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WWE news items regarding Xavier Woods, Brian Kendrick, and Johnny Knoxville

Aaron Rift

Here are a few WWE news items for Tuesday, January 25th 2022…

* As previously noted, Xavier Woods suffered an injury to his plantaris muscle of his calf. In an update, Mike Johnson of PWInsider.com wrote that Woods is expected back on the road with WWE starting this Friday but it’s unknown if he has actually been cleared to wrestle again. It was initially believed that Woods would not be cleared in time for the Royal Rumble premium live event.

* According to Mike Johnson, WWE NXT Producer Brian Kendrick reportedly asked for his release and has been waiting for “at least” six weeks to have it granted. It’s being said that Kendrick “has not been to any TV tapings in Orlando in some time.”

* Twitter account @WrestleVotes noted the following about Johnny Knoxville’s appearance at the Royal Rumble…

“Source states Johnny Knoxville’s Royal Rumble involvement is slated to be Rumble only & done on Saturday. However, WWE is indeed working on another celebrity appearance for WrestleMania. I asked who & couldn’t get a name. Either b/c it’s “top secret” (unlikely) or it’s undecided.”