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00:00 Brock Lesnar removed from WWE plans!

00:03 Record breaking viewership for the Royal Rumble!

00:05 And Tony Khan is teasing great things for AEW in 2024.

00:10 And by things, I probably mean Mercedes Monet and Kazuchika Rikardan.

00:13 I'm Oli Davis, and this is the WrestleTalk News.

00:19 Saturday's Royal Rumble, premium live event, saw my favourite women's Rumble match ever,

00:28 TNA to WWE confirmed - another boring Roman win - and Cody Rhodes set to finally, surely,

00:33 I don't know if I can wait another year, to finish his story.

00:37 They are not flinching.

00:39 It capped the end of an amazing week for WWE, announcing Rock 'The Dwayne' Johnson is

00:44 joining their parent company's board of directors, a deal with Netflix worth $5 billion

00:49 and, most importantly of all, a reported working relationship with TNA.

00:55 An amazing week full of only positives, and all the Slim Jims you can eat!

01:05 Just one more thing.

01:06 The 'amazing week' for WWE aren't my words.

01:09 They're the words of WWE Chief Content Officer Triple H during the post-Royal Rumble media

01:15 conference.

01:16 And it is.

01:17 If you haven't read the lawsuit accusing your company's founder and former chairman

01:21 Vince McMahon of sexual abuse which forced him to resign just the following day, please

01:25 watch the WrestleTalk News episodes in the video description below for all the information

01:28 on that suit, Vince's departure and Triple H's addressing of it.

01:32 As Endeavor boss Ari Emanuel had already separated McMahon from WWE creative back in September,

01:38 making Triple H solely in charge of that area, the lawsuit's ramifications should've only

01:42 affected the behind the scenes business business business operations in the company.

01:46 But one allegation in the suit has directly impacted the onscreen WWE product - massively

01:52 changing the Royal Rumble show itself, which will have huge consequences for the promotion's

01:58 plans for WrestleMania.

01:59 Janelle Grant alleges that in the summer of 2021, Vince offered her for sexual favours

02:04 to a world famous athlete and former UFC heavyweight champion with whom WWE was actively trying

02:10 to sign a new contract.

02:12 The Wall Street Journal then reported that people close to the situation believe that

02:17 person is Brock Lesnar.

02:19 Fightful Select, PWInsider and the Wrestling Observer then all reported Lesnar was set

02:23 to make his surprise return during the men's Rumble match, but those plans were pulled

02:28 because of the lawsuit being filed two days before.

02:31 I once got to sit with a wrestling promoter when they were booking just a 20 man Rumble.

02:35 I thought, this'll be cool.

02:37 Rumbles are the most fun gimmick match to watch, with surprises and eliminations and

02:42 someone new coming out every 90 seconds.

02:45 Turns out they're also the hardest to keep track of.

02:48 Four hours later in that room, barely halfway through, I realised it's almost as much

02:53 as an algebra equation as a creative process.

02:56 If Austin Theory enters at No. 9, and Jey Uso has been in for a total of 17 minutes,

03:01 43 seconds, should Shinsuke Nakamura eliminate Luthor Kizer?

03:05 So I do not blame WWE for how they dealt with Lesnar being pulled from the match just 48

03:10 hours from the show.

03:11 They just directly replaced him with Bron Breakker, complete with all Lesnar's pre-planned

03:15 spots.

03:16 Which is fine for the Rumble, but what about the road to WrestleMania?

03:21 Rumble spots and eliminations, particularly for Brock feuds, often sow the seeds for matches

03:25 that'll happen over the next three to four months.

03:28 Like how we were supposed to get that huge Brock Lesnar vs Dominik Mysterio match we've

03:33 all been asking for.

03:34 Breakker was eventually eliminated by Mysterio, which post-wrestling has confirmed was the

03:39 original plan for the Beast Incarnate, because it was going to set up a match between the

03:44 two at the huge Elimination Chamber Stadium show in Perth, Australia the following month.

03:50 Meltzer has since corroborated this in his F4WOnline daily update, writing "There were

03:55 a number of changes made for Mania in the last few days.

03:58 The way it was explained to me is that it involves the creative plans for Brock Lesnar

04:03 and a domino effect when the decision was made at the last minute to not have Lesnar

04:07 on the show due to the lawsuit.

04:09 The Lesnar creative, which at this point he's not going to be involved with unless they

04:13 decide they would bring him back, was Lesnar vs Dominik Mysterio in Australia."

04:19 Meltzer then speculated that Lesnar's plan for WrestleMania was to face Gunther for the

04:23 Intercontinental Championship.

04:26 So is all this now about to go to Brom Breaker?

04:29 Talking to Cathy Kelly after the Rumble, where Breaker eliminated four people in 5 minutes

04:33 20 seconds, and was one of the standout performances of that match, it seems to be far more than

04:38 just an NXT cameo WWE booked to replace Lesnar last minute.

04:42 "Things didn't go my way, but I'm not done with the Judgment Day by any means."

04:47 Oh, ok, maybe it is.

04:48 And Judgment Day, they're just going to go down to NXT and do a month's storyline

04:53 with him and Baron Corbin.

04:56 Wolfdogs.

04:57 My favourite team at the moment.

04:58 But just one more thing, Breaker then added, "I think tonight I've proved that I belong

05:03 in the main roster.

05:04 This is my home now.

05:06 I'm ready for the work.

05:07 I'm ready to prove to my peers and to the people, everyone out there who believes in

05:11 me, that this is where I belong and this is what I was born to do.

05:15 I'm here.

05:16 I'm ready to go."

05:17 Which is amazing news for both Breaker and WWE, as he could be a jolt of energy to the

05:22 Raw roster, and perhaps be catapulted into superstardom if they do decide to book him

05:27 beating Gunther at Mania.

05:29 Unfortunately that does come at the expense of his Wolfdogs tag team with Baron Corbin,

05:32 who have been genuinely awesome in NXT's Dusty Rhodes Classic, for which they're

05:36 in the final.

05:37 How would you capitalise on Brom Breaker's unplanned main roster call-up?

05:40 Let me know in the comments down below because I'll be replying to people FROM OUTTA RUNNING

05:43 THE ROPES REALLY REALLY FAST.

05:47 While Breaker is a hugely exciting talent, WWE will likely now have to scramble for some

05:51 extra star power for the Elimination Chamber show.

05:54 Similar to the Saudi Arabia Backlash or Clash at the Castle events, the Chamber isn't

05:59 funded by fan ticket sales.

06:01 Instead, the city of Perth have paid WWE to run the show in their town.

06:06 And with those big money deals comes big money expectations.

06:11 If WWE decide not to use Lesnar, it's time to dial 9-1-ROCK.

06:17 As for the rest of the WrestleMania card, Meltzer has confirmed the major matches remain

06:21 in place.

06:22 There's also Sky vs Bayley for the SmackDown Women's title following Bayley's Rumble

06:26 win.

06:27 Rhea Ripley vs Becky Lynch for the Raw Women's Championship.

06:29 Seth Rollins vs CM Punk for the World Heavyweight title, Seth's injury pending.

06:34 And Roman Reigns vs Cody Rhodes is the planned main event.

06:38 Reigns vs The Rock is still on the boards, but for later, as long as The Rock is open

06:42 to doing it.

06:43 Which is wrestling speak for…

06:45 Rock, we want you to work Saudi Arabia.

06:48 I'm having fun using the telephone prop.

06:51 Brombreaker wasn't the only main roster debut, though, as Jade Cargill put in an excellent

06:55 showing in her first WWE match as the Women's Rumble 28th entrant - eliminating Nia Jax,

07:01 Naomi and kind of Becky Lynch, and lasting to the final three.

07:05 It seemed as though WWE were positioning Cargill as a focus on the road to WrestleMania, perhaps

07:10 for an often fantasy book dream match against Bianca Belair as they had several interactions

07:15 in the Rumble.

07:16 But Brian Alvarez has noted there are some obstacles she still needs to overcome first.

07:21 Mainly, Alvarez has been told from people behind the scenes, she has a hard time remembering

07:25 a lot of stuff in regards to her in-ring work.

07:28 Alvarez recommends the best way to improve that is to include her in WWE's live events

07:33 tour, to get the reps in with veteran talent.

07:35 Because AEW never really did many house shows, Jade has only wrestled 65 matches in her almost

07:42 three year career.

07:43 Far below the amount many need to hone their craft early on.

07:46 As for the Women's Rumble match, Fightful Selective reported it was rehearsed on Thursday

07:50 at the Performance Center, which is where everyone found out that both Naomi and TNA's

07:55 Jordan Grace would be in the match.

07:57 Which is likely why that news was leaked on the day ahead of the show.

08:00 With the returns of Naomi and Liv Morgan, the debut of Cargill and seeming access to

08:05 all of TNA's Knockouts division, Triple H has constructed one of the deepest women's

08:09 rosters of all time, which he was very happy about on X.

08:14 The landscape of the WWE Women's division was altered last night.

08:18 The connections that these three have with the WWE Universe is undeniable, and I have

08:23 a feeling their momentum will be unstoppable.

08:26 Complete with obligatory pointing photos at each surprise entrant.

08:29 Look, woman.

08:30 Wait, is he just pointing at Cargill's bicep?

08:34 J Cargill's bicep main roster signing confirmed.

08:36 And it's not just Cargill's biceps that are pumped.

08:39 So is WWE's viewership.

08:40 Fightful selectors learned last night's WWE Royal Rumble saw the largest viewership

08:45 in the history of the event.

08:46 It's also the largest audience of any PLE in WWE history outside of WrestleMania, per

08:53 internal memos.

08:55 And that interest was mirrored in our own numbers for our live watchalong party, with

08:59 it getting almost 450,000 views - our biggest ever live reactions number by almost 200,000

09:07 views - even beating CM Punk's other return to wrestling on AEW Rampage in 2021.

09:13 That screenshot, by the way, is when Jordan Grace made her surprise entry.

09:17 Just thought that was a funny picture of Luke.

09:19 That was our first watchalong party since Survivor Series, where our CM Punk return

09:23 reaction was used loads on WWE TV, so thanks for the rub!

09:27 It's indicative of the still rising tide of WWE popularity, which Tony Khan looks like

09:33 he's making his own plans to capitalise on.

09:36 But before I go through that, here's a message

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10:45 If you're not a WrestleTalk Pledgehammer already, you're going to want to join at

10:47 Patreon.com/wrestletalk right now! Because we're debuting our overhauled WrestleTalk

10:53 Extra show on there this Wednesday 31st - where Luke and I do a deep dive review on the Royal

10:59 Rumble 2014 in episode 1 of our series on the Breakup of the Shield. Which also includes

11:06 CM Punk walking out of the company, Daniel Bryan getting added to Mania 30, and everyone

11:10 hating John Cena, Randy Orton and unfortunately Rey Mysterio.

11:14 That's Patreon.com/wrestletalk. Flying in the face of Hangman Page's 'New

11:19 Year, New Me, dumbass' motivational speaking, Tony Khan is promising New Year, Old AEW in

11:26 his post. 2024 AEW is the next 2021 AEW, with a picture

11:33 of him wearing 2021 glasses. Which is one better than 2020 hindsight.

11:38 Despite their business increasing in 2022 and 2023, with the Extra Show collision, more

11:43 pay-per-view buys and the epic All In show at Wembley, AEW was in turmoil behind the

11:48 scenes with disgruntled talent. This coincided with WWE getting hot, and AEW's live attendance

11:54 approaching WCW in 2000 levels bird. AEW's 2021 was the year of all the surprise

12:01 signings like Malakai Black, Andrade, Bryan Danielson, CM Punk and Adam Cole. Hey, 3 out

12:07 of 5 still being there ain't bad. Ok, yep. Of course, I've just read that

12:17 Dave Meltzer's reporting Malakai Black doesn't like doing jobs, aka getting pinned. Which

12:23 is why his collision match had to escape the cage stipulation, and that he'll be going

12:27 back to WWE as soon as he can. Khan's 2024 as the new 2021, though, could

12:35 be a tease of an influx of new top tier talent to replace them, with both Mercedes Monet

12:40 and Kazuchika Okada reportedly close to signing. Deals that are now more likely than ever purely

12:45 because neither showed up in the Royal Rumble. Learn more about the Vince McMahon fallout

12:49 in WWE by watching the video on the left.

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