE over the last few months and a lot of that has been credited to the new regime in charge of the company. As a result of Vince McMahon losing power in the company, some wrestlers who have left the company have been willing to consider a return. Now another company might be interested should the right offer come up. During a new interview with Metro, Matt Cardona, formerly known as Zack Ryder during his time in WWE, said that while he does not want to return to WWE, he would be willing to take a phone call. Cardona said that right now, he is focused on having the most fun and making the most money possible. However, he does want to wrestle in Madison Square Garden again and have another WrestleMania moment. In addition, Cardona issued a statement to Wrestling Inc., saying that he was busy with other projects but was “Alwayz Ready” for any opportunity. There is no word on WWE being interested in a Cardona return. Opinion: I don’t..

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UPDATE: WWE Change Actually Not Taking Place After All

November 21, 2021

Not so fast? There have been all kinds of changes taking place in WWE over the last few years and some of them have been a lot more noticeable than others. Those are the changes that make the biggest headlines for the most people, but there are some that do not get that level of attention. It seems that one should not have gotten as much attention because it was not true. Earlier this week, a story came up saying that WWE was closing its office in Mexico City, as it had done in the United Kingdom and Japan. However, according to Sean Ross Sapp and corroborated by Wrestling Inc., the office will be staying open, as per employees who work in the office and a statement from WWE. There is no word on why there was confusion about the closing in the first place. I've heard from people who work at WWE's office in Mexico that say the office is not shut down as reported — Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful.com (@SeanRossSapp) November 18, 2021 Well that’s good to hear. Check out some more..

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A Lot Happened Before And After This Week’s SmackDown

November 7, 2021

It was a busy night. WWE has a lot of programming to offer every single week and it can be quite a bit. Sometimes it is hard to remember everything that is going on, which is not often the best way to go. There is not much of another way around it though, as there are so many wrestlers that sometimes WWE needs to use that much time. This week, they needed even more time than usual. According to Wrestling Inc., there were three non-televised dark matches during this week’s WWE SmackDown taping. Prior to the show, there were two NXT matches, as Johnny Gargano defeated Kyle O’Reilly and Amari Miller defeated Dakota Kai. After the show went off the air, Drew McIntyre and the Viking Raiders defeated the Bloodline. Of the six SmackDown wrestlers, only Jey Uso and Roman Reigns of the Bloodline did not wrestle twice on the night. Amari Miller defeated Dakota Kai before smackdown! #Smackdown pic.twitter.com/2ut84gfMJr — Tiff ? (@Kwadey06gmailc1) November 5, 2021 Viking Warriors and Drew McI..

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WATCH: WWE Posts Outstanding “Never Stop Dreaming” Video

August 18, 2021

Yeah that works. Wrestling is a unique industry as you can see your heroes right in front of your eyes. As wrestling fans, there is always going to be someone we look up to, like, or at least want to see more of in the future. That is the kind of thing that can make wrestling incredibly fun for a fan, and now we are getting to see something like that in a pretty cool way. WWE has posted a video to its YouTube page advertising NXT UK. The video shows wrestling toys and features a voice over discussing how fans never let their dreams die. The younger wrestlers are shown watching classic clips of WWE programming before growing up into the stars of NXT UK. Finally, a montage of the younger wrestlers and their older selves are shown, along with the text “never stop dreaming.” This is a heck of a video. Check out what WWE has done, along with some of its other similar efforts from over the years: [This post contains video, click to play] [This post contains video, click to play] [This..

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Thunder Rosa Officially Signs With AEW; Details

July 23, 2021

The roster continues to grow. According to a Tweet from AEW’s official Twitter account, the company has officially signed Thunder Rosa to a long-term deal. Even though she has appeared multiple times with the company, she was officially a member of NWA’s roster. Welcome to the team…@ThunderRosa22 is #AllElite pic.twitter.com/GcvAds6ANx — All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) July 22, 2021 According to a report from Wrestling Inc., AEW was able able to sign with the company, even though her NWA contract ran through the year. Rosa was to become a free agent in 2022 and was excited about this possibility. Rosa made her AEW debut back on the September 2, 2020 episode of Dynamite, while she was still the NWA World Women’s Champion. She defeated Serena Deeb that night, but then would lose to then-AEW Women’s World Champion Hikaru Shida at All Out just three days later. She has continued to work for AEW and the NWA since then, while also making a few indie appearances. She also appeared at Impact W..

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Here’s The Funny Way A WrestleMania Story Was Started

July 22, 2021

It has to start somewhere. There are a few different kinds of stories that are always going to work in wrestling and they can get some nice reactions. Every now and then, you see something that works even better than expected and everyone comes out looking better than they did coming in. That was the case last year and it turns out that it only started because of a joke. One of the biggest stories at last year’s WrestleMania 36 was the budding romance between Mandy Rose and Otis. The two of them had seemed ready to get together for months but the combined forces of Dolph Ziggler and Sonya Deville kept them apart. It all came together at WrestleMania, but how did the whole thing get started? Now we know the surprising answer. In an interview with the Wrestling Inc. Daily, Levi Cooper, formerly known as Tucker in WWE and Otis’ former partner, revealed that the Otis and Rose romance storyline began as a rib on Rose’s then boyfriend Tino Sabbatelli. Otis would post jokes on social media,..

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Backstage Reaction To Mark Carrano Being Fired From WWE

April 25, 2021

What a nice guy. The big story coming out of WWE this week was the situation involving Mickie James’ belongings being sent to her in a trash bag following her release. This did not sit well with the higher ups in WWE and the company’s talent relations department was shaken up as a result. This included some major firings, and now we know a bit more about one of the people fired. Mark Carrano, a longtime member of the talent relations department was let go over the situation. Former NXT interviewer Christy Olson, co-host of the Wrestling Inc. Daily Podcast, discussed Carrano on the most recent episode and said that she was not surprised by him being fired. Olson described Carrano as being around several of the recent talent releases and suggested that he is the person who was around to intimidate talent into thinking they could be fired at any time. There was a bit more to Carrano than that though and it is not exactly pleasant. Several former WWE wrestlers have spoken about Carrano, ..

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WWE Announces RAW Legends Night To Start 2021

December 23, 2020

That’s a way to start a new year. On this past week’s edition of Monday Night Raw, WWE announced that it was hosting a Raw Legends Night in two weeks on January 4, 2021. This event will take place on the first Raw of the new year. From WWE.com: Get ready to ring in 2021 with one legendary night. Some of your favorite WWE Legends and Hall of Famers will return for Raw Legends Night on the first Monday Night Raw of the new year. The guest list is already set to feature two of the greatest of all time: “The Immortal” Hulk Hogan and “The Nature Boy” Ric Flair. Scheduled to appear are: * Alicia Fox * Beth Phoenix * Big Show * Boogeyman * Booker T * Candice Michelle * Carlito * Hillbilly Jim * Hulk Hogan * IRS (Irwin R. Schyster) * Ivory * Jacqueline * Jeff Jarrett * Jimmy Hart * Kurt Angle * Mark Henry * Melina * Michael “PS” Hayes * Mickie James * Ric Flair * Sgt. Slaughter * Tatanka * Torrie Wilson [h/t to Wrestling Inc. for the list] We may see more of this type of stuff on the sh..

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How Are WWE And AEW Testing For COVID-19?

September 16, 2020

The more you know. The COVID-19 pandemic has been at the forefront of world culture for the past 6 months, and almost every industry has been affected by its devastation. However, professional wrestling has found a way to remain on the air, using testing to providing a safe working environment for all of their performers, staff, and production team. But how have they done it? According to a report from Wrestling Inc., both WWE and AEW are doing weekly COVID-19 tests to all performers, to ensure that it is safe for them to be in a wrestling ring each night. Furthermore, the fact that all performers have been tested has led to the relaxed nature of mask-wearing by the talent for both companies. Here is how each company is handling its testing procedures: WWE: All talents are instructed to show up to a parking garage the day before tapings. Talents stay in their cars and are given a nasal swab test. The talent then leave and are sent a text, or other message, later that night letting..

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Full Clash of Champions 2019 Results

September 16, 2019

The following are the full results from the 2019 Clash of Champions pay-per-view event, courtesy of Wrestling Inc.: – The 2019 WWE Clash of Champions Kickoff pre-show opens live from the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina as Jonathan Coachman welcomes us. He’s joined by Charly Caruso, David Otunga and WWE Hall of Famer Booker T. The panel goes over the card and Coach leads us to a video package on Sasha Banks vs. RAW Women’s Champion Becky Lynch. We get a discussion and promo for the WWE Title match between Randy Orton and champion Kofi Kingston next. We come back and Kofi is backstage with SmackDown Tag Team Champion Big E. Charly asks what “the good word” is but they brush her off and seem to mock her. Charly mentions Xavier Woods not being here tonight because of the attack from The Revival that has had him down for a month, but Woods appears in the camera shot and says he’s back. They go on about proving why The New Day is the best tonight, and how Kofi will still be th..

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Former Impact Knockouts Champion Signs With AEW

March 22, 2019

Another one is jumping on board. In the latest episode of AEW’s series “Road to Double or Nothing,” it was announced that former Impact Knockouts champion Allie has signed with the company. You can see the video in its entirety below: [This post contains video, click to play] Allie joined impact in 2013, and has been with the company off and on for 6 years. She had the following to say about joining AEW: “Going forward, I really want to make my mark here at AEW,” Allie said. “I feel like even though I’ve had those opportunities, I feel like now I really want to show people what I can do and I don’t know if I had that chance before.” [h/t to Wrestling Inc. for the transcription] She’s recently been portraying an demonic type gimmick; you can see a clip of that below: [This post contains video, click to play] Editor’s Opinion: I’ve watched Allie a couple of times in Impact and I believe that she is a very talented performer. She is a good actress and can move well in the ring;..

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Latest Hall of Fame Inductee Possibly Revealed (Spoiler)

March 19, 2018

Somebody’s gonna get some nice moments. With three weeks to go before “Wrestlemania XXXIV”, most of this year’s class of the WWE Hall of Fame have already been announced. There are already eight inductees announced but why not add one more. In this case, it’s quite a big one. This was a big part of why he’s going in. [This post contains video, click to play] As reported by Wrestlinginc.com, a new Wrestlemania magazine shows Mark Henry as part of this year’s Hall of Fame class. While not confirmed, there is a good chance that this will be announced tomorrow as all other inductees have been announced on Monday. Henry has been in WWE since 1996 and is a one time World Heavyweight Champion. Henry recently had to address whether or not he’s retired. A post shared by Wrestling Inc. (@wrestlinginc) on Mar 18, 2018 at 10:38am PDT Opinion: The more I think about this, the more ok I am with it. Henry has been around for so long and while he was bad for a long stretch of that, he’s had h..