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The Wrestling Observer has an update on the injured WWE Superstar and former tag team champion Tyson Kidd. Kidd sustained a spinal cord injury in his dark match with Samoa Joe before Raw last week. Kidd will likely need to undergo surgery to treat the injury, which could put him out of action for a year or possibly longer.
Tyson Kidd has reportedly received calls from WWE Hall of Famers Steve Austin and Edge, who gave him some moral support and advice. The report mentions that it is a possibility he might have to undergo a fusion surgery similar to what Austin and Edge had for their necks.
Per the report, Kidd’s injury was apparently a fluke and not a result of how Samoa Joe executed the muscle buster.
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ROH at 8pm: 161,000
TNA at 9pm: 330,000
ROH at 11pm: 138,000
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Viewership for this week's ROH and TNA shows. Both were slightly up compared to last week but still favors ROH more than TNA at the moment.
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A source noted to PWInsider that a potential deal between WWE and WWN, the parent company of EVOLVE and FIP, would see WWN continue to sign top indie talents to deals that now would include licensing and merchandising, so if and when WWE wants to bring that talent to NXT, they won't have the hassle of having to secure the different rights from other third parties. There's talk that if an indie talent has signed a third party merchandising deal with any kind of exclusivity, then WWE wouldn't be interested in signing them. As we noted yesterday, there will always be exceptions to the rule as there are with any rules.
Another big part of the story is Florida-based SHINE Wrestling, WWN's women's wrestling group. With WWE pushing the NXT Divas division, they are interested in having a group of women they can have "official access" to for potential use in NXT.
The basic idea is that WWE, under an official relationship with WWN, would be able to pick up and sign any WWN talents without outside hassles. The deal is nowhere close to being done and there's no guarantee that it will be completed but the talks are ongoing.
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Update on the recent rumors regarding a possible WWE-WWN deal being made.
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Originally Posted by inquisitr.com
It was originally reported that Brock Lesnar wouldn’t be returning to WWE television until June 22, but it appears that WWE has changed their minds, as Wrestling News is reporting that both Heyman and Lesnar will appear on next week’s RAW show in Cleveland.
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Likely due to recent rumors regarding what is happening at MitB this Sunday.
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Originally Posted by inquisitr.com
Also, if Lesnar doesn’t end up facing Steve Austin at WrestleMania, there has been some talk of doing a Lesnar vs. Roman Reigns rematch, where Reigns will finally get the win over Lesnar. The belief in WWE is that the fans turned on Reigns last year because it was a year too soon for him to be in the main-event, but they’re confident that if he’s back in the ring with Lesnar next year, he’ll have put enough time in, and the fans will be more accepting of him being the on to finally defeat “The Beast.”
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Steve Austin noted on his “Unleashed” podcast today that he is scheduled for 11 more podcast specials on the WWE Network and would indicate that they worked out a one-year deal for a podcast per month on the network. In the press release last month, the WWE noted that Sting and The Undertaker are scheduled to do the show but no dates were given for those interviews
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Hulk Hogan is also among the group for those final 11 Network podcasts.
Some other sheet news includes:
- Recent article from Grantland focused on Kevin Owens and his rise to stardom since his WWE debut. http://grantland.com/the-triangle/ww...vince-mcmahon/
- For those in the UK and were interested in the RevPro show, Ricochet got pulled out of this Sunday's show due to passport issues. Also has Vias issues with Japan so won't be returning to NJPW either until that gets settled.
- Big O was among the first to get eliminated from the Top 40 finalists for the upcoming Tough Enough season. https://twitter.com/WWEToughEnough/s...72225584877568