Here's your Fight Size wrestling Update for the morning of April 29th, 2018.
- Coming in at the #12 spot in the 'Greatest Royal Rumble' match was former WWE Cruiserweight Champion Hornswoggle. Hornswoggle made his way down the ramp and assisted in eliminating Dash Wilder of 'The Revival' from the match. Once "The King Of Small Style" got into the ring and mixed it up with a few of the stars he was "eliminated" by current 205 Live talent Tony Nese. However, Hornswoggle was never officially eliminated from the contest as he climbed through the bottom rope and as he stood on the apron he was met with a "Running Nese" from Tony Nese. Swoggle never went over the top rope before being knock off of the ring apron.
- Former three-time WWE Women's Champion Melina has aligned herself with 'A Matter Of Pride Wrestling' which is an LGBTQ wrestling promotion.
- "The Ayatollah Of Rock N'Rolla" Chris Jericho was scheduled to face The Undertaker in a 'Casket Match' at the 'Greatest Royal Rumble' event but was soon swapped out for Rusev. When asked on social media if he believes that he would have had a great match with "The Deadman" Jericho felt that it was not even a question.
- In Saudi Arabia there are strict laws against homosexuality. Former WWE Universal Champion Finn Balor normally wears his rainbow-theme colored ring gear during his matches but in Saudi Arabia he did not do-so. Pink News reached out to the sports-entertainment company for a statement regarding concerns raised by the LGBTQ community:
"WWE is committed to embracing individuals from all backgrounds while respecting local customs at our events around the world. Our partnership with the General Sports Authority enables us to be at the forefront of the changes that are taking place and those to come.”
- One-third of 'The New Day' Xavier Woods shared via social media that the 'Troops Trading Card' which features WWE superstars confused Woods & Kofi Kingston with one another.
- One-half of the current RAW Tag Team Champions Bray Wyatt verbally laid it in thick to a Twitter user recently who stated he turns the television off when Bray & Matt Hardy come on TV.
- At the 'Greatest Royal Rumble' event Aiden English took a "Tombstone Piledriver" from The Undertaker that appeared to have spiked him on his head. The following day a report came out by way of PWInsider which noted that English was not seriously hurt and he just did a good job of selling his neck pain from the maneuver. "The Shakespeare Of Song" then caught wind of the report and gave his take on it.
- Former CEO of WWE Linda McMahon was recently interviewed by CNBC and provided a detailed tip to young women who are looking to establish themselves in a male-dominated profession:
“When you are constantly in a really heavily dominated male environment, the one counsel that I always give to young women and women who are older as well, is don’t think you have to change who you are. You’re not, you don’t want to be one of the guys, because you are who you are. So I never took that position. I earned their respect, because I knew what I was talking about and I did what I said I would do. I was clear, I was instructive, I was supportive, I was critical when it was necessary and I gave praise when it was due, and I think when you do all of those things and you know your stuff and you stick with it, you’re going to bring other people along with you. So you’re not competing, you’re all growing.”
