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Tuesday, May 21, 2024 Issue #7242
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//->> OPENING WORDS FROM THE EDITOR

Should be an interesting week with both King and Queen of the Ring and Double or Nothing in a few days!


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FIRST TWO FINALISTS FOR KING AND QUEEN OF THE RING

- Former NXT Women's champion Lyra Valkyria and former Intercontinental champion Gunther are the first two finalists in the King and Queen of the Ring tournament. The two successfully defeated Iyo Sky and Jey Uso respectively last night to punch their ticket to Jeddah for a chance to be crowned King and Queen of the Ring. They will face the winners of Bianca Belair vs Nia Jax and Tama Tonga vs Randy Orton, two semi final matches which will take place this Friday on Smackdown. Valkyria went through Dakota Kai and Zoey Stark before last night's semi final while Gunther beat Sheamus and Kofi Kingston on the way.

SONYA DEVILLE RETURNS ON RAW

- Sonya Deville made her first appearance on WWE television since July 2023 last night on Raw in a backstage segment also involving Shayna Baszler and Zoey Stark. In the backstage segment, Deville tried to propose a deal for Baszler and Stark but Baszler cut her off and said they were not interested before she even could say a word. The three could be seen talking again in the background of another backstage segment. Deville suffered a torn ACL while she and Chelsea Green were WWE Women's Tag Team champions. She was eventually replaced by Piper Niven, who took her spot as champion with Green. In her time off, Deville got married to fitness model Toni Cassano in New Jersey.

WWE STARS OFF TO SAUDI ARABIA

- WWE Superstars hopped on a plane to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia after Raw to prepare for this weekend's Smackdown and King and Queen of the Ring premium live event. The Smackdown broadcast is the first one to be held in Saudi Arabia and will air live in some European countries. During their time in Saudi Arabia, WWE Superstars will also participate in some community relations events with the locals, footage which will surely make it on the broadcasts. WWE and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia are also rumored to announce an enhanced deal to their existing 10-year contract where a push is made to bring one of the big five premium live events to the country in the next year or two.

WWE TO TOUR JAPAN THIS JULY

- WWE will be visiting Japan in July for a three-day tour. This is labeled as a Supershow, meaning Superstars from both Raw and Smackdown will be on hand. It's the first tour in Japan in five years. The tour starts on Thursday, July 25 at the Edion Arena in Osaka and continues on Friday, July 26 and Saturday, July 27 with both dates at the Ryogoku Kokugikan National Sumo Arena in Tokyo. Superstars advertised in marketing material so far are Undisputed WWE champion Cody Rhodes, Shinsuke Nakamura, Drew McIntyre, Bobby Lashley, Iyo Sky, Asuka, and Kairi Sane. Tickets go on sale on June 1 at 10AM local time via E-Plus, Lawson Ticket, Ticket Pia and Kyodo Tokyo.

STROWMAN TO HAVE FIRST TELEVISED MATCH IN OVER A YEAR

- Braun Strowman will be involved in his first televised wrestling match in over a year next week on Monday Night Raw as he takes on Judgment Day's JD McDonagh. Strowman, who returned earlier this month after undergoing neck fusion surgery in June of last year, has not wrestled on television since May 1, 2023 when he teamed up with Ricochet to defeat Alpha Academy on Raw. The former Universal champion wrestled a dark match against Shinsuke Nakamura after the May 10 episode of Smackdown in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. Strowman has been targeting members of the Judgment Day since he returned and last night helped The Miz and R-Truth retain their World Tag Team titles against Finn Balor and McDonagh.

SMACKDOWN RATING

- Smackdown last Friday drew 2,186,000 viewers, up 58,000 viewers from the previous week which was a 2024 low. Smackdown had a 0.59 rating in 18-49, down from the 0.62 of last week, but still topped all of network television and was #4 for the night on all of television behind the NBA Playoffs. The NHL semi final match on TNT came close to beating Smackdown as well. (Ratings credit: SpoilerTV)

GIULIA SUFFERS FRACTURED WRIST

- WWE-bound Giulia has suffered a setback after breaking her wrist during the Marigold inaugural show yesterday. "Today, her doctor examined her and diagnosed her with a fracture," the Marigold X account posted. "Unfortunately she will miss the Hana Kimura show on the 23rd, and upcoming shows for the time being. We apologize and thank you for understanding." Giulia was expected to be part of the NXT Heatwave show in Toronto during the July 4 weekend but such injury typically requires around two months to heal depending on the severity of the fracture. The former NJPW Strong Women's champion wrestled in a tag team match in the main event of Marigold's show yesterday, teaming with Utami Hayashishita against Sareee and Bozilla.

ALL OUT MOVED TO SEPTEMBER 7

- AEW has moved its All Out pay-per-view from Labor Day weekend to the following weekend. This is the first time that All Out will not take place during the first weekend of September that coincides with the holiday. The September 7 move is to allow enough time between All In and All Out. All In will take place on August 25 from London's Wembley Stadium. Last year the shows aired within a week of each other. It also means that with no holiday weekend, the show moves back a day and it's now on a Saturday instead of Sunday. With the show on Saturday, Collision will move to Friday for a rare head-to-head with Friday Night Smackdown. That Smackdown will be the last one on FOX before it moves to USA Network the following week. A live Rampage will air immediately after Collision. All Out will take place from the NOW Arena in Hoffman Estates, Illinois.

MORE INJURY PROBLEMS FOR EDDIE KINGSTON

- Things are actually worse for Eddie Kingston who confirmed that apart from a tibula fracture, he also has a torn ACL and meniscus. Kingston discussed his injuries with PWInsider.com, who originally reported on his fracture several days ago. Kingston suffered the injuries when he took a suplex from the ring apron onto a waiting table but his right leg smashed the steel barricade. Kingston immediately clutched his leg and took him several minutes to get up before going through the rest of the angle with the beatdown from The Elite. The injury at the NJPW Resurgence show cost him his place in the Anarchy in the Arena match where he was set to team with FTR and Bryan Danielson as part of Team AEW against The Elite. Kingston is looking at up to nine months on the sidelines.


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