{"id":80273,"date":"2019-05-23T22:20:43","date_gmt":"2019-05-24T03:20:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=80273"},"modified":"2019-05-23T23:24:22","modified_gmt":"2019-05-24T04:24:22","slug":"weekly-overview-wwe-thru-5-22-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\/23\/weekly-overview-wwe-thru-5-22-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\/22): Top stories of week, major show lineups, live event results, schedule of live events, noteworthy social media posts, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1528014770\" 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>Bayley and Brock Lesnar won the Money in the Bank Ladder matches. Rey Mysterio and Charlotte both won their championship matches at MITB to win the United States Championship and Smackdown Women\u2019s Championship respectively. Bayley didn\u2019t hold on to her briefcase long, she also cashed in on Charlotte to win the Smackdown Women\u2019s Championship at MITB.<\/li>\n<li>Mick Foley unveiled a new WWE 24\/7 Championship on Raw. Titus O\u2019Neil was the first to become champion, Robert Roode immediately pinned him, and later on Raw R-Truth pinned Roode to become 24\/7 Champion<\/li>\n<li>WWE announced that Ruby Riott has undergone successful shoulder surgery on her right shoulder. The article posted on WWE.com also notes that she will be receiving surgery for the same injury on her left shoulder at a later date. The article did not mention how long she will be out. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wwe.com\/shows\/raw\/article\/ruby-riott-shoulder-surgery?sf213166310=1\">SOURCE<\/a><\/li>\n<li>A.J. Styles said in an interview with Newsweek that his most recent contract with WWE will be his last pro-wrestling contract. He also discusses moving to Raw, the Wildcard Rule, and his desire to team up with Gallows and Anderson again. You can read the interview <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/aj-styles-wwe-interview-contract-monday-night-raw-1431939\">HERE<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>\u2022WWE Weekly Event Results<\/h3>\n<p><strong>WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster (Birmingham, England) 5\/15\/19<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">(1) Becky Lynch beat Lacey Evans to retain the Raw Women\u2019s Championship<br \/>\n(2) Robert Roode defeated Chad Gable<br \/>\n(3) The Lucha House Party beat Jinder Mahal &amp; The Singh Brothers<br \/>\n(4) Bayley &amp; Ember Moon defeated Ruby Riott &amp; Liv Morgan<br \/>\n(5) Finn Balor (c) beat Elias to retain the Intercontinental Championship<br \/>\n(6) Walter (c) defeated Pete Dunne to retain the WWE UK Championship<br \/>\n(7) Zack Ryder &amp; Curt Hawkins (c) beat The Revival to retain the Raw Tag Team Championships<br \/>\n(8) Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns, &amp; Braun Strowman defeated Bobby Lashley, Drew McIntyre, &amp; Baron Corbin<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrestlinginc.com\/news\/2019\/05\/wwe-live-event-results-654147\/\">SOURCE<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster (Magdeburg, Germany) 5\/15\/19\\<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">(1) Matt Hardy &amp; Apollo Crews beat Rusev &amp; Shinsuke Nakamura<br \/>\n(2) Xavier Woods defeated Cesaro<br \/>\n(3) The IIconics (c) beat The Kabuki Warriors (Asuka &amp; Kairi Sane) and Mandy Rose &amp; Sonya Deville to retain the WWE Women\u2019s Tag Team Championships<br \/>\n(4) A.J. Styles defeated Randy Orton<br \/>\n(5) Rowan beat Ali<br \/>\n(6) Samoa Joe (c) beat Andrade (w\/ Zelina Vega) and The Miz to retain the United States Championship<br \/>\n(7) Kofi Kingston (c) (w\/ Xavier Woods) defeated Kevin Owens via Disqualification after Cesaro attacked Kofi<br \/>\n(8) The New Day (Kofi &amp; Xavier) beat Kevin Owens &amp; Cesaro<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/rajah.com\/node\/wwe-live-event-results-051519-magdeburg-germany\">SOURCE<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster (Sheffield, England) 5\/16\/19<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"pwtor-1208905735\" 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) Becky Lynch beat Lacey Evans to retain the Raw Women\u2019s Championship<br \/>\n(2) Robert Roode defeated Chad Gable<br \/>\n(3) The Lucha House Party beat Jinder Mahal &amp; The Singh Brothers<br \/>\n(4) Bayley &amp; Ember Moon defeated Ruby Riott &amp; Liv Morgan<br \/>\n(5) Finn Balor (c) beat Elias to retain the Intercontinental Championship<br \/>\n(6) Walter (c) defeated Pete Dunne to retain the WWE UK Championship<br \/>\n(7) Zack Ryder &amp; Curt Hawkins (c) beat The Revival to retain the Raw Tag Team Championships<br \/>\n(8) Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns, &amp; Braun Strowman defeated Bobby Lashley, Drew McIntyre, &amp; Baron Corbin<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrestlinginc.com\/news\/2019\/05\/wwe-live-event-results-654178\/\">SOURCE<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster (Hamburg, Germany) 5\/16\/19<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">(1) Matt Hardy &amp; Apollo Crews beat Rusev &amp; Shinsuke Nakamura<br \/>\n(2) Xavier Woods defeated Cesaro<br \/>\n(3) The IIconics (c) beat The Kabuki Warriors (Asuka &amp; Kairi Sane) and Mandy Rose &amp; Sonya Deville to retain the WWE Women\u2019s Tag Team Championships<br \/>\n(4) A.J. Styles defeated Randy Orton<br \/>\n(5) Rowan beat Ali<br \/>\n(6) Samoa Joe (c) beat Andrade (w\/ Zelina Vega) and The Miz to retain the United States Championship<br \/>\n(7) Kofi Kingston (c) (w\/ Xavier Woods) defeated Kevin Owens via Disqualification after Cesaro attacked Kofi<br \/>\n(8) The New Day (Kofi &amp; Xavier) beat Kevin Owens &amp; Cesaro in a No Disqualification match<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fightful.com\/wrestling\/results\/wwe-live-event-results-hamburg-germany-51619-new-day-take-owens-cesaro\">SOURCE<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster (Cardiff, Wales) 5\/17\/19<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">(1) Becky Lynch beat Lacey Evans, Ruby Riott (w\/ Liv Morgan), and Tamina to retain the Raw Women\u2019s Championship<br \/>\n(2) Robert Roode defeated Chad Gable<br \/>\n(3) The 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) Zack Ryder &amp; Curt Hawkins (c) beat The Revival to retain the Raw Tag Team Championships<br \/>\n(6) Walter (c) defeated Pete Dunne to retain the WWE UK Championship<br \/>\n(7) Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns, &amp; Braun Strowman defeated Bobby Lashley, Drew McIntyre, &amp; Baron Corbin<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fightful.com\/wrestling\/results\/wwe-cardiff-wales-live-event-results-51719-raw-women-s-title-fatal-4-way-match\">SOURCE<\/a><\/p><div id=\"pwtor-3808048544\" 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 (Berlin, Germany) 5\/17\/19<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">(1) Matt Hardy beat Rusev<br \/>\n(2) Apollo Crews defeated Cesaro<br \/>\n(3) The IIconics (c) beat The Kabuki Warriors to retain the WWE Women\u2019s Championship<br \/>\n(4) A.J. Styles defeated Shinsuke Nakamura<br \/>\n(5) Rowan beat Ali<br \/>\n(6) The Miz beat Andrade<br \/>\n(7) Kofi Kingston (c) defeated Randy Orton to retain the WWE Championship<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wrestling-news.net\/wwe-live-results-berlin-may-17th\/124176\/\">SOURCE<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster (Lowell, Mass.) 5\/20\/19<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">WWE Cancelled this event on 5\/18\/19<\/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>WWE Money in the Bank (Aired on WWE Network) 5\/19\/19<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">(1) Women\u2019s Money in the Bank Ladder Match was won by Bayley<br \/>\n(2) Rey Mysterio beat Samoa Joe to win the United States Championship with a quick roll up. Joe\u2019s shoulders were noticeably not pinned and the announcers also pointed this out.<br \/>\n(3) Shane McMahon beat The Miz in a steel cage match after slipping out of his shirt and falling to the floor from the top of the cage<br \/>\n(4) Tony Nese defeated Ariya Daivari to retain the Cruiserweight Championship<br \/>\n(5) Becky Lynch beat Lacey Evans to retain the Raw Women\u2019s Championship. The referee missed a pretty obvious pin attempt by Lacey that Becky countered into the Dis-Arm-Her for the win<br \/>\n(6) Charlotte defeated Becky Lynch to win the Smackdown Women\u2019s Championship after Lacey Evans hit Becky with The Women\u2019s Right<br \/>\n(7) Bayley beat Charlotte to win the Smackdown Women\u2019s Championship after cashing in her Money in the Bank contract<br \/>\n(8) Roman Reigns defeated Elias<br \/>\n(9) Seth Rollins beat A.J. Styles to retain the Universal Championship<br \/>\n(10) Kofi Kingston defeated Kevin Owens to retain the WWE Championship<br \/>\n(11) Brock Lesnar won the Men\u2019s Money in the Bank Ladder match after replacing an injured Sami Zayn<\/p>\n<p><strong>Monday Night Raw TV Results 5\/20\/19<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">(1) Braun Strowman beat Sami Zayn<br \/>\n(2) Cesaro defeated Ricochet<br \/>\n(3) The Revival beat The Usos<br \/>\n(4) Becky Lynch, Nikki Cross, &amp; Alexa Bliss beat The IIconics &amp; Lacey Evans<br \/>\n(5) Drew McIntyre (w\/ Shane McMahon) defeated The Miz<br \/>\n(6) Seth Rollins &amp; Kofi Kingston beat Bobby Lashley &amp; Baron Corbin<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>24\/7 Championship Update<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Titus O\u2019Neil beat EC3, No Way Jose, Mojo Rawley, Cedric Alexander, Eric Young, Karl Anderson, and Luke Gallows to become the WWE 24\/7 Champion<\/li>\n<li>Robert Roode immediately pinned Titus O\u2019Neil to win the 24\/7 Championship<\/li>\n<li>R-Truth beat Robert Roode to win the 24\/7 Championship<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Smackdown Live TV Results 5\/21\/19<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">(1) Ali beat Andrade (w\/ Zelina Vega)<br \/>\n(2) Mandy Rose (w\/ Sonya Deville) vs. Carmella (w\/ R-Truth) ended in a No Contest after a parade of wrestlers came down to ringside after R-Truth\u2019s 24\/7 Championship<br \/>\n(3) Kofi Kingston defeated Sami Zayn<br \/>\n(4) Bayley &amp; Becky Lynch beat Charlotte &amp; Lacey Evans<br \/>\n(5) Roman Reigns defeated Elias (w\/ Shane McMahon)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>24\/7 Championship Update<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>R-Truth retains the Championship<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>205 Live Results (Aired on WWE Network) 5\/21\/19<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">(1) Humberto Carrillo &amp; Jack Gallagher beat The Singh Brothers<br \/>\n(2) Akira Tozawa beat Oney Lorcan, Mike Kanellis, Brian Kendrick, and Ariya Daivari in a Fatal Five-Way match<\/p>\n<p><strong>WWE Main Event (Aired on Hulu and WWE Network) 5\/23\/19<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">(1) Natalya beat Tamina<br \/>\n(2) Cedric Alexander defeated EC3<\/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 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>Kofi Kingston (c) vs. Dolph Ziggler for the WWE Championship<\/li>\n<li>Roman Reigns vs. Shane McMahon<\/li>\n<li>Braun Strowman vs. Bobby Lashley\u2019<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThe Demon\u201d Finn Balor (c) vs. Andrade for the Intercontinental Championship<\/li>\n<li>50-Man Battle Royal<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>\u2022Upcoming Events<\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Mon. 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<br \/>\nSat. 7\/6\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster, Capital One Arena, Washington, D.C.<br \/>\nSat. 7\/6\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster, Adirondack Bank Center, Utica, N.Y.<br \/>\nSun. 7\/7\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster, Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.<br \/>\nSun. 7\/7\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster, Floyd L. Maines Veterans Memorial Arena, Binghamton, N.Y.<br \/>\nMon. 7\/8\/19 WWE Raw, Prudential Center, Newark , N.J.<br \/>\nMon. 7\/8\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster, Cool Insuring Arena, Glens Falls, N.Y.<br \/>\nTue. 7\/9\/19 WWE Smackdown, SNHU Arena, Manchester, N.H.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>\u2022Latest TV Highlights<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Monday Night Raw<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman kicked off Raw this week. Heyman introduced Lesnar as \u201cThe Beast in the Bank\u201d and called him \u201cthe purveyor of paranoia.\u201d He dismissed the conspiracy theories that Lesnar is the one responsible for Sami Zayn being injured before the MITB match. He said when they heard what happened to Sami, they just made some quick negotiations. Seth Rollins came out and said he should be happy about beating A.J. to retain his title, but instead here stands Lesnar and Heyman. Seth then tried to get Lesnar to cash in his championship match there on Raw. Heyman eventually said he may not even be worthy of facing him. \u201cMaybe it\u2019s a new day, yes it is\u201d Heyman said just before Kofi\u2019s music hit. Kofi came out saying he\u2019s looking to go down in history as one of the best and cement his legacy, so if Brock was going to cash in, he should do it against him. Heyman then pointed out that Brock is such a box office draw, the two champions are coming to him trying to get a match. Later in the main event, Kofi and Seth teamed together against Bobby Lashley and Baron Corbin and would win. Lesnar would come out after the match, Kofi and Seth stood side by side as Lesnar circled the ring. He teased climbing in the ring, but got back down quickly and walked off to end the show as the announcers explained that Lesnar was going to make the champions wait another week.<\/li>\n<li>Mick Foley announced a new WWE 24\/7 Championship on Raw this week. He came down to the ring with the championship hidden in a WWE branded bag and said it\u2019s time they revisit the letters of the show R-A-W because we need to start getting raw again. He then began talking about what it means to be a champion and how you\u2019re willing to sacrifice a few teeth or an ear \u201cbecause that\u2019s how legends are born.\u201d He said the desire to be a champion is something that consumes you 24 hours a day, seven days a week (I see what you did there Foley). He then unveiled the new championship belt, which seemed to get no reaction from the live crowd. Foley then explained that the belt can change hands at any time as long as a referee is present. He then said it was time for a scramble and the first wrestler to grab the title would be the inaugural champion. Eventually Titus O\u2019Neil would be the first to win the title, but he was immediately pinned by Robert Roode. Later in the night, Robert Roode hid in the trunk of a car with the help of R-Truth, who tricked the mob of wrestlers chasing after him that he had gone another direction. Truth then offered to give Roode a ride, but when Roode opened the passenger seat, a referee emerged from the car. R-Truth would then pin Robert Roode to win the 24\/7 Championship before escaping in his car.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Smackdown Live<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Smackdown opened with Shane McMahon on his cell phone chatting with someone and conveniently Elias walked into the room to talk to him. Elias apologized for not winning on Sunday and blamed the crowd for impacting his performance. Elias promised to be in Shane\u2019s corner for his match with Roman at Super Show Down (which is in Saudi Arabia in case you didn\u2019t know). Shane said he doesn\u2019t need anyone in his corner, but Shane will accompany Elias tonight in his rematch with Roman. Halfway through Smackdown, Roman is seen entering the arena, while Elias is on top of a semi-trailer mocking him with his guitar. In the main event, Reigns would eventually pin Elias again. Immediately after the match, Shane attacked Roman, when Roman countered Shane\u2019s attack, Drew McIntyre appeared and hit Roman with a Claymore Kick. Shane then raised McIntyre\u2019s hand as Smackdown went off the air.<\/li>\n<li>Two wrestlers returned on Smackdown this week, first Big E returned to Smackdown to be alongside Kofi and Xavier Woods. They noted that Big E was back, but not cleared for action yet. Eventually Kofi mentioned Brock Lesnar being the MITB Briefcase holder, but Xavier Woods wanted to celebrate the fact that he beat Kevin Owens. Owens then interrupted and was immediately joined by Sami Zayn. Owens complained he didn\u2019t get the big welcome back celebration that Big E did and Xavier Woods quickly pointed out that he didn\u2019t get the same welcome back \u201cBecause you suck.\u201d Sami said the only reason Owens lost was because he was so worried about Sami after he was taken to a hospital following an attack at MITB. Eventually Sami said they won\u2019t be laughing after he beats Kofi in their match later in the night. Just before Kofi and Sami\u2019s scheduled match, Big E was found backstage clutching his knee in pain, he said Kevin Owens had been the attacker. Xavier Woods told Kofi to go have his match and he would go with Big E. Kofi would eventually pin Sami after a Trouble in Paradise. When this match ended out walked Paul Heyman with the MITB Briefcase and said that it felt like the perfect time now, but instead of Brock Lesnar emerging, Dolph Ziggler attacked Kofi from behind. After a fairly lengthy beat down, officials managed to get Ziggler off Kofi, and Kofi was stretchered to the back. Dolph would give an interview backstage later where he expressed frustration with Kofi\u2019s emergence after the Elimination Chamber because Dolph felt that everything that happened to Kofi should\u2019ve happened to him if he\u2019d have been put in that spot instead of Kofi.<\/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.com&#8217;s Brandon LeClair to review Smackdown with live callers and then answer email questions. They discuss Dolph Ziggler&#8217;s return, the continuation of the 24\/7 Title zaniness, Roman Reigns&#8217;s push since Summerslam, Kofi Kingston&#8217;s push since winning the WWE Title, the loaded women&#8217;s tag match, and more. They also talk to an on-site correspondent from Providence, R.I.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><iframe style=\"width: 100%; height: 100px;\" src=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/embed\/player\/t131195118\/\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">-On Tune In Radio\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/tun.in\/ti6MWm\">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>Drake Maverick has done more to put this 24\/7 Championship over than WWE did debuting it. Here are all of his tweets as he attempted to track down R-Truth.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWEMaverick\/status\/1130665722194137088<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWEMaverick\/status\/1130670970803499008<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWEMaverick\/status\/1130684543881613312<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWEMaverick\/status\/1130714973066465282<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWEMaverick\/status\/1130844912545685504<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWEMaverick\/status\/1130847050084507648<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWEMaverick\/status\/1130906004990906381<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWEMaverick\/status\/1130956183760723969<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWEMaverick\/status\/1131004115457323009<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWEMaverick\/status\/1131045334216577024<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWEMaverick\/status\/1131132718727802880<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWEMaverick\/status\/1131148995294838784<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations to Bray Wyatt and JoJo on the birth of their child this week!<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"sv\" dir=\"ltr\">Knash Sixx Rotunda <br \/>May 18, 2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YJMU1zJG3O\">pic.twitter.com\/YJMU1zJG3O<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WYATT 6 (@Windham6) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Windham6\/status\/1129846009935347713?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 18, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Big E made his return to television this week. Part of me is upset because he was SO entertaining on Twitter. Here are some more tweets from this week.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I know I\u2019m late to the party but Charly\u2019s out here looking like a buxom ass Green Man. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MITB?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MITB<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zZzc621J2U\">pic.twitter.com\/zZzc621J2U<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ettore \u201cBig E\u201d Ewen (@WWEBigE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWEBigE\/status\/1130287179824074752?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 20, 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\">Geriatric Championship. 65 years old and up. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CDmZWrITCB\">https:\/\/t.co\/CDmZWrITCB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ettore \u201cBig E\u201d Ewen (@WWEBigE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWEBigE\/status\/1130619502897573888?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 20, 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\">Big fan of carrying the briefcase like a boom box. Salute. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RAW?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RAW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ettore \u201cBig E\u201d Ewen (@WWEBigE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWEBigE\/status\/1130624772285575169?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 21, 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\">Box Office is a great name for a strip club. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RAW?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RAW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ettore \u201cBig E\u201d Ewen (@WWEBigE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWEBigE\/status\/1130628382172024833?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 21, 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\">They don\u2019t want to see me shine on this godawful app. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0hcFJxvqZP\">https:\/\/t.co\/0hcFJxvqZP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ettore \u201cBig E\u201d Ewen (@WWEBigE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWEBigE\/status\/1130654960964837379?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 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\/BeckyLynchWWE\/status\/1130832148494213121<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"qme\" dir=\"ltr\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EWVbjZRslW\">pic.twitter.com\/EWVbjZRslW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ettore \u201cBig E\u201d Ewen (@WWEBigE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWEBigE\/status\/1131288899299500035?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 22, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Rusev commented on Charlotte winning another championship, then asked for advice on how to win more championships.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Wow when it\u2019s all said and done <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MsCharlotteWWE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MsCharlotteWWE<\/a> will be 35 time world champ!!! The greatest superstar in the history of superstars. Teach me<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Miro (@ToBeMiro) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ToBeMiro\/status\/1130521170032451584?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 20, 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\/RusevBUL\/status\/1130569094393225218<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/MsCharlotteWWE\/status\/1130571486408957955<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">That\u2019s exactly what I\u2019m lacking !!!! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZjGEqFd75J\">https:\/\/t.co\/ZjGEqFd75J<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Miro (@ToBeMiro) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ToBeMiro\/status\/1130569796792311808?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 20, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Even Waffle House and Wendy\u2019s made comments about the 24\/7 Championship.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Somewhere in Georgia we are missing our 24\/7 sign&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WWE<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WaIKtkWysa\">pic.twitter.com\/WaIKtkWysa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Waffle House (@WaffleHouse) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WaffleHouse\/status\/1130802312082010112?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 21, 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\">We&#39;re gonna win that thing. First restaurant champion. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XN7FXcMReO\">https:\/\/t.co\/XN7FXcMReO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Wendy\u2019s (@Wendys) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Wendys\/status\/1130875794270674945?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 21, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Time for a Becky Lynch Twitter update. She really seemed to piss Nia off this week with one rather harmless tweet\u2026<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/LaceyEvansWWE\/status\/1129129636296908800<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/BeckyLynchWWE\/status\/1129484061393805312<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/NiaJaxWWE\/status\/1129503400100605957<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"fr\" dir=\"ltr\">Language!!! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Hfw07c4Zc1\">pic.twitter.com\/Hfw07c4Zc1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ettore \u201cBig E\u201d Ewen (@WWEBigE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWEBigE\/status\/1129518070190546944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 17, 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\/LaceyEvansWWE\/status\/1129511432280772609<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/ScottDawsonWWE\/status\/1129537439465451520<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/BeckyLynchWWE\/status\/1130836423165337600<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/LaceyEvansWWE\/status\/1130844850578907136<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/BeckyLynchWWE\/status\/1130849727249911808<\/p>\n<p>(Mustafa) Ali had a couple of good tweets this week as well.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Look at the bright side, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BrockLesnar?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@brocklesnar<\/a> climbing a ladder is the most wrestling he&#39;s done all year.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mustafa Ali (@MustafaAli_X) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MustafaAli_X\/status\/1130598352633106436?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 20, 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\">Wow what a smartass <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/iapprove?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#iapprove<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0GpvkeMqMg\">https:\/\/t.co\/0GpvkeMqMg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Randy Orton (@RandyOrton) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RandyOrton\/status\/1130732107943305216?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 21, 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\">&quot;I love my Ali T shirt available on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWEShop?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WWEShop<\/a>.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>He&#39;s also thinking:<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Everyone watches TV like this.&quot; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JLhPokO67i\">https:\/\/t.co\/JLhPokO67i<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mustafa Ali (@MustafaAli_X) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MustafaAli_X\/status\/1131194813934645248?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 22, 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\/AliWWE\/status\/1131206385620983808<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>\u2022Closing Commentary<\/h3>\n<p><strong>&#8211; I have mixed feelings regarding the new 24\/7 Championship.<\/strong> There are some positives, but there are some negatives as well, and I\u2019d like to flush them out here. First, the few positives I can think of after this first week of the title. I think it\u2019s an okay idea in theory because it does give the mid-card and lower-card wrestlers something to chase and gets them on television every week. The other big positive I can think of immediately is that it can drive people to WWE social media. I have no doubt that we\u2019ll see this championship change hands on Instagram Live, Twitter, or Facebook Live very, very soon.<\/p>\n<p>So, while these two things can be considered positives, I don\u2019t actually consider them to be positives, and I\u2019ll tell you why. If you just had wrestling matches between mid-card people and actually built them up, you wouldn\u2019t need to find things for them to do; you would have things for them to do. If you had mid-card matches with stakes or even stories, people would get invested in the characters. Since WWE doesn\u2019t bother doing this, nobody cares about the people we saw chasing the 24\/7 Championship around on Raw and Smackdown. There\u2019s no fluidity in the WWE roster. Titus O\u2019Neil won\u2019t suddenly go on a winning streak to get a championship match; Vince just isn\u2019t built that way. If they actually did their jobs, we wouldn\u2019t be thinking \u201cOh, at least they\u2019re getting on television\u201d as a positive for this 24\/7 Championship. Now, the other positive is social media, and I don\u2019t really view that as a positive because there\u2019s no real way to monetize it. So 100 million people follow WWE online; how does that help them make money? I know they brag about it in their quarterly financial meetings, but that\u2019s because they\u2019re scraping the bottom of the barrel trying to find numbers that distract from the fact that television ratings are tanking.<\/p>\n<p>So, other negatives now. First, it\u2019s horribly ugly and the name is so generic. I\u2019ve seen countless fantasy football leagues have cooler championship belts than this, and just calling it the 24\/7 Championship (while accurate) feels lazy to me. Second, people seem to hate that it feels like a PG-era Hardcore Championship, which it is, and I completely understand that sentiment. Third, I truly think Vince thinks this is what fans want, and that\u2019s just upsetting on a number of levels. I don\u2019t think seeing title changes every week will help ratings; it will just further define down a championship that doesn\u2019t matter, and if the title doesn\u2019t matter, because it\u2019s a gimmick title with lower mid-card guys holding it, why would I care when it changes hands? So, when this doesn\u2019t help ratings at all, Vince will grow tired of this latest toy and discard it rather quickly, and I think the average \u201csmart\u201d fan (for lack of a better term) already knows this and doesn\u2019t want to bother with the idea at all.<\/p>\n<p>If there weren\u2019t so many championships that already felt ignored, I think this wouldn\u2019t be so bad. We have the United States Championship, the Intercontinental Championship, and the Women\u2019s Tag Team Championships that already feel ignored, so Vince decides to add another? If they were going to add another championship, I think a television title would\u2019ve been a better idea. One that was defended once a week between mid-card wrestlers or something along those lines. Preferably they could just start booking the US and Intercontinental Championships better, since they are the mid-card titles, but we all know that\u2019s not happening. 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