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When legends collide, you know it’s going to be good. WWE has posted a new video to its YouTube channel, showing the full match between Roman Reigns and John Cena for the WWE Universal Championship at SummerSlam 2021. The end of this match also featured the return of Brock Lesnar since Reigns allied himself with Paul Heyman.
You can see the match in its entirety below:
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From WWE.com:
Cena seemed to have found a spark by lining up for an Attitude Adjustment, but Reigns shrugged him off. The Universal Champion talked trash to Cena and all of Hollywood as the beatdown continued, but Cena never gave up, mounting a comeback after escaping from a sleeper hold. Cena connected with a Five Knuckle Shuffle and an Attitude Adjustment, but Reigns miraculously kicked out. Even Heyman was bewildered, mouthing, “Oh my God.”
A second AA through the announce table pushed Reigns to the brink again, but the Universal Champion improbably kicked out, causing a..

It happens to everyone. WWE presents a lot of content in any given week and you never know what you might see on any given show. That can include both good and bad things, such as someone getting hurt and being put on the shelf. We have been seeing that take place quite often in recent weeks and now it is the case again with another young, talented star.
NXT’s Nathan Frazer has revealed that he is dealing with a minor injury but says that he will be back “before you know it”. Frazer did not go into specifics of his injury or when it took place. His most recent match at an NXT live event on June 10 when he was defeated by North American Champion Carmelo Hayes. Frazer moved from NXT UK to NXT last month and has regularly appeared on television since.
Dealing with a little injury right now, I’ll be back before you know it????#WWENXT
— Nathan Frazer (@WWEFrazer) June 29, 2022
Opinion: This is never something you want to see and unfortunately Frazer is the latest victim of the injury bu..

NXT
Date: June 28, 2022
Location: Capitol Wrestling Center, Orlando, Florida
Commentators: Wade Barrett, Vic Joseph
It’s the go home show for the Great American Bash and that means it is time for the big push towards the show. Most of the card is already set, including the NXT Title match main event, so we should be in for a good one. Odds are we get a little more from Legado del Fantasma and the D’Angelo Family, even if the Family is now down a member. Let’s get to it.
Katana Chance/Kayden Carter vs. Roxanne Perez/Cora Jade The winners get a Tag Team Title shot next week. Cora and Carter start things off with a lockup until Jade grabs a wristlock. That’s broken up and Jade is sent into the corner, setting off a chop exchange. Chance comes in and rolls Jade down, allowing her to get in a smiling pose. Perez comes in to roll Chance up for two before working on the armbar. It’s off to Carter for some forearms to the chest and two of her own.
Everything breaks down and Perez clears the..

Stick around. There have been a lot of changes to the WWE landscape this year and some of them have been rather positive. One of the most interesting has been Sasha Banks and Naomi walking out on the company back in may. As a result, their futures in WWE are not clear. There is a very good chance that neither of them will be back on WWE TV anytime soon, but now we know something new.
Over the last few weeks, rumors of Banks being released from WWE have begun to pop up. However, according to PWInsider.com, both Banks and Naomi are still with WWE and still part of the company’s internal roster. There is now word on when or if the two of them will appear on WWE TV again in the future. Neither has been mentioned by WWE since the company’s initial statements blaming the two of them for the situation.
Opinion: This is kind of a surprise as I would not quite have bet on the idea of Banks and Naomi still being in WWE a month after the incident. Neither has been mentioned more than the time j..

That could have been worse. Last weekend, AEW presented Forbidden Door, a show built around a series of matches between AEW and New Japan Pro Wrestling stars. The card was stacked with all kinds of talented stars, some of whom are among the biggest names in the world. That was the case with the main event, which was a hard hitting fight. It turns out that someone is not as banged up as it seems.
The main event of Forbidden Door saw Jon Moxley defeat Hiroshi Tanahashi to become the new Interim AEW World Champion. Following the show, Moxley addressed the crowd and said that he was “probably concussed”. However, according to Wrestling Observer Radio, the statement was not true and is something Moxley likes to say in promos after big matches. Moxley does not have a concussion and is not believed to be injured in any way.
Opinion: After all of the injuries that AEW has dealt with in recent weeks, it is nice to see someone actually not being hurt for a chance. Moxley said something and got..

Get your brackets ready. Wrestling is in a weird place when it comes to being a sport. While there are pre-determined results, there is no denying that the people involved are athletes and have some amazing skills. Those people are going to be able to use those skills to make fans care about what they are doing. Now we are getting a look at the best of the last year.
Next month, ESPN will be holding its annual ESPY Awards, honoring the best in sports in the last year. This will include a Best WWE Moment Of 2022, with fans getting to vote for the winner. WWE has released eight pairs of matches that fans can vote on, with the next round of voting coming in the future. The ESPY Awards will air on ABC on Wednesday July 20 from Los Angeles.
Here are the first round matches:
MATCH 1
Brock Lesnar wins Royal Rumble
Bianca Belair wins RAW Women’s Championship at WrestleMania
MATCH 2
John Cena returns at Money In The Bank
Ronda Rousey returns 4 months after giving birth to win Royal Rumble
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I’d call that an excused absence. There are a lot of reasons for a wrestler to not appear on a wrestling show and some of them are more frustrating than others. While there might be something as simple as the company not having anything for them, sometimes the reason is something a bit more serious. That is the case this week, but thankfully it seems that it could be worse.
Monday Night Raw star Dana Brooke sent out a tweet revealing that she missed this week’s show due to being involved in a recent car accident. Brooke said that she is doing good and will be back in no time without going into the specifics of what happened or any injuries she may have suffered. Brooke’s most recent match took place last week on Main Event when she lost the 24/7 Title to Doudrop, only to win it back by the end of the show.
Much ?? to the #wweuniverse for the support & love, standing up for me! The reason why I was not on RAW last night was bc I got into a bad car accident the past week, I am doing go..

Say hi to the fish. With so many wrestlers on so many wrestling shows these days, it can be easy to forget about someone. It might be a wrestler who does not get that much TV time or someone who has not had the chance to really showcase themselves, but at some point they are going to have to change something. Now though, another one might not be getting the chance to do so.
This week on NXT, Troy “Two Dimes” Donovan was written off of WWE TV, seemingly being murdered by Tony D’Angelo and Stacks. Without going into detail, D’Angelo suggested that Donovan had come for the throne and was being dealt with as a result, by being thrown off a bridge and into a river. This comes after Donovan was released from his WWE contract over what was described as a policy violation. Donovan was not named in the segment.
That’s rather aggressive. Check out how Donovan was written off TV:
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Opinion: I would much rather have Donovan dealt with like this rather t..

Fare thee well? AEW has come a very long way and has done all kinds of things in just over three years of their existence. That is not something that should be taken lightly and a lot of its credit goes to the wrestlers. The company has done a great job of building up the roster, but not everyone can stick around forever. Now it seems that another of its stars may be on the way out.
Dark Order member Alan “5” Angels has blacked out his Twitter account and says that he is excited for what comes next. While not confirmed, this could suggest that Angels is on his way of AEW, as multiple stars have been leaving the company as their contracts expire. Angels has not wrestled on either Dynamite or Rampage since March. He has yet to specifically stage that he is leaving AEW.
Excited for what’s next
— Alan Angels (@Alan_V_Angels) June 28, 2022
Opinion: Honestly, this isn’t the biggest surprise in the world, as Angels has barely been appearing in recent months. It doesn’t help that Angels wa..

That explains it. WWE has a history of changing matches at the last minute, to the point where some of them do not even take place as advertised. This can be the case for a variety of reasons but one of the most common is that WWE just changes things on a moment’s notice. That seemed to be the case again this week, but now we might know a more logical reason.
As of Monday morning, WWE was still advertising a match between Kevin Owens against either Ezekiel, Elias or Elrod. However, the match never took place with no explanation given. According to PWInsider.com, the match was not taking place due to Owens dealing with a minor injury. There is no word on what is wrong or when Owens will be back in the ring. It is not clear if the match will still be taking place down the road.
Opinion: This does at least explain things as Owens’ match not taking place due to an injury certainly makes sense. I could go for more of the story in the future as it has been entertaining enough, though I don..

She kind of has a point. The WWE Women’s Revolution is now about seven years old and it has certainly had an incredible impact. WWE’s women’s division has come a very, very long way and it is great to see what it has become. A lot of this has been due to the main core cast of stars and now one of them had something to say this week after a major win on Monday Night Raw.
The main event of this week’s edition of Monday Night Raw saw Becky Lynch win a five woman elimination match to qualify for the Money In The Bank ladder match. After the show was over, Lynch cut a promo, talking about how she didn’t need a John Cena pep talk because she is the definition of Never Give Up. Lynch talked about how she has been knocked down, but this is her comeback story. She wrapped it up by saying she just beat everyone and dropped the microphone to end the night.
It was a heck of a speech. Check out what Lynch said after the show:
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Opinion: This is the kind ..

He serves multiple purposes. There are very few names in the history of professional wrestling who have risen to the level of John Cena. Debuting on SmackDown over twenty years ago, Cena has become one of the most famous stars in WWE history and has won just about everything there is to win in the company. It turns out that he is able to improve other aspects of the company as well.
This week’s edition of Monday Night Raw featured the return of Cena, marking twenty years to the day with the company. According to the WrestleVotes Twitter account, in addition to Cena’s business boost to WWE, it is a big deal for the locker room as well. Cena is viewed as the leader and his positive nature will make things better. There is no word on when Cena will be back again.
Aside from the obvious business boost, I’m told the return of John Cena is as exciting for the locker room as it is for the fans. Cena is viewed as the ultimate leader, w/ his positive presence felt throughout the company when ..