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NXT Results – August 5, 2020

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NXT Date: August 5, 2020 Location: Full Sail University, Winter Park, Florida Commentators: Mauro Ranallo, Beth Phoenix, Tom Phillips We’re coming up on Takeover and that means it is time to continue with the series of triple threat matches on the way to the North American Title match. Tonight it’s Ridge Holland vs. Damian Priest and Oney Lorcan. We probably need to set up some more stuff for the card and we might get there tonight. Let’s get to it. Opening recap. Opening sequence. Dakota Kai vs. Rhea Ripley The winner gets Io Shirai for the Women’s Title at Takeover. Ripley starts fast with a dropkick into the corner and the big shoulders to the ribs. A wheelbarrow faceplant puts Kai down again and Ripley pounds her down in the corner again. Ripley grabs a bodyscissors for a bit before blasting her with a clothesline for two. They head outside with Ripley electric chair dropping Kai face first onto the apron. We take a break and come back with Kai hitting a pump kick to the face f..

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Chaos At WWE TV Tapings Causes Schedule Changes

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It isn’t going well. I think it is safe to say that WWE is not in the best place at the moment. The company is still the biggest and most successful in the world, but at the same time, things could be a lot better than they are now. Television has been the biggest problem of them all at the moment as the fans have not been very interested. You can point to a lot of reasons for that, but what is causing all of this trouble? It might be something underneath the hood. One of the biggest problems with WWE seems to be that they cannot figure out what they are going to have taking place on the show until the last minute. While the shows still do take place, it seems to have very little of what was originally planned for the night. That can lead to a host of problems, and one of those problems may have led to something even bigger this week. According to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, WWE was forced to change their taping schedule for next week’s Monday Night Raw and SmackDown due to “o..

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AEW Announces Details Of Heels Community

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A special place. Women’s wrestling has come such a long way in just a few years. Starting with the Women’s Revolution, women’s wrestling moved from little more than a sideshow to one of the most important parts of the industry. It was a long time coming but the payoff has worked rather well. WWE has seen one of the biggest rises, but it has become an industry wide change. Now AEW is getting in on it in a rather different way. One of the most important things to do in all of wrestling is to keep the fans around. Making the fans care in the first place is one thing but making them stick around is a lot harder. Wrestling companies have to do the same things over and over but they are managing to find a way to get there. AEW has another idea and it is catering to a certain group of fans. AEW has announced, by way of Wrestlinginc.com, that Heels, a wrestling community focused on women has officially launched. The community, led by Brandi Rhodes, is designed to allow female fans to have a ..

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KB’s Review: Story Time

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I titled this week’s Monday Night Raw review “May All Your Walls Be Sticky” because it was pretty obvious that they were throwing whatever they could think of out there this week and hoping they found something that worked. It has been a long time since a non-Monday Night Raw after WrestleMania had so much going on and that is not a good sign for WWE. They are flailing to find an audience right now as the fans just are not interested in what they are presenting. That can be a dangerous place to go as you never know what you are going to see, but there were two ideas that really stood out to me on this week’s show. As usual, the WWE.com preview for the show focused on the main points, most of which were drawn from previous episodes. However, there were two things that were being introduced for the first time this week and those are the things we are looking at today. They were very different and seem to be completely separate from each other, and that might be the best thing possible a..

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More Details On Raw Underground

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The timing didn’t work. Every now and then, WWE will throw out some big idea that seems like it is going to change things in a major way. Some of these are a lot better than others but when you get something big, it could be a major event that can take the company a long way. It was the case again this week and if it seems to have been a little rushed, it is probably because it was. The big story coming out of this week’s Monday Night Raw was the introduction of Raw Underground, which focused on Shane McMahon running an underground fight club. Some other wrestlers got involved over the course of the night but a lot of things felt a bit more unscripted and serious instead of a good chunk of the rest of the show. Things still did not exactly click though and there is a reason for that. According to Wrestling Observer Radio, Raw Underground was designed as a last minute idea to prevent the television ratings and audience from going even lower than they have in recent weeks. This week’s ..

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Special Appearances Announced For AEW Tag Team Appreciation Night

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It’s a special one. AEW is just over a year old but they already have several things going for them which set them apart from other promotions. That kind of identity is a good thing for everyone involved as you don’t want to just be another company who acts like WWE with some slight variations. One of those ideas is pushing a distinct division on their show, and now it will be getting its own night. Tag team wrestling has been a big part of AEW since its inception and the idea has continues to be treated as something important. This involves a rather deep tag team division with several teams who could be seen as contenders for the Tag Team Titles. The company also focuses on the old school in a way, which will certainly be the case on next week’s Dynamite. During this week’s Dynamite, AEW announced the card for next week’s Tag Team Appreciation Night. The show will include special appearances by Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard and the Rock N Roll Express, plus Hangman Page and Kenny..

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REVIEW: Summerslam 2000: The Forgotten Great One

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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? Summerslam 2000 Date: August 27, 2000 Location: Raleigh Entertainment and Sports Arena, Raleigh, North Carolina Attendance: 18,124 Commentators: Jim Ross, Jerry Lawler This is another show that I barely remember at all. A lot has changed since last time and it’s dramatically changed the card. To begin with, Austin is out with neck surgery and Rock has ascended to the top of the company. He’ll be defending the title tonight against HHH and upstart star Kurt Angle, a real Olympic gold medalist. On top of that, four guy..

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Dexter Lumis Out Of Takeover: XXX, Replacement To Be Set

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Card subject to change. We are coming up on Takeover: XXX and the card is starting to come together. There are a lot of things left to cover though, including filling out the field for the North American title ladder match. The match will involve five participants, all of whom have to qualify by winning a triple threat. Two of them already have, but now things are already needing to be changed. While it may be forgotten at times, NXT is a developmental system and is designed to set up new stars over the years. That can take some time to do on occasion but sometimes NXT finds something new and makes them into a bigger deal. At the same time though, fans might not always see things the same way as the company. That seems to be the case with a current star, but he might not be around for the time being anyway. This week on NXT, Dexter Lumis was ruled out of the North American Title match at Takeover: XXX. Lumis suffered an ankle injury last week during his victory over Timothy Thatcher ..

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Watch: Wrestling Legend Makes AEW Debut In Special Role

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I remember you! There are a lot of people to remember in wrestling history and of course some of them are going to be bigger names than others. That is the case in any wrestling promotion, but sometimes someone’s reputation is strong enough to carry over to another company. It certainly is true of the Attitude Era and that was on display this week on a big show. One of the biggest current feuds in AEW is Orange Cassidy vs. Chris Jericho. For some reason Jericho has become obsessed with destroying Cassidy once and for all but has not been able to put him away. It has kept going for a good while now, and this time around the big idea was a debate between the two. That involved a special moderator who was a wrestling legend in his own right. This week on Dynamite, Eric Bischoff made his AEW debut as the moderator for the Cassidy vs. Jericho debate. Bischoff asked five questions and had the wrestlers give their response before ultimately declaring a winner. There is no indication that Bi..

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New Title Match Set For NXT Takeover: XXX

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The card needs to be built. We are less than three weeks away from Takeover: XXX and the card is going to be a big one. The key phrase there is going to be as a lot of the show has not yet been announced. There is still time to set things up though, with NXT knowing very well how to do just that in a hurry. That was the case this week, as a title match was added to the show. The NXT women’s division has been a big deal for a long time but it is going through a bit of a transitional phase. After Charlotte popped up to take the title from Rhea Ripley at WrestleMania 36 and then dropped it to Io Shirai, things have been shaken up a bit. We are starting to see things settle back down, but Shirai could use another win to establish herself as champion. She will have that chance at Takeover. This week on NXT, Dakota Kai defeated Ripley to become the new #1 contender to the NXT Women’s Title, with her title shot coming against Shirai at Takeover: XXX. Kai defeated Ripley after interference f..

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AEW Dynamite Live Coverage And Results – August 5, 2020

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Dynamite Date: August 5, 2020 Location: Daily’s Place, Jacksonville, Florida Commentators: Tony Schiavone, Taz, Jim Ross It’s time for another big themed show with Super Wednesday, and in this case that means more Orange Cassidy vs. Chris Jericho. This time around it’s in the form of a debate, with a special moderator. Other than that we have the World Title on the line as Jon Moxley defends against Darby Allin. Let’s get to it. Opening sequence. Dark Order/Colt Cabana vs. Young Bucks/FTR/Kenny Omega/Hangman Page They restart very fast with everyone already in the ring and Matt springboarding at Lee. 9 comes in and goes up top, only to be taken down by Nick again. FTR starts working on 9’s arm and it’s off to Omega to do the same as JR accuses Tony of staring at Anna Jay near commentary. The Kitaro Crusher hits 9 for two and Uno/Stu Grayson come in for the save and knock everyone off the apron. FTR come in for the save and it’s a triple suplex to put a lot of the Order down. We sett..

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Who NXT Thinks Is Its “Next Big Thing”

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That’s a good place to be. There are a lot of people in the wrestling world but not all of them got there in the same way. With so many other sports out there, wrestling would be smart to try and see where they could draw from. A lot of football players make their way into wrestling, but that is not the only way to go. Another athlete from another sport has made his way to WWE, and he might be doing rather well. NXT UK has become one of the better proving grounds for the main NXT roster as the stars are able to go out there and showcase their talents. There are a lot of talented wrestlers in the United Kingdom and some of their backgrounds are from different sports. That is the case with someone heading to regular NXT and WWE certainly seems to be rather impressed so far. According to Wrestling Observer Live, Ridge Holland is seen as the next big thing in NXT. Holland is a former rugby league player who has wrestled both in NXT and NXT UK under both the names Holland and Luke Menzies..

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Marty Jannetty May Have Admitted To Murder On Social Media

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You have to be careful about what you put out there. Marty Jannetty has had an odd presence in the world over the last few years; a few years ago he asked if it was OK to have sex with someone that wasn’t her biological daughter after it was proved that she wasn’t by a DNA test. In his latest escapade, he may have just done something worse. According to a report from SB Nation, Jannetty may have admitted to committing a murder when he was 13 years old. In a post that has since now been deleted, he alleges that he was targeted by a man when he was 13 years old, who he believed was going to sexually assault him. Jannetty then killed the man, and dumped his body in the Chattahoochie River, presumably in, or near Columbus, Georgia. Below is an image of the post. Note that there is inappropriate language, and a homophobic slur was edited out of the original by SB Nation: Check out Jannetty’s most famous moment in professional wrestling: We will continue to monitor this story and prov..

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AEW Dark Results – August 4, 2020

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If you would like to see this show in full, you can watch it for free right here: Dark Date: August 4, 2020 Location: Daily’s Place, Jacksonville, Florida Commentators: Tony Schiavone, Taz Things are getting interesting around here again as the road to All Out is getting bigger and bigger. The most important thing we seem likely to be seeing is Maxwell Jacob Friedman challenging Jon Moxley for the World Title. I’m not sure how much we will be seeing of that round here, but at least they seem to have a goal in mind about a month out. Let’s get to it. Tony and Taz give the usual quick preview. Will Hobbs vs. Scorpio Sky Hobbs jumps him in the corner to start and hits a spinebuster for two. Sky slips out of a powerslam though and hits a running kick to the back of the head in the corner. The TKO gives Sky the pin at 1:15. Result: Scorpio Sky b. Will Hobbs – TKO (1:15) Post match Sky puts a chair in the ring and calls it symbolic. Lately, people have been calling him the king of AEW..

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KB’s Review: A Tale Of Two Vacations

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It’s that time of year again. You know the one I mean. Ok maybe you don’t because that could mean a lot of different things. I’m talking about the time of year again when WWE makes it very obvious that they do not care what is going on with their television shows and more or less says we’ll see you when it’s time for Summerslam. I don’t know why I’m surprised by this, but it doesn’t make it any less annoying. There is no secret to the fact that WWE does not try its hardest every single week. You can feel when they turn on the jets and it makes their television shows that much more interesting at the drop of a hat. It can be so frustrating to see the effort suddenly being there, but at the same time I can understand that they can’t go full blast every single week of the year. At some point you’re just going to run out of steam and while it might be annoying, it is also realistic. Now that being said, who are they kidding with what we are getting at the moment? I can understand that th..

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Coronavirus May Alter Some WWE Contracts

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That’s very convincing. The Coronavirus has wrecked havoc on WWE for several months now and there is no reason to believe that is going to be changing anytime soon. Above all else, a lot of wrestlers are not comfortable with coming to the Performance Center under these circumstances and have stayed at home. That might not be the best thing for the fans or the company, but it does make sense. However, WWE may be fighting back against them in a pretty big way. There have been several wrestlers not appearing on WWE television for a good while, though some wrestlers have been away a lot longer than others. Some of these names leaving have been a bit bigger than others, with Roman Reigns and Sami Zayn being near the top of the list. As you might guess, the two of them, plus anyone else staying away, are on different levels. WWE is not happy with some people staying away and it may be time for them to do something about it. According to Wrestling Observer Radio, WWE is considering either f..

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Roman Reigns Makes Controversial Statement About Royal Rumble

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That’ll raise some eyebrows. While he might not be the most popular name in WWE history, there is no denying that Roman Reigns is one of the biggest stars WWE has ever seen. He has been pushed to the moon more than once and that is the kind of thing that you don’t get to see very often. The results have been mixed, and Reigns has certainly been controversial. Now he has said something that is likely to get people talking again. One of the most controversial moments of Reigns’ career was in the 2016 Royal Rumble, when he defended the WWE Championship while entering at #1. Reigns was around near the end, but took a long break during the match after an attack by the League of Nations. He has won the Royal Rumble before, although not with the crowd reaction WWE may have wanted, plus finished runner up more than once. He has a history in the match, and now he is talking about it. On Tuesday, Fox Sports 1 aired the 2017 Royal Rumble, where Reigns finished runner up. During the broadcast, R..

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RUMOR: What Led To Heath Slater’s WWE Return

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He did what he said. Like any other wrestling company, WWE’s roster is going to change at a fairly rapid rate. At one point or another, someone is going to leave and be replaced by another wrestler. That may or may not be an upgrade, but what matters the most is seeing where things go and having a good time. This week, a recently departed wrestler made a cameo return and it was for a good reason. During this week’s Monday Night Raw, Dolph Ziggler brought out Heath Slater, who had been released from the company back in April, to confront Drew McIntyre. After McIntyre defeated Slater in less than thirty seconds, the two of them hugged in what seemed to be Slater’s farewell to the show. It was a bit of a sad moment but at least Slater did get to have a sendoff. So how did he get it? According to Tom Colohue of SportsKeeda.com, Slater’s return was due to McIntyre requesting the match since he became WWE Champion in April. While Slater was released less than two weeks after McIntyre won t..

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RUMOR: Kairi Sane Leaving WWE Not A Guarantee

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Not so fast? While WWE is the pinnacle of the wrestling business for a lot of people, it might not be the end goal for everyone in the business. There is nothing wrong with that, and sometimes a wrestler might get there and then want to go somewhere else. That might be due to something in the business or something personal, but one wrestler considering leaving WWE might not be going so soon. There are a lot of international stars in WWE and one of the most entertaining is Kairi Sane. She has a special charisma to her and the Insane Elbow is one of the best finishers around. While Sane has certainly had some success, she has never had that great moment that would send her up to the next level. Earlier this week, news broke that Sane would probably be leaving WWE to head back to Japan, but that might have been jumping the gun. According to Talksport.com, WWE is making an effort to keep Sane under contract, including offering her more money, as they want her to stay and see value in her..

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AEW Dark Results – July 7, 2020

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If you would like to see this show in full, you can watch it here for free: Dark Date: July 7, 2020 Location: Daily’s Place, Jacksonville, Florida Commentators: Excalibur, Taz It’s the go home show for the second half of Fyter Fest and I’m not sure if that is going to matter. This show continues to be all over the place and I’m not sure what to expect from it week to week. One of the biggest draws here is the in-ring debut of Brian Pillman Jr., who could be a star in a few years. Let’s get to it. Taz and Excalibur give us a quick hello. Brian Pillman Jr. vs. Shawn Spears Tully Blanchard is here with Spears. Feeling out process to start with Pillman flipping out of a wristlock and kicking Spears into the corner. Some chops put Pillman in the corner but he’s right back with a dropkick. That means a chat with Blanchard on the floor, which seems to work as Spears dropkicks him off the ropes back inside. Pillman gets sent head first into the steps on the way to the ring but he’s right ..