Maria Kanellis has been cleared to return to the ring.

After suffering a broken wrist last month while training for a return to the ring, Maria revealed on her podcast (Mike and Maria in Wonderland, which she co-hosts with her husband, Mike Kanellis), that her doctor cleared her on Wednesday to “come back to the WWE.”

Maria then shows off her healed wrist and says, “I will be back.”

Mike adds, “Who knows when.”

Maria revealed the news at around the 48-minute mark of her podcast, which you can also find on iTunes.

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALgD3aVGMDw?start=2870&w=560&h=315]

After parting ways with WWE in February 2010, Maria embarked on a search for “the perfect partner,” only to find one in her husband, Mike. Maria returned to WWE in June 2017 alongside Mike as part of SmackDown LIVE, where they vowed to educate everyone on the power of love. Maria, however, went on a leave of absence from WWE after announcing a year ago this week that she’s pregnant.

The couple welcomed their first daughter, Fredrica Moon, back in April. The very same month, Mike joined Raw through the Superstar Shake-up. Although Mike still has yet to wrestle on Monday Night Raw, he’s had a number of matches on WWE Main Event.

It’s unclear whether Maria will join Mike on Raw since WWE.com still has her listed as a member of SmackDown LIVE. When Maria revealed that she had suffered a broken wrist, her goal was to recover in time to wrestle at WWE’s first all-women’s pay-per-view event, WWE Evolution, on October 28.

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Its been almost 20 years since Mike Kanellis entered the professional wrestling business.

The 33-year-old has accomplished a lot in his career. He has worked under the banners of promotions such as Ring Of Honor (ROH), New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) and of course WWE.

Kanellis (formerly known as Mike Bennett) is a former IWGP Tag Team Champion. He also won the ROH World Tag Team Championships with Matt Tavern. In 2016 he won the TNA X Division Championship.

Finally, Kanellis and his wife, Maria, signed with WWE in June of last year. However, Kanellis hasn’t been used much in WWE recently. He has been battling drug abuse and is doing a lot better at this point in his life. Kanellis has also made quite the physical transformation.

Although he’s used at live events and in dark matches from time to time, his presence on WWE programming has been very low. Kanellis recently took to Twitter and discussed his current position in WWE.

He admitted that he gets frustrated sometimes, however, he remembers there was once a time he used to go to bed hungry:

“Sometimes I get really frustrated about where I’m at. Then I remember all the nights I went to bed hungry.”

https://twitter.com/RealMikeBennett/status/1034933690533597184

There is one WWE SmackDown Live star who is interested in wrestling in NXT and that’s Mike Kanellis.

Back in May, the sports entertainment company decided to send some main roster talents down to NXT to work live events. Those talents include Tyler Breeze and The Revival (Scott Dawson and Dash Wilder).

Former WWE RAW Women’s Champion Sasha Banks has expressed her interest in returning to her roots to work another match in NXT after these surprise appearances.

Now, we can add Kanellis to that list of those who would be open to working in the developmental system.

During a recent Q&A with fans on his official Twitter account, one fan sugged that he would be better served if he went to NXT rather than being on the main roster right now.

The fan tweeted, “I think you’d have a great stage to define yourself to the WWE audience + great feuds w/ EC3, Aleister, & more.”

This led to Kanellis being open to the idea by stating that he’d love to work in NXT.

https://twitter.com/RealMikeBennett/status/1007295052207575040

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

Hall of Famer Does Paul Bearer Impression

Busted Open Radio posted a video on their Twitter account showing WWE Hall of Famer Mark Henry impersonating late WWE Hall of Famer Paul Bearer. You can check out the video below:

I think the one gift @TheMarkHenry would want from a wrestler is the Undertaker’s urn… pic.twitter.com/cxv5h3oiM8

— SiriusXM Busted Open (@BustedOpenRadio) May 1, 2018

WWE Star Reveals Lessons He Learned In Wrestling

RAW Superstar Mike Kanellis scribed a tweet where he lists the lessons he’s learned in pro-wrestling:

https://twitter.com/RealMikeBennett/status/991868383384633344

The last year has been an eventful one for Mike Bennett, aka Mike Kanellis. He recently celebrated the birth of his first child along with his wife, Maria. The 32-year-old has also been open about his recent battles with pain medication, however.

The former IWGP heavyweight tag-team champion recently posted the following message to his social media channels:

https://www.instagram.com/p/BiSFyibhAnZ/?hl=en&taken-by=therealmichaelbennett

Mike Kanellis/Bennett

Mike and Maria Kanellis signed with WWE in 2017 and debuted at the Money in the Bank PPV that summer. Previously, Bennett and Kanellis had a brief stint in Impact Wrestling. Bennett won the X-Division championship during this time.

Bennett wrestled for several years in Ring of Honor, even winning the top prospects tournament in 2011. He would form a successful team with Matt Taven and win titles in both ROH and New Japan Pro Wrestling. Bennett and Taven were involved in a memorable feud over the tag titles with Karl Anderson and Doc Gallows when Anderson seemed to fall hopelessly in love with Maria. Anderson’s infatuation with Maria allowed Taven and Bennett to defeat them for the belts.

Since debuting in WWE, Bennett has taken Maria’s last name.

At last week’s Greatest Royal Rumble, Bennett was eliminated in near-record setting fashion. While he didn’t last long in the actual match, he did get a few laughs for his entrance. Bennett opted to mime his normal entrance with Maria even though Maria was not there.

– Perhaps the most notable omission from the inaugural Women’s Royal Rumble Match was that of two-time WWE Women’s Champion Victoria, who unlike many of the former female stars brought back, remains active on the independent wrestling scene. She was also not at Raw 25, which featured a segment honoring the company’s top female performers over the years. Former WWE Women’s Champion Gail Kim called out WWE on not inviting Victoria and Lita to the show (Lita did, however, work the Women’s Royal Rumble Match).

Heard @AmyDumas and @REALLiSAMARiE weren’t included in the @wwe raw25 …. that’s f’ed up in my opinion. Two great females who made an impact for the company. Let’s hope there’s a legitimate reason!

— Gail Kim-Irvine (@gailkimITSME) January 23, 2018

As today is Victoria’s 47th birthday, WWE is now celebrating her career. The company posted these messages on social media wishing her a happy birthday.

https://instagram.com/p/BfBbCvuga3A/?utm_source=ig_embed

SHE AIN'T THE LADY TO MESS WITH! Happy birthday to former #WomensChampion, @REALLiSAMARiE! #HappyBirthdayVictoria pic.twitter.com/P3JFMhmOZ7

— WWE (@WWE) February 10, 2018

The official WWE website also posted this photo gallery looking back at her career.

– In Maria Kanellis’ latest pregnancy vlog on WWE’s YouTube channel, Maria and Mike get a closer look at their baby girl when they go for a 3D ultrasound.

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVtBN76yvKo&w=560&h=315]

– This Tuesday on WWE Mixed Match Challenge, Bayley and Elias will face Rusev and Lana. In this video, Bayley and Elias say they’re competing for Americares, a group working to help those affected by poverty or disaster.

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUH8zaytU9o&w=560&h=315]

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Mike Bennett (aka Mike Kanellis) recently posted a comment about how debuting and failing was the best thing that ever happened to him.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BeRhtrWlL-7/?hl=en&taken-by=therealmichaelbennett

Mike and Maria Kanellis in WWE

Prior to debuting in WWE at the Money in the Bank PPV last year, Bennet and Maria had been a popular act in Ring of Honor and NJPW. They had a brief run in Impact Wrestling in 2016-2017 before signing with WWE last spring/summer.

Many have responded poorly to their gimmick of a love-struck couple. Since their debut, Mike has come out as having had a painkiller addiction (for which he is now sober), and Maria is approximately 6 months pregnant.

A fan recently Tweeted at SmackDown Live star Mike Kanellis asking about his current status with WWE. He was also asked if he would appear in the men’s Royal Rumble match later this month. This led to an exchange between Kanellis and a few other users over if he has failed during his WWE run. Even Road Dogg chimed in on the action to defend Kanellis. Here’s the full exchange:

Where in the World is @RealMikeBennett will he be in the #RoyalRumbleMatch

— Talib Andre (@talibandre) January 4, 2018

https://twitter.com/RealMikeBennett/status/949013008419827714?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

https://twitter.com/GizmodoTroll/status/949311774448324608?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

https://twitter.com/RealMikeBennett/status/949325714494492672?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

https://twitter.com/GizmodoTroll/status/949335252345999361?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

https://twitter.com/RealMikeBennett/status/949336593306972161?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

https://twitter.com/jkin30/status/949334773981302786?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

https://twitter.com/jkin30/status/949335267969658880?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

https://twitter.com/RealMikeBennett/status/949337005145706496?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

He doesn't mean you're a failure, you only did those things because you got good money to do almost nothing, you barely appeared on tv and only had one throw-away storyline is his point. Every other match was pointless tag matches or jobbing.

— ? (@billyr09) January 5, 2018

https://twitter.com/RealMikeBennett/status/949379382031847424?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

https://twitter.com/NiceGuyRy22/status/949468768492707841?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

https://twitter.com/RealMikeBennett/status/949472452995928064?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

They’ll never get it Mike and they have the luxury of not having to get it.

— Brian G. James (@BrianRDJames) January 6, 2018

https://twitter.com/RealMikeBennett/status/949720113783214081?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

WWE has released an in-depth interview with Mike and Maria Kanellis speaking to Renee Young about his battle with addition.

Mike talks about initially being prescribed pain medication for an injury four years ago and the path that led him to abusing the pills and taking them recreationally. After working so hard for over a decade to land his dream job with WWE, he nearly lost it all.

When Mike became withdrawn during the throws of his struggle, Maria feared that she was the problem and has heard similar stories from the partners of addicts. When Mike finally came clean, Maria said she and her family were caught completely off guard because she didn’t think he looked or acted “like an addict.”

With Mike and Maria expecting their first child, he’s now more committed than ever to a life of sobriety for himself, his wife and their family.

You can watch the full interview below:

WWE Superstars Maria & Mike Kanellis sit down with Renee Young to talk openly about Mike’s decision to get clean from prescription drugs.

The Miz and Maryse are not the only WWE power couple expecting a baby. WWE Superstar Maria Kanellis announced on Monday that she is 13 weeks pregnant.

She and husband Mike Kanellis tried getting pregnant last year when they had lighter schedules, but put those plans on hold – or so they thought. She said Mike has wanted children for a long time and her ‘biological clock’ is ticking, so the timing is perfect for them to start a family.

Maria said WWE is her dream job and with her doctor’s approval, she plans to return after the baby is born and she gets plenty of ‘mommy time.’

She plans to keep fans updated with her pregnancy on social media and thanks everybody for their support.

Congratulations to Maria and Mike Kanellis!

https://www.instagram.com/p/BZeE5Emg1t5/

Earlier this month WWE Superstar Mike Kanellis (a.k.a Mike Bennett) opened up on his battle with prescription drug abuse which has been haunting him for three years since dislocating his knee cap. Here’s what he had to say:

“It really started to spiral out of control this past year and a half,” Bennett wrote on Instagram. “I almost lost everything. Finally I decided I couldn’t keep hurting my wife or myself this way and I was going to get my life back.”

His wife, WWE Superstar Maria Kanellis, took to Instagram to issue a lengthy statement on her husband’s road to recovery, which he began just two months ago:

“This was the first week of my husband’s recovery from prescription drugs. This was the hardest week of my life. People try and give advice or you can read every book but the truth is there is no right way for a person to get clean. My husband was addicted to prescription drugs and I didn’t know. You blame yourself. You blame the business. You blame God. But, anyone can become addicted. No one is safe. A glamorous job doesn’t protect you from addiction.

“It truly makes you wonder about everyone around you. Is that person hurting? What’s that person’s story? In these photos you see Mike in the hospital, finding his appetite, trying to workout, having a match for the first time at WWE, and playing with my niece with the marks from the Clonidine patch the hospital gave him still on his arm. Addicts don’t look like the people in the movies sometimes. They are just people that took a road they shouldn’t have.

“Mike is doing great. He channeled all that energy into working out and being healthy. Mike wanted to quit. Now, as we move forward even though the road is hard. It’s the right road. I love you, My Friend. WE believe in you. You are a hero to so many. Keep Fighting. Keep Pushing. Be the Miracle. @therealmichaelbennett #keepingupwithkanellises #holdhandsnothate #poweroflove”

https://www.instagram.com/p/BYVvkF2Ah2q/

Finn Balor and Baron Corbin trade shots on Twitter

Finn Balor posted yesterday that he forgot to do his ab crunches. Baron Corbin then responded and started to make fun of Balor’s size. Finn fired back with a shot of his own about Baron Corbin’s mid-section.

You're a 162 lbs your abs don't have a choice but to show

— Tom (@TomPestock) August 7, 2017

Maybe you could give me a few of your extra lbs you are hiding under your t-shirt ?

— Finn Bálor (@FinnBalor) August 7, 2017

I would gladly, but your tiny body could not support it.

— Tom (@TomPestock) August 7, 2017

WWE’s Top 10 SummerSlam entrances

WWE has posted a new Top 10 list about the greatest SummerSlam entrances in WWE history. The list included Bray Wyatt (2014), Rey Mysterio (2007), Legion of Doom (1992), Shawn Michaels (2002), The Undertaker (1994) and more. You can check out the entire list in the video below.

• Mike Kanellis Responds To Being Called A Jobber

– Two new tandems formed at Saturday’s WWE live event in Montreal, Quebec and tonight’s show in Ottawa, Ontario as Luke Harper and Sin Cara teamed up against another odd pairing in Erick Rowan and Aiden English.

Gracias a #WWEMontreal ??!!! Great teaming up with @LukeHarperWWE ! @WWE @wweespanol #CintaDeOro #TodosSomosSinCara #SinCara #Unbeatable ?? pic.twitter.com/G4dDXWcEuI

— CintaDeOro (@CintaDeOro) August 6, 2017

https://www.instagram.com/p/BXeQ_SNANyC/

In Montreal, Harper and Cara went over English and Rowan.

– On Twitter, Mike Kanellis responded with the following to a fan who wrote, “Do you appreciate that WWE have turned you into a jobber? Because I don’t.”

https://twitter.com/RealMikeBennett/status/894306821208408064

Kanellis also posted this flashback photo on Instagram in response to fans who said he would never amount to anything when he joined Ring of Honor seven years ago.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BXdPrWllj5d/

– Celebrating a birthday today is 1996 WWE Hall of Fame inductee “Handsome” Jimmy Valiant, who turns 75.

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GFW cancels upcoming live event

Global Force Wrestling has canceled their upcoming live event scheduled for Saturday, August 6th in Bridgeport, CT. GFW stated that the event has been canceled due to “unforeseen circumstances and logistical challenges”. The following update was posted on the GFW website:

Bridgeport, Conn. Live Event Update:

Global Force Wrestling regretfully announces that the Impact Live Event at the Ballpark at Harbor Yard, scheduled for Sunday afternoon, August 6, has been cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances and logistical challenges. All fans who purchased tickets for the Bridgeport event will be fully refunded. GFW also will offer all who purchased tickets to the Bridgeport show complimentary tickets to either of the other area Live Event shows that will be held that weekend: Friday, August 4, on Long Island, N.Y., at The Sports Arena in St. James (starting at 8 p.m.), and Saturday, August 5, at Staten Island’s Richmond County Bank Ballpark at St. George (starting at 6 p.m.). Please bring the original receipt from the Bridgeport show.

Mike Kanellis takes shot at GFW 

A fan took to Twitter to voice his opinion on Mike and Maria Kanellis in WWE. Kanellis responded with the following tweet:

Y'all was a joke in @IMPACTWRESTLING an now ur a joke in the @WWE funny how things stay the same https://t.co/uGpU9bKieE

— Michael J Saxe (@Michael_Saxe91) July 27, 2017

https://twitter.com/RealMikeBennett/status/890618587781636096

Elias Samson loses his last name

Elias Samson’s WWE profile has been updated and his last name has been dropped. “Samson” has also been completely removed from his bio as you can see below.

Aside from his trusty six-string, Elias doesn’t seem like the type of guy that cares about earthly possessions, or even about having a place to call home.

The brawling balladeer debuted in NXT in late 2015 after a series of musical vignettes foretold of his arrival to town. With bruising antics and strength to spare, Elias made an immediate mark inside the yellow ropes, despite the vocal disapproval of the NXT Universe. It was time for the strummer to roam elsewhere, however, after he came up short in a Loser Leaves NXT Match against Kassius Ohno in March 2017.

Following his dismissal from NXT, Elias sauntered onto Raw, strolling through the locker room one week and onstage the next, always strumming his faithful guitar.

Elias’ insulting songsmithing proves that he’s not interested in mass appeal, but when he begins to croon in the middle of the ring, the WWE Universe has no choice but to “walk with Elias.”

The Rock responds to Mike Kanellis

SmackDown Superstar Mike Kanellis posted on Instagram a photo of himself preparing for his PPV match against Sami Zayn tomorrow night at WWE Battleground. Kanellis noted that he was wearing The Rock’s T-shirt and The Rock responded to him wish some advice.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BW2zHJjlKzW/

Kill it brother! Be safe on that crazy road and keep having fun. 🤙🏾💪🏾 @WWE https://t.co/XylurqUtjk

— Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) July 22, 2017

Triple H wishes Shawn Michaels happy birthday

Shawn Michaels turned 52 years-old today and Triple H wished him happy birthday on Twitter:

Happy birthday buddy…
Then. Now. Forever. @ShawnMichaels pic.twitter.com/PmbpRByuo0

— Triple H (@TripleH) July 22, 2017

WWE’s Top 10 Shocking Confessions

WWE uploaded a new Top 10 video today. The list focused on the most shocking confessions or revelations in the history of WWE. The list includes RAW GM Kurt Angle revealing that Jason Jordan is his son, Big Cass being revealed as Enzo’s attacker and Shane McMahon purchasing WCW and showing up on Nitro. You can check out the entire list in the video below.

WWE just announced that Sami Zayn vs. Mike Kanellis is official for Sunday’s WWE Battleground PPV. Sami Zayn has been an annoyance for Mike and Maria Kanellis on recent episodes of SmackDown. Sami kept accidentally interrupting Mike and Maria as they were showing affection for each other. Zayn apologized but Mike and Maria were still annoyed. Maria then went looking for Sami on the July 11th episode of SmackDown. Eventually, Sami found Mike and Maria backstage and Maria slapped him in the face. Mike Kanellis then smashed a glass vase over the back of Sami’s head.

BREAKING: @SamiZayn & @RealMikeBennett will have their rematch THIS SUNDAY at #WWEBattleground, LIVE on @WWENetwork! https://t.co/K0ePrcUUle

— WWE (@WWE) July 19, 2017

On last night’s episode of SmackDown, Mike Kanellis made his WWE in-ring debut in a match against Sami Zayn. Sami pretty much controlled the entire match and had Kanellis set up for the Helluva Kick. Maria got into the ring and stood in front of Mike. As the referee was telling Maria to get out of the ring, Mike punched Zayn in the face and hit the Samoan Driver for the victory. Sami Zayn will now look to get his revenge Sunday night at WWE Battleground.

Here is the updated card for WWE Battleground:

WWE Championship Punjabi Prison Match

Jinder Mahal (c) vs Randy Orton

United States Championship Match

AJ Styles (c) vs Kevin Owens

Flag Match

John Cena vs Rusev

SmackDown Tag Team Championship Match

The Usos (c) vs New Day

Fatal 5-Way Elimination Match To Determine #1 Contender For SmackDown Women’s Championship

Becky Lynch vs Lana vs Charlotte vs Tamina vs Natalya

Shinsuke Nakamura vs Baron Corbin

Sami Zayn vs Mike Kanellis

Kickoff Show:

Tye Dillinger vs Aiden English