हाल ही में डब्ल्यूडब्ल्यूई के एक इवेंट में उस समय माहौल गर्म हो गया जब लोकप्रिय रेसलर जे उसो का सामना सोशल मीडिया स्टार और मौजूदा यूएस चैंपियन लोगन पॉल से हुआ। दोनों के बीच तीखी बहस हुई जिसने जल्द ही शारीरिक टकराव का रूप ले लिया, जिससे एरीना में मौजूद दर्शक चौंक गए और एक संभावित बड़े मैच की अटकलें तेज हो गईं।

यह सब तब शुरू हुआ जब लोगन पॉल रिंग में खड़े होकर अपनी यूएस चैंपियनशिप और डब्ल्यूडब्ल्यूई में अपने प्रभाव के बारे में डींगें मार रहे थे। उन्होंने हमेशा की तरह खुद को शो का मुख्य आकर्षण बताया और बाकी रोस्टर को नीचा दिखाया। लोगन ने विशेष रूप से उन रेसलर्स का मजाक उड़ाया जो ‘द ब्लडलाइन’ के ड्रामे में फंसे हुए थे, शायद अप्रत्यक्ष रूप से जे उसो का जिक्र कर रहे थे, जो हाल ही में सोलो सिकोआ और टामा टोंगा के साथ तनावपूर्ण कहानी का हिस्सा रहे हैं।

तभी एरीना में “येएट” (YEET) के नारे गूंजने लगे और जे उसो का म्यूजिक बजा। जे उसो अपनी ट्रेडमार्क ऊर्जा के साथ रैंप से नीचे आए और सीधे रिंग में लोगन पॉल के सामने खड़े हो गए। भीड़ ने जे उसो का जोरदार स्वागत किया, जबकि लोगन पॉल ने उपहास भरी मुस्कान के साथ उनका सामना किया।

जे उसो ने माइक लिया और सीधे लोगन पॉल के घमंड पर हमला बोला। उन्होंने कहा कि लोगन पॉल भले ही यूएस चैंपियन हों, लेकिन वह एक ‘पार्ट-टाइमर’ हैं जो केवल पैसे और प्रसिद्धि के लिए आते हैं, जबकि असली रेसलर हर हफ्ते मेहनत करते हैं। जे उसो ने कहा कि लोगन को उन लोगों का सम्मान करना चाहिए जिन्होंने इस इंडस्ट्री को बनाया है। लोगन पॉल ने जे की बातों को गंभीरता से नहीं लिया और उन्हें ‘ऊसी’ (Ucey) कहकर चिढ़ाया और कहा कि जे अभी भी ‘ब्लडलाइन’ की छाया से बाहर नहीं निकल पाए हैं। उन्होंने जे उसो को एक ‘साइड प्लेट’ (मुख्य भोजन के साथ मिलने वाली छोटी चीज़) बताया, यह सुझाव देते हुए कि वह यूएस चैंपियनशिप के लिए एक गंभीर चुनौती नहीं हैं।

लोगन पॉल की अपमानजनक टिप्पणियों से जे उसो भड़क गए। शब्दों की लड़ाई जल्द ही शारीरिक हो गई, और दोनों एक-दूसरे के बेहद करीब आ गए। एक पल ऐसा आया जब जे उसो ने लोगन पॉल को धक्का दिया, जिसके जवाब में लोगन ने भी पलटवार करने की कोशिश की। तुरंत ही रिंगसाइड पर मौजूद रेफरी और सिक्योरिटी गार्ड्स हरकत में आए और दोनों को एक-दूसरे से अलग किया ताकि स्थिति और न बिगड़े। जे उसो और लोगन पॉल गुस्से में एक-दूसरे को घूरते रहे जबकि उन्हें दूर ले जाया जा रहा था।

इस टकराव ने डब्ल्यूडब्ल्यूई यूनिवर्स में इस बात की प्रबल संभावना को जन्म दे दिया है कि जल्द ही जे उसो और लोगन पॉल के बीच यूएस चैंपियनशिप के लिए एक मैच देखने को मिल सकता है। जे उसो एक लोकप्रिय बेबीफेस (हीरो) हैं जो हाल ही में अपने दम पर बड़ी सफलता हासिल कर रहे हैं, जबकि लोगन पॉल एक प्रभावी हील (खलनायक) चैंपियन के रूप में स्थापित हो चुके हैं। इन दोनों के बीच का संभावित मैच रेसलिंग के अलग-अलग स्टाइल्स और पर्सनैलिटी का टकराव होगा, जो दर्शकों के लिए बेहद रोमांचक हो सकता है।

फिलहाल, डब्ल्यूडब्ल्यूई की तरफ से इस संभावित मैच को लेकर कोई आधिकारिक घोषणा नहीं की गई है। लेकिन जे उसो और लोगन पॉल के बीच हुई यह जोरदार झड़प इस बात का स्पष्ट संकेत है कि इन दोनों के रास्ते जल्द ही एक-दूसरे से टकरा सकते हैं, और यह देखना दिलचस्प होगा कि यह हाई-प्रोफाइल दुश्मनी किस करवट बैठती है।

Russo is joined on today’s show by his co-host Jeff Lane.

Russo opens today’s show speaking about the missed dropkick spot at the recent Ring of Honor show which featured The Young Bucks. Russo was vocal about his disapproval of this spot but he wasn’t trying to talk crap or looking to start fights, he just feels that we need to start calling these type of things something other than ‘professional wrestling’.

Lane mentions that on one of his shows this past week, The Wrestling Observer’s Dave Meltzer was perplexed over people being on their phones while sitting ringside at wrestling shows. Russo says he doesn’t blame these people for being on their phones at all because they’re obviously bored out of their minds.

Ryan Satin of ProWrestlingSheet mentioned this past week that the Hype Bros were more deserving of a main card spot at Clash of Champions than the Triple Threat US Title match. Russo calls Satin a jackass, and mentions that Satin probably hates Baron Corbin because he was a football player and a legitimate athlete, and Satin can’t relate to that.

At another point last week, Meltzer said that RAW has probably been losing viewers in the last hour because of long matches which feature talents who aren’t over. Russo says that nobody’s over on RAW right now, so who are WWE going to put in the ring?

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As seen at Sunday’s WWE Clash of Champions event, Natalya gave a speech about being let down by the women’s division and the WWE fans and claimed that everyone turned their backs on her. She then added that she was turning her back on them.

Many speculated that this could lead to her retirement, which Natalya shot down on Twitter but also deleted the post.

She originally wrote, “NOT true on any level …??”

https://twitter.com/NatbyNature/status/942765121692225536

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Ross opens today’s show by clarifying his recent remarks in which he suggested that Hulk Hogan will probably return to WWE at some point in the future. Ross received backlash from some people who felt like he was dismissing Hogan’s past usage of the “N” word, and Ross says that couldn’t be further from the truth. He simply believes that Hogan is a huge part of WWE’s past, and it makes sense to him for both parties to reunite at some point in the future.

Ross points out that he called the first ever Clash of Champions with Tony Schiavone many years ago, and all the talk about this upcoming Sunday’s show is bringing back a lot of great memories for him. He also adds that he’s really looking forward to the WWE Championship match between Jinder Mahal and A.J. Styles because in his opinion, Styles is still the greatest in-ring worker in the world.

Ross announces that he and Jerry ‘The King’ Lawler will be making appearances on the 25th Anniversary edition of Monday Night RAW on January 22nd. He’s not quite sure what they’ll be doing on the show yet, but he’s just happy to be involved.

Chris Jericho makes a surprise call into the show to promote his upcoming Cruise. Ross takes this opportunity to ask him about his recent physical interactions with Kenny Omega. Jericho says it was great to finally work with Omega and calls him a great worker. He also says he was very happy with how their entire angle played out, with Omega being busted open and bleeding everywhere.

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Dave Meltzer of The Wrestling Observer Newsletter reports that John Cena was only brought in to work the WWE Survivor Series event. As of this writing, Cena is not scheduled for the December 17th Clash of the Champions event, even though it’s in Boston.

Cena is currently scheduled to return to WWE at the RAW Live Event on December 26th in Madison Square Garden.

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WWE announced on social media that Shane McMahon will opening tonight’s episode of SmackDown Live. Here is the tweet they sent out:

What will Commissioner @shanemcmahon have to say to kick off #SDLive tonight in the wake of #SurvivorSeries? Find out at 8/7c on @USA_Network! https://t.co/XnefT3TbhQ

— WWE (@WWE) November 21, 2017

As previously noted, the rumored match for next month’s Clash of Champions event is expected to be headlined by Jinder Mahal challenging AJ Styles for the WWE Championship. It’s possible that they set this match up on tonight’s show.

Also, The Bludgeon Brothers are expected to finally make their debuts. Check back here at 8PM ET for our live play-by-play coverage.

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As of this writing, there are no plans to put the WWE Title back on Jinder Mahal before next week’s Survivor Series event. It’s very possible that Mahal could win the championship back before WWE’s tour of India next month.

Another scenario could see AJ Styles added to the India tour, change the title there and then set up a rematch between the two at the December Clash of Champions event in Boston. Styles vs. Mahal was originally planned to headline Clash of Champions, but those plans were changed when Vince McMahon decided to change up Survivor Series plans.

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Jack Swagger spoke with the Arm Drag Takedown Podcast. Here are some highlights from the interview:

How wrestlers cope with their artistic temperaments: “I like to think of pro wrestling as an art, so we’re artists. Most artists I know put their love and heart into these things, and to repeatedly have that swept away or get crushed, it gets a little much to deal with.”

What he hopes to gain from his new career on the indies: “There are so many styles out there I haven’t gotten to wrestle against or experience. I really want to take it all in and take the rollercoaster ride on a little journey and develop a pro wrestling character that can’t be stopped.”

Cody Rhodes being his chief inspiration for his departure: “He has a very good brain for this business – he always has – and he really knew his game plan and what he wanted to do. He executed it very well.”

Facing Jeff Cobb at Clash At The Cow Palace: “Everyone I know says Jeff Cobb is the strongest person in the ring and the way he throws them around…I’ve got Jeff Cobb in the back of my mind,” he concluded. “I’m really going to have to step my game up and see what this suplex party is all about.”

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