Here is your news for June 26th 2020 Two More WWE Talents Are Positive! Main Event Of Summerslam 2020 Leaked! Tessa Blanchard Fired! Wrestling NEWS 2 00:00:15,181 --> 00:00:17,083 Your headlines for today include:
Main Event Match For Summer slam 2020 Reportedly Revealed!
Kayla Braxton Along With A Long Time WWE Producer s !
WWE Superstars Upset With Company Over Withholding Critical Information!
Impact Wrestling Fires Tessa Blanchard , World Title Vacated!
WWE Announces Undertaker’s Tribute On Smackdown This Week!
Former WWE Head Of Security Reveals How Miserable Brock Lesnar Was in WWE!
Rusev And Lana Are Back And More!
We’re kicking off today with news from Summerslam, as several details have been
leaked about the biggest party of the Summer.
According to Tom Colohue on the Dropkick Diskussions podcast, the show
should’ve seen Edge Vs Orton 3, but now the Viper is reportedly set to face the Big
Show at Exteme Rules, as Christian hasn’t been medically cleared.
Despite rumours of Orton facing Drew McIntre, Colohue said that the plan is for
our WWE Champion to defend his title against Brock Lesnar, in a rematch from WrestleMania.
It’ll be interesting to see where WWE goes from here, and although all rumours
should be taken with a grain of salt, fans should expect to see the Beast back in
the near future.
Now recently, it was revealed that WWE had a lot of cases, and after a
reported two dozen people ed , we’re starting to find out who.
After Renee Young revealed that she was one of the s, Kayla Braxton
also revealed that she had ed , but also informed fans that this was her
second , and that she had already ed back in March.
In her tweet, the WWE broadcaster urged people not to believe the idea that you
can’t get it more than once, as she once thought she was invincible after she
recovered the first time, and added ‘don’t be dumb like me’.
Braxton was still able to perform her duties for WWE while recovering, but she
was stationed at home as part of her recovery.
Another name that has revealed they have ed is Adam Pearce, who
now works for WWE as a producer, after years as an independent wrestler for
promotions like Ring of Honor and the NWA.
Not only did Pearce , but it turns out that he found this out on his
birthday, and joked that this wasn’t on his wish list.
Obviously, this is a scary time for everyone involved, and we hear at Slat Rock
would like to send our best wishes to Renee, Kayla, and Pearce, at this truly
unprecedented time.
With all these s, the WWE are no longer having Friends and Family in
the crowd, instead opting for just the NXT developmental crew, and whilst the
Gold brand stars will need to be ed ahead of this weekend’s tapings, they
weren’t given much notice.
According to a internal memo leaked by Fightful, NXT developmental talent were
instructed to be at the Performance Center for a drive thru at 10:30 am, less
than 2 hours after the memo was sent at 9.
It was also noted that if they took a the day before, then they wouldn’t need
to take another, and that after the , Superstars will need to be isolated until
after the tapings.
With all this going on, it’s not difficult to see why many Superstars aren’t too
confident working right now, and the WWE isn’t exactly doing much to calm their fears.
A source for Ringside News described the situation as scary, and that there’s a lot
of frustration, whilst Fightful have said the WWE is keeping vital information from
their talent, saying:
WWE wrestlers have not been informed of even an approximate number of s,
let alone who ed . This is a far cry from the first three
months ago in which WWE provided the name, how it was likely contracted, and
an update on the individual via an internal memo.
All WWE Superstars, staff and executives had to be re-ed today, and though
the plan is still to tape RAW and SmackDown today and tomorrow, this is an uncertain time.
We’ve spoken a lot about s recently, and whether s have been effective,
but now one Superstars has spoken about what it feels like to be ed.
On Twitter, Alexa Bliss described how it feels in gif form, using a clip of Danny
Devito’s Penguin biting the nose off someone in Batman Returns, to explain how
excruciating it can be.
In response to hearing that s can feel like a tickle, the former Women’s
Champion added:
“My first one tickled, I nervous giggled and shot snot out of my nose haha this one
… not one giggle.”
The swab being used isn’t too effective either, as at it’s best, it only has an
80% catch-rate, meaning 1 in 5 people who SHOULD , don’t.
This is a worrying situation for everyone involved, especially with how the Petite
Powerhouse describes the s, and hopefully it won’t be long until things get
back to how they were before.
We’re focussing on Renee Young next, as she’s ed recently, but is
trying to keep during this worrying time.
After an outpouring of support by Superstars, staff and fans alike, the broadcasted
gave a big thanks to everyone who’d sent their support to her on Twitter.
Young was reportedly pretty sick recently, but is apparently doing better now, and
things are looking up.
Speaking of social media, we’re sure there’s plenty of viewers of ours who follow
Alexa Bliss on Twitter, there was a period recently when her Twitter was set to
private, and it was for a very good reason.
Like many WWE Superstars, especially the female stars, Bliss is unfortunately the
subject of Twitter harassment, and one person in particular led the former
Women’s Champion to take drastic action.
The fan, known as Johnny B, started his tweet by asking where Buddy Murphy
was, who fans will remember as Bliss’ ex, and added that he was going to end the
life of Bliss’ current partner Ryan Cabrera.
Responding to this claim, Bliss wasn’t messing around, as she said she’d screen
capped both the tweet and his same comment on Instagram, and given them to
the proper people to handle the situation.
The former Women’s Champion then deleted this reply, but explained that she is
now handling the situation, without giving this individual any attention.
This is unfortunately just the la in a series of bizarre tweets Johnny B has made
to Bliss and Cabrera over the past few days, and it seems he created the Twitter
account, which has since been suspended, just to harass them.
It just goes to show that every one needs to be careful online, and hopefully Bliss
and Cabrera won’t have to deal with Johnny B anymore.
We’ve got some huge news from Impact Wrestling next as the company has fired
their World Champion Tessa Blanchard.
Blanchard, who made history as the first female World Champion of a major U.S.
Promotion, has been in Mexico since the start of the ongoing global situation, and
despite being asked to send taped episodes for promos, never did, forcing the
company to rework segments on short notice.
Blanchard’s historic reign didn’t get off to a great start either, as social media
messages accusing her of bullying came out just before she became World
Champion this January.
Blanchard’s fiancé Daga is also in Mexico at this time, but is still currently signed to
a multi-year deal with Impact.
Clearly, this isn’t how Impact wanted Blanchard’s reign to go, as what was
supposed to be an iconic moment has instead become a reign full of controversy,
and we’ll have to see what happens with the vacant Impact World Championship.
Back to WWE now and despite all the s recently, the show must go on,
and we’re looking ahead to the upcoming Great American Bash special of NXT.
Whilst the Bash name is a boost of nostalgia for older fans, one person who isn’t
happy about this is Dusty Rhodes’ daughter Teil, who took to Twitter to issue a
simple demand to WWE.
Telling WWE to cute her mom a check, Teil is referring to the fact that the Bash
name was started by Dusty Rhodes himself, though it now belongs to WWE.
Not only is WWE using the Great American Bash name, but it’s interestingly being
used against the Rhodes family, as the show will take place during AEW’s Fyter
Fest, which will see Dusty’s son Cody Rhodes in action.
When one fan brought this to Cody’s attention, the AEW TNT Champion didn’t
have any problem with WWE using the Bash name, saying on Twitter:
it’s all good friend. I appreciate the sentiment. Although the event means a lot to
my Sister and i, I don’t own the IP and ain’t holding much of a grudge on it. My
focus has to be on our show and talent. Making it fun, making it violent, making it memorable.
Cody doesn’t have time to be upset at the name, as he’s obviously more focussed
on putting on the best Fyter Fest he can, despite the current circumstances.
As of right now, Fyter Fest already has a loaded card, and whilst NXT hasn’t done
much advertising for their Great American Bash, simply having the name alone
could bring some fans in who are looking for a bit of nostalgia.
Over to the main roster, as the WWE has revealed the tagline for their next Pay
Per View, which will be WWE Extreme Rules: The Horror Show.
As of right now, two matches have been confirmed so far for the WWE and RAW
Women’s Championships, and according to reports, fans can expect a cinematic
match for the Universal Champion between Braun Strowman and Bray Wyatt,
which will presumably be the titular horror show.
Before the current situation, Extreme Rules was meant to happen in the SAP
Center in San Jose, but with a PPV in the state postponed until 2021, fans in
California will have to wait another year to see their live action event.
One person who seemingly won’t be at the Horror show is Charlotte Flair, as after
conflicting reports of how long she’ll be out of action, the former Women’s
Champion has weighed in herself.
On this week’s RAW, Flair was written out of action with a kayfabe attack by Nia
Jax, and despite the rumours of Flair being out for the remainder of the year due
to an elective surgery, it doesn’t look like it’ll be this long.
Speaking to Sports Hitatus, Flair clarified how long she’ll be off, saying:
“Yeah, so I’ll only be gone for a few weeks...[Nobody is] gonna miss me. They’re
still going to feel like I’m there, is basically what I’m saying. I’m gone but I’m not really gone.”
Charlotte’s response lines up with PW Insider’s report that she’d be gone for a few
weeks due to surgery, as well as her father’s expectations that she’ll be back in
time for Summerslam.
Of course, until Flair comes back, nothing is set in stone, but it looks like fans
won’t have to do without the Queen of all eras for very long.
We’re looking ahead to Smack Down now, as whilst the Undertaker hasn’t officially
announced his retirement yet, the blue brand will still honour him tonight.
Following the finale of the Last Ride docuseries, the WWE announced that
tonight’s show will feature a Tribute to the Undertaker, which will presumably be
a video package, as it’s unlikely that the Phenom travelled to the Performance
Center given everything that’s going on.
A lengthy video package could also help fill in the show, if they’re dealing with a
limited roster, and with tonight’s show featuring Intercontinental Champion AJ
Styles defending against Drew Gulak, and Sheamus toasting Jeff Hardy, there’ll be
plenty to see on FOX’s two hours.
We’re going back in time to 2004 now, as that’s when Brock Lesnar left WWE to
join the NFL, before ending up in UFC.
At the time, the Beast’s abrupt departure following WrestleMania 20 was a huge
scandal, but now former security guard Jimmy Noonan has given some details
about why the youngest WWE Champion left.
Speaking to FOX, Noonan said:
“Brock was sometimes really miserable. There was one morning when we were at
the airport and we were at the airport again at 5 o’clock getting another 5 AM
flight to another city. I shadowed Brock because he was the champ.”
“We walk into the airport at the same time and he looks at me and goes ‘Noonan
if one fan comes up to me and asks me for an autograph, I’m gonna punch you
right in the face’ and that would be the beginning of my day.”
Noonan went on to say that Lesnar even bought his own plane so he could fly
separate, away from the roster and the fans, and we’re sure that Lesnar’s current
part-time schedule, as well as his expensive contract makes for a much happier
Beast in 2020.
And we’re ending today with news Lana, as she’s back together with Rusev… sort of.
Of course, they were never broken up in real life, but for the first time in months,
the pair have appeared together, sharing the camera on Twitch and YouTube.
For those of you who don’t know, Rusev has one of the most popular wrestler
YouTube accounts, where he talks about everything from games, to anime to
workouts, and anything else that comes to mind.
In the video with his wife, the pair discuss which wrestlers are the best dancers,
and after a strange six months for the two to say the least, including having the
USA Network’s highest rated segment in a decade with Lana’s wedding to Lashley,
it’s good to see the real-life couple back together on-screen again, at least on YouTube.