The opening of this week’s episode of SmackDown Live saw the former Diva’s Champion Brie Bella returning to SmackDown Live and attacking the duo of Miz and Maryse.
After this, it was revealed that General Manager Paige has made a mixed tag team match between Miz and Maryse and Daniel and Brie official for the upcoming Hell In A Cell PPV.
Following this announcement, both Bryan and Bella were interviewed backstage where they talked about their upcoming match and what advantage they have over their opponent. You can check out their full interview in the video below:
Injured Star Returns To Action
We noted before how SmackDown Live Star Tye Dillinger appeared to have suffered an injury last week while he was competing in a Live Event match with Shelton Benjamin.
Dillinger was knocked out during the bout. The referee then threw the X sign indicating that he was injured for real and the former NXT Star had been away from ring ever since.
Tye made his in-ring return during a Live Event this Monday Night. He teamed up with The Usos to defeat Shelton Benjamin and The Bar and so it seems like his injury was nothing serious.
Former WWE Superstar Brie Bella recently did an interview with TV Insider to talk about several professional wrestling topics. Bella first discussed her husband, SmackDown Live star Daniel Bryan, and his recent return to in-ring action:
“One thing about Bryan is he is just so healthy and physically fit,” said Brie. “He really knows what he can do. That’s the one thing. I do trust him with the way he moves out there and his body and what he does.
“I’m letting him live his dream and do what he wants because life is too short. There are times I watch and am like, ‘Oh my.’ At the end of the day though, he is great. He is super safe and super healthy.”
Bryan seems to want to have another child, but Brie seems focused on coming back to WWE for a big storyline. She also pondered the idea of coming back alongside her twin sister Brie for a Bella Twins reunion:
“My husband really wants us to get pregnant again. I tell him that in my heart I just really want to come back to have a main story,” said Brie. “Whether it’s a month long or two months, six months. I would love that. I think about how much work one kid is. Bringing another in, I can’t imagine.
“My sister and I are really pushing hard. We would both love to, especially since the last couple of years it was Nikki was there or I was there. The Bella Twins really haven’t had a run since the ‘Divas Revolution.'”
If WWE isn’t able to come up with anything for her creatively soon, Brie will shift her focus to trying for another child with Bryan:
“Even with the Mixed Match Challenge. I was like, ‘Bryan, we should do it if it came back. Wouldn’t it be amazing?’ I’m hoping,” Brie said. “I told him to give me until next summer. Let me see if I can do something before then. If the boss doesn’t want us back by next summer, we can start trying for babies.”
You can read Bella’s full interview with TV Insider by clicking this link here.
– During a red carpet interview at WWE’s For Your Consideration event in Los Angeles, California on Wednesday night, Brie Bella said she’s considering having a baby “next summer,” but only after she returns to the ring.
Brie said to E! News that she had a conversation earlier with her husband, Daniel Bryan — real name Bryan Danielson — about having another child. Bryan is eager to “start trying,” whereas Brie is eyeing 2019 for an addition to the family.
“I need to kick more butt in the ring still,” Brie revealed she told her husband. “‘Next summer.’ In mom world that’s like really close. So, next summer.”
– Sonya Deville and Lana are in attendance at tonight’s GLAAD + Ty Herdon’s Concert for Love & Acceptance event in Nashville, Tennessee, “featuring a coalition of artists and celebrities appearing and performing to accelerate acceptance for LGBTQ people.”
The SmackDown LIVE Superstars are documenting their experience on social media.
– John Cena’s entrance theme briefly played during the second period of tonight’s NHL Stanley Cup finals Game 5 between the Washington Capitals and the Las Vegas Knights (taking place in Las Vegas, Nevada at the T-Mobile Arena).
Brie Bella recently did an interview with People to promote Total Bellas and discuss her sister, Nikki’s, recent break-up with John Cena after a six year relationship. Bella first offered an update on Nikki and how she’s doing:
“She’s good, they call her fearless Nikki for a reason,” Brie said. “She always puts on that brave face. My sister has more strength than any other woman I know, especially Wonder Woman. She’s bigger than that.”
She also noted how tough it was to step back from her twin sister on this season of Total Bellas, and allow things to play out
“I really had to take a step back and allow it and that was really hard on me because it’s my twin. I want to protect her from everything,” Brie admitted. “This has been the hardest season to film for me because all I want to do is protect her and keep everyone away, but this is what we do.
“I have to give a lot of credit to John and Nicole,” Brie responded. “They really opened up their lives and they really wanted to close the curtain and be like this is it, we’re done. My sister is really great with her fans in a way where she lets them connect with her. She lets them like go, ‘My life isn’t perfect and isn’t easy’ and lets them see the playbook of her life.”
Brie also noted that John and Nikki allow some very personal conversations to air on the show – some conversations that Brie wouldn’t let get out if they were between herself and Daniel Bryan:
“John and Nicole allow the fans to see some very personal conversations, that to be honest, I was mind blown about,” Brie responded. “[Daniel] Brian and I both said, ‘I don’t think we’d allow them to see those conversations’ but they do. I give them a lot of credit. You get to see where they’re at today and see that unravel.”
You can check out Brie’s full interview with People by clicking this link here.
Nikki Bella recently took to Twitter to respond to a WWE article that teased some Women’s Tag Team Titles coming to SmackDown Live with Paige now the General Manager. Nikki tagged Paige and teased she and Brie could return to challenge for the titles.
Nikki even threw in a subtle jab at The Iconics. Paige responded and Peyton Royce chimed in on the matter as well. Check it out below:
Women's #TagTitles? A championship that needs to be defended each week? This is just the BEGINNING of what we'd like to see @RealPaigeWWE instate as new #SDLive GM! https://t.co/wMgkPWyTaR
Hey @RealPaigeWWE ?????????????? Brie and I would love to put the SnapBack, Nike kicks, jersey, flannel, headband, and twin power back on in that WWE ring! Feeling pretty ICONIC…. ? N https://t.co/2N7csMewUr
Jonathan Coachman Clears Up Rumors Regarding His Replacement
WWE Hall Of Famer Booker T recently announced that he’ll be returning to the RAW commentary team next week. This led to some rumors going around indicating that Booker could be replacing Jonathan Coachman at the commentary booth.
Coachman addressed these rumors on Twitter recently to clear them up. He revealed that Booker will only be replacing him for one week on commentary while Coachman does work for the Golf channel. Coach will return the following week for RAW in Montreal:
Yes. I laugh people think there are all of these conspiracy theories and made of stories. It’s no big deal. I have been talking about it for months. Me and @BookerT5x talked about this when I came back. It helps everybody. Head down and do work. That’s what we do https://t.co/XJCarrmxBH
I am not going to Saudi Arabia. But thank you. I am honestly shocked at people thinking if (god forbid) you miss one show that you are gone for good. This is a new day and things change. For me I love many things. Keeps my mind fresh. https://t.co/G4Ekpl2yM4
For the second consecutive year, John Cena hosted the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards and got drenched with the show’s signature slime. Check out Cena getting slimed in the video below.
To kick off the show, the 16-time World Champion smashed through walls, which led to him encountering The Bella Twins. He stepped into the ring with Nikki and Brie, as seen in the clip below.
Today is about celebrating young men and women around the world, their ability to use the voice and affect change for the future. The #KCA2018 is about having fun and reminding kids how important they are.
Rehearsals before #KCA2018 have been super fun, but meeting these young folks is always the best part of my day. Thank you to @Nickelodeon for helping make it possible. pic.twitter.com/6iIZyyXoqC
In the clip below, Cena says hosting the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards was a blast and that he will be at Sunday’s WWE live event in Buffalo, New York (after flying from Los Angeles, California).
The @Nickelodeon#KCA was a blast. Thank you so much to everyone for letting me have fun. Now it’s time to change out #slime for some shorts because tomorrow it’s time for @WWE Live! pic.twitter.com/T8w9f7bhDo
Some of the top female superstars under contract with the WWE are slated to take on some GLOW actors on an upcoming TV show.
Squared Circle Sirens is reporting that TBS will be filming an episode of “Drop The Mic” that will feature a WWE vs. GLOW theme on March 18. Nikki Bella, Brie Bella, Carmella, and Alicia Fox will represent WWE while Kate Nash, Jackie Tohn, Sunita Mani, and Britney Young will appear on behalf of the GLOW Netflix series.
GLOW is inspired by the short-lived but beloved show from the 80s. Netflix has already renewed the series for a second season.
– On last night’s Royal Rumble pay-per-view (PPV) pre-show United States Champion Bobby Roode held an Open Challenge for his title. Mojo Rawley ended up answering the challenge, but PWInsider is reporting that wasn’t WWE’s initial plans.
Apparently Dolph Ziggler was originally supposed to answer the challenge from Roode, however, WWE decided to have him enter the Royal Rumble match at number 30 instead. He’s also expected to appear at SmackDown Live tomorrow night.
– During the Women’s Royal Rumble match last night Nikki Bella eliminated her twin sister Brie Bella before going down to the final two with Asuka. Bella was eventually eliminated by Asuka and “The Empress Of Tomorrow” became the first-ever Women’s Royal Rumble winner.
Per a report from Bryan Alvarez of F4WOnline, Nikki eliminated Brie as a part of a storyline for Total Bellas. The Bella Twins’ brother, JJ, was also backstage at the show along with the filming crew.
Ahead of tonight’s first-ever Women’s Royal Rumble Match, Nikki and Brie Bella are both backstage at the Royal Rumble event at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, according to PWInsider.
During an episode of Total Divas that aired a few weeks ago (and filmed back in the summer), there was a tease that the twin duo could return to WWE television at this time. There was a scene where Nikki and Brie sat down with WWE Senior Director of Talent Relations Mark Carrano about their future in the company. The result of the conversation was that they would return to WWE for the Royal Rumble and be a part of storylines through WrestleMania 34 in April.
The Bella Twins’ brother JJ was also spotted in Philadelphia, which indicates they’re being filmed for Total Divas as well.
Nikki last wrestled at WrestleMania 33, where she and John Cena beat The Miz and Maryse in a Mixed Tag Team Match. After the match, Cena legitimately proposed to Bella, which she accepted. Two days later, Nikki announced via Instagram that she would be taking time off from wrestling.
Brie last wrestled in April 2016 on the WrestleMania 32 Kickoff, where she pinned Naomi in a 10-Diva Tag Team Match. After giving birth, she has said that she be open to wrestling again.
The Bella Twins were among the female legends honored by WWE last Monday on Raw 25.
– After undergoing knee surgery, PWInsider is reporting that Primo Colon will be returning to in-ring competition in order to work WWE live events this weekend.
– The Bella Twins released a video on their YouTube channel in which they tease reaching a milestone of 1 million subscribers. The video is teasing the 1 Million Subscribers Celebration. Check it out:
Former WWE Divas Champion Brie Bella recently appeared on Lilian Garcia’s podcast, Chasing Glory, to talk about various topics including her relationship with Daniel Bryan, their fight to return to the ring and more.
The SmackDown Live General Manager has made it known that wants to wrestle again and he could leave the sports entertainment company after his contract expires in September of 2018. Bryan teased on Twitter earlier this year that he would be interested in wrestling current ROH World Champion Cody Rhodes when his contract is up with the WWE. Here is what Bella had to say:
“From like, literally, the day they told him he couldn’t do it anymore, he has flown himself all over the United States to all different doctors to figure out…what he could do to help turn that ‘no’ into a ‘yes’… There’s been like eight doctors who are like, ‘You can wrestle’… A lot of doctors can’t see why he can’t get in that ring again…and I think [the WWE is] looking at it…He is on such a mission to get back into that WWE ring, it’s crazy, which caused a lot of arguments in our marriage in the beginning, especially when I was pregnant.”
Former WWE Divas Champion Brie Bella recently spoke with The Belfast Telegraph to talk about various topics. Here are the highlights: WWE signing the women from India and the Middle East:
“I think it’s incredible. I just love when you see how the world is becoming more open, and you’re seeing women in WWE especially breaking these barriers. We’re literally witnessing history. It’s open to any country in the world to now be a part of WWE.” Women possibly headlining WrestleMania:
“I feel like for women, we’re on the way to main eventing WrestleMania. I feel like we’re on the way to where it won’t even be about the women and the men, but just Superstars. I really love that, and I couldn’t be more proud of the women in WWE.”
– WWE fans haven’t seen Summer Rae on WWE TV since last August, but it appears that she may be making her return to the squared circle soon. Back in May Rae was cleared to return to the ring after suffering injuries to her neck and back. She Tweeted the following earlier today (Wed. October 18, 2017):
– Brie Bella recently did a Q&A video on her YouTube channel to answer questions from fans. Bella confirmed that she is planning an in-ring return in 2018 and also commented on training again. She is set to work with a personal trainer in the first week of November and is hoping to be ready by January of 2018.
She also noted that she and Daniel Bryan are hoping to try for their second child in late 2018:
SmackDown General Manager Daniel Bryan is determined to wrestle again and recently did some limited training in the ring along with his wife Brie. Bryan was forced into retirement last year due to a series of concussions. While Bryan received the go-ahead to wrestle again from doctors he visited privately, WWE refused to give him medical clearance, effectively ending his in-ring career for the foreseeable future.
During a recent Youtube Q&A session to promote their E! Network reality show Total Bellas, a fan asked Brie Bella why she didn’t upload video of her training for her own in-ring return, which she had promised upon reaching 800,000 YouTube subscribers.
It turns out that Brie actually did film a video of her training for a WWE return, but the company prohibited her from posting it. “I actually did do some [training] and they weren’t allowed to be shown. I did what everyone asked, I did it for 800,000 (Youtube followers), and it wasn’t allowed to be aired.”
Her husband Daniel Bryan then revealed why the video was not allowed to be released: it included footage of him taking a bump in the ring. Bryan has been helping Brie train and the video in question contained footage of Brie giving Bryan a drop kick off the second rope.
“Because they’re not allowed to show me doing anything wrestling-wise,” Bryan said.
This is an interesting admission by the former WWE Champion and shows the lengths WWE has gone to distance themselves from the uncertainty regarding Bryan’s health.
During a recent appearance on the E&C Pod of Awesomeness podcast, Bryan explained to Edge and Christian that the initial diagnoses that led to his retirement was incorrect and vowed to wrestle again. “There’s no reason why I can’t return to doing what I love,” he said, before saying he’s like to work a light schedule if he returns, wrestling about 50-100 matches every year.
The Bella Twins appeared on Barstool Sports’ From the Top Ropepodcast last month, Brie said she’s convinced Bryan hasn’t wrestled his last match. “I told Bryan, ‘You do have a daughter, so always remember that. But if the doctors finally give you the green light,’ I go, ‘Go! This is your dream and passion. You have one life to live and I will never hold you back.”
Brie continued, “Because I love to wrestle, and I would hate if someone told me you can’t do it. And if WWE doesn’t allow it, then I said, ‘Go somewhere else. It’s all on you.’ Obviously he would love to be able to get back in that WWE ring, but I know for a fact my husband is going to find his way back to the ring. He honestly is.”
You can watch the Brie Bella and Daniel Bryan Q&A video below, with their comments about Bryan recently taking bumps in the ring occurring around the 8:35 mark:
A fan posted photos on Twitter of Bayley wearing an AJ shirt, reading her book and posing next to her poster. The fan wrote “get a friend who supports you as much as Bayley supports AJ Lee”. AJ retweeted the post and added that Bayley “is a majestic unicorn, too precious for this world”.
The Bella Twins uploaded a new video on their YouTube account with Daniel Bryan and Brie Bella discussing Pediatric Cancer Awareness month. Bryan discussed how he became aware of Connor “The Crusher” Michalek and how they formed a bond.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1VUu5Uq56k
AJ Styles on wearing his Bullet Club mask in Japan
AJ Styles wore the mask he used during his run with NJPW with the Bullet Club at a WWE Live Event in Osaka, Japan. Styles wore the mask down to the ring and then removed it before the match started. Styles posted a photo on Instagram about wearing the mask and added “Had to show that CLUB love in Osaka!”.
WWE Superstar and Total Bellas reality TV star Nikki Bella recently spoke with Inside The Ropes for a quick video interview during SummerSlam weekend in New York last month.
During the discussion, Nikki spoke about recovering from her neck surgery and plans to return to the ring in 2018 – with sister Brie at her side.
“[I’m] definitely coming back,” she said. “I want to come back when I have my sister by my side. It’s been over two years since the Bella Twins have been in the ring together, so I definitely want to make a comeback with Brie. I’m obviously still waiting for my neck to heal, so I’m hoping 2018 is gonna be the time when we come back. I hope before then, but I don’t know if that can happen. That’s the thing about bones, it’s like ‘c’mon!’”
Due to her neck injury, Nikki’s surgeon told her she should never work a full-time schedule again. “Unfortunately because of my neck, my surgeon… he doesn’t even want me to come back and ever be in the ring again, but, he definitely said you can’t ever be in the ring full-time again.”
Nikki returned to action at last summer and worked a full-time schedule through WrestleMania, but she got injured again and accepts the fact that she’s at the tail end of her wrestling career.
“We kind of saw that when I came back last Summerslam when I went to full-time through Wrestlemania; I ended up getting injured. It’s very tough on my body working a full-time schedule unfortunately.”
The Bella Twins were on Barstool Sports’ From the Top Rope podcast today. Brie Bella discussed her husband Daniel Bryan and his desire to return to the ring after having to retire due to concussions. Brie revealed during the conversation that Bryan has spent the last two years “doing every kind of testing and every experiment you can imagine for the brain”.
Brie stated that Bryan found Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy and has been treated 40 times. Brie said that she will support his return to the ring if the doctors clear him as a result of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy. Here are Brie’s comments about Daniel Bryan on the podcast:
“And I told Bryan, ‘You do have a daughter, so always remember that. But if the doctors finally give you the green light,’ I go, ‘Go! This is your dream and passion. You have one life to live and I will never hold you back.
Because I love to wrestle, and I would hate if someone told me you can’t do it. And if WWE doesn’t allow it, then I said, ‘Go somewhere else. It’s all on you.’ Obviously he would love to be able to get back in that WWE ring, but I know for a fact my husband is going to find his way back to the ring. He honestly is.”
Daniel Bryan is currently the SmackDown GM. He has hinted in the past that he wants to return to the ring, whether that be in WWE or not.
After giving birth in May, Brie Bella is getting ready to return to the ring.
On Wednesday, Brie was at the SoCal School of Pro Wrestling in San Marcos, California with Daniel Bryan, Nikki Bella and Nia Jax for a training session.
Brie last wrestled in April 2016 on the WrestleMania 32 Kickoff show at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, where she teamed up with fellow Total Divas castmates Alicia Fox, Natalya, Paige and Eva Marie in a 10-Superstar Tag Team Match against Lana, Naomi, Tamina, Summer Rae and Emma. Brie sealed the victory for her team when she forced Naomi to submit to the “Yes!” Lock.
A few days after the show, Brie said she would be taking an extended break from in-ring competition, citing family reasons, while also stating that she would continue working for WWE as an ambassador.
During a panel discussion at Comic-Con with WWE Superstars last month, Brie announced her return to the ring.
“My husband and I were talking, and he was like, ‘You know what, Brie, I think we have enough room to get ring and why don’t we start training?'” she said.
Brie explained that she had begged her husband to build a wrestling ring at their home in Phoenix, Arizona and he finally caved and even agreed to train her.
“We just started training, I’m hoping 2018 I can get back in the ring again,” she announced.
MLW: One-Shot will take place on October 5th at GILT Nightclub in Orlando, FL. Court Bauer announced Ricochet as the first confirmed talent to be wrestling at the event. MLW: One-Shot is taking place October 5th at Gilt Nightclub in Orlando, FL. Tickets are now on sale at http://mlw.eventbrite.com/.
The Bella Twins uploaded a new video from the WWE panel at San Diego Comic Con. Brie Bella was part of the panel and revealed that she is hopeful that she can return to the ring in 2018. Here are Brie’s comments:
“He’s (Daniel Bryan) like “Well, Brie, I think we have enough room for a ring and why don’t we start training?” I’m was like ‘Yes!’ I’ve been begging him for one. So, I’m like I have the perfect coach /General Manager in Daniel Bryan and we’re going to start training. I’m hoping in 2018 I can get back in the ring.”
Brie Bella is home resting after what was apparently a difficult birth. Daniel Bryan and Brie Bella welcomed Birdie Joe into their family earlier this month. Nikki Bella spoke with E! News regarding Brie’s experience giving birth recently:
“She tried to go natural, and it was like eight or 10 hours into it had to get an epidural and then in the end had to get a C-section. Her abs were too tight! Go figure. Leave it to the WWE Superstar, abs too tight!”
Nikki continued to say the experience was not one she is interested in having for herself:
“Being with Brie in labour for 22 hours, I was like, ‘Yeah, I’m fine not doing this, I think I’m okay.’ I saw a lot, and I can’t unsee that.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Gv1e5Y0tzI
Birdie Joe Danielson
According to Nikki Bella, the newborn already bears a striking resemblance to her father:
“Birdie is just so cute. She’s like her daddy. She is like 100 percent her dad, which is so cute.”
Bryan has been absent from social media since May 8th, as the couple prepared for the birth:
Daniel Bryan and Brie Bella welcomed their daughter, Birdie Joe Danielson, on Tuesday, May 9th at 11:58 p.m. Birdie was born at 8 pounds, 10 ounces and 21 inches.
Brie Bella spoke to WWE.com and said the following:
“There is no better feeling in the world than meeting your daughter,” a jubilant Brie said. “I can’t even express the overwhelming joy and love that Bryan and I are feeling. Now we know what parents mean about the love you feel when you first meet your child. Thank you all for your thoughts and prayers on the safety of Birdie coming into this world.”
WWE and Vince McMahon also tweeted out the following congratulations to the couple:
Brie Bella has checked in with her latest “Bella Baby Watch” video chronicling her pregnancy. At 39 weeks, Brie is in “full term” and Birdie Joe Danielson could arrive any day now. In this latest video, Brie and Daniel Bryan discuss the latest developments and Brie shows off Bridie ‘waving to the Bella Army’ from inside the womb.
Brie Having Difficulty Getting Pregnant
On a recent episode of Total Divas, Brie opened up about her struggle to get pregnant.
“Since I retired from the ring, which was in April, I’ve been trying to conceive,” Brie explains. “My period’s always been on time, never had anything abnormal. Since I’ve been trying my period’s either two weeks late, it’s a week late, it’s three days late, five days late, it’s crazy.”
She added, “I don’t know if it’s something where I am conceiving but maybe there’s something going on with my body and it’s just not dropping it?”
Brie says she went “full on vegetarian” as part of her effort.
As Renee Young put it on Talking Smack last night, Brie Bella’s baby is “about to drop”. The impending birth is what caused Daniel Bryan to miss Smackdown last night.
Brie and Bryan’s pending baby girl has already been given the name “Birdie Joe”. The couple’s struggles to conceive had been documented on Total Divas and the E! Network.
Birdie Joe was originally due on April 30th, but it seems she is eager to come into the world a little early. Brie is past 38 weeks however, so even if the baby is early she would not be considered premature.
USA Today named Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson their 2016 Movie Person of the Year. The Rock has become the highest paid actor in Hollywood. He certainly has come a long way since Doom. The Rock responded to being selected by USA Today on Twitter.
Dolph Ziggler has a new advertisement with Cricket Wireless. In the ad, Ziggler takes a bunch of selfies and explains how Cricket Wireless helps him keep in touch with his family and friends.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDyg9bPfR3Y
Daniel Bryan and Brie Bella have a baby on the way and took some time to discuss what to name their baby girl. They have gotten the list down to five names and you can watch them discuss it in the video below.
Rhyno was dressed as Santa Claus last night for the entire episode of Talking Smack. He creepily hit on Renee Young the entire show and it was glorious.
Natalya was also a guest on Talking Smack and she continued to take shots at Nikki Bella. Natalya stated that she is wrestling royalty and Nikki Bella was handed everything because she was pretty. Daniel Bryan took exception to this given the fact that he is married to Brie Bella. Natalya claimed that the Bella twins were not in her class because she is a member of the Hart family.
Becky Lynch appeared on Talking Smack and she was still dressed as La Luchadore. Becky stated that she was ashamed that the Women’s division was represented by Alexa Bliss on Smackdown. Rhyno Claus started acting naughty again and rubbed a chocolate chip cookie on his chest in an effort to impress Becky Lynch.
Baron Corbin went on Talking Smack and claimed that he was the biggest threat in the Triple Threat match for the WWE Championship next week on Smackdown. Corbin went on to say that Styles would pay for the four chair shots he gave to Corbin last night on Smackdown. Corbin didn’t seem to worried about Dolph Ziggler or AJ Styles. Corbin was also frustrated that Daniel Bryan made a match to determine the #1 contender to the WWE Championship while Corbin was away accepting his award for Most Metal Athlete of 2016.
It would be shocking if Baron Corbin won the WWE Championship next week but there is no denying that he will be in the main event picture in 2017. Corbin has been on Talking Smack several times and he has done well every time he has appeared on the show. On Smackdown, Corbin’s promos sometimes feel forced. I’m not sure if it is because the promos are scripted or if Corbin simply tries too hard during Smackdown. Either way, Corbin has the potential to be great once he puts everything together. He is well on his way to becoming WWE Champion and one of the biggest stars on Smackdown.