Austin Aries has finally broken his silence regarding his release from WWE. He posted the following on Twitter:
My official statement on my @WWE departure. Thank you to my supporters and detractors. Exciting announcements soon. ??? pic.twitter.com/7Y4NkUMFVz
— Austin Healy Aries (@AustinAries) July 14, 2017
While appearing on Steve Austin’s podcast, Bayley made the following remarks about possibly turning heel:
“It breaks my heart even thinking about it! And so, when I do have these ideas, like, I write everything down, ideas, just in case, they want ideas, ‘like, okay, we’re going to do this,’ I have ideas for that. But even just thinking about that, like one day, I was like, ‘yeah, I’m going to pitch this! I’m going to do it! Like, I want to be a heel!’ And then, I went out that night for our match and I saw maybe five or six girls dressed up like me and we had met these girls before the show that were just in tears meeting us. I was like, ‘okay, no, I can’t do it! I can’t turn my back on them. I don’t know what would happen.’”
You can check out the full podcast at this link.
There were reports surfacing online this week regarding Shelton Benjamin possibly returning to WWE, however that doesn’t appear to be the case.
The Wrestling Observer Newsletter reports that Shelton Benjamin has not re-signed with WWE as of earlier this week. If his status changes, we will keep you updated.
Many of you have noticed that Billy Gunn has been using his WWE name outside of the company and are wondering how he’s getting away with that.
The Wrestling Observer Newsletter reports that he is now allowed to use the name “Billy Gunn” because WWE did not continue the trademark. When they let it go, he trademarked it himself and he now owns the rights to the name worldwide.
It was revealed during Jeff Jarrett’s media call that their annual Bound for Glory event …
Alberto El Patron, who is supposed to be suspended from Global Force Wrestling over the recent allegations, is being advertised for an upcoming event for the company at The Ballpark at Harbor Yard on August 6th in Bridgeport, Connecticut.
“A loaded lineup of IMPACT WRESTLING stars will be in Bridgeport. Anything can and will happen once the action starts, in and out of the ring. The city of Bridgeport, Fairfield County and the state of Connecticut have great wrestling tradition, we are excited in our 15th anniversary to be there this Summer as part of the Bridgeport Bluefish’s 20th anniversary season,” said Jeff Jarrett.
The lineup for the event features Bobby Lashley, Patron, EC3, “Cowboy” James Storm, Eli Drake, the Latin American Exchange and more. All fans in attendance will receive a commemorative trading card set of five Impact Wrestling stars. Plus, there will be a pre-show VIP Meet & Greet for select ticket holders.
“We are thrilled to bring this exciting show to the ballpark in August,” said Bluefish General Manager Paul Herrmann. “We love being able to offer our city more than just baseball during the gorgeous summer months. There is a strong wrestling fanbase in Southern Connecticut, and we’re happy to invite fans of all kinds to enjoy our perfect outdoor venue.”
The fight for the BROKEN Gimmick is still on between Anthem and The Hardys. Recently, after a lot of heated public discussions over the issue, Matt Hardy was accused by a Fan of “Betraying TNA”.
The matter of the fact is u left that company for dead that treated u LIKE A GOD, they need money because you betrayed them #FuckThoseHardys
— Mason Epeneter (@masonepeneter) July 13, 2017
Hardy Replied:
No, I left cuz @RealJeffJarrett tried to screw me out of money on my deal after everything I did to help & keep TNA afloat in 2016. FACT.
— REBORN by FATE (@MATTHARDYBRAND) July 13, 2017
As previously reported, the recent episode of NXT saw the long-awaited debut of former ROH and IWGP tag team champion Bobby Fish. Fish squared off against Aleister Black in a losing effort. You can read our full spoiler report from Wednesday’s tapings here.
Triple H took to his Twitter to react to Fish’s arrival to the NXT brand:
https://twitter.com/TripleH/status/885338756785491968reac
WWE heads to Full Sail University for tonight’s Mae Young Women’s Tournament. Here are the spoilers:
* All the women are introduced before the tournament.
* Princesa Sugehit defeated Kay Lee Ray.
* Serena defeated Vanessa.
* Shanya defeated Zeda.
* Piper defeated Santana Garrett.
* Mia Yim defeated Sarah Logan.
* Mercedes Martinez defeated Xia Li.
* Rhea Ripley defeated Miranda Salinas.
* Abby Laith defeated Jazzy Gabert.
* Toni Storm defeated Ayesha Raymond.
* Dakota Kai defeated Kavita Devi.
* Candice LeRae defeated Renee Michelle.
* Rachel Evers defeated Marti Belle.
* Bianca Belair defeated Sage Beckett.
* Lacey Evans defeated Taynara Conti.
* Nicole Savoy defeated Reina Gonzalez.
* Kairi Sane defeated Tessa Blanchard.
This concludes the tapings.
The ‘Modern Day Maharaja’ Jinder Mahal on his Instagram, posted the following on his 50th day as the WWE Champion:
“Showing my dominance on the 50th day of being the 50th WWE Champion … Long Reign The Maharaja. #WWE #wwechampionship #ModernDayMaharaja”
A post shared by The Maharaja (@jindermahal) on Jul 11, 2017 at 9:02pm PDT
Jinder Mahal pinned Randy Orton to become the 50th WWE Champion at Backlash on May 21.
It looks like ticket sales aren’t too hot for the upcoming SmackDown brand pay-per-view event, WWE Battleground.
Ticket sales for the event are said to be very disappointing, despite Philadelphia being one of WWE’s strongest markets. Tickets are reportedly being discounted with $20 off most seats.
