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CARMELLA'S FIRST TITLE DEFENSES, RAW SOUTH AFRICA TOUR CONTINUES, NXT ON THE ROAD & MORE: WWE WEEKEND PREVIEW

By Mike Johnson on 2018-04-20 10:06:00

PWInsider.com is seeking live reports and results from all of the following WWE events scheduled for this weekend.  You can email us by clicking our names in any byline on the site.  Thank you!

The Raw brand's tour of South Africa continues today with a live event in Pretoria at the Sun Arena with Roman Reigns, Elias, Samoa Joe, Seth Rollins and Finn Balor on top.  They will then head on to Johannesburg tomorrow for an event at the Ticketpro Dome before heading home to the United States for next week's TV tapings.

The Smackdown brand kicks off their live events tomorrow 4/21 in Johnson City, TN at the Freedom Hall Civic Center before heading to Chatanooga, TN on Sunday 4/22 at the McKenzie Arena.  They close out their weekend with a live event on Monday evening in Bowling Green, Kentucky at the E.A. Diddle Arena.  The top matches for the loop are WWE champion AJ Styles vs. Shinsuke Nakamura, Randy Orton vs. Jinder Mahal vs. Rusev vs. Bobby Roode for the WWE United States championship, WWE Smackdown Women's champion Carmella vs. Charlotte Flair, The Bludgeon Brothers vs. The Usos, The New Day and more.

WWE NXT has two troupes touring this weekend.   They are on the road in the Mid-Atlantic region, headlining with WWE NXT Champion Aleister Black, EC3 and Andrade "Cien" Almas with events tonight in Bethlehem, PA at the Sands Event Center, tomorrow 4/21 in Bel Air, Maryland at the APG Federal Credit Union Arena and Sunday 4/22, closing out the loop in Johnstown, PA at the 1st Summit Arena.

NXT also has a number of events in the Sunshine State this weekend.  They are in Jacksonville, Florida tonight at the Maxwell Snyder Armory and Saturday 4/21 in Fort Pierce, Florida at the Havert L. Fenn Center.

WWE will broadcast Monday Night Raw from St. Louis this Monday and Smackdown/205 Live from Louisville, Kentucky.  From there, they head to Saudi Arabia for the Greatest Royal Rumble event.

 

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