This past September Maria Kanellis announced that she and her husband, SmackDown Live star Mike Kanellis, are expecting their first child together. Apparently people have been shaming Kanellis for getting pregnant while working for WWE, and she recently took to Facebook to respond to these people:

#DivaLadyWifeMom

“How dare you get pregnant? You can’t workout. And other stupid things people have said to me.”

“I think it’s funny that everyone is an expert on pregnancy, including men that can’t birth them and don’t have children of their own. Now, I am not an expert on pregnancy but I do have my OB, PCP, mom, my friends with kids, and my trainer on speed dial. Let’s just analysis the first statement/question: “How dare you get pregnant?” I’m not exactly sure what this means but I can only assume it’s because I work for WWE. I signed a contract with WWE in March and had no plans of getting pregnant until my contract was up. So, yes I have only been signed for a few months this time but, I worked for WWE before. For 5 and a half years. I’ve also been working in wrestling for 13 years. AND I’ve been working since I was 12. I was a bus girl for my first job. Thus, I have been working for 23 years. I CAN get pregnant. I can even stay home while pregnant and have a job because WWE thinks I am important and this baby is important enough to do so. After 23 years of work, do I deserve maternity leave? I think so and so does WWE. Women deserve maternity leave and men deserve paternity leave. It should be a right not a privilege. I will continue fulfilling the obligations of my WWE contract even after the baby arrives so, SMGMB. (Suck My Giant Momma Boobs) Hahaha……

“You can’t workout….. Really? Has anyone seen a lioness while pregnant? What if she decides, oh I can’t run today, I’m pregnant? The lioness starves and so does her cubs. Or what happened in colonial times when the men went off to war? Did the farm get neglected? No, she plowed the field and took care of her 7 other children. Women are amazing. Women’s bodies are amazing. I will not let people on social media make me feel powerless. Should some women not workout? Of course. But, I don’t have any special circumstances. And if I did then, I would “settle down” as one hater put it. There are real problems with gaining too much weight while pregnant for instance childhood obesity, gestational diabetes, less accurate sonogram results, premature labor, preeclampsia, high blood pressure, excess bleeding, larger percentage of c-sections, and the list goes on. If you are really concerned about it read up here or here. And if you still have questions go here, here, or here. Links are below to research. I will not stop working out because some ill informed person tells me too. Some women don’t workout while pregnant and that’s their choice. It’s an individual choice a woman makes with her doctor.

“On to more stupid things….. “You are annoying. No one wants to hear about your pregnancy.” Let me solve this, real quick. I am pregnant. For the foreseeable future, that is the next 19 weeks, I will talk about being pregnant. You will see pregnant belly photos, baby stuff, blogs about being pregnant, and when I am feeling ultra emotional, photos of Mike with my pregnant belly. Therefore, if you don’t like it, Stop Following Me. Done. Another of my favorite comments, “You look really pregnant.” What the hell does that mean? You are either pregnant or you are not. I am pregnant so of course I really look pregnant. Also, as a warning, in a few months, if you say that to me, I may eat you. I am hungry all the time. Because, I will be really pregnant. AND my all time favorite stupid comment, word for word “Kid won’t have room to move. Prob get caught up in tubing. U ever heard of relaxing” My response was, you don’t understand the female anatomy. I’ll just leave that there.

“Mike and I will be revealing baby’s gender in January and as a Christmas Gift to our amazing fans we will be telling you baby’s initials on Christmas Day!!!

Love Hugs and Peace,

“The Crazy Pregnant Lady”
Maria”

It appears as though former IMPACT Wrestling stars Davey Richards and Angelina Love are no longer together. Love noted on her Instagram account that she and Richards have called it quits after adjusting her profile description to “Single Mama, Wrestler, 1st Ever 6x Knockouts Champion, Medical Esthetician, Actress & Student”

Love and Richards started seeing each other back in January of 2015 and were married in June of that same year. They welcomed their first child into the world, David Vincent Richards, back in March of 2016. Richards departed from IMPACT Wrestling this past July, and Love was granted her release form the company one month later.

– WWE will be hosting its Starrcade live event from Greensboro, North Carolina later tonight (Sat. November 25, 2017). The event will feature appearances from the likes of Ric Flair, Ricky Steamboat, The Rock ‘n’ Roll Express and The Hardys. You can check out the full match card, which features four title bouts, here below:

Steel Cage Match for the WWE Championship

(C) AJ Styles vs. Jinder Mahal

Steel Cage Match for the SmackDown Live Women’s Title

(C) Charlotte Flair vs. Natalya

Fatal Four-Way for the SmackDown Live Tag Team Titles

(C) The Usos vs. The New Day vs. Chad Gable & Shelton Benjamin vs. Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn

WWE United States Title Match

(C) Baron Corbin vs. Shinsuke Nakamura

Grudge Match

Bobby Roode vs. Dolph Ziggler

Dustin Rhodes vs. Dash Wilder

– WWE SmackDown Live Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair will be doing a book signing for her autobiography, Second Nature: The Legacy of Ric Flair and the Rise of Charlotte, at Barnes & Noble at 3102 Northline Avenue in Greensboro, NC. The event will start at noon local time.

A fan recently took to Facebook to call out Austin Aries for reportedly being rude and abusive to him and his friends at an airport. Aries was said to be hostile after the fan approached Aries for a photo, and the former WWE star began “abusing us saying why didn’t we pay at the show.” Here’s the full post:

“WHO THE F__K IS AUSTIN ARIES?!!! After what happened this morning, you’ve lost a true fan who’s been supporting you since Day 1. I can’t believe you think my friends & I aren’t supporters just because we asked nicely for a photo at the airport & you start abusing us saying why didn’t we pay at the show plus on top of that, you tried to get us kicked out of Qantas but lucky the amazing staff defended us saying we’re doing nothing wrong.

“We pay YOUR salary, YOUR tickets, put food on YOUR table & make you who YOU are today. Be f–king grateful you’ve got fans coming to the airport, wanting your photo/autograph, don’t be all greedy/money hungry thinking you’re f–king king s–t lol”

Aries responded to the allegations on Twitter:

Today, 3 adults at said show, who bought 0 from anyone, stalked at the airport wanting free pics. It’s rude and unfair to all the REAL fans. https://t.co/knjeQf8mXs

— Daniel Healy (@AustinAries) November 25, 2017

A number of WWE superstars from past and present have spoken about a possible Women’s Royal Rumble in recent times and many believe it’s the next logical step to take into the Women’s Revolution.

Since it has been a hot topic of discussion recently, a lot of people saw the recent NXT call-ups as a part of the long-term plans leading to a Women’s Rumble next year.

However, if reports from Wrestling Observer Radio are to be believed, currently there are no talks within WWE about doing a Rumble featuring only female competitors.

Though it’s worth noting here that in the last few months the company’s decisions have been very shaky and Officials have changed a lot of their plans in last minute.

So while this is a disappointing news for fans, given the fact that there are still 2 months left for Royal Rumble, it won’t be a big surprise if the plans change and the match actually end up taking place at the event.

This past September it was revealed that former WWE Champ Jeff Hardy had suffered a shoulder injury in which he tore his rotator cuff and labrum. He underwent surgery in October to repair the issues. Early indications had Hardy missing WrestleMania 34 next year, however, Jeff doesn’t seem to think he’ll be missing “The Show Of Shows” come April.

Matt and Jeff both attended a WrestleMania 34 pre-sale party in New Orleans, and per a report from NOLA.com, Jeff confirmed that he will in fact be back in time for WrestleMania:

“Jeff Hardy’s tattooed right arm was in sling, as he recovers from shoulder surgery necessary because of repeated overextension. But, he said, he plans to be back in the tag team business by Wrestlemania 34.”

Hardy’s arm was still in a sling during his appearance at the pre-sale event:

Joint @ReneeYoungWWE and @BookerT5x it’s the @MATTHARDYBRAND and @JEFFHARDYBRAND! pic.twitter.com/32pdCr0nqr

— The Masked Reviewer (@maskedreviewer) November 16, 2017

– Former WWE Champion Rob Van Dam was recently asked by a fan on Twitter if he thinks he could beat current WWE Champ AJ Styles for the strap. In regards to a possible return to the company, RVD indicated that the final call is up to Triple H. Van Dam hasn’t wrestled with WWE since his August 29th match with Seth Rollins back in 2014. He has since been working the independent scene:

https://twitter.com/markawalsh90/status/933685005469081600?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ringsidenews.com%2F2017%2F11%2F24%2Frvd-says-triple-h-returns-wwe%2F

I do if Hunter does. ? https://t.co/cYGvvAbWGX

— Rob Van Dam (@TherealRVD) November 23, 2017

– As we saw on this past Monday’s episode of RAW Paige finally returned to WWE TV, and her father Ricky Knight recently took to Twitter to react to her return:

So proud of my daughter for fighting back from a year of injury and massive problems to see her back on TV brought tears to my eyes and sense of pride beyond description thanks to the WWE for sticking by her it would have been so easy to give up on her.

— Ricky Knight (@RickyKnightWAW) November 21, 2017

WWE Hall of Famer Kurt Angle recently did a Q&A on Facebook and commented on a number of interesting topics. Here are the highlights:

His injury going into Survivor Series:

“Leg is ok. I tore a muscle in it doing wind sprints 2 days before PPV. It’s okay though. I feel good and should be 100% in a week”

AJ Styles vs. Brock Lesnar:

“Their match was incredible. It displayed both of their strengths. If you stay on Brock, he will sell for you. AJ did that, and Brock sold his ass off. Match was MONEY!”

In last Tuesday’s SmackDown Live, Natalya took part in a match against Charlotte Flair to regain the Championship that she lost before Survivor Series.  The match saw the introduction of NXT stars Ruby Riot, Liv Morgan, and Sarah Logan to the ring as they interrupted the title match by beating down Natalya and Charlotte.

Since then, Natalya has opened up about setbacks in her career, her current performance and position in WWE as she wrote an inspirational based article for the Calgary Sun.

“Whether it’s an injury, a mistake that was made, or a loss, setbacks happen to every single one of us. I’ve learned that you have to fight through the hard times. Trust that they will pass, because they will pass.”

Natalya goes on to give an example of how a setback enabled her to re-evaluate her position and career to make a positive impact, rather than holding her back.

“Two years ago, I broke my ankle while practising for a match I was about to have on Monday Night Raw. It was the first injury I had ever suffered in my entire WWE career. Not only that, but it happened doing something small and innocuous. I was so mad at myself. I even went into complete denial that I was even injured (that’s how mad I was!) but my ankle was broken.”

While the following video from WWE shows injuries that are portrayed as not breaking kayfabe, it’s used here as an example of how intense and dangerous professional wrestling can be, and how far superstars are willing to go.

“Once I finally saw the break in my ankle on the doctor’s X-Ray, I stopped crying. I got really serious and said to myself: ‘OK. I’ve got this.’ I couldn’t deny I was hurt. I couldn’t turn back the hands of time. I couldn’t go under it, around it or beneath it… I had to simply GO THROUGH IT.”

Natalya also explains that she saw another piece of information from the report on her broken ankle.  She said that she saw her weight, and was shocked by it.  Natalya used the time off to refocus her priorities, development, and career;  she spent as much time as possible in the gym with a personal trainer to transform herself, making the result of a broken ankle add up to an overall positive step forward for her future.

“Fast forward to the present. At SummerSlam, I finally became the Women’s Champion in the WWE, and I did what I set out to do: make history. Last week, I lost my championship in a gruelling match against Charlotte Flair on Smackdown Live.”

“At first, I was sad. I cried. I loved holding that title up high every time I walked to the ring and feeling like the queen of the world! But I draw from my previous experiences with adversity — and trust me, there are so many outside of my broken ankle — and I see the setback of “losing” as an opportunity to chase something again and rediscover that fire inside of me when I wanted something SO much!”

Although Natalya is portrayed as the main heel in the women’s division on SmackDown Live, her article for the Calgary Sun, her hometown, is extremely humbling, inspirational and a positive message for all, not just those in professional wrestling.

“Setbacks can be huge opportunities to grow and evolve and simply BE BETTER.”

Catch the whole article on the Calgary Sun website.

Lucha Underground Star Brian Cage was signed by WWE back in June 2008. However, he didn’t make it past the development stage and was released in September 2009.

During his recent interview with Ring Rust Radio, Cage talked about his release from the company among other things. Below are some of the highlights from his interview:

If he will be part of Lucha Underground season 4:

“I would definitely hope to be part of the next season. Where we left off, we will see what happens because it’s been a while since we taped. I don’t know how much things will change, but I hope everything works out according to plan and I can continue to do an excellent program with Mil Muertes, Sami Callihan and King Cuerno over the gauntlet. Hopefully get my opportunity at the title again and come home with it.”

If he has any contact with WWE:

“There’s been zero contact between them and me. They were giving me the run around for 18 months about bringing me in for a try out. Finally, when they said they would bring me in, they kept saying okay the next one, the next one and the next one. Finally, they said okay we should get to this next one. I called them back the very next day and told them never mind, I don’t want to do it. I was with TNA and Lucha Underground at the time, so I just woke up and said, ‘f–k this I don’t want to do this.'”

His release from the company:

“There was a story when I got released. About six or eight months afterwards I got re-signed and then my contract got rescinded. I went back and forth with them about it and then Johnny Ace brought me down to talk to me at a show about bringing me back in. It was close to WrestleMania, so he said we will get through Mania then we will bring you in. So, after some calls and texts, he gets back to me and says they are no longer interested. So, I ask what happened. He tells me I haven’t called him or responded to him or came down to any live events. Then asked why would I waste both of our times just to say never mind? Then he says, ‘Well let’s face it kid, you’re average at best and were no longer interested at this time.’ I told him let’s really face it, I think you and I both know I am better than average, but I appreciate you responding and maybe we will work together in the future. I want to say something more about that, but it would be politically incorrect. Fast forward to the next time and I said I didn’t want to do it and they were blown away. They couldn’t believe it and asked if I wanted this or that and I just said that I’m no longer interested right now, maybe another time. It felt kind of good to have it come full circle.”

Quotes via WrestlingInc

Former WWE Champion Jinder Mahal has received almost constant criticism from the fans of the WWE Universe.  Many have dubbed his reign as The Jinder Experiment and claimed that it has failed.  It’s hard to disagree when SmackDown Live ratings increase the night Mahal lost the title to AJ Styles.

However Kane has recently shared his opinion on The Modern Day Maharaja as they build up for a tour in India.  Talking to The Times of India, Kane suggested that the WWE Universe should reflect on what Jinder Mahal was before he was cast as The Modern Day Maharaja.

“His is a great story. He was in the WWE years ago, then left company. And then really improved both in his wrestling and his body and came back and became a world champion. I think a guy like Jinder Mahal is really what every WWE superstar should strive to become”

Here’s an example of Jinder Mahal in action back in August 2013.

And here is Jinder Mahal taking on AJ Styles in May 2017.

It’s clear that Mahal has significantly improved since returning, which Kane highlights as a positive, suggesting that other WWE superstars should learn from.  It’s hard to deny the hard work that Jinder has put in, and I am not suggesting that other superstars in WWE aren’t putting in hard work, but Kane could be seen as suggesting that others are under-performing in their own development.

Kane goes on to praise the tour in India and those that are joining the tour of India:

“The India tour is going to be a great event. All big superstars are going be there Triple H, Jinder Mahal, The Shield, Samoa Joe, Cesaro and Sheamus and the match with Strowman, it is going to be a big match; two big guys doing their best to prove who is the dominant big man in the WWE”

Therefore Kane’s suggestion that WWE superstars should strive to be like Jinder Mahal is likely aimed at those struggling in the mid-card.  But the next question would be: who would WWE be keen to push like they did with Mahal?  Perhaps the next Superstar Shake-Up could reveal some clues.

The full article with Kane can be found here on Time of India.

During the latest episode of his Dinner With The King Podcast, Jerry “The King” Lawler revealed that the Phenom The Undertaker was backstage at the recent Survivor Series PPV. Below are some highlights from his podcast:

Undertaker looking too good:

“I think he might have looked too good, I think when you get when you hang around or you show up and you look that good, they in the WWE, they’re ready for you to come back. You know, closer to the time after WrestleMania and I think I said that I believe we’ve seen the last of Undertaker in the ring. Now, I’m going to I’m going to go back on my word. Just looking at him the other night, I think there’s some more matches left in the Undertaker.”

Sitting with Taker and Kane backstage to watch the show:

“So there’s a TV and monitor to watch the show, There were three seats. Three chairs in front of the monitor and I was sitting in the one on the left hand side and in the middle now, to my right, sitting next to me, was Undertaker. And to his right sitting next to him was Kane.”

John Cena’s reaction when he saw these three:

“We were all just sitting here watching the show talking about old times and stuff, and all of a sudden, the door happened to be open. All of a sudden, we saw John Cena. He went past the door and glanced in, and then he just went past. Suddenly we saw him backing up, he just backed up, and he looked in at the three of us sitting there – and he said, ‘that’s pretty cool.’ And he just walked on.”

At this point, it’s not known if The Dead Man was on a casual visit or if it meant something for his future. Undertaker is scheduled to return to WWE TV during the 25th-anniversary episode of Raw on January 22nd. Though it will most likely be a one-off appearance.

Quotes via WrestlingInc

PROGRESS has announced two tag bouts for their upcoming Chapter 58 event this Sunday. The team of Chris Brookes and Kid Lykos (also known as #CCK) will be taking on the Grizzled Young Veterans comprised of Zack Gibson and James Drake for the PROGRESS Tag Team Championships.

Drake and Gibson were expected to challenge for the belts back at Chapter 56 however due to injury Lykos had to forfeit and Jimmy Havoc took his spot in the bout. There is a very good chance that the Veterans take the belts here as PROGRESS looks to rejuvenate their Tag Team title scene heading out of the British Strong Style run earlier this year.

Speaking of Jimmy Havoc…he and Mark Haskins will be taking on the young team of Connor Mills and Maverick Mayhew. PROGRESS have decided to throw their own ‘young lions’ to THE lions in Havoc & Haskins who recently turned heel and run roughshot over Jack Sexsmith and David Starr, expect this to be a bloodbath.

PROGRESS has also released a teaser video with the tagline ‘Til Valhalla. The company often use social media as a way of hyping an appearance at a Chapter event and this could be leading to a new debut, who it may be is completely up in the air at this time.

#Chapter58: 'Til Valhalla…? pic.twitter.com/ueG498aCM7

— PROGRESS Wrestling (@ThisIs_Progress) November 24, 2017

#Chapter58: the match that should have happened a month ago, happens this Sunday – #CCK @OBEYBrookes @KidLykos defend their tag titles vs #GYV @ZackGibson01 @JamesDrake_GYT at #LiveYourBestLife! #ThisIsProgress pic.twitter.com/O6BwDZAkbk

— PROGRESS Wrestling (@ThisIs_Progress) November 24, 2017

#Chapter58: Having impressed at #LiveAtTheDome, @fsmills and @Maverick_Mayhew have earned themselves a tag team Chapter debut this Sunday. However their debut couldn't be any more intimidating, as across the ring from them will be @JimmyHavoc @ThisIsHaskins and @VickyHaskins! pic.twitter.com/8ZCZQs1L5q

— PROGRESS Wrestling (@ThisIs_Progress) November 23, 2017

Revolution Pro has announced the first name for their High Stakes 2018 show that will take place on January 20th from the legendary York Hall in Bethnal Green, London.

Japanese wrestling legend Minoru Suzuki will once again be gracing UK shores with his now confirmed appearance. Suzuki’s opponent has not yet been named however a slew of challengers has already been suggested by Rev Pro’s fanbase including fellow Suzuki-Gun member Zack Sabre Jr and rematches against Matt Riddle and Will Ospreay.

Suzuki recently appeared as part of Rev Pro/NJPW’s Global Wars co branded shows in both London and Walthamstow, he faced Hirooki Goto, Will Ospreay and Matt Riddle as part of the two day festivities.

High Stakes 2018
Saturday January 20th
HE'S BACK
Mailing list ticket pre-sale starts MONDAY 7PM pic.twitter.com/YnK7AQJBfQ

— Revolution Pro (@RevProUK) November 22, 2017

UK promotion UnPro Wrestling has released their first show ‘The Man Who Would be King’ for FREE online over the weekend.

The event took place back in August and featured some of the top up and coming names from the British Independent scene, including former PROGRESS World Champion ‘Pastor’ William Eaver, recent WWE Tryout attendee Jack Sexsmith, World of Sport and former PROGRESS Tag Team champion El Ligero and ‘Liverpool’s Number 1’ Zack Gibson.

You can check out the full card via the tweet below, let us know your thoughts on the show via the comments section.

https://twitter.com/UnPro_Wrestling/status/933660655978237952

Sienna, Laurel Van Ness, Madison Rayne, and Rosemary are all confirmed for the 6-Knockout tournament to determine a new champion. Impact Wrestling has now released the name of the 5th confirmed participant: KC Spinelli.

The 6th participant is still unknown.

Another Knockout announced for the #KnockoutsChampionship
Tournament!

MORE HERE: https://t.co/N2hN94PHCH pic.twitter.com/JFsEqq82mt

— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) November 24, 2017

KC Spinelli

The 32-year-old Spinelli is an 8-year veteran out of Toronto, home of Anthem Sports & Entertainment. The most recent set of tapings was Spinelli’s first with Impact. She has also competed for the Smash Promotion in Toronto, Shimmer, and a host of other independent organizations.

Spinelli also represented Canada along with Taya Valkyrie and Allie at the AAA Lucha Libra World Cup last year.

Triple H has sent Formula One champion driver, Lewis Hamilton, a custom WWE Championship Title.

From us @WWE to @F1 Champion @LewisHamilton, finish the season strong at the #AbuDhabiGP…hope to see you when @WWE comes to Abu Dhabi on December 7 & 8. #WWEAbuDhabi pic.twitter.com/NXw7pMuOxT

— Triple H (@TripleH) November 24, 2017

WWE Abu Dhabi Tour

WWE will be in Abu Dhabi, where Lewis will have his final race of the season, on December 7th and 8th. Originally, WWE was only to hold one event in the country but added a 2nd date after canceling their 2nd show in India.

Triple H vs. Roman Reigns has already been announced as the main event of the show on the 8th. The next night WWE will be in India where Triple H is scheduled to take on Jinder Mahal.

Since being released from his job on WWE’s creative team, former ROH and PWG tag-team champion, Jimmy Jacobs, has been keeping busy. The 33-year-old had been with WWE from 2015 until his release last month.

In addition to appearing at Impact Wrestling’s “Bound for Glory” PPV earlier this month, Jacobs has spent the last 3 weeks active on the independent circuit.

The winner of the main event and NEW IWA Midsouth World Champion, “The Zombie Princess” @JimmyJacobsX pic.twitter.com/GGCjDnZBee

— IG- @IWAMidsouth (@IWAMidSouth) November 24, 2017

Jimmy Jacobs Post-WWE Career

Jacobs had his first post-WWE match for Combat Zone Wrestling on November 11th, a winning effort over Sami Callihan. He teamed up with Callihan, AR Fox, and Michael Elgin the next night in a loss to Team Pazuzu for the Beyond Professional promotion.

Last weekend, Jacobs made his debut for IWA Mid-South, dropping a DQ loss to Dale Patricks. Last night Jacobs shockingly defeated Aaron Williams to win the IWA Mid-South Heavyweight championship, a title rich in hardcore wrestling history. Former holders of the title include Ian Rotten, Axl Rotten, Bull Pain, Corporal Robinson, 2 Tuff Tony, and Mad Man Pondo.

This weekend Jacobs, along with Cody, will be wrestling for the A1 promotion in Hamilton, ON, Canada.

https://twitter.com/JimmyJacobsX/status/934062196199436290

– As we noted before a report suggested that Vince McMahon has cooled down on the idea of pushing Finn Balor because the Boss thinks that he is not ‘over enough’.

Balor had referenced this report about him in one of his recent tweets and he has once again commented on these speculations indirectly through the following tweet:

I AM NOT OVER
Cooking the turkey#HappyThanksgiving pic.twitter.com/lrajiyLIeg

— Finn Bálor (@FinnBalor) November 23, 2017

– John Cena sent out the following tweet yesterday, wishing everyone a safe and happy Thanksgiving:

All of us have different things to be thankful for. Wishing everyone a safe and #HappyThanksgiving

— John Cena (@JohnCena) November 23, 2017

Cena last appeared on WWE Programming during the recent Survivor Series PPV and he is expected to work on a number of Live Events right after Christmas. No word yet on when the Leader Of Cenation will make his on-screen return to the company.

A report from LuchaBlog.com recently has detailed another strange story involving Alberto El Patron.

Alberto had scheduled a charity show this weekend but when fans arrived at the building a notice was posted saying the show had been canceled. The note left on the door is said to have resembled the note normally used by the Mexican government when a building is to be shut down.

Alberto is blaming corruption in Mexico as the reason for the cancellation and further stated he’d run the show in San Antonio. Lucha Blog, however,  said there is a belief Alberto’s show was denied a permit for the venue due to a lack of security. The venue is normally used for theatre and music performances and not pro-wrestling.

Alberto delivered a speech outside the venue which you can view below:

Charity Show Suspended

Alberto and his team are hoping to announce a new date and venue for the show today.

A Google Translate version of a quote Alberto gave to the local media is as follows:

“We do not have a political or economic interest, because all my friends who are here,” Alberto said “who are standing here came without charge, just for the pleasure of helping children who are they were left homeless after that earthquake.

The Delegation says something different and they say something different, I cannot point fingers or know who is responsible, I only accuse the one that results from tonight.”

ROH Star Jay Lethal recently spoke to Huffington Post UK where he talked about a number of wrestling related topics. Below are some of the highlights from his interview:

If he is happy with ROH’s progress in 2017:

I’m extremely happy with the progress but that in no way means we’re ready to slow down or stop. One of the coolest parts to me, that proves we’re doing something right, is when other wrestlers want to come here. It’s one thing to have the fans want to show up because our product is cool and interesting. It’s another to have wrestlers from other companies want to come here. That’s when you know you’re doing something on both sides of the curtain very well. Guys like Cody Rhodes, and Bully Ray, right here? We’re definitely doing something right. That’s pretty cool to me.”

Joining the Bullet Club:

“What me? In the Bullet Club? I don’t think so, I don’t think so. No, no, those guys are too cool for me.”

Who he would like to choose as his tag team partner:

Who would I tag with? Oddly enough, I’ve feuded this year and gone back and forth with Silas Young, he would make a great partner. I think Silas Young is one of the greatest wrestlers ever, he just doesn’t get what I would call a ‘press’ or recognition for what he does. Because what he does, he does very well. Maybe I could make a few phone calls and get Lethal Consequences back together to do something in the ring and get the tag championships!

His weirdest fan interaction:

“I remember somebody wanted me to sign something but didn’t have anything for me to sign, so they took their shoe off, and had me sign their shoe! The weirdest fan interaction is the fact that people come up to me and they like me! It’s a little weird to me. It makes me smile deep down inside. If anybody, anywhere just wants to say hello to me, they don’t necessarily want an autograph or need to want to buy an picture. Just the fact that they want to come up to me to say hello, I couldn’t ask for anything better than that.”

Matt Jackson of the Young Bucks took to Twitter recently to celebrate a significant accomplishment:

https://twitter.com/MattJackson13/status/933825182203920384

https://twitter.com/NickJacksonYB/status/933827046307803136

The Bucks also announced a Black Friday sale on their official merchandise website:

Site will reopen at midnight PT tonight for our Black Friday sale!! 20% off everything ???????? pic.twitter.com/SoPyRibtpP

— Young Bucks Merch (@YoungBucksMerch) November 23, 2017

Pro Wrestling Tees Black Friday Sale

FYI – ProWrestlingTees is having a Black Friday sale as well, with 20% off everything.

https://twitter.com/prowrestlingts/status/933025261011877888

The new SmackDown Live Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair recently had an interview with Uproxx where she talked about WrestleMania 34 and more. Below are some of the highlights from her interview:

Being part of Triple H’s WrestleMania XXX entrance:

“Triple H was basically like, I wanna take some NXT talent and reward them, I think, and make them a part of his entrance. It was me, Sasha Banks, Alexa Bliss. Here we are four years later, and especially Alexa Bliss, going into Survivor Series this weekend. But then me and Sasha, we had all these epic moments last year, and then to be back four years later. … I know then, when we were in Gorilla [position], I was like “oh my gosh, I have to walk out and I have to stand there, and I don’t know if I’m gonna be able to breathe.” I could never picture myself wrestling, so to think that. … You never know where life’s gonna take you, four years later. Here, I’m hoping, that I’m main-eventing WrestleMania 34.”

What she wants to see at WrestleMania 34 as a fan:

“Honestly, for a women’s singles match. I know that WrestleMania is a day that we try to get everyone involved because it is the biggest day of the year. It’s such a family event. But I would like a women’s singles match. … Competitively, I wanna be in it, I’m not gonna lie. I would be upset if I wasn’t. But at the same time, having a singles match for the women just goes to show how much WWE has invested in the women as a whole, and how important women’s wrestling is to kids and families. To send that message out there that women can do anything they want in a male-dominated world.”

Who she wants to face at the show:

“Last match? Maybe fatal four-way, Four Horsewomen, I think that’s the main event match. I don’t really have a dream singles, I just dream of main eventing. When I think of WrestleMania, you think of so many outside celebrities and athletes getting involved. Maybe a WrestleMania moment would be Queen versus Queen, me versus Stephanie McMahon. I see storylines that could lead into WrestleMania like that, but [choosing] one person is so hard. … I really don’t know. I would love to face Becky Lynch one-on-one. I’d love to face Bayley. I’d love to face Sasha. It’s a lot of talent; it’s hard. It boils down to the right storyline.”

Since leaving WWE in 2014, after a short return, Batista has made a big name for himself in Hollywood.  Starring in Guardians of the Galaxy, James Bond, Blade Runner, he has created a successful alternative career.

However, Batista recently featured on The Ross Report and explained that he has been in direct talks with Vince McMahon about returning to a full-time role in WWE, including house shows.

While some may consider this fantastic news, others have suggested that WWE has an age problem that wouldn’t be helped by the returning veteran.  But the last time Batista appeared in 2014, he helped showcase younger talent, in the form of Daniel Bryan, and many are keen to see him do the same with the current rising stars of RAW and SmackDown Live.

The fact that he wants to work fulltime in WWE is an extremely positive endorsement for the company, especially considering the amount of money he would be making in Hollywood as Drax in the upcoming Avengers movie.  Furthermore, Batista wouldn’t be able to return in full capacity before the end of any contracted Marvel, or other movie, requirements.

IMDB.com shows no future films of his in pre-production, and only 1 is listed as currently being filmed: IP Man: Cheung Tin Chi.  Once he has completed all press related duties, he would be a free agent within Hollywood, leaving him open to returning to WWE after May 2018.

Perhaps SummerSlam?

On Monday The Miz suffered a surprise defeat to Roman Reigns, despite attempts from Shaemus & Cesaro to help.  While The Miz will be absent from RAW to shoot The Marine 6, along with Shawn Michaels and Becky Lynch, he has recently been interviewed by Sports Illustrated.

A short segment of the interview has been edited and added to the Sports Illustrated website as a video.  The question presented to The Miz during this video was centered around whether he could provide any further details on Daniel Bryan’s attempts to be cleared by medical staff to engage in professional wrestling again.

The Miz started out by joking that he’d love to beat up Daniel Bryan again in the WWE ring, but that he isn’t in the loop about any plans for Bryan.  But he added to this in a serious, yet comical manner:

I know his passion is in the WWE ring.  Now whether that’s as general manager or as a professional wrestler, I don’t know his plans. I know he’s working tremendously hard to get back in the WWE ring, and fingers crossed, because I would love to have a match with Daniel Bryan; he’s one of the best in-ring technicians that WWE has ever seen, and I would like to showcase how much better I am than him.

After being pressed again about whether he would be OK with performing with someone who had previously been ruled out with concussion, The Miz explained that if doctors had signed him up to perform in ring, he’s more than willing to kick him around seal the deal with a few Skull Crushing Finales.

I’m not sure Daniel Bryan would let The Miz forget this match though:

Opinion:

If The Miz and Daniel Bryan can take the chemistry that they had on Talking Smack and turn it into an in-ring performance, that would be fantastically intense.  It’s almost needed as the two constantly clashed and could never move on from the disputes.

But I believe Daniel Bryan will leave WWE as soon as possible if he is unable to be cleared for in-ring action.  The next question would be where he goes after WWE, but that’s for another time.