Additionally, further details on WWE’s plans for Elias until then have also been revealed. Elias suffered an ankle injury, and has been out of action for the past few weeks Elias was unable to compete in the King of the Ring 2019 tournament’s semi-final match – a matchup in which he would’ve taken on Chad Gable. It was on September 10th that the WWE confirmed that Elias had suffered an ankle injury....
After SummerSlam, WWE posted a YouTube video of the entrance, but with Bray Wyatt’s highly interesting new lantern of his own head edited out of the footage. There are also rumors that children in the arena struggled to cope with the intensity of the performance, with one parent having to take their child out of the arena itself due to a strong negative reaction. Some would argue that this is precisely the response that The Fiend should receive....
Dave Meltzer from F4Wonline.com reported that despite the announcement, the match will not be taking place at the PPV. Describing the confirmation of the match as ‘a red herring’, Meltzer said that the WWE will alter the bout before the PPV goes on floors. In case you didn’t know… It’s certainly not fresh to witness Dolph Ziggler and The Miz feud in 2019. The Cleveland natives have been close friends outside the WWE and have had some solid matches in the past....
In case you didn’t know… Mickie James suffered a serious injury to her ACL in a match against Carmella at a live event in Waco, Texas on June 1. The five-time Women’s Champion and one-time Divas Champion was forced to undergo surgery for the first time in her 20-year career on July 16, as she revealed in a blog post on her website. James’ most recent televised WWE match came at WrestleMania 35 when she participated in the Women’s Battle Royal, which was won by Carmella....
In case you didn’t know… Sanity were promoted from NXT as part of the 2018 Superstar Shake-up back in April and it was thought that they would become the much needed Tag Team powerhouses on the SmackDown Live brand, but this isn’t the case. Sanity were originally promoted without Nikki Cross as the Scottish Star continued to pursue the NXT Women’s Championship before her recent promotion to the main roster. Cross is still yet to be given a permanent place on the main roster, but it’s likely that she won’t be joining her former group on SmackDown Live in the near future....
Even though most of the card consists of 3-way battles between representatives of RAW, SmackDown and NXT, there are 2 matches on the card which will remain brand specific. These two matches are Brock Lesnar vs Rey Mysterio for the WWE Championship and Bray Wyatt vs Daniel Bryan for the Universal Championship. It has been reported that even though WWE had planned Brock Lesnar vs Bray Wyatt vs Adam Cole initially, they changed the plans later on and decided to have the Championships defended at the show instead....
Speaking on Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer explained why WWE booked ‘Taker to win the match against the returning WCW legend. In case you didn’t know… Much of the build-up to the WWE Super ShowDown main event revolved around The Undertaker’s long-time allegiance with WWE and Goldberg’s reputation as being one of the biggest stars of WCW in the late 1990s. The first-ever one-on-one match between the two men has been widely criticised on social media, mostly due to an awkward Jackhammer from Goldberg and an uncoordinated Tombstone from The Undertaker....
Rumors stated that Goldberg is being brought back to dethrone WWE Champion Kofi Kingston in Saudi Arabia, but the story is completely false. Also, the rumors of Goldberg facing off against Brock Lesnar at SummerSlam have no weight too. In case you didn’t know… Recently, Goldberg posted a cryptic photo on his Instagram handle, indicating that he was coming back to professional wrestling. Soon after, WWE’s Saudi Arabian website, and then WWE’s official website both confirmed that the former WWE Universal Champion would be making an appearance on the June 7th event....
According to Wrestling Observer Newsletter, the card for the grandest stage is almost finalised. An updated list of the lineup for the event is making the rounds on Reddit. The lineup has garnered some mixed reviews from fans. Below is the lineup for the most exciting night in pro-wrestling. #1 Bill Goldberg vs Brock Lesnar for the Universal Title The ultimate showdown between the two of the most exciting names in the history of pro-wrestling will most likely be the main event for the night....
Seth Rollins then went on to chastise the locker room for their performance at Sunday’s Survivor Series, before ending up on the receiving end of a crowd pleasing stunner from Kevin Owens. According to Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer, Seth Rollins apparently ad-libbed the response and Vince McMahon was visibly upset backstage: Meanwhile, FOX has confirmed the CM Punk will not be on tonight’s episode of WWE Backstage. So, we’ll have to wait at least another week before we get a possible on screen response from Chicago’s favorite son....
In case you didn’t know… Shawn Michaels was forced to retire from in-ring competition back at WrestleMania 26 when he lost his match to The Undertaker and was forced to walk away. Michaels claimed that he wanted to be the only wrestler in WWE who could retire without coming back numerous times and for eight years, he was able to keep his word. Michaels then made his return to team with Triple H at Crown Jewel last month in a winning effort against The Undertaker and Kane, which allowed him a form of retribution following his retirement....
While things started on a very cordial note between the two GMs, it was soon clear that Foley was rather annoyed by a crack Bryan made about Raw’s new Universal Title on the premiere episode of “Talking Smack” – exclusively on WWE Network. Unfortunately, Rusev interrupted before the matter could be settled, leaving the WWE Universe to wonder what, if anything, will happen next. Will Foley show up on SmackDown to finish his point?...
“I literally can picture me and my little brother (Reid) driving from Charlotte down to Orlando and we got at like 4:30 in the morning and going under the bridge on I-4 where it has the ‘Orlando’ sign as you’re passing the theme parks,” said Charlotte. “I just remember seeing that and thinking we’re in Orlando, this is cool.” MORE: SmackDown champion Alexa Bliss on being the center of attention...
Fans were expecting some major angles to play out as WWE has already announced four top title matches for the next pay-per-view event, Stomping Grounds. While WWE brought out the biggest Superstars they have in their roster, they failed to make as big of an impact as they would have expected to make. This led to them committing many mistakes, which had a lot of impact on the Superstars involved and not just the storylines that they’re a part of....
This week’s SmackDown started off with a recap of Monday night RAW where Randy Orton beat up Daniel Bryan in front of Brie Bella. Big Show comes to the ring and while Cole and JBL talk about how conflicted Big Show is, the latter admits that he is ashamed of himself and the crowd is shown a video of Big Show being ordered by Triple H and Stephanie McMahon to punch different people....
This week’s SmackDown Live was all about building towards Roman Reigns’ attacker from last week as well as ensuring that all the build-up for SummerSlam was squeezed into the two-hour show. There was a lot of talking on this week’s episode as the likes of Kevin Owens and Shane McMahon attempted to settle their differences ahead of their hotly anticipated match this weekend and Trish Stratus and Charlotte once again had another face-off in the ring where The Queen was slapped....
Still, there are a couple more shows left to go before WrestleMania week itself begins, and there are quite a few unanswered questions left lingering in the air. Following last week’s developments on the blue brand, the anticipation is growing as fans tune in to see what rabbit WWE are going to pull out of the hat in Pittsburgh tonight. The road to New Orleans is almost over, but don’t be surprised if there are one or two more speed bumps along the way – we apologise profusely for that analogy....
In this article, we will look at things that can transpire on WWE SmackDown this week. So, without further ado, let’s begin. #1 Edge challenges Roman Reigns for a title match at WrestleMania on WWE SmackDown Earlier this week, Edge defeated 29 other Superstars to pick a historical win at Royal Rumble. Following the pay-per-view, he had a brief interaction with Drew McIntyre on RAW, but The Rated-R Superstar clarified that he would think about his decision....
Backstage, Shane and Stephanie cornered KO and we found out that even they were not told about the change in the signing. KO demanded a match against Bryan and Rowan with Kofi as his partner and the McMahons agreed. The Bar vs. The Hardy Boyz The Hardys were together once again as Matt Hardy walked out with Jeff for the first time in almost two years. Jeff Hardy was being isolated in the corner by The Bar, but he fought back and hit the Whisper in the wind....
Here are the results. Jimmy Uso defeated Stardust. Jey Uso and Goldust were at ringside. Sheamus and Dolph Ziggler defeated The Miz and Cesaro . R-Truth and Damien Sandow were at ringside. Adam Rose defeated Heath Slater. Titus O’Neil was at ringside with Slater. Rose got the win after The Bunny got in the ring and provided a distraction. Roman Reigns vs. Rusev is announced for the main event. The Wyatt Family defeated AJ Lee is out next for commentary....
