Here's your News for September 2nd 
2020
Reason Why Renee Young Left WWE Leaked!
Keith Lee Is Called Out!
Future Of Braun Strowman!
WWE News!
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And your headlines for today include
Major Upsetting News About Braun 
Strowman’s Future In WWE!
Former WWE Superstar Becomes 
NEW Impact Wrestling Champion!
The Extent of Rey Mysterio’s Injury 
And His Expected Return Date 
Revealed!
When Brock Lesnar’s WWE Contract 
ACTUALLY Expired!
WWE Retribution Now Exclusive 
To RAW Brand!
Female Member Could Join The 
Hurt Business Soon!
Keith Lee Faces Major Accusations; 
He Responds! 
Randy Orton Posts A Cryptic 
Message On Twitter!
Renee Young Explains When and 
Why She Decided To Leave WWE 
In New Interview! And more

We’re kicking off today with news 
from SmackDown, as Braun 
Strowman only recently lost the 
Universal Championship, and that 
may be a sign of things to come for 
the Monster Among Men. 
It’s worth noting that Strowman only 
became champion because he was 
Roman Reigns’ replacement at 
WrestleMania 36 against Goldberg, 
and after primarily feuding with Bray 
Wyatt as Champion, Reigns is back, 
and has turned heel, which will 
seemingly mark a change for 
Strowman. 
On Dropkick Diskussions, Tom 
Colohue and Korey Gunz discussed 
Braun’s status post-Payback-2020, 
saying: 
“Next for Braun Strowman is down 
the card. He had a pretty good first 
title reign, it lasted four months. He 
only really feuded with Bray Wyatt. 
Yes, he had a match with The Miz 
and [John Morrison]. But he never 
really did much beyond that. For a 
first title reign, that's not bad. and
there will be more in the future. He's 
shown that he can lead the company. 
Going forward, he will be in the 
upper midcard now, helping to put 
people over. We could see a feud 
with Big E coming in the near future. “ 
Colohue also pointed out how 
Reigns’ absence benefitted certain 
stars, adding: 
“In Roman's absence, a lot of people 
were elevated. You see the rise of 
Becky Lynch and Seth Rollins 
in Roman's absence. You look at 
SmackDown now, Braun Strowman 
has taken that mantle but he's been
kicked down the road. The Fiend, 
he's not going to be the face, but 
when it comes to the depth charts 
we heard about, the number one face 
of SmackDown is going to be The 
Fiend.
And then in order - The Fiend, Jeff 
Hardy, and Big E has just overtaken 
Matt Riddle - who is now fourth.”
Though Strowman is sliding down 
the card, its hard to imagine the 
former Universal Champion will be
forgotten about entirely, and though 
he won’t be as prominent, WWE 
must utilise him, especially after his 
character change caused by his feud 
with Wyatt. 
No longer a clear-cut babyface, WWE 
would be foolish to not untlize his 
character arc to go in a different 
direction, and it wouldn’t be too 
surprising to see the Monster Among 
Men drafted to RAW in the upcoming 
Shake-Up, rumoured to be happening 
next month. 
But what do you think? Should 
Strowman move to RAW or should 
WWE keep pushing him on 
SmackDown? Leave your views in 
the comments below. 
Over to Impact next, as Eric Young 
has captured the Impact World 
Championship. 
After returning alongside several 
WWE stars at Slammiversary, Young 
defeated Eddie Edwards on this 
week’s show with a piledriver, after 
hitting Edwards with a hockey mask 
whilst the ref was distracted. 
Post-match, EY attacked Edwards 
until refs and security kept him from 
destroying the former-champ’s knee, 
and with Young now a 3x Impact 
World Champion, we’ll have to see 
where Impact goes from here, 
with EY on top. 
Back to WWE now, as Rey Mysterio 
couldn’t compete on RAW after 
suffering a very-real injury, and though 
Dominik replaced him against Seth 
Rollins, Rey won’t be out for as long 
as he could’ve been. 
During Wrestling Observer Radio, 
Dave Meltzer explained that Rey’s 
tricep tear isn’t a full-tear, which 
won’t require surgery, and explained 
his recovery time, saying: 
“If he had a full tear then he would 
need surgery and he’d be out eight 
months. I hear two months or less so,
you know it’s a real injury and not a 
good time, but it’s a whole lot better 
than six to eight months out, 
especially right now when he’s a 
real focal part of the show and he’s 
in a real key angle.”
It’s entirely possible that Rey could 
remain on TV whilst he recovers, 
and given how much Rey’s son 
Dominik has proved himself as a 
valuable asset on TV, keeping both 
Rey and Dominik on-screen could be
the best decision for everyone 
involved. 
One person who won’t be on WWE 
TV is Brock Lesnar, as the Beast is 
no longer under contract. 
Fans got an impression that 
something was wrong when Lesnar’s 
merchandise was removed from 
WWEShop.com, and though Lesnar 
isn’t talking to UFC or AEW at this 
time, he’s had plenty of time to do 
just that. 
During Wrestling Observer Radio, 
Dave Meltzer explained Lesnar’s 
WWE contract ended after his WWE 
Championship loss to Drew McIntyre, 
saying:
Brock’s contract actually expired 
months ago in April, but nobody knew 
it because it wasn’t really an issue. 
This isn’t the first time. He does that 
all the time. The contract will expire 
at WrestleMania, and most years 
people don’t know about it.”
As one of WWE’s highest-paid stars 
since hs 2012 return, Lesnar knows 
about getting the best price for himself, 
and though he typically comes to some 
agreement, he wasn’t needed for 
Summerslam. 
With Lesnar gone for now, fans are 
wondering when he’ll return, and it’s 
no secret that Brock uses UFC and 
WWE against eachother to get the 
best deal, usually ending with Vince 
McMahon shelling out more. 
With UFC president Dana White 
stating that he would happily book a 
Lesnar Vs. Jon Jones fight though, 
it’s more likely that Brock will use UFC 
as leverage, if both men are interested
in the fight. 
Either way, we expect Lesnar to be 
back in a wrestling ring in early 2021, 
as this seems like a realistic period for 
WWE to allow fans in once again, and 
with WrestleMania 37 on the horizon, 
Lesnar wouldn’t want to miss out 
on such a big payday. 
We’ve got news from Retribution now, 
as after another meaningless attack 
on this week’s RAW, interrupting 
a tag-team match, they’ll now have 
Friday’s off. 
John Pollock of PostWrestling reports 
that the stable is now exclusive to 
RAW, which explains why they were 
absent from SmackDown last week. 
It’s also been reported that the group 
didn’t show up at Payback because 
the WWE simply didn’t have a story 
for them, or a plan for any of the 
matches to be broken up by the stable. 
We’re still uncertain on who will be 
revealed under those Retribution 
masks, though names like Dominik 
Dijakovic and Mia Yim are rumoured, 
and whilst plans could always change, 
SmackDown’s Superstars can breathe
a sigh of relief for now. 
From one stable to another, as the 
Hurt Business have put WWE on 
notice, and after dominating on 
RAW Underground, are looking to 
increase their prominence. 
During RAW Talk, the stable were 
open to recruiting new members, as 
well as new titles, after Bobby Lashley 
captured the United States title at 
Payback. The Destroyer said: 
Since we’re talking about all titles, 
we have to fit all classes. 205 Live, 
Women’s Title, Tag Titles, Universal
Titles, cross promotion, 
Intercontinental Titles, Tag Titles over 
there. You know, there’s a lot of 
people to go after in WWE
After MVP added that no-one s is 
safe, and Shelton Benjamin confirmed 
they were looking for new members, 
it’ll be interesting to see what 
happens next for the stable, 
and who will be the newest members 
of the Hurt Business.
Over to the WWE Network now, as 
the streaming service has a lot of 
new content coming in September, 
including not one, but two Broken 
Skull Sessions. 
A brand new episode which’ll see ‘
Stone Cold’ Steve Austin sit down 
with Jerry ‘The King’ Lawler will 
release this weekend, no-doubt full 
of good stories, and it’s also been 
confirmed that they’ll also be an 
episode later this month with 
Kurt Angle. 
It’ll be interesting to see what Kurt 
and the King have to say, and with 
much more content coming, 
September is looking to be a huge 
month for the Network. 
Over to RAW now, as Keith Lee has 
had quite the start on the red brand, 
including a win over Randy Orton 
Orton a Payback, and nearly earned 
a WWE Title match on this week’s 
show. 
After defeating Dolph Ziggler in 
Raw’s opener, Lee was asked online 
if he was using the popular ‘Tour of 
the Islands’ move, the finisher for 
New Japan/ROH-star Jeff Cobb, and 
the Limitless One defended himself, 
saying Cobb’s slam goes in a 
different direction, and has a 
full-stop to it. 
Adding that he’d never steal his boy 
Cobb’s move, Lee revealed hIs move 
is the Jeff Brown slam, named after a 
Texan wrestler that the Limitless 
One has always been a fan of, and 
started using it once Brown retired. 
This response caught the attention 
of Cobb himself, who described Lee 
as one of his favourites, despite Lee 
physicality against him during their 
matches. 
After his impressive start on RAW, 
Lee is reportedly a favourite of Vince 
McMahon, and though he didn’t 
become the number-one-contender 
for the WWE title on RAW, we doubt 
this will be the end of Lee’s 
championship pursuits on the main
roster. 
AEW News next, and after weeks 
away following controversy, 

Excaliber is set to make a return. 
The commentator has been absent 
since July 29th, after footage of him
using the Word at a PWG footage 
was shared online, though AEW had 
been very silent about his status 
during his absence.
Despite a report saying he’d return 
for the August 27th show, that didn’t 
happen, and now F4W Online is 
reporting that Excalibur will return to 
Dynamite on this week’s show.
In his absence, Taz and Chris Jericho 
have filled in on commentary, and 
with Excalibur returning of the  
go-home episode before All Out, 
time will tell what kind of response 
he gets. 
Back to WWE now, and after victories 
over Kevin Owens, and later Keith 
Lee and Seth Rollins in the main event, 
Randy Orton earned him another shot 
at WWE Champion Drew McIntyre, 
but that wasn’t the only Orton news 
this week. 
On Twitter, Orton posted a video of 
a snake preparing to attack with the 
caption ‘It’s finally happening’, 
and asked fans to guess what. 
Some fans questioned if Orton is 
getting a new theme, whilst others 
questioned if he’s coming to Twitch. 
Whatever it is Orton has planned, it’s 
clear that he’s been arguably WWE’s 
best heel in 2020, and whilst he may 
have lost at Summerslam to McIntyre 
and at Payback to Lee, The Viper 
is set on become WWE Champion 
once more at Clash of Champions. 
Over to NXT now and after AJ Styles 
said he’d move to the gold brand to
team with Finn Balor, the inaugural 
Universal Champion is ready for a 
Phenomenal Partner. 
Speaking to CBS Sports, Balor 
explained why he wants to team
with Styles so much, saying: 
When I went to Japan, he was in 
TNA. When I came to the U.S., he 
went to Japan. When I came to Raw, 
he went to SmackDown… We’ve got 
very similar paths and a lot of mutual 
friends. He’s someone I would 
love to not only tag with but be in the 
ring in some capacity. Whether it’s 
standing across the ring from him 
one-on-one or if it’s standing side-
by-side
We’re sure there’s plenty of fans 
who’d love to see Styles and Balor 
in NXT, as either partners or 
opponents, and hopefully this
guaranteed-money dream-match 
and pairing will soon come true. 
Now, it’s no secret that Dwayne 
Johnson has been a success in 
many industries, including sports, 
entertainment and movies, and now 
he can add the Dictionary to that list.
In a tweet from Dictionary.com, it was 
confirmed that Jabroni, one of The 
Rock’s catchphrases, has been 
added to the dictionary, and whilst 
the Iron Shiek used it before him, it’s 
safe to say the People’s Champion 
popularised the term in pop-culture. 
This isn’t the first time one of the 
Rock’s terms has made it to the 
dictonary, as Webster’s dictionary 
added SmackDown in 2007, and we
can only wonder when ‘Candy-Ass’ 
and ‘Boots-to-Asses’ will be added 
to dictionaries around the world. 
And we’re ending today with news 
from Renee Paquette, as the former 
WWE announcer has commented on 
her departure. 
Speaking to Sports Illustrated Media 
podcast, Young explained that there 
was no definitive point where she 
decided to leave, but said that WWE 
Backstage being cancelled, followed
by her finding out she’d pested 
nositive the same day, was a lot for 
her to handle. She said: 
“I was like, ‘What am I doing? Like 
I’m not really doing anything anymore’ 
and my skill set of being a host, 
there’s just nowhere for me to do it 
anymore.”
Even when Talking Smack came back,
she added that she wasn’t entirely 
sold on returning to the show 
adding: 
I was planning on perhaps maybe 
doing that, but I was like, ‘You know 
what? I’m just feeling like I’m taking 
steps backwards. I’m sort of spinning 
my wheels.’
Renee added that she doesn’t know 
if AEW are interested in her, but 
added that if anyone thinks she has 
a standard 90-day non-compete 
clause with WWE, they’ll be waiting 
much longer than that. 
It’s clear that Renee won’t be 
appearing at AEW All Out this week 
in any official capacity, though she 
will be in Jacksonville to support her 
husband Jon Moxley, but fans will 
have to wait for quite some time to 
see Renee join  the reigning AEW 
World Champion on TV. 
