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WWE NXT Spoilers – July 19th to June 9th, 2017

WWE heads to Full Sail University tonight to tape the July 19th to June 2nd episode of NXT. Here are the results:

Dark match: Jeet Rama defeated enhancement talent in short order in the dark match.

July 19th

* Ember Moon defeated former TNA Knockout Lei’D Tapa. After the match, Ember challenges Asuka for TakeOver: Brooklyn.

* Authors of Pain’s match doesn’t happen because SAnitY attack Retton and his partner and then brawl with the Authors. The Authors get the better of the exchange in the end.

* The Velveteen Dream defeated Cezar Bononi via rain maker.

* Drew McIntyre comes out to talk about the upcoming Takeover event in Brooklyn. Drew says it’s our NXT and not Bobby Roode’s.

* Bobby Roode (c) vs. Drew McIntyre for the NXT Champoinship is announced as the main event of TakeOver: Brooklyn.

* Kassius Ohno defeats Hideo Itami by DQ when Itami low blows him. After the match he hits him with two “Go to Sleeps” and walks off.

The Taz Show Recap – RAW Analysis, Universal Title Segment Steals the Show, Are The Hardys About to Break? More!

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Taz says he really enjoyed one segment from last night’s episode of Monday Night RAW in particular, and that was the segment featuring Brock Lesnar, Roman Reigns and Samoa Joe. He says that this felt very real, and there was some extreme intensity between Joe and Lesnar in particular. Taz could tell that these guys were simply working from bullet points, and that made their promos feel more believable.

Taz thinks that this segment had Paul Heyman’s fingerprints all over it, and he thought all parties involved did a very good job. In addition, after almost getting the best of Brock Lesnar at Great Balls of Fire, Taz is glad that WWE didn’t just take Joe out of the main event picture right away without any explanation. Taz doesn’t think that Joe will defeat Reigns next week, but it’s good that he’s still involved in the Title picture.

Taz liked the majority of Big Cass’ promo which opened RAW last night. He says that at certain points in the promo Cass looked lost, but that’s going to happen when a lot of these younger talents are learning on the fly. We’ll probably see more and more of this as performers are basically starting their careers in WWE now, instead of honing their craft in the territories like they did years ago.

Overall, he thought that Cass spoke a lot of truth in his promo. Cass said that he’s going to be a star in WWE and will eventually be WWE Champion. Taz says he believes every word of that, and it’s only a matter of time before Cass skyrockets up the card, because it’s evident that WWE is firmly behind pushing him right now.

Rumored Matches for WWE Battleground

PWInsider reports that WWE is planning to have a 5-way Elimination Match at the upcoming WWE Battleground event that will feature Charlotte, Natalya, Tamina, Becky Lynch and Lana.

As previously noted, it’s expected that they company adds Nakamura vs. Baron Corbin and AJ Styles vs. Kevin Owens for the United States title to the card. It was noted over the weekend that the US title match was actually removed from the listing on WWE.com, however it appears they still plan to have the match on the show.

Big Tag Match Rumored for Tonight’s SmackDown Live

PWInsider reports that there is talk of pairing John Cena with AJ Styles to take on the team of Rusev and Kevin Owens on tonight’s episode of SmackDown Live.

As previously reported, the following is announced for tonight’s show:

– Jinder Mahal vs. Tye Dillinger in a non-title match
– Xavier Woods vs. Jey Usos
– Baron Corbin vs. Nakamura

Check back here at 8PM ET for our live play-by-play coverage of the event.

WWE SmackDown Live Results – July 11 2017

Welcome to SmackDown Live for the 11th of July 2017!

The blue-brand got quite the shake-up this past week, when AJ Styles defeated Kevin Owens at a live event in Madison Square Garden to become the United States Champion. Title changes rarely occur at live events and with the two set to square-off at Battleground, it seemed surprising that AJ would win the belt a few weeks prior. Rumour has it that KO might be injured and unable to defend his title at Battleground, which is why the change occured sooner. So it’s unclear if AJ will face a new opponent at the PPV, or if Owens will get a rematch. Owens is scheduled to wrestle tonight, so it’s hard to imagine his injury is severe.

John Cena returned to SmackDown Live last week with a heart of fire and is now set to duel with Rusev at Battleground in a Flag Match. This seems like it will be a one-off feud between the two patriots, as opposed to a rebirth of their former rivalry. The main event for tonight’s show is said to be a tag team match that puts Cena and AJ together against Rusev and Owens.

Elsewhere on SmackDown, WWE Champion Jinder Mahal will be in action against Tye Dillinger, who made a strong showing in last week’s Battle Royal. I wouldn’t be surprised to see Randy Orton appear tonight and possibly help Dillinger to a win to keep his momentum. Baron Corbin and Shinsuke Nakamura are also scheduled to face off tonight, ahead of a probable showdown between them at Battleground. Tonight’s show will also feature The New Day, Naomi, The Uso’s, and more.

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