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Triple H And Stephanie McMahon Welcome Elijah To WWE Roster During RAW

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As noted, during RAW in San Jose last night, Triple H and Stephanie would be welcoming honorary WWE Superstar Elijah to the family with his very own contract signing.

The 7 year old left the pair impressed after he sent in an audition tape for Tough Enough and decided that along with his favourite WWE Superstar Stardust, he should get his own contract.

The contract signing wasn’t aired during RAW but took place during the Roddy Piper tribute which aired once again later on in the show. However it is expected we will see it officially at some point.

Below are some tweets, shared by the WWE from his contract signing on RAW along with a slideshow by YouTube user The WWE Guy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3iledZogko

 

WWE Pay Tribute To Roddy Piper During RAW, Vince McMahon And Triple H Stay Behind

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– During last night’s episode of RAW live from San Jose,  the entire WWE roster opened the show with a ten-bell salute to the late “Rowdy” Roddy Piper before a video tribute aired.

Both the ten bell-salute and the video tribute can be seen in the video above. Most of the superstars remained in their “Hot Rod” t-shirts throughout the show, wearing them to the ring in their matches.

– Dan Ryckert was in attendance during RAW last night and posted the following photo showing Vince McMahon and Triple H remaining on the stage while the tribute video for Piper aired:

Actor Stephen Amell Confirmed For Next Week’s WWE RAW

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On Monday’s edition of WWE RAW, it was announced that actor Stephen Amell of “Arrow” fame has accepted the challenge of WWE Superstar Stardust.

Amell revealed via social media that he will be appearing on next Monday night’s edition of WWE RAW in Everett, Washington. The tweet, which you can view below, was also shown and read by the announcers on RAW this week.

https://twitter.com/amellywood/status/628382428344778757

Six-Man Tag-Team Match Announced For This Week’s WWE SmackDown

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On Monday’s edition of WWE RAW in San Jose, California, a big match was announced for this week’s edition of WWE SmackDown.

In a six-man tag-team match that will be taped on Tuesday night, The New Day — Big E., Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods — will be taking on the trio of Mark Henry and the WWE Tag-Team Champions, The Prime Time Players — Titus O’Neil and Darren Young.

Make sure to visit SEScoops.com on Tuesday night for live WWE SmackDown spoiler play-by-play results coverage.

*Spoilers* WWE Superstars Taping Results For This Week

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WWE taped the following matches for this week’s edition of WWE Superstars prior to Monday night’s edition of WWE RAW in San Jose, California.

– Fandango def. Heath Slater in one-on-one action to kick off this week’s WWE Superstars taping in San Jose. There were a lot of comedy spots in this match, which the crowd seemed to get a kick out of. In the end, Fandango hit his finishing move on Slater to secure the pinfall victory.

– Jack Swagger def. Bo Dallas in the second of two matches taped for Superstars. The crowd was super into boo’ing Bo Dallas. In the end, Swagger caught Dallas in his Patriot Lock submission finisher. Dallas eventually tapped out, giving Swagger the submission victory. That is how this week’s Superstars ended.

Rollins vs. Cena, “Title vs. Title — Winner Take All” Match Set For SummerSlam

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On this Monday’s edition of WWE RAW, WWE World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins challenged WWE United States Champion John Cena to a high-stakes match.

WWE RAW kicked off with Seth Rollins bragging about breaking John Cena’s nose last week. He shows footage of several replays of the knee that broke his nose. Rollins then challenged Cena to a match, title vs. title, winner take all, at the four-hour SummerSlam event.

WWE SummerSlam takes place on Sunday, August 23, 2015 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.

WWE RAW Results – August 3, 2015

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WWE RAW Opener:

This week’s show kicks off with everyone on the stage and a graphic for Roddy Piper. A ten bell salute happens and then we get a very touching video package on his life and career.

From there, the regular RAW opener hits and out comes Seth Rollins. Rollins brags about breaking John Cena’s nose last week. He shows footage of several replays of the knee that broke his nose. He challenges him to a match, title vs. title, winner take all, at the four-hour SummerSlam event. He issues a WWE World Heavyweight Championship open challenge. We head to a break.

When we return, Rollins tells Jo Jo he has some conditions. The person challenging him must be under six feet tall and under 200 pounds. Jo Jo says, so you mean El Torito? Rollins says yes. Out comes El Torito, however before he gets to the ring, Neville’s music hits.

WWE World Heavyweight Championship
– Seth Rollins (c) vs. Neville

The announcers point out Neville is under six feet and under 200 pounds. The bell rings and here we go. Neville vs. Rollins for the WWE title.

The crowd immediately begins chanting for Neville as soon as the match begins. Neville ends up knocking Rollins out of the ring. Neville then does somewhat of a corkscrew moonsault to the floor, crashing onto Rollins. We head to a mid-match break.

When we return from the break, we see footage from the break that shows Rollins slamming Neville into the announce table to take over control of the offense. The action returns to the ring.

Once back in the ring, Rollins dominates the action for a couple of minutes and then Neville starts hitting several high-flying, high-impact moves for close near falls, including one very close one that the announcers sold like crazy.

Rollins starts fighting back but then out of nowhere, Neville gets Rollins down and goes to the top rope. Neville successfully hits the Red Arrow, immediately covers Rollins and the referee counts to three, however the referee noticed that Rollins had gotten his foot on the ropes at 2 1/2, so the match continues.

The fans start chanting “one more time! one more time!” at Neville, so Neville goes back to the top rope for a second Red Arrow. This time, Rollins rolls out of the way and Neville comes crashing down. Rollins hits Neville with a Pedigree and pins him. 1-2-3. Rollins wins and retains.

Winner and STILL WWE World Heavyweight Champion: Seth Rollins

Los Matadores & The Lucha Dragons vs. The New Day & The Ascension

We are told by the announcers that up next, Los Matadores and The Lucha Dragons will team up to take on The New Day and The Ascension in eight-man tag-team action. On that note, we head to another commercial break.

When we return from the break, all of the teams except The New Day are in the ring. We see The Prime Time Players on commentary again this week. Out comes The New Day. The bell sounds and here we go.

Big E. and Kofi Kingston are the two members representing The New Day in this one, with Xavier Woods at ringside shouting like a lunatic as usual. The match sees a lot of back-and-forth action, with a lot of high-flying spots.

El Torito grabs Xavier Woods on the apron. The distraction allows Kingston to blast Kalisto with Trouble In Paradise while he was on the top rope. Kalisto comes crashing to the mat, Kingston covers him. 1-2-3. The New Day and The Ascension win. After the match, we head to another break.
Winners: The New Day & The Ascension

WWE Shop Launches Brand New Seth Rollins T-Shirt Mocking John Cena

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During the main event of RAW last week, WWE World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins broke WWE United States Champion John Cena’s nose.

John Cena managed to complete the match and won, retaining his United States title but the break was so bad, it forced Cena to pull out of various live events.

Over on WWEShop.com a brand new Seth Rollins “U Can’t C Knee” T-Shirt has been launched following the same design of T-shirts released for John Cena. Check it out below:

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You can purchase the new t-shirt for $24.99 by clicking on this link.

ROH Issues Video & Statement On The Passing Of “Rowdy” Roddy Piper

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Ring Of Honor posted the above video tribute to the late WWE Hall Of Famer “Rowdy” Roddy Piper, who passed away last week from cardiac arrest at age 61.

Piper appeared at an ROH event in Nashville, Tennessee back in January of 2014, and in the video, Piper is featured with Kevin Owens, The Briscoes and other ROH performers.

Additionally, ROH issued the following statement on Piper over the weekend:

We at Ring of Honor are extremely shocked and saddened at the sudden passing of the legendary “Rowdy” Roddy Piper.

A true icon in professional wrestling, “Rowdy” Roddy Piper was a silent adviser to many, passing on his invaluable wisdom. An amazing man who will be missed by those who were lucky enough to work with or get to know him.

We extend our sincerest condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of “Rowdy” Roddy Piper.

Big Night On RAW For One WWE Fan, Update On Swerved – Not Cancelled?

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– As shown in the tweet about sent out by Vince McMahon, one lucky fan who was introduced to the world by Triple H and Stephanie McMahon in a video recently will become an honorary WWE Superstar.

Elijah was invited to RAW in San Jose tonight after he submitted a video to Tough Enough a few months ago and will get to sign his own WWE contract with his favourite WWE Superstar Stardust by his side.

Update: The WWE have since sent out this tweet showing the young fan backstage at RAW:

– WrestlingDVDNetwork.com are reporting that WWE Network show “Swerved” has been cancelled following complaints from talent.

However, a new trailer for the next episode entitled “The Boogeyman Is Real” which can be viewed by visiting WrestlingDVDNetwork.com.

They note that a new episode is due to air following RAW next Monday so it could be a case of the WWE will continue to air the rest of the season but won’t renew for a second.

– While we’re on the topic of the WWE Network, it’s been reported that even more content from the Attitude Era has been added, you can get the full lowdown at this link.

Brooklyn Cyclones And WWE Join Forces For SummerSlam Night

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The Brooklyn Cyclones have just announced on their website that on August 19th at MCU Park in Brooklyn they will host a special softball event.

WWE Superstars Charlotte, Eva Marie, Fandango and Ryback will be attending and will also be taking some time out to meet with fans.

MCU Park is the same location that Ring of Honor will be hosting their Field of Honor event during SummerSlam weekend (August 22nd).

The following announcement was posted on their website:

The Brooklyn Cyclones and WWE have partnered for SummerSlam Night at MCU Park on Wednesday, August 19 to kick off a borough-wide celebration as WWE brings SummerSlam, the biggest event of the summer, to Barclays Center on Sunday, August 23.

As part of the night’s festivities, WWE Superstars and Divas including Ryback, Fandango, Eva Marie and Charlotte, will join members of the FDNY, NYPD and other celebrities in a pre-game Celebrity/Civil Servants All-Star Challenge and softball game prior to the 7:00 PM game against the Lowell Spinners. Also scheduled to participate in the game are NBA Hall of Famer and current St. John’s Men’s Basketball Coach Chris Mullin, Mets Hall of Famer John Franco, Greg Kelly & Rosanna Scotto – the hosts of Good Day New York – and many others. The first 2,500 fans in attendance will go home with a Greg & Rosanna bobble head courtesy of Municipal Credit Union.

WWE Superstars and Divas will also take part in a pre-game autograph session for fans, with giveaways and prizes courtesy of WWE and Tapout.

All tickets for this game are just $10 and available now by calling 718-507-TIXX, logging on to BrooklynCyclones.com or in person at the MCU Park Box Office.

**WWE Superstars/Divas and other celebrities subject to change.

If you’d like to attend this event, you can purchase tickets at this link.

Kane Reveals He’s Appearing In WWE Studios Movie With Dolph Ziggler

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Kane revealed on Monday that he will be co-starring with Dolph Ziggler in the upcoming WWE Studios thriller, “6:42.” WWE also released these new plot details:

“Ray Fitzpatrick (WWE Superstar Dolph Ziggler) is a tough as nails narcotics cop working the beat in Los Angeles. After a drug bust goes wrong, Ray is forced to shoot his own partner, leading to his suspension from the police force. Before you know it, Ray is dragged right back into the thick of it when a mysterious package arrives at the station addressed to him.

The package leads Ray and his colleagues to an encrypted website where an unidentified kidnapper broadcasts a threat to Ray and the entire police force. The kidnapper, it turns out, is holding a young boy hostage and unless the police department can come up with a $2 million ransom, he’ll set off a time-bomb strapped to the child’s chest.

The department, led by Lt. Cronin (WWE Superstar Kane) comes up with the payoff and Ray is tasked as the bagman. When the handover goes down, Ray is forced to shoot and kill the kidnapper before he can set off the bomb and kill the child.

With 6 hours and 42 minutes left before the timed explosive detonates, Ray and Internal Affairs agent Julia Baker (Katharine Isabelle from “See No Evil 2″) race against time to find the now deceased kidnapper’s hidden lair and save the child before it’s too late.”

MSG Honors Roddy Piper, Ryback To Be Stripped Of The IC Title?

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– Deadline.com reports that the production workers strike at Steve Austin’s “Broken Skull Challenge” show on CMT has been resolved. The production company, 51 Minds Entertainment, has agreed to a health and pension benefits package with workers.

– WWE.com is running a poll asking fans if they agree with The Miz saying Ryback should be stripped of the Intercontinental Championship since he’s been out of action due to injury. With over 3,800 votes cast, 54% believe that Ryback should retain the title while he recovers from his staph infection.

– WWE is encouraging fans to submit questions for Paige and Steve Austin ahead of tonight’s Stone Cold Podcast using the hashtag #StoneColdPodcast.

– Madison Square Garden in New York City is honoring the late Rowdy Roddy Piper:

Bret Hart On Roddy Piper Helping His Career, Hulk Hogan’s Selfishness & More

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Sports Illustrated’s “Extra Mustard” blog has a new featured article on the passing of “Rowdy” Roddy Piper, which features comments from Piper’s longtime friend and work associate, fellow WWE Hall Of Famer Bret Hart.

Below are some of the highlights from the interview.

On Roddy Piper helping his career: “I would be a footnote in this business without Roddy Piper. Roddy took a shine to me and took me under his wing. Maybe it was because I was a Canadian kid like he was, but he protected and looked out for me right from the start from the first time I met him.”

On rumors that Bret and Roddy were related: “Roddy’s last name was Toombs, and I told him my dad had family with the same name on his side of the family. Roddy was from around the Saskatoon area, and my dad was from Saskatoon, so we toyed with the idea that we might be blood-related.”

“As it turned out, when Roddy and my dad got to compare notes when he came to Calgary, we determined there were two different spellings—Toombs and Tombs. So we weren’t related, but from the very first day that we always wondered about it, Roddy always called me, ‘Cuz.’ We never called each other Roddy or Bret, we always called each other ‘Cuz’ right up until he died. Along with my brother Owen and Jim Neidhart, the closest guy to me in the business was Roddy.”

On Roddy and Randy Savage being leaders of the locker room: “Roddy and Macho Man were leaders in the dressing room. think of guys like Hogan, they never did anything for anyone. Hogan came to his private locker room with the star on the door and no one was allowed to knock on the door.”

Check out the complete interview at SI.com.

WWE Partners With DoSomething.Org Again, Stephanie McMahon Comments

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WWE issued the following press release on Monday to announce that they are partnering with DoSomething.org for the second straight year.

Below is the official press release, which features comments from Stephanie McMahon.

DOSOMETHING.ORG AND WWE TAKE ON BULLYING FOR SECOND STRAIGHT YEAR

New York, NY – August 3, 2015 – DoSomething.org, one of the largest global organizations for young people and social change, and global entertainment company WWE and its Be a STAR anti-bullying initiative, are teaming up for The Bully Text: Superstar Edition. The campaign, now in its second year, gets young people to take action around bullying by playing an SMS text message game.

From today until Monday, August 31, young people can virtually work their way through six levels of scenarios with guidance from WWE Superstars and Divas, including Roman Reigns®, Dean Ambrose®, Paige®, Natalya® and Alicia Fox®. Then, each player is given options to stand up and speak out against bullying. For example, “You sit behind Roman. Someone in the back of the bus keeps throwing paper airplanes at him. Do you A) Play it cool- it’s not your fight or B) play Superman?” Along the way, players will see how their anti-bullying skills compare to others, and ultimately whether they’ve earned the WWE World Heavyweight Championship title in bullying prevention. Every player will also receive the chance to win a Be a STAR rally at his or her school or community center.

“WWE’s massive reach and stellar talent have helped us activate thousands of young people around anti-bullying,” said Naomi Hirabayashi, chief marketing officer at DoSomething.org. “We’re excited to rally WWE fans around this issue for year two to make it bigger and better than ever!”

“We are proud to once again partner with DoSomething.org and provide thousands with resources to help put an end to bullying in their communities,” said Stephanie McMahon, WWE Chief Brand Officer. “Utilizing our global assets and larger than life WWE Superstars and Divas, we are confident that this campaign will help educate young people on the dangers of bullying and encourage them to stand up for themselves and others.”

In 2014, nearly 100,000 young people played the Bully Text game. To play Bully Text this year, text BULLY to 38383 or visit DoSomething.org/bully*.

Go Fund Me Campaign Started To Help Jerry Lynn

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Brian Fritz of Between The Ropes announced on Monday that a Go Fund Me campaign has been started to help longtime wrestling veteran Jerry Lynn.

Fritz issued the following:

I’m hoping that you can help spread the word on the GoFundMe campaign that has just started to help former TNA X-Division, ECW World and Ring of Honor champion Jerry Lynn.

https://www.gofundme.com/helpjerrylynn

Jerry is one of the best guys you will ever meet in and out of wrestling. Plus, he had a fantastic 25-year career putting on exciting wrestling matches that have thrilled so many of us.

All those years of taking bumps have taken a toll on him and he needs our help. We’re looking to raise money for his medical bills with a Go Fund Me campaign at GoFundMe.com/helpjerrylynn.

Jerry has been experiencing chronic neck pain as well as pain in his right arm and numbness. The first procedure will be neck surgery to remove bones spurs, replace three degenerative discs, and fuse his vertebrae. He will be having this procedure done on Thursday, August 6.

Jerry has also been suffering with severe pain in his back for the last three months due to a bulging disc. He will likely need surgery for this as well, and he hopes to have that done as soon as possible following his neck surgery.

Jerry does have medical insurance, but he needs help in paying the $5,000 deductible. Plus, he will be out of work recovering for 2-3 months, which will put a hardship on his family, including his wife and young daughter.

It is time for us as a wrestling community to pull together and give back to Jerry after everything he has done for us, his fans.

To help cover all of his expenses, we are hoping to raise $15,000. Jerry would like to give anything over that amount to charity to help others in need. The charity he has chosen is the Nashville Rescue Mission which seeks to help the hurting of Middle Tennessee by offering food, clothing, and shelter to the homeless and recovery programs to those enslaved in life degrading problems.

This is our moment to give back and help one of the truly great guys. Please go to www.GoFundMe.com/helpjerrylynn and donate — any amount will help.

Jeff Hardy Coming To Global Force Wrestling This Month

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TNA star Jeff Hardy will be making a special “VIP appearance” at Global Force’s upcoming Grand Slam Tour event on August 14th.

The show takes place at the BB&T ballpark in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, home to the Winston-Salem Dash minor league baseball team.

The former TNA Champion was featured prominently during the latest round of Impact Wrestling tapings (Spoilers) and will have a role in the TNA Bound For Glory main event.

Roddy Piper Funeral Information, Jim Ross’ Next “Ross Report” Guest

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– The funeral services for the late WWE Hall Of Famer “Rowdy” Roddy Piper, who passed away at age 61 last week from cardiac arrest, will take place in Portland, Oregon on Wednesday, August 12th. WWE will be in the Portland area for a SmackDown television taping that week, so it’s possible that the services were delayed so WWE employees can attend.

– Longtime wrestling veteran Al Snow will be the guest on this week’s edition of Jim Ross’ weekly “Ross Report” podcast. The show will be available on Tuesday night at approximately 9pm EST. at PodcastOne.com.

Jim Ross On Who Could Sell More Tickets At AT&T Stadium: WWE Or UFC

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In his latest blog at JRsBarBQ.com, WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross talks about which show could sell more tickets at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas: WrestleMania 32 next April, or a UFC super-card rumored for December featuring top draws Conor McGregor and Ronda Rousey in action.

While WWE has the WrestleMania brand to promote and a year of lead-up time, JR says that WWE could still drop the ball and fail to draw an audience of 100,000 if they fail to give fans what they want.

“Putting Rousey and Conor McGregor on the same card in December in Arlington, Texas is a no-brainer IMO if the goal is to sell close to 100,000 tickets for UFC,” Ross wrote.

“Adding a strong, Hispanic element to the show is needed too. Nonetheless I’d be willing to wager that WWE will still have more people in the stadium in April that UFC will in December no matter the card for UFC. The only way that WWE can fumble that one is to plan short-term and not listen to their fan base.”

Lita Gives Sara Lee Advice, Bayley Teasing RAW Appearance, Dana Brooke Talks Main Roster Work

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– In the Tough Enough Digital Extra video shown above, Sara Lee seeks out some advice from Lita with regards to what she’s doing in the ring.

Lita explains that watching Sara is tough in the ring because she has to watch her go through a mental checklist of everything before she does a move, which leads the move coming off “crappy.”

– Bayley, who has been off NXT TV lately due to an injury sent out the following tweet ahead of tonight’s episode of RAW which will take place in San Jose, California:

– This weekend, NXT’s Dana Brooke was on the road with the main roster and in a match with Cameron, Emma and Natalya in Hidalgo, Texas.

“The Total Diva” as she calls herself took to Twitter following the match and shared a photo of the four of them competing which can be seen below:

Jimmy Snuka Undergoes Surgery For Stomach Cancer

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“Superfly” Jimmy Snuka, one of Roddy Piper’s most famous rivals, returned home on Friday after surgery after being diagnosed with stomach cancer.

Snuka underwent surgery to remove part of his stomach, as well as his lymph nodes, and they believe they were successfully able to remove all of the cancer.

Veteran wrestling journalist Bill Apter spoke with Carole Snuka about Jimmy’s condition, as well as his thoughts on the passing of Roddy Piper. You can check out the interview above.

Finn Balor Reaches New Heights, The Rock Praises Kevin Owens, Dana White Says He Was Joking

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– This weekend, while performing at an NXT live event in Lakeland, NXT Champion Finn Balor, who will face Kevin Owens at NXT Takeover Brooklyn this month hit his head off the ceiling.

Balor attached a photo along with his tweet where he joked that he blew the roof off the building, it looks like Balor was performing his Coup De Grace.

The NXT Champion was defending his title against Solomon Crowe and it was said that Crowe held his own to earn his place in the main event.

Check out the tweet below:

– The Rock took to Twitter yesterday (August 2nd) to praise Kevin Owens for his match against Finn Balor last month at the Beast in the East special on the WWE Network:

– Following the controversy ahead of the UFC 190 event on Saturday night where UFC President called wrestling “fake”, he took to Twitter yesterday to say he was joking:

Photo: Ryback Still In Bad Shape Following Staph Infection

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WWE Intercontinental champion Ryback us currently out of action due to a bad staph infection and posted a the following photo to show fans what he’s been dealing with:

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WWE RAW Preview: Road To SummerSlam Continues

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Tonight’s episode of WWE RAW takes place from San Jose, California at the SAP Center.

The road to SummerSlam continues, with Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman advertised to appear. WWE United States champion John Cena is not scheduled for RAW after suffering a broken nose last week and undergoing surgery to correct breathing issues.

Other top stars advertised to appear include WWE World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins, Randy Orton, Roman Reigns, Dean Ambrose, Sheamus, Bray Wyatt, Big Show, Kevin Owens and more.

Plus, expect WWE to pay tribute to Rowdy Roddy Piper, who passed away last week at the age of 61.

As always, join us here tonight for Live Coverage of WWE RAW.

Stone Cold Podcast With WWE Diva Paige Still Advertised

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Tonight immediately following RAW, exclusively on the WWE Network, WWE Diva Paige will be interviewed by Stone Cold Steve Austin as part of his podcast.

Following in the footsteps of Triple H, Paul Heyman, Chris Jericho and Stephanie McMahon, what will Paige have to say about the current divas revolution when she sits face to face with Stone Cold.

It has been speculated that following the death of “Rowdy” Roddy Piper that the podcast may be postponed to make way for a WWE Network special showcasing the life of the Hall of Famer.

Currently, at the time of writing, the schedule still shows that the podcast will follow tonight’s episode of RAW but this could change as the day progresses.

 

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