Today on Sportzwiki Wrestling Gossip Galore (SWGG) we look at the sad demise of WWE Hall of Famer Iron Shiek, if Vince McMahon is involved with any kind of creative decisions, what discussions Tony Khan had with Mercedes Mone, how CM Punk helped the ticket sales of AEW Collison and more.
Professional wrestling legend and WWE Hall of Famer The Iron Sheik passed away last night. He was 81 at the time of his death. He had been the first and only Iranian WWE World Champion in the history and had been a big rival of Hulk Hogan during his prime in the 80s.
Sportzwiki Wrestling Gossip Galore: The Iron Sheik Passes Away, Vince McMahon’s Creative Involvement, Mercedes Mone To AEW Plans, CM Punk’s Impact On Collison Ticket Sales, And More
Wrestlers and legends like Triple H and Booker T paid homage to this great legend. Even Bray Wyatt returned to Twitter after four long months to pay tribute to the former WWE World Champion The Iron Shiek. This is the first time we got to hear from “The Eater of the Worlds” since March.
Reports from @BlackMaskofPW suggest that Vince McMahon is involved in several creative decisions but not as much as it had been reported by some media outlets. It was reported earlier that Vince McMahon was present backstage during some of the recent episodes of RAW. @BlackMaskofPW wrote;
Wrestling Legend The Iron Sheik Passes Away At 81
“Ya’ll really got to let this narrative go. The man is everyone’s boss. The shows haven’t been what they were before he left & the vision isn’t what it was after. Levesque puts together the shows. Creative runs them through him. Vince tweaks. It’s collaborative” the account claimed.
“Enjoy the shows or don’t. Idc. If Vince did it totally his way, tv would be a lot different because I can tell you, there are people getting pushes & tv time that Vince does not like but he allows for his son-in-law’s sake. Maybe that changes one day but it’s the way it’s been” the account added.
Wrestling Observer Radio’s Dave Meltzer reported that the announcement of CM Punk, helped the ticket sales of the Chicago premier, however, ticket sales for AEW Collison elsewhere had been “bad.” Meltzer also reported that less than 2000 tickets were sold for Toronto show, and only 700 for Hamilton, Ontario.
According to multiple reports from Sports Illustrated, Tony Khan was in “significant discussions” with Mercedes Mone prior to her injury for Forbidden Door. But with Mone getting injured, she is obviously out of the show.