Cruz Montana prepares to call out Zilla Fatu
Also tonight:
• Nattie battles Thea Hail
• Kendal Grey and Wren Sinclair take on Kali Armstrong and Kelani Jordan
• La Parka, EK Prosper, Tristan Angels and Romeo Moreno clash in a AAA Cruiserweight Championship No. 1 Contender's Fatal 4-Way Match
From the article:
"The August 3rd edition of Monday Night Raw on Netflix featured the return of Becky Lynch to WWE television. She squared off on the microphone against WWE Women's World Champion Liv Morgan, who was flanked by Roxanne Perez and Women's Intercontinental Champion Raquel Rodriguez.
There was a point in the segment when Lynch stated that Morgan is not even the greatest Women's Champion who's slept with Dominik Mysterio.
That specific line has since been edited out of Netflix's replay of the broadcast."
This will serve as the megathread for Brock Lesnar vs. Oba Femi. Brock Lesnar is seemingly done with wrestling. For now, we'll be limiting posts on this topic to avoid spam.
Oba Femi def. Brock Lesnar via pinfall.
Discussion for tonight's NXT!
Will it be their final match? Maybe. Roman is on his road to retirement, as he's stated that he wants his next contact to be his last. Unless there's some scenario where Rollins wins the RR and Reigns is champion, I don't see them having another match in the near future.
To me, Reigns vs. Rollins is the ultimate feud of 2010s WWE, the modern Rock vs. Austin. I actually have no idea who I want to win. I like Rollins a lot more but you could really make a case for either guy. What do yall think?
Just my perspective! You're allowed to disagree.
As we all know, Oba Femi won KOTR. Since they re-established the tournament to be taken seriously, it has always worked as the winner getting a title shot at Summerslam. A few weeks ago they kind of retconned this idea with Oba saying he wants to save his title shot for a late date so he can face Brock at Summerslam instead.
To clarify: I think Oba facing (and potentially retiring) Brock Lesnar in Minneapolis is absolutely the correct move. Though this begs the question: Why have Oba win KOTR if he wasn't going to face Roman at Summerslam? A lot of us assumed that the idea was to have Oba do 2 matches in one night, potentially winning both. That's what made the retcon with "it doesn't HAVE to be at Summerslam" feel so out of place.
A few weeks ago there was also a backstage report from WON (so it should be taken lightly) that the idea was to save Oba vs. Roman for a later date. I assume that this would mean Saudimania, bur if this is true, then again, why have Oba win KOTR when you could've had him win the Royal Rumble/Elimination Chamber instead?
This was confusing me until a few days ago when Roman went on record during Fanatics Fest and said this about Oba:
"Oba's very new and Oba's got a lot of work to do. Me, I'm as consistent and as tested as they come, so you already know what it is. I'm gonna be there.
The question is can Oba make it all the way through? Can he find his way through the wilderness and find his way to the championship destination?"
This makes me think that Roman didn't want to face (and potentially lose to) Oba for one reason or another. This did feel a little passive aggressive from him... like Oba Femi is clearly over with the crowd, what is he talking about? Oba had his way "through the wilderness" being KOTR.
Now whether Roman doesn't like Oba or has some issue with losing the title at Summerslam in particular, I don't know. To me, it seems like the most logical explanation to say that there were backstage politics from Roman happening after Oba won KOTR which caused a pivot away from them facing each other at Summerslam. If the plan was always Roman vs. Seth then having Seth win KOTR would've made infinitely more sense, no? Could've had Oba vs. Seth in the finals, Brock costs Oba, everything falls into place nicely. Maybe I'm missing something but I think something in the air just had to change after KOTR.
What do you guys think?
John Cena says goodbye, a fan favorite returns, and the next generation of Superstars rise to the occasion. WWE: Unreal takes viewers inside the writers’ room as injuries, last-minute pivots, and career-defining decisions reshape WWE’s biggest season yet heading into WrestleMania 42.
Since most people won't be watching this live and some people might not watch it in order, there won't be any real-time spoiler moderation on this thread. We advise only reading after you've seen the entire season!
Watch on Netflix!
FIRST LOOK: Watch the first three minutes of WWE: Unreal Season 3
The No. 1 Contender to NXT Women's Champion Kendal Grey will be decided in an epic Triple Threat Match.
Former champion Lola Vice, Kelani Jordan and Kali Armstrong will compete, but only one Superstar can become the No. 1 Contender.
Also tonight:
• Tate Wilder steps up to face Naraku
• Who will challenge Zaria for the NXT Women's North American Title?
• Sean Legacy and Dorian Van Dux challenge The Vanity Project for the NXT Tag Team Championship
Don’t miss this high-stakes Triple Threat Match live TONIGHT on NXT at 8 ET/7 CT on the CW Network.
I ask this purely as a WWE fan. I've been thinking about Jey Uso a bunch ever since his wife filed for divorce a few days ago. What are his redeemable qualities?
As a wrestler, he obviously isn't great. He's a nepo baby which is the main reason he's even in the business. He has a long history of botching ever since he started his single run. He was overpushed to the moon, literally had the world championship and a royal rumble win handed to him, and he hasn't improved at all in-ring? Always feels like he took that push for granted.
As a character, he's incredibly one-dimensional and has been since the main Bloodline story ended 2 years ago. He hated Roman but now follows him and worships him again for some reason? He's never really had a character arc. His only two catchphrases were pawned off of his brother. I don't even know when his last legit good promo was.
And I don't like to dig much into wrestler's personal lives, but if his Instagram tells you anything, he kind of has a huge ego. He posts a lot about his haters. Then there was that "IM A GROWN ASS MAN" post from the other day, whatever that shit was. He openly cheated on his wife of 12 years too? And not to mention his history with DUIs (even though his brother is worse about it).
I just couldn't imagine being a Jey Uso fan in this day and age. I groan seeing him on my screen. Y'all feel me?
