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Braun Strowman Drawing Interest From
Impact Wrestling
Adam Scherr, who used the Strowman moniker during a nine-year run in WWE, hinted Sunday he’s now free
to sign with any promotion after being released by WWE in early June.
Fightful Select reported (via Kellie
Haulotte of Wrestling Inc.) that Impact Wrestling is “heavily
interested” in the 6’8”, 385-pound star and noted “company
officials believe they are going to be able to sign” him in the
near future.
Scherr was pushed into the main event
scene on multiple occasions during his WWE run, but he only captured
one of the company’s top titles once, when he defeated Goldberg at
WrestleMania 36 in 2020 to win the Universal Championship.
He dropped the belt at that year’s
SummerSlam after a nondescript title reign. While he’d made
some strides as an in-ring performer and utilized his size to successfully portray himself as a “monster among men,” he lacked the promo skills to become
one of WWE’s biggest performers.
It wouldn’t be a surprise if he
ultimately takes a path similar to Drew McIntyre, who was released by
WWE in June 2014. McIntyre made several stops with other promotions,
including TNA, and refined his craft enough to earn another shot with
WWE in 2017. He’s since emerged as one of the company’s top
Superstars.
If Scherr can improve his work on the
mic, he could be a major asset for WWE or AEW. A stop with Impact
would be a solid landing spot in the short term.
Friends Urging Chad Gable to Make AEW
Jump
Gable is one of the most technically
strong wrestlers in the business, but he hasn’t been featured
prominently in WWE since making his debut in 2014 following a decorated amateur
wrestling career.
The 35-year-old Minnesota native had a
couple promising tag team title runs alongside Jason Jordan on both
NXT and SmackDown, but it never led to something bigger. He’s kind of
been lost in the shuffle lately and could benefit from his recent
move to Raw in the WWE draft.
People around him apparently have other
ideas to help his career go to the next level, though.
Dave Meltzer of Wrestling Observer
Radio reported (via Joshua Gagnon of Wrestling Inc.) Gable’s friends “really want him to sign with AEW as it would likely be a good fit
for him.”
A lot of former WWE wrestlers have
landed in AEW, including CM Punk, Bryan Danielson and Christian Cage
among countless others, and they’ve been given the creative freedom
to get back to their roots away from the more structured WWE
environment.
The one concern is that if the AEW
roster becomes overcrowded with the infusion of high-profile
signings, it could lead to similar issues of wrestlers being reduced
to limited roles because there’s a finite amount of television time
to feature a growing number of marquee storylines.
It’s unclear how much time Gable has
left on his contract, but if his move to Raw alongside current tag
partner Otis doesn’t spark a move up the card, it wouldn’t be a
surprise to see him explore other opportunities in the future.
Rey Mysterio Unavailable Because of
Medical Issue
Mysterio has continued to appear on WWE
programming in recent months alongside his son, Dominik, but he
hasn’t had a televised singles match since Aug. 20 against Jey Uso. He’s been mostly restricted to large-scale tag matches at non-televised live
events, according to the Internet Wrestling Database.
Fightful Select reported (via Felix
Upton of Ringside News) that Mysterio has been dealing with a health
issue that kept him out of this weekend’s house shows.
“As of Friday night, Rey Mysterio
was sidelined for an undisclosed medical reason and would no longer
be able to perform at the Saturday night live event where he was
scheduled to face Roman Reigns,” the report stated.
No timetable was given for how long the
46-year-old legend will be unavailable.
His “passing of the torch” storyline with Dominik has been a slow burn, but it’d be intriguing if they ultimately face off at one of WWE’s biggest events—perhaps next year’s WrestleMania.
As for the long-term outlook, Mysterio
is a virtual lock to eventually earn his rightful spot in the WWE Hall of Fame.
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