Below are a couple of top WWE news stories of the day, featuring Paul Heyman and Gable Steveson.
• Possible Name Of Paul Heyman’s New Faction On RAW
While announcing the card for this Monday’s RAW, Adam Pearce referred to Paul Heyman, Seth Rollins, & Bron Breakker as “The Trifecta of Terror,” which might be the name of this new faction.
Below is the card for RAW:
– Paul Heyman, Seth Rollins, and Bron Breakker will address their attack on Roman Reigns and CM Punk
– Becky Lynch will explain why she turned heel on her tag team partner, Women’s Intercontinental Champion Lyra Valkyria
– Pat McAfee will address Gunther’s attack
– Rhea Ripley vs. Roxanne Perez
Pearce also revealed that he will not be in Kansas City for RAW on Monday, due to Doctor’s orders, so SmackDown General Manager Nick Aldis will fill in for him and call the shots on the red brand for one night only.
• Baron Corbin On Why WWE Released Gable Steveson
Olympic Gold Medalist Gable Steveson only had one televised match in WWE. At NXT The Great American Bash 2023, Gable faced Baron Corbin and the match ended in a Double Count-Out.
On Busted Open Radio, Corbin recalled working with Steveson. Below are the highlights:
Original plan for their feud:
“The original plan was for me to beat him and then we were going to come back and do another one where there was a no finish and then obviously in the end of it, he was going to murder me.”
Telling Gable that he needs to lose:
“Obviously, that’s an iconic feat to win a gold medal, let’s put that out there. That is incredible, but this is a business of entertainment and we want people to buy into you. Maybe you just have to take that L and go ‘I’m going to come back better! This is a different world. I’m new to this world.’”
Why WWE released Gable Steveson in 2024:
“I mean, I’m just going to say without putting too much out there that he rubbed some people the wrong way. After that match, the way that went down, I think he lost a lot of opportunity, especially in that NXT building.”
