WWE: Triple H Reportedly Very High on Dominik Mysterio as Future Star, Big E Injury Update, More News

Triple H Reportedly Very High on Dominik Mysterio & His Future as a Big WWE Star

WWE CCO and Head of Creative Paul “Triple H” Levesque reportedly currently holds a very high positive view of Dominik Mysterio and his future as a big star in WWE, according to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter.

Dave Meltzer reported that his sources stated that WWE officials have been impressed with Dominik Mysterio’s work in the company and have acknowledged backstage that the Rey vs. Dominik feud has been the second hottest thing currently in the company aside from the Bloodline storyline.

Meltzer reported that Levesque currently has long-term plans for Mysterio following his current storyline with his father and as a potential new big star for the company.

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Big E Neck Injury Update

As noted before, Big E has been out of action for WWE since March of 2022 due to a broken neck injury.

A recent episode of the Busted Open Radio podcast featured Big E as the guest. One of the topics discussed included Big E providing an update on on the current status of his rehab and recovery from his neck injury.

“Still haven’t gotten the one-year check ups yet. We’re actually going to do that when we get back home after WrestleMania. Early April, during that first week, we’ll get another set of scans. Right now, the issue was, the thought was after three months I should be ready, but because of the nature of my fracture, I broke my C1 in two places, and it’s a Jefferson fracture. Sometimes, unfortunately with that injury, thankfully there’s no displacement, so we didn’t need to have surgery and all the bones were still in place to hopefully heal together properly. It’s healing fibrously, meaning it’s connected enough that I can walk around and no one is concerned that I’m going to be in any pain or have any issues, but it’s not ossifying yet, it’s not turning completely into bone. To deal with the rigors of bumping and doing what we do on a nightly basis, you want to make sure your C1 is completely ossified, it’s all bone, and it’s in the best shape possible. The plan is to get more scans at the first week of April, have the doctors review them, and make a decision from there. Your C1 is an important bone and I want to make the best decision health-wise for myself. You don’t want to rush. I’ve been in rehab for nine months, working on strength and range of motion and all of that has been great. That’s where we’re at right now. We’ll get the scans and move on from there.”

Transcript h/t: Fightful.com

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WWE News & Notes

WWE Hall of Famer and former President of the United States Donald Trump was recently indicted by a grand jury in Manhattan, New York on over 30 counts related to business fraud and his alleged role in a hush money payment and cover-up scandal involving porn star Stormy Daniels in 2016.

2K Games recently announced that an upcoming DLC pack for their PGA Tour 2K23 video game will feature John Cena as a playable golfer. It was also announced that this upcoming DLC pack is currently scheduled to be released on April 7th.

WWE Hall of Famer Sean “X-Pac” Waltman announced on Twitter that his beloved dog Lula recently passed away.

In a recent interview with ESPN, Roman Reigns gave his thoughts about Sami Zayn’s time in the Bloodline and his status as an “Honorary Uce.” Reigns stated “I was entertained by him when he did the Jackass stuff and really respected the way he navigated that creative [process]. I believe I can do work of this level with… other guys, they’d just be different.It wouldn’t be the same. It would be a different character, a different angle, a different layer. Nobody would be able to be the ‘Honorary Uce’ other than Sami Zayn. He’s endearing in that way where you want something good for him. Even if he doesn’t deserve it, you still want it for him.“

Pro Wrestling NOAH recently announced that Kaito Kiyomiya would no longer be traveling with Keiji Muto to the United States for Muto’s upcoming induction into WWE’s Hall of Famer under his legendary The Great Muta character. It was announced that the reason is due to Kiyomiya recently had suffered a concussion injury and was not medically cleared to travel. It was also announced that Yoshiki Inamura would be replacing Kiyomiya for Muto’s trip to the U.S.

In a recent interview with the Straight Talk Wrestling podcast, WWE Hall of Famer D-Von Dudley revealed that he recently suggested to his sons Terrence and Terrell Hughes to not potentially join WWE at the moment due to the company is currently dealing with some “turmoil” issues. Dudley stated “Well I think there’s a lot of up turmoil up there (WWE) right now. I think once they stop within, then they can honestly see what’s going on around them in terms of the talent that’s there. Right now, I think, like I told them, they should stay away, wait for all this stuff to die down, let them get their bearings straight and once they’re ready to produce what they should be producing, then try to go up there again but until then, like I say, just stay away and keep doing what you’re doing.” (Transcript h/t: PostWrestling.com)

Paul “Triple H” Levesque reportedly is currently considering plans for Raquel Rodriguez to be given a big push after WrestleMania 39 and as the current front-runner to win this year’s Women’s Money in the Bank Ladder match, according to GiveMeSport.