Wednesday, January 1, 2025

TNA President Scott D’Amore Terminated From Company

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TNA President Scott D’Amore Terminated From Company

TNA President Scott D’Amore has reportedly been terminated by the company.

According to PWInsider, the following information has been given:

Just weeks after the company held its most successful weekend in years, Hard to Kill in Las Vegas, Scott D’Amore is out as the TNA President, PWInsider.com can confirm.  D’Amore has been terminated by TNA parent company Anthem Sports and Entertainment.  The belief among those we have spoken with is the decision came directly from Anthem owner Len Asper.

TNA parent company Anthem Sports and Entertainment will be stepping in and taking a much larger role in the day to day management and strategies of the promotion.  TNA will be folded into Anthem’s entertainment arm going forward, as opposed to existing in its own corner of the company.  The idea is that this will allow TNA to become embraced more by Anthem and have a stronger synergy, in order to maximize what each side has to offer the other.   As part of that integration, D’Amore has been removed from power and is gone, effective immediately. 

TNA staff and wrestlers will be addressed today regarding D’Amore’s firing, PWInsider.com is told. 

PWInsider.com had been chasing this story over the last week and after multiple requests for comment, received the following statement minutes ago, confirming today that Anthony Cicone, Anthem’s President of Entertainment, has been named the new President of TNA Wrestling and will run the day to day of the promotion:

Anthony Cicione Named President of TNA Wrestling 

Anthem Sports & Entertainment Inc., a global multi-platform media company, announced today the appointment of Anthony Cicione as the President of TNA Wrestling. 

The move aims to further integrate TNA Wrestling into Anthem’s Entertainment Group, of which Cicione is the President, leveraging the entire Company’s resources to add more value in areas including production, distribution, marketing, viewership, customer acquisition, digital revenue streams, ad sales and sponsorships, digital tech operations, and more.

Cicione replaces Scott D’Amore, whose contract with Anthem has been terminated. D’Amore has been a part of TNA since 2003. He held many key leadership positions and played a vital role in the growth of the company leading to its strong industry reputation today, including the successful return of the TNA Wrestling brand in 2024. Anthem thanks him for the commitment he brought to the business, the talent, and the people who work outside the ring.

In addition to these duties as President of Entertainment, Cicione will now manage the day-to-day business operations for TNA Wrestling. He brings more than 30 years of executive-level management experience to the organization. Cicione has been with Anthem for the last 16 years, managing technical operations and multiple cable and digital channels. Prior to his time with Anthem, Cicione was a producer of sports content including catapulting The Score to success by bringing WWE to the channel.

Furthermore, PWInsider has stated that there were rumblings of changes coming, however, D’Amore’s dismissal has to be a shock to many in the promotion on the surface.

The full report can be read here.

D’Amore had been in this position since 2017 and worked with Global Force Wrestling prior. He worked with TNA also from 2003 to 2010.

Liv Morgan’s Court Case Has Been Closed

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Liv Morgan’s Court Case Has Been Closed

Based on the Sumter County Court records, the criminal case against Liv Morgan has been closed. A fine of $543.00 is shown.

Morgan’s attorney entered a plea of Nolo-Contendere in regard to the charge. The plea means the defendant does not accept or deny responsibility for the charges but waives the right to a trial and agrees to accept the penalty. The plea differs from a guilty plea because a “no contest” plea cannot be used against the defendant in another cause of action.

In December, the Raw Superstar was arrested and charged with possession of synthetic cannabinoid and possession of cannabis (20 grams or less). The first charge was later dropped while the second charge was transferred to another court. 

During this incident, Morgan was out due to injury. She returned at the 2024 Royal Rumble and has since appeared on Raw looking for revenge against Rhea Ripley. She faces Zoey Stark on the Feb. 12 episode of Raw to qualify for the Elimination Chamber match. The winner of that will go to face Ripley for the Women’s World Title at WrestleMania 40.

NXT Discussion Post: 02.06.24

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NXT Discussion Post: 02.06.24
  • Tonight’s NXT is fall out from Vengeance Day and there is at least two women’s matches set for the show.
  • Roxanne Perez vs. Lola Vice
  • Lash Legend & Jakara Jackson vs. Fallon Henley & Wren Sinclair

And what might this mean?

Kamille Reportedly In “Deep Discussion” With AEW

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Kamille Reportedly In “Deep Discussion” With AEW

Once seemed a likely landing spot in WWE, Kamille is now reportedly in “deep discussion” with AEW.

The former NWA World Women’s Champion had previously been reported to have received an offer for WWE to be in NXT.

Per PWInsider –

Former NWA Womens Champion, Kamille, at this time, is no longer expected to be WWE-bound.

While there had been interest and according to one WWE source in the past, had been offered an NXT deal, discussions are not moving forward.

Kamille was recently backstage at an AEW show.

Tag Team Match Added To Feb. 6 NXT

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Tag Team Match Added To Feb. 6 NXT

A women’s tag team match has been added to tonight’s episode of NXT.

Lash Legend and Jakara Jackson will be taking on Wren Sinclair and Fallon Henley. Tensions between these four women have been increasing since Sinclair eliminated Legend during her debut in the Battle Royal several weeks back. Last week, Legend and Jackson cost Henley her match against Arianna Grace.

Previously confirmed for tonight was also a match between Roxanne Perez and Lola Vice.

Becky Lynch Qualifies For Elimination Chamber Match; Kabuki Warriors Retain

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Becky Lynch Qualifies For Elimination Chamber Match; Kabuki Warriors Retain

It has been confirmed that the women will have an Elimination Chamber match this month at the event with the same name. The winner of the chamber match will go on to face Rhea Ripley at WrestleMania 40.

Generally with six women in this match, we now know the first participant and that will be Becky Lynch. She defeated Shayna Baszler on Raw this week to qualify.

Baszler was talked up a lot by commentary during this match as she is a former chamber winner in 2020. In fact, she eliminated all five women and went on to face Lynch at WrestleMania that year. This time however, Lynch was able to halt Baszler entering the chamber match this year as she took her out with the ManHandle Slam for the three count.

Backstage watching the match was Liv Morgan. She had a message of revenge for Rhea Ripley and she will have to qualify for the Elimination Chamber and win to get to Ripley. She will be facing Zoey Stark next week in a qualifying match.

Also on this weeks Raw, Valhalla and Ivar defeated Maxxine Dupri and Akira Tozawa in a mixed tag match. Ivar got the pin on Tozawa.

The Kabuki Warriors defended the Women’s Tag Team Titles against the team they defeated to win them in a rematch. There was a promo video for Kayden Carter and Katana Chance prior to the match. Carter and Chance nearly won the titles back off of the After Party but to no avail as Kairi Sane broke up the fall at the last possible moment.

The KC’a attempted the Keg Stand but landed empty handed as Sane took out the leg of Carter and Asuka moved out of the way from Chance. Finally, Sane would hit the InSane Elbow on Chance to get the win and to retain.

In a Digital Exclusive, Lynch says last time she beat Shayna she was three or four weeks pregnant. So it became full circle to defeat her again as Roux has been training her mom for victory!

Rhea Ripley vs. Nia Jax Set For Elimination Chamber

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Rhea Ripley vs. Nia Jax Set For Elimination Chamber

The two will finally be going one-on-one as Nia Jax will challenge Rhea Ripley for the Women’s World Championship. This will be in Ripley’s home country of Australia in Perth.

The match was made official on the Feb. 5 episode of Raw by General Manager Adam Pearce. Ripley made her way out to the ring “unscheduled” and called out Jax because she was furious about what took place last week. Pearce made his way out and told her this wasn’t gonna happen now, but at Elimination Chamber.

Jax made her way out anyway and ran over Pearce to get to Ripley in the ring. Security was called but it didn’t stop Jax from taking out Ripley once again with the Annihilator.

The last time Ripley defended the title at a premium live event was in November at Survivor Series against Zoey Stark.

Roxanne Perez vs. Lola Vice Added To Feb. 6 NXT

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Roxanne Perez vs. Lola Vice Added To Feb. 6 NXT

The Vengeance Day event may be over, but Roxanne Perez is wanting some vengeance against Lola Vice.

Vice took Perez’s one-on-one match against Lyra Valkyria for the NXT Women’s Title and made it into a Triple Threat when she cashed in her Breakout Tournament contract this past Sunday. Perez isn’t going to take this lightly as she feels cheated because of Vice’s inclusion in the match which Valkyria ended up retaining – thanks in part to Tatum Paxley.

Also who will be next for Valkyria?

Tune in Tuesday night and check back in with Diva Dirt to talk about the show live.

Becky Lynch Trains For WrestleMania With The Toughest Trainer

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Becky Lynch Trains For WrestleMania With The Toughest Trainer

Becky Lynch is working hard to get on the WrestleMania 40 card.

Lynch has the opportunity on the Feb. 5 episode of Raw to enter the Elimination Chamber match where the winner will face Rhea Ripley at the big event. First she needs to qualify as she faces Shayna Baszler.

To warm up though, she has come into contact with the toughest, roughest, baddest trainer – her daughter Roux.

Roux plays no games as she makes sure that The Mom is getting her reps in and eating a well balance diet. Good luck to Becky with this toughness!

Raw Discussion Post: 02.05.24

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Raw Discussion Post: 02.05.24

Tonight’s Raw has a decent amount on the show for the women’s roster.

There are three matches confirmed with one being a mixed tag match.

  • WWE Women’s Tag Team Titles Match – The Kabuki Warriors (c) vs. Kayden Carter And Katana Chance
  • Maxxine Dupri & Akira Tozawa vs. Valhalla & Ivar
  • Elimination Chamber Qualifying Match – Becky Lynch vs. Shayna Baszler

KiLynn King Reports Successful ACL Surgery

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KiLynn King Reports Successful ACL Surgery

TNA Knockout KiLynn King took to her social media to share that she has had successful ACL surgery. She states this was her first major surgery so she had a lot of nerves as one would expect.

King confirmed last month about the injury that took place at an indie show in November. She is a former Knockouts World Tag Team Champion and had been voted by TNA fans as one to watch in 2024 prior to her injury announcement. King will be out for up to a year.

Get well soon!

Rossy Ogawa Responds To STARDOM Exit

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Rossy Ogawa Responds To STARDOM Exit

On Feb. 5, news broke that co-Founder of STARDOM, Rossy Ogawa, was terminated from his role in the company. The decision was from the Bushiroad who owns both STARDOM and NJPW. The reasoning given is Ogawa allegedly “poaching” talent.

Ogawa spoke out about the incident. He noted that the truth of the matter may be told someday, but he was worried about the wrestlers right now. He thanked everyone for supporting STARDOM for the past 13 years and said it would now be a company run by Bushiroad.

According to the Wrestling Observer, many STARDOM wrestlers are loyal to Ogawa. As a result, his exit could lead others to leave the company when several contracts are up on March.

Dave Meltzer states,

“They (Bushiroad) were of the impression that he (Rossy Ogawa) was gonna start his own company and that it may happen, and I would expect that it will happen.

Its not official or anything like that, but if you’re talking to talent, talking about them leaving, most of the (STARDOM) contracts are up in March and we’ll see who goes and we’ll see who stays.

The one we know is going is Giulia, the one we know is staying is Mayu Iwatani because she’s on a longer term contract. As for as everyone else, come march we’ll see who signs and who doesn’t sign.

Japanese Talent Asahi Passes Away At Age 21

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Japanese Talent Asahi Passes Away At Age 21

Diva Dirt is sad to report that Japanese wrestler Asahi has passed away at the young age of 21.

The news broke from her current promoter, Actwres girl’Z. Her cause of death is reported to be a car accident. Before working with Actwres girl’Z, she was a constant talent for Ice Ribbon.

We send our deepest condolences to the family, friends, and fans of Asahi during this tragic time.

Lola Vice Cashes In, Creates Triple Threat: Lyra Valkyria Retains

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Lola Vice Cashes In, Creates Triple Threat: Lyra Valkyria Retains

In what started out as the one-on-one match that Roxanne Perez had been waiting for became a Triple Threat match at Vengeance Day.

Perez was facing Lyra Valkyria with her sights solely on the NXT Women’s Title. A championship she never lost one-on-one. Finally, after a Battle Royal win, Perez was getting what she wanted…that is of course until Lola Vice cashes in her Breakout Tournament contract.

Vice’s cash-in was attempted to be stopped by Tatum Paxley but to no avail. As Vice enters the match, fans could see any three of these women winning. The final moment came when Paxley would interfere taking out Perez to the outside. This had Vice going for the Buenos Noches but Valkyria caught her and hit Night Wish for the victory to retain.

Perez was seething at ringside with her eyes glued on Vice. Later in the night, Perez and Vice brawled backstage.

Elsewhere at Vengeance Day, Adrianna Rizzo and Jaida Parker made their premium live event debuts in a six person tag. The Family vs. O.T.M. The men took part in the majority of the match, but the ladies had a few spots including Rizzo’s cross body to take out O.T.M. on the outside. The Family won as Tony D’Angelo pinned Bronco Nima.

Lastly, we saw a segment with Kiana James and Izzi Dame. They said regardless of who walked out as champion, they had to make their way to the top. And to do so they have to take out Kelani Jordan.

Serena Deeb Taps Out Queen Aminata, Red Velvet Cooks Up On Collision

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Serena Deeb Taps Out Queen Aminata, Red Velvet Cooks Up On Collision

Two women’s matches took place on Saturday’s AEW Collision.

First, The Professor Serena Deeb continues to look strong in her return. She taps out Queen Aminata with the Serenity Lock. Aminata has been impressive both in AEW and ROH as of late.

A rare second women’s match took place on an AEW show as Red Velvet faced Vert Vixen. Velvet picks up the victory and calls out all the champions as she is ready – Toni, Julia, and Athena are all on Velvet’s mind. Velvet faces Storm on this Wednesday’s Dynamite in a non-title match.

STARDOM Co-Founder Rossy Ogawa Has Been Terminated From The Promotion

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STARDOM Co-Founder Rossy Ogawa Has Been Terminated From The Promotion

The co-founder of STARDOM, Rossy Ogawa, has been terminated from the promotion. This news has come from STARDOM themselves and from Bushiroad who owns both STARDOM and NJPW. He will no longer be the executive producer as his role dictated.

This news came just hours after STARDOM thanked Ogawa for the promotion’s 13 year anniversary.

From STARDOM:

Notice Regarding Termination of Contract with Rossy Ogawa

To whom it may concern, and to our fans

Thank you very much for your continued support of Stardom. 

We would like to inform you that Bushiroad Fight Inc. (the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has entered into a business consignment agreement (the “Agreement”) with Mr. Rossy Ogawa. We are pleased to inform you that we have terminated the business consignment agreement (the “Agreement”) with Rossy Ogawa as of February 4, 2024.

Since 2019, the Company has entered into the Agreement with Rossy Ogawa, the founder of Stardom, and has invited him to serve as Executive Producer and has entrusted him with Stardom-related tasks. However, we have recently become aware that Mr. Rossy Ogawa has been poaching a number of Stardom athletes and staff members, and we have decided to terminate this agreement. 

We sincerely apologize for any concern this may have caused. We, the players and staff of Stardom, will continue to make concerted efforts to further develop Stardom and to deliver excitement to our fans.

We look forward to your continued support.

February 5, 2024 Bushiroad Fight, Inc.

Per Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful, there have been numerous rumors of Ogawa heading to WWE.

NXT Vengeance Day Discussion Post: 02.04.24

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NXT Vengeance Day Discussion Post: 02.04.24

Tonight, NXT has their next premium live event Vengeance Day. We have one mixed tag match and a match for the NXT Women’s Title. The matches are listed below.

  • The Family (Adrianna Rizzo, Tony D’Angelo and Chamning “Stacks” Lorenzo) vs. O.T.M. (Jaida Parker, Lucien Price, and Bronco Nima)
  • NXT Women’s Championship – Lyra Valkyria (c) vs. Roxanne Perez

Enjoy!

Tiffany Stratton Says She Belongs In The SmackDown Locker Room

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Tiffany Stratton Says She Belongs In The SmackDown Locker Room

Tiffany Stratton made her impressive SmackDown debut on Feb. 2 and the only place to go is up! Not only did she debut but she picked up an impressive win over veteran Michin Mia Yim.

On SmackDown LowDown, Stratton expressed that she proved everyone she belongs on the main roster.

“I mean, we all knew it was only a matter of time before Tiffy Time went to Raw or SmackDown. SmackDown happened to be that lucky brand, and not only did I prove to everybody back at home and to everyone in the locker room that I belong here, whether they like it or not, they’re going to be seeing a lot more of the center of the universe. Toodles.”

Stratton also appeared in this year’s Royal Rumble. She came in at number 29 and lasted about seven minutes and eliminated NXT’s Roxanne Perez.

Spoilers: ROH Tapings From Feb. 3

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Spoilers: ROH Tapings From Feb. 3

*Please note that this article contains spoilers*

Below is the results from the most recent ROH tapings from Feb. 3 courtesy of Fightful.

  • Billie Starkz def. an Enhancement Talent. During the match, Nyla Rose shows up on the ramp with the table. She tells Billie Starkz to fall in line or she’s going through the table. Starkz tells Nyla that she’s full of surprises, but she’s got some surprises of her own. Athena comes back and catches Nyla with a forearm strike that puts her through the table.
  • Four Corner Survival Match: Diamanté def. Leyla Hirsh, Kiera Hogan & Trish Adora
  • Taya Valkyrie (w/ Johnny TV) def. Killa Kate

Six Woman Tag At WWE Live Show – Feb. 3

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Six Woman Tag At WWE Live Show – Feb. 3

WWE held a live event on Feb. 3 from Knoxville, Tenn.

Below are the results according to Cagematch.

https://youtu.be/bxvwmwES2Q4?si=HTubJMOm1QhumWLV

Queen Aminata vs. Serena Deeb Added To Feb. 3 Collision

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Queen Aminata vs. Serena Deeb Added To Feb. 3 Collision

Queen Aminata will be taking on Serena Deeb on the Feb. 3 episode of AEW Collision. Deeb made her highly anticipated return last Saturday on Collision in a victory over Robyn Renegade. Deeb made it very clear last week that she was back to elevate the women’s division and had her eyes on some gold.

Also announced for the Feb. 7 episode of Dynamite is Toni Storm taking on Red Velvet. Storm’s Revolution opponent Deonna Purrazzo will be on commentary.

On the Feb. 2 episode of Rampage, Willow Nightingale def. Queen Aminata.

Red Velvet Has Her Eyes Set On ROH Women’s TV Title

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Red Velvet Has Her Eyes Set On ROH Women’s TV Title

Red Velvet is motioning towards the upcoming tournament for the inaugural ROH Women’s World TV Championship. She wants to prove that she is always cooking and did so on the Feb. 1 episode of ROH in a Four Corner Survival Match. She defeated Trish Adora, Kiera Hogan, and Diamante.



ROH Feb. 1 Results per Fightful –
  • Nyla Rose def. Amy Camacho
  • Nyla Rose confronted Lexy Nair to ask her where her “friend” (Billie Starkz) was. Nair told her Starkz was preparing for the ROH Women’s Television Championship. Rose said that she & Nair would take over Athena‘s hometown & demanded her to be in the room because Rose did not bring the chaos, she was chaos.
  • Billie Starkz def. Killer Kate
  • Rachael Ellering cut a promo backstage before she was joined by Leyla Hirsh, where she said that she was looking forward to the ROH Women’s Television Championship Tournament Bracket and would not face each other for the tourney
  • Queen Aminata def. Reiza Clark
  • Red Velvet def. Diamante, Kiera Hogan, and Trish Adora

Bayley vs. IYO SKY Set For WrestleMania, Damage CTRL Turns On Bayley

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Bayley vs. IYO SKY Set For WrestleMania, Damage CTRL Turns On Bayley

Bayley vs. IYO SKY (c) for the WWE Women’s Championship is officially the first match announced for WrestleMania 40.

The leader of Damage CTRL no more, Bayley was turned on by the group sans Dakota Kai. Kai was not present. Bayley went out to the ring with SKY, Asuka, and Kairi Sane. She addressed the three of them in Japanese and said she picked that up from them talking about her.

Bayley says all she ever wanted was for Damage CTRL to be on top and for her to go to WrestleMania with them. She asks IYO what happened because ever since Asuka and Kairi joined the group she feels IYO turned her back on her. Asuka and Kairi attacked Bayley from behind with IYO giving the directions.

Bayley who was knocked down, pulled out a lead pipe from under the ring and went after her now former teammates. She squared up with IYO before the champ exited the ring. Bayley tells IYO she will see her at WrestleMania.

Elsewhere on SmackDown we FINALLY see B-Fab joining the Bobby Lashley and Street Profits group. In a match that was supposed to be a six match tag against The Final Testament (Karrion Kross & AOP) the referee was unable to get order. Lashley was trying to put Kross in the Hurt Lock but Scarlett jumped on his back and was digging into his eyes. B-Fab showed up to take out Scarlett.

Tiffany Stratton has been called up and officially made her in ring debut. She took on Michin after slapping her in the face earlier in the night. Stratton came out with a victory off of her PME.

Naomi has been confirmed as a SmackDown Superstar once again. She came out of Nick Aldis’ office with a contract right before Stratton did. She speaks with Byron Saxton in an exclusive interview about being back.


Elektra Lopez was fully welcomed to the SmackDown brand and the last piece of the new Legado del Fantasma.

Lastly, Nick Aldis was speaking to Bron Breakker about a SmackDown contract. Adam Pearce entered and convinced him to show up to Raw before signing. Jade Cargill entered saying Aldis wanted to speak with her.

Elektra Lopez Officially Moves To SmackDown

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Elektra Lopez Officially Moves To SmackDown

Elektra Lopez is officially a member of the SmackDown women’s roster.

Last week, Lopez made a debut on SmackDown when she attacked Zelina Vega during the Carlito vs. Santos Escobar match. After this she had her swan song match on NXT this past Tuesday when she lost to Lola Vice.

WWE confirmed her call up on the Feb. 2 episode of SmackDown. Tiffany Stratton was also called up and Naomi returned to the blue brand.

Tiffany Stratton And Naomi Sign With SmackDown

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Tiffany Stratton And Naomi Sign With SmackDown

Both Tiffany Stratton and Naomi are now SmackDown talent.

On the Feb. 2 episode of SmackDown, Naomi was seen coming out of Nick Aldis’ office with a signed SmackDown contract. As she was celebrating with Bianca Belair, Michin, and Shotzi, Stratton interrupted with her own news.

As the center of the universe, Stratton announces she also has signed a SmackDown contract and has been called up from NXT. She says that she isn’t afraid to step up to the baddest woman in the WWE as she gets in Belair’s face. But she then slaps Michin across the face and runs away..

This sets up for Stratton and Michin later in the night.

SmackDown Discussion Post: 02.02.24

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SmackDown Discussion Post: 02.02.24

Tonight’s SmackDown is a fall out from Royal Rumble. The winner Bayley will name her WrestleMania opponent tonight. Naomi will likely be on the SmackDown roster from her return.

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