Live from Seattle, Washington, this is the Raw Deal for episode #1323 of Monday Night Raw. Follow me on Twitter @johnreport. Thanks to Melo Man for the banner up top. Please check out even more of our great content over at TJRWrestling on Patreon now! Raw began with Dean Ambrose’s entrance. They plugged stuff that was coming up later. Let’s Hear from Dean Ambrose Dean Ambrose was in the ring with lovely interviewer Charly Caruso. She asked if there was any truth to what Strowman, McIntyre and Ziggler said about Ambrose last week. Ambrose said there might be something to it because he pointed out that Seth and Roman are champions…

— In a follow up to an earlier posted headline about Shawn Michaels coming out of retirement for more than one match, according to @WrestleVotes if all goes as planned, Michaels is aiming to wrestle at WrestleMania. There have been names tossed around, but nothing confirmed and as we reported recently, WWE is actually looking to set up Michaels against some current stars in a “dream match” type scenario. — Also in an update to a previous post about WWE moving their upcoming Crown Jewel show from the 65,000 King Fahd International Stadium to the 25,000 King Saud University Stadium is strictly because of construction going on at the former…

BOUND FOR GLORY 2018 RESULTS The cold open video package for tonight’s PPV airs and the show is off and running. We shoot inside the Melrose Ballroom where Josh Mathews and Don Callis welcome us on commentary. We head to the ring for our first match of the evening. Rich Swann & Willie Mack vs. Matt Sydal & Ethan Page Tag-team action kicks off the Bound For Glory PPV, as the team of Rich Swann and Willie Mack take on the duo of Matt Sydal and Ethan Page in our first bout inside the ring. The crowd chants “Return of the Mack” for Willie Mack before things get going. Swann…

— As noted before, the main reason that WWE selected Dolph Ziggler to make it all the way to the World Cup finals is due to the fact that he was lowest on the “pecking order” among the competitors in the tournament on the Raw side. WWE had to pick someone who was would be unaffected by being squashed by Shane McMahon in a matter of minutes and Ziggler was the only one who made sense out of him, Bobby Lashey, Seth Rollins and Kurt Angle. — On the Smackdown side, the same strategy was used as The Miz was picked as a finalist as he was the only one…

Another WWE Superstar has received the “shortened name treatment” The news has been making the rounds on Monday that WWE has removed the “Mustafa” from Mustafa Ali’s name. WWE has changed his official bio page, shortening his name to just “Ali.” Any mention of his first name has been removed from the page as well. Additionally, Mustafa Ali’s official WWE Twitter page has been changed to simply, @WWEAli. His Twitter name now includes his real name, “Ali / Abdeel Alam.” Ali joins other Superstars who have been called up to the WWE main roster, such as Otis (Dozovic), Tucker (Knight), (Luke) Harper, (Erik) Rowan and Andrade (Cien Almas), who have…

It’s been a pretty rough year for everyone, but Daniel Ricciardo seems to be the exception to the rule after revealing that the 2020 season has been the most fun he’s had in the sport in ages. The Australian has finished in the points in the last eight races, and been on the podium twice at the Nurburgring and Imola. It’s put him into sixth place in the drivers championship, just four points behind the driver in fourth. That makes it potentially his best season since 2016 when he was at Red Bull and Max Verstappen was the raw young rookie taking over from Daniil Kvyat mid-season. Read also: Ricciardo…

Impact Wrestling star Joe Hendry recently appeared as a guest on Behind The Lights podcast with Anthony “Santino Marella” Carelli and Alicia Atout for an in-depth interview. During the discussion, Hendry looked back at his 2016 match against WWE Hall Of Famer Kurt Angle and revealed that he actually ended up booking the bout himself. “When I wrestled Kurt Angle, I had a really active part in setting that up”, Hendry said. “It’s probably the ballsiest thing I’ve ever done in wrestling, it was basically the path I took to get that match. The crazy thing with what happened with Kurt was, somebody asked me, ‘What’s your dream match?’ And…

We have a pair of matches set for next week’s 205 Live show. It was announced on this week’s edition of 205 Live that next week’s episode will feature Mustafa Ali facing Tony Nese for a future shot at the WWE Cruiserweight Championship, which is currently held by Buddy Murphy. The match was made after Ali defeated Hideo Itami in a Falls Count Anywhere match. Also announced for next week’s 205 Live is Brian Kendrick vs. Jack Gallagher. Next Tuesday’s 205 Live tapings (as well as SmackDown Live and Mixed Match Challenge) will be held at the Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. 205 Live currently airs via tape delay on…

— According to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, the belief is that John Cena was advised that if he wrestled in Saudi Arabia, it would be looked at in a negative light in Hollywood as he transitions from the wrestling industry into the movie industry. Pulling out of the show was inevitably the smart move for his career, but Cena refrained from making any public statement as he would never do anything to damage WWE or create a bigger controversy. — It is also believed that because Cena is a huge star in WWE, he is “bullet proof” in that if and when he decides to return to WWE, no one…

On the latest episode of his Steve Austin Show podcast, WWE Hall Of Famer “Stone Cold” Steve Austin spoke about cutting out alcohol from his life, trying medical marijuana and more. Featured below are some of the highlights. On his new diet and cutting alcohol out of his life: “My eating program is going fantastic. [I’m] sticking to my exact macros. [I’ve had] zero alcohol for right at 14 days now. Pounds are coming off. My strength is going up. Jesus Christ, I’m getting as strong as a goddamn horse over here. No alcohol and when you hit the weights on a consistent basis and eat what you’re supposed to,…