3) More On The Rumored NEXUS Reunion
Over the past few weeks, there has been a rumor floating around that the NEXUS was supposed to reunite on Wrestlemania 36 weekend. This didn’t end up happening but Darren Young and Wade Barrett have both confirmed that this was planned.
On his podcast, Ryback says the reunion was for an AXXESS signing and not for the actual Wrestlemania event (h/t to Wrestling INC for the quotes below):
“I talked to Stu [Wade Barrett] a little bit about it. I’m not gonna be involved with anything with them. If that was going to happen, it’s not going to involve me at all with everything going on right now, specifically with my ‘Ryback’ trademark, in August. We’re waiting to see if they’re gonna drop that or not. If not, we got to start that whole dispute with all that. From what was explained to me, it was just for Axxess signings.”
I think WWE low-balled the group, whoever was involved in different things. Whatever it was, it wasn’t to bring the group back for an angle. That’s not to say if they did bring them back and it got a great reception, they [wouldn’t] do something to follow-up on RAW. If it was going well, maybe they would bring everyone back. That is a very real possibility, but what was explained to me was Axxess.”
My Take:
- This would make the most sense as I feel like this would have been a much bigger rumor in the weeks leading up to ‘Mania.
2) The Current Status Of ‘Total Divas’
According to a report from Mike Johnson of PWInsider, the future of ‘Total Divas’ is up in the air.
Johnson hasn’t received an answer when asking about the future of the show and they also aren’t filming anything right now. This has led to speculation that the show could be finished:
That is a good question! I have asked WWE this in the past but never received a response. I have also not heard anything was being filmed. My guess is that it’s in flux and a decision has never been made about whether it will live on or not.
My Take:
- I will feel bad because this is another way for the ladies of WWE to get paid. The show has had a good run though and I could see it being canceled.
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