Cody Rhodes Talks AEW Double or Nothing, AEW s Move to TBS
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Cody Rhodes life, at least for the moment, is finally returning to normal. The All Elite Wrestling executive vice president and his wife, Brandi Rhodes, have their first child on the way and have their reality show,
Rhodes to the Top, set to release later this year. But before all of that happens, Rhodes will take part in AEW s
Double or Nothing pay-per-view this Sunday. This show marks the first time AEW has been able to run at full capacity since the COVID-19 pandemic began, meaning the seats of Daily s Place will be filled with cheering fans instead of wrestlers for the first time in over a year.
WWE Advertising Two Major Returns for July 16 WWE SmackDown
Friday Night SmackDown will mark WWE s return to running shows in arenas with live fans and the beginning of a 25-city tour around the country. Local advertising for the show has already started popping up in Houston (the episode will be at the Toyota Center) and both Edge and Sasha Banks are being promoted for the show. Both The Rated-R Superstar and The Boss came up short in their respective
WrestleMania 37 main events last month and haven t been seen on WWE television since.
Banks dropped her SmackDown Women s Championship to Bianca Belair, while Edge was knocked out and stacked on top of Daniel Bryan before being pinned by Roman Reigns in a Universal Championship match on Night Two. The ad also features Reigns, Belair, Big E and Rey Mysterio.
It looked like WWE was going to crown a new No. 1 contender at the start of this week s Monday Night Raw, but the company pulled a fast one and managed to bump out the result by a week. The episode kicked off with Bobby Lashley and MVP trying to brush off what happened last week, followed by [.]
WWE Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels was the subject of A&E s latest Biography episode, recapping the personal struggles and comeback The Heartbreak Kid went through in his two stints with the WWE. Vince McMahon and Triple H were both interviewed for the episode, and the WWE Chairman didn t shy away [.]
Paul Heyman Rants About WWE Fans Wishing Roman Reigns a Happy Birthday
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Roman Reigns turned 36 years old on Tuesday and WWE fans from all over the world took to social media to wish the WWE Universal Champion a happy birthday. But Paul Heyman, Reigns special counsel took issue with this, especially once WWE s social media accounts started posting about it. He took to Instagram to explain his issue, beginning with, Today is @romanreigns birthday. In a blatant attempt to capitalize on the enormous global popularity of your #TribalChief, @WWE is posting on every imaginable social media platform today is your day to CELEBRATE and / or ACKNOWLEDGE Roman Reigns! Please do not CELEBRATE nor ACKNOWLEDGE Roman Reigns simply because it s his birthday.