What WWE's Senior Director Of Talent Development Tells Wrestlers After Having Bad Tryouts

WWE's Senior Director of Talent Development Canyon Ceman tells wrestlers who are seeking a second WWE tryout after having a bad first tryout to make themselves into an indie star because they have low chances at getting into WWE through a second tryout.

The old WWE doctrine was to look down on indie guys with the feeling that their style doesn't translate to the big stage and WWE would rather go with bigger, higher quality athletes who they can train from scratch. That doctrine has obviously changed due to what fans are into.

This Day In Wrestling History

Happy Birthday to WWE Hall of Famer Pedro Morales
October 22, 1942

Shawn Michaels forfeited the WWF(E) Intercontinental title to Shane Douglas.
October 22, 1995

Kurt Angle defeated the Rock for the WWF(E) Heavyweight title.
October 22, 2000

EVOLVE Star Mocking Triple H

EVOLVE star Ethan Page, who used Triple H's entrance and theme song for the EVOLVE 49 event this past weekend, has released a shirt similar to one of Triple H's with his logo, as seen below. Page is the same wrestler WWE NXT Superstar Sami Zayn confronted after EVOLVE 50 on Sunday night.

https://t.co/eBrrGqw1IR On sale now! Get it before I get sued. pic.twitter.com/mgmbPuywoQ

— All Ego Ethan Page (@OfficialEGO) October 20, 2015

WWE Signs More WWE Tough Enough Competitors

WWE has reportedly signed Tough Enough competitors Mada Abdelhamid and Daria Berenato to developmental deals, according to PWInsider.

Both Mada and Daria started at the WWE Performance Center on Tuesday. This comes after Patrick Clark was also signed in the past week. He reported to work on Monday.

WWE has now signed Mada, Daria, finalists Zamariah "ZZ" Loupe and Amanda Saccomanno, as well as winners Sara Lee and Josh Bredl.

Backstage Update on WWE SmackDown Possibly Going Live or Moving to Tuesday Nights

We noted recently that WWE Hall of Famer Jerry Lawler teased at New York Comic Con that WWE SmackDown may be going live when it moves to the USA Network in early 2016.

The Wrestling Observer Newsletter reports that there has been talk of starting out on USA with a live special but there's also been talk of moving SmackDown to Tuesday nights and going live.

If they are going live, Tuesday works best due to increases in travel costs. SmackDown going live is not a done deal but WWE has been looking at major changes for January but some are still being worked on and not finalized.

WWE Hires Former MMA Fighter

WWE has hired former MMA fighter Seth Petruzelli to work as a striking coach at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, where he lives. Seth will be working for WWE three times each week.

This Day In Wrestling History

Mayor Bosse and the Sheriff of Evansville, IN confiscate the $2,756 in ticket sales from the previous night's match on the basis that they believe the Stecher-Lewis match was "not on the square" and was in fact "rigged." Mayor Bosse then proclaims that there would be no more wrestling in Evansville. Show promoter W. F. Barton is left with just $13 after the incident and claimed to owe $400 to the wrestlers.
October 21, 1915

All Japan Pro Wrestling holds it's first ever show at Machida City Gym in Tokyo, Japan. The show is headlined by a two out of three fall tag team match, with Bruno Sammartino & Terry Funk defeating Giant Baba & Thunder Sugiyama. Funk pinned Sugiyama to win the first fall, Sugiyama pinned Funk to win the second, and Baba & Sugiyama were counted out in the final fall.
October 21, 1972

Ernie Ladd defeats Carlos Colon in San Juan, Puerto Rico for the WWC North American Heavyweight Title.
October 21, 1974

Ken Patera defeats Tony Atlas to win his second NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Title in Greensboro, North Carolina.
October 21, 1978

Bret Hart, ending months of rumors and speculation, signs a 20-year contract with the World Wrestling Federation, turning down a lucrative offer from WCW. As part of the agreement, which will see Hart become a part of the WWF office following his in-ring career, Bret is allowed to go into the ring during a live edition of Raw and discuss his decision. Hart does not blast WCW (as some within WWF were hoping), but does reveal that he is staying with the WWF. One year later, Vince McMahon would be asking Bret to drop the WWF Title to Shawn Michaels at the Survivor Series and releasing him from the contract, beginning the most famous story in wrestling history, the Montreal Screwjob.
October 21, 1996

Hunter Hearst Helmsley defeats Marc Mero the WWF Intercontinental Title, his first title in WWF/E.
October 21, 1996

Chris Jericho defeated The Rock for the WCW Heavyweight title.
October 21, 2001

Triple H simulated sex with a mannequin while dressed as Kane, in the infamous Katie Vick necrophilia skit.
October 21, 2002

Triple H: The Gatekeeper of WWE’s Present & Future

WWE NXT Live Event Branding

All WWE NXT live events starting next month will be branded as, "WWE Presents NXT" instead of just WWE NXT.

Strangulation And False Imprisonment Charges Against TNA Star Dropped, TNA Issues Statement

The Florida State Attorney's office has declined to prosecute TNA star Bram (Thomas Latimer) and the charges of domestic battery by strangulation and false imprisonment were dropped. As noted, Bram was arrested on August 30th in Gulfport, Florida after an incident with his girlfriend.

Police wrote in their original report that Bram admitted holding his girlfriend down by her throat and refusing to let her leave their bedroom but he still plead not guilty. His attorney issued these comments to PWInsider today:

"Our office is pleased to announce that Mr. Latimer's case has been successfully resolved, resulting in a decision by the State Attorney's office whereby they have declined to prosecute our client on the aforementioned charges. Our office has always maintained that once the entirety of the facts, evidence and witness statements are brought forth, our client would be exonerated of the allegations."

Bram will be returning to TNA action soon as the company suspended him until the issue was resolved.

Official statement on Bram. pic.twitter.com/L3cajg45eM

— John Gaburick (@JohnGaburick) October 19, 2015

Celebrity To Host Breaking Ground, Premiere On Social Media, WWE's Kevin Dunn Comments

The AP reports that actor William Shatner will narrate the 10-episode WWE Breaking Ground series. The premiere will air on WWE's Facebook and YouTube channels this Sunday after Hell In a Cell, then debut on the WWE Network after Monday's RAW.

WWE Executive Producer Kevin Dunn commented:

"I wouldn't say we're pulling back the curtain at all. We're telling real stories of these real people and the hardships and difficulty of making it to the WWE. I don't think we're giving it away. You're just going to see how this process actually works."

"It's not about NXT. It's about making it to the WWE."

"I think new is always interesting on any level, especially when you have new stars on any TV show."

Dunn also said the return of WWE Tough Enough is uncertain.

Randy Orton Update, Details On His Injury

Randy Orton is currently out of action with a shoulder injury.

Orton is set to have a MRI done soon to find out if he needs surgery. This is why he wasn't on the Mexico tour and why he wasn't at RAW last night.

Orton had been working with a shoulder injury but it got worse and then the dislocated shoulder happened in the past week.