Triple H injury update, Kevin Nash, Undertaker turn, and more
    Submitted by Mr. Tito on Thursday, November 29, 2001 at 2:49 PM EST

    It looks as though the WWF will be releasing several developmental talent sometime next week. The WWF will be sending road agent Johnny Ace to the HWA, the secondary developmental territory based out of Cincinnati, to evaluate the talent there, with the possibilities of several prospects being let go. It's expected that some of the higher paid WCW wrestlers are at the highest risk of being released by the WWF.

    Vince McMahon has reportedly pulled his final contractual offer to Kevin Nash and has decided to no longer negotiate with Nash over a deal to bring him back to the WWF, at this point. It could be negotiating tactic by McMahon, or for the fact that since money is becoming tight, Vince didn't want to overspend on Nash.

    The overall feeling in the WWF locker room is not enthusiastic for the current storyline directions, which was hinted in an earlier post about Vince McMahon's "Kiss My Ass Club" storyline.

    All of the former Alliance talent were at both television tapings this week, and they sitting around backstage, hoping and waiting to be written back into the television shows.

    Randy Orton, one of the best Ohio Valley Wrestling talents, was about to be called up by the WWF until he recently separated his shoulder. The WWF is heavily behind him as a talent, and they will have a spot for him on the roster when he's healthy.

    The WWF is apparently happy with the way the OVW wrestlers have been working on WWF shows lately. If you haven't noticed, OVW wrestlers have been working on the WWF "B" houseshows and dark matches for television tapings.

    The WWF is also very happy with the Island Boys of the HWA, but the WWF feels that they need to cut some weight before making it to the WWF.

    [ Credit: Dave Scherer @ 1wrestling.com ]




    Contradictory to what has been reported, the Undertaker has been apparently urging the WWF to turn him heel for some time now. Many WWF agents and members of the creative staff have been against this idea, but the wheels never got into motion until Vince McMahon finally sided with his 11 year veteran. There was some significant talk about turning the Undertaker at Survivor Series, but in the end, it was decided to hold off the heel turn so that the Undertaker could somehow align himself with Vince McMahon, as we saw on RAW.

    Triple H was telling friends, backstage at RAW, that he hasn't fully recovered from his quadriceps surgery, but that he's close to it. He said he will be healthy enough to make an appearance at Vengeance, but he let it be known that he'd preferred to return in January.

    The WWF still has plans to layoff several members off their active roster in January.

    [ Credit: Jason Powell @ PWtorch.com ]




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