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That’s a bad look. To say that WWE has had some issues maintaining their audience in recent years would be a huge understatement. WWE has made various decisions that have alienated more than a few fans and the results seem to be mounting up. This can be seen both in the number of fans watching at home, and now the ones watching from inside the arena.
This week’s Monday Night Raw was held at the Xcel Energy Arena in St. Paul, Minnesota. Photos from the event have made their way online, showing most of the hard camera side of the arena empty, with the majority of the seats tarped over. The photos are from early in the night, including the Main Event taping before Monday Night Raw and the opening segment of the show.
I've never seen @WWE this bad. Monday Night Raw is looking like a ghost town. Wow.#WWERaw #WWE #XcelEnergyCenter pic.twitter.com/k29NQFgPOc
— Purge Rebellion (@PurgeRebellion) December 14, 2021
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Someone has to be to blame. Wrestlers have a complicated relationship with their fans. While they want to make fans happy, there are wrestlers whose job it is to make them angry enough to pay to see the wrestler get beaten up. These wrestlers have their work cut out for them, but one of them did so well at her job last week that she knew exactly who to blame.
Last week’s post SmackDown dark match saw Sasha Banks defeat Becky Lynch, Charlotte and Bianca Belair in a fatal four way when Banks pinned Lynch. Following the match, Lynch yelled at a young fan in the front row, blaming her distractions for the loss. Lynch also said that the next time she was in town, it would he her against the fan. Later, Lynch responded to a tweet about the interaction, saying she was petitioning to have the fan banned from all future WWE events.
I’m petitioning to have her banned from all future events. https://t.co/dDIwT35dsM
— The Man (@BeckyLynchWWE) December 12, 2021
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It could have been worse. A lot of things happen in the wrestling world every day and some of them are a lot more serious than others. Unfortunately there are going to be a few things that are absolutely horrible and serious, including those involving someone’s health. That was the case with a recent incident, and now fans are being asked to help with the situation.
Over the weekend, a referee was stabbed by a wrestler during the World Class Revolution “Christmas Star Wars” event in Irving, Texas. The match’s original plan did call for the wrestler, Devon Nicholson, to attack the referee, Lando Deltoro, but the situation went further than planned. According to fellow referee Colby Cowperwaithe (who was at the event but not the attacked referee) via Reddit, Deltoro was supposed to cut himself, but his blade did not work. Instead, Nicholson cut Deltoro but went far too deep and cut Deltoro’s artery. Cowperwaithe also believes that Nicholson was intoxicated during the match.
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Make another seat. There are all kinds of titles around the wrestling world but very few mean as many as the WWE Title. It is the signature title of the biggest wrestling company in the world and that is going to get some special attention no matter what. Winning the title means quite a bit, and now another wrestler is going to be getting his chance at winning the title.
This week on Monday Night Raw, Bobby Lashley was officially added to the WWE Title match at Day One. The match had previously included WWE Champion Big E., Seth Rollins and Kevin Owens. Lashley wanted to be added to the match, so WWE executives Adam Pearce and Sonya Deville agreed, but only if Lashley could defeat all three. Later in the night, Lashley defeated Owens by submission and Rollins and Big E. by pinfall, earning his spot in the match. Day One takes place on January 1.
It was a busy night for Lashley. Check out what he had to do to make it to Day One:
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Take two. We are less than three weeks away from WWE Day One and the card is starting to come together. With so little time left before the show, it is time to start hammering down all of the details, including adding some of the title matches. That was the case this week, as a pretty big rematch was officially set for the card, albeit only after the challenger got taken out.
Last week on Monday Night Raw, Becky Lynch cheated to retain the Raw Women’s Title over Liv Morgan. This week, Morgan challenged Lynch to a rematch at Day One, knowing that Lynch needed to cheat to beat her. Lynch did not immediately accept the challenge, instead getting in a brawl with Morgan first. The fight would head outside, where Morgan’s arm was stomped against the steps several times. Lynch would then accept the match.
It was a busy night. Check out how we got to the Day One title match:
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Monday Night Raw
Date: December 13, 2021
Location: Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul, Minnesota
Commentators: Jimmy Smith, Corey Graves, Byron Saxton
We’re less than three weeks away from Day One and the card seems to be at least somewhat set. That being said, it seems that we might be seeing a new addition to the Raw main event in the form of Bobby Lashley. It wouldn’t surprise me to see the change made official tonight so let’s get to it.
We open with a recap of last week’s cage match with Big E. defeating Kevin Owens, followed by Bobby Lashley laying out Owens, Big E. and Seth Rollins.
Here are MVP and Bobby Lashley to get things going. MVP says last week is what happens when you disrespect Lashley and that’s a problem with this generation. That’s why it is imperative to have Lashley added to the Day One WWE Title match, because that’s a great way to start the year.
Cue Kevin Owens to say he hasn’t been disrespecting the two of them because he hasn’t been paying attention to anything..

Maybe next time. We are rapidly approaching the end of the year and that means it is time for WWE to start hammering down the card for their Day One pay per view. The event takes place on January 1 so there is only so much time left to get things set. WWE has already set up a few matches, but now one of the potential matches might need some more time.
WWE has announced the finals of the RKBronament between the Street Profits and Mysterios have been postponed. Both teams have suffered unspecified injuries and as a result, the match will now be held on the December 27 Monday Night Raw. While not confirmed, there is a chance that the winners will receive their Raw Tag Team Title shot at Day One.
It’s worth waiting on. Check out the announcement plus how they got to the finals:
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It’s that time of year. WWE has posted a new video to their YouTube channel in which they show highlights of the five most-watched WWE videos on YouTube from 2021.
You can see the video in its entirety below:
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The most-watched videos are as follows:
5) Adam Pearce vs. Paul Heyman: SmackDown, Jan. 22, 2021 4) Alexa Asuka vs. Alexa Bliss – Raw Women’s Championship Match: Raw, Jan. 25, 2021 3) Brock Lesnar lays waste to Roman Reigns and The Bloodline: SmackDown, Oct. 1, 2021 2) Brock Lesnar comes calling for Roman Reigns: SummerSlam 2021 (WWE Network Exclusive) 1) Indi Hartwell & Dexter Lumis show love conquers all with a passionate kiss: NXT Exclusive, Aug 3, 2021 [This post contains video, click to play]

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Editor’s Opinion:
What a year it has been. We started in the T..

You can always depend on your friends. WWE has posted a new video to its YouTube channel in which they show the full match between Sasha Banks & Bayley vs. Charlotte & Dana Brooke from Battleground 2016.
You can watch the match in its entirety below:
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From WWE.com:
The champion and her enforcer seemed confident that Banks wouldn’t be able to find a partner, but The Boss proved them wrong as the WWE Network event started. The WWE Universe was ecstatic to see Bayley, erupting in cheers as her trademark wacky waving inflatable arm-flailing tube men soared toward the Verizon Center’s rafters. The rapturous cheers quickly turned to jeers as Charlotte and Dana ambushed their opponents before the bell. The WWE Women’s Champion pounced on Bayley, but the resilient NXT Superstar fought out of the corner with a diving elbow and sent Banks into action.
A fired-up Boss charged at Charlotte and unleashed a hurricanrana off the ropes. However, the steel..

205 Live
Date: December 3, 2021
Location: Capitol Wrestling Center, Orlando, Florida
Commentators: Nigel McGuinness, Vic Joseph
The show’s future might be in jeopardy as the Cruiserweight Title is doing wacky things like getting rid of the weight limit. That makes me wonder if the Cruiserweight Title has much of a future and it is certainly nice to have that as a possible development. The title hasn’t needed to be around for a long time, but nowhere near as long as this show. Let’s get to it.
Ivy Nile vs. Erica Yan Diamond Mine is here with Nile, who cranks on a headlock to start. A sliding knee to the ribs has Yan in more trouble and there’s a suplex to put her down again. The double arm crank goes on but Yan fights up and spins her into a sunset flip for two. Nile kicks her into the corner though and an enziguri sets up the choke to finish Yan at 4:19.
Result: Ivy Nile b. Erica Yan – Choke (4:19)
Draco Anthony is still in that coffee shop, where his actions will speak louder than..

Impact Wrestling
Date: December 2, 2021
Location: Sam’s Town Live, Las Vegas, Nevada
Commentators: Matt Striker, D’Lo Brown
We’re back after last week’s Wrestle House special, meaning that it’s time to start getting ready for Hard To Kill. For once that’s a major pay per view, which is quite different from all of the smaller monthly shows they have been running as of late. I’m actually curious to see where they go so let’s get to it.
Opening recap.
Opening sequence.
Here is Matt Cardona for a chat. He talks about how great of a show Turning Point was and how he had W. Morrissey beaten, but there was no referee. Then Moose speared him so Morrissey could win, and that’s because Moose knows what Cardona is. Cue Moose to say Cardona has accomplished a lot in eighteen years. Cardona has a podcast and a room full of action figures, plus a big house with a beautiful wife.
The problem is he’ll never be that guy, but he wants a match with Moose? That’s fine, because it would last as long a..

Not everyone is a fan. There are so many stories taking place in WWE at any given time that it could be difficult to keep track of them. Some of the stories are more interesting than others, and that can create a few problems. Ultimately, with so many things going on at once, you are going to find something that is not as good as the others. That seems to be the case again, this time with a wrestling legend.
During a recent appearance on the Smack Talk podcast, former WWE star Dutch Mantel talked about the current SmackDown feud between Charlotte and Toni Storm. Mantel’s problem comes from the fact that the feud is built around hitting each other with pies, as it killed the chemistry that the feud had. He does not believe that the feud can be revived, despite Storm earning a title shot during their match on SmackDown.
It is an interesting show. Check out the podcast plus how we got here:
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