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Joey Janela Turns On Sonny Kiss, Blames “Mainstream Wrestling Fans”

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Last night on AEW Dark: Elevation, Joey Janela turned on Sonny Kiss. It had seemed as though the team had patched up their differences but this was all a rouse by Janela. Before their scheduled match on Dark: Elevation, Janela delivered a superkick to Sonny and later gave him a piledriver on the outside. He then took to Twitter to explain his actions.

“I did what I did not because Sonny, it’s because most mainstream wrestling “fans” are absolute losers, mutant scum!” Janela Tweeted. “Always arguing about ratings, what’s wrestling & what’s not, who’s dating who, body shaming, & what’s going on backstage.. now you have a reason to really hate me!”

“This comes from the heart, if you stood by me through the years Thank you! If not & you’ve partook in any of these activities you belong in a hole!”

Janela had previously blamed the bad influence of Alex Marvez for causing problems within the team.

Joey Janela and Sonny Kiss

In 2021, Janela and Sonny Kiss racked up a 3-4 record in 2-on-2 tag-team matches. Their victories were over enhancement talent but they dropped matches to teams such as The Acclaimed, Ethan Page & Scorpio Sky, Santana & Ortiz, and Brian Cage and Ricky Starks.

Sonny Kiss is 3-6 in AEW singles matches in 2021. Joey Janela is 5-3 in AEW singles matches in 2021

Renee Paquette On Fans Wanting Everyone To Take A Side Between WWE And AEW

Anutosh Bajpai
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Wrestling fans often find themselves taking sides between WWE and AEW. They nurture the narrative of a war between the two promotions where you have to pick a side. Though Renee Paquette has a different approach.

The former WWE star talked about this rivalry between the fans of the two companies during a recent interview with WrestlingInc. She mentioned how many people want everyone to take a side:

“It does very much feel like you’re either ‘in’ or you’re ‘out,’ whether it’s WWE or AEW,” said Paquette, “wrestling fans, they very much so want to take a side, they want it to be ‘us vs. them,’ WWE vs. AEW, however you want to look at that.”

The former WWE star explained how saying something positive or negative about either of the promotions seem like drawing a line in the sand. According to her, you can enjoy all of it and still be happy:

“If you say something positively or negatively about either promotion,” said Renee Paquette, “It seems like you’ve drawn your line in the sand, where you’re like, ‘I love this and hate this.’ I’m not like that!

You can enjoy all of it and be happy there’s more wrestling to enjoy, and that there’s different styles to enjoy, different performers, there’s so much more to really sink your teeth into, and I think it’s really great for everybody.”

Elsewhere in the interview, Renee mentioned how she has no ill will towards WWE. She said that she will always have love for the company and claimed that the fans can follow shows from both the promotions since they are on different nights.

John Cena On Why He Chose To Do More Dates Than WWE Had Asked

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While John Cena has moved on from being a full-time WWE star and made a spot for himself in Hollywood, he still has a special place in his heart for the company where he originally made his name.

The Cenation Leader recently appeared on ID10T with Chris Hardwick podcast where he talked about a number of things including his recent WWE return.

During the interview, Cena revealed that the officials had originally asked him to come back for only a few dates but he decided to do more shows than that:

“They asked me to come back for only a few dates. I was like ‘no, I want to do all these dates.’ To one, get back in front of an audience, two to help the brand get audiences back in the building.

And then when you offer all these dates, someone may say ‘well what about this? What about that, now that you’re in? I know that you may have some time.’” said Cena, “‘No, these are my expectations. This is the best I can do with the best I can give you.’”

Apart from this, the former champion also talked about making a WWE return at the age of 44 and how he has been open about the effects his age is showing on his body.

John Cena said that he does not have a lot of time left when it comes to wrestling but he explained that he will keep doing it until he feels like he is offending the customer. You can check out his comments here.

Cody Rhodes On If Deathmatches Have A Place On Cable TV

Anutosh Bajpai
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AEW EVP Cody Rhodes recently took part in a media conference call where he discussed a number of things including the recent controversy over the match between Chris Jericho and Nick Gage.

Domino’s Pizza threatened to pull their advertisement from AEW programming over a spot in the bout. This started the debate on whether or not death matches should be a part of mainstream wrestling.

When asked this question, Cody Rhodes mentioned that the advertisement for the bout was very clear about being an extreme match. He then claimed that such bouts do have a place in cable TV programming:

“And I think the answer to your question about does it have a place in television, well, we were the number one show on cable. And that is a huge honor, three weeks in a row. That’s a huge honor and responsibility to our fanbase,

During the Olympics we were the number one show on cable!” said Cody Rhodes, “So yes, I think it does have a place. I don’t think it is something you will see often. That’s just my opinion, as asked for.”

The former TNT champion later reiterated his comments about how we are not gonna see this type of matches very often but they do have a place.

Apart from this, Cody Rhodes also discussed things such as keeping the momentum of AEW going from week to week and show to show and more.

Spoiler: NXT Stars Compete In Matches For Main Event

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Several NXT stars were reported to be backstage for this week’s episode of Monday Night Raw and at least four of them competed during the night, taping matches for the upcoming episode of Main Event.

The first match of the night saw Aliyah facing Dakota Kai in a one-on-one bout. Aliyah ended up picking the victory in this match against Kai.

The second bout which was taped for the show before Raw was between Odyssey Jones and Austin Theory. The heavyweight star managed to defeat Theory in this fight.

Odyssey Jones is competing in the ongoing Breakout Tournament on NXT. He is scheduled to face Trey Baxter in the semi-finals of the tournament.

Theory on the other hand walked out of The Way faction led by Johnny Gargano. The former Raw star has been on a hiatus from the black and yellow brand since then.

Dakota Kai is involved in the feud for the women’s championship in NXT currently. She is expected to challenge the current NXT women’s champion Raquel Gonzalez at NXT Takeover 36.

Aliyah was rumored to be sent to Raw after Mandy Rose was traded to NXT. Though there hasn’t been a solid update in that direction recently.

WWE RAW Results (8/9): Randy Orton Returns, Title Match Set For SummerSlam

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WWE Raw aired live from the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida. Randy Orton returned and faced AJ Styles in this week’s main event. NXT Champion Karrion Kross squared off against Jeff Hardy and RAW Women’s Champion Nikki A.S.H. battled Rhea Ripley in a non-title match tonight as well.

WWE RAW Results (8/9)

  1. Drew McIntyre def. Baron Corbin
  2. Karrion Kross def. Jeff Hardy via submission
  3. Alexa Bliss def. Doudrop
  4. Sheamus def. Ricochet
  5. Damian Priest def. John Morrison
  6. T-Bar def. Mustafa Ali
  7. Nikki ASH def. Rhea Ripley via DQ (Charlotte Flair interference)
  8. Randy Orton def. AJ Styles

Here are the takeaways from this week’s show:

Randy Returned & Rejected Riddle

Randy Orton made his return to begin this week’s episode of RAW. Orton was sporting a goatee and Riddle quickly interrupted. Riddle told Orton that he missed him and wondered where he went. Riddle noted that his stepdad left 25 years ago to get some milk and he never came back and Orton disappearing reminded him of that.

Riddle said that none of that matters now and they can team up again as RK-Bro. Riddle started a “Randy!” chant and Orton asked Riddle why he thinks he’d want to team with him again. Randy stated that Riddle has done just fine without him or his step dad. Riddle got sad and asked “does that mean you don’t want to be on a team with me anymore?”.

The crowd chanted “RKO!” but AJ Styles’ music hit. RAW Tag Team Champions AJ Styles & Omos interrupted and AJ mocked Riddle & Orton. Styles claimed that this was so embarrassing that you can taste it and some would say it is “too sweet”. AJ listed Orton’s nicknames and said that Randy has used and abused everyone he has ever met.

Styles added that it was silly to think Orton would be Riddle’s friend and it doesn’t make any sense. AJ joked how Omos has beaten the crap out of Riddle but it was a broken heart that hurt Riddle the most. Orton told Styles to shut up and that the only think bigger than AJ’s ego is that jackass (Omos) right there.

AJ got pissed and yelled at the crowd for making noise while he was trying to talk. Styles challenged Orton to a singles match to see who runs RAW. Orton accepted the challenge and went for an RKO but AJ rolled out of the ring. Orton tried to deliver an RKO to Omos but he shoved him away. Riddle then set up in the ring and went for it but Omos blocked it again. Omos grabbed Riddle by the throat and delivered a Chokeslam. Orton didn’t help Riddle and the crowd booed. Riddle rolled out of the ring to Orton’s feet but Randy left him behind.

Randy said “that wasn’t a smart move, was it?” and made his way up the entrance ramp. Riddle approached Orton backstage and asked if he can at least be in his corner for the match tonight. Riddle said “you can’t be serious bro” and Orton responded with “I am serious and don’t call me bro”.

Drew McIntyre def. Baron Corbin

Baron Corbin was interviewed backstage before his match with Drew McIntyre. Corbin said he challenged Drew because he needs the money and claimed that he has lost everything since the crown was taken from him. Corbin stated that he was staying in a production truck and received a phone call from Jinder Mahal. Baron said that Jinder offered him an opportunity and he took it because he is desperate.

McIntyre beat Corbin down to start off the match and connected with the Future Shock DDT as Mahal, Shanky, and Veer were shown watching backstage. McIntyre Clotheslined Corbin to the outside and followed him out there. Corbin battled back and slammed McIntyre into the ring post. Back in the ring, Corbin hit some knees to the midsection and launched Drew back to the outside. Corbin charged at McIntyre but he was ready and sent him into the barricade with an overhead Suplex as RAW went to a commercial break.

When RAW returned, the action returned to the ring and Corbin was in control. Baron went for a Clothesline but wound up running into a Glasgow kiss. McIntyre followed it up with another Suplex and then a Neckbreaker. Drew grabbed a microphone as Corbin pleaded for mercy. Drew called him pathetic but claimed he was starting to feel bad for him. Corbin asked for a 100 grand and McIntyre leveled him with a Claymore for the pinfall victory. Mahal, Shanky, and Veer made their way down the entrance ramp after the match but McIntyre grabbed the sword and they retreated.

Karrion Kross Tapped Out Jeff Hardy

Jeff Hardy returned to RAW and faced NXT Champion Karrion Kross once again. Hardy hit a few punches but then Kross leveled him with a boot to the face. Karrion beat Hardy down in the corner and followed it up with a Fallaway Slam. Kross threw Jeff out of the ring and followed him out there.

Hardy launched Kross into steps and hit Poetry in Motion against the barricade. The action returned to the ring and Jeff made his way to the top turnbuckle. Kross tripped him up and Hardy crashed to the canvas as RAW went to a commercial break.

When RAW returned, Hardy connected with a DDT in the middle of the ring. Jeff followed it up with an inverted Atomic Drop, Leg Drop, and then a Dropkick to the face for a near fall. Hardy battled back with a Splash off the middle turnbuckle and went for the cover but the NXT Champion powered out at two.

Jeff hit a Jawbreaker and rolled up Kross while grabbing the tights for leverage but Karrion was able to kick out. Kross hit a Belly to Back Suplex and applied the Kross Jacket for the submission victory. After the match, Karrion attacked Jeff and locked in the Kross Jacket again.

Bliss Won Because Of A Winking Puppet

Alexa Bliss came to the ring with Lilly (the puppet) to face Doudrop. Eva Marie was ringside for the match. Alexa put Lily on the turnbuckle and Eva tried to sit on the turnbuckle as well but the referee kicked her out of the ring. The crowd chanted “we want Wyatt!” as Doudrop shoved Bliss tot eh canvas.

Alexa hopped on Doudrop’s back but she threw her to the canvas. Bliss dodged a Senton attempt from Doudrop and unloaded some kicks. Bliss got distracted with Eva Marie and Doudrop capitalized by throwing Alexa into the barricade. Back in the ring, Doudrop hit a Splash in the corner and started taunting Lilly. The puppet winked and Alexa capitalized with a roll-up.

Sheamus def. Ricochet

United States Champion Sheamus faced Ricochet tonight in a non-title match. Sheamus connected with an elbow to the face and then brought Ricochet to the canvas with a Headlock. Ricochet sent the Celtic Warrior to the corner and unloaded some chops.

Sheamus shrugged them off and hit a Body Slam. Ricochet battled back and sent Sheamus out of the ring. Ricochet hit a springboard Crossbody onto Sheamus and through the announce table. Ricochet wobbled on the top rope but impressively regained his balance and connected with the move as RAW went to a break.

Ricochet hit a few elbows to the face and sent Sheamus out of the ring when RAW returned. Sheamus climbed to the top rope and Ricochet hit him with a Dropkick. Ricochet joined Sheamus on the top turnbuckle but Sheamus shoved him down. Ricochet hopped up and hit a Hurricanrana and followed it up with a springboard Moonsault for a two count. Ricochet went for a Crossbody but Sheamus countered with the headbutt using his steel mask. Sheamus followed it up with the Brogue Kick for the pinfall victory.

Sheamus Will Defend The US Title Against Damian Priest At SummerSlam

Damian Priest battled John Morrison tonight on RAW. The Miz was ringside for the match. Priest had a stare down with Sheamus and threw him out of the ring before the match.

Damian dominated early as Miz loaded up the drip stick outside the ring. Priest connected with a Clothesline and went for a Suplex but Morrison escaped. Damian and Morrison both dodged each other’s kicks before ultimately booting each other in the face at the same time in a great sequence.

Miz pounded on the ring apron to try and fire Morrison up. John threw Priest to the outside and hit a Corkscrew Splash. Back in the ring, Morrison went for another Crossbody but Priest blocked it. The Miz sprayed the drip stick at Damian but he ignored it. Priest hit the Reckoning for the pinfall victory.

After the match, Damian Priest told Sheamus that everyone has seen him run his mouth and called him a bully. Sheamus said that maybe he is a bully and Priest challenged him to a match at SummerSlam for the US Title. Sheamus accepted the match and vowed to put Damian in his place at SummerSlam.

T-Bar def. Mustafa Ali

Mustafa Ali faced T-Bar tonight on RAW. Mansoor and Mace were ringside for the match. Ali sent T-Bar out of the ring and went for a Crossbody but T-Bar caught him. T-Bar slammed Mustafa onto the barricade and rolled him back into the ring. T-Bar hit a big boot and went for the cover but Ali kicked out at the last moment.

Ali booted T-Bar in the face and went for a Splash but T-Bar caught him. T-Bar hit a Chokeslam/Backbreaker and went for the cover but Ali got his foot on the ropes. Mace leveled Mansoor outside the ring as Ali rolled up T-Bar for a two count. Ali hit a Tornado DDT and made his way to the top rope. T-Bar tripped him up and hit knee to the face (GTS) for the pinfall victory. Mace tried to attack Ali after the match but Mansoor prevented it.

MVP & Lashley Cut A Promo On Goldberg

WWE Champion Bobby Lashley came to the ring with MVP to begin the third hour of RAW. Lashley will defend the WWE Championship against Goldberg at SummerSlam. Lashley and MVP mocked Goldberg’s son last week while he was in the front row and Goldberg leveled MVP with a Spear.

The piped in crowd noise erupted as MVP said he has four cracked ribs and a couple of bruised ones. MVP begged Goldberg’s son to convince his father not to show up to SummerSlam because he will be destroyed if he does. MVP added that Lashley is going to end Goldberg’s career at the PPV, which prompted some cheers and a rapid push of the mute button by the production team. Lashley added that Goldberg is not next, he is done after SummerSlam.

Charlotte Flair Attacked The Champ

RAW Women’s Champion Nikki ASH faced Rhea Ripley in a non-title match. Rhea controlled the action early and beat Nikki down in the corner of the ring. The action spilled to the outside and Ripley slammed Nikki into the apron as RAW went to a commercial break.

When RAW returned, Nikki hit a DDT and went for a cover but Ripley kicked out at two. Nikki sent Ripley to the corner and then rolled her up for a near fall. Ripley booted Nikki in the midsection and went for a Riptide but Nikki counted into a Crossbody for another two count.

Nikki and Ripley battled on the top turnbuckle. Nikki got the better of the exchange and sent Ripley to the canvas. Charlotte Flair interfered and attacked the RAW Women’s Champion to end the match in a DQ. Charlotte beat Nikki down and hit a Fallaway Slam before connected with Natural Selection on Rhea Ripley. Charlotte raised the RAW Women’s Championship and posed in the middle of the ring to end the segment.

Orton Picked Up A Win & Dropped Riddle With An RKO

Randy Orton faced AJ Styles in this week’s main event. Omos was ringside for the match and Orton had told Riddle that he doesn’t want him there earlier in the night. Orton controlled the action early and beat Styles down in the corner of the ring. Orton sent AJ to the outside and followed him out there. Orton took a look at Omos before bouncing Styles’ face off the announce table.

Orton stared at Omos again before rolling AJ back into the ring. Omos started walking towards Orton and Randy got distracted. AJ capitalized with a Dropkick through the ropes and then a Phenomenal Forearm outside the ring as RAW went to a commercial break.

When RAW returned, Styles connected with a sliding forearm to the face for a two count. Styles applied a Headlock on Orton in the middle of the ring as Omos watched on next to the announce table. Orton battled to his feet and connected with a headbutt.

Randy and AJ traded punches in the middle of the ring. Orton connected with a Clothesline and followed it up with a quick Powerslam for a near fall. Orton perched Styles up on the top turnbuckle and set up for a Superplex but AJ escaped. Styles brought Orton down and locked in the Calf Crusher in the middle of the ring but Randy reached the ropes to break the hold.

Styles went for another Phenomenal Forearm but Orton slid out fo the way. Orton hit the draping DDT and geared up for an RKO but Omos dragged AJ away. Orton started trash talking with Omos as AJ got up in the corner of the ring. Styles booted Orton in the face as Riddle attacked Omos from behind. Riddle shoved Omos into the ring post and applied a Sleeper Hold.

Omos broke free and sent Riddle into the ring post. AJ went for the Phenomenal Forearm but Orton countered into the RKO. After the match, Orton argued with Riddle and said he wanted him to stay in the back. Riddle asked for a hug but Orton declined. Riddle asked Orton to listen to the people and shared a hug with Riddle. Orton then planted Riddle with an RKO to end the show.

WWE SummerSlam Updated Card: New Title Match Confirmed

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A new match has been announced for the upcoming WWE SummerSlam PPV.

On Monday’s episode of Raw, WWE confirmed that United States Champion Sheamus will defend the title against Damien Priest at this show. 

The two have been feuding over the past few weeks. After Priest had beaten John Morrison in a singles match, Priest cut a promo about how he was tired of Sheamus’ actions and challenged him to a title match at this show. 

WWE presents the SummerSlam pay-per-view event on Saturday, August 21 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada at Allegiant Stadium that will air on Peacock. WWE will be announcing more matches for this show in the coming weeks. Here is the updated card:

Updated WWE SummerSlam Card

  • WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns vs. John Cena
  • WWE Champion Bobby Lashley vs. Goldberg
  • WWE Raw Women’s Champion Nikki A.S.H vs. Charlotte Flair vs. Rhea Ripley
  • WWE SmackDown Women’s Champion Bianca Belair vs. Sasha Banks
  • WWE SmackDown Tag Team Champions The Usos vs. Rey and Dominik Mysterio
  • Seth Rollins vs. Edge
  • WWE United States Champion Sheamus vs. Damien Priest

Bray Wyatt Shares Cryptic Message In First Tweet Since WWE Release

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Bray Wyatt resurfaced on social media with a cryptic message and a new teaser image in his first post since being released by WWE due to budget cuts. 

Fightful reported some more backstage details on Wyatt’s time in WWE before he was released. The former Universal Champion had been off TV following a loss to Randy Orton at WrestleMania 37. 

There had been some rumors about his mental health while he was away. Per the report, his absence following WrestleMania had nothing to do with what was called “falsely reported mental health issues.” Also, Wyatt is healthy and able to wrestle. 

While away from WWE, he was working on adding creative elements to his character. His return was supposed to be on the August 9th edition of WWE Raw. 

Wyatt also had family engagements already scheduled for May and June. There were tentative plans in order for Wyatt’s WWE return, but then the decision was made to let him go.

Wyatt is under a 90-day non-compete clause so he won’t be available to sign with another promotion until three months from now. 

Spoiler: A Return Is Set For Tonight’s RAW

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A spoiler has been revealed, and a Superstar is reportedly set to return for Monday’s episode of WWE RAW.

According to a report from PWInsider, Jeff Hardy was seen backstage for tonight’s RAW, and will return to the ring to wrestle.

Hardy was last seen in action on July 19, when he defeated a RAW TV-debuting Karrion Kross. Hardy was removed from TV after testing positive for COVID-19 to quarantine himself for two weeks.

The positive COVID-19 test put a stop to the feud with Kross that had reportedly been planned. Fightful indicated that the original plan was for Kross to face Jeff Hardy again on the July 26 episode of Raw, and lose for a second time.

There’s no word on who Hardy will face for his return. The following matches and segments have been announced for Monday’s show, starting at 8pm EST:

  • Randy Orton returns after being off RAW for over a month to open the show
  • Bobby Lashley will respond to Goldberg regarding his SummerSlam WWE title defense
  • Charlotte Flair will address loss to Nikki A.S.H. in last week’s non-title No Holds Barred match

Paul Heyman Says If The Rock Steps Into The Ring With Roman Reigns It Will Be His Farewell

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WWE is hoping to book one of the biggest matches in recent history at either WrestleMania 38 or WrestleMania 39 between The Rock and Roman Reigns.  It’s been reported that WWE has plans for The Rock to appear at the Survivor Series pay-per-view in November to set up the match for the Universal Title. 

Paul Heyman talked about the possibility of such a match in an interview with ITRWrestling.com. Heyman started off by asking who doesn’t want to main event WrestleMania against Reigns and if they say they don’t then they’re lying. 

Heyman put over Reigns as the most dominant WrestleMania main eventer in history. He said Rock is just one of many people who are clamoring to step into the ring with Reigns at any time and especially at WrestleMania. 

Heyman wouldn’t comment on whether The Rock is a member of the table, but would rather leave that up for Reigns. 

“That is not a subject Roman Reigns wishes to address publicly at this time, either in The Rock’s favor or to The Rock’s detriment, because The Rock may not be welcome at our table. Roman Reigns will let you know when it’s appropriate for Roman Reigns to let you know.

If The Rock steps into the ring with Roman Reigns at any time, let alone at WrestleMania, that will be The Rock’s farewell, whether The Rock wants it to be or not.”

Reigns also has another big match already lined up as he’ll defend the WWE Universal Title against John Cena at next Saturday’s SummerSlam pay-per-view event.

Women’s Title Match Set For WWE NXT TakeOver 36

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A new match has been announced for the upcoming WWE NXT TakeOver 36.

On Monday, WWE confirmed WWE NXT Women’s Champion Raquel Gonzalez will make her next title defense against Dakota Kai. 

The company has already confirmed that Gonzalez will respond to Kai on this Tuesday’s episode of NXT. This program started when Kai turned against Gonzalez on NXT two weeks ago. Just last week, Kai explained that she attacked her former best friend due to her being selfish and taking the spotlight after winning the NXT Women’s Championship when it should have been Kai’s opportunity.

WWE presents the NXT TakeOver 36 event on Sunday, August 22, 2021 in Orlando, Florida at the Capitol Wrestling Center and will air on Peacock. WWE will be announcing more matches for this show in the coming weeks as typically, there are 5 to 6 matches featured on the main card of this show. 

WWE had been considering moving the show to Las Vegas, Nevada as SummerSlam takes place there the night before. However, the company decided to stick with the original location. 

Updated WWE NXT TakeOver 36 Card

  • WWE NXT Champion Karrion Kross vs. Samoa Joe
  • WWE NXT UK Champion WALTER vs. Ilja Dragunov
  • WWE NXT Women’s Champion Raquel Gonzalez vs. Dakota Kai

Several NXT Stars Backstage At Monday’s WWE Raw

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Several wrestlers from WWE’s NXT brand are currently backstage at the Amway Center for tonight’s Raw from Orlando, FL. The following names are in attendance, according to Mike Johnson:

  • Odyssey Jones
  • Austin Theory
  • Dakota Kai
  • Xia Li
  • Aliyah

WWE has brought NXT talent to TV tapings several times over the past several weeks. NXT wrestlers who have competed in dark matches prior to Raw and SmackDown tapings include Karrion Kross, Bronson Reed, Shotzi Blackheart, Indi Hartwell, Toni Storm, Odyssey Jones and Austin Theory.

NXT Champion Karrion Kross was saddled with a losing streak storyline and has been pinned twice on Raw in the past month. Bronson Reed was among the 13 released from WWE this past Friday night.

WWE is advertising talking segments from Randy Orton, Charlotte Flair and WWE Champion Bobby Lashley for tonight’s broadcast.

Update On Expected Changes To NXT (Report)

Kenny Omega Will Be In Action On Friday’s AEW Rampage Debut

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AEW Rampage premieres this Friday on TNT at 10pm (Eastern). The event will air live from the Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh, PA.

All Elite Wrestling is pulling out all the stops to ensure Rampage gets off to a strong start. As previously announced, Dr. Britt Baker will defend the AEW Women’s World Championship in her hometown against Red Velvet.

We now know that AEW World Champion Kenny Omega will also be in action on the 1-hour broadcast. His opponent has yet to be announced, but his opponent could be be #1 contender Christian Cage.

The FITE streaming platform announced on Monday that Rampage will be part of the AEW Plus subscription service.

AEW has begun posting videos of wrestlers reading mean tweets about themselves, a bit originated on the Jimmy Kimmel Live late night show.

WWE Announces Randy Orton To Return On Tonight’s RAW

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Randy Orton is returning to television on tonight’s WWE Raw from Orlando, FL at the Amway Center.

The Viper announced that he will open the show at 8pm (Eastern).

Orton’s return should make Matt Riddle very happy. The other member of RK-Bro has been having a rough time dealing with the Viper’s absence. He Tweeted out the following earlier today in the hopes that Orton would return:

It had been reported by Fightful that he was scheduled to return on last week’s show but this did not happen. It is not clear what delayed Orton’s return by one week. He has been absent from WWE programming since June 21st. It is not known what has led to Orton being off television since then.

Orton’s RK-Bro teammate Riddle spoke to Talk Sport recently about the pairing.

“Randy is amazing. He’s awesome,” Riddle said. “I love that guy, I love that man of mine, Randy Orton [laughs]. I mentioned probably around WrestleMania time and I was like ‘hey, how good would it be if Randy and I tagged up, partnered up and were RKBro?’ 

He also spoke about Orton’s reaction to the RK-Bro team name.

“He was like ‘Hey, this RKBro thing you mentioned, it actually sounds pretty cool.’ And I was like [speechless expression]. Nobody else thought it was cool, the only people who really thought it was cool was Randy and me. And I was like ‘no way!’ 

Jake Atlas Comments On Release From WWE

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Jake Atlas was one of several names cut from the WWE NXT roster recently. The company has let go over 50 wrestlers thus far in 2021. Atlas took to Twitter to comment on his departure from WWE.

“For 5 years, I worked hard to play the game the way I thought they would have wanted me to. If in that time I was able to accomplish all that I have with a limited understanding of who & what ‘Jake Atlas’ is, imagine what I’m capable of doing now that I get to do it MY way,” Atlas Tweeted.

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Jake Atlas Wrestling Career

The 26-year-old was trained at the by Santino Bros Wrestling and made his pro debut in 2016. Atlas signed to be part of the NXT roster in the fall of 2019 when the NXT brand was debuting on the USA Network. Before then, however, he had appeared on an episode of Celebrity Undercover Boss with Stephanie McMahon.

Atlas wrestled in 9 singles matches on WWE programming in 2021 split between NXT and 205 Live. He posted a 6-3 record in those matches including finishing off his WWE career on a 3 match singles winning streak defeating Cameron Grimes, LA Knight, and Ari Sterling.

Update On Becky Lynch’s Status For WWE SummerSlam

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The latest news on Becky Lynch’s return to WWE is stating that The Man will be returning sometime this fall. According to a report from PW Insider, however, Lynch is scheduled to be at SummerSlam, albeit it is possible she will not appear on camera.

“Whether Lynch makes an appearance or not remains to be seen but the plan is to have her in Las Vegas,” wrote Mike Johnson.

The belief backstage in WWE continues to be that Lynch will return full-time around October. She was backstage at Money in the Bank as well. Lynch has teased returning at multiple PPV events in 2021 including the Royal Rumble and WrestleMania.

Nikki ASH On Possibly Facing Becky Lynch

Lynch vacated the RAW Women’s Championship before leaving in 2020. Current RAW Women’s Champion Nikki ASH spoke to the Sunday Post about possibly defending the title against Lynch someday.

“I’m ready for the challenge from Becky and I truly hope it does happen, Becky and Drew [McIntyre] have been amazing role models, inspiring me and creating that blueprint.”

“It hasn’t sunk in yet. It’s a dream and it feels like I don’t want anyone to wake me up.’ Nikki continued. “I was just staring at it when I got back to my hotel room, thinking of all the memories, all the people that helped, encouraged and inspired me on the journey.”

Buddy Murphy Releases New Videos Teasing Start Of Post-WWE Career

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Buddy Murphy was released from WWE on June 2nd, 2021. He is one of over 50 wrestlers the company has released this year. For the last two days, Murphy has been releasing teaser videos as he gets closer to the end of his non-compete window. Much like many former WWE wrestlers have done, the theme of his videos appears to be him being released from prison.

The first ominous video was released yesterday:

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He released a video today in 2 parts. This one also has some connection to a video released by Malakai Black not long ago. This video features a man arriving at some facility and speaking with a doctor who led him to a patient that had been locked in there for “8 years plus an additional 90 days in lockdown.”

“There’s been a few incidents, altercations, he doesn’t really play well with others,” the doctor says in the video.

The doctor was not happy to hear that the man had arrived to release the inmate. The video ends with a “To Be Continued.”

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Last month, the former Cruiserweight Champion put out a Tweet that appears to indicate his non-compete clause is up on August 31st.

MLW Announces War Chamber Match For Dallas Event

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Major League Wrestling is bringing back the War Chamber match when it heads to Dallas next month. On September 11th, the promotion will tape episodes of Fusion from the NYTEX Sports Centre in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area of Texas.

Ross and Marshall Von Erich’s return to Texas will headline the show. They have challenged Tom Lawlor’s Team Filthy to the War Chamber match. The Von Erichs have been feuding with Team Filthy since Lawlor turned on the brothers nearly 2 years ago.

“Now the stage is set for what promises to be a memorable final chapter to a bitter falling out between friends that started at the first War Chamber in Dallas in 2019,” an MLW press release reads.

https://twitter.com/MLW/status/1424733980302139396

Rules for the War Chamber Match

The rules of the War Chamber are very similar to a War Games match. Each team will have 4 members, meaning the Von Erichs will have to choose 2 people to go into battle with them. 2 men start, a coin flip decides which team gets the advantage, and then new competitors enter the match every 2 minutes. Once all 8 competitors have entered the match, it can then be won by submission, surrender or pinfall.

The big main event announcement comes as MLW is expected to announce a new deal with a popular streaming service soon.

FTR Want To Challenge For The NWA Tag Titles, NWA Responds

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Dax Harwood of FTR has stated multiple times on social media now that he would like to challenge for the NWA World Tag Team Championships. The NWA seems on-board with this idea as well.

Harwood posted a video of The Midnight Express vs The Fantastics and a follower of his asked about FTR possibly competing in the Crockett Cup.

“That is incredibly important to us; especially now. The lineage of the NWA is deep & historic. We’d love the opportunity to fight for the belts too.”

The NWA Twitter account responded to Harwood’s comments.

This is the second time an interaction like this between FTR and the NWA has taken place. Last month, the NWA replied to a comment by Harwood about the history of the NWA tag belts. They noted that perhaps Tony Khan and Billy Corgan could have a discussion about this.

It was also noted on Twitter, that the NWA could bring back the Crockett Cup. The tournament was cancelled last year due to the global pandemic.

Harwood responded to the NWA’s comments as well.

Another noted tag-team wrestler, Xavier Woods, would like to attend any NWA tapings with FTR involved.

“Is this happening in atl? I’m right down the street from the studio,” he Tweeted.

Kyle O’Reilly Comments On Recent NXT Releases

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Kyle O’Reilly’s longtime tag-team partner Bobby Fish was amongst the recent cuts from the NXT roster. Before they were both in the Undisputed Era, Fish and O’Reilly were known as reDRagon and won titles in ROH and New Japan Pro Wrestling.

O’Reilly took to Twitter to comment on the recent NXT roster cuts.

“The word of the day is “Bummer”. It was a bummer to see my friends lose their jobs but I take solace in knowing they will all end up OK and doing great things. Still though, major bummer.”

Kyle O’Reilly and Bobby Fish – reDRagon

Fish and O’Reilly first began teaming together in 2012 under the name reDRagon. They have won titles in NJPW, ROH, and NXT.

They are 2x IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions. They won the Super Junior Tag Tournament in 2014 as well. In Ring of Honor, they are 3x World Tag Team Champions and won the Tag Wars tournament in 2014 as well.

Along with other members of the Undisputed Era, they won the NXT tag titles 3x. They also won the NXT tag team of the year award in both 2018 and 2019. Pro Wrestling Illustrated voted them the Tag Team of the Year in 2019.

Peyton Royce Was Preparing to Ask for WWE Release

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Peyton Royce was a woman who spent her entire life working towards joining the WWE. Recently, she sat down for an appearance on Insight with Chris van Vliet, where she talked about her wrestling journey.

For Royce, WWE was her dream job from when she was just 10 years. She held onto her vision and her dream, refusing to give it up for anything.

“I wouldn’t go to parties. I would be working out, a fifteen-year-old girl working out around my house. Because I thought ‘the fitter the better.’ And then I would take modeling lessons, I would do modeling competitions because when I was growing up it was the Divas era. And I thought I had to know how to model, I had to know how-to walk-in heels, and how to wear a dress and how to do my makeup and my hair. So, I took lessons to learn how to do that so I could just check off every single box and leave no stone unturned. There was nothing getting in my way.”

Peyton Royce Learned WWE Is Not Necessarily the Promised Land

In total, Peyton Royce spent 8 years with WWE and while her heel persona certainly resonated with fans, things never really panned out the way she envisioned as a child. As she spoke, Royce admitted to feeling increasingly unhappy during her final year(s) with the company.

“I really struggled when Brodie [Lee] passed,” Peyton Royce admitted. “I struggled with the big picture and putting things into perspective and was really unhappy at work, really unhappy. A few times I thought to myself I can’t do this anymore and I am going to ask for my release. A few times I was in the locker room, some sort of creative would change and it would just, I would be just so upset. Rhea Ripley of all people had to talk me off the ledge because I was about to walk into talent relations and say ‘I’m out. I don’t want to do this anymore.’ I was so unhappy. So, the release was a blessing in disguise. I was so close to asking for my release, but I never actually pulled the trigger.”

Peyton Royce has now served her 90 days cooling-off period and is free to sign for any promotion. With her husband (Shawn Spears) settled within AEW, it is not too crazy to hypothesize is being her ultimate destination also.

Kurt Angle Wanted a Retirement Match Against John Cena

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It is the Kurt Angle time of year. The Olympics have just finished and a gold medal-winning wrestler is weighing up the idea of a run with the WWE. Everybody knows Angle’s story, and how he won an Olympic gold medal with a broken frigging neck.

As one Olympic champion looks to start his career, another took the time recently to ponder the ending of his. Talking on his Kurt Angle Podcast, Angle discussed his long history of neck injuries and admitted that he is going to have to have neck fusion surgery at some point down the road.

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“I have a lot of motor skill problems in my hands, my fingers because of my neck. Numbness down my arms, I have a lot of pain in my neck. I’ve been putting off fusion surgery for gosh, 15 years. I might not be able to put it off for much longer, I’m eventually going to have to have fusion.”

Neck injuries aside, Kurt Angle enjoyed a long run in a WWE ring, and a wrestling career spanning over forty years. Hanging up his boots in a quick match against Baron Corbin. Corbin was not Angle’s ideal choice for a final opponent but did what was necessary as an ageing star.

Kurt Angle is the Man Who Helped Cena Get His Start

Every WWE fan remembers the infamous moment a young upstart named John Cena claimed ruthless aggression was enough for him to take down Kurt Angle. While Angle won the match, it put Cena on the map pushing his career down the path it still treads.

Talking on his podcast Kurt Angle admitted that he would have liked his retirement match to have been against John Cena.

“I thought Cena made sense, I started his career and I thought Cena could end mine so it made better sense.” Angle explained, discussing how another possibility that had been floated was a match against Shane McMahon.

However, with his list of injuries, Kurt Angle admitted a match against Shane might not have been the best idea. The choice of Baron Corbin remains a strange one, however, Angle did as was customary and put over the younger star in his final outing. However, the poetry of the John Cena match would certainly have been a far more fitting end.

British Star Reveals Why His WWE Contract Offer Was Rescinded

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Adam ‘Flex’ Maxted recently appeared on the Tea and Tights podcast on BodySlam.net. The former World of Sport/WoS and current British independent star revealed on the show that he was offered a WWE contract, but this was rescinded due to his previous work as a ‘buff butler.’

“Unfortunately NGW weren’t able to pay our contracts so I was obviously technically a free agent, so I messaged Mr Regal and said look this is the situation, I’m not tied down to anything anymore” Maxted revealed on the podcast.

Adam Maxted on WWE Contract Offer

“Then I had a call from Kanyon Ceman, he said Mr Regal and a few others speak highly of you so we want to bring you in to our NXT UK Brand. So they offered me a contract there and then, they said as soon as I finish the phone call the contract will be sent through” Maxted revealed.

“You’ve got to go through background checks in WWE to then get signed so that they can cover themselves” the British star added.

“So, heres where the story takes its turn. So basically, and this is the truth, when I was younger I, when I worked in Belfast, I used to do do some work as a Buff Butler. Which involved wearing a bowtie and an apron and I’m mainly working at hen parties or you know women’s events I’m walking round with Champagne, passing their drinks, nothing crazy, and I did that because it was easy money, I was in good shape at the time, I was like 17, 18, 19, you know just trying to earn some money.”

ADAM ‘FLEX’ MAXTED

“I never got fully naked, you can google my name there’s nothing like that out there, you know what I mean because I checked all this and didn’t do it anyway there might be the odd picture of me in an apron?” The British star would conclude, revealing that it was purely a case of his past ‘incriminations’ stopping him from joining the company.

John Cena: “I Will Keep Doing This Until I Feel I’m Offending The Customer”

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WWE Superstar John Cena recently spoke to Chris Hardwick on ID1OT. The 16-time World Champion discussed several topics during the interview, which would include how long he intends on wrestling with the company.

“Returning to WWE, it’s a brand new world” John Cena would begin the interview. “A new cast of characters, new direction with the company, new platforms, new environment. There is a challenge there.”

“To challenge myself as a 44-year-old to go back, there is an intrinsic challenge there, a set of circumstances. That’s a good challenge in many ways. My body could tell me after this extended stay, ‘dude, you’re done’ or it could tell me, ‘You’re so far from done it’s crazy’” Cena would continue.

John Cena on WWE return

“That’s another interesting conversation with myself. If physically, I’m slower, I’ve said openly to everyone that I will keep doing this until I feel I’m offending the customer” Cena revealed. “I will continually go out there and do what I can to contribute and add.”

“I don’t want to go out there and be like, ‘Okay, just let him go out there and (do his thing).’ I’m not into that because I know what it’s like to pay for a ticket. If I were to get that on this go-round, it’s a humbling and tough thing that I will have to hurdle.”

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“If I get the opposite and it’s like, ‘You’re quicker and can do some things better and define a new personality,’ then that’s a new conversation because I do not have much time left and if I want to give it like, ‘let’s really commit to this thing and really go all in,’ that’s an honest choice where other stuff will have to take a backseat” John Cena would conclude.

John Cena is set to main event WWE SummerSlam 2021 against the ‘Head of The Table’ Roman Reigns for the Universal Championship.

AEW’s Nightmare Family Officially Adds New Members

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All Elite Wrestling faction The Nightmare Family have added several new members to the group. During a recent episode of Sammy Guevara’s vlog, Cody Rhodes confirmed that four All Elite stars have been officially added to ever-growing group.

“If you are somebody who is part of The Nightmare Family, then I consider you more than a one day a week wrestler,” Cody Rhodes said on the vlog.

“And can take that Nightmare Family logo, jacket, familial connection. Do whatever the hell you want with it, take it to any company in the world — go anywhere with it, it means you are family” the former TNT Champion added.

Fuego del Sol, Red Velvet, KiLynn King, and Baron Black have all now officially been added to the stable, with Cody Rhodes also mentioning how fans incorrectly believed that Red Velvet was already a member.

The Nightmare Family now consists of:

  • Cody Rhodes
  • Brandi Rhodes
  • Dustin Rhodes
  • Arn Anderson
  • Gunn Club (Austin, Billy, and Colten Gunn)
  • Lee Johnson
  • Brock Anderson
  • Red Velvet
  • Fuego del Sol
  • KiLynn King
  • Baron Black
  • Diamond Dallas Page (association)
  • Glacier (association)
  • Tommy Dreame (association)
  • Stephen Amell (association)

With CM Punk’s links to Stephen Amell, there’s potentially a chance that he aligns himself with the group, should he make his much anticipated debut for AEW. That chance is slim however, as All Elite will likely keep Punk and the other rumored signee Daniel Bryan as main event singles talents.

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