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2K Sports noted on Twitter that the upcoming WWE 2K16 game will have the largest roster of any WWE video game.

Originally Posted by TMZ Three wrestlers have sued the WWE on behalf of all current and former wrestlers who have suffered serious brain and other damage as a result of "egregious mistreatment" by the organization. Big Russ McCullough, Ryan Sakoda and Luther Reigns (obvious stage names) claim the WWE has known for years ... the brutality in the ring has resulted in dementia, Alzheimer's disease and a lot more. The lawsuit -- obtained by TMZ -- claims the WWE, "under the guise of providing 'entertainment' .... has for decades subjected its wrestlers to extreme physical brutality." The suit acknowledges wrestling is scripted but nonetheless unrelentingly brutal, claiming "WWE is in the business of selling violence." The legal docs chronicle various matches in which wrestlers were destroyed. It mentions the 2014 Royal Rumble, in which one wrestler "demolished another with a series of brutal steel chair attacks," and the docs refer to "the carnage created by the match's victor." The lawsuit gives an interesting inside look into wrestling, saying the goal of the WWE is to elicit "heat," meaning heightened violence with the use of various props, including chairs, ladders and tables. The suit singles out various moves, including the Brain Buster, Bulldog, Cobra Clutch Slam, Facebreaker, Jawbreaker and Powerslam. It singles out the chair shots to the head, which was banned in 2010. The suit claims, "The WWE coerces its wrestlers to work while they are injured by, among other methods, threatening to strip them of their position within the organization if they refuse." It says they are "universally encouraged to 'wrestle through the pain.'" And the lawsuit mentions Chris Benoit, who was "routinely hit in the head with a chair." Benoit, who killed his wife and son along with himself, was autopsied after his death. A doctor concluded Benoit's brain was so damaged from CTE, it "resembled the brain of an 85-year-old Alzheimer's patient." The suit asks for an injunction, prohibiting the WWE from subjecting its wrestlers to such brutality, along with damages.

Regarding AJ Lee retiring from WWE, The Wrestling Observer Newsletter reports that those close to the situation say the fallout from WWE's Dr. Chris Amann filing a lawsuit against her husband CM Punk led to the decision to leave the company. AJ likely had to call her departure a retirement to get out of the rest of her WWE contract. By retiring, she would have forfeited the chance to perform anywhere else in pro wrestling or other sports, at least for the remainder of the contract.

Originally Posted by F4W Dalip Singh Rana aka Great Khali, did an interview with the media in India stating that his contract with WWE was renewed and he is returning to the U.S. The story stated he had just left India and that the reason he left WWE was to establish his wrestlig school in Punjab, which he claimed would be to create Indian native talent for WWE. He claimed now tht athe school is in opertion, he is returning. However, a response to this story, from WWE, stated, "Khali is not returning to WWE."

Final NJPW star announced to be at the upcoming ROH-NJPW War of the Worlds ppv.


The rumored current poster for this year's Payback ppv.


Some other sheet news include:

• THE Brian Kendrick was revealed to be the currently training Eva Marie to be a better wrestler.
• In a "WWE Did You Know" type fact, Low Ki so far is currently the only former ROH Heavyweight champion to have never won the WWE title (only counting those that went straight from ROH to WWE and won the belt prior to their first run at the WWE) (Source: r/SquaredCircle)
• WWE currently has a fan poll running asking which NXT Diva should replace AJ Lee on the main roster. http://www.wwe.com/inside/polls/whic...we-main-roster
• According to the Observer, WWE fibbed about the attendance of Mania 31 being in the 76k range and breaking the attendance record for Levi Stadium. Real number was in the 63k-66k range and below the stadium's max wrestling and overall capacity.
• Might be worth an interesting read, r/SquaredCircle recently dug up a 2012 Observer article involving Dave Meltzer giving his thoughts about several big NXT prospects and most becoming true by 2015. at the Seth Rollins one. http://www.reddit.com/r/SquaredCircl...back_in_march/