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AJ Styles vs. Cedric Alexander: The story so far AJ Styles followed up his United States Championship victory over Ricochet at Extreme Rules in July 2019 by defeating “The One and Only” in a rematch at the following month’s SummerSlam pay-per-view. At the same time, Cedric Alexander began to establish himself as one of the most impressive up-and-comers on the RAW roster, picking up statement-making victories over Drew McIntyre, Sami Zayn and Cesaro....

In case you didn’t know… With Charlotte Flair and Becky Lynch set to challenge Ronda Rousey at WrestleMania for the Raw Women’s Championship, the SmackDown Women’s Champion, Asuka, didn’t have a challenger at Mania up until this week’s episode of SmackDown. Sonya Deville, Carmella, Naomi, and Mandy Rose were set to compete for the honour of facing The Empress of Tomorrow on The Grandest Stage of Them All - but the lady who defeated Asuka last year at WrestleMania instead got a shot directly at the blue brand’s title holder....

Follow Sportskeeda for the latest WWE news, rumors and all other wrestling news. The bell tolled for the Heartbreak Kid, as The Undertaker appeared to address him. The Deadman questioned the judgment of Shawn Michaels, claiming that he chose Triple H because of their friendship. HBK didn’t take that sitting down, instead, getting in the face of the Undertaker. Shawn said that he respected the Phenom, which is one of the reasons why he never returned to in-ring competition after he retired....

Now that he has been able to reach this point, it appears that he is about to be recognized by a new name by WWE. His name was officially changed on WWE.com to ‘King Corbin’. On this week’s episode of RAW, it was revealed that he had a new look and theme song as well. King Corbin The WWE commentary team has been referring to Baron Corbin as King Corbin for some time now — at least Cory Graves has, but now, The Lone Wolf’s name has officially been changed to King Corbin by the WWE....

Recently, she sent out an angry Tweet about being overlooked in the Super Show-Down poster. Even though she’s competing in the card, she’s not in the poster. In case you didn’t know… Becky Lynch was the first ever SmackDown Women’s Champion. A crowd favourite, she was the ultimate babyface and also, the ultimate underdog. She managed to recapture the SmackDown Women’s Championship at Hell in a Cell, but this time, she was a heel character....

He recently spoke with Justin Barrasso of Sports Illustrated where he revealed he wants to main-event WrestleMania 36 with the Scottish Psychopath Drew McIntyre. In case you didn’t know… Strowman debuted as a member of the Wyatt Family. He was originally a heel but his amazing feats of strength and athleticism quickly got the WWE Universe behind him. He has fought Brock Lesnar several times for the Universal Championship but has only a one-day reign as RAW Tag Team Champion on his title resume....

The rise of The Fiend After WrestleMania 35, vignettes began airing on WWE TV, which signaled the return of Bray Wyatt in a completely different avatar. Wyatt was now the host of a children’s show called Firefly Fun House. It didn’t take long for the WWE Universe to realize that an incredibly sinister secret was hidden beneath Wyatt’s cheerful persona. This secret was later revealed as The Fiend, Wyatt’s alter ego....

Following Wyatt’s latest public show of regret after SummerSlam, Bully Ray (formerly known as Bubba Ray Dudley in WWE) got in touch on Twitter and requested that he receive an apology for the abrupt way in which the former WWE Champion eliminated him from the 2015 Royal Rumble. Wyatt has now granted the Hall of Famer his wish, while also reminiscing about a time when Tommy Dreamer attacked Luke Harper during the rivalry between The ECW Originals and The Wyatt Family in late 2015....

In what comes as a new development in regard with 21-1, at a recent event, ‘An Evening with Shawn Michaels’ in the UK, Jim Ross and The heartbreak kid did the show together. Shawn was asked about the streak being broken and he admitted that he wasn’t a fan of the decision and neither was JR. The latter even confessed that Brock wasn’t in favour of the decision He revealed that Lesnar didn’t want to be the one to break the streak and even agreed to lose the match....

This segment would most probably be an appreciation of Cross by Bliss. However, a certain member of the WWE roster, Carmella, did not take too kindly to the idea of Alexa Bliss getting a WWE SmackDown Women’s Championship match for the work that Nikki Cross did. She called out Alexa Bliss on Twitter after the announcement of the ‘Moment of Bliss’ segment went up. In case you didn’t know… Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross have been inseparable of late, with both women working together....

Zelina Vega and Carmella dethroned Rhea Ripley and Nikki A.S.H. to capture the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships last November. Ripley and Nikki had opportunities to regain their titles but couldn’t capitalize After Nikki took most of the pinfalls during the title rivalry, Vega and Carmella left no stone unturned by painting the Scottish star as the weak link. Ripley eventually proposed a split, but Nikki did not take the news well....

While The tournament was initially created in 2015, it was exclusively for the male superstars of NXT’s black-and-gold era. However, in 2021, WWE included women. The inaugural contest was won by the team of Dakota Kai and Raquel Gonzalez, who earned a match against then-Women’s Tag Team Champions Shayna Baszler and Nia Jax. Now, WWE has announced the brackets for 2022’s edition of the tournament, set to begin on Tuesday’s edition of NXT 2....

Also read: Former WWE Champion expected to miss WrestleMania 36 January 20 is recognized as Martin Luther King Day, celebrating the birthday of the leader of the American Civil Rights Movement. Over the years, WWE has made it a point to celebrate Martin Luther King Day and recognize the contributions of King. WWE, the worldwide leader in sports entertainment, has been doing its bit towards recognizing talent from a diverse set of cultures for a while now....

Elsewhere, Charlotte won the SmackDown Women’s championship, while Ronda Rousey won her first title in the WWE, defeating Alexa Bliss for the RAW Women’s championship. In today’s WWE Daily News Round-Up, we report on CM Punk’s status for the All In show, a SmackDown Live star injured during SummerSlam, while Matt Hardy’s contract expiry and future is revealed. Two matches for this week’s SmackDown Live were also announced today....

The SmackDown-branded event could drastically change the landscape of what the 33rd WrestleMania holds. Randy Orton, winner of the 2017 Royal Rumble, might not be in action. But who he faces is still up in the air. MORE: 10 takeaways from Royal Rumble weekend When is Elimination Chamber 2017? WWE Elimination Chamber 2017 is on Sunday, Feb. 12 at at 8 p.m. Elimination Chamber 2017 matches The following matches are confirmed:...

It was previously announced that all women’s championships will be defended at the event, and WWE is going to stick to their word. This means we will get to see the top two Women’s titles be defended on the event, along with the NXT Women’s Championship currently held by Kairi Sane. To set up all the matches, the WWE will need to give the women’s division as much time on television as possible in order to build up the storylines properly and build some excitement....

The offer An incredibly rare segment from Punk’s stint in OVW shows The Spirit Squad approaching him with an offer to join them. The faction wanted to recruit Punk as their backup boy in OVW, but the latter wasn’t impressed by this offer one bit. It started with one of the members speaking to someone, and talking about giving him a makeover, that would include a haircut. The person was revealed to be none other than Punk, who was asked by the faction to become their backup boy....

Reby Sky is back to taking jabs at Jeff Jarrett and Anthem on Twitter. The Jarretts are indirectly bashing the Hardys through different mediums as well. In case you didn’t know… Ever since the BROKEN Hardys’ returned at WrestleMania 33, tensions between them and the new owners of TNA, Anthem Entertainment, have been on the rise. Reby Sky has directly taken shots at the company regarding the rights to the infamous BROKEN gimmick....

On the latest episode of Sportskeeda Wrestling’s SmackTalk, wrestling legend Dutch Mantell gave his take on a possible Roman Reigns vs John Cena match at SummerSlam. Mantell said that he loved the idea and added that this was an angle that could get fans excited: You can watch the entire episode of SmackTalk here: John Cena is looking forward to returning to WWE As of now, a John Cena vs Roman Reigns matchup at SummerSlam is still speculation, and nothing has been confirmed by WWE....

The Twitter account WrestleVotes has released some new information that they are hearing from sources - including that WWE would prefer to stay in Boston, but company leaders are in the process of finding a new host city. Is it possible WWE fans will be in attendance at SummerSlam? Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, a majority of WWE’s shows have been run live or filmed at the company’s performance center in Orlando, but it sounds like the company is hoping its second-biggest event of the year won’t suffer the same fate at WrestleMania....