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5) The Reason Why AOP & The Street Profits Are Not In The Tag Team Turmoil Match

WWE has officially confirmed a tag team turmoil match for WWE Crown Jewel. It will be The New Day vs The Viking Raiders vs Heavy Machinery vs Lucha House Party vs Zack Ryder and Curt Hawkins vs. The Revival vs The O.C vs Dolph Ziggler and Robert Roode vs The B-Team.

Some fans have wondered why the Street Profits and AOP aren’t in this match.

Here is what Dave Meltzer had to say in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter about why they aren’t included:

Regarding other teams, both AOP and The Street Profits are not in this match largely to protect them at this point, plus seven matches as part of this tournament is enough .


4) More Rumors On Why Eric Bischoff Was Fired By WWE

Over the past few days, Eric Bischoff’s firing from WWE has been a hot topic of conversation.

Here is what Dave Meltzer wrote in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter about what a source in WWE told him about Bischoff’s firing:

“Eric had absolutely no vision, and once we were headed into FOX, everything was falling through the cracks,” said one WWE official. “He messed up multiple times with FOX. Eric also had no stamina for the rigors of the job.”


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