Here's your news for august 3rd WWE NEWS - Troubling Footage of Current WWE Wrestler Appears Online Ronda Rousey Return Update 2 00:00:15,565 --> 00:00:18,768 We’re starting off with news from SmackDown Live today,
as the WWE has given an update on the shocking end to this week’s show.
In case you missed the blue brand this week, Roman Reigns was supposed to give an interview
where he named his Summerslam opponent, though a series of steel beams fell on the Big Dog,
nearly crushing the former Universal Champion.
Despite speculation that that the attacker could have been Samoa Joe or Buddy Murphy,
the latter of whom was spotted in the vicinity moments before the incident, it seems the facts aren’t as exciting.
In an update, the WWE has said that the incident with Reigns was caused by a forklift backstage
carrying lighting grids, that were not properly secured.
As you can imagine, this bait and switch hasn’t gone down well with fans,
which is perhaps why the company added that the identity of the forklift driver is still a mystery.
Speculation by the Wrestling Observer this week claimed that the attacker would be revealed as Daniel Bryan,
though we’re not sure if the eco-warrior would be willing to operate such a carbon heavy machine.
Some fans on the case will know that Daniel Bryan does indeed know how to drive a forklift though,
as the former WWE Champion drove one with ease during his World title match against Kane at Extreme Rules.
As speculation continues to run rampant on who is the mysterious driver, we wouldn’t be surprised
if WWE hired Sherlock Holmes for the case, though perhaps the detective should first try and figure out
the mystery of what WWE is planning with this storyline in the first place.
Over to AEW now and it’s more good news for the company, as their first show on TNT sold out mere minutes
after tickets went on sale.
On Friday, fans of the Cody Rhodes led promotion were able to fight through Ticketmaster issues
to purchased over 9,000 tickets over two hours,
for the big TV premiere of AEW that will happen October 2nd, at the Capital One Center in Washington, D.C.
Speaking of Rhodes, the former Intercontinental Champion took to Twitter to thank fans who sold out the event,
but also told those lest fortunate to keep checking, as the company is expected to open more areas of the arena.
Despite issues from Ticketmaster, that at one point told fans no seats were available before any had sold,
AEW is continuing to be a sell out show, in stark contrast to WWE, who are reportedly struggling
to sell out October’s Hell In A Cell Pay Per View in Sacramento, California.
One Superstar who knows all about selling tickets is The Rock, who after years filling arenas as a wrestler,
now fills out entire cinemas as a leading man in Hollywood.
Earlier this week, the Great One took to Instagram to share a video of Roman Reigns
accidentally throwing his club at a cameraman while filming Hobbs and Shaw.
Speaking to E:60, the Big Dog discussed the on-set incident, saying:
“At the end of any fight scene, you have that cool superhero pose. We get eye-to -eye, we throw our clubs. Right-back, I know I'm the man.
Oh my God....I'm not the man. I hit the cameraman directly in the face. He takes a huge spill. I sprint over to him. I'm apologizing like crazy.”
Fortunately for the former Universal Champion, the cameraman accepted his apology,
and Reigns has been spending this past week promoting the new film.
The blockbuster, which also stars Jason Statham and Idris Elba, has made $25 million
at the international box office during it’s first two days of release,
and is expected to make even more over this weekend.
As of today, the film is now available in 63 international markets,
so expect the Brahma Bull to get even richer from the success of his new film.
Whilst The Rock may be dominating in Hollywood,that hasn’t stopped many fans from wanting to
see the Great One get back in the ring, and it seems that they’re not alone.
During an interview with Kelly and Ryan, the former WWE Champion spoke about his career and
how much he misses wrestling, but also quietlyrevealed he considers himself retired, saying:
“I quietly retired from wrestling because I was lucky enough to have just a really wonderful career and accomplish what I wanted to
accomplish, but there’s nothing like a live crowd,a live audience, a live microphone as you both know.”
Though it would certainly be great for the fansto see the Most Electrifying Man in Sports Entertainment back in the ring, we can see
why The Rock is keeping his distance, as in Hollywood he is able to make a lot more money, without taking a single bump
Given how big a name he is, many people working in the industry, both on and off screen, rely on the Rock’s star power
to bring in audiences, and stepping in the ring once again could jeopardise countless careers if he suffered an injury.
Though he won’t be returning to the ring asa Wrestler, rumors are still running rampant that the Great One could be returning
for the relaunch of SmackDown when the blue brand moves to FOX in October this year.
From one former WWE Champion to anothernow, as though Seth Rollins may be
the top babyface on screen, not everyone is a fan of the Beast Slayer.
This week, Former bodybuilder and current nutritional consultant PJ Braun appeared on the Delray Misfits,
and spoke about his relationship with former Superstar Kaitlyn.
During the interview, Braun revealed that whilst he and the former WWE Divas Champion were
married, Rollins sent nude pictures to her, saying:
“I saw it one day. It caused a huge fight betweenme and her. She was like, ‘That’s just who he is.He’s a flirty guy.’ He even got in trouble for
having his dick out on Twitter or something likethat. I’m like, ‘He knows that you are married.What the f— is going on?”
Though Rollins may have survived the scandalof having his private photos leaked online, itseems not everyone has forgotten about
so babyface antics of the former UniversalChampion, who is set to take on Brock Lesnar
for the gold next Sunday at the biggest partyof the Summer: Summerslam.
Although Rollins has a history of showing himself a lot more than he should, one Superstar who is the
opposite of this is Liv Morgan, who has barelybeen used since the Riott Squad broke up.
Moving to SmackDown Live as part of the Superstar shakeup, Morgan was separated from
Ruby Riott and Sarah Logan, and has done very little since jumping to the blue brand.
That may change soon though, as footage wasrecently uploaded online of
Morgan sat in the pouring rain, as it seems a change may be coming to her character.
Dante Hall, Morgan’s personal assistant uploadedthe video of her in the rain on his Twitter
and when he asked if she was okay, the SmackDown Live Superstar didn’t respond.
Though she didn’t respond in the video, Morgandid send a tweet out shortly after, simply saying “rain is cleansing”, and though
we don’t know whether this video has somethingto do with her character on screen, it has certainly gotten
the WWE Universe talking about the former Riott Squad member.
We’re looking at news from Kevin Nash now, as the seven foot star’s incredible career in wrestlingcontinues to be the stuff of legend.
Joining the WWF as Diesel, Nash would quickly capture the company’s World Championship
before jumping ship to WCW in 1996, where he would also capture the WCW Heavyweight title
Having such an epic career did take it’s toll on Nash’s body though, which is why the Hall of Famer
took to Twitter this week to reveal he had underwent a stem cell procedure to help fix some injuries.
Posting an update on social media, Nash said that he was feeling great after the procedure, and that
this was the first time in nearly a decade that his right hand wasn’t numb.
“I was so bad those 50 million cells in my neck said s**t we haven’t time to unpack we got to go,
Nash wrote. Haven’t smiled this much since holding my son for the first time.”
Nash isn’t the only Superstar who wants to fix their injuries this way, as former WWE star
Ryback has said he has plans to undergo stem cell treatment as well.
At Summerslam next week, WWE Champion Kofi Kingston will put his title on the line
against Randy Orton, but this isn’t the first time these two have crossed paths.
In 2009, Kingston was a popular act on RAW, and was primed for a main event push, until a match with Orton derailed his momentum.
Speaking to the Ottawa Sun this week ahead of their match, the New Day star revealed more about what happened a decade ago, saying:
“The direction it seemed to be going was I would get main events — it didn’t happen. I come to find out Randy Orton had a lot to do with holding
me back, using his influence to make sure I never got to the main-event scene.”
Whilst the Ghanian Superstar never did receive his big push in 2009 thanks to the actions of the Viper,
Kingston will finally have the chance to make up for it, if he’s able to defeat Orton and retain the title at Summerslam.
With that said though, Orton is no stranger to big wins at Summerslam, capturing his first World title at the event in 2004, in Toronto
the same city where this year’s show will take place, so it could indeed be just a matter of
time before the WWE’s Apex Predator becomes a 14 time WWE World Heavyweight Champion.
Speaking of Summerslam, third generation Superstar Natalya will hope to get the biggest win of her career at the show
when she takes on RAW Women’s Champion Becky Lynch with the gold on the line.
Natalya, a former Divas and SmackDown Women’s Champion in her own right, certainly has a lot of momentum going into the match
though many are speculating that it will be former RAW Women’s Champion Ronda Rousey who makes the difference.
Rousey, who hasn’t been seen since being defeated by Lynch at WrestleMania, is good friends with
Natalya, who told the New York post about whether she thinks the Hot Rod will be back, saying:
““I think that she misses it. I think that she definitely wants to come back, but I think that she’s so focused on having a family… I believe that
that right now is her main focus, but I also think she still has a lot of unfinished business in WWE and so
for me, because she kind of fell in love with it more than she even realized she would, I think she’ll be back”
Despite being friends, Natalya and Rousey faced off on the Christmas Eve edition of RAW for
the Hot Rod’s Women’s title in a match that, according to the Canadian, was called entirely on the fly.
“I’m proud to say we called an 18-minute match in the ring with literally just our passion.
And I don’t think Ronda even knew she could do that.”
Only time will tell whether the former champion and UFC Hall of Famer ever steps foot back in a WWE ring, though given her controversial
loss at WrestleMania, it’s clear that the Hot Rod does have unfinished business, especially with the Man Becky Lynch.
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