Here's your News for September 10th 2020 Nia Jax Criticizes WWE! Wrestler Says That He Is Blind! New WWE Thunderdome Rules! Wrestling News!
And your headlines for today include
Miro (Rusev) Debuts For AEW; Takes A DIG At WWE; Lana Reacts And Quickly Deleted Her Tweets!
AEW Officially Signs Another Former WWE Superstar!
WWE Royally Screws 50 Wrestlers; Future Of Their Life Is Uncertain!
Keith Lee Could Finally Get Back His Old Entrance Music Or A Totally New One!
Wrestler Finally Comes Out And Reveals That He Is Actually Blind!
Mandy Rose Going Against Vince McMahon And WWE For Big Money!
WWE’s Current Plans For Royal Rumble Location!
Nia Jax Is In The News Again, She Publicly Criticizes WWE!
Matt Hardy Released A Video To Share An Update On His Future!
New Instructions For WWE ThunderDome And More!
We’re kicking off today with AEW news, as Miro has proven that he’s All Elite, after he was announced
as Kip Sabian’s surprise best-man on Dynamite. The former Rusev had a big smile
as he debuted in the Daily’s place, and fans went insane with Miro Day chants, something that he
said had a nice ring to it, and after hugging his Twitch-brother Kip Sabian and waving to the crowd,
even JR said he didn’t see this coming. During his promo, Miro spoke about
spending the past decade in the same company with the same glass ceiling and brass ring,
adding “you can shove that brass ring up your ass.” Ending his promo with the phrase
“My name is Miro and I'm All Elite,” AEW tweeted a photo shortly after, confirming his signing, which marks
his return to the ring since he was released in WWE’s Black Wednesday firings, shortly after
his storyline with Lana and Bobby Lashley. Post-release, Miro has kept up
well with his fanbase, thanks to his Twitch channel and interviewing friends, and given that his
non-compete clause ended in July, it was only a matter of time before somebody snatched up the
mega-talented star. Now, Miro is all elite, a huge pick-up for AEW and a great move for
the former U.S. Champion, and one that his wife Lana weighed in on.
In her first tweet, Lana said that she was shook, an emotion she shared with most fans, whilst she also
posted two tweets which were instantly deleted, but not before we were able to save them
It’ll be fascinating to see how the married couple do in opposing companies, but for now,
it’s clear that AEW has picked up a big-name in Miro.
Miro isn’t the only big name to be picked up, as AEW have confirmed the signing of former NXT Superstar
Tay Conti. The company made the announcement on Wednesday
morning, after weeks of Conti appearing for them, and her release from WWE in April came after reports
that she was unhappy over pay and how she was used.
Conti is already teasing joining the Dark Order in AEW, and after feeling underutilised in WWE, she’ll have a
chance to show what she can do \now as part of AEW’s women’s division.
We’re entering the courtroom next, as two years ago, Judge Venessa Bryant dismissed a trio of concussion
lawsuits by former WWE talent, including Road Warrior animal, Paul Orndorff, Jimmy Snuka and more.
Two of these lawsuits were dismissed with prejudice, which meant they couldn’t be refiled and lawyer
Konstantine Kyros had to pay legal fees, though Kyros vowed to appeal.
Unfortunately for him, this appeal has now been dismissed by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the second
Circuit, which upheld Bryant’s 2018 ruling. The wrestler’s case claimed WWE
didn’t protect them from head injuries that could’ve resulted in CTE, though WWE fired back with, among other
arguments, the point that these Superstars wrestled around the world, which made proving which company
they suffered head trauma under next-to-impossible.
In a statement to Wrestling Inc, WWE said:
WWE was subjected to stale and frivolous claims brought by Konstantine Kyros, whose misconduct
triggered countless judicial opinions along the way. Today, the Second Circuit put an end to his pattern of
baseless litigation, leaving open only the question of how much he must now pay to WWE as a sanction.
Kyros spoke of the decision with the Associated Press, saying:
“In its conclusory assertions, the injured wrestlers find no justice having been literally denied a day
in court. Per this mandate, wrestlers have no rights, no rights to bring a lawsuit, no rights to help from
WWE for CTE & head injuries, no rights as misclassified employees, no rights to a jury, and ironically
no right to even appeal!” Unlike other companies such as the NFL and NHL, which have settled
lawsuits from players, WWE have thus-far avoided liability for head injuries and CTE, and for now,
this decision continues that trend.
We’ve got Keith lee news next, as the Limitless One is still on the hunt for new music.
We previously covered that WWE rehired ring-announcer Josiah Williams, but that’s just one of
his talents, as Williams is also gifted at making music, even rapping the Street Profits to the ring in the past.
When Lee saw the tweet confirming Williams’ return, he congratulated him, before adding that Williams
should tell WWE to let him make a new theme for the former NXT Champion.
Lee’s NXT theme was nixed because WWE are trying to remove any songs from their former music creators
CFO$, and we’ll have to see if WWE follows the fans and Lee’s wishes, and give him a new theme.
Now, sometimes fans don’t know what’s really going on with a wrestler, no matter how much they see them
on TV, and one person who knows that is Crazy Steve. Recently returning to Impact, Steve
has been a consistent feature on the show, but has now revealed that he is actually blind.
Speaking on Tommy Dreamer’s House of Hardcore podcast, Steve explained how he became a blind
pro wrestler, and had problems very early on in his life that escalated. He said:
“I am blind.That’s news to some people because as of recently, I just came out advertising it.
I am making that part of the advertisement to Crazzy Steve. He is the real life version of DareDevil
because I can’t see and I’m still able to do what I do. Before that, I never told anybody I was blind because
I didn’t want that to be part of the thing.I wanted to be known as a good wrestler. I wanted to be
known as somebody you can work with and is a cool character and who knows his character and meets the
criteria of a wrestler. I wanted to have that first and I didn’t want the tagline that he is blind. I guess it comes
from my pride. I’m blind. I was born totally blind. At a young age, I found out I had cataracts. When I was born,
I was 2 pounds and had to be put in an incubator. They removed the cataracts at a young age so I was
able to somewhat see. I always had giant glasses. I can’t drive. I also have glaucoma. As I get older,
my eyes continue to get worse. I am the Michael Jordan of not seeing. I am really, really good at it.”
Steve didn’t give a percentage of eyesight he has left, but given that he can’t drive and it’s getting worse
as he gets older, his story is truly inspirational. He can’t see, but he’s able to make
things work in the ring, which was a pretty brave thing to admit, as most fans wouldn’t have known anything
was wrong by watching him perform. As long as he can, Steve is set on performing to the best of his
ability in Impact, and given his talent, there’s a reason why he’s been on the show so consistently since his
return. Over to AEW now, as next week’s Dynamite’s air date is set for Thursday,
but that could change. On this week’s show, Excalibur explained that next week’s show
will be on Thursday due to the NBA Playoffs, but if they playoffs are finished before Wednesday,
then Dynamite will fill it’s usual Wednesday spot.
This week’s episode also saw AEW World Champion Jon Moxley’s next title defence confirmed, as he’ll face
Lance Archer on October 14th, after Archer won the Casino Battle Royale at All Out, giving everyone
a few weeks to build to the match. We’ll have to wait and see if Archer dethrones Moxley next month,
but if the company plans on hyping the show on next week’s Dynamite, the exact date of the next edition of
AEW TV is still uncertain. Back to WWE now, and despite the new edict that stops any third-party
deals, Mandy Rose has two non-WWE virtual meet-and-greets coming up.
Working with FanMio, fans who pay $30 will get a shirt, and may get the chance for a virtual meet and greet,
whilst you’ll have to pay $100 for guaranteed screentime with her, and $180 will get you a meet and greet
and an additional autograph. Mandy’s meet-and-greet will take place on Setember 26th at 2pm and
4pm given that this is before all Superstars must cease third-party activity on October 2nd, it’s likely that
she’ll go ahead with this unique, virtual experience.
We’re looking ahead to 2021 now, and after so many Pay-Per-Views had to happen without fans in
attendances, everyone is hoping the new year will be different. According to WrestleVotes, that may
be the case, as WWE reportedly has somewhere planned for January’s Royal Rumble, as they reported:
Asked what the Royal Rumble location plans are: Learned that WWE has a city in mind & are looking to get
back to live crowds prior to that. However, they are keeping an eye on what the NBA & NHL do for next
season regarding fans and capacity levels. January is still a few months away
and anything could change between now and then, though we’re sure that WWE is hoping to have any
huge returns as part of the Rumble matches be met with thunderous cheers from a live audience.
One Person fans could see at the Rumble is Nia Jax, but what fans see in photos may be different to
the real irrestistable force. Being one-half of the Women’s Tag Champions with Shayna Baszler,
the two don’t get along, and will presumably feud again when they lose the titles, but this week, Jax’s
attention turned to the company. On Instagram, Jax called out WWE for touching up her face in a photo,
after she realised they took a zit off her chin, and made the point that her current look is the result of hard work.
She said: I get that Facetune is a “thing” now, but I’m not a big fan. I wear enough
makeup and have great hair installed to pick up where I lack in looks, Facetune is a bit much. Yes, in my
untouched pic you can see a big zit on my chin, whatevs. I have asked WWE to please replace my obviously
facetuned pic with the untouched, I’m not happy with the message it sends.
With facetuning and face-swapping now a thing, everybody nobody knows what people really look like
until they see them in person, and we’ll have to see how WWE goes forward with images of Jax as so far,
not changed her face back to the way it was.
Over to AEW now, as on Dynamite, Matt Hardy addressed his scary fall from All Out.
On this week’s episode, Matt thanks fans for being there before addressing his fall, and said how he realises he
frightened a lot of people, and the love he’s received has been mind- blowing.
Matt added that after several tests, he’s expected to make a full recovery, and though he didn’t claim to be the
toughest man alive, he may be the luckiest, before the camera cut to his wife Reby and their baby in the crowd.
Matt also apologised for putting his family and friends through what he did at All out, adding that it shows
how much everyone cares about wrestlers. Though the Broken Rules Match
clearly didn’t turn out as planned, it’s probably for the best that his feud with Guevara is over, and they would’ve
gone ever further. Concluding, Matt said that he’s going to get healthy and come back to
become AEW World Champion, earning a standing ovation, and after his segment, Tony Schiavone and JR
praised Hardy, hinting that he’ll be taking a hiatus, but that his return’s guaranteed, and that he’s much
more than a tag-team wrestler and could be World Champion.
Time will tell whether Hardy’s promise comes true, but for now, the Broken One is taken a very-much earned hiatus
from the ring. Back to WWE now and we’re entering the Thunderdome next, which has
undergone some changes from when it debuted. It wasn’t too long after the
Thunderdome was revealed that fans reported that moderators were telling them how to react, and after the
company changed their tactic with Thunderdome fans’s each week, Busted Open Radio’s Dave LeGreca
recently reported on his experiences on the air. LeGreca explained that though the
company didn’t tell fans what to say, they suggested that fans show the camera what they’re thinking, and
also told some fans in dark rooms to turn their lights on. Fans were also instructed to be
animated, as you never know when the Thunderdome will put your face on TV, but no specific instructions
about how to react was given. There were obvious rules as well, including that signs should be show
related, and that nothing obscene should be shown on screen by the fans.
Addressing the claims that WWE was telling fans how to react, LeGreca said that fans were asked to let them
know how they feel about the likes of Paul Heyman or Roman Reigns, but weren’t instructed to cheer or
boo anyone. It wasn’t too long ago that moderators WERE telling fans how to cheer and
boo, as fans were told they needed to give a thumbs up or thumbs down all night during segment, which
explains why we saw so many fans doing this. It’s clear that the Thunderdome is
a learning process for everyone involved, especially WWE, and while we’re all hoping real fans will be able
to attend live soon, WWE have the Amway Center until at least October, with the option to extend their stay.
And we’re ending today with news from Batista, as fans have gotten their first glimpse of the Animal in
the upcoming Dune film. In the film, Batista’s got a ghostly-pale look thanks to the make-up team on
the film, and will play Glossu Rabban in the film, the latest big project in the Animal’s Hollywood career.
With the Marvel films, James Bond and Bladerunner under his belt, Dune is just the latest huge film for the
Animal, and fans can see Batista in action when the film releases on December 18th.