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WWE News
Bo Dallas will be out 6-8 weeks with an injury. - Vince McMahon returned to television this week to make a major announcement for WWE Survivor Series.
- Roman Reigns has been taking acting classes while he recovers.
- Smackdown is moving to Thursday nights.
- Sheamus lost the United States Championship to Rusev… on the WWE Network after Monday Night RAW this week.
The WWE Network was supposed to launch this week in the UK, but… well, we don’t really know what happened. WWE is blaming negotiations with Sky Sports, and Sky is blaming WWE for the delay. It may, or may not even be a TV channel like in Canada, although Sky says they had no idea… Even Vince McMahon himself apologized for whatever the problem is.
- Kevin Steen should be making his NXT debut in the next month, likely at NXT Takeover: Evolution, or at the next set of NXT television tapings.
- Luke Harper is behind the super creepy “Eyes” vignettes.
- WWE may be recycling a thrown-out idea for The Rock vs. Triple H at next year’s WrestleMania. That said, if they threw out the idea once, I doubt they’ll use it again.
- Hulk Hogan is training for “one more match“, possibly at WrestleMania. The question will be, will WWE ever let him get back in the ring?
- WWE wrote Randy Orton off television; possible plans for Survivor Series.
- Prince Devitt (as Finn Balor) made his NXT debut this past week, coming to the aid of Hideo Itami (Kenta) in his program with the Ascension.
- Rey Mysterio was backstage at RAW this past week, talking to officials about trying to leave the company. A source told us that he has no plans on returning to the ring, and wants to pursue acting.
- Randy Orton RKO’s a giraffe. Because the internet.
- Zack Ryder is injured. That’s the entire story.
