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In today's roundup, we take a look at why Carmella and R-Truth were split in the WWE Draft, Bobby Lashley's take on his storyline with Lana and also why Seth Rollins burned down the Firefly Fun House on Monday Night RAW.
Also in today's roundup, we take a look at the lucrative offer CM Punk has got from another wrestling company! But before all that, let's get to the main headlines of the day:
Mike Kanellis asks for release
Mike Kanellis has revealed that he has asked for his release from WWE. The former 24/7 Champion just re-signed with the company a couple of months back but is not happy with the creative direction.
He took to Twitter last night to make it clear that he was looking to leave as there is no real opportunity for him to work in WWE. Mike also went on to reveal that he was frustrated, sad and angry with the situation and wanted to get out of it as soon as possible.
Maria Kanellis, meanwhile, took to Instagram to support her husband's decision. In doing so, she has also made it clear that she has not asked for her release but is fully supportive of her husband's decision to leave.
Mike is the 5th Superstar after Lio Rush, Luke Harper and The Revival to ask for a release this year.
Randy Orton to turn face!
Randy Orton has been a heel on Monday Night RAW and SmackDown for some time now and it looks like things are about to change. Cageside Seats via Observer report that the Legend Killer is set to turn face soon.
Orton was drafted to Monday Night RAW on the first night of the draft. The 13-time champion was the first pick of the Red brand in Round 2 of the draft. He is now set to lead Team Flair at Crown Jewel when they take on Team Hogan, led by Seth Rollins.
Why Seth Rollins burned the Firefly Fun House on RAW
Bray Wyatt's Firefly Fun House was burned down by Seth Rollins at the end of Monday Night RAW last night to leave the fans stunned. The move was not something that the WWE Universe was expecting and it caught everyone off guard.
Dave Meltzer has now provided a reason for the shocking turn of events and said that it was a way to bring the Firefly Fun House to an end. He believes that FOX Network was not keen on having it on their show as Wyatt was drafted to the Blue brand in the WWE Draft.
He said on Wrestling Observer Radio:
"I just figured it was their way of writing it off, which surprised me, as I wouldn't have thought they would want to write that off but they did and I guess they don't want it on SmackDown and Bray Wyatt is going to SmackDown and that was the way of writing him off of RAW."
CM Punk gets a lucrative offer from NWA
Nick Aldis has revealed that NWA are willing to offer CM Punk a lucrative deal to wrestle at their pay-per-view. The NWA Heavyweight Champion has stated that he would be willing to offer the former WWE star half of the revenue from the PPV to make it happen! He said on The NWA Pod:
"Who's gonna draw the most money? ...Brock Lesnar, John Cena, Triple H or CM Punk. I'll tell you this for free - Punk could negotiate a deal with us and we could do a PPV tomorrow where he keeps half the revenue. We'd do it no questions asked."
Aldis also revealed that he has not yet pitched an idea to Punk but has made it clear to him that it will be financially rewarding. He said:
"I mean look at the packages we put together for me and Cody. Imagine the kind of packages we could do with Punk. He could sell out Chicago like that, you know? I genuinely believe he could take the reigns on the entire business side of it and he could make seven figures to wrestle me for the NWA title." [H/T WrestlingINC]
Why Carmella and R-Truth were split in the WWE Draft
Carmella and R-Truth have been an incredible pair since they got together a couple of months back. They have been running around with the 24/7 Championship, entertaining the fans every single time.
However, all good things must come to an end and now, with the WWE Draft done, the duo have been put in different brands. R-Truth will be on Monday Night RAW while Carmella has moved to Friday Night SmackDown.
Wrestling Observer's Dave Melter had some backstage news on the split:
"If you remember the 24/7 title, the original idea came from the USA Network. It was like their idea, which is funny because the original idea was 'what can we do for the third hour of RAW from keeping you from tuning out?' And of course, within weeks, the title had nothing to do with the third hour of RAW but it is like a USA Network idea. So Ron Killings/R-Truth had to stay there but because Corey Graves got moved to SmackDown, so Carmella had to go there. So if you're wondering why they were broken up, that's the reason."
Bobby Lashley on his storyline with Lana
Bobby Lashley and Lana shocked the WWE Universe 2 weeks ago when they came out and kissed on stage. It took place on the season premiere of Monday Night RAW and with Rusev in the ring taking on Seth Rollins.
Talking on the Notsam Wrestling podcast, Lashley revealed that he was enjoying the storyline and is looking forward to his match vs Rusev. The former Intercontinental champion said:
“That [the Rusev aspect] is the beauty of this story. I liked Rusev before. I don’t know how he’s going to react. I know he killed Randy [Orton] and Baron [Corbin] the other day, but they’re not me. I’m really interested to see how this is going to unfold.”
Lashley also revealed that Lana has been enthusiastic about trying to shock fans as much as possible.
“I think Lana is saying ‘go for it’ more than I’m saying ‘go for it’! I was trying to tow the line a little bit, but Lana was like, ‘There’s no line. Let’s go straight to the top.’ There’s big things with that. If you want to be something in this business, you have to be talked about.”
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