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GRAND SLAM NEWSLETTER SPECIAL EDITION #1 (02/01/17)



CONTENTS

All the News Items Of The Week / Custom Artwork of Ethan Carter III / The weekly show results feat TNA IMPACT Wrestling, WWE RAW, WWE SmackDown Live, ROH TV and WWE NXT / Full PPV Results/ And Interviews feat Drew Galloway and Shane McMahon!

 

NEWS ITEMS OF THE WEEK

 

THE DUDLEY BOYZ LEAVE WWE

At first it seemed like another "goodbye" moment, Followed by a return a couple of weeks later, But the departure of the Dudley Boyz from WWE is as legit as it comes. The speculation was that with a new contract allegedly being sign recently, The two would remain with the company, However, the two sides amicably agreed to part ways as the contracts had not yet been officially executed. The team since returning to WWE, have had a terrible run with a record of over 50 losses and only a handful of wins. The once challenging team of Bubba Ray and Devon (D'von) have become enhancement workers for the tag division, With losses to even the randomly paired Neville and Sami Zayn among many odd pairings in the WWE tag division since their return.

They are said to be in a position where a return to the company is not ruled out, With the proverbial door being left open for a future return, and a match scenario is ready with Gallows and Anderson as their targets. The Dudleyz and WWE agreed that they would do an angle with the Shining Stars and Gallows & Anderson, With the latter ruining the Dudley's final moments.

After their final RAW moments, Bubba and D-Von returned to the backstage area to be greeted and receive a standing ovation by the entire RAW lockeroom, WWE Officials and the McMahon's.

In regards to WWE announcing their final departure, WWE wrote the following hyping their RAW retirement; "One night after yet another miscommunication cost The Dudley Boyz a victory during the SummerSlam Kickoff, the most decorated tag team in sports-entertainment history will evidently be saying their farewells to the WWE Universe tonight, live on Raw.For more than 20 years, Bubba Ray & D-Von Dudley have been among the most dominant tag teams in the world. They returned to WWE one year ago to earn their 10th tag team championship in WWE — a quest that was ultimately and unfortunately unsuccessful. Nevertheless, there will never be another tandem in sports-entertainment like The Dudley Boyz. Find out how Bubba Ray & D-Von Dudley will cap off their legendary career tonight on Raw, beginning at 8/7 C on USA Network."

 

CUSTOM ARTWORK OF THE WEEK

 

"THE ASS KICKING MACHINE" ETHAN CARTER III

Created by Jack Williams

 

MALE WRESTLERS OF THE YEAR 2016

 

TNA WRESTLING


TNA Male Wrestler of the Year - Tie between Eddie Edwards and Ethan Carter III

Top 5 Contenders

1. DJ Zema Ion

2. Lashley

3. Eli Drake

4. Drew Galloway

5. Jessie Godderz

 

WWE RAW


WWE RAW Male Wrestler of the Year - Kevin Owens

Top 5 Contenders

1. Cesaro

2. Rusev

3. Chris Jericho

4. Sami Zayn

5. Roman Reigns

 

WWE SMACKDOWN LIVE


WWE SmackDown Live Male Wrestler of the Year - AJ Styles

Top 5 Contenders

1. Kevin Owens

2. Chris Jericho

3. Sami Zayn

4. Enzo Amore

5. Zack Ryder

 

WWE NXT


WWE NXT Male Wrestler of the Year - Samoa Joe

Top 5 Contenders

1. Shinsuke Nakamura

2. Scott Dawson

3. Dash Wilder

4. Austin Aries

5. Andrade Almas

 

ROH WRESTLING


ROH Male Wrestler of the Year - Jay Lethal

Top 5 Contenders

1. Adam Cole

2. Jay White

3. Jay Briscoe

4. Donovan Dijak

5. Lio Rush

 

NJPW


NJPW Male Wrestler of the Year - Kenny Omega

Top 5 Contenders

1. Kazuchika Okada

2. Katsuyori Shibata

3. Hirooki Goto

4. Hangman Page

5. Tetsuya Naito

 

LUCHA UNDERGROUND


Lucha Underground Male Wrestler of the Year - Pentagon Jr.

Top 5 Contenders

1. Prince Puma

2. Johnny Mundo

3. Matanza Cueto

4. Cage

5. Fenix

 

EVOLVE


EVOLVE Male Wrestler of the Year - Zack Sabre Jr

Top 5 Contenders

1. Timothy Thatcher

2. Marty Scurll

3. Drew Gulak

4. TJP

5. Tommy End

 

FEMALE WRESTLERS OF THE YEAR 2016

 

WWE RAW


WWE RAW Female Wrestler of the Year - Charlotte

Top 2 Contenders

1. Sasha Banks

2. Summer Rae

 

WWE SMACKDOWN LIVE


WWE SmackDown Live Female Wrestler of the Year - Natalya

Top 3 Contenders

1. Becky Lynch

2. Alexa Bliss

3. Carmella

 

WWE NXT


WWE NXT Female Wrestler of the Year - Asuka

Top 5 Contenders

1. Bayley

2. Liv Morgan

3. Nikki Cross

 

TNA WRESTLING


TNA Female Wrestler of the Year - Jade

Top 3 Contenders

1. Sienna

2. Gail Kim

3. Madison Rayne

 

ROH WRESTLING


ROH Female Wrestler of the Year - Kelly Klein

Top 3 Contenders

1. Veda Scott

2. Taeler Hendrix

3. Amber Gallows

 

LUCHA UNDERGROUND


Lucha Underground Female Wrestler of the Year - Sexy Star

Top Contender

1. Taya

 

SHINE


Shine Wrestler of the Year - Ivelisse

Top 3 Contenders

1. Thunderkitty

2. Jayme Jameson

3. Allysin Kay

 

SHIMMER WOMENS ATHLETES


Shimmer Wrestler of the Year - Madison Eagles

Top 3 Contenders

1. LuFisto

2. Nicole Savoy

3. Kimber Lee

 

TAG TEAM OF THE YEAR 2016

 

OF WORLDWIDE TAG TEAMS


Tag Team of the Year - The Young Bucks

Top 10 Contenders

1. Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows

2. The Revival

3. Beer Money

4. The Briscoes

5. Bro-Mans

6. Enzo Amore and Big Cass

7. The Addiction

8. The Decay

9. Motor City Machine Guns

10. The Broken Hardy's

 

Through The Ropes Grand Slam Newsletter / Special Issue #1 Monday 2nd January 2017

Written By the Through The Ropes Team

Through the Ropes Newsletter Special

Happy New Year!

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