- Tickets for WWE's Extreme Rules pay-per-view on May 19th at the Savvis Center
in St. Louis go on sale February 23rd to the public.
- Former WWE Diva
Serena Deeb, who has been out of action since October 2011 after a bad
concussion, will return to the ring for SHIMMER at their April 6th WrestleCon
show in New Jersey.
- Zack Ryder says he was coughing up blood after
losing to Jack Swagger at last night's RAW. He tweeted:
"Still coughing
up blood. Thanks @RealJackSwagger. I owe ya a fist pump…to your face!"
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Undertaker Not at RAW, Zeb Culter's Name, More
- It appears WWE has dropped the last minute idea of having Seth Rollins, Dean
Ambrose and Roman Reigns vs. John Cena, Sheamus and Ryback inside the
Elimination Chamber on Sunday. Ryback made a reference to the Chamber match on
his Twitter on Monday but has since referred to the match as just a regular
six-man. WWE made no mention of the match taking place inside the Chamber on
last night's RAW.
- Jack Swagger's new manager Zeb Culter got his name from Republican political commentator Ann Coulter.
- Despite being in Nashville for a Predators hockey game over the weekend, The Undertaker was not backstage for RAW at any point during the day or the broadcast last night. With that said, the feeling is that Taker will end up wrestling CM Punk at WrestleMania 29 any way.
- Jack Swagger's new manager Zeb Culter got his name from Republican political commentator Ann Coulter.
- Despite being in Nashville for a Predators hockey game over the weekend, The Undertaker was not backstage for RAW at any point during the day or the broadcast last night. With that said, the feeling is that Taker will end up wrestling CM Punk at WrestleMania 29 any way.
Monday, February 11, 2013
CM Punk Working Raw Tonight?, DVR Issues for Tonight’s Raw Event
- A couple of readers have pointed out that their cable providers’ TV guides are listing tonight’s episode of Raw as 3 separate shows. This will cause issues with fans who are attempting to DVR tonight’s event.
- As noted earlier, CM Punk was banged up during his match at Saturday night’s live event in Springfield, Missouri when The Miz botched a suplex during their tag match.
PWInsider has confirmed that Punk did not suffer a concussion, but could have aggravated other issues he has been dealing with. Punk is expected to be working tonight’s Raw event as scheduled and their is no heat on The Miz.
- As noted earlier, CM Punk was banged up during his match at Saturday night’s live event in Springfield, Missouri when The Miz botched a suplex during their tag match.
PWInsider has confirmed that Punk did not suffer a concussion, but could have aggravated other issues he has been dealing with. Punk is expected to be working tonight’s Raw event as scheduled and their is no heat on The Miz.
Sunday, February 10, 2013
Undertaker at the site of this week's RAW
Undertaker was in attendance at the 2/10 Nashville Predators NHL game. News
reporter @JonBurton32 tweeted the following:
"Just shook hands with The Undertaker at the Preds game"
This could mean absolutely nothing but RAW is in Nashville.
Thanks to Ralz Welborn and others for passing these photos along:
"Just shook hands with The Undertaker at the Preds game"
This could mean absolutely nothing but RAW is in Nashville.
Thanks to Ralz Welborn and others for passing these photos along:
Updated WWE Elimination Chamber PPV line up
WWE champion The Rock vs. C.M. Punk for the WWE Title. Winner advances to face John Cena at WrestleMania.
- World Heavyweight champion Alberto Del Rio vs. Big Show for the World Title.
- Smackdown Elimination Chamber match: Mark Henry, Randy Orton, Rey Mysterio, and Daniel Bryan confirmed. Two more to be announced. Winner becomes #1 contender to the World Title at WrestleMania.
- John Cena & Ryback & Sheamus vs. The Shield (Seth Rollins & Dean Ambrose & Roman Reigns) in a six-man tag match.
Steve Austin inks deal for two movies
WWE Hall of Famer “Stone Cold” Steve Austin has signed a two-picture deal with Anchor Bay Entertainment according to Deadline Hollywood.
In the first movie, “Kille’m All, John,” Austin plays a mob hit man. Austin will be helping produce the movie.
In the first movie, “Kille’m All, John,” Austin plays a mob hit man. Austin will be helping produce the movie.
Thursday, February 7, 2013
WWE NEWS: Report - WWE had to change Raw mid-show due to RawActive polling
WWE reportedly had to change their Raw line-up mid-show due to legit RawActive poll results.
According to the Wrestling Observer, WWE expected Randy Orton to win the poll to face C.M. Punk. However, Chris Jericho won the poll - with a majority of votes - which meant Orton and Jericho had to switch opponents.
Orton, who was originally scheduled to face Punk, went on to face Wade Barrett yet again. This also meant Jericho, was originally scheduled to face Barrett, had to face Punk in a match WWE laid out mid-show.
Punk vs. Jericho turned out to be the best match of the show, but it meant Jericho had to take a loss his second week back on television because Punk needs to look strong heading into a re-match against The Rock at the Elimination Chamber PPV.
The original plan reportedly called for Jericho to beat Barrett and for Punk to beat Orton, so it turned out that Jericho "lost" by winning the poll and Orton "won" by not winning the poll since he beat Barrett clean with the RKO.
According to the Wrestling Observer, WWE expected Randy Orton to win the poll to face C.M. Punk. However, Chris Jericho won the poll - with a majority of votes - which meant Orton and Jericho had to switch opponents.
Orton, who was originally scheduled to face Punk, went on to face Wade Barrett yet again. This also meant Jericho, was originally scheduled to face Barrett, had to face Punk in a match WWE laid out mid-show.
Punk vs. Jericho turned out to be the best match of the show, but it meant Jericho had to take a loss his second week back on television because Punk needs to look strong heading into a re-match against The Rock at the Elimination Chamber PPV.
The original plan reportedly called for Jericho to beat Barrett and for Punk to beat Orton, so it turned out that Jericho "lost" by winning the poll and Orton "won" by not winning the poll since he beat Barrett clean with the RKO.
Vince McMahon to host conference call to discuss fourth quarter financial numbers and WWE Network
WWE issued a press release on Thursday to announce that it will report its fourth quarter financial results on February 28. Vince McMahon and members of senior management will host a conference call that morning at 10:00 a.m. to discuss the report.
The first Raw after WrestleMania 29 pre-sale code
WWE issued the pre-sale password for the word WIRED for the April 8 edition of Raw, which is the night after WrestleMania 29.
Brock Lesnar added to another Raw event prior to WrestleMania 29
WWE is now advertising Brock Lesnar for the March 18 edition of Raw in Pittsburgh, Pa.
Who might CM Punk’s Wrestlemania opponent be?
Until The Undertaker declares himself unable to compete at Wrestlemania 29, the company is hopeful they’ll have an Undertaker vs. CM Punk showdown on the card. However, The Undertaker is really banged up (partially his hip and shoulder), and his friends are actually hoping he doesn’t do the match.
If Taker can’t work the show, here are a few possibilities for CM Punk:
- singles match with Ryback
- The Rock vs. John Cena vs. Punk in a three way for the WWE title
TNA suspends Gut Check challenge due to voting Issues
TNA has announced that “due to a number of issues with the voting,” they have suspended the Gut Check Challenge. The competition included over 300 indy names divided into sixteen brackets and has seen a few adjustments since it kicked off. It was determined that people figured out how to vote more than once, so TNA decided to allow anyone to vote as many times as they wanted for a bit before halting it today.
TNA announced that that the re-launched challenge will include a “new voting system that will eliminate the voting issues.”
TNA announced that that the re-launched challenge will include a “new voting system that will eliminate the voting issues.”
The Rock and Brock Lesnar penciled in for Raw after Wrestlemania
This past week WWE started advertising for the Raw after Wrestlemania 29 on 4/8 in East Rutherford, New Jersey, built around The Rock headlining the show. All the stars from WrestleMania, Brock Lesnar, Chris Jericho and Triple H as far as the non full-timers are to be on that show.
WWE executive leaves the company
The Wrestling Observer Newsletter reports that Andrew Judelson, who was hired fourteen months ago as Executive Vice President of Sales and Partnership Marketing, has left the company to take a job as the head of national sales for IMG College
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Cena headlines SXSW 2013 Panel
STAMFORD, Conn. & SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–
WWE, (WWE) a sports entertainment company, and Echo, the first and largest real-time web platform provider, today announced that they will share the strategies behind WWE’s award-winning digital programs at SXSW 2013. The panel will feature a candid discussion with WWE Superstar John Cena, the third most followed U.S. athlete on Facebook and Twitter with more than 17 million fans combined, and provide insight into how the 10-time WWE Champion utilizes social media to extend WWE’s brand and connect with fans.
WWE recognizes the tremendous opportunity that social media presents to extend storylines, deliver exclusive content and develop new characters, while enabling fans to connect directly with their favorite Superstars and WWE. With more than six hours of domestic weekly programming, 300 live events each year and broadcast in more than 145 countries, WWE is in a unique position to unite the web, mobile, television and live audience experiences under an integrated digital strategy, with the goal of building the ultimate interactive experience for fans.
Last year, WWE launched an unprecedented second screen experience, “WWE Active,” on its WWE flagship app, which has been downloaded more than 3.5 million times since its debut. This panel will explore how WWE is leveraging creative, media, technology and talent to become one of the most widely respected and successful brands in social TV.
Date/Time:
Saturday, March 9, 11:00am – 12:00pm CST
Location:
Sheraton Austin Capitol, 701 East 11th St, Room EFGH
Title:
Get Ready to Rumble! How WWE Is Crushing Social TV
Description:
With more than 137 million social media fans, WWE ranks among the world’s digital leaders. WrestleMania 28 generated 110 worldwide trends and the hashtag #WrestleMania was mentioned more than 610,000 times on the day of the event. Learn how WWE’s integrated marketing and content strategy is connecting Superstars directly with its fans, extending storylines and delivering exclusive content and real-time experiences that dominate social television.
Moderator:
Khris Loux, Co-founder and CEO, Echo
Panelists:
John Cena, WWE Superstar and 10-time WWE Champion
Stephanie McMahon, EVP, Creative, WWE
Perkins Miller, EVP, Digital Media, WWE
About WWE
WWE, a publicly traded company (WWE), is an integrated media organization and recognized leader in global entertainment. The company consists of a portfolio of businesses that create and deliver original content 52 weeks a year to a global audience. WWE is committed to family-friendly entertainment on its television programming, pay-per-view, digital media and publishing platforms. WWE programming is broadcast in more than 145 countries and 30 languages and reaches more than 600 million homes worldwide. The company is headquartered in Stamford, Conn., with offices in New York, Los Angeles, Miami, London, Mumbai, Shanghai, Singapore, Istanbul and Tokyo.
Additional information on WWE (WWE) can be found at wwe.com and corporate.wwe.com. For information on our global activities, go to http://www.wwe.com/worldwide/.
About Echo
Echo provides the industry’s first and largest real-time web platform, enabling the rapid implementation and scale of applications for social TV, social music, social news, social sports, social commerce and social finance. Brands can leverage the Echo platform to transform their static websites and mobile apps into real-time experiences that significantly boost traffic, increase user engagement, and drive more revenue. A leader in the space, Echo currently serves over 1 billion streams per month for brands including ABC, AMC Networks, ESPN, NASDAQ, NBC News, The Washington Post, Universal Music Group, USA Network and WWE. To learn more, visit www.aboutecho.com.
Contact:
WWE
Matthew Altman, 203-352-1177
Matthew.Altman@wwecorp.com
or
Eastwick Communications
Jesse Hamlin, 408-470-4874
echo@eastwick.com
WWE, (WWE) a sports entertainment company, and Echo, the first and largest real-time web platform provider, today announced that they will share the strategies behind WWE’s award-winning digital programs at SXSW 2013. The panel will feature a candid discussion with WWE Superstar John Cena, the third most followed U.S. athlete on Facebook and Twitter with more than 17 million fans combined, and provide insight into how the 10-time WWE Champion utilizes social media to extend WWE’s brand and connect with fans.
WWE recognizes the tremendous opportunity that social media presents to extend storylines, deliver exclusive content and develop new characters, while enabling fans to connect directly with their favorite Superstars and WWE. With more than six hours of domestic weekly programming, 300 live events each year and broadcast in more than 145 countries, WWE is in a unique position to unite the web, mobile, television and live audience experiences under an integrated digital strategy, with the goal of building the ultimate interactive experience for fans.
Last year, WWE launched an unprecedented second screen experience, “WWE Active,” on its WWE flagship app, which has been downloaded more than 3.5 million times since its debut. This panel will explore how WWE is leveraging creative, media, technology and talent to become one of the most widely respected and successful brands in social TV.
Date/Time:
Saturday, March 9, 11:00am – 12:00pm CST
Location:
Sheraton Austin Capitol, 701 East 11th St, Room EFGH
Title:
Get Ready to Rumble! How WWE Is Crushing Social TV
Description:
With more than 137 million social media fans, WWE ranks among the world’s digital leaders. WrestleMania 28 generated 110 worldwide trends and the hashtag #WrestleMania was mentioned more than 610,000 times on the day of the event. Learn how WWE’s integrated marketing and content strategy is connecting Superstars directly with its fans, extending storylines and delivering exclusive content and real-time experiences that dominate social television.
Moderator:
Khris Loux, Co-founder and CEO, Echo
Panelists:
John Cena, WWE Superstar and 10-time WWE Champion
Stephanie McMahon, EVP, Creative, WWE
Perkins Miller, EVP, Digital Media, WWE
About WWE
WWE, a publicly traded company (WWE), is an integrated media organization and recognized leader in global entertainment. The company consists of a portfolio of businesses that create and deliver original content 52 weeks a year to a global audience. WWE is committed to family-friendly entertainment on its television programming, pay-per-view, digital media and publishing platforms. WWE programming is broadcast in more than 145 countries and 30 languages and reaches more than 600 million homes worldwide. The company is headquartered in Stamford, Conn., with offices in New York, Los Angeles, Miami, London, Mumbai, Shanghai, Singapore, Istanbul and Tokyo.
Additional information on WWE (WWE) can be found at wwe.com and corporate.wwe.com. For information on our global activities, go to http://www.wwe.com/worldwide/.
About Echo
Echo provides the industry’s first and largest real-time web platform, enabling the rapid implementation and scale of applications for social TV, social music, social news, social sports, social commerce and social finance. Brands can leverage the Echo platform to transform their static websites and mobile apps into real-time experiences that significantly boost traffic, increase user engagement, and drive more revenue. A leader in the space, Echo currently serves over 1 billion streams per month for brands including ABC, AMC Networks, ESPN, NASDAQ, NBC News, The Washington Post, Universal Music Group, USA Network and WWE. To learn more, visit www.aboutecho.com.
Contact:
WWE
Matthew Altman, 203-352-1177
Matthew.Altman@wwecorp.com
or
Eastwick Communications
Jesse Hamlin, 408-470-4874
echo@eastwick.com
Update on the WrestleMania 30 Location – WWE Going Back and Forth
- There are reports that a local radio station in New Orleans leaked the news on Wednesday that WWE’s WrestleMania 30 will be held there at the Super Dome. An official announcement from WWE was expected at the Elimination Chamber pay-per-view, also from New Orleans, later this month.
PWInsider reported earlier this week that officials continue to go back and forth on the WrestleMania 30 location and that New Orleans was not 100% official yet.
There are forces within WWE who believe WrestleMania 30 should be held at Madison Square Garden but more people in the company believe that WWE has already set the standard for holding WrestleMania at big stadiums, plus the argument that the New York area is getting WrestleMania this year.
PWInsider reported earlier this week that officials continue to go back and forth on the WrestleMania 30 location and that New Orleans was not 100% official yet.
There are forces within WWE who believe WrestleMania 30 should be held at Madison Square Garden but more people in the company believe that WWE has already set the standard for holding WrestleMania at big stadiums, plus the argument that the New York area is getting WrestleMania this year.
Update On Undertaker's Return
There was talk at Monday's RAW that one of the reasons The Undertaker didn't make an appearance at the Royal Rumble is because he's not so sure that he will work WrestleMania 29 now.
The plan had been for Taker to wrestle CM Punk but WWE officials are still waiting on Taker's decision. There's a feeling among some within WWE that Taker will end up wrestling but the discussion at RAW was they may have to come up with another WrestleMania storyline for Punk.
WWE Blocking TNA from Arenas?, WWE Possibly Inducting MSG
- WWE will be inducting a celebrity into this year’s Hall of Fame class. There was actually talk of inducting Madison Square Garden as a building. This year’s class will be larger than usual.
- With TNA Impact Wrestling taking their show on the road, WWE has began contacting a number of major arenas to put holds on them for future dates. At least one person within WWE thinks that if TNA begins going on the road every Thursday, WWE may need to change their touring schedule to Thursday, Friday and Saturday for at least one of the brands.
There is internal talk that WWE will put some arena dates on hold to make sure TNA doesn’t get into them. WWE also may be enforcing some of their non-compete clauses so TNA can’t run in the same buildings they do.
- With TNA Impact Wrestling taking their show on the road, WWE has began contacting a number of major arenas to put holds on them for future dates. At least one person within WWE thinks that if TNA begins going on the road every Thursday, WWE may need to change their touring schedule to Thursday, Friday and Saturday for at least one of the brands.
There is internal talk that WWE will put some arena dates on hold to make sure TNA doesn’t get into them. WWE also may be enforcing some of their non-compete clauses so TNA can’t run in the same buildings they do.
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Current WWE Elimination Chamber PPV Card
WWE Title Match: The Rock vs. C.M. Punk
World Heavyweight Title Match: Alberto Del Rio vs. Big Show
Smackdown Elimination Chamber Match: Randy Orton vs. Rey Mysterio vs. Daniel Bryan with three more to be announced
WWE News: Identity of the fans C.M. Punk spoke with on Raw
The fans C.M. Punk approached at ringside during his promo on Monday's WWE Raw were independent wrestlers "Adorable" Anthony
Andrews and "Marvelous" Michael Stevens. They are Georgia wrestlers who work for
RPW, AWN, and the Anarchy promotion. [Thanks to Bill Behrens]
What happened after Raw went off the air
Ryback and John Cena defeated C.M. Punk and Dolph Ziggler (w/AJ, Big E Langston) in the dark main event. Punk cut a scathing promo on Cena. Ziggler and Cena started. This was slow moving an awfully comedic with a lot of coward heel tactics and crowd face chants. Cena and Ryback hit a big pop with double body slams. There was interference by AJ when she slapped John Cena.
After a interference by Big E, Ziggler hit a hard kick to the jaw of Ryback. Punk and Cena weren’t working a whole lot at this point. After AJ distracted the ref from a Cena tag, Big E came in and landed the Big End. Langston and AJ were ejected. After hot tags by Ryback and Punk, Cena hits the Five Moves of Doom on Ziggler to win by pinfall.
Complete Raw Results 02/04/13
We start the show with a recap of last week. Showing us the return of Brock Lesner. What will he has instore for tonight.
We are in Atlanta, GA tonight. The home of the old WCW. The first thing we hear is Cult of Personality. CM Punk makes his way to the ring. Punk grabs ring announcer Justin Roberts and makes him announce him as the People’s Champion CM Punk. Punk says people are saying he over reacted last week. He says that is because most people have never held anything as important as the WWE title. Punk asks the crowd if they saw him in the video from last week with the Shield. He says they have all been duped to believe this. He says if Paul Heyman says it wasn’t him in that video, then it isn’t him. CGI! Punk says at Elimination Chamber he will make all the wrong’s right by defeating the Rock and winning back the WWE title. Out comes Smackdown GM Booker T. He says Vicki Gurerro has given him the right to decide Punk’s fate tonight. But he says he is going to leave it up to the WWE Universe. The can go on the WWE App and vote for any of Punk’s last 3 Wrestlemania opponents. Rey Mysterio, Randy Orton, or Chris Jericho! Punk is livid with this decision.
We are also going to hear about the next inductee into the WWE Hall of Fame. ESPN broke the story today and we will finally have Bruno Sanmartino inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame!!
Back from break we head to the ring
Ryback vs US Champion Antonio Cesero
Non-Title Match
Interesting that it is not a title match. Ryback has never been US champ. He has just kind of leap froged all of the that. Maybe he will carry it on the way down the ladder. Ryback starts the match by just beating Antonio down. He hangs him in the corner upside down and begins to kick him over and over. Antonio slides out of the ring and begins to work Ryback over. not a bad match. These two have met quite often lately and Antonio has walked out on a couple. Antonio sends him into the stairs and leaves him for dead. He jumps back in the ring and lets the ref start his ten count. Ryback gets to his feet and hits the ring at 9. Antonio is really working him over. Ryback turns the tide back his way and and tries for the shell shock but Antonio jumps out of the ring and tries to escape. Ryback grabs him and drags him back in. He then sets him up for the shell shock and hits it this time. Ryback is blown up but he covers for the pin.
Winner- Ryback
Back from break we see Chili from TLC is sitting in the front row. We have also had interviews with Randy Orton and Rey Mysterio as to why they should meet CM Punk tonight here in Atlanta.
Backstage we see John Cena talking to Vicki Guererro. She says she heard John Cena is going to go to the ring and call out The Shield. She asks him if he has a death with. He says he is going to Wrestlemania to regain the WWE Title. But first he is going to stop the Shield.
Back to the ring we go…..
Santino Marella vs. Jack Swagger
So glad to see Jack back. He is wearing all black now and it fits his persona. Santino is trying to make this a comedy match. Booker T has joined the announce team for this match. Booker is announcing that Swagger will be in the Elimination chamber for sure along with Rey Mysterio. Swagger locks on the Ankle Lock of Santino for the tap out. Swagger has said he is going to call it the Patriot Act now.
Winner via submission Jack Swagger
Back from break and we has WWE Gold coming to the ring
World Heavyweight Champion Alberto Del Rio vs Cody Rhodes
Non-Title Match
Del Rio is without Richardo because of the injury Big Show gave him. Cody is now a singles wrestler after Friday night The Rhodes Scholars disbanded. Del Rio is wrestling angry because of Big Show. He is working Rhodes over and setting him up for a super kick and a pin. Rhodes kicks out and turns the tables on the champ. He goes for the Cross Rhodes but Del Rio turns it into the Cross arm breaker for the win.
Winner via submission World Heavyweight Champion Alberto Del Rio
After the match Del Rio tells the crowd how he has changed. How he now loves and respects them. He then says he is going to get even with Big Show for what he did to his friend Richardo and it will happen soon. The Big Show then came of the screen and tells Del Rio that he wants a rematch at Elimination Chamber. He tells Del Rio to find Booker T sign the contract and have them get it to him tonight!!
We come back from break with highlights of Team Hell No losing a non-title match to Rey Mysterio and Sin Cara last week on Smackdown. After the highlights we see Daniel Bryan and Kane yelling at each other. Each is blaming the other one for the loss. Bryan tells Kane to stay out of his match tonight. Kane says no problem.
Rey Mysterio vs Daniel Bryan
Daniel Bryan is trying to impress Booker T enough to get into the Elimination Chamber. Rey is already in. Great match to start with Bryan hitting a tombstone reverse kneedrop on Rey. Amazing. Bryan then sets Rey up in the Tree of Woe, but Rey pulls up just in time. Rey then hits a Huricanrana followed by a roll thru kick to the head. Rey sets up the 619, but Bryan counters into the label lock. Rey rolls it over in to a school boy. near fall!!! Rey then goes for the 619 hits it follows with the spash from the top rope, but Bryan moves and locks on the label lock for the submission.
Winner-Daniel Bryan
After the match as Bryan celebrates, Mark Henry’s music hits!! He comes to the ring and levels Daniel Bryan and then absolutly destroys Rey. As Rey is getting beat down Sin Cara comes down and tries to help, but Henry levels him. Rey may be out for awhile.
We now go back to Big Show at an undisclosed location wait for his contract to show up. He is on the phone with Booker T asking about it. We will wait and see.
Back to the Ring……
Sheamus vs Kane
These two beasts slam into each other right away and see who is bigger and stronger. Kane gets the upper hand first and works him over pretty good. Sheamus pulls out an Irish Curse backbreaker to counter the momentum. Sheamus has more indivdually named moves than anyone in WWE. Kane goes up top for his famous right hand but misses. Sheamus goes for White Noise and misses. Kane tries for the Tombstone, but Sheamus slides out. Daniel Bryan comes down to the apron and and yells at Kane. Just enough of a distraction to let Sheamus hit the Brogue Kick for the win.
Winner-Sheamus
Back from break we have Miz TV. Miz says he is here to bring down Paul Heyman to discuss why he had Brock Lesner come out and F5 Vince McMahon. Paul comes walking out telling Miz to stop slandering his name. He then says he wants to wish Vince a speedy recovery from hip surgery. He says he had no idea that Brock was in Las Vegas. He had nothing to do with Lesner or the Shield. He says he has questions for Miz. Doesn’t Miz think that CM Punk was screwed by Vince. That Paul was wrongfully accused. Miz says Paul is changing the subject. Paul gets in the Miz’s face. Miz tells Paul to back up. Out comes Vicki Guerrero to tell them to stop. She says she is the one who brought Brock back to Raw. She says she did it to impress Vince. She says she had no idea Brock would do that to Vince. Vicki begins to sob and say how bad she feels. Paul gives her a hug and tells her he believes her. Vicki says we should all pray for Vince. Miz does his little Really bit. He does not believe them. Miz continues to let them have it. And then we hear it……..Brock is coming!! Lesner hits the ring and has a cold stare of death. Miz shoves Brock and Lesner levels him with a clothesline and then tosses him hard from the ring. He then begins to throw all the furniture out of the ring. Miz gets back in the ring and attacks Brock. Brock grabs him and hits an F5. Miz has been squashed. Lesner is an animal.
In Ring Action…..
Randy Orton vs IC Champion Wade Barrett
Non-title Match
As they are coming out we see a quick interview with Bo Dallas, the NXT wrestler who beat Barrett last week on Raw. He says he may be the underdog, but he has bite. He is the first Royal Rumble participant who was born after the first Royal Rumble. I am old. Early in the match a “Let’s go Barrett” chant is going thru the arena. Odd. Barrett is working Orton over. Physically they match up well. Barrett is working hard on telling a good story in this one. But the last time these two met Barrett won clean. So……..Orton hits the RKO for the win.
Winner-Randy Orton
Break
Back from Break and we have out Main Event
CM Punk vs Chris Jericho
This is a dream match folks. It could headline any PPV. This is day 7 of the non title reign of CM Punk. This crowd is so damn hot. They are echo chanting “CM Punk!” “Y2J!” The two men are feeding off of this energy. Y2J puts Punk in the corner and works him over. Punk reverses and sets Y2J into the tornado DDT. He calls for it and turns him, but Y2J pushes him out. Back from break and then are deep into this one. Y2J is laid out and punk is going for a missle spash, but misses. Y2J hits the bulldog followed by the lionsault! Punk counter, but Y2J coutners setting up the Walls of Jericho , but Punk kicks out before its locked on. Punk goes for the running knee, but Y2J moves and Punk lands on the top rope. Y2J jumps up and hits the huricanrana from the top rope. Cover…………but he gets 2. Y2J goes for a splash but Punk sets up the GTS, Y2J gets out and sets up the Walls again. Punk rolls him up in to an inside cradle for a 2 count, Y2J flips for his own 2 count!! Punk hits the knee to the face, followed by a clothesline. He then climbs to the top rope for the big elbow. But misses. Y2J then hits the biggest and longest lionsault I have ever seen. Punk then locks on the Anaconda vice in the middle of the ring. Y2J slowly drags Punk to the rope to get out of the hold. Punk then sets up the GTS, but Y2J locks on the Walls. This is awsome is the chant going on right now. And yes this is awesome. Punk makes it to the rope, but is hurt bad. He tries another GTS, but can’t get him up with a hurt back. So he shoves him into the post and then hits the GTS. Winner!
Winner-CM Punk
Best match on Raw in last 18 months
We now get the official announcement. Bruno Sammartino is going into the WWE Hall of Fame. Enough said.
Back from break we see CM Punk walking in the back. Matt Stryker asks him where his head is at. He says the Rock may have the belt, but he is the champ.
We now see a video montage of all the press WWE has received since The Rock won the title. Very smart business.
Back from break we see Big Show waiting for the contract to show up at his hotel. There is a knock at the door and it is messenger with the contract. Show brings him in the room and signs the contract. The whole time the messenger is trying to tell Show something. Show won’t listen. When he opens the door Alberto Del Rio is waiting for him. The two go to blows and it is a pier six brawl. Del Rio grabs a fire extinguisher and sprays Show and then knocks him out with it and leaves.
Back in the ring Brad Maddox is waiting with a mic. He says Paul Heyman preyed on him and used him. He says he was an innocent victim. Brad says he is the hero of the story. He says it is going to be him and not John Cena who is going to teach the Shield about justice. He invites the Shield to the ring. We hear the radio calls and the Shield work their way down to the ring. They tell Maddox he has hell to pay for being the Rat. They come into the ring and level him. They Cena’s music hits. He is coiming through the crowd. Then Rybacks music hits and Sheamus, and they are coming through the crowd also!!! The Shield tries to escape up the ramp but the locker room empties and blocks their escape. The jump back in the ring and are attacked by Cena, Sheamus, and Ryback. After the beat down the Shield run back through the crowd.
We are in Atlanta, GA tonight. The home of the old WCW. The first thing we hear is Cult of Personality. CM Punk makes his way to the ring. Punk grabs ring announcer Justin Roberts and makes him announce him as the People’s Champion CM Punk. Punk says people are saying he over reacted last week. He says that is because most people have never held anything as important as the WWE title. Punk asks the crowd if they saw him in the video from last week with the Shield. He says they have all been duped to believe this. He says if Paul Heyman says it wasn’t him in that video, then it isn’t him. CGI! Punk says at Elimination Chamber he will make all the wrong’s right by defeating the Rock and winning back the WWE title. Out comes Smackdown GM Booker T. He says Vicki Gurerro has given him the right to decide Punk’s fate tonight. But he says he is going to leave it up to the WWE Universe. The can go on the WWE App and vote for any of Punk’s last 3 Wrestlemania opponents. Rey Mysterio, Randy Orton, or Chris Jericho! Punk is livid with this decision.
We are also going to hear about the next inductee into the WWE Hall of Fame. ESPN broke the story today and we will finally have Bruno Sanmartino inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame!!
Back from break we head to the ring
Ryback vs US Champion Antonio Cesero
Non-Title Match
Interesting that it is not a title match. Ryback has never been US champ. He has just kind of leap froged all of the that. Maybe he will carry it on the way down the ladder. Ryback starts the match by just beating Antonio down. He hangs him in the corner upside down and begins to kick him over and over. Antonio slides out of the ring and begins to work Ryback over. not a bad match. These two have met quite often lately and Antonio has walked out on a couple. Antonio sends him into the stairs and leaves him for dead. He jumps back in the ring and lets the ref start his ten count. Ryback gets to his feet and hits the ring at 9. Antonio is really working him over. Ryback turns the tide back his way and and tries for the shell shock but Antonio jumps out of the ring and tries to escape. Ryback grabs him and drags him back in. He then sets him up for the shell shock and hits it this time. Ryback is blown up but he covers for the pin.
Winner- Ryback
Back from break we see Chili from TLC is sitting in the front row. We have also had interviews with Randy Orton and Rey Mysterio as to why they should meet CM Punk tonight here in Atlanta.
Backstage we see John Cena talking to Vicki Guererro. She says she heard John Cena is going to go to the ring and call out The Shield. She asks him if he has a death with. He says he is going to Wrestlemania to regain the WWE Title. But first he is going to stop the Shield.
Back to the ring we go…..
Santino Marella vs. Jack Swagger
So glad to see Jack back. He is wearing all black now and it fits his persona. Santino is trying to make this a comedy match. Booker T has joined the announce team for this match. Booker is announcing that Swagger will be in the Elimination chamber for sure along with Rey Mysterio. Swagger locks on the Ankle Lock of Santino for the tap out. Swagger has said he is going to call it the Patriot Act now.
Winner via submission Jack Swagger
Back from break and we has WWE Gold coming to the ring
World Heavyweight Champion Alberto Del Rio vs Cody Rhodes
Non-Title Match
Del Rio is without Richardo because of the injury Big Show gave him. Cody is now a singles wrestler after Friday night The Rhodes Scholars disbanded. Del Rio is wrestling angry because of Big Show. He is working Rhodes over and setting him up for a super kick and a pin. Rhodes kicks out and turns the tables on the champ. He goes for the Cross Rhodes but Del Rio turns it into the Cross arm breaker for the win.
Winner via submission World Heavyweight Champion Alberto Del Rio
After the match Del Rio tells the crowd how he has changed. How he now loves and respects them. He then says he is going to get even with Big Show for what he did to his friend Richardo and it will happen soon. The Big Show then came of the screen and tells Del Rio that he wants a rematch at Elimination Chamber. He tells Del Rio to find Booker T sign the contract and have them get it to him tonight!!
We come back from break with highlights of Team Hell No losing a non-title match to Rey Mysterio and Sin Cara last week on Smackdown. After the highlights we see Daniel Bryan and Kane yelling at each other. Each is blaming the other one for the loss. Bryan tells Kane to stay out of his match tonight. Kane says no problem.
Rey Mysterio vs Daniel Bryan
Daniel Bryan is trying to impress Booker T enough to get into the Elimination Chamber. Rey is already in. Great match to start with Bryan hitting a tombstone reverse kneedrop on Rey. Amazing. Bryan then sets Rey up in the Tree of Woe, but Rey pulls up just in time. Rey then hits a Huricanrana followed by a roll thru kick to the head. Rey sets up the 619, but Bryan counters into the label lock. Rey rolls it over in to a school boy. near fall!!! Rey then goes for the 619 hits it follows with the spash from the top rope, but Bryan moves and locks on the label lock for the submission.
Winner-Daniel Bryan
After the match as Bryan celebrates, Mark Henry’s music hits!! He comes to the ring and levels Daniel Bryan and then absolutly destroys Rey. As Rey is getting beat down Sin Cara comes down and tries to help, but Henry levels him. Rey may be out for awhile.
We now go back to Big Show at an undisclosed location wait for his contract to show up. He is on the phone with Booker T asking about it. We will wait and see.
Back to the Ring……
Sheamus vs Kane
These two beasts slam into each other right away and see who is bigger and stronger. Kane gets the upper hand first and works him over pretty good. Sheamus pulls out an Irish Curse backbreaker to counter the momentum. Sheamus has more indivdually named moves than anyone in WWE. Kane goes up top for his famous right hand but misses. Sheamus goes for White Noise and misses. Kane tries for the Tombstone, but Sheamus slides out. Daniel Bryan comes down to the apron and and yells at Kane. Just enough of a distraction to let Sheamus hit the Brogue Kick for the win.
Winner-Sheamus
Back from break we have Miz TV. Miz says he is here to bring down Paul Heyman to discuss why he had Brock Lesner come out and F5 Vince McMahon. Paul comes walking out telling Miz to stop slandering his name. He then says he wants to wish Vince a speedy recovery from hip surgery. He says he had no idea that Brock was in Las Vegas. He had nothing to do with Lesner or the Shield. He says he has questions for Miz. Doesn’t Miz think that CM Punk was screwed by Vince. That Paul was wrongfully accused. Miz says Paul is changing the subject. Paul gets in the Miz’s face. Miz tells Paul to back up. Out comes Vicki Guerrero to tell them to stop. She says she is the one who brought Brock back to Raw. She says she did it to impress Vince. She says she had no idea Brock would do that to Vince. Vicki begins to sob and say how bad she feels. Paul gives her a hug and tells her he believes her. Vicki says we should all pray for Vince. Miz does his little Really bit. He does not believe them. Miz continues to let them have it. And then we hear it……..Brock is coming!! Lesner hits the ring and has a cold stare of death. Miz shoves Brock and Lesner levels him with a clothesline and then tosses him hard from the ring. He then begins to throw all the furniture out of the ring. Miz gets back in the ring and attacks Brock. Brock grabs him and hits an F5. Miz has been squashed. Lesner is an animal.
In Ring Action…..
Randy Orton vs IC Champion Wade Barrett
Non-title Match
As they are coming out we see a quick interview with Bo Dallas, the NXT wrestler who beat Barrett last week on Raw. He says he may be the underdog, but he has bite. He is the first Royal Rumble participant who was born after the first Royal Rumble. I am old. Early in the match a “Let’s go Barrett” chant is going thru the arena. Odd. Barrett is working Orton over. Physically they match up well. Barrett is working hard on telling a good story in this one. But the last time these two met Barrett won clean. So……..Orton hits the RKO for the win.
Winner-Randy Orton
Break
Back from Break and we have out Main Event
CM Punk vs Chris Jericho
This is a dream match folks. It could headline any PPV. This is day 7 of the non title reign of CM Punk. This crowd is so damn hot. They are echo chanting “CM Punk!” “Y2J!” The two men are feeding off of this energy. Y2J puts Punk in the corner and works him over. Punk reverses and sets Y2J into the tornado DDT. He calls for it and turns him, but Y2J pushes him out. Back from break and then are deep into this one. Y2J is laid out and punk is going for a missle spash, but misses. Y2J hits the bulldog followed by the lionsault! Punk counter, but Y2J coutners setting up the Walls of Jericho , but Punk kicks out before its locked on. Punk goes for the running knee, but Y2J moves and Punk lands on the top rope. Y2J jumps up and hits the huricanrana from the top rope. Cover…………but he gets 2. Y2J goes for a splash but Punk sets up the GTS, Y2J gets out and sets up the Walls again. Punk rolls him up in to an inside cradle for a 2 count, Y2J flips for his own 2 count!! Punk hits the knee to the face, followed by a clothesline. He then climbs to the top rope for the big elbow. But misses. Y2J then hits the biggest and longest lionsault I have ever seen. Punk then locks on the Anaconda vice in the middle of the ring. Y2J slowly drags Punk to the rope to get out of the hold. Punk then sets up the GTS, but Y2J locks on the Walls. This is awsome is the chant going on right now. And yes this is awesome. Punk makes it to the rope, but is hurt bad. He tries another GTS, but can’t get him up with a hurt back. So he shoves him into the post and then hits the GTS. Winner!
Winner-CM Punk
Best match on Raw in last 18 months
We now get the official announcement. Bruno Sammartino is going into the WWE Hall of Fame. Enough said.
Back from break we see CM Punk walking in the back. Matt Stryker asks him where his head is at. He says the Rock may have the belt, but he is the champ.
We now see a video montage of all the press WWE has received since The Rock won the title. Very smart business.
Back from break we see Big Show waiting for the contract to show up at his hotel. There is a knock at the door and it is messenger with the contract. Show brings him in the room and signs the contract. The whole time the messenger is trying to tell Show something. Show won’t listen. When he opens the door Alberto Del Rio is waiting for him. The two go to blows and it is a pier six brawl. Del Rio grabs a fire extinguisher and sprays Show and then knocks him out with it and leaves.
Back in the ring Brad Maddox is waiting with a mic. He says Paul Heyman preyed on him and used him. He says he was an innocent victim. Brad says he is the hero of the story. He says it is going to be him and not John Cena who is going to teach the Shield about justice. He invites the Shield to the ring. We hear the radio calls and the Shield work their way down to the ring. They tell Maddox he has hell to pay for being the Rat. They come into the ring and level him. They Cena’s music hits. He is coiming through the crowd. Then Rybacks music hits and Sheamus, and they are coming through the crowd also!!! The Shield tries to escape up the ramp but the locker room empties and blocks their escape. The jump back in the ring and are attacked by Cena, Sheamus, and Ryback. After the beat down the Shield run back through the crowd.
Monday, February 4, 2013
Brock Lesnar on Raw tonight
Former WWE and UFC Heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar will be appearing on Monday Night RAW tonight, his first time in Atlanta in over 12 years. Lesnar returned last week and delivered his F5 to Vince McMahon, saving Paul Heyman’s job in the process as he was about to get fired. Tonight is also one of the few RAW dates that The Rock is not scheduled to appear leading up to Elimination Chamber and WrestleMania so the Atlanta crowd will not be “electrified” by the WWE champion.
WWE wanting to hook up with another franchise for an animated project
WWE is trying to hook up with another franchise for an animated project, reports The Wrestling Observer Newsletter. The company recently did a fan survey asking if they’d like to see WWE as part of “He-Man, “Looney Tunes” or “Alvin and the Chipmunks.”
Opening segment for tonight’s Raw
Tonight’s edition of Monday Night Raw will open with Paul Heyman appearing on Miz TV, explaining Brock Lesnar’s return and the attack that led to Vince McMahon’s “broken pelvis”.
** Wrestling Enquirer will be providing live coverage of tonights WWE Raw starting at 7PM Central time.
** Wrestling Enquirer will be providing live coverage of tonights WWE Raw starting at 7PM Central time.
Neurologist Says Foley Can Never Wrestle Again
Mick Foley revealed during a comedy show in Adelaide that a neurologist informed
him that he is not able to wrestle ever again.
Foley got the news after he explained his proposal to WWE about having a match with Dean Ambrose at SummerSlam as a follow-up to their YouTube/Twitter feud. Foley noted that he proposed to have a "fake" Dude Love come out of the entrance way, but would be attacked by Dean from behind as Mankind was coming through the ring.
These plans would later be nixed due to his diagnosis from the neurologist.
Also at the comedy show, Foley noted that he felt Dean made very personal comments about his family within the feud and asked him to stop, but Dean thought this was "face" Foley actually egging him on.
Foley got the news after he explained his proposal to WWE about having a match with Dean Ambrose at SummerSlam as a follow-up to their YouTube/Twitter feud. Foley noted that he proposed to have a "fake" Dude Love come out of the entrance way, but would be attacked by Dean from behind as Mankind was coming through the ring.
These plans would later be nixed due to his diagnosis from the neurologist.
Also at the comedy show, Foley noted that he felt Dean made very personal comments about his family within the feud and asked him to stop, but Dean thought this was "face" Foley actually egging him on.
WWE Has Legend Pulled from Indy Events
WWE has pulled Terry Funk from Pro Wrestling Syndicate appearances on
WrestleMania 29 weekend according to PWInsider.com.
It's believed Funk will be doing an AXXESS autograph session and possibly inducting Mick Foley to the WWE Hall of Fame class of 2013.
The original scheduled Pro Wrestling Syndicate events were the first Funk has been scheduled for since the AWE Night of Legends pay-per-view a few years back where he lost to Tommy Dreamer.
It's believed Funk will be doing an AXXESS autograph session and possibly inducting Mick Foley to the WWE Hall of Fame class of 2013.
The original scheduled Pro Wrestling Syndicate events were the first Funk has been scheduled for since the AWE Night of Legends pay-per-view a few years back where he lost to Tommy Dreamer.
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