NEWS (10/7-10/10)

· Monday’s RAW was a double-taping, as there is a UK Tour next week, and apparently we’re not getting a UK Raw. This means for the fans in attendance, the first two hour RAW was 4+ hours.

· Update on Luchasaurus/Killswitch (Bryan Alvarez / Wrestling Observer) “He is not back in the gym and he will not be back in the gym for a while and he’s not going to be back wrestling, probably, for a while. Apparently, there were complications [a potential compromised immune system as well due to other factors, possibly sleep apnea]. He ends up getting this flu and bad oxygen uptake as a result of whatever else, turned into pneumonia. And apparently he’s at high risk for a relapse, is what I was told. The big concern is that after all of this, they’ve been running test after test, and apparently there may be permanent damage. They found calcification in a heart valve and his body is not producing iron and so he’s got a whole bunch of tests that he apparently has to take. It’s bad. It’s bad enough that he’s out of the hospital, apparently, but he still has to do oxygen. I don’t want to say it’s a career-ending issue, but it could be a career-ending issue.”

· Daniel Garcia announced he’s staying with AEW. He’s factored significantly into creative moving forward.

· Though the idea is not finalized, The Rock v Roman Reigns v Cody Rhodes is on the table for WrestleMania 41. (via @WrestleVotes Radio Q&A)

· Rhea Ripley is on the cusp of signing a new 5 year contract with WWE that includes a considerable raise. It’s just a matter of time before the two sides put pen to paper. (via PWlnsider)

WWE Smackdown (10/4/24) - Nashville, TN

Top Moments Not Related to Bad Blood:

- AJ Styles returns – injury angle turns into reality

- Michin def. Chelsea Green in a Dumpster Match (table spot into the dumpster)

- Tiffany flustered; calls Bayley “Pam”

- Main Event: DIY vs. Street Profits vs. GoD

WWE RAW (10/7/24) - St Louis, MO

Highlights

- Saving time in 2 hour format by overlapping first 3 segments

- GUNTHER vs. Sami Zayn

- Jey Uso vs. Xavier Woods (short lived face turn for BB)

- CM Punk’s hiatus / planting seeds of Rollins/Punk again

- Planting seeds of a Seth heel turn

- Pete Dunne vs. Sheamus - right winner?

- Casualty of 2 hour RAW: 10 women tag match