Tonight’s WWE Mixed Match Challenge will take place from the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado.
* Bobby Lashley and Mickie James vs. Jinder Mahal and Alicia Fox
* R-Truth and Carmella vs. The Miz and Asuka
Liv Morgan Knocked Out During RAW After Accidental Kicks To The Face (VIDEO)
A scary moment occurred on Raw this week after Brie Bella knocked out Liv Morgan following two accidental kicks to the face.
It all went down during a 6-woman tag match pitting the Riott Squad against Natalya and the Bella Twins. As seen in the video below, Brie began laying in her husband’s famous Yes Kicks … but accidentally rocked Liv’s head with two brutal strikes.
Morgan tried getting back to her corner, but the 24-year-old fell to the ground a few times trying to do so and it was immediately evident something was wrong. Sara Logan eventually pulled her out of the ring and took her ringside to get checked out by the ringside doctor.
Liv surprisingly made her way back into the ring for another spot, but ducked out to the ringside area afterward to continue getting checked out as Michael Cole tried to explain her absence.
This comes just 12 days before the Riott Squad are set to face The Bella Twins again, this time with Ronda Rousey as their partner. The match goes down at WWE Super Showdown broadcasting live from Australia on the WWE Network, next Saturday October 6th.
Brie tweeted after the incident saying, “Every match on #Raw is an opportunity for us to entertain our fans. Our intentions as @WWE Superstars is to win the match, never injure our opponents. Thinking about @YaOnlyLivvOnce tonight.”
You can view the video at the link below.
https://streamable.com/s/i64va/vnmhva
Dave Meltzer noted on Wrestling Observer Radio that while she still needs to undergo more tests, she was “OK”, but might have suffered some memory loss. It’s not known if she suffered a concussion, but PWInsider had reported that she underwent concussion tests after the match.
Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet
Pilot For WWE Network Show Featuring Woken Matt And Hardy Family To Film Next Month
“Woken” Matt Hardy recently teased guests coming to his compound in the near future and Pro Wrestling Sheet has learned it’s because WWE is planning to film a pilot there for a Hardy special.
As you may recall, WWE recently surveyed fans about potential WWE Network shows in the works and one of them was House Hardy: Halloween special.
The show’s premise stated: “Go inside the WONDERFUL world of the Hardy family in this delightful short form scripted sitcom, featuring Matt and Jeff Hardy!”
While details are still scarce, we’re told the concept is scheduled to film in early October and is only a pilot at this point — not a greenlit series.
Matt tweeted on Sunday saying, “#SenorBenjamin, I need you to prepare The Dome of DELETION & The Hardy Compound for…. CELEBRATION! #HouseHardy is expecting guests in the near future.. And also prepare the Battlefield for MASSACRE.. if needed. The #BROKEN Universe is ALIVE.. YEEAAAAAASSSSSS!!!”
https://twitter.com/MATTHARDYBRAND/status/1043960371160240129
Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet
WWE RAW Preview 9/24/18
Tonight’s WWE RAW will take place from the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado.
* The Shield holds strong going into Super Show-Down
* Dolph Ziggler & Drew McIntyre vs. The Revival in a Raw Tag Team Championship Match
* Lashley looks to change Elias’ tune
* Brie Bella to battle Ruby Riott
* Ready, willing and… Gable
* Bliss, interrupted: Nia Jax is back
WWE Officially Signs Former Knockouts Champion Mia Yim
It’s now confirmed that Mia Yim (Jade in TNA, Impact Wrestling) has signed with WWE.
The 2018 Mae Young Classic competitor started with WWE back on Sunday, September 16, according to PWInsider. We noted before that there was speculation on Yim, a former TNA Knockouts Champion, signing after she appeared in a WWE NXT Twitter video from the WWE Performance Center in Orlando.
Yim recently revealed on Twitter that she’s dating NXT Superstar Keith Lee. She also revealed she’s roommates with Marina Shafir and Jessamyn Duke.
Source: WrestlingINC
Kenny Omega In Funny Commercial
IWGP Heavyweight Champion Kenny Omega was in a commercial to promote a Razer headset. Omega is part of the Razer team and will be doing more projects with the company.
Sasha Banks Injured, New MMC Partner For Bobby Lashley
WWE has announced that Sasha Banks is injured.
Banks is being pulled from the Mixed Match Challenge season 2. Bobby Lashley’s new partner will be Mickie James.
No word yet on when Banks suffered her injury but her last TV match came on September 3. She teamed with Bayley to defeat Ember Moon and Dana Brooke that night. She also worked live events that weekend from Sptember 7 – 9, where she teamed with Bayley, Natalya and Ember Moon to defeat Alexa Bliss, Liv Morgan, Sarah Logan and Alicia Fox.
Cathy Kelley made the announcement on Banks in the video below:
https://twitter.com/WWE/status/1043177079305453568
Source: WrestlingINC
Ring Warriors Preview 9/22/18
The following is scheduled for Saturday morning’s episode of Ring Warriors on WGN America at 8 AM ET/7C.
* Damian Drake returns to face the five tool player, Alexander Hammerstone;
* The ladies are back as Nicole Savoy of Danger Incorporated takes on “Future Legend” Melissa Anderson;
* We’ll see a video message from the Honorable Reverend Joseph E. Nelson;
* One of the West Coast’s finest tag teams, The One Percent (Royce Isaacs and Jorel Nelson) will square off for the very first time against a team that has been with Ring Warriors since 2012, The Slambinos (Francisco Ciatso & AJ Jannazzo, now led by Glenn Gilbertti);
* And in one of our featured matches, Impact Wrestling World Champion Austin Aries puts his title on the line against an opponent to be named
Be sure to join Blake Chadwick and Larry Brannon for all the action.
MLW: Fusion Preview 9/21/18
What happens when 6’5″ California bounty hunter Brody King fights the French Canadian Frankenstein PCO for the first time ever? Find out 8pm ET this Friday night on beIN SPORTS as two destroyers rampage in an MLW ring.
It’s hurricane season which only makes it appropriate that FUSION feature a hurricane match where tags are optional as six man collide in trios action. Will the Hart Foundation continue their march up the rankings as they face Colonel Parker’s Stud Stable? Will Parrow and the Dirty Blondes be able to stay on the same page? Find out as the unpredictable Hart Foundation square off with three elite southern grapplers.
But that’s not all! Lucha royalty Taya Valkyrie makes her debut as she teams with the sleaziest man in the sport Joey Ryan as they compete in a mixed tag team encounter against World Middleweight Champion MJF and his new flame Aria Blake.
A new FURY ROAD control center will reveal more matches for the upcoming October 4th NYC card plus tons more!
Tony Schiavone and Rich Bocchini call the action ringside from South Florida!
Watch MLW FUSION Friday nights on beIN SPORTS at 8pm ET/5pm PT. Don’t get beIN? Subscribe to MLW’s YouTube channel for free and stream binge on MLW FUSION anytime anywhere!
Backstage Notes On Impact And WWE Officials Meeting Last Week
Impact Wrestling officials recently met with WWE officials at WWE HQ in Stamford, CT. Impact was represented by Ed Nordholm and Scott D’Amore while WWE was represented by members of Triple H’s team. Vince McMahon was not there. The original report noted that the meeting was a general discussion about the two companies and a chance to get everyone in the same room, not any kind of specific negotiations. An Impact source added that the meeting had nothing to do with a potential sale of the company or its video library as neither are for sale.
The Wrestling Observer Newsletter now reports that Impact officials were pitching while WWE officials were listening to their ideas. The Observer adds that the belief is that the meeting did have to do with the WWE Network and the Impact tape library.
It was speculated that Impact could be interested in a deal that would see them make money by giving the WWE Network access to their footage or TV shows. Impact may have improved creatively as of late but it continues to struggle when it comes to mainstream star power and they continue to be a big money loser. Impact’s Pop TV deal ends later this year and pays very little if anything, and The Observer noted that the only way the promotion can make money these days is with paying TV deals. In addition to the Pop TV deal, they are making less money than before in the UK and the only real significant TV money they have is from India. The Observer also noted how Impact may not sell the tape library because so much of their footage is used on The Fight Network, which is also ran by Anthem, but there could be some sort of deal where they are able to continue using the archived footage.
WWE was in talks to purchase Impact a few years back with the idea of buying it for the tape library and then shutting it down, but they offered less money than Anthem and Billy Corgan. WWE and Anthem have been on good business terms as of late as Impact allowed WWE to use footage for projects on The Hardys and WWE Champion AJ Styles.
WWE apparently requested the recent meeting with Impact Wrestling, according to Dave Meltzer of The Wrestling Observer.
Source: WrestlingINC
