Ricky Steamboat Released From WWE As Part Of Budget Cuts

WWE Hall Of Famer Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat has reportedly been released from WWE as part of the company's recent budget cuts.

Prior to his release, Steamboat had been working as a coach in NXT, as well as a Talent Relations assistant under Triple H at the WWE offices in Stamford, Connecticut.

This past May, Steamboat did some promotional work for the company in Malaysia, however he has been booked for several non-WWE wrestling conventions and interviews.

John Cena Not Scheduled for WWE Raw Next Week

John Cena Off Raw Next Week

WWE World Heavyweight Champion John Cena is currently not scheduled to be on Monday Night Raw next week, just one night after he defends the title in a 4-way match at WWE Battleground. Cena will be filming “Trainwreck” that night, and is scheduled to be off quite a few live events heading into SummerSlam as well. 

KILLAM: This likely won’t effect whether or not Cena will drop the belt. The plan is still Cena vs. Lesnar in August, so it may be an indication that Brock will show up on Sunday and write him off TV briefly. 

Why WWE is Running a Monday Night Live Event, Major Neck Surgery Likely for Santino, 2 More WWE 2k15 Names

Source: The Wrestling Observer

Why WWE is Running a Monday Night Live Event

WWE will be running a rare Monday night house show on December 29th in Richmond, VA while Monday Night Raw is taking place at the same time in Washington, D.C.

The reason WWE is doing this is because the weekend after Christmas is usually one of the best weekends of the year to draw, especially when it comes to kids.

Major Neck Surgery Likely for Santino

Santino Marella’s neck is reportedly in such bad shape that he will eventually require spinal fusion surgery, similar to the procedure Steve Austin underwent many years ago.

In related news, Santino has been promoting his own wrestling shows at his BattleArts Academy in Canada, and the in-ring product is reportedly similar to that of the BattleArts promotion in Japan, which is a worked-shoot style product, focusing on more submission based, realistic wrestling.

More WWE 2k15 Names

Both Rob Van Dam and Xavier Woods have confirmed they will be in the upcoming WWE 2k15 video game.