{"id":79819,"date":"2019-05-16T01:29:21","date_gmt":"2019-05-16T06:29:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=79819"},"modified":"2019-05-16T01:29:49","modified_gmt":"2019-05-16T06:29:49","slug":"weekly-overview-wwe-thru-5-15-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\/05\/16\/weekly-overview-wwe-thru-5-15-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 5\/15): Top stories of week, major show lineups, live event results, schedule of live events, noteworthy social media posts, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-4293018540\" 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>WWE announced that the WWE Network will not be available on certain devices beginning May 21, 2019. The email sent out says in part, \u201cUnfortunately, several device manufacturers have stopped updating the operating systems of older products, which may impact your ability to stream high-quality video.\u201d Some of the devices they listed include Apple TV (3rd Generation and earlier models,) Playstation 3, Xbox 360, and Windows 10 Desktops. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2019\/05\/11\/wwe-network-will-cease-to-work-in-just-ten-days-on-many-apple-tv-samsung-amazon-lg-playstation-xbox-windows-and-sony-devices\/\">SOURCE<\/a><\/li>\n<li>WWE announced the name of the next Saudi Arabia show as well as a few matches. The show will be called Super ShowDown (the same name they used for the Australian show last year). They also announced that they will be having another 50-Man Battle Royal, Goldberg vs. The Undertaker, and Randy Orton vs. Triple H. The announcement also says that Kofi Kingston, Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns, Braun Strowman, A.J. Styles, and Brock Lesnar will all compete. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wwe.com\/worldwide\/article\/wwe-super-showdown-undertaker-vs-goldberg-june-2019?sf212604217=1\">SOURCE<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Sami Zayn replaces Braun Strowman in the Money in the Bank Ladder match this Sunday.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>\u2022WWE Weekly Event Results<\/h3>\n<p><strong>WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster (Belfast, Northern Ireland) 5\/8\/19<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">(1) Apollo Crews beat EC3<br \/>\n(2) Mojo Rawley defeated Titus O\u2019Neil<br \/>\n(3) Beth Phoenix &amp; Natalya beat Ruby Riott &amp; Liv Morgan<br \/>\n(4) Ricochet &amp; Aleister Black beat The Revival<br \/>\n(5) Finn Balor (c) beat Elias to retain the Intercontinental Championship<br \/>\n(6) Becky Lynch (c) defeated Tamina &amp; Lacey Evans to retain the Raw Women\u2019s Championship<br \/>\n(7) Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns, &amp; Braun Strowman beat Baron Corbin, Bobby Lashley, &amp; Drew McIntyre<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrestlinginc.com\/news\/2019\/05\/wwe-live-event-results-653898\/\">SOURCE<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster (Dublin, Ireland) 5\/9\/19<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">(1) R-Truth &amp; Carmella beat Andrade &amp; Zelina Vega<br \/>\n(2) Daniel Bryan &amp; Rowan (c) beat Rusev &amp; Shinsuke Nakamura and The Usos to retain the Smackdown Tag Team Championships<br \/>\n(3) The IIconics (c) beat Kairi Sane &amp; Asuka to retain the Women\u2019s Tag Team Championships<br \/>\n(4) Xavier Woods beat Sami Zayn via Disqualification after Kevin Owens attacked Woods<br \/>\n(5) Kofi Kingston beat Kevin Owens<br \/>\n(6) Samoa Joe (c) defeated Matt Hardy to retain the United States Championship<br \/>\n(7) Becky Lynch (c) defeated Charlotte to retain the Smackdown Women\u2019s Championship<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrestlinginc.com\/news\/2019\/05\/wwe-live-event-results-653936\/\">SOURCE<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster (Brussels, Belgium) 5\/9\/19<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"pwtor-726732284\" 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) Apollo Crews beat EC3<br \/>\n(2) Ricochet &amp; Aleister Black beat The Revival<br \/>\n(3) Finn Balor (c) defeated Elias to retain the Intercontinental Championship<br \/>\n(4) Braun Strowman &amp; Roman Reigns beat Drew McIntyre &amp; Bobby Lashley<br \/>\n(5) Mojo Rawley defeated Apollo Crews<br \/>\n(6) Natalya &amp; Beth Phoenix beat Liv Morgan &amp; Ruby Riott and Lacey Evans &amp; Tamina Snuka in a Triple Threat Tag Team match<br \/>\n(7) Seth Rollins (c) beat Baron Corbin to retain the Universal Championship<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mandatory.com\/wrestlezone\/news\/1090151-wwe-live-event-results-from-brussels-belgium-5-9-19\">SOURCE<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster (Helsinki, FInland) 5\/10\/19<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">(1) R-Truth &amp; Carmella beat Andrade &amp; Zelina Vega<br \/>\n(2) Xavier Woods beat Sami Zayn<br \/>\n(3) Charlotte defeated Naomi<br \/>\n(4) Daniel Bryan &amp; Rowan (c) beat Rusev &amp; Shinsuke Nakamura and The Usos to retain the Smackdown Tag Team Championships<br \/>\n(5) The IIconics (c) beat Kairi Sane &amp; Asuka to retain the Women\u2019s Tag Team Championships<br \/>\n(6) Samoa Joe (c) defeated Matt Hardy to retain the United States Championship<br \/>\n(7) Kofi Kingston (c) beat Kevin Owens via Disqualification to retain the WWE Championship<br \/>\n(8) The New Day (Kofi Kingston &amp; Xavier Woods) beat Kevin Owens &amp; Sami Zayn<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2019\/05\/11\/5-10-wwe-in-helsinki-finland-bryan-rowan-defend-tag-titles-new-day-vs-ko-sami-joe-vs-matt-plus-iiconics-charlotte-how-finns-fans-react-differently\/\">SOURCE<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster (Aix-en Province, France) 5\/10\/19<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">(1) Beth Phoenix &amp; Natalya beat Ruby Riott &amp; Liv Morgan<br \/>\n(2) Apollo Crews defeated Mojo Rawley<br \/>\n(3) Ricochet &amp; Aleister Black beat The Revival<br \/>\n(4) Finn Balor defeated Elias<br \/>\n(5) Titus O\u2019Neil beat EC3<br \/>\n(6) Becky Lynch (c) beat Tamina &amp; Lacey Evans to retain the Raw Women\u2019s Championship<br \/>\n(7) Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins, &amp; Braun Strowman beat Bobby Lashley, Baron Corbin, &amp; Drew McIntyre<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2019\/05\/11\/5-10-wwe-in-aix-en-provence-france-seth-reigns-braun-vs-mcintyre-corbin-lashley-plus-ec3-ricochet-aleister-beth-phoenix-riott-mojo-crews-balor-elias\/\">SOURCE<\/a><\/p><div id=\"pwtor-3081033777\" 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 (Stockholm, Sweden) 5\/11\/19<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">(1) R-Truth &amp; Carmella beat Andrade &amp; Zelina Vega<br \/>\n(2) Xavier Woods beat Sami Zayn<br \/>\n(3) Charlotte defeated Naomi<br \/>\n(4) Daniel Bryan &amp; Rowan (c) beat Rusev &amp; Shinsuke Nakamura and The Usos to retain the Smackdown Tag Team Championships<br \/>\n(5) The IIconics (c) beat Kairi Sane &amp; Asuka to retain the Women\u2019s Tag Team Championships<br \/>\n(6) Samoa Joe (c) defeated Matt Hardy to retain the United States Championship<br \/>\n(7) Kofi Kingston (c) beat Kevin Owens via Disqualification to retain the WWE Championship<br \/>\n(8) The New Day (Kofi Kingston &amp; Xavier Woods) beat Kevin Owens &amp; Sami Zayn<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prowrestling.com\/wwe-live-results-from-stockholm-sweden-5-11-kofi-kingston-vs-kevin-owens\/\">SOURCE<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster (Newcastle upon Tyne, England) 5\/11\/19<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">(1) Beth Phoenix &amp; Natalya beat Ruby Riott &amp; Liv Morgan<br \/>\n(2) Ricochet &amp; Aleister Black beat The Revival<br \/>\n(3) Walter (c) defeated Pete Dunne to retain the United Kingdom Championship<br \/>\n(4) Finn Balor (c) beat Elias to retain the Intercontinental Championship<br \/>\n(5) Titus O\u2019Neil beat EC3<br \/>\n(6) Becky Lynch (c) beat Tamina &amp; Lacey Evans to retain the Raw Women\u2019s Championship<br \/>\n(7) Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins, &amp; Braun Strowman beat Bobby Lashley, Baron Corbin, &amp; Drew McIntyre<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mandatory.com\/wrestlezone\/news\/1090525-wwe-live-event-results-from-newcastle-england-5-11-19\">SOURCE<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster (Oslo, Norway) 5\/12\/19<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">(1) R-Truth &amp; Carmella beat Andrade &amp; Zelina Vega<br \/>\n(2) Xavier Woods beat Sami Zayn<br \/>\n(3) Charlotte defeated Naomi<br \/>\n(4) Daniel Bryan &amp; Rowan (c) beat Rusev &amp; Shinsuke Nakamura and The Usos to retain the Smackdown Tag Team Championships<br \/>\n(5) The IIconics (c) beat Kairi Sane &amp; Asuka to retain the Women\u2019s Tag Team Championships<br \/>\n(6) Samoa Joe (c) defeated Matt Hardy to retain the United States Championship<br \/>\n(7) Kofi Kingston (c) beat Kevin Owens via Disqualification to retain the WWE Championship<br \/>\n(8) The New Day (Kofi Kingston &amp; Xavier Woods) beat Kevin Owens &amp; Sami Zayn<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrestlinginc.com\/news\/2019\/05\/wwe-smackdown-live-event-results-654040\/\">SOURCE<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster (Liverpool, England) 5\/12\/19<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">(1) Ricochet &amp; Aleister Black beat The Revival<br \/>\n(2) Titus O\u2019Neil beat EC3<br \/>\n(3) Beth Phoenix &amp; Natalya beat Ruby Riott &amp; Liv Morgan<br \/>\n(4) Walter (c) defeated Pete Dunne to retain the United Kingdom Championship<br \/>\n(5) Becky Lynch (c) beat Tamina &amp; Lacey Evans to retain the Raw Women\u2019s Championship<br \/>\n(6) Apollo Crews defeated Mojo Rawley<br \/>\n(7) Finn Balor (c) beat Elias to retain the Intercontinental Championship<br \/>\n(8) Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins, &amp; Braun Strowman beat Bobby Lashley, Baron Corbin, &amp; Drew McIntyre<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fightful.com\/wrestling\/results\/wwe-liverpool-england-live-event-results-51219-aleister-black-and-ricochet-take-down-revival\">SOURCE<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster (Bournemouth, England) 5\/13\/19<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">(1) Finn Balor (c) beat Andrade to retain the Intercontinental Championship<br \/>\n(2) The IIconics (c) defeated Asuka &amp; Kairi Sane to retain the Women\u2019s Tag Team Championships<br \/>\n(3) Walter (c) beat R-Truth to retain the United Kingdom Championship<br \/>\n(4) Aleister Black defeated Randy Orton<br \/>\n(5) Samoa Joe (c) beat Matt Hardy<br \/>\n(6) Daniel Bryan &amp; Rowan (c) defeated The Usos &amp; Rusev &amp; Shinsuke Nakamura to retain the Smackdown Tag Team Championships<br \/>\n(7) Kofi Kingston (c) beat Kevin Owens via Disqualification to retain the WWE Championship after Sami Zayn interfered<br \/>\n(8) The New Day (Kofi Kingston &amp; Xavier Woods) defeated Kevin Owens &amp; Sami Zayn in a No Disqualification match<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrestlinginc.com\/news\/2019\/05\/wwe-live-event-results-654075\/\">SOURCE<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster (Paris, France) 5\/14\/19<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">(1) Becky Lynch (c) beat Tamina &amp; Lacey Evans to retain the Raw Women\u2019s Championship<br \/>\n(2) Robert Roode beat Chad Gable<br \/>\n(3) The Lucha House Party defeated The Singh Brothers<br \/>\n(4) Braun Strowman, A.J. Styles, &amp; Rey Mysterio beat Bobby Lashley, Drew McIntyre, &amp; Jinder Mahal<br \/>\n(5) Bayley &amp; Ember Moon defeated Liv Morgan &amp; Ruby Riott<br \/>\n(6) Zack Ryder &amp; Curt Hawkins (c) beat The Revival to retain the Raw Tag Team Championships<br \/>\n(7) Seth Rollins (c) beat Baron Corbin to retain the Universal Championship<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrestlinginc.com\/news\/2019\/05\/wwe-live-event-results-654103\/\">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>Monday Night Raw TV Results 5\/13\/19<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">(1) The Miz &amp; Roman Reigns beat Bobby Lashley &amp; Elias via Disqualification after Shane attacked The Miz<br \/>\n(2) Mojo Rawley defeated Apollo Crews<br \/>\n(3) Baron Corbin beat Ricochet<br \/>\n(4) Nikki Cross beat Natalya, Naomi, and Dana Brooke in a Fatal Four-Way match<br \/>\n(5) Rey Mysterio defeated Cesaro<br \/>\n(6) Sami Zayn beat Braun Strowman in a Falls Count Anywhere match to take his place in the MITB Ladder match<\/p>\n<p><strong>Smackdown Live TV Results 5\/14\/19<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">(1) Andrade (w\/ Zelina Vega) beat Finn Balor, Randy Orton, and Ali in a Fatal Four-Way match<br \/>\n(2) Shane McMahon, Elias, Daniel Bryan, &amp; Rowan beat Roman Reigns &amp; The Usos<br \/>\n(3) Kairi Sane &amp; Asuka (w\/ Paige) beat Mandy Rose &amp; Sonya Deville<\/p>\n<p><strong>205 Live Results (Aired on WWE Network) 5\/14\/19<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">(1) Humberto Carillo beat Gentleman Jack Gallagher, Mark Andrews, &amp; James Drake in a Fatal Four-Way match<br \/>\n(2) Tony Nese defeated Ligero<\/p>\n<p><strong>WWE Main Event (Aired on Hulu and WWE Network) 5\/16\/19<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">(1) Titus O\u2019Neil beat EC3<br \/>\n(2) The Revival defeated Lucha House Party<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2019\/05\/13\/5-13-wwe-raw-on-site-report-impressions-from-attending-raw-taping-crowd-response-for-roman-pace-of-show-more\/\">SOURCE<\/a><\/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>Kofi Kingston (c) vs. Kevin Owens for the WWE 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>Samoa Joe (c) vs. Rey Mysterio for the United States Championship<\/li>\n<li>Tony Nese (c) vs. Ariya Daivari for the Cruiserweight Championship<\/li>\n<li>Daniel Bryan &amp; Rowan (c) vs. The Usos for the Smackdown Tag Team Championships (Kickoff Show)<\/li>\n<li>Roman Reigns vs. Elias<\/li>\n<li>The Miz vs. Shane McMahon in a Steel Cage match<\/li>\n<li>Men\u2019s Money in the Bank match\n<ul>\n<li><em>Entrants: Baron Corbin, Drew McIntyre, Ricochet, Sami Zayn, Finn Balor, Ali, Randy Orton, Andrade<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Women\u2019s Money in the Bank match\n<ul>\n<li><em>Entrants: Alexa Bliss, Naomi, Dana Brooke, Natalya, Bayley, Mandy Rose, Ember Moon, Carmella<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>WWE Super ShowDown on June 7 from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Goldberg vs. The Undertaker<\/li>\n<li>Triple H vs. Randy Orton<\/li>\n<li>50-Man Battle Royal<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>\u2022Upcoming Events<\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Wed. 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 \/>\n<strong>Fri. 6\/7\/19 WWE PPV Event, King Abdullah Sports City Stadium, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia<\/strong><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.<br \/>\nFri. 6\/14\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster, Bell MTS Place, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada<br \/>\nSat. 6\/15\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster, Pepsi Center, Denver, Colo.<br \/>\nSat. 6\/15\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster, Honda Center, Anaheim, Calif.<br \/>\nSun. 6\/16\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster, Maverik Center, Salt Lake City, Utah<br \/>\nSun. 6\/16\/19 WWE Live Event, Raw Roster, Pechanga Arena, San Diego, Calif.<br \/>\nMon. 6\/17\/19 WWE Raw, Staples Center, Los Angeles, Calif.<br \/>\nMon. 6\/17\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster, Palm Springs Convention Center, Palm Springs, Calif.<br \/>\nTue. 6\/18\/19 WWE Smackdown, Citizens Business Bank Arena, Ontario, Calif.<br \/>\nFri. 6\/21\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster, Adams Center, Missoula, Mont.<br \/>\nSat. 6\/22\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster, Spokane Arena, Spokane, Wash.<br \/>\nSun. 6\/23\/19 WWE Stomping Grounds, Tacoma Dome, Tacoma, Wash.<br \/>\nMon. 6\/24\/19 WWE Raw, Angel of the Winds Arena, Everett, Wash.<br \/>\nMon. 6\/24\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster, Toyota Center, Kennewick, Wash.<br \/>\nTue. 6\/25\/19 WWE Smackdown, Moda Center, Portland, Ore.<br \/>\nThur. 6\/27\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster, Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore<br \/>\nFri. 6\/28\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster, Ryogoku Arena, Tokyo, Japan<br \/>\nSat. 6\/29\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster, Mississippi St. Fair Coliseum, Jackson, Miss<br \/>\nSat. 6\/29\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster, Ryogoku Arena, Tokyo, Japan<br \/>\nSun. 6\/30\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster, Monroe Civic Center, Monroe, La.<br \/>\nMon. 7\/1\/19 WWE Raw, American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas<br \/>\nTue. 7\/2\/19 WWE Smackdown, AT&amp;T Center, San Antonio, Texas<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>\u2022Latest TV Highlights<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Monday Night Raw<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Miz &amp; Roman Reigns opened Raw with a segment of Miz TV. Roman (using the new Wildcard Rule for the second straight week) walked to the ring slowly before sitting down with The Miz to discuss his match with Elias on Sunday. He talked up Elias\u2019 ability, but said he hasn\u2019t won any championships in WWE. The Miz then pointed out that they\u2019ve never really seen eye-to-eye but they\u2019re both former champions and now both in movies. Eventually Shane would come out to interrupt after The Miz started talking about him. Shane then said Miz TV is over and announced a tag match between Reigns &amp; The Miz and Bobby Lashley &amp; Elias. Roman and The Miz would win via Disqualification when Shane attacked The Miz ahead of their match on Sunday.<\/li>\n<li>Becky Lynch, Charlotte, and Lacey Evans all had a contract signing for the two Women\u2019s Championship matches on Sunday. Becky mocked the similarities between Lacey and Charlotte calling them twin sisters. Becky turned her attention to Charlotte talking about a little voice in the back of her mind talking about how she hasn\u2019t delivered lately despite being groomed to be the top woman. Before signing the contracts Becky said one of her opponents is under pressure not to lose for the first time on PPV (Lacey) while the other is under pressure not to lose her millionth (Charlotte). Eventually this lead to a two-on-one beat down of Becky which ended with her going through the contract table and Charlotte and Lacey standing tall over Becky.<\/li>\n<li>Sami Zayn stole Braun Strowman\u2019s place in the MITB Ladder match. Early in the night, Sami approached Shane McMahon to complain about the WWE fans causing wrestlers to act recklessly. He then tried convincing Shane to replace Strowman in the MITB match with himself, but Shane said he can\u2019t just replace him. Sami said he\u2019d fight Braun for it, but he wanted it to be a Falls Count Anywhere match. The match was booked for the Main Event. In the main event, Drew McIntyre and Baron Corbin would eventually come out to assist Sami in defeating Strowman. As Sami celebrated the unearned victory Corbin threw Sami back onto the stage from backstage and Braun chokeslammed him through the announce table.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Smackdown Live<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Kevin Owens and Kofi Kingston meet for the final time before their WWE Championship match at MITB. In the final segment of Smackdown, Kofi Kingston entered the ring that was set up for the Kevin Owens show. Kofi invited Owens out, but Owens appeared on the big screen instead. He narrated some highlights of bigger moments he\u2019s had including turning on Jericho at their Festival of Friendship. Kofi called him to the ring again and Owens came out, teasing getting in the ring until Kofi chased him down. Sami Zayn eventually came out to help Owens and after a moment of Kofi being beaten down, Xavier Woods came out to assist Kofi. Kofi eventually made a comeback and hit Sami with a Trouble in Paradise to finally stop the heel attack.<\/li>\n<li>Roman Reigns opened Smackdown by saying he had unfinished business to take care of and called out The Miz. The Miz came out and talked about getting his retribution on Shane at MITB after his actions on Raw. Shane came out to interrupt and was joined by Elias. Eventually Shane told Roman and The Miz to leave the ring, but when they wouldn\u2019t, Daniel Bryan and Rowan joined Shane and Elias and surrounded the ring. The four attacked Reigns and Miz, but the Usos would come out to even the odds. Backstage, Shane told Bryan, Rowan, and Elias that they\u2019ll be wrestling Roman and The Usos, but not The Miz because if he gets near the ring he\u2019d lose his cage match with Shane at MITB. In the match, Roman was taken out at ringside by the heels and Shane McMahon would pick up the win by pinning Jey Uso after a Coast to Coast.<\/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 Jason Solomon from the Solomonster Sounds Off Podcast to review Smackdown with live callers and then answer email questions. They discuss the Lars Sullivan fine and controversial message board posts with some backstage insights, the loose guidelines on the Wildcard Rule execution, the Kevin Owens-Kofi Kingston angle and final WWE Title match hype, Shane McMahon&#8217;s ludicrous push, Roman Reigns, the upside and concerns with Bray Wyatt&#8217;s new character, and&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><iframe style=\"width: 100%; height: 100px;\" src=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/embed\/player\/t131018821\/\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">-On Tune In Radio\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/tun.in\/ti524R\">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>Becky Lynch was very busy this week. First, Big E was hitting on her mom.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Mama Lynch is hella foxy.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ettore \u201cBig E\u201d Ewen (@WWEBigE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWEBigE\/status\/1126517678003425285?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 9, 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\">I would take my jacket off and toss it onto a puddle so Mama Lynch could walk across it.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ettore \u201cBig E\u201d Ewen (@WWEBigE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWEBigE\/status\/1126519487396818944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 9, 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\">Scratch that. I would lay my whole body in the puddle so Mama Lynch could walk across me.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ettore \u201cBig E\u201d Ewen (@WWEBigE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWEBigE\/status\/1126519671266660354?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 9, 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\/BeckyLynchWWE\/status\/1126522584424767493<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I\u2019m so sorry!<\/p>\n<p>(Let her know I have some time off &amp; I can be in Dublin by tomorrow.)<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ettore \u201cBig E\u201d Ewen (@WWEBigE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWEBigE\/status\/1126523088177385473?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 9, 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\/BeckyLynchWWE\/status\/1126525760502673408<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I would pay a small fortune for a photoshoot featuring Mama Lynch in a sundress. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5PCLszdHbh\">https:\/\/t.co\/5PCLszdHbh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ettore \u201cBig E\u201d Ewen (@WWEBigE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWEBigE\/status\/1126522063920017415?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 9, 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\">I would learn to become a cycling class instructor &amp; offer Mama Lynch free classes just in hopes of seeing her post-workout glisten. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5PCLszdHbh\">https:\/\/t.co\/5PCLszdHbh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ettore \u201cBig E\u201d Ewen (@WWEBigE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWEBigE\/status\/1126532793574535168?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 9, 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\/BeckyLynchWWE\/status\/1126558170221092864<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Oh, she tryna ride?!!!!!?????!!!???!!????<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ettore \u201cBig E\u201d Ewen (@WWEBigE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWEBigE\/status\/1126558339549286400?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 9, 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\/BeckyLynchWWE\/status\/1126564115378470913<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/BeckyLynchWWE\/status\/1126608079158763520<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Me tiptoeing past the herd: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fiCnRijeOq\">pic.twitter.com\/fiCnRijeOq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ettore \u201cBig E\u201d Ewen (@WWEBigE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWEBigE\/status\/1126609123225808896?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 9, 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\">What\u2019s the problem?<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ettore \u201cBig E\u201d Ewen (@WWEBigE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWEBigE\/status\/1126652294462869504?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 10, 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\/WWEBigE\/status\/1126717454468521985\\<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Set the camera to ten second delay, squeezed the phone between my thighs for the first one &amp; wedged the phone between my pecs and top of the singlet for the second. Took a solid hour to plan &amp; get right.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ettore \u201cBig E\u201d Ewen (@WWEBigE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWEBigE\/status\/1126850617664856064?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 10, 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\">All proceeds to go to me &amp; Mama Lynch\u2019s trip to a vineyard in the south of France. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yfePRUH0PH\">https:\/\/t.co\/yfePRUH0PH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ettore \u201cBig E\u201d Ewen (@WWEBigE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWEBigE\/status\/1126934936320081925?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 10, 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\/BeckyLynchWWE\/status\/1127534514073427969<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/BeckyLynchWWE\/status\/1127538276636733440<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"qme\" dir=\"ltr\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SPgtqnOwIx\">pic.twitter.com\/SPgtqnOwIx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ettore \u201cBig E\u201d Ewen (@WWEBigE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWEBigE\/status\/1127612633169920000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 12, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Then, Becky got in a Twitter \u201cfight\u201d with Beth Phoenix, which turned into the reveal that Becky and Seth Rollins are dating.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/BeckyLynchWWE\/status\/1127339396301303809<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">No worries <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BeckyLynchWWE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BeckyLynchWWE<\/a> &#8230;I\u2019m just glad that we are friends and not steaming over a silly little detail like being tied for number of title reigns. Cheers! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ypXjz2ZQkT\">https:\/\/t.co\/ypXjz2ZQkT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; THE GLAMAZON (@TheBethPhoenix) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheBethPhoenix\/status\/1127344765261844480?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 11, 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\/BeckyLynchWWE\/status\/1127646581740716032<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Listen The Man, you\u2019re doing good for yourself now kid. But we can all find the footage of your steampunk phase, with a familiar entrance where you attempt Edge lite. And fail. Sooooo begone with you. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/O6BaWb99Ac\">https:\/\/t.co\/O6BaWb99Ac<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Adam Copeland (@RatedRCope) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RatedRCope\/status\/1127650618947067905?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 12, 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\/BeckyLynchWWE\/status\/1127656527295406080<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Wait wait&#8230;are we involving our men now&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/N4gRDokFBK\">https:\/\/t.co\/N4gRDokFBK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; THE GLAMAZON (@TheBethPhoenix) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheBethPhoenix\/status\/1127666244872822784?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 12, 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\/BeckyLynchWWE\/status\/1127671050584637441<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BxZ7zrlBfQ5\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; 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It was the Raw roster performing and the final match of the night is what caught my attention. A Baron Corbin vs. Seth Rollins Universal Championship match. On May 14 the Raw roster was in Paris and this match also took place. Now, sometimes there\u2019s not much to read into these house show results, but sometimes we can see an upcoming feud forming based on house show lineups and results. For example, we saw Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn unite on Smackdown to take out Kofi, and if we look at the house show results from this past week, we can see that they\u2019ve been put together in matches against The New Day all week, so this wasn\u2019t too surprising. I\u2019m extremely nervous that we could end up getting a Baron Corbin vs. Seth Rollins feud. This is the rare occasion where I hope I\u2019m so far off the mark people will look back and laugh at me, but I can\u2019t help but see this and get concerned. I\u2019m sure the logic here is that Baron Corbin has a ton of heat. I mean, the guy gets booed out of the building every night it seems. Based on that alone, it makes perfect sense to have your baby face champion take on a hated heel, but I don\u2019t think they\u2019re assessing Baron Corbin\u2019s heat correctly.<\/p>\n<p>I actually don\u2019t despise Baron Corbin as much as others seem to, but I would prefer a large majority of the roster before Corbin if we\u2019re handing out championship matches or feuds. Within seconds of thinking about who I\u2019d rather see Rollins feud with, Samoa Joe and Drew McIntyre initially come to mind. With Drew, I\u2019m conflicted because I feel like we\u2019ve seen Drew lose a number of times in the six-man tag matches against Seth, but I don\u2019t remember him ever being the one to actually be pinned, so he\u2019s been protected in that sense. I am kind of tired of seeing McIntyre and Rollins together, but in a singles feud, it should be different enough. If the option is Corbin or McIntyre, I\u2019d prefer they hotshot that program before Baron Corbin, but I think they may hold off because McIntyre has so much potential. If you\u2019re going to start that feud after MITB, I feel that McIntyre would need to ultimately win the championship to keep credibility.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking of Money in the Bank, I don\u2019t think we can read too much into Seth vs. Corbin at these house shows when it comes to the MITB Ladder match. Since title rematches are \u201cantiquated\u201d and not a given when the champion loses, I\u2019m not sure this indicates that Corbin is winning the briefcase again and successfully cashing it in this time. I\u2019m not sure how many people would think this, but I don\u2019t think that makes much sense. Yes, Corbin is a heel and it gives Seth someone to chase, but I\u2019m still nervous as ever that we get a Corbin-Rollins title feud. While I\u2019m on this topic, if someone cashes in and wins the championship with their MITB briefcase, will the champion get a rematch? I mean, if automatic rematches are antiquated, what an advantage to cash in on someone! This, however, is WWE, which means the champion will, in all likelihood, get a rematch, even though they said that wouldn\u2019t happen anymore.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8211; AEW announced that they will be on television in the United States on TNT starting this fall, and I couldn\u2019t more excited as a fan of wrestling.<\/strong> I\u2019m not a WWE hater, I\u2019m not a WWE apologist; I\u2019m just a guy who wants to see good wrestling, and competition will force everyone involved to try harder. WWE thinks that they have a loyal fan base that will stay no matter what, and to a degree they may, but it\u2019s pretty obviously dwindling quickly. I think the most telling thing about WWE right now is how much they focus on having a billion dollar year this year. It goes to show that fans don\u2019t matter right now; revenue does, and that\u2019s the issue. Vince McMahon and company have so much money coming in that the fans mean less to them than ever, but this is such a short-sighted way of thinking. Successful companies don\u2019t focus on the short term; they focus long term, and the McMahons appear to be focusing on the short term. Vince has all the money right now, so who cares what fans think? That\u2019s why people are leaving by the thousands and why ratings are so low. I may be crazy, but I think if AEW comes out of the gates and has pretty good numbers, this can quickly change WWE\u2019s focus from profits to fans again.<\/p>\n<p>Now, I will say I do like The Elite crew. I watch the YouTube videos they post, and I also want them to succeed on their own, but I truly think competition can help make WWE TV better for fans too. Vince has no major competition right now, so he can do what he wants. He thinks Roman Reigns is the top guy, so he can push him. If fans boo him, then the fans are just difficult and dumb and they\u2019ll eventually bend to his will (in his mind), so he continues to push the people he wants. If he has competition and people decide to leave WWE for an alternative, then they\u2019ll have to start listening to the fans, or the ratings will continue to slide and in a few years the goal of a billion dollars will be a distant memory. Competition creates innovation in any business, and wrestling is no different. Monopolies also create laziness, especially in a creative industry like wrestling or television. Serious competition to WWE will only benefit the fans and the wrestlers. True wrestling fans don\u2019t hope AEW fails; true fans of wrestling hope they thrive.<\/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\/05\/10\/weekly-overview-wwe-thru-5-9-top-stories-of-week-major-show-lineups-live-event-results-schedule-of-live-events-noteworthy-social-media-posts-more\/\">WEEKLY OVERVIEW \u2013 WWE (thru 5\/9): 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-3648276109\"><div id=\"pwtor-1714839351\"><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\/05\/16\/weekly-overview-wwe-thru-5-15-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 5\/15): 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-79819","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\/79819","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=79819"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79819\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":79849,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79819\/revisions\/79849"}],"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=79819"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=79819"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=79819"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}