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UPDATE 3: A new report has additional details on the situation with Naomi and Sasha Banks walking out on tonight’s WWE Raw taping. Fightful Select reports that the people they spoke with that worked on the match said that the match was to be put together in such a way that Naomi would not have interacted with Sasha Banks and Doudrop would not have come into contact with Nikki ASH during the bout. The working plan was to have Naomi pinning Nikki ASH and not Banks as some have speculated on.

Ricky Steamboat won’t face Ric Flair in the latter’s in-ring return, noting he declined the match. During a virtual signing with Highspots Superstore, Steamboat confirmed he was approached about the match, which was https://411mania.com/wrestling/more-ric-flair-planned-return-ring-potential-opponents/ target=new>reportedly pitched to be Flair & FTR against Steamboat & the Rock N’ Roll Express, but decided to turn it down. You can see some highlights below, per Fightful:

Following Monday’s WWE RAW broadcast, a fan caught former Raw Women’s Champion Becky Lynch taking a swing at Cody Rhodes while selling Asuka’s green mist. It all went down during a dark match involving Rhodes and Seth Rollins. The video posted by @Baby_Face_Grace shows Lynch heading backstage up the entrance passing Rhodes during his entrance. When she is near to him Lynch starts swinging punches and kicks as if she can’t see due to the mist in her eyes. Check out the fan capture footage below:

– PWInsider has an update with additional details on the Sasha Banks and Naomi situation that saw them walk out of WWE Raw while the show was going on last night. As noted, Naomi was originally expected to win the previously announced Six-Pack Challenge and go on to face Bianca Belair for the Raw Women’s Championship at Hell in a Cell. According to the new report, the show would’ve ended with both Naomi and Banks celebrating that Naomi would face Belair for the title at the event.

– During the most recent episode of WWE After the Bell with Corey Graves, SmackDown Tag Team Champions The Usos discussed the advice they shared with their young brother, Solo Sikoa, who is currently part of the WWE NXT roster. Below are some highlights (via Fightful):. Jimmy Uso on their...

– Alexa Bliss picked up another win on tonight’s WWE Raw after coming to a new entrance theme. Bliss defeated Sonya Deville for a second time in two weeks on Monday’s show, coming out to a new pop-punk theme song as you can hear below:. – Twitter account...

Fightful Select has released some additional details regarding the Sasha Banks and Naomi situation which took place at Monday’s WWE RAW and saw them walk out of the broadcast early due to frustrations with their creative. The report notes that despite many sources reporting Naomi was scheduled to win...

– During a recent interview with Nick Hausman for The Wrestling Inc. Daily, WWE Hall of Famer Brutus Beefcake recalled headlining WWE SummerSlam 1989, where he teamed with Hulk Hogan against the late Macho Man Randy Savage and Zeus. Below are some highlights (via WrestlingInc.com):. Brutus Beefcake on headlining SummerSlam...

WWE Raw viewership for Monday’s episode May 16 averaged 1.736 million viewers, which is up from last week’s total of 1.652 million viewers. This is being reported as the highest viewership for the show since the April 11 episode which pulled in 1.803 million viewers. The show delivered a 0.45 (587,000) rating in the all-important 18 to 49 demographic, which is up from the 0.44 rating from the week before. The news was first reported by Brandon Thurston:

WWE has filed new trademarks for an apparent group known as “Bloody Brutes.” Fightful reports that WWE filed two applications with the US Patent & Trademark Office on May 12th for the term, to cover professional wrestling exhibitions and performances. No word on who this is for, though...

We know the first matches for WWE Hell in a Cell following tonight’s episode of Raw. WWE set the following matches on Monday’s show for the PPV, which takes place on June 5th in Chicago, Illinois and airs live on Peacock and WWE Network:. * Hell in a...

Commentators: Jimmy Smith, Corey Graves, Byron Saxton. We’re in for a big grudge match with Omos vs. Bobby Lashley inside a cage. This is the third match between the two of them after they split the first two, though I’m not sure if it’s the best idea with the Cell pay per view a few weeks away. Other than that, we will probably get another push towards the Usos vs. RKBro on Friday, which will totally be the big conclusive ending. Let’s get to it.

-So yeah, some crazy drama going down in WWE right now. Let’s see if they use this show to jab at Sasha or Naomi. Let’s get to it!. -Scott Stanford welcomes us to the show and is joined by Matt Camp. Booker T will be joining the show later.

Location: Capitol Wrestling Center, Orlando, Florida. We’re officially on the road to In Your House and that means more of Joe Gacy vs. Bron Breakker because of course it does. Other than that we have more of the women’s Breakout Tournament, which at least started out somewhat ok. Tonight we have more first round matches so let’s get to it.

WWE has an updated card for NXT In Your House following this week’s episode of NXT. You can see the updated lineup below for the show, which airs live on June 4th on Peacock and WWE NetworkL. * WWE NXT Championship Match: Bron Breakker vs. Joe Gacy. The title...

New details have surfaced regarding Ric Flair’s planned return to the ring, including a legendary rival of his who has been pitched as one of his opponents. As reported earlier today, Flair announced that he will have a “Last Match” for Jim Crockett Promotions as part of Conrad Thompson’s Starrcast V event on July 31st. Fightful Select reports that the working plan is to have Flair and FTR vs. the Rock N’ Roll Express and Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat.

AEW has announced an updated card for next week’s episode of AEW Dynamite. The company announced the following updated lineup for next Wednesday’s show, which takes place in Las Vegas and is the final Dynamite before AEW Double or Nothing:. * Owen Hart Foundation Tournament Semifinals: Kyle O’Reilly...

– During an interview with Rasslin’ with Brandon F. Walker last week week, AEW star MJF discussed his thoughts on a possible matchup with WWE Undisputed Universal champion Roman Reigns and his relationship with Cody Rhodes, who recently returned to WWE earlier this year. Below are some highlights (via WrestlingInc.com):

William Regal says he can still wrestle as good as he ever has but has had his last match, and recently explained why. The AEW star spoke with Metro’s Alistair McGeorge for a new interview and discussed his reasons for staying in retirement. You can check out a couple of highlights below:

Powerhouse Hobbs is emphatic that he has the best spinebuster in the business, and he recently explained why that’s the case. The AEW star was a guest on the Wrestling Perspective Podcast and noted that his spinebuster is approved by none other than Arn Anderson, the master of the move.