Photo Credit – WWE In NXT, Sami Zayn was one of the most loved wrestlers of all time for the brand. When he won the NXT Title, the celebration was massive in the ring and ended with Kevin Owens turning heel and beating up Zayn, just after he won. This created such an incredible underdog babyface v monster heel story. Besides the two stories, him chasing the NXT title and finally winning it and his feud shortly there after with Kevin Owens, there was not much to say about the face run of Sami Zayn. Sami Zayn in NXT -…
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Photo Credit: World Wrestling Entertainment Smackdown this week was definitely a one up from last week. The show was stacked, with a good opening tag match, a surprising debut, and an epic fatal 4 way in the main event. WWE once again, nailed it out of the park with this one. GREAT: We open the show with WWE Official Sonya Deville already in the ring. She began talking about the announcement that was made earlier in the day, which was that WWE will begin live touring once again in July! She calls for a “Parade of Champions” and introduces the…
Photo Credit: World Wrestling Entertainment Earlier this week @WrestleVotes on Twitter reported that over the last few weeks, FOX has apparently been pushing WWE to bring back live crowds. “They’d like their billion dollar investment to be on the same playing field as the MLB, NBA & others.” wrote WrestleVotes. You can see the full tweet below. https://twitter.com/WrestleVotes/status/1395391734121697287?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet Of course the last time we saw fans at any capacity was WrestleMania 37 in Tampa Bay back in April. But, the last time we saw fans on Smackdown on FOX was all the way back in March of 2020. So it…
WWE could be dropping their ThunderDome in the near future. Recently, reports emerged stating that WWE would be resuming their live touring schedule in July, with Money In The Bank kicking off their highly anticipated return. Last year’s Money In The Bank pay-per-view was potentially WWE’s most unique choice during the pandemic, with the company opting to use their Headquarters as the location for the Money In the Bank ladder match. This year will be much different, as per Sports Illustrated. Last Years Money In The Bank – Photo Credit: WWE WWE will be holding this year’s Money In The…
WWE’s return to live touring could also mean the refresh of their entrance stages, according to a new report. Prior to the pandemic, WWE debuted new sets for both Raw and SmackDown, however after they were forced to relocate to the Performance Center, the company opted for a simpler stage which they used for both shows. Andrew Zarian of ‘Mat Men Pro Wrestling’, who was first to break the news of NXT moving to Tuesday nights, reports that WWE are working on new sets for both Raw and SmackDown, and whilst it wasn’t noted when these will debut, it’s likely…
WWE didn’t do as good as you’d expect on Smackdown this week. This week just more average than usual. With a slow opening hour to a pretty good main event, this didn’t feel much like a go home show. GREAT – We open up Smackdown with Jey Uso introducing the WWE Universal Champion, Roman Reigns. Roman Reigns comes down to the ring and tells Jey they have to address two things, Jimmy Uso and Cesaro. Roman starts off by saying he likes Cesaro, that he thinks he’s one of the best wrestlers in the world. But he can’t beat Roman…
Andrew Zarian of Mat Men Pro Wrestling is reporting that WWE are planning on having fans returning between July 16th -19th. An episode of both Raw and SmackDown happen during that timeframe. https://twitter.com/matmenpodcast/status/1392961137352790018?s=21 It was not noted whether or not this would be a permanent return, or just a temporary one, with some suggesting Live events could run on the Saturday & Sunday, or a PPV could even take place during the weekend, however the source did not note this. Several sources have previously reported that this years SummerSlam will have fans in attendance, and WrestleVotes recently stated that the…
Jimmy Uso finally returned to Smackdown last week after a knee injury that took him over 12 months at Wrestlemania 36. Jimmy Uso had a little bit of altercation with his brother Jey and his cousin Roman Reigns. The last time we saw Jimmy Uso was at Hell in A Cell last year when Roman Reigns putting Jimmy Uso to sleep after he delivered a guillotine to Jimmy. https://twitter.com/x_Beast17_x/status/1390822159191351299?s=20 According to WrestlingNews.co, they were told that the next several months are planned for Reigns and his faction to dominate Smackdown. WWE has big plans for Jimmy & Jey to win…
This weeks episode of SmackDown was advertised as the ‘Throwback Edition’ with the show being heavily advertised across social media since it was announced last Friday. As with any special episode, fans expectations were higher than usual, but could SmackDown live up to the hype? GREAT: The show kicked off with an old fashioned style intro and this certainly helped the show feel special from the get go. It then cut to Michael Cole, dressed as a young version of himself, and Pat McAfee, dressed in a classic Vince McMahon attire, where they spoke about what would happen tonight. MUST…
Fightful Select (Subscription Required) are reporting that Daniel Bryan’s WWE contract expired last Friday. This past week on SmackDown, Daniel Bryan lost to the Universal Champion Roman Reigns meaning he banished from the SmackDown brand. Many fans speculated if this was a work or not, and the common belief around the WWE Universe was that he was going to be taking a break or perhaps he moving to another brand. However it seems now like we have our answer. Fightful are reporting that multiple sources in and outside of the WWE have informed them that Daniel Bryan’s contract did indeed…