According to PWInsider, Diamond Dallas Page is scheduled to be on this week’s Raw in Phoenix, Arizona. No word yet on what Page’s role will be on the show. Page was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame last year.
Source: WrestlingINC
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Men’s Elimination Chamber Match to Feature Seven Competitors Following Raw
WWE has announced that the men’s Elimination Chamber match will feature seven competitors for the first time following the events on Raw. Kurt Angle announced in a Facebook video posted to WWE’s FB page that both Seth Rollins and Finn Balor will be added to the match after they jointly pinned Bray Wyatt in the Raw main event. You can see the video below, in which Angle listens to both men’s arguments and makes the ruling, deciding they both belong in the match:
WWE Reportedly Holding a Talent Draft at Backlash
It was reported that WWE is reportedly set to make all PPV events dual-branded starting with Backlash in May. WWE is internally discussing bringing back the WWE Draft at the upcoming Backlash PPV. The idea for the WWE Draft returning at Backlash would be to use it as a way for WWE to jumpstart the all duel brand PPV format going forward.
Source: 411Mania
WWE Reportedly Making All PPVs Dual-Branded Starting With Backlash
WWE is reportedly set to make all PPV events dual-branded starting with Backlash in May. Wrestling Inc reports that Ticketmaster has sent an email to ticketholders for Backlash announcing that it is now a dual-brand event, with both Smackdown and Raw stars.
In addition, the WrestleVotes Twitter account reports that all PPVs will be dual-branded starting with Backlash and moving forward, citing “repetitive matches” and “so-so ticket sales” as the reason. WrestleVotes has broken stories in the past, such as Neville’s WWE departure. The account notes that weekly TV will remain separated.
WWE has yet to comment on this story.
Source: 411Mania
RAW Preview 2/12/18
Tonight’s WWE RAW will take place from the SAP Center in San Jose, California as the road to Elimination Chamber continues.
* Final Superstar in the Men’s Elimination Chamber Match to be determined
* Braun Strowman stands tall, even in defeat
* Have Alexa Bliss and Mickie James forged an alliance?
* What’s next for Seth Rollins?
* Is Nia Jax primed to end Asuka’s undefeated streak?
RAW General Manager Kurt Angle has announced Sasha Banks vs. Bayley for tonight’s RAW from San Jose, Bayley’s hometown. Angle tweeted:
RAW Preview 2/5/18
Tonight’s WWE RAW will take place from the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa as the Road to WrestleMania 34 continues.
* Reigns battles Wyatt in Elimination Chamber Qualifying Match
* Which Superstars will compete in the first-ever Women’s Elimination Chamber Match?
* What’s next for The Miz?
* The Bar is raised
* “Top Guys” finally live up to their nickname
Booker T Blames Corey Graves For Being Taken Off Raw & Challenges Him To A Fight
Last week, a change was made to the Raw announce team with Jonathan Coachman coming in and WWE Hall of Famer Booker T being moved out. WWE said Booker T would remain with the company to work Kickoff panels, as well as making occasional Raw appearances and serving as a WWE Ambassador. On his podcast ,Heated Conversations, Booker T spoke about why he was moved off the team and blamed Corey Graves and the jabs that have been thrown by both announcers.
“If I got Corey Graves into a fisticuffs, I would beat him down like he stole something,” Booker T said. “I would be whoopin’ his ass all day long. My thing is this, I’m a nice guy, until you get on my bad side. Corey Graves, I wouldn’t necessarily say he’s on my bad side right now, but he’s the reason that I’m not on Monday Night Raw right now. Lot of people in the company thought I was going to jump on him. I was gonna do something bad to him. I was gonna drag him. I was gonna take him out to the woodshed. I was gonna beat that man so bad that he was going to say ‘Please, please, just don’t beat me anymore.’ That’s how hot I was getting, that’s how close I was getting.”
According to Booker, WWE wanted him to cool off and did that by moving him back to the Kickoffpanels and away from Graves.
“So, they said ‘Hey, Book, step back a second, alright? We’re gonna regroup, press the rewind button. We’re gonna send you back to the Kickoff show, SmackDown and Monday Night Raw PPVs and cool ya down for a second. Because we don’t want you to do anything to Corey Graves.'”
Booker T continued that if he catches Graves out and about, he’s going to “do something” to the Raw Announcer.
“If I catch Corey Graves on the street, I’m gonna do something to him,” Booker T said. “I ain’t gonna do it at the office or the airport, but if I catch Corey Graves on the street, you see that little bouffant hairdo he got? I’m gonna rearrange it for him.”
Wrapping up, Booker said he didn’t like his money being messed with and outright challenged Graves to a fight.
“Everybody knows my reputation, I get mean, if you mess with my ‘green,'” Booker responded. “And right now, my ‘green’ is being messed with. Is WrestleMania coming up, right? There’s room for one more match at WrestleMania. Right now on my show, I’m calling Corey Graves out to a fight. Not a match. Not a pre-show pose down or anything like that. I’m calling Corey Graves out to a fight. I’m talking man-to-man. Mano-a-mano. You and I.”
Transcript via WrestlingINC
Seth Rollins Working Hurt, Jason Jordan Injury Update
Seth Rollins is currently dealing with a bad back, according to The Wrestling Observer Newsletter. No word yet on if Rollins will miss any ring time but it looks like he’s working through the injury. Rollins’ partner Jason Jordan is dealing with a neck injury, not a back injury as previously reported. Jordan is said to be having issues with his grip, which could indicate a very serious injury. WWE has been trying to protect Jordan by having him do as little as possible in the ring as of late.
Source: WrestlingINC
RAW Preview 1/29/18
Tonight’s WWE RAW will take place from the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia with the fallout from Sunday’s Royal Rumble pay-per-view as the road to WrestleMania has begun.
* Will Raw get “Rowdy”?
* Can The Miz carry the Intercontinental Title all the way to WrestleMania?
* How will Seth Rollins respond to last night’s defeat?
* What havoc will Braun Strowman wreak?
Jonathan Coachman Signs New WWE Deal, Big Change To The RAW Announce Team Revealed
WWE has announced that Jonathan Coachman signed a new deal to return to the company. He will join Michael Cole and Corey Graves as the new RAW announce team beginning tonight in Philadelphia. WWE Hall of Famer Booker T will resume his duties as a panelist on WWE’s pay-per-view Kickoff broadcasts and will continue to make appearances on Raw and beyond as a WWE ambassador.
WWE issued the following on Coach’s return:
Jonathan Coachman signs with WWE, joins Raw announce team tonightLadies and gentlemen, “The Coach” has returned.
Jonathan Coachman, a longtime WWE interviewer and broadcaster and former ESPN personality, has signed with WWE to once again be part of the Raw announce team, WWE.com can confirm.
Coachman’s TV announcing duties will officially begin tonight, when he joins Michael Cole and Corey Graves at the Team Red announce desk.
Meanwhile, WWE Hall of Famer Booker T will resume his duties as a panelist on WWE’s pay-per-view Kickoff broadcasts and will continue to make appearances on Raw and beyond as a WWE ambassador.
The Coach began appearing on WWE television as an interviewer in 1999 during The Attitude Era as a frequent foil of The Rock, later expanding his role to include tenures as Raw commentator, Interim Raw General Manager and even as an in-ring competitor on multiple occasions.
Following nearly a decade as an on-air personality at ESPN — which included coverage of WWE with his “Off the Top Rope” segment — Coachman is back to call the action on Monday Night Raw.
Don’t miss The Coach’s return to Raw commentary tonight, beginning live at 8/7 C on USA Network.
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