Another Match Announced for WWE Extreme Rules

WWE announced on tonight’s episode of RAW that Dean Ambrose will defend his WWE Intercontinental Championship against The Miz at the upcoming Extreme Rules event. Here is the updated card for the show:

#1 Contenders Match for the WWE Universal Title
Seth Rollins vs. Samoa Joe vs. Finn Balor vs. Bray Wyatt vs. Roman Reigns

WWE Intercontinental Championship
The Miz vs. Dean Ambrose
The title can change hands on a count out.

RAW Women’s Title Match
Bayley vs. Alexa Bliss
Kendo stick on a pole match.

RAW Tag Team Championship
Sheamus and Cesaro vs. The Hardy Boyz

WWE Cruiserweight Championship
Austin Aries vs. Neville

WWE Extreme Rules takes place on June 4, 2017. As always, we will be providing live play-by-play coverage of the event.

CM Punk & AJ Lee Appearances, WWE Backlash & NXT Takeover Pre-Shows, More

– There will be a thirty-minute pre-show for WWE NXT “Takeover: Chicago” will air at 7:30pm EST on Saturday.

– Speaking of pre-shows, Renee Young, Peter Rosenberg and Booker T will be on the WWE Backlash Kickoff pre-show next Sunday from Chicago.

– The RAW brand wrapped their part of the two-week European tour on Saturday with a WWE Live Event in The Netherlands. The SmackDown brand has a show today in Copenhagen but will be headed back afterwards.

– Former WWE Superstar AJ Lee will be making an appearance on NBC’s “Last Call with Carson Daly” this coming Tuesday at 1:35am EST to plug her “Crazy Is My Superpower” book.

– Former WWE Superstar CM Punk will be making his first appearance in the New York City area since leaving WWE on July 1st and July 2nd at the Eternal Con. This event talkes place at the Nassau Coliseum.

WWE Officials Extremely High on Aleister Black

As seen at the WWE NXT Takeover: Orlando event, Aleister Black made his debut for the company and has been featured on weekly NXT television.

It’s being said that his stay in NXT will not be a long one. Company officials are extremely high on his character and ring work. Unless he suffers an injury of sorts, he will probably be on the roster in no time.

Lana Using Rusev’s Finisher at Live Events

Lana defeated Danielle Kamella at the WWE NXT Live Event in Daytona Beach, FL. The finish of the match came when Lana used Rusev’s Accolade finishing hold on Kamella.

As noted, Lana is working NXT events and training at the Performance Center before she makes her SmackDown Live debut. She is scheduled to work the NXT Live Events in Largo and Dade City this weekend.