Tonight’s WWE RAW will take place from the Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tennessee with the fallout from WWE Clash of Champions.
* The King approaches: King of the Ring Tournament Finals: Baron Corbin vs. Chad Gable
* Back on Boss Time? – Fallout from RAW Women’s Championship: (C) Becky Lynch vs. Sasha Banks
* What will be the fallout from The Fiend’s ruthless assault on Rollins?
* Alexander the second? – Cedric going for AJ’s WWE United States Title after Clash loss?
Luke Harper made his long-awaited WWE return last night at Clash of Champions at the end of the No DQ match between Erick Rowan and Roman Reigns, helping Rowan get the win.
Reigns attempted to hit a massive spear on Rowan while running down the ramp, but it was stopped out of nowhere with a massive big boot by the returning Harper.
The former Bludgeon Brothers then brought Reigns into the ring and hit some tandem offense that included Harper’s signature clothesline. Rowan then hit the Iron Claw slam to pickup the win.
As you may recall, Luke Harper publicly opened up about being unhappy with his place in the company back in March. The next month he made it known that he had requested his release from WWE, but as time passed it was reported he was having trouble getting the request approved.
Demus & Dave The Clown vs. Chris Dickinson & Mascarita Sagrada
Winners: Mascarita Sagrada & Chris Dickinson
Team Impact: Josh Alexander, Michael Elgin, and Sami Callihan vs. Team AAA: Murder Clown, Drago, and Faby Apache
Winners: Team Impact (Josh Alexander, Michael Elgin, and Sami Callihan)
Flamita vs. Puma King vs. Daga vs. Aerostar in a Fatal-4 Way to determine the number one contender for the AAA Cruiserweight Championship
Winner: Daga
AAA Reina de Reinas Championship: Tessa Blanchard (c) vs. Taya Valkyrie
Winner and New AAA Reina de Reinas Champion: Taya Valkyrie
Post-Match: Blanchard attacks Valkyrie. She gives the audience the finger and leaves the ring.
AAA Tag Team Championships: The Lucha Brothers (Pentagon Jr. & Rey Fenix) (c) vs. LAX (Santana & Ortiz) for the AAA Tag Team Championships
Winners and Still AAA Tag Team Champions: The Lucha Brothers (Pentagon Jr. & Rey Fenix)
Los Mercenarios (Texano Jr., Taurus, and Scorpion King) vs. Brian Cage, Psycho Clown, and Cain Velasquez
Winners: Cain Velasquez, Psycho Clown, and Brian Cage
No Disqualification Match: Blue Demon Jr. vs. Dr. Wagner Jr.
Winner: Dr. Wagner Jr.
Post-Match: Demon is furious for losing the match and starts attacking Wagner. The Impact Wrestling locker room comes out and attacks Wagner. The AAA locker room comes down to the ring to aide Wagner and take out those who are attacking him. A riot has broken out! AAA cleans house and they all stand in the ring together to celebrate not only taking out all of the Impact wrestlers, but for also having such a successful event!
WWE Cruiserweight Championship: (C) Drew Gulak vs. Humberto Carrillo vs. Lince Dorado
Winner: Drew Gulak
United States Championship: (C) AJ Styles vs. Cedric Alexander
Winner: AJ Styles
Post match – Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson came down to the ring and The OC beat Alexander down.
RAW Tag Team Championship: (C) Seth Rollins & Braun Strowman vs. Dolph Ziggler & Robert Roode
Winners and new RAW Tag Team Champions: Dolph Ziggler & Robert Roode
SmackDown Women’s Championship: (C) Bayley vs. Charlotte Flair
Winner: Bayley
SmackDown Tag Team Championship: (C) The New Day (Big E & Xavier Woods) vs. The Revival
Winners and new SmackDown Tag Team Champions: The Revival
WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship: (C) Alexa Bliss & Nikki Cross vs. Mandy Rose & Sonya Deville
Winners: Alexa Bliss & Nikki Cross
Intercontinental Championship: (C) Shinsuke Nakamura w/Sami Zayn vs. The Miz
Winner: Shinsuke Nakamura
RAW Women’s Championship: (C) Becky Lynch vs. Sasha Banks
Winner: Sasha Banks by DQ – Becky Lynch still RAW Women’s Champion
WWE Championship: (C) Kofi Kingston vs. Randy Orton
Winner: Kofi Kingston
NO DQ: Roman Reigns vs. Erick Rowan
Luke Harper interfered hitting Reigns with a big boot.
Winner: Erick Rowan
Universal Championship: (C) Seth Rollins vs. Braun Strowman
Winner: Seth Rollins
Post match – the lights went out and “The Fiend” Bray appeared. The Fiend attacked Rollins.
Reports began surfacing earlier this month of a WWE Draft taking place in October as SmackDown makes its way to FOX on Friday, October 4.
Earlier today, during the 1 pm ET NFL game on FOX it was announced the WWE Draft will begin on the October 11 episode of SmackDown and will then continue the following Monday (October 14) on RAW on the USA Network.
The 2019 WWE Draft has been confirmed to begin on the October 11 SmackDown episode, then wrap on the October 14 RAW episode.
WWE has announced that Superstars will be appearing on RAW and SmackDown along with personalities from Fox and NBCUniversal programming, who will announce the picks.
WWE issued the following press release to us this afternoon to confirm the Draft:
WWE® DRAFT SET FOR FOX AND USA NETWORK ON OCTOBER 11 AND 14
STAMFORD, Conn. – September 15, 2019 – The destiny of WWE’s Superstars will be determined during a two-night draft taking place live on Friday Night SmackDown® on October 11 at 8 pm ET on the FOX broadcast network and Monday Night Raw® on October 14 at 8 pm ET on USA Network.
On both nights of the draft, Superstars from Raw and SmackDown will appear along with personalities from FOX and NBCUniversal programming who will announce select picks from each brand. The draft will determine the Superstars that compete for Raw and SmackDown, which feature distinct casts, unique storylines and dedicated writing teams.
Friday Night SmackDown on October 11 will emanate from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas while Monday Night Raw on October 14 will take place at the Pepsi Center in Denver.
Raw and SmackDown are the #1 and #2 longest-running weekly episodic television shows in U.S. primetime history. The programs have aired more original episodes than The Simpsons, Gunsmoke, Lassie and Monday Night Football.
Raw will continue airing on USA Network while SmackDown moves to FOX beginning Friday, October 4.
September 15, 2019 at 7:00 PM ET (Preshow at 6:00 PM ET) from the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina
Universal Championship: (C) Seth Rollins vs. Braun Strowman
WWE Championship: (C) Kofi Kingston vs. Randy Orton
RAW Women’s Championship: (C) Becky Lynch vs. Sasha Banks
SmackDown Women’s Championship: (C) Bayley vs. Charlotte Flair
Intercontinental Championship: (C) Shinsuke Nakamura w/Sami Zayn vs. The Miz
United States Championship: (C) AJ Styles vs. Cedric Alexander
SmackDown Tag Team Championship: (C) The New Day (Big E & Xavier Woods) vs. The Revival
WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship: (C) Alexa Bliss & Nikki Cross vs. Mandy Rose & Sonya Deville
RAW Tag Team Championship: (C) Seth Rollins & Braun Strowman vs. Dolph Ziggler & Robert Roode
NO DQ: Roman Reigns vs. Erick Rowan
WWE Cruiserweight Championship: (C) Drew Gulak vs. Humberto Carrillo vs. Lince Dorado
2 teams go to battle in the first-ever War Chamber match in Dallas, Texas!
Ross and Marshall Von Erich team-up with “Filthy” Tom Lawlor and Low Ki as they face off against the global dealers in violence: CONTRA Unit. World Heavyweight Champion Jacob Fatu, Josef Samael, Ikuro Kwon and Simon Gotch will rise up as CONTRA looks to tighten its grip on Major League Wrestling.
Locked in a carbon steel chamber with the perimeter of the top fortified with barbed wire, these two teams of four will clash in combat that only the War Chamber can contain.
Empresaria Salina de la Renta vows to make a announcement that will send shockwaves throughout the sport. What does the Puerto Rican powerbroker have in store? Tune in to see!
Also, Leo Brien returns after a mysterious trip to Diablo Canyon. What does the roughhouse wrestler have in store for Major League Wrestling? Find out!
Join Rich Bocchini and Tony Schiavone from the sold out NYTEX Sports Centre in Dallas for a night of Major League Wrestling.
Tonight on Impact airing on Pursuit and Twitch at 9pm ET.
* Unbreakable Michael Elgin in action
* Ove (Sami Callihan & Jake Crist) vs. Tessa Blanchard & Tommy Dreamer
* Big Mami & Nino Hamburguesa vs. Desi Hit Squad
* Dr. Wagner Jr. vs. Texano Jr.
* Ace Austin vs. Eddie Edwards
Impact wrestling presents “Operation: Override live tonight on Twitch at 7pm ET. from the Comanche County Fairgrounds in Lawton, Oklahoma
* The North vs. The Step Brothas
* Moose vs. Hawk
* KO Championship Fatal 4-way: Rosemary vs. Desiderata vs. Kiera Hogan vs. Taya Valkyrie
* Michael Elgin vs. Fuego Del Sol
* Chavo Guerrero vs. MVP
* Rich Swann vs. TJP vs. Rohit Raju
* Street Fight: Sami Callihan vs. Eddie Edwards
AEW is calling on fans to vote for which team will receive the final spot in the tournament to crown the first-ever AEW World Tag Team Champions.
The options are the team of Jungleboy and Luchasaurus or the team of Angelico and Jack Evans.
As of this writing at 12:45pm ET on Friday, the poll has 8,937 votes and 85% have voted for Jungleboy and Luchasaurus.
The Best Friends previously defeated SoCal Uncensored and Private Party in a Triple Threat at AEW Fyter Fest to advance to All Out for a chance at a first round bye in the tournament. The Dark Order then defeated Jungleboy and Luchasaurus plus Evans and Angelico in a Triple Threat at Fight for the Fallen, for a chance to face The Best Friends at All Out. The Dark Order then defeated The Best Friends at All Out to earn the first round bye.
The first match of the tournament was announced for the second AEW TNT episode from Boston on Wednesday, October 9 – The Young Bucks vs. Private Party. The semi-finals of the tournament will take place on the fourth AEW TNT episode from Pittsburgh, and then the first-ever AEW World Tag Team Champions will be crowned with the finals on the fifth AEW TNT episode on October 30 from Charleston, WV.
AEW has not confirmed any other tag teams for the tournament as of this writing.
Below are the tweets for the poll on the final tournament spot and as you might imagine, AEW is already receiving a lot of negative feedback on how the spot is being determined.
Source: Wrestling Inc.
It was reported earlier this summer, via the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, that WWE officials were having some sort of talks with the legendary CMLL (Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre) wrestling promotion of Mexico.
The original reports led to speculation on a possible talent exchange between WWE and CMLL, but the talks are actually for CMLL content to be featured on the WWE Network, according to Planeta Wrestling. WWE has reportedly approached CMLL about purchasing access to their video library.
The report from Planeta Wrestling noted that CMLL content would potentially be available under the tiered pricing system (details here and here) that will be introduced in the near future. It’s been reported that WWE will likely offer various indie wrestling content from other promotions under the tiered pricing system.
Source: Wrestling Inc.
