– Brittany vs. Angelina Love was taped for TNA Xplosion at last night’s Impact Wrestling tapings.
– Knux’s new stable in TNA is being called The Menagerie.
– TNA has officially moved Christopher Daniels from their roster page to their alumni roster. Daniels’ Bad Influence partner Kazarian is still on the roster, but his contract expires in May.
At Tuesday night’s TNA Impact Wrestling tapings, MVP came to the ring and announced that Eric Young’s opponent at Slammiversary would be revealed later in the evening. He called out Eric Young and put him over as a fighting champion, promising to give him a worthy challenger to the TNA World Heavyweight championship.
MVP introduced the #1 contender, but nobody came out. He then attacked Eric Young, declaring himself the #1 contender.
TNA World Heavyweight champion Eric Young will defend the gold against MVP at TNA Slammiversary on Sunday, June 15th from College Park Center in Arlington, Texas.
The following are complete spoilers for the May 15th episode of TNA Impact Wrestling, taped on Tuesday night. Some segments may have been taped out of order or for the following week.
* Kazarian defeated Crazzy Steve with Knux and the rest of their carny group. Their theme song played during the whole match and there was a pink & green lighting. Steve goofed around the whole match and got disqualified when he pulled the referee’s pants down.
* Eric Young comes out and talks about MVP turning on him last week. He says he would have granted MVP a title shot because he’s a fighting champion. EY calls MVP out for a match right now. MVP appears on the big screen and runs EY down.
* Willow defeated Bram and Magnus in a handicap match. Magnus got rolled up when arguing with Bram. Bram and Magnus argued some more after the match.
* James Storm defeated Mr. Anderson.
* Cameras go backstage and MVP is brawling with Young into the arena. MVP hits a low blow and accepts the challenge for tonight.
* Gail Kim calls out Velvet Sky and Angelina Love. Gail challenges and Angelina accepts. Velvet hits a cheapshot on Gail to start their match. Gail defeated Velvet with Eat Defeat. After the match, Angelina laid Gail out with the Knockouts Title.
* Sanada defeated Tigre Uno and Zema Ion in a Triple Threat with the X Division Title on the line.
* Eric Young retained the World Heavyweight Title over MVP by disqualification. MVP beat up Young before the match. Kenny King was there and attacked Young after the DQ. MVP demanded for a restart but the referee refused. King laid out the referee. Bobby Lashley’s music hits and he looks like he’s going to attack MVP and King but spears Young. Lashley puts Young through a pair of chairs. Impact ends with MVP, Lashley and King posing over EY.
Here are full spoilers for the May 8th episode of TNA Impact Wrestling. Some segments may have been taped out of order or for the following week.
Taped Monday night:
* Knux defeated Kazarian. Knux came out with his family, a bunch of carny characters. He had Rebel, the female from his videos, a crazy clown with balloons, a large masked man and two guys walking on stilts.
* Eric Young came out and said he’s a champion who wrestles and will be defending the title every week. Bobby Roode comes out and wants a rematch from last week. Roode sucks up to Young and they shake on the match. Roode says if he loses, he’ll never ask EY for a title shot again.
* Ethan Carter III defeated Kurt Angle. Towards the end of the match, Angle went down on his knee and the referee put up the X symbol to call for help. Angle waved the X off but got caught by a spear from Ethan for the win.
* MVP comes out and says Young vs. Roode won’t be happening. He says Young can’t make his own matches. MVP says he will have a blockbuster opponent for Young at Slammiversary. Roode comes out and he’s pissed off. They have words and Roode shoves MVP. They brawl until referees and security gets in between.
Taped Tuesday night:
* MVP comes out and brings Eric Young out. MVP puts over Young and introduces a #1 contender for Slammiversary but nobody comes out. MVP says we will find out next week but turns and lays Young out. MVP reveals himself as the new #1 contender and will see Young at Slammiversary.
* Backstage segment with Magnus and a new guy named Bram. He’s actually former NXT star Kenneth Cameron of The Ascension.
* Willow defeated Magnus by DQ when Bram destroyed Willow. Bram beat Willow around ringside and handcuffed him to the ropes. Bram beat Hardy with a piece of the turnbuckle.
* Velvet Sky and Angelina Love defeated Brittany and Madison Rayne in an elimination style Evening Gown match. It came down to Madison and Angelina. Velvet distracted the referee with nothing bu a towel on, allowing Angelina to get the win on Madison by stripping her.
* The Wolves defeated BroMans in a Ladder Match with the TNA Tag Team Titles on the line. Zema Ion tried to get involved but they took him out also.
The following matches were taped for this week’s edition of WWE Superstars, which was filmed prior to this week’s WWE RAW in St. Louis, Missouri:
– Damien Sandow def. Sin Cara in a singles match to open the show.
– Tamina Snuka def. Natalya in Divas action.
– A bunch of pre-RAW announcements are made, including Roman Reigns vs. Randy Orton.
Headline Bout For This Week’s Main Event, Hugh Jackman RAW Segment (Video)
– The headline bout for this week’s edition of WWE Main Event, which airs live on the WWE Network on Tuesday night, was announced on Monday’s WWE Extreme Rules “go-home” edition of RAW. In a one-on-one bout, Bray Wyatt will take on Sheamus.
– The following is the Hugh Jackman segment from Monday’s RAW, which also included Dolph Ziggler and Damien Sandow as “Magneto.”
– It was announced on Monday’s edition of WWE RAW that at this Sunday’s WWE Extreme Rules pay-per-view, we will witness the first ever “WeeLC” match, which appears to be a TLC match with little people, as El Torito and Hornswoggle will battle one-on-one.
– Also on RAW on Monday night, Bray Wyatt sang “he’s got the whole world in his hands” again, but this time with a choir of children. The children that sang with him on Monday were the high school choir from the Ladue School District in St. Louis, Missouri. The choir tweeted the following prior to RAW:
.@WWEBrayWyatt Our choir is fired up to sing your theme song tonight! @RealHughJackman #RAWSTLOUIS #GreatOpportunity @jessicabock
— Ladue Foundation (@laduefoundation) April 28, 2014
– WWE publicly acknowledged during Monday night’s Extreme Rules “go-home” edition of RAW that this Sunday’s pay-per-view will not be available on DISH Network or DirecTV. Michael Cole encouraged fans to sign up for the WWE Network to watch Extreme Rules this Sunday night.
– WWE recently added the following video to their official YouTube channel, featuring a sit-down interview with Renee Young talking to the current WWE Intercontinental Champion Big E.
It was announced on the WWE Extreme Rules “go-home” edition of WWE RAW on Monday night that “The Exotic Express” will make its’ next stop at RAW next Monday night. So there you have it, Adam Rose makes his debut next week on RAW.
WWE Hall Of Famer Harley Race was in attendance at Monday’s WWE RAW in St. Louis, Missouri.
Live Arena Segment: John Cena, Singing Kids & The Wyatt Family
This week’s show opens up with a video package showcasing what has been going down in the John Cena vs. Wyatt Family program. After that, we shoot live into the arena where a steel cage is lowered over the ring as Michael Cole promotes Sunday’s Extreme Rules cage match between Cena and Wyatt.
From there, John Cena’s theme music hits and the leader of the Ce-Nation makes his way to the ring. He enters the ring, where the cage is covering the ring. He gets on the mic and says “why” over and over again. He’s serious tonight, folks! He asks why he deserved the fans to vote on the WWE App last week to vote for him to fight all three members of The Wyatt Family. The fans respond by chanting “you suck” at him.
Cena says he heard once that you live long enough to eventually become a villain. He talks about being drafted to RAW in St. Louis (where RAW is tonight) years ago. He says a lot of things have changed since then. He mentions that he’s never abandoned the fans and again asks why they fed him to the lions last week. He asks why they’re supporting Bray Wyatt. He says he knows he’ll eventually have to step aside and mentions how he sees greatness in some of the up-and-comers, and mentions some top names. He even mentions some NXT guys that he feels will be big, such as Adrian Neville and Sami Zayn.
John explains that he’s here tonight to inform us that Bray Wyatt is a dangerous man. He says when he speaks it’s beautiful, but his heart is cold. He says this Sunday at Extreme Rules he’ll be standing in a steel cage, just like he is right now. He says we don’t understand it yet. He says if he escapes this cage this Sunday, so will his message and he will continue to corrupt and continue to manipulate. He says it won’t be long before it’s Bray Wyatt versus the world and the world doesn’t stand a chance.
As he continues to speak, The Wyatt Family cut-in happens. We hear a little kid singing “he’s got the whole world” as Cena looks nervous and confused. The lights were off during the singing, as the third verse hits, the lights come back on and we see a whole chorus of kids smiling and continuing to sing the full song on the top of the stage, all wearing black, by the way. The lights go out again and then we hear Bray Wyatt singing. He comes out on stage with his latern, accompanied by Luke Harper and Erick Rowan. He asks the children to sing with him. They all sing “he’s got the whole world” together as they all, children included, make their way to the caged-ring. Bray adds “the whole Ce-Nation” and “the big bad monster” in his hands remix to the song, sung by himself and the children.
Bray sits down in his rocking chair at ringside and the lights go out. When they come back on, he’s rocking back-and-forth, and now the children all have Wyatt Family style sheep masks on and they’re surrounding the ring. All except one, who is also wearing a sheep mask like the rest, but is sitting on Bray’s lap in the rocking chair. Bray starts laughing. He says, “can’t you hear them, John” and continues laughing. The Wyatt Family cut-in happens again as we head to commercial.
WWE Tag-Team Championship
– The Usos (c) vs. Ryback & Curtis Axel
When we return from commercial, we get a video highlight replay of what just went down in the opener. After that, we shoot to the ring. It’s time for some WWE Tag-Team Championship action. The Usos are defending against the team of Ryback and Curtis Axel. Ring announcer Justin Roberts does the formal introductions for the match and the bell rings. Here we go!
Jey Uso and Curtis Axel kick things off for their respective teams. Axel backs Jey into the corner and they trade chops. Jey gains the advantage and then connects with a shoulder tackle or a 2 count. Ryback now tags in. Ryback pie faces Jey and Jey comes back with some bit right hands. Ryback fights back with a knee to the mid section followed by a scoop slam. Ryback goes for a big splash and misses.
Jimmy now tags in and The Usos connects with a double kick to the gut. Axel comes in and eats a right hand. Both men roll to the outside. The Usos both fly over the top rope on to Rybaxel. Jey Uso is selling his ankle as we head to a mid-match commercial.
When we return from commercial, Jimmy Uso is in the ring getting beaten on by Ryback. Cole reminds us that Jey Uso’s ankle is hurt. Axel now locks in a shoulder lock. Jimmy fights back to his feet, but Axel connects with a big running knee. Axel covers and gets a two count. Ryback now tags in. Ryback picks Jimmy up over his head and slams him down. Ryback covers and gets a two count. Ryback connects with a headbutt and now lifts Jimmy on the top rope. He tags in Axel.
Axel and Ryback both go to the top rope with Jimmy. Jimmy fights off both men with headbutts and right hands. Jimmy hits a front suplex on Axel and Axel lands right on Ryback. Jey is back on the apron. Jimmy gets the tag to Jey. Jey comes off the top with a cross body on Axel for a close two count. Jey connects with big uppercuts and right hands to Axel in the corner. Ryback tries to charges but he eats a big kick to the gut. Axel charges and gets hit with a Samoan Drop. Jey charges in and hits the Rikishi Splash.
Jey covers and gets a very close two count. Axel gets back to his feet and tags in Ryback. Axel hits a back drop and Ryback hits a spinebuster. Ryback covers and gets a close two count himself. Ryback calls for the Meathook Clothesline. Ryback charges and Jey connects with a big superkick. Jey covers and gets another very close two count. Jey hits a few chops but then eats the Meahook Clothesline by Ryback. Ryback picks Jey up and goes for Shell Shock, but Jey counters into a roll up for a two count.
Axel now tags in. Jey hits a superkick on Ryback. Axel hits the Perfect Plex on Jey, however he didn’t notice the tag and Jimmy comes off the top with the big slpash. 1-2-3. The Usos retain the titles. After the match we head to another commercial break.
Winners and STILL WWE Tag-Team Champions: The Usos
Adam Rose Debuting On RAW Next Week
When we return from commercial, we see an Adam Rose vignette. We are told that next week on RAW, “The Exotic Express” will make its’ next stop at WWE RAW. So there you have it, Adam Rose debuts next week on RAW.
Backstage: Paul Heyman & Cesaro
After that, we shoot backstage and we see Paul Heyman and Cesaro chatting. Heyman takes offense to what Rob Van Dam said about him last week. He says RVD was right, however, and that he is a liar. He says despite being a liar, however, he takes his clients to the top. Cesaro says that’s all he needed to hear. They smile, shake hands, and that’s it for that segment. After this segment, we head to commercial break.
Backstage: Kane’s Segment
When we return from commercial, we see a backstage locker room, but we don’t know who’s it is. The camera finally pans around and we see Kane’s mask in a glass case. That’s it.
The Friday, April 25th edition of WWE SmackDown scored a final cable rating of 1.77, according to Nielsen Media Research. The 1.77 final draw marks a decrease compared to the 1.96 rating that the show drew the previous week.
Friday’s SmackDown averaged 2.670 million viewers, which was also a decrease compared to the average of 2.757 million viewers who tuned into the show the week prior.
TNA announced the following on their official website for this week’s edition of Impact Wrestling:
“HUGE NEWS: ImpactWrestling.com has learned that Eric Young has informed TNA officials that he plans to defend his World Heavyweight Championship on Thursday’s huge IMPACT broadcast on SpikeTV at 9/8c! After retaining the gold in a war against Magnus at Sacrifice, Eric Young wants to be a true fighting champion and will put the gold on the line on Thursday! Read the official IMPACT preview below – check out the footage of Eric Young with JB after IMPACT went off the air!”
You can check out a video preview for this week’s show below:
http://youtu.be/cHrISU6SZ60
WWE posted the following on their official website this afternoon:
“WWE is saddened by the news that Lee Marshall has passed away.
A gifted broadcaster with an unmistakable voice, Marshall provided commentary for both the AWA and WCW and was a Monday Nitro fixture with his weekly “Road Report.” He appeared with WWE for one night only, handling ring announcing duties for the Los Angeles portion of WrestleMania 2. In addition to his contributions to the world of sports-entertainment, Marshall was also the voice of iconic cereal mascot Tony the Tiger on Frosted Flakes commercials.
Our deepest condolences go out to Marshall’s family, friends and fans.”
The following are highlights of a recent BANG Showbiz interview with Chris Jericho:
On meeting Ultimate Warrior in WCW: “I only treat people the way that they treat me and I only met Warrior once and he was really gracious and really cool to me back in 1998 in WCW. He was there to do something with Hulk Hogan and I remember I went up to say hi to him and he went, ‘Hey, Chris Jericho, I know you, you’re doing a great job you’re doing some good work.’ I was a nobody at the time and I remember thinking, ‘Wow, the Warrior likes me that totally smokes.’ It made me feel that I must be doing something right and it gave me a little bit of a boost and I always remembered that … He’s definitely a legendary guy that deserves to be in the Hall of Fame, I’m glad he got to go in when he was still alive.”
On being a fan of Warrior: “As a fan in the late 80s when Warrior came out, he had this energy, this intensity and his look; he was like a heavy metal guy – or he came across that way – and so was I, so I liked that. I always respected him as a performer, some of his matches were pretty quick I remember he came in the Winnipeg arena once and beat Andre the Giant in 30 seconds, at the time I was like, ‘What a rip off! That sucks.’ But I remember WrestleMania VI where he had a classic with Hulk Hogan, much like a lot of guys from that time period he had good matches when he had the right opponent.”
Check out the complete interview at TV3.ie.
The following are highlights from the latest Jim Ross blog:
On the passing of Lee Marshall: “Condolences to the family, friends and fans of the late, broadcaster Lee Marshall who passed away over the weekend. Lee was a big time radio voice in Los Angeles among other markets before ne ventured into pro wrestling, a former AWA and WCW broadcaster who was brought to Atlanta by Eric Bischoff who I assume Eric met in AWA while working for Verne Gagne. Lee was also the voice of Tony the Tiger. I never worked with Lee that I recall but mutual friends always spoke highly of him. RIP Lee.”
On Shawn Michaels on the Ross Report: “I will also be working on the blockbuster Shawn Michaels podcast that has so much info in it that it will be a two parter beginning next week. Shawn’s take on Undertaker’s Streak ending is fascinating as are his thoughts on CM Punk leaving WWE as many remember that HBK left WWE for approximately four years at one point in his amazing career. These are just two of the many topics we discussed in depth with, arguably, the best to ever perform for a living inside the 20 foot squared circle.”
On tonight’s RAW: “RAW should be interesting tonight. I can’t see WWE World Champions Daniel Bryan wrestling after taking THREE, Tombstone piledrivers last Monday from Kane but who knows? One thing that I do know is that St. Louis is a terrific wrestling city and the night that we had all the NWA Champions back as our guests there was SO special. St. Louis was also the city that we were in when we found out that my dear friend Brian Pillman passed away the night before. Mixed memories of St. Louis without question but it’s a great city nonetheless. If it hadn’t been for KMOX radio’s coverage of Cardinal baseball with Harry Caray and Jack Buck I may never have been a broadcaster.”
Check out the complete blog online at JRsBarBQ.com. You can also order JR’s Bar-B-Q products online at WWEShop.com.
– Episode four of Roddy Piper’s new “Piper’s Pit” podcast is now online. The official description for the show reads as follows:
PP-Ep4 – Joe V & The Grappler
“Rowdy Roddy Piper welcomes Joe V from Portland TV morning show “Good Day Oregon” and his buddy, The Grappler aka Len Denton. More wrestling stories and info on the book about The Grappler’s life and career as written by Joe V.”
You can download the show right now at PodcastOne.com.
– Triple H confirmed via his official Twitter account that WWE Hall Of Famer and former Evolution member Ric Flair will return on tonight’s edition of WWE RAW. HHH tweeted the following on Monday afternoon:
The greatest of all time…… Tonight
#RAW @RicFlairNatrBoy pic.twitter.com/mwJdbxoda0
— Triple H (@TripleH) April 28, 2014
WrestlingDVDNews.com revealed the latest official synopsis for WWE’s new “Ladies and Gentlemen, My Name is Paul Heyman” DVD and Blu-ray set, which is scheduled to be released on August 5th. You can read that synopsis below.
“One of the most controversial managers and figures in WCW, ECW and WWE History! For the first time ever, fans get the full story of the life and career of Paul Heyman. From his beginnings as a ringside photographer at MSG, to becoming a manager at WCW, then heading up the infamous ECW, Paul has his own unique brand of over-the-top, in your face entertainment that has developed him a cult-like following. Unfortunately his financial savvy didn’t match his creative genius, and ECW was eventually purchased by WWE.
Since joining WWE, Paul has gone on to great heights, including managing Brock Lesnar, when he finally broke Undertakers WrestleMania Streak this year.
This collection includes great behind-the-scenes footage and interviews, with past and present talent talking about Paul’s contribution to the world of sports-entertainment. Featuring interviews with Raven, Tommy Dreamer, Joey Styles, Mick Foley, Rob Van Dam, Stephanie McMahon and of course the man himself.”
– The following is the official synopsis for next week’s edition of WWE Total Divas:
“Flirting With Fandango: Summer Rae’s relationship with Fandango moves to the next level; Brie can’t enjoy being a bride; Trinity goes behind Jon’s back and betrays him.”
– The following is this week’s edition of “After Total Divas”
The following is the latest Twitter message from Dana A. Warrior, the widow of the late WWE Hall Of Famer The Ultimate Warrior:
“You never know how strong you are until being strong is the only choice you have.” – Bob Marley
“Another Monday Warriors…. I thought that each passing day things would get easier. Not so. Losing Warrior isn’t a hole in my life, it is the Grand Canyon! Grief is like the tide I think. It rolls in and out without asking permission. The thing about being a Warrior is the wave can hit us but we are not allowed to fall down. We can stumble, be knocked off balance, but we are required to remain standing no matter the size of the blow. This week I’ll stay standing if you’ll stand with me. I believe, Always.
Dana A. Warrior”
The following matches are scheduled to take place at the NXT Takeover special, which will air live on the WWE Network on May 29th at Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida.
NXT Championship
– Adrian Neville (c) vs. Tyson Kidd
NXT Women’s Championship
– Charlotte vs. Natalya
Number One Contender Match
– Sami Zayn vs. Tyler Breeze
The first two matches were announced during the NXT television tapings, which took place on Thursday night. The number one contender bout was not yet officially announced, but is listed on the event poster.
– Below is a photo of Triple H holding his NXT talent meeting in Florida earlier tonight:
– The following is the WWE Extreme Rules “All Access Pass” video, which comes courtesy of WWE’s official YouTube channel:
WWE Hall Of Famer “Nature Boy” Ric Flair is scheduled to make his television return to the company on next week’s edition of WWE RAW, which takes place on Monday night, April 28th from St. Louis, Missouri.
One would assume that Flair will be coming in to take part in the ongoing storyline between Evolution, which he used to be a member of, and The Shield. It should be noted, however, that the original plan called for Flair not to be involved in the angle.
It was announced via the official WWE website that WWE Divas Champion Paige, who was also the current WWE NXT Women’s Champion, has been stripped of her NXT title. Paige alluded to this news in a new tweet posted today, telling the NXT Divas to “let the games begin.”
You can check out her tweet below.
Let the games begin ladies. @WWENXT @FullSail #NXTWomensChampionship
— Divas Champion (@RealPaigeWWE) April 24, 2014
WWE has already announced that a tournament will be held to crown the next NXT Women’s Champion: