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About time Aldis was brought back. Damn Shame WWE or AEW couldn’t find a spot for him and this is coming from somebody that absolutely HATED his Magnus.

Its been rumored that Bruce Pritchard and Aldis don't like each other so that could of been a reason why he didn't land there.

According to Aldis, he and Prichard squashed whatever issue they had. This is from November:

Nick Aldis' destination following his departure from the National Wrestling Alliance on November 6 has been the subject of much speculation. WWE in particular has remained debated due to Aldis' heat with Executive Director of "Raw" and "SmackDown" Bruce Prichard. However, things between the two seem to have taken a turn for the better. In an interview with WrestlingInc. Senior News Editor Nick Hausman, Aldis revealed that he has buried the hatchet with Pritchard.

"I know that people bring up Bruce Prichard, and Bruce and I buried the hatchet quite some time ago," Aldis said, "I like and respect Bruce. I think that we just got off on the wrong foot a long time ago."

Issues between the two men stem back to TNA contract negotiations in 2011, where Aldis spoke directly to TNA President Dixie Carter regarding the contract he had been offered by Prichard. The talks resulted in Prichard being removed from negotiations with Aldis.

Since then, the two have traded barbs between interviews. On an episode of his "Something to Wrestle With" in 2020, Prichard remarked that Aldis lacked the "it factor" when they worked together in TNA. Aldis in turn took a shot at the then-declining ratings of "Monday Night Raw." However, Aldis says he and Prichard "mended those fences a long time ago."

"I'd like to think that if there were things in the past that had maybe prevented decision makers there from thinking, 'Let's take a chance on this guy,' I would like to think that I've rectified all those now," he said, "I was very young [...] I was too young for the spot, too young to know how to handle the media and the controversy and stuff like that. And obviously, now, it's a very different story. I've been in this business for half my life."

Nick Aldis Has Buried The Hatchet With Top WWE Executive - Wrestling Inc.

Also, with Bey & Austin, are they neutral in this BC Civil War or are they going to align with Jay White since he's now stateside full-time?

 

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According to Aldis, he and Prichard squashed whatever issue they had. This is from November:



Also, with Bey & Austin, are they neutral in this BC Civil War or are they going to align with Jay White since he's now stateside full-time?

Seeing as Ace and Bey are part of BC USA along with Jay and Juice (even though Gold reps AEW/ROH), plus Jay was the one who put both of them in BC. Kinda makes you curious on how Finlay views both of them and if he's concern if they side with Jay and Juice?

 

[Rollie Forbes]

In a recent interview with MuscleManMalcolm, Lio Rush shared his reaction to his fight with KUSHIDA last month at IMPACT x NJPW Multiverse United (via Fightful). The talent stated his interest in working with IMPACT Wrestling again in the future and shared about the inspiration the promotion provided to him in the past. You can read a highlight from Rush and watch the full interview below.

On his experiences working with IMPACT at the crossover event: “IMPACT was incredible. I think that was a huge milestone for me in my career. I’ve been to a lot of different promotions, a lot of independent promotions, a lot of different television promotions and I’ve done it all at a fairly young age. I’m proud of that, and IMPACT is another one of those places where I grew up watching and idolizing the wrestlers who were in the X-Division and the product was so exciting to watch. I was a huge fan of the video game. I played the video game back in the day. Wrestling for IMPACT nonetheless was incredible, it was a feel-good moment, and it was cool that I was able to wrestle against a legend in KUSHIDA. I feel like it was a match made in heaven and it was supposed to happen, I’d love to show face in IMPACT in the future, hopefully, that happens. Yeah, a lot going on right now, and like I said, you never know. If that opportunity came, I’d be ready to make my own impact.”

 

[Rollie Forbes]

Seeing as Ace and Bey are part of BC USA along with Jay and Juice (even though Gold reps AEW/ROH), plus Jay was the one who put both of them in BC. Kinda makes you curious on how Finlay views both of them and if he's concern if they side with Jay and Juice?

David Finlay is making some changes in Bullet Club to get it back in line with its goals, and he says that Jay White & Juice Robinson aren’t part of the “real” faction anymore. White and Robinson are working together under a Bullet Club Gold banner in AEW, and Finlay — who recently added Clark Connors to the faction — spoke with Sports Illustrated about his plans to realign the group and more. You can check out a couple of highlights below:

On the group needing to refocus: “We lost sight of what Bullet Club is designed to do. We became obsessed with selling T-shirts. That isn’t our intent. Bullet Club is here to disrupt and destroy… This is my Bullet Club. It’s going to be the most violent, ruthless version, and it’s going to be defined by blood and championship gold.”

On White and Robinson’s ‘Bullet Club Gold’ faction in AEW: “Juice and Jay, whatever they’re doing in AEW, I don’t know what that is. Make no mistake—they are not part of the real Bullet Club.”

 

[Toe Jay Simpson]

David Finlay is making some changes in Bullet Club to get it back in line with its goals, and he says that Jay White & Juice Robinson aren’t part of the “real” faction anymore. White and Robinson are working together under a Bullet Club Gold banner in AEW, and Finlay — who recently added Clark Connors to the faction — spoke with Sports Illustrated about his plans to realign the group and more. You can check out a couple of highlights below:

On the group needing to refocus: “We lost sight of what Bullet Club is designed to do. We became obsessed with selling T-shirts. That isn’t our intent. Bullet Club is here to disrupt and destroy… This is my Bullet Club. It’s going to be the most violent, ruthless version, and it’s going to be defined by blood and championship gold.”

On White and Robinson’s ‘Bullet Club Gold’ faction in AEW: “Juice and Jay, whatever they’re doing in AEW, I don’t know what that is. Make no mistake—they are not part of the real Bullet Club.”

Ok Finlay…go head and talk that talk then