Tonight’s WWE RAW will take place from the closed-set Performance Center in Orlando, Florida with fallout from last night’s WWE Money In the Bank pay-per-view.
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Vince McMahon Reportedly Calls For Shorter WWE PPV Events
The 2020 WWE Money In the Bank pay-per-view ran for a total of 3 hours and 24 minutes, including the one-hour Kickoff pre-show, making it the shortest WWE main roster pay-per-view from the United States in 30 years, not counting the In Your House specials.
WWE Chairman Vince McMahon reportedly wanted a shorter show for Money In the Bank, according to Paul Davis of Wrestling News. The current plan is for WWE pay-per-view times to be shorter until they are allowed to have fans back in the arenas.
There’s still no word yet on when fans will be allowed back at WWE events due to the coronavirus pandemic, as everything still depends on those COVID-19 trends. It’s possible that we see some fans allowed at WWE shows in Florida this summer, but that is far from confirmed.
The shorter Money In the Bank event has received praise from fans on social media, with many calling for this to be the new normal for future pay-per-views.
Source: Wrestling Inc.
WWE Money In The Bank Results 5/10/20
(Kickoff) Jeff Hardy vs. Cesaro
Winner: Jeff Hardy
SmackDown Tag Team Championship: The New Day (c) vs. The Miz and John Morrison vs. The Forgotten Sons vs. Lucha House Party
Winners: The New Day
R-Truth vs. Booby Lashley
Winner: Bobby Lashley
SmackDown Women’s Championship: Bayley (c) vs. Tamina
Winner: Bayley
– Post-match, Tamina tries to drop Bayley, but she fights out of it. Banks runs in for a chop block, kick to the face, and then a slap to the face. Bayley and Sasha celebrate the win.
Universal Championship: Braun Strowman (c) vs. Bray Wyatt
Winner: Braun Strowman
– Post-match, Wyatt is in the corner, staring off as images of “The Fiend” are spliced in a few times.
WWE Championship: Drew McIntyre (c) vs. Seth Rollins
Winner: Drew McIntyre
– Post-match, Drew puts his hand out for Rollins. He tells Rollins, “You’re the man, but not this night.” Rollins looks at Drew’s hand and decides to shake it.
Men and Women’s Money in the Bank Ladder Matches
Women’s Money In The Bank Ladder Match: Nia Jax vs. Asuka vs. Shayna Baszler vs. Dana Brooke vs. Lacey Evans vs. Carmella
Winner: Asuka
Men’s Money In The Bank Ladder Match: Daniel Bryan vs. Aleister Black vs. Rey Mysterio vs. King Corbin vs. Otis vs. AJ Styles
Winner: Otis
– Post-match, Otis bumps the ladder and AJ goes off it. Otis yells, “Yo, Mandy! I did it!”
WWE Money In The Bank 5/10/20
DATE: May 10, 2020 at 7:00 PM ET (Preshow at 6:00 PM ET)
LOCATION: WWE Global Headquarters / WWE PC, Stamford, CT / Orlando, Fl
AVAILABLE ON: WWE Network (first month free for new subscribers)
WWE Championship: Drew McIntyre (c) vs. Seth Rollins
Universal Championship: Braun Strowman (c) vs. Bray Wyatt
SmackDown Women’s Championship: Bayley (c) vs. Tamina
Men’s Money In The Bank Ladder Match: Daniel Bryan vs. Aleister Black vs. Rey Mysterio vs. King Corbin vs. Otis vs. AJ Styles
Women’s Money In The Bank Ladder Match: Nia Jax vs. Asuka vs. Shayna Baszler vs. Dana Brooke vs. Lacey Evans vs. Carmella
SmackDown Tag Team Championship: The New Day (c) vs. The Miz and John Morrison vs. The Forgotten Sons vs. Lucha House Party
The Men’s and Women’s Money in the Bank ladder matches will be taking place at the WWE Headquarters at the same time. Matches start on the ground floor and they will fight to the roof and climb a ladder to retrieve the MITB briefcases.
WWE SmackDown Preview 5/8/20
Tonight’s taped Money In the Bank go-home edition of WWE SmackDown on FOX will air from the closed-set Performance Center in Orlando, FL with the final hype for Sunday’s pay-per-view.
- Braun Strowman and Bray Wyatt to come face to face on SmackDown
- Jeff Hardy’s comeback continues on Friday Night SmackDown
- Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville ready to settle dispute in the ring
- Tamina to team up with Lacey Evans against Bayley & Sasha Banks
- Daniel Bryan & Drew Gulak await mystery partner to combat King Corbin, Shinsuke Nakamura & Cesaro
AJ Styles Says His Surprise Return On Raw “Could Have Been More”
AJ Styles has heard the rumblings from fans saying his return to Raw this week could have been more special … and “The Phenomenal One” agrees.
During a Mixer stream on Wednesday, Styles first addressed the lack of creativity in returning from being “buried alive” with no changes to his character.
“The return could have been more,” he said. “I’ve heard people talk about ‘Well, I mean, you kinda just wasted it. AJ Styles was buried alive and he could have come back as a different character, in a different mood, a different look. Something different about AJ Styles. He came back and he was exactly the same as before he got buried.’ I’m with you.”
In case you missed it … Styles returned to action Monday night on Raw, winning a Gauntlet Match to earn himself a spot in Sunday’s Money in the Bank ladder match. It was the first we’ve seen of Styles since getting “buried” in the Boneyard Match against The Undertaker at WrestleMania.
Speaking on his stream, AJ theorizes that he was brought back to beef up the card for Sunday’s pay-per-view. “I think circumstances had a lot to do with AJ Styles coming back when he did … maybe we need some more star power in that match,” he said. “Maybe that’s what it was.”
Styles joins Daniel Bryan, Rey Mysterio, Aleister Black, King Corbin and Otis in Sunday’s ladder match taking place at WWE Headquarters.
Regardless of reasoning, Styles wishes he had a do-over. “I wish we could have waited,” he said. “I think, if times would have been different, that would have been something that we went with.”
Watch his comments in the video at the link below (starting after the 12-minute mark).
https://mixer.com/STYLESCLASH?vod=IEvr5oDQBEel7EIJK6BLIg
Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet
WWE NXT Preview 5/6/20, Karrion Kross In-Ring Debut With Scarlett
Tonight’s championship edition of WWE NXT will air on a tape delay on the USA Network, from the closed-set Performance Center in Orlando, FL.
WWE RAW Preview 5/4/20
Tonight’s taped WWE RAW will take place from the closed-set Performance Center in Orlando, FL as the final red brand show before WWE Money In the Bank.
WWE has not announced an official preview for tonight’s RAW as of this writing.
RAW will feature two non-title matches with WWE Champion Drew McIntyre vs. Murphy and RAW Tag Team Champions The Street Profits vs. The Viking Raiders. There will also be the Last Chance Gauntlet Match to determine Apollo Crews’ replacement for the MITB Ladder Match. Also, MVP will lead WWE NXT Superstars Brendan Vink and Shane Thorne against Ricochet and Cedric Alexander.
Kevin Owens Reveals He Injured His Ankle During WrestleMania 36 Match
Kevin Owens announced that he is suffering from an ankle injury.
According to RDS in Quebec, Owens revealed the news in an interview with Pierre Houde on Et Le But.
He believes that he’s suffering from a sprain or a slight fracture. The injury happened during his WrestleMania 36 match with Seth Rollins.
Owens also revealed that he will be getting X-rays during the week to confirm the extent of the injury.
Source: Wrestling Inc.
Becky Lynch Reportedly Lands Role In Upcoming Marvel Film
WWE RAW Women’s Champion Becky Lynch is joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe, according to Kris Tapley from Netflix’s The Call Sheet.
Tapley didn’t reveal which Marvel film it will be.
He teased on Twitter, “Becky Lynch grabbing Hollywood’s eye. (Psst: She’s also in a certain upcoming Marvel movie…)”
Becky appeared on Showtime’s season 5 premiere of Billions.
Becky Lynch is reportedly going to be featured in a major national women’s magazine soon.
Below you can see the announcement:
https://twitter.com/kristapley/status/1256632750230011904
Source: Wrestling Inc.
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