RUMOR: Why Alexa Bliss Was Not On Monday Night Raw, Bliss Comments

There’s a reason for that, I think? WWE has been undergoing some issues with its roster in recent months, as the company’s lineups have changed several times, mainly due to several releases. At the same time though, there have been a lot of people missing for just the short term. That was the case again this week, but it wasn’t for a reason you might have expected.
Last week on Monday Night Raw, Alexa Bliss interrupted Charlotte’s celebration as the new Raw Women’s Champion. However, Bliss was neither seen nor mentioned on this week’s show and Charlotte wrestled Nia Jax. Bliss sent out a tweet saying that she was at Monday Night Raw but was not used. According to Wrestlingnews.co, Bliss was originally planned to be part of the show but the script was torn up by Vince McMahon. There is no word on what Bliss was scheduled to do.
Haha I didn’t “miss” RAW . I was very much there ?
— Lexi Kaufman (@AlexaBliss_WWE) August 31, 2021
I’m sure you remember Bliss. Check out what was missing f..

WWE Takes Major Step Towards Debuting New Concept

That’s where we’re going. Tournaments are an easy concept in wrestling as anyone can get the idea. You can put however many wrestlers you want out there and hold up a prize, often a championship, and the winner gets said prize. That’s the kind of thing you see often in wrestling and you are going to be seeing it again in the future. It just might not be what you thought it was going to be.
According to Fightful.com, WWE has filed a trademark application for “Queen’s Crown Tournament”. This would likely be the rumored Queen of the Ring tournament, which has yet to be formally announced but is expected to begin in October, with the finals taking place at Crown Jewel. There is no word on who will enter the tournament or how many entrants there will be.
There have been women’s tournaments before. Check out some of their better moments over the years:
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Asuka Drops Major Update On Her Recent WWE Whereabouts

Maybe that’s where she is. With so many different wrestlers on the WWE roster, it can be easy to lose track of some of them. Sometimes you are going to have wrestlers who are not around very often, but it can sometimes be a little while before you notice. That seems to have been the case with a certain Monday Night Raw star, but now we might have an idea of where she has been.
Asuka has not wrestled a match, either on television or at a live event, since July 18 and her status has not been mentioned on WWE television. There has been no word on why she has been absent, though she may have given us a clue herself. Asuka has tweeted out a photo of herself with dentist, celebrating that her new teeth have finally been finished. Her arm is in a sling in the photo, though there is no word on what is wrong with it. There is also no word on when Asuka will be returning to television.
I finally got new teeth! It took 6 months since I lost my teeth?
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NXT Live Coverage And Results – August 31, 2021

NXT
Date: August 31, 2021
Location: Capitol Wrestling Center, Orlando, Florida
Commentators: Beth Phoenix, Wade Barrett, Vic Joseph
The changes continue around here as we are marching towards the new version of NXT. I still have no idea what that means and I’m not sure I want to. Then again it might be for the best, as NXT has not exactly been at its most thrilling for a long time now. There are a few matches set in advance this week so let’s get to it.
Mandy Rose vs. Sarray Gigi Dolin and Jacy Jayne are here with Rose. Mandy takes her down to start and rubs her face in the mat, setting up some pushups on Sarray’s back. Sarray is back up with a dropkick and a kind of nasty looking fisherman’s suplex for two. A top rope twisting splash misses for Sarray and we hit the quickly broken chinlock.
Rose grabs a fall away slam into a nip up and it’s off to something like an abdominal stretch. That’s broken up as well and Sarray starts the striking. The running dropkick sets up the running d..

WWE Might Have Lined Up Its Next World Title Program

Another Battle Of OVW. The Monday Night Raw roster is in a bit of a weird place at the moment as Bobby Lashley has held the WWE Championship for about six months. That does not leave him with many fresh opponents, meaning WWE is going to have to come up with someone new to come after the title. Now they have someone new in mind and it could be interesting.
According to Wrestling Observer Radio, WWE is planning for a WWE Title program between Lashley and Randy Orton. This comes after Orton and Riddle defeated Lashley and MVP in the main event of this week’s Monday Night Raw. Following the match, Orton laid out Lashley with an RKO. There is no word on when the title match would take place, though Lashley does not have an opponent for Extreme Rules.
They might have something here. Check out how we could be seeing the match and some of Orton’s best WWE moments:
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WWE Planning To Make Big Roster Move

It might help things. With so many wrestlers on the WWE roster, it can be easy for someone to get lost in the shuffle. At some point, a wrestler has done just about everything they can do in their current situation and something needs to change. WWE has various ways to do that and it seems they are getting ready to make such a change with one of their bigger stars.
According to Wrestling Observer Radio, WWE is preparing to move Drew McIntyre to SmackDown. This comes after McIntyre was pinned by Damian Priest in a triple threat match on this week’s Monday Night Raw. WWE usually has someone lose their major matches before they move over to the other roster. WWE will be holding its next Draft in October.
McIntyre would work on any roster. Check out some of his WWE highlights:
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Opinion: This is hardly the biggest surprise in the world and that is not a bad t..

REVIEW: Evolution: They Deserve It (Rhythmic Clapping)

Welcome to KB’s Old School (and New School) Reviews. I’ve been reviewing wrestling shows for over twelve years now and have reviewed over 6,000 shows. Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, I’ll be posting a new review here on Wrestlingrumors.net. It could be anything from modern WWE to old school to indies to anything in between. Note that I rate using letters instead of stars and I don’t rate matches under three minutes as really, how good or bad can something that short be?
Evolution
Date: October 28, 2018
Location: Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, New York
Commentators: Michael Cole, Renee Young, Beth Phoenix
It’s time for another historical one with the first ever all female pay per view. This has been long in the making and the card is pretty close to being stacked, though at seven matches with four hours to fill, we could be in for something interesting. The only mystery isn’t so much what Stephanie McMahon will say but how long she’ll take to say it. Let’s get to it..

Usos’ Brother, Son Of Former WWE Star, More Highlight New NXT Class

Keep the shelves stocked. There have been a lot of wrestlers leaving WWE and NXT over the last few months and that is likely to be the case again in the future. The shelves have been greatly depleted in a near record time, but that at some point some new wrestlers are going to be brought in. That seems to be the case again, and there are some names that might ring a bell.
WWE has announced six new names as part of the Performance Center Class of August 2021. Some of the signings are related to WWE stars, with another having a different kind of wrestling connection:
• Joseph Fatu, the younger brother of the Usos, standing 6’2 and weighing 240lbs. He played college football and has been wrestling for two years.
• Ben Buchanan, the son of former WWE star Bull Buchanan and a high school wrestling champion, standing 6’4 and weighing 250lbs. He was the Alabama high school wrestling champion and was undefeated in the 2019-2020 season.
• Bobby Steveson, the brother of Olympic Gold Medal wi..

RUMOR: WATCH: Monday Night Raw Match Breaks Down Into A Bad Way

It can happen. There are a lot of wrestling matches every single week and a good number of them are held on national television. As a result, you are going to get to see quite a few different things on any given wrestling show. Some of these are going to be different than others, and that was absolutely the case during this week’s Monday Night Raw, with a once in a blue moon display.
This week’s edition of Monday Night Raw featuring a non-title match between Raw Women’s Champion Charlotte and Nia Jax. The match ran just shy of fourteen minutes and saw Jax drop Charlotte multiple times, including via a belly to back suplex without dropping down herself. The match included a variety of harder than usual looking shots, and it seems there is something more to it.
According to Wrestlingnews.co, the match turned into a shoot fight at times, with both women hitting each other outside of the boundaries of a normal match. The match also included multiple instances of both women seemingly not ..

Not So Fast: WWE’s New Hiring Practices Not What They Seem

That makes more sense. There have been a lot of changes taking place on the WWE landscape over the last few months and that changes are likely to continue. With so many different things taking place, it can be easy to get a bit lost with what is going on. It isn’t any better when you hear things that are not quite accurate, which seems to be the case again.
Several of the changes that have been taking place in WWE as of late involve NXT. Vince McMahon has not approved of how the developmental territory has been doing and he has decided to shake things up. This will include a new direction for the television show, as well as how wrestlers are chosen for the roster. However, the changes might not be as extreme as expected.
Earlier this month, reports began to surface that NXT would no longer be hiring independent wrestlers for its roster. However, according to PWInsider.com, this is not entirely true. Instead, while WWE will be looking for athletes from outside wrestling, they will not..

Interesting Update On Adam Cole’s Pro Wrestling Future

Happy trails? The turnover rate in WWE has been astounding as of late with all kinds of wrestlers being released from the company over the last few months. That is not the only way wrestlers have left though, as some have departed when their contracts expired. As a result, they are instantly free agents who can sign anywhere at any time. Now it is happening again with a fairly big name.
According to PWInsider.com, Adam Cole is officially a free agent, as his contract expired last Friday. WWE sent out an internal memo, saying that Cole is gone from the company, though there is a chance that he could sign with WWE again. According to Fightful Select, Cole is currently expected to listen to offers from other promotions but could debut with any promotion at any time.
Cole is a heck of a star. Check out who other promotions will be bidding on:
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WATCH: WWE Star Reveals He Needs Knee Surgery

That sounds serious. There are always going to be injuries in wrestling and some of them come out of nowhere. At the same time, there are some injuries which are going to be built up over time. Neither of these are exactly optimal and unfortunately you don’t know when one of them is coming. That was the case again, and now we know just how bad a WWE legend is hurt.
Earlier this month at Summerslam, Goldberg unsuccessfully challenged Bobby Lashley for the WWE Championship. Goldberg lost the match via referee stoppage when he suffered a knee injury. In a new video on WWE’s YouTube channel, Goldberg said that he had suffered ligament damage and would require surgery, but he was still coming for Lashley. The rematch has been rumored for Crown Jewel in October.
Goldberg is quite the force when he is healthy. Check out the video, and what he is capable of doing:
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