The WWE World Heavyweight Championship tournament is down to the final eight superstars after the conclusion of the WWE SmackDown tapings at Manchester, England. Alberto Del Rio, Kalisto and Neville all advanced to the quarterfinals that will be held next week on Monday Night Raw.
WWE continues its European tour with its latest "Monday Night Raw" broadcast from Manchester, England. The show will not be live once it airs in the U.S. due to the time zone difference, but either way, fans are expecting news about Seth Rollins.
"WWE Monday Night Raw" airs from Denver, Colorado, as the company continues to re-push Roman Reigns into the main-event spotlight for the "Survivor Series" pay per view.
Former WWE World Champion Rey Mysterio was a guest recently on the "Gorilla Position Podcast," where he talked about his in-ring career, wrestling in Mexico at a young age and the possibility of returning to the WWE. He said that there is still a chance that he will return if they both agree on terms of a new deal.
Former U.S. champion John Cena is currently on a hiatus from the WWE and is set to return after Christmas. However, there could be a change on WWE plans as he might return earlier at the TLC pay-per-view on his hometown of Boston.
The latest WWE rumors include the new deal signed by Alberto Del Rio and the new destination for free agent tag team, Te Young Bucks. The Usos and Nick "Eugene" Dinsmore is close to making their return to the company.
The WWE is still looking for their top Hispanic star as former U.S. and Intercontinental champion Carlito turned down their contract offer. They are now looking to re-sign former WWE and World Heavyweight champion Alberto Del Rio, who was fired in 2014.
Alberto Del Rio will make his color commentary debut in Spanish for the new MMA series "Combate Americas" of NBC Universo. He is also open to joining UFC and fight Phil "CM Punk" Brooks.
Also, former WWE World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan updates his surgery situation, WWE Divas Champion AJ Lee may be leaving the company, The Great Khali is done with the WWE and El Patron Alberto makes a surprise appearance at "House of Hardcore VII."
Also, El Patron Alberto, previously known as Alberto Del Rio, comes to an agreement with WWE, Rey Mysterio looking to get into acting and Jim Ross teams up with Jeff Jarrett's Global Force Wrestling (GWF) to do commentary for New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) "WrestleKingdom 9" pay-per-view.
"Lucha Underground," which premieres Wednesday night on the El Rey Network, promises to bring the high-flying athleticism and a flare for theatrics of the Mexican lucha libre style. "Lucha Underground" is produced by Emmy Award-winner Mark Burnett's One Three Media in conjunction with FactoryMade Ventures for El Rey Network and Lucha Libre AAA -- the popular Mexican wrestling organization who is looking to bring their fast-paced brand of wrestling to American audiences.
Also, the "Hell in a Cell" pay-per-view begins to take shape with the co-main events set for the card, Triple H announces when the next live NXT "Takeover" will take place and El Patron Alberto (Alberto Del Rio) set to compete at The Great Muta's 30th anniversary show in Japan.
Also, news involving Rusev after he disposes of the Big Show, Randy Orton possibly going "face" and battling Seth Rollins, and potential spoilers regarding the next NXT live event to air on the WWE Network.
Also, potential "Hell in a Cell" plans for John Cena, Dean Ambrose, Randy Orton and Seth Rollins; Batista gets a new Hollywood role alongside Robert De Niro; Hideo Itami (KENTA) and Finn Balor (Fergal Devitt) make their NXT debuts as former Ring of Honor champion Kevin Steen waits his turn; and El Patron Alberto (Alberto Del Rio) plans to compete in AAA's "Lucha Underground" program airing on El Rey Network.
Also, Vince McMahon and Triple H contemplate potential matches for WWE World Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar, more matches added to "Night of Champions" while NXT's "Takeover II" is set for next week.
Also, former Ring of Honor champion Kevin Steen signs officially signs with WWE and reports to NXT, former TNA Wrestling champion Bully Ray possibly a free agent, update on Rey Mysterious contract situation, and former UFC fighter Chael Sonnen tells Chris Jericho the WWE is not interested in signing him.
