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Originally Posted by WrestleInc We've noted how WWE plans to debut Ronda Rousey in the ring at WrestleMania 34 in a tag team match with a mystery partner vs. Triple H and Stephanie McMahon. There are 4 male Superstars still being considered for Rousey's partner, according to Sports Illustrated. Those 4 are, in order of WWE's preference, The Rock, RAW General Manager Kurt Angle, SmackDown General Manager Shane McMahon and Seth Rollins. It's very possible that top WWE officials have already decided on Rousey's partner and these 4 names should be taken as a rumor for now.

Originally Posted by PWI “There are guys inside of WWE that have come to me and said that they have heard Jeff Jarrett is being inducted into the WWE Hall Of Fame. While I have no idea that this is the case or not but there certainly seems to be some smoke floating around. Whether there is fire to that smoke, I don’t know.”

Collaborates Observer's recent report about Jarrett being on the list of choices for this year's class.

Spoiler tag used since its related to potential Mania plans and this year's Hall of Fame class.

Originally Posted by Observer Tetsuya Naito is in the U.S. this weekend for three shows. He's working tonight for Wrestling Revolver in Dayton, OH against Michael Elgin. He's working tomorrow in Chicago, IL at the Logan Square Auditorium for AAW against Sami Callihan. And he's working Sunday in Edwardsville, IL for Glory Pro Wrestling against AR Fox. The Dayton show also has Brian Cage vs. Clayton Saenz, AR Fox vs. Jason Cade, Jessicka Havok vs. Shotzi Blackheart, Dave & Jake Crist & Sami Callihan in a tornado match against MJF & Ace Romero & Moose Shane Strickland vs. Trevor Lee and more. The Chicago show has no other matches announced but ACH, Zema Ion, David Starr, Jeff Cobb and Trevor Lee are appearing.

Originally Posted by Observer Ultimo Guerrero, Volador Jr. and Soberano Jr. were all announced for the 3/3 ROH show in New York at the Hammerstein Ballroom. Darby Allin vs. Joey Janela in a fans bring the weapons match has been added to the MLW Spring Break show on 3/8 in Orlando at Gilt Nightclub. Beyond Wrestling announced for its 4/5 show in New OrleansToni Storm vs. Timothy Thatcher, Deonna Purrazzo vs. Matt Riddle and Joey Janela & Penelope Ford vs. Darby Allin & Priscilla Kelly.

Originally Posted by Observer The SummerSlam ticket itself has a number of wrestlers on it including Ronda Rousey.

Originally Posted by Observer Within the company, the talk is that it is inevitable that Paul Levesque takes over and he’s assembling his team in NXT to be ready when that time comes. In recent weeks, Levesque has taken over the 205 Live television show to go along with the NXT show. It was also Levesque and Stephanie McMahon, and not Vince McMahon, who were doing the negotiations to bring Ronda Rousey to WWE. It was Vince McMahon who cut the deal for Brock Lesnar. It will be interesting who becomes the point person for Lesnar’s talks this time out since it would be Levesque’s department but it’s Vince’s company.

Originally Posted by PWI The 2/15 edition of Impact did 300,000 overnight viewers, up from last week’s 294,000 overnight viewers.

Originally Posted by PWI With Eli Drake's contract with Impact ending soon, has there been any interest from WWE in bringing him in? I haven't heard of any interest in him, but given that he was under a WWE developmental deal in the past, I am sure that if he does become free, WWE would at least take a look at him.

From PWI's weekly Q&A articles about potential Eli Drake goes to the WWE in the near future. Drake mentioned in a past interview the terrible experience he had training under Bill Demott was a big reason for why his previous attempt at a WWE career failed.

Originally Posted by PWI A charity show for Yoshihiro Takayama has been announced that will take place on August 31st at The Korakuen Hall. More details will be made over the coming months. Takayama, 50 years old, has been paralyzed from the neck down after suffering an injury in May 2017 while wrestling in Osaka, Japan for DDT. A foundation had been previously set up to assist him and his family with medical care.

More details: https://www.pwinsider.com/article/11...ummer.html?p=1

Originally Posted by PWI A mystery promotion is holding free television tapings from 3/27 through 3/29 in Nashville, TN, offering tickets via NashvilleAudience.com. The website notes that everyone attending will be required to sign a non disclosure form agreeing that they will not reveal the results or details of the taping publicly. Among those listed as performing for the company are James Storm, Jeff Cobb, Joey Janela, Brian Pillman II, Shane Strickland, Corey Hollis, Aaron Solow and more. To apply to attend the taping, http://nashvilleaudience.com.

Originally Posted by PWI NXT star Donovan Dijak has launched a GoFundMe to assist victims in yesterday's school shooting in Florida: Please RT Devastated about the shooting in Parkland, a community that is part of the @WWE & @WWENXT family as we run shows at #NXTCoralSprings. If you have any money to spare, I will make sure it gets to the victims/families. Please donate, thank you.https://t.co/jh9VI1Ljmg pic.twitter.com/EGwV2TDx2B — Donovan Dijak (@DonovanDijak) February 15, 2018

Tweet link: https://twitter.com/DonovanDijak/sta...81385819217922

Originally Posted by WrestleInc Wrestling INC President Raj Giri spoke with Konnan during today's Impact media call and asked about Mysterio's future, how he's doing and where Konnan thinks Rey will end up. Konnan confirmed the talks with Impact and the fact that Rey will not return to WWE on a full-time schedule. "I don't know, he's had an incredible year. It was very important for him to leave WWE and do things on his own terms, and he has. I know that Impact has reached out to him and obviously WWE did, and that's obviously a decision that he's going to be making pretty soon," Konnan said. "I hope to have him over here obviously because we have a great history together, and Alberto El Patron is here with the whole Latino movement. At the end of the day, it's who's going to make the best offer for him because one thing I know 100% for sure is that he will never go back on a full-time schedule."

Link: http://www.wrestlinginc.com/wi/news/...sterio-future/

Originally Posted by WrestleInc A new thirty-minute episode of WWE Photo Shoot will premiere on the WWE Network after Monday's RAW goes off the air. The episode will feature RAW General Manager Kurt Angle. Below is the synopsis: "WWE Hall of Famer Kurt Angle gives the inside story behind some of the unpredictable ups and downs throughout his illustrious career."

Originally Posted by WrestleInc Rich Swann has been announced for the House of Hardcore shows on March 23rd in St. James, NY, March 24th in Philadelphia and April 7th in New Orleans during WrestleMania 34 Week. As noted, Swann and WWE mutually agreed to part ways earlier this week. Swann was cleared of all domestic charges back in January but WWE never brought him back from the suspension that was handed down following his arrest in December. Swann has not commented on his departure as of this writing but he did re-tweet this post from HOH's Tommy Dreamer:

Link: https://twitter.com/THETOMMYDREAMER/...42781803225089

Originally Posted by WrestleInc WWE has a new poll asking fans what they're most looking forward to seeing at the Elimination Chamber pay-per-view. As of this writing, 51% voted for the men's Chamber match with Seth Rollins vs. Roman Reigns vs. John Cena vs. Braun Strowman vs. Elias vs. Finn Balor vs. WWE Intercontinental Champion The Miz and 29% voted for the first-ever women's Chamber match with Bayley vs. Sasha Banks vs. Mickie James vs. Sonya Deville vs. Mandy Rose vs. RAW Women's Champion Alexa Bliss, 15% voted for Ronda Rousey's RAW contract signing and 6% voted for Asuka vs. Nia Jax.

Originally Posted by WrestleInc Sean Waltman noted on Twitter that one of the victims of Wednesday's shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida was the 14 year old daughter of his mother's niece. You can see Waltman's tweet and the original tweet from Vice News on Gina Montalto below: Rest in peace, Gina Montalto pic.twitter.com/3DUEl6g0op — VICE News (@vicenews) February 16, 2018 She was the daughter of my mother's niece. She was only 14 years old. ???? https://t.co/iWMmreaVyF — Sean Waltman (@TheRealXPac) February 16, 2018

Originally Posted by WrestleInc Veteran independent wrestler LuFisto has been diagnosed with cervical cancer. The French Canadian wrestler revealed the diagnosis on Thursday, which is her 38th birthday, in a post on her official website. From https://t.co/KrUUxWTXEP... I don't know what else to say. Everything is in there. Thank you. pic.twitter.com/S5NoHRnW29 — LuFisto (@LuFisto) February 16, 2018

Originally Posted by WrestleInc WWE's latest poll asked fans: "Which current NXT Superstar is most likely to win a WWE Championship or Universal Championship first?" As of this writing, the top five picks are: Aleister Black (24 percent), Drew McIntyre (23 percent), Adam Cole (18 percent), Andrade "Cien" Almas (8 percent), and Johnny Gargano (8 percent).

Some other sheet news includes:

• Update to Ziggy's new deal being for $1.5 million per year news as another rumor going around the net claims it is only for $600k per year. Assuming its true and the rumor of him making $900k last year, he got a big pay cut for this new deal.
• Recent rumors regarding the Iconic Duo getting boob jobs as the reason for their sudden disappearance from NXT appear to have been true. Basis for it being true are new WWE photos of Billie Kay and Triple H stating they needed some final "reps" done to finish their time in NXT. https://twitter.com/ifyouseekcasey/s...73526165544966
• Deadspin had a recent article discussing Bill Watts firing from WCW and how Watts racist views played a big role. It involved Watts booking Hank Aaron as a special guest to a live WCW event with Aaron unaware of Watts' racist views. Aaron found out later and contacted others in TBS management to see if they were aware. Supposedly TBS was not and Watts was fired within days of the event to prevent a big racism scandal hitting the company.https://deadspin.com/hank-aaron-spar...-st-1823080138
• While arguing with a fan on Instagram over an earlier post he made stating prayers and bringing God back into public schools would prevent more school shootings, Orton claimed schools also needs to hire former special forces members as guards to kill anyone causing a dangerous situation.
• 98 Rock Baltimore's Justin, Scott and Spiegel radio show had Ric Flair as the guest talking about who he would pick for a Modern Four Horsemen stable and Randy Orton. http://www.wrestlinginc.com/wi/news/...would-be-from/

Some stuff from TPWW Frontpage:

• Impact Results – Feb. 15, 2018 – Austin Aries vs. Eli Drake
• Various: Three Wrestlers Re-Sign With WWE, Ellsworth NWA Video, More