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That’s a valid excuse? There are a lot of criticisms to be made about WWE and one of the bigger problems is that the company does not present a lot of the things that they advertise. This might be a segment or a match but it is rare to see a reason given for the change. It was the case again this week, and now we have a reason why, along with an official response.
WWE had announced that Lacey Evans would be making her return this week on Monday Night Raw but Evans did not appear on the show, with no explanation or mention of Evans given. According to PWInsider.com, WWE decided to send Evans to the Coca Cola 600 NASCAR race on Sunday night as its Grand Marshall and she was unable to return in time for Monday Night Raw. Evans posted a tweet showing herself recovering from posing at the race, including icing down her biceps.
What happens when you stay flexin?? GRAND MARSHAL duties got me laid up. @nascaronfox @wwe @cocacola @nascar it's all your fault!!!!! ?? pic.twitter.com/ZslTFa..

Ouch. There are all kinds of ways that wrestlers can get hurt and some of them can be rather devastating. Some of them can leave a wrestler on the sidelines for a long time, which can cause all kinds of other issues. A serious injury that leaves a wrestler hurt for a long time can mean some decisions have to be made about the future, which might be the case again.
Over the weekend, NWA World Champion Matt Cardona posted a tweet saying that he thought he tore his bicep during a match against Blake Christian at a GCW event. Cardona has confirmed that he has since undergone an MRI and confirmed that his bicep has been torn and will require surgery. As a result, Cardona will be forced to miss some dates, though it is not known how long he will be out of action. It is also not known what will happen to the championships he currently holds.
Got a MRI today. Bicep is torn. Surgery needed. Will unfortunately need to cancel some dates.
— Matt Cardona (@TheMattCardona) May 31, 2022
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So much for that. Last month, the biggest story in WWE was the night Sasha Banks and Naomi walked out on Monday Night Raw. The company has since responded to the departure, which included the Women’s Tag Team Titles being vacated. A tournament was announced to crown new champions, but there was no details announced. It turns out that the tournament might be in jeopardy.
According to Wrestling Observer Radio, the tournament will not be taking place whatsoever, at least for the time being. There had been a four team tournament pitched but nothing was ever signed off on and no plan was ever officially made. There is no word on how the tournament will take place, or if anything will happen whatsoever. WWE did not reference the tournament or the titles this week on Monday Night Raw.
Opinion: I would like to believe that the titles are done for good, as there is little reason to have them around. As nice of an idea as they might be, WWE does not have the depth in the women’s division to ma..

The card grows. With less than a week to go before NXT’s In Your House event, the card is mostly set. While there are several matches already set, there is still time to see something else added to the card. There are several options to pick from with all of the talent in NXT, and now we have a new match added to the card. It turns out that this one will have several people involved.
This week on NXT, a match was announced for In Your House. During a meeting on Santos Escobar’s yacht, Tony D’Angelo and his associates agreed to face Legado del Fantasma in a six man tag. This comes after the two sides have feuded for several months in a turf war for partial control of NXT. This is the first time that the two sides have met with both teams at full strength.
Opinion: This is the kind of match that can do a nice job of building up the show as it will fill in a spot on the card. These two teams have been feuding for several months now and it is nice to see the match actually taking place. ..

NXT
Date: May 31, 2022
Location: Capitol Wrestling Center, Orlando, Florida
Commentators: Vic Joseph, Wade Barrett
It’s the go home show for In Your House and that means we are ready for the final push towards the show. Most of the card is set but there is always the chance that we will be seeing another match added this week. The main event is Nathan Frazer vs. Cameron Grimes, which should be a good one. Let’s get to it.
Diamond Mine is coming to the ring but Roderick Strong tells the Creeds that they have the night off.
Diamond Mine vs. Pretty Deadly Non-title and it’s Strong and Damon Kemp for Diamond Mine. Prince takes Strong into the corner to start and whips him into it again for good measure. Wilson comes in and gets kicked down so Kemp comes in, sending Wilson bailing into the corner. A slap to the face wakes Kemp up and he explodes on Prince, including a bunch of suplexes into a chinlock. It’s back to Strong, who again gets stomped down in the corner, allowing Wilson to for..

Welcome to KB’s Old School (and New School) Reviews. I’ve been reviewing wrestling shows for over twelve years now and have reviewed over 6,000 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?
Spring Stampede 2000
Date: April 16, 2000
Location: United Center, Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 12,556
Commentators: Tony Schiavone, Mark Madden, Scott Hudson
It’s the night of a million tournaments because TOURNAMENTS ARE AWESOME. The company was rebooted six days ago so all titles are vacant and Russo and Bischoff are here with their latest spray painting stable with the word New in the name. The main event is Jeff Jarrett vs. Diamond Dallas Page for the World Title because the one thing from the last few bori..

There’s your big reference of the day. There are a lot of wrestling promotions in the world today but the top two, at least in the United States, are WWE and AEW. The two of them have been battling for a little over three years now and that is likely to be the case for several years to come. AEW regularly references WWE, but the tables were turned this week.
This week on Monday Night Raw, Seth Rollins and Cody Rhodes had a showdown before their match on Sunday at Hell In A Cell. During the exchange, Rollins mentioned that Rhodes and his friends tried to tear down WWE, while also referencing Rhodes smashing a throne with a sledgehammer at Double Or Nothing 2019. The throne was considered a metaphor for WWE legend and executive Triple H, who has sat on one during his entrances for matches in the past.
Opinion: That is a lot more than you will hear from WWE about AEW, even if the company wasn’t directly referenced. WWE has a tendency to live in its own bubble and it is interesting to se..

That’s a big step. There are a lot of things that take place in front of a camera on any wrestling show, but what happens backstage might be even more interesting most of the time. You don’t know what kind of things you will hear about taking place that could shake things up in a big way, but now it seems like we could be in for the next step in fixing the latest backstage dust up.
Over the weekend, stories began to emerge about issues between AEW and Maxwell Jacob Friedman, including Friedman missing a meet and greet appearance. There was a question about whether Friedman would appear at the show, which he ultimately did, losing to Wardlow in the opening match. According to Fightful Select, a meeting is planned between Friedman and AEW President Tony Khan in the near future, though it is not clear if this is this is still all part of a storyline. Friedman’s AEW contract expires January 1, 2024, when he is expected to be the subject of a WWE and AEW bidding war.
Opinion: This continu..

That’s a serious one. There are all kinds of wrestlers in the world and some of them are among the most larger than life characters that you will find in any form of entertainment. Watching them on television can be a lot of fun and you do not know what you might get to see from one week to the next. However, these wrestlers have lives once the cameras turn off as well and now one of them is having a serious issue.
According to PWInsider.com, AEW’s Jake Atlas has been arrested and reportedly charged with domestic assault. Atlas had called his partner to pick him up at a bar before suggesting that the two go to a third person’s home. This resulted in an argument when Atlas’ partner paid more attention to the third person involved than Atlas. Eventually Atlas was taken back to the apartment he shares with his partner, who attempted to leave. Atlas reportedly attacked him and scratched his partner’s arm and tore his shirt. Atlas is scheduled to be arraigned on misdemeanor battery charges..

Not so fast. AEW has done quite a few things well in its just over three years of existence. One of their best things has been its pay per view events. The events are the most important for AEW as the company gets to showcase their biggest stars and matches. Those shows have to be followed up though, and now one of the followups will be a bit different than advertised.
Following this weekend’s Double Or Nothing event, AEW announced that a ten man tag team match would take place this week on Dynamite. The match would see the Undisputed Elite face Jurassic Express/Christian Cage/Hardys. However, AEW has since updated the announcement and turned it into an eight man tag, with Jeff Hardy and Adam Cole removed from the match. There is no word on why the changes were made.
See the fallout from #AEWDoN as a huge 8-man tag match is set for #AEWDynamite THIS WEDNESDAY at 8/7c LIVE on TBS, as #AEW World Tag Team Champs @boy_myth_legend/@luchasaurus team w/ @Christian4Peeps/@MATTHARDYBRAND to f..

Where did she go? There are a lot of people on the WWE roster and while the company has a lot of television time, there is only so much to go around. Not everyone can get on TV every single week and that can create some problems for various wrestlers. It means something to be on one of the shows but this week someone who was supposed to be around didn’t appear.
Last week on Monday Night Raw, Lacey Evans was announced as returning to the ring on this week’s show. However, Evans did not wrestle and was not mentioned on the show, with no explanation of why the plans were changed. There is nothing to suggest that there is anything wrong with Evans or any specific reason for the change. Evans has not wrestled a match since February 2021 due to maternity leave.
Opinion: That’s one of those things that you see WWE do every so often and it doesn’t make things any more logical. I’m not sure why WWE felt the need to change things but it’s kind of fascinating to see just how much they change pl..

Call it a grudge match. We are less than a week away from Hell In A Cell and that means WWE needs to have the card set. That would be the case in theory, but it is not exactly reality as there were only four matches set for the show with a week to go before the pay per view. WWE had some work to do and that is what they did this week, with something new being added to the show.
A six person tag was added to the Hell In A Cell card this week on Monday Night Raw as Edge/Damian Priest/Rhea Ripley vs. AJ Styles/Finn Balor/Rhea Ripley was announced. This comes after the two groups have been feuding for several weeks, including Edge and Styles facing each other at both WrestleMania and WrestleMania Backlash. This will be the first time that the two teams have faced each other in a six person tag.
Opinion: This isn’t much of a surprise as it is the kind of match that has been set up for the last few weeks. It should work well as a new match on the card, but now the question becomes who migh..