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VINCE MCMAHON RETURNS ON RAW TONIGHT, BIG WEEK FOR WWE, CRUISERWEIGHT CLASSIC TO COMMENCE, MSG, ROCK'S 'BALLERS' RETURNS AND MORE NEWS

By Mike Johnson on 2016-07-11 09:10:00

WWE will broadcast Raw tonight from Detroit, Michigan from the Joe Louis Arena, featuring:

*Vince McMahon will appear.
*WWE United States champion Rusev vs. Zack Ryder.
*Sasha Banks vs. Dana Brooke
*Battle Royal to determine the new number one contender for the WWE Intercontinental championship.

John Cena will be hosting the ESPY Awards this Wednesday on ABC.  That is a major crossover appearance for him.

WWE will tape Smackdown (in advance for the last time, since they go live next week on the USA Network with the Draft special) and Main Event tomorrow in Grand Rapids, Michigan.  Dean Ambrose vs. Seth Rollins is being locally advertised.

On Wednesday at 8 PM Eastern, WWE will broadcast the latest episode of WWE NXT built around Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Finn Balor.

WWE will broadcast the first episode of the Cruiserweight Classic at 9 PM on Wednesday, featuring:

*Gran Metalik vs. Alejandro Saez
*Ho Ho Lun vs. Ariya Daivari
*Cedric Alexander vs. Clement Petiot
*Brian Kendrick vs. Raul Mendoza

Thursday evening, the WWE Cruiserweight Classic will tape matches for the second round at Full Sail Live.

This Saturday 7/16, WWE returns to Madison Square Garden in NYC featuring WWE champion Dean Ambrose vs. Seth Rollins, AJ Styles vs. John Cena and Neville vs. Chris Jericho in a NYC Streetfight.

The second season of HBO's "Ballers" starring The Rock debuts this Sunday 7/17.

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