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WWE SmackDown Preview For Friday

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The following is a spoiler-free preview for Friday’s WWE SmackDown:

* World Heavyweight champion Dolph Ziggler vs. Chris Jericho.

* Triple H addresses his Wrestlemania win.

* Randy Orton & Sheamus vs. Big Show.

* United States champ Antonio Cesaro vs. Kofi Kingston.

* Tag Team champs Team Hell No vs. Primetime Players.

* Intercontinental champ Wade Barrett vs. Santino Marella.

* The Bellas & Tamina vs. WWE Divas champion Kaitlyn & Naomi & Cameron.

Plus, there will be appearances from Vince McMahon, Fandango, The Shield, 3MB, Jack Swagger and Alberto Del Rio.

* MAJOR Update On THE ROCK’s Injury & His Uncertain Future With WWE

WWE Main Event Preview, Saturday Morning Slam Matches Taped & More

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– Justin Gabriel defeated Curt Hawkins in the dark match that took place before Tuesday night’s WWE TV tapings from Boston, Massachusetts.

– WWE taped the following matches on Tuesday night for an upcoming episode of WWE Saturday Morning Slam:

  • The Great Khali, Natalya and Hornswoggle vs. Epico, Primo and Rosa Mendes
  • The Usos vs. Team Rhodes Scholars

– The following matches were taped for Wednesday’s Main Event:

  • Tensai, Brodus Clay and Kofi Kingston vs. The Shield
  • Zack Ryder vs. Big E Langston
  • Yoshi Tatsu vs. Jack Swagger

Triple H Explains What Was On Him During His WrestleMania 29 Entrance

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https://twitter.com/TripleH/statuses/321767376171446274

*Spoilers* WWE SmackDown Tapings Results For Friday

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WWE taped this week’s WWE Smackdown Tuesday night from the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. Below are full results including live news and notes:

The crowd seems to be slightly different from Monday night’s Raw. A Fandango theme song chant was a fail early on.

Lots of Ric Flair “Wooos” are warming up the crowd.

A recap of WrestleMania is shown, and there are a lot of boos for Cena.

Dark Match:

* Justin Gabriel defeated Curt Hawkins with the 450 splash.

WWE SmackDown

A highlight video of Triple H getting medical attention after WrestleMania was shown right before SmackDown started. They showed a graphic that he will be here tonight, making the crowd go nuts.

The show starts with Big E Langston doing his best Ricardo Rodriguez impersonation. He introduces the new World Heavyweight Champion, Dolph Ziggler, who makes his way to the ring with AJ Lee and to a huge pop. Ziggler cuts a promo and is doing his best to be a heel.

Jack Swagger and Zeb Colter interrupt Ziggler. Zeb says that Swagger wants a title shot. They leave and Ziggler continues acting cocky when Alberto Del Rio comes out limping wanting a title shot too.

Chris Jericho then comes out. The crowd is starting to turn on Ziggler. Jericho tells Ziggler that his first opponent World Heavyweight Champion is Chris Jericho and that match is tonight.

* Team Hell No defeated The Prime Time Players pretty easily in a short match. Daniel Bryan won the match for his team with the No Lock. After the match, The Shield come on the screen and cut a promo saying that they won’t back down again and that they can strike at any time.

* WWE Intercontinental Champion Wade Barrett defeated Santino Marella. Santino got a little offense in this match and countered the Bullhammer to hit his Santino splash. Barrett quickly capitalized to hit the Bullhammer for the victory.

Backstage segment with Sheamus, Booker T, Teddy Long and Randy Orton. Booker T announced a handicap match with Sheamus and Randy Orton facing The Big Show tonight.

* The Bella Twins and Tamina Snuka defeated The Funkadactyls and WWE Divas Champion Kaitlyn.

There have been lots of failed attempts for chants of Fandango’s theme song from the crowd. Seems like the crowd isn’t like the crowd from Monday’s Raw.

Triple H comes out and makes his way to the ring. He talks about his war at WrestleMania with Brock Lesnar. 3MB then come out and interrupt him trying to steal The Game’s thunder. The Shield’s music hits and 3MB try to go after Triple H. The Shield takes out 3MB and they circle around Triple H. Kane’s music hits and Team Hell No make their way out and the Shield retreats. Triple H then hit a pedigree on Heath Slater and clears 3MB from the ring with Kane and Daniel Bryan.

Team Hell No go to hug Triple H. The Game doesn’t want to hug Bryan but would hug Kane. Triple H tells Bryan to eat a piece of meat instead of vegetables because he is edgy. He says he has no problem hugging Kane and that he gets along with Kane. He brings up their weird history and Katie Vick and says they were young and needed money.

Vince McMahon then comes out and HHH says if anyone needs a hug, it’s Vince. Vince then leaves after teasing going through with it.

Bryan quickly apologizes and tells him to hug Kane. Triple H jokes that he wished the Shield come back out and finish him off. Triple H then hugged Kane and Bryan joined in. Triple H said that he felt violated. Crowd loved this segment, lots of laughs during it.

* Randy Orton makes his way to the ring and has his ribs tapped up to sell the Big Show’s attack on RAW. Sheamus came out next, followed by The Big Show. Orton starts the match with some punches, before Big Show hit a side walk slam. Show works on Orton’s ribs. Small “RVD” chants started through the crowd. Show fails to splash Orton off the top rope and Orton tags Sheamus in, who begins to unload his offense until Show countered with a spear. Show went after Orton, who hit an RKO out of nowhere. Sheamus followed up with a Brogue kick on Show, which knocked him out of the ring. Show then simply walked to the back and got counted out.

* US Champion Antonio Cesaro vs. Kofi Kingston in a non-title match. Back and forth match. Kofi hits Trouble in Paradise to beat Cesaro.

Fandango comes out with half of the crowd singing his theme music.

* World champion Dolph Ziggler defeated Chris Jericho after Fandango & Big E. Langston got involved.

*Spoilers* WWE Main Event Tapings Results

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Thanks to Will Mac for sending in the following results from Boston, Massachusetts:

1. The Shield defeated Kofi Kingston and Tons of Funk. The Shield picked up the victory, pinning Kofi Kingston. After the match, The Shield Triple Powerbomb Brodus and Sweet T. The heels stand tall.

-Backstage, Big E Langston is interviewed. He cuts a promo and has a match next against Zack Ryder.

2. Big E Langston defeated Zack Ryder in a quick match. Langston worked over a quick offensive attack from Ryder and finished him off with his finisher.

3. Jack Swagger defeated Yoshi Tatsu. Before the match, Zeb Colter came out and bashed Boston. The match was extremely basic with Swagger dominating Tatsu and making him tap to the Patriot Act.

*Spoilers* WWE Saturday Morning Slam Matches Taped

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Thanks to Will Mac for the following results from Boston, Massachuttes:

1. The Great Khali, Hornswoggle, and Natalya defeated Primo, Epico, and Rosa Mendez. Khali hit the chop, Hornswoggle hit his Tadpole Splash, and the faces pick up the victory with a dance afterwards.

2. The Uso’s defeated Rhodes Scholars in an entertaining match. Uso’s picked up the victory when they surprised Sandow with a rollup. Sandow was shocked and flipped out afterwards.

Updated On Velvet Sky’s Knee Injury

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TNA Knockouts Champion Velvet Sky provided an update on Tuesday regarding her recent knee injury. She tweeted:

TNA Knockouts Champion Velvet Sky provided an update on Tuesday regarding her recent knee injury. She tweeted:

“Dr.’s diagnosis: my kneecap popped out & popped back in. Significant swelling & fluid in the joint. MRI shows no tears or serious damage.”

 

“Thanks to all my #PigeonArmy peeps for ur well wishes. I’m a toughie and am healing well. Love u guys.”

Sky noted last week that she does not expect to miss ring time.

The injury took place at the March 28th Impact Wrestling taping from Jonesboro, Arkansas, which aired last Thursday night.  Sky was teaming with Taryn Terrell against Gail Kim and Tara. Sky grabbed her left knee during the match and was checked out by doctors after the match.

RAW Viewership Data, RAW Social Media Score Up 70%

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– Monday’s WWE RAW scored a Trendrr.tv social media score of 518,787, up a sharp 70 percent from last week. Raw ranked #1 on cable TV Monday night, but was crushed by the NCAA college basketball championship game on CBS, which had a social media score of over 2 million.

– TVByTheNumbers reports that Monday’s post-WrestleMania 29 edition of WWE RAW drew only 4.61 million viewers. This was up around 300,000 from last week, but probably not the strong showing WWE was hoping for. Here are the hourly numbers:

  • Hour 1: 4,490,000
  • Hour 2: 4,780,000
  • Hour 3: 4,560,000

More Superstars Congratulate Dolph Ziggler For His Title Win

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John Cena, AJ Lee, Edge, X-Pac and Dolph Ziggler’s ex-girlfriend, comedienne Amy Schumer are among the many people congratulating new World Heavyweight champion for his big win on RAW. Here are some of their tweets:

John Cena: “No problem Champ! Congrats RT @HEELZiggler: “@JohnCena: Read all about it… The Champ returns to Boston’s @tdgarden tonight for SmackDown!” – @BostonGlobe”
-thanks for the plug, bro”

AJ Lee: “Congratulations to my baby Ziggy @HEELZiggler . No one works harder or deserves it more. No one. I’m so happy right now.”

Big E Langston: “Congratulations to the new World Heavyweight Champion @HEELZiggler. Best tag team partner/double dutcher/lasagna chef I’ve ever known.”

Amy Schumer: “Um, @HEELZiggler i feel like we should get back together”

Edge: “Proud of my boy @HEELZiggler finally where he belongs. So deserving. Hard work pays off”

X-Pac: “@HEELZiggler I couldn’t be happier for you. You deserve last night & much more. I’m not ashamed to say I marked out for that.”

Curt Hawkins: “I hope all the guys on the @WWE roster see @HEELZiggler as a true inspiration. Because I certainly do.”

Beth Phoenix: “Congrats to @HEELZiggler on his well deserved championship win! Looong overdue!”

Michael McGuillicutty “If seeing @HEELZiggler win the World Heavyweight Championship didnt give u goosebumps, something is wrong with u… What its all about! #WWE”

Carlito: “After carrying around the MITB briefcase for 8 years, he finally cashed it in to become WHC! Congrats Dolph Ziggler!”

Scott Hall Comments On This Morning’s Hip Surgery

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As noted earlier, Scott Hall underwent hip surgery this morning. Diamond Dallas Page tweeted the following update:

Scott then followed up with the following:

https://twitter.com/scotthallnwo/status/321693528587636736

https://twitter.com/scotthallnwo/status/321714934054539264

Vince’s Reaction To Rowdy RAW Crowd, More On Dolph Ziggler’s Title Win

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– Vince McMahon enjoyed the rowdy crowd at RAW, even though they buried several matches and did their own thing for most of the night. It was understood at RAW that the post-WrestleMania show is comprised of die hard fans, many of whom travel from around the world to be in town that weekend.

– As you can imagine, the majority of the WWE locker room was very happy for Dolph Ziggler after his big World Heavyweight title win on RAW. Ziggler is seen as one of the real workhorses on the roster and has been working very hard to reach the main event level.

WWE.com has an article up looking at the rowdy crowd from Monday’s WWE RAW, questioning if it was the best crowd in WWE history. The article said that the reaction to Ziggler’s World Heavyweight title win was deafening and that it “was a true star-making moment for WWE’s newest champion.”

(Partial source: Pwinsider.com)

Ziggler Comments On Title Win, RAW Backstage Fallout, PPV Pre/Post Shows

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– The pre-game and post-game show that we saw at WrestleMania featuring Jim Ross, Dusty Rhodes, Scott Sanford and Kofi Kingston will be a part of all WWE pay-per-views moving forward, according to f4wonline.com. No word on whether the hosts will stay the same, but expect to see the “analysts desk” format again.

– Following his World Heavyweight title win on RAW, Dolph Ziggler was interviewed by Matt Striker for the WWE App. App. Ziggler entered the backstage area to a round of applause, which he soaked in. Ziggler said his title win was a long time coming and proves that he can back up every word he says.

– Here’s the latest Backstage Fallout video from Monday’s RAW:

In the Raw edition of “Backstage Fallout,” Chris Jericho challenges Fandango to follow up on his WrestleMania win. Plus, Intercontinental Champion Wade Barrett sets things right.

John Cena Worked WrestleMania Injured, Comments On Undertaker’s Status For WM30

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WWE Champion John Cena spoke to HollywoodLife.com on Mondayand revealed that he worked WrestleMania 29 with a broken thumb and food poisoning.

Cena also appeared on The Crossover yesterday and said his favorite WrestleMania match other that his own was The Undertaker vs. CM Punk. “I thought it was great,” he said. “I just didn’t want it to end.” When asked if that could have been The Undertaker’s final match, Cena said, “I think he is going to show up for Wrestlemania next year.”

Lesnar Knocked Out At WrestleMania, More On Punk’s Injuries & More

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– On Monday’s RAW, Big E Langston accidentally knocked into AJ Lee while stretching before his match against Daniel Bryan. AJ Lee tweeted about the incident:

– Brock Lesnar was knocked out at WrestleMania after a knee from Triple H about five minutes into their 29 match. Lesnar was “out on his feet” and there is speculation that Lesnar suffered a concussion.

– CM Punk underwent x-rays on Sunday night on his leg, which he may have injured in the top rope elbow table spot during his match with The Undertaker at WrestleMania. Punk reportedly will be undergoing an MRI this week, but will be at RAW next week.

(Partial Source: f4wonline.com)

Extreme Rules Matches, John Cena Inviting Celebrities To SmackDown

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– John Cena has been inviting many famous Boston natives to tonight’s SmackDown tapings, including players from the Boston Red Sox and actors Mark Wahlberg and Ben Affleck may be there.

– Speaking of Cena, it’s expected that he will defend the WWE Championship against Ryback at Extreme Rules on May 19th. We first heard about this over the weekend and based on what we saw on RAW, it’s clear that’s the direction WWE is heading in.

– At point, there was talk of Alberto Del Rio wrestling Jack Swagger at Extreme Rules in a submission match. Word from RAW is that the feud is over.

(Partial Source: f4wonline.com)

Video Of Dolph Ziggler’s World Heavyweight Title Win & Reactions

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On Monday’s RAW, Dolph Ziggler finally cashed in his Money in the Bank briefcase and defeated Alberto Del Rio to become the new World Heavyweight champion. Here are some reactions from various WWE personalities, including the champ himself:

https://twitter.com/heelziggler/status/321490975455334400

https://twitter.com/WWEZeb/status/321436006895198208

Rey Mysterio & Sin Cara Notes, WWE Doesn’t Win Shorty Awards & More

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– Rey Mysterio was not in attendance for last night’s RAW from East Rutherford, New Jersey. He tweeted that he flew back home to San Diego on Monday afternoon.

– Sin Cara is scheduled for tonight’s SmackDown tapings from Boston.

– The Shorty Awards took place on Monday night, which recognize excellence in social media. WWE was nominated in six categories but surprisingly did not win any awards.

Update On Triple H’s Hand & Arm Injury, Barrett Reacts To Title Win & More

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– The WrestleMania 29 DVD and Blu-ray will be released in the United States on May 14th, Australia on May 14th, Canada on May 21st and Europe on June 10th.

– Wade Barrett tweeted the following on Monday night after regaining the Intercontinental championship from The Miz on RAW:

– Triple H tweeted this photo of his hand bandaged hand:

Why Punk Wasn’t At RAW, The Rock #1 Contender To Cena & More

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– CM Punk was kept off of Monday’s RAW to sell the effects of his match against The Undertaker. Paul Heyman announced on the show that Punk will be back next week.

– After losing the WWE Championship to John Cena at WrestleMania 29, it was stated on RAW that The Rock is the #1 contender by way of his rematch clause.

– On Monday’s RAW, Kane and Daniel Bryan saved The Undertaker from almost receiving a 3-on-1 beatdown at the hands of The Shield. The babyfaces chased the heels off and got a big reaction from the rowdy New Jersey crowd. When RAW went to commercial break, the 3 men exited up the ramp together, stopped on the stage, and all did Undertaker’s signature fist raise together.

Because Wrestling – Episode 94

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This week on Because Wrestling, Steph and Ant are away, so we welcome back Ali to the show as we talk – at great length – about WrestleMania 29 and how well our predictions fared!

If you’re giving us another shot after last week, thank you! We think you’ll like this episode a bit more.

Download Episode 94 of the Because Wrestling Podcast HERE

Follow the show on Twitter @BecuzWrestling for weekly Raw tweet-ups and on Facebook.

Backstage Chaos At RAW: The Rock Flies Home, Major Angle Scrapped

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There is said to be absolute chaos backstage at the IZOD Center in East Rutherford, New Jersey, site of tonight’s RAW.

Former WWE Champion The Rock, who was scheduled to open the show and take part in a huge angle, reportedly flew home to Los Angeles this morning and will not be at the show. This is not part of a storyline – and WWE sources indicate that Rock’s departure caught the company completely off guard.

The original plan was for The Rock to cut a promo about WrestleMania 29, only to be interrupted by Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman. Lesnar was going to attack The Rock and plant the seeds for a rumored WrestleMania 30 main event between the two.

Vince McMahon and WWE writers and producers are busy re-writing the show.

There is reportedly another major angle planned for tonight to set up John Cena’s next title defense at Extreme Rules.

(Sources: f4wonline.com, pwinsider.com)

Pictures – John Cena’s New WWE Title Plates in Place

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Shortly after defeating Dwayne The Rock Johnson at WWE WrestleMania, John Cena had his WWE Title customized with his own unique plates, replacing Rock’s “Brahma Bull.”

Maria Menounos Addresses The Negative Reaction She Got At The WWE HOF Ceremony

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Television personality Maria Menounos issued the following open letter regarding the negative crowd reaction she got while introducing Bob Backlund at the WWE Hall of Fame ceremony, as well as her full speech:

Dear fellow WWE fans and members of the wrestling press,

As you know, I had the honor of inducting my friend, Bob Backlund, into the WWE Hall of Fame. The fans were a little rough as another inductee and friend, Donald Trump, would likewise experience. It’s understandable as we are not pro wrestlers and the honesty of the WWE fans is what makes it fun. However, I did the speech mainly to tell the world all the amazing things about Bob and I fear some of those things were not heard.

Below is my speech. I’m hoping you’ll print it for a good friend, a great champion and one of the most incredible human beings I know.

Thanks and God Bless,
Maria Menounos

To induct anyone into the WWE Hall of Fame puts you in the company of the greatest artists, athletes and performers in the entire world. I CHALLENGE ANYONE who disagrees to show me another kind of entertainer who can recite monologues, in character, without the use of teleprompters and before world audiences, performing improv drama and comedy while flying through the air and taking bumps, 300 nights a year.

But for me tonight is even more special for I am not just inducting anyone into the WWE Hall of Fame. I’m inducting someone who encapsulates the word champion. Someone whom I’m a great fan of…Someone whom is my friend.

Growing up Greek and not speaking English, wrestling was one of the few things on TV I’d watch and be able to understand. I was five when Bob Backlund lost his title to the Sheik. I was fourteen when “Mr. Backlund” returned. I was eighteen when I met Bob in person and I remember being in awe. It was on the set of my first movie and Bob was literally the most positive and striking force I have ever encountered. He was funny when we needed laughter – the man has an incredible and underrated sense of comedic timing – strong when we needed support and sensitive when we needed a friend.

While Working on Bob’s congressional campaign, a story came up about the Iron Shiek and his Persian Clubs. the Iron Shiek apparently had an exercise where he would swing these heavy wooden “Persian Clubs”behind his back. He had toured the nation’s gyms with the clubs and, apparently, no other strong man in the country could perform the exercise, nor could anyone on the WWF roster – except Bob, who did it….on his FIRST TRY. When I asked Bob how, he told me ‘when you believe you can do something…you can.’ The very next day, bob said he was going to perform an exercise of his own-the harvard step test in front of city hall on his election day. Twenty years earlier bob set a personal record doing the step test for two straight hours. The goal was to match that. we all thought he was crazy as he was well into his 50’s by that time. Bob was not able to match that record. He made a new one. It wasn’t 3 hours. It wasn’t four hours. He did his harvard step test for 8 hours straight!!! Once again reminding us all, if you believe you can do something, you can.

Speaking of Hollywood, one of the first days I was hosting the Today Show, John Cena and Vince McMahon happened to be guests. Of course, I’m huge fans of theirs, too, but I couldn’t help but threaten John that Bob would one day come back to put him in the chicken wing! They both had great things to say about Bob but I’m sure they thought I was a little nuts, as people have thought Bob was a little nuts. But along with everything else Bob taught me, its okay to be a little nuts.

I’m sure people thought Bob was more than a little nuts, when after an unprecedented 5 year run with the title, he refused to turn heel. He
believed it would let down his fans which included many troubled youth who had looked up to him and in those days, it would have. In so doing he surrendered millions of dollars from the new age of rock and wrestling as well as the career he loved most.

Not only did Bob Backlund hold the title for almost 6 consecutive years – he did something perhaps even greater when he came back a
decade later. He completely reinvented himself and his character. When you think of performers who’ve been able to successfully reinvent
their characters , even in Hollywood, few names come to mind. Bob not only created an entire new persona he also went on to become wrestling’s number one heel and regained his title in one of the most successful comebacks in sports entertainment history.

But most people know that. Like the greatest champions Bob Backlund carries himself with humility – which is why many of the facts I’m about to reveal are not known.

In a Pennsylvania match against Hulk Hogan, whom he pinned on several occasions, Bob Backlund picked Hulk up over his head with one arm.
It’s a feat Hulk, and his own late father, often reflected on in astonishment.

Bob Backlund has only been to the doctor twice since 1973

Bob Backlund has never done a drug. As he says and I quote “I wouldn’t know what to do with them.”

Bob Backlund, within a three month span, won the NCAA wrestling championship and the National college football championship. He is
perhaps the only man in history to hold that distinction.

In that championship football game, Bob Backlund recorded 22 tackles and 2 fumble recoveries. To give perspective, a team averages about 65 plays in an entire game.

Bob Backlund was a top shoot fighter if not THE top shoot fighter in the world of professional wrestling.

Bob Backlund intentionally NEVER squashed his opponents as he believed it would harm their future earnings.

Bob Backlund is in better condition than 99% of men…a third his age.

Bob Backlund has a diverse portfolio of stocks and real estate and has NEVER IN HIS LIFE PAID A DIME OF INTEREST!

Bob Backlund has a beautiful wife and daughter

And at the end of the day, Bob Backlund justs want to help others in need

Bob Backlund is simply one of, if not, THE greatest personal success stories for wrestlers, fans and people in general.

I know it wasn’t always easy in your career, Bob. But, in the face of shortcomings and disappointments, you never gave up or succumbed like so many of us understandably would. Instead, you continued working out, educating yourself and, always, helping others and donating your time to charity. Through it all you kept your faith and your resolve and here you are on the greatest stage being honored by your greatest peers. I’m excited for tonight, your book being published and all the amazing things you remain to accomplish in your journey. And, I believe there’s one more WWE run in that journey for you Bob, because ‘When u believe you can do something, you can.’

Some know you as Bob Backlund. Others as Mr. Backlund. I just know you as my champion, my hero and my friend. Thank you to the WWE Universe for allowing me to welcome to the stage, Mr. Bob Backlund!

CM Punk Banged Up At WrestleMania, Time Constraint Issues, Talent Upset & More

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– CM Punk banged up his knee last night during the spot where he dove off the top rope onto the Undertaker, who was laying on the announcers table. People backstage were amazed that Punk didn’t slow down his pace because he was in a lot of pain backstage afterwards. Punk is rumored to be taking some much-deserved time off in the coming weeks.

– Several of WWE’s mid-card talents were not in great spirits on WrestleMania because they were not booked on the show.

– WWE’s decision to eliminate the 8-person mixed tag team match from the WrestleMania card was made before the show went on the air.

– A few minutes were cut from the Alberto Del Rio vs. Jack Swagger match at WrestleMania due to time constraints.

– The reason there were no fireworks to open WrestleMania 29 was due to the sun still being out. Additionally, there was some concern that the fireworks would overshadow the Hurricane Sandy video with Governor Chris Christie.

* News On JOHN CENA’s Next Feud & Several Top Superstars Taking Time Off

(Source: PWInsider.com)

Mark Henry Not Done With Ryback, WM29 Winners Speak To WWE.com

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WWE.com spoke to many of the Superstars who competed at Sunday’s WrestleMania 29 pay-per-view shortly after their matches. Here are some highlights of what they said:

– World Heavyweight champion Alberto Del Rio said his match against Jack Swagger was the hardest match of his career. Zeb Colter said he and Jack Swagger are not finished with Del Rio. Del Rio and Swagger are rumored to be facing each other again at Extreme Rules in a submission match.

– Following his impressive win over Ryback. Mark Henry says he has a lot more respect for him after taking the Shellshocked. That said – “somebody’s going to get their ass kicked” and he has more to feed Ryback.

– Fandango did not have much to say after his WWE debut win over Chris Jericho, but wrote “10? on a piece of paper and said that’s how he’s feeling right now.

– New Intercontinental Champion The Miz was greeted by members of the New Jersey National Guard after returning backstage and dedicated his win to his awesome “Mizfits.”

– The Shield posted a handheld video after their win over Randy Orton, Sheamus and Big Show, saying that justice was served.