Hello and welcome to the WrestleTalk News, I am Luke Owen.
And yep, that sweaty mess you just saw is me about an hour into our first dance lesson
yesterday for this weekend’s Wrestling Media Con - where Oli, El Fakidor and myself will
be doing our live on-stage punishment for losing the Summerslam predictions.
Dammit, Ronda!
Can we just see that clip again?
Sweet f***king Christmas.
Maybe my out-of-shape arse needs to be put on the injured shelf - as it seems to be the
best way to become jacked!
Headline: Samir Singh Is Looking Jacked, Man
When he returned from injury just before Summerslam, there were lots of comments about Dean Ambrose’s
new shredded physique.
And now it looks like Samir Singh will get similar comments after seemingly being on
the Jinder Mahal diet while recovering from his injury.
Singh injured himself on an episode of Smackdown Live back in January - where he tore an ACL
during Mahal’s feud with Bobby Roode.
And he posted an image on Twitter this week about his recovery saying, “The rehab process
has been long and frustrating but I wanted to get in the best shape of my life.
The road to recovery is a long one but, I was very happy with my check in results this
week.”
Complete with a side-by-side image that shows off his new set of abs.
Well, I guess he’ll be WWE Champion when he returns.
Headline: Nia Jax Injury Update
And speaking of injuries, it was reported that former Raw Women’s Champion Nia Jax
is also on the injured list.
Although Jax publicly denied she was rehabbing a leg injury and WWE never released an official
statement on it, she hasn’t been on seen much on TV since losing her rematch to Alexa
Bliss at Extreme Rules a couple of months ago - which is a good sign she isn’t feeling
100%.
And according to PWInsider, Jax was at the WWE Performance Centre this week to get physical
therapy on her leg.
The site doesn’t however provide a timeframe for when Jax will return.
And a WWE return certainly doesn’t look to be on the cards for a certain surprise
at this past weekend’s All In.
Headline: Chris Jericho WWE Backstage Heat?
Following the match between Kenny Omega and Pentagon Jr., Chris Jericho attacked the current
IWGP Heavyweight Champion.
Jericho’s appearance on the show was a surprise to many people - not the least of which because
he was doing a gig with his band Fozzy earlier in the day in a different state and had another
one later that night.
And it would seem that it was also a surprise to WWE.
Dave Meltzer reported on Wrestling Observer Radio that Jericho has some backstage heat
on him within the company, particularly with Vince McMahon.
And Mike Johnson of PWInsider has also reported on their Elite audio that WWE had no idea
Y2J was going to be on the show.
“My phone buzzed up with people who work for WWE as soon as Jericho popped up on TV
going, ‘is Chris Jericho on the Ring Of Honor show?
Is Chris Jericho on All In?’
I’m like ‘yeah, I’m looking at him right now.'”
Jericho has had quite the year for non-WWE appearances - while at the same time showing
up for Raw 25 and the Greatest Royal Rumble.
He revealed on his Talk Is Jericho podcast that he cleared his Wrestle Kingdom match
against Omega for New Japan with Vince, but it’s been reported that he didn’t do the
same thing for his Dominion outing with Tetsuya Naito.
However as Johnson notes, “While I’m sure WWE wasn’t happy he’s not under contract.
They can’t stop him.”
It had also been reported that Jericho could be debuting for Impact Wrestling, which his
friend and WrestleTalk Insider Don Callis is currently running.
The company have even promoted teases themselves, but Jericho told Kenny McIntosh of Inside
The Ropes that he wouldn’t work for an American show as he considers that to be ‘Vince’s
territory’.
Although, Impact is technically Canadian these days.
Some speculated that Jericho showing up at All In could be a sign that he’s gone back
on that non-American show promise, and it could mean the Impact rumours are true.
However according to PWInsider, the All In appearance had nothing to do with Impact,
and was done to promote his Rock N Wrestling Rager At Sea cruise, as well prove he can
go anywhere he wants.
Did Carmella turn babyface?
Oli and myself review this week’s Smackdown Live which you can watch by clicking the video
on screen right now.
And make sure you buy your tickets for Wrestling Media Con to see my dance like a tit.
I’ve been Luke Owen and that was wrestling.