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RAW Preview 1/8/18

Tonight’s WWE RAW will take place from the FedExForum in Memphis, TN as the road to the Royal Rumble continues.

The Miz returns tonight on RAW and Universal Champion Brock Lesnar is scheduled to appear.

* The Miz is ready for his close-up

* Who will be next to challenge Roman Reigns?

* Will Team Red’s titans wreak havoc once again?

* What’s next for Finn Balor and his “good brothers”?

* How will Alexa Bliss bounce back from her defeat to Asuka?

* Enzo Amore to defend his Cruiserweight Championship against Cedric Alexander

Backstage Update On Enzo Amore’s WWE Status After Getting Sick, How Bad Braun Strowman Was Last Week

WWE Cruiserweight Champion Enzo Amore missed Monday’s RAW title match with #1 contender Cedric Alexander due to a bad case of the flu. Enzo was also pulled from the Mixed Match Challenge, which begins on January 16th.

Enzo reportedly got sick while in Toronto over the weekend with WWE for the annual holiday live event tour. He had been wrestling Kalisto all week but did not wrestle in Toronto. The Wrestling Observer Newsletter reports that Enzo got sick while in Toronto but he did not want to go to the hospital there. He then flew to Miami for RAW on New Year’s Eve and ended up going to the hospital on New Year’s Day. He checked himself out of the hospital on Monday and went to the arena for RAW but officials didn’t want him there because they were worried that he might be contagious.

There was concern backstage after Braun Strowman had left the tour earlier in the week due to the flu but was back for RAW. The Observer notes that Braun was said to be violently ill. As Raj noted before, there were other wrestlers that were sick backstage on Monday and several were given an IV. It was not confirmed that they had the flu or another illness but many skipped going out on New Year’s Eve the night before because they were sick.

No word yet on when Enzo will be back in the ring but it could be this weekend as he has been medically cleared. No word yet on why he was pulled from the Mixed Match Challenge, which doesn’t begin for another 2 weeks. The match with Cedric is still expected to take place when Enzo returns.

Source: WrestlingINC

Jim Ross & Jerry “The King” Lawler Confirmed To Be At WWE RAW 25th Anniversary

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WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross confirmed on Twitter yesterday that he and fellow Hall of Famer Jerry Lawler are booked to be at the RAW 25th Anniversary episode on January 22nd in New York City.

 JR did not confirm that he and Lawler will be reuniting for TV but that has been the speculation. Lawler just noted on Twitter this week that he was still hoping to reunite with JR at the special event.

The RAW 25th Anniversary will air live from New York City at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn and the Manhattan Center Grand Ballroom, the original home of RAW. Superstars confirmed as of this writing include The Undertaker, WWE Hall of Famer Kevin Nash, Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels, John Cena, WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar, WWE Intercontinental Champion Roman Reigns, RAW Tag Team Champion Seth Rollins, Dean Ambrose, Asuka, Braun Strowman, RAW Women’s Champion Alexa Bliss, Samoa Joe, Sheamus, Cesaro, Kane and RAW General Manager Kurt Angle. SmackDown Superstars are also advertised – WWE Champion AJ Styles, Randy Orton and Jinder Mahal.

Source: WrestlingINC

What Did WWE Name As The Top Match Of 2017?,

WWE has named their top 25 matches of 2017 at this link, featuring comments from editors and some of the WWE Superstars involved. The list, which also features matches from WWE NXT, looks like this:

25. Roman Reigns vs. Cesaro — Intercontinental Championship Match (Raw, Dec. 11)

24. Kevin Owens vs. AJ Styles vs. Chris Jericho — Triple Threat United States Championship Match (SmackDown LIVE, July 25)

23. Bobby Roode vs. Shinsuke Nakamura — NXT Championship Match (NXT TakeOver: Orlando)

22. John Cena vs. AJ Styles vs. Bray Wyatt vs. Dean Ambrose vs. The Miz vs. Baron Corbin — WWE Championship Elimination Chamber Match (Elimination Chamber)

21. Charlotte Flair vs. Bayley — Raw Women’s Championship Match (Raw, Feb. 13)

20. Gentleman Jack Gallagher vs. TJP vs. Cedric Alexander vs. Mustafa Ali vs. Noam Dar — Fatal 5-Way Elimination Match (205 Live, Feb. 7)

19. Kevin Owens vs. Roman Reigns — Universal Championship Match (Royal Rumble)

18. SAnitY vs. The Undisputed ERA vs. The Authors of Pain & Roderick Strong — WarGames Match (NXT TakeOver: WarGames)

17. Finn Bálor vs. Roman Reigns vs. Samoa Joe vs. Seth Rollins vs. Bray Wyatt — Fatal 5-Way Match (Extreme Rules)

16. Aleister Black vs. The Velveteen Dream (NXT TakeOver: WarGames)

15. Goldberg vs. Brock Lesnar — Universal Championship Match (WrestleMania)

14. Roman Reigns vs. Seth Rollins (Raw, May 29)

13. Dean Ambrose & Seth Rollins vs. Cesaro & Sheamus — Raw Tag Team Championship Match (WWE No Mercy)

12. Shane McMahon vs. AJ Styles (WrestleMania 33)

11. The Usos vs. The New Day — SmackDown Tag Team Championship Match (WWE Battleground)

10. Finn Bálor vs. Seth Rollins vs. The Miz — Triple Threat Match (Raw, May 1)

9. Big Show vs. Braun Strowman (Raw, Feb. 20)

8. The Authors of Pain vs. #DIY vs. The Revival — Triple Threat NXT Tag Team Championship Match (NXT TakeOver: Orlando)

7. “The Demon” Finn Bálor vs. AJ Styles (WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders and Chairs)

6. Asuka vs. Ember Moon — NXT Women’s Championship Match (NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn)

5. Brock Lesnar vs. AJ Styles — Champion vs. Champion Match (Survivor Series)

4. The New Day vs. The Usos — SmackDown Tag Team Championship Match (SummerSlam Kickoff)

3. Tyler Bate vs. Pete Dunne — WWE United Kingdom Championship Match (NXT TakeOver: Chicago)

2. Brock Lesnar vs. Roman Reigns vs. Samoa Joe vs. Braun Strowman — Fatal 4-Way Universal Championship Match (SummerSlam)

1. AJ Styles vs. John Cena — WWE Championship Match (Royal Rumble)

The current WWE Champion commented on the #1 match with Cena:

“That rivalry was something people wanted to see and thought would never happen. People knew what they were in store for: Two guys who bring out the best in each other. If you saw me before this match, you’d see a smile on my face because I knew something great was about to happen.”

Source: WrestlingINC

WWE Announces First Hour Of Christmas Day Raw & Tuesday’s SmackDown Live Will Air Commercial-Free

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WWE announced that the first hour of RAW on Christmas and SmackDown live on Tuesday Dec. 26th will both air commercial-free.

WWE issued the following:

Celebrate the holidays with WWE as USA Network airs the first hour of both Monday Night Raw and SmackDown LIVE commercial-free this Monday, Dec. 25, at 8/7 C and Tuesday, Dec. 26, at 8/7 C. This also marks the first time that USA Network will air Raw live on Christmas.

Raw and SmackDown LIVE are the No. 1 and No. 2 longest-running weekly episodic programs in U.S. primetime TV history and two of the most-watched, regularly scheduled programs on cable, airing live every Monday and Tuesday night on USA.

Averaging more viewers than any cable network in primetime, WWE programming is among the most socially active shows on TV, trending on Twitter 52 weeks per year. Raw and SmackDown LIVE have aired more original episodes than some of the most popular television series of all time, including The Simpsons, Gunsmoke, Lassie and Monday Night Football.

The 25th anniversary of Raw will emanate from Barclays Center and Manhattan Center in New York City on Monday, Jan. 22, 2018, and will air live on USA Network at 8/7 C. WWE Superstars from both Monday Night Raw and SmackDown LIVE will be at Barclays Center, while the event at Manhattan Center, the site of the first episode of Raw in 1993, will feature WWE Superstars from both brands competing and special appearances by WWE Legends Undertaker, Shawn Michaels and Kevin Nash, amongst others.

 

Big Names Advertised For WWE RAW 25th Anniversary

For the Raw 25th Anniversary show, WWE is now advertising John Cena and WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar. The show will take place at both the Barlays Center in Brooklyn, NY and the Manhattan Center Grand Ballroom. Also expected to appear are Shawn Michaels, The Undertaker, and Kevin Nash.

Source: WrestlingINC

RAW Preview 12/18/17

Tonight’s WWE RAW will take place from the Dunkin Donuts Center in Providence, RI as the road to Royal Rumble starts heating up.

Former Impact Wrestling Star Rockstar Spud is rumored to be making his WWE debut tonight as part of the cruiserweight division and 205 Live.

* Who will battle The Beast at Royal Rumble?

* Can Cedric Alexander make the most of his second chance?

* Absolution put on notice

* Who will be next to challenge Roman Reigns?

* “Woken Warriors” assemble

Noam Dar Out Of Action For 5 Months Following Surgery

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WWE has announced that Noam Dar underwent successful surgery to his left knee in Orlando on Thursday. The injury came during the Fatal 4 Way on the November 27th RAW. WWE notes that the injury had been bothering Dar for weeks but his knee went out again this past weekend. He underwent a MRI before this week’s RAW and it was confirmed that he had a meniscus tear. Dar told the WWE website that this was the first time he’d ever undergone an invasive procedure.

Dar commented on his return, revealing that he will be out for 5 months, and The Zo Train with WWE Cruiserweight Champion Enzo Amore:

“We don’t have any confirmed time frame just yet because I obviously need to see the post-op, but it’s more than likely going to be around the five-month mark,” Dar explained. “That would be with me working extensively at the [WWE] Performance Center, so that will make a huge difference. Staying on top of everything so we can hopefully take that time down a little bit.”

“I talked to [Ariya] Daivari, Tony [Nese] and Drew ‘Gaba-Gulak’. Enzo [Amore], I haven’t spoken to yet,” Dar said. “Gulak invited me to ‘Star Wars [The Last Jedi],’ but I’m pretty immobile at the moment. Daivari is obviously upset that he’s lost his rooming buddy, so that would be stressful for anyone. So, he’s going to have a long five months of not having my hilarious companionship.”

Source: WrestlingINC

John Cena Will Be On Christmas Edition Of RAW

John Cena will be returning to action during Christmas week. Despite joining Team SmackDown at the Survivor Series last month, it appears that for television, he’ll be on RAW. Cena was added to the Christmas edition of Monday Night RAW in Chicago from the Allstate Arena. Cena will start working live events the following night, facing Roman Reigns at Madison Square Garden, followed by the rest of the week’s RAW live events before finishing up the week by working the SmackDown live event on Saturday, December 30th in Tampa, FL. Cena is currently not advertised for any shows in 2018.

Source: WrestlingINC

RAW Preview 12/11/17

Tonight’s WWE RAW will take place from the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio.

* Who is Raw’s true monster?

* The Shield battle The Bar and Samoa Joe in three singles matches

* Absolution move in on Asuka

* Bray Wyatt faces “deletion” at the hands of Matt Hardy