Tonight’s WWE 205 Live will take place from the Ford Center in Evansville, Indiana.
* #1 Contender Match: Hideo Itami vs. TJP vs. Drew Gulak vs. Mustafa Ali
I will be attending tonight’s event. Hopefully I will have some good photos to post from the event.
Stephanie McMahon recently spoke with Sky Sports to promote WWE’s all-women’s Evolution pay-per-view set for October 28th. The full Q&A is at this link and below are highlights:
What the female Superstar of tomorrow looks like:
“They will continue to be the incredible women that they are today. When you think about our women – not only are they athletes, actors, they’re philanthropists, public speakers, they’re out engaging in corporate activities, they’re out there performing in front of thousands and thousands of people live and millions of people around the world.
“They’re travelling internationally, they’re constantly on the road, they’re doing reality tv, films, they are doing all of these incredible things. They are multi-talented, strong, intelligent strong beautiful women. Their beauty on the inside and their strength is what shines through on the outside and I think you’re only going to continue to see that grow as our women become role models for more and more girls and women, and boys, around the world.”
If she will be wrestling at Evolution:
(Laughter) “That’s yet to be determined, we want to make sure our superstars really get the spotlight they deserve but if it makes sense then absolutely. But that’s yet to be determined.”
If Women’s Tag Team Titles will be revealed at Evolution:
“Not quite yet but that’s absolutely something we’ve heard loud and clear from our fan base and it’s something we’re keen on implementing as soon as we are able to.”
Source: WrestlingINC
Mike and Maria Kanellis haven’t appeared as a duo on WWE television since Maria was taken off the road after becoming pregnant last September. The couple celebrated the birth of their daughter Freddie Moon Bennett on April 3rd, 2018.
Maria will be reporting to the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida next week. Although Mike has really transformed his physique during his wife’s hiatus, he hasn’t been used on television in a notable fashion. Mike has been mostly working live events and Main Event tapings.
Maria is very active on social media and recently updated fans about her return status. She has focused on getting back into shape since her pregnancy and has posted several photos of her progress. She also commented on the upcoming all-female WWE Evolution event, saying that it was they fought for during her first run with WWE from 2004 – 2010. When asked if she would be able to return in time for it, she said that she is ready to return now and will be heading to the Performance Center next week.
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Source: WrestlingINC
RAW Commissioner Stephanie McMahon, Triple H and Vince McMahon returned to WWE TV on last night’s show to make the big “historic announcement” that the company has been teasing for the past week.
Stephanie announced that WWE will have it’s first-ever all-women’s pay-per-view event and it will be called Evolution, scheduled to take place on Sunday, October 28th from the Nassau Coliseum on Long Island, New York.
Evolution is set to feature the finals of the 2018 Mae Young Classic plus three title matches with the WWE NXT Women’s Title, the RAW Women’s Title and the SmackDown Women’s Title on the line. Stephanie noted that there will be more than 50 women involved with the show, indicating that there will be Superstars from the past and the present.
Below is WWE’s official announcement on Evolution, which confirms the following names – WWE Hall of Famer Lita, WWE Hall of Famer Trish Stratus, Asuka, Nia Jax, Sasha Banks, Charlotte Flair, Ronda Rousey, RAW Women’s Champion Alexa Bliss and SmackDown Women’s Champion Carmella. It was also announced that tickets will go on sale Friday, August 24th at 10am EST via Ticketmaster. Triple H and Stephanie also provided comments, as seen below:
FIRST-EVER ALL-WOMEN’S PAY-PER-VIEW SET FOR OCTOBER 28STAMFORD, Conn., July 23, 2018 – For the first time in WWE history, an all-women’s exclusive pay-per-view event, Evolution®, will take place on Sunday, October 28 at 7 pm ET from NYCB LIVE, home of the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in New York. The event will stream live on WWE Network and be available on pay-per-view around the world, featuring Women’s Championship matches from Monday Night Raw®, SmackDown® Live, NXT® and NXT UK, as well as the finals of the all-women’s tournament, Mae Young Classic 2018.
“Three years ago, our fans demanded a change with the hashtag, #GiveDivasAChance, and an evolution started,” said Paul “Triple H” Levesque, WWE Executive Vice President, Talent, Live Events & Creative. “Since that time, our female Superstars have overdelivered in every opportunity presented to them, and I expect nothing different during our first-ever all-women’s pay-per-view event.”
The entire women’s roster will be on hand including Ronda Rousey™, Charlotte Flair®, Alexa Bliss® Sasha Banks®, Carmella®, Nia Jax® and Asuka®, as well as Hall of Famers and Legends Trish Stratus®, Lita® and many more.
“This historic event marks another milestone in WWE’s women’s evolution,” said Stephanie McMahon, WWE Chief Brand Officer. “The spotlight just got brighter for these athletic, talented women, who will once again showcase to the world that they can break down barriers and blaze their own trails.”
Tickets for Evolution will be available Friday, August 24 at 10 am ET via http://www.ticketmaster.com, NYCBLIVE.com, or by calling 1-800-745-3000.
Below are reactions of the announcement by some of the Women Superstars:
https://twitter.com/BeckyLynchWWE/status/1021567662210646017
Tonight’s WWE RAW will take place from the US Bank Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio as the road to WWE SummerSlam continues.
* Stephanie McMahon to make historic announcement on Monday Night Raw
* Reigns-Lashley II
* B-lete: Will The Deleters of World hit reset and send The B Team back to square one?
* All you need is love: Bayley and Sasha Banks
* Suspended hostilities: Will Ronda Rousey violate her suspension again?
As noted, WWE announced that RAW Commissioner Stephanie McMahon will be on RAW this Monday night “to deliver a historic announcement!”
While it’s not known what the announcement is, Sasha Banks might have dropped a hint on Instagram. On her Instagram story, Sasha shared a photo of Velvet McIntyre & Princess Victoria, who are recognized as the first ever WWF Women’s Tag Team Champions. The title was introduced in the WWF in 1983.
The WWF Women’s Tag Team Championship was quietly dropped in 1988. The last title holders were The Glamour Girls (Leilani Kai and Judy Martin).
In an interview on the Sam Roberts podcast last September, Sasha said that WWE introducing Women’s tag team titles was inevitable.
“There’ll definitely be tag team champions,” Banks said, “I feel like that’s the next big thing. We need it! We need something else to fight for than just the women’s championship.”
Below is the photo from Sasha’s Instagram:
There is also speculation that Stephanie’s announcement could be about a an all-women’s event for main roster Superstars.
WWE officials are seriously discussing an all-women’s event for main roster Superstars, according to Pro Wrestling Sheet. Word is that the event would take place in late September or October.
These talks have been going on for a few weeks now, according to PWInsider. Early word is that the show might take place at the Nassau Coliseum on Long Island in September. It was speculated that the date could be September 30th as WWE currently has no events listed for that Sunday. WWE has a RAW episode booked for Seattle the next day, which create some logistical issues with running the Sunday show on Long Island.
Source: WrestlingINC
WWE has announced that RAW Commissioner Stephanie McMahon will be on Monday’s RAW to make a historic announcement.
No word yet on what the announcement may be.
WWE tweeted the following on Stephanie’s announcement:
Barbie Blank’s run in WWE as Kelly Kelly ended in September 2012 after a six-years with the company. Kelly Kelly said the time off was needed in order to heal from a neck injury.
The Wrestling Observer Newsletter reports that she is open to a WWE return. The 30-year-old is currently enjoying a modeling career.
She was also a cast member of the reality television show WAGS. She married professional hockey player Sheldon Souray. The couple broke up in October 2017 and her run on WAGS ended as well. The former Divas Champion is currently a shooting film and working on a clothing line as well.
Kelly Kelly appeared on Raw 25 and competed in the 2018 Women’s Royal Rumble match, where she was eliminated by Nia Jax.
Source: WrestlingINC
The last time we saw legendary WWE ring announcer Howard Finkel on WWE TV he was introducing The Undertaker during Raw 25. Jerry Lawler recently noted on his Dinner With The King podcast that Finkel isn’t doing well health-wise. Lawler doesn’t know exactly what the problem is, but it’s not a good situation.
“I just heard not long ago that Howard [Finkel] is in really, really bad health,” Lawler said. “Not good at all. He may have had a stroke. I’m not sure but I just know that he’s not doing well.”
Finkel started working for Vince McMahon Sr. in 1975. He began performing ring announcer duties at Madison Square Garden shows in 1976 and he was soon the company’s lead ring announcer. Finkel was inducted into the WWE Hall Of Fame in 2009 by “Mean” Gene Okerlund. The Fink has a daughter named Anastasia with his long-time partner Megan McCarthy.
We wish Finkel and his family the best with whatever issues he is dealing with.
Source: WrestlingINC
Recent WWE signee Keith Lee made his NXT in-ring debut at Wednesday night’s television tapings using his “limitless” and “bask in my glory” catchphrases.
Lee arrived at the Performance Center in Orlando Tuesday as part of the latest class. Clearly, WWE officials think highly of him — putting him in a ring just days later.
According those in attendance, Lee defeated Marcel Barthel with a jackhammer-style finish.
Lee debuted on NXT television sitting in the front row at NXT Takeover: Chicago. He previously wrestled a match at Axxess before Wrestlemania 34 taking on Kassius Ohno. He was reported to have signed with WWE in the weeks that followed.
It’s unclear if his match will air on NXT broadcasts.
Check out a few pictures and gifs from his debut below.
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Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet
