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Originally Posted by PWMania WWE Hall of Famer Bret Hart did a Q&A with Off The Record’s Periscope account this week. Regarding his brother Owen Hart going into the WWE Hall of Fame, Bret said Owen should be in the Hall and he’s hoping the induction happens during WrestleMania 32 weekend in Dallas next year ... Bret also said he’s looking forward to WWE’s upcoming “Owen Hart: Hart of Gold” DVD set but said he has reservations because it feels like it was too controlled with WWE “tip-toeing” around so they didn’t offend Owen’s widow Martha. Bret said Martha has made an ass of herself and pissed him off. He believes Martha has done more to erase Owen’s legacy and career, and doesn’t want today’s fans to enjoy Owen. He said Martha is “very anal” about not getting over what happened to Owen. Bret later said if Owen isn’t inducted next year, he won’t attend another Hall of Fame ceremony until he and Jim “The Anvil” Neidhart are inducted as a tag team, The Hart Foundation. He also added that he hopes WWE inducts the whole Hart Foundation next year in Dallas – himself, Owen, Anvil, Brian Pillman and British Bulldog.

According to one person in the company, Leva “Blue Pants” Bates has a ton of heat, and none of it is her doing. There is the resentment that she was flown to Brooklyn, put in an angle with the tag champs and Alexa Bliss that every woman on the roster would have wanted, that she has and sells her own merchandise and doesn’t have to split the cut, isn’t under contract so he’s not at the Performance Center going through all the daily training, and can do indies, and her rate has increased, so they believe she’s making more than they are, and being pushed more and getting over.

Originally Posted by Observer The Cena vs. Owens main events were the strongest main house show main event numbers for any match over a full month period in some time. What that says it the idea that Owens can’t draw on top based on his look is bullshit because even though he is with Cena, other guys in the same position with Cena haven’t done as well. The thing about wrestling is you can have your ideas and rules about who and what qualities appeal the most to the masses, and those heavily influence who get chances in the business. But ultimately, there is a very simple test of what gets over, and that is who is put in the position to get over and then delivers, and you can point to flaws in everyone and strengths in everyone but if you’re beating everyone else in the same position, either you’ve had a program that people got into and/or your strengths mean more than your weaknesses. And no matter how you look or talk, if the opposite is true, it means your strengths on paper don’t translate.

Originally Posted by Observer According to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, WWE officials have had internal discussions over debuting an actual Sister Abigail character to work alongside Strowman, Bray Wyatt and Luke Harper ... Wyatt’s younger sister, Mika Rotunda, an aspiring entertainer, recently tried out for WWE. Although she tried out for a role as a ring announcer, it won’t stop speculation of her being “Sister Abigail.” Behind the scenes, Wyatt does not want the role to go to sister if WWE decides to introduce the character. WWE World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins had pitched his girlfriend, Zahra Schreiber, for the role to creative before she appeared alongside Solomon Crowe at a WWE NXT live event on Saturday—she portrayed his sister. Schreiber, however, was terminated by WWE on Monday for “inappropriate and offensive remarks” she made on social media.

Update on other people considered for the Sister Abigail character.

Originally Posted by Observer Regarding a new season of WWE Diva Search this year, things are reportedly back and forth on whether or not it will happen. The show would still air on the WWE Network but after the issues with Tough Enough, there are people in the company that have cold feet about doing another reality show like that.

A few years back, when the company had the idea that Sheamus was going to be a top babyface star, they commissioned a ton of action figures for him, and then he didn’t get over, and the action figures didn’t sell at all compared to the production numbers. When it comes to action figures, faces still significantly outsell heels, and those who are taken off TV usually drop off terribly unless it’s someone like Austin or Rock who sell no matter what. The women on Total Divas saw their figures increase in sales considerably and the hottest right now on the women’s side is Paige

Pretty much a recurring trend with Sheamus and the WWE over-estimating his status with fans. Probably going to happen again when he cashes in where the WWE over-judges how much the crowd actually cares about Sheamus being in the spotlight again.

Originally Posted by Observer As noted, Adam Rose worked a WWE Main Event match tonight against Fandango and came out with all black rights, glasses and a polo on. He also had no entrance music. Our correspondent noted that this is an extension of Rose’s new “party pooper” gimmick as he acted very serious.

Image of new look for Rose from a prior house show: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CNtFTwuWoAAzAXx.jpg

Originally Posted by Observer It is highly suspicious that Hogan and his friends would have greeted each other growing up using the N word. That was decades before that word had any connotation in society past being a term used by racists, with the exception of industries like pro wrestling where it was actually a business term for black performers as far back as anyone can remember. If anything, his picking up using that word in conversation would have more likely come from the industry because that word was part of the so-called secret language, along with similarly demeaning terms for Mexicans, and in Tennessee, the term for women fans (called AR’s or Arena Rats in most territories) was “blowjobs.” The term was regularly used everywhere through the 80s, including by people who were not racists and spoke of it as the business term, but only to those in the business. It was still used in that vernacular in the 90s, which led to a successful minorities lawsuit against WCW.

Based on recent stuff said by Hogan trying to explain his use of the N word wasn't meant for hate or something.

I was in OVW with John Cena and we were wrestling with each other. I had a bad cold so I blew my nose in my shirt during the match. I grabbed him and put him in a headlock so that his face rubbed in the snot. The thing with John is, he doesn’t react to anything. You could walk up to him and put your cock on his shoulder and he’ll just look at it and do nothing. I’ve actually done that, too.

Wacky Randy Orton story from back in the day.


Some other sheet news includes:

• Sting is currently planned as the October guest for Stone Cold's WWE Network podcast episode.
• WWE currently considering canning Los Matadores in favor of something new for Primo and Epico.
• Observer stated as a result of AAA's Triplemania debacle this year, they've pulled all future ppvs showings in the US and Canada.
• In a "WWE Did You Know" type fact, Hogan has never officially beaten Sting in a match during his entire career. https://www.reddit.com/r/SquaredCirc...to_hulk_hogan/
• WWE.com had a recent interview with potential new signees Gargano & Ciampa. http://www.wwe.com/shows/wwenxt/john...w-nxt-27904408
• According to the Observer, FOX TV Studios is currently working on a tv drama based on pro wrestling.
• New edict from the WWE targets indie wrestlers and people interested in signing with them required to scrub their social media accounts of anything potentially bad before contacting the company. Direct result of the recent Zahra issue/scandal.
• Based on reports, Televisa and Lucha Underground are very close to a deal which would allow Season 2 of LU to be possible in its current form.