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(WATCH): Theyre Not Going Away. More Firefly Fun House Cameos Take Place
On SmackDown Live.

Posted: 25 Jun 2019 09:25 PM PDT https://wrestlingrumors.net/tommyhall/watch-theyre-not-going-away-firefly-fun-house-cameos-take-place-smackdown-live/


He’s still around. Over the last few months, Bray Wyatt has gotten more attention than almost anyone else in WWE, despite not actually wrestling a match for the company since December. Since then, Wyatt has introduced the Firefly Fun House, which has featured a variety of bizarre stories and characters. Now it seems time to change things up, which means cameos.

This week on SmackDown Live, two more characters from the Firefly Fun House appeared in unmentioned cameos during backstage segments. Huskus the Pig
was seen as Daniel Bryan and Rowan walked towards the ring and Ramblin
Rabbit was seen behind Carmella, Sonya Deville and Mandy Rose. The
previous night’s Monday Night Raw saw Abby the Witch and Mercy the Buzzard make similar appearances. There is no word on when Wyatt himself will
appear.

They’re hiding in plain sight. Check out both cameos:
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Found Ramblin Rabbit! pic.twitter.com/o3RUBsfqil

- Metal4ever24 (@Music4ever24) June 26, 2019



Opinion: I’m almost scared to see where this goes, but at some point they have to bring Wyatt himself back into the arena. The problem is the Fun
House segments have been so well done but I’m worried about where WWE is going to take them. It’s not like they have the strongest track record in the world with such a thing and it would not surprise me at all to see them mess this whole thing up.

What do you expect from Wyatt’s return? Will WWE screw 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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One More Off The List. Former WWE Champion Re-Signs With The Company.

Posted: 25 Jun 2019 09:13 PM PDT https://wrestlingrumors.net/tommyhall/one-off-list-former-wwe-champion-re-signs-company/


Add him to the list. There are a lot of roster changes in wrestling at the moment. It might be someone moving from WWE to a smaller company with a possibly brighter future or vice versa, but either way, things are changing
in a hurry at the moment. However, some of the wrestlers are sticking
around with WWE and that includes a former WWE Champion who has agreed to
an extension.

According to Pro Wrestling Sheet, Jinder Mahal has signed a new five year contract with WWE. While Mahal is currently chasing the 24/7 Title, he is
a former WWE Champion, having held the title for six months in 2017 as well
as a former United States Champion. Mahal’s latest run with WWE began in 2016 when he returned to the company after a two year hiatus.

Mahal can bring the big moment. Check out his awesome entrance as World Champion:
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Opinion: I’m not sure how valuable Mahal is either in or outside of WWE but good for him on locking up a deal like this. Mahal is certainly seen as
one of the weaker modern WWE Champions but there is likely some value to someone with his resume outside of WWE. At least he gets something out of
this and having him around as a jobber to the stars is fine enough.

Did the company make the right move? What do you see Mahal doing 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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One More Time? Longtime WWE Rivalry May Be Igniting Again On SmackDown
Live.

Posted: 25 Jun 2019 09:08 PM PDT https://wrestlingrumors.net/tommyhall/one-time-longtime-wwe-rivalry-may-igniting-smackdown-live/


They’re at it again. There are some people in wrestling who seem to be joined at the hip. No matter what they do, there is always something going
on between them, either in partnership or competition. That is certainly
still the case today, with a certain two people being involved together no matter what is going on. As of this week, things seem to be changing again.

Kevin Owens walked out on Sami Zayn during an eight man tag during this week’s episode of SmackDown Live. The match saw Owens and Zayn teaming up with Daniel Bryan and Rowan against the New Day and Heavy Machinery. Late
in the match, Zayn was in trouble and Owens dropped off the apron and
walked to the back, leaving Zayn to take the fall. The two have feuded on
and off since their WWE debuts, with their most recent match taking place
on the April 9, 2018 Monday Night Raw.

I guess Owens wasn’t impressed. Check out the eight man tag:
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Opinion: As great as these two are both together and against each other, I would prefer to see them apart for a long time. The feud has been done to death and I don’t really need to see it again. I can understand why the
two of them are put together so often as their chemistry is undeniable, but
it would be nice to see something fresh for a change, which they can’t do together.

How do you see the story going? Do you want to see them together or
apart? 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 The First Time Ever. WWE Championship Match Confirmed For Extreme
Rules.

Posted: 25 Jun 2019 09:05 PM PDT https://wrestlingrumors.net/tommyhall/first-time-ever-wwe-championship-match-confirmed-extreme-rules/


That has potential. Extreme Rules is coming up in less than three weeks
and, as has been the case for a good while now, the reaction to the show
has not been the strongest so far. Part of this is due to the amount of rematches the card seems ready to include, but this week’s television
showed that there was at least one fresh match on the card. And it turns
out that it’s a big one.

This week on SmackDown Live, it was announced that WWE Champion Kofi
Kingston will defend his title against Samoa Joe at Extreme Rules. The
match was set up after Samoa Joe attacked Kingston on Monday Night Raw,
choking him out with the Koquina Clutch. Kingston also had to defeat Dolph Ziggler in a 2/3 falls match on SmackDown Live to prevent the match from
being turned into a triple threat match.

They started hot. Check out Samoa Joe attacking Kingston on Monday:
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Opinion: Kingston vs. Samoa Joe sounds like a heck of a title match, even
if it feels like a one off match instead of something with any kind of longevity. Samoa Joe might not be someone likely to take the title but he
has so much presence to him that he makes you believe it’s at least a possibility. If nothing else, he is at least someone fresh, which is what
the title scene needs.

Are you interested in the match? Who leaves with 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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RUMOR: Hello There. Who Is Knocking On Aleister Blacks Door?

Posted: 25 Jun 2019 09:00 PM PDT https://wrestlingrumors.net/tommyhall/rumor-hello-knocking-aleister-blacks-door/


Someone has to say yes. Earlier this year, Aleister Black was called up to
the main roster from NXT. This was an exciting promotion as Black had all
the tools necessary to be a big star on the main roster. He looks awesome,
he has the talking abilities, his matches are more than adequate and he has
one of the best looking finishers around. Then things slowed down a lot,
but hope is just behind that door.

Since just after WrestleMania 35, Black has sat in a dark room and asked someone to pick a fight with him. This week on SmackDown live, someone
knocked on the door but Black did not open it. However, according to the WrestleVotes Twitter account, the current plan is for Cesaro to be the one knocking, likely setting up a match with Black at Extreme Rules. Black’s last televised match was on the April 15 episode of Monday Night Raw.

As of now, Aleister Black is scheduled to work Extreme Rules. I can’t 100% confirm his opponent, but as of earlier today WWE had decided on Cesaro. We’ll see.

- WrestleVotes (@WrestleVotes) June 25, 2019



You might want to answer. Check out Black getting what he has been wanting: [This post contains video, click to play]


Opinion: Works for me, if nothing else for the sake of getting Black back
in the ring. Having Black sit in a room and begging someone to fight him
has not exactly been a great use of him and a match with Cesaro (or anyone
for that matter) certainly sounds like a better use. It’s been far too
long since someone has taken Black Mass, which is still one of the best finishers around.

Is Cesaro a good choice? Who will win the match should it happen? 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 Card Grows. New Title Match Set For Extreme Rules.

Posted: 25 Jun 2019 06:39 PM PDT https://wrestlingrumors.net/tommyhall/card-grows-new-title-match-set-extreme-rules/


Stop me if you’ve seen this one before. We’re less than three weeks away from Extreme Rules but also less than a week removed from Stomping
Grounds. This presents a bit of a problem as WWE only has so much time to
set up the next pay per view card. That doesn’t leave them many options,
but one of the choices they have is a series of rematches, one of which is
now confirmed.

This week on SmackDown Live, Nikki Cross defeated SmackDown Women’s
Champion Bayley to earn Alexa Bliss a rematch for the title at Extreme
Rules. Bayley defeated Bliss at Stomping Grounds, albeit after some interference from Cross backfired. This was Cross’ first win on SmackDown Live. Bliss was not present at the show due to taking part in an
international tour.

They just recently did this. Check out Bliss vs. Bayley at Stomping
Grounds:
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Opinion: The lazy writing continues as we get the same match we just saw earlier this month. It’s not like Bayley vs. Bliss was all that good in
the first place and now we need to see it again? Why not have Cross vs.
Bayley for the title with Bliss getting to be the one that is worried for a change? This isn’t the most interesting story in the world and while it
has some logic, that doesn’t make up for everything else.

Who wins the match? Will Cross be added? 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 - June 25, 2019

Posted: 25 Jun 2019 04:52 PM PDT https://wrestlingrumors.net/tommyhall/smackdown-live-coverage-results-june-25-2019/


Smackdown

Date: June 25, 2019

Location: Moda Center, Portland, Oregon

Commentators: Corey Graves, Byron Saxton, Tom Phillips

Since the schedule is so packed together these days, this is the fallout
for Stomping Grounds, the followup show from last night and one of the
setup shows for Extreme Rules all at once. Kofi Kingston retained the WWE
Title over Dolph Ziggler on Sunday but now has to deal with Samoa Joe.
Other than that, we could be in for some more matches being set up for the
next pay per view. Let’s get to it.

We open with a recap of Undertaker saving Roman Reigns from Shane McMahon
and Drew McIntyre last night. The tag match is already set for Extreme
Rules.

Shane says Reigns finally gave into fear last night and asked the Dead Man
for help against his greatest foes. Therefore, Reigns is a dead man himself
at Extreme Rules. Shane is ticked off tonight so don’t get on his bad side.

Kingston vs. Samoa Joe is confirmed for Extreme Rules.

Here’s New Day for a chat. Kingston talks about the path he has had to
travel to get here and everything he has had to do. This includes an actual leap of faith against Dolph Ziggler on Sunday, but the next night it was
Samoa Joe attacking him. Kofi talks about the Koquina Clutch being a devastating hold because Samoa Joe is like a shark. At Extreme Rules, Joe thinks he’s found his prey but that isn’t happening.

Cue Dolph Ziggler to say that he isn’t doing the work while someone else
gets the credit. Kofi: “How many times do I have to beat you?” Ziggler talks about how this is his life and career as Big E. stops to have a
snack. Dolph should be champion because Kofi took the coward’s way out of
the cage on Sunday. They’re facing each other again tonight and if Ziggler wins, he’s added to the title match at Extreme Rules. Tonight, it’s 2/3 falls.

Daniel Bryan and Rowan are walking to the ring. Bray Wyatt’s pig can be
seen in the background.

Elias is guarding Shane’s office and tells Miz to not go in. Miz doesn’t listen so Elias stops him and plays some guitar. Miz tells him to stop or it’s going to be sent upside the dark side of his moon. He wants to finish things with Shane because the entire WWE Universe is sick of it. True, but
not in the way that he means. Miz leaves and Shane comes out to compliment
the music. Tonight, it’s Miz vs. Shane….if Miz can beat Elias, 2/3 falls. New Day vs. Daniel Bryan/Rowan

Non-title. Bryan shoulders Woods down to start and Rowan does the same,
albeit much harder. Stomping in the corner sets up a top rope knee to the
back of the neck and it’s a running crossbody to run Woods over.

Back from a break with Woods making the tag to Big E. so suplexes can
abound. The Warrior splash hits knees though and the LeBell Lock goes on.
Woods breaks it up before too much damage can be done and then dropkicks
Rowan into the barricade for a bonus. The Rock Bottom out of the corner
sets up the Midnight Hour for the pin on Bryan at 9:28.

Result: New Day b. Daniel Bryan/Rowan Midnight Hour to Bryan (9:28)

Post match Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn run in for the beatdown but Heavy Machinery makes the save.
New Day/Heavy Machinery vs. Kevin Owens/Sami Zayn/Daniel Bryan/Rowan

Tucker gets triple teamed to start and Rowan hits a good superplex for two
with New Day making the save. Everything breaks down and Bryan hits the
running knee on Big E. The Iron Claw plants Woods but Tucker finally runs
Bryan over and makes the tag to Otis. A spinning slam to Sami sets up a
running splash in the corner. The Caterpillar connects as Owens walks out, leaving Sami to take the Compactor for the pin at 4:39.

Result: New Day/Heavy Machinery b. Kevin Owens/Sami Zayn/Daniel
Bryan/Rowan Compactor to Zayn (4:39)

We recap Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross having issues. If Nikki can beat
Bayley tonight, Bliss gets a rematch at Extreme Rules. Bliss wants Nikki to
do whatever it takes to win.

Video on Ali, who wants to be the light for those lost in the night. In
other words, an inspiration to those on the streets.
Elias vs. The Miz

2/3 falls with Shane in Elias’ corner. After Elias sings a quick jab
against the Portland Trail Blazers, we’re ready to go. Miz clotheslines him to the floor but Shane offers a distraction, allowing Elias to knee Miz out
of the air. Drift Away is good for the first fall at 57 seconds. Back from
a break with the second fall beginning and Elias unloading in the corner.
The chinlock goes on until Miz fights up and makes the comeback, including
a DDT for two. Elias’ rollup gets two more but Miz has to go after Shane.

An electric chair doesn’t work for Elias and the Skull Crushing Finale connects, only to have Shane come in for the DQ at 10:25. Before the third
fall starts, Shane and Elias destroy Miz even further, even throwing him
over the announcers’ table. A whip into the barricade keeps Miz down and
they throw him back inside for a spear from Shane. The bell rings and the
top rope elbow gives Elias the pin at 11:23.

Result: Elias b. The Miz Top rope elbow (11:23)

Post match Shane hits Coast to Coast.

Finn Balor is proud of his win over Andrade when Shinsuke Nakamura comes up
to stare at the Intercontinental Title. Balor smiles.

Miz is still getting out of the ring and….now he’s out of the ring.
Nikki Cross vs. Bayley

Non-title. If Nikki wins, Alexa Bliss gets a rematch against Bayley at
Extreme Rules. Nikki goes right after her to start but gets sent into the corner for her efforts. A high crossbody gives Nikki two but Bayley ties
her in the Tree of Woe for the springboard elbow. Back from a break with
Bayley in trouble, including a missed dive to make it even worse. Nikki
gets two off a neckbreaker but Bayley gets the same off a small package. An Oklahoma roll is countered into a cradle to give Nikki the pin at 6:58.

Result: Nikki Cross b. Bayley Cradle (6:58)

Carmella is looking for R-Truth but runs into Sonya Deville and Mandy Rose. That goes nowhere so the two of them leave and Truth crawls out from behind some hockey boards. Drake Maverick comes up but he doesn’t have a referee.
He apologizes for stealing the title but Truth has ruined his life. The
wedding was supposed to be the best day of his life and he spent hundreds
of thousands of dollars of his mother in law’s money but Truth came and
stole the title.

Truth hugs him, calls him Hornswoggle, and tells him to find a referee.
Truth: “Psyche! I love this title more than you love your wife!” Truth says arrivederci and leaves, with the mob chasing after him and running Maverick over. Maverick puts his head in his hands and looks near tears.
Sonya Deville vs. Ember Moon

Fallout from Deville and Rose tormenting Moon over the last few weeks.
Deville takes her down to start but Ember is right back with the quick
kicks. Mandy offers a distraction though and Sonya rams Ember into the post
for the pin at 1:20.

Result: Sonya Deville b. Ember Moon Ram into the post (1:20)

Aleister Black is frustrated that no one will fight him. This is WWE with
the highest form of competition in the world and he can’t believe no one is man enough to pick a fight. The lights go out and someone knocks at the
door. Black looks stunned but smiles without opening the door.
Kofi Kingston vs. Dolph Ziggler

Non-title, 2/3 falls and if Ziggler wins he is added to the title match at Extreme Rules. Ziggler starts fast with the dropkick and grabs a chinlock
with a bodyscissors. Kofi gets up and hits his own dropkick, followed by a pinfall reversal sequence for some near falls each. A sunset flip gives
Kofi the first fall at 3:37 so Ziggler throws him outside. Kofi gets sent
into the barricade and a Zig Zag on the floor takes us to a break.

Back with the second fall beginning and Kofi eating a superkick to tie it
up at 8:19, which is the first time Kingston has been pinned since winning
the title. Ziggler sends him hard into the corner and it’s back to the chinlock. That’s broken up and Ziggler goes charging chest first into the buckle. Kofi can’t follow up though and it’s the Shot to the Heart for two. Kofi’s high crossbody is rolled through for two and a DDT gives Ziggler the same.

Back up and Kofi gets in a shot but Ziggler rolls away from the Boom Drop. Instead it’s the top rope forearm to the head for two and the Fameasser is countered into a sitout powerbomb. Trouble in Paradise misses though and
Kofi gets set into the post, setting up the Zig Zag for two more. The
superkick misses though and now Trouble in Paradise can finish Ziggler at 17:16.

Result: Kofi Kingston b. Dolph Ziggler Trouble In Paradise (17:16)



Results

New Day b. Daniel Bryan/Rowan – Midnight Hour to Bryan

New Day/Heavy Machinery b. Daniel Bryan/Rowan/Kevin Owens/Sami Zayn – Compactor to Zayn

Elias b. The Miz – Top rope elbow

Nikki Cross b. Bayley – Cradle

Sonya Deville b. Ember Moon – Ram into the post

Kofi Kingston b. Dolph Ziggler – Trouble in Paradise

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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