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One of the focal points of Raw over the past few weeks has been the feud between Randy Orton and Drew McIntyre. They will compete for the WWE Championship at Wrestlemania, but The Viper has been taking out WWE legends with his punt as of late, in order to further his claim that he is as dangerous as they come and truly is the “Legend Killer”.
Tonight on Smackdown, it was announced that Shawn Michaels will be returning to Raw this coming week, in order to confront Orton. Orton eliminated his mentor, Ric Flair, by hitting him with the punt in the final segment of Raw last week. You can see the promo video and the attack below:

Editor’s Opinion:
You know that this is going to end with Michaels on the receiving end of a punt as well. I will say that the segment between Orton and Flair last week was some of the most compelling television that WWE has produced in quite a while. I cannot wait to see how HBK will defend his friend and mentor.
Are you looking forward to seeing the Legend S..

Sometimes, a little extra incentive can go a long way. One of the most intriguing feuds over the past few months has been Mandy Rose vs. Sonya Deville. Ever since their team of Fire and Desire split up, they have had a bitter rivalry that has not had its culmination as of yet.
That is about to change at SummerSlam.
It was announced on tonight’s episode of Smackdown that the two former best friends will face each other in a Hair vs. Hair match. This is a result of Deville attacking Rose a couple of weeks ago and cutting a lock of her hair.
You can see a clip of the attack below:

From WWE.com:
Mandy Rose wants to make things ugly in the latest showdown with her former best friend, and she and Sonya Deville will put their locks on the line in a Hair vs. Hair Match at SummerSlam.
Sonya made the first cut toward the clash when she attacked Mandy backstage and took multiple snips of her hair with a scissor. The Golden Goddess debuted a new look and a revamped attitude the following we..

It’s a busy night. Summerslam is coming up and while it is traditionally a big show, WWE needs to think outside the box a bit at the moment. They have an ice cold product at the moment and need to come up with something to draw in the fans’ attention. One way they can do that is by shaking things up a bit, and that is what they are going to try in the women’s divisions.
Bayley and Sasha Banks are dominating the women’s title scene at the moment, with Bayley holding the SmackDown Women’s Title, Banks holding the Raw Women’s Title, and the two of them reigning as Women’s Tag Team Champions. That is quite the resume and they could be champions for a long time to come. However, one person might have a lot to say about that at Summerslam.
This week on SmackDown, Asuka won a battle royal to become the new #1 contender to the SmackDown Women’s Title, earning a shot against Bayley at Summerslam. Asuka is already #1 contender to Banks’ Raw Women’s Title, with that title shot coming at Summers..

Smackdown
Date: August 14, 2020
Location: WWE Performance Center, Orlando, Florida
Commentators: Michael Cole, Corey Graves
We have less than two weeks to go before Summerslam and it’s time to try and juice the interest a bit. Last week saw Retribution show up on Smackdown and this week it’s a bunch of guest stars in a tri-brand battle royal for the shot at Bayley’s Smackdown Women’s Title. That could go a lot of different ways so let’s get to it.
The opening recap looks at Retribution’s attacks and antics over the last few weeks.
Cole says that Retribution is “hiding behind current events.”
Big E. vs. John Morrison Before the match, Big E. reminds us of his singles success and calls those who forget it false prophets. There’s no Miz here, but there are some flickering lights….and here’s Retribution. They chase off commentary and storm the ring, including taking out Big E.’s knee. A spear puts Big E. down and the team runs away, with Miz running out to check on Morrison. There were..

So long, farewell and goodbye? The AEW roster is one of the most stacked in all of wrestling right now, with some veterans, rookies and others in the primes of their careers. That can make for a very nice mixture of stars and matches between them, but at the same time some changes have to be made at times. It seems that AEW has parted ways with some names, with at least one confirming such a change.
The Coronavirus pandemic has caused a lot of issues with the wrestling world, especially when it comes to international wrestlers. This has been quite the problem as several wrestlers have not been able to get out of various other countries, meaning that they cannot get back to work in the United States. Some of the international AEW names seem to be finished with the company, possibly as a result.
AEW has removed Sadie Gibbs, Bea Priestley and Jimmy Havoc’s profiles from its websites. Gibbs has since confirmed that she has left the promotion and also suggested that it was due to the trav..

A bizarre feel good story. Wrestling is in a weird place at the moment as things are changing almost every day. Takeover: XXX, Summerslam and All Out are both coming up in the next few weeks and things are starting to get a little closer to normal after the summer. Things are changing in a hurry, but one story might have slipped underneath your radar, including the happy ending.
NXT has seen a lot of new wrestlers getting some prominent spots over the last few months, including Shotzi Blackheart. Whether you like her or not, there is no one like her in NXT, as she has long green hair, drives to the ring in a tank, and has a big horned helmet. It turns out that the helmet is very important to her and was at the center of a pretty nice story over the course of the week.
On Monday, Blackheart reported on Twitter that her car had been stolen from outside her apartment. Blackheart’s wrestling gear bag was in the trunk, including her boots, entrance gear and helmet. The helmet was especial..

Consider it a youth movement. There are a lot of talented wrestlers in AEW and one of the best parts of the roster is the younger group. AEW has done a great job of presenting various wrestlers that aren’t well known outside of the promotion. That can make for some interesting prospects for the future, and AEW seems to have big plans for one certain younger wrestler.
Since the company’s inception, the Jurassic Express has been one of the more popular acts in AEW. The trio, comprised of Marko Stunt, Jungle Boy and Luchasaurus, has a good balance between different styles of wrestling and the team has been a success. Each of the three offer something unique and AEW has some good talent on their hands. AEW certainly has major plans for one of them.
According to Wrestling Observer Radio, AEW is planning to push Jungle Boy with a major win at some point in the future, though they are waiting until the arenas are allowed to have a full compliment of fans. Jungle Boy has challenged both for ..

It might have been better. There are a lot of angles that come and go in wrestling with some of them having better results than others. You never know what you might see in the big payoff, because wrestling companies, including WWE, are going to be able to come up with some completely out there endings. That was the case with an angle earlier this year, but it was originally going to be completely different, and maybe in a better way.
Back in November 2019, Erick Rowan started carrying around a cage. There was something inside of the cage, but no one but Rowan was allowed to know what it was. Every now and then, Rowan would allow someone to see what it was and they were all terrified of what was going on. Whatever it was would bite anyone who came near it, including Rowan. It became a story where something had to be in there, and eventually it was revealed. Things could have been very, very different.
Rowan, now known as Erick Redbeard, was interviewed by Sportskeeda.com and revealed..

NXT
Date: August 12, 2020
Location: Full Sail University, Winter Park, Florida
Commentators: Vic Joseph, Beth Phoenix, Mauro Ranallo
We’re coming up on Takeover and that means most of the card is either set or more or less set. We still need to figure out what the heck is going on with the ladder match as last week saw a change to the lineup. Other than that, we have the build towards Karrion Kross vs. Keith Lee in the big hoss fight. Let’s get to it.
Opening sequence.
Karrion Kross vs. Danny Burch We get the full entrance for Kross. Burch says ring the bell and goes right at Kross with a dropkick. A clothesline puts Kross on the floor but Kross pulls him outside and hits a two handed chokeslam. Back in and Kross talks trash while slowly hammering away, as should be the case with him. There’s the exploder but Burch manages an enziguri out of the corner.
Burch hits the missile dropkick out of the corner into a German suplex. A second German suplex sets up the Crossface but Kross rol..

NXT
Date: August 5, 2020
Location: Full Sail University, Winter Park, Florida
Commentators: Mauro Ranallo, Beth Phoenix, Tom Phillips
We’re coming up on Takeover and that means it is time to continue with the series of triple threat matches on the way to the North American Title match. Tonight it’s Ridge Holland vs. Damian Priest and Oney Lorcan. We probably need to set up some more stuff for the card and we might get there tonight. Let’s get to it.
Opening recap.
Opening sequence.
Dakota Kai vs. Rhea Ripley The winner gets Io Shirai for the Women’s Title at Takeover. Ripley starts fast with a dropkick into the corner and the big shoulders to the ribs. A wheelbarrow faceplant puts Kai down again and Ripley pounds her down in the corner again. Ripley grabs a bodyscissors for a bit before blasting her with a clothesline for two. They head outside with Ripley electric chair dropping Kai face first onto the apron. We take a break and come back with Kai hitting a pump kick to the face f..

It isn’t going well. I think it is safe to say that WWE is not in the best place at the moment. The company is still the biggest and most successful in the world, but at the same time, things could be a lot better than they are now. Television has been the biggest problem of them all at the moment as the fans have not been very interested. You can point to a lot of reasons for that, but what is causing all of this trouble? It might be something underneath the hood.
One of the biggest problems with WWE seems to be that they cannot figure out what they are going to have taking place on the show until the last minute. While the shows still do take place, it seems to have very little of what was originally planned for the night. That can lead to a host of problems, and one of those problems may have led to something even bigger this week.
According to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, WWE was forced to change their taping schedule for next week’s Monday Night Raw and SmackDown due to “o..

A special place. Women’s wrestling has come such a long way in just a few years. Starting with the Women’s Revolution, women’s wrestling moved from little more than a sideshow to one of the most important parts of the industry. It was a long time coming but the payoff has worked rather well. WWE has seen one of the biggest rises, but it has become an industry wide change. Now AEW is getting in on it in a rather different way.
One of the most important things to do in all of wrestling is to keep the fans around. Making the fans care in the first place is one thing but making them stick around is a lot harder. Wrestling companies have to do the same things over and over but they are managing to find a way to get there. AEW has another idea and it is catering to a certain group of fans.
AEW has announced, by way of Wrestlinginc.com, that Heels, a wrestling community focused on women has officially launched. The community, led by Brandi Rhodes, is designed to allow female fans to have a ..