• [WR] BREAKING: Another Major Shift. NXT Heading To FOX Sports 1, Underg

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    BREAKING: Another Major Shift. NXT Heading To FOX Sports 1, Undergoing Big Changes.

    Posted: 08 Aug 2019 08:18 PM PDT https://wrestlingrumors.net/tommyhall/breaking-another-major-shift-nxt-heading-fox-sports-1-undergoing-big-changes/


    The big move. Wrestling has changed so much in the last six months that
    it’s almost hard to believe. WWE’s monopoly as the only wrestling company on a major network is going away in October as AEW is debuting on TNT. At
    the same time, WWE is moving SmackDown Live to FOX, but there might be a
    little more to it than that. As it turns out, we might be seeing another
    major change for WWE programming.

    According to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, there are plans in place to move NXT to FOX Sports 1 at some point in the near future. The main detail
    is that the show would be airing live and expand from an hour to two hours, with the show airing from 8pm to 10pm. This would put the show up against
    AEW, which will be airing on TNT in the same time slot. The deal has not
    been officially announced and there is no word when it will be announced, though it is said to be far enough along that affiliates have been notified.

    This is the kind of thing you could expect from NXT on FOX Sports 1. Check
    out a big moment from this week’s show:
    [This post contains video, click to play]


    Opinion: I really hope that this isn’t the case. NXT is in a rather
    perfect spot at the moment, with a big part of that being that the show is
    only an hour a week. One of the biggest complaints about WWE is the amount
    of content that it has and adding another hour is only going to make it
    worse. Couple that with WWE wanting to “fix” NXT and make it more like the other shows and this isn’t going to end well, at least for NXT fans.

    What do you think of the move? How will it go for everyone involved? 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
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    (VIDEO): What The Title Can Do For You. R-Truth Releases Rap About The
    24/7 Title.

    Posted: 08 Aug 2019 04:17 PM PDT https://wrestlingrumors.net/tommyhall/video-title-can-r-truth-releases-rap-24-7-title/


    It’s expanding the horizons. Over the last few months, the WWE 24/7 Title has turned into one of the most coveted titles in recent years. Various wrestlers have gone to some incredible lengths to win the title with
    several nights seeing multiple title changes. The title has been a world
    of complete insanity but one person has thrived in it. That success has
    driven him to….rap.

    This week on Monday Night Raw, R-Truth won the 24/7 Title for the eleventh time, pinning Mike Kanellis in an OB-GYN office. The win gave R-Truth the title back after two weeks, tying his record for the longest gap between
    title reigns. R-Truth was so happy to get the title back that he recorded
    a rap song about it, which he released on his Twitter account on Thursday.

    That is a happy man. Check out R-Truth’s song:
    [This post contains video, click to play]

    Believe it or not, this has happened before. Check out R-Truth’s original song about the title:
    [This post contains video, click to play]

    Opinion: I don’t know what R-Truth is being paid to do all of this stuff
    but it isn’t enough. This man has turned what should have been the dumbest idea in years into one of the funniest things around and the most
    entertaining part of Monday Night Raw. I have no idea how long he can keep something like this going but it has been a great two months and hopefully
    it can continue.

    Did you like the song? How long can R-Truth keep this up? 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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    The Last Minute Moves. What You Wont See And Might See At Summerslam.

    Posted: 08 Aug 2019 04:10 PM PDT https://wrestlingrumors.net/tommyhall/last-minute-moves-wont-see-might-see-summerslam/


    It’s the opposite of announcing a match. With less than a week to go
    before Summerslam, we have a full card already set up. There isn’t much
    time left and that means we can start talking about how the final card will look. In addition to that though, we can also talk about what might not be
    or won’t be on the card. While that might sound a bit strange, there are
    two specific matches with some uncertain statuses.

    According to Wrestling Observer Radio, Roman Reigns vs. Daniel Bryan will certainly not be taking place, though Cedric Alexander vs. Drew McIntyre is still scheduled despite not being announced. Reigns vs. Bryan is still
    likely to happen later on but Rowan was announced as Reigns’ attacker this week on SmackDown Live. The lack of time is the reason for Reigns vs.
    Bryan not taking place yet, as it is being given a chance to grow on its
    own. As of Thursday evening, there are ten matches scheduled for
    Summerslam.

    You can’t jump that far so fast. Check out the big angle on SmackDown Live: [This post contains video, click to play]


    Opinion: I’d expect at least one more match to be added to the card, especially with the two hour Kickoff Show, which will eat up at least two matches. That means we need to have something to fill in the four hour
    main card and something like McIntyre vs. Alexander could do that quite
    well. Reigns vs. Bryan being delayed is the absolute right call as it
    seems like the kind of story that needs time so having it rushed through
    would be a mistake.

    Which of these matches sounds better? What do you expect to be added to Summerslam? 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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    Summerslam. appeared first on WrestlingRumors.net.


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    You Dont Hear That Very Often. There Was A Very Unique Reason Why Sami
    Zayn vs. Aleister Black Was Moved From Summerslam.

    Posted: 08 Aug 2019 04:02 PM PDT https://wrestlingrumors.net/tommyhall/dont-hear-often-unique-reason-sami-zayn-vs-aleister-black-moved-summerslam/


    I don’t know how strong of a defense that is. This week on SmackDown Live, Sami Zayn lost a match to Aleister Black when Black hit him with the Black
    Mass kick to the head. That isn’t the biggest surprise in the world as
    Black is a big deal and Zayn loses a lot. What is strange is having the
    match take place on SmackDown Live when it was advertised for Sunday’s Summerslam. So what caused the change?

    According to Wrestling Observer Radio, the match took place on Tuesday
    instead of Sunday because there was nothing else to put into the spot on SmackDown Live. The show was rewritten about two hours before the show
    started and there was an hour left to fill. There is no word on if the
    story between Black and Zayn will be continuing and there is no word on any heat for either of them.

    It was a surprise match. Check out Black vs. Zayn from SmackDown Live:
    [This post contains video, click to play]


    Opinion: That isn’t a good sign for this week’s SmackDown Live, but at least the match did take place at some point. Summerslam is the kind of
    show that should be full of bigger matches and Black vs. Zayn didn’t feel
    all that important. I’d prefer they do something like this than to leave them out there for a nothing match that no one cares about. Either way
    though, having that kind of a gap in the show so close to the start is not
    a good thing.

    Did you like the match? What is next for both of them? 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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    Its A Homecoming. Location Announced For Summerslam 2020.

    Posted: 08 Aug 2019 03:56 PM PDT https://wrestlingrumors.net/tommyhall/homecoming-location-announced-summerslam-2017/


    To the north we go. We’re less than four days away from Summerslam and
    that means one of the biggest weekends of the wrestling year is almost upon
    us. Summerslam is one of the Big Four pay per views and with it comes a
    lot of excitement as WWE will be taking over Toronto for the weekend. As usual, it also means an important announcement: the location of next year’s show.

    As announced on WWE.com, Summerslam 2020 will be held at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts on August 23. This is part of four straight days of
    WWE in the city, starting on August 21 with SmackDown Live, Takeover:
    Boston on August 22 and Monday Night Raw on August 23. This is the second
    time Summerslam has taken place in Boston after the 2006 edition.

    Summerslam 2006 was quite the show. Check out some rapid fire highlights: [This post contains video, click to play]


    Opinion: As much as I’d like to see the show take place a bit closer to my home city, it’s no surprise to see the show in a big city like this.
    Boston hasn’t hosted a Summerslam in a good while so they’re a bit overdue for something like this. Putting it in a northeastern city tends to work
    out well for WWE as it is certainly a wrestling hotbed, so things should
    work out well for them.

    Do you like this idea? How far would you go for a WWE pay per view? 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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    205 Live Results - August 6, 2019

    Posted: 08 Aug 2019 07:42 AM PDT https://wrestlingrumors.net/tommyhall/205-live-results-august-6-2019/


    205 Live

    Date: August 6, 2019

    Location: Little Caesar’s Arena, Detroit, Michigan

    Commentators: Nigel McGuinness, Vic Joseph, Aiden English

    It’s time to set up a last minute challenger to the Cruiserweight Title for Sunday at Summerslam. That likely means a big multiman match because that’s how things go around here, whether it makes sense or not. It does fit with
    the chaotic nature, though it’s pretty clear who is going to be getting the shot. Let’s get to it.

    Drake Maverick opens us up and talks about how personal last week was. He
    hopes that is the only time he has to get in the ring because he didn’t
    like going there. Mike Kanellis can still compete in the cruiserweight
    division and Drake will call things fairly. As for tonight: we need a new
    #1 contender.

    Opening sequence.
    Lince Dorado vs. Humberto Carrillo

    Gran Metalik is here with Lince, who mentioned that he wasn’t too impressed by Carrillo last week so we even have a bit of a setup. Feeling out process
    to start with Lince going after the arm, allowing Carrillo to flip his way
    out. Carrillo works on his own wristlock so Lince headscissors him down for
    a break. They both miss dropkicks and things reset a bit. Carrillo knocks
    him to the floor but Dorado blocks the dive with a kick to the head. Dorado hits a springboard dive, setting up a springboard splash for two back
    inside. The chinlock goes on for a bit before Dorado cranks on both arms.

    Back up and Carrillo tries his comeback but the springboard armdrag is
    pulled down to the mat. They trade basement dropkicks and it’s time for a breather. It’s Carrillo up first with a standing moonsault mostly
    connecting for two. Dorado kicks him out of the corner and heads up top for
    a heck of a high crossbody for two of his own. The Golden Rewind is blocked
    so Dorado settles for an over the shoulder gutbuster instead.

    A top rope Fameasser over the middle rope keeps Carrillo in trouble but
    Dorado misses the top rope splash. Carrillo kicks him in the head for two
    and frustration is setting in. They go up top at the same time with Dorado being knocked back a few steps onto the ropes. Carrillo hits a heck of a dropkick to knock him to the floor but Dorado is fine enough to send him
    hard into the barricade. Carrillo almost gets back in but is pulled down
    onto the apron for the double countout at 11:55. It looked like Carrillo
    beat the count and the fans don’t seem convinced.

    Result: Humberto Carrillo vs. Lince Dorado went to a double countout (11:55)

    The flips were strong with this one:

    [This post contains video, click to play]
    Post match an annoyed Carrillo takes out both Lince and Metalik.

    Tony Nese planned to get his Cruiserweight Title back last month but things didn’t go as he planned. He’ll get it back at Summerslam instead because he doesn’t know where he is in this division if he loses.

    We look back at the ending to the opener.

    Ariya Daivari talks to Dorado in the back. Everyone is talking about
    Carrillo when everyone should be talking about Dorado. Lince could be the breakout star of Lucha House Party, just like Seth Rollins in the Shield.
    All Lince has to do is lose the dead weight, but Lince doesn’t buy it. Daivari says he’ll win the title at Summerslam and maybe Dorado, without
    the House Party, can get the first shot. Metalik comes in and doesn’t seem pleased, though Dorado might be a bit intrigued.
    Kalisto vs. Ariya Daivari vs. Tony Nese vs. Oney Lorcan vs. Jack Gallagher
    vs. Akira Tozawa

    One fall to a finish with the winner getting the title shot against Drew
    Gulak on Sunday. Kalisto promises to win, Nese says it’s his birthday, Gallagher says he’s prepared for tonight and Sunday, Daivari doesn’t say anything, Lorcan says he knows Gulak and Tozawa, with Brian Kendrick by his side, promises to teach Gulak what it’s like to lose the title at
    Summerslam. Daivari walks out to start so Tozawa hits a suicide dive to
    take him down on the floor.

    Back in and everyone gets in some shots on Daivari, who goes up top and….completely misses a splash to no one in particular. Everyone pairs off with Gallagher and Daivari fighting on the floor and Tozawa superkicking Kalisto. Nese punches Tozawa and ducks a clothesline with a nipup. Kalisto
    is right back up with a cartwheel off the middle rope into an armdrag, only
    to have Nese throw him into the corner. Lorcan and Nese chop it out in the
    ring but Lorcan dives onto the pile on the floor instead.

    Nese’s Fosbury Flop takes down a bunch of people as well but Gallagher tops it with the Mary Poppins Drop onto everyone but Kalisto. That means one
    more dive but the other five catch Kalisto and throw him over the
    announcers’ table. Back in and Lorcan uppercuts Daivari out of the air, followed by the Blockbuster for two.

    We get the big quadruple submission with Daivari breaking it up and
    annoying the fans. Kalisto’s springboard crossbody takes Daivari down and
    the hurricanrana driver gets two. Nese superkicks Lorcan and hits the
    sunset driver but Tozawa makes the save. Gallagher goes nuts on Nese and
    the headbutt is good for two. Kalisto catches Nese on top and knocks him
    into the Tree of Woe, only to have Nese sit up and set up a modified Tower
    of Doom to send Kalisto and Gallagher down at the same time.

    Daivari’s top rope splash gets two on Tozawa to leave everyone down.
    Daivari and Lorcan chop it out to renew their old issues but everyone else
    is back up for the parade of secondary finishes. Nese’s running knee
    smashes Gallagher in the face but Lorcan’s half and half suplex is good for the pin at 11:35.

    Result: Oney Lorcan b. Tony Nese, Akira Tozawa, Jack Gallagher, Kalisto and Ariya Daivari Half and half suplex to Nese (11:35)

    There are a lot of people here:
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    Post match Lorcan celebrates until Gulak comes out for the staredown to end
    the show.

    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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    Major League Wrestling Fusion Results - August 3, 2019

    Posted: 08 Aug 2019 06:17 AM PDT https://wrestlingrumors.net/tommyhall/major-league-wrestling-fusion-results-august-3-2019/


    If you would like to see the show in full, you can watch it for free right here:
    [This post contains video, click to play]


    Fusion #69

    Date: August 3, 2019

    Location: Melrose Ballroom, New York City, New York

    Commentators: Rich Bocchini, Tony Schiavone

    Things are getting wild around here with all kinds of things going on. That
    has made for some interesting setups and the nice thing is MLW has gotten a
    lot better at paying those things off. If they can do that again, we could
    be in for a nice setup as they head towards their first pay per view in the fall. Let’s get to it.

    We open with a recap of Bestia vs. Mance Warner last week as Mance loses another battle in the war against Salina de la Renta. The rather wild Von Erichs vs. Contra match gets a look as well.

    Opening sequence.
    Jimmy Yuta vs. Low Ki

    Yuta drives him into the corner….and gets kicked in the head for the
    knockout at 30 seconds.

    Result: Low Ki b. Jimmy Yuta via knockout (0:30)

    Post match Low Ki says he’s got a lot of unfinished business.

    Tom Lawlor is ready to go to war with Contra in the War Chamber.

    Contra says bring it on, but it’s four on four. The match has since been confirmed as WarGames under a different name.

    It’s time for the War Chamber Control Center. The only match set so far is the namesake match, meaning we hear the WarGames rules again, though you
    can win by pinfall or submission.

    We look back at Warner vs. Salina de la Renta and company.

    Konnan has some demands for Salina. First up: he wants Jimmy Havoc vs. LA
    Park, loser leaves MLW. Both Salina and Havoc aren’t happy but the match is made.

    The Dynasty is at a car dealership and don’t like being told to wait. They like MJF’s watch and threaten a Yelp review for taking so long. It turns
    into a discussion of Teddy Hart failing the Wellness Policy, meaning he
    can’t cash in his rematch for the Tag Team Titles. Hammerstone freaks out over a Wellness Policy but they’ll get him some clean liquid.

    MLW is going to be working with Pro Wrestling Noah.

    Here are the Spirit Squad (Mikey/Kenny) to say they’re here because they earned it instead of their open name. That means an open challenge.
    Spirit Squad vs. Von Erichs

    The fight is on in a hurry with the Von Erichs beating them down while the music is still playing. A double dropkick and the threat of the Claw send
    the Squad bailing to the floor. The music keeps playing as it’s a double noggin knocker on the floor. We take a break and come back with Marshall beating up the Squad on his own and dropkicking Mikey to the floor. There’s
    a powerslam and a good looking moonsault for two on Kenny, followed by a
    claw slam/belly to back suplex combination for the pin at 5:25.

    Result: Von Erichs b. Spirit Squad Claw slam/belly to back suplex to Kenny (5:25)

    Post match here’s Contra for the brawl, with the Von Erichs holding their
    own for a good while. Cue a mystery man to spray mist in Marshall’s eyes as Contra has a fourth member. What a great time to mention that Marshall has
    a newborn.
    Gringo Loco vs. Zenshi

    This is from the Chicago tapings due to Low Ki’s match going so short. They flip around to start with Gringo shoving him away and saying not so fast. Zenshi climbs the ropes and gets a sunset flip for no count. A shooting
    star misses and Zenshi says bring it. Loco misses an enziguri as Jordan
    Oliver and Myron Reed are protesting in the crowd.

    With Loco on the floor, Zenshi flips over the top, handstands on the apron until Loco gets to his feet, and then headscissors him down. We spend a
    good while looking at a replay and then a crowd shot before seeing Zenshi
    hit a bottom rope 450 for two. Zenshi tries a moonsault but gets caught in
    the Tombstone for the pin at 3:50.

    Result: Gringo Loco b. Zenshi Tombstone (3:50)

    We look at Marshall being blinded again.

    Davey Boy Smith Jr. doesn’t want to talk about Alexander Hammerstone and
    his Georgia. Instead he’s ready for Timothy Thatcher tonight and knows it’s going to be strong style catch wrestling. Smith’s technique is too strong
    for Thatcher and ignores a question about Georgia. Brian Pillman Jr. comes
    in and seems to have a plan.
    Timothy Thatcher vs. Davey Boy Smith Jr.

    They slap hands to start and it’s a slow pace to get things going. Davey throws him off of a headscissors on the mat and it’s time for some early grappling. Smith gets a hammerlock and you can see Thatcher playing this
    out in his head as he tries to find a way out. The hold is reversed into a
    half crab, with Thatcher’s eyes bugging out. That’s broken up so Thatcher kicks at the leg and grabs it again, this time sending Smith over to the
    ropes.

    More kicks to the leg set up a belly to belly to put Davey back in the
    middle, setting up a legbar. With the grappling not working so well, Davey headbutts his way to freedom but can’t get a cross armbreaker. Thatcher switches into an ankle lock with a grapevine as the counters continue.
    Davey slaps the mat (not a tap) and turns it over into a Sharpshooter,
    sending Thatcher to the ropes for a change. They slug it out (Tony: “Like
    two rams butting heads on the side of the Rocky Mountains!”) until Thatcher gets two off a small package.

    Another pinfall reversal sequence gives us some slick two counts and it’s time for a breather. Back up and Smith rolls some German suplexes, followed
    by a tiger suplex for two. They fight over arm holds with Thatcher not
    being able to get a cross armbreaker this time. Smith isn’t having this and rolls out into a Crossface for the tap at 14:46.

    Result: Davey Boy Smith b. Timothy Thatcher Crossface (14:46)

    Georgia comes out to interview Davey, who is thankful to the fans. He knows Georgia wants to keep her silence on Hammerstone but Hammerstone is playing her. Smith promises to use a crossface chickenwing on Hammerstone to become Openweight Title.

    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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    Its Off The Books. This WWE Storyline Seems To Have Been Dropped.

    Posted: 08 Aug 2019 04:30 AM PDT https://wrestlingrumors.net/tommyhall/off-books-wwe-storyline-seems-dropped/


    So much for that one. WWE is a very busy place and a lot of things can
    change at the drop of a hat around the show. That means that some
    storylines are going to be started and stopped almost immediately at times
    and that can cause some issues, both for the fans and for the talent.
    Sometimes you hear about a story that sounds interesting and then nothing happens with it going forward. As of now, that seems to be the case again.

    According to PWInsider.com, the career changing announcement that has been teased for Daniel Bryan over the last few weeks has been dropped. The announcement had been teased several times over recent episodes of
    SmackDown Live but Bryan never actually said anything. There is no word on what the announcement could be or why the story has seemingly been dropped.

    This is the closest Bryan got to saying anything. Check out his angry rage after Extreme Rules:
    [This post contains video, click to play]


    Opinion: In theory this should be an update for Bryan, assuming that it
    leads to what seems to be an eventual feud with Roman Reigns. What Bryan’s announcement was going to be isn’t known and that might be the best thing
    for everyone involved. WWE has done some odd things with him before but
    having him be a new criminal mastermind could certainly be interesting,
    likely moreso than whatever the announcement was going to be.

    What did you expect Bryan’s announcement to be? What do you want to see
    him do next? 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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