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7 Takeaways From WWE SmackDown (10/2)

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The October 2nd, 2018 episode of WWE SmackDown aired live from the Moda Center in Portland, OR. It was the final episode of SmackDown before WWE Super Show-Down. Here are 7 takeaways from this week’s show:

AJ Styles Vowed To Bury Samoa Joe Alive At Super Show-Down

AJ Styles SmackDown 10 2SmackDown GM Paige kicked off this week’s show and blasted Samoa Joe for his actions last week when he showed up at AJ Styles’ house. Paige stated that charges were pressed against Samoa Joe and that WWE management informed her that Samoa Joe should be fired.

The crowd chanted “no!” and Paige stated that she asked AJ if she should fire Joe. Styles dropped the charges and begged her not to fire Joe. AJ said that termination would prevent him from getting his revenge.

Paige announced that their WWE Championship match is back on at WWE Super Show-Down and then rolled footage of AJ Styles sitting in his living room. Styles apologized for not being at SmackDown tonight and said that he doesn’t think he would be able to perform tonight.

AJ added that this is bigger than WWE and he doesn’t to do something stupid. Styles said that he is not leaving until he gets confirmation that Samoa Joe is on a plane to Australia. AJ added that his four kids need him right now and he needs to be at his house.

AJ said his daughter has been waking up in the middle of the night looking in the closet or under her bed for “Uncle Joe”. Styles then vowed to bury Joe alive this Saturday night.

Fabulous Truth Picked Up A Victory

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R-Truth & Carmella faced Andrade “Cien” Almas and Zelina Vega tonight on SmackDown. Carmella and Zelina Vega started off the match. Vega slammed Carmella to the canvas and then mocked her by moonwalking across the ring. Carmella got up with a pissed off look on her face and slammed her down to the canvas. Carmella then moonwalked across the ring.

Vega battled back and took control of the match for a bit. Carmella connected with a Jawbreaker and tagged in Almas. R-Truth hit Almas with a Hurricanrana and then went for a Splash in the corner. Almas caught R-Truth but Truth launched him towards the ropes. Vega and Almas then posed on the ropes and Carmella and R-Truth responded by doing splits in the ring.

R-Truth and Carmella then started dancing around in the ring as Almas and Vega regrouped on the outside. Andrade finally got back inside the ring and leveled R-Truth with a Clothesline. Almas then charged at R-Truth in the corner of the ring but R-Truth got out of the way and Andrade went flying out of the ring as SmackDown went to a commercial break.

When SmackDown returned, R-Truth connected with a kick to the face and both Superstars fell to the canvas. Carmella and Vega tagged in and Carmella quickly connected with a couple of Clotheslines. Carmella followed it up with a Hurricanranda off the second rope and then a Bronco Buster. Carmella went for the cover but Almas broke it up.

R-Truth went after Almas and Clotheslined him out of the ring. R-Truth then hit Almas with a Suicide Dive as Vega went for a roll-up in the ring. Carmella then impressively countered into the Code of Silence for the submission victory.

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The Bar Attacked New Day

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SmackDown Tag Team Champions New Day came down to the ring for an episode of “New Day Cooks”. Mr. Bootyworth had a giant bowl of pancake batter and New Day said that he was going to reveal the special ingredients for the pancakes.

The Bar interrupted and slowly made their way down the entrance ramp. Woods accused them of ruining their pilot and Cesaro joked that you cannot ruin something that is already awful.

The Bar then flipped over the table with the pancakes on it and a brawl broke out. New Day set up for the Midnight Hour but Cesaro launched flour into Woods’ face. The Bar then connected with a double Backbreaker and then slammed Big E to the mat.

Sheamus and Cesaro then turned their attention to Mr. Bootyworth in the corner of the ring. They took off his top hat and poured the pancake batter into it. They then put his hat back on and poured the rest of the batter onto him. The Bar then posed in the ring with the titles to conclude the segment.

New Day will defend their SmackDown Tag Team Championships against The Bar at WWE Super Show-Down.

Randy Orton Brutally Beatdown Tye Dillinger

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Tye Dillinger had a conversation with SmackDown GM Paige backstage. Dillinger demanded a match against Randy Orton because he attacked him out of nowhere last week. Paige brought up how Jeff Hardy hasn’t been seen since his HIAC match against Orton and warned Dillinger not go down this road. Tye still demanded the match and Paige made it official.

Dillinger attacked Orton before the bell rang and Clotheslined him out of the ring. Dillinger slammed Orton on top of the announce table and then punched him in the face several times as the crowd chanted “10!”.

Orton battled back and launched Tye over the barricade. Randy followed it up with a DDT on the floor outside the ring. Orton then jammed Dillinger’s finger in the exposed turnbuckle and started bending it back as Dillinger screamed in pain.

Aiden English Showed A Portion Of What Happened In Milwaukee

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Rusev and Lana came down to the ring as the crowd chanted “Rusev Day!”. Rusev brought up Aiden English attacking him two weeks ago and ending their friendship. Rusev added that Aiden took things further by claiming that there was some video involving Lana and the city of Milwaukee.

English came down to the entrance ramp and complimented everyone on waiting so patiently waiting for him to reveal what happened in Milwaukee. Aiden then ran down some facts about Milwaukee and Lana accused him of stalling. English said that he was merely providing context.

Aiden then listed off films that were made in Milwaukee and then called his video “One Night in Milwaukee”. English then rolled footage of him practicing to sing for the Milwaukee.

Lana then knocked on the door and came into the room with him. Lana then said that she had something to say to Aiden and said: “I want you”. The video stopped and Aiden claimed that he wanted to show them the rest but he cannot because he is entertaining an offer from TMZ.

Rusev then chased after English backstage as Lana stood alone in the ring.

Rusev and Lana had a brief conversation backstage. Rusev was still looking for English and didn’t want to speak to Lana at the moment.

The Miz Got The Better Of Daniel Bryan

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Daniel Bryan faced Shelton Benjamin tonight on SmackDown. The Miz had a conversation with Benjamin backstage before the match and stated that he wanted Shelton to hurt Bryan. Benjamin bitched about not being on the show and riding the bench recently. Benjamin added that Bryan will be his first casualty as he reminds the world how good he is. The Miz and Benjamin then shook hands and then The Miz stated that he will be on commentary for the match.

Benjamin started off the match with a shoulder tackle and then a knee to Bryan’s ribs. Daniel battled back with a few kicks in the corner of the ring. Benjamin slammed Bryan face first to the mat and went for a cover but Daniel kicked out at two.

Daniel applied the Yes Lock but Shelton Benjamin quickly grabbed the bottom rope to break the hold. Benjamin slammed Bryan into the ring apron and then barricade several times as SmackDown went to a commercial break.

SmackDown returned with The Miz ranting about how awesome he is. Bryan connected with a couple of uppercuts but Benjamin quickly planted Daniel with a German Suplex for a near fall. Bryan slammed Shelton’s face into the second rope and followed it up with a running kick.

Benjamin exploded out of the corner with a knee to the midsection and followed it up with another German Suplex for the two count. Bryan perched Benjamin up on the top rope and hit him with a Hurricanrana.

Daniel hit Shelton with a few Yes Kicks and then started a “yes!” chant in the corner. The Miz hopped up on the ring apron for a distraction and Benjamin planted Bryan with Paydirt for the pinfall victory. After the match, The Miz attacked Bryan’s ribs and slammed him into the announce table a few times. The Miz then planted Bryan with the Skull Crushing Finale in the ring and sarcastically wished Bryan luck at Super Show-Down.

The Miz and Bryan will battle at WWE Super Show-Down this Saturday. The winner of the match will earn a shot at the WWE Championship.

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Charlotte Has The Momentum Heading Into Super Show-Down

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SmackDown Women’s Champion Becky Lynch came down to the ring and said that she now runs this division. Becky claimed that she has made this division the most relevant thing in WWE.

Lynch added that she has learned that being kind just gets you stabbed in the back. Becky said that she now will be the first to strike and then rolled footage of her attacking Charlotte at WWE SummerSlam.

The crowd broke out in a “Becky!” chant as Lynch stated that she has proven that she owns Charlotte Flair. Becky complained about not getting magazine covers or a new action figure.

Becky said that she will prove Saturday that it is her face that deserves to be on the front of magazines. Lynch then added she went through the trouble of designing a new poster for WWE Super Show-Down. The poster was Lynch posing with the title over Charlotte.

Flair then ran down to the ring and Becky greeted her with a few punches. Charlotte hit Lynch with a Spear and the crowd booed. Charlotte then Suplexed Becky into the poster and applied the Figure Four on the ring apron. Flair then booted Becky in the face as the crowd continued to boo.

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Shinsuke Nakamura Discusses Feud With AJ Styles, WWE 2K19, His Entrance

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Shinsuke Nakamura recently spoke about various topics as he continues his run on SmackDown Live. The WWE United States Champion talked with TVInsider where he first began discussing the WWE 2K19 video game, which comes out on October 9, 2018 for PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.

WWE 2K19 & His Entrance

Nakamura stated that the motion character actor did a good job in the game. Regarding his entrance, he stated that it came from what he was feeling from that day as there were times where he danced for concentration while other times, he did it to release his nervousness.

Nakamura added that everything has a meaning as he pointed out that with his fingers, he does it to get the nervous out as when he’s walking out to the ring as it makes his body tight, which is something he doesn’t want as he wants to fight with a normal feeling.

Feud With AJ Styles

Nakamura noted that he wanted to do more for the first time in WWE and thinks that he could show himself more against AJ. “But still, I liked getting the chance against AJ,” Nakamura said, looking back at their series of outings. “After WrestleMania I became the heel, but I didn’t show everything. Just a little bit.”

WWE RAW Viewership Hits All-Time Low Going Into Super Show-Down

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Monday’s edition of WWE RAW from Seattle averaged 2.302 million viewers, down from 2.350 million the previous week. As a result, this marked the lowest viewed episode of the flagship show of the company.

Just last week, the show pulled in 2.35 million viewers, which beat out the previously lowest episode on July 9th with 2.46 million viewers. The episode was the go-home show for Saturday’s Super Show-Down. Here is the hourly viewership breakdown, courtesy of ShowbuzzDaily:

  • Hour 1: 2,500 million viewers
  • Hour 2: 2,325 million viewers
  • Hour 3: 2,081 million viewers

RAW had some notable moments including all members of The Shield being in action as Roman Reigns battled Dolph Ziggler, Dean Ambrose vs. Braun Strowman, and Seth Rollins vs. Drew McIntyre. WWE RAW Women’s Champion Ronda Rousey was in action action as well.

WWE also hyped the appearance of WWE Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels where he cut a promo in the final segment about the singles match that will see Triple H battle The Undertaker at WWE Super Show-Down where Kane will be the in the corner of “The Deadman” while “HBK” would be in the corner of “The Game.” The end of this segment saw Taker and Kane beatdown Michaels and Triple H. In case you missed the show, you can check out the results here.

Despite WWE putting some together some intriguing segments for the show, this episode faced some heavy competition. The show had to go up against ESPN which was averaging 13.2 million viewers for the Denver Broncos vs. Kansas City Chiefs game as well as Big Bang Theory on CBS in hour one.

WWE will attempt to rebound next week and historically, will get a boost due to the fallout from the Super Show-Down pay-per-view event. But, it will be interesting to see if there is a jump in viewership with this trend of lowest viewership in history happening back to back weeks.

Watch: Top 10 Moments from Monday’s RAW (10.1.18)

WWE SmackDown Live Results (10/2)

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The October 2nd, 2018 edition of WWE SmackDown Live took place at the Moda Center in Portland, OR, and was the go-home show for WWE’s Super Show Down on Saturday.

– SmackDown opens up from the Moda Center in Portland, with Tom Phillips, Corey Graves and Byron Saxton on commentary.

– Paige is in the ring to kick off the show. She talks about doing her job as SmackDown GM, and the heinous crime Samoa Joe comitted last week. We go to a replay of Samoa Joe outside of AJ Styles’ home.

Paige says the Styles family is alright, and Joe did not actually enter the home. She says Joe was charged with trespassing, and WWE officials feel that Joe should be fired. AJ ended up dropping the charges and he doesn’t want Joe fired, because he wants to hand out punishment to Joe in the ring. Paige says the match between them on Saturday is still on.

Paige introduces a pre-taped video from AJ Styles at home. AJ apologizes for not being at SmackDown tonight. AJ says he’s not leaving his house until Joe has already left for Australia. AJ says his family needs him right now, and then their match at the Super Show Down will be the end. AJ says he wants to bury Joe alive.

– We go to the broadcast team and they promote the No DQ, No Countout match between Joe and Styles on Saturday.

– Still to come: Aiden English’s “video evidence” on Lana, and Becky Lynch addresses the crowd.

– R-Truth and Carmella vs. Andrade “Cien” Almas and Zelina Vega: Vega and Carmella start this one off, and they talk trash before locking up. Carmella levels Vega with a dropkick early on, and then she wastes some time moonwalking. Vega comes back and chokes Carmella against the ropes. Vega goes back to choking Carmella until the ref hauls her off again. Carmella comes back with a jawbreaker, then Almas and Truth tag in. Truth comes in fired up and drops Almas. Truth misses a shot in the corner, then Almas and Vega pose on the ropes while Truth and Carmella do a pose of their own. Vega and Almas roll outside to regroup. Back in the ring, Almas baits Truth and decks him. A missed running knee in the corner leads to Almas tumbling down to the floor hard, and Truth has a moment to recover now. Back in the ring, Almas works over Truth’s shoulder, but Truth fights out and hits a heel kick. The women tag in and Carmella takes control with a flurry of strikes. Carmella hits a flatliner for a pin, but Almas breaks it up. Carmella tries to superkick Almas, but Almas blocks it, and Truth drops Almas. Carmella ends up putting Vega in the Code of Silence for the win via submission.

Winners: R-Truth & Carmella

– Backstage, Tye Dillinger asks Paige for a shot at Randy Orton. Tye wants revenge for last week. Paige is hesitant, but she gives Tye the match against Orton tonight.

– Still to come: Becky Lynch has something to say.

– The New Day comes out to the ring for a cooking demonstration, and the pilot filming of their new cooking show. They talk about their upcoming match against The Bar at Super Show Down, and they also introduce their assistant Mr. Bootyworth to the crowd. The Bar comes out to interrupt, and Sheamus makes fun of The New Day for acting like children and playing with food. Woods says The Bar is ruining the pilot filming. Cesaro and Sheamus both trash The New Day’s cooking, then they hit the ring. The Bar and The New Day start brawling, and the table with cooking ingredients goes flying. Sheamus throws a bunch of flour on the New Day, and The Bar starts taking control of the fight. They send Kofi in to the ring post, then hit a double backbreaker on Woods. They hit the double team White Noise on Big E. They turn to Mr. Bootyworth, and they fill his hat with pancake batter and put it on his head. Cesaro dumps the rest of the pancake batter on him, and they send him out of the ring. The Bar stands with the Tag Title belts as their music hits.

– Still to come: Aiden English’s big reveal about Lana; and Tye Dillinger vs. Randy Orton

– We go to a video package promoting the WWE 2K19 video game.

– Tye Dillinger vs. Randy Orton: Tye attacks Orton before the match and sends Orton outside. They brawl around the commentary table, where Orton tries to hit his back suplex on the table, but Tye fights out. Tye hits some elbows to the head and suplexes Orton on to the desk. They continue to fight at ringside, until Orton comes back and hits the hangman’s DDT off the barricade. Orton takes Dillinger over to the ring post and appears to jam Tye’s fingers in to the metal turnbuckle . Orton appears to snap Tye’s finger in the turnbuckle as Tye screams in pain. Orton finally lets go and leaves Dillinger laying.

Winner: No contest

– Still to come: Daniel Bryan vs. Shelton Benjamin

– Shelton Benjamin is shown backstage warming up, when The Miz walks in. The Miz says he thinks Shelton is under-appreciated and over-looked, and he says he put in a call to get Shelton his match with Bryan tonight. Miz says Benjamin needs to do more than just beat Bryan tonight, he needs to hurt him and make a statement. Shelton says his statement is that he’s been on the bench waiting for an opportunity to remind everyone how good he is, and Bryan just happens to be a casualty of that. Miz wishes Shelton well, and says he’ll be on commentary for a closer look at his match tonight.

– Aiden English is backstage requesting that the production truck is ready for what he has to reveal tonight about Lana. English says this footge needs to be in high definition.

– Rusev and Lana come out to the ring, and they demand to see Aiden’s Miluakee footage. Rusev says that Aiden attacking him is one thing, but saying he has incriminating footage of his wife is another thing. Aiden comes out to the stage to introduce the footage. We see footage of Aiden practicing his singing routine in his dressing room at a show in Miluakee. There’s a knock on the door, and Aiden answers it – it’s Lana. Lana walks in to Aiden’s room, and Lana says there’s something important she has to tell Aiden. Lana says “I want you,” and then the footage pauses. Rusev looks confused at Lana in the ring, and Lana doesn’t say anything. On the stage, Aiden says he can’t show the rest of the footage because he’s entertaining and offer from TMZ. Rusev looks upset at Lana, and then Rusev hops out of the ring and chases Aiden to the back. Lana leaves the ring by herself, and then we go to the broadcast team. Tom wants to move on, but Graves wishes he could see the rest of the footage.

– Tom Phillips introduces footage from last night of Shawn Michaels, Triple H, The Undertaker and Kane on RAW. They promote the Super Show Down pay-per-view on Saturday.

– Daniel Bryan vs. Shelton Benjamin: The Miz is on commentary for this one. Shelton starts off strong and starts working over Bryan’s knee early on. Bryan mounts a comeback and backs Shelton in to the corner. Bryan hits a series of kicks, but Shelton shuts him down with a facebuster for a two count. Shelton applies a headlock now to keep Bryan grounded. Bryan fights up and looks for the Yes Lock, but Shelton reaches the ropes to break the hold. They fight spills out to ringside, where Shelton repeatedly throws Bryan into the fan barricade and apron. Shelton drops Daniel face-first over the fan barricade a few times before taking him back in the ring. Shelton misses a spear and Bryan throws him outside, then hits a flying knee off the apron on Shelton on the floor. Back in the ring, Bryan looks for a splash off the top, but Shelton rolls away. It looks like Bryan and Benjamin’s heads collided hard there, and they’re both feeling that. They fight in to the corner, and Bryan does a backflip off the top rope to avoid Shelton. Shelton catches Bryan and hits a German suplex for a two count. Bryan starts to fight back, but Shelton shuts him down with a kick and another German suplex for a two count. They fight up to the top rope, and Daniel punishes Shelton with a series of elbows to the head. Bryan hits a frankensteiner off the top. Bryan hits the Yes Kicks on Shelton, but Shelton ducks one. Shelton looks to answer with a kick of his own, but Bryan decks it and kicks Shelton down again. The Miz gets up on the apron, and Bryan knocks him off. The distraction leads to Shelton hitting the Paydirt on Bryan for the three count.

Winner: Shelton Benjmamin

– Shelton celebrates his win on the ramp, as The Miz eyes Bryan at ringside. The Miz attacks Bryan while he’s down, and then he repeatedly slams him in to the announce table. The Miz takes Bryan back in the ring and he hits the Skull Crushing Finale. Miz talks some trash to Bryan and then heads to the back.

– The broadcast team promotes the Super Show Down again, and this time they show us replays from RAW showing the feud between The Shield, and the team of Braun Strowman, Dolph Ziggler and Drew McIntyre.

– Naomi is in the ring to introduce a video package looking at WWE’s work with the Susan G Komen foundation.

– Asuka vs. Peyton Royce: Billie Kay and Naomi are both at ringside for this one. Peyton starts off strong and controls the pace for the opening moments. Asuka goes for a dropkick off the middle rope, but misses. Asuka tries to fight back, but Peyton drops her with a clothesline for a two count. Peyton misses a shot and Asuka comes back with a successful missile dropkick off the middle rope. Asuka applies an ankle lock. Peyton reaches the ropes and Billie grabs her arm until Naomi drops her. Asuka pulls Peyton back in the ring and applies the Asuka Lock for the win via submission.

Winner: Asuka

– Up next: Becky Lynch’s Super Show Down surprise.

– We see a promo video for the Mixed Match Tag Challenge on Facebook Live after SmackDown. Rusev and Lana say they’re going to forget about the Miluakee tape for now so they can focus on their match tonight.

– WWE SmackDown Women’s Champion Becky Lynch comes down to the ring next. Becky gets on the mic and talks about “toppling the queen” and taking over the Women’s division. She says she has made the SmackDown women’s division the hottest thing in WWE. She says she’s done being nice, and now she strikes fast and strikes often. She introduces a video package looking at her feud with Charlotte Flair. Back in the ring, Becky says time and time again she has proven that she owns Charlotte. Becky complains about not getting magazine covers or interviews like Charlotte does. Becky says since no one will give her those spots, she’ll take those too, and then she unveils a new poster she designed for Super Show Down. The poster shows a cartoon of Becky standing above Charlotte who is laying on the ground. Charlotte’s music hits, and Charlotte comes out to interrupt. Charlotte hits the ring and starts brawling with Becky. Charlotte hits a spear, and the crowd seems to be booing Charlotte. Charlotte suplexes Becky in to the poster, and then applies the Figure Four. Charlotte gets up and kicks Becky back down. Charlotte heads to the back as Becky recovers in the ring and the broadcast team promotes Super Show Down on Saturday.

Joey Janela To Miss At Least One Year Following Knee Surgery

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Joey Janela provided an update on his knee injury and it’s the last thing we wanted to hear.  The Bad Boy has been keeping fans apprised of his condition after blowing out his knee last weekend during a match against Psicosis for Gamechanger Wrestling.

After being checked out by doctors last week, Janela posted this summary of exactly how bad the injury was:

  • Complete or near complete PCL tear
  • Complete tear of the MCL distally
  • Impaction fracture of the medical femoral condyle
  • Mild bone contusion of the lateral tibial plateau
  • Sprain of the fibular collateral ligament
  • Partial tear of the medial patellofemoral ligament
  • ACL sprain
  • Small knee effusion

Janela To Miss “At Least A Year”

On Tuesday afternoon, Janela revealed that he’ll be going under the knife next week. His surgeon informed him this was an especially bad injury. The operation will keep him out of action for at least one year. It’s hard to put a positive spin on the situation aside from the fact that the injury is not career ending and Janela has proven himself to be as tough as they come. We wish Joey Janela a speedy recovery.

ROH Glory By Honor Baltimore Main Event Announced

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Ring of Honor will present the annual Glory By Honor event later this month. The Baltimore-based promotion has not only announced a championship match but also the main event.

First up is the main event, which will see ROH World Champion Jay Lethal defend his title against Silas Young. This is the first title defense for Lethal since beating Will Ospreay at the Ring of Honor Death Before Dishonor pay-per-view event last weekend from the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The other match is ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Champions Bullet Club (Cody & The Young Bucks) defending their titles against SoCal Uncensored (Christopher Daniels, Frankie Kazarian, and Scorpion Sky). For Cody and the Bucks, the trio defeated The Kingdom in Atlanta to win the titles back in July. 

ROH holds the Glory By Honor: Baltimore event on Friday, October 12th in Baltimore, Maryland at the UMBC Event Center. The promotion will be announcing more matches for this card shortly. Ring of Honor will also hold the Glory By Honor: Philadelphia on October 14th at the 2300 Arena. 

For those who plan on attending this event, you can buy tickets here. This event will air live for all HonorClub members on their streaming service.

Cody Rhodes: It’s “Pretty Possible” That Bullet Club is WWE Bound in January

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Cody Rhodes is arguably one of the biggest stars on the independent scene right now. The former WWE Superstar is the IWGP United States Champion as well as the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Champion. Cody won both of these titles in an incredible September schedule. Rhodes spoke to WrestlingInc shortly after appearing at New Japan’s Fighting Spirit Unleashed event this past Sunday. Cody made the following comments regarding a potential WWE return.

“Everyone has different opinions and it’s hard to get the opinion of someone when it’s, ‘Hey what do you wanna do? What is the next thing you wanna do?'” Rhodes also referred to his colleagues in the Bullet Club stable and their future plans, stating that “There’s five of us that’s a core unit that plan to stick together and hopefully we can really do that. I don’t want to make any judgments as I’ve had a great time with these guys. I’d like The Elite to continue and I’d like to bring you guys something like an All In sequel.”

Performers Having “No Fear”

Cody also commented on performers having more power in 2018 than in previous years, stating that “there’s more wrestlers with no fear than ever before. I don’t fear anything. I don’t fear Vince McMahon, I don’t fear Triple H. I don’t fear Hunter [Johnston] from ROH. I don’t fear Gedo from [New Japan], I do the best job I can do and the guys I link up with do it the exact same way. And I think that’s good for wrestling.”

Rhodes finished the interview by insinuating that a WWE return in January is certainly not out of the question, stating that “Well my own promotion is still ROH. I know the big what-to-do is, oh, January 1 we are going to show up on WWE… Pretty possible.”

Cody becomes a free agent on January 1st.

H/T to WrestlingInc for the transcription

Report: World of Sport Finale Rating Revealed, Will There Be a Second Series?

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World of Sport held their tenth and final episode of season 1 this past weekend on ITV. The viewership data is in and again it’s not pretty. Episode 10 averaged 200,000 viewers (3.9% share), down 100,000 viewers from last week but also down a sharp 40% from Episode 7’s 500,000 viewers (5% share).

We need to revisit the sentiments from last week’s first show in the new 2:30pm time slot . It’s clear that the change from 5pm to 4:30pm played a huge role in the ratings drop from weeks 5, 6,7 to 8. With the ITV Evening News changing by 30 minutes the rest of the schedule had to follow suit. Again the number isn’t pretty to look at but a time change affects most programmes across many genres. This isn’t uncommon for WWE either, when special time changes occur for RAW and Smackdown this affects their numbers.

What Happened?

The numbers for WoS WERE steadily increasing, week 5 saw a height of 900 thousand viewers and an overall rating of 700k. Again the live tour for 2019 is an excellent sign of ITV investment in the show, both monetarily and in figurative terms.
In the end WoS/World of Sport suffered from a variety of issues. The constant time changes and lack of publicity beyond the wrestlers/personalities themselves did nothing to help build an audience on mainstream television. This final week saw a big main event for the WoS Championship between Justin Sysum and Rampage. The bout was billed as ‘pay-per-view’ quality and the heavily featured Sysum won the title, this was a steady build for a new up and coming star and he (Sysum) has great upside potential. The real issue is that finishing on a 200k number in your finale episode is in no way good for Saturday television.
The show should go on with a second series. The upcoming 2019 tour shows that there still enough value in the brand to build around. The likes of Will Ospreay will certainly need to be front and centre if the return of the show is to be successful.

John Cena Jacked Heading Into Superstar Show-Down, Coachman On Commentary Absence

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John Cena Jacked Heading Into WWE Superstar Show-Down

John Cena has been preparing for his next match under the WWE banner and decided to show off his hard work in the gym while in China training with Jackie Chan for the Project X movie. Cena will compete at WWE’s Super Show Down event on Saturday, October 6, 2018 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in Melbourne, Australia where he’ll be teaming with Bobby Lashley against Elias and Kevin Owens.

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Jonathan Coachman On Commentary Absence

Although Jonathan coachman has taken a reduced role on WWE television, that’s not a bad thing for not only “The Coach” but also for the fans. It was officially announced last month that to the surprise and joy of many WWE fans, Renee Young replaced Coachman as the color commentator for the flagship show of the company, Monday Night RAW. This has allowed Coachman to do other projects outside of the WWE banner but also kept him under contract as he’s hosting the pre-show for WWE pay-per-view events.

Recently, a fan asked Coachman on Twitter why he’s no longer on RAW commentary. In his response, he wrote, “I am doing ppv pre shows and other special projects. Trust me I will be on plenty. A lot of changes in the next year. Think big.”

Major UK Promotion Running Japan in January around Wrestle Kingdom

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Fight Club: Pro has announced that they will be heading to Korakuen Hall in January. FCP is one of the top promotions in the UK. Fight Club has hosted several of Japan’s biggest stars over the past few years.

Usually based in their hometown of Wolverhampton, FCP has seen the likes Bullet Club’s Young Bucks & Kenny Omega facing British Strong Style in 2017 and more recent shows have seen Dragon Gate stars such as CIMA appear. CIMA recently faced WWE United Kingdom Champion Pete Dunne as part of their Project Mayhem weekender.

January in Japan is of course the biggest month of the year. New Japan Pro Wrestling’s Tokyo Dome show is an integral part of the country’s global exposure and now Fight Club will be able to join the festivities of that iconic event. The move to bring the UK style to Japanese shores in interesting. WWE’s WrestleMania event sees independent promotions from all over the globe descend on the host city and whilst Wrestle Kingdom is on a far smaller scale it is the ‘WrestleMania’ of New Japan’s year. Being one of the first ‘outside’ companies to run a show around January 4th certainly adds a new element to proceedings.

Are you heading to Wrestle Kingdom? Let us know in the comments 

Joey Janela Stripped Of WWN Championship, Tournament Announced

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WWN announced on Tuesday that Joey Janela has been stripped of the WWN Championship due to injury. A tournament to crown the next WWN Champion will be held at the October 28th EVOLVE live event from Ybor City, Florida. Here’s the official word from WWN:

“WWN Champion Joey Janela suffered a major knee injury and will be on the sidelines for several months. Regretfully, WWN officials have no choice but to strip Janela of the WWN Championship. We wish Joey a full and quick recovery. We will welcome him back whenever he is ready.”

Janela was injured last weekend during a match against Psicosis for Gamechanger Wrestling. You can view footage of the injury here. He’ll be undergoing knee surgery soon and is expected to be out of action for 6-12 months.

Shortly after the injury, Joey Janela posted this video addressing his fans:

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Smackdown 10/2 Preview: Becky Lynch Reveals Surprise For Charlotte Flair

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Tonight’s Smackdown and 205 Live taping will take place in the Moda Center in Portland, OR. It will be the go-home show before Saturday’s Super Show-Down in Melbourne, Australia.

Smackdown Preview 10/1

Paige Addresses Samoa Joe’s Actions From Last Week

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Smackdown General Manager Paige has announced she will kick off tonight’s show by addressing Samoa Joe’s actions from last week. Joe showed up at the home of WWE Champion AJ Styles last week. Now just 4 days before Super Show-Down (less if you count the time change), what will Paige have in store for Joe?

Becky Lynch Planning A Surprise For Super Show-Down

Smackdown Women’s’ Champion, Becky Lynch, has some sort of surprise for Charlotte Flair. What it is will be revealed tonight.

“WWE.com has learned that The Irish Lass Kicker has a very special Super Showdown Surprise that she will reveal on SmackDown LIVE,” WWE stated about Lynch’s planned surprise.

R-Truth & Carmella vs Andrade “Cien” Almas & Zelina Vega

Not only are R-Truth and Carmella teaming together in the Mixed Match Challenge they will also be in a mixed-tag match tonight on Smackdown as well. They take on Zelina Vega and Andrade “Cien” Almas tonight.

Between Miz and Maryse, Daniel Bryan and Brie, Vega and Almas, and Truth and Carmella, there is quite an inter-gender tag division brewing on Smackdown.

Zelina and Carmella got into a social media spat this week after the Fabulous Truth lost on the MMC.

Shelton Benjamin vs Daniel Bryan

Shelton Benjamin called out Smackdown General Manager Paige this week, stating he was not getting enough in-ring action on Smackdown.

So Paige has given him what he wants, a chance to prove himself. Daniel Bryan and Benjamin will go one-on-one tonight. You have to wonder if Bryan’s Super Show-Down opponent, the Miz, will be watching closely.

New Day Reveal Recipe For Pancakes

New Day has been tag team champions so often that a little old upcoming title match doesn’t stop them from enjoying pancakes. While New Day will take on the Bar this Saturday, they will be sharing their secret pancake recipe during a segment on Smackdown tonight.

Matt Hardy Teases New Network Special With Pic From Set

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While Matt Hardy’s in-ring career might be finished, his career behind the camera likely is not. The ever-creative Hardy brother is believed to have just completed filming on a WWE Network pilot from the Hardy Family Compound.

The pilot is expected to air as a type of Halloween special later this month and serve as a pilot for a series. Matt Hardy recently shared a pic from the set of “Broken Universe”:

Previously, WWE has used footage owned by Impact Wrestling for the Hardy brothers DVD. It’s possible the pending Broken Universe pilot is why Impact Wrestling officials were spotted in Stanford, Connecticut recently. That is only speculation, however.

The Hardy Saga

Since returning to WWE on April 2nd, 2017, Hardy has only produced one Broken Universe style segment. The Ultimate Deletion would main event Raw that night, however. His rival at the time, Bray Wyatt, ended up being thrown into the Lake of Reincarnation. Wyatt was then freed from Sister Abigail, who had been using him as a vessel for some time.

Matt Hardy is a former ECW Champion (WWE’s version), Cruiserweight Champion, Raw tag champ 3x, WCW tag champ x1, United States Champion, European Champion, Hardcore Champion, World tag champ 6x, and won the Andre the Giant Memorial Trophy in 2018.

New Double Main Event Advertised For WWE SmackDown 1000

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New matches and stars are now being advertised for the big WWE SmackDown 1000 episode. Originally, AJ Styles vs. Samoa Joe, Daniel Bryan vs. The Miz, and Randy Orton vs. Jeff Hardy was advertised. Now, the official website of the Capital One Arena is advertising: 

  • AJ Styles and Daniel Bryan The Miz and Samoa Joe
  • Charlotte Flair, Asuka and Naomi vs. Becky Lynch and The IIconics

The Undertaker, Michelle McCool, Torrie Wilson, Vickie Guerrero and WWE Hall of Famer Teddy Long are also signed to appear. 

Last week, WWE confirmed that Batista will make his return as part of an Evolution reunion along with Triple H, Randy Orton and WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair.

The SmackDown 1000 episode takes place on October 16th at the Capital One Arena in Washington DC. The belief is that the company load up the show to the point where they will bring in several stars from the past and the show will be similar to RAW 1000 back in 2012. Thus, expect more names to be advertised.

There is a former WWE Champion reportedly appearing at this show as well, which you can read here, but please keep in mind that it contains a spoiler.

MLW Fightland Main Event Announced (11/8)

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The main event has been signed for MLW Fightland, the promotion’s first-ever live event from Chicago. The World Tag Team championships will be on the line when MLW invades the Cicero Stadium on November 8th for this MLW FUSION television taping.

MLW Tag Team Champions The Lucha Bros. (Pentagon Jr. & Rey Fenix, cornered by Konnan) will defend the gold against LA Park & Hijo de LA Park, presented by Salina de la Renta.

MLW CEO Court Bauer was quoted in a press release sent in to SEScoops.com.

“We wanted a big match for our Chicago debut,” said Bauer. “You have some of the top luchadores in the world fighting for championship gold in a match that will be 100% pure lucha libre. Chicago is in for a great night.”

The card will feature World Heavyweight Champion Low Ki, “Filthy” Tom Lawlor, World Middleweight Champion MJF with Aria Blake, Sami Callihan, Sammy Guevara and many more. Matches will be announced in the coming weeks at MLW.com.

If you’re in the Chicago area, this show is can’t miss. Tickets are on sale now at MLWTickets.com.

MLW Fusion airs every Friday night on beIN SPORTS. The full shows are uploaded to MLW’s YouTube channel the following night at 6:05pm ET.

Check out the latest episode of MLW FUSION: 

Rey Mysterio’s WWE Return Date Revealed (Spoiler)

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Rey Mysterio is scheduled to return to WWE programming on the upcoming SmackDown 1000 special, according to PWInsider. The historic show takes place on Tuesday, October 16th from Washington D.C. at the Capitol One Arena. 

As noted last week, Mysterio recently signed a new 2-year deal with WWE. The agreement reportedly includes a stipulation that he can ‘give notice’ to the company at the 18-month mark.

Mysterio has made a few appearances for WWE this year. He made a surprise appearance in the Royal Rumble in January He was also at April’s Greatest Royal Rumble from Saudi Arabia in April. He is featured as a pre-order bonus character for the upcoming WWE 2K19 video game that comes out this month. 

Mysterio has also made appearances on several non-WWE shows this year, including New Japan Pro Wrestling’s Dominion event in June and All In on September 1st.

WWE is stacking the deck for the SmackDown 1000 show. In addition to an appearance by The Undertaker, WWE confirmed last week that Batista and Ric Flair are returning for a reunion of the popular Evolution faction from the early 2000’s. 

Just last month, WWE started teasing several dream matches involving big names which included Mysterio vs. WWE Champion AJ Styles. With Mysterio returning on SmackDown, it could indicate that he’ll be on the blue brand, but that remains to be seen as WWE could just want a big surprise and that’s why he’s appearing on this special episode. 

Neville Returns At Dragon Gate Event In Japan (Video)

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Former WWE Cruiserweight Champion Neville made a surprise appearance at Tuesday’s Dragon Gate live event from Japan. He previously worked from the company between 2007-2012.

This was Neville’s first appearance at a wrestling show since October 2017, when he last appeared on WWE television. He remained under contract with WWE until this past August.

The former ‘King of the Cruiserweights’ is expected to resume using the name PAC, which he used prior to joining WWE.

Now that he is back in the ring, it will be very interesting to see what other companies he winds up working with in the months ahead.

Here are some photos and videos from Neville’s return:

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Chris Jericho’s Takes A Dig At Boring Wrestling, McIntyre’s Post Raw Comments

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Chris Jericho’s Cryptic Dig

The final segment of this week’s episode of Monday Night Raw saw the Undertaker and Kane reuniting to put Shawn Michaels and Triple H down.

Interestingly, shortly after the show ended, the IWGP Intercontinental Champion Chris Jericho sent out the following tweet stating that ‘wrestling is boring sometimes’:

While not confirmed, a lot of people are considering this to be the former World Champion’s reaction to the Raw episode. We’ll keep you posted if Chris Jericho clarifies his comments or if the story develops any further.

Drew McIntyre Believes WWE Doesn’t Need The Shield

Drew McIntyre defeated the Intercontinental Champion Seth Rollins in a one on one match during the latest episode of Monday Night Raw. Though things didn’t end there as he and Dolph Ziggler continued the beatdown on Seth after the match was over

This attack caused both Dean Ambrose and Roman Reigns to come out to make the save, but the numbers game caught up with the Shield, and it was the team of McIntyre, Dolph Ziggler and Braun Strowman who got the upper hand at the end.

After the segment, Drew was interviewed backstage. In the interview as seen in the video below, the former Champion talked about the Raw episode and explained why the company doesn’t need the Shield:

Renee Young Would Love To Be Raw General Manager

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Renee Young was originally hired as a backstage interviewer for NXT, but she has climbed the ranks pretty fast and has now became a permanent part of Raw’s commentary team.

During a recent interview with the Mirror, the Raw Star talked about a lot of things, including how the commentary has changed over the years and more.

Talking about Dean Ambrose’s matches and segments on Raw, Young said that people know they are married and she has a little bit more info than the other commentators, but they try not to beat them over the head.

When asked if she would like to follow the footsteps of Paige and become the General Manager of Raw someday, Renee Young said that she would love to do that:

“Would I like to do that? Oh my God, actually, I would love to do that. The way that I’m watching Paige navigate being the general manager of SmackDown, it looks like it’s so much fun. Who gets to yell at Samoa Joe and kind of put a little bit of fear in his eyes? Not a lot of people get to do that. If that was an opportunity that came down my way, I would definitely wear that hat, that would be really, really fun.”

Would you like to see Renee Young becoming the Raw General Manager somewhere down the line? Let us know your thoughts in the comment section below.

NJPW King Of Pro Wrestling Card Announced

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New Japan Pro Wrestling has released the full card for their upcoming event, King Of Pro Wrestling. The event takes place on October 8th in Ryogoku Sumo Hall.

• IWGP Heavyweight Championship Match: Kenny Omega vs. Cody vs. Kota Ibushi
• G1 Briefcase w/Wrestle Kingdom Title Shot: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Jay White
• IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Championship Match: KUSHIDA vs. Marty Scurll
• IWGP Jr. Tag Team Title Match: Desperado and Yoshinobu Kanemaru vs. Jushin Thunder Liger and Tiger Mask
• EVIL vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
• Kazuchika Okada, Toru Yano and Roppongi 3K vs. Tetsuya Naito, SANADA, BUSHI and a mystery partner
• Tomohiro Ishii, Hirooki Goto and Will Ospreay vs. Minoru Suzuki, Taichi and Takashi Iizuka
• The Young Bucks, Hangman Page and Chase Owens vs. Guerillas of Destiny, Bad Luck Fale and Taiji Ishimori
• Togi Makabe and Tomoaki Honma vs. Juice Robinson and Toa Henare

Rare Triple Threat

NJPW has previously only had one triple threat match for the IWGP Heavyweight title. Throw in Kenny Omega’s Golden Lovers partner, Kota Ibushi, into the mix alongside current NWA champion, Cody, and you’ve got yourself an intriguing main event steeped in further Bullet Club complications – one that bucks the trend previously set by NJPW.

It was only recently that Cody and Omega were able to accept each other, despite their differences, after a brutal civil war over leadership of the Bullet Club at NJPW’s G1 Climax Special, this past July.

Reinserting the newly crowned NJPW US champion into the IWGP Heavyweight title scene at this juncture is an interesting decision – one that could have a reverberating impact within New Japan going forward.

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Which match stands out the most for you? What, in your opinion could steal the show?

Vince McMahon Overseeing Plans For A Tiered WWE Network

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We have been hearing about WWE possibly implementing a tiered system to WWE Network and adding footage from Independent promotions for a while now, but it appears that the company is finally working towards these changes seriously.

Per PWinsider, with the new TV deals in place, Officials are now focusing on further developing the Network, with Vince McMahon, alongside Kevin Dunn and company’s Chief of Staff Brad Blum overseeing the whole process.

According to reports, the officials including McMahon are working to tweak the company’s strategies for original programming, in order to implement their long-planned tiered system to the streaming service and bring other interactive aspects to it.

They have plans to develop the Network in a similar way to how Hulu’s streaming service operates currently, where you can pay extra for commercial-free programming and exclusive shows.

Could WWE Offer Multiple Plans For Network?

The details of what plans they may offer are not available right now. However, in 2016 the company had discussed the idea of a 4-plan system ranging from free to $14.99 per month.

The free plan would have offered 24/7 live stream that would feature WWE content without PPVs, NXT and the Cruiserweight Classic, plus five hours of archive footage.

The progressive plans would have then added more exclusive shows with the $14.99 version providing a commercial-free experience and access to all the programming available on the Network, including footage from Indie Promotions like EVOLVE and Progress Wrestling.

In the past year, WWE has sent out some surveys, scouting possibility for more original programming like Southpaw Regional Wrestling and the upcoming Hardy Compound special and it’s believed that they will continue this effort.

While there is no solid word on when these changes may take effect, Officials are apparently hoping to lock their strategies within the next month and implement them at the start of next year, possibly around the time of WWE Network’s 5th anniversary in February.

Tetsuya Naito Teases New Member For LIJ

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There have been a lot of unsubstantiated rumors recently regarding the status of New Japan Pro Wrestling stable, Los Ingobernables De Japon. The crux of the speculation was that a new member was in coming to make up for former-IWGP Jr. Heavyweight champion, Hiromu Takahashi suffering an unfortunate injury that has sidelined him since July 7th.

Today, NJPW has released an official video to their YouTube channel. The incredibly slick video features a suited Naito sitting at a bar. He sips at a glass of whisky as he regales the fans with an update on LIJ’s future plans.

He starts off with a reminder of what he said in the ring on April 29th in Kumamoto, “Of course staying the same and not giving up are important. But, I think will to change, determination to change and bravery to step forward are important, too.”

Naito confirms he was actually referring to himself and his personal evolution with that comment – not his group’s growth.

“LIJ Are About More Than Ever”

The former IWGP World Heavyweight champion stressed that “We would like to let people know that Tetsuya Naito and Los Ingobernables de Japon are about more than ever.”

He discussed Takahashi’s injury and his inability to defend the belt, and subsequent stripping of it before teasing a new member;

“We “Los Ingobernables de Japon” would like to wait for his return and say ‘tranquilo.’ But, we’d rather step forward than just wait. 5, not 4 of us would wait for Hiromu’s return,” he stated. “In other words, new ‘Los Ingobernables de Japon’ would wait for Hiromu’s return.

On October 8th, at Ryogoku Sumo arena. We will introduce a new ‘pareja [partner].’ Stay tuned.”

Who do you think the mysterious member ‘X’ could be?

The Young Bucks And Cody Discuss Free Agency On Latest ‘Being The Elite’

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Being The Elite is back after taking a hiatus following All In, and the trio of Cody Rhodes and Young Bucks are already talking about their impending free agency.

After taking a break from the online world for a few weeks following their mega indie event, The Young Bucks dropped the 119th episode of their YouTube show yesterday.

The show opened with a joke about the reports of Marty Scurll and Kazuchika Okada going over the given time limit during All In and how it caused the main event to be cut short.

What’s Next?

Then halfway through the show, the trio of Matt, Nick and Cody were seen in the arena of ROH’s Death Before Dishonor PPV where they talked about their impending free agency.

Matt discussed how people are asking what’s next for them and claimed that while it’s still too early, he would be lying if he said that he hadn’t thought about it.

Jumping into the conversation, Cody said it’s typically a taboo to talk about the contract stuff. But they will be giving away the full information to the fans.

At the end of the episode titled ‘Tick-Tock’ they also revealed a clock which shows the remaining time in their current contracts with Ring Of Honor and NJPW.

After this, we can expect them to drop more information on their contractual status and future in the upcoming episodes of Being The Elite. For now, you can check out the latest episode of their YouTube show below:

SmackDown Live Preview: Matches And Opening Segment Announced

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We noted before how a New Day segment was announced for this week’s episode of SmackDown Live and now Paige has revealed another segment and a couple of new matches for the show.

The General Manager continued the tradition of booking matches via twitter, and she confirmed a mixed tag match and Daniel Bryan’s bout for the night via a video posted from her official account as seen below:

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The first bout she announced is between the teams of Zelina Vega and Andrade ‘Cien’ Almas vs. Carmella and R Truth. Both these teams had been teasing this match on social media last week.

Shelton Benjamin Gets A Match On SmackDown

Also after Shelton Benjamin sent out some tweets asking for a match on SmackDown, the former Diva’s Champion announced that he will face Daniel Bryan at the upcoming episode.

Apart from this, Paige also announced that she will be opening the show tonight. However, the video ended there and she did not explain what the opening segment will be about.

Though considering the ending of last week’s episode of the Blue Branded Show, and the fact that this will be the go-home episode for the Super Show Down, it’s very likely that the opening segment will involve the WWE Champion AJ Styles and Samoa Joe.

9 Takeaways From WWE RAW (10/1)

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The October 1st, 2018 episode of WWE RAW aired live from the Key Arena in Seattle, WA. In addition to the takeaways below, The B-Team defeated The Revival tonight on RAW. After the match, The Authors of Pain attacked The B-Team from behind. Bayley also defeated Alicia Fox tonight on RAW.

Here are 9 takeaways from this week’s show:

Dean Ambrose Explained What Was Going Through His Mind Last Week On RAW

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Dean Ambrose came down to the ring for an interview to kick off this week’s episode of RAW. Ambrose said that there was a lot of truth to what Ziggler and McIntyre said last week. He noted that he doesn’t have a title like Reigns and Rollins and brought up Seth replacing him with Jason Jordan after he was injured.

Ambrose admitted that he has thought about leaving The Shield several times. Dean joked that maybe he ran Roman Reigns’ car off the road on the way here and Reigns won’t even be here tonight.

Footage from last week’s RAW was shown in which Dean paused before getting into the ring with Reigns and Rollins. Ambrose told everyone to judge him by his actions and that The Shield is a brotherhood. Dean added that they will always ride into battle together before making his way out of the ring.

RAW GM Baron Corbin interrupted and Ambrose joked that he looked like a substitute teacher. Corbin then proposed three matches to Dean Ambrose for tonight. He could face Seth Rollins for the Intercontinental Championship, battle Roman Reigns for the Universal Championship or face Braun Strowman.

Corbin asked Ambrose if it was going to be his brothers or his career. Ambrose said that he wanted to face Baron Corbin instead. Corbin declined and announced that Ambrose will face Braun Strowman next on RAW.

Reigns & Rollins Saved Dean Ambrose

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Strowman battled Dean Ambrose tonight on RAW. Braun started off the match in control and launched Ambrose into the turnbuckle. Strowman applied a Headlock in the middle of the ring.

Dean escaped but Strowman knocked him back down to the canvas. Braun brought Dean back to the corner of the ring and connected with a Splash. Braun then slammed Ambrose to the canvas and followed it up with a giant punch to Dean’s face.

Braun launched Ambrose across the ring and then shoved his neck into the bottom rope several times. Strowman went for a Chokeslam but Ambrose blocked it and sent Strowman to the corner of the ring. Ambrose charged at Braun but Strowman countered with a shoulder tackle as RAW went to a commercial break.

When RAW returned, Dean went for a Clothesline but Strowman avoided it and clubbed Dean across the chest. Strowman then went for the Powerslam but Ambrose escaped and connected with Dirty Deeds for a two count.

Strowman rolled out of the ring and Ambrose greeted him with a Suicide Dive. Braun charged at Ambrose but Dean dodged it and Braun slammed into the steel steps. Back in the ring, Strowman planted Ambrose with a Powerslam out of nowhere and both Superstars fell to the mat.

Dean rolled out of the ring and Strowman chased after him. Strowman hit Ambrose with a shoulder tackle and then launched him into the barricade. Back in the ring, Braun hit Ambrose with a second Powerslam. Braun didn’t go for the cover and went to pick up Dean for another Powerslam.

Roman Reigns interrupted and made his way down to the ring. Reigns hit Strowman with a Superman Punch and went for another one but Strowman blocked it. Rollins then joined the party and hit Strowman with a knee to the face. Reigns and Rollins then threw Strowman out of the ring as Strowman was announced as the winner via DQ.

Ziggler and McIntyre then came down to the entrance ramp. RAW GM Corbin joined the party and blasted Reigns and Rollins for not allowing Ambrose to fight his own battles. Corbin then announced that Rollins will face Drew McIntyre later tonight and that Reigns will fight Ziggler next on RAW.

Seth Rollins and Ambrose then had a conversation backstage. Ambrose was pissed off and told Rollins that he could be Intercontinental Champion right now.

Roman Reigns Defeated Dolph Ziggler

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Roman Reigns agreed to put his Universal Championship on the line against Ziggler tonight but RAW GM Baron Corbin shut it down. Corbin told Reigns that he will not be able to defend the Universal Championship until WWE Crown Jewel.

Ziggler started off the match in control and dragged Roman down to the mat with a Headlock. Ziggler then booted Roman out of the ring and planted him with an awesome DDT on the floor. Back in the ring, Ziggler connected with a Fameasser for a near fall as RAW went to a commercial break.

Ziggler had Reigns in a Sleeper Hold when RAW returned from the break. Roman escaped and hit Dolph with a couple of Clotheslines in a row. Roman beat the hell out of Dolph in the corner of the ring with 10 giant Clotheslines. Reigns followed it up with a big boot to Dolph’s face that sent Ziggler down to the mat.

Roman went for the Superman Punch but Ziggler countered into a roll-up for a two count. Dolph then connected with a Zig Zag and went for the cover but Reigns kicked out at two. Ziggler geared up for a Superkick but turned around into a Superman Punch from Reigns for a near fall.

Roman went for the Spear but Ziggler countered into a roll-up for a two count. Reigns then quickly hit the Spear for the pinfall victory. Ambrose later had a conversation with Reigns backstage and Ambrose told him that if he wasn’t such a nice guy, he might be Universal Champion right now.

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Ronda Rousey Tapped Out Ruby Riott

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Ronda Rousey battled Ruby Riott tonight on RAW. The Bella Twins, Liv Morgan, and Sarah Logan were ringside for the match. Rousey started off the match by slamming Riott to the canvas several times.

Riott regrouped with the Riott Squad outside the ring and then took control of the match when she got back inside. Ruby launched Rousey back outside the ring and then bounced her head off the ring apron.

Back in the ring, Ruby went for the cover but Ronda kicked out at two. Riott kneed Rousey in the back of the head and went for the cover again but Ronda kicked out at two. Ruby headbutted Rousey and then slammed her to the canvas.

Rousey finally battled back and Riott with a flurry of punches. Ronda then lifted Rousey up onto her shoulders and slammed her to the canvas. Rousey got distracted with the Riott Squad and Ruby took advantage and went for a roll-up.

Rousey kicked out and then slammed Riott to the canvas. Rousey then locked in the Arm Bar for the submission victory. Ronda Rousey and The Bella Twins will face the Riott Squad at WWE Super Show-Down this weekend.

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Konnor Won Another Match

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Bobby Roode battled Konnor from The Ascension tonight on RAW. Chad Gable and Viktor were ringside for the match. Roode started off the match in control and hit Konnor with a Dropkick. Konnor decked Roode with a shoulder tackle and followed it up with an Elbow Drop for a two count.

Konnor then applied a Headlock to Roode in the center of the ring. Roode escaped but Konnor quickly knocked him back to the canvas. Konnor went for another Elbow Drop but Roode got out of the way at the last second.

Roode made his way to the top rope and hit Konnor with a Flying Clothesline. Roode followed it up with a boot to the face and then a Blockbuster off the second rope. Roode set up for the Glorious DDT but became distracted when Viktor attacked Gable outside the ring. Konnor capitalized on the distraction and slammed Roode face first to the mat for the pinfall victory.

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Strowman, Ziggler, & McIntyre Beatdown The Shield

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Seth Rollins faced Drew McIntyre tonight on RAW. McIntyre threw Rollins into the corner of the ring and slapped him across the face to start off the match. Seth got pissed off and beat the hell out of McIntyre in the corner of the ring.

Rollins Clotheslined McIntyre out of the ring and then him with a Suicide Dive. Seth bounced Drew’s face off the apron before rolling him back inside the ring. Rollins connected with a few chops in the corner but McIntyre responded with a boot to Rollins’ midsection for a two count.

McIntyre shoved Rollins to the ring post and then brought him onto the top of the steel steps. McIntyre then delivered a Side Slam on the ring apron off the steps as RAW went to a commercial break.

When RAW returned, Rollins planted McIntyre with a Slingblade. Seth followed it up with a Blockbuster off the second rope for a two count. Rollins connected with a springboard Clothesline to the back of McIntyre’s head for another near fall.

RAW GM Corbin was shown watching the match backstage as McIntyre battled back with an elbow to Rollins’ face. McIntyre followed it up with a couple of chops and went for a Clothesline but Rollins countered into a Falcon Arrow for a near fall.

Seth made his way to the top rope but McIntyre caught him with a punch to the face. Drew followed it up with a chop to Rollins’ chest and then joined Rollins on the top rope. Rollins escaped and hit McIntyre with an awesome Buckle Bomb. Rollins followed it up with a Superkick and geared up for The Stomp but Ziggler ran down to the ring. Rollins hit Ziggler but turned around into a Claymore from McIntyre for the pinfall victory.

After the match, Ziggler and McIntyre started attacking Seth Rollins. Reigns ran down to the ring for the save and then Braun Strowman joined the party. Dean Ambrose’s music hit and Dean ran down to the ring with an axehandle. Dean blasted Strowman with it and then started chasing around Ziggler. Strowman hit Dean with a shoulder tackle and then rolled him back inside the ring. Ziggler hit Rollins with a Superkick and then Strowman, McIntyre and Ziggler beatdown Ambrose.

McIntyre and Ziggler hit Ambrose with the Zig Zag/ Claymore and then Strowman planted Reigns with a Running Powerslam. Strowman, Ziggler, and McIntyre then mocked The Shield’s pose in the ring to conclude the segment. The Shield will battle Reigns, Rollins, and Ambrose this Saturday at WWE Super Show-Down.

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Elias Really Pissed Off The Seattle Crowd

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Elias and Kevin Owens came down to the ring to call out Bobby Lashley. Elias played his guitar as Owens nodded along and then told him that was beautiful once Elias stopped playing. Elias asked the crowd if they wanted to walk with Elias and the crowd cheered.

Elias said that there was only one man that was going to walk with him tonight and that was Kevin Owens. Owens said that they were a couple of great guys and then hyped their tag match against Cena and Lashley at WWE Super Show-Down.

Owens said that it doesn’t make sense that Lashley is teaming with Cena this Saturday. Elias agreed that it doesn’t make sense like having a basketball team in Seattle. The crowd proceeded to be Elias out of the building for about a minute. Elias didn’t back off and said that he completely understood why Oklahoma City has a team.

Owens tried to talk but the crowd would not stop booing. Owens told the crowd that they were rude and that he was going to try to ignore them. Elias shouted for the production crew to turn the lights down because he didn’t want to look at the crowd.

Kevin Owens claimed that John Cena’s ego was as big as the people of Seattle’s ego and the crowd booed even louder. Owens added that Cena and Lashley have no chance against them this Saturday at WWE Super Show-Down. Owens vowed to Powerbomb Cena on the ring apron this Saturday night.

Lio Rush interrupted and said that Cena is a legend. Rush claimed that some people even call Cena the greatest of all time and the crowd booed him. Lio Rush then said that Owens shouldn’t overlook Lashley tonight as the crowd continued to chant SuperSonics.

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Owens Defeated Lashley

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Bobby Lashley and Owens locked up in the middle of the ring to start off the match. Lashley got the upper hand and shoved Owens to the canvas. Owens rolled out of the ring to regroup with Elias and then returned to the ring.

Lashley slammed Owens to the mat a couple of times and then Owens retreated to the ropes. Owens hit Lashley with a cheap shot and then applied a Headlock in the middle of the ring.

Lashley escaped and sent Owens tumbling out of the ring with a massive shoulder tackle. Owens got back into the ring and Lashley greeted him with a Clothesline. Lashley bounced Owens’ face off the top turnbuckle a couple of times as Lio Rush cheered him on.

Owens connected with a kick to the face but Lashley shrugged it off and planted Owens with a Powerslam. Lashley lifted Owens up onto his shoulders but Owens escaped and retreated to the corner of the ring. Bobby charged at Owens but Kevin dodged it and Lashley crashed into the ring post as RAW went to a commercial break.

When RAW returned, Owens had Lashley trapped in a Headlock in the middle of the ring. Lashley quickly escaped and turned Owens inside out with a Clothesline. Lashley went for a Suplex but Owens blocked it. Lashley then planted Owens with a Spinebuster as Elias charged at Lio Rush outside the ring. Lashley got distracted by it and Owens rolled him up for the pinfall victory.

After the match, Elias and Owens attacked Lashley in the ring and started stomping on him. Lio Rush climbed up to the top rope and went for a Crossbody but Elias punched him in the face while he was in midair. Owens then planted Lashley with a Pop Up Powerbomb and then shared a hug with Elias in the ring.

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The Undertaker & Kane Attacked Triple H & Shawn Michaels

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Shawn Michaels came down to the ring at the conclusion of this week’s RAW to hype up Triple H vs. The Undertaker at WWE Super Show-Down.

Michaels brought up the last time ever match between Triple H and The Undertaker at Super Show-Down. Shawn said that he wanted to be in Australia to witness it just like a fan but everything changed a couple of weeks ago.

Shawn said The Undertaker made this personal and said that he would pick his best friend, Triple H, to defeat anyone. Michaels noted that Kane will be in The Undertaker’s corner and said that he will be in Triple H’s corner at Super Show-Down.

Michaels stated that he would hit Kane with Sweet Chin Music if he tries to interfere in the match. Kane’s music hit and Kane appeared behind Shawn Michaels. Kane punched Michael’s in the face and then The Undertaker’s music hit.

The Undertaker then showed up in the ring and started circling Shawn Michaels. The Undertaker set up Michaels for a Tombstone but Triple H ran down to the ring. Triple H hit Undertaker with a few shots and then went after Kane. The Undertaker and Kane then Chokeslammed HBK and Triple H. The Undertaker then planted Triple H with a Tombstone Piledriver to close the show.

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