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00:00 I'm Laurie Blake, welcome to the WrestleTalk News, on Fridays we wear pink.

00:11 Our top story involves comeuppance!

00:15 Contract comeuppance, in which contracts come up.

00:17 Because you know, wrestling contracts are usually guarded with the same sort of secrecy

00:20 as taking a contract out on somebody's life.

00:23 For some reason they just don't want anyone to know who signed the thing.

00:26 And in the case of wrestling, maybe that's because the second it's known somebody's

00:30 contract is about to expire, the old rumour mill goes into overdrive about whether they

00:34 will stay or whether they will go.

00:37 Well you might as well call me Windy Bloody Miller, because I'm about to add some grain

00:42 to this grindstone and now talk about Andrade potentially leaving AEW.

00:47 El Idolo joined AEW back in June 2021 after leaving WWE in March that same year and has

00:52 had a buggy road in AEW and now it's rumoured that his contract is coming up soon and he

00:58 may well be departing the company for pastures new, or pastures old, the grass he's already

01:04 ate at WWE.

01:06 But this is all a cue that we've taken from him returning to perform for CMLL in the near

01:11 future.

01:12 CMLL, CMLL, it's hard to say CMML.

01:16 On Wrestling Observer Radio Dave Meltzer laid it all out, he said he's going back to CMLL,

01:21 not sure exactly what week but probably relatively soon.

01:25 On Friday night's Arena Mexico show they did a tease of him going back, he had talked

01:29 to AAA about going back there and decided to go to CMLL.

01:33 Now under Andrade's current AEW contract he would be able to work for CMLL anyhow.

01:38 But according to Meltzer, even though CMLL's drawing big crowds, there's no real money

01:42 being paid by them.

01:44 And Andrade actually charges a lot for his appearances in Mexico, so I think it's just

01:49 something he wants to do.

01:51 And the reason Andrade apparently wants to go back to CMLL now is because if he should

01:57 sign with WWE when his deal comes up, there will be no working with CMLL.

02:02 Meltzer added he thinks his deal is up pretty soon so he wanted to go back to CMLL in case

02:06 he ends up going to WWE.

02:08 He's not made a decision on what he's doing next, he's not signed a new deal, but if

02:13 he does go back to WWE he knows he can't go back to Arena Mexico.

02:18 Bryan Alvarez later confidently added that this guy wants to go back to WWE and his wife.

02:24 As you likely know by now Andrade would not be the only high profile defector from AEW,

02:28 we of course have Cody Rhodes finish the damn story, CM Punk, even though he was pushed

02:34 before he could jump and much more recently we've got QT Marshall.

02:39 Marshall in AEW was interesting because he worked multiple backstage roles at the company

02:42 alongside being a performer and on screen manager, and announced his resignation from

02:48 the company recently citing changes in the overall direction as the main reason.

02:53 That direction not being putting QT Marshall in the ring.

02:57 Now SE Scoops have been doing some digging and they learned even more details about Marshall's

03:01 final months in AEW, most notably that he tried to resign in August when his deal was

03:06 due to come up in early December because he wanted to pursue an in-ring career and not

03:11 be stuck as either a manager or coach.

03:14 He then signed an extension with AEW that would carry him through to January 2024 on

03:19 the premise that he would get more in-ring and TV time, though that didn't materialise.

03:26 Now Marshall has been doing a lot of work with AAA recently and is their Latin American

03:30 Champion working under Konnan, who is obviously well known for keeping his mouth shut, and

03:34 obviously spilled a whole bunch of beans on his K-100 podcast saying "I know for a fact

03:39 that this has been building up.

03:40 He gets paid very well, but he was very frustrated because he does a lot of stuff and Tony Khan

03:46 is the type of guy who changes his mind last minute.

03:50 He only listens to the top guys, which some of them don't have the best interests of the

03:57 company at heart."

03:59 He says on behalf of a man who was leaving a well-paid job because he wasn't getting

04:02 enough TV time.

04:07 Right, it's Survival Series next week.

04:18 I know I can win, but only if Tempest doesn't ask me anything about the last couple of years

04:22 of the AEW vs WWE rivalry.

04:24 I don't know anything about that, and I especially don't know anything about Triple H's new WWE

04:29 role, CM Punk joining and leaving AEW, or AEW collision.

04:41 How am I supposed to prepare for tables, lists and chairs when there's so much else going

04:45 on in the world?

04:46 WWE's legal battles, mergers, CM Punk joining AEW, Tony Khan's struggles to control his

04:53 company and so much more.

04:54 If only someone had written all this information down somewhere so I don't have to think about

04:58 it all the time.

05:21 WrestleTalk's brand new book, WWE vs AEW The Fallout, offers a front row seat to the

05:26 ceaseless drama, the pulse-pounding excitement and the monumental shifts that have unfolded

05:31 in the war between WWE and AEW over the past 18 months.

05:36 Picking up where WWE vs AEW The New War left off, this anthology of articles from the pages

05:42 of the WrestleTalk Magazine gives you fresh insights and perspective into the battle between

05:47 the two companies that you simply cannot get anywhere else.

05:50 It's the ultimate collector's item for those who want to remember this unprecedented

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06:10 Speaking of talent frustration, the primary way many of AEW's disgruntled guys and gals

06:14 have been making said displeasure known to the public has been on their social media,

06:19 pesky plague of the modern era that it is.

06:22 If you saw our news video yesterday you would know that the word on the street from Fightful

06:26 Sean Ross Sapp is that AEW's disciplinary committee has been dealing out fines to talent

06:31 who air their grievances online.

06:33 You get a fine, you get a fine, you get a fine.

06:36 And most interestingly of all, those fines have been dished out by none other than the

06:40 Blackpool Combat Club's very own Bryan Danielson.

06:44 Yes it seems as if Danielson has turned his disciplinary efforts away from bullying Paul

06:48 Wheeler-Utah and onto the rest of the AEW roster who may have a bone to pick with the

06:53 company.

06:54 This now follows on from Danielson's reported role in the AEW firing of one CM Punk back

06:59 in September following that backstage altercation with Jack Perry at All In in London.

07:04 Turns out D-Bry, or I guess Bry, D-Isn't messing around.

07:09 Talking on Fightful's The Hump, SRS said that at least one or two people have been

07:14 fined by him.

07:16 However it seems as if there are some conflicting reports on just how involved Danielson is

07:20 in this process.

07:21 Speaking on Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer said that while Danielson is on the

07:25 disciplinary committee, he is not the guy doing the fining.

07:30 Adding to the confusion, Bryan Alvarez noted that he did in fact ask around regarding social

07:34 media conduct fines, but curiously those he spoke to don't seem to have heard of that.

07:39 So all the contradictory reports leave us unsure as to what the actual crack is with

07:42 the whole situation.

07:43 However, it appears that one AEW star may have just implied that he has now been the

07:48 latest target of the AEW disciplinary committee.

07:51 The more I say AEW disciplinary committee, the more I want it to become a new faction.

07:55 BCC is old news, we want corporate Bryan.

07:58 Yesterday Mike Santana tweeted a reminder of how long it had been since he was last

08:02 featured on AEW TV, posting "6 weeks" along with a yawning emoji.

08:08 Apparently this tweet was then deleted with Santana later tweeting "FINED ME?"

08:13 Yeah, okay.

08:15 While this was seen by many as an implication that Santana's previously deleted tweet

08:18 had perhaps led to a fine, it could also just be Santana having fun with the entire situation.

08:24 Which seems more likely based on an exchange with SRS in the comments, with Shawn asking

08:28 "LMAO did everyone assume it was you?" and Santana replying "I guess".

08:34 Either way, it seemed as if the reaction to the situation, which I can report featured

08:37 a lot of Danielson memes, had at least provided Santana with some entertainment as he tweeted

08:43 "Thanks for the entertainment while I soak up my beautiful island."

08:47 Moving on now and despite all the talk of AEW's woes behind the scenes, one thing

08:52 the product does have going for it is undoubtedly the Devil storyline.

08:56 While it remains to be seen whether the anticipation of the grand reveal will be met or not, which

09:01 it most certainly won't if it turns out to be Jack Perry, fans are at least having

09:05 fun speculating on who it could be under the masks.

09:10 One of the prevailing theories on the masked man's identity is that someone either not

09:14 currently contracted with AEW a la Mustafa Ali or someone currently injured like Adam

09:19 Cole could be involved.

09:23 While that all remains to be seen, it was previously reported by Fightful last month

09:26 that those currently under the mask are in fact the people who will likely be revealed

09:30 to be involved later down the line.

09:33 And in a new update on Fightful Select this point was reiterated further saying that as

09:37 of last week the talent under the Devil masks are still set to be played by those currently

09:43 under them.

09:44 So with that said, discounting injured and recently released WWE talent, who do you feel

09:47 is logically under the masks?

09:49 Let us know in the comments down below.

09:51 So if that report rings true then one name we can rule out as being involved is Dolph

09:56 Ziggler who is now finally set to be at the end of his 90 day non-compete course following

10:01 his WWE release on September 21st.

10:04 They released Dolph Ziggler, what a weird year it's been.

10:07 Unlike some of the other released names, the future of Ziggler post WWE has always been

10:11 a bit more up in the air.

10:13 Because while his legacy and ability undoubtedly make him an appealing signing for any promotion,

10:18 the show-off may wish to instead turn his attention away from wrestling and onto his

10:22 stand-up comedy career.

10:24 And while that still may prove to be the case, at the very least it seems as if the Ziggs

10:27 is not totally down with the wrestling biz just yet as he's now been booked for his

10:32 first post-WWE wrestling gig.

10:34 As announced in a press release for MCW Pro Wrestling's MCW Fan Jam and MCW Anniversary

10:40 on February 4th, 2024, Ziggler was announced to appear alongside fellow former WWE stars

10:45 Matt Riddle, James Ellsworth and The Blue Meanie among others.

10:50 While it was confirmed that Riddle would be competing in a match, the same was not confirmed

10:53 for Ziggler, so we'll have to wait if that proves to be Dolph's first non-WWE match

10:57 in two decades.

11:00 Because of course one other potential home for Ziggler could be Impact Wrestling, or

11:04 as they would now like to be known, TNA.

11:08 While TNA has seen potential landmark signings for their rebrands such as Will Ospreay and

11:12 CM Punk slip through the net choosing AEW and WWE respectively, many are anticipating

11:17 a big splash for the promotion in 2024.

11:21 However it seems as if their optimism may be slightly dashed by the news that former

11:24 Knockouts Champion Deonna Purrazzo looks set to depart the company in the new year according

11:29 to Fightful Select.

11:31 It was reported in September that Purrazzo's contract with Impact was set to come up in

11:34 early 2024, and while there had been no update on the renegotiation, Purrazzo's presence

11:39 on the TNA Wrestling Graphics had some theorising that she was set to stick around.

11:44 However, that seems to not be the case with no new deal agreed between the two parties

11:50 and Purrazzo now reportedly keen to explore free agency.

11:54 While there has been no word yet on where she may end up landing, her final dates with

11:58 the company are said to be real soon, specifically the Impact final resolution tapings in Canada

12:04 this weekend.

12:05 Although Purrazzo is set to explore her options elsewhere, Fightful did note that the split

12:10 with Impact was amicable, with the door open to agreeing a new deal with the company in

12:16 the future.

12:17 And lastly we finish up today with an injury update on WWE's resident ambulance tipper

12:22 Braun Strowman.

12:23 The Monster Among Men has been off TV for much of 2023, having undergone neck fusion

12:28 surgery in June.

12:29 Due to the severity of the issue, many have been wondering if/when we can expect to see

12:33 Strowman back inside a WWE ring again.

12:37 Speaking in an interview with News18, Strowman thankfully provided a promising update.

12:42 He said "So I did my five-month check-up and I got medically cleared to start lifting

12:47 weights.

12:48 I lost 35 pounds just sitting around for eight weeks because I wasn't eating like I normally

12:53 do since I wasn't lifting.

12:55 So now we're trying to put the weight back on.

12:57 The goal for 2024 is to continue this.

13:00 As I said, I go back after the first year to have another check-up and then get back

13:04 in the ring, getting back into shape and then getting back to passing these hands out."

13:09 Give these hands.

13:11 And while we are approaching the traditional surprise return season in WWE, aka the Royal

13:17 Rumble, Strowman admitted that while that would be great, he is "at the mercy of the

13:22 doctors due to the severity of the injury".

13:25 Whenever the return does come around though, one thing Strowman made sure to mention was

13:28 that he would be doing so in dedication to his close friend and former Wyatt Family leader

13:34 Bray Wyatt.

13:35 We at WrestleTalk would like to continue to extend our well wishes to Strowman in his

13:39 ongoing recovery.

13:40 And that is all for today, folks.

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