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NXT
Date: June 8, 2021
Location: Capitol Wrestling Center, Orlando, Florida
Commentators: Beth Phoenix, Wade Barrett, Vic Joseph
It’s the go home show for In Your House and there is not exactly a lot of hype around this one. It isn’t a good sign when they have a main event of five people in the title match, which feels about as un-NXT as you can get. Hopefully they have something to build up the show tonight, because it needs the help. Let’s get to it.
We open with a recap of the NXT Title match, plus a look at some of the rest of Takeover.
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That’s a way to go. There are a lot of wrestlers on the WWE roster and some of them are easier to present than others. Sometimes a wrestler needs a little bit of a twist to make them work better though there is no guarantee that something is going to work. Every now and then a decision is made that might not make the most sense and now WWE is trying something else.
According to PWInsider.com, Jaxson Ryker is expected to be a babyface going forward on the Monday Night Raw roster. Ryker has recently split from Elias and the two will be feuding going forward, with Elias working as the heel. This would be the first time that Ryker has worked as a babyface in WWE and comes as he has begun a new character focused on his former career in the military.
This could be a big deal. Check out what Ryker can do:
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Get well soon. There are always going to be injuries in wrestling. No matter how much time and practice a wrestlers might put in during their career, there is no way to guarantee their complete health and safety. As is the case with any other sport, different injuries are going to keep a wrestler out of action for different amounts of time and now it seems to have happened again.
This week’s edition of Monday Night Raw opened with a tag team battle royal, featuring four regular teams. A fifth was scheduled for the match but the Lucha House Party did not participate. Instead, Lince Dorado wrestled alone for the team, as it was announced that Gran Metalik was injured. There is no word on how Metalik got hurt or how long he will be out of action. Metalik’s most recent match took place on the May 31 Monday Night Raw.
Metalik was missed. Check out the battle royal, plus Metalik in the ring:
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Welcome back. There are a lot of wrestlers to come through the WWE doors over the years but there are only a handful of them who make a big impression. It can be rather fun to see, though like many other wrestlers they are going to take some time away from WWE every now and then. One of those departed wrestlers is on their way back now and we have a date for their return.
During this week’s edition of Monday Night Raw, a vignette aired, announcing that Eva Marie would be returning to the show next week, June 14. This will be her first appearance on WWE TV since 2017, though it is not clear what she will be doing on the show. Eva Marie’s vignettes have aired since May, promising to bring the Eva-Lution to WWE. There have also been rumors of WWE pairing her with someone to serve as her muscle.
She might make an impact. Check out what is coming back to the show:
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They’re up next. It is rather easy for a wrestling promotion to present a title match. All you need is someone holding a title and someone else going after it because they want to be champion for whatever reason. That is something any wrestling fan can understand as it is such a simple concept. WWE is going to be trying it again soon and now we have everyone involved.
This week’s Monday Night Raw opened with a tag team battle royal, won by the Viking Raiders. As a result, the Raiders will receive a future Raw Tag Team Title shot against AJ Styles and Omos, though it was not announced when the match will take place. The other teams included the New Day, RKBro, Mace/T-Bar and John Morrison and Lince Dorado, the latter of whom wrestled as singles wrestlers because their partners are injured.
The title match could be awesome. Check out the battle royal and the teams involved:
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Welcome to KB’s Old School (and New School) Reviews. I’ve been reviewing wrestling shows for over ten years now and have reviewed over 5,000 shows. Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, I’ll be posting a new review here on Wrestlingrumors.net. It could be anything from modern WWE to old school to indies to anything in between. Note that I rate using letters instead of stars and I don’t rate matches under three minutes as really, how good or bad can something that short be?
Monday Night Raw
Date: June 7, 1999
Location: Fleet Center, Boston, Massachusetts
Commentators: Michael Cole, Jerry Lawler
We’re just one week after Undertaker beat Austin for the title with the help of both McMahons and Austin broken heart due to Owen Hart passing away earlier in the night. Other than that it’s Rock vs. HHH because this is 1999 and what else is it going to be? Oh wait apparently there’s a somewhat significant moment on here so let’s get to it.
We open with a recap of Austin stunning everyone in sig..

It does kind of fit. We are less than two weeks away from Hell In A Cell and that means the card needs to be finalized. A good chunk of it has already been set and that is great to see, but there is always a bit more room for improvement. WWE understands this and thankfully has made a change, including covering one of the most important aspects of the entire show.
This week’s edition of Monday Night Raw featured a contract signing between WWE Champion Bobby Lashley and Drew McIntyre. Before either of them signed, Lashley’s associate MVP said that he wanted this match to be McIntyre’s final shot at Lashley. McIntyre agreed, but wanted the match to be held inside the Cell. Lashley agreed and the match was made. This will be Lashley’s first ever match inside the Cell.
This could be big. Check out McIntyre in the Cell and some of their history together:
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Monday Night Raw
Date: June 7, 2021
Location: Yuengling Center, Tampa, Florida
Commentators: Jimmy Smith, Corey Graves, Byron Saxton
We’re less than two weeks away from Hell In A Cell and that means it is time to start finishing up the build. This includes a contract signing between Bobby Lashley and Drew McIntyre, which is a trope we haven’t seen in at least a few weeks. Other than that, Shayna Baszler continues her issues with an evil doll. Let’s get to it.
A bunch of tag teams (and Lince Dorado, as Gran Metalik is injured) are in the ring for a #1 contenders battle royal. With that being so serious, cue AJ Styles and Omos to watch. AJ talks about how WWE is going to be back on the road next month and they are going to defend the titles against the best Raw has to offer. AJ: “And uh, WOW!”
We hear about how AJ and Omos could take care of all of the teams (or just Lince Dorado, as Gran Metalik is injured), save for RKBro. AJ talks about how great Orton is but Omos uses various adje..

Keep it going! It has been a long time since WWE has seen someone in the realm of Roman Reigns. After winning the Universal Title in August 2020, Reigns has showed no signs of slowing down and has even expanded his presence on SmackDown. That includes an alliance with his family, and now it seems that things might be sticking together even longer than expected.
According to Wrestlingnews.co, WWE has long terms plans for Reigns and the Usos as a unit. The company is trying to accomplish two things at the same time, with the idea being to make Reigns into as big of a star as John Cena or the Rock, while also making Reigns and the Usos into a tighter unit. The Usos are expected to win the SmackDown Tag Team Titles and become completely aligned with Reigns by Summerslam in August.
Reigns and Jey Uso have been united since late 2020 after Reigns defeated Jey in back to back pay per view Universal Title matches. Jey has ultimately moved on to become Reigns’ right hand man and main supporte..

His opinion matters. While he might not be as well received today as he has been in the past, there is no denying that Vince McMahon is still the most powerful and influential person in the wrestling industry. Anything McMahon does can make a huge difference in wrestling, with a single decision shaking up a wrestler’s career. That can be a good thing and seems to be the case again for a current WWE star.
According to Wrestlingnews.co, McMahon is a supporter of Big E. and “will always find something for him to do.” This comes after Big E.’s feud with Aleister Black was abruptly canceled by Black’s sudden release. Big E. has not appeared on television since he was attacked by Black, including after Black was released from the company. There is no word on what Big E. will be doing next or when he will be appearing again.
Big E. certainly has done some different stuff in his career. Check out some of his moments:
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Maybe it’s time to change. There are a lot of wrestlers on the WWE roster and at some point you need to change things up a bit. Eventually wrestlers are going to get stale doing the same things against the same people over and over so a shakeup is one of the best things that can happen. It seems that WWE understands this and they might be doing something about it soon.
According to Andrew Zarian from the Mat Men Podcast, WWE may be bringing back the WWE Draft this year on Monday August 30 and Friday September 3. The Draft would see wrestlers being moved to and from Monday Night Raw and SmackDown. There is no word on whether NXT will be included in the Draft. This would be the first time that the event has been held in August or September, with the previous two editions being held in October.
Hearing the WWE Draft is scheduled for 8/30 and 9/3.#WWE #WWERAW pic.twitter.com/hWIXNUqZfW
— Andrew Zarian (@AndrewZarian) June 7, 2021
The Draft can mean a lot. Check out some of its better m..

She needs the muscle. There are all kinds of ways to present a wrestler and some of them are a lot easier than others. One of the easiest is to put someone with a bodyguard to do their fighting for them. That is the kind of thing that has worked for years and still will today, which is a situation that WWE might be trying out one more time with a returning star.
Last month, WWE began airing vignettes announcing that Eva Marie will be returning to WWE. She has mentioned starting the Eva-Lution, but nothing has been announced other than that. According to the WrestleVotes Twitter account, WWE is considering bringing in an enforcer for Eva Marie, with NXT’s Mercedes Martinez and NXT UK’s Piper Niven as the main options. There is no word on when Eva Marie will debut or when either of them would appear with her.
Martinez is currently in NXT and dealing with Xia Li, though they have not wrestled a match as of yet. She has wrestled for over twenty years, with most of her career being spent ..