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Nov 04, 2022

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R-Truth is believed to have torn his quad during his match with Grayson Waller on NXT this past Tuesday night. During the match, Truth went for flip over the top rope, but seemingly slipped and awkwardly plunged to the floor, then clutched his leg. Medical staff helped Truth backstage. The match was stopped and Waller was awarded the victory.

Officials from the U.S. Embassy in Riyadh have been in contact with WWE ahead of Saturday's scheduled Crown Jewel event in Saudi Arabia, Wrestling Inc. has learned. A spokesperson for the State Department said that officials from the embassy reached out to WWE officials to ensure its travelers are informed of the latest safety and security information.

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While Colt Cabana made his first appearance on "AEW Dynamite" in nearly a year this past Wednesday, his match against Chris Jericho does not signify a permanent return to AEW TV, as the match is being looked as a one-off "Dynamite" appearance.

WrestleVotes tweeted this week stating that Cabana's return "didn't go unnoticed in Stamford," implying that WWE is aware of Punk being done with AEW. According to Fightful, people they spoke with suggested that this was a "huge signal to WWE" that Punk was finished with AEW. They also stated that one source close to both Punk and Cabana within WWE would be "shocked if the two could ever work together again." As far as where this leaves WWE on the possibility of a Punk return amid rumors, a source told Fightful that they "haven't heard anything even resembling an update on the relationship" between the former AEW World Champion and WWE, stating that they "wouldn't feel comfortable officially reaching out to him considering the situation."

Despite Punk being rumored to be done with AEW, the ShopAEW website released its new "Holiday 2022 Ornament" series recently, and a limited edition "CM Punk 2.5 Inch Round Glass Ornament" is one of the featured items.

Matt Hardy clarified his recent comments on "The Extreme Life of Matt Hardy" podcast about the brawl after All Out between CM Punk, Ace Steel and The Elite. Hardy wrote: "My comments from this week's @matthardypod have been misconstrued. I WAS NOT at All Out 2022. I DID NOT say I witnessed the events at All Out. I witnessed the entire process in real time over the months & stand by my comment that the Elite were not in the wrong." Hardy's original comments are here.

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WWE reportedly had plans for Randy Orton to immediately turn on tag team partner Matt Riddle when Orton returns from his back injury.

Former WWE Superstars Sasha Banks and Naomi have been pulled from the upcoming Vulture Festival due to an "unforeseen scheduling conflict."

Two stars of NBC's "Young Rock" sitcom weigh in on who they would side with in a potential WWE match between co-star The Rock and Roman Reigns.

Sloane Jacobs was part of the recent wave of wrestlers released from WWE's "NXT" brand earlier this week, and she's now made her first comment about her future.

Kyle Rasmussen, who wrestled as Conrad Tanner in WWE FCW, was arrested and indicted in Michigan for attempting to strangle the driver of a moving pickup truck.

While Saudi Arabia says they have reason to believe that Iran may attack them during WWE Crown Jewel this weekend, Iran has denied this claim.

Is AEW getting ready to expand into doing house shows? A lot of people in the company would like to see that direction explored. What is their reasoning?

Angle thinks the former WWE Champion is a lot like 'Mr. WrestleMania.'

In a surprise move, it seems like Logan Paul won't be heading to Crown Jewel without the support of his equally controversial brother Jake Paul.

Ricky Starks has been off of AEW programming in recent weeks following his feud with Powerhouse Hobbs. What has been the reason for his absence?

Last night on "AEW Dynamite," Chris Jericho called out Baltimore Ravens player Lamar Jackson, and now Jackson has publicly responded to the challenge.

Colt Cabana returned to AEW TV last night to challenge Chris Jericho for his ROH World Championship.

Former "NXT" star Bodhi Hayward shared some details about his developmental contract with WWE after the company released him earlier this week.

On his podcast, Tony Schiavone elaborated on what Chris Jericho's expanded backstage role looks like. What are some of the details of his responsibilities?

While Karl Anderson is set to no-show his scheduled championship defense in NJPW, it appears the company will break tradition in their response.

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Eric Bischoff on why he believes AEW is flat right now:

"I never said, ever, because I don't believe it ... that every match should have a story. But your main event, your top three or four matches and your main event, better have [a story]. And that is my comment — that those stories are not compelling, and I think ratings back me up. AEW is flat. ... All you have to do is take a look at AEW's record for the last, whatever, six months, eight months. It's flat."

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