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There was a legitimate argument backstage after WWE Monday Night Raw went off the air.

PWInsider reports that the argument involved members of the six-man tag match that ended the show. The match featured The Judgment Day vs. Kevin Owens, Sami Zayn, and Seth Rollins and the main issue was that some spots in the match did not go as planned and they were "clunky" and aspects of the match were changed "at the last second" according to two sources. One source reportedly put the blame on a certain talent but they didn't want to say who because they didn't want to "make the internet go insane."

After Finn Balor pinned Sami Zayn, everyone returned backstage and that is when the argument began. Reportedly it began out of frustration over how the match went but there was never any indication that things were going to get physical but many involved were not happy about the situation. It was noted that last night was just "one of those nights" and emotions were running high.
 
Iceberg_Taylor said:
There was this spot kinda towards the last leg of the match with Seth and Finn that looked janky as hell. I remember right after that you could hear them calling spots. This was right before the Dom frog splash
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sami also inadvertently hit rollins while trying to break up a pin, and sami/finn weren’t on the same page for the first blue thunder bomb spot

niggas were wrestling drunk
 
already home_17 said:
sami also inadvertently hit rollins while trying to break up a pin, and sami/finn weren’t on the same page for the first blue thunder bomb spot

niggas were wrestling drunk
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Lmao! I actually remember that
Shit i was here thinkin Seth might be the person the report was referring to they was tryin to keep a hush but it might have been Sami
 
A WWE source who contacted PWInsider.com shortly after we broke the news of the Raw argument that took place following the main event stated it was simply a "difference of opinion" that ended up exacerbated by last minute changes made to the main event plans.

The same source stated that almost to the second ring entrances were happening, there was a re-working of plans and when things didn't go smoothly in the ring, it exacerbated the issues. They felt that the changes may have led to the domino effect of things not being "as smooth as it would have been otherwise" inside the ring.


The source we spoke to was absolutely playing down the signifigance of the argument, stating their belief was this wasn't going to be an issue that continued to cause strife.

The source noted that with the company's business on fire, everyone is especially "sensitive" to making sure that they do their part to keep it going and that's going to lead to the butting of heads over the right cause of action for a segment/match, especially with some many hot acts at the same time.
 
A number of WWE sources are waiting to see what happens this week when the extended talks for a new SAG-AFTRA contract end, leading to what many in Hollywood expect to be a long, drawn out fight before a new contract is locked in, effectively shutting down all film and television projects that fall under that union. With no end in sight for the Writer's Guild of America and their ongoing strike, WWE sources have pointed out that after last Friday's Smackdown, these issues in Hollywood could not come at a better time to benefit WWE.

As Dave Scherer reported, the segment with the Bloodline from Madison Square Garden brought in 3 million viewers, the largest WWE segment in a long, long time. WWE sources internally have compared that segment to the old "This is Your Life" segment with Mick Foley and The Rock from The Attitude Era in that each segments, while completely different in tone, went well beyond their expected time cue but in doing so, drove viewers in a massive way to the live broadcast. WWE was absolutely ecstatic with the numbers and the performances in that segment, with a LOT of people noting that the moment with Solo Sikoa and Roman Reigns may have been the beginning of a long, long tease for THAT confrontation down the line.

As several sources in the company pointed out, this was yet another indication that WWE, which is live, non-union production, can be a massive help to cable and broadcast networks as they rush to find new, original content during the strike(s), which are hitting just as WWE broadcast rights are also on the open market.

The belief is that now more than ever, with WWE hitting on all cylinders, the company is poised to be even more important to the entertainment world and that the company has the potential to enrich itself even more than ever before.
 
Some major changes could be on the horizon for All Elite Wrestling.

Fightful can confirm via Warner Bros Discovery sources that AEW has long been involved in television rights extension talks.

Those that we’ve spoken to said that the conversations have been ongoing for months and they personally believe an announcement could be made this Summer or Fall of a deal reached.

WBD sources tell us they’ve been very happy with AEW, especially the flexibility they’ve provided with adding and subtracting shows, providing different kinds of content, and working around preemptions and network changes.

One of the provisions regarding AEW content and WBD was that AEW content would be exclusive to the WBD brands, which signaled the end of AEW Dark and Elevation on AEW channels. However, we’ve long heard that beyond the PPV integration, WBD hasn’t had much of an interest in ROH branding themselves, and it actually dates back to when Sinclair owned ROH. We haven't heard if that has changed of late.

WBD does have plenty of say and influence over AEW programming, as we’ve seen in the past with crossovers, and talent that are or aren’t featured. However, we’ve been told that AEW has also been really flexible with overruns, as well as other requests WBD has made.

Regarding the broadcast of AEW All In, we’re told that has been actively discussed as a part of these talks.

The WBD source did confirm what we’ve heard in the past, that the deal would be a “huge money increase for AEW, by the way things are looking now.”
 
We’d recently reported that AEW and WBD are deep into negotiations to extend their deal, but it could come with a massive change.

Warner Bros Discovery sources confirmed to Fightful Select that one of the major proposals from their end to All Elite Wrestling as it relates to an extension is the subject of PPV (or PLE) events. Specifically, a WBD source told Fightful that they mentioned the very likely possibility of significantly expanding the AEW PPV schedule, even to one a month. We’re told that this is something that Warner Bros. Discovery has wanted.

We aren’t sure on if those would be standalone or included in a MAX streaming deal, as WBD sources would not elaborate on that.

AEW has already expanded their special event schedule, adding Forbidden Door last year, and AEW All In this year. However, there have been no broadcast plans revealed as of yet.

Nothing in the deal is finalized to our knowledge, and this could change, but the expanded schedule has been discussed.
 
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