5 WWE news stories you missed this week: Released superstar thanks Charlotte Flair and Bayley for saving his life, Big E pushed for match against legend (November 7th, 2021)

Welcome to the first edition of our new weekly feature series, where we will take a look at some interesting WWE news stories from the past week that you might have missed.

This week saw yet another massive round of releases as the company let go several top names from the main roster as well as NXT. Just a couple of days before this, one of the released superstars thanked Charlotte Flair and Bayley for helping him out during his tough days.

Big E revealed that he pushed for a major match at Crown Jewel 2021. Veteran referee Mike Chioda made a major claim about returning to WWE. Former star Big Damo fka Killian Dain revealed his new bald look. Also, a Hall of Famer praised two RAW Superstars and expressed his willingness to return and manage them.

Without any further ado, let's take a look at five major news stories that you might have missed this week. Be sure to comment down and let us know your thoughts on the same.

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#5 Big E pushed for a match against Goldberg at WWE Crown Jewel 2021

Big E successfully defended his WWE title against Drew McIntyre at Crown Jewel 2021 last month. However, he wanted to have an even bigger match at the show.

Speaking to Sportsnet, Big E revealed that he tried to push for a match against Goldberg at Crown Jewel. However, that didn't happen as the Hall of Famer faced Bobby Lashley at the pay-per-view.

"We’ve been in a top act in many ways (with the New Day) but there are so many singles matchups out there that are fresh for me. I was trying to make some noise for this Goldberg match at Crown Jewel, but that clearly (didn’t happen). It would have been really full circle. He was my childhood hero and idol, and I’ve spoken effusively about that," said Big E.

A couple of weeks ago, Seth Rollins officially became the number one contender for the WWE Championship. It has not been announced when he will face Big E. Also, if the latter manages to hold on to his title for a couple of weeks, he will face Universal Champion Roman Reigns at Survivor Series 2021.

#4 Lince Dorado thanks Charlotte Flair and Bayley for saving his life

One of the WWE Superstars released earlier this week from the company was Lince Dorado. Merely a couple of days before his release, the luchador sent out a heartfelt tweet revealing how Charlotte Flair, Bayley, and other fellow wrestlers helped him during his tough days by purchasing his gear.

"2014 I couldn’t teach, so I made gear & wrestled to support my family. 5 people, 2 bedroom yellow townhouse. I had some amazing people ask for gear, a lot, that honestly saved my life. Thanks homies @MsCharlotteWWE y [sic] @itsBayleyWWE PS I went back to teaching until I came to @WWE," tweeted Lince Dorado.

Dorado is best known in Vince McMahon's promotion as part of the luchador stable Lucha House Party alongside Kalisto and Gran Metalik.

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#3 Former WWE Superstar Big Damo now has a new bald look

Big Damo, formerly known as Killian Dain, has revealed a new look through his social media, leaving many fans surprised. During his time in WWE, he used to have long hair and a big beard. However, he has now shaved off his hair and also has a much smaller trimmed beard.

Damo started his WWE career in 2016 and became a member of the faction SAnitY on NXT. However, the group didn't work out on the main roster and was disbanded. He then went back to NXT and formed a highly entertaining team with Drake Maverick. He was released from the company earlier this year in June.

#2 Mike Chioda claims he will go back to WWE if Vince McMahon called him

Veteran referee Mike Chioda made a major claim about returning to WWE. Speaking on Monday Mailbag with Mike Chioda on AdFreeShows.com, he answered an interesting fan question.

The question was that if he got a call from Vince McMahon and Tony Khan on the same day to come and work for their promotions, where would he go. Chioda stated that he would probably choose to go back to WWE.

“Let’s put it this way. 35 years with WWF/WWE. 31 years debuting for WWE in 1989 on TV. I probably would have to say going back to WWE. Would I like to close my career with WWE? Of course. Would I love to close it out with AEW? Yes, I would love that too as well," said Mike Chioda.

Mike Chioda was released by WWE in April 2020 after working for the company for over three decades. After his release, he appeared on All Elite Wrestling as a referee for three matches later that year.

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#1 Kurt Angle is willing to return and manage Chad Gable and Otis

Kurt Angle has revealed that he wouldn't mind returning to WWE to manage RAW Superstars Chad Gable and Otis. During a recent episode of The Kurt Angle Show, the Olympic gold medalist had massive praise for The Alpha Academy members and expressed his willingness to manage the two.

"I wouldn't mind doing it. Not only are they great amateur wrestlers, they are great entertainers too, especially Otis, you know! I think I might have been able to be a part of that, but I think they started that after I left the company. So, there wasn't a possibility of me coming back and managing them. WWE did offer me to manage Matt Riddle, and I didn't take it at the time because I had some other commitments. But Otis and Chad Gable, that would have been awesome. Managing them, we would have had a lot of fun doing those segments," said Kurt Angle.

The pair of Gable and Otis doesn't have a lot of momentum on the Red brand. Someone like Angle managing them would be a huge boost and surely push them to be a top tag team on the roster.