Becky Lynch Wants to Face Beth Phoenix, Talks Match With Doudrop At Royal Rumble

PWInsider reports that WWE had a staff meeting today that was said to be ‘all hands on deck’, and the news about Stephanie McMahon was discussed. As previously reported, McMahon announced that she was taking a leave of absence from WWE to focus on her family. WWE President Nick Khan took over most of her duties.

In a recent edition of Grilling JR, Jim Ross discussed Randy Savage’s snake bite angle with Jake Roberts, how a potential Jake vs. Hulk Hogan feud could’ve played out, and much more. You can read his comments below. Jim Ross on Jake Roberts’ heel work: “I was always...

Jake Paul’s boxing promotion is seeking a former WWE star to face off against NBA alum Glen “Big Baby” Davis, according to a new report. According to ESPN, Paul’s Most Valuable Promotions is seeking an unnamed former WWE star to battle the former NBA star at an upcoming show.

Scott Steiner hasn’t resolved his longstanding issues with Ric Flair, and says he’d “kill” Flair if he was the Nature Boy’s opponent in his upcoming final match. As you likely know, Flair is returning to the ring for a “Last Stand” at Starrcast V. During a recent online signing with Highspots Superstore, Scott Steiner was asked about the idea that he could be Flair’s opponent and let’s just say it didn’t sound like a good idea.

– Former WWE Superstar and Producer Lance Storm spoke to Ariel Helwani this week on The Ariel Helwani Show regarding Stephanie McMahon’s recently announced leave of absence from her position as Chief Brand Officer. Below are some highlights of Storm sharing his thoughts on Stephanie McMahon taking time off (via WrestlingInc.com):

– PWInsider reports that the match between Trey Miguel and Alex Shelley will kick off tonight’s episode of Impact Wrestling on AXS TV. – WWE Hall of Famers The Bella Twins attended The Gracies Gala last night and celebrated the work of women in the entertainment industry. Stephanie McMahon also received the Gracie Award for Best Online Sports Producer for the documentary, HEAVEN. You can see a photo of the Bella Twins at the event below:

– As previously reported, The Judgment Day leader Edge recently shared a photo on Twitter of Tommaso Ciampa, possibly teasing him as the next member to join the faction. Ciampa addressed the tweet during a chat with WWE El Brunch earlier today. Ciampa stated the following (via Fightful):. “I saw...

– As previously reported, WWE posted a job listing for Director of Brand and Marketing several days ago on the company’s corporate website. As first noted by PWInsider, it appears the job listing has now altered the name of the job title. It’s changed from Director, Brand and Marketing...

In an interview with ESPN, CM Punk spoke about becoming a mentor for the younger wrestlers in AEW and how he wants to help them in their careers. Here are highlights:. On wanting to help the younger generation: “F— buyrates and million-dollar gates and everything. That’s what this s— is about. What’s the best part? The best part is making these new relationships and showing guys what a lot of guys never showed me but should have: to not be a d— to these kids who just want to be pro wrestlers.”

House Of Glory held their Holy Grail show on Friday night in New York City featuring JONAH vs. Jeff Cobb and more. You can see the results below from the show, per PWInsider:. * Mantequilla, Encore, and Joey Silver def. Michael Fayne, Brian Burgundy, and Carlos Ramirez. * HOG Women’s...

– During a recent edition of his Hall of Fame podcast, WWE Hall of Famer Booker T addressed Paul London discussing an incident in which Booker T breaking his nose with a back elbow during a match on WWE SmackDown in 2004. London brought up the incident while speaking to fellow former WWE Superstar Renee Dupree on Cafe de Rene with Renee Dupree. According to London, Booker T never apologized to him after the incident. Dupree also said his nose was broken by Booker T in a match. Below are some highlights (via WrestlingInc.com):

– Former WWE Superstar Lince Dorado recently joined Insight with Chris Van Vliet to discuss his WWE run and more. Below are some highlights (via Fightful):. Dorado on trying to avoid being looked at just another masked guy: “I think at first that might have been the case and I knew that coming in. I tried really hard to break that. I tried really hard to be brother-brother with the producers. [I made it known I spoke English]. I tried to be good brothers with everybody so they can think of me as other than Rey [Mysterio] or just a generic luchador and it really did help us for a little bit, being able to communicate with the bosses and not just hide in the locker room or hide in catering. Anytime we had a problem or wanted to speak, they were there to listen to us. It did help that we were able, well me personally, was able to speak really good English so we could communicate and kind of get away from that idea that he’s just another masked guy or just Rey [Mysterio].”

AEW and Diadora are partnering for a new pair of AEW-branded shoes to celebrate Pride Month. The companies have teamed up for a special pair for Diadora N9002 with Pride coloring and an AEW logo on the backs, which is now available for $120.00. The shoe release was led by...

Zelina Vega’s absence from WWE television is reportedly due to an injury. PWInsider reports that Vega, who last competed on WWE TV on the April 11th episode of Raw in a loss to Bianca Belair, suffered an in-ring injury that required surgery and is expected to be out for another six to eight weeks.

Commander Azeez (w/ Apollo Crews) vs. Akira Tozawa. -Tozawa lands a punch but hurts his hand. He climbs on the back of Azeez but gets shrugged off. A few dropkicks have no effect. He opts to head up top but gets caught and tossed off across the ring. Azeez works the back and then hits a belly to back suplex for two. Azeez works a submission for a bit and then tries a slam, but Tozawa squirms out. He dropkicks the knees to get Azeez to his knees. He lands some strikes and hits a head kick for one as Azeez kicks out with ease. Missile dropkick next and back to the strikes as he tries to chop Azeez down. Chokeslam is countered by Tozawa into a rana for two as the crowd was buying that fall. Azeez has had enough and finishes with the swinging Rock Bottom for the pin at 4:22.

– During the AEW Double or Nothing 2022 media call earlier this week, AEW President and CEO Tony Khan discussed continuing to hold All Out in the Chicago, Illinois area. Currently, AEW has its co-promoted event with NJPW, The Forbidden Door, scheduled for June at the United Center in Chicago, which begs the question if AEW will still hold its next PPV event, All Out 2022 in the city. Below are some highlights (per WrestlingInc.com):

– Speaking to Iron-On Wrestling (via WrestlingInc.com), former WWE and WCW wrestler Ahmed Johnson discussed having an altercation with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson in WWE and nearly becoming The Nation of Domination stable. Below are some highlights:. Ahmed Johnson on an altercation between himself and Dwayne “The Rock”...

– AEW President & CEO Tony Khan spoke on growing AEW’s audience during Thursday’s media conference call for Double or Nothing 2022. Below are some highlights (via Fightful):. Khan on how you grow AEW’s fanbase: “It’s probably one of the most important questions we can ask ourselves, ‘How...

– As previously reported, AEW star CM Punk spoke to ESPN on becoming a mentor for younger wrestlers. It appears Punk’s former rival, Eddie Kingston, took exception to that article, as trashed it via Twitter. Kingston tweeted, “Give me a f***ing break,” on the article, which you can see below:

Thunder Rosa is the latest addition to the Busted Open Radio team, as she will co-host an hour every Friday starting next week. SiriusXM announced on Friday that Rosa will be on every Friday from 11 AM ET to 12 PM ET starting June 3rd. Rosa appeared on Today’s show...