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WWE Releases Complete 2013 PPV Schedule (Dates & Locations)

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WWE released the following 2013 pay-per-view schedule to it’s media affiliates on Friday, including the dates & locations of the shows:

* Royal Rumble – 1/27/13 – Phoenix, AZ

* Elimination Chamber – 2/17/13 – New Orleans, LA

* WrestleMania – 4/7/13 – East Rutherford, NJ

* Extreme Rules – 5/19/13 – St. Louis, MO

* TBD – 6/16/13 – Chicago, IL

* Money In The Bank – 7/14/13 – Philadelphia, PA

* SummerSlam – 8/18/13 – Los Angeles, CA

* Night Of Champions – 9/15/13 – Detroit, MI

* Over The Limit – 10/6/13 – Buffalo, NY

* Hell In A Cell – 10/27/13 – Miami, FL

* Survivor Series – 11/24/13 – Boston, MA

* TLC – 12/15/13 – Houston, TX

Episode 100 Of Zack Ryder’s YouTube Show, Tyson Kidd Update, Today Is RAW’s 20th Anniversary

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– Today marks 20 years since WWE Monday Night RAW debuted on the USA Network. The first episode of RAW aired on January 11, 1993.

– As reported last night, Tyson Kidd recently suffered a torn meniscus in his right knee. He had a large amount of blood drained from the knee on Tuesday and WWE officials are saying he will be out of action for approximately 6 months.

– Here is Episode 100 of Zack Ryder’s Z! True Long Island Story. Find out below if this will be the final episode of the series:

Mick Foley To Be Inducted Into The WWE Hall Of Fame

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The New York Post is reporting today that hardcore legend Mick Foley will be inducted into the WWE Hall Of Fame this year.

The 2013 WWE Hall of Fame Ceremony will take place on April 6th (the night before WrestleMania) from Madison Square Garden in New York City.

The official announcement by WWE is expected this Monday night on the 20th Anniversary of RAW.

Jim Ross Blogs About Thursday Night’s WWE NXT Tapings

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WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross checked in with a new blog entry at JRsBarBQ.com with his thoughts on Thursday night’s WWE NXT tapings from Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida.

*SPOILERS* 3 Weeks Of WWE NXT Tapings Results From Full Sail University

Here are some highlights:

Tag team tourney to crown 1st NXT Tag Team Champions began. Lots of solid tag team work. Started w/ 8 teams & got down to two.

Bray Wyatt Family had a stellar night. Good presentation.

Sasha Banks beginning to impress. (Pictures of Sasha Banks)

Jake Cater back from injury.

Good taping for Cory Graves.

Adrian Neville formerly know as PAC had a superb nite. An amazing, flying Dynamite Kid.

Mason Ryan returned to the ring & looked massive & imposing.

England’s Paige is improving & is a keeper in my view. The anti Diva.  (Pictures of Paige)

Alex Riley looked good as did Bo Dallas & Michael McGillicutty.

Really enjoyed Kassius Ohno & Leo Kruger together.

Xavier Woods has ‘something.’

Shawn Michaels held court for hours w/ the young talents. Awesome.

Great seeing Kevin Nash & Sean Waltman.

Pictures of Michaels, Nash, Triple H, Waltman & Billy Gunn together at NXT

An overall great experience at Full Sail & one I’d encourage fans to try at least once.

Waltman Comments On DX/Kliq Reunion At NXT, Zack Ryder Hypes 100th Show

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– Zack Ryder tweeted the following about the 100th episode of his YouTube show, due out later today:

– Speaking of Ryder, his new tag team with Brodus Clay is getting good reviews from WWE producers. They will wrestle the Prime Time Players on this week’s episode of WWE Superstars, taped Monday night from Tampa, FL.

– Sean Waltman tweeted the following about reuniting with Shawn Michaels, Kevin Nash, Triple H and Billy Gunn at Thrusday night’s NXT Show:

https://twitter.com/TheRealXPac/status/289636267283603456

* PICTURES of the DX/KLIQ REUNION At Thursday’s NXT (HBK, Triple H, Nash, X-Pac & Gunn)

Themes For TNA’s New Friday Night Taped PPV Events

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As we reported on Thursday night, TNA Wrestling has made drastic changes to their pay-per-view schedule. There will now be only 4 live Sunday night PPV events each year, with the company airing special “one night only” events on the first Friday night of every month.

The Friday night “One Night Only” shows will be taped in advance, will cost only $15 and will each have a unique theme. Here’s a list of the themes, courtesy of PWInsider.com:

* TNA X-Travaganza – X-Division talent only

* Joker’s Wild Tag Team Special: Wrestlers are paired together at random with a Battle Royal finale at the end of the show featuring the winning teams.

* TNA Hardcore Justice – ECW-themed show with stipulation matches

* TNA “10 Reunion” – Stars from the early days of TNA competing inside the Six-Sided ring

* TNA Knockouts Knockdown – A 1-night Knockouts tournament with the first round being all stipulation matches and the final four in a “test of their stamina” to crown a winner.

* TNA International Incident – One night tournament featuring talent from the United States, India, Mexico, Ireland, Canada, Germany, Japan & the UK – with the winner earning a title shot

* TNA X-Division World Cup Tournament – Four teams of X-Division wrestlers in a one night tournament featuring singles, tag, six man and eight man tag matches.

* TNA World Cup of Wrestling – Four teams, each captained by a TNA wrestler featuring a Heavyweight wrestler, a tag team and an X-Division wrestler battling in singles, tag and stipulation matches. The finale will be a “two ring, triple chance Battle Royal.”

Pictures: DX/Kliq Reunion At WWE NXT Tapings

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*SPOILERS* 3 Weeks Of WWE NXT Tapings Results From Full Sail University

Check out these pictures of Shawn Michaels, Kevin Nash, Triple H, Sean Waltman & Billy Gunn together at Thursday night’s WWE NXT tapings from Winter Park, FL:

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*SPOILERS* 3 Weeks Of WWE NXT Tapings Results From Full Sail University

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WWE taped 3 weeks of NXT television on Thursday night from Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida. Credit to Wrestling News World for these results:

Before the show started, it was announced that NXT will be crowning it’s first ever Tag Team Champions, with a tournament beginning tonight.

Dark Matches

* Antonio Cesaro defeated Justin Gabriel via Very European Uppercut.

* Natalya defeated Emma via Sharpshooter.

WWE NXT for January 24, 2013:

* They then did the opening for the first episode.

* In a first round NXT Tag Title Tournament match, The Wyatt Family (Luke Harper & Erick Rowan) defeated Yoshi Tatsu & Percy Watson via Discus Lariat by Luke on Percy.

* Sasha Banks defeated Alicia Fox via roll-up.

* Corey Graves defeated Jake Carter via the Fuller Lock.

Corey takes a mic and says that after being screwed out of the NXT Title, he found out that he can’t be in the NXT Tag Title tournament. He said he is an outcast and he is used to it. He hopes that management is watching and listening right now. As the savior of misbehavior, if he can’t be in this tournament he is going to cause anarchy. He then says that the next time he sees Alex Riley, he’s going to do the same thing as everyone else: stay down.

* In a first round match in the NXT Tag Title Tournament, Adrian Neville & Oliver Grey defeated 3 Man Band (Drew McIntyre & Heath Slater) via Corkscrew Shooting Star Press by Adrian on Drew.

* In a non-title match, Big E. Langston squashed Axl Keegan. He went to squash Axl again when Conar O’Brian came on the screen and said in three weeks, he will show Big E what he thinks of the five count. Big E then proceeded to deliver his finisher on Axl a few more times to the crowd’s amusement.

WWE NXT for January 31, 2013:

* In a first round match of the NXT Tag Title Tournament, Kassius Ohno & Leo Kruger defeated Alex Riley & Derrick Bateman via Ohno making Riley tap to a grounded cravate.

Corey Graves stormed the ring, dumped Bateman out of the ring, and put Riley in the Fuller Lock. Referees pulled Corey off of him.

* Paige defeated Aksana via a modified liontamer.

Summer (who was doing ring announcing/intros all night) got in the ring saying “here’s your winner” and hit Paige with the mic before leaving ringside. Crowd was pretty surprised by the turn.

Byron Saxton took over microphone duty for the remainder of the night.

* In another first round tag tournament match, Bo Dallas & Michael McGillicutty defeated Primo & Epico w/Rosa Mendes via Bo pinning Primo.

Ricardo Rodriguez was introduced. He said Full Sail is amazing and delivers a message that on 1/31, the World Heavyweight Champion Alberto Del Rio will be here.

WWE NXT for February 7, 2013:

* Adrian Neville & Oliver Grey defeated Kassius Ohno & Leo Kruger to advance to the finals of the tag tournament. Ohno at one point got distracted with taunting William Regal which led to Neville getting the advantage and pinning Ohno with the Corkscrew Shooting Star Press.

* Conar O’Brian defeated Mike Dalton. Conar then mocked the five count after as well as Big E Langston’s taunt. Big E’s music hit. He came out and have Dalton his finisher and stared down Conar.

* Xavier Woods defeated El Rontaro (sp?) (Looked like Ricardo Rodriguez in his Chimaera gear) via a Sliding in the Woods.

* In a semifinal round match in the tag tournament, The Wyatt Family (Luke Harper & Erick Rowan) defeated Bo Dallas & Michael McGillicutty. After the match, Wyatt went up to shake Bo’s hand who said no then Wyatt attacked Bo and laid him out.

* Shawn Michaels came to the ring and spoke about the importance of NXT and the NXT Tag Titles, promoting next taping. He referenced DX and one child chanted for Triple H. Shawn said he wasn’t planning on coming out but he ended up doing so to his music, went to the back, and came out to the DX music. He joked saying that he at least still had one fan who wanted to see him then the crowd chanted loudly for him. Crowd chanted for Kevin Nash (who was spotted by fans earlier) and Nash came out. Crowd chanted for X-Pac and Billy Gunn who also came out. No Road Dogg sighting. They all joked a lot until Damien Sandow came out. Lots of jokes were made, but Sandow made it clear that the last time he was in the ring with DX they laid him out and he wanted an apology. Triple H told him to put one of those cartwheels on display and then everyone can apologize and go home happy. Sandow did a cartwheel and then ate a Sweet Chin Music from Michaels. Everyone hugged and went to the back, HBK leaving to his music.

Notes:

* The next NXT taping on 1/31, the finals of the tag tournament (Adrian Neville & Oliver Grey vs The Wyatt Family), Conar O’Brian vs Big E Langston for the NXT title, Paige vs Summer Rae will all take place and World Heavyweight Champion Alberto Del Rio will be in the building and likely wrestling.

TNA Only Running 4 Live Sunday Night PPVs In 2013

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TNA has announced major changes to their pay-per-view schedule, drastically cutting back the number of live Sunday night pay-per-view events to only four.

The new “Sunday night live PPV” schedule is as follows:

* Genesis on January 13th
* Lockdown on March 10th
* Slammiversary on June 9
* Bound For Glory on October 13th.

In addition, seven Pay-Per-View specials that will be branded as “TNA Wrestling: One Night Only,” series will debut in April 2013 and continue throughout the year during the additional months.

The 3-hour taped Pay-Per-View specials will premiere on the first Friday of each month. The first two “One Night Only” specials will be “Joker’s Wild Tag Team Tournament” and “X-travaganza” which will feature the X-Division.

TNA President Dixie Carter issued the following statement regarding the changes:

“The Pay-Per-View industry has changed so much in the last decade. The traditional pay-per-view wrestling model needed to evolve and we believe this strategy will positively impact not only the Pay-Per-View events but the weekly television programming as well.”

The company will continue to produce TNA Wrestling’s “Unfinished Business”, which are one-hour programs available on a Video on Demand (VOD) basis. The monthly titles continue to focus on the history of a rivalry or a specific past PPV event. These titles are available for two months at a time.

Tyson Kidd Out For 10-12 Months With Fractured Knee & Torn ACL

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WWE superstar Tyson Kidd will be out of action for 10-12 months after suffering a fractured knee and a torn ACL during WWE’s Holiday live events tour.

Kidd is known for being one of WWE’s most underrated performers and was called a “workhorse” by CM Punk on Monday’s RAW during his Pipe Bomb promo.

It’s worth noting that even after suffering the devastating injury, Kidd wrestled on another show during the tour.

(Source: PWInsider.com)

Kofi Kingston Talks About His Jamaican Gimmick, RAW’s 20th Anniversary & More

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Arda Ocal of theScore Television Network and the Baltimore Sun spoke with WWE Superstar Kofi Kingston. Highlights:

– Talking about RAW’s 20 anniversary episode, how special it will be being a part and how special it was being a part of RAW 1000, and being a fan as a kid watching RAW #1

– How his Jamaican character came about and how he was able to keep the same character through the indies and in WWE, even keeping his legit first name

“I trained up in Boston. At the time, the rumor was, ‘if you want to get signed by WWE you have to be a character, they are looking for characters right now.’ I didn’t really know what that meant at the time, then one of the guys, (ROH referee) Todd Sinclair said to come up with a name and character otherwise I’d get stuck with a silly name…. (story continues in video)”

– The story of how he “lost his Jamaican accent” on RAW

– Addressing the fact that he has only had to title matches on PPV involving the WWE title or World Heavyweight championship – admitting that he wants to be a World champion

– Last year’s “Royal Rumble dodge” and how soon before the Rumble he plans a spot like that

– Will Kofi Kingston ever become a heel in WWE?

Here’s video of the interview:

http://youtu.be/VGUDuKuTOWQ

Sheamus Responds To Big E Langston, AJ-Big E, Cesaro Outside The Ring (Video)

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– On Wednesday’s episode of WWE Main Event, Sheamus had a confrontation with Big E Langston following his match with Dolph Ziggler. In response to fan questions about why he got “backed down” by Big E, Sheamus tweeted:

https://twitter.com/WWESheamus/status/289418086409437184

Here’s video of the end of the match and Sheamus’ confrontation with Big E:

– Speaking of Big E Langston, he tweeted a rather strange message on Wednesday prior to the NXT Live Event from Kissimmee, Florida:

Langston’s on-screen associate, AJ Lee, responded:

– Here’s the latest episode of WWE’s “Outside The Ring” Youtube series featuring United States champion Antonio Cesaro:

Spend the day with United States Champion Antonio Cesaro as he contests what makes an American city one of the best places to live.

NXT Live Event News: Dolph Ziggler Wrestles His Brother (Video), New NXT Diva In Attendance

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Here are some live notes from Wednesday night’s WWE NXT live event from Kissimee, Florida:

– The show was sold out. WWE Diva AJ Lee tweeted the following about the packed house:

– NXT diva Davina Rose, the latest women’s wrestler to be signed to a developmental deal, was in attendance at the show. (Pictures of NXT’s Newest Diva – Davina Rose)

– Trent Baretta accidentally knocked down part of the stage during his entrance. He tweeted:

– Dolph Ziggler wrestled against his brother in the main event of the show. Ziggler teamed with Brad Maddox against the team of Trent Barretta and Briley Pierce (Ziggler’s Younger brother). YouTube user hellbentxero posted the following footage of the match:

Plans For The Rock’s WWE Title Win, Wade Barrett Movie Poster & More

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– While most people are expecting The Rock to end CM Punk’s 400+ day WWE Championship reign at the Royal Rumble later this month, there have been other scenarios pitched where Punk would retain the title in some controversial fashion.

There have been reports that The Rock has been guaranteed the title, so The Rock could lose to Punk at the Rumble, win the WWE Championship at Elimination Chamber and then defend against possible Royal Rumble winner John Cena at WrestleMania.

– FilmOFilia.com has posted a “first look” at the new WWE Studios film “The Call” starring Hally Berry and featuring a supporting role by David Otunga.

– Here is the official movie poster for the WWE Studios film Dead Man Down, featuring a supporting role by Intercontinental Champion Wade Barrett (click to enlarge):

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Jimmy Snuka Talks About Tamina, His Nixed WWE Title Run, Hogan & More

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Arda Ocal of theScore Television Network and the Baltimore Sun recently spoke with WWE Hall of Famer Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka. Highlights:

– Why he decided to write an autobiography (“Superfly: The Jimmy Snuka Story”) and open up about his use of drugs, adultery and pains in pro wrestling

– His ankle being healed and still taking bookings and wrestling

– His thoughts and feelings on what happened to his daughter Tamina in WWE:

“I taught both her and my son. At first they were using her pretty good, but all of a sudden they start (having her lose) and I thought ‘what’s going on here’? She hurt her wrist and was out for a while and now she’s back again. She looks better than ever and I’m so proud of her. I tell her to put only one focus in your mind and take care of #1 and that’s it”.

– A possible return to WWE for his son Jimmy Snuka Jr.?

– The story on how Jimmy Snuka gave The Rock “The People’s Eyebrow”

– How Snuka was supposed to become WWWF champion, beating Bob Backlund, and he initially postponed the idea but it never happened

– How he was supposed to turn heel and main event WrestleMania with Hulk Hogan and why that was squashed:

“Vince McMahon came up to me and said ‘we want you to turn heel’. I said ‘OK, what’s up brudda?’ and Vince said he wanted me to wrestle Hulk Hogan and I said I loved it. I heard that Hogan later that ‘I don’t want to wrestle with that crazy maniac.’ But I loved him anyway.”

WWE Has Wrestling Game Pulled From Google Play Mobile App Store

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WWE has had the “Wrestling Revolution” app removed from Google Play mobile app store after it became the most downloaded and highly-rated wrestling game on Android.

Although the game depicts a fictitious alternate universe, and is largely influenced by Japanese wrestling, WWE took exception to it appearing in searches every time Michael Cole encouraged fans to download the official app.

Wrestling Revolution is still available on iOS, where it has yet to surpass the popularity of WWE’s official apps.

The game’s sole creator, Mat Dickie, received the news on Christmas Day and has expressed dismay that WWE were not able to “show tolerance and respect” in this instance.

(Source: Explosion.com)

Royal Rumble 2013: Surprises Planned, Updates On Mark Henry & Christian

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– Both Mark Henry and Christian are expected to return to WWE soon. Henry’s status is more up in the air, while Christian should be back by the end of the month.

– As we’ve seen in recent years, WWE has a few surprises planned for the Royal Rumble match. The company typically contacts two or three veterans to come in for special appearances. Additionally, there are several former WWE superstars that are now free agents that are rumored to be returning to the company, as well as injured performers like Mark Henry that are due back any time now.

We reported earlier this week that Team Hell No vs. Team Rhodes Scholars and Eve Torres vs. Kaitlyn (Lumberjill Match) are rumored for the show. Another title match that could be added is US Champion Antonio Cesaro vs. The Miz.

(Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter)

WrestleMania 29 News: Top Four Planned Matches

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As noted earlier this week, the top four matches at for WrestleMania 29 have been booked and are most likely not going to change. While these are not confirmed, the general feeling is that WWE is building towards:

* The Rock vs. John Cena (WWE Title)
* CM Punk vs. The Undertaker
* Brock Lesnar vs. Triple H
* Randy Orton vs. Sheamus (WH Title)

The Orton vs. Sheamus match would require one of them to capture the World Heavyweight championship before WrestleMania. With months of TV tapings, the Royal Rumble and Elimination Chamber still ahead, WWE will have plenty of opportunities to get the belt on one of them in time for Mania.

* MAJOR Returns Planned For Next Week’s RAW & The ROYAL RUMBLE

(Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter)

Tonight’s TNA Gut Check Contestants Revealed

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TNA announced earlier this week that tonight’s Gut Check segment on Impact Wrestling will feature a new format, with two contestants wrestling each other and being evaluated by the judges after their match.

It now appears that the contestants will be independent wrestlers Brian Cage and Jay Bradley, both of whom have worked TNA dark matches in recent months. Brian Cage tweeted:

He also re-tweeted several messages from fans talking about him appearing on Impact tonight.

The other contestant will be Jay Bradley of Resistance Pro Wrestling. RPW tweeted the following on Wednesday:

El Generico Not Yet Signed With WWE, USA Touts RAW’s 20th Anniversary

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– Contrary to reports that independent wrestler El Generico has signed with WWE, PWInsider.com is now reporting that Generico has not yet signed with the company – and is currently undergoing WWE’s vigorous physical examinations before he’s offered a contract.

In the past, there have been several issues that led to WWE signings being delayed (Kassius Ohno & Daniel Bryan) and negotiations breaking down (Nigel McGuiness) pending the results of medical examinations.

– The USA Network issued the following release:

CELEBRATE 20 YEARS OF “WWE MONDAY NIGHT RAW” WITH “THE ROCK®”

Celebrate 20 years of roaring WWE MONDAY NIGHT RAW action with a special anniversary episode, featuring Dwayne “The Rock®” Johnson. The Superstars and Divas from the World Wrestling Entertainment® Universe take the stage live in front of thousands in attendance at the Toyota Center in Houston, TX and millions watching at home. WWE MONDAY NIGHT RAW continues to be the most watched regularly scheduled year-round program on basic cable television and recently celebrated its 1000th episode. RAW Superstars include John Cena, CM Punk, AJ Lee, Daniel Bryan, Kane, The Miz, Eve and Zack Ryder.

Ric Flair Calls Today’s WWE Product “Average” & Talks About Working For Vince McMahon

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2-time WWE Hall of Famer Ric Falir spoke to Wrestling101.com this week. Here are some highlights of what Flair said about:

Working For Vince McMahon

“Vince again is a great guy, he’s very honest and to the point and truthful. He is brutally honest and it takes a lot for someone in this day and age to be brutally honest but Vince is and I respect that about him.”

“He’s the man, there is no one like him and no one has ever compared to him in this business, he has put things together that no one ever has, he’s a genius.”

“But don’t piss him off! I’ve pissed Vince off plenty of times but oh boy did he make me aware of it and at the end of the day Vince always wins.”

The Current WWE Product:

“I think the current product is average but that’s because you can’t replace guys like The Undertaker, Stone Cold Steve Austin, The Rock, Shawn Michaels and Ric Flair, it’s very hard to replace all of those great guys, but the WWE is still the best wrestling product there is.”

“The WWE really misses that whole attitude era but you’ll never get that back because it is just so hard to establish new names over night, you can’t just take a generation of people and try to replace them to make it better because it is a very tough and difficult business.”

Current WWE Superstars That Stand Out To Him:

“The first three that come to my mind are John Cena, Randy Orton and Big Show, I really like Rey Mysterio and I think Dolph Ziggler can be great. There are a lot of good guys there right now but it’s just not what it was when you had the likes of Steve Austin, Triple H, Kurt Angle, I think Kurt is awesome, right now he is the best wrestler in the business.”

Another WWE Star At Tonight’s NXT, Evolution Of Ryder’s Internet Title (Picture), Crash Holly

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– WWE superstar Justin Gabriel might be joining Shawn Michaels, Kevin Nash and Triple H at tonight’s WWE NXT tapings from Winter Park, Florida. Gabriel tweeted a picture of a Ducati motorcycle and wrote:

– The late Crash Holly has been added to the Alumni section of WWE.com.

– Zack Ryder tweeted the following picture with the caption, “The Evolution of the Internet Championship” –

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Picture: AJ Lee Wardrobe Malfunction

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On Friday’s SmackDown, AJ Lee will team up with Dolph Ziggler in a mixed tag match against Natalya and the Great Khali. AJ Lee is teasing on Twitter that fans should tune in to see a possible wardrobe malfunction:

Here’s a picture of the AJ Lee wardrobe malfunction, with her top coming up and exposing her bra:

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WWE Asks If AJ & Dolph Are The New Edge & Lita, Main Event Does Record Rating

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– The January 2nd episode of WWE Main Event featuring Antonio Cesaro vs. the Great Khali set a new record for the show, drawing a 1.0 rating with 1.65 million viewers.

– WWE.com has an storyline-driven article up questioning whether AJ Lee and Dolph Ziggler are the new “Edge & Lita.” Here are some quotes from Ziggler & AJ:

Ziggler: “Everybody wants to do it better than others. We happen to do it great. But I don’t want to be a knock-off of someone else. I want to be the best Dolph Ziggler anybody’s ever seen and be the first Dolph Ziggler.”

AJ: “Any woman who has tried to get into this business has to give [Lita] a lot of credit. If they don’t they’re lying. With that said, I am not the next anybody, I am the first me. And I’m the only me. And there’s never gonna be another me.”

“I think if you try to recreate something, you are going to fail. To me, [Edge & Lita] are both Legends and I wouldn’t want to try to be them. I think we are kind of amazing in our own right, and we’re not the next anybody. We are the first ‘us.’”

News On The Rock, Next NXT Star To Be Called Up, Sammartino-HOF Update

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– With The Rock appearing on most upcoming RAW tapings over the next 2 months, most of WWE’s local advertising is focusing solely on him, without any mention of John Cena or any other superstars. This is yet another sign of WWE’s confidence in The Rock to sell tickets and generate money for the company.

– NXT star Richie Steamboat is seen as the next developmental wrestler to get called up to the main roster. In what has to be seen as a very horrible idea, there is talk of changing his name when he gets called up to the main roster.

– CM Punk mentioning Bruno Sammartino during his Pipe Bomb promo on Monday’s RAW (not in a flattering way) is another telling sign that Sammartino is on WWE’s radar for the Hall of Fame’s Class of 2013. While WWE remains very motivated to get Sammartino inducted, the WWE legend has yet to agree to anything.

* MAJOR Returns Planned For Next Week’s RAW & The ROYAL RUMBLE

(Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter)

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