WWE News & Updates

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WWE looking at a possible Big Show vs. Shaquille O'Neal match at WrestleMania 33. As noted, The Big Show challenged Shaq at the ESPY awards this past week to a match at WrestleMania 33, which the NBA Hall of Famer accepted.

 

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If you blinked, you might have missed it on RAW, but you can check out the new SmackDown logo below:

 

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Enjoy Finn Balor:
[video=youtube]https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rl4KJa5BmME&itct[/video]

 

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Top 10 Draft Day Shockers
[video=youtube]https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4K37mzSN0HM[/video]

 

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Dave Meltzer reported in the latest issue of
The Wrestling Observer that Vince McMahon was "very upset" with Roman Reigns's WWE Wellness Policy violation and that it may play into the decision making for the WWE Draft on Tuesday. He noted that Reigns will still be pushed as one of the top guys, but may not necessarily be pushed as the top guy.

 

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According to WWE.com, the rules for the WWE Draft are as follows:

RAW has the first overall pick Since SmackDown Live is a two-hour show and RAW is three hours, for every two picks SmackDown Live receives, RAW will receive three picks

Tag Teams count as one pick unless a Commissioner/General Manager specifically only wants one member of the team

Six draft picks will be made off the NXT roster

The list of current WWE Superstars eligible for the WWE Draft are as follows:

Male Superstars

AJ Styles
Alberto Del Rio
Apollo Crews
Baron Corbin
Big Show
Braun Strowman
Bray Wyatt
Brock Lesnar
Cesaro
Chris Jericho
Darren Young (w/ Bob Backlund)
Dean Ambrose – WWE Champion
Demon Kane
Dolph Ziggler
Erick Rowan
Jack Swagger
John Cena
Kalisto
Kevin Owens
Mark Henry
Neville
Randy Orton
Roman Reigns
Rusev (w/ Lana) – United States Champion
Sami Zayn
Seth Rollins
Sheamus
Sin Cara
The Miz (w/ Maryse) – Intercontinental Champion
Titus O'Neil
Zack Ryder

Tag Teams

Breezango (Fandango and Tyler Breeze)
Enzo and Cass (Enzo Amore and Big Cass)
Gallows and Anderson (Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson)
Golden Truth (Goldust and R-Truth)
Shining Stars (Epico and Primo)
Social Outcasts (Bo Dallas, Curtis Axel and Heath Slater)
The Ascension (Konnor and Viktor)
The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray and D-Von Dudley)
The New Day (Big E, Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods) – Tag Team Champions
The Usos (Jey and Jimmy Uso)
The Vaudevillains (Aiden English and Simon Gotch)

Female Superstars

Alicia Fox
Becky Lynch
Charlotte – WWE Women's Champion
Dana Brooke
Eva Marie
Naomi
Natalya
Paige
Sasha Banks
Summer Rae
The two biggest names not on the list are The Undertaker and Triple H. It's also worth noting that while Brock Lesnar is eligible to drafted, Paul Heyman wasn't included like other talent attached to a Superstar.
Other omissions from the list of eligible Superstars include injured wrestlers Emma, Luke Harper, Nikki Bella, Tamina and Tyson Kidd. Kane, Ryback and Rosa Mendes are also not listed.

 

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It's not specified which leg of the tour is RAW or SmackDown, however here is what the rosters look like. Obviously, plans are constantly changing, but these are the stars currently being advertised:

Tour 1: Dean Ambrose, Bray Wyatt, Randy Orton, AJ Styles, The Miz, Cesaro, Alberto Del Rio, Enzo & Big Cass, The Dudley Boyz, Becky Lynch and Natalya

Tour 2: Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins, Kevin Owens, The New Day, Sami Zayn, Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson, Rusev, Charlotte, Sasha Banks and Paige.

 

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Tickets have been going on sale for several upcoming live SmackDown tapings after the WWE draft on July 19th. For what it's worth, most of the advertising for those shows feature WWE Champion Dean Ambrose, Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins and AJ Styles. While all of those names are subject to change, it should be noted that John Cena hasn't appeared on advertising for any live SmackDown TV tapings after the draft. However, Cena has been appearing on advertising for every post-draft RAW, which would seem to indicate that Cena will be on RAW.

 

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Tonight's WWE RAW will take place from the Dunkin Donuts Center in Providence, Rhode Island with the final hype for WWE Battleground and the WWE Draft.
Superstars advertised for tonight include WWE Champion Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins, John Cena, AJ Styles, Sheamus, Kevin Owens, Chris Jericho, Stephanie McMahon and Shane McMahon. Happenings for tonight include Rollins vs. Ambrose with the title on the line and the reveal of the new General Managers.
* Will a new WWE Champion be crowned on Raw?
* Who will be the General Managers of Raw and SmackDown Live?
* Who will help Sasha Banks against
Charlotte & Dana Brooke at WWE Battleground?
* Wyatts to New Day: Come out, come out wherever you are
* Will The Bulgarian Brute crush a Broski?

 

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[video=youtube]https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5dyjJuKt1Yg[/video]
As noted, Dean Ambrose is still the WWE Champion after the controversial ending to last night's WWE RAW main event against Seth Rollins. Above is video of the post-RAW WWE Network segment where the referee ruled that the match ended in a draw.