Morning Daily News Update

Morning, all!

Monday has been and gone, and I’m here again with your usual Morning Daily News Update. June 10th also marks 29 years since Kevin Nash strolled onto Nitro, told us to “look at the adjective,” and reminded everyone that grammar wasn’t his strong suit, but hey, wrestling was about to get real interesting.

Gunther Wins World Heavyweight Title On WWE Raw

Gunther has captured his second World Heavyweight Title. The Ring General submitted Jey Uso in the final match on last night’s Raw after Uso attempted to counter Gunther’s sleeper hold in a similar manner that he did at WrestleMania, unfortunately for him, he was unable to slip out of the Austrian’s hold and the referee called off the match when it appeared that Uso had passed out in the hold.

Asuka Is Returning To In-Ring Action

After over a year away from the ring, Asuka will be making her long-awaited return to action on the June 16 episode of Raw. It was announced during last night’s Raw that “The Empress of Tomorrow” will be returning to take part in the Queen of the Ring tournament, facing off against Ivy Nile, Raquel Rodriguez, and Stephanie Vaquer on next week’s Raw in the first round qualifying match.

CM Punk Wrestling John Cena For WWE Championship In Saudi Arabia

Also on last night’s Raw, it was announced that John Cena will be defending his Undisputed WWE Championship against CM Punk at Night of Champions in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on June 28. This will be the first time Punk has wrestled in Saudi Arabia after publicly being outspoken against WWE’s relationship with the Saudi government before his return in 2023.

JBL Thinks Vince McMahon Will Join Another Wrestling Promotion

WWE Hall of Famer JBL spoke about how he believes that Vince McMahon will find his way back into the wrestling business. The former WWE Champion said that he thinks McMahon won’t be able to stay away from wrestling for long and will likely join another promotion, and not just as a silent partner, but as a key figure in running the show.