As seen on Tuesday’s episode of SmackDown Live, the finals of the United States Title Tournament was pushed up and  took place on this week’s show instead of the upcoming Royal Rumble pay-per-view event.

Dave Meltzer indicated in the latest issue of The Wrestling Observer Newsletter that it was probably moved up because of time constraints at the Royal Rumble pay-per-view. Two Rumble matches are taking place on the card and those two matches combined will be 2 of the 4 hours on the show.

Meltzer also believes that there could have been a change of plans because of an injury situation and caused the company to deviate from what they originally had in mind. Meltzer didn’t elaborate on what injury could have caused a change in plans but it’s worth pointing out that there have been an abnormal amount of injuries as of late and it could have been any of those.

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Coming out of this week’s RAW & SmackDown episodes, the following is confirmed for the January 28th Royal Rumble event from Philadelphia:

WWE Universal Title Triple Threat Match
Brock Lesnar vs. Kane vs. Braun Strowman

WWE Title Match
AJ Styles vs. Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn

WWE US Title Tournament Finals
Jinder Mahal or Xavier Woods vs. Bobby Roode or Zack Ryder or Mojo Rawley

Men’s Royal Rumble Match
Participants: Elias, Randy Orton, Shinsuke Nakamura, John Cena, Finn Balor, Baron Corbin, 24 other wrestlers TBA.

Women’s Royal Rumble Match
Participants: Asuka, Naomi, Ruby Riott, Natalya, Sasha Banks, Bayley, Paige, Mandy Rose, Sonya Deville, Carmella, Tamina Snuka, Lana, Liv Morgan, Sarah Logan, 16 other wrestlers TBA. (The only women who have not yet officially declared who are on Raw or Smackdown are: Nia Jax and Dana Brooke)

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Bobby Roode defeated Baron Corbin and Jinder Mahal defeated Tye Dillinger to advance in the US Title tournament on this week’s episode of SmackDown Live.

WWE Has announced that Zack Ryder will face Mojo Rawley and Aiden English will face Xavier Woods in the remaining tournament matches. The winner of Ryder vs. Rawley will face Roode and the winner of English vs. Woods will face Mahal.

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ROH sent out the following:

The Best Wrestling on the Planet returns to the Alamo City on Friday, November 17 for Night One of Survival of the Fittest! Your favorite ROH stars will compete in a three-night tournament to determine the 2017 Survival of the Fittest winner. The winner of this year’s tournament will get the customary ROH World Title shot at a later date and etch their name in the history books! Seven out of ten men that have won have gone on to either win the championship with their title shot or do so at a later date – winning ROH’s preeminent tournament has proved it can launch careers!

The Main Event for San Antonio has been signed and it is a first-time dream tag team match between a duo teaming for the first time in ROH versus former ROH World Tag Team Champions that have vowed to ruin everything wrestling fans love about ROH!

MAIN EVENT
ROH WORLD CHAMPION “THE AMERICAN NIGHTMARE” CODY & IWGP UNITED STATES CHAMPION “THE CLEANER” KENNY OMEGA vs. THE ADDICTION (“ALMIGHTY” CHRISTOPHER DANIELS & “THE HEAVY METAL REBEL” FRANKIE KAZARIAN)

After 15 years, a man synonymous with Ring of Honor, Christopher Daniels achieved the pinnacle of his career, winning the ROH World Championship from Bullet Club’s Adam Cole. His tag team partner, Frankie Kazarian, infiltrated Bullet Club and provided the insurance Daniels needed, helping the duo maintain the moniker “The Smartest Men in the Room”.

Bullet Club hasn’t forgotten. And my has the script flipped on the Addiction.

“The American Nightmare” Cody defeated Daniels for the World Championship at Best in the World, bringing the title and, seemingly, all of the fans that supported Daniels on his journey to the championship to the side of Bullet Club. The Addiction’s actions, including comments about the fans that were so bad they could not air on television, did not endear themselves to anyone and they have promised to deprive wrestling fans of everything they love about Ring of Honor.

ROH fans love Bullet Club. And ROH fans really love IWGP United States Champion Kenny Omega!

Cody and Omega team as a duo for the very first time in San Antonio to take on the two-time former ROH World Tag Team Champions on the first night of the Survival of the Fittest Tournament! Daniels and Kazarian picked up wins on the Global Wars IPPV stops in Columbus and Chicago but there are no two stars in the world perhaps hotter than Cody and Omega!

Will the whole be greater than the sum of its parts or will the dream team of Cody and Omega prove too much in the long-standing war between The Addiction and Bullet Club? Don’t miss this tag team main event, LIVE!

There is nothing like seeing the hard-hitting, in-your-face action of Ring of Honor LIVE! Limited standing room tickets remain. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to see Kenny Omega, LIVE – get your tickets now!

RING OF HONOR PRESENTS SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST 2017 – NIGHT ONE
Austin Highway Event Center
1948 Austin Highway
San Antonio, Texas 78218

ALREADY SIGNED

MAIN EVENT
ROH WORLD CHAMPION “THE AMERICAN NIGHTMARE” CODY & IWGP UNITED STATES CHAMPION “THE CLEANER” KENNY OMEGA vs. THE ADDICTION (“ALMIGHTY” CHRISTOPHER DANIELS & “THE HEAVY METAL REBEL” FRANKIE KAZARIAN)

WOMEN OF HONOR
“THE VIRTUOSA” DEONNA PURRAZZO vs. BRITT BAKER

SIGNED TO COMPETE

ROH WORLD SIX MAN TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS THE YOUNG BUCKS
“THE VILLAIN” MARTY SCURLL

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Ring of Honor announced that Kenny Omega will be appearing at ROH’s live event in San Antonio on November 17th. Here is the announcement:

San Antonio…Ring of Honor has been planning a huge event to kick of this year’s Survival of the Fittest Tour.

And it just got bigger…

“The Cleaner” Kenny Omega has just been confirmed to invade San Antonio! He joins Bullet Club, Dalton Castle, Bully Ray, and your favorite ROH stars for an event that is officially “can’t miss.”

Tickets have been moving fast and with the addition of the IWGP U.S. Champion, we suggest you get yours now!

The Best Wrestling on the Planet returns to the Alamo City on Friday, November 17 for Night One of Survival of the Fittest! Your favorite ROH stars will compete in a three-night tournament to determine the 2017 Survival of the Fittest winner.

The winner of this year’s tournament will get the customary ROH World Title shot at a later date and etch their name in the history books! Seven out of ten men that have won have gone on to either win the championship with their title shot or do so at a later date – winning ROH’s preeminent tournament has proved it can launch careers!

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Dave Meltzer reported in the latest issue of The Wrestling Observer Newsletter that The Mae Young Classic tournament has been a huge hit on the WWE Network.

The eight most watched programs on the network were all eight episodes of the tournament this week. That means that the first episodes – which were released a week ago – were still pulling more viewers than either the NXT or 205 Live shows.

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WWE published unseen footage of a confrontation between MMA’s Four Horsewomen and WWE’s Horsewomen from the Mae Young Classic tapings.

In the footage, Ronda Rousey and her crew was being interviewed about Shayna Bazler’s progress in the tournament. Bayley, Charlotte and Becky Lynn approached the ladies. The two sides stared each other down until finally the silence was broken. “You name the time, you name the place,” Ronda Rousey said while looking them dead in the eyes. Lynch, Charlotte and Bayley looked Ronda up and down, nodded their heads and walked away without saying anything. “Not today?” Ronda asked, “I’ll be waiting to hear from you.”

You can check out the footage below:

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While speaking with TV Insider, Mae Young Classic competitor Shayna Baszler revealed that she called Ronda Rousey and the other Horsewomen to appear at the Tournament back on July 13th and July 14th at Full Sail University.

“We’re such good friends and training partners and teammates. I specifically called all three of them and said, ‘Guys, this is the most important thing I’ve ever done in my combat sports career. I’d love for you guys to be there because you were there at the beginning of all of this, and I would like you to be there for this.’ They were like, ‘Yeah, you got it. We’ll drop whatever we are doing. We’re there.’”

Baszler also talked about her decision to come to WWE and revealed it’s something she’s had her eye on.

“WWE is something I’ve had my eye on. After the call, I said to myself, ‘All right, it’s time to get it in gear.’ It fired me up to get into even better shape and get ready to go.”

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Rhea Ripley, a recent WWE signee, made her NXT debut at Friday’s Live Event in Tampa, Florida.

The Australia native worked as a babyface as she teamed with Ruby Riot and Zeda in a loss to Mandy Rose, Vanessa Borne, and Taynara Conti.

THE TEAM THAT SHOULD HAVE WON!!!!!! @RubyRiotWWE @Zeda_WWE @RheaRipley_WWE pic.twitter.com/DSVs6vqK7r

— THICC BITCH (@BiancaaJoy) August 26, 2017

#NXTTampa @RheaRipley_WWE @RubyRiotWWE & @Zeda_WWE v @WWE_MandyRose @TaynaraContiWWE & @VanessaBorneWWE pic.twitter.com/et00xYobS7

— JJ Williams (@JJWilliamsWON) August 25, 2017

Ripley took part in the Mae Young Classic back in July but had not worked an NXT live event until now.
At just 20 years old, she is the youngest competitor in the tournament, and in this video, she explains why youth is on her side.

Ripley, who began wrestling in 2013 in Australia, signed with WWE in April and reported to the WWE Performance Center in June.

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Paige responded to a birthday tweet from NXT Superstar Billie Kay on Twitter and indicated that she would be returning to WWE soon.

Billie Kay wrote, “it’s been a long time since I’ve seen you, hoping that changes soon.”

Happy Birthday @RealPaigeWWE it's been a long time since I've seen you, hoping that changes soon x

— Billie Kay (@BillieKayWWE) August 17, 2017

Paige replied, “Really soon promise!!! Miss you spooner!!!”

Really soon promise!!! Miss you spooner!!! https://t.co/HrO38XRkNc

— PAIGE (@RealPaigeWWE) August 20, 2017

Paige mentioned this past Monday while appearing at the Malik Rose Charity Bowling Tournament that she is still a couple months away from making her return to WWE.

“Hopefully within the next couple of months, fingers crossed. Now I have to get cleared by WWE doctors,” Paige said at the event.

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