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#WWE Has Announced It’s First Ever Women’s Money In The Bank Ladder Match #SmackdownLive
The SmackDown LIVE Women’s division is once again about to prove just how ground-breaking it can be. At WWE Money in the Bank, Becky Lynch, Charlotte Flair, Natalya, Tamina and Carmella will compete in the first-ever Women’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match. – WWE
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The Women’s Revolution has been an uneven ride so far. While there have certainly been highs (WrestleMania 32 triple threat) there have also been lows (Bayley’s ‘This is Your Life’ segment from RAW) and the storytelling has been inconsistent at best. There’s no doubt that these current crop of women are talented, but if the creative direction could catch up with their skill level they’d really have something special. While the Women’s division have main evented a pay per view and fought inside Hell in a Cell over the last year, the next logical step was a MITB ladder match.
I’m not overly excited to watch Tamina Snuka slowly climb a ladder, but there’s a ton of talent in this match that I’m hopeful are given some creative spots to steal the show. While Charlotte and Becky will be the favorites, this could be the best time to give Natalya her long overdue spotlight. She’s far and away the veteran of the Women’s division, and winning the first ever Women’s MITB match would be a great tip of the cap to her.
-Ryan
The Mae Young Classic Will Be A 32 Women Tournament On The WWE Network This Summer #WWE
WWE has announced that the first-ever Mae Young Classic women’s tournament will take place Thursday, July 13, and Friday, July 14, from Full Sail Live in Orlando, Fla.
Tickets will go on sale this Friday at 10 a.m. ET via www.nxttickets.com.
The tournament, named after WWE Hall of Famer and one of the greatest WWE Superstars in history, Mae Young, will feature 32 of the top female competitors from around the world participating in a single-elimination tournament. The unprecedented event will stream later this summer exclusively on WWE Network.
“The Mae Young Classic will mark a significant moment in the evolution of WWE,” said Paul “Triple H” Levesque, WWE Executive Vice President, Talent, Live Events and Creative. “We are proud to provide this unique opportunity for the best female talent from around the world.”
Additional information on the Mae Young Classic will be announced in the coming weeks. – WWE.COM
There’s been rumblings for some time now regarding a WWE sponsored women’s tournament, and now we have an official name and dates. The Mae Young Classic, named after women’s wrestling pioneer Mae Young, will take place July 13 and 14 at Full Sail University (the home of NXT). The Cruiserweight Classic and UK Tournament that WWE put on over the past year were both excellent, so I’m excited to see which women from around the world WWE can get for this event. Tournament’s like this really open your eyes to all the great wrestling that is happening on a daily basis, and I’m sure I’ll fall in love with a few new faces like I did with Kota Ibushi, Cedric Alexander, Tyler Bate & Pete Dunne.
Modern day fans might only know Mae Young as the crazy old lady who gave birth to a hand and got power bombed through a table by the Dudleyz (which happened a day after her 77th birthday!) but she was wrestling as far back as the late 30’s. Mae Young had a match in the 1930s and the 2000s, which might be one of the craziest things I’ve ever typed. She’s a WWE Hall of Famer, and someone who’s name deserves to be attached to what should be a fantastic showcase for women’s wrestling.
-Ryan
Mark Henry vs. The Houston Rockets Mascot Is The Feud We Need Right Now #WWE #NBA
The San Antonio Spurs got walloped by the Houston Rockets in game 1 of their series. The Spurs had a 10 point lead heading into halftime last night but that clearly wasn’t going to be enough to hold off a red hot Rockets team. Enter The World’s Strongest Man™ and a steel chair, and the next thing you know the Spurs win the game by 25 points. I’m not saying that Mark Henry attacking the Rockets mascot with a chair was the reason the Spurs won, but I’m also saying that that’s exactly why they won. I think we need to book Mark Henry on a flight to DC just in case the Celtics need some halftime inspiration this weekend.
-Ryan
Brock Lesnar Will Defend His Universal Title At Great Balls Of Fire In July. Wait, What? #WWE
JUST ANNOUNCED: @BrockLesnar defends his title when @WWE returns to Dallas on July 9!
PRESALE: Thurs. May 4 10AM
ON SALE: Fri. May 5 at 10AM pic.twitter.com/bEhsjvNhNh— AAC (@AACenter) April 28, 2017
WWE officials after they see the reaction to the PPV name
Brock Lesnar won the Universal Title from Goldberg at WM 33 and unsurprisingly hasn’t defended the title since. The same thing happened between Summerslam and WrestleMania 31, so whenever Lesnar has a title the only thing to expect is that the title will not be on TV or pay per view’s very often. As great as it is to see that Lesnar will be back suplexing schmucks very soon, the big news here is the new name of WWE’s RAW branded July pay per view. If you’ve needed a reminder that a 70 year old billionaire runs the WWE, look no further than the Great Balls of Fire pay per view name. The name references a popular song recorded by Jerry Lee Lewis in 1964 and is also the same year Vince McMahon turned 19, which cannot be a coincidence. I’d bet you all the honey in the world that this is one of Vince’s favorite songs, and in that insane mind of his he thought July of 2017 was the perfect time to name a pay per view after it. It’s either that or he’s going to create a match where someone’s balls are actually lit on fire. It’s a toss up, really.
-Ryan
027 Pepsi, United Airlines and WWE
Pepsi and United are NOT having the best month. WWE, on the other hand, is killing it. Call 401-285-8120 to leave us a voicemail with a comment, question or observation and we will play it on the next episode. Twitter – http://www.twitter.com/AverageNobodies
Shinsuke Nakamura & Tye Dillinger Debuted On #SDLive To Cap Off A Wild 4 Days For The #WWE
WrestleMania weekend and the ensuing Raw and Smackdown’s are always a wild time in the WWE, but this year might take the cake as one of the craziest. TakeOver Orlando and WrestleMania 33 were both great shows, and the WWE followed that up with a wonderful Raw and a great Smackdown. Kurt Angle is the new GM of Raw, the Hardy’s are Raw Tag Team Champions and The Revival are now part of the Raw Tag Division. Smackdown refused to be outdone by Raw, so they brought up Tye Dillinger and Shinsuke Nakamura on last night’s show. While it remains to be seen if any of the recent call ups will switch brands during the ‘superstar shakeup’ next week, it’s good to know that they’ll be on the main roster going forward. Of the three call ups, I think The Revival have the chance to have the biggest impact. While Dillinger and Nakamura will be fan favorites and most likely move a ton of merchandise, The Revival have a chance to revitalize the Tag Team Division, and change main roster tag matches for the better.
-Ryan
The #RawAfterMania Did Not Disappoint Last Night
WrestleMania season is always the best time of the year for the WWE, and it seems to be extending with each passing year. The reason for that is the aura that now surrounds the Raw after WrestleMania, a show that usually ends up being the best Raw of the year. On previous Raw after Mania’s, we’ve seen the return of Brock Lesnar, the debut of Goldberg, Dolph Ziggler cashing in his MITB briefcase and countless other wonderful moments. Thankfully, last night was no different.
The Hardy Boyz (who returned at WrestleMania and won the Raw Tag Team Titles} had their first successful title defense against Gallows and Anderson. Cesaro & Sheamus beat Enzo & Cass later in the show, and are now the #1 contenders for those titles. Emma FINALLY debuted, and will add some much needed depth to the Raw Women’s Division. Braun Strowman stepped up as the first challenger to Brock Lesnar’s Universal Title, the belt he won off of Goldberg at WrestleMania. Roman Reigns opened the show in the most badass way possible, letting the crowd chant themselves to death before calmly announcing that this is his yard show, then dropping the microphone and walking out. ALL of those things happened in a 3 hour timeframe, plus three enormous debuts.
Kurt Angle as the new GM of Raw, the return of Finn Balor and the promotion of The Revival to the main roster are three of the best moves the WWE could have made. Balor’s return was obviously inevitable, but bringing him back and putting him against Joe and Owens was perfect booking, as those were two of his main rivals in NXT. Angle being named the GM makes perfect sense, and he already proved how much fun it’s going to be watching him interact with a new generation of stars during a few of his backstage segments last night. The best part: if he’s able to pass the WWE physicals, we could see him in the ring too, which is always a great option to have for an authority figure.
While they’re not as well known as Angle or Balor, The Revival showing up on Raw was the biggest addition from last night. Dash and Dawson have revitalized the Tag Team Division in NXT, making it easily the best part of almost every show. Adding them and the Hardy’s to the Tag Division is huge, and I have to imagine that the current crop of teams (New Day, Cesaro/Sheamus, Enzo/Cass) will all be better just by sharing the ring with The Revival. WWE is in prime position for a great stretch, and I can’t wait to see how it all plays out.
-Ryan
In The Least Shocking News Ever, Pitbull & Flo Rida Will Be Performing at #WrestleMania 33
The grandest stage of them all this Sunday #MrWorldwide, @official_flo , @LunchMoneyLewis and @stephenmarley @WWE #WrestleMania 4/2, 7pm. pic.twitter.com/SmjXSks2xC
— Pitbull (@pitbull) March 27, 2017
The WWE loves using Flo Rida for their WrestleMania themes, and it’s tough to blame them. He’s pretty great at producing songs that fit perfectly into the exciting, upbeat mood that WWE loves to promote this time of year. Now that he’s performing at WM 33, it’ll be the third time in the last six Mania’s that he’s sang a song that’s been used to promote the big event. Wild Ones and Good Feeling were used during the build to WM 28 while I heard My House approximately 40 million times during the Road to WrestleMania last year. He’s also back this year, and he’s bringing his friend Mr. Worldwide, Pitbull to sing Greenlight. Honestly, as long as we keep Cee Lo Green as far away from a wrestling event as humanly possible, I think we’ll be just fine.
-Ryan
