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Former TPWW Royalty
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Dirtsheets sponsored by random Orton gif:
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Originally Posted by PWI
Over the last 12 hours, we have received a number of emails asking about a rumor making the rounds that WWE is in the process of releasing former WWE champion Daniel Bryan and that the release will be officially announced this Monday.
There is absolutely nothing to to the rumor. Bryan is not in the process of being released and is still in great standing with the company. While he is not (yet) cleared to return to the ring, he will be seen regularly in the new season of Total Divas and is very much part of the company.
So, wherever the story started, it is not legitimate in any way, shape or form.
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WWE and Observer/F4W also denied the rumor being true.
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Originally Posted by F4W
For whatever it is worth, the finish for Royal Rumble is written and whatever it is, it is going to lead to a big match at Fast Lane since they want that to be an A-level PPV and not just a stop on the way to WrestleMania.
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Japanese star Shinsuke Nakamura, who was stripped earlier this week of the IWGP Intercontinental championship by New Japan Pro Wrestling, will be coming to the United States for several weeks in early February to spend time at the WWE Performance Center, PWInsider.com has exclusively confirmed with a source in Japan.
According to the source, Nakamura will be training at the WWE Performance Center in Winter Park, FL and will also undergo medical testing (I would assume in Pittsburgh, where such testing is usually done) that, if he passes it, would clear Nakamura to sign with WWE.
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Lucha Underground sent out an email looking for a few fans to come out for something they're doing on 01/19 for SportsCenter.
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Last night's TNA Impact Wrestling, which was the second episode on POP TV, drew 288,000 viewers.
This is up 13% from last week's 255,000 viewers for the POP premiere.
This is also up 7% from the last 9pm airing on Destination America, which drew 269,000 viewers.
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According to Pwinsider.com,WWE filed for a trademark on the term “No Way Jose” on January 7th. The trademark is for a new character, and word is that it is for WWE developmental talent Levis Valenzuela Jr. Valenzuela was signed back in May of 2015, broke into wrestling in North Carolina and also has a background in ballroom dancing.
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Ric Flair was on Dan LeBetard’s ESPN show (47:00 minute mark) promoting an upcoming Comic-Con appearance. He talked about a lot about his robes (he said his ex-wives stole 40 or so, claiming they were gifts and said that he sold some to WWE and a belt for $100,000) and a lot of history. Sounds like it was worth checking out. (Thanks to Charles Parker)
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On episode 99 of The Ross Report, WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross talked about signing Brock Lesnar in WWE and the decision to break The Undertaker's WrestleMania undefeated streak at WrestleMania 30.
Although Ross signed all-time greats such as The Rock, Kurt Angle, and John Cena in his time with WWE's talent relations department, Ross claimed that Lesnar was the first person he signed that Vince McMahon wanted to meet.
"[Lesnar] was the first recruit I ever signed that Vince McMahon actually went out of his way to want to meet. Lesnar was the guy that when McMahon saw him, it was like a man crush. And I can tell you this, and I don't think I've ever told this story before, Vince said, 'I understand that we're talking' and [Lesnar] said, 'yeah'. [McMahon] said, 'well, what do you want to do when you get out of college?' and Lesnar's answer was, 'I want to be an entertainer'. He didn't say, 'I want to be a wrestler'. He didn't say, 'I want to be a pro wrestler'. He didn't say, 'I want to be a sports entertainer'. He said, 'I want to be an entertainer'. And I thought McMahon was going to be orgasmic."
According to 'Good Ol' J.R.', convincing Lesnar to break the streak was harder than it was to convince The Undertaker that the streak should come to an end. Also, Ross stated that the decision to break the streak was made on the day of WrestleMania 30.
"Look, if The Undertaker had not wanted to lose or not agreed to lose to Brock, they would have worked out something else because the story I heard about WrestleMania 30 is that it was harder to convince Lesnar to accept the victory and beat Undertaker at WrestleMania 30 in New Orleans [Louisiana] in the [Mercedes-Benz] Superdome than it was for McMahon to talk to The Undertaker about 'it's time' because that decision wasn't made until late [on] the day of the show. And I don't think that Brock was totally comfortable in breaking the streak because of his great respect for The Undertaker."
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Random Vince story from back in the day.
Some other sheet news includes:
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