Dave Meltzer reported in the latest issue of The Wrestling Observer Newsletter that WWE is planning on holding an NXT Takeover event during Money in the Bank weekend.

The event will be held at the Allstate Arena in Chicago on June 16th the day before the MITB event. Traditionally, WWE only holds four Takeover events a year during the same weekend as their “big 4” pay-per-view events. With the Money an the Bank event now being a “dual brand” show, the company now has plans to add a fifth Takeover event next year.

Here is the pay-per-view schedule for 2018:

January 28th — Royal Rumble (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
February 25th — Elimination Chamber (Raw PPV in Las Vegas. Nevada)
March 11th — Fastlane (SmackDown PPV in Columbus, Ohio)
April 8th — WrestleMania 34 (New Orleans, Louisiana)
May 6th — Backlash (Raw PPV in Newark, New Jersey)
May 27th — Payback (SmackDown PPV in Baltimore, Maryland)
June 17th — Money in the Bank (Chicago, Illinois)
July 15th — Battleground (Raw PPV in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
August 19th — SummerSlam (Brooklyn, New York)
September 16th — Extreme Rules (Raw PPV in San Antonio, Texas)
September 30th — Hell in a Cell (SmackDown PPV in Nashville, Tennessee)
October 21st — TLC (Raw PPV in Boston, Massachusetts)
November 18th — Survivor Series (Los Angeles, California)
December 16th — Clash of Champions (SmackDown PPV in San Jose, California)

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Ryback informs that he wrestled former WWE Superstar, Joey Mercury at last weekend’s WrestleCade event. The show was a great success but he thought it ran too long, approaching the 5-hour mark in length. He mentions that WWE live events last anywhere from 2:30-2:45, and they’ve found that to be the best length in terms of satisfying fans but also keeping their attention.

Anything under 2 and a half hours and people feel like they don’t get their money’s worth, but 3 hours or more of wrestling in a row is simply too long. He says that working with Mercury was great and he was very happy with how the match turned out. He believes it’s only a matter of time before Mercury returns to WWE again.

In regards to the rumours that WWE is planning to have an all-female Royal Rumble match at next month’s PPV, Ryback says, “If it ain’t broke don’t fix it”. He doesn’t think WWE has the female roster to properly execute this match right now, and he thinks WWE would be rushing this idea if they plan it for next month’s show. He doesn’t think it’s a terrible idea, but he’s not sure how they’d execute it so that both Rumble matches are unique, and he just doesn’t think the timing is right at the moment.

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Mike Kanellis, who hasn’t really been used on WWE television much since arriving to the company, commented on missing Sunday’s Survivor Series event on his Instagram account.

He wrote, “Every PPV I’m not on, just means that I am being out worked and I have to work harder. I don’t blame anybody but myself for everything that happens to me. If I get what I want, it’s because I worked hard for it. If I don’t get what I want, then there’s only one solution: WORK HARDER! Bow your head and plow right through. #redemptiontour #poweroflove #fitness #fitnessmotivation #fitfam #survivorseries #sdlive #wwe @wwe”

You can check out his post below:

Every PPV I'm not on, just means that I am being out worked and I have to work harder. I don't blame anybody but myself for everything that happens to me. If I get what I want, it's because I worked hard for it. If I don't get what I want, then there's only one solution: WORK HARDER! Bow your head and plow right through. #redemptiontour #poweroflove #fitness #fitnessmotivation #fitfam #survivorseries #sdlive #wwe @wwe

A post shared by Mike Kanellis (@therealmichaelbennett) on Nov 19, 2017 at 2:41pm PST

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With all the recent departures from Impact Wrestling, it looks like the company is looking to bring in some fresh names.

According to PWInsider, the company has had some “recent negotiations” with Ricochet, who won the PWG Championship over Chuck Taylor last weekend. Additionally, they are also looking to bring in Tessa Blanchard, who could begin with the company as soon as the post-PPV tapings begin.

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Lawler is joined on today’s show by his co-host Glenn Moore.

Lawler mentions that the current Meningitis outbreak in WWE is very unfortunate. He assumes that someone picked up a bug during one of the recent overseas tours and now it has spread through the locker room. He mentions that none of the commentators have come down with the illness as of yet which is great, but Lawler was still wondering if he’d get a call at the last minute to commentate on the TLC PPV or to work the kickoff show.

Speaking of Kurt Angle’s return to a WWE ring, Lawler thought Angle did a terrific job and commends him on jumping into that spot at the last minute in order to give the WWE Universe something special. Lawler recalls driving from an indie show with Angle roughly a year ago and Angle was expressing his desire to return to a WWE ring even then, so it was great to see him live out that dream Sunday night.

Lawler mentions that some people may have been critical of that main event and all the gimmicks and antics that it included, but he points out that WWE’s goal is always to send the fans home happy. After having to adjust the two big matches on the TLC card, WWE found a way to deliver and send their fans home happy.

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Edge & Christian open today’s show speaking about last Sunday’s Hell in A Cell PPV.

They both agree that the opening bout between The Usos and The New Day was a terrific match and they credit the originality of a lot of the spots in this match. Edge points out that it felt as if The New Day were trapped in the Usos’ penitentiary at times, and it was also great to see Big E go into ‘Terminator’ mode in this match.

Christian thought the WWE Title match between Jinder Mahal and Nakamura was put in a tough spot, but he also points out that a World Title match should be able to live up to expectations whenever it’s placed on a card. Edge points out that Nakamura hasn’t really shown up yet on the main roster and he’s not sure why. He also points out that Jinder Mahal needs to be able to get to another gear during big PPV matches and he hasn’t shown the ability to do that yet.

Edge & Christian both agree that the main event between Kevin Owens and Shane McMahon delivered as suspected, helped a lot by a fantastic build during this entire storyline. Edge does point out that whenever Shane McMahon is in a match like this people know he’s going to jump off of something, so they’re often sitting on their hands waiting for it to happen. Nonetheless, in this case he thought the fans were with the match throughout.

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X-Pac opens today’s show by discussing last Sunday’s No Mercy PPV. He says he attended this event live and was in the Gorilla Position with Triple H and Vince McMahon when Cesaro went face first into the corner ring post. He says Triple H was actually speaking to him about something when that happened, and Vince McMahon immediately started screaming at Triple H to get on the headset and figure out a way to get through the match with Cesaro bleeding everywhere.

X-Pac thought that tag team match was the best match on the card, and he was terribly dissapointed by the main event match between Braun Strowman and Brock Lesnar. He thought WWE threw this big-time match down the drain in an underwhelming 8-minute match, and blew a chance to draw big money at a PPV down the road.

He also wasn’t a fan of the way the finish was booked because although it’s never a bad idea to give Lesnar a convincing win, Strowman shouldn’t be the guy to put Lesnar over convincingly.

X-Pac thought John Cena and Roman Reigns had a great match, but he feels that both men had more to give. He says that both Reigns and Cena have had several incredible matches over the duration of their careers, and he thinks these two guys can get to another level if they’re given another opportunity to work together.

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A listener calls into the show and asks Taz if he thinks WWE would throw us all a curve ball and have one of the Money in the Bank winners emerge on RAW to cash in their briefcase against Alexa Bliss or Brock Lesnar. Taz admits that would be a very shocking and surprising turn of events, and would make for a very memorable moment.

However, he doesn’t think cashing in on RAW (especially the day after the PPV) is a good idea. He has always been a fan of the Money in the Bank creative, and more often than not the goal is to get as much longevity out of that angle as possible each year. The briefcase holders can use that contract to boost themselves up throughout the year, and the constant threat of cashing in adds intrigue to the product throughout the year as well.

A listener calls into the show and says that he purchased the ROH PPV this past weekend, and this was the first PPV he purchased since 2014. He’s very happy he decided to spend the money on this PPV because it was a great wrestling show. Taz says that he’s a big fan of ROH, and there’s a lot of hard working people who make that company work on a daily basis.

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After the controversial ending to the women’s Money in The Bank Ladder Match, Daniel Bryan announced on this week’s episode of SmackDown LIVE that there will be a rematch on next week’s episode of SmackDown LIVE. James Ellsworth will be banned from the ringside in the match.

Eric Bischoff expressed his displeasure over the decision on his podcast, “Bischoff on Wrestling”. Here’s what Bischoff said:

“I think it’s a bad move. It’s a mistake I’ve made in the past. Sometimes you learn from your mistakes. At least, sometimes I do and sometimes I don’t. When you build up to a big event on PPV and you build up the stakes and you build up the expectation and you basically deliver a screwed finish and then re-match it on free TV. It diminishes the long-term expectation of future big event matches on pay-per-view when that happens. I think it’s a really bad idea. By the way, I’ve done it and the results were always negative”

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Ross congratulates Seth Rollins on being named as the cover Superstar for WWE 2K17. He says that’s a big deal for Rollins personally and professionally, and it’s a big deal in the WWE locker room as well. Ross has heard that the two finalists for the cover were Seth Rollins and A.J. Styles, and he thinks Styles would have been very deserving of the cover as well.

Speaking about Sunday night’s Money in the Bank PPV, Ross thought the St. Louis crowd loved the legends sitting at ringside. He also thinks that Naomi is a very talented performer, and her athleticism allows her to continue to grow as a performer in the ring. It was nice to see her continue her Women’s Championship run at Money in the Bank with a win over Lana.

Ross liked that Mahal got some heat by defeating Randy Orton in his hometown on Sunday. The distraction finish protected Orton and allowed Mahal to continue his momentum. Ross does feel that Mahal needs to pick up a few convincing wins as some point where he can show off his aggressiveness, and he needs to vary his style from time to time.

However, Ross does like where Mahal is headed, and he credits WWE for putting their Championship on him to help build his credibility as rises to prominence within the company.

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