Christmas Day has arrived, and people around the world are unwrapping gifts from their loved ones. For the Superstars of WWE, nothing compares to the gift of a championship victory, and a few have had the honor of capturing gold on December 25.
Jason Jordan and Seth Rollins – WWE Raw Tag Team Championships
On the Christmas Day 2017 edition of WWE Raw, Jason Jordan and Seth Rollins defeated The Bar to claim the WWE Raw Tag Team Championships. While both were experienced champions in their own right, this marked the first—and only—reign for the unlikely duo as a team.
Their reign lasted 34 days before ending at the 2018 Royal Rumble, where they dropped the titles back to Cesaro and Sheamus. Unfortunately, this championship win would also be Jordan’s last, as injuries later forced him into retirement. Today, Jordan remains a key figure in WWE as a producer.
Rusev – WWE United States Championship
The December 25, 2018 edition of WWE SmackDown was a celebration of not just one but three special occasions. On Christmas Day, Rusev captured the United States Championship, a victory that coincided with both his birthday and the fan-favorite “Rusev Day.”
This marked Rusev’s third reign as U.S. Champion, which ended at the 2019 Royal Rumble when Shinsuke Nakamura reclaimed the title. Though this victory would be Rusev’s final championship in WWE, the Bulgarian Brute ensured it was a memorable one.
Big E – WWE Intercontinental Championship
In 2020, Big E cemented his solo career during the Christmas Day edition of WWE SmackDown. On that night, he silenced Sami Zayn’s claims of conspiracies by defeating him to win the Intercontinental Championship for the second time.
Big E’s reign lasted 106 days, culminating in a loss to Apollo Crews at WrestleMania 37: Sunday in April 2021. This triumph was only a preview of his future success, as Big E ended the same year as WWE Champion.
The ending of Jason Jordan’s WWE career is one of the most unfortunate stories in the wrestling world. He was being pushed as a future star by the company. The officials had plans for Jordan to face his storyline dad Kurt Angle in a match at WrestleMania 34. However, he suffered a neck injury two months before the event. He was written off TV with a backstage segment where Angle sent him home. Later reports suggested that Jason will be back on WWE programming in a year, only for him to be never seen again.
Kurt Angle talked about his storyline with the former American Alpha member on the latest episode of his podcast. He first explained the minimally invasive neck surgery for herniated disk that Jordan underwent:
“What happens is your vertebrae, you have discs in between each vertebrae. When you injure your neck, the disc slides. What happens is it slides to the side. So it’s sticking out of the vertebrae. You have nerves that come out of the vertebrae, and those get blocked by the disc. Then you can’t feel your arm and you don’t have motor skills with one arm or both arms depending if they slide both ways. So usually, it’s just one way. You can’t feel one arm and you can’t use one arm. That’s what Jason was having trouble with. His disc sled and blocked the nerves to his arm.”
‘He Has Problems To This Day’: Kurt Angle
Kurt revealed during the show that he has gone through the same procedure himself. When asked if he was able to fix all issues with the operation, Angle replied negatively:
“Not really, I can’t feel my two pinkies at all. I’ve had a lot of problems with my motor skills and my arms went numb for periods of time. I’ve lost about three inches in both arms. So my arms have atrophied. It’s tough. When you do these quick fix surgeries. That’s what Jason did. That’s what I did. Instead of doing fusion. You’re gonna have some problems down the road. Eventually I’m going to have to have fusion. I should have had it already, and I didn’t.”
Kurt Angle then talked about Jason Jordan’s new role in WWE as a producer. He claimed that the young star has found his calling in his new position. Later on, he also revealed that Jason is struggling with the effects of his career-ending injury to this day:
“You know what’s crazy he has problems to this day. His motor skills, his hands are on and off all the time. He just can never get right. I’m not sure why that’s occurring with him because with me at least I got relief at times. With him, he’s never gotten relief. He has been really struggling with it for years.”
You can check out the episode of The Kurt Angle Show where they talk about Jason Jordan below:
Jason Jordan hasn’t wrestled a match since the Royal Rumble event in 2018. He underwent neck surgery that February and has never returned to the ring. Jordan has been working as a producer in WWE ever since. According to a recent report from PW Insider, he received a significant promotion recently.
Jordan has been promoted to the lead producer for both RAW and Smackdown. The 32-year-old will be taking over for duties formerly performed by John Laurinaitis. Jordan is expected to receive more responsibilities in his new role as well.
There was a big shake up in the talent relations department recently. Mark Carrano was let go following the Mickie James/trash bag incident. Laurinaitis now oversees the talent relations department, taking over for Carrano. Referee John Cone was briefly relieved of his duties in that department before the company changed course. He has since been bumped up to second in command of talent relations behind Laurinaitis.
Kurt Angle on Jason Jordan As His Storyline Son
Kurt Angle recently commented on his podcast about the storyline angle of Jordan being his son.
“They decided that I was going to have an illegitimate son and they weren’t sure who it was going to be and they decided to pick Jason over Chad and, you know, I’m not sure why. It might have been a politically correct move, but I was happy I was excited about it because Jason is a great talent and he was improving every week, his chops were improving, his work was improving. He was getting a lot better. He was on his way to main event status until he hurt his neck. That’s where the program ended and I was stuck high and dry without a partner for the next WrestleMania because that’s who I was going to wrestle was Jason.”
It turns out that Jason Jordan isn’t giving up hope regarding a possible in-ring return.
Chad Gable, the former tag team partner of Jordan, made an appearance on today’s episode of WWE’s The Bump. Around the 58-minute mark, Gable reflected on teaming up with Jordan.
This is where he noted that Jordan is working towards to a potential comeback.
“Just speaking from a personal standpoint, he became one of my best friends throughout the process and still is. It’s unfortunate what happened with his injury, but you never say never. He’s working on it. He’s trying to get back, and who knows? A reunion is always something that I would never be against.”
Jordan and Gable won both the NXT and SmackDown Tag Team Championships as a tag team together before they were separated in 2017 during the Superstar Shake-Up. Jordan would later win the Raw Tag Team Titles with Seth Rollins.
Jordan had neck surgery in early 2018 and still hasn’t been cleared to return to in-ring action. It’s been reported that the likelihood of him wrestling again isn’t likely.
On the flip side, Gable would go onto win the Tag Team Titles on the red brand with Robert Roode. He is currently a member of the Friday Night SmackDown where he’s paired with Otis.
WWE Hall of Famer Kurt Angle recently did a Q&A on Facebook and commented on a number of interesting topics.
During the session, a fan asked how his storyline with Jason Jordan was supposed to end. If you recall, Jordan had neck surgery in early 2018.
At the time, WWE announced that Jordan wouldn’t be able to return in time for WrestleMania 34. The procedure Jordan underwent is called a minimally invasive posterior cervical microdiscectomy.
Angle responded with, “I’d imagine that Jason and I would have wrestled at WrestleMania.”
Clearly, that didn’t happen. Instead, WWE booked the pro wrestling legend in a feud with Baron Corbin that resulted in Angle losing his retirement match to the heel wrestler at WrestleMania 25 in 2019.
Jordan still hasn’t been cleared to return to in-ring action. Since then, the former NXT Tag Team Champion has been working as a producer for the company.
In January, it was reported that he was doing better but still had issues gripping and making a fist. It’s been reported by Dave Meltzer that the likelihood of Jordan wrestling again isn’t likely.
Kurt Angle has speculated how he thinks his storyline with on-screen son Jason Jordan would have played out had Jordon not suffered an injury. The WWE Hall of Famer discussed the storyline on the Table Talk with D’Von and Mo Podcast.
According to Angle, the storyline would have led to a one-off matchup between himself and Jordon. He noted how he wouldn’t have been wrestling constantly and how WWE wanted to protect him as much as possible. Angle stressed how he understood WWE’s mindset and reiterated how he was just happy to come back to WWE. He shared how retiring in WWE was “all I wanted to do.”
Kurt Angle’s Assistant GM
Kurt Angle explained how Jordan would have probably been put into an Assistant GM role on screen. Over time, the two of them would begin butting heads over decisions being made. This would have ultimately led to a matchup. He shared how, if the injury hadn’t occurred, the two would have faced off at WrestleMania 35. Baron Corbin would eventually face Angle in his Farewell match.
“What I believe is that Jason was probably going to continue on being my son, he was going to start being a pain in the ass to me, I probably would’ve hired him on as my assistant GM, he would’ve started making decisions for me and it would’ve caused a lot of animosity and then him and I would’ve wrestled at WrestleMania instead of Baron Corbin,” Angle explained.
“Obviously they picked Baron. No matter what you think about him, he’s a great in ring worker, his promo skills have gotten a lot better, he’s a big kid great athlete and what I believe, he replaced Jason.”
It has been reported that Jason Jordan has been working backstage as a WWE Producer since he underwent neck surgery. Following his surgery, Jordan was cleared to travel on the road. He has allegedly not yet been cleared for any in-ring activity.
Jason Jordan has been out of action since receiving neck surgery in February 2018. Since that time, the Superstar has remained hopeful about his long road to recovery and an eventual return to in-ring action.
According to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, however, it appears unlikely that the former American Alpha member will be returning to in-ring competition.
At the time of writing, Jason Jordan is still listed on the RAW roster. Since his surgery, WWE allowed Jordan to work as a backstage producer. All parties hoped it would only be a matter of time before Jordan would be healthy enough to return. In January, it was reported that he was doing better but still had issues gripping and making a fist.
It was noted that it is now less likely that Jason Jordan will return to competitive action. There has been talk previously that his wrestling career was sadly over. This speculation came in the wake after numerous posts by Jordan to his social media accounts. In those posts, he seemed optimistic about his recovery and believed that, despite being on the road to recovery, would eventually get back into the ring.
Back in November 2018, Jordan wrote the following on his Instagram:
“I’m ready to attack this week and make huge improvements! I’ve been trying to keep my eye on the prize and look at the big picture. I’m still on the road to recovery and I’m very optimistic about getting back to where I belong!”
As today is Father’s Day, many in the wrestling world are paying homage to their dad’s online. One of those people is Jason Jordan, who in storyline was revealed to be Kurt Angle’s bilogical son.
Jason Jordan sent the following to his “Father” on Twitter:
Jordan’s Father’s Day wishes weren’t without prompting, however.
Happy Father’s Day to all of the dads out there. Still waiting on a call from my son Jason. All of my other kids wished me happy Father!s Day. Jason, you have until midnight, or mom is gonna ground you for a week.… https://t.co/YUkqyLSrPZ
Chris Jericho wished a Happy Father’s Day to his father, former NHL’er Ted Irvine. Although he played most of his NHL career with the Rangers, Irvine played 2 seasons with the St. Louis Blues, who recently won their first Stanley Cup.
Samoa Joe sent this out to all his “sons” out there:
I would like to express my gratitude for the overwhelming amount of Happy Father’s day wishes I’ve received from the many people I’ve “sonned” over my career. Sincerely, The Champion of The United States of America 🇺🇸
Former RAW Tag Team Champion Jason Jordan has been on an in-ring hiatus since early last year. Jordan underwent surgery on his neck to repair an injury. Unfortunately, his return has been continuously stalled due to setbacks. Wrestling Observer Newsletter points out that Jordan is currently working as a producer with WWE.
His in-ring return is still getting pushed back, but Jordan is said to be doing fine overall. However, Jordan has been having issues with his gripping power. He can’t make a full fist and can’t fully control one of his hands.
Road Warrior Animal Wants To Help AEW
A lot of news has been making the rounds about the new All Elite Wrestling (AEW) start-up promotion. The likes of The Young Bucks, Cody Rhodes, Adam Page, Chris Jericho, and more are involved. The promotion is being funded by Jacksonville Jaguars co-owner Tony Khan. It looks like WWE Hall Of Famer Road Warrior Animal is intrigued by AEW.
He recently took to his podcast, “What A Rush,” and expressed an interest in working with the promotion. Animal believes his professional wrestling knowledge in the tag team industry could be an asset to the company:
“They got a great product and I think I’d help them enhance their product with my wrestling knowledge in the tag team industry especially, and I think I could be a good addition other than anything else,” Animal said.
This week’s episode of Monday Night RAW went down from the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California. In the main event of the night, a multi-woman Gauntlet Match took place to determine the number one contender for Ronda Rousey’s RAW Women’s Championship. Natalya wound up winning the contest and challenged Rousey during the next week’s tapings for RAW.
A user on Reddit leaked the producer sheet for this week’s show. It turns out, the main event was produced by both Tyson Kidd and Jason Jordan. Jordan hasn’t been seen on WWE TV for the past several months. He was written off television when then-RAW General Manager – and Jordan’s on-screen father – Kurt Angle sent Jordan home.
This was done so Jordan could receive surgery on his neck. The severity of Jordan’s injury is likely significant given how long he has been sidelined. In the meantime, he has taken on a backstage role with the company. It looks like that role includes helping produce matches. It’s unknown how much longer Jordan will remain sidelined, or if he’ll even return to the ring. We’ll keep you updated on his situation as more information becomes available.
What do you think of Jordan working for WWE as a producer?
We only recently reported an update on Jason Jordan and his optimistic outlook regarding his chances at returning to the squared circle as an in-ring competitor.
Unfortunately, Dave Meltzer has since remarked on Jordan’s current health condition and, according to him, it doesn’t look good.
“I don’t know that it’s over for sure but it’s been a long time,” Meltzer said. “He’s been out for 10 months? Is that about right? It’s been a long time. Obviously, it’s not a good sign that he’s been out for this long.”
Although by no means a final declaration on Jordan’s chances, it is a concerning observation nonetheless — especially if Jason is pushing himself to heal and rehab with focused ambitions on returning.
Big Plans
The former American Alpha star was at the beginning of a major singles push that would have propelled him into the WWE’s main event picture, with feuds against Seth Rollins at WrestleMania having been planned. He was also revealed to be the (storyline) son of none other than Kurt Angle.
It was via that storyline that the WWE was able to write Jordan off of Raw. Having lost the tag titles in January, his in-ring activity was pared down dramatically over February. The WWE then had Kurt Angle send him home, allowing a very hurt Jordan an opportunity to receive neck surgery.
Hopefully, it’s not as serious as speculated, and that Jason Jordan’s recent Tweet, full of hope and optimism over his future and potential return, can become a reality.
I’m ready to attack this week and make huge improvements! I’ve been trying to keep my eye on the prize and look at the big picture. I’m still on the road to recovery and I’m very optimistic about getting back to where I belong! pic.twitter.com/hven7dXOFF
Despite being forced away from the ring due to an unfortunate set of real-life injuries and neck complications, Jason Jordan remains optimistic his injuries won’t keep him away from the squared circle.
At least, that’s if his latest Tweet is anything to go by.
Jordan, who was in the early days of a major push was set to wrestle Seth Rollins at WrestleMania. He was also revealed to be the (storyline) son of WWE’s own Olympic Gold Medalist, Kurt Angle, before being cruelly sidelined.
The Power Of Positivity
Regardless the misfortune that befell him, Jason Jordan reflected that he’s been making improvements and is optimistic about getting back to where he feels he belongs.
Although initial surgery was a success, the severity of the damage was more severe than originally thought. This revelation led to concerns over his ability to ever return to in-ring action. Jordan has since segued into a backstage producer role over the past few months.
“I’m ready to attack this week and make huge improvements! I’ve been trying to keep my eye on the prize and look at the big picture. I’m still on the road to recovery and I’m very optimistic about getting back to where I belong!”
I’m ready to attack this week and make huge improvements! I’ve been trying to keep my eye on the prize and look at the big picture. I’m still on the road to recovery and I’m very optimistic about getting back to where I belong! pic.twitter.com/hven7dXOFF
Props to Jason Jordan for maintaining such a positive attitude to such an unfortunate situation. Hopefully, he’ll be able to achieve his ambitions and, when healthy, return to the ring he so clearly misses.
While there has been no official news regarding his status, the perspective on Jason Jordan’s future with WWE has changed drastically in the past few weeks.
Jordan who was originally expected to return within a few weeks has spent the last 6 months on the shelf and just recently it was revealed that he has been shadowing WWE producers from a while.
Now Pwinsider is reporting that Jordon actually produced one of the matches on this week’s episode of SmackDown Live and the former NXT Star helped put together the match between Naomi and Peyton Royce on the show.
Jason Jordon was sent home to heal by his storyline father Kurt Angle back in February and he was originally expected to return to the ring just a few weeks later, after WrestleMania.
With the reports of him shadowing WWE producers and now producing a match on a live show, speculation about his in-ring career possibly being over have begun.
Though since the company has not provided any official statement on his status, there is still hope for Jason and expectation about him returning to ring somewhere down the line are still alive.
WWE fans have been wondering where is Jason Jordan and what is preventing him from returning to WWE television.
The former WWE RAW Tag Team Champion been out of action since early 2018 due to a neck issue and was last seen on TV when Monday Night RAW General Manager Kurt Angle sent him home until he was healthy enough to compete. He was on the road for the company back in July with Goldust, WWE NXT Superstar Dan Matha and others as they had been representing WWE at the 2018 Special Olympic USA Games.
The original belief at that time was that he would be returning to in-ring action under the WWE banner last month but now a new report suggests different as Dave Meltzer reported in the latest edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter that Jordan has been dealing with another setback. The longtime pro wrestling journalist wrote the following: “Jordan’s neck injury situation after surgery is worse than expected. He’s not returning at the present time.”
As of this writing, there’s no word yet on what the company has planned for Jordan on television whether that be with his storyline involving Seth Rollins or the “father and son” storyline with Angle.
What are your thoughts on what WWE should do once Jordan returns to TV? Sound off in the comment section.
It has been reported multiple times that Jason Jordan has been cleared to compete but WWE is delaying his return for some reason and a latest report make it seem like the company is waiting for another injured star to get cleared.
During the latest episode of Wrestling Observer Live, Bryan Alvarez talked about Jordon and revealed the original plan the company had for his comeback.
According to him, Officials were originally planning to reunite Jordan with his American Alpha partner Chad Gable and have them compete as a team again.
Dean Ambrose would have returned to rejoin his Shield-brother Seth Rollins as well and the company was planning for these two teams to feud with each other.
No word yet on if plans have changed since then but if this is still what they have in mind then Officials may simply be waiting for Ambrose’s return to bring Jordan back on TV.
Jason Jordon underwent a successful neck surgery back in February this year and the former NXT Star was originally expected to be away from the ring for only a few weeks.
Dean Ambrose, on the other hand, suffered a triceps injury in December which is supposed to keep him out of action for 9 months and he can return sometime after SummerSlam.
The former WWE RAW Tag Team Champion been out of action since early 2018 due to a neck issue and was last seen on TV when Monday Night RAW General Manager Kurt Angle sent him home until he was healthy enough to compete.
As of this writing, there’s no word yet on what the sports entertainment company has planned for Jordan on television whether that be with his storyline involving Seth Rollins or the “father and son” storyline with Angle.
He was making appearances this week with Goldust, WWE NXT Superstar Dan Matha and others as they have been representing WWE at the 2018 Special Olympic USA Games. He’s expected to be back in the ring this month.
Former RAW, Smackdown and NXT Tag Team Champion Jason Jordan’s return to WWE TV has been tentatively scheduled for July, according to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Jordan has been off television since suffering a neck injury earlier this year.
At the time of his injury, Jordan was working a program in which he was revealed to be RAW General Manager Kurt Angle’s long-lost son. According to The Observer, this thread will be picked up upon Jordan’s return to TV.
The timing for Jordan’s planned return works out well, because it gives WWE a chance to re-establish him during the build towards Summerslam.
With Chad Gable now on RAW, there’s also a clear path for an American Alpha reunion. Each man has had moderate success on the main roster since their split.
Back in February 2018, Jordan’s wife posted on Instagram regarding his injury:
“I will address this once… Yes, ‘Jason Jordan’ is injured. I assure you everything you have seen online is ‘FAKE NEWS!’ He has a minor neck injury and will be back in no time! Although, I am very excited to have him home for a bit, I promise, I will help guide him to a speedy recovery! Thank you to everyone who reached out to check on him! He is very positive and already planning his comeback! In the meantime, just please keep sending Nathan and I good vibes!!”
In addition to being one-half of American Alpha, the only team in WWE to have held the RAW, Smackdown and NXT Tag Team Championships, Jordan also held the FCW Tag Team Titles with CJ Parker (aka Juice Robinson) prior to FCW becoming NXT.
As we’ve recently noted, PEOPLE reports that John Cena and Nikki Bella are “basically back together.” A source had this to say about the situation to PEOPLE:
“They’re basically back together. This was never really about ending their relationship— it was about calling off a wedding because something didn’t feel right,” the source says. “It was a wedding that was entered into under false pretenses.
“She was pretending she was okay with not having a kid, he was pretending he absolutely couldn’t and wouldn’t budge on that point. They both got a wake-up call once they canceled the wedding, and they both realized they could fix what was broken.
“He has poured his heart out to her, and she was more than ready to take him back once she heard what she needed to hear. He’s been saying and doing all the right things.”
Nikki took to Twitter in what seems like a response to the report, saying she’d like to meet these “sources” one day:
The lies… damn can make a girl want to hide… these articles are so incorrect. One day I would love to meet these “sources.” N
Former RAW and SmackDown Live Tag Team Champion Jason Jordan has been out-of-action since February after undergoing “a minimally invasive operation to decompress the nerve,” in his neck.
PWInsider‘s Mike Johnson is now reporting that Jordan is scheduled to be backstage for next weeks episode of Monday Night RAW in Richmond, Virginia. Perhaps Jordan could be making his return to TV on this episode.
It should be noted that Jordan’s former Tag Team partner, Chad Gable, is now on RAW and is having issues with Drew McIntyre and Dolph Ziggler. Jordan could perhaps return to assist Gable in a feud against McIntyre and Ziggler.
Former WWE RAW Tag Team Champion Jason Jordan is preparing for his return to in-ring action.
He’s been out of action since early 2018 due to a neck issue and was last seen on TV when RAW General Manager Kurt Angle sent him home until he was healthy enough to compete.
It was reported earlier this week that Jordan was expected to return from injury later this month to the RAW brand.
In a further update that surfaced this week, Mike Johnson of Pwinsider.com is now reporting that the Jason is slated to be backstage for this week’s episode of Monday Night RAW in Uniondale, NY at the Nassau Coliseum.
As of this writing, there’s no word yet on what the sports entertainment company has planned for Jordan on television whether that be with his storyline involving Seth Rollins or the “father and son” storyline with Angle.
What are your thoughts on Jordan returning from injury? Sound off in the comments section below.
Injured Raw superstar Jason Jordan is set to make his in-ring return sometimes later this month and he could be back on the road as soon as next week, according to PWInsider.
Jordan suffered a neck injury sometime in January earlier this year and he underwent a surgery to repair the damage back in early February.
His surgery was described as ‘a minimally invasive operation to decompress the nerve,’ by WWE Medical Director Dr. Joseph Maroon and at the time, it was said that he will be back after WrestleMania.
Prior to his injury, Jordan was involved in a storyline with Seth Rollins. The duo had also won the Raw Tag Team Championships during their time together on the December 25th episode of the show.
Though the two didn’t hold the titles for very long and dropped them back to ‘The Bar’ Sheamus and Cesaro at the Royal Rumble PPV earlier this year.
After this, Jordan cost Rollins and Roman Reigns a match for the tag titles which appeared to be the start of a physical feud between him and Seth. However, Kurt Angle sent his son back home instead and it was revealed the next day that he underwent a surgery.
Now it’d be interesting to see if Jason Jordan continues his storyline with Seth Rollins in some capacity when he returns or if the company drops this angle completely, giving Jordan another fresh start.
WWE Hall of Famer Kurt Angle recently did a Q&A on Facebook and commented on a number of interesting topics.
During the session, a fan asked when his storyline son, Jason Jordan, would return to in-ring action. If you recall, Jordan had neck surgery several weeks ago and WWE announced that Jordan wouldn’t be able to return in time for Wrestlemania 34. “Jason should be ok to come back shortly after Wrestlemania but I’m being very optimistic. Hopefully he will be back in the next 6-8 weeks”
Angle is slated to team up with former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey to take on Triple H and Stephanie McMahon in a Mixed Tag Team Match at WrestleMania 34. During the Q&A, he was asked about competing at the event and teaming with Rousey.
“I’ve wanted to perform at Wrestlemania for the past 5 years. I’m back and I’m grateful to be in a spot that I feel great about. Teaming up w Ronda and competing against HHH/Steph is one of the best spots on the card. I’m excited to show the world I still got it. I was injured at Survivor Series so I was very limited. But now I’m looking forward to WM34” WrestleMania 34 is set to be held on Sunday, April 8, 2018, at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. This event airs on pay-per-view (PPV) and WWE Network. It’s the most successful and longest-running professional wrestling event in history. Both Raw and SmackDown rosters will be featured. “I’m excited to team with Ronda. She is an exceptional competitor… dominant and smart. And HHH will go down in history as one of the greatest of all time. His resume speaks for itself. This match will NOT disappoint. Trust me”
– As we’ve noted, WWE has announced that former RAW and SmackDown Live Tag Team Champion Jason Jordan will miss WrestleMania 34 after undergoing surgery to repair a nagging neck injury. On the Elimination Chamber Kickoff Pre-Show last night, Jordan’s storyline father and RAW General Manager Kurt Angle noted that Jordan will be ready to return after “The Show Of Shows.” Angle also stated that he believes his son will come back better than ever.
– Last night’s PPV event also featured the first-ever Women’s Elimination Chamber match. RAW Women’s Champion Alexa Bliss successfully defended her title inside the structure against Sasha Banks, Bayley, Mickie James, Mandy Rose, and Sonya Deville. Due to her recent neck surgery former WWE Divas Champion Paige was not able to compete in the historic match.
It’s rumored that Paige’s in-ring career with WWE has come to an end due to her history of neck injuries. She took to Twitter to talk about how hard it was not to be a part of the match:
– As we’ve previously reported, Jason Jordan will miss WrestleMania 34 after undergoing a recent neck surgery. WWE reportedly had plans for a WrestleMania match between Jordan and Seth Rollins. Jordan broke his silence on the matter via a recent Tweet:
– Roman Reigns is one of seven men set to compete in the Elimination Chamber match later this month. The winner will go on to WrestleMania 34 to challenge Brock Lesnar for the Universal Title. Reigns took to Twitter to hype the match:
It turns out that Jason Jordan’s recent injury had some lasting affects on the Elimination Chamber match. Per a report from Dave Meltzer of Wrestling Observer Newsletter, WWE’s original plans had Jordan and Seth Rollins being a part of the Elimination Chamber match. This was in order to set up an eventual WrestleMania match between the pair in New Orleans.
Due to Jordan’s recent injury neither man is now planned to participate in the match. Jordan underwent successful surgery to help his neck injury earlier this week. As for a possible WrestleMania match between Jordan and Rollins, Meltzer noted that it’s “not a dead issue” at this time. It’s currently unknown how long Jordan’s injury will keep him sidelined.
It should be noted that prior to undergoing surgery Jordan’s wife took to social media and called overexagerations of his injury on the internet ‘fake news.’ She also described the injury as ‘minor’:
“I will address this once…
“Yes, “Jason Jordan” is injured. I assure you everything you have seen online is “Fake News!” He has a minor neck injury and will be back in no time! Although, I am very excited to have him home for a bit, I promise, I will help guide him to a speedy recovery! Thank you to everyone who reached out to check on him! He is very positive and already planning his comeback! In the meantime, just please keep sending Nathan and I good vibes!!”
– After having both Dean Ambrose and Jason Jordan go down with injuries, Seth Rollins has received a new Tag Team partner for upcoming WWE live events. Finn Balor will tag with “The Architect” at upcoming live events against The Bar (Sheamus and Cesaro), however, it’s only the events Roman Reigns is unable to tag with his former Shield stablemate. Rollins will tag with Reigns at Friday and Saturday’s live events.
When John Cena joins the RAW live tour on Sunday he will participate in a Triple Threat match against Reigns and The Miz for the Intercontinental Title. On that night Rollins will team with “The Demon King” against The Bar.
– With the hype around HBO Sports’ documentary on Andre The Giant, WWE really wants to push this year’s Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal at WrestleMania even harder. The documentary is set to premiere the Tuesday after WrestleMania 34, which will feature the fifth annual Andre Battle Royal.
The first-ever Battle Royal took place at WrestleMania 30 back in 2014 with Cesaro winning. Past winners since then include The Big Show, Baron Corbin, and Mojo Rawley. PWInsider reports that WWE officials understand if the HBO documentary draws good numbers then it could lead to more projects with the network.
