Chairshot Wrestling News Shuffle: Shield To Team Up? Ronda Rousey, Chyna, Sasha, and More! (4/16/19)

News here! Shield To Team Up? Ronda Rousey, Chyna, Sasha, and More!

The Shield To Team Up One Last Time

Dean Ambrose has a few dates left on his WWE contract, and  his last appearances look like they will be tag team matches as part of The Shield. WWE has announced that it will air the April 21st event live on the WWE Network. The event will air on Sunday night at 9:30 PM EST.

Jason’s Take

This is a great way for WWE to increase network subscriptions. Many fans have been speculating what the next move will be for Ambrose. Will he take some time off and return to WWE in the future? Or, will he make the jump to AEW? Time will tell, but honestly I feel he is burned out from wrestling.

Ronda Rousey On Impregnation Vacation

Ronda Rousey looks to be taking a vacation from WWE for some time. She has dubbed her time away as an impregnation vacation on her Instagram account. The Wrestling Observer had reported earlier this year that Rousey would leave WWE in order to focus on starting a family. It looks like the Wrestling Observer was correct.

 

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Jason’s Take

Kudos to Ronda to want to step away in order to start a family. Hopefully fans can accept this and give her some privacy.

Chyna Memorial Battle Royal?

During the Hall Of Fame induction of DX, X-Pac made the comment that the Women’s Battle Royal at WrestleMania should be renamed the Chyna Memorial Battle Royal. During his recent 1,2,360 Podcast, he elaborated further on the idea of the name change.

“I did mention something before we went out, I asked a question. I said, ‘Has anyone talked about that,’” Waltman said on renaming the battle royal after Chyna. “And someone said, ‘no, no one’s ever brought it up’ and I am like ‘well I am.’… I read people going ‘oh, I am disappointed that they didn’t turn it into the Chyna Battle Royal like the next day.’ I said it the night before. Can you at least wait till next year to b*** about it? If they don’t do it next year, I can see people complaining about it. But God, can you at least give them one year?”

“I had no doubts about this but I know a lot of people did. I knew that she would be honored properly, and she was. I just thought it was really nice for her and that she’d be extremely happy with all of that. I know her as well as anyone, and it felt like she was there.”

Jason’s Take

No thanks. The WWE came under fire for initially having the yearly WrestleMania women’s battle royal named after the Fabulous Moolah, so I don’t see them renaming it after Chyna. While Chyna’s contribution to the business cannot be denied, neither can her storied past. Though the WWE does seem to prop up deceased wrestlers the company has had issues with in the past.

Another Sasha Banks Update

Many fans have been following the drama regarding Sasha Banks reportedly threatening to quit the WWE. Sasha has been mostly quiet on her social media accounts as of late, but did happen to re-tweet a tweet from Bayley. Bayley’s tweet is a scene from the movie the Lion King, and fans are speculating that this scene would mean that Bayley and Sasha are going to be sticking with the rest of the 4 Horsewomen, and staying with WWE.

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— Bayley (@itsBayleyWWE) April 15, 2019