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He should be fine. WWE continues to be shaken by the allegations against Vince McMahon and the investigations that have followed. McMahon is accused of sexual misconduct with several women, as well as paying them to sign non-disclosure agreements. This is one of the biggest scandals in years in WWE, but McMahon is not the only person accused in the situation.
In addition to McMahon being implicated in the scandal, John Laurinaitis was mentioned as well, with the first woman mentioned said to have been “passed” to Laurinaitis “like a toy”. According to Fightful Select, Laurinaitis is considered done in WWE, but is said to have a golden parachute financial package. Female wrestlers were said to be upset that he was named Head of Talent Relations again last year.
Opinion: Laurinaitis being gone from the company is not exactly a surprise as he did not seem to be the most popular name in the place. At the same time, he is someone who is a bit more replaceable in WWE and that might have ha..

Switcheroo. With so many wrestlers on the WWE roster, it can be difficult to keep everyone fresh. At some point, someone is going to get stale and need a change to fix them up a little bit. That is the case with modern wrestlers and the best option sometimes is to turn them from one side or the other. That was the case again this week as someone was turned yet again.
This week’s SmackDown was supposed to feature a tag team match between Lacey Evans/Aliyah vs. Shotzi/Shayna Baszler. However, after Evans made her entrance to the ring, she complained that the audience did not show her the respect that she deserved. Evans went on to insult the crowd and punched Aliyah out to officially turn into a villain again. The match never took place and Shotzi/Baszler never appeared.
I think she made her point. Check out Evans’ switch to the other side:
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Opinion: How many times has Evans turned since she has been back? She has seemingly jumped back and fo..

To the other side. There are a lot of wrestling promotions in the world today and they all have their own talented stars. Some of these names are rather well known and you can see them on a regular basis, but sometimes you have someone who is more of a special treat. One of those stars was in action this week, but something happened that made a bigger impact than his match.
This week’s edition of AEW Rampage featured a tag team match between Ring Of Honor World Champion Jonathan Gresham and Lee Moriarty against the Gates of Agony. During the match, Gresham walked out on Moriarty and shook hands with Tully Blanchard, seemingly joining Tully Blanchard Enterprises, along with the Gates of Agony. Later in the show, it was announced that Moriarty will challenge Gresham for the title next week on Rampage.
Opinion: I’m not sure about this but it is a different way to go for Gresham and sets up Moriarty as his next challenger. We could be in for a very good technical match between those two ..

It worked the first time. WWE runs quite a few events at any given time and that can make for some fast turnarounds. Sometimes the amount of events and shows can put a strain on the roster as they might not be able to keep things fresh every single time. It doesn’t help if a match is repeated multiple times, but it can still work near the beginning. That was the case this week after TV ended.
According to PWInsider.com, United States Champion Bobby Lashley successfully defended his title against Theory in this week’s post SmackDown dark match. This was a rematch from Money In The Bank, when Lashley defeated Theory to win the title. The two are scheduled for a rematch at Summerslam later this month. Theory did appear on this week’s show, interrupting the Bloodline’s opening segment by taking a lap around the ring and then leaving.
After #SmackDown dark match. Theory vs. Bobby Lashley pic.twitter.com/rLbdxx3C0E
— Zachary Mayberry (@zdmay) July 9, 2022
Opinion: That is the kind of thi..

So much for that. There are a lot of powerful and influential people in the wrestling world and then there is Vince McMahon. No one in the history of wrestling has come close to his level of authority and it is likely no one will ever get close again. That is the kind of status that can change the industry and now something McMahon has been accused of doing is changing something in another company.
According to Denise Salcedo of Instinct Culture, the McMahon Netflix documentary series has been pulled and will not be airing. The documentary was in post production with interviews filmed several months ago and millions of dollars spent. This comes after new allegations of hush payments made by McMahon to various female WWE employees over affairs with McMahon over the years.
Sources tell me that the Vince McMahon Netflix documentary has been pulled & is off the programming spreadsheet at Netflix. A source at Netflix confirmed it no longer being listed on their spreadsheet, another source..

The card keeps growing. We are on the way to Summerslam and that means WWE needs to get things going in the next three weeks. The company already has the show’s main event set but there is a lot more to a show than just that. It can be rather tricky to get everything right but WWE has to make the moves in a bit of a hurry. They covered some bases this week with some matches you might remember.
WWE added two more matches to the Summerslam card this week on SmackDown. First up, Ronda Rousey will receive her rematch for the SmackDown Women’s Title against champion Liv Morgan. Rousey lost the title to Morgan via a Money In The Bank cash-in last Saturday at Money In The Bank. Next, the Usos will defend the Tag Team Titles against the Street Profits in another Money In The Bank rematch. The previous match ended in controversy with Montez Ford seeming to get his shoulder up. There was also a mention of a special guest referee, but there is no word on who it will be.
Opinion: This is the kin..

That could have been worse. There are all kinds of injuries that can put a wrestler on the shelf and you never know how bad things can be until you get a better diagnosis. As many times as you can see a wrestler get hurt in the ring, there are other times when something goes wrong that you might never see. That was the case last year, and it turns out that things were a lot more serious than people realized.
Last year, Chris Jericho was hospitalized during a UK tour during a tour of England with his band Fozzy. Jericho opened up about the situation during his Talk Is Jericho podcast, revealing that he was suffering from blood clots and had a pulmonary embolism (blood clot in the lungs). Jericho talked about performing at a show in Newcastle, England and having trouble breathing. This led to a hospitalization and several appearances being canceled as Jericho recovered. The clots have since been removed, allowing a full recovery.
Opinion: This is one of those things that is absolutely ..

Smackdown
Date: July 8, 2022
Location: Dickie’s Arena, Fort Worth, Texas
Commentators: Michael Cole, Corey Graves
We’re done with Money In The Bank and have just over three weeks before Summerslam, but because this is WWE, we need to build towards Clash At The Castle too. This week will feature Drew McIntyre vs. Sheamus for the shot at Roman Reigns at the show in Wales in September. Let’s get to it.
We open with a recap of Theory losing the US Title but then becoming Mr. Money In The Bank later in the night.
Here is the Bloodline to get things going. After their full entrance, Theory pops up on the stage, with Cole asking if he’s going to cash in Money In The Bank now. After a break, Roman Reigns talks about how happy he is to be here, including saying that he’s hearing some mixed reactions from the fans.
As long as God wakes him up every day, he can handle anything. Now he’s here and seeing the Usos and his Special Counsel….and the Counsel looks like this. Heyman looks terrified b..

They aren’t buying it. WWE has a lot of very talented people on its roster and the company knows how to present a lot of them in a variety of ways. It is WWE’s job to come up with the most interesting set of matches that can draw the most interest and therefore the most money. One of the best ways to do this is to present a special match, which is what they will be doing later this month. However, not everyone completely believes what WWE is saying.
The main event of this year’s Summerslam will feature Roman Reigns vs. Brock Lesnar in a Last Man Standing match. The match is being billed as the last showdown between the two, but according to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, several backstage in WWE do not believe that it will be the case. Some wrestlers feel that WWE will run the match again when they need to, partially because the match is taking place due to Randy Orton being injured. If Lesnar can be brought in as a replacement for Orton, he could be used in the future.
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It had been reported that Vince McMahon paid $3 million to a WWE employee due to a sexual relationship between the two. The company’s Board of Directors was investigating it, but apparently, the scandal didn’t end there.
According to a new report from the Wall Street Journal and iHeart, McMahon paid more than $12 million in hush money to four women during the past 16 years to suppress sexual misconduct and infidelity allegations.
The report states that all four women were affiliated with WWE and signed agreements with McMahon prohibiting them from publicly discussing possible legal claims or their relationship with him. Sources with knowledge of the situation confirmed this to the Journal.
The new reported settlements include McMahon paying $7.5 million to a former WWE wrestler who claimed McMahon coerced her into giving him oral sex and then demoted her before ultimately deciding not to renew her contract after she resisted other sexual encounters, sources familiar with the situati..

An interesting pair. There are all kinds of wrestling stories going on in the world, but there are a lot more that take place outside of the industry. Sometimes though those worlds combine as wrestling is connected to the outside world, which can often lead to some interesting situations. That was the case again in one of the biggest stories in the world of any kind.
One of the biggest international stories of the week has been the collapse of Boris Johnson’s government in the United Kingdom. This included the resignations of over sixty members of Parliament, including Michelle Donelan, who was named Secretary of State for Education, only to resign in protest of Johnson about thirty six hours later. Donelan is a former WWE employee, having worked as International Marketing Campaign Manager from 2010-2014.
Opinion: This is one of those things that you do not see happen very often but it makes for a bit of an interesting note. Donelan is not someone most would remember from her time wi..

They have a plan for that. Titles are some of the most important aspects to wrestling as they are the symbol of a top star. Fans can instantly understand the idea of a champion with a shiny belt and that has been the case for almost all of wrestling’s history. Since there are so many titles in modern wrestling, there has to be a way to make a title stand out. Now we might have an idea of how that will be done with one in particular.
At Forbidden Door, Pac won the inaugural AEW All Atlantic Title in a four way match. During an interview with the Masked Man Show, AEW President Tony Khan revealed that the title will be a traveling championship, with the title being defended in various promotions around the world. This comes as Pac already has international title defenses scheduled, including some in the United Kingdom.
Opinion: This is an interesting way to go with the title and something that could work out well for AEW. It allows the company to have an international presence that keep..