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NEWS (4/19/24–4/20/24)

* Clarification on Seth Rollins being Named the “MVP” for WM Weekend

→ He wrestled a 40+ minute match Saturday, he wrestled to kick off Sunday, modified his Stomp, but still hit it… and was a crucial part of the main event – ALL WITH A TORN MENISCUS!

* Drew McIntyre Working Through Injury

→ McIntyre has been working matches with an arm sleeve on his left arm.

According to a report, McIntyre suffered a “badly hyperextended elbow,” believed to be during his match with Seth Rollins at WrestleMania XL, but is working through it.

* WWE Talent Released During SD

→ Jinder Mahal, Xia Lee, Xyon Quin, Veer, Sanga



WWE Smackdown (4/19/24) - Pittsburgh, PA

Highlights:

* AJ def. LA Knight - will challenge Cody at Backlash

* Solo / Tama / Kevin Owens

* New Tag Team Title Belts

* More hinting of Jade and Bianca teaming up

* Tiffany Stratton inserts herself into the title picture

NEWS (4/15/24–4/16/24)

* The Rock gave a WM Weekend summary on his IG

→ Says he’s in good health, body is good - Seth Rollins MVP of WMXL

* While Roman’s Away, Roman Will Stay…

→ … involved in the creative for The Bloodline story



WWE RAW (4/15/24)

* Rhea Ripley Appears

→ Today was 380 days as Champ 🥺

* Sheamus def. Ivar - return of “Too Many Limes”!!

* Tag Team Title Presentation

* DIY def. Creed Brothers and New Day

* Candice LeRae + Indi Hartwell def. Maxxine Dupri + Ivy Nile

* Andrade vs. Dominik Mysterio

* Chelsea Green + Piper Niven def. Katana Chance + Kayden Carter

* In-Ring Segment: Cody Rhodes

* Jey Uso def. Finn Bálor

* Intercontinental Title Match: Sami Zayn vs. Chad Gable



WWE NXT (4/16/24)

* Noam Dar def. Dijak

* Lola Vice def. Sol Ruca

→ Post-match, Natalya challenges Lola to NXT Underground at Spring Breakin

* Ridge Holland def. Joaquin Wilde

* Open Challenge: Ilja Dragunov def. Je’Von Evans

* Tatum Paxley def. Thea Hail

* The Authors Of Pain def. Edris Enofe and Malik Blade

* Ivar def. Josh Briggs

* Steel Cage Match: Trick Williams def. Carmelo Hayes

NEWS (4/12/24–4/13/24)

* Big E Update

* Jon Moxley Wins IWGP World Heavyweight Title and Becomes First Wrestler To Hold World Titles In WWE, AEW and NJPW

* WWE Talent Relations Updates

* WWE Draft Update



WWE Smackdown (4/12/24) - Detroit, MI

* In-Ring Promo: Cody Rhodes

→ Undisputed WWE Champion

→ Puts over each of the six competitors in two separate triple threat matches tonight

→ L.A. Knight, Bobby Lashley, Santos Escobar, Rey Mysterio, Kevin Owens, A.J. Styles

* Backstage: Heyman, Jimmy, Solo arrive to find they no longer occupy the “suite” locker room for the Champion.

→ Kevin Owens walks past The Bloodline and says that they’re not invited, and there’s a broom closet awaiting them.

→ Solo tells Paul Heyman that he’ll take care of Owens… and then he’ll take care of the locker room situation.

→ Heyman reminds Solo that winning and losing is everything. There are consequences to losing. They lost and Cody Rhodes is the champion. If they want their locker room back, the title has to come back to The Bloodline, and that’s by order of The Tribal Chief.

* Triple Threat Match: LA Knight vs. Bobby Lashley vs. Santos Escobar

* In-Ring Bloodline Segment

* Bron Breakker def. Cameron Grimes

→ Bron has new theme music

* Backstage: Kayla Braxton is standing in front of the trainer’s room looking for a medical update on Jimmy Uso. * In-Ring Segment: Bayley’s Celebration

→ She mentions giving an opportunity to someone deserving, but before she can finish, she’s interrupted by Tiffany Stratton, who assumes she’s accepting an open challenge.

→ Bayley said she already had someone in mind: Naomi

→ Naomi comes out and says she can’t take on Bayley just yet; because she needs to put Tiffy in her place - TONIGHT!

* Naomi def. Tiffany Stratton – Tiffy’s first loss on the main roster; not counting EC

* Jade Cargill & Bianca BelAir def. Chelsea Green & Piper Niven (back from a broken hand)

TP: Glitch interruption here You Forgot About Us

* Backstage: Byron Saxton interviews Kevin Owens

* MAIN EVENT – Triple Threat Match: AJ Styles vs. Kevin Owens vs. Rey Mysterio



AEW Weekend Shows (4/12-13/24)

* Collision: The House of Black vs. Matt Sydal, Dante Martin, & Action Andretti

* Katsuyori Shibata def. Lee Moriarty

* Daniel Garcia def. Serpentico

* Toni Storm def. AZM

* Main Event: BCC (CC + BD) def. Don Callis Family (Fletcher + Hobbs)

Post-match: Takeshita attacks Bry-D with a brainbuster on the ramp

NEWS (4/10/24–4/11/24)

* AEW Announces their PPV Calendar for the remainder of 2024



AEW Dynamite: (4/10/2024)

* Swerve Strickland beats up Samoa Joe; pushing the match to the Main Event slot

* TNT Championship: Adam Copeland def. Penta El Zero Miedo

→ AEW Put a Countdown Clock on during this match to the “Footage”

* Will Ospreay segment

* Trios Match: Shane Taylor Promotions def. Hook, Chris Jericho, Shibata

→ Jericho / Hook falling out

→ STP added Anthony Ogogo to the group; hopefully TV time and opportunities coming

* “Timeless” Toni Storm’s Charleston Championship Champagne Toast

→ Even this sucked… 30-ish seconds to throw champagne and wipe off makeup

* Mariah May vs. Anna Jay

→ End of match goofiness

* Sit-down with Mercedes Moné

→ Lights go out, lights go on — Mercedes attacked

* MAIN EVENT: AEW World Championship Eliminator Match - Samoa Joe vs. Dustin Rhodes

→ aka a Samoan World Champion named Joe vs. a Rhodes; 3 days after a Samoan World Champion named Joe vs. a Rhodes… 🤔



* The Young Bucks present backstage footage from All In 2023 and will discuss

→ This was used as a way to tie into the YB feud with FTR

→ Horrid ploy that failed miserably… there were CM Punk chants WHILE THE FOOTAGE WAS SHOWING… and more chants when the YB came out to the ring later in the night. FAIL

→ This was reportedly done to “embarrass” CM Punk… and all it did was prove he told the truth.

→ The reaction by Tony Schiavone tells you all you need to know. (Editor Note: Tony has since said he was putting the Bucks over as the assholes.) The EMBARRASSMENT on Renee’s face during Ospreay’s dig at HHH tells you all you need to know.

NEWS (4/8/24–4/9/24)

* WWE Moving Away from ‘Sports Entertainment’ and Returning to ‘Pro Wrestling’



WWE RAW (4/8/24)

* First Hour Commercial Free

* In-Ring Segment: Paul Levesque / Cody Rhodes / The Rock

* Ilja Dragunov def. Shinsuke Nakamura

* WWE Draft Announcement for April 26 (SD) and April 29 (RAW)

* Damien Priest Championship Celebration

* Awesome Truth + Mystery Partner vs. Judgment Day

* Roxanne Perez def. Indi Hartwell

* Sheamus Vignette

* Sami Zayn + Chad Gable def. Imperium

* Jade Cargill def. Chelsea Green

* MAIN EVENT: #1 Contender’s Fatal Four Way:

Drew McIntyre vs. Jey Uso vs. Ricochet vs. Bronson Reed



WWE NXT (4/9/24)

* Roxanne Perez Promo

* Je’Von Evans vs SCRYPTS - 19 y.o. Phenom has impressive debut

* NXT Women’s Championship Match: Roxanne Perez def. Natalya

* Oba Femi Promo - Interrupted by Ivar of the Viking Raiders

* NXT Tag Team Championship Match: The Wolf Dogs (Bron Breakker and Baron Corbin) vs Nathan Frazer and Axiom - New Champs! Jumped by the Final Testament

* Trick Williams Promo - calls out Ilja Dragunov

Trick Williams vs Ilja Dragunov for the NXT Championship is set in 2 weeks at Spring Breakin'. If Trick Williams loses, he has to leave NXT.

Also, Carmelo Hayes vs Trick Williams in a steel cage match is set for next week.

Night 2 of WrestleMania XL is in the rearview - and The Brethren are here to discuss it all shortly after the action ended. Did he finish the story? Did the Avengers assemble? How did the rest of the show go? We discuss it all!