The following are this week’s RAW Fallout videos:
– Larry the Cable Guy & Santino discuss their night on RAW:
– Big Show gives Erick Rowan a warning:
– Lana & Rusev comment on the disrespect shown to them by Americans:
The following are this week’s RAW Fallout videos:
– Larry the Cable Guy & Santino discuss their night on RAW:
– Big Show gives Erick Rowan a warning:
– Lana & Rusev comment on the disrespect shown to them by Americans:
Tonight’s WWE SmackDown and Main Event tapings take place from Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Main event will feature Dean Ambrose vs. Kane in singles action.
SmackDown will feature fallout from Survivor Series, including The Authority’s removal from power. Plus, The Miz will host Miz TV with his guest, the Big Show.
Other superstars advertised for the tapings include Seth Rollins, Bray Wyatt, Dolph Ziggler, US Champion Rusev, IC Champion Luke Harper, Erick Rowan, Mark Henry, and Cesaro.
The advertised dark match main event will see Dean Ambrose vs. Bray Wyatt.
AXS TV announced the following last night:
AXS TV EXPANDS FRIDAY NIGHT LINEUP ACQUIRING ‘NEW JAPAN PRO WRESTLING’ SERIES FOR 2015
13-Episode Series Premieres on U.S. Television Jan. 16, 2015 at 9 p.m. ET/ 6 p.m. PT Leading Into the Weekly Live AXS TV FIGHTS Broadcast
Josh Barnett and Mauro Ranallo Serve As English Language Commentators
LOS ANGELES – Nov. 24, 2014 – Building on the success of the AXS TV FIGHTS Friday night franchise, AXS TV has acquired a 13 episode series from Japan’s largest professional wrestling promotion, NEW JAPAN PRO WRESTLING (NJPW). Premiering Jan. 16, 2015, NJPW will air on Friday nights at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT leading into the network’s weekly live MMA, Muay Thai, and kickboxing broadcasts.
Airing for the first time ever in the U.S., the hour-long weekly series features the most exciting matches from NJPW’s Japanese broadcasts and pay-per-view events. Former UFC Heavyweight champion and NJPW veteran Josh Barnett and famed combat sports commentator Mauro Ranallo are providing English language commentary for the series.
Founded in 1972, NJPW has established itself as the premier wrestling organization in Japan and the second largest and fastest growing wrestling promotion in the world. In recent years, NJPW has gained international recognition, winning the Wrestling Observer Newsletter “Promotion of the Year” award two years running and boasting three-year reigning “Wrestler of the Year” Hiroshi Tanahashi.
The series premiere features Tanahashi defending the promotion’s prestigious IWGP Heavyweight Title against his long-time rival Kazuchika Okada in front of 29,000 fans at the Tokyo Dome.
“With this acquisition, AXS TV FIGHTS now offers one of the most diverse combat sports and sports entertainment programming line-ups on television,” said AXS TV FIGHTS CEO Andrew Simon. “There is a strong relationship and influence between professional wrestling and MMA, and with the addition of Josh Barnett and Mauro Ranallo as our commentators, we’re confident this new venture will be a crossover hit with wrestling and MMA fans alike.”
AXS TV’s NJPW episodes were produced by and purchased from TV ASAHI CORPORATION.
ABOUT AXS TV FIGHTS
AXS TV Fights presents more LIVE mixed martial arts, Muay Thai and kickboxing events than any other television network with 40+ LIVE world-class fight cards each year. “The Voice” Michael Schiavello and five-time MMA world champion Pat Miletich call all the action as champions, challengers, and top prospects take center stage every Friday night at 10pE/7pP. AXS TV Fights can be found online, on Facebook and on Twitter. AXS TV is widely distributed in the U.S. via AT&T U-verse, Charter, Comcast/Xfinity, DIRECTV, DISH, Suddenlink, Verizon FiOS, and other cable, satellite and telco providers. The network is also carried in Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean.
After Monday’s WWE RAW went off the air, Dolph Ziggler delivered a superkick to Michael Cole:
After the conclusion of the main event of the post-Survivor Series edition of WWE RAW on Monday night in Indianapolis, Indiana, the “Anonymous RAW General Manager” returned.
While Daniel Bryan made his return and ran the show for the evening, it was made clear that his being in charge was a one-night only deal. At the end of the show, the infamous “ding-a-ling, ding-a-ling” noise played, which prompted Michael Cole to leave the broadcast table and approach the podium containing a laptop computer.
Cole would go on to read a message from the Anonymous RAW GM, which said order will be restored on Cyber Monday next Monday night on RAW.
– As noted earlier today, former WWE World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan has been backstage at the Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana today. As it turned out, Bryan made his television return in the opening segment of RAW. He appeared as The Authority was bidding farewell to the WWE Universe. Bryan was in charge of the RAW for the night – for the full breakdown of Bryan’s return, check out our RAW Results (11/24/14).
– Also announced on RAW was the next guest on Steve Austin’s “Steve Austin Show” podcast. On his next show, which is available tomorrow at PodcastOne.com, Bray Wyatt will be the featured guest. On next Monday’s show, WWE Chairman Vince McMahon will be the guest on Austin’s podcast, which will air live on the WWE Network.
On the post-Survivor Series of WWE RAW this past Monday night in Indianapolis, Indiana, one of the main segments was announced for this week’s SmackDown.
The Big Show will serve as the special guest on an edition of “MizTV” hosted by the WWE Tag-Team Champions, The Miz and Damien Mizdow.
WWE SmackDown will be taped on Tuesday night in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and will air this Friday night on the SyFy Network.
Make sure to visit the website on Tuesday night for live WWE SmackDown spoiler results coverage.
– It was announced during the post-Survivor Series edition of WWE RAW on Monday night that one of the key matches on this week’s edition of WWE Main Event, which airs live Tuesday night on the WWE Network, is Kane vs. Dean Ambrose.
– Also on Monday’s RAW was the return of WWE Hall Of Famer Sgt. Slaughter. Slaughter took part in a segment where Rusev and Lana were forced to recite the “Pledge of Allegiance.” They never actually did so, as Rusev tried bullying Slaughter until Jack Swagger and Zeb Colter came to the rescue.
– The Friday, November 21st WWE Survivor Series “go-home” edition of SmackDown scored a final cable rating of 2.11, which was up from the 1.93 rating that the show drew the previous week. Friday’s SmackDown averaged 2.878 million viewers, which was also up from the average of 2.715 million viewers who tuned in the previous week.
– WWE added a new feature to the WWE Network that allows subscribers to access content from WWE’s official YouTube channel. You can check out a list of content that is available at WWE.com.
Following the official WWE debut o Sting at Sunday’s Survivor Series pay-per-view, former head of WCW, Eric Bischoff, posted a congratulatory message on Twitter directed towards “The Icon.”
Bischoff tweeted the following after the show last night.
https://twitter.com/EBischoff/status/536942090836406272
For photos of Sting’s WWE debut at Survivor Series, click here.
WWE RAW Opener:
This week’s “Cyber Monday” edition of WWE RAW, which emanates from the BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, opens up with a video package of last week’s happenings, primarily focusing on the end of The Authority’s reign as the power figures of WWE.
From there, we shoot live into the BOK Center where the “Anonymous RAW GM” “ding-a-ling, ding-a-ling” rings throughout the building. Michael Cole, “and he quotes,” begins reading the “anonymous” statement.
As Michael Cole tries to begin reading “the following announcements,” he is cut off by the theme music of John Cena.
“What a paramount night we have tonight on Monday Night RAW, huh?!” opens Cena. He then references the “Anonymous RAW General Manager.” He says he loves absolutely nothing about the RAW Anonymous GM. He says the Anonymous RAW GM and Brock Lesnar have one thing in common — they both show up once a year.
Cena goes on to brag about how The Authority is gone and is never coming back. As Cena continues to talk, the “ding-a-ling, ding-a-ling” noise hits again for the RAW Anonymous GM. Cole tells Cena he’s just the spokesperson, as he backs away. The noise continues as Cena approaches the podium and the laptop. He slowly closes it and does the “cut-throat” sign.
Before he can do anything else, however, “Mr. Money In The Bank’s” music hits, and out comes Seth Rollins, Joey Mercury and Jamie Noble.
Rollins hands his briefcase off to his security team and then asks eveyrone in Tulsa to give Cena a big hand. He tells Cena he has “bad jokes for days.” Cena says he has a lot of them. Rollins says he waives his hand in front of his face like he just discovered them. Cena says he does that right before he beats him. Rollins says he’ll get to that in a minute.
“Mr. Money In The Bank” continues, informing Cena that he sucks on a nightly basis. Rollins says he’s particularly good at taking credit for things he doesn’t do. He talks about how he eliminated Cena at Survivor Series. He says he would have been the sole survivor and The Authority would still be in power if it wasn’t for one man — Sting.
Cena says it was exciting to see Sting, but he forgets the fact that “Team Cena” had one man left. He says they had one man left who took out all three of “Team Authority” members that were left — Dolph Ziggler.
Rollins shrugs off Cena’s comments and says he’s really out to ask this — after a week, can he honestly ask himself, is WWE really better off without The Authority in power? The fans in Tulsa respond with a loud, thunderous “Yes! Yes! Yes!” chant.
Rollins jokes about JBL taking over as GM. He then takes a dig at Batista’s wrestling and acting, saying maybe he could try his hand at GM. He says we can go to the “Way Back Machine” and let Eric Bischoff run things. Cena cuts Rollins off and asks him what his point is.
Rollins says his point is that Cena comes out every week and says what’s best for WWE is what the fans say is best. Rollins says what’s best for WWE is the same thing that’s best for business. He says Cena is the only person who has the power to restore order and bring back The Authority. He tells Cena he has to do it.
Cena tells Rollins he sounds awful bossy. He tells Rollins that The Authority is gone and they aren’t coming back. Cena says Rollins is a normal dude — who wears way too much latax — that always has two “mall cops” with him. He says he does have the power to bring The Authority back. Cena tells Rollins to ask him. Rollins says he did. Cena says to ask him nicely.
This prompts the fans in Tulsa to break out in “let’s go Cena, Cena sucks!” chants as Rollins ponders his next move. Rollins says “will you please bring back The Authority.” Cena says that wasn’t nice enough and tells Rollins to get down on one knee. The Anonymous RAW GM “ding-a-ling” rings again but Cena ignores it. Unfortunately, he can’t ignore it for too long, as Michael Cole chimes in and informs us that Cena and Rollins will compete one-on-one in a “Tables Match” at the TLC pay-per-view.
Cole goes on to inform Cena that if he loses at the TLC PPV, he will no longer be the number one contender to the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. Cole says “a new number one …” but before he can continue, Rollins blasts Cena with the microphone from behind. Cena fights off Rollins, Mercury and Noble, but Kane comes out and blasts Cena with a chokeslam.
This leads to Rollins bringing a table out from under the ring. “Feed Me More” hits and out comes Ryback. Ryback fights off Kane, Mercury and Noble, and then hits Rollins with a big press-slam. When he turns around, however, Kane has a steel chair and begins wailing away at him with it over, and over, and over again.
As Kane continues bashing Ryback with a chair, out comes Erick Rowan. He hits Kane in the aisle with a big boot and enters the ring. He throws Mercury and Noble out of the ring and then manhandles Rollins into the corner.
Out of nowhere, with no music or fanfare, The Big Show comes out and splashes Rowan from behind. The “You Sold Out” chants ring throughout the BOK Center as Show continues his onslaught on the former Wyatt Family member. He blasts Rowan with the top-half of the ring steps outside of the ring.
And then, out of nowhere, “I’m here to show the world!” hits and Dolph Ziggler sprints to ringside, knocking Big Show down in the process. He grabs a ladder from under the ring, only to turn around and get taken out by Luke Harper, who also appears out of nowhere with no music.
Meanwhile, back in the ring, Noble and Mercury and holding Cena as Rollins sets up a table. Cena fights his way free but then Harper grabs him. Cena fights free from Harper, but then turns around right into a knockout punch from Big Show. This leads to Noble and Mercury picking Cena up and handing him off to Rollins, who “triple power bombs” him through the table in the ring, old-school Shield style.
The fans boo as Rollins, Kane, Harper, Noble and Mercury stand tall over a beaten down Cena in the center of the ring. On that note, we head to our first commercial break of the evening.
– WWE posted the following video on their official YouTube channel promoting the return of Santino Marella and the debut of Larry The Cable Guy as tonight’s RAW guest host.
– Speaking of WWE’s YouTube channel, they posted this video to hype tonight’s WWE Network special on The Usos.
The following are highlights of the latest Jim Ross blog:
On Sting’s debut at Survivor Series: “Happy to see my old friend The Stinger debut at the Survivor Series Sunday night. Honestly, I wish I hadn’t read so much material notwithstanding writing about the rumor of his return to the ring Sunday night. I’d have liked it better if I had not allowed myself to be preconditioned about Sting’s arrival. I have no one but me to blame. Nonetheless it seemed like he got a good ovation from the St. Louis crowd that had an up and down night and has had many serious distractions the past several months which may have affected the ticket sales in St. Louis. Racially charged tragedies are obviously not the environment to promote a major entertainment event as it can’t generally get media traction in the market. It was simply unfortunate timing for WWE.”
HHH gave Sting the legend’s welcome back to large scale TV. Well done. I hope we only see Sting wrestle one time….at WM31 and vs. HHH would work for me but we only need to see Sting wrestle once and that’s at WM31 and then after that, if any matches, sparingly at best.”
On other thoughts of WWE’s Survivor Series PPV: “Thought the main event, and this show was a one match main event, was nicely done. Good work by the staff to get this 10 man tag to have some continuity and flow. Thought Mark Henry and Rusev were well protected. Big Show KO’ing Cena was a shocker but what would have been the reaction if it was the other way around and Cena turned Authority w/ ‘designs’ on Stephanie and controlling the entire McMahon empire we find out in time. Hey, just thinking out loud.
Dolph used the tights for a pin but I don’t recall it being mentioned which would have added a little more edgy flavor to Ziggler who’s had more false starts then the Oakland Raiders. Admittedly, I may have missed that reaction but it was a big moment nonetheless.
The closing moments of PPV were dominated by HHH but even more by Stephanie who was superb in the closing reaction shots of the downtrodden pair of former power mongers before the show left the air.
How big a deal with some make of Sting and Ziggler having an extra long man hug celebrating their big victory? Didn’t bother me but some will point it out in a much different way than did I.
Wasn’t surprised by AJ losing the Divas title but the story of that biz is what is AJ’s future as it relates to the WWE. She will be a big loss if she decides to take a leave. Very talented young woman. The newly wed deserves to have a life outside wresting.”
Check out the complete blog at JRsBarBQ.com. You can also order JR’s Bar-B-Q products online at WWEShop.com.
WWE issued the following today …
WWE® NETWORK TO AIR A LIVE “STONE COLD” STEVE AUSTIN PODCAST WITH SPECIAL GUEST VINCE MCMAHON
STAMFORD, Conn., Nov. 24, 2014 – WWE Network will air a live “Stone Cold” Steve Austin podcast with special guest, WWE Chairman & CEO Vince McMahon immediately following Monday Night Raw on USA next Monday, December 1. The WWE Hall of Famer and host of the popular podcast The Steve Austin Show – Unleashed will sit down with Vince McMahon from BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla for this special interview. Fans can expect “Stone Cold” to be his usual brash and in-your-face self, like only he can be, during WWE Network’s first-ever video podcast presentation.
WWE Network features 24/7 scheduled programming, all 12 pay-per-view events LIVE and the most comprehensive video-on-demand library with more than 2,600 hours of content, including every WWE, WCW and ECW pay-per-view, all for $9.99 per month with no commitment and the ability to cancel any time. WWE Network programming includes groundbreaking original programming, reality shows, documentaries, classic matches, exclusive coverage of special events and more. The U.S. English language version of WWE Network is available on an over-the-top basis in more than 170 countries and territories.
Like other digital subscription services, such as Netflix and Hulu Plus, fans are able to subscribe online by going to WWE.com and can watch WWE Network on their TV through connected devices such as Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Roku streaming devices, Sony Playstation 3, Sony Playstation 4, Xbox One, Xbox 360 and Smart TVs including Sony and Samsung.
For a complete listing of WWE Network availability by country and device, please click here.
– He might be gone from WWE, but CM Punk has left a presence in the company. Nearly ten months after his last appearance for the sports-entertainment organization, fans continue to chant for the Chicago native at live events. This often occurs during matches featuring his wife, AJ Lee. While WWE has been able to censor signs acknowledging the former WWE Superstar, this may now extend to chants.
According to a fan who sat ringside at last night’s Survivor Series pay-per-view event at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Missouri, WWE personnel directed security members for the venue to not allow fans to chant “CM Punk.”
wwe is telling security to not allow cm punk chants on the camera side. Yikes
— Victor (@TheVicMacias) November 24, 2014
– AJ Lee is once again a former Divas Champion after losing the title Sunday night at Survivor Series to Nikki Bella in 33 seconds. Brie Bella planted a kiss on Lee, leading Nikki to quickly pin the stunned Diva. As short as the match, it was actually supposed to be shorter. Plus, the participants weren’t notified of the creative direction for the match until the last minute.
“Do you know when these two were told they had 20 seconds?” Bryan Alvarez mentioned on today’s Bryan & Vinny Show on F4WOnline.com recapping Survivor Series. “They were told right as they were going over all of the spots in their match.”
– After Survivor Series last night, WWE backstage authority Michael Hayes teased that more surprises would be in store for Raw.
“Told U history would b made, more surprises tomorrow!!!,” he wrote on Twitter.
– Former WWE Superstar David Hart Smith, who now competes in New Japan Pro Wrestling as Davey Boy Smith, Jr., has been unable to wrestle in recent weeks due to peritonsillar abscess, a complication of tonsils. He was admitted to emergency room after having problems breathing due to his airway passages being blocked. It’s his third time battling tonsilitis this year.
– The New York Times published an article on Friday on Cesaro Granados, a 39-year-old independent pro wrestler from New York who works as a chimney sweep.
“A promoter gave me the name [Super Astro] because of the way I could fly through the sky,'” said Granados, who competes for the Bronx Wrestling Federation and other independent organizations.
It is noted in the article that his girlfriend objects to the roughly $150 a week he spends on wrestling equipment and practice. Granados’s outfit alone cost $500 and he often makes less than $100 per match.
– Last night’s WWE Survivor Series PPV saw a huge spike in Twitter activity, according to Nielsen.
Survivor Series drew a unique Twitter audience of 2.823 million, up one million from the past two PPVs and slightly higher than SummerSlam back in August, which had a social media audience of 2.808 million people.
Survivor Series drew 25.216 million total impressions, nearly doubling the past two PPVs, but down slightly from SummerSlam’s 26.989 million impressions.
The show ranked #2 behind the American Music Awards on ABC.
– Following Sting’s debut at Survivor Series and his attack on Triple H, there’s now a lot of speculation that he could be competing against Triple H at WrestleMania 31.
Previous reports stated that Sting would likely just wrestle one match with WWE, but today there’s talk that he could wrestle more than once.
(Partial Source: PWInsider.com)
– Roman Reigns, who appeared “via satellite” at Survivor Series, was actually backstage at the show. Reigns will be back in action next month .
– New WWE Tag Team Champions The Miz and Damien Sandow spoke with Byron Saxton at after Survivor Series. As we saw on the pay-per-view, The Miz took full credit for the win.
– Saxton also spoke with Dean Ambrose after his he got beat down by Bray Wyatt. Ambrose said we all knew the match would end ugly. Wins & losses come and go, but it’s all about respect and their feud is far from over.
– The Rock posted the following on Facebook about his new “Ballers” show on HBO:
Puttin' final dope touches on my character for our new @HBO show #BALLERS This'll be fun… pic.twitter.com/JBJNzciFWt
— Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) November 22, 2014
There were a lot of last-minute changes related to Sting’s WWE debut at last night’s Survivor Series pay-per-view, according to a report at PWInsider.com. Earlier in the weekend, WWE was planning to air some sort of “Sting is coming” promo, but clearly the decision was made to give him a much larger role on the show.
Up until the day of the show, Sting was scripted to appear either before or immediately after the Divas elimination match. Only a few people knew that Sting would be interfering in the Team Authority vs. Team Cena main event.
Sting’s debut at Survivor Series was done not only as a tie-in with the WWE 2K15 video game, but also as part of WWE’s larger Survivor Series strategy, which was to entice the new WWE Network subscribers into staying on board for December and beyond as paying customers.
WWE took other steps to hype the WWE Network for December, including the announced Bray Wyatt vs. Dean Ambrose TLC match as well as the live Steve Austin podcast with Vince McMahon, which airs next Monday after RAW.
– WWE Hall of Famer Jake “The Snake” Roberts was backstage at Sunday’s Survivor Series pay-per-view. He tweeted the following about mentoring Dolph Ziggler and Sting’s WWE debut:
Very happy for @HEELZiggler. Just a matter of time. Complete package. @Sting debut was classic. pic.twitter.com/uYdacMs3WR
— JakeSnakeDDT (@JakeSnakeDDT) November 24, 2014
– New WWE Tag Team Champion The Miz tweeted the following after Survivor Series, apparently mistaking the “This Is Awesome” chants (reacting to Sting’s debut) for “Miz Is Awesome” –
https://twitter.com/mikethemiz/status/536730093494624256?s=09
– The following is WWE’s promo video for next month’s TLC pay-per-view, which takes place in less than three weeks:
Don’t miss out when tables, ladders and chairs are fair game on WWE TLC, live on WWE Network Sunday, Dec. 14, at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.
AXS TV announced over the weekend that a new series from New Japan Pro Wrestling is coming in 2015. AXS TV is available in approximately 35 million homes in the United States.
By comparison, TNA’s new home, Destination America, is available in approximately 60 million homes.
With Jeff Jarrett’s Global Force Wrestling presenting NJPW’s Wrestle Kingdom 9 on American PPV on January 4th, 2015, it looks like NJPW is making a major play to expand into the United States.
Here’s the video announcement, the NJPW series is shown around the 1:35 mark:
http://youtu.be/J_wn56gtg3g
Tonight’s post Survivor Series edition of WWE RAW takes place from the Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana.
The main focus of RAW will be The Authority losing power after Sting made his WWE debut last night and helped Team Cena win at Survivor Series. Who will now be in charge of WWE? Will Vince McMahon get involved?
Big Show shocked the world at Survivor Series, turning on his teammates and knocking out John Cena with a KO punch. How will the other members of Team Cena react to the betrayal?
Plus, Dean Ambrose’s feud with Bray Wyatt continues and we’ve got new Divas (Nikki Bella) and Tag Team Champions (The Miz & Damien Mizdow).
The advertised dark match main event will see John Cena & Dean Ambrose vs. Seth Rollins & Bray Wyatt.
As always, join us here tonight for Live Coverage of WWE RAW.
Sting finally made his WWE debut at Survivor Series, appearing at the end of the Team Authority vs. Team Cena main event.
With Dolph Ziggler and Seth Rollins the final two men remaining, WWE COO Triple H took matters into his own hands. The Game attacked Dolph Ziggler and delivered a pedigree. Just as it looked like the members of Team Cena were about to be unemployed, the lights dimmed and the sound of a crow could be heard.
Sting delivered a Scorpion Death Drop to Triple H, put Ziggler on top of Rollins as the refere counted the three for Team Cena.
NOTE: Below and across the next several pages are photos of “The Icon” Sting at Sunday night’s WWE Survivor Series pay-per-view in St. Louis, MO.
CLICK TO PAGE TWO FOR MORE PHOTOS OF STING AT SURVIVOR SERIES …
Sting finally made his WWE debut at Survivor Series, appearing at the end of the Team Authority vs. Team Cena main event.
With Dolph Ziggler and Seth Rollins the final two men remaining, WWE COO Triple H took matters into his own hands. The Game attacked Dolph Ziggler and delivered a pedigree. Just as it looked like the members of Team Cena were about to be unemployed, the lights dimmed and the sound of a crow could be heard.
Sting, with new theme music, went face to face with Triple H as the crowd chanted “Holy Sh*t” and “This is Awesome.”
.@TripleH and @Sting … FACE TO FACE!!! #SurvivorSeries pic.twitter.com/pmjiVNu9s7
— WWE (@WWE) November 24, 2014
Sting delivered a Scorpion Death Drop to Triple H, put Ziggler on top of Rollins as the referee counted the three for Team Cena.