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Backstage News On Daniel Bryan’s Heel Turn And WWE Championship Win

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Last night on SmackDown Live, Daniel Bryan defeated AJ Styles to win the WWE Championship and turned heel in the process. Bryan attacked Styles after the match, and is now scheduled to face Brock Lesnar at Survivor Series in a champion versus champion match this Sunday.

During the most recent edition of Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer talked about the title change and Bryan’s heel turn, and said that Bryan had been pushing to turn heel. Bryan came up with the idea of turning heel several weeks ago, and Vince McMahon decided to go ahead with the turn on the day of the show.

Dave further noted that Bryan defeating Styles for the championship was decided last weekend. Meltzer mentioned that Vince wanted to get maximum impact with the change in plans, and decided to do the title change and the heel turn on the same night. Dave also speculated that while Bryan winning the title was decided before Becky Lynch’s injury, the injury might have influenced Vince’s decision to turn Bryan heel and make it the biggest talking point heading into The Survivor Series.

Bryan has talked for years about Lesnar being a dream match for him. Bryan and Lesnar were at one point scheduled to face each other at SummerSlam in 2014 when Bryan was the WWE World Heavyweight Champion, however Bryan was forced to vacate the title due to a neck injury. Lesnar went on to defeat Cena for the title at the show.

In a 2015 interview with The National, Bryan said that a Lesnar was his “number one dream match.”

“My number one dream match is Brock Lesnar,” Bryan told The National three years ago. “And I want that to be a WrestleMania match. I don’t know if the WWE will ever let that happen, because they might be afraid he might legitimately hurt me pretty bad. But I would like to do a major pay-per-view match with Cesaro. I’d like to to do a major pay-per-view match with Seth Rollins. I’d love do a major pay-per-view match with Stardust. We have so many talented people on the roster that I’d love to have a match on pay per view or we have a story to work through together.”

Source: WrestlingINC

Ronda Rousey Reacts To Becky Lynch Injury With Instagram Tirade

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RAW Women’s Champion Ronda Rousey has taken to Instagram to launch a scathing attack on her recently injured rival and SmackDown Live counterpart Becky Lynch.

“I’m really sorry to hear The Millennial Man will not be showing up for her legally arranged ass whooping on November 18th at the Staples Center,” Rousey wrote in a caption that was accompanied by a screenshot of a Nate Diaz tweet. “Unfortunately now everyone knows if someone hauls off and punches you for real, your face implodes. I suggest you keep practicing your tough guys faces in the mirror, should be very effective physical therapy.”

As we previously reported, Becky was pulled from their upcoming match after suffering a concussion and fracturing parts of her face while leading an invasion of Raw.

Rousey continued the talk trash, saying: “Don’t worry I’m not the back stabbing cheap shotting ambushing cowardly type, so you’re perfectly safe to take your time and heal up until your figurative balls have dropped and you’re finally ready to for your comeuppance.”

“I want you 100% healed up, prepared, and looking me in the eye when the bell rings,” she added. “Lemmie know when you’re done healing your boo boos and ready for me to serve you your ass on a silver platter with your avocado toast.”

Read the full post below.

Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet

WATCH: First Official Trailer For Paige Biopic ‘Fighting With My Family’

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The first trailer for “Fighting With My Family” has dropped and the upcoming movie about Paige’s family produced by The Rock shows a lot of “The People’s Champ” in the footage.

“In 2012 I watched a documentary about a young, unknown British female pro wrestler & her wonderfully crazy family,” The Rock wrote on Twitter while revealing the trailer. “I loved it! It was a story that my [Seven Bucks Productions] had to tell. That girl [Paige] would go on to help redefine [WWE] women’s wrestling.”

As we previously reported, Zelina Vega is playing the part of AJ Lee in the film and can be seen for a brief moment in the footage. There’s also a shot of NXT UK wrestler Dave Mastiff.

The film — which is set to be released in February 2019 — also stars Nick Frost as Paige’s dad, Lena Headey as her mom and Vince Vaughn as Hutch (a WWE talent scout).

Daniel Bryan Turns Heel, Wins WWE Championship

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In a surprise end to SmackDown Live this week, Daniel Bryan defeated AJ Styles for the WWE Championship and will go on to face Brock Lesnar on Sunday at Survivor Series.

SmackDown kicked off with Styles cutting a promo about Lesnar. He was then interrupted by Paul Heyman and later Daniel Bryan. The two wrestlers ended the segment brawling and shortly after a main event title match was confirmed on commentary.

The match took place later in the night and ended after Daniel seemingly turned heel by hitting Styles with a low blow while the ref was knocked out to help him get the win.

After the match was over, he continued his attack on Styles.

Because Daniel is champion, he’s now been confirmed for the champion vs. champion match against Brock Lesnar on Sunday at Survivor Series — similar to last year when Styles defeated Jinder Mahal for the WWE Championship.

Becky Lynch Out Of Survivor Series

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WWE announced that SmackDown Women’s Champion Becky Lynch suffered a broken face and a severe concussion during SmackDown women’s invasion angle on Monday night’s RAW. Last night on SmackDown Live, WWE aired a replay from the brawl that singled out Nia Jax for the shot that caused the injuries.

In a segment last night on SmackDown Live, Becky Lynch got to pick her replacement to face RAW Women’s Champion Ronda Rousey at Survivor Series. Becky Chose Charlotte Flair.

WWE SmackDown Live Preview 11/13/18

Tonight’s WWE SmackDown Live will take place from the Enterprise Center in St. Louis, Missouri with the final hype for Survivor Series.

* How will Raw react to Becky Lynch’s invasion?

* Can the Men’s Survivor Series team get on the same page?

* Will Charlotte Flair captain the women’s team this Sunday?

* Who will join The Usos & The New Day at Survivor Series?

WWE Mixed Match Challenge Preview 11/13/18

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Tonight’s WWE Mixed Match Challenge will take place from the Enterprise Center in St. Louis, Missouri.

The MMC season two continues this evening on Facebook Watch at 10pm EST., immediately following WWE SmackDown Live on the USA Network.

* Braun Strowman & Ember Moon vs. Bobby Lashley & Mickie James

* AJ Styles & Charlotte Flair vs. The Miz & Asuka

Standings

SmackDown
* Miz and Asuka (3-0)
* AJ Styles and Charlotte (3-0)
* Jimmy Uso and Naomi (2-2)
* R-Truth and Carmella (0-3)
* Rusev and Lana (0-3)

Raw
* Braun Strowman and Ember Moon (3-0)
* Bobby Lashley and Mickie James (3-0)
* Finn Balor and Bayley (2-2)
* Jinder Mahal and Alicia Fox (0-3)
* Bobby Roode and Natalya (0-3)

Jim Ross Confirms AXS TV Role With NJPW Is Done At The End Of The Year

In January of 2016, it announced Jim Ross would be featured on NJPW’s weekly program on AXS TV, typically working alongside Josh Barnett. In addition to doing voiceover work, Ross also commentated for the live US shows NJPW held including the most recent Fighting Spirit Unleashed in Long Beach, California.

Ross is still signed with WWE through March, and WWE is apparently holding him back from re-signing with AXS TV until he’s officially a free agent in April.

While still working for AXS TV, WWE also signed the Hall of Famer in 2017 to work events like the WWE Mae Young Classic and calling a handful of matches at WrestleMania.

On Twitter, Ross confirmed yesterday he would be heading out to record his final sessions with AXS TV and that would be it until his contract is finished up at the end of the year. This also means Ross won’t be calling Wrestle Kingdom 13 (January 4).

AXS TV is expected to announce it’s TV wrestling plans for 2019 sometime later this week.

Mixed Match Challenge Winners To Receive #30 Royal Rumble Spots

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WWE has announced the winners of Mixed Match Challenge season 2 will receive a special prize — the number 30 spot in their respective Royal Rumble matches, plus they will receive an all-expenses paid vacation to anywhere in the world.

WWE.com has learned that the stakes for WWE Mixed Match Challenge Season 2 have gotten positively Royal!

In addition to earning supreme bragging rights over nine other elite mixed tandems, the winning Superstars of this season’s 14-week round robin event will receive the coveted 30th entry in their respective Royal Rumble Matches in January 2019, giving them a greater opportunity to win the celebrated free-for-all before going on to headline WrestleMania. In addition, they will receive an all-expenses paid vacation to anywhere in the world.

Don’t miss WWE Mixed Match Challenge Season 2, Tuesdays at 10 ET/7 PT on Facebook Watch.

Cody Rhodes Gives Medical Update Following Knee Injury Scare

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Cody Rhodes had an injury scare over the weekend, but a trip to the doctor has revealed he’ll still be good to go for Final Battle and Wrestle Kingdom 13.

Rhodes announced he heard a loud pop in his knee while teasing a t-shirt toss at an ROH event on Friday. Because of this, he was forced to miss an IWGP United States title defense against Trent.

After visiting a physician on Monday, Rhodes shared an update:

GOOD news is my doctor is fairly confident that my mcl/pcl/acl are structurally sound. BAD news is the meniscus is fairly damaged, gonna’ require a scope. No dates will be adjusted at the moment, and I’ll definitely still compete in the final battle main event & at WK.

Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet