Michael Elgin will not be wrestling as part of NJPW's big January 4 show after all. I hope he's back before too much longer; he's very talented.
Paige is not set to be on the road for WWE this week after her second Wellness-related suspension has ended. She has not been cleared to return to the ring to my knowledge.
The Miz and Maryse were given this past weekend off after requesting it. Everyone needs a refresher.
Cedric Alexander was held out of the ring Sunday as a precaution after it was felt he might have suffered a concussion.
Sawyer Fulton has been removed from Sanity due to an arm-related injury. Big Damo is replacing him in the group. I'm curious how that will turn out. Damo's impressive from what little I've seen of him.
Chris Hero seemingly fired back at reports he's returning to WWE. There has been no confirmation he will be headed there in 2017, but there have indeed been websites reporting it and it could very well end up being true.
WWE showcased its recent tryout in Australia. It's surprising they're releasing who's part of those, but I suppose it shows the quality of people they're able to recruit and people are going to find out about a lot of them from other sites anyway, so they might as well get some traffic on their own site in the process.
Former ROH talent ACH is expected to begin working regularly for NJPW in 2017. So, for anyone hoping for him to show up in NXT or on 205 Live, it doesn't look like that's happening.
Mick Foley has lost 100 pounds in the last year. That's phenomenal! I hope his positive health changes serve him well for years to come.
Tigre Uno has left TNA. Tigre hadn't worked there since January, so that's hardly a surprise. Presumably he's now free to try out for ROH or WWE. He has more than a decade of experience, so he'd be valuable wherever he ends up.
Cody and Adam Cole vs. Kyle O'Reilly and Jay Lethal has been set for ROH's next TV taping. So, the babyfaces will be staying with the company through at least mid-January. There has been no report of either man signing a new contract, but certainly they're still on good enough terms to keep working for the time being.
Alberto El Patron got in a physical confrontation at an event in Mexico where his brother was wrestling. El Patron and Paige were backstage, and El Patron ended up fighting with a local performer over an incident regarding the WWE star. The fight spilled out into a hallway where fans were able to see what was going on, with the larger El Patron got the better of the confrontation. If I was a promotion looking to make use of his services, this would make me think twice. El Patron getting in incidents is not an isolated occurrence at this point. As for Paige, who should have many years ahead of her in the business, she could be throwing that all away with her behavior and antics. WWE is taking note, I can promise you.
- El Patron was unrepentant about the incident on Twitter. Wrestling is one of the few lines of work that will tolerate that kind of action in the workplace.
Officially added to WWE Roadblock: The End Of The Line:
- Rich Swann vs. TJ Perkins vs. Brian Kendrick for the WWE Cruiserweight Championship
- Braun Strowman vs. Sami Zayn
- Big Cass vs. Rusev
Matt Sydal has returned to the United States. I'm interested to see what his next steps are.
Triple H has officially announced an NXT Takeover special the night before WM33. It's fully expected NXT will begin having Takeovers before the Big Four WWE events.
Randy Orton talked about the Chris Jericho/Brock Lesnar incident and more:
- I don't think the backstage incident got as much attention as the match. The percentage of fans that follows "dirt sheets" is low. They're vocal, but they're still a small section of the fan base.
- I don't think the backstage incident got as much attention as the match. The percentage of fans that follows "dirt sheets" is low. They're vocal, but they're still a small section of the fan base.
- Jericho "wanting to fight Brock" is hilarious. I can almost guarantee Chris sent word to his friends at the dirtsheets that he was a huge badass and backed Brock down, etc. And, of course, they bought it.
- I wouldn't expect Brock to be fun to be around. He's clearly just there to make a buck and is known for not being sociable.
- Seeing Orton doing something new is good. His character had been stagnant for a while.
- I don't see Bray being World Champion anytime soon, since he's got to compete with AJ Styles for the top heel spot.
- AJ vs. Orton would be great.
- Oh people are really going to be upset about him putting HHH over.
Nigel McGuinness could end up joining the WWE Performance Center sooner rather than later. ROH losing him and Corino would be a big hit, but two great signings for WWE.
ROH has plans for declaring a women's champion and offering contracts to a number of performers as regulars. Kelly Klein, Mandy Leon, Deonna Purrazzo, and Taeler Hendrix are at the top of their list, unsurprisingly. I would expect Sumie Sakai to be involved a good deal, too, and possibly ODB.
Raw will be in Pennsylvania on March 27 for the final episode before Wrestlemania 33.
For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:
1. I like the team. I think they play off each other pretty well, and it gets Mojo experience working with a veteran. I don't want to see them throw that away to reunite a team that didn't exactly light the world on fire.
1. I like the team. I think they play off each other pretty well, and it gets Mojo experience working with a veteran. I don't want to see them throw that away to reunite a team that didn't exactly light the world on fire.
2. STONE COLD! STONE COLD! STONE COLD! BAH GAWD KING THE TEXAS RATTLESNAKE!! Jericho winning was a shock, but it made sense. He needed the credibility boost; the other names were already "made."
3. I'm OK with them doing the whole "Raw and Smackdown get six 'random' picks from the other show" thing this summer to shake things up and give people new opponents. It will be time for some changes by then.
4. I expect an NXT name or two to be in the mix, but I wouldn't assume it will automatically mean they're full-on members of the main roster.
5. I definitely think things have really improved to where the women are important parts of the show. The only real downsides I have are the cheap use of the word "bitch" and the lame "Total Divas"/catfight kind of angles. Hopefully we have more Sashas and fewer Carmellas going forward. I expect we will, but there's no telling in WWE.
More wrestling tomorrow.
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