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Another week of WWE television is in the books as we are progressing towards WWE Extreme Rules on July 15th from the PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
The biggest news of the week was some sad news as we found out that Sami Zayn will miss the rest of the year with two tears in his rotator cuff. The hope is that he is back in time for WrestleMania or just after.
The biggest news inside of the squared circle this week was the surprise return of Kane to help Daniel Bryan fight off The Bludgeon Brothers. After an initial refusal (remember last time we saw Kane and Daniel Bryan together, Kane chokeslammed him in the General Manager's office) Team Hell No reunited to everyone's delight.
Just after the moment that Team Hell No reunited, SmackDown General Manager Paige came out and made the fifth match of Extreme Rules official as Team Hell No will take on The Bludgeon Brothers for the WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championships.
This week's edition of the 20 best photos from WWE television has quite the mixture of beauty, hugs, high flying, and the realization that you didn't take insurance on your rental car.
Let's start things off with the WWE Raw Women's Champion...
#20 Alexa Bliss is clearly not impressed with what Natalya has to say...
Alexa Bliss was in the ring to complain about having to defend her WWE Women's Championship against Nia Jax at Extreme Rules. When Natalya came out to remind Bliss that in 23 days, Ronda Rousey's suspension is over, well, the look on Alexa's face pretty much says it all.
The verbal confrontation led to a confrontation inside the ring where Natalya made the champion tap out to the Sharpshooter. I have a feeling that we're getting a Fatal-4-Way with Bliss, Nattie, Jax, and Rousey at SummerSlam.
#19 Tommaso Ciampa turns his attention to Aleister Black
Aleister Black kicked off NXT this week with a promo talking about how he faced adversity at NXT Takeover: Chicago when he defeated Lars Sullivan. Black was interrupted by the devil himself Tommaso Ciampa who made his intentions clear that he's gunning for Black's NXT Championship.
#18 Bayley finally snaps
After months of the relationship between Bayley and Sasha Banks teetering on the brink of disaster, it finally boiled over after a six-woman tag match on Raw. Bayley delivered a brutal attack all over the ring, and while on paper it seems like this was a heel turn for Bayley, the WWE Universe absolutely loved it.
#17 The Monster In The Bank
Braun Strowman entered the arena for Raw this week as part of a tag match with Kevin Owens to take on Finn Balor and Baron Corbin. This is a great shot of Strowman with the Money In The Bank briefcase, and it will be interesting to see how long he holds onto it.
#16 New NXT Tag Team Champions
After defeating The Undisputed Era in the United Kingdom, Moustache Mountain (comprising of Trent Seven and Tyler Bate) made their first appearance at Full Sail since the big win. They were set to take on a couple of jobbers before The Undisputed Era crashed the party and surrounded the ring.
#15 James Ellsworth claims he's ready for Asuka, and he'll find out next week!
A cocky James Ellsworth came to the ring during SmackDown Live this week to call out Asuka, fully knowing that she was back home in Japan with her family. General Manager Paige would come out to tease that she'd go on a date with James, but then reveal that he has a date with Asuka in the ring next week.
#14 Ricochet takes flight
As I previously mentioned, The Undisputed Era surrounded the ring to attack Moustache Mountain at the end of this week's NXT, but Ricochet would come out and even the odds. This led to a great six-man tag match in the main event where Ricochet would take flight, but unfortunately for him, The Undisputed Era came out victorious.
#13 Sonya Deville makes her entrance
Sonya Deville called out Becky Lynch this week on SmackDown Live, but Becky Balboa was able to get the Disarmer applied to get a victory. Here is a great picture of Sonya making her entrance before the match.
#12 A brutal DDT on the apron by Dolph Ziggler
The main event of Monday Night Raw this week was for the WWE Intercontinental Championship as Dolph Ziggler took on Seth Rollins in a tremendous 28-minute match. This photograph perfectly captures a brutal DDT delivered by Ziggler onto Rollins.
Due to the interference by Drew McIntyre, the match ended in a disqualification.
#11 Miz trying to interview The Bludgeon Brothers
After The Bludgeon Brothers destroyed Daniel Bryan in the Gauntlet Match, The Miz figured he was best friends with Harper and Rowan. As you can see here, the feeling definitely wasn't mutual on their appearance on Miz TV to kick off SmackDown Live this week.
#10 Roman Reigns delivers a sick spear to Dolph Ziggler
As Drew McIntyre and Dolph Ziggler were attacking Seth Rollins after the main event of Raw ended in disqualification, Roman Reigns came out to even up the odds. Ziggler tried to cut Roman off at the pass and for his troubles, he was met with a DEVASTATING spear.
#9 WOKEN Matt Hardy really loves the lantern
There is so much to love about the BROKEN and WOKEN states of Matt Hardy, but one of my favorite ones of late is his interaction with Bray Wyatt's lantern during their entrance. Hardy literally has a conversation with the lantern as if there is a soul inside of that vessel.
#8 Killian Dain flattens an Uso
When the WWE United States Championship match between Jeff Hardy and SAnitY's Eric Young broke down, a six-man tag match was formed with The Usos joining Hardy. As one Uso quickly learned, Killian Dain can do a lot of things, including flying with the greatest of ease.
#7 Big E brought his own subtitles
Xavier Woods of The New Day took on Rusev in a match on SmackDown Live this week. The photographer NEARLY got the positioning perfect of Big E's prop and Rusev's mouth. Rusev had the last laugh though after he made Woods tap out in The Accolade.
#6 Braun Strowman helping Kevin Owens find his rental car
The interesting love/hate relationship between Braun Strowman and Kevin Owens continued this week on SmackDown Live. After they won their tag match against Finn Balor and Baron Corbin, Owens escaped the arena as fast as he could; however, Strowman beat him to the valet, and you'll see what happens later on.
#5 Mandy Rose, just because
Mandy Rose makes the best photos of the week because, well... it's Mandy Rose!
She accompanied Sonya Deville to the ring during SmackDown Live in her match against Becky Lynch. Rose's presence didn't help though as Deville tapped out to the Disarmer.
#4 Mojo Rawley berates... a cheeseburger?
No Way Jose came to the ring with his conga line on Raw this week looking for a rematch with Mojo Rawley. Instead, it was Jose's cheeseburger Todd who felt the wrath of a verbal beatdown from Mojo in this entertaining segment.
#3 - Look at the height!
Moustache Mountain was set to face Dave Dixon and Carl Axelrod, but The Undisputed Era came out and delivered a quick and efficient beatdown that was completely impressive. The best part was this high knee by Roderick Strong who got some serious height on that attack.
#2 When you didn't get the insurance on your rental car
If you remember from the #6 photo of this week, Braun Strowman showed Kevin Owens where his car was. Unfortunately for KO, he looked the other way and saw this...
Based on the look on KO's face, I'm guessing he didn't take the insurance.
#1 HUG IT OUT! HUG IT OUT! HUG IT OUT!
The best photo of the week turns out to be the best moment in professional wrestling this week as Kane surprisingly came out and saved Daniel Bryan from the Bludgeon Brother's attack. In the end, Bryan and Kane hugged it out and Team Hell No reformed to a huge pop from the WWE Universe.
Which was your favorite photo for WWE television this week? Tell us in the comments below!
