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Josh Barnett to face Tiger Ruas at Bloodsport

Posted on by Joseph Currier

Josh Barnett will face off with a former NXT wrestler at this month’s Bloodsport event.

It was announced on Tuesday night that Barnett vs. Tiger Ruas (formerly known as Arturo Ruas in WWE) will take place at Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport 7. The show is being held at the Ukrainian Cultural Center in Los Angeles on Friday, October 22. It will be available live via Fite TV.

“A match up that carries a legacy… Both a wrestler & a fighter, but connected not through just opponents or training partners but through a master – Roberto Leitao Sr. This battle will be fueled in the honor of the legacy & memory of Mestre Leitao The Warmaster vs Tiger Ruas,” Barnett tweeted.

Ruas (real name Adrian Jaoude) was released by WWE this June. In addition to being in NXT, Ruas also appeared on Raw Underground during his time with WWE.

Ruas wrestled on an episode of AEW Dark last month, teaming with Cezar Bononi to defeat Jake St. Patrick & Ryzin.

Barnett last wrestled when he defeated Jon Moxley by TKO at Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport 6 this April.

Here’s the updated card for Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport 7:

  • Josh Barnett vs. Arturo Ruas
  • Tom Lawlor vs. Alex Coughlin
  • Calvin Tankman vs. JR Kratos
  • Davey Richards vs. Yuya Uemura
  • Yoya vs. Starboy Charlie
  • Erik Hammer vs. Bad Dude Tito
  • Marina Shafir vs. Masha Slamovich

Minoru Suzuki is also among the wrestlers who will be in action at Bloodsport.

Lenny Leonard and Rocky Romero will be the commentary team for Bloodsport.

WWE’s Arturo Ruas undergoes successful surgery

Posted on by Joseph Currier

After suffering an injury during a match on NXT last month, Arturo Ruas (real name Adrian Jaoude) has confirmed that he’s undergone successful surgery.

“The surgery was successful now it’s time to heal and comeback stronger,” Ruas wrote on Saturday. “For a warrior there will only be victory with a good fight and glory with honor. #beastmode #healing #champion #wwe #wwenxt #meteamao #technique”

Ruas didn’t reveal the exact injury that he suffered. He posted a picture with his left arm/shoulder bandaged and with a scar on it. On WWE digital’s weekly NXT injury report following the episode where he was hurt, it was said that Ruas had injured his right biceps, wasn’t medically cleared for action, and would be going for an MRI.

Ruas was injured during a match against Kushida on the November 18 episode of NXT. Kushida got the win by turning a leg grapevine into a pin. Ruas was returning to NXT in that match after previously being part of Raw Underground. He was drafted to Raw as the brand’s final pick in October’s WWE Draft.

WWE announces final round of draft picks on Raw Talk

Posted on by Joseph Currier

Update —

WWE also announced overnight that Erik of The Viking Raiders has signed with Raw as a free agent and Tamina, Billie Kay, and Zelina Vega have signed with SmackDown.

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After tonight’s Raw went off the air, an additional round of draft picks was announced on Raw Talk.

Lana, Riddick Moss, and Arturo Ruas were selected by Raw in the last round of the draft. Natalya and The Riott Squad (Ruby Riott & Liv Morgan) were selected by SmackDown.

Lana won a dual-brand number one contender’s battle royal in the main event of Raw tonight and will challenge Asuka for the Raw Women’s Championship on Raw’s season premiere episode next Monday. Natalya said she was done with Lana earlier in tonight’s show and appeared to have the battle royal won, but Lana returned and eliminated Natalya to get the win. Lana had been put through a table by Nia Jax during the battle royal but was never eliminated.

Andrade, Erik of The Viking Raiders, Billie Kay, Tamina, and Zelina Vega were in the night two draft pool but weren’t picked tonight. Mickie James hasn’t been drafted from the night one draft pool. Shorty G and Gran Metalik & Lince Dorado also weren’t originally drafted from the night one draft pool, but it was announced prior to Raw today that Shorty G has been selected by SmackDown and Metalik & Dorado have been selected by Raw.

Andrade and Vega were laid out by stereo Sister Abigails from “The Fiend” Bray Wyatt and Alexa Bliss on tonight’s Raw. Wyatt and Bliss were both selected by Raw in the draft.

The updated rosters for Raw and SmackDown following this year’s draft are listed below:

Raw —

  • WWE Champion Drew McIntyre
  • Raw Women’s Champion Asuka
  • The Hurt Business (MVP, United States Champion Bobby Lashley, Shelton Benjamin & Cedric Alexander)
  • AJ Styles
  • Naomi
  • Women’s Tag Team Champions Shayna Baszler & Nia Jax
  • Ricochet
  • Mandy Rose
  • The Miz & John Morrison
  • Raw Tag Team Champions Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods
  • Dana Brooke
  • Angel Garza
  • Humberto Carrillo
  • Drew Gulak
  • Tucker
  • Gran Metalik & Lince Dorado
  • “The Fiend” Bray Wyatt
  • Randy Orton
  • Charlotte Flair
  • Braun Strowman
  • Matt Riddle
  • Jeff Hardy
  • RETRIBUTION (Mustafa Ali, T-Bar, Mace, Reckoning & Slapjack)
  • Keith Lee
  • Alexa Bliss
  • Elias
  • Lacey Evans
  • Sheamus
  • Nikki Cross
  • 24/7 Champion R-Truth
  • Dabba-Kato
  • Titus O’Neil
  • Peyton Royce
  • Akira Tozawa
  • Lana
  • Riddick Moss
  • Arturo Ruas
  • Erik

SmackDown —

  • Universal Champion Roman Reigns
  • Seth Rollins
  • Sasha Banks
  • Bianca Belair
  • Jey Uso
  • Rey & Dominik Mysterio
  • Big E
  • Otis
  • Murphy
  • Kalisto
  • Shorty G
  • SmackDown Women’s Champion Bayley
  • SmackDown Tag Team Champions The Street Profits
  • Daniel Bryan
  • Kevin Owens
  • Lars Sullivan
  • Baron Corbin
  • Intercontinental Champion Sami Zayn
  • Shinsuke Nakamura & Cesaro
  • Dolph Ziggler & Robert Roode
  • Apollo Crews
  • Carmella
  • Aleister Black
  • Natalya
  • Ruby Riott & Liv Morgan
  • Tamina
  • Billie Kay
  • Zelina Vega