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Sting Reportedly No Longer Under WWE Contract

WWE Hall of Famer Sting is currently without a WWE contract.

There was a lot of speculating on The Stinger’s WWE status earlier this week after he was pulled from a new Mattel series of WWE action figures, after previously being confirmed for the series. Mattel said he was pulled from the series “due to circumstances out of their control” but they did not elaborate. Now Pro Wrestling Sheet has confirmed that Sting is no longer signed to a WWE deal.

It was noted that while Sting is not currently under a WWE contract, this does not mean that the two sides won’t agree on a possible merchandise deal moving forward.

There’s no word on the AEW speculation that also surfaced this week after Sting had a Twitter exchange with AEW star Lance Archer, which saw AEW Executive Vice President Cody Rhodes chime in. Cody also reacted to Mattel pulling Sting from the new WWE series.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

WWE Intercontinental Championship Vacated, Sami Zayn Unable To Defend Title

It was announced last night during WWE Backstage that WWE has declared the Intercontinental Championship vacant after Sami Zayn is unable to compete and defend the title.

WWE will hold a tournament to crown a new champion, with bracket to be unveiled and first-round matches starting Friday on SmackDown.

Becky Lynch Is Pregnant, Relinquishes Raw Women’s Title To Asuka

The Man is set to become a Mom.

Becky Lynch relinquished the RAW Women’s Championship to Asuka, winner of Sunday’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match.

Lynch made the announcement at the beginning of Raw tonight and began by talking about her time throughout the company, as well as what the fans have meant to her. Becky then said she had to go away for awhile, but was interrupted by Asuka.

When Asuka came to the ring, she learned the Money in the Bank match wasn’t just for a title opportunity … it was for the Raw Women’s title. Becky opened the briefcase to reveal the title inside. Asuka celebrated with her belt and danced around the ring.

Becky told Asuka to go be a warrior and she will go be a mother.

 

Becky won the Raw Women’s title at WrestleMania 35 after defeating Ronda Rousey and Charlotte Flair in the main event of the show. She then held the belt through WrestleMania 36 and defended her title successfully against Shayna Baszler. Becky’s reign lasted 399 days.

Lynch and Seth Rollins announced their engagement in August of last year.

In a subsequent interview with People.com, Becky says she learned she was pregnant in April and that the baby is due in December.

Lynch also said she won’t be making a decision regarding her in-ring future yet. “It’s just such a joyous time and then such a sad time too. I loved this and I’ve given my life to this. I’ve achieved everything that I want to achieve in this business,” she explained.

“I don’t know what the next chapter is because I only know what it’s like to think for myself when I’m by myself,” the WWE star continued. “So I don’t know what it’ll look like and how my priorities shift and what I’m going to want in the future. So, everything’s open.”

 

Watch her announcement below.

https://streamable.com/s3f68n

WWE RAW Preview 5/11/20

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.

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.

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.