WWE: Kylie Rae on WWE ID Signing, Goldberg on Retirement Match Training & Why He Thinks He Will Look Better in His Match Than Mike Tyson Looked Against Jake Paul, More News

Nov 22, 2024

Kylie Rae Comments on Her WWE ID Signing

As noted before, Freelance Wrestling’s Thursday Night SlamMasters event in Chicago, Illinois featured former AEW and TNA talent Kylie Rae being officially announced as the newest prospect signee for WWE’s WWE ID program.

Following the show, Rae reflected on Twitter about her recent signing to WWE’s new program and getting another chance for a big opportunity in her wrestling career.

I’ve made a lot of mistakes in my life.

But sometimes life gives us another chance.🥺

Thank you @WWEID , feeling blessed😭❤️ https://t.co/NGPW7HmCOi
— KYLIE RAE (@IamKylieRae) November 22, 2024

Goldberg on His Retirement Match Training & Why He Feels He Will Look Better in His Match than Mike Tyson Looked Against Jake Paul

As noted before, WWE Hall of Famer Bill Goldberg announced earlier this month that he will be having a retirement match for his career in WWE in 2025

A recent episode of the CarCast podcast featured co-host Goldberg’s thoughts about the recent Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul boxing match and his training preparation for his retirement match.

“First and foremost, in my professional opinion, it wasn’t scripted. I just think, at 58 years old, and this is me talking because I’m preparing for my final hurrah. The first thing that goes is your body, the last thing that goes is your mind. Tyson may have wanted to do better and wanted to perform better and knock Jake Paul out and give a better impression of himself to the world, but there is only so much you can do. I don’t think his legs were under him by any stretch. Roy Jones Jr made notice of it, Andre Ward mentioned it. He didn’t look good, he didn’t look stable leg wise. He looked like he was drained. It’s a lot of pressure. I’m in a fictitious business and there is going to be a lot of pressure on me just to show up in the condition people remember me in. That, in and of itself, is a heavy weight to bear. I’m going to be perfectly honest with you, and it pains me to say this, I got respect for Jake Paul after. Not because of his ability to box, but because of his ability to be a human being. I don’t care what he said afterward. Actions speak louder than words. If he would have shoveled up that uppercut and that overhand right, he probably would have hurt Tyson pretty bad. You can take away all the goofy shit Jake Paul brings to the table, the fact that he’s playing a character like Conor McGregor so people hate him and he can draw more money, he showed he has a heart and respect for his elders. He couldn’t do it. I don’t think he could bring himself to do it. The piece of shit that he portrays to many people couldn’t pull the trigger and I commend him for that.”

Goldberg also gave his thoughts about the pressure he feels going into his upcoming retirement match and why he feels he will look better in his retirement match than Tyson looked against Paul.

“I just have to be me again. This is something I’ve tried to teach my son because at 18 years old, he’s going up against 25-year-old kids. Graduate assistants and grad students that have played for six years. It’s a difference in reality. Mine is a difference in reality also. I’m at least twice the age of whoever I’m going to wrestle. At least. Your mind is a very powerful thing. Your mind can make you do things that your body completely tells you no, but it can only go a certain distance. It puts things in perspective, but I’m a different person than Tyson is and I’m being asked to do something different than Tyson did. The amount of pressure I feel after watching Tyson and Paul does not weigh heavier on me by any stretch of the imagination compared to the pressure I’m going to put on myself.
I’ll have a long time to recover after this one, so I’m putting it all out there on the line. The fact is, I have a number of months to get ready for something that will take 15 minutes in the ring. The preparation is always much harder than the actual performance. At the end of the day, you try to do whatever you know and whatever is at your fingertips to prepare for whatever you’re about to embark on. I don’t give a flying fart if I’m 57 or 58 years old. This time, I’m actually getting some prep time and the ability to get ready. Comparatively, even though I’m at the age that I’m at, I will have five times as much time to prepare than I have for any other match. If I can’t get ready in that period of time, with what I have to offer, then it’s not going to be enough. I do believe that I’ve set my standards quite high and at the end of the day, I think people will be pleasantly surprised by the outcome and my performance.”

Transcript h/t: Fightful.com

WWE News & Notes

WrestleVotes reported that their sources stated that WWE officials currently has “notable interest” in Jake Paul making a potential PLE appearance for the company at some point in 2025. It was reported that Logan Paul and Mike Tyson exchanging words following Tyson’s boxing match against Jake Paul at last week’s boxing event for Netflix was something to take note for potentially something between the two in the future.

As noted before, Paul Heyman has been absent from WWE programming since the June 28th episode of WWE SmackDown show due being attacked by the hands of Solo Sikoa and The Bloodline. Fightful Select’s Sean Ross Sapp reported in a recent Q&A article that his source stated that Heyman has been in attendance backstage at recent SmackDown shows and is still contributing behind-the-scenes in WWE.

WWE recently revealed their top merchandise sellers on their WWE Shop for 2024. The top ten in order were Cody Rhodes, Roman Reigns, CM Punk, Jey Uso, John Cena, Liv Morgan, Rhea Ripley, LA Knight, Randy Orton, and Damian Priest.

As noted before, Carlito was involved in an incident during the October 21st episode of WWE RAW over a controversial and derogatory line directed towards Japanese people he stated in a backstage promo segment. This line was something that had not been planned nor scripted for Carlito to say and was also something that led to mix reactions within WWE over many being upset and others feeling he was only playing as his “idiot” character. Fightful’s Jeremy Lambert reported that Carlito’s controversial line was completely edited out of the version of the show that was recently uploaded to Peacock. Lambert reported that the Peacock version of the segment only features the scene being zoomed in when Carlito appears and only his hair being shown. This also features the line being removed and the scene returns back to normal when Pearce asks Carlito what he wants.

Variety reported that CM Punk recently joined the cast for an upcoming new television series titled Revival for Syfy. It was reported that Punk will be a recurring character on the show. It was also reported that filming for this new series is currently underway in Canada.

Variety also reported that Jade Cargill recently signed a deal with Paradigm Talent Agency’s The Sports Group to represent her in all entertainment areas.

WWE recently released four new videos to their WWE Vault channel on YouTube. The first new video was “The John Cena Experience” full documentary. The second new video was a “Story of John Cena vs. The Authority at Survivor Series 2014.” The third new video was a “The WILDEST Survivor Series team promo.” The fourth new video was a Survivor Series Elimination match of The Warriors (The Ultimate Warrior, The Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal), & The Texas Tornado) vs. The Perfect Team (Mr. Perfect, Demolition (Ax & Smash), & Crush).

WWE also recently released a vlog featuring Cody Rhodes’ recent appearances at ESPN College GameDay and ComplexCon 2024.

As noted before, NBC Universal was expected to be spinning off their cable television networks into a new separate entity. NBCU’s parent company Comcast confirmed on Thursday that they will be creating a new publicly traded company comprised of NBCU’s cable television networks, including USA Network, CNBC, MSNBC, Oxygen, E!, SYFY, and Golf Channel.

This past Tuesday’s WWE NXT show at the Performance Center in Orlando, Florida featured PROGRESS Wrestling talents Rhio, Tate Mayfairs, and Molly Spartan being seen in attendance among the crowd. Fightful Select’s Corey Brennan reported that several sources spoken to within NXT and close to Rhio, Mayfairs, and Spartan denied recent rumors of the trio heading to WWE nor are joining the WWE ID program. Those spoken to reportedly stated that they were “just visiting for now” for the reason for them being at the show. Brennan reported that there has not been any updates regarding European indies talent potentially getting signed to the WWE ID program at this time.

As noted before, Linda McMahon was expected to be nominated by President-elect Donald Trump to be his Secretary of the Department of Education, which Trump later officially announced. Journalist B. J. Bethel reported that his sources within the Trump election team stated that the incoming Trump administration officials were not aware of the WWE Ring Boys scandal lawsuit when McMahon was nominated to head the Department of Education. Those spoken to reportedly stated that those same officials only knew that McMahon had been separated from Vince McMahon for a decade and a half. In a follow-up, Bethel reported that the reason for the lack of insight was due to McMahon’s nomination did not include the usual vetting process for new Secretaries.