Tag: Lana
Betting Odds for Tonight’s Money in the Bank Event
Here are the betting odds for tonight’s Money in the Bank event:
(the lower the number, the higher their chances of winning are)
WWE Money in the Bank Match
Baron Corbin -350
Sami Zayn +1200
Kevin Owens +2200
AJ Styles +1300
Shinsuke Nakamura +500
Dolph Ziggler +5000
WWE Women’s Money in the Bank Match
Carmella -265
Becky Lynch +1050
Natalya +750
Charlotte Flair +400
Tamina +6000
WWE Championship Match
Jinder Mahal(c) -900 vs Randy Orton +500
WWE Smackdown Women’s Championship Match
Naomi(c) -270 vs Lana +190
WWE Smackdown Tag Team Championship
The Usos(c) -185 vs The New Day +145
Lana Shoots Down Rumors of Her Inheriting Eva Marie’s Gimmick
While recent reports would suggest that Lana inherited the gimmick that was originally planned for Eva Marie, Lana is saying otherwise. During an interview with USA Today, she claims that she is still using the “Ravishing Russian” gimmick she previously had while she was managing Rusev.
“I’m the same ‘Ravishing Russian’ that you’ve always known. It’s funny to me when I hear people say that it’s a new character. I embody ‘Ravishing.’ I come out in the most ravishing dress. I have a ravishing entrance. I’m ravishing people’s hearts. I was managing Rusev and wearing a suit because if you’re managing someone or an agent in real life, you are going to wear a suit to work. Right now, I’m the focal point, I’m the one competing. If people know anything about Russians, we do things really over the top. We wear high heels everywhere. We show up in the most extravagant outfits. I am just embodying how I was raised and what I grew up in. Some people might think we’re extra, I just think we’re ravishing. I’m the same woman, I’m just going to be crushing people myself.”
You can check out her full interview at this link.
Vince Russo’s The Brand Recap – Smackdown Analysis, Burying Jinder Mahal, Lesnar Turning on Heyman? More!
Russo is joined on today’s show by his co-host Jeff Lane.
He opens today’s show by saying that Smackdown Live simply isn’t for him. He has tried to review that show for three straight weeks now and it has been nothing more than six hours of wasted time. Next week Russo is going to switch back to watching and reviewing RAW because Smackdown Live just isn’t entertaining him.
Russo says that Smackdown Live is a ‘cookie cutter’ show. Every week it’s the exact same thing, and viewers are never given fresh looks or different programming. He points out that the opening segment with all the women in the ring was the exact same segment we saw with the men only two weeks ago.
He says that WWE has been hyping and promoting Lana’s debut for weeks, and when she finally came out the entire announce team no-sold it. He adds that they totally buried Lana by not selling her entrance, and it’s almost like they did it on purpose because it was that bad. He says that Tom Phillips is horrible because if he doesn’t sell something, the audience at home will never look at it as important.
Speculation on Lana Competing on SmackDown Live Before MITB
WWE confirmed on their website that Lana will not be competing before the Money in the Bank event in her match against Naomi for the SmackDown Women’s Championship. There was speculation online this week in regards to her facing in a match before hand but that obviously won’t be happening.
WWE wrote the following, confirming that her match at MITB will be her first official match on the SmackDown Live brand:
“At SmackDown LIVE’s WWE Money in the Bank pay-per-view, Lana will make her blue brand in-ring debut when she challenges Naomi for the SmackDown Women’s Championship in a match that was made following the turbulent events of the June 6 edition of SmackDown LIVE.”
New Match Announced for Money in the Bank
WWE announced on tonight’s episode of SmackDown Live that Naomi will defend her SmackDown Women’s Championship against Lana at the Money in the Bank pay-per-view. Here is the updated card for the show:
WWE Championship
Randy Orton vs. Jinder Mahal
SmackDown Women’s Championship
Lana vs. Naomi
Money in the Bank Ladder Match
AJ Styles vs. Baron Corbin vs. Sami Zayn vs. Dolph Ziggler vs. Nakamura vs. Kevin Owens
Women’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match
Tamina vs. Charlotte vs. Becky Lynch vs. Natalya vs. Carmella
SmackDown Tag Team Championship
The New Day vs. The Usos
Money in the Bank will take place on June 18, 2017 at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Missouri. As always, we will be providing live play-by-play coverage of the event.
Lana & Sasha Banks Engage In Twitter Drama
There was some drama today on Twitter after Lana liked the following tweets made by former WWE Diva Melina:
Fans saw Lana liking these tweets and took it as her dissing Sasha Banks. Lana sent out the following tweet in regards to the backlash from fans:
Sasha then sent out the following tweet in response to Lana:
Sasha, Summer Rae and their friends then started using the “#BL2017” hashtag, which means “Block Lana 2017” after Lana tweeted on how she would block anyone who left negative comments for her:
Lana Using Rusev’s Finisher at Live Events
Lana defeated Danielle Kamella at the WWE NXT Live Event in Daytona Beach, FL. The finish of the match came when Lana used Rusev’s Accolade finishing hold on Kamella.
As noted, Lana is working NXT events and training at the Performance Center before she makes her SmackDown Live debut. She is scheduled to work the NXT Live Events in Largo and Dade City this weekend.
WWE News and Rumors: Lana sends warning to Kurt Angle
While congratulating Kurt Angle on his recent induction into the WWE Hall of Fame, ‘The Ravishing Russian‘ Lana also teased a confrontation between ‘The Wrestling Machine‘ Kurt Angle and ‘The … Read More
WWE News: WWE Teasing Big Tag Match For Monday Night RAW
WWE is teasing a tag team bout Enzo Amore and Big Cass vs. Jinder Mahal and Rusev for WWE RAW on Monday in Chicago, IL. This comes after Jinder and … Read More