Category: WWE

WWE Crown Jewel 11/5/2022 (Results)

Brock Lesnar def. Bobby Lashley

WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship:
Damage CTRL def. Alexa Bliss & Asuka (c) to become the new WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions

Nikki Cross helped Dakota and IYO take back the tag titles

Steel Cage Match:
Drew McIntyre def. Karrion Kross

The Judgment Day def. The O.C.

Braun Strowman def. Omos

Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship Match:
The Usos def. The Brawling Brutes (Butch & Ridge Holland)

RAW Women’s Championship Last Woman Standing Match:
Bianca Belair def. Bayley

We got an appearance from Bray Wyatt, and he said that he came from a “wrestling family” and was always expected to be the best. The crowd chanted that he was the best before Wyatt said that it came at a cost. Wyatt said that he was alone and that people only care about what he represented.

He said that he wanted to rewrite the ending of his story before Uncle Howdy showed up once more. He said that Wyatt would eventually go too far and everyone would see the real him. Howdy told Wyatt to not take the mask off next time before the segment cut out abruptly.

Undisputed WWE Universal Championship Match:
Roman Reigns def. Logan Paul

Jake Paul was in his brother Logan’s corner

NJPW Reportedly Breaking Tradition To Accommodate Karl Anderson

It appears that NJPW expects Karl Anderson to return in the coming months. Anderson reportedly is not going to be stripped of his NEVER Openweight Championship despite not appearing at this weekend’s NJPW Battle Autumn event, according to the latest edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. WON’s Dave Meltzer reported Friday that NJPW will break tradition by not stripping Anderson of the title for failing to appear at a scheduled event. 

Anderson, 42, returned to NJPW in 2021 and won the NEVER Openweight Championship in June of last year by defeating Tama Tonga. The American star was booked to appear in a title match this Saturday at NJPW’s Battle Autumn event in Osaka, but the match has since been rebooked. Anderson was scheduled to take on Hikuleo for the NEVER Openweight Championship. However, earlier this week NJPW announced that “despite extensive efforts” to reach Anderson about the match, “NJPW officials have still been met with no response, and have been left with no other option but to cancel the planned NEVER Openweight Championship match.”

The promotion then said that Hikuleo made a “direct request” to instead face Yujiro Takahashi in a non-title match at the event. Meltzer reported Friday that the match remains a non-title match and that the issue at hand with Anderson appears to be an angle, and that NJPW expects Anderson to return to Japan despite no-showing this weekend. The angle — which Meltzer notes to likely culminate at January’s upcoming Wrestle Kingdom event — comes weeks after Anderson returned to the WWE for the first time since 2020.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

WWE SmackDown Preview 11/4/2022

WWE taped tonight’s episode of SmackDown last week from the Enterprise Center in St. Louis, MO. Airing tonight at 8/7c on FOX.

Last show before the Crown Jewell premium live event from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, exclusively on Peacock in the U.S. and on the WWE Network everywhere else.

Update On R-Truth After Injury On This Week’s WWE NXT

WWE Superstar R-Truth is believed to have suffered a torn quadriceps during this week’s episode of WWE NXT.

On the show, Truth faced Grayson Waller but failed to clear the top rope, causing the former 24/7 Champion to land badly on his left leg.

In an update, the Wrestling Observer Newsletter reports that “the belief was that he tore his quad, which is a very serious injury that could keep him out for a long time.”

WWE has not publicly confirmed whether Truth suffered a torn quadriceps.

Source: EWrestlingNews

WWE Crown Jewel 11/5/2022 (Card)

Date: Saturday, November 5, 2022

Start Time: 12 p.m.ET/9 a.m. PT

Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Card

Undisputed WWE Universal Championship Match:
Roman Reigns vs. Logan Paul

RAW Women’s Championship Last Woman Standing Match:
Bianca Belair vs. Bayley

Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship Match:
The Usos vs. Butch & Ridge Holland

Steel Cage Match:
Karrion Kross vs. Drew McIntyre

The Judgment Day vs. The O.C.

Brock Lesnar vs. Bobby Lashley

Omos vs. Braun Strowman

Bray Wyatt appears

“Credible Threat” On Saudi Arabia Expected within 48 Hours – Crown Jewel Note

The future of WWE’s Crown Jewel event remains uncertain amid reports of a possible attack on Saudi Arabia by Iran.

It was reported this week that the Saudi government has informed the U.S that an attack by Iran could be imminent.

In an update, an official who spoke to the Associated Press said there has been “a credible threat of an attack within Saudi Arabia soon or within 48 hours.”

WWE has been assured any attack from Iran would be nowhere near Riyadh, where Crown Jewel is scheduled to take place.

WWE has insisted that the show will go ahead as planned but has said they are monitoring the situation.

In a statement, Iran has denied plotting an attack.

“Western and Zionist regimes spread biased news aimed at creating a negative mood towards the Islamic Republic of Iran and destroying the current positive trends with regional countries.”

WWE’s crew heading to Riyadh is reported to be concerned over a possible attack.

Brian Alvarez spoke about this subject on Wrestling Observer Live, noting that there are concerns behind the scenes.

“There was a lot of trepidation. Normally the people going on the trip are trepidatious normally going in, but now you have this on top of everything else, so … it appears that the show must go on, and hopefully, everything turns out all right.”

Source: EWrestlingNews

Becky Lynch To Appear On The Season Premiere Of “Young Rock”

The third season of The Rock’s “Young Rock” series will premiere this Friday on NBC at 8:30 PM EST.

WWE’s Becky Lynch, billed under her real name of Rebecca Quinn, will be playing rock star Cyndi Lauper in the episode, according to PWinsider.com.

The episode will be about a party Lauper throws around WrestleMania 1 with actors portraying Hulk Hogan, Mr. T, Vince McMahon, Lou Albano, and Liberace.

When the series was being cast, Lauper was listed as a possible recurring character, so this may not be Lynch’s only appearance on the show. Here is the plot for the episode that is titled “The People Need You:”

“After losing the election, Dwayne Johnson is ready to withdraw from politics. In 1985, Rocky Johnson learns there’s consequences to crossing Vince McMahon.”

Lynch has been sidelined for the last couple of months due to a separated shoulder and unfortunately, it’s been reported that she is nowhere close to returning to in-ring action.

Source: WrestlingNews.co

R-Truth Apparently Injured During Match On WWE NXT

Veteran WWE Superstar R-Truth apparently suffered a lower leg injury during his match against Grayson Waller on the 11/01 episode of “WWE NXT.”

During the early stages of the match, Truth attempted a Tope con Giro / Vaulting Senton with Waller in position to take the bump on the outside. However, Truth evidently slipped and landed on the floor, barely touching Waller at all. Truth immediately clutched at his leg as WWE cut to a commercial break. During the break, the picture-in-picture remained focused on Waller, who returned to the ring and spent several minutes mocking the crowd at the WWE Performance Center. When “NXT” returned on the air, it was announced that Truth was unable to continue the match, as he was helped to the back by WWE medical personnel.

Waller used the opportunity to generate more heat for his character, cutting a promo and even performing a spinaroonie to taunt 2-time WWE Hall of Famer Booker T as he gloated about the win. 

Truth has been a regular fixture on both “WWE Raw” and “NXT” in recent weeks, interrupting promo segments from the likes of Brock Lesnar, Baron Corbin, Johnny Gargano, and The Miz. During this time, Truth has been stepping out to the ring every time any Superstar has uttered the word “truth” during a promo. 

The Waller vs. R-Truth match was set up on last week’s “NXT” after Waller undermined Wes Lee’s North American Title victory at Halloween Havoc, stressing that “the truth” was Lee did not deserve to win any championship gold in WWE. This led to R-Truth interrupting the segment, before erroneously welcoming the crowd to Halloween Havoc. The segment ended with Truth & Lee tossing Waller to the outside after Waller challenged Truth to a match.

WWE has yet to provide an update on R-Truth’s injury status at the time of this posting.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

Saudi Arabia Warned Of “Imminent Attacks,” Note About Crown Jewel

The Wall Street Journal reports that the Saudi Arabian government has shared intelligence with the United States that warns of an imminent attack from Iran. Saudi Arabia will play host to this weekend’s Crown Jewel pay-per-view event put on by WWE.

The report states that Saudi Arabia, the United States, and several neighboring states to the Kingdom have raised the level of alert for their military forces. Pwinsider is reporting that WWE have indicated that Crown Jewel will move forward as scheduled. It was also reported that the company have security protocols and emergency contingencies in place, and are hopeful that everything will go as planned.

Iran has accused the U.S., Saudi Arabia, and Israel of encouraging massive protests that have been happening in the country since September following the death of Mahsa Amini while she was in police custody. Amini was arrested by the nation’s morality police for not wearing a head covering.

Sources: EWrestlingNews and Wrestling Inc.

WWE NXT Preview 11/1/2022

Tonight’s WWE NXT in Orlando, Florida at the Capitol Wrestling Center on the USA Network: