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* Brock Lesnar walking out on Raw was about his new WWE deal. For the third year in a row, his hopes of returning to UFC once his WWE contract has been dashed. He had been negotiating a new contract with WWE on Monday. He asked for more money, but was not willing to increase the number of appearances or matches he would work. He was also annoyed that the Network has caused his PPV bonuses to be much smaller than they were speculated to be. However, management felt that Lesnar was being paid too much to limit the number of appearances like he does. Lesnar was said to be pissed at Vince McMahon in particular.
Even though he did not appear on Raw, this still counts as an appearance and the WWE will still be paying him his fee for turning up. The WWE also has to charter a private flight for Lesnar to and from every show they want him at, including this one. Lesnar still has four more dates left on his current deal, including his WrestleMania 31 match and the Raw immediately after.
* The Brian Kendrick has had his profile added to the NXT Superstars roster page on the WWE website. He recently had a tryout to be brought back as a trainer. But it appears that he will be working on NXT as part of the active roster. He was previously fired for failing to take the Wellness Policy seriously. He failed many times after testing positive for marijuana. While this did not count as a violation, it did constitute a fine. Kendrick had acquired a high number of fines before finally being released. However, marijuana has since been removed from the list of banned substances.
* Rhyno has also been added to the NXT superstars page. He was previously fired after a disagreement with John Laurinaitis. His ex-wife informed him that she planned to move to Germany to live with her fiancee, and she had arranged to take their daughter too. Other superstars took a distraught Rhyno away from the situation. Laurinaitis then provoked Rhyno by ordering him to calm down and to act professionally. Rhyno broke a large flower pot in the hotel that the superstars were staying in. This was taken as a direct act of disobedience to a higher up, and Rhyno was released. As long as Rhyno remains on NXT, he should have no interaction with Laurinaitis.
* Rumour has it that Samoa Joe has been offered a developmental deal. If this rumour is genuine, we will not be seeing Joe in WWE any time soon. He has already made a number of commitments on the independent circuit, including a return to Ring of Honor. He will not be able to begin with WWE until these are completed. It should be noted that these rumours have cropped up several times, and Joe confirmed that nobody from WWE ever reached out to him. So this may just be another rumour too.
* Chris Jericho's contract runs out this week. He has been working untelevised events because he wants his television return to be a big deal. He refused to appear at the Royal Rumble for the same reason. He has plans to tour with his band, as well as making some unrelated media appearances. The door is open to him signing a new deal, but do not expect him back before the summer.
* Rob Van Dam is still under contract until June. His contract requires him to work 2 full-time blocks of 90 days. He has one block remaining. He previously worked two consecutive blocks (under different contracts), totaling 180 days last year. He was frustrated with the terrible bookings and lack of story lines. He barely appeared on Raw or SmackDown. He is not keen on returning to do his final block while the current writers are still active.
* Batista is still under contract for most of this year, but do not expect to see him any time soon. Batista was unhappy with his previous run, and his movie career is at it's best right now. Returning to the WWE this year would be a major step backwards for him in terms of money and marketability.
* In an update on Rey Mysterio, he is officially gone. His contract actually ran out some time ago. A stipulation in all contracts allows the WWE to extend expired deals if a Superstar has missed a lot of time due to injury or other reasons. Mysterio has had his contract extended multiple times for this reason. Eventually, the WWE accepted that his persistent injuries may never allow him to properly finish his contract. The thing that the previous report got wrong was that Mysterio is not subject to a No-Compete Clause because his main contract had expired.
Even though he did not appear on Raw, this still counts as an appearance and the WWE will still be paying him his fee for turning up. The WWE also has to charter a private flight for Lesnar to and from every show they want him at, including this one. Lesnar still has four more dates left on his current deal, including his WrestleMania 31 match and the Raw immediately after.
* The Brian Kendrick has had his profile added to the NXT Superstars roster page on the WWE website. He recently had a tryout to be brought back as a trainer. But it appears that he will be working on NXT as part of the active roster. He was previously fired for failing to take the Wellness Policy seriously. He failed many times after testing positive for marijuana. While this did not count as a violation, it did constitute a fine. Kendrick had acquired a high number of fines before finally being released. However, marijuana has since been removed from the list of banned substances.
* Rhyno has also been added to the NXT superstars page. He was previously fired after a disagreement with John Laurinaitis. His ex-wife informed him that she planned to move to Germany to live with her fiancee, and she had arranged to take their daughter too. Other superstars took a distraught Rhyno away from the situation. Laurinaitis then provoked Rhyno by ordering him to calm down and to act professionally. Rhyno broke a large flower pot in the hotel that the superstars were staying in. This was taken as a direct act of disobedience to a higher up, and Rhyno was released. As long as Rhyno remains on NXT, he should have no interaction with Laurinaitis.
* Rumour has it that Samoa Joe has been offered a developmental deal. If this rumour is genuine, we will not be seeing Joe in WWE any time soon. He has already made a number of commitments on the independent circuit, including a return to Ring of Honor. He will not be able to begin with WWE until these are completed. It should be noted that these rumours have cropped up several times, and Joe confirmed that nobody from WWE ever reached out to him. So this may just be another rumour too.
* Chris Jericho's contract runs out this week. He has been working untelevised events because he wants his television return to be a big deal. He refused to appear at the Royal Rumble for the same reason. He has plans to tour with his band, as well as making some unrelated media appearances. The door is open to him signing a new deal, but do not expect him back before the summer.
* Rob Van Dam is still under contract until June. His contract requires him to work 2 full-time blocks of 90 days. He has one block remaining. He previously worked two consecutive blocks (under different contracts), totaling 180 days last year. He was frustrated with the terrible bookings and lack of story lines. He barely appeared on Raw or SmackDown. He is not keen on returning to do his final block while the current writers are still active.
* Batista is still under contract for most of this year, but do not expect to see him any time soon. Batista was unhappy with his previous run, and his movie career is at it's best right now. Returning to the WWE this year would be a major step backwards for him in terms of money and marketability.
* In an update on Rey Mysterio, he is officially gone. His contract actually ran out some time ago. A stipulation in all contracts allows the WWE to extend expired deals if a Superstar has missed a lot of time due to injury or other reasons. Mysterio has had his contract extended multiple times for this reason. Eventually, the WWE accepted that his persistent injuries may never allow him to properly finish his contract. The thing that the previous report got wrong was that Mysterio is not subject to a No-Compete Clause because his main contract had expired.
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