Here's your News for September 15th 2020 Why Randy Orton Was Not Medically Cleared? WWE Teases Romance Angle! WWE Star Leaving Soon! WWE News
And your headlines for today include
WWE Star Takes A Jab At MJF!
Good News For Jeff Hardy Fans, He Signed A New Contract With WWE!
WWE Star Expected To Leave The Company When Contract Expires!
Real Reason Why Randy Orton Was Not Medically Cleared By WWE!
Bobby Lashley Still Has Fights Left With Bellator!
Mickie James Allegedly Injured During WWE RAW Women’s Title Match!
WWE Teases Romance Angle With Rey Mysterio’s Daughter Aalyah On RAW!
Chris Jericho Locks Down Name For Gimmick Match He Created For AEW!
Miro Expects LANA To Get Some Punishment From WWE After His AEW Promo And More!
We’re kicking off with news from MVP, as given that he’s been in wrestling for over a decade,
the former US Champion has seen a lot, and it now looks like MVP is seeing things all over again.
On Instagram, Porter posted a video of himself in a SmackDown segment with Teddy Long, wearing a scarf
that looks very similar to the one worn by AEW’s MJF. MVP noticed the similarity too,
as his captioned pointed out the quote “dope scarf” and say that it looks familiar, like he’s seen this
look and attitude rebooted. Fans quickly figured out that this was a jab at MJF, who is coming
off a loss to AEW World Champion Jon Moxley at All Out, and we’ll have to see whether the arrogant
star starts showing up to Dynamite in lycra jumpsuits in due time.
One person fans won’t be seeing on Dynamite anytime soon is Jeff Hardy, as he’s been doing big things
on SmackDown as Intercontinental Champion, and is now here to stay. In an interview with BT Sports,
Hardy confirmed he’s signed a new contract with WWE, but didn’t specify just how long this new deal will last.
When Jeff returned to TV earlier this year, he still had a year left with the company due to time added on his
contract because of his injury hiatus, and now it seems he’ll be around for much longer.
Hardy also expressed an interest to use his old No More Words theme again, instead of using the Hardy
Boyz theme, after his wife Beth said last month that No More Words will return when the WWE is able to run
events with fans once again. Jeff even said that getting to use No More Words again was part of the
deal for him to re-sign with WWE, and whilst we don’t know when the theme he used from 2008-2009 will be heard
again, we know that Jeff Hardy is here to stay. Whilst Hardy is here to stay, someone
in WWE isn’t, despite the company offering huge contracts not too long ago to stop people jumping to AEW.
According to a report from Wrestle Votes, an anonymous Superstar has made it clear that they will not sign a
new deal when their current one expires, though said that naming the Superstar wouldn’t be smart business.
It’s worth noting that this probably isn’t referencing AJ Styles, who has previously said his current deal is his
last, so there’d be no need to keep the Phenomenal One anonymous. Big names who have several years
on their deals such as Braun Strowman, Edge, Randy Orton, Sasha Banks and Rey Mysterio
can also be ruled out, as it wouldn’t make sense for them to privately reveal this with years of contract to go.
It’s no secret that several wrestlers could be main eventers if they weren’t in WWE, and we’ll have to see if any
Superstars tease a move to AEW or even New Japan in due time. We’re looking ahead to Clash of
Champions, which was originally scheduled to see WWE Champion Drew McIntyre face Randy Orton,
but now that match is in jeopardy. On RAW this week, The WWE Champion challenged Orton to an
ambulance match at the Pay Per View, but instead of receiving Orton, Adam Pearce, who’s been acting in
a role similar to a General Manager lately, came out to explain that the Viper isn’t medically cleared for the
match Pearce explained how Orton’s status at Clash of Champions is uncertain,
and that if Keith Lee could defeat McIntyre in RAW’s main event, then the Limitless one would replace the
Legend Killer at Clash of Champions’ WWE Title match A high-stakes match to say the least,
the friendly rivalry of the two former NXT Champions didn’t last long, as they brawled multiple times
backstage during the show before the match even started. A back and forth affair that saw Lee
target the fractured jaw of McIntyre, the match ended before a clear winner could be determined,
as several Retribution members ambushed the two, with over a dozen other members swarming the
ring to attack both McIntyre and Lee. Fortunately, the two Superstars had back-up in The Hurt Business,
and whilst it was strange to see the group of heels help the two faces, the fact remains that there was no clear
winner of the main event. With their being no reports of Orton being injured outside of WWE,
it’s likely that his injury is in kayfabe, and thanks to Dave Meltzer, we now know the real reason why Orton was
written out. According to Meltzer, Randy was taken out by Retribution backstage
and as a result suffered an injury, but that obviously didn’t make it to air.
With no clear victor on this week’s show, it seems a Triple Threat Ambulance match at Clash of
Champions could happen, and although that could lead to some epic moments between McIntyre,
Orton and Lee, we’re not too sure how those stipulations combined will work.
We’re entering the Octagon next, as though Bobby Lashley is doing big things in WWE as US Champion,
his contract with Bellator has some fights left on it. Speaking to TV Insider, Lashley said
he’ll continue to fight in MMA as long as he can, adding that he just spoke to the Bare Knucle Fighting
Championship about doing a bare- knuckle fight, and also revealed the caveat on his MMA contract, saying:
When I signed my Bellator contract, I had an out clause for the WWE. It said if WWE alone offered me a
contract they would relieve me from the Bellator contract. [Bellator MMA President] Scott Coker is an amazing
guy. The fact he gave me that contract was just incredible. Time will tell whether fans see Lashley
return to Bellator, who also recently contacted free agent Brock Lesnar about coming in, and given that
Lashley has said for years that he hopes to fight the Beast, that match may finally happen, just not in a WWE
ring. Now, you never know what can happen when you step in the ring,
and during this week’s RAW Women’s Title match, something definitely went wrong.
In the finish of the match, the referee called for the bell, with the announcer stating that Mickie James could no
longer continue, and on Twitter, Mick Foley said he’d heard that James injured her
shoulder, explaining the quick and awkward ending, which Lance Storm noted that he thinks the ref said her
shoulder popped out. It’s a shame that Mickie’s first title match in three years ended this way,
and hopefully the former Women’s Champion will be able to get another shot at the gold when she’s fully
recovered. Speaking of championship matches, the Clash of Champions Pay Per View
is taking place on September 27th, and the one night of the year where every main roster title is defended
just got a new match. On RAW, the Riott Squad won a number-1-Contender’s match,
defeating Lana and Natalya, and it was later confirmed that their Women’s Tag Team Title match will happen
at the Pay Per View. Currently, the Women’s tag titles are held by Shayna Baszler and Nia Jax,
though that team is bound to explode anytime now, and if that happens on September 27th, we could see new
Women’s Tag Team Champions.
This week’s edition of the red brand also saw Rey Mysterio’s daughter Aalyah return to the show alongside
her mother, and it looks like WWE could have an interesting idea for the 19-year-old.
After being attacked with Kendo sticks by the Mysterio family last week, Murphy had an equally bad time this
week, as after Seth Rollins defeated Dominik in a Steel Cage match, the Monday Night Messiah beatdown his
disciple at ringside. As Aalyah passed Murphy, she sympathetically put her hand on his
arm, teasing that WWE may be going for some kind of romance angle between the two.
Fans may not be thrilled at the 12 year aged difference between Aalyah and the 31-year-old Murphy, but given
this week’s foreshadowing, it’s clear that Aalyah was brought onto TV to do more than watch her brother,
and fans can expect to see more of her in the coming weeks. One person fans won’t be seeing for
a while is Ivar, as there’s been an update about the cervical injury he suffered on last week’s edition of
Monday Night RAW. According to Bryan Alverez, Ivar’s injury is worse than first thought,
and will require neck surgery, which’ ll take place today in Birmingham, Alabama.
Dave Meltzer also noted that Ivar has a history of neck issues, but his suicide dive last week pushed these issues
over the line, and with Vince McMahon not liking booking ½ of a tag team while the other’s out, we’ll have to
see what this means for both Ivar, and Erik. Over to AEW now, as Chris Jericho
has come up with plenty of innovative ideas over the years, including WWE’s Money in the Bank ladder match,
and now owns another big term. According to recent filings, Jericho filed a trademark on the Mimosa
Mayhem Match on September 9th, so if anyone wants to use that name, they’ll have to go through him.
We can’t imagine the Mimosa Mayhem match happening without Orange Cassidy and the
Bit of the Bubbly’ in it, but at least we now know that nobody, not even WWE, can borrow the idea without the
DemoGod’s permission. And we’re ending today with more news from AEW, as after Miro’s
shocking debut on Dynamite, the former Superstar told Busted Open Radio how his wife Lana may be
punished for what he said about WWE’s brass ring, for no fault of her own.
In his promo, Miro said that people can take their Brass ring and shove it up their ass, and later spoke about the
possibility of Lana getting punished by WWE for his comments, saying: They should be professional and treat
it as it is. It's nothing personal; it's a business. Hopefully, they treat it like that. I hope that it won't hurt her.
I pray everything will be fine, and we should move on.” Whilst Miro was hoping for everyone
to be professional, that’s easier said than done, as this week’s RAW saw the Ravishing Russian put flirting with
Angel Garza out of the blue, and also saw her put through a table by Nia Jax.
It’s entirely possible that this week’s segments have nothing to do with Miro’s comments, though if this is
retaliation for what he said, it’s a very petty move by Vince McMahon’s company.
Speaking more about why he badmouthed WWE in his debut on Dynamite, Miro explained:
I’m usually positive and I never like to talk bad about anybody just because we’ve all done bad stuff, but there’s a
certain time where you’ve put all your heart and story into certain things and you don’t feel like it’s coming to fruition
for one reason or another. It was so disheartening over the years Miro also explained how he has Chris
Jericho to thank for encouraging him to use the Brass ring line, saying:
I was like, ‘Whoa, do I ask for forgiveness after?’ He was like, ‘No, you don’t have to ask for anything,
you just do it. It’s a good promo.’ I was so shocked because it’s a different style. It was important for me to say
because I meant all of these things. Whilst Miro certainly spoke his mind in what he said was a promo to express
his frustrations over the past ten years, it looks like his wife is paying the price for this, and we’ll have to wait and see
how the Ravishing Russian gets treated on WWE TV as Miro’s journey as an AEW star continues.