WWE Raw will air live tonight on the USA Network from the Enterprise Center in St. Louis, Missouri.
Raw reverts back to a 2-hour format for the rest of the year.
Kevin Owens was seen attacking Cody Rhodes in the parking lot following WWE Bad Blood. The pair have stood shoulder-to-shoulder for months now, aligned in their battle against both Roman Reigns’ and Solo Sikoa’s versions of The Bloodline, but they also stood against one another at August’s Bash In Berlin event with the WWE Championship on the line, with a belief that Owens might turn on Rhodes it came as a surprise to see them embrace to close that night.
But it appears that their relationship was finally tested beyond its limits by Rhodes team-up with Reigns at Bad Blood on Saturday, following on from KO giving his friend the cold shoulder on recent weeks of “WWE SmackDown.” Footage captured and shared by fans in Atlanta saw the “Prizefighter” arguing with Rhodes beside his bus, then eventually punching him before delivering stomps and more punches to a grounded Rhodes. Owens also managed to throw a garbage can in Rhodes’ direction before he was run off by security. It’s unknown when and how WWE will air the segment officially, but the angle was presumably being shot for next week’s TV. WWE CCO Paul Levesque sold the encounter during the post-show press conference, intimating that Rhodes was supposed to attend the presser but was unavailable.
Rhodes and Reigns teamed up for the first time ever to take on Sikoa and Jacob Fatu representing The Bloodline, with Reigns securing the win via pinfall following a familial assist. Jimmy Uso made his return for the first time since April, distracting Sikoa for Reigns to score the win. Uso and Reigns embraced following the match, going on to make the save for Rhodes when he was jumped by The Bloodline after the match. Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson also made a cameo to close the segment, teasing a future feud with Rhodes and/or Reigns down the line.
UPDATE
Paul “Triple H” Levesque Addresses Brawl Between Cody Rhodes And Kevin Owens After WWE Bad Blood
Levesque, on X, said that he and WWE management are aware of the incident and stated that they will deal with it.
“We are aware of the incident outside of the arena last night between Cody Rhodes and Kevin Owens. The matter will be dealt with internally,” said Levesque.
WWE has yet to acknowledge the incident on its social media or YouTube channel, adding to the intrigue surrounding the clash between the two.
Source: Wrestling Inc.
The show opens with the usual batch of video packages and arrival montages, plus a host segment from Bianca Belair, Jade Cargill, and Naomi where they welcome us to the show etc.
Goldberg and Killer Mike are shown in the front row.
Squaring up, McIntyre jawing at a stonefaced Punk and we start trading shots! Ramming CM into the corner, haymakers landing, Punk turns him around, kick blocked, goozle denied and Drew throws him hard into the corner! Throwing him to the floor, McIntyre stalks out after him but CM recovers and whips him hard into the wall of the cage!
Back and forth, getting plunder into it, Punk grinds an adjustable wrench into Drew’s forehead! Back in the ring, Trying to set a table up, CM cuts Drew off as he breaks the legs off a chair and drop toeholds him throat-first into the edge of the table! Continuing to use the table, trying to gouge McIntyre’s eye out with the leg of the table but he fights away to the floor!
Finally Punk is busted open after Drew puts him into the steel on the floor and he punishes the wound by spiking his head into the steel! Promising to end Punk’s career and get his wife to leave him, taking him back inside and jamming a wrench into CM’s open wound! In the corner firing up for the Claymore, Punk recovers enough for the rising knee but Drew counters the bulldog!
Putting CM on the apron, right hands, Punk off the top with a double sledge! Off the top again with the wrench but Drew counters with a belly-to-belly suplex! Counting down but Punk rolls to the floor! CM PUNK BLASTS HIM IN THE FACE WITH A TOOLBOX AND DREW IS POURING BLOOD! Another toolbox shot and Punk goes up top… DIVING TOOLBOX TO THE FACE! GO TO SLEEP CONNECTS BUT DREW ROLLS TO THE FLOOR!
Back inside, Claymore… PUNK WON’T STAY DOWN! Sidestep a second Claymore, CM locks the Sharpshooter in! WRENCH SHOTS FORCE A BREAK AND DRWE USES THE WRENCH TO GRIND PUNK’S FACE! Trading “boo!”/”yay!” punches, Future Shock blocked, Go to Sleep denied and McIntyre lays chops in! Up top…. DREW SUPERPLEXES PUNK TO THE FLOOR THROUGH A DAMN TABLE!
Recovering, back inside… GO TO SLEEP HITS AGAIN AND AGAIN DREW MCINTYRE WON’T STAY DOWN! DREW HITS WHITE NOISE ON THE STEEL STEPS! Bossman Slam… REVERSED INTO THE ANACONDA VISE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RING! CM GRABS THE WRENCH BEFORE DREW CAN USE IT TO REVERSE AND HAMMERS MCINTYRE IN THE FACE WITH IT OVER AND OVER!
Holding it high like the australopithecus that touched the monolith, Drew begs off, CM tells him to pray he dies… AND MCINTYRE UPPERCUTS PUNK’S GENTLEMAN’S AREA! Drew is in the corner and he gets a black bag and dumps friendship bracelet beads all over the ring! Charging in for the Claymore… PUNK SIDESTEPS AND HE SLIPS AND WIPES OUT ON THE STEEL STEPS!
CM Punk loads his knee with a chain and shoves a handful of beads in Drew’s mouth… GO TO SLEEP WITH THE CHAIN! IT IS OVER!
CM Punk wins by pinfall with a chain-loaded Go to Sleep.
Post-match, Punk exits the ring and the cage under his own power but collapses in the ramp and gets some medical assistance. Eventually he leaves under his own power while the medics check on Drew.
We see Jacqueline, Lilian Garcia, and Booker T in the crowd.
Cathy Kelly is in the VIP suite with our hosts for the night.
Bianca Belair says everybody is here, Mickie James, Pete Rosenberg, Diamond Dallas Page, and so on. Jade Cargill is looking forward to Liv vs. Rhea but Naomi is wanting to see her girl Bayley take Nia Jax down.
Jax freight trains her early, whip across into a huge lariat for two! Grinding Bayley down with a reverse chinlock, shifting to a bear hug (I can hardly bear it) but the Role Model reverses to a sunset flip! Nia grabs a half crab and wrenches it in hard, body avalanche in the ropes!
Slamming Bayley into the corner, hip attack follows, Frankensteiner counters a powerbomb and a Samoan Drop… SO CLOSE! Fireman’s carry drops the Role Model into the turnbuckles, putting her down in the corner, this time she sidesteps the hip attack! Running knee connects, sunset flip powerbomb into the corner and Jax falls on top of her! Diving elbow… NOPE!
Nia rolls to the floor, Bayley drops an elbow on her spine but she’s dead weight and Bayley has to break the count! Off the steps… JAX BLASTS HER IN THE BREADBASKET! Powerbomb into the steel steps, tossing her into the barricade, Nia takes her back inside and slaps her awake, posing for the crowd! Samoan drop for two!
Back elbow takes Bayley down again, Role Model with a Samoan drop of her own and Jax throws Bayley into referee Jessika Carr on the kickout! Carr stunned, Bayley kicks Nia and she falls on the referee and knocks her out for real this time! Big Stunner from Bayley, Roseplant, cover… NO REFEREE!
Tiffany Stratton is here!
She runs down and wallops Bayley with the briefcase a few times and wakes Carr up! Jessika picks the briefcase up as Nia wakes up and Tiffany has to take it from her and beg off! Bayley wakes up, nearfall, sidestep whiplashes Jax to the mat, Role Model up top and Stratton throws the briefcase at her!
Nia climbs up top with her… AVALANCHE SAMOAN DROP! Into position in the corner…
Nia Jax wins by pinfall with the Banzai Drop, retaining the WWE Women’s Championship.
We get Xavier Woods doing an ad for a Dragon Ball game, which is pretty cool.
We see X-Pac, Tully Blanchard (the only good Blanchard!), and Arn Anderson in the crowd.
Balor slaps him and Priest drops him with a right! Into the corner, chop, Damian pops him up and stampedes him across the ring into a whirlwind of punches! Whip across, big pop-up flapjack, Finn with Kawada kicks from the apron and choking Priest over the ropes! A kick sends Balor to the floor, back and forth, back inside, huge right hand from Damian!
Tilt-a-whirl Russian legsweep gets Finn two, falling knees, Damian lights him up with rights, kicks, elbow in the corner, short whip, float over, reverse the headlock into Broken Arrow… NOPE! Off the ropes, Sling Blade connects, big lariat in return, cover for two! Boxing the ears, laying kicks in, Finn hits the Pele and both men are down!
Out to the floor, Damian shoves him over the announce desk! Back inside, Carlito and JD McDonagh run in but aren’t enough for Balor to win! Shotgun dropkick, Coup de Grace… NOT ENOUGH! Balor with a chair, Damian boots him with it, sends Judgment Day packing! Off the top a second time, Damian catches him…
Damian Priest wins by pinfall with South of Heaven.
Commentary hypes up Raw on Monday.
Triple H makes his entrance for a big announcement.
He talks about the crowd here making history, with attendance at 16,092 making for WWE’s 60th sold out show this year and again a new record for largest gate for an arena show. The next history-making event is in just four weeks, Crown Jewel.
This year’s Crown Jewel will mark the beginning of a new era in WWE, annual event at Crown Jewel where the reigning WWE Champion will face the reigning WWE World Champion for both the men and the women, and the catch is of course neither title will be on the line, but he promises us there will be a definitive winner, and that winner will be crowned 2024’s Crown Jewel Champion.
He unveils the ugliest, gaudiest title belt you’ve ever seen in your life. It’s got 50 carats of diamonds on it, apparently.
Enter GUNTHER.
He talks about how he’s gonna be winning this piece of crap (my words) after he defends his title against Sami Zayn on Monday and calls Bill Goldberg out in the front row to clarify something. He may have seen a few weeks ago where he told Bret Hart that Goldberg was a childhood hero of his, but that’s not true.
How can the greatest wrestler in the world today be impressed by a one-trick pony like him? But no, he’s just busting balls, but he has serious advice for Gage Goldberg, which is that he hopes Bill is a better father than he is a wrestler. That gets Goldberg to stand up and GUNTHER taunts him, so Bill jumps the barricade!
GUNTHER tells him he’s got three minutes for him and security swarms to keep Goldberg away! SAMI ZAYN BLINDSIDES HIM AND THEY BRAWL UP THE RAMP AS ROAD AGENTS DESPERATELY TRY TO BREAK THEM UP!
Security finally does their job and the segment ends with Goldberg posing in the turnbuckles for the crowd.
We see “Diamond” Dallas Page, Mickie James, and Scott Steiner in the front row.
Cathy Kelly and our hosts chat with Metro Boomin backstage and he says he told Cody to handle his business. Everybody holds their noses as Chelsea Green rolls up, she tries to flounce off with Piper Niven but Piper wants to stay so she goes off alone and sad.
Dominik Mysterio is suspended in a shark cage for this one.
Rhea Ripley laughs at Dom for being scared of heights as the cage is raised.
Big dropkick from Ripley to start, biel, lighting her up with punches and a fallaway slam follows! Taking her to the floor, hammering her into the barricade, throwing her in the ring. Liv lands a dragon screw and targets the knee with a chop block, punches, and stomps!
Bridging suplex for two, whip across, Morgan trips her up and smashes her leg into the apron! Smashing the leg into the ringpost as “Dom, you suck!” chants rain down! Sunset flip powerbomb into the barricade, Liv in control, back inside, Codebreaker… NOPE! Riptide blocked, the Cobra Twist driver… SO CLOSE!
Slaps, jawing at the challenger, a little shimmy, blowing a kiss to Dom and looking for the Three Amigos! Third suplex blocked, float over, powerbomb lift… RAZOR’S EDGE BUT DOM GETS THE CAGE DOOR OPEN! Rhea lands a frog splash.. STILL NO! Prison Lock applied, Liv crawling and she forces the break!
Ripley takes her to the floor and puts boots to her in front of Mysterio… RIPTIDE ON THE FLOOR! Dominik tries to be brave and leave the cage but he slips out and is hung from his foot by the chain that kept the door closed! Rhea walks over and swats at him for fun as crew members consider what to do about him.
Back inside, Rhea asks Dan Engler for a minute for some unfinished business and he gives her the go-ahead! Ripley gets a kendo stick out from under the ring! She wishes herself a happy birthday and goes to town on Mysterio with the kendo stick until Raquel Rodriguez stops her?!
Raquel rolls her back in the ring, Engler calls it…
Rhea Ripley wins by disqualification.
Rodriguez powerbombs Rhea and puts Liv on top of her but the match got called so who cares? She goes and gets the title belt to give to her buddy.
We get the cryptic Detroit skyline vid that’s probably for Motor City Machine Guns again. (Hot take— Time Splitters is and has always been the better Alex Shelley team, I said it.)
Rhodes and Fatu to start, the Werewolf absorbs Beautiful Disaster and returns a superkick, which leads both Tribals Chief get in the ring for a showdown! Sikoa tags in, Reigns offers his hand and Cody tags him in! Whip across, front kick, Solo with a headbutt and he mocks him! Roman blocks getting shoved into the corner and climbs up for mounted punches!
Whip reversed, elbow wipes Sikoa out! Passing him to the floor, Jacob slides back in the ring to confront Roman! The distraction allows Solo to cut Roman off and work him over, with Fatu getting some cheap shot headbutts in there! Ode to Rikishi connects, the heat segment rolls on and eventually Cody comes in hot with a powerslam!
Turning jabs, the Flip, Flop, & Fly into the Bionic Elbow! Cody Cutter takes him down, Rhodes laying in wait, inverted facelock but Solo runs in and the Werewolf hits a Samoan drop! This leads to another heat segment as Cody finds himself getting worked over. Finally he gets the path cleared but Fatu pulls Roman off the apron!
Sikoa lays him out with a lariat for two, Fatu off the top with the senton atomico… THE KNEES ARE UP! Roman fires himself up on the floor and gets back up on the apron… TAGS MADE! Roman taking Solo out with lariats, whip reversed, leaping lariat! Calling for it, Superman Punch denied, Samoan Spike ducked, crucifix pin… NOPE! Superman Punch connects this time… NOPE!
He howls… AND FATU IS RIGHT BEHIND HIM! Big slicing right, Jacob with a superkick, Bloodline superkick party, moonsault sets him up, Sikoa diving splash… CODY BREAKS IT UP! Right hand from Jacob, dumping Cody out of the ring, whip reversed and the Werewolf goes into the steel steps as Rhodes clears the announce desk!
Fatu blasts him with a superkick, Cody sidesteps… JACOB FATU GOES THROUGH THE BARRICADE! CROSS RHODES ON THE FLOOR! He sets Fatu up on the desk and perches up top… CODY RHODES DIVING SPLASH THROUGH THE DAMN ANNOUNCE DESK! Solo and Roman back on their knees, trading right hands as they get to their feet.
Roman is ready but Guerrillas of Destiny are here for the distraction and Solo hits a spear… NOPE! Sikoa yells at Roman that he lied to him about being the next Tribal Chief, there’s a man in a mask and a hoodie on the floor, Guerrillas grab him but he takes ‘em both out with superkicks! “BIG” JIM USO IS BACK!
Roman lines Solo up…
Cody Rhodes & Roman Reigns win by pinfall with a spear from Reigns on Solo Sikoa.
Jim and Roman have a lovely little reunion after the match.
Reigns turns to Cody Rhodes as the American Nightmare gets himself to his feet in the corner and he and Roman stare each other down but Reigns and Uso leave peacefully.
Guerrillas of Destiny attack Cody from behind and Solo and Jacob join the beatdown. Jim asks Roman for instructions, and Reigns gives the nod… THE OG BLOODLINE MAKES THE SAVE AND CLEARS THE RING!
Reigns ends up holding the Undisputed WWE Championship title belt as Cody makes it back to his feet and he gives it back to Rhodes in a show of respect. Cody raises the belt…
THE ROCK IS HERE!
Rock surveys the scene and puts an eyebrow up before throwing his one up, then two, then three, and his music plays again.
Source: CageSideSeats
Artem Chigvintsev recently filed for his own restraining order against WWE Hall of Famer Nikki Garcia (Nikki Bella), which was granted by a judge on Thursday. This is the same day Garcia was granted her restraining order against Chingvintsev in relation to the August 29th incident that saw the Dancing With The Stars alum being arrested for domestic battery. The incident resulted in Nikki Garcia filing for divorce on September 11th.
The New York Post is reporting that Chingvintsev was granted a restraining order on Thursday. Chingvintsev’s lawyer denies Garcia’s version of the events, and has issued a statement that reads as follows,
“It is crucial to consider the motivations of both parties in this situation. Mr. Chigvintsev contacted law enforcement on 8/29/24 seeking protection from his wife’s persistent aggression. While he was on the phone with the police, Ms. Garcia-Colace made a pointed statement, saying, ‘Do you understand where this is going now, Artem? You just ruined my career, and you know it.’ That day, someone was going to be arrested, and it wouldn’t have been Mr. Chigvintsev if Ms. Garcia Colace had told the truth. [Chigvintsev] denies ever tackling her. He was shocked to learn two weeks after the incident that she made this allegation against him; at that point it made sense to him why he was arrested. As a result of wife’s self-serving statement, Mr. Chigvintsev’s career suffered, with numerous opportunities being canceled due to these false allegations. Men can also be victims of domestic violence; Mr. Chigvintsev’s case highlights this reality. He was not the primary aggressor.”
In Chingvintsev’s filing, he claims the argument on the morning of August 29th began when Garcia criticized him for not having their son’s breakfast and packed lunch ready before school. Chingvintsev noted that Garcia was “stressed due to her job that was coming up,” which was her co-hosting gig on Netflix’s Unfinished Beef special. He claims she berated him for doing nothing around the house or for their son, which he denies.
Chigvintsev claims Garcia verbally assaulted him as he and his son were headed toward the door to get ready for school. This is when he claims the argument escalated over what type of shoes their son would be wearing that day. Chigvintsev claims his wife “completely lost it and started screaming ‘get the f**k out of my house, I am sick of all of it, I had enough’” before she “forcefully [threw] both of [their son]’s sneakers at me”. He also claims she hit his chest with their son right next to him. He states, “[M]y first reaction was obviously safety of [the son] because he was standing right by my side.”
As you’d expect, their son became “confused” and “looked frightened” as Garcia began screaming about wanting a divorce. This is when Chingvintsev says he “tried to deescalate the situation and take him upstairs to his room.” Chingvintsev says Garcia followed him and attempted to force her way into the room. He states, “I could not hold it [the door], because she’s quite strong” and that their son began crying. Chingvintsev says he was trying to control her “lack of self-control at the moment” so he pushed through the door to stop Garcia from coming in. As he pleaded for Nikki to calm down, a “mutual struggle [occurred], and both ended up on the ground.”
Chingvintsev then says he went outside and called law enforcement and waited for them to arrive. He states, “I had no idea what she told the police, but to my surprise I ended up getting arrested. I was not the primary aggressor, she definitely was. Since the 8/29/24 incident, I learned on 9/13/24 that she lied to the police that I tackled her twice, which is absolutely false.”
The judge overseeing the case says both Chingvintsev and Garcia will share joint custody of their son for the time being and “there shall be reasonable daily FaceTime contact between the child and non custodial parent.”
Additionally, neither side is allowed to “make negative statements about the other in the presence of hearing of the child or question the child about the other parent.”
A hearing on the matter will be taking place on October 21st.
Source: eWn
On Friday night’s episode of WWE SmackDown, a vignette teasing someone “coming soon” aired. The vignette featured a car revving up its engine and taking off, police sirens and what appears to be the city of Detroit, MI.
According to a report from Pwinsider, multiple sources have indicated that the vignette is for the Motor City Machine Guns. The team of Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin were originally expected to have a short run in WWE NXT, but that will no longer be happening. Instead, the duo will be coming straight to the main roster.
Finally, it was added that the team was not at this week’s WWE NXT TV tapings in Chicago, IL as originally planned.
Source: eWn
WWE Bad Blood PLE – Saturday, October 5, 2024 – State Farm Arena Atlanta, Georgia – Special Start Time of 6 pm ET
CARD
Cody Rhodes & Roman Reigns vs. The Bloodline (Jacob Fatu & Solo Sikoa)
WOMEN’S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP:
Liv Morgan (c) vs. Rhea Ripley
* Stipulation: Dominik Mysterio will hang from a shark cage during this match *
Damian Priest vs. Finn Balor
WWE WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP:
Nia Jax (c) vs. Bayley
HELL IN A CELL MATCH:
CM Punk vs. Drew McIntyre
According to a new report from Variety, NBCUniversal and Charter have announced a new multi-year distribution deal that will make the Peacock Premium ad-supported streaming service for “no additional cost” to Spectrum TV Select video customers.
Peacock is the home to all things WWE, including all of the company’s premium live even. the deal between WWE and Peacock runs through early 2026.
The report notes it is understood that Charter will be paying a per-subscriber wholesale fee to the media companies for the rights to bundle their streaming services with Spectrum TV. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed. Furthermore, it was also noted in the report that Charter also will allow its video customers to upgrade to the ad-free version of Peacock’s Premium Plus, which is ad-free. In addition, Charter said it will also be making both versions of Peacock available for purchase to its internet-only customers next year.
Variety further notes that the addition of Peacock to the Spectrum TV lineup comes after Charter inked similar deals for Disney+ and ESPN+, Warner Bros. Discovery’s Max and Discovery+, Paramount Global’s Paramount+ and BET+, AMC Networks’ AMC+ and TelevisaUnivision’s Vix.
The report concludes that as of the end of June 2024, Charter had 12.72 million residential video subscribers, which was a drop of 393,000 in the period and down 9.6 percent year over year. Including business pay-tv customers, Charter’s video base was at a total of 13.3 million as of June 30, 2024.
Source: WrestleView
WWE SmackDown will air live tonight on the USA Network from the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee.
Nikki Garcia (Nikki Bella in WWE) has filed a restraining order against her estranged husband Artem Chigvintsev. The order was filed on Monday, and the judge signed off on it after Nikki submitted a sworn declaration to the court.
In her petition, Garcia revealed that Artem “tackled me multiple times and pinned me to the ground while our child was present.”
Garcia also claims that when Artem was fired from Dancing with the Stars, he grew “increasingly angry, snapping at me, and yelling.” The two reportedly talked about trying to control his anger, and Nikki says Artem went into a fit of rage on the morning of the incident that resulted in his arrest. The argument started over how their 4-year-old son’s English muffin should be toasted. Artem accused Nikki of making their son become a “picky eater.”
This led to Nikki throwing Matteo’s toddler-sized 7 shoes toward Artem, which resulted in Artem calling 911 to request a police presence. He called back minutes later to say that they were no longer needed. Despite this, the cops showed up anyway because a 911 call was made. Nikki claims the shoes hit Artem’s leg, but were “so light that they couldn’t have hurt him.”
After the shoes were thrown, Nikki says Artem grabbed their son and ran upstairs with him. The child was reportedly screaming “Mommy! Mommy!”
As Nikki went to attempt to get into the room, Artem opened the door and tackled her to the ground. He reportedly grabbed her arms and held her on the ground for what she says “felt like around 30 seconds.”
After Artem let go of his wife, he then went back into Matteo’s room and slammed the door. When she again tried to push the door open, he opened it and pushed her across the hallway into the couple’s bedroom. At that point, he pushed her onto the bathroom floor in their bedroom and had his hands on her chest near her sternum. Nikki says he was pressing down so hard that it felt like she was suffocating. In an attempt to get him off, she grabbed his neck.
When police arrived on scene several hours later, Matteo told them, “Daddy hurt my hand.” The responding officers also observed visible injuries on Nikki’s body, which resulted in Chigvintsev being taken into custody. He posted bond later that same day.
Nikki’s petition also claims Artem was physically violent on one prior occasion. Back in mid-2023, Artem “violently grabbed me around my waist” to keep her away from Matteo. Additionally, she says there have been numerous instances of verbal abuse over the years. Nikki believes Artem needs to get some help with therapy and anger management, and she wants to have space between her, Matteo, and her soon-to-be ex-husband.
The judge who signed off on the petition has ordered Artem to not contact the WWE Hall of Famer or come within 100 yards of her, their son, their home, etc. The only exception is for visitation or exchange of the child per court-ordered visits.
The judge denied a request for Nikki to be able to leave the country with their son until a full hearing is held on October 21. The reason she asked for this is because she wants to go to London to film a project.
Artem hasn’t been living in the home since August 29, the date of the incident. The judge says he will not grant a “move-out order” until the hearing takes place.
Nikki has since filed for divorce, which is expected to get nasty as it heads through the court system. Chigvintsev is currently unemployed and is already asking for spousal support.
As far as Matteo is concerned, Artem has been allowed visits and FaceTime calls with him since the incident.
A rep for Nikki Garcia told TMZ the following:
“Due to the incident that led to Artem’s arrest on August 29, 2024, Nikki has decided to file for a temporary Domestic Violence Restraining Order to protect herself and her son. Although Nikki requested that the Napa District Attorney not file charges against Artem as she did not want him to go to jail, he must still be held accountable for his actions, and Nikki and her son must be protected. Nikki’s number one priority has always been the wellbeing of her son. She is thankful for all of the love and support she has received and continues to ask for privacy for her and her family during this difficult time.”
Source: eWn
WWE Bad Blood is set to take place in Atlanta, Georgia, this Saturday, and a new report from PWInsider Elite states that some big names from the past will be in town. Scott and Rick Steiner, “Diamond” Dallas Page, Tully Blanchard, Arn Anderson, Madusa, and Jacqueline Moore will all be around for the PLE.
It’s not yet clear if there are plans to use any of these former wrestlers on the show. Page and the Steiner brothers are scheduled for a photo op prior to the event, while it’s not known why the others are being brought in.
One thing each of these wrestlers has in common is an association with WCW, which was owned by Turner Broadcasting System and therefore based in Atlanta. In the lead-up to Bad Blood, WWE has placed emphasis on the event’s location, as Cody Rhodes grew up in the area while Roman Reigns played college football at Georgia Tech. It’s quite possible that the company plans to feature some former WCW talent on the show in reference to the promotion’s importance to the city.
In addition to their connection to Atlanta, several of the wrestlers being brought in have a specific relationship with Rhodes and his family. Anderson managed him for years during his tenure in AEW, and along with Blanchard was one of the greatest in-ring rivals of Cody’s father Dusty. Page was also a longtime friend of Dusty’s and has maintained a close relationship with Cody as well.
Rhodes and Reigns will team up on Saturday against Solo Sikoa and Jacob Fatu in a match that may or may not serve as the Bad Blood main event. Additionally, the show will include a Hell in the Cell match featuring CM Punk vs. Drew McIntyre, Rhea Ripley challenging Liv Morgan for the Women’s World Championship, and more.
Source: Wrestling Inc.
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