Here's more wrestling news for September 13th 2021
And your headlines for Afternoon include
Ruby Soho Was Already An AEW Fan Long Before WWE Release!
Collection Of Hulk Hogan’s Many Lies Over The Years Goes Viral!
WWE’s Banned Words List Gets An Update!
Seth Rollins Calls Out Fan Wearing CM Punk T-Shirt During WWE Live Event!
WWE Wrestler Vents After Her ‘Travel Weekend From Hell!
Bryan Danielson Has A Notebook Full Of Things He Learned From Vince McMahon!
Donald Trump Asks How Bobby Lashley Is Doing!
Reason Why WWE Didn’t Sign Bring Daffney Leaked!
Wrestler Wife Finds Staples In Her Dunkin Donuts Breakfast Wrap! And More!
We’re kicking off with Ruby Soho, who has impressed AEW fans since debuting at All Out, where she won the Women’s Casino
Battle Royale. Now, the former Ruby Riott has a guaranteed shot at AEW Women’s World Champion Britt
Baker, but Soho had her eyes on the wrestling dentist long before they shared a company
Speaking to Sports Illustrated, Ruby discussed watching AEW programming whilst in WWE, saying:
“Choosing AEW wasn’t a difficult decision. I had been a fan of AEW long before I left WWE. I could sense there was something very special
and very different about this company. Now that I’m here, I am beginning to realize it was the home I have always been searching for.”
Calling AEW a critical part of the Women’s Revolution, Ruby Soho may soon be calling herself AEW Women’s World Champion,
but for now, the ex-Superstar is just happy to be with the company she was always meant to work for
As a multi-time World Champion, and head-liner of the first 9 WrestleManias, Hulk Hogan is unquestionably one of wrestling’s top stars,
but isn’t as popular as he once was. At WrestleMania 37, the Hulkster was vehemently booed by the crowd in Tampa, Florida,
and now a list of some of Hogan’s more dubious claims is getting traction online.
On Twitter, a user named Allan compiled a list of Hogan’s tall tales, exaggerations and lies, which has since gone viral.
Some of Hogan’s claims include turning down the lead role in 2008’s The Wrestler, which director Darren Aranofsky denies,
and claiming that Andre the Giant died mere days after the infamous WrestleMania 3 bodyslam, when the Eighth wonder of the
world wouldn’t pass until nearly 6 years after. Hogan has also claimed to have been the one to notice something special in Kevin Owens
several years after Owens had made a name for himself on the indie scene. The Hulkster’s fabrications border on the
offensive, such as claiming he helped a make-a- wish child in England get a seat at Summerslam 1992 to watch him in the main event, ignoring
the fact that Hogan didn’t compete nor was in the UK at the time. From saying he worked 400 nights a year,
to facing against Pride fighters in the 70s, a few decades before the Pride Fighting Championship was founded, Hogan may never stop telling
tales, but fans aren’t buying what he has to say
In WWE, commentators and Superstars alike are very careful about what they do and don’t say, because Vince McMahon is always listening
for any of his banned words
Over the years, a list of words that are forbidden in WWE have been made public, and now that list has received an update.
F4WOnline has provided the updated list, which was given to talent who were promotion Wrestlemania 37 earlier this year.
Banned words include obvious ones such as strange, sill and mooder, which WWE’s sponsors wouldn’t be pleased to hear,
to insider terms like jobber, babyface, heel, and ‘being over.’ Interestingly, the term Diva, which WWE once
used constantly, has been banned, as has the term ‘Anti-Diva’ which was Paige’s nickname back when she was competing.
You won’t be hearing any wrestlers be called ‘ violent’, or ever be called wrestlers for that matters, as Vince McMahon knows exactly
what he wants to hear from his Sports Entertainment Superstars on TV.
One name you certainly won’t be hearing on WWE TV is CM Punk, who debuted for AEW on the August 20th Rampage, seven and a half
years after he walked out of WWE. Punk has already drawn a lot of fans to AEW, many of whom are tired of WWE’s style, but
Seth Rollins isn’t cool with the Second-City Savior. During a live event in DC, Rollins lost to Big E, and took his frustations out on a fan in the
front row, who was wearing a CM Punk shirt. Telling the fan they suck, Rollins didn’t mince his words, but Big E was there to give the fan a
handshake. Time will tell if WWE allows any references to Punk on their TV, but it’s doubtful considering
that the company has almost avoided referencing AEW, but you never know when someone might go off script.
At Extreme Rules, Alexa Bliss has the opportunity to become a champion once again, as she’ll face RAW Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair with
the title on the line. As a top Superstar in WWE, Bliss is used to travelling the world, but recently had
weekend from hell’ on the road. In a tweet, Bliss vented about her nightmare travels, which included her flights being
cancelled and no rental cars being available, saying she didn’t miss this part of being on the road when WWE was stuck in the Thunderdome
A few minutes later, Bliss fired off another tweet, saying she’d suffered another delay, as it definitely wasn’t her day.
Hopefully, Bliss was able to make it where she needed to be on time, and her journeys can only get better after this weekend from hell.
At AEW All Out 2021, Bryan Danielson made his debut for the company, in one of the biggest signings for Tony Khan.
Whilst AEW has a ton of ex-Superstars, Bryan is a rare case in that he’s now badmouthed WWE in a promo, and there’s a special
reason for that. During Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer explained just how much respect Bryan has
for WWE and for Vince McMahon, saying: “He’s got like, a notebook full of things he’s learned from Vince McMahon over the years
Every time he learned something from Vince he writes it down, he’s got a book of things he’s learned from Vince McMahon. He has
incredible respect for Vince McMahon.” WWE did all they could to get Bryan to stay, even offering him the chance to wrestle
in New Japan’s G1 Climax, but the former World Champion left, believing his departure would benefit the wrestling industry.
Now, Bryan Danielson is All-Elite, and is already in the World title picture, but don’t expect him to take any petty shots at WWE, who were good to
him for so many years
From wrestling to boxing next, as Former President Donald Trump provided play-by- play at last Saturday’s Triller boxing event,
which was headlined by Vitor Belfort vs. Evander Holyfield. Calling the action alongside former WWE
announcer Todd Grisham, the WWE Hall of Famer reminisced on his time working alongside Vince McMahon, and asked how
Bobby Lashley was doing. Older fans will remember that Trump and McMahon both put their hair on the line at
WrestleMania 23, and after Lashley defeated McMahon’s representative Umaga, the Chairman was shaved bald in 2007.
Grisham responded by saying that Lashley is doing well, and is the current WWE Champion, and the Almighty is now over 6 months into
his reign. As for the fight, Belfort defeated Holyfield in the first round, in what was a dominant
performance, and it’s interesting to see that over 14 years later, the ex-President hasn’t forgotten about his almighty WrestleMania
representative.
On September 1st, former wrestler/manager Daffney tragically died aged 46, and an outpour of support has been shared online
since then. Daffney was best known for her time in WCW and TNA, but despite her skills, never made it
During Figure four Daily, former WCW, ECW and WWE Superstar Lance Storm recalled a time where Chris Jericho tried to get Daffney a job
in WWE, but the company refused for an interesting reason: “I can’t recall a time I didn’t see her where she
appeared happy, where she was smiling and making everyone around her smile and be happy as well. Not that I knew her that well
but there was also the connection in that Jericho knew her really well because she, at one point, was married to Jericho’s
bandmate from Fozzy. The one story about Daffney I think is funny is Jericho tried to get her into WWE post Invasion
I remember him telling me that he went and suggested her, and the response he got from whoever it was in the office that he talked to said
Yea, we really don’t like that screaming thing.’ He said, ‘Well then tell her not to scream.’ It’s like she doesn’t have to scream. It’s not
the only thing she knows how to do.” Daffney is sadly no longer with us, and has since been cremated in a small ceremony
which included Mia Yim, Mickie James and Leva Bates, but those who remember her will always remember the smiling, happy
woman above anything else.
And we’re ending today with Sonjay Dutt, who joined AEW shortly after leaving WWE, but that drama’s nothing compared to a
recent incident involving his wife’s breakfast. On Twitter, the retired wrestler shared a photo of his wife’s meal from Dunkin Donuts,
which included a stack of staples in her breakfast wrap, something the couple definitely didn’t order.
Questioning how this could possibly happen, Dutt later tweeted that Dunkin Donuts are dealing with this situation, and that their
the location’s manager offered his wife another free breakfast wrap. We have to wonder if the Dutts took the
manager up on that offer, and if so, we can only hope that this was a stationary free meal for Sonjay and his wife.