Posts Tagged ‘Roman Reigns’

WWE Money In The Bank PPV Lineup: Three New Matches Confirmed

On Monday’s WWE RAW, which was the second to last edition of the show before this year’s WWE Money In The Bank event, three matches were made official for the pay-per-view.

Below is the current official lineup for WWE Money In The Bank 2015:

WWE World Heavyweight Championship
(Ladder Match)
– Seth Rollins (c) vs. Dean Ambrose

Money In The Bank Ladder Match
– Roman Reigns vs. Randy Orton vs. Neville vs. Sheamus vs. Dolph Ziggler vs. Kofi Kingston

– John Cena vs. Kevin Owens

WWE Money In The Bank is scheduled for Sunday, June 14, 2015 at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. Make sure to join us here at SEScoops.com for live results of the event!

6 Participants Announced For WWE Money In The Bank Ladder Match

WWE announced six of the participants for the Money In The Bank ladder match at the upcoming Money In The Bank match.

During Sunday’s WWE Elimination Chamber special event on the WWE Network, WWE announced Neville, Roman Reigns, Randy Orton, Kofi Kingston, Sheamus and Dolph Ziggler will be taking place in this year’s Money In The Bank ladder match.

It’s worth noting, however, that WWE made it clear that the aforementioned six WWE Superstars are only some of the participants who will be featured in this year’s Money In The Bank contest.

The WWE Money In The Bank pay-per-view is scheduled to take place on Sunday, June 14, 2015 at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio.

Ronda Rousey’s Next Opponent Goes Too Far With Suicide Comments!

WWE To Do Angle Between Stephen Amell & Stardust, SmackDown Preview, More

– Actor Stephen Amell of “Arrow” fame has expressed interest in guest hosting and possibly even wrestling in the past. The actor shot a brief angle with Stardust while attending RAW this past Monday night and now we can confirm that WWE is looking at doing a program of sorts between Amell and Stardust.

– WWE World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins is celebrating his 29th birthday today. Rollins was born on May 28, 1986. Also celebrating birthdays today are WWE legend Kamala (65), former WWE Tag-Team Champion Chaz “Headbanger Mosh” Warrington (44) and Randy Orton’s uncle, former WWE Superstar Barry Orton (57).

– WWE taped the following matches this past Tuesday night for tonight’s edition of SmackDown.

Lumberjack Match: Sin Cara and Kalisto vs. Cesaro and Tyson Kidd
R-Truth vs. King Barrett
Rusev vs. Ryback
Paige vs. Naomi
Roman Reigns and Dean Ambrose vs. Kane and Seth Rollins
Michael Cole interviews Kevin Owens

For complete SmackDown spoilers, click here.

(Partial Credit: Wrestling Observer Newsletter)

NXT Wrestler Gets Married (Photo), What Happened After The SmackDown Tapings

– The dark segment after the WWE SmackDown television tapings on Tuesday night in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania saw Bray Wyatt come out and attack both Dean Ambrose and Roman Reigns. The two eventually fought back and hit Wyatt with the Dirty Deeds and the Superman punch. Reigns closed the show by hitting Wyatt with a spear.

– NXT star Steve Cutler, who is a former U.S. Marine, was recently married. Cutler posted the following photo from his wedding:

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U.K. Betting Website Releases Odds On 2016 WWE Royal Rumble Match

Although we’re several months away from the next WWE Royal Rumble pay-per-view, a U.K. online gambling website has released betting odds for the 30-man over-the-top-rope match scheduled for January of 2016.

The U.K. betting site known as “Bwin” has released odds for the top five favorites to win the 2016 Royal Rumble. Below are the lines they are offering, with Seth Rollins being the favorite and Daniel Bryan being the biggest underdog.

Seth Rollins +200
Brock Lesnar +400
Roman Reigns +500
Ryback +600
Daniel Bryan +600

Jim Ross Reveals Podcast Guests, New Piper’s Pit, Neville, Todays Birthdays

– WWE Hall Of Famer Jim Ross noted on social media recently that Bret Hart, Torrie Wilson and Mike Tenay will be guests on upcoming episodes of his “Ross Report” podcast.

– Speaking of podcasts, WWE Hall Of Famer Greg Valentine is the guest on the latest edition of Roddy Piper’s “Piper’s Pit” podcast, which is now available at PodcastOne.com.

– WWE Shop has released a new “Dawn Of The Attitude Era” t-shirt for Neville. The shirt is available now at WWEShop.com.

– WWE Superstar Roman Reigns is celebrating his 30th birthday today. Reigns was born on May 25, 1985. Also celebrating birthdays today are Bo Dallas (25) and Alberto El Patron (38).

Roman Reigns, R-Truth & Jimmy Uso “Crash” Wedding Ceremony In Syracuse

Celebrity-gossip website TMZ has a new article up today about three WWE Superstars randomly “crashing” a wedding ceremony in Syracuse, New York on Saturday evening.

Roman Reigns, R-Truth and Jimmy Uso were at a hotel bar in Syracuse when they heard the reception and made their way in. The couple being married, Matt and Beth Samuels, are big WWE fans that knew the company was in the area, so they sent an e-mail inviting any WWE Superstars to stop by.

According to the article, Reigns, Truth and Uso had no knowledge of the e-mail, but just randomly stopped by anyways. The article claims the trio stuck around and had fun at the wedding for about 45 minutes.

The Rock Talks About His Hollywood Success, Advice He Gave Roman Reigns

Part-time WWE performer The Rock recently spoke with Sports Illustrated’s “Extra Mustard” site. Below are some highlights from the interview.

On being part of the “holy trinity” with Steve Austin and Hulk Hogan, but being the one to thrive in Hollywood: “It’s hard. It’s hard work. That’s the key, but it’s not that those guys don’t work hard. For whatever reason, it just kind of worked out for me. That’s the only answer I can give. I’ve had incredible matches with those guys and I’m good buddies with those guys, especially Austin. I know that they put their heart and soul into everything they do. Think about the matches and the tours I had with Austin. He is probably, if not the greatest of all time. There is a wiring in his head, which is, ‘I’m going out, I’m going to take it, and I’m going to be the best.’ He was my mentor, by the way, back when I was this young buck. With a top guy like Austin or Undertaker, you only get to work with them if they say it’s cool. For Austin to say it’s cool to have The Rock work with him is one thing, but he also wanted me to main event WrestleMania with him. He took me under his wing, taught me a hell of a lot, and I’ll never forget it.”

On Roman Reigns and the reaction he received at the Royal Rumble pay-per-view: “I wasn’t surprised by the reaction at all. That’s the beauty of Philly. I have felt that from Philly on both ends, as a heel and a baby face. Roman was getting booed in every city, and I just knew – we all knew – well, Philly was going to be worse.

“The only advice I gave Roman was that you just need to stay the course. It’s a unique dynamic and relationship that you have with the fans in wrestling. They’re passionate, just like you’re passionate, but they know it’s a work, just like you know it’s a work. It’s this fine balance you have to find between just staying the course and continue to cut your teeth every night by putting in good performances.”

On Vince McMahon and “San Andreas” director Brad Peyton: “This will be the only time that Brad Peyton’s name will ever be mentioned in the same sentence as Vince McMahon. Vince has been a mentor and a father figure to me. I met him when I was eleven years old. Even still today, I appreciate the relationship we have. It’s a real cool father-son dynamic, and especially as I get older, I can appreciate the relationship today better than when I was a punk 25-year-old kid. But here is the connective tissue between Brad Peyton and Vince McMahon – they come to work every single day like it’s their first day on the job and they will outwork every single person in the building. Vince’s work ethic at 70, or however old he is, is just crazy. He’s squatting 500 pounds at one o’clock in the morning. Not that Brad Peyton is squatting 500 pounds, but they both want to excel, raise the bar, and go beyond expectations.”

Check out the complete interview at SI.com.

Lana Now With Dolph Ziggler, What Happened After RAW

– Roman Reigns, who did not appear on RAW, teamed with John Cena after RAW went off the air to defeat Seth Rollins and Rusev in the dark match main event.

Reigns returns to TV this Thursday on SmackDown to address coming up short at WWE Payback.

– Last night on RAW, Rusev and Lana finally parted ways, with Rusev firing his former spokeswoman after she quit on his behalf at Payback. After screaming at Lana for several minutes, she eventually slapped Rusev in the face.

Later in the show, Lana came out while Dolph Ziggler was cutting a promo and the two kissed in the ring – twice.

Lana tweeted that it’s now time to make her own decision and build her legacy.

Meanwhile, Ziggler channeled Sterling Archer:

Kevin Owens Does The 5-Knuckle Shuffle (Video), Most Talented Shield Member & More

WWE.com has a poll asking fans which former Shield member has the most talent. With over 8,000 votes in, Seth Rollins is leading the pack with 43%, followed by Dean Ambrose (32%) and Roman Reigns (25%).

– Cesaro posted a photo on Twitter of himself as an “extra” on WWE television in a backstage segment with Shane McMahon and DX from 2006. TNA star Ethan Carter III noted that there was another ‘pretty handsome dude’ in the shot, leading to this interesting exchange:

– At last night’s NXT live event from Albany, NY, NXT Champion Kevin Owens busted out a 5-Knuckle Shuffle.

Photos: Triple H, Stephanie McMahon, Hulk Hogan & Others At NBCUniversal Upfronts

WWE had a large presence at the NBCUniversal “Upfronts” in New York City on Thursday.

Representing WWE at the NYC upfronts were Triple H, Stephanie McMahon, Chris Jericho, Hulk Hogan, Roman Reigns, Titus O’Neil, The Bella Twins, Eva Marie and Natalya.

Below are photos of the WWE Superstars and Divas at the NBCUniversal Upfronts:

Most-Watched WWE Network Shows, Unpopular Network Shows, NXT Stable Splits Up

– NXT’s Shoot Nation stable is now simply a tag team with Sawyer Fulton and Angelo Dawkins. They will continue using the Shoot Nation name, while the former leader Chad Gable is going solo.

– Below, in order, are the top five most-watched shows on the WWE Network for the past week:

1. WWE 24: Roman Reigns
2. Chris Jericho interviews Stephanie McMahon
3. WWE NXT, May 6th episode
4. Jerry Springer Too Hot for TV: Love Hurts
5. Extreme Rules

– Other shows that drew well on the WWE Network include the special on Floyd Mayweather vs. Big Show, the previous week’s NXT show, the Culture Shock show with Corey Graves, Unfiltered with Renee Young, Mick Foley’s “Cheap Pops” special, the sneak peek at ECW Uncensored Volume 3 and Jerry Springer’s new show.

– On the other side of the coin, two shows that aren’t getting a lot of views at all are the Cinco de Mayo special with Los Matadores, and pretty much any episode of WWE Superstars.

(Credit: Wrestling Observer Newsletter)

Top Indy Wrestler For WWE Tryouts Revealed, WWE Parts Ways With German Announcer, More

– Top independent wrestling star Biff Busick, who is a former CZW World Heavyweight Champion, is one of the independent wrestlers scheduled to attend the WWE tryouts at the WWE Performance Center in June.

– Longtime German WWE announcer Bernhard Wullf has parted ways with the company. Wullf has been replaced by Manu Thiele, a new, 22-year-old German announcer.

– Below are some recent WWE attendance figures:

May 8th in Broomfield, CO drew 2,900 fans (missing John Cena and Daniel Bryan)
May 8th in Largo, FL for NXT drew a sellout of 275 fans
May 8th in Louisville drew 7,500 fans (John Cena tour missing Daniel Bryan)
May 9th in Orlando for NXT drew a sellout of 400 fans
May 9th in Charleston, WV drew 6,500 fans (Roman Reigns, Randy Orton tour)
May 10th in Lexington, KY drew 2,500 fans (John Cena tour missing Daniel Bryan)
May 10th in Wheeling, WV drew 2,200 fans (Roman Reigns, Randy Orton tour)
May 11th in Cincinnati for RAW drew 9,000 fans

(Credit: Wrestling Observer Newsletter)

SmackDown Main Event With Special Stipulation, Daniel Bryan Commended For Vacating Title

– On Monday’s WWE Payback “go-home” edition of RAW from Cincinnati, Ohio, one of the main events for this week’s SmackDown, the final edition of the show before this Sunday’s pay-per-view was announced.

In singles action, Roman Reigns will battle Kane, however due to the way their match ended on RAW last night, their match on SmackDown is guaranteed to have a winner by either pinfall or submission.

– Former WWE Vice President of Talent Relations and on-air personality John Laurinaitis commended Daniel Bryan on his decision to vacate the WWE Intercontinental Championship on Monday’s RAW. Mr. “People Power” himself tweeted the following shortly after Bryan made the announcement live on RAW.

Roman Reigns Writes “Mother’s Day” Guest Blog, Calls His Mom His Personal Hero

WWE Superstar Roman Reigns posted a Mother’s Day “guest blog” on The Rock Father Magazine website last week. In the blog, Reigns called his mom his own personal hero.

“Growing up, my mother was a one-woman support system, raising two happy children,” said Reigns. “Even though she was a single parent, I never felt a void. She was and is my mother, best friend, biggest supporter and role model. One thing that I learned from my mother is that you have to love and respect yourself in order to love and respect others.

In today’s world, mothers often feel that they have to live up to impossible expectations – be a homemaker and a CEO; a perfect parent and a boardroom leader. It’s important for mothers everywhere to know that they don’t have to be everything, because they mean everything to their families!”

Reigns continued, “I hope my own mother understands everything she has done for me over the years. Learning from her has made me a better person and a better parent. She showed me compassion, discipline and respect. She’s the strongest person I know with a heart of gold – like so many mothers out there. So today, I hope each of them takes a minute to love and appreciate themselves for all that they’ve accomplished and done for their families.”

Check out the complete blog at TheRockFather.com.

Jim Ross Blog: WWE’s E:60 Documentary, Reigns Special, UFC vs. WWE, More

WWE Hall Of Famer Jim Ross recently updated the blog section of his official website with a number of thoughts on a variety of current topics. Below are some highlights.

On WWE’s “E:60” documentary: “Enjoyed the E60 piece on ESPN Tuesday night and Ben Howser did a great job producing this one hour story that he worked on for parts of two years. It was an intriguing look behind the scenes and proved that wrestlers are better “cast” or “booked” when they are as close to the real person as possible. The Adam Rose character is a great example of that opinion. The real life person is much more compelling than the fictional, TV persona that the South African portrays. Casting or “booking” is a delicate matter but any “booker,” if that role even exists in today’s world of TV wrestling, has a better chance of finding the next, viable or big thing if the TV personas are closely related to the individual portraying the TV character.

Nonetheless, the story told on ESPN was excellently done and all involved should feel good about i as I believe it helped WWE and certainly added more credibility to the value of the Performance Center which is truly the heartbeat of the WWE and the key driver to the future of the company. Fans pay to see stars and developing stars as stars make every championship viable, or not, and are the key components to any storyline written.”

On UFC doing a better job of creating stars than WWE: “One reason boxing isn’t where boxing fans want it to be is because they have done a poor job of developing stars and stars drive any sport. UFC has learned how to do features on their fighters and consequently UFC is being more successful in creating new stars such as Conor McGregor, among others.”

On the Roman Reigns “24” special on the WWE Network: “For example, WWE did a fantastic job on the recent, Roman Reigns feature on the WWE Network. This show was excellent and did as much for Reigns as any thing WWE has done for him to date IMO. One has to wonder how much it would have helped Reigns if something like this show aired prior to WM31 and, specifically, on a three hour RAW before if aired on the Network. With the popularity of these close up look shows at various fighters and MMA stars, I would consider putting a shortened version, 10-15 minutes, of these types of shows within the three hour RAW’s as it would greatly enhance getting talents over and creating the emotional investment the fans must have for a talent to become a star and do it in front of WWE’s biggest audience plus serve as a great promo to encourage fans to see more of it on WWE Network.”

Check out the complete blog at JRsBarBQ.com. You can also order JR’s Bar-B-Q products online at WWEShop.com.

Sting, Reigns & More At Philadelphia Comic Con This Weekend

Sting, Randy Orton, Roman Reigns, Dolph Ziggler and Paige are scheduled for this weekend’s big Philadelphia Comic Con event at the the Pennsylvania Convention Center.

Here’s the full schedule:

– Thursday, May 7: Roman Reigns (autographs, photo-ops, Q&A panel)

– Friday, May 8: Randy Orton and Dolph Ziggler (Ziggler doing a solo Q&A panel)

– Saturday, May 9: Sting (autographs, photo-ops)

– Sunday, May 10: Paige (autographs, photo-ops, Q&A panel)

For more information, visit WizardWorld.com.

Update On Seth Rollins’ Curb Stomp, WWE/Tapout Update & More

– Regarding the “Curb Stomp” finishing move used by WWE World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins, it appears that it is not completely banned. The word going around within WWE is that the move is “on hold” until WWE’s concussion lawsuits are gone, or are no longer an active threat.

As noted earlier, WWE censored the curb stomp on the Roman Reigns WWE 24 special, cutting away to a crowd shot when replaying the final moments of the WrestleMania 31 main event.

– Not only does WWE’s new deal with apparel company Tapout more than just a sponsorship commitment, we have learned that WWE has actually purchased an equity stake in the company. We should have some more specific details on this story later this week.

– Below are some recent WWE attendance figures:

April 30th in Lakeland, FL for NXT drew 225 fans
May 1st in Syracuse, NY drew 4,500 fans (tour Daniel Bryan was pulled from)
May 1st in Tampa, FL for NXT drew 325 fans
May 2nd in Hamilton, ONT drew 6,500 fans (tour Daniel Bryan was pulled from)
May 2nd in Halifax, NS drew a sellout of 5,500 fans (Roman Reigns tour)
May 3rd in Oshawa, ONT drew 4,400 fans (tour Daniel Bryan was pulled from)
May 3rd in St. John, NB drew 4,000 fans (Roman Reigns tour)
May 3th in Montreal for RAW drew 10,811 fans with 8,700 paid

(Credit: Wrestling Observer Newsletter)

Backstage Update On A Possible Shield Return: Ambrose/Reigns Turning Heel?, More

It appears that the late decision to add Dean Ambrose to the WWE Payback pay-per-view main event, making it a match with all three members of The Shield involved, was done by design.

Cable TV ads that aired after this week’s RAW, where the angle was shot, still listed a regular triple-threat match between Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns and Randy Orton, meaning the Ambrose decision was definitely a late decision.

What’s interesting about the change from a historical standpoint is the fact that WWE had been planning to hold off on having all three former Shield members in a high-profile title match at WrestleMania 32.

On a related note, there is speculation that in the fatal four-way match at Payback, Dean Ambrose and Roman Reigns may end up turning on Orton. The company is lacking in credible heels but they do have new up-and-coming babyface talents that they could be pushing.

If Ambrose and Reigns turn on Orton, that would leave Rollins. Whether or not that means Ambrose-Reigns-Rollins would become a trio again, referred to as The Shield again, or otherwise, remains to be seen.

(Credit: Wrestling Observer Newsletter)

Seth Rollins Hypes Payback Main Event, Says Kane Is Jealous Of Him

WWE World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins was Michael Cole’s guest for this week’s WWE.com sit-down interview.

– Rollins say it’s no secret that the odds are stacked against at Payback, but he’s used to that by now. Rollins ran down his WWE career achievements and said he almost forced Ambrose and Orton into retirement already. He called his WWE Championship win was the greatest moment in WrestleMania history and he likes when the odds are stacked against him.

– Cole asked Rollins about his ongoing issues with Kane. Rollins doesn’t have a personal issue with Kane. His actions may be misguided, but that’s driven by jealousy. Rollins says he can do things in the ring that Kane only dreams of. He’s the hottest thing in WWE and Kane is in the home stretch of his career.

– Cole asks if there will be chaos in the Fatal 4 Way contract signing on SmackDown. Rollins says this is a completely different setting from what happened don RAW and he doesn’t conduct himself in a volatile nature in that type of setting. Rollins says it doesn’t matter what happens on Thursday or leading up to Payback because he will leave with the WWE World Heavyweight Title and The Authority will come out on top.

WWE RAW Pros & Cons (5/4/15): Ambrose Punches His Ticket To Payback

Raw crossed the border into Canada this week as Payback rapidly approaches. Ambrose found a way to sneak into the main event, Ryback and Bray Wyatt continued their feud, and John Cena issued his most epic open challenge to date. Here are the pros and cons from this week’s episode of Raw.

Pros

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Randy Orton opened the show by discussing the upcoming Payback pay-per-view. He was only a sentence or two into his soliloquy before being interrupted by Roman Reigns. The two went back and forth for a few, with Reigns saying that Orton “won’t be standing” in two weeks. Orton then read his resume, eventually asking Reigns how many times he’s been a World Heavyweight Champion. Oddly enough, the New Day then interrupted the two, as they vowed to spread the “power of positivity” due to all of the negativity in the ring. Overall, there was some humorous dialogue during the segment, it was nice to see the company booking the tag team champs with the main eventers, and it set up a handicap tag match to start the show.

The opening contest was a three-on-two handicap match between the New Day and Orton and Reigns. During the opening moments, the action was pretty slow, with the faces working over Xavier Woods before Big E came in and hit Orton with a big belly-to-belly suplex. New Day controlled the pace after that, as they isolated Orton and made quick tags. After the break, Reigns took Orton’s place in the New Day’s corner as Xavier Woods attempted to wear him down with a side headlock. Reigns finally hit up Orton with the hot tag and he hit an amazing powerslam on Kofi Kingston after he attempted to utilize a springboard. From there, New Day was getting squashed with Superman punches, DDTs, and RKOs. Reigns and Orton couldn’t keep it together though, as Reigns accidentally hit Orton with a spear and cost his team the match. This match was solid because it made the tag team champions look strong as a cohesive unit, it furthered the tension between Orton and Reigns, and was a fundamentally sound way to start the show. It also set up the main event after Kane made an appearance and announced that Orton and Reigns would compete one-on-one to close the show.

Former members of the greatest stable in recent history collided when Seth Rollins faced off with Dean Ambrose. Kane made the match and announced that if Ambrose were to be victorious, he would be added to the main event at Payback. Ambrose took control early by hitting a massive clothesline at ringside. From there, he worked the champ over while the crowd totally ate it up. Rollins eventually regained control, dominating and dictating the tempo during the middle of the match. Ambrose came back after avoiding a springboard and hitting a tornado DDT. The Lunatic Fringe hit Rollins with a series of clotheslines before executing a bulldog and going into Air Lunatic mode by diving to the floor through the middle ropes. Both guys were able to taste victory with near falls before Rollins destroyed Ambrose with a brutal powerbomb into the barricade. In the end, Ambrose was seconds away from hitting Dirty Deeds before J&J interfered, but it wouldn’t matter as Ambrose would dispose of the goons, roll up Rollins for the win, and secure his spot in the main event at Payback. Awesome match and angle by having all three members of the Shield battle for the title.

King Barrett had a coronation ceremony of sorts after cutting a promo and declaring, “All Hail King Barrett.” No matter how many times they reboot this guy, he makes every gimmick work. He teamed with Sheamus in a tag team match against Neville and Dolph Ziggler. Barrett and Ziggler started the match, with the King pummeling the Show Off with clubbing blows and kicks to the midsection. The action would go to commercial rather quickly after Ziggler took control and sent Barrett sailing to the floor. Sheamus took control during the break and had Ziggler in a headlock after the action returned from break. Ziggler tried to mount a rally but got hit with a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker. Neville and Barrett would both be the recipient of tags, with Neville flying all over the place and dominating Barrett for the most part during a fast-paced frenzy. He wanted the Red Arrow, but Sheamus would distract Neville and allow Barrett to hit the Bull Hammer for the victory.

John Cena cut a passionate promo discussing how he will never give up before issuing another open challenge. None other than Bret “Hitman” Hart answered the call. Hart sadly wasn’t there to fight, but instead to introduce a “great wrestler.” Before he could introduce anyone great, Heath Slater interrupted the legend and got laid out for his troubles. The Hitman then introduced Sami Zayn, much to the surprise of the Montreal crowd and everyone watching at home.

The action was already underway after returning from break, with Cena reeling at ringside. The doctor checked on Zayn after taking a belly-to-back suplex – a move that was obviously done to make Zayn look strong in defeat. Cena and Zayn traded punches before Cena hit three of the Five Moves of Doom before Zayn countered the Five Knuckle Shuffle into a pinning combination. Cena once again was forced to retreat, allowing Zayn to launch himself over the top rope and take out the champ on the floor. Zayn’s inexperience would show as Cena caught him slipping and locked in the STF, even though the upstart challenger would reach the ropes and lock in the Koji Clutch from out of nowhere shortly thereafter. After Cena failed to hit the AA, it became apparent that they were setting up his signature DDT through the middle ropes on the floor, and it certainly didn’t disappoint. After a bit of hesitation, Cena connected with an AA, but Zayn would kick out at two as the crowd cheered. Zayn would eventually succumb to Cena, however, after the champ hit his springboard stunner and another AA. This featured so many memorable spots, the in-ring psychology was great, and it put Zayn over as a worthy competitor even in defeat as he prepares to become a permanent main roster fixture in the near future. Match of the Night, and probably one of the best matches of the year as well.

Ryback’s program with Bray Wyatt continued as he joined Renee Young for an interview. The crowd was dead at first and mostly chanted “Goldberg.” He at least made a good point with the Goldberg chants when he said, “If you ignore it, you just keep doing it.” The Big Guy talked about the adversities he’s faced in his career while talking some smack on Wyatt, eventually winning the crowd back as they joined him in a “Feed Me More” chant. The New Face of Fear then appeared on the big screen and cut a promo saying that Ryback will soon fade away. The segment wasn’t anything special, but both guys cut articulate promos and it advanced their feud, so it’s hard to consider it anything but a positive.

The main event competitors weren’t even making their way to the ring until 11 o’clock, so it was obvious this was going to be very short. Rollins and associates would quickly make their way to ringside and announce their various roles in the match. Orton went for an RKO within seconds but Reigns would avoid the attack. The action was brawling in nature, with few wrestling moves being utilized throughout the match. Rollins guested on commentary during the match and was pretty humorous. When Rollins joined the Authority last summer, he lacked confidence on the mic and some questioned whether he could be a solo star. He’s certainly proven all of the haters wrong over the past year. This would of course end in disqualification after Kane interfered and attacked Roman Reigns before the entire Authority went after Orton. Reigns would dive over the top rope and take them out before being sent into the ring post by Rollins. They isolated Orton and had the upper hand on both Orton and Reigns before Ambrose arrived to make the save. Rollins would take a spear, Reigns would fall victim to an RKO, and Ambrose would be the last man standing after taking out Orton with Dirty Deeds. The wrestling match itself wasn’t that great, but it was a solid way to end the show, put over the fatal four way main event, and perhaps most importantly, get Dean Ambrose back into the main event picture.

WWE Payback Contract Signing Announced For This Week’s SmackDown

On Monday’s edition of WWE RAW, a big segment was announced for this week’s SmackDown.

On this week’s SmackDown, which airs on Thursday night but will be taped tomorrow night, a contract signing will be held for the WWE Payback pay-per-view main event.

WWE World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns, Randy Orton and Dean Ambrose will all be on hand to take part in the official in-ring contract signing for their fatal four-way title match at this month’s pay-per-view.

Make sure to join us here at SEScoops.com on Tuesday night for live WWE SmackDown spoiler play-by-play results coverage!

Dean Ambrose Added To WWE Payback Main Event

The main event for this month’s WWE Payback pay-per-view was changed on Monday’s edition of RAW.

At Monday’s RAW, which took place at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, a match was made between Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose, with a special stipulation. The stipulation, set by “WWE Director of Operations” Kane, called for Ambrose to be added to the WWE Payback title match main event, making it a fatal four-way match.

As the show went on, Ambrose would go on to defeat Rollins in the match, which also featured J&J Security banned from ringside per pre-match stipulations. With the victory, Ambrose is officially added to the main event of Payback.

With that said, the new main event for WWE Payback will be Seth Rollins vs. Roman Reigns vs. Randy Orton vs. Dean Ambrose in a fatal four-way match for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship.

Roman Reigns ‘WWE 24’ Tonight After RAW, E:60’s ‘WWE: Behind The Curtain’ Preview

– ESPN’s E:60 will premiere their “WWE: Behind The Curtain” documentary on ESPN this Tuesday night at 8pm EST. E:60 producer Ben Houser recently spoke with Mike Mooneyham of The Post & Courier about the project:

“Our goal was to tell a story that hadn’t been told about the WWE and their talent development system, NXT. Who are the real-life people behind the characters? How does the WWE create characters? Evaluate performances? At our first behind-the-scenes NXT shoot in Orlando, Fla., at Full Sail University, we got resistance from some of the WWE television folks. No one had ever before been allowed to film rehearsals, backstage during an event, in the locker rooms, or interactions between agents and performers before and after matches.”

“He [Triple H] even allowed some NXT stars to shoot on our hand-held E:60 mini cameras during practice and at home. In the end, we came away with something both unique and compelling, and of the highest quality. Something we’re very much looking forward to sharing with fans.”

– The latest installment of WWE 24 focusing on Roman Reigns premieres tonight after RAW on the WWE Network:

WWE RAW Preview For Tonight (May 4, 2015)

WWE RAW takes place tonight at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada with more build-up to this month’s WWE Payback pay-per-view.

The WWE Superstars advertised for tonight’s show include John Cena, Randy Orton, Roman Reigns, Dean Ambrose, Kane, Sheamus, Rusev, Bray Wyatt and Seth Rollins. Daniel Bryan is not advertised to appear.

While no official matches have been announced for tonight’s show, it is confirmed that John Cena will be holding another “U.S. Open Challenge.”

WWE is focusing on the following points for tonight’s show:

– Who is the greater threat to Seth Rollins’ championship?
– Will Dean Ambrose get retribution against The Authority?
– Might we see a new United States Champion?
– Will Ryback feast on Bray Wyatt?
– What will be Barrett’s first act as King of the Ring?

Make sure to join us here at SEScoops.com tonight, beginning at 8pm EST. for the best live WWE RAW results coverage on the web!