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24-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Kevin Nash Praises Raquel Rodriguez For Changing Up Her In-Ring Style
Kevin Nash likes what he's been seeing from Raquel Rodriguez recently. Earlier this month, Kevin Nash made it clear he wasn't a fan of Raquel Rodriguez working small against talents she's bigger than. Rodriguez was informed of the criticism and said she was going to make a change. A change which Nash has seen and approves of. On the latest episode of Kliq This: The Kevin Nash Podcast, the WWE Hall of Famer spoke about the recent change in Raquel's work and praised what he saw from her earlier this month at Evolution 2. 'I also want to give a shout-out to Raquel, who I thought really picked her game up. She was strong in Evolution,' Nash said. 'She really worked strong in the tag match. I thought she dominated in the tag match… all of a sudden, it's just like, she worked big, and man, what a difference it made. Like, she just dominated that match.' Nash revealed he hopes to get a chance to sit down with Rodriguez SummerSlam weekend and offer her more advice. 'I'm gonna sit down with her at SummerSlam if I get a chance. I'm gonna teach her how to be lazy,' Nash joked. 'There's just no reason why she needs to be bumping for little, tiny people… When she bumps, it should be Rhea, or somebody of that caliber.' [H/T: READ MORE: Raquel Rodriguez Responds To Kevin Nash's Recent Criticism Of Her In-Ring Style What do you make of Kevin Nash's comments? Do you like the change we've seen in Raquel Rodriguez recently? Let us know your thoughts by sounding off in the comments section below. The post Kevin Nash Praises Raquel Rodriguez For Changing Up Her In-Ring Style appeared first on Wrestlezone.
Time of India
22-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
WWE RAW Results & Highlights (7/21/25): Latin World Order wins, Judgment Day retains Tag Team title, Roman Reigns faces Paul Heyman, and more
RAW (Image via WWE) The wrestling world of WWE is moving swiftly towards its upcoming premium live event, SummerSlam 2025, which is now less than two weeks away. After the latest Saturday Night Main Event and Evolution 2, this is the second episode of RAW , and most of the action surrounding it is related directly to the upcoming PPV. Quite a few wrestlers from the RAW division made their presence known in tonight's episode, which saw the show begin with the Judgment Day getting to the venue where AJ Styles is working as the valet. He exchanges a few words with Dominik Mysterio before it finally begins. After making his return during the July 14 episode of RAW, Roman Reigns made yet another appearance at tonight's event at the Toyota Center Houston, in Houston, Texas. CM Punk was also present to send a message to GUNTHER, whom he will be facing in the upcoming mega event. With quite a few explosive matches in hand, the July 21 edition of RAW began on a pretty thrilling note as CM Punk took to the stage to address his next opponent, GUNTHER, whom he will be facing for the WWE World Heavyweight Champion. The opening segment is all about CM Punk addressing the crowd as he talks about his upcoming match with GUNTHER. While he acknowledges that his opponent is one of the best wrestlers in the world, and on his second World Heavyweight Championship reign, Punk will give it his all inside the ring because he is the Best in the World, and will never quit. Just then, GUNTHER comes in. He gets to the ring and addresses Punk directly, saying he is not there to insult anyone or create any drama. He will show Punk why he is the best in the world at SummerSlam with his results, not because the crowd calls him that. They exchange a few more words before The Ring General walks off after a mic drop. The show goes backstage, where Stephanie Vaquer, who won her match against Alba Fyre on last week's episode of SmackDown, is being interviewed. She gets interrupted by Naomi , who is set to face Rhea Ripley and IYO SKY at SummerSlam , after she cashed in her Money in the Bank briefcase at the last minute at Evolution to become the new Women's World Champion. Naomi tells Vaquer that she will challenge her at Clash in Paris after she wins her triple-threat match at SummerSlam. After this exchange, fans are finally ready for the first match of the night. Rusev vs. Sheamus Rusev makes his entrance, followed by Sheamus. The latter starts the fight with a Brogue Kick through the gates, but Rusev dodges. It's a brawl from the very beginning, as they roll around the stage. Both use their signature moves to gain an upper hand over the other, and the crowd is fired up. At the end, Rusev drags Sheamus over after taking the turnbuckle cover off Unfortunately, things take a turn as Sheamus bounces Rusev's face into the turnbuckle, followed by a Brogue Kick. This one, Rusev couldn't dodge, and ended up in defeat. Sheamus wins via pinfall. We go backstage once more, where El Grande Americano is being interviewed by Byron Saxton, where he speaks in an European-inflected Spanish. He gets interrupted by Dragon Lee who calls him out for disrespecting luchadors. Americano says 'soy un luchador' and piefaces him, and soon enough, a brawl breaks out. WWE World Tag Team Championship #1 Contender's Match New Day makes their entrance, followed by the Creed Brothers and LWO. Brutus Creed, Kofi Kingston, and Joaquin Wilde start the match. Creed attacks Kingston before tagging his brother in, but the New Day member comes back in to take out Wilde. Xavier Woods gets tagged in, who goes after Julius, and it's a Unicorn Stampede with quick tags. Suddenly, Ivy Nile is inside the ring and shoves Joaquin Wilde. Dragon Lee is there too, and then suddenly, El Grande Americano attacks Dragon Lee, but the Creeds soon pull him off and yell at him for attacking his own stablemate! LWO takes advantage of this distraction, and Joaquin Wilde does a folding press on Kofi Kingston, taking the win to become the #1 contender to the WWE World Tag Team Championship. The Latino World Order win via pinfall. Backstage, IYO SKY is seen with the Kabuki Warriors, and they wish each other luck. Stephanie Vaquer comes in and says that after IYO wins at SummerSlam, they can finally face each other in Paris. IYO says they don't have to wait that long to see who is better and proposes a match, which gets accepted. Elsewhere, RAW GM Adam Pearce is seen talking to Dom Mysterio and tells him it's time he faces AJ Styles, who is coincidentally working as a janitor behind them. Mysterio dodges the conversation, saying he is not cleared for a fight. Styles then runs into a defeated New Day when Grayson Waller comes in. Next, Becky Lynch makes her way to the ring and addresses a crowd that's booing her. She demands respect, saying she should be in New York for the premiere of her new movie, Happy Gilmore 2, but has to be in Houston because that was needed of her. She calls Lyra Valkyria selfish before The North Angel makes her entrance. After a back-and-forth, the two make a deal - Lynch says that if Valkyria loses at SummerSlam, she can never challenge her for the title again. Lyra has her own stipulations - no countout, no disqualification, there must be a winner! Lynch agrees. It is set to be a truly explosive experience at SummerSlam. Becky Lynch asks Valkyria to shake her hand, who sees through the trap and ducks the shot, hitting The Man with a Manhandle Slam. Then, Bayley, followed by The Judgment Day, makes their way in. WWE Women's Tag Team Championship Bayley and Lyra Valkyria are facing Raquel Rodriguez & Roxanne Perez of The Judgment Day. Bayley, at the very beginning, gets a nearfall on Perez, who immediately tags out to Rodriguez. A Role Model leads to Valkyria being tagged in. It's a back-and-forth with quick tags. The match goes on for quite a while, as no one seems ready to give in. Finally, with the one-arm powerbomb from Raquel Rodriguez on Bayley, the Judgment Day takes the win to retain their WWE Women's Tag Team Championship. The Judgment Day win via pinfall. After a backstage segment, where Sami Zayn gets interviewed by Gorilla, both he and Karrion Kross make their way into the ring. Meanwhile, Dom Mysterio gets an ultimatum from Adam Pearce - either he gets to medical and gets clear to finally face AJ Styles or relinquish his title. Karrion Kross vs. Sami Zayn After their fight at Night of Champions, the two are facing each other once more. Karrion Kross knows what he wants, but Zayn will not be easy to break. He targets Zayn's already injured ribs, which proves to be the right way to go. And just when it seemed like Zayn could gain the upper hand, Scarlett Bordeaux interrupts with a cheap shot kick to his ribs. At the end, Kross goes for a steel pipe to the ribs while the referee wasn't looking and a lateral press on Sami Zayn to take the win. Karrion Kross wins via pinfall. Backstage, AJ Styles and Adam Pearce are waiting for Dom to get cleared by medical. But before the medic can give them a verdict, Mysterio blindsides Styles and says he'll see him at SummerSlam! IYO SKY vs. Stephanie Vaquer Both champions are powerhouse performers and they bring it to the ring. SKY goes for a waistlock, Vaquer counters to a wristlock. Vaquer bends SKY down to try and break her bridge but the latter counters with a monkey flip. It's all clean and friendly, to see who is stronger, better. But soon, the Secret Hervice comes in, and though Vaquer fights them off, Chelsea Green attacks her from behind. Stephanie Vaquer wins via disqualification. Both Vaquer and SKY run Green and her Secret Hervice off, but Naomi attacks IYO from behind and shoves Vaquer, who gets attacked by the Secret Hervice once again. Naomi, on the other hand, is mounting punches on SKY, until Rhea Ripley comes in to make the save. She takes out Alba Fyre and Piper Niven before moving to Naomi and taking her out with a back suplex facebuster. And lastly, Chelsea Green gets the Riptide. The last segment of the night sees Paul Heyman make his entrance alongside the Bron 'n Bron Connection. Once the Wiseman for Roman Reigns, he is now Seth Rollins' Oracle. Reigns soon makes his entrance. Heyman says that he doesn't want to disrespect anyone and that he loves his Tribal Chief. He has a proposition, with Rollins out with 'injury' for a long time, there is a space for Reigns to fill, and they could have what they had before. Reigns seems to be pondering for a moment before he rains fire. The crowd is loud with "Asshole!' chants for Heyman and " OTC" chants for Reigns much to the latter's amusement. He takes the mic and says he once thought of Heyman as his Wiseman, but he is just a dumbass. He tells the Bron 'n Bron Connection that sometime down the line, Heyman is going to try to take credit for them, like he did with Reigns for creating the Tribal Chief. He acknowledged that Heyman had a part in him stepping into the ring, but he had none in him keeping the title - that was his family, the Bloodline. He said that Heyman thinks they are like any other faction he can make, but he can't make the Bloodline because that's family, that's god's work! Heyman was a business partner before Reigns made him part of the family, but he threw it away. Bron Breakker takes the mic to call The OTC old news, worthless. But Reigns is not having that. He said he didn't hear anything Bron said and dropped the mic to finally throw hands. Unfortunately, he is outnumbered, and Bron spears the Tribal Chief! But it's Jey Uso to the save, who sends the heels packing with some well-timed Stinger Splash and enzuigiri to end the night. Also Read: Is Seth Rollins' Injury Legitimate or a Masterclass in Action? Exploring the Possibilities Catch Rani Rampal's inspiring story on Game On, Episode 4. Watch Here!
Time of India
20-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Is Seth Rollins' Injury Legitimate or a Masterclass in Action? Exploring the Possibilities
Images via WWE: Seth Rollins At the 40th edition of Saturday Night's Main Event, Seth Rollins injured his right knee while trying to perform a lionsault from the second rope and landing awkwardly on the feet. The match got an impromptu finish with LA Knight picking up a quick victory. There were reports of the injury being legitimate, with Triple H confirming the same at the Evolution 2 post-event presser. However, there has been an interesting development on that front. WWE is being extra silent on Seth Rollins' injury update New reports have emerged from Fightful Select, which is bringing into question the legitimacy of Rollins' condition. Moreover, there has been a band of conflicting information, with some staff members being unsure of the larger narrative. For the unversed, Rollins was recently spotted moving with the help of crutches at Evolution and appeared on the Rich Eisen Show that he will be out for the near future. Apart from this, the company is allegedly being extra silent on the matter to create confusion and add spice to the former World Champion's arc leading into SummerSlam. One backstage producer even termed it as 'Machiavellian' which suggested that a complex plan is in action for 'The Visionary'. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like 21st Century Skills Start with Confident Communication Planet Spark Learn More Undo According to Ross Sapp, 'Producers, talent, and a number of staff are being told that Rollins' injury is legitimate, but there isn't a real solid detail on how long he could be out. Most everyone agrees that Rollins has some sort of injury, but there isn't a lot known on when he actually sustained it or if it was worked on Saturday Night's Main Event.' Is Seth Rollins Injury A WORK? WWE Talent 'Skeptical' | Scrapped SummerSlam Plans For the unversed, Wrestling Observer reported that Rollins had a legitimate injury way before SNME and needed time off anyway to deal with it. But that would not keep him out for long. As already mentioned, even WWE staff members are skeptical about the angle of this injury. Will Seth Rollins Return and Win the World Title at SummerSlam? It will be interesting to see if Rollins' injury will keep him out for a long period, or will this angle lead to something special at SummerSlam? The issue is that Rollins has had a legitimate knee injury and issues in the past. In November 2015, Rollins tore his MCL, ACL, and Meniscus during a house show match against Kane in Dublin. That incident forced 'The Architect' to miss WrestleMania 32 and also ended his first WWE title reign on a dismal note. Moreover, he even took time off after WrestleMania 40 to heal a knee injury after working on both nights of the PLE. Or if this angle is actually a scripted work, then maybe Rollins has something special for SummerSlam. Currently, CM Punk is set to face Gunther for the World Heavyweight Championship. The possible outcome could be Punk finally winning gold in WWE after 12 years and Rollins ruining his iconic moment by cashing his Money in the Bank briefcase. This could result in another 'Heist of the Century'. Either way, the promotion is tight-lipped on the matter, and it will be interesting to see what happens in the next few weeks. Also read: WWE: Backstage updates on plans for SummerSlam PLE 2025 Catch Rani Rampal's inspiring story on Game On, Episode 4. Watch Here!
Time of India
15-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Naomi's Evolution 2 triumph leaves Metro Boomin speechless and in tears
Triple H and Metro Boomin (Image via X) When Naomi cashed in her Money in the Bank contract at Evolution 2 and walked out as the new Women's World Champion, the WWE Universe wasn't the only one jumping out of their seats. Grammy-winning music producer Metro Boomin was at ringside, and he was so overwhelmed by the moment that he nearly cried. A video he later shared on social media captured his real-time reaction, with his voice cracking from pure emotion. This was not just a celebrity cheering from the front row, it was a longtime fan celebrating a win that meant something deeply personal. And for Metro, Naomi's victory was more than a title change. It was a moment of pride and joy. Naomi's win hits home for Metro Boomin Naomi has had one of the most inspirational journeys in WWE, and Metro Boomin knows it. After her match-winning cash-in, he posted: 'I almost shed a real tear at this moment and you can hear it in my voice. Very happy to see @TheTrinity_Fatu grab the win. If you know her story then you understand!!' His post quickly went viral. Fans praised his emotional honesty, celebrated Naomi's hard-earned win, and appreciated Metro's ongoing love for wrestling. This is not new behavior for the chart-topping artist. He's been a loud supporter of WWE for years, whether sharing on social media during live events or showing up at major shows. Metro does not just enjoy wrestling… he lives it. He performed at WrestleMania 41's 'After Dark' event in Las Vegas and even featured his track 'GTA' with Future as the official theme for WWE Bad Blood 2024. He's turned his music into part of the wrestling experience and is clearly invested in the world beyond the ropes. From entrance music dreams to real WWE impact Metro Boomin has a dream beyond being in the audience, he wants to help shape WWE's sound. He's spoken openly about wanting to create entrance music for Superstars. Earlier this year, he pitched a theme to Jacob Fatu , who showed genuine interest. He even offered a new theme to R-Truth Cody Rhodes and Metro Boomin (Image via X) He also stirred fan theories by posting a studio photo featuring his production gear beside a spinner U.S. Title belt, hinting he may already be working on something WWE-related behind the scenes. As per Metro Boomin, wrestling is not just entertainment, it is something that moves him, inspires him, and connects with his own story of creativity and passion. Naomi's win at Evolution 2 did not just crown a champion, it reminded fans and stars alike why we all fell in love with wrestling in the first place. Also Read: Ron Killings chooses legacy over change, declines Metro Boomin's WWE proposal Catch Rani Rampal's inspiring story on Game On, Episode 4. Watch Here!
Time of India
14-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Will WWE Evolution 3 happen? Triple H and Backstage reactions hint YES
Triple H (Image via Getty Images) WWE 's second all-women's premium live event, Evolution 2, delivered in a big way and confused fans with one major question - will there be an Evolution 3? After a powerful night of unforgettable moments in Atlanta, both fans and people within the company are wondering if WWE will continue this milestone event, and signs are pointing in a hopeful direction. Although nothing has been made official, strong backstage reactions and comments from WWE leadership suggest that another Evolution event is certainly on the table. The success of Evolution 2 might just be the push needed to make the next one a reality. Positive reactions backstage raise hopes for Evolution 3 According to a report from PWInsider's Mike Johnson, the general feeling behind the scenes in WWE was one of excitement and satisfaction after the 2025 edition of Evolution. Johnson noted that the people he spoke with felt strongly about doing another Evolution PLE, even though there's no confirmed schedule yet. 'The feeling among those we spoke to is they'd 'have to do' another Evolution show after the excellent quality of the show last night, but there's no set timetable as to if or when that happens – and those we spoke to made it clear nothing has been decided, just that in their opinion, it's logical there would be another after the execution of last night's show.' - Mike Johnson , PWInsider Clearly, the overall quality of the 2025 event impressed many, and with that kind of backstage support, it's likely the conversation for a third installment is already underway. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Concentrated Siberian Ginseng Extract 2oz Superior Ginseng Undo Triple H weighs in on Evolution's future During the post-show press conference, WWE's Chief Content Officer, Paul ' Triple H ' Levesque, addressed whether Evolution could become a yearly event. His answer left the door open but emphasized flexibility and growing equality within WWE's women's division. 'I don't want to say it's yearly, it's not yearly. I think we see what that demand is for it. Because as the demand for the women grows across the board every day, it becomes less about having their own show and more about… the equality, it's all there. They don't have to have their show to be in the spotlight. But if it works, we'll definitely go down that road again. It's a 'we shall see.'' - Paul 'Triple H' Levesqu WWE Evolution (Image via X) He also added that the women of WWE inspire fans every week, whether it's on RAW, SmackDown, or a Saturday night event, and that Evolution doesn't have to be the only place where they shine. Though Evolution 2 may have been quickly planned, possibly to counter AEW's All In Texas, it delivered big. With strong fan support and backstage praise, another Evolution feels likely. While no date is confirmed yet, WWE's women's division is shining brighter than ever, and the Evolution may be far from over. Also Read: Naomi breaks barriers again with Evolution 2 surprise win and adds another first to her top-notch resume For real-time updates, scores, and highlights, follow our live coverage of the India vs England Test match here. Catch Rani Rampal's inspiring story on Game On, Episode 4. Watch Here!
