Edge and Christian open today’s show speaking about the WrestleKingdom match between Chris Jericho and Kenny Omega. They both thought it was a great match, and while they would have loved to see a traditional match between between these two men, they understand why it was necessary to go straight to a “No DQ” gimmick match.

Edge believes this was a one-off match, so they couldn’t build to a “No DQ” rematch. This stipulation also protected Jericho who has had quite a lot of time off recently. It’s amazing what Jericho can still do at 47-years old but his age is still a factor, so although Jericho is smart enough to put together a fantastic traditional match, this stipulation allowed them to pull out all the bells and whistles.

Edge and Christian welcome Beth Phoenix to the show.

Phoenix mentions that she just got home from meetings for the upcoming Mixed Match Challenge. She will be a part of the commentary team alongside Michael Cole and Corey Graves, and she points out that she’s very excited to learn this side of the business. After years away from the business she had forgotten how hard the travel is, and she admits that she’s exhausted right now.

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Block 1:

Taz opens today’s show speaking about the commentary at last night’s Survivor Series PPV. He says that it was very tough to follow the 5-man booth, and Booker T came off as most credible out of all the commentators because he was pro-Raw through and through. Michael Cole and Corey Graves seemed to swing back and forth between supporting RAW and Smackdown Live.

In regards to Corey Graves seemingly attacking Booker T from time to time, Taz is sure that Graves wasn’t going into business for himself when he said those lines. All those shots at Booker T were definitely produced for him in Taz’s opinion. He adds that he loves Graves’ work, but Graves shouldn’t have even been on the broadcast last night given that he works on both shows.

Taz says that Graves and Cole teaming up on Booker T is actually starting to annoy him because Booker T is a former World Champion who accomplished a lot in the business. He doesn’t understand why WWE’s producers are dead set on burying Booker T.

He thought The Shield and The New Day had a good match, but he doesn’t understand why WWE bothered implementing any rules during this bout. The 6 men were going toe to toe for the majority of the match, and tags were often of little importance. He points out that Jey Uso’s flying tag to his brother was a spectacular spot.

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Taz opens today’s show by sending his prayers and best wishes to the friends and families of those affected by the senseless tragedy that unfolded in Las Vegas Sunday night. This was a terrible act of violence and he hopes the city of Las Vegas and all those involved can find a way to get through this.

A listener calls into the show and asks Taz if he thinks WWE would ever consider bringing the NFL’s anthem controversy into their storylines. Taz says that he’s fairly certain that WWE would never entertain the idea of doing that. WWE is a publicly traded company, and with the anthem controversy being such a culturally divisive topic, he’d be very surprised to see something like that on WWE programming.

Taz discusses the Twitter battle between Corey Graves and Enzo Amore that occurred over the weekend. Graves initially tweeted out that he failed as a father because his son danced like Amore after reaching second base in his baseball game. Amore responded by saying that Graves failed as a wrestler and that’s why WWE dressed him up and sat him behind the commentary booth.

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As seen on Monday’s episode of RAW, rapper Wale was ringside for the show in Washington, DC. Corey Graves mentioned a meeting with Wale “in Richmond” today, which is where tonight’s SmackDown & 205 Live tapings will take place from. It will be interesting to see if WWE does anything with him on tonight’s show.

Wale appeared on the July 4th episode of SmackDown Live as the host for the rap battle between The New Day and The Usos. You can check out footage from that appearance below:

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The Rock in the UFC?

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson had interest in becoming a UFC fighter. Long before CM Punk entered the octagon, The Rock apparently wanted a UFC career. In a tweet on Sunday, the former WWE Champion admitted he considered UFC 10 years ago. The plan, according to Johnson, was to train for two years before officially starting. Rock, however, “smartened up” and didn’t continue the UFC path.

Yup, I considered @ufc 10yrs ago. My goal was @GregJacksonMMA as my coach & 2 full yrs to train. Smartened up 'cause I prefer my jaw in tact https://t.co/p0Yn9n7MGq

— Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) July 23, 2017

Previous WWE superstars who have competed in the UFC include Ken Shamrock, Brock Lesnar, and CM Punk.

Rock Meets Siri

Apple revealed a new film for its iPhone 7, although with more emphasis on its Siri voice assistant feature, with Johnson. The video follows him through a series of events, all while he utilizes Siri to help him continue the day. In just over a day, the short film attracted nearly three million views on YouTube.

More Rock in ‘Table For 3’

Following tonight’s WWE RAW, the WWE Network will air a new episode of “Table For 3.” The “Talking Shop” episode will feature WWE Hall of Famer Lita, RAW commentator Corey Graves, and interviewer Renee Young. In a preview clip released today, Graves spoke about first feeling “starstruck” in the WWE and that was when he met The Rock.

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WWE has footage of Matt and Jeff Hardy being interviewed by Corey Graves on the WWE Network. Graves asks about the “Broken Hardys” gimmick and Matt had the following remarks to say regarding the chances of it re-surfacing in WWE:

“I definitely think there is a chance. It’s a work in progress. Unfortunately, because of legal reasons, I really can’t go into it right now but I find it very flattering and humbling that every time we come and wrestle in front of the WWE Universe, they chant and they address it and they acknowledge it.”

Matt added, “When it happens, and I’m not even going to say if, when it happens, it’s going to be the most exciting thing to hit WWE programming in a long, long time. We’ve got to keep people guessing.”

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As seen on Monday’s episode of RAW, Corey Graves stopped mid-commentary after receiving a text message of some sort and immediately approached Kurt Angle regarding it. Kurt revealed that the contents of the message might “ruin him,” which has WWE fans speculating the meaning behind the big angle.

Bryan Alvarez speculated on Wrestling Observer Live that this angle could potentially lead to the return of Stephanie McMahon to weekly WWE television. While not confirmed, her return could happen as early as next week, but the “text message” angle is expected to be a big deal for Angle’s character.

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