WWE: Dragon Lee Explains Family Reason for His Absence from WWE, WWE Reportedly Held “Significant Discussions” About Nikki Bella WWE In-Ring Return, More News

Dragon Lee Explains Family Reason for His Current Absence from WWE

Dragon Lee has been noticeably absent from WWE’s RAW brand since this past November and WWE programming since this past January.

Lee recently provided an update on Instagram stating that the reason for his current absence from WWE is due to him being with his wife who is currently expecting the birth of a child for their family.

“Hey everyone! Hope y’all are doing well. I don’t usually share my personal stuff, but I want to grab my phone and do it today because I am happy and anxious because in a few days I will hold in my hands my new princess that is on the way. She could (arrive) today, tomorrow, the day after, this weekend or even next week but she is coming, so I am very excited to receive my second princess, well actually third counting my first child and my wife. That’s been the reason why I have not been at work recently, I have been helping my wife but you will see a stronger Dragon Lee and giving my best as I always do inside that ring soon. Sending hugs to everyone!”

Transcript h/t: Fightful.com


WWE Reportedly Held “Significant Discussions” About Nikki Bella WWE Return

WrestleVotes reported that their sources stated that WWE officials have recently held “significant discussions” regarding plans for WWE Hall of Famer Nikki Bella, real name Nikki Garcia, to make her in-ring return to the company.

Several sources spoken to reportedly stated that their current expectations is that Bella will be making her in-ring return “sooner rather than later.”

This will be the first time Bella will be wrestling in WWE since the 2022 Royal Rumble event in January of 2022.


WWE News & Notes

Wednesday’s WWE Speed show on Twitter featured Chris Sabin defeating Grayson Waller to advance to the next round of WWE’s newest #1 Contender’s tournament for the WWE Speed Championship. Sabin will be facing off against Chad Gable in the Finals of WWE’s current tournament.

As noted before, NXT talent Saquon Shugars has been out of action for WWE since this past March due to a broken leg injury. Shugars made his official return from injury in a dark match that was held prior to the start of this past Tuesday’s WWE NXT show at the Performance Center.

As noted before, former New Japan Pro Wrestling talent Hikuleo signed an official contract with WWE this past July. Fightful Select’s Sean Ross Sapp reported in a recent Q&A article that his sources stated that there has been no new updates from his sources about a potential official debut date for Hikuleo in WWE.

As noted before, former Major League Wrestling talent Lance Anoa’i has been signed to an official contract with WWE since this past Summer but has also been out of action since then due to an undisclosed injury. Fightful Select’s Sean Ross Sapp reported in a recent Q&A article that his sources stated that Anoa’i is still currently expected to be medically cleared for a potential in-ring return this February.

As noted before, Jade Cargill has been out of action for WWE since this past November. The situation with Cargill’s injury status has led to conflicting reports over it being genuine or just a storyline injury. PWInsider’s Mike Johnson reported that Cargill returned to WWE’s Performance for the second time in two weeks for some training and is currently expected to be at the facility for the rest of this week.

PWInsider’s Mike Johnson reported that his sources stated that WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair will be making an appearance on WWE’s upcoming new WWE LFG reality competition television series for A&E. Johnson reported that Flair was involved in the filming of footage for the show at WWE’s Performance Center earlier this week.

Fightful Select’s Corey Brennan reported that his sources stated that WWE officials currently are planning to hold a new talent tryouts this March in London, England. Brennan reported that this upcoming tryouts will be for United Kingdom and European-based talents and is currently expected to include indie talents from wXw, OTT and PROGRESS.

WWE recently released two new videos to their WWE Vault channel on YouTube. The first new video was a “Story of Kurt Angle vs. Triple H at Royal Rumble 2001.” The second new video was a WWE Championship Casket match of The Undertaker vs. Yokozuna from WWE Royal Rumble 1994.

In a recent interview with the Daily Star, a representative for London Mayor Sadiq Khan gave a statement about Khan remaining determined to bring WrestleMania to London in wake of the rumors of New Orleans hosting the event in 2026 and Indianapolis hosting the event in 2027. This spokesperson stated “London has great pedigree in hosting the biggest international sporting events from around the globe. The Mayor remains determined to bring even more sports from around the world to London, including the first international WrestleMania hosted by the UK, and continues to discuss future opportunities. The Mayor wants to cement London’s reputation as the undisputed sporting capital of the world, as we work together to build a better London for everyone.

As noted before, WWE Hall of Famer Diamond Dallas Page made a surprise appearance during this past Tuesday’s WWE NXT show. DDP recently reflected on Twitter about him attending the show and his praise of NXT talent Trick Williams. DDP statedLast night I was at @WWENXT & ran into one of my favorite performers @_trickwilliams ! A little over a year ago I was doing an interview and I was asked who I thought would be the next #NXT Superstar to cross over to the main #WWE roster and make a serious impact. I said it would be Trick! Nothing has changed💥 I think you can expect big things when my man crosses over 💎 DDP