Sanada has signed a contract with TNA. He'll still make appearances in Japan, but he's now officially a TNA talent (instead of just being "on loan" from Wrestle-1). It will be interesting to see how far he makes it in TNA. His character is set to undergo some interesting changes in the weeks to come as the NYC shows air.
The author of "30 Years of WrestleMania" talked about working with Vince McMahon and more. I'm sure that's a pretty insightful read.
WWE is promoting a free week of the Network as they debut new content. No credit card needed. If someone isn't buying the Network by now, I really don't know what else they want.
Everything else from yesterday is after the break.
Tuesday, July 8, 2014
WWE live event notes, TNA/Wrestle-1 results, WWE star retires and Questions on keeping Smackdown, ring padding, TNA as WWE Lite, Brock as WWE Champ and Big E
Since 3MB vs. Los Matadores can't be a thing now due to releases and an injury, things have been shaken up on live events. This weekend saw Sin Cara, Diego and El Torito beat Heath Slater, Titus O'Neil and Hornswoggle. I wouldn't read anything into it as far as a new 3MB or anything. They're just filling some spaces on a live event. Also of note, Tyson Kidd worked as a heel. He's been doing that pretty well in NXT (although it can be argued he's still a tweener).
The Wolves successfully defended the TNA Tag Team Championships in Wrestle-1. No surprise there. The Great Muta beat Sanada, who then teased leaving Wrestle-1.
Santino Marella announced his retirement from in-ring competition this weekend at a live event, citing neck issues stemming from multiple injuries. He is expected to remain in WWE in a non-wrestling role. I think he had a great run as far as making the most of that character. He's more memorable and got further than a good number of more serious-minded characters. I hope we still see him on TV here and there. As for his team with Emma, maybe now she can split off and be more in line with her NXT work since that's been a big sticking point with people.
Everything else from Sunday is after the break.
The Wolves successfully defended the TNA Tag Team Championships in Wrestle-1. No surprise there. The Great Muta beat Sanada, who then teased leaving Wrestle-1.
Santino Marella announced his retirement from in-ring competition this weekend at a live event, citing neck issues stemming from multiple injuries. He is expected to remain in WWE in a non-wrestling role. I think he had a great run as far as making the most of that character. He's more memorable and got further than a good number of more serious-minded characters. I hope we still see him on TV here and there. As for his team with Emma, maybe now she can split off and be more in line with her NXT work since that's been a big sticking point with people.
Everything else from Sunday is after the break.
Monday, July 7, 2014
Former X-Division Champion retires, WWE charity, TNA vs. Wrestle-1 press conference and Questions on Gut Check, loldirtsheets, The Dixie show, New Jack and Francine
Petey Williams wrestled what he claims is his final match recently against Chris Sabin. It didn't look like he was going to end up back in TNA or break through to WWE, so I can't say I blame him on those grounds. I popped hard for Williams' finisher in the Team Canada days. He really lost his direction after that group split.
WWE and Dolph Ziggler took part in a food drive in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. That's pretty cool.
Here are photos from a press conference promoting a Wrestle-1 event featuring TNA stars. Included in the press conference were relevant spoilers from the NYC tapings.
Everything else from Saturday is after the break.
WWE and Dolph Ziggler took part in a food drive in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. That's pretty cool.
Here are photos from a press conference promoting a Wrestle-1 event featuring TNA stars. Included in the press conference were relevant spoilers from the NYC tapings.
Everything else from Saturday is after the break.
Cena replaced on big tour, top indy name to WWE?, WWE live event note and Questions on Leo Kruger, Lance Storm, TNA on Spike, Emma, ECW and New Jack
John Cena has been pulled from WWE's tour of Australia set for early August. Roman Reigns will be his replacement. No word on why the current WWE Champion isn't working those shows. He also isn't advertised for the stateside shows on those dates. I'm sure he'll benefit from the time off, but that's got to be a disappointment for some of the audience there.
Kevin Steen has announced his final matches with Ring of Honor, opening the door to further speculation of him going to WWE. He did work a tryout for WWE not too long ago, but there hasn't been any confirmation of him being signed. Him working WWE is a pretty intriguing idea, at any rate.
Paige worked as a heel on this past weekend's live events, losing to Natalya in Canada. I think that's probably a direction she'll take on the main roster for the feud with AJ and beyond. I look forward to it.
Everything else from Friday is after the break.
Kevin Steen has announced his final matches with Ring of Honor, opening the door to further speculation of him going to WWE. He did work a tryout for WWE not too long ago, but there hasn't been any confirmation of him being signed. Him working WWE is a pretty intriguing idea, at any rate.
Paige worked as a heel on this past weekend's live events, losing to Natalya in Canada. I think that's probably a direction she'll take on the main roster for the feud with AJ and beyond. I look forward to it.
Everything else from Friday is after the break.
Sunday, July 6, 2014
Interviews with Brodus/Paige/Y2J, TNA drops oft-ignored title, latest on GFW, Network notes including anticipated show debuting, WWE looking for more Aussies, WWE project on Hall of Famer and Questions on Ryback, Paige vs. AJ, rebooking MITB and the fallout to Cena's win
Brodus Clay talked about his WWE release and more. I actually liked Brodus being vocal in the ring. I also think we're seeing something of an indy scene revival, at least as far as there being some prominent indy names out there and a good number of places for them to work. Naturally quite a few of those indy names have gone to WWE or TNA. I think WWE's goals with the Brodus/Woods angle were just to give an out for Tensai to move to commentary and to bring Woods up to the main roster because they like using him for public appearances. I think it worked on those two fronts.
TNA, through Kurt Angle in his new on-screen role as director of wrestling operations, has declared the TV Championship "inactive". In other words, after nearly 400 days of Abyss being champion without defending it, the title has been retired. I think that's a good move as small as the TNA roster is nowadays.
Jeff Jarrett continues to be in TV deal negotiations for GFW. There's really no update on when this will see the light of day, but they've got some big names attached (namely Toby Keith). I'm taking a wait-and-see approach on how it actually turns out.
Everything else from Thursday is after the break.
TNA, through Kurt Angle in his new on-screen role as director of wrestling operations, has declared the TV Championship "inactive". In other words, after nearly 400 days of Abyss being champion without defending it, the title has been retired. I think that's a good move as small as the TNA roster is nowadays.
Jeff Jarrett continues to be in TV deal negotiations for GFW. There's really no update on when this will see the light of day, but they've got some big names attached (namely Toby Keith). I'm taking a wait-and-see approach on how it actually turns out.
Everything else from Thursday is after the break.
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