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On this week’s episode of Raw, WWE made history by becoming the first wrestling promotion
ever in the history of the Universe to have a women’s commentator EVER! ...apart
from So Cal Val on WOS Wrestling, Lita on the Mae Young Classic, Beth Phoenix on Mixed
Match Challenge Shimmer, etc. But even though officials were impressed with
Renee Young’s performance, Pro Wrestling Sheet are reporting “there are no immediate
plans in place to permanently change her position.” I CAN’T WAIT TO HAVE YOUR VALUABLE INSIGHTS
BACK ON THE COMMENTARY DESK, COACHAMN!. Meaning Young can go back to what WWE thinks
she does best. Asking a question and then becoming a microphone stand for the next three
minutes. And, of course, cutting promos on Dave Meltzer.
On a recent episode of Wrestling Observer Radio, famed sports journalist Meltzer started
talking to his co-host Bryan Alvarez about SmackDown star Peyton Royce’s look since
being called up to the main roster. A fan tweeted a clip of this conversation
calling out Meltzer for saying Royce was “more attractive in NXT” and that “she was a
lot lighter”, which was then reposted by Peyton herself:
“So what would you have me do Dave... starve myself? THREE HEAD BLOWN EMOJIS! This is how
nightmares for young women start. The females in your life must be proud.”
Which prompted many of her fellow WWE colleagues to shoot on Meltzer’s comments.
Like Renee Young, Peyton’s tag partner Billie Kay and even a -6 star rating from Seth Rollins.
Stars for… nobody. Meltzer’s ‘lighter’ comments about Royce,
however, are most likely his misguided way of referring to the breast implants she reportedly
had last December - in that he wishes women in WWE didn’t feel the need to have plastic
surgery. Which, ironically, would mean Meltzer is critiquing
the body-image focused wrestling business that likely pressures so many female wrestlers
to have breast enlargements - a pressure that he’s now accused of applying himself. If
that was his intention, though, the sentiment was poorly communicated, so he’s publicly
tweeted Royce: “I'd like to apologize to you. You are an
exceedingly attractive woman. I do realize the lengths and pressures on women in the
entertainment world to maintain unnatural looks at times and am glad you pointed this
out.” Which is… still pretty badly communicated.
‘I’m sorry. But I still find you really hot.’ His apology on the most recent Wrestling
Observer Radio, however, is far more sensitive. We’ve had the most definitive sign yet that
Rey Mysterio is indeed on his way back to WWE, with Northeast Wrestling revealing he’s
been pulled from their show next Friday: “Unfortunately due to his upcoming contractual
situation with WWE Rey Mysterio is unable to appear on August 24th.”
Mysterio has been in negotiations to return to WWE ever since his Royal Rumble cameo became
one of their most watched YouTube clips of the year in January. The Wrestling Observer
has previously reported WWE tried to get Rey pulled from All In on September 1st, but Mysterio
wanted to honour his commitment. He’ll likely sign with WWE sometime next month.
More allegations about Randy Orton have resurfaced, this time from former WWE wrestler Mr Kennedy!
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