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Follow Sportskeeda's round the clock WWE News & rumours. For suggestions, correction and feedback drop us an email Brock Lesnar got flamed for going off-script. WWE management doesn’t seem to care In a recent segment on RAW, Heath Slater came out to the ring saying that he wanted to fight Lesnar for a WWE RAW contract. Both Heyman and Lesnar laughed in his face and when slater persevered saying he needed to contract to support his kids to which Lesnar replies that he didn’t give a s**t about his kids, which was completely off-script, before subjecting slater to a barrae of suplexes and an F5. Other members of the WWE roster have gotten fired for going off-script in smaller ways and this brings up the notion that top-level Superstars like John Cena and Brock Lesnar are treated differently than others and that they are even above the Wellness Policies for which stars like Paige, Alberto and Roman Reigns were suspended. Big Show talks about the time he got kicked off of Hogan’s plane In a recent interview, Big Show talked about the time when he, Randy Savage and a fellow wrestler and close friend of theirs, Brian Adams used to hitch rides with Hulk Hogan on the personal plane he got out of a deal with Turner, back to Miami after performing Monday nights at WCW. Big Show apparently did a raunchy impersonation of the Hulkster and The Macho Man, and from the next day onwards, he wasn’t let onto the plane. Big Show also spoke about his upcoming match with Shaquille o’Neal at Wrestlemania 33. Brock vs Goldberg in Wrestlemania XX Bill Goldberg calls out Brock Lesnar; Says he's ready to break some faces again William Goldberg was promoting the videogame WWE 2k17 at GamesCom in Germany when he went onstage and proceeded to pour his heart out in front of the live audience who went crazy the instant they saw Goldberg. “You’ve rekindled something in my heart that I haven’t felt in 12 damn years. I will do whatever I can within my power to give you what you want”, said the 49 year old ex-WWE Superstar. He then called out Brock Lesnar saying Lesnar thinks Goldberg punches like a little girl. Mentioning that he never turned down a challenge in his life, Goldberg said that Brock knows where he lives and that he can show up anytime and that Brock knows what will happen if they got into the ring again. Nikki Bella cleared for in-ring return, probable SummerSlam appearance Nikki Bella had been out of the ring because of a serious neck injury and was on leave for surgery since Hell in a Cell 2015, but now it seems that her doctors and the WWE team have cleared her for her return to wrestling although it may be a part time appearance based on how her condition progresses. There are rumors that in the absence of Eva Marie, Nikki might appear in her place for the SummerSlam match between Becky Lynch, Carmella and Naomi vs. Natalya and Alexa Bliss as the third member of the team. James Storm leaves TNA again? James Storm, at Thursday’s TV taping of Impact Wrestling, mentioned that there was some behind the scenes drama with his contract and now that he has fulfilled his obligations, he can final move on. Storm teased a possible NXT appearance by saying he might be meeting up with an old friend which most definitely refers to Bobby Roode. He had joined and left NXT for TNA in 2015 but this time it looks like he will be back to NXT for good. Kofi Kingston responds to Conor McGregor's recent comments about WWE UFC fighter Conor McGreggor had tweeted some nasty things, taking potshots at WWE and veterans like John Cena and Ric Flair in the recent past which incited replies from Superstars like Roman Reigns, Curtis Axel, and AJ Styles. In his own reply, WWE Tag Team Champion, Kofi Kinston said on twitter that McGreggor’s insults hit him like a dull knife and that he’s behaving like a third grader. Finally Kofi concludes by saying Big E could crush McGreggor like a bug if it comes to that. Daniel Bryan wants to get back to wrestling again SmackDown Live! General Manager Daniel Bryan revealed that he wishes to get back to wrestling everytime he comes out ringside and gets a reaction from the crowd. He announced his retirement in early 2016 but has been present for his managerial duties after the brand split as well hosting the WWE Cruiserweight Classic. He mentioned having issues as a presenter since he keeps losing his voice everytime he gets excited. He probably won’t be fit to wrestle anytime soon due to prior repeated head injuries but the Superstar still wants to. Eva Marie’s Husband tweets that it is unfair she got suspended for no reason WWE Superstar Eva Marie has been suspended for violation of the WWE Wellness Policy. The suspension will last 30 days since this is her first offence. She was scheduled to appear on Sunday (August 21st) in the SummerSlam match between Carmella, Becky Lynch & Naomi vs. Natalya, Alexa Bliss & herself but on the match listing, it now reads that Eva will be “out of action for 30 days” and has left the match “in a state of uncertainty”. Meanwhile, Eva’s husband Jonathan Coyle tweeted out his thoughts on the suspension saying that it was “unjust” and that when the public finds out, they’ll be “absolutely outraged”. When the public finds out why my wife was unjustly suspended they will be absolutely outraged! Official statement and facts coming soon.- Jonathan Coyle (@Jonathan_Coyle) The Boss believes the women of WWE are ready to take it to the next level Sasha Banks, the current WWE Women’s Champion, opened up about the fact that she believes the female Superstars of this generation are getting more opportunities than before and combined with the considerable amount of talented women in WWE and the fact that women’s wrestling is being taken more seriously in the current era, we should expect to see women in the WrestleMania main event in the near future. Sasha commented, “We are not Divas anymore. We are Superstars. We are equal. We are proving every single week that we can do it better than the guys and I prove it every time I go out there.” Triple H reveals plans for Cruiserweight division on RAW and NXT Triple H is running things from behind the scenes, it seems, as he has not been appearing on Raw or Smackdown Live! since WrestleMania. There has been word from Triple H however, that Raw is getting its share of cruiserweight wrestlers soon and that most of them will be working on Raw’s new cruiserweight division and also NXT live shows. Although Triple H won’t probably be appearing on television for a while, there are rumors that he will face Shane McMahon in the ring and the loser will have to leave WWE. Pro Wrestling RESULTS of the week: 8/16 Orlando (TNA TV tapings): Tyrus b Trevor Lee, Drew Galloway b Eddie Edwards, Aaron Rex b Eli Drake, X title: DJZ b Trevor Lee, Maria Kanellis b Luscious Latasha, Ethan Carter III & Moose b Mike Bennett & Bobby Lashley, Jessie Godderz b Marshe Rockett, Gail Kim b Laurel Vanness, Bobby Lashley b Bram, Moose b Eli Drake, Ethan Carter III b Matt Hardy 8/16 Mexico City Arena Mexico (CMLL): Leono & Sensei b Espanto Jr. & Inquisidor, Oro Jr. & Soberano & Starman b Cuatrero & Escandalo & Sanson, Misterioso Jr. & Hechicero & Sagrado b Fuego & Guerrero Maya Jr. & Rey Cometa, Stuka Jr. b Luciferno, El Terrible & Mr. Niebla & Shocker b Angel de Oro & Johnny Idol & Titan, Euforia & Niebla Roja & Ultimo Guerrero b Mascara Dorada & Rush & Volador Jr.
SKFabe WWE News rumours and scoops 19th August 2016
Follow Sportskeeda's round the clock WWE News & rumours. For suggestions, correction and feedback drop us an email Brock Lesnar got flamed for going off-script. WWE management doesn’t seem to care In a recent segment on RAW, Heath Slater came out to the ring saying that he wanted to fight Lesnar for a WWE RAW contract. Both Heyman and Lesnar laughed in his face and when slater persevered saying he needed to contract to support his kids to which Lesnar replies that he didn’t give a s**t about his kids, which was completely off-script, before subjecting slater to a barrae of suplexes and an F5. Other members of the WWE roster have gotten fired for going off-script in smaller ways and this brings up the notion that top-level Superstars like John Cena and Brock Lesnar are treated differently than others and that they are even above the Wellness Policies for which stars like Paige, Alberto and Roman Reigns were suspended. Big Show talks about the time he got kicked off of Hogan’s plane In a recent interview, Big Show talked about the time when he, Randy Savage and a fellow wrestler and close friend of theirs, Brian Adams used to hitch rides with Hulk Hogan on the personal plane he got out of a deal with Turner, back to Miami after performing Monday nights at WCW. Big Show apparently did a raunchy impersonation of the Hulkster and The Macho Man, and from the next day onwards, he wasn’t let onto the plane. Big Show also spoke about his upcoming match with Shaquille o’Neal at Wrestlemania 33. Brock vs Goldberg in Wrestlemania XX Bill Goldberg calls out Brock Lesnar; Says he's ready to break some faces again William Goldberg was promoting the videogame WWE 2k17 at GamesCom in Germany when he went onstage and proceeded to pour his heart out in front of the live audience who went crazy the instant they saw Goldberg. “You’ve rekindled something in my heart that I haven’t felt in 12 damn years. I will do whatever I can within my power to give you what you want”, said the 49 year old ex-WWE Superstar. He then called out Brock Lesnar saying Lesnar thinks Goldberg punches like a little girl. Mentioning that he never turned down a challenge in his life, Goldberg said that Brock knows where he lives and that he can show up anytime and that Brock knows what will happen if they got into the ring again. Nikki Bella cleared for in-ring return, probable SummerSlam appearance Nikki Bella had been out of the ring because of a serious neck injury and was on leave for surgery since Hell in a Cell 2015, but now it seems that her doctors and the WWE team have cleared her for her return to wrestling although it may be a part time appearance based on how her condition progresses. There are rumors that in the absence of Eva Marie, Nikki might appear in her place for the SummerSlam match between Becky Lynch, Carmella and Naomi vs. Natalya and Alexa Bliss as the third member of the team. James Storm leaves TNA again? James Storm, at Thursday’s TV taping of Impact Wrestling, mentioned that there was some behind the scenes drama with his contract and now that he has fulfilled his obligations, he can final move on. Storm teased a possible NXT appearance by saying he might be meeting up with an old friend which most definitely refers to Bobby Roode. He had joined and left NXT for TNA in 2015 but this time it looks like he will be back to NXT for good. Kofi Kingston responds to Conor McGregor's recent comments about WWE UFC fighter Conor McGreggor had tweeted some nasty things, taking potshots at WWE and veterans like John Cena and Ric Flair in the recent past which incited replies from Superstars like Roman Reigns, Curtis Axel, and AJ Styles. In his own reply, WWE Tag Team Champion, Kofi Kinston said on twitter that McGreggor’s insults hit him like a dull knife and that he’s behaving like a third grader. Finally Kofi concludes by saying Big E could crush McGreggor like a bug if it comes to that. Daniel Bryan wants to get back to wrestling again SmackDown Live! General Manager Daniel Bryan revealed that he wishes to get back to wrestling everytime he comes out ringside and gets a reaction from the crowd. He announced his retirement in early 2016 but has been present for his managerial duties after the brand split as well hosting the WWE Cruiserweight Classic. He mentioned having issues as a presenter since he keeps losing his voice everytime he gets excited. He probably won’t be fit to wrestle anytime soon due to prior repeated head injuries but the Superstar still wants to. Eva Marie’s Husband tweets that it is unfair she got suspended for no reason WWE Superstar Eva Marie has been suspended for violation of the WWE Wellness Policy. The suspension will last 30 days since this is her first offence. She was scheduled to appear on Sunday (August 21st) in the SummerSlam match between Carmella, Becky Lynch & Naomi vs. Natalya, Alexa Bliss & herself but on the match listing, it now reads that Eva will be “out of action for 30 days” and has left the match “in a state of uncertainty”. Meanwhile, Eva’s husband Jonathan Coyle tweeted out his thoughts on the suspension saying that it was “unjust” and that when the public finds out, they’ll be “absolutely outraged”. When the public finds out why my wife was unjustly suspended they will be absolutely outraged! Official statement and facts coming soon.- Jonathan Coyle (@Jonathan_Coyle) The Boss believes the women of WWE are ready to take it to the next level Sasha Banks, the current WWE Women’s Champion, opened up about the fact that she believes the female Superstars of this generation are getting more opportunities than before and combined with the considerable amount of talented women in WWE and the fact that women’s wrestling is being taken more seriously in the current era, we should expect to see women in the WrestleMania main event in the near future. Sasha commented, “We are not Divas anymore. We are Superstars. We are equal. We are proving every single week that we can do it better than the guys and I prove it every time I go out there.” Triple H reveals plans for Cruiserweight division on RAW and NXT Triple H is running things from behind the scenes, it seems, as he has not been appearing on Raw or Smackdown Live! since WrestleMania. There has been word from Triple H however, that Raw is getting its share of cruiserweight wrestlers soon and that most of them will be working on Raw’s new cruiserweight division and also NXT live shows. Although Triple H won’t probably be appearing on television for a while, there are rumors that he will face Shane McMahon in the ring and the loser will have to leave WWE. Pro Wrestling RESULTS of the week: 8/16 Orlando (TNA TV tapings): Tyrus b Trevor Lee, Drew Galloway b Eddie Edwards, Aaron Rex b Eli Drake, X title: DJZ b Trevor Lee, Maria Kanellis b Luscious Latasha, Ethan Carter III & Moose b Mike Bennett & Bobby Lashley, Jessie Godderz b Marshe Rockett, Gail Kim b Laurel Vanness, Bobby Lashley b Bram, Moose b Eli Drake, Ethan Carter III b Matt Hardy 8/16 Mexico City Arena Mexico (CMLL): Leono & Sensei b Espanto Jr. & Inquisidor, Oro Jr. & Soberano & Starman b Cuatrero & Escandalo & Sanson, Misterioso Jr. & Hechicero & Sagrado b Fuego & Guerrero Maya Jr. & Rey Cometa, Stuka Jr. b Luciferno, El Terrible & Mr. Niebla & Shocker b Angel de Oro & Johnny Idol & Titan, Euforia & Niebla Roja & Ultimo Guerrero b Mascara Dorada & Rush & Volador Jr.