{"id":86014,"date":"2019-09-12T22:30:24","date_gmt":"2019-09-13T03:30:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=86014"},"modified":"2019-09-12T22:30:24","modified_gmt":"2019-09-13T03:30:24","slug":"weekly-overview-wwe-thru-9-11-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\/09\/12\/weekly-overview-wwe-thru-9-11-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 9\/11): Top stories of week, major show lineups, live event results, schedule of live events, noteworthy social media posts, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3602081783\" 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 article is part of our Weekly Overview Series to 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 signed El Hijo del Fantasma last week. Viewers of Lucha Underground may recognize him as King Cuerno.<\/li>\n<li>WWE is replacing NXT Takeover with WWE Worlds Collide during Royal Rumble weekend in January 2020. WWE released travel package information Monday afternoon this week and Worlds Collide was listed as an event, but not NXT Takeover. WWE ran a Worlds Collide show during the 2019 Royal Rumble weekend at the Axxess event and they aired a WWE Network Special showcasing the event. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prowrestlingsheet.com\/worlds-collide-replacing-nxt-takeover\/#.XXgPcyhKjIU\">SOURCE<\/a><\/li>\n<li>WWE also announced that they have expanded their partnership with Full Sail University and NXT will now emanate weekly from Full Sail Live. With NXT going live in a couple weeks, there had been speculation that they may start to travel across the country like Raw and Smackdown, but with this announcement that is not their plan at this time. <a href=\"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/2019\/09\/09\/nxt-on-usa-network-to-air-weekly-from-full-sail-wwe-expands-partnership\/\">SOURCE<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Elias suffered an ankle injury over the weekend that prevented him from competing in the King of the Ring semifinal match.<\/li>\n<li>On Tuesday, Newsweek released an interview with Triple H where he stated that 205 Live will start moving towards sitting under the NXT banner. He doesn\u2019t really expand on what that means, but it seems to insinuate that 205 Live may start being taped at Full Sail, or possibly even dissolved and the talent will join the NXT roster. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/triple-h-interview-nxt-usa-move-live-takeover-1458604\">SOURCE<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>\u2022WWE Weekly Event Results<\/h3>\n<p><strong>WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster (Santiago, Chile) 9\/5\/19<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">(1) Andrade beat Apollo Crews<br \/>\n(2) Ember Moon defeated Zelina Vega<br \/>\n(3) Aleister Black beat Sami Zayn<br \/>\n(4) Roman Reigns defeated Samoa Joe<br \/>\n(5) Mandy Rose &amp; Sonya Deville beat The Kabuki Warriors<br \/>\n(6) Bayley (c) beat Charlotte to retain the Smackdown Women\u2019s Championship<br \/>\n(7) Kofi Kingston (c) defeated Randy Orton to retain the WWE Championship<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrestlinginc.com\/news\/2019\/09\/wwe-live-event-results-659320\/\">SOURCE<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster (Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada) 9\/6\/19<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">(1) Ricochet defeated Cesaro<br \/>\n(2) Cedric Alexander beat Robert Roode<br \/>\n(3) Luke Gallows &amp; Karl Anderson beat The Revival and Curt Hawkins &amp; Zakc Ryder<br \/>\n(4) Becky Lynch (c) defeated Lacey Evans to retain the Raw Women\u2019s Championship<br \/>\n(5) Titus O\u2019Neil beat Mojo Rawley<br \/>\n(6) Alexa Bliss &amp; Nikki Cross (c) beat Natalya &amp; Dana Brooke to retain the Women\u2019s Tag Team Championships<br \/>\n(7) Seth Rollins beat Baron Corbin in a Street Fight to retain the Universal Championship<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/2019\/09\/07\/9-6-wwe-in-saint-john-new-brunswick-results-seth-rollins-vs-baron-corbin-in-a-street-fight-for-the-wwe-universal-championship-becky-lynch-vs-lacey-evans-for-the-raw-womens-championship\/\">SOURCE<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster (Buenos Aires, Argentina) 9\/6\/19<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"pwtor-1604298935\" 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) Asuka beat Mandy Rose via Disqualification<br \/>\n(2) The Kabuki Warriors beat Mandy Rose &amp; Sonya Deville<br \/>\n(3) Apollo Crews defeated Sami Zayn<br \/>\n(4) Aleister Black beat Sami Zayn<br \/>\n(5) Roman Reigns defeated Samoa Joe<br \/>\n(6) Ember Moon beat Zelina Vega<br \/>\n(7) Bayley (c) beat Charlotte to retain the Smackdown Women\u2019s Championship<br \/>\n(8) Kofi Kingston (c) defeated Randy Orton to retain the WWE Championship<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrestlinginc.com\/news\/2019\/09\/wwe-live-event-results-659348\/\">SOURCE<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster (Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada) 9\/7\/19<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Event cancelled by WWE due to expected extreme weather from Hurricane Dorian.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/etixnow.com\/events\/wwe-live\/sep-7-2019\/halifax-forum-complex\">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 9\/9\/19<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">(1) Cedric Alexander beat A.J. Styles via Disqualification when Gallows &amp; Anderson interfered<br \/>\n(2) Becky Lynch &amp; Charlotte defeated Bayley &amp; Sasha Banks<br \/>\n(3) Rey Mysterio beat Gran Metalik<br \/>\n(4) Baron Corbin beat Samoa Joe &amp; Ricochet to advance to the finals of the King of the Ring Tournament<br \/>\n(5) Natalya defeated Lacey Evans<br \/>\n(6) Cedric Alexander, Seth Rollins, Braun Strowman, &amp; The Viking Raiders beat Dolph Ziggler, Robert Roode, and The OC<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-1615452952\" 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>Smackdown Live TV Results 9\/9\/19<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">(1) The Miz beat Andrade (w\/ Zelina Vega)<br \/>\n(2) Nikki Cross (w\/ Alexa Bliss) defeated Mandy Rose (w\/ Sonya Deville)<br \/>\n(3) Heavy Machinery beat Johnny Silver &amp; Alex Keaton<br \/>\n(4) Bayley defeated Ember Moon<br \/>\n(5) Chad Gable beat Shane McMahon in a Two-Out-of-Three Falls match in two straight falls with Kevin Owens as the Special Guest Referee to advance to the King of the Ring Finals.<\/p>\n<p><strong>205 Live Results (Aired on WWE Network) 9\/9\/19<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">(1) Jack Gallagher &amp; Kushida beat Brian Kendrick &amp; Akira Tozawa<br \/>\n(2) Lince Dorado, Gran Metalik, &amp; Humberto Carillo defeated Drew Gulak, Tony Nese, &amp; Ariya Daivari<\/p>\n<p><strong>WWE Main Event (Aired on Hulu and WWE Network) 9\/11\/19<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">(1) The IIconics defeated Dana Brooke &amp; Sarah Logan<\/p>\n<p>SOURCE: WKPWP Post-Raw On-Site Correspondent<\/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>Before Raw<br \/>\n&#8211; Enes Kanter beat R-Truth to win the 24\/7 Championship<br \/>\n&#8211; R-Truth pinned Enes Kanter to win the championship back<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>\u2022Upcoming Lineups for Stadium\/PPV Events<\/h3>\n<p><strong>WWE Clash of Champions on September 15 in Charlotte, N.C.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bayley (c) vs. Charlotte for the Smackdown Women\u2019s Championship<\/li>\n<li>Becky Lynch (c) vs. Sasha Banks for the Raw Women\u2019s Championship<\/li>\n<li>Seth Rollins (c) vs. Braun Strowman for the Universal Championship<\/li>\n<li>Kofi Kingston (c) vs. Randy Orton for the WWE Championship<\/li>\n<li>Shinsuke Nakamura (c) vs. The Miz for the Intercontinental Championship<\/li>\n<li>Seth Rollins &amp; Braun Strowman (c) vs. Dolph Ziggler &amp; Robert Roode for the Raw Tag Team Championships<\/li>\n<li>Big E &amp; Xavier Woods (c) vs. The Revival for the Smackdown Tag Team Championships<\/li>\n<li>Alexa Bliss &amp; Nikki Cross (c) vs. Mandy Rose &amp; Sonya Deville for the Women\u2019s Tag Team Championships<\/li>\n<li>Drew Gulak (c) vs. Humberto Carillo vs. Lince Dorado for the Cruiserweight Championship<\/li>\n<li>R-Truth to defend the 24\/7 Championship in some fashion<\/li>\n<li>Roman Reigns vs. Erick Rowan in a No Disqualification match<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>\u2022Upcoming Events<\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Fri. 9\/13\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster, McKenzie Arena, Chattanooga, Tenn.<br \/>\nSat. 9\/14\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster, Macon Centreplex Coliseum, Macon, Ga.<br \/>\n<strong>Sun. 9\/15\/19 WWE Clash of Champions, Spectrum Centre, Charlotte, N.C.<\/strong><br \/>\nMon. 9\/16\/19 WWE Raw, Thompson-Boling Arena, Knoxville, Tenn.<br \/>\n&#8211; King of the Ring Finals: Baron Corbin vs. Chad Gable<br \/>\nTue. 9\/17\/19 WWE Smackdown, State Farm Arena, Atlanta, Ga.<br \/>\nFri. 9\/20\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster, Stampede Corral, Calgary, Alberta, Canada<br \/>\nFri. 9\/20\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster, Araneta Coliseum, Manila, Philippines<br \/>\nSat. 9\/21\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada<br \/>\nSat. 9\/21\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster, Mercedes Benz Arena, Shanghai, China<br \/>\nSun. 9\/22\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster, Neal S. Blaisdell Arena, Honolulu, Hawaii<br \/>\nMon. 9\/23\/19 WWE Raw, Chase Center, San Francisco, Calif.<br \/>\nTue. 9\/24\/19 WWE Smackdown, Chase Center, San Francisco, Calif.<br \/>\nFri. 9\/27\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster, Don Haskins Center, El Paso, Texas<br \/>\nSat. 9\/28\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster, Findlay Toyota Center, Prescott, Ariz.<br \/>\nSun. 9\/29\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster, Tucson Convention Center, Tucson, Ariz.<br \/>\nMon. 9\/30\/19 WWE Raw, Talking Stick Resort Arena, Phoenix, Ariz.<br \/>\nFri. 10\/4\/19 WWE Smackdown, Staples Center, Los Angeles, Calif.<br \/>\nSat. 10\/5\/19 WWE Supershow, Pechanga Arena, San Diego, Calif.<br \/>\n<strong>Sun. 10\/6\/19 WWE Hell in a Cell, Golden 1 Center, Sacramento, Calif.<\/strong><br \/>\nMon. 10\/7\/19 WWE Raw, Rabobank Arena, Bakersfield, Calif.<br \/>\nFri. 10\/11\/19 WWE Smackdown, T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, Nev.<br \/>\nSat. 10\/12\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster, Blue Cross Arena, Rochester, N.Y.<br \/>\nSat. 10\/12\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster, Ector County Coliseum, Odessa, Texas<br \/>\nSun. 10\/13\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster, Istbank Center, Broomfield, Colo.<br \/>\nSun. 10\/13\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster, Amarillo Civic Center, Amarillo, Texas<br \/>\nMon. 10\/14\/19 WWE Raw, Pepsi Center, Denver, Colo.<br \/>\nFri. 10\/18\/19 WWE Smackdown, Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Ind.<br \/>\nSat. 10\/19\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster, Cure Insurance Arena, Trenton, N.J.<br \/>\nSun. 10\/20\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Raw Roster, Blue Cross Arena, Rochester, N.Y.<br \/>\nMon. 10\/21\/19 WWE Raw, Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse, Cleveland, Ohio<br \/>\nMon. 10\/21\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster, Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney, Australia<br \/>\nTue. 10\/22\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster, Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane, Australia<br \/>\nWed. 10\/23\/19 WWE Live Event \u2013 Smackdown Roster, Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, Australia<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>\u2022Latest TV Highlights<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Monday Night Raw<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Stone Cold Steve Austin opened Raw this week which was airing from Madison Square Garden for the first time in 10 years. Stone Cold came out and told a few stories about his experiences at The Garden, then shifted to the reason he was there, the Universal Championship contract signing. Braun and Seth both made their way to the ring, Seth told Braun no one is stabbing him in the back tonight, Braun responded and wasn\u2019t so confident in that. After both eventually signed the contract, The OC came out. A.J. Styles complained about Gallows and Anderson not getting a Tag Team Championship rematch as the fans all chanted \u201cAsshole!\u201d Stone Cold interrupted to make sure Styles could hear them. Styles told Stone Cold \u201cin your old age you\u2019ve turned into a real asshole.\u201d Stone Cold looked down as if he was restraining himself from hitting Styles and he moved the table in the ring to the corner. Seth and Braun then attacked The OC as Stone Cold watched in the corner. A.J. avoided a stomp by Seth and threw him out of the ring, which just left Styles and Stone Cold in the ring together. Styles had his back turned to Austin while he trash talked Rollins and when he turned around Austin gave him two middle fingers and a Stunner before having a few beers and leaving.<\/li>\n<li>Charlotte and Becky teamed up to take on Sasha and Bayley ahead of their two title matches. Before the match began Becky and Charlotte attacked Banks and Bayley as they walked to the ring, but after a commercial break, order had been restored and the match began with Becky and Bayley. The announcers talked about Becky and her ESPN commercials as well as an ESPN article that talked about these four women known as The Four Horsewomen in NXT. Late in the match Charlotte climbed to the top rope and missed a moonsault that missed completely. Meanwhile, Becky put Sasha in a Dis-Arm-Her on the outside, but Bayley attacked Becky to stop the attack. Eventually Charlotte would hit Bayley with the Natural Selection for the win.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Smackdown Live<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>WWE announced Tuesday afternoon that Elias had suffered an injury (which is reportedly real, not just a storyline) and that he was unable to compete in the King of the Ring semifinal match against Chad Gable. As Smackdown began, we didn\u2019t know who the replacement was going to be. Chad Gable was seen approaching Shane backstage and Chad was under the impression that he would get an automatic bye into the finals. Shane responded saying a guy like Gable doesn\u2019t want a freebie, he wants to earn his way to the finals, Chad nodded in agreement. Shane said he hadn\u2019t figured out who his opponent would be yet, but it could be anyone. Later, Shane walked into the men\u2019s locker room where Gable, Matt Hardy, and Apollo Crews were all standing together. Shane asked Hardy and Crews if they\u2019d see Chad Gable while making a height joke (Hardy and Crews aren\u2019t any taller than Gable by the way) and suddenly Shane saw Gable. Shane said he found his opponent and Elias thoroughly approved of his selection and he was right outside the locker room door, he\u2019d go get him. Shane walked out of camera frame, then walked right back in. Shane announced himself as Elias\u2019 replacement. Later, Kevin Owens came to see Shane, who told Owens his $100,000 fine could disappear. Owens asked him what the catch was and Shane handed him a referee shirt and told Owens he knows how important family is to him, so he should think about them tonight and walked off. In the match, Owens quick counted the win for Gable almost immediately. Gable celebrated, Shane looked angry and grabbed a microphone to say this was now two-out-of-three falls. After a commercial the match restarted, Owens began quick counting falls for Shane and slowly counting pinfalls Gable attempted. Eventually, Gable put the Ankle Lock on Shane who tapped out and the bell rang while Kevin Owens looked at him and asked Shane what he was supposed to do since McMahon tapped out. Owens went to leave and Shane attacked him, hobbled over to a microphone, yelled at Owens saying he\u2019s fired while punching him a few more times to end Smackdown.<\/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 ProWrestling.net&#8217;s Jake Barrett to review WWE Smackdown with live callers and answer mailbag questions including the destruction of Kevin Owens&#8217; character by awful booking, a King of the Ring curveball, final Kofi Kingston-Randy Orton angle leading into the Clash PPV, Undertaker&#8217;s appearance and angle with Sami Zayn, Rowan speaks and gets his hands on Roman Reigns, Charlotte-Bayley hype, and more. They also talked with Frank Peteani who attended&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><iframe style=\"width: 100%; height: 100px;\" src=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/embed\/player\/t133463366\/\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">-On Tune In Radio\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/tun.in\/tjgi00\">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>Seth Rollins\u2019s mood went from excited to very disappointed in the span of a few hours on Thursday, all centering around the Chicago Bears before their season opening game then after the game, a game they lost.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I LOOOOOOOVEEEEE FOOTBALLL!!!! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Bears100?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Bears100<\/a> LEEEEEET\u2019SSSSSSSSSS GOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Seth Rollins (@WWERollins) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWERollins\/status\/1169626007982288896?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 5, 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=\"qme\" dir=\"ltr\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3S5w39X9PY\">pic.twitter.com\/3S5w39X9PY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ettore \u201cBig E\u201d Ewen (@WWEBigE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWEBigE\/status\/1169794378963017728?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 6, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">What\u2019s up, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWERollins?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WWERollins<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BeckyLynchWWE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BeckyLynchWWE<\/a>?!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GBvsCHI?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GBvsCHI<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Bears100?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Bears100<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zItSMZrYRO\">https:\/\/t.co\/zItSMZrYRO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Chicago Bears (@ChicagoBears) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChicagoBears\/status\/1169766646652788738?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 6, 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 hate football.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Seth Rollins (@WWERollins) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWERollins\/status\/1169814932415664128?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 6, 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=\"qme\" dir=\"ltr\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fkepsbNojP\">pic.twitter.com\/fkepsbNojP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ettore \u201cBig E\u201d Ewen (@WWEBigE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWEBigE\/status\/1169815121083826179?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 6, 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=\"qme\" dir=\"ltr\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/O8S3WH0JwI\">pic.twitter.com\/O8S3WH0JwI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ettore \u201cBig E\u201d Ewen (@WWEBigE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWEBigE\/status\/1169816413428576256?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 6, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Charlotte is out here on social media trying to make the most of an illogical situation as WWE announces she\u2019s going to tag with Becky Lynch again inexplicably and illogically. Amazing performers have to do stuff like this to try and save face as WWE continuously undermines their own characters.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"zxx\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dbZHy1VNSL\">https:\/\/t.co\/dbZHy1VNSL<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2s6alXyCAZ\">pic.twitter.com\/2s6alXyCAZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Charlotte Flair (@MsCharlotteWWE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MsCharlotteWWE\/status\/1170468122689789952?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 7, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Becky Lynch still trying to get a match with Stephanie, but she\u2019s not having any of it.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/BeckyLynchWWE\/status\/1170028804242382849<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I think you have the wrong Boss <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BeckyLynchWWE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BeckyLynchWWE<\/a>, good luck against @SashaBanksWWE at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ClashOfChampions?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ClashOfChampions<\/a> next Sunday! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WWE<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6pUOHgd2I5\">https:\/\/t.co\/6pUOHgd2I5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Stephanie McMahon (@StephMcMahon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StephMcMahon\/status\/1170747798582697984?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 8, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Becky also starred in three new \u201cThis is Sportscenter\u201d commercials for ESPN that were unveiled this week.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"This is SportsCenter: What&#039;s My Name?\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2ImTcCmmPdM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"This is SportsCenter: Vending Machine\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/t-GtZSOQfQY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"This is SportsCenter: Push\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DH8xlG1kVAM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not just wrestlers that can get the call to the main roster; officials can as well. Congratulations to Eddie Orengo for his call-up to Raw!<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">So glad to be able to welcome <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EddieOrengoWWE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@EddieOrengoWWE<\/a> to the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@wwe<\/a> main roster team full time today! A shame he\u2019s on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RAW?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RAW<\/a> and not <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SDLive?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SDLive<\/a>, but I\u2019m incredibly happy for his success and proud to work alongside him! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yfOhccdZsx\">pic.twitter.com\/yfOhccdZsx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jason Ayers (Blue Check Goes Here) (@JasonAyersWWE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JasonAyersWWE\/status\/1171194128593502213?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 9, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>This is such a cool story. I couldn\u2019t imagine discovering siblings I didn\u2019t know I had!<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">In a wild turn of events, I recently found out I have a brother (and sister, not pictured) I never knew existed! Thank you <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/23andMe?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@23andMe<\/a> for bringing people together. Life is a crazy, awesome thing and we are all insanely lucky to get to experience it. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UkHPfxtCWh\">pic.twitter.com\/UkHPfxtCWh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Seth Rollins (@WWERollins) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWERollins\/status\/1171594899122216960?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 11, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Is Kevin Owens tweeting a teaser that he\u2019s going back to NXT? 14=N 24=X 20=T<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"und\" dir=\"ltr\">14-24-20<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kevinn (@FightOwensFight) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FightOwensFight\/status\/1171647202168594433?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 11, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/FightOwensFight\/status\/1171798373831192576<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/NXTCiampa\/status\/1172126652421345280<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We got two more cats.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kevinn (@FightOwensFight) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FightOwensFight\/status\/1172173209703211010?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 12, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/FightOwensFight\/status\/1172174988629204993<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>\u2022Closing Commentary<\/h3>\n<p><strong>&#8211; The closing angle on Smackdown has to be the stupidest idea WWE has had in quite some time, and they just had their top star almost be crushed and subsequently run over the following week only a month ago.<\/strong> The incompetence to book Kevin Owens that way is unparalleled levels of stupidity. In all seriousness, what the hell are they doing? It\u2019s like the perfect storm of stupidity right now. Roman Reigns looks bad, Daniel Bryan looks bad, Erick Rowan looks bad because of their dumb story, now Kevin Owens looks like an absolute moron and Chad Gable doesn\u2019t benefit from winning at all! I wrote about the Owens fine a few weeks ago at the start of the King of the Ring tournament trying to put a positive spin on why Owens was kissing up to Shane so much and holy cow do I feel stupid now. There is just so much wrong with this story, it\u2019s disorienting.<\/p>\n<p>First, let\u2019s look at the financial aspects of this imposed fine. We\u2019re supposed to believe that Kevin Owens won\u2019t make enough money to send his kids through college? Really? Kevin has two kids, and his son isn\u2019t even a teenager yet, so Owens doesn\u2019t have time to save up more money? Forbes last year released a list of estimated earnings for wrestlers in which Kevin Owens came in 10th on the list at an estimated salary of $2 million. Since then, we know Kevin Owens signed a new long term contract with WWE. We aren\u2019t really supposed to think he\u2019s hurting financially are we? Even if he was, why can\u2019t his kids get loans like most of us do? That\u2019s what I had to do and I now owe thousands in student loans just like the vast majority of kids who go to college because my parents aren\u2019t television stars with seven figure salaries. Does WWE want us to think they\u2019re not paying talent appropriate or acceptable wages? I mean if $100,000 is so crippling to Owens, how much is his storyline salary supposed to be? Also, there\u2019s not a single other job Owens is capable of doing? There are no other wrestling companies in existence? WWE had Sami Zayn mention AEW on live television not that long ago, so obviously in the WWE World other wrestling companies do exist (I can\u2019t use Universe, feels too corporate now, thanks a lot Vince).<\/p>\n<p>Second, what does Kevin Owens stand for now? Okay fine, let\u2019s ignore all of the financial plot holes here. Let\u2019s say Owens is incapable of working for any other company and he makes some weird amount of money were $100,000 will cripple him financially for over a decade thus not allowing his kids to have money to pay for college, while also not being allowed to take out loans of any kind on their own. What Owens did on Tuesday was still moronic and it completely killed his character. He goes to the ring, the bell rings and he immediately quick counts the win for Gable. My first thought was he\u2019s being defiant and telling Shane \u201cscrew you\u201d which is great, but no. We come back from commercial after it\u2019s made two out of three falls by Shane and he\u2019s done a complete 180 to where he\u2019s scared to count the second fall for Gable, but eagerly quick counting to help Shane win. Why? What did WWE do to establish him changing his mind so fast? Did I miss something? These things need explained! This isn\u2019t hard! How can someone write this story with this planet sized plot hole in it? How can someone proofread the script and let it be accepted? I love Owens too much to think he didn\u2019t try and say something, but who knows maybe Vince tore up the script to Smackdown again two hours before the show because he\u2019s a damn psychopath so there was no time to.<\/p>\n<p>So, in the end, Shane taps out and Owens doesn\u2019t even call for the final bell because Shane taps, so there\u2019s no need for him to. So, Owens doesn\u2019t really play a role in the final outcome, yet he\u2019s blamed for it. So then crippled Shane beats him up, which is ridiculous, then fires him. Fine whatever. There were so many other ways to get to that point without sacrificing the entirety of Owens\u2019 credibility and character. Gable doesn\u2019t benefit from this at all. He advances to the finals of this tournament with him being an absolute after thought in the story. This absolutely sucked. I could go on more tangents about the unforgivable incompetence shown in this segment alone, but I won\u2019t. This isn\u2019t even touching the Mandy Rose promo flat out calling Nikki Cross ugly, or Bayley\u2019s weird heel turn and that\u2019s just Smackdown.<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations, Fox, you spent $1 Billion for this. WWE has three weeks to get it together. If they want to succeed on Fox, you have to do infinitely better than this. This is not how you gain new fans. This isn\u2019t even how you retain your current fans. All the promotion in the world won\u2019t get people to watch your show when it looks like you aren\u2019t even trying to write good stories.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>NOW CHECK OUT OTHER\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/category\/prowrestlingnews\/weekly-overviews\/\">WEEKLY OVERVIEWS HERE<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>OR JUMP TO LAST WEEK\u2019S WWE OVERVIEW: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2019\/09\/08\/weekly-overview-wwe-thru-9-4-top-stories-of-week-major-show-lineups-live-event-results-schedule-of-live-events-noteworthy-social-media-posts-more\/\">WEEKLY OVERVIEW \u2013 WWE (thru 9\/4): Top stories of week, major show lineups, live event results, schedule of live events, noteworthy social media posts, more<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-2281045672\"><div id=\"pwtor-2434910514\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>The following article is part of our Weekly Overview Series to 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 <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2019\/09\/12\/weekly-overview-wwe-thru-9-11-top-stories-of-week-major-show-lineups-live-event-results-schedule-of-live-events-noteworthy-social-media-posts-more\/\" title=\"WEEKLY OVERVIEW \u2013 WWE (thru 9\/11): Top stories of week, major show lineups, live event results, schedule of live events, noteworthy social media posts, more\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":56074,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"episode_type":"","audio_file":"","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","itunes_episode_number":"","itunes_title":"","itunes_season_number":"","itunes_episode_type":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,6075,3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-86014","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-prowrestlingnews","category-weekly-overviews","category-news_wwe"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2018\/03\/WWE-logo-3x2_600.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86014","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=86014"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86014\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":86034,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86014\/revisions\/86034"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/56074"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=86014"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=86014"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=86014"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}