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[MUSC4EVER]

Two more matches made for Wrestlepalooza off the back of last night's Raw, both are tag matches with The Usos reuniting to take on The Brons also a mixed tag team match with AJ Lee and CM Punk taking on Seth Rollins and Becky Lynch.

AJ Lee of course got a great reaction for her return and she used her first promo in over 10 years to talk about mental health which was brilliant, the other AJ (as in Styles) also had an interesting promo saying he thinks someone is trying to force him out, worth mentioning that his contract is up in February and he has hinted at retirement in the past, it will be interesting to see if this is storyline going forward.

Talking of WWE commentators, it was actually Joe Tessitore who called the show last night with Corey.

 

[Darla Starch]

SaudiMania happening then

 

[Com Fox]

SaudiMania happening then

Given Saudi shows coff up more money than Wrestlemania allegedly, I don't think that's the silver lining yet.

Could definitely see a Saudi Wrestlemania before any other non-North American country

 

[Fezzik]

SaudiMania happening then

Gross yet inevitable. Taking the blood soaked riyals like most other "sports".

 

[MUSC4EVER]

WrestleMania 43 in Riyadh was confirmed earlier today, there was a press conference with no media or fans present, Its been reported that WWE got a 'mind-blowing' amount of money to host the event there, it will be the first Mania ever to be held outside of North America, Its also been reported that they have tried to get a few legends to take part and out of retirement, The Rock and Stone Cold have been mentioned.

I don't like this much either, I was of the opinion that if they were going to do a Mania outside the US then it should have been in London, It still could be in the future of course.

 

[BKGlover]

Doesn't really matter now. Unless something happens that forces WM43 to move out of the middle east, it will sour future Manias. Like the rest of the world, everything becomes numb, this is no different for me. The money will get them what they want, so I expect Austin vs Punk and Rock/Roman/Cody as the main events.

 

[Chris30]

WrestleMania 43 in Riyadh was confirmed earlier today, there was a press conference with no media or fans present, Its been reported that WWE got a 'mind-blowing' amount of money to host the event there, it will be the first Mania ever to be held outside of North America, Its also been reported that they have tried to get a few legends to take part and out of retirement, The Rock and Stone Cold have been mentioned.

I don't like this much either, I was of the opinion that if they were going to do a Mania outside the US then it should have been in London, It still could be in the future of course.

I wonder how much money they had to pay, I'm guessing several million dollars at least to host a super event like that. It would have been better to have a match near Europe, so I agree with you.

 

[MUSC4EVER]

Andrade was released by WWE this weekend, it wasn't a mutual decision and multiple reports have come out since that its a discipline issue, he was apparently sent home from a TV shoot a couple of weeks ago and he wasn't used since, its also reported that he had a wellness policy violation during this run, I think this run lasted for around 18 months.

Other WWE news from this weekend is that Dominik Mysterio is now a double champion after beating Vikingo for the AAA Mega championship at the Worlds Collide event on Friday night. Cody Rhodes returned on Smackdown to attack Drew McIntyre and Cody v Drew has been made for Wrestlepalooza this Saturday.

 

[MUSC4EVER]

Raw was pretty good, the face to face between Punk/AJ and Rollins/Lynch was really good with some good lines and AJ Lee took her first bump in over 10 years when Lynch hit her with a man handle slam. Cena opened the show with a standard promo, main event was Jimmy Uso and LA Knight v The Brons. No other matches made for Wrestlepalooza this Saturday.

NXT should be god tonight as its from Full Sail for the first time in five years, its called Homecoming and some former NXT now main roster stars are taking part.

 

[MUSC4EVER]

So its WWE Wrestlepalooza tomorrow night. Here is the card.

John Cena v Brock Lesnar

Women's World Championship.
IYO Sky v Stephanie Vaquer

The Usos v Bron Breakker & Bronson Reed

CM Punk & AJ Lee v Seth Rollins & Becky Lynch

Undisputed WWE Championship.
Cody Rhodes (c) v Drew McIntyre.

It was reported this week that Cena v Lesnar will open the show, it was also reported that there was meant to be a triple threat match for the women's title between Stratton, Cargill and Nia Jax but Tiffany still isn't medically cleared so its set for next weeks Smackdown now.

Sami Zayn v Carmelo Hayes for the US title is on tonight's Smackdown also women's tag title match with Flair and Bliss defending against Green and Fyre.

 

[Fezzik]

Back to the Cena-squashed matches of the last few years. Finisher spam, may as well be watching someone play 2K on Twitch.

 

[MUSC4EVER]

The Cena-Lesnar thing was bad, it had next to no build up and the match was basically a squash, it was a waste of Cena who now only has five appearances left and he has already suggested AJ Styles for his next opponent.

Wrestlepalooza was pretty average as well, Sky v Vaquer was a brilliant match with Vaquer winning her first women's world title which was a great moment and the mixed tag match was good fun but both those matches saved the show.

We head straight to Crown Jewel next in three weeks with the Crown Jewel title matches already set. Last night's Raw saw Asuka turn on IYO Sky and she misted Rhea Ripley good and proper, Rhea looked like something from out of Avatar!