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WWE Smackdown Report: Welcome to Hell... We Mean, the Thunderdome (Image" Warner Bros.)
It's a brawl, and the Smackdown stars start to gain the upper hand Retribution retreats The Miz runs out alone for some reason after everyone else Drew Gulak helps Strowman to his feet. Strowman levels Gulak and then tosses Jey Uso out of the ring Then he leaves Smackdown goes to commercials So I guess Retribution's[...]
Shane McMahon introduces Raw Underground: Raw, Aug. 3, 2020 (Image: WWE)
However, a new rumor making its way around the wrestling dirt sheet-o-sphere claims that Vince McMahon is considering giving his large adult son Shane full control over WWE Monday Night Raw The report comes from TalkSport's Alex McCarthy writing for Sportskeeda and claims that McMahon is looking to replace Bruce Pritchard, a longtime sycophant who[...]
WWE NXT Report: Can Someone Get Finn Balor Some Adderall, Please? (Image: WWE)
Shotzi Blackheart and Aliyah and Ripley start the match off, which is a poor pairing. So as not to murder Aliyah too early, Ripley tags in Blackheart. Blackheart hits the Jeff Hardy style double leg-drop to Aliyah's vagina. Aliyah has had enough and tags in Martinez, who starts stretching Blackheart's face as NXT goes to commercials. Martinez and Aliyah work[...]
WWE NXT Report: Ridge Holland Is a Pain in the Neck for Johnny Gargano (Image: WWE)
Breezango and Isaiah "Swerve" Scott All six men brawl to start but it settles into Fandango vs Mendoza. But it soon turns to chaos again with everyone brawling outside. The faces stand tall as NXT goes to commercials. It's Fandango vs Wilde after the break, with Fandango in control. But Fandango goes to the top rope and gets tossed to[...]
Oh no! Retribution have even hacked the Raw logo in this article!!!
When The Chadster first saw those hooligans in Retribution trying to mess with WWE Raw and Smackdown, I figure it was all just in good fun, blowing off that teenage angst that the group's members are all feeling, what with being stuck at home with their parents during the quarantine and not allowed to go[...]
Shawn Michaels shields us from ungodly horror on WWE Raw. (Image: WWE)
Raw is doing its best to sell us on SummerSlam, mostly by ending all the matches in interference so we have no choice but to tune into the PPV just hoping to see a clean finish It's now time for the third and final hour of Raw, which means it's time for the return of[...]
Asuka & Shayna Baszler vs. Sasha Ban (Image: WWE)
Well, WWE Raw is off to an… interesting start tonight From Retribution attacking the production truck to a love quadruplet involving Demi Burnett from The Bachelor leading to the very predictable reveal that Zelina Vega poisoned Montez Ford to Ford's return to a shameful match between Mickey James and Natalya where the cameras spent the[...]
Zelina Vega exposed on WWE Raw.
It's the last Raw before SummerSlam, and the last WWE show to be broadcast from the Performance Center for the foreseeable future, with WWE set to broadcast live from the Amway Center arena inside the new WWE Thunderdome starting with SmackDown this week What will that mean for Raw Underground? And what antics will those[...]
A virtual fan watches a WWE performance via the Thunderdome.
We've previously reported on the company's plans to set up a residency at the Amway Center, a basketball arena in Orlando, Florida, to film Raw, SmackDown, and PPVs from now on without any fans in attendance You might be wondering why they would pay money to film in an empty building when they have a[...]
King Corbin and Big E try to rally the troops against Retribution on WWE Smackdown
Sasha talks about her Raw Championship defense at SummerSlam and their tag team title defense at Payback But tonight is all about Bayley. Bayley talks some trash about Stephanie McMahon Not even a McMahon can hold down the role models Bayley is excited to find out who she's gonna face Bayley says they've taken on every[...]
Shawn Michaels appeared on WWE's The Bump podcast ahead of NXT Takeover: In Your House
Legendary wrestler Shawn Michaels is returning to WWE Monday Night Raw next week to confront Randy Orton about Orton's assault on Ric Flair WWE announced that the Heartbreak Kid… well, Heartbreak Middle-Aged Man, really… but he's still a sexy boy… will appear on Raw in a commercial that played during Smackdown on Friday. Shawn Michaels is[...]
Raw Rating Drops as Go-Go Dancers Removed from Raw Underground (Image: WWE)
Last week, WWE Monday Night Raw saw an increase in ratings and viewership after hot shotting several new angles at the last minute in an attempt to boost said ratings The two major additions to the show were Raw Underground, a fight club style presentation led by Shane McMahon that pitted wrestlers against each other[...]
Ric Flair and Randy Orton share a tender moment before brutal betrayal on WWE Raw.
Well, we've suffered through two hours of WWE Monday Night Raw and we've still got a bunch of Raw Underground segments, and all the camera cuts they entail, to get through But in the end… it will all be worth it Raw hour three begins… Ric Flair and Randy Orton share a tender moment before brutal[...]
The Iiconics celebrate on WWE Raw.
WWE Monday Night Raw is off to a… well, to its usual sort of start Nothing too impressive But I promise they nail the ending But before that, you have to get through hour two… Hurt Business is in the ring for the VIP lounge MVP is pissed off from all the sabotage last week[...]
Dominik Mysterio receives a WWE Raw signing bonus.
That's right, it's time for WWE Monday Night Raw, three hours of our lives we'll never get back A note about this column: I realize I've been getting exceedingly wordy with these things If you wanted a blow-by-blow account of every match, you'd just watch the damn thing Something fewer and fewer people are doing[...]
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And the Genetic Jackhammer was unable to find a satisfactory answer. Vince McMahon, Chairman, and CEO of WWE According to PWInsider, WWE has decided to combat the current ratings crisis by returning to live episodes of Raw and Smackdown, starting with the SummerSlam go-home episode of Smackdown set to air August 21st The Raw the following week[...]
Last Week Tonight: John Oliver Breaks Down Conspiracy Theory Culture
Global entertainment superstar John Cena, who has left WWE behind and no longer has to participate in asinine storylines or ridiculous gimmicks, has come out in favor of WWE's recently-introduced Raw Underground Cena called the concept an opportunity for WWE's beleaguered superstars and said it's up to them to make the best of it Cena[...]
The official logo of the WWE.
Our collective industry experience will enable us to extract maximum value across the portfolio globally while driving long-term shareholder value." First order of business, Khan: get rid of that stupid Raw Underground thing, please. With ratings in the gutter and nothing they throw at the wall seeming to stick, WWE has resorted to hiring a Khan[...]
WWE Raw 8/3/20 Part 4 - And Then it All Went Horribly, Horribly Wrong (Image: WWE)
The numbers are in, and it's official: Raw Underground equals ratings Also, poisoning Montez Ford so he collapses before and during a match equals ratings And also, having non-political Antifa protestors in hoodies throw firebombs at a transformer equals ratings I'm not making judgments here The numbers speak for themselves. WWE Raw 8/3/20 Part 4 –[...]
Who Poisoned Montez Ford Last Night? We Have 5 Suspects
Last night WWE Monday Night Raw pulled out all the stops to pop a rating and end their recent creative slump We saw Shane McMahon launch an underground fight club in the back room of the Performance Center We saw "protestors" set fire to WWE props and mess with the production crew And in a[...]
Shane McMahon introduces Raw Underground: Raw, Aug. 3, 2020 (Image: WWE)
Proving that nobody has their finger on the pulse of pop culture like Vince McMahon, WWE unveiled its latest concept meant to turn around sagging ratings and make new stars on Raw last night: a ripoff of the 1999 film Fight Club Teased slowly throughout the night, the segments, which began airing after 10PM, were[...]