Tonight’s WWE SmackDown and WWE 205 Live episodes will take place from the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada with more fallout from Sunday night’s WWE SummerSlam pay-per-view.
* Roman Reigns to clash with Buddy Murphy tonight on SmackDown LIVE
* Will Randy Orton respond to Kofi Kingston’s Kendo stick attack?
* What’s next for Kevin Owens?
* Who will step up to Bayley next?
WWE re-posted Bray Wyatt’s SummerSlam entrance as The Fiend and edited out a part where he used a Wyatt head as the lantern holder. The original video featured an up-close shot of the head.
Wyatt debuted “The Fiend” at SummerSlam on Sunday night and defeated Finn Balor. This was one of the most-talked about happenings coming out of the pay-per-view, and received a “that was awesome!” chant from fans in the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto. Social media indicates mostly positive feedback to the entire presentation, from entrance to post-match exit.
WWE previously released Wyatt’s TitanTron entrance video on YouTube but deleted it after it was online for about an hour on Monday. They have not re-posted the video as of this writing.
“The Fiend” is also drawing big for WWE’s YouTube channel. As of this writing, the re-posted video of Wyatt’s SummerSlam entrance has 2.356 million viewers while a clip from the Wyatt vs. Balor match has 915,332 views.
To compare, a clip from Randy Orton vs. WWE Champion Kofi Kingston has 637,000 views while footage from Brock Lesnar vs. WWE Universal Champion Seth Rollins has 3.2 million views, Charlotte Flair vs. WWE Hall of Famer Trish Stratus has 337,000 views, and Dolph Ziggler vs. WWE Hall of Famer Bill Goldberg has 1.7 million views.
Hardcore punk band Code Orange scored the new theme song for Wyatt. This “Let Me In” song was their remix/cover of Mark Crozer’s “Live In Fear” single. The band wrote on Twitter, “LET. HIM. IN. @WWEBrayWyatt proud to set the tone for THE FIEND from here on out. #HURT #HEAL”
Wyatt then gave the band props on Twitter, writing, “Big props to @codeorangetoth For successfully creating a soundtrack to the technicolor pit that is my mind. Damn it feels good to be a Gangsta #YowieWowie”
Code Orange previously played Aleister Black’s “Root of All Evil” entrance at the WWE NXT“Takeover: Brooklyn III” event in 2017, before Black’s win over Hideo Itami. Their “Bleeding In the Blur” single was used as the Takeover theme song that night, and the event opened with a live performance by the band.
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Sasha Banks made her long-awaited return to WWE TV on tonight’s post-SummerSlam edition of RAW.
Banks returned during a segment where Natalya was talking about it being one year since her father passed away, WWE Hall of Famer Jim Neidhart. Banks hugged Natalya but then turned and dropped her with a right hand. Banks took off her purple wig and revealed new blue hair, then proceeded to destroy Natalya until RAW Women’s Champion Becky Lynch ran down to make the save.
Lynch and Banks then brawled until Banks got the upperhand. The beatdown to Lynch involved several steel chair shots, tossing her into the barrier and the steel steps, among others. Fans chanted “thank you Sasha!” and “this is awesome!” at times. Banks left Lynch laying and then walked to the back.
Banks had been away since dropping the WWE Women’s Tag Team Titles at WrestleMania 35. There were reports on Banks being unhappy, and at one point it was rumored that she was looking to sit out for the remainder of her WWE contract. It was reported in late May that Banks had met with Vince McMahon and the situation was improving, and that she would be back in the ring this summer.
It looks like the attack to Natalya may have been done to write her off TV for a few weeks. Natalya earlier mentioned that she suffered a dislocated elbow in the SummerSlam Submission Match loss to Lynch, and said she was to undergo an MRI tomorrow.
Source: Wrestling Inc.
The King of the Ring tournament will be returning on next week’s WWE RAW.
WWE has announced that next Monday’s RAW from the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota will feature the return of the KOTR tournament.
King of the Ring was an annual event from 1985-2002. After that the tournament happened either on Raw or WWE Network, with the most recent winners being Sheamus and Bad News Barrett.
The following was posted on wwe.com:
Sixteen Superstars from Raw and SmackDown LIVE begin their quest to become in-ring royalty as the illustrious King of the Ring tournament returns next Monday night, live on Raw.
The winner of this intensely competitive tourney will join the likes of Harley Race, Bret “Hit Man” Hart, “Stone Cold” Steve Austin, Booker T, Kurt Angle, Triple H and Brock Lesnar as bearers of the King of the Ring crown.
The following Superstars have been confirmed to represent their respective brands in the tournament.
Raw
SmackDown LIVE
Don’t miss any of the action as the King of the Ring tournament kicks off next Monday night, live at 8/7 C on USA Network.
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Tonight’s WWE RAW will take place from the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada with the fallout from last night’s WWE SummerSlam pay-per-view.
* Rollins once again slays The Beast
* The Miz and Dolph Ziggler to face off tonight
* What’s on tap next for The Man?
* Alexa Bliss & Nikki Cross to defend the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships against The Kabuki Warriors on Raw
* Can The O.C. remain “Too Sweet” after SummerSlam?
WWE will celebrate the 20th anniversary of SmackDown in October during the company’s premiere episode on Fox — and the show will be loaded with legends.
The press release for SmackDown’s 20th anniversary celebration explains:
The 20th anniversary celebration will mark the premiere of SmackDown on FOX broadcast network at 8 pm ET and take place at Staples Center in Los Angeles on Friday, October 4, 2019. Tickets are available starting this Friday, August 16 at 10 am PT via the Staples Center box office, www.AXS.com or by calling 1-888-929-7849.
WWE Superstars past and present will be on hand at Staples Center to celebrate the occasion including Kurt Angle, Lita, Mick Foley, Booker T, Hulk Hogan, Trish Stratus, Goldberg, Jerry Lawler, Mark Henry, Ric Flair and Sting.
“SmackDown has been delivering action-packed, family-friendly programming for two decades, and we look forward to entertaining generations to come as we begin this next chapter on FOX,” said Vince McMahon, WWE Chairman & CEO.
“Since we announced our five-year agreement last June, we have been eagerly counting down the days to the launch of SmackDown Live on FOX Sports,” said Eric Shanks, Chief Executive Officer and Executive Producer of FOX Sports. “We couldn’t be more excited and are pulling out all of the stops to commemorate SmackDown’s 20th anniversary celebration.”
In addition to these names, WWE is reportedly working on booking The Rock for the show as well. The Undertaker is featured on a graphic for the event, seen above.
Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet
(Kickoff) WWE Cruiserweight Championship: (C) Drew Gulak vs. Oney Lorcan –
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Winner: Drew Gulak
(Kickoff) Buddy Murphy vs. Apollo Crews –
Winner: Buddy Murphy by DQ –
Rowan attacked Murphy causing the DQ
Elias in the ring playing a song. Edge music hit. Edge nailed Elias with a spear.
(Kickoff) WWE Women’s Tag Team: (C) Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross vs. The IIconics –
Winners: Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross
RAW Women’s Championship – Submission Match: (C) Becky Lynch vs. Natalya –
Winner: Becky Lynch
Dolph Ziggler vs. Goldberg –
Winner: Goldberg
After the match, Goldberg stands tall and has his arm raised as the music hits. Goldberg hits the corner to pose as fans chant his name. We go to replays. Goldberg marches up the ramp and turns around to bow for the fans. Ziggler, still on the mat, takes the mic and starts talking trash. Ziggler says that was like getting hit by a little baby and Goldberg doesn’t have the guts to fight him man to man. Goldberg marches back to the ring. Goldberg enters as Ziggler slowly gets up to his feet. Ziggler stumbles around and Goldberg delivers another Spear. The music starts back up as Goldberg looks down at Ziggler. Ziggler stumbles back to his feet as Goldberg leaves the ring again. We get another replay. Goldberg heads to the back as Ziggler calls for another mic. Ziggler says anybody can get lucky twice, calling Goldberg an idiot. Ziggler says he knew Goldberg didn’t have the balls to face him man to man, he never did and that’s why he was a laughing stock in this business, and Ziggler is the best. Ziggler says he will never be defeated, he will never stay down, he’s the best thing going today. Goldberg’s music hits again and here he comes back to the ring. Goldberg runs into the ring and smacks the mic out of Ziggler’s hand. Goldberg lifts Ziggler from the mat and slaps him around a bit. Goldberg leaves Ziggler barely standing and hits the ropes to deliver one final huge Spear to Ziggler. Goldberg makes his exit once again as the music hits.
Transcript from Wrestling Inc.
United States Championship: (C) AJ Styles vs. Ricochet –
Winner: AJ Styles
SmackDown Women’s Championship: (C) Bayley vs. Ember Moon –
Winner: Bayley
Shane McMahon vs. Kevin Owens (If Owens loses, he’ll quit WWE) –
Shane announced Elias as a special guest enforcer.
Winner: Kevin Owens
Charlotte Flair vs. Trish Stratus –
Winner: Charlotte Flair
WWE Championship: (C) Kofi Kingston vs. Randy Orton –
Double Count Out
After the match Kofi beat down Orton with a kendo stick and hit him with Trouble in Paradise
Finn Balor vs. “The Fiend” Bray Wyatt –
Really cool and creepy entrance for Wyatt with a ne take on his old theme music and he had a lantern with Bray Wyatt’s head on it.
Winner: “The Fiend” Bray Wyatt
Universal Championship: (C) Brock Lesnar w/Paul Heyman vs. Seth Rollins –
Winner and new Universal Champion: Seth Rollins
NXT Tag Team Championship: (C) The Street Profits vs. The Undisputed ERA (Kyle O’Reilly and Bobby Fish) –
Winners: The Street Profits
Candice LeRae vs. Io Shirai –
Winner: Io Shirai
Matt Riddle comes running through the crowd as fans pop. He hops the barrier and enters the ring with a mic. Riddle says he knows Killian Dain is in the arena. Riddle calls out Dain to fight. He drops the mic and waits. Dain runs down and Riddle meets him on the outside as they start brawling. The brawl continues until Dain nails a big boot to the head. Officials run down and get in between them as Dain continues the brawl. Dain walks up the ramp but Riddle runs up and decks him. They continue pounding on each other as officials yell at them. Dain gouges at Riddle’s eyes. Riddle ducks a shot and nails a knee strike, bringing Dain to one knee. Riddle charges with another big knee to bring him down. Riddle mounts Dain with strikes as security runs out and breaks it up. Riddle starts assaulting security and dropping them with kicks. Riddle with a GTS to one guy. Riddle turns to Dain but Dain takes him down with a crossbody. Security pulls Dain off Riddle but he starts dropping them next. Dain yells out to the crowd but Riddle jumps on his back with a Sleeper. Dain rams Riddle back into the LED screen a few times. Riddle jumps back on Dain’s back. Dain charges to the edge of the stage with Riddle on his back, clotheslines a security guard on the way down. Dain lands on top of Riddle down below the stage, crashing through the tables. The security guard went with them. Fans chant “holy s–t!” as officials check on them all.
transcript from Wrestling Inc.
EVOLVE Champion Austin Theory is shown at ringside.
NXT North American Championship: (C) Velveteen Dream vs. Roderick Strong vs. Pete Dunne –
Winner: Velveteen Dream
NXT Women’s Championship: (C) Shayna Baszler vs. Mia Kim –
Winner: Shayna Baszler
NXT Championship – 2 out of 3 Falls (Three stipulations for each fall: Regular Match, Street Fight, and Steel Cage): (C) Adam Cole vs. Johnny Gargano –
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Adam Cole wins first fall by DQ.
Johnny Gargano wins second fall by submission.
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Winner: Adam Cole
August 11, 2019 at 7:00 PM ET (Preshow at 5:00 PM ET) – Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Universal Championship: (C) Brock Lesnar w/Paul Heyman vs. Seth Rollins
WWE Championship: (C) Kofi Kingston vs. Randy Orton
RAW Women’s Championship – Submission Match: (C) Becky Lynch vs. Natalya
Shane McMahon vs. Kevin Owens (If Owens loses, he’ll quit WWE)
SmackDown Women’s Championship: (C) Bayley vs. Ember Moon
United States Championship: (C) AJ Styles vs. Ricochet
Charlotte Flair vs. Trish Stratus
Dolph Ziggler vs. Goldberg
Finn Balor vs. “The Fiend” Bray Wyatt
(Kickoff) WWE Cruiserweight Championship: (C) Drew Gulak vs. Oney Lorcan
(Kickoff) Buddy Murphy vs. Apollo Crews
(Kickoff) WWE Women’s Tag Team: (C) Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross vs. The IIconics
August 10, 2019 at 7:00 PM ET (Preshow at 6:30 PM ET) – Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
NXT Championship – 2 out of 3 Falls (Three stipulations for each fall: Regular Match, Street Fight, and TBA): (C) Adam Cole vs. Johnny Gargano
NXT Women’s Championship: (C) Shayna Baszler vs. Mia Kim
NXT North American Championship: (C) Velveteen Dream vs. Roderick Strong vs. Pete Dunne
NXT Tag Team Championship: (C) The Street Profits vs. The Undisputed ERA (Kyle O’Reilly and Bobby Fish)
Candice LeRae vs. Io Shirai
