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It’s about time. Monday Night Raw has been on the air for going on twenty six years now and has seen a lot of different broadcast combinations in that time. There have been several people behind the microphone over the years but they’ve all had one thing in common: they’ve all been men. With the Women’s Revolution in full swing though, it’s time that someone breaks that barrier.
As announced on WWE.com, Renee Young is now a full time member of the Monday Night Raw announce team, replacing the departing Jonathan Coachman. Young have performed in the role in a guest capacity a few times but this will be the first permanent move. Coachman has occasionally had to miss the show due to commitments to the Golf Channel and will continue to work on the pay per view Kickoff Shows.
It was a big deal in the first place.
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Opinion: That’s very cool to see. Young is rather good in the role as she’s witty, charming and smart, offering a different perspecti..

Mae Young Classic
Date: September 5, 2018
Location: Full Sail University, Winter Park, Florida
Commentators: Michael Cole, Beth Phoenix, Renee Young
Well it worked the first time. This is the first episode of the second edition of the tournament and this year’s version is being shown a little differently. Instead of having big batches of four episodes at a time, it’s a weekly show every Wednesday after NXT, which is probably a better idea. I’ve done my best to avoid spoilers here so let’s get to it.
All matches are first round matches.
We open with a look at last week’s tournament, with Kairi Sane defeating Shayna Baszler in the finals. Various women talk about how important it is to win the second tournament.
Opening sequence.
The announcers welcome us to the show.
Zatara is a masked wrestler from Chile. She wants to show the world how great her country can be and says she’s smart.
Tegan Nox (better known as Nixon Newell) is from Wales and is influenced by Molly Holly, who did ..

Fusion #21
Date: September 7, 2018
Location: Melrose Ballroom, New York City, New York
Commentators: Tony Schiavone, Matt Striker
It’s time for another big tag match with the Lucha Bros defending against Drago and Rey Horus as Lucha Underground continues to take over the wrestling world. Other than that it’s time for the fallout from WarGames, which should be airing sometime soon. They’re getting the schedule down at least and that’s a good sign. Let’s get to it.
Here are last week’s results if you need a recap.
We open with a video on Pentagon Jr. and Fenix winning and defending the Tag Team Titles. They’ve also gotten on Salina de la Renta’s bad side, which is never a smart move.
Opening sequence.
Matt Striker runs down the show.
Richard Holiday vs. Fred Yehi Holiday was on some of the standalone shows that aired before Fusion debuted and describes himself as the Most Marketable. Yehi takes him down without much effort as Striker talks about Yehi going to German on an excursion..

Anybody home? Most of what happens on a wrestling show takes place inside the arena. That makes for a pretty simple formula but at the same time, it puts a firm limit on what can happen. You can only feature so many things inside an arena, where there aren’t a bunch of options for locations. That’s why it makes sense to take things outside of the arena, and what better place to go than someone’s home?
And stay out.
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WWE has posted a video of the Top Ten Shocking Home Invasions, looking at ten instances where someone took a fight to someone else’s home. These entries range throughout history, dating back from the late 1990s all the way to modern times, ranging over a variety of companies. Most of these involve a fight breaking out, but several of them are just someone showing up at a house and scaring someone.
Opinion: I wasn’t expecting much from this list but it turned out to be something pretty fun. This is an idea that works a lot more o..

Braun Strowman will challenge Roman Reigns for the WWE Universal Championship at Hell in a Cell on Sunday, September 16. The Monster Among Men is hot off the heels of his recent heel turn against The Big Dog and now the two men will wage war for Monday Night Raw’s top prize. But what kind of shot does Strowman really have? From the moment Braun went heel, many WWE fans immediately said that he simply had no chance against Roman. WWE supposedly wants to give Reigns a lengthly title run. If that is indeed the case, then anyone that faces him in the near future probably has very little chance of taking the belt. That includes Strowman, who has really never looked better in his WWE career. But is he merely just a contender?
Why did WWE do all of the work to get him over as main event material only to keep the championship from him? If the point was to prepare him and test him for a top spot, then WWE must consider it as mission accomplished. Braun has more than earned his spot in WWE.
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Rock on a roll? It’s safe to say that the Rock is one of the biggest stars in all of entertainment with wrestling just being a small part of the deal. However, wrestling was where the whole thing started. There are some long periods where Rock isn’t around, but every now and then he’ll pop up again. The idea of him wrestling seems like a lost cause, but that’s never stopped WWE before.
According to Joe Peisich on the Barn Burner Fired Up podcast, WWE is trying to have The Rock appear on three major shows in the upcoming months. The plan would be for Rock to appear at the 1000th episode of SmackDown Live on October 16, the Royal Rumble and then WrestleMania 35 in April. Rock last wrestled for the company at WrestleMania 32 in a six second win over Erick Rowan. There is no word on Rock’s level of interest or availability in a WWE return.
Remember this one?
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Opinion: Well, it would be a huge deal and there have been rumors over the last few mo..

Why yes, he does still have a lot to say. Earlier this year, Big Cass was released from WWE in what was probably a bit of a surprise. He had only been been back on the active roster for a few weeks after returning from his torn ACL and just like that he was gone. Even though he’s out of the company, he’s not away from wrestling entirely and that means he has some thoughts on the business.
Cass recently appeared on Booker T.’s Heated Conversations podcast and talked about his time away from the WWE. When asked about how much he still follows WWE since his released on June 19, he said that he hasn’t watched WWE whatsoever, to the point where he doesn’t even know who the current champions are. He also mentioned that he still keeps in touch with some of the company’s current stars, who have given him some advice. Here are some highlights, with transcription courtesy of Wrestlinginc.com:
On How Far He Is Removed From WWE “One-hundred percent. I haven’t watched SmackDown, Raw, PPV, I haven..

Evolution stage two? Earlier this year, WWE announced the first ever all women’s pay per view event, called Evolution. This marks another major step in the Women’s Revolution, which has been going on for just over the last three years. That’s a long time in the wrestling world, and it turns out that there might be several more years left in the movement still.
According to Joe Peisich on the Barnburner Fired Up podcast by way of Ringsidenews.com, WWE is already making plans for future editions of Evolution, meaning that this year’s show won’t be a one off event. The show, which will be taking place on October 28, will be featuring every WWE Women’s Title as well as the finals of the Mae Young Classic and a few past vs. present dream matches. At the moment, only a few matches have been confirmed as the title matches have yet to be announced.
The announcement alone is worth another look.
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Opinion: I can’t say I’m surprised by this as WWE cert..

Though he did add another one recently. John Cena is an institution in WWE, having debuted sixteen and a half years ago and becoming one of the biggest stars the company has ever seen in the process. As is the case with any big name star, he’s going to have a series of moves that he uses more than any others and a list of opponents that he faces more than anyone else. Now what happens when those begin to mix?
Hey come back here with that.
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WWE has posted a new video looking at 6 Superstars Who Stole John Cena’s Moves. The list is exactly what it sounds like, with a variety of people copying the moves against Cena. In this case the entries are much more recent than most and every one of them is someone using either the Attitude Adjustment or STF. One entry, which happens to be the most recent, is a bit of cheating though.
Opinion: What does it say that Cena has so many people stealing his moves but they only steal two of them? And the AJ Sty..