• [WR] There You Have It. WWE Confirms Injury To A Top Star. (1/2)

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    There You Have It. WWE Confirms Injury To A Top Star.

    Posted: 28 May 2019 12:12 AM PDT https://wrestlingrumors.net/tommyhall/wwe-confirms-injury-top-star/


    At least they made it clear. Wrestlers are always going to get hurt in wrestling as it’s just part of the nature of the business. Wrestling is a physical sport and no matter who is in there, the chance of an injury is
    always out there. Some of these are far worse than others, while some of
    them just require some time off. That seems to be the case with a current
    top WWE star.

    This week on Monday Night Raw, WWE announced that AJ Styles was being taken
    out of a four way match for the #1 contendership to the Universal Title.
    After the announcement, Styles was attacked by Baron Corbin. This may mean that Styles will be missing some time, as according to 411mania.com, Styles
    is not advertised for any live events or television throughout June.

    Here’s how they got rid of him. Check out Corbin’s attack on Styles:
    [This post contains video, click to play]


    Opinion: This isn’t the biggest surprise in the world as Styles is getting older (he’ll be 42 later this week) and has wrestled a physical style for a long time now. He’s also coming off a year long reign as WWE Champion
    where he wasn’t really able to take any time off and rest. His career probably doesn’t have very long left so it’s a good idea for him to take some time off and heal up, because it’s going to be more necessary going forward.

    How long do you think Styles has left? What should he do when he gets
    back? 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 the Complete 2000 Monday Nitro and Thunder Reviews Part 1.

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    (VIDEO): Brock Lesnar Breaks Out The Dance Moves On Monday Night Raw (And
    Makes Them Work)

    Posted: 28 May 2019 12:07 AM PDT https://wrestlingrumors.net/tommyhall/video-brock-lesnar-breaks-dance-moves-monday-night-raw-makes-work/


    I’ve seen it before and I still don’t believe it. Earlier this month, Brock Lesnar won Money In The Bank in a fairly big surprise. That made for
    an interesting future as Lesnar isn’t the kind of person you can take
    lightly on his own, let alone with a guaranteed World Title shot running around. However, it turns out there is more that can be done with a
    briefcase than just cashing it in.

    This week on Monday Night Raw, Lesnar appeared with his Money In The Bank briefcase made up to look like a boom box, complete with speakers on the
    back. Lesnar held the briefcase on his shoulder and danced with it both on
    the stage and in the ring. He also has a new shirt featuring the
    customized briefcase with the slogan Brock Party included. There is no
    word on when Lesnar’s next match or appearance will take place.

    These things speak for themselves. Check out what else Lesnar can do:
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    Opinion: What fascinates me the most about this is how it was probably just something Lesnar thought of a week ago when he debuted the boom box bit.
    It’s not some brilliant idea or something that has never been done before. Odds are Lesnar thought it would be funny and ran with the idea. A lot of
    the time, those are the best things you can do because they feel natural instead of being something planned out way in advance by the writing staff.

    Did you laugh at Lesnar? What is the funniest thing he’s ever done? 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 the Complete 2000 Monday Nitro and Thunder Reviews Part 1.

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    (WATCH): WWE Directly References AEW Then Edits The Mention

    Posted: 28 May 2019 12:00 AM PDT https://wrestlingrumors.net/tommyhall/watch-wwe-directly-references-aew-edits-mention/


    It’s on everyone’s mind. Over the weekend, All Elite Wrestling presented its first event with Double Or Nothing. This was one of the biggest
    wrestling events in quite some time and one of the biggest non-WWE events
    of all time. The show was mostly well received, but the question was what would WWE do about it. As it turns out, they would actually reference the promotion directly.

    This week on Monday Night Raw, Sami Zayn took part in an interview segment called the Electric Chair where he took questions from the audience. After being asked some questions he found subpar, Zayn yelled at the fans, saying they could have asked him anything, even asking him about AEW. This
    reference was edited out of the clip of the segment posted to WWE’s YouTube page.

    Thankfully, the internet exists and we can see things like this. Check out
    the unedited comment from Zayn:
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    And then the version that WWE posted:
    [This post contains video, click to play]


    Opinion: While he didn’t say anything specific about the company, just hearing Zayn mention AEW was quite the surprise. WWE almost never
    references other promotions outside of biographical features so hearing
    them reference AEW, the most talked about promotion outside of WWE at the moment, was rather surprising. I doubt it’s going to be done again for the time being, but once was enough of a surprise.

    What did you think of Zayn making the reference? Will there be another one anytime soon? 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 the Complete 2000 Monday Nitro and Thunder Reviews Part 1.

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    Go For The Gold. New #1 Contender To The Universal Title Crowned On Monday Night Raw.

    Posted: 27 May 2019 07:53 PM PDT https://wrestlingrumors.net/tommyhall/go-gold-new-1-contender-universal-title-crowned-monday-night-raw/


    The card keeps growing. We’re less than two weeks away from Super ShowDown and the card is starting to come together. There are several title matches already set, plus a few non-title matches that look interesting. With
    those out of the way though, there are still a few things that need to be
    taken care of. One of those things was dealt with on Monday Night.

    This week on Monday Night Raw, Baron Corbin won a four way elimination
    match to become #1 contender to the Universal Title at Super ShowDown. The match also included Bobby Lashley, Braun Strowman and the Miz, with Corbin pinning the Miz to win. Strowman and Lashley were eliminated while
    brawling in the crowd, despite the match not having countouts.

    Here’s what you might be getting in the buildup. Check out some of Rollins vs. Corbin from last year:
    [This post contains video, click to play]


    Opinion: As confusing as the one fall win in an elimination match was, I’m more disturbed by Corbin becoming a main eventer. I’m sure this will be
    the first of many title shots for him as he has main evented several
    episodes of Monday Night Raw since WrestleMania 35. For the life of me I don’t get what WWE sees in him, but we’re not escaping his push no matter what happens, for reasons I don’t think I want to understand.

    Do you like this match? Who will leave Super ShowDown as champion? 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 the Complete 2000 Monday Nitro and Thunder Reviews Part 1.

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    His Mind Is Made Up. What Was Brock Lesnars Money In The Bank Decision?

    Posted: 27 May 2019 07:32 PM PDT https://wrestlingrumors.net/tommyhall/mind-made-brock-lesnars-money-bank-decision/


    That’s quite the miscommunication. Earlier this month at Money In The
    Bank, Brock Lesnar surprised everyone by winning the namesake ladder match
    to become Mr. Money In The Bank. This was quite the game changer as Lesnar
    was going to be someone to be reckoned with for a long time to come.
    However, it was announced that Lesnar would make his decision on this
    week’s Monday Night Raw, which is exactly what he did.

    This week on Monday Night Raw, Lesnar was ready to cash in his Money In The Bank contract when Paul Heyman started to read the contract. Heyman
    mentioned that Lesnar had a year to cash in his contract, which took Lesnar
    by surprise. As a result, Lesnar walked away and took the briefcase with
    him, deciding that he would wait to cash in his briefcase until a later
    date.

    Money In The Bank was a crazy night. Check out this behind the scenes look: [This post contains video, click to play]


    Opinion: As annoying as it is that the Money In The Bank briefcase is still going to be around, Lesnar realizing that he had a year and hitting Heyman
    with the contract was funny. Other than that though, this was another bait
    and switch in a series of them, which tends to be a major problem for WWE.
    They advertise this stuff as taking place and then pull the rug out from underneath the fans by saying “eh not yet”. That gets old in a hurry and WWE doesn’t seem to understand.

    Do you like Lesnar changing his mind? When will he cash in? 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 the Complete 2000 Monday Nitro and Thunder Reviews Part 1.

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    Breaking: A WWE Championship Will Be Vacated Due To Injury, What Might Be
    Next For The Title

    Posted: 27 May 2019 06:54 PM PDT https://wrestlingrumors.net/tommyhall/not-good-wwe-championship-will-vacated-due-injury-might-next-title/


    And the gold is taken away. Wrestling is a very fast moving place with all kinds of things going on at once. Wrestlers can come and go for one reason
    or another, but one of the worst is an injury. You never know what might happen to someone in any given match and those things can change the course
    of their careers in either the long term or the short term. That is the
    case again with a current champion.

    This week on Monday Night Raw, it was announced that Rey Mysterio will be forced to vacate the United States Title next week due to a separated
    shoulder. Mysterio was injured in a post match beatdown at the hands of
    Samoa Joe after winning the title at Money In The Bank. There is currently
    no word on what will happen to the title, though Samoa Joe said that he is coming to get it back.

    Mysterio worked hard to get that title. Check out what happened before the injury:
    [This post contains video, click to play]


    Opinion: Based on how things have been going over the last week in regards
    to Mysterio’s health, this isn’t the biggest surprise in the world. Mysterio’s shoulder looked pretty banged up and it’s a shame that he has to vacate the title, though it doesn’t make things any easier. It’s a shame that he has to vacate the title, but you know he’s going to be back to
    health eventually and things will be fine.

    What do you think will happen to the title? Will Mysterio ever get it
    back? 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 the Complete 2000 Monday Nitro and Thunder Reviews Part 1.

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    Monday Night Raw Live Coverage And Results - May 27, 2019

    Posted: 27 May 2019 04:43 PM PDT https://wrestlingrumors.net/tommyhall/monday-night-raw-live-coverage-results-may-27-2019/


    Monday Night Raw

    Date: May 27, 2019

    Location: Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri

    Commentators: Michael Cole, Corey Graves, Renee Young

    This is going to be an interesting show but that might be the case without
    the show actually being interesting. It’s the first show after the rather great Double Or Nothing event, meaning WWE might be trying to show that
    they still have it. At the same time though it’s also Memorial Day, meaning the effort might not be there. On the third hand, there are only two shows
    left before Super ShowDown and some building could be useful. Let’s get to it.

    We open with the traditional long Memorial Day video.

    Paul Heyman and Brock Lesnar are here for the cash-in announcement, despite
    a four way #1 contenders match being announced for tonight.

    Here’s Kofi Kingston to open things up, seemingly fine six days after the
    big beating from Dolph Ziggler, which we see in video form. Kofi is here because he’s a fighting champion but also because he wants to deal with Mr. Money In The Bank. He’ll fight anyone anytime and he wants Brock to cash in right here right now.

    Instead he gets Seth Rollins (Seth: “I know I’m not Brock Lesnar. I’m better.”) to say he wants to know what Lesnar is doing with the briefcase too. The champs are here so get Lesnar out here right now. This brings out Lesnar, who has different music because he’s actually turned the briefcase into a boom box, complete with speakers and DANCING.

    The box starts playing New Day music and Kofi is in but it switches over to Rollins’ music, complete with Heyman playing air guitar. Rollins leaves and the music stops with Heyman accusing Seth of ruining the Brock Party.
    Heyman and Lesnar leave and Ziggler comes out to jump Kofi, including a Zig
    Zag on the ramp. Xavier Woods runs out for the save.

    Post break Kofi is being helped out and Ziggler jumps him again, triggering another brawl with Woods. They fight into the crowd with Woods getting the better of it and throwing a trashcan at Ziggler. It heads back to ringside
    with Ziggler getting in some chair shots on the floor and in the ring. The chair is wrapped around Woods’ head but Kofi runs out with his own chair
    for the save.

    Back from another break with Kofi and Woods still in the ring and Ziggler coming back out and saying he wants Kofi to enjoy the time he has left.
    Kofi is the best WWE Champion Ziggler can remember but it still should have been him. For years, Kofi has had two friends to help his popularity, but
    what happens when he loses the title? At Super ShowDown, Ziggler is taking
    the title.

    There’s a Memorial Day party in the back with most of the lower card around and the Usos have brought in a DJ. First up though, Happy Birthday Natalya! Everybody is invited, aside from the Revival of course. More on this later.

    Shane McMahon comes out for a match….and then changes his mind.

    Video on Randy Orton vs. HHH.

    Here are Shane and Drew McIntyre (who were in the ring before the video
    played) to talk about the history of the McMahon Family vs. the Samoan
    dynasty, which has been going on since before either Roman Reigns or Shane
    were alive. It all comes down to respect though, which is not something
    that Reigns has shown.

    Shane talks about the members of the Samoan wrestling family, but the Wild Samoans might have been the most insane of them all. Now Shane isn’t going
    to run down the Wild Samoans, but the reality is that Vince was always
    there to clean up their mistakes. Tonight, he’s facing a member of the
    Samoan dynasty, which seems to be an official name.
    Lance Anoa’i vs. Shane McMahon

    Lance is a real member of the Anoa’i Family. Hang on though as Drew pulls Lance to the floor and drives him into the barricade and steps. Shane says that’s enough and Lance is thrown inside so the real beating can begin,
    with the first match of the night starting at 8:52. The fans declare this
    awful as Lance makes the comeback and hits a dropkick but the superkick is countered by an elbow to the face. The triangle choke makes Lance tap at
    1:36.

    Result: Shane McMahon b. Lance Anoai Triangle choke (1:36)

    Post match Drew knocks Lance out again and the choke goes on again, with
    Shane saying Lance screams like Sika. This finally draws out Roman Reigns,
    who gets his hands on Shane until Drew gets him out of trouble. Shane and
    Drew run through the back as Reigns helps Lance up.

    Here are Lesnar and Heyman again because the announcement didn’t come earlier. There’s a referee out there this time too because Heyman says it’s time to make his announcement. Before that can go anywhere, here’s Rollins
    to cut him off. Rollins says the title is his life as Lesnar laughs about
    the briefcase. Lesnar makes a mockery out of the title because he’s a joke. Seth stomped Lesnar at Wrestlemania and he can do it again right now.

    This is Lesnar’s chance so Seth implores him to cash it in. Heyman reads
    the contract to the referee but Lesnar covers the mic after hearing that he
    has a year. Brock: “I GOT A YEAR???” And he slaps Heyman with the contract. Heyman: “DIDN’T YOU KNOW?” Lesnar: “NO!” Lesnar actually takes the mic and
    says screw Rollins before walking away.

    As Rollins leaves, Carmella and R-Truth run in with the 24/7 Title and it’s time for the rollups as the mob can’t get out of their own way. The running continues.

    AJ Styles, who is too injured to be in the four way #1 contenders match,
    has been replaced by Baron Corbin. That’s not cool with AJ, who injured his back at Money in the Bank. He isn’t taking anything away from Seth Rollins who won the match fair and square but AJ wanted one more shot at the title. Corbin comes in and hits Styles in the face for a knockout.
    Becky Lynch/Nikki Cross vs. IIconics

    Non-title. Nikki gets all fired up to fight both IIconics so Peyton
    headlocks her down. A rollup gives Nikki two and it’s off to Billie as a
    lot of shouting ensues. Nikki crossbodies both of them from the apron and
    we take a break. Back with Kay kicking Becky’s hand away from a tag and missing a charge at Nikki in the corner.

    Peyton can’t stop the hot tag to Becky so house can be cleaned. Becky’s middle rope legdrop gets two with Kay making the save, setting up the
    bulldog onto Billie’s knee for two. Peyton gets out of the Disarm-Her so it’s a Rock Bottom (the Man Handle Slam) to give Becky the pin at 9:52.

    Result: Becky Lynch/Nikki Cross b. IIconics Man Handle Slam to Royce (9:52)

    Post match Lacey Evans comes out for her old school cameo.

    Back to the party with Naomi hugging Tamina when the Revival comes up to
    argue with the Usos. Naomi invited them to end this and there’s a tense handshake, with Naomi suggesting hot dogs.
    Ricochet vs. Cesaro

    Rematch from last week. Ricochet starts fast with a hurricanrana but a knee
    to the ribs cuts him off. An enziguri sends Cesaro tot he floor and it’s
    the big twisting flip dive to take us to a break. Back with Cesaro hitting
    a choke suplex for two, followed by a double stomp for two. Ricochet flips
    out of the corner and nails a superkick that seems to open Cesaro’s
    sinuses. A springboard clothesline into a standing shooting star press gets
    two but Cesaro uppercuts him on top.

    Ricochet knees his way out of a superplex attempt though but the 630
    misses. One heck of a running uppercut sends Ricochet bouncing out of the corner but the Neutralizer is countered. Cesaro sends him to the floor but makes the mistake of laying against the ropes, allowing Ricochet to flip forward from the floor to the apron into a hurricanrana driver (as in he basically got a running start and did a 450 from the floor into the ring)
    for the pin at 9:49.

    Result: Ricochet b. Cesaro Hurricanrana driver (9:49)

    The Usos and the Revival play cornhole.

    Miz talks about how he used to think he deserved to be Universal Champion
    but things have changed since then. Now he wants to earn it, and that’s
    going to be awesome.

    Braun Strowman promises to give everyone these hands. Oh and
    congratulations to Miz for expecting another baby girl.
    The Miz vs. Braun Strowman vs. Bobby Lashley vs. Baron Corbin

    Elimination rules and the winner gets Rollins at Super ShowDown. It’s a
    brawl to start with Lashley and Strowman quickly clearing the ring to set
    up their big staredown. Lashley leapfrogs him but gets caught by the
    throat. That’s powered away but Strowman gets the grip back on his throat, only to have Corbin make the save. Miz comes back in and kicks Lashley and Corbin down, only to miss the big one.

    Corbin belly to back suplexes Miz for two but a superplex attempt is broken
    up. Naturally that sets up the Tower of Doom with Strowman powerbombing everyone down and getting a bunch of two counts. Everyone heads outside
    with Lashley breaking up Strowman’s running shoulder around the ring. Strowman gets suplexed onto the ramp and we take a break. Back with all
    four still in and Miz getting double teamed this time around. Lashley
    chokes on the rope but Miz fights back, only to get caught in Deep Six for
    two.

    Strowman is back in and hits the running splashes to Corbin and Lashley and it’s time to go outside. Lashley dives onto Strowman to take him out and
    they fight into the crowd. Corbin comes back in but gets sunset flipped to
    give Miz two. Miz fires off the kicks but charges into the End of Days for
    the pin at 16:14….which gives Corbin the win and the title shot because Strowman and Lashley were eliminated when they went into the crowd?

    Result: Baron Corbin b. The Miz, Bobby Lashley and Braun Strowman End of
    Days to Miz (16:14)

    Scott Dawson cheats at cornhole but here’s R-Truth before anything else can happen. Rollups ensue and the mob chases him off.

    It’s time for the Firefly Fun House with Bray holding up a paper plate
    mask. He finds it hard to be brave sometimes but when he hides behind the
    mask, everything is ok. Abby asks why Bray is a sicko but Bray insists that it’s not true. Is Bray a doctor now? A light bulb literally goes off about his head and Bray is now in a doctor’s outfit so he can diagnose Abby as a bully. Abby doesn’t want to be stuck in this limbo anymore….so Bray breaks out a limbo pole and spider walks underneath it while saying his
    catchphrase.

    And now, here’s Sami Zayn to sit in an electric chair to answer questions from the audience. First up: when is your retirement date. Sami asks if the fan’s parents are related. A kid asks if Sami misses the Ginger Snaps from Mixed Match Challenge. Sami says the kid’s parents have failed at their
    jobs.

    Third: how does it feel when Braun Strowman destroys you? Sami threatens to beat up the fan but since we’re in America, he won’t do it for fear of getting sued. Sami is amazed that the questions are this stupid and laughs
    off a question about not winning the Universal Championship. He could win
    the title any time he wants but he’s not interested in doing so right now. Sami: “You could have asked me about anything. You could have asked me
    about AEW.” As the fans gasp, here’s Seth Rollins again and let’s have an impromptu main event.
    Seth Rollins vs. Sami Zayn

    Non-title. They don’t waste time in getting to the floor with Rollins
    sending him into the barricade to take over. Back in and Rollins gets distracted for a second, allowing Sami to punch him in the face. A drop
    down onto Rollins’ back sets up the chinlock with forearms to Rollins’ jaw. Some rapid fire kicks to the face keep Rollins rocked and a clothesline
    gets two.

    Rollins gets in a jumping knee to the back to send Sami outside but Sami
    posts him as we take a break. Back with Rollins escaping a suplex and
    nailing a superkick for a double knockdown. The Sling Blade connects and
    Sami bails to the floor, meaning it’s time for the suicide dives. Seth
    tweaks his knee on the second though and Sami goes after it, including a
    Figure Four.

    Rollins turns it over for the break but the damage has been done. The knee
    is fine enough for an enziguri but the ripcord knee is countered into a
    Blue Thunder Bomb for two. Sami’s superplex attempt is broken up and Seth tries the frog splash, which hits raised knees. Rollins pops back up and
    hits a quick Stomp but can’t follow up. A second stomp is good for the pin
    at 20:13.

    Result: Seth Rollins b. Sami Zayn Stomp (20:13)

    Despite being shown to still be here, Lesnar does not appear again to end
    the show.

    Results

    Shane McMahon b. Lance Anoa’i – Triangle choke

    Becky Lynch/Nikki Cross b. IIconics – Man Handle Slam to Royce

    Ricochet b. Cesaro – Hurricanrana driver

    Baron Corbin b. The Miz, Bobby Lashley and Braun Strowman – End of Days to Miz

    Seth Rollins b. Sami Zayn – Stomp

    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 the Complete 2000 Monday Nitro and Thunder Reviews Part 1.

    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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    So Long Again? Two More WWE Contracts Coming Up Very Soon.

    Posted: 27 May 2019 03:22 PM PDT https://wrestlingrumors.net/tommyhall/long-two-wwe-contracts-coming-soon/


    Shall we say goodbye? We’re finally past Double Or Nothing and that means the wrestling world hasn’t been talking about much else ever since,
    including the WWE roster, which allows for some interesting discussions.
    There are several very interesting talents that both companies could want
    as as luck would have it, two WWE names have contracts that are expiring
    rather soon.

    On Monday, Maria Kanellis mentioned on Twitter that her and her husband Mike’s contracts were expiring in three weeks. The couple has been with
    WWE since 2017, though Maria spent a large portion of that time off the
    road due to her pregnancy. Both are currently on 205 Live, where Mike has
    seen some of his greatest success since joining the company. There is no
    word on any contract negotiations from either side.

    Contracts are up in 3 weeks. Just saying

    - MariaKanellisBennett (@MariaLKanellis) May 27, 2019



    This feels like a long time ago. Check out the Kanellises making their
    debuts in 2017:
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    Opinion: I don’t think it’s any secret that Mike and Maria haven’t exactly
    worked out in WWE. Maria was the star of the pairing and was gone for the better part of a year, which doesn’t leave a lot of room for anything to work. Things have gotten a little better on 205 Live, but is it enough to
    keep them from wanting to try their hands in AEW? Or does WWE even want to keep them around that badly?

    Do you think they’re off to AEW? Should WWE try to keep them? 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 the Complete 2000 Monday Nitro and Thunder Reviews Part 1.

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