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Sasha Banks Out of Action With a Knee Injury
January 12, 2016 | Posted by Larry Csonka
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According to pwinsider.com, Sasha Banks (who has been out of action since the final Raw of 2015) has suffered a MCL injury to one of her knees. At this time, she is not expected back in the ring until sometime next month.
That's why Becky Lynch is getting the push now for the belt. Hopefully Sasha can come back for this and don't end up like Naomi and Tamina, jobbing to everyone.
 
Sasha Banks actually has a fan base behind her. I'm sure she'll get pushed back into the title picture when she returns.
 
MAJOR WWE SPOILER (YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED)
by Mike Johnson @ 3:13 PM on 1/20/2016


Former NWA, TNA and IWGP Heavyweight champion AJ Styles will begin his tenure with WWE this coming week, PWInsider.com has confirmed.




Styles is scheduled to be at the Royal Rumble this Sunday in Orlando, Florida as well as this week's Raw and Smackdown tapings in Miami and Tampa, respectively. Styles teased his debut over the weekend in The UK, noting on the mic at a RevPro event that should a Rumble match slot be "open for him", he would take it.


Whether he debuts at the Rumble PPV (and how he debuts) remains to be seen, but AJ Styles will be making his WWE debut very soon.


As previously reported on PWInsider.com, TNA made a heavy play to bring Styles, one of their original stars, back to the fold with a big money offer said to be 3-4 years in length, but in the end, Styles opted to sign with WWE.


Styles, 38, first came to prominence as an early standout in the first year of Ring of Honor before cementing himself nationally as one of the cornerstone stars of TNA's X-Division when that company was founded in 2002. He rose to World title main event status as well as becoming the star most associated with the TNA brand. Styles departed TNA at the end of 2013 when he turned down a reduced contract from the company during a time when they were cost-cutting at all levels.


Styles immediately returned to ROH and debuted as a regular for New Japan Pro Wrestling as a member of the Bullet Club, putting together an incredible string of in-ring performances in each company. In New Japan, he won the IWGP Heavyweight championship almost immediately and had two runs with the belt. He finished up with New Japan on 1/4 and this Saturday, will make a signing appearance that will double as his farewell appearance in ROH in Duluth, GA. For tickets to that event, visit
www.ROHWrestling.com.


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NEW TNA WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION CROWNED
by Stuart Carapola @ 10:56 PM on 1/19/2016

Matt Hardy just defeated Ethan Carter III in a Last Man Standing match on Impact Wrestling to become the new TNA World Champion. He turned heel in the process, buying off EC3's bodyguard Tyrus and using a hammer handed to him by his wife Reby to defeat EC3 and hand him his first official loss




I can see TNA getting more out of Matt vs Jeff than WWE did. Matt was a very good heel in WWE, glad to see someone try that again but I am surprised they're turning EC3.
 
Reports are that WWE are afraid of Styles debuting in the Rumble because the audience won't know who he is. The Rumble is being held in Florida where Styles spent most of his career in TNA not mention the NXT marks there. The best option is to go directly into a feud with Del Rio for the U.S. title. Hopefully WWE don't fuck up and Styles becomes just one of the guys.
 
I been wondering njpw signings will be that big of deal. I watch with my kids, the oldest being 10 who has no idea who styles is and vaguely knows tna/njpw
 
Backstage Update – Austin Aries Headed To WWE
By Ryan Clark on January 20, 2016

UPDATE: We have confirmed that Aries did undergo his medical testing and is expected to sign with WWE. Aries has informed a top independent promotion that he will be unable to accept new dates with them.

Aries is headed to NXT soon. It’s unclear whether his contract has officially been signed at this point.

ORIGINAL: New Japan’s recent alumni may not be the only big names debuting with WWE soon. Austin Aries was in Pittsburgh this week, and the belief is that he was undergoing WWE’s medical tests. This indicates of course that Aries is talks with the company and may sign with them imminently.

Aries was backstage at an NXT taping several months back, which raised speculation at the time that he could be signing with the company. It is believed that Aries’ talks with the company went “under the radar” due to all the talk about the Bullet Club members jumping on board.
 
Kurt Angle will be finishing up his last dates with TNA within the next few weeks during the European tour. Angel has a deal with MMA as a commentator so don't expect a return to WWE just yet.
 
Reports are that WWE are afraid of Styles debuting in the Rumble because the audience won't know who he is. The Rumble is being held in Florida where Styles spent most of his career in TNA not mention the NXT marks there. The best option is to go directly into a feud with Del Rio for the U.S. title. Hopefully WWE don't fuck up and Styles becomes just one of the guys.

They're right to be concerned. AJ isn't Sting. At their best TNA didn't get Smackdown ratings so most WWE fans won't know him.

I been wondering njpw signings will be that big of deal. I watch with my kids, the oldest being 10 who has no idea who styles is and vaguely knows tna/njpw


True.
Easy fix. Let him save Kalisto from Del Rio earlier in the show. Have the announcers go crazy and hyping up how big a deal he is. Then have him in the Rumble and throw out some jobbers like Swagger and the Social Outcasts guys. Let him last until the final 6-7. Then go hard Monday night with him and Alberto, with the League having to save ADR from losing.
 
I think the best way to hype Styles as a big deal is to start airing vignettes this Monday on Raw and Smackdown. Hype it all over WWE.com and the WWE Network. With the lack of talent they shouldn't screw this up.
 
I think the best way to hype Styles as a big deal is to start airing vignettes this Monday on Raw and Smackdown. Hype it all over WWE.com and the WWE Network. With the lack of talent they shouldn't screw this up.

Man I wish they went back to vignettes. It totally made a difference to the character and it provided a reason to invest or not in said character.
 
They're right to be concerned. AJ isn't Sting. At their best TNA didn't get Smackdown ratings so most WWE fans won't know him.
Yeah, I really only know AJ Styles by name. I barely even know what the guy looks like.
They should bring him in gradually and not act like he's some kind of world-beater that everyone should know.
 


Surprised Tammy didn't do a sex tape sooner when her body was still A1.


If this was Sunny from the attitude era, this would be great but now she's a washed up diva who is past her prime. I guess this will be her new career. I doubt the WWE will have anything to do with her now since they are PG.
 
If this was Sunny from the attitude era, this would be great but now she's a washed up diva who is past her prime. I guess this will be her new career. I doubt the WWE will have anything to do with her now since they are PG.
They wasn't going to use her even before the porn video and cam shows. They paid for her rehab on a few occasions.
 
its official NXT has become a hybrid of the ROH/NJPW/TNA/WWE
on their own i dont get too excited about alot of these signings other than the fact there is a real emphasis on NXT as a brand and just not a feeder system to WWE. cause truth be told most of the call ups have failed outside of the Shield boys and Owens
 
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