Lexis King Retains WWE Speed Championship With Help From BirthRight on NXT

Dustin Rhodes apologized after TNA star Mustafa Ali criticized the AEW veteran for interacting with a social media post containing anti-Islam messaging. Rhodes had responded with heart and rock-on emojis to an image of an armed woman accompanied by the caption, “Hey ISLAM, come and take it. I dare ya.” Ali said he respected Rhodes […]

Zilla Fatu officially signed with WWE on the Aug. 18 episode of NXT and immediately entered the NXT Championship picture at Heatwave. General Manager Robert Stone initially announced that Tony D’Angelo would defend against Cruz Montana and Grayson Waller in a Triple Threat Match after their No. 1 contender’s match the previous week ended in […]

Jackson Drake defeated Shiloh Hill on the Aug. 18 episode of WWE NXT to earn a North American Championship match against Myles Borne at Heatwave. The victory also secured Drake’s Vanity Project stablemates, Brad Baylor and Ricky Smokes, a shot at Borne and Tavion Heights’ NXT Tag Team Championships at the event. Before the match, […]

Lexis King retained the WWE Speed Championship against Lucien Price on the Aug. 18 episode of WWE NXT, extending his title reign to 120 days. Price appeared close to victory before King’s BirthRight allies intervened. With Stacks Lorenzo and Arianna Grace distracting the referee, Uriah Connors and Charlie Dempsey tripped Price. King capitalized by hitting […]

EK Prosper earned a shot at Rey Fenix’s AAA Cruiserweight Championship with a four-way victory on the Aug. 18 episode of WWE NXT. Prosper faced AAA’s La Parka, Tristan Angels and Romeo Moreno in a No. 1 contender’s match. After a fast-paced closing sequence involving all four competitors, Prosper hit Moreno with a running knee […]

Solo Sikoa rejected Roman Reigns and The Bloodline in dramatic fashion on the Aug. 17 episode of WWE RAW, striking Reigns with a Samoan Spike before joining forces with LA Knight. The segment followed Sikoa’s loss to Jey Uso the previous week, which forced him to return to the family. Reigns berated Sikoa in the […]

Chad Gable defeated Rey Mysterio to retain the Intercontinental Championship on the Aug. 17 episode of WWE RAW, successfully completing his first title defense. Mysterio survived several major attacks, including an Angle Slam and an avalanche Angle Slam, before connecting with consecutive 619s. He attempted to follow with a frog splash, but Gable countered by […]

Rey Fenix and Dragon Lee advanced to the semifinals of WWE’s World Heavyweight Championship No. 1 Contender’s Tournament on the Aug. 17 episode of RAW. Fenix defeated AAA’s El Fiscal with the Mexican Muscle Buster, while Lee advanced by countering El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr.’s Wagner Driver into Operation Dragon. Fenix and Lee will […]