A women’s tag team match was cut from the show last night according to Post Wrestling’s John Pollock.
The match, featuring Carmella and Zelina Vega versus Toni Storm and Liv Morgan, was canned due to timing issues. Vega in particular was looking forward to wrestle on the show as her father died in the World Trade Center during the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
On Twitter, Vega posted photos of her amazing ring gear that she was going to sport and wrote “nevermind.” Both Carmella and Liv Morgan tweeted “…” in their reaction to their match getting bumped.
This was the second week in a row that there was no women’s matches on Smackdown.
Two-factor authentication (2FA), verification grids, and regional lockouts have not always been there for you. So, people had a few chances of protecting themselves from potential scams and fraud.
Once two-factor authentication has become a thing, you got an opportunity to survive hackers’ attacks. Now, it’s hard to do something without having an authentication code. As you can guess, sitting and staring forlornly at your login ad password will take them nowhere.
Due to the popularization of 2FA, the efficiency of SMS activation service also increased. Such online resources as SMS-man manage to support online users in their intention to protect personal data.
What Stands behind SMS Activation?
SMS codes can be sent to your mobile device, via your carrier such as SMS-man. The code is redirected to the website after you enter a login and password. Once you enter all the required details, you will jump into your personal cabinet. Codes usually expire within a short period of time to minimize the number of valuable codes left lying around.
What Is the Problem with SMS?
What if you have your account password stolen? You don’t have to worry about it with 2FA. You’re still safe. Hackers can’t get into your personal cabinet without the SMS code. The hacker’s intention to contact your network provider will most likely end up with a total fail. However, the smartest attackers may figure something out to achieve the desired success. This is why it’s highly recommended for users to buy virtual phone numbers for SMS activation.
Doubt about Security Measures
When it comes to codes, they are supposed to make your security stronger. The aim of the deal is to minimize potential attacks. This is why the use of ads can’t be allowed by any chance. Ads integrated into security code texts can contain some harmful data. Depending on ad tech used, it’s totally possible to make the ads “relevant” or focused on the actual content of the SMS.
At this point, the topic of customers’ consent can’t be ignored. Who is your ad network focused on? What’s happening to your data/messages? What kind of information does your ad contain? These things may seem suspicious to average users. They know that ads often lead to rogue pages or phishing sites. If you don’t want to ruin your reputation, make sure that you use SMS codes as an added layer of security properly.
Roman Reigns has accepted Brock Lesnar’s challenge for the Universal title and said that he would take him on after he smashes Finn Balor at the upcoming Extreme Rules pay-per-view.
Reigns was confronted by Demon Balor at the conclusion of the show, the first time that Balor transformed into his alter ego since 2019.
Things didn’t go smooth for the Universal champion during the show as Lesnar dropped a bombshell in the opening segment after he interrupted The Bloodline. Lesnar asked Heyman why he didn’t tell Reigns that he would be at SummerSlam, resulting in FOX muting the show for several seconds after “You f*cked up” chants from the fans directed at Heyman.
After Reigns and The Usos abandoned Heyman, Lesnar gave Heyman five seconds to accept the challenge on behalf of Reigns but he never did so Lesnar picked him up for an F5. Reigns returned to save his special counsel but The Usos suffered some damage after Lesnar nearly took their heads off their shoulder with a vicious double clothesline and then took them to suplex city.
John Cena and some Superstars from Raw participated in dark matches last night at Smackdown in Madison Square Garden.
Cena, who was back from filming in Europe, teamed up with Rey and Dominik Mysterio to take on Roman Reigns and The Usos after the show. Cena got the win for his team after hitting the AA.
Former WWE champion Drew McIntyre was also in the house and defeated Baron Corbin in another dark match following the conclusion of Smackdown while Raw Women’s champion Charlotte Flair defeated Rhea Ripley before Smackdown went on the air.
A very special episode of Friday Night Smackdown airs tonight live from the world’s most famous arena in New York City as over 10,000 fans are expected at Madison Square Garden on the eve of the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
Tonight’s show is headlined by the return of former WWE and Universal champion Brock Lesnar who will be on the show to confront Roman Reigns. Smackdown Women’s champion Becky Lynch will also be in the house as she and Bianca Belair sign their contract for their rematch at Extreme Rules.
Two matches have been announced for the show including The Usos vs The Street Profits for the Smackdown Women’s title and Edge and Seth Rollins wrap up their feud with one more match.
16-time world champion John Cena will also be in the house but his appearance will likely be only for those at MSG. He is being advertised in a six-man tag team match as he teams up with The Street Profits versus Roman Reigns and The Usos.
WWE has released an amazing Ric Flair Legacy Championship Collector’s title with only 500 individually-numbered produced and the title comes with its very own diamond collector’s case.
This custom-crafted limited-edition title has a real leather strap containing 58 Swarovski crystals and housed in a special diamond case. Each Legacy Championship Title comes with a custom Ric Flair robe as well.
The strap has undergone a special printing technique to match Flair’s iconic ring gear featuring the phrases “Limousine-Ridin'”, “Jet Flyin'”, “Kiss-Stealin'”, “Wheelin’ and Dealin'” & “Son of a Gun”. The custom main plate has 16 Swarovski Crystals to celebrate all of Ric Flair’s 16 championship victories.
The title is up for pre-order and will begin shipping on November 5, 2021. The price is a whopping $999.99 and you can see it in all its glory at WWEShop.com.
AEW has now sold over 18,000 tickets for the huge Dynamite on September 22 according to ticket tracking service WrestleTix.
To be held at Arthur Ashe Stadium in Flushing, New York, Dynamite: Grand Slam will be the largest-ever crowd for All Elite Wrestling to date and more tickets have moved since the arrival of CM Punk, Adam Cole, and Bryan Danielson.
The Arthur Ashe Stadium is currently configured to hold 18,692 fans and just over 650 tickets remain available for sale.
Everyone attending the show must show proof of vaccination otherwise they will be denied entry.
WWE has published the full Never Forget: WWE Returns After 9/11 documentary today and it’s available to watch on WWE Network, Peacock, and YouTube for free.
The 35-minute documentary tells the story of how Smackdown in Houston on September 13 became the first public assembly to take place in the United States after 9/11.
The original documentary features comments by Vince McMahon, Edge, Bruce Prichard, Stone Cold Steve Austin, Paul Heyman, John Bradshaw Layfield, Booker T, and others who were live on that emotional day.
The documentary was released to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. WWE will also be in New York tonight for a special episode of Smackdown live from Madison Square Garden and will hold a non-televised show from Washington, D.C., tomorrow on the actual 20th anniversary of 9/11.
The funeral service for Shannon “Daffney” Spruill, who passed away on September 1, will be held today at the Peachtree Corners Chapel of Crowell Brothers Funeral Homes & Crematory in Peachtree Corners, Georgia.
A reception will be held following the services at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers the family is requesting that contributions be made in honor of Shannon Claire Spruill to National Alliance on Mental Illness at namiga.org and/or Boston University’s Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy.
In her last live video on Instagram, Spruill asked that her brain be donated to Boston University to be examined for CTE.
The Impact Bound For Glory pay-per-view, which is the company’s biggest event of the year, will kick off at 10PM ET this year with the event pushed back two hours later than usual.
No reason was given as to why this show is starting so late on the East Coast. Bound For Glory this year will be held in Las Vegas so that’s a 7PM start for those attending the show live or watching on the West Coast. The show takes place on Saturday, October 23 at a Sam’s Town Live.
Tickets go on sale on Friday, September 24 starting at 10AM ET with prices ranging from $30 to $300. Impact will also hold two days of tapings for their flagship show on Sunday and Monday after the pay-per-view. Tickets for these tapings will be available on September 24 as well.
On the same day as Bound For Glory there will also be a live Dynamite at 8PM ET on TNT as AEW gets pre-empted thanks to the NHL double-header. This could be one reason why Impact opted to push back the start time of BFG as to avoid direct competition with AEW.
There are several memories consistently created by matches in WrestleMania. With WWE, the audience has viewed the most exciting storylines at the event for many years. WrestleMania has attracted legends from outside the wrestling world to join the festivities. Organizations have booked short, entertaining fights that have made history.
In 1998, Mike Tyson assisted Stone Cold, Steve Austin, McMahon, and Shawn Michael in introducing the Attitude Era at WrestleMania XIV. After ten years, Vince McMahon and WWE took advantage of Floyd Maywether Jr box office draw. Wrestling is loved. On the other hand, boxing is featured on Justbet and other sportsbooks. The list below entails pivotal fights that took place on the Grandest Stage of them all, at WrestleMania.
Tyson Fury vs. Braun Strowman
It is another exciting match that reigned on the stage of WrestleMania. The audience viewed it as odd, but the results served them right—Strowman and Tyson debuted in the SmackDown episode of an eight-man tag team match. The heavy-weight boxer Tyson Fury sat on the front row to watch the short game until the monster among men threw Dolph Ziggler towards him. Tyson was agitated, and it was not long before he jumped the barrier to meet Strowman, but the security prevented the fight. Tyson Fury demanded an apology of which Snowman denied. The match was organized in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, at Crown Jewel. Snowman had dominated the fight, but Tyson came back to prove himself. Fury is now the former unbeaten heavy-weight boxing champion and undefeated WWE Superstar after one match.
Floyd Mayweather vs. Big Show
The world boxing champion showed up at Wrestle Mania 24 in Orlando to face Big Show is one of the most spectacular matches ever. Mayweather accepted the clash with Big Show at the Citrus Bowl. The fight sprouted after the two collided at No Way Out. Floyd Mayweather and Big Show encountered in a No Disqualification Match. The unthinkable happened as Floyd won the match after landing multiple heavy chairs on BigShow’s head. Jim Ross, who was the commentator, gave a memorable soundbite when he screamed that Mayweather had taken it to the streets. The world boxing champion finished off the heavy-weight wrestler with brass knuckles. Fans treasure the memory as the fight proved the boxer to be a masterful showman. The audience thought that Mayweather would only have one knock-out punch, but the match results exceeded expectations.
Neville & Amell vs. King Barrett and Stardust
The long-running feud between Neville and Stardust finally surpassed the boiling point. A bout was set officially two weeks before SummerSlam when Amell jumped the guardrail to clash with Stardust. Although Triple H condemned Amell’s actions of pleading to have a match, WWE would not be held accountable for the outcomes in the ring. Amell had the upper hand in entering SummerSlam. Stardust was confident he would take revenge against his nemesis. Stardust and Barret seemed to be the favorites from a storyline perspective as Amell lacked experience of the ring. The WWE audience expected the combination of the Green Arrow and the Red Arrow to win. During the Sunday SummerSlam clash, Neville was given a chance to win and shine.
Roman Reigns vs. Edge
During the fantastic main event at WWE Money in the Bank 2021, Roman Reigns defeated Edge to retain the Universal Championship. The tribal chief who owed a debt to Seth Rollins attacked Edge during the match and distracted the challenger. Roman Reigns took the advantage and delivered a mighty spear. The Usos had tried to influence the result in favor of their cousin earlier in the contest. However, their interference was fended off by Rey and Dominik Mysterio before Rollins appeared. WrestleMania marked the last time Roman Reigns and Edge clashed in a ring, but the fight was different as Daniel Bryan was involved posing a triple threat.
Floyd Mayweather Jr vs. Manny Pacquiao
The duo fought for the welterweight title known as the Battle for Greatness. It was among the highest-grossing PPV fights in history after breaking PPV revenue odds in the United States with $410 million. Mayweather was ahead during the first three rounds, but Pacquiao got his mojo back in the fourth round. Mayweather’s defense was too good for Pacquiao to balance. Although Mayweather won the fight through a unanimous decision, Pacquiao argued that he had won the match.
Deontay Wilder vs. Tyson Fury II
Deontay and Tyson had met before but that ended in a controversial draw. Their previous clash was termed as unfinished business. The second encounter was different from the first as the two giants seemed determined to win the match. However, Tyson dominated the game and knocked out Deontay two times before his corner threw in the towel. Tyson displayed an incredible performance that was praised over the years.
Boxing and wrestling are popular sports that draw the attention of many across the globe. The world has historic boxing and wrestling matches that grasped the adrenaline.
The post-All Out Dynamite with the Bryan Danielson and Adam Cole appearing for the first time drew huge numbers for AEW, with 1,319,000 viewers tuning in, up 272,000 viewers from last week’s broadcast. The show was also way up in the 18-49, getting a 0.52, up 0.15 from the previous week, landing in the #1 spot on cable TV for Wednesday. (Ratings credit: Showbuzzdaily.com)
Episode four of season one of Heels, titled Cutting Promos, drew a total of 79,000 viewers this past Sunday on STARZ, down 15,000 viewers from episode three. This was the least-watched episode of the season so far. In 18-49 demo, Heels drew 0.02. (Ratings credit: SpoilerTV.com)
NEW YORK – September 9, 2021 – SiriusXM today announced that former UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion Miesha Tate and veteran media personality Renee Paquette are teaming up to host an exclusive new show on SiriusXM Fight Nation, SiriusXM’s dedicated combat sports channel.
Throwing Down with Renee and Miesha debuts Monday, September 13 and will air live every Monday from 2:00 – 5:00 pm ET on SiriusXM Fight Nation (channel 156). Tate and Paquette will cover the latest news and events from the worlds of MMA and pro wrestling, as well as their passions and interests away from the octagons and rings.
“I couldn’t be more excited for the launch of Throwing Down with Renee and Miesha,” said Tate. “This show is going to be unlike any other in the history of SiriusXM so buckle up and enjoy the ride!”
“I am beyond excited to be working alongside a badass like Miesha. Two women getting to talk shop in the fight space is going to be so much fun,” said Paquette. “We need more female voices in the combat sports world, and I’m really looking forward to carving our own path. I can’t wait to join the SiriusXM team.”
Tate joined SiriusXM Fight Nation in 2017 and is a regular contributor on MMA Today. Inside the octagon, Tate won the UFC Women’s Bantamweight title on March 5, 2016 (UFC 196) when she defeated Holly Holm by technical submission in the fifth round. Tate competed and won titles in Freestyle Cage Fighting and Strikeforce before joining UFC. Prior to her mixed martial arts career, Tate won the state championship as a high school wrestler in Washington and won the silver medal in the 2008 FILA Grappling World Championships.
Paquette is a veteran broadcaster and actress, who during her eight-year tenure with WWE became first female commentator on WWE’s popular Raw. Prior to WWE she was a contributor for The Score Television Network and appeared in TV shows including Total Divas.
SiriusXM Fight Nation is available to subscribers nationwide in their cars, as well as on their phones and connected devices at home with the SXM App. Anyone who is not yet a subscriber can download the SXM App and get a free, limited-time preview of SiriusXM.
ESPN today shed more light on the signing of Gable Steveson by WWE, saying that the Olympic gold medalist signed a multi-year deal.
Steveson signed a NIL deal – name, image, and likeness – which will allow him to complete his studies at University of Minnesota for his senior year and defend the Division I national championship at heavyweight. WWE will help his development while in Minnesota by setting up a remote training facility near the campus where he will train with WWE coaches.
After Steveson graduates in May, his talent contract will kick off and he will be full time with WWE.
“I’ve been on WWE since I was really young,” said Steveson. “I was on guys like Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman for a very long time. So growing up watching them, me being an entertainer on the wrestling mat, it just felt like it was the right choice.”
WWE President and Chief Revenue Officer Nick Khan said, “We all saw his physical ability prior to and at the Olympics. What we also saw was that Gable has as much charisma as he does ability. Marketability and ability are both of great importance to us.”
Khan said that the finish line is “nowhere close” so WWE’s investment in Steveson is based on how much they think of him now and how much bigger they think he can become.
“Gable impressed us well before he became a U.S. Olympic gold medalist,” said Paul “Triple H” Levesque. “He has all the tools to be a generational talent: a world-class athlete with size, speed, determination – and the ability to captivate an audience with his incredible charisma.
“The introduction of NIL allows us to create a more direct path from college to WWE, a benefit to athletes as well as the WWE universe, as Gable will have an immediate presence with our company while working towards earning his degree and defending his national championship. The future is bright for him in WWE,” Triple H concluded.
AEW today announced the first set of tapings from Universal Studios Florida which will take place on Saturday, September 11.
The AEW Dark tapings will be held at Soundstage 19 located on the backlot of Universal Studios. Two sessions will be held, with the first session from Noon to 3PM and the second session from 4:30PM to 7:30PM.
While attending these sessions are free if you’re in the theme park, registration is still required and you can secure your free tickets from AEWTix.com. There is a limit of four tickets per person and you can only attend the session that you registered for.
AEW will be taping several weeks worth of AEW Dark tapings in front of the studio audience to lighten the load on Wednesdays.
Soundstage 19 is the same soundstage which Impact Wrestling used when they returned to Universal. This is smaller than Soundstage 21 which Impact had the Impact Zone before.
Cody Rhodes will be returning on the September 22 episode of Dynamite, titled Grand Slam, from the Arthur Ashe Stadium in Queens, New York.
Rhodes will be taking on Malakai Black in a rematch from several weeks ago on Dynamite, a match which ended with Cody placing his boot in the middle of the ring. Black has also beat up the Nightmare Family and yesterday defeated Dustin Rhodes.
In reality, Rhodes left to film the second season of Go Big Show for TNT where he serves as one of the four judges.
Another match, featuring MJF taking on Brian Pillman Jr, was also announced for this Dynamite following yesterday’s brawl.
Over 17,000 fans are expected to pack the Arthur Ashe Stadium for AEW’s largest-attended event ever. The stadium issued a notice that everyone attending the show must show proof of vaccination before entering.
Newly crowned #1 rank in the PWI 500 Kenny Omega had a Twitter “argument” with New Japan’s Will Ospreay, who placed #7 himself.
In a tweet, Ospreay remarked that he’d beat up the number one pick “any day of the week and twice on Wednesdays.” Taking note of the tweet, Omega fired back, telling Ospreay that his promotion [NJPW] has been so “ice cold” since he left that not even Dave Meltzer, who is known for being pro-NJPW, could convince his followers that he was part of any best in the world conversation.
“It hurts me, bruv. One of you dorks should have been the guy. Turned out a bigger dog was my only competition,” Omega replied, referring to Roman Reigns, who placed #2.
Ospreay fired back, reminding Omega that the last time they had a chat, Omega wanted to be “the guy” and since Omega left New Japan, they sold out Madison Square Garden, sold more tickets at the Tokyo Dome than ever before and put on consecutive great shows.
“A pandemic put the breaks on & you know it. Open that door, let’s have this conversation,” Ospreay said.
NXT took quite a hit in the ratings this week, drawing only 601,000 viewers, down 116,000 viewers from last week’s broadcast. This was the least-watched NXT since August 3 when it aired on SyFy and counting that out, the lowest since February 10 on USA Network. In 18-49 demo, NXT drew 0.14, down 0.03 from last week and placed #31 on the top 50 cable chart. (Ratings credit: Showbuzzdaily.com)
