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It's a busy week for World Wrestling Entertainment as the USA Network will broadcast "WWE Week", which kicks off tonight with Monday Night Raw from Cleveland, Ohio with broadcasts all week on the cable Network.
John Cena's animated film Ferdinand will open this Friday 12/15. Cena is voicing the title character. The film has gotten some positive reviews, but opening opposite Star Wars: The Last Jedi is going to be rough.
The Rock will receive his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame this Wednesday 12/13, being honored for his work in motion pictures.
Officially announced for tonight's Raw broadcast, which will follow a Main Event taping that will undoubtedly see Curt Hawkins continue his losing streak:
*WWE Intercontinental champion Roman Reigns vs. Cesaro.
*Samoa Joe vs. Dean Ambrose for the first time ever.
*Seth Rollins vs. Sheamus.
*Kane vs. Braun Strowman.
A planned bout featuring Rich Swann vs Drew Gulak with the winner facing Enzo Amore for the WWE Cruiserweight Championship on the 12/18 Raw has been canceled following Swann's arrest over the weekend in Gainesville, Florida. No word yet on how WWE will approach course-correcting that storyline. If anyone is attending the taping, we are seeking live reports and photos.
After Raw goes off the air, WWE Network will air a new episode of Ride Along featuring Breezeango and Rusev and Lana.
Tomorrow, WWE will broadcast Smackdown Live and 205 Live from Cincinatti, Ohio. This will be the go-home show for this Sunday's WWE Clash of Champions PPV. If anyone is attending, we are seeking live reports and photos.
This Wednesday, WWE NXT will air for the first time on the USA Network at 7 PM EST, featuring Aleister Black vs. Adam Cole in a Qualifier For Number One Contender Fatal Four-Way and WWE NXT Women's champion Ember Moon vs. Peyton Royce in a non-title match. The show will air as scheduled at 8 PM on the WWE Network as well.
Set for this Wednesday's episode of Total Divas on E! features the following plotline - "On a trip to Cabo San Lucas to celebrate Nicole's engagement, Brie struggles to enjoy herself on her first vacation away from her newborn, but Brie Mode eventually makes a return! Meanwhile, the tension between Nattie and Lana reaches a climax and threatens to ruin everyone's time."
This Thursday, WWE will broadcast the 2017 Tribute to the Troops event on the USA Network, featuring the following:
*The Shield vs. Raw Tag Team champions Cesaro and Sheamus & Samoa Joe.
*WWE champion AJ Styles & Shinsuke Nakamura Randy Orton vs. Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn & Jinder Mahal.
*WWE Smackdown Women's champion Charlotte vs. Ruby Riott.
*Absolution vs. Bayley & Sasha Banks & Mickie James.
*The New Day & WWE Smackdown Tag Team champions The Usos vs. Shelton Benjamin & Chad Gable & Rusev & Aiden English.
Thanks to Paul Jordan for his help with the following:
WWE announced the Raw brand will tour South Africa with stops at the Grand Arena in GrandWest, Cape Town on Wednesday 4/18, The Sun Arena, Time Square in Pretoria on Friday 4/20 and at the Ticketpro Dome in Johannesburg on Saturday 4/21. Talent announced officially for the tour include Braun Strowman, Seth Rollins, Dean Ambrose, WWE Intercontinental champion Roman Reigns, Raw Women's champion Alexa Bliss, Sasha Banks, Asuka, and Raw Tag Team Champions Cesaro & Sheamus.
Paige tweeted praise for actress Florence Pugh, who portrays her in the forthcoming WWE Studios film Fighting With My Family after Pugh won an award for playing Lady Macbeth:
Slayyyy ma. Proud of you @Florence_Pugh beastttt ???? https://t.co/2dzLOFypfl
— PAIGE (@RealPaigeWWE) December 11, 2017
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