Let us take a look at the top 8 WWE News & Professional Wrestling stories of the hour:
8. What Happened After Raw Went Off The Air?
Just like last week’s Raw, SmackDown Live Superstar came out after Raw went off the air for the dark main event of the night. The SmackDown Superstars that worked the match were John Cena, AJ Styles & WWE Champion Dean Ambrose.
The team of John Cena, Roman Reigns & WWE Champion Dean Ambrose defeat the team of Seth Rollins, AJ Styles & Kevin Owens.
VIDEO: @JohnCena's #Raw dark match entrance. Electric. pic.twitter.com/skm1vXp76g
— JohnCenaCrews™ (@JohnCenaCrews) August 2, 2016
More @JohnCena #Raw Dark Match photos pic.twitter.com/BVOXOKyhOi
— JohnCenaCrews™ (@JohnCenaCrews) August 2, 2016
VIDEO: @JohnCena Slaps hands with fans after #Raw pic.twitter.com/qXF4LFLBU7
— JohnCenaCrews™ (@JohnCenaCrews) August 2, 2016
7. Trish Stratus Thinks Brand Split is a Great Move, “Talking Smack” Debuting Tonight
During a recent interview with Total Wrestling Magazine, WWE Hall of Famer Trish Stratus discussed the Brand Split and said it’s a great move for the talents to grow. Below is what he said:
“I think the brand split is a great move. There is so much talent right now, it’s a good way to divide them up and be able to give each character more time to develop with the focus they need. You can only highlight so many characters on one show and with so many NXT talent coming in, which is somewhat of a parallel to back in my day when we had the WCW talent come in, this gives the audience two separate platforms for storylines to unfold. Having new talent come in is obviously a plus, new faces is always good to keep the product fresh. It’s especially good, the fact that the audience is familiar with the current crop coming in, as opposed to a brand new persona they need to develop.”
SmackDown Live’s post-show is now named “Talking Smack”. Below is what WWE posted regarding this:
“Can’t get enough SmackDown Live? Tonight at 10 p.m. ET /7 p.m. PT, WWE Network presents the premiere of “WWE Talking Smack,” the exciting new weekly post-SmackDown Live show filled with exclusive interviews and expert analysis.
Take a special look inside everything Team Blue and find out how each week’s episode will affect the spirited competition with Monday Night Raw.”
