Tonight’s WWE Mixed Match Challenge will take place from the Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia
It’s week 7 of the WWE Mixed Match Challenge series.
The MMC season two continues this evening on Facebook Watch at 10pm EST., immediately following WWE SmackDown Live on the USA Network.
* AJ Styles and Charlotte Flair vs. Rusev and Lana
* Braun Strowman and Ember Moon vs. Jinder Mahal and Alicia Fox
Chris Jericho’s cruise set sail out of Miami, Florida last Friday and featured a full lineup of events, including the “Sea of Honor” 16-Man Tournament and the Bullet Club (Kenny Omega, Cody Rhodes, and Marty Scurll) vs. Alpha Club (Young Bucks and Chris Jericho) as the main event.
The 6-man tag match took place last night and Wrestling Inc. learned signs were held up and an announcement was made for fans not to take photos or videos of the match. Security was even shining flashlights and telling individual fans to stop if they held up their phones. For other matches on the cruise, this wasn’t the case.
This match (along with the “Sea of Honor” tournament) was filmed and will be streamed via Fite on November 3 at 8pm ET for $24.99. Obviously, the results and match itself is trying to be kept quiet for Friday’s stream.
Some photos still made their way to Twitter though, as you can see below, Jericho dressed up like The Young Bucks, while Cody, Kenny (and presumably Marty) were wearing colorful “Nassau Bahamas” tie-dye shirts.
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As noted, Daniel Bryan was reportedly refusing to work Friday’s WWE Crown Jewel event in Saudi Arabia. Robbie Barstool of Barstool Sports first reported last week that both Bryan and John Cena would not be appearing at the show, despite being advertised.
Cena was scheduled to be a participant in the World Cup tournament at the event. On last night’s RAW, it was announced that Bobby Lashley would be replacing Cena in the tournament. The storyline reason for the change was that Acting General Manager Baron Corbin was pleased with Lashley’s performance against Finn Balor on the show so he would replace Cena in the tournament, since Cena never actually qualified for it. WWE originally announced Cena as the first tournament participant without needing to qualify due to his prior accomplishments.
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Bryan was scheduled to challenge WWE Champion AJ Styles at Crown Jewel. Despite WWE taking out new advertisements to promote the match, Bryan will not be going to Saudi Arabia for the event either, according to PWInsider. WWE reportedly started making other plans regarding the match last week.
According to the report, WWE at one point had planned not to send Styles to Saudi Arabia either, and were planning on filming their match at the Performance Center in Orlando with it airing during the Crown Jewel broadcast. That idea was dropped yesterday while they were in the middle of production plans.
It’s not known how WWE plans to handle Bryan’s absence, although they are advertising that Bryan and AJ will be on tonight’s SmackDown to promote their match. They could always film an angle to postpone the match until Survivor Series, or have Styles face someone else this Friday. The PWInsider report noted that no final decision had been made as of last night on how to proceed.
Source: WrestlingINC
It’s official! John Cena will not be participating at WWE Crown Jewel in Saudi Arabia and his replacement was confirmed this week during RAW.
As we previously reported, Cena allegedly refused to participate due to controversy surrounding the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Up until this point, however, we had only been able to confirm with sources that Daniel Bryan had also requested to be left out of Friday’s event.
That was until a segment on Monday Night Raw when acting GM Baron Corbin decided to give Bobby Lashley a spot in the tournament. When asked who he was replacing, Corbin’s response was simply: “You are replacing someone who didn’t qualify … John Cena.”
WWE has still not addressed Daniel’s request to be left out of the event and, at time of this posting, are still openly advertising Bryan vs AJ Styles for the WWE Championship. Seems safe to assume this will most likely be addressed in some way tomorrow on SmackDown Live.
Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet
Chris Jericho shot down rumors surrounding a new promotion he and Jim Ross are allegedly trying to get off the ground — but this video from his cruise will certainly fuel further speculation.
BroBible shared a video from Jericho’s Rock ‘n’ Wrestling Rager at Sea over the weekend showing a quick clip from the live recording of Talk is Jericho featuring JR and Jerry Lawler.
According to BroBible, the trio touched on WWE attempting to stop Rey Mysterio from appearing on the cruise and Ross can be heard in the video saying “Somebody along the way is going to create another company some day and you’re not gonna have to worry about all that bullsh*t.”
As we previously reported, Jericho/JR are allegedly working behind the scenes with billionaire Shahid Khan — who owns the Jacksonville Jaguars and Fulham F.C. of the English Premier League — to make the promotion a reality.
AXS TV has already denied any involvement, despite reportedly being in talks for TV rights.
Watch the video of JR below.
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Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet
Tonight’s WWE RAW will take place from the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, NC with fallout from Evolution and the final red brand hype for Crown Jewel.
* Dean Ambrose finally snaps
* Nia Jax prepares to get Rowdy
* DX and Brothers of Destruction head toward cataclysmic battle
* Who will be our next Universal Champion?
* Elias’ latest smash hit
It appears as if nothing has changed regarding John Cena skipping Crown Jewel in Saudi Arabia this Friday, and WWE may confirm his status on tonight’s RAW, according to Dave Meltzer on Wrestling Observer Radio. Meltzer noted that some people in creative and elsewhere in the company are not aware of what is actually happening with Cena, but we should have an answer after tonight’s RAW.
In a related noted, the @WrestleVotes Twitter account, which has broken several stories in the past, is reporting that Bobby Lashley will be replacing Cena at the event. We recently reported on how Lashley is dealing with a shoulder injury that’s causing him a lot of pain but it’s believed he will continue working through it for as long as he can. WWE officials told creative to start looking for Cena’s World Cup replacement two weeks ago after he informed officials he would not be making the trip.
As reported earlier, WWE will be announcing the brackets for the World Cup tournament on tonight’s RAW and tomorrow’s SmackDown.
In regards to reports of Daniel Bryan skipping the show as well, Meltzer noted that the rumor is that no announcement will be made on Bryan not working the event. It’s possible they do an angle on the day of the show or at this week’s SmackDown to explain why Bryan isn’t working the WWE Title match with champion AJ Styles. Bryan’s status for Crown Jewel is still very much up in the air, but word is that his role won’t be addressed until closer to the show regardless.
WWE Hall of Famer Jeff Jarrett had his head shaved after losing a hair vs. hair match at AAA’s Heroes Inmortales XII event on Sunday night in Puebla, Mexico.
Jarrett lost to lucha veteran Dr. Wagner Jr. in the main event of the show and was shaved bald after the match.
Photos of Jarrett’s new look:
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The show kicked off with guitarist Nita Strauss performing. And then Lzzy Hale performed Evolution
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Adam Cole, Renee Young & Beth Phoenix on commentary
Alexa Bliss couldn’t compete due to a concussion
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Trish Stratus & Lita vs. Alicia Fox & Mickie James w/Alexa Bliss – Winners: Trish Stratus & Lita
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Battle Royal (For Future Women’s Championship Opportunity): Naomi, Michelle McCool, Sonya Deville, Alundra Blaze, Carmella, Zelina Vega, Kelly Kelly, Tamina, Ember Moon, Lana, Maria Kanellis, Mandy Rose, Molly Holly, Dana Brooke, Nia Jax, Ivory, Asuka, Torrie Wilson, Peyton Royce and Billie Kay – Winner: Nia Jax
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Mae Young Classic Finals: Io Shirai vs. Toni Storm – Winner: Toni Storm
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Sasha Banks, Bayley & Natalya vs. The Riott Squad – Winners: Sasha Banks, Bayley & Natalya
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NXT Women’s Championship: (C) Kairi Sane vs. Shayna Baszler – Winner and new NXT Women’s champion: Shayna Baszler
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SmackDown Women’s Championship (Last Woman Standing Match): (C) Becky Lynch vs. Charlotte Flair –
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RAW Women’s Championship: (C) Ronda Rousey vs. Nikki Bella w/ Brie Bella – Winner: Ronda Rousey
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WWE’s first all-women’s pay-per-view, WWE Evolution, streaming live on WWE Network this Sunday at 7 ET / 4 PT.
RAW Women’s Championship: (C) Ronda Rousey vs. Nikki Bella
SmackDown Women’s Championship (Last Woman Standing Match): (C) Becky Lynch vs. Charlotte Flair
Trish Stratus & Lita vs. Alexa Bliss & Mickie James
NXT Women’s Championship: (C) Kairi Sane vs. Shayna Baszler
Battle Royal (For Future Women’s Championship Opportunity): Alicia Fox, Asuka, Billie Kay, Carmella, Dana Brooke, Ember Moon, Lana, Mandy Rose, Naomi, Nia Jax, Peyton Royce, Sonya Deville, Tamina, Torrie Wilson, Michelle McCool, Alundra Blaze, Ivory, Molly Holly, Kelly Kelly, Maria Kanellis, and Zelina Vega.
Sasha Banks, Bayley & Natalya vs. The Riott Squad
Mae Young Classic Finals: Io Shirai vs. Toni Storm
