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Originally Posted by Observer One day after a rape allegation against him was made public, Enzo Amore has been released by WWE. The company's statement: "WWE has come to terms on the release of Eric Arndt (Enzo Amore)." Amore had been suspended by WWE yesterday. On Twitter, a woman using the handle "missgucciwitch" shared her story alleging that Amore had raped her last October. Phoenix Police confirmed that they responded to a local hospital on October 23rd, 2017 for a call of a sexual assault that had reportedly occurred on October 19th, 2017 at 401 West Clarendon Avenue. The investigation is still ongoing ... UPDATE: Amore's accuser, whose name is Philomena Sheahan, spoke to TMZ about the incident. She told them Amore ripped her tights open and, despite her saying no countless times, he sexually assaulted her in the hotel room they were in. Sheahan said Amore threw her on the bed and she passed out from smashing her head. When she woke up, she says he was still raping her and wouldn't stop when she said no and told him to get off of her. She doesn't know when Amore stopped, but says he was still there in the morning.

According to the Post Wrestling podcast show, the police investigation is expected to conclude soon. Supposedly WWE only found out about the allegations on the night of RAW 25 and only after getting questions by a reporter for an interview.

Originally Posted by Fightful.com According to Sheahan, there were drugs all over the hotel room, which would later play a factor into her becoming incapacitated. Sheahan said that she was 8 months sober from all drugs outside of her prescribed medication before the alleged meeting on October 19. "I walk into the hotel room and there's cocaine everywhere. They're smoking weed and everything. We just started doing drugs," she said. "Then they pulled out a different bag. I expected it to be a better version of cocaine -- like top shelf that they had. They started giving it to me and I did like three lines in a row. It must have had meth or something I don't even know, because I was literally was sitting there on the couch. I could hear what they were saying, I couldn't speak, I was frozen. I can't say I was unconscious, but I was not there." While incapacitated, Sheahan specified that she could hear a conversation between TooPoor and the WWE Cruiserweight Champion with some disturbing dialogue.

Some more details on the alleged incident involving Enzo. Link: http://www.fightful.com/enzo-amore-accused-rape%C2%A0

Originally Posted by Observer On the day he was officially released from WWE, the legal team of Eric Arndt (aka Enzo Amore) released a statement via Arndt's Twitter account: "Over the last two days, Philomena Sheahan has made multiple public allegations against Eric Arndt (also known as Enzo Amore with the WWE), including allegations of sexual misconduct concerning an October 2017 incident in Phoenix. Mr. Arndt fully and unequivicoally denies these accusations. He is cooperating with the authorities in this matter and looks forward to having it resolved in a timely manner. Neither Mr. Arndt nor his counsel will be making any further public comments on this matter." On Monday via Twitter, Sheahan accused Arndt of raping her on October 19th. Phoenix police confirmed they responded to a call from the local hospital on October 23rd for an incident that reportedly occured on the 19th. Sheahan spoke with TMZ and told her side of the story which was very graphic and troubling.

Enzo link: https://twitter.com/real1/status/955955140896460801 , TMZ: http://www.tmz.com/2018/01/23/enzo-a...ahan-rape-wwe/

Originally Posted by WrestleInc Deadspin's David Bixenspan also noted on Twitter that there has been no change in the status of his case, according to the Phoenix Police Department. He tweeted: Per the Phoenix Police Department, there has been no change in the status of the Eric "Enzo Amore" Arndt case since yesterday. This plus WWE pivoting from suspension to firing suggests that not telling WWE he was being investigated was indeed the catalyst for the firing. — David Bixenspan (@davidbix) January 23, 2018

Originally Posted by WrestleInc ABC 15 has a story here about WWE releasing Enzo Amore following a woman accusing him of rape earlier this week. As noted, the incident happened on October 19th, 2017 at The Clarendon Hotel & Spa. Officers responded to a local hospital days later on October 23rd. Despite WWE releasing Enzo Amore today, ABC 15 noted that the case is still under investigation.

ABC link: https://www.abc15.com/news/region-ph...lt-allegations

Originally Posted by Observer Following Enzo Amore's release, what's next for the Cruiserweight Championship will be made clear at the beginning of tonight's episode of 205 Live. WWE announced that Daniel Bryan will kick off the show by addressing the situation with the title. Cedric Alexander had been scheduled to challenge Amore for the championship at the Royal Rumble on Sunday before Amore was suspended and later released. It also appears that there will be a general manager named for 205 Live, with WWE's announcement noting that Bryan will also address rumors of a potential GM.

Originally Posted by PWI Before he was suspended (and later fired) by World Wrestling Entertainment, Enzo Amore was originally slated to wrestle Goldust at last night's Raw 25 event. In a bout that was scheduled for the third hour of Raw at the Barclays Center, Amore vs. Goldust would have led to The Dudley Boyz getting involved after the Zo-Train interfered and attacked Goldust and Cedric Alexander with the Dudleys putting someone through a table before celebrating with Alexander and Goldust. With Amore having been removed from the show, WWE rewrote the segment to feature Titus O'Neil & Apollo Crews vs. Heath Slater & Rhyno to set up the Dudleys appearing and putting Slater through a table. The re-write (and a pre-tape that set up the new match) was finalized around 7 PM last night. Goldust and Alexander were removed from Raw completely while members of the Zo-Train were instead sent to the Manhattan Center to work dark matches if needed.

Originally Posted by Observer As expected, the 25th anniversary of Raw drew monster ratings, averaging 4.50 million viewers. While the number wasn't close to the 6.02 million viewers of the similar 1,000th Raw special in 2012, nobody expected that kind of a figure. It was the biggest number in several years and will most likely be the largest number of 2018 ... The three hours were: 8 p.m. 4.80 million viewers 9 p.m. 4.64 million viewers 10 p.m. 4.15 million viewers

In terms of rankings, RAW took the #1, #2, and #3 spots.

Originally Posted by Observer Another NJPW regular has been added to Ring of Honor's upcoming WrestleMania weekend show. ROH officially announced this morning that Kota Ibushi will be wrestling at Supercard of Honor XII in New Orleans on April 7th. He joins Kenny Omega and Hiroshi Tanahashi as wrestlers who have been confirmed for the show. ROH's announcement mentions the post-match angle that Ibushi was involved in at New Year's Dash where Omega stopped Cody Rhodes from hitting Ibushi with a chair and Omega and Cody argued after ... Supercard of Honor XII will take place at the UNO Lakefront Arena on the same night as the Smoothie King Center hosts NXT TakeOver. ROH is looking to break their all-time attendance record, which was set when over 3,000 people were present for Supercard of Honor last year.

Link: http://www.rohwrestling.com/news/int...upercard-honor

Originally Posted by Observer The Hollywood Reporter reported that John Cena is in negotiations to star in “Duke Nukem,” which is a film adaptation of the video game franchise. “Ferdinand,” with Cena having voiced its lead character, was nominated for Best Animated Feature Film in the Academy Awards. Cena thanked the Academy for recognizing the movie: “So happy @FerdinandMovie was nominated for Best Animated Feature Film. The cast, crew, directors, producers, and more importantly, its message, are amazing. Thank you to @TheAcademy for recognizing a story that reminds us to be proud of who we are. #Oscars2018” While appearing at an event at the Empire State Building yesterday, Triple H said “I will tell you this -- stay tuned” about Ronda Rousey potentially appearing for WWE again. Despite being on the commemorative chair, Lita tweeted that she didn’t make the guest list for last night.

Duke Nukem film: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/he...-nukem-1077194 , Ferdinand film: https://twitter.com/JohnCena/status/955845060616183808 , Triple H: https://theblast.com/triple-h-stepha...da-rousey-wwe/ , Lita: https://twitter.com/AmyDumas/status/955654559115788288

Originally Posted by Observer After 36 hours of labor, Melissa Santos and Brian Cage welcomed the birth of their daughter. They named her Skylar Faith Button. NJPW’s two Road to New Beginning in Osaka shows at Korakuen Hall next month will have English commentary. The NWA congratulated WWE on Raw’s 25th anniversary. Toni Storm has been announced to be making her Shimmer debut on 4/7 in New Orleans against Nicole Matthews.

Santos: https://twitter.com/ThisIsMelSantos/...75627667189761 , NJPW: https://twitter.com/reasonjp/status/955713520607232000 , NWA: https://twitter.com/nwa/status/955598733298806785

Originally Posted by WrestleInc Randy Orton's wife, Kim, took to social media today to vent over Randy not being booked for tonight's loaded RAW 25 show. Despite there being no SmackDown live event tonight, only a handful of SmackDown talents have been advertised for the event: Shane McMahon, Daniel Bryan, The Usos, Charlotte, WWE Champion AJ Styles and The New Day. "Can someone pls explain to me how @randyorton isn't on the Raw 25th anniversary tonight?" she wrote. "He's been on more episode of Raw then anyone besides HHH, Michaels, Taker, Kane and Cena. Impressive list right? So why NOT @randyorton? He's had some of the most memorable moments in Raw history too. He's also on the Promo pic but isn't on the show. Just doesn't make sense to me. Enjoy the show tonight guys. I'll be playing MarioKart with my kids"

Link: https://www.instagram.com/p/BeQwAZclyjB

Originally Posted by WrestleInc A new WWE 24 documentary will air on the WWE Network after Sunday's Royal Rumble pay-per-view goes off the air. The one-hour special will take fans behind-the-scenes of WrestleMania 33 in Orlando. Below is the synopsis: "WWE 24 cameras go backstage and follow the Superstars behind the curtain at WrestleMania from Orlando, Florida!"

Originally Posted by WrestleInc There was some speculation on Roman Reigns possibly being punished for the recent steroid allegation story with his title loss to WWE Intercontinental Champion The Miz at last night's RAW 25 special but there is no heat, according to Dave Meltzer on Wrestling Observer Radio. Reigns is still planned to face WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar in the main event of WrestleMania 34, as of this week. There's a feeling within WWE that the story on Reigns being implicated in the steroid ring is a non-story. Regarding The Miz, Meltzer noted that he is currently in the beginning of a monster push. Miz is scheduled for a major WrestleMania 34 match but there's no word yet on who he might be facing. The Miz is scheduled to be booked as a top guy during WrestleMania season and the new "Miz & Mrs." USA Network reality TV show with Maryse may tie into that.

Originally Posted by WrestleInc WWE RAW General Manager Kurt Angle revealed on Instagram that he filmed an upcoming episode of Table For 3 with AJ Styles and Shane McMahon. He noted that in addition to their matches and families, they will talk about TNA Wrestling. "Very intriguing 'Table for 3' coming soon on the WWE Network," Angle said. "AJ Styles, Shane McMahon and Yours' truly..... We talk about our matches together, our families, unheard stories and even TNA Wrestling. Must see." Angle worked for TNA / Impact Wrestling from 2006 - 2016, while Styles was a part of the company from 2002 - 2013.

Originally Posted by WrestleInc WWE has a new poll asking fans their favorite Legend appearance at RAW 25. As of this writing, 46% voted for Steve Austin hitting Stunners on Vince McMahon and Shane McMahon while 18% voted for The Undertaker's "sacred ground" promo, 10% for DX's segment with The Balor Club, 8% for Chris Jericho putting Elias on The List, 7% for Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler calling Manhattan Center action and 4% for The APA's poker game. Christian hosting The Peep Show, The Dudley Boyz putting Heath Slater through a table, The Godfather's segment with Mark Henry, Ric Flair's appearance with his daughter, "Mean" Gene Okerlund interviewing WWE Champion AJ Styles and the "bizarre Legends" interacting with Kurt Angle all drew 2% or less.

Some other sheet news includes:

• FW4online had a recent interview with Ellsworth talking about life after leaving the WWE, his pre-WWE career, early days as a wrestler, going from jobber to full time wrestler in the WWE, and more. https://www.f4wonline.com/wwe-news/j...we-life-250271
• In a "WWE Did You Know" type fact, today is the 34th anniversary of Hulk Hogan defeating The Iron Sheik for the WWF championship.
• In another "WWE Did You Know" type fact, Kane has wrestled the most matches on RAW out of everyone who ever wrestled on the show since its launch in 1993. In regards to most wins ever, John Cena owns the record for men and Trish Stratus owns the record for women. https://www.reddit.com/r/SquaredCirc...01&sh=c709b843
• WWE's official website had a recent interview with Kofi Kingston talking about his decade long career in the company, disappointments of his WWE career, and future goals. http://www.wrestlinginc.com/wi/news/...r-the-slammys/
• Website Waypoint had a recent article about an indie promotion using Twitch to help book and run shows. https://waypoint.vice.com/en_us/arti...its-damn-close

Some stuff from TPWW Frontpage:

• WWE: Undertaker vs. Cena Still On? SmackDown Matches, After Raw Video
• Why Bret Hart Wasn’t at Raw 25
• Jim Ross Says He and Lawler Weren’t Asleep at Raw 25
• Off-Air Manhattan Raw 25 Notes: Crowd Chants, Jeff Hardy, Flair, Miz Rollins