Backstage Update on The Street Profits Booking Frustrations & Current Status in WWE
As noted before, Montez Ford recently voiced his frustrations over the “stop and start momentum” creative direction of his and the Street Profits careers in WWE. Ford’s tag team partner Angelo Dawkins also recently posted a cryptic tweet hinting his frustration over the direction of his career in the company as well.
PWInsider’s Mike Johnson reported that his sources confirmed that Ford and Dawkins are currently still locked into deals with WWE. Johnson reported that those spoken to stated that there is currently no belief within WWE that Ford or Dawkins are leaving the company.
In regards to the Street Profits’ recent comments, Johnson speculated that Ford and Dawkins’ comments about their frustrations over the direction of their careers in WWE was more likely to garner attention than anything else.
Johnson reported that Ford has recently been working on some outside projects.
Rey Mysterio Announces Passing of His Father This Past Sunday
Rey Mysterio recently announced on Instagram that his father Roberto Gutierrez passed away on Sunday, November 17th.
In his tribute post, Mysterio thanked his late father for giving him the life he has had and being a loving and amazing person.
Roberto🖤Gutierrez-
February 29,1948
November 17, 2024Father: thank you for giving me the life I have. You did more than set the example of how to love & maintain a strong marriage and father 4 boys, you were the example and passed every single time until your death with flying colors.
Excellent husband, loving father, beautiful grandfather, incredible son & brother, and amazing father in law.
You checked every list on the box and can honestly say my majority trates I picked up from you.
You fought until the very last minute and know that you biggest fear was leaving Moms behind, but I can assure you that she will not be alone and we will always look out for her.
You are with God now and smiling from the heavens while we continue with the real struggle of life until we see again.
You will never be forgotten and will always be loved, RIP Pops✝️
Love You Always🙏🏼🖤🙏🏼
WWE News & Notes
PWInsider’s Mike Johnson reported that his sources stated that WWE producer Bobby Roode was seen at WWE’s headquarters in Stamford, Connecticut last week. Johnson reported that Roode has been receiving a ton of praise within the company since stepping up and filling the role of Michael Hayes who is still on a leave of absence due to family-related issues.
NXT head coach Matt Bloom and talents Brogan Finlay and Wren Sinclair reportedly were among those from WWE’s NXT brand who were seen in Los Angeles, California over this past weekend, according to PWInsider. Mike Johnson reported that the reason was likely for something related to The CW network.
2K Games reportedly is currently working on their next WWE 2K game, WWE 2K25, including motion capture work, according to PWInsider.
WWE recently released four new videos to their WWE Vault channel on YouTube. The first new video was a “Over an HOUR of hardcore WCW brawls.” The second new video was a Survivor Series Elimination match of
The All-Americans (Lex Luger, The Steiner Brothers (Rick & Scott Steiner), & The Undertaker) vs. The Foreign Fanatics (Crush, Quebecer Jacques, Ludvig Borga, & Yokozuna) from WWE Survivor Series 1993. The third new video was a “Behind the scenes of the first Elimination Chamber Match.” The fourth new video was a WWE World Heavyweight Championship Elimination Chamber match of Shawn Michaels vs. Chris Jericho vs. Kane vs. Booker T vs. Rob Van Dam vs. Triple H (c) from WWE Survivor Series 2002.
This past Saturday’s UFC 309 event for UFC at the Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York featured WWE CCO Paul “Triple H”Levesque and former WWE co-CEO Stephanie McMahon among those who were shown in attendance. McMahon recently commented on Twitter about attending the event stating “Thank you @danawhite@ufc for taking such great care of @TripleH and I last night at #UFC309! Congratulations @Jonnybones@charlesdobronxs@ViviAraujoMMA@NoBickal, Mauricio Ruffy and all the fighters who competed last night @TheGarden! It was Incredible!“
In a recent interview with Headliner Chicago, Bayley gave her thoughts about WWE’s recent debut of their new Women’s United States Championship and her being legitimately surprised by the announcement. Bayley stated “Nobody knew that that was happening. So, in a way, it was really cool to be surprised and I was just happy that I was in front of a monitor when it was happening. I was in the middle of a meeting with one of my bosses and it had just popped up. I heard Nick Aldis talk about the women. And I was like, ‘Whoa. Hold on, please. Can we just watch this real quick?’ I’m so happy that I caught it. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have been around a monitor, because there’s so much going on. I’m really excited for all of us. I tweeted something after it was announced, but whether you’ve been here for 15 weeks or 15 years, or you just got signed, or you don’t really know where you lie in the division, this is a huge deal. Even if you’re just a fan and you want to get to WWE, if WWE is your dream, that could be a dream. A lot of guys’ dreams growing up was to be the Intercontinental Champion. It wasn’t always to be the World Heavyweight Champion. It was to be the Intercontinental Champion because of the men that held it and the prestige that it holds. I believe this could be that title [for women]. So, it’s just exciting. It’s an exciting time all around and I truly believe that we deserve it.” (Transcript h/t: Fightful.com)
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