{"id":67844,"date":"2018-10-18T03:18:54","date_gmt":"2018-10-18T08:18:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=67844"},"modified":"2018-10-18T15:53:59","modified_gmt":"2018-10-18T20:53:59","slug":"weekly-overview-wwe-latest-news-injuries-live-event-results-schedule-of-live-events-next-big-show-line-ups-noteworthy-social-media-and-youtube-posts-closing-commentary-on-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2018\/10\/18\/weekly-overview-wwe-latest-news-injuries-live-event-results-schedule-of-live-events-next-big-show-line-ups-noteworthy-social-media-and-youtube-posts-closing-commentary-on-world-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"WEEKLY OVERVIEW \u2013 WWE (thru 10\/17): Latest news, injuries, live event results, schedule of live events, next big show line-ups, noteworthy social media and YouTube posts, closing commentary on World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1582258331\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p><i>The following is the latest in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/category\/prowrestlingnews\/weekly-overviews\/\">a new series of\u00a0weekly in-depth articles<\/a>\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<hr \/>\n<h3><b>\u2022<\/b><b>Top Stories of the Week<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Kevin Owens confirmed out with injuries to both knees. Owens had surgery earlier this week.<\/li>\n<li>Fans audibly booed the mention of Crown Jewel on Smackdown, but WWE is not backing down. They\u2019ve steered away from mentioning Saudi Arabia on television, but on Wednesday they relisted the location on the Crown Jewel event page as King Saud University Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia<\/li>\n<li>The Bar defeated The New Day to become the new Smackdown Tag Team Champions on Smackdown 1000<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><b>\u2022WWE Weekly Event Results<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><b>WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster (Syracuse, N.Y.) 10\/12\/2018<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>The B-Team defeated The Revival<\/li>\n<li>No Way Jose beat Mojo Rawley<\/li>\n<li>The Authors of Pain defeated Heath Slater &amp; Rhyno<\/li>\n<li>Ember Moon beat Alicia Fox<\/li>\n<li>Titus O\u2019Neil, Apollo Crews, &amp; Tyler Breeze defeated The Ascension &amp; Mike Kanellis<\/li>\n<li>Finn Balor beat Bobby Lashley via DQ after interference from Lio Rush<\/li>\n<li>Natalya, Nia Jax, &amp; Dana Brooke defeated The Riott Squad<\/li>\n<li>Baron Corbin &amp; Jinder Mahal beat Bobby Roode &amp; Chad Gable<\/li>\n<li>Roman Reigns &amp; Dean Ambrose defeated Drew McIntyre &amp; Elias<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ewrestlingnews.com\/results\/results-from-wwe-live-event-in-syracuse-ny-roman-reigns-dean-ambrose-vs-drew-mcintyre-elias\">eWrestlingNews.com Report<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster (Raleigh, N.C.) 10\/13\/2018<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>The New Day (Big E and Kofi Kingston) (c) defeated The Bar to retain the Smackdown Tag Team Championship<\/li>\n<li>Aiden English beat Tye Dillinger<\/li>\n<li>Asuka &amp; Lana defeated The IIconics<\/li>\n<li>Karl Anderson &amp; Luke Gallows beat Sanity (Eric Young &amp; Alexander Wolfe)<\/li>\n<li>Rusev defeated Shelton Benjamin<\/li>\n<li>Becky Lynch (c) defeated Naomi to retain the Smackdown Women\u2019s Championship<\/li>\n<li>Carmella beat Zelina Vega<\/li>\n<li>Shinsuke Nakamura (c) defeated Jeff Hardy to retain the United States Championship<\/li>\n<li>AJ Styles (c) defeated Samoa Joe in a No Disqualification Match to retain the WWE Championship<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2018\/10\/14\/10-13-wwe-in-raleigh-n-c-styles-vs-samoa-joe-in-no-dq-match-for-wwe-title-carmella-vs-zelina-vega-nakamura-vs-hardy-for-u-s-title-rusev-vs-shelton-lana-asuka-vs-iiconics\/\">PWTorch.com Report<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster (Binghamton, N.Y.) 10\/13\/2018<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>The B-Team defeated The Ascension<\/li>\n<li>Apollo Crews beat Mojo Rawley<\/li>\n<li>The Authors of Pain defeated Heath Slater &amp; Rhyno<\/li>\n<li>Natalya beat Alicia Fox<\/li>\n<li>Titus O\u2019Neil, No Way Jose, &amp; Tyler Breeze defeated The Revival &amp; Mike Kanellis<\/li>\n<li>Finn Balor defeated Elias<\/li>\n<li>Finn Balor beat Bobby Lashley by disqualification. Bobby Lashley challenged Balor after beating Elias<\/li>\n<li>Nia Jax, Ember Moon, &amp; Dana Brooke defeated The Riott Squad<\/li>\n<li>Jinder Mahal &amp; Baron Corbin beat Bobby Roode &amp; Chad Gable<\/li>\n<li>Roman Reigns &amp; Dean Ambrose defeated Dolph Ziggler &amp; Drew McIntyre<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mandatory.com\/wrestlezone\/news\/1009181-1013-wwe-live-event-results-from-binghamton-ny-raw-roster-in-action\">WrestleZone.com Report<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster (Charlottesville, Va.) 10\/14\/2018<\/b><\/p><div id=\"pwtor-257141362\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<ol>\n<li>The New Day defeated The Bar to retain the Smackdown Tag Team Championship<\/li>\n<li>Jeff Hardy beat Aiden English<\/li>\n<li>Asuka &amp; Lana defeated The IIconics<\/li>\n<li>Karl Anderson, Luke Gallows, &amp; Tye Dillinger defeated Sanity<\/li>\n<li>Becky Lynch beat Naomi to retain the Smackdown Women\u2019s Championship<\/li>\n<li>R-Truth &amp; Carmella defeated Andrade Cien Almas &amp; Zelina Vega<\/li>\n<li>Rusev beat Shelton Benjamin<\/li>\n<li>AJ Styles beat Shinsuke Nakamura to retain the WWE Championship<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ewrestlingnews.com\/results\/wwe-charlottesville-live-event-results-photos\">eWrestlingNews Report<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster (Allentown, Pa.) 10\/14\/2018<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>The B-Team defeated The Revival<\/li>\n<li>No Way Jose beat Mojo Rawley<\/li>\n<li>Authors of Pain defeated Heath Slater &amp; Rhyno<\/li>\n<li>Ember Moon beat Alicia Fox<\/li>\n<li>Titus O\u2019Neil, Apollo Crews, &amp; Tyler Breeze defeated The Ascension &amp; Mike Kanelli<\/li>\n<li>Finn Balor defeated Elias<\/li>\n<li>Finn Balor beat Bobby Lashley via Disqualification<\/li>\n<li>Nia Jax, Natalya, &amp; Dana Brooke defeated The Riott Squad<\/li>\n<li>Bobby Roode &amp; Chad Gable beat Baron Corbin &amp; Jinder Mahal<\/li>\n<li>Roman Reigns &amp; Dean Ambrose defeated Dolph Ziggler &amp; Drew McIntyre<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrestlingnewsworld.com\/wwe\/raw-allentown-101418\">WrestlingNewsWorld.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Monday Night Raw TV Results 10\/15\/2018<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Seth Rollins defeated Drew McIntyre by count out to qualify for the World Cup Tournament<\/li>\n<li>Ember Moon &amp; Nia Jax beat Tamina &amp; Dana Brooke<\/li>\n<li>Dolph Ziggler pinned Dean Ambrose to qualify for the World Cup Tournament<\/li>\n<li>Finn Balor (w\/ Bayley) defeated Jinder Mahal (w\/ Alicia Fox, Sunil Singh, &amp; Samir Singh)<\/li>\n<li>Bobby Lashley (w\/ Lio Rush) beat Tyler Breeze<\/li>\n<li>Authors of Pain (w\/ Drake Maverick) defeated The Conquistador<\/li>\n<li>Natalya (w\/ Bayley &amp; Sasha Banks) beat Ruby Riott (w\/ Liv Morgan &amp; Sarah Logan) via DQ<\/li>\n<li>The Shield defeated Braun Strowman, Dolph Ziggler, &amp; Drew McIntyre<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster (Richmond, Va.) 10\/15\/2018<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>The New Day (c) defeated The Bar to retain the Smackdown Tag Team Championships<\/li>\n<li>Jeff Hardy beat Aiden English<\/li>\n<li>Asuka &amp; Lana defeated The IIconics<\/li>\n<li>Karl Anderson, Luke Gallows, &amp; Tye Dillinger defeated Sanity<\/li>\n<li>Becky Lynch (c) defeated Naomi to retain the Smackdown Women\u2019s Championship<\/li>\n<li>Rusev beat Shelton Benjamin<\/li>\n<li>R-Truth &amp; Carmella defeated Andrade Cien Almas &amp; Zelina Vega<\/li>\n<li>AJ Styles defeated Shinsuke Nakamura<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrestlinginc.com\/news\/2018\/10\/wwe-live-event-results-646787\/\">WrestlingInc.com Report<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Smackdown\u00a0Live\u00a0TV Results 10\/16\/2018<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>The Usos defeated A.J. Styles &amp; Daniel Bryan<\/li>\n<li>The Miz beat Rusev (w\/ Lana) to qualify for the World Cup Tournament. Aiden English interfered by tripping Rusev and helping The Miz win in less than 60 seconds.<\/li>\n<li>The Bar defeated The New Day (Xavier Woods &amp; Big E) to become the new Smackdown Tag Team Champions. The Big Show came down to ringside, choke slammed Kofi through the announce table, which distracted Big E and lead to him being pinned by Sheamus<\/li>\n<li>Rey Mysterio defeated Shinsuke Nakamura to qualify for the World Cup Tournament<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>WWE Mixed Match Challenge Results (Aired on Facebook Watch) 10\/16\/2018<\/b><\/p><div id=\"pwtor-1079950817\" class=\"pwtor-content-1 pwtor-entity-placement\"><!-- Tag ID: pwtorchcom_test_300x600 -->\r\n<div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __300x600\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<ol>\n<li>Country Dominance (Bobby Lashley &amp; Mickie James) defeated Team Pawz (Bobby Roode &amp; Natalya)<\/li>\n<li>Team Awe-ska (The Miz &amp; Asuka) defeated Ravishing Rusev Day (Rusev &amp; Lana)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Current Mixed Match Challenge Standings<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Raw Standings<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Monster Eclipse (Braun Strowman &amp; Ember Moon) 2-0<\/li>\n<li>Country Dominance (Bobby Lashley &amp; Mickie James) 2-0<\/li>\n<li>B\u2019 N\u2019 B\u2019 (Finn Balor &amp; Bayley) 1-1<\/li>\n<li>Team Pawz (Bobby Roode &amp; Natalya) 0-2<\/li>\n<li>Mahalicia (Jinder Mahal &amp; Alicia Fox) 0-2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Smackdown Standings<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fenominal Flaire (AJ Styles &amp; Charlotte) 2-0<\/li>\n<li>Awe-ska (The Miz &amp; Asuka) 2-0<\/li>\n<li>Day One Glow (Jimmy Uso &amp; Naomi) 1-1<\/li>\n<li>Ravishing Rusev Day (Rusev &amp; Lana) 0-2<\/li>\n<li>The Fabulous Truth (R-Truth &amp; Carmella) 0-2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>**The team from Raw and Smackdown with the best record will compete at T.L.C. to determine the winner of the Mixed Match Challenge.<\/p>\n<p><b>205 Live Results (Aired on WWE Network) 10\/17\/2018<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Akira Tozawa defeated Drew Gulak via disqualification after Jack Gallagher interfered.<\/li>\n<li>Tony Nese beat Cedric Alexander, TJP, Gran Metalik, and Lio Rush in a Fatal Five-Way match.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>Mae Young Classic Results (Aired on WWE Network) 10\/17\/2018<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Meiko Satomura defeated Lacey Lane<\/li>\n<li>Io Shirai beat Deonna Purrazzo<\/li>\n<li>Rhea Ripley beat Tegan Nox after the referee stopped the match for injury. Nox injured her left knee at the start of the match and attempted to continue but eventually could not. Nox missed last year\u2019s Mae Young Classic due to a torn ACL in her right knee. Tegan tweeted Wednesday night that she tore her left ACL, MCL, LCL, both menisci, and fractured her tibia during this match.<\/li>\n<li>Toni Storm defeated Mia Yim<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>The Semi-Final matches will be Meiko Satomura vs. Toni Storm and Rhea Ripley vs. Io Shirai<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><b>\u2022Upcoming Lineups for Stadium\/PPV Events<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><b>WWE Evolution on Oct. 28 from Long Island, N.Y.<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Rhonda Rousey (c) vs. Nikki Bella for the Raw Women\u2019s Championship<\/li>\n<li>Becky Lynch (c) v. Charlotte Flair for the Smackdown Women\u2019s Championship in a Last Woman Standing Match<\/li>\n<li>Alexa Bliss and Mickie James vs Trish Stratus and Lit<\/li>\n<li>Kairi Sane (c) vs Shayna Baszler for NXT Women\u2019s Championshi<\/li>\n<li>Mae Young Classic Final<\/li>\n<li>WWE Evolution Battle Royal (winner will receive future championship opportunity): Tamina, Billie Kay, Peyton Royce, Ember Moon, Alicia Fox, Nia Jax, Dana Brooke, Asuka, Mandy Rose, Sonya Deville, Carmella, Lana, Naomi, Torrie Wilson<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>WWE Crown Jewel on Nov. 2<\/b><b><sup>nd<\/sup><\/b><b> from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Roman Reigns (c) vs. Braun Strowman vs. Brock Lesnar for the Universal Championship<\/li>\n<li>AJ Styles (c) vs. Daniel Bryan for WWE Championship<\/li>\n<li>WWE World Cup Tournament: John Cena, Kurt Angle, Jeff Hardy, Randy Orton, Dolph Ziggler, Seth Rollins, Rey Mysterio, The Miz<\/li>\n<li>Degeneration X vs. The Brothers of Destruction<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><b>\u2022Upcoming Events<\/b><\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Fri. 10\/19\/18 WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster, Cross Insurance Center, Bangor, Maine<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Sat. 10\/20\/18 WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster, XL Center, Hartford, Conn. (Roman, Ronda, and Braun Strowman also listed on wwe.com to be at this show)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Sat. 10\/20\/18 WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster, Cross Insurance Arena, Portland, Maine<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Sun. 10\/21\/18 WWE Live Supershow, TD Garden, Boston, Mass.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Mon. 10\/22\/18 WWE Raw, Dunkin Donuts Center, Providence, R.I.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Mon. 10\/22\/18 WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster, Westchester County Center, White Plains, N.Y.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Tue. 10\/23\/18 WWE Smackdown, Prudential Center, Newark, N.J.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Sat. 10\/27\/18 WWE Live Supershow, The Corbin Arena, Corbin, Ky. (No female talents listed due to Evolution PPV on 10\/28)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><b>Sun. 10\/28\/18 WWE Evolution, Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, N.Y.<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Sun. 10\/28\/18 WWE Live Supershow, U.S. Cellular Center, Asheville, N.C. (No female talents listed due to Evolution PPV)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Mon. 10\/29\/18 WWE RAW, Spectrum Center, Charlotte, N.C.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Mon. 10\/29\/18 WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster, Macon Centreplex Coliseum, Macon, Ga.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Tue. 10\/30\/18 WWE Smackdown, Philips Arena, Atlanta, Ga.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><b>Fri. 11\/2\/18 WWE Crown Jewel, King Saud University Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Sat. 11\/3\/18 WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster, Wizink Center, Madrid, Spain<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Sat. 11\/3\/18 WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster, Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham, England<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Sun. 11\/4\/18 WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster, Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona, Spain<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Sun. 11\/4\/18 WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster, BHGE Arena, Aberdeen, Scotland<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Mon. 11\/5\/18 WWE Raw, Manchester Arena, Manchester England<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Mon. 11\/5\/18 WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster, Arena Birmingham, Birmingham, England<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Tue. 11\/6\/18 WWE Smackdown, Manchester Arena, Manchester, England<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Tue. 11\/6\/18 WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster, First Direct Arena, Leeds, England<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Wed. 11\/7\/18 WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster, Lanxess Arena, Cologne, Germany<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Wed. 11\/7\/18 WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster, Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham, England<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Thu. 11\/8\/18 WWE Live Event \u2013 RAW Roster, Festhalle, Frankfurt, Germany<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Thu. 11\/8\/18 WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster, The SSE Arena, Wembley, London, England<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Fri. 11\/9\/18 WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster, Unipol Arena, Bologna, Italy<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Fri. 11\/9\/18 WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster, Brighton Center, Brighton, England<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Sat. 11\/10\/18 WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster, Palalottomatica, Rome, Italy<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Sat. 11\/10\/18 WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster, Butlins Arena, Minehead, England<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Sun. 11\/11\/18 WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster, The SSE Hydro, Glasgow, Scotland<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Mon. 11\/12\/18 WWE RAW, Sprint Center, Kansas City, Mo.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Tue. 11\/13\/18 WWE Smackdown, Enterprise Center, St. Louis, Mo.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><b>Sun. 11\/18\/18 WWE Survivor Series, Staples Center, Los Angeles, Calif.<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Mon. 11\/19\/18 WWE Raw, Staples Center, Los Angeles, Calif.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Tue. 11\/20\/18 WWE Smackdown, Staples Center, Los Angeles, Calif.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Sat. 11\/24\/18 WWE Starrcade, U.S. Bank Arena, Cincinnati, Ohio<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Sun. 11\/25\/18 WWE Live Event \u2013 RAW Roster, Grossinger Motors Arena, Bloomington, Ill.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Sun. 11\/25\/18 WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster, Alliant Energy Center, Madison, Wis.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Mon. 11\/26\/18 WWE RAW, Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee, Wis.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Mon. 11\/26\/18 WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster, US Cellular Center, Cedar Rapids, Iowa<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Tue. 11\/27\/18 WWE Smackdown, Target Center, Minneapolis, Minn.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Sat. 12\/1\/18 WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster, Arena Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Sun. 12\/2\/18 WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster, College Park Center, Arlington, Texas<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Mon. 12\/3\/18 WWE RAW, Toyota Center, Houston, Texas<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Tue. 12\/4\/18 WWE Smackdown, Frank Erwin Center, Austin, Texas<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Wed. 12\/5\/18 WWE Live Event \u2013RAW Roster, Movistar Arena, Santiago, Chile<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Thu. 12\/6\/18 WWE Live Event \u2013 RAW Roster, Luna Park Stadium, Buenos Aires, Argentina<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Fri. 12\/7\/18 WWE Live Event &#8211; RAW Roster, Luna Park Stadium, Buenos Aires, Argentina<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Sat. 12\/8\/18 WWE Live Event \u2013 RAW Roster, Antel Arena, Montevideo, Uruguay<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Sat. 12\/8\/18 WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster, Bell MTS Place, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Sun. 12\/9\/18 WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster, Stampede Corral, Calgary, Alberta, Canada<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Mon. 12\/10\/18 WWE Raw<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Tue. 12\/11\/2018 WWE Smackdown<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><b>\u2022Latest TV Highlights<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><b>Monday Night Raw<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Raw was a night of lackluster returns. Samir Singh, Tamina, and Sasha Banks all made their returns to television tonight. None were positioned as a big deal. Samir and Sasha both came back just to be at ringside during someone else\u2019s match.<\/li>\n<li>Both groups in the main event showing more signs of splitting. The Shield and Braun, Dolph, &amp; Drew all had more internal issues this week. Dean and Seth argued multiple times throughout the night with Roman attempting to keep the peace. During the main event Dean tried to hit Seth with Dirty Deeds, but was interrupted. In the main event Braun and Drew were trying to outdo each other by tagging themselves in multiple times to show the other what they were capable of. After the match Braun hit Dolph with a running powerslam as punishment for losing. Strowman turned around and was immediately hit with a Claymore Kick by Drew McIntyre. It appears Braun may have lost his backup.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Smackdown Live<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Smackdown 1000 was a night of returns by various people. Teddy Long, Vicky Guerrero, and John Laurinitis were shown on screen with Paige for no longer than 30 seconds. Booker T and Jerry Lawler were a secondary announce team for the New Day vs. The Bar Tag Team Championship Match. Evolution had a long talking segment in the ring. Edge hosted The Cutting Edge and interview Becky Lynch. Vince McMahon also made a rare appearance alongside his children Stephanie and Shane to open the show .<\/li>\n<li>Evolution reunites and there are hints of a future Batista vs. Triple H match. During his speech Batista said Triple H has done everything besides beat Batista. This lead to a long and awkward stare down before Ric Flair broke up the tension and the segment ended. Batista has publicly said he would like to have another run with WWE so this is something to watch moving forward.<\/li>\n<li>Rey Mysterio made his return and beat United States Champion Shinsuke Nakamura in a non-title match. By winning Rey Mysterio qualified for the World Cup Tournament.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For a more detailed rundown of all the major happenings in WWE, you can read PWTorch.com&#8217;s WWE TV reports <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/category\/tvshowsandevents\/tv_wwetvreports\/\">HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><b>\u2022WWE in the Media<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>-Matt Hardy was back on The Jim Ross Report this week with the second half of his interview. On this edition Matt talks about the locker room reaction to Attitude Era stars coming back by saying that it\u2019s best for business to bring them back. Matt also noted that these older wrestlers need to help elevate the younger wrestlers that are the current roster to help them moving forward. Jim Ross and Matt both agree that bringing back legends like this will help draw more viewers who may have been around during the Attitude Era, once they are watching the product again it\u2019s up to the current roster to win them over. Ross asked Matt if he knows when his brother Jeff might retire, Matt guessed Jeff may have two or three more years as long as his body holds up. Matt mentions his three favorite singles matches of all time. He said his match with his brother Jeff at Wrestlemania 25, his match with Edge at Unforgiven 2005, and The Final Deletion are his three favorite singles matches. The Woken Matt Hardy character makes an appearance to promote the House Hardy Halloween special on the WWE Network. If you want to listen to Matt\u2019s interview you can listen here and it begins at 1:17:45: <a href=\"https:\/\/player.fm\/series\/2182518\">https:\/\/player.fm\/series\/2182518<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><b>\u2022WWE Social Media Highlights<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>-Kevin Owens tweeted out a picture of both legs wrapped up from knee surgeries. The WWE replaced him in the Mixed Match Challenge and continues to say that the injuries were from the post-match attack by Bobby Lashley on the 10\/8\/18 edition of Raw. They haven\u2019t set any timetable for his return.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/FightOwensFight\/status\/1052536587521839106<\/p>\n<p>Bray Wyatt tweeted for the first time in over a month this week with some strange messages. In the series of tweets listed below it appears he\u2019s tweeting out entries from a medical diary. It will be interesting to see where this leads with his on air character.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWEBrayWyatt\/status\/1051603056440283137<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWEBrayWyatt\/status\/1051605273725595648<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWEBrayWyatt\/status\/1051606074539814912<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWEBrayWyatt\/status\/1051606614912962561<\/p>\n<p>Dolph Ziggler\u2019s confidence isn\u2019t shaken at all following what happened on Monday with Braun Strowman. After posting this tweet he argued with fans who commented names of different athletes, both wrestlers and non-wrestlers, who the fans believe are better than Dolph.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/HEELZiggler\/status\/1052259819728572416<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><b>\u2022Closing Commentary<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>As much as I could contribute to the Crown Jewel discussion, other people with much more knowledge of the situation have already chimed in, so I thought I would use this space to discuss something else. If you would like the latest news on Crown Jewel you can check out the WWE News tab on PWTorch <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/category\/prowrestlingnews\/news_wwe\/\">HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This week I would like to focus on the WWE World Cup Tournament that is taking place at Crown Jewel. First, I find the name \u201cWorld Cup Tournament\u201d to be hilariously ridiculous. This eight-man tournament taking place at Crown Jewel features eight wrestlers who are all from the United States and are billed as being from the United States!<\/p>\n<p>There were two opportunities on Smackdown to get wrestlers of non-American origins into the World Cup and WWE chose to have both of them lose this week.<\/p>\n<p>Here are the wrestlers involved and where they\u2019re billed as being from: John Cena (West Newbury, Mass.), Kurt Angle (Pittsburgh, Pa.), Randy Orton (St. Louis, Mo.), Jeff Hardy (Cameron, N.C.), Seth Rollins (Davenport, Iowa), Dolph Ziggler (Hollyood, Fla.), The Miz (Hollywood, Calif.), and Rey Mysterio (San Diego, Calif.).<\/p>\n<p>Not a single wrestler in this tournament is from outside of the United States and none of them is even billed as being from outside of the United States. It seems ridiculous to have a tournament and call it the \u201cWorld Cup\u201d when there is no representation from the rest of the world! It\u2019s like Major League Baseball calling it the World Series, but even they have Canadian representation.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019d also like to discuss the notion that this tournament is to \u201cto crown the best in the world,\u201d as Tom Phillips reminded us a dozen times on Smackdown. Isn\u2019t that what the Universal and WWE championships are for? Are A.J. Styles and Roman Reigns not considered in the top eight best wrestlers in WWE? They didn\u2019t even get beat in qualifying matches in an attempt to put them into this tournament, so are they not even in the top 16?<\/p>\n<p>Instead we had one automatic qualifier in John Cena, one person qualify because his opponent was too injured to continue (Jeff Hardy beat Samoa Joe), three people qualified because of outside interference and distractions (The Miz, Seth Rollins, and Dolph Ziggler), and another person qualify by beating the stereotypical job squad and Baron Corbin in a battle royal (Kurt Angle.)<\/p>\n<p>Of eight qualifiers only two had matches that were just competitive matches. I don\u2019t mind the advancement of storylines and for the most part the qualifying matches have been interesting and entertaining in their own unique ways, but the idea that you can be called the best in the world after all the fluke finishes to the qualification rounds is a little crazy to me. At this point in time there aren\u2019t any stakes put on winning this tournament either. The winner could get a future title shot to actually prove they are the best in the \u201cworld\u201d or maybe they\u2019ll just create another bright green belt and give it to the winner and forget about it like they did to Braun Strowman.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><i>The following is the latest in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/category\/prowrestlingnews\/weekly-overviews\/\">a new series of\u00a0weekly in-depth articles<\/a>\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. 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