10/4/2018

Debuts, returns and retirements:

Raw last night saw the start of new career's, the return of an old face and the end of another stars in ring days. Ember Moon, No Way Jose and Authors Of Pain were promoted out of NXT to join the Raw brand last night. More NXT talent are expected to join SmackDown tonight. Bobby Lashley returned after 10 years away and Paige confirmed the end of her wrestling career. It appears Paige is not going to be taking on an on screen role with WWE because they have moved her to their Alumni roster and wished her well for her future, but she will be a part of the next series of 'Total Diva's' and will continue to promote the WWE movie about her family. As well as this Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn competed for a red brand contract after losing their jobs with team blue at Mania. Sadly they failed to win one.

Titles vacated:

Braun Strowman & Nicholas vacated the red Tag titles on Raw due to Nicholas being too busy to go on the road. A tournament has started to crown new owners.

Injury:

Jeff Hardy and Samoa Joe came back following injury breaks last night.

Shake up:

WWE will hold their post Mania brand swaps next week.

Backlash:

Seth Rollins vs Miz (IC) is the first match booked for Backlash, which will be the first non big 4 PPV to be joint hosted since the brand split.

Heyman signs:

Paul Heyman has followed Brock Lesnar in re-signing for WWE, but they are said to be short term deals. It is speculated that that they have signed until the end of the month so Brock can drop his title to Roman Reigns at the Saudi special, then both will depart the company. No conformation on the exact length of the deals is available as yet.

SD tease:

• How will AJ Styles respond to Shinsuke Nakamura's savage attack?
• What does the future hold for the leadership of SmackDown LIVE and the Superstar Shake-up?
• Where does Charlotte go after beating Asuka?
• Who will be the light in The Bludgeon Brothers' new age of darkness?
• Who might debut on SmackDown LIVE after WrestleMania?

Backstage fight:

Shane McMahon was ready to fight Brock Lesnar after Brock threw his title at his dad at Mania. Brock didn't bite and left the arena quickly after the incident.

SnOwVW:

Al Snow has purchased OVW from Danny Davis, who is moving to Florida to retire.

Dolph departing:

Dolph Ziggler says news he had signed a $1.5 million a year deal at the start of the year was false. He is talking to WWE, but is running down his current deal before deciding on where his future lies.

Y2J on trip:

Chris Jericho is going to be in the Greatest Royal Rumble.