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Larry Zbyszko Talks About What’s Wrong With TNA, Hogan, Bischoff, Vince, Russo & More

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Wrestling legend Larry Zbyszko recently spoke with Steve and Scum of WGD Weekly. Here are some highlights of what the “Living Legend” said about:

The financial state of TNA: “They just made wrong decisions…from what I hear, Bob Carter…he had a hard time saying no to his daughter, Dixie… Finally, they blew so much money with no real results after ten years that Bob resigned and I think the mother took over and she is controlling the purse. From what I hear… this guy is now fired, this guy is now fired and if you wanna stay there you get a pay cut. Half the guys wrestling there are on food stamps. I was shocked when I heard that one.”

Where TNA has gone wrong creatively: “If you look at TNA today, I mean like ten years ago they had some great matches, AJ Styles vs. Chris Daniels, now ten years later, like six or seven months ago, I’m flicking through the TV and I stumble across TNA… and what’s the main event? AJ Styles vs. Chris Daniels, they’ve been wrestling each other for ten years. I couldn’t believe it… don’t these people understand?”

Hulk Hogan in TNA: “Instead of guys who can do something, they are blowing their wad on Hulk, god bless him, but he can’t walk anymore.”

Eric Bischoff in TNA: “Eric, who listened to a couple guys, pulled something off, then took credit for it, but everything he’s been involved in since sinks because he doesn’t know and won’t listen.”

Sting being “lucky”: “Sting who was one of the luckiest men who ever lived. Sting couldn’t do a good interview, he couldn’t work good. We had to drop him from the ceiling for a year and dress him like the crow and not let him say a word to get one big match out of him.”

His relationship with and thoughts on Vince McMahon since once again working on occasion with WWE: ” I haven’t bumped into Vince. I’ve been doing some things, like at ‘Mania, but I was running around doing Axxess, and signings, and filming DVD’s. When they tape the NXT shows they film that right down the street here… but, I haven’t bumped into Vince yet. I haven’t seen him since 1981. I can’t wait to see him, it will be very nostalgic.He looks great, between you and me, he’s one of the best characters he’s got. Vince is a classic, he would die for his creation and his fans, you can’t take that away from him.”

Vince Russo coming to WCW in 1999 and the dying days of WCW: “Eric and his buddies were gone, so Bill brings in this idiot Russo who was writing for the WWE… as far as I’m concerned, he’s a cancer…So, this goofy Russo comes in and by the time he came in… it went back to stupid nonsense with some idiot who has no idea what he is doing. So, they move me to Thunder. I was pissed, I knew the biggest, hottest wrestling ever was about to die. Russo just kept doing stupid stuff, the worst part is, we had a guy that was the next Bruno, Goldberg, people loved him, he was hot… but instead of Goldberg being champion, the new champion was Russo and some idiot little, skinny puke, David Arquette…the whole thing just turned to absolute manure… you had this slob, Mark Madden on Nitro, picking his nose and god knows what else. It was horrifying.”

AJ Lee Concussion Update, Kane’s Return, The Miz’s WWE Christmas Movie

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– WWE Divas champion AJ Lee tweeted the following message on Wednesday thanking her fans for their support while she recovered from a concussion:

– Kane is now free to return to action after he finished shooting the WWE Studios horror movie “See No Evil 2” last week in Canada.

christmas-bounty– The WWE Studios holiday movie “Christmas Bounty” starring The Miz will debut on ABC Family on Tuesday, 11/26 at 7 PM.

The synopsis from IMDB.com reads:

“A former bounty hunter turns into an elementary schoolteacher. Determined to have a normal life and keep her bounty hunter past a secret, she reluctantly returns home for Christmas to help save the family business by catching the one bounty that got away. But when her fiancé follows her home for the holiday, she struggles to hide her wild family business and a bounty hunter ex-boyfriend [The Miz] she thought she’d left behind.”

AJ Styles Talks About Unhappiness In The TNA Locker Room & Kurt Angle In The TNA Hall of Fame

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TNA star AJ Styles spoke with Mike Riker and Dave Lagreca on SiriusXM’s Busted Open to hype Sunday’s Bound for Glory pay-per-view. Here are some highlights of what he said about:

Being back in TNA’s main event scene:

“It feels awesome. I’ll tell you what feels better than being better in the main event; it’s having the crowd behind you. They know what they want out of A.J. Styles now. They know what to expect, when before they did not know what to expect, they didn’t know who I was or what to expect and to tell you the truth, I didn’t. But I think these fans know who I am now and what I’m after and who I have to beat to get it and that’s a great thing when you step into an arena and people are going crazy for you. It gives you that extra boost of energy that you can’t explain until you step into the ring or you step onto the field where all these people are cheering for you. It’s an amazing feeling.”

Unhappiness in the TNA locker room:

“Not everyone is going to be happy. Not everyone is going to be happy with the storyline that they are in, that’s just professional wrestling. Everyone wants to be at the top. Everybody thinks that they deserve more and you can’t blame them. You’re in a business where it’s going to take its toll on them as they get older and they want to make as much money as they can and think they have the ability to but when you’re not in that spotlight and believe me I know, it bothers you. I don’t want to say that we all are like: ‘This sucks,’ because we’re not. There are a lot of us just having fun but there is always going to be disgruntled guys in the back. It happens, it’s a cycle. You have to go through your turn of: ‘Oh crap, ok. Here we go.’ It’s one of those kinds of things. The locker room to me is not bad but it’s never going to be perfect. I don’t care where you’re wrestling at.”

Kurt Angle being inducted into the TNA Hall of Fame:

“He’s a machine. I know you guys must have heard that a million times but it’s true. He is one of the best professional wrestlers in wrestling. He’s got it all. He can get on the microphone and entertain you there or he can get you in the wrestling ring and do the same. I definitely think Kurt Angle deserves to be in the Hall of Fame. That’s the things that bother me the most is that our Hall of Fame is that our guys are still wrestling. Ultimately wait until they are retired because they still have more work to do. Image all the good things you can say about them and then they have the match of there life after we induct them to the hall of fame. You got to bring that up. But those guys, Sting and Kurt deserve to be in the Hall of Fame and I have no bad feelings towards them because they are great guys.”

You can hear Busted Open on Sports Zone; Sirius 92, XM 208 and on the app.

Wade Barrett Interview: Why He’s Been Off TV, Changes To His Gimmick & More

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WWE Superstar Wade Barrett, who who has been off television for several weeks now, recently spoke to Neil Docking of Lep.co.uk to promote next month’s WWE Live Events tour of the UK. Here are some highlights of what Barrett said about:

During the interview, Barrett revealed that he should have been back on WWE television already, but he’s been stuck in the UK due to issues with his passport. He also addressed rumors that he’ll be returning to WWE with a new gimmick.

Why He’s Been In England For The Past Month:

“I’ve been back sorting out a new Visa at the moment, we’ve had a couple of delays on that. I actually went and watched Preston North End a few weeks ago, I went and watched them play away at Walsall and met the manager and the players, which was pretty cool. I’ve been back for about four weeks.”

“I was supposed to be back in the States two weeks ago and I think the Night of Champions pay-per-view I was supposed to be away for, but I also missed Battleground. It’s very difficult for me to do anything at the moment, being without a passport. Fingers crossed it gets cleared up in the next few days.”

Being Disappointed About Not Being On The Main WrestleMania Card

“Obviously you get a lot of guys coming back from the past, like Chris Jericho, The Rock, Brock Lesnar, Triple H and The Undertaker, so the spots on the card tend to fill up very quickly when you’ve got guys like that who aren’t normally around on the show come back and take spots on the card. For me personally that is very disappointing that I missed out on that, but it just kind of fuels me more to make sure I’m on next year’s show.”

Ongoing Changes To His Character:

“I think I’m always looking to change and develop and I think you’ve got to do that just to keep fans interested, because they can kind of get pretty bored of the same thing over and over again. There’s not many people who can really get away with not evolving and changing and giving different things constantly.”

Colt Cabana Says He’s Getting A WWE Tryout Soon To Be An Announcer

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Independent wrestler Colt Cabana was Steve Austin’s guest on this week’s Steve Austin Show podcast and revealed that he has an upcoming tryout with WWE.

Cabana, who wrestled for WWE as Scotty Goldman several years ago, said he’ll be heading to WWE NXT in Florida to get another tryout to be a WWE announcer.

Cabana is close friends with CM Punk and has spoken with WWE about working for them several times over the past few years. He had been doing commentary for WWE’s previous developmental territory, Florida Championship Wrestling, when he was released back in 2009.

He also tweeted this yesterday:

Previews For Tonight’s WWE NXT & Main Event Shows

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WWE NXT Preview For Tonight (Hulu)

* NXT Champion Bo Dallas vs. Sami Zayn

* The Ascension vs. Corey Graves and Adrian Neville

* Tyler Breeze vs. CJ Parker

* NXT Divas champ Paige and Emma vs. Summer Rae and Sasha Banks

WWE Main Event Preview (Ion Network):

* Great Khali vs. Fandango

*Tons of Funk & Santino Marella v. 3MB

* Damien Sandow vs. R-Truth

* United States Champion Dean Ambrose vs. Dolph Ziggler

Jim Ross Meets With Shane McMahon In New York City (Photo)

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WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross was in New York City on Tuesday for a business meeting and bumped into an old colleague while in town. JR tweeted this photo of himself with the one and only Shane McMahon – along with details on an upcoming project he’s working on:

Update On Hulk Hogan’s Negotiations With TNA & WWE

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Update: Despite our earlier report that Hulk Hogan is likely returning to TNA after WWE made a lowball offer to him, we can confirm that as of today (10/16), Hogan has still not signed with TNA or WWE and is currently a free agent.

Original Article:

It appears that Hulk Hogan will be returning to TNA. After becoming a free agent and negotiating with both TNA and WWE, f4wonline.com reports that TNA offered Hogan substantially more money than WWE did.

WWE’s offer was said to be a “lowball” offer – and nowhere near what they’ve offered other big stars in recent years, like The Rock and Brock Lesnar.

TNA’s offer to Hogan is believed to be a 1-year deal that will pay him approximately as much as The Rock and Brock Lesnar make for a single match in WWE.

With WWE looking to stack the WrestleMania XXX card as much as possible, making such a weak offer to Hogan could be a sign that one or more other big names (The Rock, Steve Austin, Shawn Michaels) have already agreed to work the show.

(Spoilers) WWE SmackDown Taping Results For This Week

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The following is a spoiler-free preview for this week’s episode of WWE SmackDown, taped on Tuesday night from Kansas City, Missouri:

The following is a spoiler-free preview for Friday’s episode of WWE SmackDown on Syfy:

* The Wyatt Family vs. Kofi Kingston & The Miz

* Divas Champion AJ Lee vs. Brie Bella in a non-title match

* CM Punk vs. Big E. Langston

* The Real Americans vs. The Usos

Also appearing are World Heavyweight Champion Alberto Del Rio, Big Show, Brad Maddox, Los Matadores & Vickie Guerrero.

Continue to Page 2 below for complete spoilers

(Spoilers) WWE Main Event Taping Results For This Week

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The following are results for this week’s WWE Main Event, which were taped on Tuesday night in Kansas City, Missouri.

-Dean Ambrose (c) def. Dolph Ziggler to retain his WWE United States Championship.

-Brodus Clay & Tensai def. Santino Marella & 3MB in a six-man tag-team match.

-Damien Sandow def. R-Truth in singles action.

-The Great Khali def. Fandango.

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Update On Bray Wyatt vs. The Miz, WWE’s Plans To Work Around Wyatt’s Injury

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Originally, the plan was to promote a singles match between Bray Wyatt and The Miz for the WWE Hell In A Cell pay-per-view on October 27th. Due to Wyatt’s recent calf injury, those plans might be pushed back to the November Survivor Series pay-per-view.

The talk backstage in the company is that if Wyatt is not medically cleared for an in-ring return in time for a match at the Hell In A Cell show, WWE will work around the injury by having Wyatt stalk and torment Miz as a way to extend the build to the match until Wyatt can physically compete.

[Credit: PWInsider.com]

Big Show vs. Triple H Rumored For WWE Survivor Series

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– There is talk backstage in WWE that the ongoing Big Show storyline will lead to a singles match against Triple H at November’s Survivor Series pay-per-view from Boston.

Another Rumored Match For WWE Survivor Series Revealed

-As previously reported, AJ Lee has been medically cleared to return to in-ring action following a recent concussion scare. According to one report, while AJ is unlikely to work a match at the upcoming Hell In A Cell pay-per-view, there has been talk of adding a match featuring AJ and Tamina Snuka against The Bella Twins

[Credit: PWInsider.com]

Austin Aries Speaks On Idolizing Bobby Heenan, Bound For Glory, Ultimate X

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The following are highlights from a recent DirecTV interview with TNA Impact Wrestling star Austin Aries:

On idolizing Bobby “The Brain” Heenan: “Bobby Heenan is one of my favorites of all time. Even back in the AWA, I just always thought he was great. And obviously The Horsemen dominating as well as Dusty Rhodes, Nikita Koloff, Magnum T.A., The Midnight Express, and The Freebirds. Of course Jake Roberts and Rick Rude. Those are the guys I grew up watching and idolizing.”

On his favorite opponents: “I always mention Bobby Roode. We just click on a lot of different levels. We grew up appreciating the same type of wrestler and same type of wrestling. We are similar students to the game. We work together against each other or as a tag partner. Guys like Samoa Joe, no matter what it’s been, what promotion, every time we are in the ring there is such an easy storytelling and psychology in there. We always had good matchups. Matches with Brian Danielson (Daniel Bryan of WWE) have always brought the best out of me. We’ve had a number of clashes over the years. Those are some guys off the top of my head.”

On Bound For Glory and the Ultimate X match: “Bound for Glory is Impact Wrestling’s biggest event. It is out in San Diego, and it is a whole weekend event. Unfortunately, I find myself challenging for the X Division Championship in an Ultimate X Match. It is exactly the type of match I look forward to as well as the fans. But there is an extra element of danger, having to scale a 20ft rope to grab the belt where it is hanging over the ring. You have three former world champs (Aries, Chris Sabin, and Jeff Hardy), as well as the current X division champ, Manik, and we all bring a little something different to the table. Anything can happen, and it is an exciting match for the audience and you definitely get sweaty palms participating in it because of the dangers that come with The Ultimate X Match.”

Check out the complete interview online at DirecTV.com.

Related News: New Matches Added To TNA’s Bound For Glory 2013 PPV

HBK & Triple H Being Kept Apart, RAW Social Score, Former WWE Diva To ROH

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– Monday’s WWE RAW had a Trendrr.tv social media score of 213,032, down a sharp 17% from last week’s post-Battleground episode. RAW’s social score ranked #2 on cable for the night behind the MLB Playoffs game between the Dodgers and Cardinals.

– Former WWE & TNA star Lisa Marie Varon (Victoria/Tara) will be working the October 26th Ring of Honor “Glory By Honor XI” show from Chicago Ridge, Illinois. ROH ran an angle last night where Maria Kanellis appeared at Varon’s Chicago restaurant The Squared Circle and got into a confrontation with her.

– Fans have probably noticed that Shawn MIchaels has had no interaction with Triple H since returning to WWE television. Creative wants to keep them apart for as long as possible to maximize the impact for when the former DX members finally go face to face.

(Information from PWInsider.com was used in this report)

The Rock To Star In 3D Disaster Film “San Andreas”

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WWE star Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has signed on to star in the 3D disaster film “San Andreas.”

The movie will be released by New Line Cinema, was written by Carey & Chad Hayes and will be directed by Brad Peyton.

Rock’s character will attempt to make a journey across earthquake-ravaged California to rescue his estranged daughter.

The movie goes into production in the first quarter of 2014, so The Rock will have a tough time working for WWE next year heading into WrestleMania 30.

The Rock confirmed the role in San Andreas on Twitter this morning, writing:

For more information, visit Variety.com.

Reports Of Ric Flair In Rehab, Original Plans For Rhodes Family Tag Title Win

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– There are reports that WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair recently finished up a stint in rehab, which is why he’s back to taking bookings now. Flair has been telling people he was resting up in Florida with his daughter, but Dave Meltzer of F4Wonline.com reports that WWE encouraged Flair to go to rehab.

– On Monday’s WWE RAW, Cody Rhodes and Goldust made history by capturing the WWE Tag Team championships from The Shield’s Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins. While original plans called for the title change to take place at Hell in a Cell, Vince McMahon made the call on Monday afternoon for the title change to take place later in the evening.

As of this writing, Cody Rhodes & Goldust will be defending the tag titles against The Shield and The Uso’s at Hell in a Cell.

(Information from F4Wonline.com was used in this report)

Hell In A Cell Plans Changed, HBK On RAW Next Week, Bray Wyatt’s Injury

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– As of Monday afternoon, Bray Wyatt will not be wrestling at Hell in a Cell. He’s expected to miss four weeks while he recovers from the leg injury he suffered at a live event over the weekend.

– WWE Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels is expected to appear on next week’s “go home” edition of WWE RAW to hype his role as special referee in the main event of Hell in a Cell.

– On Monday’s RAW, it was announced that CM Punk will wrestle Ryback and Paul Heyman inside Hell in a Cell at next weekend’s pay-per-view. Original plans called for only Daniel Bryan vs. Randy Orton to take place inside the steel cage, however, Vince McMahon made the decision on Monday afternoon to feature a second match inside the cell.

(Information from f4wonline.com was used in this report)

Randy Orton Gets An RKO After RAW, WWE Superstars Preview

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– The following matches were taped prior to Monday’s RAW from St. Louis for this week’s episode of WWE Superstars:

  • Damien Sandow vs. Kofi Kingston
  • Dolph Ziggler vs. Big E Langston

– The dark main event following Monday night’s RAW in St. Louis saw Daniel Bryan defeat Randy Orton running knee.

After the match, Bryan invited referee Chad Patton back to the ring and asked the crowd if they wanted to see an RKO. Patton did the “Yes! Yes! Yes!” chant and after the third one, Bryan hit Orton with the RKO to end the show.

RAW Backstage Fallout Video, SmackDown Rating Hits 3-Month Low

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– Last week’s 10/11 edition of WWE SmackDown drew a 1.82 rating with 2.45 million viewers. This was essentially flat with the previous week and was the lowest-rated episode in three months (7/12).

– Smackdown averaged 2.453 million viewers, down two percent from last week’s Battleground lead-in episode.

– Here’s the latest installment of WWE Backstage Fallout, featuring backstage interviews from Monday’s RAW:

“Cody Rhodes & Goldust reflect on their WWE Tag Team Championship victory, The Miz loses an opportunity for retribution, and Divas Champion AJ Lee & Tamina Snuka unwillingly address their attack on Brie Bella. All this and more on Backstage Fallout!”

WWE Money In The Bank Anthology DVD/Blu-Ray Content Listing (10/29)

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The full content listing has been released for WWE’s upcoming “Money In The Bank Anthology” DVD & Blu-Ray sets, on sale October 29th (Pre-Order at Amazon.comir?t=se0e6 20&l=ur2&o=1)

DISC 1

A Revolutionary Concept

1st Ever Money in the Bank Ladder Match
Chris Jericho vs. Chris Benoit vs. Shelton Benjamin vs. Edge vs. Christian vs. Kane
WrestleMania 21 · April 3, 2005

Money in the Bank Ladder Match
Ric Flair vs. Rob Van Dam vs. Shelton Benjamin vs. Matt Hardy vs. Finlay vs. Bobby Lashley
WrestleMania 22 · April 2, 2006

Ladder to Success

Money in the Bank Ladder Match
Jeff Hardy vs. King Booker vs. Finlay vs. CM Punk vs. Mr. Kennedy vs. Matt Hardy vs. Randy Orton vs. Edge
WrestleMania 23 · April 1, 2007

Ultimate Opportunist

Money in the Bank Ladder Match
Chris Jericho vs. Shelton Benjamin vs. John Morrison vs. Carlito vs. CM Punk vs. MVP vs. Mr. Kennedy
WrestleMania XXIV · March 30, 2008

Avoiding Obstacles

Money in the Bank Ladder Match
CM Punk vs. Kofi Kingston vs. MVP vs. Finlay vs. Christian vs. Kane vs. Shelton Benjamin vs. Mark Henry
WrestleMania 25 · April 5, 2009

DISC 2

New Stars on the Horizon

Money in the Bank Ladder Match
Kane vs. Christian vs. Kofi Kingston vs. MVP vs. Matt Hardy vs. Shelton Benjamin vs. Evan Bourne vs. Drew McIntyre vs. Jack Swagger vs. Dolph Ziggler
WrestleMania 26 · March 28, 2010

Inaugural Event

SmackDown Money in the Bank Ladder Match
Big Show vs. Kane vs. Kofi Kingston vs. Christian vs. Matt Hardy vs. Drew McIntyre vs. Dolph Ziggler vs. Cody Rhodes
Money in the Bank · July 18, 2010

Raw Money in the Bank Ladder Match
Randy Orton vs. John Morrison vs. Evan Bourne vs. Mark Henry vs. Edge vs. Chris Jericho vs. The Miz vs. Ted DiBiase
Money in the Bank · July 18, 2010

Era of Awesome

SmackDown Money in the Bank Ladder Match
Kane vs. Sin Cara vs. Daniel Bryan vs. Sheamus vs. Wade Barrett vs. Cody Rhodes vs. Justin Gabriel vs. Heath Slater
Money in the Bank · July 17, 2011

DISC 3

Caution in the Wind

Raw Money in the Bank Ladder Match
Rey Mysterio vs. Kofi Kingston vs. Alex Riley vs. Evan Bourne vs. Alberto Del Rio vs. The Miz vs. R-Truth vs. Jack Swagger
Money in the Bank · July 17, 2011

Money in the Bank Ladder Match for a World Heavyweight Championship Contract
Christian vs. Sin Cara vs. Santino Marella vs. Tyson Kidd vs. Cody Rhodes vs. Dolph Ziggler vs. Tensai vs. Damien Sandow
Money in the Bank · July 15, 2012

Long Awaited Return

Money in the Bank Ladder Match for a WWE Championship Contract
John Cena vs. Kane vs. Big Show vs. Chris Jericho vs. The Miz
Money in the Bank · July 15, 2012

Money in the Bank Ladder Match for a World Heavyweight Championship Contract
Cody Rhodes vs. Dean Ambrose vs. Wade Barrett vs. Damien Sandow vs. Jack Swagger vs. Antonio Cesaro vs. Fandango
Money in the Bank · July 14, 2013

Money in the Bank Ladder Match for a WWE Championship Contract
CM Punk vs. Sheamus vs. Daniel Bryan vs. Randy Orton vs. Christian vs. Rob Van Dam
Money in the Bank · July 14, 2013

View From the Top

BLU-RAY EXCLUSIVES

WWE Championship Match
Edge cashes in on John Cena
New Year’s Revolution · January 8, 2006

Extreme Rules Match for the WWE Championship
Rob Van Dam cashes in on John Cena
ECW One Night Stand · June 11, 2006

World Heavyweight Championship Match
Edge cashes in on The Undertaker
SmackDown · May 11, 2007

World Heavyweight Championship Match
CM Punk cashes in on Edge
Raw · June 30, 2008

World Heavyweight Championship Match
CM Punk cashes in on Jeff Hardy
Extreme Rules · June 7, 2009

World Heavyweight Championship Match
Jack Swagger cashes in on Chris Jericho
SmackDown · April 2, 2010

World Heavyweight Championship Match
Kane cashes in on Rey Mysterio
Money in the Bank · July 18, 2010

WWE Championship Match
The Miz cashes in on Randy Orton
Raw · November 22, 2010

Bonus: Behind-the-Scenes Footage Following The Miz’s Victory

WWE Championship Match
Alberto Del Rio cashes in on CM Punk
SummerSlam · August 14, 2011

World Heavyweight Championship Match
Daniel Bryan cashes in on Big Show
TLC · December 18, 2011

WWE Championship Match
John Cena cashes in on CM Punk
Raw · July 23, 2012

World Heavyweight Championship Match
Dolph Ziggler cashes in on Alberto Del Rio
Raw · April 8, 2013

Former WWE & TNA Wrestler Announces His Pro Wrestling Retirement

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The following is a new tweet from the official Twitter account of former TNA Impact Wrestling star Low Ki, who also worked in WWE NXT as Kaval, announcing his retirement from pro wrestling following an incident in All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) recently:

Huge Update On The Undertaker’s Opponent At WrestleMania XXX

Rey Mysterio’s In-Ring Return This Week, AJ Lee Concussion Update & More

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-WWE officially announced prior to RAW on Monday night that current WWE Divas Champion AJ Lee has been medically cleared to return to the ring following a concussion scare that saw her sent home from RAW last week. That would explain AJ’s physical presence in the ring on this past Monday’s edition of the show.

-WWE will be running live events in Mexico on Wednesday, October 16th, and Thursday, October 17th. WWE Superstar Rey Mysterio, who has been on the shelf for months recovering from injuries, is scheduled to return to the ring on those shows.

-WWE announced a return to St. Louis, Missouri, the site of Monday’s WWE RAW show, on January 17, 2014. The pre-sale for tickets is available right now with the code: WWELIVE.

-WWE will officially release their Night Of Champions 2013 DVD on Tuesday, October 15th.

Related News: Huge Update On Undertaker’s Opponent For WrestleMania XXX

Updated WWE Hell In A Cell PPV Lineup: New Match & Stipulation Added

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On Monday’s live edition of WWE RAW, a new match with an added stipulation was announced for the WWE Hell In A Cell pay-per-view, which emanates from Miami, Florida on October 27th.

It was announced by RAW General Manager Brad Maddox that a “Beat The Clock Challenge” would take place to determine whether Paul Heyman or CM Punk would get to select the stipulation for Punk’s match against Ryback at the Hell In A Cell pay-per-view. Ryback would take on R-Truth, while Punk would take on Curtis Axel. Ryback defeated Truth at 5:44, while Punk defeated Axel at 5:33.

It had already been revealed earlier in the night by Heyman that if Ryback won, the match with Punk would be a two-on-one handicap match against both Ryback and Axel. Since Punk won, he decided to keep it a two-on-one handicap match, instead featuring Ryback and Heyman against himself in a Hell In A Cell match.

With that now known, here is an updated look at the official lineup thus far for this year’s WWE Hell In A Cell pay-per-view:

Vacant WWE Championship
Hell In A Cell Match with Special Referee Shawn Michaels
-Daniel Bryan vs. Randy Orton

World Heavyweight Championship
-Alberto Del Rio (c) vs. John Cena

Hell In A Cell Handicap Match
-CM Punk vs. Ryback & Paul Heyman

Stay tuned to SESCOOPS.COM for further updates to the WWE Hell In A Cell pay-per-view lineup, and make sure to check back on Sunday, October 27th for the best live results coverage of the show on the internet.

Huge WWE Hell In A Cell Spoilers Revealed For October 27th

Title Match Set For WWE Main Event, Punk On SmackDown, Title Change On RAW

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-WWE announced Dean Ambrose vs. Dolph Ziggler for Ambrose’s WWE United States Championship as the main event for WWE Main Event on Monday’s edition of WWE RAW.

WWE Main Event will be taped on Tuesday night in Kansas City, Kansas.

-Also on RAW this week, it was announced that in a “rare appearance,” CM Punk will be on this week’s edition of WWE SmackDown, which is also taped on Tuesday night in Kansas City.

-And finally, the WWE Tag-Team Championships changed hands on Monday’s RAW, as Cody Rhodes and Goldust defeated Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns to capture the titles. The Rhodes Brothers picked up the victory via help from Big Show, who interfered on their behalf in the main event of the show.

For a detailed WWE RAW report, check out this SESCOOPS.COM article: WWE RAW Results – October 14, 2013

Related News: Huge Update On The Undertaker’s Opponent For WrestleMania XXX

WWE RAW Results – October 14, 2013

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WWE RAW Results (10/14/13)

WWE RAW opens with Justin Roberts bringing out the special guest referee for the WWE Hell In A Cell main event between Randy Orton and Daniel Bryan, WWE Hall Of Famer Shawn Michaels.

In-Ring Segment: Shawn Michaels & Randy Orton

As HBK’s music plays and he makes his way to the ring, the WWE RAW announce team of Michael Cole, JBL and Jerry “The King” Lawler put over Michaels’ past in Hell In A Cell matches. The music ends and a Michaels waits for a “HBK” chant to wrap up. Michaels thanks everyone for voting for him on the WWE App last week. Michaels thanks the fans for not forgetting about “ole H-B-Shizzle.” Michaels runs down his history with both Orton and Bryan. He talks about training Daniel Bryan “many moons ago.” A loud “Yes!” chant breaks out. HBK talks about how he’s never liked Orton and that his best friend is still Triple H. Because of that, he says he can see why everyone might be concerned with him being the special guest referee. He says he respects both competitors and he respects the Hell In A Cell. He talks about being in the first Hell In A Cell match right here in this very building. HBK says when he thinks about Hell In A Cell, it reminds him how glad he is that he’s retired right now. He says what happened at Battleground was a “crock” and promises that it will not happen again. HBK promises that two men will walk in the Hell In A Cell, and one man will walk out the new WWE Champion. With that said, Randy Orton’s music plays. Randy Orton slowly makes his way to the ring as the announcers again talk about the history of the barbaric Hell In A Cell match. Lawler reminds everyone that St. Louis, where they are tonight, is the hometown of Orton. Orton’s music cuts off and a loud “Randy, Randy” chant breaks out. Orton says he’s got a match up next against The Miz, so he’s going to make this very quick. Orton says Michaels has everyone convinced, and that’s great. He reminds him that he was born and raised right here in St. Louis. Orton says he knows these people in St. Louis better than him. He says to take it from him, the people in St. Louis aren’t that bright. Orton says he can see right through Michaels. He says Michaels resents him because as great as he was, he will always be that much better than him. HBK waits for Orton to finish and then says, “oh snap, I’m sorry, were you talking? I wasn’t even listening.” HBK says Orton doesn’t need to worry about him, he needs to worry about Daniel Bryan. Orton flips out and says he’s going to hurt Daniel Bryan and Michaels is going to have to stand there and watch it. The crowd starts chanting “No, No!” and Orton yells at them to shut up. Orton says HBK is no stranger to screwjobs, they’re practically his thing. Orton threatens HBK not to screw him at Hell In A Cell. Orton demands to know if he makes himself clear. HBK says, “you’re trying to intimidate me, aren’t you?” HBK tells him he can’t intimidate him. As HBK goes to walk away, Orton tries to RKO him from behind. HBK avoids it, and tries hitting Sweet Chin Music, but Orton avoids that as well. As Orton rolls out of the ring to avoid it, he is attacked from behind by The Miz. The announcers remind everyone that Orton attakced Miz in front of his parents in Miz’s hometown, and now Miz is attacking Orton in his hometown. With that said, we go to commercial break, with Orton vs. Miz next up when we return.

Randy Orton vs. The Miz

We return from commercial and the match is now in the ring, with Miz still firmly in control. Miz beats on Orton a bit in the corner until Orton cuts him off with a big elbow. Orton and Miz trade punches in the middle of the ring until Miz clotheslines Orton over the top rope. They are fighting out on the floor now. Orton clotheslines Miz down to the ground as Michael Cole informs everyone that Shawn Michaels is trending worldwide right now on Twitter. Orton rolls in the ring to clear the count before rolling back out to continue punishing Miz. Orton slams Miz into the ringside steps on one side of the ring, and then slams him into the ringside steps on the other side of the ring. Orton throws Miz back in the ring and attempts to pin him, but only gets two. Orton starts doing the Ronnie Garvin stomp all over Miz’s body in the center of the ring. Orton tries covering him again, but again only gets two. Orton applies a rear chin-lock as the crowd starts clapping and trying to motivate Miz into fighting back. Miz breaks out of the hold but is thrown over the top and onto the floor by Orton. Orton props Miz up on the barricade for his draping-DDT move, but Miz fights out of it and pushes Orton back-first into the ringside post. Michael Cole points out that both The Miz and Randy Orton are trending worldwide on Twitter. Miz is fighting back now as the action returns to the ring. Miz with a big clothesline on Orton in the corner. Miz goes to the top rope and comes flying off with a double axe-handle smash. Miz attempts to catch Orton with the Skull Crushing Finale, but Orton avoids it. Miz slaps a Figure-Four Leglock on Orton, but just as he does, the lights go out and The Wyatt Family come out on stage. As the lights come back on, The Wyatt Family are on top of the stage, with Bray Wyatt sitting in his rocking chair, likely to hide his inability to move properly with his injured leg. As Miz turns around in the ring, Orton catches him with an RKO. 1-2-3. Orton wins.

Winner: Randy Orton

Bray Wyatt Promo

The Wyatt Family are shown staring at Miz from the top of the stage still. Bray Wyatt gets on the microphone. He tells Miz that he’s the epitome of everything he loathes in this world. Bray asks how much it’s going to take to satisfy the craving he has for fame. Bray says they’re tangled together in this moment. He tells him not to be afraid. He does not wish to see him suffer. He’s just going to put him down. He concludes by saying, “Follow the buzzards,” as the fans say it with him. After that, we cut to commercial.

Fandango vs. Santino Marella

We return from commercial and Fandango and Summer Rae are dancing and posing in the ring. As his music fades down, Santino Marella’s music hits and the crowd pops. Santino marches his way to the ring as Justin Roberts does the official introduction for their upcoming one-on-one match. As the bell rings, Fandango and Santino trade a few dance moves. Santino chases Fandango around with the Cobra/claw. Fandango cuts Santino off and drops him to the mat. Fandango hits Santino with a big elbow as Summer Rae is shown cheering him on. A “Summer Rae” chant breaks out in St. Louis. Fandango hits a big suplex on Santino. He dances around a bit and the crowd boo’s him. Fandango climbs to the top rope, but as he comes off looking for a double axe-handle smash, Santino moves. Santino does a split to avoid Fandango running at him, and then hits him with a high-hip toss. Santino pulls out the Cobra, but before he can hit Fandango with it, Summer Rae distracts him. Due to the distraction, Fandango is able to roll Santino up. 1-2-3. Fandango wins.

Winner: Fandango

Announcement Of WWE Tag-Title Match Tonight

As we head to commercial, Michael Cole reveals that as first reported on WWE.com, Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns of The Shield will be defending their WWE Tag-Team Championships tonight on RAW against Cody Rhodes and Goldust. With that said, we head to commercial.

Backstage Segment: Paul Heyman & Brad Maddox

We return from commercial and Paul Heyman is talking with Brad Maddox. He shows him a replay of CM Punk’s low-blow on Ryback from the WWE Battleground pay-per-view. Heyman tells Maddox that he needs to do something about it. Maddox says Ryback already has his rematch at Hell In A Cell, so he’s not sure what Heyman is looking for. Heyman says he’s looking for much more. Heyman tells Maddox that he cheated and made Maddox looked bad, and a man in his position should not have to look bad. Heyman asks Maddox to make the match a two-on-one handicap match with Punk against both Ryback and Curtis Axel. Maddox says he’s not sure that’s fair. Heyman says Punk is a cheater and a weasel and doesn’t know the meaning of the word fair. Maddox laughs and says he never thought he’d hear a walrus call a Punk a weasel. Maddox says tonight we’ll play Beat The Clock and if his guys win, he can choose any stipulation for the Hell In A Cell PPV match that he wants. However, if Punk wins, Punk gets to pick the stipulation.

Big Show Petition & John Cena Video Package

The announcers talk about NXT star Xavier Woods starting an online petition to bring Big Show back to WWE after he was fired by Stephanie McMahon last week. They talk about many of the top WWE Superstars and Divas signing the petition. They plug WWE.com for more information on the petition before introducing an elaborate video package on “the heart of John Cena.” With that said, the video package airs.

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