Triple H gaining duties
It became public knowledge on Wednesday that Vince McMahon was stepping away from running 205 Live and that Triple H has been put in charge.
This is no surprise as McMahon will need more time to work on the XFL to get it off of the ground.
According to www.pwinsiderelite.com, the changes have gone into effect with the current Cruiserweight tournament.
Triple H is said to be looking to bring back several successful components from the popular Cruiserweight Classic which he oversaw.
Could this be a sign of things to come?
Triple H has long been considered the one who would take over from Vince once he started backing away, and with Vince having to put forth a majority of his time into the XFL, now may be the time where WWE starts to move in a much-needed fresh direction.
WWE using Rousey to make Steph mainstream?
According to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, a part of the reason WWE signed Ronda Rousey was to help build Stephanie McMahon’s brand.
While McMahon is obviously known in wrestling circles, the internal hope is that Rousey will be used to help make her a more mainstream star.
WWE is pushing hard to get The Rock to come in for WrestleMania to team with Rousey and face Triple H and Stephanie and having The Rock and Rousey in the match will bring all kind of mainstream attention.
Lesnar’s future
The Wrestling Observer Newsletter is also reporting that although Brock Lesnar’s WWE deal runs out right after WrestleMania, he has commitments lined up through August.
Could Lesnar be heading back to UFC, or is he going to tease that move as leverage like he did in 2015?
Even if Lesnar goes back to UFC, a return to WWE would eventually be inevitable.
WWE numbers
WWE released their fourth quarter earnings during a conference call on Thursday.
Revenue for the quarter increased nine percent to $211.6 million.
It has 1.471 million paid subscribers to the WWE Network and the number is down from 1.507 million during the same quarter in 2016.
Revenue for the full year increased 10 percent to $801 million, which is the highest in the company’s history.
WWE star signs extension
The Miz has signed a four-year contract extension with WWE.
Who would have thought when The Miz debuted well over a decade ago coming off of being an annoying pest on MTV, that he would rise to such great heights?
He is without a doubt one of the top WWE stars and now that he is said to be locked up into 2022, I would not be surprised to see him win the WWE or Universal title.
Look for the reality show featuring The Miz and his wife Maryse, titled Miz and Mrs., soon.
Pro wrestling fund raiser at Brownsville HS
RYSE, the Independent pro wrestling organization based out of Lemont Furnace, is doing a fund raiser on Saturday, March 3, at Brownsville High School.
The event will raise money for the girls softball team and it starts at 7 p.m.
Ringside tickets are $15 and general admission seats are $10.
For information on the show and on RYSE, go to www.rysewrestling.com.
Mixed Tag Team Challenge continues Tuesday
Week 5 of the WWE Mixed Tag Team Challenge takes place Tuesday with Elias and Bayley taking on Rusev and Lana.
The winning team will take on the winner of next week’s match between the team of Apollo Crews and Nia Jax and the team of Bobby Roode and Charlotte Flair.
Goldust and Mandy Rose taking on Jimmy Uso and Naomi.
This past Tuesday, Jimmy Uso and Naomi defeated Goldust and Mandy Rose.
Airing immediately after Smackdown, the Challenge can be found on Facebook Live.
Jordan has neck surgery
Jason Jordan had neck surgery Tuesday and will be out of action several months.
This explains why Kurt Angle, his “father,” sent him home from Raw and told him to not return until cleared.
Jordan went through with a “minimally invasive” surgery instead of going with a more serious surgery that would have kept him out at least a year.
This changes plans for WrestleMania as some thought that Jordan would face of with Seth Rollins.
On this date:
In 2010, Vince McMahon announced during a WWE investor conference call that WWE would drop the Survivor Series PPV, saying that it had become, “obsolete.” However, WWE rethought the decision on the Series, the second-longest running PPV behind WrestleMania, and decided to keep it.
The first Series took place on Thanksgiving night, 1987.