Triple H made his return to RAW and got involved in the WWE Universal Championship Elimination Match to crown a new champion. Seth Rollins vs Kevin Owens vs Roman Reigns vs Big Cass. Triple H was the decisive factor of the outcome.
The match saw Big Cass get eliminated first, by Owens. Triple H made a surprise return and attacked Reigns outside of the ring, hitting him with a Pedigree. Triple H rolled Reigns in the ring and sent Rollins in to make the cover to eliminate Reigns. This led to Triple H turning on Rollins. Triple H gave a nod to Owens and hit Rollins with a Pedigree and allowing Owens to get the title. Triple H then celebrated with Owens before stopping at ringside to stare at Mick Foley and Stephanie McMahon. He then walked off , Stephanie looked shocked by what her husband Triple H just did. Owens was left to celebrate in the ring, fans chanted you deserve it as RAW went off the air.
Who will claim the WWE Universal Title? Seth Rollins vs Kevin Owens vs Big Cass vs Roman Reigns
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Sasha Banks may be appearing on RAW tonight in Houston. She is in town doing a lot of media. She will be appearing on tonight’s RAW pre-show on the WWE Network.
TMZ Sports is reporting that Bill Goldberg is in talks with WWE about a possible return to the company.
Goldberg hasn’t wrestled since his WWE stint, which was from 2003 – 2004. He made an appearance at last year’s Legends of Wrestling event at Citi Field in New York, which saw him come to the aid of Rob Van Dam and hit Scott Steiner and Doc Gallows with his finishers, as seen in the video below:
This past May it was revealed that Goldberg will be a playable character in WWE 2K17, which comes out this October.
WWE announced yesterday that WWE Hall of Famer Harry Fujiwara, a.k.a. Mr. Fuji, passed away at the age of 82.
Fujiwara is a five time former WWF Tag Team Champion. He also managed several former champions during his managerial run from 1985 – 1996, most notably Don Muraco, Demolition and Yokozuna.
On Saturday night’s episode of Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer commented on the ownership situation in TNA following the announcement that Billy Corgan is the new President of TNA. Meltzer noted that former TNA President Dixie Carter is pretty much done with the company.
“Dixie’s pretty much out of it now,” Meltzer said. “She’s out of power completely, she is completely out of power no matter what’s said, but she may be gone.”
Meltzer noted that Dixie was at the last set of television tapings and was there for some of the segments that were filmed, but that she left shortly after that and didn’t stay for the whole week. He added that “there were some things said that were not so great about her.”
“She’s pretty much on her way out,” he added.
Corgan appeared on Vince Russo’s podcast last week and discussed his new role with the company. He said that he has an ownership stake with the company, and that it is a “fluctuating situation” that is moving “progressively into the right direction.” He said that there are moves being made and that there were all good moves, but would not confirm if Dixie still owned a majority stake or not.
Former WWE Tag Team, The Headbangers are scheduled to wrestle on Tuesday’s SmackDown Live.
Mosh (Chaz Warrington)revealed earlier today on Facebook that he’s been dreaming of stepping back into a WWE ring, now that his son is old enough to comprehend it, and next week that’s gonna happen.
He adds, “This dream/wish will come true this Tuesday night in Dallas, Tx!!! I will be on WWE’s Smackdown Live Show on the USA Network!! Not only will he see me in ring but he’ll be able to watch it Live on TV!! This is truly a dream come true for me and I’m beyond excited!!!”
Sources say the popular Attitude Era tag team are set to face-off against Heath Slater and Rhyno.
The post has since been deleted.
Thrasher (Glen Ruth) posted the following on Facebook:
Former UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion Ronda Rousey has yet to decide when she will fight again. And UFC president Dana White recently stated that it will not be at UFC 205 this November. But when she does compete again, White sees record-breaking numbers in her future.
“I think that Ronda Rousey’s return will be the biggest pay-per-view we’ve ever done,” White said during a recent appearance on “The Herd” on FOX Sports 1.
Bleacher Reporthas a great article posted about his wife confronted him with his ongoing adultery and told him he doesn’t live at their home anymore. That moment ended up triggering a monumental change for him, It woke him up to the fact that he had only been a Christian on a superficial level. It inspired him to cleanse himself, to fully embrace his relationship with God and eventually serve as a minister.
Daniel Bryan formally retired from in-ring competition in February, but WWE fans may not have seen the last of the four-time world champion between the ropes.
WWE Yet to ‘Completely Shut the Door’ on Bryan’s Return to Wrestling
Forbes‘ Anthony DiMoro reported Thursday that WWE is leaving open the possibility Bryan can return:
As of now, WWE is planning to continue the angle of wrestlers calling out Bryan for his retirement and taunting Bryan for not being able to wrestle. WWE knows it’s a hot button topic with fans and will continue to tease a Bryan return. While, at this time, it still remains unlikely that Bryan returns to the ring in the future, WWE has “not completely shut the door on a Daniel Bryan return to the ring”.
Even when he had his farewell on Raw, Bryan’s health situation was somewhat murky.
Dave Meltzer (h/t Wrestling Inc.’s Raj Giri) reported on Wrestling Observer Radio in January that doctors from UCLA gave Bryan the green light to wrestle again. Meltzer added, however, WWE‘s medical team had yet to sign off on Bryan resuming his in-ring career.
During his address to WWE fans on Feb. 8, Bryan discussed what the doctors had told him:
Speculation reached a fever pitch Tuesday night after Talking Smack on the WWE Network when Bryan called The Miz a “coward” for his wrestling style. The Miz responded that Bryan was the coward since he hasn’t stepped back in a ring, be it in WWE or another promotion:
The Miz calling out Bryan like that seemed out of the blue.
The two have had issues, going back to when The Miz was Bryan’s pro mentor on the first season of NXT. And WWE has used retired wrestlers in numerous storylines in the past in order to give a current Superstar more momentum.
With that said, the personal nature of The Miz‘s attack went beyond what is typically seen in WWE programming, especially since Bryan can’t get retribution in the form of a win at a major pay-per-view.
No one would be surprised if Bryan stayed retired following The Miz‘s promo, but it would be a disappointment if their feud didn’t move into the squared circle.
Former TNA Champion Eric Young, 36, has signed a deal with NXT. The belief is that they are waiting for the right time to debut him as a full-time performer. Young lost a match to Samoa Joe several weeks ago but he was not signed yet.
Young was a steady hand in TNA. He was part of Team Canada with Bobby Roode during the early years of TNA and then he eventually transitioned into a comedy babyface character and eventually into a nasty heel towards his later years with the company.
Both Young and Roode left TNA in March and reports surfaced later on about TNA having issues paying them.
NXT has shows coming up in Canada from 9/22 to 9/24 so it would make sense to feature Young on those shows. They will be in Toronto on 9/22, St. Catharines on 9/23 and Kitchener on 9/24.
