• [WR] One From Column A, One From Column B. An Interesting Pair Of Roste

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    One From Column A, One From Column B. An Interesting Pair Of Roster Moves Takes Place.

    Posted: 19 Jun 2019 01:35 AM PDT https://wrestlingrumors.net/tommyhall/one-column-one-column-b-interesting-pair-roster-moves-takes-place/


    One yes, one now. Wrestling is in a state of flux at the moment with one change coming after another. Wrestlers are trying to get out of contracts
    as fast as they can and no one is sure when the next move is going to
    come. The main companies at the moment are WWE, New Japan and AEW, but
    there are some others still out there and one of them made a move together, while not making a second.

    On Tuesday, Impact Wrestling released Scarlett Bordeaux from her contract
    but, according to PWInsider.com by way of 411mania.com, refused to release Killer Kross from his. Both have been rather vocal about their displeasure with the company as of late, with Kross recently asking for a raise, which
    was declined. The two are a real life couple and there is no word on where Bordeaux will wind up.

    IMPACT Wrestling confirms that it has released Scarlett Bordeaux from her commitments to IMPACT. We wish her every success in her future endeavours.

    - IMPACT (@IMPACTWRESTLING) June 18, 2019



    In case you’re not familiar. Check out Bordeaux’s debut with the company from last year:
    [This post contains video, click to play]


    And then Kross is just scary. Check out one of his displays of violence:
    [This post contains video, click to play]


    Opinion: That’s quite the different way of looking at talent. Bordeaux has been a big deal for the company for the last few months and has been one of their bigger attractions. On the other hand, Kross has been in or around
    the main event scene for a few months as well, though he has never broken through to the other side. It should be interesting to see what happens to both, though I can’t imagine Bordeaux being unemployed for very long.

    Which of these two has the brighter future? Where will Bordeaux wind 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
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    Roster Moves Takes Place. appeared first on WrestlingRumors.net.


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    That Sounds Familiar. WWE May Have Recycled An Unused Jon Moxley Promo.

    Posted: 19 Jun 2019 01:32 AM PDT https://wrestlingrumors.net/tommyhall/sounds-familiar-wwe-may-recycled-unused-jon-moxley-promo/


    That’s rather lazy. Over the last few weeks, there have been very few
    names in wrestling hotter than Jon Moxley. He has gotten everyone’s attention and made impact, both by appearing at Double Or Nothing and by winning the IWGP United States Title. However, he was also getting
    attention through his podcast appearances, with one story making a comeback
    on Monday night.

    During an appearance on Talk Is Jericho, Moxley talked about a promo that
    Vince McMahon wanted him to say where he talked about the people in Los
    Angeles being as toxic as the air. While Moxley refused to use the line,
    Elias used the exact same line this week on Monday Night Raw. It is not
    clear if the line was meant to be reused or was just written twice, but it
    is the same line that Moxley refused to say.

    It wasn’t a good night for Elias on Monday. Check out what happened to him to open the show:
    [This post contains video, click to play]


    Opinion: I’d like to believe that WWE didn’t think so highly of a line like that they they just did it again, but would that really surprise you? The
    line is hardly even that clever and yet they used it almost verbatim
    compared to what Moxley was asked to say. Maybe they just wrote it twice,
    but it would not surprise me at all if WWE didn’t throw it out there just
    for the sake of making sure it was heard.

    What is your favorite WWE line? Did Elias deliver it well? 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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    An Early Sunday. Stomping Grounds Preview Takes Place After SmackDown Live.

    Posted: 19 Jun 2019 01:28 AM PDT https://wrestlingrumors.net/tommyhall/early-sunday-stomping-grounds-preview-takes-place-smackdown-live/


    The bread for the wrestling sandwich. Tuesday night is a lot different
    version of WWE television than its Monday night counterpart. While Monday Night Raw features three straight hours, SmackDown Live is only two hours
    with 205 Live following the big show. There is a bonus though, with a dark match taking place both before and after the two shows.

    According to Wrestlinginc.com, there was another pair of dark matches surrounding this week’s SmackDown Live and 205 Live. Before the show went
    on the air, Ali defeated Buddy Murphy. While Ali has appeared on and off
    on SmackDown Live over the last few months, Murphy has yet to have a match
    on the show. After the shows were over, WWE Champion Kofi Kingston successfully defended the title against Dolph Ziggler. Kingston will
    defend the title against Ziggler in a cage match at Stomping Grounds.

    Ziggler wasn’t done with Kingston on Tuesday. Check out what he had to say about the champ after SmackDown Live:
    [This post contains video, click to play]


    Opinion: These aren’t exactly inspiring matches but to be fair, there are only so many things that can be done on a show like this. I’m not sure why WWE is having people wrestle twice in a night, but it’s an even bigger problem when you consider how many stars they have on their roster who just never get any TV time. You have these people on your roster so why not use them for something?

    Which of these matches sound better? What will happen in the title match
    at Stomping Grounds? 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. appeared first on WrestlingRumors.net.


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    The Next One Up? WWE Teases An Upcoming Push During Monday Night Raw Commercial.

    Posted: 19 Jun 2019 01:25 AM PDT https://wrestlingrumors.net/tommyhall/next-one-wwe-teases-upcoming-push-monday-night-raw-commercial/


    That would be a surprise. You never know when someone is going to pop up
    and get a nice little run in WWE. Look back at names like Jinder Mahal,
    who went from nothing to WWE Champion in a matter of months. These things
    can go one way or the other, but they have to start somewhere and that can
    make for some interesting television. We might be on the verge of another
    one.

    According to Ryan Satin of Pro Wrestling Sheet, Sarah Logan appeared during
    a commercial at this week’s Monday Night Raw and cut a promo on the live crowd. Logan said that she was a viking and would soon be pillaging Monday Night Raw. This is not a guarantee as other wrestlers have had similar
    promos, including Buddy Murphy in early May. Logan’s last match on Monday Night Raw was on April 1.

    Sarah Logan cut a promo during the commercial break saying she’s a Viking
    and plans to raid the entire women’s division ?

    - Ryan Satin (@ryansatin) June 18, 2019



    Logan is still around. Check out one of her matches from earlier this year: [This post contains video, click to play]


    Opinion: I’m not sure if I’d get my hopes up, but Becky Lynch and the Monday Night Raw women’s division as a whole needs all the help it can get
    at the moment. There aren’t very many wrestlers available to push up
    towards the title so maybe Logan can do something going forward. It’s certainly better than doing the same matches over and over again as tends
    to be the case.

    Do you think Logan will get a push? How far can she go? 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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    Yes Another. One More Title Match Added To Stomping Grounds.

    Posted: 18 Jun 2019 08:41 PM PDT https://wrestlingrumors.net/tommyhall/yes-another-one-title-match-added-stomping-grounds/


    They’re waiting until the last minute on this. We’re less than a week away from Stomping Grounds and for some reason, WWE has felt the need to wait
    until the last minute to set up a lot of the card. Between this week’s Monday Night Raw and SmackDown Live, three matches have been added to the
    card. That’s not good enough though as 205 Live wanted to get in on the action.

    This week on 205 Live, General Manager Drake Maverick announced that Cruiserweight Champion Tony Nese will defend his title against both Akira Tozawa and Drew Gulak at Stomping Grounds. The match comes after last
    week’s four way #1 contenders match ended with a double pin between the two challengers. This will be the first title shot for both challengers
    against Nese.

    It was a heck of a way to get here. Check out last week’s four way:
    [This post contains video, click to play]


    Opinion: It’s not the biggest surprise in the world, though I could have
    gone for a #1 contenders match instead of just having the triple threat
    match announced. That being said, neither of the two of them seem like the most thrilling challenger to Nese so this is the best idea all around. Hopefully the match backs it up, which is certainly a possibility given who
    is in there.

    Who do you think leaves with the title? Who is the next challenger for the title? 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 Battle For The Belts. New Title Match Set For Stomping Grounds.

    Posted: 18 Jun 2019 07:24 PM PDT https://wrestlingrumors.net/tommyhall/battle-belts-new-title-match-set-stomping-grounds/


    Keep em coming. We’re rapidly approaching this weekend’s Stomping Grounds event and that means most of the card should already be set up. That is
    indeed the case, but there is still time to set things up as we get closer
    to the show. Some of the matches yet to be set up include title matches, though one of those was taken care of by the end of this week’s major television.

    This week on SmackDown Live, it was announced that Daniel Bryan and Rowan
    will be defending the SmackDown Tag Team Titles against Heavy Machinery at Stomping Grounds. Heavy Machinery had challenged for the titles earlier in
    the month but no title match was ever made official. This will be Bryan
    and Rowan’s first televised title defense since winning the titles in early May.

    The challenge has been out there. Check out Heavy Machinery announcing
    that they want the titles:
    [This post contains video, click to play]


    Opinion: I know it might not be the most interesting match in the world,
    but this is the kind of thing that needs to be added to the card to flesh
    it out a little bit. There’s a story here (though I could have gone for
    more of Heavy Machinery’s steaks vs. Bryan and Rowan’s veganism) and there’s nothing wrong with adding in a match like this to give the card something else.

    Who do you think wins the match? What is next for both teams? 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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    Grounds. appeared first on WrestlingRumors.net.


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    SmackDown Live Coverage And Results - June 18, 2019

    Posted: 18 Jun 2019 04:55 PM PDT https://wrestlingrumors.net/tommyhall/smackdown-live-coverage-results-june-18-2019/


    Smackdown

    Date: June 18, 2019

    Location: Citizens Business Bank Arena, Ontario, California

    Commentators: Tom Phillips, Byron Saxton, Corey Graves

    It’s the go home show for Stomping Grounds and that means we’re needing some final pushes towards the show. That means Dolph Ziggler, who faces New
    Day member Xavier Woods tonight. Other than that, it’s likely going to be some hard sells before Sunday, which could go multiple ways. Let’s get to
    it.

    Here’s New Day to get things going. Dolph Ziggler is getting his title shot against Kofi Kingston in a steel cage, but first he has to get through
    Xavier Woods. Big E. has an idea about redubbing the second hour of the
    show the Freaky Hour, which involves a slip n slide, Woods and….here’s Ziggler to interrupt. Ziggler calls this traditional New Day, because Kofi
    is hiding behind New Day again.

    That won’t happen on Sunday when he has to face Ziggler one on one inside
    the cage. The next time he goes back to Ghana, he’ll have to tell everyone that he failed. Kofi talks about how this has been a long journey and
    promises to make it continue after Stomping Grounds. That’s Sunday though, because tonight, Woods is going to take care of Ziggler first. Ziggler
    laughs it off and promises to end the positivity at Stomping Grounds
    because it should have been him.
    Dolph Ziggler vs. Xavier Woods

    Ziggler takes him to the mat for an early near fall to start but a drop
    toehold puts Ziggler in 619 position. The dropkick to the back makes it
    worse but Ziggler dropkicks the knee. Woods fights out of a chinlock and
    goes up top, only to have Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn run down and take out
    Big E. and Kofi. That’s a double ejection but Woods dives onto Owens and
    Zayn before they can go. Back in and Ziggler’s jumping DDT gets two as we take a break.

    We come back with Woods making a comeback, including knocking Ziggler to
    the floor for a baseball slide. A gorilla press gutbuster gets two on
    Ziggler in a rare Woods power display. Ziggler is back up and sends Woods
    to the apron with a superkick knocking him to the floor. The Zig Zag
    connects back inside and Ziggler bends Woods’ arm around the rope instead
    of covering. A superkick against the ropes finishes Woods at 11:33.

    Result: Dolph Ziggler b. Xavier Woods Superkick (11:33)

    We look back at Seth Rollins’ path of chair shots last night on Raw.

    Baron Corbin is here to pick his referee and Shelton Benjamin and the B
    Team are waiting to audition. Matt Hardy leaves the office and tells
    Shelton that he’s next.

    Here are Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross for a Moment of Bliss. Hang on though
    as Bliss doesn’t have her coffee. Cue Bayley with the coffee, though she drinks it instead. Bliss starts talking about Bayley being horrible so
    Bayley wants to hear it from her face to face. After Bliss calls Bayley out
    for being two faced, Bayley talks about Bliss always being the one who
    tries to start drama because she’s an entitled little princess. Bliss: “I’m
    not entitled. I’m just better than you.” Bayley says she has proven herself but Bliss says Bayley peaked in NXT. The fight is on but Nikki offers a distraction so Bliss can deck Bayley.

    Apollo Crews comes up to Zelina Vega to ask about Andrade. Vega accused him
    of flirting with her and here’s Andrade to jump him from behind. Chad Gable continues to watch and take notes.
    Heavy Machinery vs. B-Team

    Heavy Machinery get their title shot against Daniel Bryan/Rowan, on
    commentary here, on Sunday. We get the ode to the Bushwhackers on the way
    to the ring, with Bryan ripping on them for being in the Hall of Fame.
    Bryan: “Koko B. Ware is in the Hall of Fame. Should we aspire to be Koko B. Ware?” The big guys waste no time in throwing the B-Team around, including
    a splash in the corner to Dallas. That sets up the Caterpillar and the Compactor to finish Dallas at 3:10.

    Result: Heavy Machinery b. B-Team Compactor to Dallas (3:10)

    Post match here’s Seth Rollins to chair the B-Team.

    Shane McMahon arrives and is greeted by Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens. They complain about Kofi, so Shane makes the two of them against Seth and Kofi
    for later tonight.

    Aleister Black was told he would never amount to anything and would always
    fall from grace. This isn’t a woe is me story because it’s a woe is his opponents story. Someone will come knocking at his door and it will be woe
    for them.

    Here are Shane McMahon, Elias and Drew McIntyre (five and we’re halfway through the show) for a chat. Shane doesn’t have Greg Hamilton do the introduction because everyone knows he’s the best in the world. On Sunday, Drew is going to wreck Roman Reigns….and here’s Miz to interrupt as we hit half a dozen.

    Miz shows us a clip of Reigns destroying everyone last night and Shane asks
    if that’s supposed to be funny. No it isn’t, so we see a clip of Shane running from Reigns in slow motion. We get the Superman Punch and spear in
    slow motion as well, with Miz saying he didn’t know it was possible to
    sweat faster in slow motion. Shane bans anyone else from playing any more clips. Miz: “Oh calm down kid. You’re the boss’ son.”

    Miz promises to take care of Drew after Sunday so Shane calls Miz’s dad out for looking like a baked potato. That sends Miz into a rant about Shane and
    his friends taking over everything and how sick it has everyone. It’s all Miz’s fault for letting Shane take over at World Cup (Why can no one
    remember the name of that show?) when he let Shane take his place.

    Shane says Miz won because he was better so let’s have a tag match tonight. It’s Miz/a partner of his choosing against Elias/Drew McIntyre, though Miz has ten seconds to find a partner. As the countdown goes on, R-Truth jumps
    the barricade and Miz makes him the partner. Shane: “I didn’t see that one coming.”

    The AOP are in the back (eight) and run into the IIconics for the best
    buddy comedy that I never need to see. With the AOP gone, the IIconics run
    into Paige and the Kabuki Warriors. Paige has gotten a match booked for
    next week in Tokyo and if the Warriors win, they get a title shot at some point.
    R-Truth/The Miz vs. Elias/Drew McIntyre

    Elimination Rules just because. Elias shoulders Miz to start but gets taken down by the arm. It’s off to Truth for the dancing legdrop and some hip thrusting, meaning McIntyre comes in. Truth gets pummeled down in the
    corner and Elias adds some choking. A very snappy suplex gives Drew two but Truth low bridges Elias to the floor. Shane offers a distraction so Elias
    can hit a running knee in the corner for the pin.

    With R-Truth down, here’s the mob to grab the title. The referee says that doesn’t count so Truth grabs the title back and runs through the crowd.
    Back from a break with Miz kicking Elias out of the air and getting two off
    the DDT. The YES Kicks make it worse but McIntyre hits the Glasgow Kiss
    from the floor. The Claymore finishes Miz at 10:10.

    Result: Elias/Drew McIntyre b. R-Truth/The Miz Claymore to Miz (10:10)

    Post match Drew hits two more Claymores.

    Stomping Grounds rundown.

    Ember Moon is looking for Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville. Carmella runs by looking for Truth. They go in different directions and Ember finds who
    she’s looking for. Mandy and Sonya are eating donuts and Ember rants about how she’s dealt with people like them her entire life. The donuts are
    knocked away and the fight is on with referees breaking it up.

    Kofi/Seth vs. Owens/Zayn is now 2/3 falls match.

    Here’s this week’s Firefly Fun House.

    Truth and Carmella run but there’s a referee waiting by the car. Truth: “You’re an Uber driver and a referee?” Actually hang on as Carmella is really Drake Maverick in disguise. A rollup with his feet in the car gives Maverick the pin. Maverick steals the car because he’s getting married and he’s the champion. Truth wants to know why he wasn’t invited to Carmella’s
    wedding.
    Seth Rollins/Kofi Kingston vs. Sami Zayn/Kevin Owens

    2/3 falls with less than twelve minutes to go. Seth hits Trouble in
    Paradise to pin Sami for the first fall in nine seconds and we take a break about 45 seconds in. Back with the bell ringing to start the second fall
    and Seth hitting the Sling Blade on Owens. The champs start in on Owens’
    arm but he gets a DDT on Rollins. We see Paul Heyman watching in the back
    as the announcers speculate about Lesnar on Sunday.

    Sami grabs a chinlock but can’t hit a superplex. Instead Rollins headbutts him down but has to slug it out with Owens while still sitting on the
    buckle. The Blockbuster takes Owens down again and that’s enough for the
    tag off to Kofi. The pace quickens and the Boom Drop hits Sami.

    There’s the spinning high crossbody for two more but Sami’s Blue Thunder Bomb gives him two of his own. Rollins comes back in to run Owens over but
    Sami breaks up the Stomp. Owens gets two off a rollup, followed by a
    superkick. The Pop Up Powerbomb is countered and the low superkick sets up
    an enziguri. Now the Stomp can finish Owens at 11:19.

    Result: Kofi Kingston/Seth Rollins b. Kevin Owens/Sami Zayn Stomp to Owens (11:19)

    Results

    Dolph Ziggler b. Xavier Woods – Superkick

    Heavy Machinery b. B-Team – Compactor to Dallas

    Drew McIntyre/Elias b. R-Truth/The Miz – Claymore to Miz

    Kofi Kingston/Seth Rollins b. Kevin Owens/Sami Zayn – Stomp to Owens

    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 Next Step. AEW President Tony Khan Makes Huge Title Announcement For
    Later This Year.

    Posted: 18 Jun 2019 04:52 PM PDT https://wrestlingrumors.net/tommyhall/next-step-aew-president-tony-khan-makes-huge-title-announcement-later-year/


    It’s the next logical step. AEW is off and running and before August is over, they will have crowned their first World Champion. That is quite the accomplishment and it would make sense for the big moment at their second
    major pay per view. With that out of the way though, there are other
    things that need to be done, and now we know when one of those things will
    be taking place.

    AEW President Tony Khan appeared on the Steve Austin Show and discussed a variety of topics related to the company. One of his major announcements
    was a tag team tournament starting at some point in the fall, with no
    specific start date announced. While not specified, it is likely to be for
    the company’s inaugural Tag Team Titles, which were also mentioned during
    the interview. No teams or bracket information were announced for the tournament.

    You can imagine these two being involved:
    [This post contains video, click to play]


    Opinion: This is hardly a surprise and you had to know something like this
    was coming sooner or later. AEW has made it clear that they will have a
    big focus on the tag division going forward and it makes a lot of sense to
    have a tournament for the titles. It seems like the kind of promotion that would put a tag match in the main event, which could work out very well
    given the talent the division seems to have.

    Who do you want to see in the tournament? Who will win the inaugural
    titles? 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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    Announcement For Later This Year. appeared first on WrestlingRumors.net.

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