Here's your wrestling news for October 9th, 2022, and we're
kicking off today with WWE'S Extreme rules as after weeks
of teases of the white rabbit and months of speculation.
Bray Wyatt is back in wwe.
In the days leading up to extreme rules, many assumed that Wyatt's
return would happen at the event due to the latest video from
the White rabbit and fans in Philadelphia were not disappointed.
After Matt Riddle defeated Seth Rollins in the fight pit,
the original bro and Daniel Cormier were about to leave
when the lights went off and Wyatt's voice started singing.
He's got the whole world in his hands.
Understandably, the Philly crowd lost their collective
minds over what was happening, and the song continued
until a burned feend mask appeared on the announced table.
When a door appeared on the stage, the crowd was at a fever pitch
and masked man carrying a lantern revealed himself to be Wyatt.
The show ended with Wyatt's return and him blowing out his
lantern, debuting his new moth logo In the process, Wyatt
didn't get physical during his return to wwe, but judging
by the reaction from the crowd, he didn't need to as his
comeback more than did its job last night at Extreme Rules.
So what this run for, Wyatt will be like, we don't
know for sure yet, but we know what it won't be.
The symbology during his return told
the story as the destroyed Firefly.
Funhouse made it clear that this isn't
going to be a repeat of the feend.
That's despite the use of Ramblin Rabbit Mercy, the
Buzzard, Huskus the Pig, and Abby the Witch, which could
likely be the last time fans see these characters on tv.
This new iteration of Wyatt also won't be the
cult leader seen from his pre 2019 days, and
we're going to get something entirely different.
Hopefully whatever WWE has planned for this new Wyatt is well
received as Triple H will personally be overseeing his creative.
And we're excited to see what the future brings
for the returned former universal champion.
Extreme Rules 2022 opened up with the Donny Brooks six
Man Tag Team match between Imperium and the brawling.
Brutes a match that had a lot to live up to.
The match was only 24 hours removed from the war Gunther
and Shamus had on SmackDown, which in itself was a
rematch from their classic at Clash at the castle.
Thankfully, the match last night certainly delivered and
after Gunther's win on Friday, it was only expected that
the Brutes picked up the wind during the six man tag.
The win for the brawling Brutes at extreme rules was a clear
way to indicate that Gunter versus Shamus three is coming.
The most likely candidate for the inevitable rematch may
be crown jewel, which may be where WWE finally pulls the
trigger on a Shamus win, making him a Grand Slam champion.
The biggest story from last night's match is that WWE
hasn't given up on Shamus as a possible champion, and
with this being arguably his best baby face run ever, WWE
sticking by the veteran superstar makes a lot of sense.
The brawling Brutes had a good night in Philadelphia,
at extreme rules, but the same couldn't be
said for their fellow European Drew McIntyre.
Going on third against Karrion Kross the strap match was
probably the weakest match of the night, which is only partly
down to being slap bang in the middle of the six match card.
The real problem, however, is that the match just didn't
click and the finish, which saw Scarlet hit Drew with
an unreal amount of pepper spray, didn't help either.
Borrowing a line from WrestleMania Seventeens main event, it was a
match that both men had to win and neither man could afford to lose.
In the end, it was Drew who took the loss in a setback
he couldn't afford following his defeat at Clash at the
castle, and while cross walked away, the victor, the
finish was so unclean that it hardly did him any favors.
As week after week, we are seeing his wife get the advantage
for him and underwhelming match with an underwhelming finish.
WWE had hoped the cross win would establish him
as a legitimate star, but it actually moved the
dial very little for the former NXT champion.
If McIntyre had the worst night at this weekend's Extreme Rules
premium live event, then Live Morgan was not far behind him.
In the second match, Morgan defended the SmackDown Women's
Championship against Rhonda Rousey in an extreme rules match,
which except for a few Botches, wasn't badly done as predicted.
Rousey won back the title she'd lost
in July, and this win was long overdue.
Simply put, Rhonda has been better in every facet over
Morgan, both as a wrestler and a character in recent months.
Instead of tapping out, Morgan passed out in
Rousey's Hold, which protects her somewhat in defeat.
But don't expect another title Reign for Live for a very long time.
According to reports, the plans for WrestleMania 39
now just six months away is for Bianca Belair to
Face Charlotte Flair, and for Rhonda Rousey to have
her along awaited singles match with Becky Lynch.
All signs point to Rhonda walking into SoFi Stadium in April, 2023
as champion, and should she lose the title to Lynch, it could be
well over a year before Morgan even gets close to another reign.
Even that second reign may never come for live, but with a post
title loss smile last night and her Harley Quinn appearance,
a character change may be coming for Morgan, something that
could be exactly what's needed for the now former champion.
As we mentioned, Bray Wyatt made his return to
WWE TV at last night's Extreme Rules, but he's
not the only notable name who showed up the event.
Also saw an I quit match between Finn Ballor and
Edge two men who are known for the resolve and never
giving up to even the odds against the judgment day.
Ray Mysterio appeared to help Edge, as did a returning
Beth Phoenix, but she proved to be her husband's downfall.
When Rhea Ripley threatened to hit a concerto on the gl, Amazon
Edge, quit to protect his wife, which didn't go as planned as Ripley.
Still hit the move on Beth.
We'll have to see what's next for the feud.
But after being on the receiving end of a concerto, we have
to imagine that Beth Phoenix will be hungry for revenge.
Before this week's AEW Dynamite Andrade El
Idolo picked a fight with Sammy Guevara.
Over comments made by both men on social media.
Andrade has said to have thrown two or three punches
and was sent home for it while Guevara wisely did
not fight back, and now more has come to light.
When Ringside News asked around, they were told that AEW's
higher ups had been warned ahead of time that a fight
was going to break out and that Andrade openly said to
people that he was going to AEW dynamite to punch Sammy.
Ringside News added that when someone informed AEW's legal
team about Andrade's threat, nothing was done about it.
Andrade was still able to show up to the AEW
TV taping after what happened at all out.
You would think AEW would take threats of violence backstage
more seriously, but that wasn't what happened this week.
Andrade has been sent home and his future with the
company is unclear, but Tony Khan can't claim that
this recent physical altercation came out of nowhere.
And we're ending with even more from Extreme Rules.
The last night's event took place in Philadelphia,
which will also be the host city for WrestleMania 40 in
2024, WrestleMania 40 will certainly be a huge event,
and the logo for the event has now been revealed.
It was during the kickoff show the Jerry Lawler debuted
the new logo featuring the iconic cracked Liberty
Bell that can be found in the city of brotherly love.
Not only that, but the logo uses Roman numerals, something that
hasn't been seen since WrestleMania all the way back in 2014.
Of course, no matches have been announced for the April,
2024 event, but fans who watched Extreme Rules Live
will get their fix of live WWE content soon enough.