Heres your news for August 9th 2019 WWE NEWS - Triple H REVEALS If He Will TAKEOVER WWE Ryback WARNS Vince McMahon About NEW Producer!
We're starting with some news from SmackDown Live today and as we previously reported
what fans saw this past Tuesday wasn't what was planned.
Mere hours before the show, Vince McMahon reportedly tore up the script
meaning the entire two hour event had to be re-written,
a daunting task for everyone working backstage, as well as the Superstars themselves.
One major change that occurred included Sami Zayn, who faced Aleister Black on the blue brand
despite a match between the two being reported for the Pay Per View.
According to Dave Meltzer, when the new script for SmackDown was written
it still had one hour of the show left to fill, so the decision was made
to have the battle between the two former NXT Champions that night, instead of on Sunday.
With Black defeating the Canadian on SmackDown, it seems a rematch between the two
at Summerslam is unlikely though the company may still add one more match to the card.
Though there are already ten matches listed, Dave Meltzer has said there are 11 matches
listed for the show internally, and according to him, this eleventh match
will be between Cedric Alexander and Drew McIntyre
If true, this would mean that Roman Reigns will be missing the biggest party of the summer
though it seems the Big Dog may have a match after all, against Buddy Murphy.
After a brief interaction on this week's show where the Australian revealed it was Rowan
behind the attacks on the Big Dog, there seems to be beef between Reigns and Murphy.
On Twitter, the former Cruiser weight Champion said he doesn't care who attacked Reigns,
but said that he has no problem stepping in the ring with him,
though whether that match will happen this Sunday at the biggest party of the Summer,
remains to be seen.
Though Reigns currently isn't scheduled to compete at Summerslam, one Superstar
who is is Goldberg, as the former Universal Champion hopes to regain
some credibility after his last performance
Meeting The Undertaker at Super Show down in June, the two legends couldn't help
but show their age, and though Goldberg concussed himself mere minutes
into the match, he certainly got his money's worth.
According to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, the deal for the match in Jeddah
against the Phenom was "well into seven figures for the match".
Though the exact amount that Goldberg earned is unclear, it will have at least been
$1 million for just one match, which is more than he was paid for his first contract in WWE in 2003.
Whilst it's not as much as the $3 million he was paid by WCW, that contract required a year
of matches from the Hall of Famer, instead of just one match.
Knowing that Goldberg made over $1 million in one night really puts into perspective
how much money the Saudi deal has made WWE, but also shows just how willing the company is,
for their very top stars to return and perform.
With that in mind, we can only imagine both Shawn Michaels and the Undertaker were paid
similarly high amounts when they competed in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Moving to AEW news now, and though the war between the new promotion
and WWE continues to escalate, it seems on this occassion,
it is the McMahon led promotion that has the advantage.
Last month, the new company revealed that their weekly show will air on TNT on Wednesdays
starting from October 2nd, which will put AEW in direct competition with NXT on the WWE Network.
This fact hasn't been lost on fans or those in the company, as when Triple H was asked about
the developmental brand moving following the SmackDown relaunch on FOX later this year
the Game was quick to set the record straight.
"It's been on our Network on a Wednesday time slot now forever, and when other people announce
a Wednesday, you don't hear about counter-programming. You just hear the announcement.
Continuing, the King of Kings explained that to him and the WWE, everything is counter programming,
and though he didn't mention All Elite Wrestling by name, it's obvious who he was referring to.
Though he started as just another Superstar in 1995, Triple H has risen to be one of the
most powerful figures backstage in WWE, and is expected to take the reins
of the entire product when Vince McMahon is unable to continue.
When asked about the prospect of taking control from his father in law,
the Game joked that McMahon will probably out live all of them, though given
that the boss' mother is in her 90s and still kicking, and his son Shane is able to make death-defying leaps
at age 49, it's clear good genes run in the McMahon family.
Though he said Vince will probably outlive them all, Helmsley admitted that Vince is
always looking out for someone to take his place
a similar attitude held by the Game with NXT. He said:
"You're constantly looking for people that can step up and take things off your plate,
so you can advance to something different as well."
Whilst he's no longer in WWE, Jon Moxley couldn't help but praise the boss' fitness
claiming that McMahon will quote "die in the chair" backstage in the gorilla position
indicating that though he is now 73 years old, Vince McMahon
doesn't have any plans to retire any time soon.
When asked about what the company has planned for their new FOX deal
the 14-Time World Champion couldn't hide his confidence, saying that WWE can do
"just about anything" regarding the placement of shows on the network as it seems things are about to get
a lot more interesting in WWE when the blue brand moves to it's new home on Fox this October.
We're looking at the 24/7 Championship now, and though the eleven time
and reigning champion R-Truth is kept busy by having to defend the gold at all times,
that doesn't mean he isn't going to showcase his talents outside of the ring.
A long term rapper, the Truth recently merged his two passions in a track for Cardi B's new track Bodak Yellow.
Though the song may not be everyone's favourite jam, it definitely takes
on a certain extra appeal with R-Truth rapping over it.
During the song, Truth gives as many references to his wrestling career as possible,
repeatedly bringing up his time as 24/7 Champion
as well as even giving a mention to his old pal Little Jimmy
This isn't the first time Truth has graced fans with a 24/7 themed song, as the champ recently
provided a pretty great cover of 'Old Time Road', all about the green and yellow gold.
In Bellator, Truth recently rapped former WWE World Heavyweight Champion Jack Swagger
to the ring, as it seems that being the most wanted man in WWE
hasn't stopped the 24/7 Champion from dropping his rhymes.
Backstage WWE news now, as the company has decided to hire Pat Buck as a backstage
producer and though this isn't the biggest news story in the world,
it has certainly been huge for one former Superstar.
After the announcement was made about Buck joining the company, former WWE Superstar Ryabck
showed his disapproval for the decision, saying he wanted to beat the you know what out of him.
What's strange is that Ryback and Buck were once friends, with the pair even hosting
the former Intercontinental Champion's podcast 'Conversations with the Big Guy together
and Buck even wrote the foreword for Ryback's self help book Feed Me More.
It's clear though that this friendship is a thing of the past, as Ryback even warned Triple H
and Vince McMahon to watch their wallets around the new backstage producer.
Ryback, who made his return to the main roster in 2012 after being injured, was heavily pushed
for his first year back, but despite major matches against the likes of CM Punk,
Mark Henry and John Cena, never captured the WWE Championship.
The former Superstar didn't stop in his insults against the WWE's newest backstage producer
claiming that Buck will be a short term deal for the company and though the Big Guy says
he doesn't hate WWE, it's clear that there are still some sore spots left over from his departure in 2016.
And finally today we're ending with some news from Summerslam, as WWE Hall of Famer
Trish Stratus has confirmed that the pay per view will host her last ever match.
In a tweet, the seven time Women's Champion confirmed that regardless of the outcome
her contest against Charlotte Flair will be her final match so it's fitting
that the Pay Per View will take place in Stratus' hometown of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Though the story between Flair and Stratus has been rushed, it has made sense,
as Flair is the only woman to have more title reigns than Stratus, and is hoping to cement
her legacy as the greatest female wrestler of all time
Defeating the Hall of Famer in her last very match would definitely help Flair's quest
and the story has played off several real life attitudes by fans, including those who believe
Flair has only had the career she's had because of her last name.
Regardless of whether Stratus wins this Sunday, Trish has had arguably the greatest career on
any woman in wrestling, and it seems fans should prepare for one final epic performance
by the former Women's Champion this Sunday in Toronto at Summerslam.
And finally today we wrap up with stone cold steve austin news
While doing an interview with The Wrap to promote his new television show,
‘Straight Up Steve Austin,’ that will premiere next Monday night right after WWE Raw
on the USA Network, the WWE Hall of Famer talked about Kevin Owens.
Austin was asked to grade Owens’ use of the ‘Stunner’. Obviously, the pro wrestling legend
is famously known for using it as his finisher during his career with WWE.
Now, with WWE pushing Owens in a similar spot as Austin in his program with Shane McMahon
the former Universal Champion has switched to The Stunner from the pop-up powerbomb.
“I would give it a B+. I’m a huge K.O. fan, but I’ve seen a couple
of the deliveries that have been a little off.”
Austin continued, “He’s timing it up and he’s coming up —
he’s got a little bit of a different finesse to it than I did.
But I soon think he’ll achieve A to A+ status if practice makes perfect,
and they gotta let him turn that thing loose. I enjoy watching him use it
and I’m glad someone is using it. And I’m glad it’s him.”
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