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CHANGE TO WWE SUPER SHOWDOWN PPV, TALENT PULLED FROM SHOW

By Mike Johnson on 2020-02-24 23:33:00

WWE star Rusev was not at tonight's Raw in Winnipeg, Manitoba and is no longer scheduled to travel to Saudi Arabia for this Thursday's WWE Super Showdown in Riyadh. 

The word making the rounds is that Rusev is citing a back issue, leading to his replacement.  

er.com is told that Rey Mysterio is schedued to replace Rusev in the first-ever Tuwaiq Trophy Gautlet Match, which will now feature Mysterio vs. AJ Styles vs. R-Truth vs. Erick Rowan vs. Bobby Lashley vs. WWE United States Champion Andrade.

An official announcement could come at any time.

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