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World Heavyweight title match set for WWE Night of Champions

Posted on by Bryan Rose

The match to determine the first World Heavyweight Champion has been set for Night of Champions.

AJ Styles defeated Bobby Lashley in the semifinals of the World Heavyweight Championship tournament that took place on Friday’s SmackDown. The finish saw Lashley posting himself into the turnbuckle, allowing Styles to connect with the phenomenal forearm to secure the victory. With the win, Styles will now face Seth Rollins in the finals of the tournament, which will take place in at Night of Champions in Saudi Arabia on May 27.

Styles defeated Edge and Rey Mysterio in the opening match of SmackDown to advance, while Lashley defeated Sheamus and Austin Theory to make it to the semifinals. On Monday’s Raw, Seth Rollins defeated Finn Balor to become the first to reach the finals.

Introduced last month, the World Heavyweight title will be exclusive to the Raw brand following the 2023 WWE Draft.

Here is the updated lineup for WWE Night of Champions:

  • World Heavyweight Championship: Seth Rollins vs. AJ Styles
  • Undisputed WWE Tag Team titles: Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn defend against Roman Reigns and Solo Sikoa
  • Cody Rhodes vs. Brock Lesnar

WWE’s Seth Rollins says fan attack was ‘terrifying’

Posted on by Ethan Renner

Image: TMZ

Seth Rollins has addressed the fan attack during Monday’s WWE Raw, calling the incident “terrifying.”

In an interview with TMZ Sports, Rollins said that the fan attack happened quickly and that he just tried to react until security arrived. 

“It happened very quickly. I was mostly just reacting and hoping that our security would come and do their job. Which they did very quickly. And then was just trying to detach and move on. Hope that everybody is okay,” Rollins said. 

“It’s terrifying, brother.”

Rollins went on to say that  he was not injured in the attack. 

“No, no serious injuries. Nothing like that. I was safe, we were safe. Everything was okay,” Rollins said. 

Rollins also stated that the fan should not be allowed at future WWE shows. 

“I think as a precedence he probably should not be allowed at the events,” Rollins said. 

Rollins’ attacker has been charged with attempted assault and attempted violation of arts and cultural affairs following the incident on Raw at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. 

Barclays Center is the same venue where a different fan attacked Bret Hart during the WWE Hall of Fame ceremony on April 6, 2019.