Before we get to all that, let us take a look at the two big stories of the day:
Vince McMahon’s reaction to Big E and Kofi Kingston taking the knee
Big E and Kofi Kingston took the knee on WWE SmackDown last month to show their solidarity with the BLM (Black Lives Matter) movement. The movement has been in full flow across the world after the tragic incident involving George Floyd.
On The Sports Bubble with Jensen Karp, Big E spoke about Vince McMahon’s reaction to the tag-team champions taking the knee. He made it clear that it was something they ran by the WWE Chairman before doing it and it was cleared without any pushback. He said:
The New Day also spoke about it on their podcast and Big E revealed that it was with the full backing of WWE. He added:
Why RAW Superstars were not on the show
Liv Morgan was not on WWE RAW because she was on a boat trip with Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville, according to the Wrestling Observer. They report that several others WWE Superstars missed because of various reasons but none were tested positive for COVID-19.
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Natalya, Rey Mysterio, Randy Orton, and Austin Theory were the ones not on the show this week while Kevin Owens has taken a break from WWE already, just like Roman Reigns.
When WWE broke Alexis Bliss’ heart
Alexa Bliss missed WWE Evolution due to a concussion and she has finally spoken out about her situation back then. She had got concussed during a match and was keen on returning to the ring before the pay-per-view.
WWE were also keen on getting her back in action before the PPV but unfortunately, she got concussed once again. She took the impact test once before the PPV but while she was on her way to the pay-per-view.
Major plans for Andrade and Garza?
WWE have been teasing some tension between Andrade and Angel Garza for a couple of weeks now. However, it looks like the ‘breakup’ is very unlikely to happen and they are set for glory.
Wrestling Observer report that the two are set to challenge for the WWE RAW Tag-Team titles soon. There is no report on if they would be winning the Championships, but they claim that Zelina Vega’s associates are set to be involved in the title picture for sure.
Before Garza and Andrade get into the title picture, WWE need to finish off the feud between The Viking Riders and The Street Profits. They have been involved in an entertaining rivalry for some time now there needs to be an end to it soon.
WALTER not keen on moving to the United States
Wrestling Observer Radio have a big scoop and they report that WALTER has refused to move to the United States and work with the WWE main roster. They claim that he is not keen on moving permanently to the States and is only willing to make numbered appearances for WWE in the United States.
Dave Meltzer reports that this is not just based on the Coronavirus situation but it was something the current WWE NXT United Kingdom Champion has maintained for a long time.
Meltzer: WALTER is on a guaranteed contract. If they cut everyone, I believe, I could be wrong, I believe that he’d still get paid, but he’s not coming to this country full-time. I mean, that’s his WWEdeal. I mean, they want him in this country, they want him to come to the main roster.
Alvarez: He didn’t want to come here before the pandemic.
Meltzer: He can’t come here now anyway. His thing is that you can hook him over for some weekends, but he’s not moving here, and he’s not coming here every single week. So, that was just the deal he insisted on when they signed him, and they really wanted him bad. They don’t want any stone unturned of someone who can go to AEW or whatever, although I think they are less adamant about it now.
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