The October 21, 2019 episode of WWE RAW aired live from the Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland, OH. Here are 5 takeaways from the show

Drew McIntyre Is The Final Member Of Team Flair

Ric Flair kicked off this week’s episode of RAW and came down to the ring to a great reaction from the crowd.

STYLIN'. PROFILIN'. KICKIN' OFF #RAW!

WOOOOO! @RicFlairNatrBoy pic.twitter.com/shHLe2y7Tm

— WWE (@WWE) October 22, 2019

A fan shouted at Flair and Ric responded with “tell your girlfriend that” and followed it up with “I used to know your mother”. Flair then announced Drew McIntyre as the final member of his team for Crown Jewel.

McIntyre stated that he was going to give everyone a preview of what he is going to do to Team Hogan at Crown Jewel tonight. Ricochet (Team Hogan) then battled Drew McIntyre as Ric Flair was ringside.

TEAM FLAIR is complete with the final member…@DMcIntyreWWE! @RicFlairNatrBoy has his all-star team ready for #WWECrownJewel! #RAW pic.twitter.com/jbuB6mCN1a

— WWE (@WWE) October 22, 2019

McIntyre dominated the match early and hit Ricochet with some chops to the chest in the corner of the ring. Ricochet went for a Crossbody but McIntyre caught him. Ricochet escaped but McIntyre knocked him out of the ring. Ricochet hit a Dropkick while McIntyre was on the apron and Drew fell to the floor. Ricochet then flipped onto McIntyre as RAW went to a commercial break.

When RAW returned, McIntyre was still in control and had Ricochet in a Headlock. Flair was interviewed in the middle of the match and told Hogan to be at SmackDown on Friday night.

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Ricochet battled back with an Enziguri and followed it up with a Springboard Clothesline. Ricochet connected with a Standing Shooting Star Press and went for the cover but McIntyre kicked out at one.

McIntyre hit a Buckle Bomb and followed it up with a massive Powerbomb to Ricochet for a near fall. Ricochet lifted up McIntyre onto his shoulders and hit an awesome Death Valley Driver. Ricochet followed it up with a Shooting Star Press off the top rope but somehow McIntyre was able to kick out at two.

Ricochet went for the Recoil but McIntyre blocked it and launched Ricochet out of the ring. Drew followed him out there and slammed Ricochet into the ring post. Back in the ring, McIntyre geared up in the corner and leveled Ricochet with the Claymore Kick for the pinfall victory. After the match, McIntyre hit Ricochet with a brutal Alabama Slam that sent Ricochet crashing face-first into the steel steps.

Before the #Claymore. After the #Claymore.@DMcIntyreWWE is VICTORIOUS over @KingRicochet on #RAW! pic.twitter.com/tcUKAnUvsM

— WWE (@WWE) October 22, 2019

He wasn't done.#RAW @DMcIntyreWWE pic.twitter.com/HPFB938ooJ

— WWE (@WWE) October 22, 2019

Rusev Attacked Lashley At A Restaurant

Rusev kicked off the second hour of RAW and joined Lawler for a King’s Court segment. Lawler brought up Lana having an affair with Bobby Lashley and took a long time getting around to asking a question. The crowd chanted “what?!” and Rusev told them to be quiet because Jerry is a Hall of Famer.

Rusev accused Lashley of poisoning Lana’s brain and for that, he will be crushed. Rusev went on to say that he hopes things work out with Lana before being interrupted by Lashley and Lana on the jumbotron.

They were feeding each other food and Lana claimed that it was “her dream” to go to this restaurant. Lashley then said: “as the saying goes, out with the old and in with the new”. Rusev finally got pissed off and said he knows exactly where they are and would like to deliver a message personally.

.@LanaWWE & @fightbobby take time to enjoy fine dining and look to ruin @RusevBUL's night once again on #RAW! pic.twitter.com/ddalHFuUeP

— WWE (@WWE) October 22, 2019

Later on RAW, Rusev arrived at the restaurant and attacked Bobby Lashley before security broke them up. Lana taunted Rusev as he was escorted out of the “restaurant”.

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Everything about this storyline has been embarrassing and it is heading towards a match that I simply do not care about. I’m definitely not the target audience for this type of storyline and I honestly don’t even know if there is one.

DINNER'S OVER.#RAW @RusevBUL @fightbobby @LanaWWE pic.twitter.com/AC8vFLy5nn

— WWE (@WWE) October 22, 2019

Cain Velasquez Beat Shelton Benjamin Down

Rey Mysterio came down to the ring and thanked the crowd for the love that they have shown him and his entire family. Rey told the crowd that they are his family and that they are all going to celebrate together when Cain Velasquez wins the WWE Championship and puts another scar on Brock Lesnar’s face.

Paul Heyman interrupted on the jumbotron and wondered if Mysterio would be saying these words if Lesnar were in Cleveland tonight. Heyman claimed that Brock Lesnar has been thinking about the loss to Velazquez for the past nine years. Paul added that Lesnar will get his revenge at WWE Crown Jewel on October 31st.

Shelton Benjamin interrupted and complained about Cain Velasquez getting a WWE Championship opportunity for defending Rey and his son. Benjamin said that he trained with Brock Lesnar and there is nobody besides Heyman in WWE that knows Lesnar better than him.

Benjamin shoved Mysterio to the corner and claimed that he must deserve a title shot. Shelton slapped Mysterio a couple of times before Cain Velasquez came down to the ring. Cain awkwardly beat Benjamin down for a bit before Shelton rolled out of the ring to end the segment.

Looks like @sheltyb803 got in trouble after running his mouth…@cainmma is here on #RAW! Ain't no stopping CAIN VELASQUEZ now! ? pic.twitter.com/S1t3TAbRTc

— WWE (@WWE) October 22, 2019

Seth Rollins Defeated Humberto Carrillo

Universal Champion Seth Rollins was interviewed backstage tonight. Rollins was greeted with boos from the crowd once he appeared on camera. Seth stated that he has been changed forever after stepping inside the ring with The Fiend. T

The crowd started to chant “CM Punk!” and Rollins approached Humberto Carrillo backstage. Rollins told Humberto that he burned down the Firefly Fun House because it was the right thing to do and that he would do it again. Seth added that he heard Humberto saying that he wanted to be champion one day and challenged him to a match tonight.

Carrillo connected with a Crossbody off the top rope for a two count. Seth knocked Humberto to the outside and hit him with a Suicide Dive. Rollins planted Carrillo with a Suplex on the floor outside the ring as RAW went to a break.

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When RAW returned, Seth connected with a Falcon Arrow for a two count. Rollins hit a knee to the face and went for another cover but Carrillo once again kicked out. Humberto dodged the Stomp and planted Rollins with a DDT. Carrillo followed it up with a Moonsault off the top rope for a near fall. Rollins hit a Superkick and then the Stomp for the pinfall victory.

THING. OF. BEAUTY.#RAW @Humberto_wwe pic.twitter.com/b40a3NmLsB

— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) October 22, 2019

There was a smattering of boos for Rollins once again following the match. The self-proclaimed best wrestler in the world has been making things difficult for himself on social media as of late and his Universal Championship reign has been quite terrible so far. Thus, it is no surprise that the crowd is going to be negative towards him and it is also no surprise that WWE will try to ignore it for as long as they can.

The exciting new draft pick for #RAW @humberto_wwe looks to impress and score the huge upset against the #UniversalChampion @WWERollins. What do you think, @WWEDramaKing?! pic.twitter.com/2dFZhfkwVs

— WWE (@WWE) October 22, 2019

Kevin Owens Helped Street Profits Pick Up A Win

Gallows and Anderson faced the Street Profits (Montez Ford & Angelo Dawkins) in the main event of this week’s RAW. AJ Styles mocked the Street Profits for claiming that there was a superstar that was going to have their back tonight and nobody showed up.

The OC dominated the match early and isolated Ford in the ring. Ford finally was able to battle back and tagged in Dawkins. Angelo planted Anderson with a Bulldog and followed it up with a Splash in the corner of the ring.

Montez Ford tagged back in as Dawkins lifted Anderson up onto his shoulders. Gallows broke it up but was then Clotheslined out of the ring by Dawkins. AJ Styles interfered and shoved Ford off the turnbuckle and Anderson hit him with a Spinebuster for a near fall.

The referee then threw out AJ from ringside and Kevin Owens’ music hit. Owens rushed down the ramp and planted Styles with a Stunner. Ford then hit Anderson with a Frog Splash for the pinfall victory.

STUNNER! STUNNER! STUNNER!

It appears The #StreetProfits found a friend in @FightOwensFight! #RAW pic.twitter.com/oSP50233q8

— WWE (@WWE) October 22, 2019

We’ve already seen AJ Styles and Kevin Owens feud on television. I was under the impression that the WWE Draft was a reset and we were going to see new storylines. Aleister Black defeating a jobber isn’t new to me. He has been on the main roster for months and should be beyond that at this point. I’ve seen Andrade vs. Sin Cara when Andrade was initially called up.

WWE failed to build these superstars up, so now they want the audience to forget that ever happened and once again become invested in these characters. I hope it works in the long run because there isn’t a single thing fresh or interesting on RAW right now in my opinion.

The #StreetProfits brought the BACKUP with @FightOwensFight! What a night for @MontezFordWWE & @AngeloDawkins on #RAW! pic.twitter.com/AfWSVEOlSP

— WWE (@WWE) October 22, 2019

Episode 80 of MLW Fusion is now online with this week’s show titled, “Jimmy Havoc’s Slaughterhouse.”

Rich Bocchini and A.J. Kirsch announces The Dynasty’s lawyers got a court ordered injunction against defending the MLW World Tag Team Championship against The Monarchs in Tijuana, Mexico. Next they set up the video clip of Ross and Marshall Von Erich, asking for their take on things…

Video Package

Marshall Von Erich opens, “Extremely frustrated, but it showed us two things. One thing, the Dynasty, they’re afraid of us. They’re scared, so they see us as a threat. Another thing, they’re champions. Conduct yourself like champions. Act like champions. You represent MLW, act like it.”

Marshall goes on to say they received some good news earlier in the day, to which Ross chimes in that they have, “great news.” Marshall says, “League officials let us know that our match has been moved to the Super Fight PPV on November second in Chicago, the windy city.” Ross adds, “It’s gonna be windy alright, it’s gonna be a Texas Tornado Tag Match” but the Von Erich’s are gonna be at home. We can’t wait!”

MLW FUSION RESULTS (10/21/19)

Opening Video Package

Havoc’s voice plays over the video package being shown “I’m willing to bleed for my art, and I am willing to make you bleed too.” A heartbeat continues to grow louder and faster as the clips are strobbing just as quickly showing different scenes of Havoc’s torture inside the ring. The words “Jimmy Havoc’s Slaughterhouse” appear across the screen, then blinks to black.

Show Opening

The screen blinks once again, this time Jimmy Havoc appearing alone in front of a worn brick wall. Havoc welcomes fans of MLW to “Jimmy Havoc’s Slaughterhouse.” He asserts that he has been made executive producer of tonight’s episode of MLW Fusion for this 80th episode.

“You can sort of guess what’s gonna happen here. We’re gonna have loads of fluffy dogs, unicorns, rainbows… and a LOT of blood and violence. Which is exactly what I like.” Havoc says as more clips of himself in the ring strobe in and out between his words.

Havoc begins his duties as executive producer by announcing his first order of business being a Tijuana Street Fight between “????? (Presented by Sauna De La Renta”) vs. Josef Samael”, saying it’s gonna get messy and he’s gonna love it.
Havoc continues, “The next order of business… Me. Against Savio Vega and Damian 666. This won’t be a ‘passing of the torch’, it will be ripping the torch out of their cold dead hands and Jimmy Havoc stands victorious as the best hardcore wrestler on the planet.”

Suddenly in a much lighter voice, Havoc chipperly asserts, “Let’s get back to the ring, shall we?”

Inside the Arena

This is the first glimpse of the ring and stage as the camera pans down the audience towards the stage entrance to the ramp. The crowd is cheering as the first match is about the begin.

Three on Three Match

Los Haraganes (Animal, Demencia, & Silver Star) vs. Triple Amenaza (Star Boy, Arandu, & Zarco)

Los Haraganes is out first as they make their way down the ramp towards the ring. They continue to hype the crowd as a quick promo for Super Fight on November 2nd airs. Triple Amenaza make their way to the ring next. Los Haraganes wastes no time as a trifecta of Suicide Bombs come flying over the top ropes onto Triple Amenaza before the match officially begins.

The ref signals for an official start to this No Disqualification Match as most of the action stays out in the crowd at first. Finally all three men of Los Haraganes are in the ring attacking one of Triple Amenaza. Finally Star Boy makes his way back into the ring to try and help, Los Haraganes team up on him with a Guillotine Leg Drop. Star Boy sends Demencia sliding out of the ring, directly into the guard rail. Later Silver Star hits a Springboard Arm Drag onto Star Boy ringside. Los Haraganes gets three Power Bombs in a row on Star Boy for the win.

Winner: Los Haraganes

Backstage

LA Park is shown sending a message to Fatu, that he is going to battle on November 2nd in Chicago at SuperFight. LA Park tells Fatu that he is going to break his face and end him in a bit more explicit wording (not edited in closed caption). He ends by saying he will be taking the championship to Mexico.

Tijuana Street Fight Match

Josef Samael vs. El Hijo de LA Park

Jimmy Havoc is shown outside of the arena with Salina de la Renta, El Hijo de LA Park, and a referee where the fight is set to take place. Out of nowhere Samael attacks Hijo to begin the match. Samael headbutts Hijo against a nearby fence as Salina stands by screaming at Hijo to get back up.

As Hijo makes his way back to his feet, he slams Samael through a wooden floor board and begins stomping him. Samael tries to break free as Hijo begins choking him. Hijo picks up the broken board and starts beating Samael with it.

Hijo looks as though he may win the fight until Ikuro Kwon and Simon Gotch run into him and begin beating him to the ground. Salina is calling for help as Hijo is still being attacked and the cameras cut off.

Winner: No Contest

No Disqualification Match

Jimmy Havoc vs. Savio Vega vs. Damian 666

Savio Vega is announced first as his music plays and he makes his way down the ramp and into the ring. The audience goes crazy for Jimmy Havoc as he makes his way to the ring second. Damian 666 comes out last and makes his way to the ring last as the three men enter different corners of the ring and the ref signals for the bell to ring and the match begins.

Not wasting any time, as the bell rings Savio Vega and Damian 666 team up on Havoc and with a double boot, they knock him out of the ring. Vega then turns on Damian 666 with a Clothesline as Havoc makes his way back into the ring with cookie sheets and a trash can.

Havoc knocks Vega down and then goes for Damian who seemed to feel nothing from the hit. Havoc looks apologetic as Damian snatches the cookie sheet and hits Havoc in the head. Vega gets in some good hits with his kendo stick. Damian gets a 2 count on Vega.

Damian begins to beat Havoc with a chair after already attacking him and Vega with a whip. Havoc puts thumbtacks onto a chair which he coincidentally ends up sitting in himself. Vega then slammed Havoc into the chair again after a Drop Toehold sent Havoc into the tacked chair.

Havoc is set up on a table Vega brought into the ring, but before Vega can do anything, Havoc dropped him on the top rope. Damian takes this opportunity to Superplex Vega through the table. Damian is then tossed out of the ring by Havoc who made his way back in. Havoc hits an Acid Rainmaker on Vega for the pin and three count win.

Winner: Jimmy Havoc

After the Match

The ref raises Havoc’s arm in victory as the bell is ringing to end the match. Jimmy Havoc goes after Damian 666 who is still inside the ring with another Acid Rainmaker. Havoc begins pounding fists on Damian, at one point biting him. The assault would most likely have continued, but Bestia 666 comes sliding in the ring as Havoc flees to the outside of the ring as the show ends.

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Jeff Hardy Pulled From Scheduled Appearance

Jeff Hardy will no longer be appearing at the annual Ringside Fest event in New York City. He was pulled from the scheduled appearance and replaced by Nikki Cross and Alexa Bliss.

Jeff Hardy Arrested Again

The event is scheduled to take place on Sunday, November 3 at Carolines On Broadway in Times Square, New York City.

Although not confirmed, the belief is that the reason he was pulled from the appearance is due to his most recent DWI arrest in North Carolina back on October 3. He’s set to go to court on Thursday, November 7. 

He’s been out of in-ring action after undergoing knee surgery earlier this year. 

Carmella Shows Off Black Eyes (Photo)

Carmella got people talking when she shared a photo on her official Instagram account where fans saw her sport two black eyes. 

As of this writing, there’s no word yet on when Carmella suffered the black eyes. You can see the full post here: 

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She was most recently in action on WWE television when she took part in the Six-Pack Challenge that saw Nikki Cross win the contest on Friday Night SmackDown last week.

As a result, Carmella became the new #1 contender to SmackDown Women’s Champion Bayley. 

Drew McIntyre is back on WWE television. 

The former WWE RAW Tag Team Champion made his return on Monday’s episode of RAW at the top of the show when WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair introduced him. McIntyre will be on Team Flair to take on Team Hogan at Crown Jewel. 

McIntyre’s return was expected as he had been spotted at recent WWE TV events. He took on Ricochet in a singles match on this same show. 

TEAM FLAIR is complete with the final member…@DMcIntyreWWE! @RicFlairNatrBoy has his all-star team ready for #WWECrownJewel! #RAW pic.twitter.com/jbuB6mCN1a

— WWE (@WWE) October 22, 2019

WWE RAW Results & Live Coverage (10/21)

The WWE RAW star joins Randy Orton, Baron Corbin, Bobby Lashley, and Shinsuke Nakamura on Team Flair. They’ll take on Roman Reigns, Rusev, Ricochet, Ali, and Chad Gable in a 5-on-5 Traditional Tag Team Match. 

McIntyre had been out of action after undergoing an operation to repair a lingering injury, which came up after his recent promotional tour of Mexico. 

The belief is that both sides wanted him to get the surgery done and out of the way. Both sides hoped he will be ready for the fall TV push and the build to WrestleMania 36 season, which appears to still be on track.

WWE presents the Crown Jewel pay-per-view event on Thursday, October 31, 2019 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia at the King Fahd International Stadium.

Cody Rhodes has commented on the viewership numbers thus far for AEW’s weekly television show, Dynamite on TNT. 

He did so when responding to a fan on his official Twitter account who brought up some comments made by Vince Russo on a recent episode of his podcast. Rhodes wrote the following: 

“We are happy and our partner is happy. We overshot projections and set a record for a WM debut. This is the era of cord cutting, simulcast and dvr bumps. We are proud of how incredible the numbers have been and know we need to work hard now more than ever.”

Cody Rhodes Opens Up About AEW’s Rankings System

While AEW has been off to a great start with Dynamite on TNT for the past three weeks, the viewership numbers for the show have been on a trend down since the premiere episode. 

The same goes for NXT on the USA Network, which airs during the same time slot as AEW. 

The premiere episode of Dynamite pulled in 1,409,000 while the second episode did 1,140,000 and the third episode, which was last week, averaged 1,014,000.

Rhodes is slated to challenge Chris Jericho for the AEW World Title at the Full Gear pay-per-view event next month. 

The October 21, 2019 edition of WWE RAW aired on the USA Network and took place at the Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland, OH.

– This week’s broadcast opens up with a video package looking at the feud between Seth Rollins and Bray Wyatt.

– WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair comes out to the ring and gets on the mic. Flair says now that Lebron’s gone, Cleveland needs a Champion, and The Nature Boy is here. Flair shouts out some guys dressed as him in the crowd, and we get a quick view of them. Flair moves on to the topic of Crown Jewel in Saudi Arabia, and says Team Flair is going to beat the hell out of Team Hogan. Flair talks some trash to a fan in the front row, then he introduces the next member of Team Flair — Drew McIntyre. Drew comes out and says he is granting a favor to Ric Flair, and he tells Ric to take a front row seat so Drew can give him a preview of what he’s going to do at Crown Jewel.

– Drew McIntyre vs. Ricochet: This one spills out to ringside early on, and Drew slams Ricochet into the fan barricade. Back in the ring, Drew hits a big chop to the chest on Ricochet as Flair cheers on from ringside. Ricochet throws some strikes back at Drew, but Drew drops him with an elbow to the face. Drew picks Ricochet up and gives him a back body drop. Drew applies a shoulder lock, until Ricochet fights up and hits a kick to the face. Drew shuts him down with a side slam for a two count. More chops to the chest from Drew now, and then he hits a release vertical suplex. We see Flair at ringside cheering Drew on. Drew applies a shoulder lock again, and Ricochet fights up to a vertical base. Drew hits another chop to the chest, then he looks for a slam, but Ricochet escapes. Ricochet dodges another shot, then he looks for a springboard cross body, but Drew catches him. Drew looks for a suplex, but Ricochet fights out and knees Drew in the head. Ricochet hits a kick to the head, but Drew fires back with an elbow to the face that knocks Ricochet outside. Ricochet runs from ringside up into the ring and dropkicks Drew’s knees out. Drew falls out to ringside, and Ricochet hits a suicide dive on him. Back in the ring, Drew fights back and slams Ricochet into the corner. We go to ringside where Flair is cutting a promo on Hogan, and he challenges Hogan to be at SmackDown on Friday Night. Back in the ring, Ricochet starts fighting back, and he dropkicks Drew off the turnbuckle. Ricochet hits a series of strikes, and Drew falls into the corner. Ricochet hits a spear in the corner, and then a springboard clothesline. Ricochet hits a standing shooting star press for a one count. Drew misses a shot and Ricochet hits a springboard kick to the face. He follows up with a springboard moonsault on Drew for a two count. Ricochet misses a shot and Drew slams him down. Drew hits a crucifix powerbomb on Ricochet into the turnbuckle, and then a sit-out powerbomb. Drew pins for a two count. Drew picks up Ricochet, but Ricochet breaks free and headbutts him, then boots Drew in the face. Ricochet tries to pick up Drew but struggles, and Drew elbows him in the head. Ricochet fires back with a kick, then he picks up Drew for a Death Valley Driver. Ricochet goes up top and hits a Shooting Star Press for a two count. Ricochet misses a couple of shots now, then Drew dumps him out to ringside. Drew throws Ricochet into the ring post, then takes the fight back in the ring. Drew hits the Claymore Kick for the three count.

Winner: Drew McIntyre

– We go to replays and see Flair celebrating at ringside. After the match, Drew picks up Ricochet and headbutts him, then throws him into the ring post. Drew grabs Ricochet and hits an underhook DDT. Drew takes Ricochet out to ringside and gives him the reverse Alabama Slam on to the ring steps. Flair celebrates with Drew in the ring and raises his hand. Flair and Drew make fun of Hulk Hogan’s poses before leaving.

– We see a commercial for SmackDown on FS1 this Friday, featuring Ric Flair, Hulk Hogan, Cain Velasquez, and Brock Lesnar.

– The OC is backstage for an interview. They trash the Street Profits and say they didn’t earn their keep yet like The OC did. AJ makes fun of the Street Profits for asking if they want “this smoke,” and says that kind of smoke is illegal in Cleveland. Gallows says Cleveland doesn’t rock, Cleveland sucks.

– We see a pre-taped promo from Aleister Black, who once again challenges someone to pick a fight with him.

– Aleister Black vs. Jason Reynolds: Jason Reynolds appears to be an enhancement talent. Black connects with several kicks in the opening moments of this one. Reynolds grabs Black by the hair, and Black fights him off with a back elbow to the face. Reynolds throws Black into the corner and hits him with some kicks. Black fights back with a series of strikes now. Black hits the Black Mass for the win after a short match.

Winner: Aleister Black

– Rusev is shown backstage getting ready to come out to the ring. He’s not in his ring gear tonight.

– We see a brief pre-taped promo from the Authors Of Pain, who still have yet to arrive back on RAW.

– WWE Hall of Famer Jerry “The King” Lawler is in the ring for The King’s Court. Lawler talks about seeing a little too much of Bobby Lashley and Lana lately. He says everyone’s been talking about it except for Rusev, so he’s inviting Rusev out here now to talk about it. Rusev comes out to the ring in street clothes. Lawler talks about Lana and Lashley making things public, and asks what Rusev’s thoughts on this are. He says that Lashley has poisoned Lana’s brain, and for that he will be crushed. Rusev says he’s still hoping and praying that he and Lana will get through this. Lashley and Lana appear on the big screen, and it looks like they’re at a restaurant. Lashley says he won’t make the same mistakes Rusev did with Lana. Lana says she asked Rusev to take her to that restaurant over and over, but Rusev wouldn’t take her, but Lashley does. Lana and Lashley say they love each other, then the video ends. Jerry asks Rusev what he thinks, but Rusev says he’s going to deliver his message to Lashley personally, because he knows exactly where they are.

– Still to come: The OC vs. The Street Profits and a mystery partner. Plus: Seth Rollins will talk about burning down the Firefly Fun House.

– Andrade is shown backstage warming up and Zelina is giving him a pep talk.

– Sin Cara vs. Andrade: Zelina cuts a brief promo before the match. Sin Cara and Andrade are both aggressive off the opening bell, and Cara starts taking control. Zelina grabs Cara’s leg from the apron, which leads to Andrade booting him in the face and taking control of the match. Back in the ring, Sin Cara hits a springboard moonsault for a near-fall. Andrade fights back with a kick for a two count of his own. Andrade hits a series of suplexes on Sin Cara now for another two count. They fight up the turnbuckle now, which leads to Sin Cara hitting a sunset flip powerbomb off the top for a two count. Andrade fires back with a running knee strike for a two count of his own. Sin Cara dumps Andrade outside now and hits a flying hurricanrana on him. Back in the ring, Andrade distracts the ref while Zelina hits a cheap shot on Sin Cara. Andrade hits the hammerlock DDT for the three count after a competitive match.

Winner: Andrade

– Humberto Carrillo is backstage for an interview, where he says when you face Andrade, you have to face Zelina at the same time. Humberto says Andrade could be a future Universal Champion, unless Humberto beats him. Humberto says he has a lot to prove, but he will be Champion too one day, and he won’t be a Champion who plays with fire like Seth Rollins.

– The Street Profits are shown backstage talking about their match tonight, and making fun of AJ’s hair cut and their hand symbols. They say they found someone to be their partner tonight, but it’s a surprise. The only hint, is he doesn’t like AJ Styles, and he also wants the smoke.

– We see 24/7 Champion R-Truth creeping around the backstage area trying not to be seen. He walks into The Bollywood Boys, and one distracts him while the other one pins Truth to win the 24/7 Title. They run off, and Truth says “there was two of them.”

– The Viking Raiders vs. Zach Ryder & Curt Hawkins: Ryder and Hawkins cut a promo at the Gorilla position about how big this opportunity is for them tonight, and Ryder wonders if they’ll get to have some pyro for their entrance tonight. They didn’t get their pyro. This one is a non-Title match. Erik and Ivar beat down both Ryder and Hawkins in the opening moments of this one, and send them out to ringside. Ivar hits a suicide dive on them at ringside, then takes Ryder back in the ring. Erik tags in and goes at it with Ryder now. Hawkins tags in for the double team on Erik for a two count. Ryder and Hawkins trade frequent tags now to continue the offense on Erik. Ivar gets the tag and starts cleaning house. Erik tags in for the double team on Hawkins. Ryder breaks up the pin, then Erik knees Ryder in the face. Ivar tags in and they hit the Viking Experience on Hawkins for the three count.

Winners: The Viking Raiders

– We go to Lashley and Lana at the restaurant, and an employee walks over and says he has to ask them to leave. He says he heard Lana’s husband Rusev is coming here, and he doesn’t want there to be a scene. Lashley says Rusev doesn’t have the balls to come do anything.

– Rey Mysterio is shown arriving at the arena with his arm still in a sling.

– Back from the commercial break, we see Rusev invade the unnamed restaurant and start attacking Bobby Lashley. Rusev drops Lashley and pummels on him until police run over and pull them apart. The police appear to arrest Rusev while Lana screams.

– Rey Mysterio comes out to the ring next, and he gets pyro for his entrance. Rey gets on the mic and thanks the WWE Universe for their support, and talks about how they are like his family now. He talks about how Cain will take out Lesnar at Crown Jewel, but then Paul Heyman appears on the big screen. Heyman talks some trash to Rey. Shelton Benjamin then comes out and hits the ring. Shelton gets on the mic, and says Rey’s friend Cain came to save him because Rey couldn’t protect himself, but Shelton has a buddy too — Brock Lesnar. Shelton talks about how he went to university with Lesnar and trained together, and Brock is his family. Shelton starts shoving Rey around and asking where Rey’s friend is now. Shelton keeps shoving Rey, and then Cain Velasquez comes out to the ring. Cain starts brawling with Shelton and slams him down, then puts him in a choke until Shelton taps out. Shelton heads to the back while Cain and Rey stand tall in the ring.

– Universal Champion Seth Rollins is backstage for an interview. He talks about everyone saying Bray Wyatt is in his head, but now Seth is in Bray’s head. Seth sees Humberto off in the distance and walks over to him. Seth tells him when your Champion you have to make tough decisions sometimes, and he says he burned down the Firefly Fun House once, and he would do it again. Seth says he can appreciate that Humbeto wants to be a Champion one day, so why doesn’t he face Seth in the ring – tonight, right now.

– Back from the break, we see some players from the Cleveland Browns in the front row, and one of them is dressed up as Scott Steiner.

– We see footage of a parade in Saudi Arabia last week, where there were massive parade floats of Roman Reigns and The Undertaker.

– Seth Rollins vs. Humberto Carrillo: This one is a non-Title match. Seth has flames shooting out of the stage for his entrance. The opening bell sounds and Humberto immediately starts off with a roll-up attempt and an arm drag. They face off and lock up now, and they start trading takedowns and holds. Seth starts taking control, but Humberto fights back with a springboard cross body. Seth dumps Humberto outside then hits a suicide dive on him, and then suplexes him on the ringside floor. Back in the ring, Rollins controls the next several moments of the match. Humberto escapes a suplex attempt and hits a jawbreaker, then a kick to the face of Rollins. Humberto dumps Rollins outside and then hits a corkscrew suicide dive on him. Back in the ring, Rollins fights back and hits the Falcon Arrow. Rollins follows up with a flying knee off the top for a two count. Rollins hits a Buckle Bomb and then a superkick for another two count. Humberto dodges a curb stomp, then rolls up Rollins for a two count. Humberto hits a flying kick to the face, and then a DDT. Humberto goes up top and hits a big moonsault for a two count. Humberto misses a shot now and Rollins connects with a kick to the body. Rollins follows up with the Curb Stomp for the three count.

Winner: Seth Rollins

– After the match, Seth shakes Humberto’s hand before leaving.

– The OC is shown backstage walking towards the Gorilla position.

– R-Truth gets into it with The Bollywood Boys backstage again, and it confirms for him that there are in fact two of them.

– The OC vs. The Street Profits & ???: AJ cuts a brief promo before the match saying the Street Profits couldn’t find a partner, then they show us the footage of The OC beating down the Profits last week. The opening bell sounds without the Street Profits’ mystery partner, and it looks like this one as been tuned into a traditional tag team match as AJ is standing at ringside. Ford and Anderson start off, and Ford takes control of this one in the opening moments. Anderson rolls outside to regroup, then Gallows tags in. Dawkins tags in too and takes Gallows down with a shoulder tackle. Dawkins and Gallows trade strikes in the corner now, and Gallows drops Dawkins with a big boot. Gallows pummels on Dawkins in the corner, then puts him in a shoulder lock. Anderson tags in for the double team. Ford tags in and drops Anderson with a leaping clothesline, then he knocks Gallows off the apron. AJ causes a distraction, which leads to Anderson throwing Ford out to ringside. Gallows boots Ford in the face at ringside, then Anderson comes flying off the apron with a flying knee strike on Ford at ringside. Back in the ring, Gallows and Anderson take turns beating down Ford. Dawkins finally gets the hot tag and cleans house. Ford tags back in for the double team. Gallows runs in and takes Dawkins out to ringside to break up the double team attempt. AJ cheap shots Ford behind the ref’s back, the Anderson rolls him up for a two count. AJ gets on the apron, and the ref ejects AJ from ringside. Kevin Owens’ music hits and Owens runs down to ringside. Owens hits a stunner on AJ at ringside, then ford hits a dive on Gallows. Back in the ring, Dawkins slams Anderson down, then Ford hits a frogsplash off the top for the three count.

Winners: The Street Profits

– Owens applauds the Street Profits from the stage as their hands are raised in the ring. We go to replays as the Street Profits celebrate in the crowd and RAW goes off the air.

UFC star Colby Covington is back at it again by talking about his desire to make the move to the world of pro wrestling. 

The former interim UFC Welterweight Champion spoke with Submission Radio where he discussed wanting to wrestle in WWE while he’s a UFC champion. In this interview, he had some harsh words for WWE Universal Champion Seth Rollins.

This is where he put Rollins on notice by calling him a “little cry baby.” He stated that he would love to go up against him. 

“He thinks he’s so tough, he thinks he’s so hard because he’s got a girlfriend that’s famous. It’s pretty much making his career because he’s dating Becky Lynch.”

UFC’s Colby Covington Looks To Crossover To WWE, Become Two-Sport Champion

Covington continued by noting that he would love to shut him up and what better way to do it then in a wrestling match.

In fact, he pitched a tag team match that would see him team up with Ronda Rousey to take on Seth Rollins and Becky Lynch. He thinks it would be a huge match. He added that no one on the WWE roster is safe if he comes over there. 

For all of your latest UFC news, make sure to check out our partner site, MMANews.com.

Cain Velasquez and Rey Mysterio’s opponents have been announced for WWE’s upcoming live event from Mexico City, Mexico.

The duo will face Drew McIntyre & Andrade (w/ Zelina Vega) on Saturday, November 30th. The news comes courtesy of the official WWE Español Twitter account, which released an updated lineup for the SuperShow on Monday.

The 11/30 WWE SuperShow from Mexico City takes place Arena Ciudad de Mexico, the same arena where Velasquez made his pro wrestling debut at Triplemania XXVII in August.

This will mark Velasquez’s second match under the WWE banner. Velasquez makes his WWE in-ring debut when he challenges Brock Lesnar for the WWE Championship at the Crown Jewel pay-per-view event on October 31, 2019.

• Goldberg Says He Wants To Work With Cain Velasquez

WWE Mexico City SuperShow (11/30)

The following matches are now being advertised for WWE’s return to Mexico City on November 30th:

• Universal Champion Seth Rollins vs. The Fiend
• Cain Velasquez & Rey Mysterio vs. Drew McIntyre & Andrade (w/ Zelina Vega)
• Becky Lynch & Charlotte Flair vs. Sasha Banks & Bayley
• Intercontinental Champion Shinsuke Nakamura (w/ Sami Zayn) vs. Braun Strowman
• Roman Reigns vs. King Corbin
• Kevin Owens vs. Randy Orton
• Ricochet & The Viking Raiders vs. The O.C. (AJ Styles, Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson)
• Rusev vs. Bobby Lashley (w/ Lana)

Friday’s edition of WWE SmackDown on FOX from Indianapolis, IN at the Bankers Life Fieldhouse averaged 2.418 million viewers, according to ShowbuzzDaily.

This is down from the 2.877 million viewers that the show did for last week’s episode of SmackDown.

The show averaged 2.441 million viewers in the fast nationals, which was down from last week’s 2.898 million viewers. This number measured the top metered markets. 

The episode was expected to maintain viewership due to the hype surrounding the fallout of the WWE Draft. 

The show had to go up against an MLB playoff game on FS1 that did 5.632 million viewers. It also went up against the UFC Boston show on ESPN 2 that saw the main card average 805,000 viewers. 

WWE is expecting to see a drop in viewership for the following episode due to it airing on FS1 for one week, which should be interesting to see what number it pulls in.

Matches that took place on this show included Roman Reigns beat Intercontinental Champion Shinsuke Nakamura by DQ, Heavy Machinery defeat Dolph Ziggler, Robert Roode & The Revival, Nikki Cross defeats Carmella and Dana Brooke and Lacey Evans and Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville to win the WWE Women’s Tag Team Titles, Braun Strowman defeats Drew Gulak, and Daniel Bryan & Roman Reigns defeat King Corbin & Shinsuke Nakamura in the headliner. 

In case you missed the show, you can check out the 5 takeaways from it here.

Watch: Top 10 Moments from Friday Night SmackDown (10.18.19)

WWE Universal Champion Seth Rollins says Kenny Omega is playing in the “minor leagues” of professional wrestling.

Rollins appeared at the Fandemic Tour 2019 convention in Houston, TX on Sunday. During a Q&A panel, Rollins was asked about the possibility of wrestling against new AAA Mega Champion Kenny Omega. A fan in attendance specifically asked Rollins about wrestling Omega at WWE’s biggest show of the year, WrestleMania.

On several occasions, Rollins has expressed desire to work with Omega. On Sunday, he took the opportunity to knock Kenny Omega’s home promotion, All Elite Wrestling (AEW)

“When Kenny is done playing in the minor league over there, then he can come to work at the absolute top professional wrestling company in the world in front of the most people, to make the most money and have the biggest matches which is with me at WrestleMania.”

Rollins’ remark got a big reaction from the crowd and rightfully so. He has been a staunch advocate of WWE, railing against fans critical of the promotion’s creative direction.

Rollins has also taken several digs at AEW over the past several months. In a media conference call back in July, Rollins scoffed at the idea that AEW could challenge WWE, declaring WWE will ‘knock AEW dead’ just like they do with everyone else.

• Kenny Omega Comments On ‘Exciting Proposal’ Of Wrestling Seth Rollins

You can watch Seth Rollins’ comment about Kenny Omega and AEW here, courtesy of B. Rob of the Random Ramblings podcast:

https://www.instagram.com/p/B33LcpUJOkH

Eric Bischoff addressed his recent departure from WWE on his 83 Weeks podcast with Conrad Thompson recently. The topic of the podcast was Scott Hall’s tenure in WCW but at the end of the podcast, Bischoff addresses what happened during his recent stint working with WWE.

“I’m not gonna spend too much time clearing up the rumor and innuendo because it’s out there and I think people are smart enough to see through the b******t that they read on dirt sites and that kinda thing and honestly I don’t want to get negative.”

“I was really grateful for the opportunity to work at WWE and it was an opportunity. It didn’t work out the way I wanted it to work out, clearly, it didn’t work out the way Vince McMahon wanted it to work out, but that happens and I’m not taking any of personally.”

Eric Bischoff on the Writing Staff For Smackdown

“The writing staff for SmackDown in particular as well as a lot of the other writers who are on Raw, they are a very, very talented and unbelievably hard-working and dedicated group of people.”

“Just to have the opportunity to work with people like that in and of itself was worth this experiment. I didn’t come here thinking I was going to be in WWE for five or ten years, I looked at it as a relatively short term opportunity, meaning two or three years. I didn’t think it would be quite this short term, but sometimes that happens. WWE is a great company with a very defined culture and process and I didn’t necessarily fit into it and that’s just the way it is.”

“I’m not sad, I’m not disappointed, I’m not angry, I’m not any of those things. I’m just looking forward to the next opportunity wherever and whenever that might be.”

Bischoff’s comments regarding his departure from WWE are made in the final 10 minutes of the below podcast:

He lite the fuse that ignited a war that we still talk about today. @EBischoff & @HeyHeyItsConrad take an in-depth look at the career of #ScottHall

EPISODE DROPS AT 6AM EThttps://t.co/XcMBzRdz3T pic.twitter.com/1F8OPGgI7n

— 83 Weeks w/ Eric Bischoff (@83Weeks) October 20, 2019

Bischoff has already been booked for Starrcast IV in Baltimore.

• Eric Bischoff Booked For Starrcast IV

Randy Orton posted a message to his followers on Instagram recently and tagged several members of the Elite. Orton posed outside of a sign which read “Elite” on it.

As you can see in Orton’s Instagram post below, the 13-time World Champion tagged The Revival, Chris Jericho, Cody Rhodes, Luke Harper, Riddick Moss, and Elias in the post.

https://www.instagram.com/p/B33tX4_ASA7/

Randy Orton’s 10-Year WWE Deal

Orton signed a 10-year contract with WWE in January of 2010. Unless the 39-year-old Superstar quietly agreed to a new deal with WWE, Orton is due to become a free agent in early 2020.

Orton and Cody Rhodes have a long history together. Cody was a member of Orton’s Legacy faction from 2008-2010. He had the following to say on Orton’s impact on his career in the below Tweet:

https://twitter.com/CodyRhodes/status/1021918150424711168

In February of 2018, Orton commented on there being a Legacy reboot sometime in the future in response to Cody taking a shot at a fan on Twitter:

DAMN (Ron’s Simmons voice)
Can’t wait to have you back one day codeman. Legacy reboot? Ha I kid I kid https://t.co/Ya07a3fO3g

— Randy Orton (@RandyOrton) February 6, 2018

Randy Orton Calls Out The Rock

• Randy Orton Wants To Confront The Rock On SmackDown

Earlier this month, Orton called out the Rock on social media.

.@TheRock I see you will be at #SmackdownOnFox this Friday. How about you & I have a discussion about who’s the greatest 3rd generation of all time and we answer that question April 5th in Tampa At Wrestlemania 36. A vipers sense of smell is unmatched. I smell what you’re cooking

— Randy Orton (@RandyOrton) October 4, 2019

39-year-old Randy Orton was recently drafted to the RAW brand. He will be apart of Team Flair against Team Hogan at Crown Jewel.

Despite the significant advertising push WWE enjoyed in the run-up to SmackDown’s premiere on FOX, it hasn’t stopped ratings dropping week after week. The promotion has also been losing the ratings war against All Elite Wrestling (AEW). Their black-and-gold brand NXT airs against TNT’s AEW: Dynamite on Wedneday nights.

Aesthetic changes to the shows haven’t been enough to distract fans from the quality issues WWE has been suffering with. Most recently, the Hell in a Cell main event between Seth Rollins and ‘The Fiend’ Bray Wyatt came under fire from fans and industry professionals because of WWE’s creative decisions. Even former-SmackDown Executive Director, Eric Bischoff, was recently fired and replaced in an effort to try and reshape WWE’s product.

These issues haven’t been overlooked by WWE personnel and talent.

Bryan Alveraz commented on WWE’s issues during a recent episode of Wrestling Observer Live. He stressed that morale backstage has taken a hit over the past few weeks.

“I was told today, there may be more [releases] coming, who knows? Morale has not been good for a long time but apparently the morale has taken an even bigger hit since October 1st. If you recall, the belief within WWE … their idea was ‘oh my god, we’re going to FOX and a new boom period is going to kick off.”

SmackDown on FOX lost a million viewers between the premiere episode and follow up episode the week after. Alvarez noted how the WWE Draft was a mess, despite WWE’s proclamations that everything had been planned out in advance. 

H/T to WrestlingNews.co for the transcription. 

https://youtu.be/Y4e_EeDx99U

Mexican wrestling star La Parka was injured at Sunday night’s AAA live event from Monterrey, MX. The injury took place during a spot where La Parka did a suicide dive to the outside of the ring. He landed badly and his opponent Shil-Kah was also hurt. Both men were hospitalized.

https://twitter.com/vicmartz20/status/1186255278628581376

There has been some confusion regarding the identity of the ‘La Parka’ who was injured last night. To clarify, the wrestler who works for AAA as La Parka is not the same performer as LA Park, the luchador who works for Major League Wrestling and wrestled as La Parka in WCW.

MLW addressed the situation on social media, expressing support for AAA star La Parka. MLW wishes La Parka a speedy recovery and assured fans that LA Park is in good health with no connection to Sunday night’s incident.

https://twitter.com/MLW/status/1186281818645057536

NXT star Kassius Ohno posted a lengthy statement regarding the dangers of the dive spot in question.

I don’t recommend seeking out the footage of these two dives. Spine-chilling, quite literally

Wrestlers & fans alike take heed- however easy & routine these death defying maneuvers appear to be, they are just that: DEATH DEFYING

They have the potential to change careers & LIVES https://t.co/pGFOqFlmKa

— Chris Hero (Is Back) (@ChrisHero) October 21, 2019

SEScoops wishes AAA stars La Parka and Shil-Kah speedy recoveries.

Xavier Woods went down with an injury while working a house show on Monday. 

Woods teamed up with Big E at the WWE live event in Sydney, Australia against WWE RAW Tag Team Champions Revival in the opening contest. Woods suffered the injury when he did a leapfrog and went down right away. 

Fans in attendance noted that it looked to be an ankle injury. This is when the referee threw up the dreaded x-sign. Once Woods got out of the ring, Big E grabbed the microphone and stated that he would fight them 2-on-1. 

The finish saw Wilder roll up Big E, who missed a splash in the corner on an exposed turnbuckle.

Later in the show, Kofi Kingston took on Randy Orton in a singles match. The Revival came to ringside during the match, which led to Big E making the save. Woods didn’t appear for the run-in. 

We hope to have a further update shortly and wish Xavier Woods a speedy recovery.

https://twitter.com/lauharrier/status/1186208052342489088

Sorry #WweSydney pic.twitter.com/qawAmenlq3

— Austin Creed (@AustinCreedWins) October 21, 2019

WWE Sydney, Australia Results

• WWE RAW Tag Team Champions Revival defeated Big E and Xavier Woods
• Buddy Murphy defeated Sami Zayn 
• WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Kabuki Warriors defeated The IIconics and Fire & Desire 
• Kofi Kingston defeated Randy Orton 
• Intercontinental Champion Shinsuke Nakamura with Sami Zayn defeated Mustafa Ali
• WWE SmackDown Women’s Champion Bayley defeated Charlotte Flair
• Roman Reigns & Daniel Bryan defeated Luke Harper & Erick Rowan – Steel Cage Match

Randy Orton Pondering Future With AEW?

Monday has rolled around again, which means another episode of WWE RAW is on tap. The company has announced several things in advance to help hype the show in hopes to increase viewership. 

Thus, it’s time to look ahead starting with tonight’s episode of Monday Night RAW. 

Among the things announced include WWE Universal Champion Seth Rollins expected to discuss burning down The Firefly Fun House and attacking Bray Wyatt last week. 

This will be the latest in the build to their Falls Count Anywhere Match at the upcoming Crown Jewel pay-per-view event that “can’t be stopped for any reason.”

WWE holds this show in Cleveland, Ohio at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. WWE is advertising the following items for tonight’s broadcast:

• Seth Rollins to discuss burning down The Firefly Fun House
• Ric Flair to name final member of Team Flair for WWE Crown Jewel
• The Street Profits challenge The O.C. with a mystery friend in their corner
• Sin Cara returns to Raw against Andrade
• Rey Mysterio to appear live on Raw

WWE will also be creating new programs and building on the hype for existing feuds that will take place heading into the Crown Jewel pay-per-view event. 

Join us here later tonight for WWE RAW Live Results and our post-show RAW Takeaways feature.

All Elite Wrestling’s Dr. Britt Baker D.M.D. has opened up about her personal influences that inspired her to chase her pro wrestling dreams.

Speaking with Wrestlezone, Baker highlighted the recent women’s revolution in WWE as being a significant turning point for her.

“Instead of diving further back to the fandom as a child, more recently when I was training as an independent wrestler, that is really when women’s wrestling took to the forefront and really started this upward rise,” Baker stated.

She continued, “The women’s revolution—evolution—that, for me, major influencing on that was the Four Horsewomen of WWE: Bayley, Becky, Charlotte, and Sasha. And I think all women today, we have them to thank to some extent because, whether you like it or not, they had a huge role in women’s wrestling being where it is today. They fought through the two-minute matches and the 20-second segments. So, for them to kind of stick through it and keep grinding, that really benefits the rest of us.”

Looking to the future, Baker admits that she wants to help AEW continue to innovate and entertain fans. She explained that they are committed to providing an alternative, highlighting that competition is excellent for everyone.

Joe Hendry recently became the newest member of the Ring of Honor (ROH) roster. In an interview with Sportskeeda Wrestling, Hendry explained why he signed with ROH and his feelings on ROH’s talent pool.

He admitted that he felt that ROH was where he needed to be, crediting his decision to a gut feeling.

“My gut was telling me, ‘This is where I need to be.’ What a lot of people don’t know is, earlier in 2016, I actually flew myself over to a Ring of Honor tryout, so when I’m doing my podcast and I’m talking to my trainees, anyone wanting to get into wrestling, I’m trying to educate them that things don’t always happen right away. You need to work away at things for years,” Hendry said.

He continued, “You look at the roster, the roster is absolutely incredible and it’s with matches that are pushing me technically every single time that I wrestle for Ring of Honor, so it makes me really feel that this is the place that gives you the best of both worlds to really push myself creatively and athletically as well.”

Hendry believes that ROH is “going to go from strength to strength” over the next few years. He’s excited to be a part of that journey, adding that the talent undeniably exists within the promotion.

“[…] the roster is absolutely unbelievable and you shouldn’t pay attention to the Internet as well because I will tell you now, the crowds are growing, they are getting bigger and, every time I go over there, I’m seeing more passion, more intensity from the fans and I think that there’s a momentum here. Ring of Honor’s going to go from strength to strength for the next few years. There’s a reason I chose to be in this company.”

H/T to Wrestlezone for the quotes.

Former NXT Tag Team Champions The Street Profits have said farewell to the black-and-gold brand. The team, comprised of Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford, shared an emotional goodbye to NXT during a show in Vancouver.

WWE NXT’s Twitter account uploaded a video capturing Dawkins’ message to the fans, accompanied by the caption:

“The #StreetProfits’ @AngeloDawkins had an emotional goodbye to the #NXTUniverse in #NXTVancouver with @MontezFordWWE by his side. #WeAreNXT”

In the video, Ford reminded his tag team partner of his seven-year journey to the main roster. The crowd then start a “You deserve it” chant causing Dawkins to break into tears.

“I ain’t really good at goodbyes either,” Dawkins confessed. “But…as we all know saying from the bottom of our hearts: everybody in here is NXT!

The #StreetProfits’ @AngeloDawkins had an emotional goodbye to the #NXTUniverse in #NXTVancouver with @MontezFordWWE by his side. #WeAreNXT pic.twitter.com/RU1JRsPEjR

— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) October 20, 2019

The team were recently drafted to Monday Night RAW after weeks of cameo appearances and backstage segments.

The decision to feature them was apparently the idea of RAW Executive Director, Paul Heyman. He is reportedly a fan of The Street Profits work and sees mainstream potential in them for the main roster.

During last week’s episode of RAW, the Street Profits were beaten down by The O.C. in a backstage segment, suggesting a big feud for them out the gate.

Former WWE Superstar Kurt Angle recently attended New Jersey Horror Con. During his time at the convention, the Hall of Famer was interviewed by ThePopBreak.com.

Angle was asked how his transition away from being an in-ring talent has been. He was also asked what kind of advice he would give to indie wrestlers. Angle even spoke about the man who defeated him in his farewell match at WrestleMania 35, Baron Corbin.

He admitted that leaving in-ring competition behind has been a little difficult. His love of wrestling makes the shows a tough watch for him, despite now being a WWE Producer.

“Right now it’s a little hard to watch,” Angle confessed. “I mean when you make the transition from wrestling to retirement, you still want to be out there. So it’s a little difficult, but I’ve been handling it pretty well. It keeps me busy.”

When asked for advice for indie wrestlers, Angle recommended that they learn how to bump and sell properly. He explained that “Those two things will give you a lot of success and they will help you make money, and help make the business money. If you sell really well, you’re going to be a great wrestler.

His final opponent, Baron Corbin, recently won the King of the Ring tournament. Despite beating him in his farewell match in April, Angle has nothing but praise for King Corbin.

“Baron’s a good kid. I think he’s gonna have a great future. He’s obviously King of the Ring now. I always knew he was would be really good, and I know Vince McMahon really likes him a lot. And I’m happy to see him having the success that he’s been having.”

All Elite Wrestling World Champion Chris Jericho was a recent guest on Barstool Breakfast. During the interview, Jericho opened up about whether he ever received advice from WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair. He also divulged what he feels are the worst WWE storylines he was a part of. 

Recalling his experiences with Flair, Jericho shared that ‘The Nature Boy’ never really gave him any advice or feedback on his matches. Even when asked directly for his thoughts, Jericho stated that Flair would just lie about seeing the match.

“Either he didn’t really say much, he’s a great guy, or he would just lie and say he saw the match and wouldn’t give you much feedback,” Jericho explained. “There were other guys who were worse than that.”

When it comes to his least favorite WWE storylines, Jericho admitted that there were plenty to choose from. He settled on his time co-sharing the Intercontinental Championship with the late Chyna as well as when he was managed by Stephanie McMahon:

“There have been some bad storylines,” he said. “I remember with Chyna, they had us be the co-Intercontinental Champions, where we shared the one title, which is ridiculous. That was a stupid story. There was another one when I was actually the World Champion, where it was Jericho vs. Triple H and Stephanie McMahon was my manager, I guess, and they were playing the thing like I was [expletive]-whipped by her but I wasn’t banging her, so it was kinda like just being a bitch.”

Chris Jericho is scheduled to defend his AEW World Championship against Cody at AEW Full Gear on November 9th. 

H/T to Wrestlezone for the transcription. 

Jon Moxley has been establishing himself within the world of pro wrestling ever since leaving WWE. The former Dean Ambrose has wrestled in numerous promotions worldwide, including New Japan Pro-Wrestling and All Elite Wrestling.

In an interview with Screen Geek, Moxley recalled his feelings during his final days with WWE. He also addressed his first post-WWE matches, confessing he almost worried he’d forgotten how to wrestle.

When asked if he had any form of freedom in his matches in WWE, Moxley stated he had no control, which made him feel as though he was asleep during his time there. At one point, he asked if he could incorporate more hardcore stuff in his WWE work.

He recalled that their answer was, “Literally, like ‘No!’ I mean [WWE] is literally telling me what to do, barking orders at me. [McMahon voice] ‘Sell! ‘Lay down!’ It really, truly feels like I was asleep, mentally checked out, for like years.”

“I became a lapsed fan,” Moxley admitted. “I’d be watching the product that I’m a part of in the locker room and going, ‘This show sucks.’ I became a lapsed fan, so I know they exist and it really was like there was this completely separate guy that existed who got outta prison and it’s just like I woke up and it was crazy. I just feel like a better person all around – just back to being me, in and out of the ring, not necessarily just the character.”

His first match following his WWE departure was against NJPW’s Juice Robinson. Moxley would win the IWGP United States Championship in his debut for the promotion. For him, it was a wake-up call that reminded him what wrestling could be.

“I just basically walked right into AEW, you know, right into the G1. The thing is, I didn’t really need any time to figure anything out, cause almost as soon as I had my first match in Japan, and just kinda emptied my brain of all preconceived notions I was like, ‘Just rely on instincts and see what happens.'”

He continued, “I felt like I forgot how to wrestle, then two minutes later I’m beating the holy ever-loving s**t outta Juice Robinson, just beating the f**k outta him, and I was like, ‘Oh yeah, this is what I used to do all the time! This is what feels natural!’ Just being a mean, aggressive, antagonist. That version of me was something WWE was never interested in so they missed out. But, who cares? Timing is everything.”

Jon Moxley is scheduled to compete against Kenny Omega at AEW’s next event, Full Gear on November 9th.

Joey Janela recently recounted his experience with Big Cass during a WrestlePro event. He shared his story during an episode of Wrestlers On The Road Ordering Room Service. The end result of his altercation saw Cass removed from the event in an ambulance.

Now, Cass’ tag team partner, Enzo Amore, has addressed Janela’s side of the story. He also suggested that the AEW wrestler is using the incident for attention. Amore stated that Janela has zero class or credibility because of it. 

Taking to Twitter, Amore wrote:

“I addressed the drunk fantasy portrayal of an atercation already, no one laid a hand on anyone. We saw the tape, but when you speak about a man who’s currently in a rehab in an effort to gain more views, notoriety, & attention. You have 0 class or credibility. I’m disgusted.”

I addressed the drunk fantasy portrayal of an atercation already, no one laid a hand on anyone. We saw the tape, but when you speak about a man who’s currently in a rehab in an effort to gain more views, notoriety, & attention. You have 0 class or credibility. I’m disgusted.

— REAL1 (FKA Enzo Amore) (@real1) October 16, 2019

Janela explained how the whole exchange with Cass was like a “horror movie.” He added that he did not press charges as “He [Big Cass] just didn’t know what he was doing and I felt bad…. Get him to a hospital because you know he’s dealing with something crazy.”

Amore recently thanked both WWE and Diamond Dallas Page for helping his friend during this difficult time. 

All Elite Wrestling’s Kenny Omega recently won the AAA Mega Championship. He defeated the former champion, Fenix, during AAA’s Heroes Immortales event in Orizaba, Veracruz, Mexico.

After the match, Omega was interviewed by Lucha Libre AAA’s Hugo Savinovich.

“I’ve always been a man who said to make history everywhere I go,” Omega said. “I never said it would be easy. Does it look like it was easy? Fenix, you’re still one of the best. I’m just better. You were a great champion, but I will be better. From here on in, that title, the Mega Championship is now the Omega Championship. You might see it back in Mexico, but you will, I promise you, you will see it in AEW.”

As he thanked the fans for helping AEW become a success, Omega added that he wouldn’t be surprised if he defended his Mega Championship on the promotion at some point.

AAA and AEW formed a working partnership earlier this year in February. This wouldn’t be the first time that AAA championships would be fought over in AEW. Just recently at AEW’s All Out event, The Lucha Brothers defeated The Young Bucks in an Escalera De La Muerte match for the AAA World Tag Team Championships.

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Baron Corbin recently sat down with Sam Roberts for a video interview on Roberts’ YouTube channel, I’m Notsam.

During their conversation, the recent King of the Ring winner spoke about dealing with the kind of heat he generally receives from the WWE Universe.

King Corbin explained that, because fans aren’t the ones paying his bills, he generally disregards their opinion of him:

“A lot of people have these opinions and elaborate thoughts and why things work or don’t work, well, if your opinion was good, you’d probably get paid for it,” Corbin stated. “You’d be a famous writer, you would be some sort of influential voice, but they’re not. They’re on Twitter, they’re tweeting, and they have 71 followers.”

He added how internet troll opinions don’t matter to him, highlighting how easy it is for these people to hide behind a keyboard. Despite their vocal negativity, Corbin believes these same fans will still be at the shows every time.

“Their opinions never really mattered to me. I’ve been used to critics…. It’s not wrestling fans, it’s internet fans. Especially here and the internet because, for anything, they can’t be held accountable for what they say, it’s very easy to hide behind a keyboard and comment how you hate everything but, you know what, they’re still at the shows, they’re still coming out. But a majority of the wrestling fans, the WWE fans, that are in the building, are women, kids, families, and people just wanna have fun.”

Baron Corbin is scheduled to compete later this month as a part of Team Flair. They will face off against Team Hogan at WWE Crown Jewel on October 31st. The event takes place at the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

H/T to Wrestlzone for the transcription.