Shinsuke Nakamura is having fun with being a heel in the WWE.

WWE Champion AJ Styles and Nakamura have wrestled each other four times over the last month. Styles successfully retained the title against Nakamura at WrestleMania 34, they went to a double count-out at both the Greatest Royal Rumble and Backlash events. Nakamura did beat Styles in a non-title match on a recent episode of SmackDown Live.

The sports entertainment company has booked them in yet another match. Nakamura will challenge Styles for the WWE Title in a Last Man Standing match at the upcoming Money in the Bank PPV.

One wrestling fan (@aj_autograph) posted on Twitter earlier this week that he met Nakamura at a signing event. He also shared photos of his WWE Pop! Vinyl figure signed by the lead heel on the blue brand. The funny part is the fact that Nakamura scribbled the words “no speak English”, before signing the side.

Got to meet @ShinsukeN today at @MegaConOrlando pic.twitter.com/0uZgFtXrm8

— AJ (@aj_autograph) May 26, 2018

What are your thoughts on Nakamura’s heel run thus far? Sound off in the comment section below.

The Shield will always live in the minds and hearts of the WWE Universe.

When the group first made their way onto WWE television, they were an instant hit with the fans. From the way that they looked to how they worked in the ring to their promos.

They got over big time with the fans, which is something that a group had not done in years. Stables will be created from time to time but not have the success that acts like The Four Horsemen, DX, NWO and other classic groups had.

The Shield, who featured Seth Rollins, Dean Ambrose, and Roman Reigns, was a different kind of stable that was created with NXT Superstars.

WWE will be releasing “The Shield: Justice for All” DVD that will feature three discs in July. Disc 1 focuses on Dean Ambrose, Disc 2 on Seth Rollins and Disc 3 on Roman Reigns. Courtesy of Wrestling DVD Network, here is the content listing:

DISC 1

Ours for the Taking

Won’t Be Set Up to Fail

United States Championship Match
John Cena vs. Dean Ambrose
RAW • March 30, 2015

Intercontinental Championship Match
Dean Ambrose vs. Kevin Owens
TLC • December 13, 2015

Old School

WWE Championship Match
Triple H vs. Dean Ambrose
Roadblock • March 12, 2016

Money in the Bank Ladder Match
Dean Ambrose vs. Alberto Del Rio vs. Cesaro vs. Chris Jericho vs. Kevin Owens vs. Sami Zayn
Money in the Bank • June 19, 2016

A Feeling of Relief

Triple Threat Match for the WWE Championship
Dean Ambrose vs. Seth Rollins vs. Roman Reigns
Battleground • July 24, 2016

Intercontinental Championship Match
The Miz vs. Dean Ambrose
SmackDown Live • January 3, 2017

A Reluctant Reunion

RAW Tag Team Championship Match
Dean Ambrose & Seth Rollins vs. Sheamus & Cesaro
No Mercy • September 24, 2017

Always Down For A Six Man Tag

DISC 2

Injection of Energy

WWE Championship Match
Roman Reigns vs. Seth Rollins
Money in the Bank • June 19, 2016

Unsanctioned Match
Seth Rollins vs. Triple H
WrestleMania 33 • April 2, 2017

Release The Hounds

The Shield vs. The New Day
Survivor Series • November 19, 2017

Gauntlet Match
Seth Rollins vs. Roman Reigns, John Cena, & Elias
RAW • February 19, 2018

The Ultimate Goal

Triple Threat Match for the Intercontinental Championship
The Miz vs. Seth Rollins vs. Finn Bálor
WrestleMania 34 • April 8, 2018

DISC 3

Infiltrating the System

WWE Championship Match
Roman Reigns vs. Dean Ambrose
Survivor Series • November 22, 2015

WWE Championship Match
Sheamus vs. Roman Reigns
RAW • December 14, 2015

It All Felt Perfect

WWE Championship Match
Triple H vs. Roman Reigns
WrestleMania 32 • April 3, 2016

No Holds Barred Match
Roman Reigns vs. The Undertaker
WrestleMania 33 • April 2, 2017

Dream Opponent

Roman Reigns vs. John Cena
No Mercy • September 24, 2017

Deeply In Love

Steel Cage Match for the Universal Championship
Brock Lesnar vs. Roman Reigns
Greatest Royal Rumble • April 27, 2018

WWE Hall of Famer Mick Foley has done it all in the world of professional wrestling.

During his legendary career, he has faced off with some of the biggest names in the business such as Steve Austin, The Rock, Triple H, Ric Flair, The Undertaker.

Foley was introduced as the new General Manager of Monday Night RAW after the WWE’s Brand Split in July of 2016. Foley and Stephanie McMahon aligned themselves together to draft various Superstars in order to run Monday Nights to the best of their ability.

After several months, however, Foley was then written off of WWE TV in order to undergo a major hip surgery that he needed.

As a result of this, WWE Chairman Vince McMahon thought that it would be a great idea to bring back former WWE Champion Kurt Angle to serve as his replacement.

Foley had a one-man show on his 20 Years of Hell tour on Thursday night in Phoenix. After the show, a fan asked Foley who he wishes he could have wrestled. He wrote the following:

“I really wish I could have wrestled Bruiser Brody or @HulkHogan. I hope you had a great time tonight!”

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What are your thoughts on Foley’s comments? Sound off in the comment section below.

WWE has decided to put Lana in an interesting position at the Money in the Bank PPV.

As seen on this week’s episode of SmackDown Live in Worcester, MA at the DCU Center on the USA Network, Lana defeated Billie Kay and Naomi beat Sonya Deville in Money in the Bank qualifying matches.

As a result of these wins, Lana and Naomi have been added to the women’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match at the upcoming MITB PPV event.

They join Ember Moon, Charlotte Flair, Alexa Bliss, Becky Lynch, and Natalya in the match.

During a recent Instagram Live video, The Ravishing Russian revealed that she has been preparing for the upcoming match by taking ladder bumps at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida.

WWE will be adding one final superstar to this upcoming ladder match by having the winner of the last-chance gauntlet match that is slated to take place this Monday night on RAW placed in the contest. Those stars competing in this match include Sasha Banks, Dana Brooke, Mickie James, Sarah Logan, Ruby Riott, Liv Morgan and Bayley.

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What are your thoughts on Lana doing this? Sound off in the comment section below.

Rey Mysterio has pitched an interesting idea for a new stable in the WWE.

Despite his recent appearances for the sports entertainment company this year (competing in the Royal Rumble Match at the pay-per-view event in January and wrestling in the 50-Man Royal Rumble Match at the Greatest Royal Rumble PPV) Mysterio has not agreed to terms for a new WWE contract.

His appearance in Saudi Arabia was a one-shot deal. It’s still expected that Rey will sign with WWE and that he’ll likely return to TV later this year after he finishes up his other commitments. 

Mysterio recently spoke with Harry Ruiz of Telemundo Las Vegas and during the media appearance, he revealed that he wants to create a super stable when he returns to the sports entertainment company.

As far as the members of the group, he would want Sin Cara, Kalisto as well as former NXT Champion Andrade ‘Cien’ Almas.

“@ReyMysterio told me the only thing missing with the Latino talent in #WWE right now (@SinCaraWWE, @KalistoWWE, @AndradeCienWWE) is him, so that way they could form a stable. LWO 2.0 coming up? Do it @VinceMcMahon! #LuchaLibre.”

– @reymysterio told me the only thing missing with the latino talent in #WWE right now (@SinCaraWWE, @KalistoWWE, @AndradeCienWWE) is him, so that way they could form a stable. LWO 2.0 coming up? Do it @VinceMcMahon! #LuchaLibre pic.twitter.com/TEOSzvkmT4

— Harry Ruiz (@harryruiz) May 24, 2018

What are your thoughts on Mysterio’s idea? Sound off in the comment section below.

Former WWE Champion Jinder Mahal has had two completely different runs with the WWE.

In April of 2011 Mahal made his main roster debut and would eventually find himself as a member of the Three Man Band (3MB) trio alongside Drew McIntyre and Heath Slater.

In 2014, however, his run with the WWE came to an end when he was released from his deal. He would return to the independent circuit for two years, where he would reinvent himself creatively and physically, before being brought back to WWE around the time of the Superstar Shake-Up last year.

He has been the talent who has worked on both brands, RAW and SmackDown Live. The former WWE Champion was recently interviewed by Planeta Wrestling (transcript courtesy of Wrestling Inc).

During the interview, he was asked about the locker room differences between RAW and SmackDown.

“Generally, it is still the same but different competitors. Obviously, in WWE everyone is on top of their game. WWE is the epitome of Sports Entertainment, it gets no bigger than this. So, whether you are on Raw or on SmackDown, the level of talent that we have on both sides is second to none. Overall, feeling in the locker room is still the same, but I keep to myself and focus on myself, and hope for the best.”

Back at the biggest event of the year for the sports entertainment company, WrestleMania 34, Mahal defeated Randy Orton, Bobby Roode, and Rusev to win the United States Title.

“WrestleMania is amazing. 78,000 people there all over the world, including people from Spain. Everybody thought it was ‘Rusev Day,’ no way, it was ‘Maharaja Day.’ Unfortunately, Kurt Angle put me in a match that I wasn’t prepared for when I lost the United States Championship to Jeff Hardy on Raw after WrestleMania, or else I would have brought the US Championship to Spain but we will get that Championship back. I look forward to many other WrestleMania moments, even main eventing WrestleMania.”

What are your thoughts on Mahal’s comments? Sound off in the comment section below.

WWE fans around the world are interested in when Brock Lesnar will make his return.

The current WWE Universal Champion surprisingly retained his title against Roman Reigns in the main event of the biggest event of the year for the sports entertainment company, WrestleMania 34, in April.

The expectation at the time was that WWE would crown Reigns the new champion as it was reported that Lesnar would be leaving the WWE for another stint in the UFC.

Shortly after this event, it was revealed that Lesnar had signed a short-term contract with the sports entertainment company. He was last seen at the Greatest Royal Rumble pay-per-view event where he retained his title against Reigns in a Steel Cage Match.

With Lesnar being under contract with the WWE for a short-term and his UFC return appearing to be just a matter of time, there is speculation as to not only when Lesnar will return to WWE’s flagship show, Monday Night RAW, but when he will drop the Universal Title.

Bryan Alvarez recently spoke about Lesnar’s return to the ring on a recent edition of Wrestling Observer Live (transcript courtesy via ringsidenews.com) where he gave his take on when the WWE will use Lesnar once again. Here is what he had to say:

“He is not on Money In The Bank so my guess is when they first announced that he had re-signed a deal I did have someone tell me they believed he was going to be there through Summerslam. So all we know is that it is a short-term deal. I presume he is going to drop the title at Summerslam I don’t know what.

It could happen I guess in July. But he is not at Money In The Bank so it will either be the July pay-per-view or Summerslam and if you got Brock Lesnar and you’re paying him big money it will probably end up being Summerslam.”

When do you think Lesnar will make his WWE return? Sound off in the comments section below.

The card for the upcoming WWE Money in the Bank PPV is taking shape.

However, we are still a few weeks away from the latest pay-per-view event that will be produced by the sports entertainment company. Here are the matches that have already been confirmed for the show:

Braun Strowman vs. Finn Balor vs. The Miz vs. Rusev vs. Kevin Owens vs. Bobby Roode in the Men’s Money in the Bank Ladder match, Ember Moon vs. Charlotte Flair vs. Alexa Bliss vs. Becky Lynch vs. Natalya vs. Lana vs. Naomi in the Women’s Money in the Bank Ladder match, AJ Styles © vs. Shinsuke Nakamura in WWE Title Last Man Standing match, Nia Jax © vs. Ronda Rousey in a WWE RAW Women’s Title match.

Also announced is Carmella © vs. Asuka in a WWE SmackDown Women’s Title match, Roman Reigns vs. Jinder Mahal, and Luke Harper & Erick Rowan © vs. Karl Anderson & Luke Gallows in a WWE SmackDown Tag Team Title match.

Based off of the ongoing storylines, Dave Meltzer reported in the latest edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter that the following matches could take place on the card:

Cedric Alexander defending the Cruiserweight Title against Buddy Murphy, Seth Rollins defending the Intercontinental Title against either Baron Corbin or Elias, Matt Hardy & Bray Wyatt defending the RAW Tag Team Title against Drew McIntyre & Dolph Ziggler or Bo Dallas & Curtis Axel, Jeff Hardy defending his United States Title against Samoa Joe, Daniel Bryan or Andrade “Cien” Almas, and Bobby Lashley vs. Sami Zayn.

The Money In The Bank pay-per-view event takes place on Sunday, June 17, 2018 in Chicago, Illinois at the Allstate Arena and will air on the WWE Network and some traditional pay-per-view outlets. Both Raw and SmackDown brands will be featured.

What are your thoughts on this card thus far? Sound off in the comments section below.

A new match may have been revealed for the upcoming WWE Money in the Bank PPV.

This match involves Sami Zayn and Bobby Lashley. Based on the recent storyline, there is speculation online that the WWE will be adding this match to the card of the upcoming PPV event. WWE is teasing more from these two superstars for this coming Monday’s edition of RAW.

This week’s episode of Monday Night RAW in Albany, NY at the Times Union Center NY on the USA Network featured a segment involving Zayn and Lashley.

By watching the show, Zayn brought Lashley’s three sisters to the show with him as a way to try and expose him. Jessica was played by independent wrestler “Mr Everything” Victor Andrews. Frances was played by wrestler Max Caster.

The Money in the Bank pay-per-view event takes place on Sunday, June 17, 2018 in Chicago, Illinois at the Allstate Arena and will air on the WWE Network and some traditional pay-per-view outlets. Both Raw and SmackDown brands will be featured. Here is the updated card:

– Men’s Money In The Bank Ladder Match: Braun Strowman vs. Finn Balor vs. The Miz vs. Rusev vs. Kevin Owens vs. Bobby Roode

– Women’s Money In The Bank Ladder Match: Ember Moon vs. Charlotte Flair vs. Alexa Bliss vs. Becky Lynch vs. Natalya vs. Lana vs. Naomi

– WWE Title Last Man Standing Match: AJ Styles © vs. Shinsuke Nakamura

– WWE Raw Women’s Title Match: Nia Jax © vs. Ronda Rousey

– WWE SmackDown Women’s Title Match: Carmella © vs. Asuka

– Singles Match: Roman Reigns vs. Jinder Mahal

– WWE SmackDown Tag Team Title Match: Luke Harper & Erick Rowan © vs. Karl Anderson & Luke Gallows

Toni Storm has reportedly come to terms with the WWE.

Dave Meltzer reported in the latest edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter that the young exciting wrestler has signed a UK contract with the sports entertainment company.

According to the report, once she was asked about working the upcoming Stardom 5 Star Grand Prix tournament in August and September, there was no confirmation and thus, WWE contacted her about competing in the second installment of the Mae Young Classic which is scheduled to film in August.

If you recall, she took part in WWE’s Inaugural Mae Young Classic where she defeated Ayesha Raymond in the first round, beat Lacey Evans in the second round and Piper Niven in the quarterfinals. She would later lose to Kairi Sane in the semifinals.

This prospect is already advertised to appear at WWE’s second UK Tournament that takes place on June 18th, and June 19th.

For those who are wonderful, although she is under contract with the WWE, this deal will allow her to continue working for PROGRESS and other promotions

What are your thoughts on WWE signing Storm? Sound off in the comment section below.

FITE TV has announced a new partnership with WWE Hall of Famer Jeff Jarrett.

On Thursday, May 24, 2018, it was officially revealed through a press release that FITE and Jarrett’s Global Force Entertainment (GFE) have come to an agreement that will see GFE develop sports and entertainment programming for the combat sports platform, which is a digital network for live streaming of combat sports on a global basis.

It was noted in the press release that was sent out to members of the media that GFE will also be developing and acquiring wrestling events for the platform.

The final note of this release was the fact that Jarrett’s company is working with Flipps Media Inc (FITE’s parent company) to develop non-combat sports programming for a to-be-determined digital platform.

“FITE has a long standing relationship with Jeff Jarrett dating back to the first ever live PPV event on the digital platform, NJPW WrestleKingdom 9,” said Michael Weber, FITE COO. “Currently we are working with Jeff on some very exciting programming for FITE that we will be announcing over the summer that help us to continue to be the number one digital platform for combat sports.”

“Currently FITE airs programming originating from over 30 different countries in the world for over 300 different live event promotions,” said Global Force Entertainment CEO, Jeff Jarrett. “FITE TV is the future of how fans will be watching their favorite combat sports programming. This is the right place for GFE programming.”

What are your thoughts on this agreement? Sound off in the comment section below.

The first match for the upcoming WWE NXT TakeOver: Chicago II event has been announced.

This event is approaching fast and a lot has changed since the last Takeover event, which was in New Orleans as part of WrestleMania 34 weekend that was headlined by Johnny Gargano vs. Tommaso Ciampa. This event also featured a change of the guard at the top of the developmental brand, which was Aleister Black beating Andrade “Cien” Almas for the NXT Title.

A lot of new faces have also shown up in the brand while some have left as they were called up to the main roster to compete on both Monday Night RAW and SmackDown Live brands.

The sports entertainment company is gearing up for their next Takeover special, which will be part of Money in the Bank weekend come next month.

On Wednesday, May 23, 2018, the WWE announced that Roderick Strong & Kyle O’Reilly would defend their NXT Tag Team Titles against Oney Lorcan & Danny Burch at the upcoming NXT TakeOver: Chicago event that takes place on Saturday, June 16, 2018 in Chicago, Illinois at the Allstate Arena and will air on the WWE Network.

The promotion will be announcing more matches for this card in the coming weeks.

What are your thoughts on this match? 

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The Big Show had a different role at WrestleMania 21 and has reflected on the moment.

Instead of wrestling in some big matches including championships like had done in the previous years, the sports entertainment company decided to book him an interesting contest.

Back on April 3, 2005, at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California for WrestleMania 21, the biggest event of the year for the WWE went down in Hollywood, which was a theme that was heavily promoted.

At the event, the former WWE Champion lost to sumo legend Akebono in a sumo match in front of a record attendance of 20,193 WWE fans.

Show was recently a guest on Steve Austin’s podcast, The Steve Austin Show, and during the interview, he reflected on why WWE Chairman Vince McMahon was mad at him before Wrestlemania 21.

The reason that the WWE boss was upset was due to the fact that he weighed more than the sumo wrestler. Here is what he said (via Wrestling INC):

“I think my heaviest I was 537 lbs. When I did that match with Akebono, I think Akebono, for a shoot, weighed 488 [lbs.] and I weighed 509 [lbs.] because I remember Vince being pissed at me because Akebono was supposed to weigh more than me. And [McMahon] looks at me and goes, ‘509 lbs.?’ He shook his head and walked off. I was like, ‘I’m a quarter-ton of fun! What do you want me to say?’”

What are your thoughts on Show’s comments? Sound off in the comment section below.

WWE is gearing up for their next two special events on their streaming service.

First, the sports entertainment company will hold their NXT TakeOver: Chicago event on Saturday, June 16, 2018 in Chicago, Illinois at the Allstate Arena and then the following night, the Money in the Bank pay-per-view event will take place.

Dave Meltzer reported in the latest edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter that NXT TakeOver: Chicago has only sold around 7,000 tickets and is struggling to sell tickets.

Keep in mind that this is nowhere near capacity in the Allstate Arena. It was noted in this report that there are very few secondary market tickets sold.

The longtime pro wrestling journalist broke it down by noting that 81% of tickets sold for TakeOver were sold to residents of Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin. Thus, this means that not many WWE fans are flying in to watch the show.

Finally, it was noted that Money in the Bank is selling fine and will likely be nearly sold out.

What are your thoughts on these upcoming events? Sound off in the comment section below.

We now know the taping dates for the second installment of the Mae Young Classic tournament.

Last year’s tournament took place in the summer and was taped at Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida. It’s truly a special tournament and similar to the Cruiserweight Classic. The name of the event is in honor of the late WWE Hall of Famer Mae Young.

If you recall, the Cruiserweight Classic was a tournament produced by WWE wherein all participants were billed at a weight of 205 lbs or less to determine the first Cruiserweight Champion.

The sports entertainment company held the finals of last year’s tournament on September 12th from the SmackDown TV event in Las Vegas, Nevada at the Thomas and Mack Center. Kairi Sane beat Shayna Baszler in the finals to win the tournament.

Bryan Alvarez revealed during Wrestling Observer Live on Wednesday that the taping dates for the upcoming tournament on August 7th and 8th at Full Sail University. As of this writing, there’s no word yet on when the first-round matches will air on the WWE Network or when the finals will take place.

What are your thoughts on the WWE bringing back this tournament? Sound off in the comment section below.

An interesting stat about Daniel Bryan and Samoa Joe has surfaced online.

The sports entertainment company has officially announced that the former WWE Champion would take on the former NXT Champion in Raleigh, NC at the PNC Arena on SmackDown Live next Tuesday night in a Money in the Bank qualifying match.

The winner of this match will go on to compete in the men’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match at the upcoming Money in the Bank pay-per-view event.

The interesting stat that was first brought to light by slotrod on Reddit is the fact that the last time that Joe and Bryan wrestled each other was back on December 8, 2006 for the Ring of Honor World Title in a Steel Cage Match.

From the time of that match to the upcoming bout is 4,191 days since they last worked a match against each other.

Who do you think will win this match? Sound off in the comment section below.

We now know when the reality show about the relationship of The Miz and Maryse will premiere.

As seen on this week’s episode of SmackDown Live in Worcester, MA at the DCU Center on the USA Network, Miz noted in the opening segment with The New Day that “Miz & Mrs.” would be premiering on the USA Network at 10 p.m. Eastern time on July 24th.

With such a date, it means that this show will go head-to-head with 205 Live right after SmackDown Live goes off the air.

The six-episode, half-hour series will feature the married pair, known for being larger than life both in and out of the ring as the Superstars, become parents for the first time.

The couple welcomed the birth of their daughter on March 27th.

“As the exclusive television home for WWE’s flagship programming, USA Network is excited to give this passionate fanbase even more of two of WWE’s most colorful Superstars, The Miz and Maryse,” said Heather Olander, SVP of Alternative Development and Production in a press release issued earlier this year. ““Miz & Mrs.” is an intimate, behind-the-scenes glimpse at this iconic couple as they face one of their most exciting challenges yet – becoming parents.”

“Miz & Mrs.” will undoubtedly be the most must-see show on television,” said Miz and Maryse. “We can’t wait to share this next chapter of our lives with our fans as we get ready to welcome our daughter into this world.”

Do you plan on watching this series? Sound off in the comment section below.

A new match has been announced for an upcoming WWE UK event.

On Wednesday, May 23, 2018, the sports entertainment company officially announced that NXT Champion Aleister Black would team up with Ricochet to take on EC3 and The Velveteen Dream in a Tag Team Match at the WWE UK Title Tournament Finals event that will air live on the WWE Network from Royal Albert Hall on June 19, 2018.

This event will feature WWE UK competitors facing WWE NXT stars in matches as well as the winner of the UK Title tournament facing UK Champion Pete Dunne for the strap.

“The @WWEUKCT at Royal Albert Hall on 19 June will host a MEGA MATCH as @WWENXT Champion @WWEAleister teams with @KingRicochet to take on @therealec3 and @VelveteenWWE!”

The @WWEUKCT at Royal Albert Hall on 19 June will host a MEGA MATCH as @WWEAleister teams with @KingRicochet to take on @therealec3 and @VelveteenWWE! Tickets available here: https://t.co/dHAxhGo2ks pic.twitter.com/aFjRPSizak

— WWE UK (@WWEUK) May 23, 2018

Do you plan on watching this event? Sound off in the comment section below.

WWE is keeping former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey busy.

It’s been well established that the sports entertainment company has already announced that Rousey is slated to challenge Nia Jax for the RAW Women’s Title at the upcoming Money in the Bank pay-per-view event.

Rousey, who made her WWE in-ring debut at WrestleMania 34 by teaming up with Kurt Angle to defeat Triple H and Stephanie McMahon in a Mixed Tag Team Match, recently worked a few live events as part of the recent WWE UK tour. She wrestled Six-Woman Tag Team Matches at those shows.

The sports entertainment company is advertising Rousey for the following dates including live events:

– Monday Night RAW TV Event: May 28th in Richmond, VA

– Monday Night RAW TV Event: June 11th, in Little Rock, AR

– MITB Event: June 17th, in Chicago, Illinois

– Monday Night RAW TV Event: June 18th in Grand Rapids, MI

– WWE Live Event: June 24th in Anaheim, CA

– Monday Night RAW TV Event: June 25th in San Diego, CA

– WWE Live Event: July 7th in New York City

– WWE Live Event: July 8th in Bridgeport, CT

– Monday Night RAW TV Event: July 16th in Buffalo, NY

– Monday Night RAW TV Event: August 20th in Brooklyn NY

– Monday Night RAW TV Event: August 27th in Toronto, CA

What are your thoughts on WWE using her as frequently as they are? Sound off in the comments section below.

John Cena has WWE fans talking after his latest post on his official Twitter account.

On Wednesday, the former WWE Champion took to the social media platform and wrote about “trying to change someone.” Thus, this has led to a lot of speculation online that he was making a reference to his relationship with Nikki Bella.

It’s been well documented that the hurdles in their relationship have been the fact that Cena was against marriage as well as having kids. Although he gave into the marriage part, it’s been rumored that having children may have led to their engagement being called off. He wrote the following:

“Never try to change someone. They have every right to live their lives how they want. Instead, look inward and work to be the best you possible. #NeverGiveUp.”

Never try to change someone. They have every right to live their lives how they want. Instead, look inward and work to be the best you possible. #NeverGiveUp

— John Cena (@JohnCena) May 23, 2018

Cena was last seen on WWE television when he beat Triple H in a singles match at the Greatest Royal Rumble event last month, which served as the opening match of the main card. It should be noted that WWE is not advertising him for any events for the time being.

What are your thoughts on Cena’s tweet? Sound off in the comment section below.

The first batch of matches has been announced for the upcoming WWE UK Tournament.

On Wednesday, May 23, 2018, the sports entertainment company revealed the following first-round matches for next month’s tournament to determine who will face UK Champion Pete Dunne on 6/19 on the WWE Network live from Royal Albert Hall:

* Drew Gulak vs Jack Gallagher
* Ashton Smith vs Joseph Conners
* Flash Morgan Webster vs James Drake
* Kenny Williams vs Dave Mastiff
* Ligero vs Travis Banks
* Zack Gibson vs Amir Jordan
* Tucker vs Joe Coffey
* Jordan Devlin vs Tyson T-Bone

WWE NXT’s live events as part of the 2018 Download Music Festival in Great Britain on 6/8 through 6/10 will host the opening rounds of the tournament.

The sports entertainment company will then present two live WWE UK Championship broadcast on the WWE Network. 6/18 will feature the tournament finals to determine who will challenge the WWE UK champion on 6/19. The remainder of the 6/19 event will feature WWE UK competitors facing WWE NXT stars.

What are your thoughts on these matches? Sound off in the comment section below.

A new title match has been officially announced for the WWE Money in the Bank PPV

As seen on this week’s episode of SmackDown Live in Worcester, MA at the DCU Center on the USA Network, Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson beat The Usos on the show to become the new #1 contenders for the SmackDown Tag Team Titles, which are held by The Bludgeon Brothers.

Rowan and Harper will defend the straps against Anderson and Gallows at MITB.

The Money in the Bank pay-per-view event takes place on Sunday, June 17, 2018 in Chicago, Illinois at the Allstate Arena and will air on the WWE Network and some traditional pay-per-view outlets. Both Raw and SmackDown brands will be featured. Here is the updated card:

– Men’s Money In The Bank Ladder Match: Braun Strowman vs. Finn Balor vs. The Miz vs. Rusev vs. Kevin Owens vs. Bobby Roode

– Women’s Money In The Bank Ladder Match: Ember Moon vs. Charlotte Flair vs. Alexa Bliss vs. Becky Lynch vs. Natalya vs. Lana vs. Naomi

– WWE Title Last Man Standing Match: AJ Styles © vs. Shinsuke Nakamura

– WWE Raw Women’s Title Match: Nia Jax © vs. Ronda Rousey

– WWE SmackDown Women’s Title Match: Carmella © vs. Asuka

– Singles Match: Roman Reigns vs. Jinder Mahal

– WWE SmackDown Tag Team Title Match: Luke Harper & Erick Rowan © vs. Karl Anderson & Luke Gallows

A big match is officially set for next week’s episode of SmackDown Live.

For those who may have missed this week’s episode of SmackDown Live in Worcester, MA at the DCU Center on the USA Network, Daniel Bryan defeated Jeff Hardy in a singles match.

Now, Bryan will face Samoa Joe next week in Raleigh, NC at the PNC Arena on SmackDown Live in a Money in the Bank qualifying match.

Also, The Miz and The Bar will take on The New Day in a six-man tag team match has been set for next week. As of this writing, no other matches for SmackDown has been announced.

What are your thoughts on these upcoming matches? Sound off in the comment section below.

We now know the stipulation for the WWE Title Match between AJ Styles and Shinsuke Nakamura at Money in the Bank.

As seen on this week’s episode of SmackDown Live in Worcester, MA at the DCU Center on the USA Network, Nakamura and Styles did an in-ring segment that led to Nakamura attacking the WWE Champion.

The challenger would later reveal that their match at the upcoming PPV event will be a Last Man Standing Match.

The Money in the Bank pay-per-view event takes place on Sunday, June 17, 2018 in Chicago, Illinois at the Allstate Arena and will air on the WWE Network and some traditional pay-per-view outlets. Both Raw and SmackDown brands will be featured. Here is the updated card:

– Men’s Money In The Bank Ladder Match: Braun Strowman vs. Finn Balor vs. The Miz vs. Rusev vs. Kevin Owens vs. Bobby Roode

– Women’s Money In The Bank Ladder Match: Ember Moon vs. Charlotte Flair vs. Alexa Bliss vs. Becky Lynch vs. Natalya vs. Lana

– WWE Title Last Man Standing Match: AJ Styles © vs. Shinsuke Nakamura

– WWE Raw Women’s Title Match: Nia Jax © vs. Ronda Rousey

– WWE SmackDown Women’s Title Match: Carmella © vs. Asuka

– Singles Match: Roman Reigns vs. Jinder Mahal

What are your thoughts on this stipulation? Sound off in the comment section below.

2018 has been a rollercoaster of a ride for Daniel Bryan.

Bryan was forced to retire two years again due to his history with concussions. Despite that his run on top in WWE was short-lived, he no doubt made a mark on the history of the sports entertainment company.

Then it was revealed in March that Bryan had been medically cleared to return to in-ring competition and worked his first match back by teaming up with Shane McMahon to take on Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn in a Tag Team match at WrestleMania 34.

Bryan recently spoke with SportBible to talk about various topics. During this interview, he reflected on his time as SmackDown Live General Manager.

Daniel Bryan strongly disliked his role as SmackDown GM

“It was just the best. It was weird because as the GM they would play my music, sometimes I would get a really good reaction and it would make me smile sometimes but it didn’t make me happy. There’s a difference, right?

“A lot of the time I get this thing where I feel very lucky to be in the position I’m in doing this thing that l love, to where I would go in front of 50 people, my music would hit and nobody cared. You’re trying to work to make them care and no matter how hard you work, they don’t care. The hard work is the in-ring stuff but sometimes the hardest thing is getting the fans to accept you. That’s already done [for me] so it’s really cool.”

“It was very difficult. I disliked it, strongly. I would try and leave as soon as I could and if I found out they might not have a segment for me on TV, I would be texting the writers being like, ‘Hey can I just stay home’ – a portion of that is not liking it and portion of that is because now I’m being away from Brie and my baby to do something I’m not passionate about. That was a weird mental thing for me.”

There was some speculation that he would be working a part-time schedule following his return but he will be working a full-time schedule as he just completed the recent UK tour.

Ever since it was announced that he would be competing once again, there has been a lot of dream matches pitched involving him.

When asked about it, Bryan has several names in mind including one feud with Roman Reigns and a match that he has wanted for years, which is against WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar.

Daniel Bryan wants Brock Lesnar

“I want to work with everybody. When I look at the roster of Smackdown Live specifically: Shinsuke Nakamura – yep! Samoa Joe – of course. Andrade Cien Almas – sure! I did the match with Rusev – it was the first match we had ever wrestled each other before. I’ve been wanting to wrestle Rusev for a long time. I also think there’s something there with me and Roman Reigns, somewhere down the line. I just feel there’s something there.

“And the big match that I always say – I really want to wrestle Brock. I’ve been wanting to wrestle Brock for years, when I came back from my neck surgery in 2015, it was the match that I wanted. I’m sure Brock doesn’t want it, he doesn’t care!

“But there’s a lot of stuff that I get really excited about when I think about it and also that a lot of my friends from the independents are now here in the biggest wrestling promotion in the world. I think that’s the coolest.”

Who do you want to see Bryan feud with next? Sound off in the comment section below.