Friday, November 22, 2024

Triple Threat Made For The NXT Women’s Title At Spring Breakin’

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Triple Threat Made For The NXT Women’s Title At Spring Breakin’

Another jam packed episode of NXT with women regularly appearing throughout the show! Let’s get right to it!

The hip swivels of Lola Vice opens up women’s action first up against Sol Ruca. Competitive fast paced match with neither of the competitors getting a clear advantage. Lola has a serious tude and moves with something to prove. Ruca is incredibly athletic in the ring but her character doesn’t feel compelling for me yet. Blair Davenport has a “blink and you miss” distraction that ends up costing Ruca the match as she slips off the top rope with Vice picking up the win. 

Nattie, still upset at Lola from her attack last week, appears on the tron after the bout and challenges Lola to a match at Spring Breakin’ with NXT Underground rules. Not gonna lie, I never knew Nattie to be a combat specialist whereas Lola’s moveset involves a lot of striking. The writing is on the wall for this one but Nattie’s my girl so let’s see how this all goes down. 

Tatum Paxley has a vignette that goes in a really interesting direction. It’s not that she was obsessed with Lyra herself but that status Lyra obtained after becoming champion. In addition, how the title has propelled its holder into stardom and relevance, something Paxley has been deprived of but so desperately wants. Very much serving the title being her “precious” which I can get behind.  

Andre Chase and Thea Hall are backstage prior to Thea’s match later that night. The mentor and student relationship is on full display here with the two making up prior to Hall’s match later in the night.    

Brinley Reece has a social media promo with her exuberance on display. Cute cute. 

Whatever Arianna Grace is selling, I’m buying. I’m a sucker for character driven performers and her segment with Gigi was fun TV. Gigi did great here too, looking forward to seeing how this progresses. 

Kelly Kincaid is interviewing Karmen Petrovic saying she’s gonna be in Nattie’s corner for the NXT Underground match. Lola interrupts the segment with some sass and drops that there will be a contract signing next week. I have a feeling this segment will be unintentionally hilarious based on the performers involved. 

Sol Ruca is backstage with the General Manager Ava and challenges Blair Davenport to a No DQ match at Spring Breakin!  

Tatum Paxley vs. Thea Hail next! Thuis is fun!

Thea is a ball of energy in the ring and has great facial expressions that lends so well to Tatum’s spooky mannerisms. Match had some fun moments and got the characters across.

Jazmyn Nyx is out to distract the referee at the end, which was super random. However, Jacy Jayne trips up Hail for the distraction which allows Paxley to pick up the win. Things break down super quick as a brawl breaks out on the outside. Back in the ring and Lyra Valkyria is PISSED, throwing fists and going ham on blacklight barbie. Super fun albeit blink and you miss it action that immediately cuts away to our next backstage segment.  

Roxanne, who is completely unbothered by what’s going on in the ring, decides whomever emerges victorious out of the Lyra/Tatum debacle can be the next challenger for the NXT Women’s Champion in a backstage segment. She shades Ava over how easy it is to make matches which comes back to bite her because Ava pulls a Phonie, and let’s Roxanne know she doesn’t make the matches around here, the GM does!

At Spring Breakin’ next week, it will be a triple threat match between Roxanne vs. Lyra vs. Tatum for the NXT Women’s Championship!

Spring Breakin’ will take place over the course of two nights. April 23 and April 30.

Spring Breakin’ – April 23

  • NXT Women’s Title – Roxanne Perez (c) vs. Tatum Paxley vs. Lyra Valkyria
  • Contract signing Natalya vs. Lola Vice
  • Sol Ruca vs. Blair Davenport – Beach Brawl No DQ

Spring Breakin’ – April 30

  • Natalya vs. Lola Vice – NXT Underground

Author’s note:

Fun build for Spring Breakin’! So many of the same finishes on tonight’s show, Ava needs to start coming down harder and laying down the law. Speaking of whom, really enjoyed Ava in her segment with Roxanne tonight and the confidence she’s exhibiting as she grows into her authority role. Fun stuff all around from NXT again, looking forward to next week!

NXT Discussion Post: 04.16.24

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NXT Discussion Post: 04.16.24

NXT tonight has two matches on the card.

Lola Vice will face Sol Ruca while Tatum Paxley faces Thea Hail.

Mercedes Moné To Speak On April 17 Dynamite

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Mercedes Moné To Speak On April 17 Dynamite

Mercedes Moné with be at AEW Dynamite this Wednesday and has something to say!

Last week, she was attacked during an interview when the lights went out. Moné will have her first match in AEW at Double or Nothing in May against either Julia Hart or Willow Nightingale depending on who walks out of Dynasty as TBS Champion.

In regards to Hart and Nightingale, they will be in action as Hart teams up with Brody King to take on Nightingale and Adam Copeland.

Also Deonna Purrazzo takes on Mariah May.

Giulia’s Reported Start With NXT And More Notes

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Giulia’s Reported Start With NXT And More Notes

It has already been reported that Giulia has signed with WWE and will make her debut with NXT. She is currently helping out with Rossy Ogawa’s new promotion Marigold and has a Japanese indie match coming up as well. Fightful Select is sharing when Giulia will likely debut for NXT and what the plans are for her.

Fightful Select’s Corey Brennan has learned from sources close to the situation that Giulia is expected to work at least “a handful” of matches in Marigold before hopefully reporting to the WWE Performance Center in late June/early July.

Brennan has also learned from sources in NXT production and creative that while WWE could obtain the rights to Giulia’s current theme music, there are currently no plans to do so at this time. As far as presentation goes, Brennan has also learned that Giulia is currently planned to keep her ring name in WWE.

As far as when fans can expect to see Giulia on NXT programming, the belief within NXT is that she will have her debut match at NXT Heatwave on July 7th, and is expected to be challenging for one of the NXT Women’s Championships at the event. Brennan was also told that Giulia visited the WWE Performance Center during her recent time in the United States.

The “LMRT” Takes Center Stage; Hartwell Gives In To LeRae’s Heel Antics

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The “LMRT” Takes Center Stage; Hartwell Gives In To LeRae’s Heel Antics

Raw opened with Rhea Rhipley addressing the crowd relaying unfortunate news that due to injury, she would be relinquishing the Women’s World Championship. Nick already posted an article covering the emotional segment but I’ll post my thoughts at the end of the recap as I alluded last week to feeling strongly that Rhea’s reign had achieved its purpose and felt very much ready to see the title move on to another wrestler. 

First piece of in ring action of the night is a rubber match between The Way’s Indi Hartwell & Candice LeRae vs. Ivy Nile & Maxxine Dupri. Tension is palpable between the former NXT Tag Team Champions as they make their entrance. Action starts with Nile and Indi exchanging mat based techniques. Maxxine gets the tag and shows off the fruits of her training with an impressive Fisherman Suplex! 

Maxxine’s momentum is halted after Indi makes the tag to Candice and the wily veteran reminds Maxxine of her place at the bottom totem pole. Maxxine is all heart though and manages to plant Candice with a spike DDT! The poison pixie laid motionless in the ring as Dupri stirs towards her partner only for Hartwell to finally succumb to LeRae’s bullying and make the switch. 

After distracting the ref to prevent Nile from entering the match, Hartwell nails a big boot to the rookie Diva and places Candice over the fallen Dupri for the 1,2,3! Candice & Hartwell pick up the win! Match was short but did its job in bringing attention to Maxxine’s arsenal expansion and Indi aligning with LeRae’s heel persona.  

Chelsea Green & Piper Niven vs. Katana Chance & Kayden Carter next and we get entrances for both teams! Which is great for me bc Katana & Kayden always serve a much appreciated dose of energy to the show. This is always reflected in the pair’s offense but tonight the speedy teamwork is no match for Piper’s brute force and power. 

Some brief offense by the faces after Niven makes the tag while Chelsea serves character with her over the top selling. Match comes to an end with Green picking up the win over Carter after the latter got flattened by a running cross body ala Piper. Right to the point, story driven match. 

Backstage interview with Nia Jax and Cathy Kelly! Cathy questions the former champion on her thoughts pertaining to Rhea relinquishing the title earlier in the evening. Nia brings the conversation back to herself stating there are two types of people in this world, those who fear Nia Jax and those who learn to fear Nia Jax. A bold statement book ended with Nia vowing to be the next WWE Women’s World Champion.

Liv Morgan has a backstage segment too and gets to display her growth on the mic. Her cadence and delivery are on point as Morgan justifiably exclaims why she feels zero remorse for what happened to the now injured Rhiply. Liv goes on to state the LMRT is only just beginning and won’t end until she’s the WWE Women’s World Champion. Watch me! 

Author’s Thoughts:

All in all a big improvement from last week with the major story from tonight’s show being Rhea relinquishing her title after an impressive 380 day reign. The injury is unfortunate timing as Rhea has been cemented at the top of the division but the silver lining to all of this is the injury weaves seamlessly into the story they’re telling between Rhea and Liv. It also cements the babyface turn for the inaugural Women’s World Champion as the audience had already accepted Rhipley as a top star and this storyline will only further cement it. Not to mention with the draft looming around the corner, both divisions have the opportunity for a refresh which only heightens the excitement for the upcoming weeks. Good stuff!

You know the drill, sound off in the comments! 

Rhea Ripley Vacates Women’s World Championship Due To Injury

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Rhea Ripley Vacates Women’s World Championship Due To Injury

Rhea Ripley had to address some important and unhappy news to start off the April 15 episode of Raw. Ripley had to relinquish the Women’s World Championship, a title she has held for 380 days due to an arm injury.

Coming out to the ring and making the announcement, she blamed the injury on Liv Morgan’s revenge tour. She says she will be out for a few months but once she returns she will be out for blood regardless of who has the title. Ripley followed up by saying she was going to find Morgan and the back and take care of her but Morgan’s music hit. The two were held back by security guards with one even getting a headbutt from Mami.

A new champion will be crowned next Monday on Raw.

Raw Discussion Post: 04.15.24

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Raw Discussion Post: 04.15.24

Tonight’s Raw has two matches confirmed.

Candice LeRae/Indi Hartwell vs. Maxxine Dupri/Ivy Nile

Katana Chance/Kayden Carter vs. Piper Niven/Chelsea Green

Rhea Ripley answers her attack from Liv Morgan

Rhea Ripley Reportedly Injured, May Have To Vacate Title

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Rhea Ripley Reportedly Injured, May Have To Vacate Title

The Women’s World Champion Rhea Ripley may have to vacate her championship as early as tonight’s Raw.

In a new report from PWInsider:

WWE Women’s World Champion Rhea Ripley was injured on last week’s Raw, PWInsider.com has learned from multiple sources.

Ripley was involved in a backstage brawl with Liv Morgan.

PWInsider.com has heard that the issue is severe enough that the talk internally is that Ripley may be forced to vacate her championship, possibly as soon as tonight’s episode of Raw.

This is a breaking story and may be updated as necessary.

Ripley has recently achieved over 365 days as champion and last defended against Becky Lynch at WrestleMania XL.

Rossy Ogawa Announces New Marigold Promotion

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Rossy Ogawa Announces New Marigold Promotion

We officially have a name in place for Rossy Ogawa’s new promotion – Marigold.

STARDOM’s co-founder, who was released by the company earlier this year, said he had a new promotion in the works. Ogawa and the new company held a press conference to introduce Marigold, full name being DREAM STAR FIGHTING Marigold.

The company’s first seven wrestlers were confirmed which include Giulia, Utami Hayashishita, Mai Sakurai, MIRAI, and Yuzuki from STARDOM as well as Nanae Takahashi and Nao Ishikawa. Giulia recently appeared in the front row at WWE’s NXT Stand & Deliver alongside Ogawa and William Regal. Although officially unannounced, Giulia has been reported as signed with WWE. Yuzuki will now go by the name Victoria Yuzuki. A challenge was made by Yuzuki to Takahashi for a match at the first event.

The first event will be on May 20 and is titled Marigold Fields Forever. It will have both Japanese and English commentary. Its main event will be a tag team match with Giulia and her partner vs. Sareee and her partner. The promotion has dates lined up through the end of June.

At the end of the presser, Fuka and six wrestlers from the promotion Actwres girl’Z asked to wrestle in Marigold. They were all shown in the group photo. The six wrestlers from Actwres girl’Z include Natsumi Sumikawa, Miku Aono, CHIAKI, Kouki, Chika Goto, and Misa Matsui.

Zayda Steel, Myla Grace, and Bozilla will also be in the first leg of shows.

Possible Moves For Upcoming WWE Draft

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Possible Moves For Upcoming WWE Draft

The 2024 WWE Draft is right around the corner and with that hopefully we get a refresh of each brand, including NXT.

Fightful Select’s Corey Brennan has checked in with NXT sources and has found out the following information.

The Final Testament and Ivar made surprise appearances on this past week’s episode of NXT . There have been a few question marks over NXT’s role in the draft, one being the possibility of main roster talent being drafted to NXT. This is not just a tease, with The Final Testament and Ivar’s appearances on this past Tuesday’s edition of NXT setting the stage for other main roster stars to make the jump during the event as part of a renewed focus on making NXT the third brand of WWE once again. This would move Scarlett with The Final Testament to NXT. There was no word in this report on Valhalla staying with Ivar or not.

Brennan has also been told that the next two weeks of NXT programming will focus on the draft in the lead up to Spring Breakin’, as shown on this past Tuesday’s episode of NXT.

Roxanne Perez’s status for the draft still remains up in the air despite on television teases.

Elsewhere in NXT, Tony D’Angelo’s Family and Baron Corbin have been discussed as possible additions to RAW or SmackDown. This would move Adriana Rizzo to the main roster if she were to be included in The Family’s call up.

Two Confirmed Matches For April 16 NXT

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Two Confirmed Matches For April 16 NXT

Two matches have been confirmed for the upcoming NXT episode which will air on April 16.

First, Sol Ruca will be in action against Lola Vice.

Last week, Ruca was talking to Arianna Grace in the locker room about the upcoming Women’s North American Title. Vice entered and was irate over Natalya. Ruca made sense of Natalya going after Vice but she didn’t want to hear it. She told Ruca a lot has change since she has been gone. The two will do battle this Tuesday.

Next, Tatum Paxley will be taking on Thea Hail. Paxley turned on Lyra Valkyria last week after seemingly only being by her side because she was champion. Will Valkyria show up in this match to get some revenge?

Thunder Rosa To Toni Storm: “You Made A Big Mistake In Trying To Erase This Mask Off My Face…”

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Thunder Rosa To Toni Storm: “You Made A Big Mistake In Trying To Erase This Mask Off My Face…”

Thunder Rosa had a big message to send to “Timeless” Toni Storm on Collision as the two will face on April 21 at Dynasty.

On the April 10 episode of Dynamite during Storm’s Champagne Toast, she attacked Rosa and smeared/wiped off her face paint. Deonna Purrazzo came for the save, but it seemed to be a little too late as Rosa pushed her away.

On April 13 Collision, Rosa responded.

She wanted to know what happened to the old Toni Storm. The Storm she teamed up with as ThunderStorm. She says she wants to humble her and that she didn’t leave when she did due to the passion but her body needed time to heal.

Rosa says, “you made a big mistake in trying to erase this mask off my face, because you don’t want to see what is underneath here. Remember, you can’t kill what is already dead. On Sunday I am coming for you, I am coming for the Title, and I am coming to drag your soul to hell.”

During this promo, Rosa also says she doesn’t need Purrazzo’s help. So Purrazzo answers.

The Virtuosa says it is fine that Rosa doesn’t want her help. She says she will help herself. She says that Storm doesn’t embody what it means to be World Champion. Purazzo says she won’t make excuses as to why she isn’t champion right now but if she can’t have one To i Storm, she will have the other. She will be facing Mariah May next week and vows to break her arm.

Storm took on STARDOM’s AZM on this Saturday’s Collision. She won with the Storm Zero.

Queen Aminata Saves Red Velvet At Battle of the Belts X

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Queen Aminata Saves Red Velvet At Battle of the Belts X

Queen Aminata makes the save for Red Velvet.

On Saturday’s AEE Battle of the Belts X, in the main event, the ROH Women’s World Champion defended against Red Velvet. The ROH Women’s TV Champion Billie Starkz was at ringside for Athena. The hard fought match came down to Athena retaining with the O-Face. However, the two champions just couldn’t let that be that as they targeted an already exhausted Velvet.

Velvet tried fighting back, but the two-on-one was too much. Aminata made her way down for the save. She delivered a punch to Athena and then took Starkz out with a head butt. Athena, still in the ring, was met with an air raid crash by Aminata. She helped up Velvet as they regrouped. Aminata is who Starkz defeated to become inaugural ROH Women’s TV Champion and she not happy with that outcome!

Also on this episode, Serena Deeb called out Yuka Sakazaki.

Piper Niven Wants Rhea Ripley At Clash At The Castle

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Piper Niven Wants Rhea Ripley At Clash At The Castle

Piper Niven would love to run it back with Rhea Ripley.

The current Women’s World Champion and former Women’s Tag Team Champion have had their fair share of matches together back in NXT UK. Now, WWE is heading to Scotland for the Clash at the Castle event in June. A perfect place for the Scottish-born Niven and Ripley to renew an old rivalry.

“Why not? I don’t know if you know me this, but Rhea and myself had some absolute bangers back in the day. I think it’s time to run it back, but this announcement was very, very satisfying for me because the people of Scotland have deserved this for such a long time. Without the British boom, it’s my belief that there probably wouldn’t have been an NXT UK, and Scotland was a massive part of that boom. Scotland was a huge part of that boom. Most of the people that I’ve met by chance here this week are Scottish. There’s such a huge fanbase in Scotland, and they deserve this. So I’m very happy. I hope that I’m there for them in that ring, and I hope they’ll be cheering for me,” she told Gorilla Position.

Niven recently returned from a hand injury and still is with her tag team partner Chelsea Green. They lost against Jade Cargill and Bianca Belair on Friday’s SmackDown. They will be facing Katana Chance and Kayden Carter on the April 15 Raw.

Team Belair Taped For Family Feud Episode

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Team Belair Taped For Family Feud Episode

WWE Superstars will once again grace the Family Feud set.

For the women it will be Team Belair as Bianca Belair leads the team with Zelina Vega, Michin, Sonya Deville, and Jade Cargill. The opposite team will be Team Montez featuring Montez For, Angelo Dawkins, Bobby Lashley, Austin Theory, and LA Knight.

The episode will air this summer.

Tag Team Rubber Match Added To April 15 Raw

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Tag Team Rubber Match Added To April 15 Raw

Round 3!

Indi Hartwell and Candice LeRae will once again take on Maxxine Dupri and Ivy Nile this Monday on April 15’s Raw. This will be their third encounter in the ring as each team has a win each. The last came when Dupri pinned Hartwell in an upset victory, just a couple of weeks ago.

LeRae turned heel about a month ago when she berated Dupri during their first encounter. Since then, LeRae has been picking up wins, but Hartwell hasn’t been on board with this new side of LeRae.

Will Hartwell finally join LeRae’s darkside or is this tag team heading for splitsville?

Raw – April 15

AZM Appears On Rampage, Befriends Anna Jay

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AZM Appears On Rampage, Befriends Anna Jay

Anna Jay isn’t too happy with the current state of the AEW women’s division, but she is a fast fan of AZM.

AZM made an appearance on the April 12 episode of AEW Rampage. First, Anna Jay was sharing her frustrations of Toni Storm, Mariah May, and Mona Shirakawa just going around kissing and drinking champagne. Jay says she is the only one taking this division seriously.

AZM popped in and sent Storm a message by calling her the number one stupid and blowing her a kiss. She will face Storm on Saturday’s episode of Collision.

TBS Champion Julia Hart was in action on Rampage with a victory over Leyla Hirsch.

AZM was also in a match on April 12 for NJPW’s Windy City Riot event. She faced the STRONG Women’s Champion Stephanie Vaquer in a losing effort. Alex Windsor stepped up to challenge Vaquer next.

IYO SKY And Dakota Kai Want An OG3 Damage CTRL Triple Threat

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IYO SKY And Dakota Kai Want An OG3 Damage CTRL Triple Threat

Damage CTRL looks different over how it was when they first debuted in SummerSlam 2022 as a trio. Since then, Asuka and Kairi Sane joined the stable and ousted the former leader Bayley. The Role Model has defeated SKY at this year’s WrestleMania XL where she became the new WWE Women’s Champion.

Ahead of WrestleMania, SKY and Dakota Kai sat down with Ring the Belle’s DS Shin. Shin mentioned to them about how many people want to see a Triple Threat between SKY, Sane, and Asuka. While that match will, without a doubt, be incredible, SKY had another one in mind. An OG3 Damage CTRL match with SKY vs. Bayley vs. Kai.

The full interview can be seen below.

Vix Crow And Tenille Dashwood Victorious In Returns To The Ring

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Vix Crow And Tenille Dashwood Victorious In Returns To The Ring

Both Vix Crow (Alicia Fox) and Tenille Dashwood made in-ring returns at the HER event in Australia for the OPW promotion.

First, Vix return in a big way as she faced Mickie James. The match resulted in James going for the Mick-DDT but a counter and a kiss from Vix threw James off course.

This was Vix’s first singles match since 2019. As for Tenille Dashwood, she had her first match since being released by WWE in September. She won against Jessica Troy.

Other results included (via Cagematch) –

  • OPW Women’s Title #1 Contendership The Victoria Classic Six Pack Challenge Match -Tarlee defeats Aysha and Caity Luxe and Charli Evans and Eleaine Hope and Lena Kross
  • OPW Women’s Title Match – Erika Reid (c) defeats Lizzy Evo
  • Jody Threat def. Steph de Lander
  • OPW Women’s Tag Team Title Match – Inaugural – The Backslide Girlz def. PPK
  • TNA Knockouts World Title Match – Jordynne Grace (c) def. DELTA

Rhea Ripley Set To Address Liv Morgan’s Surprise Attack

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Rhea Ripley Set To Address Liv Morgan’s Surprise Attack

The Women’s World Champion Rhea Ripley will have a lot to discuss this Monday on Raw. Last week on the Raw after WrestleMania, Ripley was viciously attack by Liv Morgan with a steel chair.

According to the official Raw preview on the WWE website:

Women’s World Champion Rhea Ripley will address the brutal backstage attack levied by Liv Morgan on the most recent episode of Monday Night Raw. 

Morgan laid out Mami in brutal fashion, leaving her down in a crumpled heap and forcing the champion to have to address the situation.

The history between Ripley and Morgan goes back years to when they were tag team partners turned enemies, and now they’ll add a new chapter on Monday Night Raw at 8/7 C on USA.

Chelsea Green & Piper Niven To Face The KC’s On Raw: April 15

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Chelsea Green & Piper Niven To Face The KC’s On Raw: April 15

Chelsea Green and Piper Niven find themselves in a match this coming Monday on Raw.

On SmackDown, Niven made her return from injury and the duo lost to Bianca Belair and Jade Cargill. An upset Green and Niven ran into Alba Fyre and Isla Dawn backstage after their loss in a WWE Exclusive. Green was saying how they lost because she is basic a Hollywood Starlit and keeps having to be the focus on all brands.

Niven holds back Green who gets upset over Fyre and Dawn after a few words were exchanged. As Fyre and Dawn exit, Green continues to be upset because she feels that both Adam Pearce and Nick Aldis are colluding against her. As a result, Aldis walks up and lets the team know that he just spoke with Pearce and they will be facing Katana Chance and Kayden Carter.

In a separate WWE Exclusive, Jade Cargill and Bianca Belair celebrate their victory. They say they just gel together and compare themselves to peanut butter and jelly. They call the win “light work” and have tag team gold on their mind.

Naomi Wins Title Shot Against Bayley; Piper Niven Makes Televised Return

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Naomi Wins Title Shot Against Bayley; Piper Niven Makes Televised Return

Tonight was the first time we saw the ladies of Team Blue since WrestleMania XL. Now that the big show has come and gone, we are now on the starting path to France: the home of the Eiffel Tower, the land of baguettes, and the site of next month’s Premium Live Event, Backlash.

We had our first sightings of women early in the show as we saw Bayley and Zelina Vega (alongside the LWO) arriving to the Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan, where this week’s episode of Friday Night SmackDown took place.

B-Fab accompanied Bobby Lashley to a Number 1 Contender’s Triple Threat match against LA Knight and Santos Escobar. Elektra Lopez attempted to distract Lashley’s Pride stablemate Angelo Dawkins, but ended up getting a big boot from B-Fab for her troubles. It was the man without a valet in LA Knight who ended up winning the triple threat match and punching his ticket to potentially facing Cody Rhodes for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship.

Kicking off the second hour of the show, Bayley made her way out with her newly acquired WWE Women’s Championship on her waist. The crowd chants for her, and she expresses how proud she is of being the WWE Women’s Champion. While she’s had her fair share of gold, this current reign of hers is special and different to her, not because she defeated IYO SKY nor because of the new era the company is in but because this represents the most talented locker room she’s ever been a part of, as well as the fans who were always by her side over the years. 

Bayley wants to give an opportunity to someone but before she can name the woman, Tiffany Stratton comes out, clad with a Cher Horowitz-inspired attire. She thinks it was rude for her to not be given an opportunity to be on the WrestleMania card and accepts what she believed was an open challenge from the champ. Awkwardly introducing herself to Tiffany, Bayley clarifies and says that she was not offering an open challenge, but wanted to give an opportunity to none other than Naomi; the “Buff Barbie” doesn’t take well to the mention of her name.

It’s now Naomi’s turn to enter the fray and Tiffany is quick to point out that she has already beaten her in singles competition. The Girl with the Glow bites back and reminds Ms. Stratton that she has earned all of her accomplishments in her WWE career. Before she can accept Bayley’s offer, she decides to go through Daddy’s Little Rich Girl first in a match where the winner would face Bayley for the Women’s Championship.

The resulting match started during the commercial break but as the show returned, we could see Bayley watching the match and supporting Naomi. The match was fairly back and forth, with both competitors trying to get one up over on the other. Naomi would win in the end via jackknife pin.

Shhhh… it’s Chelsea… AND PIPER! The woman formerly known as Doudrop (on second thought, let’s not remember that name) made her return to WWE TV after being out since February with a broken hand.

In a backstage vignette, Chelsea and Piper were in the office speaking with SmackDown general manager Nick Aldis, trying to convince Aldis into drafting them to the blue brand in this year’s upcoming Draft. Mickie’s hubby promises to find them two tag team opponents for tonight. Those opponents? Jade Cargill and Bianca Belair. While Piper put in a competitive effort, Chelsea Green wasn’t able to do so as just like Monday on Raw, quick work was made of her by Jade.

Perhaps Jade and Bianca can take the women’s tag team division… by storm?

Next week on SmackDown, which will be airing from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from the PPG Paints Arena:

  • Bayley (c) vs Naomi for the WWE Women’s Championship

SmackDown Discussion Post: 04.12.24

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SmackDown Discussion Post: 04.12.24

Tonight’s SmackDown is the fallout from WrestleMania and we have a new WWE Women’s Champion.

Bayley will be present tonight. What will Bayley have to say since her victory?

Athena vs. Red Velvet Added To AEW Battle of the Belts X

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Athena vs. Red Velvet Added To AEW Battle of the Belts X

AEW’s Battle of the Belts X goes live this Saturday after Collision and a women’s bout has been added.

Athena will be defending the ROH Women’s World Title against Red Velvet. After Athena’s big victory against Hikaru Shida at Supercard of Honor she is sitting at 489 days as champion.

For Collision it was already confirmed that Toni Storm will be facing AZM. And on tonight’s Rampage, Julia Hart takes on Leyla Hirsch.

Natalya Calls Recent Match With Roxanne Perez Magical

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Natalya Calls Recent Match With Roxanne Perez Magical

Natalya had been on NXT for the past few weeks where she has helped Karmen Petrovic and defeated Lola Vice. Since then, she became the first championship opponent to Roxanne Perez after Perez won the NXT Women’s Championship at Stand & Deliver.

Perez made her first ever appearance on Raw and defeated Indi Hartwell but ran into Natalya backstage. They had a championship match the next night on NXT. She lost after an interference by Vice which les to Perez retaining.

While speaking with The Big Show with Rusic & Rose, Natalya spoke aboit

“I jumped at the opportunity to go to NXT. Some of the greatest moments of my career were at NXT, like my match against Charlotte Flair in 2014. NXT is also primetime television. Anytime you’re on the USA Network and it’s during that timeslot, it’s primetime TV and we’re one of the highest rated shows on USA. When I was asked (to go to NXT), it was a huge honor for me. I really wanted to go to NXT to work with more women. I probably have the world record for working with the most women in WWE history.

I really wanted to work with women who are hungry and love this as much as I do like Roxanne Perez. I met her in the parking lot outside of a live event for a WWE show when she was a teenager, she was like 13. She came up to me, it’s on tape because we were filming Total Divas, we shared this on social media, she came up to me and said, ‘I want to be a WWE superstar like you. How do I become that?’ Fast forward to all these years later and I’m wrestling her and she’s the NXT Women’s Champion. We had a beautiful match. She was such a fantastic opponent and everything I had hoped for as an opponent. Our chemistry was amazing. I loved every second in there with her. It was magical. It’s why I love what I do in WWE and why I jumped at the opportunity to go to NXT,” she said. (Fightful)

What have you thought of Natalya’s recent return to NXT?

Jordynne Grace vs. Miyu Yamashita Confirmed For Upcoming TNA Tapings

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Jordynne Grace vs. Miyu Yamashita Confirmed For Upcoming TNA Tapings

It was confirmed recently that Miyu Yamashita was coming back to TNA to participate in its next set of tapings. Now, it was confirmed that the current TNA Knockouts World Champion Jordynne Grace will be her opponent.

Yamashita was last seen on a TNA show over a year ago in a win against Killer Kelly. The tapings take place on April 21, one day after TNA’s next pay-per-view Rebellion. At Rebellion, Grace defends her Knockouts Title against Steph De Lander.

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