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Backlash back on the WWE pay-per-view calendar for next month

The Backlash pay-per-view name is returning on the WWE calendar with the show set to take place on Sunday, June 14 presumably from the WWE Performance Center. WWE announced the show yesterday during the Money In The Bank event.

The last Backlash event took place in 2018 as last year the event went missing from the pay-per-view calendar.

The Backlash PPV ran for 11 straight years from 1999 to 2009 before it was retired and brought back in 2016 for three more years. The last Backlash was headlined by Roman Reigns vs Samoa Joe in Newark, New Jersey.

The show will stream live on the WWE Network.

WWE presents its shortest pay-per-view in 14 years!

Fans watching last night’s Money In The Bank pay-per-view noticed something that has not happened in WWE in several years – a pay-per-view with a running time of less than two-and-a-half hours.

While WWE is very notable of going super long for their pay-per-views, including the so-called B shows, last night’s Money In The Bank clocked in at 2 hours and 24 minutes.

Last year’s Money In The Bank was 3 hours 35 minutes while the one from 2018 was the longest one with 4 hours and 12 minutes on the clock.

While there were several shows throughout the years under three hours, especially the brand-specific shows, none of them were shorter than last night’s Money In The Bank and you have to go back all the way to 2006 to find one which ran less.

That was the universally-panned ECW December to Dismember in 2006 which was 2 hours 14 minutes and considered to be the worst pay-per-view offering under the WWE banner.

In 2002, WWE presented Insurrextion UK and that was 2 hours 24 minutes as well. The year before in 2001, another UK-only pay-per-view Rebellion ran shorter for 2 hours and 15 minutes. In 2005, ECW One Night Stand and Judgment Day were both 2 hours and 32 minutes each which were the closest to Money In The Bank.

You’d have to go back to the In Your House days for a show to run shorter than two hours, with In Your House #1 in May 1995 holding the record for the shortest pay-per-view with just 1 hour and 40 minutes.

Otis and Asuka win this year’s Money In The Bank ladder matches

There are two happy individuals who will be parading around with the Money In The Bank briefcases following yesterday’s pay-per-view: Asuka and an unlikely winner, Otis!

WWE made history by having both matches being held at the same time at WWE corporate headquarters in Stamford. The women’s match started at the lobby while the men’s match started inside the gym.

Both sets of Superstars worked they way up (literally) inside Titan Towers, some taking the elevators, others the stairs, as the combined 12 Superstars attempted to go even higher by climbing the ladder and retrieving the briefcase that was hanging from a tower crane on the roof.

Asuka was the first one the grab the briefcase and found herself on the top of the ladder with King Corbin, who was close to securing his second MITB ladder match win. But the former champ had other ideas and sent Corbin crashing down to retrieve her briefcase.

But Corbin would have another close attempt at winning, but not before throwing both Rey Mysterio and Aleister Black off of the top of Titan Towers! Hey, isn’t that attempted murder!? Corbin eventually found himself at the top again but AJ Styles tried to fend him off.

The two unhooked the briefcase together but Elias came out of nowhere and smashed Corbin with a guitar in the back. Corbin let go of the briefcase and came crashing down again and just when AJ was about to be declared the winner, he fumbled the briefcase which landed on Otis, who grabbed it and held it tight to be crowned Mr. Money In The Bank!

Casino Ladder match winner at Double or Nothing gets AEW World title shot

The winner of the Casino Ladder match at Double or Nothing will be receiving a future AEW World title shot.

This will be similar to the Casino Battle Royale where 21 AEW stars also wrestled for a shot at the title at last year’s event. Hangman Adam Page was the eventual winner of that match.

It’s not known how many wrestlers will make up this Casino Ladder match but so far only Darby Allin has been announced for the match. AEW will be providing more details on this match this Wednesday on Dynamite.

Double or Nothing will take place on May 23 although the location has not been revealed yet but it’s more than likely happening at Daily’s Place in Jacksonville, Florida.

Vince performs stunt “flying off” the side of Titan Towers to show it’s safe to do it

As crazy as it sounds, Vince McMahon reportedly performed flying off the side of the building to pitch the idea for the stunt to be used during the Money In The Bank ladder match. The stunt was done twice yesterday as King Corbin threw both Rey Mysterio and Aleister Black “off the tower.”

Vince, now 74 years old, was so convinced that it was safe that he took the plunge himself to remove any doubts that it was dangerous. McMahon often boasts that he wouldn’t ask anyone to do something he would not do himself.

In a recent interview with TV Insider talking about her appearance on Billions, Becky Lynch discussed how she saw Vince doing the stunt. “Vince is such a larger-than-life character. At the same time, I watched him the other day demonstrate falling off a tower at 74-years-old without a bother, brushing his shoulders off and standing up again,” she said.

WWE reschedules annual meeting of stockholders again

WWE has rescheduled their annual meeting of stockholders for the second time due to the coronavirus and the stay-at-home orders by the Governor of Connecticut.

The new date is tentatively set for June 11 at WWE corporate headquarters in Stamford, Connecticut. WWE noted that the date might be adjourned again to a later date depending on the circumstances.

“To ensure the health and safety of its employees, stockholders, and others who attend the annual meeting, the company will continue to carefully monitor the situation as such date approaches. The record date will remain February 20, 2020. Stockholders should comply with applicable restrictions and not attend the annual meeting on May 14. The company will keep its stockholders apprised of all updates relating to the annual meeting as they become available,” a statement said.

How to spread your love of wrestling online

Wrestling is still one of the most popular forms of entertainment in the world despite the many limitations and controversy surrounding it. To help spread your love for wrestling, the internet can be one of your most powerful tools. Through the right methods, you can gain a ton of traffic for videos, websites, social media and more. You can even buy real youtube views, if you want to.

The important thing is to bring more awareness to wrestling and to share with people the happiness that you feel when you watch it. This is where blogging, video contents, streaming, and more will come in really handy. You can essentially spread the word to new and old fans alike, bringing in people who have never even thought to watch wrestling as well as to discuss some of its murkier aspects.

Blogging

Even these days, blogging is still a great way to spread the word about any subject simply because a lot of users prefer reading about topics that they are interested in. You should know, however, that the particular contents that you will be offering your visitors will need to be beyond engaging for this to work. This goes doubly true when you are offering deals such as those you will find at code promo staples.

Video Content

YouTube, Twitch, Vimeo, and even Facebook all have video hosting and sharing capabilities now, which means that it is more than possible to promote wrestling in the most exciting and engaging ways possible. You can splice clips together to create trailers, teasers, and even throw in some video effects to get people interested in the form of entertainment that you love.

Live streaming

More than video contents, live streaming is quickly picking up steam as the mode of sharing information of choice for a lot of people. This is why attending special events that involve wrestling figures, matches, and more might be to your advantage. Showing your viewers that you are talking to a famous wrestler live would certainly ignite quite a bit of interest, if nothing else.

Social Media

Wrestling groups, pages, chat windows, and even image sharing have become more and more popular lately. With the right influencer and the right social media marketing campaign, you can help propel wrestling to a wider public consciousness once more. At the same time, you could also be making some extra money through offers like discount shein.

Why shouldn’t you be getting paid for your efforts? You are accomplishing what you set out for anyway.

VR

Did you know that there are live streaming services on offer now where you can basically link users to VR setups? That’s right, users can actually watch matches live in VR as if they were actually there. They can even be set right at the front row, thus giving them prime viewing spots. Of course, these kinds of offers are often paid but there will be plenty of fans willing to cooperate.

WWE’s Greatest Ladder Matches special on FOX rating

The WWE’s Greatest Ladder Matches special on FOX which aired on Saturday night did 996,000 viewers. The show had 961,000 viewers for the first hour and 1,031,000 viewers in the second hour. Both hours had a 0.2 rating in the 18-49 demographic. The broadcast beat ABC’s repeat of the 2016 NBA finals in viewership but trailed CBS and NBC shows. (Ratings credit: Showbuzzdaily.com)

A few cameo appearances bring in the comedy during the MITB ladder match

The most unique Money In The Bank ladder match which was filmed at the WWE headquarters in Stamford had some special guests making cameo appearances.

The first one to show up was Brother Love. It was Rey Mysterio who found him in the bathroom after he heard a toilet flush. Love, decked in his red and white suit, pulled up his zipper, told Mysterio that he loved him, and then washed his hands.

Next it was Stephanie McMahon. As the ladies were fighting in a conference room, Dana Brooke retrieved a briefcase full of money hanging above the conference table. She celebrated like she won, but then McMahon came in and told her it’s on the roof, not here. She also told Brooke to clean up because Jax was drooling on the floor and it was “gross.”

Another hilarious moment came when both the men and women stumbled upon Paul Heyman who was having a food feast by himself. Otis threw food at Heyman as everyone stood there in silence…before a food fight started between the men and women. Otis also had an encounter with John Laurinaitis while he was in the cafeteria and just before he was going to eat a pie, the former Raw GM showed up. Otis threw the pie in Laurinaitis’ face.

And last but certainly not least, a brawl took place in Vince McMahon’s office. Both AJ Styles and Daniel Bryan ended up in Vince’s office and stopped when they realized the boss was there. Vince got pissed off and told them to get the hell out of his office. The two agreed and also re arranged his chairs that they moved while brawling before exiting like little kids from the principal’s office. Vince was then showed putting hand sanitizer before returning to work at his desk.

Alberto El Patron arrested and charged with sexual assault

News 4, the NBC affiliate in San Antonio, is reporting that former WWE and Impact Wrestling star Alberto El Patron was arrested during the weekend after a woman came forward with photographs alleging he brutally beat and sexually assaulted her.

According to court documents, the woman is claiming that the former champion assaulted her on more than one occasion and gave graphic details of the incidents.

The latest incident took place earlier this month on May 3 when El Patron, real name Jose Rodriguez, accused the alleged victim of being unfaithful and became aggressive when she did not admit her infidelity. The documents state that he slapped her across the head, slapper her again, took her to his downstairs bedroom and slapped her eight more times. She was forced to put on a dress and dance for him, but she refused, prompting him to warn her not to cry or he’d take her son and “drop him off in the middle of the road somewhere.”

The arrest report then says that Rodriguez tied the woman’s hands with boxing straps, put a sock in her mouth and sexually assaulted her for several hours, using various objects. According to investigators, he also punched her in the back during the assault, causing visible injuries. The victim told detectives she does not remember much after he placed his hand around her throat.

The former star has been charged with sexual assault which is a second degree felony and had a $50,000 bond set. He posted bond and was released from jail on Sunday at 3:30AM.

Money In The Bank 2020 pay-per-view results

Here are the results from last night’s Money In The Bank pay-per-view which took place from the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida and the WWE corporate headquarters in Stamford, Connecticut.

Jeff Hardy defeated Cesaro in the Kickoff match; The New Day defeated The Forgotten Sons, The Miz and John Morrison, and Lucha House Party in a fatal 4-way match to retain the Smackdown Tag Team titles; Bobby Lashley (replacing MVP) defeated R-Truth; Bayley defeated Tamina to remain the Smackdown Women’s champion; Braun Strowman defeated Bray Wyatt to retain the Universal title; Drew McIntyre defeated Seth Rollins to retain the WWE title; Asuka defeated Carmella, Nia Jax, Shayna Baszler, Dana Brooke, and Lacey Evans in the MITB ladder match; Otis defeated AJ Styles, King Corbin, Daniel Bryan, Aleister Black, and Rey Mysterio in the MITB ladder match.

2020 Money in the Bank PPV Pick’em report

Hey everybody! It’s @TheMagnumDA with you for the PPV Pick’em report. Tonight, it’s Money in the Bank, and we are starting our FOURTH year of the Pick’em report with the legendary WOPC Champion Colin Vassallo. Thanks brother for bringing me onboard back in 2017! I appreciate that you let me and my friends come on here and have a good time. Here’s to another great year, and hopefully after tonight…the start of my second reign as WOPC Champion!

Tonight, we’ve got five of the tuffest, ruffest pick’em kings looking to climb the CORPORATE LADDER to become (or keep) the Undisputed WOPC Championship. Colin held the title through WrestleMania, so let’s see if he can keep his Undisputed Championship tonight against four challengers! They are The Renegade, Heel Turn Tom, Brother Bull, and yours truly. One last note: The Money in the Bank Ladder Matches are worth a whopping 3 points for each correct pick!

So with that, ON WITH THE SHOW!

Jeff Hardy vs. Cesaro

Colin: Jeff Hardy wins this match.

Tom: I’ll take Jeff Hardy in this one.

Magnum: Jeff Hardy is being set up to build someone else down the road…so I’ll take Hardy tonight and expect him to return the favor sometime this summer.

Renegade: Give me Jeff Hardy.

Brother Bull: I actually like Cesaro in this match-up! I’m going to take him.

MVP vs. R-Truth

Colin: I’m rolling with MVP.

Tom: I’m also going to take MVP.

Magnum: I’m not sure what MVP is trying to build with these young talents, but I like the direction he’s going. I’ll take MVP tonight and we’ll see what happens from there.

Renegade: MVP FTW.

Brother Bull: Yeah, this is MVP’s match. Good to see him back on PPV!

Fatal 4 Way for the WWE Tag Team Championship (Smackdown)
The New Day (Big E and Kofi Kingston) (c) vs. The Miz and John Morrison vs. The Forgotten Sons (Steve Cutler, Jaxson Ryker, and/or Wesley Blake) vs. Lucha House Party (Gran Metalik and Lince Dorado)

Colin: I’ve often said how much I hate having The New Day winning the titles every couple of months but they just won them and I don’t think they’ll drop them too soon. Giving the match to The Forgotten Sons to make a statement would be ideal but I don’t think that’s going to happen so The New Day retains.

Tom: I need a title change, as I don’t predict one happening unless there is a cash-in. I don’t see the WWE taking the belts off The New Day yet, so I’ll take Big E getting the pin to hold onto the WWE Tag Team Championship.

Magnum: I’m pretty sure that Miz and Morrison were intending on keeping those titles for a long time, but those plans got derailed. I think they could get back on track and once again become the champs tonight. HEY! HEY! HO! HO! Then again…no. 😀 I’ll take The New Day to retain the gold.

Renegade: Tonight, give me The Miz and Johnny Dripp Dripp to win back their WWE Tag Team Championships.

Brother Bull: Since nobody else wants to pull the trigger on the Forgotten Sons, allow me to go ahead and do just that. In an upset, the Forgotten Sons become the new SmackDown WWE Tag Team Champions.

WWE Universal Championship
Braun Strowman (c) vs. Bray Wyatt

Colin: Since Braun is wrestling Bray rather than The Fiend, I would imagine he’s going over…but the program is not over until Strowman comes face-to-face with The Fiend. I’d like Wyatt to regain the title, but not now. Strowman retains.

Tom: This is tough as you have built two monsters and one has to lose. Unless this ends in a DQ or no contest, I see The Fiend getting these hands. Tonight, Braun proves he was the toughest of the Wyatt Family and remains your Universal Champion.

Magnum: I don’t know why, but I have a feeling that if they’re going to run with Braun as champion, they’re going to do it for a while. Maybe not as long as Drew’s reign could be, but this could be a situation where he keeps the title until Roman Reigns comes back. We’ll see. Tonight, he retains.

Renegade: Bray Wyatt will stun the world and become the new Universal Champion for a second time.

Brother Bull: I’m going with the consensus pick – I’ll take Braun Strowman to retain the Universal Championship tonight.

WWE SmackDown Women’s Championship
Bayley (c) vs. Tamina

Colin: I was never high on Tamina to be completely honest. The money match is Bayley vs Sasha here, hopefully sometime this year, in front of a crowd. Bayley wins.

Tom: As far as I know, Tamina’s mic skills aren’t the best and sadly WWE doesn’t have managers. Bayley will get the hard-fought win over Tamina.

Magnum: Tamina getting a push during the second season of “Dark Side of the Ring.” No coincidence there, nope. Nothing to see here. Anyways, I’ll take Bayley to retain…but don’t be shocked by an upset tonight.

Renegade: Bayley will retain her Women’s Championship.

Brother Bull: Consensus wins again. I can’t see them putting the title on Tamina. Bayley retains the title.

WWE Championship
Drew McIntyre (c) vs. Seth Rollins

Colin: The McIntyre train is in full force and yes, Rollins is a great champion, but you think McIntyre will drop the title a month after winning it following a 3-month campaign chasing it? Nope. Drew retains.

Tom: I don’t see any way this match ends besides a Claymore Kick and an 1-2-3. Drew McIntyre will retain the WWE Championship.

Magnum: Drew’s the man. I feel somewhat sympathetic for him, considering that he can’t have a proper run with live crowds and such, but he’s still one of the top wrestlers in the world, and Seth will go to great lengths to put on a fantastic match. This is going to be good. Drew retains.

Renegade: Tonight, Drew will retain his WWE Championship.

Brother Bull: Yeah, I also gotta take Drew tonight. He’s on top of the mountain right now!

MITB Contract Match – Women’s (WORTH 3 POINTS)
Asuka vs. Shayna Baszler vs. Nia Jax vs. Dana Brooke vs. Lacey Evans vs. Carmella

Colin: The fact that Becky Lynch will be confronting the winner on Raw on Monday makes me thing that a Raw woman will be winning this one. The only logical winner here is Shayna Baszler and she should be the one who dethrones The Man eventually, getting that revenge for Rousey. So give me Shayna for the W.

Tom: Assuming Bayley and Becky Lynch are they champions after tonight, we need their next opponent. I want to see more of Shayna and Becky. I can see Baszler being that fun heel teasing a cash-in for a long time. Shayna Baszler is your women’s MITB winner.

Magnum: I gotta be honest…Shayna just seems like too obvious of a pick tonight. If she were to lose, she wouldn’t be losing by pinfall, so it’s not necessarily something that hurts her in the long run. Finally, Shayna’s going to need a long-term dance partner when Becky goes to film that Avengers movie. That opponent? The winner of this match: Asuka. She’s on a roll right now, and it’s time for her to finally become Ms. Money in the Bank.

Renegade: This match is Shayna’s to win. She’s taking it all.

Brother Bull: I’m not sure why everyone’s forgetting about Nia Jax, but I think she’s back tonight. This is her chance. Nia Jax takes the Women’s MITB briefcase.

MITB Contract Match – Men’s (WORTH 3 POINTS!)
Daniel Bryan vs. Rey Mysterio vs. Aleister Black vs. King Corbin vs. Otis vs. AJ Styles

Colin: The addition of AJ Styles certainly elevates this match. I thought this was the weakest MITB ladder match until he replaced Crews, and it’s not a knock on Apollo per se. I would think either AJ or Daniel Bryan would be the perfect options to win this match. But what do I see more – AJ vs Drew or Braun vs Bryan? I think a heel AJ with a sneaky cash in would be more entertaining so AJ wins.

Tom: We currently have two babyface champions. We need a heel, so I am down to King Corbin and AJ Styles. Since they brought him back at the last minute and could provide a good opponent for Drew McIntyre, I see AJ Styles walking out with the MITB briefcase.

Magnum: This is the hardest one to pick tonight. I’m convinced that Vince would troll us by having Otis or Corbin walk out with the briefcase. In the end, I’m torn between Black and Styles…it feels like these guys are on a collision course down the road, so this could be a hell of a first chapter. Give me AJ Styles to fire the first salvo and take the briefcase.

Renegade: Tonight, AJ Styles will climb the ladder and claim the briefcase.

Brother Bull: I’m going with a longshot, a dark horse…a guy that Vince is behind, big time. I’m rolling with Baron Corbin claiming his second MITB briefcase tonight!

That’s going to do it for the Pick’em Crew! Enjoy the show tonight and stay safe!! See you next time for the PPV Pick’em report! @TheMagnumDA signing off.

Full betting odds for the 2020 Money In The Bank pay-per-view

We are just hours away from the 2020 Money In the Bank pay-per-view taking place on the WWE Network. Today we will look at the betting odds for all the matches on the card. Odds can and might change leading up to and during the show so bet responsibly.

AJ Styles and Aleister Black continue to share the same odds of 11/10 when it comes to the winner of the men’s MITB ladder match, showing no clear favorite. Baron Corbin has 13/4 odds, Daniel Bryan and Otis with 17/2, and Rey Mysterio drops to 33/1.

Meanwhile, over at the women’s MITB ladder match, Asuka has taken over as a favorite with odds of 11/20. Shayna Baszler, who held a small lead yesterday, now is at 2/1, Nia Jax at 7/2, Lacey Evans at 6/1, Dana Brooke at 20/1, and Carmella with 22/1.

The WWE title looks like it is staying put around McIntyre’s waist as the Scotsman is 1/12 overwhelming favorite to retain while Seth Rollins is 5/1 for the upset and Braun Strowman is also favorite to retain at 1/5 odds while Bray Wyatt is 3/1.

The other two title matches has Bayley favorite to keep the Smackdown Women’s title with odds of 2/13 against Tamina who has 7/2 odds and The New Day also favorites at 11/20 to keep the Smackdown Tag Team titles in a fatal 4-way match against The Forgotten Sons who are 5/2, Lucha House Party at 17/4, and John Morrison and The Miz total outsiders at 6/1.

MVP looks like he’s on course to get his first WWE win in years with odds of 4/6 against R-Truth and in the Kickoff match, the returning Jeff Hardy is 1/12 favorite against Cesaro.

Undertaker: The Last Ride docuseries debuts today on the WWE Network

WWE Network will start one of the most anticipated series tonight with chapter one of Undertaker: The Last Ride airing immediately following Money In The Bank.

Titled Chapter 1: The Greatest Fear and running for nearly an hour, the synopsis for the episode reads, “Undertaker comes to terms with his own mortality as he prepares for what many believed to be the final match of his career against Roman Reigns at WrestleMania 33. Fans will get a rare glimpse into what led up to that moment, the pressure he puts on himself each year getting ready for WWE’s annual pop-culture extravaganza, and much more. In addition, the episode looks back at the physical and emotional toll taken on Undertaker after his 21-year WrestleMania undefeated streak came to a shocking conclusion against Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania 30.”

The other remaining four chapters will air on May 17, May 24, June 14, and June 21 respectively at 10AM ET.

Money In The Bank 2020 live on WWE Network tonight

Live tonight on pay-per-view, WWE will present Money In The Bank 2020 from the Performance Center while the ladder matches will take place from WWE Headquarters in Stamford, Connecticut. The PPV will be live except for the men’s and women’s ladder matches which have already been recorded. The full card is as follows:

Drew McIntyre vs Seth Rollins for the WWE title; Braun Strowman vs Bray Wyatt for the Universal title; Bayley vs Tamina for the Smackdown Women’s title; The New Day vs The Miz and John Morrison vs The Forgotten Sons vs Lucha House Party in a fatal 4-way match for the Smackdown Tag Team titles; Asuka vs Shayna Baszler vs Nia Jax vs Dana Brooke vs Lacey Evans vs Carmella in the women’s MITB ladder match; Daniel Bryan vs Rey Mysterio vs Aleister Black vs King Corbin vs Otis vs AJ Styles in the men’s MITB ladder match; R-Truth vs MVP; and Jeff Hardy vs Cesaro in the Kickoff match.

Money In The Bank is free for first-time subscribers to the WWE Network. To start your subscription, go to http://w-o.it/wwentwrk.

State of Louisiana ready to help New Orleans bring back WrestleMania

Louisiana Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser is confident that tourism will be back to the state and if cities such as New Orleans require money to bring an event such as WrestleMania, then they’re ready to help out.

“If New Orleans needs money to host a WrestleMania or anything else, or Lafayette needs money, we want to make sure that we are putting money behind those events from a state level while they are struggling,” Nungesser said.

The Lt. Governor pointed how the state has been through Katrina, the oil spill, the 2016 floods and so many catastrophes and they have always bounced back and they are now reaching to groups and companies who canceled their Louisiana events and vacations with offers in order to lure them back.

New Orleans hosted two very successful WrestleManias, 30 and 34, with Bourbon Street playing a major part in the festivities.

The Undertaker still searching for final opponent to end career on a high note

Ahead of tonight’s premiere episode of Undertaker: The Last Ride docuseries on the WWE Network, the man behind the legendary character did the media rounds to promote the show, something that he has rarely done in and out of character in his WWE career.

Taker, real name Mark Calaway, admitted with Variety that he doesn’t know how much gas there is left in the tank and it’s obvious that he has more matches behind him than in front of him.

“I think for the very reason I protected this character for so long is why I felt like this docuseries was the thing to do, because I don’t know how much there is left,” he said.

But even if there’s not much left, the former WWE champion and future Hall of Famer says he is still searching for that final match that hopefully will end his career once and for all on a high note.

“You have to be honest with yourself,” he said. “It just may not happen the way you want it to. I think that’s part of the intrigue of this. Do I have the opportunity to have that match? Are my skills still at a level that will allow me to have that match? That’s me being as open and honest as I can be right there.”

The Undertaker added that he has some pretty good matches that he can “grade things against” but now he has to grade on a curve and that’s something he’s struggling with. “I have to look at things in a very realistic manner in terms of where I’m at with my age and my injuries.”

Undertaker: The Last ride starts tonight on the WWE Network immediately following Money In The Bank.

WWE Backstage rating for 05/05/2020

WWE Backstage earlier this week on FS1 did 75,000 viewers. There was no data for last week’s broadcast so it’s impossible to say if it did more or less but since last week’s show did not even chart anywhere, this week probably did something more.

Meanwhile the four-hour block leading up to Backstage fared much better, with the Ric Flair special at 7PM doing 157,000 viewers, the Edge special at 8PM doing 213,000 viewers, the Lesnar special at 9PM doing 255,000 viewers, and the 10PM Roman Reigns special doing 198,000 viewers. (Ratings credit: Showbuzzdaily.com)

Becky Lynch breaks Raw Women’s title record

This weekend, Becky Lynch surpassed Alexa Bliss for the most total days as the Raw Women’s champion, with 398 days and counting, two more than Bliss.

The only difference is that Bliss had three reigns to get up to that point while Lynch is in her first Raw Women’s title reign, winning the title at WrestleMania 35 last year.

There have been seven different Raw Women’s champions so far with 15 title reigns between them. Sasha Banks and Charlotte Flair each had four runs with the title spanning 80 and 242 days respectively.

Lynch is also currently #7 on the overall women’s champions charts and is just over two weeks away from surpassing Shayna Baszler’s combined run with the NXT Women’s title which stands at 416 days.

Early betting odds for the 2020 Money In The Bank ladder matches

We are just 24 hours away from the Money In The Bank pay-per-view which will take place live and pre-recorded from the WWE Performance Center and WWE Headquarters.

Today we will look at the odds of the two MITB ladder matches before publishing the full list of betting odds tomorrow night as the pay-per-view gets closer to bell time.

In the men’s Money In the Bank ladder match, two of the participants currently have the same odds and are top favorites. These are AJ Styles and Aleister Black who both have 11/10 odds and are favorite to win the match. King Corbin is third favorite with odds of 5/1. Daniel Bryan and Otis both have odds at 13/2 and Rey Mysterio is 22/1 and complete underdog in this match.

The women’s MITB ladder match looks to be more clearer according to bookmakers, although not by much. Shayna Baszler is 11/10 favorite right now but Asuka is hot on her heels with odds of 5/4. Nia Jax is third with 3/1 odds while Lacey Evans has odds of 11/2. Dana Brooke and Carmella occupy the final spots with 15/1 and 22/1 odds respectively.