Brock Lesnar’s First WWE Universal Title Defense Revealed, Name Change For July 9th Pay-Per-View

As noted, WWE announced at last month’s SmackDown Live taping that their next show in the state of Connecticut will be the return of the Bad Blood RAW pay-per-view on July 9th at the XL Center in Hartford, CT.

WWE has apparently changed those plans, as the July 9th RAW pay-per-view will now be called Great Balls of Fire. It is also now scheduled to take place at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas.

You can watch a promo for the event in the video below. It is also noted in the promo that the event will feature the first title defense by WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar.

Source: WrestlingINC

Karl Anderson On When They Found Out About The Hardys Being At WrestleMania

Karl Anderson spoke with USA Today “For the Win” section about a number of wrestling topics.

When they found out about the Hardys at WrestleMania:

“We found out a couple of hours before we had to work. We had some kind of expectation because the rumors were flying for a couple of weeks. The day of is when we got word they were coming. We were all very happy with it.

“At the end of the day, Jeff and Matt Hardy helped make the WWE tag team division what it is. The ladder tag team matches they had at WrestleMania in the past made those matches famous. Being in there at WrestleMania with Matt and Jeff Hardy was an honor in itself. It was a great moment to be part of and I’m glad we got that.”

You can read the full interview by clicking here.

Reby Hardy Denies Reports Of WWE Buying Matt Hardy’s ‘Broken’ Gimmick, Comments On Him Not Using It

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Reby Hardy denied recent reports regarding WWE working out a deal with Impact Wrestling to use the “Broken” character for Matt Hardy on television. She noted that it was “absolutely” not true, and she thinks it was leaked by Impact Wrestling “in an attempt to make TNA look like it’s in a position of power,” as seen below:

As for Matt currently not using the “Broken” character on WWE television, Reby wrote:

Source: WrestlingINC

Impact Wrestling Preview 4/27/17

Tonight on Impact Wrestling:

* Impact Tag Team Championship – Street Fight: (C) LAX vs. Decay

* Impact Grand Championship: (C) Moose vs. Davey Richards

* GFW Women’s Champion Christina Von Eerie in action

Lucha Underground Officially Returning on May 31

Lucha Underground posted the following on twitter, revealing their mid-season return will be May 31st at 8PM ET on the El Rey Network:

Impact Wrestling Star (Bram) Suspended By Pro Wrestling NOAH For Social Media Post

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Pro Wrestling NOAH announced on Saturday that Bram has been suspended from the Global Tag League for an inappropriate photo that he posted on his Instagram. The photo depicted Bram lying in a refrigerator in a convenience store, which received backlash from fans. Bram apologized for the photo and deleted it from his Instagram.

Pro Wrestling NOAH Chairman Masayuki Uchida apologized for the incident and said that the company will introduce social media workshops for wrestlers and employees in the future. Kazma Sakamoto will be taking Bram’s place in the Global Tag Teague.

“I am very sorry, I will take the decision of NOAH seriously and I apologize sincerely,” Bram stated.

Source: WrestlingINC

While the photo has been deleted from Bram’s Instagram, you can view it below:

NXT Preview 4/26/17

The following matches were taped for tonight’s WWE NXT episode:

* Drew McIntyre vs. Andrade “Cien” Almas

* WWE UK Champion Tyler Bate vs. Jack Gallagher

* Aleister Black vs. Kona Reeves

Vince McMahon Biopic In The Works

If you thought there was no chance in hell you’d ever see a Vince McMahon biopic, you were wrong — because TriStar pictures is working to lock it down.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the movie studio is in negotiations to buy a script on his life called Pandemonium and it would be directed by the team who make This Is Us on NBC.

The script reportedly hit the studios last summer but was turned down because McMahon and the WWE didn’t give their blessing, so no one wanted to make the company angry. THR claims the producer of American Sniper has now “secured McMahon’s life rights” though and studios quickly became interested in recent weeks.

Sources told the publication that TriStar wanted the project so badly they decorated their offices in WWE regalia for their pitch.

Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet

SmackDown Live Preview 4/25/17

Tonight’s WWE SmackDown Live will take place from the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa.

* Exclusive interview with Shinsuke Nakamura to kick off SmackDown LIVE

* Is Orton in for early House of Horrors preview with Rowan?

* Charlotte Flair will challenge Naomi for the SmackDown Women’s Championship tonight on SmackDown LIVE

* Styles and Corbin square off in rematch

* First-ever Tag Team Beat The Clock Challenge to determine The Usos’ next challengers