Page 7 - Ed Koskey News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

'); According to a report from the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Paul Heyman and Roman Reigns went off-script during a segment on last week’s episode of WWE SmackDown. With that being said, nothing ever happens on the show that isn’t approved. Paul Levesque (Triple H) has had more influence on WWE SmackDown over the past several weeks. '); Bruce Prichard and Ed Koskey were not at the SmackDown TV tapings last week. Koskey was working on another project and Prichard was on a pre-planned vacation. Ryan Callihan and Mike Heller were involved in the creative team meetings. Also, Dave Kapoo...

UPDATE: According to Fightful Select, Adam Pearce was also not backstage for last week’s episode of Smackdown, which is why he wasn’t a part of the show. The show was described as “short-handed” as there were several names that weren’t there. There were also late changes made. Original: Ringside News and The Wrestling Observer Newsletter reported several notes from the taping, including the fact that Paul Heyman and Roman Reigns went off-script during their segment. While what they said wasn’t scripted, it was noted that nothing happens on the show that isn’t approved. Paul Leve...

Also in this issue:  Ospreay vs. Takagi, Dontaku coverage and New Japan COVID issues explained. Notes on the upcoming AEW & WWE PPV shows. Saturday's UFC coverage. The life of Randy Savage, what was and wasn't covered by A&E, aspects that were and weren't true. AAA Rey de Reyes coverage and a major bout of international stars set up with Omega vs. Andrade. Debut of a new promotion with lots of international stars coming to PPV. Dragon Gate Dead or Alive coverage. Lots of new info on exactly how people watch the major wrestling shows. How many different people actually tuned in to see the dif...

(Photo Credit: WWE) Former RETRIBUTION member Mia Yim (Reckoning) is scheduled to make her WWE SmackDown debut later this week during the WrestleMania Backlash go-home episode. It was originally reported by Ringside News that Yim was backstage for this past Friday’s Throwback SmackDown and was set to make her debut there, but the match never happened. That report stated that Yim’s debut was delayed to another week, as this past week the company dealt with being short-staffed backstage as Bruce Prichard was on vacation and Ed Koskey was also absent. Triple H helped out a lot with the show ...

It was reported yesterday that WWE hired a new lead writer named Mike Heller, and Heller’s Linked In account states he joined last month. This news was initially reported by Ringside News and confirmed by the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Andrea Listenberger recently quit the company after joining back in December 2019. Heller will work with Ed Koskey and Ryan Callahan as the head writers. He was hired by Christine Lubrano. Many of the writers are said to be very upset because because WWE told them there was no money for raises, promotions or bonuses but they made a new hiring. The write...