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NXT Takeover: In Your House 2021 live on WWE Network tonight

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Colin Vassallo
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Live from the Capitol Wrestling Center inside the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida, WWE presents NXT Takeover: In Your House 2021. The show will stream on the WWE Network around the world and on Peacock in the United States. The full card is as follows:

Karrion Kross vs Johnny Gargano vs Adam Cole vs Kyle O’Reilly vs Pete Dunne in a fatal five-way match for the NXT title; Raquel Gonzalez vs Ember Moon for the NXT Women’s title; Bronson Reed and MSK vs Legado del Fantasma in a winner-take-all six-man tag match for both the NXT Cruiserweight and NXT Tag Team titles; LA Knight vs Cameron Grimes in a ladder match for the Million Dollar title; and Xia Li vs Mercedes Martinez.

The Takeover pre-show will start at 7:30PM ET with Sam Roberts, Arash Markazi, and Justin Barrasso and that will air on the Network and on WWE’s social media channels. The actual Takeover show starts at 8PM ET.

Full house expected at CWC tonight for NXT Takeover as COVID-19 measures are removed

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Colin Vassallo
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WWE is expecting over 300 fans at Takeover: In Your House 2021 tonight, their largest crowd inside the Capitol Wrestling Center since prior the pandemic.

Fans attending the event are being requested to park at Full Sail University instead and a bus will shuttle everyone for free to the Performance Center. Full Sail is around 2.5 miles away from the Performance Center and there’s ample parking there. On the other hand, parking next to the PC is a nightmare as it’s mostly residential and there are only around 15 parking spots for the PC.

There will be zero COVID-19 testing done for fans attending Takeover and social distancing is out of the window as well as WWE starts returning to some sort of normalcy.

NXT will continue to be taped inside the Capitol Wrestling Center for the time being although it’s believed that once Full Sail University is back up and running, NXT will return there with Full Sail students helping with production.

Cena plays it cool when asked about August 21 during F9 interview

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Colin Vassallo
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In a media interview to promote the F9 movie, interviewer Tara Hitchcock tried to see where John Cena will be come August 21!

“What will you be doing August 21st, just out of curiosity?” Hitchcock asked casually. “Ah, hopefully you know, enjoying the Summer…I dunno,” Cena responded, also very casually.

“In Vegas perhaps?” Hitchcock pressed on. “What’s ah…what’s…what’s in Vegas?” Cena responded, looking completely oblivious to the date. But remember, he’s an actor!

“I heard there’s something called SummerSlam?” Hitchcock continued. “Oh!” Cena laughed, “That was a good way to do that. That was a good way to do that,” the former 16-time champ said.

Cena is rumored to be wrestling Roman Reigns in the main event of SummerSlam for the Universal title.

You can see the full interview below.

Against All Odds 2021 Impact Plus results

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Colin Vassallo
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Here are the results from last night’s Against All Odds Impact Plus event which took place from the Skyway Studios in Nashville, Tennessee. The main event for the Impact World title was filmed from The Daily’s Place in Jacksonville, Florida.

Sami Callihan and Tommy Dreamer defeated The Good Brothers in a street fight; Joe Doering defeated Satoshi Kojima; Chris Bey vs Ace Austin vs Rohit Raju vs Trey Miguel vs Petey Williams in a five-way match to determine the new number one contender for the X Division title ended in a no contest; W. Morrissey defeated Rich Swann; Tenille Dashwood defeated Jordynne Grace; Fire ‘N Flava defeated Kimber Lee and Susan to retain the Impact Knockouts Tag Team titles; Violent By Design defeated Decay to retain the Impact Tag Team titles; Deonna Purrazzo defeated Rosemary to retain the Impact Knockouts title; Kenny Omega defeated Moose to retain the Impact World title.

Early betting odds for NXT Takeover: In Your House 2021

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Colin Vassallo
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Here are the early betting odds for tomorrow’s NXT Takeover: In Your House 2021 which will air exclusively on the WWE Network.

Remember, these odds will change by the time the show goes on the air so be careful when placing bets with real money. You can also play on some online casino sites if betting on wrestling is not something you’re interested in.

In the five-way match for the NXT championship, Karrion Kross is favorite to retain the title with his odds at 8/11. Kross does not have to be pinned to lose the title as this is a fatal five-way match and not an elimination. Adam Cole has odds of 4/1 as second in line, with Kyle O’Reilly at 5/1, and Johnny Gargano and Pete Dunne both at 8/1.

The NXT Women’s title will be on the line as Raquel Gonzalez defends against Ember Moon, a former champion herself. Gonzalez is the clear favorite with odds of 1/10 while Moon is 11/2 for a second reign with the NXT Women’s title.

Both the NXT Cruiserweight and Tag Team titles will be up for grabs in the same winner-takes-all six-man tag team match. Bronson Reed and MSK, the reigning champs, are favorites to retain with odds of 1/8 while Legado del Fantasma are 9/2 to walk out with the gold.

Who will win the Million Dollar title in the ladder match? If odds prove to be correct, Cameron Grimes is currently edging out LA Knight in the odds, with Grimes at 4/5 and Knight at 10/11. Whoever wins will probably also get the services of the Million Dollar Man moving forward.

And in the remaining match of the card, Xia Li is favorite with 1/10 odds against Mercedes Martinez who is 11/2 for the win.

Sunil Singh suffers dislocated shoulder during 205 Live match

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Colin Vassallo
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In a post on social media, Sunil Singh of The Bollywood Boyz revealed that he suffered a dislocated right shoulder halfway through his match on 205 Live against Grayson Waller.

“Unfortunately at tapings this week, I dislocated my right shoulder mid match. My pride, my heart and passion didn’t let me quit,” Sunil wrote. “I immediately thought of my son and continued to gut it out to finish the match. Down but never out. ‘Every set back is a set up for a comeback.'”

The injury took place after Waller delivered a kick to Singh and he landed badly on the shoulder. He immediately started favoring it and continued his offense with one hand…and legs. He managed to finish the match regardless of the injury although he did look in pain a lot.

You can see the incident below.

Smackdown rating for 06/11/2021

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Colin Vassallo
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Friday Night Smackdown on FOX drew 1,852,000 viewers for yesterday’s show in the overnight ratings, up 60,000 from last week’s overnight. Last week’s Smackdown ended with 1,883,000 viewers after the final number came in.

Smackdown did 1,899,000 viewers in the first hour and was followed by 1,806,000 viewers in the second hour. The show did 0.4 in the 18-49 demo rating, topping the night. (Ratings credit: SpoilerTV.com)

Against All Odds 2021 streaming on Impact Plus tonight

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Colin Vassallo
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Impact Wrestling will present Against All Odds 2021 tonight, streaming exclusively on the Impact Plus streaming service. The show is held from the Skyway Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, and a main event from Daily’s Place in Jacksonville, Florida. The full card is as follows:

Kenny Omega vs Moose for the Impact World title; Deonna Purrazzo vs Rosemary for the Impact Knockouts title; Violent By Design vs Decay for the Impact Tag Team titles; Fire ‘N Flava vs Kimber Lee and Susan for the Impact Knockouts Tag Team titles; Rich Swann vs W. Morrissey; Satoshi Kojima vs Joe Doering; and Trey Miguel vs Ace Austin vs Petey Williams vs Rohit Raju vs Chris Bey in a number one contender’s match for the X Division title.

Samoa Joe seen at WWE PC, interest to bring him back to NXT

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Colin Vassallo
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Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful Wrestling is reporting that according to several within NXT, they are interested in bringing Samoa Joe back to the black and gold brand.

Joe was one of the surprise cuts made in April after WrestleMania just days after he called the two-night pay-per-view. The former NXT champion is still under a 90-day no-compete clause.

Sapp also adds that Joe was briefly at the WWE Performance Center this week although it was not reported why he visited.

Joe had a successful career in NXT, winning the title NXT title twice. He moved up to the main roster in January 2017 but was not able to replicate the same success from NXT. He has not wrestled since February 2020 due to concussion-related issues and was added to the Raw commentary team until he was let go.

SummerSlam 2021 seating chart published

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Colin Vassallo
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The seating chart for SummerSlam 2021 at the Allegiant Stadium has been released by Ticketmaster and by the looks of it, WWE will not be making use of the full stadium capacity.

A quarter of the stadium will be curtained off, covering the northend zone where the big windows opening over the Las Vegas Strip and the torch are located. Apart from that, the 200-level zone is mostly not for sale with only a few sections open.

What’s interesting is that the entrance ramp will not be your typical one and will be a “bendy” one similar to WrestleMania 8 and 19. The hard camera is also placed facing the south rather than across the sides.

Seats can obviously be increased depending on the demand but it looks like WWE is not expecting that big demand for SummerSlam yet.

Mysterio challenges Reigns for a Hell In A Cell match

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Colin Vassallo
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Rey Mysterio has challenged Roman Reigns for a Universal title shot inside Hell In A Cell for next weekend’s pay-per-view.

On Smackdown, Rey called out Reigns to address his assault on his son and himself from a week ago. After issuing the challenge and before he could even reply, Mysterio attacked the Universal champion with a kendo stick. Reigns managed to get in a Superman Punch, taking out Rey.

Dominik then appeared out of nowhere with another kendo stick, but the champion recovered, and the Mysterios paid for their mistake. Reigns got ahold of the young Mysterio and in an impressive visual, ran and powerbombed him from the ring, over the top rope and on to the floor.

After Rey hit another kendo stick on Reigns, he went to tend to his son but Reigns once again unleashed another attack on Rey to end the show.

AEW announces three themed episodes of Dynamite for July

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Colin Vassallo
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All Elite Wrestling announced three themed episodes of Dynamite which will take place during the month of July, with all the Wednesday Dynamite shows on the road being special episodes.

The first night out of Daily’s Place will be on July 7 and that episode has been named Road Rager. It will take place at the James L. Knight Center in Miami, Florida. A match for Road Rager has already been announced and will feature Cody Rhodes vs QT Marshall in a South Beach strap match.

Fyter Fest returns for another two-episode special, the first one held on July 15 at the HEB Center in Cedar Park, Texas, and the second night the week after on July 21 at the DFW Metropex in Garland, Texas.

Fight For The Fallen will then take place at the Bonjangles Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina on July 28.

Taz undergoing surgery to remove lump

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Colin Vassallo
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Team Taz leader and former ECW champion Taz is currently in hospital as he undergoes surgery.

In a video posted on social media, Taz said that he has a lump on the right side of his face that is being taken out. “I’m good, I’m in the hospital, about to get into surgery,” Taz continued, urging fans to watch tonight’s Dynamite at 10PM on TNT. He said he should be out of surgery and up to watch the show.

Taz put his radio host duties on the side to return to pro wrestling, signing with All Elite Wresting in January 2020. He now leads Team Taz, featuring Ricky Starks, FTW champ Brian Cage, and Powerhouse Hobbs.

Limited and expensive Cameo videos by WWE Superstars now available

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Colin Vassallo
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WWE Superstars are back on Cameo leading up to Hell In A Cell pay-per-view and 13 of them will be each doing a maximum of 10 Cameo bookings…for a lot of money!

The bookings will run from June 11 to June 20 only and will be on first come, first served basis with only the first 10 orders each to be honored.

WWE Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels is the most expensive one with a price tag of $750 per video. Alexa Bliss and Seth Rollins are next, each charging $600 for a few seconds video. Kevin Owens, Charlotte Flair, and Rey Mysterio are $500 each while WWE champion Bobby Lashley and Drew McIntyre are $450 each. Smackdown Women’s champion Bianca Belair is charging $400 per for each video recorded while Rhea Ripley, Cesaro, Sami Zayn, and Nia Jax round up the list with $350 per video.

To book any of them, get your credit card ready and head over to https://on.cameo.com/hellinacell/.

Miro defends TNT title against Evil Uno tonight on Dynamite on TNT

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Colin Vassallo
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AEW Dynamite will be airing on TNT tonight at 10PM ET as the pre-emption continues thanks to the NBA Playoffs on Wednesday nights.

Four matches have been announced for the show including a trios match between The Young Bucks and Brandon Cutler vs Pac, Penta El Zero M, and Eddie Kingston, Hangman Page teams up with Dark Order’s 10 to take on Brian Cage and Powerhouse Hobbs, Christian Cage battles Angelico, and Miro defends the TNT title against Evil Uno.

Plus, Sting and Darby Allin will be making an announcement, The Pinnacle returns, and Cody Rhodes talks with Tony Schiavone.

WWE lining up The Rock for Survivor Series 2021

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Colin Vassallo
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Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer is reporting that WWE is planning to engage with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson for an appearance at this year’s Survivor Series in November, a pay-per-view which is expected to be held in Brooklyn, New York.

A Johnson appearance at the Survivor Series would certainly lead up to the much-rumored match between him and Roman Reigns at WrestleMania, and a match between the two has been in the pipeline for a while. The eventual match at the AT&T Stadium in Texas would likely break another indoor attendance record although a match at WrestleMania 39 in Los Angeles would be more of an ideal location considering Johnson’s Hollywood connection.

At 49 years of age, time is catching up with the People’s Champion and if he were to have one more match, it has to come soon.

But booking Dwayne Johnson for multiple appearances leading up to a show will not be an easy task and will involve a lot of planning. Johnson is one of the busiest men in Hollywood, with movies and TV shows never ending for him. The issue of insurance is also a sticky point, especially if Johnson will be filming a movie around that time of the event.

Omega vs Moose for Impact World title moved to Daily’s Place

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Colin Vassallo
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The Kenny Omega vs Moose Impact World title match at tomorrow’s Against All Odds Impact Plus event will not take place at the Skyway Studios like the rest of the card.

During last night’s Impact it was revealed that the match will be happening at Daily’s Place in Jacksonville, Florida, the home of AEW.

The announcement came during a “summit” that included AEW’s Tony Khan and his Impact counterpart Scott D’Amore along with Don Callis. It was also decided that the winner of this match will be taking on Sami Callihan at the upcoming Slammiversary pay-per-view in July.

SummerSlam 2021 travel packages on sale next week

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Colin Vassallo
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WWE announced that the SummerSlam packages will go on sale on Tuesday, June 15 at Noon ET.

There will be four packages to choose from – Championship, Platinum, Gold, and Silver. Each package contains something better than the previous cheaper option and up to four people can stay in one room. The more you can fit, the cheaper it will be.

The base package will include ticket for SummerSlam, and exclusive brunch with WWE Superstars and Legends on August 21, a gift bag, a concierge, and two-night hotel accommodations in a Las Vegas area hotel.

The higher-priced package, the Championship, will also include a reception-style dinner and a ticket to the High Roller observation wheel along with a collectible chair.

Packages will be sold at SummerSlamTravel.com.

The cheapest solo price is $1,170 and goes up to $3,185 for the most expensive option.

Meiko Satomura wins the NXT UK Women’s title

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Colin Vassallo
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There’s a new boss in NXT UK division and her name is Meiko Satomura.

The ring veteran yesterday dethroned Kay Lee Ray to win the NXT UK Women’s title during an episode of NXT UK on the WWE Network. Ray had one of the longest WWE title runs in history, with 649 days as NXT UK Women’s champion.

Ray won the title from Toni Storm back on August 31, 2019 at NXT UK Takeover: Cardiff and held it ever since.

Satomura, who moved to NXT UK from Japan where she also serves as a coach, is the fourth woman to carry the title. Rhea Ripley was the inaugural champ in 2018.

The episode is available to watch on-demand on Peacock in the United States and on the WWE Network everywhere else.

WWE Most Wanted Treasures S1 E7 rating

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Colin Vassallo
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Episode seven of season one of WWE’s Most Wanted Treasures on A&E Network featuring Brutus “The Barber” Beefcake and Greg “The Hammer” Valentine drew 526,000 viewers and a 0.23 rating in 18-49. That is up 71,000 viewers from last week’s episode with Jake Roberts. (Ratings credit: SpoilerTV.com)

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