– Take this for what it’s worth, but WWE has been using the name “450 Splash” instead of the “Red Arrow” when describing Neville’s finishing move more often in recent weeks.
– “Mr. Money In The Bank” Sheamus is teasing that he will be cashing in his briefcase at tonight’s WWE Night Of Champions pay-per-view. WWE is running a poll asking fans if Sheamus should cash in or wait, and 70 percent of the votes are for Sheamus cashing in tonight.
– WWE Superstar Damien Sandow appeared at the Muhammad Ali Humanitarian Awards on Saturday night in Louisville, Kentucky, presenting the award for Humanitarian of the Year to Dr. Andrew Moore. You can check out a photo below.
While this should be taken strictly as rumor for now, and is a clear example of “card is subject to change,” the official Madison Square Garden website is listing the following lineup for the WWE event on October 3rd, which features Brock Lesnar and the live WWE Network special.
– WWE Champion/US Champion Seth Rollins vs. John Cena. (Cena is listed as U.S. Champion.)
– Randy Orton vs. Sheamus
– Dolph Ziggler vs. Rusev
– Kevin Owens vs. Cesaro
– Brock Lesnar with Paul Heyman in his first time in the Garden in over 10 years. No opponent listed.
– Chris Jericho (no opponent listed) and more of “your favorite WWE superstars”
– WWE Network officials have been aware of some buffering issues with their streaming service after complaints by fans in recent weeks. The crew is reportedly working to make sure there will be no issues this weekend, as WWE has two big live events with NXT Takeover: Brooklyn and SummerSlam, back-to-back.
– New footage of Eric Bischoff will be featured on the new WWE DVD and Blu-ray, “The Monday Night War Vol. 2: Know Your Role,” which is scheduled to be released on September 8th. The following is the official synopsis for the new project, where WWE is promoting the fact that Bischoff is involved:
“For the first time in eight years, ERIC BISCHOFF returns to WWE home video and gives his candid and unscripted commentary on the final ten episodes of The Monday Night War in a post-episode analysis.”
– Stephanie McMahon, Renee Young, Eva Marie, Sheamus and Kofi Kingston held an anti-bullying rally at the Boys & Girls Club of New York City on Thursday. Below is a photo of the group at the event:
– WWE Hall Of Famer Ric Flair is in town for WWE SummerSlam weekend. Flair is there primarily to watch his daughter Charlotte wrestle at SummerSlam, and apparently other members of the Flair family are also in town for the show. Former WCW star David Flair is among those from the Flair family that made the trip.
– WWE taped the following matches for tonight’s edition of WWE SmackDown:
* Ryback vs. Big Show
* The New Day vs. Los Matadores and El Torito
* Neville vs. Bo Dallas
* Brie Bella vs. Sasha Banks vs. Becky Lynch
* Randy Orton, Dean Ambrose, Roman Reigns and Cesaro vs. Sheamus, Bray Wyatt, Luke Harper and Kevin Owens
– WWE posted the following video of Triple H looking at the new Ultimate Warrior book, “Ultimate Warrior: A Life Lived Forever.”
As noted over the weekend, Sheamus missed several scheduled live event appearances during WWE’s tour of Australia, with the Celtic Warrior tweeting that he was “licking his wounds” – an sign that he’s dealing with an injury.
According to F4Wonline.com, Sheamus was pulled from the shows because he has been suffering from concussion symptoms. It’s believed that the injury was sustained during the 6-man tag match main event from last week’s RAW.
Update: Sheamus has [vaguely] responded to the reports that he may have suffered a concussion last week on RAW:
Reports of my demise have been greatly exaggerated.#FaughABallagh
– After missing yesterday’s WWE live event from Brisbane, Australia, Mr. Money in the Bank Sheamus also missed today’s live event from Melbourne. Sheamus, who was advertised for both shows, was once again replaced by King Barrett in a match against Randy Orton. There’s still no word yet on why Sheamus has missed the shows.
– WWE Champion Seth Rollins hosted a cross fit event in Melbourne, Australia today:
WWE has announced that Brock Lesnar will be working the October 3rd live event from Madison Square Garden in New York City.
Currently, there is no word on who Lesnar will be wrestling, however we can confirm that Paul Heyman will also be part of the show, which is Lesnar’s first domestic live event since returning to WWE back in 2012.
Also announced for the show is John Cena vs. Seth Rollins, Dolph Ziggler vs. Rusev, Randy Orton vs. Sheamus and an appearance by Chris Jericho.
– WWE is scheduled to release their “Beast In The East” WWE Network special from Japan on DVD and Blu-ray in the United Kingdom and Australia on October 5th. In addition to the matches that aired on the WWE Network live special, the DVD will also feature the dark matches, which included Cesaro vs. Diego and The New Day vs. The Lucha Dragons.
– WWE Hall Of Famer Ric Flair is scheduled to make an appearance for Top Rope Promotions at their Summer Showdown 2015 event on July 31st. For more information, visit Facebook.com/TopRopePromotions.
– John Laurinaitis posted the following photo on social media that features Irish WWE performers Becky Lynch, Sheamus and Fit Finlay.
On Sheamus and Ted Dibiase Jr. interrupting Daniel Bryan the first time he had sex with Brie: “We were naked and about to do our thing when all of a sudden we heard the sound of the door handle turning and then the door popped open. Bri jumped under the covers as Teddy and Sheamus barged into the room, inebriated as can be, wit the ‘Ahhh fella!’ and all that.”
On being slated to wrestle Charlie Sheen at SummerSlam in 2012: “He was going through a very public breakdown at the time, and somehow WWE brokered a deal for him to perform against me. He taped a couple of videos for ‘Raw’ insulting me, and even though it was a goofy match to be in, it would’ve put me in one of the top matches at SummerSlam. Unfortunately, whoever brokered the Sheen deal never got him to sign any sort of contract to do the event, and in typical Charlie Sheen fashion, he bailed.”
On his blowup with Triple H after a match with Randy Orton on RAW: “Usually I don’t get super angry, and when I do it’s barely visible. This time, I was furious and I let everyone know it. When I walked through the curtain, I yelled, ‘What the f— is that all about. That’s f—ing bull—-!’ ‘You need to calm down,’ responded Triple H, who had been communicating with the doctor over the headset and called for the match to be stopped. ‘No, you need to calm the f— down,’ I replied. We were up in each other’s faces and both ready to fight.”
A United Airlines flight that WWE Superstar Sheamus was on that was headed from Denver to Los Angeles was grounded on Wednesday due to an emergency medical issue.
The plane reportedly made an emergency landing about an hour after taking off in Grand Junction, Colorado.
Sheamus, who has been mentioned in some of the mainstream media coverage of the story, tweeted the following photos:
Emergency landing in Colorado on a @united flight. Not many brave lads when the masks drop from overhead. pic.twitter.com/Z4Um2uYhuD
– Lana is being advertised to team with Dolph Ziggler against the team of Rusev and Summer Rae in mixed-tag-team action at the WWE live event in Hampton, Virginia on September 4th. Also scheduled for the event is Sheamus defending his Money In The Bank briefcase in one-on-one action against Neville, as well as John Cena vs. Kevin Owens in a “Street Fight.”
– The NXT Takeover: Brooklyn event on August 22nd from the Bayclays Center is close to being sold out, as more tickets for the event were released on Saturday afternoon. The event will likely end up drawing 10,000 or more fans, making it the biggest NXT event to date.
– WWE banned the name “Wade” in reference to King Barrett a while back, which is why Barrett no longer uses it. There’s been speculation that Barrett will go back to the “Bad News” gimmick after Battleground tonight, as his “Crown” is on the line in his Kickoff Show match against R-Truth.
– WWE has officially confirmed Randy Orton vs. Sheamus for this Sunday’s WWE Battleground pay-per-view event. The final push for the match will take place on tonight’s Battleground “go-home” edition of RAW.
– The Bella Twins has been nomindated as a duo in the “Best Female Athlete” category of this year’s Teen Choice Awards. The event is scheduled to air on FOX on August 16th. For more information, visit WWE.com.
The North American Wrestling Rankings website, which has been keeping WWE television related statistics since November of 2006, reported the following on Sheamus breaking a record this week:
“When Sheamus defeated Roman Reigns by countout on the 7/6/15 episode of Raw it was his 200th televised singles victory! The Celtic Warrior is the first wrestler to win 200 tv matches!!! [He was just the 4th wrestler to win 100 matches back on 8/3/12]. Others nearing this milestone [as of 7/8/15] are Randy Orton with 197 wins and John Cena with 188.”
Sheamus tweeted the following about the record:
First Superstar to notch-up 200 televised singles victories? In @WWE history, you say?
– Chris Jericho suffered a neck injury during his match in Japan with Neville this past weekend. The injury happened when Jericho caught Neville on a dive spot. Originally, the injury was believed to be a serious one, however he has reportedly recovered from it already and is under the belief that it will be completely gone in a few days.
– In addition to the announced matches for this month’s WWE Battleground pay-per-view, Randy Orton vs. Sheamus, Dolph Ziggler vs. Rusev and Nikki Bella vs. Paige are expected. While Bella-Paige isn’t official yet, we can confirm that it was on the books for the event as recent as a week ago. In the case of Ziggler and Rusev, WWE is doing an angle where Ziggler is “out indefinitely,” so they might hold off on that match.
– It appears that for whatever reason, Vince McMahon and the WWE have decided to pull the use of the term “backbreaker” according to Dave Meltzer of Wrestling Observer Radio.
Meltzer explained that it’s possible that Vince may have had another decree for the commentary team not to use the term – though Michael Cole did use it during last night’s main event on RAW.
He went on to add that he wasn’t sure why Vince or the WWE had decided to remove the term but explained that McMahon has requested the term be kept off television previously.
– As an update to the earlier story of a fan being struck by part the door thrown by Brock Lesnar during RAW, the fan was said to be well on leaving the arena and was given free merchandise.
Brock Lesnar destroyed the car given to J&J Security by Seth Rollins last week and pulled the door off its hinges. He tossed it towards the crowd and a fan being struck by part of the doors interior was caught on video.
Following his Money in the Bank win this past Sunday, it looks like Sheamus could be in line for a run with the WWE World Heavyweight Championship over the next year.
Sheamus earning the MITB contract was a result of his planned win from last year being derailed as the result of numerous factors, including CM Punk leaving the company and Daniel Bryan’s various injuries.
The plan was for Sheamus to turn heel last year and face Daniel Bryan at WrestleMania XXX, however CM Punk leaving the company, the WWE Universe rejecting Batista and Daniel Bryan’s undeniable popularity led to booking changes.
After WrestleMania, Sheamus was going to win the MITB briefcase, but Bryan’s injury resulted in last year’s MITB match being for the WWE Championship. It was decided that John Cena was the best choice to win the belt and go on to face Brock Lesnar at SummerSlam.
According to Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter:
“The win means Sheamus is likely to take the title some time over the next year from whatever babyface beats Rollins for the title. Headlining with a new name in the mix is a good idea. But Sheamus, even with the change in look, is far from being a new name. I’m not sure that Sheamus is thought of by fans at the level of a guy who at this point should win the title or even headline a PPV in a singles match.”
WWE is taping this week’s edition of SmackDown tonight in Buffalo, New York. Below are live spoilers from the show.
Sheamus Kicks Off SmackDown
Sheamus comes out to open up this week’s show. He talks about being this year’s Mr. Money In The Bank until he is interrupted by Dean Ambrose. Sheamus eventually dares Ambrose to come and try and take the briefcase from him. Ultimately, this leads to Kane coming out and making a match featuring himself and Sheamus taking on Ambrose, which is up next.
2-On-1 Handicap Match Sheamus & Kane vs. Dean Ambrose
Sheamus and Kane took on Dean Ambrose in a two-on-one handicap match as the first match of the evening.
The duo picked up the “W” by way of disqualification when Roman Reigns came out to make the save for Ambrose and hit Kane with a spear.
Winners via DQ: Sheamus & Kane
Coming Up Later
A tag-team match featuring Dean Ambrose and Roman Reigns vs. Sheamus and Kane is announced for later in the show.
Brie Bella vs. Paige
Brie Bella and Paige is next in Divas action.
The finish saw Alicia Fox interfere, knocking Paige off of the top rope, which led to Brie’s pinfall victory.
Winner: Brie Bella
Kevin Owens Promo Segment
NXT Champion Kevin Owens makes his way out to the ring. Owens cuts a promo until he is interrupted by Cesaro. Eventually, a match between Owens and Cesaro is made for later this evening.
Bo Dallas vs. Dolph Ziggler
Dolph Ziggler versus Bo Dallas is next in singles action. The set up saw Dallas come out for a promo, talking about how Ziggler is a bad rebound for Lana. This led to Ziggler coming out, which led to an impromptu match between the two, which Ziggler ultimately won with the Zig-Zag.
Winner: Dolph Ziggler
Xavier Woods (with Big E. & Kofi Kingston) vs. Neville (with The Prime Time Players)
Neville against Xavier Woods in one-on-one competition is up next here on SamckDown. Both Big E. and Kofi Kingston of The New Day tried to interfere, however The Prime Time Players — Darren Young and Titus O’Neil — made the save. In the end, Neville hit Woods with the Red Arrow off the top-rope for the 1-2-3.
WWE has posted several Money in the Bank Fallout videos online.
After capturing a WWE World Heavyweight Title Match contract, The Celtic Warrior vows to cash in and reclaim his rightful spot as the dominant force in WWE, aka the “land of the giants.”
The Prime Time Players celebrate their first WWE Tag Team Championship victory over New Day at Money in The Bank.
The Bella Twins defend Twin Magic and deny any wrongdoing at WWE Money in The Bank where Nikki successfully defended her WWE Divas title against Paige.
– WWE Superstar Sheamus won the Money In The Bank briefcase on Sunday night at the WWE pay-per-view event in Columbus, Ohio. With the victory in the ladder match, Sheamus now owns the Money In The Bank briefcase, which gives him an automatic shot at the WWE World Heavyweight Championship at a time of his choosing.
– Also, during the Money In The Bank ladder match on Sunday night, Bray Wyatt interfered near the end of the contest, costing Roman Reigns the match and likely setting up a Reigns-Wyatt feud moving forward.
On Monday, WWE confirmed two new title matches for this Sunday’s WWE Money In The Bank pay-per-view event.
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 vs. Kane
WWE Intercontinental Championship
– Ryback (c) vs. Big Show
WWE Divas Championship
– Nikki Bella vs. Paige
WWE Tag-Team Championship
– The New Day (c) vs. The Prime Time Players
– John Cena vs. Kevin Owens
WWE Money In The Bank Kickoff Show
– R-Truth vs. King Barrett
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!
Although the match has yet to be announced, Ryback is scheduled to defend his WWE Intercontinental Championship against The Miz and Big Show in a triple-threat match at the upcoming WWE Money In The Bank pay-per-view.
Speaking of Ryback, according to the latest issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, he was not the originally planned winner of the Intercontinental Championship Elimination Chamber match last Sunday night.
Apparently Sheamus was originally booked to win the match and the title, but for whatever reason, WWE decided to make a late change in plans and put the title on Ryback.
During his recent appearance on Chris Jericho’s “Talk Is Jericho” podcast, WWE Superstar Sheamus told a story about how Shelton Benjamin offended him during their 2009 feud in WWE.
“I’ve got no problem with Shelton, he’s an amazing athlete. But every time we were sitting down he was calling me rookie. I don’t know what it was. I’d never been anything but nice to him and I just wanted to make the feud good,” said Sheamus during the podcast.
Sheamus noted that shortly after his feud with Benjamin, he was moved to RAW, where he won the WWE Championship from John Cena. “The Celtic Warrior” pointed out that the victory made him feel validated and made him feel like he proved a point.
Meanwhile, Shelton Benjamin caught win of the story, and while he claims he doesn’t remember doing it, he did extend a sincere apology to the WWE performer.
“If in fact I offended you by repeatedly calling [you] rookie, please accept my sincerest apology. But I personally don’t recall one time,” noted Benjamin on Twitter. You can check out the tweet below.
@WWESheamus if in fact I offended u by repeatedly calling rookie, please accept my sincerest apology. But I personally don't recall 1x
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!