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Andrade Plans REVEALED! Huge Keith Lee WWE Backstage Update! | WrestleTalk News - YouTube
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As I mentioned in yesterdayâs WrestleTalk
News, there has been a lot of chat about Andrade
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in the wrestling world as of late.
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It was reported that the former NXT Champion
asked for his release a couple of weeks ago,
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which the man himself confirmed on Twitter.
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And while many felt that WWE would âBrodie
Leeâ this situation - i.e. keep Andrade
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under contract until it expired so they couldnât
go to the competition - he was surprisingly
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released from WWE shortly after Fastlane went
off the air this past Sunday.
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Since then, Dave Meltzer reported via Wrestling
Observer Radio that Andrade was working without
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the traditional 90-day non compete clause,
which means he could show up at any wrestling
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promotion as of right now.
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However current QuizzleMania Champion and
all-round sweary bloke Sean Ross Sapp noted
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on his Fightful podcast with Denise Salcedo
that he hadnât heard the same information,
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and that Andrade *did* have a 90-day non compete.
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He didnât say Meltzerâs report was wrong,
just that there is a lot of conflicting information
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out there on the situation.
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What is perhaps more clear, though, is what
Andrade will be going as in his post-WWE life.
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Prior to requesting his WWE release, Andrade
applied for the trademarks âEl Idaloâ
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and âLa Sombraâ, the latter of which was
his previous in-ring name in promotions like
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CMLL, and Meltzer noted in the Wrestling Observer
Newsletter that, âit does seem like his
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goal is to use that nameâ.
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And now Andrade has posted on Twitter an image
from those days, apparently teasing a return
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of La Sombra, and maybe even a return to CMLL.
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What would you like to see Andrade or La Sombra
do next?
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Head back to CMLL, wait until he can go to
New Japan and reunite with Tetsuya Naito?
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Or maybe even head to All Elite Wrestling?
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Let me know in the comments down below, as
Iâll be replying to people FROM MY DESK
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WHERE I WORK STILL FROM HOME I CANâT BELIEVE
ITâS BEEN OVER A YEAR NOW.
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Andrade had been missing from WWE screens
since before the Draft last October, and someone
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else whoâs been off TV for a while is WrestleTalkâs
favourite boy Keith Lee, who was originally
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supposed to be challenging Bobby Lashley for
the United States Championship at Elimination
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Chamber with Matt Riddle, but was quietly
pulled from the match before the PPV.
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Instead there was a match to crown his replacement,
and Matt Riddle picked up the win and the
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belt.
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Lee hasnât even been mentioned since then,
which is bizarre as he came into the main
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roster of WWE with so much pomp and circumstance.
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While fans were critical of WWEâs choices
to put him in a vest, change his music, and
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then send him back to the Performance Centre
to âlearn how to workâ, he did beat Randy
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Orton clean on his PPV debut and seemed to
be floating around the feud between Drew McIntyre
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and Sheamus when Drew was still champion.
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The speculation was that Lee was injured,
which is why he was pulled from the Chamber
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match, but according to Ringside News - so
do take this with a pinch of salt - there
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may be something more to it.
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They posted yesterday that theyâd asked
about Keith Lee disappearing from TV and were
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told that heâs not even been at the Thunderdome
as of late for television tapings.
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Speaking of disappearing, and Mr. Davis is
still off this week to prepare for our Hair
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vs. Points match at WrestleJamia.
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And I am still on the hunt for the son of
a botch that blew himâŠ
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up.
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So letâs go to the next suspect⊠was it
you?
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Damn, thought I had that one.
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Anyway, Keith Lee isnât the only one who
has disappeared from TV as of late.
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Aleister Black has been missing from TV since
last October.
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He turned heel and feuded with Kevin Owens
for a brief spell, was drafted to SmackDown
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and then that was it.
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It has previously been reported that Black
was a favourite of Paul Heyman, much like
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Angel Garza, Andrade and Buddy Murphy, and
once Heyman lost his creative power on Raw
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that spelled the end of pushes for those lads.
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Itâs also been reported that Black - like
Keith Lee - is on the list of wrestlers that
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Vince McMahon just âdoesnât getâ which
is why theyâre not featured on TV.
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There was also some speculation that his vanishing
from TV coincided with his real-life wife
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Thea Trinidadâs leaving WWE, but that hasnât
been confirmed.
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However according to Dave Meltzer on Wrestling
Observer Radio, thereâs more to Blackâs
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disappearance than just a lack of McMahon
approval or Trinidadâs departure, but because
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heâs dealing with âminor injuries and
stuffâ.
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Just âstuff, eh Dave?
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Nice and vague as per usual.
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The âstuffâ that Dave is chatting about
could of course be the frustrations that WrestleVotes
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reported back in November, following Black
requesting to go back to NXT like Finn Balor
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and Ember Moon did, but had his request denied,
who added there was, âDissension amongst
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the parties involved.â
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In another interesting note from Wrestling
Observer Radio, Meltzer noted that Paul Heyman
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might be possibly working with WWE without
a contract.
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Heyman left from TV screens after Brock Lesnar
lost at WrestleMania 36 to Drew McIntyre,
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but then returned to be the advocate for Roman
Reigns in his new Tribal Chief gimmick.
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However, Meltzer notes that Heymanâs previous
contract is either up already, or is up soon
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perhaps as early as May.
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Paul Heyman to AEW confirmed.
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Before we get too excited with âPaul Heyman
to AEW confirmedâ, Meltzer adds âI canât
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even imagine him not being signed, heâs
with Roman Reigns in the top act, so I just
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would presume thatâs a formality.â
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Sadly from the world of NXT, another injury
has forced a champion to relinquish their
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title - which is starting to feel horribly
frequent on the black and gold brand.
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It was reported last week that Danny Burch
separated his shoulder last week during the
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main event tag match where he teamed with
Oney Lorcan to take on Finn Balor and Karrion
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Kross, being evacuated from the match leaving
Lorcan to finish the match alone.
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NXT General Manager William Regal announced
on Twitter yesterday the sad news that Burch
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and Lorcan would have to vacate the NXT Tag
Team Championships, adding that he will address
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the state of the titles on tonightâs episode
of the show.
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And in a very unusual non-caps lock filled
tweet, Oney Lorcan demanded a match with Kross
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to avenge his fallen tag partner which was
later confirmed.
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Speaking of confirming, Iâm about to confirm
who blew... up Mr. Davis.
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Was it you, you son of a botch?
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Dammit.
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Really thought I had that one, there.
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Anyway, thatâs not the only NXT news.
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The Wednesday Night War of AEW vs. NXT could
be coming to an end next month after WrestleMania,
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which means Bryan Alvarez wonât have to
deal with idiots anymore in his Twitter mentions
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for simply posting the viewing figures for
both shows.
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The news first came about a few weeks ago
when Mat Men Podcast posted on Twitter that
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theyâd heard NXT was moving to Tuesday nights,
which was later corroborated by the likes
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of Alvarez and Meltzer, with the latter saying
it wasnât to do with All Elite Wrestling
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and rather the NHL and their Wednesday night
games airing on USA Network.
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However, nothing was officially confirmed
by WWE.
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And, really, nothing has still been confirmed
by WWE.
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But according to PWInsider, WWEâs internal
production schedule has NXT listed as a Tuesday
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night production following WrestleMania, which
means the first episode of the new era will
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air on Tuesday the 13th of April, the day
after Monday Night Raw.
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From a personal standpoint, this feels like
the right move.
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Weâve seen in the past when NXT and AEW
air on separate nights that they both prosper,
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so this can only be a good thing.
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Way back in 2019, the report was that NXT
was moved from the WWE Network to USA Network,
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not to grow the brand, but to eat into AEWâs
viewership.
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And I think you can argue that was successful.
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But it also ate into NXTâs audience too,
and the brand hasnât been as hot as it was
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pre-USA Network.
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And⊠could it mean the return of NXT reviews?
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Only time will tell.
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Youâll just have to ask Oli.
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Heâs on Twitter at Oli Davis.
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Go and ask him on there.
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I mean he wonât check, but itâs a bit
funny.
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Speaking of ratings!
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Despite coming off the back of Fastlane and
the debut of Kentucky Fried Fiend, Raw was
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slightly down in its viewership this week,
pulling in 1.82 million - down from the 1.84
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last week.
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Interestingly, though, the all-important 18-49
demo actually climbed slightly through the
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show, which means the draw of Randy Orton
summoning The Fiend in the main event did
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bring in some interest from viewers.
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And before I throw over to Tempest for his
unnamed segment, Iâve got one more suspect
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to call today about who blew⊠up Mr. Davis.
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Was it you, you son of a botch?
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Oh yeah.
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Whoops.
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Yeah, sorry, bye.
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Bye.
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Bye bye bye.
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Anyhoo, hereâs Tempest T. Wrestler
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to take you through all the other wrestling
shenanigans around the world, and
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to reveal the name of his new segment.
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Take it away, Tempest.
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Thanks, Tempest!
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And
you
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can watch Tempest react to WWE Fastlane along
with myself, Laurie Blake and Pete Quinnell
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in our reactions supercut!
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Click that video over there to watch that,
and whatâs the real reason for Charlotte
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Flairâs absence from Raw?
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Click the video below to that find out.
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Iâve been Luke Owen, Jam That Jam.
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