Ashley Massaro, the former WWE Diva who passed away last week, was found hanging in her home as new details emerge from this tragedy according to TMZ.
Massaro, who was 39-years-old, had been battling depression for a long time and raised a red flag when she did not show up to work on Thursday morning at a local radio station.
TMZ sources who know of the situation said that she was unconscious inside her home in Suffolk County, New York, and was rushed to a nearby hospital where EMTs tried to resurrect her but to no avail.
Yesterday we published her horrific affidavit where she recounted how she was raped by a member of the U.S. military in 2006 while on a two-week tour with WWE in the Middle East and the company did everything to hide the news to preserve their relationship with the military.
The former Diva Search winner’s funeral service is being held today at 11AM at the Branch Funeral Home in Smithtown, New york and will then be laid to rest at St. James Episcopal Cemetery.
Brock Lesnar, who on Sunday won the Money In The Bank briefcase, will announce next week on Raw the championship he will be going after.
Lesnar appeared in the opening segment of Raw where it was announced that he is eligible to go after either the Universal or WWE title. Towards the end of the show, Lesnar appeared again and teased cashing in his briefcase after both Seth Rollins and Kofi Kingston were speared by Bobby Lashley following their main event match.
But Lesnar did not cash in and then Paul Heyman announced that next week, the pair will return on Raw to announce where Lesnar is going.
Lesnar is a former four-time WWE champion and a two-time Universal champion. His last two reigns were with the Universal title and the last time he won the WWE title was in 2014.
The former UFC Heavyweight champion has one year to cash in his briefcase.
WWE introduced the 24/7 title last night on Monday Night Raw with Mick Foley doing the honors.
The 24/7 title will be defended 24 hours a day, 7 days a week across all brands: Raw, Smackdown, 205 Live, NXT, NXT UK, and even between Hall of Famers and Legends.
The rules are pretty much similar to the old Hardcore title which Foley, as Mankind, was the inaugural champion.
Titus O’Neil became the first champion last night but his celebration did not last long as Robert Roode was quick to capitalize on the situation. But the night did not end there as R-Truth has the last laugh and also pinned Roode for the third title change of the night.
The design of the title actually lacks a lot to be desired with a round design similar to the Tag Team titles, a green leather strap, gold main plate and a big 24/7 in green on the main plate.
Ric Flair will not be traveling to Las Vegas to be the headline act of Starrcast with The Roast of Ric Flair event according to TMZ. Flair, still at an Atlanta-area hospital, undergoes heart-related surgery today after his scheduled Friday surgery was postponed due to medical complications.
Flair’s event was supposed to take place this Friday at 6PM inside Caesars Palace where co-workers and celebrities were ready to roast the Nature Boy. But with the event just four days after the heart surgery, a rep for Flair told TMZ that he won’t be healthy enough for the long trip and he’s officially off the event.
Conrad Thompson, who is Flair’s son-in-law, runs Starrcast and on Thursday said that Ric’s trip to the hospital and surgery were scheduled to take place and there was nothing serious going on, even saying that TMZ were over-blowing the situation. It turns out that Thompson was the one underestimating the situation and he has not tweeted since May 16, a rare occurrence for someone who is very active on Twitter. The Starrcast official social media accounts have said nothing about the Flair event yet.
The recent death, said to be a suicide, of Ashley Massaro has once again put spotlight on an affidavit she signed when she agreed to join the class action lawsuit by Konstantine Kyros.
While Massaro had since apologized to WWE for joining the lawsuit that went “out of control,” her affidavit remains one of the saddest things you could ever read.
A few years ago when she joined the lawsuit, Massaro claimed that she was raped and assaulted by a member of the U.S. military when she was sent to Kuwait, Afghanistan, and Saudi Arabia in 2006 on a two-week tour with Maria Kanellis, Ron Simmons, and Jimmy Hart.
In her affidavit, Massaro wrote that after she arrived in Kuwait, she began to suffer from menstrual cramps and asked to rest in a Humvee which was air conditioned. She was moved to a nearby military base and was told that she was also dehydrated so they hooked her up with an IV. Although she denied the IV treatment, she was told that she needed it due to the hot weather and eventually agreed to visit the sickbay and have an IV hooked up to her.
“Jimmy Hart came to check up on me and make sure I was ok. I told him I was fine but that they wouldn’t let me leave because they said I had to wait to see a doctor. Jimmy said he and the rest of the group were going to get lunch and left,” Massaro recounted.
And that is when trouble started. With her being alone in the sickbay and her co-workers away, a man dressed in an orange shirt and cargo shorts presented himself as a U.S. Army doctor, although she suspected he wasn’t a doctor as all other doctors wore scrubs. A woman in military uniform was with him as well.
“While I was still in the sickbay, he approached me and almost immediately administered an IV of an unknown substance in my other arm. Almost immediately after, the alleged doctor and the woman in fatigues moved me into a room that did not appear to be a treatment room and placed me on a table. The woman guarded the door while the man proceeded to inject me with a drug that caused me to be unable to move my body or to scream,” she wrote.
Ashley then added, “The man then proceeded to violently rape and sodomize me. I was completely helpless to defend myself against this attack as the drug he injected rendered me temporarily paralyzed. Despite being unable to control my movements, I remained fully conscious for every second of the attack.”
Massaro said that she felt excruciating pain as a result of penetration by force and in a violent and aggressive manner and called the experience a living nightmare.
Another WWE employee who was accompanying the four then knocked on the door and the woman in military uniform guarding the door told him to hold on “one minute” and threw a dirty sheet on her as she laid naked on the table. The two military members left the room and the employee, named Gary Davis, realized what happened, wrapped her in the sheet and carried her into the Humvee and was transported to her hotel.
Ashley said that after she returned to the United States, she met with WWE’s Dr. Rios and explained everything to him, and then he relayed all the information to Vince McMahon. A meeting was set up between herself, McMahon, Kevin Dunn, John Laurinaitis, and other company execs and attorneys who she claimed she never met before.
“Vince led the meeting with these men and asked me to recount what happened in Kuwait. Then he said it was not in the best interest of the WWE for me to make the information about my attack public. I was still completely traumatized at that point and I just agreed,” she wrote. “It was clear that there had already been a conversation and that they had reached a decision on their own prior to consulting with me as this was not a debate but rather Vince instructing me to keep this confidential.”
She added that Vince “at least apologized” for what she went through but he stressed that if she discloses the incident, it would ruin the relationship between WWE and the U.S. military. “He told me not to let one bad experience ruin the good work they were doing. His lack of sensitivity in referring to my ordeal as ‘one bad experience’ left me speechless.”
There’s already a lot of titles on the main roster but it looks like the company thinks otherwise as tonight live on Monday Night Raw, a new championship will be unveiled by none other than Mick Foley.
It was announced during Money In The Bank last night that Foley will be on hand to introduce the new title. Foley, as Mankind, was the inaugural Hardcore champion back in 1998 and he held it for 28 days before losing it to the Big Boss Man. Maybe this will be the return of the 24/7-defended Hardcore title? Who knows!
There are nine titles in total on Raw and Smackdown plus one more on 205 Live.
The Dark Side of the Ring six-part series on VICELAND drew respectable ratings on the network and the series might get a second season pick up.
Episode one which was titled The Match Made In Heaven picked up 154,000 viewers, and then went up to 181,000 for episode two titled The Montreal Screwjob. The Killing of Bruiser Brody was episode three and did 214,000 viewers, followed by The Last of the Von Erichs which did 234,000 viewers. Episode five was The Mysterious Death of Gorgeous Gino which did 225,000 viewers, and episode six, titled The Fabulous Moolah, did 200,000 viewers.
The series started airing in Canada two days ago and lands on June 3 in Australia, June 5 in the United Kingdom, July 4 in the Netherlands, July 10 in New Zealand, and August 22 in France.
It did not take long for Bayley to cash in her Money In The Bank contract.
The former Raw Women’s champion won the ladder match and the briefcase in the opening match of the pay-per-view and then took advantage of the mess that was left after Charlotte Flair beat Becky Lynch for the Smackdown Women’s title thanks to the assistance from Lacey Evans.
With both Flair and Evans beating up Lynch, Bayley made the save and attacked Flair, driving her face-first in the middle turnbuckle, knocking her out.
Bayley, who had the briefcase with her, then handed it over to the referee and told him she is cashing in for the Smackdown Women’s title.
With Flair still down, the referee rang the bell anyway. Bayley moved the still-unconscious Flair and then hit the elbow drop from the top rope to secure the victory.
This is Bayley’s first run with the Smackdown Women’s title and it is the second time in a row that the winner of the ladder match successfully cashed in on the same night. Last year, Alexa Bliss did it and beat Nia Jax for the Raw Women’s title.
Former Universal champion Brock Lesnar made his presence felt at Money In The Bank last night and walked out of the XL Center with the briefcase.
Earlier in the broadcast, Sami Zayn was attacked and it was Braun Strowman who was thought to be the man behind it. Zayn replaced Strowman in the MITB ladder match so it was only natural to think it was him but Strowman claimed he was innocent and he did not attack Zayn.
And he was right! As the men’s MITB ladder match was coming to a close and Ali was about to grab the briefcase, Lesnar’s theme song hit the speakers to a big pop from the crowd. Lesnar sprinted to the ring and knocked Ali off the ladder. Lesnar got a ladder for himself, climbed up, and grabbed the briefcase.
This was his first appearance since WrestleMania where he lost the Universal title to Seth Rollins.
He now has one year to cash in the briefcase he won and the unpredictability of Lesnar will add some “suspense” to this cash in.
Lesnar was thought to be going to the UFC after WrestleMania but the former UFC Heavyweight champion changed his mind after his fee was deemed to be too high for the UFC. Lesnar then informed UFC President Dana White that he is retiring from MMA.
Here are the results from last night’s Money In The Bank pay-per-view which took place from the XL Center in Hartford, Connecticut.
The Usos defeated Daniel Bryan and Rowan in the Kickoff show; Bayley defeated Mandy Rose, Naomi, Natalya, Nikki Cross, Ember Moon, Dana Brooke, and Carmella to win the women’s MITB ladder match; Rey Mysterio defeated Samoa Joe to become the new United States champion; Shane McMahon defeated The Miz in a steel cage match; Tony Nese defeated Ariya Daivari to retain the Cruiserweight title; Becky Lynch defeated Lacey Evans to retain the Raw Women’s title; Charlotte Flair defeated Becky Lynch to become the new Smackdown Women’s champion; Bayley defeated Charlotte Flair after cashing in her MITB briefcase to become the new Smackdown Women’s champion; Roman Reigns defeated Elias; Seth Rollins defeated AJ Styles to retain the Universal title; Kofi Kingston defeated Kevin Owens to retain the WWE title; Brock Lesnar, as a surprise entrant, defeated Baron Corbin, Ali, Finn Balor, Randy Orton, Ricochet, Drew McIntyre, and Andrade to win the men’s MITB ladder match.
Hello everybody! It’s the WOPC Champion @TheMagnumDA with you for tonight’s Pick’em Challenge. Tonight, we’re going to make our picks for the Money in the Bank PPV, taking place on the WWE Network! At WrestleMania XXXV, we crowned a NEW Pick’em Champion, and it was….me! Ha!
So tonight, I’m going to defend the Wrestling-Online Pick’em Challenge Championship against Heel Turn Tom and our very own Colin Vassallo! Good luck everybody!
ON WITH THE SHOW!
Pre-Show: Non-Title Match
WWE Smackdown Live Tag Champions Daniel Bryan & Rowan vs. The Usos
Heel Turn Tom: Bryan said this is a tag team revival. AEW is putting a focus on tag teams, so of course WWE will too. Bryan & Rowan win it.
Colin: This is a non-title match, makes guessing the ending a bit more difficult. I’m going for The Usos for the win.
Magnum: I’m thinking Usos, too. I think they are going to bypass the Uso/Revival feud and just go straight for the Raw titles.
WWE Cruiserweight Championship
Tony Nese (c) vs. Ariya Daivari
Heel Turn Tom: Good for WWE to not make the cruiserweights part of the pre-show. These two will get to show off as they start the official show. Tony Nese will hits the 450 splash to get the win.
Colin: They escaped the Kickoff show! OH MY GOD! MAMMA MIA! Okay, Tony Nese retains the title.
Magnum: Settle down, Mauro Vassallo! Haha…I’ll also take Nese to retain. He’s the man for now!
WWE United States Championship
Samoa Joe (c) vs. Rey Mysterio
Heel Turn Tom: I like the US title on Joe. He needs a universal or world championship run, but this is a good spot for him. Joe will make Rey tap out to the Coquina Clutch.
Colin: I like Samoa Joe. Does Rey have another title run in him? Probably, but not yet. Samoa Joe retains.
Magnum: I think Rey wins, and this ticks Joe off to the point that he puts Dominic in the middle of this.
WWE Raw Women’s Championship
Becky Lynch (c) vs. Lacey Evans
Heel Turn Tom: There is no way that they end Becky 2 Belts. My guess is this is Becky’s second match. If WWE has a funny bone in them, Lacy walks out, turns around, and gets counted out. Becky to win this match with a roll-up or Paul Smackage.
Colin: I would be really, really surprised if Lacey Evans picks up the victory here. I’m guessing Becky2Belts will still carry the Raw Women’s title after this is over.
Magnum: Paul Who? 😀 I think there’s going to be some kind of chicanery here. Give me Becky to retain, but she’s going to win by some kind of DQ caused by Charlotte. I’m thinking their match (Becky vs. Charlotte) goes on later in the night.
Men’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match – WINNING PICK WORTH THREE POINTS!
Sami Zayn vs. Ricochet vs. Drew McIntyre vs. Baron Corbin vs. Ali vs. Finn Bálor vs. Andrade vs. Randy Orton
Heel Turn Tom: This match will see Ali and Balor take big bumps, but bump of the night goes to Ricochet. WWE has two babyface champs and I see them still having two babyface champs after tonight. So the heel push will go to Drew McIntyre. If Drew’s push goes over as well as Jinder Mahal’s, WWE still can push Heath Slater to a Three Man Band championship hat trick.
Colin: I’m thinking either Drew or Andrade. Last year it went to Braun Strowman who failed to cash in. Drew vs Rollins sounds interesting, so I’m going with McIntyre.
Magnum: You know, the way McIntyre is so juiced these days, you know a push is coming. So…here comes that push. Drew wins.
Women’s MITB Ladder Match – WINNING PICK WORTH THREE POINTS!
Natalya vs. Dana Brooke vs. Naomi vs. Alexa Bliss vs. Bayley vs. Mandy Rose vs. Ember Moon vs. Carmella
Heel Turn Tom: With Becky as the champ of both shows, WWE will need a competitor for her. I was liking Alexa to be a two time money in the back winner, but she is out. It feels like WWE and Corey Graves are all in on Mandy Rose and I see her getting the push and win.
Colin: Was hoping to see Alexa Bliss in this match. But I guess not yet. Tough one this one. I’m guessing Mandy Rose wins.
Magnum: I’m going to stick with Bayley. They had her involved with a lot of interactions early in April, and I think she’s going to get in the mix with Becky very soon, possibly at the expense of turning heel.
Roman Reigns vs. Elias
Heel Turn Tom: Elias is another star that the WWE is not pushing when hot, AKA Rusev Day. Roman will get the spear and 1-2-3 over Elias.
Colin: I got two words for you: Roman Reigns.
Magnum: Elias should be thankful he’s getting this spot. Reigns wins. Collision course for Drew vs. Roman is coming.
WWE SmackDown Women’s Championship
Becky Lynch (c) vs. Charlotte Flair
Heel Turn Tom: See previous Becky statement and don’t see the Becky run ending today. Hopefully this is the first match when Becky is fresh. Becky locks in the Dis-arm-her on Charlotte to win by submission. Wild card finish is Lacey does a run in to DQ Charlotte and start her match.
Colin: Becky needs to move from Charlotte Flair. And Charlotte needs to move from Becky. This has been done a million times. Hopefully this will be the last one for a while. Becky wins.
Magnum: I think Becky gets her revenge on Charlotte tonight, ending their feud once and for all…for a while, at least. I think the real story that will continue is Becky vs. Lacey, which will continue into June.
Steel Cage Match
The Miz vs. Shane McMahon
Heel Turn Tom: I don’t know why this feud is going on or why anyone cares still. If WWE is not secretly hiring back Punk, then there is no pay off for the Best in the World feud. Shane will take a big bump, but The Miz will win this battle.
Colin: The Miz must get his win back here. Can’t lose two gimmick matches in a row, right? But then again…it’s against a McMahon. But I’m keeping The Miz.
Magnum: If Shane wins this, I’m done. Miz wins, possibly with help from GEORGE.
WWE Championship
Kofi Kingston (c) vs. Kevin Owens
Heel Turn Tom: Looking at card I need some title changes, but don’t see WWE ending Kofi-mania at Kofi In the Bank. There will be Trouble in Paradise to the Kofi victory.
Colin: Kofi is going to Ghana as WWE champion later this month. Everything is already set. There’s no going back on that one. That alone is enough for picking Kofi.
Magnum: I think Owens will be the guy to beat Kofi for the WWE Title. I just don’t think it will be tonight. Kofi retains.
WWE Universal Championship
Seth Rollins (c) vs. AJ Styles
Heel Turn Tom: This match should be at Summerslam or Survivor Series. I don’t feel like this will be the show-stealer it could be. Seth will curb stomp AJ to remain WWE champion. No title changes tonight. I hope they do a screwjob or MITB cash-in to do a proper set up rematch for these two.
Colin: Should be a fantastic match. Two of the best performers in pro wrestling today. This will be the first of a few PPV matches between these two. Round one goes to Seth Rollins.
Magnum: So, we don’t have any points for possible cash-in’s…but I wouldn’t be surprised to see Seth Rollins retain the Universal Championship in a fantastic match, only for Drew McIntyre to cash in and become the Universal Champion. You read it here first!
That’s going to do it for the Pick’em Challenge! Enjoy the show! See you next month when the WOPC Championship puts his strap on the line! MagnumDA signing off.
The time has almost come to have new Mr and Ms Money In The Bank and in just a few hours, two individuals will have to carry another piece to their carry on luggage whenever they travel: the briefcase!
Today we check out all the odds for all the matches which are scheduled for tonight’s pay-per-view. Keep in mind that odds are most likely to change as the event gets closer to bell time.
In the men’s MITB ladder match, Drew McIntyre remains the favorite to win the match and the contract. McIntyre’s odds are of 8/13 and Andrade and Sami Zayn are next one in line both with odds of 4/1. Baron Corbin is at 18/1 to win, while Balor, Ali, and Ricochet are at 25/1. Randy Orton is at a distant 33/1 for the upset.
Mandy Rose remains the top pick for oddsmakers with her odds at 5/4 to win. Bayley is second with 5/2, and Ember Moon is at 11/2. Dana Brooke and Nikki Cross are 10/1, Naomi and Natalya are at 16/1, and Carmella is at 20/1 for the upset.
In the men’s top two title matches, Seth Rollins looks like he is favorite to retain the title with odds at 1/4 over AJ Styles who is at 11/4 and Kofi Kingston is also the pick to retain the WWE title with 2/5 odds over Kevin Owens who is at 7/4.
Becky Lynch is pulling double duty tonight, defending both titles in two different matches. In the first match, she’s at 1/4 favorite over Lacey Evans who is at 11/4, and in the second match, Lynch is 4/6 favorite over Charlotte Flair who is at 11/10. Looks like Becky2Belts will live on past tonight.
In the other two title matches, Samoa Joe is 1/2 favorite to retain the United States title over Rey Mysterio who is at 6/4 and Tony Nese is the overwhelming favorite at 1/7 to keep the Cruiserweight title against Ariya Daivari who is at 4/1.
The steel cage match between The Miz and Shane McMahon has The Miz at 1/4 over Shane McMahon at 11/4 and Roman Reigns is 2/5 to win over Elias who is at 7/4. In the Kickoff match, Daniel Bryan and Rowan are also favorites at 4/9 against The Usos who are at 13/8.
Alexie Offerman, the mother of Raw ring announcer JoJo, wrote on Instagram that her daughter nearly bled out and lost her life after giving birth to her son Knash.
Writing about the whole ordeal, Alexie said that the baby was prematurely born and JoJo had a severe case of preeclampsia that led to her being rushed to the hospital and induced to give birth. Preeclampsia can lead to serious complications for the mother and can be fatal if not treated quickly and properly.
Alexie added that her daughter was a courageous trooper and delivered the beautiful baby but 20 minutes later, happiness turned into panic as JoJo was hemorrhaging. “As I held her hands I felt her life slipping away. Thank God and these amazing doctors were able to stop the bleeding and stabilize her! I am still shaking.”
She also gave props to Wyatt’s mom, the medical staff at the hospital, and Bray Wyatt who did not leave JoJo’s side. “Very supportive and loving! Windham, if I loved you before just know that I love you even more now! You’re a special man.”
PWInsider.com is reporting that Scarlett Bordeaux, one of the hottest acts – both literally and figuratively – at Impact Wrestling right now, has requested her release from the company last week.
The 28-year-old known as the Smokeshow started working for Impact in July of last year and has been consistently pushed as one of the company’s biggest stars since her arrival. She only made her Impact in-ring debut at the end of March and defeated Glenn Gilbertti, better known to fans as Disco Inferno in an intergender match.
Her real-life boyfriend Killer Kross also requested his release from Impact but it was turned down. According to PWInsider, her deal is per appearance and not a guaranteed contract which might make getting out of it easier than a regular contract. Regardless, her deal runs till the Summer of this year and if her request is not granted, she would only have a few more months to go with the promotion.
Live from the XL Center in Hartford, Connecticut, WWE presents Money In The Bank on the WWE Network and pay-per-view. The full card is as follows:
Seth Rollins vs AJ Styles for the Universal title; Kofi Kingston vs Kevin Owens for the WWE title; Becky Lynch vs Lacey Evans for the Raw Women’s title; Becky Lynch vs Charlotte Flair for the Smackdown Women’s title; Drew McIntyre vs Sami Zayn vs Ricochet vs Baron Corbin vs Ali vs Finn Balor vs Randy Orton vs Andrade in a MITB ladder match; Natalya vs Dana Brooke vs Naomi vs Bayley vs Mandy Rose vs Ember Moon vs Carmella vs Nikki Cross in a MITB ladder match; The Miz vs Shane McMahon in a steel cage match; Samoa Joe vs Rey Mysterio for the United States title; Tony Nese vs Ariya Daivari for the Cruiserweight title; Roman Reigns vs Elias; and Daniel Bryan and Rowan vs The Usos in the Kickoff show.
Money In The Bank is free for first-time subscribers to the WWE Network. Simply go to http://w-o.it/wwentwrk to start your 30-day free trial.
WWE announced two new matches for the upcoming WWE Super ShowDown from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The show is taking place from the King Abdullah Sports City Stadium on June 7, the same location where The Greatest Royal Rumble was held last year.
The two new matches are Braun Strowman vs Bobby Lashley and Finn Balor vs Andrade for the Intercontinental title. Balor is advertised as appearing in his Demon gimmick. These two matches join the already-announced Triple H vs Randy Orton, Goldberg vs The Undertaker, and the 50-man battle royal.
Brock Lesnar is also making the trip and this would be his first match since WrestleMania where he lost the Universal title to Seth Rollins.
The King Abdullah Sports City Stadium holds 60,000 fans and tickets for the show have not gone on sale yet.
Bray Wyatt and his girlfriend JoJo are the new parents of a baby boy who was born yesterday, May 18.
On his Twitter account, Wyatt posted a photo of him, JoJo, and the baby announcing his name as Knash Sixx Rotunda. The two have been dating for over two years. This is JoJo’s first child but Wyatt’s third. Bray’s ex-wife filed for divorce in March 2017 after she found out that he was having an affair with the Raw ring announcer and the divorce got messy when his ex-wife accused him of not paying for child support and spending thousands of dollars on other items.
The 25-year-old JoJo has not been seen on WWE television for several months and then announced that she was pregnant in March of this year. She vowed to eventually return to announcing when the time is right.
The Hangman Page vs PAC match at next week’s Double or Nothing pay-per-view has been canceled after what seems to be over creative differences. The match was one of the earliest ones announced for this AEW inaugural show.
PAC, who wrestled in WWE as Neville, apparently has refused to do the job because he’s the Dragon Gate champion and with Page being one of the men behind AEW from the start, it was decided that the match should be scrapped from the pay-per-view and have Page wrestle someone else.
An angle was set up last night during the WrestleGate show in Nottingham, England to explain why PAC won’t be wrestling at Double or Nothing. PAC’s original match was changed and then he issued an open challenge. Page came out and the two wrestled a match which eventually finished with a DQ because PAC hit the low blow on the ref. The former WWE Cruiserweight champion then attacked Page with a chair and smashed his leg.
Afterward, PAC announced that he would not be traveling to Las Vegas to be part of AEW’s Double or Nothing because his objective to injure Hangman has been successful today.
The surgery that Ric Flair is now scheduled to have tomorrow is heart-related to fix a condition that has been pending for a few years.
FOX 5 Atlanta reporter Will Nunley said that the surgery is a serious one even though it was scheduled before and the family knew ahead of time. But the scheduled surgery from yesterday was canceled due to another complication and Flair will go under the knife on Monday now at an Atlanta area hospital. Nunley added that family and close friends are very concerned about the surgery, contradicting his son-in-law’s comments that there was nothing serious about it.
Conrad has not tweeted since May 16 and usually he is very active on Twitter especially just a week before Starrcast, the event that he created and runs. Ric is scheduled to be the headline act of the fan fest with friends and co-workers roasting him in an event at Caesar’s Palace on Friday, May 24.
The event is four days after heart surgery and there’s no info yet if this is going ahead as planned or not.
One of the most popular PPVs apart from the “big four” takes place tomorrow night with two briefcases on the line in the annual ladder matches. The winners of these two ladder matches will get a title shot and the winners can cash in any time they want.
We will see the odds for these two matches today and tomorrow we will provide the odds for the full card.
In the men’s MITB ladder match, Drew McIntyre is currently the favorite to win the match with his odds at 4/6. In second place there’s Andrade with odds of 5/2, Sami Zayn at 7/1, Baron Corbin and Ricochet at 12/1, Ali at 14/1, while Finn Balor and Randy Orton are total outsiders with odds at 16/1.
Meanwhile, in the women’s MITB ladder match, Mandy Rose from Smackdown is so far the favorite at 9/4. Bayley, who hasn’t had the best time since moving to the main roster, is at 5/2 second, with Ember Moon at 3/1, Dana Brooke at 10/1, Natalya at 12/1, Naomi at 14/1. and Carmella and Nikki Cross with the unlikely 16/1 win.
