PWI: WWE (Office) Layoffs Today (www.pwinsider.com)
World Wrestling Entertainment had a number of employee layoffs today, PWInsider.com has learned....
PWI: CM Punk will not be appearing at WWE's King and Queen of the Ring show in Saudi Arabia, will be announcing for Cage Fury Fighting Champ. in Philly. (www.pwinsider.com)
[PWInsider] Eddie Kingston Injury Update, It's Not Good (Tore ACL/Miniscus Too) (pwinsider.com)
Kingston suffered a tibular fracture working for New Japan Pro Wrestling several weeks back in California....
PWI: Athena injured (www.pwinsider.com)
(We already knew, but…)...
PWI: Eddie Kingston is confirmed to have suffered a tibular (sic) fracture to his leg, We are told he is hoping to return by All In: London 2024 but that will depend on whether surgery is required. (pwinsider.com)
Bit of extra info than the last report so here ya go. Also unclear if they meant tibial or fibular in place of “tibular” but bone broke is the important thing.
PWI: Addressing the Tiffany Stratton-WWE situation (www.pwinsider.com)
(Context: Stratton had posted a tweet/response to a tweet re: Bianca with a video clip of something supposedly humorous. The last few moments of the clip had the audio [not Tiffany’s voice, the video] going “black bitch” or something similar. The clip/tweet was pulled very quickly but not before it was seen by some fans...
[PWInsider] Cash Wheeler Case Dismissed, Prosecutors Don't Want to Go to Trial (pwinsider.com)
Next week’s scheduled trial against AEW’s Daniel “Cash” Wheeler will not go forward, PWInsider.com has confirmed....
Jim Ross' New Book releases today. (www.pwinsider.com)
Business Is About to Pick Up!: 50 Years of Wrestling in 50 Unforgettable Calls by Jim Ross and Paul O’Brien...
PWI: Asuka Injured (www.pwinsider.com)
WWE announced during Raw that Asuka was injured and had been pulled from the Queen of the Ring tournament....
PWInsider: Jerry Lawler no longer with WWE, company did not offer new contract (Update: Still on Legends Contract) (www.pwinsider.com)
WWE Hall of Famer and one of the all time greatest professional wrestlers of all time, Jerry Lawler is no longer with World Wrestling Entertainment, PWInsider.com has confirmed with multiple sources....
PWI: Rey Fenix is, again, out of action. (www.pwinsider.com)
Rey recently made his AEW return after injury. At last night’s House of Glory event he was however unable to be medically cleared. Unknown at the moment if he re-injured himself or something else happened.
PWInsider: Information on who is planned to be part of the Uncle Howdy faction (pwinsider.com)
All of the QR Codes on WWE programming of late are leading, as you may have surmised, to a new group that will play off of the Bray Wyatt Intellectual Property....
Riho off tv and back in Japan due to visa issues. (www.pwinsider.com)
That old chestnut rears it’s head again.
Per PWI, WWE is cutting back on the augmented reality (outside of PLE's/Special occasions) (www.pwinsider.com)
Last night’s Smackdown should be the last regular weekly usage of the tech, and some layoffs of related personnel is to be expected.
PWInsider: Sid Scala released from WWE (pwinsider.com)
WWE released former NXT UK Assistant General Manager Sid Scala over the past week, PWInsider.com has leared....
[PWInsider] Vince McMahon Puts All Remaining Shares in TKO up for Sale (www.pwinsider.com)
TKO Group filed a SEC filing this evening, revealing that all of Vince McMahon’s remaining stock in TKO Group are now registered for sale, potentially opening the door for McMahon to exit as an owner if all of the stock is eventually sold....
TKO issued an SEC Statement today listing that the company has bestowed 96,558 shares of stock in the company to Dwayne Johnson, a current value of $9,414,405. (www.pwinsider.com)
PWInsider: Jonathan Gresham has officially signed with TNA (www.pwinsider.com)
TNA SIGNS JONATHAN GRESHAM...
PWI summary of Cody Rhodes interview on MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani (www.pwinsider.com)
[PWInsider] AEW Talent Releases (pwinsider.com)
PWInsider.com has confirmed the following AEW talents were released today:...
PWI: "TrillerTV [formerly FITE] announced today that AEW Dynasty on Sunday 4/21 will be carried live on their platform in North America, including The United States." (pwinsider.com)
TrillerTV announced today that AEW Dynasty on Sunday 4/21 will be carried live on their platformin North America, including The United States....
Former NWA Champion and current Smackdown General Manager Nick Aldis was recently injured and is expected to undergo surgery on his arm, PWInsider.com has learned from multiple WWE sources. (www.pwinsider.com)
PWI: Motor City Machine Guns will be free agents soon (www.pwinsider.com)
PWInsider: Next week AEW will only have one night of wrestling for 3 straight hours, on Wednesday March 20. Rampage live straight after Dynamite, no Collision (preempted due to NCAA Basketball). (pwinsider.com)
Be aware.