THE WRESTLING THREAD: HHH KEEPS DOING HHH THINGS.....
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Not quite believing all those guys signed with WWE. The E is slow to sign guys with injuries and AJ is hurt right now. He is finishing up with New Japan and most likely ROH, so there might be some truth to it or he might just be taking some time off because he's hurt.
Various wrestling sites are reporting it, even Bleacher Report. Pretty sure they go to NXT for a while.
Oh SHIT!!
UPDATED: AJ Styles, Shisuke Nakamura & More Sign With WWE
January 4, 2016 | Posted by Jeremy Thomas
UPDATE: The Wrestling Observer now reports that AJ Styles, Shinsuke Nakamura, Doc Gallows and Karl Anderson have all in fact signed with WWE. The site reports that the four stars gave their notice to NJPW booker Gedo this morning at Wrestle Kingdom 10. It isn’t known when they will be starting with WWE but as noted, Nakamaura won’t be leaving right away as he will drop the IWGP Intercontinental Title before he does.
The site notes that Anderson was close to signing with TNA but when the WWE deal came around, he changed direction. New Japan has a one-year contract system which meant that their deals expired as of January.
Nakamura, Anderson and Gallows will honor their committed Ring of Honor dates next month in Las Vegas. AJ Styles is said to be done with ROH moving forward.
ORIGINAL: In a potentially big news story, MLW Radio is reporting that several major New Japan Pro Wrestling stars have given their notices. Among those said to be leaving are AJ Styles, Shinsuke Nakamura, Karl Anderson and Doc Gallows.
The news is bolstered by reports from Wrestling Observer Radio that WWE is “raiding” the talents and that they’ll all be leaving New Japan shortly. Nakamura may take a bit longer to leave given that he is the IWGP Intercontinental Champion. Styles had been working without a contract in New Japan and had said in recent interviews that he would be willing to go to WWE if it made financial sense for him.
The move will be a big blow to New Japan if the stars do leave; Styles, Anderson and Gallows are all part of the Bullet Club faction and Nakamura is one of the company’s top stars as well. We’ll have more on this story as it develops.
I saw the news last night. Never thought i'll see AJ Styles back in a WWE ring. AJ Styles will most likely be Finn Balors replacement as the top face of NXT. Wonder will WWE make him use another move in replace of the Styles Clash. Michelle Mccool use it before she retired.
They didn't try everything. They did their usual shitty job of building new stars and it wasn't working. Roman is going to end up with HHH eventually (I think Mania but you never with them. They don't do long term planning) but if it's just a rehash of the Bryan story, they shouldn't expect it to do as well long term. Roman Reigns isn't a 5'10 190 lbs underdog. He's a guy who has been picked to be a top guy from the moment he debuted. The journey is different and they should be treated as such.
Rollins is supposed to be out past Mania.
It looks pretty clear Reigns drops the title at the Rumble-that way he loses the title without being pinned. I just can't see who will win it.
Whoever wins faces Brock, who was never pinned, and Roman faces HHH.
I have no interest in Rock vs HHH. Neither of them has shined in their last matches.
AJ STYLES & NAKAMURA-NEW JAPAN UPDATES
by Mike Johnson @ 8:18 AM on 1/5/2016
The Bullet Club turned on AJ Styles during the New Japan Pro Wrestling Dash event in Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan this morning with Kenny Omega taking control and leadership of the group. This was Styles' last scheduled appearance for the company.
Omega went on to defeat IWGP Intercontinental champion Shinsuke Nakamura in a tag match, setting up a future title challenge. Obviously, should Nakamura indeed finish up, the company needs to move the belt and it appears Omega, obviously in for a major push in 2016, is the most likely candidate.
Good news for TNA with their debut coming up
TNA SPOILER FOR POP DEBUT
by Mike Johnson @ 6:28 PM on 1/4/2016
Former TNA champion James Storm will be returning to Impact Wrestling at this week's TV Tapings in Bethlehem, PA. Storm could appear as soon as tomorrow's live Impact Wrestling broadcast on Pop, PWInsider.com has confirmed.
Storm had been with TNA since it launched in June 2002 and had been a major player in the company for most of his run, starting as one half of the company's signature tag team America's Most Wanted before the team broke up and he began a major singles run. Later, Storm and Bobby Roode formed "Beer Money", an act that the company could easily reform if they decided to go in that direction.
Storm's TNA contract expired in June 2015, ending his long run with the company, although TNA had filmed so much material with him for the World Title Series that to the average TV viewer, it seemed he never left. His most recent role saw him as the leader of "The Revolution", a rag-tag group of broken misfits that he had re-shaped in his vision, including Manik, Abyss and Mahabali Shera, building to Shera turning babyface.
Storm made several appearances on WWE NXT (and had been negotiating a new deal with TNA up to the point he made his first NXT appearance) in October 2015. He last appeared for NXT in November 2015 at a TV Taping. His return to TNA indicates he won't be working for NXT going forward.
Storm flew to Pennsylvania today for tomorrow's tapings at the Sands Casino Arena in Bethlehem, PA. He is scheduled to be at all of the tapings this week. TNA will be taping several episodes of Impact Wrestling and One Night Only PPVs before broadcasting a live One Night Only PPV this Thursday evening.
Probably not. Hideo Itami pulled out the GTS during NXT Live events. Michelle McCool isn't significant enough to protect her finisher.
Uh oh...
No way they get 100,000 in that building without him.
BY JOSH NASON | @JOSHNASON | JAN 6, 2016 6:15 PM
Former WWE Champion John Cena will have shoulder surgery and will miss this year's Wrestlemania according to a members-only report by PWInsider's Mike Johnson. Via Twitter, Cena confirmed he'll be having the surgery in Birmingham, AL, assumed to be with the famed Dr. James Andrews.
The injury is believed to be a torn labrum, putting Cena out of action for 6-9 months. Cena didn't add any details other than "shoulder surgery".
The 38-year-old Cena's injury is just the latest in a string of injuries to top WWE stars (Seth Rollins, Randy Orton) and mid-level talents like Cesaro in recent months, thinning out the roster and leaving WWE to focus on talents like WWE Champion Roman Reigns, Sheamus, Dean Ambrose, The New Day, and Kevin Owens to help carry things. Brock Lesnar returns this Monday on RAW and Chris Jericho just returned Monday to help add some part-time depth.
Cena just returned from a short absence off TV as he was filming a reality series for FOX. He was expected to continue his feud with U.S. Champion Alberto Del Rio, but didn't appear on this week's RAW.
No way they get 100,000 in that building without him.
Cena will be there in some capacity, maybe not wrestling but he'll be there.
Just put him in the light of the earth's yellow sun for a few hours and he'll be back in no time.
Punk ain't coming back. besides dude is like 175 pounds right now.
The Jerry Curse lives 
good cross-promotion for Furious 8 since the latter 3 all confirmed to be in it
I would have had Rock vs. HHH: Rousey in Rock's corner, Floyd Mayweather in HHH's corner.
The buildup would be crazy.
Reports say that Aj Styles and the rest of the NJPW talent that was recently signed will move directly to the main roster. Styles will probably enter the Rumble. There's a article about the Bullet Club on WWE.com. Balor will probably get the call up to the main roster after Mania and form the Balor Club with the NJPW acquisitions.
Based on their history with new talent, that would be surprising. None of them are big national names except Gallows and AJ and AJ's working through an injury and they do not sign talent coming in with an injury.
Nakamura's great but he's never wrestled on US tv except for a show or two for ROH and it's far more likely he'll go through NXT if/when he signs.
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Nakamura is said to go to NXT and become accustomed to the WWE ring style. They can have Styles drop in the Rumble and hold him off tv until the Raw after Mania.
They whooped the shit outta AJ
Sasha Banks got hurt too. The WWE is losing people left and right.
On a side note is WWE in touch with Goldberg? He could get a wrestlemania pop. Maybe Goldberg vs. Batista.....
So Brock wins the title at Rumble and Roman gets to chase the title and redemption and get big win at Mania?
Do y'all think the crowd is ready to get behind Roman this time or will he get booed out of the building at Mania?
I would hope that the crowd doesn't rob Roman of his Mania moment but Lesnar was getting a lot of love last night.
Do y'all think the crowd is ready to get behind Roman this time or will he get booed out of the building at Mania?
I would hope that the crowd doesn't rob Roman of his Mania moment but Lesnar was getting a lot of love last night.
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO not Sasha too
WRESTLING / NEWS
Sasha Banks Out of Action With a Knee Injury
January 12, 2016 | Posted by Larry Csonka
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.
Reports today are saying that HHH will face Reigns at Mania. I understand the risk of Reigns momentum getting halted if the fans want Lesnar back with the title. It's a no win situation at this point. Too make key stars are injured. Bryan is good to go but WWE doctors won't release him and then he's gonna be a problem to Reigns popularity. They gonna have a hard time selling Mania.
Anderson and Gallows are said to be going to NXT in March. So looks like Balor won't debut on the main roster until the summer.
Anderson and Gallows are said to be going to NXT in March. So looks like Balor won't debut on the main roster until the summer.
