Below are a couple of top WWE news stories of the day.
• As seen on this week’s episode of NXT Spring Breakin’ – Night 2, General Manager Ava (The Rock’s daughter) announced that the inaugural NXT Women’s North American Champion will be crowned in a Ladder Match at the Battleground PLE at the UFC Apex on June 9th.
SmackDown star “Michin” Mia Yim made a surprise appearance during this segment, as she wants to win this title.
According to Fightful Select, WWE kept Michin’s appearance a secret on the internal NXT rundowns by listing her as Alundra Blayze, who appeared on Monday’s RAW to announce Draft picks.
Alundra tweeted the following about this report:
“Hmmmm.”
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• WWE held an untelevised Live Event / House Show in Bologna, Italy today.
This event featured new Bloodline member Tama Tonga’s WWE debut match, Solo Sikoa’s losing streak finally coming to an end, and Gunther in a match for the World Heavyweight Championship.
Below are the results:
– Intercontinental Championship Match: Sami Zayn (c) def. Ludwig Kaiser to retain the Title
– Jade Cargill, Bianca Belair & Naomi def. Damage CTRL (Dakota Kai and WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Asuka & Kairi Sane)
– The Bloodline (Solo Sikoa & Tama Tonga) def. Randy Orton & LA Knight
With this win, Solo Sikoa’s 0-40 losing streak is finally over. After the match, Orton RKOed Tonga and Knight hit Sikoa with the BFT.
– Fatal 4-Way Match For The World Heavyweight Championship: Damian Priest (c) def. Chad Gable, Jey Uso & Gunther to retain the Title
– World Tag Team Championship Match: Awesome Truth (The Miz & R-Truth) (c) def. Judgment Day (Finn Balor & JD McDonagh) to retain the Titles
– Women’s World Championship Match: Becky Lynch (c) def. Nia Jax to retain the Title
– Undisputed WWE Championship Match: Cody Rhodes (c) def. Shinsuke Nakamura to retain the Title
