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that means one thing: the Undisputed Era is going to get to have their big moment. Therefore, expect a lot of BAY-BAY’s and a tease of what is to come at Takeover: Toronto. I know it’s a pretty quick turnaround but the Summerslam show usually feels like their biggest of the year. Let’s get to it.

Opening sequence.

Here’s the Undisputed Era to open things up. Cole: “Told you so.” Cole talks about how he promised that this would be the Undisputed Era’s year
and now, they’re going to start turning NXT into an Undisputed Image. Maybe this is how the show should start every week. We see a new opening
sequence, featuring the Undisputed Era’s various highlights over the years, which the fans seem to like.

Kyle says he threw it together last night and Cole says that is why they
run this place: they have all the power. Next up, it’s time to come after
the Tag Team Titles so the Street Profits need to shine them up. Then
they’ll have all the power and no one, not even HHH himself, will be able
to touch them. Cue Velveteen Dream to say he’d like to touch Cole. NXT has risen to the heights it has reached because Dream Over. That NXT Title
would look great next to the North American Title but Strong isn’t happy.

This brings out Matt Riddle, who says he beat Strong and Cole too. Riddle
knows he’s an insanely good looking stallion but Cole calls him stupid for not realizing that he’s in the Undisputed Era. Now it’s Tyler Breeze interrupting to say he doesn’t care what is undisputed or who is better looking (Breeze: “Which, me by the way.”). What he cares about is the Era trying to take credit for building NXT, which Breeze helped to do before
the Era was even here. Therefore, it’s a six man tag with the three of them against any three members of the Era tonight.

Next week: Io Shirai vs. Shayna Baszler inside a cage.

Video on Baszler vs. Shirai, which has been going on for a good while now. Baszler beat Shirai at Takeover, sending Shirai over the edge.
Raul Mendoza vs. Damian Priest

That would be the former Punishment Martinez. Damian big boots him into the corner to start and drops Mendoza with a forearm. Another forearm to the
back of the head rocks Mendoza, who annoys Priest with a shot tot he face. Damian ducks a springboard but gets caught with an enziguri. A rope walk dropkick sends Priest outside and he looks rather angry. Mendoza’s suicide dive is countered into a chokeslam onto the apron and a Roll of the Dice finishes Mendoza at 2:13.

Result: Damian Priest b. Raul Mendoza Rolling cutter

William Regal announces the Breakout Tournament between eight men who have never appeared on NXT TV before. The winner will receive a title shot
against a champion of their choosing. The participants are:

Jordan Myles (ACH)

BOA

Cameron Grimes (Trevor Lee)

Isaiah “Swerve” Scott (Shane Strickland)

Dexter Lumis (Samuel Shaw)

Bronson Reed (Jonah Rock)

Angel Garza (Humberto Garza)

Joaquin Wilde (DJZ)

They actually list the indy names for a change. The tournament starts next week.

Video on Mia Yim, who grew up in Los Angeles during a lot of race riots.
She was born to fight and wrestling was an escape. This is just the
beginning and she’s coming for the Women’s Title.
Taynara Conti vs. Xia Li

We go old school with the test of strength to start and Conti takes her
down into a rollup for two. Conti gets in a few judo throws but has to
avoid spinning kicks to the head. A kick to the leg puts Li down and lets
Conti say that Latinas do it better. More kicks give Conti two and the
kickouts get on her nerves. It’s off to a double arm crank until Li fights
up and sweeps the leg. A kick to the head knocks Conti cold for the pin at 4:35.

Result: Xia Li b. Taynara Conti Spinning kick to the head (4:35)

The Street Profits are outside and ready to face the Forgotten Sons next
week. The fans hold up their red cups.
Undisputed Era vs. Tyler Breeze/Matt Riddle/Velveteen Dream

It’s O’Reilly on the outside for this one and Riddle takes Cole down without too much trouble. The threat of a kneebar has Strong in to take
Riddle into the corner and the stomping is on already. Riddle’s suplex gets two on Strong and it’s off to Dream for the first time. That means a hip swivel and a top rope ax handle to Fish, followed by a Lionsault (with
knees to Fish’s face) for two.

It’s off to Breeze, who dropkicks Cole down without much trouble. Riddle comes back in, even though Dream wanted the tag. Cole misses the jumping enziguri and gets kneed in the face as everything breaks down. Riddle’s exploder sets up the Broton but Fish gets in a cheap shot. Strong hits the backbreaker on Riddle and it’s time for the chops in the corner. Cole’s knees to the back set up a chinlock but Riddle powers up in a hurry. A
suplex is countered into a messy looking Backstabber for two on Riddle and it’s back to Strong.

The second chinlock doesn’t work as well and it’s Cole’s middle rope Canadian Destroyer getting kneed out of the air. Breeze comes in off the
hot tag and it’s time for the strikes all around. The Beauty Shot hits Fish but Strong makes the save. Dream tags himself in but they manage a double superkick to put Cole on the floor. Strong knees Breeze into Dream though
and it’s the End of Heartache to pin Dream at 9:16.

Result: Undisputed Era b. Tyler Breeze/Velveteen Dream/Matt Riddle End of Heartache to Dream (9:16)



Results

Damian Priest b. Raul Mendoza – Rolling cutter

Xia Li b. Taynara Conti – Spinning kick to the head

Undisputed Era b. Tyler Breeze/Velveteen Dream/Matt Riddle – End of
Heartache to Dream

Thomas Hall has been a wrestling fan for over thirty years and has seen
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Shane McMahon as World Champion: A Big Deal, or Just the Same Old WWE?

Posted: 19 Jun 2019 05:02 PM PDT https://wrestlingrumors.net/tomclark/shane-mcmahon-world-champion-big-deal-just-old-wwe/

Shane McMahon’s campaign of chaos in WWE has become the top storyline of SmackDown Live. The brand once known as the “wrestling show” of WWE has now become a vehicle for Shanes abuse of power and the same is also true of
Monday Night Raw.

Where the evil Mister McMahon once stood now stands his son, who is
determined destroy Roman Reigns and to become the most hated man in pro wrestling today. In the eyes of many fans, Shane achieved the latter weeks
ago. But for many others, Shane’s run is nothing short of ridiculous, especially if it ends with a victory for the WWE Championship. But how
serious is that possible outcome?

Is it really even a big deal anymore? Many longtime WWE fans are surely
asking that same question. Those fans have stood by and watched as Vince McMahon’s company continues to travel down one nonsensical path after another, until now it seems that virtually anything is possible.

WWE teases matches that never happen. Characters often act out character
and every time it appears that things will go one way, they tend to go the other. None of this is new for the WWE faithful, who have come to expect
the unexpected. More importantly, they’ve come to anticipate the asinine. 

Watch Shane and Roman brawl on Raw!

On one hand, there’s not much to complain about. WWE is a pro wrestling, or sports entertainment product, depending on who delivers the opinion. The business regularly features a wide array of goofiness and colorful stars
that are usually more than willing to do anything in order to get over.

That’s especially true now, due to the nature of the industry in 2019.
Comedy wrestling has become the norm for many workers, who believe that the business can be whatever they want it to be. Cheap laughs and unrealistic storytelling is a routine occurrence in many wrestling companies operating around the globe. Despite how many pro wrestling purists complain about
this fact, the truth is that it doesn’t seem to be changing anytime soon.

So is it really a problem when the largest pro wresting promotion in the
world presents yet another bit of absurdity? Isn’t that what WWE has become famous for at this point? Why would anyone care if 49-year old Shane
McMahon, who has never competed in a full-time capacity as a professional wrester, gets handed his father’s top championship? Who is truly losing
sleep over this, especially when considering WWE’s penchant for halfwit booking?

Watch Drew McIntyre help Shane out of the ring on Raw!

Maybe the answer has to do with the fact that 49-year old Shane McMahon is
not a full-time wrestler and shouldn’t just be handed his father’s top championship. While many believe that titles are merely props and nothing
more, that’s not the way Vince McMahon presents them to the audience. He wants the fans to care about those props and more importantly, he wants the fans to emotionally invest in those props as well.

WWE spent a few months doing everything possible to remind the fans of Kofi Kingston’s struggle to reach the top. His 11 year career was well
documented in one video package after another and every time it was, WWE emphasized the fact that he had never been given a real shot at the big
time. The company wanted the audience to know that Kofi’s efforts had not gone unnoticed and that his time was finally coming.

So when it actually happened, those same fans were ecstatic. They took the journey with Kofi. They cheered for him, they cried for him and they
believed in him. Kingston’s victory wasn’t about winning a prop. It was about achieving his dreams and reaching his full potential in the business
that he loves. That was the story that WWE gave the fans and it was as well received as any storyline that the company had delivered in years.

Watch Shanes wildest coast-to-coast leaps!

But if the WWE Championship is handed to Shane McMahon, doesn’t that negate Kofi’s win? Or does one event really have anything to do with the other?
Kofi is a pro. He will do whatever is asked of him and he will do it to the best of his ability. Shouldn’t that be enough for his supporters? 

However, while it’s easy to dismiss the Shane McMahon title win scenario, it’s nearly impossible to ignore that WWE is once again doubling back on
its own efforts. The company does indeed want the fans to believe that championships are important and deserve attention. But the company also operates at the whim of Vince McMahon, who evidently changes plans on a
weekly basis. 

Those two facts do not align and it makes for a very frustrating dilemma
for WWE fans. Shane McMahon, like Kofi Kingston, is merely doing what is
asked of him and he is doing it to the best of his ability. It could very
well be that the WWE Championship will never enter into this storyline.
Maybe the point of the whole thing is simply to get Roman Reigns over in
the end. 

Or maybe it’s just another random bit of silliness from the company that tends to revel in it. Either way, Shane McMahon is pushing forward and so
is WWE. Whether or not fans will stick around to see how it all plays out, remains to be seen.





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