Backstage Update On WWE's Plans For Diamond Mine (VIDEO)

Andy H. Murray & Adam Wilbourn on WWE's plans for Diamond Mine, Kevin Owens, NXT & more!

Join WhatCulture's Andy H. Murray and Adam Wilbourn as they bring you Wednesday's rundown of all the latest wrestling news.

Today's video begins with the biggest story from last night's WWE NXT, as Roderick Strong returns alongside Malcolm Bivens, Hideki Suzuki, and Tyler Rust, in Diamond Mine's big debut segment (00:28). We run through this along with a new report on WWE's plans for the new stable.

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From there, it's over to Kevin Owens (04:15), and the reported reason behind his upcoming absence from WWE television following his Hell In A Cell 2021 loss to Sami Zayn.

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We swerve back to NXT after that, as WWE prepares to put more focus on the black and gold brand's cruiserweight division (06:14).

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Finally, we talk Damian Priest, who has been absent from WWE television for two months now, with two new reports offering different reasons for this (08:01). The big man was last seen on 17 May.

As always, today's news video finishes with all your Twitter questions.

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Andy has been with WhatCulture for six years and is currently WhatCulture's Senior Wrestling Reporter. A writer, presenter, and editor with 10+ years of experience in online media, he has been a sponge for all wrestling knowledge since playing an old Royal Rumble 1992 VHS to ruin in his childhood. Having previously worked for Bleacher Report, Andy specialises in short and long-form writing, video presenting, voiceover acting, and editing, all characterised by expert wrestling knowledge and commentary. Andy is as much a fan of 1985 Jim Crockett Promotions as he is present-day AEW and WWE - just don't make him choose between the two.