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REVIEW: Royal Rumble 1998: Here He Comes

Posted: 24 Jun 2019 11:52 PM PDT https://wrestlingrumors.net/tommyhall/review-royal-rumble-1998-comes/


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?
Royal Rumble 1998

Date: January 18, 1998

Location: San Jose Arena, San Jose, California

Attendance: 18,542

Commentators: Jim Ross, Jerry Lawler
Its the year of Austin and for once, the WWF is looking good going forward
as the debcale that was the main event of Starrcade has caused WCW to hit a brick wall. The main event tonight is Shawn defending the title against
Taker because he didnt want to face Owen Hart, the most logical opponent.
Also theres the Rumble, which is obvious of a winner as theres been in
years, but in this case thats ok. Lets get to it.
The opening video is about the two main matches as you would expect. The
rest of the card doesnt mean much anyway.
Mike Tyson is in a skybox.
Vader vs. The Artist Formerly Known As Goldust
This is during Goldies midlife crisis/PAY ATTENTION TO ME phase. These two
had a great match at Clash of the Champions so maybe this wont suck.
Goldust jumps him as Jerry is glad the gold one is in mens clothing again. Vader shrugs off the shots to the back and chases Goldust to the floor.
Vader rams him into Luna as we hear about Austin not being here yet.
Goldust is sent into the steps as Vader keeps control.
Back in and Luna trips Vader up, finally allowing Goldie to get in a clothesline. Another clothesline puts him down and Goldust works on the leg
a bit. Goldie drops a middle rope elbow to the ribs and we head back to the floor. Vader is sent into the steps so Luna can choke him a bit before we
head back in. Goldust pounds away again but stops to kiss Vader. I may not
be a pro wrestler, but I know better than to kiss a guy called the Rocky Mountain Monster.
Vader kills him with a clothesline and suplexes Goldust down before getting
two off a splash. Vader loads up the Vader Bomb but a low blow stops him
cold. Another clothesline puts Goldie down again and Vader sits on his
chest. He loads up the Bomb again and despite Luna jumping in his back,
Vader drops it anyway and crushes Goldust for the pin.
Rating: D. The place popped for the ending which did look cool, but other
than that this was a messed up match. Goldust in this gimmick didnt really
work because at the end of the day, hes still boring old Dustin Rhodes
working the same standard style. Its not horrible but its not a good choice
to have on a PPV.
Austin gets here and tells Cole to park his truck. Southern Justice (the
heel Godwinns) follow him, presumably to jump him.
Max Mini/Mosaic/Nova vs. Battalion/El Torito/Tarantula
Minis here with Sunny as the referee. Max Mini (more famous as Mascarita Sagrada) is by far the most famous of these guys as hes about 4 and a half
feet tall but can move around very quickly. Nova and Tarantula start things
off with Tarantula (on the heel team) being way bigger. Nova takes him down with some headscissors before its quickly off to Batallion (military themed guy) vs. Max. Max armdrags him to the floor which brings in Torito, meaning were in lucha rules (meaning sending someone to the floor means another
member of your team can come in without an actual tag).
Torito can actually get his head over the top rope, meaning hes just under
the size of Rey Mysterio. Mosaic comes in and gets caught in a gorilla
press and a release flapjack. A second flapjack attempt is caught in a
wrist drag to send Torito to the floor and its off to Tarantula. That goes nowhere so heres Battalion again. The fast tags continue as heres Nova vs. Torito already.
They both hit the floor so Mosaic speeds things up against Battalion again. Mosaic spins him around again a few times before its back to Mini vs. Tarantula. Max gets caught in a spinebuster but goes up top almost
immediately for a delayed rana. Max sends him to the floor and Tarantula
backs off. Back in and Torito hits a Mafia kick to the back of Maxs head
and a chop puts him down again.
For no apparent reason Sunny picks Max up so he can dropkick the villains.
I can only assume Sunny is there to give the fans anything to care about. Mosaic and Battalion go to the floor as does Torito so Max can hit his big dive. The others dive on them as well and its a big pile on the floor. Back
in Max rolls up Torito for the pin.
Rating: C. Im going with a C because I have no idea what else to go with. I dont know who these people are, I have no idea why I should care, and I
might have seen these guys twice other than this (aside from Max). These matches are really hard to get into because theres nothing to them. Much
like a lot of the luchador matches in WCW had the same issue: why should I
care about these people?
The Nation goes to attack Austin but only find an Austin foam finger.
The McMahons are in Tysons sky box.
We recap Shamrock vs. Rock. Shamrock has charged through the Nation to get
this shot at the unofficial leader of the team. Mark Henry joined the
Nation to save Rock from Shamrock less than a week ago.
The Nation argues over which of them will win the Rumble. Rock says the
fans of course want to know what he thinks of Clinton and Paula Jones, so
he tells the President not to lie down with dogs or you might get fleas.
This joke would be done way better over the next few weeks.
Intercontinental Title: The Rock vs. Ken Shamrock
Rock is defending of course. Feeling out process to start with Rocky trying
to get a cheap shot in the corner. Both guys shove the other into the
corner and Shamrock blocks a shot to the face before hitting one of his
own. They run the ropes a bit until Shamrock kicks him in the chest and
knocks the champion out to the floor. Back in and Rock pounds away a bit
before hitting a corner clothesline. Ken comes back with some clotheslines
of his own but the standing clothesline is countered into a hot shot for
two.
Theyre trying to get out of first gear here but its really not working that well. The champ pounds on him in the corner and but gets caught in a
fishermans suplex for two. Back to the floor with Shamrock going into the
steps and then back into the ring. The spinning DDT gets two for Rock and
its off to the chinlock. Rock tries the spinning DDT again but gets caught
in a northern lights suplex for two instead.
Shamrock pounds away some more and gets two off a powerslam. The Nation
comes out and sneaks Rocky some knuckles whick go upside Kens head for two. Rock hides said knuckles in Shamrocks trunks, just before getting belly to bellied for the pin and the title. Keep that in mind of course.
Rating: D+. Rock would get better, but at the end of the day this didnt
work that well. It was mainly punching with both guys trying to throw in a
move here or there. This feud never quite worked as well as they were
shooting for I dont think and with Rocky holding the title forever, it
didnt do Shamrock much good either.

Their careers would take different paths:
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Post match the referee finds the knuckles and reverses the decision. The referee is beaten up very badly for his efforts.
A Coliseum Video Exclusive from “moments later” show a clean and dry Shamrock in jeans attacking the Rock.
Los Boricuas attack someone that they think is Austin but find one of the Disciples of Apocalypse. Brawling ensues.
We recap the LOD vs. the Outlaws, which is old school vs. new with the
Outlaws defending the titles. The Outlaws put a big old beating on the LOD
and tonight is their return.
Tag Titles: New Age Outlaws vs. Legion of Doom
The Outlaws make fun of the 49ers who lost in the NFC Title game recently
to the Packers. The LOD says that Animals back is fine and theyre putting
the Outlaws on ice tonight. The Outlaws jump the challengers which goes
badly in a hurry, as Animal powerbombs the Dogg. The champions try to walk
out but get thrown back in so we can start with Hawk (who had one mohawk
shaved off earlier in this feud) vs. Roadie.
Off to Animal as Road Doggs mouth is bleeding. The pounding continues so
heres Hawk for his one wrestling move in the neckbreaker. Gunn gets the tag
and Hawk hits a freaking Lou Thesz Press of all things so he can pound away some more. Animal powerslams both Outlaws down and its off to a reverse chinlock on Gunn. Hawk comes in for his second surprise move of the match
in an STF.
That goes nowhere so its back to Animal, who is tripped up by Roadie. They
head outside where Animal is sent into the steps to finally switch the momentum. Hawk gets double teamed in the ring but clotheslines both Outlaws down (Animal is still legal) but charges into the post. Dogg finds some handcuffs and attaches Hawk to the post, making it a handicap match. Animal makes a comeback with a double clothesline, but Dogg hits him with a chair
for the DQ.
Rating: D. So with an injury AND his partner tied up on the floor, Animal
STILL couldnt lay down for a pin? Seriously? This match sucked and would
have been just slightly better on Raw with less time. The LOD was nothing
at this point while the Outlaws were finally starting to turn some heads.
Until this point though, they were two jobbers with the titles who kept escaping with them. Brighter days were coming.
The Outlaws destroy Animal until Hawk snaps the handcuffs to make the save. Some fan wins the Austin truck.
We recap the build up to the Rumble. Basically, everyone knows Austin is
going to win and EVERYONE else in the Rumble is trying to stop him but not
one has been able to slow him down at all. The only difference here: the
fans were eating this stuff up with a spoon.
Royal Rumble
Cactus Jack is #1 and Chainsaw Charlie (Terry Funk) is #2. The intervals
are supposed to be two minutes again this year but they would wind up being closer to 90 seconds. Terry brings his chainsaw into the ring so Cactus
throws in a bunch of chairs. The referee finally gets the saw out and they pound on each other with chairs. Cactus hits Funk in the head with one,
then hands the chair to Funk so he can return the favor. These two arent exactly normal if you didnt catch that.
Tom Brandi is #3 and lasts about ten seconds. Terry punches Jack down but
cant piledrive him on a chair. Cactus suplexes him through two chairs but
cant put him out. Rock is #4 and both hardcore guys are down. Rock pounds
on Terry in the corner but Cactus blasts him with a trashcan and the double beating begins. Cactus puts the can over Rocks head and they pound away on
him, knocking him through through ropes and out to the floor. Funk hits
Cactus low as Mosh is #5.
Mosh and Funk pair off as do the other two guys. Funk (the announcers are calling him that too) tries a moonsault but it winds up being more of a headbutt than a splash. Phineas Godwinn is #6 and helps Rock beat up Mosh.
Not much happens for a bit until 8-Ball of the DOA is #7. Jack misses a
charge and Funk backdrops him out to empty the ring out a bit. Apparently someone who might have been Ken Shamrock has attacked Austin.
Funk barely hangs onto the rope to avoid elimination until Blackjack
Bradshaw (yes that Bradshaw) is #8 and looking as muscular as youll ever
see him look. We talk about Mike Tyson while things slow down a bit until
Owen Hart is #9. Jeff Jarrett, the NWA North American Champion at the time
in a strange invasion angle, attacks Owen on his way in. Yeah this is what
Owen gets for not bolting to WCW after the Montreal Screwjob. Yes I know he
was under contract but you know Vince couldnt hold him to it in that
situation. Hart cant get in the ring yet.
Steve Blackman is #10 and he has a hairy chest. 8-Ball piledrives Funk as
there are way too many guys in the ring right now. Since people seem
content to just tease eliminations on the ropes, no one is eliminated until
DLo Brown is #11. Rock DESTROYS Blackman in the corner before getting in a fight with his Nation teammate DLo. Kurrgan, still a psycho monster at this point, is #12.
Thankfully he gets rid of some people like Mosh and.thats about it for now. Dang it clear the ring out a little bit already. Youre a monster Kurrgan.
Go destroy some villager. Marc Mero is #13, giving us a pop for Sable. Mero pounds away on Blackman in the corner but Kurrgan dumps Steve. Bradshaw
pounds on Kurrgan as Rock teases not stomping his teammate before kicking
away.
Ken Shamrock is #14 and he immediately kicks Kurrgan down. A big gang takes
out Kurrgan as Rock hits the Peoples Elbow (not yet named) on Funk.
Thrasher is #15, giving us Funk, Rock, Phineas, 8-Ball, Bradshaw, Owen (not
in the ring), Brown, Mero, Shamrock and Thrasher, or as theyre collectively known, WAY TOO MANY PEOPLE. Still nothing happens and Mankind is #16,
confusing the announcers and immediately punching Funk out.
Shamrock finally gets his hands on the Rock as Mero asks Sable for praise. Goldust is #17 in a silver bodysuit with a thong painted on. A minute or so later he puts out Mankind but there are still way too many people out
there. Jeff Jarrett is #18 and Owen runs in to beat him down. A spinwheel
kick puts Jeff down, followed by Owen skinning the cat and dumping Jeff.
Honky Tonk Man is #19 as HHH (on crutches) and Chyna come to the ring. Rock dumps Shamrock to complete Kens humilation tonight.
HHH gets on the apron and cracks Owen with his crutch to knock Hart out as well. Ahmed Johnson is #20, looking as bored as I can remember a wrestler looking in a long time. WAY too many people in the ring again. Mark Henry
of the Nation is #21 and JR says Henry is “handling the big Johnson.” Theres no #22 which was supposed to be Skull, but he was jumped earlier remember.
Johnson is dumped out and he still doesnt look like he cares. He would be
gone next month anyway. Phineas is out after a ridiculous 28 minutes. On
top of being in too long, he accidentally kicks a referee in the head on
the way down, giving him a legit concussion. Kama Mustafa is #23 to give
the Nation four members at the moment. Were just waiting for Austin at this point.
FINALLY the glass shatters at #24 and the roof goes off the place. Austin
comes in through the crowd because hes got ten people waiting on him as he comes in. There go Mero and 8-Ball and things slow down AGAIN, because we
need at least ten people in the match at all times for some reason. Henry Godwinn is #25 and nothing happens. Savio Vega is #26, but since we STILL
dont have enough people in the ring at the moment, he brings in the other
three Boricuas to beat on Austin.
Thankfully Austin beats them out quickly but doesnt eliminate anyone.
Faarooq is #27 to give us the entire Nation in the ring. He goes right for
the other Nation members though as his face turn continues. Not that anyone cares mind you but he is indeed turning. Austin and Rock tumble through the ropes through the floor to brawl a bit because thats what those two guys do. And then this happens:
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Dude Love is #28 to complete the running joke of the match. He immediately
puts out Bradshaw as Goldust is on the floor but not eliminated. You cant
see most of the mat because of how many people are in the ring at the
moment. Austin pounds on Rock even more with Rock falling to the floor
again. Chainz of DOA is #29 as Faarooq puts Brown out. More brawling ensues until Vader completes the field at #30. This gives us a final group of.hang
on I need a breath first..Rock, Thrasher, Goldust, Honky Tonk Man, Mark
Henry, Kama, Austin, Henry Godwinn, Vega, Faarooq, Dude Love, Chainz and
Vader, or THIRTEEN PEOPLE.
Vader immediately pounds on Goldust and dumps Honky a few seconds later.
Austin dumps Thrasher after an insanely too long 28 minutes. Austin puts
out Kama to finally clear the ring out a bit. There goes Vega at Austins
hands as well before Goldust dumps Vader. Godwinn goes out as well before Faarooq puts out Henry. Were down to Rock, Austin, Love and Faarooq as
Chainz was put out by Austin off camera.
The Nation members are thrown together and Rock gets hit by Sweet Shin
Music and the double arm DDT. Austin hits Dude low and Faarooq throws Love
out. Rock puts out Faarooq to give us Austin vs. Rock. They slug it out and Rock is thrown to the apron. Austin is fine with Stunning him and throwing
him out to go on to Wrestlemania where he would claim his destiny.
Rating: D+. Austin was awesome as he always was in 1998, but the rest of
this match pretty much sucked. As I said over and over, there were way too
many people in there for the most part. Also you had WAY too many people getting time they didnt deserve. I mean did anyone need to see Phineas,
8-Ball, Bradshaw, DLo Brown and Thrasher all getting over 28 minutes? Not
much to see here other than Austin and Foleys funny bit.
Like you could expect anything else:
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Tyson celebrates “Cole Stone” Steve Austin winning the Rumble.
We recap Shawn vs. Undertaker. Basically they feuded extensively in the
fall but then after Montreal, Shawn didnt want to face Owen for a fear of
him trying to legit hurt him. Therefore they rehashed Undertaker vs. Shawn
for the title here in a casket match. Most of the video here is about the
first Cell match, which is still amazing stuff. Oh and one more thing: DX (still just three people at this point) attacked Taker on Raw but Kane had saved his brother, uniting with him for the first time ever. That was six
days ago, and remember that a certain Vince Russo is booking.
WWF World Title: Undertaker vs. Shawn Michaels
Like I said, Shawn is defending and this is a casket match. Taker throwing
the lights back on makes Shawn jump out of the ring. Its a brawl to start
and Taker immediately grabs Shawn by the throat. Shawn punches his way out
of it but jumps into another choke by Taker. An attempt at putting Michaels
in the casket doesnt work, but a backdrop that put Michaels out of action
for four and a half years by slamming his spine onto the casket does work. Shawn slowly gets up and is kicked into the casket but he immediately
bounces out. We head back in with Taker missing an elbow but hitting Old School. Shawn gets whipped into the corner for the Flair Flip to the floor, which is probably the last move he needed to do at this point. Back in and Shawn dives into a powerslam but Taker still cant slam the lid shut. Shawn comes out throwing powder and manages to get a breather. Taker is sent
knees first into the steps and Shawn smashes the challengers back with the steps.
A piledriver on the steps actually works for Shawn but hes got a broken
back and cant follow up. HHH whacks Taker with the crutch (where is Owen if
hes so angry?) as Shawn stays in full control. Back in and a jumping back
elbow puts Taker down but he fights out of the casket. Shawn neckbreakers
Taker before putting on a sleeper which is eventually countered into a
Saito Suplex.
The forearm from Shawn sets up the nipup which sets up the top rope elbow.
He must be either high as a kite on painkillers or on a huge adrenaline
rush to be able to have a match like this at this point. The superkick
knocks Taker out cold but Shawn is Shawn and stops for a crotch chop. Taker grabs him by the balls and we head back inside for the beating Shawn
deserves. Another Flair Flip sets up the big boot, but Taker misses a clothesline and lands in the casket.
Shawn drops an elbow into the casket, closing the lid on both guys. Cool
spot actually. Shawn crawls out but in a semi famous shot, Taker pulls him
back into the casket, closing it with both guys inside again. Back in and Undertaker hits one of the biggest chokeslams hes ever hit followed by a JUMPING TOMBSTONE into the casket. The Outlaws and the Boricuas run in as
we reenact Royal Rumble 1994, but here comes Kane to save the day. By save
the day, naturally I mean turn on Undertaker and shut him in the casket to
keep the title on Shawn and end the match.
Rating: B. Considering Shawns back was literally broken in half during the match, this is a pretty awesome fight. When Taker gets ticked off and wants
to hurt somebody, he can lay a beating out like few others in the world.
Shawn struggling through a match in this condition is nothing short of
great, and the fact that he survived Wrestlemania like this as well is
perhaps the greatest physical accomplishment of all time.
Post match Kane nails the casket shut and hacks at it with an ax. He pours gasoline inside and LIGHTS IT ON FIRE to end the show. Taker of course
would disappear from the casket once it was opened up.
Thats a hot one:
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Overall Rating: D. Good main event aside, this was a REALLY dull show
overall. 1998 would wind up being an awesome year, but this wasnt the best start to it in the world. We saw a lot of the relics of the bad times here,
but Austin was coming and there was absolutely nothing WCW could do to stop him. This wasnt a good show at all, but it was a necessary evil to get us
to the glory days.

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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A Late Rematch. What Happened After Monday Night Raw Went Off The Air?

Posted: 24 Jun 2019 11:12 PM PDT https://wrestlingrumors.net/tommyhall/late-rematch-happened-monday-night-raw-went-off-air/


There’s one more to go. It has been a rather busy time in WWE as of late with both Super ShowDown and Stomping Grounds taking place in June alone. Couple that with Extreme Rules in less than three weeks and everything is taking place in a hurry. That’s not even the whole of it as you also have Monday Night Raw every Monday night. Just in case that isn’t enough
though, there is an extra match after the show is over.

According to Wrestlinginc.com, the post Monday Night Raw dark match saw Universal Champion Seth Rollins successfully defend his title against Baron Corbin. The match was a rematch of their title match the previous night at Stomping Grounds. The two will meet again at Extreme Rules as part of a
mixed tag match, also including Becky Lynch and Lacey Evans, with both the Universal and Raw Women’s Titles on the line.

COMBATE DE SETH ROLLINS CONTRA BARON CORBIN EN EL DARK MATCH DESPUÉS DE
#RAW ? pic.twitter.com/jzGDje5Qpe

- Royal Wrestling ? (@RoyalWrestling_) June 25, 2019



There’s more to it than just this. Check out the setup for the mixed tag match:
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Opinion: I’m not sure what the fans did to deserve this. It has been made fairly clear, to everyone outside of WWE at least, that the fans aren’t exactly interested in more Rollins vs. Corbin but that is what we’re
getting no matter what. The first match wasn’t well received, then the second match wasn’t well received and now the third match is going to have two more people included. How is this supposed to make the fans want to
watch?

What are you expecting from the next Rollins vs. Corbin match? What is
next for each of 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 History Of In Your House.

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Not So Fast. Former WWE Star Gets Big Break In Legal Issue.

Posted: 24 Jun 2019 11:08 PM PDT https://wrestlingrumors.net/tommyhall/not-fast-former-wwe-star-gets-big-break-legal-issue/


That’s a relief. You never know how bad things are going to go when you
hear about a wrestler having some form of legal issues. They happen to a
lot of people, just like they do for people outside of the wrestling
world. Some of them are a lot more severe than others and that seemed to
be the case in a recent incident. Now though, things are seeming a little
bit better.

According to TMZ, Terri Runnels will not face criminal punishment for
bringing a gun onto a plane in a backpack. Runnels brought the gun onto a plane in Tampa, Florida, saying that she planned to use it to deal with an armadillo damaging her mother’s property. When she came to the airport,
she simply forgot to take the gun out of her bag. The incident could have carried a penalty of five years in prison.

She has experience in the desert. Check out Runnels, Stacy Keibler and
Trish Stratus in the desert from a few years back:
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Opinion: This could have been a lot worse for Runnels so at least things
are turning out well for her. When you look at what happened, it does seem like it was just a mistake that happened one day when she had a lot on her mind. That being said, it doesn’t make things any better and the issue doesn’t just go away because you made a mistake. Runnels got lucky here
and that’s not the worst thing in the world.

What did you think of Runnels? Did she get lucky here? 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
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Get Your Calendars Ready. Update On Rey Mysterios Injury Status And His Possible Return Date.

Posted: 24 Jun 2019 09:47 PM PDT https://wrestlingrumors.net/tommyhall/get-calendars-ready-update-rey-mysterios-injury-status-possible-return-date/


The time frame is shrinking. Earlier this year, Rey Mysterio made his
return to WWE to quite a bit of fanfare. While he might not be quite the
same performer that he was before, Mysterio is more than worth having
around, just for the sake of his star power. However, Mysterio is
currently on the injured list with a separated shoulder. Now though, we
have an idea of when that might be changing.

According to PWInsider.com by way of 411mania.com, Mysterio is likely to be back in the ring by early July, with a possibility of a return on the July
8 Monday Night Raw. Mysterio has been out of action since Money in the
Bank, when he was injured off a slam from Samoa Joe, which sent him
shoulder first into the mat. As a result of the injury, Mysterio was
forced to vacate the United States Title.

Mysterio has done a lot in WWE. Check out some of his best moments:
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Opinion: That’s a nice relief as you never can tell how long someone is
going to miss from an injury like this. Mysterio has a history of injury issues as well so it could have been even worse. At least he’s only going
to miss a little bit of time off this one, which is even better considering
he might not have a lot of time left in the ring in the first place.
Hopefully he’s back and healthy soon.

What do you want to see Mysterio doing when he’s back? How long does he
have left in the ring? 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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And His Possible Return Date. appeared first on WrestlingRumors.net.


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(WATCH): Theres More To WWE. See What Happened During Monday Night Raws Commercial Breaks.

Posted: 24 Jun 2019 09:39 PM PDT https://wrestlingrumors.net/tommyhall/watch-theres-wwe-happened-monday-night-raws-commercial-breaks/


What else is on? WWE has a lot of television time to film and there is no
way around it. With five hours of top level television every single week, there is a lot to cover. Somehow they make it work, though a lot of that
is due to having the same people appear multiple times during a night.
That leaves a lot of people on the sidelines, but WWE has found a bit of a
way around that.

WWE has posted a pair of videos to their YouTube page, showing things that
took place during commercial breaks of Monday Night Raw. While one of them
was from someone who made an appearance and wrestled a match on the show
while the other did not make an appearance and has not in recent weeks.
These are no indications of people receiving a push, as some people who
have done this have still not gone anywhere.

First up is the one we’ve seen before. Check out Sami Zayn ripping on the live crowd:
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And then, a little reunion. Check out an appearance from someone who
hasn’t been on the show lately:
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Opinion: I know these aren’t the most important things in the world but it’s cool to see WWE giving us a little bonus content. It’s not like these things mean anything in the long run, but it’s nice to have the option. At least WWE seems to know what doesn’t belong on the main shows, because this is the kind of stuff that would have just dragged the show down even more.


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