In a follow up to some recent stories, it appears Detroit, MI will NOT host WrestleMania 32, despite a strong push from the city to host the event. This was confirmed by The Windsor Star, the local paper for Windsor, Ontario, Detroit’s sister city who was also assisting in the push to get the event. At this time, it is still unknown which city will host the event, but the frontrunners are still Orlando, FL and Dallas, TX.
The Rock has updated his fans on the status of his injuries he received at Wrestlemania 29 earlier this year. Via Twitter, the former multi-time WWE and World Champion wrote, “3 hernia surgeries 100% healed. Rectus/adductor tears bout 75%. Thx bud. #FunPain”
Wal-Mart is now exclusively selling WWE figure and DVD packs. The DVDs are packed in with WWE’s “Rumblers” line of action figures and feature either The Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro, Wrestling’s Highest Flyers, The 50 Greatest Finishing Moves in WWE History, or The Ladder Match 2: Crash and Burn.
Rob Van Dam recently spoke with The Boston Herald about his longevity in the business, and RVD had the following to say: “I haven’t aged. I’ve always taken care of myself, and I’m a non-conformist, so I don’t accept the negativity that comes with birthdays. I’m 42, but I feel way better than I did at 18. I’m in a business where, until recently, the average standard for the wrestlers was probably in their young-40s, you didn’t get respect until you were at that point where your body was starting to break down and, until that point, you were still kind of paying your dues. It’s great for me to have so much experience, yet my body is not breaking down.”
Currently, there is talk of inducting Dr. James Andrews into the WWE Hall of Fame at some point in the future. Andrews is a world famous surgeon, specializing in working with athletes. He is pretty much the “go-to” doctor for WWE when a wrestler gets injured and has performed surgeries on nearly every major star over the last couple decades, as well as nearly everyone on the current WWE roster.
The “pipe bomb” promo AJ Lee cut on Monday Night RAW is expected to lead to her defending the title against someone from the Total Divas cast at Night of Champions. There is talk of a title change, with the match being featured on the reality show in a later episode. If the title change doesn’t happen, it will not be as punishment, as WWE is reportedly very happy not only with AJ’s performance, but as well as the positive response the promo has gotten from fans and peers alike.
Kane, who was “put on the shelf” by Bray Wyatt at Summerslam, is expected to return at Hell in a Cell, possibly in the PPV’s namesake match against Wyatt.
