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Cover Artwork For WWE’s “The Attitude Era” DVD And Blu-Ray Release – Over 40 Superstars Featured

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The cover artwork for WWE’s The Attitude Era DVD and Blu-Ray has surfaced online and it features a collage of over 40 Superstars, including “Stone Cold” Steve Austin, The Rock, Sable, Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Mike Tyson, Dude Love and Val Venis.

Here is the cover, courtesy of WWEDVDNews.com.

The Attitude Era

This three-disc DVD and two-disc Blu-Ray is scheduled for release on Nov. 20. The synopsis reads: “In the late-90s, WWE was struggling for ratings survival while a cultural shift in the viewing audience’s taste was occurring. “Saying your prayers and taking your vitamins” had lost its luster amongst the rebellious masses who preferred “flipping the bird” and “laying the smackdown”… Enter Stone Cold Steve Austin, The Rock, Triple H and Mankind and the notorious crop of edge and fearless Superstars who ushered in The Attitude Era. Now in this 3DVD set fans can own all the infamous moments from this controversial and revolutionary era that redefined sports entertainment for an entire generation. Over 8-hours of envelope-pushing content includes all the agression, antics and innuendos that proved to be the perfect cocktail for an explosion of popularity.”

USA To Air WWE-Themed Episode Of “The Soup”, WWE To Hold Show In The Netherlands, CM Punk Cell Phone Cover

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– A WWE-themed edition of The Soup will air on the USA Network on Monday, November 26, 2012 immediately following Raw.

The E! program, which recaps various pop culture and television show moments of the week, has semi-regularly featured clips from WWE programming over the years.

– WWE will hold a Raw live event on Wednesday, April 17, 2013 in Rotterdam, The Netherlands at the Ahoy Sports Palace. Bell time is 8:00 p.m. Tickets go on sale Friday.

– WWEShop.com has released a CM Punk Cell Phone Cover.

– WWE Hall of Famer Jesse Ventura appears on Piers Morgan Tonight on CNN at 9:00 p.m. He will be promoting the new season of Conspiracy Theory on truTV, which premieres tonight at 10:00 p.m.

(source: PWInsider.com)

“Rowdy” Roddy Piper Slams Linda McMahon For Spending $90 Million To Lose Two U.S. Senate Elections

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Linda McMahon, former president and CEO of WWE, failed in her bid for a Senate seat in Connecticut, losing to Democratic Rep. Chris Murphy on Tuesday. This follows her 2010 loss to Richard Blumenthal in the race for the state’s other seat in the Senate.

The total cost of losing two elections has ranged from $90 to $97 million, according to estimates. McMahon spent $50 million of her personal fortune in her failed 2010 campaign, and is believed to have spent $40 to $47 million the second time around. Between both campaigns, McMahon has now spent a cumulative total of over $90 million in pursuit of federal office. That is more than any other American in history.

WWE Hall of Famer “Rowdy” Roddy Piper, who worked under the employ of McMahon, criticized her exorbitant spending on two failed Senate campaigns in a series of Twitter messages Wednesday. After asking his followers whether McMahon won her race, he wrote, “Can spend 90 million on a losing election but won’t give the people that earned that money for them medical or retirement help of any kind!”

Piper then re-tweeted a message comparing her failed Senate campaigns to another McMahon family outside-the-ring venture that went bust; the World Bodybuilding Federation: “It’s like the WBF all over again; money spent on alternate endeavors earned from the blood & sweat of the boys.”

Continuing to stick up for “the boys,” while also corroborating a rumor that mid-level WWE talent had to cover their hotel and travel expenses during WrestleMania XXVIII week in Miami, Florida despite the sports-entertainment organization generating a record-breaking $102.7 million in economic impact for Miami-Dade County, he also re-tweeted, “They can spend 90 mill on elections but still make midcarders pay their and their family own way for wrestlemania. crazy.”

This Week’s “WWE Inbox” – Superstar In The White House?, John Cena On WWE Magazine Cover, Matt Hardy Speaks

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– In this week’s edition of “WWE Inbox,” Eve, David Otunga and others name which of their peers they could see in the White House. Also, Superstars share their most embarrassing pocket dials.

– John Cena is featured on the cover of the December 2012 issue of WWE Magazine. The headline reads – “JOHN CENA – Ultimate Main Event Superstar!” Also featured are the 25 Most Apocalyptic In-Ring Moments, Superstar Scars and Daniel Bryan’s “Startling Secret.”

– Matt Hardy will be the guest tonight live on “In Your Head” beginning at 8:00 p.m. EST. Listen and chat live www.IYHwrestling.com call in and talk to him yourself at 508-644-8503.

The Miz On “Backstage Fallout” For SmackDown, The Rock An Ultimate Warrior Fan Growing Up, Rick Rude

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– Following his fourth straight loss to Intercontinental Champion Kofi Kingston on Tuesday’s SuperSmackDown LIVE, The Miz explains on “Backstage Fallout” why he is upset with vocal WWE fans. Plus, William Regal makes a vow after making his in-ring return.

– Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson revealed that he was a fan of Ultimate Warrior growing up.

Joey Styles tweeted Johnson on WWE.com’s article on the fifteen greatest Superstar entrances and “The Great One” responded, “Honored to be on it. Wrestlemania 6: My fav Warrior entrance of all time. #OnFire.”

– The late “Ravishing” Rick Rude is featured in today’s “Superstar Spotlight” on WWE.com.

CM Punk’s Historic WWE Title Reign, Edge’s Neck Surgery & More

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– WWE Hall of Famer Edge will undergo another neck surgery on Thursday. Edge was asked by a fan on Twitter if this procedure will allow him to wrestle again one day, but the Rated R Superstar shot down those hopes:

– WWE CFO George Barrios is featured in Forefront Magazine and named his parents and Vince McMahon as his role models. He stated that Vince behaves “as if every day is the first day on the job.”

– WWE Champion CM Punk is quickly approaching the 1-year mark for his title reign. If Punk successfully retains the WWE title at Survivor Series on 11/19, the following day will mark one year for him as champion. Punk would be the first person to hold the WWE Championship for a full year since John Cena back in 2006.

If CM Punk is able to keep the title past November 26th, he will surpass Randy Savage’s 371 day title reign (1988-1989). If he can remain champion past December 5th, he will surpass John Cena’s 380 day title rein – making him the longest reigning WWE Champion since Hulk Hogan’s 1984-1988 reign.

* VIDEO: Check Out Referee BRAD MADDOX’s Sick Finishing Move (From Developmental)

(Partial Source: PWInsider.com)

JBL Tells A Backstage Story Of His First Push Being Killed By A Bad Referee Call

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WWE announcer JBL has posted a new blog entry at Facebook.com with a backstage story from his first WWE Survivor Series back in 1996. JBL competed in a traditional team elimination match on the “Free For All” pre-show and was eliminated from the match earlier than he was supposed to be due to a botched call from referee Tim White.

JBL wrote on Tuesday:

“My first Survivor Series my team was to go over and it was to be my first big push. It was one of first times refs used ear pieces, or at least, different ear pieces. So, I do a ‘false finish’ and Tim White counts me out! I had kicked out on ‘2,’ but Tim was listening to someone in his ear and wasn’t paying attention. He looked up and said, ‘Oh my God, kid, I am so sorry,’ but then had to pantomine he was sending me out of ring.”

“I got to the back and was chewed out, I couldn’t stooge Tim so I just took it-later they realized Tim made a mistake and told me they were sorry. It was my pal Gerald Brisco that had chewed me out as he ran ‘Gorilla’ back then. My push was killed and pretty much so was ‘Justin Hawk Bradshaw,’ but that is a different story-which I’ll tell later. I thought about this today as I was reading some tweets from folks about Survivor Series.”

Here’s a video clip of the spot JBL is talking about. The botched call takes place around the 10:45 mark – and you can hear Vince McMahon and Jim Ross caught off guard by the early elimination of “Justin Hawk Bradshaw” –

Video of Linda McMahon’s Concesson Speech

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As noted earlier, Democratic Rep. Chris Murphy defeated Republican Linda McMahon in Connecticut’s U.S. Senate race. The Associated Press called the race for Murphy just 30 minutes after the polls closed, as he was leading 54% to 45%.

The former WWE CEO spent $50 million of her personal fortune in her failed 2010 campaign against Richard Blumenthal, and she is believed to have spent about as much against Murphy.

Between both campaigns, McMahon has now spent over $90 million in pursuit of federal office, more than any American in history.

McMahon has announced that she will not run for office in 2014.

Here is a video of her conceding after losing to Chris Murphy:

WWE Modifies The Spelling Of “Fandangoo”, NBA Reporter Pokes Fun At Linda McMahon’s U.S. Senate Loss

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– As seen during Monday’s Raw broadcast, WWE aired a vignette teasing the debut of a new Superstar called “Fandangoo.” During tonight’s SuperSmackDown LIVE broadcast on Syfy, WWE aired a similar vignette, but with the spelling of the character’s name modified to “Fandango.” It is a term that originally described a style of folk and flamenco music and dance.

Here is the vignette, which also features a song different from the one used in the first video.

– In light of former WWE CEO Linda McMahon’s loss tonight to Democratic Rep. Chris Murphy in Connecticut’s U.S. Senate race, David Aldridge, a sports reporter for Turner Sports (most notably, the NBA), took the opportunity to poke fun at her defeat with a wrestling reference.

He tweeted, “The Senate election in Connecticut is not over,” said state director of voting Earl Hebner. #Montreal.”

Linda McMahon Smacked Down Again On Election Day – Loses Connecticut Senate Race To Chris Murphy

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Democratic Rep. Chris Murphy is the projected winner against Linda McMahon in Connecticut’s U.S. Senate race, according to The Associated Press and NBC News.

The Associated Press called the race for Murphy just 30 minutes after the polls closed, as he was leading 54% to 45%.

The former WWE CEO spent $50 million of her personal fortune in her failed 2010 campaign against Richard Blumenthal, and is believed to have spent $42 million against Murphy. Between both campaigns, McMahon has now spent a cumulative total of over $90 million in pursuit of federal office. That is more than any other American in history.

An article on McMahon’s loss is available here.

Viewership For Monday’s Raw Slightly Declines, The Miz Promotes WrestleMania Tickets, Rob Conway

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– Monday’s Raw from the United Kingdom scored a 2.78 cable rating, down from 2.94 last week.

Viewership was slightly lower than last week as Monday’s show averaged 4.07 million viewers compared to 4.10 million viewers.

Raw drew 4.07 million viewers in the first hour, 4.28 million in the second, and 3.88 million in the third. By comparison, last week’s show drew hourly figures of 4.30 million, 4.22 million, and 3.78 million. It was the twelfth straight week where viewership declined from the third hour to the second hour.

– WWE has released a video of The Miz letting fans know that WrestleMania 29 tickets go on sale this Saturday. Visit Ticketmaster.com and WrestleMania.com for more information. (Watch)

– Former WWE Superstar Rob Conway announced on Twitter that he is returning to the ring on Saturday, November 24 in Evansville, Indiana for New Focus Wrestling as he takes on Johnny Richards. He has been unable to wrestle since July due to a biceps tear.

(source: Pro Wrestling Torch)

*Spoilers* WWE Main Event Results & Next Week’s Main Event Match

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The following matches were taped on Tuesday from Birmingham, England for this week’s episode of WWE Main Event:

* R-Truth defeated Heath Slater via disqualification after Jinder Mahal interfered. Mahal was in Slater’s corner and got involved when it looked like R-Truth was going to win.

* Sheamus defeated Wade Barrett. The crowd was evenly split between the two Europeans. Big Show was ringside doing commentary.

Next week’s episode of Main Event will feature WWE Tag Team Champions Team Hell No vs. Rhodes Scholars.

* Meet FANDANGOO: Videos Of His Ring Entrance & Dance Moves

Gail Kim Interview – Says TNA Is A Better Fit For Her Than WWE, Working With Rookies, More

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Promoting her return to Canada this Friday at TNA’s live event in Windsor, Ontario, Gail Kim spoke to SLAM! Wrestling on a number of topics, including her desire to compete more than she had in WWE.

“(TNA) has really focused on women’s wrestling in a different manner than WWE, and I just enjoy it more here,” Kim says of the differences between both leagues. “I’ve experienced both major promotions twice now, and I can honestly say that TNA is a better fit for me.”

Now after wrestling for thirteen years, Kim finds herself working with girls who don’t have nearly as much experience as her, such as Miss Tessmacher. She says she’s enjoys working with the greenhorns as much as the veterans.

“I love both aspects of it—working with girls that have been doing it for ten years-plus like Mickie James and Tara, and with those who are looking forward towards the future,” said Kim. “And I enjoy being able to help some of the more inexperienced girls that I can help—I remember my first match back was a tag match with Brooke Tessmacher; she didn’t really know that much in the ring back then, but she has come so far in the past year.”

Kim says that while becoming the first TNA Women’s Knockouts Champion is one of her favorite moments of her career, she feels more accomplished with her pro-women’s wrestling cause.

“If you think about the whole picture, the thing that makes me most proud is fighting for that women’s division and it actually happening,” said Kim. “It wasn’t overnight, it took a lot of begging and pleading to wrestle. For that to happen, and for it to become successful, that was a dream come true.”

Kim also remarks on being named the top women’s wrestler of 2012 by Pro Wrestling Illustrated, her marriage to celebrity chef Robert Irvine (the two met on Irvine’s TV show Dinner: Impossible), and more. The full article is available here.

Matches Taped In England For WWE Saturday Morning Slam, Cody Rhodes Schools Wade Barrett In “WWE ’13”, More

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– Two matches were taped Tuesday in Birmingham, England for WWE Saturday Morning Slam

* Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso vs. Justin Gabriel and Tyson Kidd

* Ted DiBiase vs. Jinder Mahal

The commentators were Josh Mathews and R-Truth.

– In the following video, Cody Rhodes shows Wade Barrett a thing or two about how to play WWE ’13.

– The official WWE website has a poll asking who poses a bigger threat to WWE Champion CM Punk at Survivor Series; John Cena or Ryback? Ryback currently leads the poll 51% to 49%.

(source: ProWrestling.net)

Bar Brawl After RAW (Video), Survivor Series News, Tonight’s SmackDown Main Event

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– The main event of tonight’s WWE Super Smackdown special is Randy Orton vs. Wade Barrett in a Falls Count Anywhere match. The show airs at 8pm (EST).

– WWE ran an angle after Monday’s RAW where Big Show attacked Sheamus at a pub, with William Regal trying to break it up. You can see video of the fight at WWE.com.

– On Monday’s WWE RAW, it was announced that the new main event of Survivor Series will be CM Punk vs. John Cena vs. Ryback in a Triple Threat match for the WWE Championship and had Dolph Ziggler replace CM Punk as the captain of the heel team in the traditional 5 on 5 team elimination match.

According to f4wonline.com, the changes were made because WWE wasn’t satisfied with the fan response to the original Team Punk vs. Team Foley match.

* Meet FANDANGOO: Videos Of His Ring Entrance & Dance Moves (Wow)

Win A Free Copy Of WWE ’13 For PS3 Or Xbox 360

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SEScoops is giving away 8 copies of WWE ’13! We have 4 copies for PS3 & 4 copies for Xbox 360 .. We are going to randomly select 8 people who tweet us a message saying they want a copy ..

You *MUST* be a follower of @SEScoops on Twitter to qualify!

TO ENTER: Follow @SEScoops on Twitter (click the button below) & mention @SEScoops in a tweet saying which version you want (PS3 or 360)..  We’ll announce the first winners later this week!


WWE Diva Publicly Endorses Linda McMahon For U.S. Senate – Could She Get In Trouble?

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WWE ring announcer Lilian Garcia posted a message on Twitter today encouraging her followers living in Connecticut to vote for Linda McMahon as U.S. Senator.

Some of the Diva’s followers have speculated that she could get in trouble with WWE for publicly showing support for McMahon after Brian Jossie, who portrayed A.W., claimed in an August interview with Connecticut’s The Day that he was released from his contract with the sports-entertainment organization because he encouraged his followers to vote for her.

Upon being informed of his termination, Jossie said he received a phone call from Jane Geddes, Vice President of Talent Relations, telling him he committed a major faux pas with his pro-Linda tweet.

“For some reason they don’t want to associate her with anything to do with wrestling because it’s in the past,” Jossie said. “Vince (McMahon) doesn’t want any association with her campaign. They told me it’s two totally different entities, which I didn’t know. I thought I was doing a good thing.”

WWE, however, rejected Jossie’s claims in the article, attributing his release to poor judgment on live television and social media. Spokesperson Brian Finn stated, “WWE is a non-partisan organization. Superstars as well as employees are free to support any political party or candidate they choose. Unfortunately, Brian Jossie, playing the character of A.W., was terminated because he continued to exhibit poor judgment by making offensive and inappropriate comments on live television and on social media.”

WWE Reportedly Leaving Door Open For Carlito To Return, Chris Jericho Talks About Possibly Returning To WWE

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– According to the latest issue of Power Slam, Carlito has an open offer to return to WWE, whenever he desires. The magazine, however, notes that the former WWE Superstar is enjoying the freedom of working independent groups.

The second generation grappler was released from his contract with WWE in May 2010 due to a violation of the company’s drug testing program and subsequent refusal to attend a rehabilitation facility for a reported addiction to painkillers.

– Promoting his tour this month of the U.K., Chris Jericho spoke to Glasgow radio station Radio Caley (@RadioCaley) and presenter Colin Stone (@Colin__Stone) where he discussed Fozzy’s new album “Sin & Bones,” whether he’ll return to WWE (13.08) and his matches this year with Dolph Ziggler (14.57). Plus, Jericho has some words for Drew McIntyre (10:34).

– Santino Marella and Layla appear at Smyth’s Toys, Unit 6&7, Shane Retail Park, Boucher Road, Belfast, Ireland, tomorrow beginning at 3:30 p.m. as they sign for the first 400 fans.

Jack Swagger’s Wife Denies WWE Release Request Claim, This Week’s Backstage Fallout For Raw

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– Catalina Hager, wife of Jack Swagger, denies a claim that the Superstar has asked for his release from WWE.

In response to this tweet, “Has jack asked for his wwe release @CrankyVince seems to think so,” she wrote, “Absolutely NOT TRUE.”

The Twitter account spoofing Vince McMahon that also leaks confidential WWE information on occasion cryptically suggested in a message last Thursday that a wrestler had asked for his release from the sports-entertainment organization. In a follow-up, the account indicated Sunday that Swagger asked for his release.”

– On this week’s “Backstage Fallout” for Raw, Antonio Cesaro, The Prime Time Players, Team Co-Bro’s and the Uso brothers discuss happenings from the program.

Jonathan Coachman Gets His Own Nationally Syndicated ESPN Radio Show

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Former WWE personality Jonathan Coachman now has his own nationally-syndicated drive time radio show on on ESPN Audio called “Coach & Company.”

The show will air Monday-Friday from 4-7pm (EST) on ESPN affiliate stations, ESPNradio.com, ESPN’s official mobile radio app, Sirius/XM (Channel 84), TuneIn and Slacker radio.

A press release was sent out announcing the new show and included this quote from the Coach:

“To say I am excited about ‘Coach’ & Company would be an understatement, but it’s going to be about our entire team – our production team and the team of fans at home – who will all have a hand in hopefully making it a successful show. I am very serious about sports, but people can expect above all else a show that is fun. And, with my background in the WWE, I feel I can really bring an entertainment value to the show in a strong way.”

Todd Grisham, who used to work with Coach in WWE and now works with him at ESPN, tweeted this congratulatory message:

* VIDEO: Check Out Referee BRAD MADDOX’s Sick Finishing Move (From Developmental)

WWE Cancels WM29 NYC Kickoff Party, WWE Tryouts In The UK This Week & More

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– WWE made the following announcement on Tuesday:

“Due to the effects of Hurricane Sandy on the NY/NJ/CT region, WWE and WrestleMania’s host partners in New York and New Jersey have decided to cancel the WrestleMania On-Sale Celebration previously scheduled for Friday, November 9 at Bryant Park in New York City. Our thoughts are with all of those affected by Hurricane Sandy.”

– WWE will be holding another tryout camp in England later this week. Jim Ross tweeted early Tuesday morning:

– As the trend has been in recent weeks, there were a ton of changes made to the script of Monday’s RAW, with rewrites taking place all weekend.

* VIDEO: Check Out Referee BRAD MADDOX’s Sick Finishing Move (From Developmental)

(Partial Source: f4wonline.com)

Election Day For Linda, Why Drew McIntyre Wasn’t At RAW, WWE Encyclopedia

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– WWE’s 3MB stable is now on Twitter @WWE3MB.

3MB’s Drew McIntyre was not on Monday’s RAW – and WWE.com’s Matt Striker caught up with Heath Slater and Jinder Mahal to ask about McIntyre’s whereabouts. They said D-Mac wasn’t there because he was out doing “business” 3MB (scouting concert venues and meeting with promoters) – but in reality, his mother is very ill.

WWE star The Rock tweeted this message of support for Drew McIntyre on Tuesday morning:

– WWE Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition is in stores today and can be purchased online at Amazon.com.

WWE Encyclopedia author Kevin Sullivan revealed this interesting bit of trivia on Twitter @SullivanBooks:

https://twitter.com/sullivanbooks/status/265640967632191488

– Today is Election Day in the United States and the day that we’ll find out if Linda McMahon will become a Senator for the state of Connecticut. As of Tuesday morning, the New York Times gives Linda just an 8% chance of winning.

Vince McMahon and Triple H were at Monday’s RAW taping from Birmingham, England but flew back to the US right after the show to be with Linda.

* FANDANGOO VIDEOS: Check Out His Ring Entrance & Dance Moves

Jerry Lawler Returns to RAW Next Week, Maddox Gets A Shot At $1 Million & Video Of His Finisher

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WWE Hall of Famer Jerry Lawler will make his return to commentary on next week’s WWE RAW from Columbus, Ohio. There has been some talk of WWE keeping Jim Ross on board to call RAW along with Michael Cole and Jerry Lawler, but that’s not confirmed yet.

Next week’s RAW will also feature Ryback vs. suspended WWE referee Brad Maddox, with Vince McMahon awarding Maddox a $1 million contract if he can defeat Ryback.

Speaking of Maddox, WWE.com’s Matt Striker caught up with referee Rod Zapata at RAW and asked him about the controversy of Maddox costing Ryback his match with CM Punk at WWE’s Hell in a Cell pay-per-view.

Zapata called Maddox a “piece of garbage” and doesn’t believe Maddox when he says he acted alone in costing Ryback his WWE title match.

Check out this video of Brad Maddox hitting his finisher, the “Dealbreaker” on Richie Steamboat in FCW back when he was a wrestler there:

Fandangoo Videos: Debut Vignette, His Ring Entrance & Dance Moves

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On Monday’s RAW – we saw the first promo for Fandangoo – the new “exotic dancer” gimmick of NXT Season 4 winner Johnny Curtis.

Curtis has been testing out the gimmick at recent WWE live events and we’ve got videos of the vignette that aired on RAW, his ring entrance and his dance moves.

Hit up up the COMMENTS below and tell us if you think this gimmick has potential – or if Curtis’ career has been given the kiss of death.

Fandangoo Debut Promo:

The Debut Of Johnny Curtis’ New Gimmick:

http://youtu.be/bQA1nJp59aU

Fandangoo’s Ring Entrance & Dance Moves:

http://youtu.be/jT7seLoSjL8

How Dolph Ziggler Should Cash In MITB, Steven Seagal Talks About Acting With Steve Austin

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– WWE Hall of Famer “Stone Cold” Steve Austin’s latest action movie, “Maximum Conviction,” is out today on DVD & Blu-ray. Austin’s co-star, actor Steven Seagal, recently spoke to Crave Online about how the movie came together:

“Well, somebody said just take a look at this script, and this story, and I liked it. They said Steve wants to do it, and I met him and liked him, and thought that we could be a good kind of team together. That’s sort of how it turned out. We had good chemistry together, and I thought it worked out great.”

– Washington Redskins player Adam Carriker and Chuck Carroll, hosts of the 4th & Pain radio show, have given their suggestions of how Dolph Ziggler should cash in his Money in the Bank contract. In an effort to come across as a serious contender and a worthy champion, Carriker says Ziggler should announce his title match in advance instead of spontaneously challenging a beaten-up champion. Carroll disagreed and says he likes when a MITB briefcase holder cashes in immediately after a title change – and thinks Ziggler should go after the World Heavyweight championship.

Comment Below and tell us how YOU think Dolph Ziggler should cash in his MITB contract & which title he should go for.