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Matt Hardy Responds to a Critic Saying He Betrayed TNA

The fight for the BROKEN Gimmick is still on between Anthem and The Hardys. Recently, after a lot of heated public discussions over the issue, Matt Hardy was accused by a Fan of “Betraying TNA”.

Hardy Replied:

Triple H Welcomes Bobby Fish to NXT

As previously reported, the recent episode of NXT saw the long-awaited debut of former ROH and IWGP tag team champion Bobby Fish. Fish squared off against Aleister Black in a losing effort. You can read our full spoiler report from Wednesday’s tapings here.

Triple H took to his Twitter to react to Fish’s arrival to the NXT brand:

https://twitter.com/TripleH/status/885338756785491968reac

WWE Mae Young Women’s Tournament Results – July 13th, 2017

WWE heads to Full Sail University for tonight’s Mae Young Women’s Tournament. Here are the spoilers:

* All the women are introduced before the tournament.

* Princesa Sugehit defeated Kay Lee Ray.

* Serena defeated Vanessa.

* Shanya defeated Zeda.

* Piper defeated Santana Garrett.

* Mia Yim defeated Sarah Logan.

* Mercedes Martinez defeated Xia Li.

* Rhea Ripley defeated Miranda Salinas.

* Abby Laith defeated Jazzy Gabert.

* Toni Storm defeated Ayesha Raymond.

* Dakota Kai defeated Kavita Devi.

* Candice LeRae defeated Renee Michelle.

* Rachel Evers defeated Marti Belle.

* Bianca Belair defeated Sage Beckett.

* Lacey Evans defeated Taynara Conti.

* Nicole Savoy defeated Reina Gonzalez.

* Kairi Sane defeated Tessa Blanchard.

This concludes the tapings.

The Taz Show Recap – NXT Analysis, Kurt Angle Documentary, Where Does Strowman Go From Here? More!

Blocks 1 & 2:

Taz opens today’s show by speaking about the second of four straight press conferences, promoting the upcoming boxing match between Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather. He calls these press conferences riveting entertainment, but if they continue to do the exact same thing it’s going to get old rather quickly. He believes that these two are going to have to get physical at the last press conference, just to give the fans something to hold onto as they build towards the fight in August.

A listener calls into the show and says that he wishes WWE would just turn Roman Reigns heel, and he believes that even Reigns wants to turn heel at this point. Taz agrees with the caller, and says that for the longest time he thought Reigns was determined to get over as a babyface, but as of late it sure seems like Reigns has embraced the heel overtones of his character.

Taz wonders if we’ve seen the last of Braun Strowman vs. Roman Reigns, because if WWE wanted to keep Strowman off television for a while they wouldn’t have shown him walking out of ambulance at Great Balls of Fire. The caller says that he has heard rumours that WWE if preparing for a Fatal 4-way match at SummerSlam for Universal Title between Strowman, Reigns, Samoa Joe and Brock Lesnar. Taz says he’ll be surprised if that happens.

Taz expects we’ll see Strowman back on RAW by next Monday, and then we should get some answers as to where WWE is heading with him creatively moving forward.

Talk is Jericho Recap w/ Sheamus & Cesaro – Best-of-7 Series, Tagging Together, WWE Travel Woes, More!

Jericho welcomes Sheamus & Cesaro to the show.

Jericho asks how their Best-of-7 series came to be. Sheamus says that prior to the WWE Draft, he was World Champion as part of the League of Nations and Cesaro had returned from an injury on absolute fire. Somewhere along the way they both lost some momentum, and at the Draft they were selected second last and last.

Cesaro says that he was quite angry that evening and Sheamus agrees. They felt that they should have been drafted higher, and they were both very motivated to prove doubters wrong. The company decided to pair them up for a couple of matches, and after that Mick Foley told them they’d be doing a best of 7 series.

Sheamus says that they kicked the shi* out of each other in every one of those matches, and he recalls one uppercut in particular from Cesaro when he actually felt his jaw move. Jericho says that as the series progressed every match got better and better, and Sheamus agrees. They capped off the series with a double count-out in the 7th match.

Jinder Mahal Flaunts 50th Day of WWE Championship Reign

The ‘Modern Day Maharaja’ Jinder Mahal on his Instagram, posted the following on his 50th day as the WWE Champion:

“Showing my dominance on the 50th day of being the 50th WWE Champion … Long Reign The Maharaja. #WWE #wwechampionship #ModernDayMaharaja”

Showing my dominance on the 50th day of being the 50th WWE Champion … Long Reign The Maharaja. #WWE #wwechampionship #ModernDayMaharaja

A post shared by The Maharaja (@jindermahal) on Jul 11, 2017 at 9:02pm PDT

Jinder Mahal pinned Randy Orton to become the 50th WWE Champion at Backlash on May 21.

Bad News Regarding Former Tough Enough Competitor Matt Cappotelli’s Health

It was reported a few weeks ago that former WWE Tough Enough Talent, Matt Cappotelli’s brain cancer had returned after 10 years. Matt took to his Facebook page to provide yet another update on his health and the news isn’t good.

Here’s what Cappotelli wrote:

“Diagnosis is in.

I have a grade IV GlioBlastoma Multiforme (GBM).

This is not the news I was looking forward to hearing or sharing, but it will in no way deter me from continuing my fight. Spinal tap this Friday will determine if the cancer cells have spread to my spinal fluid. Monday is a follow up with my team of doctors to determine the treatment steps needed to beat this. Thanx to everyone on #TEAMCAPP”

Everyone at Ringside News prays for the well-being of Matt.

Bad Sign for WWE Battleground

It looks like ticket sales aren’t too hot for the upcoming SmackDown brand pay-per-view event, WWE Battleground.

Ticket sales for the event are said to be very disappointing, despite Philadelphia being one of WWE’s strongest markets. Tickets are reportedly being discounted with $20 off most seats.

Jeff Jarrett Addresses Alberto El Patron Allegations During Conference Call

Jeff Jarrett held conference call today and addressed the allegations of Alberto El Patron’s domestic violence situation that he is currently involved in. Here are a few highlights:

Jeff Jarrett said the situation with Alberto is unfortunate. They are “digging into this matter”
Jarrett said he is picking brains of NFL and NHL coaches/personal regarding Alberto situation. It’s a case by case basis when dealing athletes.
When a caller asked if they were going to edit Patron off episodes of Impact, they snubbed the caller and moved on to the next question.
When asked about if the GFW title is currently vacant, Jarrett wouldn’t comment much on it as there is currently an investigation going on. He stated the title is the least of importance in regards to this situation.
Jarrett says he has been in contact with Alberto and his representatives. Jarrett says its a ‘priority’ to keep top guys with the company.”

Matt Hardy Threatens Anthem Sports — “Things Will Get Nasty”

Matt Hardy took to Twitter to respond to a fan question about the legal situation between The Hardy Boyz and Anthem Sports. This time around Hardy threatened to expose the company and mentioned that things would “get nasty” if they don’t wrap up the deal.

For those not following the story, The Hardy Boyz have been trying to work out a deal with Anthem Sports so that they can bring their “BROKEN” gimmick to WWE. Things between the two haven’t been exactly smooth between everyone involved.