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WWE ‘Saturday Night’s Main Event’: Cody Rhodes Returns, Seth Rollins Reveals His Third Man

By Michael Fairman

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The question of just when the “American Nightmare” Cody Rhodes would show back up on WWE programming after losing the WWE Undisputed  championship to John Cena at WrestleMania 41, has been answered.

Last night, on the May 25th edition of NBC’s Saturday Night’s Main Event revival series, Rhodes made his triumphant return saving WWE champion Jey Uso from an in-ring attack by the now dirty pool champ, Cena, during the YEET-meisters match against Logan Paul.

Viewers should have known from the backstage segment prior to the match that something was about to go down, when Cena after defeating R-Truth earlier in the card, confronted Uso and said that if Uso lost his belt to the hands of a YouTuber it would “ruin wrestling” further, since that is now Cena’s goal with his heel run. The 17-time champ wants to exit the WWE with the belt at the end of his retirement tour and destroy wrestling for the fans all along the way.

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During the Paul vs. Uso match, out of nowhere, Cena tried to pull the referee out of the ring when Jey was about win the match. Rhodes came out from the back and ran to the ring and delivered a Cross Rhodes on Cena, while Paul tried to then use brass knuckles on the former champ but missed. It allowed Uso to spear Paul and retain his championship.

In the aftermath, Rhodes unzipped his jacket showing off  a new muscle tee that said “Captain” on it. Next, Cody grabbed the mic and offered up a challenge that set-up a match for the upcoming Money in the Bank premium live event on June 7 streaming on Peacock. Rhodes offered up himself and Uso against Paul and Cena two weeks from tonight!

It looks like Rhodes journey back to regaining the championship from Cena is now underway, but can he get it back before Cena leaves the WWE for good come December?

SETH ROLLINS FOUND HIS THIRD MAN – AN UNLIKELY ALLY

The opening bout featured the new alliance of Seth Rollins and Bron Breakker with Paul Heyman in tow. Their goal is to “run” wrestling, as opposed to Cena who wants to “ruin” wrestling.  During Rollins and Breakker’s tag match against CM Punk and Sami Zayn, the in-ring action was intense with Breakker and Zayn showing off their athleticism.

In the turning point of the match, Paul Heyman distracted the referee, and Zayn took his mind off the match and wanted Heyman to stop his antics. Outside the ring, Bronson Reed came out of the crowd and attacked CM Punk. That allowed Breakker to spear Zayn for the win.

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After the match, Reed came into the ring and faced off with Breakker, but then Rollins moved in between them and Seth hugged his former adversary and welcomed him to this new alliance in a shocker! Formerly, Reed and Rollins went at it for moments before Reed was taken out by injury. To punctuate his return from a fractured talus bone suffered at War Games last November, Bronson came off the top rope with his patented Tsunami splash on top of Punk.

Then, in a show of unity, Seth grabbed the arms of both his sidemen that clearly showed that Rollins and Heyman are clearly running the show and we are in for months of this group destroying everything in their path.

IN OTHER MATCHES

For the first time in the history of Saturday Night’s Main Event  – a steel cage match was part of the card. As Jesse “The Body” Ventura said at the announce table, back in the day this was never allowed on network TV for its violence.

To what was billed as the final chapter in their long-running feud, Drew McIntrye faced Damian Priest. The cage match ended when Priest used a Con-Chair-To (as a throwback to his former friend and OG Judgment Day leader, Edge), by trapping Drew’s head in a chair and hitting him with another. After leveling out his nemesis, Priest exited the cage to secure the victory.

Medical personnel came into the ring to attend to a seemingly injured McIntrye, who before the commercial break seemed to be coming to and able to leave the ring on his own accord.

John Cena defended his championship belt against former friend R-Truth. In a spoof, Truth entered the match as babyface “Ron Cena.” The match was quick and in short order, ending when Cena fooled Truth making it seem like his heel turn was over by not using the championship belt to hit Truth in the head, but it a. Next, Cena delivered a low blow to  Truth to win the match.

Selina Vega successfully retained the Women’s United States championship against the former title holder, Chelsea Green, in her first title defense. Unfortunately, Green looks to have suffered a possible broken nose when Vega slipped up during a 619 move and hit Green in the face with her knee. Blood was noticeably all over Green’s nose and mouth by the end of the match.

So, what did you think of the timing of the return of Cody Rhodes? John Cena’s continued heel turns which this time showed no cracks of turning babyface? Is Bronson Reed a great third man choice for Seth Rollins? Share your thoughts in the comment section, but first check out what went down in the two key takeaways from ‘Saturday Night’s Main Event’ below.

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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Sidwell Surfaces; A Twist in Britt’s Condition

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On the Thursday, June 18 episode of General Hospital, Jenz Sidwell (Carlo Rota) makes his shocking return right in Port Charles, after fleeing (thanks to Cassius) to supposedly parts unknown to escape capture for trying to kill Dr. Lucas Jones (Van Hansis).

How does he show up in town? First, Ezra (Daniel Cosgrove) gets a text from Jacinda (Paige Herschell) to meet in his hotel room. Ezra thinks the two are going to have a sexcapade so he puts champagne on ice for his favorite escort.

Suddenly, there is a knock at the door. Ezra’s excitement turns towards fear as instead of Jacinda, Sidwell is standing in front of him. Next, Sidwell blackmails Boyle telling him he has plenty of leverage he can use against him. Sidwell wants to use Ezra to help him takedown, Sonny (Maurice Benard), Lucas, Laura (Genie Francis) and Cullum.

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ARE SIDWELL’S DAYS NUMBERED?

Meanwhile, Sonny confides in his brother, Ric (Rick Hearst). He says he knows who killed Marco an he is going to use that intel to lure Sidwell out of hiding.  Sonny also shares he is going to kill Sidwell, and handle this by himself. He gave the PCPD a chance, but they failed to nab Sidwell for good and lock him up.

Sonny also has been tracking the whereabouts of Britt (Kelly Thiebaud) and Rocco (Finn Carr) through Brick, and learned they took a flight to San Juan, Puerto Rico, and then boarded a fairy to take them somewhere off the island.

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BRITT’S ‘SYMPTOMS’ RETURN

Turns out, Britt and Rocco are hiding out in the British Virgin Islands. Britt set up Rocco with a burner phone and a VPN on her tablet, that is not traceable. Rocco reads on the tablet about Lucas’ shooting. Britt starts to have the shakes and passes out. When she comes to, Britt won’t let Rocco call a doctor, but he uses his phone to step on the balcony and call Charlotte (Bluesy Burke) and ask for help. Charlotte looks shocked to hear from her brother as Danny (Asher Antonyzyn) looks on!

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However, Joe (Jonathan Bennett) could be the one to put two and two together! While at General Hospital and after questioning Lucas about a syringe he found that was in someone’s possession. the toxicology report showed traces of saline solution, not actual medication. He asks Dr. Jones, why someone would inject themselves with saline? Lucas responds saline is harmless and would have no effect on someone.

So, does this mean that this entire time, Britt has been led to believe that the medication she was taking to treat her Huntington’s disease was placebo? Has Britt been lied to into believing she is dying? Is something else wrong with her instead?

Share your thoughts and theories via the comment section below, and if you are ready for Sidwell to finally get his comeuppance from Sonny! But first, watch the scenes where Sidwell comes out of hiding and blackmails Ezra Boyle.

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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Dante and ‘Nathan’ Have It Out, Valentin and Carly Share Passionate Moments Which May Be Their Last

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On the June 16 episode of General Hospital, the PCPD under acting police commissioner Dante Falconeri (Dominic Zamprogna) is in a bit of mess and does not go unnoticed by ADA Turner (Nazneen Contractor).

First, there is the whole Chase (Josh Swickard) defending Willow Cain (Katelyn MacMullen) over Tracy Quartermaine (Jane Elliot), who he arrested for allegedly tossing Willow in the waters next to the Quartermaine boathouse. Turner has had it with Chase’s good guy act and how he tampered with evidence in her case against Willow for shooting Drew.

Later, Dante and Justine question “Nathan” (Ryan Paevey) about Sidwell’s escape while in his custody. Turner is not buying his cover story that he was ambushed by Sidwell and his men. Once “Nathan” left the interrogation room, Turner went in on Dante about having “Nathan” on the force after seven years away, and Chase she views as a “dirty cop.”

However, Dante defends both of his officers, but Justine warned that “Nathan” and Chase’s behavior would reflect poorly on Dante as commissioner and she should really think about that. Later, Dante has a terse confrontation with “Nathan” on how he botched a prison transport and that he better watch his back as Justine is one step away from turning this over to Internal Affairs.

COP MADNESS

Next, “Nathan” apologizes for the way he handled the situation with Rocco and says he feels badly. But then in the twist, Dante said that he was grateful that “Nathan” had been there for his son in his time of need (referencing after Rocco shot Cullum and covered it up).

Then, there’s the newest police officer in the precinct, Joe Fitzpatrick (Jonathan Bennett). He may actually be on to “Nathan’s” double life when he questions him about a syringe found in Britt’s room at Bobbie’s. “Nathan” made up a story to counter Joe’s, that he was not aware that his sister was taking anything for her Huntington’s disease diagnosis. Joe called the forensic department lab wanting to know what drug was exactly in the syringe.

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BEFORE YOU GO

At Carly’s (Laura Wright), Valentin (James Patrick Stuart) tells her that he must travel to Geneva to speak to the head of the WSB, named Z. Valentin feels it’s the only way to save Josslyn if he informs Z about Cullum (Andrew Hawkes) being a double agent. Valentin shares with Carly that he has to stop Cullum from bringing his dangerous cold fusion device online. Carly is beside herself. She doesn’t want Valentin to sacrifice himself by turning himself into the organization who has made him a fugitive in the first place. Valentin stands firm that he must meet Z in person.

Knowing that revealing himself to the WSB meant he was likely going back to prison, Valentin asked Carly if she’d get in touch with his daughter, Charlotte so he could say good-bye to her. Next, Carly and Valentin make their way to the bedroom to make love, which may be for the very last time, if Valentin is caught and put back in Steinmauer Maximum Security Prison.

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CAUGHT BY CULLUM

At the same time while at Wydemere, Cullum is talking with one of his WSB operatives. Now, he is pondering if Valentin and Sidwell were working together all along.  Next, Cullum entertains the idea of involving the FBI to locate Britt and Rocco. He says he plans to kill them both once he knows of their whereabouts. Cullum sees the only other threat to the completion of the cold fusion project to be Anna Devane.

Cullum wants to track the location of the unidentified person who called the private clinic in France trying to get in touch with Anna, while pretending to be Kevin Collins. When the agent came back with a report, he says it emanated from a cell tower near Shoreline Road. It’s in the that moment that a light bulb goes on for Cullum! Valentin is in Port Charles and hiding at Carly’s!

So, what do you think of the PCPD cops, Chase, Joe and “Nathan?” Who should Dante fire? Do you think Valentin will go the run?Are you digging Carly and Valentin’s relationship and want it to continue, especially with Finola Hughes on her way back as Anna next month on-screen? Weigh-in via the comment section, and in case you missed it, you can check out our latest interview with Dominic Zamprogna below from his appearance on the Michael Fairman Channel, where he talks the PCPD cops, Rocco on the run, and more.

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Beyond the Gates

BEYOND THE GATES: A Tornado Hits Fairmont Crest Part 1: Eva and Martin on Seriously Injured List

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On the Thursday, June 11 episode of Beyond the Gates the highly-anticipated tornado struck the Fairmont Crest Country Club while Martin Richardson was holding a fundraiser with the most prominent citizens of Genoa City and the D.C./Maryland area attending.

Martin tells the guest that weather reports indicate a tornado warning, and as he tells them to exit the ballroom to safety, the twister strikes sending everyone into peril,. Richardson and Dupree and Abbott family members are calling out for each other as chaos ensues.

Here is who got stuck with who: Dani and Bill are stuck in an elevator and begin to get hot and bothered after trying to escape. Hayley is stuck in a closet with Kyle Abbott and they makeout, and then to pass the time she puts on some tunes and they dance.

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THOSE IN NEED OF MEDICAL ATTENTION

Things are much more serious for Kat and Eva who winds up in a closet but a mental wall comes crashing down upon them. As Kat rails at her sister, Eva says she doesn’t feel well and begins to spit up blood. Kat is a wreck and is trying to deal with her sister’s plight, but they are trapped.

Leslie is helping Anita with her injured ankle, while Vernon goes to try to restore some power, get walkie-talkies and do what he can for everyone inside Fairmont Crest. Nicole and Smitty hear a noise and realize Andre is buried under the rubble in the ballroom. As it turns Andre’s leg was injured when a piece of metal got stuck in it. Ted gets Andre stitched up and tells him to stay put.

The Genoa City contingent can’t locate Victor Newman or Kyle Abbott, as Jack and Diane try to help others. Meanwhile, suddenly yells out that someone is under the tree. Smitty and Nicole gasps as its Martin! He is not moving in and needs medical attention. Smitty fighting back tears asks Martin to squeeze his hand if he can hear him. But there is no response.

Abby Newman worried for the whereabouts of her father, walks away just as chandelier begins to fall from the ceiling, Diane screams out to Abby to watch out. We fade to black.

Beyond the Gates delivered as they had promised, a riveting episode and one of the best soap opera tornadoes harkening back to the days of All My Children. But what did you think of part one? Martin and Eva as the two characters currently most in trouble? What about Dani and Bill getting hot and heavy and Hayley kissin on Kyle? What was your favorite part of part 1? Let us know via the comment section below.

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