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  • Becky Lynch: “I Own Charlotte Flair”

    Becky Lynch: “I Own Charlotte Flair”

    It has been an interesting weekend for Irish trash-talkers. Becky Lynch lost to Charlotte Flair at Super Show-Down in Melbourne yesterday but she is still the Smackdown Women’s Champion. Lynch was disqualified during the match for hitting her opponent with the title belt. Charlotte had her locked in figure-8 at the time.

    WWE cameras caught up with Lynch as she was preparing to leave the venue at the event’s conclusion. Despite being the loser of the match, Lynch seemed proud just to be leaving with the belt.

    “One of us walked out of Australia as the champ and the other was helped out as not the champ,” Lynch boasted. “WWE is filled with champions and nobody’s and for the champ business is good.”

    Becky Lynch (c) vs Charlotte Flair – Smackdown

    Shortly after Lynch retained her title through dubious means, the rematch was announced for this Tuesday on Smackdown. Lynch offered up her thoughts on the rematch as well.

    “I don’t know how many more times I need to prove that I own Charlotte Flair,” she continued. “And I don’t care if I have to fight Charlotte. if I have to fight this company, if I have to fight anybody. I will make my mark on WWE and prove that I am the face of this company.”

    How Long Do You Think Becky Lynch Will Be Smackdown Women’s Champion For? 

  • Becky Lynch Retains The Smackdown Women’s Championship at WWE Super Show-Down

    Becky Lynch Retains The Smackdown Women’s Championship at WWE Super Show-Down

    Becky Lynch defended her WWE Smackdown Women’s Championship against Charlotte Flair in the second bout of WWE Super Show-Down. The event in Melbourne Cricket Ground is currently ongoing and you can check out our full coverage and results here.

    Lynch was heavily cheered by the crowd in Australia. Late in the bout Flair had Lynch in a Boston Crab which Becky had to break by grabbing the ropes. The ‘Lass Kicker’ then grabbed her title and attempted to leave the match, Charlotte grabbed her and took her back to the ring.

    Flair then hit Lynch with her second spear of the match. Flair then applied a Figure-four bridging into the Figure Eight. Lynch hit Flair with the Smackdown Women’s Championship to retain via disqualification.

    Check out how we fared by checking out the SEScoop staff predictions for Super Show-Down here

    Here’s the full card for the event:

    • WWE Title Match: No Count Outs, No Disqualifications
      Samoa Joe vs. AJ Styles
    • SmackDown Women’s Title Match
      Charlotte Flair vs. Becky Lynch
    • WWE Cruiserweight Title Match
      Buddy Murphy vs. Cedric Alexander
    • SmackDown Tag Team Title Match
      The Bar vs. The New Day
    • #1 Contenders Match for a Future WWE Title Shot
      The Miz vs. Daniel Bryan
    • Triple H with WWE Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels vs. The Undertaker with Kane
    • John Cena and Bobby Lashley vs. Elias and Kevin Owens
    • The Shield (Dean Ambrose, WWE Intercontinental Champion Seth Rollins, WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns) vs. Braun Strowman, RAW Tag Team Champions Dolph Ziggler and Drew McIntyre
    • The Bella Twins and RAW Women’s Champion Ronda Rousey vs. The Riott Squad (Ruby Riott, Liv Morgan, Sarah Logan)
    • Asuka and Naomi vs. Billie Kay and Peyton Royce
  • Becky Lynch Vents About Being Left Off Super Show-Down Poster

    Becky Lynch Vents About Being Left Off Super Show-Down Poster

    WWE Super Show-Down takes place October 6th from the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Australia. The WWE advertising machine has been in full swing in support for the show, hyping the event and building towards it over the past few weeks.

    One person, however, isn’t happy with the advertising that has taken place.

    SmackDown Live Women’s Champion, Becky Lynch, has taken obvious issue with the campaign that the WWE is running, highlighting, what she considers, to be an obvious omission:

    https://twitter.com/BeckyLynchWWE/status/1046517778809856000

    Despite the champion not being featured, the woman she bested recently at Hell In A Cell is featured prominently, as is the WWE Raw Women’s Champion, “Rowdy” Ronda Rousey.

    But no women’s championship representation for the blue brand?

    Super Show-Down

    WWE Championship Match: AJ Styles (c) vs. Samoa Joe

    #1 Contenders Match: The Miz vs. Daniel Bryan

    WWE Cruiserweight Championship Match: Cedric Alexander (c) vs. Buddy Murphy

    WWE SmackDown Women’s Championship Match: Becky Lynch (c) vs. Charlotte Flair

    SmackDown Tag Team Championship Match: The New Day (c) vs. The Bar

    Triple H (w/Shawn Michaels) vs. The Undertaker (w/Kane)

    John Cena and Bobby Lashley vs. Elias and Kevin Owens

    The Shield vs. Braun Strowman, Dolph Ziggler and Drew McIntyre

    The Bella Twins and RAW Women’s Champion Ronda Rousey vs. The Riott Squad

    Asuka and Naomi vs. Billie Kay and Peyton Royce

  • Heel Turn: Becky Lynch Discusses Her New Creative Direction

    Heel Turn: Becky Lynch Discusses Her New Creative Direction

    Fresh off her recent Smackdown Women’s Championship win, Becky Lynch appeared as a guest on Chasing Glory With Lilian Garcia to discuss her heel turn. Lynch discussed how the audience hasn’t taken to the turn as it was originally conceived. Garcia said that heel turns typically involve putting down the crowd, and insulting them.

    “Well, we tried that,” Lynch said, “And the crowd were like, ‘c’mon now, Becky, you know that we were there with you the whole time.’ And I’m like, yeah, I know, I’m going through some stuff. I’m trying to figure it out, lads.”

    “It just doesn’t make sense that I would talk about how bad and how wrong they are, because they’ve obviously made their voices heard and supported me the whole time.”

    Lilian asked about the origin of the decision to turn her heel. “That was Creative. And I can’t say I’m mad at them,” Lynch said. “Vince wanted a different side of me.”

    She also revealed that she has some input into her promos. “Everything’s said in my own words… The main thing is to make sure that Becky Lynch is real.”

    Lynch also discussed her first title run, and how she didn’t feel worthy of holding the belt. Some of that had to do with her own insecurity, she said. But she also mentioned that some of that came from her positioning as a champion who wasn’t even the captain of her Survivor Series team in 2016.

    Lynch also said that she entered the company with a desire to be a blank canvas, but that she took that too far. “I got so in my head that I couldn’t even do a schoolboy.”

    “I don’t think I’d be here if it wasn’t for Dusty Rhodes,” she continued. She mentioned that Rhodes liked working with unpolished wrestlers, and enjoyed the process of helping to mold people with a bit of brokenness. “And I think, at the time, that I was particularly broken.”

    Other show topics included Lynch working with Shawn Michaels on The Marine 6, a bad breakup, and Lynch’s desire to keep her personal and professional lives separate.

    You can find the full episode of Chasing Glory here:

  • WWE Ranks Triple H’s Five Greatest Rivals, SD Women’s Title Match Added To MSG Show

    WWE Ranks Triple H’s Five Greatest Rivals, SD Women’s Title Match Added To MSG Show

    – Who is Triple H’s greatest rival?

    According to WWE, “The King of Kings”‘s greatest rival is The Undertaker.

    WWE took to Instagram today to rank Triple H’s five greatest rivals and “The Deadman” is ranked at No. 1.

    The Undertaker is followed by Shawn Michaels, John Cena, Mick Foley, and The Rock.

    https://www.instagram.com/p/BoE–95FKsh/

    – WWE returns to Madison Square Garden on Wednesday, December 26 with a SmackDown live event and a SmackDown Women’s Championship Match has been added to the card.

    The official website of MSG is now advertising Becky Lynch vs. Charlotte Flair with the SmackDown Women’s Championship on the line.

    Two other matches have already been announced for the show: AJ Styles vs. Samoa Joe in a Steel Cage Match for the WWE Championship, and Daniel Bryan vs. The Miz.

    – SmackDown Women’s Champion Becky Lynch is Lilian Garcia’s next guest on Chasing Glory with Lilian Garcia. The interview will be available starting Monday.

    After Garcia reveals Lynch as her next guest in the video below, Lynch silently appears with the SmackDown Women’s Championship wrapped around her shoulder. Garcia says, “No words from Becky,” leading Lynch to remark, “You’re gonna have to wait.”

    https://www.instagram.com/p/Bn_hMDVA6cd/

  • Becky Lynch Explains Her Character’s Motivation

    Becky Lynch Explains Her Character’s Motivation

    Newly crowned Smackdown Women’s Champion, Becky Lynch, recently spoke to the media about her current character’s motivation. Lynch has played a key role on Smackdown as of late. Her rivalry with Charlotte Flair is one of the most talked about angles happening in wrestling at the moment.

    Lynch says she’s loving her current role on WWE programming. Whether she is a heel or a face doesn’t matter to her either.

    Becky Lynch On Her Character’s Motivation

    “Whatever this is, I love it,” Lynch said to USA Today recently. Lynch would continue to say her character feels she tried to do things the right way but it didn’t work out how she wanted.

    “For the most part, people are generally good and want to do the right thing. And sometimes, it just backfires on you,” she continued. “My dad used to always tell me no good deed goes unpunished. And I think that’s what you’re seeing with Becky right now, that she’s always done the right thing and it hasn’t gotten her where she wants it. And now she’s had enough and she’s saying ‘I don’t care who’s in my way.’”

    Lynch defeated Charlotte Flair at Hell in a Cell on Sunday to become the new Smackdown Women’s Champion. It’s the first time Lynch has held the title since winning the inaugural belt at Backlash 2016.

    “I left home at 16, traveled the world and slept on people’s couches,” Lynch said about her career. “I came with a goal and I haven’t gotten that because I have been too focused on doing the right thing always when other people aren’t. That’s what we’re seeing and she’s had enough … she’s not letting them be an obstacle anymore.”

  • Becky Lynch Wins SmackDown Women’s Title At WWE Hell In A Cell

    Becky Lynch Wins SmackDown Women’s Title At WWE Hell In A Cell

    Becky Lynch is once again WWE SmackDown Women’s Champion. As seen at Sunday’s Hell In A Cell pay-per-view, Lynch beat Charlotte Flair to win the title for a second time.

    Flair didn’t hold the title for long as the daughter of WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair was able to beat Carmella and Lynch in a triple threat match to win the SmackDown Women’s Title at the WWE SummerSlam pay-per-view event in Brooklyn, New York at the Barclays Center on the WWE Network.

    Not only did that title win make her a seven-time champion but it also made her the record holder for most WWE PPV wins of any female superstar. Following the match, Lynch turned heel and attacked Flair to kick off their feud.

    Flair could get her rematch for the title at the upcoming Super Show-Down pay-per-view event that takes place on Saturday, October 6, 2018 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in Melbourne, Australia or the Evolution pay-per-view event that takes place on Sunday, October 28, 2018 in Long Island, New York at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Both of these events will air on the WWE Network.

    What are your thoughts on this title change?

  • Becky Lynch Wearing New Ring Gear At Hell in a Cell, Jinder Mahal and Alicia Fox Video

    Becky Lynch Wearing New Ring Gear At Hell in a Cell, Jinder Mahal and Alicia Fox Video

    – When Becky Lynch challenges Charlotte Flair for the SmackDown Women’s Championship tomorrow night at WWE Hell in a Cell, she will do so in new ring attire.

    WWE costume designer/seamstress Julie Youngberg took to Twitter to post a teaser photo of the ring gear she created for Lynch to wear at the pay-per-view event.

    https://twitter.com/AnJewelsBrand/status/1040753446494720006

    – Ahead of WWE Mixed Match Challenge, Jinder Mahal tries to teach Alicia Fox his breathing and relaxation techniques backstage at tonight’s WWE live event in Corpus Christi, Texas. Fox, however, thinks his teachings mean something else.

    https://instagram.com/p/Bnw3jMCnJ_L/

  • Road Dogg Asks Fans To Pick A Side In Becky Lynch Charlotte Flair Rivalry

    Road Dogg Asks Fans To Pick A Side In Becky Lynch Charlotte Flair Rivalry

    Road Dogg is asking fans to pick a side in the Becky Lynch vs Charlotte Flair rivalry. While he isn’t saying which side he wants them to pick, Road Dogg is adamant that fans choose one of the two to cheer for. Road Dogg made the comments while responding to a fan on Twitter. A fan commented on Road Dogg saying he’s not trying to turn fans against Becky when the Smackdown creative head responded.

    The fan then indicated he will be taking Becky Lynch’s side. Road Dogg responded positively as the fan had picked a side just as he suggested.

    Talk then turned to Lynch’s attack from the crowd on Flair this week.

    Becky Lynch vs Charlotte Flair Rivalry

    The Flair vs Lynch rivalry has been contentious since before Summerslam. Lynch went on a winning streak and earned a title match against Carmella. Flair then returned from hiatus and was added to Lynch’s title opportunity by defeating Carmella in a non-title match. This also led to R-Truth and Carmella becoming a tag-team in the Mixed Match Challenge but that is another story entirely.

    Flair won the title at Summerslam by capitalizing on Lynch’s turned back. She has stated since that Lynch would have done the same thing. The two will meet one-on-one on Sunday for the Smackdown Women’s Championship.

  • Alexa Bliss Comments On Becky Lynch’s “Attitude Adjustment”

    Alexa Bliss Comments On Becky Lynch’s “Attitude Adjustment”

    Whilst on a recent media call, ex-Raw Women’s Champion, Alexa Bliss, commented on Becky Lynch’s recent “attitude change.” Bliss said that she was “always in favour when someone has a certain attitude adjustment and she undergoes a change,” before she confessed, “I think it’s been a long time coming for Becky.”

    “I think that attitude change is what she’s needed,” Bliss noted, before praising Lynch’s fire and spark. “The attitude change really allows her to show that. Where, before, she was restricted. I think it just fits her far better.” 

    Becky Lynch turned on her former best friend, Charlotte Flair, after the end of their triple threat match at SummerSlam in August.  Flair would hit her signature move, the Natural Selection, on her friend as Lynch was moments away from making Carmella tap out to her finisher, the Dis-Arm-Her. 

    Since that moment, the two have been sniping back and forth as tensions continue to rise, with fan support seemingly firmly with Becky, as we head towards their eagerly anticipated confrontation at Hell In A Cell this Sunday. 

    Hell In A Cell also sees Alexa Bliss receive her mandatory rematch against former UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion, and current WWE Raw Women’s champion, “Rowdy” Ronda Rousey. Rousey bested Bliss for the championship at SummerSlam. 

    Join us here this Sunday for WWE Hell in a Cell Results & Live Coverage. 

  • Becky Lynch Sends Warning To Charlotte, WWE Ranks Top 5 Tag Team Title Wins On RAW

    Becky Lynch Sends Warning To Charlotte, WWE Ranks Top 5 Tag Team Title Wins On RAW

    Becky Lynch Sends Warning To Charlotte

    One of the top feuds currently on the SmackDown Live brand is between SmackDown Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair and Becky Lynch. It all started at SummerSlam last month when Flair won the title in a triple threat match involving Carmella and Lynch. After the match, Lynch turned heel by attacking Flair. The two had the following exchange on Twitter:

    https://twitter.com/BeckyLynchWWE/status/1038501775601324032

    Lynch vs. Flair is one of the top program featured on WWE SmackDown Live right now. They are set to compete for the gold at two upcoming events including the Hell in a Cell pay-per-view event on Sunday, September 16, 2018 in San Antonio, Texas at the AT&T Center.

    Also, they will meet at the Super Show-Down event on Saturday, October 6, 2018 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in Melbourne, Australia. Both events will air on WWE’s streaming service, WWE Network.

    WWE Ranks Top 5 Tag Team Title Wins On RAW

    WWE’s official Instagram account has released this video looking at the top five WWE Tag Team Championship wins to take place on the flagship show of the company, Monday Night RAW. The list goes like this:

    1. The Uso defeated The New Age Outlaws
    2. Dolph Ziggler and Drew McIntyre defeated The B-Team
    3. Jason Jordan and Seth Rollins defeated The Bar
    4. Cody Rhodes and Goldust defeated The Shield
    5. John Cena and The Miz defeated The Corre

    https://instagram.com/p/BneCb49nTnP/?utm_source=ig_embed

  • Steve Austin On If Becky Lynch Should Be A Heel Or Babyface

    Steve Austin On If Becky Lynch Should Be A Heel Or Babyface

    WWE Hall Of Famer Stone Cold Steve Austin recently took to his podcast, The Steve Austin Show, to comment on several professional wrestling topics.

    Austin commented on the current feud between Charlotte Flair and Becky Lynch on SmackDown Live. Lynch turned heel at SummerSlam, attacking Flair after she defeated her for the SDL Women’s Title.

    Despite the heel turn, WWE fans are still cheering Lynch and sometimes booing Flair. After seeing the fans’ reactions, WWE seems to be changing their course and not presenting Lynch as an all-out heel.

    In Austin’s point of view, he thinks Lynch should be whatever the people want her to be:

    “I loved [Ric] Flair as a heel. He’s the greatest [pro] wrestler of all time, but his heel work was outstanding. His baby work, eh, he’s still Ric Flair, but I like Ric Flair as a heel. Charlotte I like as a heel.

    “Becky I like either way. But, man, when she knocked the hell out of Charlotte, that crowd came unglued when they turned her heel, but it was the biggest babyface reaction of the night. People came unglued, so where does she go?

    “I just think let her be whatever the people want her to be. To me, for her, she doesn’t need to be a heel or a baby – she just needs to be Becky Lynch.

    “And this is truly one of those cases where they say, Roman Reigns, no matter how the people want to take him, they can take him as a heel or baby, but he’s just going to be Roman.

    “To me, I just think let’s take that out of the equation. Whatever they’re going to do with him, they’re going to do, with him beating Brock [Lesnar], but Becky ought to just be Becky because there’s money in Becky being Becky.

    “Let the people decide. As long as she’s being true to herself, she’s going to fly as high and as far as they want her to.”

    H/T Wrestling Inc. for the transcriptions

  • Smackdown & 205 Live 9/4 Preview

    Smackdown & 205 Live 9/4 Preview

    Smackdown and 205 Live will take place inside Little Caesar’s Arena in Detroit, Michigan tonight. Only one match has been announced for tonight between the two shows.

    In fact, the General Manager for 205 Live seems to be preoccupied with something else entirely other than the cruiserweight division.

    Smackdown 9/4 Preview

    Sanity vs Rusev Day vs The Usos

    The winner of this match will move on to face the Bar in the finals of another mini-tournament to declare the next team to challenge for the Smackdown tag-team championships. The Bar defeated the Club and the Colons last week.

    Aiden English and Rusev will be working as a team again tonight. English had seemed to be on a cold streak not long ago, as he cost Lana and Rusev multiple matches. Things appear to be patched up between the two now, however.

    New Day will no doubt be watching this match closely, as will the Bar.

    Samoa Joe To Visit AJ Styles’ Home?

    Last week, Samoa Joe called AJ Styles’ wife while the WWE Champion was forced to watch in the ring. This week, Joe claims he’s going to visit Styles’ home.

    How far will Samoa Joe go to bring Style’s personal life into their rivalry?

    Daniel Bryan and Brie Bella Segment

    Daniel Bryan defeated Andrade “Cien” Almas last week but suffered a beatdown at the hands of Miz and Almas after. Maryse and Selina Vega also targetted Brie.

    After suffering a 4-on-2 beatdown last week, how will Brie Bella and Daniel Bryan respond tonight?

    Miz and Maryse will take on Bryan and Brie at Hell in a Cell. Fortunately, Brie competed on Raw last night to help shake off the ring rust.

    Charlotte Flair and Becky Lynch Segment

    The storyline everyone is talking about (for various reasons) could just take center stage tonight. Flair and Lynch have been going back and forth on social media throughout the weekend.

    It seems as though these two want to face each other inside the Hell in a Cell structure.

    205 Live 9/4

    Last week on 205 Live, Buddy Murphy defeated Kalisto in the main event. Hideo Itami and Akira Tozawa also came away with wins.

    As of this writing, however, nothing has been officially confirmed for tonight’s episode of 205 Live. It’s possible that 205 Live General Manager, Drake Maverick, has been spending all of his time with his new tag-team, the Authors of Pain, rather than booking matches for the cruiserweight division.

    https://twitter.com/WWEMaverick/status/1036830359793618944

  • Becky Lynch Wants Charlotte Flair Inside Hell In A Cell, Flair Responds

    Becky Lynch Wants Charlotte Flair Inside Hell In A Cell, Flair Responds

    It looks as though not only will Charlotte Flair be defending the Smackdown Women’s Championship against Becky Lynch at HIAC but the match itself will take place inside the cell structure. At least that is what has been building between the two Superstars online.

    Lynch posted the following message over the weekend:

    https://twitter.com/BeckyLynchWWE/status/1036351080236503041

    The idea of the match taking place inside the Hell in a Cell appealed to Flair. She sent the following message in response:

    Lynch seemed fine with Flair’s comments. She offered up the following in response:

    https://twitter.com/BeckyLynchWWE/status/1036752665211035651

    Charlotte Flair vs Becky Lynch

    Lynch and Flair have wrestled two single’s matches against one another on WWE programming. The first match took place July 18th, 2017 and the second was on June 5th, 2018. Lynch won both matches.

    They’ve wrestled in 4 multi-person matches where they were on opposing sides. Of those 4 matches, Flair has won twice (including the title match at Summerslam), Lynch has won once, and Natalya the other. Additionally, Lynch and Flair have both been in all three Women’s Money in the Bank ladder matches, with the first two having been won by Carmella and the latest being won by Alexa Bliss.

    They have been on opposing sides of just one tag-team match to take place on WWE programming. Charlotte Flair and Team Smackdown beat Becky Lynch and Team Raw at the Survivor Series in 2016.

  • Smackdown & 205 Live Preview 8/28: Carmella vs Charlotte Flair

    Smackdown & 205 Live Preview 8/28: Carmella vs Charlotte Flair

    Tonight’s episode of Smackdown and 205 Live will emanate from Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON, Canada. The city and venue have just been announced as the host of Summerslam 2019 weekend.

    Smackdown 8/28 Preview

    Smackdown Women’s Championship
    Charlotte Flair (c) vs Carmella

    Carmella has cashed-in her rematch clause and will face Charlotte Flair tonight for the title. This will be the 4th time the two women have faced each other for the Smackdown Women’s title.

    Carmella cashed in her Money in the Bank briefcase on the April 10th, 2018 Smackdown. She defeated Charlotte Flair in 7 seconds to win her first WWE championship. Flair then cashed in her rematch at Backlash but Carmella rolled her up and pinned her after Flair’s knee buckled following a missed moonsault.

    Flair then defeated both Becky Lynch and Carmella in a triple threat match for the title at Summerslam. What role Becky Lynch might play in this match is unclear.

    New Day Celebrate Tag Team Championship Gold

    After winning the championships last week, New Day will hold a title-victory celebration tonight.

    Don’t expect the Bludgeon Brothers to interrupt this celebration either. Rowan is likely out for several months with a torn bicep.

    Tag-Team #1 Contenders Tournament
    The Club vs The Bar vs The Colons

    https://twitter.com/RealPaigeWWE/status/1033793943098482689?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1033793943098482689&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fs46315.p1736.sites.pressdns.com%2Fpaige-tournament-challengers-new-day%2F

    For the second straight month, Paige has organized a tournament to determine new contenders for the Smackdown tag-team championships.

    There will be two triple threat tag-team matches with the winning two teams facing off to determine who gets a crack at New Day. The second triple-threat match participants have yet to be announced.

    The Colons return to action for the first time since January as Epico has been out with an injury.

    Daniel Bryan and Brie Bella Segment

    The rivalry between WWE power couples will continue to tonight. Last week, an inter-gender match between Brie and Bryan against the Miz and Maryse was confirmed for Hell in a Cell.

    Not much is advertised for this other than Bryan and Bella will likely be involved in a talking segment.

    Samoa Joe and AJ Styles Segment

    It was confirmed last week that Samoa Joe and AJ Styles will once again wrestle for the WWE Championship at Hell in a Cell. Joe came out of their Summerslam tilt with the victory but not the championship after Styles was DQ’ed.

    This highly personal rivalry, which has involved Styles’ wife and daughter, will rage on tonight.

    205 Live 8/28 Preview

    Drew Gulak Demands Another Shot At The Cruiserweight Championship

    Drew Gulak has put the entire division on notice that there will be no peace until he receives a rematch for the Cruiserweight Championship.

    Gulak dropped the most recent CW title match to Cedric Alexander on the Summerslam Kickoff show. Alexander used a clever pinning combination to get the victory over the submission expert to retain.

    What does Drew Gulak have in store for 205 Live tonight?

  • Steve Austin Comments On Becky Lynch’s Heel Turn At SummerSlam

    Steve Austin Comments On Becky Lynch’s Heel Turn At SummerSlam

    WWE Hall Of Famer Stone Cold Steve Austin recently reviewed SummerSlam on his podcast, The Steve Austin Show.

    One of the key moments from SummerSlam was Becky Lynch’s heel turn. Initially Lynch was to face Carmella for the SmackDown Live Women’s Title in a Singles match. However, upon Charlotte Flair’s return from surgery, she was inserted into the match.

    Flair wound up winning the Triple Threat bout and the SDL Women’s Title. After the match, Lynch attacked her now-former friend after becoming fed up. Austin seemed amazed by the reaction Brooklyn had to the moment:

    “All the women, damn good.” Austin said, “Carmella, probably the least experienced in the ring, for sure the least experienced, great character though.

    “Anyway, they’re telling their story and all-of-a-sudden, the finish goes down, and then, at the end of the match… I want to talk about this, just the psychology and people’s reaction there in Brooklyn, New York, whatever you want to call it.

    “Charlotte goes over. She’s happy, obviously. Becky and her are close friends. They hug, and then, just that big ass right hand, slap. And then, more devastation from Becky Lynch and she blows the roof off the place. She’s turning heel and gets a babyface reaction.”

    In Austin’s estimation, he believes Charlotte Flair is a far better heel. He also prefers Lynch as a babyface. Austin questions whether or not fans will accept Lynch as a heel:

    “I’m a fan of all the women in this match, but I love Charlotte as a heel.” Austin admitted, “Becky, she’s a better babyface than heel, but she’s that fiery individual that people just really love, so I’m wondering if they’ll take her as a heel.

    “And I thought Charlotte was very effective in the sell job, kind of sitting there on her ass. I don’t know, awestruck, or dumbfounded, or just devastated of what happened to her. So I thought her selling on the backend of that was very strong and very effective.”

    Discussion: What do you make of Austin’s comments about Lynch’s heel turn? Sound off in the comments section!

    H/T Wrestling Inc. for the transcriptions

  • Road Dogg Defends Becky Lynch Booking On Twitter

    Road Dogg Defends Becky Lynch Booking On Twitter

    Creative head for Smackdown, Road Dogg, decided to spend some time on Twitter debating fans recently. There has been more than a few unhappy Becky Lynch supporters in the WWE Universe as of late. A fan on Twitter criticized the booking of Lynch recently and Road Dogg took the time to respond.

    Becky Lynch Booking

    Road Dogg’s defense of the booking is that Flair and Lynch each had to overcome the same obstacle to get a title match. It’s the same obstacle R-Truth is currently trying to overcome as well.

    Where some are taking issue with Road Dogg’s defense is that Lynch had already earned a single’s match for the title and then had it taken away. This creates sympathy for the character who had earned something only to lose it through no fault of their own. Unless you consider a triple threat match as an equal opportunity to a single’s match for the title but some Scott Steiner match should be able to show why that doesn’t make sense.

    The other issue with the booking is how Lynch was scripted to turn on the fans Tuesday night. Her character, instead of reveling in the support she received from the crowd as a normal person would do, turned on the crowd and said they had not been supporting her prior to Summerslam.

    WWE Hall of Famer, Bully/Bubba Ray Dudley has been following this issue closely. He Tweeted out the following on Tuesday night:

  • Carmella Reveals Who Her Best Friend In WWE Is

    Carmella Reveals Who Her Best Friend In WWE Is

    WWE Superstar Carmella participated in a roundtable for the European media this past weekend to promote SummerSlam. “The Princess Of Statin Island” was asked who her best friend in WWE is.

    Carmella revealed that Bayley is her best friend in WWE, as they came up together in NXT and still talk frequently. She’s admittedly disappointed, however, that they’re currently on different brands:

    “Bayley’s my best friend,” Carmella said. “For sure, yeah. We’ve been friends since NXT and um – it sucks cause she’s on Raw and I’m on SmackDown but we still talk every single day and she’s one of my really good friends.”

    The interviewer followed up by asking Carmella about tag teaming. She was asked who her ideal tag team partner would be – from WWE’s past or present. Having already worked with him in the Mixed Match Challenge, Carmella named Big E.

    She explained that she had a lot of fun working with Big E for the Mixed Match Challenge. Carmella also said she loves pancakes and The New Day:

    “If I could have any tag team partner, I would pick Big E. Because we were partners for the Mixed Match Challenge and we had so much fun, and I love pancakes, and he’s just the best. And I love The new Day – so I would pick Big E.”

    Discussion: What do you think about Carmella naming Bayley as her best friend in WWE? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section below!

  • Smackdown and 205 Live Preview 8/21: Summerslam Fallout

    Smackdown and 205 Live Preview 8/21: Summerslam Fallout

    WWE is back in the Barclay’s Center tonight for Smackdown and 205 Live. 4 matches have been booked for the two shows as well as several segments stemming from Sunday’s Summerslam.

    Smackdown Preview 8/21

    Smackdown Tag Team Championships
    No Disqualification
    The Bludgeon Brothers (c) vs New Day

    New Day defeated the Bludgeon Brothers on Sunday via disqualification. The match result means BB keep the titles but will have to defend them again tonight.

    General Manager Paige has made this match a No DQ rules bout, meaning the mallet blows which caused a disqualification on Sunday are perfectly legal tonight.

    Rowan is believed to have suffered a torn bicep on Sunday so his status for the match is unclear. Big E was the one who took the mallet shot on Sunday and is probably injured in storyline. Woods is also likely banged up after delivering a flying elbow drop from the top turnbuckle to the outside.

    Jeff Hardy vs Randy Orton

    Sunday at Summerslam, Randy Orton walked to the ring following Nakamura’s victory over Hardy. Then Orton just turned around and went to the back. Tonight Hardy and Orton will go one-on-one.

    Orton resents Hardy for being a crowd favorite when he feels he should receive that level of respect from fans.

    How Nakamura and his US title factor into things here remains unclear.

    Becky Lynch Explains Her Actions

    Becky Lynch attacked her longtime friend Charlotte Flair following the triple threat match for the Smackdown Women’s Championship at Summerslam. The match had originally been scheduled as Lynch versus Carmela one-on-one for the title. Flair was only added after returning to Smackdown recently.

    Lynch’s bitterness towards her friend for inserting herself into the title match was evident. She took the opportunity to attack Flair after she had won the title and again yesterday at a house show event.

    Tonight, Lynch will explain her actions for anyone who can’t understand them already.

    AJ Styles Exclusive Interview

    Samoa Joe defeated AJ styles via disqualification on Sunday night. Joe had gotten under the champion’s skin for repeatedly insinuating his family is upset he’s on the road so much.

    Tonight, AJ will give an exclusive interview and answer questions regarding his actions from two nights ago. Samoa Joe will likely be on-hand and could demand another shot at the WWE Championship as well.

    What’s Next For the Miz and Daniel Bryan?

    The Miz will likely want to gloat about his victory over Daniel Bryan and promote his reality series tonight. Bryan was seething after his controversial loss to Miz on Sunday. Maryse passed Miz a foreign object during the match which he then used to defeat his rival.

    205 Live 8/21

    Buddy Murphy and Tony Nese vs the Lucha House Party

    Workout buddies, Buddy Murphy and Tony Nese will form a tag-team tonight. They will take on Kalisto and Lince Dorado. The 3rd member of the Lucha House Party, Grand Metalik, has been dealing with Visa problems lately. He could be back tonight but he’s not scheduled for this match.

    Noam Dar vs TJP

    This will be the rubber match between these two. Noam Dar defeated TJP a few weeks ago in his return to the division. TJP evened the series between them just two weeks ago, however.

    Tonight, either Dar or TJP move closer to a cruiserweight title shot and the other moves farther away from one.

  • Becky Lynch Attacks Charlotte Flair At Live Event (Video)

    Becky Lynch Attacks Charlotte Flair At Live Event (Video)

    Roman Reigns may have been trying to reestablish a competitive WWE Universal title scene during last night’s Raw, but that doesn’t mean SmackDown LIVE! has slowed down since SummerSlam.

    At Monday night’s SmackDown live event from Atlantic City, Charlotte Flair successfully defended her SmackDown Women’s championship against former champ, Carmella. Post-match, however, she would be attacked from behind by an irate Becky Lynch.

    Fans in attendance noted that although Becky Lynch was the heel during the altercation, the crowd cheered the onslaught doled out onto Charlotte Flair.

    https://youtu.be/J3rM2DmXnhw

    It’s not surprising to see the WWE Universe’s support for Becky continue after SummerSlam. On Sunday, she snapped after having a victory taken from her in the closing moments of the SmackDown Women’s championship triple threat match.

    Becky Lynch, having locked in her finishing move, the Dis-arm-her, onto Carmella was seconds away from victory when Flair came from behind and executed the Natural Selection, pinning her friend for the three count.

    Becky Balboa

    Becky Lynch has been on a tear through the women’s division for months, picking up victories to prove her worth and clawing her way back to the top of the division.

    Flair, who only recently returned from time away from the ring on July 31st, was immediately granted an opportunity into a championship match at SummerSlam, providing she could defeat Carmella. Which she did.

    This development left Lynch bewildered, given the arduous journey she has been forced to undergo to obtain a spot against the champ.

    With this as context, it is unsurprising for Becky to hold a simmering, subconscious grudge that finally boiled over this past Sunday.

    Her mission was to earn herself an opportunity, to get herself back into the main event, and to win the title. What she didn’t count on was her best friend interjecting herself into the situation and taking that moment away from her.

    Lass-Kicker Connection

    The fact that WWE wants to try and sell this story from the other side is perplexing. It makes no narrative sense for Charlotte to be portrayed as the heroine.

    The outcome, however, hasn’t connected in the way that the WWE hoped, with fans rallying behind Becky.

    It will be interesting to see how the story develops, and where the WWE lean into from a character perspective.

    This is a great opportunity to develop both characters and, if done right, Becky will be right back in the main event scene – assuming they don’t mimic the frenemies angle unfolding on Raw between Bayley and Sasha Banks.

  • Charlotte Flair Wins Triple Threat Match to Take Smackdown Women’s Title at SummerSlam

    Charlotte Flair Wins Triple Threat Match to Take Smackdown Women’s Title at SummerSlam

    For the seventh time in her career, Charlotte Flair is the women’s champion after defeating Becky Lynch and Carmella at SummerSlam.

    After making her return to action, Flair was able to overcome both champion and challenger in a triple threat match.

    A lot was made during the match about the friendship between Charlotte Flair and Becky Lynch, which definitely played a major part in the outcome.

    The end sequence saw Becky Lynch nearly get the submission with the ‘Disarmer’ but Charlotte was able to reverse the position by hiting her with ‘Natural Selection’.

    Charlotte got the pin to earn the title as Carmella’s reign as champion comes to an end.

    Afterwards, as Charlotte embraced her friend, Becky Lynch turned on her with a big punch that brought the Brooklyn crowd to its feet with chants of ‘you deserved it’ throughout the arena.

    Becky assaulted Charlotte before tossing her over the announce table as she makes her turn from friend to foe in what will undoubtedly become the next big rivalry on Smackdown Live.

    As for Carmella, her title reign came and went without really playing a major part in the result, which has to be a bit of a disappointment considering the heat she has been getting over the past few months.

    Now Charlotte once again reigns as champion on Smackdown Live as her seventh reign (combined with the RAW women’s title) begins.

    What did you think of the triple threat match between Charlotte Flair, Becky Lynch and Carmella?

  • Becky Lynch Talks Not Being In Title Scene, SummerSlam Opportunity

    Becky Lynch Talks Not Being In Title Scene, SummerSlam Opportunity

    Becky Lynch plans to take full advantage of being in the title scene once again after looking from the outside in for two years.

    The former WWE SmackDown Women’s Champion spoke with The New York Post to promote the upcoming SummerSlam pay-per-view event where she will face SmackDown Women’s Champion Carmell and Charlotte in a triple threat match this Sunday.

    Not Being In The Title Scene

    Lynch admitted that not being in the title picture was incredibly frustrating as she felt that she was almost there but never really fully settling into it.

    “Yeah, I’ve been the champion before, but it was a hiccup and then it’s been nearly two years getting back to it and not even having a title match in a year and a half. This is huge for me. It really has been my whole journey.”

    Her Title Match At SummerSlam

    Lynch stated that getting this chance at SummerSlam is a perfect example of you want to fight for what you want but sometimes you got to look over your shoulder because people are trying to take you down. She thinks that it’s perfect for everything that her character has gone through then you add in the fact that you have her best friend, Flair, wanting to be champion almost on the cusp of having everything that she ever wanted.

    “But then knowing there could end up being bad blood with her best friend. And then [I’ll be] reigning with the title for another however many years until I retire,” Lynch said.

    Check out the complete interview at NYPost.com. Also, remember to join us here at SEScoops.com this Sunday evening for live results coverage of this year’s WWE SummerSlam pay-per-view.

  • Becky Lynch Reflects On Being Inaugural SmackDown Women’s Champion

    Becky Lynch Reflects On Being Inaugural SmackDown Women’s Champion

    Becky Lynch Lynch spoke with USA Today’s For The Win blog this week to promote SummerSlam. Becky Lynch will face SmackDown Women’s Champion Carmell and Charlotte in a triple threat match this Sunday. During this interview, she spoke about being the first-ever SmackDown Women’s Champion and the current state of WWE’s women’s divisions.

    Her First Title Reign

    Lynch stated that once she won the title for the first time, she couldn’t stop smiling and that it took a few days for that moment to set in for her as she usually doesn’t celebrate milestones.

    “I was in a Denny’s. We used to love to come to Denny’s – and I remember being in the bathroom and looking in the mirror, and I go ‘I’m the SmackDown Women’s Champion’ and jumping up and down on my own like a little weirdo.”

    Women’s Division

    Lynch also was asked about the atmosphere in the locker room ever since Evolution was announced as well as the Mae Young Classic tournament where she noted that everyone just wants to prove themselves and that they all want to go into this upcoming event as champion.

    “I think everybody is excited, and I think they look at is as an opportunity to really showcase their skills and really highlight themselves. I think we just want to steal the show.”

    Check out the complete interview at Ftw.usatoday.com. Also, remember to join us here at SEScoops.com this Sunday evening for live results coverage of this year’s WWE SummerSlam pay-per-view.

  • Becky Lynch Talks Charlotte Flair Potentially Turning On Her, WWE Evolution PPV

    Becky Lynch Talks Charlotte Flair Potentially Turning On Her, WWE Evolution PPV

    Becky Lynch is set for a big match at this year’s SummerSlam event as she is slated to take on WWE SmackDown Women’s Champion Carmella and Charlotte Flair in a triple threat match at the upcoming show.

    The former SmackDown Women’s Champion was recently interviewed by Sportskeeda to talk about a variety of topics including Charlotte potentially backstabbing her in their match at SummerSlam.

    “Yes it is a possibility and it’s always going to be a possibility, especially in this industry as we all want to get to the top and we will be one notch, one victory away from becoming a champion at Summerslam. So yes, my eyes will be more open than they ever have been before”

    Lynch also talked about the upcoming WWE Evolution pay-per-view event that takes place on Sunday, October 28, 2018 in Long Island, New York at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum where she noted that it’s an amazing thing and happened after of hard work and determination and not giving up by the superstars.

    “We didn’t even think it was possible and we have broken through our own limitations and it’s going to be unmissable”

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

  • Becky Lynch Explains Why She Doesn’t Date WWE Stars

    Becky Lynch Explains Why She Doesn’t Date WWE Stars

    Becky Lynch doesn’t date within the WWE.

    Many in the company often do the opposite, and eventually get married. Couples such as Lana and Rusev, Naomi and Jimmy Uso, and Stephanie McMahon and Triple H all met in WWE. Of course, there are plenty of stars within WWE who have dated and since split.

    This doesn’t seem to interest Becky Lynch. The former SmackDown Live Women’s Champion was recently a guest on Hall Of Famer Jim Ross’ podcast, The Ross Report. She discussed not having interest in dating within WWE in effort to keep drama out of her professional life:

    “Do you know what? I think that’s one thing, that again, I’ve always wanted especially because you’re going to be around these people all the time.

    “And, like, I would like to keep that separate from my own personal life and I feel like everyone ends up becoming like a family member.

    “Do you know what I mean? Like, a brother or whatever and I just want to keep my work life so drama-free, so however I can do that, I can go in, not have any awkwardness with anybody, not have any fights.” Lynch added, “everything’s about the work.”

    Lynch has a chance to reclaim the SmackDown Live Women’s Title. She will participate in a Triple Threat match for the strap at SummerSlam against Charlotte Flair and defending champion Carmella.

    The pay-per-view (PPV) goes down from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York on August 19, 2018.

    H/T Wrestling Inc. for the transcriptions