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You need some major names. We are in the middle of a transitional period in NXT and that is going to be the case for a long time to come. WWE has not been thrilled with the way things have gone and it is time for some changes to be made. This will involve a retooling of the NXT roster, but not everyone is going to be gone. Now we might have an idea of who will be filling some of the most important roles.
According to PWInsider.com, Johnny Gargano is likely to be the main heel in NXT going forward. In addition, Roderick Strong and Pete Dunne will be some of the roster’s major villains. This comes after Adam Cole and Karrion Kross finished up with NXT on Sunday at Takeover 36. There is no word on who these three will be feuding with in the future or who will be the major babyfaces on the show.
Those are some big names. Check out what they have been up to lately:
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Call it a choice? There are certain things about wrestlers that almost everyone is going to notice, which makes them all the more important. A wrestler has to be put together in the right way or they are not going to be the most well received. One of the most important aspects is how the wrestler looks, with the wrong look having the potential to be quite the problem. Now we know the idea behind a recent change.
This week on Monday Night Raw, Karrion Kross came to the ring wearing a special mask and wearing new gear. According to Andrew Zarian, the new gear was introduced as a way to market Kross, as every wrestler must be marketable for the purposes of things like clothing, toys and imaging. Kross would go on to defeat Ricochet in less than a minute and a half. The win came one day after he lost the NXT Title to Samoa Joe at NXT Takeover 36.
Spoke to a source regarding Kross’s new ring gear. His response :
“Everything & everyone must be marketable. Toys, shirts, imaging, and acces..

They have a plan for that. Summerslam has come and gone and things have been shaken up in WWE all over again. That tends to be the case after nearly every major show the company has, which was the case again this weekend. WWE is making some adjustments and now we know a bit more about what is going to be happening with some of the more prominent names on the roster.
This week on Monday Night Raw, Miz and John Morrison split up when Miz turned on Morrison for costing him a match. The two have already been confirmed for a match against each other for next week. According to PWInsider.com, the split will result in Morrison’s face turn and the team will not be getting back together anytime in the near future.
In addition, also according to PWInsider.com, Mansoor and Mustafa Ali will be teaming together as a babyface tag team going forward. The two have been working together in recent weeks, with Ali teaching Mansoor the ropes in WWE and attempting to make him into a better star. The two ..

It could be awhile. There are all kinds of wrestlers on the NXT roster and most of them are incredibly talented. It isn’t easy to make it onto NXT television and it means a lot to get a spot on the show. Therefore, it is kind of sad to see someone losing their spot, but in this case someone is leaving because they seem primed to come back in a big way, at least in theory.
This week’s edition of NXT featured a match between Ridge Holland and Timothy Thatcher. Holland won the match, with a brawl breaking out after, involving Pete Dunne, Oney Lorcan and Danny Burch on Holland’s side and Tommaso Ciampa helping Thatcher. The numbers game got the better of Thatcher and Ciampa, with Holland hitting Thatcher in the arm with his baton. Holland also hit Thatcher in the throat, which left Thatcher down. NXT has since sent out a tweet saying that Thatcher will be out indefinitely due to the attack. There is no word on when Thatcher will return to NXT TV.
MEDICAL UPDATE: Timothy Thatcher is out i..

They gave him a fair warning. Wrestling has changed a lot in the last two years, as we now have another large scale promotion in the United States. AEW has become a new platform for wrestling in America and things seem to be rolling along. WWE seems to have taken notice of them, though you rarely hear it from them. It does however seem that a pretty high level name in the company has heard a thing or two about it though.
According to Wrestling Observer Radio, WWE President Nick Khan was warned about AEW becoming competition before he accepted the position. It is not clear who told him this, but Khan was told that changes needed to be made to WWE to allow them to deal with AEW. During Khan’s tenure, about 100 wrestlers have been let go from WWE, ranging from former World Champions to NXT wrestlers.
They may be right about competition. Check out what AEW has been offering its fans:
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Back to the vault. Titles are one of the easiest things in the world, as you can have wrestlers put into any kind of a story with a title on the line and everything makes sense. That is the kind of thing that can make for some easy storytelling devices and it is certainly the case in NXT. However, it seems that they are not going to be having one of their titles going forward.
Over the last few months, Cameron Grimes has been involved in a storyline with Ted DiBiase, who has brought in the Million Dollar Title. The story has seen Grimes lose a title match to LA Knight and eventually become Knight’s butler. Grimes would eventually earn DiBiase’s respect and become champion at Takeover 36. This week on NXT, Grimes gave the title back to DiBiase as he left the arena, suggesting that the title will not be part of NXT going forward. Grimes and DiBiase parted on good terms.
The story has had some steps. Check out how we got here:
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There’s a reason for that. Summerslam has come and gone and it was certainly an eventful show. There were several memorable moments taking place on the show and some of them were a bit more popular than others. A lot of the fallout remains to be seen, but there are going to be enough changes to keep people interested. Now we know an important detail on one of the biggest moves.
Becky Lynch made a surprise return at Summerslam, defeating Bianca Belair to win the SmackDown Women’s Title in less than thirty seconds. Later in the week, news came out that Lynch would become the top heel of the SmackDown women’s division. According to F4WOnline, the decision was made by Lynch herself and she will be feuding with Belair going forward. It is not clear when the two will be having their next match against each other.
This is going to change things. Check out what happened at Summerslam and what is coming on SmackDown:
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NXT
Date: August 24, 2021
Location: Capitol Wrestling Center, Orlando, Florida
Commentators: Beth Phoenix, Wade Barrett, Vic Joseph
Takeover has come and gone and I have no idea what to expect next. Everything is about to be turned upside down around here and there is a good chance that we are going to be seeing something completely different going forward. That might be a good thing, but it is certainly going to be an eventful thing. Let’s get to it.
Ted DiBiase and Cameron Grimes arrive and we follow them into the ring. DiBiase talks about how people have wanted to see what he wanted around here. He is here because he saw something in Grimes, who kept getting back up. That is why he is now the Million Dollar Champion, which the fans seem to like. Grimes talks about how DiBiase drove him nuts when he got here, which DiBiase says was a test.
Instead of learning, Grimes got distracted by the money and the stuff, and now he has the accomplishment to back it up. At Takeover, the two of..

205 Live
Date: August 20, 2021
Location: Capitol Wrestling Center, Orlando, Florida
Commentators: Vic Joseph, Nigel McGuinness
I think we can officially that we are now in the new 205 Live, which has nothing to do with weighing 205lbs and isn’t live. That could mean a few things and most of them seem to be positive. What matters here is putting on a show that is entertaining while not overstaying its welcome, which may or may not work. Let’s get to it.
The show is in such a state of flux that it has lost its opening sequence.
Andre Chase vs. Ikemen Jiro Chase sends him down to start and wants Jiro to bring it. That earns Jiro a hiptoss but he snaps off an armdrag to even things up a bit. Another hiptoss is countered into another armdrag to send Chase outside but he ties Jiro into the ring skirt to set up the beating. Back in and a neckbreaker gives Chase two and he pulls Jiro off the middle rope to cut off the comeback.
The crossface chickenwing keeps Jiro down for a bit but he’s b..

Becky Lynch shocked the world when she returned to WWE and became the new SmackDown Women’s champion. The return came at August 21’s SummerSlam and the title win came after Lynch disposed of Bianca Belair with just two moves.
WWE fans knew that The Man would come around eventually. But they perhaps couldn’t guess that she would come back in such a controversial fashion. Now that it seems Lynch is turning heel, does this mean the company is closing the book on The Man gimmick?
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Lynch Rages Against The Machine The idea of Lynch turning heel at this point seems more than unlikely. After all, Becky was once the hottest star in WWE and that was thanks to The Man gimmick. She was tough, she was rebellious and as a result, she was over. Fans instantly responded to her change in attitude and it worked for her on every level.
The anti-authority persona schtick typically does work, depending on who runs with it. Perhaps the best example of all time i..

It’s worth a closer look. There are very few moments in recent memory that have been as well received as CM Punk’s AEW debut. After seven and a half years away from professional wrestling, Punk made his grand return in his hometown of Chicago to a thunderous reception. It was an amazing moment and now we get to see it from a different point of view.
The latest edition of Being The Elite includes footage of Punk backstage at the United Center on his way to the ring. Punk is seen backstage with the Elite and listening to the crowd chanting his name before going out. The video also includes the usual Being The Elite antics, including the team going shopping for new shoes in Chicago. The footage of Punk is at the beginning.
It was a big night. Check out Being The Elite plus Punk’s debut:
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Opinion: The more I see from Punk’s debut, the more impressed I am. It..

That’s a new direction. There are all kinds of ways to present a wrestling storyline and some of them are a lot more successful than others. The sign of a good one though is that it makes you want to keep watching and see what happens. Every now and then, you see one of these take place and that is the case again. Now we might be seeing a new direction for the storyline.
Over the last few months, Baron Corbin has come across some hard times on WWE SmackDown. After losing his King’s Crown to Shinsuke Nakamura on June 18, Corbin has had one horrible stroke of luck after another. Corbin has lost his money, his car, his family and his home. There is very little left for him to lose, but things might be turning around a bit.
This is a near saga. Check out what happened to Corbin in Las Vegas:
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Corbin has posted a series..