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★★★WWE Money In The Bank 2019: Complete Card, Analysis, Predictions★★★

WWE Money in the Bank 2019 airs live this Sunday, May 19, live on WWE Network. It’s airing against the series finale of Game of Thrones, so … I guess you’re gonna watch it later. That’s fine. Here’s the complete card as we know it.

WWE Money in the Bank 2019 Card:

- Universal Championship Match: Seth Rollins (c) vs. AJ Styles

- WWE Championship Match: Kofi Kingston (c) vs. Kevin Owens

- Money in the Bank Ladder Match: Sami Zayn vs. Ricochet vs. Drew McIntyre vs. Baron Corbin vs. Ali vs. Finn Bálor vs. Andrade vs. Randy Orton

- Money in the Bank Ladder Match: Natalya vs. Dana Brooke vs. Naomi vs. Alexa Bliss vs. Bayley vs. Mandy Rose vs. Ember Moon vs. Carmella

- Raw Women’s Championship Match: Becky Lynch (c) vs. Lacey Evans

- Smackdown Women’s Championship Match: Becky Lynch (c) vs. Charlotte Flair

- United States Championship Match: Samoa Joe (c) vs. Rey Mysterio

- Steel Cage Match: The Miz vs. Shane McMahon

- Elias vs. Roman Reigns

- Cruiserweight Championship Match: Tony Nese (c) vs. Ariya Daivari

- Smackdown Tag Team Championship Match: Daniel Bryan and Rowan (c) vs. The Usos

★★★Alexa Bliss Has Been Pulled From Money In The Bank★★★

On Raw this Monday, Alexa Bliss didn’t take part in the Fatal Four-Way between that brand’s Money in the Bank ladder match participants —she let her new friend Nikki Cross take her place because the airline supposedly lost her gear on the way to the UK. At the end of that match, however, it was Alexa that climbed the ladder and took the briefcase after Nikki won. When that happened, I think we all expected Alexa to take part in the ladder match, with possible interference from Nikki. Unfortunately, WWE announced today that Alexa’s been removed from the match because she’s not medically cleared to compete.

Here’s the full statement from WWE:

“Alexa Bliss is not medically cleared to compete at WWE Money in the Bank this Sunday, and has been removed from the Women’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match. A suitable replacement for Alexa will be announced.”

This raises questions about Alexa’s ongoing medical status, considering that for most of the past of the past year she seems to not wrestle for long periods and wrestle a match or two, only to be taken back out of the ring. Hopefully whatever is going on is something she can recover from.

As for the ladder match, Nikki Cross seems like the obvious replacement for Alexa, but until they officially announce it, it’s impossible to say for sure.

★★★WWE Survivor Series 2018 Full & Complete Results from Staples Center, CA★★★

– Kickoff Match: Team SmackDown (The Usos, The New Day, Sanity, Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson, and The Colóns) defeated Team Raw (Bobby Roode and Chad Gable, The Revival, The B-Team, Lucha House Party, and The Ascension). The Usos were the survivors for the Smackdown team. Jimmy Uso pinned Scott Dawson off a splash to win the match.

– Natalya and Ruby Riott got into a brawl backstage. They were replaced on the Raw women’s Survivor Series team by Sasha Banks and Bayley.

- Team Raw (Mickie James, Nia Jax, Tamina, Bayley, and Sasha Banks) defeated Team Smackdown (Carmella, Naomi, Sonya Deville, Asuka, and Mandy Rose). Tamina pinned Naomi almost immediately. Carmella rolled up Tamina to eliminate her in response. Mandy Rose eliminated Mickie James, stealing a pin from Sonya Deville. Banks submitted Rose with the Banks Statement. Deville and Bayley were both counted out. Jax turned on Banks, causing her to get eliminated by Asuka. Jax then Samoan dropped and pinned Asuka to win the match.

- Raw vs. Smackdown Champion vs. Champion: Seth Rollins defeated Shinsuke Nakamura. Rollins dodged a Kinshasa and countered with a curb stomp to win the match.

- Raw vs. Smackdown Champion vs. Champion: AOP defeated The Bar. Big Show caused Drake Maverick to p*e his pants, causing a distraction and allowing AOP to win.

- Cruiserweight Championship Match: Buddy Murphy (c) defeated Mustafa Ali. Murphy countered a crossbody with a knee strike and hit Murphy’s Law to retain the championship.

- Team Raw (Dolph Ziggler, Drew McIntyre, Braun Strowman, Finn Bálor, and Bobby Lashley) defeated Team Smackdown (The Miz, Shane McMahon, Rey Mysterio, Samoa Joe, and Jeff Hardy). McIntyre quickly eliminated Samoa Joe with a Claymore. Mysterio eliminated Bálor with a 619 and a springboard frog splash. Shane McMahon pinned Ziggler after a coast to coast dropkick. Strowman eliminated Hardy, Mysterio, Miz, and McMahon with powerslams.

– Seth Rollins will defend the Intercontinental Championship against Dean Ambrose at TLC.

- Raw vs. Smackdown Champion vs. Champion: Ronda Rousey defeated Charlotte Flair by disqualification when Flair attacked Rousey with a kendo stick. Flair continued the attack after the match, beating up referees and trying to break Rousey’s neck with a chair.

- Raw vs. Smackdown Champion vs. Champion: Brock Lesnar defeated Daniel Bryan. Lesnar countered a triangle choke into an F-5 to win the match.

– Raw swept Smackdown on the show, 6-0

★★★Braun Strowman Suffers Minor Injury During Raw Match★★★

The Shield (Dean Ambrose, Roman Reigns & Seth Rollins) defeated Braun Strowman, Dolph Ziggler & Drew McIntyre in a six-man tag team match on this week’s episode of Monday Night Raw in Philadelphia, PA at the Wells Fargo Center on the USA Network.
Cathy Kelley noted on the latest episode of “WWE Now” that Strowman suffered an eye injury in the match due to a kick by McIntyre.

Strowman took to his official Twitter account where he sent a warning to McIntyre. He wrote, “Took two of your best shots and got up from them!!! After I put the big dog down for good I’m coming for you .”

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★★★Stephanie McMahon Wants True Equality For WWE Women’s Division★★★

Stephanie McMahon recently gave a brief comment to the Express Sport about her desire for what the WWE women’s division can be and look like in 10 years.

The WWE Chief Brand Officer stated, “I would like for there to be just as many women as there are men on the WWE roster and [to have] true equality and parity.”

The Evolution pay-per-view event takes place on Sunday, October 28, 2018 in Long Island, New York at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum and will air on the WWE Network

★★★The Miz On WrestleMania Feud With John Cena & Nikki Bella, Superstar Shake-Up★★★

Former WWE Intercontinental Champion The Miz recently did an interview with Sportskeeda. Here are the highlights.

One of the reasons there was such interest in your feud with John Cena and Nikki Bella was because no one knew where the line was being drawn between fiction and reality. Where do you feel a performer has to draw the line between what’s real and what’s not?

“I just go out there and do whatever it takes to make the audience believe in what I’m doing and if it needs to get personal, it’ll get personal. Sometimes you don’t need that. I mean, between John & Nikki and Maryse and myself, there was a lot of backstory. And so it helped us out during that program. And it worked. It got people invested and it got people talking.”

Since 2016, you’ve jumped brands every time there’s been a Superstar Shake-Up? How do you feel about switching back and forth every year? Do you feel like it always leads to unfinished business?

“In the superstar shake-up, I’ve switched brands every time. I think I’m the only superstar to do that. And it just goes to show that every brand wants me and that’s a nice feeling. However, whenever I switch to the other brand, I feel like I’m on the verge of becoming WWE or Universal Champion or I’m in an upwards trajectory where I feel I’m doing good and I’m on my groove, and then I get switched.
Whenever you get switched to a new show, it kind of ruffles those feathers. It ruffles that upward trajectory, that upward plan. Then you have to basically prove yourself each and every time. And I’m not one of those guys that’s been given everything or thrown things my way. I have to work for everything and it’s just one of those things. I’m not a guy that gets looked at like that. So I have to work for it and I have to prove myself each and every time even though I don’t feel like I need to. I feel like I’m one of the best out there.”

★★★Kevin Owens Had Surgery On Both Of His Knees★★★

We’ve known for a week now that Kevin Owens was taking time off from wrestling for knee surgery, which was why Bobby Lashley beat him up so badly on last week’s Raw. Now that the surgery has apparently happened, Owens revealed via his Twitter account that it’s more serious than we previously suspected.

It seems Kevin has had surgery not just on one knee, but on both. It’s extremely in character, by the way, to reveal this detail with a deadpan joke. One might conclude that this news means the reports from last week that his injury wasn’t that serious and he wouldn’t be out for long were underselling his situation. As of this writing, there’s no announced timetable for when we can expect to see him back on WWE. It’s possible he’ll return alongside his best friend Sami Zayn, who has been out since June for double rotator cuff surgeries.

It’s impossible to look at KO’s body of work since arriving in WWE and not see a guy who’s pushed himself nonstop for a long time, and seems like he could use a break, even if double knee surgery is far from the ideal vacation. In the meantime, Owens’ always-entertaining energy will be missed on WWE programming.

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★★★WWE RAW (12/03/2018) Full & Complete Results from Detroit, MI★★★

– The show opened with Kurt Angle, who announced Brock Lesnar won’t make it to Raw. Roman Reigns entered and said that Lesnar doesn’t respect anyone and that if anyone else kept skipping work, they’d lose their job. Reigns said Vince McMahon was the problem because he protects Lesnar, and went to confront the WWE CEO. Reigns went to the back and got in McMahon’s face.

After the first break McMahon spoke to Renee Young and said that while he has no intention of disrespecting Roman, he has to remember to know your role and shut your mouth. He promised that Lesnar will be on Raw next week, and gave Reigns a temporary suspension for confronting him in the control room.

- Sasha Banks defeated Sonya Deville. Banks won by submission with the Bank Statement. Absolution ganged up on Banks after Bayley had left ringside.

– Seth Rollins and Finn Bálor were MizTV guests, and despite Miz’s best efforts to turn them against one another, neither guy fell for it. They did eventually start jawing to set up a match, but instead just took out Miz. Rollins then laid out Bálor.

– The Bar and The Miztourage never started. The two teams started brawling before The Revival showed up and targeted Cesaro and Shamus. Gallows and Anderson followed them, and soon after, Titus Worldwide and Rhyno and Heath Slater came out to join the brawl.

– John Cena said that he would attend WrestleMania as a fan … unless the Undertaker accepted his challenge. He asked Undertaker for one more match, then said the ball was in the Dead Man’s court.

– Backstage, the Bar confronted Kurt Angle about their beatdown and demanded a trade to Smackdown Live. Angle denied their request and said there would be a battle royal tonight to determine the Bar’s WrestleMania opponents.

– Elias appeared in a neck brace and started his concert, then said the fans were to blame for his condition, and left.

- Finn Bálor defeated Seth Rollins. Rollins hit a superplex, and as he went for the rolling Falcon Arrow, Bálor reversed into a small package for the pin.

– Asuka came out to explain her challenging Charlotte Flair to a WrestleMania match. Alexa Bliss and Mickie James interrupted and said Asuka is smart not challenging for Bliss’ Raw Women’s Championship. Asuka said she wants to face the best champion in WWE, and that’s not Bliss. Asuka said she beat Bliss once, and she can beat her right now. Bliss said she would be facing a different opponent instead, and James sucker-punched Asuka.

- Asuka defeated Mickie James. Asuka made James tap out with the Asuka Lock. After the match, Bliss stormed to the back, leaving James alone in the ring.

– Backstage, Bliss told Nia Jax she loves her and made her promise that she’ll be there in her corner next week for her match against Asuka, just like Bliss has always been in Jax’s corner.

- Nia Jax defeated Joan King. Jax won by pinfall after a Samoan drop.

– After the match, Jax overheard Bliss and James trash-talking her backstage and Bliss admitting she uses Jax for her benefit. Charly Caruso finally told Bliss and James they were on microphone, and they ran out of the room just before Jax came backstage and tore the dressing room apart.

- Braun Strowman won a tag team battle royal. This was to determine The Bar’s challengers for the Raw Tag Team Championship at WrestleMania 34. Sheamus and Cesaro sat in on commentary for the match. Strowman won by last eliminating Karl Anderson.

★★★WWE Fastlane (2018) Full & Complete Results from Columbus, Ohio★★★

– Kickoff Match: Tye Dillinger and Breezango defeated Mojo Rawley, Chad Gable and Shelton Benjamin. Dillinger pinned Rawley with the “Perfect 10” knee to the face.

- Shinsuke Nakamura defeated Rusev. Nakamura avoided the Accolade, slipping out and hitting a knee to the back of Rusev’s head, then hit a second Kinshasa to win the match.

- United States Championship Match: Randy Orton defeated Bobby Roode (c). Orton countered a Blockbuster attempt with an RKO to win a long match and become the new United States Champion. After the match, Jinder Mahal came to the ring to confront Orton. Roode hit both men with Glorious DDTs.

- Natalya and Carmella defeated Naomi and Becky Lynch. Carmella capitalized on Lynch being distracted by Natalya trying to cheat and hit a superkick to win the match.

- Smackdown Tag Team Championship Match: The Usos (c) vs. The New Day ended in a No Contest when the Bludgeon Brothers attacked both teams. Xavier Woods was taken away on a stretcher, and everyone else had to be helped leaving.

- Smackdown Women’s Championship Match: Charlotte Flair (c) defeated Ruby Riott. Flair fought off interference from the Riott Squad and locked in the Figure-Eight to win the match and retain the Women’s Championship. After the match, Royal Rumble winner Asuka showed up and pointed at the WrestleMania sign.

- Six-Pack Challenge: AJ Styles (c) defeated Kevin Owens, Sami Zayn, Dolph Ziggler, Baron Corbin and John Cena. Kevin Owens, trying to superkick Sami Zayn, accidentally kicked Shane McMahon at ringside. Owens had the match won with a pop-up powerbomb on Ziggler, but Shane pulled him out of the ring. Zayn capitalized with a Helluva Kick, but Shane pulled HIM out of the ring. Styles retained the title after a Phenomenal Forearm to Owens.

★★★WWE RAW (05/03/2018) Full & Complete Results from MILWAUKEE, WI★★★

– The show opened with a promo setting up Ronda Rousey and Kurt Angle vs. Stephanie McMahon and Triple H for Rousey’s debut WWE match at WrestleMania. Watch here.

- Asuka defeated Nia Jax. Asuka won by submission with an arm bar.

- The Bar defeated The Revival. Cesaro pinned Scott Dawson after a Neutralizer.

- John Cena defeated Goldust. Cena appeared on Raw to talk about his Road To WrestleMania again, and was confronted by Goldust. Cena was able to put away Goldust with an Attitude Adjustment.

- Hillbilly Jim was announced as the latest inductee into the WWE Hall of Fame class of 2018.

- Bayley defeated Mandy Rose. Bayley won the match with a roll-up, leading to an Absolution attack. Sasha Banks made the save and tried to hug Bayley, but Bayley refused.

- Symphony of Destruction Match: Braun Strowman defeated Elias. Strowman won a musical instrument-themed falls count anywhere hardcore match by crushing Elias with a piano.

- Bray Wyatt defeated Rhyno. Wyatt defeated Rhyno after hitting Sister Abigail. After the match, Broken Matt Hardy invited Wyatt to face him in the “Ultimate Deletion” on the Hardy Compound.

— The Miz hosted the third annual Mizzie Awards. Seth Rollins and Finn Bálor won the award for patting themselves on the back, and Kurt Angle won worst decision by a general manager. Rollins and Bálor interrupted the awards how. Miz ran them down and challenged them to a match against the Miztourage.

- Seth Rollins and Finn Bálor defeated the Miztourage. This was a 3-on-2 handicap match. Rollins hit a Curb Stomp on Miz and got the pin while Bálor was setting up for a Coup de Grace.

— After the match, Kurt Angle appeared and announced Miz’s match for WrestleMania. Miz will defend the Intercontinental Championship against Bálor and Rollins in a Triple Threat match.

— Paul Heyman appeared to respond to Roman Reigns’ comments from last week. Heyman laid down the Universal Championship in the ring as a challenge, and said Reigns will not beat Lesnar or take his title away. Heyman said if Reigns doesn’t like his words, he can do something about it next week, when Heyman brings out Lesnar himself. Reigns appeared and made Heyman pick up the title. Reigns said all he and the fans want is for the champion to show up to work. Reigns told Heyman to tell Lesnar he can say whatever he wants to Reigns, but make sure he comes dressed for a fight.