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Heyman Rumor Killer, Billy Gunn Wrestling For NXT, WWE Stars Talk Tampa Gym

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– Despite the fact that Amazon UK currently has a listing for a Paul Heyman autobiography being released on November 30th, there is no such book.

– A WWE NXT live event is scheduled to take place on Thursday in Tampa, Florida. The main event for the show will feature Billy Gunn and Bo Dallas teaming up to take on Adrian Neville and Sami Zayn.

– Former WWE Superstars Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Ric Flair and Torrie Wilson are featured in a new Tampa Tribune story about The Boddy Shoppe Gym in Florida. You can check out the piece, which features comments from all three, at TBO.com.

  • Backstage News On Who The Next Possible “Paul Heyman Guy” In WWE Will Be
  • Former TNA Knockout Speaks On Lesbian Storyline, Her Weight Gain & More

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    The following are highlights from a recent Ring Belles Online interview with former TNA Knockout Taeler Hendrix:

    On the TNA Gut Check segment and being mad at Joey Ryan: “It was all real – that was my real reaction, and nobody told me about Joey Ryan either [who hopped the railing and demanded another Gut Check after losing the previous one]… I was really mad at him because I didn’t know that was going to happen. He was ruining my moment – I didn’t know if I was going to be signed and this could be my last moment on television.”

    On not getting direction on how to develop for a potential call-up to television: “I was told one thing, then I was told something else and something else, and Taryn Terrell was signed and I was like, ‘well, I’m here, I could have been the ref.’ At the time it was very discouraging… I didn’t know if I had to change my look or change the way I wrestled.”

    On her weight gain: “Health is more important. I would rather be beautiful and healthy. I was 108 pounds and for someone who’s 5’7”, it probably wasn’t healthy.”

    On her lesbian storyline with Heidi Lovelace in Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW): “If it’s controversial, I want in. Bette Davis is my role model and would take the most controversial roles in Hollywood that they would not want women to play. She would play them and won Oscars for them. That’s what I want to do, so it wasn’t weird for me at all playing a same-sex love storyline. Plus, we were on the Christian Network and sponsored by Papa John’s which is a family company. It was very interesting to see how far we could play it and how much we could do.”

    On the origins of her heel character in OVW: “The character I portray now is emulating a girl who bullied me from elementary school. I take her and remember how I felt when she cut my hair, put gum on my feet and when I got jumped. When I decided to take this Taeler Hendrix character and run with her I drew a lot of inspiration from things like Pretty Little Liars.”

    Check out the complete interview online at RingBellesOnline.com.

  • Backstage News On WWE’s Major Future Plans For Roman Reigns
  • DDP Speaks On Status Of Jake Roberts & Scott Hall, Hulk Hogan/WrestleMania XXX

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    The following are highlights from a new Busted Open Radio interview with former WWE Superstar Diamond Dallas Page:

    On working with Scott Hall and Jake Roberts: “Jake (Roberts) and I were talking about this when Scott (Hall) was first ready to come up and we knew that Jake is going to go down and get him and have a sit down which was on DDPTV and I looked at Jake and I thought to myself: ‘Can you imagine if you and Scott both get sober in the same house in the same year’ and we started laughing and thinking: ‘Wow, that’s amazing.’ I didn’t do anything and that’s honestly how I feel. All I did was supply my buddies with really a positive place that they weren’t going to be judged and I was going to get them to understand when I talk about my eating place and I’ll never use the word diet because you know what the first three letters in the word diet are.

    They don’t work, lifestyles do. I put movies in front of them like food, Inc. and genetic roulette and then they can see on how the food has been so changed that it will depress you, it will put weight on you that will drag you down emotionally and once they got that out of there system, they start to feel better and they haven’t done anything yet! (Chris) Jericho said it first and he’s really the first who put DDP Yoga on the map and the best part about it and you say: ‘Well, what kind of conditioning can I get with my DDP Yoga?’ and I said ‘How about this?’ Jericho who was completely pain free in three months and headlined WrestleMania two years ago and continues to work a few months, take a couple months off and then goes tours with Fozzy for six months like every night playing out and he is not wrestling, he is only doing one work out and he shows up at the Royal Rumble in the number two spot and wrestles for forty seven minutes and fifty three seconds, unheard of!

    But it gave my program legitimacy on a different level plus there are about sixteen guys in the Rumble that are doing DDP Yoga so it was a really cool thing and he opened up the doors to guys like Goldust and how good is Goldust looking right now and Ryback as well. Then Scott saw Jake when he was laying in his bed when he went through that really tough time where he was in the hospital bed for that week and that one kid, who is almost like an angel, because it said: ‘No visitors!’ But this one kid who is a fan came in and he has it on his IPhone and he says: ‘Scott, look what Dallas did with Jake, maybe he can do it with you.’ Scott’s looking at him like: ‘Oh my God.’

    It was putting my two buddies in an environment that was caring, loving and everyone in my house is positive and you’re not allowed to work for me with a negative attitude and it won’t be tolerated and you work out and eat great food because I only buy real food and our food is delicious. I’m doing a workshop in Atlanta and it’s the only time when I do what is called: ‘The Ultimate Workshop’ and there are only fifteen people that do this but we have a pretty big crowd for the overall workshop where we do three hours and its starting and stopping and it’s not like a three hour workout but you really learn how to break everything down and then we do an hour and ten minute workout at the end and I make it where everyone can do it and after that, those fifteen people come over to my house. We break it down and we have all the food made and we show them how to make everything and they leave with menus. I want people to understand that healthy food doesn’t have to taste bad.”

    On concerns he has for both guys when the leave: “Jake is going to be Jake no matter what. When people say: ‘Man, I love what you did to Jake’, I tell them: ‘I didn’t do anything, Jake did all that’ and Jake Roberts is still Jake Roberts. But I never saw this Jake Roberts. When it came time for him to leave the crib, he made that decision. It wasn’t me because he could have lived with me forever and I told my girl before she moved in: ‘Baby, Jake is Uncle Jake and he isn’t going unless he says I’m out of here’ and always being his little brother in scenarios when I go: ‘Jake, that’s not cool to say things like that’. I got sick of saying that to him because he’s my mentor, he’s one of my closest friends on the planet and he knew it was starting to wear me out a bit. I think he is in the best spot that he has ever been in and he really has a chance, if it’s not this year then next year but it should be this year because he has done so much in his career but he should be in the hall of fame but he should have been in the hall of fame twenty years ago. Then he put it out that: ‘I’m going to be in the Royal Rumble’ and it got a lot of buzz but it’s like: ‘Yo, shut up about the Rumble’.

    No one is going to know. If they are going to put him in the Royal Rumble, he won’t know until its four days out. He will absolutely be the last one to know. There was an article about Bradshaw and Bradshaw has some really good writing on his site and there’s another guy that has done a lot after wrestling and he is an amazing cat and he does so much for kids around his summit and the mountain climbing that he does, its crazy shit to me. He eats it up and it’s the challenge and there was article on his site that talked about how it would really be smart and really beneficial to the WWE to have one guy that is not going to be a surprise because there would be so many fans, passionate fans about just hearing his music and walking out.

    It would make people cry and there would be goose bumps with the twenty-two thousand people at the Royal Rumble and all he needs to do is be real limited and it won’t matter, its Jake. It’s such a tradition of people coming out and people won’t know what’s going to happen. Jake has been clean for over a year, it was October when we brought him in, so it’s a little over a year of being completely cocaine and crack free and that was a big deal! He did that cold, there were no morphine shots and whatever shots they do to get people off heroine or whatever, and we did none of that. We test him once in a while too, it was a surprise test. It was like: ‘Here Jake, we are taking you down to the clinic.’ He said: ‘I got my first passed drug test’, he even framed it and we did it a couple times.”

    On Hulk Hogan leaving TNA in time for WrestleMania XXX: “He’s Hulk Hogan bro. I have offered my services to him before and that’s when I was in Los Angeles. I would help him any way I could because he really helped me when you get to that one spot when you there. Hulk Hogan walks up to me in Germany and this is around 1994 when Kevin is the champ and I’m wrestling Jim Duggan. I get the curtain jerk match, the first match every night. It was the fifth or sixth night and we are in Berlin and when I walk through the curtain and Hogan is there and he grabs me and he pulls me over and he says: ‘How are you doing it?’ I go: ‘Doing what, Hulk?’ He goes: ‘Getting some much better.’ I go: ‘Wow, thanks man.’ He goes: ‘I’ve been watching your matches the last couple nights and I don’t see you on TV that much but when you’re on, you are always doing something a little different and this is the way they are getting you to learn your craft. They are putting you on the road.’

    I said: ‘No, there not. I haven’t been on the road for three months. The only reason why I’m on this card is because my real last name before I changed it to Page was Falkinberg and the crowd loves its Germans and I have a smoking hot wife that accompanies me to the ring. That’s the only reason why I’m here.’ He goes: ‘How are you getting so much better?’ I said: ‘I go to the Power Plant.’ He really didn’t understand that because in his day, you went from one territory to another to another and that’s how you got better and they can camouflage you, change your name and whatever. I figured out and this applies to anyone, this is a lesson in life and I went down to the Power Plant because wrestling is a lot like playing the guitar meaning you can’t get any good unless you play all the time. I went back to the Power Plant and I started to train the young guys and I realized that the more you teach someone, the more you learn. The more you learn, the better you get.

    Hulk goes: ‘However you’re doing it, whatever you’re doing, you need to keep doing it because it may not be today, next year or the year after but somewhere down the line, you have the ability to draw huge money with me’ and he walked away. Let’s manifest that four years later, Hulk is on the stage of the ‘Tonight Show’ with Hulk and (Dennis) Rodman being interview by (Jay) Leno and (Karl) Malone and I walk out with the chairs over our heads. The number two leading scorer of all-time in the NBA, Karl Malone has my ‘Diamond Cutter’ shirt on, we throw the chairs down and throw up the ‘Diamond Cutter’ sign and do ‘The Bang’ and we face off with those guys and shoot our angle which was the biggest angle ever for WCW as far as money, super coverage across the planet in the biggest show in the world and it wasn’t a wrestling show. We are shooting an angle on the world’s stage, the ‘Tonight Show’. It was crazy.”

    Check out the complete interview online at Facebook.com/bustedopenradio.

  • Huge Backstage Update On Negotiations Between Hulk Hogan & WWE
  • Sheamus Shaves The Beard Off Again (Photo), WWE Main Event Preview

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    – WWE Superstar Sheamus recently appeared at the Folsom Elementary School in Thomotosassa, Florida on Tuesday to serve as a “reading buddy” for a WrestleMania Reading Challenge winner. “When I’m traveling I always have a book with me,” said the WWE Superstar. “Reading is an important part of my everyday life.” You can check out a photo of a clean-shaven Sheamus reading at the school below:

    sheamus reading 001

    – The following matches are confirmed for tonight’s edition of WWE Main Event:

    AJ Lee (c) vs. Natalya [WWE Divas Championship]
    Tyson Kidd vs. Justin Gabriel
    The Prime Time Players vs. 3MB

    For those interested, we have full WWE Main Event spoilers up on the newsboard right now.

    Former WCW Star Talks Benoit Tragedy, Turning Down WWE, Pre-Famous HHH

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    The following are highlights from a recent WGD Weekly interview with former WCW star Alex Wright:

    On the Chris Benoit tragedy: “Benoit was a very tough wrestler, very hard in the ring, a lot of intensity, but I liked that kind of style…It was very sad hearing about Benoit. It was shocking, you know, because I met a person that was totally different, you know, and so it was kind of unbelievable that this had happened.”

    On working with Triple H before he was a big star: “Triple H, or at that time, Jean-Paul Levesque, he was very cool and a very nice guy. I had a lot of fun working with him and there was no real competition between us. We were both young and we both wanted to do our best and we both wanted to show the veterans, and of course Bischoff, that we can do it and that we have the right to be on the pay per views and the shows…(There are always) haters and jealous people, but when I met him and I’m sure it is still the same, he loved the sport, just like I did…if you look now at WWE, you see the new WWE Performance Center, and that just shows how Triple H wants to secure the future for the sport and the upcoming talent.”

    On turning down WWE: “When Vince McMahon bought WCW, he couldn’t buy my contract and what WWE offered for a buyout was not enough for me to say, ‘OK, I’ll go to WWE’…WWE approached me afterwards twice and I was very honored for that and actually very happy, but on the other side, I told them thank you very much…but right now, I’m not able to do that, what you want from me. I’m a guy when I step in the ring, I want to give 180 percent, for the promotion, for the fans, and for myself also and if I can’t do that, I will not step in the ring…at the time, going straight on the road for so long, plus the backstage politics…I was married, I wanted to have kids…I said, if I don’t now use the time to regenerate, mentally and physically, I most likely will end up like some of my other colleagues…that’s why I said no to WWE.”

    Low Attendance At WWE TV Taping, Wade Barrett TV Note, Steiner’s/Hall Of Fame

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    – The entire upper deck was said to be tarped off at the WWE television taping on Tuesday night in Manchester, England, so this would be among the lowest selling TV tapings the company has ever done overseas. RAW on Monday night in the same building was legitimately packed.

    – WWE Superstar Wade Barrett met with Preston North End striker Kevin Davies this past week. Their meeting will air on Match Of The Day Kickabout this Saturday, November 16th at 7:45 a.m. on CBBC in the U.K.

    – Both Rick and Scott Steiner will be inducted into the National Wrestling Hall Of Fame in Waterloo, Iowa. The Steiner Brothers were announced as inductees for the 16th class inductions on July 18th and July 19th. Another former WWE Superstar, Diamond Dallas Page, will be receiving the Frank Gotch Award during the presentation as well.

  • Update On Plans For The Wyatt Family vs. The Shield & New Survivor Series Matches
  • The Rock Signs On For Another Movie, WrestleMania XXX Pre-Sale Password

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    – Dwyane “The Rock” Johnson has signed on to play Nick Scuyler in the movie “Not Without Hope” – an adaptation of the story of several friends who become stranded at sea when their boat capsized while fishing in the Gulf of Mexico.

    – The upcoming “History of WWE” documentary lists footage from Global Wrestling Federation (early 90’s promotion that aired on ESPN), as well as the Gerogia Championship Wrestling library.

    – There will be a Wrestlemania XXX online pre-sale tomorrow morning, starting at 11AM (Eastern). The pre-sale password is WM30TW.

    New Dates Announced For TNA In Orlando, TNA #OldSchool PPV Pre-Sale

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    – TNA has announced a ticket pre-sale for the December 30th “One Night Only: #OldSchool” PPV taping. The presale is now live and runs through Thursday night at 10pm (Eastern). For more information, visit Ticketmaster.com and use the code MIDHUDSON.

    TNA Wrestling has announced new December events at Universal Orlando in Florida. TNA returns to Universal Orlando starting next Thursday, November 21 and November 22 and 23. Then TNA will be back in Orlando on December 3, 4, 5 for three TV tapings.

    Here’s an updated schedule for TNA at Universal Orlando:

    – Thursday, November 21
    – Friday, November 22
    – Saturday, November 23

    – Tuesday, December 3
    – Wednesday, December 4
    – Thursday, December 5

    VIDEO: HULK HOGAN Says He Wants To Wrestle at WRESTLEMANIA XXX

    Jim Ross Blogs About Monday’s RAW, Wyatt Family & The Shield, Future Main Eventers

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    WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross has updated his blog, which you can read in its entirety at JRsBarBQ.com. This blog featured JR’s thoughts on Monday’s RAW and the difficult task that WWE has each week filling a 3-hour show with compelling content. Jim Ross appears to be one of the many people who feel 3 hours is simply too much programming from WWE each and every Monday night:

    “RAW had its moments from Manchester but 15 commercial breaks is a major issue unless the content has 16 segments of red hot content which is impossible to create. Trust me, it is impossible to produce 16 really good to great segments of TV wrestling in todays market with today’s talents performing under today’s rules of engagement.”

    The main event segment, which featured CM Punk, Daniel Bryan, The Shield, the Wyatt Family and eventually the Usos and Rhodes brothers, showcased several talents that are on track to be the future of WWE:

    “The closing segment of the show was compelling in my eyes. Several new ‘players’ got to make it to the magical last segment of Raw which has served many of the biggest manes in the business well.”

    “So, I liked that some new bodies were involved in what is generally perceived as the money segment of the broadcast.”

    “Now let’s see who takes the ball and does more than they are asked to do and pushes and shoves to the front of the line.”

    Many fans were excited to see The Shield and the Wyatt Family cross paths, with Jim Ross being one of them:

    “Have said all along that the Wyatt Family vs The Shield are lighting in a bottle and I’m hoping that there might be a significant match between the two entities at WM30.”

    “There are 6 men involved in the Wyatt-Shield business and at least one or two need to separate from their peers and elevate up the cards. Who will it be?”

    “These guys have been polished up in the WWE Performance Center and are being heavily counted on to be main event level stars much sooner than later.”

    As always, you can check out Jim Ross’ amazing line of BBQ products at WWEShop.com.

    Read Our Reaction to a possible SHIELD vs. WYATT FAMILY Feud Here:
    WWE RAW Reaction (11/11): The “YES!” & The “NO!”

    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

    Tweets Of The Week (11/5-11/11)

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    SEScoops.com Brings you the Tweets Of The Week. Michael Cole gets a black eye. WrestleMania Tickets on sale soon, Bully Ray invades Tommy Dreamer’s “House Of Hardcore” and more.

    WWE TWEETS OF THE WEEK (11/5-11/11)

    – The following is a new tweet from the official Twitter account of WWE Superstar and 3MB member Drew McIntyre. In the tweet, McIntyre talks about living his boyhood dream of being a WWE Superstar:

    https://twitter.com/TheDrewMcIntyre/statuses/399652267642867714

    – The following is a new tweet from the official Twitter account of WWE employee Tom Phillips. In the tweet, Phillips promotes the 200th episode of WWE NXT:

    – The following is a new tweet from the official Twitter account of WWE Divas and co-stars of the Total Divas reality show The Bella Twins. In the tweet, The Bella Twins promote the return of Total Divas tonight on the E! cable channel:


    – While shooting footage for The JBL & Cole Show, Michael Cole suffered a black eye. The injury occurred while the WWE announcer played rugby at Huddersfield Stadium in West Yorkshire, England with professional player Eorl Crabtree. John “Bradshaw” Layfield posted this image on Twitter of Cole’s accident.

    – WWE Superstar JTG reunited with his former partner in crime, Shad Gaspard, this weekend in Venice Beach, California.

    – The official Twitter account for WrestleMania recently posted the following tweet with details on the WrestleMania XXX on-sale party:

    – WWE Hall Of Famer Edge put over this week’s edition of WWE SmackDown on his official Twitter account. Edge tweeted the following:


    – Kane who has only tweeted 5 times prior to Friday, had his “first day on the job” as the “Director of Operations” for WWE during Friday’s live event in Brussels, Belgium. Kane came out in a suit and tie and interfered in the Randy Orton vs. Big Show match. Kane helped Orton get the win over Big Show and then called out The Shield to give Big Show a beatdown. Show ended up clearing house of all the heels and challenged Kane to come in the ring and face him one-on-one. Kane backed down and ended up leaving. After the show, Kane tweeted

    WWE Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan, who is currently in New York for an autograph signing, is teasing the possibility of a reunion with his former New World Order cohorts, Kevin Nash, Scott Hall and Sean Waltman. The legendary grappler tweeted:

    He later added:

    WWE RAW Reaction (11/11): The “YES!” & The “NO!”

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    Hey everybody, I’m Noah Mark (from “SEScoops Live” fame) and we’re introducing a new feature here on SEScoops.com where we’ll be looking at the best and worst moments of WWE RAW each week. We’ve settled on a new name for the feature: WWE RAW Reaction: The “YES!” & The “NO!” ..

    Comment below and let us know if you agree with our picks.

    Complete WWE RAW Results (11/11) from England – With VIDEOS


    WWE RAW (11/11): The “YES!”

    The Usos, Rhodes Brothers , Daniel Bryan and CM Punk.
    The Usos, Rhodes Brothers , Daniel Bryan and CM Punk.

    The Main Event

    WWE put on a hot main event in Manchester that ended with an even hotter brawl (and another interesting scenario, which you’ll read about below) that showcased some of WWE’s top rising stars.

    It’s good to see Daniel Bryan back in the main event picture this week, albeit a tag team match. Barring most fan’s frustration on his demotion back to the mid-card. Punk and Bryan is a must-see combination and there are fresh tag team feuds they can have with The Shield, The Wyatts, The Real Americans and others.

    The Wyatt Family’s involvement and along with the USO’s and Rhodes brothers save at the end was an awesome way for Raw to go off the air and another demonstration of England having some of the best WWE crowds in the world.

    The Shield & The Wyatts tease a battle.
    The Shield & The Wyatts tease a battle.

    The Shield / Wyatt’s Tease

    During The Shield’s match against Daniel Bryan, the light went out and the Wyatts appeared in the ring out of nowhere.

    Punk & Bryan pushed The Shield towards the Wyatts, which led to a “holy sh*t” moment with the two heel trios going at it – before they decided it was a better idea to join forces and focus their attention on the former WWE Champions outside of the ring.

    Even though it was just a tease – fans have long wondered what would happen when these two forces collided. When WWE eventually pulls the trigger on a 6-man tag match between The Shield and the Wyatt Family, it’s sure to be explosive.  Those six men represent the future of the WWE.

     

    Antonio Cesaro sets up John Cena.
    Antonio Cesaro with John Cena.

    John Cena Vs The Real Americans

    Earlier in the week John Cena heavily praised Antonio Cesaro (Video) at the end of a WWE live event and presented him with the World Heavyweight championship, saying he was going to be a major star. On RAW, Cena would wrestle both Cesaro and Jack Swagger in a 2 on 1 handicap match.

    Cesaro looked great as usual and it was good to see him & Swagger working with WWE’s top superstar.

    Even though this was a non-traditional match, WWE continues to feature the tag team division in a prominent way – which is a very good thing.

     


    WWE RAW (11/11): The “NO!”

    Corporate Kane ineffective in his second week on the job.
    Corporate Kane ineffective in his second week on the job.

    Brad Maddox, Vicki Guerrero , & Kane

    Kane is now the Director of Operations – so they might as well give him a new name or at least give him some new theme music. Because it just seems incomplete if you’re using the theme and video and not setting of an explosion.

    Kane’s authority being questioned by Vicki Guerrero and Brad Maddox is bizarre, and being yelled backstage at by Randy Orton made Kane look weak.

    Aside from Triple H and Stephanie, we’ve now got 3 other people with authority on RAW – and it’s just way too much.

    Brad Maddox is a waste of space. The whole segment was sloppy and boring – WWE should really consider consolidating power. If Kane is now the Director of Operations, give Vickie and Brad new roles. As for Kane, his new Corporate gimmick is weak at best. Considering his incredible career, this new gimmick should have made a much bigger impact than it has had thus far.

     

    The Big Show "Surprises" everyone at Raw.
    The Big Show “Surprises” everyone at Raw.

    The Big Show’s “Surprise” Appearance

    Another surprise by the Big Show. Big Show is locked in to the WWE title picture for at least another two weeks, so we’re

    Maybe one day they will announce he WILL be there, and will not show up.

    Santino Marella & Los Matadores vs The Union Jacks

    The Los Matadores vs. 3MB feud continues.

    I did find their Union Jack outfit amusing, but the amusement quickly wore off and I realized they were still in fact, 3MB

     

     

    *Spoilers* WWE SmackDown Taping Results From Manchester, England

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    The following is a non-spoiler list of confirmed matches for this week’s edition of WWE SmackDown, which was taped on Tuesday night in Manchester, England, and airs on Friday, November 15, 2013.

    – Luke Harper & Erick Rowan vs. The Usos

    – Natalya vs. Tamina Snuka

    – 3MB Union Jacks vs. The Prime Time Players & R-Truth

    – John Cena vs. Alberto Del Rio [Arm-Wrestling Challenge]

    – The Bella Twins vs. The Funkadactyls

    – The Great Khali vs. Hunico & Camacho [Handicap Match]

    – CM Punk & Daniel Bryan vs. Ryback & Curtis Axel

    For full spoiler results of this week’s WWE SmackDown television taping, click ahead to page two …

    (Spoilers) WWE Main Event Taping Results From Manchester, England

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    The following are results from the WWE Main Event television taping, which was held in Manchester, England on Tuesday, November 12, 2013.

    Dark Match

    – Brad Maddox def. El Locale via a Russian leg-sweep from the middle-rope. The WWE RAW General Manager referred to Manchester as Liverpool to garner some pre-match heat from the fans.

    WWE Main Event

    – Natalya def. AJ Lee via Disqualification in a Divas Championship match. Due to the DQ result, AJ retains her title. The finish came when Tamina Snuka interfered in the match, which prompted the DQ-ruling. Tamina did a run-in just as Natalya had the Divas Champion locked into the Sharpshooter submission hold. After the match, AJ put Natalya in her Black Widow submission hold.

    – Justin Gabriel def. Tyson Kidd via a turnbuckle roll-up. Kidd teased a heel-turn after the match, but the two ended up shaking hands instead.

    – 3MB Union Jacks def. The Prime Time Players. Heath Slater and Drew McIntyre represented 3MB in the match, with Jinder Mahal in their corner. R-Truth was in the corner of The Prime Time Players. Slater and McIntyre picked up the victory over Darren Young and Titus O’Neil when Slater pinned O’Neil following a corkscrew splash.

  • DIRECT LINK: CM Punk MOCKS Roman Reigns After RAW Ended On Monday Night (VIDEO)
  • Video: Dixie Carter Storms Out Of Spike TV Offices After Heated Argument

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    TNA is running an angle where Dixie Carter stormed out of the offices of Spike TV in New York due to Spike airing footage of AJ Styles video that aired last week on Impact.

    “Some great partnership this is, guys” she said before walking off. “Thanks a lot.”

    Former WWE Superstar Has Harsh Words For Matt Hardy’s Wife, Sky/Sunny Update

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    Former WWE Superstar Sid Justice (aka “Psycho” Sid, aka Sid Vicious) made some harsh comments to Reby Sky on Twitter on Tuesday afternoon. The former two-time WWE Champion tweeted the following to Matt Hardy’s wife in response to her claims that WWE Hall Of Famer Tammy “Sunny” Sytch was being dishonest about her current battle with cancer: “How dare rancid c*nt @RebySky say @WWEHOFerSunny cancer isn’t real! Someone needs to shut her mouth! #TwoFace #Backstabber #Disrespectful”

    The situation began when Sytch tweeted the following to Sky on Tuesday morning: “Hey, why are you saying I’m faking my cancer? Even after we made peace on Saturday! I humbled myself to make that peace, and now [I’m] hearing you’re saying I’m making up my cancer? I only WISH I was making it up. This hurts me. Don’t discredit my health.”

    For the record, Sky is denying the accusation from Sytch that she made a comment about the former WWE Diva’s cancer being fake. Sky tweeted the following on Tuesday afternoon: “Sunny where is this coming from ? Never said that.” Sky continued by saying, “Ok someone needs to fill me in because my as$ just woke up from being sick in bed all day & I’m confused as f*ck.” A few minutes later, Sky wrote “@WWEHOFerSunny do you still have the tweet someone sent? Again, never said that. Thought it was all a rumor til you told me in person.” She concluded by saying, “I don’t f*ck with stuff like that. People keep up pretty closely with this BS. I think you’d have heard by now if I did?”

    Sytch responded to Sky’s tweets by re-tweeting a fan that said, “It was on your ask.fm site Reby, not taking sides just you asked for the info.” Sytch replied herself by saying, “Regardless, I’m over it. I was the bigger person and made peace on Saturday. My cancer is my priority now, not twitter nonsense. I meant what I said to you on Saturday, Reby. I dont care about the past.”

    Sid, however, was not so quick to forgive and forget. Sid followed up his initial tweet by saying, “@WWEHOFerSunny She did say it because I saw it. It was a few weeks back though. She’s always disrespecting people. #Rancid —-> @RebySky.” Sid concluded by tweeting, “@WWEHOFerSunny It was the truth but it is the past. Focus on the windshield and not the rear view mirror that is @RebySky though. Good luck.”

    For those interested, you can follow Tammy Sytch on Twitter @WWEHOFerSunny, Reby Sky @RebySky and Sid @SychoVicious.

    UPDATE: It has been brought to our attention that the aforementioned comments attributed to Sid Vicious are completely false. The quotes connected to Sid emanate from a Twitter account that does not belong to the former WWE Superstar. We apologize for the incorrect reporting and any inconvenience that may have been caused as a result of the error on our part.

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  • Shawn Michaels “Mr. WrestleMania” WWE DVD Content Revealed

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    WWE is working on a new compilation DVD/Blu-Ray set titled, “Shawn Michaels: Mr. WrestleMania” that will be released in the United States on February 11th, 2014. It will be available in Europe on March 10th.

    Courtesy of WrestlingDVDNews.com, here’s the official synopsis:

    “For 30 Years, WWE and its Superstars have created a pantheon of iconic WrestleMania moments that are immortalized forever in history- but only one man can lay claim to the nickname “Mr. WrestleMania”, Shawn Michaels.”

    “Whether giving Undertaker all he could handle in a quest to break the streak, revolutionizing the business in a Ladder Match with Razor Ramon, or descending from the rafters for an exhausting 60-minute Iron Man Match with Bret Hart, Shawn Michaels always accomplished his one goal at WrestleMania. That goal was to steal the show.”

    “Now, fans can own all 17 of his iconic WrestleMania matches. See all the jaw-dropping action from The Showstopper on WWE’s grandest stage.”

    With the synopsis touting “all 17” of HBK’s iconic WrestleMania matches, it looks like his triple threat match against Triple H and Chris Benoit will also be included.

    Stephanie McMahon Checks In From Vacation, NFL Team Selling Title Belt

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    – As announced on Monday’s RAW, Triple H and Stephanie McMahon were not at the show because they are currently “on vacation.” Stephanie tweeted the following today:

    VIDEO of STEPHANIE McMAHON Boxing With Her Trainer – DAMN!!

    – The NFL’s Washington Redskins are selling a replica championship belt, which they’re calling “The Redskins Official Replica Outstanding Player Award Trophy Belt.” The belt, seen below, is available for $450 and can be purchased at Redskins.com.

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    Jake Roberts Says Triple H Stole His Gimmick, WWE Hiring, Billy Gunn-NXT

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    – A fan on Twitter wrote Jake Roberts, saying, “Each time I hear cerebral assassin I don’t think HHH I think of the legend @JakeSnakeDDT.” Roberts responded,

    “You should. My gimmick.”

    – The official Twitter account of WWE NXT announced today that Billy Gunn will be will wrestling at this Thursday’s live event from Tampa, Florida. Gunn will team with Bo Dallas against Adrienne Neville and Sami Zayn. For ticket information, click here.

    – WWE is hiring a new Vice President of Digital Video Strategy. Some of the duties for this position include:

    * Manage a team of digital video producers and editors, including a road team, while simultaneously managing multiple teams who are responsible for the entire production process

    * Provide creative oversight for a variety of production projects

    * Grow WWE digital audience by managing, scheduling, and implementing innovative programs & genres for digital platforms

    * Manage and lead video content development process that will attract audiences and achieve a healthy return on investment

    * Aggressively reach out to independent digital video creators to grow and supplement content created in-house

    To view the full job listing, visit ICIMS.com.

    * VIDEO from AFTER RAW Went Off The Air: CM PUNK Mocks Roman Reigns Falling In The Ring

    Big Show Injury Update, Fandango’s UK Popularity, NFL Team Selling Title Belts

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    – According to reports, Big Show’s knee was said to be doing much better on Monday. Show reportedly tweaked the knee on Saturday, which is why he was noticably limping so bad on Sunday.

    – Apparently the reason Fandango wore a Union Jack on RAW is due to the belief within WWE that the European fans caused the “Fandangoing” craze on the post-WrestleMania edition of RAW. WWE was playing into that audience on Monday in Manchester with the idea that he would come off as a huge star on television.

    – The Washington Post reported today that the NFL’s Washington Redskins are now selling a championship belt:

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    For more information, visit Redskins.com.

    Official Press Release For TNA’s “One Night Only: #OldSchool” PPV On Dec. 30th

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    TNA issued the following press release on Tuesday afternoon:

    TNA WRESTLING GOES “#OLDSCHOOL” WITH POUGHKEEPSIE ONE NIGHT ONLY PAY-PER-VIEW EVENT DEC. 30

    Nashville, Tenn. (Nov. 12, 2013) – TNA WRESTLING today announced it will for the first time in the company’s history produce a Pay-Per-View (PPV) live event from New York, as cameras capture the Superstars of TNA Wrestling go “#OldSchool” in Poughkeepsie, NY, on Monday, Dec. 30, for a One Night Only event.

    “TNA is ecstatic to bring our first ever Pay-Per-View event to the great state of New York,” said Andy Barton, Executive Vice President of Live Events. “New York is legendary for professional wrestling and the phenomenal crowd in Poughkeepsie is in for an incredible evening of action as TNA goes ‘#OldSchool’ for One Night Only.”

    Tickets to the Poughkeepsie, One Night Only “#OldSchool” PPV event are on sale this Friday, Nov. 15.

    TICKETS:

    Available beginning Friday, Nov. 15, tickets start at $20 and are available at the Mid-Hudson Civic Center box office, online at ticketmaster.com or by phone at 800.745.3000.

    A limited number of VIP Packages, beginning at $125, are also available for the event and available via ShopTNA.

    WHEN:

    Monday, Dec. 30, 2013

    7:30 p.m.

    WHERE:

    Mid-Hudson Civic Center
    14 Civic Center Plaza
    Poughkeepsie, NY 12601-3118

    WHO:

    TNA Superstars scheduled to appear in the One Night Only “#OldSchool” include “The Charismatic Enigma” Jeff Hardy, Olympic Gold Medalist Kurt Angle, Bully Ray, Magnus, “The IT Factor” Bobby Roode and Mr. Anderson.

    Two matches already announced for the Poughkeepsie One Night Only PPV event include a Last Man Standing Match featuring “The Cowboy” James Storm vs. “The IT Factor” Bobby Roode and a Falls Count Anywhere Match with Bully Ray squaring off against Tommy Dreamer.

    The One Night Only “#OldSchool” PPV event is scheduled to broadcast in domestic and international markets in 2014.

    # # #

    ABOUT TNA ENTERTAINMENT, LLC

    TNA Entertainment, LLC is a privately held sports entertainment company based in Nashville, Tennessee that specializes in events, products, numerous TV properties, merchandise and music, as well as, the management and promotion of professional wrestlers. The roster features such greats as Jeff Hardy, Kurt Angle, Sting, Magnus, James Storm, Bobby Roode, Austin Aries, the lovely and lethal Knockouts and many more through its highly successful TNA IMPACT WRESTLING weekly broadcasts on SPIKE TV. In addition, TNA produces monthly PPV events and more than 100 live shows a year. The product is the world’s most innovative experience in professional wrestling and is broadcast in more than 120 countries. For more information, please visit www.impactwrestling.com.

  • Below is the official video trailer for TNA’s “One Night Only: #OldSchool” pay-per-view event, which comes courtesy of the TNA Impact Wrestling YouTube channel:

    http://youtu.be/6PMgq9c6cns

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  • New WWE Survivor Series PPV Match Announced

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    WWE has confirmed a new match for next weekend’s Survivor Series pay-per-view from Boston, MA. As expected, CM Punk will team with Daniel Bryan in a tag team match against Luke Harper and Eric Rowan of the Wyatt Family. An article at WWE.com states:

    “Though The Straight Edge Superstar is quick to proclaim himself a “lone wolf,” he and Bryan have more in common than either Superstar might freely admit. Both competitors spent years honing their craft around the globe before arriving in WWE, and both Superstars — with eight combined World Championships between them — have ascended to the top of WWE despite the objections of company brass. Now, a common enemy in the form of The Wyatt Family rounds out their list of similarities, creating a very dangerous tandem to be sure.

    “Whether their shared disdain for the creepy faction will be enough to topple Bray Wyatt’s brutish monsters remains to be seen. Since their arrival, the towering henchmen have forged an incredible path of destruction, and Harper has given both Bryan and Punk tough challenges in singles competition. What will happen when it’s an all-out two-on-two war at WWE’s fall classic? “

    Dusty Rhodes Claims He Inspired The Rock, WWE Looking To Fill New Position

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    – WWE Hall Of Famer “The American Dream” Dusty Rhodes posted an interesting tweet on his official Twitter account on Tuesday afternoon. Rhodes wrote the following, “If the dots were all that matter[ed], then I wasted 44 years. Where would The Rock be, any many others? Statement made!”

    Rhodes is referring to the infamous polka dots he wore during his WWE run in the early 1990s. The ring attire was considered a “rib,” or an inside joke by Vince McMahon to Rhodes, as Rhodes competed against WWE for so long in the original NWA. Rhodes saying, “where would The Rock be?” was apparently a statement regarding the influence his infamous “bionic elbow” had on The Rock, who later popularized his own “People’s Elbow” as a finishing move in many of his WWE matches. Evidence of this can be seen in the conversation following the tweet, as a fan replied by saying, “The ‘People’s Elbow’ [was] inspired by ‘The American Dream’ brotha!” to which Rhodes replied, “so true.”

    You can view Rhodes’ initial tweet below:

    – WWE is looking to hire a Vice President of Digital Video Strategy, according to a new tweet posted on the official WWE Twitter account on Tuesday afternoon. WWE tweeted the following:

  • Update On If The Rock Will Return To WWE For A Match At WrestleMania XXX
  • RAW “Backstage Fallout” Video, Chris Hero’s DGUSA iPPV Opponent Revealed

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    – Recently released WWE NXT star Kassius Ohno, who is once again working under the ring-name “Chris Hero,” will be challenging Johnny Gargano for the Open The Freedom Gate Championship at Sunday’s Dragon Gate USA “Freedom Fight” iPPV. For more information, including details on how to order, visit WNWLive.com.

    – WWE has added the RAW “Backstage Fallout” video for this week on their official YouTube channel. This week’s “Backstage Fallout” features Renee Young interviewing “Corporate” Kane, Vickie Guerrero and Brad Maddox to clarify who is in control of RAW.

    You can watch this week’s RAW “Backstage Fallout” video below:

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  • Possible 6-On-6 Elimination Match For Survivor Series, Sandow’s Future In WWE

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    – While still unofficial, it appears as though the six-on-six confrontation featuring The Wyatt Family and The Shield vs. CM Punk, Daniel Bryan, Goldust, Cody Rhodes and The Usos on Monday’s RAW was the beginning of the build towards a traditional elimination match with all twelve men at the WWE Survivor Series pay-per-view on Sunday, November 24th.

    – According to reports, WWE Superstar Damien Sandow is currently being groomed for a top position in the company. Sandow, who was given a win over Kofi Kingston on RAW on Monday, recently cashed in his Money In The Bank briefcase unsuccessfully against current World Heavyweight Champion John Cena. Since then, company officials within WWE are starting to work Sandow into a top-tier position.

    (Credit: F4WOnline.com)