Cash Wheeler, formerly known as Dash Wilder in WWE, has filed for a new trademark that may reveal The Revival’s new tag team name.
Wheeler applied for the trademark “Fear the Revolt” on April 10. With that being said, it’s reasonable to assume that The Revival will now be going by The Revolt wherever they end up next. Although, it’s a strong possibility that the pair are AEW-bound. Wheeler applied for the trademark the very same day he and Dax Harwood, formerly known as Scott Dawson, were released from WWE.
It was first reported that the former tag team champions requested for their release back in January. While Wheeler and Harwood have applied for trademarks since their departure, WWE has as well, trademarking things such as “the Mechanics,” “No Flips, Just Fists,” and more. The Revival weren’t happy during their time with WWE, but they did achieve quite a bit.
The duo were the first-ever triple-crown winning tag team champions after winning the NXT, Monday Night RAW, and SmackDown Tag Team Titles. They also co-held the WWE 24/7 Title at one point. Now that they’re done with WWE, and not under a non-compete clause with the company, Wheeler and Harwood are free to sign wherever they like. It’s no secret they have a lot of friends in AEW, making the young promotion their likely landing spot when it’s all said and done. Only time will tell.
We’ll keep you updated as more information becomes available.
Dash Wilder of the Revival recently praised Chad “Shorty G” Gable online. The two have faced each other a plethora of times throughout their careers dating back to 2014 in NXT.
Wilder Tweeted out the following in regard to Gable:
“Chad Gable is a freak of nature. His natural talent is amazing, but somehow his discipline & work ethic surpasses that. Watching him from his first match in NXT until now is unbelievable. We’ve probably wrestled him literally hundreds of times by now & he always makes us better,” Wilder Tweeted.
The two have been in 115 matches together, 19 of which were broadcast on either WWE or NXT programming. Many of these matches were the Revival/Mechanics against American Alpha and then later when Gable was teaming with Robert Roode.
Not everyone online had positive things to say about Gable, however:
Wilder responded to the Twitter user who said Gable had no charisma:
You’re an absolute fool. He has more charisma in his pinky than most do in their whole body. Just because you haven’t seen it doesn’t mean it’s not there. Know facts before speaking. https://t.co/bK8NXmicjC
— Daniel “Cash” Wheeler (@CashWheelerFTR) April 9, 2020
Things continued:
Then don’t state it as fact and I won’t call you on your foolishness. https://t.co/Ltzi6MISlG
— Daniel “Cash” Wheeler (@CashWheelerFTR) April 9, 2020
Dash Wilder Is Becoming Cash Wheeler
On March 9th, Wilder filed to trademark the name “Cash Wheeler” for wrestling purposes. His birth name is Daniel Wheeler. The Revival have not wrestled since March 1st when they performed on a WWE House show in Syracuse, New York.
Scott Dawson of the popular WWE tag team The Revival is teasing that he might finally be free from the company.
Dawson, along with partner Dash Wilder, has turned down multiple offers to re-sign with WWE. Quoting the country music song “Amarillo by Morning by George Strait, he cryptically wrote on Monday, “I AIN’T GOT A DIME, but what I got is mine. I ain’t rich, but Lord I’M FREE!”
I AIN’T GOT A DIME, but what I got is mine. I ain’t rich, but Lord I’M FREE! #FTR
We have reported over the last few months that The Revival have been looking to leave WWE. Although, this is not something new. The tag team have reportedly been unhappy with their stature in the company for quite some time; apparently turning down huge deals in the region of $750,000 per year each to leave WWE.
The duo have also been attempting to copyright several of their trademarked names. This is likely so that they can be used outside of the WWE bubble, presumably somewhere such as AEW.
Recent Booking For The Revival
Dave Meltzer recently reported in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter that the tag team were being ‘phased’ off television. Scott Dawson and Dash Wilder were originally slated to be featured in SmackDown Tag Team Title Elimination Chamber Match. This at the namesake pay-per-view event. Plans are subject to change in WWE, however the plan is believed to be to keep them in the same ‘spot’ as performers. Such Jon Moxley and Matt Hardy before they left the WWE.
We do not currently know exactly how much longer Dash Wilder has on his WWE deal; however it is believed that it is around 10 weeks beyond when Dawson was slated to leave. It is also not confirmed if Dawson took a ‘buy out’ on his WWE contract or if he simply chose to not renew. “I AIN’T GOT A DIME” seems to indicate that he may have ‘bought’ himself out of his last few months. However this is just conjecture and we cannot currently confirm.
The Revival looks to be on their way out of WWE and it appears that the duo is already preparing for their time outside of the company once their contract expires.
PWinsider is reporting that Dash Wilder has applied to trademark Cash Wheeler as a stage name as well as the name to use for merchandising purposes.
While not confirmed, this likely means that the current WWE star is planning to go by the name once The Revival leave the company and become free agents.
Though these are not the only trademarks filed by the duo in
recent times and they have previously filed an application for the phrase Top
Guys which can be their post-WWE name.
On the other hand, the company has filed a trademark application of their own and they are trying to register Revival’s original NXT name The Mechanics and some other catchphrases to try and stop the team from using them outside of the promotion.
Scott Dawson’s current WWE deal is set to expire in early
April while WWE has added time to Dash Wilder’s contract for the time he missed
due to injury.
While the exact dates are unknown, it’s believed that
Wilder’s contract will expire sometime in mid-June, after which, he will be
free to sign with any other promotion.
WWE Superstars Scott Dawson and Dash Wilder of The Revival are “going away for a while” as they figure out their next career moves.
Dawson took to Twitter to share The Revival’s intentions. He wrote, “Guys, it’s time to go away for a while until we get everything figured out. See ya soon. #FTR” With the team’s contracts reportedly expiring soon, speculation is rife over where The Revival may go if they decide to leave WWE.
For a short time, Dawson and Wilder were partnered with “The Viper” Randy Orton. The three frequently used their social media accounts to tease interest in jumping to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), with several hints and references towards their plans. Despite this, Orton would end up signing a new multi-year deal with WWE.
Guys, it’s time to go away for a while until we get everything figured out. See ya soon. #FTR
Dawson followed up by stating that his tweet resulted in his friends and fans asking for clarification. He is taking a break from social media and he will continue acting in the best interests of his family.
I’ve had many friends & fans ask me about this. I should’ve clarified, I’m taking a break from social media. I apologize for that vague tweet, but I do appreciate EVERYONE’S support. Everything I do is for my family. I only want the best for them. They’re my #1.
The Revival Promise To “Change Everything” In 2020
The Revival’s comments come off the back of another recent tweet where they promised to “change everything” in 2020. Wilder summed up the team’s years beginning in 2017, writing how “2017 was a wash. 2018 we got our groove back. 2019 we took control back. 2020 we change everything.”
Despite this latest tease, The Revival appears to remain interested in a matchup against WWE Hall of Famers Harlem Heat. The team initially disrespected Booker T during the WWE TLC Kickoff show back in December.
Booker T has admitted he has spoken to his brother, Stevie Ray, about the matchup, with both teams appearing to be interested in a bout.
How will the Revival “change everything” in 2020? We should know within a matter of months.
There was some fear that Dash Wilder may have suffered an injury.
WWE held a live event on Thursday in Cincinnati, Ohio at the Heritage Bank Center. This is where Scott Dawson teamed with Curtis Axel with Lucha House Party and SmackDown Tag Team Champions The New Day for a Triple Threat Tag Team Match.
Prior to the match, Dawson cut a promo about how Wilder wasn’t able to compete because Wilder’s “jingle bells” were hurt. Dash said he would be back soon.
Thus, there was some speculation that he could’ve been recently injured and Dash Wilder is dealing with an injury as he was standing at ringside but never got physical.
Good News Over Dash Wilder Injury Speculation
Dave Meltzer noted in the Daily Update on F4Wonline.com that “The only thing we were told is Wilder was held off for precautionary reasons and was expected to be cleared for television tonight.”
As of this writing, there’s still no word yet on what the injury scare exactly was or when it happened. He last worked on last week’s episode of SmackDown in a Street Fight.
WWE Cincinnati, Ohio House Show Results
WWE SmackDown Tag Team Title Triple Threat Match: The New Day (Big E & Kofi Kingston) (c) defeat Curtis Axel & Scott Dawson and The Lucha House Party (Gran Metalik & Kalisto)
Elias defeats Dolph Ziggler
Triple Threat Tag Team Match: Alexa Bliss & Nikki Cross defeat Carmella & Dana Brooke and Fire And Desire (Mandy Rose & Sonya Deville)
WWE Intercontinental Title Match: Braun Strowman defeats Shinsuke Nakamura (w/Sami Zayn) (c) by DQ
Street Fight: Roman Reigns defeats King Corbin
Shorty G defeats Cesaro
WWE SmackDown Women’s Title Match: Bayley (w/Sasha Banks) (c) defeats Lacey Evans
WWE Universal Title Triple Threat Match: The Fiend (c) defeats Daniel Bryan and The Miz
The Revival returned to WWE’s black-and-gold brand this week to take on Undisputed Era members Kyle O’Reilly and Bobby Fish. After the match, Scott Dawson and Dash Wilder caught up with WWE to reflect on their NXT homecoming.
“It felt great. Win, lose or draw, we went out there and we showed the world that we can still do exactly what we say we do, and that’s be the best tag team on the planet,” Wilder said.
“Maybe we didn’t win tonight, maybe we didn’t draw tonight, maybe we straight up lost tonight, but we got to come back here, where we started as a tag team five and a half years ago, and we got to show the world that this is what we love. This is what gives me goosebumps every night. It means a lot to us.”
“We Didn’t Lose Tonight”
Dawson then interjected, adding “We didn’t lose tonight. I don’t think we lost tonight. I think it was a victory. I think with my wife and my baby girl watching at home, I think they think it’s a victory. I might not have got the 1, 2, 3, but we came back to the house that we built brick by brick, and I don’t care who was on top when we were here, we were the ones that built this house. We were the foundation. I’m very proud to say that.”
He continued, “Undisputed Era, hey man, you got lucky. You’re a damn good tag team. But if there’s ever a time that you decide that, maybe, there needs to be a three-time NXT Tag Team Champions that go by the name of The Top Guys, FTR, The Revival…hey, give us that shot. Give us that opportunity, and we’ll prove it again. Because you are good, but you ain’t Revival good.”
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The Revival is committed to proving that they are the best tag team on WWE’s roster.
Scott Dawson and Dash Wilder were able to pick up a victory over RAW newcomers, The Usos, this past Monday.
In a backstage interview with Cathy Kelley, the pair discussed their rivalry with The Usos, calling them immature and childish, before declaring their ambitions to prove themselves as the absolute best.
“What momentum exactly are you talking about? Taking videos of us shaving each other’s backs or putting Uce-Hot in our trunks, or basically trying to make a mockery out of The Revival? We had nothing but respect for The Usos coming into this, nothing but respect, but they want to do that, they want to play childish games. That’s what they want to do, that’s how they want to handle this? I don’t see the momentum,” Wilder said.
“Yeah, no momentum,” Dawson added. “They’re immature. We had our perception of The Usos, and our perception was completely crushed. We were looking forward to this because we wanted to prove to The Usos, to each other, to the WWE Universe, and to the man, the big man in the office, that we are the absolute best tag team he’s got on this roster.”
Given their victory, the team would claim that they got the last laugh over the Usos before Wilder signed off, saying “So I guess, Usos, the joke’s on you now. Top guys out.”
Prior to this, The Revival would play victim to several pranks at the hands of Jimmy and Jey Uso as the two debuted on Monday Night RAW after the Superstar Shake-Up.
It appears that, despite becoming the RAW tag team champions, The Revival may still be unhappy within WWE. The team, comprised of Dash Wilder and Scott Dawson, haven’t been shy of hiding their frustrations.
After having teased a matchup with The Young Bucks via social media, and amongst the influx of talent requesting releases and also vocalising their frustrations, the team would go on to become tag champions.
In what could add further speculation to their happiness and position within WWE, The Revival posed recently posed with a fan at a WWE Live Event. The fan just so happened to be wearing an All Elite Wrestling (AEW) t-shirt. The fan posted these photos and quoted that he was told: “I’ll see you in May.” This is an obvious reference to their friendship with AEW members as well as AEW’s upcoming event, Double Or Nothing, which takes place in May.
It’s an interesting comment to make considering The Revival’s contracts with WWE expire in 2020.
Adding to this speculation over their current job satisfaction, Dash Wilder would respond to a fan’s tweet. The tweet showcased the fan’s nephews showing off a pair of RAW tag team championship belts, which they got for their birthday. Wilder’s response was somewhat telling:
“Please don’t wish being Raw tag team champs on them. For their sake.”
Despite having claimed the RAW tag team championships, the duo would go on to suffer a string of loses, stymying any momentum they may have been hoping to build for themselves and the RAW tag team division.
Last month, The Revival (Scott Dawson and Dash Wilder) defeated Bobby Roode and Chad Gable to become the WWE RAW Tag Team Champions. At Fastlane this past weekend, the pair successfully defended their titles against Roode and Gable, and Aleister Black and Ricochet. Now, it remains to be seen who the duo will defend their titles against at WrestleMania 35.
Speaking to Alex McCarthy of talkSPORT, Wilder was asked about his dream match for The Revival at this year’s WrestleMania. Wilder responded by naming a two-out-of-three falls match against Roode and Gable for the RAW Tag Team Titles:
“Personally this year – I don’t know it’s possible or within reach but we’re going to do everything in our power make it – would be a match with Roode and Gable, two-out-of-three falls, for the tag team titles.
“I feel like those guys have so much to offer as a tag team and they’ve only scratched the surface – especially on TV – compared to what they can do. I know what each guy is capable of individually and what they’re capable of as a team because we’ve wrestled them on live events all across the world at this point.
“We’ve had 40-minute matches, two-out-of-three falls matches, straight-up matches and I can’t say enough how much more they have to offer to this division and how great both guys are – as much as I love that we’ve beaten them [laughs]. I’d love to have a two-out-of-three falls match with them because the four of us will go out there, work harder than anybody else is going to work and we’ll give fans something to remember.
“That’s something we’re going to pitch for until the day is over. I don’t know if it’s going to happen, what’s going to go on but up until WrestleMania goes off the air we’ll be pitching that!”
WrestleMania 35 goes down from MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey on April 7, 2019. Only a few matches have been confirmed for the card thus far. None of them include WWE’s plans for The Revival and their RAW Tag Team Titles. Check out the updated WrestleMania card here:
WWE Universal Championship: (C) Brock Lesnar vs. Seth Rollins
Triple Threat Match for the WWE RAW Women’s Championship: (C) Ronda Rousey vs. Charlotte Flair vs. Becky Lynch
WWE Cruiserweight Championship: (C) Buddy Murphy vs. (Tournament Winner TBD)
No Holds Barred: Triple H vs. Batista
Kurt Angle vs. TBD
Shane McMahon vs. The Miz
Who would you like to see The Revival face at WrestleMania 35?
The current one-half of the Raw Tag Team Champions, Dash Wilder of The Revival moved to the main roster with his partner Scott Dawson in April of 2017.
The Revival answered an open challenge by The New Day on Raw and defeated them. This would start their journey on the main roster which was full of ups and downs, mainly due to injuries.
A lot of fans have trouble understanding their favorites from NXT underperforming in the main roster. Wilder addressed this difference seen in their performances and tried to look at the potential causes for it while speaking to talkSPORT.
“Oh man, I wish I understood! There’s just so much that goes into the Raw side of it, the SmackDown side of it and NXT side. In NXT, you have a little bit more time to get things situated and to build stuff and get everything flowing in the right direction whereas Mondays and Tuesdays, everything is very hectic and can change in an instant. So it’s always kind of flowing and moving. I thought around that time period [NXT TakeOver: Orlando/WrestleMania 33] we were at our most popular and it worked out really well for us with the debut against New Day and everything. The fans were really good for it.”
Wilder fractured his jaw shortly after his Raw match with The New Day which kept him out of action for eight weeks. Bad news followed the duo as Dawson tore his right bicep a month after Wilder’s injury. Dawson was out of action for five months. Wilder says these injuries really killed their momentum and the reason why the casual crowd took a longer time to get behind them.
“I feel like the injuries back-to-back – one to me, one to Dawson – that obviously put a big bump in the road for us and took away a lot of the momentum, but at the same time, the crowds are a little bit different. NXT, for the most part, their crowds are a little more die-hard and a little more ‘in the know’ I guess? Whereas Monday’s and Tuesday’s, they reach out to a broader audience, a more casual audience. They still come out and have fun and enjoy it, but they don’t know as much about NXT or TakeOver: Orlando as they do about the Royal Rumble or WrestleMania. So it’s just getting those guys established and things going the right way.”
“And then Dawson tore his bicep a month after I came back. So within three months, we had two pretty significant injuries and that really hurt. The first one, we were still around, we were still on TV. The second one was a little bit longer, more rehab for Dawson and that one hurt a lot because we were going to work The Hardyz at SummerSlam and get that opportunity the NXT guys are getting now and there’s nothing you can do about it – it’s out of your hands.”
Wilder also talks about the idea they pitched for WrestleMania 35, what he wants to see in WWE’s tag team division and more. You can read the entire interview by clicking here.
Dash Wilder is currently 1/2 of the RAW tag team champions. The Revival retained their titles Sunday at Fastlane in a triple threat match against Bobby Roode & Chad Gable and Ricochet & Aleister Black.
There have been reports in recent months that the Revival requested their release from WWE. Dash Wilder recently commented on those reports in an interview with the Mirror.
“Hmm, I won’t touch on it too much,” Wilder began. “What I will say is that it was lost in translation. There were some things that got out there that I don’t think people knew the full story about.”
Wilder continued to talk about if the online reports caused any frustration for him or his partner.
“I don’t think it aggravated us,” he continued. “It kind of gave us… again, we like to be angry. We like to be mad at things and have something to fight for. So that gave us more fuel for the fire and we were like… ‘we’ll have fun with the internet over that, as they don’t know what’s what, so we’re not going to tell them otherwise’.”
Dash Wilder Interview Highlights
Wilder also spoke about how he and Dawson aren’t flashy like some of the other NXT call-ups.
“We’re not something that’s immediately going to jump out at you like an Aleister Black, who has this grand entrance, with the candles and the smoke and the mirrors. That’s really cool, and he’s gonna do great, but that’s not us.”
Scott Dawson & Dash Wilder won the RAW tag-team championships on Monday by defeating Chad Gable & Bobby Roode. It was the team’s 4th attempt at winning the titles on WWE programming in recent weeks.
Since winning the titles, the Revival has taken to social media to lobby for the return of a classic-looking tag-team title belt design.
Last summer, the man responsible for designing the current WWE tag titles for RAW and Smackdown, Dave Millican, appeared on the Pancakes and PowerSlams podcast and spoke about the titles. According to Millican, he pleaded with WWE to not have to make the titles copper.
“The tag team titles, I begged them, please let me make them nickel,” said Millican. “Let me make them gold, let me make them silver and gold. Just don’t make me do copper and it just came down from the top that copper is what they wanted.”
“In particular, Stephanie McMahon really just wanted to do something different,” he continued. “They want to kind of reinvent the wheel every time, and something that is not used somewhere else, which is understandable. And so, when they bottom-lined it for me and said, ‘look, it’s gonna be copper,’ I was like okay, I can do copper.”
Here is Millican posting a pic of classic tag-team titles on Twitter:
The Revival has been pretty vocal in the past few months on social media. Asking fans to not “give up” on them, starting an official petition to get Lucha House Rules banned, or teasing a matchup with All Elite’s Young Bucks — The Revival is harnessing social media in order to remind the WWE Universe they are still there. For now.
Bryan Alvarez of F4WOnline.com recently commented on The Revival and their status within WWE.
“The only thing I can tell you about The Revival right now is I don’t know if they asked from a release from WWE, but I do know they have been asking about doing more matches down in NXT,” he revealed.
“I don’t know if that would mean going full-time back to NXT. Obviously, there are a lot of great tag teams in NXT. People love working house shows and people love working NXT shows. There are a lot of people — I’m not saying it’s The Revival — but they had more fun in NXT. Obviously, you can tell by watching the main roster, but it could have just been that they asked to do more NXT TV shows or they did ask for their full release. Maybe they’ll get it, maybe they won’t.”
Rumors have been circulating that Dash Wilder and Scott Dawson could be leaving, or intend to leave, WWE. It was only discovered yesterday that Mike and Maria Kanellis reportedly requested their formal WWE releases. Triple H also discussed his take on what WWE’s landscape could look like in the future, which would, in theory, allow The Revival to jump between brands if they so chose.
With so many options now available for squandered talent, returning to NXT, or leaving for new opportunities must seem more alluring than ever before.
During the opening segment of last night’s Monday Night Raw, WWE Intercontinental Champion, Seth Rollins, blasted Baron Corbin. Rollins would proceed to cut down the General Manager-elect, telling him that Raw has “sucked” ever since he was put into a position of power.
“The Architect” also mentioned a Raw tag team that many consider squandered on the red brand, the team included.
That duo is The Revival.
Seth pointed out that Scott Dawson and Dash Wilder should be competing for the Raw tag team titles. Instead, they are feuding with the Lucha House Party under “Lucha House Rules” — a matchup Rollins struggled to comprehend.
His words weren’t lost on The Revival, with each member taking to Twitter to share their thoughts.
Dash Wilder called Seth a “Good guy” whilst Scott Dawson wrote that “Seth Rollins knows his professional wrestling.”
In recent weeks, The Revival have decried wrestling under Lucha House Rules, claiming the ruleset to be unbalanced and unfair in favor of their opponents. They have even gone so far as to start an online petition, lobbying for WWE to suspend Lucha House Rules going forward.
What do you think? Could this be the start of an overdue resurgence for The Revival?
Recent weeks have seen The Revival go up against WWE’s resident luchadores, The Lucha House Party, in a string of losing efforts. This can be attributed to the warped ruleset undertaken under ‘Lucha House Rules,’ which creates a 3-on-2 handicap situation, much to the Revival’s chagrin. Despite this consistent unfairness, somehow the Revival remain the supposed heels in this feud.
Now The Revival is taking matters into their own hands, by starting an online petition.
Describing themselves as the “Absolute Best Tag Team on this Planet, [the] Mercedes Benz of the Tag Team Division,” Dawson highlights the unfairness of their situation, decrying the “3-on-2 matches. Even 3-on-1 matches!” in the hope to get people to sign their name to suspend ‘Lucha House Rules’ going forward.
He concludes his plea by asking fans to “Please take a second out of your day and sign this petition. For a betterment of tomorrow’s Sports Entertainment. For the betterment of tomorrow’s Tag Team Wrestling. For the betterment of tomorrow’s youth. Thank you.”
Hard to argue with that.
“One Day”
A few months ago, Dawson reached out via Twitter asking fans to not “[…] give up on us yet. There’s a reason we’re called ‘The Revival’.” Even more recently, they became embroiled in a back-and-forth with The Young Bucks, who promised that the two teams would wrestle each other “one day.”
In a video posted on Instagram this afternoon, Raw General Manager Kurt Angle announced two more matches for Raw tomorrow night in Jacksonville, Florida.
https://instagram.com/p/BmGnKyrAvj1/
In a rematch from last week, Sasha Banks and Bayley will take on The Riott Squad (Liv Morgan and Sarah Logan). Banks and Bayley scored the win after putting Morgan down with a combination of a Backstabber into a Bayley-to-Belly.
After picking up a win over “Woken” Matt Hardy and Bray Wyatt on Raw last week, Scott Dawson and Dash Wilder said they’re the best team on the planet. The Revival will take on Raw Tag Team Champions The B-Team tomorrow night on Raw.
Two other matches have already been announced for Raw tomorrow night. Ronda Rousey will go one-on-one with Alicia Fox as she competes on Raw for the first time ever, and Bobby Roode takes on Mojo Rawley.
– WWE Superstar Sasha Banks did an interview with City Pages to promote this weekend’s Tables Ladders and Chairs (TLC) pay-per-view (PPV), which will feature the debut of former NXT Women’s Champion Asuka. “The Legit Boss” explained why she wants a match with Asuka and what it would mean to her:
“I wanna see the Boss versus the Empress of Tomorrow, that’d be amazing,” Banks said. “The match between her and the Legit Boss would prove to the world that I am the greatest NXT Women’s Champion of all time and the greatest women’s wrestler of all time. I say bring it on.”
– Dash Wilder, who has been working matches on WWE Main Event while his partner Scott Dawson recovers from a right bicep injury, took to Twitter to fire some shots at The Young Bucks yesterday. Check it out here:
It looks as though the ‘top guys’ will no longer be out. Dash Wilder of the Revival has been cleared to return to the ring, according to a report by Pro Wrestling Sheet.
Wilder fractured his jaw back in April during an NXT match and it was reported that he would be out for anywhere up to 6 weeks, it looks as though that time frame was accurate.
Wilder met with WWE officials this week and was given the green light to return to action. Hopefully he and Dawson can now hit the ground running on RAW.
WWE has allowed Matt and Jeff Hardy to finish up their independent bookings while under contract. The Hardy Boyz final independent booking is with Pro Wrestling South on April 29th at Vance Middle School in Bristol, TN. Matt and Jeff will then defend their Raw Tag Team Championships the following night at WWE Payback against Cesaro and Sheamus.
Dash Wilder Posts Video From WWE Performance Center
Dash Wilder of The Revival is currently out of action after sustaining a fractured jaw. The injury isn’t slowing him down too much as he posted a video of him working out at the WWE Performance Center. Wilder has his jaw wired shut and is expected to return to WWE in approximately 2 months.
WWE confirmed on Monday that Dash Wilder of the Revival suffered a fractured jaw over the weekend. He’s expected to be out of action for approximately 2 months and will have his jaw wired shut for the next several weeks.
Wilder issued the following statement on Monday regarding his condition:
This is far from the end for The Revival. It’s just a lucky “break” for every other tag team on Monday Night Raw. An eight week reprieve. It’s gonna take more than a mouth that’s wired shut to keep us from being the greatest tag team of all time. If it were up to me we’d be out there every night fighting and making money. Even with some metal hardware holding my jaw together we are the best tag team on the planet. It’s just a matter of time before the only metal hardware The Revival has are the Raw tag team titles.
#TopGuys #MondayNightRevival
Scott Dawson also released the following statement:
Dash Wilder retweeted this photo from Friday’s NXT live event, which saw The Revival face Shinsuke Nakamura and Hideo Itami during the Revival’s “NXT farewell” tour.
The Revival had defeated New Day on Raw two weeks in a row to start their main card careers. Raw’s tag team division is fairly stacked at the moment however.
Sheamus & Cesaro will challenge the Hardys at Payback, and just lower in the division are Anderson and Gallows who defeated Enzo and Cass last night. Below them in the division are The Golden Truth, who were beaten up by Braun Strowman this week.
It looks like the Revival were going to debut new T-shirts had it night been for Wilder’s injury:
– Former WWE Superstar Alex Riley, who was cut back in May of this year, will be guest starring on the upcoming “GLOW” series from Netflix about the 80’s women’s wrestling promotion, according to The Wrestling Observer. Riley has been pursuing his acting career since being released from WWE.
– Carmella noted on Twitter that she suffered a black eye during the brawl with Nikki Bella on this week’s SmackDown. She tweeted the following on their No DQ match at TLC this coming Sunday:
Woke up today with a black eye & welts all over my forehead..Wait until you see what Nikki looks like when I'm done w her at #wwetlc ??
As noted earlier, it appears that James Ellsworth has signed a WWE contract, as he announced on Facebook that he is not taking any additional indie bookings after he works a Big Time Wrestling show this Friday night. It has not yet been reported one way or the other if The headbangers and/or The Spirit Squad (Ken “Kenny” Doane and Mike “Mikey” Mondo) have been signed as of yet.
As for Dawson and partner Dash Wilder, their role depends on whether or not WWE actually sees them as “developmental talent,” so to speak. The Revival is a signature act on NXT these days, and if you look at the other top level NXT stars, barely any of them are “developmental” signees, strictly speaking. The cards lately are dominated by names like Shinsuke Nakamura, Samoa Joe, Eric Young, Bobby Roode, DIY, Asuka, and others who were brought in to boost the brand and/or teach younger wrestlers, not get developed for the main roster.
As seen on this week’s NXT on the WWE Network, The Mechanics (Scott Dawson and Dash Wilder) defeated The Vaudevillains (Simon Gotch and Aiden English) to become the new NXT Tag-Team Champions.
Dawson and Wilder were congratulated on social media by Triple H, as well as their good friend, WWE Hall Of Famer Adam “Edge” Copeland. Below you can see their comments, as well as what appears to be a challenge to the main roster from Dawson. Additionally, you can check out a video of The Mechanics’ backstage interview after winning the titles below.
Actor Stephen Amell will be appearing at this Sunday’s WWE SummerSlam pay-per-view, however it appears that NXT Takeover: Brooklyn is not a big enough priority for the “Arrow” star.
NXT star Dash Wilder of “The Mechanics” invited the actor to this Saturday’s special at the Barclays Center, however Amell told him he can not make the show.