Some WWE Superstars Unhappy With Booking Prior To Being Released Posted By: Ben Jordan Kerin on Apr 18, 2021
As reported last week a number of WWE Superstars were released from their contracts, those names included Samoa Joe, Tucker, Billie Kaye, Peyton Royce, Mickie James, Kalisto, Wesley Blake, Bo Dallas, and Chelsea Green.
It was reported at the time they were let go due to budget reasons, but new information has come to light suggesting some on that list might have been let go because of recent actions backstage.
Dave Meltzer revealed on the latest Wrestling Observer Radio that there was somebody on the list who complained about their booking, and another was not happy about being at last weekend’s WrestleMania 37. Meltzer did not indicate who made the complaints but he noted their actions could be the reason they were released from the company.
Major League Wrestling is heading to Vice TV.
MLW revealed they will debut on Vice TV in the spring, with no exact date given, but this ends weeks of speculation regarding a television deal.
MLW Fusion airs every Wednesday night on YouTube and Fubo Sports. The show also airs on DAZN, beIN SPORTS, and the Roku Channel. It will be interesting to see if Fusion moves over to Vice or they introduce a new show.
Vince TV currently is the broadcast for the highly popular Dark Side Of The Ring series, which has been their highest-rated show. It seems they re happy to introduce more wrestling to their network.
Batista Comments On His Retirement Status Posted By: Ben Jordan Kerin on Apr 19, 2021
Former WWE Superstar Batista commented on his retirement during an appearance for Justice Con. The former WWE Champion said: Don’t put that out there, people will jump all over that [laughs]. ‘He’s coming out of retirement!’ No, I’m not. It’s so hard to convince people that I’m actually retired. You have no idea how tough that discussion is. When a professional wrestler retires, they don’t really retire, they kind of retire. If the paycheck or event is big enough, they’ll come out of retirement. It’s just not that way with me. I exited the business in such a storybook way, I could never go back. I’m just done. I got to finish on my own terms and nothing is going to bring me back and take away from that.
Kurt Angle Says He Was Originally Planned To Become The First WWE Undisputed Champion Posted By: Ben Jordan Kerin on Apr 18, 2021
During an Ask Kurt Anything segment of The Kurt Angle Show, WWE Hall Of Famer Kurt Angle revealed he was originally planned to be the first-ever WWE Undisputed Champion.
Vince McMahon however changed his mind and ended up going with Chris Jericho instead, to which Angle agreed. I was actually set to win the (Undisputed) title. But Vince McMahon came to me about a week before and said, “Hey, I’m not going to put the title on you. I’m going to put it on Jericho, because he’s red hot right now, he’s working his way up, and he needs this title more than you.” And I agreed with him, so I said “You’re absolutely right. I’d put it on Jericho too if I were you.” So it was considered for me to win the title, but I think Vince went with Jericho because he needed it more and Chris was a red hot babyface at the time. You know, giving him
WWE has moved another name from Raw to SmackDown.
We reported earlier that WWE had moved Mia Yim aka Reckoning from the red to the blue brand. In a further update, POST Wrestling is reporting that Slapjack is also being shifted to the blue brand.
It remains to be seen what WWE has planned for them.