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NXT Adding Another Takeover To A Major Weekend

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Mark your calendars. Things are starting to get back to normal in the wrestling world and that can make for some interesting changes. Possibly above everything else, it can give wrestling fans some things to look forward to, especially some bigger shows which they might have been missing in recent months. Now it seems that we might be in for an even bigger weekend than expected. According to Fightful Select, WWE is planning to hold an NXT Takeover event on Sunday, August 21, the night after Summerslam. The event is planned for the Capitol Wrestling Center in Orlando, Florida, though there is a chance that it could be moved elsewhere. NXT is currently scheduled to hold another Takeover this weekend with Takeover: In Your House airing on Sunday. Takeover has quite the reputation. Check out what can happen there: [This post contains video, click to play] [This post contains video, click to play] [This post contains video, click to play] Opinion: There are two sides for something ..

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WWE RUMOR: More On Special Summerslam Plans

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It’s kind of his job. We are now in the summer and in WWE, that means it is time to start getting ready for one of the biggest shows of the year. That would be Summerslam, which will be held in Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday August 21. Those details are a bit of a departure from the normal and now we know a bit more about what is going on. According to the Mat Men Podcast, WWE President Nick Khan is behind the decisions to hold Summerslam in Las Vegas and is the one pushing for singer Cardi B. to host the show. Cardi B. has not been announced for the show and there is no word on if she is interested in the spot. This year’s Summerslam will be the first ever in Las Vegas and the first held on a Saturday. These efforts are part of WWE’s plan to make this year’s edition of Summerslam into the WrestleMania of 2021, including various top stars. WWE is reportedly hoping to have John Cena challenge Roman Reigns for the Universal Title in the main event but that has not b..

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VIDEO: Surprise Change Made To Upcoming World Title Match

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Change of scenery. One of the more interesting wrestling stories of the year so far as been Impact Wrestling working with All Elite Wrestling. This has included some names appearing outside of their main promotion, including Kenny Omega becoming the Impact Wrestling World Champion back in January. Becoming champion means you have to defend it though, and now Omega is going to have a bit of a unique title defense. This week’s edition of Impact Wrestling featured a special summit between executives Scott D’Amore, Don Callis and Tony Khan. During the segment, an announcement was made that Omega’s title defense against Moose at Against All Odds on June 12 will be held at Daily’s Place in Jacksonville Florida. The rest of the show will take place at Skyway Studios in Nashville, Tennessee. This could be an interesting change. Check out the summit and the two of them in action: [This post contains video, click to play] [This post contains video, click to play] [This post contains video..

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Another Wrestling Promotion Returning From Hiatus

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It is starting to look normal again. We are still in the middle of the Coronavirus pandemic but things have started to get a little bit closer to normal. Above all else, major wrestling promotions have started to allow fans back into attendance, but there have been some promotions who have not even run shows in a rather long time now. One of the biggest left will be coming back soon. Pro Wrestling Guerrilla has announced that they will be returning with their first live event in over a year and a half on August 1. The event will be the promotion’s first since December 20, 2019. There have been no matches, wrestlers or any additional information announced so far. Several of the promotion’s stars have since signed elsewhere, including Tag Team Champions the Rascalz, now known as MSK in NXT. Kept you waiting, huh? PWG returns on Sunday, August 1st! — PWG (@OfficialPWG) June 11, 2021 The company has had its moments. Check out how things go around there: [This post contains video, clic..

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Update On Bray Wyatt’s WWE Status

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Keep it warm for him. WWE may have a lot of television time every week but it does not have infinite time. Part of the problem is that at some point, something has to be cut off, which can make it a little annoying to have some wrestlers not around as often. Sometimes those wrestlers just need a chance to do something else, which might be what we are seeing at the moment. According to PWInsider.com, WWE is intentionally leaving Bray Wyatt off of television. There is no backstage head on Wyatt and it is currently not clear why he has not been appearing. Wyatt is not in any trouble for his match with Randy Orton at WrestleMania 37, as it went exactly as planned. Following his WrestleMania match, Wyatt has made one appearance, in a backstage cameo, the following night on Monday Night Raw but has not been seen since. Wyatt is quite the monster. Check out what WWE will be getting back one day: [This post contains video, click to play] [This post contains video, click to play] [This p..

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VIDEO: Title Change Takes Place On NXT UK

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History has been made. There are all kinds of titles under the WWE banner these days and some of them are among the most prestigious in the wrestling world today. Throw in the fact that a longer title reign could make things all the more important and titles are even better. A long form champion losing their title can be a big deal and that was the case this week. This week on NXT UK, Meiko Satomura defeated Kay Lee Ray to become the new NXT UK Women’s Champion. The title win ends Ray’s record setting reign at 649 days, or over two thirds of the title’s history. Ray originally won the title back on August 31, 2019. Satomura’s win makes her the fourth champion in the title’s history, following Rhea Ripley, Toni Storm and Ray. The title match was Satomura’s second shot at Ray’s championship, following a loss in her first opportunity on March 4. Following her loss, Satomura won a five woman gauntlet match on the May 13 edition of NXT UK. Satomura made her NXT UK debut back in February, ..

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VIDEO: Former WWE Star Cameron Releases Music Video (This Is Different)

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It’s a different kind of career. There are a lot of wrestlers to come and go from WWE over the years and some of them are a lot more well known than others. Sometimes you have someone who is more infamous than famous though and those are often the names that people remember more. One wrestler with that kind of reputation has done something new outside of the wrestling world. Ariane Andrew, formerly known as Cameron in WWE, has released a music video for her song Born With It. The video was remixed by Damon Sharpe, who has worked with artists such as Ariana Grande and Jennifer Lopez. The video features a variety of images, including a car and a police officer, under a variety of colors and filters rather than showing regular images or shots of people. The video’s title on YouTube also includes a warning of the video containing flashing lights. This is certainly different. Check out the video, plus some of Andrew’s time in WWE: [This post contains video, click to play] [This post co..

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REVIEW: NXT Takeover: Brooklyn IV: Their Big Night

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Welcome to KB’s Old School (and New School) Reviews. I’ve been reviewing wrestling shows for over ten years now and have reviewed over 5,000 shows. Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, I’ll be posting a new review here on Wrestlingrumors.net. It could be anything from modern WWE to old school to indies to anything in between. Note that I rate using letters instead of stars and I don’t rate matches under three minutes as really, how good or bad can something that short be? Takeover: Brooklyn IV Date: August 18, 2018 Location: Barclays Center, New York City, New York Commentators: Mauro Ranallo, Percy Watson, Nigel McGuinness It’s time for the biggest show of the year and as usual, there are multiple options for most of the card. The key to tonight though is going to be the live crowd, who are going to be over the top for a show like this. If Gargano vs. Ciampa III is anything resembling the previous matches, we’re in for a major treat. Let’s get to it. The opening video focuses on the..

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WWE RUMOR: Summerslam To Be 2021’s WrestleMania

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Those are some big shoes to fill. The Coronavirus has changed the way WWE does just about everything over the last fifteen months, but things are starting to get back to normal. The shows are going back on the road in front of audiences and that could be a game changer for WWE. They already had fans back for WrestleMania, but there are going to be more for Summerslam. That has WWE thinking about something. According to the WrestleVotes Twitter account, WWE is hoping to make this year’s Summerslam into the WrestleMania level show of 2021. This would mean “all resources will be tapped into”, though it is not clear what that could entail. WrestleMania 37 did have fans in attendance on both nights, but the event was held at a reduced capacity. Summerslam will be held Saturday August 21 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada. No matches or appearances have been announced so far. After speaking to a few sources on the topic, I’ve learned that WWE is 100% attempting to make SummerSlam th..

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Update On Brock Lesnar’s WWE Status, What Hasn’t Happened

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Maybe next time. We are just over two months away from Summerslam and WWE needs to be settling down on plans for a card. It is time to get things ready for the show and that is a little hard to do without having a main event ready. Summerslam is one of the biggest shows of the year and it would make sense to have a stacked card. Now we might know what one of the main events will not be. According to Dave Meltzer on the Sunday Night’s Main Event podcast, a match between Brock Lesnar and WWE Champion Bobby Lashley is currently not being planned for Summerslam. Lesnar is not currently under contract to WWE and as of last week, Vince McMahon himself had not been in contact with him. In addition, WWE may only bring Lesnar back when Roman Reigns is able to feud with him, though it is not clear when that would be the case. There are some possibilities here. Check out what Lesnar could do: [This post contains video, click to play] [This post contains video, click to play] [This post con..

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Former WWE Tag Team Denies Retirement Reports

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Maybe? Retirements are a funny thing in wrestling as you never know when someone is going to hang it up for good. Sometimes it seems like something that needs to be done but sometimes fans are left wondering why a talented wrestler would decide to call it a career. This time though it does not seem to be over just yet for a pair of younger wrestlers who should have long careers ahead of them. According to Fightful Select, a promoter who inquired about Sunny Dhinsa and Gzim Selmani, formerly known as Akam and Rezar as the Authors of Pain, was told that the team had retired. They are now reportedly working regular jobs outside of the wrestling business. This comes after the pair was released from WWE in September and have not wrestled since March 2020. However, the two of them have both sent out Instagram messages, saying that they “Ain’t Done Yet”. There is no word on where or when the two will wrestle again. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Sunny Dhinsa (@sunnydhinsa) Vi..

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The Usos May Be The First Regular Team Ever To Do THIS

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Here but not there? One of the most compelling storylines in WWE at the moment is the issues between Roman Reigns and the Usos. The three men, all members of the same family, have been in a weird power struggle as Reigns has Jey Uso under his thumb and does not want Jimmy Uso to break that up. This has led to a unique situation and WWE has an interesting take on it. According to PWInsider.com, despite being a regular tag team, the Usos are seen differently in WWE. Internally, Jey is currently seen as a heel while Jimmy is currently seen as a babyface. This may be the first regular tag team to ever be set up in such a way. The Usos returned to tag team action in May, as Jimmy returned from a knee injury which kept him out of action for over a year. That is a weird way to go. Check out how the Usos get along when they are on the same side: [This post contains video, click to play] [This post contains video, click to play] [This post contains video, click to play] Opinion: I’m no..

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KB’s Review: Where Did They Go Wrong?

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Like so many other forms of entertainment and sports, wrestling can go up and down at the drop of a foam finger. Sometimes things are working out rather well and sometimes it is a chore to make it to the first commercial. Unfortunately we have been in the latter area for quite a long time now in WWE and a lot of that comes from one division in particular, which was on full display this week. To put it mildly, the Monday Night Raw women’s division is a complete black hole of awful the likes of which it could take months if not more for WWE to recover from. The division has gotten so terrible that it is dragging down the rest of the company with it, yet for some reason we are still stuck with the whole thing and running in the opposite direction of anything good. Now to make this completely clear, this is NOT the talent’s fault. The wrestlers are doing everything they can and are every bit as talented as they were when things were going well for the division. There are all kinds of gre..

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WWE RUMOR: Dream Match Looking More Possible For Summerslam

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The pieces are coming together. We are just over two months away from Summerslam 2021 and that means things are starting to come together. There are still several weeks to go before anything is put together, though WWE is already thinking about what they want to do. That includes what could be a huge match, and now WWE is trying their best to bring in a pretty big name. According to both Jon Alba and WrestleVotes, WWE is hoping to have John Cena vs. Roman Reigns as the main event of Summerslam. According to Alba, Cena’s acting schedule cleans up in early July, which would allow him to be available for the match. There is no word on how the story would be set up or how WWE would be presenting the match. Cena’s last match took place at WrestleMania 36 against Bray Wyatt in a Firefly Fun House match. The match has NOT yet been made or confirmed and there is currently no guarantee that it will take place. The story would involve Cena making his return to WWE for the first time in over a ..

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Backstage Push To Bring Aleister Black Back To WWE

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Friends in the right places? One of the biggest WWE stories of the year so far has been the WWE releases. Several wrestlers have been let go from the company over the course of the year and some of them are rather high profile. At the same time, several of them are a bit more surprising than others, but it seems that some of the remaining WWE locker room might have a few ideas. According to PWInsider.com, there is a push among some in WWE to bring Aleister Black back to the company. Black was one of the releases made earlier this month, along with several others on the same day. Black’s release is seen to have been premature, as he was ready to start a feud with Big E. There is no word on if anything will come of the push or who is included. Black was a former NXT Champion, who started his NXT career in 2016. He would go on to move up to the main roster in 2019, eventually teaming with Ricochet for a SmackDown Tag Team Title match at WrestleMania 35. Following a six month hiatus, Bla..

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Miz Is Representing WWE In Something Pretty Cool (Again)

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It’s an appearance. Wrestlers are in a weird place when it comes to being celebrities. It’s true that they are on television year round, but at the same time they are still just seen as wrestlers. You can only go so far with something like that and it can be rather difficult for wrestlers to get out of their mold. It happens occasionally though, and now we are seeing it again. The Miz has confirmed that he will be a part of the 2021 Major League Baseball Celebrity Softball game. Miz has taken part in the game before, including winning the Most Valuable Player Award in 2018 and playing again in 2019 in his hometown of Cleveland, Ohio. The game will be held at Coors Field in Denver, Colorado on July 11 as part of the All Star Weekend. The game will be held less than two months after Miz was injured during a lumberjack match on May 16 at WrestleMania Backlash. Miz was reported to have suffered a torn ACL, which could have put him out of action for up to nine months, though a partially t..

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Get Well Soon: NXT Superstar Confirms Injury

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That could change things up. Injuries are one of the few constants in the world of wrestling. At some point, every wrestler is going to get hurt in one way or another and it becomes a guess as to how long it is going to be before they are back in the ring. That seems to be the case with a current NXT star, though right now there are more questions than answers. During this week’s edition of NXT, Ember Moon competed in a match against Dakota Kai, with Raquel Gonzalez in Kai’s corner. However, Moon’s regular partner Shotzi Blackheart was not in Moon’s corner with no explanation. Later in the night, a fan tweeted a message to Blackheart, asking if she was injured. Blackheart said that she was, but did not add any other details. There is no word on what is wrong with Blackheart or how long she will be out of action. Yup https://t.co/FOllacCqpc — Shotzi Blackheart (@ShotziWWE) June 9, 2021 Blackheart is quite the talent. Check out what she can do when she is healthy: [This post contain..

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Mickie James Makes Debut With New Promotion, Gets Special Position

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Welcome back. One of the biggest wrestling stories of the year has been the string of WWE releases. Several stars have been let go from the company and it has opened up the floodgates to smaller promotions. Suddenly there are a lot of talented wrestlers available and some of them have already been signed. Now another one has been and they got to make a big announcement. Former WWE star and Women’s Champion Mickie James made her debut on this week’s episode of NWA Powerrr. During the show, it was announced that the NWA will present its first ever all women’s pay per view, entitled NWA In Power, on Saturday August 28 in St. Louis, Missouri. James will serve as the executive producer of the show, which has no matches announced as of late. In addition, the NWA will present its 73rd Anniversary Show on Sunday August 29, also from St. Louis. ?BREAKING NEWS?@Billy just announced that the @nwa is returning to St. Louis for 2? PPVs ?? August 28th will be an ALL WOMEN'S PPV with @MickieJ..

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Press Play? NXT Just Got Something Pretty Unique

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That’s a unique way to go. NXT has long since been one of the most unique wrestling promotions in the world and certainly a rather standout show on the WWE weekly schedule. There is something about it that feels different, which is certainly a good thing when you have the other two main roster shows around. Now NXT is getting something that neither of the other shows have. During this week’s NXT, singer Poppy made a special appearance with Triple H, announcing that she had created a soundtrack for NXT, featuring five songs. The album, called Eat, was officially dropped during the show, with Poppy herself releasing it during a backstage segment. Poppy would later appear in a segment with Candice LeRae, which included the return of Io Shirai. Poppy has made multiple appearances, including musical performances, for NXT. She has been around before. Check out Poppy’s time in wrestling: [This post contains video, click to play] [This post contains video, click to play] [This post cont..

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Former WWE Star Announces Surprise Retirement

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Maybe this time? Retirements in wrestling are a weird situation, as you never can tell when someone is going to actually be gone. Terry Funk made a career out of retirements, with his first retirement taking place in the early 1980s and spanning into the 2000s. Some wrestlers just cannot get out, but another one seems to be ready to hang it up for good. Again. Lio Rush has announced his retirement from wrestling via Twitter and Instagram. Rush said that it is time for him to move on, citing an injury that he suffered during an appearance at AEW’s Double Or Nothing last month. During the appearance, Rush suffered a separated AC joint in his shoulder, which will need time off to heal. As a result, Rush has decided to retire, while thanking everyone for giving him a chance. Once he is healed, he will make appearances for New Japan Pro Wrestling, where he is signed, to meet contractual obligations. Rush, 26 years old, debuted in November 2014 and wrestled around the world, including in N..