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Becky Lynch turns on Lyra Valkyria, Tag Team titles change hands on WWE Raw

Posted on by Ethan Renner

The newly-formed tag team of Becky Lynch and Lyra Valkyria has already split.

One day after Lynch and Valkyria won the Women’s Tag Team titles, they dropped them right back to former champs Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez, with Lynch turning on Valkyria in the post-match.

Valkyria was pinned in the Tag title rematch on Monday’s Raw in Las Vegas, with Morgan hitting Oblivion for the finish. Lynch was repeatedly neutralized as she attempted to help her partner during the bout.

After the match, Lynch hugged Valkyria before dropping her with multiple clotheslines. Lynch left the ring, then returned to hit three Manhandle Slams on Valkyria to cement the heel turn.

Lynch returned at WrestleMania 41 after a hiatus of nearly 11 months, replacing Bayley as Valkyria’s partner. Bayley was laid out backstage in an angle on the night one of WrestleMania pre-show on Saturday, with her attacker yet to be revealed.

It was announced on Monday’s Raw that Bayley had suffered a partial shoulder dislocation in storyline, and would be on the shelf for an indeterminate amount of time.

Our live play-by-play coverage of the Raw after WrestleMania is ongoing here.

Raquel Rodriguez on Diesel comparisons: ‘I absolutely love it’

Posted on by Joseph Currier

Raquel Rodriguez loves when fans compare her tag team with Liv Morgan to Shawn Michaels & Diesel.

Currently in their third reign with the belts, Rodriguez & Morgan are the WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions heading into WrestleMania 41. Their dynamic has drawn comparisons to Michaels & Diesel with Rodriguez being a powerhouse and serving as a bodyguard for Morgan.

” I love it. I absolutely love it,” Rodriguez said about the comparisons on a new episode of Insight with Chris Van Vliet. “I feel like Dakota [Kai] and I had those comparisons in NXT too when we were tagging, and so I was calling myself ‘Big Mami Cool’ for a while, because I love it. I love Diesel… It’s really, really cool. And what a comparison to be compared to [Kevin Nash]. He [is] just known for his swag and his attitude and his confidence, and so I try to bring that. Especially coming back from my illness. I was like, ‘I want to come back and I just want to exude confidence.’ I want to exude machismo to quote a little bit of WWE there with Razor Ramon. But machisma. That’s not a real word [laughs]. So yeah, I love that comparison.”

Rodriguez spent several months out of action in 2024 due to mast cell activation syndrome, which she described as her body “having a constant allergic reaction to everything.” She is determined to keep a positive attitude despite the condition and wants to show younger people that, no matter what they’re going through, they’re beautiful the way they are.

“I can’t stay stuck in a rut,” Rodriguez said. “I want everyone to know that — I know you may feel stuck for whatever time it is that you’re there right now, but it’s not forever.”

WWE has yet to confirm Rodriguez & Morgan’s plans for WrestleMania, but Bayley & Lyra Valkyria are looking like potential challengers. Maxxine Dupri & Natalya are another team that wants a shot at the Women’s Tag Team titles.



Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez vs. Dakota Kai & IYO Sky set for WWE Raw

Posted on by Ian Carey

WWE has added a new match to the lineup for Monday’s edition of Raw.

On Saturday, Raw General Manager Adam Pearce posted a video on social media announcing that Dakota Kai will return to action on the show. She’ll team with IYO Sky against Judgment Day’s Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez. Kai had been in concussion protocol after taking a stiff-looking springboard dropkick from Zoey Stark on the January 20 episode.

Pearce also announced that CM Punk and AJ Styles will be on tomorrow’s show from Nashville.

Pearce said:

“Quick update: Dakota Kai is back. She will be with us tomorrow night in action, teaming with IYO Sky. That’s right, Damage CTRL takes on Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez. Plus, the face that runs the place, AJ Styles, will be in the house live, as will be the man that punched his ticket to the Elimination Chamber, CM Punk. Plus, don’t forget two qualifying matches for the Chamber—Bayley takes on Lyra Valkyria, and Hall of Famer Rey Mysterio goes one-on-one with Logan Paul. All that and so much more tomorrow night live from Music City, Nashville.”

Tomorrow’s show is scheduled for the Bridgeport Arena in Nashville. Two chamber qualifying matches had been announced previously.

WWE Raw, February 10, 2025, announced lineup:

  • Men’s Elimination Chamber qualifying match: Rey Mysterio vs. Logan Paul
  • Women’s Elimination Chamber qualifying match: Bayley vs. Lyra Valkyria
  • Tag Team Match: Damage CTRL (Dakota Kai & IYO Sky) vs. Judgment Day (Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez)
  • AJ Styles appears
  • CM Punk appears

CM Punk & Liv Morgan qualify for WWE Elimination Chamber

Posted on by Bryan Rose

The first two wrestlers have qualified for the Elimination Chamber.

Liv Morgan and CM Punk won qualifying matches on Raw. This puts them in the upcoming Elimination Chamber matches that will take place on March 1 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Morgan won her qualifying match over IYO SKY by disqualification after Women’s World Champion Rhea Ripley came out and attacked both Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez, who was at ringside. Shortly before their match, Morgan jumped SKY backstage. When Ripley went to check on SKY, Rodriguez pushed her over a stage box.

In the main event, Punk defeated Sami Zayn to earn his spot in the chamber. After the match, the two shook hands, but Punk was bumped out of the ring after Kevin Owens attacked Zayn from behind, eventually laying him out with the package piledriver.

John Cena was the first man to declare himself for the men’s Elimination Chamber during the Royal Rumble post-show. Triple H later confirmed Cena’s entry, saying after everything Cena has done for the company, he had earned the right to do it.

Two qualifying matches will take place next week on Raw, with Bayley facing Lyra Valkyria and Rey Mysterio taking on Logan Paul.

The updated card for the Elimination Chamber:

  • Men’s Elimination Chamber: John Cena vs. CM Punk vs. 4 TBD
  • Women’s Elimination Chamber: Liv Morgan vs. 5 TBD

Two Elimination Chamber qualifying matches set for WWE Raw

Posted on by Joseph Currier

With the Royal Rumble now over and the road to WrestleMania officially underway, WWE has booked a pair of Elimination Chamber qualifying matches for tonight’s Raw.

The qualifiers for tonight are CM Punk vs. Sami Zayn and Liv Morgan vs. IYO SKY. The winner of Punk vs. Zayn will become the second confirmed entrant for the men’s Elimination Chamber, while either Morgan or SKY will become the first to earn their spot in the women’s Chamber.

Elimination Chamber is taking place from Rogers Centre in Toronto on Saturday, March 1. John Cena — competing on his retirement tour that will conclude at the end of 2025 — has already declared that he’ll be in the men’s Chamber match. The men’s and women’s Chamber winners will each receive a World title shot at WrestleMania.

Jey Uso and Charlotte Flair have already earned WrestleMania title shots with their Royal Rumble wins. WWE has not officially confirmed which champion either will be challenging yet, but we’ll hear from both Uso and Charlotte on Raw tonight. Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland, Ohio is hosting the episode.

WWE Raw (Monday, February 3) —

  • Elimination Chamber qualifying match: CM Punk vs. Sami Zayn
  • Elimination Chamber qualifying match: Liv Morgan vs. IYO SKY
  • Women’s Royal Rumble winner Charlotte Flair appears
  • Men’s Royal Rumble winner Jey Uso appears

Charlotte Flair, four other wrestlers declare for WWE Royal Rumble

Posted on by Bryan Rose

Multiple names have declared for the Royal Rumble.

In a video shown during Friday’s SmackDown, Charlotte Flair announced that she would be entering the Royal Rumble match. Return vignettes for the multiple-time Women’s champion started to air on last week’s show.

Following the video, a segment aired inolving Women’s World Champion Rhea Ripley meeting face-to-face with Women’s Champion Tiffany Stratton. This brought out Nia Jax, who officially declared for the Rumble. Naomi, Bianca Belair, and Liv Morgan all came out and did the same. After Morgan said Raquel Rodriguez would ensure her win, a brawl ensued. That led to a match where Jax, Candice LeRae, and Liv Morgan defeat Belair, Naomi, and Ripley.

Towards the end of the show, United States Champion and previous Royal Rumble winner Shinsuke Nakamrua also declared for the Rumble:

WWE Royal Rumble, Saturday, February 1 —

  • Men’s Royal Rumble match: John Cena, Roman Reigns, CM Punk, Seth Rollins, Drew McIntyre, Rey Mysterio, LA Knight, Sami Zayn, Shinsuke Nakamura
  • Women’s Royal Rumble match: Nia Jax, Bayley, Charlotte Flair, Naomi, Bianca Belair, Liv Morgan
  • Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes defends against Kevin Owens in a ladder match
  • Two out of three falls match for WWE Tag Team titles: DIY defend against The Motor City Machine Guns

Stipulation advertised for WWE Raw Netflix premiere title match

Posted on by Joseph Currier

A stipulation is being advertised for Liv Morgan and Rhea Ripley’s title match on Raw’s Netflix premiere.

During this week’s episode of WWE Main Event, a graphic listed that Morgan vs. Ripley on the January 6 Raw episode will now be a Last Woman Standing match. A further announcement past that has not been made yet. Morgan’s Women’s World Championship will be on the line in the bout.

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Long-time rivals Morgan and Ripley have been feuding throughout 2024 with Ripley attempting to reclaim the Women’s World Championship after having to relinquish the belt due to injury this April. Morgan won the title from Becky Lynch (who is rumored to be returning to WWE soon) in May.

At Survivor Series last month, Ripley pinned Morgan to win the women’s WarGames match.

Raw’s Netflix premiere is taking place from the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California. CM Punk vs. Seth Rollins is set to main event the show. Plus, Roman Reigns faces Solo Sikoa in a Tribal Combat match, John Cena returns, and more.

Liv Morgan vs. Rhea Ripley title match set for WWE Raw on Netflix premiere

Posted on by Ian Carey

Rhea Ripley will have a chance to regain the Women’s World Championship when Raw debuts on Netflix.

At today’s WWE Raw on Netflix kickoff event held at WWE headquarters, Raw General Manager Adam Pearce announced that Liv Morgan will defend her title against Ripley on Monday, January 6, 2025.

Pearce said:

“Ladies and gentlemen, we’re looking at two of the centerpieces of what will be the Raw Netflix era and as such, January 6th in Los Angeles, one of the biggest events in WWE history has just gotten bigger because it is official. Morgan, you will defend that Women’s World Championship on that night live on Netflix against Rhea Ripley. Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night.”

Ripley and Morgan have wrestled five singles matches against one another on WWE programming dating back to May 2022. Ripley holds a 3-2 edge in their head-to-head series. 

The WWE Raw on Netflix premiere is scheduled for the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California, on Monday, January 6, 2025. 

The WWE Raw on Netflix premiere announced lineup: 

  • Tribal Combat: Roman Reigns vs. Solo Sikoa
  • CM Punk vs. Seth Rollins
  • WWE World Women’s Champion Liv Morgan defends against Rhea Ripley
  • Finals of the Women’s Intercontinental Championship tournament

WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event live results: Cody Rhodes vs. Kevin Owens

Posted on by Marc Quill

For the first time since 2008, WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event will return, back on its original home of NBC and emanating from Uniondale, New York — the site of the very first episode of the show.

The two-hour show will be full of nostalgia from the original theme song to Jesse Ventura returning to what Ventura described as a stripped-down stage and entrances reminiscent of the 1980s.

Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes will defend his title against heated rival and former champion Kevin Owens while in a three-way for the WWE World Heavyweight title, Gunther will defend against two former champions in Damian Priest and Finn Balor.

WWE Women’s World Champion Liv Morgan defends against IYO Sky while the inaugural Women’s United States Champion will be crowned between Chelsea Green and Michin.

The main card is rounded out by Sami Zayn vs. Drew McIntyre in the latter’s first match since October’s Hell in a Cell.

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– After the WWE signature open, an overhead shot of New York City and the voice of Raw’s Joe Tessitore welcomed us to tonight’s show. We then headed into the cold open, followed by the iconic intro set to Animotion’s “Obsession”.

– Jesse “The Body” Ventura joined Tessitore at the broadcast position to loud cheers from the Uniondale, NY crowd. Ventura and Tessitore talked about Cody Rhodes vs. Kevin Owens, with Ventura talking trash about Rhodes as only he could. They tossed things over to Michael Cole at ringside, as Pat McAfee joined the commentary team.

Drew McIntyre def. Sami Zayn

Zayn went after McIntyre right away as the bell rang, but got taken down with a chop. Zayn recovered and hit McIntyre with bunches of punches in the corner, followed by a clothesline. On the apron, Zayn hit a modified springboard moonsault on McIntyre.

On the other end of the ring, Zayn attempted for a vaulting press to the outside, but got caught by McIntyre, who splayed him on the announce table, which took us to the first break of the night at 8:13pm.

We returned to Saturday Night’s Main Event with McIntyre throwing Zayn for an overhead belly-to-belly suplex. That got a count of two. Zayn avoided calamity by dodging an attempted shoulder charge from McIntyre, which sent the Scot to the ringpost.

McIntyre tried for an Avalanche White Noise, but got flipped for a Sunset Flip Powerbomb by Zayn for another near fall. Zayn’s attempt at a Blue Thunder Bomb was blocked by McIntyre, who cracked him with the Glasgow Kiss headbutt.

McIntyre had Zayn in his sights for the Claymore, but he was intercepted for the Blue Thunder Bomb for yet another near-fall. As McIntyre rolled out to avoid a Helluva Kick, Zayn chased him to the outside, only to be met by a surprise Claymore Kick for the clean three.

A heck of a opener for tonight’s show. Zayn and McIntyre have fantastic chemistry and I enjoyed the intensity shown throughout the bout.

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– Tito Santana, Rich Hering, and Jimmy Hart were shown in the crowd enjoying the show.

Women’s World Championship: Liv Morgan (c) def. IYO SKY

Fast and furious action between SKY and Morgan to start off as the action headed to the apron. Morgan attempted for a powerbomb to the outside, but was blocked by SKY. Apron-based moonsault from SKY to Morgan took us to the break.

We returned with SKY and Morgan at a standstill, with the challenger gaining momentum. SKY ran across the ring and landed a suicide dive to the outside on Morgan. Double-footed springboard dropkick by SKY got a near fall.

Morgan avoided SKY’s Bullet Train and hit her foe with a backstabber. SKY, however, regained the advantage with three consecutive roll-through German suplexes. Morgan managed to kick out at two.

Enzuigiri from Morgan is met by a crossface from SKY that is easily escaped out of. Morgan, however, failed to escape another Bullet Train from SKY.

Moonsault by SKY is blocked by double feet from Morgan. Ob-Liv-ion from Morgan put an end to this title defense.

Post-match, Morgan’s victory celebration was interrupted by Rhea Ripley, who stared down the Women’s World Champion at the top of the ramp.

A by the numbers match with a by the numbers result that still managed to be entertaining. Hopefully, 2025 means bigger things for IYO SKY, who’s a joy to watch in the ring.

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World Heavyweight Championship Triple Threat Match: Gunther (c) def. Finn Balor & Damian Priest

We started off with Gunther and Priest teeing off on Balor for a bit before the latter took over with a dive to the outside that stunned Gunther and led to a break in the action.

The action picked up from the break with Priest and Balor duking it out in the ring before Gunther floored both men with dual big boots to the face. Priest felt the wrath of the Boston Crab from Gunther before Balor chopped the World Champion to break things up. Pele kick by Balor to Gunther is followed by a double clothesline to both men by Priest.

Priest fired away with hard chops of his own to Gunther as he then teed off on Balor afterwards. With Gunther and Balor on opposite corners, Priest laid into both his opponents easily. He ascended the top rope with Gunther in hand and hit his own twist on the Undertaker’s Old School maneuver. Priest had Balor in position for the Razor’s Edge, but Gunther stopped it and looked to hit the Powerbomb. Balor took down both Priest and Gunther with consecutive Slingblades as a sleeper hold attempt was inadvertently turned into a pin by a superkick from Priest to Balor.

Gunther locked in the sleeper on Priest and looked to have him out, but the challenger powered out of it and landed South of Heaven. Balor snuck in with a neckbreaker on Priest, followed by the shotgun dropkick. Up top, Balor’s attempt at a Coup De Grace is stopped by Gunther, who looked to hit a superplex. Priest caught Gunther with a Razor’s Edge, as Balor hit a Coup De Grace on the champion. Priest managed to break it up at the last second.

South of Heaven to Balor by Priest, but the pin is interrupted by Gunther. Powerbomb to the steel steps to Priest by Gunther is followed by the Powerbomb to Balor in the ring and that’s it, over. Gunther retains.

A hell of a triple threat match with high stakes, and Gunther scoring the clean victory over two competitors certainly helps with building his credibility as a champion moving forward. A highlight of the night so far.

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– We went back to Ventura and Tessitore for their thoughts on the matches that we’ve seen so far on tonight’s edition of SNME before they sent things back to ringside.

Women’s United States Championship Finals: Chelsea Green vs. Michin

Missed kicks from both Michin and Green to start off as both women traded arm drags before Green threw her opponent to the outside. On the apron, Michin applied a modified submission using the middle rope as leverage. With the referee distracted, Piper Niven slammed Michin outside the ring, as we headed for a break in the action.

As we returned, Michin countered Green’s attempt at a Rough Ryder with a powerbomb. She followed that up with a release German suplex and then a tornado DDT. Green kicked out at two following that barrage from Michin. Green managed to connect with the Rough Ryder on Michin, but that only got two. Attempt at a spear is avoided by Michin, which caused Green to crash into Piper Niven.

Outside the ring, Michin took Niven out of the equation with Eat Defeat. In the ring, Michin managed to hit Eat Defeat on Green, but a well-timed foot on the bottom rope saved the match for the precocious Canadian. Michin was momentarily distracted by Niven, who got a dropkick for her troubles. On the corner, Green hit an amazing counter on Michin that led to the Un-Pretty-Her and the one, two, three that secured her the Women’s United States Championship.

A memorable finish led to a memorable moment for Chelsea Green, whose 2024 ends on a high with this Women’s U.S. Title victory. It’s a heck of a moment and it couldn’t have happened to a nicer star. Props to both Green and Michin for that incredible finishing sequence, too. Just a great way to end this match.

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– Koko B. Ware & Greg “The Hammer Valentine” were shown in the crowd as we saw Jesse Ventura join Cole and McAfee for commentary on our upcoming main event. After a “Pat-a-strator” gimmick, we got a hype video for the Undisputed WWE Championship main event match.

Undisputed WWE World Championship: Cody Rhodes (c) def. Kevin Owens

Owens entered to the ring wearing a t-shirt with his face taped over Dusty Rhodes, while Cody made his entrance with the Winged Eagle WWE Championship around his waist, which was teased a few days earlier in a YouTube video.

As the bell rang, Owens rolled out the ring and took his time while taking a gander at the Winged Eagle championship at ringside. Rhodes headed outside and proceeded to go on the attack against Owens, as he slammed him into the commentary table. Dive to the outside by Rhodes to Owens led to an awkward landing on the injured ankle of the Undisputed WWE Champion.

Owens regained the advantage by throwing Rhodes into the ring post, then doing a Randy Orton-style backbreaker on the commentary table, which led to a picture-in-picture break, but not before Owens said a sarcastic “Hi, Randy” to the camera.

During picture-in-picture, Owens targeted Rhodes’ injured ankle in the ring to maintain control of the match. As the match returned to live action, Owens, landed the swanton bomb on Rhodes for the two. Owens decided to rub salt in the wound by mocking Dusty Rhodes’ signature punches, but he got met with Rhodes hitting his father’s punches instead.

Disaster Kick by Rhodes on Owens got him a near-fall. The WWE Champion looked for a Cody Cutter, but Owens rolled to the outside. A superkick from Owens was followed by the challenger clearing the announce table., Rhodes paid homage to Randy Orton iwth an RKO outta nowhere on Owens right on the table. Inside the ring, Rhodes had Owens in his sights for the Cody Cutter. One, two, no!

Rhodes placed Owens up top and had him set up for a high-risk superplex attempt. Owens fought out of it and landed an avalanche fisherman’s buster on Rhodes, but the champion kicked out at two. Stunner attempt by Rhodes is met with a Cross Rhodes, but Owens countered and pushed him right into the referee!

Stunner by Owens, but the referee was still down. A second referee ran in to make the count, but Rhodes kicked out at two. Pop-up Powerbomb was blocked by Rhodes, and the second referee found himself knocked out by an errant dive from Rhodes. Owens rolled to the outside and looked to grab a streel chair. He took a swing with the chair, but Rhodes dodged it and hit a Cody Cutter. Cross Rhodes onto the chair by the Undisputed WWE Champion as Rhodes hid the evidence. The cover, and that’s it, over. Cody Rhodes retains in the main event of Saturday Night’s Main Event.

A very fun way to cap off what has been a great evening of action on Saturday Night’s Main Event. The finish with the referee bumps and the chair should naturally lead to a third match down the line with Owens perhaps having a claim due to the murky way the match wrapped.

All in all, a solid night of wrestling for WWE’s return to NBC on Saturday Nights. While the results for four out of the five matches were never in doubt, the in-ring action was excellent and there was never a dull moment throughout. How things shape up for the next SNME in San Antonio next month should be quite interesting, but for now, I had a good time with this inaugural edition of the SNME revival.

Rhea Ripley pins Liv Morgan to win women’s WarGames at WWE Survivor Series

Posted on by Joseph Currier

WarGames allowed Rhea Ripley to get some revenge on her arch rival Liv Morgan.

After delivering Riptide off the top rope through a table, Ripley pinned Morgan to win the women’s WarGames match at Survivor Series on Saturday night. Ripley was part of the babyface team with Bianca Belair, Naomi, IYO SKY & Bayley, defeating Morgan, Raquel Rodriguez, Nia Jax, Tiffany Stratton & Candice LeRae.

Though SKY is already the number one contender to Morgan’s Women’s World Championship, this victory should put Ripley in line for a title shot as well. Ripley was forced to vacate the belt this April due to injury. Since becoming champion, Morgan has largely been able to stay one step ahead of Ripley in WWE storylines.

Ripley entered the WarGames cage wearing a special protective face mask after being attacked with baseball bats by Morgan and Rodriguez last month — but she soon removed it as a way to make a statement and prove that she is healed. Rodriguez was neutralized during the match when Ripley handcuffed her to the turnbuckle.

A highlight of WarGames saw SKY and Stratton hit simultaneous dives from the top of the cage, with SKY again recreating her classic WarGames spot by putting a trash can over her body before jumping.

There was a moment where Stratton was about to cash in her Money in the Bank briefcase while both Jax and Morgan were down, but Rodriguez put a stop to that before Stratton cashed in. Stratton did not reveal whether she was going to go after Morgan’s Women’s World Championship or betray Jax and cash in for the WWE Women’s Championship.

Wrestling Observer Live: AEW Dynamite recap, WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event news

Posted on by Mike Sempervive

With Bryan Alvarez out, so is the connection to Sports Byline. As a result, Mike Sempervive flies solo on today’s Wrestling Observer Live. to take you through everything that’s going on in the world of pro wrestling.

Topics include last night’s AEW Dynamite, a future Collision date gets moved, news on the next WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event, and more!

It’s a fun show as always, so check it out~!

Click here for the commercial-free download (subscription required)

Liv Morgan explains how injury helped her WWE career

Posted on by Joseph Currier

Having to take time off due to injury helped Liv Morgan reach another level in her WWE career.

The current Women’s World Champion was a guest on The Pat McAfee Show this Wednesday, promoting that Royal Rumble tickets are going on sale this week. During the interview, Morgan discussed finding her confidence and a championship mentality. Morgan pointed to the shoulder injury she suffered in 2023 as a turning point where the time off did wonders for her mental health.

“I feel like my whole career, up until after my injury — I didn’t come from entertainment, I don’t have a wrestling family, I’m not a division-one athlete. And so I think I almost had like imposter syndrome for a very long time. Not feeling like I deserved to be here or that I earned to be here, but I loved it so much. I grew up a fan of WWE since I was five years old. It’s all I’ve ever wanted to do. But I think I struggled for a long time just feeling like I don’t fit the bill,” she said.

“And it wasn’t until I had my time off during my injury that I got to just really sit with myself for the first time in the last 10 years of my life. I’ve been with WWE since I was 20 years old. And so, to just have no schedule and to just really like sit with myself — I feel like it did wonders for my mental health, my confidence. And so when I came back, I felt so different. And I just knew I was ready now.”

The 30-year-old Morgan returned to action at the start of this year and has been Women’s World Champion since May.

While IYO SKY is the number one contender to her title, Morgan remains locked into a long-term feud with Rhea Ripley. Their storyline has included Morgan turning heel and luring Dominik Mysterio away from Ripley.

Liv Morgan ‘auditioning regularly,’ eyes more acting opportunities

Posted on by Ian Carey

Liv Morgan is interested in doing more acting work.

The WWE Women’s World Champion has IMDB credits already for her role in 2023’s The Kill Room as well as an episode of Chucky in 2022, the TV series based off the popular Child’s Play horror franchise.

Morgan recently told Yahoo Sports that she’s interested in more acting roles and WWE is supporting her doing so.

 “I think these crossover opportunities are amazing … it brings new viewers to each of these products that are involved,” she said.

“I audition regularly. I would love to be involved in more film, television, media. I just want to see what I can do in that space, and for WWE to be involved in that and to be supportive of that and to be helping me, guide me through all that is really amazing and cool too. But I just want to see what I can do.”

Morgan was killed off in the episode of Chucky she was featured in, having been stabbed by the murderous doll himself. The show was recently canceled after three seasons, but Morgan isn’t sure we’ve seen the last of Chucky.

“I’m so happy that I got to be murdered by Chucky,” she said. “We are friends till the end, and I’m sure this is not the last we will see of him.”

The full interview with Yahoo Sports is available here. Morgan being killed by Chucky is below:




WWE Raw live results: Women’s Tag Team titles on the line

Posted on by Steve Khan

Date: November 11, 2024
Location: Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, MI

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Show Recap — 

Bianca Belair, Jade Cargill and Liv Morgan with Judgment Day arrived at the building. (Carlito had his hand on Raquel Rodriguez’s shoulder but she brushed it off.) 

Gunther vs. Damian Priest for the world title was announced for Survivor Series. 

Gunther and Damian Priest confrontation 

The crowd booed Gunther as he stood in the ring. He stated, “All that matters is that I am still the World Heavyweight Champion.” He wasn’t living in the past and was looking ahead to his next challenger, Damian Priest. 

Priest entered (wearing a Bad Bunny t-shirt). Priest said it was advertised that Gunther would address him so Priest wanted to hear it in person. Priest cut Gunther’s promo for him, repeating his past claims about him being street trash and a Latino thug. 

Priest admitted he felt doubt the first time they came face-to-face. He wasn’t sure he could beat Gunther (at SummerSlam) and hated to admit that. But if it wasn’t for his former brother (Finn Bálor), he would have beaten him. 

Since SummerSlam, Gunther’s vibe as a killer has faded because he started doubting himself. That vibe faded even more after Crown Jewel because he got pinned by Cody Rhodes. (The crowd chanted for Cody.) 

Priest saw doubt in Gunther right now. The unbeatable killer was dead and Priest knew it because the old Gunther would’ve taken a swing at him by now if he was anybody else. Priest dared him to take a swing. Priest knew he wouldn’t do it because Gunther knew Priest would drop him. 

Ludwig Kaiser interrupted. Kaiser told Priest that the result of his title match against Gunther would be the same as last time. Gunther stopped Kaiser’s promo and dressed him down (off-mic). Kaiser called Priest street trash so Priest decked him and drove him out of the ring. 

It seemed like Gunther would attack Priest from behind but stopped—and took a step back—when Priest turned around and faced him. Priest was ready to fight but Gunther smirked and left the ring. Gunther and Kaiser left together. 

(So the gist here is that Gunther has lost confidence and is no longer the fearsome killer he was. Priest came across well here but hopefully Gunther isn’t presented this way much longer.)

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Cathy Kelly interviewed Iyo Sky and Kairi Sane. They were quickly joined by the returning Dakota Kai. Kai was happy to see them but pissed at Pure Fusion Collective. They were there to remind everyone what Damage CTRL was made of. 

There was a Veterans Day video. 

Kofi Kingston thanked R-Truth for helping them a few weeks ago. He apologized for not having his back against the Final Testament when they attacked him. Kingston said Xavier Woods didn’t want him to get involved. 

Woods overheard this conversation while standing in the background and quickly interjected. Pete Dunne interjected next to confront Truth for calling him “Butch.” Kingston stood up for Truth and agreed to a match against Dunne. (Woods was about to stand up to Dunne too but was annoyed when Kingston took charge. Woods left on his own.) 

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Six-woman tag team match: IYO SKY, Kairi Sane & Dakota Kai defeated Sonya Deville, Shayna Baszler & Zoey Stark (9:30) 

Damage CTRL had the early advantage until Baszler clotheslined Sane outside the ring behind the referee’s back. PFC (Pure Fusion Collective) had the heat during commercials and Sane made a hot tag to Kai the moment they returned from break. 

Kai hit Baszler with a running boot but Baszler avoided a second one and put Kai in a single-leg crab (on her injured leg). Sky broke it up which led to everyone trading moves. 

Baszler put Kai in the Kirifuda Clutch but Sky tagged herself in. Baszler put her in the submission as well but Kai booted Baszler. Sky followed with a moonsault for the pinfall win. The crowd popped for the moonsault and the win.

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There was a recap of the Bloodline angle from Smackdown. 

Jey Uso and Sami Zayn were backstage and they got a big pop. Jimmy Uso showed up and was immediately antagonistic toward Zayn (for seemingly no reason). Zayn stood up for himself and Jey calmed them down. Zayn complimented Jimmy’s outfit and chain but Jimmy couldn’t find anything nice to say about Zayn’s outfit. 

Jimmy said they needed a fifth member for War Games because it was five-on-five. Zayn had a lightbulb go off and said he might know someone. Jimmy doubted that Zayn knew anybody. Zayn said he would text Jey (and was very clear he would text Jey only). Jey told Jimmy to be nice. 

(On commentary, Wade Barrett said Zayn better not be thinking about Kevin Owens.)

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Priest vs. Kaiser was announced for tonight. 

Pete Dunne defeated Kofi Kingston (w/Xavier Woods) (9:04) 

The babyface shined and hit a dive before a break 90 seconds into the match but the heel was in control anyway after the break. Kingston came back with a double knee drop, dropkick, and frog splash to Dunne’s back for two. Kingston tried something off the top but Dunne caught him with a forearm. 

Kingston came right back with Trouble in Paradise but Dunne fell out of the ring. As the ref held back Kingston, Woods clotheslined Dunne. Kingston confronted Woods for that so Woods told him to focus on his objective. 

Kingston slid Dunne back into the ring and decided to continue his conversation with Woods. As Joe Tessitore noted, Kingston was giving Dunne way too much time to recover. Dunne caught Kingston with a knee strike and Bitter End for the pinfall win. 

— Woods helped Kingston walk toward the ramp but Kingston shoved him away because Woods kept saying he was right. They continued arguing as they cut to the next segment. 

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Judgment Day were hanging out in the back. (Carlito and JD McDonagh were playing the WWE 2K24 on PS5.) Liv Morgan was excited to win the tag titles so they would have it all. An annoyed Finn Bálor stood up and said they would have it all—except the world title. He confronted Dominik about losing last week because now Priest was one win away from being champion again. 

Dom said nobody had his back last week and Bronson Reed got involved. Dom wondered where Bálor was. Bálor said he was just doing what Morgan suggested and that was focus on the tag titles. 

Dom told Bálor that he beat Priest and got closer to the world title than Bálor had in a long time. Bálor got in his face and said, “You wanna say that again, kid?” The rest of Judgment Day jumped in to calm things down and Morgan called them a family. 

Bálor agreed with Morgan that they were a family so he suggested Dom and Carlito step in for him and McDonagh to face the War Raiders next week. Dom had no problem with this and left to make the match official. 

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Jamahal Hill was shown in the crowd. 

Bronson Reed and Seth Rollins segment 

Bronson Reed entered. He said Seth Rollins was a hell of a competitor and he proved that by getting the win at Crown Jewel. But Reed was not a competitor—he was a monster. Last week, he took out Rollins, Priest and Sheamus. He would take out anyone who stood in the way of taking down Rollins for good. He called out Rollins. 

Rollins pranced out holding a mic. He dropped the mic and ran to attack Reed but Reed decked him with a body block. Rollins fought him off but Reed superkicked him onto the announce table. Reed set up for a Tsnuami but Rollins flew off the table and tackled him. 

They continued to brawl until security separated them. A bunch of guards held back Rollins outside the ring so Reed went for a suicide dive. Rollins moved and Reed wiped out the guards instead. Pearce and other officials ran down to separate them but they continued to brawl during a commercial break. 

After the break, Rollins argued with Pearce in the back. Pearce had enough of this but Rollins demanded a rematch. Pearce was pissed but agreed to one more match. He told Rollins to end it next week. 

— Sami Zayn approached Rollins about being their partner at War Games. Zayn knew Rollins had bad blood with Roman Reigns and the Bloodline. Zayn did too but he had a family bond with them and that never went away. No matter what happened between Rollins and Reigns, they were still brothers. Zayn looked up and down the roster and said there was no one else. Rollins was their fifth man. 

Rollins told him he was out of his damn mind. (That got a good crowd reaction.) Rollins knew who Reigns really was and was shocked anybody would stand next to him—especially Zayn. Zayn had to be blind not to see that Reigns was using him again. Rollins appreciated Zayn but his answer was no. 

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Damian Priest defeated Ludwig Kaiser (7:43) 

Priest crashed shoulder-first into the ring post and they went to break 30 seconds into the match. Priest came back with a falcon arrow after the break for two. Kaiser went back on offence momentarily but Priest hit a few strikes and a South of Heaven chokeslam for the pinfall win. The crowd was into Priest. 

— Gunther appeared on the stage. Barrett said he was pensive and nervous-looking. Gunther left. 

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They congratulated The Rock on being named GQ’s (male) entertainer of the year and plugged his new expensive movie. 

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They showed a clip of Sheamus and Bron Breakker wrestling to a time-limit draw on Speed. They got into a brawl after the match. (They don’t normally show clips from Speed.) 

Kelly interviewed Breakker. He said he wanted to expand his trophy case. He would be standing there with the Speed title if it wasn’t for that ugly, idiot, bonehead Sheamus. 

Sheamus appeared. He called Bron disrespectful considering he has been there 15 years while Bron has been there for 15 minutes. Sheamus said Bron reminded him of himself when he was younger. He admitted to being arrogant when he beat John Cena to become one of the fastest ever to win the world title. 

Sheamus wondered if Bron had a set big enough to put the Intercontinental title on the line. Bron said he wasn’t listening to anything Sheamus said, but if he wanted a title shot, he’s got it because he would love to beat Sheamus’ old ass. Sheamus told him to shine up the belt because he was taking it home next week. 

Jimmy Uso approached Bron after Sheamus left. Jimmy asked if he had a second to speak. Bron said yes. 

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Final Testament/Wyatt Sicks segment 

Final Testament found Miz backstage and Karrion Kross acted thrilled to see he was still alive. Miz said he was asking Pearce for a leave of absence. Kross said he was not doing that because Miz had given him no information about the Wyatts. 

Miz said this was bigger than them. He had to think about his family. He settled his business with the Wyatts. He apologized and promised that he had changed his way, so they let him go. Miz was a better man now. 

Kross was pissed because the Wyatts took out Paul Ellering, who was his family. Kross reminded Miz that he said they would break his legs. AOP grabbed Miz and they dragged him out in front of the crowd. Kross didn’t believe Miz’s story and demanded to know where the Wyatts were. 

The lights went down and the Wyatt Sicks appeared. The Wyatts faced off with Final Testament until Miz attacked Erick Rowan with a chair. It was a setup. Final Testament and Miz worked together and they laid out the Wyatts. (Scarlett took out Nikki Cross). Miz and Kross hugged. The crowd told Miz that he sucked. 

Miz left with Final Testament as Uncle Howdy/Bo Dallas began laughing at them. 

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Kelly approached Rollins for an interview as he left but he turned his attention to Solo Sikoa and Jacob Fatu in the parking lot. (Tama Tonga and Tonga Loa were in their SUV.) Sikoa said they both hated Roman Reigns so they should join forces and take him out. Rollins laughed. 

Rollins planned on stomping Reigns’ head into the ground the next time they were in the same ring. Sikoa liked the sounds of that until Rollins said he would never join forces with a wannabe Roman Reigns. (The crowd popped for that.) Fatu got in Rollins’ face but Sikoa held him back. Rollins left. 

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Next week on Raw (being taped tonight): 

  • Seth Rollins vs. Bronson Reed 
  • Bron Breakker vs. Sheamus for the Intercontinental title 

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Bianca Belair & Jade Cargill defeated Raquel Rodriguez & Women’s World Champion Liv Morgan to retain the Women’s Tag Team Championships (7:28) 

Belair almost hit Cargill by mistake and the miscommunication allowed the heels to take control. After a break, Rodriguez and Cargill knocked each other down with simultaneous big boots. 

Smackdown’s Nia Jax and Tiffany Stratton ran out. Stratton distracted the ref while Jax gave Cargill a Samoan drop onto the ring apron. Rodriguez followed with an elbow drop but Belair broke up the cover. 

Smackdown’s Naomi ran down to take out Stratton and Jax. Morgan gave Naomi a backstabber. Cargill booted Morgan out of mid-air and knocked Rodriguez off the apron. Belair gave Morgan a KOD for the pinfall win. (So Belair pinned the women’s champion.) 

— Jax attacked the champs post-match but Iyo Sky ran down to make the save with a springboard dropkick. She also knocked out Stratton. Belair and Cargill knocked Rodriguez out of the ring. Sky, Naomi, Belair and Cargill worked together to take out Jax. The four babyfaces stood tall as the show ended.

IYO SKY earns future Women’s World title match on WWE Raw

Posted on by Bryan Rose

IYO SKY has earned herself a future Women’s World title match.

SKY won the battle royal held on Monday’s Raw in Saudi Arabia. The final four had Jade Cargill, Bianca Belair, Lyra Valkyria, and SKY. The WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions dominated, but interference from Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez led to both being eliminated. The champions chased Morgan and Rodriguez to the back as Valkyria and SKY remained in the ring. The two fought on the apron until SKY hit a German suplex on the apron, eliminating Valkyria to win the match.

The start of the show saw Morgan and Rodriguez come out to declare the Liv Morgan Revenge Tour was over and the world tour was now starting. Morgan mentioned that she and Rodriguez took out Rhea Ripley last week on NXT. Jade Cargill and Bianca Belair interrupted the two, with Morgan attempting to create tension between the champions. The effort failed as Adam Pearce came out to announce the battle royal.

Morgan was victorious at Crown Jewel on Saturday, defeating Nia Jax thanks to interference from members of Judgment Day.