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Over the weekend PWInsiderElite.com reported the following:

"As announced last night on Smackdown, Corey Graves and Michael Cole will be calling that brand.

Wade Barrett will be off the road going forward for a bit PWInsiderElite.com has been told. He will not be calling Raw either so its not a commentary change.

Some have asked if this is fallout of Barrett's comments about Nikki Bella at the Clash in Paris event pre-show, but we haven't confirmed that is the case and I don't believe to be the case. Bella noted on her podcast she wasn't thrilled about Barrett's comments about her age at that show and stated he "avoided" her at Raw. Barrett stated on Twitter he didn't avoid her and would happy to speak with her then noted that they had spoken and the issue was squashed.

We are told the current plan is for Raw will remain Michael Cole and Corey Graves as well, so Graves went from being moved off the main roster announce team to being back on both shows.

Barrett is not gone from the company and we are told he will be back but not in next few weeks."

Despite our report being very much forward and easy to follow, somehow on social media (specifically Twitter, which has a wealth of accounts aggregating news that fail to actually have reading comprehension at the same time) this was twisted into claims we reported Barrett's announcing run was done, which led to reports he was gone from the company and that Nikki Bella was somehow to blame - all citing our report, even though our report specifically stated we DID NOT BELIEVE there was any connection. Barrett and I both responded on social media, pointing out those reports were wrong. Once we did so, the offending account that started the false story just deleted their Tweets, so they still made money on the lies via their tweet impressions, then deleted the statement citing PWInsider, of course without even an apology.

Given how many outlets picked up the incorrect versions from social media and have yet to correct them, I have been shaking my head for days at all of this utter stupidity. So, if you see anywhere claiming we reported Barrett was removed from announcing and/or gone from the company, crediting PWInsider.com, it is total absolute trash.

We've been asked about Joe Tessitore. He has others commitments to college football and will be back when his schedule allows.
 
Iceberg_Taylor said:
I didn’t watch WWE when AJ was around
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Iceberg_Taylor said:
ain’t no way she fuckin with Becky much less any of the other horsewomen
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Lol how can both of these statements be from the same post?

From the eye test, she had ring skills. But her best available opponents were Kaitlyn, Natalya, and Paige in a time where women were punished for putting on matches that were "too good". There's a huge gap between then and now for opportunities to have great matches. It's pretty much locked in that she'll have her best matches during this run.

She was more known for being a female CM Punk anyway, not her ring work. She had a sharp mouth, spoke her mind against the grain, and pissed the right people off... most notably Stephanie and the women who were riding the Divas wave, which she completely hated. That's what people are mostly excited about.
 
KillaCham said:
Lol how can both of these statements be from the same post?

From the eye test, she had ring skills. But her best available opponents were Kaitlyn, Natalya, and Paige in a time where women were punished for putting on matches that were "too good". There's a huge gap between then and now for opportunities to have great matches. It's pretty much locked in that she'll have her best matches during this run.

She was more known for being a female CM Punk anyway, not her ring work. She had a sharp mouth, spoke her mind against the grain, and pissed the right people off... most notably Stephanie and the women who were riding the Divas wave, which she completely hated. That's what people are mostly excited about.
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So you answered your question lol and also see below


Iceberg_Taylor said:
I’m sayin….even with this I thought someone would say her best match or matches were against Saraya.


I never heard anyone rate AJ up there like that.
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An AEW star sustained an unfortunate injury at one of the worst possible times.

Fightful Select has learned that Wardlow has sustained an injury almost immediately after returning from a year-plus absence. Sources in AEW that we spoke to said that the injury is feared to be a torn pectoral muscle, which would sideline him for quite some time. There is the possibility he could remain on TV in an enforcer role.

It was suggested that the injury actually took place upon his return angle, but that isn't confirmed. Wardlow had missed about a year with injuries, but was cleared a number of months ago. However, he was held off AEW TV as he had to film the first two seasons of American Gladiators, which has been completed.

A number of talent we spoke to were bummed out about the news after Wardlow had waited so long to get back on TV and battled injuries.

We wish him the best in his recovery.

- Fightful
 
Iceberg_Taylor said:
An AEW star sustained an unfortunate injury at one of the worst possible times.

Fightful Select has learned that Wardlow has sustained an injury almost immediately after returning from a year-plus absence. Sources in AEW that we spoke to said that the injury is feared to be a torn pectoral muscle, which would sideline him for quite some time. There is the possibility he could remain on TV in an enforcer role.

It was suggested that the injury actually took place upon his return angle, but that isn't confirmed. Wardlow had missed about a year with injuries, but was cleared a number of months ago. However, he was held off AEW TV as he had to film the first two seasons of American Gladiators, which has been completed.

A number of talent we spoke to were bummed out about the news after Wardlow had waited so long to get back on TV and battled injuries.

We wish him the best in his recovery.

- Fightful
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This nigga JUST came back
 
StringerBell said:
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They added TNA aj to 2k today or yday w/ the get ready to fly theme

Him and Abyss first two to get in the game as non wwe characters

I fuck w/ the original theme the very first 1 more than I did the get ready to fly 05 one but everybody else seem to like that one more
 
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