WRESTLING RUMORS AND NEWS ROUND UP - JAN 24, 2016
WWE announced they have signed former ROH and TNA World Heavyweight Champion Austin Aries to NXT.
Jerry Lawler confirmed on Twitter that he will be working the WWE Royal Rumble Kickoff pre-show on Sunday but not the pay-per-view itself. The Rumble will be called by Michael Cole, JBL and Byron Saxton.
Brock Lesnar has been added to the February 1st WWE RAW in Birmingham, Alabama and the February 22nd post-Fastlane RAW in Detroit. Going into WrestleMania 32 season, here's the updated list of dates Lesnar has been announced for. As noted, more SmackDown dates are expected to be announced soon.
Stampede Wrestling legend Archie "The Mongolian Stomper" Gouldie passed away this afternoon in his sleep at the age of 78. "The Stomper" had been battling Alzheimer's and recently fell, breaking his hip. He underwent hip replacement surgery but never recovered.
The heat on Bredl right now is said to be tremendous. Dave Meltzer noted on Wrestling Observer Live that Bredl has a lot more heat than people think. There's already resentment that he is making more money than everyone else in developmental and the Twitter incident did not help.
As noted, TNA issued a statement on Friday that said they had been in serious discussions with AJ Styles for the past several months and that those talks escalated into Doc Gallows and Karl Anderson also coming in. TNA claimed the talks culminated on December 14th at Dixie Carter's home in Nashville, where a "handshake and written deal" between Styles, Anderson, Gallows and TNA "was agreed upon and signed by all. Start dates were determined, creative decided, merchandise designed and plane tickets purchased." TNA noted that the wrestlers stopped communication after the Christmas holiday, and after lawyers had finalized the long form agreement. They added that Styles' lawyer contacted TNA and stated the wrestlers changed their mind, and would not be honoring the commitment to TNA.
Jerry Lawler confirmed on Twitter that he will be working the WWE Royal Rumble Kickoff pre-show on Sunday but not the pay-per-view itself. The Rumble will be called by Michael Cole, JBL and Byron Saxton.
Brock Lesnar has been added to the February 1st WWE RAW in Birmingham, Alabama and the February 22nd post-Fastlane RAW in Detroit. Going into WrestleMania 32 season, here's the updated list of dates Lesnar has been announced for. As noted, more SmackDown dates are expected to be announced soon.
Stampede Wrestling legend Archie "The Mongolian Stomper" Gouldie passed away this afternoon in his sleep at the age of 78. "The Stomper" had been battling Alzheimer's and recently fell, breaking his hip. He underwent hip replacement surgery but never recovered.
The heat on Bredl right now is said to be tremendous. Dave Meltzer noted on Wrestling Observer Live that Bredl has a lot more heat than people think. There's already resentment that he is making more money than everyone else in developmental and the Twitter incident did not help.
As noted, TNA issued a statement on Friday that said they had been in serious discussions with AJ Styles for the past several months and that those talks escalated into Doc Gallows and Karl Anderson also coming in. TNA claimed the talks culminated on December 14th at Dixie Carter's home in Nashville, where a "handshake and written deal" between Styles, Anderson, Gallows and TNA "was agreed upon and signed by all. Start dates were determined, creative decided, merchandise designed and plane tickets purchased." TNA noted that the wrestlers stopped communication after the Christmas holiday, and after lawyers had finalized the long form agreement. They added that Styles' lawyer contacted TNA and stated the wrestlers changed their mind, and would not be honoring the commitment to TNA.
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