Heres your news for August 15th 2019 WWE NEWS - Vince McMahon Refuses To Release Dolph Ziggler What Happened When Smackdown Went Off Air 2 00:00:16,866 --> 00:00:21,438 We’re starting off with news from SmackDown Live today, as though there weren’t a lot of fan who
attended the show, those who did got a nice surprise.
After SmackDown and after 205 Live, Daniel Bryan and Rowan teamed up for a special dark match
against Heavy Machinery, who won the match via DQ.
This ending came when a frustr ated Rowan levelled his opponents with a steel chair, so though the
former NXT Superstars got the win, it probably wasn’t the one they wanted.
Tucker and Otis did get some ka rma though, as after a beat down by the former SmackDown Tag
Team Champions, Bryan accident ally hit Rowan with his running knee, allowing Tucker and Otis to
turn the tables, and send the fans home happy.
Though this week’s edition of Smack Down Live wasn’t the best attended show, the episode did
garner 2.16 million viewers, the third straight week that the number has increased.
This number was also the highest figure for the blue brand since April’s Superstar Shakeup, as
SmackDown Live was 7th in total viewership, but ranked number 1 in the 18-49 demographic.
For comparison, the August 14th, 2018 edition of the show, drew 2.19 million viewers, but this
decline in viewers is a lot smaller than what many would have expected.
Last year’s show was also the go -home show for Summerslam 2018, so it was natural for more
people to tune in.
Miz and Mrs, which aired immediately after SmackDown this week, was down in viewership from
last week’s show, but still saw over 1 million fans tuning in.
Though Maryse may be struggling to get fans tuning in to her show, one former Divas Champion may
have better success at WWE’s Evolution Pay Per View, which may be making a comeback.
Evolution, which was WWE’s first- ever all-female event, happened in October last year, though Brad
Shephard spoke about the possi bility of a second event on his Oh You Didn’t Know podcast this
week, saying:
“WWE is considering Evolution 2.0 and if they go through with it, a farewell match for Lita has been
mentioned.”
The recent Summerslam Pay Per View saw what is believed to be Trish Stratus’ final match where
she lost to Charlotte Flair, so it’d be interesting to see if WWE would be willing the retirement of two
of the biggest females in wrestling in such a short period of time.
If Lita is to hang up her boots for good, then the question remains of who would her final opponent
be, as it seems this story is far from over.
Whilst Lita may be looking to step away from the ring, it seems she isn’t the only one, as RAW
Superstar Dolph Ziggler is trying to get away, though that is proving to be easier said than done.
According to reports, a handshake deal between the ShowOff and Vince McMahon allowed Ziggler
to work on other projects whilst under contract, and that the RAW after Summerslam was supposed
to be his final date with the company.
That didn’t happen according to Bodyslam.net, who reported Mc Mahon refusing to uphold his end
of the deal, saying:
“On Monday prior to RAW, Dolph approached Vince McMahon to thank him, however it was then
that Vince told Dolph that he could not let him out of his deal, and that he would “rather just pay him
Though Ziggler is supposed to be finished with WWE, the former World Champion is being
advertised for a WWE Title triple threat match on SmackDown’s debut on Fox this October, as it
seems WWE doesn’t plan on letting go of the ShowOff anytime soon.
Whilst Ziggler may not be thrilled with his current status in WWE, one Superstar who must be
pleased is Bray Wyatt, who has be come one of the hottest commo dities in wrestling after his return
at Summerslam.
Though he impressed many with his win over Finn Balor at the Pay Per View, Wyatt wasn’t used on
this week’s TV tapings, though he nearly did.
According to a tweet by Brad She phard, Wyatt was backstage on Tuesday for SmackDown Live, and
was originally scheduled to appear as the Fiend on TV, but was written out during a re-write.
A separate report by Shephard has said that the WWE want Wyatt to retain some of his regained
mystique as the Fiend, so are using him sparingly at first.
Wyatt has been advertised for the August 26 edition of RAW in New Orleans, as It seems nobody in
the Big Easy will be safe from the former World Champion.
One man who knows Wyatt’s vicious ness first hand is Mick Foley, who suffered his own Mandible
Claw at RAW Reunion.
According to Foley though, the move now belongs to the Eater of Worlds, as he told Wrestling Inc.
“I think it’s nice to look at the show and see your fingerprints here and there. Where, as ten years ago
when I left, there were a lot of people who had grown up idolizing Ric, and Shawn, and Bret, and you
could see that in the work. So now you have guys like Bray, who told me years ago, ‘Look, I’m doing
something in a rocking chair,’ because he had gotten a rocking chair from an interview that I did for
Randy Orton.”
“You see it a little bit with Aleister Black and the rocking, and Su Yung, and Rosemary, and I love it;
Sami Callihan doing the cactus driver. And so, I feel for Bray because you want a finishing move that
you can do to anyone at any time. The mandible claw… is something that is all [Bray’s] now.”
Wyatt’s return to the ring after nearly a year away has been met with universal praise, with many
already comparing to new more dangerous character to The Undertaker.
At Summerslam, a comparison was made between the two Superstars on commentary, and
Shephard said on his podcast, that this wasn’t an accident:
““The Undertaker Phenom compa rison made during Summerslam I’m told is very important. It was a
line from Vince McMahon himself.”
Though the Undertaker and Wyatt have faced off before, both at WrestleMania 31 and the 2015
Survivor Series event, the Deadman has yet to face someone quite like The Fiend, and having Wyatt
be the one to finally end the legend’s epic career could be the huge win that elevates the Fiend to
the next level.
Given his age, it’s clear that the Dead man doesn’t have many years left in the ring, so giving Wyatt
the honour of being the one to kill off the Phenom for good could be a career making moment for
the Eater of Worlds.
There was even more good news for Wyatt this week, as not only has the Fiend made himself a
legion of fans, he’s also made some serious money.
According to Brad Shephard, Wyatt’s merchandise money increased by 200%, as revealed on the Oh
You Didn’t Know podcast.
“Bray Wyatt’s puppets, gloves, and the new box package have been selling extremely well, in fact,
there’s already approximately a 200% increase in his merchandise sales since they started offering
those items.”
The box package that Shephard is referring to, is the limited-edition Firefly Fun House playset which
sold out in under three hours online, and with WWE promising to make no more than the 500
already sold, this has quickly become a hot collector’s item.
With the fans behind him, the com pany behind him, and some big royalty checks, it seems there’s
nothing that can hold Wyatt’s popu larity back at this point, and these big checks are certainly good
news for the man behind the charac ter, as Wyatt also has a new baby at home.
Though Wyatt’s return may be the biggest comeback of 2019, he isn’t the only person to return, as
Eric Bischoff made his presence known once again, when he took on the role of Executive Director of
SmackDown Live.
According to reports though, Bisc hoff’s role on the blue brand is much different to his counterpart
Paul Heyman on RAW, as Bryan Alve rez reported that the former WCW magnate has doesn’t seem
to put anything into the creative decision on SmackDown.
On Wrestling Observer Live this week, Alverez said that there are other people responsible for
putting SmackDown together, saying:
“So far to the best of my knowledge after talking to people there all Eric Bischoff has done was show
up to work. So, this is not an Eric Bischoff show. He didn’t write this show. I don’t think he had
anything to do with this show. This is a I believe Bruce Prichard and Kapoor are putting these
together and obviously Vince McMahon is the top guy.”
Maybe Bischoff will become more involved in the creative process down the line, but for now, that
doesn’t seem to be the case.
Back on RAW, and this week’s show ended in a huge way, when Universal Champion Seth Rollins
took on United States Champion AJ Styles in the main event.
Though the pair had a lengthy contest earlier this year, this week’s contest barely got started, before
Styles’ OC pals Gallows and And erson attacked the Beastslayer.
Though Ricochet tried to even things up for Rollins, it was Braun Strowman who made the
difference, as the company teased a possible alliance as well as a feud between Rollins and the
Monster Among Men.
Speaking to Gorilla Position over Summerslam Weekend, Strowman gave his reasoning for why he’s
yet to have held the red title, saying:
“The powers that be aren’t ready for [me to be Universal Champion]. One of the biggest things is that
I’m running out of opponents; I’ve beat everybody. That’s the biggest thing, I feel like. Where we’re
at right now, we’re trying to get some other guys more established because, let’s be for real, not
everybody can match up to what I’ve done and what I’m capable of doing.”
Whether Strowman’s push happens or not remains to be seen, but if the company does put him in
the title picture, this may be Braun’s last chance, as he’s had multiple opportunities in the past.
Since 2017, Strowman has had many chances for the most cove ted prize on Monday Night RAW
against stars like Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns, though his years of trying and failing to capture
the gold has hurt his credibility in the main event.
Though Strowman may be gearing up for the match of his career, one Superstar who sadly won’t be
returning to the ring anytime soon is Paige, as the retired former Champion has revealed that she
needed neck surgery, which is never good news.
Despite her gothic look, the former Divas Champion was in good spirits before the surgery, and that
didn’t change once the surgery was complete, which came as a huge relief to her legion of fans.
Sadly, it seems the British Superstar will never wrestle again, though Paige has kept herself busy in
the WWE since her retirement last year, recently becoming the manager of Asuka and Kairi Sane.
It’s great to see that Paige is doing okay after many rough years, and hopefully the British star will be
back managing the Kabuki Warriors in the near future.
And finally today we’re ending with some news from Monday Night RAW, as the WWE 24/7
Championship once again changed hands.
This week’s show saw many title changes, as Scott Dawson and Dash Wilder became the first co-
champions to hold the gold, after pinning R-Truth.
Truth would regain the gold mom ents later though, as after Dawson was attacked by Kalisto, the
rapper’s friend Carmella would place Truth on the co-champ, earning Truth his 12th reign
with the gold.
This reign wouldn’t last long though, as Elias picked up a pin backstage to win his third WWE 24/7
title, and now has his sights set on something else.
After posting a photo to his face book story of him flexing, the singing Superstar tagged both former
Champion Drake Maverick and his wife Renee in the photo.
Shortly after, Renee followed the new champion on Instagram, a fact that Elias was happy to share
with his nearly 140, 000 followers on Twitter.
Drake, who lost the title at his own wedding hasn’t exactly been husband of the year, as the pair are
yet to consummate their marriage, and it seems Elias isn’t just looking to take the British Superstar’s
beloved title, but his wife as well.
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