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PWInsider reports that The Drifter will be making his in-ring debut on tonight’s episode of RAW.
Also on RAW, the stipulation for The Hardy Boyz vs. Sheamus & Cesaro at the upcoming Extreme Rules event will revealed on tonight’s show. Matt is scheduled to face Sheamus with the winner naming the stipulation for the upcoming Extreme Rules match.
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Johnny Gargano’s wife, Candice LeRae, issued the flowing statement regarding Tommaso Ciampa’s attack on her husband at Saturday’s NXT Takeover event:
“Johnny is hurting physically, mentally, and we’re drained emotionally. It was a long night and we appreciate everyone’s support and kind words. It’s going to be a process, but my husband is resilient and will back stronger than ever ASAP.
We will try to keep you updated on his progress. For now, this is all I can say on the matter. I have no words for the absolutely selfish acts of this person we believed was apart of our family.
Thank you all for your love and support.”
Heading into tonight’s WWE Backlash event, Randy Orton is now once again the favorite to win his match against Jinder Mahal, according to the betting odds being placed. Also, AJ Styles is the favorite to win his match as well. Back on Friday, it was the other way around for both matches.
Here is the updated odds for tonight’ show:
WWE Title Match
Randy Orton (-400) vs. Jinder Mahal (+280)
WWE United States Title Match
AJ Styles (-210) vs. Kevin Owens (+160)
SmackDown Tag Team Title Match
The Usos (-460) vs. Tyler Breeze & Fandango (+320)
Tamina Snuka, Carmella & Natalya (-900) vs. SmackDown Women’s Champion Naomi, Charlotte Flair and Becky Lynch (+500)
Shinsuke Nakamura (-2600) vs. Dolph Ziggler (+1200)
Baron Corbin (-1200) vs. Sami Zayn (+600)
Luke Harper (-380) vs. Erick Rowan (+260)
Kickoff Show
Tye Dillinger (-825) vs. Aiden English (+475)
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There are reports going around on various accounts on social media that former WWE Superstar CM Punk has accepted 5 Star Wrestling’s offer to return to professional wrestling for one million dollars. The account these reports originated from are from a fake account that claims to be 5 Star Wrestling promoter Daniel Hinkles.
The account has been suspended and CM Punk has not accepted the offer.
Dolph Ziggler announced on the WWE Backlash Kickoff pre-show that his match against Nakamura will be the opening match of tonight’s show.
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As seen at Saturday’s WWE NXT Takeover: Chicago event, WWE did an angle that saw Tommaso Ciampa attack his partner Johnny Gargano after their loss to Authors of Pain for the NXT Championship.
Dave Meltzer discussed the incident on today’s installment of Wrestling Observer Radio and indicated that the two are headed to the main roster soon. This is the reason they decided to split them as the company didn’t want to bring them to the main roster as a tag team.
Coming out of Saturday’s NXT Takeover: Chicago event, Bobby Roode is expected to move into a program with Drew McIntyre and the two will feud over the NXT Championship Title.
Another feud moving forward will see Heavy Machinery feuding with The Authors of Pain for the NXT Tag Team Championship Titles.
Triple H mentioned in the post-NXT Takeover: Chicago Q&A on Facebook live that Tommaso Ciampa is dealing with a significant injury. It was not made clear if he was talking about the previous ankle injury that he suffered at Thursday’s NXT Live Event or if it’s something new. We will keep you updated if we hear anything new regarding his situation.