The Pi Brew
We’re back at it again with an all new Morning Brew and we’re not the only ones back. Fans are back in attendance at WWE events. It started with Smackdown on Friday night and then continued with the Money in the Bank pay-per view. It looks like the WWE is taking a chance on building a new star with the winner of the Men’s briefcase. However, it was an old face that showed up at the end of the show that is making news. Will Damian Lillard get dealt to Philadelphia? Maybe if we talk about it enough we can speak it into existence. Shots were fired outside the Washington Nationals game on Saturday night and it led to pure chaos. We cover this and so much more this week, so let’s get right to it. It’s Brew time.
Vinny Mac welcomed the fans back on Smackdown
And we’re back in business… #VinceMcMahon #WWE pic.twitter.com/FbiAQ7MkrS
— thepibrew (@thepibrew) July 17, 2021
Acknowledge the head of the table
Acknowledge your @WWE Universal Champion, @WWERomanReigns w/ @HeymanHustle! #SmackDown pic.twitter.com/ECuMEej2as
— WWE on FOX (@WWEonFOX) July 17, 2021
Reigns retains at MITB
Acknowledge your #UniversalChampion. #MITB @HeymanHustle pic.twitter.com/ysnQixrXQF
— WWE (@WWE) July 19, 2021
Seth Rollins with a message
“IF IT WASN’T FOR ME, HE’D BE CHAMP!”@WWERollins making it known to @WWERomanReigns… #MITB pic.twitter.com/sqmszdcjvc
— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) July 19, 2021
But John Cena is back!!!!
🎺🎺🎺 🎺@JohnCena is BACK!!! 🤯 #MITB pic.twitter.com/QsXF8OxDr2
— WWE (@WWE) July 19, 2021
This is going to be good
THIS. IS. SURREAL.#MITB @JohnCena @WWERomanReigns @HeymanHustle pic.twitter.com/0XAEOTxcUT
— WWE (@WWE) July 19, 2021
You missed him, didn’t you?
He’s baaaaaaaaaaaaaaack.#MITB @JohnCena pic.twitter.com/3ZpoALMYOP
— WWE (@WWE) July 19, 2021
Don’t you dare be sour…
IT’S A NEW DAY YES IT IS!@WWEBigE IS YOUR 2021 MEN’S #MITB WINNER. pic.twitter.com/D7GAYd0aCo
— WWE on FOX (@WWEonFOX) July 19, 2021
Big win for Mr. Money in the Bank…Big E
I AM LITERALLY CRYING RIGHT NOW BIG E IS MR. MONEY IN THE BANK!!!! pic.twitter.com/zeMDrgFyV7
— Pulkit (@MahaIicia) July 19, 2021
Well deserved
Big e deserve it #mitb pic.twitter.com/RrU37SsnX4
— Isaiah (@TotheFuture22) July 19, 2021
This is how it ended
BIG E IS MR #MITB pic.twitter.com/n7Khi1wQwk
— shanti (@thesashaprofit) July 19, 2021
Sweet Jesus!
Holy ***** Ricochet pic.twitter.com/OfJQPW1w6j
— CJ Fogler #BlackLivesMatter (@cjzero) July 19, 2021
The USOs took home the tag-team gold
LET’S GO, UCE.#SmackDown has NEW #TagTeamChampions, and you’re lookin’ at ’em. #MITB @WWEUsos pic.twitter.com/ADZvDiOCRw
— WWE (@WWE) July 18, 2021
Ms. Money in the Bank is Nikki A.S.H.
NIKKI A.S.H. JUST DID THAT.#NikkiASH @NikkiCrossWWE has won the #MITB contract! pic.twitter.com/sUT7FTyqgR
— WWE (@WWE) July 19, 2021
Lashley dominates
Lashley brutalizes and squashes Kofi to set up Goldberg.
— Bryan Alvarez (@bryanalvarez) July 19, 2021
And still…
More ALL MIGHTY than ever.@fightbobby is STILL your #WWEChampion! #MITB pic.twitter.com/hqcmdYT9py
— WWE (@WWE) July 19, 2021
Yep!
The crowd reaction to seeing Kofi die in this ring against Lashley. #MITB pic.twitter.com/hjPDrGPeBM
— Let’s Talk Wrestling (@LetsTalkWrestle) July 19, 2021
“We want Becky!!”
Charlotte Flair just flipped off the crowd, and they tried to cut the cameras but she was still doing it when they came back on. 😂💀#WomensTitle #MITB pic.twitter.com/QTUSOq3XX7
— CONNER (@VancityConner) July 19, 2021
All hail the Queen
#TheQueen regains her throne.@MsCharlotteWWE is a 1️⃣4️⃣-TIME #WomensChampion, and your NEW #WWERaw Women’s Champion! #MITB pic.twitter.com/trP4izYpLm
— WWE (@WWE) July 19, 2021
Press play and find out if any of the fellas got their MITB predictions right
WWE Money in the Bank preview roundtable on @foxphlgambler!@jjansen34 is joined by @piccone_, @VaughnMJohnson, & @BigManFanelli to preview and predict the first WWE PPV in front of fans since WrestleMania, Money in the Bank!#MITB | #WWEhttps://t.co/AoN7Ib3G5l
— Philly Influencer (@PHL_Influencer) July 17, 2021
Lets hope this is true
Source: Blazers star Damian Lillard to request trade in the days to come.
If this is a surprise, you haven’t been paying attention. https://t.co/FS7KL1pPPm
— Henry Abbott (@TrueHoop) July 16, 2021
Dame speaks
Damian Lillard’s response to the trade rumors: pic.twitter.com/iB1sjfuFaN
— Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) July 16, 2021
Teams that might make a play for Dame
Damian Lillard is reportedly expected to request a trade in the coming days… 👀
Knicks? 🗽
76ers? 🛎Here are 7 teams that could make the move: https://t.co/vCPenAWBe1
— Complex Sports (@ComplexSports) July 16, 2021
Lillard gets the break started
Dame ➡️ KD ⬆️ LaVine!#USABMNT up 15 late on NBC Sports Network & https://t.co/HbtDcrFgfZ pic.twitter.com/LvPo7NOIKa
— NBA (@NBA) July 19, 2021
Fantastic goal
Built from the Back ➡️ #DOOP#PHIvDC 1 – 0 | #DOOP pic.twitter.com/LH0I26X31T
— PhilaUnion🛡 (@PhilaUnion) July 17, 2021
Catch Jim Curtin on The Daily Ticket with Sean Brace today
Tomorrow on @foxphlgambler: Jim Curtin @PhilaUnion will join me!
3pm #DailyTicket #DOOP pic.twitter.com/NoDcrhxlFE— Fox PHL Gambler (@Sean_Brace) July 18, 2021
The Flyers made a trade that didn’t suck
🚨 TRADE ALERT! 🚨
We have acquired defenseman Ryan Ellis from the Nashville Predators in exchange for defenseman Philippe Myers and forward Nolan Patrick.
Details: https://t.co/QokzY67AW7 pic.twitter.com/HyPxggwVY0
— Philadelphia Flyers (@NHLFlyers) July 17, 2021
DeShaun Watson to the Eagles?
From @RealTannenbaum: It’s an open secret in NFL circles that the #Eagles are a likely destination for Deshaun Watson. “I put them absolutely number one to try to acquire” him. https://t.co/BxkwT3D37n
— Mike Sielski (@MikeSielski) July 15, 2021
Things got crazy at the Nationals game on Saturday night
Active shooter situation outside @Nationals Park tonight. Thankfully safe, but definitely a scary moment. Thank you @DCPoliceDept for keeping us safe. pic.twitter.com/3Fi0thS1C9
— Jaime A. Varela (@jvarela42) July 18, 2021
From the inside of the stadium
Sound on pic.twitter.com/Pkj4hJludF
— Kevin Acee (@sdutKevinAcee) July 18, 2021
Here’s the statement from the Nationals
Tonight’s game has been suspended due to an incident surrounding Nationals Park.
It will resume tomorrow, Sunday, July 18, at 1:05 PM ET. pic.twitter.com/PAGf0uYZ9Y
— Washington Nationals (@Nationals) July 18, 2021
The details…
At least four people were shot outside a Washington Nationals baseball game, sending fans and players scramblinghttps://t.co/8s5VmA5Vs6
— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) July 18, 2021
The block that turned the Bucks-Suns series around
CLUTCH BLOCK BY GIANNIS 😱 pic.twitter.com/jwB0b75o65
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) July 15, 2021
With that dunk, the Bucks are 1 win away from the NBA title
Jrue rips it.
Giannis runs the floor.
Jrue lobs it up.. Giannis hammer!@Bucks up 4 with 9.8 left in Game 5.#NBAFinals on ABC pic.twitter.com/xKhjNrgdbf— NBA (@NBA) July 18, 2021
Great photo
What a photo. 🔥🔥🔥
(via @SportsCenter) pic.twitter.com/jxUpeIdeGY
— Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) July 18, 2021
Nice gesture from the Greek freak
genuinely don’t understand how anyone could dislike this guy pic.twitter.com/RN4vLf1R0s
— Molly Morrison (@mollyhannahm) July 17, 2021
Tough scene here for Marjorie Taylor-Greene and Matt Gaetz
Matt Gaetz will only take photos with supporters who acknowledge he is a pedophile. pic.twitter.com/mNL3OIq0yz
— MeidasTouch.com (@MeidasTouch) July 18, 2021
The Proud Boy dorks show up in Trenton
Proud Boys in Trenton, NJ holding a “rally” in front of the federal court house to free the insurrectionists imprisoned for Jan 6. pic.twitter.com/MyYGV6SnhI
— PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 (@patriottakes) July 17, 2021
More Proud Boys news
NEW New Proud Boys indictment charges father-and-son police officers from central Florida in Jan. 6 Capitol riot w/ husband of Orange Co. (FL) sheriff’s deputy, highlighting members’ ties to law enforcement. Son is also married to an officer. https://t.co/ShH6TxkamA
— Spencer Hsu (@hsu_spencer) July 16, 2021
This will somehow enrage conservatives
Al Sharpton eulogizes white Arkansas teen shot by deputy – ABC News https://t.co/lQuUlILLlw
— Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) July 7, 2021
Bill O’Reilly threatens to pull the Donald Trump special…
O’Reilly threatens to sue after media reports “History Tour” with Trump has low ticket sales https://t.co/X3JXOM6n8z pic.twitter.com/YiGqGLbC1u
— The Hill (@thehill) July 18, 2021
She seems like she’s coo-coo for cocoa puffs
This Trump supporter believes that former President Donald Trump will be back in the White House later this year, with John F. Kennedy Jr. — who died in a plane crash in 1999 — as his vice president:
“I think that JFK Jr. is still alive.”https://t.co/FdGzD5j0rw
— The Intellectualist (@highbrow_nobrow) July 18, 2021
Food for thought
Just a quick question… to the unvaccinated:
Do you ever wonder why Tucker Carlson and other Republicans tell you not to get vaccinated, but they got vaxxed as soon as they could?
So weird right? pic.twitter.com/ljwXJEmTWg
— Meredith Salenger (@MeredthSalenger) July 17, 2021
Not all Americans are smart
One in five Americans believes the US government is using the COVID-19 vaccine to microchip the population
https://t.co/AkNfMXQDT5 pic.twitter.com/89RLpB45aW— Catherine Rampell (@crampell) July 18, 2021
Please lord lets not do this
I did not have monkeypox on my 2021 bingo card. pic.twitter.com/AnVtMa6F4S
— Mede Nix (@medenix) July 16, 2021
Stupid
Normal day in Florida pic.twitter.com/aYzVP5MpE7
— How to protect Yourself (@selfpr0tect) July 16, 2021
Only in Florida
Florida man stole alligator from golf course, beat it to ‘teach it a lesson’: cops https://t.co/M3J9tsKOtY pic.twitter.com/XcaH4FO4C7
— New York Post (@nypost) July 17, 2021
Scary stuff this weekend in Jersey
STORM WATCH 🌪️ The clouds were spinning above #Woodbridge just before a tornado warning earlier this afternoon. #NewJersey #N12Weather #News12Weather
Video credit: @CollinGrossWx pic.twitter.com/4FrLcedxHS
— News12NJ (@News12NJ) July 17, 2021
This will be bad
U.S. coastlines will face increased flooding in the 2030s because of a phenomenon NASA calls a ‘moon wobble,’ mixed with rising sea levels caused by climate change https://t.co/Fos1Fl5Fku pic.twitter.com/9mai2gG7F5
— Reuters (@Reuters) July 17, 2021
Yankees fan throws baseball at Alex Verdugo
Fan ejected from Red Sox-Yankees game after throwing baseball at Alex Verdugo https://t.co/gBEi4athOZ
— 7News Boston WHDH (@7News) July 18, 2021
The kid isn’t so tough now, huh?
Check out the clown that threw the ball at Alex Verdugo last night in the Bronx….kid was shitting his pants waiting for security to grab him pic.twitter.com/0gnAjaasKJ
— Wu-Tang Is For The Children (@WUTangKids) July 18, 2021
MLB drops the hammer
The Yankees have banned for life the fan who threw a baseball at Alex Verdugo last night.
MLB has also banned the fan from its 29 ballparks for life. Story: https://t.co/rmqDABqdhL
— Brendan Kuty (@BrendanKutyNJ) July 18, 2021
A superb play here by the Mets
The Pirates jumped out to a 6-0 lead over the Mets after this play and Luis Rojas was HEATED 😳
(via @SNYtv)pic.twitter.com/luMZ6iXTH4
— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) July 18, 2021
Please send help for Kanye West
Kanye West and Ice Cube courtside at Big3 🏀 pic.twitter.com/fJrI5MJgQx
— SAINT (@saint) July 17, 2021
Biz Markie passes away
‘Just a Friend’ Rapper Biz Markie Dead at 57 https://t.co/hQFZbth6VS
— TMZ (@TMZ) July 16, 2021
Celebs pay tribute
Timbaland, Flea, Questlove and more paid tribute to Biz Markie after the news of his death https://t.co/ZGTFmqO9i8
— Variety (@Variety) July 18, 2021
Spacejam reviews
#SpaceJam: A New Legacy is currently #Rotten at 38% on the #Tomatometer, with 71 reviews: https://t.co/ezsM9Zhsf4 pic.twitter.com/1agpXanIbU
— Rotten Tomatoes (@RottenTomatoes) July 15, 2021