NEWS (10/11)

· Happy Birthday to Rhea Ripley!

LOTS OF NEWS SHARED ON TWITTER FROM “WON”

· The Rock has told WWE he is NOT available for WM 41.

· Backstage and at ringside during the CM Punk vs. Drew McIntyre Hell in a Cell match, there was panic over how severe McIntyre’s wound was. He was bleeding heavily, and it wouldn’t stop. Initially, they considered having a doctor enter the cage to control the bleeding, but ultimately decided against it since it was a Hell in a Cell match. They wanted to wipe the blood off him with a towel. McIntyre basically took control and said that if he felt woozy he would give them the word and they would go right to the finish. While he took a hard shot, he showed no signs of a concussion, they proceeded as planned with no issues and he was very aware of what was going on and in control at all times.

· It’s far from a done deal, but within Peacock there is the feeling that in early 2026, when the WWE’s streaming contract expires, that WWE will move everything to Netflix.

· NXT will move to Wednesday on November 6 due to Election night, causing a head-to-head against AEW Dynamite for another week.

OTHER NEWS

· Hornswoggle has signed a WWE Legends Deal.

· WWE's plans for The Lucha Bros SmackDown debut leaked to Tony Khan; why he extended their contracts was revealed. "Tony [Khan] likes Rey Fenix. He’s always liked and respected Rey Fenix. He just felt that if he let this thing slide that other people were going to start taking advantage of him and it was going to lead to a dam breaking. So they’re f*cked and Penta has another month I believe and Fenix has 9-10 [more months]. Tony found out what the plan was for them on SmackDown by the way and that also informed this." (Source: WrestlePurists) :: To which PWNexus retweeted and said This one’s on us guys. Our bad.

NEWS (10/7-10/10)

· Monday’s RAW was a double-taping, as there is a UK Tour next week, and apparently we’re not getting a UK Raw. This means for the fans in attendance, the first two hour RAW was 4+ hours.

· Update on Luchasaurus/Killswitch (Bryan Alvarez / Wrestling Observer) “He is not back in the gym and he will not be back in the gym for a while and he’s not going to be back wrestling, probably, for a while. Apparently, there were complications [a potential compromised immune system as well due to other factors, possibly sleep apnea]. He ends up getting this flu and bad oxygen uptake as a result of whatever else, turned into pneumonia. And apparently he’s at high risk for a relapse, is what I was told. The big concern is that after all of this, they’ve been running test after test, and apparently there may be permanent damage. They found calcification in a heart valve and his body is not producing iron and so he’s got a whole bunch of tests that he apparently has to take. It’s bad. It’s bad enough that he’s out of the hospital, apparently, but he still has to do oxygen. I don’t want to say it’s a career-ending issue, but it could be a career-ending issue.”

· Daniel Garcia announced he’s staying with AEW. He’s factored significantly into creative moving forward.

· Though the idea is not finalized, The Rock v Roman Reigns v Cody Rhodes is on the table for WrestleMania 41. (via @WrestleVotes Radio Q&A)

· Rhea Ripley is on the cusp of signing a new 5 year contract with WWE that includes a considerable raise. It’s just a matter of time before the two sides put pen to paper. (via PWlnsider)

WWE Smackdown (10/4/24) - Nashville, TN

Top Moments Not Related to Bad Blood:

- AJ Styles returns – injury angle turns into reality

- Michin def. Chelsea Green in a Dumpster Match (table spot into the dumpster)

- Tiffany flustered; calls Bayley “Pam”

- Main Event: DIY vs. Street Profits vs. GoD

WWE RAW (10/7/24) - St Louis, MO

Highlights

- Saving time in 2 hour format by overlapping first 3 segments

- GUNTHER vs. Sami Zayn

- Jey Uso vs. Xavier Woods (short lived face turn for BB)

- CM Punk’s hiatus / planting seeds of Rollins/Punk again

- Planting seeds of a Seth heel turn

- Pete Dunne vs. Sheamus - right winner?

- Casualty of 2 hour RAW: 10 women tag match

NEWS (10/4–10/6)

· Taz “angle” was to write him off TV; he needs a total knee replacement. He said on Twitter “I’ll see you guys down the road, I’ll be out for a while.”

· DDP signed Legends Contract with WWE (read his IG post)

· Braun Strowman confirms he tore his groin two minutes into the Last Monster Standing match.

· SNME shown as a PLE for December.

· Keith Lee Status Update (per SRS)

WWE Thoughts

- Bad Blood (BB) – Movie trailer cold open was cool and produced memorable quotes

- BB: MCMG teaser aired

- BB: Legends in the house (Arn Anderson, Tully Blanchard, Booker T, Madusa, The Steiner Bros, Diamond Dallas Page, Sean “X-Pac” Waltman, Mickie James, Jacquelyn Moore)

- BB: HIAC Punk vs. Drew

- BB: Nia vs. Bayley

- BB: Priest vs. Finn

- BB: Crown Jewel announcement

- GUNTHER and Goldberg

- BB: Rhea vs. Liv

- BB: Main Event

- BB: Post-Match

AEW Thoughts

- Based on Collision, it looks like they are already finished with the Kris Statlander heel experiment, as she is challenging Kamille and then Mercedes Mone.

- This Tuesday is “AEW Dynamite: Title Tuesday”. It will go head-to-head with NXT in St. Louis

- #1 Contender’s Match: Winner gets a shot at Mariah May at WrestleDream

Dr Britt Baker DMD vs. Willow Nightingale

- Mercedes Mone vs. Emi Sakura in a match where the TBS and NJPW STRONG Women’s Championships will be on-the-line.

- Hook will call out his father’s attackers

- Darby Allin’s Open Challenge for WrestleDream was answered by Brody King

They will have a face-to-face on Tuesday as well.

- Bryan Danielson & Wheeler Yuta vs. Claudio Castagnoli & PAC on Tuesday