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The Hardy Boyz Reportedly Close to Reaching Deal with Anthem Sports

The Hardy Boyz’ “BROKEN” gimmick may be appearing on WWE programming shortly.

Dave Meltzer reported on today’s installment of Wrestling Observer Radio that The Hardy Boyz and Anthem Sports are close to reaching a deal for Matt & Jeff Hardy to use the “BROKEN” gimmick outside of the now-GFW promotion. Meltzer didn’t specify exactly what the terms of the deal would be, but indicated that a deal will be reached soon.

We will keep you updated if we receive any more details on the on-going negotiations between The Hardys and Anthem.

WWE Monday Night Raw Results – July 3 2017

Welcome to the final edition of Monday Night Raw before Sunday’s Great Balls of Fire PPV!

Tonight’s show is anchored by the return of Brock Lesnar, who will defend his Universal Championship for the first time since WrestleMania on Sunday. Lesnar has had to sit back and watch as Samoa Joe took centre stage for this feud and even attacked his advocate Paul Heyman. So Lesnar decided to pay Joe a visit and was promptly choked down by the Samoan Bulldozer! One week from the huge showdown, Lesnar will definitely want to regain some momentum, meanwhile Samoa Joe is on the roll of a lifetime and fans are hungry for more!

Speaking of being hungry and never satisfied, Braun Strowman and Roman Reigns will also have a gargantuan showdown at Great Balls of Fire – which ironically might be the best card for a terribly named PPV ever. The two big canines will fight for ownership of the back yard in an Ambulance Match and I would be shocked if we didn’t see said ambulance come into play one more time this week, seeing as Braun threw Roman into it last week and sent him packing. Fans will hope to see more of the same this week.

Last week’s main event saw Sasha Banks defeat the seemingly unstoppable Nia Jax, who had already bested Emma, Mickie James, Dana Brooke, and Bayley, in a Gauntlet Match to become number one contender. Banks’ win was pretty surprising but sets-up an exciting showdown at Great Balls of Fire. The Champion Alexa Bliss came to the ring after the match and shoved her title in Banks’ face but was promptly met with a dropkick to her own dentures! Expect more fireworks tonight ahead of the 4th of July!

Elsewhere on tonight’s show, Enzo Amore was ceremoniously dumped by Big Cass for the second week in a row and it seems inevitable that these two will have a showdown on Sunday night. The match hasn’t yet been announced but surely tonight is the night. And then there’s Seth Rollins and Bray Wyatt who’ve done more talking in the past three weeks than Undertaker did in over 30 years, so hopefully we get something more substantial tonight.

All that and more to look forward to on tonight’s show. Don’t forget to check out the Ringside News app, as well as our new Ringside Talk app, which allows you to converse with all your fellow marks! Let us know your thoughts and feelings and enjoy the show!

Tammy “Sunny” Sytch Hospitalized

Former WWE Diva Tammy “Sunny” Sytch has been hospitalized after she claimed she passed out and fell.

While there is no exact word of what happened, she noted that she was “pretty rocked and not steady.” She was taken to the emergency room at South Side Hospital in Bay Shore, NY.

It’s worth noting that her friends and fans had concern for her when he took to Facebook and wrote, “No one cares about me.” She’s been posting photos of her bruises on her body, which you can see below:

When Did Alberto Del Rio and Paige Get Back Together?

As reported earlier, WWE Superstar Paige was spotted backstage at GFW’s Slammiversery pay-per-view. The former 2-Time Diva’s Champion was there to support her fiance, Alberto El Patron who ended up defeating Bobby Lashley to unify the Impact Heavyweight Championship and GFW Championship.

Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer has reported that the duo had indeed broken up last weekend but got back together earlier this week. Theirs has been an on and off relationship as they went on a break at some point in the last year.

What to Expect on the July 3rd Episode of RAW

WWE heads to the Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix, AZ for tonight’s episode of RAW. Here are the focus point’s for the show:

How will Enzo Amore rebound?
Can The Boss knock “The Goddess” off her pedestal?
Will Roman Reigns get payback against Braun Strowman?
Samoa Joe scorches Brock Lesnar before WWE Great Balls of Fire

Check back here at 8PM ET for our live play-by-play coverage of the show.

Steve Austin Reacts to Rumors of Being at RAW Last Week

There were rumors that ‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin was going to be on RAW and even that he was spotted last week from Staples Center in Los Angeles. Austin responded to the rumours on the latest episode of his podcast, The Steve Austin Show.

“There has been word on the street, on my Twitter account, on all the sheets, ‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin has indeed been spotted at the Staples Center. Well I can vouch for you or I can clarify that right now; if somebody thought they spotted me, they was wrong.”

Austin continued:

“I’m at 316 gimmick street in Marina del Rey. Staples Center is about 20 miles from my house, I ain’t nowhere in sight, I ain’t wearing camo, you can’t see me, because I ain’t there. I’m here at the house laying down an open for this damn podcast.”

The rumors were based on the fact that Austin is known to attend the shows and record his podcasts backstage whenever WWE comes to LA, and particularly, the new “Los Angeles 3:16” t-shirts that were on sale on the venue.

Alberto El Patron’s Luggage Misplaced During Flight to Slammiversary

Alberto El Patron revealed on Twitter that his valuable bag was jacked during a flight to Orlando, Florida — the city where Slammiversary is being held tonight.

Alberto would later reveal that he recover his belongings after a 4+ hour delay.

Reby Hardy Under Heat from Fans After Calling Lita A Hoe

There was another incident on Twitter recently with Reby Hardy. This time she took aim at Lita when she was included in a collage of photos that a fan put together. For those who don’t remember, Lita and Matt Hardy have a strained personal history that eventually played out on WWE television between Matt and Edge.

Once seeing the photo, Reby made the following remarks:

Reby followed up with a series of tweets after she received backlash from fans:

Main Event of Tonight’s Slammiversary Spoiled

The main event of tonight’s Slammiversary event has been spoiled by the cable guide listing for Thursday’s episode of Impact. The listing reveals the following:

“It’s all about the fallout from Slammiversary. Alberto El Patron will hold a celebration in the ring with a guest of honor, but an unwelcomed visitor makes their way to the IMPACT Zone. LAX announces their newest member, and things go south for Sonjay Dutt. Also: the Super X Cup ’17 will make a return.”

The listing above indicates that Alberto El Patron will leave the event as both Impact and GFW World Champion.

Bayley Says She’s In A “Weird Spot” In Her Career

Bayley was called up to the main WWE roster from NXT at last July’s Battleground pay-per-view. She was a standout down in NXT, having one of the best matches of 2015 against Sasha Banks at NXT TakeOver: Respect.

While appearing as a guest on Steve Austin’s podcast, “The Huggable One” said that while she felt that she could do anything in NXT, she’s still figuring out WWE fans a year later.

“With NXT I felt I can do anything. I knew exactly what they wanted and how they were going to react to me and my opponent, no matter who it was. I knew what they can do to get a reaction and what I can do to get sympathy or anything. But with this crowd I’m still kind of figuring them out with WWE.

“I think it has a lot to do with, I don’t know, in this day and age the crowds are… it’s so different than back then and they all want to cheer for the wrong person or they’re on their Twitter. That can mess with your head too, just reading tweets and people telling you this and you start to believe it. And you’re like ‘wait…’

“I’ve had to stay off Twitter before for a while because that can definitely mess with your head. I’ve seen it happen to people and I hear people talk about it. It shouldn’t matter because we’re doing our job and what we’re told to do and what we love.”

She added that while she’s in “a weird spot” right now, she’s “still figuring it out.”

“But I’m still kind of figuring them out. I feel right now I’m kind of in a weird spot with my career. So when I first came I felt like “Alright, I’m still from NXT.” I felt like I knew exactly what I was doing. But now I’m just… you know how we were talking a couple of months ago and you were helping me out with matches and stuff and how I need to go about certain things, I’m still figuring it out. I’m at a weird spot right now.”