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Kurt Angle Apologizes For Threatening CM Punk

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TNA star Kurt Angle has apologized for threatening WWE Champion CM Punk after Punk called TNA an “indy” promotion during a weekend interview. Angle tweeted on Tuesday night:

In response to Punk calling TNA an indy promotion, Angle originally said, Punk wants to say TNA is an indy league? I was on top in WWE when you were trying to get a job anywhere. It was my choice to go to TNA. If I ever see you, Punk, hide, bitch.”

Behind-The-Scenes Pictures From CM Punk’s New DVD Project

RAW Rating Dips Below 3.0: Lowest Viewership Of The New 3-Hour Era

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The ratings are in for Monday’s 3-hour WWE RAW and it’s not good news for WWE.

Monday’s RAW drew a 2.84 rating for the 3-hours and a 2.93 for the final two hours, RAW’s old timeslot. 2.84 is the lowest rating RAW has done since expanding to 3-hours on a weekly basis last month.

The show averaged 4,134,000 viewers, also a new low for the 3-hour era. The first hour dipped below 4 million viewers (for the first time since RAW 1,000), with 3,795,000 viewers. Hour two had 4,252,000 viewers while hour three did 4,354,000.

Overall, not a good sign of momentum headed into Sunday’s WWE SummerSlam PPV.

John Cena Wants To Wrestle The Rock Again, Del Rio-SummerSlam News & More

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– A local commerical that aired during RAW hyping the August 27 RAW from Milwaukee, Wisconsin is advertising John Cena vs Big Show in No Disqualification match. The ad (and the Bradley Center website) are hyping it as a “revenge” match. WWE Champion CM Punk had been previously scheduled for the main event.

– According to WWE sources, Alberto Del Rio being pulled from SummerSlam is part of a storyline and has nothing to do with Del Rio (or Sheamus) being punished. The situation will likely be resolved at tonight’s WWE SmackDown tapings. We’ll have full results up later tonight.

– During an interview with Steven Muehlhausen of the Fight Club Chicago radio show, WWE star John Cena was asked about The Rock challenging the WWE Champion at the Royal Rumble – and the possibility of wrestling The Rock one more time.

“I think about Wrestlemania every single day, whether is for the WWE Championship or not. I would like another shot to face The Rock.”

Magnus Lands Theater Role, Miss Tessmacher Sick, TNA Tryout Camps

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– TNA’s next Gutcheck Challenge tryout camp will take place this Saturday (August /18th) from Ottumwa, Iowa. The next one after that will be September 8th from Gainesville, Georgia.

– Magnus has joined the cast of the Aladdin theater production, which will run for thirteen shows at the Norwich Theatre Royal in the U.K. from December 18th, 2012 to January 18th, 2013. Magnus will be playing the role of the Genie in the show, a role WWE Hall of Famer Bret Hart played several years ago in Canada.

– TNA Knockout Miss Tessmacher noted on Twitter that she has been sick and is now taking prescription medication 4-times a day.

Kurt Angle Talks About His New Part-Time TNA Contract, Working Smaler Crowds

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TNA star Kurt Angle recently spoke to the Kirksville Daily Express to promote Saturday night’s TNA live event from the Bridge View Center in Ottumwa, Iowa. During the interview, Angle revealed that his new contract with TNA only requires him to work part-time so he can continue acting. Here are some highlights of what Angle said about:

Wrestling In Front Of Smaller Crowds: “In a lot of ways it’s better, they are more passionate and I get to meet a lot of them… It’s more fan friendly, we take pictures in the ring and have more meet and greets. There’s a better opportunity for fans to get five to 10 autographs from each of the wrestlers.”

TNA vs. WWE & His New Part-Time Schedule: “At the beginning there wasn’t much of a difference… I came down here with hopes of building the program, which TNA has done an amazing job of doing, but having a lighter schedule, and that didn’t occur for four or five years. It kind of blossomed after I got here and we went from doing 25 house shows to 125 and one hour on TV to two hours. With the timing of me coming in and what was going on, they needed me to be full-time. My new contract is part-time.”

Angle also spoke about whether he would have signed with UFC over WWE if he was just breaking into the business today and more.

* KURT ANGLE Threatens CM PUNK & Calls Him A B*tch

RAW’s Social Media Score Down, Cena’s Latest Tout, “Stars Earn Stripes” Rating

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– The Trendrr.tv social media score for Monday’s 3-Hour WWE RAW was 369,933, down 8% from last week (401,202). RAW ranked #5 on cable TV, trailing “Love & Hip Hop Atlanta” (VH1), “Teen Wolf” (MTV) and Shark Week programming (Discovery).

– The series premiere of NBC’s “Stars Earn Stripes” reality show featuring WWE Diva Eve Torres drew 5.15 million viewers for the two-hour premiere.

– John Cena posted the following gym video to Tout on Tuesday:

Solid @Tout showing full frontal #snatch. 110k, some catch and stability issues, but ill fix em. Thanks UT #hookem

WWE Developmental Site Rebranded, Ziggler Touts Response To Jericho

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– WWE developmental territory Florida Championship Wrestling has re-branded it’s official website to reflect the new WWE NXT. While the URL still references FCW (FCWWrestling.info), most references to FCW have been eliminated in favor of NXT, with a new design, updated roster section, new talent bios and more.

– Dolph Ziggler posted the following video to Tout on Tuesday, responding to Chris Jericho’s insult from Monday’s RAW that his hair looks like a bowl of spaghetti:

AJ Lee Talks About Transitioning From Wrestler To Authority Figure, Kissing Kane & More

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Last Friday Raw GM AJ Lee did an interview with Chad Dukes of 106.7 The Fan CBS Radio DC and ChadDukesWrestling.com. Here are some highlights of what AJ said about:

Transitioning From A Wrestler To An Authority Figure: “I never thought I would open or close Raw and let alone do it multiple times. So it’s very surreal and I appreciate that spot and if that means not getting in the ring, I have a whole career for that. Hopefully, I won’t have a one year career, you know. So if we can do this now, there’s always time to get back in the ring, there will always be a moment, where the time is right. I can put myself in the ring now. I can give myself a title match if I wanted to. So there’s time for that and I love wrestling, and I love being in the ring. But if it doesn’t work right now it doesn’t work right now. It’s in my dream to do kinda all of it.”

Pictures Of AJ Lee Before She Was In WWE

Backstage Atmosphere At RAW 1,000: “The atmosphere backstage, it felt like a WrestleMania. It was so important, and everyone, these people who I’ve been watching my entire life are backstage, and maybe two years ago, three years ago, I would meet them and they wouldn’t know who I was, and they’d be nice and polite and I’d go, “Oh my god I love you.” So it was really interesting to be kind of a colleague on the same show and to me that was the most mindblowing part. To talk to Paul Heyman, Shawn Michaels, and to have these people who are still watching the show and now they know who I am and we’re on the same show together. And to have Mr. McMahon as a part of my wedding, that’s something I never thought i would , that’s a sentence I never thought I’d say. There was one point where I was walking past in my wedding dress in the same hallway as Trish and Lita. If you would have told 12-year old AJ that, like I would have, my brain would have exploded.”

What Kissing Kane Did For Her Character: “That’s kind of like the moment where it all just skyrocketed, ’cause stuff got weird that That’s the stuff like I’m most comfortable with now, I like the weird. I like the moments where, there’s been a lot of moments, there’s actually a poll on dot com, what was my craziest moment. And looking at it you know, I’ve done a lot of out there stuff in the past couple months.”

JTG Talks RAW Return On Backstage Fallout, SummerSlam Ticket Giveaway, Charlie Sheen

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– WWE will holding a SummerSlam ticket giveaway contest this weekend in Los Angeles, California. Starting at noon on Friday (local time), WWE will be posting clues on the official WWE Twitter and Tout accounts about where the tickets will be located. For more information on WWE’s “Hide and Tweet” SummerSlam ticket giveaway, visit WWE.com.

– There is still some buzz in WWE that Charlie Sheen will have some involvement at Sunday’s WWE SummerSlam from Los Angeles. There were several references to “Anger Management” (the name of Charlie Sheen’s new show on FX).

– Check out the latest WWE Backstage Fallout video, with Eve Torres, JTG and other WWE superstars talking about Monday’s RAW. When asked how it was to be back in action, JTG said:

“It was great, it was everything I ever imagined. It was stupendous. Just so you know, I’m being sarcasti.”

He was also asked if he’s learned what word to not use aroud RAW’s new GM, AJ Lee.

“In the future, I’ll check myself, but she took it the wrong way. I didn’t mean she was crazy, I just meant the whole … whatever. But anyways, I was out there on Raw, doing my thing,”

Claire Lynch Attempts To Conceal Her Identity After It Is Exposed Online

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The woman portraying Claire Lynch—purportedly pregnant with AJ Styles’ child—on Impact Wrestling is Julia Reilly, an Orlando-based actress and model. After her identity was exposed last week by Live Audio Wrestling and across wrestling message boards, Reilly made a concerted effort to erase her Internet presence.

Her official website, JuliaReilly.net, had featured her lengthy resume of television commercial appearances, as well as photos and videos, but all content was removed following the outing. She also has a YouTube channel featuring her demo videos, such as herself selling RoboMops on the Home Shopping Network, hosting various cooking shows and appearing in a Subway commercial, but all have been made private. Her page on LinkedIn was also deleted.

Reilly’s description of herself on her official website had stated, “Julia’s true talent lies in her warm approachable personality and her ability to deliver technical jargon in a conversational manner.

“In a live enviroment, Julia is excellent at gathering a crowd and able to connect with customers to successfully deliver your company’s message.

“On camera, Julia is friendly, personable and believable.”

SummerSlam 2012: Updated Card For This Sunday

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The following is the updated card for Sunday’s WWE SummerSlam:

Triple H vs. Brock Lesnar
Shawn Michaels in Triple H’s Corner

WWE Championship Match:
CM Punk (c) vs. John Cena vs. Big Show

WWE Intercontinental Championship Match:
The Miz (c) vs. Rey Mysterio

WWE Tag Team Championship Match:
Kofi Kingston and R-Truth (c) vs. The Prime Time Players

Daniel Bryan vs. Kane

Chris Jericho vs. Dolph Ziggler

There will also be a 30-minute online pre-show at Youtube.com and WWE.com featuring WWE United States Champion Santino Marella vs. Antonio Cesaro.

While it has not been announced yet, Damien Sandow vs. Brodus Clay is also expected to take place this Sunday.

Triple H Says Shawn Michaels Has A Broken Arm, Heyman Taunts HBK & More

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– After Shawn Michaels was loaded into an ambulance following the conclusion of Monday’s RAW, WWE.com caught up with Triple H, who said Shawn was taken to the hospital with a broken arm. Triple H said his fight with Brock Lesnar this Sunday at SummerSlam is now even more personal and the former UFC Heavyweight champion better show up to face what’s coming to him.

– Paul Heyman tweeted the following after RAW, taunting Shawn Michaels:

– Eve Torres tweeted the following about Kaitlyn getting the win in the Divas tag match on RAW:

Backstage Meeting Held Before RAW, Prime Time Players Getting A New Manager?

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– A talent meeting was held prior to Monday’s RAW from Dallas, Texas. In light of the recent Twitter rant by JTG and reported unhappiness from several members on the roster, company officials gave talent the chance to express their grievances. Nobody spoke up. WWE told everybody to be “use common sense” and be careful venting their frustrations via social media, because once a tweet is made, it’s public and action can be taken against them for it.

– Related to WWE wrestlers being upset with the payouts of WWE’s recent international tours, a memo was recently sent out to the wrestlers stating that there was a clerical error when their checks were sent out for those shows and new, higher payments will be issued soon.

– Following the recent departure of AW, WWE is discussing possible replacements to manage the Prime Time Players, Titus O’Neil and Darren Young. Vince McMahon is still said to be against managers in WWE, but some feel this will change and the Players will soon be paired up with someone else.

(Source: F4Wonline.com)

Mark Henry’s WWE Return, CM Punk On His Heel Turn, RAW Twitter Trends

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– Mark Henry appeared on Monday’s RAW in a series of Tout videos recorded from the Olympic games in London. No word yet on when Henry will be back in action, but he did tweet on Monday night that he is getting ready for SummerSlam.

– Some of the WWE-related terms trending worldwide on Twitter during Monday’s RAW were Triple H, Brock Lesnar, Shawn Michaels, Chris Jericho, Piper’s Pit, Sin Cara, Damien Sandow, Tensai, Beth Phoenix, We Want Tables & more.

– Ted DiBiase will be appearing today at the National Guard Storefront in Round Rock, Texas from 11am until 1pm.

– CM Punk responded to a fan on Twitter who said he should not have turned heel. Punk told the fan:

CM Punk DVD Screening In Chicago, Why Kofi Kingston Missed RAW & More

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– After CM Punk recently teased on Twitter that his fans in Chicago will get a special treat regarding his upcoming WWE DVD, it’s been announced that WWE will hold a theatrical screening of the DVD on October 7th.

WWE Champion CM Punk will be on hand for the screening of the documentary portion of the DVD, which is approximately 2 hours long. No word yet on where the event will take place, but this marks the first time WWE has screened any of their DVD productions in a theater.

Behind-The-Scenes Pictures From CM PUNK’s New DVD Project

– WWE Social Media Ambassador Pauly D and Heath Slater were taking shots at each other on Twitter during Monday’s RAW.

– Kofi Kingston missed Monday’s RAW because he was flying back tot he United States from WWE’s weekend tour of Asia. He noted on Twitter that the Prime Time Players will have hell to pay for attacking his tag team partner, R-Truth. The two teams will square off this Sunday at SummerSlam.

 

Preview For Tonight’s SmackDown Taping, Ryder Misses RAW Again & More

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– Zack Ryder will be appearing at the Long Island Auto Show from the Nassau Coliseum in Long Island, New York on 10/12 from 7-9pm.

As for Ryder not being booked on RAW once again this week, he tweeted during the show, #NotAtRAW.

– John Cena vs. Big Show in a No DQ match is being advertised for the October 15th RAW from Nashville, Tennessee.

– Tonight’s WWE SmackDown tapings take place from the Frank Erwin Center in Dallas, Texas.

Confirmed for the show, Alberto Del Rio will confront General Manager Booker T and Eve Torres will wrestle Kaitlyn to determine Booker T’s new assistant. Triple H is also scheduled to appear.

The advertised dark match main event will see John Cena vs. Big Show and John Laurinaitis in a handicap match.

* Backstage News On WWE’s Plans Headed Into Sunday’s SUMMERSLAM PPV

Jericho On Piper’s Pit A Dream Come True, Ryback Gets A New Theme & More

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– Chris Jericho noted on Twitter that appearing on Piper’s Pit on Monday’s WWE RAW was a dream come true for him:

– Mark Henry and Eve Torres will be appearing at the Alaska State Fair in Palmer, Alaska on 8/23 from 1-4pm.

– Dolph Ziggler will be appearing at Rookies Sports Bar & Grill in Sioux Falls, South Dakota on 8/25 from 3-5pm.

– Ryback debuted a new theme song on Monday’s RAW that encourages fans to chant “Feed Me More.” As seen on RAW, the catchphrase is really getting over.

AW Reveals Why He Was Released From WWE

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Former WWE personality Brian Jossie (AW) spoke to Connecticut’s CTPost on Monday about his departure from the company and revealed that a recent tweet about Linda McMahon is what led to him being fired. The tweet in question was:

“#AWPromotion$ says vote for Linda McMahon!!! The PTP’z support Linda and so should you! #voteordie4Linda”

AW told the CT, post, “That’s how they show support for their employees who want to support Linda. They fire them. That’s complete bull(expletive).”

Shortly after AW’s endorsement of Linda’s campaign, a WWE spokesperson sent out a statement that “WWE is a non-partisan organization. Superstars as well as employees are free to support any political party or candidate they choose.”

AW said that he was punished for referencing Linda’s campaign, which he didn’t realize was off limits. “For some reason they don’t want to associate [Linda] with anything to do with wrestling because it’s in the past.  Vince doesn’t want any association with her campaign. They told me it’s two totally different entities, which I didn’t know. I thought I was doing a good thing.”

His recent Kobe Bryan rape joke on Monday Night RAW might have been in bad taste, but AW says he could have said way worse and WWE’s own track record of edgy content speaks for itself.  “If I had made a Jerry Sandusky or a Colorado shooting joke, okay, fire me right there,” Jossie said. “WWE put a convicted rapist in the Hall of Fame (referring to Mike Tyson).”

He added, “I don’t hate the WWE. I love the company. But the way the politics are with her campaign, it screwed me.”

CM Punk Talks About The Rock Getting A WWE Title Shot & More (Video)

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WWE Champion CM Punk was interviewed by Mike Buda of SportstownChicago.com at Chicago Comic-Con about The Rock getting a WWE Title shot, how WWE has changed in the past several months and more. Here’s

“I think it’s fantastic since he’s getting a title shot against me if I last that long,” Punk said about The Rock. “It’s nice to be vocally against somebody who’s just being handed things and then being the roadblock.”

“Obviously, I was very vocal about Dwayne just marching in and getting to cherry-pick what days he shows up, and when he actually wants to be motivated to work, and now he’s going to be in the ring with me. There’s no bringing 30 percent, there’s no days off. It’s me, it’s 100 percent me and it’s going to be a challenge for Dwayne.”

Here’s video of the full interview:

What Happened After RAW, SmackDown Rating Falls & More

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– Last week’s WWE SmackDown drew a 1.89 cable rating with 2.728 million viewers, down from the previous week, which did a 1.91 rating with 2.783 million viewers.

– It was announced during a commercial break at Monday’s RAW that WWE will return to the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas on February 25th, 2013 for Monday Night RAW.

– After Monday’s WWE RAW went off the air, Shawn Michaels was stretchered out of the arena. Big Show then came out and said he would do the same thing to CM Punk and John Cena at SummerSlam. John Cena then came out and defeated Big Show in the dark match main event of the evening.

WWE SummerSlam 2012: Updated Card, New Matches

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The following is the updated card for Sunday’s WWE SummerSlam:

Triple H vs. Brock Lesnar
Shawn Michaels in Triple H’s Corner

WWE Championship Match:
CM Punk (c) vs. John Cena vs. Big Show

WWE Intercontinental Championship Match:
The Miz (c) vs. Rey Mysterio

WWE Tag Team Championship Match:
Kofi Kingston and R-Truth (c) vs. The Prime Time Players

Daniel Bryan vs. Kane

Chris Jericho vs. Dolph Ziggler

There will also be a 30-minute online pre-show at Youtube.com and WWE.com featuring WWE United States Champion Santino Marella vs. Antonio Cesaro.

Kurt Angle Slams CM Punk For Referring To TNA As Indy

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During a Q&A session with fans on Saturday at the Chicago Comic Con in Rosemont, Illinois, WWE Champion CM Punk implied that TNA Wrestling is a minor league wrestling company.

When asked who he would work with if it could be any single wrestler, Punk replied “Samoa Joe.” He was then asked which independent wrestler he would like to see in WWE. Punk again replied, “Samoa Joe.” When the fan noted that Samoa Joe works for TNA Wrestling, Punk remarked, “I know. You said indy, didn’t you?”

Kurt Angle, who competes for TNA Wrestling, was not pleased with Punk’s statements. He tweeted:

A.W. Fan Signs Confiscated At Raw In Dallas, Fired Star Says WWE Is ‘Afraid’ Of Him

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At Monday’s Raw at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, WWE had arena personnel confiscate fans’ signs pertaining to former Superstar A.W., whose contract was terminated last Friday due to his continued use of offensive and inappropriate comments on live television and on social media following his crass remark on the July 30 episode of Raw.

A.W., whose real name is Brian Jossie, is not pleased with WWE’s actions Monday. He vented on Twitter, “Anyone that has had their sign taken from them in support of me should realize that the #WWE are the real bullies!!! #BeAFuckingStar.”

Jossie also took offense to JTG’s “burial” on Raw, which he says stems from the WWE Superstar’s “controversial remarks” on Twitter last week where he said his “locker room brothers” were being taken advantage of. Before JTG encountered Ryback for his match, Jossie predicted, “After JTG just ripped their ass on twitter he’s showcased but I’m fired for saying support Linda! Now watch them bury him…” Then after Ryback had soundly beaten JTG, Jossie lamented, “What else can I say… JTG just got did in for his disrespect to his masters.. #IAintOnThePlantation.”

Jossie had stated hours earlier, “I’m not a racist!! I’m a realist! The only race card that got played was the Senate “RACE” Card!. He also noted, “Vince didn’t want some no name Negro associated with his less than stellar half mummified ass wife! #Vote4ChrisMurphy.”

Jossie then challenged “Rowdy” Roddy Piper, who hosted “Piper’s Pit” on Raw, to a verbal duel.

“I would love to be on Pipers Pit!! That muthafucka would be speechless! He ain’t neva met a guy like me….,” Jossie wrote. “AbeWashVsPipersPit! In my opinion Piper’s Pit wins. He was allowed to speak his mind! They would neva let me speak my mind #ILLUMINATED.” He continued. “I’d destroy that muthafucka!! #BigFanOfThePit #HeAintBettaThanMe..”

Finally, Jossie noted: “I will be addressing the wrestling universe soon..

“The #WWE is afraid of me…

“Vince you shook my hand and betrayed me within the same week…”

JTG’s “Controversial Remarks” On Twitter Referenced On Raw, Zack Ryder Not Booked, Trish Stratus

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– After JTG pleaded his case to make some noise on Raw, his wish was granted by program General Manager AJ Lee as the quirky Diva placed him in a one-on-one match against Ryback. WWE broadcaster Michael Cole acknowledged JTG’s “controversial remarks” on Twitter last week where he cryptically stated that his “locker room brothers” were being taken advantage of—F4WOnline.com reports his source of contention stemmed from lower-tier wrestlers’ financial compensation for WrestleMania XXVIII.

Following the Cryme Tyme founder’s loss to Ryback, Cole stated, “I can’t wait until JTG tweets about this.”

– Zack Ryder mentioned on Twitter that he was not at Raw in Dallas, Texas, writing, “#NotAtRaw.” Rather, he drove to Austin, Texas, the site of Tuesday’s SmackDown taping.

– Raw viewers who check in to GetGlue.com will receive a free Trish Stratus Diva Summer Series sticker.

– Christian is today’s featured Superstar on WWE.com. He is currently not scheduled to compete this Sunday at SummerSlam.

WWE To Release A New Daniel Bryan T-Shirt, Matches Taped For WWE Superstars, Kaitlyn

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– As fans lined up outside the American Airlines Center for Raw, a WWE crew member said Daniel Bryan would debut a new T-Shirt this Sunday at SummerSlam. He surveyed fans on four shirt designs and asked them to pick the one they like.

– Two matches were taped Monday night in Dallas, Texas for this week’s episode of WWE Superstars:

* Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso vs. Johnny Curtis and Michael McGillicutty

* Alex Riley vs. Drew McIntyre

According to a fan account, Curtis debuted a new look in his match.

No dark match was held before the taping.

– Following her victory over Beth Phoenix and Eve on Raw, Kaitlyn posted a Tout of Layla gearing up the Texas native for her match against Eve on SmackDown. A position in SmackDown General Manager Booker T’s administration will be on the line when they fight.

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