FIRST rumors of 2015! Upcoming returns, exits, and more!

At a recent Critics Television Press event, Alan Snyder announced that Tough Enough will be returning to FOX in off-season 2015. He says it will be "new, reinvented, and re innovative" for television. He says he will announce the cast after WrestleMania.

I've heard from several people backstage that WWE is in contract neogiations with Hayden Saxby...again. I wasn't told how long the contract will extend to, but if he does return, we don't expect him to be back for long at all.

I've also learned that this will be Batista's last season with WWE. For how long, is not known. He got a big World Title run as sort of a 'farewell' gift and his last match is reported to be at WrestleMania V. Batista has been on the road with WWE for a while, mostly working live events until Season IV where he became a regular TV figure again.

Speaking of veteran exits, there has also been speculation that this season is also Big Show's last season. But take this with a grain of salt, as it seems Big Show might be holding the WWE title all the way until SummerSlam later this year.

WWE has released an official plot overview for their upcoming game 'WWE Immortals'. The game will be released the Tuesday after WrestleMania V and will be released on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PS Vita, and Wii U. The plot is as follows:

"Taking place in a fictional, super powered alternate universe, WWE Immortals is a fighting game in the style of Mortal Kombat. The main storyline features a power hungry Alan Snyder in his quest to take over the world with his newly formed personal army (led by Triple H). His brother, Antonio, objects to Alan's evil ways. Antonio is almost killed by HHH's army but narrowly escapes. Later, he forms his own army, a group of renegades (led by Zack Poe). The Renegades and The Immortals go to war, but who will come out on top? The main story will be driven by character-specific chapters, and you will get to choose whether to save the world (as the Renegades) or destroy it (as The Immortals)."

 WWE plans to release the full roster of the game during the 7 Deadly Sins pre-show. 

 

Shawn Michaels teased a "huge announcement" on the RAW after 7 Deadly Sins, which will be the date he returns to the company. I haven't been told what the announcement exactly is, but expect it to have an impact on HBK's future. 

 Antonio Snyder, who is currently out of action due to filming commitments for the Snyder 3 film, will return next month. I've received word that he will be in the main event of Survivor Series, going one on one with the WWE Chamion, the Big Show. Whether this plan will remain is in the air. 

The reason for CM Punk's arupt IC Title end seems to be the end of an argument between Punk and some WWE executives, where Punk asked for a break. Doesn't seem that break will come to fruition though, because he seems to be having a match with Zack Poe going into the 7 Deadly Sins pay per view...

Bobby Lashley is expected to finish up his current contract with WWE on the RAW after WrestleMania V. Whether he will stay with the company or not is in the air as of now but he has expressed interest in a UFC run!

Ryback is expected to get a huge push soon if my sources are current. He is a pet project of CEO Alan Snyder and it's believed that Ryback can be a big star.

Alex Riley has recently returned from a career-threatning neck injury. I haven't been told what the current plans for him are but a feud with Aaron Snyder is likely. 

It seems as if Dolph Ziggler is gearing up for a huge feud with Eellis and Eellistopia.

Here are the live event results for January 18 in Las Vegas, NV:

• Big E defeated Adrian Neville (TV Title Match)
• The Miz defeated Alex Riley by countout 
• Sadie Heart defeated Mickie James
• Acting CEO Big Johnny comes out and says that Sheamus will face 3 guys of Big Show's choice in a gauntlet match. Sheamus comes out and objects to it. The two argue for a while before Sheamus brogue kicks Johnny to a huge pop. 
• Ashley Snyder defeated Harley by DQ after Harley lost it and beat down Ashley with a chair.
• Batista and Triple H defeated Randy Orton and Edge (who was there for a one-time return)
• Dolph Ziggler defeated Kurt Angle (after Nathen interferred), after the match, Ziggler layed out Nathen, Rush, and Swagger.
• Sheamus took on 10 other guys in a gauntlet match, after an upset Big Johnny upped the bar on Sheamus. Sheamus eliminated the first 9 guys but when the 10th guy was revealed as Big Show himself, Sheamus was defeated by a chokeslam through the announce table.

 The Rock has announced in an interview that he will be on tomorrow's RAW to compete in a match against Kurt Angle!

I've been told that Bray Wyatt's future is in the air. Creative is split on deciding whether to push him to the main event or keep him juggling in the mid-card. Their descision will show in the next couple of months, and there has been talk of him going against The Undertaker at WrestleMania.

There has been talk among creative of putting JBL in a manager role similar to Jonathan Crane. Names discussed have been either a stable, or a single superstar.