TPWW's Official Dirty Sheets News Thread

[Mr. Nerfect]

I bet you Orton and Lesnar are free agents soon.

[Black Widow]

Cena is going to Superman Punch City.

[#1-norm-fan]

So Cena became a free agent during the "Superstar Shakeup".

A) Why was that such a throwaway story that they're just bringing it up now?

B) What the fuck was the Superstar Shakeup? We were kinda left to assume it was a bunch of trades. Or maybe each brand just getting to pick a certain amount of workers from the other brand. Now it causes free agency somehow on occasion? lol

[Big Vic]

Really wish HHH retired in 2012.

[Maluco]

Those ratings, combined with Cena free agent story, and Angle/HHH being the best return match they can offer, shows the state of things creatively.

How can they have let things get this bad? Literally just a few years off not even having a Cena or a Brock anymore and they just can't get things together.

It's a real pity there isn't a billionaire wrestling fan around like Ted Turner today, because I despite their size and reach, the product is woeful (just look at numbers and a peak in the Raw thread almost every week), they are complacent and I don't think they have ever been so vulnerable to proper competition.

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

It's as good as it has to be.

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

put a product on screen that can shill the network and merchandise, and until they aren't selling out arenas, they haven't much to worry about.

[Maluco]

That might be a possibility in the future surely? I mean, if fans are not buying into TV, and there are no real star attractions, surely, eventually, network numbers and live attendances start to take a hit too?

They can't seem to get network numbers above certain numbers, and I know for me personally, I stopped watching TV, tried again various times, then stopped completely. Eventually I just cancelled the network too. I wasn't watching and wasn't interested in what was happening. I don't really have time to watch a lot of older stuff so I wasn't using it. Even at such a bargain price point, it was competing with the likes of Netflix etc... So I just cancelled.

Maybe there will forever be enough people who get enough out of the network and enjoy the product enough to keep paying. Maybe Indian and Chinese expansion will mean they don't even care what happens in the US in 10 years time.

Just a bit sad that they obviously realise the issues, but are just banking on what you said. As long as it's good enough to make money. It sucks.

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

Yeah I dunno. It's really fucking bad but every so often it's fun.

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

feel like they bank heavily on nostalgia to keep their audience.

[Maluco]

Nostalgia def helped for a long time, but I think that well is almost dry now. Undertaker looked horrible last few Manias and Rumble and is now, hopefully, gone.

Angle left for a decade...comes back, and in that decade they have built...HHH for him to face. Even when guys do come back now, they dont have opponents for them.

[Big Vic]

They have people who can face him they just need to push HHH's ego out of the way.

[#1-norm-fan]

I've been wanting to try to get back into Smackdown at least because from what I've read and from the reactions, it seems enjoyable. But now it seems like that may have passed.

With the exception of Fashion Files of course.

[Ruien]

Originally Posted by #1-wwf-fan I've been wanting to try to get back into Smackdown at least because from what I've read and from the reactions, it seems enjoyable. But now it seems like that may have passed. With the exception of Fashion Files of course.

This. Smackdown is blah now.

[Heisenberg]

To add onto the KURT ANGLE storyline, it is very sad watching a man you know can rock the mic with ad-libs and delivery be relegated to the screening of PG. There was one backstage segment with him and I could just see the ideas pop into his head, but then he remembers where he is at.

[Evil Vito]

If they're already going to start allowing Cena to float freely between shows, it won't be too long before they end up killing the whole brand split again already.

Shit'll be right back to where it was from 2012-15 with them trying to run the same storylines with the same talent on both shows while huge swaths of the roster have nothing to do.

I mean, they still have a problem with loads of people having nothing to do, but it'll be worsened if the rosters are merged again.

[#1-norm-fan]

Originally Posted by #BrotherVito DELETED If they're already going to start allowing Cena to float freely between shows, it won't be too long before they end up killing the whole brand split again already.

Don't worry. They'll split the roster/title once again a few years later. FOR REALZ THIS TIME THOUGH.

[Emperor Smeat]

Originally Posted by #BrotherVito DELETED If they're already going to start allowing Cena to float freely between shows, it won't be too long before they end up killing the whole brand split again already. Shit'll be right back to where it was from 2012-15 with them trying to run the same storylines with the same talent on both shows while huge swaths of the roster have nothing to do. I mean, they still have a problem with loads of people having nothing to do, but it'll be worsened if the rosters are merged again.

Have to figure once the brand split ends, a big roster purge is probably going to happen in the WWE. Roster is really bloated right now but only feels small because of how bad WWE has used them and being spread over several brands/shows.

[Mr. Nerfect]

People always make that out to be a bad thing. I mean, on a personal level it sucks for the guys being released, but if someone isn't going to be getting spotlight in a unified WWE, then maybe they're just not warranting of it? They could go elsewhere and develop more skills that they can bring back to the WWE one day. They could spread out their "WWE power" to the independents elsewhere and help strengthen wrestling in general.

A spring clean is not always a bad thing, even for the people released.

[Evil Vito]

I've always been pro brand split based on the potential that it could bring. Loved the first few years of the first split because it really did give them a platform to feature new talent and give stories to people who otherwise wouldn't have had them.

This brand split I really enjoyed early on. Even Raw felt pretty fresh for a few months. But now they've gone back to just totally unfocused booking.

[Emperor Smeat]

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Originally Posted by WrestleInc The Independent ran an article about the possibility of WrestleMania coming to London. They referenced a survey that WWE sent out this week to Wrestlemania 33 attendees, asking their interest in future venues, which also included locations like New York City and Toronto. The article mentioned the last major show held in England, SumerSlam in 1992, which saw the British Bulldog defeat Bret "The Hitman" Hart for the Intercontinental Championship in front of over 80,000 fans at Wembley Stadium.

Link to the article: http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/g...-a7789331.html

Originally Posted by WrestleInc After having minor elbow surgery, reports have gone back and forth on if Braun Strowman is cleared for action by the WWE. No matter the case, it looks like he will be scheduled to work the Great Balls of Fire PPV on July 9. It's expected to be against Roman Reigns, since that was the original plan before Strowman would go on to face Brock Lesnar at SummerSlam. Strowman and Lesnar's SummerSlam match was - as of last week - planned to be the show's main event.

Originally Posted by Observer With two of Impact Wrestling's announcers involved in a match at Slammiversary, the company is bringing in both a familiar voice and a new one to call the pay-per-view. Impact announced today that Don West and Robert Flores will be the announce team for Slammiversary. West was formerly one of the voices of Impact alongside Mike Tenay. He parted ways with the company in 2012 but returned to work with ShopTNA at the beginning of this year. Flores works in television for both the MLB and NHL networks, which he joined after leaving ESPN in 2016. He's a longtime pro wrestling fan and was slated to serve as the co-host of "The Ric Flair Show" on the MLW Radio network earlier this year before Flair decided that he didn't want to continue with the podcast.

Originally Posted by PWI As we noted yesterday on PWInsider.com, WWE will release a DVD set devoted to "Unreleased Matches" from 1985-1993 hosted by Sean Mooney and Charly Caruso on 9/5.

3 disc set and the listing of the contents in the link: http://www.pwinsider.com/article/110...d-set.html?p=1

Originally Posted by PWI Jeff Jarrett noted on Twitter he is going to Los Angeles for Impact-related meetings. Impact has been working on bringing Naomichi Marufuji and Taiji Ishimori in for Slammiversary, PWInsider.com can confirm. Marufuji has already been announced for a date for Michael Elgin's Glory Pro Wrestling, so it would appear that he's a lock for the Impact PPV and subsequent TV tapings. There are also plans to bring some AAA talent in to work LAX. Ross Forman, who worked for WCW and has worked for TNA in the past, is back as Head of Media Relations for the company. He started back with the company last week. There have been talks with Mike Tenay about coming in for Slammiversary.

Some Impact related news.

Originally Posted by PWI Officially added to the 6/23 Best in the World PPV is that the losing team involved in Seek & Destroy vs. The Rebellion will be forced to disband. Gabby Ortiz, who has been competing in the Women of Honor division for ROH, is currently touring STARDOM. A number of ROH officials are slated to be at the 7/1 and 7/2 New Japan events in Los Angeles.

Some ROH related news.

Originally Posted by WrestleInc WWE posted this teaser with the Andre the Giant statue for what appears to be a new project being announced this coming Monday: "No man can stop a giant." #BLN1 #ThisMonday pic.twitter.com/tMa8mpZxp3 — WWE (@WWE) June 14, 2017

Originally Posted by PWI As noted, WWE will tape The Mae Young Classic on July 13th and July 14th at Full Sail University. The following names have been confirmed for the 32-competitor tournament: * Bianca Blair - standout at the WWE Performance Center and signed in April 2016 * Danielle Kamela - WWE developmental talent, trained at WWE Hall of Famer Rikishi's school * Julia Ho - WWE developmental talent with MMA background, trained with Brian Kendrick * Kimberly Frankele - WWE NXT talent, formerly known as Kimber Lee on the indies * Lacey Evans - NXT talent and a Marine, formerly known as Macey Estrella * Mary Kate - NXT talent and formerly known as Rosie Lottalove in TNA * Sarah Logan - NXT talent, formerly known as Sarah Bridges in NXT and Crazy Mary Dobson on the indies * Taynara Melo - WWE developmental talent signed last year, black belt from Brazil * Victoria Gonzales - WWE developmental talent signed in 2016, college athlete and daughter of Rudy Boy Gonzales * Zhao Xia - WWE's first female Chinese talent

Originally Posted by Observer There will also be a lot of women not under contract from all over the world. Names talked about have included Toni Storm and Tessa Blanchard, who have worked Stardom

Other names for the tournament and revelation of WWE being unable to get everyone to sign a deal for the tournament unlike with the recent UK tournament.

Originally Posted by Observer AXS is planning on a marathon of New Japan in three weeks. The Dominion show will be edited down to two hours, from 7-9 p.m. There will be the all-time New Japan marathon leading to the live show at 8 p.m. Eastern from Long Beach.

Originally Posted by Observer There will also be some sorts of a legends segment to the Money in the Bank show. Ric Flair, Bob Orton Jr., Larry Hennig (interesting since Hennig never wrestled once in his career in St. Louis), Baron Von Raschke and Greg Gagne are all confirmed as appearing on the show in some form with the idea they were former St. Louis stars. Gagne worked a few shows in the 70s in St. Louis, while Flair was one of the bigger draws in the history of the city, at least until 1983. The early years of Flair as champion were the best drawing years on a consistent basis in the city’s history, but after 1983 that was far from the case.

Originally Posted by Observer The NWA deal and Billy Corgan remains in a weird state. Those close to the situation say that Corgan does have a signed deal with Bruce Tharpe and they are aware of the issues in play, but the money has not changed hands and Corgan’s side hasn’t officially taken over. The NWA affiliates are pretty much on hold waiting to find out what is going to happen

Originally Posted by Observer Paul Lloyd Jr., 36, who works here as P.J. Black (Justin Gabriel in WWE), suffered a terrible injury base jumping this past week. He suffered a broken leg, a broken hand and lost a finger. He’s has to cancel all of his upcoming indie dates. He had suffered two broken ankles in October from an earlier base jumping accident while in South Africa

Originally Posted by Observer There is still no planned date for when Io Shirai will start at WWE. She is still working for now for Stardom

Originally Posted by Observer Tyler Bate, Trent Seven, Pete Dunne, Mark Andrews and Wolfgang either have been or are expected to be offered new three-year deals at a higher price. They had all originally signed $20,000 per year deals. The entire U.K. strategy seems up in the air. As noted, they had originally booked monthly TV tapings that would have started in June, but we’re now in June and nothing has been announced and even people in the mix don’t seem to know anything about a start date for the long-talked about weekly network show. The market changed with the ITV thing seemingly failing apart

Originally Posted by Observer The Hardys did an interview for the WWE Network (which ended up being the most-watched show of the week) where they talked publicly for the first time on a WWE show about the Broken gimmick. Matt said it was weird to him to go back to the old Matt Hardy after doing the gimmick and that he almost became the new personality and had morphed into it. Regarding whether they would use the gimmick in WWE he said, “I definitely think there is a chance. It’s a work in progress. Unfortunately, due to legal reasons, I really can’t go into it right now, but I find it very flattering and humbling that every time we come and wrestle in front of the WWE Universe, they chant and they address it and acknowledge it.” Regarding the “delete” chants, he told fans to please keep doing it. He used the term, “When it (the transformation) happens, and I’m not going to say if, when it happens, its doing to be the most exciting thing to hit WWE programming in a long, long time.” Matt also said that it was inevitable that at some point Jeff would go as a single

Some other sheet news includes:

• According to the Observer, NJPW is planning one more match between Omega and Okada to occur prior to next year's Wrestle Kingdom.
• Observer's Dave Meltzer also rated Okada-Omega II as a 6.25 star match (0.25 higher than the first match).
• Chris Jericho's next possible return to the WWE will either be cut short or could occur after the next Fozzy tour currently set to start around late October or November.
• Curt Hawkins celebrated the birth of his first daughter today with WWE sending a congratulations announcement. http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/article...rst-child-born

[Juan]

Possible MITB *spoiler*

SPOILER: show

According to PWInsider, Mike Bennett and Maria are expected to make their debuts for WWE at this weekend’s house shows. The two signed on back in April after leaving Impact Wrestling. It’s possible that the two could get involved somewhere at Money in the Bank; otherwise, they are expected to make their TV debuts on Smackdown next week.

This will be Bennett’s first run in WWE, while Maria is making her return after leaving in 2010. The two are expected to be put into a storyline upon their debut, though who they will feud with isn’t known.

[Emperor Smeat]

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Originally Posted by Observer After mostly bad news in ratings during playoff season, WWE had its best numbers in two months with last night's episode of Raw averaging 3.10 million viewers. It was the best number since the April 17th show did 3.33 million viewers, and was up 22 percent from last week's 2.53 million, going against the Golden State Warriors closing out the NBA finals. If nothing else, this shows just how significantly the NBA game and the playoffs have been hurting Raw this year ... The three hours were: 8 p.m. 3.08 million viewers 9 p.m. 3.20 million viewers 10 p.m. 3.03 million viewers

Only downside was they didn't take the #1 spot for rankings due to their dreaded and unexplained Monday Night War rival Love & Hip Hop show.

Originally Posted by Observer Triple H also appeared on Sky Sports News while in the United Kingdom. He discussed the women's Money in the Bank match controversy and has gotten some criticism for joking that they're still trying to find out if James Ellsworth is 100 percent a man.

Originally Posted by Observer Pro Wrestling Sheet reported that Shelton Benjamin is in talks to return to WWE. Benjamin was scheduled to return to the company following the brand split last summer but didn't end up signing due to a torn rotator cuff that was discovered during the process.

Originally Posted by Observer Kota Ibushi is among the participants in this year's G1 Climax. New Japan Pro Wrestling announced the field for the tournament during this morning's Kizuna Road show at Korakuen Hall. Ibushi was listed as one of the entrants, with him competing as himself instead of as the Tiger Mask W character that he's been playing ... The full lineup for the 2017 G1 Climax is: Hiroshi Tanahashi Togi Makabe Michael Elgin Kazuchika Okada Hirooki Goto Tomohiro Ishii Toru Yano YOSHI-HASHI Kenny Omega Bad Luck Fale Tama Tonga Tetsuya Naito SANADA EVIL Satoshi Kojima Yuji Nagata (Nagata has announced that this will be his last G1) Juice Robinson Minoru Suzuki Zack Sabre Jr. Kota Ibushi The tournament begins on July 17th and concludes on August 13th, with the A Block winner facing the B Block winner on the final day.

Originally Posted by Observer Kenny Omega posted an in-character tweet about Kota Ibushi being announced as one of the participants in the 2017 G1 Climax: "So you've finally decided to come back... It's a different world now, Ibutan, allow me to show you just how far behind you've fallen. #njpw"

Originally Posted by Observer Impact Wrestling made some budget cuts this week and released Al Snow, Pat Kenney and Shane Helms, who were all working as producers. Helms in particular surprises me since I'd specifically heard a lot of good things in recent months on his work.

Originally Posted by PWI Sources indicate it was a financial decision made as a result of the company having seven different Producers all at the same time. That lead to cuts with the company keeping names like Abyss and Sonjay Dutt, who carried different responsibilities for the company and opting not to renew the deals of those who were just working as Producers. They had not been used since this past April.

Reasoning given for the recent releases.

Originally Posted by Observer Maria Kanellis and Mike Bennett have arrived on the SmackDown roster. They were introduced as Mike and Maria Kanellis on Money in the Bank pay-per-view, with the announcers mentioning that Mike had taken Maria’s last name. Maria cut a promo saying that for the last seven years, she had been looking for a partner and she ended up finding Mike. She said their goal in WWE is to “promote the power of love.” It had been rumored that Bennett and Kanellis were heading to WWE following their departure from Impact Wrestling earlier this year. Both were spotted in St. Louis this weekend prior to the PPV.

Originally Posted by Observer Konnan on his podcast said that Jeff Jarrett wants the opponents for LAX to be Aerostar & Drago, who are under contract to Lucha Underground. That's notable since previously LU had been strong that none of its talent could appear on television for any other promotion, at least under their LU names. He also said that ACH and Sammy Guevara will be getting Impact tryouts.

Originally Posted by WrestleInc As noted, Rhyno wrestled Kalisto before last night's WWE RAW in a match for this week's Main Event episode. It appears Rhyno and Heath Slater may be splitting up as Rhyno is booked for singles matches at RAW live events this summer.

Originally Posted by WrestleInc Recently on Talk Is Jericho, sports entertainment legend Chris Jericho welcomed his favorite tag team partner of all time to the podcast. Well, it's The Big Show. Among many other things, The Big Show talked about how he still enjoys working WWE live events, but hates doing TV tapings. According to The Big Show, he loves working house shows on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays, but he hates going to TV tapings. "I love the live events. I love the Friday, Saturday, Sunday live event shows. I hate TVs. TVs, I just want to bash myself in the head with a hammer because they're just long, useless, time-wasting, bulls--t days where you sit around all friggin day for some idea that absolutely sucks. Debating it for hours and 17,000 inputs. And one or two guys laced up a pair of wrestling boots in their life and know what they're talking about. The others have never laced up a pair and really don't know s--t, but for some reason, they're telling you what to do. So you're just sitting there baffled. We all have that same look at TV, we walk around baffled, going, 'why are we doing this?' "I like the live events. It's not as crazy. There's not as much B.S. backstage. It's just me and the guys. I like that part and I like getting out and working. I've done a lot of stuff where I go down, I knock somebody out, and I leave. I hate that. I get it. I'm old and beat up and they want to help me out and extend me, but I like getting in the ring." While The Big Show believes that new talent should be given the television and pay-per-view time, he does not like to wait around all day to ultimately not get used on TV. "There's a lot of change going on. There's a lot of new talent. There's a lot of new opportunities and I'm okay with that. They should get the TV time. They should get the pay-per-view time. I'm totally fine with that. Just don't make me come to Mondays when I don't have to do anything. That s--t pisses me off. Do you know what I mean? If I'm coming, use me. If not, send me home."

Originally Posted by WrestleInc John Cena has been added to the WWE Battleground pay-per-view on Sunday, July 23rd. Battleground is a SmackDown branded and is the final WWE pay-per-view before SummerSlam in August. It's not known what role Cena will have at the show. As noted, WWE has a storyline where they are billing Cena as a "free agent" and is no longer under contract to SmackDown. We reported yesterday that Cena vs. Bray Wyatt has been added to the July 15th RAW live event in Huntington, West Virginia. Cena is scheduled to make his televised WWE return on the July 4th episode of SmackDown Live.

Some other sheet news includes:

• WWE is currently selling a new Breezango "Fashion Police" shirt AT their official online shop. http://shop.wwe.com/breezango-fashio...rt/FC2002.html
• Observer debunked rumors of WWE considering plans for a possible Reigns-Undertaker rematch at SummerSlam. Rumor originated with them during the weekend but after a few days managed to confirm it wasn't happening.
• Seth Rollins was revealed to be this year's cover star for WWE 2k18.
• In a "WWE Did You Know" type fact, last Saturday was the four year anniversary of Mark Henry's fake retirement speech on RAW. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxm5c2XBcXo
• Newest blog posting by Jim Ross had him talk about issues with MitB match endings, Ellsworth and ending to Women's MitB match, and debut of Maria and Mike. http://www.wrestlinginc.com/wi/news/...s-at-wwe-mitb/
• Sports Illustrated had a recent interview with Daniel Bryan talking about the last time he spoke to CM Punk and wanting to return to wrestling. http://www.wrestlinginc.com/wi/news/...g-to-the-ring/
• NBC Sports also had a recent interview with Daniel Bryan talking about current WWE feeling stale, NXT, and borrowing aspects from boxing and MMA. http://www.wrestlinginc.com/wi/news/...wwe-to-change/

[Cool King]

Originally Posted by Smelly Meatball In a "WWE Did You Know" type fact, last Saturday was the four year anniversary of Mark Henry's fake retirement speech on RAW.

Bloody hell, where does the time go?

[Emperor Smeat]

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Originally Posted by Observer On the heels of the best Raw rating in over two months, SmackDown followed suit this week with its best number since April 18th. The show averaged 2.597 million viewers on Tuesday night, up over 25 percent from last week ... After not finishing in the top 10 the last few weeks, SmackDown was up to fourth for the night on cable in terms of total viewers. The show also was back to first in the 18-49 demo with a 0.85 rating. In year-over-year comparisons, SmackDown was up 21 percent from last year's show which aired via tape delay on Thursday night. That episode did a 0.67 in the 18-49 demo, so it was up 27 percent year-over-year. The comparisons to 2016 numbers will become more relevant in about a month when they can be compared to shows after last July's brand split.

Originally Posted by Observer Kimber Lee has been renamed as "Abbey Laith" in NXT. She had been using her real name (Kimberly Frankele) but noted the change on Twitter. It's interesting timing given that announcements for the Mae Young Classic are being made.

Link to the announcement: https://twitter.com/AbbeyLaithWWE/st...57926466125825

Originally Posted by Observer It was announced on Talking Smack (with Daniel Bryan returning to co-hosting duties for the first time since his absence for the birth of his daughter) that James Ellsworth is banned from ringside for next week's women's Money in the Bank rematch. In addition to that, next week's SmackDown will have Naomi defending her Women's title against Lana, Sami Zayn facing Baron Corbin, and The Hype Bros vs. The Usos in a non-title match where Zack Ryder & Mojo Rawley will become the number one contenders if they beat the champions.

Originally Posted by Observer WWE Network News revealed that what seems to be the first two years of WWE's ECW revival will be uploaded to the Network soon. That's in addition to more classic house shows that are being uploaded this month.

Link to the article: http://www.wwenetworknews.com/2017/0...onth-revealed/

Originally Posted by Observer Stardom tweeted a photo of Kairi Hojo at the airport as she heads to Florida to begin with WWE.

Link to the tweet: https://twitter.com/wwr_stardom/stat...51341381681152

Originally Posted by Observer Jeff Jarrett told "The Miller Report" that the World of Sport project is planned to happen in 2018. He said that they initially tried to rush into it, but they're in the process of formalizing agreements for next year.

Link to the interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D86ZV5-erVg

Originally Posted by PWI Rusev is set to finally make his in-ring return as he is advertised for this weekend's Smackdown Live shows. On Sunday 6/25, in Everett WA, he is advertised in a 3-way Match for Kevin Owen's U.S. championship that will also include Mojo Rawley. Monday 6/26 in Bakersfield, CA, Rusev will again be challenging for Owen's U.S. dhampionship in another 3-Way match that will include Nakamura this time.

Originally Posted by PWI El Hio del Dos Caras will be in attendance at the Impact Wrestling Slammiversary PPV. I'd be shocked if he doesn't end up working the post-PPV TV tapings, at least in a tryout. Hijo was under a WWE developmental deal a few years back under the name Memo Montenegro. Speaking of Slammiversary, you can pre-order the PPV via the Fite App and receive $12 credit to use on the App.

Originally Posted by PWI The Fight Network in Canada announced today that it will carry the 7/1 New Japan Pro Wrestling G-1 Special Night One in Long Beach, CA live. The show will air live in the United States on AXS TV and will stream worldwide on New Japan World.

Link to the announcement: http://fightnetwork.com/law/june-21-...an-television/

Originally Posted by PWI Prior to going on the air this Friday at 9 PM, the ROH Best in the World PPV will feature debuting STARDOM star Kris Wolfe & Sumie Sakai vs. Deonna Purrazzo and Mandy Leon. Highlights of the match will be shown on the PPV broadcast.

However, WWE officials are still making plans for her heading into the summer. An idea has come to light for her heading into Summerslam, but it’s out of the box. Rajah has reported that the powers that be are planning a huge romantic angle for Bayley for Summerslam. WWE officials are planning to continue focusing on Bayley’s innocence, and it’s going to come to light that Bayley has never kissed a man before. The idea is that angle will continue to be pushed heading into Summerslam with her having her first kiss after her match at the event. There is some speculation that Corey Graves is the favorite for the role, but the powers that be have yet to make up their mind about who will play the man in this scenario. On paper, an angle like this could be cute, but there is a good chance most WWE fans will really dislike it.

Rumor going around the net about potential plans the WWE has for Bayley.

Originally Posted by WrestleInc Tommaso Ciampa and Darren Young were both spotted in Birmingham, Alabama at Andrews Sports Medicine & Orthopedic Center working towards their ring returns over the past few days, according to PWInsider. Young has been out of action since January with an arm injury while Ciampa suffered an ACL injury in mid-May.

Originally Posted by WrestleInc As seen on RAW this past Monday night, WWE appears to be splitting The Miz and Maryse and pairing Miz with Bo Dallas and Curtis Axel. There have been some reports attributing the change to Maria and Mike Kanellis debuting on SmackDown due to some comments made by Dave Meltzer on Wrestling Observer Radio. It should be noted that it wasn't clear if Meltzer was speculating about the split or was stating it as fact. "The end result is that they're doing Curtis Axel and Bo Dallas as Miz's new entourage and they're dumping Maryse, I guess with the idea that because they've got Maria and Mike Bennett on the other brand, they don't want another husband and wife team or something?" Meltzer said. When asked if Maryse was done for now, Meltzer replied, "it looks like it."

Originally Posted by WrestleInc WWE has added some new Madison Square Garden events to their Old School section on the WWE Network. * WWWF (8/7/76) - Featuring: WWWF Champion Bruno Sammartino vs. Stan Hansen (Steel Cage Match) * WWWF (10/25/76) - Featuring: WWWF Champion Bruno Sammartino vs. Nikolai Volkoff * WWWF (12/19/77) - Featuring: WWWF Champion Superstar Graham vs. Mil Mascaras * WWF (12/17/79) - Featuring: Hulk Hogan's Madison Square Garden debut vs. Ted DiBiase * WWF (3/17/85) - Featuring: The final Madison Square Garden show before the first WrestleMania.

Some other sheet news includes:

• Fire Pro Wrestling World was announced to be arriving for Steam's Early Access on July 10th for $19.99.
• WWE currently holding a 20% discount on purchases made at their online store using coupon code SAVE20. Coupon is available till tomorrow 11:59PM.
• BBC Radio 1 had a recent interview with Triple H talking about Rock's People Elbow move and how it was created. http://www.wrestlinginc.com/wi/news/...est-move-ever/
• Sky Sports also had a recent interview with Triple H talking about who he feels will be the next big star in the WWE and the upcoming Lesnar-Joe Universal title match. http://www.wrestlinginc.com/wi/news/...future-of-wwe/
• WWE recently had an interview with Matt Hardy talking about working on getting the Broken gimmick to debut in the WWE. http://www.wrestlinginc.com/wi/news/...-again-in-wwe/
• Rumor going around the net involves the WWE considering dropping the idea of Reigns-Lesnar for Mania 34 and instead have it occur at SumemrSlam. Rumor also hints at Reigns-Cena being the Universal title match for Mania 34.

[Dark One]

Originally Posted by Smelly Meatball However, WWE officials are still making plans for her heading into the summer. An idea has come to light for her heading into Summerslam, but it’s out of the box. Rajah has reported that the powers that be are planning a huge romantic angle for Bayley for Summerslam. WWE officials are planning to continue focusing on Bayley’s innocence, and it’s going to come to light that Bayley has never kissed a man before. The idea is that angle will continue to be pushed heading into Summerslam with her having her first kiss after her match at the event. There is some speculation that Corey Graves is the favorite for the role, but the powers that be have yet to make up their mind about who will play the man in this scenario. On paper, an angle like this could be cute, but there is a good chance most WWE fans will really dislike it. Rumor going around the net about potential plans the WWE has for Bayley.

Cannot wait for Bayley's career retrospective DVD: "The 40 Year Old Virgin: The Bayley Story"

[Ruien]

Didn't they already bring out her ex with that Alexa segment or was that so bad we are scratching it from the record?

[BigCrippyZ]

Originally Posted by Ruien Didn't they already bring out her ex with that Alexa segment or was that so bad we are scratching it from the record?

Haven't you heard? Vince doesn't care enough about quality to remember what happened on his shows last week, let alone months or years ago, so he figures the viewers won't remember either.

[Droford]

If this was 2002 bayley would be hooking up with Sasha Banks #HLA

[Simple Fan]

Originally Posted by Droford If this was 2002 bayley would be hooking up with Sasha Banks #HLA

That coukd still happen in 2017 and at this point would probably make more sense than Corey Graves.

[Cool King]

Graves is a terrible choice.

I can't think of anyone on the Raw Roster that would be a good pick for the role.

Enzo and Jack Gallagher are the only guys I can think of that would make some sense and make the angle "cute".

[Cool King]

But the angle sounds awful anyway and I'm sure the fans will show their dislike for it.

[#1-norm-fan]

Originally Posted by Cool King Graves is a terrible choice. I can't think of anyone on the Raw Roster that would be a good pick for the role. Enzo and Jack Gallagher are the only guys I can think of that would make some sense and make the angle "cute".

Gallagher would make it "cute" because he's kinda lovably retarded ala Bayley. Enzo would be weird. He doesn't have the same innocence. Something about him getting with Bayley seems creepy. If only Hornswoggle were still on the roster. Would be a perfect role for him.

Jesus Christ, I can't believe I'm trying to fantasy book this story...

[Cool King]

I was imagining Enzo with a bit of an image change (after he's done with his thing with Cass) when I thought of him and Bayley, just so you all know.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Originally Posted by #1-wwf-fan Gallagher would make it "cute" because he's kinda lovably retarded ala Bayley. Enzo would be weird. He doesn't have the same innocence. Something about him getting with Bayley seems creepy. If only Hornswoggle were still on the roster. Would be a perfect role for him. Jesus Christ, I can't believe I'm trying to fantasy book this story...

[Cool King]

Originally Posted by Simple Fan That coukd still happen in 2017 and at this point would probably make more sense than Corey Graves.

Well, this is 2017 and we're living in a very "liberal world" so to speak, so we could always see (and this will take some dedication from Bayley) Bayley come out as gay with her saying "The reason I've never kissed a boy is because I don't like boys. I like girls."

The lefty media would eat that up.

The rightys, not so much.

[Simple Fan]

Originally Posted by Cool King Well, this is 2017 and we're living in a very "liberal world" so to speak, so we could always see (and this will take some dedication from Bayley) Bayley come out as gay with her saying "The reason I've never kissed a boy is because I don't like boys. I like girls." The lefty media would eat that up. The rightys, not so much.

Thats what im saying, being bisexual might appease the right a bit. With her and Sasha's friendship it makes more sense than any random guy on the roster. Sasha turns her down after the kiss and turns heel.

[KIRA]

Originally Posted by Simple Fan Thats what im saying, being bisexual might appease the right a bit. With her and Sasha's friendship it makes more sense than any random guy on the roster. Sasha turns her down after the kiss and turns heel.

Sasha already copped to sticking love notes in Bailey's lunch so they might as well go for it.

I dunno about Enzo after the Lana thing he seems kinda sleazy

For some reason I could see it being Kalisto but he's married

It would be amazing if this was also a side story for BRAUN like he's still an intense monster but he is noticeably less mean to her (while still wanting to straight up murder Roman Reigns) he would initially be gruff and dismissive but gradually she'd get to him. He'd never be goofy about it though it would be played completely straight on his end while Bailey got the more comedic cute end.


Also Finn Balor since they seem to have nothing for him atm and theyve(he and Bailey) have already shared clothes and gone dirty dancing.

[Emperor Smeat]

Originally Posted by Cool King Well, this is 2017 and we're living in a very "liberal world" so to speak, so we could always see (and this will take some dedication from Bayley) Bayley come out as gay with her saying "The reason I've never kissed a boy is because I don't like boys. I like girls." The lefty media would eat that up. The rightys, not so much.

They'd have to be really careful on how they handle the outing and post-stuff considering the last time they did a big gay-related angle, ended up getting backlash from pro-gay groups when it was revealed to be just a big joke.

Don't trust RAW's Creative at all to pull that type of storyline off well especially now one of WWE's big sponsors is a major pro-gay organization.

[XL]

Yeah I could see Enzo being "outed" as being "all talk" not just in the way that Cass spoke about but also in his approach with women. He talks a good game but really he's quite shy and reserved when the feelings are mutual. They could make it kinda cute with enough time.