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While All Elite Wrestling wrapped up another solid PPV offering with Full Gear, WWE continued to build towards the Survivor Series show during the on-going tour in the UK.
There were many developments worth noting from the recent SmackDown and RAW tapings in Manchester, England.
A new WWE Superstar has seemingly been taken off RAW and been sent back to NXT after a short programme on the main roster. The company even taped a backstage segment with big implications on a current RAW storyline.
Elsewhere, the company is grooming a top NXT Superstar for a top spot on the main roster. Another former UFC Champion opened up on possibly joining the WWE in the future.
Becky Lynch also sent out an aggressively-worded message to the locker room.
Bray Wyatt has also been featured in today's roundup and it's with regards to his original Universal title feud. We also managed to include Renee Young's reaction to her husband's outrageously brutal Full Gear match.
We've assembled a stacked lineup today.
#1. Carolina removed from RAW and sent back to NXT
Carolina? Catalina? Irrespective of the confusion surrounding her actual name, the female Superstar's brief time on RAW has come to an end, as revealed by Dave Meltzer on the Wrestling Observer Radio.
Carolina was brought up to the RAW brand to be alongside Sin Cara in a feud against Andrade and Zelina Vega.
Vega and Andrade defeated the new team of Cara and Carolina in a mixed tag team match on an episode of RAW recently, which essentially marked the end of the storyline.
Sin Cara took on Drew McIntyre at the RAW taping in Manchester and it was interesting to note that Carolina was not present in his corner.
Meltzer added that Carolina will return to NXT, where she will work on developing her craft just like other developmental talents.
#2. Universal title plans for Bray Wyatt
The Fiend is the Universal Champion and the WWE Universe has high hopes of WWE booking Bray Wyatt to have a strong reign with the red belt.
Bray Wyatt ambushed Daniel Bryan on the most recent episode of SmackDown, which hinted at the two Superstars possibly being engaged in a Universal title feud going forward.
However, that may not have been the original plan.
Wyatt was originally scheduled to be a guest on The Miz TV on the fallout episode of SmackDown after Crown Jewel. WWE had to nix the segment due to the Saudi Arabian fiasco, which saw a majority of the roster stranded in the Middle East.
The company instead booked Miz to be in an angle with Tommaso Ciampa on the show.
It was revealed by Dave Meltzer in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter that Miz and Wyatt have been advertised to face each other for the Universal Championship for a few events in the future. The Superstars are listed for a Steel Cage match for the November 30th show in Mexico City.
It was also noted that Wyatt and Miz were scheduled to kickstart their programme on SmackDown, however, WWE may have rewritten the plans and brought in Daniel Bryan to be The Fiend's first title challenger.
Bryan is expected to take on The Fiend at Survivor Series but that is yet to be confirmed. As is the case with live events, the cards are always subject to change and WWE could alter the lineups to replace The Miz with Bryan.
WWE can also go ahead with the live event matches as planned if they intend to keep the Bryan-Wyatt feud short. Only time will tell how this all pans out, but it better be good!
#3. WWE had big plans for Shayna Baszler
Dave Meltzer made a few interesting revelations on the Wrestling Observer Radio regarding how WWE officials view Shayna Baszler.
It was revealed that the company was grooming the NXT Women's Champion for a top spot on the main roster in 2020, however, those plans were put on the backburner after NXT got a live TV slot on Wednesday nights.
WWE now wants the top talents from NXT to remain on the yellow brand and help it compete in the war with AEW.
Meltzer stated that before the plans were changed, Baszler was primed for a significant push on the main roster and that the officials thought very highly of her.
They still are quite high on the NXT Women's Champion as Baszler has been booked strongly since making her first appearance on SmackDown after Crown Jewel. She has been booked strongly against Becky Lynch and Bayley and is destined to be a major player in the Women's division in the future.
Baszler is currently gearing up for a busy Survivor Series weekend as she will be involved in two big matches. The MMA Horsewoman will be the captain of her team in the first-ever Women's WarGames match at NXT Takeover: WarGames on November 23rd.
She will then take on RAW Women's Champion Becky Lynch and SmackDown Women's Champion Bayley on the next night at Survivor Series in a Triple Threat match.
#4. Renee Young's reaction to Jon Moxley's match against Kenny Omega
If you haven't watched Full Gear yet, then you may not know that Jon Moxley and Kenny Omega almost killed each other in the main event of AEW's latest PPV.
If you did watch it, you would attest to the fact that the 'Unsanctioned Lights Out Match' wasn't everyone's cup of tea. The 38-minute match was an exhibition of extreme wrestling that, at times, seemed totally unnecessary. Nonetheless, Moxley and Omega put it all on the line to deliver a very brutal match in which the former WWE Champion had the last laugh.
It's unsurprising to note that Renee Young wasn't too pleased with her husband getting battered with all sorts of weapons during the match. The WWE Backstage host put out a host of tweets while the match was on. You can check them out below:
#5. Daniel Cormier talks about possibly working with WWE
With Cain Velasquez now a part of the WWE roster, the talk of the company also getting Daniel Cormier on board has naturally intensified in recent weeks.
DC is known to be a big fan of pro wrestling and the former UFC Heavyweight Champion has never shied away from admitting his desire of having a career in and around the squared circle.
The former UFC Heavyweight Champion was a guest on Konnan's Keepin it 100 podcast in which he opened up about working with Vince McMahon's company in some capacity in the future.
Cormier has had talks with a lot of people regarding various roles that he could take up with WWE. His close relationship with FOX meant that he was in the running to be a part of WWE Backstage. Cormier also revealed that he had spoken to Triple H and Michael Cole and added that he would be all in to work for WWE if the right opportunity comes by.
Here what he shared:
“I’ve had a lot of conversations with a lot of people about different things with WWE. One was the studio show in LA (WWE Backstage). Another one was maybe trying to figure out a way to be on the commentary table. I’ve got some great relationships with FOX so I don’t necessarily know if it was WWE pushing it or FOX pushing it.” Cormier added, “I’ve talked to Triple H and Michael Cole, I’ve talked to the people who run the shows down at FOX. I like to say the ship has not sailed. We still have to find something that works and the moment we find something that works, I’m all in.” H/t Credit: WrestlingNews.co
Cormier also proposed an idea where he would show up in the WWE and turn on his good friend Cain Velasquez for a one-off match. He would then happily manage Velasquez after wrapping up the bout. Interesting, isn't it?
As of this writing, Cormier is busy preparing for his final UFC bout, which is expected to be a trilogy fight against Stipe Miocic. The fight is expected to take place in 2020 when Miocic returns from his injury.
#6. Another twist in Lana-Rusev storyline
Despite being the most criticized angle on TV at the moment, WWE has no plans of giving up on the storyline featuring Lana, Rusev and Bobby Lashley.
Lana revealed that she was pregnant with Rusev's child during the RAW tapings in Manchester. The Bulgarian Brute came out after listening to the announcement and conceded that he was indeed a sex-addict. He was then attacked by Bobby Lashley.
As you may have expected, it was labelled the worst segment of the year by the Manchester fans who were unfortunate enough to watch it while it happened.
PWInsider now reveals that there is another swerve in store for the angle that was not taped in front of the audience. The report states that Lana is not pregnant and she just lied to get Rusev out to the ring so that he could be attacked by Lashley.
We don't even feel like elaborating on this story. Just tune in to RAW on Monday to find out what happens.
Moving on...
#7. Cedric Alexander shoots down rumors of WWE burying him in AJ Styles feud
Cedric Alexander is undoubtedly one of the brightest in-ring talents in the WWE, however, he has not been able to get a strong footing on the main roster ever since being called up.
The former 205 Live Superstar was involved in a feud with AJ Styles recently and he was destroyed The O.C. on more than one occasion during the programme.
The nature of Alexander's booking gave rise to reports of Vince McMahon wanting to bury the Superstar.
Alexander addressed those reports during his chat with TalkSPORT's Alex McCarthy and admitted that it annoyed him a bit. He explained how losing to AJ Styles doesn't qualify as being buried and that he was put in the ring with the Phenomenal One for a reason.
Alexander stated:
"Of course [it annoyed me]. When you hear things like that, it doesn't help my brand, you know what I mean? Regardless of how you feel about it, whether you think AJ buried me or not—it was fine. I knew what it was! It was great matches, I got to show a lot of my personality and my in-ring style.
A loss isn't a burial. It's AJ Styles, how is that a burial?! He's one of the holy trinity's of wrestling to me [with Samoa Joe and Christopher Daniels] so to lose to essentially a wrestling deity is fine by me.
I read comments like, 'Cedric is great, but they're burying him' but it's like, you must have check out the match then? It was good, right? You can't get buried losing to AJ Styles. You just can't. There's a reason they're putting me in a the ring with AJ Styles."
#8. Becky Lynch's message to the locker room
Becky Lynch is one of the biggest Superstars currently on the roster and the success hasn't come easy for The Man.
The RAW Women's Champion spoke to Sports Illustrated and sent out a stern message to the entire locker room and the Superstars who were trying to copy her modus operandi to get to the top of the food chain.
Lynch called for the talents to stop bi****** about her and to step up their game if they wish to reach her level.
“In our locker room, there are two types of people. Those who are b******* about how I got to the top and those who are trying to copy what I did. But you have to go outside of that. You have to be completely different. Step up. Make a name for yourself. Do it without doing it the way I did. I see what everyone else is doing, and then I try to do the opposite. Be original. Create the interest I have, put together the matches I’ve had. No one can do what I do. If you can, please step up to the plate.” H/t Credit: Sports Illustrated
The Man is talking nothing but the facts here.
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