It appears that the Wednesday Night War will be coming to an end as NXT and USA have been discussing moving the show to Tuesday nights -- a conversation that may be in the final stages of being put into motion. The targeted date for the move is April 13th -- the first Tuesday after WrestleMania. The Mat Men podcast was the first to report the story with our Dave Meltzer confirming. Meltzer couldn't confirm whether it's a done deal, but that if not, they are very close, adding it's been heavily talked about over the last seven days.  He also added that almost all the key NXT personnel haven't been told about a move. If the move happens, it would leave the Wednesday 8 PM Eastern timeslot to AEW who moved head-to-head against NXT when they launched Dynamite in October 2019. MLW also runs on Wednesday nights, but airs before both shows. It was believed that when NBC announced a move to fold NBC Sports Network later this year and move some of that programming to USA, the National Hockey League would present a conflict for NXT due to their Wednesday night slot on the NBC Sports Network. However, on the February investors call, WWE president Nick Khan said the shutdown would not affect or impact Raw or NXT. It's unknown at this point what precipitated this conversation at this point in time. While Dynamite would benefit from the move, Impact Wrestling likely would not as they also air from 8-10 PM Eastern on AXS TV and Twitch with AEW Dark airing on YouTube starting at 7 PM Eastern. When asked repeatedly over the last year plus about moving NXT off Wednesdays, Paul "HHH" Levesque reaffirmed their stance on playing the long game and questioned why no one asked "anyone else" about moving since they were there first. From a conference call last September, Levesque said there are always conversations around the placement of their products all the time. "It comes down to a question of where the show best sits, not only for us, but our partners and wherever they want to go to. We're open to doing the best business we can, but it's not as simple as it's our decision and we just put the show where we want," he said. (Wrestling Observer)

Visual Edits Available on Youtube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZsUpRq-VzY

In this segment, let’s dive  Into the future of RVD and WWE. Van Dam gained mainstream popularity in Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW). During his time in ECW, he was managed by Bill Alfonso and had memorable feuds with Jerry Lynn and Tag Team partner Sabu. They would win the ECW World Tag Team Championship twice. On April 4, 1998, Van Dam defeated Bam Bam Bigelow to win the ECW Television Championship, a title he held for 700 days until he vacated the championship due to an injury on March 4, 2000.  When ECW closed, Van Dam signed a contract with the World Wrestling Federation and was involved in the Invasion storyline, where several former WCW and ECW wrestlers joined forces against WWF wrestlers. After the Invasion ended, Van Dam wrestled the following years as a singles and tag team wrestler, winning the Hardcore, Intercontinental, European, Tag Team, and World Tag Team Championships. At WrestleMania 22, Rob Van Dam won the Money in the Bank Ladder match. After this victory, he received a big push and challenged WWE Champion John Cena to a title match at One Night Stand, an ECW-themed PPV. At the event, Van Dam defeated John Cena and won his first World Championship. Two days later, Paul Heyman awarded Van Dam with the reactivated ECW World Heavyweight Championship.  While speaking with That 90’s Wrestling Podcast, Rob Van Dam has revealed that he was contacted by people within WWE recently about a documentary that the former WWE Champion has revealed is set to come out in May. The former ECW man has also explained that while they haven’t filmed much of the documentary yet, the majority of the filming will be taking place very soon: “They [WWE] contacted me and asked if I’d be interested and that they wanted to make a documentary on me, and I said sure, I’d be interested. We haven’t actually shot much of it yet, but, [whispering] it comes out in May. So we’re gonna be shooting a lot of it real soon. So I’m excited about it, I’m talking to them [WWE] about doing a book, we’re in talks.” The Whole Damn Show’ has sat down with the TC Martin Show to talk about his upcoming WWE Icons special on the WWE Network and reveal that even though he has been absent from the Stamford group for seven years, they imposed zero restrictions on the tales he was allowed to tell: “It’s part of the Icons series. A lot of people caught the Yokozuna Icons and I watched it the other day to know what to expect. I’m so stoked and it’s so good. It’s not going to be like another documentary. This is telling my whole story.”

Visual Edit Here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXWvBky6Tg8

Big Show is no longer with WWE. AEW announced today that Paul Wight has joined the company, signing a long-term contract. Wight will serve as a commentator for AEW’s newest show on YouTube, AEW Dark: Elevation. Elevation will air on Mondays at 7 pm ET, complimenting the weekly AEW Dark show that airs on Tuesdays at 7 pm ET. Elevation will showcase AEW’s established and rising talent, as well as top indie talents. Wight said it’s been amazing to watch what AEW has done in a few years since launching. “It’s been amazing to watch what AEW has built in just a couple of years,” Wight said in a press release. “AEW Dark is an incredible platform to hone the skills of up-and-coming wrestlers, but I also love that established AEW talent can build out their personalities and showcase themselves in new ways on Dark. It’s no exaggeration when they say that AEW is boundless.”  AEW CEO, General Manager, and Head of Creative Tony Khan also commented on why Wight wanted to come to AEW.  “Paul Wight is one of the most recognizable and impressive professional athletes in the world,” said Tony Khan, CEO, GM, and Head of Creative of AEW. “He wanted to come to AEW because he believes that we’re the best promotion in wrestling, and we believe that he has a lot to offer us, both in the ring as a wrestler, and also outside the ring as a commentator, host, and ambassador for AEW.”  “Paul is one of the most experienced stars in all of wrestling, and he’s eager to work with our diverse roster,” added Khan. “He can benefit and guide our young talent with his mentorship, and his expert commentary on AEW Dark: Elevation will educate and entertain our fans, and also educate the younger wrestlers on the roster. Furthermore, Paul enters AEW as a licensed wrestler, and he’s very much looking forward to studying our talent firsthand from the commentary desk in preparation for his return to the ring!”

Visual Edits Available via Youtube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xowYCPU6JRY

It was rumored that the former NXT Champion Aleister Black had requested to be moved back to NXT but was denied. Dave Meltzer has now noted that Aleister Black will continue to be part of SmackDown for now and that he did not make a very strong request. Although, it is known that the master of the Black Mass does want to go back to the Black-and-Yellow brand. 'There were reports Aleister Black asked to go back to NXT and was turned down.  That’s basically true as far as smoke and fire but not exactly true. We were told he didn’t directly ask and get turned down, but he did float the idea around and nobody seemed interested when he did so’' Via Dave Meltzer. Aleister Black has failed to make a mark on the main roster since his arrival. It was believed that Black was one of the Superstars who Paul Heyman wanted to get over when he was in charge of RAW. However, after the departure of  Paul Heyman, Black has been languishing in the mid-card. Aleister Black is a former NXT Champion and hopefully, he will not be punished for the statements and the actions of his wife outside WWE. A Reminder that Zelina Vega  WWE announced it had released Zelina Vega from her contract,  just hours before SmackDown was going on the air with FOX in 2020. Speculation was abuzz all weekend about WWE's reasoning behind the release. Many fans figured it was due to her insistence on being able to continue utilizing her Twitch account. However, the word is now coming out that it was more than that. According to Justin Barrasso of Sports Illustrated,  WWE informed him that Vega breached her contract in October when she opened up her  OnlyFans account. Barrasso was told that WWE owner Vince McMahon, in particular,  saw this as a breach of contract, which led to her release.

What do you think? Do you think Aleister should go back to NXT like Finn Balor? Maybe face off against Karrion Kross? Let Us Know In the Comments Below...Thanks for stopping by!

Visual Edit Available on Youtube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yEv404o_i4

D-Von Dudley, legendary WWE, ECW Tag Team wrestler (alongside Bubba Ray Dudley) recently spoke Via a Fans Cameo video about what he is currently up to. D-Von Dudley stated that he is currently in Los Angeles, California helping produce a reboot of the 80’s TV sitcom “Punky Brewster” featuring WWE Women’s Wrestling Talent Alexa Bliss and Charlotte Flair. "I'm out here in [Los Angeles], helping produce a show with Alexa Bliss and Charlotte. It's Punky Brewster, an old 80s show. It's comeback like everything else has from the 80s, and I'm out here producing and helping choreograph, just like I do in WWE,” stated D'Von Dudley. Punky Brewster is an American sitcom television series about a young girl (Soleil Moon Frye) being raised by a foster parent (George Gaynes). The show ran on NBC from September 16, 1984, to March 9, 1986, and again in syndication from October 30, 1987, to May 27, 1988.  Punky Brewster spawned an animated spin-off, It's Punky Brewster. The series featured the original cast voicing their respective characters. The cartoon was produced by Ruby-Spears and aired on NBC from September 14, 1985, to December 6, 1986.

Visual Edits Via Youtube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4eoF0JQCg0