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In today's roundup, we take a look at the WWE Superstar who has quietly undergone a surgery, a former 24/7 champion wants to wrestle CM Punk, why Stone Cold Steve Austin was not attacked by Bray Wyatt and more!
Let's kick off with the two big stories – a new championship and Paul Heyman doing what he does best!
New championship set to be introduced?
WWE have a lot of champions already but it looks like yet another one is set to be added. The company is reportedly planning to add a new title in NXT UK, potentially for the midcard.
According to Belt Fan Dan on Twitter, the plan has been proposed and it could be called "European" and "Eurocontinental" championship/title. It's still way too early to know if WWE will be going ahead with this plan but it looks like it will be similar to the Intercontinental championship and the United States championship on the main roster and the North American championship on NXT.
Belt Fan Dan is a very reliable source for championship belts and could be spot on once again!
Paul Heyman helps friend win title on RAW
Basketball star, Enes Kanter won and lost the 24/7 title ahead of Monday Night RAW last night. Dave Meltzer has now reported that it was Paul Heyman who sanctioned it as he is a really good friend of Kanter who is also the boyfriend of WWE Superstar, Dana Brooke.
Meltzer said:
“So this was taped before the show. So, Enis Kanter, a lot of people don’t know this but, I don’t know because I haven’t been keeping up but he was, and as far as I know, still is the boyfriend of Dana Brooke unless they have recently broken up. And he’s also, really like, really good friends with Paul Heyman. So, him being on the show and doing something like this was, you know, with Heyman running the show and everything, that made all the sense in the world.”
Kanter was the champion for a good 22 seconds before R-Truth won back his title and ran away from ringside. In the process of winning the title back, Truth became a 15-time 24/7 champion!
Why The Fiend did not attack Steve Austin
In the build-up to Monday Night RAW, it was hinted a lot of times that Stone Cold Steve Austin was going to be attacked by Bray Wyatt. The Fiend has been going after the legends a lot and Stone Cold was all set to be the next victim.
However, Dave Meltzer on Wrestling Observer Radio revealed a possible reason why the attack did not happen. He said:
“He absolutely brought up Steve Austin (during the firefly Fun House segment). I don’t think they would want Steve Austin to put him over. I don’t know. I don’t have an answer for that. I don’t think it’s a good idea. I wouldn’t do it.”
“I wouldn’t like, trivialize Austin as just being a guy, you know one of those guys. Too strong of a character, because if he does something to Austin, the people would want Austin to get the revenge, not Seth Rollins or Braun Strowman. It doesn’t make sense, honestly to do that. But as far as why he was doing that? Maybe to tease something down the line, who knows. But yeah, he went hard on Austin. He definitely did. He was talking about strangers, right? I’m sure he’s going to do something at the PPV after the Rollins and Strowman match. At least he should.”
Now, Wyatt is rumoured to be attacking The Undertaker on SmackDown Live tonight!
Mike Kanellis wants to wrestle CM Punk
Mike Kanellis is not having the best of times in WWE but his ambitions are still sky-high. The former 24/7 champion is still aiming for the stars and is now looking to wrestle CM Punk.
The 205 Live star has tweeted out his wish to face the former WWE champion but it seems very unlikely to happen.
Punk has not been in the WWE ring for a long time and is not close to a return. As for Mike, he has recently signed a new deal with WWE and is expected to be a part of the company for the foreseeable future.
CM Punk is open to a return but only if WWE offer him something really good. At Starrcast III, he said:
"I'll have a conversation with anybody. But it's nothing, like, I'm not calling them, but if they're like, 'Oh, hey,' I mean, I'll talk to you. See what you got to say, but it better be good. I think I had a pretty good career, I don't think there's anything left that I need to accomplish."
Cedric Alexander is getting a push
Cedric Alexander has been impressive for some time and he is finally getting the push he deserves. Reports suggested that Paul Heyman is high on him and it looks like Cedric will be an important part of Monday Night RAW from now on.
Dave Meltzer reports that he is in line for a match at Clash of Champions with AJ Styles. He said:
“I’m sure that’s happening. It is happening. Like I said, a couple of weeks ago I was told that AJ was defending his title but they wouldn’t tell me who it was against. And when they did the announcement of AJ and Cedric, obviously I thought there was a good chance AJ was winning the match but instead they did it here (10-man match).”
“I mean on paper, AJ vs. Cedric is a really big match. I would not expect, anything can happen, but I would not expect Cedric to win. I think the title is more valuable on AJ right now, but I think that it can be again. Cedric’s climb is going to be a slow climb anyway, but obviously you can tell, dating back whatever it is, a month or so ago, that a Cedric upswing is part of the plans.”
And just like Meltzer reported, the former 205 Live star has been confirmed to face AJ Styles at Clash of Champions for the United States championship.
Drew McIntyre undergoes surgery?
Drew McIntyre has not been on WWE TV for a couple of weeks and it looks like he will be missing a couple more. According to PWInsider, McIntyre has undergone minor surgery to fix an injury.
They report:
WWE star Drew McIntyre is not backstage at Madison Square Garden, the second week he has not been at WWE TV.
The word making the rounds among talents is that McIntyre underwent a minor surgery to help fix a lingering injury after the recent Mexico loop. We are told the idea was to get the surgery out of the way so he's ready and healthy going into WWE's TV in October and the build towards the 2020 Wrestlemania season.
The word is he should be back as soon as WWE doctors clear him, which may be as soon as the next set of TV tapings. We are told McIntyre is ready to return already and it's WWE'S call as to when that will be.
Drew lost his first round match in the King of the Ring tournament against Ricochet and has been off WWE TV ever since.
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