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Kevin Owens Says He Doesn’t Enjoy Working with AJ Styles
Whiles speaking to The Shore, Kevin Owens talked about several topics and also mentioned that doesn’t enjoy working with AJ Styles at all, especially after he took his title.
“Yeah, I don’t enjoy it at all actually. I’d rather never having to work with him again. He has my title, and I have to go after and it looks like we’re nowhere near done. Unfortunately, I have to step in the ring with him several more times. It’s part of what we do.”
Owens also revealed that he feels Sami Zayn would be the perfect opponent for him if he ever main evented WrestleMania.
“I feel like Sami Zayn. It would be such a great chapter to add to our story. We’ve been at each other’s throats and by each other’s sides simultaneously the last 15 years. It would be great to do something with him.
“And also Finn Balor, who is my best friend. We got to the WWE the exact same time and didn’t know each other before hand. We had a bit of contact here and there before because we knew we both would spend time there. We bonded over that. Once we got to Orlando we’ve became very close quickly and getting to main event with him would be incredible. It would be another incredible chapter to our story. We both kind of dove in to uncharted territories, him from Japan and me from other places. We both did well for ourselves. To get to achieve that was very special.”
You can check out the full interview here.
Interesting Fact on Brock Lesnar’s Title Defense at Great Balls of Fire
As seen at Extreme Rules last Sunday, Samoa Joe won the fatal 5-way match against Seth Rollins, Finn Balor, Roman Reigns and Bray Wyatt to earn a shot at Brock Lesnar’s WWE Universal Championship title.
The match is scheduled to take place between Joe and Lesnar at the July 9th Great Balls of Fire event. What’s interesting about the match is it’s date, as it is exactly one year to the day after Lesnar returned to the UFC and controversially defeated Samoan knockout artic Mark Hunt at UFC 200.
Unless plans change, Lesnar is expected to go over Joe at the event and move on to a new challenger at the next pay-per-view event.
Kevin Owens Reveals Who He’d Like to Face at WrestleMania
While speaking to NOLA.com, Kevin Owens was asked about his dream opponent for WrestleMania. Owens revealed that if it was a superstar from the past, he would pick Shawn Michaels. If he had to pick someone from today, he would pick Sami Zayn.
“If you say past, it’s Shawn Michaels hands down. If you say present, Sami Zayn and I have had such a rich history, I feel like a one-on-one match at WrestleMania would be so perfect. But there’s also Finn Balor. He’s my best friend. He’s probably the one guy if I could sit across from in the ring at WrestleMania, that would make my career. Finn and I got to WWE at the same time, and we dived into an unknown territory. We gravitated toward each other very quickly. He’s like a brother to me now.”
You can check out the full video here.
Samoe Joe No Longer the Favorite to Win at Extreme Rules
Samoa Joe is no longer the favorite to win the Fatal 5-Way match at tonight’s Extreme Rules match.
5 Dimes has released the updated betting odd’s for tonight’s show and Seth Rollins is now the favorite to leave the event as the new #1 contender for Brock Lesnar’s WWE Universal Championship.
Seth Rollins comes in as a -100 favorite, while Samoa Joe is sitting at +145. Finn Balor is at +700, Bray Wyatt at +1450 and Roman Reigns at +3000.
There are no other drastic changes in the last 24-hours except for the Fatal 5-Way match. We will keep you updated if there are any other major changes.
Two Titles Changing Hands at Sunday’s Extreme Rules Events?
Smart Money bets are now coming in for Sunday’s WWE Extreme Rules events. Unless there is a drastic shift over night, The Miz is expected to leave the event as the new WWE Intercontinental Champion.
In addition to that, Cesaro and Sheamus are expected to win the tag team titles. We will keep you updated if there are any major shifts tomorrow, but here are the possible outcomes:
Samoa Joe evens (favorite)
Seth Rollins 5/4
Finn Balor 5/1
Bray Wyatt 12/1
Roman Reigns 16/1
Neville 1/7 (favorite)
Austin Aries 10/3
The Miz 1/8 (favorite)
Dean Ambrose 9/2
Cesaro and Sheamus 1/3 (favorites)
Matt and Jeff Hardy 15/8
Alexa Bliss 8/15 (favorite)
Bayley 11/8
The Taz Show Recap – Ciampa’s Promo, Women’s Tag Division, Angle Nervous on RAW? More!
Block 1:
Taz opens today’s show speaking about the dangers of taking backdrops. A listener calls into the show and says that he’s a wrestler and actually broke his tailbone taking a backdrop at one point. He tried to take the backdrop by landing on his ass, which would have set up another spot right after. Unfortunately, this broke his tailbone and he was out of action for a while.
Taz says that a backdrop is one of the most dangerous moves that you can execute in a wrestling ring. After he had his neck injuries he would never take backdrops during his matches because it was simply too risky. He also suggests that taking a backdrop on your ass is a terrible idea and he wouldn’t recommend that anyone try that.
A listener calls into the show and asks Taz about the role of managers in wrestling, and what it means when they take a bump. Taz says that it’s rare for managers to take bumps and those spots are often saved for special moments, to enhance a certain feud or to finalize a program. He says that if Finn Balor and Brock Lesnar are in a program together, Balor dropkicking Paul Heyman would be a massive moment.