Tonight’s WWE RAW will take place from the Allstate Arena in Chicago, Illinois with the fallout from Super Show-Down.
* Triple H and Shawn Michaels to respond to the vicious post-match assault they suffered at WWE Super Show-Down at the hands of The Brothers of Destruction.
* Rousey and The Bella Twins quiet The Riott Squad
* The Shield hold strong against Braun Strowman’s “pack”
* Trish Stratus returns to RAW tonight
* Cena & Lashley forge powerful alliance Down Under
WWE announced yesterday that Rey Mysterio will appear on the 1,000th episode of SmackDown on October 16. Below is the full announcement:
SmackDown 1000 now has another number of significance attached to it. That number is 619, because Rey Mysterio is back!
The SmackDown legend will appear on the history-making episode, marking his return to the blue brand for the first time in more than four years.
The former WWE and World Heavyweight Champion is best remembered for energizing SmackDown with his signature aerial attack, unbelievable athleticism and never-say-die attitude. Mysterio was a cornerstone of Team Blue since the first brand split in March 2002 and helped define the SmackDown spirit.
What impact will The Biggest Little Man have when he makes his triumphant return to the brand he helped build? Find out when SmackDown 1000 airs on Oct. 16 live on USA Network at 8/7 C.
SmackDown Tag Team Championship: (C) The New Day vs. The Bar – Winners: The New Day
SmackDown Women’s Championship: (C) Becky Lynch vs. Charlotte Flair – Winner by DQ: Charlotte Flair – Becky used her title Belt to hit Charlotte to break up the Figure 8
Elias & Kevin Owens – John Cena & Bobby Lashley – Winners: John Cena & Bobby Lashley – Cena debuted the 6th move of Doom
The IIconics – Asuka & Naomi – Winners: The IIconics
WWE Championship – (No DQ, No Count Outs, There Must Be a Winner): (C) AJ Styles vs. Samoa Joe – Winner: AJ Styles
The Riott Squad vs. Ronda Rousey & The Bella Twins – Winners: Ronda Rousey & The Bella Twins – Ronda tapped out both Live Morgan & Sarah Logan with a double arm bar
WWE Cruiserweight Championship: (C) Cedric Alexander vs. Buddy Murphy – Winner and new WWE Cruiserweight Champion: Buddy Murphy
https://twitter.com/WWE205Live/status/1048533911037390848
Braun Strowman, Dolph Ziggler & Drew McIntyre vs. The Shield – Winners: The Shield
Number One Contender Match for the WWE Championship Daniel Bryan vs. The Miz – Winner: Daniel Bryan
Last Time Ever – (No DQ): The Undertaker w/Kane vs. Triple H w/Shawn Michaels – Winner: Triple H
After the match, Taker, Kane, Triple H, HBK all shook hands and raised each others hand, but then Taker & Kane wiped out Triple H & HBK, leaving them laying.
WWE Super Show-Down – Saturday, October 6, 2018 5AM ET/2AM PT – Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
The Undertaker w/Kane vs. Triple H w/Shawn Michaels
WWE Championship – (No DQ, No Count Outs, There Must Be a Winner): (C) AJ Styles vs. Samoa Joe
The Shield vs. Braun Strowman, Dolph Ziggler & Drew McIntyre
Ronda Rousey & The Bella Twins vs. The Riott Squad
SmackDown Women’s Championship: (C) Becky Lynch vs. Charlotte Flair
John Cena & Bobby Lashley vs. Elias & Kevin Owens
Number One Contender Match for the WWE Championship Daniel Bryan vs. The Miz
SmackDown Tag Team Championship: (C) The New Day vs. The Bar
Asuka & Naomi vs. The IIconics
WWE Cruiserweight Championship: (C) Cedric Alexander vs. Buddy Murphy
WWE recently filed for several trademarks related to WCW, WCCW and other classic wrestling content due to the MLW (Major League Wrestling) promotion, according to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. MLW has been on a hot streak through the indies as of late and word is that WWE was not happy with the company trademarking War Games and now having the ability to use the term.
MLW held their War Games Fusion TV tapings back on September 6 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. The event was headlined by a two-ring War Games match that featured two former WWE Superstars – John Morrison (Hennigan) and Tommy Dreamer. Abyss, Sami Callihan and several indie wrestlers were also featured in the match. The rest of the War Games card featured notable talents and WWE prospects, stars such as Low Ki, Fenix, Pentagon, La Park, Davey Boy Smith Jr., Brian Pillman Jr., Rich Swann, Teddy Hart, ACH, Brody King, Joey Janela, PCO and others. The WWE NXT brand will have their “Takeover: War Games II” event next month during WWE Survivor Series weekend in Los Angeles.
Some of the recent WWE trademarks related to classic content include Starrcade, Fall Brawl, Halloween Havoc, World Championship Wrestling, WCW Monday Nitro, All Star Wrestling, nWo New World Order, WCW Thunder, WCW Saturday Night, Saturday Night’s Main Event and WCCW.
The Albany Business Journal recently ran a piece on MLW, featuring comments from CEO & Founder Court Bauer, who is also a former WWE creative writer. The Observer notes that Bauer took aim at WWE in the story and said they are very predatory. Bauer noted that WWE tried to keep MLW from using the War Games name, but they beat WWE to the punch in trademarking the term.
It’s no secret that WWE recently started getting aggressive in signing MLW talents after the promotion signed a national TV deal with beIN Sports. WWE recently worked with rapper Wale, who also previously worked with MLW and hosted the annual MLW WaleMania event with them. WWE also hired Chad Brown, one of the MLW WaleMania event producers and a key backstage player for the event, to work in their live events division. PWInsider recently reported that WWE working with Wale was a part of their anti-MLW efforts, and that the likelihood of another MLW WaleMania event taking place in 2019 is not looking good. WaleMania, produced by Bauer, had served as the unofficial kickoff party for WrestleMania weekends for the past four years.
Source: WrestlingINC
WWE is reportedly trying to get Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson to appear at the upcoming SmackDown 1000 show on October 16th in Washington D.C., according to Dave Meltzer in the latest issue of The Wrestling Observer Newsletter.
SmackDown is named after The Rock’s catchphrase and when it first started, The Rock would refer to it as “his show.” It will be interesting to see if he can make it as we reported earlier that The Rock is in London to film for the Hobbs & Shaw Fast spin-off movie with Jason Statham. The movie is scheduled to be released on July 26, 2019.
As reported earlier, an Evolution reunion with Batista, Triple H, Randy Orton and WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair has also been confirmed for the show. The Undertaker, Michelle McCool, Torrie Wilson, Vickie Guerrero and WWE Hall of Famer Teddy Long are also scheduled to appear.
PWInsider had reported that Rey Mysterio is also set to return to the company under his new two-year deal at the event.
WWE Hall of Famer Edge is expected to appear.
Daniel Bryan & WWE Champion AJ Styles vs. The Miz & Samoa Joe plus Asuka, Naomi & Charlotte Flair vs. The IIconics & SmackDown Women’s Champion Becky Lynch are being advertised by the arena as the show’s double main event.
Source: WrestlingINC
Here are the results from week 5 (start of second round) of the Mae Young Classic:
Toni Storm vs. Hiroyo Matsumoto – Winner: Toni Storm
Rhea Ripley vs. Kacy Catanzaro – Winner: Rhea Ripley
Taynara Conti vs. Lacey Lane – Winner: Lacey Lane
Meiko Satomura vs. Mercedes Martinez – Winner: Meiko Satomura
Below are previews for 205 live, NXT and the Mae Young Classic airing on the WWE Network beginning at 7/6 C.
Tonight’s WWE 205 Live was taped last night at the Moda Center in Portland, Oregon.
* Akira Tozawa vs. Jack Gallagher
* TJP vs. Kalisto
Tonight on NXT:
* EC3 vs. Lars Sullivan
* Lacey Evans vs. Candice LeRae
* The Forgotten Sons (Jaxson Ryker, Wesley Blake, Steve Cutler) in action
* Tony Nese vs. Johnny Gargano
* Will Tammaso Ciampa address Velveteen Dream’s allegation?
The second round begins in Week 5 of the 2018 Mae Young Classic:
* Meiko Satomura vs. Mercedes Martinez.
* Rhea Ripley vs. Kacy Catanzaro
* Taynara Conti vs. Lacey Lane
* Toni Storm vs. Hiroyo Matsumoto
WWE is receiving some mainstream media attention today for last night’s RAW segment in Seattle with Kevin Owens and Elias. Newsweek, Forbes, ESPN and other sports outlets have covered the segment.
After Elias took a shot at Seattle not having an NBA team, the crowd began to boo them and the heat picked up and carried through the rest of the segment. It was one of the most heated segments on the show in recent memory, with many comparing it to the heat Roman Reigns received on RAW the night after defeating The Undertaker at WrestleMania 33. The booing continued for over 6 minutes. You can see video from the segment above.
The city of Seattle has been without an NBA team since the Seattle Supersonics were moved to Oklahoma City in 2008, re-named as the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Sonics had been in Seattle since 1967.
Source: WrestlingINC
Tonight’s WWE SmackDown Live will take place from the Moda Center in Portland, Oregon with the final hype for WWE Super Show-Down.
* Paige to address Samoa Joe’s heinous actions against AJ Styles
* Becky Lynch is planning a Super Show-Down Surprise
* The Fabulous Truth to battle Andrade “Cien” Almas & Zelina Vega
* Shelton Benjamin looks for opportunity against Daniel Bryan
* New Day Cooks! New Day Cooks! New Day Cooks! – A pancakes cooking demonstration with SmackDown Tag Team Champions The New Day
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