While Bray Wyatt did not show up on the season premiere of Monday Night Raw, the returning star will be at Smackdown this Friday in New Orleans, Louisiana.
While the White Rabbit story wrapped up, another QR code shown on Raw led to reveal Wyatt’s new logo and a video of him, saying “revel in what you are,” interrupted Kevin Patrick and Corey Graves during the broadcast.
The New Orleans show is lacking in ticket sales with only just over 5,000 tickets sold. The Brooklyn Raw was hovering at around 6,000 but then jumped to over 10,000 in a matter of a couple of days as fans expected Wyatt on the show, but of course that did not happen. It will be interesting to see if the same will happen to New Orleans now that Wyatt is advertised to be appearing live in person.
Friday Night Smackdown on FOX drew 2,243,000 viewers last week, up 36,000 viewers from the prior week. In the 18-49 demo, Smackdown drew the same 0.54 of the prior week and was #1 in network television and #3 in all of television. In the overnight numbers, Smackdown did 2,117,000 viewers in the first hour and 2,149,000 viewers in the second hour. (Ratings credit: Showbuzzdaily.com)
Raw Season Premier tonight. Corey Graves welcomes us to Raw and introduces his new partner, Kevin Patrick.
The Bloodline is out first. Roman calls out Jey for being a fool and being the loudest in the Bloodline. Sami interrupts and Heyman goes nuts, asking Sami if he’s crazy since you don’t interrupt the Tribal Chief. Sami asks Roman to handle the situation.
Sami tells Jey they all love him. But his actions as of late have not been very Ucey and then tells Jey to be cool. Do you think you can be cool? Jey asks if this is a joke as Sami tries to calm down.
Matt Riddle comes out and challenges Roman to a championship match. Roman asks the crowd who cheered yeah and Roman goes NAH. Then he says if you won’t step up maybe one of your Bloodline will. Sami then steps up and will take on Riddle tonight.
They show a recap of Extreme Rules from Saturday.
Austin Theory VS. Johnny Gargano
Gargano hit the DDT from outside the ring for the win.
Winner: Johnny Gargano
Rey Mysterio VS. Chad Gable
During the match, Rhea Ripley and Dominik Mysterio come out. Rey was able to hit the 619 and the splash on Gable for the win.
Winner: Rey Mysterio
After the match, Dominik confronts Rey begging him to hit him. Ripley blocks the exit and Dominik then slaps Rey in the face. Rey hits Priest who had just arrived and did a hurricanrana to Finn who flies into Dominik. Dominik again begs for Rey to hit him and Rey, who appears to be crying, is asking Dominik why? Segment ends with Ripley holding Rey over the second rope and Dominik hitting Rey with a 619.
Back from break, the Judgement Day stands in the middle of the ring. They brag about making Edge say I Quit Saturday. Balor then turns to AJ Styles who comes to the ring. AJ says he is not there to argue with Finn and he agrees with him and he finally realizes he has been alone for far too long and he needs friends, he needs family and knelt down in front of Finn and Finn grabs and hugs AJ. As they stand there in a hug, AJ looked up and says he wasn’t talking about him. The music hits and Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows come to the ring to help AJ. A fight ensued, Priest runs, Ripley pulls Dominik over the rail and run, and Finn is trapped by the Styles, Gallows and Anderson but is able to run from the ring before they got to him.
Bayley VS. Candice LeRae
Bayley went to slam Candice into the mat but Candice reverses and pins Bayley.
Winner: Candice Lerae
After the match, Damage Control attack Candice and Bianca Belair comes out for the save, but Damage Control lay both women out in the ring.
The Miz is shown walking in the back and runs into Maryse who has a gift for him for his special Birthday celebration coming up and it was a baseball bat. Miz said he feels this is a bad idea because you know who will end up there and Maryse says she worked hard on this celebration, and it is happening. They kiss and start walking.
Maryse is now in the ring and introduces the Miz. As Miz is opening a gift, he pulls off a table cloth and revealed two workout balls with the Miz’s picture on them. He goes for another gift it seemed to be heavy or stuck on the table, Miz rips it and reveals Dexter Lumis. Miz threw the box back on his head and swung the bat but Dexter had moved by that time. Dexter enters the ring and goes to choke out the Miz, Maryse tried to help but the Miz squirming kicked her into the cake. Miz was able to escape and run and Maryse was left in the ring with Dexter but then ran. Dexter went over, picked up the cake knife and stabbed the balls Maryse just gave to the Miz. Dexter then walked over and cut a piece of cake and ate it.
Omos VS. Robert Adams & Joseph Torres
Omos squashes the local tag team
Winner: Omos
They show us the return of Bray Wyatt from Saturday’s Extreme Rules.
Bobby Lashley came to the ring first and was talking to the crowd and calls out Seth Rollins but gets Brock Lesnar instead! Brock says good evening, Brooklyn and then walked over and stood in front of Lashley and said good Evening, Bobby Lashley. Then he F5s Lashley and a back suplex then the Kimura lock. Brock leaves smiling and fist bumping the fans.
As we come back from break, there are officials begging Bobby Lashley to go in the back and get checked. Seth Rollins comes out and screams he wants the match now. Rollins’ ribs are wrapped up from Saturday. Rollins said he is a disgrace to the US title and America and Lashley stormed to the ring.
Bobby Lashley VS. Seth “Freakin” Rollins for the United States Championship
Lashley was able to score a spear but could not cover Rollins and two stomps later Rollins pins the injured champion.
Winner and New United States Champion: Seth “Freakin” Rollins
Byron Saxton catches up to Bobby Lashley and Lashley says he is pissed off and challenges Brock Lesnar for a match next week on Raw.
Elias is announced to return next week.
Matt Riddle VS. Sami Zayn
Riddle was able to hit the RKO for the win.
Winner: Matt Riddle
As Riddle was heading to the back DX Music hits.
D-Generation X members Triple H, Shawn Michaels, Road Dogg and X Pac arrive in the DX Jeep and head to the ring and have fun with the crowd as they close out the show posing.
Former WWE champion Brock Lesnar made a surprise appearance on the season premiere of Monday Night Raw last night and took out Bobby Lashley.
The Beast Incarnate has not been seen on WWE television since losing at SummerSlam and with Lashley about to put the U.S. title on the line against Rollins, it was Brock Lesnar who crashed the party first.
Lesnar hit Lashley with multiple F5s and then took him to Suplex City before locking in a Kimura.
With Lashley down, Rollins came out and talked his way into still having a match and Lashley agreed, eventually losing the title after Rollins hit the stomp for the three-count.
After the dust settled, an angry Lashley then challenged Brock to show up on Raw next week.
Lesnar is expected to be part of the Crown Jewel premium live event from Saudi Arabia next month.
Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson, fresh from their departure from Impact Wrestling, found their way back to WWE and returned during last night’s season premiere of Raw.
The duo came to the aid of their friend AJ Styles, who was once again getting heckled by Judgment Day. Styles told Balor that he needed family with him and when Balor hugged him, AJ informed him that he was not talking about him.
Cue in the former Raw Tag Team champions who came in for a brawl, for many, a surprise return since they left WWE not under the best conditions and were very vocal about it.
After signing a new deal, Gallows and Anderson were let go in early 2020 after WrestleMania and they joined Impact Wrestling. They also made several appearances on AEW Dynamite when Kenny Omega was pulling double duty as Impact champion as well.
The two had been very vocal against working for WWE again due to the way they were let go and both took shots at the company during their time away.
But a new regime, and a truckload of money, changed things around and The Good Brothers are now back under the WWE umbrella.
Tonight’s Monday Night Raw is the season premiere and it will be centered around the D-Generation X 25th anniversary celebration.
Triple H, Shawn Michaels, Road Dogg, and X-Pac will be appearing on the show for some shenanigans, but one obvious omission will be Billy Gunn, who is now part of AEW.
Also tonight, Roman Reigns and The Bloodline will be appearing as WWE tries to load up the broadcast for the special occasion.
Two matches have been announced so far, with Bobby Lashley defending the United States title against Seth Rollins and Johnny Gargano faces Austin Theory.
And after a spectacular reveal, will Bray Wyatt show up? WWE has not made any mention of Wyatt for tonight’s broadcast but it’s safe to assume there will be some sort of a follow up to his return.
Multiple sources are reporting that four members of the Honor No More faction in Impact Wrestling have departed and will no longer be part of the broadcast following the latest television tapings which were held this weekend.
Matt Taven, Vincent, Mike Bennett, and his wife Maria Kanellis, have wrapped up their duties with Impact. They were all involved in the Honor No More faction which made its Impact Wrestling debut at Hard To Kill in January 2022.
The faction came to life after ROH announced that they were going on hiatus starting from January 2022. The original members also included PCO, who remains with Impact Wrestling, and were later joined by Kenny King and Eddie Edwards.
It seems that the relationship between AEW and GCW will stop after it is believed that no AEW stars will be allowed to participate in any future GCW shows moving forward.
Jon Moxley, who was the reigning GCW champion, honored his end of the deal though and participated in the GCW Fight Club career vs title match against Nick Gage this past weekend.
Gage won the match, which was the expected result, ending Moxley’s 399-day as a GCW champion. Stokely Hathaway and W. Morrissey were also involved in the finish. Mox originally won the title from Matt Cardona in September 2021.
Following their brutal match, Nick Gage praised Moxley for what he did for GCW.
Under the new AEW deal, Moxley is now exclusive only to All Elite Wrestling and their international partners like New Japan Pro Wrestling.
Bryan Alvarez from F4Wonline.com is reporting that Bo Dallas, the younger brother of the recently returned Bray Wyatt, is returning to WWE.
Dallas was officially released from WWE in April 2021 but had not wrestled for the promotion since 2019. He had previously been with the company since 2008 and was the third NXT champion, beating Big E for the belt in May 2013. He spent 260 days as champion before he lost it to Neville in February 2014.
The 32-year-old is also a former Raw Tag Team champion with Curtis Axel.
Ever since taking over WWE creative and talent relations in July, Triple H has been on a mission to right some previous wrongs under the old regime.
Bray Wyatt is the latest WWE Superstar who, for whatever reason, was released over a year ago from the company and was brought back. Wyatt becomes the 11th individual to return since late July, an impressive feat from Paul Levesque and his team as they try to bring that feel-good factor back to WWE which had been missing for a very long time under the guidance of Vince McMahon.
Dakota Kai, Karrion Kross, Scarlett, Dexter Lumis, Braun Strowman, Top Dolla, Ashante Adonis, B-Fab, Johnny Gargano, and Candice LaRae, all of whom worked with Triple H during his time in charge of NXT, were brought back over the past two months and if rumors are correct, more are expected to return “home” in due time.
Increased attendance at arenas and television ratings in the same time period also suggest that fans are receptive of the changes that are being done and some lapsed fans are also returning to give the product another shot.
After Extreme Rules finished airing and Bray Wyatt made his spectacular return, one Twitter user uploaded a video of his young daughter, with a Fiend mask on, looking super excited in front of the TV as she jumped around waiting for her favorite star to show up.
“My daughter stayed up all night for Bray Wyatt and wasn’t disappointed. Welcome back @Windham6,” Twitter user @WayneBumpass wrote.
Wyatt, who doesn’t usually reply much on social media, saw the tweet and immediately replied.
“This is why,” he wrote about his return after 15 months away from the public view.
“I missed you too. All of you,” he added.
Meanwhile, Rob Fee, the recently-hired WWE Director of Long-term Creative who was responsible for the whole White Rabbit mystery, also used Twitter to see what people thought.
“Did anything cool happen at #ExtremeRules,” he questioned.
Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer is reporting that Saraya has been officially cleared to compete by AEW’s head medical doctor Michael Sampson.
Saraya got her first taste of action in several years this past Wednesday on Dynamite in a brawl with Dr. Britt Baker following the women trios match. Saraya threw the first punch which led to all other six women to join in as the faces got rid of the heels.
The former WWE Divas and NXT Women’s champion has not wrestled since December 2017 after she was on the receiving end of a kick to the back from Sasha Banks. The match took place just two weeks after her return following neck surgery the year before.
Former WWE Superstar CJ “Lana” Perry has been cast in the returning Surreal Life, the VH1 series which returns on the air after 16 long years.
Eight celebrities will live together for a once in a lifetime surreal experience that will put their temperaments and vulnerabilities to the test, pushing these stars to unmask themselves in the most unfiltered and unpredictable ways. Along with Perry, the season will star August Alsina, Dennis Rodman, Frankie Muniz, Kim Coles, Manny MUA, Stormy Daniels, and Tamar Braxton.
“My real life just got surreal. And I saw things I never thought I would,” Perry wrote on Twitter. “Like Denis’ rod, man. Every single day.”
The series premiere will be on Monday, October 24 starting at 9PM ET on VH1.
Impact Wrestling on AXS TV drew 89,000 viewers this week, down 11,000 viewers from last week’s broadcast. In the 18-49 demo, Impact went back down to 0.01, losing 0.01 from the prior week. (Ratings credit: Showbuzzdaily.com)
How does President Dwayne Johnson sound? Sounds cool, but it’s not going to happen as for the first time, The Rock has publicly said that he will not be running for office down the road.
In an interview which will air on CBS Sunday Morning, Johnson said that the idea of entering politics is now “off the table” and says that while he loves the United States, being a father to his three daughters is more important than anything else.
“I will say this, because it requires a B side to this: I love our country and everyone in it. I also love being a daddy. And that’s the most important thing to me, is being a daddy, number one, especially during this time, this critical time in my daughters’ lives,” Johnson said.
He noted that he knows what it is like being on the road and very busy and being absent from his daughter’s life for a lot of years when she was growing up.
“And that’s what the presidency will do. Sure, CEO sounds great. But the number one thing I want to be is daddy. That’s it.”
The White Rabbit has arrived and it was indeed Bray Wyatt who showed up at the conclusion of the Extreme Rules premium live event for a reveal that got one of the largest pops ever!
After Rollins vs Riddle was over, the credit rolled on the bottom screen but lights went out and fans knew what was about to come.
“Are we still on the air?” asked Michael Cole. And yes, they were still on the air.
Bray Wyatt’s voice is played on the speakers singing “He’s got the whole world in his hands” and fans immediately put up the flashlights to create an electric atmosphere. One by one, the Firefly Fun House characters popped to life around the arena as fans waited to see the main man.
A door with a shining light behind it was then opened and the lantern was seen and then Wyatt, in a new mask, walked out. He unmasked himself to a gigantic pop from the Philly crowd and then turned off the lantern to cut the feed.
It was certainly one of the most memorable endings to a show, one which was highly anticipated as the mystery of the White Rabbit has now been solved.
Wyatt was surprisingly cut from WWE in July 2021 and did not do any other wrestling work till his return today at Extreme Rules.
Here are the results from the Extreme Rules premium live event which took place from the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The Brawling Brutes defeated Imperium in a six-man Good Old Fashioned Donnybrook match; Ronda Rousey defeated Liv Morgan to become the new Smackdown Women’s champion; Karrion Kross defeated Drew McIntyre in a strap match; Bianca Belair defeated Bayley in a ladder match to retain the Raw Women’s title; Finn Balor defeated Edge in an I Quit match; Matt Riddle defeated Seth Rollins in the Fight Pit match with Daniel Cormier as the special guest referee.
WWE has released the logo of WrestleMania 40, showing it to the fans inside the Wells Fargo Center for the first time. It was unveiled by Jerry “The King” Lawler and the Philadelphia Eagles cheerleaders.
What’s notable is that the Roman numbers are back for this particular logo, something which hasn’t been used since WrestleMania XXX in New Orleans.
The logo features the typical WrestleMania font and the liberty bell in the middle with XL written at the bottom of the broken bell. The logo color scheme is black, grey, and green.
WrestleMania 40 takes place from the Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on April 6 and 7, 2024.
Hey everybody! It’s @TheMagnumDA with another installment of the PPV Pick’em report. Tonight we’re in PHILLY, so you know it’s going to get EXTREME. Tonight, Colin puts the prestigious WOPC Championship on the line against yours truly in a Confidence Pool pick’em. How does that work? We put 1-6 points behind each of our picks – whoever has the most points at the end of the night is the champion. If there’s a tie? The title doesn’t change hands. So what are we waiting for?
ON WITH THE PICKS!
Six-Man Tag Team Match – Donnybrook Rules!
The Brawling Brutes (Sheamus, Ridge Holland, and Butch) vs. Imperium (Gunther, Ludwig Kaiser, and Giovanni Vinci)
Magnum: Sheamus and GUNTHER had one hell of a match last night on Smackdown. I think the Brutes are going to get a win after the way last night ended – looking forward to another Fight Night in Philly! Three points.
Colin: Banger after banger after banger after banger. This match is probably going to hurt in more ways than one. I think the Brutes are due for a win so they are my pick for this one. Three points.
“I Quit” Match
Edge vs. Finn Bálor (with The Judgment Day)
Magnum: I’m convinced that Beth and/or family will play a role in the way this one ends. I’ll take Balor to win through nefarious means. Four points.
Colin: This is an interesting one. If Balor quits, then everything they’ve been doing goes up in flames. If Edge quits, well, it’s Edge. I can see some kind of scenario where Edge has to quit to save someone and that would be a good way to make Balor win and Edge still comes out strong. Balor wins, one point.
Strap Match
Drew McIntyre vs. Karrion Kross (with Scarlett)
Magnum: I think this is Kross‘ big coming out party. He’s going to put himself on the map with a gigantic victory here. I can’t go all the way with this, but I’ll say five points for the win.
Colin: This is Kross’ first big match since his return so I can’t see him losing this one. Maybe Drew’s back problems will play into this one but somehow, someway, Kross gets the win. Six points.
WWE Raw Women’s Championship – Ladder Match
Bianca Belair (c) (with Alexa Bliss and Asuka) vs. Bayley (with Damage CTRL)
Magnum: This is a tough one, and I’m only going to put one point on it – this is Bayley’s night. I think this will be a fantastic, wild fight…but in the end. Bayley ends the long title reign of The EST.
Colin: As much as I’d like to see Bayley with the title, I’m thinking they’re not ready to take the belt off Bianca yet. Can see several interference in this one and some crazy spots and hopefully everyone stays safe. Bianca retains – five points.
WWE SmackDown Women’s Championship- Extreme Rules
Liv Morgan (c) vs. Ronda Rousey
Magnum: I could see Liv winning again, but like the last time…it’s going to be extremely controversial. I wouldn’t be surprised by Ronda winning, and then having the decision reversed, or some kind of chicanery that ends with Liv winning. Two points.
Colin: Tough one. Liv, unfortunately, didn’t do much as a champion. Ronda didn’t want the title last time around so what the hell do you do. Liv already has one win over Ronda and I think this will be a match the baddest woman on the planet cannot lose. New champion Ronda Rousey! Two points.
Fight Pit Match – Daniel Cormier as Special Guest Referee
Matt Riddle vs. Seth “Freakin” Rollins
Magnum: This is a really cool match type – I cannot wait to see this match in a WWE setting. As for the match itself, Rollins has dominated on the mic and in the ring, so it’s time for Riddle to get revenge. I like Riddle and I am very confident about his chances – give me six points on it.
Colin: I like the Fight Pit concept. It’s something just about different from the usual and it looks cool on TV. Adding Cormier as the guest referee was a good idea. I would imagine that Matt Riddle being a former MMA fighter will come out on top in this one. Bro! Four points.
Alright fans, that is going to do it for Colin and I! We will see you next time for the PPV Pick’em report right here at Wrestling-Online! @TheMagnumDA signing out.
WWE is back with another premium live event tonight as everything goes “extreme” for the 2022 edition of Extreme Rules. It’s a small card, with six matches only, and hopefully a big reveal/return.
We take a look at the updated and latest bets for Extreme Rules below. Please remember, odds might and will probably change between now and bell time. Be careful when spending your hard-earned cash on bets! You can also check out Mostbet app for more betting options.
Riddle extended his position as the favorite in the Fight Pit match with the former Raw Tag Team title holder now 1/5 favorite. Seth Rollins went to 3/1 from yesterday. UFC Hall of Famer Daniel Cormier will referee this match.
Karrion Kross remains favorite walking in tonight’s show against Drew McIntyre in the strap match. This is Kross’ first meaningful match since he made his return and has odds of 7/20 while the Scotsman is at 39/20.
The odds for the Raw Women’s title match between Bianca Belair and Bayley remain unchanged, with Belair at 1/2 favorite to retain in this ladder match while Bayley is 7/5 to regain the title.
In a big change from yesterday, Finn Balor is now the favorite to win against Edge in the I Quit match. Yesterday, the Rated-R Superstar had the upper hand but today the script has flipped, with Balor 3/5 favorite against Edge who is now 6/5 to pick up a victory.
The Smackdown Women’s title match between Liv Morgan and Ronda Rousey also saw some odds changing, but the outcome remains the same as yesterday, with Rousey having 2/5 odds and favorite while Morgan is 7/4 to retain.
And another odds change has been registered in the six-man tag match between Imperium and The Brawling Brutes. Last night, Imperium were favorites but now both set of teams are set to 17/20.
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