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Welcome back Mahal. There are a lot of wrestlers in WWE’s history but only the elite can hold the World Titles. That is the highest level of prestige that a wrestler can achieve in the company and it means a lot to see someone achieve that goal. Some champions are more well received than others and now one of the more controversial champions of all time is going to be around more often.
Back in 2017, Jinder Mahal shocked the world by defeating Randy Orton for the WWE Championship. Mahal went on to hold the title for about six months, making him one of the most unlikely WWE Champions not just in recent memory, but perhaps ever. This didn’t exactly sit well with a lot of fans, and now those fans might be getting annoyed all over again.
According to Tom Colohue of the Drokick DiSKussion Podcast, Mahal is in for a big push now that he is back on Monday Night Raw. WWE recently signed a new television deal in India and Mahal will be pushed in an effort to appeal to the country’s huge fan b..

It would be a different way to go. While not the top championship in the company, the WWE Intercontinental Title has one of the deepest and more important legacies in all of wrestling. The title has been considered the workers’ title for most of its forty plus year existence and holding it is quite the honor. One surprising wrestler claims he was supposed to join the list.
Every now and then, you find a pairing in wrestling that just works. Two people are put together and find some success that wouldn’t have been expected. That was the case with Bobby Lashley and Lio Rush, who fit together incredibly well with Rush as the annoying hype man and Lashley as the unstoppable monster. It worked well enough for Lashley to become Intercontinental Champion, but it was almost the other way around.
According to Fightful.com by way of Ringsidenews.com, Rush was scheduled to defeat Finn Balor to win the Intercontinental Title. This did not wind up being the case as Rush never won the title, thoug..

When worlds collide. Whether you like it or not, Disney is the biggest entertainment company in the world and nothing is really even close. They own almost every top franchise today and several of the biggest of all time. That makes their stamp of approval all the more valuable and now they are putting some of their focus on the world of wrestling. Or at least something close to it.
Wrestling does not have the best history when it comes to depictions on television. Several shows have not presented it in the best light as wrestling is often treated as a comedy performance rather than something serious. This isn’t always the case, and hopefully it is not what takes place when Disney airs a wrestling edition of one of its funnier animated shows.
It could be interesting. Check out the trailer for the show:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DglXM6nv2xso
On Saturday, a new episode of DuckTales aired on Disney XD and featured a wrestling plot. During the show, the main characters are forced..

They need to try something else. Wrestling fans are an important part of any show. You need to have people in the stands for the sake of some atmosphere, as a lack of people around makes the show feel less important. That isn’t such an easy thing to do in light of the Coronavirus, but WWE might be forming a plan to remedy this, albeit in a pretty unique way.
There have been no fans in attendance for a WWE event for nearly two months. This has never happened in the history of the company and is something that might be the case for a long time to come. It is jarring every time you see WWE on television and it seems that the company knows that is the case. Now, they might be looking for a way to fix it, even though it might not be that normal.
The WWE Fan Council has sent out a survey asking a variety of questions, including gauging fan reaction to the idea of having wrestlers in the audience, the inclusion of celebrities, or seeing fan/crowd reactions during matches. Also included are ..

That’s a different way of looking at things. There has never been anything in wrestling like the Undertaker’s Streak and there never will be again. It is one of the most unbelievable things to ever take place in professional wrestling and it will never be replicated. The night the Streak was broken is one of the biggest shocks in wrestling history, but what if it had happened earlier?
The Undertaker’s WrestleMania opponents are a who’s who of wrestling. There are all kinds of Hall of Famers and World Champions included and Undertaker has won multiple World Titles at the show. One of those moments was at WrestleMania 24 when he defeated Edge in the main event. That was another major victory, but it might not have been the original plans.
The New York Post interviewed Undertaker’s wife Michelle McCool to promote the Last Ride documentary on the WWE Network. During the interview, McCool mentioned that the original plans called for Edge to end the Streak in 2008 at WrestleMania 24. In re..

Fusion #108
Date: May 2, 2020
Location: Auditorio de Tijuana, Tijuana, Mexico
Commentators: Rich Bocchini, AJ Kirsch
MLW took over the Super Series last week and this time around it’s Injustice’s chance to win some titles. The big main event is for the AAA Trios Titles, which could be a heck of a match as Injustice can do well in the ring. I’m not sure what to expect from this show but it should be rather energized. Let’s get to it.
Injustice knew they’d get here and they’re ready to win some gold.
Opening sequence.
Black Destiny/Fantastick/Rayo Star vs. Mocho Cota Jr./Tito Santana/Carta Brava Jr. This is not part of the Super Series. Destiny and company have an unnamed woman with them. And no it’s not that Tito Santana. Cota and company headscissors the other three to the floor setting up the triple dives to put everyone down. Fantastick hurricanranas Brava into the corner as commentary doesn’t seem to know who is who.
A Code Red gets two on Santana and it’s Cota coming in to dro..

There’s always room for two more. We are less than two days away from Money in the Bank and as usual, the show is going to be a little different than most due to the amount of people involved in the two namesake matches. That kind of setup can make for some strange cards due to the lack of wrestlers available elsewhere. There are still wrestlers out there though and some of them have been added to the card.
One of the advantages that WWE has over so many other wrestling promotions is the depth of their talent pool. While other companies have incredibly talented wrestlers, no one has as many talented wrestlers as WWE. They have a mixture of past, present and future stars and that can make for some interesting combinations. Some of those combinations will be on display Sunday night.
Two more matches have been announced for the Money in the Bank card. First up, Jeff Hardy will face Cesaro on the Kickoff Show. Hardy has not wrestled since the March 13 SmackDown, though he appeared on thi..

A precursor to the throne. WWE has posted a new video to its YouTube channel in which they show the full Men’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match from 2017. The match featured Baron Corbin, Kevin Owens, AJ Styles, Sami Zayn, Dolph Ziggler, and Shinsuke Nakamura.
You can see the match in its entirety below:

From WWE.com:
There was Owens annihilating everyone in sight with a ladder … until Zayn tossed him so emphatically onto said ladder that it crumpled. There was Zayn battling through Ziggler to get within arm’s length of the contract … until Corbin smashed him headfirst into the ladder he was trying to summit. There was Ziggler literally climbing over Corbin to make a play for the briefcase, Zig Zagging him off the rungs and fighting his way through Styles to scale the steel … until Zayn sunset-flipped over him and powerbombed him down to the canvas.
There was Zayn again, suplexing Owens onto the apron, only to eat a Phenomenal Forearm that toppled both him and the ladder he was half..

This coming Sunday, WWE will present its annual Money in the Bank pay-per-view. However, it will be the most unique in history as both the Men’s and Women’s Money in the Bank matches will take place at Titan Towers and will occur at the same time.
According to the latest issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, the Money in the Bank match was actually taped during the week of April 13. Also, it was previously reported that the matches will be running throughout the show, and will be shown in between the matches that are taking place in the Performance Center.
As was shown on Raw, Apollo Crews suffered an injury after qualifying for the Money in the Bank, causing AJ Styles to return and take his place after winning a gauntlet match. The newsletter states that this was always the plan and that Crews’ injury is part of a storyline.
Check out Styles’ return to Raw this past week:

Editor’s Opinion:
I would think that they would have taped this in advance so that there would be time..

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, starting today. 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?
Wrestlemania XXIV
Date: March 30, 2008
Location: Citrus Bowl, Orlando, Florida
Attendance: 74,365
Commentators: Jim Ross, Jerry Lawler, Michael Cole, Jonathan Coachman, Joey Styles, Tazz
This is one of those shows that doesn’t get as much attention as it should so it was time for a fresh look. It’s from one of the forgotten periods of the company’s history as things were mostly good, but this era really runs together for me. This show is well received and kind of a hidden gem though so let’s get to it..

It happens to everyone. You never know when someone might get hurt in wrestling. There are some that you can see happen and others were it is not clear until further examination. The wrestlers themselves know what is going on though and sometimes they instantly can tell if something is wrong. That might not come out until later though, and that appears to be the case this time.
It is pretty safe to say that WrestleMania 36 was the most unique edition of the show ever. There was every little about it that felt like a traditional WrestleMania and it is something that will be remembered for years to come. While the show itself was strange, there were some WrestleMania moments which will stand out, though one of them came during a match that saw an injury take place.
Kevin Owens was recently interviewed by RDS (Quebec sports website) and, translated by 411mania.com, mentioned that he suffered a knee injury at WrestleMania 36 during his match against Seth Rollins. Owens underwent an x-ray..

He would know how to help. There are very few names in wrestling today who are considered as influential as Paul Heyman. While that level of influence might vary depending on the person, a lot of fans see him as one of the great geniuses of wrestling and someone who knows how to help develop characters. That is what he is trying to do again, albeit with someone already very established.
Last year at WrestleMania 35, Becky Lynch defeated Ronda Rousey and Charlotte to become undisputed WWE Women’s Champion. She has since lost the SmackDown Women’s Title, but her Raw Women’s Title reign has gone on over a year now. Lynch is still one of the biggest stars in all of WWE, but Heyman has been helping her with one of the more important parts of her game.
According to Wrestlingnews.co, Heyman has been helping Lynch with her social media posts over the last several weeks. This includes suggesting things for Lynch to tweet during feuds, several of which Lynch has used. There is no word on which..