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Roman Reigns Retains WWE Universal Title At WWE Extreme Rules

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Roman Reigns put the WWE Universal Championship on the line against Finn Balor, who was portraying his Demon character, in the main event of the WWE Extreme Rules pay-per-view event in Columbus, Ohio at the Nationwide Arena on Peacock. 

This was the first time Balor has used the Demon character since 2019. The match saw them brawl throughout the crowd so they could do a spot where Balor drove him through a table. They did a spot where Reigns hit a spear, but Balor kicked out by hitting a low blow. The Usos came out to attack Balor, but Balor eventually fought them off thanks to the announce table.

The finish was very interesting as after Reigns speared Balor through the barricade, Balor’s music played with the red light coming on. Balor fired up, hit him with a chair and kicked him through a table. However, when Balor went to the top rope, the rope broke and Reigns hit a spear to Balor for the win. 

Their first match took place earlier this month on an episode of SmackDown. Reigns retained the title when Balor passed out in a guillotine. After that match, the lights turned red and there was a soundbite of a heartbeat that played. 

On the September 10th edition of SmackDown, Balor’s Demon character made its return as Balor confronted Reigns from  Madison Square Garden.

Reigns will make his next title defense against Brock Lesnar at the Crown Jewel pay-per-view event in October. 

Sasha Banks Returns At WWE Extreme Rules

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Becky Lynch made her first televised defense of the WWE SmackDown Women’s Championship against Bianca Belair in a rematch, but the bigger news was the return of Sasha Banks. 

It happened during the hour of the WWE Extreme Rules pay-per-view event in Columbus, Ohio at the Nationwide Arena. The match was fast-paced right from the get-go. Throughout the match, Lynch would go for the armbar and this was the story of the match as Belair continued to get out of it. 

Belair went for her finisher, but Banks ran out and attacked Belair to cause the DQ. After Banks got done attacking Belair she went after Lynch. Banks hit Belair with the backstabber and so did it to Lynch. Banks stood tall. 

Lynch made her WWE TV return last month at SummerSlam by defeating Belair in under 30 seconds to win the SmackDown Women’s Championship. Originally, Belair was supposed to defend the title against Banks at this show, but it was announced at the PPV that Banks wouldn’t be able to compete.

In late August, Belair became the number one contender by defeating Liv Morgan, Carmella, and Zelina Vega in a four-way elimination match on SmackDown despite the rule of champions getting an automatic rematch. 

At first, Lynch refused to give Belair a title shot as Lynch declined to give Belair a title match. However, WWE authority figures Sonya Deville and Adam Pearce informed Lynch that she’ll be defending the championship against Belair at Extreme Rules. On the SmackDown episode from Madison Square Garden, WWE booked a contract signing for the match to make it official. 

Damian Priest Keeps United States Title At WWE Extreme Rules

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Damian Priest was at a storyline disadvantage when he put the WWE United States Title on the line in his latest title defense at the Extreme Rules pay-per-view event when he wrestled Jeff Hardy and Sheamus in a triple threat match. 

The match saw everyone get their key spots in. Sheamus even mocked Hardy’s signature celebrations before hitting a knee drop off the top rope to Priest. Priest with a chokeslam off the top rope to Sheamus but Hardy hit a Swanton Bomb to both stars. Priest rolled up Sheamus for the win. 

WWE originally announced that Sheamus would challenge Priest for the United States Title at Extreme Rules. However, on Monday’s Raw, WWE booked Sheamus against Jeff Hardy with the stipulation that if he won then he would be added to the title match and make it a triple threat bout at Extreme Rules. 

Obviously, Hardy won the match and was added to the title bout. After it,  a brawl between Priest and Sheamus was broken up by officials. It started when Sheamus got in Priest’s face and shoved him.

Last month at SummerSlam, Priest won the United States Title from Sheamus. Two weeks ago on Raw, Priest retained the title against Hardy after Hardy answered his open challenge.

Sheamus earned a title shot to become the number one contender after defeating Drew McIntyre on Raw three weeks ago.

Charlotte Flair Retains WWE Raw Women’s Title At Extreme Rules

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WWE Raw Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair put her title on the line in a match at the Extreme Rules pay-per-view event in Columbus, Ohio against Alexa Bliss. 

The match was short but both stars got plenty of offense. Flair tossed Lilly the doll at Bliss, which allowed her to send Bliss into the ring post and hit Natural Selection. Post-match, Flair ripped apart the doll. Bliss attacked her as a result. Flair got the better of Bliss in the brawl. 

Flair had been in a feud with Nia Jax as Jax got a win over the champion only for Flair to successfully retain the title. After the match, Bliss and her doll Lilly appeared on the video screen so Bliss could invite Flair to join them on the playground. Flair said she wasn’t interested in Bliss’ mind games so Bliss said she would join them. After a match challenge, Flair accepted it and setting up this match. 

Flair became the Raw Women’s Champion by beating Nikki A.S.H. and Rhea Ripley in a triple threat match at SummerSlam last month.

Based on this post-match angle, it appears WWE will continue this feud.

What are your thoughts on Flair retaining the Raw Women’s Title? Was this the right call by WWE officials? Sound off in the comment section.

The Usos Keep SmackDown Tag Team Titles At WWE Extreme Rules

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The Street Profits were the latest challengers to step up to take on The Usos for the SmackDown Tag Team Titles. 

The match was booked at the WWE Extreme Rules pay-per-view event in Columbus, Ohio at the Nationwide Arena. It featured the challengers coming out strong, but once Jimmy landed a kick to the “injured” ribs of Ford, the champions took over and dominated the majority of the match until Dawkins got the hot tag. The finish saw The Usos hit a double splash to Ford. 

Earlier this month on an episode of SmackDown, The Usos and The Street Profits headlined the show with the titles on the line where The Street Profits were close to getting the win after Montez Ford hit a frog splash on Jimmy Uso. However, Reigns came out and interfered to cause a disqualification.

“The Big Dog” put Ford in a guillotine, but Finn Balor came out as his “Demon” character to make the save. The following week, a non-title match was booked with The Street Profits winning by DQ again as Ford hit a frog splash on Jimmy, but Jey broke things up. Post-match, The Street Profits got the better of a brawl with The Usos. 

Seth Rollins Reveals When His WWE Contract Expires

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Seth Rollins has unveiled when his WWE contract is set to expire.

Rollins has been a top main event player ever since he debuted as a member of The Shield back in 2012. Since splitting apart from the group, Rollins has won multiple world championships in WWE. He currently competes under the SmackDown brand.

Rollins has proven to be quite valuable to WWE but he isn’t so sure what he’ll do once his current deal is up. Here’s what he told Stone Cold Steve Austin on Broken Skull Sessions.

“Now, as a dad, part of me is starting to shift a little bit. I have a couple years left on my contract, I definitely want to see that through. After that, we’ll see what happens. I don’t know, I wish I had a proper answer because I love it, but life is starting to get a lot bigger when you got a little baby girl and when my contract is up, she’ll be about 3 or 4 and ready to go into school and do stuff. We’ll see. If it all ended tomorrow, I’d be pretty satisfied with the things I’ve accomplished and the contributions I’ve made to the business. I always wanted to leave it better than I found it and I’ve been able to do that in some respects. I’m proud of that.”

Rollins has been involved in a feud with Edge. He defeated Edge on the Sept. 10 edition of SmackDown, which was held inside Madison Square Garden in New York City. WWE ran an injury angle on Edge, who received The Stomp from Rollins.

Edge will return on the Oct. 1 edition of SmackDown despite an initial report from Wrestling Observer Newsletter claiming that Edge was expected to be off TV for months.

Jeff Hardy: Damian Priest Reminds Me Of My Younger Self

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Jeff Hardy sees a lot of him in Damian Priest.

Tonight (Sept. 26), Hardy will be featured in a triple threat match for the United States Championship. Sheamus will also be a part of the match, while Priest is the defending champion. The action will take place on the Extreme Rules card.

Appearing on WWE’s The Bump, Hardy said that Priest gives him flashbacks of a younger version of himself.

“Damian Priest, I am such a huge fan of him and he has been on fire lately, man. We actually got to team last night and it was amazing. He reminds me a lot of my younger self. So that’s what’s kind of scary and intimidating and all that good stuff that creates a wonderful match so I’m looking forward to getting in there with Damian and Sheamus at the same time. It’s going to be insane.”

Priest has been given a steady push on WWE TV. He had a pivotal match on the WrestleMania card back in April. He teamed with pop star Bad Bunny to take on The Miz and John Morrison. Priest and Bad Bunny emerged victorious.

As for Hardy, he’s suddenly in a better role on TV than he has been over the past several weeks. Many fans criticized WWE for throwing Hardy into the 24/7 Championship mix randomly. He has quickly found himself back in a better spot.

Stick with SEScoops tonight for Extreme Rules results throughout the event.

Jim Ross Explains Why Christian Wasn’t As Popular As Edge

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Jim Ross has a theory on why Christian, known as Christian Cage outside of WWE, never reached the popularity that Edge did.

Many wrestling fans fondly remember the tag team of Edge & Christian during the Attitude Era. Both men weren’t afraid to tell you that they “Reek of Awesomeness.” As a team, the two had many memorable matches including the big TLC match at WrestleMania X-Seven back in 2001.

Edge and Christian ended up having success as singles competitors, but there’s no denying that Edge became more popular. Meanwhile, Christian is often regarded as one of the most underrated talents in the wrestling business.

During an edition of his Grilling JR podcast, Jim Ross shared his take on why Christian never caught fire the way that Edge did in WWE.

“I always thought Edge was going to be a breakout star because he connected with the audience. [Christian] was always the clear number two on that team. I was glad they both got their opportunity to grow on their own, but I always thought that Edge had a little bit of a leg up in that scenario. That does not mean by any stretch of the imagination that Christian wasn’t a great hand. The match that he had with Kenny Omega in AEW was outstanding. He still is a hell of a worker, he’s always been a hell of a worker, but he just didn’t quite have that connectable charisma that Edge had.”

JR went on to say that his comments aren’t a slight to Christian at all. In fact, he thinks it’s more of a testament to Edge’s abilities.

Regardless of stardom, it’s safe to say that both Edge and Christian are quite happy at the moment. Edge has proven that he’s still got it since returning to WWE after being forced to retire due to neck issues. As for Christian Cage, he’s the current Impact Wrestling World Champion and has been a key player on AEW television.

Liv Morgan Addresses Her Start And Stop Pushes In WWE

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Liv Morgan has been the victim of start and stop pushes in WWE but the female star is blaming herself for it rather than putting it on the management. She recently had an interview with SportsKeeda wrestling. Liv talked about things such as what Becky Lynch told her before going on a hiatus last year and more.

Discussing her career in WWE, Morgan admitted that she has failed to get a breakthrough despite having a lot of momentum a number of times. Though instead of putting the blame on the WWE creative for not pulling the trigger on her, Morgan believes that she probably wasn’t ready for the spot:

“I feel like the past two years of my career I’ve had moments where I feel like I had so much momentum and I was ready for a breakthrough, and then I don’t. I do feel like this time is different. I like to think positive and I’m very much a glass half full, so when I look back, I think, maybe I wasn’t as ready as I thought, and that’s why I didn’t break through.”

Liv Morgan then claimed that she now feels much more well-rounded as a performer. She said that she is now ready for the top spot. The former NXT star explained that after the Money In The Bank PPV she definitely feels like she is going to keep her momentum going until she wins the SmackDown women’s championship.

Morgan has not won any titles in WWE despite being with the company since 2014. She participated in the women’s ladder match at the Money In The Bank PPV this year. The match was won by Nikki A.S.H. who went on to cash in the contract to become the Raw women’s champion.

Liv Morgan Opens Up About Bizarre Wedding Segment With Lana

Seth Rollins Says He Was Furious With Vince McMahon After HIAC 2019

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The main event of Hell in a Cell 2019 is not fondly remembered by many. The match between Seth Rollins and the Fiend was voted “Worst Match of the Year” by the subscribers of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter and given the 2019 “Gooker Award” by WrestleCrap for worst gimmick, storyline, or event in wrestling as well.

The match ended via referee’s stoppage, although some at the time assumed a DQ had taken place. Rollins hit Wyatt with a sledgehammer and the ref decided to call for the bell. The Fiend then recovered from the move in time to attack Rollins before the show came to a close. The live fans in Sacramento were not happy and loudly expressed as much.

Seth Rollins Reflects On Hell in a Cell 2019

Seth Rollins recently stated on a clip from Broken Skull Sessions that he was not happy with what happened either.

“My vision for what that match was going to be was a lot different than what we had to go out there and do. We went out there and did what we were told to do to the best of our ability,” Rollins said (transcriptions via Fightful). “Obviously, as it was ongoing, I felt…you watch it back, it’s boos piled upon boos piled upon boos and at the end of it, the reaction when the audience didn’t get the result they wanted, that’s a real tough pill to swallow.”

Rollins continued to say that he was angry with Vince McMahon when he walked through the curtain after the match. They wouldn’t speak that night, however.

“I put a positive spin on it now because I can look back a year and a half later, but at the time, I came through that curtain and I was ready to strangle Vince McMahon. I’m not kidding you. TJ Wilson was there to hold me back. I stared right into Vince’s eyes, I looked at him, he looked at me, we didn’t say a single word to each other and he walked out.”

Rollins continued to say he spoke with Paul Heyman but the conversation didn’t really lead to much.

“The next day, I went into Vince’s office, I was much calmer, and I said, ‘Let’s talk about this. We need to figure out what we’re doing here because that can’t happen again.’ It was civil, but it took me a night. I was ready to go. If somebody wasn’t there making sure I was okay, my temper and the adrenaline.”

Bianca Belair On When She Found Out About Changes In Her SummerSlam Match

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Bianca Belair was originally scheduled to face Sasha Banks at the SummerSlam PPV. She didn’t find out that her opponent had been changed to Becky Lynch until the last minute. The former SmackDown women’s champion recently had an interview with Inside The Ropes. She talked about her SummerSlam experience among other things.

Revealing when she was told about the change of plans, Belair said that she practically found out about it when she had already entered the ring for the bout:

“It was pretty much very, very, very, very, very last minute. Pretty much when I was in the ring up – until the time that I went out [to the ring].” said Bianca Belair, “Very late call, very late moment, Everything, all the emotions that you saw in my face during the match at SummerSlam, were real emotions,”

WWE knew that Sasha Banks will not be able to compete at the SummerSlam PPV 8 days before the show but they didn’t officially call off the match until the day of the event. Bianca Belair wasn’t the only performer who wasn’t told about the changed plans until very late either. Becky Lynch also found out that she will be competing at the PPV only a day before the show.

Sean Waltman On Bianca Belair’s SummerSlam Loss: ‘This Ain’t It’

WWE Survivor Series 2021: Date, Location, Matches, Tickets And Everything You Need To Know

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WWE Survivor Series is considered one of the big four (or five if you count Money In The Bank) PPV events of the calendar year for the company alongside the Royal Rumble, SummerSlam and WrestleMania.

Over the past couple of years, WWE has used the November event as a way of pitting the Champions of both RAW and SmackDown against each other to determine “brand supremacy,” even though it usually happens just a few weeks after the WWE Draft and Superstars end up representing a brand they have been on for less than a month.

Here is everything you need to know about WWE November PPV event:

Survivor Series Date

WWE Survivor Series 2021 will be taking place on Sunday 21st November 2021.

Location

The show will be emanating from the Barclays Center in New York City, USA. The venue can hold a total of 17,000 spectators for concert events and has been a well-drawing location for the company ever since they began running there.

WWe Survivor Series 2021 Matches

The matches for WWE Survivor Series 2021 are yet to be confirmed, with major events set to take place between now and November, it is likely that we will not know what will be taking place until late October/early November.

If WWE are looking to replicate what they have done with the card over the past few years, then the main event of the show will likely be WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns vs WWE Champion Big E.

Tickets

Tickets for Survivor Series 2021 are available to purchase now via Ticketmaster and the official Barclays Center website.

Fans can purchase a bundle ticket for both Survivor Series on Sunday and the Monday Night RAW event for the night after, which will also be taking place in Brooklyn.

AEW Star Adam Cole Wants Back In NJPW

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AEW star Adam Cole says he’d like to step back inside a New Japan Pro Wrestling ring.

Cole is one of the newest members of the AEW roster. He has already proven to be a massive signing for the promotion. He has been getting massive crowd reactions and certainly doesn’t appear to be overshadowed by Bryan Danielson as some had feared.

With the “Forbidden Door” being cracked wide open, it has led to cross-promotion between the likes of AEW and NJPW. Adam Cole told Renee Paquette on Oral Sessions that he’s hoping to take full advantage.

“New Japan is something I’d like to do more of. I had done a fair amount of tours, it was almost 10. I got to wrestle at Koruakan Hall and the Tokyo Dome and Sumo Hall and all these really cool venues. I enjoyed my time there and right as I was kind of find my footing there or gain momentum, that was when I left. The chance to go back there would be really cool. I think back so fondly of my time in ROH. PWG, I had some of the times of my life there. I got my start in CZW, which is where I met Jon. There’s a bunch of really cool things that I would like to do. Independent wrestling is a blast.”

As Cole mentioned, he made some appearances for NJPW when he was a member of Bullet Club. Kenny Omega and The Young Bucks turned on Cole during an ROH show after Cole made the decision to sign with WWE back in 2017.

A lot has changed since Cole was last with the Super Kliq. Bullet Club split apart from The Elite. Also, all of The Elite members ended up signing with AEW and haven’t been seen in NJPW since early 2019.

During an interview with Asbury Park Press, Cole teased a rivalry with Bullet Club.

Shane Thorne Debuts New Gimmick

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The former Slapjack, aka Shane Thorne, debuted a new gimmick recently in a dark match before Smackdown this week. Thorne came out to the ring wearing khaki shorts, and a hat similar to one worn by Outback Jack and Crocodile Dundee.

Fox’s Ryan Satin posted to social media about Thorne’s new gimmick:

Thorne responded to Satin’s post as well, noting that he has always been Australian.

Thorne would also take to social media to comment on this new gimmick.

“Just to let yous know what I’m trying now is all me and my ideas,” he wrote on Twitter. “A huge inspiration for me is Nikki ASH and you can’t deny that she is doing incredible! Wrestling can be fun! So relax mate and let’s have a good one.”

“Other inspirations 100% Paul Hogan, Steve Irwin and John Cena. And honorable mention to T-Bar for constantly nagging me to just go full Australian”

The 36-year-old Thorne has been with WWE since 2016. He was part of the TM-61 in the promotion until Mikey Nicholls left the company in late 2018. In March of 2020, he was called up to the main roster as part of the Retribution angle. He would be renamed Slapjack.

Chris Jericho Comments On What The Owen Hart Cup Means To Him

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Chris Jericho has mentioned in numerous interviews and his own books that Owen Hart was a huge influence on him. Jericho has also spoken of how when he was growing up, he dreamed of being in a tag team with Owen. Unfortunately, their careers never crossed paths and Jericho never did get to wrestle with or against his childhood hero.

During a recent interview with Stephanie Chase, Jericho spoke of what AEW’s deal with the Owen Hart Foundation means to him.

“It was a passion project for me and obviously for Martha and Tony,” Jericho said (Transcriptions via Fightful). “We worked on it for a long time, about a year and a half, to put the deal together and figure out what we wanted to do. I just knew I wanted Owen’s legacy to be something positive and something great as far as wrestling goes, rather than just be dwelling on his death. That’s the main reason why we all wanted this to happen, so we can celebrate Owen Hart’s career and the contributions that he made. He was a pioneer.”

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There have been some fans questioning what connection Owen Hart has to AEW. Jericho commented on that during the interview as well. Jericho noted that he was the first world champion in AEW and he is an Owen Hart disciple.

“‘What’s his connection to AEW?’ some people are saying. Well, one of the connections is that he’s specifically the reason I got into wrestling. Owen Hart was the guy. To an extent, Shawn Michaels and Ricky Steamboat, but Owen Hart, to me, I thought, ‘I want to be like that guy.’ There is your connection to AEW.”

Jericho also commented on how the Owen Hart Cup will allow fans of Owen’s to celebrate his life and career rather than focus on his death. The tournament is set to be an annual tradition.

“We’ll do the Owen Hart Cup and tournament and make people feel good about Owen rather than sad. We know what happened, but that was over 20 years ago. Let’s move forward remembering his amazing contributions and legacy in the ring that still resonate to this day.”

In addition to the Owen Hart Cup tournament, AEW’s agreement with the Owen Hart Foundation also permits them to use his likeness for merchandise. This includes the upcoming AEW console video game. Owen Hart apparel is currently available at Pro Wrestling Tees here.

Tyler Rust Opens Up About WWE Release

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Tyler Rust is one of the many stars released by WWE this year. The NXT star was signed by the company back in December 2020. He was released from his development contract in August alongside people like Bronson Reed. The now-former WWE star recently had an interview on ROH Strong. He talked about a number of things and also opened up about his release from the promotion.

A lot of people were surprised by Rust’s release because he had been revealed as a member of The Diamond Mine just a few weeks prior. However, according to Tyler, he has no hard feelings after being let go:

“There are no hard feelings because, at the end of the day, it’s just business and we all know that this is part of wrestling and it can go that way. It’s unfortunate, surprising, and can be a little shocking at first.”

Tyler Rust explained that being signed by WWE was a goal for him since he was 17. He claimed that he would have been happy even if the company had released him a day after his signing and he is content with the opportunities he got.

Tyler Rust On His Goal After WWE Release

The former NXT star also talked about his future in pro wrestling after being released by WWE. He explained that he is an adult who has bills to pay. So his goal after his release is to obtain a new contract in pro wrestling:

“My goal is to obtain a contract. My goal is to get a signed deal in professional wrestling again, sooner than later. I’m an adult, I have bills. I have life to take care of outside of this business. While I don’t mind the free agency, I know after a year or so of free agency, the uncertainty of income will be quite annoying,”

Tyler Rust has returned to Ring of Honor after his WWE release. He made an appearance at the Death Before Dishonor XVIII. We will have to see if Rust gets offered a contract by the promotion or if he ends up signing with a different company.

John Morrison On How He Probably Spooked Walter At Royal Rumble

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John Morrison recently joined the After The Bell podcast with Corey Graves. Among other things, he detailed a very strange backstage interaction with Walter.

The former IC champion first revealed that Walter is the favorite wrestler of his dog. The dog named Presley watches the former NXT UK champion’s entrance every time:

“Walter, I’d like to wrestle Walter because he’s [my dog’s] favorite wrestler, Presley was tweeting Walter for like six months, every time he came out, Presley would watch his theme music.”

How John Morrison Spooked Walter

John Morrison then recalled his interaction with Walter at the Royal Rumble event last year. According to him, he yelled at the heavyweight star which probably spooked him:

“The first time I met Walter was at [Royal] Rumble before the lockdown started. I was a little too excited maybe. He walked in and I was talking to Edge and Christian and a bunch of the guys,

And I screamed like across the room like ‘Hey, Walter ! Hey, you’re my dog’s favorite wrestler.’ I ran over and I think I spooked him because he turned around and left.”

Morrison revealed that he hasn’t talked to the Austrian star ever since. He said that Walter hopefully knows that he was just being excited for his dog.

John Morrison made his return to WWE back in January 2020 after months of rumors. He associated himself with the Miz upon his return and the two have been tag team partners ever since.

John Morrison Comments On Working With Scripted Promos In WWE

WWE Extreme Rules Final Card, Live Coverage

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The card for tonight’s (Sunday, September 26, 2021) WWE Extreme Rules pay-per-view event has been finalized.

The company hasn’t officially announced the main event of this event that takes place in Columbus, Ohio at the Nationwide Arena that will air on the WWE Network but it will most likely be WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns vs. Finn Balor (The Demon) in an Extreme Rules Match. 

According to the betting odds, there are no titles expected to change hands on this show. Only one match has a stipulation so expect WWE to announce gimmicks for matches throughout the day.  

As a reminder, we will be providing live play-by-play coverage of this special on Sunday evening starting at 6 PM EST. Here is the final card for the show:

Final WWE Extreme Rules Card

  • WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns vs. Finn Balor (The Demon) – Extreme Rules Match
  • WWE Raw Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair vs. Alexa Bliss
  • WWE SmackDown Women’s Champion Becky Lynch vs. Bianca Belair
  • WWE SmackDown Tag Team Champions The Usos vs. The Street Profits
  • WWE United States Champion Damian Priest vs. Sheamus vs. Jeff Hardy – Triple Threat Match
  • Liv Morgan vs. Carmella

Update On Jake Roberts’ Absence From AEW Programming

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WWE Hall Of Famer Jake Roberts has been away from AEW programming after undergoing foot surgery according to latest reports.

After not being seen on AEW TV recently, it was reported this Friday that the wrestling veteran was absent because he was dealing with some undisclosed health issues.

Cassidy Haynes of BodySlam.net provided some updates on Roberts. He revealed that the former WWE star has been away after undergoing a foot surgery where he had pins inserted in some of his toes.

The good news for fans is that the wrestling legend is not expected to stay out for very long. According to the site, he has been cleared by doctors to return to work. So he could be back on AEW programming as soon as this week.

Jake Roberts signed with AEW back in March 2020. He introduced Lance Archer as his client and he has been managing the NJPW star since then. Roberts revealed back in July, 2021 that he has signed a two-year contract extension with AEW.

The Hall Of Famer’s next confirmed public appearance is at the New York Comic Con on October 7th as part of the Headlocked Comics & Heroes Hideout booth. It would be interesting to see if he makes his AEW return before that.

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Chris Jericho Thinks Vince McMahon Holds Grudge Against NXT

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Chris Jericho welcomed Adam Cole on the latest episode of Talk Is Jericho. Among other things, these two also revealed their thoughts on the recent rebranding of NXT and discussed whether AEW’s win in Wednesday night wars is the reason for it.

Jericho claimed that he can say just from observing things that WWE had no idea what they were dealing with when they put NXT against Dynamite. He then claimed that Mr. McMahon holds a grudge against NXT for not beating AEW:

“When they put NXT up against AEW, it really hurt the brand to where you lost the cool factor, and AEW was the cool one. NXT just got steamrolled, and I think, as a result, Vince kind of holds a grudge against NXT. You had the chance to beat AEW, and you didn’t. Now I’m going to take over, and I’m going to do it my way.”

Discussing if AEW’s win in the Wednesday night wars played a part in the recent NXT revamp, Cole said that it absolutely did. He explained that from Vince McMahon’s standpoint, NXT is the breeding ground for main roster stars. So he understands if the boss wants to have a little bit more control over things.

Chris Jericho also talked about his time in WWE and working with NXT stars. He recalled how he encouraged Vince McMahon to bring Finn Balor and Shinsuke Nakamura to the main roster.

Chris Jericho Says Elimination Chamber Was Supposed To Be WarGames, Why Vince McMahon Changed It

Tony Khan Teases ‘Big Booking Plans’ For Owen Hart Cup Tournament

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Tony Khan made his weekly appearance on Busted Open Radio where he talked about a number of things. He also opened up about AEW’s partnership with the Owen Hart Foundation. The AEW president first said that the upcoming tournament is going to be a tremendous event and he called their partnership with Martha Hart and the Owens Hart Foundation great.

Khan also explained how this partnership came together. He first praised Martha saying that she is a very principled and intelligent woman and revealed that they had been talking about it on regular basis for over a year:

 “She thought long and hard about this, and we talked for a long time about this. I talked to Martha about this for over a year on a regular basis. She put a lot of thought into it. We put a lot of thought into it and that’s how this came together. She’s a really good person and I think she wanted to make sure we’re good people too.

Tony Khan Teases Big Plans For Upcoming Tournament

Talking about the upcoming tournament, the AEW owner said that it will be a great opportunity to celebrate Owen Hart’s life. Tony Khan then teased some ‘big booking plans’ he has up his sleeve that he is really excited for people to see:

“I’ve got a few match announcements and a few big booking plans up my sleeve that I’m excited for people to find out about. And that’s all coming in due time. The Owen Hart announcement is really big for us. When we get through this huge night for us, I think next week, we’ll have a lot of cool stuff when the dust has settled.”

AEW announced earlier this week that they were partnering with the Owen Hart Foundation. In addition to promoting Hart’s legacy, AEW confirmed that they will hold an annual tournament to honor the legends’ memory.

Note On Riddick Moss’ Return On SmackDown

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This Friday’s episode of SmackDown saw the return of Riddick Moss. He helped Happy Corbin in attacking the former Universal champion, Kevin Owens.

Prior to his appearance on WWE programming this week, the former NXT star had not been seen on WWE TV for a while. His last on-screen appearance had come during the October 1, 2020 episode of Main Event.

Regarding his surprise return to the blue branded show this week, Fightful Select mentioned how Moss never made an appearance after last year’s WWE Draft.

Since there is another Draft taking place in a few days, the officials felt that there was ‘no harm’ in the former 24/7 champion joining forces with Corbin.

Riddick Moss wrestled with an ACL Injury for some time last year. The report also noted that a WWE official said that they were ‘shocked and impressed’ with it due to the nature of his injury.

The former NXT star is a homegrown talent for WWE who had not made any wrestling appearance before his NXT debut back in December 2014.

Moss was called up to the main roster in January 2020 where he accompanied Mojo Rawley. Riddick had been out of action since October last year due to a torn ACL.

Riddick Moss Was Reportedly In Line For A Major Push Before COVID-19

Don’t Expect FinJuice To Split Any Time Soon

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World title aspirations may be in full effect but don’t count on FinJuice breaking up in the near future.

David Finlay and Juice Robinson have had success as a tag team in both New Japan Pro Wrestling and Impact Wrestling. They have won tag team gold under both promotions. Lately, the two have been spending their time in Impact.

Finlay hopped on the Wrestling Perspective Podcast and admitted that while he is chasing singles gold, he doesn’t see himself breaking away from Juice yet.

“I do have aspirations of one day becoming World Champion,” Finlay shared. “At the same time, though, I have so much fun doing tag matches. I really, really enjoy them. I Love tagging with Juice. It’s a blast and never feels like work. So yeah, like I’ll do this until I don’t want to do it anymore and then I guess we part ways, maybe? Or maybe we don’t, I don’t know. But I do have aspirations of being a World Champion somewhere.”

Finlay recently competed for the NEVER Openweight Title. While it isn’t a world championship, a win over Jay White at NJPW Strong Resurgence would’ve given him his first singles title run. It wasn’t meant to be as White scored the pinfall after hitting Bladerunner.

Meanwhile, Juice Robinson has tasted singles gold. He is a former two-time IWGP United States Heavyweight Champion. Juice gained a ton of momentum in NJPW pre-pandemic.

Time will tell whether or not David Finlay can realize his dream of becoming a world champion. For now, he’ll be looking for tag team gold once again with Juice Robinson as FinJuice.

Matt Hardy On His First Interaction With Sting In AEW

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Former world champion Matt Hardy is getting to interact with a lot of new people in AEW and one of them is none other than the legendary Sting. The former WWE star recently had an interview with Post Wrestling. He talked about things such as Edge being cleared to compete by WWE and more.

During the talk, Hardy also detailed his first conversation with the Icon. Matt revealed that Sting praised their Stadium Stampede match and expressed the desire to work some cinematic matches himself:

“One of the first things Sting said after he was at AEW was, ‘I gotta tell you, they showed me the match you guys had, the Stadium Stampede. You know, when you went in the water and came out, you were a different gimmick. Like oh my God.’

He said that stuff was so great and he was just going into the whole thing.” recalled Matt Hardy, “He said, ‘You know, I’m think I’m gonna do some of those while I’m here’ but he said, ‘You know, I feel pretty good. I think I can do a couple regular ones too’ and I said, ‘Really?’”

Sting got his wish of participating in a cinematic match when he made his in-ring debut for AEW. He teamed up with Darby Allin to face Team Taz in a street fight at Revolution. He has since wrestled in a few live matches as well.

Apart from this, Hardy also discussed the difference between Tony Khan and Vince McMahon. He detailed an incident where Khan told the commentary team to use the word belt for a title, something which Mr. McMahon notoriously hates.

Matt Hardy Hopes Jeff Hardy Makes His Way To AEW One Day

What Does Bryan Danielson Think Of WWE Writers?

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Bryan Danielson has shared his experience working with WWE writers.

Danielson had been with WWE since 2009. There was a brief period where he was fired from the promotion in 2010 but he was quickly brought back. Throughout the years, Danielson has built a special bond with WWE chairman Vince McMahon.

Bryan Danielson has said that it wasn’t easy to make the decision to leave WWE. He did so, however, and is now a member of the AEW roster.

Speaking to Sports Illustrated, Danielson revealed what it’s like to work with the writers over at WWE.

“My last couple of months with WWE, I would get scripts, but my time with WWE was pretty much that; always working with a writer but always collaborating. In the last couple of months, I was part of the creative team a little bit. Very rarely would I do my own stuff, but I was like, ‘What if I said something like this?’ I might have said that on a Tuesday then show up on Friday and it would be somebody else’s words, but a version of what I mentioned. We’d flesh it out, work together, and it’d be fun.”

Danielson also went as far as to say that he “loved” working with the WWE creative team. “The American Dragon” certainly didn’t leave the company on bad terms. In fact, he penned a “Thank You” letter to Vince McMahon through the Players Tribune.

Danielson has made an immediate impact for AEW. In his first match with the company, he went to a 30-minute draw with AEW World Champion Kenny Omega in a non-title match. The match took place inside Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York City.

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