Unfortunately we've lost another one. RIP Paul Orndorff, dead at 71. I hope he's wearing the epic mustache at his funeral.

It occurs to me now that Hulk Hogan no longer has a living opponent from any of the first six WrestleManias.

Sad . RIP Mr. Wonderful

Rumor is Oldberg vs Lashley at Summerslam.

Not sure what the general opinion will be, but I hate the old timer stuff. So this is not for me.

LOL.

When exactly was the last good Goldberg match?

vs. Brock at 33(?) was a fun match

Can't believe its 2021, and Goldberg is still being spoken of in main events.

Both World Title matches at Summerslam are going to feature guest stars.

They're going to be the #2 wrestling company in North America by next year.

I'd be more interested if they switched it to Goldberg/Reigns and Cena/Lashley, since the history behind both is a little more interesting (Cena beating Lashley clean and killing his original push, Reigns dropping out of WM to face Goldberg)

Yeah, especially since Cena already put Reigns over and showed him respect. What are they going to build an angle for the match around?

IMO Cena/Reigns will be awesome. Cena is very live to go over. The first Cena/Reigns was 1% of what this could be. It was at No Mercy. They were still trying to push Reigns as a tweener/face. Cena had to carry it on the mic. This will be a Summerslam build with Reigns as a full-on heel doing his absolute best mic-work. They need someone on Cena's level to step up with Reigns running rampant on the SD roster. And it's not impossible Cena is back a few months and carries the title a little bit to allow Reigns to develop his heel character separate from the title before dropping it back to him. And even if he loses there's plenty of builds that would be fine. If Cena comes back for this one match, loses, then disappears again, I'll gladly eat my words, but I think it'll be good and I'm excited to watch.

Otoh, Goldberg/Lashley is obviously pathetic, and unfortunate for Lashley, who also seems to be doing the best work of his career.

If they convinced Goldberg to tap out to The Hurt Lock, that would be a feather in the cap (since he's never tapped in his entire career)

WWE released Bray Wyatt??

I think he asked to be released . He hasn’t been doing well since Brodie passed

I love how the budget cuts coincide with the quarterly call about record profits.

I don't know wtf this company is thinking. They've basically released every non-cookie cutter talent in the last few months. Obviously, they have no fear of AEW, but they also seem to have no interest in their own ratings either.

There are probably less than 10 active roster people at this point that I would be shocked if they were released tomorrow.

I wouldn't even be surprised if Drew McIntyre got released by next WM due to "budget cuts", with the justification being that he didn't draw a dime during the pandemic

Looking at the main active roster, I'd be shocked about the following:

Raw - Kofi, Miz, Orton, Xavier, Becky, Charlotte, Rhea
SD - Big E, Roman, Seth

I guess Lashley probably too, but only because he's currently the champion.

I think literally any other individual could be gone tomorrow and I would be no more than mildly surprised.

Edge?

I wonder if someone like Natalya or Tamina work for peanuts in exchange for being off the chopping block when "budget cuts" come calling

He's listed (along with Goldberg and Cena) as non-branded part-timers on the Wikipedia page, so I didn't count them.

If they count, Edge is probably safe. Cena certainly is.

You wouldn't be surprised at McIntyre, but would at Xavier Woods? I would also add Bianca/Sasha to the shocking list.

Sasha is forever safe due to Vince/Michael Cole never wanting to give up the catchphrase

IT'S BOSS TIME!