– Join us later tonight for our SmackDown Live coverage and discussion. WWE is advertising AJ Styles will react to his win over John Cena at SummerSlam and an appearance from Nikki Bella. We’ll also probably get an update on Randy Orton’s medical condition following SummerSlam, which saw him receive 10 staples in his head to close the gash opened by Brock Lesnar’s elbow.
It will be interesting to see how the Lesnar situation is addressed tonight. Stephanie McMahon noted on RAW that there will be repercussions for Lesnar delivering an F5 to Shane McMahon after the SummerSlam main event.
– Tyson Kidd has been out of action for more than one year with a neck injury and there’s been really no word on a possible return. Wife Natalya tweeted the following on his status when asked by a fan during RAW last night:
– Lana and Rusev recently revealed to BCSN in Orlando that their weddings will take place on July 29th (in the US) and September 2nd (in Bulgaria). The first ceremony will feature the celebrities and will be filmed for Total Divas while the second ceremony will be a traditional Bulgarian wedding, but will also be taped for Total Divas.
– Finn Balor was at WWE HQ filming material last week. No word yet on what exactly he was filming but that adds to the speculation that he’s getting called to the main roster soon.
– WWE recently applied to trademark “Intercontinental Champion” for toys & action figures and clothing & merchandise.
– Tyson Kidd, who has been out of action with a neck injury for just over one year, recently confirmed on Twitter that he will not be on the upcoming season of Total Divas:
– Many of our readers who grew up in the 80’s and 90’s already know that Fuller House, a reboot of the popular sitcom Full House, premiers on Netflix this weekend. One of the episodes focuses on DJ Tanner’s son Jackson attending a wrestling show promoted by Lucha Kaboom, a fictional California-based lucha libre promotion. A synopsis for the episode reads,
In the sixth episode of the season, Stephanie earns some auntie points by scoring tickets to Lucha Kaboom. What’s Lucha Kaboom, you ask? Well, according to D.J.’s eldest son Jackson, it’s a Mexican wrestling match that has, “crazy outfits, crazy stunts, and crazy chickens.”
– Natalya posted the following photo on Instagram earlier this week looking back on her time on the road with husband Tyson Kidd. Tyson had major neck surgery last year and from all accounts, he was lucky to survive the injury.
WWE Superstar Tyson Kidd and his wife, WWE Diva and Total Divas star Natalya were both backstage at the Pro Wrestling Guerrilla event in Reseda, California on Saturday.
Both Kidd and Nattie posted photos they took with their old friend Jack Evans, who lost to former WWE Superstar and TNA Wrestling star Drew Galloway (Drew McIntyre) at the PWG “Lemmy” event last night.
“Haven’t seen this talented individual in 4 years,” Kidd wrote in a caption that accompanied the photo of the two together backstage at the show on Saturday evening. “Saw him briefly tonight and it was as though we hadn’t missed a day.”
Natalya wrote this one along with the photo she posted of herself and Evans:
“I love this guy! Jack Evans was one of the first people I learned to wrestle with 14 years ago. He is one of my all time favorite wrestlers and people… A great friend, too.”
Haven't seen this talented individual in 4 years Saw him briefly tonight and it was as though we hadn't missed a day pic.twitter.com/vg8te7xbo8
– WWE World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus’ WWE Network “Pick of the Week” was his own victory over Roman Reigns at this past Sunday’s WWE Survivor Series pay-per-view. You can watch his comments on the pick above.
– Lance Storm took a light-hearted shot at Tyler Breeze when responding to a fan on Twitter who recently asked him how it felt to train some of the best talent in the world. Storm sarcastically replied with the following, which Breeze also reacted to.
– In honor of his birthday, Tyson Kidd posted a photo on Twitter of a pair of boots that were given to him by the late WWE legend “The British Bulldog” Davey Boy Smith back in 1998.
Davey Boy Smith gave me these boots in 1998. They're one of my most prized possessions. Happy Birthday, Davey pic.twitter.com/IxbvPbPGkm
– The Children’s Hospital Of Pittsburgh at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center posted the above video on Monday to thank the WWE Universe for their support of the “Connor’s Cure” charity, which was founded in honor of the late WWE Hall Of Famer Connor “The Crusher” Michalek.
– Tyson Kidd, who is on the sidelines for a lengthy period of time himself, posted the following on Twitter on Monday after the news broke that his tag-team partner Cesaro will be out of action for four to six months due to an upcoming shoulder operation he must get to repair an injury he is dealing with.
Best wishes to @WWECesaro on shoulder surgery. One of my favorite humans on earth. Scary to think how amazing he's going to be upon return
Former WWE Superstar Brian Myers (Curt Hawkins) recently spoke with Alex Obert of Journeyofafrontman.comto discuss his involvement with Global Force Wrestling, Impact Wrestling, his former tag team partner Zack Ryder, Hornswoggle, FCW, his Create A Pro Wrestling Academy and more.
Myers also spoke about his longtime friend Tyson Kidd, who is currently recovering from neck surgery. Back on June 1st, Kidd suffered a broken during a non-televised match with Samoa Joe that nearly cost him his life.
5% of people survive this injury. 16 staples, 4 screws and a rod later and luckily I survived to tell my story. pic.twitter.com/hXpXpA0aAF
Here’s what Myers said about Tyson Kidd’s road to recovery:
“He’s one of my best friends. I talk to him every day. Super sad about what happened to him. I’m hoping for the best. I’m hoping he comes out on the other side. Hopefully his in-ring career isn’t over, it’d be a shame. He lives and breathes wrestling.
He’s been sitting home with a broken neck for six months, but he doesn’t miss a thing. He watches every single current wrestling thing. He’s watching the Network and old stuff. I sent him a care package of DVDs and stuff when he first got hurt just cause I knew he was gonna have so much downtime to do that. And that’s where we bond, we’re both sick in the head in love with wrestling. That’s how we became friends in the first place. And on top of that, he is just one of the best wrestlers in the world. Technically, from bell to bell, he’s just top-notch.”
Bret Hart took part in a Q&A session on Twitter and Periscope this week to discuss a bunch of topics, including Hulk Hogan’s racism controversy, CM Punk’s WWE departure, the Hart Foundation and more. Here are some highlights:
– Kevin Owens is one of his favorite wrestler, period. He’s a hard worker, a great heel and looks like a wrestler. Bret doesn’t agree with people who say he’s fat. He’s stocky and solid and resembles great big men like Bam Bam Bigelow.
– Bret loves CM Punk and says wrestling hasn’t been the same since he left. He was the best of the last generation and raised the bar for everyone. He was innovative, had a great sense of psychology and stood up for all the right things. Punk did what needed to be done and Bret has nothing but respect for him.
– Bret hopes Hulk Hogan never returns to WWE. Hogan should stay in Tampa in his little world of idol worship of himself. He feels bad for Hulk because he doesn’t remember him being a racist, but in his experience, a vast majority of white southern wrestlers “tend to be a little racial all of the time” and the n-word was used frequently whenever there wasn’t a black guy in the room. He’s glad Hulk got busted.
– Roddy Piper was the guy he kept in touch with the most from his wrestling days and it’s very sad he’s gone. He talks to Steve Austin, CM Punk, the Bella Twins and Natalya & Tyson Kidd. Most of his friends from his era are gone.
– Bret thinks Cody Rhodes is the best technical wrestler today. He also put over Goldust. He likes Seth Rollins a lot, but can’t forgive him for breaking John Cena’s nose and said you can’t call yourself a great wrestler when you’re making big mistakes like that.
– He thinks The Sharpshooter is the best finisher in wrestling history.
– Bret named Tyson Kidd as a very underrated wrestler.
– His best match ever was the Iron Man Match with Shawn Michaels at WresteMania 12 and thinks his match with Steve Austin the following year was a “work of art.”
The official WWE website has a new feature and interview with Cesaro billed as the “Brass Ring” interview, including a photo of Cesaro holding a brass ring, which is an obvious reference to Vince McMahon’s comments during his appearance on the “Stone Cold Podcast.” Below are some of the highlights.
On his style and in-ring work: “I’m the living proof that the WWE Universe wants to see wrestling. They want to see in-ring action. Do I think I can stand in the ring with each and every [main-eventer]? Yeah. Do I think I can beat ’em? Yeah. And that’s the allure of my style. I can beat anybody on any given day, and I don’t compromise. Do they have catchphrases and T-shirts and everything? Yes. But my calling card is what I do in the ring, and that’s something I’m very proud of. I produce the most exciting matches with pretty much any person on the roster. Pick any guy on the roster and I can tell you a match I had with them that people can still remember.”
On teaming with Tyson Kidd: “We were the only ones that successfully defended our titles at WrestleMania, and I’m extremely proud of that. We really, in my opinion, were the best tag team ever. And friendship is something I’m very traditional with. That’s another thing that’s just important to me. That’s part of being a professional, a Renaissance man so to speak. Older values of older times, that are not as much around anymore, are still very important to me.”
On Vince McMahon’s infamous comments: “The infamous podcast. You can’t really reason or explain something, because once people get a certain impression, that’s really hard to change. With anything, it’s kind of similar here, in that the only way to respond to such an outlandish comment is to prove it wrong, and that’s what I’m doing. Usually when people ask me about [the podcast], the way I respond is that two months and 22 days after that podcast, me and Tyson Kidd won the WWE Tag Team Championships. That’s my response to that. And that’s a pretty good response.”
On grabbing the brass ring: “To me, this is how I grab the brass ring. This is what I do. I wrestle. And I wrestle my heart out. That’s what I leave in the ring every single night. That’s my heart. Fighting spirit. If you like it, you like it. That’s what I do.”
– PWInsider noted earlier in the week that WWE have currently no plans creatively to use Sting in the SummerSlam PPV next month. This week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter has confirmed this.
The Observer notes that the original plans were to have Sting appear a week or two before the PPV as the third partner for Roman Reigns and Dean Ambrose against The Wyatt Family.
Sting was apparently told a while back that he would be on the event and had reportedly gotten himself into “ridiculously good shape for his age (56) – though recently he was told those plans had changed.
It was believed that bringing in Sting to team up with Ambrose and Reigns would improve the reaction for Roman Reigns in New York City.
– Tyson Kidd, who recently had neck surgery has received a gift from a group of fans on Reddit. His wife WWE Diva Natalya posted the following on Instagram:
Cesaro was Michael Cole’s guest for this week’s WWE.com sitdown interview. The Swiss Superman spoke about a number of topics, including Vince McMahon saying he doesn’t connect with fans, his relationship with Tyson Kidd, his WWE career thus far and his goal to become WWE World Heavyweight
Michael Cole revealed that WWE.com will be running a feature profiling Cesaro and asked him about Vince McMahon’s comments on the Stone Cold Podcast, where he said Cesaro doesn’t connect with fans and is lacking certain skills Cesaro said he heard Vince’s comments while driving and “white knuckled” the steering wheel. Cesaro says he walked up to Vince the next night and said, “Vince, challenge accepted.” Shortly thereafter, he and Tyson Kidd were WWE tag team champions.
Cole asks about his relationship with Kidd, who is out of action indefinitely after suffering a life-threatening neck injury. Cesaro said he’s lucky to call Kidd a good friend. They’re both very similar, had similar upbringings with a love for wrestling. They pride themselves on what they do in the ring and all they talk about is wrestling. He said you don’t find friends like Tyson Kidd very often.
Cesaro was asked about which of his WWE personas have best defined his career up to this point. Cesaro said what defines him the most is what he does in the ring. He delivers every time he steps in the ring and although its taken him time to catch on, fans appreciate his hard work.
Cole brought up Cesaro’s recent matches with John Cena and spoke about his match against WWE World Heavyweight champion Seth Rollins this week on SmackDown. Cesaro said this match is very important because everyone wants to become the WWE World Heavyweight Champion. He’s in WWE to be the best and wants to be champion. He’s here to prove that he’s the best and he delivers every time.
Michelle has two other daughters: AkiAnne Rose, born May 2010, and Ryumi Grace, born October 2012.
– Here is the synopsis for Total Divas airing on Tuesday, July 28, 2015 at 9/8 CT on E!: “Paige ditches Alicia for a new man; Nattie infuriates her husband with her unwillingness to say “no”; and Nikki confronts Bryan about not liking her.”
– WWE.com has released this photo gallery of Roman Reigns and The Bella Twins joining celebrities and athletes on the red carpet of the 2015 ESPYS in Los Angeles, California on Wednesday. Stephanie McMahon and The Miz also walked the red carpet, but are not featured.
WWE Hall Of Famer Jim Ross recently updated his official Q&A section, answering questions from fans on a wide variety of topics. Below are some of the highlights:
On if he was on the infamous WWE “Plane Ride from Hell.”: “There was one plane ride from hell and yes I was on it. Of course we knew the details would become public. What in wrestling doesn’t?”
On if Tyson Kidd getting injured in match with Samoa Joe will hurt Joe in WWE: “I think not…just one of those things that can happen in the ring unfortunately.”
On possibly having a big Divas elimination match at Survivor Series: “That might work but I agree that something needs to be done with the main roster Divas. Any creative idea is all about the build and execution as many things solely look good on paper.”
On if WWE will have Conor McGregor at WrestleMania 32: “Haven’t thought that aspect of it through but if Rousey is in Wrestlemania Texas she would likely be the only UFC star involved.”
On Undertaker’s future: “I don’t share the feeling that the match has been overlooked. I see Taker perhaps having one more match this year and calling it a career at Wrestlemania Texas.”
Check out more Jim Ross Q&A online at JRsBarBQ.com.
– NXT host Greg Hamilton had some time off this weekend to attend a wedding. As a result, the NXT ring announcing at live events was handled by Zahra Schreiber and Dasha Fuentes.
– WWE Diva and Total Divas star Natalya dedicated her battle royal victory at the WWE live event in Nashville, Tennessee on Saturday to her husband Tyson Kidd, who was at home celebrating a birthday. Nattie posted the following:
As reported earlier this week, only about five percent of people survive the injury that Tyson Kidd suffered.
According to the latest issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Kidd’s injury was far worse than originally believed. Kidd was apparently being legitimate in saying only five percent of people survive the injury he suffered, as that is what doctors told him.
Right after suffering the injury, while in the hospital in Texas, doctors told him he was lucky to be alive. After surgery, he was told by doctors that because the injury he suffered was so high in the neck, in most cases, such an injury would be fatal.
Apparently the only reason Kidd survived is because he is an athlete with a very muscular neck.
As reported, Kidd’s surgery resulted in him having 16 staples, four screws and a rod put into his neck.
Tyson Kidd tweeted a photo of his surgically repaired neck, showing off the 16 staples, 4 screws and rod that Kidd revealed that only 5% of people survive the injury.
5% of people survive this injury. 16 staples, 4 screws and a rod later and luckily I survived to tell my story. pic.twitter.com/hXpXpA0aAF
“Dolph Ziggler was rushed to a nearby medical facility after an attack by Rusev on Raw, WWE.com has learned. The Bulgarian Brute slammed a crutch across Ziggler’s throat, causing trainers to tend to The Showoff and take him out of the arena on a stretcher after the vicious assault.”
– Following his surgery on his injured neck last week, Tyson Kidd posted the following update on Twitter, while his wife Natalya shared a photo of the pair together on Instagram:
5% of people survive this injury. 16 staples, 4 screws and a rod later and luckily I survived to tell my story. pic.twitter.com/hXpXpA0aAF
WWE Superstar Tyson Kidd appeared as a guest on Chris Jericho’s “Talk Is Jericho” and revealed the fact that he helped facilitate the reunion between former enemies Shawn Michaels and Bret Hart.
“I ended up getting Bret’s number and giving it to Shawn,” said Kidd. “I don’t think they could have spoken on the phone. I think Shawn’s smart and knew Bret’s itinerary, so when Bret was on the plane for that first Raw back, maybe Shawn called because he knew he was in the air.”
Kidd concluded, “It went straight to voicemail and [he] left a message so at least there’s that little bit of peace.”
You can listen to the complete interview right now at PodcastOne.com.
– WWE United States Champion John Cena took to Twitter on Sunday to thank the fans in Japan and to look ahead to Monday’s WWE RAW crowd. Monday’s RAW takes place in Chicago, Illinois, a city that Cena always gets a ton of heat in.
Thanks to @WWE Tokyo, Singapore! VERY excited 4 #RAW in AllState Arena. Such a special place. Im sure the crowd will be VERY vocal. #respect
– Tyson Kidd and Natalya are the guests on the latest edition of Chris Jericho’s “Talk Is Jericho” podcast. You can download the show right now at PodcastOne.com.
WWE Diva Nattie Neidhart (Natalya) returned to WWE television last night, and will be at the WWE SmackDown television taping tonight.
Natalya had been off ever since her husband — T.J. Wilson (Tyson Kidd) — underwent neck surgery.
Originally, Natalya was going to remain off of television for a while to take care of Wilson as he recovers, but was always to be available if the company felt they needed her.
Tyson Kidd was recently put on the sidelines after wrestling a dark match with Samoa Joe who recently joined WWE’s NXT brand.
During the match, Kidd was on the receiving end of Joe’s finisher the ‘Muscle Buster’ and unfortunately for him, the move caused a serious neck injury.
Kidd has been keeping fans updated by way of social media and shared the photo below following what appears to have been a successful operation.
That being said, fans shouldn’t expect to see him back in the ring this year as it was reported that his recovery time could be as long as 14 months.
On the latest episode of Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer noted that last night’s episode of RAW was run by Triple H – other than the writing.
He also noted the reason for this was both Vince McMahon and Kevin Dunn were out of town and in Orlando for the return of “Tough Enough” which premieres on the USA Network tonight.
Meltzer also discussed Tyson Kidd who was injured a few weeks ago after taking Samoa Joe’s finishing move ‘the muscle buster’ during a dark match before RAW.
Dave mentioned on his show that Tyson will be having surgery on Wednesday and noted that it’s likely he could be out for around 14 months.
WWE Superstar Tyson Kidd will be undergoing neck surgery this week.
Kidd suffered an injury during Samoa Joe’s first ever WWE dark match prior to a RAW taping a few weeks ago. After the match, the general belief was that the injury wasn’t anyone’s fault, and was just a case of an accident resulting in what could potentially be a very significant injury.
Tyson Kidd posted the following photo of himself with his wife — WWE Diva Natalya — from the hospital, with a caption reading: “A little pre-op today. Grateful to have my best friend by my side. In 36 hours I unleash my mutant healing powers… “
A little pre-op today. Grateful to have my best friend by my side. In 36 hours I unleash my mutant healing powers… pic.twitter.com/O6ONMzU1on
As noted last week, Tyson Kidd suffered a spinal cord injury during his match against Samoa Joe prior to WWE RAW. The latest update is that he might need to undergo surgery, which would keep him out of action for a year or more.
Since the recent concussion lawsuits, WWE has been very secretive on releasing detailed injury information.
Steve Austin and Edge have called him to give moral support and advice. There’s no word on if he’s getting a similar surgery to what Austin and Edge got but it was considered a possibility as of a few days ago.
The injury was said to be a fluke and not a result of how Joe executed the muscle buster.
