There are conflicting reports regarding Daniel Bryan’s future with WWE and whether or not he has signed a contract extension. 

On Sunday afternoon (July 15, 2018), there was a rumor going around online that the former WWE World Heavyweight Champion and SmackDown General Manager had signed a new deal that would keep him in the WWE as his contract is slated to expire on September 1st.

A recent interview came out last week that quoted Bryan by saying that it’s likely that he’ll re-sign with the WWE, which had a lot of fans believing that he would stay with the WWE. That might still be the case but according to longtime pro wrestling journalist Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, as of last Friday, Bryan has not signed a new deal.

“Hasn’t signed, or at least hadn’t as of Friday,” Meltzer tweeted. “Not that I don’t expect it to happen.”

As noted, WWE is advertising him for an upcoming SmackDown Live TV event in Detroit, Michigan at the Little Caesars Arena on September 4th as well as for the Super Show-Down event on Saturday, October 6, 2018 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in Melbourne, Australia, the European tour in November, SmackDown house shows taking place after September 1, and the live event at the Madison Square Garden on December 26.

Discussion: What are your thoughts on Bryan’s future with the WWE? 

Some interesting backstage news has surfaced about the WWE Extreme Rules pay-per-view event.

According to a report by PWinsider.com, WWE Chairman Vince McMahon was not backstage at Sunday’s (July 15, 2018) pay-per-view event in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania at the PPG Paints Arena that aired on the WWE Network, which marked the final PPV event before next month’s SummerSlam pay-per-view event. SummerSlam is widely regarded as the second biggest show of the year for the WWE just behind WrestleMania.

With McMahon not being there, Triple H was at the PPV with Billy Kidman running the show from the gorilla position. It should be noted that although McMahon missed the show, he was in communication with officials at the show, and as of this writing, there’s no word yet on if he will be backstage for this week’s RAW and SmackDown Live TV events.

Also, PWinsider.com reported that Randy Orton was hidden backstage in a bus until about 30 minutes before he made his return following the United States Title match that saw Shinsuke Nakamura beat Jeff Hardy to win the title.

Orton underwent minor knee surgery in May and had been seen in Birmingham, Alabama where was doing rehab last month gearing up for his return to the blue brand.

What are your thoughts on McMahon missing this show? Sound off in the comment section.

Seth Rollins had quite the response to the interesting chants during his latest match on a WWE pay-per-view.

As seen at Sunday’s (July 15, 2018) WWE Extreme Rules pay-per-view event in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania at the PPG Paints Arena on the WWE Network, the company decided to put the 30-minute Iron Man Match between Rollins and United States Champion Dolph Ziggler in the main event of a show that nearly went four hours.

Ziggler retained the WWE Intercontinental Championship despite the fact that Rollins was ahead of Ziggler three falls to zero at one point during their match. In the match, fans in Pittsburgh counted down from ten seconds each time another minute would wind down on the clock that was put up on the big screen for fans to see the match.

Not only did Rollins notice this trend but fans watching this pay-per-view from home as they were tweeting about it as they thought that the Pittsburgh fans were rude and apologizing for the crowd’s behavior.

This led to Rollins commenting on the situation by writing the following on his official Twitter account, which WWE has since retweeted:

10..9..8..7..6..5..4..3..2..1..

— Seth Rollins (@WWERollins) July 16, 2018

What are your thoughts on Rollins’ comments and the crowd reaction? Sound off in the comment section.

Title Match Makes History

Although it wasn’t the classic match people had originally expected, Dolph Ziggler did successfully retain his Intercontinental Title against Seth Rollins in the 30-minute Iron Man Match that ended up serving as the main event of Sunday’s (July 15, 2018) WWE Extreme Rules pay-per-view event in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania at the PPG Paints Arena on the WWE Network.

An interesting stat has surfaced about the match as it was the second time ever that the title by itself has main evented a WWE pay-per-view. The last time that the Intercontinental Championship main evented a show was the Bret Hart versus Davey Boy Smith match at Summerslam 1992. Historically, these title matches will be booked as the hot opener for a PPV event.

Matt Hardy Shares Cryptic Message

Matt Hardy has fans talking over the latest cryptic message he posted on his official Twitter account after he and Bray Wyatt lost the RAW Tag Team Titles to the B-Team (Bo Dallas and Curtis Axel) at Extreme Rules.

There is speculation online that WWE will split up Wyatt and Wyatt that will eventually lead to a match that could come as early as next month at the upcoming SummerSlam pay-per-view event on Sunday, August 19, 2018 in Brooklyn, New York at the Barclays Center.

It may be time for US to move on..

— MATT HARDY (@MATTHARDYBRAND) July 16, 2018

What are your thoughts on the possibility of WWE splitting up Bray and Matt to have them later feud with each other? Sound off in the comment section.

Kane Is Out

Unfortunately, Kane is out with a legitimate injury. Before they defended the SmackDown Live Tag Team Titles at the WWE Extreme Rules pay-per-view event on Sunday night in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania at the PPG Paints Arena on the WWE Network, Luke Harper and Erick Rowan attacked Kane and Daniel Bryan.

This led to Bryan starting out the match on his own only to have Kane come out with a walking boot on his left ankle. Harper and Rowan would later retain the titles. After the match, WWE issued an ‘injury update’ on Kane that stated that The Devil’s Favorite Demon suffered a broken ankle as a result of the attack. The pre-match attack was done to write him off of television.

Kane’s injury is legitimate and he was seen wearing a medical boot at campaign function earlier this week in Tennessee and backstage before Extreme Rules.

Title Match Announced

Jeff Hardy has demanded his rematch against Shinsuke Nakamura on this week’s episode of SmackDown Live as Nakamura will defend the United States Championship against Hardy on this show. This comes off the heels of Nakamura beating Hardy in just six seconds after hitting a low blow and his finisher at Extreme Rules.

WWE is in Wilkes Barre, PA at the Mohegan Sun Arena for this week’s episode of SmackDown Live. As of this writing, no other matches or segments have been announced for this show.

#SDLive GM @REALPaigeWWE has made it official:@JEFFHARDYBRAND will get his rematch for the #USTitle when he faces @ShinsukeN, THIS TUESDAY! #ExtremeRules pic.twitter.com/KuEhRiT0gz

— WWE (@WWE) July 16, 2018

What are your thoughts on this rematch being booked so soon after Extreme Rules? Sound off in the comment section.

A big title change occurred at the WWE Extreme Rules show.

Shinsuke Nakamura beat Jeff Hardy to win the United States Title at Sunday’s (July 15, 2018) WWE Extreme Rules pay-per-view event in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania at the PPG Paints Arena on the WWE Network.

Following the match, Randy Orton made his return after being on the sidelines due to a recent surgery to have an intense staredown with Nakamura and then laying out Hardy. 

This marks the first title that Nakamura has held as a member of the main roster with the sports entertainment company. Back in April, Hardy won the United States Championship for the first time from Jinder Mahal.

As a result of this title win, it makes him the second star to complete the modern Grand Slam format after completing the original format.

Obviously, WWE has yet to announce when Hardy will get his rematch for the title but with Orton coming back and having an intense moment with Nakamura, it’s likely that Orton vs. Nakamura will take place on an upcoming episode of SmackDown Live on the USA Network or at the upcoming SummerSlam pay-per-view event that is slated to take place on Sunday, August 19, 2018 in Brooklyn, New York at the Barclays Center. Time will tell when WWE books this rematch. 

Just after losing The #USTitle to @ShinsukeN, @JEFFHARDYBRAND was ATTACKED by @RandyOrton at #ExtremeRules! pic.twitter.com/lRkQWLqof6

— WWE (@WWE) July 16, 2018

A wild VIPER has emerged! @RandyOrton #ExtremeRules pic.twitter.com/wNpwbOxSeT

— WWE (@WWE) July 16, 2018

What are your thoughts on this title change? Was this the right decision made by WWE Chairman Vince McMahon? Do you wanna see a rematch between these stars? Sound off in the comment section.

The updated betting odds for the WWE Extreme Rules PPV have been released.

Some of the more notable odds include AJ Styles favored to retain his WWE Title over Rusev at -850 while Rusev is the underdog at +484.

Asuka is now favored to win the SmackDown Women’s Title from Carmella, Seth Rollins is now favored to win the Intercontinental Title from Dolph Ziggler, and Shinsuke Nakamura is favored to win the United States Title from Jeff Hardy.

The Extreme Rules pay-per-view event takes place tonight in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania at the PPG Paints Arena and will air on the WWE Network and some traditional pay-per-view outlets. Both Raw and SmackDown brands will be featured. As a reminder – indicates the favorites while + means the underdog.

The Odds

WWE CHAMPIONSHIP: AJ Styles (c) -850 vs Rusev +484

STEEL CAGE MATCH: Braun Strowman -350 vs Kevin Owens +250

Roman Reigns -180 vs Bobby Lashley +140

UNITED STATES CHAMPIONSHIP: Jeff Hardy (c) +250 vs Shinsuke Nakamura -350

Finn Balor -155 vs Baron Corbin +115

RAW WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP (EXTREME RULES MATCH): Alexa Bliss (c) -260 vs Nia Jax +180

SMACKDOWN WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP: Carmella (c) +110 vs Asuka -150

RAW TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP: Matt Hardy and Bray Wyatt (c) -270 vs The B-Team +190

SMACKDOWN TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP: The Bludgeon Brothers (c) -180 vs Team Hell No +145

INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP (30-MINUTE IRON MAN MATCH): Dolph Ziggler (c) +125 vs Seth Rollins -165

What are your thoughts on these early betting odds? Sound off in the comment section.

The Miz has opened up on his plans to become a bigger heel in the WWE.

The former Intercontinental Champion recently spoke with the folks from The Wrap for an interview to promote his new USA Network reality show, Miz & Mrs. that is slated to premiere later this month after SmackDown Live goes off the air.

In this interview, The Miz broke down his plans as well as why he has been mentioning he and Maryse’s daughter, Monroe, on WWE television as of late. Obviously, the mass majority of promos on WWE TV is scripted but does have some influence from the WWE superstars including The Miz.

He stated that they wanted to weave their real lives into their WWE lives and what’s happening in their lives. Thus, they thought about what they can do that is the most annoying thing possible as a heel to make fans hate them.

The Miz continued, “Now, it’s truly wonderful to have a kid. It’s the best gift you could possibly get, but have you ever met those people who just talk about it all day long and it’s just annoying? That’s kind of what I started doing and I was like, ‘This will be fun. I’ll just start talking about it all the time. It’ll be endearing at first, but then it’ll get annoying.”

What are your thoughts on Miz’s idea? Sound off in the comment section.

WWE superstars are gearing up for the next PPV event presented by the company, which is Extreme Rules.

Several matches are featured on tonight’s card (Sunday, July 15, 2018) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania at the PPG Paints Arena that will air on the WWE Network. Roman Reigns is slated to take on Bobby Lashley in a singles match and took to Twitter to hype the upcoming contest by writing, “I’ve punched through and flown over the entire WWE roster to get to you. Tonight, no one is here to stop me or save you, Bob.”

As seen on this week’s episode of WWE Monday Night RAW in Boston, MA at the TD Garden on the USA Network, the latest angle that helped build the feud saw both men being involved in a pull-apart brawl with other talents.

I’ve punched through and flown over the entire @WWE roster to get to you. Tonight, no one is here to stop me or save you, Bob. #ReignsvsLashley #ExtremeRules

— Roman Reigns (@WWERomanReigns) July 15, 2018

Other stars also hyped this show on social including WWE Champion AJ Styles, Rusev, WWE Intercontinental Champion Dolph Ziggler, Seth Rollins, and Lashley.

WWE has already announced that Styles will defend the WWE Title against Rusev and Ziggler defending the Intercontinental Championship against Rollins in a 30-Minute Iron Man Match. You can see their tweets here:

I’ve held the @WWE Championship for 250 days. Defended it on multiple continents, different countries.
Today is like any other day.
Today is #AJStylesDay.#ExtremeRules

— AJ Styles (@AJStylesOrg) July 15, 2018

In Pittsburgh is where i had neck surgery. In Pittsburgh is where i debuted at the Royal Rumble. In Pittsburgh is where i become champion TONIGHT ! #RusevDay #ExtremeRules2018

— Miro (@ToBeMiro) July 15, 2018

Every ring or cage is an opportunity to REMIND everyone who I am and what I can do. #ExtremeRules #ReignsvsLashley

— Bobby Lashley (@fightbobby) July 15, 2018

Two of the best in the game with the richest prize on #Raw at stake. Psyched for Pittsburgh. Psyched for #ExtremeRules. Psyched to bring the world to its feet. https://t.co/YbRemPdGwO

— Seth Rollins (@WWERollins) July 13, 2018

https://twitter.com/HEELZiggler/status/1018533559525675008

What are your thoughts on tonight’s show? Do you plan on watching and if not, why not? Sound off in the comment section.

Juice Robinson has reflected on his time in WWE NXT.

Robinson, who was known as CJ Parker while in the developmental brand for the WWE from 2011 – 2015, spoke with Uproxx about various topics including his stint in WWE.

“You know, I loved NXT. Just, I just knew I was dead in the water, so I had to get out. So it wasn’t that it was bad, it was I turned it bad because I got sad. You know what I mean? So what was happening to me on a daily basis… it wasn’t like I was going home every night and crying in my room.”

Robinson would go onto say that he was still having fun and getting along with the coaches and the guys, and having fun at shows and stuff. However, he knew that his character as never going anywhere, which led to him having negative feelings about it and his life.

Thus, he had to make a change and he’s happy now. He noted that NXT was fun and that for a while there it seemed like anytime they were trying to lighten the mood, people tell them to get in line.

“But they’ve got a good guy there now, and everything’s really – I think it’s fun again. It’s good to hear. But I’m having more fun, so, haha.”

Robinson would also talk about working in NJPW, watching wrestling as a kid, and much more in this interview that you can read in full at this link.

What are your thoughts on Robinson’s comments? Sound off in the comment section.

Fans who plan on attending the All In event will not have to speculate if Enzo Amore will be making a surprise appearance because Cody Rhodes has set the record straight.

Rhodes and The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson) will present the event on September 1st at the Sears Centre in near Chicago, Illinois.

The former ROH World Champion recently conducted a Q&A session with fans on his official Twitter account, which led to a fan who was very persistent about the idea of the former WWE Cruiserweight Champion potentially appearing at this event.

Rhodes made it clear that Amore won’t be appearing as he wrote, “He’s not part of the show. 100%” and “No need to wait. I’m telling you now.”

We’re not.

— Cody Rhodes (@CodyRhodes) July 14, 2018

He’s not part of the show. 100%

— Cody Rhodes (@CodyRhodes) July 14, 2018

No need to wait. I’m telling you now.

— Cody Rhodes (@CodyRhodes) July 14, 2018

Although Amore is focused on his rap career these days, he still plans to take indie booking for wrestling events. Amore parted ways with the WWE after rape allegations were made against him. If you recall, the WWE was not aware of the rape allegations against Amore until January of this year once the media reached out to them for comments once the allegations went viral on Twitter.

Amore denied the allegations were true. The reason that WWE cut ties with him is not due to an internal belief that Enzo was guilty, but over the fact that Enzo failed to notify officials that he was being investigated. It should be noted that the investigation against him has been closed and no charges were ever filed against him.

Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG) was back in action this weekend as they held their Threemendous V event on Friday, July 13, 2018 at the Globe Theatre in Los Angeles, California in front of a sold-out crowd.

There were two big title matches featured on this card – WALTER successfully retained his PWG Title over Brody King in the main event as well as The Rascalz (Dezmond Xavier & Zachary Wentz) successfully retaining the PWG Tag Team Titles over The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson).

Although PWG has the reputation of having some of the best wrestling in the world, it was noted by those who attended this event that there were no candidates for matches of the year, but every match was very good to great.

Here are the results, courtesy of Dave Doyle of F4Wonline.com:

Singles Match: Dalton Castle defeats David Starr

Singles Match: Rey Horus defeats Penta El Zero M

Singles Match: Jeff Cobb defeats Joey Janela

PWG World Tag Team Title Match: The Rascalz (Dezmond Xavier & Zachary Wentz) (c) defeat The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson)

Singles Match: Rey Fenix defeats Trevor Lee

Singles Match: Matt Riddle defeats Marty Scurll

PWG World Title Match: WALTER (c) defeats Brody King

The card for tonight’s (Sunday, July 15, 2018) WWE Extreme Rules event has been finalized.

The company has yet to officially announce the main event of this event that takes place in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania at the PPG Paints Arena and will air on the WWE Network but it will most likely be Roman Reigns vs. Bobby Lashley in a singles match.

Other featured matches are AJ Styles defending the WWE Title against Rusev and Alexa Bliss defending the RAW Women’s Title against Nia Jax with Ronda Rousey sitting front row.

The New Day vs. SAnitY in a tables match and Sin Cara vs. Andrade Almas will take place on the pre-show.

As a reminder, We will be providing live play-by-play coverage of this special later tonight.

The Card

– WWE Champion AJ Styles vs. Rusev

– Roman Reigns vs. Bobby Lashley

– Steel Cage Match: Braun Strowman vs. Kevin Owens

– 30-Minute Iron Man Match: Intercontinental Champion Dolph Ziggler vs. Seth Rollins

– SmackDown Tag Team Champions The Bludgeon Brothers vs. Team Hell No

– Extreme Rules Match: Raw Women’s Champion Alexa Bliss vs. Nia Jax

– SmackDown Women’s Champion Carmella vs. Asuka – James Ellsworth in a shark cage

– Raw Tag Team Champions Bray Wyatt & Matt Hardy vs. The B Team

– United States Champion Jeff Hardy vs. Shinsuke Nakamura

– Finn Balor vs. Baron Corbin

– Tables Match (Pre-Show): The New Day vs. SAnitY

– Singles Match (Pre-Show): Sin Cara vs. Andrade Almas

What are your thoughts on this card? Sound off in the comment section.

WWE has announced another match that will take place on the Extreme Rules Pre-Show.

That match is Sin Cara vs. Andrade Almas, which is a rematch from this week’s episode of WWE SmackDown Live in Manchester, NH at the SNHU Arena on the USA Network that saw the former NXT Champion pick up the singles victory.

The Extreme Rules pay-per-view event takes place on Sunday, July 15, 2018 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania at the PPG Paints Arena and will air on the WWE Network and some traditional pay-per-view outlets. Both Raw and SmackDown brands will be featured.

Updated Card for Extreme Rules

– WWE Champion AJ Styles vs. Rusev

– Roman Reigns vs. Bobby Lashley

– Steel Cage Match: Braun Strowman vs. Kevin Owens

– 30-Minute Iron Man Match: Intercontinental Champion Dolph Ziggler vs. Seth Rollins

– SmackDown Tag Team Champions The Bludgeon Brothers vs. Team Hell No

– Extreme Rules Match: Raw Women’s Champion Alexa Bliss vs. Nia Jax

– SmackDown Women’s Champion Carmella vs. Asuka – James Ellsworth in a shark cage

– Raw Tag Team Champions Bray Wyatt & Matt Hardy vs. The B Team

– United States Champion Jeff Hardy vs. Shinsuke Nakamura

– Finn Balor vs. Baron Corbin

– Tables Match (Pre-Show): The New Day vs. SAnitY

– Singles Match (Pre-Show): Sin Cara vs. Andrade Almas

Rusev is preparing for the biggest match thus far in his career with the WWE.

The SmackDown Live star is slated to challenge AJ Styles for the WWE Title at the upcoming Extreme Rules pay-per-view event on Sunday, July 15, 2018 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania at the PPG Paints Arena that will air on the WWE Network.

In an interview with Planeta Wrestling, Rusev brought up that he’s learning how to counter the move set of Styles while preparing for this match at Extreme Rules. He noted that he has his own training setup to find those little things and finding every transition or reversals for every move that Styles has so he can be ready for it.

Rusev also talked about his journey to the WWE and noted that it all started as a dream when he was watching as a kid and seeing Hulk Hogan and other stars on television. He noted that he always wanted to be a wrestler but didn’t know how to do it.

“So when I was twenty I went to The [United] States and started working different jobs. Finally found a school and signed up. It was something that I loved and I never thought about actually going to the WWE I just loved to wrestle because I wanted to wrestle. I was doing that for about two years or three years, whatever it was. I had two or three jobs at the same time just I could afford myself and pay rent and school.”

Rusev continued by stating that he had a tryout with WWE and got signed right away. He continued by stating that he could have never thought that somebody like him from the small country of Bulgaria could make it in WWE.

H/T to Wrestling Inc for the transcribed quotes.

Kofi Kingston is still surprised that New Day vs. the Elite actually happened at E3.

The longtime WWE star recently spoke with Justin Barrasso of Sports Illusrtrated.com on Wednesday at Fenway Park in Boston before the Red Sox hosted the Texas Rangers as he threw out the first pitch.

In this interview, he talked about the contest that was held at E32018 on June 14th, 2018 in Los Angeles that saw Kingston, Xavier Woods, and Big E take on The Young Bucks and Kenny Omega in Street Fighter V, which is a fighting video game, in front of a crowd of fans.

“I’m still baffled that that actually happened. Think about WWE, when was the last time you saw them do any kind of inter-promotional stuff? Not in this era, right? On top of that, with a group like The Elite, these guys are at the top of the independent scene right now. Since we became a trio, everyone’s been talking about us doing stuff with The Elite. And we came close.”

Kingston reflected by stating that once they got there and start interacting with the group, he got goosebumps and still does when thinking about. He hopes that it will open the doors for some things in the future and if it does then do it in the WWE or NJPW or ROH.

Kingston noted that they try to push that envelope and keep the wrestling business thriving to have people interested in the things that are out of the box.

“That’s what wrestling is all about. This is a very special time right now. You’re seeing things in the industry you never thought you’d see. You never thought you’d see AJ Styles in the WWE or you never thought you’d see Kevin Owens or Shinsuke Nakamura or Asuka in a WWE ring, but yet here we are.”

Jeff Hardy has opened up on changing up his finishing move as of late.

Back in late June, a video surfaced of Hardy doing a twist of fate stunner to win his matches at live events instead of his usual Swanton Bomb.

During a recent interview with the Canton Repository, the WWE United States Champion explained why he hasn’t been doing the Swanton Bomb as much and it all comes down to his lower back hurting him to the point where he can’t do the Swanton Bomb finisher as much as he used to do so.

“Lately, my lower back has really been bothering me to the point where I haven’t been doing the Swanton as much in the live events just to protect it. I think looking forward I’m gonna have to be more like that, because nothing lasts forever. I’ve been real lucky, and naturally on TV I always want to go all out, but in the live events, I might have to hold back a little.”

He did bring up that he is glad to be able to use face paint as part of his character once again as he thinks its fun to for fans of his and the WWE to see because it’s original and unique each and every night. He added that while growing up as a kid while watching wrestling, he was a huge fan of Ultimate Warrior and Sting, which made him want to be a little bit of both of them.

Hardy is slated to defend his United States Title against Shinsuke Nakamura at the upcoming Extreme Rules pay-per-view event that takes place on Sunday, July 15, 2018 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania at the PPG Paints Arena and will air on the WWE Network.

What are your thoughts on Hardy’s comments and changing up his finisher? Sound off in the comment section.

Fandango and Tyler Breeze conducted an interview before it was revealed that Fandango had to undergo surgery and would be on the sidelines for months.

During their appearance on The Gorilla Position podcast, Fandango talked about a wide range of topics including if CM Punk will return to WWE.

“It’s one thing that I have learned over the years that being in WWE for 10 years and in the business for 18, you can never count anybody out. Who would have thought that Eric Bischoff would be in WWE?”

Also in this interview, Fandango discussed the best advice he’s received while in the pro wrestling business, which was don’t stop caring about the business but also don’t be so hard on yourself. He pointed out that if you are going through that curtain every night and in the back of your mind you are upset about a botch in a match or promo, don’t think that it’s the end of the world.

“I think it’s because of the numbers of years I have been doing this, like getting the reps. It’s like a young kid who goes up to bat and just wants to hit a home run, it’s like, he’s so nervous but after 10 years into his career he has loosened up and has struck out about 2,000 times it no longer affects him.”

Fandango continued by stating that once you have failed and it’s not the end of the world then you are more comfortable talking into a camera. He added that it takes years and years of messing up and making mistakes and then hopefully you finally get it and it clicks.

H/T to Wrestling Inc for the transcribed quotes.

What are your thoughts on Fandango’s words? Sound off in the comment section.

Kevin Kelly touched on an interesting topic during a recent interview about what some will say is becoming an issue within the pro wrestling world.

The NJPW announcer spoke with Sporting News to talk about various topics including if there a concern of the danger level rising in matches especially within NJPW due to their strong style mentality.

Kelly would note that it’s a fear and something to keep an eye on. He did bring up the fact that some could question from a fans’ perspective if it’s a let down because we’re prisoners of the moment and the snap reaction was that last year’s G1 was the greatest of all-time.

“People would say that after each night. How could tomorrow top it? It just does. Hopefully, that comes from not how high we can jump off of something. What story can we tell that’s unique, that hasn’t been told before, and will never be told again.”

Kelly called the classic title match between Kazuchika Okada and Kenny Omega at Dominion and when asked about it, the NJPW announcer gave some insight by stating that they knew at that moment that everyone was witnessing history. He pointed out that in the last minute of the match, he knew right then and there that they were seeing one of the greatest matches of all time.

“This was just the beginning of the final scene. Sure enough, it was. Omega gets up, hits the ropes, V-Trigger, One-Winged Angel, and we’ve got a new champ. I wanted to jump up and scream. I wanted to applaud.”

What are your thoughts on Kelly’s comments? Sound off in the comment section.

Kenny Omega has given some high praise to one New Japan Pro Wrestling Star who has reinvented himself in the promotion after his departure from the WWE and that’s Juice Robinson.

The IWGP Heavyweight Champion recently appeared on The Ross Report to talk with WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross about various topics. When talking about Robinson, Omega pointed out that people are starting to believe in Robinson and that he’s going to start to connect to people in a brand new way and people are going to start to care more about what he does in the ring.

Omega would continue to say that he remembers that he was sort of recognized as a graduate of the Young Lions kind of program even though he was fully trained when he came to New Japan.

“This is sort of a gimmick kind of thing. But he was doing the punches. You know he [has] got those great punches and he eventually wanted the crowd to chant, ‘Juice’ with it as he did every jab. And I worked with him in a singles match in one of the country towns and none of them knew to chant the ‘Juice’ and he was really disappointed about that, but now he’ll go anywhere and everybody is all about his punches and they’re all about his character. He’s really starting to get that effect and have that gathering and people are really starting to cheer for him as an underdog.”

Switching gears to former ROH World Heavyweight Champion Cody Rhodes, Omega, who just wrestled him last weekend at NJPW G1 Special, stated that he always look forward to when working with Cody because it’s rare that he gets to work with someone who has such good facials and selling ability.

“So I love being able to work with people like that. It allows for moments, and moves to feel more real, and for people to kind of take in the in-between stuff a lot more.”

H/T to Wrestling Inc for the transcribed quotes.

What are your thoughts on Omega’s comments? Sound off in the comment section.

Jeff Jarrett has reflected on the passing of Owen Hart.

The WWE Hall of Famer appeared on Prime Time with Sean Mooney and spoke about his late friend. While talking about the late great performer, Jarrett was asked about what his perspective was like at that Over the Edge PPV where Owen fell from the rafters during a stunt that tragically cut his life short.

Jarrett brought up how the two stars would dress together and how he as quickly called for his segment after being told about the incident. The former Intercontinental Champion stated that he was going through the motions as strictly instinct because it was a small building with wrestlers and production crates filling up the backstage area of the arena which led to them having a small locker room.

“I can remember him walking out of the dressing room and I was on after him. I knew that I had a good 15-20 minutes and it was literally minutes I hear someone screaming, ‘You’re up! You’re up!’ and I’m like, ‘No, I’m not.’ and they’re like, ‘yeah!’ I was essentially ready and I had no idea, I remember walking down the hall and they said he had an accident. Nothing in your wildest dreams, it’s a blown out knee or whatever, something so trivial.”

He noted that he got on set and all of a sudden a mass of people come through with a man doing CPR and compressions on Owen, which made him know that there was something wrong.

He brought up that they had a cop car set up for him where they would drive him to the hospital and once he got there, there was an ER person who came up to him when he arrived to tell him the news. Jarrett stated that it was a complete tragedy in many ways but he likes to remember Owen on the fond days and the good days.

Jarrett would continue on by talking about the difficult decision WWE Chairman Vince McMahon had to make about continuing the show and how he felt about it. He noted that he believes that it rests squarely on McMahon’s shoulders as he had to make the decision that was wrong.

“Knowing Vince, he knew that. That’s tough, but he took it and it got into a litigated part of life, but he put his best foot forward and ‘kept on keepin’ on.’ My hats off to him and his family, because it’s truly a tragedy.”

H/T to Wrestling Inc for the transcribed quotes.

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Two new matches have been revealed for the upcoming Slammiversary PPV event.

As seen on this week’s episode of Impact Wrestling on Pop TV, the promotion officially announced that Allie vs. Tessa Blanchard in a singles match and Hernandez & Homicide vs. Santana & Ortiz in a 5150 Street Fight has been added to the upcoming Slammiversary pay-per-view event.

In case you missed last week’s episode of Impact, it ended with LAX splitting into two factions with King now leading Hernandez and Homicide who are now known as The OG while Konnan’s crew consist of Santana and Ortiz.

BREAKING: The revolution vs. the evolution.

The originals vs. the future.

The OGz (Homicide and @SuperMexCTM w/ @MadKing1981) will face LAX (@SantanaLAX and @Ortiz5150 w/ @Konnan5150) in a 5150 Street Fight at Slammiversary. #SlamXVI!

TICKETS: https://t.co/Nmyym5LZFD pic.twitter.com/MUHuwKKuPF

— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) July 13, 2018

BREAKING: @AllieImpact and @Tess_Blanchard will battle for Knockouts superiority as they face one on one at Slammiversary on July 22nd! #IMPACTonPop pic.twitter.com/zQJdyrFzmm

— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) July 13, 2018

Impact Slammiveresary XVI

Impact will present Slammiversary live on pay-per-view on Sunday, July 22nd from the Rebel Entertainment Complex in Toronto, Canada. Here is the updated card for the show:

Impact Wrestling World Title: Austin Aries © vs. Moose

Impact Wrestling Knockouts Title: Su Yung © vs. Madison Rayne

X Division Title Match: Matt Sydal © vs. Brian Cage

Mask vs. Hair Match: Pentagon Jr. vs. Sami Callihan

Fatal 4-Way Match: Rich Swann vs. Johnny Impact vs. Fenix vs. Ishimori

House of Hardcore Match: Tommy Dreamer vs. Eddie Edwards

Street Fight: Hernandez & Homicide vs. Santana & Ortiz

Singles Match: Allie vs. Tessa Blanchard

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Former WWE Champion Sheamus has given some insight into the differences between the top two shows that the WWE presents each and every week.

Sheamus spoke with CantonRep.com while promoting Saturday’s WWE live event in Canton, Ohio where he talked about various topics including going to SmackDown from RAW this year.

The WWE star brought up the fact that it’s relaxed on SmackDown side of things as it’s not as pressurized, and it’s also a shorter show, which sets up limited spots, and they have to rotate the stories more. On the flip side, RAW is a three-hour show that sometimes feels a little stretched, but with a two-hour show, he doesn’t think there’s any danger of anyone getting over-exposed here.

“We really haven’t got started here yet. We’re just waiting to get that opportunity to really kick things off.”

Sheamus talked about teaming with Cesaro and how he handled being in new waters in his career. The former WWE champ noted that they are brothers now and have a great bond that’s developed over the last couple years. He brought up that they’ve been successful together as a team or individually.

“There’s nobody that can touch us in the ring. We argue we fight and have our differences, but we get on. That’s just like brothers. We look at it as a team, and we take care of things as a team. It’s always what’s best for the team and The Bar. We’re the greatest, and we’re not out there trying to steal each other’s spotlight, we’re out there to make each other look good. That’s really all that matters.”

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Mark Henry recently gave his take on the current feud booked by the WWE that involves Roman Reigns and Bobby Lashley.

The Hall of Famer discussed this feud and the way that WWE has handled it on the Busted Open Radio podcast. As seen on this week’s episode of WWE Monday Night RAW in Boston, MA at the TD Garden on the USA Network, the latest angle that helped build the feud saw both men being involved in a pull-apart brawl with other stars.

According to Henry, this brawl helped both Reigns and Lashley. The former World Champion believes that making Lashley a tough and aggressive character will get support from fans rather than the smiley character he had during his feud with Sami Zayn.

“The fans are getting a chance to see two big physically impressive tough guys go at it,” said Henry. “That’s how I feel about Bobby Lashley and Roman Reigns. I feel like, ‘oh sh*t, let’s go! Put ’em in there, let ’em go!’ Like they are ready to do something that hasn’t been done in a long while. And that thing is to take over the show without bells and whistles.”

Henry did bring up the fact that he was a fan of the brawl because it felt like a schoolyard fight as stars stopped what they were doing to run to the fight to step in and break it up. He also praised the WWE for not adding a stipulation to the match.

“A lot of times you’re like, oh, it’s a cage match, it’s a falls count anywhere. It’s pot pans and chairs and ladders. It’s nothing [in this feud],” said Henry. “They don’t need anything. It’s two big strong physically impressive guys that need to get in there and punch each other in the face. Everybody is ready to see it.”

Reigns vs. Lashley in a singles match is slated to go down at this Sunday’s WWE Extreme Rules pay-per-view event in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania at the PPG Paints Arena on the WWE Network.

H/T to Wrestling Inc for the transcript.

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Candice LeRae has opened up about her time thus far in the WWE.

The newly signed star recently spoke with WWE.com to discuss various topics including what it means to her to be a WWE star. LeRae noted that it’s her childhood dream come true as she always wanted to be a WWE Superstar and now she is living that dream.

She noted that she has discovered that there is a whole new world of opportunity here in NXT and that she has pushed herself to do things in the ring and in the gym that she used to be afraid to do or be uncomfortable with.

“I want to seize every opportunity NXT has to offer me, and when I do, I want to be ready for them. Being here has sparked something special in me to push me to the next level.”

WWE has already announced that LeRae, Kairi Sane, Nikki Cross and Bianca Belair collide in a Fatal 4-Way Match with a future opportunity to challenge Shayna Baszler for the NXT Women’s Title on next week’s episode of NXT.

When asked about her issues with Baszler, LeRae noted that she hasn’t forgotten about wrestling the NXT Women’s Champion in last year’s Mae Young Classic and how disrespectful Shayna was towards her. It should be noted that LeRae was staying in kayfabe during this interview.

LeRae continued by saying, “Earning an NXT Women’s Championship opportunity is a reward, but to face Shayna, knowing that I could potentially be the one to dethrone her? it would be the cherry and sprinkles on top!”

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