ZitatAlles anzeigenWWE RAW Star Vents About Not Being Used On TV
Emma expressed her frustration on Twitter last night about not being used on television.
Emma returned to action in mid-June after suffering a shoulder injury in early May. WWE teased a storyline with her and Dana Brooke during the Great Balls Of Fire Kickoff show last week but have yet to follow up on it.
During the Bayley vs. Alexa Bliss match on last night's RAW, Emma wrote, "watching Alexa Vs Bayley... Then Sasha and Nia.. Love watching others get more opportunities that I never get! Cool.."
Emma had signed a contract with WWE in 2011. She revealed her Emma ring name in August of 2012. She tweeted that she has been with the company for five years and was just sitting backstage at RAW.
You can check out Emma's tweets below:
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ZitatMark Henry Reveals What's To Come In His WWE Career
During the newest edition of WWE Network's popular "Table For 3" series, which featured WWE Superstar Mark Henry and WWE Hall of Famers Ron Simmons and The Godfather, Henry revealed a bit of information regarding what's to come in his WWE career.
Henry confirmed that his 21-year in-ring career is soon coming to an end, and that in the next few months, he will transition from being a WWE Superstar to a WWE employee. More specifically, Henry said that he's looking forward to helping all of the up-and-coming male and female talent develop and become successful in the company.
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ZitatAlles anzeigenAustin Aries Unveils New Look After WWE Exit
Now that he’s a free agent, Austin Aries decided it was time to change up his look … by shaving his head and trademark beard!
The former WWE cruiserweight posted a photo of his shaved head and face on Monday night as a promotion for a new shirt over at Pro Wrestling Tees.
As we previously reported, Aries was released from his WWE contract on July 7. There’s no word yet on where the former TNA and ROH world champion will end up next, though he has kept himself busy by promoting his new book, “Food Fight.”
Do you like Austin’s new Pitbull-esque look?
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ZitatAlles anzeigenWhy WWE stopped using Purple ropes on Raw during Cruiserweight matches
Where were the purple ropes this week?
This week Raw came to us from Nashville, TN and brought us two cruiserweight matches. Ariya Daivari took on Akira Tozawa while Gentleman Jack Gallagher and Mustafa Ali took on The Brian Kendrick and Drew Gulak. While the action was as high-flying and hard-hitting as always, there was a notable difference from what we see, each week on the show. The purple tape never appeared, and the ropes remained red for the duration of the matches.
At the conclusion of the Cruiserweight Classic Tournament last year, it was deemed that they would appear on Raw. Much like their own show on the WWE Network, 205 Live, the ropes would be taped purple through their matches to give them a distinct identity. Moreover, the lighting would change as well to differentiate the Cruiserweights from the main roster. This was a tradition WWE meticulously followed, until this week.
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As can be seen from the video posted above, the ropes remained red even during the two Cruiserweight matches. We believe that this was a cost cutting measure, and also done to save time. As we have seen recently, WWE has also stopped doing pyro in an attempt to curtail costs. This could be another step in that direction, to save costs on a weekly basis. Although the time and money saved would be minimal, it would still add up in the long run.
It remains to be seen whether WWE continues with red ropes even for next week's episode of Raw or not. If so, it would make further support our assessment.
While we are not privy to everything that goes on behind closed doors at Stamford, CT, it is not difficult to guess the reasoning behind some of WWE’s moves, and this is one such. In some ways, this may have been a good move, because ‘205 Live’ brand has fallen in grace since it was first launched. Not having the ropes change to purple may actually work in the performers' favour, over the long haul.
