Overview

• WrestleVotes reports the Oct. 7 crossover show will be retitled "Showdown," though WWE has not announced a change.
• The special was originally branded "Invasion," a name that drew objections highlighted by Israel Hayom’s opinion column.
• Sky News Arabia flagged the backlash in a widely shared video referencing the timing and terminology.
• The broadcast remains scheduled for Oct. 7 on The CW opposite AEW’s Battle of the Belts, per Wrestling Inc.
• NXT General Manager Ava previously outlined the card with two Survivor Series–style matches and two title-for-title bouts involving tag and world championships.