Much like Matt Cardona returned to SmackDown to portray Zack Ryder one more time, Nic Nemeth returned to Raw to portray Dolph Ziggler one more time as Solo Sikoa’s mystery opponent in the John Cena “Last Time Is Now” tournament. He too was unsuccessful in his return. (WWE)
Nikki Bella jumped Stephanie Vaquer on Raw, throwing her into the video wall and then cutting a promo to demand a world title shot before laying the Women’s World Title on top of her. (WWE)
Dominik Mysterio challenged John Cena to a rematch for the Intercontinental Title at Survivor Series: WarGames on Raw and his request was granted. (WWE)
Tetsuya Naito and BUSHI are shutting down their wrestling company named UNPASO Inc. due to unprofessional behavior by a new employee which caused their wXw bookings to be cancelled. Naito: “First and foremost, I would like to apologize to everyone involved with wXw, and to all those who were looking forward to this match in Germany. I was looking forward to my first match in three weeks and stepping back into the wXw ring, so I’m personally very disappointed. But I look forward to the day I can compete in front of everyone again, and I hope you’ll look forward to that day too. I apologize to our fans for causing concern and inconvenience due to an internal company issue. I promise we will work together under the new management to deliver an L.T.J. (Los Tranquilos de Japon) that surpasses anything we’ve done before.” The employee involved has been fired, Naito and BUSHI are still keeping their appearances for SPW in Singapore on November 28th, and refunds will be issued to anyone else affected. They plan to launch a new company under a different name.
Long time TNA fan and frequent taping results reporter Jacob Cohen was kicked out of the taping this weekend for allegedly filming the show and uploading it to social media. Despite proving there was no video on his phone, officials returned and asked him to leave anyway, and his ticket wasn’t refunded. Cohen has since provided this update: “I had a call with TNA Officials this morning, they apologized for what happened and have taken a few steps to remedy the situation so issues like this don’t occur in the future. It’s easy to make a mistake, I appreciate them taking steps to fix it.”
Maxxine Dupri defeated Becky Lynch for the Women’s Intercontinental Title thanks to a timely distraction by AJ Lee on the entrance ramp. (WWE)
Following Brock Lesnar’s appearance on Raw — and confrontation by Roman Reigns — here’s the updated Survivor Series card. (WWE)
- Men’s WarGames Match: Cody Rhodes, CM Punk & The Usos (and probably Roman Reigns) vs. The Vision, Logan Paul, & Drew McIntyre (and probably Brock Lesnar)
- Women’s WarGames Match: Nia Jax, Lash Legend & The Kabuki Warriors vs. Rhea Ripley, IYO SKY, and Alexa Bliss
- WWE Intercontinental Championship Match: John Cena vs. Dominik Mysterio
- Women’s World Championship Match: Stephanie Vaquer vs. Nikki Bella
Laynie Luck is the new WWE ID Women’s Champion.
Here’s the early card for Raw next week. (WWE)
- The Last Time Is Now Tournament Match: Gunther vs. Carmelo Hayes OR Bronson Reed
- The Last Time Is Now Tournament Match: Solo Sikoa vs. Finn Balor OR Penta
- Men’s WarGames Advantage Match: Competitors TBA
Rusev faced Otis in a match taped for Main Event before Raw. (PWI)
