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Tonight’s WWE TV Tapings, RAW Coming To Brooklyn, New WWE Licenses

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– WWE will be taping this week’s Smackdown and Main Event shows tonight in Raleigh, North Carolina. The Main Event will feature Randy Orton vs. Antonio Cesaro, while Smackdown will see Chris Jericho hosting the Highlight Reel with his special guest, Ryback.

– During Monday’s RAW, commercials aired in the New York Area that WWE RAW will be held from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York for the first time ever on July 15th.

– WWE signed two new licensing deals last week. The first is with Funko, which will see a new WWE line of their Pop! Vinyl collectible figures and 3D board games. They other is with Cardinal Games, which will be for WWE-branded puzzles, trivia, and card games. The new products are expected to be released in late summer/early fall.

* Hilarious Video: DAMIEN SANDOW Sings Randy Orton’s Theme Song

(Partial Source: PWInsider.com)

Ratings For Last Week’s Impact Wrestling SmackDown & Shows

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– Last Thursday’s TNA Impact Wrestling show drew a 0.94 rating and averaged 1.104 million viewers, down from 0.99 and 1.226 million viewers the prior week. This was the lowest viewership for Impact all year.

– Friday’s WWE Smackdown show drew a 1.82 rating with 2.471 million viewers, down from a 1.96 rating and 2.751 million viewers the prior week. This ties the second lowest rating for SmackDown of 2013. The NBA playoffs led the night with roughly four million viewers.

Jerry Lawler Returning To The Ring, What Happened After Monday’s RAW

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– After Monday’s WWE RAW went off the air, WWE Champion John Cena teamed up with tag team champions Team Hell No against The Shield. The Shield dominated early. At one point, Seth Rollins came in with a stel chair as Cena was about to win the match. The Sheild tried to triple power bomb Cena, but Daniel Bryan came back into the ring with a chair to run The Shield off. (Thanks to Jeff Burke).

– WWE Hall of Famer Jerry “The King” Lawler is returning to the ring for the first time since suffering a heart attack live on Monday Night RAW last year. Lawler is scheduled to team with former NWA World champion Dory Funk Jr. on May 25th in Ocala, Florida for Funk’s !Bang! promotion.

* ROMAN REIGNS Undergoes 17 HOURS Of Tattoo Work – BEFORE & AFTER Photos

Orton vs. Cesaro On Main Event, Match Added To Extreme Rules & More

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– Ryback will be Chris Jericho’s special guest on the Highlight Reel this Friday on SmackDown.

– Randy Orton vs Antonio Cesaro will take place on Wednesday’s Main Event.

– Sheamus vs. Mark Henry was announced on Monday’s RAW for Extreme Rules.

Updated Card For WWE Extreme Rules

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It was announced on Monday’s WWE RAW that John Cena’s WWE Championship defense against Extreme Rules will be a Last Man Standing match. Later in the show, Mark Henry vs. Sheamus was also added to the the show. With that match set – here’s the updated card:

Last Man Standing for the WWE Championship
John Cena (c) vs. Ryback

Ladder Match for the World Heavyweight Championship:
Dolph Ziggler (c) vs. Jack Swagger vs. Alberto Del Rio

Steel Cage Match:
Triple H vs. Brock Lesnar

Mark Henry vs. Sheamus

WWE Extreme Rules takes place on Sunday, May 19th from the Scotttrade Center in St. Louis, Missouri.

*Spoilers* WWE Superstars Tapings Results From Roanoke, Virginia

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WWE taped the following matches on Monday night from the Roanoke Civic Center in Roanoke, Virginia. Big props to SEScoops.com reader Jeff Burke (@Burke87) for these results:

– Ted Dibiase defeated Michael McGillicutty. Pretty back and forth match, DiBiase got the win after hitting Dream Street.

– Cody Rhodes defeated Justin Gabriel. Rhodes hit his Cross Rhodes finisher for the win.

Stephanie Calls Paul & Lesnar Cowards, Hogan Comments On Jake Roberts’ Progress

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– In response to Paul Heyman and Brock Lesnar making a surprise appearance at WWE Headquarters earlier today (and Lesnar destroying Triple H’s office) – Stephane McMahon tweeted the following on Monday afternoon:

Photos: Brock Lesnar & Paul Heyman Terrorize WWE Headquarters

– Jake Roberts re-tweeted the following message from Hulk Hogan today:

Speaking of Jake, he tweeted Triple H today saying that he’ll be watching RAW tonight and thanked WWE for supporting him over the years:

Photos: Triple H & Stephanie Attend Mayweather Fight

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Triple H and Stephanie McMahon attended Saturday night’s Floyd Mayweather vs. Robert Guerrero boxing fight in Las Vegas.

Brock Lesnar Destroys Triple H’s Office At WWE HQ

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[heyman2extreme]Paul Heyman & Brock Lesnar made a “surprise” appearance at WWE Headquarters this morning – and destroyed the office of Triple H.

WWE.com has a storyline-driven article up featuring comments from WWE employees talking about Heyman & Lesnar’s apperance. “Superstars are here pretty regularly, but this was something different,” said one employee. “You could tell they were here on a mission.”

“I’ve never seen anything like it here,” another employee said. “This isn’t supposed to happen in an office.”

Heyman tweeted that footage of the incident will be shown tonight on Monday Night RAW.

WWE’s YouTube Channel Might Soon Require A Paid Subscription (Updated)

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The Financial Times reports that Google is set to unveil a YouTube subscription service as early as this week.

As many as 50 of YouTube’s most popular channels will soon carry a subscription fee starting at around $1.99 per month.

“We’re looking into creating a subscription platform that could bring even more great content to YouTube for our users to enjoy and provide our partners with another vehicle to generate revenue from their content, beyond the rental and ad-supported models we offer,” a YouTube spokesperson said in a statement.

Update: PCMag.com is reporting that WWE would be among the initial channels. However, we heard from WWE, and they said PCMag’s report is incorrect and “WWEFannation” is not yet confirmed as one of the channels that will become a subscription channel.

Undertaker Undergoing More Surgeries & The Latest On His WM30 Status

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[taker21shirt]The Undertaker’s recent match against Dean Ambrose on SmackDown will be his last for a while, because the Dead Man is set to undergo surgeries on his right shoulder and his left hip. According to a report by WrestleZone.com, the Dead Man reportedly told WWE Chairman Vince McMahon that despite the procedures, he will in fact be wrestling at WrestleMania XXX – and already has a few potential opponents in mind.

“Taker would like to work with either John Cena or Brock Lesnar,” a writing team member told Wrestlezone.

 

“Taker also has some ideas regarding The Shield. The whole scenario on Smackdown played out great, and Taker sees big money in those three.”

Overall – The Undertaker came out of his recent matches in much better shape than he has in the past few years. Heading into WrestleMania 29, he was rested up and had changed up his diet and exercise routines. He also worked a smarter match with CM Punk – taking far fewer hard bumps than he did in his previous WrestleMania matches against Triple H.

Jim Ross Blog: Tim Tebow Working With WWE, Triple H vs. Lesnar & More

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WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross is back with another blog update from JRsBarBQ.com. Here are some highlights of what he wrote about:

Lesnar vs. Triple H At Extreme Rules: From the feedback that we are getting here on this site and via Twitter @JRsBBQ, it seems that more fans are most interested in @TripleH vs. @BrockLesnar inside the steel cage match than any other bout on the card. BTW…this is a very unscientific assumption. The ‘rubber match’ between the two, physical individuals is intriguing and tonight should be a pivotal in the build to that major issue on WWE’s next pay per view.

NXT Star Enzo Amore: Keep an eye on Enzo Amore in NXT as he made a great, first impression on yours truly last Thursday night at the NXT taping at Full Sail. Significant, verbal upside. Not that familiar with his in ring work yet.

More On Tim Tebow In WWE: My idea that Tim Tebow might find success in WWE apparently struck a chord with some media types. It’s not the worst idea I’ve ever spewed. Tebow is young, 25, big and athletic, enjoys working with charitable organizations ala Make a Wish Foundation, etc and is coachable. Tim could be a positive role model in the ring and touch lives around the world via the WWE’s global footprint. (Of course, being a positive role model in the ring in today’s world often times means getting booed out of the building.)

Is Tebow to WWE a long shot? Absolutely. I doubt, but don’t know, that it’s ever been seriously discussed within the WWE. But it’s certainly an intriguing idea if for nothing else for a well constructed, long term storyline that could culminate at WrestleMania 30 in New Orleans.

* Picture of TIM TEBOW With JOHN CENA

Update On Bray Wyatt Wearing A New Mask At WWE Events

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As noted late last week, NXT superstar Bray Wyatt was sporting a new mask at Thursday’s NXT television tapings from Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida. Wyatt also appeared at this weekend’s live events wearing the same mask. According to Bray Wyatt himself – the mask is only a temporary measure to protect his recently-broken nose:

https://twitter.com/WWEBrayWyatt/status/331206144691408896

https://twitter.com/WWEBrayWyatt/status/331263402817253376

WWE Teaming Up With Sean “Diddy” Combs To Help End Bullying

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WWE is teaming up with entertainment & business mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs once again to encourage kids to end bullying. An anti-bullying public service announcement will air during tonight’s RAW and will run on WWE programming in the coming weeks.

WWE issued a press release with Combs and Vince McMahon commenting on the partnership:

“I’m thrilled to extend my partnership with WWE and align myself with their Be a STAR, anti-bullying initiative,” Combs said. “Bullying is a very serious issue and needs to stop now.”

WWE Chairman Vince McMahon added:

“WWE is proud to continue its partnership with Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs and join together to put an end to bullying.”

Paul Heyman & Brock Lesnar Show Up To WWE Headquarters (Photo)

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Paul Heyman has been teasing that his client Brock Lesnar is in a “Breaking News” sort of mood today and won’t be waiting for RAW to get people talking. Heyman then tweeted:

WWE.com has confirmed that Lesnar and Heyman did in fact show up “unannounced” at WWE headquarters in Stamford, Connecticut this morning.

WWE’s storyline-driven article is questioning what their “tour” of WWE HQ will entail – and whether it has anything to do with Brock’s upcoming Steel Cage match against Triple H at Extreme Rules.

JR’s Future Calling PPV’s, Video Of Daniel Bryan Fandangoing, Ziggler

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– WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross was recently asked on Twitter if he’ll be doing announcing at any upcoming pay-per-view events. He responded:

– Dolph Ziggler held an “#AskTheHeel” Twitter Q&A sessions with fans on Monday morning. Nothing really newsworthy coming out of it, except for some jokes by the World Heavyweight champion. When asked about his favorite “finishing move” – he responded:

https://twitter.com/heelziggler/status/331428517860483074

– WWE posted the following Tout video of Daniel Bryan “Fandangoing” at last night’s RAW live event:

Ryback Continues To Taunt Cena, Update On Bearer In The WWE HOF & More

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– Here’s Ryback’s latest tweet aimed at John Cena:

https://twitter.com/Ryback22/status/331253706454601728

– Former WWE Diva Lena Yada is expecting her first child with Disturbed lead singer David Draiman.

– The “spine” of the WrestleMania 29 DVD and Blu-Ray boxes feature a small picture of an urn, a tribute to the late Paul Bearer.

Buy Them Here: WrestleMania 29 DVD & Blu-Ray Packages

Speaking of Bearer – his family has reportedly signed off on him being inducted into the Hall of Fame next year.

WWE Hopeful About “Total Divas”, Big E Denies Being Kaitlyn’s Admirer

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– WWE Superstar Big E Langston tweeted the following in response to speculation that he could be the secret admirer of Divas champion Kaitlyn:

– WWE officials are said to be very excited about the new Total Divas reality show that premieres on the E! Network this summer. The first two episodes are getting very strong reviews and WWE is hopeful they will be able to win over non-wrestling fans to begin watching WWE. Storylines for the first few episodes include the new Divas (Eva Marie & Jo-Jo Offerman) being brought in, footage from WrestleMania 29 weekend and Divas managing their romantic relationships while on the road.

* PHOTOS of WWE’s 2 Newest Divas – EVA MARIE & Jo-Jo OFFERMAN

(Partial Source: PWInsider.com)

Photo: Roman Reigns Gets More Tattoo Work Done

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Roman Reigns recently had 17 hours of tattoo work done on his Samoan tribal sleeve tattoo.  Above, you can see the before and after.

Because Wrestling – Episode 97

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This week on Because Wrestling, we return from a week off to talk about the latest news of the last two weeks

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Exclusive: Steve Austin’s Relationship With WWE “Stone Cold’

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According to a high level source within WWE, Steve Austin’s current relationship with WWE is worse than it has been in many years.

The falling out took place earlier this year, when WWE tried several times to have Austin appear on RAW in the weeks leading up to WrestleMania 29. Austin turned down every single request – which made Vince McMahon furious. Austin even turned down a suggestion that would have lead to a huge push by the USA Network to promote Austin’s appearance as well as some of his outside projects.

The rift between Austin and WWE has been kept very hush hush, but it does not bode well for the possibility of Austin wrestling “one more match” at next year’s WrestleMania.

Heyman Teasing Breaking News Involving Brock Lesnar, Legends House Update

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– Paul Heyman continues to tease big news for today. After teasing something “extreme” for RAW – Heyman now says his client Brock Lesnar is in the mood to break some news and won’t be waiting for RAW:

– During last week’s investor conference call, WWE officials stated that the Legends House reality show is behind held back until the eventual launch of the WWE Network. However, PWInsider.com reports that there are people within WWE pushing for Legends House to be aired on an NBC Universal affiliate station, much like the Total Divas reality show.

The general feeling is that a launch date for the WWE Network is still very up in the air – and WWE does not want the show to be too “dated” by the time is actually sees the light of day. Legends House was filmed in early 2012 and features Gene Okerlund, Hacksaw Jim Duggan, Hillbilly Jim, Howard Finkel, Jimmy Hart, Roddy Piper, Pat Patterson and Tony Atlas.

Photo & Video of the Legends House Cast & Mansion

WWE RAW Preview: Cena Injury Update, Lesnar-Triple H & More

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Tonight’s edition of WWE RAW takes place from the Roanoke Civic Center in Roanoke, Virginia.

No matches have been announced for the show as of Monday morning, however, John Cena will update fans on the status of his heel injury.

The advertised dark match main event is John Cena & Alberto Del Rio vs. Ryback and Dolph Ziggler.

WWE’s 5-point preview for tonight is focusing on the following items:

* What will Cena reveal when he breaks his silence on his injury?

* Antonio Cesaro continues to work his way back to the United States championship.

* Are Team Hell No’s days as tag team champions numbered?

* The next chapter in Dolph Ziggler’s ongoing feud with Del Rio & Jack Swagger

*Continued hype for Triple H and Brock Lesnar’s match at Extreme Rules

Jim Ross Blog: Roberts & Hall Helping Young Talent, 2014 WWE Hall of Fame & More

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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:

2014 WWE Hall of Fame: My only take on the 2014 WWE HOF, that will take place in New Orleans, is that it should not, in my personal opinion, have more than two posthumous inductees. One would be ideal for me but two is my personal, limit.

Damien Sandow: Very impressed with the recent work of @DamienSandow. he’s really evolving on the mic and his aggression inside the ring when timely is noticeable. Another driven talent who re-invented himself in NXT after a somewhat inauspicious tenure in with another persona.

Jake Roberts & Scott Hall Helping With NXT: Was asked if I thought that if either @SCOTTHALLNWO or @jakesnakeDDT could help WWE and especially the NXT brand down the road and my answer is absolutely. Both have brilliant minds and amazing stories to share with the youngsters. However, I’d prefer them to climb one mountain at a time and get completely clean and sober for an extended time before taking on more daily responsibilities like working with NXT if they are even interested in that line of work. I’m pulling for both guys and think of them daily on their “road back.” God Bless @DDPYoga for the work that he’s doing.

RAW’s Announcing Team: Happy that @MichaelCole has added @JCLayfield to the RAW broadcast team along with mainstay @JerryLawler but I wish that JBL and the King would engage each other with a little more debate in a timely fashion. I can envision the ‘tense moments’ that could occur between the talkative Texan and one of the greatest talkers ever in the biz to be great assets to an already talented trio. BTW…check out the @LayfieldReport.

WWE Partnering With Susan G. Komen For New “Make Mom Proud” Campaign

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WWE sent out the following press release on Monday morning:

SUSAN G. KOMEN® AND WWE® “MAKE MOM PROUD”

STAMFORD, Conn., May 6, 2013 – Susan G. Komen and WWE (NYSE: WWE) today announced an awareness campaign, “Make Mom Proud,” to support the fight against breast cancer. The TV and digital campaign, which coincides with Mother’s Day, calls on supporters to do something meaningful for their moms and the other important women in their lives.

As part of the campaign, WWE will urge fans to support moms by taking steps to educate themselves about the disease, participate in local Susan G. Komen Races in their communities, and donate to Komen, the world’s largest nonprofit funder of breast cancer research and community outreach programs. The campaign will be promoted through all of WWE’s assets, including TV broadcasts, live events, digital and social media.

“WWE fans are making a tremendous contribution to our mission to help women with breast cancer by supporting our community breast cancer programs for uninsured and underserved women, and through our global breast cancer research,” said Nancy Brinker, founder and CEO of Susan G. Komen. “We’re so grateful for the support of the WWE community in our mission to end suffering from this disease.”

“WWE is dedicated to supporting Susan G. Komen and their fight to eradicate breast cancer,” said Paul “Triple H®” Levesque, Executive Vice President, Talent and Live Events, WWE. “Susan G. Komen is at the forefront of breast cancer research and community outreach programs, and I’m proud that the WWE Universe supporting such an important cause.”

Throughout the month, WWE Superstar Triple H and Divas Alicia Fox and Layla will be featured in a series of public service announcements to generate awareness and encourage fans to get involved. Alicia Fox and Layla will also attend the Susan G. Komen Global Race for the Cure and its surrounding events on Mother’s Day weekend in Washington, D.C., an area that has among the highest breast cancer mortality rates in the country.

Susan G. Komen and WWE have a history of success in raising awareness for the fight against breast cancer. In September 2012, WWE and Superstar John Cena partnered with Susan G. Komen to launch the “Rise Above Cancer” campaign. Cena wore co-branded, pink and black ring gear that fans were able to purchase throughout October, raising $1 million to support Susan G. Komen’s mission to eradicate breast cancer and save women’s lives.

* MAJOR News Heading Into Tonight’s WWE RAW (Involving PAUL HEYMAN)

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