Here's your wrestling news for August 15th, 2022.
And we're kicking off today with Rhonda Rousey who returned
to SmackDown this week after a brief suspension, not
only was Rousey suspended for her attack on a referee
at summer slam, but she was also fined and made it clear
that she had enough money to pay the fine this week.
Interrupting a segment between liv Morgan and Shayna
Basler Rousey produced a bag full of money and threw
the cash in the ring to pay her fine something.
Fans felt, looked awful familiar.
Fans with a good memory were quick to note that this segment was
highly similar to the one that Becky Lynch did a couple of years ago
on Monday night, raw, where she too had to pay a fine arranged by WWE.
Those fans were quick to call out rosy for seemingly copying Lynch
and the man herself also took note tweeting that Ronnie loves the man.
It's been rumored for some time that Lynch versus rosy
will finally take place one on one at WrestleMania 39,
but that all hinges on whether Lynch is healed in time.
But one thing we do know is that the man will be
keeping a close eye on whatever rosy does, rosy parted
with a lot of money on smack down to pay off her fine.
And she has an idea of how WWE should spend or cash.
On Instagram, the former SmackDown women's champion shared
a post saying that WWE should use the money to bring back
some superstars released as part of the dreaded budget cuts.
Well, a noble gesture on the surface.
Rosy made it clear that her stance wasn't just out of a
sense of charity or camaraderie with the release superstars,
but rather she just wants more opponents to beat up.
With WWE's new direction, more returns are expected on top of the
total seven superstars who have already come back to the company
so far, the baddest woman on the planet will likely get her wish.
In April, 2016, Eric Young made his WWE w as one of the
many big names from impact wrestling who joined the company.
While young did have a solid run and NXT is the leader of sanity.
His main roster run like many NXT call up didn't pan out.
As he had to answer directly to Vince McMohan during an
interview with Jim Alexander of real taker, young recalled
working with McMohan and the harsh words he had for his boss.
I went to a meeting with Vince McMohan to pitch in some ideas.
And I told him to his face, if you have a three hour wrestling show
and he can't find five minutes for me to do anything, you've failed.
You're a failure.
I'd say that again to his face, because that's what it is.
Young was cut from WWE in April, 2020, and in a
previous interview with what culture wrestling said,
he wasn't surprised he was given the pink slip.
They just decided they wanted to cut down the roster.
I'm a victim of circum.
I wasn't doing anything.
And I was making a pile of money to just sit at home.
I knew that I was coming.
I didn't wanna admit it, but I think there was no surprise for me.
And I'm a believer in fate.
I got it tattooed under my right arm.
I'm exactly where I'm supposed to be.
Since his release young has returned to impact where he has had his
second world title reign in now leads the violent by design faction.
It must have taken serious guts for young
to speak to McMahon the way that he did.
And while we are not too surprised, he was cut
from the company shortly after the former sanity
leader has landed on his feet in impact wrestling.
In April, 2020, Zach Ryder was cut from his WWE contract after a
total 15 years with the company, much of which he spent as a job.
Since his release rider.
Now working as Matt card has reinvented himself into a
dastardly heel, including capturing the NWA world's heavyweight
championship with many returns to WWE happening right now.
Some have wondered if card is next, but
he has little incentive to go back to WWE.
As he told inside the ropes, triple H is calling everybody back.
Supposedly.
If he called me back, of course I'd have a
conversation, but I don't know if I'd go back.
I don't know.
I mean, of course never say never, but
I mean, my schedule now is pretty great.
I'm making a lot of money and I'm having a lot of
fun Cardona spent years as just another name in
WWE's roster and a pretty low down name at that.
And isn't exactly jumping to be in that position again.
Of course we can't rule out card ever returning to WWE as a lot
of names have returned who at one time seem to be gone for good.
But for now the former NWA world's heavyweight champion is
happy doing his own thing card was that last night's GCW
homecoming event where he and Chelsea green renewed their wedding
vows in a ceremony officiated by WWE tough enough LA Maven.
Given how wrestling, weddings and vow renewals have gone in the past.
Fans expected things not to go as to
plan and they weren't disappointed.
GCW top star Nick G arrived to the ring in time to
ruin the vow renewal ceremony, busting open card
and hitting Matt's father with a light tube though.
He had no sold the offense.
Gauge then took out a pizza cutter and sliced open Cardona's forehead.
As the crowd erupted an excitement, delighted at the violence
being shown to the former NWA world's heavyweight champion.
After years of a somewhat goofy jobber in WWE card
is making it clear that he's a much different man.
Now, even if that means getting sliced open during what
should have been one of the happiest nights of his life.
More from AEW as in recent weeks, the house of
black has been trying to lure murro into the
group, but have been unsuccessful in their goals.
In a recent segment, Julia Hart tried to use her
feminine wills to lure the TNT champion who made
it clear that there's only one woman for him.
This was of course in reference to CJ
Perry, formerly known as Lana in WWE.
And it may just be a matter of time before she's an AEW herself.
When heart started following Perry on Twitter, this didn't
go unnoticed by the ravishing, Russian who added that
Hart seems to be following her all the way to her husband.
It didn't take long for fans to call this a tease and
are hopeful that Perry will neutralize Hart as this feud
with the house of black continues in a recent interview.
Miro did tell fans to never say never when it comes to
his wife, possibly joining AEW and we'll just have to
see if the former Lana is back on our screens very soon.
AEW is home to a lot of former superstars, but with how
well received WWE's management change has been as of
late some in Tony Kahn's company may be reevaluating
their decision between the returning superstars and his
shift in creative to focus on more under utilized stars.
Triple H's change to creative has been a hit with fans
and even Tony Kahn can't help, but give the game his due.
Speaking to the zone can address WWE's new direction
saying if you like good wrestling, you're just more
likely to want to see it because our competitor has been
doing better shows recently than they had been doing.
I think I watched them pretty often and I think they're better
time will tell what other changes triple H makes to WWE and
whether they too will be for the better, but the games work so
far is getting a lot of praise, even from their own competitors.
And we're ending with WWE and with triple H now, running the
creative and talent relations departments, bands are hopeful that
the game will undo some of the, uh, less well received decisions.
His father-in-law made over the years from 2002 to 2005.
Eric Boff appeared regularly on screen with triple
H acting as the raw general manager at the time,
and is hopeful for the future of the company.
While speaking to Shaq wrestling, the WWE hall of Famer
made it clear that he is hyper optimistic about WWE.
Now the triple H is taken charge of creative.
I had a little bit of hope with AEW I had some hope there.
I thought, oh man, I mean up until probably six months ago or eight
months ago, I kind of threw in the towel because I started seeing
the same pattern of whatever over and over again, I go, okay.
Something different, something different, but
there's been nothing different out of WWEither.
I've been pretty critical of WWE as well.
I make more headlines when I'm critical of
AEW but I'm actually just as critical of WWE.
But now I'm seeing that.
And maybe just because I'm getting a little bit of an indication
that something really good is coming, I'm overly excited, but
if I'm right, then what the hell would I have to contribute?
But they don't need me that discipline and that story structure and a
commitment to the format and episodic television is the one thing that
separated me from everybody else that was doing it for a long time.
But if they're figuring that out in WWE hell,
they don't need to spend the plane ticket on me.
As head of talent, triple H is expected to bring back more
superstars who were released under the previous administration.
And even if off never appears for WWE
again, he's excited for the changes.
The Sur rule assassin is making, making.