– Former WWE superstars MVP and Shelton Benjamin are now teaming together in New Japan Pro Wrestling.
– There continues to be talk of pairing Rosa Mendes with Alberto Del Rio.
– WWE ring announcer Lilian Garcia, who is still recovering after being hit by a car several weeks ago in Los Angeles, says she will be live tweeting with fans during Survivor Series:
What goes around, comes around.
— AJ Mendez (@TheAJMendez) November 17, 2012
– Injured WWE superstar Cody Rhodes tweeted the following updates on Saturday regarding his MRI:
MRI results…Torn trapezius grade 2. Torn deltoid grade 1. Separated shoulder. No surgery needed. Won't stop us. #boyhooddream
— Cody Rhodes (@CodyRhodes) November 17, 2012
In debt to @TedDiBiase for packing my bag that night, and @TheDamienSandow for refusing to tag me in after I got hurt…protected my career.
— Cody Rhodes (@CodyRhodes) November 17, 2012
Rhodes suffered a concussion and hurt his shoulder at Tuesday’s WWE Main Event taping in Cleveland, Ohio. His status for the Team Foley vs. Team Ziggler match at Survivor Series remains uncertain.
– This week’s WWE Classics On Demand programming updates are as follows: NWA Clash of Champions VII (6/14/89), Monday Night Wars: Nitro (7/7/97), Monday Night Wars: Raw (7/7/97), Tuesday Night Titans (8/23/85), NWA’s WCW on TBS (5/21/88).
Iron Sheik match airing are: NWF Heavyweight Champion Antonio Inoki vs. Hossein Arab – Madison Square Garden (12/17/79), The Iron Sheik vs. Caesar Pavon – AWA All Star Wrestling (2/10/79), The Iron Sheik vs. Tito Santana – WWF at Philly Spectrum (1/21/84), Sting vs. The Iron Sheik (NWA Wrestlewar ’89).
“Outrageous Personas” matches airing are: The Rock vs. The Undertaker vs. Kane vs. Big Show vs. Mankind – Raw (9/13/99), Cactus Jack, Big Van Vader, Abdullah The Butcher and The Diamond Studd vs. Sting, El Gigante and The Steiner Brothers (WCW Halloween Havoc 1991), The Godfather vs. Goldust (WWF Backlash ’99), Tajiri and William Regal vs. Hurricane and Rosey vs. The Heart Throbs vs. Maven and Simon Dean vs La Resistance (WWE Backlash 2005), Money Inc. vs. Randy Savage and Ultimate Warrior – WWF Saturday Night’s Main Event (11/14/92).
– WWE.com has an article up article looking at whether Ryback is ready for Survivor Series & his Triple Threat WWE title match against CM Punk and John Cena.
– Heath Slater noted on Twitter that his new finishing move is called the Smash Hit.
– Jim Ross has once again shot down the rumor of Steve Austin wrestling at WrestleMania 29, telling a fan on Friday, “Not likely.”
– Damien Sandow spoke with Brian Soscia of BeneathTheMat.com to hype Sunday’s Survivor Series pay-per-view. Sandow also gave an update on the health status of his tag team partner, Cody Rhodes:
At Friday’s UFC 154 weigh-in event, fighter Tom Lawler donned a Star Wars helmet and and black vest to pay homage to one of the most craptacular gimmicks in pro wrestling history – The Shockmaster. Not only did he nail the costume – but Lawler’s entrance would have warmed the heart of the man they used to call Tugboat. Here’s the footage:
WWE.com has published the following list of the Top 20 Icons of the Attitude Era:
20. The APA (Farooq and JBL)
19. Shane McMahon
18. Goldust
17. The Dudleys
16. Bret Hart
15. Kurt Angle
14. Team Extreme (Matt Hardy, Jeff Hardy, Lita)
13. Stephanie McMahon
12. Big Show
11. Edge and Christian
10. Chris Jericho
9. Kane
8. The New Age Outlaws
7. The Undertaker
6. Shawn Michaels
5. Vince McMahon
4. Mick Foley
3. Triple H
2. The Rock
1. Steve Austin
DISCUSSION: Let the debate begin. What do you think about the list? Chyna and Sable are conspicuously absent from the list. Plus – if this is the top ICONS of the era – where’s Jim Ross?! Shawn Michaels is ranked at #6 when he was out of action and a non-factor for most of the Attitude Era .. and where the HELL is Moppy? Comment below and tell us what you think about the list.
– John Cena is featured in today’s “Superstar” Spotlight” on WWE.com.
– Today and tomorrow, Ashley Massaro, Mick Foley and “Rowdy” Roddy Piper, Mick Foley appear at Days of the Dead Convention taking place at the Chicago Marriott Schaumburg 50 N Martingale Rd. Schaumburg, Illinois.
– This week’s episode of WWE Vintage Collection features matches from Survivor Series, including the infamous Bret Hart vs. Shawn Michaels 1997 bout featuring the Montreal Screwjob. Other matches played were Guts & Glory vs. The Million Dollar Team from Survivor Series in 1994 and Kane vs. Shane McMahon in an Ambulance Match at the 2003 pay-per-view event.
– This week’s edition of Santino Marella’s “Foreign Exchange” is a Thanksgiving themed show. Here is the synopsis:
“How do your favorite Superstars celebrate Thanksgiving? Santino surprises Kaitlyn, Intercontinental Champion Kofi Kingston and several others with questions about their holiday traditions, and what they’re most thankful for. Watch “Santino’s Foreign Exchange” now, on WWE on YouTube!”
– Madison Rayne participated in a Q&A session Friday on Twitter and when asked to remark on her dream opponent, she replied Lita. The four-time TNA Women’s Knockout was also adamant that she will never go back to being blonde again.
Rayne competed at the evening’s TNA live event in Johnson City, Tennessee, losing to Miss Tessmacher.
– Bobby Roode and Madison Rayne appear at Direct Auto Insurance 111 East Blackstock Rd. Spartanburg, South Carolina, today from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. Call 864-587-9206 for more information.
– TNA Wrestling has uploaded a special edition of “TNA Today” with Gail Kim being presented an award by Pro Wrestling Illustrated for being chosen as the #1 Women’s Wrestler of 2012 after having a 212 day reign as TNA Women’s Knockout Champion and gaining numerous wins over the toughest opponents.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdqFYZd6eFM
WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross has updated his blog, which you can read in its entirety at JRsBarBQ.com. In this entry, JR wrote about Thursday night’s NXT tapings from Winter Park, Florida and Sunday’s WWE Survivor Series pay-per-view. Here are some highlights of what JR wrote about:
Overall NXT Impressions: “NXT Thursday night in Orlando was excellent. Great atmosphere at Full Sail University’s 500 seat arena .. The Developmental System is going to get MUCH bigger and better in the near future. I’m legit excited about where Talent Development is headed.”
Seth Rollins: “Impressed with NXT Champion Seth Rollins who wrestled Jinder Mahal in a title bout. Rollins continues to improve, raise his overall game and up his intensity.”
Picture of Seth Rollins With The NXT Championship Belt
Roman Reigns: Roman Reigns reminds me of a young, early day Rock. Same heritage, 6’4″-265, great presence. The kid has “it” and should be a star if he totally commits in doing so. Smart too with his Georgia Tech education.
Sarah Del Ray: “Sarah Del Ray doing an excellent job working/coaching the Divas. IMO I was the best in ring Divas bouts Thursday night as I’ve seen in WWe in a while. Layla, Alicia Fox, Paige and newcomer Sasha did well.”
New Pictures Of NXT Diva Paige – WWE’s “ANTI-DIVA”
Survivor Series Predictions: “I’ll be pleased to be home as I assume that Cole, Lawler, and JBL will handle the PPV broadcast. Should be an interesting show. Got a feeling some intriguing days lie ahead. Seems like the time is here to consider a reshuffling of the deck. Just my opinion. I expect CM Punk to retain the WWE Title, Team Ziggler to win their Elimination Tag and Big Show to squeak by Sheamus.”
– Lilian Garcia, who continues to recuperate after being struck by a car Oct. 27 in Los Angeles, California, resulting in multiple contusions and lacerations on the left side of her body, stated on Twitter Friday that she will live tweet during Sunday’s Survivor Series pay-per-view event.
“Miss u all so much that I plan 2 tweet Live on Sunday night as I watch @WWE #SurvivorSeries!” she wrote. “So join me & tweet along!! #ItsADate ;)”
– Seth Rollins may have tweaked his knee at Thursday’s WWE NXT tapings at Full Sail University. He wrote, “Sick night at @fullsail. Defending my title feels pretty damn good. My knee? It’ll be fine. @NXTWrestling has some of the best fans.”
– This week’s edition of “Z! True Long Island Story” is a best of show. Here is the synopsis: “You begged for more of the best webisodes of “Z! True Long Island Story,” so here they are! Check out this edition on YouTube for all of the clips Zack personally picked for his Broskis.
– The roster page of WWE’s official NXT website, FCWWrestling.info, no longer lists Chase Donovan or Nick Rogers. This is generally an indication that WWE has released talent.
Donovan is 27-year-old New England based wrestler the company signed earlier this year after moving to Florida to become a bodybuilder. He previously competed on the independent circuit from 2004 to 2009 as Bryce Andrews. He largely put over talent during his few appearances for NXT.
Rogers is a Canadian wrestler the company signed last year. Albeit undersized by WWE standards, he billed himself as a physical specimen. He had not been used in a high-profile manner as of late.
Chad Baxter and Louis Fontaine were also released from their developmental contracts with WWE this week.
– This morning’s episode of WWE Saturday Morning Slam will feature WWE Intercontinental Champion Kofi Kingston vs. Zack Ryder. Kofi remarked of the encounter on Twitter: “Tomorrow on #SaturdayMorningSlam: a friendly sparring session between me and Long Island Iced-Z @ZackRyder. Tune in! 10am on the CW #Vortexx.”
– WWE developmental wrestlers Anya, Audrey Rae, Charlotte, Paige, Sasha Banks and Summer Rae paid a visit to Dunbar Elementary School in Florida on Friday. The future Divas shared their success stories and answered questions.
Smacktalk Radio Live with Kofi Kingston
Hosts: James McDonald and Corey Callahan
Audio interview available at SmacktalkRadioLive.com.
Kofi on the Survivor Series elimination match: “Obviously with myself, I’ve had a rivalry pretty much (at some point in the past) with everyone who is on my team right now…The Miz, he and I have gone back and forth and pretty much hating each other for the past month and a half, so it really brings an interesting dynamic because no one really knows where the Miz’s mind is at right now…I can’t say that I trust him…I’ve never known him to be a good guy so I need to have my eyes peeled for the Miz specifically and then everyone on my team, but hopefully we can put our differences aside and come together and win this match because none of us want to lose to anyone on Team Ziggler.”
Kofi on Evan Bourne: “Yeah, Evan is doing alright, he has been doing some rehab for his ankle. For those who don’t know, he got into a pretty bad motorcycle accident and pretty much broke almost every bone in his foot…but he’s doing great and he has a real positive attitude…he’ll be back before we know it and doing what he does best and that’s fly around the ring and do all types of superhero/action figure-esque video game type moves…he should be back hopefully soon, not sure the exact timetable on it but yeah he’s doing great.”
On his Triple Threat match in early 2010 against Randy Orton and John Cena on Monday Night Raw where Randy was heard yelling ‘stupid’: “Everyone knows Randy kinda has an attitude, so that’s Randy being Randy. What everyone doesn’t remember is that we were in a heated rivalry so a lot of what you saw was him being his character and him kinda playing to that. I thought it was real funny when I started reading these things like ‘Randy Orton doesn’t like Kofi’, which I think is fine because it added to what we were doing at the time, it made people more interested in what we were doing…it is what it is….”
Here’s video of the spot Kofi’s talking about.. Apparently Kofi was supposed to stay down and get into position for a punt kick, but got up instead – and Orton nails him with a stiff-looking RKO:
http://youtu.be/N-kxxFjiD6s
On whether Kofi has ever wanted to turn on the WWE Universe and become a bad-guy: “To be honest, I’ve always been a guy who looks at everything with a pretty positive outlook. As far as going the other way, it really is up to the WWE Universe…As long as everyone is boom-clapping with me, I’ll stay with them because I appreciate the WWE Universe and I realize that without them there is no us, there is no me….I don’t want to say never, you never say never in the WWE…
“As far as me becoming a bad guy, the line is so blurred these days, not like back in the 80’s where you had Hulk Hogan come out and tell people to eat their vegetables and take their vitamins and he was a good guy, and then you had other guys come out and frown at the crowd and insult the crowd and automatically be bad guys….all of a sudden you had ‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin do bad guy things and he was getting cheered where Bret Hart was doing everything right and all of a sudden he was getting booed. There is no clear-cut good-guy and bad-guy line these days, it really depends on the WWE Universe and how they start reacting to certain people. Specifically me, I guess we’ll have to wait and see.”
– Speaking to Inside Wrestling, Booker T was asked for comment on the late Chris Benoit after working closely with him for a number of years. The SmackDown General Manager is asked how he separates Benoit’s wrestling accomplishments and friendship with him from the horrible event that occurred in 2007.
“I separate them because I have to,” said Booker. “You can’t put the two together. I think of the Chris I knew on the road and in Japan, eating the frickin’ noodles, traveling and working together for years. I can’t put those two people together because I really think the two were different people at the time. We’ll never know what happened, and that’s the thing: We don’t know. The brain is a fragile machine, because you can live with a person for 30 years and then they kill you one day.”
– After recently returning to North America, Rene Dupree competed in his first match in the United States since leaving WWE on Saturday in Rahway, New Jersey for Pro Wrestling Syndicate. He lost a Four-Way match, which also featured Dan Maff, Devon Moore and the winner, The Dynamic Sensation.
Dupree competed in Japan and Europe during his time away from North America. Though still muscular, he has since lost a considerable amount of weight.
– The Prime Time Players, Darren Young and Titus O’Neil, appear at Cricket Communications in Dayton, Ohio, on Saturday beginning at 4:00 p.m.
Troubled wrestling legend Jake “The Snake” Roberts is currently living DDP and attempting to turn his life around through yoga and other wellness techniques. Unfortunately, Jake had a slip-up earlier this month and had a few drinks while at the airport. DDP published the following video of Jake’s mishap and provided a behind-the-scenes look at what it’s taking to keep Jake on the right track:
http://youtu.be/flbXCCrdpos
– Now that Linda McMahon’s US Senate campaign is over, there is some fear in WWE that the company will begin “future endeavoring” talent soon.
– Cody Rhodes underwent an MRI on his shoulder as well as several concussion tests yesterday. If he’s able to work Survivor Series, it will be a last-minute decision, with Tensai expected to be Cody’s replacement if he isn’t medically cleared.
– As reported earlier this week, The Miz is in line for a babyface push in the next few weeks and is currently scheduled to feud with Antonio Cesaro in early 2013. Other heel opponents discussed for The Miz are Dolph Ziggler, Alberto Del Rio and CM Punk.
– Speaking of The Miz, he accompanied his girlfriend Maryse at the launch event for her House of Maryse jewelry line this week in California. WWE Diva Eve Torres plus former Divas The Bella Twins were also in attendance.
* Pictures of MARYSE With The Miz, Eve Torres & Bella Twins At Her Jewelry Launch Party This Week
(Partial Source: PWInsider.com)
– There is still a chance WWE will add another Team Elimination match to Sunday’s Survivor Series pay-per-view. Prior to WWE changing the pre-show tag match to Tyson Kidd & Justin Gabriel vs. 3MB, there was talk of adding Rey Mysterio, Sin Cara, Tyson Kidd & Justin Gabriel vs. Primo, Epico, Darren Young and Titus O’Neal.
Since Gabriel & Kidd replaced Santino & Zack Ryder in the pre-show match, it’s possible that Team CoBro could replace them in the rumored elimination match.
– WWE NXT Diva Sasha Banks made her TV debut at last night’s tapings from Full Sail University, wrestling Paige. The former Mercedes KV tweeted:
Made my #NXT TV debut against @RealPaigeWWE! So thankful! Dreams do come true. #WWENXT
— Mercedes Moné Varnado (@MercedesVarnado) November 16, 2012
Pictures Of NXT Diva Sasha Banks (Mercedes KV)
– Speaking of Paige, WWE diva Layla was asked on Twitter what she thinks of the 21 year old British “Anti-Diva.” She replied:
“@Chris7BNArmy: @mslayel what do you think of @RealPaigeWWE? u 2 would make a great tag team some day”
She's Great! Gonna be a great Diva ?— Layla El (@mslayel) November 16, 2012
Speaking to Wrestling101.com, Chavo Guerrero commented on whether people in WWE took notice of TNA Wrestling during his tenure with the sports-entertainment organization.
“At first it wasn’t, TNA was seen as just coming up in the business but then little by little they started to pick up more momentum and at this point in time I think TNA has the most momentum we have ever had,” said Guerrero. “If you look at our roster compared to anybodies, WWE’s, New Japan, Ring of Honor, I think we have the best roster in the world right now.”
Having worked for Eric Bischoff, Vince McMahon and Dixie Carter, Guerrero compared the three bosses in terms of their similarities and differences.
“First of all they are all great businessmen and women, they are at the head of companies because being a business person you have to be able to make those hard decisions and make good decisions, so that’s the similarities,” Guerrero said. “Differences, to me you have Vince McMahon who rules with fear, you better watch out or he’s going to cut your head off. Dixie Carter she rules with love and she is happy to have you on her roster and when you do well she lets you know about it. Eric Bischoff, he was kind of in the middle, sometimes he was very mean and wanted to bite your head off and other times you would go out for a beer with the guy.”
After only competing for two years, Chavo Guerrero received his first break with World Championship Wrestling in 1996. He recalls his time with the company.
“Wrestling in WCW was awesome because I was so young and it was a great mix of wrestlers. We had older wrestlers that had been around since my dads time like Arn Anderson and Paul Orndorff then we had the younger generation wrestlers which included guys like William Regal and Fit Finlay, then there were the likes of Eddie, Dean Malenko and Chris Benoit, and even younger guys like Rey Mysterio and Chris Jericho,” said Guerrero.
“There was such a big mix of people that we really learned all different styles from all different eras. Every era of wrestling changes, it is always evolving, so we learnt so many different things and that’s what I took away with me the most from my time in WCW, it was just like going to school, I was at the Harvard for wrestling.”
Guerrero also recalls being part of the Cruiserweight division in WCW, the final episode of WCW Monday Nitro, joining WWE, winning the WWE Tag Team Championship with Eddie Guerrero, working alongside Vickie Guerrero, comparisons of WCW to TNA Wrestling, and more. The full interview is available here.
Zack Ryder can now add “recording artist” to his list of talents. Ryder released his first song, titled “Hoeski” and you can hear it below. He says a video will be coming soon.
– WWE Hall of Famer Jimmy Hart appears at Santa Fe Springs Swap Meet 13963 Alondra Blvd. Space H-5, Santa Fe Springs, California, on Sunday, November 25 from noon to 3:00 p.m.
– Puerto Rican based promotion World Wrestling Council is building toward a match where Carlito would put his trademark hair on the line against Ray Gonzalez—Gonzalez would also put his hair on the line. The match is expected to take place next month in Bayamon, with either Invader #1 or Savio Vega as the Special Guest Referee.
– On tonight’s SHINE Wrestling iPPV, Kimberly looks to snap her losing streak by switching from the singles ranks to the tag team division. Kimberly, however, has trouble finding a tag team partner.
(source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter)
Former WWE Diva Amy “Lita” Dumas spoke to WWE.com this week to promote the new WWE ’13 video game. Here are some highlights of what she said about:
Her Favorite Attitude Era Moment:
“I could make a laundry list. I think the first thing for me that was definitely Attitude Era–based and my first really main storyline with WWE was with Eddie Guerrero & Chyna vs. myself & Essa Ríos. [I was] the first woman Chyna interacted with, and to be in there with them was great. They had their funny story going on, and you never knew what my story was with Essa Ríos, so that was one.”
I think also, when I had a run in with Triple H & Steve Austin when they were together as The Two-Man Power Trip. Looking back on that, I was just excited to be out there with Triple H and “Stone Cold.”
Today’s WWE Divas vs. Attitude Era Divas
“I think the women of The Attitude Era really did a good job at figuring out who they were and what they wanted to portray to the fans. So each woman was such an individual — you were never going to get Lita and Ivory confused. You’re not going to get the two confused, as opposed to now, is it the hot athletic girl with the short shorts on? No, it’s the other hot athletic girl with the short shorts on. It was about setting yourself apart.”
Which Current Diva Would Succeed In The Attitude Era & Who She Would Like To Wrestle:
“I think it’s interesting to see the Divas of today and to see who the fans are attaching to. Obviously, right now, it’s AJ Lee, who’s not the strongest; she’s not one of those classically hot chicks. But she sets herself apart, and you have emotion when she’s out there and you get a sense of who she is, and so I think that’s really cool to see the kid that wasn’t supposed to make it being the one that’s out there, and that’s who the fans want to know more about.”
– Promoting TNA Wrestling’s upcoming tour of the United Kingdom and British Boot Camp in an interview with The Sun, Kurt Angle feels the company has underutilized Doug Williams and Magnus.
“I think that TNA as a whole might have dropped the ball a little bit with Doug Williams and Magnus, when you look at the talent they have,” said Angle. “They are starting to use Magnus and I believe they have big plans for him. But the reason I thought they might have dropped the ball is because he was so young when he started. They might have thought ‘he’s just a baby, we can wait,’ but four years later he’s still only 25.”
The interview is available here.
– TNA Wrestling has posted its latest IMPACT Post Show. Here is the synopsis:
“Jeremy Borash is standing by as IMPACT WRESTLING goes off the air along with Todd Kenely. We hear from Bobby Roode right after his match with James Storm. Christopher Daniels is also on hand to give more insight into what happened between him and AJ Styles. We also get a word with Knockouts Referee Taryn Terrell about the Knockouts Royal and the new #1 Contender to the Knockouts Title.”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfGv6GlP8Zw
– Thursday on Impact Wrestling, Mickie James became the #1 Contender to the TNA Women’s Knockout Championship currently held by Tara with her victory in the Knockout Battle Royal. The other participants were Gail Kim, Madison Rayne, Miss Tessmacher and ODB, with James last eliminating Kim for the victory.
– On next Thursday’s episode of Impact Wrestling, the past winners of “Gut Check”—Alex Silva, Taeler Hendrix, Sam Shaw and Christian York—return for “Open Fight Night.” TNA Wrestling has released the following video previewing the show.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEbGCvQgbFY
– AJ Styles and James Storm appear at Direct Auto Insurance 4883 North Broadway St. Knoxville, Tennessee, today from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Call 865-688-4800 for more information.
– It’s been announced that the WWE-themed episode of The Soup will premiere on the E! network on Wednesday, November 21st at 10pm. The show will then replay on the USA Network on Monday, November 26th right after RAW.
WWE stars Hornswoggle, The Miz and Eve Torres flew out to Los Angeles this week to film the episode.
Picture of Hornswoggle, Miz & Eve Filming The Soup This Week
– The new WWE ’13 video game has been nominated for “Best Individual Sports Game” at the 2013 Spike TV Video Game Awards. The ceremony takes place on December 7th and will air on Spike.
– Jim Ross tweeted on Friday that the new NXT announcers are Tom Phillips and Tony Dawson (from Saturday Morning Slam).
– WWE NXT has announced that the upcoming live event from the Broosville Armory in Brooksville, FL on December 15th will be a “Fan Appreciation Night.” There will be an autograph session with the NXT superstars and Divas, plus free pictures with Santa Claus. No word yet on whether it will be the real Santa Claus or a random fat guy wearing a fake beard.
– Today’s WWE Superstars Youtube show will feature the following matches:
* 3MB (Heath Slater & Jinder Mahal) vs. The Usos
* The Great Khali vs. JTG
– The following matches will take place on tonight’s episode of WWE SmackDown on Syfy:
* Randy Orton and The Miz vs. Alberto Del Rio and Dolph Ziggler
* World Heavyweight Champion Big Show vs. The Great Khali
* Intercontinental Champion Kofi Kingston vs. Damien Sandow
* US Champion Antonio Cesaro vs. Sin Cara
* Divas Champion Eve Torres, Alicia Fox and Aksana vs. Layla, Kaitlyn and Natalya
* Kane vs. Wade Barrett
The Miz will also host MizTV with his guest, Mick Foley.
– There is said to be interest on WWE’s part in signing independent wrestler Ricky Reyes, whose multiple tryouts with company officials have been well received. The word among WWE cirles is that William Regal and Triple H were both complimentary of his work and that creative writers were discussing potential character ideas for him a few weeks ago.
– In a change to Sunday’s Survivor Series Pre-Show contest, the official WWE website announced Thursday that Justin Gabriel and Tyson Kidd will square off against two members of 3MB. Gabriel and Kidd replace Santino Marella and Zack Ryder in the bout. Slater remarked on the change via Twitter, stating, “Looks like our opponents have changed. No worries, #3MB is ready for anyone. Prepare for your face to be melted.”
– Two dark matches were held before Thursday’s set of WWE NXT tapings at Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida. Layla beat Alicia Fox and Fandango defeated Garrett Dylan.
– Sin Cara appears at HH Gregg 8921 US 31 S., Indianapolis, Indiana, tomorrow from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Call 317-888-2192 for more information.
(source: PWInsider.com)
