Swerve Got Screwed

The Wrestling Brethren Podcast

NEWS (5/8/24–5/9/24)

* Smackdown Begins on the USA Network on Friday, September 13

→ In addition to that, they’ll be rolling out ‘WWE Week’ on September 9th and throughout the week, USA will air films from the Fast and the Furious franchise starring Dwayne Johnson, Blockers starring John Cena, and the Peacock documentary, Bray Wyatt: Becoming Immortal.

* Starting in September and through the end of 2024, @USANetwork will serve as the exclusive linear home of @WWE Monday Night RAW and @WWE SmackDown

* KOTR and QOTR First Round Matches for SD

→ WWE King of the Ring First Round: AJ Styles vs. Randy Orton

WWE King of the Ring First Round: Tama Tonga vs. Angelo Dawkins

WWE Queen of the Ring First Round: Bianca Belair vs. Candice LeRae

WWE Queen of the Ring First Round: Jade Cargill vs. Piper Niven

WWE Queen of the Ring First Round: Naomi vs. Nia Jax

AEW Dynamite: (5/8/2024)

* Dynamite video open is still The Elite only...

* Orange Cassidy def. Trent - post match beating from Trent; Don Callis + Kris Stat

* Announcement: From EVP, Kenny Omega - Anarchy in the Arena at DoN!

* Segment: Serena Deeb + Toni Storm

* Backstage: Rocky Romero approaches Orange Cassidy in the trainer’s room. Rocky says Tony Khan told him if he wins tonight, he can have a trios title match, and he wants Cassidy on his team.

* Mariah May def. Harley Cameron

* In-Ring Segment: Christian + Swerve Strickland

* Backstage: Willow Promo

* Jay White def. Rocky Romero

* Training Vignette: Samoa Joe - What drives a warrior is fear; I’m not a warrior who fears – I’m who these men fear in the first place.

* The Learning Tree Squash Match

* NO DQ TNT TITLE MATCH: Adam Copeland def. Brody King

* Backstage: Mercedes Promo

* Backstage: Adam Copeland + Kyle O’Reilly

* Overrun: The Elite find out their opponents