Here's your News for August 20th 2020 WWE Leaks Match Result Once Again! Why Renee Young Quit? WWE Brock Lesnar Returning! Wrestling News! 2 00:00:04,771 --> 00:00:06,773 And your headlines for today include
Renee Young’s Last Day In WWE; Wrestler’s React And Reason For Her Departure Revealed!
Triple H Confirms About WWE Draft , Shares WWE’s Vision For The Draft!
Yet Another HUGE Spoiler By WWE; Fans Outraged For Leaking Out The Result!
Released WWE Star Joins Impact And Also ROH Too!
WWE Details How They Can Kick Fans Out Of Thunderdome ‘Any Time, For Any Reason’
Buff Bagwell In Car Accident — Transported To Hospital With Life Threatening Injuries!
Johnny Gargano’s SCARY NXT BOTCH Is Revealed!
Alexa Bliss Finally Opens Up On Her Relationship Status!
Breaking News As Vince McMahon Picks A NEW Name To Be New Head Of WWE RAW !
WWE Removes Bret Hart Content From Network!
Shocking News Of Brock Lesnar And Roman Reigns Returning And MORE!
We’re kicking off today with some big news from WWE, as Renee Young is set to leave the company.
Outkick were the first to report that Young gave her notice to the company a week ago, which was later
confirmed by PW Insider, and Alex McCarthy of Talk Sport is reporting that this Sunday’s Summerslam will
be Young’s last day on the job. Bryan Alverez on Wrestling Observer Live noted that Young will be part of
Summerslam in some capacity, and several stars have commented on her departure.
On social media, Paul Heyman described Young as an absolute pleasure to work with, whilst Mick
Foley called her a woman of many talents, and CM Punk also weighed in on the Backstage host, saying
she’s the best, and she’s waiting for a podcast. Joining the WWE in 2012, Young has
served as a commentator in both NXT and the main roster, as well as a backstage interviewer.
Though she’s never competed in an actual match, Young has had some physical moments, including slapping
The Miz in December 2016, during the A-Lister’s feud with Young’s husband Dean Ambrose.
There’s already speculation that Young will join her husband in AEW, but with the commentator
also having a cookbook coming out soon, it’s clear that Young has opportunities ahead of her outside of
wrestling.
in the ring. Over to NXT now, as ahead of this Saturday’s TakeOver 30 event,
Triple H has hosted his media conference call, and was asked about Young’s departure. He said:
“I won’t comment on that status and will let Renee deal with that on her terms, but as far as her as a person,
and as part of WWE, it’s been awesome, and she has been a large part of this. I’ve personally enjoyed
working with her tremendously and it’s been awesome to see her do and attack different things with the
company and try different roles and I thought she’s done an amazing job with all of them. So I’ll let her handle
the rest of it. As far as her contributions, they’ve been awesome.”
Triple H’s gracious praise for Young certainly leaves things open for a return, if she ever chose to do
business with WWE again, but for now, it seems like the former commentator will have plenty to
keep her busy, outside of the WWE. Triple H’s media call wasn’t just about Young though, as he also
confirmed that the heavily rumoured WWE Draft will be coming soon.
Speaking about the ongoing global situation, the COO spoke about how the company has had to change
before dropping the big news. He said: “That definitely has changed that
mindset, there is different protocols and procedures, ‘hey, we’d like to move this talent, we’d like to do that,’
and you’ll see that coming up in the Draft later in the year. You definitely have to think about it a lot more and
think about those changes, but I think long-term, it’s better for everybody.”
He added that a draft will allow Superstars from all three brands to start fresh, and given that NXT is
on TV now, he also hinted at the gold brand being a part of the impending shakeup.
With WWE struggling for ratings, a draft could certainly help generate buzz with fresh matchups, and time
will tell when the 2020 draft will take place. Speaking of NXT, this Saturday’s
show will see NXT Champion Keith Lee vs. Karrion Kross, though WWE Shop may have already spoiled the
winner. Though the match obviously hasn’t happened yet, this is your official
potential-spoiler warning, so skip ahead 30 seconds if you don’t want to hear what’s happened.
Kross was featured in a WWE Shop ad with Scarlett, and the NXT Title draped over his shoulder, and
though the post was quickly deleted, fans still saw it and saved it. With this in mind, it looks like Lee’s
reign as NXT Champion may be a short one, but we’ll just have to wait until this Saturday to know for sure
who will be the top dog of the Black and Gold brand. Speaking of TakeOver 30, this
week’s NXT saw some major changes to the card, as two more men were added to the North
American title ladder match. In the second-chances matches, Johnny Gargano earned a spot with
a win over Ridge Holland, whilst Velveteen Dream bested Finn Balor in the main event to qualify, though
given his alleged actions, this win led to fan backlash online, as well as Balor calling him a loser.
Loser or not, Dream now has a shot at regaining the North American title, but he’ll have to go through a ladder
match against Gargano, Cameron Grimes, Bronson Reed and Damian Priest to do so.
We’ve got some Ring of Honor news next, as a huge star will soon be working with the company.
With ROH taping two months of TV from Baltimore, fans are getting to see what’s to come, and according
to PW Insider, EC3 is in Baltimore for the ROH TV tapings. ROH isn’t the only company the
One-Percenter is a part of though, as he’s still with Impact Wrestling, where he’s battling with Moose over the
TNA title, and given that he recently stole the gold from Moose on Impact, we’ll have to see whether EC3, who
was part of WWE’s April releases, brings the title to Ring of Honour.
Back to WWE now, and fans have gotten their first glimpse at the Thunderdome.
Sports Illustrated’s Justin Barrasso revealed footage of the new structure, which is being touted as a new Virtual
Fan Experience, which showed huge screens around the entire venue, where fans will be seen during shows.
Registration for the Thunderdome closed off very early, as fans clearly wanted to be a part of this new
experience, and with reports that Vince McMahon is putting a lot of faith into this new venture, hopefully
the Thunderdome will be a big success when it debuts this Friday on SmackDown.
Clearly, the Thunderdome is a huge deal with WWE, so it should come as no surprise that the company is making
sure that nobody tries anything funny on air. Though registration to appear sold
out almost immediately, the WWE has contacted those lucky fans who will be appearing, and have made it
clear that they should behave, saying: We reserve the right to remove you from the live stream at any time, for
any reason. The audience will be refreshed throughout the night and you may not be included in the
entire broadcast. In addition, we may remove you from the live stream for any inappropriate conduct or
technical issues Their statement goes on to say that licenced WWE clothing is preferred,
so don’t expect any AEW shirts on the show, though we expect some fans to try it anyway.
WWE programming has been missing fans for far too long, and now the company is on its way to having
them back, so hopefully those fans chosen can behave themselves as part of the Thunderdome.
WWE’s new Thunderdome will start this Friday on SmackDown, and though the venue will host RAW,
SmackDown and Pay Per Views, NXT won’t be part of the action. During his conference call, Triple H
explained that the gold brand will remain at Full Sail until further notice, saying that the company’s
partnership with Full Sail is very important. Of course, that could all change
down the line, though we doubt it given that Full Sail’s been NXT’s home for years, and with the gold
brand running unopposed for the next few weeks, this is certainly an interesting time for fans of NXT.
We’ve got some worrying news concerning former WCW star Buff Bagwell, as he was recently
involved in what Cobb County’s website called a serious injury traffic collision. Their report reads:
According to investigators, a black 2013 Chevrolet Tahoe [Bagwell’s vehicle] was traveling west on
Cumberland Boulevard, approaching Cumberland Parkway when the driver lost control while negotiating
a curve. The Chevrolet Tahoe collided with the center median and metal fence within the median before
continuing west across the eastbound lanes. The Chevrolet Tahoe then collided with the curb
before colliding into a free-standing bathroom at the Cobb County Transit (CCT) bus station.
This isn’t the first time that Buff has been in a worrying story this year, as he recently posted a Cameo where
where he was looking pretty worse for wear, and hopefully the former Tag Champion will be able to make a full
recovery from this latest setback. Sspeaking of injuries, we recently covered Johnny Gargano’s
match with Ridge Holland that aired this week, as the match taping had to be paused when the former
Champion took a scary bump to the back of his head.
On this week’s NXT, the match, and the bump were shown, though the match was edited, as the mid-match
check-up, with saw Triple H and Shawn Michaels come out, was cut from the broadcast.
Post-match, Gargano was checked on once again, and is apparently good to go for TakeOver’s ladder
match, and hopefully, this worrying bump to the back of the head will be just a one-off for Johnny Wrestling.
Over to SmackDown now, and whilst Alexa Bliss seems to have a thing for the Fiend on-screen,
she recently revealed that her real-life relationship with Ryan Cabrera only happened because
of False rumours On the Bellas Podcast, Bliss said that TMZ reported they were dating before
they’d even met, and that led to the two chatting, and eventually dating for real.
With social media all around us, it’s no secret that Cabrera and Bliss are dating, but we doubt the
Singer-songwriter wants to tangle with the Fiend, anytime soon.
Over to RAW, and Vince McMahon is reportedly considering Shane McMahon to take over the red brand.
It’s known that Bruce Prichard is running both RAW and SmackDown, though according to a WWE source
for Sportskeeda, Prichard wants a lighter load, and that Shane could soon replace him as the head of RAW.
After a seven-year sabbatical, Shane has reportedly impressed his dad in a major way, so it may
be just a matter of time before the red brand belongs to the Prodigal Son.
Whilst fans have seen more of Shane recently thanks to RAW Underground, one person they’ll be seeing less of
is Bret Hart, as his content is being removed from the Network.
For some reason, several Bret documentaries and collections were taken off the streaming service, and
we’ll have to see whether WWE gives an official notice about this, and if so, what there reason will be for getting
rid of the Excellence of Execution.
And finally today we’re ending with news from Roman Reigns and Brock Lesnar, as the two may soon be back
wrestling.
Whilst Young is reportedly on the way out of WWE, two names fans could be seeing again soon is Brock
Lesnar and Roman Reigns. Tomorrow night, WWE will kick-off it’s new venture at the Amway Center
in Orlando, which will feature a Thunderdome far grander than the WWE Performance Center, and
according to sources, there’s been discussions backstage that the new venue will bring the two former
World Champions back. They added: “The feeling among some was that there was a higher chance for
outbreaks inside of the smaller Performance Center building. Those concerns should be alleviated now
that they are going to be running shows at the much larger Amway Center at least until late October.”
Although Lesnar’s absence has been down to his part-time contract, Reigns hasn’t been around because
of the ongoing global situation, and if the Amway Center does prove to be a safe enough environment for
Reigns to return to, it may be just a matter of time before fans see the former Universal Champion back
in the ring. Over to NXT now, as ahead of this Saturday’s TakeOver 30 event,