The 5 News Week: An Update Regarding Kairi Sane Coming Back To Japan, Extreme Rules Quick Predictions.

Hello, my fellow wrestling fans and welcome to the 5 news week. The post where I report 5 major or minor news of the week that I don't have time to do it separately. Without further ado, here are the 5 news week.

An Update Regarding Kairi Sane Coming Back To Japan. 

There were reported stories about Kairi Sane going back to Japan whether it's serving as a WWE ambassador in Japan according to Fightful select (because the company wants to open an NXT performance centre over there). 

Or planning to stay with WWE for another year or so until she retires and goes back to Japan and be with her husband essentially according to Alex McCarthy of TalkSport. 

Or as Dave Meltzer of The Wrestling Observer Newsletter believes, Sane wants to leave the company once her contract expires. 

And now, a reputable site has a say in this story. Tokyo Sports stated that Kairi Sane is going to return to her home country but the news will be announced around SummerSlam time (based on Google Translate):  

Although I don't yet know what shape to choose, it seems that there will be some announcement by the summer festival "Summer Slam" (August 23). WWE Japan said, "We have not received any information here."

Should be interesting. 

Let's Talk About The #NaomiDeservesBetter. 

Two weeks ago on this very series, I just ranted about Naomi being one of the most underutilized performers in the history of that company and then we got this hashtag trending. Coincidence? 

After this week's episode of Smackdown hit the archives, fans have been vocal about how Naomi has been written on television, hence the hashtag "#NaomiDeservesBetter". 

It was so popular that you had Akeelah and the Bee herself, Keke Palmer tweeting out that she would love to play Naomi in a movie.

I'm going to post what I said a few weeks ago because it bears repeating: 

"Naomi's current utilization in WWE scratches my head. Her return at this year's Royal Rumble was so popular that it had Black Twitter talking. 

There was even a non-wrestling fan that made a Naomi artwork because of what that person saw. 

That right there is the power of representation in media and the fact that WWE didn't keep the water boiling speaks volumes. 

Because of it, it actually turned out to be one of the most missed booking opportunities in recent memory. Rant over."

The Horror Show At Extreme Rules Quick Predictions. 

Since this was a bit of a slow news week, I thought it would be appropriate to list off some quick predictions for The Horror Show At Extreme Rules. My predictions are highlighted in bold letters (Side note, Asuka and Sasha Banks will be a fun watch): 

Braun Strowman vs "The Eater Of Worlds" Bray Wyatt In A Swamp Fight. 

Asuka vs Sasha Banks For The RAW Women's Championship. 

Bayley vs Nikki Cross For The Smackdown Women's Championship. 

Drew McIntyre vs Dolph Ziggler For The WWE Championship. 

The New Day vs Cesaro And Shinsuke Nakamura In A Tables Match. 

Apollo Crews vs MVP For The United States Championship. 

Rey Mysterio vs Seth Rollins In An Eye For An Eye Match (Other than the Asuka vs Sasha Banks match, this one is a bout I'm looking forward to). 

Vanessa Bourne Was Called Up To The Main Roster Back In February!? 

Vanessa Bourne. Former Mae Young Classic competitor as well as a current NXT superstar at least up in till February or January of this year. 

In other words, she was moved up to WWE's main shows according to Fightful select and Sean Ross Sapp (from their article). Here's more on the story: 

"Borne has been awaiting her debut, but moved, and hasn't been flown back in regularly since then. Borne's situation was compared to that of Riddick Moss, who had a deal coming up, and then was promoted to the main roster upon resigning."

"Since all this has unfolded, there have been major shifts in WWE, and we aren't sure of her status as of now or where she was to land." 

She was supposed to debut on either RAW or Smackdown before the pandemic. That really sucks. 

I feel like Bourne has the potential to be a great antagonist for an upcoming babyface if the powers that be play their cards right. Here's hoping that she's actually featured on TV. 

MVP On Wanting To Build A Stable. 

Montel Von Porter recently had an interview with the aforementioned TalkSport and during the discussion, he expressed on wanting to build a stable: 

 "Absolutely. It’s something I’ve been discussing and let’s see how things go… let’s just say there’s method to my madness! I think everyone will be pleasantly surprised if I can take this… just watch me work! I’ll leave it at that – watch me work.”


I think it can work. I felt for a very long time that MVP is mad underrated in terms of his mic skills and I'm glad that most fans are recognizing his great work as a mouthpiece. 

What do you think about the news I just reported and follow me on the tweets @omartheplayaguy. Anyways, stay safe smarks.