ZitatAlles anzeigenWWE Rumor Mill: Sami Zayn Moving to RAW?
Another superstar could be swapping brands soon.
Recently, rumors have spread of another Superstar Shake-up making its way to WWE. With Smackdown and Raw barely having time to adjust to the last one, it looks like the second shake-up will take place soon, as Sami Zayn is advertised for an upcoming Raw PPV.
On April 10th and 11th, WWE's first ever Superstar Shake-up took place, with certain wrestlers and on air commentary personnel changing shows to "shake up" the landscape of the company after Wrestlemania. Some people often consider Wrestlemania as the end of the season for WWE, so it makes sense that WWE would want to change things up a bit at the beginning of the next "season."
Among the talent to swap from red to blue and vice-versa was none other than Sami Zayn. The former NXT Champion had a decent run on Raw, taking on the likes of Kevin Owens, Seth Rollins, and Braun Strowman. However, he would be brought over on the April 11th edition of Smackdown Live to make a name for himself in the Land of Opportunity.
Multiple spoilers have been revealed over the past two weeks in regards to Monday Night Raw's upcoming pay-per-view, No Mercy. Before Summerslam, it was revealed in a leak that Brock Lesnar would be defending his Universal Title against Braun Strowman, spoiling Summerslam just days before the event took place. It seems, however, that this was not the only thing to be spoiled.
On the Staples Center website, the advertisement for WWE No Mercy mentions multiple RAW superstars along with one Sami Zayn. The advertisement states:
As per the norm, this is followed by "Lineup subject to change."
Sami Zayn doesn't have much to do on Smackdown Live at the moment, so it's possible that he could find his way on Monday Night Raw. We've seen recently that we don't need a draft to bring superstars from one side to the other, specifically with the call up of Bobby Roode and Jason Jordan's swap back in July. No Mercy takes place on September 24th, so the WWE has a month to make the swap.
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ZitatAlles anzeigenPossible Match For The WWE Hell In A Cell PPV
It appears that the main event for the upcoming WWE Hell in a Cell PPV has been revealed.
As seen at the SummerSlam pay-per-view event at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, Jinder Mahal successfully retained the WWE Title over Shinsuke Nakamura thanks to outside interference from the Singh Brothers. On this week’s episode of SmackDown Live, Nakamura defeated the Singh Brothers in a handicap match. After the match, Nakamura laid out the WWE Champion with a Kinshasa.
On the most recent episode of Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer indicated that WWE will be booking Mahal vs. Nakamura in a Hell in a Cell match for the WWE Championship at the event.
The Hell in a Cell pay-per-view event takes place on October 8th, 2017 in Detroit, Michigan at the Little Caesars Arena and will air on the WWE Network and some traditional pay-per-view outlets. This will be an exclusive SmackDown Live brand event.
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ZitatAlles anzeigenPlans Put In Place For Major Name At WrestleMania 34 Revealed
Pro Wrestling Times has learned there are some huge plans being put in place for WrestleMania 34. In addition to the Roman Reigns vs Brock Lesnar main event, one of the other major focal points of this upcoming WrestleMania is another comeback story from none other than Goldberg.
After twelve years away, he returned to wrestling in the fall of 2016 and accepted Brock Lesnar's challenge to a rematch, which he won in an astounding 1 minute and 26 seconds, a move that shocked the world, however, people in the business such as The Undertaker, Big Show and John Cena were very upset with this move. He then would go on to win the Universal Championship against Kevin Owens, which set the stage for a third match between Goldberg and Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania 33, in which Lesnar won.
Goldberg was last seen on the Raw after WrestleMania 33, and to this day, he is still a top merchandise seller and one of the most beloved wrestlers today. His most recent run excited not only the long time fans, but the newer fans as well. His appearances at Survivor Series, Royal Rumble and WrestleMania 33 left a huge impact on the company and fans, and ended his run on good terms, in which WWE was reluctant to let him go.
For now, Goldberg is scheduled for a Maryland Championship Wrestling show on September 30th, in which he will be doing a signing and from what we are told, is very likely to be wrestling that night. In addition, we are also told that him being a surprise entrant in the Royal Rumble match has been discussed, along with him simply returning in December and declaring himself an entrant in the Royal Rumble match, in which his feud will officially begin in the match, and at this time, the most likely candidates for a Goldberg match at WrestleMania 34 at this time are John Cena, Samoa Joe, and Braun Strowman.
Nothing has been set in stone yet and it is all pure discussion amongst WWE creative, but the lack of “big names” available makes another Goldberg run very likely, and it remains to be seen if these plans come together.