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It's been a busy week in WWE, and the upcoming week is set to be another exciting affair, with the Draft set to move to RAW on Monday night. We will also get storylines beginning to fall in place for the Crown Jewel PPV, that will take place later this month.
In today's WWE rumor roundup, we reveal a Superstar who missed live shows during the week, most likely due to injury, a mistake that WWE made during the draft, backstage news about Crown Jewel travel arrangements, and a whole lot more!
Let's dive straight into today's WWE rumors.
#1 Sasha Banks misses shows
Sasha Banks officially moved to SmackDown last week from RAW during the WWE Draft. She has been in a feud with Becky Lynch since turning heel, and the feud between the two will continue despite both Superstars being on different brands.
Becky Lynch was retained by RAW during the Draft, and she will face off against Banks once again on RAW this coming week.
Banks missed a few live shows, with WrestlingInc reporting that it could mostly be because of an injury that Banks sustained in her Hell in a Cell match against Lynch. Banks reportedly suffered a tailbone injury in her match with Lynch.
#2 WWE make mistake during Draft while picking Superstars
Drafting so many Superstars could be a tricky and confusing affair, and it seems that it has caught out WWE. Heavy Machinery, the tag team of Otis and Tucker were retained on SmackDown, but their draft should have happened on RAW rather than SmackDown last week, as per 411 Mania.
WWE had originally announced Heavy Machinery to be one of several Superstars in the draft pool to be selected on RAW on Monday, rather than SmackDown.
This is a small and insignifcant error on WWE's part, though.
#3 New draft picks announced
WWE announced 20 draft picks on SmackDown, with the rest to be picked on RAW. But, there were a few that weren't picked and ended up as free agents, who could choose the brand they wanted to represent.
Also Read: WWE News: Cesaro and 11 other Superstars free agents after Draft on SmackDown
WWE have announced more draft picks post-SmackDown, with a majority of those free agents now selected to either of the brands.
Here's a list of the Superstars who have now been drafted after SmackDown:
Eric Young — RAW
Sin Cara — RAW
EC3 — RAW
Tamina — SmackDown
Apollo Crews — SmackDown
The B-Team — SmackDown
Drew Gulak — SmackDown
Heath Slater — SmackDown
Becky Lynch was the first draft pick, with Roman Reigns #2 on the list, with both staying on RAW and SmackDown, respectively, while Bray Wyatt moved to the blue brand and Randy Orton moved to the red brand.
#4 Travel arrangements for Crown Jewel
WWE's second Saudi Arabia PPV of this year, Crown Jewel, is set to take place on October 31, with some big matches announced. While the Saudi Arabia PPVs are held in a grand scale, with several big Superstars featuring on the show, it does cause confusion to WWE's already hectic schedule.
The three Saudi Arabia shows have been held on Fridays, but this time around it'll be held on a Thursday. The mid-week PPV puts a spanner in the works of SmackDown, which is now held on Friday night.
But, WWE seems to be prepared to bring their male Superstars back in time for the SmackDown show. WWE are reportedly going to hire a chartered flight to fly the Superstars back from Saudi Arabia to Buffalo, New York for the SmackDown show the next day, as per Wrestling Observer Newsletter.
At Crown Jewel, Brock Lesnar will put his WWE Championship on the line against his former UFC opponent, Cain Velasquez, who will most likely make his in-ring WWE debut at the show.
The other big match confirmed for the show is boxer Tyson Fury's debut match in WWE against Braun Strowman.
#5 Mark Henry on why Bayley changed her look
This past week on SmackDown, Bayley truly turned heel before winning the SmackDown Women's title once again, from Charlotte Flair.
Bayley had a new look, with a new haircut, attire, and a new attitude. WWE Hall of Famer Mark Henry revealed why Bayley had to let go of her former gimmick to cement her heel turn.
When speaking on Busted Open Radio, Henry backed Bayley's new look and explained why the change had to happen:
"If you're a bad person, why are you apologizing? Why are you dressing up in colorful clothes and trying to get people to like you? And smiling, and high-fiving with the people as your going to the ring? That's distracting. That's confusing. Now we know who she is. She's coming to the ring to destroy these girls. Half of these girls, she helped train in NXT.(H/T WrestlingInc)
With Charlotte losing her title, many are speculating that she may move over to RAW, and that Bayley may begin a new feud with some other Superstar on the blue brand.
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