Today's Updates, 8/21/2018

Today's UPDATES

Just like I thought, the Aftermath of SummerSlam began last night when Monday Night Raw was at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, take a look at this Max Sports rundown that I have put together. The new Universal Champion Roman Reigns announced he was going to put the title on the line after having winning it 22 hours later from Brock Lesnar, and guess who Reigns called out first, the man who was the first Universal Champion two years ago, Finn Finn Bálor . You can bet that I liked that idea because Balor lost that Universal Title due to injury after we won at SummerSlam in 2016, so it was only right for Reigns to finally give The Leader of the Bálor Club what he rightfully deserved. Constable Corbin tried to stop the match because he wanted a rematch with Bálor after being blindsided by The Demon last Sunday, but Raw General Manager Kurt Angle had other ideas and made the title match officially the main event of the evening, while Corbin suffered at the hands of Booby Lashley in the opening match of the night. Corbin didn't like this one bit and decided to take it up with Raw Commissioner Stephanie McMahon was not having a good night herself, that;s because she was trying to congratulate Ronda Rousey for winning the Raw Women's Championship last Sunday and it went all downhill for Mrs. McMahon. Ronda claimed she was not above all the of Raw Women and felt that they deserved to share this moment with her, soon Stephanie was trying point out that she brought Ronda into the WWE as her "student", and all she got in return was a broken left arm at WrestleMania months ago. Ronda made it clear that she ain't no "Brock Lesnar" and would rather staying at home and doing what she feels like doing, but she was a fighting champ who would only break people's arms off, especially Steph's and Alexa Bliss', only if they deserve it. After this incident, Steph decide to give Kurt Angle some vacation time while Corbin would be named acting general manager of raw until further notice, however none of us could think about that for it was time Finn Bálor vs Roman Reigns for the Universal Title. The match was absolutely good, but at the end Braun Strowman appeared ready to cash in his Money in the Bank contract on the winner of this match, which was Roman Reigns, but before Strowman's cash-in match could begin, we all got a VERY BIG surprise. The SHIELD reunited, that's right, Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins came to the aid of Reigns, and in their SHIELD gear no less, they stopped Strowman from cashing in and the 3 hounds of Justice gave him a triple powerbomb through the announcement table. That concluded a another thrilling episode of RAW, tonight it's SmackDown Live's turn to see how the after effects of SummerSlam have kicked in on the Blue Brand, but first......

MLB

Last Night

Blue Jays 5, Orioles 3

Braves 1, Pirates 0

Indians 5, Red Sox 4

White Sox 8, Twins 5

Giants 2, Mets 1 in 13 Innings

Rays 1, Royals 0

Brewers 5, Reds 2

Athletics 9, Rangers 0

Mariners 7, Astros 4

Cardinals 5, Dodgers 3

Tonight

Phillies vs Nationals at 7:05PM
Braves vs Pirates at 7:05PM
Orioles vs Blue Jays at 7:07PM

Indians vs Red Sox at 7:10PM
Cubs vs Tigers at 7:10PM

Giants vs Mets at 7:10PM
Yankees vs Marlins at 7:10PM

Royals vs Rays at 7:10PM

Reds vs Brewers at 8PM on ESPN+
Twins vs White Sox at 8:10PM
Padres vs Rockies at 8:40PM
Angels vs Diamondbacks at 9:40PM
Cardinals vs Dodgers at 10PM on ESPN

Rangers vs Athletics at 10:05PM

Astros vs Mariners at 10:10PM

WWE

Raw results

- Bobby Lashley defeated Constable Corbin

- The Riott Squad defeated Bayley, Sasha Banks and Ember Moon

- Dean Ambrose defeated Dolph Ziggler

- Elias defeated Curt Hawkins

- The Authors of Pain defeated Titus Worldwide

- Scott Dawson defeated Bo Dallas

- Dash Wilder defeated Curtis Axel

- Roman Reigns defeated Finn Bálor to retain the WWE Universal Championship

There were a ton of great moments last night at the 2018 MTV Video Music Awards located at the Radio City Music Hall. From Pete Davidson and Ariana Grande walking down the pink carpet together as a couple, to Cardi B pretending to reveal her new baby on stage, to Shawn Mendes singing in the rain, Tiffany Haddish making a crack at Narmani and Fifth Harmony. There was also Jennifer Lopez become the first Latin artist to win the Micheal Jackson Vanguard Award, out of the twelve nominations that Cardi B, she only won three and tied with the same number of award wins with Childish Gambino, Camila Cabello won Video of the Year and Artist of the Year, Nicki Minaj won the Best Hip Hop award, and Post Malone is the winner of the Song of the Year award. One VMA moment that I want to talk about is also our #TwitterTrend for today, it was at the end of the show when MTV and the VMAs would pay tribute to the late soul singer, Aretha Franklin, they had chosen Madonna to do so, but some fans felt that her speech about the music legend was only making Aretha's legacy take a backseat to Madonna's own story. So a lot of people wanted a lot more from Madonna's VMAs tribute to Aretha Franklin than just Madonna herself, and those same people have galdy taken to twitter to show off their reactions to this story.

Video Music Awards @vmas

RIP to the QUEEN of Soul Aretha Franklin ❤️

#VMAs

Pop Crave @PopCrave

.@Madonna honoring Aretha Franklin at the #VMAs⁠

The Root @TheRoot

The entire black community waiting to judge @MTV for their tribute to #ArethaFranklin at the @vmas #VMAs

Ashley. @ashleyrelates

Aretha watching in heaven like... #VMAs

The Root @TheRoot

Did Madonna just make Aretha’s death about her?!

WHERE is Kanye when you need him?! #VMAs

justinjamesound @thejustin_james

I was wondering when y’all was gonna speak on @ArethaFranklin Rest In Paradise baby

Michael Arceneaux @youngsinick

Madonna’s tribute to Aretha Franklin is Madonna telling a story about herself while acknowledging she loved the “Lady Soul” album. #VMAs

Charlamagne Tha God @cthagod

I’m so lost. I thought Madonna was supposed to be paying homage to Aretha but I all heard was her paying homage to herself. HEAVY on the Mayonnaise......

Kingsley @kingsleyyy

Madonna talking about guitar lessons, Paris baguettes and her ass hanging out while she looked for a stiletto with the image of Aretha Franklin behind her is everything I expected from the #VMAs

Isis King @MsIsisKing

Im sorry, I love Madonna...but her telling a 5 minute story about herself was not the right time to honor Aretha Franklin. Wow..... So shocked. #vmas

Katie Nolan @katienolan

does Madonna know Madonna didn’t die

Nia Langley ✨ @theNiaLangley

Aretha Franklin's Tribute at the #VMAs:

1. Madonna talks about herself, at length, with Aretha as a footnote.

2. "Respect" is played at the very end.

3. A photo of Aretha with "1942-2018."

Bro, what? Disrespectful.

Ziwe @ziwe

the levels of Aretha Franklin disrespect has reached higher than Madonna's range #vmas

Roy Wood Jr- Ex Jedi @roywoodjr ·

"If it wasn't for Aretha, we wouldn't have Madonna"- Madonna

lgreene91 @lgreene91

MTV: We'd like you to give a tribute to Aretha Franklin

Madonna: Great, so this is how I got my career started...

MTV: No, no, a tribute to Aretha

Madonna: So I said "bitch, I'm Madonna"

MTV: This isn't about you madge

Madonna: Look at my African jewelry

#VMAs

Harper's Bazaar @harpersbazaarus

Read the Full Transcript of Madonna's VMAs Tribute to Aretha Franklin

https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/art-books-music/a22782048/madonna-vmas-2018-aretha-franklin-tribute/?utm_campaign=socialflowTWHBZ&src=socialflowTW&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social-media

While people are critizing Madonna's speech towards Aretha Franklin, it's best for some people to move on from the subject and relive all the fun and good times at the 2018 MTV Video Music Awards last night. In fact, I'm here to present a VMA Style Web Choice playlist which offers some of the best performances from inside and outside of the Radio City Music Hall and even at the PATH World Trade Center station, in Nicki Minaj wowed the crowed there like only she can. Plus, you'll also be able to hear songs by the Backstreet Boys, Ariana Grand, 21 Salavage, Post Malone & Aerosmith, Shawn Mendes and Jennifer Lopez.