Details On Bayley’s Injury and How It Happened Posted By: Ben Jordan Kerin on Jul 09, 2021
As reported earlier, WWE announced that Bayley has been injured and will be out of ring action for around nine months.
Mike Johnson of PWInsider is reporting Bayley suffered a torn ACL earlier this week while training at the WWE Performance Center.
Additionally, Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful.com reported the following: We re told the Bayley injury happened during the mandatory return to road training session at the WWE Performance Center while doing chain wrestling with another Superstar. It was referred to as a freak accident.
Big Backstage Update On Brock Lesnar Returning To WWE Posted By: Ben Jordan Kerin on Jul 09, 2021
In an update on Brock Lesnar returning to WWE, there has been some new information regarding their talks.
Andrew Zarian of Mat Men podcast is reporting it would be unlikely to see Lesnar appear at SummerSlam for creative reasons, but he is set to return soon. They wanted Brock. For whatever reason, the plan didn’t work out. I believe it was creative-wise, it just wasn’t fitting. Financially, they want Brock to commit to live shows. They are working it out, it’s gonna happen. It’s not that it’s not gonna happen – it’s gonna happen unless something goes tremendously terrible, which I don’t think it will. I think we’re gonna see Brock, I just don’t think he’s needed for SummerSlam if they have this planned out already. If Brock calls them and says, ‘Hey I wanna do it’ then yeah, they’re gonna figure it out. I don’t believe Brock’s gonna be on there
Paul Heyman Reportedly Removed From Talking Smack Posted By: Ben Jordan Kerin on Jul 09, 2021
In a report from Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, it has noted that Paul Heyman will no longer be hosting Talking Smack and the Pat McAfee and Kayla Braxton will be a permanent change going forward.
“Paul Heyman is now off Talking Smack. Pat McAfee and Kayla Braxton did the show this past week. We’re told the change is permanent and not a one week thing, but of course, everything can change tomorrow in WWE. There’s no real reason for it past a company decision and Heyman’s interplay with talent on some of the episodes was the most compelling talking stuff done on WWE shows.”
The next big All Elite Wrestling pay-per-view has SOLD OUT!
Chris Jericho and the promotion confirmed news regarding AEW All Out 2021 selling out tickets for the pay-per-view scheduled for September 5, 2021 at NOW Arena in Chicago, Illinois.
Many of the tickets sold were combo packages that included AEW Dynamite on September 1 and Rampage on September 3. BREAKING NEWS @IAmJericho has just announced with @davidlagreca1 & @TheMarkHenry on @BustedOpenRadio that @AEW#AllOut in Chicago on September 5th is already SOLD OUT! #AEWAllOut SiriusXM Busted Open (@BustedOpenRadio) July 9, 2021
#AEW returns to Pay Per View, LIVE Sunday, September 5, 2021 from a SOLD OUT @NOW Arena in Chicago for #AEWAllOut
TV Networks Reportedly Pitching Ideas To Stephanie McMahon Posted By: Ben Jordan Kerin on Jul 09, 2021
Andrew Zarian of The Mat Men podcast is reporting that Stephanie McMahon is meeting with an unnamed television network at the end of July for them to pitch ideas to her for television content.
It’s not clear if Stephanie McMahon will be meeting with USA Network or FOX. I don’t know which network it was but somebody told me that Steph has a meeting with one of the networks at the end of the month for pitched ideas from the network. I don’t know if this is a common thing that they do or if this is a regular thing but I know that the networks are pitching ideas.