The following is Wrestlezone’s recap of the biggest pro wrestling news stories and rumors from the past week!
WWE News
- CM Punk’s contract with WWE has officially expired
. He was recently moved to the Alumni section at WWE.com, leading to a mid-week worldwide Twitter trend and Punk expressing his thanks to the WWE Universe. - Sting is in WWE 2K15!
- Has Sting actually signed a WWE contract!? Nobody knows… Here’s the latest rumor.
- KENTA has officially come to WWE, with a big contract signing in Japan featuring Hulk Hogan and Jimmy Hart. He’s also featured in a new video talking to Renee Young — WITH FUNAKI! Here’s the backstage details on why WWE is so interested in making KENTA a big star.
- Looks like WWE is finally retiring the “big gold belt” former known as the World Heavyweight Championship, the WCW World Championship, and years before that the NWA World Championship.
- While WWE was in Japan, a lot of their wrestlers with international experience worked the very hard-hitting Japanese style.
- WrestleMania 30 will make it’s cable TV debut soon.
- Does Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson want to wrestle again?
- More media leaks promoting John Cena vs. Brock Lesnar at SummerSlam.
- Flo Rida will be on Monday Night Raw this week.
- There was a pretty interesting discussion this week on racism in WWE, featuring a lot of great exchanges, and thoughts from Mark Henry.
- Hall of Famer Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat is out of a job.
Misc. News
- The future of TNA and Ring of Honor in New York is uncertain after the Hammerstein Ballroom and Manhattan Center raised their already steep prices.
- How long will Sanada remain with TNA, and how will that effect his role with Wrestle-1 in Japan?
- Former WWE Diva Kaitlyn on what she’s up to, and whether she’ll ever wrestle again.
- A fan captured Kevin Steen’s final farewell to Ring of Honor and the independent wrestling fans.
