Impact World Champion Brian Cage Almost Worked AEW Double Or Nothing

Impact World Heavyweight Champion Brian Cage almost worked the recent All Elite Wrestling Double Or Nothing pay-per-view.

Cage was backstage in Las Vegas at the MGM Grand Arena for Double Or Nothing and was prepared to wrestle, according to PWInsider. Impact officials found out Cage was there, contacted him and informed him that he could not appear due to his contract with the promotion.

There’s no word yet on what Cage would have done at Double Or Nothing, but it would have been a surprise appearance. Impact creative team member Tommy Dreamer worked the Casino Battle Royale on the Double Or Nothing “Buy In” pre-show, but he’s not under contract to any promotion.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

WWE RAW Preview 6/3/19

Tonight’s WWE RAW will take place from the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas with RAW’s final hype for WWE Super ShowDown.

* Heyman announces Lesnar will cash in on Rollins tonight on RAW

* Not dead yet: The Undertaker returns

* Roman Reigns to team with The Usos to battle Drew McIntyre & The Revival

* These colors don’t run: the injured Rey Mysterio will be forced to surrender the United States Championship.

* Ladies first: Lacey Evans continues feud with Becky Lynch

Fan Recalls Strange Incident At ROH Event Involving Bully Ray, ROH Issues Statement

A fan recounted a bizarre experience at an ROH event this past weekend, which has been trending online.

According to the fan, he was booing Allure (Velvet Sky, Angelina Love and Mandy Leon) and exchanging words with the group. At one point the fan said that he was having words with Velvet Sky, and Mandy Leon allegedly spit on him.

“Velvet and I exchange words along with the rest of the Allure. Nothing crazy. Mandy Leon spits on me from the side. Not preferable but I honestly don’t care. Segment ends,” the fan tweeted, who goes by “xIAMHOLLYWOODx” on Twitter. “Side note. I love and respect like 99% of all wrestlers. I honest to god never try to make the show ABOUT me, get myself over, etc. My rule of thumb is to boo the bad guys and cheer the good guys. It’s rare that I’ll flip the script but I always decide to go along with the show”

Allure were involved again later in the show and reportedly got into another exchange with the fan.

“Second match occurs and it’s a local v a local. Allure interferes at the end. I’m mouthing off to all the girls for no reason other than THEY’RE THE BAD GUYS,” @xIAMHOLLYWOODx tweeted. “Boo… you’re trash… get lost… no one wants you here… etc

“At some point Velvet Sky seemingly loses her cool & is challenging me to come in the ring. Tells me to suck it, calls me a p—y, etc. No prob. Get your heat. She calls me a virgin. I remind her she has sex with that fat turd Bully Ray. Call them the tramp stamp trio. End segment.”

Things got strange from there. The fan claims that ROH security approached the fan and escorted him backstage. The fan said Bully Ray eventually appeared and security left the room. He then claimed that Bully Ray told him to respect the women on the show before ending the conversation and telling him to “go be a fan.” The fan was then taken back to his seat.

“Suddenly BULLY RAY comes out from a back room. Full on gear since he was in the opening segment of the show and he looks PISSED. Much bigger than me so I’m kinda taking a step back on this here. Security backs off and it’s just us two,” he wrote. “He said ‘hey. I heard there was incident tonight with you and some of the girls’ ‘Uh… yeah? I guess’ *I’m so lost* ‘So here’s the deal. You’re done talking down to them. You need to treat them with respect. Don’t be saying anything you wouldn’t say to your mom, you got it?!’

“I’m not trying to act tough. I was legit being intimidated with purpose and I wasn’t about to get kicked out during match 3 so I just bit the bullet and said ‘sure… yes sir… yeah, I understand… yup…’ He said ‘End of convo. Go be a fan’

“Security led me back to my seat.”

We reached out to ROH regarding the incident. ROH General Manager Greg Gilleland provided Wrestling Inc. the following statement:

ROH has always taken fan-first approach, with fan experience being at the forefront of all of our live events. We consider this to be very serious and will be conducting an internal review over the next 48 hours to determine the appropriate actions.

You can check out the tweets from the fan below:

Source: Wrestling Inc.

R-Truth Very Briefly Loses WWE 24/7 Title On Golf Course

While WWE 24/7 Champion R-Truth was relaxing on a golf course with Carmella on Sunday, Jinder Mahal ambushed R-Truth and very briefly won the 24/7 title before R-Truth quickly won it back and made his escape with Carmella in their golf cart.

https://twitter.com/WWE/status/1135304404137959424

Jon Moxley — AEW Debut Was Highlight Of My Career, ‘Totally Trumps’ Winning WWE Title

Jon Moxley — who wrestled at WrestleMania and once won the WWE Championship — says his surprise debut at Double or Nothing this weekend was the highlight of his career.

Mox was interviewed by a radio show called Flip the Strip and explained that the appearance at Double or Nothing means more to him than winning the WWE Championship.

“Across the street from MGM Grand a few years ago at T-Mobile [Arena] I won the WWE title, the title that I wanted to win as a kid ever since I saw Bret Hart vs. Shawn Michaels Iron Man match over that title … I went and did that. That was pretty cool. This totally trumps that,” Moxley stated.

Adding, “To stand on my own two feet, no WWE involvement whatsoever — even though they obviously made my name … but 12,000 people, or however many people were there, chanting Moxley was an indescribably satisfying feeling.”

Moxley also covers topics such as his interview with Chris Jericho, his reaction to Cody Rhodes smashing a throne, All Elite Wrestling being “for the boys by the boys,” a phone call he received this week from “Stone Cold” Steve Austin and more.

Listen to the full interview HERE.

Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet

NXT TakeOver XXV Results

https://twitter.com/WWE/status/1134958187449278464

https://twitter.com/WWE/status/1134958329371824128

Matt Riddle vs. Roderick Strong –

https://twitter.com/WWE/status/1134962650851434496

https://twitter.com/WWENXT/status/1134964371115761664

Winner: Matt Riddle

NXT Tag Team Championship (Vacant) – Ladder Match: The Forgotten Sons vs. The Street Profits vs. Oney Lorcan & Danny Burch vs. Undisputed ERA (Kyle O’Reilly & Bobby Fish) –

https://twitter.com/WWENXT/status/1134968641877757952

https://twitter.com/WWEUniverse/status/1134971458705215488

https://twitter.com/WWE/status/1134970701557878784

Winners and new NXT Tag Team Champions: The Street Profits

NXT North American Championship: (C) Velveteen Dream vs. Tyler Breeze –

 

Winner: Velveteen Dream

NXT Women’s Championship: (C) Shayna Baszler vs. Io Shirai –

 

Winner: Shayna Baszler

After the match, Shirai attacked Baszler with a Kendo Stick and hit a moonsault on Baszler with a steel chair.

NXT Championship: (C) Johnny Gargano vs. Adam Cole –

 

Winner and new NXT Champion: Adam Cole

Corey Graves Calls Out Plot Holes With Brock Lesnar – Stephanie McMahon Angle

WWE commentator Corey Graves took to Twitter to point out some major plot holes with the current Brock Lesnar – Stephanie McMahon storyline.

Lesnar and Paul Heyman had said that they would announce on last Monday’s RAW if Lesnar would be cashing in his Money In the Bank title shot against WWE Universal Champion Seth Rollins or WWE Champion Kofi Kingston. That announcement never happened as during a segment on RAW, Lesnar realized that he had one year to cash in the briefcase.

Stephanie released a video on Friday stating that WWE will take action against Lesnar and Heyman. The announcement was confusing, as Money In The Bank cash-in teases have been the norm since the gimmick started. My guess would be that there have been more cash-in teases than cash-ins themselves. Heyman then announced that Lesnar will be cashing in the Money In the Bank contract this Monday on RAW against Rollins.

Graves addressed how confusing the storyline is on Twitter, writing, “So, he’s is cashing in because the boss was mad at him for not cashing in when he said he was, even though the point of the contract is to cash in at the holder’s discretion? Where’s my new chair?”

If Lesnar does in fact wrestle on RAW this Monday, it will be his first match on RAW or SmackDown in over 15 years. The last time he wrestled on regular WWE television was on the March 2, 2004 episode of SmackDown where he defeated Hardcore Holly. His last match on RAW was years earlier in 2002, when he defeated Tommy Dreamer on the July 22nd episode.

You can check out Graves’ tweet below:

Source: Wrestling Inc.

Paul Heyman Says Brock Lesnar Will Cash In His WWE Money In The Bank Title Shot On RAW

Paul Heyman took to Twitter this afternoon and announced that Brock Lesnar will cash in his Money In the Bank briefcase on WWE Universal Champion Seth Rollins during Monday’s RAW from Austin, Texas.

As noted, Stephanie McMahon released a video that condemned the actions of Lesnar and Heyman on this week’s RAW. Stephanie promised that the McMahon Family and the WWE executive team would take action on the two during Monday’s RAW.

Heyman responded and said Lesnar will be cashing in on RAW.

“Ladies and gentlemen, my name is Paul Heyman and I am the advocate for Mr. Money In the Bank 2019, Brock Lesnar. My client has been apprised of WWE’s condemnation of his actions, as spewed forth in a diatribe by Stephanie McMahon. There is no need for an executive meeting, there is no need for the McMahon Family to get together, ever. What there is a need for is my client to be proactive, rather than reactive. Therefore, ladies and gentlemen, please be advised, my client Brock Lesnar hereby cashes in the Money In the Bank contract, effective this Monday, June 3, 2019, between the hours of 8pm and 11pm ET, at a moment of his choosing, live on Monday Night RAW against the reigning, defending, undisputed Universal Heavyweight Champion, Seth Rollins.

“And now that the WWE Universe has been apprised, and the McMahon Family has been apprised, and the executive team has been apprised, a personal message to Seth Rollins from my client, Brock Lesnar – Mr. Rollins, here comes the pain,” Heyman said.

https://twitter.com/HeymanHustle/status/1134535304390545411

Source: Wrestling Inc.

AOP Set To Return To WWE Action Soon

The Authors of Pain should be returning to action on WWE RAW soon.

Akam underwent knee surgery back in January but he has now been cleared, according to John Pollock.

There’s no word yet on when AOP will be brought back, but word is that they have been set to return for a few weeks. They will likely be back on WWE TV when creative comes up with a new program for them. It was noted that their return has been delayed due to the WWE Wild Card Rule, which has tied up TV time.

Rezar has worked some WWE Main Event matches while Akam has been out.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

WWE Hall Of Famer Ted DiBiase Sr. Praises Cody And Dustin Rhodes For AEW Double Or Nothing Match

WWE Hall of Famer Ted DiBiase Sr. took to Twitter this week to praise Cody Rhodes and Dustin Rhodes for their match at AEW Double Or Nothing.

“They stole the show, folks. @CodyRhodes vs @DustinRhodes had the makings to be a great match. It exceeded that & delivered something special. Cody & Dustin are very talented. Versatile students of pro wrestling. Dusty would be very proud. Dustin showed 50 is the new 30,” DiBiase wrote.

You can see The Million Dollar Man’s full tweet below:

Source: Wrestling Inc.