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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents a special Thursday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast featuring a WrestleMania 36 Preview with ex-WWE Creative Team member and professional stand-up comedian Matt McCarthy.
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The following is the latest in\u00a0a new series of\u00a0weekly in-depth articles\u00a0exclusive to PWTorch which will help put in perspective major wrestling promotions with a weekly overview, looking at news and roster developments, results, future line-ups, social media activity, key interviews, plus a timely commentary at the end. We will be featuring similar features on other promotions each week and each will be updated weekly.<\/i><\/p>\n
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\u2022Top Stories of the Week<\/p>\n
Becky Lynch removed from Survivor Series card due to injury during the \u201cinvasion\u201d of Monday Night Raw. On Smackdown, they announced that Becky Lynch suffered a broken face and major concussion. Charlotte Flair replaces her in the Survivor Series match with Ronda Rousey. Charlotte\u2019s replacement in the women\u2019s Survivor Series match has not yet been announced.
\nDaniel Bryan wins the WWE Championship on Smackdown. Daniel Bryan now faces Brock Lesnar on Sunday instead of A.J. Styles. Jeff Hardy replaced Daniel Bryan on the Smackdown men\u2019s Survivor Series team. It appears A.J. Styles will not be on the card for Survivor Series.
\nThe Monday Night Raw overrun is no more. Monday Night Raw will now have a hard \u201cout\u201d time of 11:00 p.m. EST. This change started this week with the Nov. 12 edition of Monday Night Raw.<\/p>\n
\u2022WWE Weekly Event Results<\/p>\n
WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster (Frankfurt, Germany) 11\/8\/18<\/p>\n
(1)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Finn Balor beat Bobby Lashley (w\/ Lio Rush)<\/p>\n
(2)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Bayley, Sasha Banks, & Ember Moon defeated Tamina & The Riott Squad (Ruby Riott & Liv Morgan)<\/p>\n
(3)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Authors of Pain (w\/ Drake Maverick) defeated Chad Gable & Bobby Roode<\/p>\n
(4)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Nikki Bella (w\/ Alexa Bliss & Mickie James) beat Natalya<\/p>\n
(5)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Seth Rollins beat Dean Ambrose via Disqualification<\/p>\n
(6)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The B-Team, No Way Jose, & Tyler Breeze defeated The Ascension, Curt Hawkins, & Mojo Rawley when Curtis Axel pinned Curt Hawkins<\/p>\n
(7)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Zack Ryder beat Curt Hawkins<\/p>\n
(8)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Titus O\u2019Neil beat Curt Hawkins<\/p>\n
(9)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Elias defeated Jinder Mahal (w\/ Sunil Singh)<\/p>\n
(10) Braun Strowman defeated Drew McIntyre & Dolph Ziggler in a two-on-one handicap match<\/p>\n
(11) Baron Corbin, Dolph Ziggler, & Drew McIntyre beat Braun Strowman in a three-on-one handicap match. After this match Braun beat them all up and left the ring. Baron Corbin booked a new match between him and Strowman so he would win via count-out.<\/p>\n
(12) Braun Strowman beat Baron Corbin<\/p>\n
Source: WrestlingInc.com<\/p>\n
WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster (London, England) 11\/8\/18<\/p>\n
(1)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Shinsuke Nakamura beat Jeff Hardy to retain the United States Championship<\/p>\n
(2)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Trent Seven beat Zack Gibson<\/p>\n
(3)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Naomi beat Mandy Rose via Disqualification<\/p>\n
(4)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Asuka & Naomi beat Many Rose & Sonya Deville<\/p>\n
(5)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Andrade Cien Almas defeated Shelton Benjamin<\/p>\n
(6)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Bar beat The Usos & The New Day to retain the Smackdown Tag Team Championships<\/p>\n
(7)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Rusev & Lana beat R-Truth & Carmella<\/p>\n
(8)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson beat Sanity (Killian Dane & Alexander Wolfe)<\/p>\n
(9)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Becky Lynch defeated Charlotte Flair to retain the Smackdown Women\u2019s Championship<\/p>\n
(10)AJ Styles beat Daniel Bryan & Samoa Joe to retain the WWE Championship<\/p>\n
Source: WrestlingNewsWorld.com<\/p>\n
WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster (Bologna, Italy) 11\/9\/18<\/p>\n
(1)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Finn Balor beat Bobby Lashley (w\/ Lio Rush)<\/p>\n
(2)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Elias defeated Jinder Mahal (w\/ Sunil Singh)<\/p>\n
(3)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Natalya, Bayley, Sasha Banks, & Ember Moon beat The Riott Squad (Ruby Riott & Liv Morgan), Tamina, & Mickie James<\/p>\n
(4)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Authors of Pain beat Bobby Roode & Chad Gable to retain the Raw Tag Team Championships<\/p>\n
(5)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Seth Rollins beat Dean Ambrose via disqualification to retain the Intercontinental Championship<\/p>\n
(6)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The B-Team, No Way Jose, & Tyler Breeze defeated The Ascension, Curt Hawkins, & Mojo Rawley<\/p>\n
(7)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Zack Ryder beat Curt Hawkins<\/p>\n
(8)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Titus O\u2019Neil beat Curt Hawkins<\/p>\n
(9)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ronda Rousey defeated Nikki Bella to retain the Raw Women\u2019s Championship<\/p>\n
(10) Braun Strowman beat Drew McIntyre & Dolph Ziggler in a two-on-one handicap match<\/p>\n
(11) Baron Corbin, Dolph Ziggler, & Drew McIntyre beat Braun Strowman in a three-on-one handicap match<\/p>\n
(12) Braun Strowman beat Baron Corbin<\/p>\n
Source: WrestleYard.com<\/p>\n
WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster (Brighton, England) 11\/9\/18<\/p>\n
(1)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Shinsuke Nakamura beat Jeff Hardy to retain the United States Championship<\/p>\n
(2)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Trent Seven beat Zack Gibson to retain the Progress Atlas Championship<\/p>\n
(3)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Asuka & Naomi beat Mandy Rose & Sonya Deville<\/p>\n
(4)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Shelton Benjamin defeated Andrade Cien Almas<\/p>\n
(5)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Bar beat The Usos & The New Day to retain the Smackdown Tag Team Championships<\/p>\n
(6)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Rusev & Lana defeated R-Truth & Carmella<\/p>\n
(7)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson defeated Sanity (Eric Young & Alexander Wolfe)<\/p>\n
(8)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Becky Lynch beat Charlotte to retain the Smackdown Women\u2019s Championship<\/p>\n
(9) AJ Styles defeated Samoa Joe & Daniel Bryan to retain the WWE Championship<\/p>\n
Source: ProWrestling.com<\/p>\n
WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster (Rome, Italy) 11\/10\/18<\/p>\n
(1)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Finn Balor beat Bobby Lashley (w\/ Lio Rush)<\/p>\n
(2)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Elias defeated Jinder Mahal (w\/ Sunil Singh)<\/p>\n
(3)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Bayley, Ember Moon, Natalya, & Sasha Banks beat The Riott Squad (Liv Morgan & Ruby Riott) Tamina, & Mickie James<\/p>\n
(4)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Authors of Pain (w\/ Drake Maverick) beat Bobby Roode & Chad Gable to retain the Raw Tag Team Championships<\/p>\n
(5)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Seth Rollins beat Dean Ambrose via Disqualification to retain the Intercontinental Championship<\/p>\n
(6)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Now Way Jose, The B-Team, & Tyler Breeze beat The Ascension, Curt Hawkins, & Mojo Rawley<\/p>\n
(7)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Zack Ryder defeated Curt Hawkins<\/p>\n
(8)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Titus O\u2019Neil defeated Curt Hawkins<\/p>\n
(9)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ronda Rousey beat Nikki Bella to retain the Raw Women\u2019s Championship<\/p>\n
(10) Braun Strowman beat Dolph Ziggler & Drew McIntyre in a two-on-one handicap match<\/p>\n
(11) Baron Corbin, Dolph Ziggler, & Drew McIntyre beat Braun Strowman in a three-on-one handicap match<\/p>\n
(12) Braun Strowman beat Baron Corbin<\/p>\n
Source: Gerweck.net<\/p>\n
WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster (Minehead, England) 11\/10\/18<\/p>\n
(1)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Shinsuke Nakamura defeated Jeff Hardy to retain the United States Championship<\/p>\n
(2)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Trent Seven beat Zack Gibson to retain the Progress Atlas Championship<\/p>\n
(3)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Asuka & Naomi beat Many Rose & Sonya Deville<\/p>\n
(4)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Shelton Benjamin beat Andrade Cien Almas<\/p>\n
(5)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Bar defeated The Usos & The New Day to retain the Smackdown Tag Team Championships<\/p>\n
(6)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Rusev & Lana beat R-Truth & Carmella<\/p>\n
(7)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson beat Sanity (Killian Dane & Alexander Wolfe)<\/p>\n
(8)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Becky Lynch beat Charlotte Flair to retain the Smackdown Women\u2019s Championship<\/p>\n
(9)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 AJ Styles beat Daniel Bryan & Samoa Joe to retain the WWE Championship<\/p>\n
Source: WrestlingNewsWorld.com<\/p>\n
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WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster (Glasgow, Scotland) 11\/11\/18<\/p>\n
(1)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Shinsuke Nakamura beat Jeff Hardy to retain the United States Championship<\/p>\n
(2)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson vs. Sanity ends in a double disqualificiation<\/p>\n
(3)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Asuka & Naomi beat Mandy Rose & Sonya Deville<\/p>\n
(4)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Wolfgang beat Kenny Williams<\/p>\n
(5)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Bar defeated The Usos & The New Day to retain the Smackdown Tag Team Championships<\/p>\n
(6)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Rusev & Lana beat R-Truth & Carmella<\/p>\n
(7)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Shelton Benjamin beat Andrade Cien Almas<\/p>\n
(8)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Becky Lynch defeated Charlotte Flair to retain the Smackdown Women\u2019s Championship<\/p>\n
(9)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 A.J. Styles beat Samoa Joe & Daniel Bryan to retain the WWE Championship<\/p>\n
Source:: WrestleYard.com<\/p>\n
If you attend a live event, please send results to <\/em>pwtorch@pwtorch.com<\/em>. Thanks!<\/em><\/p>\n \u2022WWE TV Match Results<\/p>\n Monday Night Raw TV Results 11\/12\/18 (PWTorch’s Full Report)<\/p>\n (1)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Raw Tag Team Battle Royal ended in a no contest when Braun Strowman beat up everyone in the battle royal<\/p>\n (2)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Tamina (w\/ Nia Jax) beat Ember Moon<\/p>\n (3)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Dolph Ziggler (w\/ Drew McIntyre) beat Finn Balor<\/p>\n (4)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Bobby Roode & Chad Gable win the Raw Tag Team Battle Royal (rescheduled from earlier) to become the captains of the Raw Tag Team Survivor Series Team<\/p>\n (5)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Bobby Lashley (w\/ Lio Rush) beat Elias via countout (Lio Rush grabbed Elias to prevent him from reentering the ring on time) to qualify for the Raw men\u2019s Survivor Series Team<\/p>\n (6)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sasha Banks vs. Bayley (for last spot on women\u2019s Survivor Series team) ended in a no contest<\/p>\n Smackdown Live TV Results 11\/13\/18 (PWTorch’s Full Report)<\/p>\n (1)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jeff Hardy beat Andrade Cien Almas (w\/ Zelina Vega)<\/p>\n (2)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Rey Mysterio defeated The Miz to keep his spot on the Smackdown Survivor Series men\u2019s team<\/p>\n (3)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Bar & The Big Show beat The New Day<\/p>\n (4)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Daniel Bryan defeated AJ Styles to win the WWE Championship<\/p>\n WWE Mixed Match Challenge Results (Aired on Facebook Watch) 11\/13\/18<\/p>\n (1)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Monster Eclipse (Braun Strowman & Ember Moon) beat Country Dominance (Bobby Lashley & Mickie James) when Ember Moon pinned Mickie James<\/p>\n (2)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Charlotte Flair & Jeff Hardy defeated Awe-ska (The Miz & Asuka) when Asuka tapped out to Charlotte\u2019s Figure 8. Jeff Hardy replaced AJ Styles for this match after AJ lost to Daniel Bryan and lost the WWE Championship to end Smackdown.<\/p>\n Updated Mixed Match Challenge Standings <\/p>\n Raw Standings<\/em><\/p>\n Monster Eclipse (Braun Strowman & Ember Moon) 4-0 Smackdown Standings<\/em><\/p>\n Fenominal Flaire (AJ Styles\/Jeff Hardy & Charlotte) 4-0 The team from Raw and Smackdown with the best record will compete at WWE T.L.C. on 12\/16\/18 to determine the winner of the Mixed Match Challenge.<\/p>\n WWE Announced on 11\/12 that the winners of the Mixed Match Challenge will both be awarded the 30th<\/sup> entry (last entry) into the men\u2019s and women\u2019s Royal Rumble matches. They also noted that the winners will receive an all-expenses paid vacation to anywhere in the world.<\/p>\n 205 Live Results (Aired on WWE Network) 11\/14\/18<\/p>\n (1)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Drew Gulak & Jack Gallagher beat Akira Tozawa and The Brian Kendrick<\/p>\n (2)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Cedric Alexander defeated Lio Rush ending his undefeated streak<\/p>\n Main Event Results (Aired on WWE Network and Hulu) 11\/14\/18<\/p>\n (1)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Dana Brooke beat Alicia Fox<\/p>\n (2)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Apollo Crews & Tyler Breeze beat Zack Ryder & Curt Hawkins<\/p>\n Source: TheRingReport.com<\/p>\n \u2022Upcoming Lineups for Stadium\/PPV Events<\/p>\n Survivor Series on Nov. 18\u00a0from Los Angeles, Calif.<\/p>\n (1)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ronda Rousey (Raw Women\u2019s Champion) vs. Charlotte<\/p>\n (2)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Daniel Bryan (WWE Champion) vs. Brock Lesnar (Universal Champion)<\/p>\n (3)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Shinsuke Nakamura (United States Champion) vs. Seth Rollins (Intercontinental Champion)<\/p>\n (4)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Women\u2019s Survivor Series Match: Team Raw (Nia Jax, Tamina, Natalya, Ruby Riott, & Mickie James) vs. Team Smackdown (Carmella, Naomi, Sonya Deville, Asuka, & TBD)<\/p>\n (5)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Authors of Pain (Raw Tag Team Champions) vs. The Bar (Smackdown Tag Team Champions)<\/p>\n (6)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Men\u2019s Survivor Series Match: Team Raw (Braun Strowman, Dolph Ziggler, Drew McIntyre, Bobby Lashley, & Finn Balor) vs. Team Smackdown (The Miz, Shane McMahon, Rey Mysterio, Jeff Hardy, & Samoa Joe)<\/p>\n (7)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Tag Team Survivor Series Match: Team Raw (Bobby Roode & Chad Gable, The B-Team, The Revival, Lucha House Party, & The Ascension) vs. Team Smackdown (The Usos, The New Day, The Col\u00f3ns, Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson, & Sanity)<\/p>\n (8)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Buddy Murphy vs. Mustafa Ali for the Cruiserweight Championship<\/p>\n \u2022Upcoming Events<\/p>\n Sun. 11\/18\/18 WWE Survivor Series, Staples Center, Los Angeles, Calif.<\/p>\n Mon. 11\/19\/18 WWE Raw, Staples Center, Los Angeles, Calif.<\/p>\n Tue. 11\/20\/18 WWE Smackdown, Staples Center, Los Angeles, Calif.<\/p>\n Sat. 11\/24\/18 WWE Starrcade, U.S. Bank Arena, Cincinnati, Ohio<\/p>\n Sun. 11\/25\/18 WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster, Grossinger Motors Arena, Bloomington, Ill.<\/p>\n Sun. 11\/25\/18 WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster, Alliant Energy Center, Madison, Wis.<\/p>\n Mon. 11\/26\/18 WWE Raw, Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee, Wis.<\/p>\n Mon. 11\/26\/18 WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster, US Cellular Center, Cedar Rapids, Iowa<\/p>\n Tue. 11\/27\/18 WWE Smackdown, Target Center, Minneapolis, Minn.<\/p>\n Sat. 12\/1\/18 WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster, Arena Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico<\/p>\n Sun. 12\/2\/18 WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster, College Park Center, Arlington, Texas<\/p>\n Mon. 12\/3\/18 WWE Raw, Toyota Center, Houston, Texas<\/p>\n Tue. 12\/4\/18 WWE Smackdown, Frank Erwin Center, Austin, Texas<\/p>\n Wed. 12\/5\/18 WWE Live Event \u2013Raw Roster, Movistar Arena, Santiago, Chile<\/p>\n Thu. 12\/6\/18 WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster, Luna Park Stadium, Buenos Aires, Argentina<\/p>\n Fri. 12\/7\/18 WWE Live Event – Raw Roster, Luna Park Stadium, Buenos Aires, Argentina<\/p>\n Sat. 12\/8\/18 WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster, Antel Arena, Montevideo, Uruguay<\/p>\n Sat. 12\/8\/18 WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster, Bell MTS Place, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada<\/p>\n Sun. 12\/9\/18 WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster, Stampede Corral, Calgary, Alberta, Canada<\/p>\n Mon. 12\/10\/18 WWE Raw, Valley View Casino Center, San Diego, Calif<\/p>\n Mon. 12\/10\/18 WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster, Citizens Business Bank Arena, Ontario, Calif.<\/p>\n Tue. 12\/11\/18 WWE Smackdown, Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nev.<\/p>\n Fri. 12\/14\/18 WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster, Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tenn.<\/p>\n Sat. 12\/15\/18 WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster, Rabobank Arena, Bakersfield, Calif.<\/p>\n Sat. 12\/15\/18 WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster, Oracle Arena, Oakland, Calif.<\/p>\n Sun. 12\/16\/18 WWE T.L.C. SAP Center, San Jose, Calif.<\/p>\n Mon. 12\/17\/18 WWE Raw, Golden 1 Center, Sacramento, Calif.<\/p>\n Mon. 12\/17\/18 WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster, Stockton Arena, Stockton Calif.<\/p>\n Tue. 12\/18\/18 WWE Smackdown \u2013 Save Smart Center, Fresno, Calif.<\/p>\n Mon. 12\/24\/18 WWE Raw \u2013 No listing currently on wwe.com<\/em><\/p>\n Tue. 12\/25\/18 WWE Smackdown \u2013 No listing currently on wwe.com<\/em><\/p>\n Wed. 12\/26\/18 WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster, Madison Square Garden, New York, N.Y.<\/p>\n – \u00a0Braun Strowman vs. Baron Corbin<\/p>\n – \u00a0Seth Rollins vs. Dean Ambrose for the Intercontinental Chamionship in a Steel Cage Match<\/p>\n – Ronda Rousey vs Nia Jax for the Raw Women\u2019s Championship<\/p>\n – \u00a0Finn Balor vs. Bobby Lashley<\/p>\n – Velveteen Dream, Pete Dunne, Johnny Gargano, Ricochet, & Aleister Black vs. Tomasso Ciampa & Undisputed Era (Adam Cole, Kyle O\u2019Reilly, Roderick Strong, & Bobby Fish.)<\/p>\n – \u00a0Dolph Ziggler, Alexa Bliss, Natalya, Sasha Banks, and Bayley are also scheduled to appear<\/p>\n Wed. 12\/26\/18 WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster, Allstate Arena, Chicago, Ill.<\/p>\n Thur. 12\/27\/18 WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster, Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, N.Y.<\/p>\n Thur. 12\/27\/18 WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster, Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio<\/p>\n – Ronda Rousey vs. Mickie James (w\/ Alexa Bliss) for the Raw Women\u2019s Championship<\/p>\n – Seth Rollins vs. Dean Ambrose for the Intercontinental Championship<\/p>\n – Braun Strowman vs. Dolph Ziggler & Drew McIntyre in a two-on-one handicap match<\/p>\n Fri. 12\/28\/18 WWE Raw (wwe.com has Raw scheduled for Friday 12\/28 in Detroit, Mich. Tickets being sold through the site also have it listed as a Raw television show for Friday 12\/28)<\/em><\/p>\n Fri. 12\/28\/18 WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster, Royal Farms Arena, Baltimore, Md.<\/p>\n Sat. 12\/29\/18 WWE Smackdown(wwe.com has Smackdown scheduled for Saturday, 12\/29 in Pittsburgh, Pa. Tickets being sold through the site also have it listed as a Smackdown television show for Saturday 12\/29)<\/em><\/p>\n Sun. 12\/30\/18 WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster, Amalie Arena, Tampa, Fla.<\/p>\n Mon. 12\/31\/18 WWE Raw \u2013 No listing currently on wwe.com, WWE could be playing tape delayed version of Raw from 12\/28 scheduled Raw event<\/em><\/p>\n Tue. 1\/1\/19 WWE Smackdown \u2013 No listing currently on wwe.com, WWE could be playing tape delayed version of Smackdown from 12\/29 scheduled Smackdown event<\/em><\/p>\n Fri. 1\/4\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster, Columbus Civic Center, Columbus, Ga.<\/p>\n Sat. 1\/5\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster, Greensboro Colliseum, Greensboro, N.C.<\/p>\n Sat. 1\/5\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster, Donald L. Tucker Center, Tallahassee, Fla.<\/p>\n Sun. 1\/6\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster, Crown Coliseum, Fayetteville, N.C.<\/p>\n Sun. 1\/6\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster, Hertz Arena, Fort Myers, Fla.<\/p>\n Mon. 1\/7\/19 WWE Raw, Amway Center, Orlando, Fla.<\/p>\n Mon. 1\/7\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster, North Charleston Coliseum, North Charleston, S.C.<\/p>\n Tue. 1\/8\/19 WWE Smackdown, Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, Fla.<\/p>\n \u2022Latest TV Highlights<\/p>\n Monday Night Raw\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/p>\n Becky Lynch and the Smackdown women\u2019s division invade Monday Night Raw. Becky attacked Ronda backstage and when a camera finally caught up to the attack, she had Ronda in the Disarm-Her. Becky left Ronda laying in the locker room and walked out to the ring to her music, while she stood at ringside the rest of the Smackdown women\u2019s division ran into the ring from the crowd. The Smackdown women beat down the Raw women until Ronda\u2019s music hit and she came down to the ring holding her arm. After Ronda discarded of a few Smackdown women, Becky attacked her with multiple chair shots. The Smackdown women retreated through the crowd and a bloodied Becky Lynch had a stare down with Ronda who was left in the ring. Smackdown Live<\/p>\n Daniel Bryan wins the WWE Championship and turned heel in the process. After AJ Styles and Paul Heyman talked back and forth oddly mentioning Daniel Bryan, Bryan came out and told AJ to stop talking saying his name. When AJ provoked him, they fought in the ring before it was broken up by a lot of WWE officials. The fight continued backstage where AJ Styles demanded to defend his WWE Championship against Daniel Bryan that night and Shane McMahon agreed. In the main event after a long fight, the referee was knocked down accidentally by AJ Styles, while the ref was down Daniel Bryan kicked AJ Styles in the groin. The referee recovered and Daniel Bryan hit the running knee for the win to become the new WWE Champion. Daniel Bryan further solidified the new heel role by continuing his attack on AJ after the match. For a more detailed rundown of all the major happenings in WWE, you can read the WWE TV reports HERE.<\/p>\n \u2022WWE in the Media<\/p>\n \u2022Mojo Rawley was on Chasing Glory with Lillian Garcia this week. This interview was conducted during the Monday Night Raw after Evolution. Mojo talked about growing up with parents that aren\u2019t originally from America and how he has family literally scattered across the world including family in Saudi Arabia, Asia, and Africa.<\/p>\n Mojo Rawley talks about going to a small college and transferring to a division one school. He then tells the story of the struggles of being a walk on athlete at a division one school. He said that his senior year he was told he was going to be on scholarship, but the day before classes started he was called into the coach\u2019s office and was told that the coaching staff had expected a player to flunk out of school, but they didn\u2019t and that person\u2019s scholarship was the one earmarked for him. He said the coach\u2019s told him that they already know he won\u2019t transfer because if he did he would lose a majority of his acquired academic credits, so they weren\u2019t going to bother putting him on scholarship because he has no other options. Because of the coaches, he had one day to find $35,000 to pay for his classes. He said that he may have been the only player in the NCAA playing in nationally televised games, but having to pay to go to school. Luckily he graduated early and because of the graduate transfer rules in college, the coaches at Maryland put him on scholarship so he wouldn\u2019t transfer to another school for his final year of eligibility.<\/p>\n Mojo Rawley then talked about the process of going through NFL scouting and his time with the Green Bay Packers and the Arizona Cardinals. He said that injuries plagued his short stint in the NFL because he was overtraining and pushing his body too far in the weight room. He talks about the Cardinals cutting him and refusing to pay him and how this was a low point in his life.<\/p>\n He talks about how he got a tryout with the WWE, saying that he was a lifelong fan, but didn\u2019t know how to possibly break into wrestling. He is good friends with the Gronkowski\u2019s, namely Rob Gronkowski who plays tight end for the New England Patriots and Mojo tells the story of watching WWE with them and how they thought he would be good at wrestling. Rob Gronkowski\u2019s father went to college with Mike Rotunda (a.k.a. IRS) who helped him get in front of William Regal to interview and practice cutting promos before an episode of Monday Night Raw. Mojo said that is what got him a contract to Florida Championship Wrestling (now NXT.) He then talked about The Hype Bros tag team with Zack Ryder, noting that when the idea was presented to them, neither of them wanted to do it because their personalities are so different, but they did it because it was an opportunity to learn from one another. Unfortunately once they debuted on the main roster, it wasn\u2019t anything like they had hoped and they moved away from it fairly quickly. He also talks about how the \u201cStay Hyped\u201d mentality that he truly lives by turned into being energetic and he and Zack both hated it and were very glad the tag team ended. He was very honest in admitting that both he and Zack both viewed the other as the person holding them back professionally. The interview starts at 13:37 and you can listen to it HERE.<\/p>\n \u2022Latest Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast – Interview Friday w\/Ex-WWE Creative Kevin Eck talking Becky, Bryan, Survivor Series, WrestleMania<\/p>\n PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents “Interview Friday” featuring ex-WWE Creative Team member Kevin Eck who previews Survivor Series, reacts to Becky Lynch injury, Charlotte-Rousey, Bryan’s heel turn, Lesnar-Bryan prospects, and backstage insights. Support PWTorch when you shop Amazon by starting at www.pwtorch.com\/amazon. Become a PWTorch VIP member where all of our podcasts go ad-free plus you get tons of VIP-exclusive podcasts daily and thousands of hours of archives at…<\/p>\n \n -On Tune In Radio HERE \u2022WWE Social Media Highlights<\/p>\n \u201cRonda, you aren\u2019t the baddest bitch on the planet, you\u2019re the luckiest,\u201d what a great line from Becky Lynch! If you didn\u2019t watch Smackdown this week, Becky cut another amazing promo on Ronda while announcing she won\u2019t be able to compete Sunday.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Becky also took to Twitter on Wednesday to respond to Nia Jax posting a picture of her hand wondering why nobody was asking about her injury.<\/p>\n You gave me your best sucker punch, but I got back up to destroy your whole roster. They won\u2019t let me fight, but I\u2019ll get back up from that too. It\u2019s what I do. So enjoy your one free shot, because as bad as my memory is now, I haven\u2019t forgotten you, bitch. https:\/\/t.co\/4dZW4hCmaf<\/p>\n — The Man (@BeckyLynchWWE) November 14, 2018<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Wednesday Morning, Ronda Rousey chimed in on the Becky Lynch injury with this long post on Instagram. Becky was quick to respond to that as well, even changing her Twitter name to \u201cThe Man Is Now Residing in Ronnie\u2019s Head.\u201d<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BqKm30RngrI\/?utm_source=ig_twitter_share&igshid=15nq84w9e9fzt<\/p>\n Ronnie, TL\/DR. When I got my face broke I got up, owned you THEN showed up the next day looking to fight some more. When you got your face broke you hid for a year under your blankie. Your mind is as weak as your jaw, & I\u2019m going to move heaven & earth to come destroy them both. https:\/\/t.co\/8oDubzNYr4<\/p>\n — The Man (@BeckyLynchWWE) November 14, 2018<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Daniel Bryan has yet to make any social media comments regarding the events Tuesday night, but AJ Styles sent this out Wednesday afternoon addressing Daniel Bryan\u2019s underhanded tactics to win the WWE Championship and attacking him after the match.<\/p>\n The thing about being a real Champion, a reigning, DEFENDING champion is that any day someone can beat you. But holding the title is more than just wins and losses, it\u2019s about who you are as a man. — AJStyles.Org (@AJStylesOrg) November 14, 2018<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Randy Orton tweeted this on Wednesday too. He makes a pretty good point\u2026<\/p>\n Me not being in the traditional #SurvivorSeries match for the 11th time even though I am the GOAT in that particular match. And @AJStylesOrg got kicked in the nuts. Again. https:\/\/t.co\/sY4qFr2nPX<\/p>\n — Randy Orton (@RandyOrton) November 14, 2018<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n \u2022Closing Commentary<\/p>\n \u2022I\u2019m not sure I like the added stakes to the Mixed Match Challenge (MMC). I don\u2019t actually mind the WWE giving up the last entry to the Royal Rumble and I appreciate them putting stakes on the MMC because at least there is a reason for wanting to win now. Last year they competed for a charity that the wrestlers chose to represent and now this year they\u2019re competing for the last entry spot into the Royal Rumble matches. They also announced that the winners will receive and all expenses paid vacation to anywhere in the world, which is a little random.<\/p>\n My complaint about adding these stakes to the MMC really stem from the MMC being such a diversion from people\u2019s characters at times. I don\u2019t think I really like the idea of the WWE bringing the MMC back around and merging it into the regular television show. The MMC has featured dance-offs, people competing in contests to do the splits, Lana and Rusev trying to convince Asuka and The Miz to kiss, and other things that the wrestlers would never do on USA Network\/WWE programming. The MMC has kind of become its own little universe.<\/p>\n I also think stakes like this should be announced at the beginning of the tournament. It\u2019s strange that they are so close to starting the \u201cplayoffs\u201d and they are just now announcing what the winners will receive after each team has competed at least three times. I also find it hard to believe more prominent wrestlers wouldn\u2019t want in the MMC if the stakes were announced ahead of time. I guess we don\u2019t really know how teams are picked, but I find it hard to believe people like Seth Rollins, Daniel Bryan, Dean Ambrose, Alexa Bliss, Becky Lynch, Nia Jax, Jeff Hardy, and the rest of the locker room wouldn\u2019t want into this tournament with such a big reward for winning.<\/p>\n \u2022The Becky Lynch news was very disappointing and honestly it really hurt my excitement for Survivor Series, but I\u2019d like to thank Todd Martin for the optimistic twist on this situation. Todd Martin, a PWTorch VIP analyst, sent out this tweet on Tuesday:<\/p>\n People, Becky being pulled out of the show Sunday will be for the best. She already got the rub of the Rousey feud without having to lose, the visual Monday made her look like a total badass and her being out will make fans rally behind her even more. She\u2019s in a terrific spot.<\/p>\n — Todd Martin (@ToddMartinMMA) November 13, 2018<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Todd is right. The final shot of a bloody Becky Lynch to end Monday Night Raw will be a signature moment and is already a photo I\u2019ve already seen 100 times because the wrestling world won\u2019t stop talking about it. We will never know what the outcome of the match was going to be on Sunday, but looking at how strong the push for Rousey has been it seems like a clean win for Becky was the least likely outcome. I\u2019d have to assume the plan was either a fluke finish with Becky cheating, Ronda winning clean, or somehow there not being a winner.<\/p>\n Honestly, the WWE has to be relieved in some ways because Ronda wasn\u2019t going to win popularity contest against Lynch. That seems evident given the crowd reactions the last couple of weeks, so they\u2019re able to keep Ronda away from the white hot Becky Lynch now.<\/p>\n At this point, not much is known about the severity of Becky\u2019s injury. She didn\u2019t surrender the championship, which could be a good sign, or maybe not. There could be a few reasons why she didn\u2019t give up the championship. Optimistically, it could be that the injury isn\u2019t that bad and she just won\u2019t be cleared by Sunday, but won\u2019t be out for a long period of time. Pessimistically, they either don\u2019t know the extent of the injury is yet, so they\u2019re waiting for more information, or they didn\u2019t want to vacate the championship on the last show before Survivor Series and they\u2019ll have her do that once they get through Sunday, at this point it\u2019s unclear.<\/p>\n I hope she doesn\u2019t have to vacate the championship, but if she will miss the next month or two, what better way to make her comeback than to win the Royal Rumble match and call out Rousey for WrestleMania. This is obviously months away and a worse case scenario, but I think that could be an incredible story to tell. We only had a few weeks of promos between Rousey and Becky, I\u2019d love for them to have even more time to go back and forth like they have been.<\/p>\n Given how good the promo battles have been leading to Survivor Series, Ronda Rousey vs. Becky Lynch is a match that could main event WrestleMania.<\/p>\n NOW CHECK OUT OTHER\u00a0WEEKLY OVERVIEWS HERE.<\/p>\n OR JUMP TO LAST WEEK\u2019S WWE OVERVIEW:\u00a0WEEKLY OVERVIEW \u2013 WWE (thru 11\/8): Lesnar wins UniversaL Title, Triple H injured, schedule, Survivor Series, media interviews, social media, commentary on Survivor Series main event and brand supremacy theme<\/p>\n The following is the latest in\u00a0a new series of\u00a0weekly in-depth articles\u00a0exclusive to PWTorch which will help put in perspective major wrestling promotions with a weekly overview, looking at news and roster developments, results, future line-ups, social media activity, key interviews, plus a timely commentary at the end. We will be featuring similar features on other promotions each week and each will be updated weekly<\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" > PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents a special Thursday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast featuring a WrestleMania 36 Preview with ex-WWE Creative Team member and professional stand-up comedian Matt McCarthy. (Search “wade keller” to subscribe in podcast app or CLICK HERE to subscribe in Apple Podcasts.) The following is the latest … <\/p>\n
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\nThe Survivor Series teams for Raw are now complete. Finn Balor was added to the men\u2019s team by Stephanie McMahon and Bobby Lashley rounds out the men\u2019s team after beating Elias (with some help from Lio Rush.) Alexa announced the women\u2019s team as being Tamina, Nia Jax, Natalya, Mickie James, and then the winner between Bayley and Sasha Banks. Before Sasha and Bayley had a winner, the other members of the team attacked them both. Alexa laughed and announced Ruby Riott as the fifth member of Team Raw.
\nDean Ambrose finally addressed Seth Rollins. He said he doesn\u2019t owe Seth or the fans any explanation. He said he used to think The Shield made him stronger, but The Shield actually made him weak. He said that every day is a new day, a chance to be reborn, and \u201ctake the past and burn it down\u201d mocking Seth. Dean then took his vest he wore while with The Shield, poured gasoline on it and threw it into a barrel fire he was standing next to. After this, Seth looked angry leaving the ring and marched quickly to the backstage area without saying a word.<\/p>\n
\nBecky Lynch is out of Survivor Series. Becky announced that she has a broken face and major concussion after being punched by Nia Jax during the invasion angle on Monday night. All the female talents gathered in the ring because Becky was going to pick her replacement in the match with Ronda. While Asuka got the biggest crowd reaction when Becky looked at her, Becky chose Charlotte. The two shook hands and hugged before Becky walked out of the ring. Charlotte\u2019s replacement in the women\u2019s Survivor Series match was not announced.<\/p>\n
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