Despite Bron Breakker being the son and nephew of WWE Hall Of Famers Rick and Scott Steiner, the former Intercontinental Champion wasn’t introduced with the Steiner family name attached to his character unlike his father and uncle. Since becoming a WWE star in 2021, there have been few references to Breakker being Rick’s son, including two weeks ago on “WWE Raw” when Seth Rollins called him “baby Steiner,” and according to NWO legend Kevin Nash on “Kliq This,” the company should start acknowledging the “Badass” with his family name.
“I actually heard Seth call him Steiner and it’s like when is the WWE going to realize that he is a Steiner? And it’s like he’s Bronson Rick Steiner. Why don’t just call him Bron Steiner, you know? Bron Breaker sounds like something I watched on a cartoon in 1971,” he stated. “The guy can do it all. He looks like a million bucks. He can talk. He can definitely do the walk. So, it’s just like, let the boy boogie woogie. Let him be a Steiner.”
Earlier this month, WWE Hall Of Famer Bully Ray also voiced his frustration with young star’s current name, claiming that Breakker is “corny” and that he should be called Bron Steiner going forward. This past weekend at Backlash, Breakker wrestled for the first time since January and defeated Rollins in singles action after returning from a major hernia injury.
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The runs of Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods in WWE have come to an end, after the New Day members received their release after reportedly refusing to take a pay cut from deals they signed last year. But just because they’re out the door now doesn’t mean they can’t one day return, and WWE Hall of Famer Booker T believes Kingston and Woods will be back in WWE. However, as he revealed on the “Hall of Fame” podcast, Booker believes it will be awhile, and will likely happen when it comes time for them to be inducted into the Hall of Fame themselves.
“Those guys are Hall of Famers, okay?” Booker said. “They’re WWE Hall of Famers, first ballot hall of farmers when the time comes up. So I’m sure there’s going to be a way back for those guys. But still, I’m a realist man. You don’t want to leave no money on the table…and out there right now, there’s money floating around out there on the table.”
In the meantime, Booker believes the duo will find their way over to AEW, much like other WWE veterans such as Adam Copeland and The Hurt Syndicate did. Despite not always being a fan of AEW, Booker has no issue with that, as he believes Woods and Kingston have earned the right to receive huge paydays to close their careers out.
“You can get paid just as much money on your way out…is that not a good deal?” Booker said. “That’s what I’m saying. I see so many people hating when I make a comment like that, but dammit, that’s a pretty damn good deal if you can get it. So for me, Kofi Kingston, Xavier Woods, just like The Hurt Business, hey, you’ve got to retire sometime and you want to retire this business with some money in your pocket, okay? That’s the way I look at that.”
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Earlier this month, Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods of the New Day were shockingly released from WWE as part of the company’s final round of talent cuts after WrestleMania 42. With Kingston and Woods having been some of the most seasoned talent in the industry, their departure was met with frustration from wrestlers and fans alike, including AEW star Bobby Lashley, who stated in an interview with “Good Karma Wrestling” that it was a mistake for the Connecticut-based promotion to let go of two of its most respected workers.
“That was a fumble. Bro, you retire those guys. You take those guys to the end and give them whatever they want because they’ve given the business everything. I don’t think there’s a person in the in the business that says, ‘Hey man, I don’t like those guys or those guys treated me wrong or those guys weren’t good to me.’ There’s no one. And we saw that one time before when somebody else got released, right? When somebody else got released, they had to bring em’ back because they were like, ‘Oh, this is a bad move.’ Well, this is a horrible move also, but it could be a great move for someone else.”
After the New Day’s release was made public, it was reported that WWE asked Kingston and Woods to take a pay cut, but the twelve-time tag team champions declined the offer and chose to leave the company instead. In addition to the New Day, others on the roster were also asked to accept a reduced salary, though Dave Meltzer has claimed that WWE only approached stars who the creative team had little to no interest in utilizing going forward.
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Paul Wight has shared new details about the acromegaly diagnosis that changed his life as a teenager and the surgery that doctors warned would be necessary for him to survive long term.
Speaking during an appearance on the High Performance podcast, the former WWE and AEW star recalled learning about the condition while attending Wichita State University. Wight explained that throughout his childhood and teenage years, he simply believed he was naturally gifted athletically because of his size, endurance, and strength.
“I was 19. I went my whole life, I thought I was just gifted because I had incredible endurance. I ate whatever I wanted. I could run all day, and strong and all that,” Wight said.
According to Wight, a doctor at Wichita State immediately recognized physical signs connected to acromegaly due to his previous experience working at the Mayo Clinic.
“He looked at my hands, and there’s different things. Like the roof of my mouth is very high, jawline, sinuses, and stuff like that,” Wight explained.
The doctor then informed him that he believed he had acromegaly, a hormonal disorder caused by excess growth hormone that is often linked to pituitary tumors.
“He says, ‘I think you have acromegaly.’ I’m like, ‘What?’ Then, within a week, I was at the Mayo Clinic, and they’re telling me they got to do this pituitary surgery. What, I had a tumor? This is why I’m this way?”
Paul Wight Says Doctors Warned Him About His Life Expectancy
Wight admitted he nearly declined the surgery despite doctors warning him that refusing treatment could dramatically shorten his life.
“That was just a figure that I was told because I almost didn’t get the surgery,” Wight said. “They were telling me, ‘Well, if you don’t get this surgery, you’ll probably be dead by the time you’re 45.’”
At the time, Wight was preparing for his sophomore athletic season at Wichita State and struggled to fully grasp the seriousness of the situation.
“I remember thinking like, ‘45’s a long time away. I don’t know.’ I mean, you know, I’m going to start my sophomore season at Wichita State. I don’t know. Maybe I should just, you know, not get the surgery.”
He credited his sister for pushing him toward making the correct decision.
“I remember my sister was very adamant at the time. No, you’re getting the surgery.”
Wight also explained that while he was affected by acromegaly, his naturally large family background helped reduce some of the severe physical complications often experienced by others with the condition.
“I would have been big anyway. I would have been probably 6’7”, 6’8”, anyway, because my family’s big,” Wight stated. “I got the benefits of it, but I didn’t have a lot of the trauma that a lot of people that get acromegaly go through because they weren’t made to be bigger people.”
Following a career spanning more than two decades in WWE, Wight joined All Elite Wrestling in 2021, where he worked as a commentator for AEW Dark. In recent months, Wight has also focused heavily on improving his conditioning and physique while teasing a possible return to the ring.
Paul Wight Opens Up About Acromegaly Diagnosis And Life-Saving Surgery
WWE Hall of Famer Kevin Nash delivered a harsh critique of TKO’s handling of WWE during the latest episode of his Kliq This podcast, targeting corporate involvement in creative decisions, recent talent cuts, and the company’s overall direction under the TKO banner.
Nash strongly defended Triple H, arguing that WWE’s creative success under his leadership has been negatively impacted by executives above him interfering with the product.
According to Nash, Triple H helped guide WWE into a strong creative position during the Netflix era before corporate influence began affecting decisions behind the scenes.
“(Paul) Levesque takes over and everybody loves the direction that he’s carrying the new WWE program into the Netflix era,” Nash said. “Lo and behold, like every other business on earth, the guys above him that don’t have a clue besides get paid more decide to start sticking their dicks where they don’t need to.”
Nash continued by criticizing executives for allegedly forcing certain talent into major positions because of business commitments tied to contracts and partnerships.
“We’re going to throw this guy in. Let’s put this guy in. How about him in the main event? We have a $500 million deal that this guy is locked into,” Nash stated.
He also referenced WWE’s current presentation style while defending Triple H’s creative approach.
“It doesn’t take anything away from Paul Levesque, because Paul Levesque still knows what he’s doing,” Nash added before issuing a direct message toward management. “Get your noses out of creative. Go fuck yourselves. Let Paul run the company.”
Kevin Nash Claims UFC Problems Are Affecting WWE
Nash later shifted his attention toward recent WWE roster cuts, claiming the decisions were financially motivated because of issues connected to UFC under the TKO umbrella.
“If you guys want to cut the talent, don’t throw it in Paul’s lap and make him be the bad guy,” Nash said while discussing the pressure he believes management places on WWE leadership.
He then made his strongest accusation of the interview by claiming UFC’s financial struggles are impacting WWE operations.
“Because UFC is bleeding through every tourniquet that they have, we’re going to cut people from WWE to stop the bleeding from the other company,” Nash stated. “UFC is hemorrhaging money, and WWE isn’t. How about we tell the truth.”
Nash also made it clear that his loyalty to WWE is directly tied to Triple H remaining in charge creatively.
“If something happens and Triple H is no longer at the helm because there is some type of power play, I hope you follow my lead because the minute they mess with him, I’ll have nothing to do with that product the rest of my life,” Nash said.
The comments come amid continued discussion surrounding WWE’s corporate structure following the merger between WWE and UFC under TKO Group Holdings.
Despite Nash’s concerns, Triple H recently signed a new multi-year agreement to remain WWE’s Chief Content Officer. Reports from PWInsider and Bodyslam confirmed the deal in the weeks after WrestleMania 42.
Kevin Nash Blasts TKO Over WWE Creative And Talent Cuts
