Balor taking time off after Summer Jam, Harvey was passed out in stairwell case, IIConics, JR/Raw

[The Prince of All Saiyans]

Dave Meltzer on Wrestling Observer Radio confirmed that Finn Balor will be taking some time off beginning after SummerSlam. Balor’s request for a “sabbatical” is not hinged on any sort of unhappiness (such as the situation with Rusev) but rather it seems like he wants a rest. WWE agreed to the leave of absence as long as Balor committed to working through SummerSlam, where he is expected to put over Bray Wyatt. It was re-iterated that there is no question of Balor leaving WWE.

y'all talk about seeing Seth too much but Balor up there too

he news continues to come in regarding Jeff Hardy's arrest for public intoxication this past weekend.

TMZ Sports posted the following update on Tuesday morning:

WWE'S JEFF HARDY PASSED OUT IN STAIRWELL BEFORE ARREST ... Cops Say

WWE wrestler Jeff Hardy was passed out in a public stairwell and reeked of booze before cops arrested him Saturday ... this according to new police docs obtained by TMZ Sports.

We broke the story ... Hardy was busted down in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina this weekend for allegedly being drunk in public -- and was eventually released on less than $200 bond.

Now, we've obtained police docs that say Hardy admitted to drinking vodka before cops found him passed out in a stairwell.

Hardy was facing a misdemeanor charge of public intoxication -- but we've now learned Jeff ain't facing more trouble in the case.

Court officials tell us ... because Hardy paid a $153 ticket for public intoxication, his case is considered closed.

Of course, there is a small chance Jeff could fight the ticket in court later this month ... but doesn't seem that'll be likely, considering he's not facing a conviction on his record.

41-year-old Hardy has been 1/2 of the famous Hardy Boyz tag team in the WWE for years.

Hardy underwent knee surgery earlier this year and is currently rehabbing to get back in the ring.

WWE has announced that The Ilconics (Peyton Royce & Billie Kay) will defend their WWE Women's Tag-Team Championships against Asuka & Kairi Sane on tonight's show, and that Daniel Bryan will make an announcement that will "change the course of his career and shake SmackDown LIVE to its core."

The advertised post-show dark match main events for tonight's show, according to the DCU Center official website, are WWE Champion Kofi Kingston vs. Dolph Ziggler and Roman Reigns vs. Drew McIntyre.

who was it that was just saiyan Asuka & Kairi ain't get their shot??

JR would have had to kiss Vince's ass one more time

 

[Bob Loblaw]

Daniel Bryan to make a ‘career-altering’ announcement on SmackDown Live

 

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Monday's WWE Raw saw a viewership increase week-over-week, climbing to 2.453 million viewers - the second most watched Raw since May behind only the July 1 edition which drew 2.496 million. The 2018 edition was watched by 2.866 million and the 2017 show generated 3.153 million.

-- On the night, Raw was fifth in total viewership behind only news shows but sat atop the charts in the 18-49 demographic, ranking #1, #2 and #3 for each of the three hours. Even more positively, the third hour was watched by more people than the first hour and it was the most watched final hour since around WrestleMania.

Hour One - 2.379 million
Hour Two - 2.503 million
Hour Three - 2.478 million