All of the competitors from the RAW brand for this year’s Men’s Money In The Bank Ladder Match have been revealed. Stars from the SmackDown brand will be announced on Tuesday’s show.

The winner of this bout just like the women’s contest will have a contract that they can cash-in anytime that they want within a year from this pay-per-view event.

During Monday’s episode of RAW, it was revealed in a Moment of Bliss segment with host Alexa Bliss, that the following stars would compete in this contest:

Braun Strowman vs. Ricochet vs. Drew McIntyre vs. Baron Corbin

WWE presents the Money In The Bank pay-per-view event on Sunday, May 19, 2019 in Hartford, CT at the XL Center that will air on the WWE Network. WWE will be announcing more matches for this show in the coming weeks. Here is the updated card:

Updated WWE Money In The Bank Card

WWE Universal Champion Seth Rollins vs. AJ Styles

WWE RAW Women’s Champion Becky Lynch vs. Lacey Evans

WWE SmackDown Women’s Champion Becky Lynch vs. Charlotte Flair

Men’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match: Braun Strowman vs. Ricochet vs. Drew McIntyre vs. Baron Corbin vs. TBA

Women’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match: TBA vs. TBA vs. TBA vs. TBA vs. TBA

Roman Reigns vs. Elias

The April 29, 2019 edition of WWE RAW took place at the Rupp Arena in Lexington, KY.

– Alexa Bliss comes out to the ring to kick off tonight’s episode of RAW. Alexa gets on the mic and talks about the upcoming Money In The Bank matches. She begins to announce the RAW participants for the Money In The Bank matches, and the first competitor will be Braun Strowman. She then announces Ricochet, Drew McIntyre, and last but not least, Baron Corbin. Corbin gets in the ring with a mic, but Drew McIntyre quickly interrupts him and they exchange words. Ricochet interrupts, but Drew interrupts him and tells him to shut up. Drew goes back to talking trash with Corbin, and they come nose to nose. Braun yells at everyone and says they can all talk, because none of them can beat him. Braun asks if they want a preview for what’s to come at Money In The Bank. He proposes a tag team match — Ricochet & Braun vs. Baron & Drew. Braun says he wants to give them these hands right now, and it looks like we have a match.

– Braun Strowman & Ricochet vs. Braun Strowman & Drew McIntyre: Braun knocks Corbin outside early on, then tags in Ricochet who hits a moonsault on Corbin at ringside. Back in the ring, McIntyre tags in and drops Ricochet with strikes. Corbin tags back in and connects with knees to the body of Ricochet. Ricochet starts to fire up, but when he springboards off the ropes, Corbin dodges him and throws him down to the mat. The fight spills out to ringside, and Drew ends up hitting the Claymore on Strowman out of nowhere on the floor. Corbin takes Ricochet back in, and Ricochet looks for a tag but Braun is still on the floor. Ricochet finally fights back with kicks on Corbin, and Braun gets to his feet and climbs up to the apron. Braun gets the hot tag and cleans house. Drew tags in and Braun hits a splash on him in the corner. Braun misses a spear in the corner and Ricochet tags back in. Ricochet hits a kick on Drew, but Drew comes back with a headbutt. Corbin tags himself in, and it looks like Corbin wants to make the pinfall himself, but Braun runs in and slams Corbin down. Ricochet then hits the shooting star press on Corbin for the three count.

Winners: Braun Strowman & Ricochet

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– The Usos vs. Karl Anderson & Luke Gallows: The Usos take control against Anderson early on, but Anderson finally fights back against Jimmy and connects with a series of strikes in the corner. Gallows tags in and continues the offense. Anderson misses a big boot and Jimmy sends him out to ringside. Uso looks for a suicide dive, but Gallows punches him through the ropes to stop him. Back in the ring, Gallows beats down Uso on the mat and chokes him against the ring rope. Jimmy starts to fight back, but Gllows drops him with a big boot to the face. They fight out to ringside, and Gallows slams Jimmy into the fan barricade. Back in the ring, Anderson and Gallows trade tags and take turns beating on Jimmy. Jey and Anderson get the tags and Jey cleans house. Jey hits a splash on Karl in the corner for a two count. Jey misses a second splash, and Anderson answers with a spinebuster for a two count. Gallows tags in, but Uso hits a superkick then tags in Jimmy. Jey takes out Anderson at ringside, then Jimmy hits the splash off the top on Gallows for the three count.

Winners: The Usos

– After the match, The Usos cut a promo on The Revival. They say The Revival has another side to them, and they introduce a video on the big screen. We see The Usos backstage showing us The Revival shaving each other’s backs in the showers. The Revival comes out to interrupt and says that’s an invasion of privacy. They say that they are men, and due to his muscles it’s a scientific impossibility for him to shave his own back. Wilder says he has his partner’s back. The Revival says they have better things to do, like facing the Tag Champions tonight, then they’ll come after The Usos later. The Usos welcome them to the Uso penitentiary, and they go their separate ways.

– The Miz comes out to the ring to host Miz TV. The Miz welcomes us to Miz TV, and then he introduces his guest, Bobby Lashley. Lashley comes out and starts speaking in the third person, and says he’s only going to answer questions that he wants to answer. Miz and Lashley start trading verbal jabs, and Miz starts putting himself over for all his accomplishments. Lashley brings up Shane beating up Miz’s dad, and Miz not getting payback. Lashley says Miz’s dad thinks he’s worthless, and Miz jumps Lashley. They brawl all over the ring. Lashley spears Miz into the corner, but Miz comes back with a kick and he knocks Lashley out to ringside.

– The Miz vs. Bobby Lashley: Lashley starts off strong and works over Miz in the corner. The Miz fights back and turns things around in the corner, then hits a series of kicks on Lashley. Miz backs up for a running knee strike, but then Shane McMahon’s music hits and Shane comes out to the stage to distract Shane. Miz turns his attention back to Lashley and they go at it on the mat. Miz hits the Yes Kicks on Lashley, but then Shane gets on the apron and distracts Miz. Shane put a picture of Miz’s dad on the big screen to distract Miz further. Lashley hits a spear and covers Miz for the three count.

Winner: Bobby Lashley

– After the match, Shane gets in the ring and kicks Miz and slaps him around while he’s down. Miz fights back and pummels on Shane, but Lashley gets back in the ring and hits a huge spinebuster on Miz. Shane goes back to beating on Miz while he’s down. Shane puts Miz in a choke until he goes out. Shane takes a mic and tells Miz to remember that Shane is the best in the world.

A reminder from @shanemcmahon to @mikethemiz, that he is the BEST in the WORLD. #RAW pic.twitter.com/VDFSyLIyh5

— WWE (@WWE) April 30, 2019

– The Viking Raiders vs. Lucha House Party: The Lucha House party attacks The Raiders on the ramp before the match. The Raiders get back up and into the ring, and the opening bell sounds. Ivar dodges a shot from Metalik early on and takes him out with a big lariat. Erik tags in and continues the offense. Ivar and Kalisto tag in, but Erik hits a big powerslam on Kalisto. The Raiders trade frequent tags now and double team Metalik then Kalisto. They hit a big alley-oop powerslam on Kalisto for the three count after a short match. The Raiders grab Lince Dorado after the match at ringside, and Dorado briefly fights them off, until the Raiders double team him with a version of the Hart Attack.

Winners: The Viking Raiders

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– Alexa Bliss comes out to the stage, this time to announce the female competitors in this year’s women’s Money In The Bank match. First, she introduces Natalya, who takes a seat next to Alexa on the stage. Natalya thanks her for the introduction, but Alexa cuts her off to make the next announcement. She introduces Dana Brooke next, who comes out and talks about how excited for the opportunity she is. She says Natalya gets all the opportunities instead of her, then she exchanges words with Natalya. Alexa introduces Naomi next, and she talks about her success over on SmackDown. Naomi exchanges words with Dana and Natalya, until Alexa interrupts again to introduce the next competitor. Alexa says the next competitor is her, and she tells the other women on the stage to leave. Naomi says they should give the WWE Universe a preview tonight, in the ring. Alexa accepts, and it looks like Alexa vs. Naomi will take place tonight.

– There’s a new segment of Bray Wyatt’s “Firefly Fun House.” Bray is making a painting, and some puppets around the fun house start talking to him. He shows us his painting of fire. Bray apologizes to one of the puppets for everything he did, then he apologizes to the TV audience. He explains that one of the puppets is named Abbey The Witch. The rabbit puppet tells him that the word of the day is “sociopath.” Bray says that’s all the time he has for today, and he tells the audience that he’ll light the way and they just have to let him in.

– Alexa Bliss vs. Naomi: Alexa complains about her shoes being untied after the bell sounds, but Naomi continues the offense. Naomi drops Alexa and hits a splits leg drop on Alexa for a two count. Alexa fights back with a facebuster on Alexa. Alexa throws Naomi in the corner and stomps on her. Naomi tries to fight back, but Alexa turns the tide and throws Naomi into the turnbuckle face-first. Alexa’s shoes keep coming untied. Alexa ties them, and Naomi fights back with a sunset flip and then a jawbreaker. Naomi tries to grab Alexa by the feet, but Alexa’s shoes slide off, and Alexa then throws Naomi into the turnbuckle. Alexa argues with the ref, and Naomi comes back with the running hip attack, and then the split legged moonesault for the three count.

Winner: Naomi

Safety first, @AlexaBliss_WWE! #Raw pic.twitter.com/v5m2hMVO1B

— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) April 30, 2019

– Still to come: Rey Mysterio vs. Samoa Joe

– Rey Mysterio is shown in his locker room warming up, and his son is with him. Rey does a brief interview where he talks about his issues with Samoa Joe and Lars Sullivan.

– RAW & SmackDown Women’s Champion Becky Lynch comes out to the ring for an in-ring interview. Becky talks about her decisions to defend both Title belts at the Money In The Bank pay-per-view. Becky says she didn’t make history by dodging anybody, she made it by beating everybody. She says bring on her opponents. Becky then calls out Lacey Evans specifically and tells her to come out to the ring right now. Lacey comes out and tells Becky it’s on. She storms the ring and Becky meets her at ringside, and they brawl on the floor. Referees run out to pull them apart, but they keep breaking free and fighting. Road agents come out to help pull them apart and they finally do.

– Zack Ryder and Kurt Hawkins vs. The Revival:The Revival starts off strong, and they trade frequent tags to double team Ryder early on. They continue the beat down on Ryder and cut him off every time he tries to tag in Hawkins. The Revival is totally in control of this one in a one-sided beat-down, until Ryder rolls up Dawson out of nowhere to steal the pin.

Winners: Ryder & Hawkins

– Ryder and Hawkins immediately roll out of the ring to celebrate on the ramp. The Revival looks shocked in the ring.

– The Miz is backstage for an interview. He officially challenges Shane McMahon to a cage match at the Money In The Bank pay-per-view.

– Sami Zayn comes out to the ring and gets on the mic. He trashes the WWE fans and says that they suffer from “psychological entitlement.” Zayn thinks the fans feel entitled to more than they deserve. He says the people of Lexington probably can’t understand what he’s talking about, and he tells a story about turning down a kid who wanted him to sign an action figure for him then the kid crying. He says the fans aren’t entitled to anything from him, and he will give the fans whatever he wants to from now on. Sami says the fans want him to quit WWE, and it would be amazing to quit, but even more amazing would be coming out and holding the fans accountable every week. Sami says he’s standing up the to the critics and taking power back, then he makes his exit.

– Michael Cole informs us that Shane McMahon has accepted The Miz’s challenge to a cage match.

– U.S. Champion Samoa Joe comes out to the ring and gets on the mic. He says he watched Rey’s interview earlier, and he says Rey’s kid looked ashamed of Rey. Joe continues to trash Rey, then he turns his attention to AJ Styles, and Joe says he should be the one getting the Universal Title match. Rey says today is a day of reckoning for Rey Mysterio.

– Rey Mysterio vs. Samoa Joe: This one is a non-Title match. The opening bell sounds and Joe knocks Rey outside early on. Joe looks for a suicide dive, but Rey dodges him then hits flying seated Senton on Joe off the apron. Rey gets back in the ring and goes for a dive on Joe, but Joe blocks it with a knee and Rey is down. Back in the ring, Joe comes back with a spinning powerslam on Rey. Joe misses a senton bomb attempt, and Rey comes back with a flying seated senton and a series of kicks. Joe grabs Rey, but Rey turns it around into a DDT for a two count. Rey sends Joe on to the ropes and hits a 619 to Joe’s body while he’s standing, then Joe falls and Rey goes for a 619 again, but Joe blocks it. Joe looks for the coquina clutch, but Rey escapes. Joe hits a side suplex on Rey, then he picks up Rey by the mask. Joe goes for another side suplex, but Rey reverses and rolls up Joe into a pin. Rey scores the three count and Joe can’t believe it.

Winner: Samoa Joe

– Rey’s son comes out after the match to celebrate with Rey on the stage. Joe does not look happy.

Things are getting chippy! @reymysterio @SamoaJoe #Raw pic.twitter.com/Ob2rTH52G3

— WWE (@WWE) April 30, 2019

– Michael Cole is in the ring to host the contract signing for the Universal Championship match at Money In The Bank. Cole introduces the challenger first, AJ Styles, and then the Champion, Seth Rollins. They both sit down at the table in the ring, and Cole talks about AJ coming to RAW. AJ says SmackDown was good to him for two years, but now he’s on RAW where the craziest fans are, and he is gunning for the Universal Title. Rollins say he never wanted to be the next AJ Styles, he wants to be the first Seth Freakin’ Rollins. Seth tells AJ that things are different on RAW, and this is not the house AJ built, this is Monday Night Rollins. AJ says that Rollins’ team isn’t here anymore to hold him up, and he doesn’t think Rollins has much left after his WrestleMania match. AJ says he’s ready to go now, and he never rests or rusts, and he’ll be standing over Rollins as the new Universal Champion. AJ signs the contract. Rollins says they have a lot of things in common and a lot of differences, for example Rollins beat Brock Lesnar and AJ didn’t. Rollins signs the contract, and AJ picks up the Universal Title belt and looks at it. AJ and Rollins come face to face, and Cole exits the ring. AJ hands the belt back to Rollins. Rollins talks some trash and AJ decks him with a right hand. AJ pummels on Rollins, then Rollins fights back with some punches of his own. Rollins kicks AJ out to ringside, then he hits a dive on AJ at ringside. Rollins gets back in the ring with his Universal Title belt and talks trash to AJ. AJ gets up on the apron and hits a right hand on Rollins, then AJ hits the Phenomenal Forearm on Rollins through the table in the ring. AJ stands over Rollins as RAW goes off the air.

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Cody Rhodes landed a few shots on Triple H in the latest episode of AEW’s The Road To Double or Nothing Youtube series.

In episode 14, Cody made his first public comments about older brother Dustin being his opponent at Double or Nothing on May 25th. As seen below Cody cuts an incredible promo to hype the match. Cody bills this contest as ‘generation vs. generation’ and declares that he’s here to kill the Attitude Era. His generation of wrestlers have always been compared to the stars of the 1990’s and he thinks that’s an utter sham. He admits the 90’s stars paved the way, but says they they “set the speed markers at 35” because they’re terrified of he and his peers “putting their foot down on the pedal.”

Earlier this month, Triple H took a few shots at All Elite Wrestling during DX’s WWE Hall of Fame induction. He referred to them as a “pissant” company and said their four Executive Vice Presidents gave themselves fancy titles just to seem important.

Cody fired back at Triple H in this promo, referring to The Game as a “pissant bodybuilder” who can’t keep up with the likes of Kenny Omega and IWGP Heavyweight Champion Kazuchika Okada. He also name dropped CM Punk, a free agent whose name has been coming up more frequently lately by AEW executives.

Cody asked, “You mean to tell me some pissant bodybuilder making every match a ‘No DQ,’ meandering around the crowd, throwing the jib cam at his opponent compares with a Kenny-Okada match? Or some bra and panties spectacular can match up with what the women did last September 1st? Or even Dwayne—as electric as it was—rhyming and raising. Was it really better than what Punk said sitting on that stage?”

• Tony Khan Wanted CM Punk When He Created All Elite Wrestling

Watch: The Road To Double or Nothing (Episode 14)

WWE ring announcer Lilian Garcia has joined the Professional Fighters League (PFL) where she will serve as the in-cage announcer for all of the upcoming fights in season 2, which kicks off in May.

PFL officials announced the signing on Monday.

“I’m looking forward to stepping in the cage and getting back to introducing fighters to the masses, something I truly love and have missed,” Garcia said in a statement. “What I find most intriguing about the PFL is that every fight matters. Each fighter enters the cage knowing they are competing for a shot at a title and million-dollar prize.

“There is so much drama surrounding that moment, and I’m honored to help bring it to life for fans in the arena and watching at home.”

Garcia will be announcing the fighters for every card in the PFL after serving as one of the in-ring voices for WWE for the past 15 years.

Garcia hasn’t been as present at WWE events more recently, although she still hosts a popular podcast called “Chasing Glory” that features some of the biggest names from the professional wrestling industry.

Now she will be crossing over into mixed martial arts where she joins announcers such as Bruce Buffer and Joe Martinez, who regularly work events promoted by the UFC and Invicta FC as well.

PFL is set up as a regular season and playoff format with fighters competing for the ultimate grand prize — $1 million per weight class with the finals taking place on New Year’s Eve in New York.

Garcia’s debut will come on Thursday, May 9 with all of the PFL season 2 fights airing live on ESPN2 and/or ESPN+ in the United States.

Bray Wyatt Mocks His New Merchandise

Former WWE Champion Bray Wyatt continues to have fans talking on social media. This time, it’s due to the new t-shirt design that WWE has selected for his merchandise.

Wyatt got fans and wrestlers talking due to the new character that he showed off in an odd segment that aired on last week’s episode of Monday Night RAW in Des Moines, IA.

His new t-shirt is brightly colored and has the Firefly Funhouse logo on, but it appears that either Wyatt isn’t a fan of it or just having fun with fans as he tweeted out the following:

WWE Announces Several New NXT Events

On Monday, April 29, Triple H took to his official Twitter account to announce several upcoming NXT live events.

The black-and-yellow brand will do a four-day tour starting on Thursday, June 20, at the Aztec Theatre in San Antonio before heading to the Revention Music Center in Houston on Friday, June 21 and Saturday, June 22, with an event at Dallas’ South Side Ballroom. The crew will then travel to The Criterion in Oklahoma City on Sunday, June 23, for the final stop on the tour.

Tickets for all four events will be available at NXTtickets.com starting this Friday, May 3, at 10 a.m. local time. NXT Champion Johnny Gargano, NXT Women’s Champion Shayna Baszler, NXT North American Champion Velveteen Dream, The Undisputed ERA, Bianca Belair, Matt Riddle, and Mia Yim are all advertised for the show.

The Revival has been offered big money deals by WWE in order to secure them under contract for years to come.

According to Fightful, both Scott Dawson and Dash Wilder have been offered five-year, $500,000 per year deals to stay with WWE, but haven’t accepted. F4WOnline followed up with a report stating The Revival turned down the contract offers.

The tag team was set for a meeting with the company on Monday afternoon while backstage at the RAW TV event in Lexington, KY at the Rupp Arena. It was added that it didn’t look like Revival had plans to accept the deal. Their current contracts are rumored to expire in 2020.

The Revival wants out?

Back in January, it was reported that The Revival were unhappy about their position in the company and requested their releases. Shortly thereafter, they beat Bobby Roode and Chad Gable to win the WWE RAW Tag Team Championships.

After a few months with the straps, they dropped the titles to Curt Hawkins and Zack Ryder at WrestleMania 35. As of late, there have been several WWE stars such as Luke Harper, Tye Dillinger, Mike Kanellis & Maria, Sasha Banks, Dean Ambrose, and Hideo Itami who have expressed their frustration with the company.

WWE has granted and also declined these stars when they asked for their releases. In the case of Ambrose, he just worked out the remainder of his deal and is now a free agent.

The Best Friends, Trent Baretta & Chuck Taylor, were added to the AEW Over the Budget Battle Royale on the latest edition of Being the Elite. It doesn’t seem either of them is too happy about it, however.

Trent Barreta called the Young Bucks during the episode to ask what he and his tag partner/best friend were doing at Double or Nothing. The Bucks held a side-conference between the two of them and admitted they had completely forgotten they had signed the team. Upon returning to the phone, however, they told him that they would be in the pre-show Battle Royale. Both competed in the Over the Budget Battle Royale at All In and were eliminated by Punishment Martinez.

• Lucha Bros Will Reportedly Be Exclusive To AEW In United States

Over the Budget Battle Royale 2

The first edition of the pre-show battle royale saw Flip Gordon getting the win while dressed as Chico El Luchador.

Here are the confirmed participants so far for the Over the Budget battle royale at Double or Nothing:

• Ace Romero
• MJF
• Glacier
• Sunny Daze
• Sonny Kiss
• Brandon Cutler
• Kip Sabian
• Brian Pillman Jr.
• Joey Janela
• Chuck Taylor
• Trent Barreta

AEW Double or Nothing Lineup

• AAA Tag Team Championships:The Young Bucks (c) vs the Lucha Bros
• Kenny Omega vs Chris Jericho
• Hangman Page vs PAC
• Dr. Britt Baker vs Nyla Rose vs Kylie Rae
• Cody vs Dustin Rhodes
• SCU vs CIMA & TBD & TBD (OWE)

Jason Baker is a filmmaker, a video and special effects expert and the director of the recent Bray Wyatt vignettes. Baker appeared on the Wrestling Reality podcast recently and spoke about the future of the character.

Baker noted he could not give too much away, however, but he made it clear that whatever comes next in regards to the character is going to catch some people off-guard.

“I cannot wait for the fans to see what comes next,” Baker said. “I think people are going to – I think it’s gonna catch some people off guard in a good way.”

Bray Wyatt – FireFly Fun House

• Interesting Theory About Bray Wyatt’s Firefly Fun House

Baker noted that he has worked on projects with Tom Cruise and Russell Crowe but that Bray Wyatt is on-par with anyone in terms of what he brings to his character.

“I’ve had the opportunity of working on films with Russell Crowe, Tom Cruise, Will Smith and a bunch of other people working here in the Pittsburgh film industry and his mindset for his character development is on par with those guys,” Baker said in regards to Wyatt.

“It’s a site to see. It’s something definitely to behold. I was thoroughly impressed with how much dedication he brings to his art and to his craft,” he continued.

Baker has had a working relationship with WWE on several projects in the past as well, including Triple H’s WrestleMania entrance effects. He also helped create the Abby the Witch and Mercy the Buzzard puppets.

You can listen to the full interview in the player below:

One night after the Rebellion PPV, Impact Wrestling is back inside Toronto’ Rebel Nightclub tonight. The promotion will tape 2 weeks of television tonight before heading to Philadelphia’s 2300 Arena next weekend to tape 4 more episodes.

Impact Wrestling recently announced the following matches will take place at tonights tapings:

• OVE & Sami Callihan vs Rich Swann, Willie Mack & Tommy Dreamer
• Madison Rayne vs Taya Valkyrie
• Ace Austin vs Petey Williams
• Rosemary vs Kiera Hogan
• Fenix vs Eddie Edwards

Rob Van Dam At Impact Wrestling TV Tapings

Although he has not been announced for an official match tonight, RVD has been advertised as appearing at tonight’s show in Toronto.

Brian Cage Injury Update

Brian Cage had to take a trip to the emergency room following Rebellion last night. He gave an update on his status during Busted Open Radio earlier today:

Cage would ultimately say that the doctors believe he just has some inflammation and a deep bone bruise. He is not expected to miss much time.

Will Michael Elgin Be At The Impact Wrestling TV Tapings?

Michael Elgin debuted for Impact Wrestling last night. Elgin has a long history in the area and despite debuting as a heel, there were many “Big Mike” chants in the crowd when he walked down the entrance ramp at Rebellion. It is not known if he will be at the tapings tonight, however.

Two other wrestlers from the area, Josh Alexander and Ethan Page, also received hometown (or nearly hometown) reactions. Page and Alexander recently came together to form “the North” and Elgin took to Twitter to speak on their performances last night:

WWE Stomping Grounds is a new pay-per-view event taking place on Sunday, June 23rd from Tacoma, Washington.

Earlier this month, we found out that Backlash was removed from WWE’s calendar. At first, it seemed Backlash was canceled due to its proximity to WWE’s return to Saudi Arabia on June 7th. With the announcement of WWE Stomping grounds, the company has two big shows scheduled that month once again.

WWE’s next pay-per-view, Money in the Bank, takes place in less than three weeks on May 19th. After MITB, the hype will begin for the Saudi Arabia show and Stomping Grounds.

A full schedule of WWE’s 2019 PPV calendar is listed below.

WWE Stomping Grounds Match Announcement

The Tacoma Dome website is advertising Roman Reigns vs. Randy Orton for the event, as well as WWE Champion Kofi Kingston, Universal Champion Seth Rollins plus many more. As always, remember ‘card subject to change’ with that Reigns vs. Orton bout.

Tickets for WWE Stomping Grounds go on sale this Friday, May 3rd at the arena box office and Ticketmaster.com.

WWE’s 2019 PPV Calendar

With the addition of Stomping Grounds, here’s an updated look at WWE’s pay-per-view calendar for the remainder of 2019:

• 5/19: Money in the Bank (Hartford, CT)
• 6/7: Saudi Arabia PPV (Saudi Arabia)
• 6/23: Stomping Grounds (Tacoma, WA)
• 7/14: Extreme Rules (Philadelphia, PA)
• 8/11: SummerSlam (Toronto, ON)
• 9/15: Hell in a Cell (Atlanta, GA)
• 10/6: Clash of Champions (Sacramento, CA)
• 11/1: Saudi Arabia PPV (Saudi Arabia)
• 11/24: Survivor Series (Chicago, IL)
• 12/15: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (Minneapolis, MN)

What do you think of Stomping Grounds as a PPV name?

For those of you who follow mixed martial arts (MMA), it was recently announced that ex-UFC light heavyweight champion Tito Ortiz has signed with the Combate Americas promotion. Combate Americas is an MMA promotion that former WWE Champion Alberto El Patron is affiliated with.

El Patron formerly served as the promotion’s president before stepping down. Now, it’s believed that he could possibly even fight under the promotion’s banner. El Patron has a background in MMA, with a professional record of 9-5. He has shared the cage with the likes of MMA legend Mirko Cro Cop, who knocked El Patron out in 2003.

Now, it’s being rumored that El Patron could face another MMA legend in his return to fighting. Dave Meltzer of Wrestling Observer Radio mentioned a rumor that El Patron could be the man to welcome Ortiz to Combate Americas. Last year, El Patron stated that he was preparing for a return to fighting, and wanted to get into the cage sometime this year.

He hasn’t fought since 2010, last losing to Yamamoto Hanshi in February of that year via second-round TKO. It would be interesting to see how he fares against a former 205-pound UFC champion.

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All Elite Wrestling (AEW) has been making some big moves ahead of its first-ever pay-per-view (PPV) event next month, Double Or Nothing. The trend seems to be continuing. Dave Meltzer of Wrestling Observer Radio reports that a deal is being worked out to have The Lucha Bros (Pentagon Jr. and Fenix) be exclusive to AEW in the United States.

The deal is being worked on between AEW and AAA, who want to have Lucha Bros exclusive to AEW in the U.S. while being exclusive to AAA in Mexico. This would mean that Lucha Bros’ time with other promotions such as IMPACT, MLW, CMLL, and others are coming to an end.

This makes sense given the pair dropped the IMPACT Tag Team Championships to LAX at last night’s (Sun. April 28, 2019) Rebellion PPV event. Now, Fenix and Pentagon prepare to defend their AAA Tag Team Titles against The Young Bucks at Double Or Nothing in Las Vegas on May 24.

The show will be taking place from the MGM Grand Garden Arena. It will feature other big names such as Kenny Omega, Chris Jericho, Cody Rhodes, and many more.

What do you think about the Lucha Bros being exclusive to AEW and AAA in their respective countries?

Brian Cage says he’s “heartbroken” about the way things turned out for him Sunday night at Impact Wrestling’s rebellion pay-per-view.

Cage was victorious and defeated Johnny Impact to capture the Impact World Championship. It should have been the crowning moment of his career. Unfortunately, he sustained a back injury just minutes into the match. He was able to finish (and win) the contest, but was sent to the emergency room at a local medical facility as soon as the show went off the air.

• Full Results from Impact Wrestling’s Rebellion PPV

The Machine has released a statement addressing the situation. Despite finally reaching the top of the mountain in Impact Wrestling, Brian Cage says the injury sours his victory and the whole situation is heart breaking.

Brian Cage Statement

“Not the way I wanted to end the night or the picture/post I thought I’d be making. Very disheartening and disappointed how it went down.This is a moment I’ve dreamt about and have waited, trained, sacrificed and busted my ass for. And to say it doesn’t break my heart and sour my victory would be lying. Thanks for all the congrats and well wishes from everyone. Will see where we go from here…..”

It’s an unfortunate setback for the Machine, who should be on top of the world today and celebrating. Hopefully his medical evaluation yields good news and he does not miss any ring time.

Impact returns to the Rebel Nightclub in Toronto tonight for the next round of television tapings. We will have Impact tapings results later tonight. We’ll also provide an update if they address Brian Cage’s health.

With All Elite Wrestling’s next event, Double Or Nothing, now under a month away, wrestlers are busy training for their scheduled bouts.

One AEW grappler, in particular, has undertaken a different training regimen than he might generally be used to.

In an interview with Cheddar, Chris Jericho discussed his reasons for signing with the upcoming promotion, as well as incorporating Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) training into his routine.

When asked about the crossover that exists between MMA and pro wrestling, Jericho revealed he has been “doing MMA training” to get ready for Double or Nothing.

“It’s so cool to do a different type of training, and when I’m in there, I’m like, ‘Oh, I’m gonna fight Conor McGregor. I can do this!’” he joked. “Obviously you can’t, but just to be in there doing something different, it’s a lot of fun.”

“It Was Just The Right Move”

On the subject of signing with AEW, Jericho added that he believes the moment was right, claiming that the promotions formation, coupled with fans wanting a different product to WWE, is “something that I don’t think can ever happen again.”

He continued, “It’s a company starting from scratch that consists of a bunch of guys who have traveled around the world, who have become very good and popular, but not in mainstream America. Combine that with a family who has a lot of money and a lot of passion for wrestling, combined with a great TV deal. I think it was just the right move from me knowing that I would be doing something that I never did before.”

Double Or Nothing takes place on May 25th from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Paradise, Las Vegas, Nevada.

RIPTIDE Wrestling have released one of the main events from their recent RIPTIDE Rumble event. The main event of the show saw Chuck Mambo defend his Brighton Championship against TK Cooper. Cooper appeared at the Deep Six show against former NXT UK Superstar Candyfloss. Mambo defended his Brighton title against ROH Star Mark Haskins at the same event.

This was the second annual Rumble show and once again featured a 30 person rumble. AEW star Jimmy Havoc also teamed with Jinny to take on Paul Robinson and Chakara.

The actual RIPTIDE Rumble itself featured some of the top independent talent in the UK. This included: Ashmore, Big T Justice, Cara Noir, Cassius, Charli Evans, Chief Deputy Dunne, Chris Brookes, Connor Mills, Damon Moser, El Phantasmo, Gene Munny, “Lord” Gideon Grey, Gisele Shaw, Jordon Breaks, Jurn Simmons, Kurtis Chapman, Kyle Fletcher, The Lion Kid, Los Federales Santos Jr, Session Moth Martina, Mike Bird, Rishi Ghosh, Rob Lias, Rocky Mac, Shay Purser, Sierra Loxton, Sugar Dunkerton, The OJMO and TK Cooper.

You can check out the full match below in full via YouTube. If you’re looking for more from RIPTIDE you can check our their Pivotshare page.

Revolution Pro Wrestling (Rev Pro) has announced a show in Manchester, England for later this year. The company will be hitting the Victoria Warehouse on June 29th.

Little has been released about the show except that Los Ingobernables will be involved in some capacity. Rev Pro and New Japan Pro Wrestling have an ongoing working relationship so there’s a good chance that NJPW’s biggest stars could be involved. This could hopefully include Tetsuya Naito, SANADA, EVIL, BUSHI, Hiromu Takahashi and Shingo Takagi from the Los Ingobernables faction.

Rev Pro recently held a big event during WrestleMania weekend. Several of New Japan’s stars such as Will Ospreay and Hiroshi Tanahashi appeared at the event. Former WWE Superstar and current Dragon Gate performer PAC was due to appear at the show but had to miss it due to visa issues.

Check out the tweet below for more information on Rev Pro’s upcoming show in Manchester, including how to get advance tickets:

NXT’s newest Japanese Superstar, KUSHIDA, began his time with NXT earlier in the month and continues to adjust to his new life in the United States.

Taking to Twitter, KUSHIDA shared his experiences in America so far, and what it has been like wrestling for a new company—one drastically different from his former employee, New Japan Pro Wrestling.

He comments that, although a month or so has passed since his move to Florida, it feels as though it has been more like a year to him.

“I was in a state where I didn’t understand the new practice environment, food, housing, English, Matches…but I feel that a little more open time has been created recently.”

KUSHIDA shares that on weekdays “practice picked up at the performance center” and also reveals that he has been taking one-on-one English classes in an attempt to better understand and speak the language.

His weekends are dedicated to house shows, and he states that he is “desperate every day to get through a day.” He breaks down his routine as “Driving to the venue yourself, setting the ring, wrestle, and clear the ring. Then drive back to home again … it is the life in NXT.”

These new experiences have allowed him a “series of fresh discovers”, and he feels as though he is becoming more experienced as a performer and person.

With his new life in America starting to settle, he promises that he can “finally put my feet on the pedal and 100% power on my engine. Bring all of this into the ring.”

The former 6-time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion will be making his NXT TV debut next on next week’s episode. He will compete against Kassius Ohno.

Mae Young classic competitor, Meiko Satomura, will soon be joining the WWE Performance Centre in Orlando, Florida.

According to Squared Circle Sirens, Satomura will be joining the company as a guest trainer.

Satomura has earned international popularity since she began training back in 1994 at the age of 14. She has gone on to wrestle worldwide for promotions including Gaea Japan, World Championship Wrestling, Chikara, and Senai Girls’ Pro Wrestling. She has even competed for Britain’s Fight Club Pro, where she wrestled against then-WWE United Kingdom champion, Pete Dunne.

Meiko has also competed for WWE, wrestling in the second Mae Young classic tournament in 2018.

Her participation in the tournament saw her defeat Killer Kelly, Mercedes Martinez, and Lacey Lane. She would be knocked out of the competition in the semifinals by NXT UK Women’s Champion, Toni Storm.

WWE Superstar, Natalya, retweeted the article, adding her thoughts on the subject with a succinct, “Wow.”

Given that Satomura is a disciple of the stiff, impactful style associated with Japanese female wrestlers known Joshi Strong Style, it will be interesting to see if Joshi will be taught to the current crop of NXT talent. If it is, what kind of matchups can we expect from the next generation of female WWE Superstars?

Unfortunately, it seems that new Impact Wrestling world champion, Brian Cage, suffered an injury during his matchup at the promotion’s Rebellion PPV.

Cage suffered the injury approximately three minutes into his match against defending champion, Johnny Impact. The spot occured as Johnny Impact delivered a Spanish Fly to Cage from off the ramp to the floor.

Despite this obvious setback, Cage was still able to to finish the match. He would then come face-to-face with a debuting Michael Elgin before being attacked post-match. Elgin would eventually hold the championship over his head, setting up a new contender for Cage going forward.

It’s reported that Cage had trouble walking backstage and was subsequently taken to the emergency room. There is no further update on his condition or the severity of the injury at this point in time.

Impact Wrestling addressed the situation on Twitter, announcing that Cage was rushed to the emergency room after his match with Johnny Impact. “More updates to come.”

We here at SEScoops hope the injury isn’t serious, and that the new Impact Wrestling world champion can get back to in-ring action as soon as possible.

• Full Results from Impact Wrestling’s Rebellion PPV

It was recently revealed that Cody’s opponent at All Elite Wrestling’s Double Or Nothing, would be his brother, Dustin Rhodes. Dustin initially denied the possibility, claiming to still be under WWE contract.

It turns out that he was granted his release back in January and has been under a 90-day non-compete clause.

Not everyone who requested their release has been granted it, however, as Luke Harper recently discovered.

Harper, who shared that he had requested his release via social media, was denied his release by WWE. He isn’t the first Superstar to ask for their release, with Hideo Itami and Tye Dillinger doing the same in recent months.

According to Dave Meltzer via Wrestling Observer Radio, Triple H is the man behind Dustin being granted his release.

Meltzer stressed that Vince McMahon doesn’t want to release anyone right now, especially with AEW on the horizon, but Triple H reportedly convinced Vince to permit Dustin Rhodes his release.

The same, ultimately, can’t be said for Luke Harper.

Instead, WWE has chosen to trigger a clause in Harper’s contract. They have added the time that he missed due to surgery onto the end of his contract. This has apparently extended it by an additional six months. He was supposedly meant to be entering into a feud with Sami Zayn, but those plans have changed.

Impact Wrestling presented Rebellion tonight from the Rebel Nightclub in Toronto, ON, Canada. The show featured two title changes and the surprising appearance of Michael Elgin following the conclusion of the Impact World Championship match.

Impact Wrestling Rebellion Results

1. Ace Austin defeated Petey Williams, Jake Crist, Aiden Prince, Cousin Jake, and Eddie Edwards – 6-pack scramble match
2. Scarlett Bordeaux defeated Rohit Raju
3. Moose & the North defeated the Rascalz
4. Knockouts Championship: Taya Valkyrie (c) defeated Jordynne Grace
5. X-Division Championship: Rich Swann (c) defeated Sami Callihan
6. Tessa Blanchard defeated Gail Kim
7. Impact World Championship: Brian Cage defeated Johnny Impact (c) – New Champion
8. Impact World Tag Team Championships: LAX defeated the Lucha Bros (c) – New Champions

LAX Regain Impact World Tag Team Championships

Santana and Ortiz are now 4x Impact World Tag Team Champions. They dethroned Pentagon and Fenix tonight in Full Metal Mayhem.

• LAX Regain Impact Tag Titles From Lucha Bros In Full Metal Mayhem

The two teams squashed the beef between them post-match:

Brian Cage Wins Impact World Championship/Michael Elgin Wants A Shot

Brian Cage won the Impact World Championship tonight. He defeated Johnny Impact for the belt:

Cage had little time to soak in his victory, however, as Michael Elgin made his Impact Wrestling debut shortly after the conclusion to tonight’s world title match. Elgin let it be known he wants a shot at Cage and the Impact World Championship.

Rich Swann Defeats Sami Callihan, Retains X-Division Title

The story of Rich Swann vs Sami Callihan at Rebellion was that Swann would never quit. Not even when Callihan brought out a whole bunch of lego or gave him a piledriver on the guard rail.

Tessa Blanchard defeats Gail Kim

Tessa Blanchard defeated Gail Kim tonight with her father Tully watching ringside. While Kim showed she hasn’t lost a step since her retirement from the ring, the buzzsaw Tessa Blanchard was too much for her on this night.

After the match, Blanchard showed Gail Kim respect and allowed her to bask in the admiration of her hometown fans.

Taya Valkyrie Retains

Taya Valkyrie retained her Knockouts championship tonight over Jordynne Grace. Valkyrie disposed of her challenger with the Road to Valhalla.

Impact Wrestling announced their next PPV will take place in Dallas on July 7th.

LAX are once again Impact Wrestling Tag Team Champions.

In the match which would headline Impact Wrestling’s Rebellion PPV tonight, Santana and Ortiz regained the promotion’s tag team championships. They dethroned the Lucha Bros in Full Metal Mayhem.

The match between the two rivals involved thumbtacks, piledrivers on top of chairs, power-bombs through tables and more:

LAX already holds the record for most combined days spent as Impact World Tag Team Champions with 594 across 4 title reigns. The next highest team on that list is Beer Money (Robert Roode & James Storm) with 514.

Following the match tonight, several members of the Impact Wrestling roster came out to show appreciation. Santana, Ortiz, Pentagon, Fenix, and Konnan would all squash their differences after the match.

Impact Wrestling Rebellion Results

1. Ace Austin defeated Petey Williams, Jake Crist, Aiden Prince, Cousin Jake, and Eddie Edwards – 6-pack scramble match
2. Scarlett Bordeaux defeated Rohit Raju
3. Moose & the North defeated the Rascalz
4. Knockouts Championship: Taya Valkyrie (c)T defeated Jordynne Grace
5. X-Division Championship: Rich Swann (c) defeated Sami Callihan
6. Tessa Blanchard defeated Gail Kim
7. Impact World Championship: Brian Cage defeated Johnny Impact (c) – New Champion
8. Impact World Tag Team Championships: LAX defeated the Lucha Bros (c) – New Champions

Michael Elgin appeared on PPV tonight at Impact Wrestling Rebellion from Toronto, ON, Canada. Elgin confronted new Impact World Champion Brian Cage after Cage had just dethroned Johnny Impact for the title.

Earlier this month, it was revealed that Elgin had left New Japan Pro Wrestling.

“After careful consideration and dialogue, Elgin and NJPW have mutually decided to part ways after his contract expired on March 31, 2019,” an NJPW press release regarding Elgin’s departure from the promotion reads. “We wish Michael Elgin nothing but the best in his future endeavors.”

• Michael Elgin Gone From NJPW

Elgin wrestled in NJPW from 2015 to 2019. He is a former IWGP Intercontinental Champion, NEVER Openweight Champion, NEVER 6-Man tag champion, and he won the New Japan Rumble in 2017.

Elgin is also a former ROH World Champion, having won the title in 2014.

Impact Wrestling Rebellion Results

1. Ace Austin defeated Petey Williams, Jake Crist, Aiden Prince, Cousin Jake, and Eddie Edwards – 6-pack scramble match
2. Scarlett Bordeaux defeated Rohit Raju
3. Moose & the North defeated the Rascalz
4. Knockouts Championship: Taya Valkyrie (c)T defeated Jordynne Grace
5. X-Division Championship: Rich Swann (c) defeated Sami Callihan
6. Tessa Blanchard defeated Gail Kim
7. Impact World Championship: Brian Cage defeated Johnny Impact (c) – New Champion
8. Impact World Tag Team Championships: LAX defeated the Lucha Bros (c) – New Champions

Brian Cage is the new Impact World Champion. He defeated Johnny Impact tonight at Impact Wrestling: Rebellion in Toronto, ON, Canada.

Impact turned the tides of the match by delivering a standing Spanish Fly to the outside on Cage:

At one point Johnny Impact had taken special guest referee Lance Storm out of the match. Taya attempted to get involved but got power-bombed for her trouble:

Brian Cage Impact World Champion

Cage becomes the 25th person to win the Impact World Championship and begins the 46th reign in the title’s lineage.

Johnny Impact finishes his title reign at 197 days. He defeated Austin Aries for the title at Bound for Glory in New York City’s Melrose Ballroom on October 14th, 2018.

Impact Wrestling Rebellion Results

1. Ace Austin defeated Petey Williams, Jake Crist, Aiden Prince, Cousin Jake, and Eddie Edwards – 6-pack scramble match
2. Scarlett Bordeaux defeated Rohit Raju
3. Moose & the North defeated the Rascalz
4. Knockouts Championship: Taya Valkyrie (c) defeated Jordynne Grace
5. X-Division Championship: Rich Swann (c) defeated Sami Callihan
6. Tessa Blanchard defeated Gail Kim
7. Impact World Championship: Brian Cage defeated Johnny Impact (c) – New Champion
8. Impact World Tag Team Championships: LAX defeated the Lucha Bros (c) – New Champions

Bayley and Becky Lynch will go one-on-one this week on Smackdown. It will be the first time the two have faced each other in single’s competition on the main roster.

The match comes as Becky Lynch prepares to do double-duty on the upcoming Money in the Bank PPV on May 19th. Lynch will defend the RAW title against Lacey Evans and the Smackdown title against Charlotte Flair on the show.

Becky Lynch vs Bayley

This match will be the first time the two have faced each other on the main roster. They met each other in single’s competition on NXT programming 5 times. Lynch won the first four but Bayley won the final match between the two.

This Tuesday’s Smackdown will emanate from the Schottenstein Center in Columbus, OH.

“Will Lynch be able to focus her attention on The Hugger with such a daunting task approaching at WWE Money in the Bank?” a WWE press release for the match reads. “Or will Bayley be able to get the most monumental victory of her SmackDown LIVE tenure thus far by knocking the champ-champ down a peg? Find out this Tuesday night.”

Bayley was recently moved from RAW to Smackdown in the Superstar Shakeup. As the holder of both RAW and Smackdown Women’s Championships (champ champ), Lynch appears on both brands.