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Triple H NXT Conference Call, Waltman On Austin’s Podcast, SummerSlam

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– Triple H will be holding his usual pre-Takeover conference call with the pro wrestling media on Wednesday morning to promote this Saturday’s NXT Takeover: Brooklyn event at the Barclays Center. Check back here later today for a recap of the call.

– Former WWE Superstar Sean “X-Pac” Waltman is the guest on the latest edition of the “Steve Austin Show” podcast. You can download the show right now at PodcastOne.com.

– The latest edition of WWE’s “5 Things” web-series, which you can check out below, takes a look at five WWE Superstars who have never won at the annual WWE SummerSlam pay-per-view.

ROH Champion Jay Lethal Issues A Challenge To WWE Champion Seth Rollins

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Ring of Honor’s reigning World and Television champion Jay Lethal spoke to Sports Illustrated’s Extra Mustard blog to promote this weekend’s ROH shows from the old ECW Arena in Philaelphia on Friday night and from MCU Field in Brooklyn on Saturday night for Field of Honor.

Since ROH will be in Brooklyn for Field of Honor and WWE will also be in town for SummerSlam weekend, Lethal proposes an inter-promotional champion vs. champion match against WWE World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins.

“I would love to do that,” said Lethal. “How cool would it be if there was a champion versus champion match? There is no way I would turn that down. Whether or not both companies could get this on the same platform is a shot in the dark, but we’d have a tremendous match. I’ve never got to wrestle Rollins before, either, even though he’s a former Ring of Honor world champion, so he’s never experienced the ‘Lethal Injection.’”

ROH will be going head-to-head with NXT on Saturday night, which hosts Takeover: Brooklyn from the Barclays Center. Lethal stated that ROH booked their show in Brooklyn before NXT, but it’s still an honor to have them as competition. He also pointed out that a good portion of the talent appearing at NXT Takeover: Brooklyn first cut their teeth inside an ROH ring.

“The proof is the fact that a couple NXT wrestlers are former Ring of Honor guys,” said Lethal. “Wouldn’t you just want to go straight to the source and watch the company that they’re pulling from? A lot of wrestling companies are trying to imitate what Ring of Honor does, so wouldn’t you rather see the best wrestling in the world for yourself instead of an imitation?”

There’s much more to the interview, including his time in TNA, dating AJ Lee and Hulk Hogan’s racist comments.

*Spoilers* WWE Main Event Taping Results For This Week

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WWE taped the following matches for this week’s edition of WWE Main Event prior to the WWE SmackDown television tapings on Tuesday night in Green Bay, Wisconsin.

Dark Match:

– Hornswoggle def. Heath Slater in the dark match for the live crowd. The Wisconsin native Hornswoggle actually picked up the “W” after hitting a top-rope tadpole splash.

WWE Main Event:

– Charlotte def. Alicia Fox in Divas action to kick off the taping. Charlotte won via the Figure Eight. A solid match with good pop from the crowd.

– Stardust def. Jack Swagger in the second match taped for Main Event. Stardust won with Dark Matter. A below average match, writes Shane. “I didn’t really see the point of having them wrestle. Barrett had no impact on the match. It really just seemed to be a time filler. The crowd wasn’t really into it either.”

– The Prime Time Players def. The Ascension in tag-team action. Titus O’Neil got the win via Clash of the Titus. Decent match. The first half was slow, but it picked up and ended well., according to Shane. The finish was pretty quick and didn’t have much build up.

– Fandango def. Adam Rose in the final match taped for this week’s edition of WWE Main Event. Rose performed his heel act before the match. Very short match. Apparently, Fandango is a babyface again? This concluded the Main Event taping.

DJ Zema Ion Talks About His Cancer Scare, Future Of Impact Wrestling & More

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TNA Wrestling performer DJ Zema Ion recently appeared as a guest on Ring Rust Radio to talk about his cancer scare, the future of Impact Wrestling and more. Below are some of the highlights from the interview.

On his health scare a few years ago: “It was just crazy. I was not sure for about five or six months whether or not I had cancer. When your alone with your thoughts, when you’re unsure, it’s scary. It changes your perspective and your outlook on life. I wasn’t sure how much longer I had to live. I thought if I had cancer, I might have a year or two then I will probably die. It definitely impacted me in many ways inside if wrestling and outside of it too. I thought to myself what did I want to accomplish still in my life? Music was a really big thing that I wanted to learn and get trained at. I took a lot of time when I was on the injured list and dove into that passion to try and learn it since I didn’t know how much more time I had to live. I remember having a nearly maxed out credit card, and I told myself, “you know what, let’s just buy some music productions software”. I didn’t have the money to do it so I maxed out my card completely. I got the software because that’s how bad I wanted to learn it. Just like with wrestling, I was sitting there and not sure if I ever would wrestle again. It was depressing and made me appreciate and love wrestling even more. Then when I got healthy again, I was able to come back to wrestling with a reinvigorated passion for it. I was just grateful to be able to do it again when I wasn’t sure I ever would. I’m thankful that I am healthy today and cancer free.”

On how confident he is in the future of Impact Wrestling: “I think what sucks is that fans seem to be very concerned with these inner workings of TNA when there is a great show we are putting out every Wednesday. The show itself is taking a backseat to the controversy and negative reports out there. Don’t worry about that, just watch the show and enjoy it. Wresting is interesting because it’s not like you have passionate fans of TV shows like the Walking Dead being super concerned about the behind the scenes of the series. Only in pro-wrestling, do you get fans that are so interested in the behind the scenes aspect as much as the stuff you see on TV. It’s interesting in that way but I think it sucks since the show is really strong right now. We have a lot of hungry wrestlers giving it their all every week and there should be more emphasis on that instead of the behind the scenes stuff.”

On TNA allowing talents to work independent shows: “I think it’s cool that we have the freedom to take these bookings when we are not doing TNA stuff. This was a different situation where last year we were super busy with live events and I had no time to do any independent shows. This year, there aren’t live events, so I have the freedom to take these independent bookings. It’s cool because there is a different kind of pressure and creative outlet for me when I work an independent show versus a TNA TV show. I get to wrestle talent I’m not familiar with and see different trends in different places. I think it’s cool to help keep your mind sharp and I enjoy to wrestle the independents and see different parts of the world. Being able to do more independent booking allowed me to do different shows in England, Japan, Mexico, and Russia. It’s cool to travel, see other parts of the world, meet new people, and have those experiences. At the same time, I do wish there were more live TNA events and hopefully we will get back to that point somewhere down the line.”

Check out the complete interview at BlogTalkRadio.com.

“Rowdy” Roddy Piper’s Cause Of Death Revealed

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The cause of “Rowdy” Roddy Piper’s sudden death at 61 has been confirmed.

His death certificate, obtained by TMZ.com, states that the WWE Hall of Famer died of a heart attack triggered by a pulmonary embolism in his lungs on July 31, 2015.

Piper, who is survived by his wife Kitty and four children, was found dead that day in his home in Hollywood, California. He died in his sleep.

Piper was a professional wrestler for 45 years, the record confirms, and had a history of high blood pressure and hypertension, which is a known cause of clotting. He was previously diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma in 2006, though last November he declared was cancer free.

Piper’s death certificate, which TMZ has posted, can be seen here.

*Spoilers* WWE SmackDown Taping Results For This Week

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WWE taped the SummerSlam “go-home” edition of SmackDown on Tuesday night in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Below are complete spoiler results of the show.

– This week’s edition of WWE SmackDown kicks off with pyro exploding. From there, we head straight to the ring for our first match of the evening.

– Ryback & Big Show fight to a Double Count Out in the opening match of the show. The action spilled out to the floor where Ryback clotheslined Big Show through the barrier at the timekeeper’s area. The match would go on to end via Double Count Out.

– The New Day def. Los Matadores & El Torito in six-man tag-team action in the second match taped for this week’s SmackDown. The finish of this one saw Big E. hit the running splash on Torito. Woods then tagged in for the pinfall victory.

– Dolph Ziggler and Lana make their way down to the ring for a promo segment. Ziggler talks about how he has missed Lana. The first thing she told him when he came back was to “crush those bastards.” The two start making out. A big Bulgarian flag with Rusev’s face drops down in front of them. Rusev comes out and says he’s going to break Ziggler in half at SummerSlam. Ziggler says he’s going to knock Rusev’s teath out.

– Neville def. Bo Dallas with his Red Arrow finisher in the next match taped for this week’s show. This match was kept quick. Stardust and King Barrett appeared on the big screen and cut promos on Neville and Stephen Amell about this Sunday’s SummerSlam pay-per-view.

– Alicia Fox cuts a promo with The Bella Twins about Nikki Bella’s WWE Divas Championship reign. Brie Bella rips the “Diva Revolution.” Team B.A.D. comes out. They talk about how they are going to win this Sunday. Becky Lynch and Charlotte come out as well. This leads to a triple-threat match.

– Brie Bella def. Sasha Banks & Becky Lynch in triple-threat Divas action. The finish saw Brie roll Becky up for the pinfall victory.

– Randy Orton, Dean Ambrose, Roman Reigns and Cesaro cut promos backstage about each of their SummerSlam matches scheduled for this Sunday.

– Randy Orton, Dean Ambrose, Roman Reigns & Cesaro def. Sheamus, Bray Wyatt, Luke Harper & Kevin Owens in eight-man tag-team action, which served as the main event of this week’s edition of SmackDown. The finish saw Ambrose get the hot tag, clean house, and then blast Harper with his Dirty Deeds finisher for the 1-2-3. The babyface foursome celebrate to close out the final major show before this Sunday’s pay-per-view.

Darren Young Says His Character Isn’t Gay, But He Wouldn’t Mind If It Was

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One-half of the current WWE Tag Team Champion Prime Time Players, Darren Young, posted the following message on his official Instagram page about his character not being gay, but how he wouldn’t mind if it was.

“I’m happy with Darren Young and where he stands in the company at present. Even though my character isn’t gay, I’m still able to express myself in other ways like when I put my arms up into an equal sign,” said Young. “That’s my signature pose and it symbolizes what Darren Young is all about. I’m here, and I do what I do to show everyone that we are all equal. Gay, straight, male, female, whatever your race, if you work hard and stay focused, you can make it to the big leagues!”

Young continued, “As a proud gay man in the WWE, I’ve always thought my success was entirely due to my skills as an entertainer and wrestler. It had nothing to do with my personal life. This said, I wouldn’t mind if my character turned gay if it’s for the sake of having an intriguing yet tasteful storyline, but I wouldn’t do that switch if the reason is “just to have a gay character”. #blockthehate #spreadtheword #passalong”

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RAW Viewership & Rating For ‘Go-Home’ Show Before SummerSlam

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Monday’s 8/17 edition of WWE RAW featuring The Undertaker and Brock Lesnar’s final showdown before SummerSlam and the return of John Cena drew a
2.73 rating with 3.777 million viewers. The rating was slightly up from last week’s 2.71 rating, while viewership was down from last week’s 3.838 million.

Here’s the hourly breakdown:

  • Hour 1: 3,649,000
  • Hour 2: 3,953,000
  • Hour 3: 3,728,000

As noted earlier, RAW saw a spike in social media activity over last week and was ranked #1 among non-sporting events for the night in Nielsen’s Twitter TV ratings.

New Matches & Start Time Announced for NXT Takeover: Brooklyn

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WWE has announced several more matches for Saturday night’s NXT Takeover: Brooklyn live special from the Barclays Center. The show will air live on the WWE Network with a new start time of 7:30pm EST. Here’s the updated card:

Ladder Match for the NXT Championship
– Kevin Owens vs. Finn Balor (c)

NXT Tag Team Championship Match
– The Vaudevillians vs. Blake and Murphy (c)

NXT Women’s Championship Match
– Bayley vs. Sasha Banks (c)

– Jushin “Thunder” Liger vs. Tyler Breeze

– Samoa Joe vs. Baron Corbin

– Bull Dempsey vs. Elias Samson

– Apollo Crews vs. Tye Dillinger

– Eva Marie vs. Carmella

– Enzo Amore, Big Cass, Zack Ryder and Mojo Rawley vs. Jason Jordan, Chad Gable, Dash Wilder and Scott Dawson

– Charlotte vs. Emma vs. Becky Lynch vs. Dana Brooke

Ziggler Doing Improv Comedy Thursday Night In NYC, SummerSlam Divas Match Rules

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– Dolph Ziggler will be doing improv comedy at The Pit improv comedy theater in New York City this Thursday night at 11pm. Ziggler noted that he’s working on confirming more comedy dates. Tickets are selling fast, get yours at EventBrite.com.

– WWE.com has clarified the rules of the Divas Revolution Elimination Match this Sunday at SummerSlam – a pinfall results in that Diva’s entire team being eliminated:

“The action will be non-stop and unpredictable when only one team member needs to be pinned or made to submit to eliminate their entire team from the match. “

– Monday’s RAW ranked #1 among non-sporting events for the night in Nielsen’s Twitter TV ratings. RAW had a unique audience of 2.514 million, way up from the last week’s 1.591 million. RAW had total impressions of 10.995 million, also up from last week’s 9.220 million impressions.

SyFy Cancels “Haven,” Edge Finishes Filming Of New Movie (Photos)

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After five seasons, SyFy has decided not to renew “Haven,” the series that has featured WWE Hall Of Famer Adam “Edge” Copeland on a regular basis. The last episode of the show will air in October.

Despite the loss, Edge is staying busy, as he has been filming an independent movie called “Dumb Luck,” which he just finished. The description for the film reads: “A shy small town teenager is thrust into spotlight when he wins the lottery on his 18th birthday. What at first seems like a dream come true… FILMING 2015!”

Below are some photos of Edge on the set and behind-the-scenes of the movie.

Mick Foley: “We Need A Women’s Pipebomb”

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WWE Hall Of Famer Mick Foley recently posted a new blog on his official Facebook page about the ongoing “Diva Revolution” in WWE.

Check out Foley’s latest blog below.

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“Stephanie McMahon did a great job of kicking off the #DivaRevolution on July 13. Really, she did. She gave a great, heartfelt introduction to three of the brightest stars on the WWE horizon – Charlotte BeckyLynch and SashaBanks. It was a night that literally brought tears of joy to my eyes. So why, just five weeks later, have those tears of joy been replaced by the anger and embarrassment of hearing “we want Lesnar” chants during the Banks/Nikki Bella match?

Quite simply, we need a women’s pipebomb. Stephanie may have kicked off the #DivaRevolution on WWE Raw – but we need a Diva/woman/female competitor to take that ball and run with it. We can’t just gradually be SHOWN the revolution. WE can’t have the revolution EXPLAINED to us. We need one of the participants to make us FEEL it. We NEED that promo that perfectly captures the time and place, the pride and passion of this revolution. We NEED a CM Punk pipebomb. We NEED that “Austin 3;16 says I just whipped your ass” moment, that Dusty Rhodes “Hard Times” promo – something that hammers home the point to even the densest, drunkest members of the ?#?WWEUniverse? that times have changed – and chanting for anyone – even if it is a returning hometown hero like Brock Lesnar – while women are working their asses off to entertain them is not just disrespectful, but unacceptable.”

Foley continued, “As a wrestling fan, I was embarrassed. As a friend of both participants in the match, I was hurt. In my wrestling days, I would have tapped into those feelings of embarrassment and hurt and let it out in a promo. Often, those promos were effective; in a few cases, they even became iconic. Not once did I feel that one of those promos would have been better served by committee. I know that times have changed, and that the days of sending a superstar out to the ring with just a microphone and a deep-seeded belief in the importance of their message are largely over. But why not take a chance and let one of the women walk out to the ring with that same opportunity I was given? The same opportunity Punk was given…and Austin…and Dusty…and Flair…and Funk – and so many of the masters of the microphone who won us over with their passion, while not giving a damn about grammar, sentence structure, witty retorts and back and forth banter. John Cena was given the ball last night, and took it in for that figurative touchdown. Heyman is almost other-worldly in his conversion ratio. I honestly don’t know if any of the women can deliver on the microphone with the effectiveness of a Cena or a Heyman. But they deserve the chance to try. All I am saying, is #GiveDivasaChance.

To this day, I count the lyrics to a 1983 David Allen Coe song “The Ride” as one of the driving forces of my career. Dean Ambrose even quoted it a couple of years ago. I get goosebumps each time I hear it or even read it.

He said, “Drifter can ya make folks cry when you play and sing?
Have you paid your dues, can you moan the blues?
Can you bend them, guitar strings?”
He said, “Boy can you make folks feel what you feel inside?
‘Cause if you’re big star bound let me warn ya, it’s a long, hard ride.”

Maybe early-80’s outlaw country isn’t going to inspire every wrestler the way it inspired me…or Ambrose…and possibly a few others along the way. If not, I urge the women to find whatever it is out there that inspires them; that will allow them to be ready when asked to explain the significance of this moment in time. Do whatever it is that allows you to keep your “pipebomb” at your disposal. In the end, making folks feel what you feel inside is what this business is all about.

Just remember, it’s a long, hard ride.

Booker T Teases “Huge Announcement” For His Reality Of Wrestling Promotion

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It appears as though Booker T’s “Reality Of Wrestling” promotion in Texas is gearing up to make some big announcements.

Below are some new tweets from Booker T, his wife Sharmell, as well as former WWE and TNA employee Bruce Prichard.

Photos: Brock Lesnar Visits ESPN Headquarters

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Brock Lesnar visited ESPN headquarters on Tuesday for his appearances on Sports Center and ESPN Radio’s Mike & Mike show. Here are some photos from the visit, including Lesnar serving as ESPN’s “new head of security.”

What Happened After RAW, WWE Tough Enough & Total Divas Previews

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– There was no dark main event after last night’s RAW in Minneapolis. After the show went off the air, Brock Lesnar recovered, thanked his hometown crowd and promised to defeat The Undertaker at SummerSlam.

WWE returns to Minneapolis on December 21st for RAW. The pre-sale is going on now with the passcode RAWPRE.

– Tonight’s WWE Tough Enough on the USA Network will feature one of the final three male competitors being eliminated, footage filmed at Universal Studios and more in-ring action from the WWE Performance Center.

– Synopsis for tonight’s Total Divas episode on E!:

“Tensions ride high in the Bella family when JJ tries to take over the twins’ new business; Trinity goes above and beyond in her role as stepmother; and Eva devises a risky plan to prove herself to the Divas.”

WWE Launches ‘Direct-To-Fans’ Mobile Service In India, Africa, Middle East & South East Asia

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WWE announced the following on Tuesday:

WWE Launches ‘Direct-To-Fans’ Mobile Service on Vuclip

Vuclip to Stream WWE Video Clips to Fans in India, Africa, the Middle East and South East Asia

MILPITAS, CA–(Marketwired – August 18, 2015) – Vuclip, the leading premium mobile video on demand [VOD] service for emerging markets, has today announced a partnership with the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) Ltd. to engage WWE fans in emerging markets of the world with video clips on their mobile phones. Through this partnership, Vuclip will make available WWE’s video clips on the Vuclip service in the markets of India, Africa, Middle East and South East Asia. WWE is NYSE listed and the global leader in sports entertainment.

Via this arrangement, WWE fans can stream the following mix of video clips on their mobile devices: match highlights such as Slam of the Week from both RAW and Smackdown; The Vault, a flashback to a monumental match; WWE Classics from legends of the past; and WWE Countdown which shows favorite superstars and match moments.

Speaking about this new service, Nikhil Naik, Director, Head of Distribution, Vuclip said, “For more than three decades, WWE has been entertaining its fans across the world. With emerging markets such as India and Africa seen as ‘Mobile first’ markets, Vuclip will help pave the way for engaging WWE’s fan base in these countries along with deepening the engagement in the Middle Eastern and South East Asian markets. We are happy to offer WWE fans premium mobile entertainment in these markets.”

WWE programming is broadcast in more than 150 countries and 35 languages and reaches more than 650 million homes worldwide. It hosts more than 300 live events annually and possesses 130,000 hours of content which is growing by 500 hours each year.

Video: Brock Lesnar Talks SummerSlam, Dana White’s “Fake” Comments & More On SportsCenter

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Brock Lesnar appeared on ESPN’s SportsCenter on Tuesday morning to discuss his match against The Undertaker this Sunday at SummerSlam, breaking The Undertaker’s WrestleMania streak, Dana White’s recent tweet about pro wrestling being “fake” and much more. Here’s a recap:

– Lesnar says he feels good and is excited to take The Undertaker to Suplex City at SummerSlam. He talks about ending The Streak and says it was a weird experience. Lesnar says he will take the win and at the end of the day, it was a business decision made by Vince McMahon.

– When asked about Dana White’s recent controversial tweet about pro wrestling being “fake,” Lesnar said of course it’s fake, everybody knows that, but Dana is still promoting the same thing WWE is promoting. Lesnar says it just happens WWE gets more longevity out of their fighters. He says if you can’t turn WWE on Monday nights and can’t get entertainment out of the show, something’s wrong with you. Lesnar called it the same racket. He believes Vince McMahon may be better than Dana and that may rub Dana the wrong way. Lesnar says Vince is a pioneer and is damn good at what he does.

– Lesnar says he loves being in the ring and it’s all about performing. Lesnar says that’s why he’s here.

John Cena Delivers A Message To His Haters, All-Access Look At The WWE Performance Center

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– WWE United States Champion John Cena tweeted the following after RAW in response to hit haters and the people who don’t want him to win his 16th World Heavyweight championship this Sunday at SummerSlam:

– WWE COO Triple H is teasing an all-access behind-the-scenes look at the WWE Performance Center on Monday, September 28th. While it’s not confirmed, this appears to be another post-RAW WWE Network special.

New Undertaker Vignette, 8-Man Tag Match On SmackDown & More

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– This week’s SmackDown will feature an 8-man tag match with Roman Reigns, Dean Ambrose, Cesaro and Randy Orton squaring off against Bray Wyatt, Luke Harper, Kevin Owens and Sheamus. As always, join us here tonight for Live Coverage of the SmackDown tapings.

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– Jonathan Coachman tweeted the following after WWE confirmed that ESPN’s SportsCenter will be covering SummerSlam live from Brooklyn this Sunday.

The other former WWE announcer turned ESPN anchor, Todd Grisham, told fans on Twitter that he unfortunately won’t be joining The Coach at the Barclays Center:

Dolph Ziggler Returns On RAW, Will Face Rusev At SummerSlam

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Dolph Ziggler returned Monday night on RAW and will be squaring off against Rusev this Sunday at SummerSlam. He had been out of action for several weeks with a ‘throat injury’ (filming WWE Studios’ “6:42”) and resumed his romance with Lana and feud with the Bulgarian Brute.

Lana was ringside on commentary for Rusev’s match against Mark Henry. As the announcers talked about her recent issues with Rusev and Summer Rae, she said she’s not worried and teased she had something up her sleeve. Rusev defeated Henry in a hard fought match with the Accolade.

After Rusev and Summer Rae celebrated, Lana got into the ring, took her shoes off and began screaming at the heels. Lana pointed at Summer Rae and told her to get in the ring. She did just that. She took her shoes off, charged at Lana and got slapped in the face. Summer Rae went down hard. Lana then pointed at Rusev, who went face to face with his former manager. Just as Rusev was closing in on her, Lana looked to the entrance area with a smile.

Dolph Ziggler’s music hit and the show off sprinted to ringside. Ziggler took out Rusev with a flurry of offense and was about to deliver a superkick, before Rusev put Summer Rae in the way in cowardly fashion. Lana delivered a kick to Summer Rae’s head and Dolph Ziggler knocked Rusev out of the ring with a superkick.

The heels retreated while Ziggler and Lana celebrated in the ring. The two made out while Rusev flipped out at ringside.

Backstage, JoJo caught up with Ziggler and Lana. Ziggler said what he’s feeling right now is why this is the best job in the world. Ziggler challenged Rusev to a match at SummerSlam and declared that he’s back. Later in the show, they confirmed the match is official.

Update On ESPN’s SportsCenter At WWE SummerSlam

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Michael Cole confirmed on RAW that ESPN’s SportsCenter will be broadcasting live from WWE SummerSlam.

ESPN anchor and former WWE personality Jonathan Coachman will be on site at the Barclays Center, covering the show from outside the arena.

WWE SummerSlam takes place this Sunday from Brooklyn, New York.

WWE RAW Results – August 17, 2015

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WWE RAW Opener:

The WWE SummerSlam “go-home” edition of RAW in Minneapolis, Minnesota opens up with Lilian Garcia immediately introducing The Authority — Triple H and Stephanie McMahon.

“King of Kings” hits and out comes the power couple. Stephanie starts off by saying it’s exciting to be here because they have a lot of big things going on.

Both HHH and Steph talk about how SummerSlam and Takeover are sold out and how fans can watch it for only $9.99 on the WWE Network.

Triple H then goes on to introduce some of the matches scheduled for SummerSlam, starting with The Undertaker vs. Brock Lesnar. They say Taker and Lesnar are here tonight.

They introduce the title vs. title match between Seth Rollins and John Cena at SummerSlam. HHH talks about Cena breaking his nose and wanting revenge.

As music plays, the two go on to run down all of the matches at SummerSlam, giving brief histories behind the feuds as they do so. They then announce Jon Stewart will be hosting SummerSlam.

Randy Orton & Cesaro vs. Sheamus & Kevin Owens

HHH says the road to SummerSlam starts right here, right now. With that said, Randy Orton’s theme music hits and out he comes for our first match of the evening.

Lilian Garcia gets back on the mic and introduces “The Viper” as he walks to the ring for a big tag-team match to kick off tonight’s edition of RAW. On that note, we head to a commercial break.

When we return from our first break of the evening, Orton is still making his entrance. Out next is his partner for tonight’s RAW opening contest, Cesaro. The crowd gave Cesaro a huge pop when his music first out.

Out next are Orton and Cesaro’s opponents tonight. First, former NXT Champion Kevin Owens makes his way to the ring. Out next is his partner for this tag-team bout, “Mr. Money In The Bank,” Sheamus.

The action favors the babyfaces early on. Sheamus tags in so Orton asks Cesaro to tag him in. He obliges. Orton takes control. Cesaro blasts Owens with a big uppercut off the apron as we head to a mid-match commercial.

When we return from commercial, the action continues until finally, Owens blocks an Orton RKO, leading to Orton turning around and RKO’ing Sheamus instead. Cesaro yanks Owens out of the ring, Orton covers Sheamus and gets the 1-2-3.

Winners: Randy Orton & Cesaro

The Undertaker Addresses Brock Lesnar

The announcers talk about The Undertaker and Brock Lesnar and confirm that both will be here tonight. We see highlights of some of their history. We head to a commercial break.

We’re back and the first thing we hear are the druids. We see The Undertaker is somewhere talking. He says that when The Reaper comes calling for you, you’re over. He says The Reaper has called Lesnar’s name for SummerSlam.

Undertaker closes by saying after SummerSlam, Brock Lesnar will never …rest in peace. We head back to commercial break.

Scott Hall Joins Steve Austin & Kevin Nash For WWE SummerSlam Weekend

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Scott Hall is another one of several legends who are scheduled to travel to New York for this year’s WWE SummerSlam weekend.

As previously reported, WWE is bringing “Stone Cold” Steve Austin and Kevin Nash to New York City for the big weekend. Austin will likely be co-hosting the WWE 2K16 video game event, while Nash is expected to appear at some of the panels and signings. Hall will now be joining him.

As is the case with Austin and Nash, Hall isn’t expected to appear on the actual SummerSlam pay-per-view itself, but there was some discussions of him attending the NXT Takeover: Brooklyn event on Saturday night.

Both Nash and Hall are scheduled to arrive in New York City this Friday.

Celebrity Dog At RAW (Photo), Brock Lesnar/ESPN, RVD’s Marijuana Documentary

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– Brock Lesnar is scheduled to make a rare media appearance, as he will be on ESPN’s Mike & Mike radio show on Tuesday morning, August 18th at 9am EST. to promote this Sunday’s WWE SummerSlam pay-per-view, where he will take on The Undertaker. Make sure to check back here at SEScoops.com on Tuesday afternoon for a recap of his appearance.

– As Hollymood Entertainment continues to work on the new marijuana documentary featuring on-again, off-again WWE performer Rob Van Dam, as well as other celebrities, the company is offering bulk deals on their past wrestling-related DVDs, such as New Jack: Hardcore and 101 Reasons Not To Be A Pro Wrestler (the special limited edition copy). Those interested can contact Hollymood Entertainment at [email protected]. To check out the trailer for the aforementioned marijuana documentary that features RVD and other celebrities, go to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tW5rqVaPvh4.

– Manny The Frenchie, the world’s most-followed Bulldog on Twitter, is backstage at tonight’s WWE SummerSlam “go-home” edition of RAW in Minneapolis. Below is a photo of the puppy with three of the WWE Divas.

WWE Announces Face-Off For Tonight’s RAW

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WWE has announced a segment for tonight’s WWE SummerSlam “go-home” edition of RAW in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

In what will be the final show before this year’s big SummerSlam event at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York this Sunday night, WWE World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins and WWE United States Champion John Cena will have a face-off ahead of their title vs. title match this weekend.

WWE posted the following teaser for tonight’s Rollins-Cena confrontation:

“Less than one week before their cataclysmic encounter at SummerSlam, both Brock Lesnar and The Undertaker will be live on Raw. Will these two warriors collide before their anticipated rematch? Also tonight, U.S. Champion John Cena and WWE World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins meet face to face!”

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