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However, that was never the original plan. Korey Gunz and Tom Colohue sat down to review the Clash of Champions PPV on the latest edition of Sportskeeda’s Dropkick Diskussions. Colohue revealed that WWE had originally planned to have Reigns take on Bryan at Clash of Champions. The match that was later scrapped and Rowan was pushed into the limelight instead. Colohue provided more interesting backstage updates behind Luke Harper’s return and the potential reasons behind Daniel Bryan’s exclusion from the originally planned match....

In this regard, Wrestlinginc pointed out that the current betting odds are in favour of Drew McIntyre, Mandy Rose, Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns and Becky Lynch to win their respective matches at the pay-per-view. In case you didn’t know Like last year, there will be two eight-person Money in the Bank contract ladder matches this year, one for the men and the other for the women. For the men’s match, Drew McInytre, Ricochet, Braun Strowman and Baron Corbin will be participating from RAW with Finn Balor, Ali, Andrade and Randy Orton joining them from SmackDown....

Of course, WWE has stayed mum on the subject, but it appears that more is now coming out about the injury to the former champion. In case you didn’t know… Daniel Bryan suffered an unknown injury during his WWE championship match with Kofi Kingston and was subsequently pulled from live events. The news came only one year after he was cleared from a concussion injury, which has left fans worried that Bryan could have suffered a career-ending injury....

Speaking on the latest Wrestling Observer Radio, Meltzer provided more information on the three-time United States champion’s current situation in WWE. In case you didn’t know… Following a three-month rivalry with Shinsuke Nakamura, Rusev joined forces with his former opponent in January 2019 to form a tag team. The unlikely allies won their first match together, defeating The Club on SmackDown Live, with Lana by their side. However, they failed to win any of their next eight matches as a duo, including a Fatal 4-Way match at WrestleMania 35 for the SmackDown Tag Team titles....

Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter provided updates on Daniel Bryan’s role at the PPV while also focusing on the Roman Reigns storyline arc that has been unfolding on TV. Meltzer confirmed that Daniel Bryan’s ‘career-altering’ announcement angle had been scrapped as the company just didn’t have enough time to build it up for SummerSlam. He even added while Reigns and Bryan are not expected to wrestle at the show, Creative will book angle at the show to advance the feud between the two former WWE Champions....

Now, according to Fightful’s Sean Ross Sapp, the four-time RAW Women’s Champion has signed a new contract with the company. Writing on Fightful Select, Sapp reported that ‘The Boss’ reached the agreement upon her return, but it is not yet known when her new deal expires. This is the second contract extension that Banks has reportedly received in two years, as she also re-signed with WWE in 2018. What’s next for Sasha Banks?...

According to Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, not only will Samoa Joe be called up to the main roster pretty soon, but he will also be in a massive big ticket match at Wrestlemania 33. Meltzer speculates that Joe will lock horns with John Cena in a feud that stretches back several years from their shared history in UPW. Another match that was speculated about was a confrontation between Smackdown Commissioner Shane McMahon and the current WWE Champion AJ Styles....

In case you didn’t know… For the last couple of years, Cena has indirectly distanced himself from the WWE, and pro wrestling altogether. The opportunities at Hollywood keep coming, all while he continues to give the WWE everything he can without getting burnt out. While Cena was recovering from an injury, he started to appear on the Today Show, as well as other TV programs on a regular basis. The heart of the matter According to the report, Cena is filming a movie called The Pact, and it’s filming reportedly begins on April 19th....

PWInsider and Cageside Seats report that Alexa Bliss and Mandy Rose are both ill as well. In fact, Rose’s illness may be the reason why her match against Naomi was called off. In case you didn’t know… Finn Balor was the leader of the resistance against Baron Corbin and his reign of terror on last week’s episode of RAW. This week, Seth Rollins had to step up to the plate as Balor did not make it to RAW....

In fact, the company helped Foley regain his health insurance - something the Hardcore Legend had been waiting for, for quite some time. Nevertheless, the WWE head-honchos seem to be of the opinion that Foley’s current stint as RAW’s General Manager may have run its course. In case you didn’t know… Mick Foley (real name Michael Francis Foley Sr.) has been a staple of the pro-wrestling industry since 1986, winning the WWF Championship, TNA World Heavyweight title, Legends title, the WCW, WWF and ECW tag-team titles and the WWF Hardcore title, to name a few....

In case you didn’t know… The Firefly Funhouse has been airing since April and has become a huge hit with the WWE Universe, but last week on Raw, Wyatt left the Funhouse in what was assumed to have been the final episode of the show. The former Wyatt Family leader was then backstage last week on Monday Night Raw, but since it was the go-home show before Stomping Grounds, it made sense that the company didn’t want to include him in a new feud that soon....

True to WWE form, that might change as dailywrestlingnews.com reports that the USA Network now, might be open to the idea of a third hour for the show. One of the deciding factors in the brand split was the deal with the USA Network and both sides are interested in testing the profitability of a three-hour show. Some of the higher-ups in the WWE are opposed to the idea, considering the low ratings RAW has suffered specifically in its third hour....

Alberto El Patron – that is what he is known by these days, is a hot commodity now that he does not have any contractual obligations with the WWE. AAA has recently announced that Alberto Del Rio will be appearing at Heroes Inmortales X pay-per-view on 2 October. He is scheduled to wrestle at the Arena Monterrey in Monterrey, Mexico. Del Rio will be a part of the main event when he teams with Psycho Clown to face Pagano and Dr....

Backstage, there were different faces producing the show as Vince McMahon, Triple H, and Kevin Dunn were not at the show, as per PWInsider. The show was reportedly run by Paul Heyman and Michael Mansury, RAW’s executive director and vice president of global television production, respectively. John Laurinaitis and Michael Hayes were also involved in the production of the final RAW of 2019. Also Read: Vince McMahon felt ‘genuine pain’ when WWE fans rejected his gimmick idea...

In case you didn’t know… Former gymnast standout Stacey Ervin Jr. received a tryout with the WWE in May 2018 and was called up to the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida along with the likes of Io Shirai, Keith Lee, and Deonna Purrazzo in the class of Performance Center recruits. The 24-year-old is a former NCAA gymnast and made his WWE in-ring debut later in the very same year on September 21....

Triple H vs Seth Rollins, John Cena vs The Undertaker were some of those scrapped plans. Brock Lesnar was scheduled to face Bray Wyatt, whereas it was decided that Dean Ambrose will fight Chris Jericho. The plan of Bray versus Brock was changed as several fans wanted to witness the Lunatic fringe square off against the Beast Incarnate. Cagesideseats.com has revealed that WWE officials felt that a dominating performance against the Beast would project Ambrose as one of the top fighters in the company....

According to Cagesideseats, Roman Reigns is “pencilled in” to win the WWE Universal Championship at some point but it “may not happen” at the Royal Rumble. As a part of their rumours coverage, the website insinuates that Kevin Owens might just go on to retain his title at the PPV. In case you didn’t know Roman Reigns recently lost his United States Championship to Chris Jericho on an episode of Raw....

Among the call-ups from NXT after Wrestlemania 32 is Dana Brooke, who appeared nearly a month after the grandest show of the year. She aligned herself with Emma, who was just starting off an interesting feud with Becky Lynch. She made an impact by attacking Becky Lynch from behind. Emma and Dana Brooke were aligned even in NXT and feuded with Asuka from September to December before Emma was called up before Wrestlemania 32 and Dana after....

At this point, the “Bulgarian Brute” Rusev is expected to be involved in a match with Dolph Ziggler. Rusev recently took Ziggler out of action indefinitely with an assault on Monday Night Raw. While he is expected to be involved with Ziggler, there will likely be one added element to the match. The report mentions that the expected bout will feature Rusev and his newest female acquaintance Summer Rae teaming up to take on the tandem of the soon to be returning Ziggler and the “Ravishing Russian” Lana....

Just in time for WrestleMania, WWE fans in India will be able to order their favourite WWE merchandise online at WWEShop.in, including authentic WWE Superstar apparel and accessories, WWE replica championship titles, toys, console games, collectibles, trading cards, stationery, and more. “We are excited to give our fans in India the chance to express their passion for WWE through a new e-commerce experience at WWEShop.in,” said Casey Collins, WWE Executive Vice President, Consumer Products....