Today's News

JR confirms Impact talks:

"Not that long ago before I signed to return to WWE the Friday night before WrestleMania. My team was having ongoing business discussions with Impact Wrestling regarding the ITV project, but also, which a lot of people know about, but also about me being the play-by-play voice for Slammiversary. And so that was in the works. We weren't close to getting a deal done but the talks were ongoing. Look, if we had come to terms and I didn't have any other contractual issues, I would have no problems what-so-ever being a part of an event like Slammiversary. So I wish them good luck, have a good show and make me want to buy another one. That's your job this weekend."

Mae Young:

Another group of names have been booked for the Mae Young classic...

• Kairi Sane (Kairi Hojo)
• Dakota Kai (Evie)
• Piper Niven
• Bianca Belair

TNA to NXT:

Gunner debuted for NXT last night.

James Storm on why NXT was not right for him:

"Everything is about timing. I didn't think it was the right time. I was treated with respect when I went down there, Hunter and I talked about things. He just said, 'At the end of the day, you have to do what's best for you. If things don't work out, you have my number. Give me a call.' It was great for him to say that to me. At the time, I don't think I was ready for it with some stuff with my family life and my personal life to take care of. He understood that. It had nothing to do with wrestling. But never say never is the wrestlers' motto that we live by. If it presented itself, I would talk it over my family again and see what we could do."

SummerSlam leak:

The Meltzer has leaked another SummerSlam match. This time Alexa Bliss vs Nia Jax for the red Women's title.

Break up make up:

Alberto Del Rio and Paige are back on:

WWE team quit:

WWC officials are claiming that the Colon's have requested to be released by WWE. There is no conformation from them or WWE as yet.

LU no show:

LU star Pentagon Jr missed a match against Cody Rhodes last night after he was mugged on his way to the arena.

SD title:

Naomi and Lana will again fight over the blue Women's on SD next week.

Impact brand going away:

Impact are re-branding again. After merging with GFW they now plan to use the Global Force Wrestling name.

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Heartbreak for TE winner:

TE3 winner Matt Cappotelli is once again facing life threatening brain surgery. His WWE career was ended before it started when he was diagnosed with a brain tumour 10 years ago. That tumour is now back, bigger and badder than before. His doctors have told him that parts of the mass are inoperable, but they will remove as much as they can during today's surgery.

Matt is probably best known for the shoot beatdown he suffered at the hands of Hardcore Holly on the show, which he co-won with John Morrison.

Pillman returning to WWE:

Brian Pillman's son, Jr, has expressed his determination to make it to WWE to pick up where his deceased dad left off.

Hogan talks trying to change career during Hulkamania era:

"So fast forward, I'm doing my Hulkamania thing during the 80s, and the bass players for the Rolling Stones - they needed a new bass player so I just happened to be with Jerry Hall over in the U.K. doing entertainment show, we were presenters. And after we presented I was thinking 'Wow, how do I get to your - how do I say something?' So all of a sudden we go backstage and she goes, 'Oh my son is a huge fan, would you mind sending some merchandise at all?' I said, 'No problem, and by the way tell Mick I played bass, I played for 10 years and I was a studio guy, and I know every song play and I'd love to be in the band.' Never heard a word from them. Never heard a word from anybody. Then, we fast forward to when I saw Metallica was looking for a bass player. I was like 'Oh my god, Metallica!' Man I'm making tapes, I'm sending stuff - never heard a word from them either. So I was trying, but I never heard from anybody."

Kidd back at work:

Tyson Kidd has agreed to return to WWE as a SmackDown producer.

Mae Young:

WWE have announced a biopic movie of the late HOF'er.

Title change brought forward:

The Meltzer has claimed to have received conformation from WWE sources that the planned Mania Universal title match between Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns has been moved to this years SummerSlam. That would leave Roman to face John Cena at WrestleMania next year.

Slammiversary:

Impact are making this years PPV an international incident. They have already confirmed AAA talent will be working the show, now conformation that Japan's Pro Wrestling NOAH are sending stars over too.

Scott Steiner says Hulk Hogan tried to get him locked away:

"Well I had to get a, you know, I had my lawyer call the police department because he tried to get me arrested for assault. You know, threatened his life, I mean, you know that's a serious, that carries 15-20 years. And of course WWE takes the word of a racist. You know and puts my picture all over the entrances like I'm going to go there. You know, so, no, nothing ever came of it. Other than the fact that, you know, Hogan shows what a coward he really is. Lucky it happened at an airport where it had all the cameras so, you know, it was easy to prove my innocence."

The WWE house:

Baron Corbin has become the third WWE owner of a house. Originally owned by the Undertaker, the home had been lived in by Big Show before this most recent change.

Paige dropped:

Paige has been dumped from the cast of Total Diva's. Carmella will take her place.

Battle Royal winner leaked:

AJ Styles is set to win next weeks SD battle royal. A leak has him facing Kevin Owens at Battleground.

Bram:

Bram has been released from his Rome hospital bed after having surgery on a still unspecified but ''Bad'' injury.

WWE games:

Kurt Angle has confirmed he will be on this years WWE game.

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Miss MITB:

Carmella has regained the MITB briefcase after a rematch last night.

Battleground:

Jinder Mahal vs Randy Orton and Uso's vs New Day have been confirmed for the next SD special. Kevin Owens opponent will be decided in a battle royal next week.

Women make history:

All top WWE shows this week were main evented by the women, this is a first for the company.

Jinder pops for HHH:

Jinder Mahal says Triple H is the smartest man in wrestling...

"I believe it was the prophecy made by Triple H in NXT at that time. Two young guys who he thought were the future of the business and it turned out to be true. Rollins is a multiple-time champion, I am the current World champion. We were having main event matches in NXT and now we are in the main events in WWE. So I believe it was the prophecy of Triple H. He is one of the smartest minds in the wrestling business and wrestlers that are in NXT right now, main eventing NXT shows are the guys who you are going see main-eventing WWE PPVs in Raw and SmackDown Live in the future."

Takeover complete:

Impact have bought out the rights to Jeff Jarrett's GFW promotion, officially merging the two groups.

Kidd's return:

Tyson Kidd attended a WWE show for the first time since his career ending? injury last night. He has also announced he will be back on the cast of TD for the next series.

WWE snub Alum:

Victoria was in the crowd at SmackDown last night. She asked to go backstage to talk to the women after the MITB match but was told she would not be allowed to do so.

Jerry Lawler reveals biggest pay day:

"My lone WrestleMania match led to my biggest payday ever in the wrestling business. Here's me, an announcer, having a WrestleMania match with another announcer. In a matter of a few minutes, I got paid $130,000 for that match."

Steiner changes mind:

Scott Steiner says he would now consider WWE HOF induction, but only for the right price...

"Vince gets paid to, you know, put on a show. Yeah, pay me. Cause Vince is getting paid to show the program, I mean, you know. I ain't doing anything for free, he doesn't do anything for free. He wants, you know. So yeah, if the price is right."

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Great Balls Of Fire:

Sasha Banks has won a shot at Alexa Bliss' Women's title. Bray Wyatt and Seth Rollins will also dance at the show. As will Neville and Akira Tozawa for the Cruiser.

Sheamus in movie:

Sheamus has won a role in 'Buddy Games'.

Alum never forgave WWE:

Tyrus AKA Brodus Clay says he has still not forgiven WWE for pulling his WrestleMania match in 2013...

"Probably the biggest thing for me was my Wrestlemania match getting cut; I don't think I ever really mentally recovered from that. So that for me was a very draining and disappointing situation."

Door open:

Eva Marie says she may appear with WWE and on TD in the future...

"Oh my goodness, for sure. WWE, for me, is where it all started. You never know, I could show up on a Monday Night Raw, I could come down to SmackDown Live and snatch that title real quick. Never leave me out, you never know what's creeping around the corner, if you know what I mean."

TNA star told to leave by WWE man:

Mike Bennett says Kevin Owens talked him out of re-signing with Impact, and asked him to talk to HHH. He is now on SD as Mike Kanellis. He also said they released the story that they were leaving wrestling because Impact threatened to leak the news if they were going to WWE.

WWE in racial storm:

A guest of Raw last night spouted a string of racial terminology during an in ring skit. WWE have distanced themselves from the comments...

The guest, a 15 year old boy, said...

"Beat that n---a a--!"

WWE responded to mainstream media criticism...

"The inappropriate language used by a guest during the 'Miz TV' segment was not scripted nor reflects WWE's values."

Reunion:

A number of WWE's former female talent were backstage at Raw. Torrie Wilson, Candice Michelle, Christy Hemme, Lilian Garcia and Sharmell had a Diva reunion.

SmackDown tease:

• Second-ever Women's Money in the Bank Ladder Match to take place tonight on SmackDown LIVE
• Naomi and Lana face off in SmackDown Women's Championship rematch
• Sami Zayn battles Baron Corbin on SmackDown LIVE
• The Hype Bros battle The Usos for a chance to earn a SmackDown Tag Team Title Match

King Mo:

Mo Lawal will return to Impact as Lashley's corner man for Slammiversary.

Old boy returning:

Raymond Rougeau is returning to WWE as a French language PPV commentator.

JR urges Bryan to stay stopped:

"Seems as if Daniel Bryan is having some fun trolling social media as he teases a return to the ring which I seriously doubt will or should ever happen. If his existing medical condition put DB in a higher risk category, then he needs to be the responsible husband and father and refrain from lacing up his boots again. Don't get me wrong, if DB could safely resume his career I'd be all for it as he is one of the great talents in recent memory."

Battleground SPOILER!!!:

WWE are bringing back the Punjabi prison match for the next SD show.

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Eid Mubarak

Promise kept:

Hiroshi Tanahashi has had the NJPW IC title restored.

Chavo Guerrero Jr:

Chavo Jr trained the cast of Netflix series 'Glow' to wrestle.

Raw tease:

• Is Samoa Joe prepared for Brock Lesnar's return?
• Will Goldust be smacked by "the hand of Truth" during his movie premiere?
• What's next for Enzo Amore?
• Will Bray Wyatt retaliate against Seth Rollins?
• Is an ambulance ride in Roman Reigns' near future?

Steve Austin is reportedly backstage and may appear.

Announcer snubs Impact:

Mike Tenay has rejected the chance to call Slammiversary. AAA talent will though, be involved.

Big Show talks worst moment in career:

"There has been a lot of stuff I've done has been absolutely horrendous. But I think for me personally, the worst thing I've done was when Vince  made me do the 'Baby New Year' thing because it was so freakin' awkward. He had me in a freakin' diaper with a New Year hat and he wanted me dancing and all I could think of, it was like some billionaire masturbating video where he has got some fat guy. You can imagine Vince in some dark room looking at it on a big screen, like, 'yeah, now s--t in the diaper, you fat bastard! s--t in the diaper! That's it!' It was just so uncomfortable." 

He revealed Vince did it to make him lose weight.

Sasha Banks:

Sasha Banks represented WWE at the BET awards last night.

Lita returns:

WWE have confirmed Lita will return to call the Mae Young classic.

Cody pops for his brother:

"I love that Goldust returned to the 'Golden Age'. I'm very proud of Dustin. One of the reasons we butted heads in WWE was because of timing. He was looking for redemption after the original Goldust run, and he was out to prove he had more left. He absolutely has more left, and he is wrestling's version of Ra's al Ghul. He is out there turning it up, on TV and at the live events. He's got a lot left, but when he does hang it up, he'll be Hall of Fame bound. I'm very proud of my brother."

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TNA made me hate wrestling:

Bobby Roode says he had to get out of his long career with TNA because he started hating his job...

"You want to have great matches, but your timing is off and you don't feel like you're at 100%. And then saying that, I got in the business to be in the business. It sounds kind of backwards, but I didn't want to be home all the time. I wanted to be on the road and I wanted to get those reps in and I wanted to be on all the live events. I wanted to kind of tour around and have that kind of schedule. And with TNA, it's like I felt like I was just spinning my wheels near the end of it. And I started to really not like my job, which was kind of an eyeopener for me because I was never in a position in the last 17 years up until that point that I really hated wrestling and I really started to hate it."

WCW star reveals why he couldn't join the invasion:

Alex Wright says...

"After they bought WCW they approached me a couple of times. One time they wanted to give me a buyout of my contract, as I was one of the few wrestlers that had direct contracts with Time Warner, so WWE couldn't buy that contract. They offered me a buyout but it wasn't good so I said no and I sat out my contract. After that they approached me twice and there were talks. I was very honored that they asked me and wanted to give me the chance, but I am the kind of they guy that wants to give 100% when I'm in the ring. I knew I couldn't do that at the time because I was burnt out."

NJPW promise:

New NJPW IC champ Hiroshi Tanahashi promises to have the belt, which was destroyed by the previous owner, repaired.

Run DMC vs WWE:

Big E. says Run DMC have served WWE with a cease and desist notice over a new New Day shirt.

Diva defensive:

Three of the women of the Diva era of WWE have gotten together for the WWE Network.

Maryse says there was a lot of truth to her feud with Nikki Bella...

"There's a lot of truth and everything that has been happening is 100% the way it is. To be able to come out and tell the story, yeah. I always say karma is a thing that is real.''

Eve Torres says their era deserve to be credited for the growth in women's wrestling...

"Everyone plays their part and you just chip away at it. And then, the next generation chips away. And then, the next generation chips away. And eventually, it breaks and they say, 'okay' and they see that it's something worth investing in. So I think it's fair to say that every generation did their part."

Kelly Kelly says she was upset at the retirement of the word ''Diva''...

"We always recognized the women that came before us. Do you know what I mean? And then, when the Divas Championship came along, and I feel like they totally wiped that out, what about us? Do you know what I mean? We gave it our everything when we walked through that curtain every night. Like, we went out there and we gave it our all. And so, I feel like even the Divas Championship itself, like, just wiping that out and kind of like forgetting about that, it's kind of like, a knife to the heart."

Daniel Bryan reveals return plans:

Daniel Bryan says he hopes to face Cody Rhodes for the ROH title in 462 days. Specifically naming the date as 28 September 2018. Likely meaning his WWE deal ends 90 days before that date, and that he will become a free agent, and would return to wrestling after walking away from WWE.

Jericho confirms return:

How cool is this picture?

Chris Jericho has confirmed he will be on the WWE tour of Japan, and who he will be facing.

TNA great calls for HOF:

Abyss says Dixie Carter deserves Impact HOF induction...

"I truly believe that she deserving to go in the Hall of Fame. She ran a company for 15 years and established its history. Gave us all a platform to become an international company, the merchandising, action figures, the SpikeTV deal. ...All that stuff was under her watch. I know she takes a beating in the media but they don't know all the work she put in and the passion that she had."

JoMo reveals how Miz was forgiven for Benoit incident:

"Miz was on Tough Enough 4 - which was the live SmackDown one - and I was on 3 and in between those two there was maybe a four year gap. It was quite a long time. I had already kind of had solid relationships with the guys on the roster and I remember 'The Miz eating chicken' incident. I think he was eating chicken over Scott Armstrong's bag. And Benoit saw him and kicked him out of the locker room. Forever. Like, completely kicked him out of the locker room. "I remember hearing about it - and I was on the other show - then the Benoit tragedy occurred and six or eight months after that, Miz had still been changing in the hall, he didn't really know what to do, because the rule is whoever kicks you out of the locker room has to be the one to invite you back in. So, he didn't know what to do. In that case, I think Undertaker might have done this. At one point, said something like 'Hey kid, why do you keep changing by the garbage? What are you doing out there?' Then Miz explained the story and he invited Miz back in."

Injury:

Bram suffered a nasty injury and is in hospital in Rome. No details of the cause or nature of the issue is yet known.

Jinder tags in:

Shinsuke Nakamura was not allowed into Canada for the Raw house show last night, so WWE champ Jinder Mahal stepped in.

Break-up:

Alberto Del Rio has broken off his engagement with Paige. The couple are said to have had a very public split in Orlando, Florida.

Flair tells Randy, HOF'er pulled gun on his dad:

"Harley believed he was the world champion. He wanted to fight every night, every night, so the WWE came to Kansas City and I'm over there wrestling Brody. Harley comes to the locker room with a 9mm in his pocket."

Kharma reveals lingering WWE ambition:

"Beth Phoenix and I never happened. The fans have seen Gail and I, and I would always love to face Gail again to bookend our story. The fans would really love to see Beth and I dance in the ring and that never happened. I feel like the fans were cheated out of that so I would love to do that for the fans and for myself."

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CWC to NXT:

WWE have debuted another of last summers CWC 32. This time German Fabian Aichner, who worked NXT this week. Bobby Fish of ROH also wrestled.

Mauro talks how bad life on SmackDown was:

"I was willing to walk away from my dream job, let's leave it at that. In order for me to do that, I had to be true to my convictions and what makes you a human being." 

He has signed a new multi year deal.

Alum wins big:

Cody Rhodes is the new ROH champion. He beat Christopher Daniels at their big PPV last night.

ROH vs WWE:

ROH's boss has shared his view on why ROH are better than WWE...

"They are more spectacle than in-ring product. Pomp and circumstance is their thing. This generation, they want to see John Cena or The Rock, guys who are stars in other media, and it's more like a concert. We'd like to grow, but we don't want to impugn the product, and I'll never do that. We want preservation."

Orton nervous about HOF:

Randy Orton says he is worried about his future HOF induction...

"I've been around a minute but I started young, so yeah I have another five or ten years in me, easy. It's something I have thought about, if anything it's just a little nerve racking thing - the speech for the Hall Of Fame. I don't consider myself the best talker in the world, and sometimes I get carried away and I think I can say whatever's on my mind, and I know it's a live show, The Hall Of Fame - I just wonder how it's all going to go down. If it goes down, if I'm fortunate enough for it to go down. But yes, it has crossed my mind but I'm living in the present and enjoying what I'm doing now. I've done so much for the WWE. Everything I've done, any movie I've done, any notoriety I have, it's because of them. So I owe them everything. My father, my grandfather, the wrestling business, the WWE in particular, has really given me everything. A lot of happiness, my kids are taken care of, my wife is happy, they get to travel. A lot of pluses come with it, the Hall Of Fame would just be the cherry on top."

WWE UK:

Pete Dunne will defend the WWE UK title for ICW next month. WWE's Noam Dar will also work the show.

Injury:

Hideo Itami was bust open at NXT last night.

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Jay Lethal talks heat from his parents:

"That automatically reminds me about coming home with bumps and bruises and my mom not being too happy. But I think the only time they've never been happy with something they saw me do on TV was in TNA. The X Division was trying to be destroyed by the Dudley Boys along with Johnny Devine while I was trying to save it with Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin. We had to do this angle where we got beat up by the Dudleys and we ended up having to bleed. My parents saw that and they were like "no way, never again, what is going on here?" But they quickly got over that. I wouldn't call it luck, but there would be certain times where I would bleed accidentally and they weren't freaking out like they were that very first time. So they got used to it. But that was the very first time that they saw something that they didn't like."

Shibata:

Friends of Katsuyori Shibata say he is starting to get desperate as treatment for his recent brain injury is not improving his health. He has now had three surgeries on his eyes alone, but has still not been able to gain control of his spacial awareness and blurred vision.

Smith Jr pops for Flair:

Davey Smith Jr says Ric Flair's fitness astounded him before his last WWE match...

"He and I, we did 500 Hindu squats together right before his - I think it was a week before his match with Shawn Michaels - his retirement match. And him at his age to do 500 Hindu squats is really impressive. We did it in Hawaii and then he flew straight from there to do some appearances and then WrestleMania week. So it was a good way to bond with him. And he's been nothing but great with me."

Death:

Mr. Pogo has died. The 45 year Japanese veteran was having surgery on a back issue when he died of a cerebral infarction, caused by his blood pressure crashing. He had been ill for a number of weeks earlier this year with gastric ulcers. He was 66.

Universal title plans changing:

WWE are starting to listen to their fans... no, really. They are worried about Brock Lesnar's lack of appearances as champion hurting their viewing figures for Raw. The long term angles were to see him defend against Braun Strowman at SummerSlam, retain and go onto feuds vs Seth Rollins and Finn Balor for Survivor Series and Royal Rumble, retaining again both times, before dropping the gold to Roman Reigns at WrestleMania next year. Speculation is they may now have him drop the gold during one of these planned feuds, possibly as early as SummerSlam in August.

ROH to WWE:

Bobby Fish has been spotted at tonight's NXT taping. Some of the Mae Young women are at the show to debut too.

Ranallo's return:

Mauro Ranallo will be back at work with WWE tonight, for the first time since his battle with mental health, he says, caused by backstage bullying at the hands of JBL.

Presidential reunion:

Bobby Lashley has asked president Donald Trump to be in his corner at Slammiversary next weekend.

Rusev:

Rusev is scheduled to return to the road this weekend.

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NXT title:

As predicted, Bobby Roode vs Roderick Strong has been announced for next months NXT TV's.

WWE car accident:

Jinder Mahal and Braun Strowman were recently involved in an auto accident...

"When I was riding with Braun Strowman couple of months ago we hit a deer in the middle of the highway with no civilization anywhere near us. Luckily some of the boys were behind us, so we just left the rental car on the side of the road and called them and said, 'hey this is the rental car, it's 20 miles outside of this smokehouse, come get it.' I left the key under the mat and I jumped in with the other boys."

WWE want to cash in:

Triple H has invited Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor to WWE TV to promote their fight this summer.

Backstage beef:

Vince Russo has filed a protection order against WWE Alum Jim Cornette, who, he says, is stalking him.

New show:

WWE have launched a weekly Hindi language show in India.

Jarrett kills broken Hardyz:

''When it relates to IP it's real simple, there is a publisher who owns the property, there is a writer who gets credit and can monetize it, then there is the performers. There is no question that Broken Matt and Brother Nero's performances were off the charts good. But when it comes to ownership to me it's almost a silly squabble, it's never been in question. Impact are the owners."

Mae Young classic:

Another batch of names for this summers tourney has been confirmed...

• Kavita Dalal (India).
• Abbey Laith (AKA Kimber Lee).
• Tessa Blanchard (Daughter of HOF'er Tully).
• Jazzy Gabert (AKA Alpha Female).
• Taynara Conti (Brazilian MMA star).

New baby:

Sade Sofiya is the first child for Apollo Crews.

Ric Flair campaigning:

Ric Flair is campaigning for Kane's mayoral bid today.

Bully Ray talks broken:

Bully Ray says WWE will not allow the broken gimmicks onto their programming...

"They can milk this Hardy run for every dime it's worth and then they can evolve into a version of the Broken Universe that the WWE sees fits. WWE is not going to allow creations that got over someplace else to come in and rule their world. It's not going to happen. It didn't happen with the Bullet Club and it's not going to happen with Matt Hardy's Broken Universe. They are going to have to put their stamp of approval on it and have their creative input."

No reason to return:

Cody Rhodes says there is no reason for him to go back to WWE...

"I don't want to sound negative but being part of history right now and this new era and new boom. I didn't get that while in WWE. So currently there is no incentive for me to return to WWE. I'm making more money than I was with WWE. I've been in some unbelievable matchups. Two are coming up. I love WWE. Just currently there is no incentive. There are some things I would love to be a part of. I would love to be part of the Dusty tag team tournament. At the same time I don't think I'm playing a revenge song here. I don't think I'm ready to move out of the spot of where I'm at."

Linda talks WWE health:

Linda McMahon has addressed WWE not offering it's talent health insurance...

"The cost of health care has grown. We had a very young company, so there were a lot of babies being born, so we had some high expenses.Eventually, we went to self-insuring except for catastrophic. We had health savings plans. We tried different ways to make sure that our employees had really great coverage that they weren't paying too much out of pocket to try to keep those co-pays reasonable within guidelines."

Announcer coming back:

Mauro Ranallo is returning to WWE. He will be working for the NXT brand.

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MITB decision made:

Daniel Bryan has stripped Carmella of her MITB briefcase and announced the match will be re-fought on SmackDown next week.

SD fight back:

SmackDown want to fight back against dropping viewing figures with a big event next week, as well as the MITB match, Naomi and Lana will repeat their match from the same event, with the blue Women's gold on the line and the Hype Bro's will get the shot they earned at the Tag on the night Zack Ryder injured his knee, a shot 6 months in the waiting.

Triple H and the hero cop:

WWE have released a video of Triple H meeting Charlie Guinegault, the hero London cop he secretly flew to the UK to meet yesterday...

Matt's difficult return:

Matt Hardy says he has been having a tough time not breaking out his broken gimmick with WWE, but is hopeful that he will be able to bring it to WWE soon...

"For me, it was very odd going back to regular Matt Hardy, Version 1, or Matt Hardy - Team Xtreme, it was tricky at first. It was hard to be me, which sounds strange, but it was because I got so used to doing my other thing. Things that I had created or morphed into, I almost became. I felt like a broken man having to go back to plain old Matt Hardy in many ways. It's still within me. It's still contained. I think when the time is right, I will unleash it again."

NXT incident:

Bobby Roode and Roderick Strong got into a physical altercation at a photo shoot today. The incident is likely kayfabe, as the two are currently feuding, but WWE are selling it as legit.

Worst move ever:

Triple H has called the Rock's people's elbow the worst move in wrestling, talking to BBC Radio 1...

"You've gotta wait for like 20 minutes while he takes his elbow pad off and works the crowd. He runs back and forth, then he comes up and drops an elbow on you that looks like it barely touches you, except that a lot of times the point of his elbow hits you right in the mouth and you come up bleeding and you're like, 'how can you bust me open on that?' It's also so funny that you're running away to the bank with it."

WWE hit with the race card:

Forbes have criticised WWE for lack of diversity in MITB matches. They say out of 19 winners only one has been of an ethnicity, that being Alberto Del Rio.

Orton in movie:

WWE superfan Seth Green has cast Randy Orton is his next movie.

NJPW fear WWE:

Tama Tonga says New Japan are afraid of WWE stealing their top talent...

"The guys that have been bringing a lot of success to the company. Your go-to guys. Not just the top guys, but the middle guys, the pillars of the company. 'Machine Gun' Karl Anderson, Gallows, those guys were pillars of the company. They were my mentors. They taught us the game and it was frightening, but at the same time it opened up doors for us to step up and use the talents and wisdom that was bestowed on us from the young mentors so this is where we are at right now."

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Impact clear out:

Impact have released two of their longest serving officials. Al Snow (2008) and Simon Diamond (2003) had been producers for the company for a decade or more.

SummerSlam:

Roman Reigns says he will wrestle the Universal champion at SummerSlam. He was then challenged for the spot by the returning Braun Strowman. The match will be at Great Balls Of Fire.

Injury returns:

Braun Strowman and Dash Wilder returned on Raw last night.

Heel Turn:

Big Cass has turned on Enzo Amore, revealing himself as the man that had been responsible for the assaults on the smaller man in recent weeks.

New faction:

The Miz has formed a new faction with Curtis Axel and Bo Dallas.

Rusev burns fan:

After being called a loser on Twitter Rusev responded with...

''Sorry it took me so long to respond I had to find my phone but my estate is huge and I had to park my 200k car. What was the question again?''

Injury:

Seth Rollins had stitches to close a cut to his face last night.

SmackDown tease:

• How will Carmella's controversial Money in the Bank Ladder Match victory be addressed?
• The Lone Wolf reigns as Mr. Money in the Bank
• Will The Viper be looking for payback on Mahal?
• Will Mike & Maria Kanellis bring the power of love to Tuesday nights?
• Daniel Bryan returns to SmackDown LIVE tonight

Mania rematch:

The Undertaker's daughter has told her iconic father how to win his next fight with Roman Reigns...

''Watching "boom boom" when Roman's music hit (before he came out).....K: "booo.....daddy say BOO, he beat you!!! Next time just punch him in the face, kick him between the eyes then use your muscles to hold him down to count to 3! If he tries to move, just push him back down. Seriously, that's all you have to do. Ok, daddy?!"

Daniel Bryan tells WWE they need to change:

"I think a change of presentation is absolutely necessary. I think the way that we present our superstars probably needs to change. Years ago they went through with this idea of having as much live stuff as possible on the shows, but I think when you watch say UFC for example, some of the things that are the most endearing, that make you care the most about the fighters are these backstage vignettes that get to show their real personality. You'll see great fights that people will cheer maybe because they're great fights, but the fights that have the most impact are the ones with fighters who people actually care about. I think one of the things that really endeared me to people was that people got to view more aspects of my personality than most because of the different things that I did within WWE. Seeing performers frustrated and being able to show that on TV and being able to show their experiences, their reactions to what's happening to them on the show and doing backstage vignettes. There was a great one on NXT about Roderick Strong recently about being a new dad and all of that kind of stuff. Since I've been gone, they've been doing some really fun stuff with the Fashion Police. Not that there needs to be more of that exact kind of stuff, but it helps people get to know their personalities. I think one of our failings on SmackDown Live was American Alpha. They're great and on NXT they did all of these fun little interview segments with the two of them that got to show the people behind American Alpha. They saw who Chad Gable is, who Jason Jordan is. I'd like to do more of that kind of stuff."

Big Show rants on WWE:

''I hate TVs. TVs, I just want to bash myself in the head with a hammer because they're just long, useless, time-wasting, bulls--t days where you sit around all friggin' day for some idea that absolutely sucks. Debating it for hours and 17,000 inputs. And one or two guys laced up a pair of wrestling boots in their life and know what they're talking about. The others have never laced up a pair and really don't know s--t, but for some reason, they're telling you what to do. So you're just sitting there baffled. We all have that same look at TV, we walk around baffled, going, 'why are we doing this?'

WWE nominated:

Sasha Banks and the Bella's have been nominated for Teen Choice awards.

WWE games:

WWE are working on another mobile phone game.

Hunter visits terror attack victim:

Triple H has flown to the UK to meet a cop who was injured in the recent London bridge / Borough market terror incident. The cop was off duty when he found himself in the middle of the carnage and took the three bad guys on single handed, receiving multiple stab wounds in the process. WWE became aware of his story when they heard he was wearing a Sami Zayn shirt on the night, and wanted to show their support. They did so by presenting him with a replica WWE World title belt.

Today's News

New star:

Vic Joseph has been added to the NXT roster.

Money In The Bank:

Results...

1. Hype Bros bt Colons (Pre).
2. Carmella won the female MITB match.
3. New Day bt Uso's.
4. Naomi bt Lana.
5. Jinder Mahal bt Randy Orton.
6. Breezango bt The Ascension.
7. Baron Corbin won MITB.

Notes...

• Carmella did not retrieve the briefcase in the women's MITB. James Ellsworth climbed the ladder and got it for her. A decision will be made about the result on SmackDown this week.
• AC Bob Orton, Ric Flair, Sgt. Slaughter, Baron Von Rashke, Larry Hennig and Greg Gagne were in the crowd.
• Maria Kanellis returned to WWE with her husband Mike, who is now known as Mike Kanellis.
• Kevin Owens hurt his leg in the main.

SmackDown:

Daniel Bryan will make a SummerSlam announcement on SD this week.

Raw tease:

• Roman Reigns to make SummerSlam announcement Monday night
• Does Samoa Joe have Brock Lesnar's number?
• Can Bayley get back into the Raw Women's Title picture?
• What's next for the Raw Tag Team division?
• Can "The Man" Seth Rollins stand up to a "god"?

Hogan teases return:

Hulk Hogan has posted a video of him next to a WWE production truck, pointing out that he is on it.

Ryback tells WWE what it will take to get him back:

"One of my requests if I ever go back to the WWE, is my opening night back, I call out all three of The Shield members and beat the s--t out of them, just for the ultimate revenge. A little kid came up in a gas station, and this was when I already knew what was going on, and I just didn't feel like lying to the kid. He goes, he just said, 'Ryback, when are you going to get revenge on The Shield? They get you every time.' And I go, 'sometimes in life, kid, the bad guys just win.' And he just looked at me just completely defeated and he ran off and ran outside no words."

He also opened the door to Impact...

"I like Impact and I want them to have as much success as possible. When the time is right. I'm enjoying life right now. I have my priorities in order and I'm not necessarily in a hurry to get back on TV, so I'm taking care of the shoulder, letting the body just recharge, running my supplement company, my FeedMeMore business and making towns every weekend. The money's great. I'm loving life. So when the time is right, that might be a possibility."

Seth Rollins:

Seth Rollins has revealed he is this years WWE games cover star.

TLC:

Raw will host this years TLC special.

Alum quits:

Gregory Helms says he has quit Impact.