WWE Announcement Expected, Foley Working on Tour, More

- WWE will air a two-hour version of their Falls Count Anywhere DVD on pay-per-view beginning December 3rd.

- Devin sent the following: WWE returns to the James Brown Arena in Augusta, Georgia on Sunday, February 3rd, 2013.

- Mick Foley noted on Twitter that he’s close to finalizing a fourteen city comedy tour for the UK in Spring 2013.

- It’s expected to be a newsworthy afternoon as WWE will release their latest financial numbers this morning. Vince McMahon will then address the WWE stockholders with a conference call at 11am EST. It’s expected that some sort of announcement regarding the WWE Network will be made. Join us this afternoon for full coverage from the report.

Backstage News on Triple H and Vince + Busty Beth Phoenix Pics!

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WWE Still Pushing Ryback, Backstage News on Foley-Punk

- Despite Ryback’s loss at WWE Hell In a Cell, the idea is to still push him as a top star and put everything behind him.

- WWE officials have been working on ways to use Mick Foley in the CM Punk storyline and Team Foley vs. Team Punk at Survivor Series may not be the end of their encounters this year.

No word yet if WWE officials are still considering a Foley vs. Punk singles match at December’s TLC pay-per-view.

New Storylines for Ryback, Must See Kaitlyn Workout Pics and More…

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Glacier Helping DDP, WWE Keeping Ryback with Punk, Heyman

- We noted before that Jake “The Snake” Roberts had moved in with Diamond Dallas Page so Page can train him for one more legitimate run in a wrestling ring. Apparently they have an overweight wrestling fan living with them who is trying to get into shape. It also appears that former WCW star Ray “Glacier” Lloyd is one of the trainers.

- Paul Heyman will likely join the current WWE European tour from November 5th through the 10th but that’s not confirmed yet.

- Also on the European tour, top matches were changed to John Cena vs. Dolph Ziggler and CM Punk vs. Ryback instead of Cena vs. Punk because they still want to keep Ryback working with Punk to help teach him in-ring skills.

What’s Planned for Cena After Ziggler, Another Traditional Match at Survivor Series?, More

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10/29 RAW Breakdown: Phoenix vs. AJ Lee, Sheamus-Show, More

- As noted before, the October 29th WWE RAW with the fallout from Hell In a Cell did a 2.95 cable rating with 4.09 million viewers. This was the best rated RAW since the NFL regular season began but was not the highest viewed. Hurricane Sandy affected cable TV this week as RAW was third for the night behind NFL Monday Night Football and Hurricane coverage on the Fox News Channel.

In the segment breakdown, the opener with CM Punk and Mick Foley did a 3.21 quarter rating. JTG vs. Ryback lost 432,000 viewers – another bad sign for Ryback on his own. Wade Barrett vs. Randy Orton gained 123,000 viewers while Kane and Daniel Bryan vs. Darren Young and Titus O’Neil gained 1,000 viewers. The segment with Vickie Guerrero and John Cena at 9pm gained 373,000 viewers for a 3.25 quarter rating.

Antonio Cesaro vs. Kofi Kingston and a backstage segment with Vickie and AJ Lee lost 451,000 viewers. Zack Ryder and Santino Marella vs. Heath Slater and Jinder Mahal plus Beth Phoenix vs. A...

Rhodes Sandow’s Title Shot, Wrestler Visiting at RAW, More

- The October 1st episode of WWE RAW had 298,000 viewers watching on DVR or tape delay – way lower than the usual number. The October 8th episode had 305,000 homes watching on DVR or tape delay.

- Jim Ross revealed that former WWE agent and wrestler Rene Goulet was backstage at Monday’s RAW in Charlotte.

- Unless WWE changes plans and puts the title match on an upcoming episode of RAW, Damien Sandow and Cody Rhodes aren’t scheduled to get another WWE Tag Team Title shot against Kane and Daniel Bryan until the TLC pay-per-view in December.

WWE Debuting a New Team Soon, Busty New Maryse Personal Pics and More…

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Photos of Wrestlers on Halloween: Jericho, Kelly, Bellas, More

- Here are some photos of current and former WWE Superstars dressed up in their Halloween costumes:

Alicia Fox as Superwoman:

The Bella Twins and friends:

Heath Slater as a blonde:

Chris Jericho as Sexy Mitt Romney:

JTG as a Brooklyn Net:

The Rock as The Incredible Hulk...

Original Plans for Ryback at WWE HIAC, Run-Ins Discussed, More

- We’ve noted how WWE officials, mainly Vince McMahon, went back and forth on the finish for Ryback vs. CM Punk at Hell In a Cell.

The original plan was for Ryback to win the WWE Title clean in the middle of the ring, hold it through Survivor Series and then drop it at TLC in a multi-man match where he wouldn’t be pinned or submitted. This was the plan through October 25th, the Thursday before the pay-per-view. The next day, Vince changed his mind and concluded that of the two, Punk’s streak was the one that had been hammered home on TV and keeping that streak alive would only help business through WrestleMania season. Vince noted that while it had been mentioned on TV that Ryback was undefeated, it wasn’t central to the storyline.

One WWE source close to creative was amazed that Vince made up his mind on the finish on October 26th and three straight days went by without him changing his mind.

Once they decided to have Ryback lose, many ideas were discussed on h...