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Viewership For Monday’s Raw Tanks During Third Hour, WWE Pays Tribute To Valets, Matt Hardy In Illinois

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– Monday’s Raw averaged 3,920,000 over the course of three hours, up from 3,835,000 for last week’s post-Survivor Series show. The first hour garnered 4,147,000 viewers, with hour two slightly dropping 4,126,000. The third hour, however, saw a sharp decline, dropping to 3,488,000 viewers.

The final rating is expected to be released later today. Last week’s show drew a 2.73.

– The official WWE website has published photos and an article looking back at ringside valets, such as Kimberly Page, Miss Elizabeth, Stacy Keibler, Sharmell, Beulah McGillicutty, Debra and Torrie Wilson, among others. WWE writes, “Some Superstars like to have a little company on their way to the ring, without the prodding of a manager. To add that extra flair, these grapplers went out and found the perfect combination of beauty and brains in ringside valets. Learn more about these lovely ladies, check out photos and watch them in action!”

– Matt Hardy appears for Dreamwave Wrestling this Saturday at LaSalle Knights of Columbus 209 Gooding St. LaSalle, Illinois.

(source: PWInsider.com)

Hardy Boys Reunion In WWE “Very Likely” Next Year

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2013 could see the WWE returns of one of the most innovative tag teams in history – the Hardy Boyz.

During an interview with Pass The Torch Radio to promote his appearance at WOH wrestling in Whitehall, New York, this Friday, Matt Hardy was asked about the possibility of a Hardy Boys reunion in WWE next year, with him being a free agent and Jeff’s contract with TNA Wrestling expiring in February. His response?

“Very likely!”

Hit up the comments below and tell us if you want to see Matt and Jeff back in WWE.

– This week on WWE Inbox, Superstars and Divas are asked which celebrity they would like to get in the ring with, whether they have ever purchased an item from SkyMall, and about favorite childhood possessions.

– “The British Bulldog” is featured in today’s “Superstar Spotlight” on WWE.com.

Early Creative Plans For WrestleMania 29 & The Royal Rumble, JBL’s New Show Debuts This Week

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– With WrestleMania 29 just 5 months away, creative planning for next year’s mega-show from the MetLife Stadium in the NY/NJ area is well underway.  It’s said that most of WWE’s plans for their top storylines are solid through the Royal Rumble, but the top matches for WrestleMania are still not locked in.

According to sources close to the writing team, several of the ideas pitched for this year’s top matches included controversial finishes.

– Smackdown announcer JBL shot the first episode of his new internet show “The JBL Show” on Tuesday. His first guests include John Cena, AJ Lee and Michael Cole. JBL tweeted the following behind-the-scenes picture from the first episode.

His tweet says the show premieres “next Friday” but it actually airs this coming Friday, December 1st. Michael Cole replied to JBL’s tweet below and said,  “hey goof the show airs this coming Friday!”

(Partial Source: PWInsider.com)

Del Rio Ready For John Cena On SmackDown, JR Apearing On HBK’s Hunting Show & More

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– Vince McMahon, The Miz, R-Truth, Eve Torres and Layla returned to the United States on Tuesday evening after visiting US troops stationed abroad in the Middle East.

Picture of Vince & The WWE Stars On A Navy Vessel In The Middle East

– Alberto Del Rio tweeted the following about his opponent on this Friday’s SmackDown, John Cena:

– Jim Ross will be the next WWE personality to make a guest appearance on Shawn Michaels’ MacMillan River Adventures hunting show. He tweeted:

Jericho Video Interview, Rollins Tweets, Fozzy Performing In The UK Tonight

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– Shield member Seth Rollins tweeted the following message this week, his first tweet since debuting on WWE television:

– Chris Jericho’s metal band Fozzy will be performing tonight in Manchester, UK tonight. For more information, visit FozzyRock.com.

– Speaking of Jericho, he was recently interviewed by Wrestling Voice Radio:

During Fozzy’s European Tour in late 2012, frontman Chris Jericho sat down with Wrestling Voice Radio’s Duane Doogan to discuss a host of subjects from the band’s latest album, to touring, to his current WWE status and more.

Vickie Talks About Tamina, Fans Meet WWE Stars At Local Gym, WWE-Arkansas

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– WWE returns to Little Rock, Arkansas for a SmackDown taping at the Verizon Arena on Tuesday, February 12, 2013. Tickets go on sale this Friday at 10am at Ticketmaster and the arena box office.

KATC.com has an article up looking at WWE fans who camped out at Red’s Fitness Center in Louisiana to meet WWE superstars training at the gym prior to to that night’s WWE RAW. One fan who got to the gym at 6am to see the WWE superstars doing their morning workouts said, “It’s a hobby. I love getting my wrestling autographs and I’ve been doing it for six years.”

– Vickie Guerrero tweeted that Tamina Snuka will be joining her at this weekend’s WWE live events and talked about surrounding herself with good company:

https://twitter.com/excusemewwe/status/273765715281063937

https://twitter.com/excusemewwe/status/273767129231269888

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Antonio Cesaro Celebrates 100 Days As US Champion (Video), Backstage Chaos At WWE Tapings

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– There were some technical difficulties at Tuesday night’s WWE TV tapings, including the fire alarm and sprinklers going off and lights going out in the arena. The incident took place in between the WWE Main Event and WWE Saturday Morning Slam tapings, with Ricardo Rodriguez tweeting:

SmackDown announcer JBL tweeted this about what went down:

According to our correspondents who were at the show, the show was on hold for about 15 minutes while everything got sorted out.

– WWE United States Champion Antonio Cesaro posted the following video on Tout, celebrating 100 days as champion:

* Pictures of KELLY KELLY’s Totally New Look (Brunette)

TNA Inks Deal With MDI Entertainment To Release Impact Wrestling Lottery Tickets

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MDI Secures IMPACT WRESTLING Superstars and Experiential Prizes for Exciting New Instant Games

MDI Entertainment, LLC, a subsidiary of Scientific Games Corporation, has signed an agreement with TNA Entertainment, LLC, dba IMPACT WRESTLING, to offer lotteries branded instant games featuring some of the biggest names and most recognizable imagery in professional wrestling today.

The agreement makes the names and likenesses of more than a dozen wrestling superstars, as well as the logos, marks and artwork of IMPACT WRESTLING, available to lotteries worldwide.

Stars like Hulk Hogan, Kurt Angle, Sting, Jeff Hardy, Matt Morgan and Bobby Roode are included, and can be used on instant tickets and promotional materials, as well as in television and radio commercials. They also are available for personal appearances and public service announcements to promote the good causes lottery games support.

“We are extremely pleased to have secured this license, and to be able to give lotteries so many noteworthy options to promote games associated with it,” said Steve Saferin, President, Properties Group and Chief Creative Officer for Scientific Games.

“In addition to providing the biggest names in wrestling today, IMPACT WRESTLING is offering extraordinary marketing support and incredible prize opportunities. This gives lotteries a chance to reach and inspire wrestling fans – including the often elusive 18-34 age group – in very powerful ways.”

IMPACT WRESTLING President Dixie Carter stated, “Working with MDI provides a new marketing platform for IMPACT WRESTLING to connect with our fans through the state lottery programs. Our fans avidly invest in our superstars as they appear on SPIKE TV every Thursday and travel the country on the IMPACT WRESTLING LIVE WORLD TOUR.”

IMPACT WRESTLING will work with MDI and lotteries to create 2nd Chance prizes that can include merchandise and trips where winners will be treated to a live taping of the IMPACT WRESTLING television show, a backstage tour and a chance to meet wrestling talent. “IMPACT WRESTLING” is a weekly, two-hour show appearing during prime time on SPIKE TV.

A “Contract-for-a-Day” prize also can be created, in which the winner will be given the trip, plus an on-camera cameo role to be included in an IMPACT WRESTLING pay-per-view live show.

What Happened After SmackDown Tapings, Hawx Wrestles Dark Match & More

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– Independent wrestler Luke Hawx wrestled a dark match prior to Tuesday night’s WWE tapings from Bossier City, LA, losing to Santino Marella.

Hawx appeared on Monday’s RAW as one of the security guards that confronted Ryback at the beginning of the show and met with Paul Heyman backstage at the event.

– Longtime WWE employee Steve Lumbardi, best known as the Brooklyn Brawler, is now on Twitter at @brawlerreal.

– WWE Hall of Famer and NXT head trainer / authority figure Dusty Rhodes wrote on Twitter that he is celebrating 43 year in the wrestling business this week:

– The dark match main event that took place after Tuesday’s SmackDown tapings saw Sheamus defeat the Big Show by disqualification. The finish came after Big Show hit Sheamus with a steel chair. After the match, Sheamus leveled Show with the Brogue Kick.

Cody Rhodes Talks About His Injury & His Timeline For Returning

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WWE.com has a new interview up with injured superstar Cody Rhodes. Here are some highlights of what Rhodes said about:

The Extent of his Injury:”Well, honestly, the best way I’ve heard the injury described, is that I dodged a bullet. The trap tear is a grade two (on a scale of one to three), but I don’t need surgery — the tears will heal themselves over time with proper physical therapy. The separated shoulder is an old injury from amateur wrestling, and it’s basically the area that could have been considerably worse. I could have landed on my neck, but I turned just in time to land on my shoulder. The separated shoulder is where the most pain is and it’s the AC joint, but like I said, I dodged a bullet — no surgery.”

His Initial Reaction To The Injury: “I thought I broke my arm, and I was in a very bad position in the ring. You know, ring awareness is something I’ve always been fond of — having ring awareness, having mat awareness. Always knowing where I am at all times. Especially in a tag team situation, knowing if I’m on my side of the ring. I wasn’t. I was in enemy territory and Daniel Bryan had me wide open.”

“Actually, everything after Kane dropped me, I don’t remember. I remember hitting the mat one more time, and then I thought that I immediately tagged out, but watching back, there’s a whole period of a minute, a minute-and-a-half, where I faked out Daniel Bryan, who missed a headbutt and I just laid there. I didn’t know that — I thought I was much more cognizant than I was, but watching back I didn’t know that I was on the apron, I didn’t know that the doctor was tugging at my boots.”

When He Will Return To The Ring: “I am a quick healer and I can fight through pain, but I will not rush my return to the ring. There is no hard timeline for my return.”

*SPOILERS* WWE SmackDown Tapings Results For Friday

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WWE taped this week’s episode of WWE SmackDown on Tuesday night from Bossier City, Louisiana. Credit to prowrestling.net for these results:

John Cena came out. A replay from Raw was shown of his match with Dolph Ziggler. Cena made fun of Ziggler and his two minute title run. Alberto Del Rio came out to interrupt. Del Rio said Smackdown is his show. He said the last time they were in the ring together he destroyed Cena. Cena said he was interested in the main event, but since he was here he would have a match with Del Rio on the spot.

1. John Cena pinned Alberto Del Rio. Cena started off with an arm drag that threw Del Rio outside the ring. Del Rio snuck back in and kicked Cena. Del Rio dominated Cena early with punches and a suplex. Cena fought back and went for the AA, but Del Rio countered into an arm breaker. Del rio jumped from the top rope and missed, leading to the usual Cena moves and 5 Knuckle Shuffle.

Cena went for an AA, but Del Rio reversed into a Backstabber and a near fall. Cena reversed the armbar into the STF. Del Rio made it to the ropes. After more back and forth, Cena jumped from the top rope and hit the leg drop to the back of Del Rio’s head. Cena pinned him for the win.

As Cena was walking up the ramp celebrating, Dolph Ziggler came from behind and hit Cena with the Money in the Bank briefcase.

Cena and Booker T argued in the back because Cena wanted to attack Ziggler. Booker said Cena can do whatever he wants after Ziggler’s match with Sheamus.

2. The Great Khali (w/Hornswoggle) defeated David Otunga in 2:00. Not much of a match. Khali and Hornswoggle dancing in the ring was more entertaining than the match.

3. Kane, Daniel Bryan, and Kofi Kingston beat Wade Barrett and The Prime Time Players in 15:00. Kane started off with Darren Young. Titus O’Neil was tagged in and quickly flipped over the ropes to the outside. Bryan was tagged in and flew to the outside, hitting Titus with a knee in the process. Barrett and Kofi were tagged in. They went back and forth shortly and Wade tagged in Young.

Lot of action and more quick tags. Bryan was eventually in and the Players and Barrett kept him in their corner and grounded with submissions. Bryan eventually tagged Kane, who came in hitting all three opponents. Kane hit clothesline off the top and went for a pin. Titus broke up the count and Kofi knocked him to the outside. Kane chokeslammed Young, and Bryan applied the No Lock for the submission win. Very good match.

Damien Sandow came out and picked someone from the crowd to be his apprentice. The fan entered the ring and Sandow asked him some questions to test his intelligence. The guy answered the last question wrong and Sandow made him leave the ring. Very funny moment!!

4. Damien Sandow defeated Tyson Kidd in 3:00. Good pop from the crowd for Tyson. Sandow won, but a good effort front tyson. An entertaining short match.

5. Heath Slater and Jinder Mahal defeated The Uso Brothers in 3:00. The crowd was dead for this one. Mahal got the win with a Full Nelson Slam.

6. Sheamus beat Dolph Ziggler by DQ. Ziggler went to the outside early. He got back in and hit Sheamus with a clothsline, but Sheamus quickly attacked with punches in the corner. Sheamus was knocked outside. Dolph dove onto Sheamus, but Sheamus caught him and slammed him into the barricade. Ziggler eventually regained advantage and scored a couple close pinfalls. Sheamus fought back and went for the Brogue Kick, but Ziggler ducked and hit a DDT. Sheamus put Ziggler in the cloverleaf and Big Show ran down and got Ziggler DQ’d. They attacked Sheamus until Cena ran down for the save and cleared Show and Ziggler from the ring.

Dark match

1. Sheamus beat Big Show by DQ in a World Hvt. Championship match. Show hit Sheamus with a chair for the DQ. Show threw Sheamus in the ring to hit him with a chair, but Sheamus ducked and hit the Brogue Kick.

Biggest Pops
1. Cena
2. Team hell no
3. Sheamus

Most Heat
1. Damien sandow
2. Ziggler
3. Show

WWE Main Event & Saturday Morning Slam Previews

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WWE taped this week’s WWE Main Event & Saturday Morning Slam shows from Bossier City, Louisiana. Here are previews for both shows:

WWE Main Event

* John Cena vs. Damien Sandow

* U.S. Champion Antonio vs. Zack Ryder

Saturday Morning Slam Taping:

* Kane vs. Jinder Mahal (w/3MB)

* Daniel Bryan vs. Heath Slater

*Spoilers* WWE Main Event & Saturday Morning Slam Tapings Results

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WWE taped this week’s WWE Main Event & Saturday Morning Slam shows from Bossier City, Louisiana. Here are the results:

WWE Main Event Taping

Michael Cole and JBL did commentary. Promo videos aired for John Cena and Damien Sandow. A Tout video from Cody Rhodes played hyping up his tag team partner.

1. John Cena defeated Damien Sandow via submission in 15:00. Sandow cut a promo before the match using big words and mocking Cena. Sandow tried leaving the ringside area early in the match, but Cena chased hi up the ramp. Back in the ring, Sandow got the upper hand and did his cartwheel. Cena fought back but was thrown outside the ring. Sandow did several cartwheels during the match. In the end, Sandow reversed the AA, but Cena made him tap out with the STF.

2. U.S. Champion Antonio Cesaro defeated Zack Ryder in 9:00. Cesaro hit Zack Ryder with his Swiss Death European uppercut outside of the ring, threw him into the ring and hit his finisher for the win.

Cesaro cut a promo about being the best champion in WWE, which brought out Intercontinental champion Kofi Kingston. Kofi challenged Cesaro to a match on Main Event next week, which was accepted.

Saturday Morning Slam Taping:

1. Kane defeated Jinder Mahal (w/Drew McIntyre, Heath Slater) in 5:00. 3MB tried to attack Kane, but Daniel Bryan came out to help. Kane won with a chokeslam off the top rope.

2. Daniel Bryan defeated Heath Slater in 10:00. Slater tapped out to the No Lock.

Backstage Mood At RAW & Who Ran The Show, Punk Injury Update, Reactions To The Shield & Ryback’s Promos

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– As noted earlier, CM Punk tweeted that he was undergoing x-rays today. Punk has reportedly been working with an injured knee and has been seen limping around in recent weeks.

– With Vince McMahon still overseas visiting United States troops serving in the Middle East, Triple H was in charge at Mondays RAW. There was a much more laid-back environment at RAW, with fewer rewrites. The general feeling backstage was that things will be less tense behind the scenes when Vince McMahon eventually steps down and hands the reigns over to Triple H and Stephanie.

– WWE was very satisfied with The Shield’s first promo on Monday’s RAW, with Dean Ambrose standing out as the group’s best talker, Roman Reigns came off well but Seth Rollins still needing to improve his mic work.

– WWE was also happy with Ryback’s interview in the opening segment of RAW.

(Source: PWInsider.com)

Another RAW Appearance For The Rock, Lex Luger Writing Autobiography

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– Former WCW World champion Lex Luger is writing an autobiography titled “Wrestling with the Devil: The True Story of a World Champion Professional Wrestler – His Reign, Ruin, and Redemption.” The book is tentatively scheduled for an April 2013 release.

– There had been some concern that The Rock’s early-2013 movie schedule would limit his WWE television appearances during WrestleMania season, but he’s now locked in for at least 3 shows in the weeks following the Royal Rumble. As previously reported, The Rock is being advertised for WWE RAW on January 21st (the night after the Royal Rumble) and February 18th. The Rock will also be appearing at the January 28th RAW taping from Las Vegas, Nevada.

With The Rock’s movie “G.I. Joe: Retaliation” hitting theaters on March 29, 2013, there is talk of WWE working with Paramount Pictures to cross promote the film with WrestleMania.

(Source: PWInsider.com)

Daniel Bryan Cheated Out Of Match With CM Punk, WWE ’13 DLC, Leprechaun Movie

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– Based on statistics compiled by Hashtagbattle.com, Daniel Bryan actually won the RAW Active poll to determine who would wrestle CM Punk in the main event of the show. With less than 1,000 votes cast, #WWEBryan had 585 tweets, while #WWEKane had 408 tweets. Bryan tweeted on Tuesday:

Is this fair to Daniel Bryan? We think …  NO! NO! NO!

– The first downloadable characters for the WWE ’13 videogame will be released on 12/4. The DLC pack includes Tensai, Ryback, AJ Lee, Antonio Cesaro, The Usos, Natalya and Damien Sandow.

– The WWE Studios DVD/Blu-Ray film, “Leprechaun: Origins” starring Hornswoggle is currently scheduled for a March 2013 release.

(Partial Source: PWInsider.com)

CM Punk Advertised For Upcoming SmackDown Taping, Updated John Cena Entrance Video, WWE In Louisville

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– WWE Champion CM Punk announced on Twitter Tuesday that he will be on hand for the December 11, 2012 SmackDown taping taking place in Bridgeport, Connecticut, at Webster Bank Arena at Harbor Yard. This is the final show before TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs.

Punk wrote, “I will however be at the Smackdown in Bridgeport CT on the 11th.I invite all jealous northeastern nobodies with irrational hatred towards me.”

– WWE has released an updated version of John Cena’s entrance video to coordinate with his recent change in attire.

– WWE will hold a SmackDown live event in Louisville, Kentucky, at KFC Yum! Center on Friday, February 10th, 2013 at 5:00 p.m. Tickets go on sale Saturday, December 15, 2012 at 10:00 a.m.

CM Punk Undergoing X-Rays, Preview For Tonight’s WWE TV Tapings

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– WWE Champion CM Punk tweeted on Tuesday afternoon that he might be injured. Knowing his tweet would get websites like this one buzzing, Punk referenced Dave Meltzer in the tweet:

We can confirm that Punk is getting an x-ray on his knee. The WWE Champion has been working with a bad knee for several weeks now and has been seen limping backstage.

– WWE will be taping this week’s Main Event, Saturday Morning Slam and SmackDown shows tonight from Bossier City, Louisiana.

WWE Main Event will feature John Cena vs. Damien Sandow.

No matches have been announced for SmackDown, but we’ll see the next chapter in the ongoing Big Show vs. Sheamus feud over the World Heavyweight championship.

Superstars advertised for tonight’s tapings include John Cena, Randy Orton, Big Show, Sheamus, Dolph Ziggler, Team Hell No and SmackDown GM Booker T.

The advertised dark match main event is Big Show vs. Sheamus.

* ROYAL RUMBLE PPV Poster Featuring THE ROCK

Ziggler vs. Cena Stipulation, Antonio Cesaro’s Impressive RAW Match, NFL Star’s RAW Cameo

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MSNBC.MSN.com has an article up looking at NFL star Robert Griffin III’s cameo appearance from Monday’s RAW.

– During Antonio Cesaro’s match with Sheamus on Monday’s RAW, the United States champion hit the Irish superstar with an impressive overhead slam. The move is called the Alpamare Waterslide and it’s a move Cesaro has been using for years dating back to his days on the independent circuit.  Here’s a clip of the move:

http://youtu.be/WBv_Vu8Gsoo

A source backstage at RAW told us that WWE officials were very impressed with Cesaro’s showing, saying that Cesaro showed that he can hold is own against WWE’s top talent and he will be a main event player sooner than later.

– With John Cena expected to wrestle Dolph Ziggler at next month’s Tables, Ladders and Chairs pay-per-view, PWInsider.com reports that there has been talk of putting either Dolph Ziggler’s Money in the Bank briefcase or Vickie Guerrero’s job on the line as a stipulation.

* ROYAL RUMBLE PPV Poster Featuring THE ROCK

John Cena Says Making Out With AJ Again Was A “Never Again” Mistake, RAW Social Meedia Score

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– Monday’s WWE RAW scored a Trendrr.tv social media score of 204,077, which was down 7% from last week. This was the lowest social media score for a live RAW since the 3-hour era began during the summer. RAW ranked #3 on cable for the night behind the Knicks vs. Nets NBA game and the MTV movie “Catfish.”

– After more public displays of affection with AJ Lee on Monday’s WWE RAW, John Cena says kissing her again was a mistake and we probably won’t see any more makeout sessions from him on WWE television:

The Rock Featured On Royal Rumble PPV Poster

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The Rock gets one last shot at the WWE Championship at the 2013 Royal Rumble on Sunday, January 27th from the US Airways Center in Phoenix, Arizona.

Hulk Hogan Hyped Up For Impact, Viewership For Thanksgiving Impact

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– Last Thursday’s Thanksgiving edition of Impact Wrestling averaged 1,353,000 over the course of two hours. This is down from 1,187,000 the week before, which drew a 1.07 cable rating. The final rating will be released later this week.

– Hulk Hogan is looking forward to Thursday’s live Impact Wrestling broadcast. He tweeted on Monday night:

He then wrote this morning:

Identity Of Another Aces & 8s Member Revealed (Picture)

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Another member of Aces & 8s has been revealed: Garett Bischoff.

A fan with an eye for details spotted pictures of both Bischoff and a member of the nefarious group sporting the same wrist tattoo.

Bischoff may not necessarily be revealed as a member of faction. TNA has been rotating some workers who won’t be part of the group into the beatdowns to make it harder to guess who is in it. Here’s the picture:

Aces and 8s

 

Backstage News On CM Punk’s Long Title Reign

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With CM Punk now over one year into his historic WWE title reign, f4wonline.com reports that one of the main reasons Punk has held on to the championship for so long has to do with The Rock.

There have been several instances over the past year when WWE has strongly considered having Punk drop the title. However, Vince McMahon has repeatedly stuck with Punk as champion because The Rock agreed to wrestle CM Punk for the WWE Championship during the summer.

The Rock announced at RAW 1,000 that he wants to win the WWE Championship one more time before he retires. Since then, The Rock and CM Punk have been exchanging trash talk on Twitter and the feeling is that The Rock would not be happy if Punk dropped the belt and his WWE title match was against someone else.

SmackDown Viewership Down, What Was Cut From RAW On Hulu Plus

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– Last week’s 11/23 edition of WWE Smackdown on Syfy drew 2,572,000 viewers, down from the previous last week. The show aired during Thanksgiving weekend in the United States, which might have had an impact on viewership.

– Here’s a list of which RAW segments were cut from the Hulu Plus verison of the show, courtesy of Kaleb Perkins:

* Backstage segment with Rosa Mendes/Alberto Del Rio/Hornswoggle/The Great Khali.
* Alberto Del Rio vs. The Great Khali.
* Backstage segment with Vickie Guerrero/Paul Heyman/CM Punk.
* Alicia Fox vs. Tamina Snuka.
* Tensai vs. Kofi Kingston.
* Backstage segment with Alberto Del Rio/Ricardo Rodriguez/Rosa Mendes.
* Video package with some of the WWE wrestlers on the USS John C. Stennis.
* Damien Sandow vs. Zach Ryder.
* Backstage interview with Josh Mathews/CM Punk/Paul Heyman.