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Originally Posted by Observer
Shane McMahon was rescued after the helicopter that he was traveling in had to make an emergency crash landing in the waters near Gilgo Beach in Long Island, New York this morning.
McMahon and the helicopter's pilot were safely helped to shore by emergency responders after the helicopter went into the water around 10:30 a.m. ET. It was equipped with floats and both McMahon and the pilot were wearing life jackets. Neither were injured in the landing.
The helicopter departed from Westchester County Airport earlier in the morning. A mayday call was sent out before the crash landing and a commercial flight alerted the Federal Aviation Administration to it.
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Originally Posted by Observer
In continuing good ratings news for WWE, SmackDown was up three percent from last week to an average of 2.548 million viewers on Tuesday night.
The episode finished second for the night on cable behind The Rachel Maddow Show but was first in the 18-49 demo with a 0.81 rating ...
In year-over-year comparisons, SmackDown was actually down 20 percent, although last year's show was the live draft special which kicked off the current brand split and featured wrestlers from both Raw and SmackDown.
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Originally Posted by Observer
Brock Lesnar is quietly back in the USADA testing pool for UFC, meaning that rumors about him potentially returning to fight have some substance.
Rumors broke today claiming that Lesnar and Paul Heyman were at the UFC offices over International Fight Week and talking about him fighting in Madison Square Garden on November 4th. That date would be impossible because Lesnar had a one-year suspension for two failed drug tests for Hydroxy-Clomiphene which dates back to his final positive test on July 9th.
Lesnar's one-year suspension was frozen in mid-February, meaning that he has five months left, putting a return to UFC competition at mid-December at the earliest.
Lesnar announced his retirement, meaning he was also out of the USADA testing pool.
Much of the story was denied to us, including Heyman being in the offices, however those in UFC did confirm the obvious interest in Lesnar fighting again if he would choose to do so. Putting himself back in the pool means Lesnar, who just turned 40, at least has some interest in fighting again.
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Originally Posted by WrestleInc
Regarding Lesnar's status with WWE, Lesnar's contract is set to expire not long after WrestleMania 34 in 2018 and Pro Wrestling Sheet reports that he's already made it clear to WWE officials that he currently does not plan on re-signing. PWS adds that Lesnar has re-entered the USADA testing pool so he can make the right decision about his career once his WWE contract is up - return to MMA or re-sign with WWE.
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Originally Posted by Observer
Paige could potentially be facing charges stemming from the domestic violence incident with Alberto El Patron that took place at the Orlando International Airport earlier this month.
In a story that was first reported by Pro Wrestling Sheet, detectives at the Orlando Police Department have found that probable cause exists to charge Paige with domestic battery. The information has been forwarded to the state attorney's office for review and to decide if charges will be filed.
The investigation into El Patron is still ongoing.
After initially claiming that her and El Patron were the ones to get police involved, Paige released a statement on Twitter last week that said she was the one who was held for potential battery charges after throwing a drink at El Patron. Police noted that El Patron was the only suspect listed at that time.
WWE has a zero-tolerance policy regarding domestic violence. The policy states that a performer would immediately be suspended if they're arrested for such a matter. Upon a conviction, the performer would immediately be terminated. WWE also maintains the right to fine, suspend, or terminate a wrestler if "incontrovertible evidence of such illegal misconduct" is presented to them.
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Originally Posted by Observer
The G1 continues overnight with the first B Block show taking place at Korakuen Hall at 5:30 a.m. ET. It has an interesting styles clash in the main event with Kenny Omega taking on Minoru Suzuki. The full card is:
Omega vs. Suzuki
Kazuchika Okada vs. Toru Yano
SANADA vs. EVIL
Michael Elgin vs. Tama Tonga
Satoshi Kojima vs. Juice Robinson
YOSHI-HASHI & Jado vs. Tetsuya Naito & BUSHI
Hiroshi Tanahashi & David Finlay vs. Bad Luck Fale & Chase Owens
Togi Makabe, Yuji Nagata & Tiger Mask IV vs. Hirooki Goto, Tomohiro Ishii & Gedo
Kota Ibushi & Hirai Kawato vs. Zack Sabre Jr. & El Desperado
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Originally Posted by Observer
Johnny Mundo went off on Vampiro over how AAA handled Taya being stripped of the Reina de Reinas title and Sexy Star returning and winning it: "The locker room thinks you, @vampiro_vampiro are a 2 faced lying d*uche bag who believes his own lies- #OfficeStooge -RT if you're with us"
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Link to the tweets and response from Vampiro: http://www.wrestlinginc.com/wi/news/...bag-over-taya/
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Originally Posted by PWI
During today's media conference call, Jeremy Borash announced that former Lucha Underground champion and WWE star John "Morrison/Mundo" Hennigan would debut for Global Force Wrestling during the company's live events in the Northeast the weekend of 8/5-8/7. The promotion has dates in Long Island, NY, Bridgeport, CT and Staten Island, NY that weekend.
Borash also announced that Drago (who debuted at Slammiversary), Taya Valkrie and Dave & Jake Crist would be working live events for the company as well but did not specify that Northeast weekend.
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Originally Posted by WrestleInc
Jeremy Borash did a media conference call on Wednesday, where he revealed Gail Kim will be transitioning to a behind the scenes role in Global Force Wrestling.
"This may be known but we are happy to have on board as an agent for Impact Wrestling, who will be helping with our Knockouts, Gail Kim. Who announced that she would be retiring at the end of this year," said Borash.
"So she's going to be taking on a more behind-the-scenes role. Everybody may not know but Gail and I had a very strong friendship for the last decade," JB continued. "I obviously do stuff with her husband Robert Irvine, the chef. And she has an incredible mind and really somebody that's going to take the Knockouts to the next level. So she's in Orlando and Tampa training gals that you're seeing."
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Originally Posted by Sports Illustrated
On the subject of contracts, the newest series of GFW contracts require talent to give 10 percent of their independent bookings back to the company, as well as 100 percent of their merchandise sold through the company.
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Originally Posted by PWrestleInc
Triple H announced the following theme songs for WWE NXT "Takeover: Brooklyn III" today: "Bleeding in the Blur" by Code Orange, "Poison Pens" by Creeper and "No Fear" by Phil Ade featuring Saba Abraha & Tate Kobang. He posted this look at the themes:
.@WWENXT is new blood. @codeorangekids, @creepercultuk & @philademusic are #NXTLOUD. pic.twitter.com/DVsDUZkrHv
— Triple H (@TripleH) July 19, 2017
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WZ has learned that another reason why WWE decided to pull Taking Smack as a weekly series was due to cost in addition to low viewership. Sources note the show required its own production truck to produce live on a weekly basis, so the more expensive cost of the truck and show production, coupled with the fact that the show did not have strong viewership on the WWE Network, lead to its removal from the Tuesday night lineup.
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