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The news of WWE’s game production team spreading its wings came directly from the top of the company. During WWE’s latest fiscal reporting call, CBO Stephanie McMahon announced in a straightforward fashion that a WWE RPG is currently in development. No further details were provided regarding the RPG, beyond that WWE had signed a deal recently to have the game developed. As such, the developer of the game isn’t necessarily 2K or any other previous WWE partner....

NJPW has been at the forefront of that, and is viewed as the best alternative to the WWE, at the moment. NJPW have over the last few years tried to tap into the WWE market and have progressed considerably, and it seems like they may be targetting a few WWE Superstars to sign for their promotion. In case you didn’t know… Over the last year or so, NJPW have signed a few significant deals, while also opening a dojo in Los Angeles....

In case you didn’t know… The original match for the Universal Championship for Crown Jewel was supposed to be a triple threat match between then Universal Champion Roman Reigns, Braun Strowman, and Brock Lesnar. However, Reigns had to relinquish his Championship as he had been diagnosed with leukemia, thus making it a one-on-one match for the Universal Championship between Braun Strowman and Brock Lesnar, which was won by the Beast Incarnate - making him the new Universal Champion....

In Case You Didn’t know… This past Monday Night on RAW, the main stories coming out of the flagship brand happen to be Drew McIntyre losing his first match in over a year against former Intercontinental champion Dolph Ziggler. His previous singles loss goes back down to NXT where McIntyre dropped the NXT championship to Andrade ‘Cien’ Almas at NXT Takeover: WarGames. Dean Ambrose made his return to the show with a group of men in black and gas masks; He then cut a promo ripping the fans and states how he’s the only one who hasn’t changed in The Shield....

The Universal Title match for Survivor Series was also set, while NXT’s Superstars added more fuel to the fire in their feuds with SmackDown Superstars. On that note, let’s take a look at today’s WWE rumor roundup: #1 Future of Bobby Lashley-Lana-Rusev storyline The storyline involving Lana, Bobby Lashley, and Rusev has been panned by fans and critics. But, it seems that WWE may continue with the storyline, as per Wrestling Observer....

In today’s edition, we will talk about the possible opponent for Roman Reigns at next year’s WrestleMania as well as a big match that is almost certain to take place at this year’s show. We will also talk about the rumors regarding a Hall of Famer making his return to WrestleMania this year, and much more. So without further ado, let’s dive right in and take a look at the biggest stories and rumors of the day:...

Let’s take a look at the 20th September rumor roundup: #1 Vince McMahon made the decision to bring back Brock Lesnar Brock Lesnar returned to WWE television this past week and challenged Kofi Kingston to a match at the October 4th edition of SmackDown, which will also be the very first show on FOX. Kingston accepted Lesnar’s challenge before being F5’d by the former Universal Champion. Sportskeeda’s very own Tom Colohue has now reported the backstage details that went into Lesnar’s return....

Brian Alvarez at the Wrestling Observer reported that due to the injury to Seth Rollins last Monday on Raw, Samoa Joe could be moved to Smackdown to feud with John Cena. Alvarez noted that one of the original plans for John Cena at WrestleMania 33 included a feud with Samoa Joe, but the idea was shelved. The injury to Rollins now has ignited the possibility again. In case you didn’t know…...

However, Fightful Select report that not all Superstars have been contacted regarding the PPV. Several stars are yet to be informed if they will be on the plane to Saudi Arabia or not. Fightful’s report reads: “There are several people we’ve spoken to who still aren’t sure if they’re even supposed to make the trip over to Saudi Arabia in three weeks.” The Saudi Arabia pay-per-views are treated like mini-WrestleManias by WWE, with many legends and Hall of Famers appearing on the show....

Why did Sasha Banks leave WWE? Sasha Banks left WWE after she and Bayley lost the WWE Women’s Tag Team Titles at WrestleMania in a Fatal Four-way match, with ‘The IIconics’ Billie Kay and Peyton Royce winning them. There was a rumor that she left because she was unhappy with the creative decision to take the title off of her and Bayley, especially after they fought so hard for WWE to bring those titles in the first place....

As noted, after parting ways with the WWE, Moxley has made waves owing to the role he has bagged in an MMA-themed action movie titled Cagefighter. In case you didn’t know… The movie in which Dean Ambrose is set to be featured – Cagefighter – stars MMA fighter and actor Josh Herdman, Gina Gershon, Michelle Ryan, Jason Maza, and Michael Jai White. Besides, MMA icons such as Georges St. Pierre, Anderson Silva, and Alexander Gustafsson will also appear in the movie....

That was enough to get the WWE Universe to start talking about it and also for websites to pick it up and run the story. However, the always reliable Tom Colohue has revealed that WWE are not interested in re-hiring Punk. Colohue tweeted: “Are we honestly doing this again? There is no interest from the #WWE in hiring CM Punk. I shouldn’t have to keep saying this but yet again a bait site is running with this cr*p....

According to a recent report from Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, WWE Smackdown tag team champions American Alpha, have not been told they will be a part of this year’s Royal Rumble match. Unless plans change and a last-minute match is added to the card, Chad Gable and Jason Jordan will not be defending their title’s at Sunday’s big event either. Follow our WWE Royal Rumble 2017 Results and live coverage...

According to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, one of those stars on SmackDown is Andrade, and El Idolo has “people in power who are behind him”. WrestleTalk.com carried the rumors from the WON. In case you didn’t know . . . Andrade started out as a face down in NXT, but things really clicked for his character when he both turned heel and aligned with Zelina Vega. He won the NXT Championship and joined the main roster last year after WrestleMania....

One of the biggest flops was Elias’ match against Ricochet, which unfortunately had a botched finish. The finishing sequence saw Elias enter the ring with a guitar, however, the referee stopped him from using it and Ricochet took advantage of the distraction to lay The Drifter out with a kick. Ricochet went up to the top rope for his finisher, but he had to improvise as Elias got up before he executed the 630....

With Survivor Series just round the corner, many in the WWE Universe are speculating that Team SmackDown may indeed bow down to the mighty RAW roster. There is a reason to believe that the man responsible for the loss of Team SmackDown may be none other than the current WWE Champion AJ Styles. This would, in turn lead to a program with the Undertaker at Royal Rumble for the WWE World title....

In case you didn’t know… After the return of Shawn Michaels on the previous edition of Monday Night Raw, speculations and rumours of a potential WWE match for the veteran were all over the internet. It was rumoured that The Heartbreak Kid may come out of retirement to face The Undertaker at WrestleMania 35, but, as of now, it seems he may feature in a tag-team match at Saudi Arabia, before the rumoured clash....

When asked whether he will appear for more or less than six months for WWE in 2017, Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter said There is no question that Cena has earned the schedule he has now in WWE after being the face of it for over 11 years. Among all the faces of the company (Hulk Hogan, Stone Cold Steve Austin, The Rock, & himself) no other has been on top as long as he has....

Cesaro has been on the receiving end of a big push of late, and it looks like he will finally get a World Championship shot. Bryan had been lobbying for Cesaro to get a match against Reigns on SmackDown. Instead, The Big Dog threw a challenge at Bryan instead of agreeing to face Cesaro. As per The Wrestling Observer (via CSS), the match between Bryan and Reigns on SmackDown will lead to a program with Cesaro and the Universal Champion....

With that said, we present the ‘Best and Worst’ of WWE SmackDown this week, for your reading pleasure. Be sure to leave a comment and let us know what you thought of this week’s WWE SmackDown and how you’d rate it on a scale of 1-10. As always, here’s your best and worst of WWE SmackDown following Hell in a Cell 2020. #1 Best: A major change in character for Jey Uso on WWE SmackDown The main takeaway from WWE SmackDown, if you discount the kiss (we’ll touch upon that later) was that Jey Uso has turned heel and he is now going to be a part of Roman Reigns’ faction....