Below are a couple of top WWE news stories of the day, involving Vince McMahon and Wes Lee.
• According to PWInsider, WWE NXT wrestler Wes Lee’s back injury is legitimate and he will be out of action for 8-12 months. Instead of Wes, SmackDown star Dragon Lee will now face Dominik Mysterio for the North American Title at this Saturday’s NXT Deadline premium live event.
Speaking of Deadline, below is the match-card for the final PLE in WWE for 2023:
– NXT Championship Match: Ilja Dragunov (c) vs. Baron Corbin
– NXT North American Championship Match: Dominik Mysterio (c) vs. Dragon Lee
– Men’s Iron Survivor Challenge to determine the #1 contender for the NXT Championship: Bron Breakker vs. Dijak vs. Trick Williams vs. Josh Briggs vs. Tyler Bate
– Women’s Iron Survivor Challenge to determine the #1 contender for the NXT Championship: Tiffany Stratton vs. Lash Legend vs. Blair Davenport vs. Kelani Jordan vs. Fallon Henley
– Carmelo Hayes vs. Lexis King
– Steel Cage Match: Roxanne Perez vs. Kiana James
– Axiom vs. Nathan Frazer [Kickoff Show]
• Vince McMahon had a longtime rule set in place in WWE that there will be no advertising on the ring mats.
However, with Nick Khan and Triple H now running WWE, that’s set to change.
Here’s what the Wrestling Observer reported:
“It was his religion. I think it was like a religion to Vince. You don’t advertise on the mats, you keep it clean. That’s no longer going to be the case.”
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