– 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:
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:
– 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.
– 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:
Totally freaked out how good and in shape Big Kev,Scott"amazing",XPac are in, with Hollywood we could rule the world again or take on any
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.
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 / 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 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.
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’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
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 …
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.
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 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.”
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.
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.
– 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:
Even on vacation @DeFrancosGym is kicking my butt! Thanks for the workouts Joe!
– 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.
– 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
– 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:
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.
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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:
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? “
– 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 If the dots were all that matter then I wasted 44 years , where would The Rock be and many others . Statement made !
– 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:
– 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:
– 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.
– The song used in the promo for the special “RAW Country” show next Monday night is “Round Here” by the band Florida Georgia Line. There is no word yet as to whether or not the band will appear during the show, however their schedule is reportedly open, so they are available if both sides are interested.
– WWE Superstar Drew McIntyre suffered a bit of an arm injury recently. The 3MB member tweeted the following on Tuesday morning:
– The cast of the MTV U.K. show “Geordie Shore” were in attendance at Monday’s taped edition of WWE RAW in Manchester, England. Apparently the crew was invited to appear by WWE.
– Soccer star David Dunn was another celebrity spotted in attendance during Monday’s RAW show.
– Speaking of RAW, the following is a video preview for the special country themed, “RAW Country” edition of the show set for Nashville, Tennessee next Monday night:
– WWE Hall Of Famer Tammy “Sunny” Sytch recently posted a new tweet on her official Twitter account to update fans on her recent health issues. Sytch tweeted the following:
had a ton of CT scans today….results show that the cancer has not spread to any other organs or lymph nodes,… thank god.
But I still
– Speaking of Sytch, it appears yet another “Twitter War” may break out soon. Sytch posted the following tweets directly to Matt Hardy’s new wife, Reby Sky, on Tuesday morning:
@RebySky hey, why are you saying I'm faking my cancer? Even after we made peace on Saturday! I humbled my self to make that peace, and now
– The official WWE YouTube channel has released the following video preview for this Sunday’s edition of Total Divas on the E! cable channel:
– WWE Hall Of Famer Jim Ross shared his thoughts on the closing angle of Monday’s taped edition of WWE RAW from Manchester, England recently in a new tweet posted on his official Twitter account. JR tweeted the following:
Enjoyed the #wweraw chaos that closed the show. Many 'new' talents getting key, last segment minutes. Who's going to get hot? Fans want new.
Day seven of the WWE European tour continues on Tuesday with half of the WWE roster remaining in Manchester, England for the WWE SmackDown and WWE Main Event television taping, while the rest of the roster travels to Newcastle, England for a non-televised live event.
Announced already for the SmackDown television taping is an arm-wrestling contest between World Heavyweight Champion John Cena and former champion Alberto Del Rio. The two will continue to hype their upcoming title rematch at the WWE Survivor Series on Sunday, November 24th.
Confirmed for the WWE Main Event portion of the television taping is a WWE Divas Championship match between current title-holder AJ Lee and Natalya.
Also official for the SmackDown television taping is an appearance of WWE Superstar CM Punk.
Unless WWE continues their recent trend of false-advertising, you can count the following Superstars out of SmackDown and Main Event on Tuesday: Randy Orton, Daniel Bryan, Big Show, Dolph Ziggler, The Miz and The Shield. Orton vs. Bryan is advertised as the main event for the WWE Championship at the live event in Newcastle, as well as a six-man tag-team match featuring Big Show, Dolph Ziggler and The Miz vs. The Shield.
Make sure to check back here at the website on Tuesday afternoon for live play-by-play spoiler results of the WWE SmackDown and WWE Main Event television taping.
– WWE announced 13,614 fans in attendance at Monday’s taped edition of WWE RAW at the Phones 4u Arena in Manchester, England.
– WWE Hall Of Famer Mick Foley posted a tweet on his official Twitter account on Monday night addressing the tease of a Wyatt Family vs. Shield program on RAW. Foley tweeted the following:
So how cool was that ending to #RAW? From the inception of the @WWEBrayWyatt family, I've seen BIG $ in a match-up with @TheShieldWWE
– After the televised portion of RAW ended on Monday, the babyfaces remained in the ring. CM Punk raised JBL and Jerry “The King” Lawler’s hands and went back into the ring. At one point, Goldust convinced Punk to reenact Roman Reigns “fall incident” from one of this past weekend’s WWE live events. All the babyfaces eventually made their way to the back, except for Punk. Punk got back on the microphone and said, “I just wanted to say that to come here and wrestle and perform in front of you is a humbling experience. You’ve been fantastic all night and there’s only one thing I can say, thank you.”
– The following are some off-air notes from Monday’s taped edition of WWE RAW in Manchester, England:
Several signs were confiscated during the show. Security at the show warned several fans for holding their signs up on the hard-camera side too much, including one that read “Stink-Face Me AJ.”
At one point during the main event, CM Punk told the fans that they are “the best motherf**cking crowd ever.”
There was a “fight” in the crowd between a fan dressed as Kane and another fan dressed as Goldust. Arena security eventually sent them on their way. Here’s video of the fans wrestling outside the arena after the show:
– Recently released WWE NXT star Kassius Ohno, who is now working again under the ring-name Chris Hero, has officially been announced for the upcoming Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW) “Cage Of Death XV” iPPV show. The “Cage Of Death XV” iPPV will air on Saturday, December 14th at the Flyers Skate Zone in Voorhees, New Jersey. For more information, visit CZWrestling.com.
– The following is a new tweet from the official Twitter page of WWE:
