Here's your news for July 2nd 2020 Why Shayna Baszler Lost Her Push? Is Sting Returning To WWE? AEW Title Match Cancelled! WWE News! 2 00:00:15,115 --> 00:00:16,983 And your Headlines for today include
WWE’s Original Plan For Otis After Money In The Bank Win Revealed!
WWE Locks Down Another WCW Pay Per View Name !
The Current Status Of Shayna Baszler In WWE!
Released WWE Superstars Advertised For First Indie Wrestling Event!
Sting Appears To Be Teasing A WWE in Ring Return For One Last Dream Match!
Ex WWE Announcer Claims That WWE Superstars Were Kidnapped In Saudi Arabia!
Two Big Announcements On WWE NXT
Jon Moxley Vs Brian Cage AEW Title Match Moved!
Shocking Details Emerge About Kimura’s Passing And MORE!
We’re starting today with news from SmackDown, as though he may have been a favourite of
Vince McMahon, not much is happening right now with Mr. Money In the Bank Otis.
Though the Boss was the driving force behind his push, the current situation has caused a lot
of plans to change, especially concerning the Heavy Machinery star.
A source for Ringside News described Otis’ briefcase win as his big moment, but said that WWE
had more plans, before they went in another direction. They’re exact word on the situation was:
“Otis and the briefcase: Who knows?”
It’s also being reported that Otis’ Money in the Bank win was supposed to set him up for a
feud with The Fiend Bray Wyatt, who is now feuding with Braun Strowman,
and that Tucker was supposed to have a big angle also, down the line.
Whilst Otis is still Mr Money in the Bank, the company need to do something with him, as right now,
nothing seems to be happening.
Now, this week saw the first night of NXT’s Great American Bash, but that isn’t the only WCW name
that the company now owns.
PW Insider is reporting that WWE has locked down a copyright for WrestleWar, an event that WCW
ran from 1989-1992, that also featured WarGames matches.
It’s unclear what WWE wants to do with the WrestleWar name, but given that they’ve used the
Great American Bash, and recently trademarked the WCW term for merchandising rights, it looks
like the company is cashing in on nostalgia in a big way.
Over to RAW now, and though Shayna Baszler debuted on the main roster with a whirlwind of
momentum, things didn’t exactly pan out.
After a combined 549 days as NXT Women’s Champion, the former cage fighter was supposed to win
the 2020 Royal Rumble, before she was replaced with Charlotte Flair, and also was the original plan
for Miss Money in the Bank before the company switched to Asuka.
Becky Lynch has also said recently that she wanted to lose the RAW Women’s title to Bazler
at WrestleMania, which didn’t transpire either.
Even more recently, Baszler hasn’t been seen in weeks and according to a source, she’s on the
sidelines, though no mention of an injury was made.
It’s being reported that there are ideas for her in WWE, but McMahon doesn’t like any of them, and
hasn’t signed off on anything for Baszler, who was also a Paul Heyman project.
It’ll be interesting to see where Baszler goes from here, as after having the Royal Rumble, Money in
the Bank, and RAW Women’s Championship taken from her, hopefully things
will improve for the Queen of Spades.
We’re stepping outside of WWE now, as severl recent releases have been advertised for an
independent wrestling event.
Luke Gallows and Eric Young have been confirmed for July 25th’s Lariato Pro show in Dublin, Georgia,
as well as Impact Wrestling’s Crazy Steve and Johnny Swinger.
It’s interesting that these stars are appearing, as reports have stated that Gallows and
Karl Anderson are on their way to Impact, who also aired a video hyping Eric Young’s return.
It’s also worth nothing that Gallows, Anderson’s and Young’s non- compete clause with WWE end on
July 18th, the same day as Slammiversary, so we’ll have to see who, if any of them, make
the jump to Impact.
Back To WWE now and the company had to cancel their Hall of Fame ceremony earlier this year,
and though there’s rumours of WWE considering a new date, it may still be quite some time.
Ringside News is reporting that though Summerslam has been discussed, nothing is confirmed
the 2020 Hall of Fame, as there’s plenty of factors the company have to consider.
The pregnancy of Nikki and Brie Bella forced the duo to pull out of Axess prior to the Hall of Fame’s
cancellation, and travelling in the current situation in their condition would be an issue.
Jushin ‘Thunder’ Liger is also an inductee, but given that the ongoing situation hasn’t exactly
diminished as of late, he may be unable to travel to the U.S. from Japan if the ceremony
took place around Summerslam.
Of course, a lot can change between now and the Biggest party of the Summer, and
hopefully it won’t be too long before the stellar class of 2020 receive their Hall of Fame rings.
From future Hall of Famers to a current one, as Sting recently left the WWE, but according to a
tweet from the Icon, it may not be too long until he’s back.
On Twitter, the Stinger replied to a photo of himself on a motorcycle, asking who wants
to take a last ride with him, referencing the recent documentary series all about
the Undertaker.
Over the years, Sting has made it clear he hopes to wrestle the Deadman some day, and despite
being in his 60s, and his neck getting injured in his last match in 2015,
Sting has said he feels fine to wrestle.
If this match was too happen, it’d mean the Phenom would have to come out of his current
retirement that he revealed during the Last Ride series finale, and given that the Deadman recently
said he feels a Sting match wouldn’t live up to expectations, and the fact that there’s been no
rumours of Sting’s WWE return, it doesn’t look like this match is happening anytime soon.
We’re going back to Crown Jewel last year, as this was the event that saw Superstars be held a day
extra, alledgedly due to conflict between Vince McMahon and the Saudi Royal Family.
One person who has claimed this is former commentator Hugo Savinovich, which didn’t sit well with
WWE’s attorney Jerry McDevitt, who specifically called out Savinovich when refuting these
claims. Now, Savinovich has responded, saying:
I stick with what I said, WWE wrestlers were kidnapped in Arabia Saudi. That’s what my
sources told me. I don’t need money, I don’t need fan attention, it’s a very sad thing that WWE
and his lawyer try to humiliate me.
Savinovich added that it was wrong for WWE to go to Saudi Arabia at all, citing the 2018
of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, as it looks like Savonivich and WWE won’t be doing any business
together at any point in the near future.
We’re focussing on NXT’s Great American Bash next, as during this week’s show,
two huge announcments were made for next week’s Night two.
Mercedes Martinez announced that she will be back in the Black and Gold brand very soon,
after being absent from the show for quite some time.
Meanwhile, next week’s show will also see Mia Yim and Candice LeRae compete in a
Street Fight, as the company hopes to keep their momentum going from this week’s show.
Whilst NXT was hosting their Bash, AEW was hosting their first night of Fyter Fest
which included a major announcement regarding the AEW World title.
During the show, it was revealed that the Jon Moxley Vs. Brian Cage World title match has been
postponed, and will instead take place in two weeks on July 15th at their Fight for the Fallen event
Immediately after, Taz and Cage cut a semi-shoot promo about the situation, taking a shot
at WWE’s tests, saying “Unlike others, we don’t run a sloppy shop here in AEW”
That wasn’t the only big announcement, as a special Puppy Battle Royal has been
announced for next week’s Dynamite, whilst an AEW Tag Title match between
Kenny Omega and Adam Page taking on Private Party has also been confirmed.
It’ll be interesting to see if WWE NXT has a reaction to this, as this game of one-up by the two
companies has led to a lot of huge matches.
Speaking of NXT, Now, last night’s show may have been a celebration of the stars and
stripes, it was Wales’ Tegan Nox who won big.
After a gruelling fatal-4 way, Nox become the number one contender for Io Shirai’s NXT
Women’s Championship, defeating Candice LeRae, Mia Yim and finally eliminating
Dakota Kai following a Molly- Go-Round and the Shiniest Wizard.
It’s not clear when Nox will get her title opportunity at Io Shirai, but the champ was also in action,
as she defeated Sasha Banks in non-title action.
With this match over, Banks will have to bounce back as she’ll face RAW Women’s Champion
Asuka at Extreme Rules, whilst Shirai will soon her her hands full with Tegan Nox.
We’ve got an update from the tragic of Kimura, as more details have
emerged on the former Stardom star.
Earlier this year, Kimura took her own life after appearing on the show Terrace House, where
she got into a confrontation with a fellow contestant who destroyed her ring gear,
culminating in her slapping him in the face.
Now, Kyoto Kimura, ’s mother, has said that the entire incident was staged by Terrace House
producers, and whilst speaking to bunshun.jp, spoke about her daughter’s trauma on the show.
According to Kyoto, was in tears after her grandmother’s birthday, saying that whilst she
wanted to come across as professional, the producers
were forcing her to be aggressive instead.
Specifically addressing the incident where slapped Kai Kobayashi, the producer’s
told “Nice. Now slap his face” and after refused,
she compromised and slapped the hat off his head.
This claim was later backed up by Kobayashi herself, as Kyoto said that her daughter didn’t
want to hurt anyone, saying it was wrong and as a wrestler, would seem unprofessional.
When asked for a comment on ’s and the claim of Terrace House staging the
inicident, the show’s producer company Fuji TV said they couldn’t speak on the matter,
saying its under investigation.
Sadly, nothing will be able to bring back, but hopefully her mother’s words will be able
to do some good, as the country continues to look at bringing in laws so that those
who harass others online can face the consequences.
Over to WWE now, and this week’s RAW not only saw the company continue on the road to Extreme
Rules: The Horror Show, but an impressive streak also got broken
On this week’s edition of the red brand, WWE Champion Drew McIntyre and RAW Women’s
Champion Asuka lost to Dolph Ziggler and Sasha Banks, which is the first televised
loss for the Scottish Superstar in over half a year.
The last time McIntyre lost on TV before then, was the November 25th edition of RAW,
which saw him, Randy Orton, and Ricochet lose to Rey Mysterio in Fatal 4-Way Action.
It’s worth noting that in both this week’s match and the November 2019 match, McIntyre wasn’t
pinned on either occasion, and fans will have to go back to
August of last year to see the WWE Champion pin
Time will tell when exactly McIntyre himself will be pinned next, but we’re sure that Dolph Ziggler
hopes to be the one to do it, as he’s already part of one
of the Scottsman’s impressive streaks, coming to an end.
One person fans haven’t seen as part of Monday Night RAW in quite some time is Kairi
Sane, and now details have explained why this is the case.
Recently, the Kabuki Warrior was busted open badly after being launched into the
steel steps, but before that even took place, there were
other plans for her, according to a report by Fightful.
This report stated that while her current contract status is unclear, there were plans for her to go
back to Japan this past May, though given the ongoing global situation,
that clearly didn’t’ happen.
It’s also been noted that Sane would serve as an ambassador for WWE in Japan, though no
details were given as to how this role would change her in-ring status.
Though there was a time where WWE were looking at an NXT Japan brand, these plans have
been put on hold due to the current situation, and the report added that Sane’s
situation has developed over the past month.
Whilst Kairi may be AWOL, her tag partner Asuka is doing just fine without her as the RAW
Women’s Champion, and we’ll have to see if Sane eventually
rejoins the Empress of Tomorrow on the red brand.
And finally we’re ending with news from Renee Young, as after teasing a big announcement,
the Candian broadcaster has announced her brand new cookbook.
On Instagram, Young revealed that she’s been working on the book for three months, and
handed over the manuscript today, with the book featuring over 70 recipes,
as well as a music playlist to cook the food too.
Whilst some fans were expecting a different announcement, with some speculating that she was
going to join her husband in AEW, fans should’ve seen this coming, as Jon Moxley said in an
interview in April how Renee has been cooking their meals every day.
Though there’s currently no name or release date for the book, Young has promised to reveal
details in the coming weeks and months, as fans can prepare to cook dishes fit for a WWE
broadcaster, or an AEW World Champion.