A special “Throwback” edition of
SmackDown airs tonight (May 7) live from the ThunderDome in the Yuengling Center in Tampa, Florida. This is the fourth
SmackDown episode during the five week build towards the upcoming
WrestleMania Backlash event on May 16.
This is no time for 50/50 booking
Now that Daniel Bryan is banished from
SmackDown and his WWE contract is expired, the path is clear for Cesaro to ascend into the top babyface role on Friday nights. Another win in tonight’s
WrestleMania rematch against Seth Rollins is a necessary ingredient for making that happen.
But Seth Rollins is no placeholder opponent. What if he actually wins this match, perhaps with some assistance from Jey Uso? Is it out of the question that WWE might be setting up a three way match for the
WWE is reportedly in talks with Major League Wrestling, according to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter.
The deal would allow some NXT developmental wrestlers appear on MLW TV, and would be a very similar deal to what they had with EVOLVE.
The deal would also help talent they have signed have further exposure, instead of sitting on the sidelines while the company is currently off the road due to the COVID19 pandemic.
We recently reported, WWE filmed a new pilot for a show titled, NXT EVOLVE with the idea that it would air weekly on Peacock and feature some of WWE’s developmental talent. It remains unknown if this idea will materialize into something.
On a recent episode of AEW Dynamite, Miro attacked his former tag-team partner in Kip Sabian.
Sabian tweeted this past weekend that he would be requiring surgery.
In an update, Fightful is reporting that Sabian has been on the shelf since April. He recently returned from a knee injury that kept him off television prior to this.
Having Miro attack Sabian was the company s way of writing him off television for the foreseeable.
It remains unclear how long he will be off our screen.
Chris Jericho Thinks Vince McMahon May Be Second-Guessing His Broken Skull Interview Posted By: Ben Jordan Kerin on May 03, 2021
During an interview with Scott Fishman at TV Insider, Jericho was asked if he thinks his appearance on WWE Network’s Broken Skull Sessions will lead to further working relationships between WWE and AEW.
Here is what he said:
“It was lightning in a bottle sort of thing with [respective company heads] Vince McMahon and Tony Khan giving their approval. I think it was also well-timed. The Peacock relationship with WWE was just starting. They wanted something huge out of the gate. It was perfect for us considering AEW had its first unopposed show [without NXT]. Once that big Dynamite rating came in though, I think Vince may have had a little bit of second-guessing. Would they do it again? Maybe. I don’t know if you can find anyone with respect and goodwill on both sides that would allow that. If they don’t do it again, it was one of the coole