Month: May 2021

Sometimes change can send you to hell. Money in the Bank is typically the pay-per-view event that we see in June, in which competitors attempt to climb a ladder and retrieve a briefcase that guarantees them a shot at a world title. However, that will not be the case this year.
Tonight at the WrestleMania Backlash pay-per-view event, WWE aired a promo announcing that their next event will in fact be Hell in a Cell, which will stream exclusively on Peacock on Sunday, June 20. This was originally when Money in the Bank would have aired.
Check out the promo video for the show:
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It is unknown the reason for the change or when Money in the Bank will now be held.
Editor’s Opinion:
The more that I think about this, the more it makes sense. Money in the Bank is an event that needs to be held in front of fans and with the CDC updating their guidelines, this may happen sooner than we think. Plus, with the results of the main event of WrestleMania Ba..

Wrestlemania Backlash
Date: May 16, 2021
Location: Yuengling Center, Tampa, Florida
Commentators: Adnan Virk, Byron Saxton, Corey Graves, Pat McAfee, Michael Cole
It’s time for the Wrestlemania fallout pay per view and this time WWE isn’t exactly being subtle with the concept. The Raw side is mainly consisting of Wrestlemania rematches with another name added in, while the Smackdown side actually feels like some fresh matches. Hopefully that mixes together for a good show. Let’s get to it.
Here’s Sheamus to issue the open challenge, non-title of course.
Kickoff Show: Sheamus vs. Ricochet Ricochet hammers away to start but gets taken down with a heck of a clothesline. Sheamus takes him into the corner and pounds him down, setting up the forearms to the chest. The fishhooking (dubbed the Dublin Smile) has Ricochet in even more trouble but Ricochet gets in some kicks to the chest.
The springboard clothesline into the standing shooting star into the Lionsault gives Ricochet two. Sheamu..

It’s time for the followup to Wrestlemania and this time they are making that as obvious as possible by calling the show Wrestlemania Backlash. WWE has run Backlash for years but this time around, WWE does not exactly seem to be putting much effort into the Raw side of things. Smackdown is a different story, but egads Raw is not exactly inspiring me here. Maybe the show can wind up going a bit better in action. Let’s get to it.
Raw Women’s Title: Rhea Ripley(c) vs. Asuka vs. Charlotte There is no word on if WWE is going to do what they want to do and bill this as Charlotte vs. the world, as Asuka and Ripley, the champion, have felt like afterthoughts in the whole thing. That is not exactly a shock but unfortunately it is reality, as Ripley already beat Asuka at Wrestlemania so now it is time to bring Charlotte in. Why? Well because it’s always time to bring Charlotte in.
I’ll take Ripley to retain here though, as I think WWE knows they can’t just put the title right back on Charlotte..

Now for the reaction. Every now and then, the wrestling world gets some pretty bad news as a wrestler or former wrestler passes away. That is never a good thing to hear and that was the case again this week, as former ECW star New Jack passed away from a heart attack at 58 years old. New Jack certainly left his mark on wrestling and now the industry is reacting.
Various wrestlers have reacted to New Jack’s passing, including names from WWE, AEW, ECW, the independent circuit and more. Several wrestlers have commented on New Jack’s unique personality and the energy he brought to his matches. In addition, former ECW owner Paul Heyman commented on New Jack’s passing during this week’s edition of Talking Smack.
Here are some of the many reactions, including New Jack’s wife’s and Heyman’s, plus a look at some of his time in the ring:
WWE is saddened to learn that Jerome Young, known in ECW as New Jack, passed away today at the age of 58.
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Someone has to be next. One of the more interesting stories in wrestling is Kenny Omega as the belt collector. Omega currently holds three different World Titles, including the AAA Mega Title, the Impact Wrestling World Title and of course the AEW World Title. That is quite the collection of gold, but at some point he has to defend the belts. Now we know who is up next for one of them.
This weekend at Impact Wrestling’s Under Siege event, Moose won a six way match to earn the next shot at Omega’s Impact Wrestling World Title. The title match will take place at Against All Odds, an Impact Plus monthly special, on June 12. Moose defeated Chris Bey, Matt Cardona, Sami Callihan, Chris Sabin and Trey Miguel to win the match, pinning Sabin to earn the shot. However, there might be a little something to make the match more interesting.
Earlier this month, Moose revealed on Twitter that his Impact Wrestling contract expires at some point in June. It is not clear when that will be the case, m..

That came out of nowhere. Titles are one of the most important ideas in all of wrestling, as well as one of the easiest to make work. You can throw a title on the line and instantly make a story that much more interesting, because any fan can understand the concept of someone wanting to become a champion. That was the case on Saturday and now something has changed.
Saturday night at Impact Wrestling’s Under Siege event, Fire N Flava defeated Jordynne Grace and Rachael Ellering to regain the Knockouts Tag Team Titles. This is the second reign for Fire N Flava (Kiera Hogan and Tasha Steelz), at Hard To Kill on January 16 to become the first holders of the new incarnation of the titles. Their win makes them the first ever two time champions in either incarnation of the titles. Grace and Ellering had won the belts in their first match as a team at Rebellion on April 21.
The Knockouts Tag Team Titles were originally introduced into Impact Wrestling in 2009 with Sarita and Taylor Wilde bec..

Time for a guest star! There are legends in WWE’s history and a lot of them are among the best of all time. WWE has had some incredibly talented people over the years, many of whom are still recognizable to this day. Something about them remains memorable all these years later and now we are going to be seeing one of the more memorable ones again next week.
WWE Hall of Famer Ted DiBiase has announced that he will be making another appearance during next week’s edition of NXT. DiBiase has been involved in a feud with Cameron Grimes, who recently made a fortune on the stock market. This has caused Grimes to try to buy various expensive things, only to be outbid by DiBiase every single time. DiBiase has now appeared on NXT three times to thwart Grimes every time.
This should be great. Check out DiBiase’s announcement and a look back at the feud so far:
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I guess it didn’t work out. WWE is a global promotion and the biggest wrestling company of all time. They do things that go far beyond the world of professional wrestling and have moved into a variety of other areas. That means that they are going to need more than a few wings to keep everything moving, but now one of those wings is shutting down, not very long after it opened.
According to PWInsider.com, WWE has closed down their Talent Management Group. The plan had been to have the group represent WWE stars outside in media opportunities outside of the company, including film and television roles and various appearances. The division was only announced back in November and launched in early April, meaning it was only active for a little over a month. There is no word on why the division shut down so soon.
There have been some great representatives in wrestling over the years. Check out what they did:
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Ahead of schedule. The Coronavirus has changed the way the wrestling world works but things are starting to get back to normal. The biggest change has been the return of some fans to the shows, but the main question has been when they will be back in full. AEW has already announced that Double Or Nothing will have full capacity and that they will be back on the road in July. Now we know when WWE might be up next.
According to the Mat Men Pro Wrestling Podcast Twitter, WWE may feature the return of live fans on July 16, followed by July 18 and July 19. These dates would be a SmackDown, Extreme Rules and Monday Night Raw. It is not clear if fans would be returning full time after these dates or of this would be a test run for a later full time return. There are also no locations announced for the events. The account has broken accurate stories before, including NXT moving to Tuesday nights.
July's return with fans is looking bigger than anticipated…#July16 #July18 #July19 pic.twit..

How mysterious. Every now and then, you see a wrestler show up who has more charisma than they know what to do with at any given time. That is the case with Bray Wyatt, who is such a ball of energy that it is hard to take your eyes off of him. Wyatt’s Fiend character has been nothing short of fascinating at times, but it might be a bit before you see him again. Now we might know a bit more about it.
According to Fightful Select, it is not clear why Wyatt has not been featured on Monday Night Raw since WrestleMania 37. Wyatt was defeated by Randy Orton at the show when Alexa Bliss turned on him, but has not appeared since save for a promo the following night. There is nothing to suggest that Wyatt is injured and has seemed fine the last few times he has been seen at Monday Night Raw. It is not clear when Wyatt will return to television.
Wyatt can offer quite a bit. Check out some of his better moments:
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