Here's more wrestling news for October 27th 2021
And your headlines for this afternoon include
WWE’s Greg Hamilton Released After Using WWE To Threaten Hip Hop Artist Online!
Undrafted Superstars Finally Get Their Rosters. Who’s Going Where?
Kevin Owens Teases Leaving WWE In Latest Cryptic Tweet!
Racist Fan Hits Out At New Impact World Champion Moose During Latest Impact Taping!
“Don’t Leave Your Career Behind.” Rey Mysterio Says His Daughter Aalyah Wants To Get Back In The Ring And more!
We’re starting off with Greg Hamilton, as the long-time announcer for WWE has reportedly been released.
In a report from PW Insider, it’s suggested that Hamilton was released earlier this week, but the explanation behind his release isn’t made clear.
Several days ago, Hamilton removed all references to WWE on his social media, and made his Twitter account private, and it’s believed that his release
was caused by his comments against popular rapper Westside Gunn. Gunn, a huge wrestling fan, recently sampled
Hamilton’s voice for a track, causing the 42- year-old announcer to berate the artist, before threatening legal action
On Instagram, Hamilton continued, saying he’d increased the fee Gunn would have to pay from $20,000 to $30,000, and said it’d increase with
each passing day. Threatening to ger WWE’s lawyers involved, Hamilton later deleted these comments, and he
certainly won’t have WWE’s legal team on his side should he go ahead with these threats.
Signing with WWE in 2015, Hamilton worked for FOX, NBC and CBS stations in California before stepping foot in the ring, and the announcer will
have to find his next role out of Vince McMahon’s company.
In the most recent WWE draft, several Superstars weren’t picked by either RAW or SmackDown, and were deemed free agents after the draft concluded.
Names like Asuka, Bayley, Elias and Brock Lesnar went unpicked, but we now have an idea where they and other big names are heading.
In a report from PW Insider, they were able to see the internal rosters for WWE’s free agents, with Asuka, Elias and the Lucha House Party all heading
to RAW. Brock Lesnar, despite his status as a free agent being openly discussed on TV, is listed internally
as a SmackDown Superstar, so we shouldn’t expect many, if any appearances by the Beast on RAW.
Dakota Kai, who many expected to be called up, is still listed on NXT’s roster, while Bayley, Eva Marie and Lacey Evans have not been assigned
to any brand. Shane Thorne, John Cena and Shane McMahon have also all yet to be assigned to a brand, as
only time will tell which shows these names call home when they return to TV.
Former NXT UK Champion WALTER wasn’t called -up during this year’s main-roster draft, despite the widespread belief that him losing the title was
sign he was coming to RAW or SmackDown. WALTER hasn’t competed since NXT TakeOver 36, where he lost the title to Ilja Dragunov
but the Austrian’s will soon be getting back in the ring, as part of the main roster. Next month, the SmackDown brand is set to
tour the United Kingston, and in local advertisements, WALTER is being promoted for the shows on November 7th, 8th and 9th.
These shows will take place in Liverpool, Leeds and Nottingham respectively, but his opponent hasn’t been named for the shows.
This doesn’t necessarily mean WALTER is getting called-up, but it does mean that the company realises what kind of draw he is in
is in the United Kingdom. At Halloween Havoc, WALTER’s Imperium cohorts became the new NXT Tag Team
Champions, but the Austrian powerhouse wasn’t with them at the time, but it’s only a matter of time before the former NXT UK
Champion steps back in the ring he considers sacred.
For the past couple of months, Kevin Owens’ contract has been a hot topic for discussion, as it’s unclear where the former Universal
Champion will be this time next year. We know that Owens’ contract will expire on January 31st 2022, and the Prizefighter has
teased jumping to AEW, and reuniting with his Mount Rushmore pals Adam Cole and the Young Bucks.
On Twitter this week, Owens shared a cryptic post, in which he thanked fans for their support and kind words, and it certainly seemed like it was
a goodbye to the crowd. Owens added that the day he stops giving his all in the ring is the day he walks away,
and ended by calling Rey Mysterio the best. With his underwhelming booking on SmackDown as of late, it’s not impossible to think that
Owens is ready to walk away from WWE, something that AEW’s executives would love to see. Both Nick and Matt Jackson have said that Owens
has been a mentor to them in the past, and while we’re confident WWE will make a play to keep him away from AEW
it’ll ultimately be Owens’ decision where he goes next.
Over to Impact Wrestling, as Bound for Glory 2021, Moose became the new Impact World Champion, defeating Josh Alexander mere minutes after he’d
dethroned Christian Cage. At a taping on Monday evening, Moose cut his first promo as Champion, which saw him
take shots at AEW, Roman Reigns, Sasha Banks, Becky Lynch and the New Day, but one fan had a disgusting response
In a clip recorded at the taping, one fan can be heard calling Moose the N-Word, but the identity of the person in attendance is not known yet.
Hopefully, Impact can find out and ban this person from attending their shows, as they don’t deserve to watch live wrestling if they can’t be civil.
Impact has plenty of time to bleep out this racist slur, but it’s disgusting that this word was used at all in the first place.
Braun Strowman won’t be feuding with the new Impact World Champion, as after months of rumours and reports, he didn’t appear at Bound
for Glory 2021 as initially expected. This means that the former Universal Champion remains a free agent after being released by
WWE on June 2nd, but his next match has been confirmed. In a Tweet, the Monster Among Men said he’d be
December 4th’s Blizzard Brawl in Waukesha, Wisconsin, where he’s advertised as ‘The Titan’ Adam Scherr.
Titan was the name many believed Strowman would be using upon arriving in Impact, where he was also expected to be pushed to the top of the
card immediately, and although he and Scott D’ Amore couldn’t reach an agreement when they met, Impact’s loss is Great Lakes Championship
Wrestling’s gain.
Last year, Aalyah Mysterio became a prominent part of WWE TV, as her relationship with Buddy Murphy put her at odds with her family.
That storyline fizzled out and Murphy has since been released by the company, but there’s always the chance Aalyah could get back in the ring.
Speaking with TV Insider about his own career, Rey Mysterio said his daughter has asked about what he thought about her becoming a wrestler.
He said: “She asked me, “Dad, what would you say if I wanted to step in the ring?” I said, “As long as you
career behind.” She wants to join the medical field. As long as she does that and tries wrestling as a second option, I don’t mind.”
This is the most sensible response Rey could’ve given, as a career as a professional wrestler could end with just one bad bump at a random show,
and having a useful trade to fall back on is essential. Rey’s other child, Dominik, has excelled since
making his wrestling debut at Summerslam 2020, and there’s been rumours of a potential feud between father and son, which could be
the catalyst that brings Aalyah Mysterio back to TV.
And we’re ending today with Kurt Angle, who many consider to be the greatest technical wrestler to ever lace up a pair of boots,
but wrestling isn’t the only way the Olympic Gold Medalist can entertain the fans. In 2005, Angle feuded with Shawn Michaels,
and on the road to their exceptional WrestleMania 21 match, parodied HBK and his theme, with his own rendition ‘Sexy Kurt
Appearing on the Chris Jericho Cruise, the Olympian once again showed off his musical chops, performing the song in front of Y2J
and a pleased crowd. Released from WWE, Angle has said he won’t sign with AEW, as he feels too loyal to WWE,
but that didn’t stop the former World Champion from giving a unique bizarre this week on Jericho’s cruise.