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• WWE’s Corey Graves drama is sounding more & more like a shoot

Corey Graves’ Instagram Like a lot of folks, I assumed the situation that developed between Corey Graves and WWE this week was storyline. Graves has long been a company guy, and one who’s had fun “working the marks” in the past. Blowing up his career by publicly airing his grievances about being temporarily moved to the NXT announce desk didn’t fit with the former, but it did with the latt...2025
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• Jim Ross Gives His Take On Corey Graves-WWE Situation
On Monday night, Corey Graves wrote on social media, "Imagine chasing your dream. Then being TOLD (not deciding) that you’re no longer physically able to pursue your dream. Then you dedicate your life to something “dream adjacent” and being pretty fucking awesome at it. And then, when it’s time to enjoy the fruits of your labor, being told you’re not famous enough for your own job. Just in case yo...2025
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• Rumor Roundup: Corey Graves drama, unhappy AEW talent, Malakai Black, more!

WWE.com Speculating on the rumors surrounding pro wrestling is a favored pastime of many fans, perhaps second only to actually watching the matches. In this daily column, we take a look at the latest rumors being churned out by the pro wrestling rumor mill. Important reminder: Rumors are just that — rumors. None of this has been confirmed as fact, it’s just circulating around the pro wrest...2025
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• What Should WWE Do With Corey Graves? | Question Of The Day
Welcome to another eWrestlingNews Question of the Day! Corey Graves has been a hot topic in the past few days. For those unaware, upon Pat McAfee rejoining the commentary booth, Pat was reunited with Michael Cole and shifted over to Raw, Joe Tessitore and Wade Barrett moved to SmackDown, and Corey Graves was sent to […] The post What Should WWE Do With Corey Graves? | Question Of The Day app...2025
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• Detailed Backstage Update On Corey Graves Situation: Shoot Or Work, NXT Status, More
Corey Graves seems visibly upset following his move to NXT. Graves was transferred to NXT as part of a recent commentary shuffle that saw Joe Tessitore and Wade Barrett move to SmackDown, while Michael Cole and Pat McAfee took over on WWE Raw. According to a new Fightful Select report, rumors surfaced last week suggesting […] The post Detailed Backstage Update On Corey Graves Situation: Shoo...2025
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• Corey Graves Unhappy With Commentary Position, Reportedly Off WWE NXT

Corey Graves is off NXT. It’s been a wild 24 hours for Corey Graves. Once a commentator for WWE RAW and SmackDown, Corey had been taken off main roster shows in recent weeks due to the return of Pat McAfee, who took over commentating duties on RAW with Michael Cole, leaving Wade Barrett and Joe […] The post Corey Graves Unhappy With Commentary Position, Reportedly Off WWE NXT appeared first ...2025
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• Rumor Roundup: Corey Graves drama, unhappy AEW talent, Malakai Black, more!
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• Corey Graves: Imagine Being Told You're Not Famous Enough For Your Own Job
Corey Graves shares his thoughts. WWE shuffled the commentary teams due to WWE Raw moving to Netflix. Michael Cole and Pat McAfee returned to WWE Raw. Joe Tessitore and Wade Barrett, who had been on Raw, shifted over to SmackDown. Corey Graves, who had been part of the SmackDown commentary team with Cole, returned to NXT at NXT New Year's Evil. On January 13th, Corey Graves took to Twitter/X and c...2025
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• Corey Graves Returns To NXT Commentary Booth At NXT New Year's Evil
Corey Graves is back where his commentary career began, in NXT. Corey Graves is on commentary alongside Vic Joseph and Booker T at WWE NXT New Year's Evil. Commentary teams have been shaken up in WWE to start 2025. Michael Cole and Pat McAfee are now calling Monday Night Raw on Netflix, the former Raw team of Joe Tessitore and Wade Barrett will now be calling the action on Friday nights, and, for...2025
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• KO can’t bring himself to take the WWE title from his friend Cody

Peacock Bash in Berlin opened with the WWE championship. Kevin Owens entered Uber Arena first on Aug. 31, looking to claim one of WWE’s World titles for the first time in seven years. To do so, Owens would have to beat a man who told him he loved him just last night on SmackDown — Cody Rhodes. In that same segment, KO introduced the idea that Rhodes was working through a knee injury. He al...2024
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• Rumor Roundup: McMahon sex scandal, The Rock takes Cody’s spot, Triple H, Punk, more!

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• Report: Seth Rollins injured during Raw main event versus Jinder Mahal

WWE’s YouTube The WWE World Heavyweight Champion is believed to have suffered a knee injury while successfully defending his title on the Jan. 15 episode. WWE is currently grappling with the injury bug, and there’s speculation that World Champion Seth Rollins could be its next victim. Rollins is said to have suffered a legitimate injury to his left leg late during his win on Raw against Ji...2024
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• Crown Jewel recap & reactions: The audacity of hope

WWE on TNT Sports X Judgment Day disappoints, a pirate makes a comeback, and LA Knight gets cheated in this year’s Crown Jewel. Place to Be @RealLAKnight kicks out of @WWERomanReigns' spear at #WWECrownJewel! pic.twitter.com/QCkllJdXoS— WWE (@WWE) November 4, 2023 How dare he. That’s how Roman Reigns felt before and definitely during his match with LA Knight. How dare he chall...2023
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• Erik Of The Viking Raiders Undergoes C6/C7 Fusion Surgery
Erik is recovering from fusion surgery. Erik of The Viking Raiders has not wrestled since the September 14 episode of WWE Main Event, which was taped on September 11. He was set to compete on the September 18 episode of WWE Raw, but he was not cleared for action. Erik has remained sidelined ever since, and Erik has wrestled in singles action. On the October 2 episode of WWE Raw, Wade Barrett noted...2023
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• Raw recap & reactions: Judgment deferred

WWE on TNT Sports Raquel Rodriguez returns, Chad Gable does a thing, and Payback takes shape on the latest edition of Monday Night Raw. Revenge is Sweet NOW HOLD ON JUST A MINUTE!#WWERaw pic.twitter.com/tabEFl7TKw— WWE (@WWE) August 22, 2023 I’m lukewarm on Raw’s ending this week. Not burying the lede at all here. The main angle involving the Judgment Day started strong and there’s s...2023
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• Cody Rhodes reflects on 10 year absence from WWE SummerSlam [Exclusive]

Believe it or not, but it’s been 10 years since Cody Rhodes walked out to perform on one of WWE’s biggest stages. Don’t feel bad it you weren’t aware. Not even Cody knew. The American Nightmare’s triumphant return to WWE was derailed last year when he suffered a torn peck while training for his Hell in a Cell match with Seth Rollins. Cody would go on to wrestle and defeat the now reigning World H...2023
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• Wade Barrett: Drew McIntyre Has Hit A New Level, He's Potentially The Number One Guy When It Comes To Talking
Wade Barrett speaks highly of Drew McIntyre. Drew McIntyre has drawn plenty of praise for the run he has been on throughout 2024. McIntyre won the World Heavyweight Championship at WWE WrestleMania XL but quickly lost it when Damian Priest cashed in his Money in the Bank contract on him. He has been locked in a heated feud with CM Punk, and they will clash again at WWE Bad Blood. Speaking with Ace...2024
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"WWE SmackDown Results 1/10/25 Moda Center Portland, Oregon You can follow me on Twitter @TheHootsPodcast Commentators: (Joe Tessitore & Wade Barrett) Ring Announcer: Lilian Garcia Transcription by Josh Lopez – Cody Rhodes & Kevin Owens Segment – Tiffany Stratton’s Championship Celebration – Chelsea Green (c) w/Piper Niven vs."

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"Wade Barrett kicked off the broadcast and introduced Tessitore to the WWE Universe."

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"On the October 2 episode of WWE Raw, Wade Barrett noted that Erik would be out of action "for the foreseeable future."

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"Current members of the Houston Dynamo have been joined by former players in questioning the front office's decision to remove Wade Barrett as head coach."

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"Houston Dynamo coaches offer an inside view of the new technical staff"

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"They will join current assistant coach Wade Barrett on Coyle’s new-look staff."

• WWE’s Corey Graves drama is sounding more & more like a shoot
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• Hulk Hogan got exactly what he deserved when he was booed out of the building

WWE Some places do power rankings. Here at Cageside, we do a stock report. In this weekly series, we identify three Superstars (or groups of Superstars) who are on their way up, and three that are moving in the opposite direction. After a busy week that included Raw’s debut episode on Netflix, LA Knight failing to win back the United States title, and Bayley becoming the number one contend...2025
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• SmackDown recap & reactions: On sight

@WWE I, for one, am glad WWE decided to keep Wade Barrett on Friday Night SmackDown and rewarded Joe Tessitore’s great work with a gig here. I just wanted to start this recap by saying as much. Meanwhile, Paul Heyman opened the show proper to gleefully bask in the glow that his one true Tribal Chief is once again Roman Reigns. And now that his issue with Solo Sikoa is in the rearview, it’s...2025
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• This could be LA Knight’s last chance before he falls down the card in WWE

WWE.com SmackDown airs tonight (Jan. 10) with a live show emanating from Moda Center in Portland, Oregon. This is the sixth episode of SmackDown during the nine week build towards Royal Rumble, which takes place on February 1. This could be LA Knight’s last chance before he falls down the card in WWE LA Knight has had a rough go of it in WWE ever since Shinsuke Nakamura returned to SmackDo...2025
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• Rumor Roundup: WrestleMania 41 matches, Becky Lynch deal, Raw changes, more!

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• Wade Barrett: Drew McIntyre Has Hit A New Level, He's Potentially The Number One Guy When It Comes To Talking
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• Come back, Wade Barrett: Why the return of ‘Bad News’ could be good news

WWE As tensions between Barrett and longtime friend Drew McIntyre erupted, questions about Barrett’s future grow, raising interest in a potential Barrett comeback. Things took an unexpected turn on Raw this week when WWE teased a confrontation between Drew McIntyre and announcer Wade Barrett. McIntyre was upset with Barrett, his longtime friend, for interfering in his attack on CM Punk the...2024
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• Crown Jewel recap & reactions: The audacity of hope
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• Pat McAfee Says He Hasn't Re-Signed A Deal With ESPN College GameDay
Pat McAfee knows he's not for everyone. In response to a poll from The Athletic where approximately 49% of readers stated that they were not enjoying Pat McAfee's work on ESPN's College GameDay, McAfee took to social media to say that he knows he's not everybody's cup of tea and that is why he has yet to sign a new deal with the series. However, McAfee also says that he's excited to enjoy the res...2023
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• Raw recap & reactions: Judgment deferred
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• SmackDown recap & reactions: On sight
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• KO can’t bring himself to take the WWE title from his friend Cody
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• Raw gets a new commentary team — Pat McAfee and Michael Cole

Surprise! When Kevin Patrick was fired by WWE just a number of days ago, it was clear a commentary shake up was coming to Friday Night SmackDown, where he was lead commentator. Michael Cole filled in for him last week, but said it was for one night only. Then, a surprise. During Monday Night Raw this week, Pat McAfee’s music hit and he sat down at the commentary desk. Cole then announced that the ...2024
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• Booker T Says He Wouldn't Have Gotten As Far As An NXT Commentator If Not For Vic Joseph
Booker T calls Vic Joseph the quarterback of their NXT commentary duo. Booker T might be a multi-time World Champion and a two-time WWE Hall of Famer, but he is still honing his craft as a commentator. Currently, he is the color commentator on NXT, taking the role after Wade Barrett moved up to Friday Night SmackDown to replace Pat McAfee. Speaking with Kurt Angle on the latest episode of the Ku...2023
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• Crown Jewel recap & reactions: The audacity of hope
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• SmackDown recap & reactions: The Bloodline saga continues
Roman Reigns was not at Friday Night SmackDown this week. Jimmy Uso, too, was not at SmackDown. As it turned out, that was because Reigns wanted Jimmy to stay home and watch his brother, Jey, take on Sami Zayn all by his lonesome. Paul Heyman explained as much backstage early in the show. When Jey, none too pleased with this, walked off, Heyman then told Solo Sikoa “either he solves the Sami Zayn ...2023
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• Corey Graves Returns To NXT Commentary Booth At NXT New Year's Evil
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• Wade Barrett: I Would Love To See An In-Ring Return For JBL, I Hope I'd Be At The Desk To Call It
Wade Barrett wants to see JBL return to the ring. JBL retired in 2009 and made a one-off return in 2014. He then had a run on commentary, and he has continued to make appearances over the years. In recent months, JBL has been on a remarkable run as he has made appearances in TNA, MLW, GCW, and AAA. Speaking with AceOdds, Wade Barrett was asked about the buzz surrounding AJ Lee's potential return t...2024
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• Joe Tessitore says he ‘wasn’t great’ in Raw debut — how would you rate him?

@StuBennett ESPN & ABC announcer Joe Tessitore made his WWE debut last night (Sept. 2), calling Raw along with color commentator Wade Barrett. They kicked off the Bash in Berlin fallout episode in the ring at Denver’s Ball Arena, giving us our first example of how the man mostly known for football and boxing would work on a pro wrestling show. Welcome to #WWERaw, @JoeTessESPN! pic.twitte...2024
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• Report: Seth Rollins injured during Raw main event versus Jinder Mahal
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• Crown Jewel recap & reactions: The audacity of hope
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• Pat McAfee Says He Hasn't Re-Signed A Deal With ESPN College GameDay
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• Raw recap & reactions: Judgment deferred
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• Cody Rhodes reflects on 10 year absence from WWE SummerSlam [Exclusive]
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• Money in the Bank recap & reactions: Proof a god king can bleed
WWE on BT Sport Twitter Jimmy & Jey Uso do the unthinkable, Damian Priest & IYO SKY get crowned, and a couple wrestlers make their return at this year’s Money in the Bank. Echo THIS IS INSANE!!!#MITB #CivilWar pic.twitter.com/5y0WZNrCV9— WWE (@WWE) July 1, 2023 Roman Reigns put Jimmy Uso in the Guillotine, echoing their battle from so many moons ago. Solo hit the Samoan Spike on his ...2023
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• Erik Of The Viking Raiders Undergoes C6/C7 Fusion Surgery
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• Michael Cole Misses 10/16 WWE RAW, Reportedly Requested Time Off

Michael Cole missed the third TV show of his legendary career on October 16. The season premiere of WWE RAW opened with commentators Kevin Patrick and Wade Barrett welcoming fans to the show. Michael Cole was conspicuous by his absence, and Patrick noted that he was filling in for Cole. Further details were not immediately […] The post Michael Cole Misses 10/16 WWE RAW, Reportedly Requested ...2023
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• Backstage News On Why WWE Made Changes To Raw And SmackDown Announce Teams

Wade Barrett, Michael Cole, Kevin Patrick, and Corey Graves have been moved to different shows. Now a report has emerged with more details as to why....2023
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• Raw recap & reactions: Judgment deferred
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• Money in the Bank recap & reactions: Proof a god king can bleed
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• Stephen Amell: I'd Like To Thank WWE For Ruining My Life On Two Consecutive Nights
Stephen Amell was ready for the adrenaline in his soul. Amell and Cody Rhodes have a long history together as the two friends work together at WWE SummerSlam 2015. Amell teamed with Neville (PAC in AEW) to face Stardust (Cody) and King Barrett (Wade Barrett). Since then Amell and Cody have been linked through wrestling with Amell appearing on ROH and AEW shows where Cody was present. Amell was i...2023
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• Joe Tessitore Joins WWE RAW Commentary Team On 9/2 WWE RAW

Joe Tessitore has officially joined WWE RAW. Joe Tessitore made his debut on the September 2 episode of WWE RAW. Wade Barrett kicked off the broadcast and introduced Tessitore to the WWE Universe. Tessitore expressed his excitement and made it clear that he was honored to join the RAW broadcast team. Tessitore previously appeared on […] The post Joe Tessitore Joins WWE RAW Commentary Team On...2024
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• WWE Announces Commentary Changes To RAW And SmackDown

The WWE commentary teams on RAW and SmackDown are shaking things up again, with Michael Cole front and center. As first reported by Variety, new WWE commentary changes will take place starting August 7 on Monday Night RAW. Monday Night RAW will now feature Michael Cole and Wade Barrett on commentary. The former SmackDown commentary […] The post WWE Announces Commentary Changes To RAW And Sma...2023
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• Report: Corey Graves Will Not Appear On Tuesday's WWE NXT
Corey Graves is reportedly not scheduled to appear on the January 14th episode of NXT. Mike Johnson at PWInsider reports that Graves will not be appearing on Tuesday's NXT and "was spotted this afternoon at the Orlando Airport, going through TSA to leave the city." On Monday night, Graves wrote on social media, "Imagine chasing your dream. Then being TOLD (not deciding) that you’re no longer phys...2025
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• Details On Where Fans Will Be Able To Watch The WWE RAW Post-Game Show
The post Details On Where Fans Will Be Able To Watch The WWE RAW Post-Game Show first appeared on PWMania - Wrestling News.According to PWInsider.com, the new WWE Monday Night RAW post-game show will stream on multiple platforms starting this Monday night. The report also noted that the show will be available on the Netflix YouTube account and all of WWE’s social media platforms. Joe Tessitore, Bi...2025
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• Come back, Wade Barrett: Why the return of ‘Bad News’ could be good news
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• Joe Tessitore And Wade Barrett To Be WWE RAW Announce Team

WWE is making changes to the commentary teams. Per Joe Otterson of Variety, Joe Tessitore and Wade Barrett will serve as the RAW commentary team starting in September. Meanwhile, Michael Cole and Corey Graves will be SmackDown’s commentary team. WWE previously announced that Tessitore, who covers college football on ABC and ESPN, would be joining […] The post Joe Tessitore And Wade Bar...2024
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• Joe Tessitore And Wade Barrett To Be WWE Raw Announce Team Beginning September 2
WWE sets its announcer lineup. WWE has confirmed to Sports Business Journal that Joe Tessitore and Wade Barrett will be the announce team for WWE Raw beginning on September 2nd. Michael Cole and Corey Graves will be the SmackDown announce team starting September 13th. WWE SmackDown is set to move to USA Network on September 13. WWE Raw will remain on USA Network through the end of the year befo...2024
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• Women Of Chase U Calendar Sells Out, Perez Brawls With Vice | NXT Vengeance Day Fight Size
Here is your Fight Size update for NXT Vengeance Day. - Chase U calendars went on sale on WWE Shop, and they quickly sold out. Nvm it SOLD OUT in 30 minutes -- -- -- #WWENXT #VengeanceDay https://t.co/2cX2v5vY61 — Andre Chase twitch.tv/ChaseUniversity (@AndreChaseWWE) February 5, 2024 - After Lola Vice cashed in her NXT Women's Breakout Contract, Roxanne Perez brawled with her backstage. ------...2024
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• Crown Jewel recap & reactions: The audacity of hope
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• Erik Of The Viking Raiders Sidelined 'For The Foreseeable Future'
Erik is sidelined. On Monday's WWE Raw, commentator Wade Barrett revealed that Erik of the Viking Raiders would be out of action "for the foreseeable future." Erik has not wrestled since the September 14 (taped on September 11) episode of Main Event. He and Ivar (The Viking Raiders) were scheduled to compete against The New Day (Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods) on the September 18 episode of WWE Raw...2023
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• WWE Announces Commentary Changes To RAW And SmackDown
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• Cody Rhodes reflects on 10 year absence from WWE SummerSlam [Exclusive]
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• This could be LA Knight’s last chance before he falls down the card in WWE
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• Wade Barrett: I Would Love To See An In-Ring Return For JBL, I Hope I'd Be At The Desk To Call It
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• Rumor Roundup: McMahon sex scandal, The Rock takes Cody’s spot, Triple H, Punk, more!
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• Report: Seth Rollins injured during Raw main event versus Jinder Mahal
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• Cody Rhodes reflects on 10 year absence from WWE SummerSlam [Exclusive]
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