– The World Heavyweight Title Money in the Bank Ladder Match at next month’s pay-per-view lineup includes Fandango, Dean Ambrose, Jack Swagger, Wade Barrett, Damien Sandow, Antonio Cesaro, and Cody Rhodes as announced on June 27, 2013 taping of WWE’s SmackDown!.
– EOnline.com is featuring an article on the wedding between WWE stars Natalya and Tyson Kidd. It’s believed that footage of the wedding will be featured on “Total Divas” when it debuts later this summer. WWE stars Christian, Daniel Bryan, Justin Gabriel, Damien Sandow, Curt Hawkins, Hornswoggle, The Funkadactyls and more were in attendance.
The story features some new pictures from the wedding. If you’re interested, you can click here to view them.
– Throughout 2013 for WWE Magazine, the WWE Divas are paying tribute to the wrestlers of yesteryear by channeling their wardrobe in photo shoots. In the latest installment, Natalya honors former Hart family nemesis Shawn Michaels by donning an outfit akin to the initial “Heartbreak Kid” look. To view the photos, click here.
– WWE Hall of Famer “Rowdy” Roddy Piper will appear at the Days of the Dead Convention taking place next Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the Wyndham Indianapolis West, 2544 Executive Dr. Indianapolis, Indiana.
– As a reminder, Roddy Piper and Ric Flair’s episode of Celebrity Wife Swap on ABC tonight. The show is on right now (8EST).
– As noted earlier here on the website, Brandon “Low Ki/Senshi” Sylvestry has been telling promoters that have contacted him for bookings that he is now retired. Sylvestry is now said to be getting into voice over work. At one point he was in talks with All Japan, but reportedly requested a huge guarantee and All Japan backed off. Sylvestry has said he’d be open to making a return to wrestling if it was with a “major group.”
– Jim Cornette has reportedly dropped from 248 pounds to 205 since leaving Ring of Honor and continues to appear at conventions in the Kentucky area. He also just finished a book about pro wrestling that will be available in August. Cornette worked on the book with Memphis historian Mark James.
– WWE Classics On Demand’s Hall of Fame retrospective for July will chronicle the career of “The Original Diva,” Sunny. The official YouTube account of WWE has posted this clip of Sunny from early in her professional wrestling career supporting her client ‘Primetime’ Brian Lee. You can view the video below:
– The return of Christian on RAW is highlighted in the latest “WWE RAW Slam of the Week”:
– As noted earlier here on the website, WWE started breaking down all materials and rings at the FCW Arena in Tampa this week in preparation for the move for the new WWE Performance Center. It’s scheduled to open the weekend of 7/8 with a big grand opening for invited media on 7/11. Developmental is expected to be completely transitioned to Orlando by 7/11.
– Jamie Noble is being described as one of the main scouts for recommending talent to WWE that he finds on the independent scene as we noted earlier here on the website. This is the reason for the sudden influx of new independent talent to developmental over the last year.
– John Cena, CM Punk, Kane, and Chris Jericho are all off WWE house show events this weekend. The RAW crew shows are being headlined by Sheamus vs. Ryback, while the SmackDown crew shows are being headlined by Alberto Del Rio vs. Dolph Ziggler.
During an appearance on “MLW Radio”, WWE Hall of Famer Mick Foley revealed that a planned storyline with Dean Ambrose didn’t work out because he failed his medical testing. Foley in particular didn’t do well with the imPACT testing portion of the medicals when it came to his short term memory.
An angle was shot among fans during the weekend of WrestleMania 28 in Miami that hit YouTube with Ambrose insulting Foley. Foley noted it turned out for the better with Ambrose to be involved with The Shield.
– As noted earlier, TNA has removed the TNA Knockouts Tag Team Championships from the official roster page over on ImpactWrestling.com. The tag team titles were first introduced back in September 2009 and were last held by Eric Young and ODB.
– Besides Rampage Jackson, one of the newest members also includes Bound for Glory series leader, Magnus, aka “The Brit.” The current five members of Main Event Mafia include Sting, Kurt Angle, Samoa Joe, Magnus and Rampage Jackson.
– We noted late last night that Brooke Hogan got engaged over the weekend. In an update on this, the man she is getting married to is Dallas Cowboys offensive lineman Phil Costa. Costa popped the question in Las Vegas on Friday night. The two have been dating for just several months. If you’re interested, you can click here to view the two of them looking happy together.
Just to recap for those who may have missed it last week with all the news – here are some notes on the current writing team structure in WWE:
* Stephanie McMahon is described as having a more minimized role.
* Brian “Road Dogg” James is now part of the creative team.
* Michael Hayes remains part of the creative process, but isn’t in the office as much and takes part in conference calls during major meetings.
* David “Ranjin Singh” Kapoor’s role has changed in that he delegates the work load to the writers after Vince McMahon makes any changes and works closely with TV, App and web people. This was described as more of a “show runner” position.
* Ed Koskey is now the lead writer for RAW.
* Ryan Ward (who was the writer for NXT) is now the lead writer of SmackDown.
* Of course, Vince McMahon makes the final decision and approves everything.
Speaking to Saint Cloud Minnesota News, Larry "The Axe" Hennig offered his thoughts on his grandson being remolded as Curtis Axel, which pays homage to the legendary AWA wrestler as well as "Mr. Perfect" Curt Hennig (son of Larry Hennig and father of Curtis Axel).
“He’s no overnight sensation,” said Hennig. “He’s been working hard the past five years to get where he’s at. And he deserves it."
Hennig believes WWE would have cut ties with his grandson if he didn't possess the talent necessary to become a player for the sports-entertainment organization.
"He’s representing a billion dollar company. You have to be good or you’re going to be gone. They can’t afford any misfires there," said Hennig.
Source: Ewrestlingnews, Saint Cloud Minnesota News
Sandra Toffoloni, sister-in-law of Chris Benoit, was interviewed by The2Counter.com on the tragic double murder/suicide in 2007. Here are some highlights.
Reports of Chris Benoit’s breakdown was caused by Concussion Syndrome: “You know, evidence showed that on the Sunday before he committed suicide, he was booking flights to get to the show he was scheduled to appear on in Beaumont, Texas. This shows that there was a moment, however brief, that he thought he could get away with it. I don’t believe in the brain damage theory. He killed 2 people and believed he could go wrestle. The concussion theory doesn’t really stick with me.”
On Chris Benoit only having less then ten months left to live: “Yes, my brother-in-law had concussions, he hit his head for a living and I understand that. But way beyond that, he had a very serious drug and steroid problem. Unfortunately, a lot of athletes still do to...
CM Punk conducted a Q&A session on Twitter on Saturday night where he revealed his approval of a TNA wrestler.
An Austin Aries fan asked, "Thoughts on "A Double", Austin Aries? Or you're not allowed to talk about the other company?" Punk responded, "I think he's great!"
Punk also fielded a question on the passing of Matt Osborne, who portrayed Doink the Clown. He wrote, "sucks of course."
TNA Champion Bully Ray didn’t work TNA live events this past Thursday and Friday due to suffering from pink eye according to a source.
TNA pulled him from the shows in what was described as a “precautionary measure.” Ray did work the Impact Wrestling television tapings last night in Las Vegas.
The sister-in-law of Chris Benoit, Sandra Toffoloni, was interviewed by The2Counter.com on the tragic double murder/suicide in 2007. Here are some highlights.
Reports of Chris Benoit’s breakdown was caused by Concussion Syndrome: “You know, evidence showed that on the Sunday before he committed suicide, he was booking flights to get to the show he was scheduled to appear on in Beaumont, Texas. This shows that there was a moment, however brief, that he thought he could get away with it. I don’t believe in the brain damage theory. He killed 2 people and believed he could go wrestle. The concussion theory doesn’t really stick with me.”
On Chris Benoit only having less then ten months left to live: “Yes, my brother-in-law had concussions, he hit his head for a living and I understand that. But way beyond that, he had a very serious drug and steroid problem. Unfortunately, a lot of athletes still do...
A photo has surfaced on Facebook and Twitter of Nikki Bella in a wheelchair, with a crutch. She is also with real-life boyfriend John Cena in the picture. No word on how she was injured.
It is reported Matt Osbourne, Doinke the Clown, died in an area hospital, and not his girlfriend's house. So far, the death is believed to be accidental.
Recently Rey Mysterio had some surgery (when will he be finally healthy?) with Dr. James Andrews in Birmingham, it is reported that WWE were not happy that Rey was using Dr. David Chao of San Diego after a USA Today article revealed that Chao had been banned by two hospitals from performing surgery due to "his alcohol consumption led to poor quality of care".
WWE's developmental system began breaking down their materials and the rings at the FCW Arena in Tampa, Florida yesterday. All the materials are being taken to Winter Park. Florida for the new WWE Performance Center and will be transported this weekend to the Center for their opening on July 8.
A number of FCW staff will be departing as part of the transition. Rob Naylor, who received high praise working on the creative side of FCW under Dusty Rhodes, is also leaving the company. There have been some conflicting reports that trainer Norman Smiley will be leaving developmental as well.
WWE announced recently that Tyson Kidd and Natalya (they are not cousins...) were married and that their wedding was filmed for the new Total Diva's show on E!.
- Courtesy of WWEDVDNews.com, here is the official synopsis for WWE’s Legends of Mid-South Wrestling DVD and Blu-ray:
“Mid-South was one of the hottest wrestling promotions of the 1980s where future stars such as Shawn Michaels, Jake Roberts, Ted DiBiase, Junkyard Dog and Hacksaw Duggan began their careers. Consider some of the best talent with personas that blurred the lines between good and evil. This 3-disc compilation features the biggest matches and biggest stories of the Mid-South promotion and provides a look into early the careers of some of wrestling’s greatest legends.”
- The official theme song for WWE’s Payback pay-per-view is “Another Way Out” by Hollywood Undead.
- At one point, Brock Lesnar was scheduled for WWE’s Payback pay-per-view, likely to do the match with Triple H that ended up taking place at Extreme Rules. Lesnar is even featured on some of the promotional material for Payback but is not expected to appear on WWE TV any time soon.
- It appears WWE are planting the seeds for more members of The Wyatt Family to debut on TV. Right now, we know that Bray Wyatt will be coming up with NXT Tag Team Champions Erick Rowan and Luke Harper. The video that aired on Monday also featured what appeared to be NXT wrestler Garrett Dylan and NXT Diva Bayley in minor roles as Wyatt’s “followers.”
- There were reportedly 3 or 4 re-writes of Monday’s RAW from Hartford, between last Friday afternoon and Monday afternoon. This includes Vince McMahon showing up on Monday afternoon and telling writers to re-do the whole script. WWE officials were very paranoid about going up against Game 7 of the NBA Playoffs.
- WWE officials are once again interested in pushing the tag team division. Over the next few weeks, we may see several undercard talents put together in new tag teams. This latest tag team kick is part of why The Usos are being pushed to feud with Tag Team Champions The Shield.
- We’ve noted how Jack Swagger has missed a string of recent WWE live events and TV tapings, including this week’s RAW and SmackDown.
WWE has removed Swagger from all events until the June 29th live event in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. It’s worth noting that Swagger’s next court date for his DUI is on June 25th, just a few days before he’s scheduled to return.
On Tuesday, Swagger posted a photo of his hand with stitches:
“This what happens when you say what THEY don’t want you 2say…#conspiracy”
- It appears WWE are planting the seeds for more members of The Wyatt Family to debut on TV. Right now, we know that Bray Wyatt will be coming up with NXT Tag Team Champions Erick Rowan and Luke Harper. The video that aired on Monday also featured what appeared to be NXT wrestler Garrett Dylan and NXT Diva Bayley in minor roles as Wyatt’s “followers.”
- There were reportedly 3 or 4 re-writes of Monday’s RAW from Hartford, between last Friday afternoon and Monday afternoon. This includes Vince McMahon showing up on Monday afternoon and telling writers to re-do the whole script. WWE officials were very paranoid about going up against Game 7 of the NBA Playoffs.
- WWE officials are once again interested in pushing the tag team division. Over the next few weeks, we may see several undercard talents put together in new tag teams. This latest tag team kick is part of why The Usos are being pushed to feud with Tag Team Champions The Shield.
The main event for UFC On FOX Sports 1 was finally announced on UFC Tonight after months of speculation. Mauricio “Shogun” Rua vs Chael Sonnen will headline the stacked Boston card on August 17th. Sonnen made sure to throw some verbal jabs at rival Wanderlei Silva along with the main event announcement.
UFC on Fox Sports 1: Shogun vs. Sonnen is expected to take place on Aug. 17 at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. The promotion was looking to book the two for June 15 in Winnipeg after Rua’s original opponent, Antônio Rogério Nogueira, withdrew due to a back injury. The UFC was unable to book the bout so the two light heavyweights will now meet in Boston on the soon to be launched Fox Sports 1 television channel.
- WWE will return to Uniondale, New York on November 25th for a live RAW episode. The pre-sale is going on right now and the password is WWERAW.
- The dark main event after last night’s SmackDown tapings in Uniondale saw Kane, Daniel Bryan and Sheamus defeat The Shield via DQ. The DQ came when Roman Reigns hit Sheamus with a steel chair. It came down to Dean Ambrose in the ring, who caught a Brogue Kick to end the tapings.
- We’ve noted how Jack Swagger has missed a string of recent WWE live events and TV tapings, including this week’s RAW and SmackDown.
WWE has removed Swagger from all events until the June 29th live event in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. It’s worth noting that Swagger’s next court date for his DUI is on June 25th, just a few days before he’s scheduled to return.
On Tuesday, Swagger posted a photo of his hand with stitches:
“This what happens when you say what THEY don’t want you 2say…#conspiracy”
- Wrestling legend Superstar Graham will be having a kidney stone removed shortly.
- WWE Hall of Famer Mick Foley noted on Twitter that he was visiting friends at last night’s SmackDown tapings in Long Island. Foley brought his family along and added that his kids still have fun at WWE events. Here is Foley’s daughter Noelle with Layla:
- Season 3 of Steve Austin’s Redneck Island on CMT will premiere tonight at 9:30pm EST, right after the Country Music Awards are over. Another new episode will air this Saturday night at 9pm.
- Jim Ross noted on Twitter that the promoters of his upcoming UK tour may be adding another event in Scotland. Ross told fans to stay tuned for more details.
- WWEDVDNews.com reports that the new title for WWE’s MSG DVD that comes out on August 27th is, “The Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden.”
- It looks like Rosa Mendes will be returning to the road for WWE before late July. She’s being advertised for an appearance with Mark Henry at Fry’s Electronics in Austin, Texas on July 22nd at 11am.
- Courtesy of WWEDVDNews.com, here is the official synopsis for WWE’s Legends of Mid-South Wrestling DVD and Blu-ray:
“Mid-South was one of the hottest wrestling promotions of the 1980s where future stars such as Shawn Michaels, Jake Roberts, Ted DiBiase, Junkyard Dog and Hacksaw Duggan began their careers. Consider some of the best talent with personas that blurred the lines between good and evil. This 3-disc compilation features the biggest matches and biggest stories of the Mid-South promotion and provides a look into early the careers of some of wrestling’s greatest legends.”
- The official theme song for WWE’s Payback pay-per-view is “Another Way Out” by Hollywood Undead.
- At one point, Brock Lesnar was scheduled for WWE’s Payback pay-per-view, likely to do the match with Triple H that ended up taking place at Extreme Rules. Lesnar is even featured on some of the promotional material for Payback but is not expected to appear on WWE TV any time soon.
- It appears WWE are planting the seeds for more members of The Wyatt Family to debut on TV. Right now, we know that Bray Wyatt will be coming up with NXT Tag Team Champions Erick Rowan and Luke Harper. The video that aired on Monday also featured what appeared to be NXT wrestler Garrett Dylan and NXT Diva Bayley in minor roles as Wyatt’s “followers.”
- There were reportedly 3 or 4 re-writes of Monday’s RAW from Hartford, between last Friday afternoon and Monday afternoon. This includes Vince McMahon showing up on Monday afternoon and telling writers to re-do the whole script. WWE officials were very paranoid about going up against Game 7 of the NBA Playoffs.
- WWE officials are once again interested in pushing the tag team division. Over the next few weeks, we may see several undercard talents put together in new tag teams. This latest tag team kick is part of why The Usos are being pushed to feud with Tag Team Champions The Shield.
TNA Knockout Taryn Terrell (formerly General Manager of WWE's ECW Tiffany) suffered multiple bruises to her legs, arms, and elbows in the Last Knockout Standing match against Gail Kim at the Slammiversary PPV on Sunday.
On Wednesday morning TMZ published photos of Taryn's bruises. Taryn was also quoted on the match exceeding well above the expectations and even being considered one of the top matches from the PPV.
"People underestimate me for being blonde and bubbly, but I'm an athlete, and I have a passion for wrestling," Terrell told TMZ. "I'll do whatever it takes to prove people wrong."
- Wrestling legend Superstar Graham will be having a kidney stone removed shortly.
- WWE Hall of Famer Mick Foley noted on Twitter that he was visiting friends at last night’s SmackDown tapings in Long Island. Foley brought his family along and added that his kids still have fun at WWE events. Here is Foley’s daughter Noelle with Layla:
- Season 3 of Steve Austin’s Redneck Island on CMT will premiere tonight at 9:30pm EST, right after the Country Music Awards are over. Another new episode will air this Saturday night at 9pm.
- Jim Ross noted on Twitter that the promoters of his upcoming UK tour may be adding another event in Scotland. Ross told fans to stay tuned for more details.
- WWEDVDNews.com reports that the new title for WWE’s MSG DVD that comes out on August 27th is, “The Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden.”
- It looks like Rosa Mendes will be returning to the road for WWE before late July. She’s being advertised for an appearance with Mark Henry at Fry’s Electronics in Austin, Texas on July 22nd at 11am.
- Randy Orton appeared on FOX & Friends on Tuesday morning to promote 12 Rounds: Reloaded. You can see the video below:
- WWE will return to Uniondale, New York on November 25th for a live RAW episode. The pre-sale is going on right now and the password is WWERAW.
- The dark main event after last night’s SmackDown tapings in Uniondale saw Kane, Daniel Bryan and Sheamus defeat The Shield via DQ. The DQ came when Roman Reigns hit Sheamus with a steel chair. It came down to Dean Ambrose in the ring, who caught a Brogue Kick to end the tapings.
- Courtesy of WWEDVDNews.com, here is the official synopsis for WWE’s Legends of Mid-South Wrestling DVD and Blu-ray:
“Mid-South was one of the hottest wrestling promotions of the 1980s where future stars such as Shawn Michaels, Jake Roberts, Ted DiBiase, Junkyard Dog and Hacksaw Duggan began their careers. Consider some of the best talent with personas that blurred the lines between good and evil. This 3-disc compilation features the biggest matches and biggest stories of the Mid-South promotion and provides a look into early the careers of some of wrestling’s greatest legends.”
- The official theme song for WWE’s Payback pay-per-view is “Another Way Out” by Hollywood Undead.
- At one point, Brock Lesnar was scheduled for WWE’s Payback pay-per-view, likely to do the match with Triple H that ended up taking place at Extreme Rules. Lesnar is even featured on some of the promotional material for Payback but is not expected to appear on WWE TV any time soon.
- We’ve noted how Jack Swagger has missed a string of recent WWE live events and TV tapings, including this week’s RAW and SmackDown.
WWE has removed Swagger from all events until the June 29th live event in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. It’s worth noting that Swagger’s next court date for his DUI is on June 25th, just a few days before he’s scheduled to return.
On Tuesday, Swagger posted a photo of his hand with stitches:
“This what happens when you say what THEY don’t want you 2say…#conspiracy”
The wrestling world has been abuzz since the unveiling of Curtis Axel, Paul Heyman’s latest client. Since the rebranding, Axel has a newfound edge, intensity, and spark that was previously dimmed by the horrible gimmick initially defined his career. With Triple H being a fan of his and also having been the Rock’s training partner, Axel certainly had the connections to get where he is now. But given the aforementioned gimmick that he was burdened with, there’s no question that he’s worked to get to where he is—several superstars wondered aloud how he could be successful with such a mundane, ridiculous name, including Randy Orton, who recently echoed that sentiment when discussing Axel’s potential and past. Now that Axel is positioned to be a high-level heel, he’ll certainly need a few feuds to ingrain his new heel personality into the conscious of the casual wrestling fan. Here are the best candidates for these feuds:
As reported before about the possible signing it can now be confirmed that UFC/MMA Star Quinton "Rampage" Jackson is TNA's big new signing that they were hyping up. There is also a big media conference call scheduled for tomorrow afternoon at 3PM EST featuring him, SpikeTV President Kevin Kay, TNA President Dixie Carterand Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney.
On SmackDown at the end of the show, after the main event, Randy Orton RKO'ed Daniel Bryan after their match and was boo'ed indicating a possible heel turn for him in the upcoming weeks.
This week's Monday Night RAW dropped 7% of viewership, comparing to last week,getting about 3.68 million viewers, and becoming the lowest of the year yet again.The first two hours of the show got about 3.62 Million viewers, while the last hour got 3.80 million viewers.
Here are the matches featuring this week's Main Event : - Antonio Cesaro vs Sheamus ; - The Usos vs Team Rhodes Scholars; - Curt Hawkins Vs Justin Gabriel;
According to this week's Smackdown's Taping this past tuesday, Kaitlyn's secret admirer is gonna show up on next week Monday Night RAW, the week that Payback Event is coming, one can only wonder if it's gonna be someone that can change the outcome of a possible Kaitlyn Vs AJ title match at the PPV, if it gets to happen aswell.
Vince McMahon told the writing team to re-write, almost, the entire RAW hours before the show. Reason being, was the NBA Eastern Conference Finals Game 7 was on the same night, so Vince wanted to keep viewers on RAW, and not towards the game. Stephanie and Vince were planned to appear later in the month, but because of the game, they pushed it towards last RAW. The re-write did not help, as RAW drew a 2.7 cable rating. Down from the week before 2.8.
It has been announced that there will be a triple threat match at the Payback PPV for the IC title. The three competitors are Fandango, The Miz and Wade Barrett.
It has been announced that there will be a triple threat match at the Payback PPV for the IC title. The three competitors are Fandango, The Miz and Wade Barrett.
- It was speculated earlier that NXT wrestler Scott Dawson may have been released after his profile was removed from the roster page. Dawson noted on Twitter that he has not been released and was training with Billy Gunn earlier in the day:
“Great day of training with fellow #RoughNeck @RealBillyGunn. It blows my mind everyday I get to learn from this coaching staff!”
- Tyson Kidd noted on Twitter that he is still “likely another few months” away from returning to action.
- Dolph Ziggler is confirmed to appear live on Monday’s RAW. He will be addressing Alberto Del Rio.
- Also for Monday’s RAW, they will finally reveal who Kaitlyn’s secret admirer is.
- It was speculated earlier that NXT wrestler Scott Dawson may have been released after his profile was removed from the roster page. Dawson noted on Twitter that he has not been released and was training with Billy Gunn earlier in the day:
“Great day of training with fellow #RoughNeck @RealBillyGunn. It blows my mind everyday I get to learn from this coaching staff!”
- Tyson Kidd noted on Twitter that he is still “likely another few months” away from returning to action.
- Dolph Ziggler is confirmed to appear live on Monday’s RAW. He will be addressing Alberto Del Rio.
- Also for Monday’s RAW, they will finally reveal who Kaitlyn’s secret admirer is.
- It was speculated earlier that NXT wrestler Scott Dawson may have been released after his profile was removed from the roster page. Dawson noted on Twitter that he has not been released and was training with Billy Gunn earlier in the day:
“Great day of training with fellow #RoughNeck @RealBillyGunn. It blows my mind everyday I get to learn from this coaching staff!”
- Tyson Kidd noted on Twitter that he is still “likely another few months” away from returning to action.
- Dolph Ziggler is confirmed to appear live on Monday’s RAW. He will be addressing Alberto Del Rio.
- Also for Monday’s RAW, they will finally reveal who Kaitlyn’s secret admirer is.
- WWE Hall of Famer Bob Backlund was greeting fans and signing autographs before tonight’s WWE tapings in Uniondale, New York. Backlund did the same thing at Monday’s RAW and at a live event over the weekend.
- WWE taped the following matches tonight in Uniondale, NY to air on Wednesday’s Main Event:
* Sheamus vs. Antonio Cesaro
* The Usos vs. Cody Rhodes and Damien Sandow
* Curt Hawkins vs. Justin Gabriel
- It was confirmed during tonight’s WWE Main Event tapings that Triple H will face Curtis Axel on Monday’s RAW. The match was up in the air on this past Monday’s RAW.
- WWE taped two matches for Total Divas at tonight’s tapings – Alicia Fox defeated Naomi before the tapings and Aksana defeated Cameron after the tapings. The Total Divas logo was on the big screen for both matches.
- WWE has announced that Wade Barrett will defend the WWE Intercontinental Title at WWE Payback in a triple threat match against Fandango and The Miz. Here is the updated card:
WWE Title Match: 3 Stages of Hell Ryback vs. John Cena
WWE Intercontinental Title Match The Miz vs. Fandango vs. Wade Barrett
- WWE Hall of Famer Bob Backlund was greeting fans and signing autographs before tonight’s WWE tapings in Uniondale, New York. Backlund did the same thing at Monday’s RAW and at a live event over the weekend.
- WWE taped the following matches tonight in Uniondale, NY to air on Wednesday’s Main Event:
* Sheamus vs. Antonio Cesaro
* The Usos vs. Cody Rhodes and Damien Sandow
* Curt Hawkins vs. Justin Gabriel
- It was confirmed during tonight’s WWE Main Event tapings that Triple H will face Curtis Axel on Monday’s RAW. The match was up in the air on this past Monday’s RAW.
- WWE taped two matches for Total Divas at tonight’s tapings – Alicia Fox defeated Naomi before the tapings and Aksana defeated Cameron after the tapings. The Total Divas logo was on the big screen for both matches.
– It was revealed during the WWE Main Event taping that Triple H vs. Curtis Axel has been set for this coming Monday on RAW.
– Mick Foley is producing a new documentary that has launched a Kickstarter campaign. The film, titled I Am Santa Claus, looks at a year in the life of six professional Santa Clauses and examines what life is like through their eyes. Foley will be featured as one of the Santas featured in the film. The film has a Kickstarter goal of $40,000 and, with the campaign just launched, has $1,660 with thirty-five days to go. You can donate here; there are several Foley-related rewards in the different tiers.
Thanks to Mark Hendrix for texting in the following results from tonight’s WWE SmackDown tapings:
WWE Total Divas (Airing ??):
Alicia Fox defeated Naomi with a roll up. The ring apron was the normal WWE logo one with the E! Total Divas logo on the Titantron. A pretty good match with Naomi clearly being the star of the match.
Aksana defeated Cameron. Terrible and very sloppy.
Thanks to Mark Hendrix for texting in the following results from tonight’s WWE SmackDown tapings:
WWE Main Event (Airing Wednesday):
The Miz, Josh Matthews & Ricardo Rodriguez on commentary.
They aired a WWE Payback video package hyping CM Punk vs. Chris Jericho. Crowd popped big when Punk was shown.
Sheamus defeated Antonio Cesaro with the Brogue Kick. Really good and long match.
The Usos defeated Team Rhodes Scholars. Jimmy Uso hit a Samoan splash on Cody Rhodes for the victory. Damien Sandow isn’t happy with Rhodes taking the loss.
Triple H vs. Curtis Axel is announced for RAW.
Justin Gabriel defeated Curt Hawkins with a 450 splash. This may have been a dark match.
SmackDown opened with Miz TV featuring Daniel Bryan and Kane. They argued over whether Bryan was the weakest link or not and Kane finally stormed off. Miz asks “Really?” and speculates whether we’ve seen the breakup of Team Hell No.
Teddy Long comes out and says it’ll be Daniel Bryan & Orton vs. The Shield (Rollins/Reigns).
Curtis Axel pinned Chris Jericho with a rollup after CM Punk’s music played and Jericho was distracted. Holy sh** did the Coliseum pop for the music. Jericho nailed Axel with the Codebreaker after the bell.
Confirmed for the main event is The Shield (Rollins/Reigns) vs. Randy Orton & Daniel Bryan.
A Bray Wyatt Family promo airs. The same one that aired on RAW.
Backstage, Tons of Funk commented on how weird the Wyatt Family seem.
- Thanks to Craig Desocio for the following WWE SmackDown spoilers from tonight’s tapings in Uniondale, New York:
* This week’s SmackDown kicks off with The Miz and MizTV. He brings out Kane, Daniel Bryan and Randy Orton. They try to convince Bryan he’s not the weakest link but he argues with them like on RAW.
* Teddy Long comes out and makes Daniel Bryan and Randy Orton vs. The Shield later on.
* Curtis Axel defeated Chris Jericho. CM Punk’s music started playing in the match and this distracted Jericho, allowing Axel to get the roll-up.
* A promo for The Wyatt Family airs. Brodus Clay and Tensai were watching backstage and say Bray Wyatt is creepy.
* Heath Slater vs. Alberto Del Rio never happens as 3MB jump him before the bell. Ricardo Rodriguez helps Del Rio fight back. Dolph Ziggler appears on the big screen and announces he will be at RAW to see Del Rio.
* Ryback challenges Kane backstage to a match later tonight.
Vince McMahon told the writing team to re-write, almost, the entire RAW hours before the show. Reason being, was the NBA Eastern Conference Finals Game 7 was on the same night, so Vince wanted to keep viewers on RAW, and not towards the game. Stephanie and Vince were planned to appear later in the month, but because of the game, they pushed it towards last RAW. The re-write did not help, as RAW drew a 2.7 cable rating. Down from the week before 2.8.
- As noted, WWE will release a new Triple H biography on September 24th of this year. Here is the official synopsis, from WWEDVDNews.com:
“Triple H continues to build upon his enduring legacy. From 13-time World Champion to COO, Triple H has played multiple roles spanning decades. Packed with over 3 hours of documentary footage, all-new interviews and matches, this compilation profiles Triple H’s entire career as well as his current executive role with the WWE.”
- WWE will return to the XL Center in Hartford, CT on Friday, December 27th for a live event. Tickets are on sale now and the pre-sale password is WWELIVE.
- WWE Hall of Famer Bob Backlund was greeting fans and signing autographs as they entered the XL Center for last night’s RAW. Earlier in the day, Backlund and Ryback visited the Connecticut Children’s Medical Center.
- Stephanie McMahon tweeted about her decision to pull the Triple H and Curtis Axel match on RAW:
“I know canceling @TripleH match tonight was unpopular. I’m just trying to do what is best for him, our company, and our family. #RAW”
- Brian Knobbs and Bill Goldberg participated in the Jim Kelly Celebrity Classic charity golf tournament on Monday.
- The Rock’s Fast 6 brought in $35,164,440 over the weekend.
- It’s worth noting that Jack Swagger was not at last night’s RAW. Swagger has been away from TV and live events for a few weeks now. He wasn’t admitted into Canada for the recent TV tapings due to his legal troubles in the United States but there’s no word yet why he wasn’t at RAW last night.
WWE had Zeb Colter cut a promo for the WWE App last night but Swagger was not there.
This week, WWE will celebrate its official partnership with Special Olympics Connecticut (SOCT), an organization that provides year-round sports training and competitions for close to 15,000 athletes of all ages with intellectual disabilities and unified partners throughout the state.
WWE’s more than 700 employees headquartered in Connecticut will volunteer, become a coach or work one-on-one with athletes at Special Olympics Connecticut events in the area. In addition, WWE will make an annual financial contribution to the charitable organization.
WWE will also be a presenting sponsor of the Law Enforcement Torch Run, Special Olympics Connecticut’s largest grassroots, year-round fundraising and public awareness vehicle. As part of the Law Enforcement Torch Run initiative, more ...
- Batista, who is currently in London to film Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy, published this lengthy tweet about chasing your dreams last night:
“So this is my random rant of the day before I hit the sack. Been reflecting alot cuz I’ve spent the last 10 days and nights alone. And it just seems so crazy to me that I’m in London getting ready to co star in a Marvel film! A kid from Washington DC who didn’t always have food to eat and was embarrassed to go to school because my raggedy clothes were from good will and my shoes had holes in them!! I’m not particularly talented,good looking,smart,athletic,etc.etc…But I’ve been able to entertain millions of people around the world. And i want to share some advice with anyone who wants some on how i got to do these things. And if just one person takes my advice then this novel of a tweet will be worth it. Get the fuck out of your comfort zone! Chase that dream of yours that seems unattainable and everyone else says you can’t do! Don...
- WWE Intercontinental Champion Wade Barrett spoke to Josh Mathews after his run-in with The Miz and Fandango on last night’s RAW. Barrett says he doesn’t care where it’s at, he will fight Miz and Fandango.
- Injured World Heavyweight Champion Dolph Ziggler had a message for fans on the WWE App last night. He talked about wanting to return, wanting to show off for AJ Lee and told Alberto Del Rio he will see him soon.
- F4Wonline.com reports that The Usos are being slightly re-packaged to seem more credible for a feud against WWE Tag Team Champions Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns of The Shield.
The Usos, who debuted new face paint last night on RAW, tweeted the following:
“Big win against PTP!! Eyez on the prize @wwetheshield!!! #Raw #WarTime All in All…thanks to all our fans for the support from #Day1…been a long time coming!! One love uces!!!! #USOOO”
- Tonight’s loaded WWE TV tapings will take place from the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York. World Heavyweight Champion Dolph Ziggler is being advertised to return at tonight’s tapings. It’s worth noting that local star Zack Ryder is not being advertised.
Confirmed for tonight’s Main Event tapings is Sheamus vs. Antonio Cesaro. WWE has changed the advertised Main Event match two weeks in a row now so this one may change as well.
Set for the SmackDown tapings is Curtis Axel vs. Chris Jericho plus MizTV with special guests Randy Orton, Kane and Daniel Bryan. WWE is also advertising another mind challenge from Damien Sandow for this week’s SmackDown.
Matt Mitrione is set to take on Brendan Schaub at UFC on Fox 8 in Seatle. We spoke to him about the fight and training with MMA vet Josh Barnett in California
