9. WWE Purchases HWA Footage, Main Event For Roadblock: End of the Line Set
WWE Network News is reporting that WWE has purchased all footage of the year 2001 & 2002 of Heartland Wrestling Association (HWA).
For those who don’t know, HWA used to be a developmental territory for WWE back in the day. WWE bought 48 HWA shows and the top names that are featured in these shows are:
– John Cena
– Raven
– Eugene (a.k.a Nick Dinsmore)
– Charlie Haas
– Shark Boy
– 3 Count
As seen on last night’s Raw, United States Champion Roman Reigns defeated the WWE Universal Champion Kevin Owens in a non-Title match. This victory resulted in Reigns becoming the #1 contender for the Universal Championship and he will get his Title match at Roadblock: End of the Line PPV on December 18th.
You can watch the ending moments of their match from Raw below:
Below is the preview for this match that WWE posted:
If this truly is “The Kevin Owens Show,” then the first threat of cancellation has come, because Kevin Owens will defend his WWE Universal Title against U.S. Champion Roman Reigns at WWE Roadblock: End of the Line, live Sunday, Dec. 18, on WWE Network.
Kevin Owens vs. Roman Reigns – WWE Universal Championship Match (Roadblock – End of the Line 2016)
Mere hours after retaining his U.S. Title at Hell in a Cell, Reigns inferred that his broad shoulders still had room for another title, and that his eye was set on Owens’ prize in particular. Tensions ran high between the two from then on, with Owens and Chris Jericho going so far as to jointly blame Reigns for Team Raw’s loss to SmackDown LIVE at Survivor Series.
The Big Dog responded by questioning Owens’ abilities as a fighting champion, specifically his reliance on Jericho in his title defenses. A riled-up KO accepted Reigns’ offer of a No. 1 Contender’s Match the same night and, with Jericho indisposed, fell to Reigns in one-on-one action to make the title match official for Roadblock: End of the Line.
Will The Prizefighter retain his prize? Or is the Roman Empire’s war chest about to grow by one?
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