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as this dance break.
Get used to that, because the dramatic number 30 spots in the men’s and women’s Royal
Rumble matches… are likely going to end with them.
Mixed Match Challenge Finals Because in a tournament that started off involving
Braun Strowman, Alexa Bliss, Asuka, Finn Balor, Rusev, AJ Styles, Charlotte Flair, Jeff Hardy
and Kevin Owens, the final at this Sunday’s TLC pay-per-view will be contested between
The Fabulous Truth of Carmella and R-Truth against Raw’s Mahalicia team of Alicia Fox
and Jinder Mahal.
Go home, WWE - you’re drunk on eggnog.
The winning team will, of course, get the coveted number 30 spots in January’s Royal
Rumble matches - an idea I’m pretty sure was pitched as a joke at WWE’s Christmas
party, and Vince McMahon thought it was a good idea.
This week’s Mixed Match Challenge episode only drew 17,700 viewers on Facebook Watch,
a figure so low, some academics dispute whether the show actually exists.
Speaking of things no-one watched last night!
SUPER SEGWAY!
Naomi Frustrated With WWE SmackDown While SmackDown delivered on the Charlotte
vs Asuka WrestleMania rematch and a tag team rap battle segment announced the previous
week, WWE robbed us of one other hugely anticipated match advertised in advance: Mandy Rose vs
Naomi.
The two had been trading insults on Twitter over the weekend, with Rose pointing out how
Asuka has suddenly ditched Naomi as a tag partner - storytelling! - and Naomi calling
Mandy “bootleg Eva Marie”.
Paige then announced on Monday the two would have a match on last night’s episode of
SmackDown - which Naomi was still tweeting about an hour before the show began - but
the match never took place.
It turns out some fans had the audacity to expect WWE to deliver on something they’d
promised.
And don’t believe me that people actually cared about seeing a Mandy Rose vs Naomi match?
Well just check out Naomi’s Twitter, because she’s retweeted upwards of 13 people who
posted their disappointment.
Wow, 2018.
Naomi herself then encouraged her fans to keep speaking out, tweeting: “I’m not
sure if my match got cut or if @WWE_MandyRose just didn’t show regardless I’m over it
I’ll let the fans handle this 1 for me #sdlive ✌️”
Mandy Rose, meanwhile, explained she had to go do a last minute photoshoot.
CageSideSeats claims the match is now expected to take place next Tuesday, thank God.
Speaking of matches that may or may not happen.
Another really good Segway.
WrestleMania 35 Plans Revealed?
BarnBurner’s No Holds Barred podcast claims to know the current plans for WrestleMania
35.
Not only do they say these are only pencilled in matches for now, because things can change
by April, but No Holds Barred have had a patchy record of breaking stories in the past, so
take these with a pinch of salt.
They claim Triple H is still pencilled in to face Batista, as officials are hoping Hunter
can recover from his torn pectoral muscle in time.
Miz and Shane McMahon will compete for the Best in the World trophy.
Rey Mysterio is pencilled in for a United States title match, but his opponent hasn’t
been decided yet.
The three names reportedly being discussed as champion are Shinsuke Nakamura, Samoa Joe
or Andrade ‘Cien’ Almas.
The two who don’t face Rey will be in the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal.
Apparently WWE are talking with Rock ‘The Dwayne’ Johnson about a potential Hall of
Fame induction, and possibly a match with Brock Lesnar if his schedule allows for it.
This ties in with previously reported plans of Johnson winning the Royal Rumble to face
Roman Reigns before Roman was diagnosed with leukemia.
If that doesn’t happen, it’ll be Seth Rollins vs Brock.
AJ Styles is supposedly set to face Randy Orton.
And, possibly the most outlandish claim, there are backstage talks that Daniel Bryan will
be taking on Shawn Michaels.
A 205 Live star just debuted on SmackDown!
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