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Post by The Rick Jericho on May 7, 2023 13:15:03 GMT -5
Saturday May 27th, 2023 1PM ET/10AM PT Jeddah Super Dome Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Cody Rhodes vs. Brock Lesnar
World Heavyweight Championship Seth Rollins vs. AJ Styles
WWE Undisputed Tag Team Championship Kevin Owens (C) and Sami Zayn (C) vs. Roman Reigns and Solo Sikoa
Intercontinental Championship GUNTHER (C) vs. Mustafa Ali
Raw Women's Championship Bianca Belair (C) vs. Asuka
Smackdown Women's Championship Rhea Ripley (C) vs. Natalya
Becky Lynch vs. Trish Stratus
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Post by Jindrak Mark on May 7, 2023 13:58:40 GMT -5
Cody/Brock in one of those gimmick matches that are all the same thing but have different names (no holds barred/extreme rules/street fight).
Seth winning the new world title. He has to beat a Smackdown guy in the final and likely a heel so...Solo? I can see Roman on Friday ordering Solo to bring the title to The Bloodline then getting pissed when he fails.
Liv & Raquel v Ronda & Shayna if the latter pair are healthy enough yet.
Hard to say who Roman/Rhea/Bianca/Gunther/Theory will defend against until after this weeks TV and seeing how the new rosters shake out. I'll make way too early predictions though for Roman/Bobby and Gunther/Riddle.
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Post by Jindrak Mark on May 7, 2023 14:36:09 GMT -5
They announced the 12 people in the world title tournament:
Raw: Cody, Seth, Finn, Priest, Nakamura, Miz Smackdown: Edge, Lashley, Rey, Styles, Theory, Sheamus
Surely Brock will cost Cody on Raw to continue their feud.
My original Seth/Solo pick for the final can't happen. If he's beating a heel to win it has to be Theory. Although him v any of the other 5 would be good face/face matches. Maybe he gets a win back over Edge after losing their 2021 feud. If Edge is retiring soon that could be his final world title match.
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Post by The Rick Jericho on May 7, 2023 14:40:31 GMT -5
The elephant in the room, will Sami Zayn and KO work this show?
Since the start of the Saudi Series, they never were tied to a belt of any sorts hence a title defence.
With a showed themed, Night of Champions. The only logical conclusion is if they can't work this show, they drop the titles beforehand?
How do we get around this situation with KO/Sami on a show that is based on "all titles are defended in one night"?
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Post by "Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik on May 7, 2023 14:49:44 GMT -5
The one night of the year where RAW and SmackDown superstars go head to head.
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Post by XIII on May 7, 2023 15:16:34 GMT -5
The elephant in the room, will Sami Zayn and KO work this show? Since the start of the Saudi Series, they never were tied to a belt of any sorts hence a title defence. With a showed themed, Night of Champions. The only logical conclusion is if they can't work this show, they drop the titles beforehand? How do we get around this situation with KO/Sami on a show that is based on "all titles are defended in one night"? No chance that Sami or KO works this. I suspect they’ll lose to someone in a few weeks. No clue how they tie it into the Bloodline nonsense without the Uso’s beating them though.
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Post by PTBartman on May 7, 2023 16:14:36 GMT -5
The elephant in the room, will Sami Zayn and KO work this show? Since the start of the Saudi Series, they never were tied to a belt of any sorts hence a title defence. With a showed themed, Night of Champions. The only logical conclusion is if they can't work this show, they drop the titles beforehand? How do we get around this situation with KO/Sami on a show that is based on "all titles are defended in one night"? Ko and somebody in an El Generico mask
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Post by 01010010 01101001 01100011 on May 7, 2023 16:59:27 GMT -5
The elephant in the room, will Sami Zayn and KO work this show? Since the start of the Saudi Series, they never were tied to a belt of any sorts hence a title defence. With a showed themed, Night of Champions. The only logical conclusion is if they can't work this show, they drop the titles beforehand? How do we get around this situation with KO/Sami on a show that is based on "all titles are defended in one night"? No chance that Sami or KO works this. I suspect they’ll lose to someone in a few weeks. No clue how they tie it into the Bloodline nonsense without the Uso’s beating them though. Spilt the tag belts and crowning new champs at NoC eliminates the need for them at the site
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Post by The Rick Jericho on May 7, 2023 17:15:38 GMT -5
I wonder which superstar will challenge Roman?
Theoretically, the whole roster should be consumed with the New World Title, that no one is focused on Roman's titles?
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Post by XIII on May 7, 2023 17:21:16 GMT -5
I wonder which superstar will challenge Roman? Theoretically, the whole roster should be consumed with the New World Title, that no one is focused on Roman's titles? Feels like it’s time for Riddle to do the JOB.
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Post by mistery on May 8, 2023 8:44:06 GMT -5
I wonder which superstar will challenge Roman? Theoretically, the whole roster should be consumed with the New World Title, that no one is focused on Roman's titles? Feels like it’s time for Riddle to do the JOB. Riddle isn't allowed to challenge Roman anymore for the title.
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Post by msc on May 8, 2023 10:57:18 GMT -5
Feels like it’s time for Riddle to do the JOB. Riddle isn't allowed to challenge Roman anymore for the title. WWE rules I am happy with.
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Post by PTBartman on May 8, 2023 15:52:42 GMT -5
I wonder which superstar will challenge Roman? Theoretically, the whole roster should be consumed with the New World Title, that no one is focused on Roman's titles? I'm guessing Edge or Rey unless it's a triple threat with Logan Paul and Bad Bunny.
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Post by Mid-Carder on May 8, 2023 16:07:22 GMT -5
WWE Presents: Night of Some of the Champions
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Post by hbkid718 on May 8, 2023 17:53:26 GMT -5
No chance that Sami or KO works this. I suspect they’ll lose to someone in a few weeks. No clue how they tie it into the Bloodline nonsense without the Uso’s beating them though. Spilt the tag belts and crowning new champs at NoC eliminates the need for them at the site They don't have to wrestle. There have been several Night of Champions events where some titles weren't defended. So, they can do an injury angle or something to keep Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn off the show.
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Post by Toilet Paper Roll on May 8, 2023 19:11:24 GMT -5
Wouldnt it have just made more sense for Cody to beat Roman and then have a successful defense against Brock?
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Post by Bang Bang Bart on May 8, 2023 20:52:08 GMT -5
Spilt the tag belts and crowning new champs at NoC eliminates the need for them at the site They don't have to wrestle. There have been several Night of Champions events where some titles weren't defended. So, they can do an injury angle or something to keep Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn off the show. Or just have a contender’s match to determine KO/Sami’s next challengers.
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Post by Hulkshi Tanahashi on May 9, 2023 12:33:32 GMT -5
They announced the 12 people in the world title tournament: Raw: Cody, Seth, Finn, Priest, Nakamura, Miz Smackdown: Edge, Lashley, Rey, Styles, Theory, Sheamus Surely Brock will cost Cody on Raw to continue their feud. My original Seth/Solo pick for the final can't happen. If he's beating a heel to win it has to be Theory. Although him v any of the other 5 would be good face/face matches. Maybe he gets a win back over Edge after losing their 2021 feud. If Edge is retiring soon that could be his final world title match. RAW and SmackDown! guys are in the tournament? Then what was the point of the draft and putting Roman on SmackDown!?
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Post by polarbearpete on May 9, 2023 13:07:39 GMT -5
They announced the 12 people in the world title tournament: Raw: Cody, Seth, Finn, Priest, Nakamura, Miz Smackdown: Edge, Lashley, Rey, Styles, Theory, Sheamus Surely Brock will cost Cody on Raw to continue their feud. My original Seth/Solo pick for the final can't happen. If he's beating a heel to win it has to be Theory. Although him v any of the other 5 would be good face/face matches. Maybe he gets a win back over Edge after losing their 2021 feud. If Edge is retiring soon that could be his final world title match. RAW and SmackDown! guys are in the tournament? Then what was the point of the draft and putting Roman on SmackDown!? The assumption is that if a Smackdown wrestler wins it, they would be moved to Raw, similar to what happened with MITB and Royal Rumble winners in the past.
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Post by Hulkshi Tanahashi on May 9, 2023 14:25:54 GMT -5
RAW and SmackDown! guys are in the tournament? Then what was the point of the draft and putting Roman on SmackDown!? The assumption is that if a Smackdown wrestler wins it, they would be moved to Raw, similar to what happened with MITB and Royal Rumble winners in the past. I guess, but I learned long ago to not make the logical assumption when it comes to WWE booking.
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