here's more wrestling news for september 22nd 2021 and your headlines for this afternoon include wwe
planning to pre-tape future raw and smackdown why wwe has not announced stipulations for
extreme rules matches three title matches and more booked for wwe nxt 2.0 next week keith lee gets
new nickname before wwe raw cesaro admits what he found disappointing about roman reigns feud
vince mcmahon pitched ideas of more swearing and new female ring gear for nxt 2.0 bronson
reed claims shawn michaels told him to prove his wwe release was a mistake jimmy smith revealed
secret wwe match rule during raw wwe king of the ring special coming to fox backstage updates on
sammy callahan following injuries that impact tv tapings and more we are kicking off with wwe who
have announced a second trip to europe for a tour this november after the past year fans in europe
are pleased to see the superstars back but wwe is changing how they do things with this next tour
during wrestling observer radio dave meltzer noted that the upcoming tour won't feature live episodes
of raw and smackdown saying usually when they tour europe they tape tv in europe but they're
not taping tv in europe they're going to be taping ron smackdown that week both in the united states
belter added that wwe will still send the raw crew after raw the week before the tour
and they'll stay until saturday and then the smackdown crew will replace raw on the tour after
they tape two episodes of smackdown in the u.s wwe are doing all they can to get back to normal
after the past year and with it being pretty expensive for wwe to film in europe this strategy
of pre-taping shows before international tours could become the norm after november's trial run
this sunday wwe will host its annual extreme rules event but the show so far is extreme in
name only despite the show being sold as the one night wwe goes extreme no stipulations have been
announced for any of the matches and there's a worrying reason for that when ringside news asked
about the lack of stipulations a member of wwe's creative said that no stipulations were decided
on at the last meeting meaning that so far all matches are planned to be under traditional rules
an anonymous member of wwe's creative team also threw some shade saying nobody should be surprised
by wwe leaving things last minute wwe doesn't have long to announce a lot of stipulations and
we can only expect that these match types will be announced very soon as wwe normal rules 2021
doesn't quite have the same ring over to nxt 2.0 as last night's show was the second night
of the rebrand and saw a huge title change on the show roderick strong toppled kushida to
become the new nxt cruiserweight champion but he didn't have long to celebrate post-match grayson
waller appeared to challenge strong for a title match which will happen on next week's nxt 2.0
that won't be the only massive title match next week as the nxt women's title match between
raquel gonzalez and frankie monet that was meant to happen on last week's nxt will instead happen
next week and toxic attraction will also get a shot at the nxt women's tag team championships
next week we'll also see a video package for the honeymoon of dexter loomis and indy hartwell
as well as the debut of a new talk show segment lashing out with lash legend
b-fab and elektra lopez will also do battle in a no disqualification match in what will be
a stacked third night of nxt's new era before this week's raw keith lee once again competed
in a dark match but he had a new nickname for the fans in raleigh north carolina before the
match the former nxt champion was introduced as keith bearcat lee a reference to bearcat wright
who was a pioneer for black wrestlers during the mid-20th century and became wwa world heavyweight
champion in august 1963 mere days before martin luther king's i have a dream speech
wwe have had lee compete in dark matches while they figure out what to do with him
and a heel turn has been considered by vince mcmahon time will tell if lee ever does turn heel
when he eventually returns to television but the bearcat name is likely here to stay after debuting
this week over to smackdown as cesaro failed in his quest to dethrone universal champion roman
reigns earlier this year losing to the tribal chief and wrestlemania backlash this feud was
physical to say the least but when speaking to ryan satin on the out of character podcast the
swiss cyborg mentioned what he found disappointing about the angle i wish it would have been in front
of fans that's the one thing that was the one thing like that match the build up everything
i wish it would have been in front of fans but it was the thunderdome and it was still awesome
cesaro hasn't competed since the september 3rd smackdown where he suffered a cervical
strain in storyline and we can only hope that the massively talented former us champion gets another
shot at reigns when he's back now that fans have returned more from nxt 2.0 as wwe has made a ton
of changes as of late and even more radical shake-ups may be coming to the colorful brand
fightful select reports that vince mcmahon himself sent nxt a few ideas to freshen up the brand as
they revealed nxt 2.0 targeting more of an 18 to 34 demographic including everything from in-ring
work and aggression to harsher language and the like another point that we haven't verified was
more lenience on female character gear though it wasn't specified what exactly that means keep up
with current affairs with promos and character verbiage was another point said to be brought up
it's said that the usa network is in full support of these plans as they're happy
with any concept that will lead to a boost of ratings there's no word on when if ever
these ideas will be implemented but if mandy rose starts swearing up a storm about the
state of current affairs all while wearing a sultry number you know who's responsible
last month wwe shocked fans by releasing bronson reed who reportedly didn't fit
into vince mcmahon's new vision for nxt there had been plans for the former north american
champion to be called up to the main roster but obviously that didn't happen prior to his release
speaking to busted open radio this week reed recalled being let go and the advice he was
given by one very important person i got to speak with sean right after my release he actually
texted me very shocked and said you have to show them that it was a mistake keep working it was
not something we saw coming i was speaking with him at the previous tapings about future story
lines and where we were headed in my mind creative already had plans for me until the end of the year
keep working is a lot better advice than smile more something that reid was told to do while in
wwe it remains to be seen what's next in store for the former nxt superstar but he's already called
out aewtnt champion miro and is expected to make a decision regarding his future soon after being
in talks with several big promotions whatever he has planned reed has his whole career ahead of him
and we're sure he plans on showing wwe why letting him go was a big mistake back to raw as
jimmy smith has received praise ever since joining the red brand's commentary team earlier this year
but he may have accidentally revealed something that fans aren't supposed to know on wrestling
observer radio dave meltzer mentioned how smith referenced a secret rule wwe has regarding tag
team matches where superstars are only allowed to save their partner once or risk being dq'd
meltzer said you know jimmy smith mentioned in that natalia match when ria ripley made a save
it's like now they're not allowed to do any more saves well they told us it's a one save
rule you get one save it's been an official rule for years but they never said it on tv
wwe has had this one save rule for a long time but traditionally it's only been the producers who
have been in the know and whether smith meant to reveal this secret or not now the fans know only
to expect one interference spot during a tag team match next month the company will bring back its
king of the ring tournament that'll see the next monarch be crowned at crown jewel in saudi arabia
according to pw insider fox is planning to air a king of the ring special which will
air from october 1st to october 3rd and will air at different times depending on the local market
this special will no doubt hype up the company's historic tournament as well as the first ever
queen's crown tournament and with former kings including bret hart steve austin triple h and
brock lesnar there will be plenty of huge king of the ring moments for fox to cover since aew was
founded in 2019 cody rhodes has remained a baby face despite once being a fantastic heel in wwe
as a face rhodes has done his fair share of putting over other talents such as darby allen and
malachi black but some fans hope to see the former tnt champion express his meaner side once more
speaking to bleacher report rhodes refused to ever turn heel again and made a huge claim about
his future in wrestling to go from a warm reception to an adversarial reception i'll
retire before i become a heel i'm not going to make decisions that are bad for our youth to see
that's the challenge how do i maintain where i'm at when the crowd wants to get a different flavor
tonight rhodes will face malachi black the man who put him out of action for weeks
and even if he loses again to the former nxt champion the aew executive vice president will
keep his cool around the rest of the baby faces and we're ending today with sammy callahan who
suffered some serious injuries at the latest tapings for impact wrestling it was reported
on monday that callahan had suffered a broken ankle which should keep him out of action for
the rest of the year and likely until spring of 2022 following surgery in an update from
pw insider it's confirmed that callahan also broke tibia amphibia bones in his left leg too
callahan underwent surgery in nashville and was released from the hospital yesterday and with this
update he's not expected to be in the ring until mid-august at the very earliest the former impact
world champion suffered these injuries doing a suicide dive and there's no word on whether the
match will air in an upcoming episode whatever the case callahan is gone for the foreseeable future
and we're wishing him a speedy recovery after these horrific injuries well guys that's our
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