Here's more wrestling news for March 10th 2022
And your headlines for Afternoon include
RECENT WWE Signee Makes Television Debut!
Oliver Luck And Vince McMahon Legal Battle Update!
Christy Hemme Rejoins Impact Wrestling With Backstage Role!
Rey Mysterio Addresses Dominick Getting A WWE Push Based On Family Ties!
MVP Working Hard To Get Medically Cleared For In-Ring Return!
Jim Ross Comments On WWE Removing His Audio From Undertaker HOF Package!
"I'm Engaged!"- Ex-WWE Star Clears Things Up After Fan Asks If He And Nia Jax Are A Couple!
Rey Mysterio Hints That Retirement Is Imminent! And More!
We’re starting off with NXT: Level Up, as the show has taped the episode which will air tomorrow night, and will feature an interesting name on
the card. Tomorrow, Ivy Nile will face Brooklyn Barlow, who is one of WWE’s newest signings.
A Strongwoman competitor and 3x NQ NPC Bikini Competitor, Barlow only signed with WWE in recent months, after ending the tryouts
in Las Vegas last August during Summerslam week.
Barlow was one of the dozen tryouts who were offered a contract, and the fact she’s appearing on TV so soon is a big move for her career.
WWE’s newest strategy is to avoid signing indie wrestlers in favour of talent they can trail in their own in-house style, and for Brooklyn Barlow,
she’ll soon be able to continue developing her skills while appearing on NXT Level Up.
In April 2020, former XFL commissioner Oliver Luck launched a lawsuit against WWE, Vince McMahon and Alpha Entertainment, claiming he
had been wrongly terminated from the role. McMahon responded by saying that Luck had shirked from his duties, which gave him grounds
for termination, and the two sides could soon be reaching an agreement. PW Insider reports that representatives from
both sides will meet for a settlement conference on March 15th in Bridgeport, Connecticut and hope to put an end to this matter before it reaches the courts.
Should these talks fail, the two sides will meet on July 11th for a trial, and with Luck seeking $23.8 million in damages, we’ll keep following this story
for further updates.
Impact news now, as Christy Hemme worked for the company for years as an on-screen announcer and interviewer, and she’s now back
under a different role. Speaking on Busted Open Radio, Gail Kim said that Hemme is back with Impact but in a backstage
capacity, and was vague when it came to saying what the former Diva Search winner’s new role actually is
What Kim did say is that she’s pleased Hemme is back, and time will tell how Christy fares in whatever new role she has for the company behind the scenes.
Now, Rey Mysterio is a true legend of WWE, having become a three-time former World Champion, and has more recently been teaming with his son Dominik.
Next month will mark Dominik’s first time wrestling at WWE’s biggest event of the year, and that’s something his father takes very seriously.
Speaking to Complex, Rey discussed any accusations of nepotism, and explained that it takes more than the Mysterio name to keep Dominik
employed: “A lot of people might think that because he’s my son, he’s been given this opportunity. Yeah,
maybe he was. But at the same time, you know, I’m not holding him by the hand. He’s doing his own work, and he has to stand out on his own. I can’t
that for him.” From his in-ring debut at Summerslam 2020, Dominik has proven that he belongs in a WWE
ring, and will get the chance to shine this April at WrestleMania 38.
For years, Jim Ross was seen as the unquestionable voice of WWE, and called some of the promotion’s greatest moments before joining AEW in 2019.
Now working for ‘the competition,’ WWE has distanced themselves from the Hall of Famer, as noticed in the recent video package for The Undertaker’s upcoming
Hall of Fame induction. Fans will have noticed that despite calling some of the Deadman’s biggest moments featured in the
package, Ross is only heard from once in the entire four-minute tribute. Speaking on his Grillin JR podcast, Ross admitted that
hurt him to be treated this way, as he pointed out that he always did his very best on the job, and didn’t walk out of the company.
JR also questioned how WWE will handle some of the most iconic calls of all time, and questioned if they’ll dub someone else’s voice in for the Infamous
he is broken in half” line from King of the Ring 1998. JR may have lost a step or two in recent years,
but he’s still considered the greatest commentator of all time by many, and WWE should treat the Oklahoma native with the respect he deserves
If you’ve been on Nia Jax’s Instagram, you’ll know she’s good friends with Mojo Rawley, and the two appear together often in social media videos.
The two are clearly good friends, despite Jax downplaying the pandemic and Rawley saying he was close to death after testing positive,
and some have wondered whether Jax and Rawley are more than ‘good friends.’ When a fan on Instagram asked if they’re a couple
Mojo responded, making it clear that he’s not just in a relationship with someone else, but they’re engaged.
Rawley popped the question to his fiancé Grace last month, and while he and Nia are friends, that’s simply all they are to each other.
More from that Rey Mysterio interview with Complex, as the masked legend is thrilled to be teaming with his son at WrestleMania, but this could be one
of the last big Mania matches Rey ever has
In the interview, Mysterio discussed his incredible career, and said he recognises that it’ll have to come to an end sooner rather than later:
“There’s not much I can ask for now. You know, I just want to ride into the sunset. I’m making the best out of these last couple of years. And then I
I just want to watch my son’s career flourish.” Starting his wrestling career as a teenager, Mysterio has spent the last three decades in the
ring, and has paid the price, having multiple surgeries over the years.
A grand-slam champion with a legion of loyal fans, there’s very little Rey has left to achieve, and fans should enjoy Mysterio while they can, as his career
will be coming to an end in the coming years.
When MVP returned to WWE in 2020, the former United States Champion had a handful of matches to his name, but hasn’t wrestled in a very long time.
MVP’s last match was on the September 6th 2021 RAW, where he and Bobby Lashley defeated AJ Styles and Omos, and since then, he’s been out
with a knee injury. We now have news about his condition, as on the Wrestling with Freddie podcast, MVP told former
WWE writer Freddie Prinze Jr that his knee is all healed up, but he’s now working on getting medically cleared to get back in the ring.
MVP added that the original injury was a torn meniscus, and that after months of not using it, the muscle in the area has atrophied and he’s
now having to rebuild strength in that part of his body. With Bobby Lashley expected to be off TV for the
months with his shoulder injury, MVP’s fate on- screen remains uncertain, but the sooner he’s medically cleared, the better chances are that
he’ll avoid the next wave of budget cut releases.
And we’re ending with AEW, as the company has gained a rabid fanbase in a relatively short period of time, but not everyone is cool with the All-Elite
company. That’s a lesson Matt Jackson knows very well, as when sitting down with Melissa Joan Hart recently
the former AEW World Tag Champion discussed the toxic fanbase that exists among wrestling fans. In the interview, Matt said how his brother Nick had
his bag stolen the other week, and never got it back, and said that some fan must’ve been able to track their locations due to what they post online.
He added: “Wrestling has the most toxic fanbase in the world. They’re the worst. Honestly, like, there’s a lot of
good fans. The ones that love you, love you. But the ones that hate you, they hate you.” Unfortunately for the Bucks, there’s a good
chance they’ll never see Nick’s bag again, and while there’s plenty of great fans who appreciate what they’ve done for the wrestling world,
especially in the past few years, it’s the worst kind of fans who often are the ones who leave a lasting impression.