– WWE.com is running a poll asking fans which Royal Rumble entrant they want to see eliminated first. The Miz has the most votes by far with 22%, followed by Braun Strowman (14%) and Brock Lesnar (13%).
– Earlier this week, WWE.com published a video featuring Superstars talking about what surprises they want to see in this year’s Royal Rumble match. Seth Rollins picked New Japan Pro Wrestling star Kenny Omega.
“There’s been a lot of buzz about him that his future’s up in the air with New Japan, so you never know,” Rollins said. “Could we see The Cleaner in the Rumble? I don’t know.”
The WWE.com article, titled, “Seth Rollins wants Kenny Omega In The Royal Rumble Match” was later deleted. WWE re-posted this video with Rollins’ comments about Kenny Omega edited out.
– WWE Hall of Famer Trish Stratus has announced the birth of her second child. Madison Patricia was born Saturday, January 14th and weighed 7 pounds and 6 ounces. Congratulations to Trish and her husband Ron.
After the conclusion of Sunday’s UK Championship tournament, Triple H tweeted a photo of himself boarding a jet and headed back to the United States for tonight’s RAW. The tweet caught the attention of Seth Rollins, the man who Triple H cost the then-vacant RAW Universal Championship the night after SummerSlam.
There hasn’t been any interaction between Triple H and Seth Rollins since Kevin Owens won the Universal Championship. Triple H hit Rollins with a Pedigree and handed the Universal Championship to Kevin Owens. Rollins has called out Triple H several times since then but Triple H hasn’t made an appearance on Raw since August 29th of last year. Wrestlemania season is upon us and maybe we will finally get an explanation for Triple H’s actions tomorrow night on Monday Night Raw.
Seth Rollins announced that he will be in this year’s Royal Rumble on Twitter. Rollins also acknowledged that he missed last year’s Wrestlemania and vowed to be in the main event this year.
Shaq posted a video on Instagram of himself riding a stationary bike with the caption “I’m coming for you BIG SHOW”.
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At last year’s Wrestlemania, Shaq entered the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal and had a stare down with the Big Show. There hasn’t been an official announcement that Shaq will be facing Big Show at Wrestlemania 33, but at this point it seems very likely to happen.
Finn Balor won the Universal Championship at SummerSlam in his match against Seth Rollins and then had to relinquish the title the next night due to injury. The injury occurred when Rollins hit a Powerbomb on Balor onto the barricade surrounding the ring. Balor is hoping to make his return soon and revealed at the New Orleans Wizard Comic Con that he hopes to get some revenge on Seth Rollins at this year’s Wrestlemania. Balor stated this to a young fan and the parent of that fan posted a video of the conversation on Twitter.
I'm going to be a first-time Dad in about 9 weeks. Seeing @SpeedyHot1079 son Logan w/ @FinnBalor made me so excited for Fatherhood ?? pic.twitter.com/KGNmx1vH4D
After Monday’s RAW from Columbus, OH, Chris Jericho and Kevin Owens returned to the ring after Braun Strowman left.
Jericho and Owens started beating on the already-down Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns, but the former Shield members made a comeback. Rollins and Reigns ended up hitting their finishing moves on Owens and Jericho, then locking them both in the shark cage from earlier in the night.
Rollins and Reigns called for the cage to be raised and lowered several times before the heels were finally let out.
After Rollins and Reigns had left, Owens and Jericho made their way to the back. Before they went behind the curtain, they destroyed several of the Christmas decorations that were at the top of the stage.
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.
– WWE.com has an article up looking at last week’s WWE tryout camp from Melbourne, Australia. More than 20 independent wrestlers were on hand, including Jonah Rock and Luke Guyett (members of TM61’s former Mighty Don’t Kneel stable), Shazza McKenzie Alison (has wrestled for NXT, SHIMMER and Shine), Adam Brooks (previously teamed with NXT’s Buddy Murphy) Aussie native Kellyanne Salter, who has competed in the US, Mexico and Canada.
The articles notes that WWE scouts also held smaller tryouts earlier on recent NXT live tour in Osaka, Japan, and Perth, Australia.
It was announced on RAW that Women’s Champion Sasha Banks will defend against Charlotte Flair at Roadblock: End of the Line. Sasha and Charlotte will make history once again when they compete in WWE’s first-ever Women’s 30-minute “Iron Man” match.
It was also confirmed that Chris Jericho will square off against Seth Rollins.
With those matches set, here’s the updated card:
– WWE Universal Champion Kevin Owens defends against WWE United States Champion Roman Reigns
– Sasha Banks defends the RAW Women’s Championship against Charlotte in a 30-Minute Iron Man Match
– Seth Rollins battled Chris Jericho
WWE Roadblock: End Of The Line takes place on Sunday, December 18th from Pittsburgh, PA.
– 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.
Seth Rollins recently appeared on TalkSport’s Gorilla Position podcast and commented on speculation of Shawn Michaels getting back in the ring. It’s important to clarify there are no credible reports that Michaels plans to ever wrestle again, but some fans are fantasy booking Michaels as the ideal opponent for AJ Styles for January’s Royal Rumble PPV at the Alamo Dome.
In response to this hypothetical match up, Seth Rollins says if Michaels does wrestle again, it should be at WrestleMania – against him. Since AJ Styles’ name has been thrown around as a potential opponent for Michaels, Rollins is more than happy to fight Styles for the honor.
“If he’s ever coming out of retirement it better be at WrestleMania. Kudos to AJ for giving it a shot but he can take a backseat. I would like that match before he gets his hands on Shawn. A lot of people would pay good money to see Shawn and AJ. Me and AJ might have to fight it out. Winner gets Shawn.”
As one of the top workers in the business today, Rollins says he’s modeled himself after the Hearbreak Kid as a performer who can work wrestle any style.
“I’ve always fancied myself as the guy who can do it all pretty well. I don’t see myself in the ring as a high flyer or brawler or technical guy, but I feel I can do everything, work with everybody, and bring out the best in different people.
I would never compare myself to him, but like a Shawn Michaels, a guy who can do everything. I’ve always prided myself on doing different types of matches with different opponents.”
Head over to Talksport.com to listen to the full interview.
Discussion; If Shawn Michaels ever returns to the ring for one last match, who should be his opponent?
– The above clip courtesy of Xavier Woods’ “UpUpDownDown” YouTube channel features Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins playing “Call of Duty: Infinite” with RAW Tag Team Champions Kofi Kingston and Xavier.
– Ted DiBiase Jr. is scheduled to come out of retirement for one night only on Saturday December 3rd for Pro Wrestling EGO’s “The Last Call” in Pearl, Mississippi. The show is a police charity event to benefit Rankin and Hinds County Honor Guard. Click here for the event poster with more information.
– WWE will be holding a live event at Madison Square Garden on December 26th. Below are the matches announced thus far for the post-Christmas show, that happens to fall on a Monday:
WWE World Champion AJ Styles vs. John Cena vs. Dean Ambrose
Bray Wyatt vs. Kane vs. Luke Harper vs. Randy Orton
Steel Cage Match: The Miz vs. WWE Intercontinental Champion Dolph Ziggler
SmackDown Tag Team Champions Rhyno & Heath Slater vs. The Usos vs. American Alpha vs. Breezango
SmackDown Women’s Champion Becky Lynch vs. Naomi vs. Carmella vs. Alexa Bliss vs. Natalya vs. Nikki Bella
Apollo Crews, Jack Swagger and The Hype Bros vs. The Vaudevillains and The Ascension
– WWE has announced non-title matches with Universal Champion Kevin Owens taking on Chris Jericho and Seth Rollins in a Triple Threat, and Tag Team Champions The New Day taking on Cesaro and Sheamus.
Cesaro and Sheamus will do battle with The New Day less than a week later for the titles at Hell In a Cell, and Owens will defend against Rollins inside the Cell.
– As seen on RAW, Bill Goldberg returned to WWE TV for the first time in more than 12 years and accepted the challenge for a rematch against Brock Lesnar. In the video below, Goldberg is in no mood for questions after being asked what he thinks about Lesnar being on RAW next week to respond:
Two dark main events took place after tonight’s RAW in Denver – Rusev vs. WWE United States Champion Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins vs. WWE Universal Champion Kevin Owens.
Reigns won his match with a spear and Superman punch while Rollins won his match via DQ when Chris Jericho interfered. Rollins closed the show with a Pedigree on Owens and celebrated with fans to close the show. Rollins vs. Owens went more than 15 minutes.
After RAW, Owens and Rollins fought for the title, Jericho came down for the DQ and Owens put Y2J's scarf on before this finish pic.twitter.com/cbUAxXVTn1
Seth Rollins did a live Q&A on Facebook on Thursday night and talked about using the move Triple H made famous for his finisher. Rollins said that he started using The Pedigree as a tribute to Triple H, but now his character uses it to spite The Game. Rollins (in-character) also took the opportunity to take a few personal shots at the 14-time World Champion.
“He thinks he can stick it to me by anointing Kevin Owens as the new guy? There is no replacement for Seth Rollins,” he said. “So, every single pedigree from now until I drop Triple H on his big, stupid nose, that’s gonna mean something, that’s gonna mean something. That’s me sticking it to the man, sticking it to Triple H. So no, no new finisher, not until I’m done with Triple H.”
On his plans for the future, Rollins says he’d like to face Samoa Joe at some point. Rollins says that he and Joe have grown as performers since their matches prior to joining WWE, and thinks they would “tear the house down” now.
“It’s been a long time since I’ve been in the ring with Joe,” he said. “I think we’ve both grown a lot as performers, and I think we’d actually tear the house down. Hopefully once Joe’s done with his stuff in NXT he can come make his way up here and we can have a good fight.”
You can watch Rollins’ entire Facebook Q&A session here.
Bret Hart has issued an apology on his Facebook page for comments he recently made about the Fabulous Freebirds being in the WWE Hall Of Fame and other worthy superstars not being in. He also goes on to apologies to Triple H and Seth Rollins for past remarks.
“I’d like to take this opportunity to formally apologize to Michael Hayes. A while back I made comments about the Freebirds not being as worthy of being in the WWE Hall of Fame as others. It was unfair for me to dismiss their contributions to the industry and they certainly did great things in Texas with the Von Erich Family. Michael Hayes always treated me with great respect, as did Terry Gordy, Ronnie Garvin and Buddy Roberts and I’m sorry if I disrespected any of them with my comments. Furthermore I apologize to both Triple H and Seth Rollins for any hurtful comments I made on my podcast. The reality of all this is the reason I quit doing podcasts in general, because they’re for the most part an outlet for negativity, and have left me with a reputation as being angry and bitter. I’m not, I’d spoke candidly and openly but it’s no excuse for minimizing other wrestlers or their contributions. In saying all that, I still believe Jim the Anvil Neidhart of the Hart Foundation, including Owen, Brian Pillman, Davey Boy Smith, The Dynamite Kid, Jimmy Hart, The Rougeau Brothers, The Killer Bees, The Demolition, Rick Rude, King Kong Bundy, and One Man Gang all deserve their place in the WWE Hall of Fame. My apologies to all. Bret Hart x”
Bret previously said
“I am embarrassed that there’s so many great wrestlers out there that have never been given their credit,” Hart told Forbes. “Never got their due.”
Hart is critical of The Freebirds’ induction into the Hall of Fame over the likes of Owen and Rude.
“Why have they been overlooked when you can induct the Freebirds who never did squat in WWE? Ever. Never drew any money, never did anything,” Hart said. “When I remember the Freebirds, they were all drunk and passed out at the gate at one of the airports in my first day in WWF. None of them even made the show that day, they were too drunk to make their plane”
RAW General Manager Mick Foley has posted a blog on Facebook addressing claims that Seth Rollins is unsafe in the ring. Foley believes Rollins is one of the very elite wrestlers of his era, an amazing athlete, and a credit to the business.
With Rollins injuring the likes of John Cena, Sting and Finn Balor, WWE Hall of Famer Bret Hart has said somebody could get killed if Seth doesn’t start protecting his opponents better. Foley has nothing but respect for Bret and stated outright that he doesn’t want to get into a social media war with him. That said, he considers Bret’s opinion to be very influencial and wants to make sure Rollins is not branded as an unsafe worker.
Regarding Seth breaking John Cena’s nose on RAW last summer, Foley thinks that was simply an accident. He says Rollins effectively ending Sting’s career last year with two “turnbuckle bombs” wasn’t anybody’s fault, but referenced Sting’s age by stating it “may have been a case of trying to push back the hands of time a little too far, a little too fast.” As for Finn Balor’s injury at SummerSlam, Foley says the “buckle bomb” leaves very little room for mistakes and Seth felt great remorse for his involvement in Finn’s injury. Foley wrote:
“Sometimes, injuries just happen. It’s part of what we do. Seth Rollins is a safe wrestler. He works an intense, highly physical style, as do most of the WWE Superstars. Those moves look good for a reason; there’s a sense of realism to so many of them – a realism that is absolutely necessary in today’s day and age. When I was growing up as a WWE fan, we received two hourlong shows comprised almost entirely of one-sided matches. Current fans see good, and often great matches on a weekly basis and today’s WWE Superstars sacrifice their bodies, week in and week out in their effort to excite, excel and entertain. Seth Rollins embodies this spirit. He deserves to be remembered for his dedication to his craft, and for his willingness to go above and beyond to participate in great matches for WWE fans around the world. That’s the Seth Rollins I think people should know – the real guy, not the rep!”
– Seth Rollins vs. WWE Universal Champion Kevin Owens was not originally scheduled to be a Hell In a Cell match, according to Wrestling Observer Radio. The change was apparently made in the last few days.
– This WWE RAW Fallout video shows Titus O’Neil giving another failed “Titus Brand” press conference after the loss to R-Truth on RAW:
– Seth Rollins tweeted the following last night after RAW, showing off some nasty scrapes to the back from his match with Chris Jericho:
Seth Rollins appeared at the Costanera Center in Santiago, Chile today, where an overwhelming amount of fans turned out to meet him. Various social media posts claim the store was poorly organized and was not setup correctly for this kind of event.
Some fans began skipping the line and fights broke out. Someone managed to steal Rollins hat, Rollins left early due to safety concerns as fans began looting and destroying things in the store.
– WWE taped Apollo Crews vs. Tyler Breeze and Kane vs. Baron Corbin last night in Cleveland to air on this week’s Superstars episode.
– Randy Orton and Dolph Ziggler defeated Bray Wyatt and WWE Intercontinental Champion The Miz in the dark main event after last night’s SmackDown went off the air.
– While he wasn’t able to compete on this week’s RAW due to a rib injury, Seth Rollins says he will be back next Monday night and will be ready to fight. Rollins tweeted the following on next week’s RAW from LA:
Wrestling hurts, but that's part of the price paid to live in dreams. Crushed ribs or not, I'll be in LA for #Raw next week..ready to fight.
It looks like the Seth Rollins injury reports were correct as WWE posted the video seen above of Rollins getting x-rays this afternoon before RAW in Cincinnati.
As reported earlier, Rollins was injured during the top rope Gutbuster in this Universal Championship match against Kevin Owens at Clash of Champions last night. He was checked out backstage and reportedly had trouble breathing.
The September 26, 2016 edition of WWE RAW airs live on the USA Network tonight from the US Bank Arena in Cincinnati, OH. This is the first episode after Clash of Champions and will feature all of the fallout from last night’s pay-per-view. Here’s what WWE is promoting for tonight’s sow:
– Who will be next to challenge Kevin Owens? What’s next for Seth Rollins?
– Mick Foley says he has to talk to Stephanie McMahon tonight about Triple H.
– Rusev seeks a rematch with Roman Reigns for the United States Championship.
– Will there be a resolution to the best-of-seven series between Sheamus and Cesaro?
– Matches will start being set up for the Hell In A Cell PPV in Boston, MA on 10/30.
Live play-by-play coverage starts at 8 PM tonight on SEScoops.com.
Seth Rollins was reportedly injured during his WWE Clash of Champions match against Universal Champion Kevin Owens last night.
The injury reportedly took place during the top rope gutbuster spot. He worked the match for several more minutes and was able to finish, but was visibly in pain.
Backstage, Rollins was hurting, treated by WWE’s medical staff and had difficulty breathing, according to Wrestling Observer Radio.
Doctors will continue to monitor Rollins and we should have a better idea later today as to the extent of his condition.
After Clash of Champions went off air, Seth Rollins received a standing ovation from the crowd in attendance. Rollins acknowledged the crowd before he left the arena. Seth Rollins lost his match against Kevin Owens for the Universal Championship at Clash of Champions. He had Owens beat several times with the Pedigree but the referee was either knocked out or Jericho placed Owens’ foot on the bottom rope to break up the pinfall. When Rollins made his return from injury, the first thing he did was insult the crowd. However, it now appears that the WWE Universe is in his corner due to the odds constantly being stacked against him.
Triple H did not show up during the main-event at Clash of Champions. He essentially handed Kevin Owens the Universal Championship, so it was easy to assume that he would play a pivotal role at Clash of Champions. That was not the case. Instead, Chris Jericho was the reason that Kevin Owens remained Universal Champion. Stephanie McMahon also took her time bringing out another referee after the original referee was knocked out accidentally by Seth Rollins. It remains to be seen if Stephanie McMahon and Triple H are working together in making sure that Kevin Owens remains Universal Champion. After Clash of Champions went off the air, WWE uploaded a video that showed Stephanie leaving the arena with Triple H. Surely that will increase the speculation that The Authority is back and Seth Rollins has been replaced by Kevin Owens.
– After RAW in Memphis went off the air last night, WWE US Champion Rusev and WWE Universal Champion Kevin Owens attacked Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns until the former Shield members fought back. Rollins hit a Pedigree on Owens and Reigns hit a spear on Rusev to end the segment with a staredown.
– Paige was backstage for last night’s RAW but not used. She did tweet during the show, revealing some words of encouragement from boyfriend Alberto Del Rio:
– These backstage videos from last night’s RAW feature Brian Kendrick confronting Cruiserweight Champion TJ Perkins ahead of their Clash of Champions match and a promo in Spanish from Gran Metalik:
– WWE RAW Superstar and Cruiserweight Contender Cedric Alexander appeared for NXT over the weekend in his NXT house show debut, defeating Andrade “Cien” Almas in the main event with a Lumbar Check. Andrade played the heel, and refused to shake Cedric’s hand after the match, instead opting for a middle finger. Alexander also worked this past Thursday’s NXT TV tapings, so it looks like we’ll be seeing Cedric on both RAW and NXT.
– Below is a clip advertising this Sunday’s WWE Universal Championship bout between Kevin Owens and Seth Rollins at Clash of Champions:
– The 2K developers posted this clip from WWE 2K17 featuring Sami Zayn and Roman Reigns wrestling on the outside of the squared-circle: