Here is your news for May 12th 2020
and your headlines for today
The baddest man on the planet will make his AEW Debut
Alberto Del Rio *******ed Victim For 16 Hours
WWE introduces a new cross over rule
Charlotte Flair Returs To Smackdown
Sami Callihan ACCUSSES WWE of Stealing his idea
Iconic WWE Wrestler ditches WWE and signs with AEW
We’re kicking off with some huge news regarding AEW, as the company may soon
be working with arguably the greatest boxer of all time: Mike Tyson.
Recently, the WWE Hall of Famer tweeted that he was back, and despite being 53,
Tyson remains in phenomenal shape, meaning a return to the boxing ring is a possibility.
After this message from Tyson, AEW posted a photo of him with Brandi Rhodes
backstage at Double or Nothing, seemingly teasing a cameo appearance on Dynamite.
AEW’s Excutive Vice President Cody also teased working with the Boxing legend,
as he responded to an ESPN Ringside video of Mike announcing his comeback,
signalling that he is watching Tyson closely.
Tyson of course is no stranger to wrestling, as he worked with WWE in early 1998,
serving as the guest enforcer for the WrestleMania 14 Main event between Stone
Cold Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels, and even served as the guest host of RAW,
many years later.
Fans will have to wait and see whether Tyson does appear for AEW, as even one
appearance by the Boxing legend on Dynamite, would get the relatively new show
some major mainstream exposure.
We’re looking at WWE next, as Seth Rollins left an impression on Rey Mysterio in a
big way on this week’s edition of Monday Night RAW.
When Rollins and Murphy faced Rey and Aleister Black, the match was stopped
early after the Monday Night Messiah jammed Mysterio’s eye into the corner of
the steel steps, with the master of the 619 requiring medical attention in the
trainers room.
The damage was so severe that officials needed to take Rey’s mask of, and when
Rollins walked in, saying he didn’t know what happened out there, both he and his
disciple were fought off by Black.
It’ll be interesting to see where WWE goes from here, and hopefully fans will get
an update on Rey’s eye very soon.
Speaking of the Master of the 619, whilst he may be dealing with this new eye
injury, fans shouldn’t expect Rey Mysterio to be going to any other companies for
the foreseeable future. .
We previously reported that Mysterio’s contract was up in September, but
according to Jim Ross on the latest edition of his podcast, the WWE’s Ultimate
Underdog has inked a new deal with the company.
Given that Rey was hurled from the top of WWE HQ during the Money in the Bank
ladder match, there has been speculation that this was a way to write off Mysterio
from TV, though Dave Meltzer on Twitter noted that the former World Champion
won’t be going anywhere.
We’ve got some huge news regarding Becky Lynch now, as fans finally got an
answer to why The Man hasn’t been on TV since WrestleMania.
It’s because The Man is pregnant!
Originally, Lynch was scheduled to confront Miss Money in the Bank Asuka on this
week’s show, but instead emerged carrying the coveted briefcase and fighting
back tears, saying she was torn between sadness and joy.
Revealing that she’d asked the decisions makers to raise the sakes Lynch was
quickly confronted by Asuka, who demanded her briefcase back, though The Man told her:
“You go be a warrior because I’m going to be a mother.”
Opening the briefcase, Lynch awarded Asuka with the RAW Women’s
Championship, who danced in celebration, before embracing the Man, who left
the ring with a tear in her eye.
From behalf of everyone hear at Slat Rock, we wanna congratulate Lynch and her
fiancé Seth Rollins on their first child, and this may go down in history as the most
unique cash-in of all time.
More news from The Man, as following her major pregnancy announcement,
Lynch spoke to People Magazine about what this means for her career.
In the interview, Lynch said that she’d always wanted children, but was often too
busy chasing her dream of becoming a professional wrestler, and also spoke about
knowing that Seth Rollins was the one she wanted to start a family with. She said:
“When we got together, things started to look a lot clearer and I knew he was the
person that I wanted to have kids with — that this was going to happen and it was
just a matter of when. Seth is one of the smartest people I know. He’s just got an
insane work ethic, insane integrity and he is the most generous, kindhearted
person. He’s very, very focused on what the right thing to do is and always looking
to grow and correct himself and be better so he can be the best person for me, and
now, the best father.”
The now-former RAW Women’s Champion also revealed that she took her first
test incorrectly, adding:
I took a few more tests until I got a digital one that just said the word ‘Pregnant.’ I
was with Seth at the time and he just threw his hands up in the air, all excited!”
Now, Lynch will be leaving WWE for a while, but fans can expect a huge return
down the line, when The Mom Comes Around.
From one RAW Superstar to another next, as though many people across WWE
were happy for Lynch and Rollins, one person who wasn’t is Shayna Bazler.
Cutting a promo backsage during RAW, the Queen of Spades was asked for her
reaction, and said:
Reaction? How stupid do you have to be to get knocked up when you’re the
champion? Here’s a fact: 10 out of 10 mothers will try to convince you that
pregnancy didn’t ruin their career.”
“You’re trying to tell me that Becky Lynch becomes the longest reigning Raw Women’s Champion
and throws it all away just to house some miserable parasite?”
“Imagine The Man barefoot, fat on the couch eating Bon Bons. Yeah, that kid’s
gonna suck. You know who the father is? Yeah, I rest my case.
Of course, Seth Rollins is the father, as Rey Mysterio congratulated him shortly
before their tag team match, as did Charlotte Flair, who took to Twitter to say she
was happy for the both Lynch and Rollins.
Though many have been congratulating the happy couple, that clearly doesn’t
include Bazler, who won’t be sending any baby shower gifts to the former RAW
Women’s Champion anytime soon.
We’re looking at the uncomfortable news regarding Alberto Del Rio next, as more
details have emerged about his alleged ******* ******* on his girlfriend.
Now, TMZ is reporting that the attack including tying her up and *******ly
*******ing the victim with various objects, and it’s been said that the former WWE
Champion continued this attack for 16 hours.
This terrible incident allegedly lasted from 10pm on May 3rd, until 2:30pm on May
4th, and if convicted, Del Rio faces a minimum prison sentence of 2 years for *******
******* under Texas Law, though no court date has been set.
Del Rio was released from incarceration after posting bail of $50,000, and we’ll try
and keep you updated on this worrying story as the case continues.
Back to the ring now, and given that top stars such as Roman Reigns and Becky
Lynch gone for the foreseeable future, the company has reportedly taken some
drastic action to increase their ratings.
According to a report by Post Wrestling, a new crossover rule will be introduced,
which will allow RAW and SmackDown Superstars to work both shows.
Given that the current global situation has limited how many stars the company
has to use as well as their ratings, this certainly makes sense, though F4W Online
has reported that the company will try to keep wrestlers crossing over for a minimum.
This rule certainly sounds similar to the Wild Card rule the company had around
this time a year ago, which was used often, and time will tell whether WWE will be
able to show more restraint this time.
We’re looking back at Money in the Bank next, as this year’s show wasn’t just the
most unique version of the pay per view ever, but was also much shorter than
previous iterations.
Though events outside of the Big Four last around three or more hours, this year’s
event lasted around 2 and a half hours, the shortest Pay Per View since
Insurrection 2002, and fans can expect this trend to continue.
According to a report by Wrestling News, Vince McMahon is the one behind the
shorter Pay Per View, as they reported:
Vince McMahon wanted a shorter show and the plan is for pay-per-view times to
be shorter until they can get fans back in the arenas.
It’ll be interesting to see if WWE are able to keep this trend of shorter Pay Per
Views going, as it is looking more likely that the company will have to move their
Summerslam event from Boston, which should take place on August 23rd, as
Boston’s Mayor has said there’ll be no big events until September 7th at the earliest.
Of course, everything is up in the air given the current global situation, but for
now, fans may have to get used to much shorter, quicker Pay Per Views in the
coming months.
Back to TV now, and not only will next week’s edition of RAW be taped in advance,
but there have already been some matches revealed for the show via the WWE’s
official Twitter.
As part of the crossover rule, SmackDown’s King Corbin will face WWE Champion
Drew McIntyre in non-title action, and Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross will defend their
Women’s Tag Titles against the IIconics, who returned to TV and beat the
champions in non title action this week.
It’ll certainly be a happy home coming for the Aussies next week if they win the
titles for the second time, though fans will remember that it was Bliss and Cross
who took the Women’s Tag Titles in the first place, back in the Summer of 2019.
From RAW to SmackDown now, as the blue brand has been plagued by a hacker in
recent weeks, and one person who isn’t impressed is former Impact World
Champion Sami Callihan.
Taking to Twitter during Money in the Bank, Callihan criticized WWE for what he
described as mediocre green screen effects, adding that the company was ripping
off his original work, as Callihan did have a hacker style character during his brief
time with the company.
Concluding his tweet, the former World Champion told WWE that they’ll never be
like him, as I guess that’s one name we can rule out being behind the SmackDown
hacker’s mask.
From Impact to AEW now, as there have been certain clues as of late that WWE
Hall of Famer Sting could soon be All Elite.
Recently, Sting’s figure was pulled from Mattel’s WWE Legends series which
would have seen him appear in plastic form alongside Scott Hall, Greg The
Hammer Valentine and Bobby Heenan.
This news was broken by the Major Wrestling figure pod cast, which is hosted by
Curt Hawkins and Zack Ryder, who noted the verbiage Mattel used, as they said
that the decision to pull Sting was “due to circumstances out of Mattel’s control,”
leading some to speculate that he is AEW-bound.
AEW’s Executive VP Cody Rhodes also fanned the rumour-mill flames, as he
replied to the tweet from the Major figure podcast, and also shared a tweet from
Sting himself, where he praised Lance Archer’s work on Dynamite.
Time will tell whether AEW can pull Sting from WWE’s clutches, and if they do, it’d
certainly be a huge win for the alternative to Vince McMahon’s Sports Entertainment.
And finally today we’re ending with some backstage notes from Money in the
Bank now, as it turns out that the titular ladder matches weren’t the only matches
to be pre-taped.
According to a source for Wrestling News, the Universal title match between
Braun Strowman and Bray Wyatt was also recorded in advance, as the company
didn’t want to risk accidentally showing the puppeteers who controlled Bray’s
puppets in the crowd.
The Main event itself has some big backstage news as well, as at one moment, AJ
Styles and Daniel Bryan brawled in Vince McMahon’s office, though this could’ve
been much different.
A writer for WWE has revealed that there were plans for more Superstars to fight
in the Boss’ boardroom, though this was scrapped by McMahon, who didn’t want
anyone near his giant Dinosaur skull.
The Skull itself was a gift from Vince’s son-in-law Triple H when the Game was
filming The Chaperone, and it’s hardly surprising that the unquestionable king of
wrestling promotions, has a tribute to the king of dinosaurs.