Tonight’s WWE NXT in Orlando, Florida at the Capitol Wrestling Center on the USA Network at 8/7c.
The WWE 24/7 Championship may be finished after new champion Nikki Cross threw the title in a trash can during this week’s episode of RAW.
During the show, Cross won the title from Dana Brooke, marking Cross’ 10th reign with the title and her first since returning last month.
After the match, a segment aired in which a laughing Cross tossed the title into (or at) a garbage can.
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On last night’s WWE RAW, The O.C. gained a new member in a familiar face.
As The O.C. faced off against The Judgement Day, AJ Styles said they didn’t find a solution to their Rhea Ripley problem, it found them, a masked figure came in and attacked Rhea Ripley. It was revealed to be the returning Mia Yim.
Yim was previously released from WWE in November of 2021 and had been working the independent scene ever since. She also had a run with Impact Wrestling that ended last month.
Tonight’s WWE Raw will air live on the USA Network, and will emanate from the Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza in Wilkes-Barre, PA.
Raw will feature the fallout from last Saturday’s Crown Jewel and will be the start of the build to Survivor Series, which will take place on November 26.
As of this writing, no matches have been advertised for tonight’s show.
There isn’t a lot of time to book the WarGames matches, so it shouldn’t be long before we know more about the participants.
The O.C. is expected to debut their new equalizer for Rhea Ripley on tonight’s RAW, but this has yet to be confirmed. This past weekend, The Judgment Day defeated The O.C. at Crown Jewel.
The storylines involving Johnny Gargano, Dexter Lumis, and The Miz are also expected to continue, with Kevin Owens possibly returning to action as well.
Gargano, Owens, Lashley, RAW Women’s Champion Bianca Belair, WWE United States Champion Seth Rollins, Matt Riddle, Bayley, and Austin Theory are all advertised for the show on the WWE Events and arena websites.
Over the weekend, Natalya noted that she suffered a dislocated nose last week on SmackDown during her match against Shayna Bazsler. The bout was taped over a week ago.
On Monday, Natalya noted that she underwent surgery for the injury and breathe again. She wrote the following:
“We moved my dislocated nose back to the center of my face where it belongs!! I love the shape of my nose and it will stay the same, thank goodness! Can finally breathe again. Pain is beauty! LFG!”
It’s unclear how long she will be sidelined.
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At WWE Crown Jewel in Saudi Arabia, Logan Paul unsuccessfully challenged Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns in the YouTuber’s third match.
Following the match, Logan informed fans that he suffered several injuries in the bout, including a torn meniscus, MCL and possibly a torn ACL.
The severity of Logan Paul’s injury he suffered at WWE Crown Jewel 2022 is still unclear as he is yet to get thoroughly examined.
On the latest episode of Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer reported that Logan is yet to get fully checked out.
“I got one message where they said that they didn’t know if he tore his ACL, but again, he hasn’t had it looked at. At first, he thought he did, but we’ll probably know more in a day or two. So, it may not be as bad, but it could be.”
If Paul has torn his ACL as feared, it will likely keep him out of the ring for a minimum six months.
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Brock Lesnar def. Bobby Lashley
WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship:
Damage CTRL def. Alexa Bliss & Asuka (c) to become the new WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions
Nikki Cross helped Dakota and IYO take back the tag titles
Steel Cage Match:
Drew McIntyre def. Karrion Kross
The Judgment Day def. The O.C.
Braun Strowman def. Omos
Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship Match:
The Usos def. The Brawling Brutes (Butch & Ridge Holland)
RAW Women’s Championship Last Woman Standing Match:
Bianca Belair def. Bayley
We got an appearance from Bray Wyatt, and he said that he came from a “wrestling family” and was always expected to be the best. The crowd chanted that he was the best before Wyatt said that it came at a cost. Wyatt said that he was alone and that people only care about what he represented.
He said that he wanted to rewrite the ending of his story before Uncle Howdy showed up once more. He said that Wyatt would eventually go too far and everyone would see the real him. Howdy told Wyatt to not take the mask off next time before the segment cut out abruptly.
Undisputed WWE Universal Championship Match:
Roman Reigns def. Logan Paul
Jake Paul was in his brother Logan’s corner
It appears that NJPW expects Karl Anderson to return in the coming months. Anderson reportedly is not going to be stripped of his NEVER Openweight Championship despite not appearing at this weekend’s NJPW Battle Autumn event, according to the latest edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. WON’s Dave Meltzer reported Friday that NJPW will break tradition by not stripping Anderson of the title for failing to appear at a scheduled event.
Anderson, 42, returned to NJPW in 2021 and won the NEVER Openweight Championship in June of last year by defeating Tama Tonga. The American star was booked to appear in a title match this Saturday at NJPW’s Battle Autumn event in Osaka, but the match has since been rebooked. Anderson was scheduled to take on Hikuleo for the NEVER Openweight Championship. However, earlier this week NJPW announced that “despite extensive efforts” to reach Anderson about the match, “NJPW officials have still been met with no response, and have been left with no other option but to cancel the planned NEVER Openweight Championship match.”
The promotion then said that Hikuleo made a “direct request” to instead face Yujiro Takahashi in a non-title match at the event. Meltzer reported Friday that the match remains a non-title match and that the issue at hand with Anderson appears to be an angle, and that NJPW expects Anderson to return to Japan despite no-showing this weekend. The angle — which Meltzer notes to likely culminate at January’s upcoming Wrestle Kingdom event — comes weeks after Anderson returned to the WWE for the first time since 2020.
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WWE taped tonight’s episode of SmackDown last week from the Enterprise Center in St. Louis, MO. Airing tonight at 8/7c on FOX.
Last show before the Crown Jewell premium live event from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, exclusively on Peacock in the U.S. and on the WWE Network everywhere else.
WWE Superstar R-Truth is believed to have suffered a torn quadriceps during this week’s episode of WWE NXT.
On the show, Truth faced Grayson Waller but failed to clear the top rope, causing the former 24/7 Champion to land badly on his left leg.
In an update, the Wrestling Observer Newsletter reports that “the belief was that he tore his quad, which is a very serious injury that could keep him out for a long time.”
WWE has not publicly confirmed whether Truth suffered a torn quadriceps.
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