WWE News – NXT Live Event Tonight, MMA Star Backstage, ESPY Awards, SmackDown

WWE gave the RAW and SmackDown rosters the weekend off following the recent UK tour.

WWE NXT has a live event scheduled for tonight at the Melbourne Auditorium in Melbourne, Florida. NXT Champion Carmelo Hayes, Bron Breakker, NXT Women’s Champion Tiffany Stratton, Roxanne Perez, NXT North American Champion Wes Lee, and Cora Jade are all advertised for tonight’s show.

Former Bellator star Dillon Danis was backstage at last night’s WWE SmackDown TV tapings at Madison Square Garden. Danis shared a photo of himself and Triple H, captioning it with, “Negotiations.” 

negotiations. pic.twitter.com/yR42mjVPwQ

— Dillon Danis (@dillondanis) July 8, 2023

Seth Rollins, Becky Lynch, Bianca Belair, and Montez Ford will be attending the 2023 ESPY Awards next week. The event will be broadcast live on ABC on Wednesday, July 12 at 8:00 pm EST. The awards ceremony will emanate from the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

You can check out some highlights from today’s edition of the SmackDown LowDown below:

WWE Hall of Famers Mick Foley and Booker T remembered the late Yokozuna in a new preview clip for Most Wanted Treasures, as the duo searched for his robe from WrestleMania X:

“Mick Foley and Booker T recall Yokozuna’s incredible impact and hope to find his WrestleMania X robe, among other famous items that have been lost. Watch A&E WWE’s Most Wanted Treasures featuring The Samoan Dynasty Sunday at 9/8C on A&E. Stream WWE on Peacock in the U.S. and on WWE Network everywhere else.”

And finally, you can check out some additional highlights from last night’s episode of WWE SmackDown below:

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