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6 Takeaways From WWE SmackDown (11/20)

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The November 20th episode of SmackDown aired live from Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA. It was the first episode of SmackDown following WWE Survivor Series 2018. In addition to the takeaways below, New Day defeated The Bar in a Feast Fight tonight on SmackDown.

Here are 6 takeaways from the show:

Paige Fined Charlotte $100,000

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Charlotte Flair came down to the ring and boasted about beating the hell out of Ronda Rousey at Survivor Series. Charlotte claimed that she was very proud of her actions and will not apologize.

Charlotte stated that she enjoyed every second beating Rousey’s ass and that this Sunday was for her girls in the locker room and the champ. The crowd chanted “Becky!” as Flair she said that she fought for Becky Lynch this Sunday.

Flair added that Ronda bowed down to the Queen and SmackDown GM Paige interrupted. Charlotte vowed to stomp on Ronda’s head over and over is Ronda sticks her head in her business.

SmackDown GM Paige brought up Charlotte putting her hands on five WWE referees at the PPV. Paige fined Charlotte $100,000 and then the IIconics joined the party. Billie Kay and Peyton Royce insulted Charlotte and Flair challenged one of them to a fight as SmackDown went to a commercial break.

Charlotte Flair Beat Down The IIconics

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Charlotte battled Billie Kay tonight on SmackDown. Flair started off the match in control and went for the Figure Four but Billie rolled out of the ring.

Charlotte rolled her back into the ring but Billie Kay once again rolled outside. Flair followed her but Peyton Royce distracted her. Billie Kay capitalized with a boot and brought Charlotte back into the ring.

Bille bashed Charlotte’s face into the middle turnbuckle and stomped on her in the corner of the ring. Peyton Royce hit Flair with a cheap shot and then Kay connected with another big boot for a two count.

Flair powered to her feet and planted Kay with a Fallaway Slam. Charlotte followed it up with the Natural Selection for the pinfall victory. After the match, Charlotte challenged Peyton Royce to a fight. Peyton hesitated but finally got inside the ring.

Royce immediately retreated to the outside as SmackDown went to another commercial break. The match started during the commercial and Flair beat down Royce in the corner of the ring.

Charlotte launched Peyton out of the ring and hit her with a series of chops against the barricade. Royce took back control and brought Flair back into the ring. Billie Kay hit Charlotte with a cheap shot while Peyton distracted the referee.

Flair battled back and lifted Peyton up for a Fallaway Slam. Billie Kay attacked Charlotte from behind and the match ended in a DQ. The IIconics threw Charlotte out of the ring and tried to grab a chair from the timekeeper’s area.

Charlotte got up and took them both out with a Spear. Flair then bounced both of their heads of the announce table several times. Charlotte slammed Billie Kay into the barricade and followed it up with a knee to the face.

Flair slammed Royce into the steel steps and then launched both The IIconics over the announce table. Charlotte then stood on top of the announce table and posed as the crowd applauded.

The Miz Tried To Form A Tag Team With Shane McMahon

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The Miz came down to the ring to “Miz is awesome!” chants. Miz said it was an absolute honor to fight alongside Shane McMahon at WWE Survivor Series. The Miz then welcomed the SmackDown Commissioner down to the ring as his guest.

Miz said that it was only fitting that they were the last two standing at SmackDown. The Miz claimed that he helped motivate Shane last night to hit two Coast to Coast Dropkicks and an Elbow Drop through the announce table.

The Miz then asked Shane McMahon if he will team up with him. Miz said he saw a fighter, survivor and a champion in Shane McMahon at Survivor Series. The Miz then asked Shane to team him up with him right now and introduced a a local talent tag team called “The Bryants”.

The Miz hit a big boot to one of the Bryants to start off the match and then danced around the ring. The Miz asked Shane if he wanted to tag in for the pinfall attempt. Bryan then rolled up The Miz for the victory. Shane laughed at Miz from the ring apron after the match.

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Naomi & Asuka Defeated Sonya Deville & Mandy Rose

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Naomi and Asuka faced Sonya Deville and Mandy Rose on this week’s episode of SmackDown. Mandy rose and Naomi started off the match. Naomi threw Mandy across the ring and to the apron. Asuka and Naomi followed it up with Hip Attacks to Mandy and Sonya as SmackDown went to a break.

When SmackDown returned, Mandy Rose tagged in and hit Naomi with a knee to the face for a near fall. Mandy brought Naomi to the corner and stomped on her several times. Deville tagged in as the crowd chanted “we want Asuka”.

Asuka and Rose tagged in and traded shots in the middle of the ring. Mandy accidentally bumped Deville on the ring apron and Asuka hit her with a Belly to Back Suplex. Asuka followed it up with a Shining Wizard and went for the cover but Mandy Rose kicked out at two.

Deville got back on the ring apron and tagged herself in. Mandy almost hit Deville once again by accident but stopped herself at the last second. Naomi hit Mandy with the Hip Attack and Asuka connected with a kick to Deville’s head. Asuka then applied the Asuka Lock to Deville for the submission victory.

Daniel Bryan Said That The Yes Movement Is Dead

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WWE Champion Daniel Bryan came down to the ring to a mixed reaction. It was announced during his entrance that AJ Styles will get his rematch for the title at WWE TLC.

Bryan said that he doesn’t expect these people to understand this, this is for “you”. Bryan said that Daniel Bryan committed an act of betrayal three years ago when he announced his retirement. He added that Daniel Bryan’s betrayal began three years ago when he gave up on his dreams.

Daniel added that the difference between Daniel Bryan and these people is that he does not accept failure. He reflected on spending three hours a day in a hyperbaric chamber and how it allowed him to create his new mantra “fight for your dreams and your dreams will fight for you”.

Bryan brought up receiving the loudest “yes!” chant he had ever heard when he returned and it was a great moment. Daniel said that to these people it was just a moment and they weren’t there for the struggle he went through.

Daniel claimed that the crowd moved on and called them idiots for chanting for AJ Styles. Bryan shouted “fickle!” over and over before saying that Daniel Bryan’s dreams did what they were programmed to do and kick AJ Styles in the balls.

Bryan added that his dreams made him realize that he didn’t need these people for anything. Daniel claimed that his dreams told him that he won for allowing Brock Lesnar to beat the weakness out of him and that there would be a new emergence after that match.

Daniel stated that the old Daniel Bryan that these people loved is dead. Bryan added that the Yes Movement is dead and that all that is left is the new Daniel Bryan. Daniel raised the WWE Championship and shouted that the only thing that matters is that you never give up on your dream ever again.

Bryan told the ring announcer to say “here is your WWE Champion, the new Daniel Bryan. Daniel posed with the title on the announce table for a bit before making his way backstage.

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Randy Orton Defeated Rey Mysterio & Removed His Mask

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Rey Mysterio battled Randy Orton in the main event of this week’s episode of SmackDown. Mysterio and Orton locked up to start off the match. Rey connected with an Enziguri that sent Orton to the ropes. Rey went for the 619 but Orton escaped out of the ring. Mysterio hit Orton with a Senton off the apron and rolled him back inside.

Mysterio climbed up to the top rope but Randy tripped him up. Orton tried to rip off Mysterio’s mask but Rey blocked it. Orton tied Mysterio up in the Tree of Woe as SmackDown went to a commercial break.

When SmackDown returned, Orton was once again trying to take Mysterio’s mask off. Rey prevented it again and went for a Dropkick but Orton got out of the way. Mysterio battled back and connected with a Leg Drop off the top rope for a near fall.

Mysterio went for the 619 but Orton blocked it. Rey went for the 619 a third time and finally connected. Orton rolled out of the ring and Mysterio hit him with a Dropkick. Mysterio went for his sliding Splash outside the ring but Orton countered into an awesome RKO. Orton brought Rey inside the ring and hit another RKO for the pinfall victory.

Orton then wrapped the steel chair around Rey’s neck and slammed him into the ring post. Randy then ripped off Mysterio’s mask and raised it in the air to a chorus of boos as SmackDown went off the air.

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AJ Styles vs. Daniel Bryan Set For WWE TLC

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A new match has been announced for the upcoming WWE TLC PPV. As seen on this week’s episode of SmackDown Live in Los Angeles, CA at the Staples Center on the USA Network, it was revealed that Daniel Bryan would make his first title defense as WWE Champion against AJ Styles at TLC. As of this writing, WWE has yet to announce a stipulation for this match. 

WWE presents the TLC pay-per-view event on Sunday, December 16th, 2018 at the SAP Center in San Jose, California. WWE will be announcing more matches for this show in the coming weeks. Seth Rollins vs. Dean Ambrose for the Intercontinental Championship is expected to headline TLC. Here is the updated card:

Updated WWE TLC Card

WWE Title Champion Daniel Bryan vs. AJ Styles

WWE Intercontinental Champion Seth Rollins vs. Dean Ambrose

TLC Match: Baron Corbin vs. Braun Strowman – If Strowman wins, he’ll for the Universal Title at the Royal Rumble & Corbin loses all authority or if Corbin wins then he’s the permanent RAW GM.

WWE RAW Women’s Champion Ronda Rousey vs. Nia Jax

Mixed Match Challenge Finals

What are your thoughts on this match being added to the card? Sound off in the comment section.

WWE SmackDown Live Results & Coverage (11/20)

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– This week’s broadcast opens up with a video package looking at Charlotte vs. Ronda Rousey at Survivor Series on Sunday.

– Charlotte’s music hits and she comes out to the ring to kick off tonight’s show. Charlotte gets on the mic and says she hopes Ronda isn’t looking for an apology from her, because she’s not sorry and she’s glad she beat her ass. Charlotte says that beating was on behalf of all the women of SmackDown, and their Champion Becky Lynch. SmackDown GM Paige comes down the ramp, and she’s got a mic. Paige says Charlotte doesn’t have to apologize for beating on Ronda, but it sounds like Ronda is going to track down Charlotte for revenge. Charlotte says if Ronda sticks her nose in her business again, she’s going to stick her head in a chair and stomp on it. Paige interrupts and points out that Charlotte attacked some WWE referees on Sunday, so Paige has to fine Charlotte $100,000 for the attack. The Iiconics come out to interrupt, and this leads to a match between Charlotte and Billie Kay.

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– Charlotte vs. Billie Kay: Charlotte starts off this one strong, and she keeps Billie grounded with a side headlock. Billie fights up, but Charlotte drops her with an uppercut, and then she follows up with some knee drops. Charlotte looks for the Figure Four, but Billie escapes and rolls outside for a breather. Charlotte follows her outside, and a distraction from Peyton leads to Billie hitting a kick to the face. Back in the ring, Billie stomps on Charlotte, then she distracts the ref so Peyton can hit a cheap shot from ringside. Billie continues the offense until Charlotte catches her with a fallaway slam. Charlotte hits the Natural Selection for the three count.

Winner: Charlotte

– After the match, Charlotte calls out Peyton. Peyton is hesitant to get in the ring, and she accepts and the ref calls for the opening bell.

– Charlotte vs. Peyton Royce: Charlotte takes the fight to Peyton early on, but Peyton shuts her down with a knee to the face in the corner. Peyton continues the offense on Charlotte and drops her with a clothesline for a two count. Charlotte blocks a kick and answers with a big boot to Peyton’s face. Charlotte goes for a slam, but Billie Kay runs in and attacks Charlotte, and the ref calls for the bell.

Winner via DQ: Charlotte

 

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– The Iiconics beat on Charlotte after the bell. The Iiconics go outside to find a steel chair, but this allows Charlotte to get up and head out to ringside. Charlotte spears Peyton and Billie on the floor, then she slams their faces on the announce table. Charlotte throws them into the fan barricade and ring steps next. She throws them over the announce table next, then poses for the crowd.

– We see a pre-taped promo from Rey Mysterio, where he talks about his history with Randy Orton, and says Orton is now more dangerous than he’s ever been. Rey says he didn’t come back to WWE to be one of Orton’s victims – and we will all watch and see what he does to Orton.

– Still to come: Rey Mysterio vs. Randy Orton

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– The Miz is shown getting ready backstage.

– The Miz comes out to the ring for tonight’s Miz TV segment. The Miz says it was an honor to fight beside tonight’s guest at Survivor Series – the commissioner of SmackDown Live, Shane McMahon. Shane slowly walks down to the ring and has a seat next to Miz. Shane says he won’t shuffle tonight because he’s a little banged up from Survivor Series. Miz talks about being a fan of Shane at Survivor Series, and also at the World Cup when they won the trophy together. Shane says he doesn’t remember much from Sunday after Braun Strowman clotheslined him. Miz says he has a question for Shane — will he team up with him and form a tag team. Miz says they would be the best in the world together, and he thinks Shane is a survivor and a champion. Shane doesn’t seem interested, and Miz is disappointed. Miz says if Shane is really a man, and if he’s really a McMahon, then Shane will team up with Miz against some competition right here and now. The Miz introduces two local enhancement talents, The Bryant Brothers. It looks like we’ve got a match, even though Shane is still in his street clothes.

– The Miz & Shane McMahon vs. The Bryant Brothers: Miz boots down one of then enhancement talents, then stomps on him while he’s down. Miz hits the DDT, and it looks like Miz wants to tag in Shane. Shane tells Miz he should finish the match while his opponent is down, but Miz wastes time. The local talent snatches Miz and rolls him up in a small package for the three count.

Winners: The Bryant Brothers

– Shane makes fun of Miz after the match, and Miz is not happy with the finish.

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– The New Day is backstage with R-Truth in a turkey suit to get in the mood for Thanksgiving. The broadcast team tells us that tonight we will see the first ever Thanksgiving Feast Fight.

– A table is set up in the ring with a Thanksgiving dinner on it, and The New Day comes out dressed as pilgrims. The New Day talks about what they’re thankful for, Big E starts licking the turkey on the table. The Bar comes out to interrupt, and we have a match.

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– The Bar & The Big Show vs. The New Day: This one is a six-man tag, and the Thanksgiving dinner table has been moved out to ringside. Big Show starts off with some chops to the chest of Xavier Woods. Cesaro tags in and connects with some uppercuts, then Sheamus tags in for the double team. Sheamus and Woods trade kicks, and then Cesaro tags back in. Woods fights back, then Kofi and Sheamus tag in. Kofi drops Sheamus with a flying clothesline, then he hits the boom drop. Kofi connects with a kick, then he hits a flying crossbody off the top on Sheamus. Cesaro and Woods come in but they get knocked outside. Big Show tries to come in, but Big E runs in and knocks Big Show off the apron, and Big Show falls through the Thanksgiving dinner table. Sheamus throws Big E outside, then he grabs a turkey from another table at ringside. Sheamus brings the turkey in the ring and he swings at Kofi with it, but Kofi ducks. Kofi knocks Sheamus outside, then Kofi grabs the turkey and goes to the top turnbuckle. Kofi goes flying off the top down onto Sheamus at ringside, and he hits Sheamus over the head with the turkey, and Sheamus falls through a table at ringside. Back in the ring, Big E grabs another turkey and shoves his hand in it. Big E punches Sheamus with the turkey on his hand, and covers for the three count.

Winners: The New Day

– After the match, Cesaro gets in the ring and fights with the New Day. The New Day starts bringing food in the ring and slamming it all in Cesaro’s face.

– We see a pre-taped promo from Randy Orton, and he’s messing around with a Rey Mysterio mask. Orton says the mask means nothing to him and it should be erased. Orton says Rey’s fans will be disappointed tonight because of the three most destructive letters in sports entertainment: RKO.

– Naomi and Asuka are backstage heading towards the gorilla position.

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– Sonya Deville & Mandy Rose vs. Asuka & Naomi: Naomi starts off strong against Mandy, until Sonya gets the blind tag and spears down Naomi. Mandy tags back in for the double team, then she beats on Naomi in the corner. Asuka comes in and drops Mandy. Asuka sends Mandy into Sonya to knock Sonya off the apron. Asuka hits the shining wizard on Mandy for a two count. Sonya tags herself in on Mandy’s back, and they almost accidentally collide which leads to an argument between Mandy and Sonya. The distraction leads to Asuka dropping them both from behind, then she puts Sonya in the Asuka Lock for the win.

Winners: Naomi and Asuka

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– We see a video package looking at the recent drama between Rey Mysterio and Randy Orton.

– Another promo video for Lars Sullivan’s main roster debut airs.

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– WWE Champion Daniel Bryan comes out to the ring next. Bryan gets on the mic and says he doesn’t expect these people to understand him. Bryan talks about himself in the third person and says he committed an act of betrayal by retiring three years ago and giving up on his dreams. Bryan says unlike the fans, he doesn’t accept failure, and he learned his lesson. Bryan talks about his WWE return being a great moment for him, but for the fans it was just a moment, they weren’t there for his struggle and pain to return. Bryan trashes the fans for supporting AJ Styles over him, and he talks about kicking AJ in the balls. He says the old Daniel Bryan is dead. Bryan exits the ring and walks over to the timekeeper’s area, and he demands for them to announce his name as “the new Daniel Bryan.” Bryan stands on the broadcast table and holds up his WWE Title before leaving.

– R-Truth and Carmella do a promo for WWE Shop.

– Rey Mysterio vs. Randy Orton: Rey starts off fired up in this one and he sends Randy outside. Rey follows up with a seated senton on the outside, then he throws Orton back in the ring. Orton slams Rey into the corner, and he tries to rip off Rey’s mask. Orton hangs Rey upside down in the corner and puts the boots to him. Randy goes back to Rey’s mask and starts ripping at it. Rey fights off Orton, but then Rey misses a missile dropkick attempt. Rey fights back again and looks for for the 619, but Orton blocks it. Randy goes for a DDT, but Rey escapes and he drops Randy on the ropes again. Rey connects with the 619 this time, and then he dumps Orton outside. Rey dives at Orton on the outside, but Orton catches him with a mid-air RKO on the floor. Orton carries Rey back in the ring, and then Orton hits another RKO in the ring for the three count.

Winner: Randy Orton

– After the match, Orton grabs a steel chair and takes Rey out to ringside. Orton puts the chair around Rey’s head, then he slams him into the ring post. Orton rips off Rey’s mask and holds it up in the air. Medics come to check on Rey, and they don’t show his face on camera. Orton holds Rey’s mask up in the air as SmackDown goes off the air.

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Jake “the Snake” Roberts: Without Vince McMahon I’d Be In Prison

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Jake “the Snake” Roberts appeared on the Joe Rogan Experience today. The WWE Hall-of-Famer didn’t hold anything back. He talked about his addiction and 3-year rehabilitation program with “Diamond” Dallas Page.

Jake is in a good place now and credits his good health and fortune to the work of Diamond Dallas Page and his DDPY program. Jake also mentioned things could have turned out much differently for him had he not had a successful WWE career, however.

“To go through 25-30 years of doing cocaine, you know?” Roberts said on the show. “I thank Vince McMahon for affording me my addiction because without I’d be in prison somewhere because I’d of killed someone for my drug.”

Jake would continue to say that life meant nothing to him at the time. He felt confident he would have killed someone to feed his addiction if he had needed to.

The Resurrection of Jake “the Snake” Roberts

Roberts moved in with Diamond Dallas Page in 2012. By the time the DDPY team was confident enough in Roberts that he could be on his own, 3 years had passed. He relapsed 4 times while living with Page.

He was also honest about having been sexually abused as a child, something he’s talked about on speaking tours previously. His father, Grizzly Smith, has been accused of some truly terrible crimes, including sexually abusing Jake’s sister, and former WWF Women’s Champion, Rockin Robin as a child.

Jake Roberts On Coming Up With His Gimmick

“I came up with this idea on in 1975,” Roberts said on the Snake gimmick. “I was watching Monday Night Football and they were talking about Kenny Stabler, who played for the Oakland Raiders.”

The Raiders QB was nicknamed Kenny “the Snake” Stabler and Roberts said he liked the fact Stabler liked to party and he liked the nickname. Jake continued to say Mid-South wouldn’t allow him to bring a snake to the ring, however. He would have to wait until signing with WWF in 1986 before he was able to do so.

As per any Joe Rogan show, they get side-tracked quite a bit. Noted wrestling fan and comedian, Tony Hinchcliffe also appeared on the show.

You can watch the interview in the player below:

WWE RAW Viewership Sees Slight Increase For Post-Survivor Series Show

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Monday’s edition of WWE RAW from Los Angeles, CA averaged 2.493 million viewers, up from 2.450 million the previous week.

The episode was the post-show for Sunday’s Survivor Series pay-per-view. Here is the hourly viewership breakdown, courtesy of ShowbuzzDaily:

  • Hour 1: 2.721 million viewers
  • Hour 2: 2.502 million viewers
  • Hour 3: 2.256 million viewers

RAW had some notable moments including an appearance by RAW Women’s Champion Ronda Rousey, who would later wrestle Mickie James, Baron Corbin, Bobby Lashley & Drew McIntyre (w/Lio Rush) vs. Braun Strowman, Elias & Finn Balor, Nia Jax & Tamina vs. Bayley & Sasha Banks, Bobby Roode & Chad Gable vs. AOP, and Natalya vs. Ruby Riott. The ending of the show featured a brawl between Intercontinental Champion Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose in order to further their feud.

WWE also hyped TLC and the matches taking place at that show. WWE will attempt to continue to increase viewership next week. 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 16.610 million viewers for the Los Angeles Rams vs. Kansas City Chiefs game as well as Big Bang Theory on CBS in hour one.

Watch: Top 10 Moments from Monday’s RAW (11.19.18)

New Match Set For ROH Final Battle

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Another match revealed for the upcoming ROH Final Battle pay-per-view event. This marks the final Ring of Honor PPV event of 2018. On Tuesday, the company announced that Jonathan Gresham would battle Zack Sabre Jr. in a singles match at the show.

The match was revealed in an angle done on a recent episode of Ring of Honor television when Gresham issued a challenge which was accepted by Sabre.

The Baltimore-based promotion is expected to announce more matches for this show in the coming weeks. Ring of Honor is slated to hold their Final Battle pay-per-view event on December 14, 2018 in Manhattan, New York at the Hammerstein Ballroom. ROH World Champion Jay Lethal vs. Cody is expected to headline this show.

ROH will be holding TV tapings in Philadelphia the following night for upcoming episodes of their television show.

Updated ROH Final Battle Card

ROH World Champion Jay Lethal vs. Cody – Main Event

ROH World TV Champion Jeff Cobb vs. Adam Page

ROH Women Of Honor World Champion Sumie Sakai vs. Madison Rayne vs. Karen Q vs. TBA

Matt Taven vs. Dalton Castle

Jonathan Gresham vs. Zack Sabre Jr.

What are your thoughts on this match being added to this card? Do you plan on buying the pay-per-view and watching? Sound off in the comment section.

Update On Chase Owens & Yujiro Takahashi Bullet Club Status

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Cody, Hangman Page, the Young Bucks, Marty Scurll, and Kenny Omega are no longer part of Bullet Club. They announced the news officially on Chris Jericho’s cruise after months of speculation. The status of Bullet Club Elite members, Chase Owens & Yujiro Takahashi, is not as clear, however.

Owens and Takahashi were partnered with Bullet Club Elite after the Firing Squad attack in San Francisco. There has been some dissension shown between the two and Kota Ibushi on recent tours, however. Ibushi has refused to engage in underhanded tactics along with them during matches and offered up high-fives instead of “2-sweet’ing” them. Still, Owens and Takahashi are officially aligned with the Elite on the NJPW roster.

Following news that other Bullet Club Elite members were leaving the faction, Chase Owens Tweeted the following:

Owens has previously claimed to be from Tonga as well, though the validity of this cannot be confirmed. Regardless, Owens doesn’t appear to be dropping his Bullet Club affiliation.

Chase Owens & Yujiro Takahashi Bullet Club Status

Hangman Page and Yujiro Takahashi are teaming together in the World Tag League. Page addressed the division of wrestlers amongst the two factions with Takahashi on the most recent edition of “Being the Elite”.

“What’s up with Elite B*lls**t?” Takahashi asked Page on the show. “Am I supposed to be in it?”

Page then admitted to Takahashi that they figured he’d be booked to be with the BCOG faction.

“That’s not really up to me,” Page responded. “We kind of thought you’d be booked to be with the Tongans, to be honest. Maybe that’s why they don’t trust you completely yet.”

“I saw in the dirt sheet you guys are going to be sticking together?” Takahashi then asked.

Page then said the Elite had indeed made a pact but Takahashi warned him not to trust those, “greedy m**f**s”.

It sounds like Takahashi is warning Page about his fellow Elite stablemates. We’ll likely have to wait until 2019 to see what happens with Owens and Takahashi, however.

You can view the conversation between the two tag-team partners in the player below:

Johnny Impact On Rivalry With Killer Kross, Title Defense Against Brian Cage

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Johnny Impact was voted off of Survivor on the latest episode. He’s still the Impact World Champion, however. Johnny was also the guest on this week’s Impact Press Pass media call. He commented on his ongoing rivalry with Killer Kross and scheduled title defense against Brian Cage at Homecoming.

Johnny Impact On Rivalry With Killer Kross & Title Defense Against Brian Cage

Last week on Impact Wrestling, Johnny Impact turned down Killer Kross’ offer to watch his back. I asked Johnny if he gave Kross’ offer any second thoughts after finding out Brian Cage will be cashing in “Option C” at Homecoming.

“Brian Cage is no joke and him cashing in Option C to me just says that he wants the Impact World Championship more than anything,” Johnny said. “He gave up his title for a shot at me at Homecoming.”

Johnny Impact (c) vs Brian Cage for the Impact World Championship has been made official for the PPV.

Johnny continued to say he just doesn’t want Kross anywhere near him, his wife, or his dog. Based on what happened last week, however, it’s likely Kross continues to involve himself in Johnny’s business, even as Johnny prepares for Brian Cage.

“Honestly, would you rather have a sociopath anywhere near you or backstage out of the match completely?” Johnny asked.

“I don’t understand what (Killer Kross’) motivation is. For all I know, he could be trying to garner my trust just to kick me in the back of the head again,” he continued. “I would rather deal with the devil I know, ‘the Machine’ Brian Cage, then the devil I don’t understand, Killer Kross.”

Homecoming takes place January 6th, 2019 from the Nashville Fairgrounds (aka the Asylum).

You can listen to the conversation in the player below:

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Nia Jax Hypes Ronda Rousey Match, Kurt Angle Celebrates Wrestling Milestone

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Nia Jax Hypes Ronda Rousey Match

Nia Jax is getting her chance to face RAW Women’s Champion Ronda Rousey once again when they meet with the title being on the line at the TLC pay-per-view event on Sunday, December 16th, 2018  in Los Angeles, California at the Staples Center that will air on the WWE Network. WWE confirmed the match on this week’s episode of Monday Night RAW in Los Angeles, CA.

Jax took to her official Twitter account to hype the match. She wrote, “The most highly anticipated match of the year! Don’t worry my hand will be 100% by then.”

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Kurt Angle Celebrates Wrestling Milestone

WWE Hall of Famer Kurt Angle celebrated 20 years in pro wrestling on Monday and took the time to reflect on this milestone when wrote the following about early training days with Dory Funk Jr. and Tom Pritchard on Instagram:

“Exactly 20 years ago, I started my pro wrestling career training with Dory Funk Jr, Tom Pritchard and some future HOFers … Christian, Jeff Hardy and Matt Hardy. It’s been rewarding, exciting and fun … AND challenging, miserable and devastating. But I wouldn’t change it. I’m stronger now due to the many lessons my life has thrown in front of me.”

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NJPW World Tag League Niigata (11/21) Full Card

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New Japan Pro Wrestling’s November scheduling is usually dominated by the World Tag League shows – and 2018 is no different. This year’s lineup of shows will of course feature some of NJPW’s top stars, but there are some notable exceptions. Some of the shows will be available on NJPWWorld.

The headline grabbers are the of course in the continuation of the World Tag League. Satoshi Kojima and Hiroyoshi Tenzan will be taking on Shota Umino and Ayato Yoshida. Chuckie T and Beretta face Taichi and Zack Sabre Jr. Finally SANADA and EVIL take on Bullet Club’s Yujiro Takahashi and Hangman Page.

Here’s the full card for the World Tag League in Niigata (11/21):

  • David Finlay and Juice Robinson vs Yota Tsuji and Tomoaki Honma
  • Toa Henare and Togi Makabe vs Yuya Uemura and Ren Narita
  • Jeff Cobb, Michael Elgin, Manabu Nakanishi and Yuji Nagata vs Davey Boy Smith Jr, Lance Archer, Takashi Ilzuka and Minoru Suzuki
  • Rocky Romero, Toru Yano and Tomohiro Ishii vs Gedo, Tanga Loa and Tama Tonga
  • 1st WORLD TAG LEAGUE 2018: Tournament Match – Satoshi Kojima and Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs Shota Umino and Ayato Yoshida
  • 2nd WORLD TAG LEAGUE 2018: Tournament Match – Chuckie T and Beretta vs Taichi and Zack Sabre Jr
  • 3rd WORLD TAG LEAGUE 2018: Tournament Match – SANADA and EVIL vs Yujiro Takahashi and Hangman Page
  • SHO, YOH and Kazuchika Okada vs Shingo Takagi, BUSHI and Tetsuya Naito

Becky Lynch Owns WWE Over Error In Social Media Post

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WWE SmackDown Women’s Champion Becky Lynch is keeping WWE’s social media department on their toes. She recently pointed out one mistake that was sent out to their followers on Twitter.

As seen in the Twitter post, Lynch pointed out that WWE wrote, “This Champion vs. Champion match got way more intense than we thought.” Obviously, that is a mistake.

Former WWE SmackDown Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair took on RAW Women’s Champion Ronda Rousey in the co-headliner of Survivor Series pay-per-view event in Los Angeles, California at the Staples Center on the WWE Network. Rousey ended up winning the non-title match by DQ.

Originally, Lynch was supposed to face Rousey. However, that got nixed once she was involved in a brawl on last week’s RAW that saw Nia Jax punch her in the face. As a result, she suffered a broken nose and concussion. This led to WWE officials making the call to pull Lynch from her scheduled champion vs. champion match.

Lynch pointed out the error made by the company when she wrote, “As much as you’d love it not to be the case, I am the champion, The Man, the one you didn’t plan for – and nothing makes me happier.”

https://twitter.com/beckylynchwwe/status/1064952359959359489

Injury Update on Hiromu Takahashi

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There appears to be an update on former IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion Hiromu Takahashi. Updates from NJPW on his condition have been scarce up to this point. The promotion announced shortly after the initial injury that Takahashi was awake and conscious. The company later confirmed that he had been transported back to Japan.

Dave Meltzer wrote in the Wrestling Observer at the time that “The New Japan doctors believe it will be nine to 12 months before he can return. The belief is that he suffered a broken neck, which sounds terrible and that’s why nobody has said anything public.”

Twitter account @corpsecaptain has been reporting that Takahashi is now at “93% recovery.” The full tweet reads as follows:

Interestingly Takahashi is now up to 207 pounds, meaning he would be out of the Junior Division. Whether he intends on heading into the Heavyweight picture remains to be seen. The return date for Hiromu is now far more exciting than originally expected, a return as early as New Year Dash is even possible if the report is to be believed. There’s a more likely chance that Hiromu is available for the New Beginning tour or even Best of The Super Juniors (if he meets weight) or Dominion 2019.

Footage of Smackdown Live Superstar’s Return to ICW Released

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ICW had confirmed that a WWE Superstar would be appearing as part of their Garage show a week ago. The company had not revealed who will be appearing but did confirm beforehand that they would be in action against ICW’s Mikey Whiplash.

The WWE Superstar in question was Smackdown Live’s Killian Dain. The ‘Beast of Belfast’ made his return to ICW’s Fight Club to a rapturous reception from the ICW faithful. Previously known as Big Damo, the Belfast born Superstar was originally part of the company from 2013 to 2016. Dain actually won the company’s World Heavyweight Championship back in Belfast on 27 February 2016, this was the first time that the title changed hands outside of Glasgow and made Dain the first ever Irish-born champion.

Killian Dain’s Sanity stable returned to Smackdown Live recently. The team had originally been brought to the main roster without Nikki Cross. The November 6th edition of Smackdown saw Cross rejoin the group during a segment with WWE Smackdown Women’s Champion Becky Lynch.

ICW will be presenting their Fear & Loathing XI event on December 2nd. ‘Loathing is the biggest event in ICW’s year and some big names are on hand for the event. WWE’s Pete Dunne, Tyler Bate, Trent Seven and 205 Live Superstar Noam Dar will all be part of the show.

PROGRESS World Champion WALTER Wants New Challenger (12/09)

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PROGRESS World Champion WALTER has set a Championship bout for December 9th. PROGRESS will be heading to the O2 Academy in Sheffield for Chapter 81 on that date.

WALTER took to Twitter and stated that “I will be defending my PROGRESS World Title in Sheffield on December 9th. I have beaten everyone on the roster. Wrestlers around the world: Who wants to fight me on that date? I’ll consider the best challenge and speak with management.”

There’s no names yet confirmed but the phrase “I have beaten everyone on the roster” is rather telling. WWE and PROGRESS are reportedly working together and there is a chance that a star from WWE or NXT makes their way over to the UK for the event, although it isn’t likely. 

IMPACT’s LAX promotion will also be on hand for the event, they had an incredible bout with CCK at the Coast to Coast tour earlier this year and this will be their UK debut.

https://twitter.com/WalterAUT/status/1064877182684672004

Hurricane Helms Critical Of GCW For David Arquette Booking

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Hurricane Helms is not happy with how David Arquette was booked at the Game Changers Wrestling PPV over the weekend. Arquette was filling in for an injured Joey Ryan and was busted open pretty badly in a hardcore match with Nick Gage.

Arquette made a public statement that he’ll no longer be participating in any deathmatches. He said he has nothing but respect for Gage, Joey Janela, and the rest of the team from GCW.

Helms made his comments in response to Arquette’s statement.

“Regardless of whether you wanted to do it or not, that’s shitty and irresponsible booking,” Helms Tweeted.

22-year-old Marko Stunt broke his fibula in a match with Eli Everfly on the show as well. Joey Janela injured his knee in several places on a September 21st GCW event in a match against Psychosis. Janela was diving from the ring ropes to the floor when the injury occurred.

Hurricane Helms on David Arquette’s Deathmatch

Helms continued to comment on Arquette’s booking as his followers responded to his initial comments.

“They put a barely trained guy in a death match that resulted in him being hospitalized. Does someone actually have to die before you admit that that was irresponsible? And of course they took advantage of his name, they wouldn’t have booked him in the main otherwise.”

Helms continued:

And finally:

“Think that would happen if it was Billy Bob from the ant farm? Did TMZ cover Marko’s injury like they did DA’s?”

WoS Announces Top Women’s Bout for 2019 Tour

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The WoS/World of Sport promotion will be heading out on tour in early 2019. The ITV show will be taking the stars of Saturday Nights across the UK starting January 18th.

WoS/World of Sport has now announced a huge Triple Threat match for their upcoming 2019 tour. Kay Lee Ray, Viper and Bea Priestley will be colliding in a three way bout on Saturday February 2nd at the Northampton Derngate. All three were top featured stars of the original series and will look to keep up their momentum. Kay Lee Ray is the current reigning WoS Women’s Champion, she won the belt on the August 4th edition of the ITV show.

Here’s the full schedule for the tour:

  • Friday, January 18 – Southampton O2 Guildhall
  • Saturday, January 19 – Newport Centre
  • Sunday, January 20 – Bournemouth International Centre
  • Friday, January 25 – Stoke Victoria Hall
  • Saturday, January 26 – Blackpool Tower Ballroom
  • Sunday, January 27 – Aberdeen AECC
  • Friday, February 01 – Scarborough Spa Grand Hall
  • Saturday, February 02 – Northampton Derngate
  • Sunday, February 03 – London York Hall

With dates across Southern England, Wales and Scotland the company appears to be hitting as much of Mainland UK as they can. Several names have now been announced for the tour including the following:

  • Will Ospreay
  • WoS Women’s Champion Kay Lee Ray
  • WoS Champion Rampage
  • Robbie X
  • Crater
  • Nathan Cruz
  • Joe Hendry
  • Justin Sysum
  • Adam ‘Flex’ Maxted
  • Grado
  • Viper

Bully Ray On Why He Thinks Fans Cheered Charlotte Flair Over Ronda Rousey

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WWE Hall of Famer Bully Ray discussed a certain match during a reason episode of Busted Open Radio on Sirius XM.

That match was a non-title contest between WWE RAW Women’s Champion Ronda Rousey and former WWE SmackDown Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair at the Survivor Series pay-per-view event in Los Angeles, California at the Staples Center on the WWE Network. Rousey beat Flair by DQ.

The finish of the match saw Flair hit Rousey with a kendo stick to cause the DQ. She would then beat down Rousey after the match with the stick. After the match, fans were cheering for Flair while booing Rousey.

Ray brought up how the reason he thinks they were cheering Flair over Rousey while due to Becky Lynch and how it had more to do with Lynch than the other two stars. Lynch was originally supposed to face Flair but was pulled due to injuries.

The WWE Hall of Famer stated that WWE tried to make you forget about Lynch going into this match but Lynch went out of her way to make sure that they didn’t and that’s why the fans were living through Flair in that match. He thinks that everyone thought Flair was Lynch’s girl due to the angle on SmackDown Live leading into Survivor Series.

“The hug and the endorsement is what got those people behind Charlotte because if Becky says it’s okay to love Charlotte. Then we’ll love Charlotte all over again.” Ray continued, “What Charlotte did last night should have got her booed out of the building. It was the exact opposite, and it was because of Becky Lynch.”

Impressive AJ Styles Streak Was Snapped At WWE Survivor Series

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Former WWE Champion AJ Styles had an impressive ongoing streak before Sunday’s (November 18, 2018) Survivor Series pay-per-view event in Los Angeles, California at the Staples Center on the WWE Network. However, it’s now no longer in place as it has been snapped.

Originally, Styles was supposed to face WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar at Survivor Series in a champion vs. champion match. This changed once Styles lost the title to Daniel Bryan in the main event of last week’s episode of SmackDown Live in St. Louis, MO at the Enterprise Center. 

Cageside Seats has been tracking an interesting stat. That was Styles wrestling at the most consecutive PPV events on the WWE roster. The rules of this stat were for a star to wrestle on the main card of PPV events while Evolution and the events in Saudi Arabia were not counted if the talent didn’t compete. Thus, Styles had wrestled at 34 straight PPV events that he has been eligible for. Intercontinental Champion Seth Rollins currently sits at 18 straight events which is second among the roster.

WWE has yet to announce when Styles will get his rematch for the WWE Title against Bryan. It could come as early as the next pay-per-view event for the company. WWE presents the TLC pay-per-view event on  Sunday, December 16th, 2018 in Los Angeles, California at the Staples Center that will air on the WWE Network.

WWE Interested In Signing ACH

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WWE is said to have interest in Albert C. Hardle, better known to wrestling fans as ACH. According to a report from PW Insider, the 31-year-old is someone WWE is looking at bringing in when the company announces more signings in January.

The soon to be 31-year-old currently competes in MLW and in New Japan Pro Wrestling. He recently teamed with Ryusuke Taguchi in NJPW’s Super Junior Tag League. Their team finished up the tournament with a 3-4 record.

He left Ring of Honor after a 4-year run with the company in 2016.

ACH and WWE’s Rumored January Signings

ACH is one of several names being thrown around for a rumored batch of WWE signings to take place in January. Last year’s class of January signings included War Machine and Ricochet.

Shane Strickland is another name rumored to be WWE bound in early 2019. The former MLW Champion is reported to be finishing up with his former promotion at the 2-night Fusion tapings in Miami next month.

ACH also competed on the recent Lion’s Break shows in Anaheim. ACH defeated NJPW California young lion Karl Fredricks on the tour before being defeated by Hirooki Goto the next night. He was on MLW’s Fury Road event in October but did not compete at Fightland: Chicago show this month.

Smackdown 11/20 Preview

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For the 4th night in a row, WWE is back inside Staples Center tonight. Smackdown should be interesting tonight considering how poorly the brand did against the Raw brand at Survivor Series (minus the tag match).

Smackdown 11/20 Preview

WWE is not advertising a segment featuring Shane McMahon yet for tonight. The Smackdown Commissioner did put out the following Tweet after the PPV on Sunday, however, indicating there will be changes made to his brand starting on tonight’s show.

Charlotte Flair Segment

Becky Lynch and Ronda Rousey won’t be on the show tonight but they’ll likely be watching this segment closely. Flair will likely explain her vicious assault of Rousey at Survivor Series tonight. Did Charlotte do what she did because she realized she couldn’t beat Rousey? To soften her up for Becky? Or has Flair’s recent frustrations from losing her title caused the old Charlotte Flair to surface? We’ll come closer to finding out answers to these questions tonight.

Daniel Bryan’s Explanation

Daniel Bryan has still refused to answer questions regarding his sudden change in temperament. Bryan uncharacteristically hit AJ low during their WWE Championship match last week and used the advantage to get the pin and win the title. Tonight, Bryan will explain to the WWE Universe why he did what he did. Styles will likely be watching this segment closely if he doesn’t decide to join in.

Thanksgiving Feast Fight
New Day (Kofi Kingston, Big E, & Xavier Woods) vs the Bar (Cesaro & Sheamus) & the Big Show

6-man action with a Thanksgiving gimmick theme to it will take place on Smackdown tonight. The Bar and the New Day will be on opposing sides of the first-ever Thanksgiving Feast Fight.

It might be an interesting time to be in the Smackdown tag-team division. After seeing his match was not included in the official Raw vs Smackdown score from Sunday, Xavier Woods was not pleased.

He also made sure to correct those who were saying Raw won 6-0.

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The Usos were the sole survivors of the tag match at Survivor Series. It’ll be interesting to see if they are thrown in the tag title picture after also having defeated New Day in the build-up to the PPV.

Can Shinsuke Nakamura Bounce Back After Losing To Seth Rollins?

Nakamura lost to Seth Rollins at Survivor Series. WWE is advertising that the United States Champion is interested in bouncing back from his PPV loss tonight on Smackdown.

David Arquette Releases Statement On Deathmatch With Nick Gage

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David Arquette participated in a deathmatch over the weekend. By the sounds of it, the 47-year-old actor turned wrestler won’t be taking part in any further such matches. Arquette released the following statement on the match recently.

https://twitter.com/DavidArquette/status/1064667622560559104

Arquette suffered several cuts, including to his neck, though it does not appear any of his injuries are serious. He was taken to the hospital after the match, however.

“As some of you might have seen, last week I was injured in a wrestling death match. I wanted to make sure to address the photos and videos that have surfaced from the event, as this is not the type of wrestling you watch on TV,” Arquette Tweeted. “I knew it was violent and potentially bloody, but I truly did not know the extent of what I was participating in.”

David Arquette DeathMatch

Images of a bloodied David Arquette made its way onto mainstream media outlets, prompting the response from Arquette. He was filling in for the injured Joey Ryan on the Game Changer Wrestling event.

Last week, TMZ reporters caught up with Arquette, who insisted his pro-wrestling return is not an attempt to get into WWE.

“WWE’s not the goal,” Arquette said to TMZ. “I mean, I love WWE. I would love to do anything with them ever, but my main goal is getting some respect. That really was what it’s about.”

Independent wrestling up-and-comer, Marko Stunt, was also injured at the event. Stunt broke his fibula while wrestling Eli Everfly and underwent surgery for the injury yesterday.

Shawn Michaels Opens Up On Decision To Shave His Head

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WWE Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels discussed the new look that he showed off in the lead up to his latest match under the WWE banner during an appearance on E&C’s Pod Of Awesomeness. He decided to shave his head and that got a lot of WWE fans talking as a result of it.

He teamed up with Triple H to beat The Undertaker and Kane in a tag team match at WWE Crown Jewel on November 2, 2018, at King Saud University Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This match ended up being the main event of this show.

Michaels stated that before this storyline began, he was doing this independent movie in Texas where he had to make some changes to his look. “I played a younger version with my hair and then I played an older version of me that got sick and everything else” Thus, the reason why he ended up shaving his head, it was purely for the movie. Then, he got called by WWE to do this match and thought that since Triple H has his head bald, he’ll just keep the look.

“And It was thinning up there anyway, man, and so it was better to just chop it all off.” Michaels stated. The WWE Legend added that his wife likes it and having short hair is much easier to manage.

This match marked the first time that Michaels had wrestled a match since losing a retirement match to Taker at WrestleMania 26 in 2010. It will be interesting to see if Michaels works another match again.

Enzo Amore Delivers Stone Cold Stunner At Rap Concert (Video)

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Enzo Amore says he’s done with pro wrestling, but he delivered a Stone Cold Stunner on stage at a rap concert in West Hollywood, California on Monday night.

The Superstar turned rapper made headlines on Sunday by crashing WWE Survivor Series. After making a scene at ringside, he was ejected from the Staples Center and has reportedly been banned from future WWE events.

Enzo held a rap concert at legendary rock and roll venue Whisky A Go Go on Monday night – not far from where WWE Raw was being held at the Staples Center.

Enzo Amore posted a live stream of part of the show, which you can view by following this link here. In the clip below, you can see him delivering the stunner.

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NZO/Real1 Rap Career

Earlier this year Enzo told Steve Austin on his podcast that he’s focussing his efforts on a new music career. “I’m literally going to set the world on fire,” Amore said on the show. “I’m going to be one of the biggest stars in music and I know it.

He partnered with World Star Hip Hop to release his first music video, “Phoenix” back in May. A second video, “Bury Me A G”, was then released the next month.

You can watch the video to “Phoenix” in the player below:

John Cena To Work Several WWE Events In December

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John Cena is slated to make his return to in-ring action under the WWE banner next month. WWE.com is now advertising Cena for several shows on the company’s annual Holiday Tour.

The former WWE Champion, still free agent, will work four events: 1 RAW and 3 SmackDown. His first event is the RAW live event at Madison Square Garden in New York City. He’ll travel the following day to a SmackDown show at Nassau Coliseum in Long Island, NY followed up by an event in Baltimore, Maryland and finishing up on 12/30 in Tampa, Florida. As of this writing, his opponents at these shows have yet to be revealed.

Just last month, WWE announced that Cena would be featured in the World Cup tournament at the Crown Jewel pay-per-view event on November 2nd, 2018 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia at the King Saud University Stadium and didn’t have to qualify to be part in this tournament.

Instead, he would be featured in the bracket of matches that takes place at this event. That all changed once it was revealed that he would not be competing at this event and instead, replaced by Bobby Lashley.

Cena was most recently active under the WWE banner when he wrestled at WWE Super Show-Down pay-per-view event.

Staples Center Donates $10,000 In Roman Reigns’ Name

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Various people from across the world have come to the support of Roman Reigns after he announced that he will be stepping away from WWE to battle with leukemia.

The support has not only come from people. As we noted before, various arenas from the world also shared messages wishing Reigns and now Staples Center has taken it to another level.

Before this week’s episode of Monday Night Raw, WWE announced that Staples Center has decided to donate $10,000 to Children’s Health of Dallas.

The company released a press release and announced that they are making the donation on behalf of the former Universal Champion at his request:

“The STAPLES Center in Los Angeles has made a generous donation of $10,000 in Roman Reigns’ name to Children’s Health Dallas at The Big Dog’s request. The venue, which is hosting the third of four consecutive nights of WWE action with tonight’s Raw, showed its appreciation for WWE by making the donation to the charity of Reigns’ choice.”

Stephanie McMahon commented on this from her twitter account with the following tweet, saying that she was honored to accept the check on behalf of Roman Reigns:

You can check out the video of Staples Center president Lee Zeidman donating the money which WWE released from their YouTube account below:

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