Here's More wrestling news for May 7th 2021
And your headlines for today include
Mickie James Talks Eva Marie Returning To WWE Following Releases!
WWE Likely To Offer Insane Deal To Keep Daniel Bryan From AEW; AEW Executive Comments On Bryan Joining AEW!
Big Cass’ Romantic Relationship With AEW Host Is Publicly Revealed!
Current WWE Wrestler Shows Off Impressive Physical Transformation!
WWE Decides To Change Names Of Prominent Superstars!
Heart Breaking News For Drax / Dave Bautista Fans!
Several AEW Wrestlers Are ‘Banged Up’ After AEW Blood & Guts !
AEW Blood & Guts Considered ‘A Bad Image’ For The Pro Wrestling Business Within WWE!
Shocking Details Emerge Regarding Decade Old Rumor About Vince McMahon!
Everything About Brock Lesner Allegedly Revolves Around Money!
WWE Insulted Chelsea Green And More!
We’re kicking off today with WWE, who recently brought back Eva Marie, a decision that hasn’t gone down well with fans.
Not only have fans not forgiven Marie for her 2013-2017 tenure, but the announcement came just weeks after WWE released a total
ten Superstars, including the ever-popular Mickie James. Though fans are angry on James’ behalf,
the former Women’s Champion isn’t mad about Eva’s return, as she told Renee Paquette on the latest Oral Sessions:
I think it’s incredible she’s been able to step away and still remain relevant, rebrand herself… I don’t think her wrestling ability was ever her
strength. I know she has been down at NXT working on stuff… Not everybody has to be a five star wrestler and have dream matches.
That doesn’t have to be a thing, if their character is strong and they can sells tickets, get ratings, I guess it works.
Given how angry fans are for Eva’s return, it’s clear she still has heat with the crowd, and whilst plenty of fans would rather see
Mickie James get the big push in her place, the former Superstar isn’t angry at the Total Divas star.
Recently, Macho Man Randy Savage received a spotlight in the form of an A&E Documentary, which was part of WWE’s
collaboration with the Network. A lot was said during the documentary, and given his years in wrestling, not everything
said was a glowing endorsement of Savage’s career. Speaking during Pro Wrestlign 4 Life,
WWE Hall of Famer X-Pac shared his views on the doc, saying he didn’t appreciate the final product. He said:
I didn’t like it man. They went in hard on Mach. He’s not around to defend himself. He’s not around to say, ‘Hey, that’s not true.’ He’s not
here man, and I just didn’t like it. From competing in WWE to appearing in Spider-Man, Macho Man Randy Savage had
a unique life to say the very least, but if you ask X-Pac, this documentary did too good a job at showing the negative side of the
Hall of Famer’s legendary career.
Now, last week, Daniel Bryan’s WWE contract expired, making him a free agent, and there’s no shortage of companies the
YES! Man could take his skills to. As one of WWE’s most successful stars, money won’t be a concern for Bryan,
so WWE will need to find another way to make sure he stays. One way they could do that was discussed
during Wrestling Observer Radio, as Dave Meltzer noted that WWE could offer Bryan a ridiculous offer to stay, like the one Edge has,
which allows him to compete a few times a year for a lot of money. This deal was given to the Hall of Famer to stop
him from going to AEW, and WWE could soon do something similar to keep Bryan in their promotion.
Money may not be a concern, but a part-time schedule is exactly what Bryan’s looking for, as he’s made it clear he wants to spend more
time with his family. Perhaps WWE could even cater to Bryan’s desire to let him have a handful of matches
outside WWE, as part of their new deal, and we’ll be sure to follow this story as it continues to develop.
Right now, the only major company Bryan hasn’t worked for is AEW, but he’s not the only big name that’s on their radar.
Speaking on the Blood and Guts post-show, Tony Schiavone was asked if AEW would sign Bryan or the recently-released Samoa Joe,
and said: “You know what? If we could, maybe we would. But we don’t book ’em, do we?”
Right now, it looks more likely that AEW will sign Joe than Bryan, as we know for a fact that the former NXT Champion isn’t with WWE,
but ultimately, these decisions can only be made by the wrestlers themselves.
Impact news now, as W. Morrisey, aka Big Cass continues to turn his life around after a few scary years, and he now has some big
news about his love life. This week, Lexy Nair, host of AEW outside The Ring, posted a photo of herself with the
seven-footer, who held her in his arms that definitely gave off romantic vibes.
Nair’s caption, asking an Alexa to play ‘Can you feel the love tonight’ from the Lion King all but confirmed that they are a couple.
The pair received plenty of overjoyed comments from the likes of Chelsea Green, Penelope Ford, Anthony Ogogo and others,
and we’d also like to congratulate the happy couple at this time.
Back to WWE, and Tomasso Ciampa is back in NXT in a big way, thanks to a 13-week transformation of his body.
On Twitter, the former NXT Champion gave props to his trainer AJ as he showed off his incredible physique, and said he had no
cheat meals, had eleven cardio session a week and five weight training sessions per week
After 13 weeks, that means Ciampa did 143 cardio sessions and 65 weight sessions, and all that hard work has clearly paid off.
Earlier this week Jinder Mahal returned to take-on Jeff Hardy during Main event, but he didn’t come alone.
Flanked by Dilsher Shanky and Rinku Singh, this marked the main-roster call up for the pair, who has received new names.
Dilsher Shanky is now just Shanky, whilst Singh is just Veer, a name that WWE trademarked on May 3rd.
Having the colossal Shanky and Veer accompany Mahal is a big difference from the Singh Brothers, and perhaps that Main
Event return was a test to see how the three look prior to making a big splash on RAW.
From one former WWE Champion to another, as Batista’s role as Drax in the Marvel Cinematic Universe brought him a huge
fanbase, but all good things must come to an end. Speaking to Digital Spy, the Animal said that
he only has a few more appearances as the Marvel superhero in his contract, and despite early reports of a Drax spin-off film, that
won’t be happening it either: He (director James Gunn) laid it out to me. I thought it was such a brilliant idea, but I
haven’t heard any follow-up from the studio. I don’t think they’re very interested.
Though Disney could always ink a new deal with Batista to keep playing the role, that doesn’t mean he wants to remain as the
character forever, and given the Animal has been expressing a desire to play DC Comics’ villain Bane, it appears the Animal is ready to
leave Drax the Destroyer behind.
Back to the ring, and this week, Mansoor made his RAW debut, facing U.S Champion Sheamus in non-title action.
Entering the match, Mansoor had a 49-match winning streak, which ended thanks to Humberto Carillo giving Sheamus the DQ
victory, and this hasn’t gone down well with WWE’s Saudi Superstar. Speaking to TV Insider, Mansoor discussed
his winning streak, which was reportedly done to keep Saudi investors happy, saying:
“I didn’t want to brag. I wanted to keep my head down, work, and be humble. Then it got to 45 and people started to report about it.
I was hoping it didn’t end anticlimactically.” It doesn’t get much more anticlimactic than losing by disqualification in a five-minute non-title
match, but Mansoor added that Sheamus was an excellent opponent to start his RAW career with.
Time will tell what’s next for Mansoor on RAW, but the Saudi star isn’t too thrilled with how his streak came to an end.
AEW news next, and this week, the company hosted the first ever Blood and Guts match, roughly a year after the originally planned match
was meant to happen. The name for the Blood and Guts special originally came from a passing phrase
Vince McMahon once used to describe AEW when they were getting started, and last Wednesday’s show certainly delivered on
the blood. It was noted by PW Insider that there was far more blood in the titular match than originally
expected, with several members from both the Inner Circle and the Pinnacle being busted open the hard way.
Darby Allin is said to be as “good as you can be after being thrown down a flight of stairs,” in a report from Fightful, and that many men
in the main event were quote “banged up.”
Cody Rhodes was also busted open during his submission win over QT Marshall and PW Insider reports that the cut near his eye was
not planned at all. After the show, Sammy Guevara posted some nasty bruises and cuts from the event,
as his arm was cut up early into the match. AEW’s Blood and Guts special certainly lived up to it’s name, and time will tell whether
we get a sequel down the line.
Given how much AEW hyped up their Blood and Guts special, it’s no surprise that fans have been talking about it, and that also
applies to those working in WWE. Ringside News is reporting that the latest AEW event was a huge topic of conversation
within WWE yesterday, but not for a good reason. The majority of people backstage considered
the Blood and Guts match quote “barbaric, ” with a tenured member of the creative team saying the match was bad for the
wrestling industry, especially with the VERY obvious blading.
Chris Jericho’s fall from the top of the cage onto steel-painted crash pads also received some jeers, as some in WWE commented
that Y2J wants to be the next Shane McMahon. Whilst many people didn’t care for the
match or the show, AEW Dynamite did break 1 million viewers with this week’s special, but the show was clearly not to everyone’s taste.
In 1999, Jeff Jarrett left the WWF in controversy, as his contract had already expired before the No Mercy Pay Per View, where he was meant to
lose the Intercontinental title to Chyna. In the years since, stories have come out claiming all-sorts, including a rumoured
shouting match between Jarrett and Vince McMahon, as documented in Bob Holly’s book.
Speaking during his My World podcast this week, Jarrett refuted that he shouted at McMahon, and he also refuted the claim
that Shane McMahon wanted to fight him, calling the claims “not factual at all.”
Since returning to WWE, Jarrett has said the discussion with Vince was over un-paid merchandise royalties, though it’s worth noting
that before his 2018 return, Jarrett always bragged about holding Vince up for money. Whatever the truth is, Jarrett is back with WWE,
and if he’s to be believed, the reports of his confrontation have been greatly exaggerated.
Chelsea Green knows all about an unceremonious WWE departure, but even her first steps in the company didn’t go according
to plan. That’s according to Green, who this week spoke about joining WWE and being told that
she was too similar to the IIconics. Green also claimed she was told she’d only get the job if the Australians didn’t pass their
physical, but still got hired, alongside Billie Kay and Peyton Royce.
Now, all three women are gone from WWE, and perhaps a stable could form, given how similar WWE believes the trio is.
Paige news now, as the former SmackDown General Manager has 2.6 million followers on Twitter, despite being pretty irregular with her
posts. This week, Paige explained why she doesn’t post on Twitter often, saying that she
sometimes thinks she needs to post on social media more, before checking the kind of discourse you see on social media.
It’s no secret that Paige was, and continues to be ridiculed on social media over events that happened years ago, so it’s no wonder why
she keeps off sites like Twitter, and the former NXT Women’s Champion is much happier sticking to her Twitch streams.
And we’re ending today with Brock Lesnar, who left WWE after WrestleMania 36, and is expected to return when fans do.
One man who knows Brock exceptionally well is his former nemesis Kurt Angle, who spoke this week about what motivates the
the Beast Incarnate. Speaking on his show, Angle discussed Lesnar brining Kurt to Japan, following the
Olympian’s WWE departure, saying:
He brought me over (to Japan), right, and did the job for me, and then he wanted to have the rematch because he wanted to make
more money. Brock is all about money, and he is a very stern businessman. Everything is revolved around money for him. It’s money first,
passion, second. Angle won the NJPW World title from Brock, a match Lesnar was happy to lose as he had
his eyes on the rematch, so whenever Brock does return to WWE, we know it’ll be for serious money.