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News On WWE King Of The Ring Tournament Plans

Next Monday’s WWE RAW from St. Paul, Minnesota will feature the return of the King of the Ring tournament. The rest of the competition will play out over the next few weeks.

The finals of the KOTR tournament will take place at the WWE Clash of Champions pay-per-view on September 15 from the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina, according to Dave Meltzer of F4Wonline.com. The tournament matches will be held on both RAW and SmackDown until the finals are determined. WWE should be announcing the KOTR brackets soon.

The sixteen-man tournament will feature 8 Superstars from RAW and 8 Superstars from SmackDown – the red brand will be represented by Baron Corbin, Cesaro, Cedric Alexander, Drew McIntyre, Ricochet, Sami Zayn, Samoa Joe, and The Miz. The blue brand will be represented by Ali, Andrade, Apollo Crews, Buddy Murphy, Chad Gable, WWE 24/7 Champion Elias, Kevin Owens, and Shelton Benjamin.

The last KOTR tournament took place in April 2015, and was won by Bad News Barrett. Before that the last tournament was held in November 2010, won by Sheamus.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

Roman Reigns Signs New Multi-Year WWE Contract

Pro Wrestling Sheet reports that Roman Reigns recently signed a new WWE contract.

According to their sources, Reigns signed on the dotted line last month for a deal that will keep him with WWE for at least a few more years — though the exact length is unclear.

Roman returned to WWE programming in February and announced his leukemia had gone into remission. After a reunion with The Shield, Reigns once again began competing in singles action by facing-off against Drew McIntyre at WrestleMania 35.

Reigns is currently in the midst of a whodunnit angle playing out on WWE TV and is scheduled to wrestle against Buddy Murphy on SmackDown tonight to further the storyline. He’s also in the #1 movie in America — “Hobbs and Shaw” — and on the cover of WWE2K20 alongside Becky Lynch.

WWE Cancels Several RAW Live Events, No SmackDown Monday Live Events Scheduled

WWE has canceled 5 upcoming RAW live events, according to PWInsider. The following events have been nixed:

* Friday, August 23 in Bossier City, Louisiana
* Saturday, August 24 in Lafayette, Louisiana
* Sunday, August 25 in Mobile, Alabama
* Friday, August 30 in Bangor, Maine
* Saturday, August 31 in Portland, Maine

The RAW live event scheduled for Sunday, September 1 in White Plains, New York is still on the schedule, at least as of this writing.

In another interesting note on WWE live events, there are currently no more Monday SmackDown live events on the schedule. As noted, once SmackDown moves to FOX in October, the SmackDown brand is expected to be touring from Thursday – Sunday while the RAW brand will stick to Friday – Monday.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

WWE SmackDown Live Preview 8/13/19

Tonight’s WWE SmackDown and WWE 205 Live episodes will take place from the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada with more fallout from Sunday night’s WWE SummerSlam pay-per-view.

* Roman Reigns to clash with Buddy Murphy tonight on SmackDown LIVE

* Will Randy Orton respond to Kofi Kingston’s Kendo stick attack?

* What’s next for Kevin Owens?

* Who will step up to Bayley next?

Sasha Banks Returns On WWE RAW And Turns Heel

Sasha Banks made her long-awaited return to WWE TV on tonight’s post-SummerSlam edition of RAW.

Banks returned during a segment where Natalya was talking about it being one year since her father passed away, WWE Hall of Famer Jim Neidhart. Banks hugged Natalya but then turned and dropped her with a right hand. Banks took off her purple wig and revealed new blue hair, then proceeded to destroy Natalya until RAW Women’s Champion Becky Lynch ran down to make the save.

Lynch and Banks then brawled until Banks got the upperhand. The beatdown to Lynch involved several steel chair shots, tossing her into the barrier and the steel steps, among others. Fans chanted “thank you Sasha!” and “this is awesome!” at times. Banks left Lynch laying and then walked to the back.

Banks had been away since dropping the WWE Women’s Tag Team Titles at WrestleMania 35. There were reports on Banks being unhappy, and at one point it was rumored that she was looking to sit out for the remainder of her WWE contract. It was reported in late May that Banks had met with Vince McMahon and the situation was improving, and that she would be back in the ring this summer.

It looks like the attack to Natalya may have been done to write her off TV for a few weeks. Natalya earlier mentioned that she suffered a dislocated elbow in the SummerSlam Submission Match loss to Lynch, and said she was to undergo an MRI tomorrow.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

WWE King Of The Ring Tournament Returning Next Week On Raw 8/19/19

The King of the Ring tournament will be returning on next week’s WWE RAW.

WWE has announced that next Monday’s RAW from the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota will feature the return of the KOTR tournament.

King of the Ring was an annual event from 1985-2002. After that the tournament happened either on Raw or WWE Network, with the most recent winners being Sheamus and Bad News Barrett.

The following was posted on wwe.com:

Don’t miss the return of the celebrated WWE King of the Ring tournament next Monday night on Raw, live at 8/7 C on USA Network.

Sixteen Superstars from Raw and SmackDown LIVE begin their quest to become in-ring royalty as the illustrious King of the Ring tournament returns next Monday night, live on Raw.

The winner of this intensely competitive tourney will join the likes of Harley Race, Bret “Hit Man” Hart, “Stone Cold” Steve Austin, Booker T, Kurt Angle, Triple H and Brock Lesnar as bearers of the King of the Ring crown.

The following Superstars have been confirmed to represent their respective brands in the tournament.

Raw

SmackDown LIVE

Don’t miss any of the action as the King of the Ring tournament kicks off next Monday night, live at 8/7 C on USA Network.

https://twitter.com/WWE/status/1161070386542288896

WWE RAW Preview 8/12/19

Tonight’s WWE RAW will take place from the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada with the fallout from last night’s WWE SummerSlam pay-per-view.

* Rollins once again slays The Beast

* The Miz and Dolph Ziggler to face off tonight

* What’s on tap next for The Man?

* Alexa Bliss & Nikki Cross to defend the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships against The Kabuki Warriors on Raw

* Can The O.C. remain “Too Sweet” after SummerSlam?

WWE’s First Episode On Fox Will Celebrate 20th Anniversary Of SmackDown

WWE will celebrate the 20th anniversary of SmackDown in October during the company’s premiere episode on Fox — and the show will be loaded with legends.

The press release for SmackDown’s 20th anniversary celebration explains:

The 20th anniversary celebration will mark the premiere of SmackDown on FOX broadcast network at 8 pm ET and take place at Staples Center in Los Angeles on Friday, October 4, 2019. Tickets are available starting this Friday, August 16 at 10 am PT via the Staples Center box office, www.AXS.com or by calling 1-888-929-7849.

WWE Superstars past and present will be on hand at Staples Center to celebrate the occasion including Kurt Angle, Lita, Mick Foley, Booker T, Hulk Hogan, Trish Stratus, Goldberg, Jerry Lawler, Mark Henry, Ric Flair and Sting.

“SmackDown has been delivering action-packed, family-friendly programming for two decades, and we look forward to entertaining generations to come as we begin this next chapter on FOX,” said Vince McMahon, WWE Chairman & CEO.

“Since we announced our five-year agreement last June, we have been eagerly counting down the days to the launch of SmackDown Live on FOX Sports,” said Eric Shanks, Chief Executive Officer and Executive Producer of FOX Sports. “We couldn’t be more excited and are pulling out all of the stops to commemorate SmackDown’s 20th anniversary celebration.”

In addition to these names, WWE is reportedly working on booking The Rock for the show as well. The Undertaker is featured on a graphic for the event, seen above.

Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet

WWE SummerSlam Results 8/11/19

(Kickoff) WWE Cruiserweight Championship: (C) Drew Gulak vs. Oney Lorcan –

https://twitter.com/WWE205Live/status/1160673428405288960

Winner: Drew Gulak

(Kickoff) Buddy Murphy vs. Apollo Crews –

Winner: Buddy Murphy by DQ –

Rowan attacked Murphy causing the DQ

Elias in the ring playing a song. Edge music hit. Edge nailed Elias with a spear.

(Kickoff) WWE Women’s Tag Team: (C) Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross vs. The IIconics –

Winners: Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross

 

RAW Women’s Championship – Submission Match: (C) Becky Lynch vs. Natalya –

Winner: Becky Lynch

Dolph Ziggler vs. Goldberg –

Winner: Goldberg

After the match, Goldberg stands tall and has his arm raised as the music hits. Goldberg hits the corner to pose as fans chant his name. We go to replays. Goldberg marches up the ramp and turns around to bow for the fans. Ziggler, still on the mat, takes the mic and starts talking trash. Ziggler says that was like getting hit by a little baby and Goldberg doesn’t have the guts to fight him man to man. Goldberg marches back to the ring. Goldberg enters as Ziggler slowly gets up to his feet. Ziggler stumbles around and Goldberg delivers another Spear. The music starts back up as Goldberg looks down at Ziggler. Ziggler stumbles back to his feet as Goldberg leaves the ring again. We get another replay. Goldberg heads to the back as Ziggler calls for another mic. Ziggler says anybody can get lucky twice, calling Goldberg an idiot. Ziggler says he knew Goldberg didn’t have the balls to face him man to man, he never did and that’s why he was a laughing stock in this business, and Ziggler is the best. Ziggler says he will never be defeated, he will never stay down, he’s the best thing going today. Goldberg’s music hits again and here he comes back to the ring. Goldberg runs into the ring and smacks the mic out of Ziggler’s hand. Goldberg lifts Ziggler from the mat and slaps him around a bit. Goldberg leaves Ziggler barely standing and hits the ropes to deliver one final huge Spear to Ziggler. Goldberg makes his exit once again as the music hits.

Transcript from Wrestling Inc.

United States Championship: (C) AJ Styles vs. Ricochet –

Winner: AJ Styles

SmackDown Women’s Championship: (C) Bayley vs. Ember Moon –

Winner: Bayley

Shane McMahon vs. Kevin Owens (If Owens loses, he’ll quit WWE) –

Shane announced Elias as a special guest enforcer.

Winner: Kevin Owens

Charlotte Flair vs. Trish Stratus –

Winner: Charlotte Flair

WWE Championship: (C) Kofi Kingston vs. Randy Orton –

Double Count Out

After the match Kofi beat down Orton with a kendo stick and hit him with Trouble in Paradise

Finn Balor vs. “The Fiend” Bray Wyatt –

Really cool and creepy entrance for Wyatt with a ne take on his old theme music and he had a lantern with Bray Wyatt’s head on it.

 

Winner: “The Fiend” Bray Wyatt

Universal Championship: (C) Brock Lesnar w/Paul Heyman vs. Seth Rollins –

Winner and new Universal Champion: Seth Rollins

WWE NXT TakeOver Toronto Results 8/10/19

NXT Tag Team Championship: (C) The Street Profits vs. The Undisputed ERA (Kyle O’Reilly and Bobby Fish) –

Winners: The Street Profits

Candice LeRae vs. Io Shirai –

Winner: Io Shirai

Matt Riddle comes running through the crowd as fans pop. He hops the barrier and enters the ring with a mic. Riddle says he knows Killian Dain is in the arena. Riddle calls out Dain to fight. He drops the mic and waits. Dain runs down and Riddle meets him on the outside as they start brawling. The brawl continues until Dain nails a big boot to the head. Officials run down and get in between them as Dain continues the brawl. Dain walks up the ramp but Riddle runs up and decks him. They continue pounding on each other as officials yell at them. Dain gouges at Riddle’s eyes. Riddle ducks a shot and nails a knee strike, bringing Dain to one knee. Riddle charges with another big knee to bring him down. Riddle mounts Dain with strikes as security runs out and breaks it up. Riddle starts assaulting security and dropping them with kicks. Riddle with a GTS to one guy. Riddle turns to Dain but Dain takes him down with a crossbody. Security pulls Dain off Riddle but he starts dropping them next. Dain yells out to the crowd but Riddle jumps on his back with a Sleeper. Dain rams Riddle back into the LED screen a few times. Riddle jumps back on Dain’s back. Dain charges to the edge of the stage with Riddle on his back, clotheslines a security guard on the way down. Dain lands on top of Riddle down below the stage, crashing through the tables. The security guard went with them. Fans chant “holy s–t!” as officials check on them all.

transcript from Wrestling Inc.

EVOLVE Champion Austin Theory is shown at ringside.

NXT North American Championship: (C) Velveteen Dream vs. Roderick Strong vs. Pete Dunne –

Winner: Velveteen Dream

NXT Women’s Championship: (C) Shayna Baszler vs. Mia Kim –

Winner: Shayna Baszler

NXT Championship – 2 out of 3 Falls (Three stipulations for each fall: Regular Match, Street Fight, and Steel Cage): (C) Adam Cole vs. Johnny Gargano –

https://twitter.com/WWENetwork/status/1160359212506988545

Adam Cole wins first fall by DQ.

Johnny Gargano wins second fall by submission.

https://twitter.com/WWENXT/status/1160366179283693568

https://twitter.com/WWEUniverse/status/1160366861520797697

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https://twitter.com/WWENetwork/status/1160368093731799041

https://twitter.com/WWE/status/1160369366061346816

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Winner: Adam Cole

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