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Rumored Name For Rollins, Ambrose & Reigns, Stratus On Canadian TV Today, Bellas

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– Today is the 29th birthday of former WWE divas The Bella Twins. Brianna and Stephanie Garcia-Colace were born on November 21, 1983.

– Former WWE diva Trish Stratus, along with Toronto Blue Jays legend Joe Carter, appeared on TV host Maralyn Denis’ popular CTV show in Canada to promote her Stratusphere Yoga For Men program. You can see a screen cap of Trish on the show on Twitter.

– It appears that Seth Rollins, Dean Ambrose and Roman Reigns, the rouge group of NXT attackers, will be known as “The Shield.”

WWE Spanish announcer Marcelo Rodriguez tweeted on Monday night [translated]:

“The Shield. Remember that name! I have a feeling that they will be as big (or bigger) than The Nexos or The Corre.”

On Tuesday night, he clarified that when they attacked Ryback at Survivor Series, they had badges on their black outfits that said “The Shield” on them, and that’s why he assumes their name is The Shield.

A search of WWE’s trademarks did not turn up anything for “The Shield” – but if their uniforms say “The Shield” on them, there’s a good chance that this will be the name of the faction.

Lex Luger Appears On “Hardcore Pawn” To Sell Robe For Charity (Video)

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Wrestling legend Lex Luger appeared on the popular TruTV cable show “Hardcore Pawn” on Tuesday night.

The former WCW World Champion was immediately recognized by store owners Les and Seth Gold, who were both wrestling fans. Luger was looking to sell a few items, including his signature black and silver robe that he wore for many years. The proceeds were for a non-profit organization called the World Wrestling Outreach.

They initially offered him $2,500 for the robe, but then bumped it up to $3,000 because it was for a charity. Luger negotiated and asked for $3,500 and they agreed.

The robe, along with Luger’s signed, ring-worn trunks and knee pads, area already for sale online at the American Jewelry and Loan website for $7,499.99.

Here’s a video of Luger’s appearance on Hardcore Pawn:

Featured Match On Next Week’s “Main Event,” AJ Reveals What She Learned On RAW, Usos

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– The featured match on next week’s (11/28) episode of WWE Main Event will be John Cean vs. Damien Sandow.

– WWE Hall of Famer Edge noted on Twitter that he’ll be handing out 1,000 turkeys this morning in Asheville, North Carolina behind the Westgate Mall. The vent is in conjunction with Ingles Markets. He wrote, “on our way out” – so it appears he might be joined by his girlfriend, former WWE diva Beth Phoenix.

– AJ Lee says she learned a few lessons on Monday’s RAW:

– The Uso’s tweeted the following on Wednesday:

Punk vs. Foley Rumor Killer, Sheamus Declares A New Era, Party With 3MB

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– There had been some talk in recent weeks that the main event of December’s WWE TLC pay-per-view would be WWE Champion CM Punk vs. Mick Foley. Foley addressed the rumor on Twitter:

https://twitter.com/realmickfoley/status/271059658100314113

As we’ve been reporting, CM Punk is expected to wrestle Ryback at the pay-per-view in a stipulation match.

– Sheamus says a “new era” is coming to WWE. He tweeted on Tuesday night:

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– 3MB has posted a video on Tout on Tuesday night saying that they are going to be “hitting the town” whenever WWE has a live event. If WWE is in your town and you’ve got a suggestion for where the band should party that night, use the hashtag #TheBandWagon. Here’s the video:

“#3MB Every city we hit we re rockin the town. We want suggestions and we will rock your face!!! #TheBandWagon”

Video: Rollins, Ambrose & Reigns Strike Again

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At Tuesday night’s WWE Main Event tapings from Grand Rapid, Michigan, the group of rouge group of Seth Rollins, Dean Ambrose and Roman Reigns struck once again.

During the opening contest between Tyson Kidd and Santino Marella, the “NXT 3” hit the ring and got to work. They threw Santino Marella out of the ring and delivered a 3-man powerbomb on Tyson Kidd before exiting through the crowd.

WWE.com is now covering the the story – and we’ve got video footage of their latest attack.

As we reported on Tuesday night, Michael Cole will interview all three men next week on WWE RAW.

Here’s the footage from Tuesday night:

WWE Diva Kaitlyn Arrested (MUGSHOT)

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Celeste Bonin, better known as WWE Diva Kaitlyn, was arrested in Grand Rapids, Michigan on Tuesday night. While we’ve seen dozens of WWE superstars and divas arrested over the years – this might be the first time a WWE talent was arrested while backstage at a WWE event.

Kaitlyn was arrested while backstage at Tuesday night’s SmackDown tapings. Due to Kaitlyn’s failure to pay an outstanding speeding ticket, there was a warrant out for her arrest and she was taken into custody.

She was released later in the evening after paying a $315 bond.

Kaitlyn spoke to TMZ.com about the arrest, telling them, “During a previous visit to Michigan, I was cited for a traffic violation,” she told TMZ.com. “I am full cooperating with the authorities to resolve the matter.”

Here’s her mugshot picture:

*Spoiler* First Match Announced For WWE TLC 2012

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At Tuesday night’s WWE SmackDown tapings, it was announced that Big Show will defend the World Heavyweight championship against Sheamus in a Chairs match at next month’s Tables, Ladders & Chairs pay-per-view. The match was announced by SmackDown General Manager Booker T.

As noted earlier, other rumored matches include CM Punk vs. Ryback and John Cena vs. Dolph Ziggler in stipulation matches.

WWE TLC 2012 takes place on Sunday, December 16th from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.

John Cena Wrestles Tuesday Night, Big Segment Announced For RAW & More

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– In a match taped for this weekend’s Saturday Morning Slam broadcast, John Cena wrestled Heath Slater on Tuesday night at WWE’s TV tapings from Grand Rapids, Michigan. Cena appeared fine in the match, so his “knee injury” from Monday’s RAW was a false alarm.

– Our live correspondent who was at Tuesday night’s tapings said that the upper part of the arena was mostly tarped off.

– The dark match main event that took place after Tuesday night’s WWE TV tapings from Grand Rapids saw Sheamus defeat Big Show via DQ after Big Show attacked Sheamus with a chair. After the match, Sheamus fought back, hit Big Show with the chair and laid Big Show out with a Brogue Kick to send the fans home happy.

– It’s been announced that Monday’s WWE RAW from Lafayette, Louisiana will feature Michael Cole interviewing Seth Rollins, Dean Ambrose, and Roman Reigns.

WWE SmackDown Preview For Friday

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WWE taped the following matches on Tuesday night from Grand Rapids, Michigan for Friday’s SmackDown:

* Ryback vs. Darren Young

* R-Truth vs. Antonio Cesaro

* Sin Cara vs. Alberto Del Rio

* Damien Sandow vs. Kofi Kingston

* Big Show vs. Kane and Daniel Bryan in a Handicap Match

* Dolph Ziggler vs. Randy Orton

The Miz will also host another episode of MizTV with special guest John Cena.

*Spoilers* WWE SmackDown Tapings Results For Friday

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WWE taped this Friday’s episode of WWE SmackDown on Tuesday night from Grand Rapids, Michigan. Credit to reader Tommy Paslaski and Prowrestling.net for this report:

Miz TV opened the show with John Cena was the guest. Miz asked him about his knee and what’s going on with AJ. AJ came out and then Dolph Ziggler interrupted. They played everything on the Titan Tron that happened on Raw. Vickie Guerrero came out to a ton of boos. Nothing really happened. They bickered back and forth before Cena got the last word.

1. Ryback defeated Darren Young in 2:00. Ryback won with Shellshocked. Titus O’Neil was on commentary. O’Neil entered the ring afterward and was Shellshocked.

Randy Orton vs. Dolph Ziggler was announced for later in the show.

2. R-Truth defeated Antonio Cesaro in a non-title match in 3:00. Truth won the match with his finisher.

Booker T announced Big Show vs. Sheamus for the World Hvt. Championship in a Chairs Match for the TLC pay-per-view.

Big Show vs. Team Hell No in a handicap match was announced for later in the show. Kofi Kingston vs. Damien Sandow for the Intercontinental Title was also advertised.

3. Alberto Del Rio beat Sin Cara in 8:00. The crappy mood lighting returned. Boo. Del Rio won via submission with the Cross Arm Breaker.

4. Big Show defeated Team Hell No in 13:00 in a handicap match. Bryan tagged himself in and Kane left him there to fight for himself. Show won when Show chokeslammed Bryan. Kane came back in after the match and him and Bryan cleared Big Show from the ring. Sheamus and William Regal were watching the match from a press box in the crowd right behind us.

5. Kofi Kingston defeated Damien Sandow in 8:00 to retain the Intercontinental Title. Kingston got the pin after Trouble in Paradise. Solid match. Wade Barrett was on commentary. He on the mic afterward and said the Intercontinental Title will be his.

It was announced that Michael Cole will have an exclusive interview with Seth Rollins, Dean Ambrose, and Roman Reigns on Monday’s Raw.

6. Dolph Ziggler defeated Randy Orton in 11:00. Orton went for the RKO and Ziggler rolled him up for the three count. After the match, Ricardo and Del Rio ran in. Ricardo ate an RKO and Del Rio backed off. Ziggler went to the top of the ramp and Cena attacked him and put him in a STFU. Orton’s music played as Smackdown concluded.

WWE Main Event & Saturday Morning Slam Previews For This Week

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The following are matches were taped on Tuesday night from Grand Rapids, Michigan for this week’s WWE Main Event and Saturday Morning Slam shows:

WWE Main Event:

* Tyson Kidd vs. Santino Marella

* Dolph Ziggler vs. The Miz

* Wade Barrett vs. Justin Gabriel

WWE Saturday Morning Slam:

* John Cena vs. Heath Slater

* Sheamus vs. Titus O’Neil

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

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The following are spoiler results for this week’s WWE Main Event and Saturday Morning Slam shows, taped on Tuesday night from Grand Rapids, Michigan:

WWE Main Event:

* Tyson Kidd vs. Santino Marella was ruled a no contest after Seth Rollins, Dean Ambrose, and Roman Reigns hit the ring and attacked both men. They exited through the crowd.

* The Miz came out and cut a babyface promo in the ring but was interrupted by Dolph Ziggler.

* Dolph Ziggler defeated The Miz with the Zig-Zag. Our live correspondent said this was an excellent match that went almost 20 minutes. Ziggler cut a promo on Cena after the match.

* Wade Barrett defeated Justin Gabriel with the Bull Hammer.

WWE Saturday Morning Slam:

The commentators for the show were Josh Matthews and Booker T.

* John Cena defeated Heath Slater after hitting him with the Attitude Adjustment. Drew McIntyre and Jinder Mahal interfered during the match but were ejected from ringside by the referee.

* Sheamus defeated Titus O’Neil with the Brogue Kick. Darren Young joined Booker T and Josh Matthews on commentary during the match.

 

WWE RAW Rating & Viewership For Monday Night

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Monday’s post-Survivor Series edition of WWE RAW drew a 2.72 cable rating (down 5% from the previous week) and averaged 3.84 million viewers (down 8.5%). Here are the hourly numbers:

Hour 1: 3,873,000
Hour 2: 3,923,000
Hour 3: 3,710,000

This marks 14 straight weeks that WWE has lost viewership in the final hour of RAW. Overall, not a good sign of fan interest coming out of Survivor Series.

RAW was #2 on cable for the night, behind the NFL Monday Night Football game on ESPN. The game was a blowout, but drew 12.4 million viewers (down from 12.8 million last week).

(Source: PWTorch.com)

John Cena’s Status For Tonight’s Tapings, RAW Backstage Fallout Video & Social Media Score

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– Monday’s WWE RAW had a Trendrr.tv social media score was 219,758, down 13% from last week. Raw ranked #2 on cable TV for the night after ESPN’s Monday Night Football broadcast.

– As of Tuesday afternoon, John Cena is scheduled to work tonight’s WWE SmackDown taping from Grand Rapids, Michigan. Most of the RAW roster is on hand for the show.

– Here is WWE’s latest Backstage Fallout video featuring interviews from behind the scenes at RAW:

(Partial Source: PWInsider.com)

Jim Ross Blog: Changes Taking Place In WWE, The “NXT 3”, Sammartino

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WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross has posted a new blog entry, which you can read in its entirety at JRsBarBQ.com. Here are some highlights of what JR wrote about:

Seth Rollins, Dean Ambrose & Roman Reigns: “Show closing segment…. @HeymanHustle promo/intro for @CMPunk was stellar. @Ryback22 interrupt shut Punk’s promo down but the actions of the ‘NXT in Black Boys’ stood out. I embrace their aggression and physicality directed at Ryback who took a helluva beating. Watch again in slo-mo if you think I’m embellishing. The three men comprised of @TheDeanAmbrose @RomanReigns and @WWWERollins did not become cannon fodder for the leviathan Ryback plus they kept a discernable level of mystique as their motives weren’t revealed nor did we hear them speak as of yet. All good in carving out an episodic TV storyline. ”

Paul Heyman Referencing Bruno Sammartino On RAW: “Heyman mentioning Bruno Sammartino was cool. Any discussion about the WWE Title can’t realistically take place without mentioning Bruno. I’d love to see Bruno inducted in the WWE HOF in 2013 in his house, Madison Square Garden, along with Bob Backlund, Mick Foley, among others that are very deserving. ”

Changes Taking Place In WWE: “It feels like positive changes are in play in WWE in what feels to be a definite, transitional period. There’s nothing wrong with being in a transitional period by the way. Lots of talent who have been groomed for main event opportunities are now being placed in the ‘on deck circle’ or so it seems. Their own, personal desire to take the next step isn’t all about WWE but, more often than not, the people that these individuals see in the mirror. By refusing to accept mediocrity and pushing, pulling, scratching and clawing through the clutter one increases their odds of making it. Granted the odds of becoming a bona fide main event performer in WWE are long to begin with but diligence and working through adversity (I know of what I speak on this one) greatly increases one’s chances for success. I’d almost compare today’s WWE to a major college athletic team or a pro franchise who is rebuilding around young, talented athletes, plus a few incumbents, who need to continue to push themselves in all phases of their game and not settle. Athletes who reside in their insulated ‘nests’ IE their comfort zones are problems that must be either solved or eliminated.”

“This transition is a long term fix but if the course is steered week in and week out the results will be the development of several talents who can add ‘new’ to broadcast and live event presentations.”

CM Punk Rants About WWE Not Supporting His Outside Appearances

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WWE Champion CM Punk went on a Twitter rant on Tuesday afternoon, calling out the company for not promoting his upcoming appearances as the Grand Marshall of Chicago’s Thanksgiving Day parade on Thursday or on AMC’s “Talking Dead” show this Sunday night. Punk wrote:

Chris Jericho Hosting New Robot Combat League Show On Syfy (Pictures)

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Former WWE superstar Chris Jericho is returning to the SyFy channel, but not for WWE. Entertainment Weekly announced on Tuesday that Jericho will be hosting the Robot Combat League, which premieres February 26, 2013.

SyFy president Mark Stern told EW, “It has always been our desire — and it’s really come around perennially — to update and do Battle Bots for the new century. Can we do Real Steel? Are we at a place where you can do real bipedal robots? Every time we tried to to do it [the project] was stymied by the technology.”

The league will have 12 teams, each consisting of a fighter (the “robo-jockey”) and a robotics engineer (the “robo-tech”). The fighters and techs are from all different backgrounds, including an Olympic athlete, a National Guard helicopter pilot, a race car drive and Amanda Lucas, MMA fighter daughter of of George Lucas (“Star Wars”).

Fights consist of three rounds, with the winning team advancing to the next round. The winning team gets $100,000.

Chris Jericho will set up each fight and provide play-by-play commentary.

Check out these pictures of Chris Jericho and the Robot Combat League robots:

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WWE’s Attitude Era DVD On Sale: Details On What’s Censored & More

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WWE’s new Attitude Era DVD & Blu-Ray set was released today and can be purchased from Amazon.com for under $20.

Scott Keith of RSPWFAQ.net got an advance copy of the DVD and provided the following details:

– The main documentary feature runs for about an hour

– Among the personalities interviewed for the documentary were Vince Russo, JBL, Mick Foley, and Mark Henry.

– The vingtage WWF scratch logo is not blurred out anywhere and the letters “WWF” are not muted when spoken by wrestlers or announcers.

– Most of the original Attitude Era theme songs are in tact, with only the Undertaker’s Limp Bizkit theme and Mike Tyson’s entrance music dubbed over.

– As for censorship, the DVD contains blood, adult language and middle fingers gallore. The only ‘bleeps’ are for the vulgar language that was censored from the original TV broadcasts.

Here is the official content listing:

DISC 1

Documentary:

The Birth of Attitude

Entrance Music

D-Generation X

Austin vs. McMahon

Long-Arching Stories

Innovations

New Demographic

Critics

Expansion

Comedy

Wealth of Talent

The World Was Watching

Watershed Period
Jim Ross interviews Goldust & Marlena
Raw – Nov 3, 1997

Steve Austin Throws the InterContinental Championship Off A Bridge
Raw – Dec 15, 1997

Soldier of Love
Raw – May 4, 1998

Mr McMahon Presents Mankind with the WWE Hardcore Championship
Raw – Nov 2, 1998

Jim Ross Interviews Triple H
Sunday Night Heat – July 25, 1999

An Evening At The Friendly Tap
SmackDown! – Jan 20, 2000

Mae Young and the Acolyte Protection Agency
SmackDown! – Jan 27, 2000

“The Jug Band”
Judgment Day 2000

Triple H Trains Trish Stratus
SmackDown! – July 27, 2000

Edges Totally Awesome Birthday
Raw – Oct 30, 2000

The Rocks Message to His Hell in a Cell Opponents
Raw – Dec 4, 2000

GTV

DISC 2

Mike Tyson Joins DX
Raw – Mar 2, 1998

A New Beginning For D-Generation X
Raw – March 30, 1998

Sable vs. “Marvelous” Marc Mero
Raw – May 11, 1998

Nation of Degeneration
Raw – July 6, 1998

Brawl for All Match
Bart Gunn vs. “Dr Death” Steve Williams
Raw – July 27, 1998

Four Corners Match for the WWE Tag Team Championship
The Undertaker & Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. Kane & Mankind vs. The New Age Outlaws vs. The Rock & Owen Hart
Raw – Aug 10, 1998

Lions Den Match
Ken Shamrock vs. Owen Hart
SummerSlam 1998

Finals of WWE Championship Tournament
The Rock vs. Mankind
Survivor Series 1998

The Rock & The Undertaker vs. Mankind & Stone Cold Steve Austin
Raw – Dec 7, 1998

Austin Gives The Corporation A Beer Bath
Raw – March 22, 1999

The Undertaker vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin
Raw – June 28, 1999

The Debut of Y2J
Raw – Aug 9, 1999

DISC 3

European & Intercontinental Championship Match
DLo Brown vs. Jeff Jarrett
SummerSlam 1999

Buried Alive Match for the WWE Tag Team Championship
The Rock & Mankind vs. The Undertaker & Big Show
SmackDown! – Sept 9, 1999

Stone Cold & Jim Ross vs. Triple H & Chyna
Raw – Oct 11, 1999

Boss Mans Sympathy for Big Shows Dad
Raw – Nov 18, 1999

The Wedding of Stephanie McMahon & Andrew “Test” Martin
Raw – Nov 29, 1999

The Godfather & DLo Brown vs. Too Cool
SmackDown – Jan 27, 2000

WWE Hardcore Championship Match
Hardcore Holly vs. Crash Holly
Raw – March 27, 2000

WWE Championship Match
Chris Jericho vs. Eddie Guerrero
Raw – April 3, 2000

Steel Cage Match for the WWE Intercontinental Championship
Rikishi vs. Val Venis
Fully Loaded 2000

Tables, Ladders & Chairs Match for the World Tag Team Championship
Edge & Christian vs. The Hardy Boyz vs. The Dudley Boyz
SummerSlam 2000

Hell in A Cell Match for the WWE Championship
Kurt Angle vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. The Rock vs. Undertaker vs. Triple H vs. Rikishi
Armageddon 2000

Special Features

(Best Buy Exclusives)

GTV – Al Snow & Head

Mae Young Gives Birth
Raw – Feb 28, 2000

WWE Womens Championship Match
Lita vs. Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley
Raw – June 12, 2000

The Dudley Boyz vs. The Hardy Boyz
Raw – July 17, 2000

BLU-RAY EXCLUSIVES

King of Kings Match
Ken Shamrock vs. Triple H vs. Owen Hart
Raw – June 29, 1998

The Oddities w/ Insane Clown Posse vs. The Headbangers
Raw – Sept 28, 1998

The Truth About Sammy
Raw – Jan 18, 1999

The Unholy Union of Stephanie McMahon & The Undertaker
Raw – April 26, 1999

The Rock vs. Val Venis
SmackDown – Oct 7, 1999

Survivor Series Elimination Match
Stone Cold Steve Austin, The Rock, Kane & Shane McMahon vs. Triple H, X-Pac & The New Age Outlaws
SmackDown – Nov 4, 1999

WWE Hardcore Championship Match
Al Snow vs. Crash Holly
SmackDown – June 29, 2000

The Hardy Boyz & Lita vs. Perry Saturn, Eddie Guerrero & Dean Malenko
SmackDown – Nov 30, 2000

Chris Jericho & The Dudley Boyz vs. Kurt Angle, Edge & Christian
Raw – Dec 25, 2000

* WWE Ranks The TOP 20 ICONS Of The ATTITUDE Era: Do You Agree With The List?

(Credit: WWEDVDNews.com)

Preview For Thursday’s Thanksgiving Impact – Turkey Suit Challenge, Open Fight Night, Gut Check, More

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ImpactWrestling.com has released the official preview for Thursday’s Thanksgiving edition of Impact Wrestling.

Preview Thursday’s Thanksgiving IMPACT – Open Fight Night, Gut Check and more!

Preview Thursday’s IMPACT WRESTLING broadcast at 8/7c on SpikeTV! If you can’t watch IMPACT on Thursday night, make sure to set your DVR to record all the action.

– It’s the special Thanksgiving Edition of IMPACT WRESTLING! After you give thanks and enjoy holiday dinner with the family, sit back and enjoy two hours of wrestling action! TNA and SpikeTV continue the tradition of wrestling on Thanksgiving night!

– The special Thanksgiving IMPACT also features the return of OPEN FIGHT NIGHT! Who will get called out and challenged? What grudges will be settled? In addition, TNA GUT CHECK winners Alex Silva, Taeler Hendrix, Sam Shaw and Christian York make their return!

– As part of OPEN FIGHT NIGHT, Austin Aries says he has a call-out that will shake things up in TNA! Who could Aries have him mind? He isn’t telling anyone until Thursday night!

– The broadcast will also include the latest GUT CHECK as one newcomer attempts to earn a spot on the TNA Roster! This week, Wes Brisco will step up and try to pass the GUT CHECK on IMPACT! Can Brisco impress the judges with his match and realize his dream?

– PLUS, the annual holiday Turkey Suit challenge continues! Eric Young is bringing back the turkey costume as he prepares for battle! Who will EY face on the broadcast – and who will end up as this year’s TNA Turkey?! Don’t miss it!

All this and much more on the special Thanksgiving broadcast on IMPACT WRESTLING – Thursday 8/7c on SpikeTV!

John Cena Updates The Status Of His Knee Following Today’s MRI

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WWE superstar John Cena has provided an update on the injury he suffered on RAW. He tweeted the following on Tuesday morning:

There are conflicting online reports as to whether the injury was legitimate or is a storyline to make Cena the underdog “working through an injury” for his upcoming match against Dolph Ziggler at next month’s Tables, Ladders & Chairs pay-per-view.

Cena will be at tonight’s WWE Main Event & SmackDown tapings from Grand Rapids, Michigan and we should have another update on his condition when spoilers are posted late this evening.

Kelly Kelly Picture Banned From Facebook, Trailer For “The Day,” Glamazon Autographs

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– Former WWE diva Beth Phoenix is now working with RetroWrestling.com to sell autographed pictures and merchandise beginning in January 2013, including action figures, glossy photos and event programs. For an extra £5, they will include a picture of Beth Phoenix holding the item that was personally signed for you. For more information, including a video of Beth Phoenix (with a cameo by Adam “Edge” Copeland), visit RetroWrestling.com.

– The WWE Studios movie “The Day” will be available on DVD on November 27th. Here’s the official trailer:

– Former WWE Diva Kelly Kelly noted on Twitter that Facebook recently banned one of the pictures from her new calendar, which you can buy at her official website. Here’s the picture that was “too hot” for Facebook:

Aksana Explains Why She Attacked Kaitlyn, NXT Wrestler Issues A Warning, Howard Finkel Hosts Fundraiser

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– “Backstage Fallout” for Monday’s Raw is now online. Here is the synopsis: “Aksana tells the WWE Universe why she went after Kaitlyn at Night of Champions and later at Survivor Series. Plus, see how The Prime Time Players are recovering after being double-teamed. Check out these interviews only in the Raw edition of “Backstage Fallout.”

— WWE NXT wrestler Corey Graves (formerly known as Sterling James Keenan on the independent wrestling circuit) issued the following warning on Twitter following Survivor Series: “My turn.”

– WWE Hall of Famer Howard Finkel lent his vocal talents to the Strike 3 Foundation’s First Pitch Gala, serving as emcee at the fundraiser for pediatric cancer research. The official WWE website has posted photos from the event.

Released NXT Wrestler Complains About WWE, Manu Weighs In On Roman Reigns, “Tooth Fairy” Airing On Television

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– Chad Baxter, a former collegiate wrestling champion WWE released last week from developmental, complained about the organization’s stagnant product on Twitter days later, writing, “Im sick of seeing the same matches on @WWE #Boring #Overplayed.”

When asked why WWE would release him, as well as fellow developmental wrestlers Chase Donovan and Nick Rogers, he wrote, “Its a mystery! Unfortunately I don’t know the answer why this happened.” He then re-tweeted a message stating, “WWE was stupid releasing you.”

Baxter added that he has plans to continue wrestling.

– The debut of Roman Reigns at Survivor Series has drawn comparisons to that of another Samoan wrestler who made a surprise debut at a WWE pay-per-view event: Manu. The two grapplers are close cousins, with Reigns being the son of WWE Hall of Famer Sika and Manu being the son of Afa—Sika and Afa were enshrined together in 2007. Manu, who continues to compete on the independent circuit as Afa Jr., weighed in on Reigns’ WWE debut via Twitter Monday, writing, “My Partner in crime growing up. My cousin Roman Reigns debuted last night. #Proud #ImTheOnlyOneMissingNow #SeeYaSoon #TryNstopMe.”

– The 2010 movie Tooth Fairy, starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, airs on FX tomorrow at 2:00 p.m.

Top Matches Revealed For WWE TLC 2012

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Television commercials that aired in New York on Monday night during RAW revealed several matches for next month’s Tables, Ladders & Chairs pay-per-view from Brooklyn.

Here’s what the card looks like:

* Tables Match: WWE Champion CM Punk vs. Ryback

* TLC Match: John Cena vs. Dolph Ziggler

* Chairs Match: World Hwt. Champion Big Show vs. Sheamus

WWE Tables, Ladders & Chairs takes place on Sunday, December 16th.

Bray Wyatt Tweets Cryptic Message, Retired UFC Fighter Training For Pro Wrestling

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– WWE NXT star Bray Wyatt tweeted the following cryptic message on Monday night:

https://twitter.com/WWEBrayWyatt/status/270723184947494912

Wyatt is recovering from torn pectoral muscle that he suffered an an NXT live event over the summer. The former Husky Harris also tweeted a message his former Nexus partners Wade Barrett, Heath Slater, Justin Gabriel and Michael McGillicutty, calling them “amateurs.”

– UFC President Dana White says that retired UFC fighter Stephan Bonnar has been training for a career in wrestling. At this past weekend’s UFC 154 post-fight press conference, Dana White said this about the news of Stephan Bonner testing positive a banned substance following his recent loss to Anderson Silva:

“I think the thing that bums me out the most about the Bonnar thing is he didn’t tell me. I offered you this fight. He wasn’t planning on fighting. He said he was practicing to maybe do some pro wrestling. I’ve known Stephan for a long time, we have a great relationship – tell me. That’s the thing that disappoints me the most.”

 

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