* Huge Battle Royal to determine final NXT Women’s Title Fatal 4-Way participant for NXT TakeOver: WarGames (Billie Kay, Rhea Ripley, Candice LeRae, Taynara Conti, Lacey Evans, Sarah Logan, Dakota Kai, Bianca Belair, Sage Beckett, Zeda, Mercedes Martinez, Abbey Laith, Vanessa Borne, Santana Garrett, Aliyah and Reina González) Who will join Sane, Royce and Moon at TakeOver in Houston on Saturday, Nov. 18?
* Roderick Strong vs. Andrade “Cien” Almas
WWE officials were developing an idea for a potential reality TV series that would feature Maryse and WWE Intercontinental Champion The Miz. The Total Bellas-style show would also feature Dolph Ziggler, who is good friends with Miz and Maryse in real life. PWInsider reports that the working title for the series is “The It Couple” and that singer Ryan Cabrera would also be part of the cast as he has been friends with Miz for several years.
Source: WrestlingINC
ESPN reports that WWE is investing in eSports organization Cloud9, which was formed in 2013. The company recently raised $25 million in Series A financing from WWE, the Beverly Hills Sports Council, MLB veteran Hunter Pence and others.
“We just looked around the space, looked at all the players and did our own evaluation of who we thought would be successful in the long term,” WWE Chief Strategy and Financial Officer George Barrios told ESPN. “We just thought that the Cloud9 team had developed lots of expertise and we’re just really, really impressed with Jack [Etienne, the Cloud9 CEO] and the rest of the staff; how professional they were, how organized and how much infrastructure they had built for a small organization. We thought they were on their way. We looked at a lot of players, and they were the ones we put in the top tier.”
Source: WrestlingINC
* Will The Brian Kendrick and Gentleman Jack Gallagher continue to target Cedric Alexander?
* Kalisto aims to reclaim the WWE Cruiserweight Championship
Tonight’s WWE SmackDown Live will take place from the BMO Harris Bank Bradley Center in Milwaukee, WI as the road to Survivor Series really heats up.
* Will Raw be out for payback after SmackDown’s raid?
* Sunil Singh attempts to defend Jinder Mahal’s honor against AJ Styles
* Baron Corbin demands a rematch with Sin Cara
* Huge Eight-Man Tag Team showdown set for SmackDown LIVE
* Breezango continue the search for the missing briefcase in “Fashion Dogs”
* Shane McMahon returns to deal with Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn
Ring of Honor posted the video above to their official Twitter account hyping their “Survival of the Fittest Tour.” In the video, Ring of Honor Champion Cody Rhodes cut a promo on WWE, as well as inviting (kind of) The McMahons to the show.
“The company that I used to work for, they ignored all other companies, right?” Rhodes asked. “And then they stole all of my dad’s ideas.
“We want everyone to come to our show, including The McMahons,” Cody said. “We are offering free tickets, comp tickets.”
Marty Scrull interrupted him and said that would would offer the McMahons a “10 percent discount.”
The event will take place in San Antonio at the Austin Highway Event Center on November 17th, one day before NXT Takeover: War Games in Houston, Texas. For more information and to purchase tickets, click here.
Source: WrestlingINC
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Last night on RAW, just as Kurt Angle was about to announce RAW’s men’s Survivor Series team, Shane McMahon’s music hit. Shane came down through the crowd leading a big group of SmackDown Live Superstars, men and women.
Shane said under siege, referring back to what he told Angle earlier in a backstage segment. Angle left the ring and up the ramp to the back and Shane ordered his SmackDown stars to “go get ’em” and SmackDown went to the back and laid waste to every RAW star they came across, then they brought Angle back to the ring. Shane said he wants Angle to bring his gold medal, what’s left of the RAW roster because they’re going to finish what they started. It’s true, it’s damn true.
As the WWE tries to recover from a tumultuous few days that saw multiple superstars get sick from a viral infection, many are wondering what the timetable is for a return to normalcy.
On Friday, WrestlingInc.com owner Raj Giri broke the news that the WWE was testing RAW superstars for the mumps. Roman Reigns, Bray Wyatt and Bo Dallas were among those infected, and Reigns and Wyatt were removed from TLC due to the illness, causing major changes to Sunday’s pay-per-view. In a response to our report, the WWE released a statement confirming that three superstars were diagnosed with a viral infection. On the latest edition of Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer offered an update for when those superstars could possibly return to action.
Meltzer noted that Reigns has the mumps and said he and the other infected superstars will be re-evaluated next week on Monday. The rest of the locker room got their shots on Thursday to prevent further spreading of the infection, but Meltzer said there is still a fear within the company that more superstars could contract the illness.
WWE had initially tested some talent for viral meningitis, and discovered that the illness is believed to be the mumps. Mumps symptoms usually take 16-18 days to appear and then the infection usually takes several days to a week to disappear. It is unclear how much time is needed to completely recover from an illness like that in order to be deemed fit to compete in the ring. It is also unknown if any SmackDown superstars were tested for the infection or if the virus was solely spread in the RAW locker room.
At TLC on Sunday, Kurt Angle replaced Reigns in the main event and teamed with Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose to defeat the team of Braun Strowman, The Miz, Sheamus and Cesaro, and Kane in a Tables, Ladders and Chairs match. AJ Styles replaced Wyatt in a match against “The Demon” Finn Balor, in what was an instant fan favorite won by Balor.
Source: WrestlingINC
Tonight’s WWE RAW will take place from the Resch Center in Green Bay, Wisconsin with the fallout from last night’s TLC pay-per-view.
* Brock Lesnar to respond to Jinder Mahal’s WWE Survivor Series challenge on Raw
* Is anybody ready (for Asuka) …?
* What will Kane have to say about his attack on Braun Strowman?
* That’s Amore … but for how long?
* What will be the Extraordinary next step (for Finn Balor)?
Many fans have wondered about how Kurt Angle was inserted into the main event of Sunday’s TLC pay-per-view so quickly. It was Angle’s first time in a WWE ring in 11 years, as he teamed with Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose to defeat the team of The Miz, Braun Strowman, Kane, Sheamus and Cesaro.
According to PWInsider, it was Vince McMahon’s idea to add Angle to the match once WWE officials realized Roman Reigns wouldn’t be able to compete due to having the mumps. The idea was proposed internally on Thursday and Angle, who has a well-documented history of neck injuries, was given a physical on Friday in his hometown of Pittsburgh to ensure that he was medically cleared for an in-ring return.
Once Angle received the green light from his doctors, the WWE announced his addition to the main event minutes later. The announcement, which was made just two days before TLC, was completely unexpected and sent the WWE Universe into a frenzy.
In Sunday’s match, Angle held his own while Ambrose and Rollins handled most of the work. Angle took a hard bump when Strowman powerslammed him through a table, sending him to the locker room to be examined by the medical team. He returned towards the end of the match and eventually performed The Shield’s patented triple powerbomb to pick up the win.
It is unclear when and if Angle will wrestle again, as PWInsider states Sunday’s appearance was a one-off deal. But after seeing Angle adequately perform on Sunday, the door is open for future opportunities for him to get back into the ring. Angle has long-expressed his desire to return to in-ring competition, so it is likely that Sunday wasn’t the last time we’ll see him perform in the WWE.
Source: WrestlingINC
