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Brock Lesnar will make his first appearance as WWE World Heavyweight champion after soundly defeating John Cena in the PPV main event. The focus will be on the future of the WWE World Title with Lesnar winning the title on behalf of The Authority and how Cena’s character reacts to being dominated and dismantled on the way to losing the title. Lesnar and Cena are both advertised for Raw along with former Shield members Roman Reigns, Dean Ambrose, and Seth Rollins, plus The Authority’s Triple H, Randy Orton, and Corporate Kane....

Zayn faced Rollins in a fun match, Balor gave an interview, Reigns is gauging new territory and Rusev is awesome. Also, the main event ended in a blaze of glory, thanks to a person who is known to be the king OUTTA NOWHERE. This was fun. Raw has really lived up to or rather exceeded expectations since the new era kicked off. Here are the 5 points to note from this week’s show:...

The show also presented the main event WWE Championship match between Drew McIntyre and Keith Lee, as well as several stars announcing that they would be part of the upcoming Royal Rumble match. It was an interesting night of entertainment, but throughout the night, it became increasingly clear that this show was another one re-written at the last minute, and several parts made no sense. RAW contained several interesting botches throughout the night, even though the returning WWE legends were mostly reduced to backstage segments with the roster’s new talent....

WrestlingNews.co recently reported an interview that ESPN had with WWE Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels where he had some high praise for Samoa Joe. Michaels said that the story they would tell in the ring would be an amazing one and he further explained with this quote: In case you didn’t know… Shawn Michaels retired in 2010 after a loss to the Undertaker at WrestleMania XXVI. The main reason for his retirement was the fact that he wanted to spend time with his son as he grew up....

Brooke posted a graphic image of herself, sporting a bloodied face, to which Logan responded by saying that she would do it slower if she gets to do it again. In case you didn’t know… In latest WWE NEWS, WWE Main Event was taped on Monday, at the Los Angeles’ Staples Center. The night didn’t end well for Raw Superstar Dana Brooke, as she suffered a head injury after being thrown at one of the ring posts by her opponent, Sarah Logan....

Among those happy to hear the news, was Bryan’s former teacher, “The Heartbreak Kid” Shawn Michaels. In case you didn’t know Bryan was forced to retire in 2016 due to injury and would spend the last two years working as the SmackDown General Manager. Bryan was cleared in March to return to in-ring action and would set up his WrestleMania match against Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens in the following week....

The move would certainly be a boon for WWE and its fans in the Bluegrass State. The commission was created to replace the old Kentucky Boxing and Wrestling Authority, and help to get rid of “unnecessary” boxing and wrestling regulations. Under the old guidelines, there were rules enacted to end fights or wrestling matches if there was blood. Now, the new establishment hopes to change the view of events with an eye to bringing back both “sports” to the area....

Well, Stephanie McMahon recently spoke to Bloomberg Businessweek about the current state of WWE and who the company could be sold to. In case you didn’t know… It has previously been reported that, with UFC being sold for $4 billion, Vince McMahon had a change of heart and has been open to the possibility of selling up. On a recent conference call, Triple H was asked about whether WWE was “open for business” in terms of a potential sale and he also commented that it’s “obvious” Vince McMahon is open to offers....

The New Day went through 5 other teams to secure Kofi Kingston’s WrestleMania spot. In an emotional video WWE posted on Twitter, the New Day react to making history. In case you didn’t know… Kofi Kingston’s road to WrestleMania has been filled with twists and turns. From not even being anywhere close to WWE title contention, he took an opportunity and seized it, winning the hearts of the WWE Universe and the locker room....

In case you didn’t know… Ivelisse Velez was once a member of the NXT roster back in 2012. After appearing on the revived Tough Enough, she competed in both Florida Championship Wrestling and NXT under the name Sofia Cortez. In Lucha Underground, now known as Ivelisse, she was a former Lucha Underground Trios Champion, teaming with Son of Havoc and Angelico in the first two years of the promotion. However, she made a big splash in the pro wrestling world when she went toe-to-toe with then Lucha Underground Champion Mil Muertes, taking the big man to his limits and continuing to prove that she’s good enough to take on anyone in the world, man or woman....

In case you didn’t know… Hudson was awarded full custody of their child and received an emergency order of protection against Otunga following a court appearance on November 16th. The reason for the restraining order and custody move was due to an alleged domestic dispute where Hudson said Otunga pushed Hudson out of a master suite during a recording session in Chicago. Hudson also said that Otunga left a gun and holster on their kitchen counter in an attempt to intimidate her, which lead to her calling the police and having them remove Otunga from the family home....

A photograph showing one of McMahon’s sons flipping Zayn off has been the making the rounds on the interwebs, and it caused quite a stir in the professional wrestling community. In case you didn’t know… Shane McMahon and Kevin Owens have been embroiled in a feud dating back to the time when the former served as a Special Guest Referee for Owens’s United States Championship match against AJ Styles at SummerSlam....

Moreover, the bigger surprise is that he has been no-selling all the curb stomps. This time around, it happened in Tucson, Arizona and the following is what went down. The Fiend haunts Tucson and Seth Rollins As with the last couple of times, Rollins entered first and a Firefly Fun House vignette (seemingly one that hasn’t aired before) saw the Ramblin’ Rabbit warn Rollins before getting crushed by Wyatt....

In case you didn’t know… Rey Mysterio only returned to WWE’s main roster last year after almost three years of working outside of the company, which means that he had a number of other obligations outside of the squared circle. Mysterio was originally booked to be part of The Motor City Comic Con in Detroit next Saturday and Sunday, which is the same time as WWE’s Money in the Bank pay-per-view and his attendance at the latter means that he will no longer be appearing in The Motor City....

Thankfully, a whole barrage of wrestlers stopped the incident from spiralling out of control. Now WWE has spoken out on the said situation. In case you didn’t know… The Hart Foundation were the latest inductees into the WWE Hall of Fame, class of 2019. Natalya addressed the crowd on behalf of her father, Jim ‘The Anvil’ Neidhart. A whole lot of WWE Superstars, including UFC fighter Travis Browne, who’s Ronda Rousey’s husband, took out their ire on the assailant....

In case you didn’t know… After initially forming The Firing Squad at The G1 Specials in San Francisco, former three-time IWGP Tag Team Champion Tama Tonga, alongside his fellow Bullet Club Firing Squad members have made it to the news for all the controversial reasons, thanks to their recently developed notorious behavior in NJPW. Only Sportskeeda gives you the latest Wrestling News, rumors and updates. Throughout the entirety of the recently concluded G1 Climax Tournament, The Bullet Club’s Firing Squad developed a very notorious reputation, all thanks to their regular interference in almost every single match in this year’s G1 Climax....

Before this week’s episode aired, it was announced that SmackDown Superstar Natalya would be in action against Tatum Paxley, Tiffany Stratton would go one-on-one with Saraya and Santos Escobar would step into the ring to face Carmelo Hayes. With that being said, let’s take a look at the four biggest news stories coming out of this week’s show. #4 Nathan Frazer debuts next week It was announced during the broadcast that Nathan Frazer would be making his NXT 2....

NXT champion Kevin Owens has been promoted to the main roster on a full-time basis, which means they’re going to have to get that belt off him sooner rather than later. Problem is, they’ve already taped four weeks of TV where Owens is feuding with Samoa Joe for the title and building up to that match. This leads to a second problem: Samoa Joe himself is likely going to the main roster....

WWE NXT Results June (14th, 2022): Creed Brothers (c) vs. Edris Enofe & Malik Blade - NXT Tag Team Championship match Blade and Brutus kicked off the match, and the challengers had the upper hand early on, but Julius came in and dropped his brother on top of Enofe for a near fall. Blade was back in, and Brutus hit a botched hip toss on Julius, intending to hit Malik with a human projectile....

Johnny Gargano vs. Dash Wilder vs. Akam (Triple Threat Match) Even before the match began, the arena exploded with chants of ‘Johnny Wrestling’. Johnny Gargano leapt onto the back of Akam to start the match but was thrown off immediately. Similarly even Wilder’s offense did not cause much damage to the Author of Pain. Even though the men hate each other in kayfabe, Dash Wilder and Johnny Gargano teamed up to take down the monstrous Akam and send him outside the ring....