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So much for that. Tag team wrestling has been a part of wrestling for a very long time now and that is the case in WWE as well. However, WWE does not exactly have the best history when it comes to tag wrestling, as the company seems to like building teams up only to split them apart. That seems to be the case again, as another long term tag team broke up after a long time together.
This week on Monday Night Raw, the Miz and John Morrison split up, officially ending their team. The split came after Morrison distracted the referee during Miz’s match against Xavier Woods, costing Miz the match. Miz attacked Morrison after the match and laid him out. Later in the night, Morrison said that the team was done and a match between the two of them was announced for next week’s show. Miz and Morrison have been a team since Morrison returned to WWE in 2020 after originally teaming together from 2007-2009. They are three time Tag Team Champions.
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Monday Night Raw
Date: August 23, 2021
Location: Pechanga Arena, San Diego, California
Commentators: Jimmy Smith, Byron Saxton, Corey Graves
It’s the night after Summerslam and we are going to be dealing with a lot of the fallout. We have a long road to Extreme Rules and there were a lot of things at Summerslam worth talking about. The problem is that most of them had to do with Smackdown so we might not be in for much going on. Let’s get to it.
We open with a long recap of Summerslam.
Here are MVP and Bobby Lashley to get things going. After another recap of Goldberg vs. Lashley, MVP says he’d like to explain what happened on Sunday at Summerslam. We all know about Goldberg’s extraordinary history but not so much about his recently unextraordinary history.
What we didn’t know was that his son would be at Summerslam. Maybe he needed a good luck charm or something but Goldberg did score a couple of two counts. Either way, Lashley beat up Goldberg and won by referee stoppage. Goldber..

You knew it was coming. We are in the middle of a transitional period in WWE as all kinds of changes are taking place. That is the kind of situation that can change a lot about the wrestling world and it seems to be the case again. A lot of these changes are taking place in NXT, but nothing has been officially announced. That has since changed, as a pretty high ranking WWE official has cleared up a few things.
During an interview with BT Sports, WWE President Nick Khan confirmed that NXT will be undergoing a complete overhaul, albeit with Triple H still at the helm. The idea is to make it easier for wrestlers to become WWE superstars while looking from other sources besides independent wrestling. The changes will involve everything, including the look of the show and the production and will start in a few weeks.
There is a lot to this. Check out the full interview plus some of NXT’s greatest moments:
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So much for that. The wrestling world has been changing in a big way all over the place and that is probably going to be the case for a long time to come. We are seeing wrestlers move from one promotion to another and some of the moves have been quite surprising. This time though, it seems like something you probably have been expecting for a little while.
According to PWInsider.com, Adam Cole finished up with NXT on Sunday night at Takeover 36. There is no word on where he is going at the moment, but it was made clear that Cole was done with NXT rather than WWE as a whole. Cole had a meeting with Vince McMahon earlier this month but it was not clear if he had come to terms on a new deal. As his contract has expired, Cole is a free agent and able to appear anywhere he likes at any time.
Cole is a heck of a free agent. Check out what might be coming to another promotion:
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Things are shifting a bit. We are in the middle of a very transitional period for NXT and that could make for quite the different future. That means things are going to be moving around in a bunch of new directions. Some of those changes could be made with a big match, perhaps in the form of some title changes, which is what happened during this weekend’s Takeover.
There were four title matches during NXT Takeover 36 and three of the titles changed hands. First up, Cameron Grimes defeated LA Knight to win the Million Dollar Title. Had Knight won, he would have gained Ted DiBiase as his manager. Next, Ilja Dragunov defeated Walter, ending Walter’s record 870 day reign. Finally, Samoa Joe defeated Karrion Kross to win the NXT Title for a record third time in the main event. One champion retained their title, with Raquel Gonzalez retaining the Women’s Title over Dakota Kai.
It was a busy night. Check out the new champions:
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That’s impressive. There are a lot of problems in WWE at the moment but one of their most successful, as well as most impressive, areas is their financial status. The company is bringing in money hand over fist, mainly due to their rather impressive television deals. That isn’t the only place where they are making money though and another area just had a rather good night.
According to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, this weekend’s Summerslam set a new record for the largest gate revenue for any non-Wrestlemania event in North America. The event had an announced attendance of 51,236, though it is not clear how legitimate of a number that is. This year’s edition was the first ever Summerslam held in an NFL stadium and only the second ever held in a stadium of any kind.
There were a lot of people there. Check out some of the show’s best moments:
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That’s the plan? Summerslam 2021 has come and gone and the show has been receiving some mixed reviews. There were some good and bad parts to the show, as is the case with most shows that WWE produces. The event had its share of surprise moments which could inject some life into the promotion. One of them might lead to another surprise of its own though.
Becky Lynch made her return to WWE television at Summerslam, replacing Carmella as the challenger for Bianca Belair’s SmackDown Women’s Title. Lynch would go on to win the title in less than thirty seconds. According to PWInsider.com, Lynch will be the top heel in the SmackDown women’s division going forward. Lynch has been a heel before, briefly working as one in 2018 before being turned back again.
Lynch is back. Check out her return and what is coming back to WWE:
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The next step. There are several different levels to the WWE structure and you can see the path that a wrestler takes up through the ranks. You can often figure out how this is going to go, though NXT UK has added a new level to the ladder. Sometimes you will see a wrestler come from the United Kingdom and move up the ranks, which was the case again this weekend.
Sunday at NXT Takeover 36, Raquel Gonzalez defeated Dakota Kai to retain the NXT Women’s Title. After the match, former NXT UK Women’s Champion Kay Lee Ray appeared on the stage for a staredown with Gonzalez. While not confirmed, this would suggest that Ray has been moved to the NXT roster. Ray holds the record for the longest reign in the history of the NXT UK Women’s Title, having held the title for 649 days.
This could be a big one. Check out the title match, plus what might be coming for Gonzalez and the title:
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Takeover 36
Date: August 22, 2021
Location: Capitol Wrestling Center, Orlando, Florida
Commentators: Beth Phoenix, Vic Joseph, Wade Barrett
This might be the last version of the classic Takeover that we see and that is rather saddening. Takeover has been so special for such a long time but things in NXT are going to be shaken up in the near future. If this is it, they’re going out with a pretty big card, with three matches you could call the main event. Let’s get to it.
Kickoff Show: Ridge Holland vs. Trey Baxter Pete Dunne is here with Holland. Baxter charges straight at him to start and gets tossed with a suplex. Holland drops a knee and hits him in the face but Baxter is back up with a running knee to the face. A Tajiri handspring elbow is countered with a headbutt to the back of the head though and Northern Grit finishes for Holland at 1:45.
Result: Ridge Holland b. Trey Baxter – Northern Grit (1:45)
Post match Holland says that is a direct look into Timothy Thatcher’s future.
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Two sides of it. This Friday night on AEW Rampage, CM Punk returned to the wrestling world in one of the most emotional moments that you will see in a long time in the industry. The fans lost their minds over Punk’s return and it seems that things are going to be changing in a big way. It turns out that it wasn’t the only Punk moment of the week, though some people see him rather differently.
Earlier this week, before Punk made his return on Rampage, Roman Reigns was asked about Punk in an interview with BT Sports and said that Punk was not as “good or over” as John Cena or the Rock. Reigns also criticized Punk’s issues with part time wrestlers taking main event spots. WWE Hall of Famer Mick Foley responded, saying that “CM PUNK WAS DAMN GOOD, AND DAMN OVER.” Foley also praised Punk’s in-ring and taking abilities, while saying that if/when Punk returns to wrestling, he would be over again. Neither Reigns nor Punk have responded to Foley’s comments.
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Mark your calendars. WWE holds a lot of events every year and some of them are a lot bigger than others. You have your live events and your television tapings, but then there are the pay per view events, which tend to be the biggest of the year. Sometimes though you get the extra special pay per views, and now we know when another one of each is coming.
During this weekend’s Summerslam, WWE announced two major events within the next year. First up, WWE will be returning to Saudi Arabia for Crown Jewel at some point in October, with no specific date announced. This will be the first WWE event in Saudi Arabia since February 2020. Second, Money in the Bank will be heading to Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada, the same location as Summerslam, over the 4th of July weekend in 2022. This will be the first time the event has been held in a stadium.
This could be big. Check out the announcements plus a look at what to expect from both:
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It’s weird to see NXT as the big closer for the weekend, as Rampage was big enough and then we had Summerslam for one of the most important shows of the year. That leaves us with Takeover: 36 and I’m really not feeling the card this time. It seems pretty clear that NXT as we know it is going to be going away, so this very well may be the big farewell for the current NXT. I’m not sure if that is the worst thing in the world either. Let’s get to it.
Kickoff Show: Ridge Holland vs. Trey Baxter This was added over the weekend and it can serve as the appetizer for the show. That is an appropriate description too, as Holland is likely to devour Baxter. The limited stuff I’ve seen from Baxter has been pretty good, but Holland seems ready to be elevated into a bigger star around here, meaning I’m pretty sure you can already figure out how the match is likely to go.
The monster is back:
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