– WWE has announced that Shinsuke Nakamura will headline a WWE live event in Osaka, Japan on September 16th at the Edion Arena. This show is in addition to two live events scheduled for Tokyo, Japan later this month.
– Lana tweeted the following about her upcoming SmackDown Women’s Championship opportunity at Money in the Bank:
I'm going to #LanaCrush ??@NaomiWWE at my championship match at #MITB then I'll CRUSH every woman on #SDLive that laughed at me tonight @WWE pic.twitter.com/gqJYMp27zb
— CJ “Lana” Perry (@TheCJPerry) June 7, 2017
– On Monday’s RAW, Samoa Joe sent a message to Brock Lesnar by choking out Lesnar’s Advocate, Paul Heyman. The two are getting rave reviews for the segment, which went a long way in solidifying Joe as a top-tier player and a serious threat to WWE’s Universal champion. The following day, Joe and Heyman had the following exchange on Twitter.
. @SamoaJoe's career-defining moment was last night on #RAW, at MY expense. This is why he's the #WorstCaseScenario https://t.co/ViQVlalWI1
— Paul Heyman (@HeymanHustle) June 6, 2017
Soak in the moment, @SamoaJoe. It's your moment in the spotlight. You've wanted this notoriety. Now you have it! https://t.co/kOaykFEImM
— Paul Heyman (@HeymanHustle) June 6, 2017
Collateral damage is such a unfortunate necessity. Be well Paul, I trust my message arrived without delay. I would loathe to send it again..
— Samoa Joe (@SamoaJoe) June 6, 2017
Brock Lesnar returns to WWE RAW next week and you can bet he won’t be pleased with what transpired this week. Lesnar and Joe square off in the main of event of Great Balls of Fire, which takes place Sunday, July 9th.