Rey Fenix Retains AAA World Cruiserweight Championship on NXT

The NXT Heatwave Summit descended into an arena-wide brawl on the Aug. 25 go-home episode of WWE NXT, involving champions and challengers from several of Sunday’s title matches. Security was unable to contain the competitors as the confrontation quickly turned physical. The chaos included NXT Champion Tony D’Angelo and Fatal Four-Way challengers Grayson Waller, Cruz […]

Rey Fenix successfully defended the AAA World Cruiserweight Championship against EK Prosper on the Aug. 25 episode of WWE NXT. Prosper, who earned the title opportunity in a four-way match last week, pushed Fenix with a Michinoku Driver, super hurricanrana and several near falls. Late in the match, Prosper missed a moonsault, allowing Fenix to […]

Kali Armstrong defeated Women’s North American Champion Zaria on the Aug. 25 episode of WWE NXT to earn a place in Sunday’s title unification match at Heatwave. Armstrong survived Zaria’s early power advantage and several big moves before countering an attempted F5 into a rollup for the victory. The result adds Armstrong to the match […]

Matt Cardona underwent surgery on Aug. 25 to repair a torn triceps suffered during his Aug. 21 WWE Main Event match against Kit Wilson in Toronto. Despite the injury and significant swelling, Cardona continued training before surgery and vowed afterward, “I’M NOT FINISHED.” The injury abruptly halts Cardona’s recent SmackDown momentum, including his developing storyline […]

Bianca Belair has revealed she is dealing with carpal tunnel syndrome in both hands while continuing her lengthy absence from WWE. Belair said her fingers have become completely numb, she has no feeling in her surgically repaired finger and has lost grip strength. She is also dealing with De Quervain’s tenosynovitis, commonly called “mom thumb.” […]

OTM made an immediate impact in its WWE RAW debut on Aug. 24, aligning with Royce Keys to attack LA Knight, Solo Sikoa and The Usos during the main event. Keys speared Jey Uso and Sikoa through the barricade, while Bronco Nima and Lucien Price attacked Knight and Jimmy Uso, causing the tag team match […]

WWE aired a vignette on the Aug. 24 episode of RAW promoting Lola Vice’s main roster arrival, confirming that the former NXT star is headed to the red brand. The Miami-themed video combined Vice’s signature presentation with footage highlighting her MMA background and ended with the date “9.14.” The date corresponds with the Sept. 14 […]

Penta and Rey Fénix advanced to the finals of the No. 1 contender’s tournament on the Aug. 24 episode of WWE RAW. Fénix defeated Dragon Lee after a competitive semifinal, countering Lee’s offense before connecting with the Mexican Muscle Buster for the victory. Penta secured the other spot by defeating AAA’s La Parka, countering a […]