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WWE To Hold Dual-Brand Money In The Bank Ladder Matches

WWE Money in the Bank 2018 will be held at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois on June 17, with tickets going on-sale this Friday at 10 a.m. CT at Ticketmaster.com. According to the official website of the Allstate Arena, both the Men’s and Women’s Money in the Bank Ladder Matches will feature Raw and SmackDown stars.

 The Allstate Arena is advertising eight male stars and eight female stars for the event.

Male stars advertised for the event include Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins, Finn Balor, Braun Strowman, WWE Champion AJ Styles, Randy Orton, United States Champion Bobby Roode and Shinsuke Nakamura.

Female stars advertised for the event are Sasha Banks, Bayley, Mickie James, Nia Jax, Natalya, Lana, Naomi and Becky Lynch.

Here is the complete announcement.

WWE MONEY IN THE BANK COMES TO CHICAGO!
FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER…
A MEN’S AND WOMEN’S LADDER MATCH WITH SUPERSTARS FROM RAW AND SMACKDOWN LIVE.

DON’T MISS IN ACTION YOUR FAVORITE WWE SUPERSTARS INCLUDING,
ROMAN REIGNS
SETH ROLLINS
FINN BALOR
BRAUN STROWMAN
WWE CHAMPION – AJ STYLES
RANDY ORTON
UNITED STATES CHAMPION – BOBBY ROODE
SHINSUKE NAKAMURA
SASHA BANKS
BAYLEY
MICKIE JAMES
NIA JAX
NATALYA
LANA
NAOMI
BECKY LYNCH
PLUS, MANY MORE LIVE!!!!
WWE IS THE BEST VALUE IN ENTERTAINMENT!
TICKETS START AT JUST $25!!

This comes after WWE announced last month the return of dual-brand pay-per-view events.

Source: WrestlingINC

The Rumored Ronda Rousey WrestleMania 34 Match Officially Announced On RAW

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Last night on WWE RAW, the rumored Ronda Rousey match at WrestleMania 34, partnered with Kurt Angle vs. Triple H & Stephanie McMahon was finally announced and made official.

RAW Preview 3/5/18

Tonight’s WWE RAW will take place from the BMO Harris Bradley Center in Milwaukee, WI as the Road to WrestleMania 34 continues.

* Asuka’s undefeated streak on the line against Nia Jax

* How will Ronda Rousey repay Triple H and Stephanie McMahon?

* Why didn’t Lesnar confront Reigns?

* Who will face The Miz at WrestleMania?

* Will Elias “get these hands”?

Ronda Rousey Set To Appear On Every RAW Leading Up To WrestleMania 34

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WWE has announced that Ronda Rousey will be appearing on every RAW episode leading up to WrestleMania 34.

WWE issued the following:

Raw is about to get a lot more Rowdy!

It has been announced that Ronda Rousey will appear on every single episode of Raw leading up to WrestleMania. “Rowdy” Ronda will make special appearances in:

3/5 – BMO Harris Bradley Center, Milwaukee

3/12 – Little Caesars Arena, Detroit

3/19 – American Airlines Center, Dallas

3/26 – Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland

4/2 – Philips Arena, Atlanta

What impact will Rousey have on the Road to WrestleMania? Tune in to Raw every week to find out!

WWE Announces Greatest Royal Rumble Event For Saudi Arabia

WWE announced today that they are partnering with The Saudi General Sports Authority to present the Greatest Royal Rumble event at the King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Friday, April 27. The event will feature a 50 man Royal Rumble match. Some of the names announced for the Rumble include John Cena, Triple H, Roman Reigns, AJ Styles, Braun Strowman, Randy Orton and Shinsuke Nakamura:

WWE issued the following regarding the event:

Saudi Arabia to Host the Greatest Royal Rumble®

03/05/2018

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia & STAMFORD, Conn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– The Saudi General Sports Authority in partnership with WWE will present the Greatest Royal Rumble event at the King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Friday, April 27. For the first time ever, the Royal Rumble match will feature 50 WWE Superstars. As part of this historic event, fans will see WWE Superstars John Cena™, Triple H™, Roman Reigns™, AJ Styles™, Braun Strowman™, The New Day™, Randy Orton™, Bray Wyatt™ and Shinsuke Nakamura™, among others.

Ticket and broadcast information will be available in the coming weeks. This event is part of a 10-year strategic multiplatform partnership in support of Vision 2030, Saudi Arabia’s social and economic reform program.

“The Greatest Royal Rumble will be a spectacle of historic proportions,” said Vince McMahon, WWE Chairman & CEO. “Our partnership with the Saudi General Sports Authority reflects a long-term commitment to present WWE’s world-class entertainment to a global audience on a grander scale than ever before.”

Hillbilly Jim Announced For The 2018 WWE Hall Of Fame

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WWE has announced that Hillbilly Jim will be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame this year during WrestleMania 34 Week in New Orleans.

WWE issued the following:

Hillbilly Jim to be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2018

Hillbilly Jim was a country boy plucked from the WWE Universe to be a Superstar. Now, he’s going to be a WWE Hall of Famer.

As first reported by Bleacher Report, Mudlick, Ky.’s favorite son is the latest inductee in the WWE Hall of Fame’s Class of 2018. Hillbilly Jim joins Goldberg, The Dudley Boyz, Ivory, Jeff Jarrett and Warrior Award recipient Jarrius “JJ” Robertson on the list of those who will be honored on Friday, April 6, in New Orleans during WrestleMania 34 Week.

The big country boy first popped up in WWE in late 1984, as a big, smiling bearded face towering above WWE fans around the country. However, Jim decided to get a little closer to the action when Hulk Hogan was attacked by Ken Patera, Big John Studd and Bobby “The Brain” Heenan. Leaping over the barricade, Hillbilly Jim jumped in the ring and helped The Hulkster run off the villains. Hogan saw something in the rugged man standing beside him and trained Jim for the ring.

Opting to compete in his overalls and entering the ring with a lucky horseshoe around his neck, Hillbilly Jim proved to be a prodigy inside the squared circle, using his incredible power to squeeze opponents into submission with his trademark bear hug. Though an injury sidelined him early in his WWE career, that did not stop Jim from introducing the WWE Universe to his extended family – Uncle Elmer, Cousin Junior and Cousin Luke – a trio of happy-go-lucky hillbillies that put smiles on the faces of fans around the world with their antics in the ring.

When he recovered, Jim jumped back in the ring and picked up where he left off, this time with his family in his corner. Hillbilly Jim also embraced WWE’s smaller competitors, competing in a Six-Person Tag Team Match on The Grandest Stage of Them All, WrestleManiaIII. The match featured one of the more infamous moments in WWE history, with one of Jim’s partners, Little Beaver, being splashed by the humongous King Kong Bundy in front of 93,173 people.

Hillbilly Jim continued competing in WWE through 1990 before stepping away from the squared circle. He continued to work with WWE throughout the 90s, co-hosting Prime Time Wrestling and managing his cousins, Henry and Phineas Godwinn, to the World Tag Team Championship. Jim returned to the ring for the Gimmick Battle Royal at WrestleMania X-Seven and showed a different side of himself on the hit WWE Network reality show, “Legends House,” in 2014.

Because of his lasting legacy as a beloved favorite of the WWE Universe, there is no better nominee for induction into the WWE Hall of Fame than Hillbilly Jim.

The 2018 WWE Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony takes place on Friday, April 6, in New Orleans at the Smoothie King Center during WrestleMania 34 Week. Tickets are available now on Ticketmaster.

WWE Reportedly Set To Hold 100k Event In Australia In October

As noted, WWE is reportedly looking to hold one of their biggest events ever in 2018. The MCG (Melbourne Cricket Ground) is looking to host more big events going forward, and WWE wants to capitalize on this desire. The venue has a capacity of over 100,000, and is the 10th largest stadium in the world.

According to the Herald Sun (a major newspaper in Victoria, Australia), WWE has partnered up with Visit Victoria to put on a show in October, one week after the AFL Grand Final, which takes place on September 29. An announcement for the event is excepted to occur at WrestleMania 34on April 8.

The reports states it would be a PPV event and they would look to bring in names like The Undertaker, Rey Mysterio, and John Cena. If this event does occur, it would crush the previous attendance record (56,214) in Australia, which was UFC 193 featuring Ronda Rousey vs. Holly Holm. Rousey just signed her Raw contract at last Sunday’s Elimination Chamber.

It’s estimated the event would bring more than $100 million to the state’s economy, along with 900 jobs.

Regarding past WWE pay-per-views, WrestleMania 32 in Dallas, TX, broke the 100K threshold at 101,763, although this number has varied in accuracy. Others coming close to 100K were WrestleMania III in Pontiac, Michigan at 93,173 (again, that number is disputed), WrestleMania 29in East Rutherford, NJ, at 80,676, SummerSlam ’92 in London, England at 80,355, and WrestleMania 23 in Detroit, Michigan at 80,103.

Source: WrestlingINC

Colin Cowherd Talks Attending SmackDown And Teases WWE Moving To FOX

Colin Cowherd, who hosts The Herd with Colin Cowherd on FOX Sports Radio and FOX Sports 1, as well Speak For Yourself on FS1, discussed his visit to SmackDown Live this week.

“It was like a rock concert,” Cowherd said of the show on Speak For Yourself, which you can watch in the video above.

Cowherd has been a very vocal critic of pro wrestling in the past. He once famously referred to wrestling fans as “booger eaters,” and often criticized WWE for the number of wrestlers dying young due to drug-related deaths. He has seemingly since changed his stance on the business.

“If you haven’t gone to WWE, it’s loud, there’s bikinis, there’s fireworks, there’s on-stage performance,” Cowherd said. “There’s a lot of interaction with the crowd. It was fun, I had a blast!”

Cowherd noted that while he didn’t have the opportunity to meet Vince McMahon, he did interact with his daughter, Stephanie.

“It’s really a professionally run organization and it was a hoot,” Cowherd said. “We laughed for two hours.”

In addition to Cowherd, Richard Deitsch of Sports Illustrated revealed that FOX Sports President Eric Shanks and FOX Sports Talent Producer Jacob Ullman were at the show. FOX has expressed interest in securing the television rights for WWE when their deal with NBCUniversal / USA Network expires on September 30th, 2019. WWE has stated that they plan to announce their U.S. distribution plans between May and September of this year. Their exclusive negotiating period with NBC expires sometime this spring.

Cowherd teased WWE possibly moving to FOX. Cowherd’s co-host, Jason Whitlock, said that he used to be a wrestling fan when he was younger and looks forward to “possibly getting more involved or watching more wrestling in the future.”

“You should,” Cowherd said. “Very good sport! Coming to a network near you!”

Sources: WrestlingINC and Speak For Yourself

Rey Mysterio Reportedly Finalizing Deal For Huge WrestleMania 34 Match With Top WWE Star

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It looks like Rey Mysterio may be returning to the ring for WWE at WrestleMania 34 in a huge match against a top WWE Star. That top star is speculated to be John Cena.

There had been a lot speculation of Cena facing The Undertaker at WrestleMania 34 but it appears that is not happening and Cena may be facing Mysterio.

Mysterio was backstage visiting at Monday’s SmackDown live event in San Diego, his hometown. Justin Barrasso of Sports Illustrated reports that Mysterio was also backstage for last night’s SmackDown TV tapings in Los Angeles to finalize details for the deal that will see him work WrestleMania 34 in New Orleans. Barrasso added that Rey’s rumored opponent is Cena.

Barrasso now reports that the Cena vs. Mysterio match was brought to the table after it was ruled that The Undertaker will not be working this year’s WrestleMania event.

Cena vs. The Undertaker had been expected but Cena did note during Monday’s RAW promo that he was told the match with Taker was impossible and not happening.

Last night on SmackDown, Cena returned an defeated AJ Styles to earn a spot in the WWE Championship Match at Fastlane against WWE Champion AJ Styles, Kevin Owens, Sami Zayn, Baron Corbin and Dolph Ziggler.

Mysterio made a surprise appearance for WWE at the Royal Rumble back in January and has been rumored to be in talks with the company about a return later this year or in early 2019.

The last Cena vs. Mysterio singles match came on the July 25th, 2011 RAW. That match saw Cena defeat Rey for the WWE Title. The two would then team up at a December 28th, 2013 WWE live event in Newark, NJ. They defeated Randy Orton and Alberto Del Rio that night.

 

SmackDown Live Preview 2/27/18

Tonight’s WWE SmackDown Live will take place from the Staples Center in Los Angeles with more Fastlane hype.

* John Cena comes to SmackDown LIVE looking for a WrestleMania opportunity

* Naomi steps up to answer Ruby Riott’s challenge

* Sami Zayn battles Baron Corbin ahead of WWE Fastlane Fatal 5-Way

* The Usos and The New Day renew their rivalry ahead of WWE Fastlane