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celestial-thoughts · 9 months

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july 17, 2023 - weekly women’s pro wrestling news roundup: week of july 10-16, 2023

this week's news roundup includes:

News & results from last week’s editions of Monday Night Raw, NXT, and Friday Night SmackDown.

News & results from last week's editions of WWE Main Event and NXT Level Up.

News & results from last week’s editions of AEW Dynamite, AEW Rampage, AEW Collision, and AEW Battle of the Belts VII.

Other updates and news from last week.

Pro Wrestling Illustrated's weekly top 10 recap.

Things to look forward to in women’s wrestling this week!

spoilers below the cut for shows/events listed above!

Notable news & results from TV last week:

Monday Night Raw (7/10):

Zoey Stark defeated Becky Lynch. The match was back and forth, with both women nearly scoring pinfall wins several times. Eventually, Becky was distracted by Trish Stratus at ringside, and Zoey was able to roll Becky up for the 3 count. match length-10:30.

Shayna Baszler defeated Emma. Shayna did her signature stomp on Emma's arm, before forcing her to tap to the Kirifuda clutch. match length-1:30.

After the match, Ronda Rousey came to the ring. The two former friends faced off, before they began to brawl. Ronda managed to get the upper hand, locking in the armbar, but not getting Shayna to tap.

Backstage, Sonya Deville & Chelsea Green confronted WWE Women's Tag Team Champions Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez, questioning why they were going to be ringside for their match. Raquel & Liv said that they wanted to scout the competition. The tag champs were then confronted by Women's World Champion Rhea Ripley, who stepped to Raquel and told her to stay out of her business.

Sonya Deville & Chelsea Green defeated Kayden Carter & Katana Chance. Chelsea was able to roll Katana up with her feet on the ropes and Sonya on the outside giving her the assist for the pinfall win. match length-2:20.

NXT (7/11):

Cora Jade defeated Kelani Jordan. The finish saw Cora stop Kelani from attempting a springboard move by kicking the middle rope. Cora then followed up with the Death Rider for the win. match length-3:57.

After the match, Cora tried to attack Kelani with a kendo stick, but she was interrupted by Dana Brooke, who hit Cora with a series of dropkicks.

NXT Women's Champion Tiffany Stratton defeated Ivy Nile. Tiffany defeated Ivy after executing the Green Bay Plunge, before hitting the Prettiest Moonsault Ever for the pinfall win. match length-4:39.

Backstage, Blair Davenport was interviewed. She said that she enjoyed beating up Roxanne Perez and that she would do it again.

AEW Dynamite (7/12):

Women's Owen Hart Cup Tournament semifinal: Ruby Soho defeated Skye Blue. Ruby had the numbers advantage early in the match with Saraya and AEW Women's World Champion Toni Storm in her corner, but the duo were ejected after interfering. Skye attempted the Code Blue but Ruby countered it. Ruby pinned Skye after hitting No Future. match length-8:47.

WWE Main Event (7/13):

Natalya defeated Xia Li. match length-5:19.

Indi Hartwell defeated Dana Brooke. match length-7:55.

Friday Night SmackDown (7/14):

Bayley defeated Zelina Vega. match length-2:02.

After the match, Shotzi appeared onscreen, and taunted Bayley while shaving her head.

Bianca Belair defeated Asuka by DQ; Asuka retained the WWE Women's Championship. Iyo was about to cash in her Money in the Bank contract, but Asuka hit Bayley in the face with the mist. match length-9:01.

NXT Level Up (7/14):

Valentina Feroz defeated Lola Vice. match length-4:59.

AEW Rampage (7/14):

Taya Valkyrie defeated. Izzy McQueen. match length-0:24.

After the match, Taya was confronted by Saraya and AEW Women's World Champion Toni Storm. Taya challenged Toni to a title match at Battle of the Belts VII.

Women's Owen Hart Cup Tournament semifinal: Willow Nightingale defeated Athena. match length-10:36.

AEW Collision (7/15):

Women’s Owen Hart Cup Tournament final: Willow Nightingale vs. Ruby Soho. match length-9:08.

AEW Battle of the Belts VII (7/15):

Toni Storm defeated Taya Valkyrie to retain the AEW Women's World Championship. match length-11:16.

Other news & updates from last week:

On Monday, July 10, Nikki Cross announced on Twitter that she has officially graduated with her Master's in History from the University of Edinburgh.

On Thursday, July 13, Ariel Helwani tweeted that he was told Ronda Rousey is not considering returning to the UFC. The tweet comes after a rumor was started on Wednesday during media day for UFC Vegas 77.

On Saturday, July 15 at Impact Slammiversary, Trinity (fka Naomi) defeated Deonna Purrazzo to win the Impact Knockouts World Championship. This win marks Trinity's first time holding a singles title since 2017 when she was SmackDown Women's Champion.

On Sunday, July 16 on Twitter, Ring of Honor announced that Athena will defend the Ring of Honor Women's World Championship against Willow Nightingale this Friday at Death Before Dishonor.

Pro Wrestling Illustrated top 10 rankings recap:

Evaluation period: July 7-13, 2023. Published on July 14, 2023. Note: my recap of PWI's top 10 tag teams of the week will only cover the women's tag teams listed in the rankings for the week (PWI includes both men's and women's tag teams in their rankings). PWI lists their criteria for rankings as the following: championships held/defended, win-loss record, push, and technical ability.

PWI's Women's Wrestling top 10:

1: Tam Nakano (Stardom) 2: Giulia (Stardom, NJPW) 3: Alex Widsor (Freelancer) 4: Mirai (Stardom) 5: Tiffany Stratton (NXT) 6: Mizuki (Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling, DDT Pro Wrestling) 7: Rika Tatsumi (Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling, DDT Pro Wrestling) 8: Vert Vixen (Freelancer) 9: Miyu Yamashita (Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling) 10: Utami Hayashishita (Stardom)

PWI's Tag Team Wrestling top 10:

3: Giulia, Mai Sakurai, & Thekla (Stardom) 5: Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez (WWE) 10: Hyper Misao & Shoko Nakajima (Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling)

Things to look forward to this week:

A reminder that the upcoming edition of Friday Night SmackDown on July 21 will air on FS1 instead of Fox due to coverage of the Fifa Women's World Cup.

Tonight, July 17 on Monday Night Raw, WWE Women's Tag Team Champions Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez put the gold on the line against number one contenders Sonya Deville & Chelsea Green.

Current Women's Champions in WWE & AEW:

WWE: - Women's World Championship: Rhea Ripley - WWE Women's Championship: Asuka - NXT Women's Championship: Tiffany Stratton - WWE Women's Tag Team Championship: Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez - Ms. Money in the Bank: Iyo Sky

AEW: - AEW Women's World Championship: Toni Storm - TBS Championship: Kris Statlander

#weekly women's wrestling news roundup #celestial talks wrestling news #monday night raw #wwe nxt #wwe main event #friday night smackdown #nxt level up #aew dynamite #aew rampage #aew collision #aew battle of the belts #wwe #aew

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supakixbabe · 3 months

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Matthew used his manly voice tonight. Not only that, but he had some very valid points.

“And we will get OUR DAMN BELTS BACK!”

“YOUR EVPS!”

“I love being your freakin’ EVP!”

“LET’S GO!!!”

Nicholas, however, just wants you to call him and his brother by their…

GOD-GIVEN NAMES!

And show your EVPs some..

“RESPECT!”

#aew rampage lb #aew rampage #aew #wrestling #matt jackson #the young bucks #nick jackson #young bucks #matthew jackson #nicholas jackson #your evps #climbing the ranks #aew dynamite #men in suits #bloody suits #matthew jackson used his manly voice #goatee bucks #im screaming #friday night rampage

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iiconicxpersona · 2 years

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Ok but can we all just appreciate the positivity in the wrestling world for a moment? Like the fact that we are actually starting to get excited to watch both WWE AND AEW is a huge step forward!

#wwe #aew #monday night raw #friday night smackdown #aew dynamite #aew rampage #nxt 2.0 #aew dark #wrestling

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violetzane · 1 year

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ALL OF OUR FEELINGS TOWARD VINCE MCMAHON.

Max Caster of The Acclaimed with all of our thoughts towards Vince McMahon. Vince McMahon is probably the most hated man in all of pro wrestling as he should be. He is corrupt, evil and vile AF but somehow always makes it out on top. He is also a sexual assaulted and predator too. We all saw it during the Attitude Era and Ruthless Aggression Era. Vince is a pure POS! Vince hates pro wrestling and everything he created. His ego is psychotic and uncontrollable. He would rather tank his own company and sell it than to have Triple H run it. Vince has always hated his son in law Triple H because he knows us fans love and respect Triple H and not him. Vince has always been seething jealous of his son in law. Now with the soon to be sale of the WWE that entire roster and crew has got to be teetering on the edge with their anxiety at an all time sky high out of fear of losing their jobs with the new owner or perhaps mass firings before the sale of the company. They are probably worried sick over their job security and rightfully so. The WWE was going so good under Triple H. Now it’s going to go to complete hell because we all know Vince is gonna want total control again. Who knows if Vince is using the threat of a sale to gain back his power and control again. I wouldn’t put it past that bastard. If Vince does take total control again I would not be surprised if he brought back John Laurenitas. Vince, John, Bruce and Shawn Michaels are effectively running that company into the ground. I can’t help but to think that the wrestlers that had tryouts with the WWE but were turned away dodged a major bullet with WWE because there is no job security. They need to be able to live and put food on the table. They are thriving in AEW, Impact, New Japan and elsewhere. This may have been a blessing for them. Max Caster reflects all of our views on Vince and the WWE with the return of Vince McMahon. My heart truly breaks for all of the WWE Super Stars(NOT you Charlotte Flair) as they have to be terrified right now. I hope and pray for them. God Save Us All From Vince McMahon. FUCK!

What Are Your Thoughts?

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vibezzonerrythang · 1 year

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CLASSIC MOMENT 😂❗️ Sami Zayn makes the entire Bloodline break character (excluding Solo Sikoa, couldn’t see him) on SmackDown after him and the crowd says “Ucey” 🤣🤣😭 | SmackDown (10.28.22)

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adriswrld · 1 year

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gonna start posting wrestling one shots on here, some will be from my one shot book on wattpad:) requests are open ☆

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windhamsrotunda · 2 years

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WWE / NXT / AEW LIST OF FEMALES I WILL WRITE ABOUT:

WWE / NXT:

Alexa Bliss

Asuka

Bianca Belair

Dana Brooke

Nikki A.S.H.

Rhea Ripley

Cora Jade

Liv Morgan

Sonya Deville

Indi Hartwell

Kayden Karter

Roxanne Perez

Zoey Stark

AEW:

Anna Jay

Athena

Bunny

Kris Statlander

Mercedes Martinez

Ruby Soho

Toni Storm

Marina Shafir

OTHER ONE(S):

Jessamyn Duke

Naomi

Lita

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salad-juice-enjoyer · 2 years

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"5 times women's champion!"

Of what promotion Tony? 👁👁

#Isaac babbles #madison rayne #all elite wrestling #aew dynamite #aew rampage #wednesay night dynamite #friday night rampage #aew #aew dark elevation #impact wrestling #impactonaxstv #the beautiful people #beautiful people #the influence #🧂🧂🧂🧂🧂#I swear I'm not constantly bitching about AEW and impact

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h2dk-tumblz · 2 months

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#aew revolution #aew #wwe #wrestling #wwe smackdown #aew collision #aew dynamite #friday night smackdown #pro wrestling #all elite wrestling #wweedit #darby allin #sting

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jujutsukatsuki · 10 months

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Katsuki knew from a young age that he wanted to be the best. He would sacrifice what he had to go get there. Even if that meant losing the people closest to him.

You knew from a young age that you wanted to be Katsuki’s. That you’d stand by his side and love him forever. You’d sacrifice whatever you could to be his.

It worked for a while. You pined after him. He shoved you away.

“Oi! Get off!” He barked and tried to shove you off of him. Katsuki had just won the UA festival and you met up with him after.

“No! You won! You did so good!” You squeal and squeeze the blonde tightly.

Katsuki knew that you and him could never happen. You were the annoying girl who lived across the street. The girl he was forced to play with when your moms would have coffee together on Saturday mornings.

You knew that you’d have to chip away at the icy exterior to make room for yourself in his heart. He wasn’t just Dynamite. He was Katsuki. The boy who lived across that street. The boy you’d spend Friday nights roasting marshmallows with in the winter time with the use of his quirk.

His time at UA came and went. With lots of bumps in the road, he always seemingly found himself at your doorstep. Disheveled. Bleeding. Nearing exhaustion.

“Sit still.” You whisper softly as you stitch him up. You went on to become a doctor, thanks to Katsuki. You saw the difference he was making in the world and you wanted to do it too.

“I am.” He said gruffly and took another swig of vodka. He looked down at your concentrated face. The way your brows furrowed as you carefully threaded the needle. He wouldn’t ever admit it, but every time you were finished healing him up, he craved the hug you’d give. Like you were holding him together.

As Katsuki moved up in the world, did you. He was the number two hero. You were a top doctor at your hospital. There was a day that seemed to be like any other. Some petty robberies, a few check ups. The day was normal for you both.

Until a huge explosion shook the hospital and sent everyone in a panic. Three villains came in and started causing destruction, and chaos. You quickly started to help patients that were laying in the rubble, you didn’t care that the villains were close by you. You put other people before yourself.

That was the last thing you remember before waking up in someone’s arms. Soft water droplets we’re hitting your face. You scrunched your brows together, your eyes felt heavy as you slowly opened them. Your vision slowly focused as you saw the spiky blonde holding you. Tears mixed with remnants of black from his eyeliner slowly ran down his cheeks and onto your face.

“Come on. Wake up. Please.” His voice was hoarse. You wanted to laugh, to tell him you were right that someday all the yelling would get to him.

“Y/n please. If you wake up right now, I’ll marry you. Just please get up. I can’t do this without you!” You’ve never heard katsuki this upset before. When you’ve finally become coherent enough to slowly move, you gently wrap your arms around him in a hug.

“I’d never leave you Suki.” You whisper to him. For the first ever, he hugs you back. His hand grip the tattered up doctors jacket like you’d fade from existence. He buried his face in your neck as you both hold each other.

Katsuki takes you to his apartment that night, he says it’s for your safety just incase. You can tell he’s lying. Which is why when he shows you the guest room to let you lay down and rest, you turn and lay in his bed instead. The corner of his mouth turns up into a smile before he lays with you.

You know that katsuki will never love you like you love him.

Katsuki knows that you will never understand his love for you. That his love isn’t something he can put in words. He doesn’t know how to translate his love into something you can understand. But he’ll work at it. Because he loves you.

#bakugou x reader #bakugo x reader #katsuki bakugo x reader #katsuki bakugou x reader #katsuki x reader #bakugou katsuki x reader #mha x reader #bakugo katuski x reader #my hero academia x reader #boku no hero academia x reader #bnha x reader

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celestial-thoughts · 10 months

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july 10, 2023 - weekly women’s pro wrestling news roundup: week of july 3-9, 2023

this week's news roundup includes:

News & results from last week’s editions of Monday Night Raw, NXT, and Friday Night SmackDown.

News & results from last week's editions of WWE Main Event and NXT Level Up.

News & results from last week’s editions of AEW Dynamite, AEW Rampage, and AEW Collision.

Other updates and news from last week.

Pro Wrestling Illustrated's weekly top 10 recap.

Things to look forward to in women’s wrestling this week!

spoilers below the cut for shows/events listed above!

Notable news & results from TV last week:

Monday Night Raw (7/3):

Ronda Rousey came out to the ring, but was interrupted by her former best friend and tag team partner Shayna Baszler, telling Ronda that no one wanted to hear her talk. Ronda said that Shayna owed her an explanation for betraying her on Saturday at Money in the Bank. Shayna fired back, reminding Ronda that she wouldn't even be in WWE if it weren't for Shayna, and that unlike Rousey, Baszler paid her dues and worked her way up through the independent wrestling scene. She then went on to say that the only thing she owed was an apology for bringing Ronda into WWE. Ronda tried to choke Shayna out, but Shayna countered into an ankle lock, before hitting Ronda with a knee strike and walking away.

Sonya Seville & Chelsea Green won tag team turmoil to become the number one contenders to the WWE Women's Tag Team Championships. The match started with Sonya Neville & Chelsea Green taking on Indi Hartwell & Candice LeRae. After eliminating Indi & Candice, they also eliminated Emma & Nikki Cross, before also facing and eliminating Dana Brooke & Tegan Nox. The final team to enter was Katana Chance & Katana Chance, who Sonya & Chelsea also eliminated to become number one contenders. match length-11:55.

Becky Lynch came out to the ring. She said that she can move on from not winning Money in the Bank, but that she can't move on from Trish Stratus. She called out Trish, telling her to come out to the ring so they could end things. Trish Stratus and Zoey Stark came out, and Trish said that she wasn't medically cleared to compete. Becky said that she would fight Zoey instead, saying that Zoey was better than Trish anyways, and a match between Becky and Zoey was set for next week on Raw.

Rhea Ripley defeated Natalya to retain the Women’s World Championship. The match opened with Natalya attacking Rhea from behind as the champion was making her way to the ring. The match was back and forth as both women were able to get in various degrees of offense. Natalya nearly made Rhea tap with the Sharpshooter, but Rhea got to the bottom rope. Rhea hit Natalya with the Riptide to successfully retain the title. match length-12:45.

After the match, Rhea continued to beat Natalya down, but the WWE Women's Tag Team Champions Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez came to her aid. Rhea got out of the ring, and Raquel stared down the champion.

Backstage, Ms. Money in the Bank Iyo Sky came face to face with Women's World Champion Rhea Ripley. Iyo said she would see Rhea around, and the champion responded that cashing in on her would be the biggest mistake of Iyo's life. Rhea then complained to Damian Priest and Dominik Mysterio about Liv and Raquel coming to the aid of Natalya, saying that she would make them regret getting involved in her business.

NXT (7/4):

Blair Davenport defeated Roxanne Perez. The match started off hot, with Roxanne attacking Blair from behind while Blair was making her way to the ring. After a back and forth match, Blair was finally able to put Roxanne down for the three count. match length-12:02.

Ivy Nile was being interviewed backstage, but she was interrupted by NXT Women's Champion Tiffany Stratton. Tiffany talked trash to Ivy, who reminded Tiffany that the whole world had seen her tap out to Thea Hail the week before at Gold Rush.

Kelani Jordan defeated Tatum Paxley. In her NXT TV singles debut, Kelani managed to defeat Tatum with veteran Dana Brooke in her corner. Kelani got the pinfall win after hitting a stunner out of nowhere on Tatum. match length-2:47.

After the match, Cora Jade came out to "congratulate" Kelani, before warning Kelani that any friend of Dana's is her enemy. Kelani challenged Cora to a match right then and there, but Cora said that no one tells her what to do, before walking away.

Lyra Valkyria defeated Jacy Jayne. Lyra was able to pin Jacy after hitting a spinning leg lariat. match length-8:54.

After the match, Jacy beat down Lyra, before tearing up her entrance wings.

A vignette was shown of Kiana James entering her office which had been filled with paint by Gigi Colin.

AEW Dynamite (7/5):

Women’s Owen Hart Cup Tournament first round: Ruby Soho defeated Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D. Britt battled the numbers game of The Outcasts, with both Saraya and AEW Women's World Champion Toni Storm at ringside interfering in the match. In the end, Ruby was able to roll up Britt, with Toni holding Ruby down to help secure the pinfall win. match length-10:07.

After the match, Skye Blue confronted Ruby Soho. The two women will compete against each other in the semifinals on next week's Dynamite.

WWE Main Event (7/6):

No women's matches this week.

Friday Night SmackDown (7/7):

A video package was shown, recapping the WWE Women's Championship match between Asuka and Charlotte Flair from last week's SmackDown, as well as Bianca Belair's involvement in the match which caused it to end in a no contest.

WWE Women's Champion Asuka came out to the ring, but was quickly interrupted first by Bianca Belair and then Charlotte Flair. The three brawled, before Ms. Money in the Bank Iyo Sky attacked Asuka with the briefcase. Bayley hit a Rose Plant on Asuka onto the briefcase, before Iyo hit the champion with a moonsault. Iyo told Bayley she was going to cash in, but before the official could ring the bell, Bianca attacked Bayley and Charlotte attacked Asuka. Bianca, Bayley, and Iyo (who is still Ms. Money in the Bank) were left laid out on the floor, Charlotte stood tall in the ring, and Asuka escaped with her title.

NXT Level Up (7/7):

Fallon Henley defeated Tatum Paxley. match length-5:53.

AEW Rampage (7/7):

Hikaru Shida defeated Marina Shafir. Shida defeated Marina after hitting the Katana. match length-3:31.

TBS Champion Kris Statlander was interviewed backstage, where she said that she would defend her title anywhere and against anyone.

AEW Collision (7/8):

Willow Nightingale was originally supposed to compete tonight against Athena in the Women's Owen Hart Cup Tournament semifinals, but it was announced on Twitter hours before the show that she had suffered injuries earlier in the week while competing on July 4 and 5 at NJPW Strong Independence Day in Japan. The match is being moved to the Friday, July 14, edition of AEW Rampage, in an effort to give Willow a chance to get medically cleared.

Julia Hart defeated Bambi Hall. match length-2:20.

Other news & updates from last week:

According to a report from Fightful Select on Monday afternoon, the rumor that had circulated leading up to Money in the Bank about Charlotte Flair replacing Zelina Vega in the Women's Money in the Bank ladder match was false. Charlotte's current program with WWE Women's Champion Asuka and Bianca Belair has been planned since before she returned a few weeks ago.

In an Instagram caption on Monday, Ronda Rousey noted that the length of the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship match at Money in the Bank had gotten cut 3 times. The match ended up being 9 minutes long. This isn't the first time that Ronda has been vocal in her criticism about the amount of time given to women's matches, as she expressed similar frustration after her match with Liv Morgan at SummerSlam 2022 was only given about 4 and a half minutes.

In significantly more exciting news regarding the women's division in WWE, the July 3 edition of Monday Night Raw, nearly every member of the Raw women's division was featured on-screen in some capacity. 21 of the 23 women on the roster were featured, plus an appearance by SmackDown superstar Iyo Sky. The only 2 women who weren't on the July 3 edition of Raw were Piper Niven and Xia Li.

On Wednesday, July 5 at day 2 of NJPW Independence Day, Willow Nightingale lost the NJPW Strong Women's Championship to Giulia. For those who aren't familiar with Giulia, she is one-third of the current Artist of Stardom champions in the Japanese all-women's promotion Stardom.

According to WWE, the June 30 edition of SmackDown and WWE Money in the Bank (both of which took place at the O2 Arena in London, England) generated a combined gate of more than $5.4 million. Additionally, the June 30 episode of SmackDown was the highest-grossing SmackDown of all-time, and WWE Money in the Bank was the highest-grossing arena event of all-time.

WWE also announced that this year's Money in the Bank marked the highest-grossing arena event for venue merchandise in WWE history, and sponsorship revenue was up 9 percent versus the record set in 2022.

Viewership for this year's event jumped 17 percent from last year's record, as well as surpassing the viewership of the last U.K. premium live event (Clash at the Castle) by 30 percent.

On Friday, WWE announced that this year’s Survivor Series event will take place on Saturday, November 25, 2023. The announcement included no mention of the WarGames theme from the 2022 event. Both the Survivor Series event itself, as well as Friday Night SmackDown the night before will take place at the Allstate Arena in Chicago, Illinois. This is the same building where several other WWE events have been held, including NXT TakeOver: WarGames in 2019, Survivor Series 2019, and most recently hosted Hell in a Cell 2022.

Dave Meltzer's ratings for WWE Money in the Bank 2023 have been announced. The WWE Women's Tag Team Championship match between Ronda Rousey & Shayna Baszler and Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez received 2.75 stars, while the women's Money in the Bank ladder match was given a rating of 4 stars. Additionally, the Women's World Championship match between Rhea Ripley and Natalya on the July 3 edition of Monday Night Raw received a rating of 3.75 stars.

According to Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful, Vince McMahon was backstage at Friday Night SmackDown on July 7 at Madison Square Garden. It is worth noting that MSG isn't far from WWE HQ in Connecticut, and Vince has been known to be backstage at shows close to where WWE corporate offices are.

Dave Meltzer of Wrestling Observer Newsletter reported on Sunday, July 9 that the upcoming July 21, 2023 edition of Friday Night SmackDown will be airing on FS1 instead of Fox, due to Fox coverage of the FIFA Women's World Cup. This week's show on July 14 is still set to air on Fox as usual.

Pro Wrestling Illustrated top 10 rankings recap:

Evaluation period: June 30-July 6, 2023. Published on July 7, 2023. Note: my recap of PWI's top 10 tag teams of the week will only cover the women's tag teams listed in the rankings for the week (PWI includes both men's and women's tag teams in their rankings). PWI lists their criteria for rankings as the following: championships held/defended, win-loss record, push, and technical ability.

PWI's Women's Wrestling top 10:

1: Giulia (Stardom, NJPW) 2: Mirai (Stardom) 3: Rhea Ripley (WWE) 4: Asuka (WWE) 5: Deonna Purrazzo (Impact) 6: Iyo Sky (WWE) 7: Tam Nakano (Stardom) 8: Miyu Yamashita (Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling) 9: Saki Kashima (Stardom) 10: Willow Nightingale (AEW, NJPW, ROH)

PWI's Tag Team Wrestling top 10:

2: Mariah May & Mina Shirakawa (Stardom) 4: Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez (WWE)

Things to look forward to this week:

After last week's confrontation, Becky Lynch will go one-on-one with Zoey Stark this Monday, July 10, on Raw.

This Tuesday, July 11 on NXT, following an exchange of harsh words between Ivy Nile and the NXT Women's Champion Tiffany Stratton, Ivy will step up to the champ in a non-title match.

This Wednesday, July 12 on AEW Dynamite, Skye Blue and Ruby Soho will face off with a spot in the Women's Owen Hart Tournament finals on the line.

This Friday, July 14 on SmackDown, Bianca Belair will get her rematch against WWE Women's Champion Asuka next week on SmackDown.

AEW Battle of the Belts returns with the seventh edition of AEW's one hour television special. AEW Battle of the Belts VII is set to air Saturday, July 15 on TNT, immediately following AEW Collision.

Current Women's Champions in WWE & AEW:

AEW: - AEW Women's World Championship: Toni Storm - TBS Championship: Kris Statlander

#weekly women's wrestling news roundup #celestial talks wrestling news #spoilers #monday night raw #wwe nxt #wwe main event #friday night smackdown #nxt level up #aew dynamite #aew rampage #aew collision #wwe #aew

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