Enzo posted a picture of his ticket for the highly touted Floyd Mayweather/Conor McGregor fight yesterday and it showed the astronomical price he paid: $10,000 for the front row. To put this in context some of the boxers on the undercard were paid less that night.
He also posted some pictures with several celebrities during the night, you decide for yourself if these people had any idea who the ‘Certified G’ was:
– Charlotte Flair will return to SmackDown Live next Tuesday night. She’s been off television for several weeks while her father Ric recovers from surgery and is returning to live events this weekend.
A setback is a setup for a comeback ?? ? Baton Rouge, LA Sat. Monroe, LA Sun. Texarkana, AR Mon. Little Rock, AR #SDLivepic.twitter.com/NlqqHkoE7Y
– Enzo Amore will be ringside for tonight’s big Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor fight from Las Vegas. He posted this video on Instagram showing off his $10,000 ticket:
Enzo Amore made his 205 Live debut on Tuesday night at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY. During a speech by WWE Cruiserweight Champion Neville, Enzo interrupted and did his usual entrance.
Enzo declared that 205 Live is now the “realest show in the room,” and lead the crowd in a “SAWFT” chant directed towards Neville.
Earlier in August, Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter reported that WWE was exploring options to remove Enzo from Monday night RAW. SmackDown wasn’t being considered for Enzo as management reportedly wanted him “away” from Vince McMahon. More reports have since circulated online indicating that Enzo isn’t well-liked backstage, and there’s one story that Roman Reigns kicked Enzo off of the talent bus due to his behavior.
As noted previously, Enzo Amore was kicked off a WWE tour bus by Roman Reigns. It has also been reported that Enzo may be moved away from WWE RAW in an effort to get Amore away from Vince McMahon.
Justin Barrasso of Sports Illustrated is now reporting that Amore is guilty of “bringing a series of questionable guests into the locker room. The visitors broke locker room etiquette by filming and taking pictures of the wrestlers”. This apparently bothered several WWE talents who believe that Amore should know better by now.
In July it was reported that Enzo Amore had been kicked off the WWE tour bus due to his behavior, and now it sounds like he might be getting kicked off RAW.
According to a report by Dave Meltzer in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, WWE management is looking at ways to get Enzo off of WWE’s Monday night show. SmackDown may not be an option for Enzo either, as company officials reportedly do not want Enzo in proximity of Vince McMahon.
There are several options being considered, including moving him to 205 Live or back to NXT. Enzo could help sell tickets on the road for those shows, and it would keep him away from the WWE CEO.
On last night’s episode of Bring it to the Table on the WWE Network, Corey Graves and JBL discussed Enzo Amore. As recently reported, Enzo was allegedly kicked off a WWE tour bus by Roman Reigns and wasn’t allowed to dress in the WWE locker room. Corey Graves stated that Enzo Amore doesn’t have an “off switch” and that he rubs people the wrong way.
Graves when asked if he likes Enzo Amore:
“No. No I don’t like Enzo. He is a fine guy, but the guy you see on Monday nights is that guy 24 hours a day. There is no off switch and it rubs people the wrong way. If you are on a European tour 12 days deep and he is going on and on about how he partied with The Weeknd in Los Angeles, you are going to get tired of hearing about it. There is a limit and when you are on the road that much, it will wear on your nerves.”
JBL on wrestler’s court and Enzo’s backstage antics:
“It’s called wrestler’s court, it’s to mediate conflicts. Undertaker was the judge, I was the prosecuting attorney, either Godfather or Kane was the bailiff. Sometimes you circumvented the court and just threw them out of the locker room or off of buses. The Miz was one of those, which by the way was not me, I was given credit for it because of storyline reasons. But we’ve also had ring announcers, commentators and talent thrown out of locker rooms in the past.
Here is what is bad about it. Most of those guys, except for The Miz, never made it. Once the locker room turned against these guys, they were sprayed with human repellent or whatever. They never made it. So the odds are completely against Enzo. I think he is very talented. I’ve had a good working relationship with him, but there are apparently a lot of problems with him and the rest of the world.”
Both JBL and Corey Graves also stated on last night’s Bring it to the Table that Enzo should join the Cruiserweight Division and 205 Live.
According to a report by the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Roman Reigns stepped up to help take control of a situation that upset several people on a WWE talent bus weeks ago.
A disturbance was allegedly caused by Enzo Amore, which prompted Reigns to get up out of his seat and kick Amore off the bus. There are no details on what exactly Amore did to upset the other passengers.
Enzo reportedly has a lot of backstage heat with the WWE roster, and has been kicked out of more than one dressing room according to the report by Dave Meltzer.
Big Cass thinks he can defeat Brock Lesnar and become the next Universal Champion
Big Cass was a guest on RAW Talk after WWE Great Balls Of Fire went off the air. Cass defeated Enzo Amore in convincing fashion earlier in the night. Cass was asked about facing Lesnar and here was his response:
“It would be a tough task to go up against The Beast but if there is anybody out there that can do it, I think it is me. I think I can handle The Beast, I think I can go toe-to-toe with The Beast and I think I can beat The Beast. I think I can be the Universal Champion, in fact I think I am the next Universal Champion.”
Tye Dillinger invites The Miz to SmackDown
The Miz defended his Intercontinental Championship at Great Balls Of Fire against Dean Ambrose. The Miz was able to retain his title thanks to constant distractions and interference from Maryse, Bo Dallas and Curtis Axel. Tye Dillinger sent out the following tweet after The Miz retained his Intercontinental Championship and invited him to SmackDown:
The Miz and Maryse were also guests on RAW Talk last night. The Miz claimed that WWE was doing nothing with Curtis Axel and Bo Dallas, but he saw something in them while filming The Marine 5. Bo Dallas revealed that it had been two years that he has been involved in a WWE PPV in two years and that The Miz has given him an opportunity. You can check out a clip of the interview in the video below.
NXT Champion Bobby Roode will defend his title against Roderick Strong on the July 5th episode of NXT. WWE.com posted the following:
NXT Champion Bobby Roode will defend his title in a huge head-to-head showdown against Roderick Strong on the July 5 episode of NXT.
The Glorious One’s rivalry with Strong has intensified rapidly, with tensions reaching their boiling point on June 21 when a photo shoot erupted into a brawl between Roode and Strong.
This came after the titleholder and Strong had a war of words two weeks prior on NXT. Strong bared his soul to the NXT Universe, opening up about his journey into fatherhood and his desire to become NXT Champion, only to be met with ridicule and disrespect from Roode, who verbally tore down Strong’s title aspirations.
Following their backstage photoshoot throw down, the heated foes will now settle their differences inside the squared circle with NXT’s most prized possession on the line. Don’t miss this epic NXT Title contest on Wednesday, July 5, at 8/7 C, on the award-winning WWE Network.
WWE released a video earlier today of Roode and Strong getting into a fight before tonight’s episode of NXT.
Enzo Amore continues to taunt Conor McGregor
Monday on RAW, Big Cass was revealed to be the one that was attacking Enzo Amore backstage. Cass accused Enzo of using his mouth to write checks that his ass cannot cash. That message apparently didn’t get through to Enzo as he continues to take shots at Conor McGregor on social media. Here is the original tweet that Enzo sent out to McGregor on June 16th:
.@TheNotoriousMMA , you talk s*** and Floyd is going to knock it out of you. And if he doesn’t, I will.
Real life couple, Carmella and Big Cass, have had a significant last two days.
On Sunday night, Carmella controversially won the first ever women’s Money in the Bank match. Then last night on Raw, Big Cass turned on longtime tag team partner Enzo Amore.
Carmella Comments on Big Cass’ Actions
Carmella, who debuted in NXT as Enzo and Cass’s hairdresser, seems to feel that Big Cass turning on Enzo is well overdue.
She had this to say on social media regarding last night’s segment:
Finally, it was revealed who was behind the backstage attacks of Enzo and Cass tonight on RAW. After weeks of speculation, RAW GM Kurt Angle promised Enzo and Cass that he would solve the case tonight. Angle was shown several times throughout the show talking to Superstars backstage. During the final segment on RAW, the case was finally solved.
RAW GM Kurt Angle came down to the ring and the crowd greeted him with “you suck!” chants in concert with his theme music. Angle asked Enzo and Cass to come down to the ring. Enzo and Cass came down to the entrance ramp and cut their typical promo. Enzo and Cass then entered the ring with Kurt Angle.
Angle said that he has been talking with suspects all night long and asked The Revival to come out from backstage. Dash and Dawson came down to the ring with microphones. Angle then asked the Big Show to come down to the ring. Big Show entered the ring and also had a microphone. Big Show called Enzo and Cass SAWFT and said he wouldn’t attack anyone from behind. Big Show then told Angle that maybe he didn’t need to be on his show anymore if Angle thought he would do something like this. Big Show then exited the ring and walked backstage.
Dawson said that The Revival were innocent. Angle agreed and Corey Graves got on the microphone. Graves said that Cass lied about his attack and said that he spoke to WWE’s medical team and that none of them recalled treated him. Graves then showed security footage of Cass staging his own attack. Graves then accused Cass of attacking Enzo.
Cass admitted to attacking Enzo and then scolded Enzo Amore for constantly running his mouth. Cass stated that he has wanted to knock Enzo out several times but didn’t because everyone in the back hates him. Cass claimed that he felt bad for Enzo but he finally snapped and that it felt damn good when he attacked Enzo from behind. Enzo then shed a tear as Cass shouted at him and said that he wanted to watch him suffer.
Cass said that Enzo was even dumber than he looks. Cass claimed that Enzo was holding him down and that he should be rising to the top of WWE. Cass stated that Enzo is the reason he has never been a champ in WWE. Big Cass said that he is where the money is and Enzo just writes checks that he cannot cash. Cass then stated that he was through with Enzo and booted him in the face. RAW went off the air with the crowd chanting “you suck!” at Big Cass.
– WWE Superstar Enzo Amore seems to be getting caught up in all the excitement for the recently announced boxing fight between UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor and boxing legend Floyd Mayweather Jr. Amore took to Twitter to throw his support behind “Money” in the match-up, in addition to threatening to knock “The Notorious One’s” teeth out if Mayweather didn’t get the job done:
.@TheNotoriousMMA , you talk s*** and Floyd is going to knock it out of you. And if he doesn’t, I will.
– NXT Star The Velveteen Dream took to Twitter to reveal that his finisher’s name is called “Purple Rainmaker.” Some New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) fans fired back at the WWE Superstar by accusing him of ripping off Kazuchika Okada’s “Rainmaker.” Dream responded by asking “They Have Wrestling in Japan!?”:
The storyline involving Enzo Amore being repeatedly attacked backstage might have a payoff that will reward viewers who are keeping a close eye on things.
Last week, Amore was attacked backstage and found by WWE officials laid out on the arena floor. His longtime tag team partner, Big Cass, was enraged by the incident and launched an investigation to find the attacker, prompting RAW General Manager Kurt Angle to conduct his own inquiry.
This past Monday night (May 29, 2017) Amore was again attacked backstage, however this time, a few potential suspects began to emerge. The Revival’s Scott Dawson and Dash Wilder returned to Monday Night RAW and were shown footage in which they were caught snooping around the arena the previous week on RAW. The pair immediately denied being Amore’s attackers and claimed that they’ve been backstage on RAW every week since Dash’s injury, but they were busy doing “top guy things” and wouldn’t waste their time with Amore.
Another interesting twist occurred when Big Cass came out and confronted commentator Corey Graves for his comments the previous week. Graves said that he thinks Big Cass could’ve been the man who attacked Enzo, and also said he’d like to shake the hand of the man who is responsible for the attack. Cass and Graves seemed to smooth things over, however, Cass smiled at Graves and shook his hand randomly:
NXT Superstar Bianca Blair faced off against Ruby Riot and used her incredibly long pony tail to her advantage. During the match, Blair whipped her hair at Ruby Riot’s face and struck her hard. The crowd in attendance popped for the move and started chanting “holy sh**!”. You can check out the hair whip in the video below.
Finn Balor has been taking Enzo Amore on a tour of Ireland during WWE’s overseas tour. Balor brought Enzo to a local pub and Enzo even stayed at Balor’s home in Bray. Enzo uploaded a bunch of photos and videos on Instagram and Snapchat of the two hanging out in Ireland.
WWE Superstar Enzo Amore uploaded a photo with top-selling rapper Drake on Instagram. Amore included the caption “More Life” which is the name of the Drake’s latest album.
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Matt Hardy Comments On WWE Return
Matt and Jeff Hardy made their triumphant return to WWE at Wrestlemania 33. The Hardy Boyz captured the Raw Tag Team Championships at Wrestlemania 33 and successfully defended them the following night on Raw. Matt Hardy took to Twitter and posted the following about The Hardys return to WWE:
Triple H appeared on ESPN yesterday to promote WrestleMania, and found himself speaking on WWE’s current recruitment process. As the conversation moved to what WWE looks for in new talent, Triple H told a story of how whenever Enzo Amore’s review came up in developmental, HHH and Dusty Rhodes were the only ones who didn’t want to cut him.
“There’s been guys that have made it that over the course of a couple of years that were constantly on the cut list,” Levesque told espn. “Enzo Amore, when I brought him in, everyone at the tryout was saying, ‘Get rid of this kid!’ I was like, ‘He’s got a huge personality. If he can annoy us all this bad here, imagine what he can do on TV.’ … Every time he’d get his review, they’d be like, ‘I’d cut him.’ Dusty [Rhodes] and I would be like, ‘Keep him.’ Look at him now. … Is he ever going to make you money from an in-ring performer standpoint? Probably not. But he’s money on the mic.”
Triple H would also comment on what it is like to be both the COO of the company and a part-time talent as well.
“It’s probably the hardest thing I think I’ve done in my career — do the deal where you’re not in the ring for a year,” he said. “You can do all the cardio you want, You can look as great as you want, You can diet, You can do all those things, but then getting in there — when you do it every day, it’s automatic. There’s no thinking. You just do. When you haven’t done it in a year, you just think, and that’s what makes it tough.”
– Enzo Amore legitimately suffered a knee injury during a tag team match at the 12/30 WWE house show in Los Angeles, according to F4Wonline.com. This is why Enzo continues to use the wheelchair on RAW. There’s no timetable for his return but he’s scheduled to be re-evaluated in two weeks.
– Brock Lesnar, wife Sable and their children attended a Winnipeg Jets vs. Calgary Flames NHL game last night in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Below are photos and videos from the appearance:
Breakdown: The build to this match has mainly focused on Enzo Amore and Rusev. Enzo got suckered into meeting Lana at a hotel and Rusev beat the hell out of him. Big Cass now has his chance avenge his friend Enzo in a match against Rusev.
Prediction: This is a tough match to predict. Enzo and Cass haven’t really been in the Tag Team Championship seen at all recently. I wouldn’t be surprised if the WWE wants to start a singles push for Big Cass. I think Enzo and Cass are a solid tag team but once you get past the entrance, they have the same match every time. Enzo gets destroyed and then Big Cass gets tagged in and takes care of business. In a perfect world, Rusev wins this match but Big Cass has a good showing.
Winner: Rusev
Sami Zayn vs Braun Strowman (10 Minute Time Limit)
Breakdown: Sami Zayn has been obsessed with Strowman the past few weeks and Braun simply couldn’t care less. The two Superstars had a match a couple of weeks ago and Raw GM Mick Foley put a stop to it because Zayn couldn’t defend himself. Zayn demanded a rematch and finally Foley caved in and gave it to him this Sunday at Roadblock. Foley also put a 10 minute time limit on the match.
Prediction: I cannot come up with a scenario in which it would make sense for Sami Zayn to win this match. Obviously, Sami Zayn has been underutilized on Raw since the brand split. However, Raw has spent far too much time building up Braun Strowman for him to lose a relatively meaningless match against Sami Zayn. I think Sami Zayn will last the 10 minutes and that will piss Strowman off. The match will conclude with Strowman beating down Zayn after the 10 minute mark was reached. Foley may come out to try to put a stop to it and maybe Strowman will attack him as well. I think this would be a good way to show that Sami Zayn never quits and that Braun Strowman is an uncontrollable monster that the Raw locker room should fear.
Raw Tag Team Championship Match: New Day (c) vs Sheamus & Cesaro
Breakdown: This match was announced at Tribute to the Troops on Wednesday. Sheamus and Cesaro defeated Golden Truth, Gallows & Anderson and The Shining Stars in a Fatal 4-Way match to become the #1 contenders. The New Day are now the longest reigning Tag Team Champions in WWE history.
Prediction: A lot of people seem to believe that the New Day’s title reign is coming to an end. Sheamus and Cesaro got off to a rocky start when it came to crowd reactions but they have overcome that. They now work well as a tag team and are pretty much the only team on Raw that is ready to take the titles from the New Day. I think that will happen in due time. However, I do not think that will happen at Roadblock.
Winners & Still Tag Team Champions: New Day
Cruiserweight Championship Match: Rich Swann (c) vs The Brian Kendrick vs TJ Perkins
Breakdown: TJ Perkins lost the Cruiserweight title to Kendrick and then Kendrick lost it to Swann. On 205 Live, TJ Perkins submitted Rich Swann in the middle of the ring. On Monday Night Raw, Kendrick defeated Perkins easily. Perkins and Swann are friends but they seem ready to turn on each other. Kendrick’s strategy has been to play mind games with both Swann and Perkins.
Prediction: This is one of those matches that could go a million different ways. I don’t like the idea of Kendrick getting the title back so quickly. He really doesn’t need it. I think that the WWE has been dropping some subtle hints that Perkins is gearing up for a heel turn. His interactions with Swann backstage have been bizarre. I think Rich Swann is going to retain his title but Perkins is going to attack him after the match. Brian Kendrick may even join in on the attack or simply smile and cheer Perkins on.
Winner & Still Cruiserweight Champion: Rich Swann
Seth Rollins vs Chris Jericho
Breakdown: Rollins and Jericho have been battling for awhile now. Rollins was mainly focused on Kevin Owens but Jericho kept getting involved in their matches. Rollins hit a Pedigree on Jericho on top of a car a couple of weeks ago on Raw. Seth wants to defeat Jericho, take the Universal Championship from Kevin Owens and then fight Triple H. Jericho has a lot on his mind but mainly his beloved list and his broken friendship with Kevin Owens.
Prediction: The only way Jericho can win this match is by some sort of outside interference. I do not believe that Triple H will be showing up at WWE Roadblock but you never know. I think it is more likely that this match is earlier in the show and Kevin Owens tries to help Jericho out. Owens is desperate to fix his friendship with Jericho. If he can accomplish that, maybe Jericho will show up later in the night in Owens’ title defense against Roman Reigns. Even if Owens interferes, I think Rollins overcomes it and still wins the match.
Winner: Seth Rollins
Iron Man Match For The Raw Women’s Championship: Sasha Banks (c) vs Charlotte
Breakdown: Sasha Banks and Charlotte have essentially been trading the Raw Women’s Championship back and forth since the brand split. Sasha Bansk won the title back on Raw recently and celebrated with Ric Flair in the ring. The following week, Charlotte pretended to apologize to her father for embarrassing him back in May on Raw. Charlotte once again talked down to Ric Flair and then beat up Sasha Banks in front of him. Ric Flair stood there helplessly as his daughter beatdown Banks.
Prediction: Charlotte is undefeated at PPVs and I wouldn’t be surprised if that continues. I think this match will be excellent and will showcase how talented both Sasha Banks and Charlotte are. However, I think the ending will involve Ric Flair helping out his daughter Charlotte. I don’t think the WWE is bringing back Ric Flair as an on-screen character for him to be in the corner of Sasha Banks. Thus, the Raw Women’s Championship will once again change hands and Charlotte will leave Pittsburgh with the title.
Winner & New Raw Women’s Champion: Charlotte
Universal Championship Match: Kevin Owens (c) vs Roman Reigns
Breakdown: Roman Reigns has gotten the upper hand on Owens recently. Roman Reigns both want the Universal Championship. Reigns gets his shot on Sunday and Rollins battles Owens’ former best friend Chris Jericho. Reigns has already defeated Kevin Owens clean recently and that victory gave him the oppurtunity at the Universal Championship.
Prediction: Much like the Jericho and Rollins match, the only way Owens can win this match is by someone interfering. Owens has been booked as a paper champion his whole title reign. He has relied on Chris Jericho to help him retain his Universal Championship. If Jericho or Triple H does not interfere, there is no way Kevin Owens is going to defeat Roman Reigns at Roadblock. Roman Reigns is currently the United States Champion and that is the only thing preventing me from picking him this Sunday. I think the person that is going to take the Universal Championship from Owens will be Seth Rollins. I think Owens retains by getting himself disqualified, running out of the arena or outside interference.
Winner & Still Universal Champion: Kevin Owens
What do you think will happen this Sunday at WWE Roadblock: End of the Line? Let us know in the comments below.
– There will be no WWE guest on tonight’s ESPN SportsCenter “Off The Top Rope” segment. Jonathan Coachman noted on Twitter that he will review RAW and SmackDown, and preview TLC during tonight’s segment.
– It was estimated that half of the crowd at last night’s WWE SmackDown left before the main event of 205 Live happened with Rich Swann winning the Cruiserweight Championship from Brian Kendrick. A significant number of fans left right after the SmackDown main event and more continued to leave during 205 Live. Many did not stay to see the dark main event of the night, which saw Dean Ambrose and Dolph Ziggler defeat The Miz and AJ Styles.
– Enzo Amore and Big Cass will be the guests for Wednesday’s episode of “Unfiltered with Renee Young” on the WWE Network.
– It looks like the final work is being done on WWE Studios’ “The Marine 5: Battleground” but no release date has been announced yet. As seen below, Heath Slater and Naomi were doing audio work for the movie this week.
– Bill Goldberg will be Jonathan Coachman’s guest this Wednesday for the weekly ESPN SportsCenter “Off The Top Rope” segment.
– Prior to Monday’s WWE RAW from Los Angeles, Darren Young defeated Jinder Mahal and Neville beat Curtis Axel in matches taped for this week’s Superstars.
After RAW went off the air, Big Cass, Enzo Amore and WWE US Champion Roman Reigns defeated Chris Jericho, Rusev and WWE Universal Champion Kevin Owens in the dark match main event.
– Retired WWE Superstar Tyson Kidd posted the following on Twitter, showing off how far he’s come since undergoing surgery last year for a life-threatening broken neck.
– Now a full-time WWE Superstar, Johnny Gargano tweeted the following this weekend after working his last indie date for AIW:
My farewell had over 500 fans in my hometown, Boy Meets World quotes, a child doing a back flip and LOTS of Ecto-Cooler. The perfect end. pic.twitter.com/Y2hYSGdMaS
– As seen below, the latest WWE Top 10 is sponsored by Nickelodeon’s Jagger Eaton and features the best cage dives:
– Beginning later today, Enzo Amore will be taking over the Champs Sports Snapchat account for a new weekly series that will preview the sneakers he has lined up for RAW that night. He posted this video from backstage at Clash of Champions:
– WWE posted this video of Enzo Amore visiting his barber as he prepares for SummerSlam on Sunday:
– Speaking of Takeover, CWC competitor HoHo Lun has arrived with WWE’s Chinese Superstar Bin Wang, as seen below. Remember to join us for live Takeover coverage tonight.
– We noted before that Renee Young revealed that she suffered some sort of ankle injury at Tuesday’s SmackDown in Austin, TX. In an update, she went in for x-rays today and noted on Twitter that it looks like she just suffered a sprain.
– WWE Women’s Champion Sasha Banks made a visit to the House of Glory wrestling school in NYC this weekend. Below are photos: