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Hopefully it isn’t too bad. There are some very talented wrestlers on the AEW roster but no matter how good they are, every single one of them can be slowed down by an injury. It can happen to any wrestler at any time and that can change plans in a hurry. Unfortunately that seems to be the case again after this week, but it might not be as bad as it could be this time around.
AEW Women’s Champion Britt Baker has revealed that she broke her wrist during her successful title defense against Nyla Rose during this week’s Fyter Fest Night Two. Baker did not mention when the injury took place. There is no word on if Baker will miss any time as a result. Baker has suffered a string of injuries during her time in AEW, including a concussion in 2019 and a severe leg injury in 2020.
With @paigevanzant …And oh yeah, I retained the title on Wednesday night at #aewdynamite with a broken wrist. Not taking any time off either. #AndStill pic.twitter.com/YQVC37Woie
— Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D. (@RealBr..

The shakeup continues. WWE has been changing things up in a big way both in front of and behind the camera. There has been one move after another and there is no way to guarantee that the changes are done. The changes to the active roster are the most notable as they are going to get more attention, but another big name is now gone from the company as well.
According to PWInsider.com, WWE’s Senior Vice President of Talent Development Canyon Ceman has been released from the company. There is no word on why Ceman was released. This comes less than a month after Ceman had been inaccurately rumored to have been released from the company. Ceman has been with the company since 2012 and has helped evaluate talent for WWE.
WWE knows a thing or two about letting people go. Check out some of their releases over the years:
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Sometimes things just happen. With so many wrestlers on the WWE rosters, you are going to run into some strange situations from time to time. Some of these might be a little bit weirder than others but you also might not even know what is going on. That seems to be the case with one of the bigger names in WWE today and now it seems to have been taken a step further.
According to Fightful Select, Monday Night Raw’s Randy Orton has been placed on the Disabled/Inactive list in WWE in recent weeks. However, there is no word on why that is the case. There is nothing to suggest that the two sides are having any kind of issues. It is not clear when Orton will be back, though he is hoped to be back on television by the August 2 Monday Night Raw.
Orton has not wrestled since the June 12 edition of Monday Night Raw when he lost to John Morrison in a Money In The Bank qualifying match. Prior to his departure, Orton had been teaming with Riddle as part of RKBro. While Orton has been on the shelf..

Mark your calendars. WWE has been in the pay per view business for well over thirty years now and has the idea mostly down to a science. Every now and then you will see things changed up a bit, but it can be a little tricky depending on what adjustments might need to be made. Occasionally, you will get a change of some kind and that will be the case next year.
NBA All-Star Trae Young of the Atlanta Hawks has filmed an announcement, revealing the WWE will be presenting a new pay per view at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia on Saturday, January 1, 2022. According to a press release from WWE, courtesy of 411mania.com, the event will feature Monday Night Raw and SmackDown wrestlers. There is currently no name for the show. WWE previously aired an annual show called New Year’s Revolution, but it never aired on New Year’s Day.
WWE knows something about the new year. Check out some of their efforts from around that time:
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They made some money. While it might be easy to forget at times, WWE is ultimately a business, meaning the point is to make as much money as possible. If the company makes more money, the owners are happier with what is going on. That is the case both of the company as a whole and for its individual stockholders, some of whom have made a few moves of their own.
According to Fightful.com, several WWE executives have sold varying amounts of stock in the company. There is no word on why they have done so and there is nothing to suggest that any of their WWE statuses will be changing whatsoever. The stocks were sold at a price of $48.68. Here are the names who have sold stock, including the number of shares and the amount the earned:
* Vince McMahon: 17,465 shares ($850,196)
* Bradley Blum (EVP, Operations): 3,558 shares ($173,203)
* Kevin Dunn: 14,404 shares ($701,186)
* Nick Khan: 1,098 shares ($53,450)
* Triple H: 4,547 shares ($221,347)
* Stephanie McMahon: 4,410 shares ($214,678)
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Not so fast? The WWE roster looks quite different now than it did just a few months ago as WWE has shaken up all kinds of things. Multiple groups of wrestlers have been released over the course of the year and it can be interesting to see what they wind up doing. Even one of the wrestlers has already been brought back to the company in the form of Samoa Joe. Now he might be getting another name on the same list.
According to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, there has been an interest in bringing Braun Strowman back to WWE following the string of AEW signings. Strowman was one of the names released from WWE on June 2. After the report came out, Strowman posted a message to Twitter, displaying some viewership numbers from WWE’s YouTube videos of himself. The captain says “yup I didn’t move the needle!” There is no word on if WWE and Strowman have come to terms or even been in negotiations.
Yup I don’t move the needle!!!! #WhereIGoEyesFollow #GetOnMyLevel pic.twitter.com/OfnDcNMD2K
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Looks like that’s next. We are less than a month away from Summerslam and that means it is time to start getting the card ready. You can probably guess more than a few of the matches from here, but there are still a few slots to fill. One such slot is the main event, which we seemed to have but something has now been changed. Someone else is getting their match, and it could be interesting.
The main story coming into this week’s edition of SmackDown was John Cena’s appearance to challenge Roman Reigns to a Universal Title match at SmackDown. Cena did issue the challenge at the beginning of the show. Reigns appeared at the end, where he declined Cena’s challenge. Instead, Finn Balor appeared and challenged Reigns, though no date was given for a potential match.
There is a history here. Check out the challenge plus what these two have done before:
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Smackdown
Date: July 23, 2021
Location: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, Ohio/Rolling Loud Festival, Miami, Florida
Commentators: Pat McAfee, Michael Cole
We’re into the second week of having fans back and this time the big story is John Cena returning to Smackdown to see Roman Reigns. You can see Summerslam from here but we still need to make it official. Other than that, Carmella is getting another shot at Bianca Belair for no particular reason. Let’s get to it.
We start fast this week with John Cena starting us off in a hurry. He talks about how hyped up the fans are here and knows that Roman Reigns is coming. There is some sports news coming out of Cleveland today, which is why he has changed his middle name to Guardians (as did Cleveland’s baseball team). He has to protect the little respect that WWE has left because Roman Reigns is terrible as Universal Champion. We’re back live and that means we are on the way to Summerslam, which is a place for the fans to show what the..

He matters most. While he might not be around as often as he was before, there is no one more powerful in WWE than Vince McMahon. His opinion or thought on a wrestler, storyline, or pretty much anything in the company can determine its fate and that is often a powerful weapon. It can be both good and bad, though in one infamous occasion, it did not turn out well at all.
Back on July 2, 2001, Monday Night Raw included a WCW World Title match with Booker T. defending against Buff Bagwell. The match was meant to kick off the new WCW but was so poorly received that it partially caused the plans to be canceled, setting up the InVasion storyline instead. It was an important night in WWE’s history, but what did McMahon think about what happened?
Jim Ross discussed the match on his Grilling JR podcast, saying that McMahon was not happy with the result. The match resulted in a loss of fan interest and momentum for the story, as McMahon felt that Booker T. and Bagwell could have a good match t..

NXT UK
Date: July 22, 2021
Location: BT Studios, London, England
Commentators: Andy Shepherd, Nigel McGuinness
This was supposed to be the big showdown between Walter and Ilja Dragunov but the injury bug struck, meaning the match has been postponed. Instead, we have to settle for Subculture challenging Pretty Deadly for the Tag Team Titles. I’d call it a downgrade but they can probably make it work. Let’s get to it.
The opening video recaps the NXT Title match being canceled and a look at the Tag Team Title match.
Sid Scala opens things up and we go to William Regal (fine after being laid out on Tuesday), HHH and Shawn Michaels (the birthday boy), who announce Walter vs. Dragunov II will take place at Takeover 36 on August 22.
Eddie Dennis says Symbiosis is ready to destroy Moustache Mountain.
Laura DiMatteo vs. Nina Samuels Samuels works on the arm to start but gets pulled down for a front facelock. That’s reversed back into a wristlock but Samuels reverses into a cradle, which D..

Kind of an important detail. As you have probably heard, WWE is back on the road for the first time in over fifteen months. That is a great change of pace for WWE and it is already feeling like something more important. WWE has needed to hit the ground running after their time in Florida and now they are going elsewhere. We might even know where one of their most important shows is going.
According to Andrew Zarian of the Mat Men Wrestling Podcast, this year’s Survivor Series is expected to take place at the Barclay’s Center in New York City, New York. WWE has yet to announce the location of the show or any matches for the card. As previously reported, the Rock is rumored to be appearing at the event. This would be the fourth time the event would be held in New York, following 1996, 2002 and 2011.
Tentative plans for Survivor Series location is Barclays Center in Brooklyn NY. pic.twitter.com/EtKlmmNHs9
— Andrew Zarian (@AndrewZarian) July 22, 2021
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That could have been worse. With the fans returning to WWE events, it is time for WWE to come up with something fresh to hook the viewers in. There are all kinds of ways to do this, but one of the most effective is to mix up the locations a bit. WWE is already taking the shows to venues outside of Florida, but now they are trying two at once. It just has a bit of a hiccup on the way.
This week’s SmackDown will be split between the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, Ohio and the Rolling Loud Festival in Miami, Florida. According to Local 10 (ABC Miami affiliate), a video screen being used for the festival collapsed on Thursday before the festival began. According to the Rolling Loud Twitter account, no one was hurt and the wall will be repaired before the start of the festival on Friday.
SmackDown will feature an appearance by John Cena, who returned last Sunday at Money in the Bank and confronted Roman Reigns. Cena appeared on Monday Night Raw as well, promising to come see Rei..