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RAW Ratings & Viewership For Monday, WWE’s Next European Tour

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– Monday’s taped edition of WWE RAW from Manchester, England drew a 2.73 rating and averaged 3,768,000 viewers. This is slightly down from the previous week, which did a 2.75 rating and 3,888,000 viewers.

Here’s the hourly viewership breakdown:

  • Hour 1: 3,867,000
  • Hour 2: 3,834,000
  • Hour 3: 3,603,000

– WWE has announced several dates for the company’s next European tour, which will take place in May 2014:

  • May 14 – Glasgow, Scotland
  • May 18 – Cardiff, Wales
  • May 20 – Sheffield, England
  • May 21 – Belfast, Northern Ireland
  • May 22 – Dublin, Ireland
  • May 22 – Liege, Belgium
  • May 23 – Oberhausen, Germany
  • May 24 – Berlin, Germany

SmackDown Preview: Matches & Segments, Superstars Who Won’t Be Appearing

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Day seven of the WWE European tour continues on Tuesday with half of the WWE roster remaining in Manchester, England for the WWE SmackDown and WWE Main Event television taping, while the rest of the roster travels to Newcastle, England for a non-televised live event.

Announced already for the SmackDown television taping is an arm-wrestling contest between World Heavyweight Champion John Cena and former champion Alberto Del Rio. The two will continue to hype their upcoming title rematch at the WWE Survivor Series on Sunday, November 24th.

Confirmed for the WWE Main Event portion of the television taping is a WWE Divas Championship match between current title-holder AJ Lee and Natalya.

Also official for the SmackDown television taping is an appearance of WWE Superstar CM Punk.

Unless WWE continues their recent trend of false-advertising, you can count the following Superstars out of SmackDown and Main Event on Tuesday: Randy Orton, Daniel Bryan, Big Show, Dolph Ziggler, The Miz and The Shield. Orton vs. Bryan is advertised as the main event for the WWE Championship at the live event in Newcastle, as well as a six-man tag-team match featuring Big Show, Dolph Ziggler and The Miz vs. The Shield.

Make sure to check back here at the website on Tuesday afternoon for live play-by-play spoiler results of the WWE SmackDown and WWE Main Event television taping.

  • DIRECT LINK: CM Punk MOCKS Roman Reigns After RAW Ended On Monday Night (VIDEO)

    • Mick Foley Speaks On The Wyatt Family vs. The Shield, WWE RAW Attendance

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    – WWE announced 13,614 fans in attendance at Monday’s taped edition of WWE RAW at the Phones 4u Arena in Manchester, England.

    – WWE Hall Of Famer Mick Foley posted a tweet on his official Twitter account on Monday night addressing the tease of a Wyatt Family vs. Shield program on RAW. Foley tweeted the following:

  • DIRECT LINK: CM Punk MOCKS Roman Reigns After RAW Ended On Monday Night (VIDEO)

    • Video From After RAW Went Off The Air: CM Punk Mocks Roman Reigns

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    – After the televised portion of RAW ended on Monday, the babyfaces remained in the ring. CM Punk raised JBL and Jerry “The King” Lawler’s hands and went back into the ring. At one point, Goldust convinced Punk to reenact Roman Reigns “fall incident” from one of this past weekend’s WWE live events. All the babyfaces eventually made their way to the back, except for Punk. Punk got back on the microphone and said, “I just wanted to say that to come here and wrestle and perform in front of you is a humbling experience. You’ve been fantastic all night and there’s only one thing I can say, thank you.”

    WWE RAW Results (11/11/13) With Videos

    – The following are some off-air notes from Monday’s taped edition of WWE RAW in Manchester, England:

    • Several signs were confiscated during the show. Security at the show warned several fans for holding their signs up on the hard-camera side too much, including one that read “Stink-Face Me AJ.”
    • At one point during the main event, CM Punk told the fans that they are “the best motherf**cking crowd ever.”
    •  There was a “fight” in the crowd between a fan dressed as Kane and another fan dressed as Goldust. Arena security eventually sent them on their way. Here’s video of the fans wrestling outside the arena after the show:

    Fandangoing Catching On At European Soccer Games, Chris Hero Confirmed For CZW iPPV

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    – Recently released WWE NXT star Kassius Ohno, who is now working again under the ring-name Chris Hero, has officially been announced for the upcoming Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW) “Cage Of Death XV” iPPV show. The “Cage Of Death XV” iPPV will air on Saturday, December 14th at the Flyers Skate Zone in Voorhees, New Jersey. For more information, visit CZWrestling.com.

    – The following is a new tweet from the official Twitter page of WWE:

    Total Divas Preview, WWE In Montreal, RAW In Brooklyn, “Christmas Bounty” Clip

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    – The following is the official preview for next Sunday night’s edition of WWE Total Divas on the E! cable channel: “Nikki decides to move in with John. Eva considers cheating when she is asked to be an announcer on live television.”

    – Tickets go on sale this Saturday for the return of WWE on Montreal, Quebec, Canada on January 12, 2014.

    – According to reports, WWE will return to the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York for a live edition of WWE RAW in March of 2014.

    – WWE posted the following video preview of The Miz in the new ABC Family movie, “Christmas Bounty.”

  • Backstage News On The Shield Breaking Up & CM Punk’s WMXXX Opponent

    • Arm-Wrestling Contest Confirmed For This Week’s SmackDown In Manchester

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    On Monday’s taped edition of WWE RAW from Manchester, England, a main event segment was revealed for this week’s SmackDown.

    The current World Heavyweight Champion John Cena, and former champion Alberto Del Rio, will be the participants in an arm-wrestling contest.

    Also announced for this week’s SmackDown on Monday’s RAW was an appearance by WWE Superstar CM Punk.

    WWE SmackDown will be taped on Tuesday afternoon in Manchester, England. Make sure to check back here at the website for live spoiler coverage of SmackDown.

  • CM Punk’s WMXXX Opponent Revealed + Update On When Undertaker Will Make His Return

    • Special Theme Revealed For RAW Next Week, Top Star Confirmed For SmackDown

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    – On WWE RAW this week, which was taped in Manchester, England on Monday afternoon, the company announced that next week’s edition of RAW will have a country music theme. “RAW Country” emanates from the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee live on Monday night.

    No official matches have been announced for next week’s WWE RAW thus far, however it was announced that “The Authority,” Triple H and Stephanie McMahon, will return from “vacation” to appear on the show.

    – WWE Superstar CM Punk is confirmed to appear on this week’s edition of WWE SmackDown. The announcement was made on WWE RAW on Monday night. SmackDown will be taped on Tuesday afternoon in Manchester, England.

  • CM Punk’s WMXXX Opponent Revealed + Update On When Undertaker Will Make His Return

    • Kassius Ohno Blogs About His WWE Departure And Future In Wrestling

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    Former WWE NXT Superstar Kassius Ohno, who is working again under the name Chris Hero, posted the following blog on his official Facebook page tonight discussing his recent release from WWE.

    Maybe you’ve heard. Maybe you’ve not heard. Last Friday my contract with WWE was terminated. Man… Terminated sounds so harsh, right? To me, it conjures up images of post-apocalyptic wars with robots, machine guns and atomic bombs. No thank you. Merriam-Webster defines terminate as ‘to come to an end in time.’ Okay.. That’s a little less dramatic. I can handle that. For the last 21 months, I’ve lived in Florida as a part of WWE’s Developmental System. That time has now come to an end.

    There are a lot of ways I can look at this and, honestly, it won’t serve me at all to be anything BUT positive and optimistic. I could sulk. I could point fingers. I could feel sorry for myself. Or, I could channel all my energy into getting back out there, kicking some ass and taking things to the next level. Once upon a time, a close friend of mine named Claudio Castagnoli was released from WWE. Another good friend, Colt Cabana, got his walking papers. The ‘Best in the World’ Bryan Danielson had his contract ‘terminated’. TWICE. These three guys are all CRAZY talented and, on all accounts, are doing rather well for themselves right now, eh? I’m leaving WWE on good terms so, if it’s meant to be, I’m sure I will be back. If it’s not meant to be, I can guarantee you that I will still be trotting all over the globe doing what I love (and what I’m damn good at) at the highest level possible.

    How will my career unfold? There’s no telling at this moment and that can be scary. I can assure you, though, that I am genuinely excited to take things into my hands and get back out there. There are sights I’ve not seen in the last two years, friends I’ve not spent time with and fans I’ve not performed in front of. How long has it been since a #HipHopThursday? There are people I’m dying to work with! I have ideas that are practically begging to surface; I say let’s get to it!

    The response I’ve gotten from all of this hullabaloo has literally overwhelmed me. So much so that I’m just now getting back to some people two, three days after they had reached out. It’s important to me that I let you all know how much this has meant to me. Whether it was a tweet, an e-mail, facebook message, text, call or voicemail, your support means the world to me. It would have been incredibly easy to go to a dark place and succumb to negative thoughts and energy. Your love has kept my spirits high and, again I reiterate, I am absolutely thrilled to get back in the mix.

    …I do have a favor I’d like to ask of you. When things happen that we don’t like, it’s our instinct look for answers. We get sad. We get mad. In this situation, there’s nothing to be sad about! And rather than being angry about what has happened, I want you all to be happy about what’s going to happen! I’ll be back with a vengeance, I assure you. The best way to support me is with positive energy. Also, WWE and NXT loaded with talented guys and girls. There’s an overabundance of talent at that Performance Center that inspires ME, some of which you’ve not even seen yet. Those folks need your support just like I do so make sure your voices are heard.

    To wrap this up, I’d like everyone to know that I loved my experience here. I’ve made so many great friends. I have memories that will last a lifetime. I’ve learned so much; not just about professional wrestling but I’ve discovered a lot about myself. I’ve gained a lot of new fans and I hope that you will all follow me on this new journey. If you wish to support me directly, there are a plethora of ways to do so: you can continue to follow and interact with me on Twitter and Facebook, you can come watch me do what I love to do LIVE and in livin’ color, you can pick up some brand new Chris Hero merchandise in person or online. Speaking of which, thechrishero.com will be sorted out soon with all new @ChrisHeroMerch *and* I am pleased to announce that I will have additional t-shirts available courtesy of @OneHourTees (http://www.prowrestlingtees.com/chrishero).

    Whether it’s in Philly, Oberhausen Germany, Los Angeles, Austin Texas, London, Tokyo, Chicago or Toronto, you will see me and I will see YOU. Soon, my friends. Thank you for your support.

    -CH

    P.S. Here’s my upcoming schedule. Enjoy~!

    November 16 for PWS (@ProWreSyndicate) in Rahway, NJ v. Hurricane Helms – “Wrestle Bowl”

    November 17 for Dragon Gate USA (@BookItGabe/dgusa.tv) in Brooklyn, NY v. ??? – “Freedom Fight 2013?

    November 29 for FUW (@FUWPro) in Tampa, FL

    December 6 for IWA-MS (@IWAMidSouth) in Clarksville, IN v. Trik Davis – “Big Ass Christmas Bash”

    December 7 for DREAMWAVE (@dwwrestling) in LaSalle, IL v. Prince Mustafa Ali – “The Fight Before Christmas”

    December 20/21 for PWG (@OfficialPWG) in Reseda, CA – “All Star Weekend 10?

    potential promoters can e-mail me directly at [email protected]
    Follow me on Twitter at @thechrishero
    Check out my MERCH Twitter at @ChrisHeroMerch
    Follow me on Facebook at facebook.com/thechrishero
    Buy t-shirts at prowrestlingtees.com/chrishero
    Stay tuned for the resurrection of thechrishero.com

  • Backstage News On Additional WWE Cuts That Happened Last Week

    • (Spoilers) WWE Superstars Taping Results For This Week

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    The following are results from the WWE Superstars taping which was held prior to the WWE RAW taping on Monday afternoon in Manchester, England.

    Dark Match

    – Wade Barrett def. Damien Sandow in the opening match of the evening. This was a dark match, so it will not air on any of the WWE programming this week.

    WWE Superstars

    – The Funkadactyls def. Alicia Fox and Aksana. Cameron and Naomi picked up the win over Fox and Aksana via pinfall in a Divas tag-team match to open the WWE Superstars taping.

    – The Usos & The Great Khali def. The Prime Time Players & The Miz in a six-man tag-team match. The match was the main event of this week’s edition of WWE Superstars.

  • Huge Backstage News On The Contract Negotiations Between Hulk Hogan & WWE

    • Title Match Set For WWE Main Event, WWE Reacts To Leaked Footage, Chris Hero

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    – A WWE Divas Championship match between current champion AJ Lee and Natalya is scheduled to take place on this Wednesday’s edition of WWE Main Event.

    – Recently released WWE NXT star Kassius Ohno (aka Chris Hero) is scheduled to work his second post-WWE match this Sunday in Brooklyn, New York at The Lyceum for Dragon Gate USA.

    – WWE has filed a copyright claim in response to the YouTube videos that surfaced online this past weekend that featured leaked satelitte footage from last Monday’s edition of WWE RAW. The two videos have also been removed from YouTube.

  • Mickie James Returning To WWE?, Undertaker vs. Sting At WMXXX? + Hogan Update

    • Mickie James At WWE Performance Center Today, WWE UK Tour Dates For 2014

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    – The following are the WWE tour dates and locations for the company’s U.K. tour in May of 2014:

    May 14th – Glasgow – SSE Hydro
    May 15th – Newcastle – Metro Radio Arena
    May 16th – Leeds – First Direct Arena
    May 17th – Nottingham – Capital FM Arena
    May 18th – Cardiff – Motorpoint Arena
    May 19th – London – The O2 (RAW taping)
    May 20th – Sheffield – Motorpoint Arena
    May 20th – London – The O2 (SmackDown taping)

    – Former WWE Diva Mickie James was at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida on Monday working as a guest trainer for the WWE Divas currently under developmental deals with the company. Mickie tweeted the following:

  • Update On Mickie James Re-Signing With WWE & News On Hulk Hogan’s WWE Return

    • Jim Ross Q&A: HBK vs. The Rock, WWE PPV Finishes, Wrestling Movies

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    The following are some highlights from a Jim Ross online Q&A update:

    On the way WWE has been concluding their recent PPVs: “I think that the main attractions at PPV should generally be the final chapter of a rivalry or the first installment of a rivalry when possible. Inconclusive finishes should rarely be utilized on any platform. I’ve been blogging about this matter a great deal. I’d suggest that you read my blogs. Thanks.”

    On Lord Alfred Hayes: “Always a jovial guy who loved the ladies and his wine. I never worked a territory with Alfred and only for a time in WWE. I thought he always was underrated as a broadcaster and was a good promo guy when he was wrestling.”

    On why Shawn Michaels vs. The Rock never happened: “Not sure why HBK vs. Rock never occurred but it would have been good without a doubt.”

    On wrestling movies such as Beyond The Mat and The Wrestler: “Sobering. Sad at times. Not a total look at everyone in the business but accurate for some.”

    Check out more JR Q&A online at JRsBarBQ.com.

  • Huge Update On The Undertaker’s Rumored Opponent For WrestleMania XXX

    • New Match For TNA’s “Old School” Show, Impact Wrestling TV Taping Notes

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    – TNA will be running a four-day tour of the Northeast at the end of December with a live event in Philadelphia, PA. on 12/27, a show in Long Island, N.Y. on 12/28, the “Hardcore Justice” show in Lowell, MA. on 12/29 and the “One Night Only: Old School” event on 12/30 in Poughkeepsie, N.Y.

    – As previously reported, the “One Night Only” show will be headlined by an “Old School Street Fight” where falls count anywhere between Bully Ray vs. Tommy Dreamer.

    – TNA has also announced a “Last Man Standing” match between James Storm and Bobby Roode for the “One Night Only: Old School” show, which as mentioned above will take place on December 30th in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. The event is scheduled to air in early 2014.

    – The only official Impact Wrestling television tapings on the books currently are on November 21st and November 23rd in Orlando, FL. Another set of television tapings are scheduled in early December as well, however the dates and locations have yet to be announced.

  • Huge Update On The TNA Sale & Backstage News On Hulk Hogan/WWE Negotiations

    • WWE RAW Results From Manchester, England

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    WWE taped this week’s episode of WWE RAW from Manchester, England. Here are results from the show:

    – There’ is a loud “Cena sucks” chant going before the show begins.

    – RAW opens with WWE Champion Randy Orton coming to the ring and cutting a promo. He’s interrupted by Vickie Guerrero, who announces that he’ll be wrestling WWE Tag Team Champions Cody Rhodes and Goldust tonight in a 2-on-1 handicap match.

    – Cody Rhodes and Goldust defeated Randy Orton by count out when Big Show came down to ringside and threw Randy Orton threw a table.

    – Santino Marella & Los Matadores defeated 3MB, who came to the ring wearing Union Jack ring gear, which got a good reaction from the crowd. El Torito got involved after the match, hitting his signature spots on 3MB.

    – Dolph Ziggler vs. Curtis Axel is announced for later tonight.

    SmackDown Rating For Friday, Total Divas Fails To Hit Social Media Top 10

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    – For the first time since the series began, Sunday’s edition of WWE Total Divas failed to rank in the top ten social media scores. The lead-in on E! for Total Divas, “Keeping Up With The Kardashians,” came in at number ten.

    – Friday’s edition of WWE SmackDown scored a final cable rating of 2.08, according to Nielsen Media Research. The 2.08 final draw marks a 10 percent increase from last week’s 1.90 rating.

    SmackDown on Friday night averaged 2.946 million viewers, which is also an increase from last week. The show was the highest-rated and most-viewed edition of SmackDown dating back to March 22nd.

  • Find Out Why WWE Stars Hate Eva Marie + Total Divas Spoilers For This Season …

    • E! Touts Ratings Success Of Sunday’s Edition Of WWE Total Divas

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    E! issued the following today:

    E! SCORES ON SUNDAY NIGHT WITH “Keeping Up with the Kardashians” SEASON FINALE AND THE RETURN OF “TOTAL DIVAS”

    Los Angeles, CA, November 11, 2013 – On November 10, E! continued to deliver in its Sunday night reality block with the season eight finale of pop culture phenomenon “Keeping Up with the Kardashians” from 9-10pm attracting 2.3 million Total Viewers, 1.6 million Adults 18-49 and 1.2 million Women 18-49, scoring the show’s most-watched episode since August 18 in Total Viewers and Adults 18-49 and since August 11 in Women 18-49.

    Powered by young adults, the finale was also the show’s most-watched episode since July 21 in Adults 18-34 (1.1 M) and its best in Women 18-34 (899,000) since the season eight premiere on June 2. Appointment television, the finale outperformed prior four-week time period averages (9-10pm) by double-digits in all its key demos including Adults 18-34 (+43%), Women 18-34 (+49%), Adults 18-49 (+35%), Women 18-49 (+37%), Total Viewers (+33%) and Households (+26%). Additionally, season eight ended as the most-trafficked season of any show on Eonline.

    The return of “Total Divas” from 10-11pm also scored for the network with 1.3 million total viewers and 746,000 Adults 18-49.

    The fall premiere of “Total Divas” also surged past its mid-season finale on September 15 across all key demos including Adults 18-49 (+10%), Women 18-49 (+16%), Adults 18-34 (+26%), Women 18-34 (+27%), Total Viewers (+21%) and Households (+20%).

  • Find Out Why WWE Stars Hate Eva Marie + Total Divas Spoilers For This Season

    • WWE RAW Preview For Tonight

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    The following is a spoiler-free preview for tonight’s episode of WWE RAW.

    * WWE Champion Randy Orton vs. WWE Tag Team champions Cody Rhodes & Goldust (Handicap Match).

    * World Heavyweight Champion John Cena vs. The Real Americans (Handicap Match).

    * Daniel Bryan & CM Punk vs. The Shield (Handicap Match).

    * Big E Langston vs. Alberto Del Rio.

    * Intercontinental Champion Curtis Axel vs. Dolph Ziggler.

    * Ryback vs. R-Truth.

    * Fandango vs. Tyson Kidd.

    * Nikki Bella vs. Tamina.

    * Damien Sandow vs. Kofi Kingston.

    * Santino Marella & Los Matadores vs. 3MB.

    Also appearing are “Director of Operations” Kane, Big Show, Vickie Guerrero, Brad Maddox and more.

    *Spoilers* WWE RAW Results From Manchester, England

    Jim Ross Blog: Kassius Ohno’s Release, Lack Of Buzz For Survivor Series

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    WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross has updated his blog, which you can read in its entirety at JRsBarBQ.com. Here are some highlights of what JR wrote about:

    Lack Of Buzz For Survivor Series: “WWE needs to ignite the interest in their next PPV offering, the Survivor Series, as there seems to be little buzz surrounding the event which has a wealth of history attached to it from over the years.”

    ” I don’t see WWE going back to the total, elimination tag team bouts ever again but putting one of their few, established stars in an elimination tag to provide the star’s teammates a viable ‘rub’ isn’t a bad concept.”

    WWE Releasing Kassius Ohno: “Been asked a great deal about Kassius Ohno aka Chris Hero’s release from WWE NXT. Obviously, it is regrettable as no one wins in this particular scenario. I have been out of the WWE loop for a while but know that there were issues that were being addressed with this matter while I was still in the company. Ohno/Hero was well thought of and I felt he had a the potential for a bright future in WWE. Perhaps he still does down the road.”

    “Any time a talent with the experience, skill set and potential that Kassius/Chris possesses fails, it is an unfortunate situation for all involved in the process. Having been there, hopefully all can learn from the experience and hope that history doesn’t repeat itself. These issues are rarely one sided as it takes two to tango.”

    * BACKSTAGE Photo of PAUL HEYMAN Eating With CM PUNK & AJ LEE

    WWE Responds To Fans Saying John Cena “Can’t Wrestle”, WWE Removes Leaked Footage, More

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    – Back in August while promoting SummerSlam, John Cena made reference to his “Five Moves of Doom” on an episode of Raw, a colloquial term for his trademark sequence of moves (flying shoulderblock, sitout hip toss, side-release spinout powerbomb, Five Knuckle Shuffle and Attitude Adjustment). The official WWE website published a video today in response to the infamous notion that Cena “can’t wrestle.”

    “Then how do you explain the powerbomb, neckbreaker and hurricanrana he dishes out in this video?,” WWE.com says of video on the front page, entitled “10 moves from John Cena’s underrated arsenal.” The video caption reads, “John Cena shows that he is capable of much more than his proverbial “Five Moves of Doom.”

    – WWE filed a copyright claim in response to satellite footage from last Monday’s Raw that surfaced on YouTube and had the two videos removed.

    Pre-Raw footage was leaked of the announcers preparing for the broadcast, which notably features Michael Cole acknowledging plans of a wrestler being put through his table later in the evening. In the other video, Big E Langston, Dolph Ziggler, The Miz are shown preparing for a WWE App segment, which features Ziggler using colorful language.

    – Smackdown ring announcer and “army brat” Lilian Garcia posted a message on her official website celebrating Veteran’s Day.

    Wade Barrett Competes In Dark Match Before Raw In England, Matches Taped For “WWE Superstars”

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    Wade Barrett, who has not appeared on WWE’s television shows since August, defeated Damien Sandow in a dark match prior to tonight’s Raw taping in Manchester, England at Phones 4u Arena. Fellow countryman William Regal handled ring announcing duties.

    In a match taped for WWE Superstars, Jey Uso, Jimmy Uso and The Great Khali squared off against The Prime Time Players and The Miz.

    In Divas action, The Funkadactyls, Cameron and Naomi, squared off against Alicia Fox and Aksana.

    Here is a shot from the venue.

    Buff Bagwell Speaks On Meeting With TNA This Year, His WWE Run, WCW/nWo

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    The following are highlights from a recent WGD Weekly interview with former WCW star Buff Bagwell:

    On TNA and his talks with Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff this past summer: “I went down to the Burnett Center when they were here; I just wanted them to see me. I called Eric and said ‘do you mind if I come down to see you guys at TNA,’ he said, sure, come on down. So, I walk in the back…looking like I’m looking, looking like Buff Bagwell again…I walk in and Hulk Hogan walks all the way over to me and I feel eyes burning holes in me, and Hulk walks up and goes to me, ‘why are you not working for us?’…I said, ‘well, that’s kind of why I am here’…He said, ‘Dude, you’re one of the only few guys left that we could bring in and not have any heat, and he didn’t realize what he had said. I said, ‘Do you know why that is?…Because I don’t have any friends, he started laughing and he said, ‘you know, you’re right…if we brought in you, nobody would complain about it. I said it’s because I don’t have any friends in the business, I have a few friends, but none that would get heat for it. So he said, dude, who has got your number? I said, Eric Bischoff has got my number, so I got texts on my phone right now, that I could send you…Eric Bischoff texted me, and he was excited, and I was excited…then the Main Event Mafia thing started happening, I thought I’d fit into that or Aces and Eights possibly and I have heard nothing and they knew exactly where I am at and exactly how to get in touch with me…Eric was saying positive things…I don’t get it…just let me go out and be over again, I can be the biggest heel or the biggest babyface if they would just let me, but they won’t let me and I don’t know why.”

    On his brief run in WWE: “I was the first match of the Invasion…why would they put Booker T. versus Buff Bagwell in Tacoma, Washington…we’re main event on Raw…and it ain’t good. They could wait seven days and put this in Atlanta…instead we got booed out of the building in Tacoma, Washington and we had a bad match, double whammy, you know…If you’re asking me, they already knew that they were done with WCW, they just were gonna make us the sacrificial lambs to end it…all they had to do was wait a week and Booker T and Buff Bagwell get over in Atlanta, instead we got buried in Tacoma…they had a gold mine with WCW, forget Buff, they had a gold mine…Sting, Luger against the Rock, Stone Cold, it was endless…you could’ve gone on and on with that for wrestling fans, for wrestlers, you could’ve gone on and on, but instead they just beat us all and sent us home.”

    On his WWE release: “They waited to fire me in Atlanta, why even make me come down there? Make me drive down to Phillips Arena to fire, my god, how brutal is that? I don’t know if they hadn’t figured it out totally or what, I think they had…I think they already knew they were done with us and were gonna put us on the shelf and they did so.”

    On the backstage scene in WCW during their final year in business: “It was absolute mayhem, it was just a bad train wreck that nobody could fix when Russo came in…Russo had everybody going in different directions and then they figured out that Russo didn’t know what he was doing and they bought Bischoff back, and then they tried getting Bischoff and Russo to work together…Bischoff had his guys…and Russo had his guys…and you could always tell who was running things by who was getting pushed…I got to visualize it all when it went down and there was just nobody that was gonna fix it.”

    On returning from a broken neck as a heel instead of a babyface in 1998: “It was a gigantic deal, they could’ve made me the next biggest babyface in the world, dude, I had 50,000 letters sent to me in the hospital, I had Desert Storm guys would touch my picture before they went out to battle…I was over, big time…they could’ve made me the next biggest superstar, instead they turned me heel and the people didn’t like it, it burned them. My parents were physically upset about it…I knew what they were doing was wrong, but …they pay my bills, I can’t tell Eric, ‘hey, Eric, I’m not gonna do that,’ but it was Eric’s idea and he wanted to turn me heel and basically it took a crap on 50,000 people that were praying for me.”

    On joining the nWo and becoming “Buff” Bagwell: “Kevin Nash is the first one to speak up for me. Eric Bischoff was not a big fan of mine at first, he kind of didn’t like me…Eric wasn’t with it at all, he said I don’t get it, you all are crazy…in Salisbury, we had a Nitro and they had me come out and join the now and it was a big deal, bro…on the flight home we were trying to figure out a name …and of all people it was Nick Patrick…he said what about Buff, and everybody just stopped and went ‘that’s it, that’s perfect, so that was it Buff Bagwell it was born, it was created and there it went.”

    You can check out the complete Buff Bagwell interview from the WGD Weekly show below:

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    • VIDEOS: Behind-The-Scenes WWE Footage Leaks Onto The Internet

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    – A YouTube user has recently uploaded some leaked behind-the-scenes WWE footage. Below are the videos. The first video features Josh Mathews, Dolph Ziggler, The Miz and Big E. Langston preparing for a segment on the WWE App.

    http://youtu.be/Z4fvuREjf70

    – The second video features WWE announcers Michael Cole, Jerry “The King” Lawler and JBL preparing for the WWE RAW broadcast from Greenville, South Carolina.

    http://youtu.be/X4tYFGlQ9u8

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    • WWE House Show Results (11/9): Munich, Germany

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    The following are results from the WWE live event in Munich, Germany. The event was held on Saturday, November 9, 2013.

    – The Prime Time Players def. Hunico & Camacho in a tag-team match to open the show.

    – Ryback def. Justin Gabriel in singles action. Gabriel got in some offense, but for the most part Ryback dominated the offense.

    – Brie Bella def. AJ Lee in a Non-Title Divas match. Brie had Nikki in her corner, while AJ had Tamina Snuka in hers.

    – Antonio Cesaro def. The Great Khali in a one-on-one match.

    – CM Punk & Daniel Bryan def. Luke Harper & Erick Rowan of The Wyatt Family in tag-team action. The crowd was hot for this match.

    – The Usos def. 3MB in another tag-team match on the card.

    – R-Truth def. Curtis Axel via Disqualification. Due to the DQ, Axel retained his WWE Intercontinental Championship.

    – John Cena def. Alberto Del Rio to retain the World Heavyweight Championship in the main event of the evening.

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    • TNA House Show Results (11/9): Toledo, Ohio

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    The following are results from the TNA live event in Toledo, Ohio. The event was held on Saturday, November 9, 2013.

    – Magnus def. Garett Bischoff via the Cloverleaf submission in the opening match of the evening.

    – Lei’D Tapa def. ODB in a Knockouts match. Earl Hebner was the referee for the match, which featured a ton of comedy spots.

    – Ethan Carter III def. Dewey Banks. The match was made by TNA president Dixie Carter, which resulted in EC3 squashing Banks.

    – Chris Sabin def. Austin Aries to retain the TNA X-Division Title. Sabin rolled up Aries and held the ropes for the pinfall.

    – Eric Young & Joseph Parks def. Christopher Daniels and Kazarian in tag-team action.

    –Intermission–

    – Mr. Anderson def. Knux via his Mic Check finisher.

    – James Storm def. Bobby Roode in a Last Man Standing match. This was the main event of the show, which saw Storm win with his Last Call kick.

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