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Six-woman tag team match added to WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event

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A six-woman tag team match is set for next weekend.

Following events that took place on SmackDown, Jade Cargill, Michin, and B-Fab will team together to take on Rhea Ripley, Charlotte Flair, and Alexa Bliss at Saturday Night’s Main Event in Fort Wayne, Indiana on May 23.

After returning during last week’s show, Cargill on Friday said she would meet Women’s Champion Rhea Ripley at Clash in Italy, and the Women’s title would be coming home with her. Flair and Bliss interrupted, demanding their match against B-Fab and Michin start now. The match went ahead as advertised but ended in a DQ when Cargill pulled Bliss out of the ring.

Following the bout, Michin and B-Fab started to attack Flair, who fought back and laid out both women. Later backstage, both Flair & Bliss admitted they needed help in order to deal with Jade Cargill and the numbers game.

Ripley moved to SmackDown following her WrestleMania 42 title win but quickly found herself dealing with the debuting Fatal Influence. She has attempted to seek Bliss & Flair’s help in handling matters, but to middling results. While Bliss has seemed interested in helping out, Flair has not, still struggling to be a team player after years as a solo star.

WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event (May 23)

  • WWE Intercontinental Champion Penta defends against Ethan Page
  • World Tag Team Champions The Vision defend against Street Profits
  • Rhea Ripley, Charlotte Flair, and Alexa Bliss vs. Jade Cargill, B-Fab, and Michin

R-Truth pulled from WWE SmackDown, new match set

Posted on by Joseph Currier

Update —

After initially announcing a tag match for the show, WWE has said that R-Truth is not medically cleared for SmackDown tonight. Damian Priest will now face Tama Tonga one-on-one.

A Carmelo Hayes vs. Ricky Saints match has also been added.

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A pair of tag matches have been added to the WWE SmackDown lineup for tonight.

WWE revealed this afternoon that Charlotte Flair & Alexa Bliss will face off against Michin & B-Fab on SmackDown. Along with that, there will be a non-title bout pitting WWE Tag Team Champions Damian Priest & R-Truth against Tama Tonga & Talla Tonga.

Last Friday, Flair & Bliss teamed with Rhea Ripley against the three members of Fatal Influence. The babyfaces lost after the returning Jade Cargill got involved, with Cargill, Michin & B-Fab then beating down Ripley, Flair & Bliss.

Talla Tonga defeated Priest in a singles match last week after Priest was distracted by saving Truth from an attack by Tama Tonga and Solo Sikoa. Royce Keys then stepped in to help Priest and Truth, which led to Keys defeating Tama Tonga later in the night.

Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, South Carolina is the venue for tonight’s show. Here’s the updated card:

WWE SmackDown (Friday, May 15) —

  • Gunther decides whether to join SmackDown roster to challenge Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes
  • United States Champion Trick Williams returns to the University of South Carolina for a homecoming celebration
  • Jade Cargill addresses her attack on WWE Women’s Champion Rhea Ripley
  • Charlotte Flair & Alexa Bliss vs. Michin & B-Fab
  • Damian Priest vs. Tama Tonga
  • Carmelo Hayes vs. Ricky Saints

Jade Cargill returns on WWE SmackDown

Posted on by Vincent Verhei

For the first time since WrestleMania Sunday, Jade Cargill has appeared in a WWE ring, making her return on Friday’s WWE SmackDown, attacking Rhea Ripley during a trios match. 

Ripley was teaming with Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss to take on the Fatal Influence team of Jacy Jayne, Fallon Henley, and Lainey Reid. Bliss was crawling to her corner to tag in Ripley when Cargill appeared at ringside, yanking Ripley off the apron and dropping her to the floor. Jayne immediately hit the isolated Bliss with the rolling encore and pinned her. 

After Fatal Influence left the ring, Michin and B-Fab also returned, joining Cargill in attacking the babyface team, though Ripley did attempt to rally.

Cargill was last seen losing the WWE Women’s Championship to Ripley at WrestleMania. Before that, her last loss in a one-on-one match on WWE TV came in another WWE Women’s Championship match, an unsuccessful challenge to Tiffany Stratton at SummerSlam last August.

Ripley earned her Mania title shot by winning the Elimination Chamber in February. Her victory over the Cargill was the fourth time she had won the WWE Raw Women’s Championship, WWE Women’s World Championship or WWE Women’s Championship. 

Jade Cargill forms new faction on WWE SmackDown

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WWE Women’s Champion Jade Cargill has brought in some backup before her match against Rhea Ripley at WrestleMania 42. 

Cargill and Ripley confronted each other in the ring in tonight’s episode of Friday Night SmackDown. Ripley finally decided she was done talking and wanted to fight, but Cargill declined and started to leave. 

Her exit was blocked, however, by Michin and B-Fab. The duo teased a showdown with Cargill, but then stood beside her, and eventually the three of them surrounded Ripley in the ring. 

Ripley stood her ground and hit B-Fab with a superkick but was soon overwhelmed and taken out. Jade finished her off with Jaded and posed over her prone body. Wade Barrett referred to Cargill as “the ringleader of the Tormentors,” perhaps hinting at the name of this new faction. 

The new union came out of nowhere because Michin and B-Fab have been feuding with Cargill for the last several months. In fact, the last TV match for each of them was a loss to Cargill—last week for Michin, and in November for B-Fab. 

Ripley earned a title shot against Cargill by winning the Elimination Chamber match on the last day of February. The two have never been in the same match before. 

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Jelly Roll appearance, WrestleMania 42 contract signing set for next WWE SmackDown

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Jelly Roll and a contract signing are among the things set for the next episode of SmackDown.

During Friday’s show, Jelly Roll appeared via video and congratulated his former tag team partner Randy Orton on winning the Elimination Chamber. He also had praise for Cody Rhodes, wishing him luck ahead of his WWE Championship match later in the night. It was later confirmed that the popular rapper and singer would be in Phoenix for next week’s show.

In his first-ever wrestling match, Jelly Roll teamed up with Orton at last year’s SummerSlam in a losing effort against McIntyre and Logan Paul. In his brief comments on Friday, Roll mentioned how much he didn’t like McIntyre.

Also set for next week’s SmackDown is a match between Jade Cargill and Michin. The two were originally set to face off last year, but the match was cancelled after Michin suffered an injury, which she recently returned from. A contract signing will also be held next week for the WWE Championship match at WrestleMania 42. Randy Orton and whoever wins Friday’s main event between McIntyre and Rhodes will make their match official.

WWE SmackDown (March 13):

  • WWE Championship match contract signing for WrestleMania 42
  • Jelly Roll will appear
  • Jade Cargill vs. Michin

Michin & B-Fab return to TV on WWE SmackDown

Posted on by Shounak Chakrabarti

Michin and B-Fab are finally back on WWE SmackDown.

On Friday, during the February 20 episode of SmackDown, fans witnessed the return of Michin and B-Fab. The duo confronted WWE Women’s Champion Jade Cargill in a backstage segment.

Backstage, Cargill crossed paths with B-Fab and asked if she wanted a shot at her title. B-Fab showed interest but claimed that she was in line behind others, just as Michin made a dramatic entrance.

Arriving with a kendo stick, Michin recalled her rivalry with Cargill from a few months ago and called her out for injuring her. In the closing moments of the segment, Michin even successfully scared Cargill with her kendo stick, as the champion flinched when she moved her weapon.

During the 2025 holiday tour, Michin suffered an injury while competing against Jade Cargill. The two were originally scheduled to face each other on the January 2 edition of SmackDown, but the match was scrapped due to the setback.

Shortly after, on January 1st, at a live event, B-Fab also competed against Jade Cargill, before suffering an injury of her own as well.

Report: Another WWE wrestler feared injured

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Another WWE wrestler could be injured.

Fightful Select reported on Sunday that B-Fab may have sustained an injury during the WWE holiday house show tour last week. According to the report, WWE officials feared that she may have suffered a concussion. Fightful wasn’t sure if B-Fab was actually injured or if WWE was just being cautious.

B-Fab replaced Michin on the tour after she suffered a shoulder injury earlier in the week. On SmackDown, a match between Jade Cargill and Michin was called off, with Cargill in an interview saying she had intentionally injured Michin in order to send a message. Michin posted a video on social media saying she would only be out temporarily.

Michin had confronted Jade Cargill about her attitude in the weeks following Cargill’s WWE Women’s Championship win. It was said that if she had been successful in her singles match against Cargill on Friday, she would have earned a future title match.

Both AEW and WWE have seen a recent string of injuries. It was reported last week that Sheamus had undergone successful shoulder surgery after being removed from the Last Time Is Now tournament. Luchasaurus was also written off AEW television after suffering a shoulder injury.

Michin confirms injury, says she’s out ‘temporarily’

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Michin says she’s out of action, but only temporarily.

In a social media post, the SmackDown star, wearing a sling, cut a promo directly going after Jade Cargill. She told the WWE Women’s Champion that she failed in terms of taking her out for good.

“I may be out, but I am out temporarily. And with all the money and fame and aura…what you don’t have that I do is grit, is the love of this business,” she said. “So Jade, enjoy your vacations and your photo shoots because while I’m getting better, I’m focusing on you and nothing is going to keep me away from that ring and nothing is going to keep me away from you.”

Michin was pulled from WWE’s holiday house show tour last week after reportedly suffering a shoulder injury. On Instagram, she wrote that her tour had ended earlier than expected.

“Have to cut my tour a little short but damn, was it was fun! I got to take a bite out of cake too,” she wrote at the time.

Friday’s SmackDown had Cargill saying she injured Michin intentionally and deserved what happened. She then ran into Jordynne Grace, who is the latest to explore free agency on the main roster.

Report: WWE star suffers shoulder injury, sidelined from live tour

Posted on by Shounak Chakrabarti

One of WWE’s most popular names, Michin was recently pulled from the remainder of WWE’s live Holiday Tour. According to a recent report from Fightful Select, it was noted that she sustained a shoulder injury this past week.

The reports followed the SmackDown star’s cryptic Instagram post, in which she announced that her tour was ending earlier than expected, prompting fans to speculate about the reason behind it.

“Have to cut my tour a little short but damn, was it was fun! I got to take a bite out of cake too.”

The 36-year-old was in an active feud with WWE Women’s Champion Jade Cargill on SmackDown, and she was also working with Cargill in the Holiday tour. While Fightful Select failed to confirm the nature of the injury, it was noted that she would be replaced for the remaining schedule.

Michin’s WWE journey began in the inaugural Mae Young Classic in 2017. After a notable performance in the 2018 tournament, she was offered an NXT contract, where she stayed from 2018 to 2020. Following this, she transitioned into a main-roster role, tagging along with AJ Styles and The O.C., as well as getting involved in several other notable rivalries, including one against Chelsea Green.

Title match added to WWE SmackDown lineup

Posted on by Joseph Currier

WWE continues to load up the card for tonight’s SmackDown in Chicago.

It’s been announced that Women’s United States Champion Giulia will be in action tonight, putting her title on the line against Michin. Last week, Michin quickly defeated Kiana James to earn the title shot but was beaten down by Giulia and James.

Giulia won the Women’s U.S. Championship from Zelina Vega more than two months ago and has only made one defense since then, defeating Vega in a rematch. The alliance between Giulia and James formed in July with James now serving as Giulia’s “official representation” on SmackDown.

Another new match has also been added to tonight’s show with rivals Damian Priest and Aleister Black set to face off.

Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois is hosting tonight’s event, which will feature John Cena’s last-ever SmackDown appearance.

WWE SmackDown (Friday, September 5) —

  • John Cena appears in Chicago for the final time
  • CM Punk appearance and possible AJ Lee return teased
  • United States Champion Sami Zayn appears
  • Women’s United States Champion Giulia defends against Michin
  • Damian Priest vs. Aleister Black

Future United States title challenger crowned on WWE SmackDown

Posted on by Josh Nason

The following are spoilers for tonight’s WWE SmackDown, currently airing live on Netflix and at 8 PM on USA in the U.S.

In less than ten seconds on WWE SmackDown, the next challenger for reigning WWE Women’s United States Champion Giulia was crowned.

Michin earned a future shot at the champion with the super quick victory over Kiana James who ran at Michin with a loaded purse. Michin rolled her up to get the quick pin and then was beaten down by James and Giulia who was at ringside. The segment ended with Giulia surfboarding Michin’s arms and driving her face-first into the ringside steps.

It was James’ first televised match on SmackDown and her first match since mid-July when she lost to Michin on Main Event.

As noted on commentary, the 36-year-old Michin has never held a title during her time in WWE while Giulia has held the gold for over two months with one title defense to her name.

While a date has yet to be announced for the match as of this writing, it will be their first ever time squaring off.

NXT star to challenge for WWE Speed Women’s Championship

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An NXT star is next in line for a shot at the WWE Speed Women’s Championship.

Sol Ruca became the number one contender to Candice LeRae’s title with a victory over Michin on this week’s WWE Speed episode. With less than 30 seconds of the three-minute time limit remaining, Ruca connected with the Sol Snatcher to defeat Michin.

Following her victory over Katana Chance in the first round, this was Ruca’s second straight win over a main roster wrestler in the Speed number one contender’s tournament. Ruca will get her title shot against LeRae on the episode of Speed that premieres on X/Twitter at noon Eastern time next Wednesday (April 16).

LeRae became the inaugural Speed Women’s Champion in October 2024 and has only made two defenses during her reign so far, escaping with the belt by going to time-limit draws against both Natalya and Zoey Stark. Title matches on Speed have a five-minute time limit.

The athletic Ruca joined the WWE Performance Center in 2022 after competing in acrobatics and tumbling as a college athlete. In addition to challenging for the Speed Championship next week, Ruca has a title match set for NXT Stand & Deliver during WrestleMania weekend. She’ll be one of the participants in the ladder match for the vacant Women’s North American Championship at the Saturday, April 19 event.

Michin advances in WWE Speed contender’s tournament

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Michin is now one victory away from a WWE Speed Women’s Championship shot.

On today’s WWE Speed episode, Michin and Shayna Baszler met in the first round of a number one contender’s tournament. Most of the match had Baszler in control as she targeted Michin’s leg, but Michin was able to turn the tide and get a win from out of nowhere. She sent Baszler face-first into the middle turnbuckle and then rolled her up for a three count with 48 seconds left on the three-minute clock.

Up next for Michin is a tournament match against NXT’s Sol Ruca on Speed next Wednesday (April 9). The winner earns a title shot against WWE Speed Women’s Champion Candice LeRae.

Ruca advanced with a victory over Katana Chance in the first round of the tournament.

LeRae became the inaugural Speed Women’s Champion in October 2024. So far, the story of her title reign has been remaining champion by going to time-limit draws in both of her defenses. Those defenses were against Natalya and Zoey Stark.

Street fight set for next WWE SmackDown

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A street fight is set for next week’s SmackDown.

In a segment that aired exclusively on social media, Michin & B-Fab were seen arguing with Chelsea Green & Piper Niven in Nick Aldis’ office when Michin used a kendo stick, accidentally striking Aldis. The SmackDown GM then announced that Michin would take on Chelsea Green in a street fight on next week’s show in Philadelphia. It wasn’t specifically stated if it would be for Green’s United States title.

Michin has been after Green and her title since the finals of the Women’s United States title tournament in December that saw Green defeat Michin to become the first champion. In a rematch the following month, Green defeated Michin again. On the January 31 edition of SmackDown, Michin got another title match but this time won by DQ after Green struck her with a kendo stick.

Earlier on SmackDown, Green confronted Trish Stratus and Tiffany Stratton, leading to a match where Stratton defeated Green by DQ after Candice LeRae and Nia Jax interfered.

Here is the lineup for next week’s SmackDown:

  • Street fight: Michin vs. Chelsea Green

Daily Update: WWE notes, Tony Khan, Jake Something

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Among the highlights:

  • 2024 Awards issue with the top finishers in every category, notes about the results and previous winners in all categories dating back to 1980.  
  • Wrestler of the Year, MMA MVP, Most Outstanding Wrestler, Most Outstanding Fighter, Tag team of the Year, Best on Interviews, Promotion of the Year, Best Weekly TV show, Pro Wrestling match of the year, MMA Fight of the Year, U.S./Canada MVP, Japanese MVP, Mexico MVP, Europe MVP, Junior Heavyweight MVP, Women’s MVP, Women’s MMA MVP, Feud of the Year, Best Box Office draw, Most Improved, Most Charismatic, Best Technical Wrestler, Best Brawler, Best Flyer, Most Overrated, Most Underrated, Rookie of the Year, Best non-wrestler, Best TV announcer, Worst TV announcer, Best major show, Worst major show, Best maneuver, Most disgusting promotional tactic, Worst TV show, Worst match, Worst feud, Worst promotion, Best booker, Promoter of the Year, Best gimmick, Worst gimmick, Best Pro Wrestling book and Best pro wrestling documentary.
  • The most detailed look and update on the Vince McMahon situation related to the most recent court case and evidence in that case. This talks about judges believing there is reason to believe McMahon and another person committed crimes regarding keeping information from the WWE.
  • AEW’s releases and backstory regarding them
  • Update on Chris Bey
  • Major story on WWE releases
  • Notes on the next four major AEW & WWE shows
  • Business notes and overall interest levels of the shows
  • UFC 312 coverage
  • Hirooki Goto wins IWGP title, the story behind one of the great emotional moments as well as a look at the New Japan Cup, and what may have been the best wrestling show so far this year
  • AEW fires Bear Boulder
  • The most detailed look at the ratings of all the shows held over the past week, including comparisons with a year ago and a ton of info on Raw on Netflix
  • AAA announces 2025 plans for biggest show plus a big signing and a new TV deal
  • Champion Carnival notes
  • Fantastica Mania notes
  • The death of Jamie Hemmings
  • Hall of Famer has major accusations made about them by wife
  • Death of Duane Koslowski, a major part of the 1989 U-Cosmos show in his match with Nobuhiko Takada which at the time set the all-time pro wrestling gate record and was the first-ever Tokyo Dome sellout, held the night after Mike Tyson drew a half house with Buster Douglas
  • Front office changes in TNA
  • Lots more on MAX as it relates to AEW wrestling
  • The strange story of AEW hiring Rita Chatterton
  • Update on UFC media rights
  • PFL tournament news
  • What combat sports athletes made the list of 100 top paid athletes in the world
  • Linda McMahon hearing
  • WWE stock sets records
  • Evolve tapings
  • Notes on WWE LFG show
  • How much Smackdown helps the USA Network

This Week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter Back Issue

Wednesday Update

WWE

  • WWE uploaded the full Ricky Starks contract signing from NXT last night, where it was revealed that his new name is Ricky Saints.
  • Michin told The Speakeezy that she thinks her biggest hindrance right now is not connecting with the crowd because she is trying to figure out what her character is. She responded when asked how she crafts her persona:
    • That’s a great question because I don’t even know my character. I’m really bad with – like, I can wrestle my ass off but I know that my biggest hindrance is like I have a problem connecting with the crowd because I’m still trying to figure out what my character is. Because in NXT, I was the gangster, hood rat chick, right? But, in wrestling, you want to have you, just accelerated times 100. So they really wanted that character and I just dove right into it. Whereas now, I’m a gamer. I just want to go home and just hang out with my dogs. Like, I’m very low-key and chill.
  • During his recent appearance on Insight with Chris Van Vliet, Ludwig Kaiser said he made sure to be there in-person when his girlfriend Tiffany Stratton won the WWE Women’s Championship:
    • It was awesome. I actually flew in because it was a huge, huge moment. Obviously, I was there for her NXT Championship win back then, so I really wanted to be there as well. We have such an amazing product, especially now. But the only thing that really doesn’t do justice is the reaction and the way things sound when you’re actually there live. That moment when she actually turned on Nia was crazy. You had to be there in order to understand that that was really a huge moment. Really doesn’t do it justice on TV. But yeah, it was amazing. I’m so happy for her because I’ve been there for the lows, I’ve been there for the highs. I’ve seen it all very up close, and she created something there. She’s doing amazing.
  • In an interview with the Daily Mail, Gunther said he would definitely like to face John Cena at some point during Cena’s retirement tour:
    • It’s the last chance to get in the ring with him, so if that ever becomes a possibility, I would definitely take that. John Cena is obviously one of the wrestlers, you can put him onto Mount Rushmore.
    • If I get the chance I would definitely like to do that. Let’s see how it plays out. Maybe I can end up as his last chance to win a championship at some point in that year, and I can be the one that crushes all those dreams. That would be very enjoyable.
  • Paul Heyman narrated the official trailer for WWE 2K25’s Bloodline Showcase mode.
  • Mick Foley visited Old Trafford – the home stadium of Manchester United – while in the UK for a convention last weekend.
  • Seth Rollins was interviewed on Not Just Football with NFL star Cam Heyward.
  • Penta was the guest on this week’s episode of Celtic Warrior Workouts with Sheamus.
  • Karrion Kross made an appearance on Geeking Out with Matt Serra.
  • Logan Paul uploaded a new vlog episode.

Other Wrestling

  • Tony Khan celebrated the ratings for Grand Slam Australia and said Collision is currently on his favorite run of episodes in show history:
    • Our last show, AEW Grand Slam Australia on Saturday, was one of my favorite events ever, + it did one of the biggest #AEWCollision ratings ever on TNT! The past 4 Jacksonville Huntsville Houston Brisbane are my favorite run of Collisions ever! See you for #AEWDynamite TONIGHT!
  • Kyle Fletcher spoke to Undisputed about reuniting with Mark Davis in the Don Callis Family:
    • I haven’t talked about Davis in a long time. It’s nice now that he’s part of the family, I can hype him up again. There is just a grit to Davis, a harshness to him. Every time I see him on the apron and chop the absolute f— out of people, it just grabs me. I love watching him wrestle.
    • I’m glad we’re back together. I can’t wait to watch him again. When he gets his opportunity, he’s going to absolutely smash it.
  • Fletcher also said that, while his girlfriend Skye Blue was initially apprehensive about him shaving his head, she likes it now:
    • My family always hated my dumb hair. That always fueled me to keep it.
    • My girlfriend Skye was a little apprehensive at the time, but she likes it now. There are people who love it and people who hate it, and some people miss the hair, but if they’re talking about it, that’s a good thing.
  • TNA Wrestling announced that tickets for tomorrow’s live Impact episode and Friday’s TV taping have both sold out. The shows are being held at Full Sail University in Florida.
  • Revolution Pro Wrestling announced that their 13th Anniversary show will take place at Crystal Palace National Sports Centre in London on Friday, August 22 and Saturday, August 23 – the two days before AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door in London.
  • RevPro’s British J-Cup 2025 is set for Saturday, June 14 at Gordon Craig Theatre in Stevenage.
  • After undergoing surgery for a torn biceps, Jake Something has started a GoFundMe campaign to help cover the costs of his medical expenses:
    • Hello, I’m known professionally as Jake Something. I tore my bicep which required surgery to repair, and being uninsured the bills are crippling. To add to this, one of my dog’s named Leah had to get surgery on the same day as me. Surgery was a success for both of us! We’re on the road to recovery now. As reluctant as I am to even create this, I know it’s the best chance I have at clearing these fees. I also know that times are tough for everyone, so no worries if you’re unable to help. If you are able to help, I’d greatly appreciate it. Thank you!
  • Hechicero has been confirmed as an entrant for MLW Battle Riot VII in Los Angeles on Saturday, April 5.
  • Gabe Kidd will be in action at Mystery Wrestling 14 in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada on Sunday, March 2.
  • The Battleground podcast interviewed Mance Warner & Steph De Lander.