16/42017

JR rebuffs TV deal:

Jim Ross says he refused to work on a new WWE show for Fox, before agreeing to his AEW deal.

Joe no go:

Samoa Joe was scheduled to be involved in the Raw shakeup last night, but was very sick backstage, so his segment was dropped.

Promotion and re-brand:

War Raiders are now The Viking Experience, Erik and Ivar, as they step up from NXT to join Raw.

They were not the only ones getting a new gimmick, Punishment Martinez is now Damien Priest.

Superstar shakeup:

The Miz, Andrade, Zelina Vega, Rey Mysterio, Uso's, Naomi, AJ Styles, and Eric Young have transferred from SmackDown to Raw while Cedric Alexander joins from 205. Lacey Evans, Aleister Black, Ricochet, Lars Sullivan and EC3, who have all been free agents since coming out of NXT, have all pinned the colors to the red show.

WWE vs Sasha Banks:

Sasha Banks no-showed Raw last night, leading to an apparent on air dig, delivered by Corey Graves...

"Sasha Banks lost her ball and quit the game."

Booker signs deal with Impact:

Booker T has signed his ROW promotion up with Impact, for a co-promoted show at Booker's gym in the summer.

SD tease:

• Mr. McMahon to reveal the biggest acquisition in SmackDown LIVE history
• Who will join Team Blue in the Superstar Shake-up?
• Who is Paige's new tag team?
• What's next for WWE Champion Kofi Kingston?
• Will any team step up to The Hardy Boyz?

Punk vs Cabana:

CM Punk vs Colt Cabana, the court case, has had some movement this month. Punk asserted to a judge that text messages offering to pay Colt's legal fees for the lawsuit they won vs WWE, over a controversial podcast they did together shortly after Punk quit WWE, were a gift of friendship,and did not constitute a contract. The judge initially agreed, but then Colt's team presented an e-mail from Punk's lawyer, that the judge said was ''Sufficient'' in his mind to be considered a contractual offer of funds and legal services, from CM to Cabana.

The two sides will meet in court on May 21 for an initial hearing of their arguments.

Alum takes ill:

Adam Rose suffered a mild heart attack over the weekend, but is now back home after receiving medical care.

Harper quits:

Luke Harper has requested his release from WWE, and it sounds like it may have been accepted, from his social media post announcing his decision, but that is not official from WWE.