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Ring of Honor has announced that Bullet Club members A.J. Styles, Doc Gallows, Karl Anderson, and The Young Bucks have been added to the War of the Worlds and Global Wars events.
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Shinsuke Nakamura was previously teased as the final name so either ROH messed up the announcement order or splurged a bit for more names recently.
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Originally Posted by Observer
WWE officials are now actively recruiting talents for the return of WWE Tough Enough on the USA Network in June. It sounds like there will be a mix of wrestlers and non-wrestlers on the show. It's said that there are somewhat recognizable names that have been recruited for the show and WWE is in negotiations with other talents. One European wrestler that was invited to a WWE tryout this week in London reported that the tryout was canceled a WWE wanted him to apply for Tough Enough instead. Another un-named indie wrestler has reportedly been all but promised a spot in the final cast. WWE is reportedly working with reality show casting companies who have worked on major TV shows in the past to recruit other talents for Tough Enough, including one company that's looking at college and pro sports athletes.
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Originally Posted by Observer
TNA talents have been told that they are now free to work anywhere except on TV, meaning they are able to work on iPPV events for other promotions. TNA talents can't work for Ring of Honor because the two companies are rivals but many are looking to get dates with Pro Wrestling Guerrilla or EVOLVE.
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Despite Steve Austin addressing rumors on reported problems with WWE on a recent podcast, WWE sources indicate to PWInsider that there are still ongoing issues between the two sides. Following WrestleMania 31 Week, WWE's lawyers reportedly sent cease & desist letters to ProWrestlingTees.com regarding merchandise they sell for Austin in his official store on their website. It appears a number of items for Austin have been removed from the PWT website.
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According to the Observer, Cena using the Stunner-like move now likely could be a dig by the WWE against Austin. Cena started to use it the same time the issues between Austin and the WWE heated up.
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We noted before that WWE officials were talking about making changes to the 2016 WWE Hall of Fame ceremony so the event doesn't run over 4 hours like it did this year. The feeling within WWE is that they will cut down on the number of inductees next year.
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Originally Posted by Observer
Part of the reason for Sin Cara and Kalisto being immediately pushed is because The Usos will be away from the tag team scene for several months with Jey Uso out of action. WWE needed a top babyface team to challenge WWE Tag Team Champions Tyson Kidd and Cesaro while The Usos are away. No word yet on what they have planned for Jimmy Uso.
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Originally Posted by Observer
Naomi turning on Paige during Monday's WWE RAW from London was actually her being put into the spot originally planned for AJ Lee before she retired as AJ was scheduled to turn heel on Paige soon. Naomi was scheduled to turn heel a few months ago in the angle with Jimmy and The Miz but it was nixed.
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Originally Posted by Observer
Bryan was sent home after the Smackdown tapings due to being banged up. We don't know the extent of it, but he was being protected on the current European tour due to injuries and he's scheduled to get the injuries checked up on when he gets back home. He was doing trios matches instead of IC title matches with Barrett, which were originally scheduled. At press time it isn't clear if he'll be able to work at Extreme Rules, where he was to defend the IC title against Barrett. There was also a plan to do a Cena vs. Bryan match on Raw, which turned into Cena vs. Barrett as the sub. In his matches this week, he generally worked very little of the match, with his big spots saved for the very finish where he pinned Barrett with the Busaiku knee... There was concern for him even before, with people worried because he was wrestling the same style as before, and he was coming off a near career ending neck injury, with the feeling that given his injury that his body was not going to be able to hold up for a long period of time without adjusting his ring style, and that he needs longevity because he's just starting to make the real big money.
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According to F4W, Bryan suffered a concussion from his match last week against Sheamus.
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As noted earlier, The Briscoes are expected to stay with ROH. Triple H passed on offering them a deal after becoming aware of the homophobic slurs they had made on social media in the past. WWE Senior Director of Talent Development Canyon Cemen had been the one communicating with the Briscoes, and recommended that WWE pass on them.
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Shawn Michaels appeared on The Ross Report and revealed that the reason he isn't currently working with the WWE on a regular basis because he isn't passionate about it.
"I have the ability to be involved in whatever it is I'd like to take part in," Michaels said. "That offer's always sort of been there. Right now, I choose not to do that. I'm interested in trying new things. Even with my outdoor show, we're looking at changing the format of that to make it more than just a hunting show so to speak. Then obviously doing this book. I want to go back and do it when I'm passionate about it, and right now I'm passionate about other things. I don't want to make it sound like I'm too good for the WWE, I'm not. I don't want to go back and do a job I'm not 100 percent in to, it's not fair to them and not fair to me. "
Michaels went on to explain that he shot down the idea of working in WWE creative.
"It wouldn't be a great fit for me," Michaels said. "There'd be a lot of stifling going on. I've been able to sway them on things other people couldn't. I'd be open to the Pat Patterson gig, where you have a couple of projects and you could write in from home about it. If you're going to be there every week, you might as well go back and be an on-air character and make more money"
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