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Do they even know? WWE may be the most powerful wrestling promotion in the world, but there are some criticisms that you will see about the company. One of the most common is that WWE changes plans on a frequent basis, which can cause issues when it comes to storylines. That seems to be the case again, as one WWE star seems unable to make up his mind.
According to Fightful Select, Ciampa defeated Apollo Crews during this week’s WWE Main Event taping. Ciampa reportedly wrestled the match as a babyface despite being presented as a heel during his two most recent appearances on Monday Night Raw. There is no word on if this is a new direction for Ciampa or if WWE is going in two different ways on the two different shows.
Opinion: That’s about as WWE of a story as you can get, as the company is literally changing their minds by the hour. I’m not sure how much of a difference an appearance on Main Event really makes for Ciampa’s future, but it would be nice to have some consistency with th..

There’s your explanation. WWE has a rather unique setup with NXT as its in-house developmental system. The company is able to bring in as many wrestlers as they choose, see what they have in them, and then move them up to the main roster. Some of them do not make it though, and that seems to be the case again with a wrestler who was released from the company.
Last week, WWE released a group of ten people, including several wrestlers, from NXT. One of the longer standing names on the list was Dakota Kai. According to Wrestling Observer Radio, Kai was released as WWE did not feel she was ready for the main roster and let her go as a result. Kai wrestled multiple main roster tryout matches but WWE decided to release her rather than call her up.
Opinion: I’m not sure what to think of this, as Kai is someone who showed all kinds of talent in NXT but that doesn’t matter if the higher ups don’t see it. To say that WWE has a hit and miss record with its NXT callups would be an understatement..

A pair to draw to. WWE has a unique history with tag team wrestling as they very rarely tend to focus on it. Rather than building up traditional teams, WWE tends to like to put two singles wrestlers together as makeshift teams, often leading to major tag matches. That seems to be the case again, as some top stars seem to be coming together on a heck of a collision course.
This week on Monday Night Raw, AJ Styles defeated Damian Priest in a singles match. After the match was over, Priest’s partner Edge attacked Styles, with Priest and Edge attempting to further damage Styles’ shoulder. This caused Finn Balor, who has had issues with Edge and Priest in recent weeks, to run in for the save. Balor and Styles, both former members of the Bullet Club, then did the Too Sweet gesture. No match has been made between the two teams.
Opinion: I like the idea of Balor and Styles together, though it does seem a bit weird that Styles is able to defeat Priest with Edge helping him and THEN gets a par..

Welcome back. With so many people on the WWE roster, it can be difficult to find something for everyone do to. One of the hardest things to do in WWE is stand out as a wrestler but there are a lot who make it work. That might be the case again this week, as a missing star is not only back, but also with what might be the beginning of a new storyline for her.
Nikki Ash both won and lost the 24/7 Title this week on Monday Night Raw, with the loss leaving her disappointed. Following the loss, Doudrop made her return to talk to Ash backstage and asked if Ash was ready to stop playing games and take this seriously, with Ash saying she was. While not confirmed, this could mean a change of gimmick for Ash. Doudrop has not wrestled a match on WWE TV since the March 14 Monday Night Raw.
It has my attention. Check out the surprise return:
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Opinion: I had been wondering where Doudrop had been so it is nice to have her back. At the end of the day, Doud..

Fare thee well. AEW has come a long way in a still relatively short of time. The company has only been around for a few years now and the company has managed to build up quite the group of stars and a strong fan base. A lot of that is due to fans getting attached to some of the wrestlers, but now it seems that one of the longer standing names might have departed the company.
AEW star Stu Grayson’s name has been removed from the company’s official roster page. While not confirmed, this suggests that Grayson may have finished with the company, though no official announcement has been made. Grayson has been a part of the Dark Order and his most recent match took place at a Dark taping. There is always the chance that the two sides could still come to terms
Stu Grayson has been removed from the AEW roster page. pic.twitter.com/U5c83Mdjir
— Wrestling News (@WrestlingNewsCo) May 2, 2022
Opinion: I’m not sure what happened here but there is a chance that this is a disagreement over some k..

There’s your stipulation. Wrestling shows can be set up in a variety of ways but more often than not there are some special rules on the bigger matches. Some of these things can be better than others but the right one can change a match in a very good way. That might be the case now, as an upcoming grudge match has a new rule that very well may make things more interesting.
This week on Monday Night Raw, AJ Styles defeated Damian Priest in a singles match. As a result, Priest will be barred from ringside when Styles faces Edge at WrestleMania Backlash. Following the match, Finn Balor came to the ring to help Styles against Priest and Edge. Priest offered a distraction to cost Styles his match against Edge at WrestleMania 38 and has teamed with Edge to attack Styles since.
Opinion: This is the kind of thing that needed to happen for the pay per view as there was no reason to have Styles wrestle a handicap match, as Edge defeating him again with the odds stacked against him doesn’t mea..

Happy Birthday! WWE has posted a new video to its YouTube channel, in which they show the full segment of The Rock’s Birthday Celebration From the May 2, 2011, episode of Raw. This is to promote The Rock’s 50th birthday, which is today!
You can see the segment in its entirety below:
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From WWE.com:
It’s a shame birthdays only come around once a year. With all the cake, candles, and chaos, though, memories of The Rock’s celebratory bash should last at least that long.
With the evening going full force, The Great One thanked the fans in his hometown of Miami and the entire WWE Universe for helping him celebrate. He was then joined by surprise guest Mr. McMahon, who offered some uncharacteristically kind words before unspooling a video tribute to The Rock. Then Grammy-award winning recording artist Mya was introduced and led the crowd in a rendition of “Happy Birthday.”
None other than Samuel L. Jackson, Steve Carrell, Ellen DeGeneres, Dan Ma..

Monday Night Raw
Date: May 2, 2022
Location: Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina
Commentators: Jimmy Smith, Corey Graves, Byron Saxton
It’s the go home show for Wrestlemania Backlash and that means it is time for the final push towards the event. Granted after last week’s Smackdown, everything has changed again as we have a six man tag between the Bloodline and RKBro/Drew McIntyre. Yeah just a six man, with no titles currently on the line. Let’s get to it.
Here is the Bloodline to get things going. Paul Heyman handles Roman Reigns’ introduction and Reigns himself tells North Carolina to acknowledge him….but RKBro runs in to RKO the Usos. Cue Drew McIntyre with Angela the sword, leaving Reigns looking worried. The sword is dropped down so McIntyre gets in, with the Usos and RKBro joining them. Referees come down to break up the fight and we take an early break.
Earlier today, Ezekiel met with the Street Profits and had a drink. Kevin Owens (in a Becky Lynch shirt) and Alp..

Another heel turn. WWE has posted a new video to its YouTube channel, in which they show the full match between John Cena and John Laurinaitis from Over the Limit 2012. The Big Show made his return and turned on John Cena to give Laurinaitis the win.
You can see the video in its entirety below:
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From WWE.com:
Clad in a sheen jumpsuit, emblazoned with the hollow words “People Power,” Laurinaitis sulked to the ring like a man headed down the green mile. From the get-go, the match unfolded like a televised mugging as the General Manager was relentlessly contorted and battered by Cena, who took slow pleasure in manhandling the General Manager—at one point dumping a garbage can full of arena swill over Big Johnny’s head and cooling off the shame-faced GM with a fire extinguisher.
Throughout the main event humiliation, the Cenation leader toyed with his prey, finding unique ways to torture Big Johnny. Cena even locked Laurinaitis in the STF for ..

It truly is the end of an era. According to a report from Sean Ross Sapp via Fightful, NXT superstar Roderick Strong has requested his release from the company.
You can see the information in a tweet below:
Roderick Strong has requested his release from WWE, per @SeanRossSapp pic.twitter.com/OpHsvL3Dp5
— B/R Wrestling (@BRWrestling) May 2, 2022
Strong has been a part of the faction Diamond Mine faction in NXT since June 22, 2021, when he returned to the company. He held the NXT Cruiserweight Championship from September 21 through January 4 of this year, where he lost to Carmelo Hayes in a title unification match of the Cruiserweight and North American Championships.
Before Diamond Mine, Strong was a part of The Undisputed Era, which consisted of himself, Adam Cole, Kyle O’Reilly, and Bobby Fish. After the group disbanded, Cole, O’Reilly, and Bobby Fish would sign with AEW.
We will continue to monitor this story and provide any updates provided to us.
Editor’s Opinion:
Does this..

They might not be done yet. There have been all kinds of wrestlers released from WWE over the last two years, with well over one hundred wrestlers being let go. This has included wrestlers up and down the card, some of which have not even been part of the main roster. That was the case again last week and now it seems like we might be seeing the case again in the near future.
According to Dave Meltzer on the Sunday Night’s Main Event podcast, there might be some more releases coming from WWE in the coming days. The idea is that WWE will release wrestlers if they do not see improvement in ninety days, with new wrestlers being brought in to replace the released wrestlers. However, there will be exceptions to this rule in special cases, ala Dakota Kai, who had been in NXT for years. There were ten names released from the company last week, with budget cuts being cited as the reason.
Opinion: I can’t imagine how frustrating something like this must be as the wrestlers, among others, have..

That’s a heck of a trick. There are a lot of perks that come with being a professional wrestler, but having a lot of free time is not one of them. Wrestlers are not able to spend a lot of time doing things that are unrelated to wrestling and that makes a professional life more complicated. This is especially true when it comes to relationships with someone outside of the business. A WWE star has found a way around that, but it is still not the easiest concept.
A fan recently asked Rhea Ripley what AEW’s Buddy Matthews had that she didn’t have. Ripley responded by saying “me”, suggesting that Matthews and Ripley are in a relationship. So far, Matthews has not made any comment on his possible relationship with Ripley. Matthews was released by WWE on June 2, 2021 and he made his AEW debut on February 23, 2022.
Me.
— RheaRipley_WWE (@RheaRipley_WWE) May 1, 2022
Opinion: I’m not sure if Ripley and Matthews are together or not, but it was a great response to the fan without being overly ..