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You know ‘Chopper’.
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right.
Let’s begin the MECHA NEW-wait no.
Hmm.
I can’t do Luke or Oli’s gimmicks, I need one of my own.
I need something that’s big.
Numbers are big.
Luke and Oli do longer news, which means I’m the third one, which means I’ve got a 33
and a third chance of winning at Sacrifice, but then you take in Oli’s 75% chance of
winning of we were to go one on one, and that gives him a 141 and two thirds chance, while
I only have a 8 and a third chance of coming up with a suitable name for my longer news
episodes!
I don’t have a name yet.
But let’s get on with the news!
Today is stacked, because we’ve got stories from across the spectrum such as a WrestleMania
35 result potentially leaked, the tensions between AEW’s Chris Jericho and WWE continuing
to rise, and of course we’ve got all the happenings from last night’s Impact show,
United We Stand.
Click the timestamps in the video description below to jump to any of those stories right
now!
To show solidarity in Luke, Oli, and Laurie’s absence, let’s give them a nice welcome
back gift tonight with a whole bunch of thumbs up, subscribers, and a metric butt-ton of
comments answering today’s question of the day, which is:
Who Should Beat Brock Lesnar?
.If Seth Rollins doesn’t beat Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania 35, who do you think should?
Carmella Steals Nakamura’s Gear!
This past week, some WWE stars appeared on Jimmy Fallon in order to promote WrestleMania.
The ones in attendance took part in a funny little game where they had to cut promos written
by young children and attempt to make them sound tough.
So you had Braun Strowman cutting a knock knock joke, Drew McIntyre talking about pooping,
and Carmella threatening to wax someone, New York style, whatever that means.
However, it’s the last of those three that drew some ire from another WWE star however.
Carmella posted a picture of herself on Jimmy Fallon on Instagram, but her attire drew the
gaze of one Shinsuke Nakamura, who responded with three simple words:
“It’s my gear” [When I say this part, Shinsuke’s comment will be present on 009,
so if you can zoom into where he says it, that would be great]
Well...he’s not wrong.
WWE Couple Announce Engagement!
From an unhappy WWE couple to a very happy one now, and it seems congratulations are
in order as Long Island Iced Z just became Long Island Iced G.
The G stands for groom.
Last night, Zack Ryder got engaged to girlfriend Chelsea Green, with the pair announcing their
engagement on Twitter.
I think Zack missed out on a “I woo woo woo’d her” joke here though.
A lot of love poured in for the couple, with countless wrestling personalities, past and
present, weighing in with their thoughts.
Brandi Rhodes went one step further though, taking credit for the whole thing.
“I put these two together, and it worked.
I’ll be charging by the minute now for match-makings.
Crying with laughter emoji!
Congrats you two!
Love you guys!
Champagne clinking glass emoji!”
[When I say the emoji parts, zoom in on the emoji I’m talking about pretty please]
I see she’s been taking lessons from Vince McMahon.
Congratulations to the happy couple!
“Rowdy” Roddy Piper HoF Statue Unveiled!
Even more congratulations were in order, as WWE have unveiled their latest Hall of Fame
statue, and it’s here to kick bubblegum and chew ass, and it’s all out of ass...wait
“Rowdy” Roddy Piper was the latest to be immortalised in statue form, joining the
likes of Andre the Giant, Bruno Sammartino, the Ultimate Warrior, Dusty Rhodes and Ric
Flair.
Other WWE legends were on hand to give their thoughts of the unveiling, including Ricky
Steamboat, Sting and Jimmy Hart.
The late Piper passed away in 2015, but now his astounding legacy, including but not limited
to, his classic WrestleMania II feud with Mr. T, being the host of a talkshow that paved
the way for all future ones, and wearing a rad kilt, has now been cemented.
When you think you know the answers, he changes the questions.
Impact’s United We Stand Results!
Last night saw Impact Wrestling’s WrestleMania weekend show take place: United We Stand.
It was a pretty stacked card, including an Ultimate X match, a Monster’s Ball match,
an Intergender match, the one night of the year where Impact Wrestling and Lucha Underground
go head to head in direct competition, and the best of all matches, a nostalgia match!
Results for the show are incoming, so if you don’t want to know as you haven’t watched
yet, skip ahead using the timestamps in the description below!
Three, two, one…
It seemed to be a very good show, with Sami Callihan overcoming Jimmy Havoc while stapling
a newspaper to his head, but not the WrestleTalk magazine this time.
*shakes fist*, Tessa Blanchard beating Joey Ryan, Johnny Impact becoming the new number
one contender to the X-Division championship, Rich Swann retaining that X-Division Championship
over Flamita, Team Lucha Underground beating Team Impact, Taya Valkyrie retaining the Knockouts
Championship, LAX defeating Low Ki and Ricky Martinez and the Lucha Bros knocking off the
ECW dream team of RVD and Sabu.
I’m surprised we didn’t see Chris Jericho appear on the show, with the tension between
him and WWE seemingly rising and rising.
Chris Jericho Denied WWE Stars For Podcast!
Current AEW and former WWE star Chris Jericho hosts a popular podcast called Talk Is Jericho,
[I adlibbed a bit here, but include when I mention WrestleRamble being listed above it]
which regularly features current and former WWE stars to share their experiences and shoot
the breeze, or something.
Now however, things may have changed.
Jericho recently did a podcast previewing WrestleMania 35, however he revealed on the
show, that he was now forbidden from having WWE stars appear on the podcast.
“I don't think I am necessarily banned from the WWE, I don't think that's the case at
all, but I know I'm not allowed to have any WWE guests on Talk is Jericho.
Yeah, that was told to me from a very high source that it would not be appropriate because
I am now with AEW.”
While Jericho often plays host to friends and other non-WWE wrestlers, there’s no
doubt it’s a bit of a blow to him and the podcast to not be able to showcase and talk
to his friends and former colleagues in the same way.
Jericho has really been messed around by WWE, removing him from the WWE intro clip, denying
NXT stars on his cruise, banning WWE stars from his podcast, and even while he was with
the company, taking him in and out of matches such as at The Greatest Royal Rumble in Saudi
Arabia.
Speaking of Saudi Arabia…
Saudi Arabia Show Postponed?
WWE performed two shows in Saudi Arabia last year, The Greatest Royal Rumble from the BEAUTIFUL,
PROGRESSIVE CITY OF JEDDAH, and Crown Jewel which emanated from... nowhere, just a totally
normal place, why do you ask?
The partnership between WWE and Saudi Arabia at the time was reportedly very strong, with
a multi-year deal confirmed.
It was also revealed during financial reports that WWE made somewhere in the region of $35-40million
for the Greatest Royal Rumble.
In comparison, WrestleMania 34 that took place two and half weeks prior generated around
$14million, well under half of the Saudi show.
Now though, it seems there may be some readjustments in play for the 2019 schedule of events in
the Middle East.
It had been previously reported by Rajah.com that an unnamed show would take place in Saudi
Arabia on May 3, which would place it two weeks before Money in the Bank on May 19,
don’t tell Kane, but interestingly enough, would also put it directly before WWE’s
European Tour, which runs from May 8-May 18.
Now though, reports from Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer are showing that the Saudi
show has been moved from May 3 to June 7.
The reason being given for this supposed change was for logistical purposes, so whether that
means they wanted Money in the Bank, one of their Big 5, to have more breathing room,
or they wanted to separate their European tour and Saudi Arabia trip further, remains
to be seen.
Reported plans for the Saudi Arabian card include similar matches to the previous two
events last year, including nostalgic big names, with big draws entering left right
and centre.
And Hiroki Sumi.
Two of the reported names for the show were The Undertaker and Brock Lesnar, however the
latter of those two big names may now be in doubt...
WWE WrestleMania 35 Result Leaked?!
Brock Lesnar is set to defend the Universal Championship this Sunday at WrestleMania,
where have I heard that before?
This time though, he’s defending against Royal Rumble winner Seth Rollins.
According to betting sites, the odds of either man winning at the big show were actually
fairly even, however that may be about to change.
It’s being reported by ESPN’s Ariel Helwani that the UFC want Brock Lesnar back in time
for a fight in August against current UFC Heavyweight Champion, Daniel Cormier.
The report states: “The UFC wants him back.
As of right now, he wants to be back.
They’re giving him a heavyweight title fight if he comes back.
Daniel Cormier, the heavyweight champion, wants to fight him.
Right now the plan is for him (Lesnar) to fight in August, later on this summer, for
that heavyweight championship.
So it’s not signed just yet, but that currently is the plan.”
Lesnar and Cormier have a bit of history as Lesnar showed up at UFC 226 to face off against
Cormier, following the latter’s victory over Stipe Miocic.
Could this mean then, that Brock may drop the Universal title on Sunday at WrestleMania
before heading off to begin his training for the UFC return?
Where have I heard that before?
The fact this report came out directly before WrestleMania is certainly interesting, and
it does beg the question of whether it is indeed legitimate, or it could be used as
another negotiating strategy by Lesnar to extend his WWE contract.
Where have I heard that before?
After WrestleMania, one would assume that Lesnar’s next big WWE appearance would be
at the next Saudi Arabia show, but considering that show has now reportedly been moved to
June, there doesn’t seem to be enough time for him to stay with WWE until then, then
migrate over to UFC for his fight.
Which means he may very well be leaving WWE after this Sunday...I think.
I can’t tell whether I’m being worked, or I’m working myself, or the whole thing
is a shoot, or a work shoot or it’s worked itself into a shoot, I just don’t know anymore!
We’ll see what happens on Sunday I guess.
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