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    bad. What does it say that a company which is supposed to be at the top of
    the independent wrestling world has a World Championship match that is literally putting a fan to sleep? Keep in mind that the fan was in the
    front row, meaning he likely paid top dollar for that seat. If he isn’t interested in what is going on, how bored are the people in the nosebleed seats? Assuming there are people in them at all, and given some of the
    photos from recent events, that’s no guarantee.

    Do you know why you never see something like this in WWE? Even if it does happen, they’re not crazy/stupid enough to show it. All this does is make
    the company look bad because….well think about it for half a second and it’s really clear. How many jokes are there going to be about this? How
    many fans might think “you know, it is a pretty boring company so maybe I shouldn’t watch this week.” That’s a bit more important than a funny (and that is a stretch) moment.

    This was a bad idea that didn’t add anything to the match and hurt Shelley, the World Title and Ring of Honor in general. I know it seems like a minor
    deal that means nothing in the long term (probably true) but given where
    Ring of Honor is right now, why would they be happy with something like
    this? It shouldn’t have happened in the first place, but putting a focus on it made things even worse, and that’s just not smart in any way.

    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
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    NXT UK Results - August 14, 2019

    Posted: 14 Aug 2019 05:09 PM PDT https://wrestlingrumors.net/tommyhall/nxt-uk-results-august-14-2019/


    NXT UK

    Date: August 14, 2019

    Location: Plymouth Pavilions, Devon, England

    Commentators: Vic Joseph, Nigel McGuinness

    We only have three shows left before Takeover: Cardiff and I’m actually looking forward to what they have on tap. The show is looking better each
    week and odds are tonight we get another step towards Tyler Bate vs.
    Walter, which is showing some potential for greatness. The rest of the show should work as well so let’s get to it.

    Opening sequence.
    Mark Coffey vs. Flash Morgan Webster

    If Webster wins and then Mark Andrews wins over Wolfgang (both at ringside)
    at some point in the future, the team is added to Takeover in the Tag Team Title match. They take their time to start with the fans behind Webster, as they should be. A sunset flip gives Webster one and he sends Coffey
    outside, with Mark coming up holding his hamstring. Andrews and Wolfgang
    tease a fight and the distraction lets Mark knock Webster down to take over.

    Mark hits a full nelson slam for two and Mark sends him outside. A glare at Andrews is enough of a distraction for Webster to nail a suicide dive,
    followed by a moonsault press for two.  Mark can’t hit a jumping knee to
    the ribs but he can hit a kick to the side (seemed to be aiming for the
    head). A chokeslam gives Coffey two but Webster is right back up with is
    own kick to the head. Wolfgang’s distraction lets Coffey avoid the Swanton
    so Andrews takes Wolfgang out. Back in and Webster hooks a small package
    for the pin at 5:49.

    Result: Flash Morgan Webster b. Mark Coffey Small package (5:49)

    Toni Storm is ready for Takeover because it’s going to be a big party in Cardiff. Toni: “You’re going to be there, I’m going to be there and I’m so
    sorry but what did you ask me?” She’ll be ready for Ray.

    Jordan Devlin was about to be interviewed when a Piper Niven/Rhea Ripley
    brawl interrupted him.
    Travis Banks vs. Kenny Williams

    Noam Dar joins commentary. Banks goes straight for the backslide for two
    but misses a stomp and gets taken down by the leg. Williams cartwheels away
    and it’s an early standoff. A jumping back elbow gives Williams one (Dar: “I would have won with that.”) but Banks is right back with a running dropkick for two of his own. Banks drops a knee for the same and the front facelock goes on. That lasts all of three seconds as Williams sends him
    into the ropes, setting up a sunset flip for two.

    Williams misses a dive to the floor and gets taken down with a suicide
    dive. Back in and a top rope double stomp to the back gives Banks two more
    but Williams is right back with a headlock driver for the same. Banks gets elbowed off the apron to set up a suicide dive into the barricade, followed
    by another top rope back elbow for two more. Banks is fine enough to hit
    the Slice of Heaven into the Kiwi Crusher for the pin at 5:36.

    Result: Travis Banks b. Kenny Williams Kiwi Crusher (5:36)

    Dar mockingly applauds Banks as we seen to have something new.
    Nina Samuels vs. Isla Dawn

    Samuels pulls her down by the hair to start and gets a quick two before
    going to the cross arm choke. Dawn holds onto the ropes to avoid a whip and rolls Samuels up for two. They fight near the corner until Dawn is sent
    face first into the buckle. Some knees to the back give Samuels two and
    it’s a dropkick to the back for two. Samuels puts on something like an STF
    to stay on the back as the strategy is strong so far.

    That’s broken up and Dawn hits a belly to back driver, followed by a knee
    to the face for two. Samuels gets sent to the apron but scores with a kick
    to the head to drop Dawn for two more. Dawn is back with a kick of her own, setting up the half and half suplex for two of her own. That’s it for Nina though as she grabs the fireman’s carry backbreaker to finish Dawn at 5:38.

    Result: Nina Samuels b. Isla Dawn Firemans carry backbreaker (5:38)

    We look back at last week’s Dave Mastiff vs. Joe Coffey match, which went
    to a double countout.

    At Takeover: Coffey vs. Mastiff in a Last Man Standing match.

    We go to the Westside Xtreme Wrestling gym where Walter tortures some
    students. This is a wrestling school and all of these people are small like Tyler Bate. After making one of the students say his name is Tyler Bate.
    Walter challenges the real Bate to meet him next week.

    Also next week: Imperium vs. the Hunt.
    Ilja Dragunov vs. Kassius Ohno

    Dragunov does the cool conducting the crowd entrance, which loses some
    spark because the timing is out of sync. Dragunov has to power out of a headlock to start and switches to a cravate. That’s broken up with a knee
    to the ribs and a loud chop, which just makes Dragunov’s eyes go a little crazier. The cravate goes right back on but Ohno sends him shoulder first
    into the post for the break.

    Ohno pulls him back in by the arm and puts on the armbar. Back up and
    Dragunov gets thrown throat first into the middle rope, with a rather
    serious Nigel wanting him checked immediately. Ohno drops a leg for two and cuts off another comeback with a big boot. The nerve hold goes on to weaken Dragunov’s arm a bit more but a hammerlock suplex is reversed into a
    regular one for some rather enthusiastic applause.

    Dragunov tries some running clotheslines but hurts his own arm. Since he’s
    a bit off, Dragunov tries it again but gets hit in the arm for his efforts. Nigel wants him to use the left arm so Dragunov does just that, followed by another right arm clothesline for two. That was quite a few clotheslines,
    arm of choice aside. Ohno takes the leg out and stomps n the arm, followed
    by a powerbomb into a faceplant for two. For some reason Ohno mocks
    Dragunov, who kicks him in the head as a result.

    Ohno is sent flying with a German suplex and rolls outside, meaning the
    suicide dive takes him down again. Back in and Dragunov sunset bombs Ohno
    (who initially glared down at Dragunov for thinking he could make that
    work). Ohno is right back up and shoves Dragunov off the top, allowing him
    to get in a posting for good measure. Back in and the rolling elbow
    finishes Dragunov clean at 15:00.

    Result: Kassius Ohno b. Ilja Dragunov Rolling elbow (15:00)

    This one will surprise you:
    [This post contains video, click to play]


    Results

    Flash Morgan Webster b. Mark Coffey – Small package

    Travis Banks b. Kenny Williams – Kiwi Crusher

    Nina Samuels b. Isla Dawn – Fireman’s carry backbreaker

    Kassius Ohno b. Ilja Dragunov – Rolling elbow

    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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    NXT Live Coverage And Results - August 14, 2019

    Posted: 14 Aug 2019 04:59 PM PDT https://wrestlingrumors.net/tommyhall/nxt-live-coverage-results-august-14-2019/


    NXT

    Date: August 14, 2019

    Location: Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    Commentators: Nigel McGuinness, Mauro Ranallo, Beth Phoenix

    It’s one of those unique fallout shows tonight as we deal with everything from Takeover: Toronto. This time around though we have another big match
    on the docket with the finals of the Breakout Tournament. This one hasn’t
    had the best results so far but maybe the finals can make up for it a bit. Let’s get to it.

    We open with the traditional recap of Takeover.

    Opening sequence.
    Breezango vs. Forgotten Sons

    This is Fandango’s first match in over a year so he starts against Cutler, who tries a sunset flip. You don’t do that against Fandango, who saves himself through the power of dance. They head outside with the Sons being
    laid out before it’s off to Breeze back inside. A Jaxson Ryker cheap shot from the floor puts Breeze in trouble and it’s already time to start the alternating beatdown. Breeze fights out of the corner with a kick to
    Blake’s head but Ryker pulls Fandango off the apron.

    That means the big, dramatic ejection and now the hot tag goes through. Fandango snaps off some powerslams and grabs a tornado DDT on Blake. A big clothesline takes Fandango down though and it’s a hurricanrana into the diving headbutt for two with Breeze making the save. It’s back to Breeze as everything breaks down, leaving Fandango to hit the big flip dive. Cutler
    gets caught with a backbreaker from Breeze and Fandango adds a slingshot
    elbow for the pin at 5:49.

    Result: Breezango b. Forgotten Sons Slingshot elbow to Cutler (5:49)

    We look at Velveteen Dream retaining the North American Title over Pete
    Dunne and Roderick Strong.

    Dunne says Dream stole a pin to retain the title, which kept him from
    starting his next title run. He’s coming for the title no matter what.

    Long recap of the entire Breakout Tournament.

    We look at the Street Profits retaining the Tag Team Titles over the
    Undisputed Era.

    The Undisputed Era is screaming for William Regal and insist that the
    illegal man was pinned.

    A replay shows that Bobby Fish did tag himself in so O’Reilly couldn’t be pinned.

    Music video on the new Io Shirai, who doesn’t need anyone standing next to her and destroyed Candice LeRae at Takeover.

    Video on Shayna Baszler retaining the Women’s Title against Mia Yim.

    Baszler’s only comments: “And still.”

    Long video on Adam Cole retaining the NXT Title over Johnny Gargano in a
    2/3 falls match.

    Video on the Matt Riddle/Killian Dain brawl from Takeover. They meet next
    week.
    Breakout Tournament Finals: Jordan Myles vs. Cameron Grimes

    The winner gets a title shot of their choice at some point in the future. Feeling out process to start with Myles going after the leg. Myles follows
    up by knocking Grimes to the floor but Grimes is fine enough to hit a
    forearm to the face. Back in and a hard whip into the buckle drops Myles
    for two and it’s time to crank on an armbar. Grimes starts in on the leg
    with a dragon screw legwhip but the leg is fine enough to kick Grimes in
    the face. A basement dropkick sends him outside for a penalty kick from the apron.

    Back in and a high crossbody gives Myles two. Grimes is right back with an Orange Crush for two of his own but Myles snaps off a German suplex for
    another two. The running flip belly to belly gives Grimes two more and he
    kicks Myles in the head for good measure. Another attempt at the whip into
    the corner is blocked and we get a finger wave from Myles. The brainbuster plants Grimes and it’s the Midnight Star to give Myles the pin at 9:50.

    Result: Jordan Myles b. Cameron Grimes Midnight Star (9:50)

    William Regal comes out to present Myles with his championship contract to
    end the show.

    Results

    Breezango b. Forgotten Sons – Slingshot elbow to Cutler

    Jordan Myles b. Cameron Grimes – Midnight Star

    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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    (WATCH): He Gets This A Lot. Samoa Joe On Vince McMahon Not Thinking He Is Main Event Material.

    Posted: 14 Aug 2019 09:22 AM PDT https://wrestlingrumors.net/tommyhall/watch-gets-lot-samoa-joe-vince-mcmahon-not-thinking-main-event-material/


    The question must get old. Certain wrestlers get asked the same things
    over and over again. At some point, they get to the point where they are probably tired of hearing them and you can’t really blame them for that.
    One such problem for WWE wrestlers would probably be their status with
    Vince McMahon, and a certain wrestler was recently asked about it again.

    Samoa Joe was recently interviewed by the Gorilla Position, during which he
    was asked about claims that Vince McMahon does not see him as a main
    eventer. In a mostly out of character response, Samoa Joe said that he and McMahon have an amicable relationship but do not speak very often. He
    shows up and does his thing and doesn’t understand why fans say such things.

    Samoa Joe does have a lot of charm to him. Check out the interview:
    [This post contains video, click to play]


    Opinion: I would assume that this is the kind of thing that you just have
    to brush off as a wrestler. How many times over the years has someone like Samoa Joe been told that he’ll never do this or that and then just done
    it? He has held the World Title everywhere he has gone so far and was the United States Champion at Summerslam. A WWE Title reign is hardly out of
    the question and it wouldn’t shock me to see it happen at some point.

    Will Samoa Joe ever be World Champion? What is next for him? 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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    Thinking He Is Main Event Material. appeared first on WrestlingRumors.net.


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    (VIDEO): Not His Style. AJ Styles Is Not Happy With Fans Chanting CM Punk.

    Posted: 14 Aug 2019 09:19 AM PDT https://wrestlingrumors.net/tommyhall/video-not-style-aj-styles-not-happy-fans-chanting-cm-punk/


    That seems a bit out of character. Despite being gone from WWE for over
    five years now, CM Punk still manages to play a role in the company.
    Whenever the fans aren’t pleased with whatever they are being presented
    with, the chants of CM PUNK break out, often times to the annoyance of the wrestlers. It’s hard to blame them for being upset, and one wrestler made his displeasure known.

    This week on Monday Night Raw, AJ Styles faced Seth Rollins in a champion
    vs. champion main event. During the match, a CM PUNK chant broke out while Rollins was on the mat. Styles responded with a crotch chop to the fans in
    a moment that may not have been shown on the broadcast. In the video of
    the moment, the fans seem to appreciate being acknowledged.

    It was quite the response. Check out Styles getting annoyed at the chants: [This post contains video, click to play]

    Opinion: Can you blame him? The fans constantly complain that they’re not getting the best wrestlers and matches on television so they’re given
    Styles vs. Rollins and still aren’t happy? There is nothing that is going
    to make them happy at this point and it must be frustrating for the
    wrestlers to be in such a no win situation. If the fans aren’t going to cheer no matter what, it’s hard to complain about what Styles did here.

    Do you have a problem with what Styles did? When will the chants stop?
    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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    CM Punk. appeared first on WrestlingRumors.net.


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    RUMOR: Thats Not Good. Alicia Fox Reportedly Sent Home From Summerslam
    Weekend For Alcohol Related Incident.

    Posted: 14 Aug 2019 09:02 AM PDT https://wrestlingrumors.net/tommyhall/rumor-thats-not-good-alicia-fox-reportedly-sent-home-summerslam-weekend-alcohol-related-incident/


    That’s not good. Earlier this year, Alicia Fox performing under the influence of alcohol at a live event cost longtime WWE producer Arn
    Anderson his job. While Anderson was fired, Fox stuck around, though she
    seems to have retired from in-ring competition, being billed as a legend at
    Raw Reunion. However, the problems with Fox seems to be sticking around,
    this time in a bad way.

    According to Casey Michael of Squared Circle Sirens, Fox was sent home from Summerslam weekend due to a drunk altercation with a fan. While the
    specifics of the incident are not clear, Fox was said to have either gotten
    in a fight with the fan or just yelled at them, causing someone to have to
    step in and break things up. At the moment, there is no word on what kind
    of punishment, if any, Fox will be facing.

    Allegedly Alicia Fox was a drunk mess over the week. Trying to confirm what exactly went down. Very sad. Hope she gets the help she needs.

    - Casey Michael (@ifyouseekcasey) August 13, 2019



    Hearing she was sent home after an "incident".

    - Casey Michael (@ifyouseekcasey) August 13, 2019



    Something happened with a fan. Either a fight or just them yelling at one another and someone had to intervene in the situation.

    - Casey Michael (@ifyouseekcasey) August 13, 2019



    It’s been a long time since Fox has been in a meaningful match. Check out her vs. Ronda Rousey from last year:
    [This post contains video, click to play]


    Opinion: What is there to say about this? It’s becoming pretty clear that Fox has a problem with alcohol and needs some kind of help with it.
    However, that kind of help isn’t going to work until she wants to get some help in the first place. At the moment though, she doesn’t need to be on
    the road with WWE if things like this keep happening. They aren’t going to fire her, but something clearly needs to change.

    What should happen to Fox? How long will WWE keep her around? 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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    How Odd. Surprising Match Takes Place After Last Nights SmackDown Live.

    Posted: 14 Aug 2019 08:49 AM PDT https://wrestlingrumors.net/tommyhall/odd-surprising-match-takes-place-last-nights-smackdown-live/


    The night begins and ends with SmackDown. There has been a lot of
    wrestling over the last four days with Summerslam weekend coming and
    going. That means even more action than usual and it is no surprise that
    the fans might be getting a little worn out. However, that has not stopped
    WWE from putting out even more content, including two extra matches on
    Tuesday night.

    WWE held a dark match both before and after this week’s SmackDown Live, following their normal pattern. According to Wrestlinginc.com, before the
    show went on the air, Ali defeated Andrade with a small package. After
    both SmackDown Live and 205 Live were over, Heavy Machinery defeated Daniel Bryan and Rowan via DQ when Rowan used a chair, according to
    Sportskeeda.com. Following the match, Bryan accidentally hit Rowan with
    the running knee, allowing Heavy Machinery to clear the ring and end the
    night.

    The first two have chemistry together. Check out Ali vs. Andrade back in
    the spring:
    [This post contains video, click to play]


    We’ve seen the post match before. Check out the challenge from Heavy Machinery:
    [This post contains video, click to play]


    Opinion: The first dark match isn’t the biggest surprise in the world but having Heavy Machinery out there to close out Summerslam weekend isn’t something I would have expected. You don’t usually see a comedy team out there closing out the night, let alone such an important string of shows.
    Maybe they’ll be getting a bigger push, which sounds rather entertaining.

    Which of these matches sounds better? What is next 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
    wrestling books. His latest book is the History Of In Your House.

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    for our daily email newsletter. Just look below for GET EXCLUSIVE UPDATES
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