{"id":72011,"date":"2018-12-21T19:00:49","date_gmt":"2018-12-22T01:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=72011"},"modified":"2018-12-21T19:00:49","modified_gmt":"2018-12-22T01:00:49","slug":"weekly-overview-wwe-thru-12-20-top-stories-of-week-major-show-lineups-live-event-results-schedule-of-live-events-noteworthy-social-media-posts-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2018\/12\/21\/weekly-overview-wwe-thru-12-20-top-stories-of-week-major-show-lineups-live-event-results-schedule-of-live-events-noteworthy-social-media-posts-more\/","title":{"rendered":"WEEKLY OVERVIEW \u2013 WWE (thru 12\/20): Top stories of week, major show lineups, live event results, schedule of live events, noteworthy social media posts, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3742356194\" 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\u00a0<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><span class=\"s1\">\u2022Top Stories of the Week<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">Two championship changes at T.L.C. on Sunday. Dean Ambrose beat Seth Rollins to capture the Intercontinental Championship and Asuka defeated Charlotte and Becky Lynch in the main event of the night to win the Smackdown Women\u2019s Championship.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">WWE announced multiple call-ups to the main roster from NXT on Raw and Smackdown. Lars Sullivan, EC3, Heavy Machinery (Otis Dozivich &amp; Tucker Knight), Nikki Cross, and Lacey Evans were all listed. At this time it is unclear which show any of these wrestlers will be on. WWE also aired two promos to announce that Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens will be returning from injury soon. Both the Zayn and Owens promos only aired on Raw and seemed to frame them as clear cut heels.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">Mustafa Ali has officially been moved to the Smackdown roster. On Tuesday the announcer said multiple times that Ali is now an official member of the Smackdown roster instead of 205 Live. In the main event of Smackdown, Ali teamed with A.J. Styles and Ali pinned Daniel Bryan after hitting Bryan with his finisher, the 054.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><span class=\"s1\">\u2022WWE Weekly Event Results<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster (Nashville, Tenn.) 12\/14\/18<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span class=\"s1\">(1) Drew McIntyre defeated Dolph Ziggler<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span class=\"s1\">(2) Bayley &amp; Apollo Crews beat Jinder Mahal &amp; Alicia Fox<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span class=\"s1\">(3) Buddy Murphy (c) beat Kalisto to retain the Cruiserweight Championship<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span class=\"s1\">(4) Bobby Roode &amp; Chad Gable (c) defeated The Authors of Pain &amp; The Revival in a Triple Threat Tag Team Match to retain the Raw Tag Team Championships<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span class=\"s1\">(5) Elias beat Baron Corbin when referee Heath Slater counted a quick pin<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span class=\"s1\">(6) Elias beat Baron Corbin, Drew McIntyre, &amp; Bobby Lashley in a 3-on-1 No Disqualification Handicap match. Bobby Roode, Chad Gable, &amp; Dolph Ziggler came down to assist Elias<\/span><\/p><div id=\"pwtor-4173676205\" 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<p class=\"p5\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span class=\"s1\">(7) Zack Ryder, No Way Jose, Tyler Breeze, &amp; Titus O\u2019Neil beat The Ascension, Curt Hawkins, &amp; Mojo Rawley<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span class=\"s1\">(8) Rhyno beat Curt Hawkins<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span class=\"s1\">(9) Ember Moon, Natalya, &amp; Sasha Banks beat The Riott Squad<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span class=\"s1\">(10) Seth Rollins (c) beat Dean Ambrose in a Street Fight to retain the Intercontinental Championship<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p6\"><span class=\"s3\">Source:<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrestlinginc.com\/news\/2018\/12\/wwe-live-event-results-648868\/\">WrestlingInc.com<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster (Bakersfield, Calif.) 12\/15\/18<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span class=\"s1\">(1) Drew McIntyre beat Dolph Ziggler &amp; Finn Balor in a Triple Threat Match<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span class=\"s1\">(2) Bayley &amp; Apollo Crews beat Jinder Mahal &amp; Alicia Fox<\/span><\/p><div id=\"pwtor-257824207\" 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<p class=\"p5\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span class=\"s1\">(3) Buddy Murphy (c) beat Kalisto to retain the Cruiserweight Championship<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span class=\"s1\">(4) Bobby Roode &amp; Chad Gable (c) defeated The Authors of Pain &amp; The Revival in a Triple Threat Tag Team Match to retain the Raw Tag Team Championships<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span class=\"s1\">(5) Elias beat Baron Corbin<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span class=\"s1\">(6) Elias beat Baron Corbin, Drew McIntyre, &amp; Bobby Lashley in a 3-on-1 No Disqualification Handicap match<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span class=\"s1\">(7) Ember Moon, Natalya, &amp; Sasha Banks beat The Riott Squad<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span class=\"s1\">(8) Seth Rollins (c) beat Dean Ambrose by DQ to retain the Intercontinental Championship<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p6\"><span class=\"s3\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mandatory.com\/wrestlezone\/news\/1032189-12-15-wwe-live-event-results\">WrestleZone<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster (Stockton, Calif.) 12\/17\/18<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span class=\"s1\">(1) The Bar defeated The New Day &amp; The Usos to retain the Smackdown Tag Team Championships<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span class=\"s1\">(2) Naomi &amp; Lana beat The IIconics<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span class=\"s1\">(3) R-Truth &amp; Carmella defeated Andrade Cien Almas &amp; Zelina Vega<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span class=\"s1\">(4) Jeff Hardy beat Samoa Joe<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span class=\"s1\">(5) Karl Anderson &amp; Luke Gallows beat The Col\u00f3ns<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span class=\"s1\">(6) Asuka beat Charlotte &amp; Becky Lynch to retain the Smackdown Women\u2019s Championship<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span class=\"s1\">(7) A.J. Styles, Rusev, &amp; Rey Mysterio beat Daniel Bryan, Shinsuke Nakamura, &amp; Randy Orton<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p6\"><span class=\"s3\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ewrestlingnews.com\/results\/results-from-wwe-live-event-in-stockton-ca-six-man-tag-team-match\">EWrestlingNews.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>If you attend a live event, please send results to <\/i><a href=\"mailto:pwtorch@pwtorch.com\"><span class=\"s5\"><i>pwtorch@pwtorch.com<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>. Thanks!<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><span class=\"s1\">\u2022WWE TV Match Results<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>WWE T.L.C. (Aired on WWE Network) 12\/16\/18<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span class=\"s1\">(1) <b>Pre-Show: <\/b>Buddy Murphy defeated Cedric Alexander to retain the Cruiserweight Championship<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span class=\"s1\">(2) <b>Pre-Show: <\/b>Elias beat Bobby Lashley (w\/ Lio Rush) in a Ladder Match<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span class=\"s1\">(3) R-Truth &amp; Carmella beat Jinder Mahal &amp; Alicia Fox (w\/ Singh Brothers) to win the Mixed Match Challenge Season 2. R-Truth and Carmella will have the 30th (last) entry in their respective Royal Rumble matches<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span class=\"s1\">(4) The Bar beat The New Day (Kofi Kingston &amp; Xavier Woods w\/ Big E) and The Usos to retain the Smackdown Tag Team Championships<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span class=\"s1\">(5) Braun Strowman defeated Baron Corbin in a T.L.C. Match. Baron Corbin is no longer General Manager of Raw and Strowman will now face Brock Lesnar at Royal Rumble<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span class=\"s1\">(6) Natalya defeated Ruby Riott (w\/ Liv Morgan &amp; Sarah Logan) in a Tables Match<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span class=\"s1\">(7) Finn Balor beat Drew McIntyre<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span class=\"s1\">(8) Rey Mysterio defeated Randy Orton in a Chairs Match<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span class=\"s1\">(9) Ronda Rousey submitted Nia Jax (w\/ Tamina) to retain the Raw Women\u2019s Championship<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span class=\"s1\">(10) Daniel Bryan beat A.J. Styles to retain the WWE Championship<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span class=\"s1\">(11) Dean Ambrose defeated Seth Rollins to win the Intercontinental Championship<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span class=\"s1\">(12) Asuka beat Becky Lynch &amp; Charlotte in a T.L.C. Match to win the Smackdown Women\u2019s Championship.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>&#8211; Ronda Rousey came to the ring and pushed over a ladder with Charlotte and Becky both on it causing them to fall out of the ring, Asuka then climbed another ladder still set up in the ring for the win immediately after Ronda\u2019s interference.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Monday Night Raw TV Results 12\/17\/18<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span class=\"s1\">(1) Kurt Angle, Bobby Roode, Chad Gable, &amp; Apollo Crews beat Baron Corbin in a Handicap No Disqualification Tag Team Match with Heath Slater as the referee. Corbin is now officially out as General Manager of Raw.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><span class=\"s1\">&#8211; This match started as Angle vs. Corbin and Shane McMahon and Triple H both came out to modify the rules during the match mocking Corbin doing the same thing on Raw previously.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span class=\"s1\">(2) Finn Balor vs. Dolph Ziggler ends in a No Contest after Drew McIntyre interferes to attack them both.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span class=\"s1\">(3) Dean Ambrose (c) defeated Tyler Breeze to retain the Intercontinental Championship after Breeze answered Ambrose\u2019s open challenge<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span class=\"s1\">(4) The Revival beat AOP (w\/ Drake Maverick) &amp; Lucha House Party &amp; The B-Team to earn a Tag Team Championship match in the future<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span class=\"s1\">(5) Natalya won a Women\u2019s Gauntlet Match to earn a Raw Women\u2019s Championship match next week vs. Ronda Rousey. Here are the individual match winners in order:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><span class=\"s1\">&#8211; Bayley beat Alicia Fox<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><span class=\"s1\">&#8211; Bayley defeated Dana Brooke<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><span class=\"s1\">&#8211; Mickie James beat Bayley<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><span class=\"s1\">&#8211; Ember Moon defeated Mickie James<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><span class=\"s1\">&#8211; Natalya beat Ember Moon<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><span class=\"s1\">&#8211; Natalya beat Ruby Riott (w\/ Liv Morgan &amp; Sarah Logan)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><span class=\"s1\">&#8211; Natalya beat Sasha Banks<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Smackdown Live TV Results 12\/18\/18<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span class=\"s1\">(1) Asuka defeated Naomi to retain the Smackdown Women\u2019s Championship<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span class=\"s1\">(2) The Miz &amp; Mandy Rose beat R-Truth &amp; Carmella<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span class=\"s1\">(3) Karl Anderson &amp; Luke Gallows vs. The Usos ends in a no contest after The Bar came out to cause a distraction, but Sanity came through the crowd and attacked them all before The Bar could.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span class=\"s1\">(4) A.J. Styles &amp; Mustafa Ali beat Daniel Bryan &amp; Andrade Cien Almas (w\/ Zelina Vega) when Mustafa Ali pinned Daniel Bryan<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>205 Live Results (Aired on WWE Network) 12\/19\/18<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span class=\"s1\">(1) Hideo Itami (w\/ Ariya Daivari) beat Noam Dar<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span class=\"s1\">(2) Lio Rush beat a local wrestler<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span class=\"s1\">(3) The Brian Kendrick &amp; Akira Tozawa beat Drew Gulak &amp; Jack Gallagher in a Street Fight<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Main Event Results (Aired on WWE Network and Hulu) 12\/19\/18<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>No matches aired on Main Event this week. Main Event was a recap show for 2018.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>WWE Tribute to the Troops (Aired on USA Network) 12\/20\/18<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span class=\"s1\">(1) Ronda Rousey &amp; Natalya defeated The Riott Squad (Liv Morgan &amp; Sarah Logan w\/ Ruby Riott) and Nia Jax &amp; Tamina in a Triple Threat Tag Team match when Ronda Rousey submitted Liv Morgan &amp; Sarah Logan with a double arm bar<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span class=\"s1\">(2) Elias &amp; Finn Balor beat Bobby Lashley &amp; Drew McIntyre (w\/ Lio Rush)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span class=\"s1\">(3) Becky Lynch &amp; Charlotte beat Mandy Rose &amp; Sonya Deville<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span class=\"s1\">(4) Seth Rollins &amp; A.J. Styles defeated Daniel Bryan &amp; Dean Ambrose<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><span class=\"s1\">\u2022Upcoming Lineups for Stadium\/PPV Events<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>WWE Royal Rumble on Jan. 27 from Phoenix, Ariz.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s1\">Braun Strowman vs. Brock Lesnar for the Universal Championship<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s1\">Men\u2019s Royal Rumble Match \u2013 winner receives a championship match at Wrestlemania<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"s1\"><i>Known Entrants: R-Truth (will enter last)<\/i><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s1\">Women\u2019s Royal Rumble Match \u2013 winner receives a championship match at Wrestlemania<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>Known Entrants: Carmella (will enter last)<\/i><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><span class=\"s1\">\u2022Upcoming Events<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s1\">Mon. 12\/24\/18 WWE Raw \u2013 Taped after 12\/17\/18 live episode of Raw<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s1\">Tue. 12\/25\/18 WWE Smackdown \u2013<i> Taped after 12\/18\/18 live episode of Smackdown<\/i><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s1\">Wed. 12\/26\/18 WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster, Madison Square Garden, New York, N.Y. <\/span>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s1\">Braun Strowman vs. Baron Corbin<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s1\">Seth Rollins vs. Dean Ambrose for the Intercontinental Chamionship in a Steel Cage Match<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s1\">Ronda Rousey vs Nia Jax for the Raw Women\u2019s Championship<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s1\">Finn Balor vs. Bobby Lashley<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s1\">Velveteen Dream, Pete Dunne, Johnny Gargano, Ricochet, &amp; Aleister Black vs. Tomasso Ciampa &amp; Undisputed Era (Adam Cole, Kyle O\u2019Reilly, Roderick Strong, &amp; Bobby Fish.)<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s1\">Dolph Ziggler, Alexa Bliss, Natalya, Sasha Banks, and Bayley are also scheduled to appear<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s1\">Wed. 12\/26\/18 WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster, Allstate Arena, Chicago, Ill.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s1\">Thur. 12\/27\/18 WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster, Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, N.Y.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s1\">Thur. 12\/27\/18 WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster, Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s1\">Ronda Rousey vs. Mickie James (w\/ Alexa Bliss) for the Raw Women\u2019s Championship<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s1\">Seth Rollins vs. Dean Ambrose for the Intercontinental Championship<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s1\">Braun Strowman vs. Dolph Ziggler &amp; Drew McIntyre in a two-on-one handicap match<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>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)<\/i><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s1\">Fri. 12\/28\/18 WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster, Royal Farms Arena, Baltimore, Md.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>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)<\/i><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s1\">Sat. 12\/29\/18 WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster, United Center, Chicago, Ill.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s1\">Sun. 12\/30\/18 WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster, Amalie Arena, Tampa, Fla.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s1\">Sun. 12\/30\/18 WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster, Keybank Center, Buffalo, N.Y.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>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<\/i><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>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<\/i><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s1\">Fri. 1\/4\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster, Columbus Civic Center, Columbus, Ga.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s1\">Sat. 1\/5\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster, Greensboro Colliseum, Greensboro, N.C.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s1\">Sat. 1\/5\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster, Donald L. Tucker Center, Tallahassee, Fla. <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s1\">Sun. 1\/6\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster, Crown Coliseum, Fayetteville, N.C.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s1\">Sun. 1\/6\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster, Hertz Arena, Fort Myers, Fla.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s1\">Mon. 1\/7\/19 WWE Raw, Amway Center, Orlando, Fla.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s1\">Mon. 1\/7\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster, North Charleston Coliseum, North Charleston, S.C.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s1\">Tue. 1\/8\/19 WWE Smackdown, Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, Fla.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s1\">Fri. 1\/11\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Charleston Civic Center, Charleston, W.Va.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s1\">Sat. 1\/12\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster, Knoxville Civic Coliseum, Knoxville, Tenn.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s1\">Sat. 1\/12\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster, Freedom Hall Civic Center, Johnson City, Tenn.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s1\">Sun. 1\/13\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster, Rupp Arena, Lexington, Ky.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s1\">Sun. 1\/13\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster, Von Braun Civic Center, Huntsville, Ala.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s1\">Mon. 1\/14\/19 WWE Raw, FedEx Forum, Memphis, Tenn.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s1\">Mon. 1\/14\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster, McKenzie Arena, Chattanooga, Tenn.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s1\">Tue. 1\/15\/19 WWE Smackdown, Legacy Arena, Birmingham, Ala.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s1\">Fri. 1\/18\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster, AT&amp;T Center, San Antonio, Texas<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s1\">Sat. 1\/19\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster, Taylor County Coliseum, Abilene, Texas<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s1\">Sat. 1\/19\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster, Denny Sanford Premier Center, Sioux Falls, S.D.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s1\">Sun. 1\/20\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster, Chi Health Center, Omaha, Neb.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s1\">Sun. 1\/20\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster, Kay Yeager Coliseum, Wichita Falls, Texas<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s1\">Mon. 1\/21\/19 WWE Raw, Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, Okla.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s1\">Mon. 1\/21\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster, Landon Arena, Topeka, Kan.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s1\">Tue. 1\/22\/19 WWE Smackdown \u2013 Intrust Bank Arena, Wichita, Kan.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Sun. 1\/27\/19 WWE Royal Rumble, Chase Field, Phoenix, Ariz.<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s1\">Mon. 1\/28\/19 WWE Raw, Talking Stick Resort Arena, Phoenix, Ariz.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s1\">Mon. 1\/28\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster, Tucson Convention Center, Tuscon, Ariz.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s1\">Tue.1\/29\/19 WWE Smackdown, Talking Stick Resort Arena, Phoenix, Ariz.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s1\">Fri. 2\/1\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster, Sasktel Centre, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s1\">Sat. 2\/2\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster, Brandt Centre, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s1\">Sat. 2\/2\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster, Rogers Arena, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s1\">Sun. 2\/3\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster, Canalta Centre, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s1\">Mon. 2\/4\/19 WWE Raw, Moda Center, Portland, Ore.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s1\">Mon. 2\/4\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster, Yakima Sundome, Yakima, Wash.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s1\">Tue. 2\/5\/19 WWE Smackdown, Angel of the Winds Arena, Everrett, Wash.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s1\">Fri. 2\/8\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster, Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s1\">Sat. 2\/9\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster, Tribute Communities Centre, Oshawa, Ontario, Canada<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s1\">Sat. 2\/9\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster, NIU Convocation Center, Dekalb, Ill.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s1\">Sun. 2\/10\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster, The DOW Event Center, Saginaw, Mich.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s1\">Sun. 2\/10\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster, Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, Fort Wayne, Ind.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s1\">Mon. 2\/11\/19 WWE Raw, Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, Mich.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s1\">Mon. 2\/11\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster, Canton Civic Center, Canton, Ohio<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s1\">Tue. 2\/12\/19 WWE Smackdown, Huntington Center, Toledo, Ohio<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><span class=\"s1\">\u2022Latest TV Highlights<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Monday Night Raw<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">The McMahon family (Vince, Stephanie, Shane, and Triple H) all come out to discuss the \u201cRaw shake-up\u201d that they have been promoting for a week. Vince came out along first and said that the reason WWE is so successful is that they adapt and change with the times and despite his vision, he couldn\u2019t do it alone anymore and introduced the other three. Stephanie acknowledged that they haven\u2019t been doing a good job lately and Triple H said that the four of them would be taking back Raw and Smackdown. Stephanie said they would be cutting out middle managers and empowering the superstars. Triple H also promised new faces and matchups soon. Shane mentioned these changes will also be happening to Smackdown.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">Baron Corbin came down to confront the McMahons. All four mocked him and encouraged the fans to continue the very loud boos he was receiving from the audience. Corbin complained the match at T.L.C. was unfair and that he should be the General Manager of Raw. The four discussed it and agreed that if Corbin could win his match he would become General Manager. Corbin then fought Kurt Angle with Heath Slater as referee. A few minutes into the match Triple H walked onto the stage and announced that this is a Handicap Match and Bobby Roode, Chad Gable, and Apollo Crews walked out to join the match. A few minutes later Shane walked out and announced it was a No Disqualification match. Corbin would end up losing when Kurt Angle pinned him. Later in the night Corbin told Seth Rollins that it\u2019s all his fault for turning the locker room against him. Seth hit Corbin for mocking his loss to Dean Ambrose and the two now have a match next week.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">Ronda Rousey came to the ring to cut a promo. She said she wasn\u2019t there to defend her actions at T.L.C. and she said that she warned Nia Jax, Charlotte, and Becky Lynch not to cross her. The crowd booed loudly and chanted for Becky in response. Ronda continued on to talk about what it means to be a champion and said she wanted to start a new tradition. The new tradition she wants to start is that the champion comes out and defends her title the night after a PPV and that\u2019s what she was there to do. After calling for a challenger, a camera cut backstage where eight women were screaming about wanting to answer the open challenge. Stephanie yelled at them and told them to come on to the stage with her. Stephanie then announced an eight woman gauntlet match and the winner would get a match vs. Ronda. Natalya would win the gauntlet match and after she won Ronda walked back down to the ring where they shook hands and hugged to end the show.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Smackdown Live<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s1\">Paige is out as General Manager of Smackdown. In the opening segment of Smackdown, Shane McMahon was addressing the locker room and discussing the McMahon announcement on Monday night. The Smackdown locker room booed when Shane mentioned Raw and after settling them down, he brought Paige up onto the platform he was standing on and said as a result of the announcement on Monday, Paige is no longer the General Manager of Smackdown. He did clarify that she isn\u2019t leaving, but that her role would just be changing.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s1\">Asuka defended her championship against Naomi in a match booked by Vince McMahon. Becky and Charlotte both came to the ring to air their grievances with Ronda Rousey for her actions at T.L.C. on Sunday. Asuka was out next and said to forget Ronda because she\u2019s now the champion. As the three began arguing in the ring, Vince McMahon\u2019s music hit and he told Becky and Charlotte to get over it and if they have a problem they need to take it up with Ronda. Vince then asked Asuka if she wanted to defend her title tonight and she said yes while Charlotte and Becky were both excited about getting a rematch.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Naomi\u2019s music then hit and she met Vince on the ramp and told him that she deserves the opportunity, Vince agreed and the match began. Asuka retained over Naomi while Charlotte and Becky both sat ringside.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s1\">Daniel Bryan cut a promo before his scheduled tag team match. On his way to the ramp he had a stare down with a fan who had a sign that read \u201cYes this sign wasted paper\u201d which was a good touch by Bryan. He talked again about the people\u2019s consumerism and insulted the crowd by saying Fresno is the most polluted city in California. The crowd cheered this and some began chanting \u201cWe\u2019re number one\u201d in response. Bryan then said the fans wouldn\u2019t know wisdom if it was pumped full of GMO\u2019s and handed to them through a drive-thru window (great line). In the main event Bryan teamed with Andrade Cien Almas and Bryan was pinned for the loss after Mustafa Ali hit Bryan with the 054.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><span class=\"s1\">\u2022WWE in the Media<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p5\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>Mustafa Ali was on the Chasing Glory Podcast with Lilian Garcia this week.<\/strong> Ali opened by talking about the creation of 205 Live and how it was disheartening at first because they went on after Smackdown and people would leave. He compared it to a rock concert and having the opening act go on after the headliner instead of being the opener where they should be. He said now they\u2019re building the brand and people are paying attention to them and that it\u2019s exciting to watch the brand grow. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span class=\"s1\">Ali talks about the toll a high-flyer style of wrestling has compared to a more traditional style and he said he doesn\u2019t feel that it\u2019s any worse on the body than wrestling in general. Ali then talked about executing his finisher, the 054, and that he closes his eyes every time and he just jumps. He said thankfully he hasn\u2019t hurt anyone, but if someone asked him to teach him the maneuver he couldn\u2019t do it because he just jumps and tucks and it works.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span class=\"s1\">Ali then talked about his parents who are both immigrants. His father is from Pakistan and his mother is from India. He told the story of growing up in Chicago and that his family constantly worked, for example he talks about his dad working three jobs. Even though his family constantly worked, they didn\u2019t have much money. He then tells the story of his father dying from complications of having his leg amputated. He said his wife worries he has the same problem his dad has, overworking. He told a story about waking up one morning and he couldn\u2019t lift his arms because he was overworking his body and that was an eye opening moment to realize he is similar to his father in that sense.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span class=\"s1\">They move on to talk about his life growing up and he talks about being treated differently after 9\/11. Having parents of Middle Eastern descent and being only one of a few Muslim students at his school. He clarifies saying no one ever threatened him directly, but would say things about harming Muslim people which would make him uncomfortable. He also notes that he does understand why they were so upset, but it\u2019s because he can stop and see things from their point of view. He also says these high school kids felt that way because the media and their parents probably helped influence their views of that event. He said that carried over into wrestling when promoters would want to book him as a heel Muslim character, which he refused to do. In response he put on a mask and became a luchador to hide who he really was. After a bad wrist injury he decided to try the Muslim gimmick and it clicked. He would come out and cut a promo in another language and bad mouth the United States and he was extremely popular. Suddenly promoters wanted him across the country and he caught the attention of WWE, but he hated every second of it. He recalls a show where a seven year old kid stood up and acted out in front of him and Ali blames himself for teaching that kid to hate him and people like him, he said from that moment on he never played that character again.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span class=\"s1\">Ali tells the story of meeting his wife and more of his back story then transitioned to talking about when he was a police officer. He left being a member of the police force to go work for WWE full time. So while he was a cop, he was wrestling on the independent wrestling scene as well. He tells the story of becoming known as the \u201cde-escalator\u201d because he would just stop and talk to the people that he pulled over or arrested. He tells an incredible story of helping out a person who was picked up multiple times for theft and realizing he was stealing because he couldn\u2019t find a job, so he paid for him to get a haircut and some nice clothes, then helped him create a resume to help him find a job. He closes the interview by telling a few more stories from his time as a police officer until WWE called him to offer him a contract.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s1\">The interview with Ali starts at the 16:10 mark and you can listen <a href=\"https:\/\/liliangarcia.com\/chasing-glory-podcast\/\">HERE<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>\u2022Listen to the latest Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Post-Show \u2013 Smackdown Post-Show<\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by PWTorch Livecast host and ProWrestling.net&#8217;s Jake Barnett as they discuss WWE Smackdown with live callers first, then an on-site correspondent for an in-person perspective, the mailbag segment, and finally a spoiler segment reporting on the newsworthy results of next Tuesday night&#8217;s Christmas night Smackdown with our on-site correspondent. How did crowd react to Daniel Bryan&#8217;s eco-rants, Becky Lynch, Vince McMahon, Miz and Shane McMahon, Rusev, Mustafa&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><iframe style=\"width: 100%; height: 100px;\" src=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/embed\/player\/t128262304\/\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">-On Tune In Radio\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/tun.in\/tiUtYU\">HERE<\/a><br \/>\n-On Apple Podcasts <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/wade-keller-pro-wrestling-podcast\/id1253158731?mt=2\">HERE<\/a><br \/>\n-Or <strong>search \u201cWade Keller\u201d<\/strong> on your podcast app of choice<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><span class=\"s1\">\u2022WWE Social Media Highlights<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s1\">Here is the weekly Becky Lynch\/Charlotte\/Ronda Rousey Twitter update including Ronda Rousey with some of the strangest hashtags I have ever seen used with \u201c#IKnowYouLeftWithMyUnderwear\u201d and \u201c#TheManStoleMyPanties\u201d in different responses to Becky:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BrlEmWQnsEV\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; 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font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BrlEmWQnsEV\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by Ronda Rousey (@rondarousey)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/BeckyLynchWWE\/status\/1075485278612152320<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/BeckyLynchWWE\/status\/1075487700835282952<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Lucky? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3HEhHVxZct\">pic.twitter.com\/3HEhHVxZct<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Charlotte Flair (@MsCharlotteWWE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MsCharlotteWWE\/status\/1075499980968742912?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 19, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/BeckyLynchWWE\/status\/1075525864945803265<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I\u2019m a little weirdo!? You\u2019re the one jumping on me while I\u2019m getting changed in the locker room <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BackwardsBullshitBecky?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BackwardsBullshitBecky<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/iknowyouleftwithmyunderwear?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#iknowyouleftwithmyunderwear<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ronda Rousey (@RondaRousey) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RondaRousey\/status\/1075509764237361152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 19, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/BeckyLynchWWE\/status\/1075536996129538048<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I would ask for my undies back but god knows what you\u2019ve been doing with them. You can keep them <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/youlittleweirdo?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#youlittleweirdo<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TheManStoleMyPanties?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TheManStoleMyPanties<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LockerRoomBandit?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LockerRoomBandit<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ronda Rousey (@RondaRousey) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RondaRousey\/status\/1075786864781451265?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 20, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Yes, lucky. You leave me alone, I\u2019ll leave you alone. Consider it a gesture of Christmas spirit. Though I can\u2019t say as much for the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LockerRoomLurker?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LockerRoomLurker<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BeckyLynchWWE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BeckyLynchWWE<\/a> so you should still watch your back Queenie<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ronda Rousey (@RondaRousey) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RondaRousey\/status\/1075844268118306816?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 20, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s1\">We have some more strange tweets from Bray Wyatt this week. It\u2019s hard to tell where this is going considering he\u2019s all over the place lately on Twitter.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWEBrayWyatt\/status\/1074856374138486784<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWEBrayWyatt\/status\/1074858881334030342<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWEBrayWyatt\/status\/1074859482524631041<\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s1\">Sami Zayn tries to stay humble, but it\u2019s hard being great.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">During this time off, I&#39;ve been working on becoming a better person, and letting go of a lot of toxic elements that come with egotism &amp; ambition.<\/p>\n<p>But I just watched that teaser for my return on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Raw?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Raw<\/a> and remembered how good I am at pro wrestling. I actually forgot how great I am.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sami Zayn (@SamiZayn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SamiZayn\/status\/1074856441960386561?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 18, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><span class=\"s1\">\u2022Closing Commentary<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p5\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span class=\"s1\">\u2022<strong>The McMahon announcement on Monday was lackluster to say the least.<\/strong> Announcing he would be there to \u201cshake things up\u201d days in advance didn\u2019t help with the speculation to what it might be, but I completely understand that they announced it ahead of Monday to help with the ratings, which have been drastically falling in recent months. The problem is the announcement was generic and didn\u2019t explain anything. All we were told is that there will be \u201cnew faces and matchups\u201d and that they will be getting rid of middle managers and \u201cempowering the superstars.\u201d That all sounds great, but if you\u2019re going to announce that, explain how this is going to be happening. They announced some NXT call-ups, which checks off the new faces and matchups promise. They relieved Paige of her GM role on Smackdown, which gets rid of middle managers (Baron Corbin was removed after losing at T.L.C.). They didn\u2019t do much to address empowering the superstars, unless they think a couple of open challenges for championships is empowering superstars because they created their own matches. The problem is they\u2019ve completely overdone the open challenge gimmick dating back to Cena and the United States Open Challenge.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span class=\"s1\">The other thing that I found completely tone deaf was Triple H saying that the four of them (Vince, Stephanie, Shane, and himself) would be taking control of Raw and Smackdown. People do not want management that is around all of the time. The only general manager I\u2019ve truly enjoyed is William Regal in NXT and that\u2019s because he\u2019s almost never on television, and when he is, it\u2019s impactful and significant. William Regal appears on NXT maybe once per taping, unless he\u2019s involved in a storyline like the Aleister Black attacker investigation. Hopefully that comment by Triple H was supposed to be a comment made towards \u201csmart\u201d fans instead of casual fans and they don\u2019t start appearing on television every week. More McMahons on television is not the answer; more quality wrestling, actual finishes to matches instead of multiple DQs per show, and logical storylines are the answers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span class=\"s1\">I am very hopeful that they make significant and positive changes. They need to, but this week was just not a hot start. The only reason we knew it\u2019s a \u201cnew era\u201d was Michael Cole and Tom Phillips said it a dozen times like they were a doll with a pull string in their back. We need to give WWE some time to make changes because change doesn\u2019t happen overnight, but it would\u2019ve been good to see more signs of change this week heading into 2019 instead of waiting until then to start implementing change.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>\u2022I know we are many months away from Smackdown moving to Fox, but the roster split has been a hot topic this week and I want to throw in my opinion.<\/strong> The debate revolves around whether or not the roster split should stay in place once Smackdown moves to Fox because both Fox and NBC (which owns USA Network) will both want the top stars on their shows. In my opinion, the roster split needs to stay in place. I actually don\u2019t like the roster split because it limits your booking options. I feel like we\u2019ve seen Seth Rollins fight everyone possible on Raw, and the last roster shake-up just happened after WrestleMania earlier this year. It\u2019s only been eight months and I feel like there aren\u2019t many matchups left to have at this point, which is a booking problem that could be avoided if they did a better job building up mid-card wrestlers. Apart from building up the mid-card to create new matchups (which is what they should be doing), the ability to have fresh matchups and feuds between people like Seth Rollins and Daniel Bryan or any other matchup you can think of would help keep the shows fresh. The roster split does limit your options when creating feuds.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span class=\"s1\">The reason I think the roster split needs to stay in place is that I don\u2019t think WWE can be disciplined enough to not repeat matches or only feature the same people on both shows in a given week. Before the roster split, I felt like Kevin Owens wrestled on both Raw and Smackdown every week. I wasn\u2019t complaining &#8211; I love Kevin Owens &#8211; but it wears out acts very quickly and there\u2019s no justification to see him wrestle twice in one week. It takes away television time from everyone else if they throw out a fifteen or twenty minute match featuring one wrestler or, in some cases, the exact same match both nights. I think they justify this by saying they\u2019re putting the acts people want to see on television, but overexposing characters people like causes them to stop liking that character. It doesn\u2019t necessarily have to be two matches either, a wrestler could cut a promo on one show and wrestle on the other; either way, my point is the same. With the same amount of television time that they have now, I believe a combined roster would undoubtedly feature fewer wrestlers than it currently does because they would lean heavily on the same acts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span class=\"s1\">One thing that may help with this wrestler fatigue on the audience is the fact that the shows will be separated starting next fall instead of on back-to-back nights. It may not be as obvious that Kevin Owens or anyone else wrestled on both shows because Raw will still be on Monday and Smackdown is going to be on Friday instead of Tuesday like it is currently. Even if this is the case and it does help mask that, it still isn\u2019t the right thing to do. 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