Here’s your news for August 30th 2019 WWE NEWS - WWE Denies Being in Talks With Enzo Amore and Big Cass AEW Takes Dig at WWE Sting Replies
We’re starting off with some news about Big Cass and Enzo Amore today, as it seems the rumoured
return of the popular tag team to WWE, isn’t going to happen.
On August 29th, the Wrestling Observer Newsletter reported that WWE was in talks with the
two about returning to the company, with the planned comeback seeing Enzo and
Cass return to NXT when the yellow brand moves to USA Network next month.
This isn’t the first time that Enzo and Cass have made headlines recently, as Amore made a scene
at last year’s Survivor Series pay per view, whilst the pair did something similar
together at the Ring of Honor New Japan G1 Supercard in April this year.
In a tweet later that same day, Dave Meltzer would say that WWE has no interest in signing the
Certified G’s, and that would be the statement the company would issue to several news outlets.
Now we all know that wrestling is known for it’s swerves, and saying they’re not interested could all
be a ruse so fans will be surprised when they do come back, but for now, nothing is for certain.
It’s possible that WWE want Enzo and Cass back solely to avoid them going to AEW
as the Wednesday Night Wars will begin in October when the new promotion
launches their own show on TNT.
During the Being the Elite Mailbag at Starrcast 3 this week, the Elite took every opportunity to take
some digs out of the biggest wrestling game in town.
When asked why he didn’t have pyro for his entrance, Adam Page said it was because they were
working on a WWE budget, referencing the recent cuts made by the company.
When asked about bad wrestling, Nick Jackson said that everyone was forced to watch WWE at
some point, and though his Young Bucks partner Matt said
there were no intentional digs at the McMahon company, it’s clear what was meant.
Odds are there will be plenty more digs at WWE by AEW in the coming weeks, as Cody’s
broken Triple H throne is also on display at Starrcast, as the War between
the two companies is picking up steam.
Two Superstars who aren’t going anywhere anytime soon though, are Roman Reigns and Daniel
Bryan who have continued their feud on SmackDown Live
despite what had been reported in the past.
On Wrestling Observer Live this week, Bryan Alverez said the plan was for the Bryan-Reigns story to
conclude at SummerSlam, but WWE decided to extend the story a while longer.
When discussing when these two will finally face off, Alverez said:
“We’re probably going to get it at Clash Of Champions, but they could hold off until Hell In A Cell.
So that was the idea that they were going to wrestle at Summerslam.
They decided they were gonna do this compelling angle
to make people more interested in the match.”
Though Bryan Vs. Reigns would make a fine main event at any Pay Per View, the card for Clash
of Champions is already stacked, with six matches already confirmed for the show.
For RAW, the new Tag Team Champions of Seth Rollins and Braun Strowman will defend their
titles against Robert Roode and Dolph Ziggler, and regardless of the outcome,
the Architect and the Monster Among Men will face each other
later in the show for Rollins’ Universal title.
On the SmackDown side of things, WWE Champion Kofi Kingston will hope to get some revenge on
Randy Orton when the pair face in a SummerSlam rematch, whilst Charlotte Flair will hope to add a
tenth title reign to her career when she faces SmackDown Women’s Champion Bayley.
The show will also see Cruiser weight Champion Drew Gulak take on Humberto Carrillo, as well as the
finals of the 2019 King of the Ring, in what is sure to be one huge night for WWE.
Though the WWE Superstars will certainly be kept busy at Clash of Champions, that doesn’t mean
they can’t keep an eye on the news, as the Wrestling Observer has said
many Superstars are paying close attention to a current lawsuit in UFC.
The basic gist of the suit is that UFC fighters could soon be competing for a lot more money
if they win the case, and that could set a precedent for WWE Superstars down the line.
With UFC taking a significant cut of the revenue generated by fighters, the cause is that these
fighters are being underpaid in a major way, though it seems not as much as WWE Superstars.
Between 2011 and 2017, the combined total of UFC fighters earnings came to $626 million,
whilst all WWE Superstars in those six years collectively made $400 million
and to put that into perspective, boxing star Floyd Money Mayweather
was able to make $658 million for just himself in that same period of time.
Though it’s unclear what the future holds for the Superstars pay, one thing that does seem
for certain is a pay rise for the men and women of NXT,
as the roster are reportedly already seeing their checks increase in the run up
to the show moving to two hours long, as well as moving to the USA Network.
One Superstar who isn’t hard up for cash though, is the Icon Sting, as the former WCW World
Champion had one of the greatest in-ring careers of all time, before announcing
his retirement at the 2016 WWE Hall of Fame.
Though the Stinger may be out of the ring for now, it seems that could change, as earlier this
year at Starrcast 2, the Icon said he would love to work a programme with several current stars.
Amongst his list, Sting said he’d love to compete against Braun Strowman, even comparing the
Monster Among Men to his old rival Big Van Vader, and also
said he’d love to wrestle Bray Wyatt.
This last point certainly is interesting, as Wyatt recently took to social media
to say the WWE Hall of Famer was his next target.
Having The Stinger face The Fiend would certainly be interesting, and with WWE’s
record of having Hall of Famers compete at their Saudi Arabia shows,
it’s very possible that Sting would want to come back.
That may be easier said than done, as following his 2015 Night of Champions injury, the company
has medically disqualified Sting from competing ever again,
as it seems this dream match will stay a dream for the time being.
Though we’ll will probably never get to see Sting face Wyatt in the ring,
fans can still watch countless matches of the two Superstars on the WWE Network
though that may be more expensive for some viewers.
The Network, which is supposed to cost 9.99 a month, was recently increased in the state of Maine,
though it isn’t because of the rumoured tier service the company are reportedly working on.
Instead, this increase to 10 dollars 53 was because of an tax implemented by the state on certain
forms of internet sales, a tax WWE didn’t want to pay, so they passed it on to their customers.
So far, it seems Maine is the only that with a tax that changes the WWE Network’s price for now,
though the company may need to start putting a disclaimer on all their advertisements.
Though this price increase won’t have been received well by the Maine members of the WWE
Universe, speculation is still running rampant of a tiered service in the near future.
According to reports, the tiered service could mean fans pay more to see independent
wrestling on the streaming service, though for now, nothing is set in stone.
Though he may be the leader of AEW, one Superstar who appears plenty on the WWE Network is
Cody Rhodes, who has certainly been busy this week preparing for All Out.
Earlier this week at a live show at Starrcast 3, Rhodes talked about his career both in and out of
WWE, and told a story of being supported by Rey Mysterio.
According to the former NWA World Champion, Mysterio was standing around the ring before
a show years ago, and eagerly told Dean Malenko that
he was going to face Cody at WrestleMania.
Doing just that at Mania 27 in 2011, Mysterio ever helped put Rhodes
over on the night, something Cody clearly hasn’t forgotten.
The American Nightmare closed up the discussion by hinting at the possibility of Mysterio joining
AEW despite returning to WWE last year, saying:
“I hope they do right by Rey, because if they don’t, I’m gonna steal that son of a b***h
right off of them. Hashtag contract tampering.”
Though having the master of the 619 in AEW would be interesting, it seems that
Mysterio won’t be going anywhere any time soon, as he recently started a new storyline
revolving around his family on RAW, which according to rumors will see his son
Dominick join the WWE roster at some time next year.
And finally today we’re ending with some news from The Rock, and though he may be a huge star
and a leading man in Hollywood, the Brahma Bull will clearly never forget his wrestling roots.
This week, current Impact World Champion Brian Cage took to Twitter to praise former WWE
Superstar Ken Shamrock, and these sentiments were echoed
by the Most Electrifying man in Sports Entertainment.
In his reply, the People’s Champion said how Shamrock heled build the Rock character
and thanked Ken for all he did for his career.
Older fans may remember Rock and Shamrock’s war over the Intercontinental Championship in
1998, as well as the pair meeting in the finals of that year’s King of the Ring tournament
which saw the World’s Most Dangerous Man capture the crown.
Despite leaving WWE in 1999, the former WWE and MMA star has remained a popular person
amongst wrestling fans, and recently set up his own bare knuckle fighting promotion Valor.
Earlier this month, Impact Wrestling announced that Shamrock will be making a return to the
promotion later this year, as it seems the first ever NWA-TNA Heavyweight Champion
has some unfinished business inside the Squared Circle.
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