Here’s your news for September 24 2019
We're starting off today with some news from Monday Night RAW,
as the WWE continues on the road to Hell in a Cell.
After destroying the Demon Kane on last week's show, fans were excited to see what the Fiend was
going to do, and the company certainly delivered.
Last night, the main event of RAW featured Seth Rollins go one on one with Braun Strowman, and
though the pair have proven to have great chemistry in the ring, fans were more interested
in what Wyatt had planned.
It probably didn't help that this was a match fans had already seen at Clash of Champions, as from the
moment the bell rung, it was clear the match was being overshadowed.
Earlier in the night, a new episode of the Firefly Fun House had fans talking
about the Fiend's next move, and 90 minutes later, Wyatt struck.
When the Monster Among Men looking to finish off the Universal Champion, the lights went out,
and Strowman was absolutely decimated by his former mentor.
WWE is certainly making Wyatt look strong ahead of his Hell in a Cell match next month, as he has
destroyed yet another main event star but things slightly changed this week after the RAW went off air
After decimating Strowman, The Fiend Bray Wyatt has continued to play mind games with Seth
Rollins and would attempt another Sister Abigail on the Beast Slayer,
only to be countered with a curb stomp
This didn't keep the Fiend down for long though, as Wyatt would get back to his
feet immediately, though Rollins didn't blink.
Instead, the champion hit Wyatt with a few more stiff kicks, and three more curb stomps,
which was able to keep the demonic star down long enough for Rollins to send a message.
Though the Fiend may have become the master of mind games, it's not so clear whether they're
working on the Beast Slayer, so expect huge things from the pair on October 6th, at Hell in a Cell.
Though Rollins currently has his hands full with the Fiend, the Architect may not even make it
to Hell in a Cell as Champion, if Rey Mysterio has anything to say about it.
On this week's season finale of RAW, Mysterio took part in a fatal five way elimination match with a
truly all-star cast, including himself, US Champion AJ Styles, Inter continental Champion Shinsuke
Nakamura, RAW Tag Team Champion Robert Roode and Ricochet.
After the former NXT star got Ricochet eliminated first, surprising many, this left
Mysterio with the three heels, though the trio quickly turned on each other.
First, Styles took out Nakamura with a Phenomenal Forearm
a reminder of the pair's feud last year over the WWE Championship.
Whilst he may have eliminated the King of Strong Style, Styles had no time to celebrate, as he was
quickly dropped with a Glorious DDT and eliminated, leaving the
match between Mysterio and Roode.
Though having this pair as the final two in the match seemed strange, Executive Director
Paul Heyman is reportedly a fan of Roode, and wants to push him in the main event,
whilst the match took place in Mysterio's home town of San Francisco.
With the crowd behind him, Mysterio was able to drop Roode
with a 619 and frog splash to get the huge win.
Dedicating the win to his son Dominick, Rey will now challenge for the Universal title on next
week's season premiere of RAW, as the masked Marvel has come a long way from
considering retirement not too long ago.
Though few expect Mysterio to actually win the match, the question is now will fans get a
clean bout between Rey and Rollins, or will the Fiend strike once again.
Following Monday night’s WWE RAW broadcast, Becky Lynch came to the ring. She was
was followed by Charlotte. Then out came Bayley and Sasha Banks
so it’ll be a tag-team dark match main event.
Becky Lynch and Charlotte defeated Sasha Banks and Bayley after Lynch submitted Bayley
with the armbar to send the crowd home happy.
This week's show saw the 24/7 title change hands once again in shocking fashion.
After the champion R-Truth and Carmella were on the run once again, the Staten Island Princess
stopped the chase, telling Truth she is tired of running over his title.
This was all a ruse though, as Carmella would quickly rollup her friend to win the title herself,
and during her short-lived celebration, Renee Young commented that Corey Graves
can consummate the title, referencing the relationship
between the commentator and the new champion
Mella's celebration was short lived though, as she was quickly confronted by several female
Superstars, but was able to escape on the back of R-Truth, who seems to be taking losing the gold well.
More news from the Women's division now, as after Lacey Evans' video clip of being stopped by
Canadian police quickly went viral, both her and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
have given their own sides to the story.
Last week, Evans posted a video of her getting stopped by a Mountie, no, not the wrestler, but an actual
Mountie, with the Sassy Southern Belle furiously asking the officer if he knew who she was.
After being told no, Evans grabs the ticket and says she'd pay for it,
adding that Canada is terrible in a video now viewed over 2 million times.
Now though, Evans is claiming the video was staged, and that as a former US Marine
she would never condone disrespecting law enforcement in any way at all.
She also gave a statement to CTV News in Edmonton, stating:
"My character is a sassy bad guy so I play the role often. The General public now believe this
interaction was real when the officer and I planned to start recording and have him walk
up again with the citation in hand. As prior law-enforcement myself, I didn't expect people
to believe this was real considering I am an entertainer and was in town for a performance."
Whilst Evans may be claiming it was staged, this is different from what RCMP Corporoal Chris
Warren to CTV, as he is claiming that the stop was legitimate, to the confusion of many.
Back to RAW now, and the scandal of Maria and Mike Kanellis may be about
to receive some help from an unlikely source.
Over the years, Maury Povich has tested tons of people to determine who is and isn't the father of a
child, and now the legendary day time host is ready to help the Kanellis' uncover the truth.
After Maria claimed that Ricochet, and later Rusev was the father of her unborn child instead of her
husband, the Maury Povich show released a short video, asking the Superstars to have a test done, in
what could be some very entertaining TV.
Whether the Superstars take Povich up on his offer remains to be seen, but it's not every day a WWE
storyline draws the attention of such a massively popular host.
Next week's WWE RAW will be the season premiere of the red brand,
and the company are going all out to get fans to tune in.
Next week, an edition of MIZ TV will take place, and the Talking Stick Resort in Phoenix
Arizona is claiming the guests will be Hulk Hogan and Ric Flair.
Two of the biggest stars of all time, Hogan and Flair both appeared at RAW Reunion in July
and Flair was briefly on last-week's SmackDown Live.
Not only that, next week's RAW will also feature the return of Brock Lesnar, just days before his WWE
Title match against Kofi Kingston on the debut episode of Smack Down on FOX, in what is sure
to be a huge appearance by the Beast Incarnate.
We're stepping out of the ring now, as though fans may still be reeling from a recent confrontation
between Dolph Ziggler and Goldberg, things aren't what they seem.
Recently, a video emerged of the two having an altercation at a Las Vegas restaurant, with Ziggler later
calling the Hall of Famer a drips**t, though according to PW Insider, this is all part of an angle.
The report states that the WWE are going all out to get SmackDown on FOX a success, and this
altercation is leading to the Universal Champion appearing on the blue brand.
It'll be interesting to see whether Goldberg will appear on Smack Down next week on FOX
but if he does, it seems that Dolph Ziggler is next.
The WWE has had a series of returns recently, with Rusev and Luke Harper appearing
on TV last week, and on this week's RAW EC3 made a comeback of his own.
With that said, things didn't go great for him, as he was quickly crushed
by the Bulgarian Brute, in under a minute, getting little offence in.
Since being called up to the main roster in February, the former Impact World Champion has had
nothing of note to his career, despite being a 4-time 24/7 Champion.
Though it's nice for him to be back on TV again, it's obvious the company doesn't have any plans
for him, as we can't help but wonder whether it's too late for EC3 to return to NXT,
return to Impact or even jump ship to AEW.
And finally we've got some news from Liv Morgan, as the pink- haired
Superstar continues to concern fans.
Since taking time off TV, the former Morgan has been caught sitting in the rain and cutting off her hair,
though did get a reunion with her Riott Squad sisters, though not on TV.
Now, Morgan has sent an interesting tweet out, with the number 851216,
and codebreakers in the WWE Universe quickly deduced that this spelled out the word HELP.
According to reports, the WWE isn't going to bring Morgan back until she's ready and they have
a plan for her, though that clearly hasn't stopped the 25-year-old from remaining
one of the most discussed WWE Superstars, despite not being on-screen.
This week's edition of RAW saw a huge match between Women's Tag Team Champion Nikki Cross and
Sasha Banks, and though both gave their all, it was the Boss who emerged victorious.
After Cross' partner Alexa Bliss had to leave a tag match early because of the Boss 'n Hug Connection,
Cross was eager to get revenge, and dominated early in the match.
Countering a sleep hold, Banks was able to take control, though Cross rallied
with a running bulldog for the near fall.
Recovering, the Blueprint would target Cross' leg, though the Scottish star
would hit a neckbreaker for a very-near fall.
With Cross seemingly having the match won, SmackDown Women's Champion Bayley made her
presence known, and though she was attacked at ringside by Bliss, this distraction gave Banks
enough time to lock-in the Banks Statement for the submission win.
Next week, Banks will face Alexa in singles action, in what many fans know
will be fueled by some very-real beef between the two.
The backstage heat between the pair is the stuff of legend,
and it seems Alexa referenced it on TV, saying:
"Look, I know what everyone's thinking, so you should know what I'm thinking too."
It seems the feud between these two is far from over, though we're wondering how long
this feud can last after next month's draft ends the Wild Card rule.
Though Bliss and Cross may have come up short this week, the Viking Raiders
were able to score a big win of their own, over the OC.
After feuding with the group for the past few weeks, the two teams faced off, and though AJ Styles
quickly tried to prove the difference-maker, he was sent packing by Cedric Alexander.
A truly heavy hitting match, the momentum shifted back and forth between both teams, though it was
the Vikings who got the win, pinning the former RAW Tag Team Champions after hitting the Viking
Experience to get a win that may lead to a title match down the line for Erik and Ivar.
Now, with big TV contracts from NBC and FOX, it seems the time is right
for WWE to freshen up their programming.
According to reports this week, the company is apparently ready to bring back Pyro, though this may
have been influenced by AEW having pyrotechnics for their shows.
It wasn't too long ago that WWE chose to eliminate pyro from their weekly shows, as having the
fireworks can cost as much as $100,000 a week, money that could be
invested in the stars themselves.
The news bout pyro has certainly made many in the WWE Universe very happy, as several fans have
complained about the lack of fireworks in the show, with entrances like AJ Styles
and Brock Lesnar's not having the same impact without pyrotechnics.
Indeed, WWE have saved pyro for WrestleMania, though it seems
the company is ready to make a change very soon.
Speaking of making changes, it looks like the in-ring career of Mickie James is winding down.
James has been out of action since June with a serious knee injury, and even stated
that a return to the ring wasn't guaranteed the next month.
This week, the former Women's Champion who is on a three-year contract did commentary for WWE
Main Event, and PWInsider is reporting that the company is hoping for her to get a backstage
role when her wrestling career ends.
A veteran of the industry, James started her career in 1999, and worked in TNA in 2003
before signing to WWE's developmental OVW brand the next year.
Joining the main roster in 2005, James would capture the WWE Women's title 5 times
as well as the Divas title once, before her departure in 2010.
Moving back to Impact, James would become a three-time Knockouts Champion, before
returning to face Asuka at NXT TakeOver: Toronto in 2016, a match that convinced
the company to re-sign the singing wrestler.
James isn't the only Superstar eyeing up a return though, as according to the PWInsider
Sin Cara could be back as soon as this weekend.
The masked Superstar hasn't competed since June's 50-Man Battle Royal at Super
Show Down, so fans will have to wait and see what the company
has planned for him upon his return.
Jimmy and Jey Uso are slated to comeback very soon also, according to Dave Meltzer,
who spoke this week on Wrestling Observer Radio.
The former Tag Team Champions haven't been seen since before SummerSlam,
as the twins weren't allowed to travel to Canada due to Jimmy's recent DUI arrest.
With the WWE draft set for next month, it's possible that the pair could return then,
as the draft nights are always a good time for some excitement, though there is still
no word on what Naomi has been doing since being out of action in July.
Interestingly, the former Smack Down Women's Champion is still featured on RAW's graphic
on the website, as it seems the company hasn't given up on her just yet.