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Two Big Matches Advertised For WWE Live Event At MSG

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The WWE is slated to make a return to world’s most famous arena, Madison Square Garden, in New York City on Wednesday, December 26th, 2018 for a live event. This event will feature the superstars from the blue brand, SmackDown Live.

The arena has released two matches that are advertised to take place. Those matches are AJ Styles vs. Samoa Joe and Daniel Bryan vs. The Miz.

Charlotte Flair, Carmella, The New Day, Shinsuke Nakamura, Becky Lynch, Asuka, Naomi, Jeff Hardy, and The Bar are advertised to appear. The WWE will be announcing more matches for this live event in the coming months. For decades, WWE considered MSG their home arena and only the company held events at this arena. However, that all changed once ROH and NJPW teamed up to hold an event there during WrestleMania 34 weekend. 

WWE has already announced that Styles would defend the WWE Title against Joe and Bryan would team with his wife, Brie Bella, to take on Maryse and The Miz in a mixed tag team match at the upcoming Hell in a Cell pay-per-view event.

That show goes down on Sunday, September 16, 2018 in San Antonio, Texas at the AT&T Center and will air on the WWE Network and some traditional pay-per-view outlets.

Jeff Hardy’s Opponent At WWE Hell In A Cell Announced

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Jeff Hardy’s wish has been granted by Vince McMahon. A Hell in a Cell match between Hardy and Randy Orton has been announced for the upcoming WWE Hell in a Cell PPV. Hardy has stated in previous interviews that he has always wanted to compete in this match.

This has been a match in the making for a few weeks. If you recall, Shinsuke Nakamura beat Hardy to win the United States Title at the WWE Extreme Rules pay-per-view event in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania at the PPG Paints Arena on the WWE Network. Following the match, Orton made his return after being on the sidelines due to a recent surgery to have an intense staredown with Nakamura and then laying out Hardy. Moving along, on an episode of SmackDown Live on the USA Network, the company booked a rematch between Hardy and Nakamura that saw the finish once again have Orton cost Hardy the match. Then, Orton attacked Hardy once again in devastating fashion. Now, Hardy gets his revenge on Orton.

The Hell in a Cell pay-per-view event takes place on Sunday, September 16, 2018 in San Antonio, Texas at the AT&T Center and will air on the WWE Network and some traditional pay-per-view outlets.

The Card

WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns vs. Braun Strowman

WWE Champion AJ Styles vs. Samoa Joe

RAW Women’s Champion Ronda Rousey vs. Alexa Bliss

The Miz & Maryse vs. Daniel Bryan & Brie Bella – Mixed Tag Team Match

Jeff Hardy vs. Randy Orton – Hell In A Cell Match

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

Paige Opens Up On Retiring From Wrestling, Transition To SmackDown Live GM

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Paige recently spoke with Alicia Atout for A Music Blog, Yea! in Pittsburgh where she spoke about various topics including being forced to retire from in-ring action as well as her transition to being the General Manager of SmackDown Live.

Paige noted that it was a surprise to her because she knew it was coming as a week before the decision because they told her that it might happen. She then lost her voice and they told her if she didn’t regain her voice then she wouldn’t be making the announcement at all. She stated that she was able to get it back and made it but then was told by WWE management via a text that she needed to stay the next day for SmackDown Live, which she felt like it “was like putting salt in the wound.”

She continued by stating that once she showed up, Road Dogg was there and told her that she would be the GM of the blue brand. Once she walked out it was good and she got goosebumps. “I thought it was the end for me, and then it wasn’t. It was a beautiful beginning, I love what I do now.”

She was in a six-woman tag match back in late December at a live event that needed to be called off after she took a hard kick to the back from Sasha Banks that she wasn’t ready for and it stunned her. The early belief was it was just a mild stinger, leading to her losing feeling in her extremities.

WWE pulled her from the ring and set up further testing that led to the call being made that she would not be cleared by WWE doctors to wrestle again. It was a situation described as similar to Edge’s medical disqualification from competing in the ring.

WWE SmackDown Live Results & Discussion (8.28)

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The August 28th, 2018 edition of WWE SmackDown Live took place at the ScotiaBank Arena in Toronto, Ontario.

– SmackDown Tag Team Champions The New Day come out to the ring with a big trophy in the middle. We see a replay of The New Day’s Tag Title win, and then Xavier gets on the mic to discuss recapturing their Titles. Big E gets on the mic and says there’s no better place to celebrate than Toronto, and he talks about being five-time champions, when suddenly King Booker T interrupts. The five-time WCW Champion walks down the ramp to the ring. The crowd chants for Booker T as he gets on the mic and introduces himself as King Booker, ruler of the SmackDown universe. The New Day bows down to King Booker, and Booker ‘knights’ the New Day members. Big E complains about not getting a royal nickname like Woods and Kofi, and Big E tells Booker he just went “full Saxton,” in reference to Byron Saxton. Booker says “tell me you did not just say that,” and the admonishes Big E. Booker welcomes The New Day to the five-time champion club, “can you dig that suckaaaa.” The New Day asks booker to do a spinaroonie before he leaves. Booker takes off his robe and crown and he graces the crowd with a flawless spinaroonie. Booker T makes Woods and Kofi do the spinaroonie and they pull it off, but Big E has some trouble spinning. Booker T heads to the back, but The New Day will stay at ringside to do commentary.

– The Bar vs. Gallows & Anderson vs. The Colons: Karl Anderson strts off strong with strikes on Sheamus, but Cesaro is able to get the tag and they double team Anderson. Cesary lays into Anderson with strikes until Anderson is able to fire back with a spinning heel kick. Gallows tags in and puts the boots to Cesaro in the corner. Primo and Anderson come in now and trade strikes until Epico gets the tag and they double team Karl. Epico misses a shot in the corner and Anderson kicks him. Anderson gets distracted by Primo, and Epico dumps him to the outside. Cesaro comes in now and continues the offense on Anderson until Sheamus gets the tag for the double-team. Sheamus beats on Anderson until he comes back with a neckbreaker, and both men are down. Cesaro and Gallows get the tags at the same time and Gallows cleans house. Gallows hits a splash in the corner and a big boot, and then he boots Epico as he runs in. Gallows hits a pump handle slam on Cesaro and then a running splash for a two count. Everyone runs in from the aprons now as this one breaks down and the ref struggles to regain control. Gallows and Anderson end up cleaning house and then looking for the Magic Killer on Primo, but Epico breaks it up. The Colons hit a double backstabber on Gallows, then Cesaro gets the blind tag and clears the Colons out of the ring. Cesaro steals the pin on Gallows for the win.

Winners: The Bar

– The Bar gets in The New Day’s faces at ringside after the match.

– Rusev Day, including Aiden, approaches SmackDown GM Paige backstage. Paige books a triple threat tag match for next week: Rusev Day vs. The Usos vs. Sanity. The winners face The Bar for a shot at the Tag Titles.

– We go to a video package looking at the history between Becky Lynch and Charlotte.

– Still to come: Charlotte defends her Women’s Title against Carmella

– Jeff Hardy is shown backstage with face paint reading “RKO” on the side of the his face.

– Jeff Hardy comes out to the ring and gets on the mic. Jeff talks about his feud with Randy Orton, and shows us a replay of him diving off some production equipment with a Swanton Bomb on Orton through the table. Jeff says that made him feel alive again, and then he calls out Orton to fight him right now. Orton comes out and gets on the mic, and says he’s going to take Jeff’s identity. Orton starts walking to the ring, but then changes his mind and says he won’t face Jeff on his terms, and Jeff is just as dumb as these Canadians. Jeff challenges Orton to a Hell In A Cell match and the crowd pops, and Orton backs away up the ramp.

– Carmella is backstage for an interview with Renee Young. Carmella takes credit for putting a spotlight on the women’s division, and says Becky is throwing a temper tantrum. Carmella mentions she beat Charlotte twice, and tonight will be the third time. As Carmella walks off, R-Truth walks in looking for Carmella. Tye Dillinger walks in and tells Truth to let it go. Truth says he’s right, and it’s all about timing, and when the time is right the Truth will set her free.

– Billie Kay vs. Naomi: The Iiconics cut a brief promo on the ramp before the match, trashing Toronto and Naomi. The opening bell sounds and Billie connects with some strikes early on and controls the opening moments of this one. Naomi fires up and hits a flying clothesline and starts mounting a comeback. Peyton Royce interferes from ringside, which leads to Billie rolling up Noami from behind for the three count after a short match.

Winner: Billie Kay

– Still to come: AJ Styles is in the house and he has a message for Samoa Joe.

– Daniel Bryan and Brie Bella are backstage watching a replay of their brawl with The Miz last week.

– Daniel Bryan and Brie Bella make their way out to the ring next, and they have microphones. Bryan gets on the mic and calls out The Miz and says he’s a coward. Brie says The Miz and Maryse are always running their mouths, and it felt good to punch The Miz in the face. They talk about their plans to beat Miz and Maryse at Hell In A Cell, and then Andrade Alams and Zelina Vega come out to interrupt. Zelina gets on the mic and introduces herself and Almas, and she talks about Almas being more of a legend than Bryan, and that Almas would out-wrestle Bryan. Almas gets on the mic and says he’s more of a star than Bryan, while the crowd chants “what” in between everything he says. Bryan says he would fight Almas right now, but he’s not SmackDown GM anymore. Paige comes out and asks the crowd if they want to see the match, and the crowd chants “yes.” Paige makes the match official, and it’s next.

– Daniel Bryan vs. Andrade “Cien” Almas: Brie Bell and Zelina Vega are both at ringside for this one. Almas starts off strong and when Bryan tries to mount a comeback, Almas hits a neckbreaker and reverse DDT. Elmas hits a version of a surfboard submission until Bryan esapes. Almas stuns Bryan with a kick to the head, then lays into him with chops to the chest. Bryan fires back with chops to the chest of his own now and then a series of kicks in the corner. Bryan hits a running knee in the corner, and then Almas comes back with one of his own. Almas goes for another running knee in the corner, but Bryan dodges it and Almas crashes down to the ringside floor. Bryan beats on Almas at ringside before taking things back to the mat. Almas fires back with a spinning elbow to the face for a two count. The Miz and Maryse are shown watching on a monitor backstage, and then they walk off. Almas goes up top, but Bryan stops him with a running dropkick and then a suplex. The Miz comes out to interrupt, and the distraction causes Almas to get a cheap shot in on Bryan. Bryan drops Almas and then hits a dive on Miz at ringside and pummels on him. Back in the ring, Almas drops Bryan and goes up top for a moonsault, but Bryan blocks it with his feet. Bryan follows up with the Yes Lock. Zelina gets on the apron to distract he ref until Brie drops her. Maryse then attacks Brie from behind. The distraction causes Miz to release the Yes Lock, and then The Miz hits the ring and attacks Bryan from behind

Winner via DQ: Daniel Bryan

– After the match, Almas hits his hammerlock DDT on Bryan, and then Miz locks him in the Yes Lock. Maryse takes Brie in the ring and Zelina hits a knee to Brie’s face, and then Maryse hits a DDT on her. Miz then hits the Skull Crushing Finale on Bryan.

– Charlotte does an interview backstage where she says Becky expected her to lay down for her at SummerSlam. Charlotte says Becky wants to have the spotlight, and she’ll get it after Charlotte goes through Carmella tonight.

– WWE Champion AJ Styles comes out to the ring next. We see a replay of Joe attacking AJ last week, and then AJ starts cutting a promo on Joe. AJ says Joe isn’t a real man, and then Joe gets on the big screen to interrupt. They briefly exchange words, and then Joe picks up his phone and says he’s calling AJ’s wife Wendy. Joe says he’s going to send AJ home after Hell In A Cell, and Joe tells Wendy he might stop by next Tuesday. AJ rolls out of the ring and storms to the backstage area.

– Back from the break, AJ is shown backstage looking around for Joe and yelling for him to come out. AJ can’t find him and looks frustrated.

– Charlotte (c) vs. Carmella: Charlotte’s Women’s Championship is on the line in this one. The opening bell sounds and Carmella comes out strong in the opening moments. Charlotte shuts down her momentum with some suplexes, and Charlotte kicks back up to her feet. Charlotte walks over Carmella and climbs up top, but Carmella gets up and shoves Charlotte off the top rope down to the ringsie floor. Carmella follows up with a suicide dive through the ropes on Charlotte, then takes her back in the ring for a two count. Carmella applies a chin lock and tries to keep the Champion grounded until Charlotte fires back with a back suplex. Charlotte follows up with chops to the hest until Carmella comes back with a snap mare and a kick. Carmella goes up top and hits a splash and then a kick for a two count, and Carmella is getting frustrated. They fight up to the top rope where Carmella hits a Frankensteiner for another two count. Carmella pummels on the Champion and slaps her across the face. Carmella hits two superkicks and pins for a two count, then pins for another two count. Carmella looks for another superkick, but Charlotte blocks it and hits a spear. Charlotte hits the Natural Selection, and then locks in the Figure Four for the win via submission.

Winner & still Women’s Champion: Charlotte Flair

– After the match, Becky Lynch runs in and attacks Charlotte from behind. Becky pummels on Charlotte on the mat and then boots her in the head. Becky gets on the mic and grabs the Title belt. Becky says at Hell In A Cell she’s taking her Title back, and she calls Charlotte a bitch then she holds up the Women’s Title belt. Becky heads to the back as we go to replays. Charlotte recovers in the ring and gets to her feet as SmackDown goes off the air.

Matt Hardy Shares Cryptic Video About His WWE Future

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Matt Hardy has fans talking online after posting a cryptic video on his Youtube channel. As seen below, Hardy talks about being at a crossroads in his pro wrestling career.

Earlier this month, we reported Matt Hardy will be taking an extended break to deal with nagging injuries. It later came out that Matt Hardy has been “shadowing” WWE producers behind the scenes and is transitioning to a backstage role with the company. During SummerSlam weekend, Hardy confirmed that he was working as a producer at the show in a tweet that stated he loved working backstage.

At Sunday’s WWE live event in Rochester, New York, Matt Hardy received an emotional send-off. Following a 3-team tag team match, Hardy and partner Bray Wyatt embraced in the ring and received a standing ovation from the live crowd who attended the show. It is likely the final time the two will team together.

Check out Matt Hardy’s cryptic video, HARD TRUTHS:

AJ Styles Has Message For Samoa Joe, Former Intercontinental Champion Backstage At SmackDown

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AJ Styles Has Message For Samoa Joe

WWE Champion AJ Styles continues to hype his next title defense against Samoa Joe at the upcoming WWE Hell In a Cell pay-per-view that takes place on Sunday, September 16, 2018 in San Antonio, Texas at the AT&T Center and will air on the WWE Network.

Styles is slated to address Joe on this week’s episode of SmackDown Live and prior to the show, the WWE Champion took to his official Twitter account to write the following about the feud and send a message. He wrote, “It’s not enough to attack from behind or to play games with a man’s family. A match at #HIAC isn’t about sneaking around or phone calls…it’s about proving over and again why I. Am. Phenomenal. #AndStill.”

Former Champion Backstage At SmackDown

Several notable names are backstage at this week’s episode of SmackDown Live in Toronto, Canada at the Scotiabank Arena that will air on the USA Network including former WWE Intercontinental Champion Santino Marella. PWinsider.com also notes that WWE Hall of Famer Trish Stratus, Maryse, and Brie Bella are among those backstage.

As of this writing, there’s no word yet on if Stratus will appear on the show to hype her match against former WWE RAW Women’s Champion Alexa Bliss at the Evolution pay-per-view event on Sunday, October 28, 2018 in Long Island, New York at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum but is most likely just visiting.

As we noted earlier on the site, Maryse is expected to be a regular character going forward to hype her mixed tag team match alongside The Miz against Daniel Bryan and Brie Bella WWE Hell In a Cell.

Cody Rhodes Talks ALL IN, Randy Orton, and Future Shows during Reddit AMA

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Cody Rhodes never shies away from a tough question. The former WWE superstar turned independent wrestling darling had plenty to answer during a Reddit ‘ask me anything’ session with fans on Tuesday. This weekend, Rhodes will serve as performer and promoter for the highly anticipated ALL IN pay-per-view that is expected to be the biggest independent wrestling card of 2018.

Despite a busy week ahead, Rhodes took time to answer questions about some of his favorite moments in the ring, plenty about the upcoming ALL IN show and he even addressed a notorious rumor regarding Randy Orton.

Here’s the best of the best from Cody Rhodes’ AMA on Reddit:

Promoting Future Shows

This weekend, Cody will put on his promoter hat after teaming up with the Young Bucks to put on the ambitious ALL IN card that takes place in Chicago. Obviously, Cody still loves in ring competition but does this latest show mean he’s thinking about turning promoter again in the future?

“I don’t know,” Rhodes answered. “I’m already over budget and overtime.”

Still, Rhodes says he wouldn’t have it any other way because he invited the headaches that he knew would happen with a show of this magnitude.

“I wanted the stress,” Rhodes stated.

Security at All In

Sadly after the shooting in Jacksonville just days ago during a Madden football tournament, some fans were curious about the security at the ALL IN pay-per-view, which is being held just outside of Chicago.

“Security was beefy from the jump, but we’ve added several levels and the building is an incredibly secure and disciplined building,” Rhodes stated.

All In Taking Place In Different Cities

Several months back, Rhodes had teased several potential locations for the ALL IN card and he even mentioned Dublin, Ireland as a possible landing spot. It turns out, Cody was dead serious about turning this show into an international card but ultimately they decided on Chicago instead.

“Loved the fans at OTT. Promoter wasn’t too keen on me and the ref actually had the balls to tell me to “take it home” during a triple-threat match. Yea, I’ll telepathically do that bud,” Rhodes wrote.

“But we weren’t lying. Dublin was considered and I’d love to be back there. Such a fun crowd that night.”

While they aren’t traveling to Europe, Rhodes was asked about bringing in more talent from overseas to perform on the ALL IN show. Sadly, Rhodes says navigating the difficult visa system made it nearly impossible to get everybody possible on the card.

“One issue with talents from outside countries was visas,” Rhodes explained. “The three of us were not versed in how that works properly. Securing the Canadian and Japanese ones were rather difficult. Lesson learned though.”

Marty vs. Okada

When it came time to booking the show, Rhodes had lots of ideas for the talent involved including the highly anticipated matchup between Kazuchika Okada and Marty Scurll.

“Nick Jackson wanted Marty to have a match. I had Marty doing a “singing segment”. Nick was right,” Rhodes joked.

The Best Advice Cody Has Received In Wrestling

Outside of ALL IN, Rhodes also answered a few questions from his past including the best advice he’s ever been given since becoming a professional wrestler.

“Never let them convince you that you aren’t the star of that tag team” -Joey Mercury

These days, Rhodes says he’s listening to himself for the best possible advice after receiving plenty from WWE CEO Vince McMahon and his own famous father, Dusty Rhodes.

“I got 10 years of advice from [Vince] and 30 years of advice from Dusty…invaluable, but got to follow my own advice now,” Rhodes said.

The Brotherhood vs. The Shield at WWE Battleground 2013

Rhodes also addressed one of his favorite moments from the past when he teamed with his brother Dustin in a match at WWE Battleground against The Shield team of Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins. That night, Cody hit the ‘Cross Rhodes’ to get the pin in front of his father and that still serves as one of the best moments of his entire career.

“Sorry I’m a little late! It’s definitely in my TOP-5,” Rhodes stated.

So .. Did He Shake Randy Orton’s Hand?

And finally just to add a little levity to the Q&A, Rhodes was asked about his former partner Randy Orton, who recently had some rumors brought up about his backstage behavior, especially when it came to shaking hands with people.

Rather than avoid the question, Rhodes offered his own hilarious answer.

“We hugged,” Rhodes said.

Check out Cody Rhodes and the entire ALL IN card this weekend with full results and coverage on SEScoops.com.

Trish Stratus Discusses Her WWE RAW Return, Facing Alexa Bliss

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On Monday’s RAW from Toronto, WWE Hall of Famer Trish Stratus made a surprise return.  Stratus interrupted Elias while he was doing an in-ring promo and they exchanged some words.

This led to Ronda Rousey and Natalya joining her the ring while Alexa Bliss, Mickie James, and Alicia Fox came out to the stage that saw Bliss invoke her rematch with Rousey for the RAW Women’s Title at Hell in a Cell. The former RAW Women’s Champion also hyped her match with Stratus at WWE Evolution.

After RAW, WWE released this video of Trish reacting to her big night. She spoke about what it was like returning in her hometown (Toronto), the women’s revolution and her upcoming match against Alexa Bliss at Evolution.

Trish said when she was forging her path during the Attitude Era, the female wrestlers were always trying to be “part of the boys.” They wanted to be welcomed into the wrestling community. Today, it is amazing to see how far they have come. She feels that the women have finally made it. They have made their mark and are veiwed as equals to the male wrestlers.  She is proud to be part of WWE Evolution and vows to whoop Bliss’ butt.

Watch Trish Stratus talk about her surprise return on RAW:

The Evolution pay-per-view event takes place on Sunday, October 28, 2018 in Long Island, New York at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum and will air on the WWE Network. As of this writing, no other matches have been officially announced.

Paul Heyman Praises Maria Kanellis As Most Underrated Creative Mind In Pro Wrestling

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Paul Heyman has given some high praise to Maria Kanellis. On his official Twitter account, Maria’s husband, Mike Kanellis, had an interaction with a fan and in that discussion, Mike dared the fan to ask Heyman what he thought of Maria.

This is when Heyman gave the praise to her by stating that he thinks she is “the most underrated creative mind in the industry” and “has been since 2005 when I witnessed it myself in WWE.” You can see his tweet here:

If you recall, Maria and Mike made their debut as a couple on WWE television at last year’s Money in the Bank pay-per-view event by cutting a promo about how everyone would know what the Power Of Love was all about.

It’s been an exciting time for the married couple since then as Mike is now approaching one-year of sobriety and they had their first child, daughter Freddie Moon. When Maria announced that they were expecting, she was taken off the road with the sports entertainment company.

She was last seen on WWE television during the RAW 25 Anniversary show back on January 22, 2018 where WWE honored her as well as Jacqueline, Trish Stratus, Bella Twins, Maryse, Kelly Kelly, Lilian Garcia, Torrie Wilson, Michelle McCool, Terri Runnels as women who contributed to the company’s success.

Earlier this month, Kanellis revealed that she suffered a broken wrist while training for her return to the ring and would be in a cast for six weeks. Kanellis added that she will be recovered in time for the WWE Evolution pay-per-view on October 28.

Two WWE NXT UK Stars Injured

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Two WWE NXT UK stars have apparently suffered injuries. Travis Banks and Sam Gradwell both announced on social media that they’re dealing with injuries.

Travis Banks

Banks released a statement and revealed he suffered a dislocated shoulder during a recent match. He assumed he would be medically cleared to return by now. However, that’s not the case and he doesn’t have a return date:

“Hello everyone. As probably a surprise to no one now. About a month ago I suffered a dislocated shoulder.

“Initially I thought I would be clear to wrestle sooner rather than later. However, that hasn’t been the case and unfortunately, I still don’t have a return date to give everyone.

“At the moment shows and dates I have been advertised for will have to be postponed until I’m cleared. I will try [to] keep you all updated as best as possible. Many blessings.”

https://twitter.com/Travis_BanksPW/status/1033992023626461184

Sam Gradwell

Gradwell released a statement of his own. He noted that, during a recent WWE physical, doctors detected a suspected re-injury or loosening of his left ACL. In 2012 Gradwell had that ACL reconstructed:

“Currently awaiting an MRI to assess damage (hopefully minimal) but in the meantime, I am unfortunately not cleared to wrestle.

“Apologies to those who were looking forward to seeing me wrestle over the coming weeks, hopefully, it’s nothing major and I’ll be back ASAP!”

Title Match Announced For ROH Death Before Dishonor PPV

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A new match has been booked for the upcoming ROH Death Before Dishonor PPV. On Tuesday (August 28, 2018), the Baltimore-based promotion announced on their official website and social media that The Briscoes will be defending their titles against SoCal Uncensored members Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian at the PPV. This marks the second match officially announced for the show.

The two teams have been feuding since the Best in the World pay-per-view event in June once Daniels and Kazarian stated that they wanted the titles back following them making the save when The Briscoes were attacking The Young Bucks.

The Briscoes are slated to take on Kazarian & Scorpio Sky in a non-title match at All In which will air during the Zero Hour broadcast on WGN America this weekend at the Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates, Illinois.

Ring of Honor is slated to hold their Death Before Dishonor pay-per-view event at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on Friday, September 28, 2018. The event will air on traditional PPV outlets and the FITE TV app. The promotion will be announcing more matches in the coming weeks.

The Card

Bullet Club (Cody, Adam Page, The Young Bucks, and Marty Scurll) vs. CHAOS (Kazuchika Okada, Chuckie T, Beretta, Tomohiro Ishii, and Rocky Romero)

ROH Tag Team Champions The Briscoes vs. Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian

WWE Reportedly Making Moves For Saudi Arabia Return

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WWE seems to be angling for their Saudi Arabia return.

This past April, WWE put on a massive show in the middle east. WWE called it The Greatest Royal Rumble, which featured several huge names from the industry. It also featured numerous title bouts, gimmick matches and returning WWE legends.

The night was capped off by the biggest Battle Royal match in WWE history. A 50-man Greatest Royal Rumble match. The bout was eventually won by Braun Strowman. WWE’s Saudi Arabian show was a huge success financially.

It appears as though they’re angling for a Saudi Arabia return later this year. PWInsider is reporting that WWE has rescheduled two of their European tour dates to May of 2019. WWE moved their October 31st show from Stockholm, Sweden to May 11th.

They also moved their Oslo, Norway event on November 1st to May 12th. It was noted that this move was made because WWE is expected to return to Saudi Arabia in the first week of November. WWE has yet to officially announce such an event.

Discussion: What do you think about WWE returning to Saudi Arabia later this year? Did you enjoy The Greatest Royal Rumble? Sound off in the comments section below!

Goldberg Open To Wrestling The Undertaker, Says WWE HOF Ceremony ‘Sucks’

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WWE Hall of Famer Bill Goldberg recently spoke with the guys from Inside The Ropes after his sold-out stage show from Dublin, Ireland. Goldberg spoke about a variety of topics, including his thoughts on the WWE Hall of Fame Ceremony, feeling like a caged animal on RAW the night after WrestleMania and the possibility of wrestling The Undertaker. Here are the highlights

WWE’s Hall of Fame Ceremony

Bill Goldberg was the headline inductee for this year’s WWE Hall of Fame class. By the time Goldberg gave his induction speech, many of the WWE Superstars had already left the arena. The ceremony lasts 3+ hours during WWE’s busiest weekend of the year. Goldberg reveals he spoke to Vince McMahon about the need to make changes to the event’s formt.

“First and foremost I went to Vince and I told him my impression of the Hall Of Fame and what should happen,” Goldberg said. “I don’t think it’s a justice to the people being inducted. I don’t think it’s a justice to the fans that sit there for four hours. I think it needs to be changed completely right up on its head.”

He continued, “It needs to be changed because it sucks … I don’t care about what other people say or how they did it, I’m telling you in my experience as a headliner in 2018 in the Hall Of Fame — it needs to be changed.”

The Possibility of Wrestling The Undertaker

The night after WrestleMania, Goldberg addressed the WWE Universe as a Hall of Famer. He thanked everyone for supporting him during his latest WWE run. He was very grateful that his son got a chance to see him be ‘Goldberg’ in person.

Goldberg also revealed that it was very difficult for him to be backstage at Raw, because he saw all the Superstars going out and doing what he loves to do. He is very competitive,  and still has the itch to compete under the right circumstances. When asked about the possibility of wrestling The Undertaker, Goldberg was very specific with the wording of his answer.

“No, don’t put words in my mouth,” Goldberg said when asked if he ‘would like’ to have a match against The Undertaker.  I wouldn’t like to have it. If it became available and it was right and people wanted it, I’m still capable of doing it. Because once I sit here and say, ‘It’s a match I’d like to have,’ it means that I’m asking for it. I’m not asking for anything. i’m just saying, if the cards fell right, I wouldn’t say no.”

Watch Bill Goldberg talk about WWE’s HOF Ceremony, The Undertaker: & More

Smackdown & 205 Live Preview 8/28: Carmella vs Charlotte Flair

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Tonight’s episode of Smackdown and 205 Live will emanate from Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON, Canada. The city and venue have just been announced as the host of Summerslam 2019 weekend.

Smackdown 8/28 Preview

Smackdown Women’s Championship
Charlotte Flair (c) vs Carmella

Carmella has cashed-in her rematch clause and will face Charlotte Flair tonight for the title. This will be the 4th time the two women have faced each other for the Smackdown Women’s title.

Carmella cashed in her Money in the Bank briefcase on the April 10th, 2018 Smackdown. She defeated Charlotte Flair in 7 seconds to win her first WWE championship. Flair then cashed in her rematch at Backlash but Carmella rolled her up and pinned her after Flair’s knee buckled following a missed moonsault.

Flair then defeated both Becky Lynch and Carmella in a triple threat match for the title at Summerslam. What role Becky Lynch might play in this match is unclear.

New Day Celebrate Tag Team Championship Gold

After winning the championships last week, New Day will hold a title-victory celebration tonight.

Don’t expect the Bludgeon Brothers to interrupt this celebration either. Rowan is likely out for several months with a torn bicep.

Tag-Team #1 Contenders Tournament
The Club vs The Bar vs The Colons

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For the second straight month, Paige has organized a tournament to determine new contenders for the Smackdown tag-team championships.

There will be two triple threat tag-team matches with the winning two teams facing off to determine who gets a crack at New Day. The second triple-threat match participants have yet to be announced.

The Colons return to action for the first time since January as Epico has been out with an injury.

Daniel Bryan and Brie Bella Segment

The rivalry between WWE power couples will continue to tonight. Last week, an inter-gender match between Brie and Bryan against the Miz and Maryse was confirmed for Hell in a Cell.

Not much is advertised for this other than Bryan and Bella will likely be involved in a talking segment.

Samoa Joe and AJ Styles Segment

It was confirmed last week that Samoa Joe and AJ Styles will once again wrestle for the WWE Championship at Hell in a Cell. Joe came out of their Summerslam tilt with the victory but not the championship after Styles was DQ’ed.

This highly personal rivalry, which has involved Styles’ wife and daughter, will rage on tonight.

205 Live 8/28 Preview

Drew Gulak Demands Another Shot At The Cruiserweight Championship

Drew Gulak has put the entire division on notice that there will be no peace until he receives a rematch for the Cruiserweight Championship.

Gulak dropped the most recent CW title match to Cedric Alexander on the Summerslam Kickoff show. Alexander used a clever pinning combination to get the victory over the submission expert to retain.

What does Drew Gulak have in store for 205 Live tonight?

Nick Jackson Battling Major Flu Bug Ahead Of All In, Being the Elite Notes

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Nick Jackson is said to be battling an illness just days out from All In and Starrcast weekend. Cody, Matt Jackson, and others have been asking fans to send the 29-year-old well-wishes.

“Full blown flu for the last 24 hours,” Nick Tweeted. “That 12 hours of travel home was the worst of my life. BTE might be delayed this week. I’ll keep you updated.”

Being the Elite was released a little later than normal this week. The Bucks didn’t factor heavily into the episode, however.

Being the Elite Notes

  • Marty Scurll opened the show this week and cut a promo on Okada. Scurll has been trying to bulk up for the match and prove he is a heavyweight. Okada has joked that after he beats Scurll, he’ll send the Villain to 205 Live.
  • Cody tried to give Stephen Amell some advice on how to face Christopher Daniels at All In. Daniels interrupted them, however. Amell said he was going to beat Daniels and that he wanted some royalties from the Young Bucks for wearing their T-shirts (Cody wasn’t impressed with this comment). He then said his first single’s victory would be Daniels’ last match.
  • Joey Janela interuptted a Hangman Page autograph signing and smoked a cigarette inside. He stabbed Page’s hand with a pen and said he’d see him at All In.
  • Rey Mysterio cut a promo about his main event match against the Bucks and Kota Ibushi. After the director called “cut” the cameras kept rolling and Rey revealed he isn’t getting paid for the event but is just doing Cody a solid. Some are saying the person he was talking to is the actor who played Juice on Sons of Anarchy but that is not confirmed.
  • SCU trained like Rocky in Philadelphia. At first the crew seemed to enjoy the city but after awhile they figured out that they like SCU way better.

Is Black Machismo All In?

  • The Bucks ran into Jay Lethal in the back. Lethal has been acting funny as of late. With the simplest bump to the head Lethal has been chanelling his old “Black Machismo” gimmick from TNA. This week he opened his travel bag and saw only Macho Man wrestling gear. Lethal left in a huff but when the camera panned back to his bag it showed his normal Jay Lethal gear.
  • Chico asked Cody to book some of his family into the Over Budget Battle Royal.
  • Jay Lethal had a conversation with Black Machismo in the mirror while in the washroom. Black Machismo said he’ll be going to All In and not Jay Lethal.
  • A fan gifted Hangman Page a new pair of boots that he hopes don’t talk to him.
  • Finally, Cody’s promo from the last ROH event was shown. He said WWE does not own all of professional wrestling. Cody did not take the opportunity to book Flip Gordon for the show, however.

ROH COO Joe Koff: We Are Not Sports Entertainment

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Don’t tell Ring of Honor’s Joe Koff he is in the sports entertainment business. According to ROH’s Chief Operating Officer, his promotion is an “entertaining sport” but not “sports entertainment.”

“I think people are seeing something that they’ve longed for, and didn’t realize they longed for, which is unbelievable good wrestling,” Koff said to Forbes recently. “We are not sports entertainment, we are an entertaining sport.”

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It’s been a remarkable year for the 16-year old promotion. Koff does not want to take any credit of All In’s success away from Cody and the Bucks, however. He was quick to say All In is their event and not ROH’s.

“All In was Cody and the Young Bucks and their vision,” Koff said. “How Ring of Honor played into that, is we supported them in doing this. So, they sold out the 10,000-seat arena. We didn’t. They did.”

The promotion sold out Madison Square Garden for next year’s G1 Supercard of Honor in conjunction with NJPW as well.

“Our people, the New Japan people, these men and women are athletes,” Koff continued. “And both of our platforms give them this opportunity to show their best. And I think what people are beginning to realize is that this is the best.”

ROH TV Results 8/27: The Elite vs The Kingdom

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Ring of Honor television aired last night. The promotion’s television show airs throughout the weekend on various networks and then on Honor Club every Monday.

This week’s episode was taped from the famous Center State in Atlanta, GA.

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ROH TV Results 8/27

  • Christopher Daniels (SCU) defeated Jay Briscoe via DQ

Christopher Daniels had just hit Jay Briscoe with a uranage when Mark Briscoe ran-in with a chair. He hit Daniels in the back causing the DQ.

Scorpio Sky and Kazarian then hit the ring to save Daniels from a 2-on-1 attack.

The Briscoes will take on Scorpio Sky and Kazarian at All In. Daniels will take on Stephen Amell from the show “Arrow”.

  • Flip Gordon defeated Silas Young

Flip Gordon rolled up Young into a pinning combination with a bridge for the victory here. After the match, however, Bully Ray hit the ring and delivered a low blow to the young prospect.

Ray and Young locked eyes for a few moments but nothing happened.

  • ROH 6-Man Tag-Team Championships
    Cody, Matt & Nick Jackson (Bullet Club Elite) defeated Matt Taven, TK O’Ryan, and Vinny Marseglia (the Kingdom) (c) – Title Change

We have new ROH 6-Man Tag Team Champions, as the Elite defeated the Kingdom. The match was not without controversy, however, and the Kingdom will likely claim there has been a conspiracy against them.

Cody pinned Vinny Marseglia after Cross Rhodes for the victory but Matt Taven was the legal man for his team. Taven attempted to argue the official decision after the match but to no avail. The Kingdom will likely be given a rematch sometime in the near future. 

Also this week:

Kenny King and Marty Scurll each commented on their match from last week. King defeated Scurll after putting his feet on the ropes for leverage. He explained this week that he learned during his match with Austin Aries that sometimes you have to cheat to win.

Scurll commented about how King had embraced his inner-villain but that he was going to get his revenge.

Upcoming on ROH Television

In 2 weeks:

ROH World Championship
30-Minute Ironman Match
Jay Lethal (c) vs Jonathan Gresham

Maria Kanellis Wants WWE To Bring Back The Divas Championship

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Maria Kanellis wants to bring back the Divas Championship. The title was retired at WrestleMania 32 when Charlotte Flair won the new WWE Women’s Championship.

When asked on Twitter recently, Kanellis said the one thing she would change about the Women’s Evolution is to bring back the now-retired title.

Kanellis would explain her position in later Tweets.

“There are few people that truly understand what the Divas title was supposed to be,” she continued. “It was supposed to be another title to fight for, just like there are today, not the only title. But people criticize that don’t understand and that’s just ignorance.”

Maria Kanellis and the Divas Championship

This isn’t the first time this summer that Maria has jumped to defend the term “Diva”. After Charlotte used the term to demean Carmella on a recent episode of Smackdown, Maria issued a warning to the current Smackdown Women’s Champion.

“Real Diva. Be careful disparaging the women that fought for what you are getting,” Maria wrote on IG. “Experience is more of a bitch then entitlement ever will be.”

Maria continued to talk about the Divas era of Women’s Wrestling in WWE. She might be looking to build a future angle or she might be expressing her real opinion. As she is a “Paul Heyman Girl”, she’s likely doing both.

“We were in the trenches together in full makeup, dresses, and heels every day, every show,” she continued. “Still fighting with babies, careers, husbands, and a stigma. Is it better to fight for the system or the spot?”

The Shield’s Opponent And Ronda Rousey’s Match Announced For Super Show Down

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This week’s episode of Monday Night Raw saw the Monster Among Men Braun Strowman aligning himself with Drew McIntyre and Dolph Ziggler to overcome the challenge of The Shield.

After this, WWE announced that this newly formed trio will face the Hounds Of Justice in a tag team match at the upcoming WWE Super Show Down from Australia.

Though this wasn’t the only match the company announced for the show during the day and they also revealed Ronda Rousey’s bout for the event.

They announced that the Raw Women’s Champion will be teaming up with the Bella Twins to face the trio of Ruby Riott, Sarah Logan and Liv Morgan known as the Riott squad.

These bouts are in addition to the previously announced match between Daniel Bryan and The Miz with the winner getting a WWE Championship opportunity sometime later.

After these announcements, the number of confirmed matches for the show has become 5. You can check out an updated Super Show Down match card below:

Updated Super Show Down Match Card

  • The Miz vs. Daniel Bryan – winner gets WWE title shot
  • Triple H vs. The Undertaker
  • John Cena and Bobby Lashley vs. Elias and Kevin Owens
  • The Shield vs. Braun Strowman, Dolph Ziggler, and Drew McIntyre
  • The Bella Twins and RAW Women’s Champion Ronda Rousey vs. The Riott Squad

Punishment Martinez Added To “Over Budget Battle Royal” At All In

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Ring of Honor Television Champion Punishment Martinez has been added to the “Over the Budget Battle Royal” at All In. The Battle Royal will take place on the “Zero Hour” preshow which airs on WGN.

The winner of the Battle Royal will earn the right to challenge for the ROH World Championship later the same evening.

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Punishment Martinez Added To “Over Budget” Battle Royal

Martinez is the 11th wrestler to be confirmed for the match so far. The first set of participants was revealed on August 6th. The first announced names were Jordynne Grace, Moose, Rocky Romero, Colt Cabana, and Ethan Page.

Brian Cage, Billy Gunn, Jimmy Jacobs, and Mark Stunt were all confirmed by August 18th. Stunt was booked after a stand-out performance on Joey Janela’s “Lost in New York” pay-per-view earlier this month.

PWG wrestler Brandon Cutler was added to the match on August 23rd.

On a recent episode of “All Us”, Cody explained how he paid for the Over Budget Battle Royal.

“When you look at the ring for the entire show – you look at the canvas, you look at the aprons, the buckles, all the soft goods that make up a professional wrestling ring,” Cody said. “Know that I sold each and every one of them to various collectors so that I could afford the Over Budget Battle Royal.”

Hulk Hogan Announces nWo Too Sweet Tour

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After originally teasing a reunion on August 16th in a video alongside Kevin Nash and Scott Hall, Hulk Hogan has officially announced via Twitter that the New World Order (nWo) will be reforming for what they have entitled the ‘Too Sweet’ Tour.

In the video, Hogan hypes up the reunion and directs fans to his website HulkHogan.com in order to purchase tickets.

When speaking about putting together a “plan” for the tour, Hogan decisively states that “bones and rules are made to be broken, Jack.”

He then goes on to announce a VIP system will be in effect.

Only those lucky enough to be one of the first 100 tickets will “get a ticket with the boys in the band” for an exclusive Q+A session with the original members of the nWo.

Hogan proclaims that it is “the first time the nWo has sat down in 22 years and hashed it out.”

There is a slight catch, however, for those 4-Lifers out there, already getting their funds in order.

According to Hogan’s announcement, those 100 VIP tickets will only be available to the highest bidders, with Hogan explaining that “the first 100-VIPs gotta bid your rear ends off.”

The original nWo line up – consisting of Hogan, Nash, and Hall – originally formed on July 7th, 1996 at WCW’s summer event, Bash At The Beach, where it was revealed that Hulk Hogan was the third man of the new faction.

This formation kickstarted a new era for WCW, with the antics and attitude of the nWo helping them to lead in the ratings war against the WWE (WWF at the time) for over 84 consecutive weeks.

9 Takeaways From WWE RAW (8/27)

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The August 27th episode of WWE RAW aired live from the ScotiaBank Arena in Toronto, Canada. In addition to the takeaways below, The Revival ended The B-Team’s undefeated streak. The Revival will face The B-Team once again next week and the RAW Tag Team Championships will be on the line.

Here are 9 takeaways from this week’s show:

Strowman Will Face Reigns For The Universal Championship At Hell In A Cell

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Universal Champion Roman Reigns kicked off this week’s episode of RAW and made his way down to the ring. Roman said that he told Strowman that he would meet him in the ring tonight and he is here to defend the Universal Championship.

Strowman’s music hit and Braun marched down to the ring with the MITB contract. Strowman blasted Reigns for having Ambrose and Rollins save him last week on RAW. Reigns stated that nobody tells The Shield what to do and that Strowman has no clue what it is like to be at the top of the mountain.

Roman poked fun at Braun’s catchphrase, which caused the crowd to chant “get these hands!”. Reigns said that his hands have lifted every WWE Championship there is to offer and then challenged Braun to be a man and cash in his MITB contract.

Braun said that he is not cashing in tonight because he knows The Shield would come down to the ring and try to save him again. Strowman then announced that he will be cashing in his contract at WWE Hell in a Cell.

Roman and Strowman shook hands as Dolph Ziggler & Drew McIntyre interrupted. Ziggler accused Rollins and Ambrose of stealing his Intercontinental Championship. Dolph added that he will cash in his rematch clause on his own terms.

McIntyre and Ziggler added that they needed a new challenge and they want to knock Reigns and Strowman off the top of RAW’s mountain. Constable Corbin interrupted and announced that Ziggler & McIntyre will face Reigns & Strowman in the main event of tonight’s RAW.

Corbin Got Revenge On Balor

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Corbin then announced that he will face Finn Balor right now. Corbin boasted about having a week to prepare for this match and that Balor just found out about it.

Corbin controlled the match early and launched Finn to the corner of the ring. Corbin followed it up with a massive Clothesline and went for the cover but Finn was able to kick out at two. Corbin then taunted Balor a bit before trapping him in a Headlock in the middle of the ring.

Balor broke free and hit Corbin with a Dropkick to the face. Baron battled right back and beatdown Balor in the corner and then knocked him out of the ring. Corbin followed Balor out there and slammed him into the barricade before rolling him back into the ring.

Corbin applied another Headlock but Finn was able to break free with a few jabs to the face. Corbin shrugged them off and knocked Balor to the ring apron with a forearm to the face. Baron then booted Balor out of the ring and then followed him out there. Corbin charged at Finn but Balor was ready and countered into a Slingblade outside the ring as RAW went to a commercial break.

When RAW returned, Corbin was still in control and connected with two splashes in the corner. He went for a third but Balor dodged it and hit Baron with a forearm to the face. Finn followed it up with a Double Stomp to Corbin’s midsection and then a Slingblade. Balor went for a Dropkick but Corbin countered into Deep Six for a near fall.

Balor rolled up Corbin for a two count and then Clotheslined him out of the ring. Finn sprinted and flipped onto Corbin on the outside. Corbin grabbed a steel chair from the timekeeper’s area and put on the apron. Balor looked at the chair before booting Corbin the face.

Finn then went for the Coup de Grace but Corbin dodged it and hit Balor in the ribs with the chair. Corbin rolled out of the ring and grabbed the microphone. He said he forgot to announce that this was a No DQ match and demanded that the match be restarted. Corbin then hit Balor with the chair a second time and followed it up with the End of Days for the pinfall victory.

Sasha Banks Defeated Dana Brooke

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Apollo Crews and Dana Brooke had a conversation backstage. Crews was explaining that Brooke should focus on the fundamentals in order to earn a spot on WWE’s first women’s PPV WWE Evolution. Titus O’Neil showed up and said that he got Dana Brooke a match against Sasha Banks. Brooke then made her way to the ring as Crews said he was worried because Dana has only had one singles match in the past nine months.

Sasha Banks then battled Dana Brooke as Bayley, Crews, and Titus were ringside for the match. Dana went for a few roll-ups to start off the match. Sasha then quickly tried to lock in the Bank Statement but Dana escaped out of the ring. Titus and Crews gave her some words of encouragement and then Dana got back into the ring.

Dana dodged Sasha and flipped across the ring while doing so. She then knocked Banks to the mat with a boot to the face and followed it up with several punches. Dana connected with an elbow in the corner but Banks battled back with Double Knees off the top rope for a two count. Sasha then applied the Bank Statement in the middle of the ring for the submission victory.

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Kevin Owens Quit After Losing To Seth Rollins

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Intercontinental Champion Seth Rollins came down to the ring to begin the second hour of this week’s episode of WWE RAW. Rollins asked the crowd if they were feeling an open challenge tonight. The crowd cheered as Seth challenged anyone from the locker room to come down to the ring for a title shot.

Kevin Owens’ music hit and he got a great reaction from the crowd. Owens said that his life has been a living hell since he came back to RAW. Owens added that if he had Sami Zayn by his side at SummerSlam he would have beaten Braun Strowman. Owens then vowed to not the building without a title tonight.

Owens started off the match by beating down Seth in the corner of the ring. Rollins battled back with a Clothesline that knocked Owens out of the ring. Seth followed him out there and bounced his face off the ring apron. Owens chopped Rollins in the throat but Seth shrugged it off and hit a Clothesline off the steel steps as RAW went to a commercial break.

When RAW returned, Owens was in control and had Rollins in a Headlock in the center of the ring. Owens knocked Rollins to the mat and hit him with an elbow to the chest for a near fall. Seth connected with a Jawbreaker but Owens dragged Rollins out of the ring and launched him into the barricade. Owens went for a Cannonball but Seth rolled out of the way and Owens crashed head-first into the barricade.

Back in the ring, Rollins hit a forearm to the face and a couple of chops to Owens’ chest. Seth bounced off the ropes and planted Owens with a Slingblade. Owens rolled out of the ring to try and regroup but Rollins hit him with a Suicide Dive. Rollins then hit two more Suicide Dives onto Owens outside the ring as RAW went to a commercial break.

Rollins connected with a Frog Splash off the top rope for a near fall when RAW returned from the break. Seth then went for the Stomp but Owens got out of the way and launched Seth into the ring post. Owens applied a Crossface in the middle of the ring but Rollins was able to reach the bottom rope to break the hold.

Owens went for the Pop-Up Powerbomb but Rollins escaped. Seth then went for the Stomp but Owens countered into a Stunner for a near fall. Owens perched Rollins up on the top rope and joined him up there. Rollins escaped and hit Owens with a Buckle Bomb in the opposite corner of the ring. Owens bounced off the turnbuckle and hit Rollins with a Superkick for a two count.

Owens then made his way up to the top rope but Rollins got back up and hit him with a right hand to the face. Rollins and Owens traded punches to the face on the top rope and then Seth connected with an Enziguri. Owens knocked Seth to the canvas and went for a. Moonsault but Seth rolled out of the way. Rollins then hit the Stomp for the pinfall victory.

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Owens then set up a chair in the middle of the ring after the loss as the crowd chanted his name. Owens simply said “I quit” and left the ring.

Trish Stratus Slapped Elias

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Elias performed a song tonight on RAW and insulted Toronto int he process. Trish Stratus interrupted and got a great reaction from her hometown.

Elias boasted about being a big deal and congratulated Trish on taking a few minutes off of changing diapers to join him in the ring. Stratus told Elias shut his mouth because he was making fun of Toronto. Elias said Toronto will never see him perform just like the Maple Leafs will never win the Stanley Cup.

Trish added just like Elias will never win a WWE Championship and Elias got pissed off. Stratus then promoted WWE Evolution and her match against Alexa Bliss. Elias interrupted and said that he was looking forward to seeing the pillow fight between Bliss and Stratus.

Stratus told Elias to get out of the ring but Elias didn’t listen. Elias claimed that the reason Trish was out here was that she wanted to “walk with Elias”. He then added that he doesn’t date women in their 60s which earned him a slap in the face from Trish.

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Natalya Dedicated Her Victory To Her Father

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Alexa Bliss came down to the entrance ramp and said that she was the woman that replaced Trish Stratus. Bliss then vowed to give Stratus a beatdown at Evolution and then turned her attention to Ronda Rousey. Alexa then invoked her rematch clause at WWE Hell in a Cell.

Natalya battled Alicia Fox tonight on RAW as Mickie James, Alexa Bliss, Trish Stratus and Ronda Rousey were ringside for the match. Natalya controlled the match early but Fox connected with a big boot that sent Natalya to the canvas. Mickie and Alexa punched Natalya in the face a few times while the referee wasn’t paying attention.

Rousey and Stratus then went after Bliss and Mickie and the two retreated through the crowd. Back in the ring, Natalya leveled Fox with a Clothesline and then applied the Sharpshooter for the pinfall victory. Natalya, Stratus, and Rousey then posed in the ring as Mickie and Alexa looked on from the crowd.

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Lashley Destroyed The Ascension

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Constable Corbin (Acting RAW GM) put Lashley in a Handicap match against The Ascension tonight on RAW. Lashley went right after Viktor to start off the match and leveled him with a shoulder tackle.

Konnor tagged in and tripped up Lashley from behind. Konnor applied a Headlock as the crowd quickly became restless. Viktor tagged in and hit Lashley with a few uppercuts before applying another Headlock to Lashley in the middle of the ring.

Lashley broke free and launched Viktor across the ring and then slammed him into the turnbuckle. Lashley Clotheslined Konnor out of the ring and slammed Viktor to the mat for the pinfall victory.

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Dean Ambrose Defeated Jinder Mahal

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Jinder Mahal and Sunil Singh approached Dean Ambrose backstage. Jinder wanted to help Dean find his inner peace but instead made him angrier. Ambrose wound up threatening Mahal and then squared off against him later on RAW.

Ambrose Clotheslined Mahal out of the ring to start off the match. Dean hit Jinder with a few chops to the chest and then shoved Sunil Singh to the floor before hopping up on the ring apron. Mahal tripped him up and delivered a knee to the chest for a near fall.

Jinder followed it up with a running knee to Dean’s face for a two count. Mahal went for the Khallas but Ambrose blocked it and connected with Dirty Deeds for the quick victory.

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Strowman, Ziggler & McIntyre Attacked Roman Reigns

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Roman Reigns & Braun Strowman battled Dolph Ziggler & Drew McIntyre in the main event of this week’s episode of RAW. Reigns and Ziggler started off the match and Roman quickly knocked Dolph out of the ring. Roman connected with the Drive-By as the crowd chanted “we want Strowman!”.

Reigns rolled Ziggler back into the ring and turned around into a boot to the face from McIntyre. Back in the ring, Dolph connected with a DDT on Reigns and went for the cover but Braun broke it up.

McIntyre tagged in and started unloading punches on Roman as Strowman paced back and forth on the ring apron. Dolph got back into the match and applied a Headlock in the middle of the ring. Roman escaped but Dolph knocked him down with a Dropkick.

Drew tagged in and hit Reigns with a chop to the chest. McIntyre followed it up with a Suplex and went for the cover but Roman was able to kick out at two. Ziggler tagged in and got Reigns in a Headlock once again. Dolph transitioned into a Sleeper Hold and Reigns began to fade.

Roman battled to his feet and broke the hold by slamming Ziggler into the turnbuckle. Reigns launched Dolph out of the ring and then booted him in the face when he got back inside. McIntyre tagged in and connected with a Belly to Belly Throw that sent Reigns flying to the corner of the ring.

Dolph got back in and started to taunt Reigns. Ziggler raked Roman’s face across the top rope and shouted at him to do something. Reigns finally did do something and dropped Ziggler with a Superman Punch as Strowman pleaded for a tag.

Strowman and McIntyre tagged in but Braun stayed on the ring apron. McIntyre and Ziggler dragged Reigns to the middle of the ring and started stomping on him but Braun refused to enter the ring. The referee called for the bell and Braun finally got in the ring. Strowman headbutted Reigns and threw him to the corner of the ring. Ziggler then hit Roman with a Superkick before Dean Ambrose ran down to the ring.

McIntyre and Ziggler took out Ambrose with the Claymore/Zig Zag and then Rollins sprinted down to the ring. Strowman planted Rollins with a Running Powerslam and then delivered one to Dean Ambrose. Braun then hit Reigns with a Running Powerslam and posed with Ziggler & McIntyre as RAW went off the air.

Opinion: Is WWE expecting people to start booing Strowman after tonight? Braun got his revenge on Reigns & The Shield by aligning himself with two heels and it felt insanely out of place. Strowman is easily one of the most popular Superstars on the roster right now. Are we just going to have to watch everyone that faces Roman Reigns turn heel as WWE desperately tries to get people to cheer for him? I’m already bored with Michael Cole shouting “he’s the most polarizing Superstar in WWE!” every time Reigns comes down to the ring to a chorus of boos.

What did you think of this week’s episode of RAW? Let us know in the comments below.

Kevin Owens “Quits” WWE, Bella Twins Slated To Make RAW Return

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Kevin Owens “Quits” WWE

As seen on this week’s episode of Monday Night RAW in Toronto, Canada at the Scotiabank Arena on the USA Network, Seth Rollins successfully retained the Intercontinental Title over Kevin Owens. Following the match, the former WWE Universal Champion announced that he was quitting. This was his return after missing last week’s show following a loss to Braun Strowman at SummerSlam.

As a result, he was trending worldwide on Twitter. It should be noted that this is purely a storyline and that he’s still under contract with the WWE. The company is not advertising him for any events until a live event on Friday, September 7 in Birmingham, Alabama.

Bella Twins Slated To Make RAW Return

The Bella Twins continue to stay busy as WWE has announced that they will be returning to in-ring action on next week’s episode of RAW in Columbus, OH at the Schottenstein Center against The Riott Squad.

We noted earlier on the site, they returned to in-ring action at a live event over the weekend. The Bella Twins each have several WWE matches scheduled for the coming months. Brie will team up with her husband, Daniel Bryan, to take on The Miz and Maryse at Hell in a Cell.

The Undertaker Scheduled For Next Week’s WWE Raw

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The Undertaker is slated to make his return to WWE television next week on the flagship show of the company, Monday Night RAW, in Columbus, OH at the Schottenstein Center.

PWinsider.com is reporting that “The Deadman” will be backstage at the TV event presented by the WWE. However, as of this writing, there’s no word yet on if Taker will be appearing on TV or just for the live crowd.

It should be noted that WWE Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels has already been confirmed to appear on the show to talk about the upcoming match between Taker and Triple H at the WWE Super Show-Down event. 

The Undertaker was last seen on WWE programming once he beat Rusev in a Casket Match in late April at the Greatest Royal Rumble event in Saudi Arabia. His last competed inside of a WWE ring once he teamed up with Roman Reigns and Braun Strowman to defeat Elias, Baron Corbin, and Kevin Owens.

The WWE Super Show-Down pay-per-view event takes place on Saturday, October 6, 2018 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in Melbourne, Australia and will air on the WWE Network. WWE will be announcing more matches for this show in the coming weeks.

RAW Women’s Title Match Announced For WWE Hell In A Cell

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A new match has been announced for the upcoming WWE Hell in a Cell PPV. Ronda Rousey will defend the RAW Women’s Title against Alexa Bliss.

Rousey was able to capture her first WWE Title when she beat Bliss for the WWE RAW Women’s Title at the WWE SummerSlam pay-per-view from Brooklyn, New York.
Bliss’ third reign as champion didn’t last long as she beat Nia Jax after cashing in her Money in the Bank contract at the Money in the Bank pay-per-view event in June in Rosemont, IL.

Rousey made her professional wrestling in-ring debut when teaming up with Kurt Angle to defeat Triple H and Stephanie McMahon in a mixed tag team match at WrestleMania 34 in April after signed made her promotional debut at the Royal Rumble event.

The Hell in a Cell pay-per-view event takes place on Sunday, September 16, 2018 in San Antonio, Texas at the AT&T Center and will air on the WWE Network and some traditional pay-per-view outlets.

The Card

WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns vs. Braun Strowman

WWE Champion AJ Styles vs. Samoa Joe

RAW Women’s Champion Ronda Rousey vs. Alexa Bliss

The Miz & Maryse vs. Daniel Bryan & Brie Bella – Mixed Tag Team Match

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