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NBC Universal Names New President For USA Network

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NBC Universal continues to shake up its’ top-line executive staff, as they have announced a new president for USA Network, which is the current United States television home of WWE RAW.

Chris McCumber, who up until recently has been the co-president of USA Network since 2011, is now the official sole president of the channel. McCumber’s former co-president, Jeff Wachtel, is moving to a newly-created executive role within NBC Universal.

McCumber will continue to report to Bonnie Hammer, who is WWE’s long-time television partner, as well as the head of NBC Universal Cable.

For more information, visit HollywoodReporter.com.

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Article On The Rock vs. Vin Diesel, Total Divas Marathon, Lawler vs. Jarrett

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-The official Variety website has a story up on their website today focusing on Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson vs. Vin Diesel in Hollywood. You can check that out online at Movies.Yahoo.com.

-The E! channel will be running a marathon today featuring every past episode, except the series premiere, of WWE Total Divas.

-As reported previously, WWE Hall Of Famer Jerry “The King” Lawler will continue his in-ring return tour this Friday, as he wrestles current TNA Impact Wrestling star and founder Jeff Jarrett. Lawler posted the following tweet on his official Twitter account regarding the event:

“This Friday night, Resorts Casino, Tunica, MS. Memphis wrestling legends in action!!!”

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WWE House Show Results (9/8): Brooklyn, New York

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The following are results from the WWE live event in Brooklyn, New York. The event was held on Sunday, September 8, 2013.

-Dean Ambrose defeated Rob Van Dam to retain the WWE United States Championship. Great way to open the show. Great match. Crowd was explosively hot for Van Dam. In the end, Ambrose picked up the win to retain his title.

-Sami Zayn and Bo Dallas defeated Jack Swagger and Antonio Cesaro. NXT stars Zayn and Dallas worked this match, and the crowd didn’t really seem to know who either guy was, with the slight exception of a select group of die-hard fans who were aware of Zayn, but not Dallas so much. At one point a loud “Ole!” chant broke out, which was started by the die-hard group of Zayn fans and picked up by the rest of the crowd.

-Brie Bella and Natalya were voted by fans to have a Dance Contest. As usual, the heel attacked the face when she started her dancing, which led to an actual match.

-Natalya defeated Brie Bella. Match was kept relatively short, although the match mixed with the dance-off had both Divas in the ring longer than most fans would have liked. In the end, Natalya picked up the submission victory over Brie with the Sharpshooter.

-CM Punk defeated Curtis Axel in a Non-Title match. Same stuff here that these two, along with Paul Heyman, have been doing at every show. Title match changes to non-title, etc. Punk got the win. Crowd was very into Punk, as you would expect.

-Tyson Kidd defeated Drew McIntyre. This match was actually kept pretty short. Kidd got a decent reaction coming out. He didn’t do too much during the match, compared to Kidd of old, but did enough to pick up the win here.

-Roman Reigns & Seth Rollins defeated The Usos. Decent little match. They actually got a decent amount of time, too. Crowd dug both teams, with a slight edge in favortism to The Shield. In the end, Reigns and Rollins picked up the win to retain their WWE Tag-Team Championships.

-Daniel Bryan defeated Randy Orton via Disqualification. The DQ came when The Shield interfered, causing Orton to be DQ’d. Big Show, who was forced to sit at ringside during the match, and warned not to interfere by Brad Maddox, came in to help Bryan after the DQ.

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This Day In History: Ric Flair’s WWF Debut Match, Kurt Angle Found Not Guilty, ECW

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It is an interesting “day in history” for pro wrestling today, September 9th. WWE Hall Of Famer “The Nature Boy” Ric Flair had his official WWE (WWF at the time) debut match on this day in 1991. Flair defeated Jim Powers at a television taping in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Also on this day, in 2000, former WWE Superstar Rhino defeated Kid Kash for the ECW Television Title. That is interesting to note because Rhino would end up being the final ECW TV Champion in history, as he would hold onto the belt until the company folded in April of 2001.

On this day in 2008, current TNA Impact Wrestling star Kurt Angle was found not guilty of driving under the influence and careless driving in a Allegheny County, Pennsylvania courtroom. Angle was arrested for one of his earlier DUI’s after a witness filed a complaint. Angle’s lawyer would later challenge the use of the witness, since police could not corroborate her claims.

Huge *SPOILER* On How TNA Plans To Bring Kurt Angle Back To TV! [READ HERE >>]

Details On This Week’s TNA No Surrender Show, How To Get Free Tickets

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TNA Impact Wrestling will be running a local food drive in St. Louis for free tickets to the live No Surrender edition of Impact Wrestling this Thursday on Spike TV. The food drive will benefit the St. Louis Food Bank. If you live in the St. Louis area, and are interested in free tickets to No Surrender, or simply want to help out, bring five non-perishable food items to Slumberland Furniture at 4265 Rusty Road in St. Louis and you will receive a free ticket to the show.

As of right now, the event is set to feature the following matches:

-Bully Ray (c) vs. Mr. Anderson [TNA World Heavyweight Championship]
-AJ Styles vs. Austin Aries [TNA Bound For Glory Series Semi-Final]
-Bobby Roode vs. Magnus [TNA Bound For Glory Series Semi-Final]
-The winners of the previous two matches will compete in the TNA Bound For Glory Series Final. Additionally, the winner will challenge the TNA World Heavyweight Champion, for the title, at the TNA Bound For Glory pay-per-view event in San Diego, California on October 20th.

TNA NO SURRENDER SPOILERS

WWE Night Of Champions: Rumored Tag Team Title Match

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With WWE Night of Champions less than a week away, WWE Tag Team champions The Shield are still without opponents for the show.

Originally, the match was scheduled to be Big Show and Mark Henry teaming up against Reigns & Rollins. With Mark Henry currently out of action due to a hamstring injury, there’s been talk that R-Truth will replace him and team with Big Show.

WWE Night Of Champions emanates from Detroit, Michigan this Sunday. Here’s the current card, as of Monday afternoon:

* WWE Champion Randy Orton vs. Daniel Bryan

* World Heavyweight Champion Alberto Del Rio vs. Rob Van Dam

* CM Punk vs. Curtis Axel & Paul Heyman (Handicap Match — Elimination Rules)

* Divas Champion AJ Lee vs. Natalya vs. Brie Bella vs. Naomi

* US Champion Dean Ambrose vs. Dolph Ziggler

SEScoops.com will have LIVE COVERAGE of Night of Champions this Sunday.

(Credit: F4WOnline.com)

Jim Ross Shoots On Death Of WCW & Paul Heyman; Wrestler Talks Olympics vs. WWE

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-The Sun Herald has a featured article up today about 19-year-old Zarina Yussof-Guy, a seven-time Australian 48 kg (105 lbs.) freestyle wrestling champion talking about the sport of wrestling being reinstated for the 2020 Olympic games in Tokyo, Japan. In the article, she talks about her decision not to pursue Olympic gold in favor of a pro wrestling career with WWE. You can check that out online at HeraldSun.com.

-WWE Hall Of Famer Jim Ross recently appeared on the Wrestle Talk TV Show, where he discussed, among other topics, his thoughts on the death of WCW and the Paul Heyman of today versus the Paul Heyman of the past. You can watch both of those videos below:

JR on the death of WCW:

http://youtu.be/SxZGgJvlRAY

JR on Paul Heyman past and present:

http://youtu.be/cPjL6-ENm68

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Tyson Kidd/Natalya Wedding On Total Divas, ESPN Magazine Covers Darren Young

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-This coming Sunday’s edition of Total Divas will finally feature the wedding of Tyson Kidd and Natalya that has been hyped up all season. Total Divas airs on the E! channel on Sunday night’s at 10:00PM Eastern Time.

-In the latest edition of ESPN Magazine, former WWE broadcaster Jonathan Coachman, who now works for ESPN, is featured in a brief story where he comments on WWE Superstar Darren Young coming out of the closet to TMZ prior to this year’s SummerSlam event. The Coach basically described it as no big deal and talked about how Pat Patterson, who is Vince McMahon’s right-hand-man, has been out for 40 years.

Huge *SPOILERS* For Season 2 Of WWE Total Divas — CLICK HERE!

Scott Hall Cuts Promo On Outsiders Reunion (Video), Adam Pearce Interview

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SESCOOPS.COM reader Mark Kruskol from MJK Public Relations sent along the following:

-Adam Pearce will be a guest on Busted Open Radio live this afternoon at 3:30 pm ET discuss the documentary DVD, “Seven Levels of Hate,” his TNA GutCheck and more.

Busted Open airs on Sirius 92, XM 208 and online on Sports Zone.

-Former WWE Superstar and nWo founding member Scott Hall will be appearing at the 20th anniversary event for Border City Wrestling on October 19th at St. Claire College in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Appearing alongside Hall is his Outsiders tag-team partner and fellow nWo founding member, Kevin Nash. Hall cut a promo on the upcoming event, which you can check out below:

Details On A Possible nWo Reunion At WrestleMania XXX — CLICK HERE!

Top Star Turning Babyface, Another Return Tonight On RAW, Sami Zayn

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– WWE is seriously considering turning Big E Langston babyface soon.

– With Goldust and Edge advertised for tonight’s WWE RAW, it’s rumored that Santino Marella will also be returning.

– NXT star Sami Zayn wrestled at another WWE live event on Sunday night from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Zayn teamed with Bo Dallas to defeat the Real Americans, Jack Swagger and Antonio Cesaro. Like the previous night, Zayn received loud “Ole!” chants from the crowd, a sign that the WWE Universe is well aware of his previous work as El Generico.

(Source: f4wonline.com)

Details On Upcoming !BANG! TV Charity Show For Interfaith Services Of Marion County

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SESCOOPS.COM reader Dory Funk Jr. sent along the following:

!BANG! TV Report – A CHARITY SHOW FOR INTERFAITH SERVICES OF MARION COUNTY
SEPTEMBER 20, 2013
“The Amazing Kong RETURNS”
At the Dory Funk Arena filmed live for !BANG! TV. www.dory-funk.com

Professional Wrestling comes to the !BANG! TV Sound Stage in Ocala, Florida Friday September 20th. Support Your Troops 96, “KONGFRONTATION” will feature a Last Woman Standing “Fatal 4-Way Championship Match with Amazing KONG, Hollywood Heather, Claudia “The Claw” Reiff (Champion) and Jessica “Power-House” Hill. Showtime is 7:00pm with doors opening at 6:15pm.

Proceeds from this event will go to Interfaith Emergency Services of Marion County. “God’s Hand Extended to Those in Need”

Also appearing on this charity event, Dory Funk Jr., Johnny Magnum, Hector “Taino” Alicea, Ryan “The Rogue” Passmore, Quinton “Drop-Back” Hitchcock, Bulldog Bryson Michaels, Shane Chung, Moose McNamara and a special appearance by Noah “Cracker Jack” Maycer.

Tickets to this charity event can be purchase online at http://www.dory-funk.com or you may call Funking Conservatory Wrestling 352-895-4658 – Tickets are also available at Interfaith Services of Marion County 629-8868.

This show is a charity event for Interfaith Services and it will benefit their food pantry. We are raising money and asking for food to be brought to the event to help replenish the food pantry for the hundreds of folks fed each day by Interfaith.

“Karla Grimsley (Interfaith Services) and George Albright (Marion County Tax Collector) are directing us all the way to help maximize our fund raising“ said Dory Funk Jr., owner of the FCW training center in Ocala, Florida.

Visit Dory Funk’s Website at http://www.dory-funk.com

Join Dory Funk and Marti on Twitter, Facebook and Youtube – http://www.dory-funk.com/bt-20.html

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Triple H Wishes Goldust Good Luck, Jericho Book Update, Keibler On TV

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– Former WWE Diva Stacy Keibler appeared on “Live With Kelly & Michael” this morning. We’ll have video up when it’s posted on Youtube. – Chris Jericho revealed on Twitter that he’s already 100,000 words into writing his third book. – Triple H is wishing Goldust good luck tonight in his match against WWE Champion Randy Orton, with Cody Rhodes’ job on the line. He tweeted:

“Good luck @DUSTIN_RHODES1 , everyone deserves a second chance. I’m sure it’ll all work out for the best. #RAW GOLDUST vs ORTON tonight”

Goldust replied, “Thanks old friend!” He also wrote:

“A lot on the line. No room for error. Time to rise up for my brother. #Focused ! Time to go to war with @RandyOrton . #FhodesDynasty @WWE”

Because Wrestling – Episode 113

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This week on Because Wrestling, we talk about Randy Savage’s possible induction

Update On Cody Rhodes’ Wedding, Cody & Goldust Hype Tonight’s RAW

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– Cody Rhodes and his brother Goldust tweeted the following messages hyping tonight’s RAW, where Goldust will challenge Randy Orton to get Cody’s job back for him:

Goldust: “Made it! In Toronto for the fight of my life! #ThisOneIs4Cody! Viper preparation complete! #antivenom @wwe #RAW”

Cody: “I in NO way asked @DUSTIN_RHODES1 to help me with my former employer, the conflict between @TripleH & the Rhodes family dates back to 1977, and it didn’t involve EITHER him or me. I love my flesh/blood Battle Born Brother. I will watch #RAW waving the “R” banner as he faces @RandyOrton and as for this fly-by-night @BradMaddoxIsWWE GOLDY always has his paint. We work for a living. #RhodesDynasty”

– Speaking of Cody, his wedding to former WWE Diva Eden Stiles (Brandi Reed) did not take place over the weekend, as JBL said it would last week on RAW. Cody will be off television for several weeks for the wedding and then presumably, their honeymoon.

* PHOTOS of CODY RHODES & His Soon-To-Be WIFE

Total Divas Social Media Score, Latest “After Total Divas” Video

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– Sunday’s episode of Total Divas on E! has a social media score of 43,107, according to Trendrr.tv. The show ranked fifth on cable for the night, behind Breaking Bad, Boardwalk Empire, Dexter and the Yankees vs. Red Sox MLB game.

– Here’s the latest “After Total Divas” video:

“Alicia Fox and Renee Young breakdown all the action from this weeks “Total Divas” episode 7.”

HBK Throwing First Pass At NFL Game, Fozzy Tour Begins This Week

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– WWE Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels (and his television co-host Keith Mark) will be throwing out the first pass at Sunday’s Kansas City Chiefs home opener at Arrowhead Stadium.

– Chris Jericho’s band FOZZY will be kicking off their “Sacrifice and Sin” tour this week, with the first show taking place in Patchogue, New York. For full tour information, visit FozzyRock.com.

Jim Ross Q&A: Why PPV’s Are On Sundays, Total Divas, Chair Shots

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WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross recently updated the Q&A section of his JRsBarBQ.com website. Here are some highlights of what he said about:

Reason why WWE PPV’s air on Sunday:

“I’d assume that there is research to indicate that Sunday is the best night for WWE PPV’s plus it is and has become a tradition that I don’t see changing. Plus, it works well with the cable and satellite operators which is critical.”

Total Divas:

“I’m a big fan of Total Divas. It’s nicely done. The away from the arena content is entertaining.”

Chair Shots to the Head:

“Chair shots to the head are a thing of the past one would hope. Really stupid to execute such in today’s concussed aware society. Chairs to the back are much less destructive and damaging over the long haul.”

* RANDY ORTON Dating TOTAL DIVAS Star (Photo)

Hulk Hogan Hangs With LeBron James At Dallas Cowboys Game (Picture)

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TNA star Hulk Hogan got some national media attention on Sunday night when he attended the NFL Dallas Cowboys season opener game against the New York Giants.

Hogan posed for pictures with Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and NBA champion LeBron James. Check out this photo of them together at the stadium:

“Jerry want HH and KingJames to wrestle in the stadium brother. HH”

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Hogan’s daughter, former TNA star Brooke Hogan, is engaged to Cowboys center Phil Costa.

WWE RAW Preview: Goldust vs. Orton, Edge & More

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Tonight’s episode of WWE RAW takes place from the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Canada.

With the NFL’s Monday Night Football returning to ESPN tonight, WWE has already announced several big items for RAW:

– WWE legend Goldust returns to action and attempts to win back his brother Cody’s job in a match against WWE Champion Randy Orton.

– WWE Hall of Famer Edge (Adam Copeland) also returns in his home town.

– The McMahon Family Power Trip will continue, with Triple H, Stephanie McMahon and company demonstrating their power at the expense of the WWE locker room.

– We’ll see the final hype for Sunday’s WWE Night of Champions pay-per-view, including the build to Daniel Bryan vs. Randy Orton and CM Punk vs. Curtis Axel & Paul Heyman.

Other talent advertised to appear include World Heavyweight champion Alberto Del Rio, Ryback, Dolph Ziggler, Rob Van Dam, The Shield, The Wyatt Family, FAndango, Mark Henry, Divas Champion AJ Lee, Kaitlyn & more.

The advertised dark match main event will see CM Punk vs. Curtis Axel & Paul Heyman in a handicap match.

Check back later tonight for complete results of WWE RAW!

Randy Orton Comments On Upcoming RAW Match Against Goldust

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As reported earlier this weekend, it was announced on the official Twitter account of Brad Maddox that on Monday’s RAW, in addition to the return of WWE Hall Of Famer Adam “Edge” Copeland, one of the main events will be current WWE Champion Randy Orton versus Dustin “Goldust” Rhodes in a match where if Goldust wins, and Cody Rhodes apologizes, Cody gets his job back with WWE.

The report was later additionally confirmed via a tweet on the official Twitter account of Goldust.

Since then, WWE Champion Randy Orton has chimed in on his official Twitter account, posting the following tweet:

“Cody’s big brother wants to come to the rescue, but after I beat @Dustin_rhodes1 aka Goldust on #Raw I’ll have Shattered any and all Dreams”

WWE RAW SPOILERS

Kurt Angle’s Return At Team 3D Event Canceled, Angle’s Wife Lashes Out

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As noted earlier this weekend, Kurt Angle was reportedly released from the rehabilitation facility where he was staying since checking himself in following yet another DUI arrest.

In the report, it was mentioned that Angle was included in the advertisements for an upcoming Team 3D Wrestling Academy event. Angle’s current wife, Giovanna Angle, took offense to these reports, for whatever reason, and tweeted the following on her official Twitter account:

“My husband is NOT going to the Team 3D Academy event! It has been canceled. You dirt sheets need to stop yapping about untrue stuff, jerks”

It should be noted that this particular website didn’t “yap” about anything, rather, merely reported that Angle was included in official advertisements for the event.

HUGE *SPOILER* On TNA’s Planned Storyline For Kurt Angle’s TV Return!

WWE House Show Results (9/8): Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

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The following are results from the WWE live event in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The event was held on Sunday, September 8, 2013.

-Dolph Ziggler wins a Battle Royal to earn a shot at Alberto Del Rio’s World Heavyweight Championship later in the evening. After the Battle Royal, Damien Sandow, who was in the Battle Royal, challenged Big E. Langston, who was also in the match. Langston accepted.

-Big E. Langston defeated Damien Sandow via Pinfall. The finish came when Langston hit his finishing move on Sandow for the 1-2-3.

-The Prime Time Players defeated 3MB. Heath Slater and Jinder Mahal worked the match for 3MB. Crowd was hot for the Prime Time Players. Was said to be a decent match.

-Naomi defeated AJ Lee in a Non-Title Match via Pinfall. AJ got a huge reaction from the fans in Hamilton.

-R-Truth defeated Fandango via Pinfall. This started off as a Dance Contest, via a fan-vote. Ultimately, Fandango attacked Truth while he was dancing, which set up the match, which Truth ended up winning.

-Bray Wyatt and Luke Harper defeated Brodus Clay and Tensai. Erick Rowan was at ringside for The Wyatt Family. The crowd was way into the Wyatt’s, but some of the younger fans, and surprisingly enough, some of the older fans, were also into Tons Of Funk.

-Ryback defeated Xavier Woods via Pinfall. Both guys were in the Battle Royal at the top of the show tonight. Ryback picked up the pin here with his finisher.

-Dolph Ziggler defeated Alberto Del Rio via Disqualification. Before the match, Del Rio tore up a kid’s sign at ringside. Later on, Ziggler gave the same kid his t-shirt, as well as Del Rio’s shirt. During the match, Del Rio shoved the referee and then applied the Cross Armbreaker on Ziggler. It looked as if Ziggler submitted and Del Rio celebrated like he won. However, the referee ended up disqualifying Del Rio for shoving him. Ziggler eventually recovered and hit the Zig Zag on Del Rio on a chair. This was said to be the best match on the show by far.

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John Cena’s Injury Leads To WWE Canceling Upcoming Overseas Tour

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According to WWE’s site in Spain, the company has canceled their scheduled live events in Barcelona on November 7th and in Madrid on November 8th. The reason the tour was canceled, according to the article, is because of John Cena’s injury.

The following is the article roughly translated from Spanish to English:

The WWE suspends tour Spain

WWE Live not visit Spain in November after discontinuing existing appointments for Barcelona on Thursday, November 7 and Madrid on Friday, 8.

WWE fans will not see the best Pressing Catch this year in Spain, as the WWE Live Tour visotará not our country.

John Cena’s injury , which will be out for the next four to six months has been key to cancel the tour.

Check out the original article online at WWE.es.

REPORT: Cena’s Injury Worse Than Expected, To Miss ANOTHER 2-4 Months? […]

John Cena Talks Total Divas, Pro Wrestling Reaction To Wrestling Back In Olympics

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-Newsday has an article up on their website today about the reaction from the pro wrestling community to the news that the International Olympic Committee reinstated wrestling into the 2020 olympic games. You can check that out online at Newsday.com.

-WWE Superstar John Cena recently chimed in on Twitter with the following tweet regarding tonight’s edition of Total Divas on E!:

So I’m told 2nite on #totaldivas @nicoleandbri gets injured. @NFL @ESPN @ENews @SportsCenter @WWEUniverse DAMN! She IS my #fantasy team!

REPORT: Cena’s Arm Worse Than Expected, To Miss ANOTHER 2-4 Months? [READ >>]

Batista’s Movie Wins Weekend At Box Office, Monkeith Brown/WWE Coverage, Birthdays

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-The film “Riddick,” which stars Vin Diesel and features former WWE Superstar Batista, is expected to finish at number one for this weekend at the box office. The movie drew an estimated $18.67 million in gross for their opening weekened.

-Former WWE and WCW Superstar Raven celebrates his 49th birthday today. Raven was born on September 8, 1964.

-Also celebrating a birthday today is former WCW wrestler Lodi, who turns 43.

-Add Philly.com to the list of mainstream outlets covering football player Monkeith Brown’s decision to accept a developmental deal with WWE as opposed to pursuing his football career. You can read that story online at Philly.com.

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