WWE SummerSlam Match Plans Reportedly Nixed, More on Tonight’s WWE 205 Live, WWE Continues to Hype Possible Olympic Prospect

By Nick Paglino

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WWE SummerSlam Match Plans Reportedly Nixed

As of last week, the plan in WWE was to hold a Fatal Four Way match for the Raw Women’s Title at WWE SummerSlam, however Dave Meltzer of Wrestling Observer Radio is reporting those plans have since been nixed. As of now, there are no details on who Alexa Bliss will face for the title at the August PPV, but it appears the bout will be a singles match.

More News on Tonight’s WWE 205 Live

WWE has issued the following hyping tonight’s 205 Live:

Is Tozawa too injured to compete?

Despite his loss to WWE Cruiserweight Champion Neville at the first-ever WWE Great Balls of Fire pay-per-view – albeit by some questionable tactics from the champion – Akira Tozawa remains laser-focused on dethroning The King of the Cruiserweights.

However, last week on WWE 205 Live, Tozawa’s match against Ariya Daivari ended prematurely when Neville attacked and locked his nemesis in the Rings of Saturn. The extent of the damage done during the attack was unknown for nearly a week until Daivari and the Japanese Superstar squared off once more on Raw. During the contest, it was clear Tozawa was favoring his shoulder and The Persian Lion pounced. Neville’s attack, combined with Daivari’s merciless targeting of Tozawa’s shoulder led to Titus O’Neil quitting on behalf of his client.

After the match, Tozawa – upset that O’Neil made him quit – demanded that the Founder and CEO of Titus Worldwide secure not only a rematch with Neville for the WWE Cruiserweight Championship, but also a rematch with Daivari.

Tozawa may be over-exerting himself, especially if he’s nursing an injury, and that makes him especially vulnerable to The King of the Cruiserweights. Can The Stamina Monster fight through the pain, or will O’Neil’s decision on Raw turn out to be the right one?

WWE Continues to Hype Possible Iranian Prospect

In related news, as seen on WWE Raw last night, Ariya Daivari made mention of 22 year old Iranian wrestler Hassan Yazdani, and he dedicated his win over Akira Tozawa to the 2016 Olympic gold medalist. There has been speculation that WWE is attempting to sign the 22 year old, following the numerous mentions that were made of him on WWE Raw last night.

Nick Paglino
Nick Paglino

Nick was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, and lived there until the age of 18, when he decided to pack his flack jacket and move to New York City.

Nick attended New York University and graduated in 2001 with a degree in Drama.

Nick first entered the internet wrestling community back in 2004 when he became the co-host of The Voice of Wrestling Radio Show. From there, Nick made the transition from radio personality to editor when he began working with WrestleZone in 2008.

Nick is a member of two Off-Broadway theatre companies, Another Urban Riff, and the Drama Desk Award winning Godlight Theatre Company. Nick has appeared in over a dozen Off-Broadway plays since he moved to New York City, and has shot several short and feature length films. In 2010, he completed principle photography on a film titled "How to Score Your Life," which also features TNA Knockout ODB.

Inspiration in his life has come from many people including his family, Woody Allen, Steven Spielberg, Jack Nicholson, The Beatles, and of course, Lassie.

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