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President Of SAG-AFTRA Labor Union Reaches Out To Zelina Vega After Her Release From WWE!
Why There Is Resentment Among WWE Superstars?
Alexa Bliss & Ryan Cabrera Are Now Engaged To Be Married ; Marriage Proposal Footage Is Out!
WWE Planned A Major Angle For Aalyah Mysterio & Murphy!
Indie Wrestler Apologizes Big Time After Yelling ‘F*ck Eddie Guerrero’ During Match!
Sami Zayn Is In Major Trouble With WWE Management!
A Never Before Heard WWE Backstage Fight Is Revealed After 15 Years!
Shaquille O’Neil Backstage At AEW Event!
Kane Reveals If He Is Retired From WWE And More!
We’re kicking off today with Zelina Vega’s release from WWE, as though she was fired for supporting
unions and refusing to quit Twitch, it’s not all bad news. During Wrestling Observer Radio,
Dave Meltzer noted that Vega was making more money through third- party deals whilst she was working
for WWE, and she’s not the only woman on the roster to be doing so.
Not only did Vega continue on Twitch despite WWE’s rule, but she also opened an Only Fans
account, and even sold one photo for a $100. Now, she’ll be able to do as many
deals with sites like Twitch, Cameo and Only Fans without issues from WWE, and though fans won’t be
seeing her in the Thunderdome, she’ll still be able to earn plenty outside the company.
Although Vega has gone from the company, her abrupt and arguably unfair release has caused a stir
online, as several bodies are giving their support to her. Shortly after her release, Vega was
contacted by Gabrielle Carteris, the Beverly Hills 90210 actress and President of SAG-AFTRA, the Screen
Actors Guild of America’s Federation of TV and Radio Artists.
A union that represents over 160,000 people in entertainment, Vega has received a ton of support,
including Andrew Yang, who’s said that he’s not finished with Vince McMahon following Vega’s release.
It’s being reported that Vega knew her time was up by the time she sent out her unionisation tweet,
and after she was released, took to Twitch, something she can do now, to thank everybudy who’s
supported her. Though she’s gone from WWE, Vega confirmed she’s not leaving
Wrestling despite her 90-day non- compete clause, and the former Superstar wold be a huge addition
to the roster of either AEW or Impact.
One thing we know for certain is that Vega won’t be at any WWE house shows, as the ongoing global
situation has caused WWE to nix their live event schedule, reducing how much a Superstar can earn.
During Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer explained how there's plenty of Superstars who
aren't happy about this, noting: "There is a resentment that ‘ok before we were working four
nights a week and working our ass off and traveling all over the country and having to pay for hotels’ and
now ‘we’re working one day a week and we have a lot of time off so we are figuring out ways to make money
with our time off to augment the money that we’re not making and then they try to take it away from us.’”
The money being taken away obviously refers to WWE's role about third-party deals, as though
Superstars are working one night a week, they can't use the remaining six days to earn more via third-party
deals. The fact that Vega was released after refusing to stop her Twitch
streams shows just how serious WWE is taking their rule, and until something changes, it looks like
Superstars will just have to make do, earning far less than they used to.
We’ve got some much happier news concerning Alexa Bliss next, as the former RAW Women’s
Champion is now engaged. On social media, Bliss shared news of her engagement to Ryan Cabrera,
noting how it was one year ago that they met, and now they’re engaged.
Bliss and Cabrera met through friends, as Ryan is very close to the Miz and has appeared on Miz
and Mrs in the past. Given that it was a public proposal, Cabrera made sure it was filmed
so Bliss could share it online, with the caption confirming how much she loves her fiancé.
WWE have also sent out a congratulatory message to the happy couple, who were together
for a little while before news of their relationship broke in February. Given the ongoing global situation,
it’s uncertain what kind of wedding the two will have, or when it’ll take place, but we here at Slat Rock
Wrestling would like to send our congratulations to the happy couple.
Speaking of weddings, it’s been a while since fans saw a WWE-style ceremony, but we could see one
happen very soon. According to our sources, there were plans for a wedding between
Murphy and Aalyah at some point, that would’ve seen the Australian turn on the Mysterio family, but
obviously, that hasn’t happened yet. It was also noted that a planned
wedding for the two kayfabe lovebirds could still happen with Seth Rollins out of the picture,
and that the Murphy-Mysterio storyline will continue in some form without the Architect.
With Rollins set to face Murphy this Friday, it seems he’s wrappings things up and will be gone after
Survivor Series as his fiancé Becky Lynch is expected to give birth soon, with Dave Meltzer noting it could be
in a week or two. It seems like Rollins is mere days away from going from being the
Monday Night Messiah to the Friday Night Father, and whilst The Man and Rollins are set to be married,
fans nearly got to see a very different kind of wedding happen in the ring.
Now, when you’re a heel, your job is to garner heat from fans, but recently, indie wrestler Alex Ocean
went way too far. During ICW’s No Holds Barred show on November 14th, Ocean took on
Akira, and after hitting the Three Amigos Suplex, yelled “F**k Eddie Guerrero” to the crowd.
This didn’t go down well at all, as people lashed out online at this remark, and on social media, Ocean
apologised for what he called “a tasteless comment in an attempt to attain cheap heat.”
The fact that his comments happened just one day after the 15th Anniversary of Eddie’s death
certainly didn’t help matters, so we hope Ocean has learned his lesson, and his promise to do better actually
Back to WWE, and we all know that Sami Zayn isn’t afraid to speak his mind, especially when it comes to
politics. When President Trump said that Joe Biden only won in the recent
election by cheating, and in the eyes of the quote “fake news media,” Zayn blasted the President’s comments
as an embarrassing and pathetic spectacle, and that’s coming from someone who plays a whiny
paranoid coward on TV. With the McMahon family being so close to Trump, this could end up
causing issues for the Intercontinental Champion, and with the President still refusing to
concede, we’ll have to see how things turn out, both in the ring and in the White House.
We’re looking back at 2004 next, as Eddie Guerrero and Kurt Angle had some blockbuster matches that year
at both WrestleMania and Summerslam, but there was one match fans didn’t get to see.
In an interview with Lucha Libre Online’s Michael Morales, Angle spoke about the brotherly
relationship the two had, but also revealed how Guerrero confronted Angle backstage after a match, .
saying the Olympian was being too stiff. Angle explained that he didn’t even
touch Eddie, saying it’d been his co-horts Luther Reigns and Mark Jindrax, but Eddie, full of his Latino
Heat, refused to listen, leading to a physical altercation between the two.
After Angle was able to get Eddie in a Front Facelock, the Big Show was able to break the two up, and it just
goes to show just how passionate Eddie was about his work, even if he was in the wrong.
AEW next, as Shaq is coming to the promotion, and now we know he’s already been in the Daily’s Place.
Redditor SpaceForce1, who has been accurate in the past, is reporting that Shaq was backstage
at AEW’s Full Gear Pay Per View, and he might have been around for Dynamite as well.
Thunder Rosa even dropped a selfie of her and the NBA legend, joking about Shaq’s free-throw percentage
of 52.7%, as it seems Shaq was in attendance for AEW Dynamite, but the company held off using him.
We’ll have to see if Shaq laces up his boots for AEW down the line, but it’s clear that something big is
being planned for the basketball star, and that it involves the recently debuted Jade Cargill.
Back to WWE now, and given his recent rule about third-party deals, and Zelina Vega’s release from
the company, not too many people are fans of Vince McMahon right now, but the Chairman of the board
has a defender. While speaking to the New York Post, the Undertaker defended
the Boss as a caring human being, and not the monster that people think that he is. He added:
“That’s where the internet and all that stuff kind of show up, ‘Just let him retire, just let him do this,
let him do that.’ I’m a grown man. I can walk away anytime I want.” It’s clear that the Deadman
and McMahon are close, with the Phenom even saying that Vince is the first person he wants to hug
when he returns, but we’ll have to see how many more Superstars have such positive things to say
about the boss after recent decisions.
From Undertake to Kane now, though he’s decimated opponents for over 20 years, these days he’s
kept busy as the mayor of Knox County, Tennessee. Given that he’s a mayor now,
it seems like Kane is retired, but in an interview with FOX Sports, the Big Red Machine teased a possible
return to the ring. He said: “You never say never in WWE. But, at the same point in time, I’ve gotten
to the point in my life where I’m comfortable not being in the wrestling ring... I’ve also gotten
to the age where a lot of times I’m like, ‘Man, that looks like it hurts!’ I used to be, ‘Man, I wish I could be
out there doing that!’ Now I’m kinda like, ‘Oooh golly. Those guys are a lot tougher than I am now.’
Nevertheless, if the opportunity arises … well, you know, we’ll see.” That wasn’t the only bombshell
dropped recently by the Devil’s favourite demon this week, as during the recent Brothers of
Destruction documentary on the Network, he revealed that he was nearly called Inferno, before Bruce
Prichard came up with the name Kane. It's clear that Kane, isn’t ready to
hang up his mask just yet, and time will tell whether he gets a celebration like his kayfabe brother
when he finally decides to retire for good.
More AEW news now, as Jon Moxley isn’t just the AEW World Champion, but also the IWGP U.S.
Champion, though isn’t booked for New Japan’s Wrestle Kingdom show in January.
During Wrestling Observer Radio, Meltzer explained that Moxley hasn’t asked AEW for any time off to make
Wrestle Kingdom, and given Japan’s strict quarrantine policy, he’d need a lot of time off.
He would have to miss the December 30th show, so he would have to miss one show… He could
ask for the date, but Moxley has not asked Tony for the date. The fact that they made this match on
December 2nd and it was Tony’s call means that it 100% has nothing to do with the Tokyo Dome
The match in question is the Moxley Vs. Kenny Omega world title match scheduled for the December 2nd
Dynamite, and though many fans would love to see Moxley defend his U.S. Title at Wrestle Kingdom,
don’t bet on it happening.
Back to WWE, and John Cena is set for a huge role as Peacemaker in the upcoming Suicide Squad film,
and now the cast, which includes Margot Robbie, Idris Elba and Nathan Fillion just got another huge name.
It’s been confirmed that Sylvester Stallone has joined the James Gunn project and though we don’t know
who he’ll play, it’s rumoured he could be the voice of King Shark.
It’s ironic that Sly could be voicing King Shark, as that’s the same character Samoa Joe will voice in
the upcoming Suicide Squad video game, and we’ll have to see what other big names join Big Match John
for the film scheduled for an August 2021 release.
And we’re ending with news of Chelsea Green’s injury, as she’s received what is being described
as the best care package ever post-surgery. Green is recuperating a surgically
repaired left wrist that she suffered during her SmackDown debut, and has been sent a care package full
of cheddar puffs, crackers, crispy M&Ms and even laxatives from AEW’s Britt Baker.
This injury is just the latest setback for Green, who’s promised she’ll be back, and with friends like Baker,
at least Green can enjoy her recovery time away from the ring.