This Thursday at 11 AM ET Cody Rhodes will be on a new episode of Hot Ones ahead of his match with John Cena at SummerSlam.
With Drew McIntyre currently stuck in the United Kingdom, The Miz is offering to step up and take his spot at SummerSlam: “A man who is bored at work has forgot his passport, Drew McIntyre is landlocked in the UK. I’m not landlocked, so it looks like Logan Paul needs a partner. Who is the person who brought Logan Paul into WWE? He surpassed all of my expectations and your expectations, but I don’t think Logan Paul has scratched the surface on how good he can be. Who did I beat to win my first WWE Championship? I’ve beaten Randy Orton. Not just once, many times, on big stages, and I can do it again. And then there’s Jelly Roll, and some people would crack jokes. I applaud Jelly Roll’s weight loss journey. It’s been incredible to watch.”
WWE has announced there will be THREE HOUR LONG KICKOFFS for both nights of SummerSlam this weekend starting at 3 PM ET. Here’s the updated card. (WWE)
Night One:
- WWE World Heavyweight Championship Match: Gunther vs. CM Punk
- WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships Match: Raquel Rodriguez & Roxanne Perez vs. Alexa Bliss & Charlotte Flair
- WWE Women’s Championship Match: Tiffany Stratton vs. Jade Cargill
- Randy Orton & Jelly Roll vs. Drew McIntyre & Logan Paul
- Roman Reigns & Jey Uso vs. Bron Breakker & Bronson Reed
- Karrion Kross vs. Sami Zayn (if Zayn loses, he must admit Kross is right; if Kross loses, he must admit he’s wrong)
Night Two:
- Undisputed WWE Championship Street Fight: John Cena vs. Cody Rhodes
- Women’s World Championship Match: Naomi vs. Rhea Ripley vs. IYO SKY
- WWE Intercontinental Championship Match: Dominik Mysterio vs. AJ Styles
- WWE Women’s Intercontinental Championship No DQ, No Countouts Match: Becky Lynch vs. Lyra Valkyria (if Lynch wins, Valkyria can never challenge for the title again)
- WWE United States Championship Steel Cage Match: Solo Sikoa vs. Jacob Fatu
- WWE Tag Team Championship TLC Match: The Wyatt Sicks vs. Andrade and Rey Fénix vs. DIY vs. Fraxiom vs. Motor City Machine Guns vs. The Street Profits
In an interview with Ariel Helwani, Ric Flair said he was embarrassed when Tiffany Stratton brought up his daughter Charlotte Flair’s three divorces ahead of WrestleMania 41 this year: “You know what? I’m embarrassed for her. I’m not gonna say any more because I don’t want it to affect anything but, that was the cheapest shit I’ve ever heard in my life. Well, whatever it was, it was hurtful. If it was a shoot, that’s even worse, because that’s nothing to joke about.”
The last SmackDown did a 0.48 18-49 demo and 1.707 million viewers. That’s up from 0.45 and 1.546 million the week before. (PI)
Kiera Hogan is set to be part of the reality shoe Joseline’s Cabaret.
WWE’s Greatest Moments returns to A&E on August 10th. (A&E)
Carmelo Hayes took to social media to acknowledge the “we want Melo” chants during Raw with the succinct post “If it works… lol.”
Carlito defends his “I gotta learn Chinese” line from a Raw in 2024 when he saw Kairi Sane and IYO SKY walk out of Adam Pearce’s office: “All of a sudden, this is racist. What are you talking about? It was like, no, you dumbasses. It could have been somebody talking Italian and I said, oh, I gotta speak French, you know what I mean? That was the joke. But, in the writers’ defense, that one was live. I just threw it out there… and nobody was responsible but me. That was all me, so, I feel bad for the writers. People told me that. Thankful that I didn’t pass it (the blame). I was like, ‘Bro, I’m not gonna do that.’ I’m not built that way. I’ll just take it on the chin. If it was me, it was me. I don’t wanna get anybody else in trouble.”
WWE is returning to Japan on October 17th and 18th.
Here’s what has been announced for NXT tonight. (WWE)
- WWE NXT North American Championship Match: Ethan Page (c) vs. Santino Marella
- Lash Legend vs. Fallon Henley
- Jaida Parker vs. Jazmyn Nyx
Pete Dunne vs. Jonathan Gresham has been added to Bloodsport XIV.
Sheamus and Rusev will have a rubber match on next week’s Raw. (WWE)
