Former WWE Universal Champion Seth Rollins has once again brought up his interest in facing CM Punk.
During an interview with 103.5 KISS FM, Rollins addressed how the WWE Universe has been chanting for CM Punk during shows, ever since his surprise introduction on WWE Backstage.
“You know, I’ve been a little disheartened thus far but I know Chicago will be the exception,” Rollins stated. “I figured that after the last two weeks of what I’ve been saying on Twitter and what he’s been saying back to me that I’d get these chants you’ve mentioned. But they just haven’t happened and in Boston, not a peep.”
He continued, “I was very sad. I was very upset. People were so excited for him to be back. I guess not. I guess they still want to say, ‘Burn it Down.’… Let him know you want to see him on RAW. Let him know you want to see him in a ring. Let him know you don’t want to see him behind a desk hiding in Los Angeles.”
When asked if the two had ever competed in the past, Rollins confirmed they had. Despite this, he is aware they have both grown and evolved, noting a match between them now would be drastically different to the one from six years ago.
Whereas Punk teases the audience by saying “Never say never,” Rollins only wants to know one thing: “When?”
Last night on WWE RAW, Seth Rollins opened up the show by berating several members of the RAW roster for their performance at Survivor Series.
During the segment, the Chicago crowd began to chant for CM Punk. Rollins told the live crowd that he tried to get Punk on the show but that Punk would rather sit behind a desk in LA.
According to a report from Wrestling Observer Radio, Vince McMahon was upset backstage that Rollins acknowledged the chants.
“Unless Seth and Vince worked it out and Vince was working everyone backstage by being furious when this is going on, Vince was really upset about Seth responding to (the CM Punk chants) because Vince’s rule is that you don’t, on television in particular, you do not push the idea of a match that you are not going to deliver,” Dave Meltzer said on the show.
“I think that most likely that Vince wasn’t putting on an act and there is no deal as of right now and that Seth responded and Vince acting like he was furious was because he was actually not happy that (he) responded.”
Meltzer would allow for the possibility that Vince McMahon was “working” people in the back by pretending to be upset, however.
“I leave that open because it is Vince McMahon and anything’s possible especially on something like this,” Meltzer continued. “I don’t believe it, I’m just throwing out that 2% possibility that its that level of ‘work.'”
You can watch the Seth Rollins ‘Town Hall’ from Monday’s RAW below:
Seth Rollins believes that it’s only a matter of time before he and NXT’s Tommaso Ciampa cross paths again. Speaking with 101WKQX Chicago before this past Sunday’s Survivor Series, Rollins talked about NXT being WWE’s third brand and how it has earned its spot alongside RAW and SmackDown.
“They’ve got a ton of really talented guys and girls down there and they’ve been making waves and earned their spot,” Rollins said. “They got the television show on USA Network on Wednesday nights basically on their own, building it from the grassroots from where we were seven years ago at this point—but they’re doing well. It’s certainly added an element of chaos and there’s a lot more bodies to go around, so it feels like every show is unpredictable. You never know when something’s going to happen. Is it overkill? Maybe, but it’s been a fun couple of weeks at the very least.”
High-Calibre Match
Last week’s episode of the black-and-gold brand ended with Rollins and Ciampa brawling in the ring. Reflecting on his NXT homecoming, Rollins confessed he has a lot of respect for the former NXT Champion, sharing how he has been admired him for a long time.
“Ciampa’s a guy that I’ve admired for a long time from afar. He and I never really crossed paths in the ring, so that was really the first interaction that I can recall and sort of the first interaction where we’re both at different levels.”
Rollins then shared that he assumes their paths will cross again in the future. For him, he’d prefer a one-on-one matchup so they can give the WWE Universe a matchup to be remembered.
“I can only assume at some point down the line our paths will cross again,” Rollins stated. “Hopefully in a one-on-one contest and we can give fans who are clamoring for a match of that caliber the one that they deserve.”
It appears that Seth Rollins turned heel on this week’s
episode of Raw.
This week’s episode of the show opened with Rollins giving a ‘town hall’ speech to talents of the Raw locker room. He mentioned the brand’s loss to NXT at Survivor Series and told everyone that they ‘sucked’.
He then started calling out individuals such as Randy Orton and Charlotte. The rest of the roster walked out on Seth after this but Kevin Owens remained in the ring and these two set up a match for later in the night after Owens delivered a stunner to Rollins.
The match between the two stars took place in the main event of the show. The bout saw these two going against each other until the Authors Of Pain, who returned to in ring action earlier in the night made their way to the ring.
The team of Akam and Rezar starred down at both the competitors while they were down and they took Kevin Owens out after Owens tried to attack them.
Seth Rollins, who had called out the duo during the opening
segment, then told them to bring the fight but they left without confronting
the former Universal Champion, leaving him confused in the ring.
The Architect then turned his attention to Owens who was struggling to get back up and delivered a Stomp. Seth then delivered another Stomp to Kevin.
The second Stomp resulted in loud boos for the former Champion. The show ended with Rollins talking trash to Owens as fans continued booing the former Shield member. You can check out the video of AOP’s attack below:
It’s unclear whether the Authors Of Pain will be joining
Seth Rollins in near future and we will have to tune in to Raw next week to
find out what the company is planning for the former Universal Champion.
Seth Rollins wants to wrestle CM Punk at WrestleMania next year. The former Universal Champion was interviewed by 101WKQX in Chicago recently and said he’s calling Punk out for a match at next year’s event.
“I want to make some money, so if CM Punk wants to talk all of the smack in the world, I’ve invited him a million times to come to my ring,” Rollins said. “To my domain on live television where you can’t hide behind anything, no desk in LA. Let’s do this thing, man, let’s fight, let’s fight it out like men.”
Rollins would continue to say he not only wants to face CM Punk but he also wants to do so at WrestleMania:
“For me, the only place the match happens is WrestleMania in the main event. That’s the only reason I’m picking a fight with him, I’ve got no other interest than that. If he’s interested, it’s out there. Any time you’re ready, let’s go.”
The full interview can be heard on WrestleZone Radio below:
“This is a place that has given me everything that I’ve ever wanted in my life, not only for me but has provided me a living for my family, for people that I love, that I care about and of course I’m going to have its back,” Rollins continued. “I’m not going to sit here and let you push it around, push me around and act like you’re so cool. You couldn’t bust a cherry in a fruit fight, dude.”
One host of the show was particularly excited that Rollins was coming in today:
The main event of this week’s episode of NXT saw Adam Cole defeating Dominik Dijakovic in a ladder match to get the advantage for his team in the upcoming WarGames match at the Takeover event this Saturday.
The rest of the Undisputed Era came out after Cole’s win. However, they got surrounded by talents of Raw and SmackDown rosters and a brawl broke out among these stars.
The ending moments of the show then saw Seth Rollins marking his presence on the show after all the other stars were taken out, and the former Universal Champion was confronted by Tommaso Ciampa.
Though the cameras cut soon after these two came face to face and the show ended as the two former Champions were still fighting in the ring.
WWE later posted a video of these two stars continuing their hostilities after the episode of NXT went off air. You can check out the video the company posted on their YouTube channel below:
Seth Rollins will be leading team Raw consisting of Kevin Owens, Randy Orton, Drew McIntyre & Ricochet for the traditional Survivor Series elimination match against team SmackDown and team NXT.
The SmackDown team will feature stars such as Roman Reigns,
King Corbin, Ali, Shorty G, and Braun Strowman while NXT is yet to announce the
names who will be representing their brand at the event.
Survivor Series will take place from Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois this Sunday on November 24.
There were several RAW and SmackDown stars to appear on Wednesday’s episode of WWE NXT that aired live on the USA Network from Winter Park, Florida at Full Sail University.
RAW Women’s Champion Becky Lynch opened the show by wrestling Rhea Ripley only for it to end in a no contest. Ricochet wrestled Matt Riddle in the second match of the night that saw Riddle go over. After the match, Cesaro and Shinsuke Nakamura attacked both stars.
Scott Dawson and Dash Wilder lost to Bobby Fish and Kyle O’Reilly later in the show. There was a big brawl between the RAW, SmackDown, and NXT women.
The RAW Tag Team champions The Viking Raiders battle the Forgotten Sons in a non-title match. In the closing moments of the show, WWE did a big brawl with members of the men’s teams with RAW, SmackDown, and NXT.
Drew McIntyre and Seth Rollins were the biggest stars from the main roster to take part in the brawl. The show ended when Rollins and Tommaso Ciampa fighting.
For those who may have forgotten, Rollins was crowned the inaugural NXT Champion as he won the title back in 2012 after winning a tournament and beating Jinder Mahal in the finals.
Rollins will be the captain of the RAW men’s team for the traditional elimination tag team match at Survivor Series this Sunday night in Chicago, Illinois at the Allstate Arena.
Randy Orton, Ricochet, Kevin Owens, and Drew McIntyre rounds out Team RAW. rounding out Team SmackDown is Roman Reigns, Braun Strowman, Shorty G, Ali and King Corbin.
This was done as a way to promote the crossover between RAW, SmackDown, and NXT heading into the interbrand collision that the shows are on come Sunday night at Survivor Series.
Former WWE Universal Champion Seth Rollins has lashed back at CM Punk, calling him a “coward.” During last night’s episode of FS1’s WWE Backstage show, Punk responded to Rollins’ tweet requesting a fight.
“I would like my journalistic integrity to be intact, so this isn’t the show where you come on and shoot your little angles,” Punk said.
He continued, “Seth needs to stop tweeting and realize that sometimes it’s better to be viewed as the fool and shut your mouth, or open your mouth and remove all doubt.” Punk then added that Rollins should delete his Twitter account, noting that it’s “not doing him any favors.”
Rollins’ response saw him retweet the clip of Punk’s reply. He accompanied it with the following caption: “HELL of a “response.” Coward.” He accompanied his words with an eye-roll emoji.
Seth Rollins is currently scheduled to take part in this Sunday’s 5-on-5-on-5 Survivor Series elimination match. He is joined by Drew McIntyre, Kevin Owens, Randy Orton and Ricochet as Team RAW. They face off against Team SmackDown, comprised of Roman Reigns, Mustafa Ali, Braun Strowman, King Corbin and Shorty G. At the time of writing, Team NXT members have yet to be announced.
Seth Rollins was one of the first WWE stars to react to CM Punk’s surprise appearance at WWE Backstage last week. Rollins had told the former WWE Champion to fight him and he has called out the Straight Edge Superstar once again.
The Best In The World had tweeted about having to catch up on the last few years of wrestling for his new role at WWE Backstage and replying to him, the former Universal Champion once again challenged him for a fight:
Though while Seth Rollins is trying to get CM Punk to fight him, the former World Champion recently confirmed that he won’t be at Royal Rumble next year and there is no news of him returning to the ring anytime soon.
Shayna Baszler On Becky Lynch
This week’s episode of Monday Night Raw saw the NXT Women’s Champion Shayna Baszler, Jessamyn Duke and Maria Shafir getting involved in a segment with Charlotte Flair and Becky Lynch resulting in a brawl between these stars.
After the show, The Raw Women’s Champion Becky Lynch commented
on Shayna’s recent attacks, saying that she is coming after ‘The Man’ to make a
name for herself.
Baszler responded to these comments from Lynch in the following post-show interview and also commented on how she is preparing for her WarGames match before the upcoming Survivor Series PPV:
CM Punk appeared on WWE Backstage last night on FS1 and already has wrestlers from WWE lining up to challenge him. Not long after Punk made his appearance on the show, Seth Rollins issue the following challenge to him on Twitter:
Bray Wyatt was once in a faction led by CM Punk. Husky Harris was a member of the New Nexus which was led by Punk in 2010/11. Wyatt posted the following to his social media accounts following Punk’s appearance on WWE Backstage.
CM Punk and Seth Rollins have met in single’s action once previously. Punk defeated Rollins on the December 30th, 2013 episode of RAW. Punk would be gone from the company (and wrestling) less than a month later.
Punk and the Shield were involved in a rivalry near the end of Punk’s run in WWE. During that time he wrestled against them in several tag matches but only wrestled Rollins in single’s action once. In the below clip from that episode of RAW, Punk challenged the Shield to pick which one of them is the best:
WWE hasn’t announced any matches for tonight’s episode of Monday Night RAW, which will serve as the post-Crown Jewel episode for the RAW roster.
What is known is that former WWE Universal Champion Seth Rollins will address his future. This comes after he lost after losing the Universal Title to Bray Wyatt at the WWE Crown Jewel pay-per-view event in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia last week.
Wyatt took the title with him to SmackDown while WWE Champion Brock Lesnar has quit SmackDown and is now on RAW with the title.
WWE had Rollins take to his official Twitter account where he announced a segment for the show that will see him address his future. He wrote the following:
“So much swirling in my head after #CrownJewel. Thank you @dubaitourism & @RingsideC #RingsideFest & all of our incredible fans for the weekend. Will address my future tonight on #Raw.”
Also, Pwinsider.com reports that WWE NXT Champion Adam Cole, Matt Riddle, Damien Priest, and NXT North American Champion Roderick Strong are in the area for the show.
Although not confirmed, the belief is that they will appear on the show. With NXT being part of this year’s Survivor Series event, WWE is incorporating NXT stars on both RAW and SmackDown.
WWE will air tonight’s episode of Monday Night RAW in Uniondale, New York at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum on the USA Network.
Join us here later tonight for WWE RAW Live Results and our post-show RAW Takeaways feature.
Seth Rollins lost the WWE Universal Title to Bray Wyatt in their rematch.
Wyatt beat Rollins at the WWE Crown Jewel pay-per-view event in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in a Falls Count Anywhere Match. This served as one of the top matches on the card.
The finish of the match saw Rollins with three super kicks that sent Wyatt off the stage and into a pit where pyro went off. Moments later as Rollins was trying to get to Wyatt, pyro went off in his face that led to led to Wyatt putting him in the Mandible Claw then Sister Abigail for the win.
It will be interesting to see how WWE handles this feud considering that Rollins is on RAW while Wyatt was drafted to SmackDown.
It should be noted that Wyatt vs. Rollins is being advertised for RAW TV events through November but the belief is that these will be dark matches.
Wyatt vs. Rollins in a Steel Cage Match at the November 4th TV event for Monday Night RAW. This appears to be a dark match but it’s possible that WWE pumps this to the broadcast to increase viewership.
Their first match at the Hell in a Cell pay-per-view event earlier this month. WWE got backlash from fans over the finish, which was Rollins hitting Wyatt in the head with a sledgehammer.
This is when the referee stopped the match. Wyatt would proceed to get up and attack Rollins after the contest.
What are your thoughts on Bray Wyatt winning the Universal Title? Was this the right call by WWE officials? Sound off in the comment section.
Seth Rollins was once a universally loved babyface but fan
opinion has started to diversify over the last few months and people have
especially started criticizing his performance after his recent Hell In A Cell
match against Bray Wyatt.
While appearing at the premiere episode of WWE’s new After
The Bell podcast, the host Corey Graves asked the Universal Champion how he
feels about the fans turning on him and the Architect gave a very honest
answer.
Corey discussed how Seth used to be an internet darling during his run as Tyler Black in the independent circuit. The SmackDown commentator then asked the current champion how it feels to see fans turning on him and the former Shield member said that it feels awful:
“It feels awful. It’s not a good feeling to go out
there and put your body on the line and not just at Hell In A Cell but every
single night. I do what I have to do, when I have to do it.
It’s not always pretty but you go out there and you do your
job and people don’t like it and they forget that it is what it is. And so it
hurts your feelings. It’s fine, it’s art so you can have your opinion on it but
man it’s a tough pill to swallow sometimes.”
Seth Rollins faced Bray Wyatt in a Hell In A Cell match at the WWE PPV of the same name earlier this month and fans highly criticized the fact that their Universal Championship match ended in a referee stoppage.
Apart from this, Rollins also discussed the WWE Universe panning down the Hell In A Cell main event and more. You can check out his comments in the video below and the find the full episode of the podcast on WWE Network:
Following his victory over Erik Rowan on WWE RAW last night, Seth Rollins spoke to WWE.com regarding his upcoming match with Bray Wyatt. Rollins also commented on the disrespect he’s been receiving from the WWE Universe as of late.
“There’s been a lot of disrespect going around lately I feel like,” Rollins said. “The Fiend, you know, I get it, he’s cool man, he’s fresh and he’s new and he’s got this cult following. And that just puts a chip on my shoulder. I just feel like I’m out here every single week, busting my back, breaking my back, putting this whole company on my back sometimes and I don’t get the respect I deserve because there’s this new flavor of ice cream. And the dude’s scary, I get that too.”
“I don’t know what it’s going to take at Crown Jewel to put him away but I’m going to do whatever it takes to survive and prepare because it’s kind of what I do.”
The full interview can be viewed in the player below:
WWE Crown Jewel Lineup
Cesaro vs Mansoor
Tag Team Turmoil Match To Determine the Best Tag Team in the World New Day vs the Viking Raiders vs Heavy Machinery vs Lucha House Party vs Zack Ryder & Curt Hawkins vs the Revival vs the O.C vs Dolph Zigger & Robert Roode vs the B-Team
Team Hogan (Roman Reigns, Rusev, Ricochet, Ali, Shorty G) vs Team Flair (Randy Orton, King Corbin, Shinsuke Nakamura, Bobby Lashley, & Drew McIntyre)
Although ‘The Fiend’ Bray Wyatt was moved to SmackDown Live during the drafts, he has continued working on the Raw brand and this week’s episode of the Red Branded Show only continued this trend.
While Wyatt was not used on TV for the show, he once again challenged the Universal Champion Seth Rollins for his title after the episode from Enterprise Center in St. Louis, Missouri went off air.
These two faced each other in a steel cage match with The
Fiend’s signature red lighting. Seth won the bout after he delivered several
Stomps to his opponent and then climbed out of the cage.
The lights went out after the match was over and it came back to Wyatt attacking the Universal Champion with Mandible Claw. Bray kept the Claw applied for a minute. He then made his exit to end the show, leaving the Architect lying behind.
Though this wasn’t Seth’s first match of the night and he also competed against Erick Rowan in a Falls Count Anywhere match during the broadcast of the episode. The former Shield member had won this match as well.
It’s unknown how long WWE will continue using Bray Wyatt for Raw shows but it’s likely that he will start traveling with the Blue Brand permanently after his upcoming match with Seth Rollins at the Crown Jewel PPV.
WWE Universal Champion Seth Rollins recently spoke to The Houston Chronicle. He discussed his career in WWE to date, the evolution of pro wrestling as an industry, as well as his character’s growth and change over the years.
“[…] it’s interesting seeing that evolution from the outside perspective,” Rollins admitted. “In the ring it’s a little different. The pace and energy and style aren’t different than what you’re accustomed to. But I agree, if you tune out for a decade and come back it doesn’t look the same. It’s a different audience. Attention spans are shorter, everybody has the internet on their cell phone. So wrestling is a different product and we’re catering to that audience. You have to try to stay ahead.”
When it comes to his own personal evolution, Rollins confessed his character arc over the past seven years has been “all over the place.” He teased that despite the changes he has already undergone, there is still an infinite number of possibilities and opportunities for him to explore.
“You transition into different slayers. Beast Slayer. Hey, there’s always something out there to slay. There’s always something out there to slay. You find a way to make a new monster. The arc of my character over seven years has been all over the place. And there’s an infinite number of places to go from here.”
Rollins is scheduled to defend his WWE Universal Championship against ‘The Fiend’ Bray Wyatt at WWE Crown Jewel on October 31st.
On an episode of his podcast, Grilling JR, WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross addressed comments made by WWE’s Seth Rollins. Rollins recently referred to AEW as the “minor leagues.” Ross admitted that he was pissed off about Rollins’ words, adding that it wasn’t a “classy” thing to say.
“You’re right, I’m pissed off about it,” Ross stated. “Here’s what I’m pissed off about: Number one, it doesn’t do any favors for our business. Our business in general, any promotion in the total of all the pro wrestling business it’s bigger than any individual. Now I’m not inferring that Seth thinks he’s bigger than the business, but by what he says sometimes, you can make that assessment, rightly or wrongly, but it’s not a classy thing to say, for an athlete of his designation.”
“Maybe Someday He’ll Be As Over As His Girlfriend”
Despite taking issue with Rollins’ statements, Ross mentioned how he thinks he’s a “solid guy.” He explained that saying things like his minor league statement reflects poorly on the Universal Champion. He also noted that “maybe someday he’ll be as over as his girlfriend [Becky Lynch].”
“As another Hall of Famer has mentioned to me, it’s not about the individuals being over or drawing the house or selling out, it’s about the WWE brand selling out,” he said.
He continued, “Hence, the best illustration is WrestleMania. The brand name WrestleMania and the parent company, the big dog in the yard, WWE is what sells tickets to WrestleMania under the auspices that they’re going to do deliver a special show, opponents and participants to be named. But Rollins is in a great spot, he’s blessed, maybe someday he’ll be as over as his girlfriend, I don’t know, but nonetheless, I’ve always liked his work. He’s a solid guy, he’s a solid guy, but saying things like that make him look bad and for that I feel bad for him. I just do.”
Jim Ross recently shared his thoughts on social media “bookers” after receiving criticism over his referring to Jungle Boy as ‘Jungle Boy Jack Perry.’
Before their upcoming encounter at the Crown Jewel PPV, Seth Rollins and ‘The Fiend’ Bray Wyatt met each other in a singles match at this week’s episode of Monday Night Raw.
The match which took place after the show went off air saw the Universal Champion defending his title against the former leader of the Wyatt Family inside a steel cage and WWE used the same red lighting as Hell In A Cell for this bout.
The closing moments of this fight saw Bray trying to execute a Sister Abigail on his opponent but the former Shield member countered the move with a kick.
He then delivered a Stomp to the former WWE Champion and
crawled out of the cage door to win the fight. While Seth retained the
Universal title with this move, the show didn’t end there.
Wyatt got back to his feet quickly after the match was over
and stared at the Universal Champion as the former Authority Member made his
way to the ring.
The arena then went black and the red lights came back.
After the blackout, fans found Bray at the ringside with the Mandible Claw
applied to the current champion.
The lights went out once again after this and Wyatt’s laughter echoed through the arena. The show then ended with The Fiend being spotted on the stage with a spotlight focused on him.
Seth Rollins vs. “The Fiend” Bray Wyatt in a steel cage match for the Universal Championship after #Raw goes off the air. Wyatt’s entrance pic.twitter.com/MsLhnToXal
Seth Rollins vs. “The Fiend” Bray Wyatt for the Universal Championship in a Steel Cage match after #Raw goes off the air highlights part 2 pic.twitter.com/f2dAgWJARX
Seth Rollins vs. “The Fiend” Bray Wyatt for the Universal Championship in a Steel Cage match after #Raw goes off the air highlights part 3 pic.twitter.com/dSrv1c0Qpp
These two stars will now face each other in a Falls Count Anywhere match at the upcoming Crown Jewel PPV on October 31 and the company has announced that the match between these two can’t be stopped for any reason.
UFC star Colby Covington is back at it again by talking about his desire to make the move to the world of pro wrestling.
The former interim UFC Welterweight Champion spoke with Submission Radio where he discussed wanting to wrestle in WWE while he’s a UFC champion. In this interview, he had some harsh words for WWE Universal Champion Seth Rollins.
This is where he put Rollins on notice by calling him a “little cry baby.” He stated that he would love to go up against him.
“He thinks he’s so tough, he thinks he’s so hard because he’s got a girlfriend that’s famous. It’s pretty much making his career because he’s dating Becky Lynch.”
Covington continued by noting that he would love to shut him up and what better way to do it then in a wrestling match.
In fact, he pitched a tag team match that would see him team up with Ronda Rousey to take on Seth Rollins and Becky Lynch. He thinks it would be a huge match. He added that no one on the WWE roster is safe if he comes over there.
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WWE Universal Champion Seth Rollins says Kenny Omega is playing in the “minor leagues” of professional wrestling.
Rollins appeared at the Fandemic Tour 2019 convention in Houston, TX on Sunday. During a Q&A panel, Rollins was asked about the possibility of wrestling against new AAA Mega Champion Kenny Omega. A fan in attendance specifically asked Rollins about wrestling Omega at WWE’s biggest show of the year, WrestleMania.
On several occasions, Rollins has expressed desire to work with Omega. On Sunday, he took the opportunity to knock Kenny Omega’s home promotion, All Elite Wrestling (AEW)
“When Kenny is done playing in the minor league over there, then he can come to work at the absolute top professional wrestling company in the world in front of the most people, to make the most money and have the biggest matches which is with me at WrestleMania.”
Rollins’ remark got a big reaction from the crowd and rightfully so. He has been a staunch advocate of WWE, railing against fans critical of the promotion’s creative direction.
Rollins has also taken several digs at AEW over the past several months. In a media conference call back in July, Rollins scoffed at the idea that AEW could challenge WWE, declaring WWE will ‘knock AEW dead’ just like they do with everyone else.
WWE has announced a number of things for this week’s episode
of Monday Night Raw including a Seth Rollins segment and a tag team match with
a mystery partner.
Last week’s episode of Raw saw Seth finally overcoming his
demons and the show ended with the Universal Champion invading and burning down
the Firefly Fun House.
After this, the company has announced that the former Shield
member will be explaining why he burned down the Fun House on this week’s Raw
from Cleveland.
The second segment which has been announced for the show will feature the WWE Hall Of Famer Ric Flair. Flair will be revealing the final member of his team for the upcoming match against Team Hogan at the Crown Jewel PPV.
A Street Profits match has also been announced for the show. WWE has confirmed that the former NXT Tag Team Champions, along with a mystery partner will be facing AJ Styles, Gallows and Anderson in a 6 men tag team match at the show.
Apart from this, the company has also announced a match between Sin Cara and Andrade and an appearance from the former World Champion Rey Mysterio for the upcoming episode of the Red Branded Show.
When the tag team match featuring teams captained by Hulk Hogan and Ric Flair were announced for Crown Jewel, WWE Universal Champion Seth Rollins was initially announced as the captain of Team Hogan. WWE has since booked Rollins in a Universal title rematch against “the Fiend” Bray Wyatt at Crown Jewel as well, however, leading to Rollins being removed from the team Hogan vs. Team Flair match.
Both Ric Flair and Hulk Hogan reacted to the news on social media recently:
Hulk Hogan posted the following:
Understand the champ @WWERollins needs to do what he’s gotta do. Defending the title against @WWEBrayWyatt is what champions do. Don’t worry Naitch, I got an idea for Team Hogan brother. #WWECrownJewel HH
Team Hogan (Roman Reigns, Rusev, Ricochet, Ali, and Shorty G) (with Hulk Hogan) vs. Team Flair (Randy Orton, King Corbin, Shinsuke Nakamura, Bobby Lashley, and TBD) (with Ric Flair)
Mansoor vs Cesaro
The World’s Largest Tag Team Turmoil Match To Determine The Best Tag Team In The World: The New Day (Big E, Kofi Kingston, and/or Xavier Woods) vs. The Viking Raiders (Erik and Ivar) vs. Heavy Machinery (Otis and Tucker) vs. Lucha House Party (Lince Dorado, Gran Metalik, and/or Kalisto) vs. Zack Ryder and Curt Hawkins vs. The Revival (Scott Dawson and Dash Wilder) vs. The O.C. (AJ Styles, Luke Gallows, and/or Karl Anderson) vs. Dolph Ziggler and Robert Roode vs. The B-Team (Curtis Axel and Bo Dallas)
Braun Strowman vs Tyson Fury
WWE Championship: Brock Lesnar (c) vs Cain Velasquez
Universal Championship: Bray Wyatt vs Seth Rollins (c) (Falls Count Anywhere – Match Cannot Be Stopped for Any Reason)
Many fans who witnessed the main event of Hell in a Cell this year were upset that a Hell in a Cell match was waved off due to referee stoppage. WWE has since scheduled a rematch between Seth Rollins vs Bray Wyatt for Crown Jewel in Saudi Arabia on October 31st.
In recent advertisements for the match, WWE is specifically stating that the match between the two at Crown Jewel “can’t be stopped for any reason.”
Team Hogan (Roman Reigns, Rusev, Ricochet, Ali, and Shorty G) (with Hulk Hogan) vs. Team Flair (Randy Orton, King Corbin, Shinsuke Nakamura, Bobby Lashley, and TBD) (with Ric Flair)
Mansoor vs Cesaro
The World’s Largest Tag Team Turmoil Match To Determine The Best Tag Team In The World: The New Day (Big E, Kofi Kingston, and/or Xavier Woods) vs. The Viking Raiders (Erik and Ivar) vs. Heavy Machinery (Otis and Tucker) vs. Lucha House Party (Lince Dorado, Gran Metalik, and/or Kalisto) vs. Zack Ryder and Curt Hawkins vs. The Revival (Scott Dawson and Dash Wilder) vs. The O.C. (AJ Styles, Luke Gallows, and/or Karl Anderson) vs. Dolph Ziggler and Robert Roode vs. The B-Team (Curtis Axel and Bo Dallas)
Braun Strowman vs Tyson Fury
WWE Championship: Brock Lesnar (c) vs Cain Velasquez
Universal Championship: Bray Wyatt vs Seth Rollins (c) (Falls Count Anywhere – Match Cannot Be Stopped for Any Reason)
In an expected move, WWE Universal Champion Seth Rollins will not be the captain of Team Hogan against Team Flair at the Crown Jewel PPV event. WWE Now on Thursday confirmed the news.
The reason for him not pulling double duty is due to his rematch against Bray Wyatt for the Universal Championship with a Falls Count Anywhere stipulation at this same show.
Rusev and Ricochet have been announced for Team Hogan while Randy Orton, Baron Corbin, Bobby Lashley, and Shinsuke Nakamura have been confirmed as part of Team Flair.
In this same video, it was confirmed that former WWE NXT Tag Team Champions the Authors of Pain will be exclusive to the RAW brand as they were drafted to the roster.
This comes after they have been doing vignettes on Monday Night RAW about returning to action and sending a warning to the rest of the tag team division.
After Akem underwent knee surgery in January, the tag team has been hiatus for most of the year. While they did work the 51-Man Battle Royal at the Super Showdown pay-per-view event, they’ve been used sparingly at house shows.
An interesting match between Bray Wyatt and Universal Champion Seth Rollins is being advertised.
On Wednesday, NYBC Live, host sponsor of the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, sent out a tweet to announce that the two WWE stars would be competing in a Steel Cage Match at the November 4th TV event for Monday Night RAW.
Here’s a look at the ad:
? JUST ANNOUNCED ?
A Huge Steel Cage Main Event Match for @WWE#RAW on Long Island 11/4! Universal Champion @WWERollins vs. “The Fiend” @WWEBrayWyatt ??
Also, Wyatt is now part of the SmackDown roster following the WWE Draft that wrapped up this week. That hasn’t stopped WWE from continuing their storyline.
In fact, WWE announced on Monday that Rollins will make his next title defense against Wyatt at the WWE Crown Jewel pay-per-view event in a Falls Count Anywhere match.
This episode of RAW will serve as the post-edition of the show for Crown Jewel. Perhaps this will be a blow-off match for the feud.
WWE presents the Crown Jewel pay-per-view event on Thursday, October 31, 2019 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia at the King Fahd International Stadium that will air on the WWE Network.