Here's your wrestling news for June 10th 2022
And your headlines for today include
Update on Roman Reigns being pulled from Money in the Bank event
BIG Change to Roman Reigns’ new contract, will he be appearing even less?
Alexa Bliss says she doesn’t even know who top AEW star is in defence of Athena
Latest news on Cody Rhodes’ condition after pectoral surgery
The Rock’s XFL makes major hirings ahead of 2023 kick off
“I wouldn’t be opposed” Major WWE Star released in 2020 is open to a comeback
Spoilers on Bron Breakker’s next challenger – main event of July’s Great American Bash
Current Champion suffers injury scare at latest NXT 2.0 tapings
Killian Dain says WWE are “idiots” for not pushing one released Superstar
Former ECW World Champion set to have surgery
FITE TV are charging HUGE amount to fans for Ric Flair’s Last Match Bundle And more!
We’re kicking off today with the Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns, who has had an interesting schedule as of late.
It’s known that Reigns’ new lucrative contract means he’ll be wrestling far less, with the Tribal Chief no longer part of July 2nd’s Money in the Bank Premium Live Event.
It was reported by Fightful Select that even before Money in the Bank was moved from Allegiant Stadium to the much smaller MGM Grand Arena, WWE were open to pulling Reigns from the show
believing that the two titular ladder matches were enough to sell the show.
It’s added that Reigns and his championship was felt even less necessary when the show was moved, and the decision was made pretty much immediately after the decision to leave Allegiant Stadium.
A source within WWE who spoke to Fightful ensured that Reigns will defend his title at Summerslam, which is set for Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee on July 30th.
While Reigns has defended his Undisputed WWE Universal Championship at Live events before his new deal ended his time wrestling off camera, he is yet to defend the newly-formed title on TV,
but we’ll hopefully get a title match at Summerslam, 118 days into his reign.
Reigns’ new lucrative contract has meant that he has been wrestling but he’ll also be appearing less in non-competitive roles.
After details of his new deal was leaked, it was said that Reigns will still be appearing on TV, and that he would still have a presence on the show, but that’s not the case anymore.
Fightful Select reports that while it was reported by WWE that he wouldn’t miss any TV time, that doesn’t seem to hold true, and that they’ve followed up with additional representatives from the
the company for clarity. Ironically, Reigns has become like his arch rival Brock Lesnar, enjoying a lengthy title reign while
wrestling just a handful of dates, and like the Beast Incarnate, fans shouldn’t expect the Tribal Chief each week on TV either
Now, as the first-ever and reigning AEW TBS Champion, Jade Cargill has certainly made a name for herself, and has earned a loyal fanbase.
Cargill is often positioned as one of the faces of AEW, but that doesn’t mean Alexa Bliss knows who she is.
On Twitter, Cargill started things by taking a dig at Athena, saying she looks ‘Mandy-ish’ a reference to WWE reportedly wanting their female Superstars to dress more sexy back when Athena was
Ember Moon, and gave Mandy Rose as an example.
Athena responded by comparing Cargill a “buff blonde” as she put it, to Rose and Charlotte Flair, while Alexa defended her friend saying “I’m still trying to figure out who the heck they even are.”
Alexa Bliss may not know, or at least pretend not to know who Cargill is, but the TBS Champion is continuing to impress people in AEW, but perhaps Athena will be the one to end her reign on top.
Now, hours before Hell in a Cell 2022, Cody Rhodes suffered a torn pectoral, but he fought through the pain to defeat Seth Rollins at WWE’s most recent premium Live event.
On this week’s Raw, Cody was written off TV with an attack by Seth Rollins, and we have some good news on his condition.
In a tweet, Brandi Rhodes said that Cody has now had surgery on his torn pectoral muscle, and that the operation was a complete success, adding that he’s on the road to recovery now.
A successful surgery is the best case scenario for WWE and Cody at this time, as we know he’s hungry to get back in the ring.
Former WWE surgeon Dr. Chao has said that Cody could be wrestling again in around 4 months time, which would put his rec overy around mid to late October, though the company could
save him as a surprise Royal Rumble return.
Cody earned the respect of a lot of fans with his performance last Sunday, and has proven just how dedicated he is, but now is the time for the former TNT Champion to rest up and take it easy.
We’ve got news from the XFL now, as there’s been some major updates to the league this week.
This week, The Rock’s Football league announced some key hirings, as well as the coaching staff for all eight of its teams.
XFL’s multi year agreement with Disney and ESPN will last from 2023-2027, though that hinges on the league lasting more than one season like it did in 2001 and 2020.
With the XFL draft set for this November and kick-off scheduled for this February, it won’t be long until things really get started, as The Rock is looking to add successful football league owner to his
list of impressive accolades.
When WWE released Zack Ryder in April 2020, few fans could’ve predicted the path his career would go.
After years as little more than a beloved jobber for Vince McMahon, Ryder reinvented himself under his real name Matt Cardona, and has gone on to become one of the most popular and successful
acts not signed to WWE or AEW.
Speaking to Bleacher Report this week, Cardona was asked about a possible WWE return, and while he’s open to the idea, some changes would need to be made:
“I wouldn’t be opposed to coming back as Zack Ryder. It would basically be me, just with the old Zack Ryder name. I would love to come back as me, Matt Cardona, but I think realistically, the WWE has
that IP, and they’ve invested a lot in that name, so I would have no problem [doing it], even if it was a one-off at the Royal Rumble.”
While he may have been a fun-loving goofball in WWE, the reigning NWA World Champion is more serious now, and would want that attitude if he returned.
We’ve seen Superstars return in the past, with Drew McIntyre and Jinder Mahal becoming WWE Champion after being released, and we can’t count out a return for the former Broski, even for one night.
Over to NXT 2.0 next, as the next two weeks of tapings have been done for the paint splattered brand, with the plan being for the show to be live again for the June 28th episode.
That means we know what the future holds for the NXT Championship, so if you don’t want to be spoiled, we recommend skipping the next 30 seconds of the video.
For the taping that’ll air on June 14th, NXT Champion Bron Breakker will successfully retain his title against Duke Hudson, but will be confronted by Cameron Grimes after the match.
Grimes will speak about both of their careers, and will challenge Breakker to a title match at Great American Bash, a challenge that the champ will accept.
After just losing the North American Championship to Carmelo Hayes at In Your House, this will mark Grimes’ first shot at the NXT Championship, as he looks to add his name to the talented stars
who have captured NXT’s top prize.
The recent tapings may have been good for Cameron Grimes but one NXT Superstar wasn’t so lucky on the show that’ll be aired next week.
During the taping for the June 14th episode, Toxic Attraction was involved in a match with Cora Jade, Indi Hartwell and Roanne Perez, and PW Insider reports that after Jade hit a cannonball senton on
Dolin, the latter didn’t get up.
Calling an audible, Jade quickly pinned Dolin to end the match, and the NXT Women’s Tag Team Champion received a standing ovation from the fans as she was helped to the back.
While Dolin did make an appearance later in the tapings, she did not get physical at all, leading to speculation as to what exactly happened with her in the match.
Dolin’s tenacity and toughness earned her a standing ovation, despite being part of NXT 2.0’s dominant heel female faction, and we’re hoping for the best for the Toxic Attraction member.
Last year, Killian Dain was released from WWE, bringing his five years with the company to an end, but a year after his Sanity leader Eric Young was cut.
Young, a former TNA World Heavyweight Champion, had a ton of buzz when he joined NXT the same year as Dain did, but he never reached the same heights he did in his old promotion.
While speaking on the Two Man Power Trip podcast this week, Dain spoke about Young’s time in WWE, and didn’t hold back in how he feels about Vince McMahon’s company:
”WWE were idiots for not putting the NXT Championship on Eric Young while we were in NXT.”
Dain added that he considers Young “vastly underrated” in WWE, and believed that he could have been a top name for the promotion that could help countless younger competitors.
Not long after his release from WWE, Young returned to Impact, captu ring the company’s World Championship for the second time, but this is a win that should’ve come in NXT as far as Dain is concerned.
Speaking of Impact Wrestling, one name fans won’t be seeing for a while is Rhino, who is set to go under the knife.
As of late, Rhino and Heath have been feuding with the Honor No More stable, but those plans are seemingly on hold.
On last night’s show, Heath appeared in a backstage segment to confirm that Rhino is injured and will undergo surgery, but didn’t specify what kind he will need.
Rhino has enjoyed a lengthy career, working for Impact Wrestling, WWE and ECW, and we’re wishing the Man best a speedy recovery as he faces this latest surgery.
And we’re ending today with Ric Flair, who will compete in his final ever match this July.
After decades in the ring, Flair’s final ever match will certainly be a big deal at next month’s Starrcast 5 event, and FITE TV are looking to cash in.
It’s FITE who will be airing the final match of the Nature Boy, and one listing is charging $120 for the privilege of seeing his in-ring career come to an end.
To be fair, this bundle isn’t just Flair’s last match, but also every event from Starrcast, including the Roast of Ric Flair, as well as a small piece of the canvas used for the match.
$120 is certainly a hefty price to pay to see Ric’s last match, but we’re sure some people will pay that much, and we’ll just have to see how the Dirtiest Player in the Game fares in his final ever bout.