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Many greetings of the Holiday Season. This will be the final edition of SKFabe for 2017, and the final weekly news round-up for this year in WWE news and updates.
Much happened this week. Christmas coincided with RAW and Boxing Day with SmackDown Live. Both days also coincided, quite ironically, with Rusev Day.
Before the first edition of RAW from 2018 comes around, we thought we'd bring you a round-up of all the news updates from this week. Go into the New Year, informed and aware!
So, without wasting any more time, here is the latest edition of SKFabe, presented right before you, for your reading pleasure.
#1 Alexa Bliss admitted to holding back in the ring
RAW Women's Champion Alexa Bliss has constantly been criticized for not being at par with some of the other females in the WWE's Women's Division. In a recent interview with Sam Roberts for his Podcast, she explained why such was the case:
Being a bad guy, I try not to do a lot of flashy moves and a lot of, I guess, good guy skills because that’s not my character and I feel like people take that as, ‘oh, well, she’s not as skilled as Sasha [Banks] or Bayley, Charlotte [Flair], or Becky [Lynch].
She further went on to state that the criticism only inspired her to do better, in the ring:
I take that as a challenge. I’m like, ‘well, I can do all these things. I chose not to because I don’t have to'. My character isn’t supposed to be flashy and be over-the-top. I’m supposed to be dirty in the ring.
Maybe one day, when she turns babyface, Alexa Bliss can show us exactly what she's made of.
Until then, we'll move on to the next bit of news for now...
#2 Becky Lynch made a huge return
We saw the Riott Squad show up on SmackDown Live recently and take out Becky Lynch, in the process. In actuality, this allowed Lynch time to go film the latest instalment of 'The Marine'. From the looks of it, she's finished filming and is back in the fold once again.
Lynch teamed up with Naomi to take on Liv Morgan and Sarah Logan at a WWE Live Event. The babyfaces were victorious over the heels, in this case. We wonder if this means she'll make a return to TV as well.
#3 Popular SmackDown Live star turned heel?
From the looks of it, WWE Live Events are the most happening places to be, this week. Not only did Becky Lynch return, but Tye Dillinger also seemingly turned heel at an event. He took out Sin Cara, out of the blue.
While Dillinger did get a pretty big pop when he first made his debut, WWE Creative has not really pushed him to the moon since. Dillinger may have reverted to the heel persona that he first used in NXT, before he got so 'over' with fans, that WWE opted for a face turn.
#4 Two unfortunate injuries
Hideo Itami's second week on RAW saw him face The Brian Kendrick in an explosive match. The contest ended with Itami picking up a win after delivering a GTS. Unfortunately, the victory was short-lived.
It turns out that Brian Kendrick was badly injured as a result of the GTS. He has a broken orbital bone and a broken nose. We wish him a speedy recovery.
Even the recently returned Paige suffered an injury at a recent WWE Live Event. The details are sketchy at the moment but do stay tuned to Sportskeeda Wrestling for more updates, as they happen. We hope her injury isn't too serious.
#5 Bray Wyatt revealed his custom title
The Eater of Worlds always proudly talks about holding the whole world in his hands. While he may not necessarily have the world in his grasp at the moment, he certainly has some new gold. Top Rope Belts created a championship especially for him. Wyatt dubs it 'The Title of The Immortals'.
Here's another glimpse of the Championship, if you want to see how sweet it looks. We wonder if it's a special championship to commemorate Wyatt's feud with Matt Hardy.
Matt Hardy's 'woken' persona talks about his soul being timeless and immortal. Wyatt clashes with Woken Hardy, when 205 Live goes on the road soon. The clash should be epic, in the truest sense of the word.
#6 AJ Styles tops another WWE.com list
Last week, we reported that the clash between AJ Styles and John Cena at the Royal Rumble was voted as the Match of the Year. WWE.com has released yet another list, and you can check it out at the link below.
The list is entitled 'The Top 10 Superstars That Defined 2017'. AJ Styles started the year as WWE Champion and ended the year as Champion, as well. Little wonder then that he captured the top spot. Braun Strowman and Alexa Bliss came close on his heels.
Will 2018 be the year of AJ Styles? Would you pick AJ Styles as your superstar of the year, as well?
Let us know your thoughts in the comments.
#7 Charlotte Flair sent out a challenge
Charlotte Flair may be the most recognizable female sports entertainment superstar in the world. Ronda Rousey may be the most recognizable MMA fighter in the world.
Everyone has wanted a clash between these two worlds, for a while now. Charlotte Flair sent out a challenge, in an interview she was part of recently, with SportingNews.com:
My message to Ronda would be she knows where to find me. I'm on SmackDown Live every Tuesday.
Flair admitted that Rousey coming to WWE would elevate the Women's Division to a higher level. Despite the fact that she issued a challenge, she relented that Rousey's arrival would attract a lot more eyes to the product.
Join us again in 2018, for more news from the world of sports entertainment. Until the next time, adios. We wish you a Happy New Year!
