{"id":78730,"date":"2019-04-27T00:22:14","date_gmt":"2019-04-27T05:22:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=78730"},"modified":"2019-04-27T00:22:14","modified_gmt":"2019-04-27T05:22:14","slug":"weekly-overview-wwe-thru-4-24-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\/2019\/04\/27\/weekly-overview-wwe-thru-4-24-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 4\/24): Top stories of week, major show lineups, live event results, schedule of live events, noteworthy social media posts, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-821740860\" 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>\u2022Top Stories of the Week<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>More changes to the rosters this week. Samoa Joe (with the United States Championship) and Cesaro are now members of Raw. Aleister Black, Andrade, Zelina Vega, Jinder Mahal, and the Singh Brothers are all now members of Smackdown.<\/li>\n<li>WWE had two name changes this week. First, The Viking Experience had their name changed again. They are now The Viking Raiders, but they are still individually known as Erik and Ivar. Bobby Roode is now going by the name Robert Roode.<\/li>\n<li>Bray Wyatt appeared on Raw and Smackdown this week in a pre-taped segment. The segment seemed to play off the idea that he was the host of a children\u2019s show, similar to that of Blues Clues or Pee Wee\u2019s Playhouse, called \u201cFirefly Fun House\u201d and included the buzzard puppet and witch doll from the vignettes that have aired previously. Check out the Social Media Highlights section for the full clip of this segment posted on YouTube by WWE.<\/li>\n<li>WWE announced that they will be having another international tryout, this time in China this July. The article posted on WWE.com says it will be a four day tryout for up to 50 men and women. The article also notes that the Performance Center website is now also available in Mandarin so interested people can apply. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wwe.com\/worldwide\/article\/wwe-announces-china-tryout-2019?sf211395691=1\">SOURCE<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Alexander Wolfe appeared at the latest NXT UK tapings as the newest member of the roster. This comes after saying his \u201cgoodbye\u201d to WWE last week. He posted a tweet after his appearance that that said \u201cI never said I\u2019ll leave this company. I said goodbye to the WWE (Raw\/SD Live) because I am now a part of NXT UK\u2026\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Dustin Rhodes AKA Goldust has announced he is leaving WWE. This week he was also announced as his brother Cody\u2019s opponent at AEW\u2019s upcoming Double or Nothing show next month.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>\u2022WWE Weekly Event Results<\/h3>\n<p><strong>WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster (St. Louis, Mo.) 4\/19\/19<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">(1) Finn Balor (c) beat Elias to retain the Intercontinental Championship<br \/>\n(2) Curt Hawkins &amp; Zack Ryder (c) defeated The Revival to retain the Raw Tag Team Championships<br \/>\n(3) Lucha House Party beat The Singh Brothers<br \/>\n(4) Aleister Black &amp; Ricochet beat The Singh Brothers<br \/>\n(5) Becky Lynch defeated Alexa Bliss to retain the Raw &amp; Smackdown Women\u2019s Championships<br \/>\n(6) The Riott Squad &amp; Lacey Evans beat Bayley, Ember Moon, Dana Brooke, &amp; Nikki Cross<br \/>\n(7) Tony Nese (c) defeated Buddy Murphy to retain the Intercontinental Championship<br \/>\n(8) The Shield beat Jinder Mahal, Baron Corbin, &amp; Bobby Lashley<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrestlinginc.com\/news\/2019\/04\/wwe-live-event-results-653307\/\">SOURCE<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster (Madison, Wis.) 4\/20\/19<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">(1) The Hardy Boyz beat The Usos<br \/>\n(2) Rowan defeated Ali<br \/>\n(3) R-Truth vs. Samoa Joe was scheduled, but Joe attacked Truth before the bell<br \/>\n(4) Kevin Owens beat Andrade (w\/ Zelina Vega)<br \/>\n(5) Becky Lynch defeated Charlotte Flair<br \/>\n(6) The IIconics (c) beat Mandy Rose &amp; Sonya Deville and Carmella &amp; Naomi to retain the Women\u2019s Tag Team Championships<br \/>\n(7) Samoa Joe beat R-Truth<br \/>\n(8) Kofi Kingston defeated Randy Orton<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mandatory.com\/wrestlezone\/news\/1082405-wwe-live-event-results-from-madison-wisconsin-4-20-19\">SOURCE<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster (Springfield, Ill.) 4\/20\/19<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"pwtor-2957689738\" 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 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">(1) Aleister Black &amp; Ricochet beat The Revival<br \/>\n(2) Tony Nese (c) defeated Buddy Murphy to retain the Cruiserweight Championship<br \/>\n(3) Lucha House Party beat Jinder Mahal &amp; The Singh Brothers<br \/>\n(4) Finn Balor (c) beat Elias to retain the Intercontinental Championship<br \/>\n(5) Curt Hawkins &amp; Zack Ryder (c) beat Aleister Black &amp; Ricochet via Disqualification to retain the Raw Tag Team Championships. The Revival would interfere and attack Black &amp; Ricochet for the DQ<br \/>\n(6) Lacey Evans &amp; Alexa Bliss defeated Ember Moon &amp; Dana Brooke<br \/>\n(7) The Shield beat Bobby Lashley, Drew McIntyre, &amp; Baron Corbin<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mandatory.com\/wrestlezone\/news\/1082379-wwe-live-event-results-from-springfield-missouri-4-20-19\">SOURCE<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster (Rochester, Minn.) 4\/21\/19<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">(1) Matt Hardy beat Jimmy Uso<br \/>\n(2) R-Truth vs. Samoa Joe was scheduled, but Joe attacked Truth before the bell<br \/>\n(3) Rowan defeated Ali<br \/>\n(4) Xavier Woods beat Andrade &amp; Cesaro<br \/>\n(5) Becky Lynch (c) defeated Charlotte to retain the Smackdown Women\u2019s Championship<br \/>\n(6) IIconics (c) beat Carmella &amp; Naomi and Mandy Rose &amp; Sonya Devile to retain the Women\u2019s Tag Team Championship<br \/>\n(7) Samoa Joe (c) defeated R-Truth to retain the United States Championship<br \/>\n(8) Kofi Kingston (c) beat Randy Orton to retain the WWE Championship<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lordsofpain.net\/wwe-house-show-results-from-rochester-minnesota-4-21-19\/\">SOURCE<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster (Moline, Ill.) 4\/21\/19<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">(1) Curt Hawkins &amp; Zack Ryder (c) beat Aleister Black &amp; Ricochet and The Revival to retain the Raw Tag Team Championships<br \/>\n(2) Tony Nese (c) beat Buddy Murphy<br \/>\n(3) Lucha House Party defeated Jinder Mahal &amp; The Singh Brothers<br \/>\n(4) Alexa Bliss &amp; Lacey Evans beat Nikki Cross &amp; Dana Brooke<br \/>\nThe last three matches of this show aired on WWE Network as \u201cThe Sheild\u2019s Final Chapter\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ewrestlingnews.com\/results\/results-from-wwe-live-event-in-moline-illinois-the-shields-final-match\">SOURCE<\/a><\/p><div id=\"pwtor-3411051144\" 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><strong>WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster (Sioux City, Iowa) 4\/22\/19<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>(1) Carmella beat Sonya Deville<br \/>\n(2) R-Truth &amp; Matt Hardy defeated Karl Anderson &amp; Luke Gallows<br \/>\n(3) Charlotte Flair beat Bayley<br \/>\n(4) Roman Reigns defeated Elias<br \/>\n(5) Ember Moon beat Mandy Rose<br \/>\n(6) Finn Balor beat Ali<br \/>\n(7) Kofi Kingston (w\/ Xavier Woods) defeated Randy Orton<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrestlinginc.com\/news\/2019\/04\/wwe-live-event-results-653388\/\">SOURCE<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>If you attend a live event, please send results to pwtorch@pwtorch.com. Thanks!<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>\u2022WWE TV Match Results<\/h3>\n<p><strong>The Shield\u2019s Final Chapter (Aired on WWE Network) 4\/21\/19<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">(1) Finn Balor defeated Elias to retain the Intercontinental Championship<br \/>\n(2) Bayley &amp; Ember Moon beat Ruby Riott &amp; Sarah Logan (w\/ Liv Morgan) when Ember pinned Ruby<br \/>\n(3) The Shield beat Baron Corbin, Bobby Lashley, &amp; Drew McIntyre when Seth Rollins pinned Corbin<\/p>\n<p><strong>Monday Night Raw TV Results 4\/22\/19<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">(1) A.J. Styles beat Samoa Joe &amp; Rey Mysterio to qualify for the main event match to determine the No. 1 Contender for the Universal Championship<br \/>\n(2) Naomi defeated Billie Kaye (w\/ Peyton Royce)<br \/>\n(3) Baron Corbin beat Drew McIntyre &amp; The Miz to qualify for the main event match to determine the No. 1 Contender for the Universal Championship<br \/>\n(4) Cesaro beat Cedric Alexander<br \/>\n(5) Becky Lynch defeated Alicia Fox<br \/>\n(6) Robert Roode beat Ricochet<br \/>\n(7) A.J. Styles beat Baron Corbin to become the No. 1 Contender for the Universal Championship<\/p>\n<p><strong>Smackdown Live TV Results 4\/23\/19<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">(1) Finn Balor beat Andrade (w\/ Zelina Vega)<br \/>\n(2) Kairi Sane (w\/ Asuka &amp; Paige) defeated Peyton Royce (w\/ Billie Kaye)<br \/>\n(3) Charlotte beat Bayley to become No. 1 Contender for the Smackdown Women\u2019s Championship<br \/>\n(4) Kofi Kingston (w\/ Kevin Owens &amp; Xavier Woods) beat Shinsuke Nakamura (w\/ Rusev &amp; Lana) via Disqualification<\/p>\n<p><strong>205 Live Results (Aired on WWE Network) 4\/23\/19<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">(1) Humberto Carillo beat Drew Gulak<br \/>\n(2) Ariya Daivari defeated Oney Lorcan<\/p>\n<p><strong>WWE Main Event (Aired on Hulu and WWE Network) 4\/25\/19<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">(1) Dana Brooke defeated Ruby Riott<br \/>\n(2) EC3 beat No Way Jose<\/p>\n<p>Source: WKPWP Post-Raw On-Site Correspondent<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>\u2022Upcoming Lineups for Stadium\/PPV Events<\/h3>\n<p><strong>WWE Money in the Bank on May 19 from Hartford, Conn.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Seth Rollins (c) vs. A.J. Styles for the Universal Championship<\/li>\n<li>Becky Lynch (c) vs. Lacey Evans for the Raw Women\u2019s Championship<\/li>\n<li>Becky Lynch (c) vs. Charlotte for the Smackdown Women\u2019s Championship<\/li>\n<li>Roman Reigns vs. Elias<\/li>\n<li>Men\u2019s Money in the Bank match<\/li>\n<li>Women\u2019s Money in the Bank match<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>\u2022Upcoming Events<\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Mon. 4\/29\/19 WWE Raw, Rupp Arena, Lexington, Ky.<br \/>\nMon. 3\/29\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster, Big Sandy Superstore Arena, Huntington, W.Va.<br \/>\nTue. 4\/30\/19 WWE Smackdown, Schottenstein Center, Columbus, Ohio<br \/>\nSun. 5\/5\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster, Ford Center Evansville, Evansville, Ind.<br \/>\nMon. 5\/6\/19 WWE Raw, U.S. Bank Arena, Cincinnati, Ohio<br \/>\nMon. 5\/6\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster, The Corbin Arena, Corbin, Ky.<br \/>\nTue. 5\/7\/19 WWE Smackdown \u2013 KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, Ky.<br \/>\nWed. 5\/8\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster, SSE Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland<br \/>\nThur. 5\/9\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster, 3Arena, Dublin, Ireland<br \/>\nThur. 5\/9\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster, Forest National, Brussels, Belgium<br \/>\nFri. 5\/10\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster, Helsinki Ice Hall, Helsinki, Finland<br \/>\nFri. 5\/10\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster, Arena Du Pays D\u2019Aix, Aix-en-Province, France<br \/>\nSat. 5\/11\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster, Hovet, Stockholm, Sweden<br \/>\nSat. 5\/11\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster, Utilita Arena, Newcastle upon Tyne, England<br \/>\nSun. 5\/12\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster, Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway<br \/>\nSun. 5\/12\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster, M&amp;S Bank Arena, Liverpool, England<br \/>\nMon. 5\/13\/19 WWE Raw, The O2, London, England<br \/>\nMon. 5\/13\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster, Bournemouth International Centre, Bournemouth, England<br \/>\nTue. 5\/14\/19 WWE Smackdown, The O2, London, England<br \/>\nTue. 5\/14\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster, Accorhotels Arena, Paris, France<br \/>\nWed. 5\/15\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster, Resorts World Arena, Birmingham, England<br \/>\nWed. 5\/15\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster, Getec Arena, Magdeburg, Germany<br \/>\nThur. 5\/16\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster, Flydsa Arena, Sheffield, England<br \/>\nThur. 5\/16\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster, Barclaycard Arena, Hamburg, Germany<br \/>\nFri. 5\/17\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster, Cardiff Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff, Wales<br \/>\nFri. 5\/17\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster, Mercedes-Benz Arena, Berlin, Germany<br \/>\n<strong>Sun. 5\/19\/19 WWE Money in the Bank, XL Center, Hartford, Conn.<\/strong><br \/>\nMon. 5\/20\/19 WWE Raw, Times Union Center, Albany, N.Y.<br \/>\nMon. 5\/20\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster, Tsongas Center, Lowell, Mass.<br \/>\nTue. 5\/21\/19 WWE Smackdown, Dunkin\u2019 Donuts Center, Providence, R.I.<br \/>\nMon. 5\/27\/19 WWE Raw, Sprint Center, Kansas City, Mo.<br \/>\nMon. 5\/27\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster, Tony\u2019s Pizza Events Center, Salina, Kan.<br \/>\nTue. 5\/28\/19 WWE Smackdown, Bok Center, Tulsa, Okla.<br \/>\nFri. 5\/31\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster, Santa Ana Star Center, Rio Rancho N.M.<br \/>\nSat. 6\/1\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster, Extraco Events Center, Waco, Texas<br \/>\nSat. 6\/1\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster, United Supermarkets Arena, Lubbock, Texas<br \/>\nSun. 6\/2\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster, Reed Arena, College Station, Texas<br \/>\nSun. 6\/2\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster, Foster Communications Coliseum, San Angelo, Texas<br \/>\nMon. 6\/3\/19 WWE Raw, Frank Erwin Center, Austin, Texas<br \/>\nMon. 6\/3\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster, American Bank Center, Corpus Christi, Texas<br \/>\nTue. 6\/4\/19 WWE Smackdown, Sames Auto Arena, Laredo, Texas<br \/>\nSun. 6\/9\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster, Save Mart Center, Fresno, Calif.<br \/>\nSun. 6\/9\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster, Stockton Arena, Stockton, Calif.<br \/>\nMon. 6\/10\/19 WWE Raw, SAP Center, San Jose, Calif.<br \/>\nMon. 6\/10\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster, Reno-Sparks Convention Center, Reno, Nev.<br \/>\nTue. 6\/11\/19 WWE Smackdown, Golden 1 Center, Sacramento, Calif.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>\u2022Latest TV Highlights<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Monday Night Raw<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Raw featured two triple threat matches, with the winners to face off in the main event and the winner of the main event would become the No. 1 Contender for the Universal Championship. AJ Styles would beat Samoa Joe &amp; Rey Mysterio in the first triple threat match after he hit Rey Mysterio with the Styles Clash onto Joe, then pinned Mysterio for the win. Baron Corbin would then beat Drew McIntyre &amp; The Miz when McIntyre hit The Miz with a Claymore Kick only to have Corbin throw him out of the ring and steal the pinfall. AJ Styles would then beat Corbin in the Main Event with a Phenomenal Forearm. After the match, Seth Rollins came out to face off with his new challenger. Rollins and Styles would shake hands and Seth would pull AJ in close and the two were jawing back and forth as Raw went off the air.<\/li>\n<li>The debut of Bray Wyatt\u2019s new gimmick happened on Raw in a segment called the \u201cFirefly Fun House.\u201d I can\u2019t possibly do this segment justice, check out the Social Media Highlights section to watch the video of the segment that WWE posted on YouTube. The segment also aired on Smackdown, so it\u2019s unclear which show Bray will be a part of at this time.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Smackdown Live<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Kevin Owens showed his true colors this week when he turned on Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods. Kofi was taking on Shinsuke Nakamura in the main event. Rusev would interfere to cause a disqualification which prompted Xavier Woods and Kevin Owens to come to the aid of Kofi. At one point, Kofi pushed Owens out of the way of a charging Nakamura and Kofi gave him a Trouble in Paradise. Suddenly, Owens hit Kofi with a superkick. Owens grabbed the WWE Championship and yelled at Kofi saying \u201cI hope you and your kids had a good time because I\u2019m coming for this.\u201d Kofi would attempt a comeback, but Owens thwarted the attempt. As Owens went to hit Kofi with a powerbomb to the ring apron, Xavier Woods would stop Owens, but Woods would end up being powerbombed on the apron himself for his trouble.<\/li>\n<li>Charlotte was named No. 1 Contender for the Smackdown Women\u2019s Championship. Charlotte came out to the ring for a promo where she pointed out that she was not pinned at WrestleMania, Ronda Rousey was. Charlotte then called for Becky Lynch to come out and explain why she thinks she\u2019s the rightful Smackdown Women\u2019s Champion. Becky came out and asked Charlotte if she knew what \u201cWinner take all\u201d meant since the WrestleMania match was just that. She said she was too busy beating the baddest woman on the planet, who Charlotte couldn\u2019t beat. Becky also said she beat Ronda because she already knows she can beat Flair. Eventually Bayley would come out and said that the shakeup is about fresh starts, but all she sees in Becky\/Charlotte is another rerun. She challenged Charlotte to a match and after Charlotte began to talk down to Bayley, Bayley would smack the mic out of Charlotte\u2019s hand and the match was on. Eventually Charlotte would beat Bayley after a spear to earn a championship match at Money in the Bank.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>\u2022Listen to the latest Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Post-Show \u2013 Smackdown Post-Show<\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by PWTorch columnist Rich Fann, who also hosts &#8220;The Deep Dive with Rich Fann&#8221; podcast in the PWTorch Dailycast line-up and joins Travis Bryant on the PWTorch East Coast Cast VIP show. They discuss Kevin Owens&#8217; turn on New Day, the Roman Reigns-Shane McMahon\/Elias angle, Bray&#8217;s Playhouse vignette, Becky Two Belts defending both at Money in the Bank, more Superstar Shake-up fallout and aftershocks, and more.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><iframe style=\"width: 100%; height: 100px;\" src=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/embed\/player\/t130611777\/\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">-On Tune In Radio\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/tun.in\/ti4lbD\">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>\u2022WWE Social Media Highlights<\/h3>\n<p>Here is the video of Bray Wyatt\u2019s \u201cFirefly Fun House\u201d segment that aired on Raw.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Welcome to Bray Wyatt\u2019s &quot;Firefly Fun House&quot;: Raw, April 22, 2019\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JHkiVa-FYvo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Big E may not be on Smackdown right now, but he\u2019s still watching. He tweeted after the Owens attack on Tuesday and suddenly Big E vs. Kevin Owens is the big man feud I didn\u2019t know I wanted this badly.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">KO is the parasite in the system that desperately clings on to its host for life. Once its sucked all of the nutrients it can out of its host, it seeks another. I only take pleasure in knowing the virus has been detected &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TrueKofi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TrueKofi<\/a> &amp; @XavierWoodsPhD will stomp out the organism.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ettore \u201cBig E\u201d Ewen (@WWEBigE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWEBigE\/status\/1121109151164391424?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 24, 2019<\/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\">My greatest joy will be returning in time to stomp the life out of the already lifeless roach myself.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ettore \u201cBig E\u201d Ewen (@WWEBigE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWEBigE\/status\/1121110296188342272?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 24, 2019<\/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\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FightOwensFight?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FightOwensFight<\/a> is a trash human. Absolute and complete garbage human.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Austin Creed (@AustinCreedWins) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AustinCreedWins\/status\/1121131118231601152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 24, 2019<\/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\">Sometimes you feel compelled believe in someone and give them a chance, even when no one else will. As unpopular a decision as it may seem at the time, you give them the benefit of the doubt&#8230;And Then that person proves everyone right. Mark my words, there will be Hell to pay.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kofi Kingston (@TrueKofi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TrueKofi\/status\/1121118266070642689?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 24, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Owens tweeted out a very simple message after Smackdown in response.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/FightOwensFight\/status\/1120872052758597633<\/p>\n<p>Lana continues to be outspoken on Twitter.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">He is the baddest. He marches to the beat of his own drum, he isn\u2019t defined by one billionaires opinion, or by the universe\u2019s thoughts. America has taught him it\u2019s not about loses!It\u2019s what you do with loses that will define your future! Rugged @RusevBUL is the AMERICAN DREAM <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QSgeALBnTs\">pic.twitter.com\/QSgeALBnTs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; CJ Perry (@TheCJPerry) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheCJPerry\/status\/1120521143620984832?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 23, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/LanaWWE\/status\/1120525709716459520<\/p>\n<p>Dustin Rhodes AKA Goldust posted a goodbye to WWE this week on Twitter.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Official Statement: Done on my own terms. Thank you to the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWEUniverse?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WWEUniverse<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@wwe<\/a> and the world of entertainment. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/wrestling?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#wrestling<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DustinRhodes?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DustinRhodes<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dEwtjTm3Zg\">pic.twitter.com\/dEwtjTm3Zg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dustin Rhodes (@dustinrhodes) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dustinrhodes\/status\/1120055239577669635?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 21, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/dustinrhodes\/status\/1120054829341134849<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It wasn\u2019t so much the paint, but the man beneath the paint. Goldust was an Amazing character. So entertaining. BUT&#8230;. Dustin was one of the best and most polished in ring performers that I\u2019ve ever seen. Farewell my friend. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ThankYouGoldust?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ThankYouGoldust<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/imiHdQrDCi\">https:\/\/t.co\/imiHdQrDCi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kurt Angle (@RealKurtAngle) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RealKurtAngle\/status\/1120078552194539521?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 21, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>\u2022Closing Commentary<\/h3>\n<p><strong>&#8211; The Bray Wyatt segment from Monday may be one of the weirdest, creepiest, and greatest segments I\u2019ve seen on Raw in quite some time.<\/strong> The fun-loving children\u2019s television show host Bray Wyatt along with the bright and uplifting nature of the segment was weird in and of itself. This is such a departure from his previous character that it\u2019s a little off-putting, but I think that\u2019s intentional. His puppets of \u201cMercy the Buzzard\u201d and \u201cAbby the Witch\u201d are other connection points to the old gimmick as well. His signature catch phrase of \u201cfollow the buzzards\u201d as well as his constant talking about \u201csister Abigail\u201d are unavoidable and very in your face coincidences, for lack of a better term. The puppets are not adorable or child-friendly at all; they\u2019re a little creepy, which makes the added sound effects of kids awing at their reveal just that much more unsettling.<\/p>\n<p>There are some dark and creepy moments in this segment too including one point where Bray bends over out of view of the camera only to have the music dramatically change, the camera start shaking, and him to stand back up wearing two gloves with HURT on one glove and HEAL on the other. Later in the segment when he holds up one hand to his ear (the HURT glove), he suddenly has an electric chainsaw and chops off the head of a cardboard cutout of his old character. That\u2019s not exactly kid-friendly either, yet the sound effects added are of children cheering for him doing this and clapping.<\/p>\n<p>I know some people hated this segment, but for some reason I absolutely loved it. I remember a few months ago where Bray was tweeting out things that appeared to be fragments of doctor\u2019s notes regarding a patient and daily updates. One read \u201cDay 23, Subject is showing signs of progress, at times. Violent outbursts are commonplace, spewing threats at our staff in multiple languages, and reciting passages from Bible and\u201d and immediately after he tweeted \u201cDay 3, Subject believes God as well as several other entities speak to him directly. They give him a scapegoat for 7.\u201d Remembering these cryptic tweets from late last year combined with this new debut of a character has lead me (and many others) to think that this may indicate Bray has undergone some type of therapy to change his mental state. Given the gloves &#8211; and the segment in general &#8211; it seems like he\u2019s still fighting his old urges, but trying to be over the top different from who he used to be to help him avoid going back to that person.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m beyond excited to see the next installment of this. I\u2019d love to know who\u2019s behind this idea and who is helping execute it because one week in and I\u2019m hooked to see where this goes. I\u2019m hoping and praying that Vince just leaves Bray and whoever else is involved here alone and just lets them run with this &#8211; because if Vince gets involved, I\u2019m terrified we\u2019re going to end up with Bray Wyatt playing some horribly cheesy wrestling version of Jeff Dunham with way uglier puppets.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>NOW CHECK OUT OTHER\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/category\/prowrestlingnews\/weekly-overviews\/\">WEEKLY OVERVIEWS HERE<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>OR JUMP TO LAST WEEK\u2019S WWE OVERVIEW: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2019\/04\/18\/weekly-overview-wwe-thru-4-17-top-stories-of-week-major-show-lineups-live-event-results-schedule-of-live-events-noteworthy-social-media-posts-more\/\">WEEKLY OVERVIEW \u2013 WWE (thru 4\/17): Top stories of week, major show lineups, live event results, schedule of live events, noteworthy social media posts, more<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-1691054767\"><div id=\"pwtor-2712383574\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>The following is the latest in\u00a0a new series of\u00a0weekly in-depth articles\u00a0exclusive to PWTorch which will help put in perspective major wrestling promotions with a weekly overview, looking at news and roster developments, results, future line-ups, <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2019\/04\/27\/weekly-overview-wwe-thru-4-24-top-stories-of-week-major-show-lineups-live-event-results-schedule-of-live-events-noteworthy-social-media-posts-more\/\" title=\"WEEKLY OVERVIEW \u2013 WWE (thru 4\/24): Top stories of week, major show lineups, live event results, schedule of live events, noteworthy social media posts, more\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":56074,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"episode_type":"","audio_file":"","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","itunes_episode_number":"","itunes_title":"","itunes_season_number":"","itunes_episode_type":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,6075,3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-78730","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-prowrestlingnews","category-weekly-overviews","category-news_wwe"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2018\/03\/WWE-logo-3x2_600.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78730","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=78730"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78730\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":78742,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78730\/revisions\/78742"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/56074"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=78730"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=78730"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=78730"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}