WWS: Oct 2

The Wrestling Brethren Podcast

NEWS (9/30-10/2)

· Cody Rhodes says in a recent interview that he is still working on getting the Winged Eagle belt restored; even if for a fleeting moment.

· Fightful Select reports that AEW is expecting Adam Cole to return sooner rather than later, and that plans are already in place for that to happen on TV.

· Killswitch/Luchasaurus hospitalized

· Ilja Dragunov suffered a torn ACL over the past weekend at a Live Event. He will miss 6-9 months; putting him at March-June 2025.

· Tony Khan was asked if he's seen the Vince McMahon documentary "Mr. McMahon." "No, I've been so busy with football and wrestling that I have not seen that documentary, I've not gotten to watch that. Mostly focused here on what we're doing in AEW. [editorial: bs] I do love watching wrestling all over the world." (Quinn & Cantara)

· Updating a previous news story we ran… NXT/WWE is not confirming a shift in content; as it relates to the first two weeks of NXT on CW being listed as TV-14.

· A new logo made its debut with Tuesday’s show in Chicago. · Update on streaming replays of WWE TV

· AEW / WBD TV Deal Announcement

WWE Smackdown (9/27/24) - Oklahoma City, OK

Top Moments:

- Michin getting the win over Piper Niven; will be interesting to see how the dumpster match plays out this Friday.

- The Andrade / Carmelo Hayes feud/series

- Bayley wins the right to face Nia Jax at Bad Blood

- Never has a tag team felt more useless than The Street Profits

- The continued tease of Kevin Owens turning - and now we finally have Randy involved – this is going to be very intricate, and again … justified.

WWE RAW (9/30/24) - Evansville, IN

Go Home Show for Bad Blood - Highlights

- Last Monster Standing Match

- Final Words from Punk and Drew

- Miz Turns Heel

- Bron Breakker apparently turns babyface

- Continued layers of the New Day Collapse