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WWE RAW Preview 11/28/2022

Tonight’s WWE Raw live from the Norfolk Scope Arena in Norfolk, Virginia, on USA Network at 8/7C with the Survivor Series WarGames fallout episode. 

  • At the time of this writing, only a high-stakes match between The Miz and Dexter Lumis is advertised for tonight’s broadcast. If Lumis is able to emerge victorious from his battle with Miz tonight, he will earn an official WWE contract. 
  • Austin Theory, the new WWE United States Champion, is expected to make an appearance to celebrate his victory over Seth Rollins and Bobby Lashley at Survivor Series.
  • Becky Lynch is also set to make a return to RAW tonight. She helped Team Belair defeat Team Damage CTRL in War Games this past Saturday, marking her return to the ring.
  • What happens with The Judgment Day and The O.C. on RAW now that AJ Styles has defeated Finn Balor.

Moving forward, WWE will now be looking ahead to the new year, with the next main roster premium live event being the Royal Rumble on January 28,

WWE Backtracks On Change For Mia Yim

Less than 24 hours after WWE officially changed Mia Yim’s ring name to Michin on its website, it appears it’s back to Mia Yim again, as you can see at this link here.

Yim even confirmed the ring name change Tuesday on the “Ten Count” podcast. She noted during the interview that Michin was a nickname within The O.C. They told her that she needed one and she used Michin because it was something that her mom called her since she was a child. Michin means crazy in Korean. Yim also shared the name change news on her Twitter. WWE also filed to trademark the name Michin a few weeks ago.

WWE released Yim on November 4, 2021, alongside her husband, current AEW star Keith Lee. After being with Impact Wrestling for a few months, Yim made her WWE return on the November 7 episode of “Raw.” She helped The O.C. battle Rhea Ripley and The Judgment Day.

It’s worth noting that a week after her return was when WWE first revealed the Michin nickname. On the November 14 episode of “Raw” was when The O.C. officially introduced her as the solution to their “Rhea Problem.”

“Michin handles her business tonight in her return match,” Anderson said in the backstage segment.

The match was against Tamina and it was Yim’s first-ever singles victory on the WWE main roster. When Yim moved to the main roster from “NXT” as part of the Retribution stable, Yim wrestled only one singles match and she lost to Dana Brooke.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

WWE Officially Gives Mia Yim New Ring Name

A week after Karl Anderson referred to Mia Yim as “Michin,” which means “Crazy” in Korean, WWE officially changed the returning Superstar’s in-ring name on this week’s “WWE Raw.” 

For starters, the television graphic referred to Yim as only “Michin” ahead of Team Bianca Belair’s in-ring promo, even though Yim was not present for the segment after being ambushed by Rhea Ripley in the backstage area. Furthermore, WWE’s official website made several changes to Yim’s profile page, referring to her as only “Michin” in the bio that recaps her WWE journey, including her participation in the inaugural Mae Young Classic in 2017, her run in “WWE NXT” and her recent return to the promotion as the solution to The O.C.’s “Rhea Problem.” Interestingly, the bio doesn’t include any information about her time as a member of RETRIBUTION.


WWE had filed to trademark the name “Michin” a few weeks ago, but it was previously believed that the moniker would only be used as Yim’s nickname, not her actual in-ring name. Yim herself confirmed the name change via Twitter, as seen below.

https://twitter.com/MiaYim/status/1594878738805800960

Michin will be a part of Team Bianca in a WarGames Match this Saturday at the Survivor Series premium live event. The team of Michin, Belair, Alexa Bliss, Asuka & a mystery partner will square off against Damage CTRL (Bayley, IYO SKY, Dakota Kai), Nikki Cross & Rhea Ripley. On this week’s “WWE Raw” in Albany, NY, Ripley defeated Asuka in a WarGames Advantage Match to secure the entrance order advantage for her team on Saturday. After the bout, Michin attacked Ripley, leading to a brawl between the two women as the show went off the air. 

Source: Wrestling Inc.

Huge Backstage Update On WWE’s Becky Lynch Return Plans

With WWE’s Survivor Series WarGames event right around the corner, things could be taking a relatively unexpected turn this week. As it happens, a major return from injury is potentially on the cards.

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That’s because “Fightful Select” is reporting that “as of last week at least, former WWE Women’s Champion Becky Lynch was expected to be back soon.”

Lynch suffered a separated shoulder at SummerSlam in July during her match with Bianca Belair for the “Raw” Women’s Championship. Making it all the more interesting is that as recently as one month ago, Fightful noted that there was both no actual timeline for her to return and that there certainly weren’t plans in place for Lynch to return early. As is always the case when it comes to wrestling, however, plans are subject to change.

Now Fightful has been told that there have been talks of Lynch being the fifth member of Belair’s team in the women’s WarGames match this Saturday, which would see her align with Belair, Mia Yim, Alexa Bliss, and Asuka. Right now, those four are waiting on a fifth woman to join them in taking on Damage CTRL (Bayley, Dakota Kai, and IYO SKY), Nikki Cross, and Rhea Ripley.

Bianca said on Monday’s RAW that they will name their 5th member Friday on SmackDown.

It’s also been reported that the current feeling around the locker room in regard to working with Lynch specifically is one of excitement, especially now that Vince McMahon is no longer booking things. Just before her injury-forced departure, “The Man” came back around.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

WWE RAW Preview 11/21/2022

Tonight’s WWE RAW will be broadcast live from the MVP Arena in Albany, New York at 8/7C on USA Network. It’s the last RAW before Saturday’s Survivor Series WarGames Premium Live Event.

Asuka and Rhea Ripley dig into the trenches for WarGames advantage

Belair, Matt Riddle, Bobby Lashley, Austin Theory, Bayley, and WWE United States Champion Seth Rollins are all advertised for the show on the WWE Events website. The arena website also advertises Elias, The O.C., The Judgment Day, and Kevin Owens, though Owens is unlikely given his return to SmackDown last week.

WWE RAW Preview 11/14/2022

Tonight’s WWE RAW live from KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, KY, airing on USA Network at 8/7C.

  • United States Championship: Seth Rollins (c) vs. Finn Balor
  • Matt Riddle & Elias vs. Alpha Academy (Chad Gable & Otis)
  • The Miz to address Dexter Lumis controversy on Miz TV
  • Austin Theory is also expected to appear tonight as a follow-up to last week’s unsuccessful Money In the Bank cash-in.

Nikki Cross Throws 24/7 Title In The Trash On WWE RAW

The WWE 24/7 Championship may be finished after new champion Nikki Cross threw the title in a trash can during this week’s episode of RAW.

During the show, Cross won the title from Dana Brooke, marking Cross’ 10th reign with the title and her first since returning last month.

After the match, a segment aired in which a laughing Cross tossed the title into (or at) a garbage can.

Source: EWrestlingNews

Mia Yim Returns On WWE RAW, Joins The O.C.

On last night’s WWE RAW, The O.C. gained a new member in a familiar face.

As The O.C. faced off against The Judgement Day, AJ Styles said they didn’t find a solution to their Rhea Ripley problem, it found them, a masked figure came in and attacked Rhea Ripley. It was revealed to be the returning Mia Yim.

Yim was previously released from WWE in November of 2021 and had been working the independent scene ever since. She also had a run with Impact Wrestling that ended last month.

WWE RAW Preview 11/7/2022

Tonight’s WWE Raw will air live on the USA Network, and will emanate from the Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza in Wilkes-Barre, PA.

Raw will feature the fallout from last Saturday’s Crown Jewel and will be the start of the build to Survivor Series, which will take place on November 26.

As of this writing, no matches have been advertised for tonight’s show.

There isn’t a lot of time to book the WarGames matches, so it shouldn’t be long before we know more about the participants.

The O.C. is expected to debut their new equalizer for Rhea Ripley on tonight’s RAW, but this has yet to be confirmed. This past weekend, The Judgment Day defeated The O.C. at Crown Jewel.

The storylines involving Johnny Gargano, Dexter Lumis, and The Miz are also expected to continue, with Kevin Owens possibly returning to action as well.

Gargano, Owens, Lashley, RAW Women’s Champion Bianca Belair, WWE United States Champion Seth Rollins, Matt Riddle, Bayley, and Austin Theory are all advertised for the show on the WWE Events and arena websites.

R-Truth Apparently Injured During Match On WWE NXT

Veteran WWE Superstar R-Truth apparently suffered a lower leg injury during his match against Grayson Waller on the 11/01 episode of “WWE NXT.”

During the early stages of the match, Truth attempted a Tope con Giro / Vaulting Senton with Waller in position to take the bump on the outside. However, Truth evidently slipped and landed on the floor, barely touching Waller at all. Truth immediately clutched at his leg as WWE cut to a commercial break. During the break, the picture-in-picture remained focused on Waller, who returned to the ring and spent several minutes mocking the crowd at the WWE Performance Center. When “NXT” returned on the air, it was announced that Truth was unable to continue the match, as he was helped to the back by WWE medical personnel.

Waller used the opportunity to generate more heat for his character, cutting a promo and even performing a spinaroonie to taunt 2-time WWE Hall of Famer Booker T as he gloated about the win. 

Truth has been a regular fixture on both “WWE Raw” and “NXT” in recent weeks, interrupting promo segments from the likes of Brock Lesnar, Baron Corbin, Johnny Gargano, and The Miz. During this time, Truth has been stepping out to the ring every time any Superstar has uttered the word “truth” during a promo. 

The Waller vs. R-Truth match was set up on last week’s “NXT” after Waller undermined Wes Lee’s North American Title victory at Halloween Havoc, stressing that “the truth” was Lee did not deserve to win any championship gold in WWE. This led to R-Truth interrupting the segment, before erroneously welcoming the crowd to Halloween Havoc. The segment ended with Truth & Lee tossing Waller to the outside after Waller challenged Truth to a match.

WWE has yet to provide an update on R-Truth’s injury status at the time of this posting.

Source: Wrestling Inc.