WWE has announced another team for the Mixed Match Challenge tournament.

On Monday morning, the sports entertainment company officially announced that The Miz, who is slated to make his return to television this week on Raw, will team up with former NXT Women’s Champion Asuka.

Blow is WWE’s official statement on the team being made:

The team of The Miz and Asuka will represent Team Red in the WWE Mixed Match Challenge tournament, airing exclusively on Facebook Watch beginning Tuesday, Jan. 16. Upon learning that they would team together, the newely-formed tandem had a simple message for the WWE Universe, “we will win!”

Regardless of whether or not people like The Miz, they absolutely must respect the outspoken Superstar. In addition to being a former WWE Champion, a seven-time Intercontinental Champion, a two-time United States Champion and a Money in the Bank Ladder Match winner, The A-Lister stands as a six-time Tag Team Champion. This shows that he can indeed play well with others and do so at the top of his game.

The Empress of Tomorrow has been unbeatable since beginning her run in NXT. This includes an unprecedented 523 days reign as NXT Women’s Champion, a title she vacated before taking on the new challenge of the main roster. Since joining Raw, the dynamic competitor has taken WWE by storm, most recently making Raw Women’s Champion Alexa Bliss tap out to the Armbar in a non-title match as she sets her sights on the first-ever Women’s Royal Rumble Match. There is no indication that Asuka knows how to lose.  

Put simply, Miz’s tremendous experience, mixed with the skill of the undefeated Asuka, may prove to be an extremely effective combination.

Together, Miz and Asuka will do battle in the ground-breaking tournament on Facebook Watch, where male-female WWE Superstar pairings will attempt to win $100,000 for a charity of their choice. Each showdown in the competition will follow traditional Mixed Tag Team Match rules: When tagged, male Superstars face off with the opposing team’s male competitor, and female Superstars battle fellow female competitors.

Check back with WWE.com to learn other #WWEMMC combinations as they become available. Follow WWE Mixed Match Challenge on Facebook for updates, and find out how you can impact the show’s matchups, stipulations and more along the way. WWE Mixed Match Challenge begins Tuesday, Jan. 16, at 10 ET/7 PT, exclusively on Facebook Watch.

It’s been well documented that the former Cruiserweight Champion was initially scheduled to lose to Enzo Amore in a lumberjack match on Raw in mid-October. However, plans changed to Kalisto wrestling Amore when Neville never showed up to TV that week. WWE has officially denied that he quit the promotion.

At the time, it was reported that Neville was frustrated by the direction of his character, the lack of pay-offs and the rough WWE life on the road. The former WWE Cruiserweight Champion has reportedly been “miserable in WWE” since January of last year. It’s been reported that Neville had pushed for his WWE release with the idea of working the indies and making a name for himself there.

In an update, Dave Meltzer noted on Sunday’s Wrestling Observer Radio that Neville is still under contract with the WWE but wants out of the company. It was also noted that WWE will not grant him his release and will make him sit out the remainder of his contract.

• NJPW Owner Wants To Sign More WWE Talent

Ring of Honor is scheduled to hold a TV taping on January 20th in Nashville, Tennessee at the Nashville Municipal Auditorium. The promotion has recently announced several matches for the upcoming taping. Here is the current card:

ROH World Title Match: Dalton Castle © vs. Punishment Martinez

Singles Match: Matt Taven vs. Cody

ROH Tag Team Title Match: Motor Machine Guns © vs. Best Friends

ROH Six-Man Tag Team Title Match: Adam Page & The Young Bucks © vs. Social Uncensored

Singles Match: Jay Lethal vs. Flip Gordon

Singles Match: Marty Scurll vs. Shane Taylor

SmackDown General Manager Daniel Bryan recently spoke with Justin Barrasso of Sports Illustrated while at a Springfield Thunderbirds hockey game over the weekend. During the discussion, he revealed a timeline for his future with the sports entertainment company. 

“I assume that if I don’t wrestle by WrestleMania, I probably won’t be wrestling with WWE at all,” said Bryan. “That’s my assumption.”

Bryan has made it very clear to the WWE and to fans that despite what the company’s doctors have said to him in the past, he wants to step back in the ring again and is confident he hasn’t wrestled his last match. 

Bryan continued, “It’s not a black and white answer. There are a lot of issues with me getting cleared by WWE. They have a very strict protocol, which is a good thing, but the timeline of all that happening was not the best for me. It’s an interesting situation that will develop.”

While his WWE contract is up in September, overtures have already been made in hopes of luring Bryan back to action. ROH COO Joe Koff has stated on multiple occasions that Ring of Honor would roll out the red carpet for him and welcome back “Bryan Danielson” with open arms.

When Cody Rhodes and the Young Bucks announced their plans to promote an “All In” independent show later this year with 10,000 fans in attendance, Cody made it clear he’d like to face Daniel Bryan in the main event. 

Whatever the future holds for Daniel Bryan, we’ll find out where things stand in a matter of months.

WWE Hall of Famer Diamond Dallas Page recently spoke with Chuck Carroll of CBS Sports to talk about various topics. Here are the highlights:

Possible appearance in the Royal Rumble Match:

“If they call me, I’ll be there. But if I never get in the ring again, I am so happy to have had the run I had.”

Helping Justin Credible with his substance issues:

“I didn’t get a phone call from him, I made a phone call to him. Because of helping Jake, and Scott, Vader, and Mick Foley … just by reaching out and helping the guys, when someone is hurting, they’ll contact me. So I know about it pretty much right away. I always loved PJ. He’s a great kid who just made some bad decisions…

I told him if he gets to work doing the [DDP Yoga] program five days a week, we’ll talk every day or a minimum of every other day. I told him, if he gets on track for a month, then I’ll bring you down here, and we’ll work together, and I’ll start to really treat him this time. I’ll actually teach him how to teach what I do.”

Vince McMahon bringing back the XFL:

“McMahon has always been a visionary. But, again, they’re a multi-billion-dollar company, and it really comes down to the talent. So I don’t know how you do that. But if he’s got a plan… I’m sure he’s got a plan, because… the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, and expecting a different result. Some of my biggest victories have come directly after some of my biggest failures… He knows what he did wrong, and probably wants to go back and go, I think I got this this time. I’m sure he’s going to make plenty of mistakes on the way to get there. Who really knows where it’s going to be when it’s all said and done. I love to watch what McMahon does. I love to watch. Vince is a genius.”

Kenny Omega recently spoke with Sports Illustrated to talk about various topics including his upcoming match against Chris Jericho at Wrestle Kingdom 12 next month. Here are the highlights:

Shinsuke Nakamura’s WWE run:

“I’m happy for the response that he’s getting, of course, and all of us in New Japan knew when he left that he was going to get over with his charisma. But when I see Nakamura in WWE, it’s hard for me to say he’s done anything compelling in-ring since he’s been there, which is a shame. It will just take the one right story and the one right moment and then people will be captivated by everything that he does. Right now, he hasn’t had that.”

“Even to another degree, everything in WWE is super over-booked. Some people in WWE even need the steps and their footing in the ring choreographed. They have to pace their breathing before they even go through with a match in the ring. When you’re used to dealing with people who need that match management, who need to have that much choreography in their matches before they go out there and perform, then when a guy like Nakamura–who is this new age ‘strong style,’ and a lot of that is based off emotion and feeling and fighting spirit–wrestles someone who needs marks on the ring so that he can get his footing right with a set of instructions, that’s where Nakamura’s style gets lost in translation. Everything starts to come across as soulless, if that makes any sense.”

His match with Chris Jericho at WrestleKingdom 12:

“I really want this match to be a wake-up call to New Japan and WWE. This match is going to open up a lot of eyes, and it’s going to invoke a feeling you’ve never felt when watching a wrestling match. It’s a clash of unique worlds, and the match we’re going to show with aggression, violence, and disdain is going to evoke a new kind of emotion from people watching.”

WWE is advertising a Universal Title match between champion Brock Lesnar and Kane for the Raw live event on January 27th in Baltimore, which will take place the night before the Royal Rumble.

The reason for Lesnar being added to the card is likely due to him being a replacement after Dean Ambrose suffered an injury. Local advertising is billing it as the first-ever meeting between the two superstars in a Universal Championship match.

The original main event for the event was The Shield vs., Sheamus, Cesaro & Samoa Joe. Now, it’s Roman Reigns defending the Intercontinental title against Joe, and Seth Rollins & Jason Jordan defending the Raw Tag Team titles against Sheamus & Cesaro.

As noted, Lesnar is set to appear on next week’s episode of Raw.

Chris Jericho recently spoke with Sports Illustrated about his status for WrestleMania 34, his upcoming match with Kenny Omega at NJPW’s Wrestle Kingdom 12 event next month and more. 

While we almost certainly haven’t seen the last of him in a WWE ring, Chris Jericho gave a hard sell for the upcoming NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 12 pay-per-view as the premiere opportunity to see him wrestle in 2018. 

Chris Jericho’s metal band Fozzy recently announced their Spring 2018 tour dates and they have a show scheduled for Hampton Beach, New Hampshire on Sunday, April 8th (WrestleMania Sunday). It’s the strongest indication yet that Jericho won’t be competing at the show.

Here are the highlights of what Jericho told Justin Barrasso of SI about:

If he will appear at WrestleMania 34:

“If you want to see Chris Jericho wrestle, the Tokyo Dome is where you’re going to see me. If you watch one show this year, that’s the one to watch.”

“I could go back to the WWE, I love working for Vince McMahon,” said Jericho. “But if I showed up tomorrow, as of right now, I am not slotted for the main event of WrestleMania. I am in the main event at Wrestle Kingdom.”

• Stipulation Added to Kenny Omega vs. Chris Jericho

His match being billed as a double main event and Naito:

“I’m not the one calling this a double main event, it’s New Japan calling it that–and they’ve already sold more tickets this year, with three weeks before the show, than last year. I’d say it’s a smart move to bring Chris Jericho in and a smart move to make Alpha-Omega a double main event. If Naito doesn’t like that, then tough luck. That’s pro wrestling.

Naito, don’t worry about what I’m doing, just worry about what you’re doing,” offered Jericho. “You’re going on last, but just because you’re last doesn’t make you the main event. See WrestleMania 18 if you want to know more about that. I don’t give a sh– who’s on last. If Naito is pissed off at me, then go out and prove it. It makes me want to work harder. Worldwide, and I’m just telling the facts, Alpha-Omega is the main event.”

As seen on this week’s episode of Monday Night Raw in Providence, RI at the Dunkin Donuts Center on the USA Network, Stephanie McMahon officially announced that the first-ever women’s Royal Rumble match would take place at the Royal Rumble PPV event.

McMahon spoke with ESPN for a new interview discussing the women’s Royal Rumble match. Here is what she had to say:

“I think that it’s long overdue. There’s been an incredible movement that’s been happening in our business that started nearly three years ago. They’ve been regularly headlining television and pay-per-view events, including their first-ever Hell in a Cell match and first-ever women’s Money in the Bank match. Now, for the first time ever, we’re going to have a women’s Royal Rumble match. Every time our women have had the chance to perform and headline, they have over-delivered, and I have absolutely every confidence that they will do the same thing at the Royal Rumble on Jan. 28. I think that it will be incredibly memorable, I think that they will over-deliver, and I think that fans will get more than their money’s worth.”

“We have a long way to go, but we are certainly getting there, step by step. I think that once we have a women’s match as the main event of WrestleMania, we will know that we’ve made it. And we’re going to keep fighting, piece by piece, bit by bit, until we get there.”

WWE made it official on Monday night when the sports entertainment company announced that former WWE Champion John Cena would be returning to Monday Night Raw next week in Chicago, Illinois.

Cena, who has not been seen inside of a WWE ring since Survivor Series in November, is still a free agent. Thus, he can appear on both Raw and SmackDown TV.

Dave Meltzer gave an update on Cena’s status with the WWE during Monday’s Wrestling Observer Radio. Here is what he had to say:

“[Cena] is in, until he’s gone again,” said Meltzer. “He’s working the Garden, he’s working that whole week, so I presume he’s in the Royal Rumble. I haven’t heard his name attached to any new movies that are filming in the next couple months, so I think he’s back for a run.”

New Japan Pro Wrestling officials announced several title matches for their upcoming Wrestle Kingdom 12 event. Kazuchika Okada defending the IWGP Heavyweight Title against Tetsuya Naito will serve as the main event.

— IWGP Heavyweight Title Match: Kazuchika Okada © vs. Tetsuya Naito

— IWGP Intercontinental Title Match: Hiroshi Tanahashi © vs. Jay “Switchblade” White

— IWGP United States Title Match: Kenny Omega © vs. Chris Jericho

— IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title Match: Marty Scurll © vs. KUSHIDA vs. Will Ospreay vs. Hiromu Takahashi

— IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Title Match: Roppongi 3K © vs. The Young Bucks

— IWGP Tag Team Title Match: The Killer Elite Squad © vs. EVIL & SANADA

— ROH Title Match: Cody © vs. Kota Ibushi

Wrestle Kingdom 12 takes place on January 4, 2018, at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan.

Ring of Honor will hold their Final Battle pay-per-view event on Friday night at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City.

The promotion has announced a new match for the upcoming event. Tommy Dreamer will team up with Bully Ray to take on The Briscoes in a Street Fight.

Hardcore legends @THETOMMYDREAMER and @bullyray5150 face off against @jaybriscoe84 and @SussexCoChicken in a New York Street Fight at Final Battle! pic.twitter.com/qLOkhb8fJF

— ROH – Ring of Honor Wrestling (@ringofhonor) December 11, 2017

Here is the updated card:

— ROH World Title Match: Cody Rhodes © vs. Dalton Castle

— Singles Match: Jay Lethal vs. Marty Scurll

— ROH Tag Team Title Match: Motor City Machine Guns © vs. Best Friends

— Four Corners ROH World TV Title Match: Kenny King © Shane Taylor vs. Silas Young vs. Punishment Martinez

— ROH Six-Man Tag Team Title Match: The Young Bucks & Hangman Pag vs. Flip Gordon, Dragon Lee & Titan

— Will Ospreay vs. Matt Taven

— War Machine vs. The Addiction

— Street Fight: The Briscoes vs. Bully Ray & Tommy Dreamer

Raw Women’s Champion Alexa Bliss spoke with Scott Fishman of The Miami Herald to promote WWE 2K18 being released on Nintendo Switch. Here are the highlights:

Fans criticizing WWE over calling up NXT stars to the main roster too soon:

“Here’s the thing. People say I was called up too soon. I thought I was called up too soon. It’s not about when you’re called up. It’s what you do with the opportunity. As long as they take advantage of every opportunity, I think it’s great to have them.”

Paige returning to WWE television:

“I’m really excited we have women returning and women coming up. Our division needs it. With the women’s revolution going on, it can only help. There is no bad that can come of it because WWE is good about evolving and bringing in new talent. That’s our source. To have people coming in and returning, it’s great…I’ve only had a few matches against Paige on NXT and a few live events. To have her on Raw, I’m real excited to see her back in action. It’s nice to see her happy and healthy. I’m really happy for her.”

You can read the entire interview here.

Later this week, WWE heads to the United Arab Emirates for two shows in Abu Dhabi at the Zayed Sports City Tennis Stadium. During an interview with Abu Dhabi’s The National newspaper, The Game spoke about competing in UAE for the first time about, wrestling at 48 years old and his match against Roman Reigns this Friday night.

WWE has been traveling to Abu Dhabi for the past five years and sees the Middle East as an important market for both holding shows and recruiting talent. “We have had recruiting trips in the Middle East,” said Triple H. “We are also doing recruiting trips in India. I think as the world becomes more connected it is more imperative than ever before for you to not only to expand everywhere in the world but to localise and be on the ground in those markets.”

Roman Reigns gets a lot of backlash from fans who perceive him as the ‘chosen one’ by management, but Triple H said those fans really don’t know what they’re talking about.

“Roman is in an unique position because the fan base tends to believe that he is this chosen one that the WWE wants in this position so they choose not to accept that position. But the truth is, and some people will listen to this and want to argue against it, but honestly most of the people who argue against it aren’t qualified to make that argument. I am. Roman is one of the most skilled performers bar none in the WWE right now and that is on every level.”

As for how long he plans to keep wrestling, Triple H said right now, it’s still fun for him and it’s something that he enjoys. He knows he can’t perform forever, but he doesn’t ever see a time when it’s not fun for him anymore. He has certainly grown into his corporate executive role at WWE, but he doesn’t have 10,000 people going nuts for him when he’s at the office.

You can check out the full interview at TheNational.ae.

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Ring of Honor has announced a new match for their upcoming Final Battle PPV (pay-per-view) event. ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Champions The Young Bucks & Hangman Page will defend their titles against Flip Gordon, Dragon Lee & Titan.

Ring of Honor holds their Final Battle pay-per-view event at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City on Friday, December 15th. Here is the updated card:

— ROH World Title Match: Cody Rhodes © vs. Dalton Castle

— Singles Match: Jay Lethal vs. Marty Scurll

— ROH Tag Team Title Match: Motor City Machine Guns © vs. Best Friends

— Four Corners ROH World TV Title Match: Kenny King © Shane Taylor vs. Silas Young vs. Punishment Martinez

— ROH Six-Man Tag Team Title Match: The Young Bucks & Hangman Pag vs. Flip Gordon, Dragon Lee & Titan

WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair recently spoke with Justin Barrasso of Sports Illustrated about various topics. Here are the highlights:

Cody Rhodes:

“Cody is honest, sincere, and I can’t say enough good things about Cody Rhodes as a person and performer,” said Flair. “I think it was a huge loss for the WWE for him to go away for a while, but if it worked out good for him, then I’m happy for him.”

His ESPN 30 for 30 special:

“ESPN wanted me to be honest, and I gave them the best I could,” said Flair. “I didn’t pull any punches. There are always going to be things that are upsetting, but I thought they were very fair to me. The reactions I’ve got from people have been really good, including from professional athletes and pro coaches, and that’s always real nice to hear.”

WWE Hall of Famer Edge recently spoke with Justin Barrasso of Sports Illustrated.

During the interview, he was asked about the possibility of the second season of his WWE Network series, The Edge and Christian Show That Totally Reeks of Awesomeness. This is what he had to say: 

“In terms of where we could have time to film it and fit it in, that was the big difficulty,” said Edge, whose drama series, Vikings, premieres its fifth season tonight on the History channel. “The show was a lot of work, but we had a great time with it.

“We wrote it, produced it, directed it, and were really hands-on. There were 14-hour days and it was pretty intensive from a time perspective. There are still talks, and they want to do it.”

“If I can somehow cram it in, we’ll make it happen,” said Edge. “We have a hiatus on Vikings over the summer, so maybe I could squeeze it in there, but I want to spend time with my family, too. It’s a matter of trying to juggle all these things, but the top priority is being dad and partner, and then comes acting and any other commitments, all the while doing the podcast, too. It’s a matter of wearing a lot of hats, but I just don’t know if my head is big enough for all of them.”

Former WWE Divas Champion Brie Bella recently appeared on Lilian Garcia’s podcast, Chasing Glory, to talk about various topics including her relationship with Daniel Bryan, their fight to return to the ring and more.

The SmackDown Live General Manager has made it known that wants to wrestle again and he could leave the sports entertainment company after his contract expires in September of 2018.

Bryan teased on Twitter earlier this year that he would be interested in wrestling current ROH World Champion Cody Rhodes when his contract is up with the WWE. Here is what Bella had to say:

“From like, literally, the day they told him he couldn’t do it anymore, he has flown himself all over the United States to all different doctors to figure out…what he could do to help turn that ‘no’ into a ‘yes’… There’s been like eight doctors who are like, ‘You can wrestle’… A lot of doctors can’t see why he can’t get in that ring again…and I think [the WWE is] looking at it…He is on such a mission to get back into that WWE ring, it’s crazy, which caused a lot of arguments in our marriage in the beginning, especially when I was pregnant.”

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!”

WWE SmackDown General Manager Daniel Bryan recently spoke with Justin Barrasso of Sports Illustrated while at the Play Fair toy convention in New York City. Here are the highlights.

Who he would face in his first match back:

“It depends on whether WWE clears me to wrestle,” said Bryan. “That will change my opponent.”

AJ Styles:

“One of my favorite guys to watch at WWE is AJ Styles,” said Bryan. “So, on the WWE stage, I would like to wrestle AJ Styles, only because I wrestled John Cena before.”

One person he never was able to wrestle:

“I was really disappointed I never got to wrestle Shawn Michaels,” said Bryan. “He trained me and that was the one match I never got to have.”

Winning the WWE Title:

“I spent ten years honing my craft all around the world, then WWE hired me, they fired me, and hired me again,” said Bryan. “The climb to the top of being champion for me was very long, but it was rewarding. I loved being champion, I thought it was the coolest thing. “The only thing that wasn’t cool was traveling with the championship title through TSA. Once they see the belt, it’s the same kind of thing as before when they’ll say, ‘You’re a wrestling champion?’ At least I had the title to prove it, that part was very validating.”

Former WWE Divas Champion Nikki Bella recently appeared on Lilian Garcia’s podcast, Chasing Glory, to talk about various topics. Here are the highlights:

Dancing with the Stars and its effect on John Cena

Bella: “I fell in love with dance. I have not, in so many years – and this was hard on John because I was very honest with him – but I have not felt this young and, like, alive…And now I found this new passion, and I felt young and free.”

What she never wanted to share on camera:

Bella: “What was weird for me – and this was the crazy experience – since I was 15, I told myself, ‘I will never depend on a man. I will never need someone.’ And I joined this competition, and I have to depend on a man, and I have to need someone…I was feeling all these emotions, so I was bottling myself up, and I knew this could have made amazing tv for them…I didn’t want it to be forced. But I would go home at night, and there were times that I would cry.”

Former WWE Champion Kane recently spoke with SportsKeeda to talk about various topics. Here are some of the highlights:

How the WWE locker room has changed over the years:

“It’s very different now. Especially the younger guys. Social media, video games…we had never even heard of that.”

His time as part of Team Hell No with Daniel Bryan:

“I had a lot of fun with Team Hell No. It was a great time. It was a departure from what I’d done before, in WWE. Daniel Bryan and I would complement each other’s performance, and it was actually the most fun thing I’ve ever got to do.”

Aleister Black:

“Yeah, a little bit. He’s a guy with a great future, and had a great match at WarGames.”

You can read the entire interview here.

Ring of Honor has announced a new match for their upcoming Final Battle PPV (pay-per-view) event. ROH World Tag Team Champions Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin) will defend their titles against Best Friends (Berretta and Chuckie T).

Ring of Honor holds their Final Battle pay-per-view event at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City on Friday, December 5th. Here is the updated card:

— ROH World Title Match: Cody Rhodes © vs. Dalton Castle

— Singles Match: Jay Lethal vs. Marty Scurll

— ROH Tag Team Title Match: Motor City Machine Guns © vs. Best Friends

Sami Callihan recently appeared on Wrestling Epicenter to talk about various topics. Here are the highlights:

Being one of the first talents to request to leave WWE:

“I don’t think I was a trendsetter. I just was… mediocrity is dead with me. I’m not complacent just sitting around collecting a paycheck. It really didn’t matter about being a trendsetter. I wasn’t going to just sit around collecting a paycheck, even though it was a very good paycheck to do nothing. I was ready to go out and show them why they hired a 5’7 kid in the first place.”

His debut at Bound for Glory:

“It was great, man! One of the things I really pride myself on is I like to be unpredictable. You don’t know when or where I’m going to show up. I can legit show up anywhere. I think that kind of adds to my aura and makes me cool.”

Negative media attention towards Impact:

“Well, the first week I was there man, it is pretty bad a**. They are pretty much giving us the opportunity. I think the big thing is management hasn’t always been the best. The best way I can describe it is if you were a fan of WCW back in 1992-1993, when people were running WCW that wasn’t wrestling fans, that didn’t know wrestling, that kind of thought, “I’m going to run this company and do what I want.” I kind of attribute it to that. That kind of is where TNA (Impact) was for a while, but now, they have smart people on top. They have guys on top that were on top when TNA was at their best. Now, Scott D’Amore is helping with, majorly helping with the company. Sonjay Dutt, majorly helping with the company. Abyss, majorly helping with the company. These are guys that were helping with the company when it first was amazing. Change doesn’t happen overnight, but these guys are slowly putting plans into motion to change TNA back to what it was. Within the next year, TNA is going to totally pull a 180 and people are going to start noticing it again.”

Billy Corgan recently appeared on Sean Waltman’s podcast, X-Pac12360, to talk about various topics. Here are the highlights:

Owning the NWA:

“What I love about wrestling is that it really has an unlimited schedule creativity, and who you work with and the ideas that they have. I’m very excited about the future of wrestling and NWA because I have nobody standing in my way with my crazy ideas.”

Rockstar Spud’s departure from Impact Wrestling:

“First off, I can’t believe they let him go. He’s one of the most talented people, literally can do anything. Let’s set aside his size, he’s obviously not a big guy but beyond his size. There isn’t anything he can’t do, he’s a great talker, ring technician he can put together a great match. Any spot you put him in. He really is a super talented guy.”

His lawsuit against Anthem:

“It gets super complicated with the lawsuit that I had filed because at that point anthem was on some sort of side of the fence, representing the interest of their own at that time. They were a minority owner called this company air-lux who was doing production and then Dixie Carter. Not saying they lined up against me with the lawsuit to be made to go away but it was anthem who settled the suit since they were taking over the company.”