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In this episode, we discuss the end of the lawsuit between Janel Grant and WWE, TNA Slammiversary and the card taking shape, and WWE Returns for Orton, Punk, McIntyre, and possible John Cena!
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02:40Tonight, gotta talk about the huge news of the week.
02:43Janelle Grant and Vince McMahon's teams both agreeing to move their litigation to private arbitration, binding arbitration.
02:51They sent a letter on the 11th compelling the judge to end the June 16th date that they were supposed
02:59to appear to discuss exploration and whatnot and discovery.
03:03And this instead, you very rarely get to hear a judge say no when both sides agree to arbitration.
03:10Normally, I'm kind of surprised Janelle Grant's team, because whenever you go to arbitration, she's going to make out with
03:15less money than she would have had she gone to civil court.
03:18You have to wonder why.
03:20My understanding is, and from the news reports I've seen, various news outlets have talked about the fact that something
03:26was in the documentation for the lawsuit earlier in the week where WWE was, you know,
03:32able to avoid any misgivings with the shareholders, and that this way, because of that information, somehow that influenced this
03:39trial.
03:39I don't know if that's true or not.
03:40I'm obviously not a legal expert.
03:42I wish I was.
03:43But this is very peculiar after coming out with the kind of claims and allegations and things that Janelle Grant
03:49had and the legality of the things that she's talking about.
03:53Very shocking, in my opinion, to see them go to arbitration.
03:56Now, she'll probably still walk away with a hefty sum of money.
03:58Let's be honest, had she just, had Vince McMahon just paid her the $3 million at the beginning, we wouldn't
04:02be talking about this right now.
04:04He'd still be in control of WWE.
04:06Thank God he's not.
04:06But that's not the point.
04:08Some people are wondering if, and look, let's be honest, this is pretty much sealing the deal on this.
04:13You know, we're not going to know what happened.
04:15It's going to be behind closed doors, and we're never going to know.
04:17And the only thing I think is terrible about that is there may have been other people who had things
04:22that they needed to come forward and talk about who now will not get that opportunity.
04:26They're going to have to either bring their own case or stay silent forever.
04:29If there was some kind of situation, I hope that it comes to light.
04:33And, again, I'm not taking sides, but you have to treat people correctly, especially in the workplace, but anywhere for
04:39that matter.
04:39This was an uncomfortable court case from the beginning.
04:42I'm not going to go into all the details.
04:43If you want to know, go look it up online.
04:45But this young lady has been through quite a lot, voluntary, involuntary, all that, because I've heard people argue on
04:51both sides.
04:51I don't care.
04:52No matter what it is, a young lady working in a high-powered situation with a guy like Vincent Manis,
04:59her boss, there's a clear power imbalance there no matter what way you sling it.
05:03So that's not okay on the surface by itself.
05:06So whatever happened should not have happened.
05:09And so we're going to have to wait and see how this plays out, what happens if other people come
05:13forward, if other lawsuits are filed.
05:14I'm not sure how that will play out.
05:15But it sounds like we're not going to get to hear much of anything about, any kind of details, any
05:20resolution.
05:22The question now becomes, will Vince McMahon make any kind of return to WWE?
05:25Remember, he does still own a significant portion, over 5% of the shares of the company.
05:30And if they're going to make this go away, I don't see why he couldn't come back.
05:34I did see on, gosh, I want to say the James Romero show, which if you've never checked out James'
05:40show, you really should.
05:41It's a phenomenal show.
05:43So he was talking about how he would suspect that you might see Vince McMahon inducted into the Hall of
05:48Fame 2027 and be the only inductee.
05:52That's possible, I suppose, because of this going away.
05:55But I do think there's at least an opportunity to work with Vince McMahon at some point.
05:58He did start his new company, and I know he's moved to doing some other things.
06:03But obviously this was his baby, so I wouldn't be surprised at all if he returns and does something with
06:08him.
06:08Speaking of returns, Drew McIntyre, Randy Orton, CM Punk.
06:13Let's get to all of them.
06:14Drew McIntyre out filming Highlander, going through post-production and all that kind of stuff.
06:18Randy Orton taking some time to heal up and spend some time with the family.
06:22And CM Punk, who was the controversial one with all the rumors coming out last week, all scheduled to be
06:27back in time for SummerSlam.
06:29CM Punk reportedly is going to switch brands upon returning.
06:32He's going to go over to SmackDown.
06:33But apparently he is good to go.
06:35There's no concerns about him not appearing for the company anymore.
06:38Any of that crazy nonsense that was being put out in the news.
06:40As a matter of fact, he was announced for one of the FanFests next week.
06:45So obviously something's fine because he's going to be appearing for WWE in that capacity.
06:51And in terms of Drew McIntyre and Randy Orton, not sure what they'll be doing yet.
06:54But both were advertised for the May 29th edition of SmackDown in Barcelona, Spain.
06:59Neither one appeared, but they are apparently ready to be back for SummerSlam with plans that should be rolling out,
07:05hopefully, very shortly.
07:07Rumor has it the July 6th WWE Raw in Chicago is where we might see CM Punk's return.
07:13The other two, not sure.
07:15But I think sooner than later is a good thing.
07:17Night of Champions would not be a bad idea to at least bring one back.
07:20But we'll have to wait and see how that all plays out and see what angles they're going to have
07:23them do.
07:25Moving on a little bit, Piper Niven in the news sadly had to undergo another surgery.
07:31But she did give an injury recovery update.
07:38Her statement was, she goes, I know who I'm kidding.
07:44She put a laughing face in my mouth.
07:45She said, don't count me out just yet.
07:47Just letting people know that it will be a long time and maybe possibly not at all.
07:51So we don't have an exact answer to the same question 50 times a stream talking about whether she could
07:55return to the ring.
07:56Look, her neck injury is very, very serious.
07:58She had to have multiple disc fusion surgery and all that stuff.
08:01Very, very serious injury.
08:03Look, I would love to see her back in the ring.
08:04If not, I would love to see her be a trainer or have some kind of backstage role.
08:08She's an incredible talent, super underappreciated.
08:10But let's be honest, she deserves the opportunity to go out in a different way than just having this secret
08:16harvest be the last thing we ever see of her.
08:18And that's just it.
08:20But we'll have to, again, we'll have to wait and see.
08:22Now, somebody else who long shot at best, but this week opened the doorway to possibly make a return, is
08:28John Cena.
08:29If you asked me before this week if John Cena would ever wrestle again, I'd say heck no, not a
08:33chance.
08:34Even with all the money that the Saudis are going to throw around for WrestleMania, I still would have said
08:38no chance.
08:39However, Bully Ray is one of the people, busted open, who has a different opinion.
08:43Busted open radio, he said that there's a 95% chance that I'll never wrestle again.
08:49Bully explained.
08:50But if you have the money and the situation was right, I might consider it.
08:56Is there an event coming up in the WWE where anybody would have the money, no pun intended, to offer
09:02John Cena to wrestle again?
09:04And the answer is yes.
09:05That's Saudi show.
09:06That WrestleMania.
09:07Now, how could you compromise that ending to a career?
09:12You know what I mean?
09:13He went out, all that hoopla, this last thing, people paid exorbitant prices to see that, and then you essentially
09:18steal that from them by wrestling again?
09:21Very messed up if they do.
09:22I would not be surprised if the Saudis do that.
09:24He could play the angle works, but it was my last match in North America.
09:27This is not North America or something stupid like that.
09:29But John Cena himself made it clear that it's not impossible.
09:35He left the door open.
09:38I'm not sure.
09:39I'm not sure how to feel about this.
09:42But with the fact that he left the door cracked open is not a definitive like it was a few
09:51months ago.
09:51So we'll have to wait and see.
09:53Maybe he's missing it.
09:53I don't know.
09:54He did say, if I remember correctly, that it would be like, I forget how he phrased it, like a
09:59massive financial loss if he went back to wrestling for one more match.
10:03You know, because of what he would have to give up in Hollywood.
10:06But, again, we'll have to wait and see how things play out.
10:08And the last thing we want to get to in this episode, Slammiversary 2026 is starting to take shape.
10:13There's a lot going on.
10:14We clearly were going to get to see Nick Nemeth challenge Mike Santana for the TNA World Championship.
10:19I suspect Nick Nemeth wins the championship there would mean that Mike Santana was coming to WWE.
10:25If Santana retains, then I would assume that means he's staying.
10:28I'm not sure how that's going to happen, how they're going to play that out.
10:31He just beat Eric Young this past week.
10:34It's going to be very, very interesting.
10:37Zia Brookside is going to get a chance to challenge for the Knockout Women's Championship.
10:43Again, not sure how that's going to play out.
10:44That's a feud that's been going on for quite a while now.
10:46Mustafa Ali just defended his international championship successfully.
10:51He's going to be defending his championship.
10:54We don't know who his challenger is going to be yet.
10:58But then the really interesting one is the X Division.
11:00So the X Division Championship is going to be on the line.
11:03Cedric Alexander defending against Leon Slater.
11:08I'm trying to remember who the other wrestlers are that are going to be in the match.
11:12I know it's Leon Slater.
11:14Oh, gosh, this is going to drive me nuts.
11:15I'm feeling bad about this.
11:16Cedric Alexander, Leon Slater.
11:17Oh, Frankie Kazarian.
11:18How can I forget Frankie Kazarian?
11:20But on TNA Wrestling, they did a teaser vignette for somebody returning at Slammiversary.
11:26And a lot of people, if you look closely at the gear, at the marking on the hand, the color,
11:31believe that this is going to be the Amazing Red making a return to TNA for the first time since
11:362011 when he's been doing Game Changer Wrestling ever since.
11:40But this could be an exciting moment to see Amazing Red back in a TNA ring.
11:44If he's coming in, is this a one-off?
11:46Is this a multiple appearance thing?
11:49I know a lot of TNA contracts are per-appearance deals or short-term deals as it is anyways.
11:55But it will be interesting to see how things go if that is indeed the Amazing Red.
12:00And we also know the World Tag Team Championship will be on the line in a three-way ladder match.
12:04The system, Brian Myers and Bear Bronson are going to defend against the Hardys and the Righteous.
12:09I think the match should be solid.
12:12And then we're also going to see Eric Young is going to face Ricky Sosa, who essentially cost him his
12:20match last week.
12:21And we're also going to get to see Eddie Edwards and Moose, which is not a first time, but always
12:26a good time.
12:27So Slammiversary is shaping up to be a really, really good card.
12:30I'm excited for it.
12:31I hope you are too.
12:32TNA, look, they've gotten a bad rap lately because after that debut on AMC, some of their shows started to
12:37tank a little bit.
12:38This is a strong card.
12:40I'm actually, I hate to say it, I'm actually kind of hoping Mike Santana retains it.
12:43I think some people say he's done everything he can do in TNA.
12:46Not really.
12:47He's a major star now.
12:49He can carry them a little longer.
12:51You know, it's like saying, oh, well, AJ Styles should have left TNA after a year and a half.
12:54No, there was a lot he still had to offer, and I still think Mike Santana could offer quite a
12:58bit.
12:58But if he does go to WWE, I hope it's straight to the main roster.
13:01None of this NXT time.
13:03I really don't think he needs that.
13:04I think he's ready to go, but we'll have to wait and see if that does indeed happen.
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