WWE: Becky Lynch Wrestling Break & WWE Return Plans Update, WWE to Reveal Next WWE ID Signee at 11/21 Freelance Wrestling Event, More News

Becky Lynch Wrestling Break & WWE Return Plans Update

As noted before, Becky Lynch’s contract with WWE expired this past June and has been on a break from wrestling but is believed to be returning to WWE in the future.

This past Sunday’s Vulture Festival 2024 event for Vulture Festival in Los Angeles, California featured a panel with Lynch as the guest. During her panel, Lynch provided an update on the future of her wrestling career stating that she does not know when she will be return to wrestling.

“Lads. Ah, you know, I’m training for this half marathon. I’ve been working on some other stuff that I can’t really talk about. If you think the way that I’m going to go out, after the career that I’ve had, is with Dominik Mysterio slamming a door in my face, well that’s probably not going to happen. When will that comeback (be)? I don’t know. I don’t know. I’ve really been enjoying myself and working on some projects that I’m very excited about. Whenever I get to share them with you, I think they’re pretty awesome and I think you’ll think they are pretty awesome. We will see what the future holds.”

In regards to potential plans for Lynch’s return to WWE, Fightful Select’s Sean Ross Sapp reported in a recent Q&A article that his sources spoken to within WWE stated that they have no idea where the rumors of Lynch returning ahead of their WWE RAW premiere show on Netflix originated from. Sapp reported that those spoken to stated that they believe the two sides will be working together again in the future.

While those spoken to had denied there being current plans for Lynch to return for the RAW premiere show on Netflix, Sapp speculated that this is something that could still happen and would not surprise him if it did.

Transcript h/t: Fightful.com

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WWE to Reveal Next WWE ID Signee at This Thursday’s Freelance Wrestling Event

WWE recently announced that the next official signee for their WWE ID program will be officially revealed at this Thursday’s Thursday Night SlamMasters event for Freelance Wrestling in Chicago, Illinois.

Chicago, someone has been ID’d. Eyes will be on this event 👀👇 https://t.co/0RJ9Qo3tcu

— WWE ID (@WWEID) November 19, 2024

Fightful Select reported that their sources stated that there are still a number of indie wrestlers who have recently signed WWE ID deals that have yet to be officially announced. It was reported that one of the currently unannounced names is more high profile than the majority of the talent signed to these deals.

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WWE News & Notes

Tuesday’s WWE NXT show featured Ridge Holland defeating Andre Chase in a #1 Contender match for the NXT Championship. This match was notable for featuring the stipulation of if Chase lost, then Chase University must disband. Following the show, Chase reflected on Twitter about the end of Chase University and thanked the members of his group for their time together in NXT. Chase stated “And I guess that’s the TEACHABLE MOMENT… You guys never needed me. I was the one who always needed y’all. Thank you for everything. I wouldn’t be here without you. 🙌🏼 @theahail_wwe @sixftfiiiiive @Turbo_JoshTerry #WWENXT“

Axiom reported that their sources stated that NBC Universal will be spinning off their cables channels, including USA Network, into a new separate entity. It was reported that an official announcement may come as early as Wednesday, November 20th.

WWE recently released one new video to their WWE Vault channel on YouTube. This new video was a Survivor Series Elimination match of The Hulkamaniacs (Hulk Hogan, Jake “The Snake” Roberts, & Demolition (Ax & Smash)) vs. The Million Dollar Team (“Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase, The Warlord, The Barbarian, & Zeus).

PWInsider’s Mike Johnson reported that his sources stated that a large number of WWE talents are currently scheduled to be at a media event for Netflix in early December at their headquarters in Los Angeles, California. Johnson reported that a number of top WWE talents are expected to be at this media event that is designed to push the upcoming RAW premiere show on the service.

Former WWE talent MVP recently reflected on Twitter about The Hurt Business not getting back together again in WWE and how former WWE Chairman Vince McMahon wanted to turn the group into a Nation of Domination 2.0. In a now deleted tweet, MVP stated “There was a moment during the “PC Era” when the old man wanted to turn “The Hurt Business” into NOD 2.0. He even brought in Mark & Ron. We fought him on it. Our group was NEVER about RACE. It’s always been about our organic friendship and desire to make money doing what we love!” In a follow-up tweet, MVP responded to a fan question about the reason why the group did not reunite when WWE CCO Paul “Triple H” Levesque took over was due to him always avoiding talks for it. MVP stated “Always avoided the conversation.“

In a recent interview with the Cheap Heat with Peter Rosenberg podcast, Jey Uso gave his thoughts about him wanting to have another WrestleMania match against his brother Jimmy Uso in the future due to the bad taste left in his mouth after their match at WrestleMnaia 40. Uso stated “To be honest, I would like to run it back with my brother one more time. I would like to. Left a little bad taste in my mouth with [WrestleMania XL]. I know what we can do. The fans have no damn clue, but me and my brother know. Hell yeah, we would have stole the show. Just, things happen. We’re all a team.” (Transcript h/t: Fightful.com)

In a recent press conference held by the University of Minnesota Gopher’s wrestling team, former WWE wrestler Gable Steveson gave his thoughts about his recent time in WWE and how his WWE career did not work out for him in the end. Steveson stated “I think, WWE just wasn’t the right time. I have a competitive edge to me. They knew that, and it was not the time for it. Maybe one day, if the stars align, it would be a great opportunity to do it again. I have no bad feelings with it. I have no bad blood with it. I would like to keep moving forward with everything I have going on.” (Transcript h/t: Fightful.com)

In a recent interview with SEN, Xavier Woods gave his thoughts about his reasons why he believes that New Day is the greatest tag team of all-time in wrestling. Woods stated “I’m going to say we’re the most decorated tag team in the history of WWE. We’re the longest-tenured without any sort of hiccups or offshoots. Kind of, objectively, we’re the best. Just saying. If (Ric) Flair is the best because he has 16 title reigns, then I think we’re at the top of the list. That longevity, I think it comes from everybody on the team focusing on what’s best for the team. That’s always been the objective. It hasn’t ever been, ‘I need to do XYZ, so I can become King of the Ring.’ That’s a secondary objective. What is this going to do for the team? Everything that we’re doing is for the team, then I will eventually reach my objective.” (Transcript h/t: Fightful.com)