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Thats Whats In A Name. Possible New Detail On FS1 WWE Studio Show.

Posted: 23 Jul 2019 11:32 PM PDT https://wrestlingrumors.net/tommyhall/thats-whats-name-possible-new-detail-fs1-wwe-studio-show/


The details keep pouring in. WWE is rapidly closing in on its major move
over to FOX as SmackDown Live heads to its new home on October 4. There
are still a lot of details to be set up and one of them is the weekly
studio show set to air on FS1. We already know a good deal about it, such
as the main host and a possible co-host, but now we know one of the most important things.

According to Ringsidenews.com, WWE recently trademarked “WWE After The Bell” as a name for a potential new show. While not confirmed, this would seem to be the name for the yet to be officially announced studio show.
The show would be similar to a mainstream sports studio show, with
interviews and recaps of what is going on in WWE, with Renee Young as host
and Jerry Lawler as the yet to be confirmed co-host.

They have done something like this before. Check out the legendary moment
from Talking Smack:
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Opinion: That’s not a terrible name at all, especially for a show that is designed for the masses instead of the hardcore or regular wrestling fans. There is a large audience who could get into WWE off of something like this
so having a good name is the right idea. Now hopefully they can get the television numbers up a little bit because otherwise, this show isn’t going to matter in the first place.

Do you like the name? Will you be watching the show? Let us know in the comments below.

Thomas Hall has been a wrestling fan for over thirty years and has seen
over 50,000 wrestling matches. He has also been a wrestling reviewer since 2009 with over 5,000 full shows covered. You can find his work at kbwrestlingreviews.com, or check out his Amazon author page with 28
wrestling books. His latest book is the History Of In Your House.

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That Show Too. Another Match Added To All Out Card.

Posted: 23 Jul 2019 11:29 PM PDT https://wrestlingrumors.net/tommyhall/show-another-match-added-card/


The other card keeps growing. While a lot of the focus in wrestling is on Summerslam at the moment, there is another major show coming up just a few weeks later. That would be AEW’s second major pay per view event All Out, which certainly has a lot of buzz of its own. While we are still about
five weeks away from the show, some of the card has already been set up and
now even more of it is ready.

In the latest episode of Road to All Out, a triple threat match between
Jimmy Havoc, Darby Allin and Joey Janela was announced for the pay per
view. The three were involved in a six man tag at Fight For The Fallen
which saw Allin take the pin. The other two mocked him for the loss which
led to a fight between the three of them, setting up the triple threat
match for All Out.

There’s more to it than this. Check out the latest episode:
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Opinion: This makes as much sense as anything else, but it feels like an
excuse to have a triple threat match. That has been the case with all of
the previous shows and it is becoming something of a stigma for the
company. You don’t have to have these all of the time, especially when
there isn’t that great of a reason for the three to be fighting in the
first place.

Do you like the sound of this match? Who do you see winning? Let us know
in the comments below.

Thomas Hall has been a wrestling fan for over thirty years and has seen
over 50,000 wrestling matches. He has also been a wrestling reviewer since 2009 with over 5,000 full shows covered. You can find his work at kbwrestlingreviews.com, or check out his Amazon author page with 28
wrestling books. His latest book is the History Of In Your House.

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That Would Be A Dream. Hall Of Famer In Discussion For Major Summerslam
Match.

Posted: 23 Jul 2019 11:26 PM PDT https://wrestlingrumors.net/tommyhall/dream-hall-famer-discussion-major-summerslam-match/


She would certainly fit the criteria. We’re coming up on Summerslam and a lot of the title matches have already been set for the show. There are
several slots left to fill though and one of them is the show’s dream
match. You get one of these at most major shows and while nothing has been
set in stone yet, there was a big hint dropped on this week’s SmackDown
Live.

According to Pro Wrestling Sheet, Trish Stratus is in talks to wrestle a
match at this year’s Summerslam in her hometown of Toronto. While not yet confirmed, there is a chance that the match would be against Charlotte, who
cut a promo on SmackDown Live, saying that she would be on the show against
a bigger name than Ember Moon. Stratus, a WWE Hall of Famer, has wrestled
a handful of matches since retiring from full time competition in 2006,
with the most recent being a ten woman tag on the October 29, 2018 Monday
Night Raw.

Stratus can still go in the ring. Check out a brawl from her most recent
run with the company:
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Opinion: This would certainly qualify as a dream match and I’ll take it
over Charlotte fighting for the Women’s Title in another triple threat
match. Charlotte is great and one of the best ever, but there are only so
many times you can put her into the title scene and have it keep meaning anything. She just does not need to be in there for the time being and
this match is much more appealing than anything else she could be doing.

Do you like the idea of Stratus vs. Charlotte? What other dream matches do
you want to see? Let us know in the comments below.

Thomas Hall has been a wrestling fan for over thirty years and has seen
over 50,000 wrestling matches. He has also been a wrestling reviewer since 2009 with over 5,000 full shows covered. You can find his work at kbwrestlingreviews.com, or check out his Amazon author page with 28
wrestling books. His latest book is the History Of In Your House.

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Not The Best Timing. An Injury To A Popular Star Caused Changes To Raw Reunion.

Posted: 23 Jul 2019 11:22 PM PDT https://wrestlingrumors.net/tommyhall/not-best-timing-injury-popular-star-caused-changes-raw-reunion/


At least that makes some more sense. This week’s Raw Reunion featured all kinds of stars appearing on the show, many of them showing up for the first time in a good many years. While a lot of the legends stuck together,
there were a few of them who interacted with the younger stars. One such pairing was a major part of the show, but what we saw wasn’t the original plan.

During Raw Reunion, D-Generation X and the Kliq came out to help Seth
Rollins deal with the OC. The segment saw the OC run off from the larger
group with Rollins being allowed to do the D-Generation X catchphrase. According to Wrestling Observer Radio, the original plans for the segment
would have seen Ricochet in Rollins’ place, but Ricochet is currently out dealing with an elbow infection. There is no word on when he will be back
in the ring.

It did feel a little random. Check out last night’s segment:
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Opinion: That does make a lot more sense as there was little reason for
Rollins to get such a big rub. Ricochet is becoming a star but he has a
long way to go and an endorsement from so many Hall of Famers might have
been a nice boost. If nothing else, at least we didn’t have to waste
another Ricochet vs. Styles match, which is likely going to take place
again at Summerslam.

How did you like the segment? Would it have been better with Ricochet?
Let us know in the comments below.

Thomas Hall has been a wrestling fan for over thirty years and has seen
over 50,000 wrestling matches. He has also been a wrestling reviewer since 2009 with over 5,000 full shows covered. You can find his work at kbwrestlingreviews.com, or check out his Amazon author page with 28
wrestling books. His latest book is the History Of In Your House.

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Two Monsters In One. Another Match Set For Summerslam (And Some Questions
Are Answered).

Posted: 23 Jul 2019 11:15 PM PDT https://wrestlingrumors.net/tommyhall/two-monsters-one-another-match-set-summerslam-long-time/


Does this count as a handicap match? Bray Wyatt has been a rather
interesting character over the last few months and it’s all because of the Firefly Fun House. The vignettes have shown us the inner mind of Wyatt,
who now seems to have a split personality with his evil side called the
Fiend. At some point he has to get back in the ring though, and now we
know when that is taking place.

This week on SmackDown Live, Wyatt’s Firefly Fun House returned for the
first time since June with Wyatt announcing that the Fiend had accepted
Finn Balor’s challenge for a match at Summerslam. Wyatt’s appearance ended with the Fiend appearing, showing that both personalities will be around
going forward. This will be Wyatt’s first televised match in nearly a
year, as his most previous match took place on the August 13, 2018 episode
of Monday Night Raw.

Dig that double vision. Check out Wyatt and the Fiend answering Balor:
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Opinion: This is what a lot of fans have been waiting for as Wyatt has all
the potential in the world but has not actually been able to get into the
ring in about a year. It should be interesting to see how things go with
him in the future, but you never know how WWE is going to treat him. That
is where everything could fall apart, and it has been the case for Wyatt
almost every time.

Which persona is better? How far can Austin go with this new run? Let us
know in the comments below.

Thomas Hall has been a wrestling fan for over thirty years and has seen
over 50,000 wrestling matches. He has also been a wrestling reviewer since 2009 with over 5,000 full shows covered. You can find his work at kbwrestlingreviews.com, or check out his Amazon author page with 28
wrestling books. His latest book is the History Of In Your House.

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A Very Long Time Coming. Major Title Match Set For Summerslam.

Posted: 23 Jul 2019 06:53 PM PDT https://wrestlingrumors.net/tommyhall/long-time-coming-major-title-match-set-summerslam/


They didn’t really hide this one. We’re coming up on Summerslam and given the short amount of time between Extreme Rules and Summerslam, the card has
to come together in a hurry. Some of the bigger title matches have already been set but there are a few more still to go. One of the matches was all
but set up on last week’s SmackDown Live, but now it has been made official.

This week on SmackDown Live, WWE Champion Kofi Kingston challenged Randy
Orton to a title match at Summerslam. Orton accepted the match and
promised to end Kingston’s reign with an RKO. This match was set up on
last week’s SmackDown Live when Orton defeated Kingston in a six man tag
with the RKO. The two have feuded over the years, with Kingston bringing
up their history during the exchange that set up the match.

Maybe this had something to do with it. Check out an awesome moment
between the two from back in the day:
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Opinion: You had to know that this one was coming and there’s nothing wrong with that. These two have a long history and you could argue that Orton is
a major reason why Kingston didn’t make it this far for the last ten
years. The match should be fun and Kingston winning would actually be kind
of a surprise. If he survives, I’m not sure who takes the title from him
and that could be interesting.

Who do you think wins this match? Did Orton cause Kingston’s push to stall ten years ago? Let us know in the comments below.

Thomas Hall has been a wrestling fan for over thirty years and has seen
over 50,000 wrestling matches. He has also been a wrestling reviewer since 2009 with over 5,000 full shows covered. You can find his work at kbwrestlingreviews.com, or check out his Amazon author page with 28
wrestling books. His latest book is the History Of In Your House.

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That Had To Happen. Major Grudge Match Set For Summerslam With Important Stipulation.

Posted: 23 Jul 2019 06:14 PM PDT https://wrestlingrumors.net/tommyhall/happen-major-grudge-match-set-summerslam-important-stipulation/


You knew this one was coming. Over the last few months, few names in
wrestling have been as controversial as Shane McMahon. He has been all
over the television shows for months now and it is very rare to see him actually lose a match. This has become a problem given how many people he
has defeated in his big run, and now we know who is next.

This week on SmackDown Live, McMahon accepted a challenge from Kevin Owens
for a match at Summerslam. The match has a special stipulation: if Owens
loses the match, he will quit wrestling for WWE. At the moment there are
no stipulations from McMahon’s side but those could be added later on.
Owens defeated McMahon at Hell In A Cell 2017 with help from Sami Zayn.

Maybe this had something to do with it. Check out Owens’ rant against McMahon:
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Opinion: You knew this was coming and it wouldn’t surprise me to see a
bonus stipulation added, such as McMahon putting up his power or something
like that. Owens has looked great in this story so far and they could
really make something out of him if he gets rid of McMahon. Then again
this story is likely to go on for a few more weeks or months, so the extra stipulation might not come until next time.

How do you see this match going? Who will win? Let us know in the
comments below.

Thomas Hall has been a wrestling fan for over thirty years and has seen
over 50,000 wrestling matches. He has also been a wrestling reviewer since 2009 with over 5,000 full shows covered. You can find his work at kbwrestlingreviews.com, or check out his Amazon author page with 28
wrestling books. His latest book is the History Of In Your House.

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SmackDown Live Coverage And Results - July 23, 2019

Posted: 23 Jul 2019 05:02 PM PDT https://wrestlingrumors.net/tommyhall/smackdown-live-coverage-results-july-23-2019/


Smackdown

Date: July 23, 2019

Location: American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida

Commentators: Corey Graves, Byron Saxton, Tom Phillips, Shawn Michaels

Depending on what you thought of last night’s Raw Reunion, this show either has a lot to live up to or a very easy path to being the best show of the
week. We’re less than three weeks away from Summerslam and that means we could be in for an eventful night as the card gets filled in. If nothing
else, we should be hearing about Kofi Kingston’s opponent, which shouldn’t be hard to figure out. Let’s get to it.

We open with a recap of Shane McMahon vs. Kevin Owens over the last few
weeks.

New Day is on commentary instead of the advertised Shawn Michaels, who will
be on MizTV instead.

Here’s Shane to open things up. He talks about getting to see some old friends last night but he was glad to not see Kevin Owens. Speaking of
Owens, he has challenged Shane to a match at Summerslam. Shane accepts, and shows us a clip of Owens quitting on Raw last year in a story that went nowhere. That’s what Shane wants: if Owens loses at Summerslam, he’s gone from WWE.

Cue Owens (Xavier Woods: “I don’t like him but I want to see him beat Shane up!”), to say Shane was smart to find that footage. That was the low point
of Owens’ career and he’s a different man today. Owens knew Shane would accept because Shane loves the spotlight. The match is on but Owens isn’t quitting because he’ll beat Shane for good. Owens wants to fight right now but Shane cuts him off and says not until Summerslam. Tonight, Owens can
fight Roman Reigns instead.

Post break, Elias and Drew McIntyre are very happy with Shane’s decision
but Shane thinks it needs to be more special. That’s why Drew will be the guest referee and Elias will be guest timekeeper. Elias: “I always wear my watch. I got this.” Shane can be guest ring announcer too.
Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Apollo Crews

Non-title. Crews shoulders him down to start as New Day interrogates Tom
about whether or not Crews will get a title shot for winning here. We get a crazy long delayed vertical suplex, with Crews walking around for a bit
before finally dropping Nakamura after thirty seconds. Nakamura gets set outside and taken down by a big flip dive as we take a break.

Back with Crews getting kicked in the head and taking the sliding German suplex. Kinshasa is blocked with a kick to the head and an Olympic Slam
gives Crews two. Crews gets caught on top though and it’s the running knee
to the ribs. Kinshasa is blocked with a pop up face plant but the standing shooting star misses. Now Kinshasa can connect for the pin at 8:13.

Result: Shinsuke Nakamura b. Apollo Crews Kinshasa (8:13)

Post match Nakamura hits another Kinshasa to leave Crews laying as New Day wants someone to come help him.

Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville get a match against the IIconics next week and
if they win they might get a title shot.

Ali talks about how he has to change the story around here. He was on track
to being a star but then he got injured. Now he needs to restart his story
and become WWE Champion. No one is writing his story and it ends with him achieving his goals.

It’s time for MizTV. After a quick plug for Miz and Mrs., here’s a package on Raw Reunion. Back in the arena, Miz introduces his guest tonight: Shawn Michaels. New Day nearly has a fit singing Shawn’s music, with Big E.
playing the belt like a guitar. Miz talks about Shawn being on Raw Reunion
last night, with Shawn saying he’s been on both sides. He understands what it’s like to be a young guy who wants those ol…..legends to get out but like Steve Austin said, they’re all family.

Shawn talks about inducting Seth Rollins into DX/the Kliq (Miz: “Thanks for the invite.”) and moves on to the Summerslam match with Brock Lesnar, only
to have Dolph Ziggler interrupt. Miz wants to punch him in the face again
but Ziggler has something to get off his chest. A lot of people used to
idolize Shawn but he keeps coming back time after time to wave to the
crowd. Ziggler: “It was as embarrassing as Goldberg in a wrestling ring.”

Last November, Shawn broke Ziggler’s heart when he came back to wrestle
last November because he embarrassed himself. Shawn won’t disagree with him but what’s more embarrassing is working your whole career but being known
as a second rate Shawn Michaels wannabe. Ziggler calls Shawn a Shawn
wannabe so Miz tells Ziggler to do something about it. Ziggler goes to
leave but Shawn grabs his arm and has to duck a punch. It hits Miz by
mistake and since this is an angle, Miz goes down from one right hand.
Ziggler superkicks Shawn and leaves.

You really could feel the energy go away when Ziggler’s music hit. Shawn is absolutely right about Ziggler doing the same stuff for years and just
being known as a Shawn wannabe, but Shawn was famous for one show stealing performance after another. Ziggler is known as being the guy who just stays around and sucks the life out of any angle he’s in.
Charlotte vs. Ember Moon

Charlotte knocks her down but here’s Bayley for the distraction into the rollup to give Moon the pin at 47 seconds.

Result: Ember Moon b. Charlotte Rollup (0:47)

Post match Moon throws Bayley in to Charlotte, who kicks her in the back of
the head. Moon Eclipses both of them.

Michael Cole replaces New Day on commentary.

Here’s Kofi Kingston to announce his Summerslam opponent. Before he gets jumped from behind though, he wants Randy Orton out here right now. Orton
comes out and Kofi talks about their history from 2009. That would have
been in Madison Square Garden when they were in the ring together and the
fans were chanting Kofi’s name.

We see a clip of the huge Boom Drop through the production area which
should have made Kingston the next big star. That’s not what happened
though and Kofi accuses Orton of holding him back. It didn’t work though
and now Kofi is WWE Champion. Orton admits that he help Kofi back because
he wasn’t ready then. He’s still not ready now though and that title is a fluke.

Orton has been on top for eighteen years and he never had to work hard a
single day. He’s gotten where he is by being Randy Orton and hasn’t had to throw pancakes or fake a Jamaican accent. Orton takes credit for Kofi
getting a title shot at Wrestlemania because he injured Ali before the Elimination Chamber so Kofi could take his place. Kofi wants to prove
himself at Summerslam and Orton agrees to the title match at Summerslam.
The RKO will be waiting for Kofi.
Samoa Joe vs. Kofi Kingston

Non-title and Orton is at ringside. They fight over arm control to start
with Joe grabbing the ropes to give us a standoff. Kofi goes right back to
the arm and has to fight out of the corner with some chops. A dropkick puts
Joe on the floor and that means the big dive over the top. Back in and Joe
hits a hot shot, followed by the Rock Bottom out of the corner for two. We
take a break and come back with Kofi fighting out of a neck crank and
hitting the Boom Drop. Trouble in Paradise is loaded up but Orton comes in
for the DQ at 7:37.

Result: Kofi Kingston b. Samoa Joe via DQ when Randy Orton interfered (7:37)

Post match Orton can’t hit the RKO on Kingston so he hits it on Joe
instead, leaving Kofi to hit Trouble in Paradise on Orton.

Here’s Finn Balor for a chat. We look at Bray Wyatt returning to attack
him last week on Raw with Balor saying that he can’t explain the Fiend. He isn’t scared of Wyatt though….and it’s the return of the Firefly Fun House. Wyatt says he and his friends are fans of Finn but the Fiend
doesn’t like him, no matter how many times they tell him how super duper he is. The Fiend has accepted Balor’s challenge for Summerslam. Things get more serious though with Bray saying the Fiend isn’t so nice because the Fiend is power. Let him in. The Fiend appears on the screen and growls
the same thing.

We recap last night’s wild ride of 24/7 Title changes.

Charlotte wants to know why she was left out of the title match or off of Summerslam in general. She’s going to wrestle at Summerslam and she’ll have a better opponent than Ember Moon.
Roman Reigns vs. Kevin Owens

Shane is guest ring announcer, Elias is guest timekeeper and Drew McIntyre
is guest referee. Shane does his own rather insulting versions of Big Match Intros but Owens grabs the mic to say he’ll drop Shane tonight no matter what. Reigns takes it away and says he’ll take care of Owens tonight. McIntyre breaks up some early lockups in the corner so Reigns punches him
in the face and sends him to the floor. The match is thrown out at we’ll
say 1:00.

Result: Roman Reigns vs. Kevin Owens went to a no contest when Elias and
Shane McMahon interfered (1:00)

Post match the fight is on with Shane and company getting the better of
things. Owens breaks up a spear from Shane though and it’s superkicks a go go. A spear drops McIntyre and a Stunner drops Elias. Shane tries to escape
but gets caught with a Superman Punch and a Stunner. Another Stunner drops Shane again and Owens promises to hurt him even worse at Summerslam to end
the show.



Results

Shinsuke Nakamura b. Apollo Crews – Kinshasa

Ember Moon b. Charlotte – Rollup

Kofi Kingston b. Samoa Joe via DQ when Randy Orton interfered

Kevin Owens vs. Roman Reigns went to a no contest when Elias and Shane
McMahon interfered

Thomas Hall has been a wrestling fan for over thirty years and has seen
over 50,000 wrestling matches. He has also been a wrestling reviewer since 2009 with over 5,000 full shows covered. You can find his work at kbwrestlingreviews.com, or check out his Amazon author page with 28
wrestling books. His latest book is the History Of In Your House.

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