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WWE Draft Reportedly Being Planned For October

The next WWE Draft is set to take place in October.

The two-night Draft is scheduled to begin on the Friday, October 11 SmackDown episode from Las Vegas, which will be the second SmackDown Fox episode. The Draft will then wrap on the October 14 RAW from Denver, according to Dave Meltzer of F4Wonline.com and John Pollock of POST Wrestling.

The 2019 Draft is part of a series of moves that will be done to freshen up the RAW and SmackDown rosters. There will be other changes made in October to help freshen up the shows.

As noted a few weeks back, via the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, WWE officials have been working on a new Draft concept to build to permanent red and blue brand rosters. It was previously reported that there would be no major changes to the rosters ahead of the SmackDown Fox premiere on October 4, just some minor changes. This new directive was made by Vince McMahon. It was also reported that plans are being kept quiet as USA Network and Fox representatives will be the first ones to know when the new concept is decided on.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

WWE RAW Nominated For People’s Choice Award

WWE RAW has been nominated for an E! People’s Choice Award.

RAW was nominated for “The Show of 2019” award. They are going up against Game of Thrones, Grey’s Anatomy, Riverdale, Stranger Things, The Big Bang Theory, The Walking Dead and This Is Us.

Fans can vote for RAW at this link. Voting ends on Friday, October 18, and fans can vote up to 25 times.

The E! People’s Choice Awards will air on Sunday, November 10 on the E! network.

WWE NXT Preview 9/4/19

NXT, tonight at 8 ET on the WWE Network.

* Jordan Myles receives the opportunity of a lifetime

* Velveteen Dream battles The Finest

* The EST of NXT takes on The Real Black Belt of NXT

* Can Breezango keep their momentum going?

WWE NXT UK Preview 9/4/19

NXT UK, today at 3 ET / 8 BST on the WWE Network.

Piper Niven collides with Rhea Ripley in the wake of NXT UK TakeOver: Cardiff

Following a backstage brawl, Piper Niven will once again go head-to-head with Rhea Ripley in a highly anticipated rematch. Although Piper managed to overcome The Mosh Pit Kid in their initial go around, the first-ever NXT Women’s Champion looks more determined than ever to right that wrong.

Plus, NXT TakeOver: Cardiff saw Imperium’s WALTER defeat Tyler Bate in a 40-minute showdown, Kay Lee Ray capture the NXT UK Women’s Championship from Toni Storm, and Mark Andrews & Flash Morgan Webster bested Grizzled Young Veterans and Gallus’ Mark Coffey & Wolfgang to lay claim to the NXT UK Tag Team Titles. What will be the fallout of the rising brand’s changing landscape?

WWE SmackDown Live Preview 9/3/19, 205 Live

Tonight’s WWE SmackDown and WWE 205 Live will take place from the Norfolk Scope Arena in Norfolk, Virginia.

* Ali clashes with Elias in King of the Ring quarterfinal action

* Chad Gable battles Andrade in King of the Ring Quarterfinal showdown

* Will Roman Reigns apologize to Daniel Bryan?

* Will Kofi Kingston be out for payback after Orton’s vicious attack?

* What will be the fallout of Bayley’s shocking attack on Becky Lynch?

 

205 Live will feature Humberto Carrillo vs. Lince Dorado.

Bayley Turned Heel On Last Night’s RAW

Last night’s WWE RAW from Baltimore saw SmackDown Women’s Champion Bayley turned heel on RAW Women’s Champion Becky Lynch.

The turn came after the Women’s Championship Showcase main event, which had Bayley and Lynch teaming to face WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross in a non-title match. Sasha Banks appeared during the match and watched from ringside, after previously locking in a title match with Lynch at WWE Clash of Champions.

Banks attacked Lynch during the match to cause the disqualification, and beat her down with a steel chair until Bayley made the save. Bayley then took the chair from Banks, and hesitated before smiling and unloading on Lynch. RAW went off the air with the crowd chanting “yes!” before Bayley ended her assault on The Man.

Banks will challenge Lynch at the September 15 Clash of Champions pay-per-view. Bayley will defend against Charlotte Flair that same night.

WWE RAW Preview 9/2/19

Tonight’s WWE RAW will take place from the Royal Farms Arena in Baltimore, MD

* Can Ricochet repeat history in King of the Ring quarterfinals?

* Cedric faces down Corbin … but there’s a problem

* Banks’ statements

* Rey Mysterio returns to Raw

* Monday Night Braullins

WWE NXT UK TakeOver: Cardiff Results 8/31/19

Noam Dar vs. Travis Banks – Winner: Noam Dar

Cesaro vs. Ilja Dragunov – Winner: Cesaro

NXT UK Tag Team Championship: (C) Grizzled Young Veterans vs. Gallus vs. Flash Morgan Webster & Mark Andrews – Winners and new NXT UK Tag Team Champions: Flash Morgan Webster & Mark Andrews

Last Man Standing Match: Dave Mastiff vs. Joe Coffey – Winner: Joe Coffey

NXT UK Women’s Championship: (C) Toni Storm vs.  Kay Lee Ray – Winner and new NXT UK Women’s Champion: Kay Lee Ray

WWE UK Championship: (C) Walter vs. Tyler Bate – Winner: Walter

WWE Denies Report On Enzo Amore And Big Cass Talks, Big Cass Responds

WWE has denied that they have had recent talks with Enzo Amore and Big Cass about a return to the WWE NXT brand.

We noted yesterday, that Enzo and Cass had talks about returning to be top stars of NXT. The Wrestling Observer Newsletter originally reported that WWE had been in talks with Enzo and Cass about a possible return to work as top stars for the WWE NXT brand, but there was no word on if they had accepted the offer.

WWE told the media that the story is incorrect. WWE says that there is no basis for the story, and that they have had zero discussions with Enzo and Cass, according to PWInsider.

Big Cass (CaZXL) took to Twitter with what appears to be a simple response to the reports that WWE dismissed on a possible return to the company for he and Enzo Amore (nZo).

Cass took to Twitter after WWE denied the story and wrote, “Idiots [laughing emoji]”

I guess we will just have to wait and see if there is any truth to Enzo and Cass returning to WWE NXT.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

Backstage News On WWE Establishing Permanent RAW And SmackDown Rosters, Triple H’s WWE NXT Vision

WWE officials have been discussing a new Draft concept to build permanent RAW and SmackDown rosters, according to Dave Meltzer in the latest edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter.

It was previously reported that there would be no major changes to the rosters ahead of the SmackDown Fox premiere on October 4, just some minor changes. This new directive was made by Vince McMahon.

Meltzer noted that plans are being kept quiet as USA Network and Fox representatives will be the first ones to know when the new concept is decided on.

There’s no concrete word yet on WWE NXT Superstars being used on RAW to build their names ahead of the NXT USA premiere on September 18, but there have been arguments for and against this idea. Some feel that this will give the NXT talents the exposure they need to help build the USA Network launch, but the other argument is that any kind of “cross-pollination” on RAW would establish the NXT stars as secondary level talents, which they would want to avoid right now.

Bringing the NXT Superstars to RAW ahead of the big premiere could also lead to more interference from the vision that NXT higher-ups have. It was described to the Observer that Triple H’s dream of creating a legitimate third brand of his own just came true, but now he’s faced with the task of “playing defense” to keep Vince and Kevin Dunn’s influence away from NXT.

Source: Wrestling Inc.