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Written by Stevie J Mon. #1 is HERE. Please follow us on Tumblr or Twitter, subscribe to us on YouTube or like us on Facebook. Don't miss Ian Clark's WWE Raw Recap at 8 PM ET! With the cheap plugs out of the way here's Monday's latest news. Roman Reigns has not been medically cleared yet so he won't be at tonight's Raw or travel for this week's European tour. WWE is still hoping to have him back by Survivor Series. (PWI)
Here AJ Lee talks about accomplishing her goals in wrestling: "For me, there were so many moments in my life where it was just about getting signed, just about getting a job that I could help support my family, and then it happened. Then, I was like, 'Oh, then I have to make new goals.' And I literally wrote a list and I was like, 'Okay, here are all the things I need to accomplish in wrestling. This'll take me a decade, but this needs to happen or I'll never leave.' And then, I did them all in three years, a lot of them within the first year, and you're kind of left in this place where I think people like struggling in a weird way, people are a little masochistic, and they want something to be angry about or fighting for. When you're content, that's a strange feeling and so you have to say, 'What is the next goal? What is the next big thing that I need to accomplish while I'm still healthy, and young, and still have opportunities?'" The official bullet points for WWE Raw tonight are below. * How will Raw respond to #UnderSiege? This morning's first two NJPW matches and complete Road to Power Struggle results are below. (NJPW) * Tiger Mask and Jushin Liger defeated TAKA Michinoku and Taichi at 5:16 via pin In this update WWE has confirmed some details for the 25th anniversary of Raw: "The 25th anniversary of Monday Night Raw will emanate from Barclays Center and Manhattan Center in New York City on Monday, Jan. 22, 2018, and air live on USA Network at 8/7 C. Tickets are available for each event starting this Friday, Nov. 3, through all Ticketmaster outlets, ticketmaster.com or by calling 1-800-745-3000. Superstars from both Monday Night Raw and SmackDown LIVE will be at Barclays Center, while the event at Manhattan Center, the site of the first episode of Raw, will feature both WWE Superstars competing, plus special appearances by WWE Legends The Undertaker, Shawn Michaels and Kevin Nash, among others. VIP packages, including a meet-and-greet with a WWE Legend, will be available for fans at Manhattan Center. What unforgettable moments will happen as the longest-running weekly episodic program in U.S. primetime television history celebrates its 25th anniversary from two separate locations? Find out on Jan. 22, either in person or on the home of Monday Night Raw, USA Network!" The updated Bound For Glory card for Sunday is below. (IW) * Alberto El Patron returns Mick Foley does a pizza review in the video below. Misc. tweets and social media posts are below. Little superkick, table breaking & meltzer driver party at #StanLeeComicCon2017 @MattJackson13 @NickJacksonYB http://pic.twitter.com/asAa3Mr184 - Bianca Quezada (@BooBoo_127) October 29, 2017 For those interested in the promo he cut on Baron Corbin via social media, here's a transcript of what The Miz had to say: "Baron Corbin! I just got your message, I've been really busy this week. But I've got to say, it's the best promo I've ever seen you cut. It's amazing because when I cut my best promos, it's in front of thousands in attendance and millions watching at home, on a big camera, in a WWE ring. While your best promo is on an iPhone on social media. So listen up, 'Twitter Tough Guy' this isn't about Raw and SmackDown supremacy for me, this is about making the Intercontinental Championship the most prestigious and honorable title in all of the WWE. I bust my ass day in and day out to make that title relevant, while the United States Championship is working overtime to make its owner relevant. See, I've heard all about you in the WWE ring, how talented you are, but to me, you're just another generic big man who will be gone in two years, while I'm carrying this show for the next ten. And if you ever talk about my pregnant wife again, I'll knock your f---ing teeth down your throat!" In this interview Brad Maddox talks about Vince McMahon: "If I had to do it again I would have gone to Vince from day one and said, 'Hi. I'm Brad Maddox. Do you know who I am? Do you know about my experience? Do you know I have been in your company for three years now and I'm a trained wrestler?' I would have communicated better and I would've taken my own career into my own hands instead of hoping or thinking that the writers were going to do my job for me." Edge (Adam Copeland) turns 44 years old today. (PWN) SmackDown runs a house show tonight in Raleigh, North Carolina at PNC Arena. Set for the show is Jinder Mahal vs. AJ Styles for the WWE Championship, Kevin Owens vs. Randy Orton, Baron Corbin vs. Tye Dillinger for the U.S. Championship, Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Sami Zayn, Bobby Roode vs. Dolph Ziggler, Charlotte and Becky Lynch vs. Tamina, Lana, and Carmella. (PWN) A new WWE Top 10 video is below. At least one source alleges that Braun Strowman will return on tonight's Raw. For those interested here's a new Stone Cold Steve Austin interview from Donald Wood. Samoa Joe is in Baltimore for tonight's Raw taping, so he could appear on the show, but that's not 100% confirmed. (PWI) Here Eli Drake talks about when he learned he'd win the world title: "I say it was probably around a week or 2 before the show which kind of came as a shock to me just because I think leading up to it I was almost like 'Guys, I'm here, what are we doing with me?' And then it was all of a sudden like 'Here you go!' I was like 'What the? Ok. All right. Cool!' But I'm not complaining in the least because I think those kinds of surprises work out really well." 1:00 PM ET. Today's latest WWN news update is below. October 30th: ESPN.com broke the news on Friday afternoon that WWN Champion Keith Lee will defend the WWN Championship against WALTER at EVOLVE 96 on December 9th in Queens, NY! Read the very informative ESPN article here. Lee becoming WWN Champion received a lot of mainstream press as Sports Illustrated also had exclusive coverage last Wednesday. Ric Flair tells people not to be like him: "Going forward, I want people to take my advice as opposed to wanting to be or act like me. There's a lot of 20-year-old kids that want to be Ric Flair. That's cool if it's in a good context. But if it's drinking to relieve stress or cope with life, that's not the answer." 2:00 PM ET. JJ Dillon talks about working with Vince McMahon: "I was in the office all week and all of the creative was done at his home on weekends and I would go out to his house with Pat Patterson and we would sit in casual clothes... in the summer we would be out... he had like a pool where I watched Stephanie and Shane grow up. He had a veranda out there with a bank of phones and that's where we would work out there. In the winter time we would work in his formal dining room. Saturday and Sunday and then we would stay and eat dinner at his home around the dinner table with Vince and Linda. If Shane was there or Stephanie was there we would sit and have dinner with them, too. It was a wonderful time in the business." Ring of Honor has an announcement regarding Nov. 11th. (ROH) The Road to Final Battle goes through Florida as Ring of Honor Elite comes to Fort Lauderdale on Saturday, November 11! The night will be centered around the event’s namesake, The Elite, the trio of IWGP United States Champion Kenny Omega and two-thirds of the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Champions The Young Bucks, but will also feature all of your favorite stars like ROH World Television Champion Kenny King, Jay Lethal, Dalton Castle, Best Friends, The Addiction, and more! Here's a preview of tonight's new Table For 3. Here Sami Zayn talks about a NXT match he had with Cesaro in 2014: "I think it's very admirable on his part. It sends a message and it was actually a smart thing to do in the end. I think it opened some eyes because to be honest, around the time before we had the first 2 out of 3 falls match, I don't think the powers that be in the WWE really saw what kind of intensity this guy can bring or just how good he actually is. So in a way, wanting to actually come and compete in NXT shows his desire just to compete and be great because he is great. And it also enabled him to get a bigger opportunity in a smaller setting, he was given more time and freedom, and he was given a bigger spotlight. Yes, it was on a much smaller scale, but he gave him a bigger platform to do his thing. He did his thing and it opened a lot of eyes. Obviously, that match was huge for me and opening a lot of eyes to me, but I like to think it also did a lot for him. Triple H was watching that match and I know for a fact that he pulled him aside afterward and he also said, 'That's the guy I wanna see on Monday nights. That's the guy. That was awesome. I want more of that.' They were way more aware of what his capabilities were after that, which is great. I think it did quite a bit for him, I hope it did a lot for him. It certainly did a lot for me." 3:00 PM ET. Bray Wyatt is backstage at Raw so he's apparently been medically cleared to return. (PWI) Alexa Bliss vs. Mickie James for the women's title in a TLC rematch will happen tonight on WWE Raw along with Cesaro vs. Finn Balor. (PWI) Here Gangrel talks about whether he'll ever be in the WWE Hall of Fame: "The Brood will make it into the Hall of Fame before I ever do; The Brood's a possibility. My name issues... I own the name, so. (WWE) won't do anything with the Gangrel name, period. Nothing. (Edge and Christian) deserve it; they put their time in, and they worked hard. It's alright. What people don't realize is that I'm blessed. I'm still wrestling. I've been wrestling for 30 years this past September; it's been 30 years, and I wrestle every week up to three times a week. I'm in a wrestling ring 5 to 6 times a week - so I'm doing what I love; the world could be passing me by (...) I don't even know. As long as I'm putting my boots on and going out there doing what I love - the whole rest of the world I don't know what's going on. I'm very, very blessed." 4:00 PM ET. Here's a video preview of tonight's Raw and a WWE Halloween costume contest. WrestleMania 34 travel packages went on sale today HERE. Two new Ronda Rousey videos are below. In this interview Eric Bischoff is not a fan of how Roman Reigns is booked: "You have to make a choice and you have to commit to a character. You're either a babyface or a character that the fans relate to, support, love and aspire to be, or you're not. And if you're not, you're heel, you're despicable and they need to learn to love to hate you. And I think when you take that safe road in-between and let the fans decide... to me, it's a cop-out. To me, that's kind of like raising your hands and saying, 'look, I've got ideas. I really don't have a plan, so let's just put him out there and let the fans choose.' I think that's just the most cowardly creative cop-out that I've ever heard." 5:00 PM ET. CMLL stars Rey Cometa and Esfinge will make their debuts for ROH during the Survival of the Fittest tour. (PWI) At Survivor Series Kurt Angle will captain the Raw men's team while Shane McMahon will captain the SmackDown team. (PWI) 6:00 PM ET. Quietly and without any fanfare Rockstar Spud was released from Impact Wrestling 2-3 weeks ago. (PWI) A new Dave Penzer interview can be found below. Here Cesaro talks about his TLC match: "It was crazy. That's the one word to sum it up. Starting with Kurt Angle being part of The Shield, to Kurt Angle being back in a WWE ring, being in the same ring as Kurt Angle. Then there were chairs, tables, ladders ... garbage trucks. You name it." 7:00 PM ET. Stephanie McMahon is expected to be on Raw tonight to set up a match for Survivor Series. (PWI) For reasons that are as yet unclear, Live Audio Wrestling a/k/a The LAW went on hiatus today and John Pollock announced today was his last day with Fight Network/LAW/Anthem (Anthem also being the parent company of Impact). Nobody really seems to know what's going on. comments powered by Disqus |
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