WWE taped matches for this week’s WWE Superstarson Monday night prior to RAW from Newark, New Jersey.
Here are results:
Superstars Results:
* Jinder Mahal and Drew McIntyre defeated Justin Gabriel and Tyson Kidd
* Brodus Clay defeated Michael McGillicutty.
* Tribute to The Troops Spoilers & The Next WWE NXT Star To Get Called Up
WWE RAW Results: Monday, December 10th, 2012
RAW opens up with a video package looking back at the destruction that The Shield has been delivering over the past few weeks – and whether their actions led to Punk getting injured last week and the new 6-man TLC main event. Plus – a recap of the John Cena vs. Dolph Ziggler’s feud and AJ Lee & Vickie Guerrero’s involvement.
Inside the arena, Dolph Ziggler is introduced and he’s already in the middle of the ring at the top of a ladder. Ziggler says he’s right where he belongs – on top. He’s here to talk about two numbers 6 and 15. 6 days until TLC, 15 days until Christmas. For John Cena, TLC and Christmas are the same, because after Cena cashed in his MITB contract and lost. Santa Clause, aka Mr. McMahon, has forced him to put his MITB briefcase on the line. Ziggler tells Cena this won’t be a Merry Christmas and he’s going to be the coal in Cena’s stocking. This Sunday, he’s going to beat Cena once and for all. Then, he’s going to cash in contract, defeat the Big Show for the World Heavyweight title and go on to become the greatest World Heavyweight champion of all time.
Sheamus’ music hits and we see that the walkway from the ramp to ringside is full of tables, ladders & chairs. Video clip from SmackDown of Big Show & Sheamus’ contract signing. Sheamus tells Ziggler, congratulations, yu’re finally taller than everybody. He tells Ziggler he won’t be cashing in his MITB briefcase to face Big Show, he’ll be facing him, because he’s going to beat Big Show this Sunday at TLC. However, he doesn’t think Ziggler can beat Cena this Sunday – and he thinks down the line, it’s going to be Sheamus vs. John Cena for the World Heavyweight title. Out comes Big Show, who says “Blah blah blah blah blah Boring” and impersonates Sheamus & Ziggler. Big Sow says he wants to punch Sheamus in his ugly, immigrant Irish face. Show talks more trash to Sheamus about their match at TLC. Sheamus pushes Ziggler off the ladder, Ziggler briefly gets crotched on the ropes and then falls to the floor outside. Mr. McMahon is shown walking backstage.
Tonight’s Main Event: John Cena vs. World Heavyweight Champion Big Show.
Rollins Stones PPV promo for Saturday night.
Back at ringside, US Champion Antonio Cesaro is on commentary with Michael Cole as Wade Barrett stands in the ring with his music playing … NO CHANCE … Mr. McMahon’s music hits. He comes out and struts his stuff. Vince hypes tonight’s main event and calls out the person responsible for making the match, Vickie Guerrero. Out comes Vickie and McMahon tells her to make a bow. Vince says the only thing bigger than one main event is two. Vickie is clueless and Vince says, how about Sheamus in the match. Vickie is still stumped. Vince whispers in her ear and she screams, “Dolph Ziggler?!” The match is made. Vince says – we need another main event. Vickie says how about AJ Lee in a handicap match. Vince takes it under consideration and says her opponent will be .. the crowd chants “Vickie! Vickie!” Vince looks at her and says let’s make this truly monumental – Vickie vs. AJ is booked. Vince calls out R-Truth.
Wade Barrett vs. R-Truth: Wade Barrett in control for most of the match. R-Truth makes a comeback, but Barrett hits him with a nasty mule kick to the stomach that the crowd popped big for. R-Truth gets the surprise roll-up win. After the match, R-Truth argues his opponent at TLC, Antonio Cesaro. Kofi Kingston jumps onto the apron, climbs the top rope and hits Wade Barrett.
Next up, a 4-team Fatal 4 Way match to determine the #1 contenders to WWE’s Tag Team titles. The teams are The Usos vs. Team Rhodes Scholars (even though Cody is injured) vs. Primo & Epico vs. The Prime Time Players.
Did You Know – WWE’s Attitude Era DVD is the top selling Sports DVD.
Backstage, AJ Lee bumps into Aksana and is excited for her match. They walk together and asks her if Cena knows yet. She bumps into Kaitlyn and rants more about how excited she is for the match & to tell Cena about it. She goes into Cena’s locker room and several wrestlers are hanging out in there and they all freak out. Cena covers AJ’s view because apparently there were naked wrestlers in there. While AJ is talking, Cena keeps mouthing to the other wrestlers, “Sorry!!” In the ring are the first 3 teams. Damien Sandow’s music hits and out come the Rhodes Scholars. Michael Cole is impressed how Cody returned from his torn trap injury after only 4 weeks.
#1 Contender’s Match: The Usos vs. Team Rhodes Scholars vs. Primo & Epico vs. The Prime Time Players.
Epico & one of the Uso’s start off. Back and forth action, Uso tags in his brother. Two double team elbow strikes on Epico. WWE.com now up asking fans who should be the #1 contenders – and the Uso’s are currently winning. Tag move by Primo & Epico on Uso’s and now Primo is in control. Some more action and one of the Uso’s hits a top rope splash on Epico and eliminates their team. Back from the break, the Uso’s eliminated the Prie Tie Players with some impressive offense, including a superkick and a another top rope splash. Two teams remain. Damien Sandow in the ring with Jay Uso. Back and forth action. Sandow tags inCody, who unloads on Uso. The crowd is chanting “Cody’s Mustache” and Cole says he’s sure it will be trending worldwide soon. Sandow tagged back in and hits several moves (including the Elbow of Disdain) on Uso and gets a 2 count. Cody tagged back in and he is looking good. Uso throws Cody off him and tags in his brother. Uso cleans house and the pace is picking up. Uso goes off the top rope but Sandow knocks him off. He goes for it again, but Cody gets his knees up. Cody hits uso with Cross Roads and gets the pinfall. Great match with the Uso’s and Sandow/Rhodes looking like championship caliber teams.
Winners & #1 Contenders to the WWE Tag Titles: Team Rhodes Scholars
The #1 contender’s celebrate after the match.
Next Monday night – the WWE Slammy Awards – and they’ll be RAWActive.
WWE Divas Champion Eve Torres vs. Alicia Fox
Solid action, as Michael Cole talks about tonight’s main event and anything else besides the match in the ring. Lawler tells him to shut up, he wants to watch the Divas. Cole talks about how the WWE Divas website has been redesigned, where you can see classic divas while ignoring the ones on the screen right now. Alicia Fox looked good with her offense but Eve got the win by pinfall. After the match, Eve gets the ringside photographer to come into the ring and photograph her as she poses over the fallen Alicia Fox.
Backstage, WWE Champion CM Punk is shown on crutches with Paul Heyman carrying the WWE title behind him.
Justin Roberts introduces the WWE Champion, CM Punk. Out come Punk on crutches and Heyman, with a microphone. Punk says there are people who think his injury is fake and that he never had surgery. Paul Heyman is holding the WWE title above his head and gazing into space. Punk says this is real and this is what happens when you’re WWE Champion for 388 grueling days. Punk shows video footage of how he was injured last week, when Ryback destroyed him at the end of RAW. Crowd chants Feed Me More. Paul Heyman tells the crowd they are ticking him off. Heyman says “How Dare You?” chant “Feed Me More” at the WWE Champion. Punk is a rtrue champion and got injured last week. He didn’t have a stunt double like The Rock. He’s not sitting in a movie trailer somewhere that calls in a stunt double when it’s time to do business. Punk is standing before the crowd – The Rock was too busy to be there and only shows up when he wants. Punk remains the reigning, defending WWE Champion and is the Best in the World. Punk addresses the ‘vocal minority’ that are calling for the title to be vacated. Ryback wasn’t even smart enough to keep the champion healthy until their match so he could win the belt. The Rock will fail like all of his challengers have. He’ll be at TLC this Sunday to watch The Shield – “Who I am NOT affiliated with” – do to Ryback what Ryback did to him last week.
Cole and Lawler go over the new 6-man tag match main event.
Up next: Sheamus vs. Ziggler.
Tribute To The Troops promo.
Sheamus vs. Dolph Ziggler
Sheamus out first, then Zigglerl. Sheamus in control for the opening minutes. Ziggler tries fighting back but Sheamus hits him with several offensive moves. The crowd is chanting “Let’s Go Ziggler!” Every time Ziggler gets in a strike or two, Sheamus levels him with punches, kicks and power moves. Sheamus gets Ziggler in the corner and twists his knee around the rope. Sheamus working on Ziggler’s knee and Ziggler finally gets the upper hand. Big dropkick by Ziggler that hits the mark. Ziggler unloads on Sheamus and stomps him to the mat. Ziggler tries whipping Sheamus into the rope but Sheamus throws him out of the ring and Ziggler takes a nasty bump. Sheamus hits a running axe handle to Ziggler on the outside. Back from commercial, Dolph Ziggler is in control, with Sheamus looking dazed and beaten down. Ziggler locks in a sleeper hold and takes it to the canvas. Sheamus fights back and beats Ziggler all around the ring. Sheamus goes to drive his shoulder into Ziggler in the corner, but Ziggler moves and Sheamus looks hurt. Ziggler goes for a pin with his feet on the ropes but the referee sees it. Both men are worn down, with Ziggler looking like he’s more in control.
Ziggler goes to the second rope and dives onto Ziggler, but Sheamus catches him, gives him a backbreaker and a fallaway slam. Ziggler out on the apron. Sheamus gets him tied up on the ropes and delivers 10 punches to his chest as the crowd chants along. Sheamus suplexes Ziggler back into the ring. Sheamus goes to the top rope but Ziggler punches him int he stomach. Ziggler punches him in the face, climbs the top rope and they exchange punches. Sheamus wins and throws Ziggler down. Ziggler jumps back to the top rope and delivers a top rope X-factor. Great spot that showed off Ziggler’s athleticism. Fast paced action with both men hitting big moves – this is another great, PPV-caliber match. Sheamus calling for the Brogue Kick. Ziggler ducks it and the crowd is really into the match. Sheamus runs at Ziggler on the outside but Ziggler hits him with a chair to get disqualified. Ziggler uses the chair on Sheamus until Sheamus gives a Brogue Kick to the chair and it almost hits Ziggler in the face. Ziggler bails from the ring and runs away with Vickie. They showed the replay and that was a crazy spot, Ziggler almost got laid out.
Winnter by Disqualification: Sheamus:
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Video recap from SmackDown of The Shield beating down Daniel Bryan and Kane and the awesome Shield promo that aired on the show.
Back in the ring, Justin Roberts introduces Ricardo Rodriguez, who comes out in a $125,000 Le Mans Blue BMW M6. Out next is Zack Ryder.
Alberto Del Rio vs. Zack Ryder
Del Rio gets the first offense then Ryder hits him with a dropkick and and 2 running elbows into the corner. 2 count for Ryder. Short clothesline by Zack Ryder, who then locks in the chin lock. Crowd chanting for Ryder, who is totally dominating Del Rio so far. Spot in the corner and Del Rio gets the upper hand. Del Rio runs off the ropes and kicks Ryder in the head. Del Rio chokes Ryder on the ropes and Ricardo Rodriguez applauds him at ringside. Snap suplex by Del Rio and he gets a 2 count. Del Rio lands strikes to Ryder’s back and head and locks in a crossface. Ryder fights back but Del Rio hits him with a tilt a whirl backbreaker. Del Rio in control. Zack Ryder goes for the Broski Boot but misses and Del Rio locks in the cross arm breaker for the win.
Winner: Alberto Del Rio
Ryback vs. Alberto Del Rio on WWE Main Event this Wednesday, with a special start time 6:30/5:30c. Cole hypes the Slammies next week with RAWActive, where the WWE Universe gets to decide the Slammy winners on their mobile devices.
Backstage, AJ Lee is skipping around. Her match with Vickie is next.
AJ Lee vs. Vickie Guerrero
There is no referee, so Vickie calls at ringside for one. Out walks Brad Maddox in a referee uniform. The crowd chants “You Can’t Wrestle” at Maddox. He orders for the match to start and the bell is rung. Vickie attacks AJ from behind and attacks her while screaming. Vickie laughs as she stomps AJ around and slaps her. Vickie gloats for the crowd, who boos her. AJ gives Vickie a very weak looking tackle. Vickie runs outside the ring trying to escape but AJ knocks her down and throws her back into the ring. AJ jumps on Vickie again and slams her hand into the mat several times. AJ slaps Vickie in the face and knocks her out. Referee Maddox refuses to count. AJ gets in his face and Vickie comes up from behind with a roll-up. Maddox counts the 3 and Vickie wins the match, skipping away as AJ Lee looks beside herself inside the ring. Maddox raises Vickie’s hand as Michael Cole says, “This is the most obscene thing I’ve ever seen” – Really? At ringside, AJ Lee flips out and throws around tables, ladders and chairs while screaming like a crazy woman. She then slaps Justin Roberts in the face and totally loses her crap.
Backstage, AJ Lee continues to freak out, screaming and throwing things around. John Cena consoles her but she’s still flipping out.
Kofi Kingston vs. Antonio Cesaro
Cesaro has a mic with him as he comes out and says as US Champion, he can see how things in America have gone rotten. Especially New Jersey. Everybody here needs him as their champion. Solid back and forth match. Cesaro hits a nasty spinebuster Kingston and gets a 2 count as Cesaro yells at the ref. Cesaro has Kofi controlled on the floor. Kingston hits a big splash from the second rope and flattens Cesaro. Kofi goes for the SOS but Cesaro nails him with an uppercut in the back of the head. Cesaro can’t believe he only gets a 2 count. Cesaro throws Kofi into the corner and hits him with a number of body shot punches. Kingston goes to the top rope cross body, but Cesaro catches him in mid air and turns it into a back breaker. Sick spot. Cesaro adjusts his neck, hits the Neutralizer and gets the 3 count pinfall.
Winner: Antonio Cesaro
Miz TV with special guests Damien Sandow and Cody Rhodes is up next. The show is hosted on the stage. The crowd is chanting “Cody’s Mustache.” Sandow re-introduces his tag team partner and insults the audience. Cody says The Miz is washed up – while Team Rhodes Scholars are a beacon of light, a revelation. The Miz says, “I Mustache You A Question.” He asks Cody if he grew that hair on his upper lip or if it rubbed off from Damien Sandow’s beard. Miz asks Cody what it was like when Sandow didn’t visit him while he was rehabbing his injury. How does it feel knowing Sandow tells everybody that he carries the team, and Cody Rhode is the Marty Jannetty to Sandow’s Shawn Michaels. That got a big reaction from the crowd. Sandow tells everybody to be silent because he didn’t say those things. Cody tells Miz he looks like Col. Sanders from KFC and Cody Rhodes says he and Sandow are out of there. Miz says after looking at Sandow’s trunks and smelling Cody’s rancid new mustache, he has a new name for their team – The Pink & The Stink.
Backstage, AJ runs into John Cena. AJ says she wants to go out with John Cena, but he tells her to stay in the back and not be there while he wrestles. AJ says no problem, she’ll stay back there and watch.
Dolph Ziggler is at ringside as John Cena’s music hits and he comes down to the ring. Out next is World Heavyweight champion Big show.
Big Show vs. John Cena
John Cena goes on the attack early but Big Show drops him with a series of punches. Big headbutt and Cena goes down again. Loud Let’s Go Cena, Cena Sucks chant. Big Show runs into Cena in the corner. Another headbut by Big Show and Show tells the crowd Cena sucks. Show runs at Cena but misses and Cena jumps on his back and locks in a chin lock. Back from commercial, Big Show hits a big speer on Cena and get a 2 count. Big Show locks in a bear hug and the life is getting drained out of Cena.
Big Show kicks Cena to the outside and follows him. Big Show throws Cena in the barrier at ringside. From inside the ring, Big Show lifts Cena by his head from ringside onto the apron. Michael Cole says to Dolph Ziggler, “Do you think ..” and Ziggler cut him off by saying, “I think a lot.” Cole laughed and got flustered with his lines afterwards. Big Show hits a Vader bomb on Cena and gets a 2 count. Big Show goes for another Vader bomb but Cena moves out of the way. John Cena hits a flying shoulder tackle and then a suplex on Big Show. Cena signals for the 5 knuckle shuffle and hits it. Out of nowhere, Big Show grabs Cena by the throat and delivers a chokeslam. 2 count and the crowd screams. Big Show signaling for the WMD punch as Cena is staggering to his feet. The punch misses and John Cena gets him up for the AA! Tremendous show of strength by Cena.
Seth Rollins then runs in from the crowd and attacks John Cena. In come Reigns and Ambrose and all 3 are pummeling the hell out of John Cena. 3 on 1 beatdown and The Shield is punishing Cena. Ambrose and Rollins get a chair from ringside. Reigns calls for a ladder, gets one from the outside and brings it into the ring. Fireworks go off and Kane’s music hits. Down comes Team Hell No. The Tag Champs brawl with The Shield. Dolph Ziggler gets involved and so does Big Show. Sheamus’ music hits and he runs down to the ring and clears out Dolph Ziggler. Big Show tries to chokeslam Big Show through a table but Cena reverses it and gives Big Show a spear through the table! Rollins and Reigns come back in and beat down Kane as the crowd is chanting FEED ME MORE … Ryback’s music hits and the place explodes. Ryback throws a ladder at all 3 shield members. Ryback is a one man wrecking crew on The Shield as John Cena and Kane get back into it .. The show goes off the air with all of them brawling in the ring, a hot ending to a show that had several above average matches.
WWE announced prior to tonight’s Raw that the 2012 Slammy Awards will air live on next week’s show at 8/7 CT on USA Network. And for the first time ever, fans will determine the winner of each “Slammy” exclusively via the WWE App and WWE’s second screen experience, “WWE Active.”
WWE fans can also use the hashtags below to nominate candidates for each category.
2012 SLAMMY AWARD Categories & Nomination Hashtags
– Superstar of the Year [#WWESuperstar2012]
– Breakout Star of the Year [#WWEBreakout]
– Trending Now Award – (Hashtag of the Year) [#WWETrendOfYear]
– Comeback of the Year [#WWEComeback]
– Kiss of the Year [#WWEKiss]
– “Tell me I did NOT just see that” – (The Most Shocking Moment of the Year) [#WWEMostShocking]
– LOL Moment of the Year [#WWELOL]
– Match of the Year [#WWEMatchOfYear]
– WWE top star John Cena commented on his experience during WWE’s Tribute to the Troops weekend in Virginia:
Wonderful weekend at Naval Station Norfolk. Thanks to all involved. Steel horse headed to Newark for @WWE #Raw
— John Cena (@JohnCena) December 10, 2012
– Michael Cole is teasing “huge announcement” for his next show with JBL this weekend:
Also stay tuned to twitter all week. @JCLayfield and I have a HUGE ANNOUNCEMENT concerning the jbl and cole show taping Sunday in Brooklyn!
— Michael Cole (@MichaelCole) December 10, 2012
– Former WWE susperstar MVP told one of his followers on Twitter that a match against The Rock was “on his bucket list.”
– The Rock was asked by a fan if there is “real-life heat” between him and his Royal Rumble opponent, CM Punk. Rock tweeted in response:
@CMPunk RT: @yogibthemc1: @TheRock Is there real life heat between you and punk?” Of course not my friend. I love Phillip & he loves me.
— Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) December 10, 2012
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:
CM Punk vs. The Rock: “Already getting questions about what attraction will close the show at WWE Royal Rumble, @CMPunk vs. @TheRock or the Rumble match? I haven’t a clue nor do I care as either choice would be fine with me but if I had to guess I’d guess it would be the WWE Title bout. Again, don’t know and don’t care as I will be watching one of my favorite PPV events of the year.”
“My guess is that Punk will push Rock inside the ring from bell to bell unlike Rock has been pushed since, arguably, the @steveaustinBSR days. That’s not taking any thing away from @JohnCena who wrestles at a different pace that Austin did or Punk likes to. How does even an athlete as gifted as @TheRock prepare for what awaits inside the 20 foot ring? Cardio is great but nothing replicates wrestling long matches better than wrestling long matches.”
The Shield: “Who would have thought a month or so ago that three, young talents from NXT would be in a high profile. WWE PPV bout this coming Sunday? Not me but one of the primary reasons that I’m buying, yes I pay retail, the TLC PPV is to see how #TheShield performs. Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins, and Roman Reigns have found themselves in the right place at the right time. Many talents have waited an entire career for that to occur.”
NXT Star Kassius Ohno: “I’d be shocked if he’s not an key player on the WWE primary roster in 2013. The world traveler is a smart, strategic, focused athlete who seems to be fully invested in getting to the next level and staying there. “
– Paul Heyman’s HeymanHustle.com has a new feature up looking at Trish Stratus’ Stratusphere Yoga program, including new and classic pictures of the legendary WWE Diva.
– We’ve been hearing for months that WWE Chairman Vince McMahon wanted to keep Brock Lesnar “a stand-alone entity, with only Paul Heyman associated with him.” This was actually a discussion with the writers, based on all the Internet chatter of Brock interfering against Ryback’s match against Punk at Hell in a Cell.
Now, WWE has dubbed CM Punk and Brock Lesnar “Heyman Guys” on a 1-day sale at WWEShop.com. WWEShop has Heyman, Lesnar and Punk merchandise on sale all day for almost 70 percent off as part ofthe WWE’s December Sales Deals promotion.
Whether Lesnar and Punk will be associated together on television remains to be seen, but up until now, there’s been a concerted effort in WWE to keep Lesnar and Punk apart.
– We’ve learned exclusively from backstage in Newark that Vince McMahon will be on WWE Monday Night RAW this evening. Whether this will be the first announcement for the 2013 WWE Hall of Fame, or an announcement regarding CM Punk and the WWE Title, no one seems to know as of this moment. But an early version of the script for tonight’s show has made its way around the production people, and Vince is definitely scheduled to appear on the show live in the front of the crowd during the 3 hour broadcast tonight.
– Bruce Springsteen, Lady Gaga and the Black Keys will be joining the Rolling Stones at Saturday night’s “One More Shot” PPV presented by WWE and Yahoo! The Stones announced via their official mobile app on Monday:
“We’re excited these extraordinary artists, Bruce Springsteen, Lady Gaga and the Black Keys, had agreed to help celebrate our 50th anniversary as we share the night live with our fans all over the world. Now the fun begins of trying to figure out the best songs to perform together.”
– Here is the latest episode of the “WWE Download” series starring Dolph Ziggler:
* Rumored ROYAL RUMBLE Winner & Which Stars Are Getting BIG Pushes In Early 2013
According to a high level source in WWE, Randy Savage is “off the list” for this coming year, since his brother Lanny Poffo told WWE that one of Randy’s last wishes was that the Poffo family would have to be inducted all together.
Lanny re-asserted this claim during a recent “shoot interview,” which made WWE Chairman Vince McMahon tell the writing staff “we don’t negotiate things like that.”
WWE feels its audience wants “the WWE Macho Man Randy Savage” inducted into the Hall of Fame, not “Randy, Lanny, and Angelo Poffo as a family unit.”
According to a key insider in WWE, a recent discussion with the writers led to the writers being told “we’re passing on Lanny’s claim, and so Randy will have to remain out for now.”
We’re told as far as WWE is concerned, while they want Randy in the Hall of Fame, they will not induct Savage the way Lanny Poffo is demanding.
– Former WWE manager Paul Bearer (Percy Pringle III) will receive the Cauliflower Alley Club’s 2013 Lou Thesz Lifetime Achievement Award.
– TNA star James Storm tweeted the following about working with a rib injury at Sunday’s Final Resolution pay-per-view:
https://twitter.com/Cowboy_J_Storm/statuses/277949536339636225
As noted earlier, Kurt Angle also worked injured at Final Resolution after recently suffering a groin tear.
– The wrestlers who worked as Aces & Eights at Final Resolution were former WWE star Mike Knox, TNA agent D-Lo Brown, and an indy wrestler. The indy worker is not expected to be revealed as a member of the group, but simply worked the PPV.
* Details On When ACES & EIGHTS Will Be Unmasked On TNA TV
(Partial Source: ProWrestling.net)
– JBL and Michael Cole filmed another episode of “The JBL & Cole Show” prior to Sunday’s Tribute to The Troops tapings. Their special guest was rapper Flo Rida. JBL tweeted a picture of himself interviewing Flo Rida, which you can view here.
– 3MB says they will deliver a “State of WWE” address tonight on RAW. They tweeted on Sunday night:
Heath Slater: “#3MB State of Address tomorrow night. Stick by your Tv, Twitter and Tout. We have a lot to talk about. #3MB #3MB #3MB”
Drew McIntyre: “There are some real issues that must be tackled and #3MB are take it upon our enlightened shoulders to speak the truth.Tomorrow=state of WWE”
Jinder Mahal: “#3MB state of address will be presented to the universe tmrw. Stay tuned for more details.”
– WWE Superstar JTG turns 28 years old today.
– WWE will hold a live event in Amarillo, Texas at the Amarillo Civic Center on Sunday, May 12, 2013.
– John Cena and Sheamus will be appearing on late night television talk shows this Thursday to promote WWE’s Tribute to the Troops special. Cena will be appearing on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, while Sheamus will be on Connan.
– WWE released the following video looking back at Superstars going through the Spanish announce table:
WWE superstar and Hollywood megastar Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson conducted a Twitter Q&A with his fans on Sunday. Here are some highlights of what The Rock said about:
Wrestling CM Punk at the Royal Rumble
“I can’t wait to face @CMPunk for the @WWE Championship at Royal Rumble. Been training for months for this moment.”
What He Wants for Christmas:
“For Christmas I want what every man wants.. Silly manly toys, happy family, good food & good lovin’.”
His New “Hero” Reality Show On TNT:
“I wanted to create @TheHeroTNT to entertain millions & give people a shot at personal greatness. We shoot in FEB!”
His Movies Coming Out In 2013:
“Im excited for all my 2013 movies: SNITCH, GI JOE, PAIN & GAIN & FAST 6. Tons of hard work & eager for you to see.”
“Michael Bay’s PAIN & GAIN is a very unique & cool movie. The most challenging role I’ve ever played. April 2013.”
“FAST 6 is gonna be killer. Stakes are higher, cars are cooler and Im tougher than a 2 dollar steak well done.”
* New MOVIE POSTER For PAIN & GAIN Featuring THE ROCK & Mark Wahlberg
The following are tweets from WWE Superstars and Divas regarding Sunday night’s WWE Tribute To The Troops special from Norfolk, Virginia, premiering December 19th on the USA Network:
John Cena: “Wonderful weekend at Naval Station Norfolk. Thanks to all involved. Steel horse headed to Newark for @WWE #Raw”
Zack Ryder: “Tonight we filmed Tribute to the Troops! #TTTT It was SSSIIICCCKKK!”
Eve Torres: “Had such a fun time at #tributetothetroops! It was an honor to spend the weekend with the men and women that serve our great nation.”
Lilian Garcia: “Backstage in Norfolk, VA 4 the @WWE #TTTT show! Sooo excited to have sang the anthem 4 such brave men&women in our armed forces! #Honored”
Kofi Kingston: “Tribute to the Troops was great tonight. You’ll enjoy it when it airs. Eyes now set on Newark. #RAW”
Rosa Mendes: “At Tribute To The #Troops, Kid Rock is singing his heart out! Loving it! Don’t miss it, it airs Wednesday December 19 at 9pm ET on the USA Network”
– After Sunday’s TNA Final Resolution went off the air, TNA officials came out and tended to Jeff Hardy and Bobby Roode while Aces & Eights celebrated in the ring. Jeff Hardy was helped to the back while Bobby Roode eventually got up and made his way up the entrance ramp. The show ended with Aces & Eights celebrating in the ring.
– TNA sent out the following material promoting January’s Genesis pay-per-view:
On Sunday, January 13, TNA Wrestling and Direct Auto Insurance present “Genesis” live on Pay-Per-View and online around the world at TNAOnDemand.com!
“Genesis” will take place from Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida! The epic event will feature all of your favorite IMPACT WRESTLING Superstars including Hulk Hogan, Kurt Angle, Jeff Hardy, AJ Styles, Bobby Roode, Rob Van Dam, James Storm, Samoa Joe and many more!
TNA PPV events are available on InDemand, DirecTV, Dish Network, TVN, Viewer’s Choice and many more Check your programming guide for times!
“Genesis” PPV Theme: CLOSE YOUR EYES | “Heavy Hearts” | VictoryRecords.
For a limited time, as a preview to this year’s big event, you can watch “Genesis 2011? for FREE at TNAOnDemand.com and YouTube!
After Sunday’s Tribute To The Troops taping from Norfolk, Virginia, WWE rolls into Newark, New Jersey for tonight’s live RAW taping at the Prudential Center.
The big news for tonight is that WWE Champion CM Punk had “emergency” knee surgery last week and won’t be wrestling at the TLC pay-per-view. Punk is expected to remain on WWE television for the most part while he recovers from surgery, so expect to see him on the show tonight.
No matches are advertised for RAW as of Monday morning, but the Muppets will be tonight’s Social Media Ambassadors. Vince McMahon is expected to be at the show and it’s possible we’ll see an appearance from Mick Foley. Foley tweeted late Sunday night:
https://twitter.com/realMickFoley/status/278048563320205312
The advertised dark matches for tonight include WWE Champion CM Punk v. Ryback and a tag team action featuring John Cena & Sheamus vs. Big Show & Dolph Ziggler.
* Rumored ROYAL RUMBLE Winner & Which Stars Are Getting BIG Pushes In Early 2013
TNA will film the three final episodes of Impact Wrestling of 2013 tonight and tomorrow (Tuesday) night from the Impact Zone in Orlando Florida.
TNA will tape the December 13th episode and part of the December 20th episode tonight. On Tuesday, the company will film the remainder of the December 20th show and the complete December 27th episode.
Thursday’s Impact broadcast will feature the following:
* Fallout from Sunday’s Final Resolution pay-per-view, including Jeff Hardy ending the year as TNA World Champion and Aces & Eights turning on Bobby Roode in the main event.
* The feud between Austin Aries and Bully Ray continues
* Velvet Sky returns to the ring
After Tuesday’s taping, the TNA crew has two weeks off before two year-end live events from New York on December 29th and 30th.
TNA returns to the Orlando on January 3rd for the next live episode of Impact.
* News On Big Changes Going On Behind The Scenes In TNA For 2013
TNA star Kurt Angle noted on Twitter after Sunday’s Final Resolution pay-per-view that he is dealing with a groin injury. He did not specify whether the injury was sustained on Sunday or if it was a pre-exsiting condition:
Have a Little Groin Injury. Hope It's Ok for next 3 Shows. Much Love.
— Kurt Angle (@RealKurtAngle) December 10, 2012
The three shows he’s referring to are the 3 episodes of Impact Wrestling that TNA will tape tonight and Tuesday night from Orlando, Florida.
An hour after his original tweet, revealed that his groin is torn, which would qualify for more than “a little injury” –
I Will Wrestle through My Groin tear Because I'm a Cyborg. Nothing Can Hurt Me, as long as My twitter friends Believe In Me. Much Love!!!!!
— Kurt Angle (@RealKurtAngle) December 10, 2012
Here are spoiler results from Sunday night’s WWE Tribute to the Troops taping from Norfolk, Virginia. Thanks to reader Donald Keimig.
The special airs Wednesday, December 19th at 9 PM on the USA Network and Saturday, December 22nd at 9 PM on NBC.
* Lillian Garcia opened the show with the National Anthem
* Kid Rock did a set of 5 songs.
* Michael Cole and JBL are the announce team and Justin Roberts is the ring announcer.
* Sheamus and Randy Orton team up against Dolph Ziggler and The Big Show. Orton and Sheamus are the winners. Randy hits RKO on Big Show followed by a Brogue Kick from Sheamus.
* Ryback vs. Alberto Del Rio is up next. Ryback wins via disqualification with interference from Ricardo Rodriguez. Ryback hits Shellshocked on both.
* Kane, Daniel Bryan and R-Truth vs Heath Slater, Drew McIntyre and Jinder Mahal. Team Hell No and R-Truth win when R-Truth hit his finisher on Heath Slater.
* Miz TV with the The Muppets is next. The Miz wants to know if Kermit truly loves Ms. Piggy. Damien Sandow interrupts and Miz challenges him.
* The Miz vs. Damien Sandow. Miz wins with roll up.
* Layla vs. Eve Torres non title match. Layla wins with her kick to the head.
* Primo, Epico, Tensai and David Otunga vs. Brodus Clay, Sin Cara, The Great Khali and Hornswoggle. The faces win with Hornswoggle’s tadpole splash.
* Flo-Rida next with 4 songs.
* John Cena vs. Antonio Cesaro in a non-title match for the main event. Cena wins with the Attitude Adjustment.
* At the conclusion, all the Superstars came on stage while Cena thanked the Military for their service. Santa Claus came out in a sleigh with Superstars dressed as reindeer. The Usos, Zack Ryder, PTP, Santino Marella, Justin Gabriel and Yoshi Tatsu were reindeer. I think Mick Foley was Santa but I couldn’t tell from where I was seated. Triple H was present but only made an appearance at the conclusion. I saw John Laurinaitis, Dean Malenko, Road Dogg, Micheal Hayes during the conclusion as well. Other superstars at the conclusion were AJ Lee, Kaitlyn, Ted DiBiase, Alicia Fox and others.
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– Dave Meltzer of F4WOnline.com reported on November 18 that former WWE wrestlers John Morrison and Melina were involved in a domestic dispute the prior weekend, resulting in police being summoned to the residence they share in Los Angeles, California. He said details of the story would likely be published on TMZ.com, but ultimately, was not acknowledged. In a post on the F4WOnline.com message board Saturday, Meltzer explained why additional details regarding the incident have not been revealed.
“There was an incident reported to them (TMZ) but no police report to back it up so you can’t really go forward with the story,” wrote the Wrestling Observer editor. “Same reason I haven’t said anything. I checked with police and if they were called, there was no report.”
Since news of the incident surfaced online, Morrison has continued performing at wrestling events and comedy clubs. Perez, on the other hand, has continued to remain out of the public spotlight entirely. She last appeared at a wrestling show on October 12 in Tijuana, Mexico, accompanying Morrison for a match. She stopped tweeting a few days prior, and subsequently canceled an autograph signing she was scheduled to appear at later that month.
– Speaking to USA Today, music mogul-turned-boxing promoter 50 Cent believes the sport of professional boxing could benefit from utilizing WWE-style theatrics.
“(We should) use some of the theatrics that you see in WWE and bringing them into a sport that doesn’t have a question mark — we know boxing is real. We don’t say ‘is that real?’ like wrestling. If you add those different elements to it you can offer something that would be entertaining enough to watch the entire show,” said 50 Cent.
Details on 50 Cent’s promotion plans are available here.
– Thursday on Impact Wrestlng, Velvet Sky made her return to TNA Wrestling during an in-ring segment between Mickie James and Tara, vowing to become TNA Women’s Knockouts Champion yet again. Like Sky, fellow “Beautiful People” founder Angelina Love parted ways with the organization in the summer. She was asked on Twitter whether she plans to follow suit by returning to TNA, and responded, “No, I have zero ties to TNA.”
– Today is the birthday of TNA Wrestling star Kurt Angle. The only Olympic wrestling gold medalist in the history of professional wrestling turns 44-years-old.
– Watch Before The Bell: Final Resolution, a half-hour broadcast special spotlighting tonight’s Final Resolution pay-per-view event.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izYLrl531tA
Pictures of The Rock & Mark Wahlberg on the set of “Pain & Gain”
IMDB.com Synopsis: A pair of bodybuilders in Florida get caught up in an extortion ring and a kidnapping scheme that goes terribly wrong.
Release Date: April 23, 2013
Director: Michael Bay
– Jey and Jimmy Uso have their sights set on making history in WWE. Saturday on Twitter, the twin duo vowed, “We will be the first brothers to hold separate titles and Tag titles at the same time!! Mark our words!!! #HISTORY #USOOO.”
– WWE will tape its annual Tribute to the Troops event tonight in Norfolk, Virginia at the Norfolk Scope Arena. Free tickets are available for active members of the military.
– On the latest episode of the “JBL and Michael Cole Show,” John “Bradshaw” Layfield and Michael Cole disown professional sports. The synopsis reads, “Watch the latest episode of the hilarious, new “JBL & Cole Show,” as “The Wrestling God” and one of the most outspoken announcers in WWE history lay down their views on the worst owners in professional sports and the Tout of the week – featuring a certain cowboy-hat-wearing former WWE Champion!”
– Miss Piggy and the rest of Disney’s The Muppets return to Monday Night Raw as Social Media Ambassadors tomorrow night.
WWE announced Saturday, “One year after guest hosting Monday Night Raw, Disney’s The Muppets make their glorious return to WWE’s flagship show as Social Media Ambassadors. Given their history with some of the WWE Superstars, we’re sure they’ll have plenty to say on the goings on of the WWE Universe. Will Miss Piggy have more words for Vickie Guerrero? Do Statler and Waldorf approve of 3MB? And will Beaker send a message to his cousin Sheamus? Follow them on Twitter and Facebook to find out and be sure to check out their holiday video “All I Need is Love” — alongside Cee-Lo Green off the new album “Cee-Lo’s Magic Moment” — and the 20th Anniversary Edition of “The Muppet Christmas Carol,” now on DVD and Blu-Ray.”
– SmackDown ring announcer Lilian Garcia is back working full-time with WWE after being struck by a car in Los Angeles, California, on Oct. 27.
“Back w a vengeance! At airport about to embark on a month long journey w @WWE & family Christmas! 1st stop VA 4 #TTTT 2 perform 4 Troops!” she wrote Saturday.
– In WWE’s latest Countdown video feature, WWE counts down the ten most shocking returns in company history. The Rock, John Cena, Vince McMahon and others are featured.
– Chris Jericho, who is currently working on his third autobiography covering his 2007 return to WWE and beyon, noted on Twitter Sunday that it is coming along “very slowly.”
– Friday’s episode of SmackDown on Syfy garnered 59,266 in social media activity, down 2% from the prior week’s show.
– The late Bad News Brown is featured in today’s “Superstar Spotlight” on WWE.com.
