GRONKOWSKI GONE FROM WWE, BOBBY FULTON HEALTH UPDATE, ANGLE TURNS DOWN WWE

Rob Gronkowski has executed a release from his WWE deal and will not be working for the company going forward.  Many wrestling news sites have been told by WWE sources that is accurate.

Gronkowski was originally slated to appear and compete at Summerslam, but with that event no longer taking place in Boston, those plans had been less likely to go forward, especially after Gronkowski opted to return to the National Football League.  He captured the WWE 24/7 title at Wrestlemania 36 and showcased it during media appearances in recent weeks.  R-Truth recaptured the title on last night's episode of Raw.

Gronkowski, who is extremely close to Mojo Rawley, announced his retirement from the NFL only to be later traded to the Tampa Bay Bucaneers in order to return to playing alongside Tom Brady, who had also joined that team.

On his Facebook page, Bobby Fulton announced, "Most of my cancer is gone except for a small tumor. They will be looking into it more on Friday. Please continue to keep me in your thoughts and prayers."

Fulton announced in December 2019 that he had been diagnosed with throat cancer.

Fulton, 59, has been wrestling since he was 16, originally in Ohio before working for a number of different territories including Memphis, Mid-South, World Class Championship Wrestling, Jim Crockett Promotions, WCW, Smoky Mountain Wrestling and internationally, Stampede Wrestling and All Japan Pro Wrestling.  He and the late Tommy Rogers, as The Fantastics, were one of the best teams of the 1980s, specifically when feuding with The Midnight Express and The Sheepherders.  Fulton made at least one appearance in the WWF in the late 1990s.  In recent years, Fulton has remained active around professional wrestling, promoting and occasionally still wrestling while making appearances at different wrestling convention and signing events.

In an interview with CBR.com, WWE Hall of Famer Kurt Angle revealed that he turned down an offer to return to WWE TV regularly as Matt Riddle's manager on Smackdown.  


"I think that Matt Riddle is going to be one of the faces of the [WWE], he has all the ability, said Angle.  "His personality is great. At first, it's a little odd. But once you get to know him, he's very likable and that's what he's going to get from the fans. They're going to love this kid. And he proves it in the ring. He's phenomenal in the ring. There's no doubt about that. But his whole bro gimmick thing works really well. And he's going to do extremely well.   WWE has offered me a job to manage him.  Unfortunately, I turned it down due to a few different reasons, but I would have loved to manage him. It just wasn't the right time."

Interview with CBR.Com is here.. https://www.cbr.com/kurt-angle-turned-down-wwe-offer-manage-matt-riddle/

Angle officially announced Riddle would be coming to the blue brand this past Friday.

Angle, who was released as a talent and producer in April, appeared on WWE NXT last week as the guest official for Riddle's farewell on WWE NXT against Timothy Thatcher.