News & Notes: New NWA Owner, The Rock, ROH, Cena’s Return

Billy Corgan Officially Becomes New Owner of NWA

As previously reported, Billy Corgan’s purchase of the NWA was rumored to have been delayed due to unannounced reasons. NWA was originally planning on making the new ownership official on May 10th before the sudden delay.

The delay was revealed to be related to tape libraries and former NWA owner Bruce Tharpe’s status within the organization going forward, according to PWInsider.

Billy Corgan’s deal to purchase the NWA now includes taking over Bruce Tharpe’s position for NWA’s Network-like service and rights to the Paul Boesch wrestling library. Corgan’s deal was revealed to also not include any major managerial shakeups within the NWA at least for the near future, outside of Bruce Tharpe’s new role for the company.

The Rock Revealed the Reason Why He Didn’t Appear at Wrestlemania 33

During a recent interview with WSVN-TV, The Rock revealed the reason why he didn’t make an appearance at Wrestlemania 33 was due to him being busy finishing work on the latest season of HBO’s Ballers show.

WWE had been rumored for months about having plans for Rock to make an appearance at Wrestlemania 33 due to the event taking place in his home state of Florida.

ROH Signs Travis “Flip” Gordon to a Deal

Travis “Flip” Gordon has recently signed a contract with ROH, according to PWInsider. Gordon made his debut appearance for the company during April’s TV tapings and previously wrestled for Northeast Wrestling located in New York.

John Cena’s Return Date Revealed

John Cena is currently expected to be returning to the WWE on July 4th based on recent WWE Smackdown promotional ads. The show will be taking place at the Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix, Arizona and at the moment is the only show booked for Cena’s return.