Here is your news for July 25th 2020 Shocking Title Change Put Together For Summerslam 2020! What Is Next For Daniel Bryan And Edge? Wrestling News! WWE News!
And your headlines for today include:
Randy Orton’s Summerslam 2020 Plans Revealed!
WWE Wrestler Received Huge Props As The NEW Locker Room Leader!
Unexpected And Shocking Transition Of TWO Former World Champions!
Mandy And OTIS Storyline Is Back!
WWE Discussing Plans For HUGE SummerSlam Title Change!
WWE NXT Superstars Disrespected Direct Orders!
Finn Balor Responds To Edge Wanting WWE NXT TakeOver Match!
Rusev Takes A SHOT At AEW!
WWE Wrestler Reacts After Being Called Out For Burying WWE Superstars!
Some In WWE Are Concerned About Plans For Nation Of Domination Reboot!
The MIZ Talks About Retirement AND More!
We’re kicking off today by looking at WrestleMania 37, as there’s reportedly some
big plans for Randy Orton at the show of shows.
According to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, the current plan is to see Orton
once again face Edge at WrestleMania, this time in an I-Quit Match.
This match would follow-up from this year’s Last Man Standing match at Mania
which Edge won, and their Greatest Wrestling Match Ever at Backlash which Orton
won, and Edge got injured in.
Of course, anything could happen between now and WrestleMania 37, and there’s
always the risk that Edge or Orton could get injured before the show of shows, but
for now, fans can expect the two to clash at WrestleMania 37.
Speaking of the Legend Killer, Orton has been a fixture of WWE since 2002, and
has done everything there is to do in that time.
According to Ringside News, Orton is wiedely regarded as a locker-room leader,
though that wasn’t always the case, as one creative writing team member said:
“He went from being the biggest sh*t stirrer in the locker room to Raw’s locker
room leader with the best attitude of any veteran.”
It’s also been reported that Orton had a very deep discussion with Paul Heyman
about how to make stars, before Heyman’s departure as RAW executive director.
It’s good to see that Orton is taking his role as a locker- room leader seriously, as
he’s clearly well-liked backstage, if not on TV.
We’ve got more news from Edge next, as it’s being reported that the recently-
unretired Hall of Famer has another role behind the scenes.
It’s being reported that both Edge and Daniel Bryan have joined the RAW and
SmacKDown creative teams respectively, and that they have much more input
than most Superstars.
According to reports, both former World Champions are given scripts and have
access to notes from meetings with Vince McMahon, and also get a say about
what gets pitched to the Boss.
Neither man even has to be in Stamford to help with the creative process, and it’s
also being noted that the two are able to pitch ideas for other Superstars.
Fans who remember E&C’s Podcast of Awesomeness will recall Edge having
several creative ideas, and it’s good to see that these two veterans are able to
help out behind the scenes.
Over to SmackDown now, and this week’s show saw a fatal-4-way match to
determine AJ Styles’ next challenger.
Out of the four interesting participants, namely Drew Gulak, Shorty G, Lince
Dorado and Gran Metalik, it was Metalik who got the win and a shot at the
Intercontinental Championship.
Next week’s SmackDown will mark Metalik’s first shot at the IC title since joining
WWE, and whilst fans are confident that the Phenomenal One will retain, it’s
interesting to see somebody new get a title shot.
Next week’s SmackDown will also mark the return of Otis and Mandy Rose, who
haven’t been around in recent weeks.
On last night’s show, a highlight package of their love story was aired to update
fans, and whilst it’s not clear what Rose and Mr. Money in the Bank has been
doing, fans will get to see a glimpse at the happy couple on next week’s SmackDown.
This week’s SmackDown also saw quite the interaction between the New Day, as
despite the team saying they wish to stick together for their entire careers, that
won’t be happening now.
In a backstage segment, Kofi Kingston said that he will be on the shelf with an
injury that’ll keep him out for at least 6 weeks, and with Xavier Woods still injured
that leaves Big E on his own.
Despite being a team, the group have dabbled in singles pushes before, most
notably last year when KofiMania culminated in Kingston becoming the WWE Champion.
There’s rumours that WWE are already planning a big Singles Push for Big E, and
given that he’s a former NXT and Intercontinental Champion, lets hope Big E’s
brief singles run is as successful as his time before he joined the New Day.
We’ve got even more big news from the Blue Brand next, as the WWE
SmackDown Women’s Championship will be on the line.
Kicking off this week’s show, Sasha Banks and Bayley declared the Women’s
Evolution is dead, and after unofficially challenging Michael Cole to a Summerslam
match, bragged about their supremacy, these comments drew the ire of Nikki
Cross and Alexa Bliss, with Cross challenging Bayley to a title match.
Instead, Bayley had Cross and Bliss wrestle eachother to determine the number-
one contender, a match that the Scottish Superstar won, and fans can look
forward to seeing the former Women’s Tag Team Champion try to be the one to
end Bayley’s incredible reign.
Whilst the Cole-Bayley match wasn’t made official for Summerslam, for what we
can only describe as ‘obvious reasons’, The Biggest party of the Summer is the
WWE’s next pay per view, and could see a huge title change take place.
In the Wrestling Observer News letter, Dave Meltzer noted that fans could be
seeing Randy Orton capturing his 14th World Championship from Drew McIntyre, saying:
There have been rumors floating that Orton goes over and leads to a match with
Edge, but that seems so counter productive to take the title off McIntyre for Orton.
A victory for Orton at the Biggest Party of the Summer could also present an
opportunity for Edge to re-enter the title picture, if the Viper held the gold until WrestleMania.
It’s been previously reported that the company wants McIntyre to have a World
title victory in front of a live crowd, something he didn’t get at WrestleMania 36,
and time will tell what becomes of the WWE Championship over the next year.
Over to NXT now, and though WWE is making do with a makeshift crowd for their
TV and special events, the treatment of those in the crowd has been less than favourable.
Whilst conditions have improved from when the Superstars described themselves
as Circus animals, they’re still not great, and according to Fightful, many NXT
Superstars have refused to be crowd-members. They said:
We’re told many no-showed the back lot fight between Adam Cole and Velveteen
Dream, specifically. Along the way, some NXT Talent, including Undisputed Era
were asked to come in as extra noise before friends of the wrestlers were
eventually brought in. Prior to that, many of the top names in NXT were exempt
from even being asked to come by.
These refusals reportedly came even before a positive test was discovered, and
the report noted that the Adam Cole Vs Velveteen Dream Backlot Brawl was
affected by these refusals.
Obviously, WWE are trying to make their TV look as good as possible, despite the
current circumstances, but given the reports of how poorly those in the crowd
have been treated, it’s not surprising to see why some are against it.
Speaking of NXT, Finn Balor was recently the centre of attention when Edge said
he wanted to face him at a future TakeOver, and now the inaugural Universal
Champion has responded.
When Robert Stone tried to sign the Hall of Famer as a client, Edge’s first demand
was a match against Balor, who replied with a simple tweet saying Brood Vs. D, as in Demon.
Of course, Edge’s next match is already rumoured to be against Randy Orton, and
whether a potential Balor match happens in NXT or on RAW, having the two face
off would get plenty of attention.
One person fans won’t see in NXT, the main roster of any WWE show is Rusev,
who recently had a heated exchange with Cash Wheeler on Twitter.
When a fan pointed out that Wheeler would reply to Road Dogg Jesse James but
not the Bulgarian Brute, Wheeler sent a tweet at Rusev, challenging him to a fight.
The former U.S. Champion was down for this, but in the video game world, and
after giving options including Mortal Kombat, Street Fighter of Fifa, joked that
they could face-off in the non-existant AEW video game.
Both Rusev and FTR were released from WWE earlier this year, and whilst Rusev
hasn’t competed in the ring in quite some time, given his recent positive test, he’s
more than ready to throw down if there’s a controller in his hand.
We mentioned that Wheeler would reply to Road Dogg, but now the Hall of Famer
is facing some big accusations.
When Road Dogg called out FTR for using Shawn Michaels’ birthday to praise his
nemesis Bret Hart, Wheeler sarcastically spoke about the New Age Outlaw, saying:
Definitely a good guy that never talked sh*t about talent as soon as they’d walk
away. And definitely wouldn’t try to bury anyone that disagreed with him. Definitely.
This is quite the accusation from the former Tag Team Champion, and now Road
Dogg has replied saying:
Wow, I thought we were cool, kinda just ribbing. I see one of us wasn’t. My bad
dude. Good luck to y’all
Clearly, the D-O-Double-G misread the relationship that he had with the former
Revival, and if he did deliberately bury someone backstage, odds are that FTR are
well aware of it.
We’ve got trademark news next, as the company has locked down on a term that
suggests a new tournament is coming to TV.
According to official filings, the term NXT UK Heritage Cup now officially belongs
to WWE as of July 20th, and we’ll have to see when this NXT UK tournament happens.
As of right now, the UK brand is on hiatus due to the current situation, with
several stars facing claims of wrongdoing, though Triple H did have a cool with the
roster a week or so ago, telling them to be ready.
Time will tell when NXT UK returns, but when it does, fans can look forward to the
heritage cup taking place.
Now, recently there were plans for a renewed Nation of Domination which would
see MVP, Lashley, Shelton Benjamin and others team, and now we know about
more possible members.
It’s being reported that Apollo Crews was considered for the stable, and that Ron
Simmons’ appearance on RAW was supposed to kickstart the angle, which would
also include Mark Henry.
It’s now unclear whether the angle will take place, as theirs reportedly a lot of
people backstage who want it nixed, due to the current racial tensions in the U.S.
though WrestlingNews.co is reporting that Vince McMahon is being receptive to a
lot of MVP’s suggestions.
Ultimately, the decision lies with Vince himself, and whether a new Nation of
Domination appears or doesn’t, we’re sure that fans will have plenty to say about it.
Over to SmackDown now, and 16 years after his WWE Tough Enough debut, the
Miz has spoken about the end of his career.
When one fan asked The Miz when he planned to retire from the ring, the
SmackDown Superstar gave a simple response, saying that he’ll stop whenever it
stops being fun.
Given that Miz is both competing in WWE, and recently began hosting USA’s new
competition series, ‘Cannonball’, its clear he has a lot on his plate, and as long as
he’s enjoying himself, fans will be seeing much more of the A-Lister for many years to come.
And we’re ending with news from Impact Wrestling, and ever since the company
picked up several former WWE Superstars for it’s Slammiversary Pay Per View,
there’s been a renewed interest in the company.
Now, Impact have gone one step further by introducing new championship
designs, with the Impact World, Knockouts and X-Division gold all getting a new look.
It’s interesting that these redesigns came after Tessa Blanchard reportedly
refused to hand over her Impact World Championship unless a large demand was
met, a claim that the controversial former World Champion has denied.
As of right now, neither the World Tag Team titles or Moose’s unofficial TNA
World title have been updated, but it’s entirely possible either piece of gold could
get a redesign in the coming months.