Here's your wrestling news for October 14th,
2022, and we're kicking off today with Bray Wyatt.
And ever since his return at extreme rules, there have been talks
of a new Wyatt family, which his Brother Bo Dallas, is rumored
to be a part of, Given how popular Wyatt is, a new, stable is
certainly an interesting idea, but don't count on this group.
Taking on the bloodline.
A report has been going around that WWE is planning
for the Wyatts versus the bloodline at this year's
survivor series and that the judgment day will take on
the club and a mystery female superstar as per ringside.
News latest report.
Though the rumor doesn't hold any weight and sources reportedly
told rsn, the rumor that's currently making the rounds is fake news.
Wyatt could indeed soon have a group of wrestlers doing his bidding.
As we saw his Firefly Funhouse puppets brought to life at Extreme
Rules and Brian Alvarez was the one to report that Bo is coming back.
In addition to Bo, who many believe was the feend at Extreme Rules,
there's also Abby the Witch, Huskes the Pig boy, Ramble and Rabbit
and Mercy, the buzzard who fans believe to be Grayson Waller.
Only time will tell who is under those
masks for what's being dubbed the Wyatt Six.
But a storyline with the bloodline is not in the pipeline.
There's no confirmation by WWE on who will be in the
Wyatt six if a new stable for Bray Wyatt is green lit,
but one former superstar is ready to let him in in 2021.
Eva Marie returned to WWE after four years away, but her tenure
with the company was short lived as she was released the same.
Part of Eva's return saw her feud with Alexa Bliss.
Then in her dark Alexa persona and the former total diva star
could have some darkness of her own on Twitter, Eva shared a
video of her throwing Lilly Alexa's doll in a trashcan, and
the video ended with Bray's new logo, as if that wasn't enough.
Eva's caption said that if she made that shot, which she did, then
she's going back to WWE and tagged WWE Peacock and Wyatt himself.
Using the hashtag Sister Abigail.
Eva has laid claim to one of the roles in the Wyatt six, but do you
wanna see Eva back and in this role, let us know in the comments.
Bray Wyatt's return has proven to be a hit with fans with the
former universal champion set to appear on tonight's SmackDown.
We can't say for certain what Wyatt will say during
his first SmackDown in a very long time, but we
may know what future plans are for the Character.
After Wyatt's return, WWE filed two interesting trademarks with the
US Patent Office and now own the terms Uncle Howdy and Uncle Harper.
The QR code spotted on this week's raw
took fans to the url, wwe.com/howdy.
And while this could just be a greeting from Bray, the story
told so far has rewarded fans for picking apart any clues.
As for Uncle Harper, that name has great significance
as it references Luke Harper, aka Brody Lee, who
sadly passed away in December, 2020 at Extreme Rules.
Wyatt walked through a shining doorway, much like Lee's debut in AEW,
which many have said was a tribute to the former Wyatt family member.
These two characters certainly seemed related to Wyatt, but WWE has
not confirmed anything on TV yet, but that could very much be the
case during tonight's edition of SmackDown, Before coming to AEW,
Saraya competed in WWE as Paige and had a highly successful career
in the ring before health issues in injuries derailed her career.
Saraya's last few years in WWE were spent on the shelf, and we now
know more about the circumstances surrounding her departure this year.
Fightful select reports that when Saraya shared
news on June 10th that she would be leaving on July
7th, she had only just found out the news herself.
It was also reported that Saraya had big projects
outside of WWE that she had wanted to achieve,
but they had been restricted to some degree.
Saraya spent her final few years with WWE trying to get
medically cleared, but it said that she received conflicting
messages from higher ups regarding her ability to wrestle
physical status and the way that things went down.
Choosing not to renew Saraya's deal was one of the last decisions
Vince McMohan made before his own exit from wwe, but it is one
that the new regime quickly tried to undo as fighteful reports.
We're told by those familiar with the situation that Saraya
was actually offered the general manager position by the
new WWE regime about a month after her deal was not renewed.
That was a spot she held years ago before WWE
did away with authority figures for a while.
However, higher ups also mentioned to her that if she ever wanted
to return to the ring and wrestle, they would make that happen.
There's a lot of conjecture and rumors about WWE getting Saraya,
numerous doctors to get her cleared, but we're told that's not
true to the extent that WWE didn't have her checked at all for a
return to the ring, and Saraya actually went through three extensive
health checks to gain clearance for an in ring return herself.
We are even told that WWE wasn't interested in bringing her back
prior to the new regime and wouldn't sign off on x-rays to have her
examined and that the case was closed as far as they were concernd.
With a vague promise that she could wrestle
again, but WWE not wanting to get her checked.
Saraya got herself medically tested extensively.
It seems like the new regime didn't want her back in the
ring as much as they told her they would as they wouldn't
sign off on x-rays of her neck to have her examined.
Despite this, it's reported that Triple H and
Saraya have a positive relationship, no doubt.
Thanks, in part to how the game worked with her in nxt.
Triple H was also said to have been shocked that his
father-in-law didn't renew her contract, but he couldn't
undo what he believed to be a mistake by McMahon.
Instead, the freedom to do projects without giving WWE a
cut made Saraya choose AEW instead of her previous employer.
Signing a three year deal with Tony Khan after debuting at
AEW Dynamite Grand Slam, a match with Brit Baker appears to
be in the works, and the opportunity to get back in the ring
is something Saraya has been waiting on for a very long time.
Saraya made a huge impression when she debuted at
the Grand Slam edition of Dynamite, but the British
wrestler was nowhere to be seen on this week's episode.
When asked by a fan on Twitter, Saraya explained that not only
was she not in Toronto for dynamite, but she was on an entirely
different continent as she had taken a trip home to the uk Saraya did.
Vow that she will be back for next week's episode in Cincinnati,
Ohio, which is also the hometown of AEW World Champion John Moxly.
Fans can expect Saraya to continue to build her feud on
next week's dynamite as the two continue to work towards
what will be the Brits first match In almost five years,
for years, fans have called on WWE to book The Rock versus
Roman Reigns A Dream Match that has never looked more likely.
It's been reported that the Rock Versus Reigns is a lock for
WrestleMania 39, and it's a match Both men have teased in the past.
Speaking to E!
This week to promote black Adam, the Brahma Bull, spoke about a
possible WrestleMania match and is fully on board with the idea.
I love the idea of a WrestleMania, and I'm close with a lot of people
there, but one in particular who, we've talked about this, so I like
it, but there's so many variables that come into play, but I'm a
promoter at Heart two and promoting that event and what it might be.
So I love WrestleMania and I love that world.
Of course the rock didn't confirm that the match
is on, only that he wants the match to take place.
The rock may be the busiest man in Hollywood, but his schedule
is suspiciously empty in the first three months of 2023.
Adding fuel to the belief that he'll be stepping
in the ring with the tribal chief soon enough.
Now it forbidendoor.
Adam Cole came up, short his efforts to become I W G P World
Heavyweight Champion, and also suffered a concussion in the process.
Well, Cole has made appearances for AEW since then.
He's yet to step back in the ring and there's
now been a worrying update on his condition.
Speaking on wrestling Observer Radio.
Dave Meltzer spoke about the Owen Hart Men’s Cup winner
saying that his days in the ring may unfortunately be over.
It's a concussion.
It's a bad concussion.
Real bad Concussion.
He'll be back when he is cleared.
Could be tomorrow.
Could be never.
You know what I mean?
Of course AEW don't want to risk putting coal back in the ring
before he is ready, even now, five months since his injury.
Well, Cole would no doubt be valuable behind the scenes.
The former NXT champion signed with AEW to be a wrestler
and we can only hope he gets the chance to do that again.
We simply can't say for certain whether Cole will wrestle
again and fans have responded loudly to the prospect
that he could be forced to retire at the age of 33.
On Twitter, several fans responded to this worrying update
with some accusing AEW of having an unsafe working environment.
Others claim that such an injury wouldn't happen under Triple H's.
Watch in WWE and insinuated that Cole
should have stayed with his former employer.
Some fans were less territorial.
It's simply saying that this is a
tragedy and hopefully cole will be okay.
With Kyle O'Reilly also being out due to neck fusion surgery, things
aren't looking good for the undisputed ERA alum, and we can only keep
hoping that both coal and O'Reilly makes speedy and full recoveries.
One name fans can see compete in AEW as John Moxley,
who is in his third reign as AEW world champion.
But this reign wasn't ever supposed to happen.
The reason Moxley is championed today is because CM
Punk was stripped of the title, which came at a very
inconvenient time for the former lunatic fringe.
As Moxley explained to Justin Barrasso, he hadd been scheduled
to take six weeks after all out to have some much deserved
time off, but the fight back stage changed those plans.
I was gonna be gone and off TV for six weeks.
It wasn't that I needed a vacation.
I was feeling good and feeling hot, but it had
to do with what we were going to do for a story.
Going into all out.
I was thinking after I get through this match, that's it.
For a while, I wrestled the match and we kicked each other's ass.
I was happy.
Chicago was happy.
Everybody was happy.
I went outside to smoke a cigarette
with Eddie Kingston in celebration.
That vacation lasted about 30 minutes.
By the time I went to bed that night, I was pretty sure we
were going to pretend that vacation was never going to happen.
But it's all good.
You just roll with the punches.
One day Moxley will get that time off, but it won't be while he's
champion, and we'll have to commend him for being a wrestler.
Tony Khan can rely upon unlike the previous AEW World Champ, and
we're ending today with Kurt Angel, who despite his WWE release
in 2020, has made sporadic appearances for the company since then.
The last time we saw Kurt, it was in August when
he hosted the Kurt Angle Show and the Olympian
revealed that he is still connected to WWE.
Speaking on the Bubba Army Podcast angle.
Elaborated saying he signed a nostalgia contract
which is basically a merchandise contract.
Kurt explained that he gets paid per appearance
he makes for wwe, but they have set him up with
a really nice deal with merchandise royalties.
The former WWE champion did add that despite his nostalgia
contract, he isn't just obligated to WWE and can still book
his own appearances at conventions without WWE'S approval.
It is not just this nostalgia contract that Kurt is pleased with,
though, as he added that he's been doing a lot of production
stuff with WWE and that his behind the scenes work has been
kind of cool with a documentary about angle in the works and
the Olympian, not 100% shutting the door on one last match.
There's a lot of possibilities for the Hall of
Famer as he seems happy to keep working with wwe.