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Davey Boy Smith Jr Wanted By Police For Battery Incident Involving Jake Roberts

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TMZ.com is reporting that Davey Boy Smith Jr. (former WWE star DH Smith), the son of WWE legend the British Bulldog, is now wanted for battery by New Orleans police following an incident with WWE Hall of Famer Jake “The Snake” Roberts over WrestleMania 34 weekend.

According to the TMZ report, Smith reportedly threw coffee in the face of Roberts and the New Orleans Police Department is now investigating the allegations.

Pro Wrestling Sheet is reporting that Smith is now “wanted for battery in connection with this incident”, an incident Smith reportedly admitted to openly.

A rep for the New Orleans Police Department told Pro Wrestling Sheet:

The NOPD is investigating a simple battery incident that occurred on April 7, 2018 in the 500 block of Canal Street. The victim told police that at about 11 a.m., he was signing autographs at the location when he was approached by a known subject, later identified as Harry Smith (DOB: 08-02-1985). The victim told police he attempted to shake hands with Smith, at which time a verbal argument ensued. Smith then allegedly threw a cup of coffee at the victim’s face and fled the scene. No major injuries were reported by the victim.

Roberts informed police Smith threw coffee at him, with Smith saying that Roberts refused to apologize for negative comments he had made about his father, the British Bulldog (who passed away in May of 2002) and refused to step outside to settle their differences in a fight. Smith says Jake told him to “f*ck off” at that point, so he threw coffee in his face.

The penalty for a simple battery in Louisiana can be up to 6 months in jail and/or a fine of up to $1000.

Sources: WrestleView and Pro Wrestling Sheet

Full List Of WWE Rosters Coming Out Of The 2018 Superstar Shake-Up

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Based on what is listed on the WWE website, below are the current rosters for WWE NXT, RAW and SmackDown. It should be noted that some of the NXT regulars that work live events & TV tapings are not listed on the official NXT roster.

WWE NXT
Male Superstars:
NXT Champion Aleister Black, NXT North American Champion Adam Cole, NXT Tag Team Champion Roderick Strong, NXT Tag Team Champions Kyle O’Reilly, WWE UK Champion Pete Dunne, Angelo Dawkins, Bobby Fish, Buddy Murphy, Cezar Bononi, Danny Burch, EC3, Fabian Aichner, Hanson, Johnny Gargano, Kassius Ohno, Lars Sullivan, Lio Rush, Montez Ford, Nick Miller, Oney Lorcan, Otis Dozovic, Ricochet, Riddick Moss, Rowe, Shane Thorne, Tino Sabbatelli, Tommaso Ciampa, Trent Seven, Tucker Knight, Tyler Bate, Velveteen Dream, Wesley Blake

Female Superstars:
NXT Women’s Champion Shayna Baszler, Aliyah, Bianca Belair, Candice LeRae, Dakota Kai, Kairi Sane, Lacey Evans, Nikki Cross, Taynara Conti, Vanessa Borne

Tag Teams:
The Undisputed Era (Strong, O’Reilly, Fish), The Street Profits (Dawkins, Ford), Burch & Lorcan, War Machine (Hanson, Rowe), TM61 (Miller, Thorne), Heavy Machinery (Dozovic, Knight), Moss & Sabbatelli, Moustache Mountain (Seven, Bate)

Others:
NXT General Manager William Regal, Kayla Braxton, Mauro Ranallo, Mike Rome, Nigel McGuinness, Paul Ellering, Tom Phillips, Percy Watson

WWE 205 Live
Male Superstars
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Cedric Alexander, Akira Tozawa, Ariya Daivari, Drew Gulak, Jack Gallagher, Gran Metalik, Hideo Itami, Kalisto, Lince Dorado, Mark Andrews, Mustafa Ali, Neville, Noam Dar, The Brian Kendrick, TJP, Tony Nese

Tag Teams
Lucha House Party (Metalik, Kalisto, Dorado), Tozawa & Itami, Gallagher & Kendrick

Others
General Manager Drake Maverick, Nigel McGuinness, Vic Joseph

WWE SmackDown
Male Superstars
WWE Champion AJ Styles, WWE United States Champion Jeff Hardy, SmackDown Tag Team Champion Harper, SmackDown Tag Team Champion Rowan, Aiden English, Alexander Wolfe, Andrade “Cien” Almas, Big Cass, Big E, Cesaro, Chris Jericho, Daniel Bryan, Epico Colon, Eric Young, Jey Uso, Jimmy Uso, Karl Anderson, Killian Dain, Kofi Kingston, Luke Gallows, Primo Colon, R-Truth, Randy Orton, Rusev, Samir Singh, Samoa Joe, Sheamus, Shelton Benjamin, Shinsuke Nakamura, Sin Cara, Sunil Singh, The Miz, Maryse, Tye Dillinger, Xavier Woods

Female Superstars
SmackDown Women’s Champion Carmella, Asuka, Becky Lynch, Billie Kay, Charlotte Flair, Lana, Mandy Rose, Maryse, Naomi, Nikki Bella, Peyton Royce, Sonya Deville, Tamina Snuka, Zelina Vega

Tag Teams
The Bludgeon Brothers (Rowan, Harper), Rusev Day (English, Rusev), SAnitY (Wolfe, Young, Dain), The New Day (Big E, Kingston, Woods), The Bar (Cesaro, Sheamus), The Colons (Epico, Primo), The Usos (Jey, Jimmy), The Good Brothers (Anderson, Gallows), The Singh Brothers (Samir, Sunil)

Others
SmackDown Commissioner Shane McMahon, SmackDown General Manager Paige, Byron Saxton, Corey Graves, Dasha Fuentes, Greg Hamilton, Renee Young, Tom Phillips

WWE RAW
Male Superstars
WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar, WWE Intercontinental Champion Seth Rollins, WWE Cruiserweight Champion Cedric Alexander, Akam, Akira Tozawa, Apollo, Ariya Daivari, Baron Corbin, Big Show, Bo Dallas, Bobby Roode, Braun Strowman, Bray Wyatt, Chad Gable, Curt Hawkins, Curtis Axel, Dash Wilder, Dean Ambrose, Dolph Ziggler, Drew Gulak, Drew McIntyre, Elias, Fandango, Finn Balor, Jack Gallagher, Goldust, Gran Metalik, Heath Slater, Hideo Itami, Jason Jordan, Jinder Mahal, John Cena, Kalisto, Kane, Kevin Owens, Konnor, Lince Dorado, Matt Hardy, Mike Kanellis, Maria Kanellis, Mojo Rawley, Mustafa Ali, Neville, No Way Jose, Noam Dar, Rezar, Rhyno, Roman Reigns, Sami Zayn, Scott Dawson, The Brian Kendrick, Titus O’Neil, TJP, Tony Nese, Tyler Breeze, Viktor, Zack Ryder

Female Superstars
RAW Women’s Champion Nia Jax, Alexa Bliss, Alicia Fox, Bayley, Dana Brooke, Ember Moon, Liv Morgan, Mickie James, Natalya, Ronda Rousey, Ruby Riott, Sarah Logan, Sasha Banks

Tag Teams
The Authors of Pain (Akam, Rezar), Titus Worldwide (Apollo, Titus), Dallas & Axel, Wyatt & Hardy, The Revival (Wilder, Dawson), Ziggler & McIntyre, Breezango (Fandango, Breeze), Slater & Rhyno, Owens & Zayn, The Ascension (Konnor, Viktor)

Others
RAW Commissioner Stephanie McMahon, RAW General Manager Kurt Angle, Booker T, Charly Caruso, Corey Graves, David Otunga, JoJo, Jonathan Coachman, Michael Cole, Mike Rome, Renee Young

Source: WrestlingINC

WrestleMania 34 Rematch – AJ Styles vs. Shinsuke Nakamura Announced For Greatest Royal Rumble, Battle Royal Update

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WWE has announced that Shinsuke Nakamura will face WWE Champion AJ Styles with the title on the line at the Greatest Royal Rumble event later this month.

 In other news on the big event, WWE has confirmed that Bray Wyatt will not be in the 50-man Royal Rumble match as he and Matt Hardy will be facing The Bar. They have also confirmed Chris Jericho for the match now that Rusev has been added back to the Casket Match with The Undertaker. As Raj noted earlier, Kane has also been removed from the Rumble match, possibly due to commitments related to his bid for Mayor of Knox County, TN.

The Greatest Royal Rumble event takes place on Friday, April 27th from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The show will air live on the WWE Network. Below is the updated confirmed card:

Steel Cage Match for the WWE Universal Title
Roman Reigns vs. Brock Lesnar

WWE Title Match
Shinsuke Nakamura vs. AJ Styles

Ladder Match for the WWE Intercontinental Title
Samoa Joe vs. Finn Balor vs. The Miz vs. Seth Rollins

Match for the Vacant RAW Tag Team Titles
Bray Wyatt & Matt Hardy vs. Cesaro & Sheamus

SmackDown Tag Team Title Match
The Usos vs. The Bludgeon Brothers

WWE United States Title Match
Jinder Mahal vs. Jeff Hardy

WWE Cruiserweight Title Match
TBA vs. Cedric Alexander

50-Man Royal Rumble Match
Daniel Bryan, Braun Strowman, Big Show, Kurt Angle, Elias, Baron Corbin, Big E, Kofi Kingston, Xavier Woods, Apollo, Titus O’Neil, Shelton Benjamin, Chad Gable, Sin Cara, Goldust, Mojo Rawley, Dolph Ziggler, Chris Jericho, TBA

Casket Match
The Undertaker vs. Rusev

John Cena vs. Triple H

Source: WrestlingINC

Full WWE Superstar Shake-Up Changes From Night 2

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Below is the full list of changes from the WWE Superstar Shake-Up from night two:

Changes announced on SmackDown Live:

* United States Champion Jeff Hardy goes from RAW to SmackDown

* Absolution (Sonya Deville & Mandy Rose) goes from RAW to SmackDown

* Samoa Joe goes from RAW to SmackDown

* SAnitY (Eric Young, Killain Dain & Alexander Wolfe) goes from NXT to SmackDown (Notice that Nikki Cross is staying at NXT)

* Big Cass goes from RAW to SmackDown

* Asuka goes from RAW to SmackDown

* Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson goes from RAW to SmackDown

* The Bar (Sheamus & Cesaro) goes from RAW to SmackDown

* R-Truth goes from RAW to SmackDown

* Andrien “Cien” Almos & Zelina Vega goes from NXT to SmackDown

SmackDown Live Preview 4/17/18, Superstar Shake-Up

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Tonight’s WWE SmackDown Live will take place from the Dunkin Donuts Center in Providence, Rhode Island as the 2018 Superstar Shake-Up continues.

* The Superstar Shake-up continues

* Will Shinsuke Nakamura continue to antagonize AJ Styles?

* Princess Mella’s reign begins

* Are The Usos ready for a bludgeoning?

* The Miz returns to Team Blue

WWE 205 Live Preview 4/17/18

Tonight’s WWE 205 Live will take place from the Dunkin Donuts Center in Providence, Rhode Island .

* Hideo Itami & Akira Tozawa vs. Lince Dorado & Gran Metalik in a Tornado Tag Team match

* Will Buddy Murphy face consequences for his actions?

Rusev Was Added Back To Casket Match At Greatest Royal Rumble Against The Undertaker

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WWE issued the following on Rusev being added back to the Casket Match at Greatest Royal Rumble against The Undertaker:

In a stunning turn of events, The Undertaker will battle Rusev in a Casket Match at the Greatest Royal Rumble event in Saudi Arabia on Friday, April 27.

Originally, the Casket Match was set to be between the two Superstars, but Lana asked for The Bulgarian Brute to be removed from the grisly bout, and he was replaced with Chris Jericho, as The Ravishing Russian expressed concern over her husband taking on The Demon of Death Valley. And for good reason.

After all, the Casket Match undoubtedly belongs to The Undertaker, as The Deadman has claimed victory in several of these harrowing contests, wherein a Superstar only wins when he gets his opponent into the casket and closes the lid.

However, now it appears that Lana’s faith in the tremendous ability of her husband has won out, and she has changed her mind. She explained, via tweet, that WWE officials have granted her request to allow Rusev to compete against The Phenom at the Greatest Royal Rumble event, after all.

Rusev is a world-class Superstar, but does he have what it takes to overcome The Undertaker at his own game? Find out which of the two iconic Superstars will walk out and which will be carried out in a casket at the Greatest Royal Rumble event on Friday, April 27, at 7 p.m. AST. The event streams live on the award-winning WWE Network with a tune-in time of 12 p.m. ET/9 a.m. PT, and with a special, one-hour Greatest Royal Rumble Kickoff starting at 11 a.m. ET/8 a.m. PT. It will be available on pay-per-view outside of the Middle East with regional broadcast information forthcoming.

Full WWE Superstar Shake-Up Changes From Night 1

Superstar Shake-Up

Below is the full list of changes from the WWE Superstar Shake-Up from night one:

Changes announced on RAW:

* Jinder Mahal (with Sunil Singh) goes from SmackDown to RAW – Mahal lost the United States Championship to Jeff Hardy

* The Riott Squad (Ruby Riott, Liv Morgan & Sarah Logan) goes from SmackDown to RAW

* Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn goes from SmackDown to RAW (hired by Stephanie McMahon)

* The Miz goes from RAW to SmackDown without The Miztourage (Bo Dallas & Curtis Axel

* Breezango (Tyler Breeze & Fandango) goes from SmackDown to RAW

* Natalya goes from SmackDown to RAW

* Dolph Ziggler goes from SmackDown to RAW

* Drew McIntyre (from NXT) returned from injury to join Ziggler on RAW and beat down Titus O’Neil and Apollo Crews

* Baron Corbin goes from SmackDown to RAW

* Bobby Roode goes from SmackDown to RAW

 

Changes announced after RAW:

* Zack Ryder goes from SmackDown to RAW

* Mojo Rawley goes from SmackDown to RAW

* Mike Kanellis goes from SmackDown to RAW

* Chad Gable goes from SmackDown to RAW

* The Ascension (Konnor & Viktor) goes from SmackDown to RAW

 

RAW to SmackDown Live roster changes will be revealed on tonight’s SmackDown Live.

RAW Preview 4/16/18, WWE Superstar Shake-Up

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Tonight’s WWE RAW will take place from the XL Center in Hartford, CT with the first night of the Superstar Shake-Up.

* Both brands get shaken up

* Who will battle Cesaro & Sheamus at WWE Greatest Royal Rumble on April 27?

* Bayley and Sasha Banks settle their differences

* Will Ronda Rousey face repercussions after attacking Stephanie McMahon again?

* Will Roman Reigns get his hands on Samoa Joe?

* What “unfinished business” does Bobby Lashley have in WWE?

Backstage Update On Rey Mysterio’s WWE Status

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Rey Mysterio is set to make his return to the ring for WWE at the April 27th Greatest Royal Rumble event from Saudi Arabia, according to PWInsider. This has not been confirmed but it’s believed that Rey will be working the 50-man Rumble main event.

In an update on Rey’s contractual status, The Wrestling Observer Newsletter reports that Rey has not agreed to terms for a new WWE contract as of Thursday of this week, but both sides are still negotiating a deal. The appearance in Saudi Arabia is a one-shot deal.

It’s still expected that Rey will sign with WWE but if he does, he won’t be immediately returning to TV for a regular role as he’s committed to dates for Arolucha and New Japan Pro Wrestling through late summer at least.

Source: WrestlingINC