Tonight’s WWE 205 Live will take place from the Ford Center in Evansville, Indiana.
* #1 Contender Match: Hideo Itami vs. TJP vs. Drew Gulak vs. Mustafa Ali
I will be attending tonight’s event. Hopefully I will have some good photos to post from the event.
Stephanie McMahon recently spoke with Sky Sports to promote WWE’s all-women’s Evolution pay-per-view set for October 28th. The full Q&A is at this link and below are highlights:
What the female Superstar of tomorrow looks like:
“They will continue to be the incredible women that they are today. When you think about our women – not only are they athletes, actors, they’re philanthropists, public speakers, they’re out engaging in corporate activities, they’re out there performing in front of thousands and thousands of people live and millions of people around the world.
“They’re travelling internationally, they’re constantly on the road, they’re doing reality tv, films, they are doing all of these incredible things. They are multi-talented, strong, intelligent strong beautiful women. Their beauty on the inside and their strength is what shines through on the outside and I think you’re only going to continue to see that grow as our women become role models for more and more girls and women, and boys, around the world.”
If she will be wrestling at Evolution:
(Laughter) “That’s yet to be determined, we want to make sure our superstars really get the spotlight they deserve but if it makes sense then absolutely. But that’s yet to be determined.”
If Women’s Tag Team Titles will be revealed at Evolution:
“Not quite yet but that’s absolutely something we’ve heard loud and clear from our fan base and it’s something we’re keen on implementing as soon as we are able to.”
Source: WrestlingINC
Mike and Maria Kanellis haven’t appeared as a duo on WWE television since Maria was taken off the road after becoming pregnant last September. The couple celebrated the birth of their daughter Freddie Moon Bennett on April 3rd, 2018.
Maria will be reporting to the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida next week. Although Mike has really transformed his physique during his wife’s hiatus, he hasn’t been used on television in a notable fashion. Mike has been mostly working live events and Main Event tapings.
Maria is very active on social media and recently updated fans about her return status. She has focused on getting back into shape since her pregnancy and has posted several photos of her progress. She also commented on the upcoming all-female WWE Evolution event, saying that it was they fought for during her first run with WWE from 2004 – 2010. When asked if she would be able to return in time for it, she said that she is ready to return now and will be heading to the Performance Center next week.
https://twitter.com/FutureInTheWWE/status/1021562747073585152
Source: WrestlingINC
Add a new professional wrestling show to the television mix — Ring Warriors will air on WGN America starting in September.
The promotion announced tonight it’ll begin airing a one-hour show on September 15. They’ll have a Saturday morning time slot at 8 a.m. ET.
Television tapings will take place August 8 and 9 at Sam’s Town Casino in Las Vegas. The shows will feature Austin Aries, Eli Drake, Jeff Cobb, Marty the Moth, Wes Brisco, Alex Chamberlain, Chase Stevens, Cassidy Riley, and others.
Those shows will include a tournament to crowd a new Ring Warriors Grand Champion.
The Ring Warriors promotion has come and gone since the 1990s. It’s currently run by former NWA President Howard Brody.
Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet
RAW Commissioner Stephanie McMahon, Triple H and Vince McMahon returned to WWE TV on last night’s show to make the big “historic announcement” that the company has been teasing for the past week.
Stephanie announced that WWE will have it’s first-ever all-women’s pay-per-view event and it will be called Evolution, scheduled to take place on Sunday, October 28th from the Nassau Coliseum on Long Island, New York.
Evolution is set to feature the finals of the 2018 Mae Young Classic plus three title matches with the WWE NXT Women’s Title, the RAW Women’s Title and the SmackDown Women’s Title on the line. Stephanie noted that there will be more than 50 women involved with the show, indicating that there will be Superstars from the past and the present.
Below is WWE’s official announcement on Evolution, which confirms the following names – WWE Hall of Famer Lita, WWE Hall of Famer Trish Stratus, Asuka, Nia Jax, Sasha Banks, Charlotte Flair, Ronda Rousey, RAW Women’s Champion Alexa Bliss and SmackDown Women’s Champion Carmella. It was also announced that tickets will go on sale Friday, August 24th at 10am EST via Ticketmaster. Triple H and Stephanie also provided comments, as seen below:
FIRST-EVER ALL-WOMEN’S PAY-PER-VIEW SET FOR OCTOBER 28STAMFORD, Conn., July 23, 2018 – For the first time in WWE history, an all-women’s exclusive pay-per-view event, Evolution®, will take place on Sunday, October 28 at 7 pm ET from NYCB LIVE, home of the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in New York. The event will stream live on WWE Network and be available on pay-per-view around the world, featuring Women’s Championship matches from Monday Night Raw®, SmackDown® Live, NXT® and NXT UK, as well as the finals of the all-women’s tournament, Mae Young Classic 2018.
“Three years ago, our fans demanded a change with the hashtag, #GiveDivasAChance, and an evolution started,” said Paul “Triple H” Levesque, WWE Executive Vice President, Talent, Live Events & Creative. “Since that time, our female Superstars have overdelivered in every opportunity presented to them, and I expect nothing different during our first-ever all-women’s pay-per-view event.”
The entire women’s roster will be on hand including Ronda Rousey™, Charlotte Flair®, Alexa Bliss® Sasha Banks®, Carmella®, Nia Jax® and Asuka®, as well as Hall of Famers and Legends Trish Stratus®, Lita® and many more.
“This historic event marks another milestone in WWE’s women’s evolution,” said Stephanie McMahon, WWE Chief Brand Officer. “The spotlight just got brighter for these athletic, talented women, who will once again showcase to the world that they can break down barriers and blaze their own trails.”
Tickets for Evolution will be available Friday, August 24 at 10 am ET via http://www.ticketmaster.com, NYCBLIVE.com, or by calling 1-800-745-3000.
Below are reactions of the announcement by some of the Women Superstars:
https://twitter.com/BeckyLynchWWE/status/1021567662210646017
Tonight’s WWE RAW will take place from the US Bank Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio as the road to WWE SummerSlam continues.
* Stephanie McMahon to make historic announcement on Monday Night Raw
* Reigns-Lashley II
* B-lete: Will The Deleters of World hit reset and send The B Team back to square one?
* All you need is love: Bayley and Sasha Banks
* Suspended hostilities: Will Ronda Rousey violate her suspension again?
As noted, former WWE Superstar and current President of the Cauliflower Alley Club, B. Brian Blair, originally reported that Brickhouse Brown had passed away from his battle with cancer.
Blair noted on Twitter that he was informed that Brown was indeed still alive and would provide more details on his Facebook page.
https://twitter.com/Starshot9/status/1020666456600702976
https://twitter.com/Killerbee1B/status/1020705684344754177
Here is Blair’s statement from his Facebook:
“Hello my friends!Brick was dead but n’w he’s alive! Let me explain:
Got a call from Reggie B. Fine (one of Brick’s best friends) yesterday morning when he told me that Brick’s Biological Mother, Victoria Timmons, called him in tears and said “We just lost Fredrick” (Fredrick Seawright is Brick’s real name), then she asked Reggie to call me, KoKo B Ware and a couple others…about an hour later Ms. Timmons called me to say that she appreciated everything that Ya’ll (being the CAC) did for Brick and was crying…neither on of us could speak very much so we ended the call, both very upset.
I get a call last night from Victoria (Ms. Timmons) and she said that Brick was alive…I said WHAT? She then told me that when Brick’s eye’s were rolled back in his head with his mouth open and was lifeless…the Preacher came in (Hospice facility) and that they prayed…and she refused to leave until the Coroner got there and was done…about 30 minutes later she was sitting next to him with her eyes closed…exhausted after being up most of the past three days…and all of the sudden she heard “Mama, I’m Hungry”…her and the Hospice lady could not believe it and they hurried up and got him some chipped ice, as he had not eaten for almost 3 days…they wound up giving him some liquid food…she said that was the most he had eaten in almost two weeks at one time, although it took about 30 minutes for him to eat and be full…She said it is a “Miracle from God” and I believe her.
Got a call from Reggie B. fine early this morning to tell me the same story…this is amazing and as accurate as the words that I just said…don’t know what will happen from here as it is in God’s hands, but it’s nothing short of a miracle, as far as I am concerned…so happy that I may be able to see him this Wednesday on the way to Iowa…changing my ticket back again to go through Jackson, MS.
On my way to meet some people, but will see your responses when I get back tonight.
Thank you all and God Bless,
Brian”
Rich Swann has been pulled from tonight’s Slammiversary PPV due to a concussion he sustained during a Major League Wrestling event on Thursday night. Swann was originally scheduled to be in a Four-Way Match against Johnny Impact, Ishimori, and Rey Fenix.
According to F4WOnline, Swann had a rough spot during his MLW match where he hit his head on a guardrail. He was taken to the hospital and released later that same night.
International 4-Way: Johnny Impact vs. “Bone Soldier” Ishimori vs. Fenix vs. Petey Williams – Winner: Johnny Impact
Tessa Blanchard vs. Allie – Winner: Tessa Blanchard
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House of Hardcore Rules Match: Eddie Edwards vs. Tommy Dreamer – Winner: Eddie Edwards
https://twitter.com/totaldivaseps/status/1021197652304723971
Post-match, Edwards goes to hit Dreamer with a kendo stick, but decides to help him up. Dreamer gets a kendo stick and holds out his hand. He doesn’t want to, but his wife Alisha Edwards comes out and tells him to shake his hand. He does, points the kendo stick to Edwards, hands it off (like a passing of the torch), and Alisha heads to the back by herself.
X Division Championship: (C) Matt Sydal vs. Brian Cage – Winner and new X-
Division Champion: Brian Cage
https://twitter.com/totaldivaseps/status/1021202208807940098
Impact Knockouts Championship: (C) Su Yung vs. Madison Rayne – Winner: Su Yung
Post-match, Yung rolls Rayne towards the coffin and puts her in it. Yung then stands on it with the title as she semi-headbangs to her music.
Impact Tag Team Championship – 5150 Street Fight: (C) LAX w/Konnan vs. OGz w/King – Winner: LAX wins
https://twitter.com/totaldivaseps/status/1021213119572512768
Post-match, The King knocks out Santana and Ortiz with a billiard ball in a sock, he then knocks out Konnan. They deface the titles with “OG” written on them.
Mask vs. Hair: Pentagon Jr. vs. Sami Callihan – Winner: Pentagon Jr
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Post-match, Pentagon goes to clip some hair, but both Crist Brothers show up to stop it from happening. Callihan is able to run away, but Fenix (and security) shows up to make this happen. Pentagon clips off Callihan’s hair and shaves his head. Crowd with a “Shave his beard!” chant, “No!” Callihan yells.
Impact announced Bound For Glory will be on October 14 in New York City.
Impact World Championship: (C) Austin Aries vs. Moose – Winner: Austin Aries
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As noted, WWE announced that RAW Commissioner Stephanie McMahon will be on RAW this Monday night “to deliver a historic announcement!”
While it’s not known what the announcement is, Sasha Banks might have dropped a hint on Instagram. On her Instagram story, Sasha shared a photo of Velvet McIntyre & Princess Victoria, who are recognized as the first ever WWF Women’s Tag Team Champions. The title was introduced in the WWF in 1983.
The WWF Women’s Tag Team Championship was quietly dropped in 1988. The last title holders were The Glamour Girls (Leilani Kai and Judy Martin).
In an interview on the Sam Roberts podcast last September, Sasha said that WWE introducing Women’s tag team titles was inevitable.
“There’ll definitely be tag team champions,” Banks said, “I feel like that’s the next big thing. We need it! We need something else to fight for than just the women’s championship.”
Below is the photo from Sasha’s Instagram:
There is also speculation that Stephanie’s announcement could be about a an all-women’s event for main roster Superstars.
WWE officials are seriously discussing an all-women’s event for main roster Superstars, according to Pro Wrestling Sheet. Word is that the event would take place in late September or October.
These talks have been going on for a few weeks now, according to PWInsider. Early word is that the show might take place at the Nassau Coliseum on Long Island in September. It was speculated that the date could be September 30th as WWE currently has no events listed for that Sunday. WWE has a RAW episode booked for Seattle the next day, which create some logistical issues with running the Sunday show on Long Island.
Source: WrestlingINC
Impact World Championship: (C) Austin Aries vs. Moose
Impact Knockouts Championship: (C) Su Yung vs. Madison Rayne
International 4-Way: Rich Swann vs. Johnny Impact vs. “Bone Soldier” Ishimori vs. Fenix
Mask vs. Hair: Pentagon Jr. vs. Sami Callihan
X Division Championship: (C) Matt Sydal vs. Brian Cage
House of Hardcore Rules Match: Eddie Edwards vs. Tommy Dreamer
Impact Tag Team Championship – 5150 Street Fight: (C) LAX w/Konnan vs. OGz w/King
Tessa Blanchard vs. Allie
