– For the first time since the series began, Sunday’s edition of WWE Total Divas failed to rank in the top ten social media scores. The lead-in on E! for Total Divas, “Keeping Up With The Kardashians,” came in at number ten.
– Friday’s edition of WWE SmackDown scored a final cable rating of 2.08, according to Nielsen Media Research. The 2.08 final draw marks a 10 percent increase from last week’s 1.90 rating.
SmackDown on Friday night averaged 2.946 million viewers, which is also an increase from last week. The show was the highest-rated and most-viewed edition of SmackDown dating back to March 22nd.
E! SCORES ON SUNDAY NIGHT WITH “Keeping Up with the Kardashians” SEASON FINALE AND THE RETURN OF “TOTAL DIVAS”
Los Angeles, CA, November 11, 2013 – On November 10, E! continued to deliver in its Sunday night reality block with the season eight finale of pop culture phenomenon “Keeping Up with the Kardashians” from 9-10pm attracting 2.3 million Total Viewers, 1.6 million Adults 18-49 and 1.2 million Women 18-49, scoring the show’s most-watched episode since August 18 in Total Viewers and Adults 18-49 and since August 11 in Women 18-49.
Powered by young adults, the finale was also the show’s most-watched episode since July 21 in Adults 18-34 (1.1 M) and its best in Women 18-34 (899,000) since the season eight premiere on June 2. Appointment television, the finale outperformed prior four-week time period averages (9-10pm) by double-digits in all its key demos including Adults 18-34 (+43%), Women 18-34 (+49%), Adults 18-49 (+35%), Women 18-49 (+37%), Total Viewers (+33%) and Households (+26%). Additionally, season eight ended as the most-trafficked season of any show on Eonline.
The return of “Total Divas” from 10-11pm also scored for the network with 1.3 million total viewers and 746,000 Adults 18-49.
The fall premiere of “Total Divas” also surged past its mid-season finale on September 15 across all key demos including Adults 18-49 (+10%), Women 18-49 (+16%), Adults 18-34 (+26%), Women 18-34 (+27%), Total Viewers (+21%) and Households (+20%).
WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross has updated his blog, which you can read in its entirety at JRsBarBQ.com. Here are some highlights of what JR wrote about:
Lack Of Buzz For Survivor Series: “WWE needs to ignite the interest in their next PPV offering, the Survivor Series, as there seems to be little buzz surrounding the event which has a wealth of history attached to it from over the years.”
” I don’t see WWE going back to the total, elimination tag team bouts ever again but putting one of their few, established stars in an elimination tag to provide the star’s teammates a viable ‘rub’ isn’t a bad concept.”
WWE Releasing Kassius Ohno: “Been asked a great deal about Kassius Ohno aka Chris Hero’s release from WWE NXT. Obviously, it is regrettable as no one wins in this particular scenario. I have been out of the WWE loop for a while but know that there were issues that were being addressed with this matter while I was still in the company. Ohno/Hero was well thought of and I felt he had a the potential for a bright future in WWE. Perhaps he still does down the road.”
“Any time a talent with the experience, skill set and potential that Kassius/Chris possesses fails, it is an unfortunate situation for all involved in the process. Having been there, hopefully all can learn from the experience and hope that history doesn’t repeat itself. These issues are rarely one sided as it takes two to tango.”
– Back in August while promoting SummerSlam, John Cena made reference to his “Five Moves of Doom” on an episode of Raw, a colloquial term for his trademark sequence of moves (flying shoulderblock, sitout hip toss, side-release spinout powerbomb, Five Knuckle Shuffle and Attitude Adjustment). The official WWE website published a video today in response to the infamous notion that Cena “can’t wrestle.”
“Then how do you explain the powerbomb, neckbreaker and hurricanrana he dishes out in this video?,” WWE.com says of video on the front page, entitled “10 moves from John Cena’s underrated arsenal.” The video caption reads, “John Cena shows that he is capable of much more than his proverbial “Five Moves of Doom.”
– WWE filed a copyright claim in response to satellite footage from last Monday’s Raw that surfaced on YouTube and had the two videos removed.
Pre-Raw footage was leaked of the announcers preparing for the broadcast, which notably features Michael Cole acknowledging plans of a wrestler being put through his table later in the evening. In the other video, Big E Langston, Dolph Ziggler, The Miz are shown preparing for a WWE App segment, which features Ziggler using colorful language.
– Smackdown ring announcer and “army brat” Lilian Garcia posted a message on her official website celebrating Veteran’s Day.
Wade Barrett, who has not appeared on WWE’s television shows since August, defeated Damien Sandow in a dark match prior to tonight’s Raw taping in Manchester, England at Phones 4u Arena. Fellow countryman William Regal handled ring announcing duties.
In a match taped for WWE Superstars, Jey Uso, Jimmy Uso and The Great Khali squared off against The Prime Time Players and The Miz.
In Divas action, The Funkadactyls, Cameron and Naomi, squared off against Alicia Fox and Aksana.
With WWE television tapings taking place overseas, the company is playing up “The Authority” (Triple H and Stephanie McMahon) being on “vacation” to explain their absence from television.
WWE suggested that the new “Director Of Operations” Kane will be in charge of running WWE RAW from a storyline standpoint this week.
Make sure to check back here at the website later this afternoon for complete WWE RAW spoilers for tonight’s show.
– As previously reported, WWE Superstar Big Show was seen limping around in Cardiff, Wales on Sunday and his match with Randy Orton on the show was cut short. According to updated reports, Big Show is backstage in Manchester for tonight’s RAW and is said to be in much better shape than he was on Sunday.
– UK-based wrestler Kris Travis will be receiving a tryout match against Tensai at today’s WWE television taping in Manchester, England. Travis is 6’1” and just under 210 pounds. Travis is from Sheffield and is said to be one of the better independent pro wrestlers in the U.K. currently.
– As previously reported, the Big E. Langston vs. Curtis Axel match was bumped from the WWE Main Event show last week because Langston was traveling to Europe for the current overseas tour. The belief within WWE is that the match will be happening on television at some point this week.
– The final cable rating for last Friday’s edition of WWE SmackDown will be delayed due to the Veteran’s Day holiday on Monday in the United States.
– WWE will be giving a portion of the money earned from WWE Shop sales to Hire Heroes USA in honor of the Veteran’s Day holiday in the U.S.
The following are results from the WWE live event in Cardiff, Wales. The event was held on Sunday, November 10, 2013.
– Los Matadores def. The Real Americans in what was basically a comedy tag-team match to open the show.
– Wade Barrett def. Zack Ryder in singles action. Barrett tried cutting an anti-Wales, pro-England promo before the match, but it didn’t fully work because a lot of fans in attendance were English.
– Natalya def. Aksana via Divas action with the Sharpshooter.
– Kofi Kingston def. The Miz. Same story they’ve been telling throughout the tour where Miz works babyface early and slowly turns into a heel by the end of the match.
– Cody Rhodes, Goldust & Big E. Langston def. The Shield in a six-man tag-team match.
–Intermission–
– Santino Marella def. Fandango in dance-off segment.
– Damien Sandow def. Dolph Ziggler in what was considered by many to be the best in-ring work of the evening. Prior to the match, Sandow cut his typical heel-style promo.
– Randy Orton def. Big Show to retain the WWE Championship. Orton picked up the win after some interference from the new “Corporate” Kane.
The following are highlights from a new interview with former WWE Superstar Chris Jericho:
On his new web series “But I’m Chris Jericho”: “Well obviously, it’s kind of an extended universe for me and almost a kind of mockumentary, Christopher Guest kind of a vibe of this initial concept that I had from a nugget of truth of when I first moved out of wrestling and came out to Los Angeles to study acting and break into this world over here; I realized very early on that while I was a ‘superstar’ from another genre of entertainment, a lot of people out in Hollywood really didn’t care what I had accomplished in the past. So, I would come to do an audition with 10 other people who would look just like me for ‘Bachelor part #12’ to deliver one line, like ‘This telephone is not working’ and they’d say ‘Thanks, next!’ And I’d go ‘But I’m Chris Jericho, don’t I get a chance? A better shot?’
View Here: The First 4 Episodes of “But I’m Chris Jericho!”
So, I started thinking: what would happen if (Chris) Jericho got kicked out of wrestling, got blackballed and had nowhere to go, nowhere to turn, so I had to get into acting, but I had to take what I could get and kind of start at the lowest level to survive. And so, that’s kind of the whole concept of the show, and it took us about 6 years to sell it. We worked long and hard in doing the pilot and writing the scripts and we tried to pitch it and no one was really interested. Then, about a year and a half ago, my partner called me and he’s like ‘I sold the show’. I was like ‘What show is that?’, he said ‘But I’m Chris Jericho’. I said ‘You’re still working on that?!’ and he told me yeah.
So that’s how it all got started and to come and do it as a web series was even smarter in this day and age because I think 3 or 4 years ago, doing a web series was like doing a direct-to-dvd movie or something, but now to do a web series, it’s the smartest way to have content in this day and age and it’s almost the way of the future as far as the way people will be watching tv shows from now on, I’d have to say.”
On the current WWE product: “I don’t watch a lot because of my schedule being super crazy, over-the-top busy, but I follow along with what’s going on online and stuff. I like what the Shield was doing. I like the Daniel Bryan character. I like some of the more underrated characters; I think Antonio Cesaro is a tremendous performer. You know, there’s a lot of different guys that I think are really coming into their own and a lot of guys that WILL come into their own over the next few years and that’s basically the most important thing when you’re in that business, playing character, is that you really have to get the confidence and the ability to know what it is that you’re doing and where it is you want to go with your character and once you can kind of stumble upon that, you’ll grow by leaps and bounds. Sometimes it just takes time to figure out ‘Who am I, as this character?’ and ‘What do I need to do to bring this guy forward?’”
As seen on Sunday night’s episode of Total Divas on E!, John Cena admitted to soiling himself once during a match. The WWE World Heavyweight Champion’s memory, however, appears a bit hazy.
On the show, Cena’s girlfriend Nikki Bella informed him of Natalya urinating on herself during a match (against Naomi on July 1, 2013 at a WWE Superstars taping in Sioux City, Iowa). Rather than poke fun at the third-generation grappler’s latest incident, Cena changed the subject by recalling a bowel movement mishap of his own.
“I pooped myself once,” Cena told the former WWE Divas Champion. “I had to throw [my pants] away. It was in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, I had food poisoning and I still went out to wrestle. Everybody knew—I was embarrassed.”
Cena has relayed the story in the past in radio interviews and to WWE Magazine. However, he told the publication in 2008 that the embarrassing incident took place in a different region of Canada.
“It was in Winnipeg, and I was wrestling Scott Steiner, with Bull Buchanan as my lackey,” Cena said in response to a question asking him about the most embarrassing thing that’s ever happened to him in or out of the ring. “I got food poisoning and thought I wouldn’t be able to wrestle, but went out there anyway. I took a DDT, rolled out and the time-keeper was there. I looked him in the eye and said, “Where do I puke?” And he said, “Under the ring.” So I went under the ring and puked and everyone knew it. But as I was puking I crapped my pants. Luckily, it was at the end of the match, but nothing has ever topped that since.”
It would appear that the incident actually took place in Jacksonville, Florida (on December 14, 2002). According to TheHistoryofWWE.com, Cena only faced Steiner once in 2002, and did not compete at the organization’s lone events that year in Saskatoon and Winnipeg (which took place in late-May, before he was promoted to the main roster and Steiner re-joined WWE).
In a voice-over segment, Bella said that she couldn’t be more disgusted by her boyfriend’s embarrassing admission. “I don’t know what to think right now—I guess I’m just thinking about s–t! That would be so embarrassing!”
This week on Because Wrestling, we talk Kassius Ohno’s release, Iron Shiek calling out Toronto mayor Rob Ford, Miz turning heel, the WWE main event picture, big WrestleMania XXX rumors, and this week in WWE!
SEScoops.com reader Josh Wilding attended the November 10th WWE Live event in Cardiff, Wales and sent in the following videos:
At the end of the WWE Championship match between The Big Show and Randy Orton at WWE Live in Cardiff, Kane came out and distracted Big Show, allowing Orton to RKO him and pick up the win. Minutes later, The Shield attacked Show, and this is what happened next:
WWE NXT wrestlers Enzo Amore, Judas Devlin and Scott Dawson are currently sidelined with major injuries, PWInsider.com reports. Details on their respective injuries, as well as an update on Corey Graves, are as follows:
– Enzo Amore has been sidelined with a broken leg and will be out for approximately six months. For those unfamiliar with Amore, his WWE.com bio states:
“Dubbing himself “Jersey’s finest,” Enzo Amore reps the Garden State “like 225 on a barbell, 10 pounds of hair gel, steadily working on his swell.” The realest guy in the room everywhere he goes, Enzo Amore is a straight shooter. He speaks his mind at all times, and at an incredible rate.”
In recent months, Amore has been appearing as the eccentric mouthpiece and tag team partner of Colin Cassady.
– There has been fan speculation on the whereabouts of Judas Devlin, who has not appeared on WWE NXT since March. He remains under contract to the sports-entertainment organization, but is currently sidelined with a spinal injury. According to his WWE.com bio:
“[Devlin] is one of the more deranged, oddly intellectual NXT Superstars. Standing at 6’5” and covered in colorful tattoos, this modern day Aristocrat uses his intellect to confuse and break down his opponents mentally before ever stepping foot in the ring.”
– Scott Dawson, who recently disappeared from WWE NXT programming, is currently sidelined with a torn ACL. His bio reads:
“Scott Dawson has been a survivor his entire life. Forced to grow up fast, Dawson overcame adversity and became the “man of the house” at an early age. Dawson cut his fighting teeth through bouncing in local clubs — developing his take-no-guff attitude and strong jaw. Now, Dawson is looking to take on some new challengers — in the squared-circle of NXT.”
– The former Sterling James Keenan, Corey Graves, has returned to action after suffering a concussion last month.
– The Big Show is currently working through an injury and was seen limping at yesterday’s WWE live event from Glasgow, Scotland. No word yet about the severity of the injury but he’s not expected to miss any ring time. Reader Andy sent in the following live report describing Big Show’s injury:
“At the live event in Cardiff (Wales), Big Show is not 100 percent. He was heavily limping on his way to the ring, looked in pain, and was stretching his right leg a lot as well as running the ropes during Randy Orton’s entrance for the main event.
Before the match, Show gave a hand signal to someone ringside implying he was 50/50. It’s his left side or leg, but the pain was clear to see.”
– British wrestling legend Robbie Brookside is now working as a trainer for WWE at their Performance Center. Previously, he had been working with WWE scouting European talent and he will continue those duties as well.
– WWE producer Billy Kidman has been appearing at WWE’s overseas live events tour, acting as Paul Heyman’s personal physician in segments where CM Punk attacks Heyman.
Speaking of Heyman, he might be returning to WWE television on tonight’s RAW.
A photo has surfaced online of CM Punk having lunch with his arch-nemesis Paul Heyman, as well as Divas Champion AJ Lee and Heyman client Curtis Axel, backstage at a WWE live event in Europe.
The image comes courtesy of Scottish wrestling fan Brendan McEleny, who secured the shot at yesterday’s live event in Glasgow at Glasgow Braehead Arena.
McEleny says he did not sneak into the venue, as he managed to snap the picture while on public property.
The following are highlights from the latest online blog by WWE Hall Of Famer Jim Ross:
On Chris Benoit questions: “Funny how Chris Benoit questions to me run in spurts. I haven’t changed my take on the Benoit into the WWE HOF quandary. Chris doesn’t belong there. End of story. If inducted, it would all be about the last few, horrific hours of Chris’ life and that would not be fair for the family’s that were affected, the other inductees, or the fans. For those fans who loved Chris’ in ring work, and I consider myself one of those, then watch him on You Tube, etc and call it a day. I do not speak for WWE on any topic but I’d be surprised to see Chris any more prominent on WWE content in the future than he is now.”
On Chris Benoit’s son getting into pro wrestling: “As for Chris’s son wanting to get in the pro wrestling business, I have mixed emotions. My gut says stay away, learn a trade, get educated and lead a normal, productive life. One the other hand, I’m not big on telling anyone to not attempt to live their dreams just as I did.”
On Brock Lesnar’s role at WrestleMania XXX: “I look for Lesnar to play a major role in WM30 in New Orleans but in order to max out Brock’s box office appeal his TV persona really needs structured attention and to get ‘hot’ before April. Not overexposed….just get the Hereford Bull hot.”
Check out the complete blog online at JRsBarBQ.com.
– Camera crews from The Travel Channel were at Hogan’s Beach Shop in Clearwater, Florida on Saturday evening filming footage of WWE Hall Of Famer Hulk Hogan for a future piece on their channel.
– As previously reported, WWE Superstar Daniel Bryan did not appear at the WWE live event in Birmingham, England on Saturday. As noted in our complete live report from the event, WWE Superstar Randy Orton jumped on the microphone during the main event and told the fans who were boo’ing and chanting Bryan’s name that he was not in attendance, and to basically get over it.
Apparently WWE Superstar Big Show, who was Orton’s opponent at the show, got on the microphone after the match to thank the fans and apologize to them for the absence of Bryan.
– WWE Superstar Luke Harper became the first man in 2013 to wrestle on WWE RAW, WWE SmackDown, WWE Main Event and WWE NXT in the same week. Harper lost to CM Punk on RAW this past Monday, lost to Daniel Bryan by disqualification on SmackDown this past Friday, teamed with Erick Rowan and defeated The Prime Time Players on Main Event on Wednesday and defeated Kassius Ohno on this week’s edition of WWE NXT.
– WWE Hall Of Famer Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat will be making an appearance at the Tampa Bay International Auto Show on November 23rd from 1pm until 3pm at the Tampa Convention Center on Saturday, November 23rd.
WWE Superstar Zack Ryder has been rocking a goatee during his recent appearances on the WWE European tour. You can check out a photo of Ryder’s new look below:
