2018 Pro Wrestling thread

Bray Wyatt got into a car accident and suffered multiple injuries. Car was totalled. He missed live events over the weekend and will not be on Raw according to WWE.

 

Dip him back into the Lake of Reincarnation. He'll be fine.

And in all seriousness, hope he's OK.

 

The return of Dr. Shelby!

 

Best return since the Hardys at Mania.

 

Speaking of guys who could use some therapy.

 

No actual cameo, but I did appreciate the picture of Kane and Daniel Bryan on his office wall.

 

Yeah, it's the little touches that make it fun.

 

Holy shit, indeed.

 

I was going to chide Kevin Owens for stealing someone's gimmick, but I've gotta admit there is more than a passing resemblance:

 

Did I miss a Sasha Bayley segment or were there only 2? I think it ended with a to be continued..... Next week?

Unrelated I'll pay good money to see Drew McIntyre VS Reigns someday

 

Forgot to post this earlier, whoops! Observer from July 2:

- The WWE formally announced the long-rumored deal with FOX for Smackdown and an hour-long “news” kind of show. They have 60 other TV deals coming up internationally, with the big ones being India, UK and Canada.

- Bellator also got a new TV deal that gives them $33M a year. It establishes them as the clear #2 MMA company, and in a much stronger position than whatever the #2 wrestling company is.

- The Lesnar stuff is all a work, although originally, they were going to do a six-way main event for #1 contender. The plan is to once again build tomorrow Lesnar vs. babyface Reigns for SummerSlam. Also, if Lesnar is serious about doing UFC again, he has to enter their testing pool by June 29.

- AAA had an option on Madison Square Garden for Sept. 16, but it's unlikely that they'll actually run the date, since they don't have an American TV distributor. WWE will usually try to block people from running MSG, but didn't with AAA because they don't view them as serious competition. WWE did block ROH trying to book MSG, especially because ROH merchandise (Bullet Club) was outselling WWE at places like Hot Topic.

- WWE is letting NOAH use Itami for a date, because it's a match with a longtime rival.

- Vice TV has a series of wrestling documentaries, starting on Oct. 19. Subjects are Gino Hernandez, Dino Bravo, The Von Erichs and Bruiser Brody. They're supposed to be pretty swell.

- The contracts for the Young Bucks, Cody Rhodes and Kenny Omega with their respective organizations all expire at the end of 2018. All of them have said they're happy with their current places, but WWE would be interested in all of them.

- Kayla Harrison, the 2012 and 2016 judo champion, made a successful MMA debut. She's an interesting prospect, but she's a legit larger lady, and as a result she might not have many people to fight in MMA.

- A deal with Rey Mysterio Jr. is imminent. He's one of the featured guys for the video game this year, which also tends to grease the skids when it comes to returns.

- Cass has a 90-day non-compete for his contract.

- Regal will likely return at the next NXT tapings.