Seth Rollins has had one hell of a wrestling career filled with many accolades. However, he has also had his fair share of troubles in his journey to becoming one of the most successful pro wrestlers of all time.

This was especially true for his training days. Former NXT trainer Road Dogg had recently talked about this. He explained that The Architect would become annoyed with advice given to him during his developmental run.

The former world champion responded to these claims during an interview with Sports1. Rollins admitted that he was pretty stubborn at the time:

“I used to be pretty stubborn, that’s true, and that was a problem starting in WWE twelve years ago and going through the NXT roster.

On the other hand, my personality helped me because you need confidence to make it in WWE, but it was difficult with me.” said Seth Rollins, “It must also have been because I came from another world.”

• Seth Rollins Calls Current WWE Superstar the Greatest of All Time

The WWE star also talked about his visionary character. He was asked about comparisons to ‘The Macho Man’ Randy Savage and whether the colorfulness of his gimmick is inspired by the wrestling legend.

Replying to it, Rollins said that his main goal was to differentiate himself from how Roman Reigns is doing things but admitted that he is a big fan of wrestling from the past and Savege.

The Undertaker got a seat right next to his old rival Mick Foley to witness Ric Flair’s final match.

Undertaker was joined by his wife Michelle McCool and their child, Kaia Faith Calaway. Ric Flair’s Last Match event took place inside the Nashville Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee.

In the main event, Ric Flair teamed with Andrade El Idolo to take on Jay Lethal and Jeff Jarrett.

The event was promoted by Starrcast under the Jim Crockett Promotions marketing.

Reports had surfaced this weekend revealing that The Undertaker was indeed in Nashville for WWE SummerSlam. He didn’t make an appearance on that show but his time in Nashville wasn’t done on Saturday.

Head over to the SEScoops homepage for coverage of Ric Flair’s Last Match.

Ric Flair’s Last Match event has been full of surprise appearances and you can add Jerry “The King” Lawler to the list.

The special event is taking place inside Nashville Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee. The undercard features a slew of matches featuring wrestlers from different renowned promotions all over the world.

In the main event, Ric Flair will have what is being billed as his final match. He will team with Andrade El Idolo to take on Jay Lethal and Jeff Jarrett.

During the event, an interview was conducted inside Jeff’s dressing room. Jeff was joined by his father Jerry Jarrett and none other than Jerry Lawler.

“The King” gave Jeff a pep talk, saying Flair stole his strut from Jackie Fargo. He said he wanted Jeff to do the Fargo strut over Flair’s unconscious body by the end of the night.

It’s been a busy weekend for both Jerry Lawler and Jeff Jarrett. Lawler was featured on the Kickoff show for WWE SummerSlam, while Jarrett served as a special guest referee during that same event for the Undisputed Tag Team Title match.

Check back on the SEScoops homepage for coverage of Ric Flair’s Last Match.

A WWE Superstar made a video appearance during the pre-show of Ric Flair’s Last Match.

During the pre-show of the Ric Flair’s Last Match pay-per-view, many wrestling legends sent thriller well wishes to the WWE Hall of Famer. The pre-show featured people like Trish Stratus, Sting, Jim Ross, Nick Aldis, Kurt Angle, Dixie Carter, and Cody Rhodes.

These legends sent their support to Ric Flair who is competing in his final match during Starrcast V. 

We have live results for the Ric Flair’s Last Match pay-per-view that you can view here.

Current Card For Ric Flair’s Last Match

• Impact World Championship Match: Josh Alexander (c) vs Jacob Fatu
• Impact Knockouts World Championship Three-Way Match: Jordynne Grace vs. Deonna Purrazzo vs. Rachael Ellering
• Ren Narita vs. Yuya Uemura
• Killer Kross (w/ Scarlett Bordeaux) vs Harry Smith
• The Wolves (Davey Richards & Eddie Edwards) vs Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin)
• Rock ‘n’ Roll Express (Kerry Morton and Ricky Morton) vs. The Four Horsemen (Brian Pillman Jr. and Brock Anderson)
• Four-Corners Match: Alan Angels vs. Jonathan Gresham vs. Konosuke Takeshita vs. Nick Wayne
• Bunkhouse Battle Royale: Adam Priest vs. Big Damo vs. Brian Myers vs. Bully Ray vs. Crimson vs. Crowbar vs. Gringo Loco vs. James Storm vs. Kal Herro vs. Komander vs. Rickey Shane Page vs. Sinn Bodhi vs. Wolfie D vs. TBA
• Four-way Match: Rey Fenix vs Taurus vs Laredo Kid vs Bandido
• The Von Erich (Marshall & Ross) vs The Briscoes
• Ric Flair’s Retirement Match: Ric Flair and Andrade El Idolo vs. Jay Lethal and Jeff Jarrett

Fans have been wondering what the future holds for former NXT Champion Johnny Gargano since becoming a free agent. He has taken time away from professional wrestling once his WWE contract expired in December.

During that time off, he and his wife Candice LeRae, welcomed their first child into the world, Quill Lewis Gargano, in February of this year.

Gargano who took part of Starrcast V, spoke of his love for NXT Black and Gold and Triple H. When asked about a potential return to WWE with Triple H back in charge, Gargano replied, “Everyone loves Hunter. This time period of my life has given me a unique opportunity to sit back and surgery the landscape of everything.”

“If I would have made a decision immediately, who knows what would have happened. The fact that I told myself that I was going to sit back, watch what happens, and make a decision based off that. I love things where both places are going. There are pros and cons, get it, cons, Khans, wordplay. I love what both places are doing.”

When Gargano was asked what was next for him, he replied,

“What’s next for me is I’m going to go home and change a diaper. If people thought I was going to come here and be like, ‘I’m going to show up then,’ I’m not going to say that because I don’t have an answer yet. I haven’t made up my mind or made a decision yet.”

“We’re lucky as wrestlers and wrestling fans that we are living in a world where there are options and choices out there. There is talent all over the world and both places that I haven’t wrestled yet, that I want to wrestle. I’m all about right place, right time, right opportunity.

“My favorite time period as a wrestling fan was the Attitude Era where people would show up. You never knew. The internet wasn’t like, ‘this person is showing then and here.’ It’s all about surprises. That’s the fun thing about being a wrestling fan. Being surprised.

“Whatever I can do to add that element of surprise and protect my surprise, I’m going to keep protecting it.”

Gargano hasn’t competed inside a wrestling ring since December 5, 2021 where he was on the losing end of the WarGames match between Team 2.0 and Team Black & Gold.

Gargano was trending during last night’s SummerSlam event due to fans speculating he would appear on the event.

Credit to Fightful for the transcription.

On July 30, Starrcast and Jim Crockett Promotions presented the Ric Flair’s Last Match pay-per-view at the Musicians Hall of Fame & Museum in Nashville, Tennessee.

Here are the quick results:

1. Ren Narita def. Yuya Uemura
2. Bunkhouse Battle Royale: Mance Warner def. Adam Priest, Big Damo, Bully Ray, Crimson, Crowbar, Gringo Loco, James Storm, Kal Herro, Komander, Rickey Shane Page, Sinn Bodhi, Wolfie D vs. TBA
   • GCW wrestlers invaded the match at the direction of Nick Gage: Mance Warner, Effy, Blake Christian, Jordan Oliver, Joey Janela, Matthew Justice & Manders
3. Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin) def. The American Wolves (Davey Richards & Eddie Edwards)
4. Killer Kross (w/ Scarlett Bordeaux) def. Davey Boy Smith Jr
5. PROGRESS World Championship #1 Contenders Match: Jonathan Gresham def. Alan Angels, Konosuke Takeshita & Nick Wayne
6. The Four Horsemen (Brian Pillman Jr & Brock Anderson w/ Arn Anderson) def. Rock ‘n’ Roll Express (Kerry Morton & Ricky Morton w/ Robert Gibson)
7. Four-Way Match: Rey Fenix def. Black Taurus, Laredo Kid & Bandido
8. Impact World Championship Match: Josh Alexander (c) vs Jacob Fatu ended due to the interference of Brian Myers, Matt Cardona & Diamond Dallas Page
9. The Briscoes def. The Von Erich (Marshall & Ross)
10. Impact Knockouts World Championship Three-Way Match: Jordynne Grace (c) def. Deonna Purrazzo & Rachael Ellering
11. Ric Flair’s Retirement Match: Ric Flair & Andrade El Idolo def. Jay Lethal & Jeff Jarrett

Other Starrcast Shows

In the same vein, this year’s Starrcast event featured three other live wrestling shows. Black Label Pro, New Japan Pro Wrestling, and Game Changer Wrestling all hosted events through Starrcast this weekend.

Starrcast will also featured the following live podcasts:

• Father James Mitchell’s “Midnight Karaoke”
• The Major Wrestling Figure Podcast
• Insight w/ Chris Van Vliet (ft. Claudio Castagnoli)
• The Sessions w/ Renee Paquette (ft. Bryan Danielson)
• One Last Ride For The Horsemen
• 30 Years Later w/ Bret ‘The Hitman’ Hart
• Foley Is Pod w/ Mick Foley
• Saraya: Turning The Page
• Kliq This w/ Kevin Nash
• What’s NeXT? w/ Johnny Gargano
• The Extreme Life of Matt Hardy

In just a few hours, Ric Flair will step into the ring for one final time in his 50-year career. Flair will team alongside Andrade El Idolo to take on Ring of Honor star Jay Lethal and Jeff Jarrett.

Flair spoke to TMZ Sports, and he hinted that he will be getting color in tonight’s match.

“I know people think all I have to do is get in the ring and strut around and go ‘wooo’ and do this [holds hand up to forehead]. I’ve got to give them a lot more than that to satisfy myself and to have you guys saying on Monday, ‘Holy shit. What the hell just happened? How can that guy be 73?’

“That’s my goal right now. On Monday morning for you guys to be going, ‘What the shit. How did he ever pull that off?’ Brother, I’ll have one [a blade] tied to my finger a mile long. [Makes blading gesture].

“When all else fails [laughs]. I’ll take a lot of pressure off of myself the minute I get to that. For years I couldn’t work without it.”

No matter what the result is, Ric Flair’s Last Match will be a spectacle that will most likely be talked about Monday morning. The action begins with the preshow starting at 6:05 p.m. Eastern on FiteTV.

Credit to Fightful for the transcription.

It appears that the stable of Bayley, IYO SKY (Io Shirai), and Dakota Kai has a name.

SummerSlam Shakes Up The Women’s Division

Last night, at SummerSlam, Becky Lynch challenged for Bianca Belair’s Raw Women’s Title in the opening match. Belair picked up the win after 15 minutes of back and forth action.

Following Bianca’s win, Lynch hugged Belair, before the duo were confronted by Bayley, Dakota Kai and Iyo Sky (Io Shirai).

Last night after SummerSlam, WWE posted a post-show interview with Bayley, Dakota Kai, and IYO SKY after their surprise return. However, the trio did not say much about their actions last night. 

Bayley’s Stable Name Revealed?

This afternoon, Bayley tweeted out a photo of the group with the caption “CONTROL.” The tweet was retweeted by the official WWE account. The name is not confirmed but we might not have to wait too long to find out more because the trio is scheduled to appear this Monday night on Raw so we should know more in just over 24 hours. 

Bayley followed up that tweet by quoting Janet Jackson.

Here is the Janet Jackson quote she included in a follow-up tweet:

"This is a story about control

My control

Control of what I say

Control of what I dp

And this time, I'm gonna do it my way 

I hope you enjoy this as much as I do

Are we ready?

I am

'Cause it's all about control 

And I've got lots of it” - 

@JanetJackson

@WWE"

As noted earlier, it looks like Bayley’s faction will feud with Lynch, Belair and possibly one other woman but a possible injury may force WWE to change their plans.

What do you think the faction should be name? Let SEScoops know here!

Saraya, whose formerly known as Paige, believes that Sasha Banks and Naomi will return to WWE now that Triple H is in charge.

Saraya officially left WWE on July 7 when her contract expired and the company decided not to re-sign her.

Sasha Banks & Naomi To Return To WWE?

During Saraya’s StarrCast V Media Scrum, Saraya commented on the suspensions and rumored departures of the tag team of Sasha Banks and Naomi.

The former Divas Champion said, “I mean, everyone love Sasha Banks, right? So the four horsewomen in general is such a big and critical part of the women’s revolutions. So, I think she’ll be back. I think now with Hunter in charge, and kind of like taking the reigns and everything anything. 

Just SummerSlam in general, just showed how much WWE has changed overnight. I mean, I don’t think anyone’s really been 100% happy with the pay-per-view in a long time and people are walking away from SummerSlam feeling like this is a turning point. 

So, I feel like eventually you know Sasha and Naomi hopefully in my opinion will come back.”

SummerSlam Shakes Up The Women’s Division

Last night, at SummerSlam, Becky Lynch challenged for Bianca Belair’s Raw Women’s Title in the opening match. Belair picked up the win after 15 minutes of back and forth action.

Following Bianca’s win, Lynch hugged Belair, before the duo were confronted by Bayley, Dakota Kai and Iyo Sky (Io Shirai).

Sasha Banks & Naomi Outside Of WWE

Naomi is set to make her first public appearance as she has been booked for C2E2 2022, which takes place from August 5 – 7, 2022, at McCormick Place. 

She is going by her real name, Trinity Fatu, and will be doing a signing with fans at the gathering. This is the same first public appearance for Sasha Banks, who is also going by her real name, Mercedes Varnado, and is hyped as “Sasha Banks” and from The Mandalorian, since they walked out of WWE. 

Watch Saraya’s Starrcast V Media Scrum here:

If you use any of the quotes above, please credit the original source with a h/t and link back to SEScoops for the transcription.

With Ric Flair’s last match taking place tonight in Nashville, “The Hardcore Legend” Mick Foley was asked by Conrad Thompson at Starrcast V if he would consider doing a last match also.

“Little known fact, my last actual match was against Ric in TNA. The only other thing I did in-ring after that was Royal Rumble 2012 and I did the thing where I came down against League of Nations WrestleMania (32).

“That’s not really a match if your opponents are forbidden from even touching you. I’m on the no-touch list. This is my remembrance. I had lost 50 big ones [pounds], clearly put them all back on, I found those 50 big ones, and then some.

“I was down to 288 from 328, feeling good, but I hadn’t been in the ring in years. Sheamus comes up to me and goes, ‘I want you to hit me as hard as you can.’ I said, ‘I think I can make it look good without doing that.’ He goes, ‘As hard as you can, fella.

“As hard as you can.’ I hit that hardheaded SOB about 25 times to the point where I actually thought they sped up the tape because I didn’t think I could move that fast. To this day, I can still point to the spot on my forearm that is sore from hitting him six years ago and he was fine a minute later.

“Ric and I had a really good match with a lot of intensity. That was a great final match for me. I don’t count the part where I almost lit Frank The Clown’s testicles on fire. That was a confrontation.”

The last time Mick Foley competed inside the ring was at the 2012 Royal Rumble. Although Foley’s final singles match was against none other than Ric Flair in a Last Man Standing Match on an episode of IMPACT back in October 2010.

Credit to Fightful for the transcription.

Following Saraya’s (fka Paige) departure from WWE, she has now publicly commented on the possibility of her popping up in AEW.

Saraya officially left WWE on July 7 when her contract expired and the company decided not to re-sign her.

As with most people who leave WWE, fans immediately started to wonder when she would end up in AEW. Saraya was forced to retire in December 2017 due to a neck injury and after serving as General Manager of SmackDown and in a managerial role for Asuka & Kairi Sane, she had been off television since March 2020.

Saraya Won’t Be In AEW Anytime Soon

During her live podcast ‘Saraya: Turning The Page’ at Starrcast V, Saraya commented on her future following her WWE departure.

Saraya said, “I’m in the middle of writing a book right now, which I’m really excited about. We got a book, it’s going to be another year before it officially comes out. We’re in the middle of writing that. We’re doing other things, but I’m not allowed to say anything right now. It’s non-wrestling related, sorry guys. 

I’m not going to be going to AEW anytime soon. AEW seems great. I love AEW. I would love to face Britt Baker one day if the time is right, that would be awesome. All my friends are there now.”

The former AEW Women’s Champion Britt Baker recently named Saraya as one of her dream opponents.

Former Paige Reflects On Career-Ending Injury

Saraya last wrestled at a live event on December 27, 2017, teaming with Mandy Rose & Sonya Deville in a six-woman tag against Bayley, Mickie James & Sasha Banks. During the bout, Banks kicked Saraya in the upper back/neck area, leading to injury.

Saraya was how her neck is doing and if she would like to get back in the ring.

Saraya responded:

“I would love to, for sure. Having your career taken away from you without you wanting it to, having to retire on not my terms, it was really disappointing. 

I already knew once my neck got kicked in the middle of the live event match. Once I went down, I was like, ‘This is it, this is the end of my career.’ I couldn’t feel my body. I lost control of my arms, my leg. Then, I’m just laying there and looking up at the referee like, ‘I can’t feel my body, I’m paralyzed right now.’ 

He threw up the X and I look at poor Sasha in the corner and she’s like, ‘I’m so sorry.’ If it wasn’t you, it would have been someone else.”

Saraya reiterated that she holds no ill will towards Banks. Saraya says that it was her mistake of thinking she could do the same stuff and take the same moves as she did after returning from her first neck surgery.

H/T to Jeremy Lambert of Fightful for the transcription

Tonight Ric Flair’s 50-year career will come to an end.

Flair is set to compete in his last ever match in professional wrestling, as he teams with his son-in-law Andrade El Idolo to take on Jay Lethal and Jeff Jarrett. It all goes down at 6:05 p.m. Eastern at the Nashville Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee.

Flair spoke to TMZ Sports about his health going into his final match.

“You know, in the last couple weeks, I don’t know whether it’s psychological, but I mean, I thought I had pneumonia. I got sick from, I think I was working out too much and then driving in the air-conditioned car in a wet shirt.

“And then they thought I had covid, and I got plantar fasciitis at the bottom of my foot, which is brutal. But yesterday, everything was A-OK, five days out. I’m good to go, man. Good to go.”

When asked if Flair had ever considered postponing the match, he replied, “I would never postpone it. They’d have to kill me for that. So many people have contributed their time and effort to make this happen. I just wanted to be at 100% of what I can be now.”

When asked if doctors feel confident about him competing, Flair said “I haven’t asked anybody since I started training. No one has told me no. Outside of being treated for the plantars, I haven’t been back to the heart doctor. I feel great.

“My heart, at my age with the pacemaker, you’re supposed to never take your heart rate 50 points above your age. I should never take it over 130. Yesterday, riding a bike, I got it to 193. If there is something plugged up, it hasn’t backed up on me yet. I’ve had it up to 203.”

“I’ve been doing 500 free squats and shit like that, like I used to. 500 in 12 minutes. They think I’m counting from 490 and making a joke. I’ll be doing 500 again tomorrow, take a day off, 500 on Friday, and probably ride the bike Saturday and Sunday and enjoy it.

“I guarantee I’ll be drinking every night. I don’t do good when I don’t drink at night. I’m like Lawrence Taylor.”

After her face turn last night, it is now rumored that Becky Lynch may have suffered an injury at SummerSlam.

Becky’s SummerSlam Match & Moment

Former Raw Women’s Champion Becky Lynch appeared to suffer a shoulder injury during her match against Bianca Belair last night at the WWE SummerSlam premium live event.

In the opening match of the show, Lynch challenged for Bianca Belair’s Raw Women’s Title. Belair picked up the win after 15 minutes of back and forth action.

Following Bianca’s win, Lynch hugged Belair, before the duo were confronted by Bayley, Dakota Kai and Iyo Sky (Io Shirai).

Possible Injury

At the time, some fans took to social media to speculate that Lynch had hurt her right arm because of how she was holding it during the segment.

A fan took to social media to post a photo of Lynch being escorted by WWE medical staff, holding a thumbs up with her left hand.

At this time, neither WWE nor Becky Lynch have confirmed that Big Time Becks was legitimately hurt during the bout. We will continue to provide updates on Becky Lynch as they become available.

• Wrestling Injuries Tracker: Updated List of Everyone Out of Action

There were a lot of rumors surrounding Bobby Lashley’s shoulder injury before WrestleMania 38. The All Mighty dropped the WWE championship to Brock Lesnar at Elimination Chamber, ending his reign in just 21 days due to it. It was believed that the reigning US champion will have to take time off for surgery, and he will miss the Show of Shows. However, he made his return just in time for Mania and competed in a singles match against Omos.

Lashley opened up about his injury during a recent interview with The Masked Man Show. He revealed that he had a 75 percent tear in his rotator cuff and his labrum was torn. Everyone, including Vince McMahon told him to get surgery:

“I tore my shoulder two months before WrestleMania. I couldn’t even raise my hand. I kept that quiet. I took like three weeks off and I said, I have to make it to WrestleMania.” said Bobby Lashley, “I called Vince [McMahon], Vince was like, ‘Ah, let’s take off. Let’s go get surgery,’ spend four months off and everything like that. I was like, ‘I can’t do that. There’s no way I’m gonna do that.’”

• Bobby Lashley Wants Big Match With Rising WWE Superstar

Bobby Lashley recalled how he stayed home for a couple of weeks but the time off wasn’t suiting him. So he decided to start rehabbing and managed to get cleared by WrestleMania:

“I started rehabbing and I got back in and then I made it for WrestleMania. I mean there’s no downtime. Every other sport has off-season. We don’t have an off-season.”

Lashley also talked about his US title win over Theory. Bobby said that he will defend his title in an open challenge on this Monday’s episode of Raw.

Quotes via Post Wrestling

Bryan Danielson has a history of concussion-related issues that have once forced him to retire from in-ring action. That’s why fans started worrying about his future when he recently suffered another concussion. According to the former world champion, he himself thought that doctors were going to tell him to retire after his latest injury but his brain scan changed things.

Danielson opened up about his injury while speaking to Renee Paquette for a live episode of her The Sessions podcast at Starrcast V. He revealed what the doctor had said to him before his return:

“He said, ‘After you start feeling better, we’re going to have to have a serious talk about your long-term health.’ I thought what that meant was, ‘After you feel better, I’m going to talk to you about not wrestling anymore.'”

• ‘He’s A Judgemental Prick’: AEW Star Blasts Bryan Danielson

What Changed Things For Bryan Danielson

However, things changed after the result of his brain scans came out. Per Bryan, he has been putting extra work to keep his brain healthy, and it helped him:

“Then my brain scans came back so goddamn good that not a single person could say anything about it.” said Bryan Danielson, “I do put a lot of work and effort into keeping my brain healthy and doing things outside of normal stuff to keep my brain healthy. I think that’s paying dividends a little bit,”

Danielson later explained that he has done 100 sessions of hyperbaric oxygen therapy. It is a procedure where they put you in a tube with 1.5 atmospheres of pressure and flood your brain with a lot of oxygen. Bryan Danielson suffered the injury in the Anarchy In The Arena match during Double or Nothing in May. He returned to ring during the July 27 Dynamite.

Quotes via Fightful

The SummerSlam PPV featured not one but three big returns. The opening match of the night saw Bianca Belair retaining the Raw Women’s title over Becky Lynch.

Bayley made her long-awaited comeback right after this. Though she wasn’t alone. Both Dakota Kai and Io Shirai made their returns as well and formed a new faction with the former women’s champion.

Triple H was the first person to react to the formation of this new group. The new head of WWE creative took on his Twitter and said that we’re just getting started:

• Backstage News On New SummerSlam Faction

Shirai also commented on her surprise SummerSlam appearance. There had been reports that The former NXT star’s contract was expiring soon. Many believed that she was done with the company after NXT Stand & Deliver in April.

However, Shirai not only made a big return but got a new name in IYO SKY as well. She updated her Twitter profile to reflect this change and noted that she is back:

AEW star Ruby Soho couldn’t contain her excitement seeing her friends. She first referenced the Riott Squad which she led during her time in WWE. Soho later noted that she was happy for the WWE stars:

Other people who reacted to these big returns included Paige, NXT star Jacy Jayne, Carmella, Natalya, Wade Barrett and more. You can check out their reactions below:

WWE presented its second biggest event of the year in SummerSlam this Saturday from Nissan Stadium. The show was headlined by Brock Lesnar vs Roman Reigns Last Man Standing match.

The Pay Per View event featured many headline-making moments. Though something else also caught people’s attention that wasn’t in WWE’s favor.

Just before the main event of SummerSlam started, Kane made an appearance. The Hall of Famer announced that 48,449 fans were in attendance for the show.

With a seating capacity close to 70,000, this would fill up the stadium significantly. Though many fans posted photos of the tarped-off hard cam side of the arena:

The company had sold about 38,000 tickets for SummerSlam on Saturday morning, according to the WrestleTix Twitter account.

WWE is known to inflate attendance figures, but this attendance is still a significant decrease from WrestleMania 38. The show was divided into two nights, and WWE had still managed to sell a lot more tickets for the event.

The promotion has claimed that a total of 156,000 people attended the show in the AT&T Stadium. The real numbers were said to be around 131,000.

The Money In The Bank 2022 was also originally advertised for the Allegiant Stadium, but it had to be moved to the MGM Grand Arena due to low ticket sales.

The Stadium Shows are said to be the vision of WWE Co-CEO Nick Khan. However, if this trend continues, then the company might have to reverse this decision.

• WWE SummerSlam 2022 Results: Last Man Standing, Bayley & Edge Return, Logan Paul, Pat McAfee

The first WWE PPV event after Vince McMahon’s retirement is officially in the books. The new WWE management under Triple H and Stephanie McMahon managed to create some iconic moments during SummerSlam.

Fightful Select provided some backstage news about the PPV. They revealed the producers for the key matches on the card.

The opening match of SummerSlam saw Bianca Belair retaining her Raw women’s championship against Becky Lynch. Bayley made her triumphant return after the match. Though the returning star wasn’t alone.

She formed a new faction with Io Shirai and Dakota Kai. According to the report, Tyson Kidd was the man behind this headline-making segment. The other women’s match in Ronda Rousey vs Liv Morgan was produced by Petey Williams.

• Backstage News On New SummerSlam Faction

Another match that got people talking was the Money In The Bank rematch between The Usos and Street Profits. Shawn Daivari produced this bout.

The match between Logan Paul and The Miz was produced by Shane Helms. Paul received big praise for this bout because it was only his second official match.

The main event of SummerSlam saw Brock Lesnar facing Roman Reigns in a Last Man Standing match. This was built as the final match between the two stars.

The fight featured the iconic spot where Lesnar lifted the whole ring using a tractor, among others. This spectacle was produced by Michael Hayes.

Other matches of the night included Pat McAfee vs Happy Corbin produced by Abyss, and The Mysterios vs. Judgement Day produced by Jamie Noble. Finally, Bobby Lashley vs Theory was produced by Adam Pearce.

• Watch What Happened With Brock Lesnar After SummerSlam Went off the Air

WWE under Vince McMahon was known to try and erase stars from history whose legacy was deemed damaging for the company. It’s ironic that Mr. McMahon himself seems to be getting the same treatment.

The chairman was accused of having an affair with an ex-WWE employee earlier this month. He was reported to have paid her $3 million for an NDA.

This revelation triggered an internal investigation. Mr. McMahon was forced to retire from all his WWE positions last week after more NDAs were discovered, totaling $12 million in settlements.

• Backstage News On New SummerSlam Faction

Vince McMahon Erased?

SummerSlam 2022 was the first WWE Pay-Per-View after the chairman’s retirement. Among other things, it featured a match between Pat McAfee and Happy Corbin.

What’s worth mentioning is that the video package that aired before the bout showed McAfee’s interaction with Stone Cold Steve Austin from WrestleMania 38. However, it avoided showing Vince McMahon.

PWinsider further reported that the office which was built as Vince’s Office backstage before his exit was simply listed as the CEO office at SummerSlam.

There was a separate office for Triple H with a ‘Paul Levesque’ sign. All the old signs that would have featured McMahon’s name were nowhere to be found on the latest WWE show.

What do you think about WWE purposefully avoiding the mention of Vince McMahon at SummerSlam? Let us know your thoughts in the comment section below.

The SummerSlam PPV started off strong with a big return of Bayley after the opening bout between Becky Lynch and Bianca Belair. She was then joined by Dakota Kai and Io Shirai, to form a new faction.

Fightful Select provided some updates on this big development. They noted how the former women’s champion had been training for weeks in preparation for her return.

Dakota Kai made her surprise return at SummerSlam after being released in April this year. She was a name people within the company thought Triple H would make a priority to bring back.

The former NXT women’s tag champion had gotten several main roster looks. There were writers who were ‘baffled’ when she wasn’t included in the draft last year.

Multiple companies were interested in signing her after her release, including AEW. Though her talks with Tony Khan didn’t move past the introduction stage.

There were people within the company pushing for her signing but it’s unknown why the AEW president didn’t bring her in.

Io Shirai had been in news lately with reports of her contract expiring soon. She had been out of action due to an injury since April, and there had been no creative plans for her in NXT 2.0.

This new women’s stable is a product of the new WWE management. The report says that the idea for it was pitched a while ago before Kai was released. Vince McMahon wasn’t interested in the idea, and he rejected it.

Raquel González and Kay Lee Ray were both also pitched as members of an alternate version of the faction before their respective main roster call-ups.

• WWE SummerSlam 2022 Live Results & Discussion (7/30/22)

WWE SummerSlam 2022 is in the books and this is what went down after the show went off the air.

This year’s SummerSlam event was held inside Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee on July 30. The main event featured a memorable Last Man Standing match.

It was Roman Reigns putting his WWE Undisputed Universal Championship on the line against Brock Lesnar. At one point in the match, Lesnar lifted up the ring with a tractor.

Lesnar’s efforts ultimately weren’t enough as he had to fend off Reigns, The Usos, Paul Heyman, and Theory. It was too much for Brock, who couldn’t beat the ten-count.

What Happened After SummerSlam

After the Peacock broadcast went off the air, Brock Lesnar put on his cowboy hat and got back inside the elevated ring.

He posed for the fans to show that he was alright following the brutal title match with his rival.

Here are some clips from fans who were in attendance:

This was billed as the final encounter between Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns. Whether or not WWE will stick to that claim remains to be seen.

The general consensus, however, is that Brock and Roman hit a home run with their latest match. Some are already calling it the best match between the two.

More SummerSlam Fallout

Here are some more news coming out of WWE SummerSlam:

• Becky Lynch May Have Suffered An Injury At SummerSlam
• WWE And AEW Stars React To Big SummerSlam Returns
• SummerSlam Attendance News from Nissan Stadium
• Who Produced Brock Lesnar vs. Roman Reigns Match At SummerSlam
• WWE Avoids Mention Of Vince McMahon During SummerSlam
• Edge Returns at WWE SummerSlam

Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns once again defended the title against Brock Lesnar, but this time it was in a Last Man Standing Match in the main event of this year’s SummerSlam event. 

The match started when Lesnar jumped off a tractor. They brawled into the crowd.  After a distraction by Paul Heyman, Reigns put Lesnar through a table. Lesnar was bleeding from his back. Reigns with a series of superman punches and a spear for a near fall. Lesnar put Reigns in the front loader of the tractor and then dropped Reigns out of it.

Lesnar started moving the ring with a tractor and lifted it up. Brock hit an F5 to Heyman through the announce table. Reigns with a spear to Lesnar. Theory ran out to the ring and hit Reigns with the MITB briefcase. Lesnar took him out with an F5. Reigns with two belt shots then buried Lesnar with various things for the win. 

The last time the two stars shared the squared circle was at WrestleMania 38 earlier this year where Reigns went over on Lesnar to unify the WWE and Universal Championships. 

Lesnar took time off after this match and returned on the June 17th edition of SmackDown after Reigns retained the title over Riddle in the main event. Reigns said after there is no one left and he wrecked Riddle then he’s leaving. Lesnar walked out to have a face-to-face with Reigns before hitting an F5. 

Reigns will make his next title defense at the Clash at the Castle event on September 3 in the UK against Drew McIntyre. 

What are your thoughts on Roman Reigns retaining the Undisputed WWE Universal Title over Brock Lesnar? Was this the right call by WWE officials? Sound off in the comment section.

Liv Morgan made her first premium live event defense as SmackDown Women’s Champion against Ronda Rousey at Saturday’s WWE SummerSlam event from the Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee. 

The match was short and quick. It was mostly dominated by Rousey. The finish saw Rousey have Morgan in the armbar, but at the same time, Morgan tapped, the referee counted the three as Rousey’s shoulders were down. They gave Morgan the win even. Post-match, Rousey attacked Morgan and the referee. WWE played it up as Rousey getting robbed. 

At Money in the Bank, Rousey submitted Natalya to retain the SmackDown Women’s Championship, but after the match Morgan, who won the women’s Money in the Bank match earlier in the show, came out with the briefcase and cashed in. Rousey was vulnerable as she was selling the wear and tear of her previous match. Morgan pinned her to win the title for the first time.

On the July 8th edition of SmackDown, Morgan came out for a promo when she was confronted by Natalya, who told her  if it wasn’t for her injuring Rousey’s leg then she wouldn’t be champion. Rouisey came out to confront Natalya, which led to Rousey beating Natalya.

WWE brought in Hall Of Famer Jeff Jarrett to be the special guest referee for the latest match between The Street Profits and Undisputed Tag Team Champions The Usos. 

The SummerSlam match featured a slow start with The Usos beating down Dawkins. Ford got the hot tag and hit a flurry of moves. Ford tossed both of them to the floor and Dawkins hit an outside dive.

The Usos with double super kicks to Dawkins then Jimmy with a splash for 2 on Dawkins. There was a near fall when Jey almost hit Jarrett with a superkick, but Jarrett caught it and Dawkins laid out Jey and Ford with a frog splash. Ford argued with Jarrett and was hit with a double super kicks by The Usos. Usos hit their 1D finisher for the win. 

This was a rematch from the Money in the Bank pay-per-view where The Usos retained their titles against The Street Profits. There was a controversial finish as the referee missed that Montez Ford had his shoulder up while being pinned.

The Usos defeated RK-Bro this May on SmackDown to unify the SmackDown and Raw Tag Team Titles.

Jarrett will team with Jay Lethal against Ric Flair and Andrade El Idolo at Sunday’s Ric Flair’s Last Match event in the main event also in Nashville. 

As expected, Edge made his return to WWE programming at Saturday’s SummerSlam event from Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee, when The Mysterios vs. Finn Balor & Damian Priest in a No DQ Match was happening. 

Edge came out to lay out Priest and Balor with spears. This allowed the father and son tag team to go over. 

Edge didn’t have the old “Metalingus” song nor continued to use “The Other Side” nor was he back as the Rated-R Superstar gimmick. He had a remixed version of the Brood’s theme music. 

Edge was written off television several weeks ago after being attacked by The Judgment Day and replaced by Balor.

Leading up to Edge’s return to television, WWE has been airing vignettes featuring old memorabilia from past rivals such as Randy Orton, John Cena, The Dudley Boyz, and others. 

Edge was slated to make his return at Monday’s Raw event from Madison Square Garden, but plans changed. It was reported earlier in the day that the former WWE Champion was backstage at SummerSlam.