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BRAY'S FIRST WWE TITLE DEFENSE, FORMER WWE DIVAS CHAMP WANTS ANOTHER RUN, NESE INJURY, BROOKLYN RAW MAIN EVENT, BAYLEY, JOE AND MORE WWE NEWS

By Mike Johnson on 2017-02-14 09:00:00

WWE will headline Smackdown Live with WWE champion Bray Wyatt vs. John Cena tonight in Wyatt's first championship defensee.  The show will also feature the fallout of the Elimination Chamber as well as the first appearance of Naomi as the Smackdown Women's champion.

Wyatt's WWE championship win was picked up by The Fresno Bee yesterday, noting that he was a former football player at the College of the Sequinoas.

WWE Cruiserweight champion Neville vs. TJ Perkins will main event tonight's edition of 205 Live.

Big Show vs. Braun Strowman was announced for next week's episode of Monday Night Raw from Los Angeles, CA.

WWE Universal champion Kevin Owens vs. Roman Reigns is being advertised as the main event of the 3/20 Raw taping in Brooklyn, NY at the Barclays Center locally.

WWE will be running a Raw taping in Louisville, Kentucky for the first time in many years on 4/18.  WWE had pulled out of doing PPVs and TV tapings in the state for many years because of a State Athletic Commission rule that required the immediate stoppage of any wrestling bout with errant blood  So, if John Cena got a bloody nose in the main event of a PPV, for example, the bout would have to be stopped - obviously WWE could not have that happen on a TV production.  Now that the rule has been removed, they are beginning to film TV in the Bluegrass State again.

Bryce Harper of the Washington Nationals was in attendance at Raw last night. Harper is a Las Vegas native.

Former WWE exec and ECW performer Lou "Sign Guy Dudley" was backstage at Raw last night with his daughter, so he had the chance to reunite with D-Von Dudley.

Tony Nese returned to action last night during WWE Main Event taping.  The word backstage was he was dealing with a bruised heel.

Backstage at Raw was former WWE Divas champion Kelly Kelly.  WWE featured an interview with her on their social media, where she announced she would be signing at AXXESS and was open to the idea of another run:

The New York Post featured a story on Chyna and her issues leading up to her death at this link.

TV Insider's Scott Fishman featured an interview with David Otunga, which you can read by clicking here.

David Roux sent along word that Natalya will be signing this Saturday at at WEM in Edmonton on center stage.  For details, click here.

ABC affiliate channel 15 in Phoenix featured a piece on Baron Corbin, who was a former Arizona Cardinals linebacker at this link.

If you missed it, here was the awesome Samoa Joe sit-down interview from Raw:

WWE released the following promo from Bayley following her Raw Women's championship win:

Emmalina debuted last night, but...

WWE released the following video in support of Teddy Long being inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame:

 

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