{"id":81758,"date":"2019-06-20T16:22:34","date_gmt":"2019-06-20T21:22:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=81758"},"modified":"2019-06-20T16:23:01","modified_gmt":"2019-06-20T21:23:01","slug":"weekly-overview-wwe-thru-6-20-top-stories-of-week-major-show-lineups-live-event-results-schedule-of-live-events-noteworthy-social-media-posts-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2019\/06\/20\/weekly-overview-wwe-thru-6-20-top-stories-of-week-major-show-lineups-live-event-results-schedule-of-live-events-noteworthy-social-media-posts-more\/","title":{"rendered":"WEEKLY OVERVIEW \u2013 WWE (thru 6\/20): Top stories of week, major show lineups, live event results, schedule of live events, noteworthy social media posts, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3943300035\" 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>Lars Sullivan suffered an apparent knee injury at Super Showdown. Lars did not appear on television this week.<\/li>\n<li>Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful.com reported this week that Mike and Maria Kanellis have both signed new 5 year contracts with WWE. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fightful.com\/wrestling\/mike-and-maria-kanellis-sign-new-5-year-wwe-contracts\">SOURCE<\/a><\/li>\n<li>WWE announced that they are partnering with Netflix for a new movie called \u201cThe Main Event.\u201d This movie will feature Kofi Kingston, The Miz, Sheamus, and other WWE wrestlers. In the article they explain the plot of the movie saying \u201c\u2026the film follows an 11-year-old aspiring wrestler who discovers a magical mask and enters a competition to become the next WWE Superstar.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wwe.com\/article\/wwe-studios-netflix-main-event-film-2020?sf214556603=1&amp;fbclid=IwAR1OK9-zsYztqc6vmN-tfzTR3Vv-bNktF-NS4XgtgDOcnzjW6UtXDjVY3wk\">SOURCE<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Smackdown Live viewership was at an all-time non-holiday low this week. This week\u2019s Smackdown only did a .03 higher rating than last year\u2019s Christmas Episode that aired Christmas night. In the 18-34 demographic (the demographic advertisers covet the most) Smackdown drew a .34 rating. For more information and comparisons to last year\u2019s Smackdown ratings, check out Wade Keller\u2019s article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2019\/06\/19\/smackdown-rating-new-record-low-will-any-viewers-be-left-by-the-time-wwe-moves-smackdown-to-fox-this-fall\/\">HERE<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\u2022WWE Weekly Event Results<\/h3>\n<p><strong>WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster (Winnipeg, Manatoba, Canada) 6\/14\/19<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">(1) Kalisto beat Robert Roode<br \/>\n(2) The Viking Raiders defeated Lucha House Party (Gran Metalik &amp; Kalisto)<br \/>\n(3) Lacey Evans beat Alexa Bliss and Natalya<br \/>\n(4) Samoa Joe (c) defeated Ricochet to retain the United States Championship<br \/>\n(5) Cedric Alexander &amp; Ricochet beat Cesaro &amp; Samoa Joe<br \/>\n(6) Nikki Cross defeated Tamina<br \/>\n(7) The Revival (c) beat Karl Anderson &amp; Luke Gallows and Zack Ryder &amp; Curt Hawkins to retain the Raw Tag Team Championships<br \/>\n(8) Seth Rollins (c) beat Baron Corbin to retain the Universal Championship<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fightful.com\/wrestling\/results\/wwe-live-event-results-winnipeg-manitoba-61419-revival-defend-raw-tag-titles\">SOURCE<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster (Denver, Colo.) 6\/15\/19<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">(1) Finn Balor (c) beat Shinsuke Nakamura to retain the Intercontinental Championship<br \/>\n(2) Ember Moon defeated Liv Morgan<br \/>\n(3) The Kabuki Warriors beat Sonya Deville &amp; Liv Morgan<br \/>\n(4) Ali defeated Jinder Mahal<br \/>\n(5) Roman Reigns beat Elias<br \/>\n(6) Apollo Crews &amp; Chad Gable beat The B-Team<br \/>\n(7) Bayley (c) beat Alexa Bliss to retain the Smackdown Women\u2019s Championship<br \/>\n(8) Kofi Kingston defeated Dolph Ziggler &amp; Kevin Owens to retain the WWE Championship<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrestlinginc.com\/news\/2019\/06\/wwe-live-event-results-655280\/\">SOURCE<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster (Anaheim, Calif.) 6\/15\/19<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"pwtor-2158781388\" 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) Robert Roode defeated Heath Slater<br \/>\n(2) The Viking Raiders defeated Lucha House Party<br \/>\n(3) Nikki Cross defeated Tamina<br \/>\n(4) Samoa Joe (c) defeated Ricochet &amp; Cesaro to retain the United States Championship<br \/>\n(5) Braun Strowman beat Bobby Lashley<br \/>\n(6) The Revival (c) beat Karl Anderson &amp; Luke Gallows, Zack Ryder &amp; Curt Hawkins, and The Usos to retain the Raw Tag Team Championships<br \/>\n(7) Becky Lynch (c) defeated Lacey Evans &amp; Natalya to retain the Raw Women\u2019s Championship<br \/>\n(8) Seth Rollins (c) beat Baron Corbin to retain the Universal Championship<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mandatory.com\/wrestlezone\/news\/1103513-wwe-live-event-results-from-anaheim-ca-6-15-19\">SOURCE<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster (Salt Lake City, Utah) 6\/16\/19<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">(1) Finn Balor (c) beat Shinsuke Nakamura to retain the Intercontinental Championship<br \/>\n(2) Ember Moon defeated Liv Morgan<br \/>\n(3) The Kabuki Warriors beat Sonya Deville &amp; Liv Morgan<br \/>\n(4) Ali defeated Matt Hardy<br \/>\n(5) Roman Reigns beat Elias (w\/ Drew McIntyre)<br \/>\n(6) Apollo Crews &amp; Chad Gable beat The B-Team<br \/>\n(7) Bayley (c) beat Alexa Bliss to retain the Smackdown Women\u2019s Championship<br \/>\n(8) Kofi Kingston defeated Dolph Ziggler &amp; Kevin Owens to retain the WWE Championship<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrestlinginc.com\/news\/2019\/06\/wwe-live-event-results-655314\/\">SOURCE<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster (San Diego, Calif.) 6\/16\/19<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">(1) Samoa Joe (c) defeated Ricochet &amp; Cesaro to retain the United States Championship<br \/>\n(2) Sami Zayn beat Heath Slater<br \/>\n(3) The Viking Raiders defeated Lucha House Party<br \/>\n(4) Nikki Cross defeated Tamina<br \/>\n(5) Braun Strowman beat Bobby Lashley<br \/>\n(6) The Revival (c) beat Karl Anderson &amp; Luke Gallows, Zack Ryder &amp; Curt Hawkins to retain the Raw Tag Team Championships<br \/>\n(7) Becky Lynch (c) defeated Lacey Evans &amp; Natalya to retain the Raw Women\u2019s Championship<br \/>\n(8) Seth Rollins (c) beat Baron Corbin to retain the Universal Championship<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fightful.com\/wrestling\/results\/wwe-live-event-results-san-diego-ca-61619-viking-raiders-action\">SOURCE<\/a><\/p><div id=\"pwtor-3442542174\" 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 (Palm Springs, Calif.) 6\/17\/19<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Event cancelled by WWE.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wrestlingnews.co\/wwe-news\/wwe-cancels-another-monday-night-smackdown-house-show\/\">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 6\/17\/19<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">(1) Ricochet beat The Miz, Braun Strowman, Bobby Lashley, and Cesaro in a Fatal Five-Way Elimination match to become Number on Contender for the United States Championship<br \/>\n&#8211; Braun Strowman eliminated Cesaro<br \/>\n&#8211; Braun Strowman pinned Bobby Lashley<br \/>\n&#8211; Ricochet (w\/ the help of Cesaro &amp; Lashley) eliminated Strowman<br \/>\n&#8211; Ricochet pinned The Miz for the win<br \/>\n(2) The Viking Raiders defeated Russ &amp; Randy Taylor<br \/>\n(3) The New Day beat Baron Corbin, Kevin Owens, &amp; Sami Zayn in a Two-Out-Of-Three Falls match<br \/>\n(4) The Usos defeated Karl Anderson &amp; Luke Gallows<br \/>\n(5) The IIconics (c) beat Alexa Bliss &amp; Nikki Cross to retain the Women\u2019s Tag Team Championships<br \/>\n(6) Seth Rollins beat Daniel Bryan (w\/ Rowan) via Disqualification<br \/>\n(7) Seth Rollins beat Daniel Bryan after the match was restarted<\/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 retained the Championship<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Smackdown Live TV Results 6\/18\/19<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">(1) Dolph Ziggler beat Xavier Woods<br \/>\n(2) Heavy Machinery defeated B-Team<br \/>\n(3) Drew McIntyre &amp; Elias beat The Miz &amp; R-Truth in an Elimination Tag Team match<br \/>\n&#8211; Elias pinned R-Truth<br \/>\n&#8211; Drew McIntyre pinned The Miz for the win<br \/>\n(4) Kofi Kingston &amp; Seth Rollins defeated Kevin Owens &amp; Sami Zayn in a Two-Out-Of-Three Falls match<\/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>Drake Maverick pinned R-Truth in the parking lot disguised as Carmella to win the 24\/7 Championship<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>205 Live Results (Aired on WWE Network) 6\/18\/19<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">(1) The Singh Brothers beat Lucha House Party<br \/>\n(2) Brian Kendrick defeated Russ Taylor<br \/>\n(3) Oney Lorcan beat Ariya Daivari via Disqualification<\/p>\n<p><strong>WWE Main Event (Aired on Hulu and WWE Network) 6\/20\/19<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">(1) Sarah Logan &amp; Dana Brooke ended in a No Contest after Dana Brooke was injured and suffered a cut on her face<br \/>\n(2) Robert Roode defeated Cedric Alexander<\/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 Stomping Grounds on June 23 from Tacoma, Wash.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bayley (c) vs. Alexa Bliss for the Smackdown Women\u2019s Championship<\/li>\n<li>Becky Lynch (c) vs. Lacey Evans for the Raw Women\u2019s Championship<\/li>\n<li>Kofi Kingston (c) vs. Dolph Ziggler for the WWE Championship in a Steel Cage Match<\/li>\n<li>Seth Rollins (c) vs. Baron Corbin with a Special Guest Referee of Corbin\u2019s choosing<\/li>\n<li>Samoa Joe (c) vs. Ricochet for the United States Championship<\/li>\n<li>Daniel Bryan &amp; Rowan (c) vs. Heavy Machinery for the Smackdown Tag Team Championships<\/li>\n<li>Tony Nese (c) vs. Akira Tozawa vs. Drew Gulak for the Cruiserweight Championship<\/li>\n<li>Roman Reigns vs. Drew McIntyre<\/li>\n<li>Big E &amp; Xavier Woods vs. Kevin Owens &amp; Sami Zayn<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>\u2022Upcoming Events<\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Fri. 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 \/>\n<strong>Sun. 6\/23\/19 WWE Stomping Grounds, Tacoma Dome, Tacoma, Wash.<\/strong><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.<br \/>\nFri. 7\/12\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster, Augusta Civic Center, Augusta, Maine<br \/>\nSat. 7\/13\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster, VSU Multipurpose Center, Petersburg, Va.<br \/>\nSat. 7\/13\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster, Massmutual Center, Springfield, Mass.<br \/>\n<strong>Sun. 7\/14\/19 WWE Extreme Rules, Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pa.<\/strong><br \/>\nMon. 7\/15\/19 WWE Raw, NYCB Live, Home of the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, N.Y.<br \/>\nMon. 7\/15\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster, The Majed J. Nesheiwat Convention Center, Poughkeepsie, N.Y.<br \/>\nTue. 7\/16\/19 WWE Smackdown, DCU Center, Worcester, Mass.<br \/>\nFri. 7\/19\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster, Santander Arena, Reading, Pa.<br \/>\nSat. 7\/20\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster, Columbus Civic Center, Columbus, Ga.<br \/>\nSat. 7\/20\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster, Wildwoods Convention Center, Wildwood, N.J.<br \/>\nSun. 7\/21\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster, Pensacola Bay Center, Pensacola, Fla.<br \/>\nSun. 7\/21\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster, Amway Center, Orlando, Fla.<br \/>\nMon. 7\/22\/19 WWE Raw, Amalie Arena, Tampa, Fla.<br \/>\nMon. 7\/22\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster, Hertz Arena, Fort Meyers, Fla.<br \/>\nTue. 7\/23\/19 WWE Smackdown, American Airlines Arena, Miami, Fla.<br \/>\nFri. 7\/26\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster, Four States Entertainment Center, Texarkana, Ark.<br \/>\nSat. 7\/27\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster, Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tenn.<br \/>\nSat. 7\/27\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster, Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, Okla.<br \/>\nSun. 7\/28\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster, Show Me Center, Cape Gigagdeua, Mo.<br \/>\nSun. 7\/28\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster, JQH Arena, Springfield, Mo.<br \/>\nMon. 7\/29\/19 WWE Raw, North Little Rock, Ark.<br \/>\nMon. 7\/29\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster, Memphis Navy Exchange, Memphis, Tenn.<br \/>\nTue. 7\/30\/19 WWE Smackdown, FedEx Forum, Memphis, Tenn.<br \/>\nFri. 8\/2\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster, Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, Fort Wayne, Ind.<br \/>\nSat. 8\/3\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster, E. A. Diddle Arena, Bowling Green, Ky.<br \/>\nSat. 8\/3\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster, Huntington Center, Toledo, Ohio<br \/>\nSun. 8\/4\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster, David S. Palmer Arena, Danville, Ill.<br \/>\nSun. 8\/4\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster, Erie Insurance Arena, Erie, Pa.<br \/>\nMon. 8\/5\/19 WWE Raw, PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, Pa.<br \/>\nMon. 8\/5\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster, Wings Event Center, Kalamazoo, Mich.<br \/>\nTue. 8\/6\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, Mich.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>\u2022Latest TV Highlights<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Monday Night Raw<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Elias opened Raw wearing an officials\u2019 striped shirt strumming his guitar. He insulted Los Angeles and said he was invited their by Baron Corbin. He also announced that he was picked to be the special guest referee for the Corbin\/Rollins Universal Championship match at Stomping Grounds. Seth Rollins appeared behind him and hit him with a chair. Seth grabbed a microphone and said after everything he\u2019s been through with Lesnar, he is done playing games. He held up his chair and said that this is the first and final warning for anyone who sides with Corbin and whatever he\u2019s promised them, this chair awaits them on the other side. Later in the night during a Kevin Owens Show segment, Corbin announced EC3 as his pick for his special official on Sunday. As soon as he came out, Seth ran out behind him and smashed EC3 with a chair as well. In a backstage segment, Eric Young was seen chatting with Corbin who was trying to convince him that it could really catapult his career. After telling Corbin he\u2019d think about it, Young spotted Seth. Young told Rollins that he doesn\u2019t look good in stripes and was going to turn down the opportunity. Seth said they go back a long way and he knows Young wouldn\u2019t do anything to compromise their friendship before he beat down Young with the chair as well. In the main event of Raw, Seth took on Daniel Bryan. After winning the match, he was backing up the stage acknowledging the crowd when Corbin attacked him with a chair of his own. Corbin would then hit Seth with an End of Days in the ring and held up Seth\u2019s Universal Championship before the show ended.<\/li>\n<li>Ricochet won an Elimination match to become Number One Contender for Samoa Joe\u2019s United States Championship. Braun Strowman eliminated Cesaro and Bobby Lashley early on, leaving Ricochet, Strowman, and The Miz. Lashley would retaliate against Strowman for eliminating him. Cesaro then interfered as well hitting Braun with a Neutralizer. Ricochet then hit a 630 Splash and made the cover while Lashley and Cesaro helped hold Braun down. Braun beat up Lashley and Cesaro for their interference, then took out Ricochet and The Miz for good measure before leaving. Eventually Ricochet would hit The Miz with a 630 Splash for the win.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Smackdown Live<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Seth Rollins showed up on Smackdown as well to take care of some people. His first victims were the B Team who were shown earlier in the night waiting outside Corbin\u2019s office talking about what a good opportunity it would be to be the special guest referee. These would be Seth\u2019s only victims of the night, but we also saw Matt Hardy, Shelton Benjamin, and the Authors of Pain all going in and out of Corbin\u2019s office, but they weren\u2019t attacked by Seth.<\/li>\n<li>The New Day opened Smackdown coming to the ring. As they welcomed everyone to Smackdown and began discussing Kofi\u2019s WWE Championship match at Stomping Grounds, Dolph Ziggler interrupted. Ziggler said he didn\u2019t deserve to be champion, he would be nothing without Big E and Xavier Woods, and next time he goes to Ghana it\u2019ll be on an apology tour. After some back and forth Ziggler came to the ring for his scheduled match with Xavier Woods. In the middle of the match Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn came down and attacked Big E and Kofi who were at ringside. The referee threw out Owens and Zayn and another referee tossed out Kofi and Big E during a commercial break. Dolph would eventually pin Woods to earn some of that ever-important momentum heading into Sunday.<\/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 Brandon LeClair from PWTorch.com to review Smackdown with live callers, talk to on-site correspondents from Ontario, Calif., and answer mailbag questions on Bayley, Aleister Black, Seth Rollins, Daniel Bryan on commentary, and much more including the final Stomping Ground hype.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><iframe style=\"width: 100%; height: 100px;\" src=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/embed\/player\/t131806757\/\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">-On Tune In Radio\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/tun.in\/ti9I3v\">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>A couple of WWE wrestlers were a little annoyed that they were left out of WWE\u2019s Father\u2019s Day post on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/FightOwensFight\/status\/1140311691244265472<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/FightOwensFight\/status\/1140357255042256896<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Trust me. You get used to it. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WAcTIQscEr\">https:\/\/t.co\/WAcTIQscEr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Randy Orton (@RandyOrton) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RandyOrton\/status\/1140802008816988160?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 18, 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\/RealCurtisAxel\/status\/1140417323968290816<\/p>\n<p>Congrats to Drake Maverick, the new 24\/7 Champion! Here\u2019s the video of how he did it and his tweets since winning on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RonKillings?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RonKillings<\/a> just got HOODWINKED by @WWEMaverick! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AndNEW?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AndNEW<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/247Championship?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#247Championship<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SDLive?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SDLive<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fARVKJVCCC\">pic.twitter.com\/fARVKJVCCC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WWE (@WWE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE\/status\/1141159311176953857?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 19, 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\/WWEMaverick\/status\/1141167125609844736<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWEMaverick\/status\/1141176739197906945<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWEMaverick\/status\/1141239650696060928<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWEMaverick\/status\/1141242653217923073<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWEMaverick\/status\/1141353381451186176<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWEMaverick\/status\/1141357261144690689<\/p>\n<p>Matt Hardy subtly pointed out he only has a few months left on his WWE contract. Not sure if it\u2019s anything to read into, but I thought it was interesting.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">For a few more months. But let\u2019s finish up this chapter like a pro.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; MATT HARDY (@MATTHARDYBRAND) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MATTHARDYBRAND\/status\/1141301875620364288?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 19, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Matt Hardy has also been posting videos pretty regularly with the catch phrase of \u201cYou don\u2019t know how hard it is to be Matt Hardy\u201d as he complains about ridiculous things. I hope this goes somewhere, but you never know!<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">YOU DON\u2019T UNDERSTAND HOW HARD IT IS TO BE MATT HARDY <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IBsaO08P1k\">pic.twitter.com\/IBsaO08P1k<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; MATT HARDY (@MATTHARDYBRAND) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MATTHARDYBRAND\/status\/1141165590435909632?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 19, 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\">YOU DON\u2019T UNDERSTAND HOW HARD IT IS TO BE MATT HARDY <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DJoGj93Cvw\">pic.twitter.com\/DJoGj93Cvw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; MATT HARDY (@MATTHARDYBRAND) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MATTHARDYBRAND\/status\/1140759700419436546?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 17, 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\">YOU DON\u2019T UNDERSTAND HOW HARD IT IS TO BE MATT HARDY <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/k2vjiA7Vh8\">pic.twitter.com\/k2vjiA7Vh8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; MATT HARDY (@MATTHARDYBRAND) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MATTHARDYBRAND\/status\/1139994825351020544?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 15, 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\">YOU DON\u2019T UNDERSTAND HOW HARD IT IS TO BE MATT HARDY <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EAFWrlVFyu\">pic.twitter.com\/EAFWrlVFyu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; MATT HARDY (@MATTHARDYBRAND) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MATTHARDYBRAND\/status\/1138614417564680192?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 12, 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; I miss the old \u201cLand of Opportunity\u201d Smackdown Live.<\/strong> This new Wildcard Rule version of Smackdown is just awful. It\u2019s become a next night extension of Monday Night Raw. Thanks to the horrible Wildcard Rule, which nobody even bothers to enforce or really mention now, we have no idea who is on what brand, but we somehow end up with the same people on both shows. I\u2019m a huge Kevin Owens fan, but I wish they\u2019d stop putting him on both shows. Vince is in desperation mode and he\u2019s sticking to the guys he trusts to carry segments, and while that makes me feel good about Owens\u2019 standing in Vince\u2019s eyes (kind of), it also means he\u2019s being overexposed. I can\u2019t believe I\u2019m saying I miss the \u201cLand of Opportunity\u201d because that line was so overused and untrue, but I do miss that time because the roster was split and Smackdown was so much better. Smackdown\u2019s rating is in the toilet again this week and I\u2019m not sure they\u2019ll do anything about it, to be honest. I feel like they truly don\u2019t care about Smackdown since it\u2019s going to Fox in the Fall anyway, and I think that\u2019s a BIG mistake. If they just ignore Smackdown and try to ride out the Summer, what will incentivize fans to tune back in? They aren\u2019t changing the name; sure, they\u2019re dropping \u201cLive,\u201d but it\u2019s still Smackdown. I just don\u2019t think it\u2019s a good idea to just say whatever and stop caring about Smackdown until the move. I think it sends a message to fans that it\u2019s the \u201cB Show,\u201d and that\u2019s further emphasized when Smackdown becomes a recap of Raw. Furthermore, we have a Raw woman wrestling for the Smackdown Women\u2019s Championship on Sunday and the biggest star on Smackdown (Roman Reigns) can\u2019t even bother to show up to his own show!<\/p>\n<p>So, speaking of Roman Reigns, having him go to Raw and not appear on Smackdown is a bad decision. First, it makes Smackdown feel inferior. Roman will go to Raw because that\u2019s where the big stars go, but he won\u2019t appear on Smackdown because&#8230;? Because Smackdown is the B show to WWE? Is that what fans are supposed to think? Is that what we\u2019re supposed to believe Roman thinks? I know that\u2019s a bit dramatic, but still. Then to make things worse, the fans were chanting for Roman Reigns on Smackdown and he never came out! I was almost in shock. Vince got exactly what he wanted! A crowd was chanting for Roman Reigns to come out and make the save of The Miz as he was being beaten down by Shane, Drew, and Elias, and he never came. Now, he may have had the night off, but in Kayfabe, why didn\u2019t he come out? He should\u2019ve been at Smackdown since that\u2019s his primary show, so why wouldn\u2019t he do the right thing to help save another good guy, especially from his opponent at the PPV this Sunday? I wrote previously about loving the decision to have Roman Reigns right the wrongs. When I wrote that, Reigns helped R-Truth regain the 24\/7 Championship after Shane had screwed him out of it earlier in the night. He had another opportunity to right a wrong\/help a fellow babyface here and save The Miz from a brutal beat down that featured him taking three Claymore Kicks by Drew McIntyre. So in the end Roman looks bad to the fans because (Kayfabe) he either didn\u2019t come to work the show of his home brand or he was there and didn\u2019t bother helping The Miz as he was attacked by the same group of heels he\u2019s currently feuding with. Either way, it hurts Roman\u2019s character in my opinion and he wasn\u2019t even in the building! 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