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A scene from WWE Monday Night Raw 6/22/20
It's been quite a WWE Monday Night Raw so far Three championships have been defended so far One of them changed hands Ric Flair declared Randy Orton the "Greatest Wrestler Ever," and Big Show started a feud with him And lots more Read about it in part one and part two of our Raw report[...]
A scene from WWE Monday Night Raw 6/22/20
In part one of our WWE Raw report, Dolph Ziggler returned to Raw and challenged Drew McIntyre to a match, Nia Jax tussled with Charlotte Flair and injured her arm before Charlotte's title match tonight, The Street Profits finally fought The Viking Raiders, Zelina Vega found a way to get Angel Garza and Andrade to[...]
A scene from WWE Monday Night Raw 6/22/20
It's a big night for WWE Raw tonight Five championships will be defended, Ric Flair will declare Randy Orton the Greatest Wrestler Ever, and Edge will update us on his future, and Rey Mysterio will return to confront Seth Rollins Plus, WWE will try to make it through the night without any more wrestlers being[...]
Shorty G is victorious on WWE Smackdown
Now it's time for a match between Shorty G and Mojo Rawley as we kick off part two of our Smackdown report. Smackdown comes back from a commercial break as the match starts Rawley attacks Shorty G from the jump, whipping him from corner to corner and hitting him with strikes, but Shorty fights back with[...]
A scene from the 6/19/2020 SmackDown (Image: WWE).
Sheamus is just an obstacle in Hardy's road to redemption, and Hardy isn't done yet. A scene from the 6/19/2020 SmackDown (Image: WWE). Kayla Braxton talks to Shorty G about his match tonight with Mojo Rawley Shorty says it doesn't matter how tall you are or whether you're friends with Gronk Heavyweights are all the same and[...]
Drew McIntyre Would Prefer Sewage in Wounds Over Sleeping With Lana
McIntyre was responding to comments Lana made during the first hour of WWE Monday Night Raw last night, as we reported in our recap of the event. Lashley and MVP come to the ring MVP says Lashley should be WWE Champion, but he had his night ruined He scolds McIntyre for taking advantage of the situation[...]
A scene from the 6/15/2020 Monday Night RAW (Image: WWE).
It's time for hour three of Monday Night Raw A lot has happened tonight, very little of it has been wrestling, and Bobby Lashley is getting a divorce Dominic Mysterio conducted a guerilla attack on Seth Rollins R-Truth got Drew McIntyre into a bad situation when he agreed to put both of their titles on[...]
WWE Raw Report 6/15/2020 Part 2: Challenges Made, Challenges Accepted (Image: WWE)
In the first part of our WWE Monday Night Raw recap, Randy Orton challenged Christian to an unsanctioned match, Bobby Lashley challenged Lana to a divorce, and the Viking Profits teamed up with the Big Show to fight ninjas If that sounds like your cup of tea, and look, we're not judging, read that recap[...]
A scene from the 6/15/2020 Monday Night RAW (Image: WWE)
And then, to make matters worse, Edge tore his tricep… while filming reshoots! Reshoots! Damn you , cinematic era of wrestling! It's time for WWE Monday Night Raw, three hours of your life you'll never get back. Raw opens with Woke Randy Orton coming to the ring It feels like it was just a few months[...]
The Greatest Wrestling Match Ever: Edge vs. Randy Orton (WWE)
Orton crawls into the ring and Edge follows, laying in punches to the head Edge hits several Irish Whips into knees on the ropes and then a side Russian leg sweep Edge puts Orton in a crossface Orton gets the break and tries for an RKO out of nowhere, but Edge escapes and tries the[...]
Street Profits vs. Viking Raiders: WWE Backlash Live Results (WWE)
Viking Raiders for the Raw Tag Team Championships at WWE Backlash Before the match, the Street Profits and Viking Raiders start a brawl in the parking lot Eric ends up being tossed into Braun Strowman's car, smashing the windshield with his head The profits realize what happened and make a run for it, and the Raiders[...]
The Greatest Wrestling Match Ever: Edge vs. Randy Orton (WWE)
With WWE firing Paul Heyman from his role as head booker of Raw, it shows a lack of confidence in the pushes WWE was concentrating on up until this point Particularly for Drew McIntyre, who seemed to be a favorite of Heyman, we should expect some changes, so The Chadster predicts that McIntyre drops the[...]
6/12/2020 WWE Smackdown Report Part 2 - And New IC Champion...
Sadly, it's interrupted by Brawn Strowman coming to the ring His partners, Otis and Tucker, come out next Commercials come out next Then Dolph Ziggler, Miz, and Morrison The match begins with Ziggler running away from Otis, not wanting anything to do with this foolishness Hey, Dolph, you're the one that keeps signing those contracts[...]
Sheamus on SmackDown (Image: WWE).
This riveting segment is mercifully interrupted by a brawl between Jeff Hardy and Sheamus, and that brawl is interrupted by another commercial break. Back from break, Corey "Costanza" Graves narrates a video package about the rich and storied history of the Intercontinental Championship WWE is really pushing the idea that the Intercontinental Championship is important, which[...]
The official logo of the WWE.
The big news in the wrestling world this week is a creative shakeup at WWE that has seen Paul Heyman removed as creative director of WWE Monday Night Raw and the entire creative team of both shows consolidated under Bruce Pritchard, who was previously running just Smackdown More alarmingly, a report from the most recent[...]
Triple H at NXT (Image: WWE)
Yesterday, WWE announced that Paul Heyman would return to working just as an on-screen characters while Bruce Pritchard will be in charge of creative for both Raw and Smackdown, with the writing teams for both shows consolidated The move marks a big demotion for Heyman, who was in the middle of an 18-month long-term plan[...]
The official logo of the WWE.
It may have been quite rude for WWE to fire Paul Heyman as Creative Director of Raw and put the entire creative process under the control of Bruce Pritchard, but on the other hand, Vince McMahon was at least polite enough to do it on a Thursday, right before the latest issue of the Wrestling[...]
Paul Heyman getting beaten up: WWE Playlist
He lasted longer than Eric Bischoff did as Executive Director of SmackDown, but Paul Heyman has now also been released from his duties as Executive Director of Raw, WWE announced in a statement on Thursday Creative for both Raw and SmackDown will now be handled by a single team under the direction of Bruce Pritchard,[...]
The official logo for WWE Monday Night Raw. Credit: WWE.
Raw is back on top, baby! The numbers are in, and Raw is up in both demographic rating and viewership It's the first step in a journey that's sure to see WWE climb back up to the top of cable ratings once again! The official logo for WWE Monday Night Raw Credit: WWE. WWE Raw Makes a[...]
6/9/2020 WWE Raw Recap, Analysis, and Video Highlights - Part 3
We're almost through three god-forsaken hours of Monday Night Raw We've come this far No reason to stop now If you haven't read part one and part two of this insanely long recap, go and do that now If you have, and you're still here, continue on, and remember to seek professional help. The official logo[...]
6/9/2020 WWE Raw Recap and Video Highlights - Part 2
Welcome to part two of Jude Terror watching WWE Raw, so you don't have to You're welcome If you haven't already, go and read part one here And if you have read it already, well, the time sunk fallacy says you have no choice but to continue Let's find out what else happened on Monday[...]
6/9/2020 WWE Raw Recap and Video Highlights - Part 1
Another Monday, another episode of WWE Raw for beleaguered wrestling fans to slog through purely out of habit Tonight: Christian returns to Raw to host Edge on The Peep Show The Viking Raiders and the Street Profits will get involved in more shenanigans MVP will host Bobby Lashley in the MVP lounge Performance Center standees[...]
WWE Star Baron Corbin is the Ratings King of Friday Nights
To make matters worse, between three hours of Raw, two hours of Smackdown, two hours of NXT, and the occasional PPV, there's 7-10 hours of WWE programming each week where nothing is likely to happen Even the most hardcore fan would have trouble maintaining interest in that, but here's the thing: they probably aren't meant[...]
NXT Takeover: In Your House Card, Predictions, and Live Coverage (Image: WWE)
And let me tell you, The Chadster is two and a half white claw seltzers in already tonight, so you don't want to mess with me. This next match is the Backlot Brawl, Adam Cole vs Velveteen Dream But first, we get a commercial for the new Ric Flair episode of 24 about his retirement match[...]
NXT Takeover: In Your House Card, Predictions, and Live Coverage (Image: WWE)
But when they brawled outside, Priest tossed Balor into the steel ring steps, which Balor sold like Kairi Sane during a Nia Jax match. Priest went through all the trouble of moving around the ring steps only to use them to stand on while slamming Balor onto the ring apron instead of slamming Balor into the[...]