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In this WrestleTalk News, Sasha Banks has
had her car broken into, WWE have reached
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out to AEW talent to return to the company,
are we seeing the end of NXT UK.
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on for daily wrestling news videos - like
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this weird little story about Vince McMahon
making someone hold in their pee during Monday
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Night Raw.
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Renee Paquette - formerly Renee Young in WWE
- not only has a very good podcast where she
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interviews folks from the wrestling world
who then share amazing stories about their
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time in the business - like Bryan Danielson
recently revealing on the show that is behaviour
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on Talking Smack was him trying to get himself
fired from WWE - she also reveals some bizarre
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tidbits from her time in the company as well.
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And on a recent episode of The Sessions, Paquette
told a story about how she really needed to
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pee during the broadcast of an episode of
Monday Night Raw - but wasnât allowed to
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go until after the show was done.
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In her own words, âMy teeth are floating,
I had to pee so bad.â
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Apparently this situation was exacerbated
by Michael Cole and Corey Graves who kept
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passing water back and forth while talking
about lakes and rivers.
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Vinceâs reaction when the show was over
- according to Paquette - was to laugh a lot.
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She said, âHe loved that I was holding it
in all this time.â
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Iâm sure it is hilarious, but I've heard
that if you hold it you could damage the prostate
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gland, making it very difficult to get an
erection, or even become aroused!
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And that has to be true because Jim Carey
said it in Liar Liar and heâs not allowed
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to lie in that movie.
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Speaking of California - the state in which
Hollywood is in and those are the ones who
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make the movies - Sasha Banks parked her car
there and it got broken into.
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Banks posted on her Instagram Stories that
she had left her parked car in Oakland for
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just five minutes, only to return to it to
find the back window had been smashed in and
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her possessions had been stolen.
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Going by her other Instagram Stories, it would
seem that thankfully it was only hair products
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that had been stolen, but still seemed very
annoyed by this.
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As anyone would.
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Donât break into cars and steal stuff, folks.
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Itâs not cool.
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Speaking of things that are cool, though,
and it looks like we have now found ourselves
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in a very, very interesting wrestling landscape.
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Back in 2019, All Elite Wrestling launched
and instantly became the talk of the town
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- with big former WWE names like Chris Jericho
and Jon Moxley deciding to sign with them
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rather than take WWE offers.
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Over the last few years weâve seen many,
many other former WWE talent also make the
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jump - like Bryan Danielson, Adam Cole, Keith
Lee, Athena, Ruby Soho, Kyle OâReilly and
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more.
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But aside from Cody Rhodes going back to WWE
for WrestleMania this year, it has been mostly
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one-way traffic.
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But then, Vince McMahon stepped down and retired
from WWE during an on-going investigation
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over allegations made against him by former
female employees, and his son-in-law Triple
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H took over as the head of creative.
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And suddenly that one-way traffic now has
a lane going the other way.
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In just a handful of weeks, Triple H has brought
back several names that his father-in-law
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had previously released as part of their quarterly
âbudget cutsâ - like Dakota Kai, Karrion
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Kross and Scarlet, Dexter Lumis and three
quarters of Hit Row.
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Sean Ross Sapp over at Fightful Select reported
that Trips wasnât going to pump the breaks
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on re-signing other released talent, and Fightful
spoke to some talent within AEW that said
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they would consider going back to WWE once
their contracts are up with All Elite Wrestling.
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And it looks like Papa H is already putting
those chess pieces into place.
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Fightful Select are reporting that a notable
AEW talent was contacted by WWE about them
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coming back into the company.
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Fightful was first told this by someone within
AEW, but then confirmed it with the talent
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themselves who wished to remain anonymous
for now.
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The talent in question is under AEW contract
and WWE would have been aware of that when
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they made the call.
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That talent referred WWE to their representation,
then informed AEW management that WWE contacted
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them saying that, âthey didn't have a desire
to leave All Elite Wrestling.â
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If you listen carefully, you can hear Max
Caster frantically googling words that rhyme
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with âcontract tamperingâ.
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But this isnât really contract tampering,
as far as Iâm aware - and SRS certainly
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isnât claiming that it is in his report.
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As far as we can tell, this was just a conversation
between WWE and a wrestler from another company
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that just wants to see what their options
are looking like when their contract comes
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to an end - they werenât actively negotiating
with that talent to come back.
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But again, thatâs as far as weâre aware.
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SRS writes in his report, âwhile we can
verify the claim was made, we've learned nothing
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more about the alleged contact.â
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Triple H is clearly looking to make some form
of impact in the wrestling world, however,
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as Fightful end the story with: âSources
familiar with the situation had told Fightful
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there was no mistake this performer was already
under a full-time contract.â
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Perhaps apropos of nothing, SRS also posted
this picture of AEW wrestler under full-time
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contract Bryan Danielson.
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Before we slam into speculation station, however,
this is like SRS trolling us.
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And speaking of Speculation Station!
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Last nightâs NXT 2.0 Heatwave saw Carmello
Hayes retain his North American Championship,
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Cora Jade beat her former friend Roxanne Perez,
and Mandy Rose retain her NXT Womenâs Championship
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over Zoey Stark - but there was a much bigger
talking point coming out of the show.
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During a segment where it looked like we were
about to get the break-up of Diamond Mine,
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they were attacked by Gallus of Wolfgang and
Mark & Joe Coffey.
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Later in the night Indi Hartwell had a picture
torn up by the former Bea Priestley now Blair
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Davenport, and following the main event of
Bron Breakker retaining his NXT Championship
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over JD McDonagh, Tyler Bate came down to
the ring to set himself up as the next challenger
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for the title.
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All of those names are from NXT UK.
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Fightful Select reported ahead of the show
that, âwe've heard a lot of chatter about
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NXT UK talent popping up on NXT TVâ and
that, âBate is one of several names we've
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heard brought up in regards to NXT UK talent
being integrated or featured more on NXT TV.â
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While some are leading with this story as
an NXT UK Invasion, it felt more like five
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debuts rather than a group making a name for
themselves.
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The really interesting note around this is
that Tyler Bate came down holding the WWE
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United Kingdom Championship.
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Now I know what youâre thinking - didnât
Ilja Draganov relinquish that title due to
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injury and they were doing a tournament to
crown a new champion?
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And youâd be right.
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Bate won that tournament when it was taped
on July 7th, but the episode where he wins
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has not aired yet on the WWE Network, BT Sport
or Peacock - which means that WWE intentionally
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spoiled the result of that tournament and
broke their own continuity to get Bate on
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NXT TV and challenge Bron Breakker.
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The pair holding up their respective titles
at the end of the show could also indicate
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weâre getting a title unification match
down the line.
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So what does this mean for NXT UK?
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Dave Meltzer noted in the latest Wrestling
Observer Newsletter that, âThere is a lot
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of uneasiness within the NXT U.K. crew.â
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This is because their next set of planned
TV tapings have been cancelled.
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The reason given for the cancellation was
because the BT Studio - where they film episodes
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of NXT UK and is literally across the road
from our office - has been booked out for
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coverage of the Premier League and other football
now that the new season has kicked off.
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Meltzer writes that, âshutting down tapings
is never a good signâ, and, âNobody really
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has been told anything.â
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NXT UK was supposed to be the first of WWEâs
big global localization project, where they
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also planned to open NXT Japan and NXT Saudi
Arabia.
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They signed up all of the big UK talents from
the BritWres scene, and in doing so effectively
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closed down several UK independent companies
who couldnât draw crowds without the names
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they used to be able to book.
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But NXT UK never took off, and it never drew
big crowds itself.
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Promotion of the show is now non-existent,
even though it does get very good reviews
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from the likes of Steve & Larson who I believe
are the only people who still watch the show.
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In 2021, WWE announced it was closing down
WWE UK Holdings LTD as part of their cost-cutting
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measures, and itâs been rumoured for some
time that the only reason the brand hasnât
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been shut down completely is because of WWEâs
broadcast deal with BT Sport - though BT Sport
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prioritising football over NXT UK (which does
make a lot of business sense) canât be a
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good sign.
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And now taking 5 of their biggest names - including
their top champion - can only spell more trouble
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for the brand.
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JD McDonagh, who challenged Bron Breakker
for the NXT Championship - was also a call-up
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from NXT UK.
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PWInsider also reported that, âthere are
no TV tapings for that brand scheduled in
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Great Britainâ, but did note that they could
tape NXT UK shows at the performance centre
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in Orlando.
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Speaking of NXT 2.0 Heatwave and one of the
other results on the show was Tony DâAngelo
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defeating Santos Escobar in a street fight,
which means Escobar must now leave NXT.
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He posted on Twitter a thank you message,
and there is rampant speculation that he is
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main roster bound to either Raw or SmackDown
- but there are no confirmed reports as to
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whether heâll go up as a singles star or
with the rest of his Legado del Fantasma faction.
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As previously mentioned, Zoey Stark also lost
her title match against Mandy Rose, and makes
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her main roster debut this Friday on SmackDown
teaming with Nikita Lyons in the Womenâs
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Tag Team Tournament.
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And these call-ups, returns and surprises
have been paying dividends for Triple Hâs
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run as head of creative, as this weekâs
rating for Raw drew 1.98 million viewers.
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While only 1% up from last week, itâs 7%
up from the previous year, and finished first
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for the night on cable including beating the
finale of Better Call Saul in the all-important
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18-49 demo.
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Whatâs also interesting is that while the
third hour did have its usual drop, it wasnât
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as big of a drop as weâve seen previously.
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But what did Oli Davis think of the show?
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