– WREG-TV in Memphis reported Wednesday afternoon that Jerry Lawler should be returning home to Memphis “soon” after suffering a heart attack on Monday’s WWE RAW. Their report also states” “It’s believed no further surgery will be needed.”
– Wrestling legend Scott Hall sent along the following video of his son Cody Hall wrestling at the Caribbean Wrestling Bash from over the weekend in Aruba. Cody Hall wrestles one of his trainers, Chasyn Rance:
– Shane Helms interviewed fellow former WWE Superstar Bobby Lashley for his Highway 2 Helms show. The video interview is available here.
– WWE Hall of Famer “Stone Cold” Steve Austin issued an update on his recovery from major knee surgery in a video message Wednesday morning.
“I’m outta my brace for the most part, I put it on now and then when I have to do something kind of strenuous, when I’m working out or whatever,” stated the wrestling legend.
He also noted that he will travel to Mexico in approximately ten days to film the next season of Redneck Island on CMT.
This week IN THE ROOM, Brady Hicks is joined by Stacy “The Kat” Carter, as she updates the fans on Jerry Lawler’s health situation. The gang also welcomes former ECW star Tony Mamaluke, as he runs down a fantastic career that spanned ECW, WWE, WCW, and TNA. What are Tony’s thoughts on his extreme legacy, being a “comedy” guy, extreme reunions, and being a part of the East Coast Wrestling Association (ECWA), where he will make his debut this Saturday, September 15th at the ECWA 45th Anniversary Show in Newark, Delaware. Plus, Northeast Wrestling (NEW) announcer – and Brady’s PWI colleague – Gerry Strauss hops IN THE ROOM to talk about NEW’s “Wrestling Under the Stars” show, September 15th in Fishkill, New York … a show that will feature Hulk Hogan! In addition, Brady and the gang offer up the WWE Night of Champions pay-per-view predictions, and so … much … more. Thanks, as always, for the support!
But before any of that, though, Brady, Derrick McDonald, Mike Bessler, and Ray Bogusz are joined IN THE ROOM by a good friend of the show, Stacy “The Kat” Carter. Carter is a former WWE Diva, and the ex-wife and good friend of Jerry “The King Lawler … which gives her a very good perspective on the Lawler nightmare from Raw this week. Stacy hopped on the phone with Jerry’s girlfriend tonight … then called IN THE ROOM to update the fans on how he is doing. Excerpts below.
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On Jerry Lawler’s Condition: “Right now he’s stable, being responsive with a tube down his throat. He’s squeezing people’s hands, nodding his head. He can point out where he’s hurting, stuff like that. The next step is to wait for the test results to come back tomorrow, the scan on his brain to see what – if any – brain damage he may or may not have. And that’s pretty much it. He’s still critical but stable. He’s strong and he’s stubborn, so if anybody can pull through its him.”
On the amount of time it took for CPR to work: “WWE’s doctor was there when Jerry collapsed and fell out of his chair. He started CPR. From what I’ve been told is Jerry did not regain consciousness there. They did revive him there, but it took a long time – 15 minutes. It took a long time to bring him back. But he’s back now, he’s lightly sedated, and they’re taking him off the ventilator. He’s not in the heavy sedation that they had him in.”
On it happening on live TV: “Jerry would be dead right now if it did not happen where it happened. Stuff like that just keeps running through my brain. Jerry normally grabs something – some food – on the way back to the hotel … fast food or if the bar is open, and he eats, then he’s there by himself. But this could have happened just two or three hours later and nobody would have been there with him and he wouldn’t be here right now. Or he could have been driving to the arena or flying to Montreal. If it had to happen, I’m very thankful that it did there.”
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– During an interview featured in the new WWE Magazine, Daniel Bryan says he’s spoken to William Regal about being his manager:
“I would love to have William Regal as my manager and we’ve actually talked about it. There are so many entertaining bits we could do. He’s such an entertaining character, so we’ve got some ideas, and I would love to do it.”
– John Laurinaitis was not backstage at this week’s WWE television tapings because he is recovering from shoulder surgery, which took place last week. He is working as the head producer at WWE live events and there are still plans to bring him back as a television character this fall.
– Here is the official poster for WWE’s new “Main Event” show, which premieres on the Ion network on October 3rd (click to enlarge):
– The dark main event that took place after Tuesday’s WWE SmackDown tapings saw World Heavyweight champion Sheaamus defeat Alberto Del Rio.
– The WWE Youtube channel has added several clips of Jerry Lawler, including his match against Tazz at SummerSlam 2000, his return to WWE RAW back in November 2001 and a classic AWA World title match against Curt Hennig from 1988.
– WWE Hall of Famer Bret Hart says he has absolutely no affiliation with the new incarnation of Stampede Wrestling, run by his “loser brother” Bruce Hart (awesome). The Hit Man tweeted on Wednesday:
For those asking or wondering, I just want 2 clarify that I'm in no way, shape, or form affiliated w/the so-called new Stampede Wrestling
— Bret Hart (@BretHart) September 11, 2012
And I know my father would be embarrassed to be associated with it too
— Bret Hart (@BretHart) September 11, 2012
@davepolarbear My loser of a brother, Bruce and some of his neighbors
— Bret Hart (@BretHart) September 11, 2012
This Sunday at WWE’s Night of Champions, WWE Champion CM Punk will have the opportunity to, as John Cena put it, “define [his] existence” by defeating the master of the Five Knuckle Shuffle before Cena’s hometown crowd in Boston, Massachusetts. Promoting their pay-per-view encounter, the Straight Edge Superstar cut a promo on Twitter Wednesday afternoon asking whether Boston has any pride in Cena.
@johncena says main event after main event has escaped me. Yet, at MITB '11, the Summer Slam '11 I beat him. In the main event…
— player/coach (@CMPunk) September 12, 2012
#wwenoc this Sunday @johncena in his hometown vs me, the best wrestler in the world. I don't like johns chances…
— player/coach (@CMPunk) September 12, 2012
I don't think his own hometown of Boston does either. Chicago treats champions with respect. Will Boston? I promise a fight. #WWENOC
— player/coach (@CMPunk) September 12, 2012
By the way. Anytime I've wrestled @johncena in a main event on PPV, it's been sold out. Will Boston step up and pack the Garden?
— player/coach (@CMPunk) September 12, 2012
Does Boston even have any pride in their hometown hero @johncena ? Does Boston have any pride at all? #WWENOC
— player/coach (@CMPunk) September 12, 2012
The champion should be in the main event. However I'll take my quality over @johncena quantity.#WWENOC main event. Can't wait. #kneestofaces
— player/coach (@CMPunk) September 12, 2012
Also, Boston, do not expect me to speak to you in your language like @johncena did Montreal. That was John boy at his pandering finest.
— player/coach (@CMPunk) September 12, 2012
In two weeks, Randy Orton will begin shooting for his starring role in WWE Studios’ 12 Rounds: Reloaded, the second installment in the 12 Rounds franchise. The Viper will continue to appear at televised WWE events throughout the movie’s production, which is slated to run through October.
Orton, who will portray an Emergency Medical Technician who finds himself caught in a deadly 12-round game of cat and mouse with a vengeful man tied to the paramedic’s past, addressed his role in the film via Twitter, writing, “Start shooting #12RoundsReloaded in 2 weeks. Script looks amazing. I’ve always wanted to do an action film, now I get my chance!”
– On this week’s edition of WWE Inbox, various Superstars comment on whether they’ve ever been mistaken for another Superstar. Kofi Kingston says he’s often mistaken for his tag team partner R-Truth, and vice versa. A clip is enclosed of an individual interviewing R-Truth and mistakenly acknowledging him as Kingston. Titus O’Neil says he’s often mistaken for Ezekiel Jackson. He then does a song and dance to boast that he has abs, unlike the missing in action wrestler. Heath Slater also says he has been mistaken as WWE Hall of Famer Edge, and considers it a compliment.
WWE Superstars also reveal their favorite boy band of all-time.
– A representative of George Clooney says the actor and Stacy Keibler are still a couple.
The rep’s message to EOnline.com states, “A story published by a London tabloid, The Sun, concerning George Clooney and Stacy Keibler is not true. Total fabrication designed to sell newspapers,” the actor’s rep, Stan Rosenfield, told E! News Tuesday.”
Britain newspaper The Sun reported Tuesday that Keibler has been telling friends that her relationship was over.
“She said George wants to be on his own again and has no intention of getting married,” a friend of Keibler’s told the publication. “Stacy hoped they would be together long-term. It was a big breakthrough to spend time with his parents. But over the last few weeks George has pulled away from her.”
– Ring of Honor announced Wednesday that Matt Hardy will appear at this Saturday’s Death Before Dishonor Internet pay-per-view as a color commentator for one match. The promotion previously stated that Hardy would only be appearing at the live event in Chicago, Illinois for a pre-show autograph signing,
ROH says Hardy has “expressed a vested interest in a very specific match taking place this Saturday and will do color commentary on that contest.”
WWE NXT star Kassius Ohno (formerly Chris Hero) tweeted the following messages on Tuesday night about Friday’s night’s NXT match between NXT Champion Seth Rollins and WWE superstar Cody Rhodes:
So there's this whole #RollinsVsRhodes thing. Friday in Ft. Pierce, Cody's coming to NXT to wrestle Seth, which is cool, don't get me wrong
— Chris Hero (Is Back) (@ChrisHero) September 12, 2012
But theres more to NXT than the guy that swings the belt around like an idiot. A lot of talented guys who deserve opportunities. Frustrating
— Chris Hero (Is Back) (@ChrisHero) September 12, 2012
It's a 'safe' match tho. No chance of Cody getting shown up by hungrier talent. Only been here 6 months tho what do I know? Thinkin outloud
— Chris Hero (Is Back) (@ChrisHero) September 12, 2012
Seth Rollins has since responded with:
There's a reason @KassiusOhno will be watching #RollinsVSRhodes from a monitor in the back. Grab some popcorn and enjoy the show KO.
— Seth Rollins (@WWERollins) September 12, 2012
WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross has updated his blog at JRsBarBQ.com with a heartfelt look at the events that transpired at Monday’s WWE RAW form Montreal. Here are some highlights of what Jerry Lawler said about:
Find Out About Lawler’s Emergency: “I was watching Monday Night Raw as usual when fans at the arena began Tweeting that something was wrong with the King at the announce table. The more that I read these shocking Tweets the more helpless that I felt because I wasn’t there in Montreal to help my dear friend. Michael Cole’s updates had me trembling.”
Lawler’s Health: “For Jerry Lawler to be sick is highly unusual. Being a 62 year old man, the King has been as fit as any one that I’ve known. He wrestles several times a month on the indy circuit and still plays in his Memphis softball league on Wednesday nights. Jerry is also ‘young at heart’ which isn’t new news. But even self acclaimed ‘Iron Men’ aren’t bullet proof even though many of us think that we are. Trust me, we aren’t.”
Professionalism Of WWE Talents: “There aren’t adequate words to express the stellar job that Michael Cole did sitting at the broadcast desk that can be, from my own experience, extremely challenging to navigate on live TV during catastrophic moments such as Monday night.”
“For men like Bret Hart, CM Punk and John Cena to deliver as they did in the final segment of Monday Night Raw was nothing short of extraordinary. I am proud of each man and the entire WWE team for responding in the face of immense adversity that faced them in Montreal.”
* POLL & DISCUSSION: Did WWE Handle Monday’s RAW Broadcast Properly After Lawler’s Emergency?
The results are in from Jerry Lawler’s CT Scan and it’s great news for the King. According to Joe Cooper, who is Lawler’s best friend and business partner, Lawler does not have brain damage as a result of his heart attack Monday night.
Lawler has been stabilized (but heavily sedated) in a Montreal hospital after having heart surgery Tuesday and is responsive.
Lawler is said to have gone through an angioplasty procedure on Tuesday. His son Brian made it to Canada and is posting on his father’s Facebook page:
“He was shocked a total of seven times at the arena and underwent a balloon stint to open up a clogged artery when he arrived at hospital. Everyone out there needs to say a special prayer for his brain at this point, please.”
At Tuesday’s WWE SmackDown tapings, Sin Cara was named the #1 contender to the Intercontinental Championship and will wrestle The Miz this Sunday at Night of Champions.
Don’t Forget: SEScoops.com will have Live Coverage of Night of Champions this Sunday night. We’ll be live blogging throughout the entire show – so you won’t miss any of the action.
With the IC Title match set, here’s the updated card for this Sunday:
WWE Title Match
CM Punk (c) vs. John Cena
World Heavyweight Title Match
Sheamus (c) vs. Alberto Del Rio
WWE Tag Team Title Match
Kofi Kingston & R-Truth (c) vs. Kane & Daniel Bryan
WWE Intercontinetal Title Match:
The Miz (c) vs. Sin Cara
WWE Divas Title Match
Layla (c) vs. Kaitlyn
WWE United States Title Match
Antonio Cesaro (c) vs. Battle Royal Winner
Randy Orton vs. Dolph Ziggler
YouTube Pre-show Battle Royal
Winner will face Antonio Cesaro on PPV
Michael Cole discusses Jerry The King Lawler’s heart attack suffered on Raw during an interview with Fox & Friends.
– WWE.com has released a video playlist highlighting the biggest WWE Superstar “Dream Teams” of all-time, including Hulk Hogan and Randy Savage, The Undertaker and The Rock, Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels, The Undertaker and Shawn Michaels, Trish Stratus and Lita, and more.
– RAW General Manager AJ Lee tweeted the following about Booker T’s appearance on Monday’s RAW to announce Sheamus will be stripped of the World Heavyweight title if he uses the Brogue Kick:
Hey @BookerT5x next time you want to appear on RAW, my show, ask first. I could have handled @WWESheamus without your help.
— AJ Mendez (@TheAJMendez) September 11, 2012
– WWE’s pay-per-view schedule will be changing once again in 2013, according to a DVD release schedule on WWE.com.
WWE Over The Limit, which typically takes place in the spring, has been moved to the fall. The show that used to be Over The Limit is now listed as “PPV TBD” – a sign that WWE will be introducing a new PPV next year.
* POLL & DISCUSSION: Did WWE Handle Monday’s RAW Broadcast Properly After Lawler’s Emergency?
Former WWE superstar Batista appeared on Spike TV’s “MMA Uncensored Live” on Thursday night after Impact Wrestling and talked about his upcoming MMA debut on October 6th.
Pictures Of BATISTA Training For His MMA Debut
The most newsworthy development of Batista’s appearance is that he does not see MMA as a long-term career for himself and he “definitely” sees himself returning to WWE one day.
Batista said it was important to him to compete in legitimate fights, but left WWE on good terms and will be back when the “PG stuff” blows over.
Batista named The Undertaker, Brock Lesnar and Triple H as WWE superstars he wants to work with when he returns. Batista said he never got a chance to feud with Lesnar in WWE and thinks they could do big business together.
When asked if he would fight Lesnar in an MMA fight, Batista said “of course” and noted that he’s open to any big MMA fights.
As we heard about and watched this terrible situation of Jerry “The King” Lawler play out on Monday Night Raw, do you feel the WWE handeled the rest of the Broadcast correctly? Leave your answer and a comment below.
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WWE Hall of Famer Jerry “The King” Lawler continues to recover in a hospital in Montreal, Canada, after suffering a heart attack during Monday’s Raw broadcast.
Lawler’s family members are with him, including son and former WWE performer Brian Christopher Lawler, who released a statement Tuesday evening concerning his father’s condition. Though stable, the concern now is whether he suffered brain damage following the heart attack.
His message reads: “Ok, here’s the latest real update. Lauren and I are here at the hospital in Montreal. He does not look good at all. He is responsive to questions that he is asked which is very good. His sedation and breathing support are being lowered slowly right now. He was shocked a total of 7 times at the arena and underwent a balloon stint to open up a clogged artery when he arrived at hospital. Everyone out there needs to say a special prayer for his brain at this point, please. Tests on his brain will not be available until the morning. One of us two will keep all you guys informed as we know more.”
Stacy Carter, Lawler’s former wife, remains optimistic on “The King.” She tweeted late Tuesday night, “Gonna try to get some sleep. Been a long 24 plus hours. I just know there will be some good news about @jerrylawler ‘s condition tomorrow!!!”
Smackdown opened with Alberto Del Rio, Ricardo and David Otunga coming out to complain about Sheamus hurting Otunga (now in a neck brace) and using the Brogue Kick. Daniel Bryan came out and claimed he only lost at Wrestlemania because of an illegal kick. This all lead to Sheamus hitting the ring and laying out Otunga again as Del Rio escaped. Sheamus challenged Bryan to a bout later.
* Sin Cara pinned WWE Intercontinental Champion The Miz in a non-title bout to set up a PPV bout.
* Kane pinned WWE Tag Team champiom Kofi Kingston with a chokeslam.
* Randy Orton defeated Tensai with the RKO.
* Kaitlyn defeated Beth Phoenix.
* Sheamus defeated Daniel Bryan with the Texas Cloverleaf.
(source: PWInsider.com)
Taliban insurgents are posing as “attractive women” on Facebook to befriend Australian soldiers and gather intelligence about operations. There is a wrestling tie as one of the accounts the militant group created features photos of former WWE Diva Maria Kanellis.
PCWorld.com has posted an article on the matter, which features a screenshot of a phony Facebook profile with an image of Kanellis displayed.
The tech-savvy Taliban are using these fake profiles to befriend Australian soldiers and gather information based on their Facebook updates. The social networking website features a geo-tagging function, which logs the location from which posts are made. If a soldier posts something while they’re in the field, their location is revealed.
Three Australian soldiers were murdered inside their base month, allegedly by an Afghan Army trainee.
Many soldiers did not realize that people using fake profiles can capture information and movements, according to the Australian Government’s review of social media and defense. The review found an “overt reliance” on privacy settings had led to “a false sense of security” among troops.
Australian soldiers are being given pre-deployment briefings on the matter and the Australian Department of Defence is currently working on new social media guidelines.
– Actor George Clooney has split from former WWE Diva Stacy Keibler, The Sun reports.
Keibler reportedly told her friends her relationship with Clooney is over. A statement is expected any day announcing the couple have split amicably.
A friend of Keibler’s told the publication, “She said George wants to be on his own again and has no intention of getting married. Stacy hoped they would be together long-term. It was a big breakthrough to spend time with his parents. But over the last few weeks George has pulled away from her.”
The couple had been romantically linked for over a year.
– Former WWE talent John Hennigan (a/k/a John Morrison) will appear in England this December for Preston City Wrestling as he takes on Noam Dar. The event takes place December 9 at Lava Ignite on Church Street in Preston, England. Here is a video of Hennigan sending a message to Dar.
Former WWE Diva Stacy Carter (“The Kat” and “Miss Kitty”), the ex-wife of Jerry Lawler, says the King is being taken out of sedation and is now responsive after undergoing more heart procedures on Tuesday. There is now fear that Lawler might have suffered brain damage during RAW after suffering a heart attack, when his brain was deprived of oxygen for several minutes.
Video Of Paramedics Tending To Jerry Lawler At RAW
Video: Jerry Lawler Appears On Piper’s Pit In Aruba This Past Saturday
Carter’s full Facebook statement reads:
“I have an update on Jerry. The docs are removing his ventilation & taking him out of sedation. He is responsive, which is great!!! It took a while to revive him last night so there’s the concern of brain damage. He had some tests done which will show how much if any damage there is due to the lack of oxygen to his brain. Unfortunately, the results won’t be in until in the morning. I appreciate all the calls, texts, tweets, & Facebook messages of support & I know Jerry will too. Thanks everybody!!”
– Monday’s WWE RAW drew a 2.88 cable rating and averaged 4,136,000 viewers. Hour 1 had 3,777,000 viewers, Hour 2 had 4,362,000 viewers and Hour 3 had 4,270,000 viewers. RAW was up against ESPN’s NFL Monday Night Football double header, with those games both drawing over 10 million viewers.
– Bill Goldberg is denying online reports that he’s signed a WWE Legends contract. WWE will be releasing a “Best Of” DVD set for Goldberg next June, which might have started the speculation.
– WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair appeared on CNN Headline News on Tuesday night to talk about Jerry Lawler’s medical emergency from Monday’s RAW. Flair says despite Lawler being 62 years old, Flair said he’s still more than qualified to wrestle because of his experience in the ring.
– On this week’s “Backstage Fallout” for Raw, Dolph Ziggler rips WWE Champion CM Punk for walking out on him during their tag team match before vowing to defeat Randy Orton this Sunday at Night of Champions. Cody Rhodes rips The Miz, with The Awesome One responding in a separate interview that Rhodes is jealous. Plus, Eve leaves WWE Divas Champion Layla and Kaitlyn dumbfounded with her encouraging remarks.
– Monday on Raw, Sheamus’ use of the prohibited Brogue Kick prompted a response from Raw General Manager AJ Lee who, in turn, was interrupted by SmackDown General Manager Booker T. Since the World Heavyweight Championship falls under T’s jurisdiction, he decreed that if Sheamus uses the kick again, he will be stripped of the title.
Lee posted a Twitter message furthering the storyline. She wrote to T, “Hey @BookerT5x next time you want to appear on RAW, my show, ask first. I could have handled @WWESheamus without your help.”
– WWE.com has released a video playlist highlighting the biggest WWE Superstar “Dream Teams” of all-time. Video clips of some of the biggest WWE stars of all time teaming up to do battle include The Undertaker and The Rock, “Stone Cold” Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels, The Undertaker and Shawn Michaels, Hulk Hogan and Randy Savage, Trish Stratus and Lita, and more.
WWE Executive Vice President of Creative Stephanie McMahon made her runway debut Monday at Strut: The Fashionable Mom Show at Mercedes-Benz New York Fashion Week. The official WWE website has published an article with photos enclosed of McMahon’s big night.
Talk show host and mom Wendy Williams was the special guest presenter. In addition to McMahon, other women in the fashion show included CEOs, philanthropists, entrepreneurs and actress Lisa Rinna.
Check out these pictures of Stephanie McMahon’s runway debut:
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– Tonight’s WWE SmackDown tapings take place from the Scotiabank Place in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. No matches have been announced for the tapings as of Tuesday afternoon, but we’ll see the latest on Booker T banning the Brogue Kick and the final hype for Sunday’s Night of Champions PPV. Alberto Del Rio is also teasing that he has a surprise for Sheamus at the show.
The advertised dark match main event for tonight is a triple threat no-disqualification match featuring Sheamus vs. Randy Orton vs. Alberto Del Rio.
– Some of the WWE-related terms that trended on Twitter during Monday’s RAW include Jerry Lawler, Owen Hart, CM Punk, Paul Heyman, RKO, Bret Hart and Heath Slater.
– Ticketmaster.com still has several hundred tickets available for Sunday’s WWE Night of Champions pay-per-view from Boston, MA. There are also many tickets available on third-party vendors such as Stubhub.com.
