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.
WWE has announced a new segment for Tuesday’s episode of NXT on USA Network.
New NXT Cruiserweight Champion Kushida will be featured in a special Championship Celebration on the show.
Last week he picked up a surprise victory over Santos Escobar to win the Cruiserweight Championship. Escobar had only just become an undisputed champion when he defeated Jordan Devlin at NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver in a ladder match.
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.
Five Years Ago Today We Lost The The Ninth Wonder of the World Chyna Posted By: Ben Jordan Kerin on Apr 20, 2021
On this day five years ago, we received the sad news that we lost “The Ninth Wonder of the World” Chyna (Joan Laurer) at the age of 46 from an alchole and drug overdose. The data of her death isn t entirely clear but this was the date the news was revealed to the world of pro-wrestling.
Chyna was one of the most memorable female names during WWF s Attitude Era, giving the male roster a run for their money. She would debut as the female bodyguard and real-life girlfriend of Hunter Hearst Helmsley before going on to become a member of the legendary D-Generation X.