Former World Champion removed from Royal Rumble, miss management at WWE Live Event

There was a management problem during yesterday's WWE Live Event in matinee in Chicago. The show started one hour later then schedule.

Apparently the problem was with the heating system of the arena it was described as being 'freezing cold' inside.

During the wait outside WWE Sent the NXT Champion Finn Balor out to meet the fans. He thanked them for coming.

Former World Champion removed from Royal Rumble

WWE added former World Champion Mark Henry in the official roster of Royal Rumble Match next Monday but he was quickly removed.

As of writing this he hasn't been added to the Rumble yet in the official WWE website. There has been no clarification whatsoever about his status. Here is the updated card for the event:

30-ManRoyal Rumble Match for the WWE World Heavyweight Title
Roman Reigns, Big Show, Brock Lesnar, Chris Jericho, Sheamus, Ryback,Curtis Axel, Dolph Ziggler, Stardust, Bray Wyatt, Luke Harper, Erick Rowan, BraunStrowman

Last Man Standing Match for the WWE Intercontinental Title
Kevin Owens vs.Dean Ambrose

Big title match announced for Royal Rumble, Title Change takes place at Smackdown

Breaking the 2-3 weeks myth that WWE creatives are really caring about story lines again, we saw a big title change in this week's episode of Smackdown.

(Spoiler) WWE Superstar Kalisto lost his newly won WWE United States Championship to Alberto Del Rio.

It's notable that Kalisto won the championship on this past Raw. That makes his championship reign just 24 hours long. King Barret was in the ring side with Del Rio to help him win the title.

Also Kevin Owens accepted the challenge of Dean Ambrose for a 'Last Man Standing' match at Royal Rumble.

The match will be contested for the Intercontinental Championship. This is Owen's third title shot since losing the title to Ambrose.

Former World Champion returns on Raw, big title match announced for Smackdown

As expected tonight's Raw was filled with a lots of Royal Rumble mentions and people announcing themselves for the grand event.

The most surprising one of tonight's announcements was when former World Champion Chris Jerricho made his return to Raw. Jerricho announced that he will be competing for a chance to main event WrestleMania this year.

After tonight's Raw here is the updated list of Royal Rumble Participants:

* Big Show

* Curtis Axel

* Ryback

* Chris Jericho

* Bray Wyatt

* Luke Harper

* Braun Strowman

* Erick Rowan

* Dolph Ziggler

* WWE World Heavyweight Champion Roman Reigns

Also it was announced that Intercontinental Champion Dean Ambrose will have to defend his championship against Kevin Owens on tomorrow's Smackdown.

Smackdown will be returning to USA network from this week and they are trying to make Smackdown relevant again so we can expect some other big matches too.

Two Big title matches announced for Smackdown

WWE Superstar Dean Ambrose didn't had a very great night tonight on Raw. He was busted open in his steel cage match against Sheamus.

After the fight he received medical supervision backstage. He got 6 staples to the head to close a wound he received during the match. WWE tweeted the following after Raw-

@TheDeanAmbrose receives medical attention after his brutal #SteelCagematch on #Raw.
https://t.co/5DHuJxOBLg
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— WWE (@WWE)December 22, 2015

Also it was announced that The Lunatic Fringe will be defending his Intercontinental Championship against Dolph Ziggler and Kevin Owens in a Triple Treat match tomorrow night on Super Smackdown Live.

The New Day will also be defending their Tag Titles at the show. They will be facing one of their TLC opponents The Lucha Dragons.

Brock Lesnar Kevin Owens NJPW results

Sending some shock waves to the fans former WWE writer Court Bauer said on a recent episode of MLW Radio that WWE Officials are thinking about the match of Kevin Owens vs. Brock Lesnar for Wrestlemania 32.

Ever since Owens came to WWE, fans wanted to see this match happen. But until now it was looking like a distance dream for the audience as WWE is using Kevin as a upper mid carder.

There is no news available on how WWE is planning to go forward with this storyline but it's said that Kevin will most likely still be holding the WWE Intercontinental Championship.

Dave Meltzer also noted on Wrestling Observer Radio that the report may be true. However he also said that Lesnar is not aware of this match yet. We'll keep you updated on any further details of this match.

NJPW World Tag League Day 7 results:

Here are the results of NJPW World Tag league day 7:

* Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma defeated Bad Luck Fale & Tama Tonga

* Shinsuke Nakamura & Tomohiro Ishii defeated Kingdom

* Hiroshi Tanahashi & Michael Elgin defeated Yuji Nagata & Manabu Nakanishi

ESPN anchor talks WWE return, Reason behind Kevin Owens's absence

Former WWE announcer and current ESPN anchor Jonathan Coachman talked about returning to WWE on Twitter. He said he would like to return to WWE.

He said it will be profitable for both companies and he would like to call Raw once again. However, he also noted that he hasn't been contacted by WWE for a return.

Why Kevin Owens missed Raw

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It caught media attention when Kevin Owens unexpectedly missed Raw this past Monday. It was noted that Fans in attendance were not happy about him not appearing after being advertised.

Now the reason for his absence has been revealed. It was reported that Owens who was travelling with his kid got ill and was sent home immediately. Owens also confirmed this news on his twitter:

Yes, it's been a rough couple of days. Owen and I both got pretty sick, but we're back home with Karina and Élodie now so we'll be ok.
Thanks for everyone's concern and support.
— Kevin Owens (@FightOwensFight)December 2, 2015

Owens missed both Raw and Smackdown tapings this week. He is expected back before next week's Raw.

New Kevin Owens DVD, WWE issues new Survey to ask fans about Raw

Pro Wrestling Guerrilla wrestling promotion will be releasing new DVD on Kevin Steen aka Kevin Owens of WWE. The DVD will be released on 16 December. You can pre order it at www.Highspots.com. below are the matches to feature on the DVD:

DISC 1

Debut Match

Kevin Steen vs. El Generico

All Star Weekend 2 (Night 2) - 

World Championship Match 

Kevin Steen vs. Chris Bosh

Astonishing X-Mas - Guerrilla Warfare Match

Kevin Steen vs. Super Dragon

Holy Diver Down - Singles Match

Kevin Steen vs. PAC

2009 Battle Of Los Angeles (Night 2) - World Tag Team Championship

Kevin Steen & El Generico vs. The Young Bucks

Cyanide: A Loving Tribute to Poison - Singles Match

Kevin Steen vs. Akira Tozawa

All Star Weekend 8 (Night 1) - Tag Team Match

Kevin Steen & Akira Tozawa vs. El Generico & Ricochet

2011 Battle Of Los Angeles - Final Round Match

Kevin Steen vs. El Generico

DISC 2

Steen Wolf - World Championship Ladder Match

Kevin Steen vs. El Generico

FEAR - World Tag Team Championship Guerrilla Warfare

Kevin Steen & Super Dragon vs. The Young Bucks

2012 Battle Of Los Angeles (Night 2) - Six Person Tag Match

Kevin Steen, El Generico & Rick Knox vs. The Young Bucks & Brian Cage

Mystery Vortex - World Championship Guerrilla Warfare Match

Kevin Steen vs. Adam Cole

DDT4 (2013) - Final Round Match

Kevin Steen & El Generico vs. The Young Bucks

2013 Battle Of Los Angeles (Night 2) - Quarter-Final Round

Kevin Steen vs. Johnny Gargano

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All Star Weekend X (Night 1) - Six Person Tag Team Match 

Kevin Steen & The Young Bucks vs. AR Fox, Ricochet & Rich Swann

ELEVEN - Pro Wrestling Guerrilla Farewell Match

Kevin Steen vs. Trevor Lee

WWE Issues new survey 

WWE has finally decided to find out what's wrong with them. They have issued a very detailed Fan Council survey asking fans about the latest Raw episode.

The Survey includes questions like- when fans tuned in for Raw, which segments they watched and which segments they didn't watch. A fan called it the most comprehensive survey WWE has issued to Fan Council members.