Tonight’s WWE RAW will take place from the Amway Center in Orlando with fallout from last night’s WWE Survivor Series pay-per-view.
WWE has not announced any matches for tonight’s show but the fallout from last night’s pay-per-view should see Team RAW celebrate their win over SmackDown, 4-3. The men’s team has their clean sweep to follow up on, while Lana will be celebrating her win as the Sole Survivor of the women’s team.
RAW should also feature fallout from last week’s main event, which saw Drew McIntyre capture the WWE Title from Randy Orton. WWE is due to follow-up on the storyline between “The Fiend” Bray Wyatt and Alexa Bliss, among others.
DUAL-BRANDED BATTLE ROYAL (KICKOFF)Ricochet, Jeff Hardy, Elias, John Morrison, The Miz, Angel Garza, Humberto Carrillo, Shelton Benjamin, Cedric Alexander, Rey Mysterio, Dominik Mysterio, Apollo Crews, Kalisto, Shinsuke Nakamura, Chad Gable, Robert Roode, Dolph Ziggler, Murphy Miz wins the Battle Royal
MEN’S TRADITIONAL 5-ON-5 ELIMINATION MATCH Team RAW(AJ Styles, Keith Lee, Sheamus, Braun Strowman, and Riddle) defeated. Team SmackDown (Seth Rollins, Jey Uso, Kevin Owens, King Baron Corbin, Otis) – All of team RAW survive
WWE SmackDown Tag Team Champions The Street Profits defeated WWE RAW Tag Team Champions The New Day
WWE US Champion Bobby Lashley defeated WWE Intercontinental Champion Sami Zayn
WWE SmackDown Women’s Champion Sasha Banks defeated WWE RAW Women’s Champion Asuka
We see how The Gobbledy Gooker captured the WWE 24/7 Title from R-Truth on the Kickoff. We see Gooker backstage now, following a trail of bird seed. This leads to Akira Tozawa pinning him for the title with his ninja referee. R-Truth then appears and pins Tozawa for the title to begin his 45th reign. Truth runs away with Gooker and Tozawa chasing him.
WOMEN’S TRADITIONAL 5-ON-5 ELIMINATION MATCH Team RAW(WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler, Lacey Evans, Peyton Royce, Lana) defeated Team SmackDown(Bayley, Natalya, Liv Morgan, Ruby Riott, Bianca Belair) – Lana is the sole survivor
WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns defeated WWE Champion Drew McIntyre
THE UNDERTAKER’S FINAL FAREWELL
Mike Rome is in the ring for The Undertaker’s “Final Farewell” segment. Rome welcomes those who came to say goodbye to Taker. The music hits and out first comes Shane McMahon. Big Show is out next, followed by WWE Hall of Famer JBL, Jeff Hardy (who has Taker’s symbol painted on his face), WWE Hall of Famer Mick Foley, WWE Hall of Famer The Godfather, The Godwinns, Savio Vega, WWE Hall of Famer Rikishi, WWE Hall of Famer Kevin Nash, WWE Hall of Famer Booker T, WWE Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels, WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair, WWE Hall of Famer Triple H, and then Kane. We go to a video package on The Deadman.
The video features comments from Triple H, John Cena, Shane, WWE Hall of Famer Steve Austin, and goes on for several minutes with highlights from Mark Calaway 30 years as The Undertaker. Fans in the virtual ThunderDome crowd chant “Undertaker!” now. WWE Chairman & CEO Vince McMahon is introduced. The other guests are no longer in the ring. Vince talks about Taker’s 30 years in the company, striking fear in his opponents and entertaining a global audience, in WWF and WWE. Vince says this run will never be duplicated, so tonight we say goodbye, we say nothing lasts forever, which could be wrong, because the legacy of The Undertaker will live on eternally. So now Vince gives you… The Deadman, The Phenom… ladies and gentlemen… The Undertaker! The bells start to toll inside the Amway Center. The crowd goes black as the flame start to shoot up. Vince waits in the ring as The Undertaker’s iconic entrance begins.
Taker’s symbol appears high up in the arena as lighting strikes it and goes along with a MIDI-like version of his theme song. The bell tolls again and now The Undertaker begins his signature entrance to the ring.
Taker stops on the ring steps as more flames go off around the ring. Taker finally enters the ring and looks around for a minute or two. We hear “Undertaker!” chants apparently being piped in. Taker just stands there as crowd chants continue. The virtual crowd has not returned to the LED boards. Taker says for 30 long years he’s made that slow walk to the ring and has laid people to rest time and time again. He says and now his time has come. A “thank you Taker!” chant starts up. Taker says his time has come, it’s time for The Undertaker to… Rest.. In.. Peace. The ring fills up some with fog now as Taker tips his hat and drops down to one knee. Taker does his signature pose as we see a graphic of the late WWE Hall of Famer Paul Bearer on the wall, holding the urn. Taker looks up at the Bearer graphic and resumes his pose on his knee, looking down as the lights go out. The “Undertaker!” chants continue with just a single spotlight on Taker in the ring now. The bells start to toll once again as Taker’s music starts back up. He stands back up from his pose as the lighting and thunder start again. Taker stands tall in the middle of the ring and cuts his own throat. Taker exits the ring and marches up the ramp. He stops, turns back around to look at the ring, then faces forward again. Taker raises his fist in the air as the lightning strikes. The Undertaker’s “Final Farewell” ends as Taker heads to the back and the 2020 Survivor Series pay-per-view goes off the air.
AEW World Champion Jon Moxley has confirmed that he and his wife Renee Young are expecting their first child together.
Moxley slipped the news into a promo during this week’s edition of AEW Dynamite on TNT.
Young — aka Renee Paquette — began dating Moxley in 2013 while the pair were working together at WWE. They married in 2017, and Renee parted ways with WWE in October of this year after an 8 year stint as a commentator/interviewer/jack of all broadcasting trades.
We here at The Sheet would like to congratulate Mox and Renee!
Check out Moxley’s AEW promo/pregnancy announcement below.
A fight is a fight and when it comes down to it – Jon Moxley is ready to fight tooth & nail for his AEW World Championship.
WWE Chairman & CEO Vince McMahon reportedly passed on talking with Zelina Vega after she was released from her contract last Friday.
Vega was informed of her release last Friday by WWE’s Senior Director of Talent Relations, Mark Carrano. The Wrestling Observer Newsletter adds that Vega asked to talk to McMahon, but Carrano told her that Vince did not want to talk to her, and she was then escorted out of the building.
As noted, Vega was released last Friday due to reasons related to WWE’s new edict on third party content with sites such as Cameo and Twitch, which Vega is active on. WWE later confirmed with Sports Illustrated that Vega was released due to a breach of contract.
McMahon was reportedly unhappy with Vega for opening up an OnlyFans account, which she was using for cosplay content under a different name, even after WWE issued the third party edict. The feeling was that Vega’s actions boxed the company into a difficult situation. It was noted that Vega’s release was done as a reminder to all talents that the new third party policy will be strictly enforced.
Vega appeared on the “Table Talk” podcast with WWE Hall of Famer & Producer D-Von Dudley back in September and recalled how Vince had previously told her that she was one of his favorite talents, comparing her to his daughter, WWE Chief Brand Officer Stephanie McMahon.
“It’s weird because I think that too and I’m like, you know what? If quarantine didn’t happen – not saying that I wouldn’t have had these opportunities – but maybe it would have taken a little bit longer,” Vega told Dudley. “And also, Becky’s having her baby so there are people that are not here so that just leaves spots to fill and for me, I’m like, ‘Give me the ball! If I drop it, screw me!’ But you lose nothing and I was always ready for that and I think it started with Drew [McIntyre] when we had that back and forth. I was like, ‘Man, he’s like my other promo half.’ It was just perfect.
“Whenever it happened, it was just magic with him and it’s interesting because before even quarantine happened, Vince would always say, ‘You’re one of my favorites. You’re one of the reasons that I watch RAW. I love your character.’ It was such an honor to hear that because one of the things that he used to say to me was, ‘You remind me of Stephanie because she was always working out there. You’re a cutaway machine. I love that about you’ and first of all, I was like, ‘Are you serious?’ Legit, I was going to cry. I love Stephanie. She’s a huge inspiration when it comes to me and the Zelina character, but it’s wild to think that if this quarantine didn’t happen, I wonder where I would be. I wonder if I’d be getting a RAW Women’s Title shot against Asuka.”
DATE: November 22, 2020 at 7:00 PM ET (Preshow at 6:00 PM ET) LOCATION: Amway Center (WWE Thunderdome), Orlando, Florida AVAILABLE ON: WWE Network (first month free for new subscribers)
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WWE Champion Drew McIntyre vs. WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns
WWE RAW Women’s Champion Asuka vs. WWE SmackDown Women’s Champion Sasha Banks
WWE RAW Tag Team Champions The New Day vs. WWE SmackDown Tag Team Champions The Street Profits
WWE US Champion Bobby Lashley vs. WWE Intercontinental Champion Sami Zayn
MEN’S TRADITIONAL 5-ON-5 ELIMINATION MATCH AJ Styles, Keith Lee, Sheamus, Braun Strowman, and Riddle vs. Kevin Owens, Jey Uso, King Corbin, Seth Rollins, and TBA
WOMEN’S TRADITIONAL 5-ON-5 ELIMINATION MATCH Shayna Baszler, Nia Jax, Lana, Lacey Evans, and Peyton Royce vs. Bianca Belair, Ruby Riott, Liv Morgan, TBA, and TBA
Former NXT Women’s Champion Rhea Ripley is most likely done with NXT and moving to the main roster soon, according to Dave Meltzer on the recent Wrestling Observer Radio.
Meltzer noted that he had recently “heard talk of Ripley moving to the main roster” and Ripley losing clean to Io Shirai this week was another sign of the young Australian star moving on from NXT.
After their main event match for the NXT Women’s Championship, Ripley and Shirai embraced for a hug and it seemed to indicate that they were “finishing up their story,” added Meltzer.
Ripley faced Charlotte Flair earlier this year at WrestleMania 36 and has already been introduced to the main roster audience.
Tonight’s WWE NXT episode on the USA Network will be headlined by two title matches.
New NXT North American Champion Leon Ruff will grant Johnny Gargano his rematch after last week’s title change. Also, Io Shirai will defend the NXT Women’s Title against Rhea Ripley.
Tonight’s NXT will also feature an appearance by NXT Champion Finn Balor. Balor will give an update on his status and the title, his first since undergoing jaw surgery several weeks back.
Matches: •World Heavyweight Championship: Jacob Fatu (c) vs. Davey Boy Smith Jr. •World Middleweight Championship: Myron Reed (c) vs. Brian Pillman Jr. •National Openweight Champion Alex Hammerstone in action!
MLW returns TONIGHT at 7pm ET with the premiere of FUSION on Fubo Sports, Pluto TV and YouTube. Learn more about where to watch.
After 7 months, a new breed of fighting athletes rise up as MLW kicks off #TheRestart presented by newlawoffice.com.
Although the dreaded CONTRA Unit remains at large, their shadowy presence remains a constant starting and ending with the World Heavyweight Champion Jacob Fatu.
After having his back broken at the hands of CONTRA during the May 9th hostile takeover of MLW, Davey Boy Smith Jr. has endured a painful road to recovery. Months of physical therapy and training with the likes of Kazushi Sakuraba have set the table for Smith’s quest to topple Fatu and take the championship. Now, the final stage goes down as for the first-time ever Jacob Fatu fights DBS for the World Heavyweight Championship!
A bitter year-long feud culminates in a World Middleweight Championship showdown. Brian Pillman Jr. challenges the longest reigning World Middleweight Champion in MLW history as he looks to take the belt from Myron Reed. Will Reed prove he truly is the “Young GOAT” or will the unpredictable and volatile Pillman get his hands on the prestigious title?
Ranked #1 in MLW since the summer of 2019, National Openweight Champion Alex Hammerstone will also be in action. Leading the charge to unite MLW’s athletes to rise up and take back MLW from CONTRA, “Your Boy Hammer” looks to make a statement when he steps into the squared circle.
Kevin Von Erich shares a secret about the origins of World Class Championship Wrestling with his sons, the reigning World Tag Team Champions Ross and Marshall Von Erich.
Plus: the 2020 Opera Cup brackets are revealed!
Fans can also watch nationwide on cable and dish via beIN SPORTS on Saturday nights at 10pm ET and on demand anytime, anywhere on DAZN.
Experience a new era in combat sports as MLW hits #TheRestart button and returns to top ranked weekly competition with FUSION!
MLW CEO & Founder Court Bauer issued the following statement on tonight’s restart via the MLW mailing list this morning:
Good morning!
After nearly 8 months today is the day. Welcome to #TheRestart of Major League Wrestling!
This year has been unlike any other in the history of our league and we thank you for being with us every step of the way.
Tonight at 7pm ET, we embark on a new era for MLW featuring a new breed of fighting athletes as we bring you into smoke filled arenas each and every week.
We’ve reloaded the roster, nearly doubling the number of wrestlers and we will be giving you stacked cards each and every week for free.
You’ll also notice new strategic alliances pop up on FUSION along with some other surprises.
I promise the intense competition will remind you of what we all love about MLW. My hope is that you will enjoy the extraordinary competition of the Opera Cup, championship bouts and some big marquee matches.
A key goal for #TheRestart was to give fans more ways to watch us than ever before. In addition to watching us nationwide on cable and satellite on beIN SPORTS, you can now stream us on not just on YouTube but on Fubo Sports Network, DAZN and Pluto TV plus we’re in 20+ countries and counting! Learn more about where to watch.
Thank you again for your incredible support throughout the year.
Now, get ready for a big night of fights! •Jacob Fatu vs. Davey Boy Smith Jr.: World Heavyweight Title Fight •Myron Reed vs. Brian Pillman Jr.: World Middleweight Title Fight •Alex Hammerstone in action + more!
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