WWE Champions Roll Call After Payback

Welcome back to the blog, Payback is in the books/archives, we have seen new champions crowned since SummerSlam, the Bloodline Storyline looks like it has paused for the time being as Jey and Jimmy Uso are now on seperate brands these days, Cody Rhodes looks set to be traded to SmackDown in the near future to continue his story with Roman Reigns, shoutout to The Judgment Day also, who have recently added the Tag Team Championships to their collection, Damian Priest also has the Money In The Bank briefcase in his possession and is perhaps targeting World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins, who is known for the greatest cash in history, at WrestleMania 31, 

Men's Money In This Bank Winner
Damian Priest

World HeavyWeight Champion
Seth Rollins 

Women's Tag Team Champions
Chelsea Green & Piper Niven 

United States Champion 
Rey Mysterio 

Women's Champion
Iyo Sky  

Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions 
Damian Priest & Finn Balor 

Women's World Champion 
Rhea Ripley 

Intercontinental Champion
Gunther 

Undisputed WWE Universal Champion
Roman Reigns

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WWE Champions Roll Call After SummerSlam

A lot has happened between Money In The Bank and SummerSlam, new champions were crowned and then changed hands due to unfortunate injuries, stories continue to be told in the WWE, now that the biggest party of the summer is over? there's going to be a lot of people on the roster looking for Payback next month and perhaps seize an opportunity to cash in on their rivals, take a look below at the latest roll call. 

Men's Money In This Bank Winner
Damian Priest

World HeavyWeight Champion
Seth Rollins 

Women's Tag Team Champions
Sonya Deville & Chelsea Green

United States Champion 
Austin Theory 

Women's Champion
Iyo Sky - Successfully cashed in Money In The Bank briefcase on Bianca Belair. 

Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions 
Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn 

Women's World Champion 
Rhea Ripley 

Intercontinental Champion
Gunther 

Undisputed WWE Universal Champion
Roman Reigns

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WWE Champions Roll Call After Money In The Bank

Money In The Bank was truly a memorable event, held in London, England, new champions were crowned, opportunities created, undefeated streaks ended, here is an up to date look at the Champions Roll Call with SummerSlam fast approaching. 

Men's Money In This Bank Winner
Damian Priest

Women's Money In The Bank Winner
Iyo Sky

World HeavyWeight Champion
Seth Rollins 

Women's Tag Team Champions
Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez 

United States Champion 
Austin Theory 

Women's Champion
Asuka

Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions 
Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn 

Women's World Champion 
Rhea Ripley 

Intercontinental Champion
Gunther 

Undisputed WWE Universal Champion
Roman Reigns

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WWE SmackDown Before Money In The Bank

Let me talk to ya.

SmackDown was LIVE from the O2 Arena, in London here in England, the show was part one of a great couple of nights of World Wrestling Entertainment. Let's have a look at the key moments.

Sami Zayn & Kevin Owens defeated Pretty Deadly to remain Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions. 

Backstage, Adam Pearce talked to The Brawling Brutes and announced Ridge Holland would take on the United States Champion, Austin Theory, in a Championship Contenders Match. 

Austin Theory defeated Ridge Holland. 

After the match, Theory attacked Holland, until Sheamus ran down to make the save, later on it was announced we will see Austin Theory against Sheamus next week on SmackDown for the United States Championship. LIVE from Madison Square Garden. AJ Styles vs. Karrion Kross is also scheduled. 

We saw an amazing Bloodline montage, telling us all a story of when it all began until where we are now. 

Bayley defeated Shotzi to remain in contention for the Women's Money In The Bank briefcase, the crowd sang "Hey Bayley" during this match, which was great to hear.

Backstage, Bayley and Iyo beat up Shotzi, cut her hair before walking away. 

Logan Paul was the special guest for the Grayson Waller Effett segment, he was interrupted by LA Knight, the two exchanged words until Santos Escobar hit the ring to make his claim as to why he is going to win the Money In the Bank contract, Butch ran in and a fight ensued. 

Butch defeated Santos Escobar and LA Knight in a triple threat match, a great win for Butch in his home country. 

Bianca Belair had a ticket and sat with the fans to watch Asuka vs. Charlotte for the Women's Championship, the EST eventually got involved, resulting in the match ending in a DQ win for Asuka. Bianca hit KOD's on Asuka and Charlotte on the announce table, sending a message she is not to be messed with. 

In the main event segment, the much anticipated Bloodline segment began with Solo Sikoa, Paul Heyman and Roman Reigns walking to the ring, Roman was wearing a shirt with 'The Only One' written on it, which is sure to bring in a lot of money for the company in merchandise sales.

Roman wanted Jimmy and Jey to apologise for their actions, which never materialised, The Uso's talked about the last time Roman lost a match, which was three years ago and suggested Solo be Tribal Chief, which was met with "Solo" chants, Solo looked at Roman, who was laughing at that thought, perhaps that was a prelude for the future, eventually, the Civil War broke out, leading to a brawl, what a way to close out the Money In The Bank go home show. 

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YEAH! 

   

Monday Night RAW | 2023 WWE Draft | Night Two

Welcome back to the blog for the recap of night two of the WWE Draft, LIVE from Fort Worth Texas, The Game, Triple H once again went through the ground rules before announcing the round one picks.

Round One Draft Picks 
SmackDown Women's Champion - Rhea Ripley - RAW
United States Champion - Austin Theory - SmackDown 
Seth Rollins - RAW 
Charlotte Flair - SmackDown

Looking at the draft picks above, Rhea and Bianca will indeed be swapping titles, Austin Theory going to SmackDown was always on the cards considering Gunther was drafted to RAW, Seth Rollins, an opponent that Roman Reigns has never defeated, will be one of the favourites to capture the World Heavyweight Championship. Charlotte being on the same brand as Bianca is interesting as the EST has previously defeated Bayley, Becky Lynch and the artist formerly known as Sasha Banks, only the Queen remains to complete the set. 

Round Two Draft Picks - announced by Booker T & Sharmell 
Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions - Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn - RAW 
The Usos - SmackDown 
Judgement Day - RAW
Latino World Order - SmackDown

Kevin and Sami were drafted to RAW as predicted, The Usos were drafted to SmackDown, however, this may change in the future and we see Jimmy and Jey go to Mondays in order to reclaim the tag team championships, as a task set by Roman, meanwhile, Damian Priest, Finn Balor & Dominik Mysterio and Rhea Ripley remain together as a faction, likewise the Latino World Order.

Round Three Draft Picks - announced by Shawn Michaels 
Women's Tag Team Champions - Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez - RAW
Asuka - SmackDown 
Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods - RAW
Sheamus, Ridge Holland & Pete Dunne - SmackDown

Liv and Raquel drafted to RAW means the men's and women's tag team champions are on the same brand, great to see Asuka get drafted to SmackDown, hopefully she will challenge Bianca again, Kofi and Xavier could be reunited with Big E in the future when he returns and The Brawling Brutes will remain on Friday Nights...Fella! 

Round Four Draft Picks - announced by Eric Bischoff & Rob Van Dam
Trish Stratus - RAW
Karrion Kross & Scarlett - SmackDown 
Shayna Baszler & Ronda Rousey - RAW
LA Knight - SmackDown

Trish will resume her rivalry with Becky, Karrion Kross and Scarlett will remain on SmackDown. let's see which obstacle they target, tick tock! Shayna and Ronda won the Women's WrestleMania showcase which technically makes them number one contenders for the tag titles. let me talk to ya, SmackDown is still LA Knight's game and that's a fact of life. YEAH! 

Round Five Draft Picks - announced by Molly Holly & Road Dogg
Braun Strowman & Ricochet - RAW
Shotzi - SmackDown 
Bronson Reed - RAW
Pretty Deadly - SmackDown

Braun and Ricochet will look to build their tag team chemistry on Monday Night's, Shotzi is exclusive to SmackDown, Bronson being drafted to RAW potentially rules him out of winning the triple threat match for the United States Championship at Backlash in Puerto Rico. The NXT call ups continued with a Pretty Deadly pick. 

Round Six Draft Picks - announced by JBL & Teddy Long
Otis & Chad Gable - RAW
Rick Boogs - SmackDown 
Katana Chance & Kayden Chance - RAW 
Cameron Grimes - SmackDown 

Shoosh Please! Alpha Academy remain on Monday's with Maxine Dupree, Rick Boogs will have a great opportunity to make a name for himself on SmackDown, Katana and Kayden will be challenging Isla Dawn and Alba Fyre for the NXT Women's Tag Team Championships on NXT before they head to the main roster, while Cameron will attempt to take SmackDown to the moon. 

The following picks were announced by Jackie Redmond and Matt Camp on RAW Talk.

Round One
Dana Brooke, Nikki Cross, Johnny Gargano - RAW
Tamina - SmackDown

Round Two
Angel Garza, Humberto, Akira Tozawa, Piper Niven, Xia Li, Tegan Nox, Emma & Riddick Moss - RAW

Round Three - NXT call ups 
Indus Sher (Jinder Mahal, Sanga & Veer Mahaan) - RAW
Odessey Jones - RAW
Grayson Waller - SmackDown

The Free Agents are: Elias, Brock Lesnar, Omos, Von Wagner, Mustafa Ali, Dolph Ziggler, Baron Corbin, Cedric Alexander, Shelton Benjamin, Apollo Crews & Xyon Quinn, the names mentioned have the opportunity to appear on both shows.

The draft is now complete, the new rosters will take effect from May 8th after Backlash, it will be interesting to see if there will be any trades or wildcard rules in the next weeks or months, the prediction is the Brand Split will last until SummerSlam or Survivor Series.  

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Friday Night SmackDown | 2023 WWE Draft | Night One

It's time to shake things up again, it's draft time! Night One took place on Friday Night SmackDown. Triple H began proceedings by going through the rules, also mentioning NXT superstars were eligible. The Game announced the first round.. 

The Round One Draft Picks 
Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns & Solo Sikoa with Paul Heyman SmackDown
Cody Rhodes - RAW
RAW Women's Champion - Bianca Belair - SmackDown
Becky Lynch - RAW

Roman and Cody being drafted number one for their respective brands is a good thing, as that will hopefully quieten down the people who are still talking about the story not being finished between the two, which may have to wait until WrestleMania 40. Bianca being drafted to Friday nights means Rhea will be going to Monday nights, with the titles being swapped, similar to what we saw between Charlotte and Becky last time, speaking of Becky, she remains on RAW. The Man will look to get revenge on the legendary Trish Stratus. 

Round Two Draft Picks - announced by Rob Van Dam & Michael Hayes
The Street Profits - SmackDown
Imperium - RAW
Edge - SmackDown
Matt Riddle - RAW

Like Bianca, the Street Profits return to Friday nights, meaning the rumoured split between Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins is on hold, Imperium will be making the move to RAW including the Intercontinental Championship, currently held by Gunther, logic states Austin Theory will be moving to SmackDown on Night Two of the draft, on this day, I see clearly, Edge is on the blue brand, let's see what is in store for the Hall of Famer. Matt Riddle remains on RAW. 

Round Three Draft Picks - announced by JBL & Teddy Long
Bobby Lashley  SmackDown
Drew McIntyre - RAW
The OC - SmackDown
The Miz - RAW 

SmackDown has, excuse the pun, an almighty pick, Bobby Lashley will set his sights on Roman Reigns in the future, Drew McIntyre will target a fresh start on RAW in a bid to become the new World Heavyweight Champion, The OC were drafted to SmackDown, it was phenomenal to see the return of AJ Styles, the group look set to feud with the Viking Raiders. Miz staying on Monday Nights is......Awesome!

Round Four Draft Picks - announced by Shawn Michaels & Road Dogg Jesse James
Damage CTRL - SmackDown
Shinsuke Nakamura - RAW 
Alba Fyre & Isla Dawn - SmackDown 
Indi Hartwell - RAW 

Damage CTRL were drafted to SmackDown as a collective, Bayley being on the same brand as Michael Cole will bring back hilarious memories and moments of the jokes and banter they shared during the pandemic era, Shinsuke Nakamura will be going to RAW, a match in between him and Gunther will be fantastic to see, if it were to happen, but first he must deal with Karrion Kross on SmackDown next week. Tick-Tock.

Congratulations to the NXT Women's Tag Team Champions Alba Fyre & Isla Dawn and NXT Women's Champion Indi Hartwell for their main roster call ups. 

More draft picks will be announced on SmackDown LowDown and via WWE's social media, the content on this website will resume with night two of the draft on Monday Night RAW. 

Let's Talk About | The WWE Draft & Predictions

Welcome to the second edition of Let's Talk About. 

Today's topic of conversation is the WWE Draft, a two night event beginning on Friday Night SmackDown on the 28th of April and concluding on Monday Night RAW on May 1st. 

Having seen drafts in the past, prepare for the following scenarios to happen, teams to go their separate ways, factions splitting up, Champions to swap brands, including NXT call ups to the main roster. 

It has also been a while since General Managers were involved, we will find out if the role returns. In the meantime, let's delve into the draft predictions.

RAW & SmackDown Draft Predictions

Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns with Paul Heyman & Solo Sikoa to SmackDown & The Usos drafted to RAW.  

Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn drafted to RAW. 

Cody Rhodes drafted to RAW, Edge drafted to SmackDown.

RAW Women's Champion Bianca Belair to remain on RAW & SmackDown Women's Champion Rhea Ripley to remain on SmackDown, no title swap.

Latino World Order drafted to RAW, Judgement Day drafted to SmackDown.

Women's Tag Team Champions Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez to remain on SmackDown & Shayna Baszler & Ronda Rousey drafted to RAW.

Intercontinental Champion Gunther with Ludwig Kaiser & Giovanni Vinci drafted toRAW & United States Champion Austin Theory drafted to SmackDown. 

Montez Ford drafted to RAW, Angelo Dawkins drafted to SmackDown. 

Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods drafted to RAW and reunite with Big E, Chad Gable & Otis drafted to SmackDown. 

Asuka drafted to SmackDown, Charlotte Flair drafted to RAW. 

LA Knight drafted to RAW (YEAH!) Miz drafted to SmackDown. 

Drew McIntyre drafted to RAW, Logan Paul drafted to SmackDown. 

Bayley drafted to SmackDown, Dakota Kai & Iyo Sky drafted to RAW. 

Seth Rollins and Becky Lynch to stay on Monday Night RAW. 

Karrion Kross and Scarlett to stay on SmackDown. 

Mustafa Ali drafted to SmackDown, Madcap Moss with Emma drafted to RAW.

Sheamus, Ridge Holland and Pete Dunne drafted to RAW. 

NXT Call-ups 
Bron Breakker to SmackDown.
Grayson Waller to RAW.
Roxanne Perez to SmackDown.

Pretty Deadly to RAW.

Katana Chance and Kayden Carter to SmackDown. 

Cameron Grimes to SmackDown. 
Tyler Bate to RAW.
Zoey Stark to RAW.

Free Agents
Brock Lesnar.
Hit Row.
Alexa Bliss. 
Bray Wyatt.

Jinder Mahal.
R-Truth.
Tommaso Ciampa. 

The 2023 Draft Predictions are now complete, the content will resume with a recap of the first night of draft results from SmackDown this Friday, subject to change of course.