As expected, The Undertaker made an appearance at WWE’s latest pay-per-view event, Super ShowDown.
He did so in the Tuwaiq Mountain Trophy Gauntlet Match that saw Andrade, Bobby Lashley, Erick Rowan, AJ Styles, R-Truth, and Rey Mysterio compete. Once The OC took out Mysterio backstage, we saw footage of Taker lay out Karl Anderson and Gallows before heading out to the ring.
He attacked Styles by hitting a chokeslam then pinned him to not only win the match but to kick off his next feud under the WWE banner.
This was expected as not only was Taker reported to be traveling with the crew to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia earlier this week but WWE also tweeted out a photo of him out of character in the country on Wednesday.
Earlier this month, Dave Meltzer was able to confirm that The Undertaker vs. AJ Styles is currently scheduled for the WrestleMania card. The news was first reported by WrestleZone.
It’s also been reported by Pwinsider that The Undertaker is currently scheduled to make an appearance at the March 9 episode of RAW. from the Capital One Arena in Washington, DC.
This appearance is slated to further the feud with Styles heading into the biggest event of the year for the company.
WWE presents the WrestleMania 36 pay-per-view event on Sunday, April 5, 2020 in Tampa, Florida at the Raymond James Stadium that will air on the WWE Network.
The final betting odds for all of the matches that will take place at the WWE Super ShowDown pay-per-view event have been released.
The card for the show that takes place today (February 27, 2020) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia at the King Fahd International Stadium has been finalized as only 10 matches have been announced.
Make sure to join us tonight for match recaps and our 6 takeaways from this latest pay-per-view event held by WWE.
Odds for the three late additions to the card are not available – Humberto Carrillo vs. Angel Garza, Mansoor vs. Dolph Ziggler, and The Viking Raiders vs. Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson.
WWE Super ShowDown Betting Odds
The favorites to win are listed as – while the underdogs are listed with +. Here are the final betting odds courtesy of BetOnline:
WWE Champion Brock Lesnar -2000 (1/20) vs. Ricochet +700 (7/1)
WWE Universal Champion Bray Wyatt -300 (1/3) vs. Goldberg +200 (2/1)
WWE SmackDown Tag Team Champions The New Day +150 (3/2) vs. John Morrison & The Miz -200 (1/2)
Roman Reigns -500 (1/5) vs. Baron Corbin +300 (3/1) – Steel Cage Match
Tuwaiq Mountain Trophy Gauntlet Match: Andrade 5/1, Bobby Lashley 7/1, Erick Rowan 10/1, AJ Styles 4/9, R-Truth 7/1, Rey Mysterio N/A
WWE RAW Tag Team Champion Seth Rollins & Buddy Murphy -400 (1/4) vs. The Street Profits +250 (5/2)
SmackDown Women\’s Champion Bayley -260 (5/13) vs. Naomi +175 (7/4)
The card for today’s (Thursday, February 27, 2020) WWE Super ShowDown pay-per-view event has been finalized.
The company hasn’t officially announced the main event of this event that takes place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia at the Mohammed Abdou Arena that will air on the WWE Network but it will most likely be Goldberg vs. Universal Champion Bray Wyatt.
Also on tap for this show is WWE Champion Brock Lesnar vs. Ricochet.
As a reminder, we will be providing live play-by-play coverage of this special on Sunday evening starting at 11 a.m. ET. Here is the final card for the show:
Final WWE Super ShowDown Card
WWE Champion Brock Lesnar vs. Ricochet
WWE Universal Champion Bray Wyatt vs. Goldberg
WWE SmackDown Tag Team Champions The New Day vs. John Morrison & The Miz
Roman Reigns vs. Baron Corbin – Steel Cage Match
Tuwaiq Mountain Trophy Gauntlet Match: Andrade, Bobby Lashley, Erick Rowan, AJ Styles, R-Truth, Rey Mysterio
WWE RAW Tag Team Champion Seth Rollins & Buddy Murphy vs. The Street Profits
SmackDown Women\’s Champion Bayley vs. Naomi
Humberto Carrillo vs. Angel Garza
Mansoor vs. Dolph Ziggler
The Viking Raiders vs. Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson – Pre-Show Match
The February 26, 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 Charlotte Flair vs. Bianca Belair in a singles match.
WWE NXT Results (2/26/20)
Cameron Grimes def. Dominik Dijakovic
Xia Li def. Mia Yim
Tommaso Ciampa def. Austin Theory
Killian Dain def. Bronson Reed
Charlotte Flair def. Bianca Belair
Here are the 4 takeaways from this week’s show:
Finn Balor Cuts Done It Promo
Finn Balor in NXT
Finn Balor came out to the ring to discuss his future plans following his win over Johnny Gargano at TakeOver: Portland.
He talked about how he builds brands and has done it in Mexico and Japan and he holds lots of titles. He said that everybody is trying to get big before WrestleMania season and that people want to get a rub off of him. He brings up names such as Matt Riddle and Gargano.
This led to members of Imperium coming out and cutting a promo about one thing that he hasn’t done is travel to NXT UK. They say that WALTER, who isn’t there, would like to send his regards.
A brawl broke out with Balor being left laying. It appears that WWE is setting up Balor vs. WALTER for the NXT UK Title at TakeOver: Tampa.
A late addition to this show came in the way of Dominik Dijakovic vs. Cameron Grimes in a singles match. WWE announced the contest on Wednesday morning.
It was a nice back and forth affair with both guys having their moments. Clearly, WWE officials are behind Domik and thus the reason that many people thought he would go over in this contest. That isn\’t the case as Damien Priest attacked Dijakovic with a club that played into the finish. Grimes won the match.
The belief was that WWE is keeping him in a feud with NXT North American Champion Keith Lee unless that changes. They’ve had some good matches both in WWE NXT and outside including in PWG.
Grimes continues to be a talent that is lost with a gimmick not working despite being a good worker. Perhaps WWE will repackage him one day but it appears with the push of him on television, he’ll be in this role for the time being.
Tommaso Ciampa vs. Austin Theory was booked and as expected, the former NXT Champion went over.
While the outcome of the match was predictable, it wasn’t a bad thing as it gets Ciampa a win coming off his loss to NXT Champion Adam Cole at NXT TakeOver: Portland two weeks ago.
Post-match, Gargano attacked Ciampa and threw him on the TakeOver: Tampa logo. This would signal whee things are going.
This contest was set up last week when Ciampa interrupted Theory’s match in order to cut a promo about Johnny Gargano costing him the NXT Title by turning heel while attacking him.
Theory tried to attack him but Ciampa knocked him down. Ciampa ended the promo then went on an assault of Theory.
That segment and this match was a nice shine for Theory, who is a former EVOLVE Champion. Some think that he has a ton of potential in NXT and someone to keep an eye out for. Whether that happens remains to be seen but for him to be in the ring and in a competitive match with someone like Ciampa is only a positive.
Charlotte Flair took on Bianca Belair in a singles match on this show in what was the most promoted thing on the episode.
This marked Flair’s first match under the NXT banner in four years. WWE announced the match over the weekend and did it for two reasons. First is due to it helping the ratings as they continue to face and get beat by AEW Dynamite over on TNT.
Also, this was a way to help build Flair’s feud with NXT Women’s Champion Rhea Ripley heading into WrestleMania 36 in April.
A few weeks ago, WWE did a segment where Ripley and Belair laid out Flair. Thus, the reasoning behind the match booking between Flair and Belair. Thus, this was a match that many fans thought could happen and WWE obliged that hope.
The match saw Flair go over an rightfully so as WWE needs to keep Flair strong heading into Mania. Post-match, Flair attacked Belair until Ripley ran down to make the save and Flair backed down.
What will be interesting about this match is the outcome as one could think that Flair isn’t going to be a normal player in the NXT world.
All Elite Wrestling has announced new matches for their upcoming Revolution pay-per-view.
PAC vs Orange Cassidy in a singles match was made official. Also, Evil Uno and Grayson vs. Frankie Kazarian and Scorpio Sky.
The match was set up when PAC lost to Kenny Omega in an Ironman Match. Following the contest, Orange Cassidy came out to interrupt PAC’s interview, which led to PAC attacking him.
AEW presents the Revolution pay-per-view event on Saturday, February 29, 2020 in Chicago, IL from the Sears Center.
The event is being promoted in conjunction with the popular C2E2 (Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo) convention.
The show will air at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT, and is available for purchase via iN DEMAND cable operators, DirecTV, DISH Network and B/R Live. Here is the updated card:
AEW Revolution Card
AEW World Heavyweight Champion Chris Jericho vs. Jon Moxley
AEW Tag Team Champions Kenny Omega and Adam Page vs. The Young Bucks
Cody Rhodes vs. MJF
Jake Hager vs. Dustin Rhodes
Darby Allin vs. Sammy Guevara
AEW Women’s Champion Nyla Rose vs. Kris Statlander
PAC vs Orange Cassidy
Evil Uno and Grayson vs. Frankie Kazarian and Scorpio Sky
What are your thoughts on this match being added to the card presented by AEW? Sound off in the comment section.
The Young Bucks (Nick & Matt Jackson) recently did an interview with ComicBook.com where they spoke about Marty Scurll\’s decision to stay with Ring of Honor instead of joining AEW.
Many fans expected Scurll to wind up in All Elite Wrestling after a short run with the NWA but that wasn’t the case.
Nick started things off by noting that they had a feeling Marty was going to stay with ROH three months before the news came out.
“We were kind of feeling him out for a while now and he always was very vague with us, anytime we would bring up storylines and stuff. So, we pretty much got the hint three months ago or so. And we realized, ‘Okay, he’s staying put.’ Good for him, though. And that he knows how we feel, it’s a business.
Yeah, it would’ve been great to have him with us because we’re good friends, but he got a great deal out of it and he seems to be very happy. He’s definitely going to try to paint his path on his own and more respect to him for doing that. We’re all cool though.”
Matt gave his take by noting that Marty got a great offer and he thinks Scurll wanted to be more than just a wrestler and he got an opportunity to do that. He noted that Marty is a clever guy and he’s very talented.
Matt said that he loves him and hopes nothing but the best for him. Matt hopes that Marty can make the place he’s working a better place because he wants wrestling everywhere to succeed because as long as the wrestlers are being taken care of and there are more opportunities for wrestlers in order to support their families.
Matt noted that he thinks the wrestling world needs Ring of Honor to do well.
“I think Marty, if you can pinpoint any person right now that can help them, it’s him. Good on them, and I’m happy for Marty.”
Goldberg recently did an interview with WWE.com where he spoke about his next match under the WWE banner.
The WWE Hall of Famer is slated to challenge Bray Wyatt for the Universal Title at Thursday’s Super ShowDown pay-per-view event in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia at the Mohammed Abdou Arena.
In the interview, Goldberg sent a warning to Wyatt but did so before he praised him for never being against anybody like him before but he’s here to stand his ground.
He also wants to prove a point and show that no matter what age or what level of fitness you’re in, if you have something in your mind then you can do it. He added that he’s lucky he gets another chance.
“My first Saudi Arabia stint here was less than favorable in a lot of ways and it put me in a place that I’ve never been before and I think part of my reasoning for coming back is to kind wipe that out but I’m taking everything out on The Fiend tomorrow night, and hopefully it’s enough.”
Goldberg was referencing his match against The Undertaker at this same show last year which saw Taker go over after a disappointing match.
There were some botched spots due to miscommunication, the heat inside of the stadium, and Goldberg suffering a concussion.
After months of building towards programs, AEW Dynamite is here to serve as the go-home show for their next pay-per-view event, Revolution, that takes place this Saturday night.
Thus, it’s time to look ahead to tonight’s episode of AEW Dynamite on TNT. The show is expected to start with Jurassic Express vs. Santana, Ortiz and Sammy Guevara in a six-man tag team match.
Although not confirmed, the belief is that the weigh-in between Jon Moxley and AEW World Heavyweight Champion Chris Jericho for their title match at Revolution will be the main event segment.
AEW will also be creating new programs and building on the hype for existing feuds as the promotion gets closer to Revolution.
AEW holds this show in Kansas City, MO at the Silverstein Eye Centers Arena on TNT at 8 p.m. ET. AEW is advertising the following items for tonight’s broadcast:
Jon Moxley and Chris Jericho weigh-in for their title match
The Butcher and The Blade vs. Best Friends – Tag Team Match
PAC vs. Kenny Omega – 30-Minute Ironman Match
Jurassic Express vs. Santana, Ortiz and Sammy Guevara – Six-Man Tag Team Match
Join us here later tonight for AEW Dynamite Results and our post-show Takeaways feature.
WWE NXT is back for another episode and will be looking to build upon the momentum that it gained from last week’s post-TakeOver: Portland show.
Thus, it’s time to look ahead starting with tonight’s episode of NXT. The biggest thing to be announced thus far is the return of Charlotte Flair to in-ring action under the NXT banner in several years. She’ll do so when she steps into the squared circle with Bianca Belair in a singles match.
This is a way to help build Flair’s feud with NXT Women’s Champion Rhea Ripley heading into WrestleMania 36 in April.
WWE holds this show in Winter Park, Florida at Full Sail University. WWE is advertising the following items for tonight’s broadcast:
Finn Balor to discuss his future plans following his win over Johnny Gargano at TakeOver: Portland.
Tommaso Ciampa vs. Austin Theory
Charlotte Flair will take on Bianca Belair. This marks Flair’s first match under the NXT banner in four years.
WWE will also be creating new programs and building on the hype for existing feuds.
As usual, fans should expect more matches and segments to be revealed this afternoon for NXT.
Join us here later tonight for WWE NXT Results and our post-show Takeaways feature.
Monday’s edition of WWE RAW averaged 2.210 million viewers in Winnipeg, Manitoba at the Bell MTS Place on the USA Network, which is down from the 2.437 million viewers the previous week.
RAW Viewership
Here is the hourly viewership breakdown, courtesy of ShowbuzzDaily:
Hour 1: 2.278 million – Last Week: 2.671
Hour 2: 2.246 million – Last Week: 2.559
Hour 3: 2.106 million – Last Week: 2.082
The episode was expected to maintain in its viewership from last week. WWE will attempt to increase its viewership for Monday Night RAW next week due to it serving as the post-show of Raw for Super ShowDown.
Here is the hourly 18-49 demos breakdown:
Hour 1: 0.73 – Last Week: 0.87
Hour 2: 0.71 – Last Week: 0.82
Hour 3: 0.68 – Last Week: 0.68
Some of the matches that took place include Angel Garza (w/Zelina Vega) vs. Humberto Carrillo, Ricochet vs. Luke Gallows, Aleister Black vs. Erick Rowan, Seth Rollins (w/Murphy) vs. Montez Ford, and Randy Orton vs. Kevin Owens.
There was also a segment with WWE Champion Brock Lesnar to promote his match with Ricochet at the Super ShowDown pay-per-view event.
In case you missed the show, you can check out the five takeaways here.
After being off of WWE television for a month, the return date and location for Edge has been revealed.
The WWE Hall of Famer is being locally advertised to appear on the March 9th episode of RAW by Capital One Arena in Washington, DC, which is hosting the show.
It should be noted that this episode will be the night after the Elimination Chamber pay-per-view event when the road to WrestleMania 36 starts to heat up.
After making his return to the ring in the 30-Man Royal Rumble Match, Edge has been off TV for several weeks after receiving the beatdown by Randy Orton. The belief is that this feud will lead to a match between them at WrestleMania 36.
The following is the promotional material listed for the show but keep in mind that these matches are likely dark and only shown to the fans in attendance:
Edge live to give a medical update on his condition
2020 Royal Rumble Match Winner Drew McIntyre vs Randy Orton
RAW Tag Team Champions The Street Profits vs, Seth Rollins & Murphy w/The AOP
RAW Women’s Champion Becky Lynch and 2020 Royal Rumble Winner Charlotte Flair vs. WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions The Kabuki Warriors
WWE Hall of Famer Goldberg did a recent interview where reflected about his first encounter with The Undertaker.
He did so on the Total Slam podcast. The match between Goldberg and The Undertaker took place last year at the WWE Super ShowDown pay-per-view event.
It had received a ton of criticism from fans as the start of the match was good but it quickly went downhill due to unforeseen circumstances.
\”My match with Taker was the perfect storm with no good. At the end of the day, I was not in the ring for two years. It was 150 degrees. Undertaker and I never worked together before,\” said Goldberg. \”My character is based on realism. My character is based on intensity and sometimes I forget I\’m a little bit older than I used to be and my body is not [the same].
It was a spot over the years that I knocked myself out at times. Why? Because I refuse to do in there something that doesn\’t looks real. If I\’m going to do something, I\’m going to do it 100 percent. If I knocked myself out, so be it, I knocked myself out.”
Goldberg Reflects On The Match
Goldberg noted that he had to deal with it and it was only his fault because he went too hard. He said that fans can’t fault him for it because he wanted to give the best show possible and make his family and fans proud.
Goldberg noted that he wanted to complete a dream of his and have a good match with Taker, but it doesn\’t always turn out the way you want and unfortunately, it was on TV.
Goldberg continued by noting how everybody saw it but thinks that the match doesn’t defy him as a human being. He admitted that for two weeks he felt bad about it and he thinks they should get a pat on the back for putting ourselves out there at our age and doing the things that we do to entertain the people.
Goldberg returns to the country at this same event when he challenges Bray Wyatt for the Universal Title this Thursday.
Matt Riddle wanted to make sure that Goldberg has some extra confidence heading into his next match under the WWE banner.
The WWE Hall of Famer is slated to make his return to in-ring action when he steps into the ring to challenge Bray Wyatt for the Universal Title at WWE’s next special.
WWE presents the Super ShowDown pay-per-view event on Thursday, February 27, 2020 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia at the Mohammed Abdou Arena that will air on the WWE Network.
Riddle took to his official Twitter account where he sent a good luck message to the legendary pro wrestler. You can see his tweet here:
Riddle’s “booger bro” mention is a reference to the recent comments made by Goldberg, who compared Riddle to a booger.
The history between Goldberg and Riddle has been well documented. Thus, it will be interesting to see what Riddle has to say about Goldberg\’s latest match after the show via social media.
Because of these types of comments made by Riddle as well as calling out main roster stars such as Goldberg and WWE Champion Brock Lesnar, it has led to him getting heat with WWE Chairman and CEO Vince McMahon.
All Elite Wrestling (AEW) has announced a new match for their upcoming Revolution pay-per-view.
On Monday, the promotion officially announced Darby Allin vs. Sammy Guevara in a singles match for the show. The match announcement came during a Road to Kansas City video that was uploaded to AEW’s social media.
AEW presents the Revolution pay-per-view event on Saturday, February 29, 2020 in Chicago, IL from the Sears Center. The show will air at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT, and is available for purchase via iN DEMAND cable operators, DirecTV, DISH Network and B/R Live. International fans can purchase the event at FITE.TV.
The event is being promoted in conjunction with the popular C2E2 (Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo) convention and will mark the fourth AEW PPV event. AEW will be announcing more matches for the show in the coming weeks.
AEW Revolution Card
AEW World Heavyweight Champion Chris Jericho vs. Jon Moxley
AEW Tag Team Champions Kenny Omega and Adam Page vs. The Young Bucks
Cody Rhodes vs. MJF
Jake Hager vs. Dustin Rhodes
Darby Allin vs. Sammy Guevara
What are your thoughts on this match being added to the card? Sound off in the comment section.
The viewership numbers are in for Friday’s edition of WWE SmackDown on FOX from Glendale, AZ at the Gila River Arena.
SmackDown averaged 2.484 million viewers, according to ShowbuzzDaily. This is up from the 2.464 viewers that the show did for last week’s episode of SmackDown on FOX.
The show averaged 2.490 million viewers in the fast nationals, which was up from the 2.482 million viewers a week ago. This number measured the top metered markets.
WWE SmackDown Viewership
The first hour drew 2.542 million viewers while the second hour did 2.438 million viewers. For comparison, the first show of last week’s show did 2.521 million viewers while the second hour did 2.442 million viewers.
SmackDown pulled in a 0.70 rating in the 18-49 demos, the same from the 0.70 rating as last week’s show.
This episode was expected to see its viewership stay steady and it did so due to it featuring an appearance by WWE Hall of Famer Goldberg to do a segment with Universal Champion Bray Wyatt.
Matches
Matches that took place on this show included The New Day (Big E & Kofi Kingston) & The Usos (Jey Uso & Jimmy Uso) defeat Dolph Ziggler, John Morrison, Robert Roode & The Miz, Braun Strowman & Elias defeat Cesaro & Shinsuke Nakamura in a Symphony Of Destruction Tag Team Match, Daniel Bryan defeats Heath Slater, and Naomi defeats Carmella in a WWE SmackDown Women\’s Title #1 Contendership Match.
WWE is expecting to see an increase in viewership for the following episode this coming Friday night as the show will feature the fallout for the Super ShowDown event.
Watch: Top 10 Moments from Friday Night SmackDown (2.21.20)
While WWE hasn’t announced many things for tonight’s episode of Monday Night RAW, it’s expected to be a big show.
As of this writing, only three things – two matches and segment – have been announced. That includes an appearance by WWE Champion Brock Lesnar to further promote his title defense against Ricochet at Super ShowDown.
Also, Angel Garza will square off with Humberto Carrillo in what is being hyped as a first-ever match on the show between the two stars.
WWE will also be building on the hype for existing feuds that will take place heading into the Super ShowDown pay-per-view event. This will be the go-home edition of RAW for the latest PPV event under the WWE banner.
WWE holds this show in Winnipeg, Manitoba at the Bell MTS Place. WWE is advertising the following items for tonight’s broadcast:
Angel Garza to square off with Humberto Carrillo
Who will Randy Orton target next?
WWE Champion Brock Lesnar to appear live
Will Becky Lynch and Shayna Baszler come to blows in the same building?
Erick Rowan will face Aleister Black in a rematch
As usual, fans should expect more matches and segments to be revealed this afternoon for RAW.
Join us here later tonight for our post-show RAW Takeaways feature.
Another Monday means another new date and location for an upcoming episode of AEW Dynamite on TNT.
The promotion announced via Twitter that AEW Dynamite is heading to Houston, Texas at the Fertita Center on April 29. Tickets for the show go on sale this Friday at AEWTix.com.
The arena has a max capacity of 8,000 approximately people, which is in line with the other arenas that AEW is airing their television show from.
“It\’s our Houston debut! HOUSTON, TX – Are you ready for us? Wednesday, March 29th – #AEWDynamite will be at the Fertita Center at the @UHouston. Tickets go live THIS FRIDAY, Feb 28th at 11am CST and start at $30! Visit http://AEWTIX.com for full event details.”
This week’s show takes place in Kansas City, MO at the Silverstein Eye Centers Arena and it’s slated to be a big show. It will be the go-home for Saturday’s Revolution pay-per-view event, the first special of the new year for All Elite Wrestling.
AEW Dynamite Schedule
The following is an updated look at the AEW Dynamite touring schedule through the end of April 2020:
A new report has backed up the claim that plans change all the time in WWE and WrestleMania 36 is no different.
WWE Universal Champion Bray Wyatt vs. Roman Reigns and John Cena vs. Elias was reportedly scheduled for the show. However, they’re now being changed.
Dave Meltzer noted the news on the latest Wrestling Observer Radio. Meltzer noted that the potential new matches were not known.
Meltzer also noted that \”five or six\” WrestleMania matches in total have changed recently. Most of them are only on the SmackDown brand side of the card.
WWE has already confirmed that Cena is returning to SmackDown this Friday with the belief that he’ll start his feud heading into WrestleMania on this show. Elias was reportedly his opponent as of earlier this month.
Wyatt is slated to defend his title against Goldberg at WWE Super ShowDown. Meltzer speculated whether Wyatt vs. Reigns will take place at Mania as expected because Goldberg would win the title from Wyatt.
WWE presents the WrestleMania 36 pay-per-view event on Sunday, April 5, 2020 in Tampa, Florida at the Raymond James Stadium that will air on the WWE Network.
WWE will be announcing more matches for WrestleMania, which is WWE’s biggest event of the year in the coming weeks.
Shinsuke Nakamura got banged up in his latest match.
On Friday’s episode of SmackDown in Glendale, AZ at the Gila River Arena on FOX, WWE booked a Symphony of Destruction Match, which featured guitars, drums, a piano, and other instruments around the ring in order for stars to use as weapons during the match.
The contest saw Nakamura and Cesaro take on Intercontinental Champion Braun Strowman and Elias with the babyfaces going over.
The finish was Strowman standing on the announce table and hitting his powerslam finisher to Nakamura on the piano, picking up the pinfall victory.
Fans picked up online that Nakamura’s head caught the end of the piano and was bleeding as a result. After the match, WWE\’s medical team checked on Nakamura but no update on his status was given on the show or WWE\’s website.
After the show, Nakamura posted photos of WWE\’s medical team taking care of the wound. He wrote the following in the caption:
\”Don\’t worry. I\’m a tough. But, the piano was toughest. [Braun Strowman] and I couldn\’t beat it.”
WWE Hall of Famer Goldberg did a recent interview where he spoke about Matt Riddle.
He did so on the Total Slam podcast about the NXT star, which he has some history with. Throughout the years, Riddle has been critical of the legendary pro wrestler even before Riddle got to NXT.
Goldberg made his feelings known but didn’t rip Riddle as some people may think.
\”Riddle is like a booger stuck in your nose; he is annoying and won\’t go away. He has no influence on Goldberg\’s life. Period. End of story. It\’s the wrestling business and sometimes when you\’re out in public you may run into a former foe and you can never know how the situation will turn out. It is what it is, and we don\’t see eye to eye.\”
It turns out that they ran into each other while backstage at SummerSlam last year. Riddle actually talked about it on the SummerSlam Watch Along Livestream and WWE has released footage of it since then.
Most notably, Riddle was critical of Goldberg’s performance against The Undertaker in a singles match at the WWE Super ShowDown pay-per-view event in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia in 2019.
A new match has been announced for the upcoming WWE Super ShowDown PPV and it involves women.
On Friday’s episode of SmackDown, WWE booked a match between Carmella and Naomi with the winner being crowned the new #1 contender for the SmackDown Women’s Title.
As seen on the show, Naomi ended up winning the contest and now she’ll challenge Bayley for the strap at this PPV event. This comes after a few weeks of building up to it.
First up was two weeks ago on an episode of SmackDown where a Fatal Four-Way match was booked. Carmella ended up winning the contest.
Last week, she lost to Bayley for the WWE Smackdown Women’s Championship. After the match, Naomi ran out to make the save for Carmella. Thus, it set up this latest #1 contender match.
WWE presents the Super ShowDown pay-per-view event on Thursday, February 27, 2020 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia at the Mohammed Abdou Arena that will air on the WWE Network.
Updated WWE Super ShowDown Card
WWE Champion Brock Lesnar vs. Ricochet
WWE Universal Champion Bray Wyatt vs. Goldberg
WWE SmackDown Tag Team Champions The New Day vs. John Morrison & The Miz
Roman Reigns vs. Baron Corbin – Steel Cage Match
Tuwaiq Mountain Trophy Gauntlet Match: Andrade, Bobby Lashley, Erick Rowan, AJ Styles, R-Truth, Rusev
WWE RAW Tag Team Champions Seth Rollins & Buddy Murphy vs. The Street Profits
Fans have been wondering where things stand with Cain Velasquez since the last time they saw him on WWE programming.
Velasquez successfully had his knee scoped recently and is feeling completely healthy, according to a recent report by Wrestling Inc.
Per the report, he was seen at WWE’s training facility, WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida, to get more reps in the ring while awaiting his next match. He’s set to be there for the next two weeks.
The former UFC Heavyweight Champion did an interview withSunSport last month where he stated that he would work the Royal Rumble pay-per-view event. At this same time, there were reports about this as well.
However, he didn’t work the show. Cain getting his knee scoped could be a reason why. As of this writing, there’s no word yet on when he’ll work his next match under the WWE banner.
Velasquez lost his debut match under the WWE banner when he faced WWE Champion Brock Lesnar at Crown Jewel.
The former UFC Heavyweight Champion most recently worked a tag team match in Mexico at the Arena Ciudad de Mexico for a house show back in November.
WWE could land a new streaming deal with ESPN if things go well in negotiations.
Dave Meltzer reported in the latest edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter that the talks would be in regards to WWE content airing on the ESPN+ service. WWE saw what the UFC did with ESPN and now is looking to get a similar deal, per the report.
This potential deal if reached would see WWE sell their rights to air pay-per-views on ESPN+ in order to get more money than what they earn through the WWE Network.
This potential deal to air PPV events on ESPN+ could also potentially bring more mainstream exposure to WWE\’s big events and their biggest Superstars. The UFC has been heavily covered on ESPN networks since inking their deal.
WWE Partnership With ESPN
As of this writing, there\’s no word yet on how far the talks with ESPN are. The report did note that it looks like the deal has not been agreed on as of this week.
Earlier this month, there were rumors that WWE was possibly talking to Amazon about selling content rights to them but have since been dismissed. ESPN isn’t the only player that WWE has been talking with as they had talks with other potential partners.
These partners include DAZN and NBC\’s Peacock service. The belief is that the Peacock service will launch later this year and some think this would be the best bet for WWE.
TV industry sources recently told Meltzer that Peacock would look at WWE to be its key initial programming to draw subscribers from the launch moving forward. Thus, it would be very similar to how ESPN+ did with UFC.
Since the subscription numbers for the WWE Network continue to decrease, WWE would be able to get significantly guaranteed money for their big-money events, instead of relying on their own service for revenue.
The card for WrestleMania 36 is starting to take shape but this year’s show will not feature one future WWE Hall of Famer.
Dave Meltzer reported in the latest edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter that Triple H is not scheduled for the show. If he doesn’t work then it will be the first time since WrestleMania 23 that Triple H has not wrestled at the event.
As previously reported, Ronda Rousey and WWE Hall of Famer Bill Goldberg are currently not scheduled for WrestleMania 36. It was also noted that there are plans for six different women\’s matches to be featured on the card.
Female matches on the card include Shayna Baszler vs. RAW Women\’s Champion Becky Lynch, Naomi vs. SmackDown Women\’s Champion Bayley, the 3rd annual WrestleMania Women\’s Battle Royal, a tag team match with WWE Women\’s Tag Team Champions Asuka and Kairi Sane, and another match to be named.
The 7th annual Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal is also set to take place this year. There\’s also no word on what Sheamus and Daniel Bryan will be doing. The belief is that there will be a blow-off to the feud with Kevin Owens and Seth Rollins.
WWE presents the WrestleMania 36 pay-per-view event on Sunday, April 5, 2020 in Tampa, Florida at the Raymond James Stadium that will air on the WWE Network. Here is the updated confirmed card:
WWE Champion Brock Lesnar vs. Drew McIntyre
WWE NXT Women’s Champion Rhea Ripley vs. Charlotte Flair
A new episode of WWE Friday Night SmackDown is here and it’s a stacked show.
Several segments and matches have been announced thus far for this show including the return of The Bella Twins (Nikki & Brie Bella) where they will be interviewed by Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross.
Also, WWE Hall of Famer Goldberg will appear in order to further his program with WWE Universal Champion Bray Wyatt ahead of their title match at Super ShowDown.
SmackDown Lineup
As usual, fans should expect more matches and segments to be revealed this afternoon for SmackDown. WWE holds this show from Glendale, AZ at the Gila River Arena.
WWE is advertising the following items for tonight’s broadcast:
Goldberg returns to SmackDown ahead of Universal Title Match
The Bella Twins return this Friday night for “A Moment of Bliss”
Naomi and Carmella collide for the right to challenge Bayley for the SmackDown Women’s Title at WWE Super ShowDown
The New Day & The Usos set to collide with The Miz, John Morrison, Dolph Ziggler & Robert Roode in Eight-Man Tag Team action
Lacey Evans to sit down with Renee Young for an exclusive interview
WWE will also be announcing matches for existing feuds that will take place heading into the Super ShowDown pay-per-view event.
Join us here later tonight for WWE SmackDown Results and Takeaways feature.
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