Tonight’s WWE RAW will take place from the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas as the road to Money In the Bank continues.
Ronda Rousey and Roman Reigns are advertised to appear.
* The Monster Among Men faces The Glorious One
* Former Universal Champions lock up – Finn Balor vs. Kevin Owens
* Natalya stands up to Nia Jax
* Who will be next to challenge The Deleters of Worlds?
SAnitY made their WWE main roster debut on Saturday at a WWE SmackDown Live event in Waco, Texas. Eric Young and Alexander Wolfe, joined by Killain Dain, took on Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows in a tag team match.
During the 2018 Superstar Shake-Up, it was announced SAnitY would be coming up to the SmackDown Live brand soon, although without Nikki Cross who will be remaining in NXT. WWE had been airing vignettes for them on TV, but they’ve yet officially debut.
Below are a couple of Tweets from fans:
https://twitter.com/AnnetteReid24/status/1003179618755645440
Source: WrestleView
The official Twitter account for Madison Square Garden in New York City posted the following on Monday, announcing that The Undertaker will be appearing at the WWE live event held at MSG on July 7.
https://twitter.com/TheGarden/status/1003647778923442178
Also announced for the event is Ronda Rousey, who is advertised to face Nia Jax for the RAW Women’s Championship on the show.
This will be Undertaker’s first appearance since the Greatest Royal Rumble event in Saudi Arabia in April.
Source: WrestleView
Former ECW wrestler Rockin’ Rebel allegedly shot and killed his wife this week, then died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound … this according to police officials.
The West Goshen Township Police Department says the bodies were discovered around 6:30 a.m. at their home in West Chester, Pennsylvania.
According to the press release:
The decedents were a married couple in their fifties named Charles and Stephanie Williams. The Williams family resided at 302 North Five Points Road. Both appear to have died as a result of gunshot wounds that occurred sometime in the overnight hours. Initial indications support that Stephanie Williams was shot by her husband. Charles Williams then fatally shot himself.
Rockin’ Rebel is probably best known as a competitor in ECW as it transitioned from Eastern Championship Wrestling to Extreme Championship Wrestling. He had stints in CZW, WCW, Japan, Korea and Puerto Rico.
Rebel broke into the business in 1988 and was trained by the legendary Rock ‘n’ Roll Express.
Neighbors told Philadelphia’s ABC affiliate that law enforcement was often at the home. “There were always problems over there,” the neighbor told 6 ABC.
The investigation is ongoing in conjunction with the Chester County Coroner’s Office.
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CM Punk took the stand in his own defense Friday morning and was brought to tears while discussing the 2014 Royal Rumble.
During the fourth day of testimony, Punk acknowledged being bitter about wrestling becoming his entire life when he taped the Art of Wrestling interview with longtime friend Colt Cabana, according to Chicago Tribune reporter Gregory Pratt.
Punk told jurors he did the podcast to set the record straight for his fans about the separation with WWE and that the interview was meant to be truthful, just “two friends talking.” Additionally, Punk said his health wasn’t good in 2013 and 2014 citing headaches, sleeplessness, dizziness and nausea. “I’m sure I wasn’t fun to be around,” he told jurors.
While discussing the ’14 Rumble, the UFC fighter began to cry as he described his judgement as “poor” at the time. A break was then called to allow Punk time to compose himself.
According to Wrestlezone, — who published a full blow-by-blow of the proceedings — Colt Cabana was questioned by attorneys prior to Punk taking the stand and told them he never felt the podcast was a lie … saying, “I thought it was a wild story and people deserved to hear it.”
Colt also confirmed seeing the lump on Punk’s back labeling it disgusting, discolored, and raised.
Friday marked the fourth day of testimony. On Wednesday and Thursday, we heard from numerous people involved with the production of the 2014 Royal Rumble event.
The former WWE star ended the day by going over text messages between he and AJ Lee discussing the lump on his back. He also said the podcast interview allowed him to finally move on with his life … adding, “Everything was the truth, and I think the truth can hurt.”
FUN FACT: Punk confirmed under oath that his initials stand for “chick magnet.”
Former WWE stars Jake Hager, f.k.a. Jack Swagger, and Rich Swann will be making their MLW debuts on tonight’s episode of Major League Wrestling: Fusion on beIN Sports.
* Jack Hager vs. Jeff Cobb
* Rich Swann vs. Kotto Brazil
* Sami Callihan vs. “Bad Boy” Joey Janela
* The top 10 MLW rankings for June will be revealed while MLW’s favorite Ivy-Leaguer, MJF, will go on a romantic ringside date to close the show.
The Independent reports that the Yemen-based branch of Al-Qaeda has threatened Saudi Arabia’s crown prince Mohammed bin Salman for “opening the door wide for corruption and moral degradation” by allowing cinemas and WWE into the country. The terrorist group has sent a warning to the crown prince, calling his efforts to liberalize the Kingdom as “sinful projects.”
It appears Al-Qaeda is especially upset with WWE’s Greatest Royal Rumble event that took place in April.
“[Foreign] disbelieving wrestlers exposed their privates and on most of them was the sign of the cross, in front of a mixed gathering of young Muslim men and women,” the warning from Al-Qaeda said.
The Huffington Post has an article on anti-Muslim Twitter user Amy Mek, who has been exposed as Amy Mekelburg of New York. The story notes that Amy’s husband, Salvatore “Sal” Siino, started working for WWE in February 2017 as the Senior Vice President of Global Content Distribution and Business Development. Siino was recently fired when Amy’s anti-Islam twitter activity was exposed. Mekelburg allegedly told a former friend that WWE knew about her @AmyMek Twitter account and asked Siino to keep his connection to his wife quiet.
The Huffington Post approached WWE with their findings last Thursday and were told, “This is the first time we’re hearing about Amy Mekelburg.” The Post asked WWE again last Friday if they knew of @AmyMek before hiring Siino and WWE responded with a statement on Siino’s departure.
“No,” said the WWE spokesperson. “Now that it has come to our attention, Sal Siino is no longer an employee.”
Melekburg was still active on Twitter this week, despite being exposed by The Huffington Post, and was blaming the reporter for WWE’s decision to fire Siino. The Post noted that Siino was negotiating WWE deals in the Middle East while his wife was leading an anti-Muslim movement on social media.
Source: WrestlingINC
WWE has reportedly signed Deonna Purrazzo to a deal and the popular independent wrestler will apparently report for duty at the Performance Center in a few weeks.
Squared Circle Sirens first reported that the 23-year-old inked a contract. PWInsider also claims it to be true.
Purrazzo has competed in ROH, ECWA, SHIMMER, and STARDOM. She also wrestled on a few episodes of NXT and was an alternate in the first Mae Young Classic.
It’s worth noting that Deonna has been announced for All In on September 1. The second Mae Young Classic, however, will seemingly tape in August. One might imagine she’d be a competitor.
Io Shirai and Keith Lee are also rumored to have signed WWE deals.
https://twitter.com/DeonnaPurrazzo/status/1001181523482234880
Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet
David Arquette Announces Wrestling Comeback:
Former WCW champ David Arquette — whose run is credited as one of the final nails in the coffin for the company — announced he’s making a wrestling return to put some respect on his name.
The 46-year-old actor made the announcement on the Wendy Williams Show while promoting the new Netflix documentary, “Survivors Guide to Prison.”
If that doesn’t excite you enough, the actor also says he’ll use the name David “Magic Man” Arquette.
Earlier this month, Pro Wrestling Sheet reported exclusive details on a marathon training session the former champ participated in. We were told at the time he was working on some sort of documentary and sources tell us the film is based around his return.
“For 18 years, I’ve been trolled on the internet and people have attacked me,” Arquette told Williams. “I just want to bring some respect back to my name.”
Watch the announcement below:
Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet
Arquette On Possibly Working For WWE:
TMZ caught up with Arquette, who was asked if he might work with WWE. Arquette had made an appearance on RAW in 2010 and teamed with Alex Riley to face Randy Orton in a handicap match, which resulted in Arquette being powerbombed through a table by Randy Orton.
“I love WWE. I’ve always been a fan of the McMahons and Vince and everything they’ve been doing over there, [but] it’s a real weird relationship with me and wrestling, ” Arquette said. “I’m just here to clear my name. People have been giving me a hard time for 18 years, and I’m sick of it. [People saying] that I didn’t deserve [the WCW World title]… put some respect on my name!”
Source: WrestlingINC
Video testimony played in court Thursday morning painting a picture of an injured CM Punk who was angered by his early elimination from the 2014 Royal Rumble.
According to WrestleZone … taped interviews featuring Kane, referee John Cone, athletic trainer Larry Heck and audio technician Timothy Gaeng kicked off day three of the libel trial pitting Punk and co-defendant Colt Cabana against WWE’s Dr. Chris Amann.
The testimony centered around Punk’s concussion in the Royal Rumble and the chaos that ensued in the moments following the injury.
Kane recalled “illegally” eliminating Punk from the event – a phrase that got a chuckle from Punk inside the courtroom — and said the elimination was planned, but for later in the match.
Cone recalled producers in the back telling him to let Punk know he needed to stay down and that Kane would be coming out to eliminate him. The ref said Punk responded, “if you make me leave this f*cking match, I’ll f*cking quit right now.” Cone said after repeating the order, Punk pie-faced him.
It’s worth noting Punk quit the company the next day.
Heck, a 17-year medical veteran of WWE, testified that Amman said Punk had been concussed in the match. Following the elimination, Heck said he witnessed Punk cuss people out backstage and then leave. Heck recalled Punk being mad the finish of the match was changed.
Kane, Heck, and Cone testified that they weren’t aware of a lump or infection on Punk’s lower back.
After the videos played, court broke for lunch.
During testimony on Wednesday, Dr. Amann was on the stand discussing text messages between he and Punk, how he disclosed Punk’s medical issues to others, and emotional damage he says has been caused by the podcast.
The trial got started on Tuesday following jury selection. Proceedings are expected to last a week.
Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet
