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REVIEW: Vengeance 2004: The One Before Summerslam

Posted: 27 Jul 2019 01:55 AM PDT https://wrestlingrumors.net/tommyhall/review-vengeance-2004-one-summerslam/


Welcome to KB’s Old School (and New School) Reviews. I’ve been reviewing wrestling shows for over ten years now and have reviewed over 5,000 shows. Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, I’ll be posting a new review here on Wrestlingrumors.net, starting today. It could be anything from modern WWE
to old school to indies to anything in between. Note that I rate using
letters instead of stars and I don’t rate matches under three minutes as really, how good or bad can something that short be?
Vengeance 2004

Date: July 11, 2004

Location: Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, Connecticut

Attendance: 7,000

Commentators: Jim Ross, Jerry Lawler
It’s the final pay per view before Summerslam and that makes this one kind
of a quick stop more than anything else. The main event is HHH getting yet another shot at the title because that’s his inalienable right. The
wildcard this time is Eugene, who HHH has manipulated into thinking World Champion Chris Benoit is out to get him. I’m sure this will go according to plan. Let’s get to it.
The opening video looks at Benoit’s path to the title. HHH doesn’t like that Benoit is holding his title and tonight, it’s time to set things right. Rhyno/Tajiri vs. Garrison Cade/Jonathan Coachman
This is mainly about Tajiri vs. Coach but I don’t think anyone was going to tolerate that on pay per view so this was set up on Heat. Coach freaks out
upon seeing Rhyno as Tajiri’s partner. Appropriately enough, Coach and
Rhyno start things off….with Coach tagging out five seconds later. Rhyno shoulders him down without much effort so Cade yells at the referee and
slaps Rhyno in the face.
The beating begins in a hurry with Cade bailing to the floor to avoid the
Gore. Tajiri comes in and hits Cade in the face before getting two off la majistral. A Coach distraction lets Cade get in a few shots though and
Tajiri is in trouble for the first time. That means Coach gets to be on
offense and somehow he’s more coordinated than a lot of full time wrestlers. A double suplex drops Tajiri to give Cade two but Coach charges into a boot
in the corner to set up the Tarantula. The mule kick is enough for the hot
tag off to Rhyno so the pace can pick up. Tajiri tags himself back in as
Rhyno is sent to the floor and it’s a handspring double elbow to Cade and Coach. There’s the mist to Cade (King: “Cade’s been mystified!”) and the
big kick to the head gives Tajiri the pin on Coach.
Rating: D+. Fine enough for a Heat main event, but this wasn’t exactly pay per view worthy. At least they had something with some energy and a villain that the fans wanted to see get beaten up. That doesn’t make it a good idea though and it’s some time that could have been better used elsewhere. Evolution has a meeting about Eugene and HHH says it’s cool. Flair isn’t convinced but HHH says when the time is right, Eugene….wait where is
Eugene? They’re not sure if he’s here so HHH goes to find him. He does indeed find him, talking to Benoit, who tells him that Evolution only cares about HHH getting the title. Benoit tells Eugene to be careful and leaves.
HHH isn’t pleased.
Batista vs. Chris Jericho
These two have been having some issues in tag matches so tonight it’s a regular match. Batista starts with the straight power by throwing knees to
the ribs in the corner. Jericho gets smart by low bridging him to the
floor, giving us a perfect summation of the match in a nutshell in the
early going. A missed charge lets Batista pull Jericho outside for some
shots to the head and a neckbreaker of all things gives Batista two. I’ve never seen him use that before or since and it was weird to see from him. That’s followed by a seated half nelson as I wonder where all of this
offense came from and went. Batista pulls him down into a regular full
nelson but Jericho gets up and leverages him outside a second time. Back in
and a dropkick to the knee staggers Batista so he forearms the heck out of Jericho in return. Again: power vs. intelligence and cunning. Jericho’s top rope back elbow to the jaw gets two, followed by Batista’s side slam for
the same. It’s back to the back with back to back shots to the back,
followed by a backbreaker. You can’t say Batista isn’t focused.
Jericho flips out of another backbreaker attempt (more intelligence) and
hits a chop block. The Walls are broken up though and Batista hits the big spinebuster for two. The Batista Bomb is reversed into a rollup for two and Batista is getting mat at Jericho for not letting it end. Jericho bulldogs
him down but the Lionsault hits knees. He’s fine enough to hit the running enziguri for a delayed two but it’s another spinebuster to destroy Jericho. The Batista Bomb is good for the pin, even with Jericho’s foot on the ropes. Rating: C+. There was a nice story here with Jericho trying to outsmart the powerful Batista but not being able to overcome the huge power advantage. That’s a great rub for Batista who beat a former World Champion and never felt like he was in any real trouble at all. He’s becoming a bigger and bigger deal every single time and it’s not like Jericho is going to lose
much by putting him over here. He’s Chris Jericho, and that’s going to keep him over no matter what.
An upset Eugene sits on Evolution’s couch and HHH starts up the
manipulation machine, saying that Benoit is just lying to him to protect
the title. Remember when Benoit hit him with a chair a few weeks ago?
Tonight, they’re taking the title back, but first they have a surprise for Eugene. It’s an old Ric Flair robe, with Flair staring bullets through
Eugene as he hands it over. The manipulation stuff is great, but I’m kind
of dreading where it’s going.
Tag Team Titles: La Resistance vs. Ric Flair/Eugene
Flair and Eugene are challenging. Flair’s music cuts off O Canada and Flair looks so annoyed at having to be here. Eugene and Conway start things off
and let’s have a WOO first. The second WOO comes after Conway is taken into the corner and Flair’s frustrations continue. A drop toehold lets Eugene
grab a headlock in a Flair spot and it’s time for the chops. Flair: “THAT’S
MINE!!!”
Grenier comes in and wants Flair but gets Eugene doing Flair’s shinbreaker instead. A few shots stagger Eugene and he does the Flair Flop in a funny
bit. The Figure Four is broken up though and Eugene is kicked into the
corner, allowing Flair to tag himself in and work off some annoyances.
Flair WOO’s a lot and shows Grenier how to throw the chops and punches in
the corner. A suplex drops Conway and there’s the strut, meaning NOW we go
to school with the Figure Four.
Some easy cheating lets Grenier break it up though and now it’s Flair in trouble for a change. Grenier hammers away in the corner and hands it off
to Conway, who actually wins a chop off. Flair can’t chop his way out of trouble and a backdrop gives Grenier two. The required chinlock, with
Grenier kneeling to the side behind Flair for a unique style, goes on and
the fans cheering for Flair in this situation still feels weird.
The front facelock keeps Flair in trouble and Conway runs around to pull
Eugene off the apron for a ram into the steps. Back in and Au Revoir hits
Flair but Eugene is all fired up for the save. Conway’s legs get wrapped around the post and Eugene pounds on Grenier in the corner but a shove to
the referee draws the DQ.
Rating: C. Another perfectly fine match as Eugene knows how to do the Flair tribute act, which in this case makes a lot of sense. I’m glad they didn’t change the titles here as the wacky champions thing really isn’t necessary here when you already have HHH as the real big bad in the whole thing. La Resistance are fine as the heel champions and they can hold onto the belts
in this role for a good while.
Post match Eugene hits a Stunner, Rock Bottom and People’s Elbow. Flair
looks so annoyed as Eugene tries to hug him to make things better after the loss.
We recap Kane vs. Matt Hardy. Lita agreed to sleep with Kane to get him to leave Matt alone and got pregnant in the process. Matt is furious (and rightfully so), meaning tonight it’s a No DQ match so Matt can get revenge and Kane can have some fun.
Matt Hardy vs. Kane
No DQ and no countout. They start the fight in the aisle with Matt getting
in a few right hands. The Twist of Fate on the announcers’ table is shoved away, with Matt nearly crushing a production guy in the process. Kane
pounds away on the floor some more and then takes it inside for the first
time for some choking in the corner. He switches it up to ripping at Matt’s face before cutting Matt down with a clothesline. Matt can barely stand so
Kane asks why he doesn’t fight.
With Matt still down, Kane grabs a chair but gets caught with a Twist of
Fate over the ropes. Kane’s feet get tied in the ropes so he’s hung upside down and there’s a bell shot to the head. The top rope legdrop to the back
of Kane’s head connects and the Twist of Fate is good for two. Kane hits a chokeslam but would rather grab the steps than cover. Cue Lita (you knew
this wasn’t ending until she came out) to beg for Kane’s forgiveness so he throws the steps down. Then he picks them back up, allowing Matt to hit
them into his face with a chair for the pin.
Rating: D. This was Kane slipping on a banana peel to give Matt the win
that doesn’t mean much. There’s nothing that is going to stop Kane from attacking Matt again and you can set up the bigger rematch at Summerslam
from here. I haven’t been big on this whole story but I feel sorry for Matt after Lita had to save him again. Normally I would ask how much worse it
can get but that’s never a good sign in wrestling.
In the back, Lita begs Matt to talk to him. Matt recaps the whole thing and asks her to stay away from the ring so both her and the baby can be safe.
I’m sure she’ll listen too.
We recap Randy Orton vs. Edge. Orton has held the title for a long time now
and has grown up during his reign. He’s becoming a bit too cocky though and Edge is ready to take a stand and become champion as he wants to run
through Evolution.
Intercontinental Title: Randy Orton vs. Edge
Edge is challenging and JR gets in his stat of the night by saying the Intercontinental Title has changed hands more in July than in any other
month. Doesn’t mean much, but that’s the kind of little trivia note that I like to hear. They trade headlocks to start as the fans are firmly behind Orton. Not what you would expect but I can kind of see the new version of
Edge not being as popular. He’s been pushed pretty hard and hasn’t had the performances that made him a star since his return.
A crisscross goes on for a long time until Edge takes him down with another headlock. The threat of a dropkick sends Orton outside but Edge isn’t
letting him walk up the ramp. Orton gets in a shot of his own though and suplexes Edge back in for two. As the champ rakes a boot over Edge’s face, Lawler has it figured out: Edge is jealous of Orton’s ability to get women. I’ll let you figure out how JR responds to that one. The chinlock goes on
for a good while until Edge fights up with a clothesline to the floor.
Orton goes to get the title so Edge baseball slides him down and the fans
are behind the champ again. A missile dropkick gives Edge two but the spear gets kicked away. Orton hits an elbow to the chest and now it’s a LET’S GO EDGE chant. Egads these people are fickle. Back in and Orton gets two off a legdrop to the back of the head as the announcers are rather confused by
the crowd. Dude it’s a live wrestling crowd. Why would you expect them to make sense?
Orton chokes on the ropes and gets two off a dropkick, followed by another chinlock. A legdrop sets up another chinlock as they’re certainly dragging this one out. The fans accurately call this boring as the latest chinlock
eats up two full minutes. Edge fights up and dropkicks Orton out of the
air, followed by a neckbreaker to put both of them down again. A slugout
goes to Edge and he gets two off a Russian legsweep. After shoving Orton
off the top, Edge hits a high crossbody with the champ rolling through for
two.
Orton pokes him in the eye and takes off a turnbuckle pad, which has to be
some Flair influence. The Edgecution gets two more so Edge hammers away in
the corner, only to get dropped face first onto the exposed buckle. That
and a rollup with feet on the ropes are good for two but this time it’s
Orton going into the buckle. The spear hits unexposed buckle but Edge is
right back up with a whip into the steel, followed by the spear for the pin
and the title.
Rating: B-. This was much more long than good as there’s a lot that could have been cut out to do the same match. The ending was really strong though
and you could tell the fans were getting into things and wanted to see the title change. Even with the title loss though, you can tell that Orton is
going to be getting a huge push as you don’t have him lose a long match
clean like that without having something bigger planned. Good match, but
much longer than it needed to be.
Orton gets the Goodbye Song because they really can’t make up their mind about what the heck they want.
Molly Holly vs. Victoria
#1 contenders match. Molly works on the arm to start as JR tries to figure
out why she’s still wearing the wig. You would think it would have grown
back in nearly four months. Victoria scores with a monkey flip but the
shaking moonsault takes way too long. Instead it’s a moonsault press out of the corner for two on Molly so she heads outside with Victoria nearly
screwing up a slingshot dive.
A trip sends Victoria’s face and shoulder into the steps for a near
countout. Since that doesn’t work, Molly starts in on the arm with a seated armbar as you can’t fault the psychology here so far. A Fujiwara armbar
keeps Victoria down but Molly misses an elbow. Victoria gets two off a powerslam but the arm gives out on the Widow’s Peak attempt. With the arm
not an option, Victoria nails a superkick for the pin.
Rating: C+. Considering the spot they were in with this being an added
match and in between the show’s two big matches, this had no expectations coming in and turned out to be a very nice match. It didn’t have any reason to be much but the girls did had a rather nice match with some psychology
and good looking offense. Well done here in a very nice little surprise.
We recap HHH vs. Chris Benoit. HHH lost the title to Benoit at Wrestlemania
and hasn’t really left the main event since. Now it’s time to get the title back and HHH has manipulated Eugene into being in his corner for this one, while Benoit is trying to convince Eugene of what’s really going on. The manipulation has been great on this story and while the fans aren’t exactly enamored with Eugene, it’s still good stuff.
Raw World Title: Chris Benoit vs. HHH
Benoit is defending and, as always, looks cool holding the title over his
head on the stage. A fight over a lockup goes nowhere so Benoit armdrags
his way out of a top wristlock. HHH’s headlock takeover doesn’t work so he tries it again and gets reversed all over again. Benoit finally gets sent
into the corner and HHH….lets him get back up. It’s too early for the Crossface though and HHH gets outside for the breather. Back in and HHH
scores with a jumping knee to the face, followed by a hard elbow to the jaw
for two.
Instead of the face, HHH switches over to the back with a backbreaker
before pulling Benoit out to the floor. Again he lets him back in though
and it’s a snap suplex to take HHH down. A catapult sends HHH into the
corner and a clothesline puts him on the floor. Benoit isn’t done and sends him into the steps as this is starting to pick up a few gears. Back in and Benoit misses the Swan Dive, setting up a heck of a Bret Hart chest first
bump into the corner. HHH does it again for good measure and starts in with some kicks to the chest.
A release front suplex drops Benoit on his chest again and HHH does it
again in a smart move. HHH puts a knee in the back and stretches both arms
to stay on the chest as the targeting continues. They head outside with
Benoit being whipped into the barricade, followed by another whip into the buckle for a few near falls. The abdominal stretch goes on and thankfully Lawler is right there to talk about how painful the hold is. Benoit
reverses into one of his own but gets hiptossed down in short order.
The Sharpshooter works a lot better and HHH finally makes the rope, because just touching them a few seconds earlier didn’t count. HHH is in trouble so Benoit rolls the German suplexes. That’s enough to send HHH outside for the big dive through the ropes and they’re both down with the fans rather pleased. Back in again and this time the referee gets knocked out to the
floor in a heap, which you had to know was coming. A Crossface attempt is countered into a DDT and they’re both down, allowing HHH to shout for
Eugene. As Eugene comes out, HHH gets caught in the Crossface.
Benoit wisely shouts at Eugene to get the ref before flipping HHH back to
the middle for the tap. There’s no referee so Eugene starts getting in, earning himself a big right hand from Benoit. That would be in the better
safe than sorry category, though it lets HHH get in a low blow from behind.
Now the Pedigree connects but there’s still no referee. Eugene brings in
the chair this time as the referee is now face down on the mat.
Hang on though as Eugene grabs the chair, earning himself a shove to the
floor and a lot of yelling. Benoit gets in a forearm to the face but has to chair down an interfering Batista and Flair. HHH kicks him in the injured
chest but Benoit gets in a low blow so everyone is down. Now it’s Eugene
with the chair and he’s not sure who to hit. Benoit grabs it as well but
then lets go, sending it into HHH’s head. That’s enough for Benoit to grab a rollup and retain the title.
Rating: B+. I was digging the heck out of this until the Eugene stuff came
into play but it wasn’t enough to derail everything. HHH was working on the chest for most of the match and then used it again in the end, though it
was ultimately his own plans being a bit too big and evil that cost him.
Benoit retaining is a good thing of course but I have a bad feeling I know where that ending is leading. At least it was a good, long match though and
the ending was right, even with Eugene getting so much attention near the
end.
Post match Benoit leaves so HHH can stare at a panicking Eugene to end the show. Make sure you end things on the real stars there guys.
Overall Rating: B. As usual, Raw is just that much better than Smackdown at
the moment because the wrestling is that much better. While some of the storyline moves aren’t the best (again: Eugene), you’re almost guaranteed a few good matches on the show and pretty logical storyline progression. That might not be anything that reinvents the wheel but it gives you a good
show, which is what this company needs after all the weekly messes on Smackdown.

Thomas Hall has been a wrestling fan for over thirty years and has seen
over 50,000 wrestling matches. He has also been a wrestling reviewer since
2009 with over 5,000 full shows covered. You can find his work at kbwrestlingreviews.com, or check out his Amazon author page with 28
wrestling books. His latest book is the History Of In Your House.

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RUMOR: Alicia Fox Quietly Retires as Active Competitor; WWE Officials Arent Planning to Release Her

Posted: 26 Jul 2019 08:00 PM PDT https://wrestlingrumors.net/williammccormick/rumor-alicia-fox-quietly-retires-active-competitor/

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Since returning to the ring earlier this year, Alicia Fox has barely been featured as an active wrestler on WWE television. In fact, she was
presented as a legend during the Raw Reunion this past Monday, which has
the WWE Universe talking about her future.

According to Dave Meltzer on Wrestling Observer Radio, Alicia Fox isnt considered to be an active wrestler any longer. She remains under contract
with the company, but its possible that WWE officials are going to keep her
out of the ring for the rest of her deal.
Related: Alicia Fox Still Has Major Heat Backstage With WWE Officials

WWE officials could change their minds, but shes been rumored to have a
fair amount of backstage heat. Shes never been consistently booked as a top star for the company and Alicia Fox is only one of many women on the roster that arent being used properly.

The difference is that Alicia Fox has been with WWE for well over a decade.
The WWE Universe has expressed a willingness to see her in a bigger role
with the company, but she never attained enough momentum to elevate her
status to receive a bigger push.


WWE officials are unlikely to release anyone they dont have to given the paradigm shift thats happening in the business right now. WWE representing Alicia Fox as a legend is a pretty clear message that the powers that be
arent looking at her to make an impact in the company inside the ring. Shes likely involved in other activities for the company.

She was never the most popular with the WWE Universe. Despite that fact, it seems that Alicia Fox was capable of a lot more as a performer. WWE
officials could change their minds or Fox may find new life outside of the company if she wanted to keep wrestling.
Do you believe Alicia Fox should return to the ring outside of WWE?





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Never Good To Hear. WWE Star Spent Tuesday Night In The Hospital.

Posted: 26 Jul 2019 07:39 PM PDT https://wrestlingrumors.net/tommyhall/never-good-hear-wwe-star-spent-tuesday-night-hospital/


I think we can call this an acceptable absence. You can hear all kinds of reasons for WWE wrestlers to be taken off of television. Some of them
might be storyline related, some might be because the boss doesn’t like
them, and some might be injury related. This one is more medical related,
and it isn’t something that you are going to hear about very often.

Maria Kanellis announced on Instagram that she spent Tuesday night in the hospital, which caused her to miss this week’s 205 Live. Kanellis is currently pregnant with her second child and spent most of the morning vomiting. The hospital staff told her that she had some kind of a flu bug
but the baby is perfectly fine. There is no word on when Kanellis will
begin taking maternity leave.












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This is where I spent my day yesterday. Baby number 2 is giving me a run
for my money. I had acute vomiting, a headache, and I was dehydrated. I
threw up from 6am-3pm nonstop. I have never missed a day at WWE that wasn’t planned for in advance. But yesterday I was forced to stay away. It was a
wild day! I received fluids, nausea meds, and Tylenol. They think I had a
flu bug but I am feeling much better today. The nurses and doctors were fantastic and very caring. This pregnancy is definitely different from the first time. Baby 2 is doing good and that is what matters most. I am
blessed to be pregnant and to have a beautiful 15 month old. Plus, women
get pregnant all the time, work jobs, have other children, keep house, go
to school, travel, have a second job, no paid maternity leave, are single, adopt, and so many other things. So, I keep things in perspective even when
I have a tough day or 6 weeks. I am still incredibly BLESSED!!! #secondpregnancy #12weekspregnant #seeyounextweek
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The pregnancy announcement was quite the moment. Check out how Kanellis
broke the news:
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Opinion: Naturally what matters most here is that Kanellis and the baby are both ok. It sounds like she just got sick and when you factor in her being pregnant, you can’t be too cautious. Kanellis is a great TV character but there is only so much that she can do when she is only going to be around
for a few more months. Hopefully she can come back to television soon, but what matters most is everyone’s health.

Have you liked how Kanellis’ pregnancy was mentioned on TV/ What should
she do before she leaves? Let us know in the comments below.

Thomas Hall has been a wrestling fan for over thirty years and has seen
over 50,000 wrestling matches. He has also been a wrestling reviewer since 2009 with over 5,000 full shows covered. You can find his work at kbwrestlingreviews.com, or check out his Amazon author page with 28
wrestling books. His latest book is the History Of In Your House.

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(VIDEO): He Can Get Attention. Jon Moxley Grabs Reporters At New Japan
Press Conference.

Posted: 26 Jul 2019 07:35 PM PDT https://wrestlingrumors.net/tommyhall/video-can-get-attention-jon-moxley-grabs-reporters-new-japan-press-conference/


Violence is rarely the answer. Jon Moxley left WWE earlier this year and immediately debuted with AEW as the big moment at the end of Double Or
Nothing. With that out of the way though, he debuted in New Japan Pro Wrestling and won the United States Title. Since then, he entered the G1 Climax Tournament and has turned up the intensity even more, which was even cleared at a recent press conference.

New Japan has released a new video of Moxley’s post match press conference, where he ranted about the lack of air conditioning in some of the venues.
He also grabbed some of the reporters and asked them who was going to win
the tournament. Moxley’s videos have been big hits for New Japan, with a previous video of his from last month being the most watched video in the history of New Japan’s YouTube channel.

The man gets attention. Check out Moxley’s antics from earlier today:
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Opinion: Whether you like him or not, the man certainly knows how to get
some attention for himself. This is the Moxley that we weren’t going to
get in WWE and it shows just how good he could have been there had they let
him be himself. Moxley might not be for everyone, but he’s more than a big deal in New Japan all of a sudden and is likely going to be in a big match
at the biggest non-WWE event of the year. Not bad for a rookie year in a promotion.

What did you think of Moxley’s rant? Will he win the tournament? Let us know in the comments below.

Thomas Hall has been a wrestling fan for over thirty years and has seen
over 50,000 wrestling matches. He has also been a wrestling reviewer since 2009 with over 5,000 full shows covered. You can find his work at kbwrestlingreviews.com, or check out his Amazon author page with 28
wrestling books. His latest book is the History Of In Your House.

Get the latest and greatest in professional wrestling news by signing up
for our daily email newsletter. Just look below for GET EXCLUSIVE UPDATES
to sign up. We are proud to offer our popular Wrestling Rumors app and encourage you to download it for an optimized user experience. It is
available for Android and also on iOS. Thank you for reading!

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Heres the Real Reason Why Vince McMahon is "Pissed Off" at Bill Goldberg
After Saudi Arabia

Posted: 26 Jul 2019 07:00 PM PDT https://wrestlingrumors.net/williammccormick/goldberg-vince-mcmahon/

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Its no secret that Goldberg vs. Undertaker was a disaster in Saudi Arabia. However, The Undertaker has worked a match since then. Meanwhile, the
former WCW Champion is taking the lions share of the blame for the entire situation due to his recklessness.

Goldberg has always been a stiff worker, but thats the first time hes completely fallen apart on a big stage like that. He still has a great deal
of backstage heat with WWE and the locker room, but thats not the real
reason why he has heat with Vince McMahon.
Related: WWE Officials Still Furious with Goldberg Over Undertaker Match

According to a report from RingsideNews, it was Goldbergs lack of empathy
about his failure that pissed off Vince McMahon and so many other people in
the company. Hes been on the bad side of The Boss before, but this is a
bridge burning type of situation.

That wouldnt be a problem if the WWE Hall of Famer didnt put in all that
work on his comeback in 2016 and 2017. After all that, Goldbergs wrestling career is ending on yet another disaster. The last one took twelve years to pass. This one might not be fixed.


Theres some speculation about Da Man having a match at SummerSlam in two
weeks to erase the sour taste in the fans mouths as much as possible. From
the sound of things behind the scenes, that does not seem likely with Vince McMahon still pissed at him.

Bill Goldberg may have another chance to wrestle outside of WWE to end on a
far better note, but odds are hes putting some distance between himself and
WWE as well. There doesnt seem to be much good news coming out of this situation for his legacy.
Are you angry at Goldberg for not sticking to his retirement after
WrestleMania 33?





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Heres Why The Rock Didnt Make His WWE Return at Raw Reunion

Posted: 26 Jul 2019 06:00 PM PDT https://wrestlingrumors.net/williammccormick/the-rock-raw-reunion/

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