{"id":84087,"date":"2019-08-01T15:48:25","date_gmt":"2019-08-01T20:48:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=84087"},"modified":"2019-08-01T15:48:25","modified_gmt":"2019-08-01T20:48:25","slug":"weekly-overview-wwe-thru-8-1-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\/08\/01\/weekly-overview-wwe-thru-8-1-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 8\/1): Top stories of week, major show lineups, live event results, schedule of live events, noteworthy social media posts, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-874855679\" 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 a new partnership with Netflix to produce a sitcom show featuring The Big Show. The show is called \u201cThe Big Show Show\u201d and the first season will be ten episodes. Production starts in two weeks. You can read the announcement on WWE.com <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wwe.com\/article\/the-big-show-show-netflix-announcement\">HERE<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>WWE released their second quarter financials last week. For a full breakdown of what was reported, you can read Wade Keller\u2019s summary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2019\/07\/27\/wwe-announces-second-quarter-financials-including-latest-paid-wwe-network-subs-ratings-declines-live-event-ticket-sales-declines\/\">HERE<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>During that financial call, WWE announced the plans for different price tiers of WWE Network. Very little detail was provided, but it was announced that a free tier and a VIP tier will be added. No details about what specifically will be included in each tier, or the price difference, other than noting that the VIP tier will feature additional programming like the Evolve 10th Anniversary show earlier this month.<\/li>\n<li>The O.C. all hold gold after Karl Anderson &amp; Luke Gallows won the Raw Tag Team Championships on Raw this week.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>\u2022WWE Weekly Event Results<\/h3>\n<p><strong>WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster (Texarkana, Ark.) 7\/26\/19<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The venue announced that this event was cancelled by WWE on July 19<\/p>\n<p><strong>WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 7\/27\/19<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">(1) A.J. Styles beat Matt Hardy<br \/>\n(2) No Way Jose &amp; Lucha House Party beat Eric Young, Robert Roode, Mojo Rawley, &amp; EC3<br \/>\n(3) Braun Strowman beat Cesaro<br \/>\n(4) Becky Lynch (c) defeated Lacey Evans to retain the Raw Women\u2019s Championship<br \/>\n(5) Drew McIntyre beat Cedric Alexander<br \/>\n(6) The O.C. beat Zack Ryder &amp; Curt Hawkins<br \/>\n(7) Seth Rollins defeated Baron Corbin in a Street Fight<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2019\/07\/28\/7-27-wwe-in-oklahoma-city-okla-low-attendance-for-seth-vs-corbin-street-fight-main-event-drew-vs-cedric-braun-vs-cesaro-styles-vs-matt-hardy-becky-vs-lacey\/\">SOURCE<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster (Cape Girardeua, Mo.) 7\/28\/19<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">(1) Shinsuke Nakamura (c) beat Ali to retain the Intercontinental Championship<br \/>\n(2) Apollo Crews defeated Buddy Murphy<br \/>\n(3) The IIconics (c) beat The Kabuki Warriors to retain the WWE Women\u2019s Tag Team Championships<br \/>\n(4) Aleister Black defeated Andrade<br \/>\n(5) Bayley (c) beat Charlotte Flair &amp; Alexa Bliss to retain the Smackdown Women\u2019s Championship<br \/>\n(6) The New Day (c) beat Heavy Machinery, AOP, and B-Team to retain the Smackdown Tag Team Championships<br \/>\n(7) Kofi Kingston (c) defeated Dolph Ziggler &amp; Samoa Joe to retain the WWE Championship<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-157893012\" 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><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2019\/07\/29\/7-28-wwe-in-cape-girardeau-mo-sami-zayn-rips-on-crowd-iiconics-vs-kabuki-warriors-aleister-black-vs-andrade-kofi-vs-joe-vs-ziggler-bayley-vs-charlotte-vs-bliss\/\">SOURCE<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster (Springfield, Mo.) 7\/28\/19<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">(1) A.J. Styles (c) beat Matt Hardy to retain the United States Championship<br \/>\n(2) Lucha House Party &amp; No Way Jose beat Eric Young, Robert Roode, Mojo Rawley, &amp; EC3<br \/>\n(3) Braun Strowman beat Cesaro<br \/>\n(4) Becky Lynch (c) defeated Lacey Evans to retain the Raw Women\u2019s Championship<br \/>\n(5) Drew McIntyre beat Cedric Alexander<br \/>\n(6) The O.C. beat Zack Ryder &amp; Curt Hawkins<br \/>\n(7) Seth Rollins defeated Baron Corbin in a Street Fight<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2019\/07\/29\/7-28-wwe-in-springfield-mo-seth-vs-corbin-styles-vs-matt-hardy-strowman-vs-cesaro-becky-vs-lacey-drew-vs-cedric-more\/\">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>WWE Smackville (Aired on WWE Network) 7\/27\/19<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">(1) Shinsuke Nakamura (c) beat Ali to retain the Intercontinental Championship<br \/>\n(2) Kevin Owens defeated Elias<br \/>\n(3) Kofi Kingston (c) beat Samoa Joe and Dolph Ziggler to retain the WWE Championship<\/p>\n<p><strong>Monday Night Raw TV Results 7\/29\/19<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"pwtor-2396301178\" 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 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">(1) R-Truth &amp; Carmella beat Drake Maverick &amp; Renee Michelle (Drake\u2019s Wife) in a Mixed Tag Team \u201cMosh Pit\u201d (Lumberjack) Match. Truth retained the 24\/7 Championship with the win<br \/>\n(2) Ricochet won a Gauntlet Match to earn a United States Championship match at SummerSlam<br \/>\n&#8211; Rey Mysterio pinned Cesaro<br \/>\n&#8211; Rey Mysterio rolled up Sami Zayn<br \/>\n&#8211; Andrade beat Mysterio<br \/>\n&#8211; Ricochet defeated Andrade to win the match<br \/>\n(3) The O.C. (Karl Anderson &amp; Luke Gallows) beat The Revival and The Usos to win the Raw Tag Team Championships<br \/>\n(4) The Viking Raiders beat Johnny James &amp; Cole Carter<br \/>\n(5) Becky Lynch beat Alexa Bliss via ref stoppage<br \/>\n(6) Becky Lynch defeated Nikki Cross<br \/>\n(7) Seth Rollins beat Dolph Ziggler after Brock Lesnar attacked Seth causing a Disqualification<\/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>Mike Kanellis pinned R-Truth following the Mixed Tag match to win the Championship<\/li>\n<li>Maria Kanellis forces Mike to lay down and be pinned allowing her to win the 24\/7 Title<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Smackdown Live TV Results 7\/30\/19<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">(1) Kevin Owens beat Drew McIntyre<br \/>\n(2) Alexa Bliss &amp; Nikki Cross beat Bayley &amp; Ember Moon when Bliss pinned Moon<br \/>\n(3) Dolph Ziggler defeated Finn Balor<br \/>\n(4) Ali beat Shinsuke Nakamura<br \/>\n(5) Kofi Kingston (w\/ Big E &amp; Xavier Woods) defeated A.J. Styles (w\/ Karl Anderson &amp; Luke Gallows)<\/p>\n<p><strong>205 Live Results (Aired on WWE Network) 7\/30\/19<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">(1) Brian Kendrick &amp; Akira Tozawa defeated The Singh Brothers<br \/>\n(2) Lince Dorado beat Ariya Daivari<br \/>\n(3) Drake Maverick defeated Mike Kanellis in an Unsanctioned Match<\/p>\n<p><strong>WWE Main Event (Aired on Hulu and WWE Network) 8\/1\/19<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">(1) Lacey Evans beat Dana Brooke<br \/>\n(2) Eric Young, Robert Roode, &amp; EC3 beat Lucha House Party<\/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 SummerSlam on August 11 from Toronto, Ontario, Canada<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Brock Lesnar (c) vs. Seth Rollins for the Universal Championship<\/li>\n<li>Kofi Kingston (c) vs. Randy Orton for the WWE Championship<\/li>\n<li>Becky Lynch (c) vs. Natalya for the Raw Women\u2019s Championship<\/li>\n<li>Bayley (c) vs. Ember Moon for the Smackdown Women\u2019s Championship<\/li>\n<li>A.J. Styles (c) vs. Ricochet for the United States Championship<\/li>\n<li>Kevin Owens vs. Shane McMahon<br \/>\n&#8211; If Owens loses, he will quit WWE.<\/li>\n<li>Finn Balor vs. \u201cThe Fiend\u201d Bray Wyatt<\/li>\n<li>Trish Stratus vs. Charlotte Flair<\/li>\n<li>The Miz vs. Dolph Ziggler<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>\u2022Upcoming Events<\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Fri. 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.<br \/>\n<strong>Sun. 8\/11\/19 WWE SummerSlam, ScotiaBank Arena, Toronto, Ontario, Canada<\/strong><br \/>\nMon. 8\/12\/19 WWE Raw, ScotiaBank Arena, Toronto, Ontario, Canada<br \/>\nTue. 8\/13\/19 WWE Smackdown, ScotiaBank Arena, Toronto, Ontario, Canada<br \/>\nFri. 8\/16\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster, Bismarck Event Center, Bismarck, N.D.<br \/>\nSat. 8\/17\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster, Toyota Center, Houston, Texas<br \/>\nSat. 8\/17\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster, Alerus Center, Grand Forks, N.D.<br \/>\nSun. 8\/18\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster, Chi Health Center, Omaha, Neb.<br \/>\nSun. 8\/18\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster, Fargodome, Fargo, N.D.<br \/>\nMon. 8\/19\/19 WWE Raw, Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul, Minn.<br \/>\nTue. 8\/20\/19 WWE Smackdown, Denny Sanford Premier Center, Sioux Falls, S.D.<br \/>\nFri. 8\/23\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster, CenturyLink Center, Bossier City, La.<br \/>\nSat. 8\/24\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster, Jockey Club Del Per\u00fa, Santiago, De Surco, Peru<br \/>\nSat. 8\/24\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster, Cajundome, Lafayette, La.<br \/>\nSun. 8\/25\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster, Coliseo Roberto Duran, Panama City, Panama<br \/>\nSun. 8\/25\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster, Mobile Civic Center, Mobile, Ala.<br \/>\nMon. 8\/26\/19 WWE Raw, Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, La.<br \/>\nTue. 8\/27\/19 WWE Smackdown, Raising Cane\u2019s River Center, Baton Rouge, La.<br \/>\nFri. 8\/30\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster, Cross Insurance Center, Bangor, Maine<br \/>\nSat. 8\/31\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster, Cross Insurance Arena, Portland, Maine<br \/>\nSun. 9\/1\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster, Westchester County Center, White Plains, N.Y.<br \/>\nMon. 9\/2\/19 WWE Raw, Royal Farms Arena, Baltimore, Md.<br \/>\nTue. 9\/3\/19 WWE Smackdown, Norfolk Scope Arena, Norfolk, Va.<br \/>\nThu. 9\/5\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster, Movistar Arena, Santiago, Chile<br \/>\nFri. 9\/6\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster, Harbour Station, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada<br \/>\nFri. 9\/6\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster, Luna Park Stadium, Buenos Aires, Argentina<br \/>\nSat. 9\/7\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster, Halifax Forum, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada<br \/>\nSun. 9\/8\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Super Show, War Memorial Arena, Syracuse, N.Y.<br \/>\nMon. 9\/9\/19 WWE Raw, Madison Square Garden, New York City, N.Y.<br \/>\nTue. 9\/10\/19 WWE Smackdown, Madison Square Garden, New York City, N.Y.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>\u2022Latest TV Highlights<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Monday Night Raw<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Brock Lesnar made a surprise appearance on Monday to take out his SummerSlam opponent, Seth Rollins. Seth was having a match with Dolph Ziggler after Ziggler superkicked Shawn Michaels on Smackdown last week. After a few minutes, Brock\u2019s music hit and Seth watched as he walked to the ring, just before entering, Dolph grabbed Seth\u2019s leg which gave Brock an opening to attack. Brock suplexed Rollins a few times, then hit him with multiple F5\u2019s onto an opened chair. Rollins landed ribs first onto the back of the chair, which did not fold on impact. Seth was put on a stretcher and rolled to the back. Medics rolled Rollins past Becky and Roman Reigns who both looked concerned. As the ambulance went to drive away, Lesnar appeared infront of the ambulance and forced the driver to stop. Lesnar opened up the back of the ambulance and yanked the stretcher out, with Seth still strapped to the cart. The stretcher was tipped over as Rollins freed himself in a desperation attempt at self-preservation. Lesnar picked him up and gave him an F5 onto the stretcher that was laying on its side before walking off.<\/li>\n<li>Alexa Bliss revealed some video of a pre-Raw training session in the ring which featured Natalya working with Finlay and some wrestling students to try and counter Becky\u2019s Dis-Arm-Her finisher. Seemingly out of nowhere Becky Lynch ran into the ring, kicked Finlay, then put Natalya in the Dis-Arm-Her herself. Bliss condemned Becky\u2019s actions as the fans chanted for Becky. Becky appeared on the big screen behind Bliss and Nikki Cross. Becky said Natalya learned there is nowhere to run or hide when you do her wrong. Later in the night, Lynch had a match with Bliss, who faked an ankle injury early on forcing a match stoppage. Nikki was upset that Becky hurt Bliss, so she challenged her to a match and so that match began. Lynch won quickly, but after the match Bliss attacked Becky from behind. Natalya ran out which prompted Bliss and Cross to retreat so Natalya could lock in a Sharpshooter on Becky. Backstage Kayla Braxton interviewed Natalya said she\u2019d like to challenge Becky to a submission match with \u201cher superior sharpshooter vs Becky\u2019s inferior Dis-Arm-Her,\u201d but she won\u2019t because she knows Becky wouldn\u2019t agree to it, so she won\u2019t bother.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Smackdown Live<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Jerry The King Lawler and Trish Stratus both made their returns to Smackdown tonight for a segment of King\u2019s Court in Lawler\u2019s hometown of Memphis, Tennessee. They tried explaining why Trish was in Memphis, but was not at Raw Reunion last week by saying Stratus was on vacation. Lawler transitioned saying all the legends were talking backstage about wanting to return to the ring for one final match. He then asked Stratus if she wishes she could come back for one more match. She responded saying she\u2019ll always get that itch, but she\u2019s a mom now and has to do her mom duties. Charlotte then interrupted. Charlotte dismissed the mother comments saying that there have been lots of WWE Superstars who were parents and they all have moms, so it sounds like an excuse. Charlotte then challenged her to a match at SummerSlam. Trish took a moment to think about it and Charlotte said now that WWE has evolved to no longer \u201cshaking our assets\u201d she understands that Trish can\u2019t hang with The Queen. Trish accepted her challenge for SummerSlam.<\/li>\n<li>Daniel Bryan was set to finally deliver his \u201ccareer altering\u201d announcement. Kayla Braxton was there to ask Bryan and Rowan what the announcement was. Bryan took a deep breath and turned and walked away again. No announcement from him again this week.<\/li>\n<li>Roman Reigns was going to issue a SummerSlam challenge tonight, but never got the opportunity to. After the main event, Roman was shown walking towards Kayla Braxton to issue his challenge, when a piece of scaffolding tipped over nearly crushing Roman. Reigns fell down and thanks to some well places crates on the other side of the hallway, he was unharmed. He appeared shaken and instead of going to talk to Kayla, he turned and walked the other direction looking paranoid as if something else might happen to him. Meanwhile he was refusing medical attention from the medics who ran to check on him.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>\u2022WWE Social Media Highlights<\/h3>\n<p>Renee Young finally had enough of people complaining and tagging her on Twitter to say she\u2019s not good at commentary. Good for her. She received a ton of support from wrestlers too.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I would love it if adult men would stop tucking their ears into their baseball hats.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Renee Paquette (@ReneePaquette) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ReneePaquette\/status\/1154965312795742208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 27, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\ude18\ud83d\ude18 and the checks keep coming in \ud83e\udd17<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Renee Paquette (@ReneePaquette) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ReneePaquette\/status\/1155210213684908032?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 27, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Here\u2019s the truth. I know im not great on commentary, but it\u2019s my job. I try to get better each week. People love to tell me how bad I am at it as if I think I\u2019m great at it. So I should just quit? What would that say about me?Not easy to learn a skill on a gigantic global tv show<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Renee Paquette (@ReneePaquette) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ReneePaquette\/status\/1155507606192082950?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 28, 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\">Well a lot of people say that but don\u2019t realize that Talking Smack and raw commentary are completely different jobs. I\u2019m a tv host and have been for a decade- so talking smack was my jam- commentary\u2019s entirely different. Different skills.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Renee Paquette (@ReneePaquette) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ReneePaquette\/status\/1155580048516272134?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 28, 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 think you\u2019re Awesome Renee. Keep up the great work!!!!<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kurt Angle (@RealKurtAngle) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RealKurtAngle\/status\/1155644956314361856?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 29, 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 think you\u2019re swell.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ecIII (@therealec3) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/therealec3\/status\/1155671195985096704?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 29, 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\/PeytonRoyceWWE\/status\/1155719249714929664<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Girl, I am so proud of you! You are doing fantastic!! Like you I had to learn a new skill on the job with the haters screaming loud and yet I won in the end! Stay the course and you will too!! We love you!! \u2764\ufe0f\u2764\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Lilian Garcia (@LilianGarcia) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LilianGarcia\/status\/1156443608498573312?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 31, 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\">Being a pioneer is hard. You earned a seat at the Monday night table- not because you are a woman, but because you\u2019re one of the BEST announcers we have. NEVER forget that woman. Let the trolls hate. Misery loves company. <br \/>\u2665\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RH2U2nVEgY\">https:\/\/t.co\/RH2U2nVEgY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Charlotte Flair (@MsCharlotteWWE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MsCharlotteWWE\/status\/1155887972165857281?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 29, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">You are great . People can be brutal &amp; love to hide behind a twitter handle &amp; criticize when they themselves couldn\u2019t even begin to do what you do girl \ud83d\udda4 @ReneeYoungWWE <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/a30IimudAq\">https:\/\/t.co\/a30IimudAq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Lexi (Kaufman) Cabrera (@AlexaBliss_WWE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AlexaBliss_WWE\/status\/1155665559272546304?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 29, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>Randy and Kofi had a really quick exchange on Twitter. It may have gone longer, but Randy was pretty busy this week; he\u2019s taking a nice long vacation in the Maldives.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">And we\u2019re on to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SummerSlam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SummerSlam<\/a>&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kofi Kingston (@TrueKofi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TrueKofi\/status\/1155331626420842496?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 28, 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\">Can\u2019t wait.<br \/>3 of my 13 world title reigns started at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SummerSlam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SummerSlam<\/a>                                      Soon to be 4 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pi4ZbHJ8zd\">https:\/\/t.co\/pi4ZbHJ8zd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Randy Orton (@RandyOrton) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RandyOrton\/status\/1155415116982001664?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 28, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Oh no&#8230;for real??? \ud83d\ude31<\/p>\n<p>Please. I\u2019m not the same kid that you buried in 2009. SummerSlam will be very different&#8230;stupidly different. You\u2019ll see. \ud83d\ude18 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/emQpPcz1zD\">https:\/\/t.co\/emQpPcz1zD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kofi Kingston (@TrueKofi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TrueKofi\/status\/1155694609810558976?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 29, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Just about to the halfway point of my vacation in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Maldives?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Maldives<\/a> with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KimKlro?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@KimKlro<\/a> We have left our mark \ud83d\ude09 in many exotic places all over the world, but I think we have a new fav <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/blessed?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#blessed<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/y4IJBAAbBo\">pic.twitter.com\/y4IJBAAbBo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Randy Orton (@RandyOrton) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RandyOrton\/status\/1156578850194755585?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 31, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>Sheamus is sporting a new haircut and a new shirt..?<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">What\u2019s better than ONE Sheamus? Kofi knows&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/doppelginger?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#doppelginger<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nPWJd8Nvq0\">pic.twitter.com\/nPWJd8Nvq0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sheamus (@WWESheamus) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWESheamus\/status\/1155813843035217920?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 29, 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\">He\u2019s multiplying&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4aI3kGHy6U\">https:\/\/t.co\/4aI3kGHy6U<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kofi Kingston (@TrueKofi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TrueKofi\/status\/1155847475166699521?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 29, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Guys, Kayla\u2019s reaction to the Roman segment was real. No way it was faked.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I wasn\u2019t acting. But thanks for your notes on my bad acting. Scary \ud83d\udca9 tonight. Glad Roman is okay.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kayla Becker (@TheKaylaBecker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheKaylaBecker\/status\/1156393157648687104?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 31, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>\u2022Closing Commentary<\/h3>\n<p><strong>&#8211; The Brock Lesnar and Seth Rollins angle was absolutely brutal.<\/strong> It\u2019s nice to do something like that again to really get people interested in a story. The Rollins and Lesnar story has dominated 2019 and something like the angle on Monday can help get people interested again. Paul Heyman\u2019s influence must be pretty substantial if he got Brock Lesnar to show up two weeks before a PPV instead of just the go-home show. Anyways, I thought it was a really brutal angle, but I\u2019m curious where they go from here. They still have one more episode of Raw before SummerSlam, so does Lesnar show up on the final Raw next week? I don\u2019t think they can just do another beat down angle, even if it\u2019s Seth getting his revenge, so I\u2019m interested to see the follow up next week. I just hope that Seth is selling the injury. I\u2019m sure he will be, especially since it was so physical and they made a big deal of it on Smackdown. You never know though, Bobby Lashley was tackled through an LED wall with explosions, and wandered out the following Monday to destroy Rey Mysterio in ten seconds.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8211; Why would Natalya propose a submission match, then say she wasn\u2019t going to propose it?<\/strong> I mean, what kind of third grade psychology is this? \u201cI would, but I\u2019m not going to.\u201d What was that? If you want a submission match, challenge the woman to a submission match! Instead, we have to wait a week for Becky to make a comment about it and in return challenge Natalya to a submission match or something silly like that, or it gets ignored. It\u2019s 50\/50 at this point in my mind. If you\u2019re going to throw that out there, why do it unless you\u2019re going to add the stipulation right then and there? I don\u2019t understand the point of holding on to that for a week.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8211; Speaking of stipulation matches, I really need this Kevin Owens vs. Shane McMahon match to be an \u201cI Quit\u201d match.<\/strong> It just fits so perfectly to me. Shane\u2019s ultra-confident he will win and if he does Kevin Owens is going to quit WWE (which obviously isn\u2019t happening) so why not portray that confidence and make it an \u201cI quit\u201d match that way Owens can quit right there on the spot. A match stipulation like this also allows Shane the ability to hide the fact he\u2019s a terrible wrestler, it\u2019s a win\/win! Shane doesn\u2019t even have to make it a loser leaves town situation either, just make the match an \u201cI quit\u201d match and if Owens loses, he\u2019s quitting the match and the company.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8211; That Roman Reigns angle to end Smackdown was one of the funniest things I\u2019ve seen in quite some time, and it was for all the wrong reasons.<\/strong> First, it felt really rushed. When the announcers threw to Kayla Braxton, I think there was about two minutes left in the show. There may have been more than that, I actually stream the shows so there could be a delay. Either way, there wasn\u2019t much time left at all. Then they do something I\u2019ve never seen them do before, have the interviewer awkwardly talk about how her guest is supposed to join her, oh and here he comes walking down the hallway casually as she rambles to fill time. Then, they use a camera angle they\u2019ve never used before, which is an automatic tell to anyone who wasn\u2019t already having alarms go off in their heads because of the time remaining or non-traditional start to the interview segment. So, Roman has the equipment fall on him and it looks like he was absolutely crushed by it, then mysteriously pops out to one side of it, but that\u2019s not what happened. I went back and watched it slowly and the equipment actually falls onto crates across the hall essentially creating a bridge so he wasn\u2019t actually crushed. At first I was really confused as to how he was okay, but then noticing that it made sense. During this we have about 200 camera cuts and conveniently we had a camera set up right where all the equipment was pushed or fell over. What are the odds?! Meanwhile, Kayla is awkwardly trying to sell losing her mind in fear and shock for Roman which felt so horribly insincere. I posted her tweet in response above where she claimed it was genuine, but there\u2019s no way. I\u2019ve seen better acting at a middle school play! After discovering Roman wasn\u2019t crushed to death, he gets really rude and hostile towards the medics who are just looking out for his wellbeing and want to make sure he\u2019s okay. Not a good look. So as he\u2019s rudely shooing away the medics, he\u2019s also power walking out of there like he knows someone did it intentionally instead of it being a potential accident. So, in short, I just want to say thank you to WWE for providing me with a good laugh at this segment. 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