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Mike Tyson Gets Physical On AEW Dynamite
Real Reason Why Matt Riddle Was Called Up To Smackdown And Not Raw!
Why Shane McMahon Thanked Matt Riddle At Summerslam?
Released WWE Wrestler Working For Impact Wrestling Without A Contract?
Two Title Matches More Booked For AEW Dynamite Next Week
We’re kicking off today with news about AJ Styles, as whilst he may now be a
SmackDown star, it wasn’t too long ago that the Phenomenal One was stealing the
show on RAW.
During Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer explained why Styles was brought
over to the red brand in the first place, but added that he hadn’t exactly
succeeded. He said:
“AJ was there to make new babyfaces, that was what he was there for, How many
new babyfaces did he make? None.
Meltzer went on to give example of some of the stars Styles feuded with over the
United States title, including Ricochet, Cedric Alexander and Humberto Carillo. He added:
“Every single one of them was supposed to be in a big feud with AJ where they
would get over and they would win the title and not one of them did.”
It’s hard to argue with Meltzer’s point, as Styles eventually lost the gold to the
long-established Rey Mysterio, and it’ll be interesting to see how Styles fairs on
SmackDown, especially as he’s still part in the Intercontinental title tournament.
Speaking of RAW, we’re looking ahead to next week’s show, and since the episode
has been taped already, the WWE is letting fans know what to expect next Monday
Following his United States Championship win this week, Apollo Crews will defend
his gold on next week’s show, though it’ll be against a mystery opponent.
It’s possible that Crews will end up having a rematch against former Champion
Andrade, who won the title back at Madison Square Garden in December against
Rey Mysterio, or it’s possible that a Superstar from another brand will use the
Cross-brand invitation, to take a shot at the new champion.
Speaking of inter-brand matches, NXT’s Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair will
once again be on RAW next week, as it’ll be champion vs champion when she
faces RAW Women’s Champion Asuka.
This’ll mark Flair’s second time competing on RAW in as many weeks, and
following her loss in the triple threat match, and her loss to SmackDown Women’s
Champion Bayley last week, we’re sure the Queen of all Eras will be looking to
topple the Empress in non-title action.
From RAW to NXT now, as this week’s show saw Matt Riddle and Timothy
Thatcher go to war in a cage fight, with Kurt Angle as the guest referee.
During the match, a kick by Riddle knocked some of Thatcher’s teeth out, as well
as ********** of the match, though that didn’t stop the pair from fighting.
After a back- and forth affair, it’d eventually be Thatcher who got the win, ******
Riddle out to win via Knockout.
A brutal war to say the least, the match was a fitting end to Riddle’s NXT career,
and it’ll be interesting to see how he gets on, on the main roster.
Though the King of Bros may soon be heading to the main roster, its been
reported that Riddle won’t be heading to RAW, for a very special reason.
During Wrestling Observer Live, Bryan Alverez discussed Riddle’s heat with Brock
Lesnar, and found the whole thing interesting as RAW’s Paul Heyman is a big fan
of the Original Bro. He said:
I mean it’s weird like I’m sure there are aspects of it who are people that are just
encouraging Matt Riddle to do what Matt Riddle does, but on the other side this, if
anything else should tell you that this is legit because if they were trying to work
together to build something up for a match I mean Matt Riddle goes to RAW
The fact that Riddle wasn’t moved to RAW seems to imply WWE doesn’t have
plans for him to fued with the Beast, though Alverez added that Lesnar probably
won’t be back until they’re running shows with fans again.
It seems that Riddle will be a SmackDown Superstar from now on, and though the
former NXT Tag Champion has admitted getting a Lesnar match will be an uphill
battle, we doubt this will stop him from trying.
More Riddle news for you next, as fans will remember the fighter’s confrontation
with Bill Goldberg at Summer slam 2019, and it turns out the former UFC star got
high praise from a McMahon, just not Vince.
Appearing on the Bump, Riddle revealed that Shane McMahon saw the pair’s
confrontation, and later thanked the King of Bros for not talking a swing at the Hall of Famer.
Riddle went on to say that he’d never fight backstage, as he’d rather beat
Goldberg in front of millions of fans, and time will tell whether Riddle gets his
match, against Goldberg or Lesnar, in the coming years.
Though Riddle may be gone from NXT, the show goes on, and a huge stipulation
has been added to the NXT Championship match for TakeOver: In Your House.
On this week’s episode, NXT Champion Adam Cole said that when he beats
Velveteen Dream, the bizarre Superstar can never get another title match against Cole again.
Not only did General Manager William Regal agree to the terms, but he added
that the match will take place in a setting worthy of the NXT Title, though fans will
have to wait and see just where exactly that will be.
From WWE to Impact Wrestling now, as Deonna Purrazo recently showed up after
her non-compete clause with NXT ended on May 22nd, though fans are wondering
what kind of deal the virtuosa is on.
Fightful is reporting that Purrazzo has not signed a deal with Impact Wrestling and
is on a per appearance agreement, as they wanna see how things work out with
the Virtuosa, who’ll be at the upcoming TV tapings in Nashville.
This could be good news for AEW’s Kenny Omega, who recently got some grief
over not signing Purrazzo, as it appears that he still has the opportunity to get that done.
Of course, there’s the chance Impact could sign Purrazzo before the AEW World
Tag Team Champion gets the chance, as it seems the Virtuosa is becoming quite
the hot commodity outside of WWE.
We’re looking ahead to Summerslam next, and whilst we’ve previously reported
that the show may have it’s date and location changed due to the ongoing global
situation, those aren’t the only changes that could happen.
For the past year or so, Sasha Banks has been inseparable from SmackDown
Women’s Champion Bayley, and though there were talks of the pair feuding for
the gold soon in time for Summerslam, WrestleTalk is now reporting that this idea
has been postponed. They explained why saying:
“We’ve been told that part of the reason for delaying Banks and Bayley’s match is
because of the location that SummerSlam was set to take place.”
It certainly seems like the WWE is positioning Banks to be the babyface in the
upcoming feud, as Bayley is portraying an overbearing heel, and given that
Summerslam was planned to take place in the Boss’ home town of Boston, its clear
the company would rather save her huge pop for when she’s in Beantown.
Whilst their Summerslam match and feud may be postponed, it’s only a matter of
time before the tension between the two boil over, but for now, it remains to be
see where and when their championship match will eventually take place.
We’ve got AEW news now, as though Chris Jericho and Mike Tyson had a run in a
decade ago in WWE, the former AEW World Champion clearly hasn’t forgotten about it.
During an Inner Circle Pep Rally, Le Champion called out Tyson for an apology for
knocking him out, though not only did the Baddest Man on the Planet not
apologise, but he brought out just some of his own crew for a fight with the Inner Circle.
The brawl that ensued also saw the entire locker-room empty to try and break it
up, though it continued as they approached the ring once again.
It seems that Jericho and Tyson have some unfinished business, and time will tell
whether this’ll lead to an actual match for the Boxing legend.
We’re looking ahead to next week’s Dynamite, as the show will see not one, but
two huge title matches
After a battle royal this week, Jungle Boy was crowned the number one contender
for the AEW TNT Title, and will face Cody Rhodes next week, and Hangman Page
and Kenny Omega will defend their AEW World tag titles against the team of
Jimmy Havoc and Kip Sabian.
Chris Jericho will also be in action next week, though his opponent hasn’t been
named, and you have to imagine that Mike Tyson will be watching Jericho’s match
with great interest.
Arguably the biggest story to come out of Dynamite this week was the debut of
FTR, as Dax Harwood and Cash Wilder stood toe to toe with the Young Bucks.
Following their shocking debut, both Dax and Cash tweeted out the same photo of
themselves at the venue, and gave some suggestions of what FTR can stand for.
It’ll be interesting to see how the former RAW, Smack Down and NXT Tag
Champions go from here, but it’s clear that many fans are happy to see the pair on
AEW programming.
More AEW news for you now, as following a leg injury recently, Britt Baker
appeared on this week’s show to let fans know about the situation.
Rocking up in a wheelchair, Baker criticised several other women on the show,
claiming that new AEW Womens Champion Hikaru Shida is a cheater, former
Champion Nyla Rose is a conspirator, and that Kris Stadtlander’s claims of being an
alien is a crock of you-know-what.
Like any good conspiracy theorist, Baker also had a cork board with threads to
connect everyone she claims is against her, and claimed that the plan for her leg
to be broken was a 3-on1 atack, and had been in the works since AEW started.
Baker also confirmed that she will be back by All Out, and given that the show
won’t take place until September 5th, Baker does have time to get healed up, and
until then, she’ll have plenty of time to look over her conspiracy.
Back to WWE now, and this week’s edition of the Interim NXT Cruiserweight
Champion tournament continue, as the top spot in Group A was decided in triple threat action.
In a high-octane match-up, it was Drake Maverick who got the win, defeating Jake
Atlas and Kushida, in an emotional win for the former 24/7 Champion.
The finish of the match came when Atlas locked Kushida in an armbar, but
Maverick was able to pin the Japanese Superstar at the same time to advance.
Given that Maverick was released on April 15th, he is literally fighting for his career
in this tournament, and will now face El Hijo del Fantasma, the winner of group B
in the tournament, in the finals.
If Maverick can win the tournament finals and the title, that may be enough to
keep his career in WWE, though fans shouldn’t expect del Fantasma to take it easy
on the British star, as he too hopes to be crowned the interim NXT Cruiserweight Champion.
And we’re ending today with news from Monday Night RAW, as this week’s show
saw the return of a crowd atmosphere, as the NXT roster helped make some noise
during the three-hour show.
On social media, some fans were quick to criticise the crowd’s live reactions, with
some even claiming that some of the reactions sounded scripted.
According to Ringside News though, this isn’t the case, as there were apparently
no scripted lines that the NXT Superstars were instructed to say during RAW.
Their report also states that the closest thing the Super stars got to being directed
is that they were told to keep the energy level up, but they were not given specific
things to chant or cheer.
Both the NXT and RAW Super stars certainly had a long day, as they had to tape
two shows on the same day, and whilst the crowd were given chairs to sit on
during breaks, but if things did sound force at times, it just goes to show that a
WWE crowd can get exhausted, even when there’s only a few in the building.