Following the conclusion of the televised portion of Monday’s edition of WWE RAW in Greenville, South Carolina, trainers and medical staff came out to check on the condition of Big Show, who was triple-powerbombed through the RAW announce table by The Shield.
Meanwhile, WWE COO Triple H, “one of the principal owners of WWE” Stephanie McMahon, WWE Champion Randy Orton, the new corporate Kane and all three members of The Shield faction celebrated and posed together at the top of the ramp.
World Heavyweight Championship: -John Cena (c) defeated Alberto Del Rio
-After the Big Show chaos died down, former World Heavyweight Champion Alberto Del Rio came out. Del Rio got on the microphone and demanded a title shot rematch against current champion John Cena. This led to Cena coming out. Cena did a mock-introduction for Del Rio before defeating him in the actual match. Cena picked up the win via pinfall after hitting Del Rio with his Attitude Adjustment finishing move.
Winner and STILL World Heavyweight Champion: John Cena
And that was it from Greenville, South Carolina for this week’s RAW. Next up are the WWE Main Event and WWE SmackDown television tapings, which will be held on Tuesday night in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Former WWE Diva Maryse recently appeared as a guest on the Wrestle Talk TV show. Maryse spoke about leaving WWE, getting married to WWE Superstar The Miz in the near future and more.
The video, which you can view below, is accompanied by the following description on YouTube.com: “In this episode of Wrestle Talk TV, we have an exclusive interview with ex WWE Divas Champion Maryse Ouellet: She explains why she left WWE and talks about her upcoming wedding to The Miz! We also discuss which wrestlers live their gimmick both inside AND outside the ring. All that and more on this weeks edition of Wrestle Talk TV.”
WWE taped matches in Greenville, South Carolina on Monday night prior to WWE RAW for this week’s edition of WWE Superstars. The following are quick results of those matches.
-Naomi defeated Alicia Fox in a Divas match to open the show. This was said to be a typical Divas match, so basically it was exactly what you would expect.
-Zack Ryder defeated Jinder Mahal. The Long Island native picked up the victory via pinfall over the 3MB member in the main event of this week’s WWE Superstars show.
WWE announced Big Show vs. Randy Orton for the WWE Championship as the main event of the upcoming WWE Survivor Series pay-per-view on Sunday, November 24th in Boston, Massachusetts.
Also announced on RAW for this week’s WWE television taping on Tuesday night are Curtis Axel vs. Big E. Langston for WWE Main Event on Wednesday, as well as Daniel Bryan vs. Luke Harper for WWE SmackDown on Friday. Both shows will be taped on Tuesday night in Charlotte, North Carolina.
November 4, 2013 Greenville, South Carolina Results by Matt Boone for SESCOOPS.COM
WWE RAW Opener:
The Monday, November 4, 2013 edition of WWE RAW emanates from Greenville, South Carolina. The show begins with Michael Cole welcoming us to RAW, immediately followed by CM Punk’s theme music. Punk comes out and passionately points out to the fans in Greenville that “it’s clobbering time.” As Punk continues his entrance, we get a recap video of The Wyatt Family’s attack of Punk on last Monday’s show. From there, we see Bray Wyatt with a latern. He informs the fans in Greenville that “we’re here.”
CM Punk vs. Luke Harper
The bell sounds and Punk immediately goes after Harper. Within seconds, Harper’s size and strength are too much for Punk early into this match. Harper overpowers Punk into the corner and goes to work. Punk fights back with a series of punches, but is cut off by a big elbow by Harper. Punk throws Harper out to the floor. He goes to dive through the ropes to the floor, but Harper comes forward and nails Punk with a big forearm shot right as Punk was coming through the ropes. Harper rolls back in the ring, as we hear Bray Wyatt tell Harper “to be smart.” Harper goes back to work on Punk in the middle of the ring. After dominating Punk for a little while longer, Punk again gets Harper out to the floor. This time, he makes a successful dive out to the floor on Harper. We head to a mid-match commercial. We return from commercial and Harper is back in control. Michael Cole informs us that the tide turned in the match on the WWE App during the commercial. We get a video replay of what went down on the WWE App during the commercial, which was Erick Rowan, sheep mask and all, distracting Punk from outside of the ring, allowing Harper to nail Punk with a big boot to the face. Back to the live action now, as Harper continues his offensive onslaught on “The Best In The World.” Punk starts fighting back again, slowing Harper down with a spinning tornado-DDT. Both guys are down now. They both get back to their feet and begin exchanging punches. Punk mixes in some kicks and ultimately gets the better of the larger man. We see a shot of Bray Wyatt, chilling in his rocking chair outside the ring, shouting words of encouragement to Harper. Punk goes to the top rope. He signals for the flying elbow, but changes his mind and flies out to the floor onto Rowan. Punk slingshots himself back into the ring, but meets a big boot from Harper. Harper sets up for his version of JBL’s old Clothesline From Hell, but Punk avoids it and rolls up Harper for the 1-2-3.
Winner: CM Punk
After The Match:
After the match, the other members of The Wyatt Family immediately beat up Punk in the ring. After a few seconds, Daniel Bryan comes running down to the ring, with a steel chair. Bryan’s arm is heavily taped up, by the way. Bryan cleans house with the steel chair and The Wyatt Family back off and head back up the ramp. Punk and Bryan are aligned in the ring, looking out at The Wyatt Family as Punk’s music plays.
Michael Cole’s Sit-Down Interview With Triple H
Highlights are shown of the latest Michael Cole sit-down interview with Triple H from WWE.com. The focus of the highlights from the interview are HHH talking about Big Show’s multi-million dollar lawsuit, and HHH revealing that Big Show is “banned from WWE for life.” After the video recap ends, we see a video replay of Big Show hitting HHH with the Knockout Punch from RAW last month.
Tonight’s Live Poll:
Michael Cole informs everyone that this week’s live RAW poll on the WWE App allows fans to select Randy Orton’s opponent for later tonight. The options fans can vote for are Dolph Ziggler, Big E. Langston and The Miz. Fans can vote now on the WWE App or on WWE.com.
Tonight’s Main Event Announced:
As we head to our next commercial break on RAW, we are informed that the main event tonight will see John Cena teaming up with the current WWE Tag-Team Champions, Goldust and Cody Rhodes, to take on the trio of Damien Sandow and The Real Americans.
Renee Young Interviews CM Punk
Backstage, Renee Young is with CM Punk. Young asks if fighting The Wyatt Family is a fair fight. Punk says it wasn’t, but he’s used to it. He says he’s been dealing with Paul Heyman and his “goons” for months. He says the one thing they don’t know is that he isn’t the only one who has a problem with The Wyatt Family.
Live Telephone Interview With Paul Heyman
Paul Heyman is live on the phone. He says he’s in Europe and he’s seeing a number of specialists to help him with the injuries he’s suffering following the beating he received from CM Punk at the WWE Hell In A Cell pay-per-view. He breaks down some of the injuries he is suffering from and reminds everyone that he’s a married man with two children. He says what Punk did to him, after all they’ve been through, is inexcusable. He begins crying a bit as he’s talking and says CM Punk and the WWE Universe owes him an apology. Michael Cole says, “Paul, are you criyng?” Heyman then hangs up.
Ryback vs. The Great Khali
Ryback makes his way to the ring. We are told that earlier tonight, via the WWE App, Ryback is shown bullying Hornswoggle. He smashes a cupcake into the little guy’s face. Santino Marella says he should pick on somebody his own size. Ryback is fine with that. Santino says he isn’t talking about himself, he tells Ryback to look behind him. Behind him stands The Great Khali. Ryback doesn’t seem phased. He says he’s gonna take care of them. He calls them “freaks” and walks away. On that note, we head to commercial. We’re back live and Khali’s entrance is finishing up. The bell sounds and the two big men lock up. Both guys exchange punches, with Khali ultimately getting the better of them. Khali grabs Ryback by the ear and chops the hell out off him repeatedly. I guess the idea is that Khali is bullying Ryback in the ring the way Ryback bullied Hornswoggle, and has been bullying people for months now in WWE. Ryback tries fighting back but Khali cuts him short with a big clothesline. Khali sets up for the big Karate Chop but Ryback ducks it and comes off the ropes, nailing Khali with an enormous clothesline. I’m talking an amazing clothesline. Michael Cole says that was an amazing Meathook Clothesline. Ryback pins Khali. 1-2-3. Ryback wins.
Winner: Ryback
After The Match:
Ryback grabs Santino out on the floor. Hornswoggle tries dropkicking Ryback from inside the ring. It barely budges Ryback. Hornswoggle runs away and Ryback ends up throwing Santino into the ringside barricade. He raises his arms in victory once again and walks away smiling.
Josh Stewart of the official Newsday website sent along a link to an article with a response from the Billy Corgan camp regarding the rumors that the Smashing Pumpkins frontman was attempting to buy an ownership stake in TNA Wrestling.
A spokesperson for the rock-and-roll star told the Newsday website the following:
There is no reason to comment on rumors. Billy is completely focused on Resistance Pro’s upcoming 2nd anniversary [show on Nov. 23].”
The Newsday article also quoted Panda Energy executive Janice Carter, who is the mother of current TNA president Dixie Carter, from the memo she sent out to TNA employees. Carter wrote the following in the memo:
“An unfortunate aspect of this business is that there are wrestling ‘reporters’ who consistently post ‘news stories’ without proper facts. I want to assure you these are just rumors and that I am committed to TNA and its future.”
The Friday, November 1st edition of WWE SmackDown, which featured the return of WWE Superstar John Cena, scored a final cable rating of 1.9, according to Nielsen Media Research. The 1.9 final draw marks a decrease from last week’s number, which came in at a 1.94.
Despite the drop in the final cable rating, viewership for SmackDown on Friday increased compared to last week. Friday’s edition of the show averaged 2.730 million viewers, while the previous week’s show averaged 2.681 million viewers.
-WWE Hall Of Famer Hulk Hogan is scheduled to make an appearance on Oprah Winfrey’s “Where Are They Now?” show, which airs on the OWN channel on Sunday night’s. There is no official date for the Hogan appearance yet, but once it is announced we will update you.
-In addition to speaking about the TNA sale rumors, WWE Hall Of Famer Jim Ross wrote about whether The Wyatt Family are heels or babyfaces currently. The following is an excerpt from JR’s new blog where he touches on the subject: “Are the Wyatt’s fan favorites or villains? I actually don’t know but I tend to lean toward the fan favorite side of the equation. What have the Wyatt’s specifically done to make them be automatically considered villains? They are a radially cool, unique entity that are loyal to each other and enjoy imposing their physical will on others in the hopes of winning, therefore earning more money in the pro rasslin world, and establishing more actual, professional marketability.”
You can check out JR’s full blog online at JRsBarBQ.com.
The following are highlights of a recent Sam Roberts interview with WWE Superstar Rob Van Dam:
On factors that may extend his time away from WWE: “A lot of factors. A lot of it has to do with what else is going on. There are a few projects that might possibly come to pass within this timeframe. The action movie that I’m not trying to talk about so much in case it doesn’t happen… I had one starring role in this movie “The Wrong Side of Town.” The same production crew has been trying to pick up the pieces since then because producers were fighting on the set and nobody wanted to work together.”
On his deal being done with WWE: “It may possibly be that if that happens, it could prolong a return. Just based on wrestling, what’s the right amount of time to take off, it’s a mutual decision. My deal is done. I still consider myself in the WWE family, but technically on paper I am now without contract.”
-The iSports Times website has added a new featured article that looks at The Wyatt Family gimmick in WWE. Fans interested in checking that out can head over to iSportsTimes.com.
-Former WWE Superstar Chris Jericho appeared on the AMC show “Talking Dead” on Sunday night. You can watch a clip of his appearance on the show below:
-WWE will begin their European tour this Wednesday, November 6th, in Belfast. The advertised main event for the show is Randy Orton vs. Daniel Bryan for the WWE Championship. Also scheduled to appear at The Shield, Big Show, The Miz and Dolph Ziggler. On Thursday, in Dublin, there is a double-main event advertised featuring Orton vs. Bryan and John Cena vs. Alberto Del Rio for the World Heavyweight Championship.
-The official WWE YouTube channel has added a new “WWE Top Ten,” which counts down the greatest stolen finishing moves in history. You can watch that below:
During a recent interview with the Miami Herald, WWE Superstar Rey Mysterio spoke about his plans for an upcoming return to the ring.
Mysterio actually wrestled last month during WWE’s live events tour of Mexico, but says he only got back in the ring to see how his knee felt:
“It was more of a let’s see how my body reacts and my knee reacts to being back in the ring,” Mysterio said. “Overall I felt good but still feel I need a bit more therapy, just from the damage I’ve done through the years to my knee. We are back to therapy and strengthening up that quad and hamstring, just making sure there are no mistakes this next time.”
Mysterio originally planned to be back in action this summer, but then delayed his plans for a full time return to “around Thanksgiving, maybe Christmas.” Now, it’s sounding like he won’t be back in action until 2014.
“I think if I don’t do it by the end of the year, then next year,” Mysterio said. “I would hate to push myself instead of taking my time. I want to make a good return, and not being absent shortly after my return. It’s something I’m still debating. I’m going to listen to my body.”
Despite the countless injuries he’s dealt with, Mysterio still feels the passion to compete in WWE.
“I’m definitely still motivated and feel the urge to be in the ring,” Mysterio said. “I’ve always told myself the day I don’t feel that anymore is the day I need to say, ‘That’s it.’ I still have some years inside me that I want to push forward, I want to go out and entertain. I miss it. I really do. I miss being out there and the interaction with the fans. I miss the applause and the 619 chants. I’m hoping that God still gives me a couple of more years for me to perform.”
As reported earlier today, Olympic wrestler Chas Betts has signed with WWE. Betts, who competed on the 2012 United States Olympic team (Greco-Roman wrestling), posted the following message on his Facebook page announcing that today is his first day at the WWE Performance center in Orlando, Florida:
“On Oct. 19th of last year, I asked Kristi to give me one year to attack and pursue a new dream after I retired from Greco-Roman Wrestling…
It ended up taking two weeks longer than I asked for, but I think she’ll forgive that — considering we’ve moved to sunny Orlando, FL just as the Minnesota winter was about to kick in.
I am proud to announce I have signed a contract with WWE and begin training [Monday] at the WWE Performance Center here in Florida. For those that have known me a long time, you know being a pro-wrestler has been a dream of mine since I was 11 or 12 years old. I’m honored and humbled by the opportunity. I am extremely lucky to have a wife and family that has supported me in every dream I’ve chosen to chase, however unlikely it may be. Never underestimate the power of a good support system, people!
For those interested in following the journey, feel free to follow me @chasbetts on Twitter. See ya down the road, friends!”
-Former TNA Knockout So Cal Val recently attended a WWE SmackDown television taping and was shown on camera:
-During Saturday’s rolling rally for the Boston Red Sox, MLB World Series MVP David Ortiz wore a WWE Championship belt. As noted earlier this week, WWE Superstar John Cena had been tweeting Ortiz and telling him to “be on the look-out for WWE bling just in time for the World Series parade.”
-The Forbes website recently ran a featured story on WWE’s hope to secure a giant rights-fee increase for both RAW and SmackDown when the deals come up. You can check out that article online at Forbes.com.
– Former WWE and TNA Wrestling competitor Orlando Jordan recently got married in Australia, where he currently resides.
Jordan, who defeated John Cena in 2005 for the WWE United States Championship, currently runs a professional wrestling school in Brooklyn, Victoria, The Orlando Jordan School of Wrestling.
“The goal is to establish an Australian wrestling industry and enhance the talent to professionally mainstream standards in and outside the ring,” Jordan told Australian Iron Man magazine earlier this year. “In order to do this I have dedicated my time to personally train young and upcoming males and females in order to set that standard for the Australian market.”
– Promoting the release of WWE 2K14, this week’s edition of “30 Second Fury” highlights thirty different moves that are featured in the video game.
– The official WWE website has released a poll asking fans which of these four wins was the biggest title change in WrestleMania history: John Cena defeats The Rock for the WWE Championship at WrestleMania 29 (55%), Ultimate Warrior defeats Hulk Hogan for the WWE Championship at WrestleMania VI (21%), Shawn Michaels defeats Bret Hart for the WWE Championship at WrestleMania XII (20%), Triple H defeats Chris Jericho for the Undisputed WWE Championship at WrestleMania X8 (5%).
The following are highlights from the latest online Q&A update from the official website of WWE Hall Of Famer Jim Ross:
On if Brandi Runnels will be brought in immediately to the Rhodes Family storyline: “I don’t know if any of that is even true and if it is what the motive may be. However, in my opinion, for one family to be completely dependent on the wrestling biz for their livelihood isn’t wise in today’s world.”
On AJ Lee competing in the 2014 WWE Royal Rumble match: “Women should not compete w/ men in pro wrestling in any physical manner.”
On the most agile and exciting “big men” in pro wrestling history: “Young Andre, Vader, Don Leo Jonathan, Bigelow, among others I’ve naturally overlooked.”
On how many more matches The Undertaker has left in him: “No way of knowing. I assume Taker takes it a year at a time.”
You can check out more Q&A updates from Jim Ross at his official website, JRsBarBQ.com.
WWE Superstar and current World Heavyweight Champion John Cena recently took to Twitter to post some photos of his Halloween costume. Cena, who dressed up as Jabba the Hutt from Star Wars, posted the following pictures, including one with his real-life girlfriend and WWE Diva, Nikki Bella.
WWE Superstar Daniel Bryan recently took part in a lengthy panel discussion at the Wizard World Comic-Con event in Nashville, Tennessee. Among many other topics, Bryan spoke about the most disappointing moment of his career, being trained by Shawn Michaels and William Regal, the Total Divas reality show, his dream match at WrestleMania and teaming with Kane.
You can check out the complete, 50-minute Daniel Bryan panel discussion from the Nashville Wizard World event below:
TNA has officially announced that the Impact Wrestling television show will be returning toUniversal Studios in Orlando for tapings November 21st, with additional tapings on the following 2 days.
Talent advertised for the show include Sting, Kurt Angle, Jeff Hardy, Bully Ray, James Storm, and KO champion Gail Kim.
TNA will be moving to Soundstage 19, which is a smaller studio than the previous Impact Zone (Soundstage 21). The new studio is 16,500 square feet (the Impact Zone was 22,000).
According to the Universal website, Soundstage 19 is designed for “broadcast production” and retains “many of the design characteristics as the traditional stages at Universal.”
-Preston City Wrestling out of the United Kingdom has released a video of Davey Richard’s cutting a promo recently where he suggests that he is heading to WWE with tag-team partner Eddie Edwards. While Richard’s did not say WWE by name, noting that he can’t talk about his future “for legal reasons,” he did strongly alllude to it. You can watch the promo below:
-According to a new WrestleZone.com report, Smashing Pumpkins front-man Billy Corgan is rumored to be interested in buying a stake in TNA.
-TNA has added a new “#IMPACT365” video to their official YouTube channel. The new video features TNA president Dixie Carter discussing Kurt Angle’s injury. You can watch the new video below:
http://youtu.be/0eyxYlXBOj8
-Another TNA “#IMPACT365” video is also online, which features Dixie Carter talking about Ethan Carter III’s progress and recent opponents. You can watch that below:
-Despite the return of John Cena to SmackDown, Friday’s edition of the show remained below-average in social media activity. The social media score for this week’s edition of SmackDown came in at 58,197, according to Trendrr.tv. The score marks an increase of nine percent from last week’s Hell In A Cell “go-home” show, but is still well below the yearly average of 71k.
-Speaking of this week’s SmackDown, WWE has added the latest edition of the SmackDown “Backstage Fallout” to their official YouTube channel. This week’s SmackDown “Backstage Fallout” video features the cast of WWE Total Divas bragging about how they beat Team A.J. Lee, as well as The Uso’s and Big E. Langston forming a new alliance of sorts.
You can watch this week’s SmackDown “Backstage Fallout” video below:
-As somewhat of another cost-cutting measure, TNA has ending their working relationship with Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) as of this week. The belief is all TNA contracted talent will be asked to relocate to Orlando, however that is not official at this point.
-As previously reported, TNA has confirmed that their November 21st Impact Wrestling television taping will be held at Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida. Apparently, the Impact Zone will now be held at Soundstage 19, instead of Soundstage 21, as it used to be. Soundstage 19 is reported to be 16,500 square feet, with dressing rooms that contain showers, hair and make-up rooms, wardrobe and talent holding with kitchen support and the capability of fiber and satelitte transmissions.
-There will be a pro wrestling legends show on Saturday in Youngstown, Ohio at the Covelli Center featuring “Rowdy” Roddy Piper holding a “Piper’s Pit” segment with fellow WWE Hall Of Famer “The Mouth Of The South” Jimmy Hart. Also scheduled to appear at the event are Sean “X-Pac” Waltman, Brutus “The Barber” Beefcake, Marty Jannetty, Bushwhacker Luke and Tatanka.
-The following is another excerpt from the recent John Cena interview with the New Orleans Times-Picayune. This time, Cena discusses his recent matches with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson at WrestleMania:
“I really got to live a dream the past few years having some big marquee matchups with Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson. And when you rub elbows with a guy like The Rock, you truly are in the company of the greatest of all-time. It was like watching a prize fight where everyone is just throwing haymakers. For us to be interactive over a 2 1/2 year span, it was pretty impressive, especially in this day and age. It was a dream scenario for me.”
You can read the complete interview online at NOLA.com.
