Hello and welcome to the WrestleTalk News, I’m Oli Davis.
Headline: Support WrestleTalk, Donate On Patreon If you watched yesterday’s WrestleRamble,
you might have noticed that Luke Owen was a little under the weather. Don’t worry,
this isn’t the same kind of backstage viral outbreak that sidelined Roman Reigns and Bray
Wyatt last month, but in his place for today’s news we do have - Raw General Manager Kurt
Angl-. It’s not really. It’s me. I’m reading Luke’s news script.
So while he’s at home recuperating, I’ll have to announce that Survivor Series 1998
topped our Patreon Poll this month’s WrestleRamble Extra podcast - exclusive to Patreon $5 or
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Bank 2011 and Halloween Havoc 1998. Headline: Daniel Bryan 85% Chance Of Return?
In a recent interview with The Trentonian, Daniel Bryan revealed many doctors think he’s
healthy enough to return to the ring. But with WWE’s shareholders worried about someone
with a history of concussions and seizures sustaining another injury on their watch,
it’s unlikely he’ll do so for Vince McMahon. But how unlikely, exactly? I want arbitrary
percentages, and I want those arbitrary percentages now.
In a new interview with SirusXM Radio, Bryan went full Scott Steiner with his explanation:
“I think there’s an 85% chance I’ll wrestle again, my wife says 100%, and there’s
a 20% chance WWE will clear me to wrestle.” So if we take that 85% chance of Daniel Bryan
returning, minus that 20% chance WWE will clear him, then divide by Brie’s 100%, square
it by Scott Steiner’s 66 ⅓ % chance of winning at Sacrifice against Kurt Angle and
Samoa Joe, that’s still a 98 ⅔ % chance. I think.
Whatever Bryan’s WWE return odds actually are, Neville’s might have just overtaken
them. Headline: Neville WWE Return Update
The King of the Cruiserweights hasn’t been seen on TV since early last month, when he
reportedly walked out of the 9th October Raw when WWE asked him to lose to Enzo Amore in
the main event. Dave Meltzer would later report that Neville is happy with his decision, and
that he’s 100% gone from the company. Or was it 133.6% gone?
WWE seemingly confirmed the reports themselves when they removed Neville from the opening
credits of 205 Live, but Sports Illustrated claimed Vince McMahon was going to stop him
from wrestling on the independent scene by making him wait out the remainder of his WWE
contract. The Wrestling Observer backed this up, reporting Neville’s plans outside of
WWE were put on hold because the company was refusing to grant his release.
PWInsider are now reporting, though, that the two sides are close to a new agreement
for him to return. There have supposedly been “positive talks” between WWE and Neville,
which could see the King of the Cruiserweights back on WWE TV as early as the end of November.
But nevermind leaving WWE for independent wrestling? How about leaving for MMA?
Headline: Jack Swagger Signs With Bellator Former World Heavyweight Champion Jack Swagger
was granted his release from WWE earlier this year, where he’s gone onto make appearances
for Tommy Dreamer’s House of Hardcore and WCPW. But he’s now announced on The MMA
Hour that he’s signed with Bellator to compete as a heavyweight. Swagger was a standout amateur
wrestler at the University of Oklahoma before joining WWE - and his new Bellator career
won’t affect any future wrestling dates. A huge WWE return has just been announced
for Survivor Series! And watch yesterday’s WrestleRamble to hear Luke get progressively
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