WWE - The Future of Entertainment

[Melbourne Made]

WWE.COM EXCLUSIVE
This is an update of the KOTR and QOTR Tournaments for Monday Night RAW

KOTR - First Round
Bronson Reed beat Tyler Bate
Seth Rollins beat Braun Strowman
Carmelo Hayes beat Ricochet

Drew McIntyre V Grayson Waller - Will take place on this coming Monday Night RAW

KOTR - Second Round
Bronson Reed V Seth Rollins
Carmelo Hayes V either Drew McIntyre or Grayson Waller

QOTR - First Round
Alexa Bliss beat Becky Lynch
Chelsea Green beat Emma
Nikki Cross beat Liv Morgan

Piper Niven V Raquel Rodriguez - Will take place on this coming Monday Night RAW

QOTR - Second Round
Alexa Bliss V Chelsea Green
Nikki Cross V either Piper Niven or Raquel Rodriguez ​

 

[Melbourne Made]

General Manager
Shawn Michaels

Commentary
Corey Graves & Wade Barrett

WWE Championship
Cody Rhodes

WWE Intercontinental Championship
Gunther

WWE RAW Women’s Championship
Asuka

WWE RAW Tag Team Championship
The Way
(Dexter Lumis & Johnny Gargano)

WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship
The Way
(Candice LeRae & Indi Hartwell)


Male Superstars

Faces
Akira Tozawa
Brooks Jensen
Big E
Braun Strowman
Cody Rhodes
Dexter Lumis
Drew McIntyre
Dabba Kato
Johnny Gargano
Josh Briggs
Kevin Owens
Kofi Kingston
Matt Riddle
Nathan Frazer
Oro Mensah
Randy Orton
Ricochet
Riddick Moss
Seth Rollins
Shinsuke Nakamura
Tyler Bate
Tommaso Ciampa
Wes Lee
Xavier Woods

Heels
Angel Garza
Andre Chase
Bronson Reed
Carmelo Hayes
Charlie Dempsey
Chad Gable
Dolph Ziggler
Duke Hudson
Dijak
Elton Prince
Erick Rowe
Giovani Vinci
Gunther
Grayson Waller
Humberto Carrillo
Ivar Warbeard
James Drake
Joe Gacy
JD McDonagh
Jinder Mahal
Kit Wilson
Ludwig Kaiser
Mace
Mansoor
Otis
Robert Roode
Sanga
The Miz
Trick Williams
Veer Mahan
Zack Gibson


Female Superstars

Faces
Alexa Bliss
Becky Lynch
Candice LeRae
Dana Brooke
Emma
Fallon Henley
Liv Morgan
Lyra Valkyrie
Natalya Neidhart
Nikki Cross
Piper Niven
Raquel Rodriquez
Sol Rucha
Tegan Nox
Thea Hail

Heels
Ava Raine
Blair Davenport
Chelsea Green
Carmella
Maxxine Dupri
Ronda Rousey - Inactive
Sonya Deville
Valhalla
Xia Li
Zoey Stark

Tag Teams & Stables

Faces

Brothers & Sisters in Arms
(Brooks Jensen, Fallon Henley & Josh Briggs)

Braun Strowman & Ricochet

Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez

RK-Bro
(Matt Riddle & Randy Orton)

The New Day
(Big E, Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods)

The Way
(Candice LeRae, Dexter Lumis, Indi Hartwell & Johnny Gargan)

Heels

Alpha Academy
(Andre Chase, Chad Gable & Otis)

Can’t Miss INC
(Carmelo Hayes & Trick Williams)

Imperium
(Giovani Vinci, Gunther & Ludwig Kaiser)

Indus Sher
(Jinder Mahal, Sanga & Veer Mahan)

Los Lotharios
(Angel Garza & Humberto Carrillo)

Maximum Male Models
(Maxine Dupri, Mansoor & Mace)

Pretty Deadly
(Elton Prince & Kit Wilson)

The Dirty Dawgs
(Dolph Ziggler & Robert Roode

The Schism
(Ava Raine, Joe Gacy, James Drake & Zack Gibson)

The Viking Raiders
(Erick Rowe, Ivar Warbeard & Valhalla) ​

 

[Melbourne Made]

General Manager
Adam Pearce

Commentary
Michael Cole & Pat McAfee

WWE Universal Heavyweight Championship
AJ Styles

WWE United States Championship
Dominick Mysterio

WWE Smackdown Women’s Championship
Rhea Ripley

WWE Smackdown Tag Team Championship
Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn

WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship
The Way
(Candice LeRae & Indi Hartwell)


Male Superstars


Faces
Apollo Crews
Axiom
AJ Styles
Angelo Dawkins
Ashantee Adonis
Butch
Bron Breaker
Brutus Creed
Cameron Grimes
Cruz Del Toro
Edge
Ilja Dragunov
Julius Creed
Joaquin Wilde
Karl Anderson
Luke Gallows
Montez Ford
Mustafa Ali
Odyssey Jones
Rey Mysterio
Rick Boogs
R-Truth
Ridge Holland
Santos Escobar
Sami Zayn
Sheamus
Top Dolla

Heels
Austin Theory
Bobby Lashley
Bray Wyatt
Baron Corbin
Channing Lorenzo
“Caveman” Cal Wagner - FKA Von Wagner
Cedric Alexander
Damian Priest
Dominick Mysterio
Damon Kemp
Drew Gulak
Elias
Finn Balor
Jimmy Uso
Jey Uso
Karrion Kross
LA Knight
MVP
Mr Robert Stone
Roman Reigns
Shelton Benjamin
Solo Sikoa
Tony D’Angelo
Xyon Quinn

Female Superstars

Faces
Alba Fyre
Aliyah
Bianca Belair
B-Fab
Dakota Kai
Gigi Dolin
Isla Dawn
Ivy Nile
Katana Chance
Kayden Carter
Mia Yim
Roxanne Perez
Shotzi Blackheart
Zelina Vega

Heels

Bayley
Cora Jade
Iyo Sky
Lacey Evans
Jacey Jayne
Rhea Ripley
Scarlett
Tiffany Straton
Tamina Snuka
Shayna Baszler

Tag Teams and Stables

Faces

Double KC
(Katana Chance & Kayden Carter

Glasgow Gals
(Alba Fyre & Isla Dawn)

Hit Row
(Ashantee Adonis, B-Fab & Top Dolla)

Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn

The Brawling Brutes
(Butch, Ridge Holland & Sheamus)

The L.W.O
(Cruz Del Toro, Joaquin Wilde, Rey Mysterio, Santos Escobar & Zelina Vega)

The OC
(AJ Styles, Karl Anderson, Luke Gallows & Mia Yim)

The Street Profits
(Angelo Dawkins, Bianca Belair & Montez Ford)

Heels

The Bloodline
(Jimmy Uso, Jey Uso, Roman Reigns & Solo Sikoa)

The Family
(Channing Lorenzo & Tony D’Angelo)

The Hurt Business
(Bobby Lashley, Cedric Alexander, Damon Kemp, MVP & Shelton Benjamin)

The Judgment Day
(Dominik Mysterio, Damian Priest, Finn Balor & Rhea Ripley) ​

 

[Melbourne Made]

The show opened in the office of Smackdown GM Adam Pearce who announced that the King of the Ring quarter final matches between Santos Escobar and Finn Balor and Damian Priest and Rey Mysterio. Would be contested under the rule that both factions would be banned from ringside under threat of suspension.

Commercial

M1: Number One Contender - WWE SD Tag Team Championship
Hit Row w B-Fab V The Hurt Business w Bobby Lashley, Damon Kemp & MVP
The first match of the night was to determine challengers for the WWE SD Tag Team Championship. It featured the duo of Ashantee Adonis and Top Dolla who had B-Fab in the corner collectively known as Hit Row and the Hurt Business members Cedric Alexander and Shelton Benjamin who had their stablemates in their corner. The ending saw Alexander tag in Benjamin and then hit the Lumbar Check on Adonis, which Benjamin then followed it up with a T-Bone Suplex for the pin.
Winners: The Hurt Business

Backstage a split screen showed a pissed off Finn Balor & Damian Priest were complaining about the ruling of Adam Pearce. Meanwhile the opposite side showed the LWO hyping up both Rey Mysterio and Santos Escobar for their respective matches.

Commercial


M2: KOTR Quarter Final - JD & LWO Banned from Ringside
Santos Escobar V Finn Balor
The second match of the night saw L.W.O member Santos Escobar taking on the de facto leader of Judgment Day Finn Balor in a King of the Ring quarter final match. Like it has been previously announced their respective stablemates were banned from ringside under threat of suspension. The ending saw Balor escape an attempted Phantom Driver and land behind his opponent and then hit an Inverted 1916 for the pin.
Winner & Advancing: Finn Balor

Backstage a split screen showed Jacy Jayne and Shotzi Blackheart preparing for their match.

Commercial

M3: QOTR Quarter Final
Jacy Jayne V Shotzi Blackheart
Jacy Jayne took Shotzi Blackheart faced off in a Queen of the Ring quarter final match up. The latter knocked the former down and dragged her to one of the corners and climbed up to the top turnbuckle. Blackheart launched herself off of the top rope in the form of an attempted Diving Senton but Jayne moved out of the way at the last second. From here Jayne got back to her feet and dragged Blackheart up and hit a Headlock Driver for the pin.
Winner & Advancing: Jacy Jayne

Backstage a split screen showed Bayley and Gigi Dolin preparing for their match.

Commercial

M4: KOTR Quarter Final - JD & LWO Banned from Ringside
Rey Mysterio V Damian Priest
Back from break and it was the second KOTR quarter final match featuring members from both the LWO and the Judgment Day, this time it involved Rey Mysterio and Damian Priest. Just like the Santos Escobar V Finn Balor match earlier in the night their stablemates were banned from ringside. Priest dominated early on by using his size to advantage to do so. The ending of the match saw Priest attempt his South of Heaven finisher only for Mysterio to turn it into a Hurricanrana which sent the former into the ropes. Which set up the “Master of the 619” to attempt and successfully hit the 619 for the pin.
Winner & Advancing: Rey Mysterio

Commercial

M5: QOTR Quarter Final
Bayley V Gigi Dolin
Bayley seemed to have her Queen of the Ring quarter final match against Gigi Dolin in the bag after laying her out with the Rose Plant. However she wanted to drag her opponents suffering out by dragging her to one of the corners of the ring and then climbed up to the top rope. Suddenly Iyo Sky made her way down to the ringside area and distracted Bayley which allowed Dolin the time to get back to her feet.

Dolin followed this up by going over to the corner and putting Bayley on her shoulders and hit a Running DVD which commentary called the G.V.D for the pin.
Winner & Advancing: Gigi Dolin
Post-Match
Sky entered the ring and dragged Bayley up and the two women brawled when Mrs MITB Dakota Kai came out and joined in the brawl which brought out refs and security who separated them.

Commercial

M6: The Club w Mia Yim V The Bloodline
The show closed out with a six man tag team match that pitted the OC against the Bloodline. It started with Karl Anderson brawling with Jey Uso, then it was Luke Gallows doing the same with Jimmy Uso and finally it came down to WWE Universal Heavyweight Champion AJ Styles and Solo Sikoa. The ending saw Styles become distracted by Scarlett coming down to ringside and putting an hourglass on the apron of the ring, which led to Sikoa hitting a Samoan Spike for the pin.
Winners: The Bloodline
Post-Match
Roman Reigns made his return to WWE TV and choked Styles out with the Acknowledgement aka the Guillotine Choke ​

 

[Melbourne Made]

WWE.COM EXCLUSIVE
This is an update of the KOTR and QOTR Tournaments for Smackdown

KOTR - First Round

Rey Mysterio beat Damian Priest

Finn Balor beat Santos Escobar

Austin Theory V Edge - Will take place next week on SD

Bobby Lashley V Ilja Dragunov - Will take place next week on SD

KOTR - Second Round
Rey Mysterio V either Bobby Lashley or Ilja Dragunov

Finn Balor V either Edge or Austin Theory

QOTR First Round
Gigi Dolin beat Bayley

Jacy Jayne beat Shotzi Blackheart

Cora Jade V Mia Yim - Will take place next week on SD

Alba Fyre V Bianca Belair - Will take place next week on SD


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[Melbourne Made]

WWE.COM EXCLUSIVE

Smackdown GM Adam Pearce has announced that two triple threat matches would take place at the Royalty of the Ring premium live event. The first was revealed to be that AJ Styles V Karrion Kross for the WWE Universal Heavyweight Championship would now include Roman Reigns and would serve as his rematch as a former champion.

The second was revealed to be Bayley V Dakota Kai(c) V Iyo Sky for the Mrs. MITB Briefcase ​

 

[Melbourne Made]

WWE.COM EXCLUSIVE

WWE Chairwoman Stephanie McMahon has revealed that the semi-finals and finals of the KOTR and QOTR tournaments would take place at the Royalty of the Ring premium live event ​

 

[Melbourne Made]

WWE.COM EXCLUSIVE

WWE Chairwoman Stephanie McMahon has announced that the WWE Royalty of the Ring will now be a two night event.

With the first night being devoted to the remainder of the King of the Ring tournament and the men's title matches.

While the second night would be devoted to the remainder of the Queen of the Ring tournament and the women's title matches​

 

[Melbourne Made]

WWE.COM EXCLUSIVE

WWE Chairwoman Stephanie McMahon has announced that the semi finals of the KOTR and QOTR tournaments will be fatal four way matches, while the finals will be one on one matches​

 

[Melbourne Made]

An Imperium promo in which they demanded competition led to the WWE Champion the “American Nightmare” Cody Rhodes coming out and confronting them. Then challenged the “Ring General” to a non-title champion versus champion match where the winner would earn a shot at the loser’s championship at WWE Royalty of the Ring which Gunther accepted. He then led a three on one assault on Rhodes that was until the WWE RAW Tag Team Champions Johnny Gargano and Dexter Lumis came out to even the odds.

Commercial

Backstage RAW GM Shawn Michaels made the Rhodes V Gunther match official and also announced The Way versus Ludwig Kaiser & Giovani Vinci in non-title action.

M1: KOTR Quarter Final
Drew McIntyre V Grayson Waller
Waller poked his opponent in their eyes and then exited the ring and then attempted his Rollins Thunder Stunner. Yet when he entered the ring again to do so he was met with a Claymore from McIntyre for the pin.
Winner & Advancing: Drew McIntyre

Backstage a split screen showed the Way and Imperium members preparing for their non-title match.

Commercial

Backstage RAW GM Adam Pearce announced that every non-title match would now be considered a proving ground match if the challengers win they earn a future title shot.

M2: Braun Strowman & Ricochet V Can’t Miss INC
The “Monster Among Men” aka Braun Strowman brawled with Carmelo Hayes at ringside. Which in turn allowed his tag team partner the “One & Only” aka Ricochet to lay Trick Williams out in the ring with a Codebreaker and then followed this up with a 630 Splash for the pin.
Winners: Braun Strowman & Ricochet

Commercial

M3: Sol Ruca V Dana Brooke V Xia Li V Zoey Stark
Stark got the pinfall victory after successfully hitting the Go to Stark on Dana Brooke.
Winner: Zoey Stark

Backstage WWE RAW Women's Champion Asuka demanded a challenger for her title for the next ple and if no one stands up she will drag someone to the ring for a match.


Commercial

Match 4: Proving Ground Match
WWE RAW Tag Team Champions The Way(c) V Imperium
Despite a great showing from the current WWE RAW Tag Team Champions, they would fail to get the win in this proving ground match. As Lumis would fall victim to a Spinning Powerbomb from Vinci for the pin.
Winners: Imperium - They have earned a title shot

Backstage Duke Hudson talked to Bronson Reed and the two men seemed to form a tag team.

Commercial

M5: Shinsuke Nakamura V Tyler Bate
Back from break and the “King of Strong Style” went one on one with the “British Strong Style” Tyler Bate. The ending of the match saw both men pin the shoulders of the opponent to the mat and it resulted in a double pin situation.
Winners: Draw

Commercial

M6: Dijak V Akira Tozawa
Dijak squashed Tozawa and put him down for the three count with the Feast Your Eyes.
Winner: Dijak

Commercial

M7: Non-Title - Champion V Champion - Proving Ground Match
WWE Champion Cody Rhodes(c) V WWE Intercontinental Champion Gunther
The show closed out with a non-title champion versus champion match where the winner would earn a shot at their opponent’s title at a time of their choosing.It featured the WWE Champion the “American Nightmare” Cody Rhodes(c) take on the WWE Intercontinental Champion aka the “Ring General” Gunther. Rhodes held his own and even looked to have the match won after back to back Cross Rhodes but it wasn’t enough to keep his opponent down. Rhodes didn’t let Gunther have the chance to recover and instead opted to attempt the Cody Cutter but the latter would recover enough to hit a devastating chop which floored the former. From here Gunther picked up Rhodes and hit a Powerbomb for the pin.
Winner: WWE IC Champion Gunther
Post-Match
Gunther got a microphone and told Rhodes that he would see him at Royalty of the Ring.
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[Melbourne Made]

M1: Roxanne Perez beat Shayna Baszler - Pick Your Poison Match

Backstage SD GM Adam Pearce announced that Edge & Rey Mysterio would face Bobby Lashley & Finn Balor in a tag team match.

Commercial

M2: Edge & Rey Mysterio beat Bobby Lashley & Finn Balor - Edge pinned Balor

Backstage WWE US Champion Dominick Mysterio announced that he was issuing an open challenge for his title tonight.

Commercial

M3: Dominick Mysterio w Rhea Ripley(c) beat Santos Escobar - WWE US Championship

Backstage Roxanne talked to Mrs MITB Dakota Kai and asked her to be Rhea Ripley’s opponent in the second Pick Your Poison match and Kai accepted.

Commercial

M4: WWE SD Women’s Champion Rhea Ripley(c) beat Mrs MITB Dakota Kai - Non-Title - Pick Your Poison

Commercial

ME: WWE Universal HW Champion AJ Styles & WWE SD TTC’s Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn beat Roman Reigns, Solo Sikoa and Karrion Kross - Zayn pinned Sikoa
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[Melbourne Made]

WWE.COM EXCLUSIVE
WWE RAW GM Shawn Michaels has announced that Imperium would get their title shot at the Way's WWE RAW Tag Team Championship at Night One of WWE Royalty of the Ring. ​

 

[Melbourne Made]

WWE.EXCLUSIVE
SD GM Adam Pearce has announced that the Hurt Business has informed him that they would be cashing in their championship opportunity at Night One of WWE Royalty of the Ring​

 

[Melbourne Made]

WWE Royalty of the Ring Night One

WWE Championship - Gunther’s IC Championship not on the Line
Cody Rhodes(c) V Gunther

WWE Universal Heavyweight Championship
AJ Styles(c) V Karrion Kross w Scarlett V Roman Reigns

KOTR Final
??? V ???

KOTR Semi-Final
Seth Rollins V Bronson Reed V Carmelo Hayes V Drew McIntyre

KOTR Semi-Final
Rey Mysterio V Bobby Lashley V Finn Balor V Edge

WWE RAW Tag Team Championship
The Way(c) V Imperium

WWE SD Tag Team Championship
Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn(c) V Hurt Business


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[Melbourne Made]

WWE Royalty of the Ring Night Two

WWE RAW Women’s Championship - Open Challenge
Asuka(c) V ???

WWE Smackdown Women’s Championship
Rhea Ripley(c) V Roxanne Perez

Mrs MITB Briefcase
Dakota KaiI(c) V Iyo Sky V Bayley

QOTR Final
??? V ???

QOTR Semi Final
Alexa Bliss V Chelsea Green V Nikki Cross V Piper Niven

QOTR Semi Final
Gigi Dolin V Jacy Jayne V Mia Yim V Alba Fyre ​