Here's more wrestling news for july 8th 2021
And your headlines for Afternoon include
Big Time Concern Within WWE About Jimmy Uso After DUI Arrest!
Former WWE Superstar Reveals Why He’s Blackballed From WWE!
WWE Wrestler Lost Her WWE Title While Moving To Florida!
WWE Announces SmackDown From Rolling Loud Music Festival!
Madison Square Garden Requiring Proof Of Vaccination For Fans At Upcoming SmackDown Event!
Released WWE Superstar Opens Up On How Much More Hands On Triple H Is Than Vince McMahon!
"I Couldn't Watch It"- Viral Video Clip Shows WWE Wrestler’s Comment On Potentially Not Watching WWE!
"I Don’t Think He Liked It" - WWE Smackdown Star Recalls His Match Against Roman Reigns! And More!
We’re starting with Jimmy Uso, who was arrested this past Monday for driving under the influence, his fifth arrest since joining
WWE. We previously reported that WWE hadn’t made a decision yet as to what to do
with him, as they’re focus at the time was on pre-taping next week’s RAW but things don’t look good.
Fightful Select reports that many are d isappointed with numerous talent, staff and high-level WWE names having expressed
unanimous concern” about his actions. When they asked Fightful couldn’t get a comment from WWE on the matter,
which is actually a good sign for everyone involved. Typically, WWE used the “Superstars are
responsible for their own actions line,” and many are seeing the company’s silence as a sign that they will get
involved to help Uso overcome his problems. It’s reported that the overall tone backstage is “fear, disappointment and frustration,”
and despite being well-liked in the locker- room, Jimmy Uso’s actions continue to put his position in WWE at risk.
Now at WrestleMania 12, Marc Mero joined the World Wrestling Federation as the Wildman, but his career in the company
wasn’t a wild success. Rescuing Sable from Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Mero was quickly overshadowed
by his real-life wife, and after being given a jealous boyfriend gimmick departed for WCW in 1999.
Speaking to the Such Good Shoot podcast, Mero said that his departure came because he was against drugs and steroids,
and made that clear to WWF management at the time. He said: “When I spoke out against it, and obviously
I’m vilified from wrestling and blackballed, and probably will never be invited to a WrestleMania, whatever,” Mero said.
guys. You’ve got to be proud of what you’re looking at in the mirror every day. Because of that, because of me and some other
guys that stood up, now any wrestler that ever stepped foot in the WWE ring gets free drug and alcohol rehab.”
Mero added that compared to the Attitude Era, WWE now has one of the strictest drug testing nowadays, comparing it to the
Olympics, and was openly critical of WWE following the Chris Benoit tragedy of 2007.
Discussing his tenure with the company, the Wildman admitted that there was animosity, as he had a knee injury that meant he got
paid for 8 months while on the shelf. Mero also joined the company with a huge, guaranteed contract, though the
company’s attention quickly turned to his then-wife Sable. Discussing Sable, Mero said how a lot of
wrestlers didn’t like her because of how heavily she was pushed, especially when the company made the non-wrestler the
WWF Women’s Champion, but called her the company’s second-biggest merch seller, only behind Steve Austin.
Since retiring in 2006, Mero has become a motivational speaker, and if he’s to be believed, is partly-responsible for WWE’s
vital drug-testing policy.
Over to RAW now, and at this time, Charlotte Flair is pursuing the RAW Women’s Championship currently
held by Rhea Ripley, a title the Queen debuted in 2016. At WrestleMania 32, Flair became the final
WWE Divas Champion, but it turns out that the butterfly-emblazoned title is missing from her collection.
Speaking to the Week in Geek Radio Show, Flair discussed how the Divas title she won from Nikki Bella is gone, saying:
“Two years ago, or maybe a little over two years ago, I moved back from North Carolina to Florida and I had the Divas
Championship packed in a box and that box is gone. So whoever has it, please give it back or ship it back. That’s been the one
piece that went missing that I miss.” It’s understandable that Flair wants the title back, as though WWE have distanced
themselves from the Divas term in recent years, the championship is still a historical artefact of the Women’s Revolution.
We’re hoping that this new information will send out a signal boost so the hunt for Charlotte Flair’s missing Divas Title can
pick up more steam.
WWE has a lot of plans in place for when fans return later this month, and now a new major announcement has been made.
Its been confirmed that the Rolling Loud hip- hop festival and WWE will be teaming up in Miami, for the July 23rd edition of SmackDown.
The show itself will feature a split-site broadcast, with some matches taking place at the festival, with others held at the Rocket
Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland. FOX is always looking for big cross-over names to appear on SmackDown,
and with Post Malone, Travis Scott and others confirmed for Rolling Loud 2021, this will make for a unique SmackDown to say
One part of WWE’s major plans is a return to Madison Square Garden for the September 10th SmackDown, the company’s first show
in MSG in two years. Pre-sale tickets for the show went on sale today, with general public tickets going on
sale tomorrow, but those who haven’t been vaccinated shouldn’t bother trying to get a seat.
On the Madison Square Garden Twitter, it was made clear that anyone over the age of 16 will need to be fully vaccinated for
the event, and provide proof of said vaccinations upon entry. This is the first we’ve heard of an arena
requiring a vaccination for an event, and given that the vaccine is still a hot-button topic, we expect that plenty of fans
will have an issue with this rule. Fans have three months to get the vaccine and proof if they want to attend the
September 10th SmackDown, because if you’ve not had the jab, you won’t be getting inside the WWE’s old stomping ground.
One person fans won’t be seeing in MSG no matter what is Killian Dain, who was released last month due to budget cuts.
Dain is currently waiting out his non-compete clause with WWE, and during his time with the company, worked in both NXT and the
main-roster. Whilst WWE’s main-roster is overseen by Vince McMahon, NXT is ran by Triple H,
and during an appearance on UnSKripted, Dain discussed the differences in how the two run their shows
“So, I would say Triple H is a little more hands-on a regular basis. So like, you will have way more access to Triple H
for NXT than you would have Vince because Vince is you take away the fact that like he is going to be the head of the shows and
whatever like that, he is also the CEO of the company. So, you’re asking; there’s a very small window that he is going to
be available to be seen. That is problematic, I guess, for some people because they want to barge him, and he might not be there.
So, I understand that might be difficult for people.” “At the same time, it’s like I can’t imagine
any other place in the world where you could actually go and have a conversation with the CEO of a company on a regular
basis. So, you know, that’s me coming at it from a different perspective. But for me, working under Triple H was great because
I find it really easy talking to him. Easy to understand what he was looking for.” It’s no secret that Vince McMahon is a
perfectionist and wants things done his way, and it’s been reported that Dain simply wasn’t the Boss’ kind of Superstar.
As for now, the Irish wrestler is waiting for his non-compete clause to expire so he can return to the independent scene,
which he dominated for years before his run in WWE, and plans to once-more now that he’s released.
Dain’s wife Nikki Cross remains in WWE, and recently changed her name to Nikki Ash on RAW.
Now, the company has made that name official, trademarking Nikki ASH, as well as Ashe with and e on the end, Ash
with two A’s and NikkiASH, all as one word. WWE clearly doesn’t want anyone else using the Nikki Ash name, as the company
seemingly has plans for the new Superhero.
Buddy Murphy was also released from WWE last month, but that hasn’t stopped the former Cruiserweight Champion going viral this week
for an awkward reason. On social media, a video is being shared of Murphy praising wrestling YouTube channel
WrestleTalk, and in the interview, Murphy admits that he can’t watch WWE’s product. He said:
“I would go on Youtube and I think it's called WrestleTalk or something like that, and they'd review the show in five minutes. That's how
kept up with the product, I couldn't watch it.” Although many people have said that Murphy is trashing WWE’s product, it’s worth pointing
out that this was just a short clip from a lengthy interview, and it’s just as likely that he can’t watch wrestling, because
of his busy schedule. That would explain why he uses WrestleTalk’s five-minute recaps,
and fans should reserve judgement until the context is made clear. Ultimately, we’ll only know for sure what
Murphy means if the full interview is released, and if Murphy is indeed looking for great Wrestling YouTube channels,
then we certainly have one we’d recommend to the former WWE Superstar…
And we’re ending with Cesaro, who recently pushed Universal Champion Roman Reigns to the limit, having a
war at WrestleMania-Backlash. Despite an impressive showing, Cesaro failed to topple the Tribal Chief, and now
the Swiss Superman wants a rematch
Speaking to GiveMeSport, Cesaro disussed the WrestleMania-Backlash match, saying:
“I took Roman to the limit and I don’t think he liked it, so let’s do it again… I was able to take him to the limit, and maybe to a
place where he doesn't like to be because he’s not usually there Tomorrow night, Cesaro will face
Seth Rollins in a Money in the Bank qualifier, and if he can defeat the Architect and win the briefcase on July 18th, then he’ll get his
championship rematch, whether Reigns likes it or not.