Dynamite kicks off its yearly two-week Fyter Fest tonight on TBS with another loaded show and some title matches.
The AEW Tag Team titles will be up for grabs in a triple threat match as The Young Bucks defend their gold against Swerve In Our Glory and the team of Ricky Starks and Powerhouse Hobbs. New TNT champion Wardlow makes his first title defense against Orange Cassidy while Konosuke Takeshita challenges interim AEW World champion Jon Moxley in an eliminator match. Also, former tag team partners Claudio Castagnoli and Jake Hager collide and Anna Jay takes on Serena Deeb.
Fyter Fest continues with week two next Wednesday night.
WWE today announced that it will host a multi-day talent tryout, exclusively for current and recently graduated college athletes, as part of SummerSlam Week in Nashville.
The three-day event, presented by Pure Life Water, begins Wednesday, July 27, at the Wildhorse Saloon, a 60,000-square-foot live music and event venue and staple of downtown Nashville. WWE will host more than 50 male and female participants with collegiate athletic backgrounds across football, basketball, track and field, wrestling, volleyball, gymnastics, cheer and dance. Athletes will partake in performance evaluations, individual and group promo evaluations, in-ring technical sessions and sit-down interviews as part of the tryout process. The invite-only event features several athletes who attended 2022 NFL Rookie Mini Camps.
On Friday, July 29, for the first time ever, WWE will host a SummerSlam Tryout Viewing Experience event at the Wildhorse Saloon which gives fans a behind-the-scenes look at the WWE Tryout process. Tickets start at $20 for general admission access and go on sale on this Friday, July 15 at 1PM ET via Ticketmaster. VIP tickets are available for $100 and include a ring photograph with WWE Superstars and Legends.
Although important combat focused events like the UFC have risen to the fore in recent decades, alongside other popular mixed martial arts organizations around the globe, the WWE still engages and entertains millions of avid fans around the world.
Often shortened to the WWE trade name, World Wrestling Entertainment has become a massive global entertainment company, branching out into various other areas including sports and the movie business.
Such is the continued fandom and popularity of the WWE, big events like Royal Rumble and Wrestlemania typically attract plenty of wagering interest, now that online bookies offer a broader variety of markets.
We can learn more about online sports betting via the latest Asiabet guides, packed with reviews and information covering the top betting sites around, plus tip and advice from industry experts who know the business.
But who are the professional wrestlers the WWE is backing most right now? Well, according to various insightful sources of information, these are currently the top five stars earning the biggest bucks from the organization.
Combat sports are the lifeblood of Brock Lesnar, who has become a legend in his own lifetime. Indeed, he is the only male athlete ever to hold world heavyweight championships in the NCAA, WWE, and the UFC during his remarkable career.
Known as “The Next Big Thing” when he debuted on TV back in March 2002, the rise of Lesnar practically became unstoppable. By August that year, he became one of the youngest competitors to take the WWE Championship, beating The Rock at SummerSlam.
Over the last 20 years, Lesnar has become one of the most storied participants in the WWE arena, packed with plenty of interesting feuds featuring other top stars. Having just celebrated his 44th birthday, Lesnar is widely expected to earn around $15 million in 2022.
John Cena
To understand just how big a name he has become over the years, all we need to do is look at the John Cena page on IMDB. The site highlights all of his TV and movie appearances, including work as an executive producer, underlining his influence in the ring and on screen.
While the WWE only recognizes titles, although they do acknowledge that wrestling legend Ric Flair held 16 world titles during his illustrious career, which is only matched in the modern era by Cena. Now aged 45, Cena won the WWE Championship 13 times, plus the World Heavyweight Championship 3 times.
Despite being considered something of a part-timer in the WWE these days, thanks to his enduring popularity and marketability, Cena is estimated to earn around $13 million per year at present.
If ever there was a professional wrestler who lives up to his name, then look no further than reigning WWE Champion Roman Reigns, having won the title four times during his illustrious career. Inevitably, this also makes Reigns one of the most appealing figures in the WWE.
Billed as a unification bout of sorts, Reigns claimed his fourth WWE Championship during a thrilling Winner Takes All match against Brock Lesnar, which took place at Wrestlemania 38 in April 2022. This also gave claim to Reigns as undisputed WWE Universal Champion.
Undoubtedly the biggest personality in the WWE right now, Reigns certainly pulls the crowds at venues throughout the United States and via pay-per-view events. Tipped to pocket $10 million or more in 2022, he is already one of the biggest earners.
Seth Rollins
Back when Seth Rollins made his impressive debut as a Shield member in 2012, everything pointed at him quickly becoming one of the most popular attractions in the WWE. The organization hasn’t been wrong, insofar as his appeal to fans is concerned.
Rollins has gone on to be considered one of the greatest professional wrestlers of his generation, while the 36-year-old has also headlined numerous major pay-per-view events, appearing in some of the most memorable contests of the last decade.
Keen to ensure that he doesn’t join other promotions, the WWE has happily increased the pay of Rollins consistently year on year. Said to get a basic salary of more than $3 million per year, Rollins could surpass $8 million in 2022, thanks to merchandise and his cut of other revenues.
In an interview with ESPN’s Marc Raimondi, former WWE champion Big E said that doctors told him that he will eventually make a complete recovery from his broken neck but will remain out of action for at least a full year.
Dropped on his head in March after a belly-to-belly suplex gone wrong at ringside, E said that doctors will not give him an answer on when he can return until they evaluate his healing process a year on. He said that his neck needs to be evaluated again at a six-month and nine-month mark.
Big E noted how during recovery, he’s been using a bone stimulator machine, got stem-cell treatment, and is taking calcium supplements. The neck brace is off and is now living pretty much a normal life.
“Honestly, it hasn’t been a dark period. I’m so thankful for all the people who checked in on me and reached out, who have concerns,” Big E said. “I’m not saying I’m perfect. I’m not saying every day is the greatest ever for me. But I really haven’t struggled with that type of stuff.”
He also said that he has no issues with Ridge Holland, who performed the belly-to-belly suplex on him.
“What we do is dangerous, and there are inherent dangers. And to that degree, we all kind of know what we sign up for, and it was unfortunate that it went down that way. But I’m not dead. I’m alive. I’m doing well,” he continued.
Although he cannot compete in the ring, Big E is offering his services to scout talent next month ahead of SummerSlam in Nashville and will be joining Triple H when WWE hosts more than 50 athletes for a two-day tryout.
The pre-sale for the Extreme Rules 2022 premium live event kicked off today.
The show, live from the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, takes place on Saturday, October 8.
Tickets are available now using the pre-sale code WWEVIP and prices range from $25 to $600 plus fees for ringside. All seats in the first 10 rows on the floor will include an Extreme Rules commemorative chair.
You can purchase your tickets now at the Wells Fargo Center website. Tickets go on sale to the general public this Friday at 10AM ET.
Discussing his new WWE deal yesterday on his YouTube show ImPaulsive, Logan Paul said he’s been happy with the response he received so far as the announcement went “crazy viral.”
The YouTuber said that three things led him to sign this multi-event deal with WWE – passion, business, and media – and when there’s an opportunity for him to mix all three together, then it’s a no-brainer.
“So, passion, when I did WrestleMania I had so much fun. I just had fun, all my friends had fun. Business, it’s smart, they pay well. WWE is a big organization. And media, it’s a show, it’s great performance and entertainment. So, I’m excited for this journey and I am well aware of how powerful of a launch pad it can be for whatever I want to do in life,” Paul said.
He acknowledged that he’s still unsure if he’s going to be the heel or the babyface in his feud with The Miz and ultimately it all depends on how the fans respond.
This week’s episode of Monday Night Raw drew an average of 1,735,000 viewers, up 172,000 viewers from the 4th of July episode.
Raw started with 1,723,000 viewers, and then increased to 1,798,000 viewers in the second hour, before ending the night with 1,684,000.
Raw was #1, #2, and #3 in the top 50 cable chart for the night among the 18-49 demo with 0.46, 0.44, and 0.43 ratings respectively for an average of 0.44, up from the 0.37 of last week. Raw was only beaten by an episode of The Bachelorette on ABC in all of network and cable television on Monday. (Ratings credit: Showbuzzdaily.com)
The NXT Women’s Tag Team champions imploded last night after Cora Jade turned on her partner Roxanne Perez, costing her the NXT Women’s title match in the main event of the show.
When the action spilled to the ringside area, Perez hit the pop rocks on Rose and then slowly pushed her back in the ring. Perez then tried to follow but Jade, who was next to Perez, removed her title from around her waist and smashed it on Roxanne’s back.
Back in the ring, Rose hit a running knee, knocking out Perez and covered her to retain the title.
After the match, Jade continued to attack Perez, calling her selfish and then smashed the skateboard across her back.
The duo won the titles last week on the Great American Bash episode of NXT, beating Toxic Attraction.
As a wrestler, once you reach a certain level of skill, the gains you can get from more practice and competition become incremental.
At the elite level, 10 more hours of practice aren’t going to have as big of an impact, as they would for someone who is only practicing one to two hours.
At this level, you need to look outside of wrestling for ways to improve your wrestling performance and get a competitive edge.
One of the ways you can do that is with regular chiropractic care.
Throughout this article, you will learn six significant ways that chiropractic care can help you with your wrestling performance.
Helps With Pain In Multiple Areas
A common misconception about chiropractors is that they only work on the back and spine.
Though it is true that the spine is a major focus for a lot of chiropractic work, chiropractors are well trained, equipped, and experienced to consult and consider pain and issues in other parts of the body.
So, regardless of the type of pain you are experiencing for the type of injury you are trying to manage, a chiropractor is worth considering, even if it is not strictly a spine-related issue.
Having said that, you would be surprised by the extent to which a lot of other issues which seem to be unrelated to the spine and/or back, actually do have a causal relationship stemming from an issue with the spine.
Pain Reduction
Living with pain is just part of life when you are a wrestler. From the grueling training that you put yourself through to the pounding competitions, your body is constantly feeling the impact of being pushed to the limit.
An unknown benefit of chiropractic care is that it can massively reduce the amount of pain you are experiencing both acutely and chronically.
A lot of the pain people experience is caused by poorly aligned vertebrae and other biomechanical issues throughout the body.
Though pain relief medication can assist with managing the symptoms of this poor alignment (the pain you experience), it does nothing to address the underlying cause.
The spinal manipulation and treatments offered by chiropractors are very effective at addressing the cause of the issue, not just the symptom, contributing to effective and enduring pain reduction and relief.
Improves Joint Mobility
The improvements to joint mobility that can be experienced with regular chiropractic care have multiple benefits and provide multiple advantages for a competitive wrestler.
The improved mobility opens up a new suite of moves that you can implement, as well as enhancing your ability to execute your existing moves.
It only takes a small improvement in mobility to see a big impact.
Mobility is improved as a direct result of the spinal manipulation and treatment you receive as well as the exercises you are prescribed.
This treatment and the exercises target those parts of your body that have lost mobility as a result of poor alignment and neglect and restore them to the previous level of functioning.
Reflex Enhancement
Reflex enhancements are another surprising benefit of regular chiropractic care as provided by Ideal Healh & Wellness Center.
Chiropractic care resets the somatosensory system and unlocks presynaptic inhibition to enhance the responsiveness of your reflexes.
Executing your wrestling moves a fraction of a second quicker than your opponent can be the difference between winning and losing.
So the fact that this is an indirect benefit from a treatment you will most likely be pursuing for pain management is a bonus.
Decrease Inflammation
The battle against inflammation can be quite stressful when you are working around the clock to try and help your body recover from previous training and tournaments, while also preparing for the upcoming training and competitions.
Chiropractic care is well known to reduce inflammation which has compounding positive effects on all aspects of your wrestling recovery and subsequent preparation.
When the spine is correctly aligned, it assists with your overall nerve function and biomechanics.
When these systems are working well, it stops the production of neuropeptides, which contributes to a reduction in inflammation.
Improves Cognitive Ability
As well as the multiple benefits we have already discussed for your body, chiropractic care also has a reputation for improving cognitive ability.
As a competitive wrestler, this improved ability will set you up to better perceive and process the moves and tactics of your wrestling opponents, as well as be sharper in your own calculations and tactic execution.
Research has shown spinal adjustment can improve cognitive function in the prefrontal cortex by up to 20%. The impact this could have on your wrestling performance cannot be understated.
Conclusion
In this article, we highlighted six different ways that chiropractic care positively contributes to wrestler performance.
Though most people think about going to a chiropractor when they have a bad back, the truth is they can help with so many more things and have a positive impact on so many other aspects of your wellbeing that will give you a competitive edge as a wrestler.
If you are not seeing a chiropractor yet, you definitely should be.
WWE returned for a 3.5 hour block on A&E on Sunday with Biography, Rivals, and Smack Talk.
The Undertaker Biography episode pulled in 582,000 viewers and a 0.14 rating in 18-49, placing #17 on the chart. The Rivals episode with Bret Hart vs Shawn Michaels did 368,000 viewers and a 0.10 rating in 18-49, placing #29 on the chart. And Smack Talk rounded up the night with 222,000 at 11PM and a 0.07 rating in 18-49 for a #50 placement.
It’s worth noting that the last WWE Biography episode last year averaged 643,000 viewers and a 0.26 rating. Season one averaged 732,000 viewers thanks in part to strong first three episodes, one of which pulled over a million viewers. (Ratings credit: Showbuzzdaily.com)
The final four for the ESPYS’ WWE Moment of the Year have been voted in by fans and it’s now a vote to crown the winner.
Following a single elimination tournament, the remaining top moments are: The Undertaker inducted into the WWE Hall Of Fame; Cody Rhodes returns to WWE at WrestleMania; “Stone Cold” Steve Austin stuns Vince McMahon, Austin Theory and Pat McAfee at WrestleMania; Big E cashes in Money In The Bank briefcase and wins WWE Championship.
Reacting to the news, Cody Rhodes wrote that his return at WrestleMania was a moment he couldn’t envision and a door he thought would never be open again. “A gigantic gamble and I went all in, wrestling fans returning that energy and seeing so many people vote for this moment fills my heart up,” Cody said. “Damn I love it! Let’s win an ESPY!”
The winners of this year’s ESPYS will be revealed in a live ceremony on July 20 with a broadcast on ABC starting at 8PM ET.
Rampage on TNT last week drew 428,000 viewers, down 58,000 viewers from the Royal Rampage episode the prior week. In the 18-49 demo, the show did a 0.15, down 0.01 from last week and placed #10 in the top 50 cable chart for the night. (Ratings credit: Showbuzzdaily.com)
WWE Hall Of Famer Mick Foley has announced that he signed a new Legends contract with WWE that will come into effect on August 1.
In a video, Foley said that due to the nature of his contract, he has to pull all his merchandise from Pro Wrestling Tees as WWE will have the exclusive when it comes to selling Foley merchandise after July 31.
“Please feel free to order as many shirts as you like through July 31. I love seeing them at appearances,” Foley said in the video posted on the @PWTees Twitter account. “I’m really grateful for the relationship that I’ve had and continue to have with Pro Wrestling Tees. I appreciate all of you who understand and I understand that some of you won’t understand and that’s okay too!”
Foley has not appeared on WWE television since 2020.
A follow-up cryptic video aired on Monday Night Raw last night and it continued to confirm that the video is likely for the return of Edge.
The first video, which aired during Money In The Bank, had the “Easter eggs” of a license place with “LATINOHEAT” on it, a hanging gold medal, a taped glass frame, armbands which look like they belong to the Hardy Boyz, a crow, and cross. The new video had Mick Foley’s flannel shirt on fire, throwback to their WrestleMania match, an RKO t-shirt, and a burned John Cena hat. These are all individuals who Edge had big feuds with over the years.
Edge has not been seen on WWE television since the June 7 episode of Monday Night Raw when Finn Balor, Damian Priest, and Rhea Ripley turned on him and kicked him out from The Judgment Day faction he founded.
Logan Paul has been officially announced for next week’s Raw from Tampa, Florida.
The YouTuber, who recently signed a multi-event deal with WWE, will be making his first in-person appearance on a WWE TV show since WrestleMania, where he impressed his fans and many critics with his wrestling ability.
At WrestleMania, Paul teamed up with The Miz and defeated Rey and Dominik Mysterio, but Miz turned on Paul following the match. The move did not work as intended as fans cheered for The Miz and the turn and still booed Paul.
The 27-year-old will be facing The Miz at the upcoming SummerSlam later this month and his appearance next week will set up that match.
Paul is also being advertised for the Madison Square Garden Raw on July 25.
Friday Night Smackdown on FOX drew 2,129,000 viewers last week down 13,000 viewers from the previous week despite an appearance from Roman Reigns. It was the least-watched Smackdown in a month. In the 18-49 demo, Smackdown did a 0.47, down 0.02 from the prior episode and finished #2 in all of television for the night. In the overnight numbers, Smackdown did 2,033,000 viewers in the first hour and 2,016,000 viewers in the second hour. (Ratings credit: Showbuzzdaily.com)
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson will be serving as the first-ever Master of Ceremonies for this year’s Shark Week on Discovery Channel.
“Our Seven Bucks Productions has partnered with Discovery to bring you a very special (and badass) Shark Week,” Johnson wrote in a post on social media. “I filmed exclusively in my home state of Hawaii, these beautiful predators, Aumakua (Gods), are deeply revered and respected in our Polynesian culture.”
The 34th installment of Shark Week will begin on July 24.
To coincide with Shark Week, AEW was also asked to try and tie in something for next week’s Dynamite since it airs on a Warner Bros. Discovery network property. So for the barbed wire death match between Eddie Kingston and Chris Jericho, the rest of the JAS members will all be locked inside a shark cage.
Lesnar says Roman Reigns is living higher than a hog and he slaughters hogs on his farm every day. Paul Heyman comes out and says Reigns is almost 700 days as Universal Champion and that is one streak Brock will not break.
Theory comes out and says SummerSlam is going to be one of the greatest nights in WWE history he is going to take back his United States championship and then is going to kick back and watch the carnage of this match then he is going to walk down and cash in his money in the bank briefcase to become the youngest WWE Unified Universal Champion.
Brock asks Theory to come to the ring right now. Theory then shows the footage of Brock F5’ing him off the pod at the Elimination Chamber earlier in the year.
Alpha Academy shows up at ringside and Lesnar said, “Look Lesnar comes to town and all the cockroaches come out!” Gable attacks Lesnar, Gable gets a suplex and rolls out of the ring then Otis gets clotheslined out. Lesnar then picked the ring steps up and hit both of them a few times. Then he got a chair and again beat both of them with it. Lesnar then F5’s Otis through the announce table.
Heyman is shown standing on the stage with his eyes closed with a defeated look on his face.
Rey Mysterio VS. Finn Balor
Prior to the match The Judgement Day tried to convince Dominik to join the Judgement Day and called Rey washed up. They then showed what they did to Edge, and Balor said we did that because he was a bad leader and say Rey is not only a bad leader, but a bad father. Rey then hit Balor and Rey and Dominik clear the Judgement Day out of the ring.
Back from break the match has started, Rey goes to the top rope, Balor catches him by hitting his left knee, Rey gets hung up on the ropes briefly as he falls.
Rey is able to do a hurricanrana off the top rope, but Balor kicks out after 2. Rey hits the 619 but due to the knee pain misses the splash but hooks Balor in a crucifix but again Balor out at 2.
Balor slams Rey and hits the Coup de Grace and gets the win.
Winner: Finn Balor
As Dominik checks on Rey, both Balor and Priest talk to Dominik again trying to recruit him.
Bianca Belair VS. Carmella for the Raw Women’s Championship
Becky sits at ringside. As the action spills outside, Bianca throws Carmella back in the ring but Becky gets Bianca’s attention and as Bianca slides back in the ring the referee counted to 10.
Winner by Count Out: Carmella
After the match, Carmella held the championship up and yelled at Bianca I won, and you lost, and Bianca hit her and gave her the KOD and took her title back.
The Miz’ special guest on MizTV this week is Ciampa. Ciampa says he wants an opportunity and Miz says he handed Logan Paul all that on a Silver platter and then shows a clip of Paul saying he wants nothing to do with the Miz and is coming for him at SummerSlam and he is coming to Monday Night Raw next week.
Miz says he knows what he is doing stirring up things, because they are the best at doing it. And he needs to take his offer, or he will find someone else, and he doesn’t have to look very far and looks at Ciampa.
AJ Styles comes out and tells the Miz to shut up. He says he is being attacked every time his back is turned either by the Miz or Ciampa and he is tired of it and it sounds like the Miz is just having someone do his dirty work. Ss the crowd chants “Tiny Balls” to both the Miz and Ciampa, AJ slides into the ring and grabs the Miz set chair and almost hits the Miz with it. He then grabs the other one and throws it out toward Ciampa.
Ezekiel comes out and says he is very sorry to interrupt but he never got a chance to introduce himself to AJ Styles and says Elias used to say how Phenomenal AJ always was in and out of the ring. So, he talked to Adam Pearce and said instead of it being a 2 on 1 match it would be great if it would be a tag team match if AJ will be his partner and AJ shook his hand.
The Miz & Ciampa VS. AJ Styles & Ezekiel
Ezekiel gets knocked out at ringside and as AJ hooks the calf crusher on The Miz, Ciampa comes in and attacks AJ causing the referee to call for a disqualification.
Winners By DQ: AJ Styles & Ezekiel
After the match, The Miz and Ciampa stand at ringside and AJ jumps over and as he comes down, Miz jumps out of the way and AJ hits Ciampa with the Phenomenal Forearm as The Miz runs toward the back.
Bobby Lashley and Riddle are shown in the back and Riddle was trying to get Lashley to go watch something with him, but Lashley just walks away.
Alexa Bliss & Asuka VS. Nikki A.S.H. & Doudrop
Doudrop pulls Asuka out after tagging in Bliss, Doudrop goes for her backsplash but Asuka moves and Doudrop falls on the floor. In the ring, Nikki rolls Bliss up but only gets a 2 count, Bliss hits the DDT and gets the win.
Winners: Alexa Bliss & Asuka
Jimmy Uso VS. Angelo Dawkins
Before the match, R-Truth comes out and says he is a certified tag team counselor and said can’t we all just get along. The Usos told him he needs to get out of this ring unless he has a referee shirt under his shirt. Truth pulled out another certification that he was a certified referee and had a referee shirt on. He then started auditioning to be their referee at SummerSlam and the Usos told him to take the shirt off and take his “Clown Ass” back to the locker room. Truth gets mad and asked if they want to fight then says he will fight both of them with his partners the Street Profits.
Omos comes out, MVP says how about making Omos a part of this match tonight and they all start fighting. Omos lays out Truth and throws the Street Profits into superkicks from the Usos.
Winner: Match never started
The Usos & Omos VS. The Street Profits & R-Truth
Just when The Street Profits thought they had things going their way a blind tag was made from Omos and Omos gets into the ring and double arm chokeslams Dawkins for the win.
Winners: Omos & The Usos
Seth Rollins is interviewed in the back and he was asked how he felt after Riddle hit him with the RKO and Seth said he feels great and said about the identity of Ezekiel and he doesn’t care but he wants to know who Riddle thinks he is. Theory comes up and ask for advice from Seth about the cash in. And Seth says he has come to the right place and to walk with him.
Bobby Lashley & Riddle VS. Seth Rollins & Theory
Dolph Ziggler is at ringside for the match
As Riddle is closing in on an RKO on Theory, Seth pulls Theory out of the ring. Lashley comes flying around the ring on outside and spears Rollins through the barricade into the timekeeper’s area. Theory with a shocked look on his face is struggling to get to his feet right below Riddle who is standing in the ring as well.
Riddle pulls him up but gets dropped over the ropes and Theory goes for A-Town Down, but Riddle gets free and goes for an RKO but Theory blocks and rolls up riddle and tries to put his feet on the ropes for leverage. His feet are knocked off the ropes by Dolph Ziggler. Theory is furious yelling at Ziggler what are you doing?
Riddle gets up behind Theory and hits the RKO for the pin.
Winners: Riddle & Bobby Lashley
As Lashley and Riddle walk back to ramp, Riddle was chopping at Lashley in excitement and Lashley chopped him back but his knocked Riddle down. Lashley laughed and quickly helped up his partner and they continued to celebrate their win.
In the ring as Theory gets up, he is met with a superkick from Dolph Ziggler who stands in the ring with his arm raised as the show ends.
Impact Knockouts champion Jordynne Grace ruffled some feathers last week with a tweet about Chris Benoit which angered fans and close friends of The Canadian Crippler.
In a few tweets, Grace said that she knows her tweet will make people mad but was still going ahead with it. “I don’t think Chris Benoit could 100% hang with most of the present-day best wrestlers. He would not be able to remember matches,” she wrote.
After a barrage of negative comments in the replies, Grace said that people should never defend Chris Benoit. “Dude lost that right when he gave his 7 year old Xanax and strangled him while he was already unconscious,” she wrote. “Also may he burn in hell, Amen.”
But people like Chris Jericho, Chavo Guerrero, and Benoit’s son David, did not appreciate the comments and reached out privately to Grace.
Grace admitted that her tweet was irresponsible and unnecessary and regardless of her opinion, she should have known better that what she wrote would impact those friends and family close to Benoit.
She said that David, Chavo, and Chris, are supporting her in the decision to partner and fundraise with the Concussion Legacy Foundation, previously known as Sports Legacy Institute, and pledged $5,000, with the overall campaign being $20,000.
“I’m acutely aware that the damage has been done. I would never intentionally add onto the suffering of those already dealing with such a traumatic event, and I am sorry for my insensitivity and aggravating this already delicate topic,” she wrote.
The Rockford Collection, a wedding band brand based in New York, announced a partnership with WWE Superstar Charlotte Flair, although rather than using her WWE name, she’s using her real name of Ashley Flieher.
“Rockford are proud to introduce something special we have been cooking up in our furnaces with 13x times women’s wrestling champion Ashley Fliehr,” the website says.
Titled Rockford Rockford x Ashley Fliehr, the Eminence unisex collection rings start from $1,840 and go all the way to $3,510, with six different ones available.
