Tonight’s WWE NXT episode will air on a slight tape delay from the WWE Performance Center in Orlando.
* Rhea Ripley will team with Io Shirai to face Charlotte Flair and a partner of her choice
* Kurt Angle to referee Cage Fight between Matt Riddle and Timothy Thatcher
* Adam Cole to have live negotiation with William Regal regarding The Velveteen Dream
WWE officials are reportedly working on plans to resume regular live event touring.
It remains to be seen when WWE will be allowed to move forward with regular touring, but @Wrestlevotes reports that internally the company is slowly rebuilding their live event schedule.
It was noted that still nothing is expected to happen with fans attending events before July at least, but things are apparently happening behind-the-scenes so that the company will be ready when they are given permission to resume touring amid the coronavirus pandemic. There have been discussions about ticket sales for arena events moving forward, with social distancing guidelines remaining in place.
It will be interesting to see how the COVID-19 outbreak changes the WWE live event model when touring resumes. There was talk of keeping the new new Plexiglas “shields” and taller ringside barriers used at this week’s RAW and that being the new norm for WWE live events. WWE will obviously be faced with several tricky obstacles and factors to deal with due to the pandemic.
Source: Wrestling Inc.
The taped Memorial Day edition of WWE RAW will air tonight from the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, FL.
* Drew McIntyre joins MVP on “The VIP Lounge” this Monday on Raw
* Charlotte Flair, Nia Jax and Natalya battle for the right to challenge Asuka at WWE Backlash
* United States Champion Andrade defends against Apollo Crews
Tonight’s taped WWE SmackDown on FOX will take place from the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, FL with more build for Backlash.
Tonight’s taped WWE NXT episode on the USA Network will see the tournament to crown an Interim Cruiserweight Champion continue.
* Kushida to face Drake Maverick in pivotal tournament clash
* El Hijo del Fantasma collides with Akira Tozawa to determine Group B winner
* Rhea Ripley takes on Io Shirai with her eyes on her former championship
Owen Hart’s widow Martha has explained her reasoning for not allowing his induction in the WWE Hall of Fame, saying the event is put on for profit only and doesn’t have a physical home.
Speaking with CBS Sports, Martha Hart touched on the conversation which seems to arise every year about the possibility of Owen being inducted. As you’ll recall, Mark Henry even made a public plea to Martha during his Hall of Fame speech in 2018 asking her to allow it to happen.
“There’s always been this talk that, ‘Oh, we want to put Owen in the Hall of Fame,’” she said. “Their Hall of Fame? They don’t even have a Hallway of Fame. It doesn’t exist. There’s nothing. It’s a fake entity. There’s nothing real or tangible. It’s just an event they have to make money. They put it on TV and have a celebration, and it’s just so ridiculous. I would never even entertain it. It’s garbage.”
Martha has instead chosen to memorialize Owen through a foundation in his name.
Her insistence on the WWE Hall of Fame aside, Hart admits she’s forgiven Vince McMahon for Owen’s death in 1999 at the Over the Edge pay-per-view and everything that happened after.
“At the end of it all, I’ve forgiven all of them, really,” she told the publication. “The Hart family, Vince McMahon, I don’t hold any grudges. I hope life has been kind to all of them. My life hasn’t been easy, and I certainly wouldn’t wish harm on anyone.”
“Some damage in life is irreparable. You can’t fix it. It’s done. Again, you can forgive people, but it doesn’t mean you have to befriend them and be associated with them. At the same time, I don’t wish them any harm, and I hope their lives turned out well. That’s the casualties of war. They made their choices and have to live with them.”
“Dark Side of the Ring: The Final Days of Owen Hart” premieres Tuesday night on VICE.
Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet
Tonight’s taped WWE RAW will take place from the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, FL with more build for the upcoming Backlash pay-per-view.
* The Street Profits to face The Viking Raiders in an axe-throwing contest
* WWE Champion Drew McIntyre battles SmackDown’s King Corbin
* Bliss & Cross defend the WWE Women’s Tag Team Titles against The IIconics
* Asuka starts a new era on Monday Night Raw
Drew Gulak’s contract expired with WWE after the May 15 edition of Friday Night SmackDown. The promotion was quick to move him to the alumni section.
Gulak was seeking out a raise from the higher-ups in WWE but was denied it. WWE then decided to pull the contract offer they originally proposed to him and negotiations were called off.
Dave Meltzer on the latest edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter reports that Drew Gulak’s negotiations with WWE is not a dead issue.
Meltzer also reports that the former Cruiserweight Champion is being represented by Barry Bloom in his negotiations.
Drew Gulak debuted with WWE in 2016. He wrestled mainly in WWE 205 Live before moving up to SmackDown.
Source: Wrestling Inc.
Tonight’s taped WWE SmackDown on FOX will feature fallout from WWE Money In the Bank.
Tonight’s WWE NXT episode will air on a tape delay from the closed-set Performance Center in Orlando, Florida.
* Can Riddle & Thatcher ward off Imperium?
* Finn Balor detours on the search for his attacker to face Cameron Grimes
* NXT General Manager William Regal to make a major announcement
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