Liam Hoofe with a round-up of the latest wrestling news…
New Matches Announced for Fastlane
Three championship matches were announced for Fastlane on last night’s edition of Smackdown Live. Firstly, The New Day defeated Shelton Benjamin and Chad Gable to become number 1 contenders for the Smackdown tag team titles at the event. Then, Randy Orton Vs Bobby Roode was confirmed by Shane McMahon backstage, before Charlotte Flair accepted Ruby Riott’s challenge for the Smackdown Women’s Title at the event. This is the current line-up for the show:
- AJ Styles Vs Baron Corbin Vs Dolph Ziggler Vs Kevin Owens Vs Sami Zayn for the WWE Title
- Bobby Roode Vs Randy Orton for the US Title
- Charlotte Flair Vs Ruby Riott for the Smackdown Women’s Title
- The Usos Vs The New Day for the Smackdown Tag Team Titles
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Post Mania NXT Call-Ups Rumour
Sliced Wrestling, a wrestling Twitter account, tweeted yesterday that the WWE has already decided who will be called up to the main roster for the post-Wrestlemania draft. These were the names that were mentioned:
- Andrade ‘Cien’ Almas
- Ember Moon
- The Authors of Pain
- Johnny Gargano
- Drew McIntrye
Now, this rumour should be taken with a huge pinch of salt, due to the fact it was reported by a Twitter page. The page, however, has been correct about some things in the past, and those names do all seem like logical call-ups. Whether they happen after Wrestlemania or not is another matter, but I would expect everyone there to be on the main roster before the end of 2018.
Report:
WWE Has Already Started Preparing For This Years #WWEDraft Some Select #NXT Talents Being Groomed For A Main Roster Call-Up Are
• Andrade Almas
• Johnny Gargano
• Drew McIntyre
• Ember Moon
• Authors Of Pain pic.twitter.com/Vaczcj1Mtu— SW (@SliceWrestling) February 15, 2018
Cruiserweight Championship Quarter Final Brackets Announced
On last night’s edition of 205 Live, Buddy Murphy, the real-life husband of Alexa Bliss, defeated Ariya Daivari, while Mustafa Ali defeated Jack Gallagher in the show’s main event to both seal their spots in the Cruiserweight Championships quarter finals. The final of the tournament will take place at Wrestlemania, and will determine the new Cruiserweight champion after the belt was vacated following Enzo Amore’s release from the company last month.
These are the quarterfinal brackets for the tournament:
The updated #205Live #Cruiserweight Championship Tournament bracket: pic.twitter.com/OV91frSHus
— 205Live (@WWE205Live) February 21, 2018
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