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Guys apparently been a confrontation between Dolph Ziggler and Goldberg over the
past 24 hours.
The incident, which took place at Andiamo Italian Steakhouse in Las Vegas, saw the two WWE
Superstars get in each other's faces, though things were broken up by UFC's Eryk Anders.
On social media, Goldberg said how the Steakhouse was a regular stop for him
and that the Showoff should be thankful that he still wasn’t hungry.
Fans will remember the pair's match at SummerSlam this year, where the Hall of Famer
flattened Ziggler in minutes, as it seems there's still some bad blood
between these two former World Champions.
It's quite possible that this could all be a storyline setting up for match, and with WWE's next Saudi
Arabia show taking place next month, it's possible that Goldberg could be back for that.
WWE may be travelling to Saudi Arabia in October, but the company toured the
Philipines this week, where a huge title change took place.
During a show in Manila, EC3 pinned R-Truth to capture his second 24/7 Championship,
though this reign was just as short as his first.
Thanks to an assist by Chad Gable, Truth was able to regain the title
making the rapping Superstar a 16-time 24/7 Champion.
Though Drake Maverick is good friends with EC3, and the former Impact World Champion
was Maverick's best man at his wedding, it seems the green and gold title
has caused friction between the two.
When Maverick saw the news of his friend's title win and loss, the British star wasn't happy, saying.
"Mate? You knew where he was and didn't tell me?"
In response, Carter said that he told Maverick he was in Asia and accused
the Brit of not listening to him anymore.
Hopefully Maverick will be able to regain the title soon, as it seems that former Rockstar
Spud is still yet to consummate his marriage to his wife Renee, which has clearly caused
tension for the not-so-happy couple.
Speaking of married drama, the issues between Mike and Maria Kanellis continued
to escalate this week, when the first-ever pregnant 24/7 Champion revealed
that her husband isn't the father of her baby.
Though Maria later hinted that Ricochet, and later Rusev was the actual baby-daddy,
it seems that there's still a lot of questions, though one man may have the answers.
After WWE tagged Maury Povich's show in a post about the story, the legendary presenter
replied, saying that he's got two words for you... Paternity Test.
Having Maury on the show could certainly bring some mainstream exposure to the storyline
and we also can't wait to see what Ricochet and Rusev's
"I'm not the daddy dance" looks like on live TV.
With Maury possibly coming to RAW, this development makes us sure that Paul Heyman
is behind all this, as hopefully fans will soon hear those iconic words "you are NOT the father."
Though Maury Povich may be supporting WWE, the same can't be said for former ESPN
anchor Keith Olbermann, who took shots against Braun Strow man during a baseball game.
Strowman recently appeared on Fox Sports during a match to promote WWE SmackDown
moving to the Fox Network, though Olbermann took to Twitter, asking if they were kidding.
Responding, the Monster among Men kept his cool about the situation, treating
Olbermann as a fan, saying that it's unreal how good he looked on the show.
Olbermann wasn't the only ticked off Twitter user though, as weatherman Kevin Lightly
also voiced his displeasure at seeing Strowman, calling him "some WWE dude."
Strowman wasn't going to take this lying down either and asked Lightly if he was mad
because people wanted to see him on TV, and gave arguably the most bizarre threat ever
when he said he'd come show him how to forecast the weather.
The Greatest Royal Rumble winner wasn't alone in all this though,
as several WWE stars defended the industry, including Corey Graves,
the Blue Meanie and Hall of Famers X-Pac and Mark Henry.
Let this be a lesson to any out siders who feel the need to poke fun at wrestling,
that we are a united and passionate group.
Strowman may have caused some drama when he promoted Smack Down's move to FOX,
but the hype train continues to the blue brand's debut on October 4th.
That show will feature Brock Lesnar face Kofi Kingston for the WWE Championship
in what will be Lesnar's first match on a TV show in fifteen years.
One Superstar who knows all about the blue brand is Matt Hardy, who captured the tag team,
Cruiserweight and US titles whilst part of SmackDown, and recently spoke
with Inside the Ropes about his career.
When talking about his various gimmicks, Matt said he would like to use his
V1 character again down the line, saying:
"I would like to incorporate ‘Version 1’ at some point just because people bereave the Matt facts and
the entrance music. I do, to a degree. So that’s definitely some thing I game plan, but there’s
also new stuff. There’s a couple of other things in the back of my mind that I would like to
utilize, but I would like to be this crazy, constant stream of change character on television…”
In an age where nostalgia is all the rage, bringing Matt Hardy V1 back could be a good idea,
and fans will get to see a whole new wave of Matt facts for the modern day.
Back in the ring now and whilst Chad Gable didn't become King of the Ring this week
the Olympian got his revenge the next night.
During the coronation of King Baron Corbin on SmackDown Live, Gable was able to tackle the Lone
wolf through his thrown, and destroyed the entire set, including Corbin's crown and cape.
According to the Wrestling Observer, the man responsible for Gable's actions is none-other than
Vince McMahon, who is reportedly high on the SmackDown Superstar.
Even though Gable's gimmick of the scrappy underdog may not really seem like an upper tier
player, McMahon appreciates what he brings to the table, as the Observer reported:
"Even though Gable is doing this gimmick that screams undercard babyface
we’re told Vince really likes and appreciates him and considers this a push."
Gable is one of the most talented wrestlers WWE have, so time will only tell whether this push leads to
anything, though with Vince Mc Mahon behind him, things certainly look bright for the Olympian.
Some very serious news now, as the state of California has adopted the AB-5 into law,
and the ruling could change a lot of things about WWE.
The new law says that companies must consider independent contracts as fully-fledged
employees, which could cause a massive overhaul in how Mc Mahon does business.
Bodyslam.net recently spoke to attorney Eric D Anderson about the law, and though there was
a time where people believed that non-California based companies, such as WWE
didn't have to worry about the ruling, it's not as simple as that. He said:
"They won’t be exempt under the law as it stands now. What they may do is seek to fall under an
exemption like with a “loan-out company”. That is where the talent owns a production company
and the WWE contracts with the production company and not the talent."
Anderson even suggested WWE could avoid the state all together to avoid the law, and only return
once a year for a major event such as Summerslam or Wrestle Mania, with the 37th edition
of the flagship show rumored to be held in LA in 2021.
With that said though, Anderson also spoke about WWE doing a lot of business in California
outside of wrestling, so it seems that the company
has some big decisions to make in the coming months.
Speaking of big, we all know that WWE is the biggest promotion in the world
and therefore have the resources to sign practically anyone to their roster.
As a result, this has led to a huge pool of talent, though many fans claim that there
are too many stars, and not enough time to showcase them.
This week WrestleNomics.com noted that WWE had 90 wrestlers on the main roster
and 59 in training in 2014, but now have 129 on their roster, and 136 in training today.
This star marks the first time that WWE have had more wrestlers on their roster than WCW
ever did, a worrying sign for fans who remember the Monday Night Wars.
During the wars, many fans believed that WCW had too many wrestlers under contract being
un-used, and though some fans believe the same about WWE today, there is at least
more places to showcase them, thanks to RAW, SmackDown Live, 205 Live, NXT and NXT UK.
Though the current roster may be ready to burst, don't expect WWE to slow down anytime soon, as
with the launch of AEW as well as growing competiton from New Japan and other promotions, the
Sports Entertainment juggernaut doesn't want to risk losing any wrestlers to the opposition.
And finally, today we're looking at Brat Wyatt, as the WWE is making a big deal
about his upcoming Hell in a Cell match.
At the Pay Per View on October 6th, the Fiend will challenge for the Universal Title against
Seth Rollins, and the company recently sent out a pretty intense video promo for the show.
Wyatt himself is heavily featured throughout the promo, which also contains
a lot of references to the Firefly Fun House.
Wyatt has even called Hell in a Cell his happy place, and though the Eater of Worlds
is winless inside the satanic structure thus far, many fans are expecting that to change very soon.
Though Rollins may have conquered a beast at Summer slam to win the title,
and a Monster at Clash of Champions to regain the gold, nobody is quite like the Fiend
and it may be just a matter of time before the Architect's descent into Hell,
culminates with a new WWE Universal Champion.