WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair says he recently injured his hand after getting into it with a Golden State Warriors fan.
Flair did not say who he got into a scuffle with it, but he posted his injury on social media, saying on Instagram, “Rihanna, Move over and Let the Naitch show you how it is done!”.
Flair is referring to the singer Rihanna heckling Warriors forward Kevin Duran during the Game 1 of the Finals.
Source: Sports Illustrated
Pro Wrestling Sheet reports that ex-TNA wrestler Thea Trinidad (Rosita), signed a WWE deal recently and will begin training at the Performance Center.
Sources confirm that Thea, who is in a relationship with cruiserweight standout Austin Aries, joins multiple other signees who also recently inked contracts.
The group includes former TNA wrestler Gunner, female independent wrestlers Evie and Nixon Newell, Cruiserweight Classic competitor Fabian Aichner and German wrestler Axel Dieter Jr.
Thea recently sat ringside for an Andrade ‘Cien‘ Almas match at an NXT TV taping, but when it aired she wasn’t shown on camera. Unclear if they plan to pair the two. She also played the part of AJ Lee in the soon-to-be-released biopic about Paige and her family.
Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet
Tonight’s WWE RAW will take place from the Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza from Wilkes-Barre, PA with the fallout from last night’s WWE Extreme Rules pay-per-view.
* Can Samoa Joe conquer The Beast Incarnate?
* Cesaro & Sheamus take The Hardy Boyz to the Extreme
* What’s next for Alexa Bliss?
* The Miz’s Intercontinental Championship “comeback tour” begins
* What dirt did Corey Graves have on Kurt Angle?
(Kickoff) Kalisto vs. Apollo Crews w/Titus O’Neil – Winner: Kalisto
Intercontinental Championship: (C) Dean Ambrose vs. The Miz w/Maryse (If Ambrose is disqualified, he will lose the Intercontinental Title) – Miz tried to get Ambrose disqualified by having Maryse slap him but ref didn’t by it and tossed Maryse from ringside then Maryse distracted the ref and Miz tossed Ambrossed into the ref, while the ref was thinking about disqualifying Ambrose as Ambrose pleaded with him, Miz hit Ambrose from behind with the Skull Crushing Finale and made the cover for the win. – Winner and New WWE Intercontinental Champion: The Miz
Mixed Tag Match: Rich Swann & Sasha Banks vs. Noam Dar & Alicia Fox – Winners: Rich Swann & Sasha Banks
Elias Samson sang a song in the ring.
RAW Women’s Championship – Kendo Stick On A Pole Match: (C) Alexa Bliss vs. Bayley – Winner: Alexa Bliss
RAW Tag Team Championship – Steel Cage Match: (C) The Hardy Boyz vs. Sheamus & Cesaro – Winners and New RAW Tag Team Champions: Sheamus & Cesaro
WWE Cruiserweight Championship – Submission Match: (C) Neville vs. Austin Aries – Winner: Neville
Extreme Rules Fatal 5-Way Universal Title No. 1 Contender’s Match – Roman Reigns vs. Seth Rollins vs. Finn Balor vs. Bray Wyatt vs. Samoa Joe – Winner: Samoa Joe – Joe choked out Balor with the Coquina Clutch for the win.
Extreme Rules Fatal 5-Way Universal Title No. 1 Contender’s Match – Roman Reigns vs. Seth Rollins vs. Finn Balor vs. Bray Wyatt vs. Samoa Joe
Intercontinental Championship: (C) Dean Ambrose vs. The Miz (If Ambrose is disqualified, he will lose the Intercontinental Title)
RAW Women’s Championship – Kendo Stick On A Pole Match: (C) Alexa Bliss vs. Bayley
RAW Tag Team Championship – Steel Cage Match: (C) The Hardy Boyz vs. Sheamus & Cesaro
WWE Cruiserweight Championship – Submission Match: (C) Neville vs. Austin Aries
Mixed Tag Match: Rich Swann & Sasha Banks vs. Noam Dar & Alicia Fox
Brie Bella recently announced on her YouTube channel that she is preparing for a return to the ring now that she’s given birth to her and Daniel Bryan’s daughter Birdie Joe. Below is new video of Brie training for her return to the WWE ring.
Ring of Honor star Dalton Castle may be headed to WWE this summer as his ROH contract expires this month.
WWE has shown major interest in Castle, meaning it would take a major offer from ROH to keep him on their roster.
The 31 year old is known to be a top live show performer and as Wrestling Observer Newsletter points out, he would have potential to be a real star in WWE.
Source: WrestlingINC
There has once again been lots of talk within WWE about Hulk Hogan returning to work for the company, according to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter.
Coming out of the racist comments debacle from 2016, Hogan’s WWE return has depended on the company being reasonably sure that bringing him back won’t cause a big backlash. It’s possible he’s re-hired for some sort of Ambassador role in the near future.
A Hogan poster was recently featured in the WWE Kids magazine, which is released internationally but not in the United States. Hogan has also said he and Vince McMahon have had talks about a return.
Source: WrestlingINC
Last night on SmackDown Live their was a Women’s #1 Contender Fatal 5-Way match with Charlotte Flair, Becky Lynch, Carmella, Tamina and Natalya scheduled but they beat the heck out of each other and the match never started. Shane McMahon came out and announced they would compete in the first ever Women’s Money In The Bank Ladder Match on June 18th at the MITB Pay-Per-View.
The New Day made their long waited WWE TV return last night on SmackDown Live.
The trio had been off TV since the night after WrestleMania 33, when Kofi Kingston suffered an ankle injury during a match with The Revival.
The New Day made it known that they are coming after the SmackDown Tag Team Titles held by The Usos at the Money In The Bank Pay-Per-View on June 18th.
