Here's your wrestling news for September 30th, 2022,
and we're kicking off today with Finn Balor who
will face edge in an I quit match at extreme rules.
And what will be the first time the pair have gone one on one?
Facing a WWE Hall of Famer and former world champion
will certainly be a big moment for Balor, but
that's not all in store for the Irish super star.
Russell Votes reports that something significant is in the works
for Balor and that he is a strong favorite of the new leadership
group, presumably Nick Khan, Stephanie McMahon, and Triple H.
It shouldn't be too much of a surprise that Balor is a favorite
of the game as the leader of the judgment day enjoyed a lengthy
run as an NXT champion in 2015, and again later in 2019.
This isn't the first time there have been big things
for Balor as when he was called up to the main roster.
Finn became the first ever universal champion,
but an injury immediately ended his reign.
While Balor has held titles since then, Finn has yet to win
another world title on the main roster, But that could all change.
With the new regime running the show for weeks, there's
been reports of talent being unhappy in AEW with some
talent, even teasing that they'd have it better in WWE.
Andrade El Idolo is one of the names who is teased leaving
liking a tweet that he is going unused under Tony Khan
and has now given a cryptic tweet of his own on Twitter.
Andrade shared a tweet of his scenic view,
but had a simple message : #FreeElIdolo.
The former NXT champion didn't specify what he wanted
to be freed from, but considering what's been going
on, many assumed he is wanting out of his AEW deal.
It has been said that those wanting to leave AEW have partners in
wwe, which is the case with Andrade whose wife is Charlotte Flair.
While Andrade started off strong in AEW feuding with Cody
Rhodes, his career has failed to keep up that momentum,
and it may be time for him to part ways from Tony Khan.
Andrade's Tweet has certainly had fans talking,
but that's not all he's been doing on social media.
On his Twitter account, the former NXT Champion retweeted a fans'
message saying that Andrade is being very underused by the company.
The fans said how this week's dynamite went ahead with top
stars being suspended, other stars being out with an injury, and
Hurricane Ian forcing some talent to stay away from the show.
Despite all this, AEW still didn't have Andrade wrestle, which the
fan took issue with, and apparently so did the former NXT champion.
This is hardly the first time Andrade, has expressed disappointment
with his booking in AEW and will likely not be the last.
So it could be that Tony Khan needs to have a serious
talk with Andrade about his future in the company.
Andrade may be on his way out, but Saraya has just joined
AEW and had her first promo during this week's dynamite.
This promo hasn't exactly gone down well with
fans as Saraya took aim at WWE during it and she
fumbled at the beginning to get her words out.
Fans were quick to bury Saraya for her promo, and now the
inaugural NXT Women's Champion has had some comments of her own.
On Twitter, the former divas champion spoke about her segment
and the first ever women's lumberjack match in AEW history saying
that's a win for everyone, especially the women's division.
Saraya did admit that she was a little rusty on the show,
so hopefully her promo will improve the next time she's on.
Saraya has reportedly signed a three year deal with the company
and it's not clear if she's been medically cleared for a match,
but we'll be seeing plenty from the Brit on AEW programming.
Since July, WWE has implemented a ton of changes to
the rosters, both the pool of talent fancy in the
ring, and those who are working behind the scenes.
Several important names have left WWE in this post Vince McMohan
era, but despite reports Kevin Dunn is not one of them, it
was reported this week that Dunn had been fired by wwe, which
would've brought an end to his 38 year tenure with the company.
According to PW Insider, though there is no truth to the report
circulating that dunn has left WWE and it said his relationship with
the promotion is exactly the same as it was before McMahon's exit.
When Triple H took over as head of creative and talent relations.
It was believed done, was finished as it is believed the game is not.
A fan of his work as head of WWE production.
It was also reported that Stephanie McMohan is not a fan of
Dunn, and given that she is the co CEO and the chairwoman of the
company, many thought the Vince McMohan guy was finished the game
& stephanie May not like Dunn, but he is still with WWE, and going
by his tenure will be with the promotion for a long time to come.
WWE Senior ringside physician, Dr.
Chris Aman, retired from his position this
month, according to a new report from PW Insider.
There was a rumor that Amann was released from
the company, but multiple sources told PW Insider
that he was not terminated before retiring.
Amann had been with WWE since May, 2008.
He was known for being one of the original physicians that helped
start WWE'S Wellness Policy and its sports medicine program.
Amann is also known for his high profile
lawsuit against both CM Punk and Colt Cabana.
Amann was seeking $1 million in compensatory
damages, but lost the defamation case in 2018.
He filed the lawsuit over comments that punk made about his medical
care while in wwe on Cabana's Art of Wrestling podcast in 2014.
Punk had noted during the podcast that Amann dismissed
a skin growth that turned into a staph infection.
During the trial, Amann said that a fan signed that red.
Can someone check my staff infection had left him
angry, embarrassed, and humiliated due to the case.
It was revealed that Amann had a sexual relationship
with then WWE Wrestler, Jillian Hall, and an
indie wrestler who he met at a WWE tryout event.
The relationship was first reported by dead spin
citing motions filed by Aman to ensure that the
relationships couldn't be brought up in front of the jury.
Besides working with wwe, Amann worked with US Soccer
and provided medical care to the Women's National
Soccer Team at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.
He served as the team physician for
the US Women's Olympic Soccer Team.
Two weeks ago, Aliyah and Raquel Rodriguez lost
the WWE Women's Tag Team Titles to Damage Control
and Aliyah has been off WWE TV since then.
At the time it was reported that she had suffered an undisclosed
injury around that time, which WWE'S commentary team briefly
mentioned on last week's Raw in the latest wrestling Observer
newsletter, Dave Meltzer gave an update on Aaliyah's condition
saying that her injury is not considered to be as serious one, and
she's expected to be back soon, possibly as early as next week.
There's still no word on what kind of injury she suffered, but
this week Aliyah showed a photo of a noticeable bruise on her
right shoulder indicating she's out with a shoulder injury.
Aliyah is an advertised for tonight's SmackDown, but
could be back on next week's raw, and we wish the
former champion a speedy recovery for the past month.
WWE has perplexed and intrigued fans with the White rabbit,
which despite the hype, hasn't been addressed much on tv.
The only nods to the angle on WWE TV has been the odd QR code on
raw, as the company has used more unique methods to get the word out.
This includes giving the white rabbit teases at live events
and leaving fans to spread the message on social media and
leaving flyers for the white rabbit on the windows of fans.
Cars now fightful as reporting that WWE'S creative
team have been hands off on the white rabbit and
have left the fans to do the promoting for them.
We're told not everyone was sold on the QR aspect of
the White rabbit teases, but those that we've spoken
with backstage say it's been a major success and created
even more than the intended buzz for the segment.
We've learned that WWE Creative has been largely hands
off with the segments and most to everyone we've talked to
backstage aren't sure of the small details that are involved.
WWE higher ups are clearly aware of the plans
and how things will work moving forward.
Those in the Know claim that WWE Extreme Rules
was supposed to be the reveal of the white rabbit.
We were not told if the person portraying
would be there physically or not.
The only time WWE has directly addressed the White Rabbit was
during this week's episode of The Bump, where host Matt Camp
said it could be someone fans have not seen in quite some time.
Whether this is indeed the return of Bray Wyatt,
as many believe, only time will tell for certain.
But WWE's hands off approach to the white rabbit has made this
one of the most popular mysteries this company has put out in
years and we're ending today with WWE's Robert Roode, who has
been wrestling for decades, but in recent months, he's been
notable by his absence from the ring in May rude, returned
to the ring after a two month absence, but he hasn't been
seen since June with speculation that he could be injured.
On Instagram, the former NXT champion gave an update to fans and
confirmed that he's currently going through a procedure heading home
after what has hoped to be a successful trip to Birmingham, Alabama.
Big thank you to Southlake Ortho and Andrew Sports
Medicine for taking great care of me this week,
especially to the first class medical staff of
Dr Micheal Ellerbusch , Dr Andrew Cordover and Dr Charles
Carnel . The Andrew Sports Medicine facility in Birmingham
is where WWE have sent countless stars who have been injured,
including the likes of Triple H and Cody Rhodes Roode is injured,
but there is still no word on what his injury is, but we wish
the glorious one, a speedy recovery from his latest hiatus.