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 Posted: Sat May 29, 2010 1:40 pm
To avoid having a very large posting, I will post more news through this thread, just look for them.
Latest news on the no-blood policy in WWE
The Undertaker suffered a busted nose on this week's Smackdown, thanks to Rey Mysterio's 619. Taker bled for a few minutes before the match ended and no trainer was sent out to stop the blood. It's interesting that this happened after two matches were hurt at Over the Limit due to trainers coming out to stop cuts.
Some people in the company figure that the no-blood rule is just a phase and blame it mostly on Linda McMahon running for office. One of the main reasons WWE has stopped wanting blood on TV is because agreements that have been made to attract a higher class of sponsors. The feeling is that if WWE's popularity goes way down then they would probably change the rule but Linda McMahon winning or losing the election won't bring any changes. Dave Meltzer believes that the PG rule will likely be in effect until either the license deal with Mattel runs out, which is years from now, or another company, such as TNA, takes away from WWE's popularity.
Possible plans for the NXT finalists
As noted before, there is talk of having a four-way match for the Unified Tag Team Titles at WWE’s Fatal 4 Way PPV. Fatal 4 Way may also see the winner of NXT make his PPV debut and The Miz vs. Daniel Bryan is another possible match for the show.
One of the working ideas has been for the winner of NXT team with his Pro for a Unified Tag Team Title shot. This could be Chris Jericho & Wade Barrett, R-Truth & David Otunga or Matt Hardy & Justin Gabriel getting the title shot. Another possible ending for NXT is for David Otunga to win and challenge R-Truth for the United States Title.
It’s been said that Otunga, Barrett and Bryan are the only three NXT rookies who are guaranteed a main roster spot, although Gabriel is likely to stick around also.
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Posted: Sat May 29, 2010 4:47 pm
Otunga is making it onto the final roster? crying
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Posted: Sat May 29, 2010 5:10 pm
Emotional Amputation Otunga is making it onto the final roster? crying It's a disgrace to anyone who's ever stepped into the ring...But hey, at least Cena will look better by comparison...
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Posted: Sat May 29, 2010 5:22 pm
kevin3485 Emotional Amputation Otunga is making it onto the final roster? crying It's a disgrace to anyone who's ever stepped into the ring...But hey, at least Cena will look better by comparison... I think Gabriel and Bryan could do better on the main roster
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Posted: Sat May 29, 2010 5:31 pm
Emotional Amputation kevin3485 Emotional Amputation Otunga is making it onto the final roster? crying It's a disgrace to anyone who's ever stepped into the ring...But hey, at least Cena will look better by comparison... I think Gabriel and Bryan could do better on the main roster Bryan Danielson will take off...I hope. I want to see him headlining a WM in the next couple of years (would have loved to see him vs. Shawn before he retired). Unless they can find something good for Gabriel to do, I don't think he'll be around much longer than a year. I'd put him with Evan Bourne and make them a tag team...They'd be awesome together (kinda like the Guns in TNA...only not as awesome). Barrett is going to be a champion someday. Depending on who's still in the WWE, I can see him being the top heel of the company. I'd also like to see Heath Slater on the midcard. He was better than I thought he would be.
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Posted: Sat May 29, 2010 5:46 pm
kevin3485 Emotional Amputation kevin3485 Emotional Amputation Otunga is making it onto the final roster? crying It's a disgrace to anyone who's ever stepped into the ring...But hey, at least Cena will look better by comparison... I think Gabriel and Bryan could do better on the main roster Bryan Danielson will take off...I hope. I want to see him headlining a WM in the next couple of years (would have loved to see him vs. Shawn before he retired). Unless they can find something good for Gabriel to do, I don't think he'll be around much longer than a year. I'd put him with Evan Bourne and make them a tag team...They'd be awesome together (kinda like the Guns in TNA...only not as awesome). Barrett is going to be a champion someday. Depending on who's still in the WWE, I can see him being the top heel of the company. I'd also like to see Heath Slater on the midcard. He was better than I thought he would be. I think Gabriel is entertaining, but will only be good in the same sense Evan is, like you said. I think Bryan will be the next CM Punk. Indy star with a huge cult following that will rapidly push him up to main event status.
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Posted: Sun May 30, 2010 2:30 am
Two Knockouts cleared to wrestle again
TNA president Dixie Carter announced on Thursday that both Angelina Love and Daffney have received medical clearance to return to the ring. Carter said the duo "will be back in the coming weeks."
Rarely used Knockout avoids getting cut
Infrequently seen TNA Knockout Hamada was recently in danger of being released but scored a reprieve from management due to the shortage of female wrestling created by Lisa Marie Varon's departure from the organization, as well as injuries suffered by Angelina Love and Daffney. Talk of cutting Hamada led to much head scratching amongst the wrestlers as she's considered the best worker in the Knockouts division.
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Posted: Mon May 31, 2010 3:26 pm
Update on Mickie James going to TNA
TNA president Dixie Carter interestingly said on her Twitter account that she attended Mickie James's album release party in Nashville. The May 20th event was actually not the first time Carter and James met as the two met in person shortly after the multi-time Women's Champion release from WWE to begin informal discussions on joining TNA.
The Pro Wrestling Torch has confirmed that TNA plans to offer James a contract once her 90-day no-compete clause with WWE expires in late July.
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Posted: Mon May 31, 2010 9:35 pm
With Tara leaving, Mickie going to TNA kinda fills that whole. Plus, they need strong face females...right now, the BP and Daffney are the only ones who have any character.
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Posted: Mon May 31, 2010 10:17 pm
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Posted: Wed Jun 02, 2010 1:44 pm
Rookies for NXT's 2nd season
* Cody Rhodes and Husky Harris (Duke Rotundo). Rotundo is the son of former WWE star & current agent Mike "IRS" Rotundo. He has been in developmental since 2009 with his brother Bo, who is currently injured.
* John Morrison and Eli Cottonwood (Kip Christianson). Cottonwood stands over 7 feet tall and weighs over 300 pounds. He has been in developmental since 2009.
* MVP and Percy Watson (Chris McNeil). Percy has been in WWE developmental since 2009 and has teamed with former Rookie Darren Young as The South Beach Boys.
* Zack Ryder and Titus O'Neill (Thaddeus Bullard). Titus is a former Florida Gators defensive end and has been in developmental since 2009.
* Michelle McCool & Layla and Kaval (Brandon Silvestry). Kaval is the former TNA and Ring of Honor star Low Ki. Kaval recently recovered from an injury and has been signed to a WWE developmental deal since 2009. Kaval has held the TNA X Division Title twice, the ROH Title once and a number of other titles around the world. Layla and McCool are the first Pros to be Divas.
* Mark Henry and Lucky Cannon (Jon Emminger). Lucky Cannon is the former Johnny Prime and I don't believe he's been using the Lucky Cannon gimmick for long. They said on NXT that he was a former sheriff.
* Kofi Kingston and Michael McGillicutty (Joe Hennig). McGillicutty is the son of WWE Hall of Famer Curt Hennig. Up until last week, he was still using the Hennig name in developmental. Hennig has been with WWE since 2008 and has held the FCW Florida Heavyweight Title once and the FCW Tag Team Titles twice.
* The Miz and Alex Riley (Kevin Kiley). Riley has been with WWE since 2007 and is the current FCW Heavyweight Champion. He has worked several dark matches and live event matches for WWE over the years.
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Posted: Mon Jun 07, 2010 8:13 am
Mickie James Update
World Wrestling Council announced that former WWE Women's Champion Mickie James will compete at Aniversario 2010 — the promotion's biggest event of the year. Previously announced names for Aniversario 2010 include Scott Steiner, AAA's El Mesias, Shelton Benjamin, Tommy Dreamer, Katie Lea Burchill, Carlito, Primo and Tony Atlas.
Anniversary 2010, dedicated to Don Pedro 'Huracan' Castillo, will take place on Friday, July 9 at the Luis T. Diaz Coliseum in Aguadilla, on Saturday July 10 at the Coliseum Salvador Dijols of La Playa de Ponce, and on Sunday July 11 at the Ruben Rodriguez Coliseum in Bayamon. Visit for more information.
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Posted: Mon Jun 07, 2010 12:00 pm
Primo? Isn't he still under contract with WWE?
On another note I really like this thread and how it is constantly updated with little tidbits of wrasslin news. I think it should be stickied.
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Posted: Mon Jun 07, 2010 12:55 pm
Emotional Amputation Primo? Isn't he still under contract with WWE? On another note I really like this thread and how it is constantly updated with little tidbits of wrasslin news. I think it should be stickied. Good call...and done.
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