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Backstage Reaction To Jillian Hall’s TNA Tryout Match Last Week, TNA’s T-Shirt Giveaway, Chavo Guerrero

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– Former WWE Divas Champion tried out for TNA Wrestling last Thursday as she lost to Tara in a dark match. According to F4WOnline.com, company officials felt she did well.

– In the following video, SoCal Val tells you how you can get a free Bound for Glory 2012 T-Shirt after watching the Pay-Per-View at any participating movie theater. Visit www.tnaonscreen.com for participating locations.

– Chavo Guerrero appears at The Wrestling Guy in the Sanat Fe Springs Swap Meet Space H-5 13963 Alondra Blvd. Santa fe Springs, California, on Oct. 12 from 8:00 to 10:00 p.m. (Event Information)

(source: F4WOnline.com)

NXT Diva Reveals She Has An Eating Disorder, What “Hell” Means To WWE Stars

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– To promote WWE’s upcoming Hell in a Cell pay-per-view later this month, WWE.com asked various Superstars to explain what “hell” means to them. Here are some highlights of what they said:

Sheamus: “Well Fella, I’d say waking up in the desert in just my wrestling trunks. Its 110 degrees, the sun is shining and there is no sunscreen, anywhere in sight. That’s my idea of hell.”

Dolph Ziggler: “Being stuck in the middle seat of a plane ride overseas, with a large person who should have purchased two seats on one side and a screaming baby on the other. I don’t like people talking loudly, crying or sweating on me. That would be a horrific experience for me, aka my hell.”

Vickie Guerrero: “Hell? (laughs) It’s a place where AJ Lee plays in her playground.”

Tyson Kidd: “Well, definitely being stuck in a bizarre world where I compete against Yoshi Tatsu every day and then having to listen to Michael Cole’s commentary while I workout and travel.”

Antonio Cesaro: “Hell, to me, is waking up in America every day, going out and seeing Americans in the grocery store — how they behave and how they are overweight. They don’t know how to dress and have absolutely no culture. I have to live with that, every single day. And that is hell to me.”

– In response to online reports that she recently checked into rehab, WWE developmental wrestler Skyler Moon (formerly “Buggy Nova”) revealed on Twitter that she’s not on drugs – she’s getting treatment for an eating disorder.

 Pictures of NXT Diva SKYLER MOON (Formerly Buggy Nova)

She tweeted on Tuesday:

“For all the rumors and speculations, I do not have a drug problem, I have an eating disorder. Thank you all for the love and support!! I will b back stronger then ever :) soon!!!!! I love you guys thanks for having my back. I’m not ashamed of my disease, i’m blessed to want to make myself better.”

The message was later deleted.

Jeff Hardy Talks About Returning To WWE, His Personal Demons & More

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TNA Star Jeff Hardy spoke with the Phoenix New Times to hype TNA Bound for Glory in Phoenix next Sunday night. Here are some highlights of what he said about:

Overcoming His Personal Demons: “I know how I am and what I’ve done and I wish it was as easy for [him] as it was for me I guess. Matt [Hardy] went through a dark period and I was just getting through my stuff and that was tough on me. I was like, “Oh my god, people are different.” I’ve never suffered physical withdrawals from not doing drugs, but that’s what separates me from everybody else, I guess, because I’m not like everybody else. I wish I could explain why some people don’t succeed but I don’t know. I mean all I know is how and who I am.”

His Brother Matt’s Videos Where He Appeared Intoxicated: “Yeah, I hated it. I hated everything he put up. I was embarrassed for him. But that was just stuff that he was going through. If I’m going to put something on YouTube it’s just going to be fun.”

Returning to WWE in the Future: “Man, I really can’t answer that. I’m happy where I’m at right now with TNA. But you never say never in this business, so it depends on where I’ll be at in a few months.”

21 “WWE ’13” Downloadable Characters Announced – Divas, Ryback, Tensai, Damien Sandow, “Attitude Era” Stars

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THQ announced Wednesday twenty-one downloadable characters that will be available for purchase for the WWE ’13 video game scheduled for release on Oct. 30.

WWE Superstars

* AJ Lee

* Antonio Cesaro

* Damien Sandow

* Drew McIntyre

* Layla

* Natalya

* Ryback

* Tensai

* The Usos (Jey and Jimmy Uso)

* Yoshi Tatsu

“Attitude Era” Superstars

* Brian Pillman

* Chainsaw Charlie (Terry Funk)

* Diamond Dallas Page

* Gangrel

* Goldust

* Mike Tyson (pre-order bonus)

* Rikishi

* Too Cool (Scotty 2 Hotty and Grandmaster Sexay)

* Val Venis

In addition, more content will be included as DLC such as Ministry Undertaker attire, Brock Lesnar’s Kimura Lock and John Cena’s 2004 United States Spinner Title.

Backstage News On Why Edge Has Heat With WWE Management

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WWE Hall of Famer Edge reportedly has a lot of heat on him with WWE management for turning down a Legends contract multiple times. WWE’s most recent attempt to sign Edge came two weeks ago when he appeared on SmackDown.

Edge has not satisfied with the amount of money offered to him and does not want to be restricted with what companies he can appear for.

Edge will be making an appearance for Tommy Dreamer’s new House of Hardcore promotion on October 6th, 2012 in the Mid-Hudson Civic Center in Poughkeepsie, NY. A Legends deal would likely prohibit him from appearing on shows like this.

There is also a belief in WWE that Beth Phoenix’s recent departure is partially so she can help her boyfriend, Edge, recover from the neck surgery he is scheduled to undergo next month.

All that said, the relationship is rocky but the door is still open for Edge to appear for WWE again in the future.

(Source: PWInsider.com)

Kevin Nash Talks About CM Punk’s Title Reign, Ryback, nWo DVD, Rick Rude & More

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Former WWE, WCW and TNA Legend “Big Sexy” Kevin Nash joined Kayfabe Wrestling Radio Tuesday Night. In a nearly 40 minute interview he talked about his film career and two of his releases coming to DVD soon (Rock of Ages and Magic Mike), the difference between doing a fan-fest as opposed to what it’s like with WWE or WCW, his views on the NWO DVD release coming soon, has he been contacted to participate with the WWE Network, what does he think of CM Punk’s lengthy title run, what Rick Rude instilled in him coming up, his views on social networking on wrestling today, and much more.

With the New World Order DVD coming soon, does he like that fans of the era can relive it and see new footage of what was done: “I think the body of work still stands out. A lot of it, because we participated in; even though we did it, we’ve never seen it back. There have been so many matches and segments and things that we haven’t seen that sometimes, especially with the production that the WWE has, when they put something together, it’s usually an incredible piece and you sit there and kind of relive it again. You go ‘Oh yeah, forgot about that’. So, I look forward to watching those pieces because it does bring back a lot of memories.

Does he like doing the seminars and working with the up and coming generation: ‘The way I look at it, I was fortunate enough to have guys like (Rick) Rude and (Curt) Hennig and Jake (Roberts) kinda guide me, watch me and critique what I did. So, I mean, if somebody asked me to watch them, I’d definitely do it; I don’t think I’ll be able to give them much of a critique on what they should have done from a trained wrestling standpoint. But as far as telling a story, that’s the number one thing; and that’s what I ask a young guy, ‘What was the story you were trying to tell’ because that is the basis for what we do/ It determines what we’re going to do as far as movement to tell that story. A lot of guys have gotten away from telling stories, they’re more into doing spots and I think that’s kind of hurt the business.”

What he thinks of the lengthy Punk title run: “At the same time, with the progression of the character, and everything they’ve done, I think that he was the Straight Edge and now I mean he is, if you take last night’s show, there’s times when I say ‘That was cheap heat’ and then he finds a way to get out of it with good heat like when he backs off Ryback. I mean, he’s done just such a good job; he’s a good worker he’s great on the mic, and now he’s growing into the part and I don’t see how they could possibly even function and conceivably do three hours of a show without him. And the thing is, the one thing is if you can make the belt mean something then that person can, especially from that heel persona, look over his shoulder and say ‘Oh yeah? Well, if I’m not the best, why do I have this and why have I had it this long?’

What did he learn from Rick Rude and what is lacking from today’s wrestling: Number one, first and foremost, he was an entertainer, but when he did a lot of things to tell a story, I mean he got heat; he was a believable bad ass and he was a dangerous human being. I think that’s one thing missing from a lot of the characters right now; I just don’t believe that those characters right now can physically hurt me. I mean Ryback’s a big dude but Ryback’s not much taller than Phil (CM Punk). I mean Goldberg was 6’4”, 305 lbs.; it was just a different era of guys I think one thing I saw from Ryback last night (vs Tensai at RAW) when did couldn’t do his finisher a couple of times; it’s nothing against him, he was put into that situation and he probably thought he could get him and he didn’t get him, but at the same time, no body is using that spear right now and they’re chanting ‘Goldberg’. To me, go with it. He could use the spear; no one else is using it. He could spear a big guy, it’s like anything else. I mean I used to use the big boot on Yoko(zuna), because there’s no way I could powerbomb him. I always had a secondary finished for a guy you just couldn’t physically put into it. I don’t think it took anything away from him cause the coverage on the announce was Tensai’s experience let him block those two attempts. But if he’d had the spear or a back-up, secondary thing already established, I think it would have helped him out. .”

For more information of Legends of the Ring 15 Pro Wrestling Fanfest on October 13th in Monroe, NJ you can go to the website www.legendsofthering.com for ticketing information, details on the event and list of guests. You can also follow Kevin through his Twitter (@RealKevinNash). Also, you can keep an eye out for Kevin in the home movie releases of Rock of Ages and Magic Mike DVDs at your local video retailers.

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JBL & Jim Ross Calling RAW Next Week, Orton’s Movie Schedule, WWE Inbox, Zeke

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– Jim Ross and JBL will be joining Michael Cole on commentary for next week’s WWE RAW from Sacramento, California.

– Randy Orton was asked by a fan on Twitter how long he’ll be away from his family while filming, “12 Rounds: Reloaded.” He responded, “Up to 2 months total”.

– WWE Superstar Ezekiel Jackson is returning to the United States today after visiting his home country of Guyana today, where he did some promotional work for WWE. Zeke is still rehabbing an injury and is telling fans on Twitter that he’ll be back in action soon.

– Here is the latest episode of WWE Inbox:

* Major Heat Between JOHN CENA & WWE, News On RYBACK’s Main Event Push & More

New Music Video From Fozzy, Derrick Bateman’s Latest USA Guy Video & More

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– Chris Jericho’s metal band Fozzy has released the official music video for the song “Sandpaper” off their new album, Sin & Bones. The video can be seen at WWE.com.

– Speaking of Fozzy, they’ll be playing the Soundwave Festival in Australia in early 2013. The tour runs from February 23-March 4. For more information on the tour, visit Soundwavefestival.com.

– Here’s the latest promo video hyping NXT star Derrick Bateman’s new “USA Guy” character:

The Rock’s Reality Show, Vickie Scouting The Usos, Sheamus vs. Sandow News

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– As previously reported, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has signed on to produce and host a new reality competition show on TNT titled, “The Hero.” Casting for the show began yesterday and will run through November 3rd. The casting call indicates that part of show will be filmed overseas. People trying out for the show need to have a valid passport for a “two-and-a-half-week adventure” outside of the US. For more information, visit RealityWanted.com.

– On Monday’s RAW, we saw Sheamus and Damien Sandow get a lot of time for their match, which got strong reviews from virtually everyone. Both men delivered a strong performance and will continue to be pushed in the coming months.

– Vickie Guerrero is trying to sign The Usos as clients. The Usos posted this video on Tout at Tuesday’s WWE SmackDown tapings.

Steve Austin’s Wrestling Future, CM Punk & Ryback’s Feud, AJ-WWE ’13

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– RAW General Manager AJ Lee is doing promotional work for the WWE ’13 video game this week.

– Despite CM Punk talking trash about Steve Austin on RAW and Austin responding on Twitter, there is still virtually no chance that Austin will be wrestling at WrestleMania 29. The Rock, Brock Lesnar and The Undertaker will be the special attractions of WrestleMania 29, with people in WWE still optimistic that Austin can be talked into wrestling one more match at WrestleMania 30 in 2014.

– WWE intends to continue building towards a CM Punk vs. Ryback match. The creative team is working on more segments between them for future episodes of RAW.

– Recently signed wrestling diva Mercedes KV has reported to WWE developmental. She did some ring announcing work at last week’s NXT live events.

* PICTURES of NXT Diva MERCEDES KV

Pictures Of New NXT Diva Sasha Banks (Mercedes KV)

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Check out these pictures of NXT’s newest diva Sasha Banks (formerly Mercedes KV):

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Concern Over CM Punk Getting Burnt Out, Comparisons Made To Bret Hart

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With John Cena currently out of action due to injury and Randy Orton off shooting “12 Rounds: Reloaded,” a lot of people in WWE have been talking about the lack of roster depth these days and how important WWE Champion CM Punk is to the company.

Punk has been living the hectic, non-stop lifestyle as WWE’s “top guy” for the entire year and there is some concern that Punk will get worn out like everybody else in that position gets. Some of noted that Punk has looked very tired lately.

With CM Punk being the company workhorse but not still not being viewed as the “top top” guy like John Cena, comparisons have been made to Bret Hart, who was WWE’s workhorse in the mid-90’s but still in the shadow and not on the same level as Hulk Hogan.

(Source: PWInsider)

Jim Ross Talks RAW Ratings & His $700 Hat, Officials High On Antonio Cesaro

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– WWE officials are very high on United States Champion Antonio Cesaro. He is seen as having a ton of potential as a top heel and WWE plans to continue pushing him hard in the coming weeks.

WWE’s recent signing of Cesaro’s girlfriend, Sara Del Rey, as a developmental trainer is another sign that management is pleased with him.

– Jim Ross noted on Twitter that his segment with CM Punk was the highest rated quarter-hour segment on Monday’s RAW:

JR Ross also revealed that the cowboy hat CM Punk took off his head and stomped on was worth $700:

* VIDEO: Tensai Prevents Ryback From Doing His Finisher TWICE On RAW

Update On Ryback Botching His Finisher On RAW: Did Tensai Sandbag Him?

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– Ryback’s strong push continued on Monday’s RAW with a decisive win over Tensai and another face-to-face confrontation with WWE Champion CM Punk. There has been a lot of speculation since Ryback’s match with Tensai regarding the botched finish of the match, where Ryback failed to get Tensai up on his shoulders twice and had decided to finish his opponent off with a clothesline instead.

Some people were speculating whether Tensai was “sandbagging” Ryback and intentionally making himself harder to lift. This could have been Tensai being uncooperative and going into business for himself – but it could have also been WWE management instructing Tensai to botch the move as a way of testing Ryback and his reaction.

WWE has a history of testing its top performers who are on the cusp of being pushed to the next level with unexpected situations like this to gauge how they handle themselves.

PWInsider.com is reporting that Vince McMahon was scrambling backstage at RAW when the incident took place and was instructing production workers to edit the spot and make Ryback look as strong as possible. This is a sign that either Ryback simply had trouble getting Tensai up (he had no problem hitting his finisher on Tensai last week on SmackDown) or Tensai was really sandbagging.

It’s worth noting that Ryback’s 2 failed attempts at getting Tensai above his head were edited off WWE’s official Youtube clip of their match.

Here’s the unedited footgae of Tensai apparently screwing with Ryback and preventing him from doing his finisher:

Matches Taped Tuesday Night For WWE’s Superstars, Main Event and Saturday Morning Slam

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In matches taped Tuesday night at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma for this week’s episode of WWE Superstars, Tensai took on Yoshi Tatsu while the tag team of Cody Rhodes and Damien Sandow squared off against Jey and Jimmy Uso.

Following this, the premiere episode taping of WWE Main Event kicked off with WWE Champion CM Punk facing World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus in the first-ever meeting between the two Superstars. Then, Santino Marella and Zack Ryder squared off against Justin Gabriel and Tyson Kidd in a semifinal match of the #1 Contender’s Tag Team Tournament. Commentary for the program was handled by Michael Cole and The Miz.

Finally, two matches were taped for WWE Saturday Morning Slam. WWE United States Champion Antonio Cesaro squared off against Derrick Bateman while Epico took on Brodus Clay.

Spoilers For Tonight’s Debut Episode Of WWE Main Event

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Michael Cole and The Miz were on commentary. They introduced the show and spoke about the lineup.

C.M. Punk and Paul Heyman were interviewed by Matt Striker in the backstage area.

Sheamus did a backstage interview.

1. C.M. Punk defeated Sheamus in a champion vs. champion match. Good back and forth match. Sheamus missed the Brogue Kick and hit his head on the turnbuckle. Punk got the pin. After the match, Sheamus cut a promo in which he said he was going to face Punk again and would hit the Brogue Kick on him.

2. Santino Marella and Zack Ryder defeated Tyson Kidd and Justin Gabriel in a first-round tag team tournament match. A decent match that saw Kid and Gabriel work over Santino the majority of the time.

The main event for next week’s show was announced as Randy Orton vs. Big Show.

(source: ProWrestling.net)

Lilian Garcia Grilled During Radio Interview – Vince’s Sexual Exploits, WWE and Steroids, Unfunny WWE Comedy

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Promoting her new music album, SmackDown ring announcer Lilian Garcia appeared Monday night on The Nick and Artie Show, a sports/entertainment talk show hosted by comedian Nick DiPaolo and former Howard Stern Show comedian Artie Lange. The hosts did not take it easy on the WWE Diva and songstress as she was grilled throughout the interview with questions regarding Vince McMahon’s alleged sexual exploits, WWE wrestlers using steroids, and WWE’s futile attempts at comedy, among other topics. Highlights from the interview are as follows:

– Artie asks Lilian whether she slept with any wrestlers before she got married, and if WWE chief Vince McMahon ever made a pass at her. She says “no,” adding that she “has really good friends.” Artie says she has morals, but then ponders how she could get a job working for Vince McMahon by having morals.

“He’s awesome,” Lilian says of the Chairman of the Board. “This is my eleventh year working with the company. I’ve been the longest-running Diva there. I would not have stayed or come back—’cause I was gone for two-and-half-years—and I came back. I would not have come back if it was a bad organization. It’s been amazing. It’s a great organization.”

– Artie says he hates today’s wrestlers because “they’re all in too good shape.” He prefers “big goofy-looking guys” like King Kong Bundy over muscular John Cena-types. Nick says “they’re all juicing.” In response, Lilian notes that all of the WWE wrestlers get drug-tested. “Fitness has come a long way. If you look at anybody years ago, fitness has come a long way,” she adds.

Artie asks Lilian whether she has ever used steroids since she’s muscular. She replies “no,” adding that she works out and is a jump rope enthusiast.

– Artie asks Lilian whether she ever saw Vince McMahon force himself on a girl during a “SmackDown Christmas party.”

“First of all, we don’t have SmackDown Christmas parties, so, no (laughs),” Lilian responds.

Artie then asks Lilian whether “she accidentally got in the wrong door and saw Vince McMahon date-raping a girl.” She responds, “Are you just jealous of him?” Artie says “in some ways,” and notes that he has “heard stories about him.” He says he’s heard stories about Vince having “steroid-rage” and being a “date-raper.” Lilian smiles and says Vince is “an amazing man.”

– Following a commercial break, Artie takes issue with WWE’s attempts at comedy. An audio clip of a verbal exchange between Lilian and Tazz from over ten years ago is played, with Tazz first asking Lilian her name. After she states her name, he points to his “nose,” and asks her what is in his hand— “nothing.” Tazz breaks out laughing and says, “Exactly, Lilian knows nothing.” Artie says the dialogue must have been so embarrassing for her, deeming it “unfunny” and “terrible.”

Lilian says “it’s supposed to be a simple ha-ha.” Artie responds, “It’s not even that, it’s not even close. It’s not even in the ha-ha neighborhood. It makes all of you look terrible. You’re a good-looking woman. You’re talented. Don’t be involved with that. Next time you say to Vince, “I can’t do the joke.” You have to stand up for yourself. You don’t want that on tape.”

“It’s okay,” Lilian responds.

For part one of the interview, click here. For part two of the interview, click here.

*Spoilers* WWE SmackDown Tapings Results For Friday

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Big Show came out and talked about knocking out Sheamus and then a video package aired. Sheamus came out and said may the best man win, then offered his hand. Show declined a handshake and left the ring. Video footage of Show losing his World Title was shown. Show came to the the ring to shake hands, but Sheamus left instead.

1. The Prime Time Players defeated Kofi Kingston and R-Truth in a first-round tag tournament match. A decent match. R-Truth was beatdown throughout the match.

2. Ryback beat Primo. Typical Ryback match. He won with his finisher.

C.M. Punk vs. Dolph Ziggler was set up for later in the show.

3. Wade Barrett beat a local wrestler.

4. The Miz defeated Sheamus by DQ. Big Show came out and delivered a knockout punch to Miz for the DQ.

David Otunga came out and talked about how they beat down Randy Orton last week. Alberto Del Rio came out and mocked Orton. Booker T booked them in the following tag match.

5. Kane and Daniel Bryan defeated Alberto Del Rio and David Otunga. Del Rio abandoned Otunga. Team Hell No won with a chokeslam by Kane followed by a top rope head butt from Bryan.

6. Tesai defeated Big Show by DQ. Sheamus hit the Brogue Kick on Tensai for the DQ.

7. WWE Champion C.M. Punk defeated Dolph Ziggler.

WWE Teases Match Between Big Show And Ryback, History Of WWE Logos, Bella Twins Appearance

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– As Big Show sets his sights on capturing the World Heavyweight Championship from Sheamus at WWE Hell in a Cell, the official WWE website offered their suggestions for ten other things that The World’s Largest Athlete should look to conquer. This includes ending Ryback’s undefeated streak.

“Would [Ryback] still be demanding, “Feed me more!” if he was standing across the ring from the towering feast that is Big Show?” wrote Michael Burdick. “If the giant did take him on, rather than screaming “finish it,” Ryback’s undefeated streak might simply be finished.”

Other challenges suggested for Big Show include introducing the WMD to the boxing world, win the annual Royal Rumble Match, wrestle a bear, perform the 450 Splash, capture the WWE Tag Team Championship by himself, win the King of the Ring Tournament, enter a strongman competition, become a manager, and win Nathan’s annual Hot Dog Eating Competition in Brooklyn, New York. The full article is available here.

– The official WWE website has published a photo gallery chronicling the organization’s history of logos.

– The former Bella Twins, Nicole and Brianna, have been announced to appear at “Nuke the Fridge Con 2012,” which takes place Saturday, Nov. 10 at Frank & Son Collectible Show 19649 San Jose Ave. City of Industry, California 91748.

RAW Ratings: Lowest Non-Holiday Viewership In 15 Years

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Monday’s WWE RAW drew a 2.5 rating with 3,502,000 viewers – the lowest non-holiday rating in 15 years.

Hourly ratings were: 3,436,000, 3,588,000 and 3,472,000. Once again, RAW lost viewership in the third hour.

Ratings have been declining in recent weeks, it will be interesting to see if WWE continues with the 3-hour weekly format much longer if the trend continues.

COMMENT BELOW and tell us if you think RAW should continue as a 3-hour show, or if 2 hours is more than enough, with so many hours of additional first-run wrestling on television each week.

Former WWE Star Daivari Talks About Taking Down An Attacker On A Train

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Former WWE Superstar Daivari spoke to WWE.com on Wednesday about his his heroic event on a train last week Minneapolis, Minnesota:

“I was just on the train and I was heading to the airport. I’m from Minneapolis, so I was just visiting family. I got on the train and there was this guy saying racial and anti-Semitic stuff really loud, specifically at a few passengers, and you could tell they were really uncomfortable. One guy had actually pushed the emergency call button on the train. And this guy kept going on and on, and nobody was showing up to help.”

“There was one older guy sitting in a chair and he told the guy, Hey, sit down, you’re making the train ride really uncomfortable for everybody. At that point, the guy just got right in front of the older guy and physically threatened him, even threatened to kill him. That’s when everybody started running for the emergency call buttons. They were all hitting the buttons, and we went another stop after that, which was another two minutes. When the doors opened, nobody got on the train, so we knew there were no cops waiting to get on and help.”

“I didn’t know if this guy had a knife in his pocket or a gun in his backpack, so I just went up to him, turned him around, grabbed him in a rear naked choke/sleeper hold and held until I felt his body go limp. I dropped him, locked on a body scissors and held him down until the next stop, which was about 45 seconds down the road. Then I just grabbed him by the seat of his pants and his collar and I threw him off the train. And mind you, from when this started, we probably went half the length of the trip, which was about 20 minutes. It was one thing when he was saying all that racial stuff, but when he started threatening passengers, I didn’t know if it was just a big guy talking tough like he’s at a bar or if he’s got a weapon. By the time I got to the airport, there were still no cops at the train station.”

Christopher Daniels Says Claire Lynch Storyline Concluded As Planned, Discusses Comic Book Characters

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Christopher Daniels was a guest this past weekend on The LAW (www.liveaudiowrestling.com) discussing Bound for Glory (October 14th, 8pm EST on pay-per-view) and also touched on the recent Claire Lynch storyline and his thoughts on “The Amazing Spiderman” and “The Dark Knight Rises” from this past summer. The full interview can be downloaded here. Highlights from the interview are as follows:

The Claire Lynch storyline: “As far as Frankie (Kazarian) and myself, our main goal was to try to come out of it looking like the crap-stirring scumbags that we wanted to play, that we’re trying to be. Every time we went out there with a promo, every time we went out there with a pre-tape or any sort of interaction like that, we were looking to see how quickly we could get people’s ire raised. Whatever the positivity of it in the beginning, and then what some people sort of perceive as missteps in the angle, it didn’t matter to us how that was going. All that mattered to us was that at the end of each segment or the end of each episode of this particular saga, Frankie and I came out looking like the dastardly duo that we are.

“I think that people misunderstand what happened behind the scenes as the reason that it ended. My understanding of it from the beginning was that it was going to end when it ended. All the pertinent players weren’t there when it ended, but that didn’t affect the way it went down. The major parts were myself, Frankie, and AJ, and that was the important stuff. The focus was started there, and it ended there; everything else was just incidental, in my eyes. I was very happy with the way it ended, because in the end AJ got his vindication. Frankie and I, our reputations are what they are, and what we built them up to be, and now we move forward with not just us versus AJ, but us versus the Impact Wrestling locker room.”

The Amazing Spiderman: “Honestly, when I first heard he was cast, I wasn’t very impressed. I saw him in The Social Network, and out of the whole cast of The Social Network he was one of the lower points to me personally. I was gonna see the movie anyway, just because the trailer sort of got me with its look. Going to watch the movie, yeah, he absolutely got it. When people ask me, I tell them there’s regular Marvel universe Spider-man, and then there’s Ultimate Spider-man, and comic fans know what I’m talking about. The Tobey Maguire Spider-man was very much the Marvel comics, the tried and true Spider-man, whereas Andrew Garfield, to me that storyline and the way it was portrayed was more of the Ultimate Spider-man line. I think that the comic fans, the ones that already knew it was gonna be great, understand that reference. I think fans that aren’t fans of the comic books will go and they’ll immediately understand and appreciate the differences between the two films.”

Possible spin-offs with Robin and Catwoman: “I don’t think it’s gonna be a Robin, I think it’s gonna be a Nightwing if they were gonna go to do that at all. I think that Joseph Gordon-Levitt would probably be the most logical, and have Anne Hathaway be not a supporting character, but not be the focus of the movie. That’s just my opinion. Near the end, as you’re watching The Dark Knight Rises, as you realize where they’re sort of going with it, I think there’s a lot of hype, or at least fanbase built-up hype, towards a Nightwing/Robin movie. Joseph Gordon-Levitt, with the success that he’s had in the last couple years, and the stuff that’s upcoming for him, I think that there’d be a lot of desire to see something like that with Christopher Nolan directing and him starring. That would be a big deal, I think, for DC (Comics). Now that they’ve sort of closed the book on Christian Bale as Batman, it’d be a good evolution of the characters to go that route.”

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The Latest On John Cena’s Health & WWE Return, More On Foley’s New Book

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– At Monday’s WWE RAW, the feeling backstage was that John Cena has a 50/50 chance of being healthy enough to wrestle at Hell in a Cell later this month. One scenario would be for Cena to wrestle the Hell in a Cell match against CM Punk and then take additional time off following the match to finish healing his elbow.

It’s also possible that WWE will call an audible and have somebody else step up to wrestle Punk, but that decision would need to be made in the next week.

– John Cena is advertised for next week’s RAW from Sacramento. After that, Cena is advertised for the WWE SuperShow event in Jonesboro, Arkansas on October 12 and WWE RAW live events after that date.

– WWE posted the following video of Mick Foley reading passages from his new book that is available now – “A Most MIZerable Christmas.” ( Only $11 at Amazon.com)

Kurt Angle Talks Batista-MMA, King Mo-TNA, Working With UFC, Doing MMA Over Wrestling

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Here are some highlights of what TNA star Kurt Angle said during a recent interview with MMA Uncensored:

King Mo Getting Into Wrestling and Batista Doing MMA: “Well, I think King Mo is a natural because he has a lot of charisma. He’s has to learn the techniques. He’s actually called me probably every other week asking me when will the soreness go away. Pro wrestling is very grueling, you take a lot of punishment.

“But I think Bautista is a special talent. I think he’s a very tough guy, I think he’s going to do very well in MMA. He wasn’t an amateur wrestler like most pro wrestlers that cross over usually were amateurs wrestlers like Brock Lesnar or Bobby Lashley. But, Bautista will do really well. He’s a tough kid, he’s got a great knockout punch. I know that for sure because I was up in WWE and I’ve seen him have a couple of fights. [Laughs.]”

If He Would Have Chosen MMA Over Wrestling If It Was 1999 Again: “Yes, I would have done MMA if I would have known that it would have blown up the way it did. I’d say, in 1999, I joined the WWE and pro wrestling and then went to TNA. If MMA would have blown up, I would have done it. I would have gone full blown into it. But, I was so far into it, main eventing WrestleManias, that there was no way for me to turn back. I do love pro wrestling and being with TNA — I don’t regret it, but it just wasn’t the right time. The money was in pro wrestling at the time.

Dana White Saying  He Agreed To Be On The Ultimate Fighter 10 and Then The Deal Falling Through: “That is true. The hard part about it was that Dana and I never had a problem with money. I met with Dana at different times — two times to be exact — where I went out to Las Vegas and sat down with Dana White. I even took the UFC physical. The problem was the starting date. He wanted me ready in four and a half weeks. I did not think I would be ready at that particular time.

“I didn’t want to go in there half-hearted, I didn’t want to embarrass myself. I wanted 3-6 months but at the time, he couldn’t give me that time. I respect Dana White and his decision and my decision, I hope he can respect that as well.”

Whether or not He and Brock Lesnar Had A Legit Wrestling Match In WWE & Who Won: “A, it is true. What happened was Brock Lesnar came in and he said I was too small and he was too big for me. I kept challenging him every week. Eventually, we got in the ring and we went at it. I’ll just say that I got the better of him but I can tell you that Brock Lesnar is an animal, he’s a beast. At his prime — and I want to say before he got sick — I wanna say he’s one of the baddest guys on the planet.

“He had the strength, the quickness, the finesse. you don’t have a guy that size that can do the things he did. He wasn’t just a great pro wrestler, he was a great MMA fighter. He would have gotten better if he didn’t get sick. I think that the sickness that he had definitely brought him down a couple notches to where he really wasn’t the real Brock Lesnar.

Whether He’d Still Consider Doing An MMA Fight: “I can’t say yes or no. I’m 43. I tried out for the Olympics last year and I kept getting injured. It was one of those things where I was wrestling great, I think I could have made the team but I just kept getting injured. I’m 43-years old, my body is breaking down. The pro wrestling hasn’t helped me.

“It’s probably no, but if the offers good enough, you never know. Kurt Angle might be in the MMA octagon.”

WWE.com Wins Prestigious Award, Ominous Signs For RAW’s Ratings

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– WWE.com a 2012 OMMA Award (Online Marketing, Media, and Advertising) for Web Excellence in the TV Entertainment category. The WWE website was recognized for its new design and the quality of its content. WWE’s press release is at TVByTheNumbers.com.

– Monday’s WWE RAW had a social media score of 249,121, according to Trendrr.tv. This was down another 13% from last wee and the lowest social media score since RAW went to 3 hours every week.

The show ranked #2 on cable behind ESPN’s Monday Night Football game.

– ESPN’s Bill Hofheimer tweeted on Tuesday that Monday’s NFL game between the Cowboys and Bears on ESPN scored a season-high 11.6 cable rating. This is another ominous sign for this week’s RAW rating, which is out later today.

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