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Braun Strowman may be returning at the upcoming Great Balls of Fire event, according to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter.
Dave Meltzer mentioned in the latest installment that Strowman is currently scheduled to be part of the event. It’s unknown if he will face Roman Reigns at the show, but Strowman is still scheduled to face him one more time before having his match against Brock Lesnar.
Taz says that he didn’t think last night’s episode of Smackdown Live was very good for a ‘go-home’ show. It was an average show at best, but it should have been more given that it was the last show before Money in the Bank this coming Sunday.
Taz says that he liked the ladder match tease which ended the show, where Nakamura reached up and grabbed the briefcase. He thought this did a good job of promoting the ladder match and driving people to the PPV this Sunday, but this was the only part of the show to do so.
He didn’t like that during Jinder Mahal’s promo, The Singh Brothers were also standing on the area rug along with Mahal. He believes that mat should be solely for Mahal, and if he was the only person who was allowed to stand on it, it would seem far more important. He liked Randy Orton’s RKO out of nowhere, and he thought that spot was very well executed by the talent and captured perfectly by the cameraman.
Taz thought the 8-man tag team match between The Usos/Colons & Breezango/New Day was pretty entertaining. He adds that WWE is giving their viewers a lot of Breezango lately with in-ring matches as well as the Fashion File segments, and he urges them to be careful as to not over-expose the emerging team.
The following are spoilers for tonight’s episode of SmackDown Live, courtesy of PWInsider:
Zack Ryder is backstage and is expected to make his return on tonight’s show. Ryder has been out of action with a knee injury since December.
There is talk that American Alpha will return.
Charlotte vs. Natalya
Naomi vs. Tamina
Usos/Primo/Epico vs. Breezango/New Day
Check back here at 8PM ET for our live play-by-play coverage. Also, you can join us on RingsideTalk.net for our live fan chat.
We noted earlier today that Paige went to go visit the doctors for a check up on her neck injury that has sidelined her for nearly a year.
Paige may have got some good news, as she posted the following photos to Instagram which would indicate that she’s training for her return:
A post shared by Paige WWE (@realpaigewwe) on Jun 13, 2017 at 11:55am PDT
A post shared by Paige WWE (@realpaigewwe) on Jun 13, 2017 at 11:58am PDT
Here is the latest edition of my Q&A video series. You can submit questions for future videos on my Twitter page and make sure to use the hashtag #RoadToNoDQ1000.
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Some of Roman Reigns’ critics have gotten under his skin today as he took the time to blast a couple of them on Twitter. Here is what transpired:
And your sorry ass was positioned at the top thanks to family.
You were handed your position. You never earned it.
BELEEDAT
— Jean Loss Fap (@servinfools) June 13, 2017
Yea I guess working my butt off 5 days a week while being away from my wife and kids for the last 7 years is being “handed” it. #DumbAssMark https://t.co/1SlLhPdEjf
— Roman Reigns (@WWERomanReigns) June 13, 2017
How about the other guys that work their butt off and get away from their wife and kids for years too and still jobbing?
— Androctonus (@FX7scorpion) June 13, 2017
Oh yea, ?I forgot they are “jobbing” for free! ?Clueless #DumbAssMark. BTW all our schedules and responsibilities aren’t the same. #B2R https://t.co/tbx5BW7Yvl
— Roman Reigns (@WWERomanReigns) June 13, 2017
WWE heads to Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, LA for tonight’s episode of SmackDown Live. The following is confirmed for tonight’s show:
Charlotte Flair will take on Natalya
Tamina vs. Naomi
The Usos, Primo & Epico will face Tyler Breeze, Fandango & The New Day in an eight-man tag team match
Shinsuke Nakamura, Sami Zayn & AJ Styles vs. Kevin Owens, Dolph Ziggler & Baron Corbin
Jinder Mahal and Randy Orton face off before their match at Money in the Bank
Check back here at 8PM ET for our live play-by-play coverage. You can also join us for our SmackDown Live fan discussion on RingsideTalk.net.
Roman Reigns caught wind of a Twitter account that didn’t have nice things to say his wrestling abilities and decided to rip into the hater.
He wrote the following in response to a Tweet sent out by the user “HeelDegenerate”, who claims to be a wrestler in training.
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.”
A listener calls into the show and informs that he recently watched an episode of Lucha Underground and was fascinated by Dario Cueto’s performance. Taz agrees and points out that the actor who portray’s Cueto on Lucha Underground never worked in the wrestling business before, rather he’s an actor who was brought in to play that role.
The caller also asks Taz if he thinks WWE would ever go down the same road, by bringing in actors to play authority figures or managers on WWE programming. Taz doesn’t think WWE would do this because the wrestling business is somewhat of a fraternity, and they like to stick to their own. It would also be a lot of work to train actors into the wrestling business, in terms of how the business works backstage and in front of a live audience.
Taz’s Producer Dennis Jones attended a CZW show this past weekend and although this overly violent brand of wrestling normally isn’t his cup of tea, he had a good time at this show. Taz says that CZW has been around for a long time and while it certainly isn’t for everyone, WWE Superstars such as Dean Ambrose and Luke Harper got their start in CZW.
