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He has a future. WWE has a lot of valuable resources with one of the most important being the NXT developmental territory. NXT allows WWE to home grow and prepare its next generation of stars, which has worked wonders for them over the years. It means a lot to have someone move up and now WWE seems to have a plan for its next major call up at some point in the future.
According to WrestleVotes in an interview with GiveMeSport, WWE is high on NXT’s Grayson Waller and plans to call him up to the main roster. However, he may stay down in NXT for the time being, as WWE is wanting to find a special plan for him, in the vein of Kevin Owens confronting John Cena. There is no word on when Waller, who has been in NXT since September 2021, could be called up.
Opinion: I’m not a bit surprised by this as Waller really does seem to have all of the tools to be ready to move up to the main roster. There are wrestlers who have that it factor and Waller would be one of those. I could go for seeing Wa..

That’s just awesome. There are a lot of ways to film a wrestling match and some of the best involve making the fans feel like they are right there watching things live. It is difficult to figure out how to make it work that well, but every so often you get a special moment that is a lot closer than anything else. That was the case this week in one of the coolest shots you will ever see.
The main event of WWE Crown Jewel 2022 saw Logan Paul unsuccessfully challenge Roman Reigns for the Undisputed WWE Universal Title. During the match, Paul laid Reigns on the announcers’ table and hit a frog splash to drive him through it. However, before he dove, Paul picked up a phone and filmed himself diving, with the clip having now been posted online.
You don’t see this every day. Check out Paul’s video:
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Opinion: This is the kind of thing that you do not get to see very often and it is absolutely awesome. Getting to see Paul crash down onto Reigns from ..

It can happen to anyone. There are all kinds of ways to get hurt in wrestling and as you might expect, the easiest is time is in the middle of a match. This can happen to anyone regardless of their training or experience level, which can make things all the more worrisome every time the bell rings. Now another star is injured and it came after a huge match.
The main event of this weekend’s WWE Crown Jewel event saw Logan Paul unsuccessfully challenge Roman Reigns for the Undisputed WWE Universal Title. Following the show, Paul posted to his Twitter account that he has torn his meniscus and MCL while also possibly tearing his ACL. Paul said that the injuries took place about halfway through the match but did not say when they took place. There is no word on how long Paul could be away from the ring.
torn meniscus, MCL & potentially ACL
happened halfway through the match. keep y’all updated ?? pic.twitter.com/3v5tpBABCk
— Logan Paul (@LoganPaul) November 6, 2022
Opinion: Unfortunate..

They’ve caught the right eyes. Wrestlers are a lot of things, but above all else they are performers. Their job is to get in the ring and showcase their training and skills, which can take years to develop. It can be notable when someone gets the promotion’s attention, and that was the case again this weekend, as two WWE stars caught the company’s attention on the big stage.
This weekend, WWE presented its annual Crown Jewel event from Saudi Arabia. According to PWInsider.com, WWE was impressed by Omos and Logan Paul’s work during the event. Omos lost to Braun Strowman, with WWE feeling that he has been making progress in the ring. Paul lost to Roman Reigns in the show’s main event, where WWE praised his poise and overall work. There is no word on when Paul will return to WWE.
Opinion: It is nice to see some talented stars getting their credit as the two of them both did well on the show. Omos is getting a lot further along than he was before as he is starting to feel a lot more smoo..

That’s a big development. WWE’s roster looks very different than it did six months ago with several names returning to the company. While there have been several different names added in, there have also been some names who have left the fold. It can mean something when those people return to the company and now we might be getting ready to see some of those returns.
Sasha Banks and Naomi returned to the WWE signature intro as of this weekend’s Crown Jewel event. They had not been in the intro as recently as earlier this week. While not confirmed, this would suggest that the two of them may be back on their way to WWE. Banks and Naomi have been missing from WWE since they walked out on the company in late May, vacating the Women’s Tag Team Titles in the process.
Opinion: We seem to have been moving towards Banks and Naomi returning for several weeks now and the question is when will the two be back. Allowing them to be back in the signature intro would be a big indication that the tw..

That’s a rough way to go. There are all kinds of injuries that can take place in any wrestling match and unfortunately there is little way around it. A wrestler can get hurt doing the simplest of moves and it can derail plans for a very long time to come. It can happen to anyone, including a champion, which seems to be the case again as a reigning WWE champion is having an issue.
This weekend at WWE Crown Jewel, it was announced that Jey Uso believed he had broken his wrist during a live event during the week. Uso is expected to undergo an MRI on his wrist on Monday to gauge the severity of his injury. Uso and his brother Jimmy retained the WWE Tag Team Titles over the Brawling Brutes. They are set to defend the titles against the New Day next week on SmackDown. It is not clear if the injury is legitimate or part of a storyline.
Opinion: Hopefully this is just a storyline issue as it would be terrible to see Jey put on the shelf for any reason, especially when the team is so close to..

That’s a big change. There are a lot of titles in WWE and one of them changing hands can make a huge difference to both the company and the wrestlers’ future. Even a short title reign ending can mean a lot and it is always noteworthy when someone wins a championship. That was the case this weekend as a title change hands not long after it was won in the first place.
Over the weekend, WWE presented its Crown Jewel 2022 event from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. In the second match on the show, Damage Ctrl defeated Asuka and Alexa Bliss to regain the Women’s Tag Team Titles. The title change came after interference from Nikki Cross and ended Asuka and Bliss’ reign after five days. This was the only title change to take place during the show.
Opinion: This is the kind of title change that makes Crown Jewel feel important but at the same time doesn’t change much of anything. The titles are right back where they were coming into this week’s Monday Night Raw and that makes things feel a bit less imp..

Crown Jewel 2022
Date: November 5, 2022
Location: Mrsool Park, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Commentators: Michael Cole, Wade Barrett
We’re back in Saudi Arabia and in this case that means we are going to be seeing Logan Paul getting a shot at Roman Reigns. It’s a straight up celebrity match and the question is how well Paul can do in the situation. This show feels like a regular pay per view which happens to be taking place in Saudi Arabia so hopefully they can make that work. Let’s get to it.
The opening video features Titus O’Neil talking about how this is the countdown to impossible. The idea is tied into Logan Paul needing to hit that one lucky shot to beat Roman Reigns.
Brock Lesnar vs. Bobby Lashley Lesnar came back a few weeks ago and randomly attacked Lashley to cost him the US Title, setting up the showdown. Lashley goes after him on the floor before the bell and takes out the leg. They go inside for the opening bell, then another spear drops Lesnar inside. The spear sends Lesnar t..

Get your brackets ready. Tournaments are one of the easiest concepts to understand in wrestling. You take a bunch of wrestlers, put them together into a bracket, and have the winner get some kind of a prize. The reward could be just about anything, which is why they can be so commonly used. Now it seems that we are going to be getting another one for something.
This week on SmackDown, WWE announced the beginning of the SmackDown World Cup next week. The eight person tournament will begin on the November 11 SmackDown with the winner receiving a future Intercontinental Title shot. There were no other details given, including the entrants or date of the final. WWE has previously presented a World Cup tournament, with the one night event taking place at Crown Jewel 2018 with Shane McMahon winning despite not being entered.
Opinion: Sure why not. Tournaments are an idea that often work rather well in wrestling and that should be the case again here. WWE does know how to run tournaments an..

Rampage
Date: November 4, 2022
Location: Jim Whalen Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Commentators: Jim Ross, Excalibur, Mike Tyson, Tony Schiavone
You might notice an interesting guest star here as Iron Mike Tyson is making another appearance for the company. I’m not sure how well that is going to go, but Tyson is likely going to bring some energy. The big match this week is a special appearance by Katsuyori Shibata as he challenges Orange Cassidy for the All-Atlantic Title. Let’s get to it.
Opening sequence.
Mike Tyson gets a special entrance.
Video on Katsuyori Shibata, who hits people very hard and is back after what appeared to be a career ending injury.
All-Atlantic Title: Orange Cassidy vs. Katsuyori Shibata Cassidy is defending. They stare each other down so Shibata grabs a headlock takeover. A headscissors gets Cassidy out of trouble before cranking on the ankle. Shibata misses the big kick to the head and gets forearmed off the apron, setting up the suicide dive…

It’s time to go overseas again with the latest WWE in Saudi Arabia endeavor. As usual, the show doesn’t have the best reputation but this one does feel a bit different. Instead of some weird special show with some one off gimmick or competition, it feels like a regular pay per view which happens to take place in Saudi Arabia. Now if only they can make it work well. Let’s get to it.
Women’s Tag Team Titles: Asuka/Alexa Bliss(c) vs. Damage Ctrl This was a last minute addition as Damage Ctrl dropped the titles to the returning Asuka and Bliss this week on Raw. I’m not sure how much of a chance there is to have the titles change back here, but it is the kind of thing that could be set up for a short title reign to give the show a moment. The Saudi Arabia shows do need to feel more important and a title change, even of a minor title, would help with that.
However, I think I’ll go with the titles being successfully defended here as Asuka and Bliss coming back on Monday to win the titles an..

That could have been different. Managers can be very valuable for a wrestler as they can cover up a lot of gaps that a wrestler might have. Putting the right people together can make for some great moments, but having the wrong combination can do quite a bit of damage. Now we know an idea that WWE had which wound up not being used as one of the two wasn’t wild on the idea.
According to Fightful Select, WWE originally planned for Scarlett to manage Damian Priest when the two were in NXT. However, this pairing never came together as Priest did not feel it was a good fit for him. Instead, Scarlett was held back until her future husband Karrion Kross came to NXT when she was paired with him. While the date of a potential pairing was not specifically known, it was thought to be around the time NXT debuted on USA in September 2019.
Opinion: That is a pairing that could have worked out very well had WWE chosen to go in that direction. It would have been interesting to see Priest with a mana..