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The WWE is preparing for three big shows in October with Super Show-Down in Australia, Evolution, the first ever all-female WWE pay-per-view and SmackDown's 1,000th episode. But of course, before we get there there's one of the company's more memorable PPV's, Hell in a Cell.
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With all that going on it is sure to have been a busy time behind the scenes in the WWE. While you may be up to date with all the goings on inside the ring, you might not be too familiar with everything that's happening backstage, which is where SKFabe comes in!
Here's a comprehensive roundup of all the backstage rumblings and behind the scenes events that will prove that the things that happen outside the ring are just as juicy as the things that happen inside of it.
So, let's not dilly-dally any further, let's see what's gone on in the WWE this week shall we?
#1 The truth behind Kevin Owens 'quitting' and his match at Super Show-Down
Whilst we're on the subject of the Super Show-Down let's talk about Kevin Owens. Kevin Owens sensationally quit the WWE after losing to Seth Rollins in an Intercontinental Title match on Monday Night RAW.
The issue with that is that Kevin Owens was scheduled to team up with Elias to face Bobby Lashley and John Cena at the big event in Australia but now that he has 'quit' the match is up in the air.
Before you get carried away, Owens hasn't actually quit as he signed a new five year contract with the company earlier this year, so this is simply a storyline. The WWE are even using it to promote Super Show-Down, as they released the following statement.
As for Owens and Elias, KO revealed on the Aug. 27 edition of Raw that he “quits,” so it remains unknown at this time how that unexpected revelation will affect this scheduled match. Will Elias need to find a replacement?
It seems to me that Owens will be back after a short break with rumors suggesting that he might be the next Paul Heyman guy. My money is on the advertised Super Show-Down match going ahead.
#2 Current WWE Superstar challenges The Rock
We may be on the verge of several huge shows for the WWE but that isn't stopping current Superstars for looking a little further ahead. 'The Drifter' Elias is one such Superstar who has his eyes on WrestleMania and a 'Great' opponent to boot, as revealed in a recent interview.
I hear all kinds of comparisons of The Rock. Of course, he played guitar a few times on Monday Night Raw and if he wants to meet at WrestleMania and come walk with Elias, I’m more than welcome to show him how it’s done.
That's right, Elias wants to take on 'The Great One' himself at WrestleMania. But he might have to get in the back of the line to wrestle Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson as 'The Big Dog' Roman Reigns also has his eyes set on the legendary WWE Superstar.
#3 Aleister Black's injury details revealed
Those of you following NXT will know that the current storyline involving Aleister Black is that he was attacked in the car park and injured by a mystery attacker with William Regal now trying to find the culprit. But now the real reason behind Black's absence has been revealed.
Black is currently recovering from testicular surgery that he received four weeks ago after what is believed to have been an injury sustained in the ring. The initial belief was that he had pulled a groin, but this news points towards an entirely different, and worse injury.
#4 Batista reveals why he left the WWE in 2010
Batista is well on his way to emulating The Rock as a successful film star in Hollywood but it could've very easily been different if he hadn't of left the WWE twice during his wrestling career. Now 'The Animal' has spoken out on why he left the WWE in 2010.
"It came about out of spite. First, I have to say it came from me discovering I was a horrible actor and I wanted to be a better actor and I wanted to do it while I was still with WWE. They would not give me the opportunity within the company. So I said, ‘I should be given the opportunity to do it outside of the company.’ They said, ‘absolutely not.'” I said, ‘Well I’m going to let my contract run out and I’m going to leave.’ So that’s exactly what I did and I set out to be an actor.”
Batista's words came from an interview with TalkSport (h/t Heroic Hollywood) and they go some way to show how he has grown as a person. But looking back now you have to give the man credit for banking on himself as an actor because look at him now!
#5 John Cena returns and debuts new move
Cena was one of the big stories from the WWE to come out during ALL IN weekend when he returned to action in Shanghai and debuted a new move, labeled the Lightning Fist. There's footage of the move below.
As you can see it's perhaps one of the most John Cena things that John Cena could have done, but it certainly got people talking about him and WWE at a time when the world had its eyes on Chicago so that's quite something!
#6 Jinder Mahal talks being left of SummerSlam card
SummerSlam was one of the WWE's best pay-per-views of the year, which is crazy when you consider all of the people that were left off of the card. One of those Superstars was Jinder Mahal and he has revealed how he felt to miss out on WWE's second biggest show of the year
"I see it as motivating to me. It’s motivation to me because I see where I was last year I was WWE Champion. Unfortunately this year [I didn’t] have a match. I could be disappointed. I could play the blame game. Or I could look deep into myself. What am I doing that I could make sure to do better to make sure I was on this card? I gotta go back to what made me WWE Champion so next year I can be Universal Champion or WWE Champion and main event SummerSlam again."
And just like Jinder Mahal, you guys are going to have to stay motivated until next week as this wraps up this week's SKFabe Hottest News round-up. Until next time!
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