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Huge Spoiler On WWE’s Plan For Backlash Title Change!
Recently Returned Former WWE Champion Is Injured Once Again!
Why is Elias Out Of Action For Months!
WWE Referee Injured During Friday Night Smackdown!
Breaking News As FTR is NOT Officially All Elite!
EC3 Teases Return To Impact Wrestling!
When Brock Lesnar Is Expected To Make WWE Return
Rhea Ripley Addresses Rumors On Why She Lost The Title
CM Punk Takes A DIG At AJ Styles
Matt Riddle’s Confrontation with Brock Lesnar and Paul
Heyman Backstage and MORE!
We’re looking ahead to next Sunday now, as the WWE will present Backlash, and
a huge title change at the show may have been revealed.
Fans already know that WWE Champion Drew McIntyre is set to defend his title
against Bobby Lashley, but now the Wrestling Observer Newsletter has indicated
the fans could expect to see a title change.
According to their report, the reason that MVP was put with Lashley is so that he
could act as the All Mighty’s mouthpiece during a world title run, and this idea
reportedly comes from RAW’s executive Director Paul Heyman.
Though this doesn’t necessarily mean that McIntyre will lose the gold this Sunday,
it does hint that Lashley will be winning the title at some point in the future.
One of MVP’s main talking points as Lashley’s mouth piece is mentioning how long
Lashley has worked and waited to become WWE World Champion, and it seems
that Lashley’s day in the sun may be sooner rather than later.
We’ve got news from Monday Night RAW next, as Jinder Mahal is back on the
Taking to Instagram, the former WWE Champion revealed that had to undergo
another knee operation, but claims that he’ll be back stronger than ever.
The photo was also tagged in Birmingham, Alabama, where several WWE
Superstars have gone for surgery over the years.
This is rotten timing for the Modern-Day Maharajah, as he returned to the ring in
late April, after being out for almost a year with another knee injury.
Following an impressive victory over Akira Tozawa, there were rumours of Mahal
being in line for a push and possible feud with WWE Champion and his 3MB
Bandmate Drew McIntyre, though that obviously won’t be happening now.
Mahal didn’t specify how long he’ll be out of action for, but hopefully the former
World Champion will be able to return to the ring soon, after so long away.
Speaking of injuries we’ve got an update from Elias, as fans received an update
regarding the hit and run from last week’s SmackDown.
Kicking off this week’s show, Michael Cole said Elias will be out for a couple of
months, after suffering damaged ribs and a ton pectoral muscle from Sheamus
hijacking Jeff Hardy’s vehicle to run him down.
Elias was supposed to wrestle in the Intercontinental Championship tournament
though that obviously didn’t take place, and we’ll have to see if this is a storyline
injury, so Elias could return sooner.
We’ve got even more injury news next, as this week’s SmackDown saw somebody
get hurt, but it wasn’t a Superstar.
During the Lacey Evans-Sonya Deville match, the referee was accidentally knocked
down, and couldn’t put much weight on his leg when he tried to stand.
When the ref fell again, WWE cut to a camera where fans could see people
running down to the ring from the back, before cutting to commercial.
When we came back, Jessika Karr was officiating instead and Cole explained what
had happened, and it goes to show that injuries can happen in wrestling to
anyone, at any time.
We’ve got news from AEW now, as whilst FTR are now appearing on Dynamite,
they haven’t made things official.
According to WrestleZone, Cash Wheeler and Dax Harwood are on handshake
deals with the company, as revealed by Harwood during an Instagram live stream.
This means that they could take indie dates, but given the global situation, there’s
nowhere else to work right now, as most indie promotions are at least a couple of
months away from hosting shows.
Harwood also teased the idea of facing Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows at some
point down the road, but given that the OC is under WWE’s 90-day non-compete
clause, fans will have to wait until mid-July at the earliest to see these former
WWE teams face off again.
Speaking of releases, Impact Wrestling recently teased having former WWE
Superstars appear at Slammiversary, and it looks like EC3 is on board.
In a video on Twitter, EC3 revealed himself as the hooded figure on the couch
from Impact’s promo, seemingly conforming his eventual return to the company.
The fact that the former 24/7 Champion used the term ‘Click Bait’, in the tweet he
could just be starting the rumour mill once again, but whatever he chooses to do,
it’ll likely be his own narrative.
Fans will have to wait and see what happens with EC3 and the other Superstars, as
Slammiversary will take place next month on July 18th
Speaking of the WWE Championship, we’ve got news from Brock Lesnar, as fans
haven’t seen the Beast Incarnate since he lost the gold to Drew McIntyre at WrestleMania.
It’s no secret that Lesnar usually takes a couple of months off between matches
whther he’s holding a title or not, and on Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer
noted that the Beast is expected to be back in time for Summerslam.
It’s unclear what kind of program Lesnar will be in upon his return to WWE,
though we’re certain that his match will be high up on the totem pole, regardless
of if there’s a championship or not on the line.
Back to the present and one woman who made her Wrestle Mania debut this year
was Rhea Ripley, though things didn’t go as planned, as she lost the NXT Women’s
Championship to Charlotte Flair.
Following her loss, speculation emerged about why the Australian lost the title,
with many saying it was due to alleged visa issues that she had to return to her
homeland for.
Speaking to the UK Metro to promote this Sunday’s NXT TakeOver: In your House
event, Ripley admitted that she needed to sort out her visa, but didn’t travel back
to Australia for it, as there’s no flights available in the current global situation.
This means that Ripley didn’t have to lose the title due to a need to go back home,
and the former champion also said that when asked by the company if she was in
Australia, she told them “No, I’m not an idiot!”
Addressing the rumours that were spread across social media, the NXT Superstar
said that if she wasn’t as mentally strong as she is now, she would’ve reacted
much differently, but now just laughs it off.
It’s clear that Ripley being an Aussie had nothing to do with her title loss, and the
former Champion will be hoping to regain the gold this Sunday, when she faces
Flair and Io Shirai.
From NXT to SmackDown now, as this week’s show concluded with Sasha Banks
and Bayley capturing the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships for the second time.
After dominating Nikki Cross for the majority of the match, Banks created a
situation where a reversed roll-up was all it took to win, and given that Bayley is
still the SmackDown Women’s Champion, and there are still rumours of the
former Hugger and her bestie feuding, it’ll be interesting to see if we get a
rematch at Backlash.
Speaking of Backlash, another match has been added to the card, as this week’s
SmackDown revealed it was Sheamus who framed Jeff Hardy for last year’s DUI hit
and run on Elias.
Brogue Kicking Jeff and leaving him a broken mess, Sheamus was pleased with
himself last week, but will now take on the charismatic Enigma in a match at Backlash.
This match was already assumed but was made official on this week’s
SmackDown, and time will tell whether Jeff gets his revenge on the Celtic Warrior.
Now, the United States is going through a strange and difficult time right now, as
the unnecessary death of ******* ******* by ****** has sparked protests and ****
across the country.
On WWE Backstage, CM Punk said that white people need to listen to the genuine
concerns of the black community, and followed up on Twitter with another
message on the matter. He said:
Lotta people snitching on themselves. When people tell you who they are, believe
it. Might be unfortunate and disappointing if you’re a fan of that person, or if it’s
your grandmother, but f**k ‘em. Good bye!
When one fan replied with a comment about AJ Styles, who has remained silent
on the matter of ****** ********* and ******* ********, Punk fired back with a
shocking response saying that ‘that one’ has been obvious for years.
This is a pretty interesting come back from Punk, as styles is a known republican, and
whilst this isn’t the time to throw accusations about how someone feels on the
inside, the fact that Styles has remained silent through this fight for social change
may be saying more than he had intended.
Given the current situation in the United States, a lot of people are coming out
with their own accounts of ******* insensitivity, and one person is former WWE
Superstar Lio Rush.
On social media, the former Cruiserweight Champion posted an email sent to
WWE management on November 9th, 2018, where he details a hostile work environment.
In the email, Rush talked about being taken to one side by an anonymous member
of the company, and being told it was customary for younger stars to buy drinks
for more veterans Superstars, which Rush didn’t have a problem with.
What he did have a problem with though, is when Super stars started spreading
what Rush claims are lies about his wife entering the women’s locker-room,
something that the Man of the Hour claims never happened.
False reports like this may explain why Rush had so much backstage heat in his
WWE tenure, and he also spoke about being ordered to carry the bags of other
Superstars, an act of servitude that Rush said made him feel uncomfortable as a
young African-American male in the company.
In the captions for the Instagram post where he shared his email, Rush made it
clear that he doesn’t believe WWE is a racist company, but that he did express
concerns about ******* insensitivity during the incidents that brought so much
negativity to his name.
Concluding his post with a quote from Dr. Martin Luther King, its unclear what
action, if any, WWE took regarding the allegations made by the former NXT
Superstar, as it seems in everyone’s best interests that Rush is free from WWE.
And we’re ending this video with news from Matt Riddle, as fans know that the
newly-debuted SmackDown Superstar has never been shy about expressing his opinions.
Whether it’s talking about Goldberg or wanting to retire Brock Lesnar, the Original
Bro is outspoken to say the least, and this week spoke about his backstage run in
with Lesnar at the Royal Rumble.
Speaking to Talksport’s Alex McCarthy, who broke the story of their backstage
confrontation in the first place, Riddle revealed he didn’t even know he’d be in the
rumble match until after Worlds Collide the previous night.
Describing himself as stoked, Riddle realised there was a good chance he’d face
Lesnar, as the then-WWE Champion had entered himself in the match as the
number 1 entrant, before revealing the backstage conversation that changed
everything. He said:
Then, of course, [Paul] Heyman and his security guard – I won’t mention his name–
him and his security guard come up to me and basically told me I had no chance in
hell – it was very Vince McMahon like – no chance in hell that I was going to get
that match with him and I’d have better luck doing something else.
“And I’ll be honest, at first, I was just like awww [disappointed], I got this far and
you’re literally holding me like this [with his arm over his shoulder]. Like, he’s
holding me like we’re friends but we’re not. And then he [Lesnar] tells me “it’s
never going to happen.
“So, I wasn’t mad, I wasn’t sad, I was more just heartbroken. But it’s like when a
girl turns you down on a date; hey, it doesn’t mean give up completely. It’s like OK,
let’s go back to the drawing board, maybe I came on a little too strong this time.
Maybe I’ll try something different to convince him, ya know? So that’s how that
scenario played out.
“Then I got to the Rumble, got to play with Edge, kick Corbin, kicked now, reigning
heavyweight champion, Drew McIntyre. The pop was pretty beautiful too, but the
pop if I had of gotten in the ring slightly earlier [when Brock was in] – ahhhh! I’m
pretty sure the crowd would have been like ‘oh my god! He’s going to get his
chance!’ But hey, still a pretty good pop.”
In case it wasn’t clear, Heyman’s so-called security guard was none other than
Lesnar himself, and the former NXT Tag Champion went on to say that he realises
he may have blown his shot against the Beast.
With that in mind, Riddle added he is going to keep working hard to try and make
Brock reconsider, so maybe fans will get to see the Bro face the Beast after all, but
just not right now