Tonight’s WWE NXT 2.0 episode will feature a NXT North American Title match and the build for Halloween Havoc will continue.
* NXT North American Champion Isaiah “Swerve” Scott defends against Santos Escobar
* NXT Champion Tommaso Ciampa vs. Joe Gacy in a non-title match. If Gacy wins, he will be added to Bron Breakker vs. Ciampa for the NXT Title at Halloween Havoc
* Von Wagner and Kyle O’Reilly vs. Ridge Holland and Pete Dunne
* The second edition of “Lashing Out with Lash Legend”
On Monday’s RAW, Jeff Hardy went up against Austin Theory after Theory took out Hardy the week prior. Near the end of the match, Hardy missed a swanton bomb and Theory rolled him up (while also grabbing his belt/pants) for the pinfall victory.
This loss was the latest in a string of losses Hardy has had over the past few weeks (WWE US Champion Damian Priest, 6-Man Tag Match, and a US Title Triple Threat at Extreme Rules) despite still receiving big cheers from the fans.
NWA Commentator Velvet Sky commented about Hardy and WWE’s usage of the veteran star.
“[In my honest opinion], Jeff Hardy deserves way more than how he’s being used,” Sky wrote.
A fan in the comments questioned if Hardy going over someone new, like Theory, was really the way to go, instead.
“No I didn’t say that at all,” Sky responded. “I don’t have a problem with vets putting over younger talent. But with Jeff he gets buried week after week.”
Tonight’s WWE RAW will take place from the Chase Center in San Francisco, California with the first red brand matches for the 2021 King of the Ring Tournament and the inaugural Queen’s Crown Tournament.
Stephanie McMahon was inducted yesterday into the International Sports Hall of Fame. She is the first female executive to be inducted. The ISHOF was established in 2012 to honor the world’s greatest athletes in all categories of sports.
“Humbled & honored to be the 1st female executive inducted into the International Sports Hall of Fame with such a prestigious class,” McMahon wrote. “The key messages from all were passion, love, hard work, intention, & believing in yourself – #wordstoliveby. #ISHOF”
Stephanie sent out a second tweet showing a photo of herself with this year’s class.
“Congratulations Jay Cutler, Peter Westbrook, Billy Blanks, @MarcusAllenHOF, & Ernie Reyes Sr.! Thank you @RobertGoldmanMD, Fairfax and all involved for this extraordinary award. #ISHOF”
Other notable WWE connections who are in the ISHOF: WWE Hall of Famers Arnold Schwarzenegger (2012), Mark Henry (2012), Bruno Sammartino (2013), and Kurt Angle (2016). Also, Triple H (2015) and Ronda Rousey (2018).
Last month, Stephanie also made Forbes’ 2021 list of the World’s Most Influential CMOs.
Source: Wrestling Inc.
Tonight’s WWE SmackDown on FOX will air live from the SAP Center in San Jose, CA, and will be the season premiere episode for the blue brand.
Jeff Hardy recently appeared on The Culture State Podcast from WRAL Sports in North Carolina, and teased that his masked Willow The Wisp character may be returning in the near future.
One of the hosts recalled seeing Hardy as Willow on an indie event in Greensboro, North Carolina years ago. Hardy said he’s having a new Willow mask being made, and has talked about bringing the character back before his career is over.
“Speaking of Willow, I was just talking with the guy that makes these masks, who made it back then,” Hardy said. “He’s such an awesome mask maker and that’s now making this new Willow mask, and we were talking about the possibility of Willow entering the scene once again before my career is over.”
The hosts commented on how exciting that would be and Hardy added, “Yeah, there we go. It’s gonna happen.”
Hardy was sent to SmackDown from RAW in the WWE Draft this past week. He lost to WWE United States Champion Damian Priest on this week’s RAW, and was then interviewed by Sarah Schreiber in the ring. During that interview, the WWE Legend said going to SmackDown might be the perfect time to see a different side of Jeff Hardy, or a different ego.
The promo on RAW and Hardy’s recent interview comments have led to speculation that we may see a version of Willow on SmackDown.
Hardy will remain on RAW for the next few weeks until the WWE Draft changes officially go into effect on Friday, October 22. He was attacked by new RAW Superstar Austin Theory on Monday’s show, which may set up a future match between the two.
Hardy wrestled as Willow years ago before signing with WWE, when he and brother Matt Hardy formed their own indie promotion in North Carolina, OMEGA. He later wrestled as Willow at ROH’s 2003 Death Before Dishonor event, defeating Joey Matthews and Krazy K in a Three-Way Dance. Hardy then brought the Willow character to TNA from February – June 2014, losing to Nick Aldis at Slammiversary XII. He also briefly appeared as Willow during the “Wolf Creek Match” in October 2016 when the Broken Hardy program was going on in Impact Wrestling.
Below are a few clips of Willow in TNA/Impact:
Source: Wrestling Inc.
Tonight’s WWE NXT 2.0 episode will feature a follow-up to Toxic Attraction attacking NXT Women’s Champion Raquel Gonzalez at the end of last week’s show.
* LA Knight vs. Odyssey Jones
* Cora Jade will be in action
* NXT Tag Team Champions MSK vs. The Grizzled Young Veterans vs. Carmelo Hayes and Trick Williams vs. Josh Briggs and Brooks Jensen in a non-title Fatal 4 Way
* Tony D’Angelo will make his official in-ring debut
* Lash Legend hosts the second episode of “Lashing Out with Lash Legend”
* The feud between Bron Breakker and NXT Champion Tommaso Ciampa is also expected to continue tonight after the two appeared for vignettes on last week’s show.
Below are the results from night 2 of the 2021 WWE Draft, that took place Last night on RAW and RAW Talk.
WWE DRAFT PICKS FROM NIGHT 2 ON RAW:
ROUND 1
* RAW picks SmackDown Women’s Champion Becky Lynch to come over from SmackDown
* SmackDown picks SmackDown Tag Team Champions The Usos to stay on SmackDown
* RAW picks Bobby Lashley and MVP to stay on RAW
* SmackDown picks Sasha Banks to stay on SmackDown
ROUND 2
* RAW picks Seth Rollins to come over from SmackDown
* SmackDown picks WWE Intercontinental Champion King Shinsuke Nakamura and Rick Boogs to stay on SmackDown
* RAW picks WWE United States Champion Damian Priest to stay on RAW
* SmackDown picks Sheamus to come over from RAW
ROUND 3
* RAW picks AJ Styles and Omos to stay on the show
* SmackDown picks Shayna Baszler to come over from RAW
* RAW picks Kevin Owens to come over from SmackDown
* SmackDown picks Xia Li to come over from WWE NXT
ROUND 4
* RAW picks Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins to come over from SmackDown
* SmackDown picks Erik and Ivar of The Viking Raiders to come over from RAW
* RAW picks Finn Balor to come over from SmackDown
* SmackDown picks Ricochet to come over from RAW
ROUND 5
* RAW picks Karrion Kross to stay on RAW
* SmackDown picks Humberto Carrillo and Angel Garza to come over from RAW
* RAW picks Alexa Bliss to stay on RAW
* SmackDown picks Cesaro to stay on SmackDown
ROUND 6
* RAW picks Carmella to come over from SmackDown
* SmackDown picks Ridge Holland to come over from NXT
* RAW picks Olympic gold medalist Gable Steveson
* SmackDown picks Sami Zayn to stay on the show
MONDAY NIGHT PICKS FROM RAW TALK:
* RAW picks Dana Brooke to stay on RAW
* RAW picks Dolph Ziggler and Robert Roode to come over from SmackDown
* RAW picks Jaxson Ryker to stay on RAW
* RAW picks Veer to stay on RAW
* RAW picks Liv Morgan to come over from SmackDown
* RAW picks Mia Yim (fka Reckoning) to stay on RAW
* RAW picks Tamina Snuka to come over from SmackDown
* RAW picks Tegan Nox to come over from SmackDown
* RAW picks Shelton Benjamin and Cedric Alexander to stay on RAW
* RAW picks The Miz to stay on RAW
* SmackDown picks Jinder Mahal and Shanky to come over from RAW
* SmackDown picks Natalya to stay on SmackDown
* SmackDown picks Shotzi Blackheart to stay on SmackDown
WWE Draft changes will officially go into effect with the October 22 edition of SmackDown, which is the night after WWE Crown Jewel.
Based on only the WWE website rosters, below are the updated lists of RAW and SmackDown rosters, and free agents, coming out of the 2021 WWE Draft. The list of free agents is based off Superstars who were not drafted on Friday or Monday, and excluding a few names like Maryse and Paige for obvious reasons.
There’s still no word on how WWE plans to swap the RAW and SmackDown Women’s Titles.
FREE AGENTS:
* Asuka
* Bayley
* Brock Lesnar
* Elias
* Eva Marie
* Gran Metalik
* John Cena
* Lacey Evans
* Lince Dorado
* Shane McMahon
* Slapjack (Shane Thorne)
* Titus O’Neil
* The Undertaker
RAW:
* AJ Styles
* Akira Tozawa
* Alexa Bliss
* Angelo Dawkins
* Apollo Crews
* Austin Theory
* Becky Lynch (SmackDown Women’s Champion)
* Bianca Belair
* Big E (WWE Champion)
* Bobby Lashley
* Carmella
* Cedric Alexander
* Chad Gable
* Commander Azeez
* Damian Priest (WWE United States Champion)
* Dana Brooke
* Dolph Ziggler
* Dominik Mysterio
* Doudrop
* Drake Maverick
* Edge
* Finn Balor
* Gable Steveson
* Jaxson Ryker
* John Morrison
* Karrion Kross
* Keith “Bearcat” Lee
* Kevin Owens
* Liv Morgan
* Mia Yim
* Montez Ford
* MVP
* Nia Jax
* Nikki A.S.H. (WWE Women’s Tag Team Champion)
* Omos
* Otis
* R-Truth
* Randy Orton (RAW Tag Team Champion)
* Reggie (WWE 24/7 Champion)
* Rey Mysterio
* Rhea Ripley (WWE Women’s Tag Team Champion)
* Riddle (RAW Tag Team Champion)
* Robert Roode
* Seth Rollins
* Shelton Benjamin
* T-BAR
* Tamina Snuka
* Tegan Nox
* The Miz
* Veer
* Zelina Vega
SMACKDOWN:
* AJ “Top Dolla” Francis
* Aliyah
* Angel Garza
* Ashante “Thee” Adonis
* “B-Fab” Briana Brandy
* Cesaro
* Charlotte Flair (RAW Women’s Champion)
* Drew Gulak
* Drew McIntyre
* Erik
* Happy Baron Corbin
* Humberto Carrillo
* Isaiah “Swerve” Scott (WWE NXT North American Champion)
* Ivar
* Jeff Hardy
* Jey Uso (SmackDown Tag Team Champion)
* Jimmy Uso (SmackDown Tag Team Champion)
* Jinder Mahal
* King Shinsuke Nakamura (WWE Intercontinental Champion)
* Kofi Kingston
* MACE
* Madcap Moss
* Mansoor
* Mustafa Ali
* Naomi
* Natalya
* Rick Boogs
* Ricochet
* Ridge Holland
* Roman Reigns (WWE Universal Champion)
* Sami Zayn
* Sasha Banks
* Shanky
* Shayna Baszler
* Sheamus
* Shotzi Blackheart
* Toni Storm
* Xavier Woods
* Xia Li
Tonight’s WWE RAW from the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee will feature Night 2 of the WWE Draft.
Some of the names eligible for picks on tonight’s show include SmackDown Women’s Champion Becky Lynch, Seth Rollins, Bobby Lashley, WWE United States Champion Damian Priest, WWE Intercontinental Champion King Shinsuke Nakamura, and SmackDown Tag Team Champions The Usos, among others.
Paul Heyman and The Usos are set to appear on tonight’s show,
In case you missed it, below is the results from night 1 of the 2021 WWE Draft, that took place Friday night on SmackDown.
ROUND 1
* SmackDown picks WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns to stay on SmackDown
* RAW picks WWE Champion Big E to stay on RAW
* SmackDown picks RAW Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair to come over from RAW
* RAW picks Bianca Belair to come over from SmackDown
ROUND 2
* SmackDown picks Drew McIntyre to come over from RAW
* RAW picks RAW Tag Team Champions Randy Orton and Riddle to stay on RAW
* SmackDown picks The New Day’s Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods to come over from RAW
* RAW picks WWE Hall of Famer Edge to come over from SmackDown
ROUND 3
* SmackDown picks Happy Baron Corbin and Madcap Moss (Riddick Moss) to stay on SmackDown
* RAW picks WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Nikki A.S.H. and Rhea Ripley to stay on RAW
* Hit Row (“B-Fab” Briana Brandy, Ashante “Thee” Adonis, “Top Dolla” AJ Francis, NXT North American Champion Isaiah “Swerve” Scott) to come over from WWE NXT
* RAW picked Keith “Bearcat” Lee to stay on RAW
ROUND 4
* SmackDown picks Naomi to stay on SmackDown
* RAW picks Rey Mysterio and Dominik Mysterio to come over from SmackDown
* SmackDown picks Jeff Hardy to come over from RAW
* RAW picks Austin Theory to come over from WWE NXT
Brock Lesnar announced that he is a free agent because of his good friend Paul Heyman.
Roman Reigns told Paul Heyman to go to RAW and make sure that The Usos get drafted to SmackDown. Reigns told The Usos to got to RAW and if they don’t get drafted to SmackDown, then leave Heyman dead at RAW.
The WWE Draft continued on Talking Smack and numerous stars were picked by both RAW and SmackDown.
WWE DRAFT PICKS FROM TALKING SMACK:
* RAW picks Nia Jax to stay on RAW
* RAW picks John Morrison to stay on RAW
* RAW picks WWE 24/7 Champion Reggie to stay on RAW
* RAW picks on R-Truth to stay on RAW
* RAW picks Drake Maverick to stay on RAW
* RAW picks T-BAR to stay on RAW
* RAW picks Akira Tozawa to stay on RAW
* RAW picks Doudrop to stay on RAW
* RAW picks Zelina Vega to come over from SmackDown
* RAW picks Otis to come over from SmackDown
* RAW picks Chad Gable to come over from SmackDown
* RAW picks Apollo Crews to come over from SmackDown
* RAW picks Commander Azeez to come over from SmackDown
* SmackDown picks Aliyah to come over from NXT
* SmackDown picks Drew Gulak to come over from RAW
* SmackDown picks Mace to come over from RAW
* SmackDown picks Mansoor to come over from RAW
* SmackDown picks Mustafa Ali to come over from RAW
* SmackDown picks Toni Storm to stay on SmackDown
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