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The latest rumors circulating around the dirt sheets ahead of tonights Smackdown Live could contain some major spoilers for the upcoming Battleground PPV… According to the poor mans' Dave Meltzers at PWInsider and confirmed or repeated by pretty much every other dirt sheet, Randy Orton will face WWE Champion Jinder Mahal in a Punjabi Prison match[...]

Tonight on Smackdown Live, following a brawl between Becky Lynch, Charlotte Flair, Carmella, Tamina Snuka, and Natalya… The bell has yet to ring… but this #1Contender's 5-Way #EliminationMatch has broken into sheer CHAOS! #SDLive pic.twitter.com/MVDVRLP356 — WWE (@WWE) May 31, 2017 …Commissioner Shane McMahon confirmed the rumor and made the match official… #SDLive Commissioner @shanemcmahon says he has something[...]

We still don't know whether we'll be getting a women's Money in the Bank match this year, as is currently rumored, but tonight's episode of Smackdown Live did open up by revealing the five… no, six paticipants in the men's Money in the Bank match that will take place at the Smackdown-exclusive Money in the[...]

In addition to today's official announcement of the Mae Young Classic, a tournament to air on the WWE Network featuring 32 women from around the world, a new rumor has hit the dirt sheets claiming that WWE is also planning the first women's Money in the Bank match at the next Smackdown Live PPV Pro[...]

Dave Meltzer's Wrestling Observer reported that the child of Total Divas star Brie Bella and Smackdown Live general manager Daniel Bryan was originally expected to make her debut this weekend, but a last minute decision was made to move the release date to sometime next week, though Meltzer noted that "obviously plans can change." Bryan[...]

Fans watching WWE Smackdown Live last night witnessed Mahal and his new accomplices, The Bollywood Boys, walk off with the title after leaving Orton lying in the ring. The No.1 Contender @JinderMahal isn't leaving empty-handed as he has TAKEN @RandyOrton's #WWEChampionship! #SDLive pic.twitter.com/xTnYUXyqGJ — WWE (@WWE) April 26, 2017 Wrestler walking up the ramp with their opponents title[...]

It's the sort of reality-based drama that will be perfect for a feud on Total Divas, and we're looking forward to it even more than we are Kanellis' in-ring return and Bennett's WWE debut, not that those won't be pretty great as well. It's unknown whether the pair will make their debut on Smackdown or NXT,[...]

Dating for three years, Ambrose and Young's relationship was mostly avoided on television, until Young joined the regular cast of WWE reality show Total Divas, where the relationship became an on-air storyline. The relationship was even recently the crux of a feud between Ambrose and the Miz after The Miz made inappropriate comments about Young and Ambrose's relationship[...]

Tonight is an exciting night for us wrestling fans, as we will get the Raw/SmackDown "Superstar ShakeUp" Quite a few superstars will be switching brands tonight, maybe, but not really Some of the bigger names rumored to be on the move include AJ Styles, The New Day, and Charlotte but they all pale in comparison[...]

When he was hired as the main analyst on WWE SmackDown, I for one was pumped The excitement he brings to each match and deep knowledge of wrestling history was a refreshing change from Raw and Michael Cole's schilling (his fault or not, we still have to listen to it). Then they announced his partners and all[...]

Three weeks ago, WWE announcer Mauro Ranallo didn't show up to Smackdown Live, and WWE said it was because of the weather Two weeks ago, when Ranallo didn't show up again, WWE said he was sick When he didn't show up this week, the company didn't say anything at all, but as it turns out, Ranallo[...]

Ratings are expected to drop significantly during the second hour of WWE Smackdown tonight as multiple dirt sheets report that Rachel Maddow will reveal Donald Trump's tax returns on MSNBC at 9PM Maddow teased the ratings-grabbing main event via Twitter a half hour before Smackdown began at 8PM. BREAKING: We've got Trump tax returns[...]

WWE Superstar AJ Styles is an accomplished professional athlete who entertains millions of fans as the star of WWE's Smackdown Live weekly television program, but it was on the scholarly battlefield of astronomy where Styles found himself grappling with Smackdown Live general manager Daniel Bryan on an episode of the Talking Smack after-show back in February. "I do[...]

Lawler was removed from his Smackdown announcer spot after the incident, and though he made a short return, he was soon relegated to pre-show panels, and then removed from those as well, retaining just a "legend" deal with WWE, allowing them to use him for occasional appearances. Though nostalgic fans may miss hearing the King's voice[...]

WWE has officially announced the return of The Undertaker later this month for Smackdown Live's 900th episode, airing on November 15, at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre, PA The WWE legend hasn't been seen on television since he defeated Shane McMahon in a Hell in the Cell match at Wrestlemania earlier this year, though photos[...]

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