Rumor Mill - Brodus Clay On The Outs?

Another member of the roster who could be in trouble is Brodus Clay. Clay's televised appearances have gotten more and more erratic over the past few months, and he has been far surpassed by his dancers, the Funadactyls, in terms of focus. More questions were raised this past Monday on Raw when recently called-up NXTer Xavier Woods used his entrance theme and the Funkadactyls on his way to the ring. Even if this isn't a sign of issues between WWE and Clay, this is not a good time to be stuck on the lower-midcard with WrestleMania season right around the corner.

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Backstage News on Davey Richards and Eddie Edwards' WWE Status

Regarding Eddie Edwards and Davey Richards, apparently there were no issues with their most recent WWE tryout. They are scheduled to be back for the next set of NXT tapings in January but were not offered a contract yet.

NXT writer Ryan Ward is pushing for Triple H to sign them and it appeared they got good reactions from NXT trainers Billy Gunn and DeMott also.

WWE is allowing Richards and Edwards to finish their commitments to Ring of Honor on December 14th but do not want them working anymore dates for that company.

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Celebrity Trainer and Fitness Author Larysa DiDio Teams Up with WWE

Celebrity trainer and fitness author Larysa DiDio has teamed up with WWE to promote family health and wellness. DiDio has more than 20 years of experience in helping celebrities, Olympians, entertainers, professional athletes as well as moms, dads, and kids meet their health and fitness goals. In her new role, DiDio will focus on educating families about living healthy lifestyles and raising awareness about the alarming childhood obesity rates that currently face youth throughout the world via WWE live events, social media and digital platforms.

DiDio will produce monthly blogs and social media posts, providing insight on how to live healthy, active lifestyles to WWE.com’s 14 million unique monthly visitors and more than 228 million social media followers. During the winter/holiday season, DiDio will provide helpful blogs posts, Twitter chats and social media updates on healthy holiday eating, holiday workouts and tips on how families can stay healthy through the cold and flu season.

DiDio will also collaborate with WWE on the development of custom content focused on family health and wellness activities, encouraging kids to live healthy lifestyles. The content will feature ideas for exercising at home (indoors and outdoors), fun family activities (e.g., hiking, biking and walks), as well as nutritional advice on healthy snacking and meals.

“I’m thrilled to be working with WWE and its inspirational Superstars to help families live healthy, active lifestyles. WWE Superstars and Divas have incredible and inspirational influence on kids and I’m excited to join them in spreading the message of health and wellness to them and their families,” says DiDio.

WWE claims Big Show is not medically cleared to compete

WWE is playing up the Big Show head trauma storyline that started with a punt kick from Randy Orton at the Survivor Series pay-per-view. The latest storyline update is that ringside physician Chris Amann has determined that Show is unable to compete.

"The trauma Big Show sustained Monday at Raw did, in fact, cause concussive symptoms," Dr. Amann told the WWE website. "At this point, we are doing further testing, and he is currently not cleared to participate in any in-ring competition." Read more on the story at WWE.com.

TNA Signs Multi-Year Television Deal In Japan

TNA IMPACT WRESTLING has continued its recent global expansion by signing a new multi-year agreement with Nippon Television Network Corporation (NTV) in Japan.

NTV channel G+ will continue to air TNA IMPACT WRESTLING every Saturday night at 10pm, as well as broadcasting TNA’s monthly PPV and One Night Only events.

Other sports shown on the station include NFL, NASCAR, MotoGP and international soccer. It also broadcasts baseball games featuring Japan’s most famous team, Yomiuri Giants.

G+ started showing TNA IMPACT WRESTLING in January 2013, bringing the most innovative experience in professional wrestling to Japan for the first time ever.

TNA Executive Vice President, Andy Barton, said: “TNA IMPACT WRESTLING has enjoyed phenomenal success during our first year of broadcast on Japanese television and we are very excited about this new multiple-year commitment with Nippon Television’s G+.

“It’s another example of the success we are enjoying around the world, which also includes new deals in France and Portugal and a very successful launch on Sony SIX in India.”

G+ can be found on the satellite platform Sky PerfecTV! and various cable networks across Japan.

TNA IMPACT WRESTLING is currently the No1 rated weekly wrestling programme in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The show also airs in more than 120 other countries around the world.

John Cena Talks About How Much Longer He Plans on Wrestling, Money He Generates for WWE

In an interview with Neil Cavuto on Fox Business yesterday, John Cena revealed that his character generates $100 million per year for WWE.

Cena also said he has made a pact with himself to gracefully walk away from WWE when he feels he can't hang with the younger talents anymore. Cena wouldn't say directly how close he is to retirement but talked about professional athletes winding down their careers:

"A lot of these athletes that are married to their sport think this is going to last forever. Then they blow out an ACL, they look around when they're 35 or 36 and their career is coming to an end and they act like the income stream is going to continue."

Raw Results 11/25/13

WWE Slammy Awards Returning

On Monday night's edition of WWE RAW, it was announced that the WWE Slammy Awards will be returning, as they will be held on RAW in two weeks.

Major Match Announced For WWE TLC Pay-Per-View

On Monday night's edition of WWE RAW, it was announced that John Cena and Randy Orton will go one-on-one at the upcoming WWE TLC pay-per-view event in a Tables, Ladders, and Chairs Match with BOTH the WWE Championship and World Heavyweight Championship on the line.

It was announced that the titles would be hung above the ring, meaning the only way to win the match is for one competitor to climb a ladder and retrieve both championship belts.

Mark Henry in New WWE Movie

WWE announced on Monday that Mark Henry has been cast in a cameo role for the movie “Incarnate.” The film is a WWE Studios project in conjunction with Blumhouse Productions and stars Aaron Eckhart. Click here for the official press release.

The Conclusion To The Authority Angle & Triple H’s Opponent For Wrestlemania XXX, Major Tag Match Pitched, Hulk Hogan?

Talks between WWE and Hulk Hogan are ongoing. As bizarre as it sounds, Hogan would love to wrestle John Cena at Wrestlemania XXX. However, in the latest twist, Triple H is leaning towards a Wrestlemania match against Cena.

Neither Triple H nor Vince McMahon want Hogan’s deal with the company to be contingent on Hogan getting a match with Cena at Wrestlemania. Big Show actually pitched an idea of having Hogan tag with him against Triple H and Randy Orton but creative doesn’t think the feud between Show and Triple H can be stretched out long enough. Not to mention that Hunter and Vince both prefer there be a singles match where Triple H faces Vince’s “hand picked” opponent.

While things could always change, that hand picked opponent is currently John Cena. So if Wrestlemania were this weekend, it’d be Cena vs. Triple H.

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