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Current Mania plans and spoilers going around the net at the moment:

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It looks like Undertaker vs. Shane McMahon for control of Raw is going to be the main event of WrestleMania 32. Braun Strowman is still apparently penciled in to win the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal at WrestleMania 32. There's apparently been some talk of adding Golden Truth to the Dudley Boyz vs. Usos match at WrestleMania 32.

Originally Posted by PWI Kurt Angle has told The World According To Wrestling he knows there will be a time when he does return to WWE ... Here are some excerpts… On returning to WWE: Well, for one, I don’t want to go back right now. Two, between 2008 and 2013, I got four DUIs. As a publicly traded company, it doesn’t matter if you’re Kurt Angle, Stone Cold Steve Austin or The Undertaker, when you get involved in that kind of trouble consistently, that’s the last thing they need. So when I did try and go back a year and a half ago, I think they were thinking “Let’s see how he pans out, let’s see if he can stay clean, let’s see if he got his shit together” so I think that’s part of it. I don’t blame them for that. I actually knew ahead of time that they were most likely going to say no. And I knew it was because of my own actions. But being clean now for three years and abiding by what I have to, I know that there will come a time where I will go back. On why he left WWE in 2006: There are a lot of reasons. The main reason was the work schedule. I was probably on the road over 300 days a year. I was getting injured quite a bit. I did have a problem with painkillers. When they brought me into ECW, I felt like it was a demotion. Even though it wasn't. I don't think they planned it to be. They didn't mean to, but they set that company up to fail. And I felt like I was part of it ... On Jason Jordan and Chad Gable: For me to go back and, if I do go back I’d love to be able to wrestle, but I know I can’t do it full time. I’m 47 years-old. And that’s why those guys would be perfect as my team, like a Team Angle, because they could do the wrestling for me until the big one comes. So it would be kind of cool to have that. I’m not going to say those guys are going to be my guys, but they’re almost ready to come up – if not they are ready. I’ve watched them wrestle and they’re really good. It would be really cool to have a new Team Angle. I could do the big matches; the Summerslams and the Wrestlemanias. I think that would be a good mix. And it would also give them a great rub, a rub that they need. We’ll see if we do something like that, I don’t know if it’s on the cards, but you never know.

http://www.pwinsider.com/ViewArticle.php?id=100760

Dave Meltzer noted on Wrestling Observer Radio following Raw that many within the company were "astonished" that this is what WWE had to offer just two weeks out from WrestleMania.

Originally Posted by WWE The Fabulous Freebirds revolutionized tag team wrestling in their heyday, and now, one of the biggest beneficiaries of their innovations will induct them into the WWE Hall of Fame. Before a sold-out American Airlines Center and a worldwide audience watching on WWE Network, reigning WWE Tag Team Champions The New Day will present Michael “P.S.” Hayes, Terry Gordy, Buddy Roberts and Jimmy Garvin as members of the Hall’s Class of 2016.

Originally Posted by ProWrestlingSheet Lucha Underground just locked down one of the hottest free agents in wrestling … Pro Wrestling Sheet has learned Sami Callihan inked a deal for season three. Multiple sources say Sami began negotiations to join the roster not long after appearing in a dark match during a season 2 taping, and he’s expected to debut at the Temple this weekend. Callihan — known as Solomon Crowe in NXT — was released from WWE last year and we exclusively reported that he asked for it because the wrestler had plans to reinvent his image on the indie scene.

Originally Posted by WWE WWE.COM: Do you think we’ll ever see Big E in some Celestial Bodiez Booty Scrunch leggings? KAITLYN: Short answer? Absolutely! Here’s why. We are currently in the process of producing a men’s line. My seamstress is creating the first samples, and my goal is to have it released in the early fall, but it would be nice for summer. It’s a long process. We’re developing the best possible pattern to get the perfect fit. The issue that we’re running into is whether we want to put in the Booty Scrunch or not. We’re thinking no, but we might make some available with the scrunch. And if we do, E is wearing those. He has no say in it. WWE.COM: Are you going to hold him to that? KAITLYN: Please, look at what he wears on television! He wears the tiniest, tight singlets. There’s no way he wouldn’t wear

Part of a recent interview WWE had with Kaityln recently regarding her post-wrestling business success. http://www.wwe.com/article/kaitlyn-i...-magazine-2016

Originally Posted by Observer Obviously there is a story here and I'm working on it. Yesterday I had a number of people from WWE asking me what the story is, so whatever it is, not a lot of people know. I've only come across one person who I believe knows who told me he would prefer not to tell me.

Update to the recent Daniel Bryan show cancellations and break request news.

AJ Styles was at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta this morning, which had the north and south terminals evacuated after a suspicious package was found. An unattended bag in the south terminal had a “positive hit” from the K9 explosives team, although the bag was later cleared. Styles posted these tweets today regarding the incident: Something is wrong at the Atl airport. My guess, a bomb threat. — AJStyles.Org (@AJStylesOrg) March 23, 2016

http://www.allwrestlingnews.com/wwe-...re-at-airport/

Originally Posted by PWI In a major development in the ongoing lawsuits against World Wrestling Entertainment in regard to concussions and their alleged lack of education and protection for talents who performed for them in regard to head trauma, United States District Court of Connecticut Judge Vanessa L Bryant dismissed several lawsuits against the company and dismissed a number of claims brought against them in another lawsuit. Most of Bryant's ruling noted that there are many, many contradictory statements made by the Plaintiffs in their filings against WWE. Referencing that the Plaintiffs claimed they were never properly educated about the dangers of head trauma nor medical information about concussive blows, Bryant noted, "Beyond that sole allegation, the Complaints devote large portions of their overall length alleging various injuries and slights sustained by WWE wrestlers other than the named plaintiffs. In fact, despite the length of the Complaints, the Court’s prior admonishment of plaintiffs’ counsel and the Court’s provision of additional time to file a Second Amended Complaint in the Singleton action, there are precious few allegations which detail specific instances of conduct that have wronged any of the five plaintiffs. The Complaints are replete with theoretical allegations of conditions from which a hypothetical person could suffer without alleging that any particular Plaintiff actually suffers from such a condition which has been causally connected by an expert to such Plaintiff’s performance at WWE events."

All except two lawsuits ended up getting dismissed. Report itself goes into details on why they got dismissed and how badly the lawsuits were handled by the plaintiffs. http://officialfan.proboards.com/thr...ssion-lawsuits

This week's taped TNA Impact Wrestling episode, featuring Jeff Hardy winning a Gauntlet Match in the main event, drew 331,000 viewers. This is up 8% from last week's 307,000 viewers for the semi-live episode with Drew Galloway's World Heavyweight Title win.

Outside of last week, Hardy's TNA reign was averaging between the mid to high 200ks for viewers.




Some other sheet news includes:

• In a "WWE Did You Know" type fact, today is the 15th Anniversary of WCW's sale to the WWF.
• In another "WWE Did You Know" type fact, Triple H has the chance to tie Hogan's record for most Mania main events if the upcoming WWE title match ends up being the main event for this year's Mania. The record is 7 while Triple H currently has 6 at the moment.
• Rolling Stones had a recent interview with Teddy Hart with some highlights including him being a cat breeder now and making more money selling cats and weed than he does wrestling for the past few years. http://www.rollingstone.com/sports/f...henom-20160323
• Ratings company Nielsen announced they will be expanding their ratings system to include more sources as part of the push to get more accurate ratings numbers. Mostly to include stuff like Roku, Apple TV, gaming consoles, and other similar devices for data coverage. http://variety.com/2016/digital/news...es-1201737565/
• According to Wrestling DVD Network, the upcoming Dudley Boyz DVD/Blu-Ray set will include interviews by several original ECW wrestlers such as Spike Dudley and Raven for the documentary portion. http://www.wrestlingdvdnetwork.com/w...yz-dvd/112245/
• According to PWI, TNA has recently signed former NXT wrestlers Sylvester Lefort and Marcus Louis.