WWE Money in the Bank happens tonight on the award-winning WWE Network.
The event features a special \’Climb the Corporate Ladder\’ theme, with the men\’s and women\’s MITB ladder match taking place from WWE Headquarters in Stamford, Connecticut. It is believed the remainder of the night\’s matches will emanate from the Performance Center in Orlando, FL.
In addition to the two MITB matches, there are four championship matches scheduled.
Money in the Bank was originally scheduled to take place from the Royal Farms Arena in Baltimore, Maryland. WWE was forced to change gears due to restrictions on large gatherings related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
SEScoops will have Live Coverage during the event. Afterwards, check back for our WWE Money in the Bank Results & Takeaways feature.
The Undertaker did an interview with ESPN where he spoke about a wide range of topics including the future of WWE doing cinematic type matches.
This comes after the highly praised Boneyard Match with Taker beating AJ Styles and Bray Wyatt defeated John Cena in a Firefly Fun House Match at WrestleMania 36.
“I think it could if I wanted to do that. That possibility is there, but we’ll just see on that. We were both very proud of that match. Considering all the circumstances, we were really, really happy with it. And the fact that we got to go offsite and give it a theme like that, it helped tremendously.”
Taker continued by bringing up how he’s always been a big believer in the story mattering more than moves during pro wrestling matches. He thinks that moves don’t tell the story. He brought up how the promos done by Styles leading up to WrestleMania were places that no one had dared to go before.
He thinks even if they had a regular match, the brawling style of it would’ve been the same as their Boneyard match due to the promos done by Styles.
“The way it was shot, I mean my goodness, it was a mini-movie. I just really think it’s going to catch on. Bray Wyatt’s character is probably the closest to mine. He’s got that really over-the-top demented type character. He could do some things in that realm that would be just phenomenal. We were the trendsetters there. I think there will be more cinematic matches like that in the future.”
Taker added that as far as him doing another match like this, he’ll see what happens but at the end of the day, he was happy with how the Boneyard Match came out.
WWE Chairman & CEO Vince McMahon is a big fan of one character on SmackDown to the point that he’s backing a current storyline involving him.
That star is Otis. The storyline features Otis, Mandy Rose, Dolph Ziggler, and Sonya Deville.
While former WWE creative writer Andrea Listenberger has been credited with the storyline, it was noted by Dave Melzer in the latest issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter that a lot of the Otis material, perhaps most of it, is from Vince as he likes the character.
It was noted that while the role of Listenerger, who was released by the company last month as part of the talent and staff cuts due to the coronavirus outbreak, was to come up with material for promos used by Rose and Otis.
It turns out that she was not the driving force of the storyline. This includes Ziggler and Deville.
It was noted in the report that she was a good writer. Melzer added that regarding her release from the company, there were people on the SmackDown creative team that could have gone to bat for her when the cuts were made but didn’t.
The Undertaker did an interview with ESPN where he spoke about a wide range of topics including his match with Roman Reigns at Wrestlemania 33.
This match, which took place in 2017 and served as the main event, wasn’t received well among fans. It turns out that Taker didn’t like the match either.
“I was so disgusted with it that I didn’t want to watch it back.”
Taker continued by talking about how he didn’t want to watch the following day at RAW with everyone during catering but rather wanted to wait until he was alone at home.
The reason for that was due to him wanting to look at the bad stuff in it rather than good. He wanted to pick it apart and didn’t want to hear praise from anyone because he understands that he’s older and moves around slower.
Taker understands that he has a limp and he missed some spots in the contest.
“I was so disappointed for Roman. Even after Brock Lesnar beat the streak, for guys coming up to have a match against The Undertaker at WrestleMania — especially where Roman was at — it was important for his career.
Especially because he was going over. For me, in that role, I wanted to do the very best that I could do for Roman. I think the world of him.”
Taker continued by noting how he wanted to be able to do the best he could for Reigns and knew that he didn’t have any business in the ring that night.
While he understands he could have mailed it in to protect himself, that’s not the way he works. Taker also didn’t think it was fair to Reigns to do so. He felt that he tried his best but it wasn’t his night and things went bad.
It appears that WWE actually wanted to end The Undertaker’s undefeated streak at WrestleMania years before they did it.
Of course, Taker suffered his first loss at the event in 2014 at WrestleMania 30 to Brock Lesnar, which at the time had shocked the world.
In a new interview with the New York Post, The Undertaker’s wife, Michelle McCool, stated WWE officials wanted to end the streak six years before they went through with it.
This would’ve been WrestleMania 24 in 2008 where The Undertaker battled Edge for the WWE World Heavyweight Title. It turns out that the WWE Hall of Famer went to WWE officials to get the idea shot down.
“I remember a few years prior at WrestleMania [24] versus Edge, they talked about Edge breaking the streak and it was Edge that was actually like ‘That makes zero sense. I don’t want to do that. Why would I do that? The fans already love him. What’s it going to do for Edge.”
McCool continued by noting how she couldn’t believe it and didn’t think it needed to happen but Taker was fine with it at the time. She stated that people don’t understand he’s gonna do business and understands that business is business.
The WWE Network is slated to air the five-part limited series “The Last Ride,” starting this Sunday. It will chronicle the last few years of The Undertaker’s career.
WWE is thinking outside the box for the Money in the Bank pay-per-view. For the first time ever, the Money in the Bank ladder matches will take place from WWE Headquarters in Stamford, CT.
Over the last few weeks, there have been some rumors about a talent taking a big bump from the roof of WWE headquarters.
According to the latest Wrestling Observer Newsletter, a big spot from the roof was in fact filmed. Details are sparse, but Dave Meltzer reports that WWE CEO Vince McMahon worked directly with an unnamed wrestler on the stunt.
The 74-year-old McMahon, who is known for \’not asking anything of his performers he wouldn\’t do himself,\’ reportedly demonstrated the the bump to demonstrate its safety.
Meltzer wrote, \”There have been descriptions from people who were aware of the taping of Vince McMahon showing whoever was supposed to go off the top that they had set it up safely and he demonstrated it.\”
This report comes after RAW Women\’s Champion Becky Lynch stated in a recent interview that she witnessed Vince showing someone how to fall from \”a tower.”
Sunday night\’s show will be one to remember. Join us here for our WWE Money in the Bank Results and Takeaways.
Viewership data is in for this week’s battle in the WWE NXT vs. AEW Dynamite Wednesday Night War. AEW won the night in total viewers and in the key 18-49 demo, but both shows were up. Here is the breakdown of the live and same-night DVR viewership, courtesy of ShowbuzzDaily:
WWE NXT Viewership
NXT on the USA Network averaged 663,000 viewers, up from last week’s 637,000 In the 18-49 demo, they drew a 0.18 rating, up from 0.16 last week.
The episode featured the in-ring debut of Karrion Kross, NXT Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair vs. Io Shirai, The Velveteen Dream vs. NXT Champion Adam Cole, Johnny Gargano vs. Dominik Dijakovic, and the return of Finn Balor.
AEW Dynamite on TNT was watched by 732,000 viewers, up from the 693,000 viewers last week. In the 18-49 demo, Dynamite pulled in a 0.28 rating, up from the 0.27 rating that the show did last week.
AEW Dynamite featured bouts such as AEW World Heavyweight Champion Jon Moxley vs. Frankie Kazarian in a non-title match, Chris Jericho and Sammy Guevara vs. Kenny Omega and Matt Hardy, Cody vs. Joey Janela, and QT Marshall vs. Lance Archer.
The May 6, 2020 episode of WWE NXT aired live on the USA Network from the Winter Park, Florida at Full Sail University.
The show was headlined by The Velveteen Dream challenging Adam Cole for the NXT Title.
WWE NXT Results (5/6)
Johnny Gargano def. Dominik Dijakovic
Akira Tozawa def. Jack Gallagher – Interim Cruiserweight Title Tournament Match
Chelsea Green def. Xia Li
Karrion Kross (w/Scarlett) def. Leon Ruff
Io Shirai def. NXT Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair via DQ
Cameron Grimes def. Denzel Dejournette
KUSHIDA def. Jake Atlas
NXT Champion Adam Cole def. The Velveteen Dream
Here are the 5 takeaways from this week’s show:
Finn Balor Speaks
Finn Balor in NXT
So Finn Balor is back on NXT television after his short absence.
Balor was attacked two weeks ago that prevented him from taking on The Velveteen Dream in one of the top matches featured on the show.
During this week\’s show, Balor cut a promo at a podium where he stated that he used to think that the snakes were in the office but he’s not sure anymore. He said that wrestling playbook 101 is that someone might get the push with the lights and lasers but once you get into the ring with the prince, there is nowhere to hide.
He said that he’s a patient man but whoever attacked him, they shouldn’t expect a push but rather a squash.
Moments later, Cameron Grimes defeated Denzel Dejournette in a quick match. After the match, Grimes cut a tough-talking promo about how he would slap Balor in the face. This led to Balor walking out and taking out Grimes. Balor talked into the camera and stated that the best way to take out a snake is to chop of its head.
Another great promo by Balor. The mic work that he has done in NXT in his second run has been the best of his career.
Karrion Kross, the former Killer Kross, made his in-ring debut against Leon Ruff with his girlfriend, Scarlett Bordeaux, in his corner.
The real life couple was first seen on NXT television as they were shown in the background after Johnny Gargano was walking to his car with his wife, Candice LeRae, after his Empty Arena Match.
This comes after he made his television debut a few weeks ago by attacking Tommaso Ciampa. Before that, WWE had been airing vignettes hyping his debut.
Kross went over strong in this contest and rightfully so. When he first signed with the company, it was reported that he was being brought in as a top star and WWE is living up to that expectation.
In a more interesting match, Johnny Gargano vs. Dominik Dijakovic in a singles bout was booked.
In the end, it was Gargano going over. WWE gave them about 20 minutes to work and they did just that in a fun entertaining bout. It was actually the opening contest.
This only had a one week build, which made it more intriguing. Perhaps, WWE is going further with these two stars and creating a program out of it. The company has been pushing Dominik for the last few months most notably a feud against Keith Lee for the NXT North American Title.
With Gargano not portraying a heel character and seemingly getting a bigger push than normal, the company could go forward with such a feud.
It would make sense due to him not feuding with Tommaso Ciampa no longer and can’t go after the top title in the NXT Championship since Adam Cole is also a heel.
The first of two title matches on this show saw Charlotte Flair put the NXT Women’s Title on the line when she defended it against the #1 contender in Io Shirai.
As expected, Flair went over to successfully retained her title. The finish doesn’t take away from the performance that these two stars put on in this contest but it was a lackluster one.
Flair hit her with a kendo stick, which led to a post-match attack. Rhea Ripley returned to TV and made the save.
Clearly, Io is someone that Triple H sees as a big star and her work in the ring, especially with Flair, only backs up that belief. Many people believe that Io can be the next version of Asuka if not bigger depending on how WWE books her.
This came after Flair had just beaten Mia Yim on last week’s show. Obviously, WWE still has the Ripley card in play for Flair but it appears that WWE is waiting on booking that rematch for a bigger date, perhaps SummerSlam. In the meantime, a triple threat match appears to be in on the table.
WWE saved the biggest match for last as The Velveteen Dream challenged Adam Cole for the NXT Title in the main event.
It was a great back and forth match. In the end, it was Cole who went over to successfully retain the title.
Cole and Dream had been feuding for several weeks up until this point and rightfully so. Throughout Cole had been doing some of his best promo work from the poolside at his home.
It will be interesting to see where Cole and Dream go from here. While yes, it’s possible due to the pandemic that WWE continues this feud going forward.
At the same time, WWE had planned for this match to take place at NXT TakeOver: Tampa Bay but due to the event being postponed, the promotion pushed it back to this show.
Typically, WWE likes to have a new feud for each TakeOver specials, but with the next special not likely until August, things are up in the air.
Adam Cole was not dethroned as WWE NXT Champion by The Velveteen Dream as he was able to retain his title.
WWE closed Wednesday’s episode of NXT on the USA Network in Winter Park, Florida at Full Sail University with Cole making his latest title defense against Balor.
This match saw Cole successfully retain the NXT championship. It served as the main event and was a back and forth affair.
WWE set up this contest over the last few months on NXT television. There had been some speculation on WWE possibly taking Dream out of the title scene due to recent accusations.
As noted, Dream has stated on social media that he denies the allegations and he’s having a third party looking into the matter.
Last month, Cole became the longest-reigning NXT Champion and did so by breaking Finn Balor\’s record of 292 days.
Cole’s previous title defense came against Tommaso Ciampa in the headliner of the WWE NXT TakeOver: Portland event from the Moda Center back in February.
In advance of next week’s episode of AEW Dynamite, the promotion has announced several matches.
In addition to these matches, All Elite Wrestling has confirmed an interview segment with Jake Roberts and Lance Archer.
This will be done to further hype the upcoming contest between Archer and Cody Rhodes for the AEW TNT Title as part of the finals of the tournament at the AEW Double or Nothing pay-per-view event will take place on Saturday, May 23, 2020.
Chris Jericho will be in action against an unknown opponent while MJF returns after being out of action next Wednesday.
It’s been reported that AEW will tape this episode of Dynamite on TNT from Jacksonville, Florida at Daily’s Place on Thursday.
AEW will return on May 20th with a live show, which will be the go-home show of Double or Nothing. Here is the updated card for next week’s show:
Chris Jericho in action against an unknown opponent
MJF returns in action against an unknown opponent
Brodie Lee vs. Christopher Daniels
Interview segment with Jake Roberts and Lance Archer
Hikaru Shida vs. Penelope Ford vs. Britt Baker vs. Kris Statlander
Jurassic Express (with Marko Stunt) vs. Best Friends (with Orange Cassidy)
All Elite Wrestling has announced new matches for their upcoming Double or Nothing pay-per-view.
First up is the likely main event of this show, which will be AEW World Heavyweight Champion Jon Moxley defending the title against Brodie Lee. AEW set up this contest during on Wednesday’s episode of Dynamite that saw Moxley beat Frankie Kazarian in a non-title match.
The Dark Order attacked Moxley after the contest. Lee hit Moxley with a discus lariat. He then cut a promo about how he is just here to answer the bounty that Moxley put on his head last week.
Brodie said that there is no one here to save Moxley. Lee then challenged Moxley to a World Title Match at Double or Nothing, which Moxley accepted. The Dark Order beat down Moxley once again.
Also set for this show is a singles match between MJF and Brodie Lee as well as a Casino Ladder Match for future AEW World Championship shot.
AEW Double or Nothing Card
The AEW Double or Nothing pay-per-view event will take place on Saturday, May 23, 2020 in Jacksonville, Florida at Daily’s Place and will be held in front of no fans on a closed set.
The event is expected to begin at 8 p.m. ET will be available for purchase via BR Live, iN DEMAND cable operators, DirecTV, DISH. AEW fans outside the United States can order via the FITE streaming service. Here is the updated card:
AEW World Heavyweight Champion Jon Moxley vs. Brodie Lee
Cody Rhodes vs. Lance Archer – AEW TNT Title Tournament Finals
Jungle Boy vs. MJF
TBA vs. TBA – Casino Ladder Match for future AEW World Championship shot
What are your thoughts on this match being added to the card? Sound off in the comment section.
Charlotte Flair’s first title defense as the NXT Women’s Champion is in the books.
Flair successfully retained the title in a hard-fought yet entertaining bout against Io Shirai during Wednesday’s episode of NXT on the USA Network in Winter Park, Florida at Full Sail University.
Flair lost the match but kept her title due to the DQ finish that saw Flair hit Io with a kendo stick. Post-match, Rhea Ripley made her return to TV by making the save.
WWE set up this contest on the April 8th episode of NXT when the company held a match that would determine who would be next line for a title shot.
A Ladder Match that saw Chelsea Green, Mia Yim, Tegan Nox, Io Shirai, Candice LeRae, and Dakota Kai took place with the winner becoming the next challenger to the title.
Shirai was victorious, earning the right to challenge Flair for the NXT Women’s Title.
Flair beat Ripley to win the NXT Women’s Title at WrestleMania 36 – Night 2 in Orlando, Florida at the WWE Performance Center last month. Up to this point on NXt TV, Ripley hadn’t been seen since Mania.
WWE Champion Drew McIntyre recently did an interview where he looked back on his big championship win.
McIntyre beat Brock Lesnar to win the WWE Title at WrestleMania 36 last month.
This came in his second run with the company. While WWE Chairman and CEO Vince McMahon deemed McIntyre a future world champion during his initial run with the company, that didn’t happen. Instead, McIntyre had to be released by the company, reinvent himself and then be signed by WWE and prove himself again.
While talking with Alan John of Sportskeeda, McIntyre looked back on his special night at a unique WrestleMania setting.
McIntyre started out about how the backstage reaction was non-existent because of the setup there was nobody back there initially.
He called it kind of weird as WWE had such minimal personnel there. He did point out how the people who were there, especially the crew, had watched him grow up.
“You know everybody was very happy and very proud. I think for Vince and Hunter themselves, they were just very happy to see that I have finally kind of grown up and realized the potential they had seen in me all those years ago.”
McIntyre is now slated to defend the WWE Title against Seth Rollins at Money In The Bank this Sunday.
Fans have been wondering what’s next for Cain Velasquez now that he’s no longer under contract with the WWE.
The former UFC Heavyweight Champion was released by the company as part of their talent and staff cuts made last month. Back in February, it was reported that Velasquez successfully had his knee scoped and is feeling completely healthy.
There had been mixed reports about him being spotted at WWE’s training facility, WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida, to get more reps in the ring while awaiting his next match.
American Kickboxing Academy head coach Javier Mendez, who used to train Cain, made an appearance on Wednesday\’s episode of the Luke Thomas Show on SiriusXM.
This is where he stated that the former UFC star wouldn’t be making a return to the UFC. Instead, \”he\’s wrestling,\” Mendez, Velasquez\’s longtime coach, said.
Prior to signing with WWE, he had been working for AAA and reportedly had interest from other wrestling promotions looking to sign him.
Velasquez lost his debut match under the WWE banner when he faced WWE Champion Brock Lesnar at Crown Jewel.
Viewership data is in for Monday\’s WWE RAW and Friday\’s SmackDown. Here is the breakdown of the live and same-night DVR viewership, courtesy of ShowbuzzDaily:
RAW Viewership
Monday’s edition of WWE RAW averaged 1.686 million viewers, which is down from the 1.814 million viewers last week. This marks the lowest viewership in the 27 year history of the program.
Here is the hourly viewership breakdown:
Hour 1: 1.807 million, 0.48 in the 18-49 Demo
Hour 2: 1.691 million, 0.46 in the 18-49 Demo
Hour 3: 1.560 million, 0.43 in the 18-49 Demo
RAW featured RAW Tag Team Champions The Street Profits (Montez Ford & Angelo Dawkins) vs. The Viking Raiders (Erik & Ivar) in a non-title match, Brendan Vink & Shane Thorne (w/MVP) vs. Cedric Alexander & Ricochet, WWE Champion Drew McIntyre vs. Murphy in a non-title match, and a Last Chance Gauntlet Match that featured.
SmackDown averaged 1.885 million viewers on FOX in Orlando, Florida at the WWE Performance Center. This is down from the 2.005 million viewers that the show did for the previous week’s episode of SmackDown.
The show averaged 1.919 million viewers in the fast nationals, which was down from the 2.014 million viewers a week ago. This number measured the top metered markets.
The first hour drew 1.941 million viewers while the second hour did 1.896 million viewers. For comparison, the first show of last week’s show did 2.050million viewers while the second hour did 1.978 million viewers.
SmackDown pulled in a 0.50 rating in the 18-49 demos, the same from the 0.50 rating as last week’s show.
It appears that WWE is loading up next week’s episode of Monday Night RAW, which will serve as the post-Money in the Bank edition.
First up is a commercial that aired during Monday’s show that got fans talking, which was that Randy Orton and WWE Hall of Famer Edge would be returning. The ad noted that Edge would be hunting Orton before asking if the hunter will become the hunted.
Edge beat Randy Orton in a Last Man Standing Match at WrestleMania 36 in Orlando, Florida at the WWE Performance Center on the WWE Network last month. This marked Edge’s first singles match since he retired.
It should be noted that this type of commercial aired during WrestleMania season to further hype their program. There is some speculation that the promo was an error on the part of the USA Network as WWE didn’t tweet out the promo. If so, that’s very unusual.
What is confirmed is that RAW Women’s Champion Becky Lynch will be appearing on next week’s RAW to confront the winner of the Women\’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match.
Shayna Baszler, Asuka, Nia Jax, Dana Brooke, Lacey Evans, and Carmella are the participants in the match. The men\’s and women\’s ladder matches will be taking place simultaneously.
AJ Styles has made his return to WWE television and already has his match booked for the Money in the Bank pay-per-view event.
The former WWE Champion did so during Monday’s episode of RAW where he competed in the Last Chance Gauntlet Match. He ended up beating Humberto Carrillo to qualify for the Men’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match.
Also in the Gaunlet Match included Bobby Lashley, Titus O\’Neil, Akira Tozawa, Shelton Benjamin, Angel Garza, and Austin Theory.
This match was done as a way to determine the replacement star for Apollo Crews in the upcoming contest. WWE did a storyline where Crews suffered an injury in his latest match against Andrade for the United States Title on last Monday’s RAW.
As a result of the injury, Crews was unable to finish the match and ultimately pulled from the ladder match.
Thus, this year\’s Men’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match will see Styles vs. Daniel Bryan vs. Baron Corbin vs. Otis vs. Aleister Black vs. vs. Rey Mysterio.
Just like the Women’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match will be held in Stamford, CT at the WWE headquarters. Stars will start at the floor of the headquarters and battle through the building until they get to the roof.
Cobb says his agreement to work two shows for AEW was kept pretty quiet. Only Cody Rhodes, Jon Moxley and a handful of other people knew he was coming in.
At the time, AEW made it known on Twitter that Cobb was “All Elite,” an indication that he would be wrestling for the company going forward but that wasn’t the case. After losing to Moxley, he hasn’t been seen on Dynamite since.
Cobb stated that on January 1st, his contract with ROH expired but he made it known to ROH officials that he wanted to stay and work with ROH. The reason for that is due to his belief in ROH and the direction that the company is going.
He put over ROH having a talent roster that is ridiculous. His goal was to stay with ROH but the AEW opportunity came up and he took it.
“I feel it was good for both parties. Because now people that only watch AEW are like ‘well, I thought Jeff is Ring of Honor?’ or some people are like, ‘what’s Ring of Honor?’ Then they come over and look at Ring of Honor and now there’s more eyes that wouldn’t have been on Ring of Honor that are going over now. I think it helped everybody in the grand scheme of things. It was fun. Good pay day.”
Cobb also noted that he’s okay with not being signed to an exclusive contract with any promotions. However, he does know there are pros and cons with being exclusive and being non-exclusive. Thus, he eventually thinks he’ll settle down.
It was revealed over the weekend that SmackDown star Jimmy Uso is currently on the shelf with a knee injury. The expected timeline is that he’ll be out of action for 6-9 months.
It’s believed that he suffered the injury during WrestleMania 36 where he took part in a Triple Threat ladder match for the SmackDown Tag Team Titles that saw Kofi Kingston retaining over Jimmy and John Morrison.
Now, there’s speculation among fans about what WWE will do with Jey whether that means he’ll be kept off of television or be used as a singles competitor.
Dave Meltzer noted on the latest Sunday Night\’s Main Event podcast that there are people within WWE who have suggested Jey might be used as a singles competitor. However, there\’s no word yet on if they will move in that direction.
Meltzer also noted on Wrestling Observer Radio that Jimmy’s injury led to WWE calling up The Forgotten Sons – Wesley Blake, Steve Cutler and Jaxson Ryker – from NXT, which were part of changes made to original plans for the SmackDown tag team division.
WWE has already confirmed The Forgotten Sons vs. Lucha House Party vs. John Morrison and The Miz vs. SmackDown Tag Team Champions The New Day in a Fatal 4 Way for WWE Money in the Bank pay-per-view event.
Matt Riddle recently spoke with Sportskeeda where he discussed reports stating that he had backstage heat with some people in WWE due to his comments on social media and in interviews.
This is where the WWE NXT Tag Team Champion admitted that he does have backstage heat.
\”I\’ll tell you this. Do I have heat with WWE or NXT, or the people that run the show? No. Do I have heat with some people who think I\’m disrespectful at times because they don\’t understand how business works? Yes. Do people take things too seriously? Yes.”
Riddle stated that he has told people in WWE that he will tweet about something that he knows might offend people. However, he lets them know that he’s doing it to put out an image.
While some people will see his trash talk as him being out of control, he understands that he’s doing a job and knows the business that he’s in. He brought up how he doesn’t have nuclear heat because he was booked in the Royal Rumble Match.
Riddle then recalled having a meeting with Vince McMahon three weeks ago before the coronavirus outbreak.
\”I was in headquarters talking to him – and, yeah, we mentioned the heat I have with certain people but, at the end of the day, he signs the checks, he makes it happen for me and they\’re in control, not the talent. If employer\’s happy and I can make them money and make them a profit, and I\’m worth my weight and I\’m pulling my weight, I don\’t see a problem.”
Riddle added that he does have heat with some people but most of it is high school issues as those people who have issues with him can’t take a joke or a work.
WWE presents the Money in the Bank pay-per-view event on Sunday, May 10, 2020. Here is the updated card:
WWE Champion Drew McIntyre vs. Seth Rollins
WWE Universal Champion Braun Strowman vs. Bray Wyatt
Daniel Bryan vs. Baron Corbin vs. Otis vs. Aleister Black vs. vs. Rey Mysterio vs. TBA (to be held in Stamford, CT at the WWE headquarters) – Men\’s Money In the Bank Ladder Match (held at WWE headquarters)
Nia Jax vs. Asuka vs. Shayna Baszler vs. Dana Brooke vs. Lacey Evans vs. Carmella – Women\’s Money In the Bank Ladder Match (held at WWE headquarters)
WWE SmackDown Women’s Champion Bayley vs. Tamina
WWE SmackDown Tag Team Champions The New Day vs. The Miz & John Morrison vs. The Forgotten Sons vs. Lucha House Party – Title Fatal 4-Way Match
What are your thoughts on this match being added to the card? Sound off in the comment section.
WWE has finalized the competitors for the upcoming Women\’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match at the upcoming Money in the Bank pay-per-view event.
On Friday’s episode of SmackDown, WWE booked Carmella vs. Mandy Rose in a qualifying match to determine who would be the final star in the ladder match. As seen on the show, Carmella went over to advance.
She now joins Nia Jax, Asuka, Shayna Baszler, Dana Brooke, and Lacey Evans as stars competing in the contest. The winner of this match will earn a contract that states they’re guaranteed a future title shot at either the RAW or SmackDown Women’s Titles.
WWE presents the Money in the Bank pay-per-view event on Sunday, May 10, 2020 that will air on the WWE Network.
Updated WWE Money in the Bank Card
WWE Champion Drew McIntyre vs. Seth Rollins
WWE Universal Champion Braun Strowman vs. Bray Wyatt
Daniel Bryan vs. Baron Corbin vs. TBA vs. Aleister Black vs. Rey Mysterio (to be held in Stamford, CT at the WWE headquarters) – Men\’s Money In the Bank Ladder Match (held at WWE headquarters)
Nia Jax vs. Asuka vs. Shayna Baszler vs. Dana Brooke vs. Lacey Evans vs. Carmella – Women\’s Money In the Bank Ladder Match (held at WWE headquarters)
Becky Lynch could be the next WWE star to branch out of the pro wrestling business and into the entertainment industry.
Dave Meltzer reported in the latest edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter that the RAW Women’s Champion is slated to be featured in a major national women\’s magazine soon. The feature is being prepared now. As of this writing, there’s no word yet on the full details of the profile.
It was added that there are other people in the entertainment world who are interested in Lynch. The reason for that is due to her ability to connect with crowds.
This comes days after it was revealed that Lynch is slated to be featured on the season 5 premiere of Showtime\’s \”Billions\” series. that airs at 9pm ET this Sunday on Showtime.
Regarding her WWE status, she hasn’t been seen in the ring wrestling since successfully retaining the title over Shayna Baszler at WrestleMania 36 – Night 1 in Orlando, Florida at the WWE Performance Center last month.
Lynch did appear on Monday Night RAW a few weeks back where she sent a warning to potentially her next opponent. She did so during a promo talking about the WWE Money In the Bank pay-per-view that will feature the six-woman MITB Ladder Match.
Dana Brooke, Lacey Evans, Asuka, Nia Jax, Baszler, and one more competitor are slated to wrestle in the contest. The winner will earn a future title shot from either Lynch or WWE SmackDown Women’s Champion Bayley.
As of this writing, there\’s no word yet on if she will appear on next Monday’s episode of RAW or the Money in the Bank PPV event.
More details on AEW going back to holding TV tapings have surfaced online.
As noted, All Elite Wrestling will return to Daily’s Place in Jacksonville, Florida on May 6th for future episodes of Dynamite and Dark in addition to their next pay-per-view event, Double or Nothing, later this month.
According to a report by Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, AEW plans to air the May 6th episode of Dynamite live. Then, they will tape the May 13th episode either the night of May 6th or the next day.
Finally, AEW will return on May 20th with a live show, which will be the go-home show of Double or Nothing. AEW will do Double or Nothing on May 23rd and then do another live episode of Dynamite on May 27th.
Plans for June and going forward have not been revealed as of this writing. Those who live in the area will stay in town or go home while those who fly into the state will stay in Jacksonville from May 20th through May 27th
Cody Rhodes vs. Lance Archer will be in the finals of the tournament that will determine the inaugural AEW TNT Champion. This has been the only match to be confirmed for Double or Nothing.
The evolution of state order guidelines regarding the coronavirus continues to change and pro wrestling promotions such as WWE and AEW have been adapting to it.
Since March, stay-at-home orders and social guidelines have been put into place by various states throughout the United States. Florida has been a state that has been more relaxed to the point where pro wrestling, MMA, boxing, and sporting leagues have been deemed an essential business.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has revealed his guidelines for re-opening the state. These new guidelines could let pro wrestling promotions be allowed to have fans attendance at their shows as early as Monday, May 4.
Per the guidelines, large spectator sporting events can include fans but must have social distancing followed and the venue be at 25 percent capacity.
Thus, if WWE wanted to do so, they could have fans attend shows in Orlando, Florida at the WWE Performance Center and Winter Park, Florida at Full Sail University. Same goes for AEW from Daily’s Place in Jacksonville, Florida for Dynamite shows.
Regarding for AEW, if Tony Khan wanted to do so, they could have fans attend their Double Or Nothing pay-per-view event on Saturday, May 23rd.
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