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Mickie James In Concert Tonight, Impact Post-Show Video & More

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– TNA will run a live event tonight at the Verizon Wireless Arena in Richmond, Virginia.

– After tonight’s TNA live event in Richmond, TNA Knockout Mickie James will be performing a country music concert at the “Kingdom” venue at 10PM EST.

– Here is this week’s Impact Wrestling post-show:

On the post show we hear from Mike Tenay regarding what happened with the Aces and 8s as IMPACT WRESTLING went off the air. We also get to witness the return of Eric Young to the Post Show who is joined by AJ Styles who seems to be a pretty big fan of Eric Young’s Show “Off the Hook: Extreme Catches” Sundays on Animal Planet. Christopher Daniels and Kazarian also stop in and pretty much take over the post show and seek legal advice from Joseph Park. This and more on the post show.

Dolph Ziggler Talks About Politics In WWE & Wanting To Be The Best Ever

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Dolph Ziggler was interviewed this week by QCTimes.com to promote next Tuesday night’s SmackDown tapings from Moline, Illinois. Here are some highlights of what Ziggler said about:

Living His Dream In WWE: “True story. When I was 5 years old, I went to my first WWE live event with my dad. I loved it so much I wanted to start wrestling. Two months later, I was wrestling at 5 years old. It’s been a dream job since I was a child.”

Politics In WWE: “I’d been such a fan and paid such close attention that there weren’t too many (surprises) “But it’s like any other job. There’s politics involved, there’s being friends with different people, knowing what to say and what not to say.

Wanting To Be The Best Ever: “I always saw myself as a great sports entertainer and wanted to be the best,” he added. “I have prided myself on my matches and work and entertainment. I want to be, at the end of my career, the greatest ever.”

Saturday Morning Slam Ratings: WWE Touts The Premiere’s Success

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The following press release was sent out Thursday:

The series premiere of WWE Saturday Morning Slam on August 25 (CW, 10-10:30am) was Saturday morning’s (7am-12pm) most watched program on CW among total viewers and the following kids demos: Kids under 18, Kids 2-5, Kids 2-11, Kids 6-11, Kids 9-14, Boys under 18, Boys 2-5, Boys 2-11, Boys 6-11, Girls under 18, Girls 2-11, Girls 6-11, Girls 9-14 and Female Teens (F12-17).

It delivered a 0.7 U.S. household rating / 2 share in 747,000 TV households with 1,126,000 total viewers (persons 2+). This household rating is up +75% versus the prior four week time period performance which averaged a 0.4 U.S. household rating / 1 share in 456,000 TV households with 675,000 total viewers.

The top programs among total viewers during the Vortexx block were:

1. WWE Saturday Morning Slam@10am (1,126,000 viewers / 0.7 HH rating)
2. Justice League Unlimited @9:30am (1,003,000 viewers / 0.6 HH rating)
3. Dragon Ball Z Kai @10:30am (841,000 viewers / 0.5 HH rating)
4. Iron Man: Armored Adventures @9am (802,000 viewers / 0.6 HH rating)
5. Power Rangers Lost Galaxy @8am (662,000 viewers / 0.4 HH rating)
6. Yu-Gi-Oh! @11am (661,000 viewers / 0.4 HH rating)
7. Yu-Gi-Oh Zexal @8:30am (631,000 viewers / 0.4 HH rating)
8. Rescue Heroes @7:30am (519,000 viewers / 0.4 HH rating)
9. Yu-Gi-Oh Zexal @11:30am (494,000 viewers / 0.3 HH rating)
10. Cubix @7am (457,000 viewers / 0.3 HH rating)

– WWE Saturday Morning Slam was CW’s most watched Saturday morning program since 3/10/12 (Dragon Ball Z Kai @10:30am / 1,140,000 viewers).

– WWE Saturday Morning Slam was CW’s most watched Saturday morning program in the time period since 2/25/12 (Dragon Ball Z Kai / 1,196,000 viewers).

– WWE Saturday Morning Slam was the most watched entertainment program on broadcast TV Saturday Morning among total viewers.

– WWE Saturday Morning Slam was watched by more viewers than the following 10-10:30am programs: The Green Lantern on Cartoon Network, Noodle and Doodle on NBC, Little Bear on Nick Jr., Doodlebops on CBS, Pair of Kings on Disney XD and Power Rangers on Nicktoons.

– During the 10-10:30am time-period, WWE Saturday Morning Slam was watched by more Boys under 18 (including the Boys 2-11 and Boys 6-11 demos) than every program on broadcast TV, Nick Jr., Disney XD and Nicktoons.

– WWE Saturday Morning Slam was watched by more Boys under 18 (including the Boys 6-11 demo) than every program on broadcast TV, Nick Jr., Nicktoons, and Disney XD.

– WWE Saturday Morning Slam was watched by more Kids 6-11 than every program on broadcast TV, Nick Jr. or Nicktoons.

– WWE Saturday Morning Slam was watched by more Kids under 18 than every program on broadcast TV or Nicktoons.

– WWE Saturday Morning Slam is part of the television premiere of Vortexx on The CW, a Saturday morning kids’ television block. This marks the first time, since 2001, WWE has a program in a kids’ time slot and reinforces WWE’s commitment to kid-friendly entertainment.

News On Steve Austin’s Recent Surgery & His Recent Encounter With Cameron

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– The surgery that Steve Austin underwent last month was a major reconstructive procedure to repair his ACL and PCL. Austin will be unable to do any acting until 2013 and has been doing physical therapy 3 times a week hoping to be back behind the camera by January.

As Austin and Jim Ross have stated recently, there is virtually no chance of Austin wrestling at WrestleMania 29 next April. Especially with The Rock and Brock Lesnar already booked for the show, Austin’s first match in a decade deserves top billing and is more likely to take place at WrestleMania 30.

– Speaking of Austin, he had an interesting encounter with WWE Diva Cameron during this month’s SummerSlam Axxess festivities that took place in Los Angeles, Calfornia. Cameron, who was a participant on the most recent season of Tough Enough when Austin was a judge, pointed out to him that she was the first person cut from the show and was the only contestant still on WWE’s main roster. After cameron’s DUI arrest last week and the media attention it garnered online, she might have spoken too soon.

* VIEW HERE: CAMERON’s DUI Mugshot From Last Week

(Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter)

Ric Flair’s Status & When He Can Go To WWE, Why Laurinaitis Isn’t Wrestling

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– WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair will be free from his TNA no-compete clause and free to sign with WWE on September 10th. While it’s not a sure thing that Flair will be returning to WWE as soon as he’s legally able to (due to the TNA vs. WWE lawsuit), one storyline proposed for Flair would be to pair him with Dolph Ziggler as a mentor/manager.

Flair is currently in the midst of a divorce from his wife Jacqueline Beems, his 4th time down that road.

– Th reason John Laurinaitis has been pulled from wrestling dark matches after WWE television shows is because he is currently injured. Despite the fact that he was removed as WWE’s Executive Vice President of Talent Relations back in June, Laurinaitis is expected to return as a television character in the coming months.

(Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter)

Update On Randy Orton Taking Time Off, WWE’s Recent Tryout Camp & More

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– Last week’s 3-day WWE tryout camp in Southern California was attended by approximately 30 men and women. This camp was attended mostly by independent wrestlers, whereas the recent tryout camp in Florida had a lot of former college football players.

– The August 6th edition of WWE RAW had approximately 396,000 homes watching on via DVR/tape delay.

– As we’ve been reporting, Randy Orton will be taking time off from television in the coming weeks to film the new WWE Studios movie, “12 Rounds: Reloaded.” While Orton could make sporadic appearances on RAW and SmackDown during his hiatus, he’s expected to return to live events around November 1st.

Orton wrestles Dolph Ziggler on Friday’s SmackDown.

(Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter)

Impact Wrestling Preview: Hardy vs. Angle, RVD vs. Storm, Styles vs. Joe

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The following is TNA’s official preview for tonight’s live edition of Impact Wrestling on Spike TV:

– With only two weeks left in the annual “Bound For Glory Series” for a shot at the World Heavyweight Championship, the stakes have never been higher! Thursday’s IMPACT WRESTLING broadcast will feature THREE huge BFG Series bouts as “The Charismatic Enigma” Jeff Hardy faces Olympic gold medalist Kurt Angle, Rob Van Dam battles “Cowboy” James Storm, and longtime rivals collide as AJ Styles takes on Samoa Joe!

– What is the condition of World Heavyweight Champion Austin Aries after the brutal attack by The Aces & 8s gang this past week? Tune in for an update on the champ! The TNA roster has gone to war against The Aces & 8s…and the IMPACT Zone will be the battlefield this Thursday at 8/7 on SpikeTV!

– Will “TNA Gut Check” prospect Kris Lewie earn a contract and a spot on the TNA roster? The newcomer faces the judges on the broadcast!

All this and much more on Thursday’s IMPACT WRESTLING on SpikeTV LIVE at 8/7c, including news on the upcoming “No Surrender” Pay-Per-View event!

Tyler Reks Issues Press Release On WWE Resignation, New Business Endeavor

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WWE Superstar Tyler Reks Resigns to Spend Time With Family and Opens an Internet Marketing and Consulting Company

WWE Superstar Tyler Reks has abruptly and surprisingly resigned from the world of professional wrestling and sports entertainment. He has set a path to be a family man and has started an internet marketing and consulting company called Local Marketing 2.0.

Los Angeles, CA — 08/28/2012 — The life of a WWE Superstar is physically and emotionally demanding. Both of which Tyler Reks, AKA: the Dreadlocked Demolition Man, had no issues with until his first daughter was born last year. In a shocking and unforeseen event, the promising superstar threw in the towel this week to pursue family life and build his internet marketing company.

“Leaving my wife and my daughter to go to TV tapings was hard enough as it was. With the latest TV persona though, my tag team partner and I were scheduled to begin appearances on live events. Being based in California, I would be leaving on a Friday night red eye and not returning home until Wednesday afternoon. I just couldn’t be the father I had always wanted to be with the required schedule.”

With WWE being a global social media leader, Reks, (who’s real name is Gabe Tuft) is no stranger to the internet. In fact, he was quietly building his internet marketing company in the background over the past 6 months. Having formed a powerful team that includes several industry experts, Tuft has already garnered a considerable amount of notable clients which include Ford, Chrysler, Toyota, Mazda, Comfort Inn, Hilton, Best Western and a slew of web 2.0, dot com, and other local enterprises.

“If you want to boost sales for your business, you have to be seen on the internet. Simply put, Google is your new business card. If you’re not showing up on the first page for your keywords, then you might as well not exist as a business. Local Marketing 2.0 can absolutely get you there.”

The move from entertainment to corporate may come as a shock to some, but Tuft has an extensive background with the corporate world. He graduated Cal-Poly, San Luis Obispo with a degree in civil engineering and he’s previously owned two companies, namely Xclusiv Development and Xclusiv Fitness. The first was a land development company and the latter was a personal training center.

With regards to Tuft’s most recent company, Local Marketing 2.0 it’s a Northern California based company with offices in Sonoma and Napa County. The company tagline is “Internet Profitability Specialists” and Tuft guarantees that every advertising dollar spent on digital marketing will be justified through web analytics – software that shows you how many visitors your site gets and how many of them are converting into leads and sales.

“Numbers don’t lie. That’s the beauty of what we do. Using proven algorithms and formulas to boost online web traffic and turning them into leads can all be tracked using analytics. We give you the raw data at the end of the month so you know exactly how your money is being spent. “

Here’s a quick video illustrating what the company does: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6aH8AnG9msw

Tuft is encouraging his WWE fans that need his company’s services not to be afraid to contact him.

“I don’t want anyone who may be a potential client to think they can’t call me because of my TV personality. In reality, I’m really a nice guy and I want to help as many people as possible be successful with their businesses. We’re all in this together; we are just different pieces of the same puzzle.”

For the official statement from Tuft on his WWE resignation, click here.

About Local Marketing 2.0
Local Marketing 2.0 is an internet marketing company that specializes in budget consulting, social media management, reputation management, lead generation, and website design.

AJ Lee Talks About Being RAW GM, Wanting To Wrestle At WM29, Scooby Doo

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WWE RAW General Manager AJ Lee was interviewed by Canada’s Slam Wrestling to promote the upcoming episode of RAW from Montreal on September 10th. Here are some highlights of what AJ said about:

Dressing & Acting Professionally As RAW GM: “Yeah, I mean, I think you have to grow up in the situation in which you are placed and with the responsibilities, you need to look the part. But I still wear bracelets and I don’t wear high heels, because that would be an injury waiting to happen! So it’s a little bit of both. I like to think that I can combine both worlds together,”

Wanting To Wrestle At WM29: “I’m so torn, I want this position [RAW GM] to last long, it’s so much more fun and it’s amazing to have all that power and I’d like to stretch it as long as I can. Being part of Wrestlemania is amazing to me. There’s a little 13-year-old inside of me that was a wrestling fan and the idea of wrestling at home, minutes away is so amazing. So if I was really selfish, I would do both, I would book myself in a match!””

Her Role In WWE’s Scooby Doo Movie: “There’s definitely a checklist of amazing life experience milestone and being immortalize in a cartoon character is certainly bizarre. We did the voiceovers and I hit on Scooby and Shaggy, so this is the most bizarre moment of my life!”

* Pictures of AJ LEE Before She Was In WWE

JR Blog: Triple H & Retirement, Punk vs. Lawler’s Cage Match, Coach & Grisham

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

Triple H’s Speech On RAW: “HHH’s promo certainly left the door open as to his in ring future. I’m thinking that he won’t be able to walk away just yet from competing but time will tell.”

Punk vs. Lawler Cage Match On RAW: “The last segment of Raw inside the cage was a superb way to end the three hour broadcast as it paid off an issue, Punk vs. Lawler, and put the WWE Champion back with his #1 contender, John Cena, who Punk will face in the main event at Night of Champions PPV. Punk is at the top of his game while King is undoubtedly one of the best ever inside the ropes. I can assure you that Jerry had more fun, even in a losing, painful effort, in the ring Monday night than he would broadcasting ten Raws. Punk getting several staples in his head after contacting the steel cage is not exactly the way I would want to start a multi hour flight to Australia.”

Todd Grisham & Jonathan Coachman Hosting SportsCenter: “Really proud of @GrishamESPN and @TheCoachESPN for their tag team effort hosting SportsCenter on ESPN. Two great guys and who have both found their true calling. Both will evolve into big stars for their network much sooner than later. Todd even gave JR’s BBQ a shout out I’m told Tuesday night. Cool.”

What Young Talent Has To Do: “Young talents have to realize that they HAVE to improve or they will be bypassed by someone who wants it a little bit more. One thing is for sure, young wrestlers cannot make it to the Promised Land simply by investing in their careers while they are at work either training or at a live event. It’s a full time investment of their time including daily DVD study. The process is going to continue to get more challenging to not only get a contract but to ‘make it.’ Competition is good for everyone.”

NXT Star Bray Wyatt Says He’s Returning Soon & Won’t Be Alone

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WWE NXT star Bray Wyatt (formerly Husky Harris) announced on Twitter last night that he will be returning to action at the September 20th NXT tapings from Full Sail University. He has been out of action since June, when he suffered a torn pectoral muscle.

Wyatt says the wait is almost over – and he won’t be showing up alone:

https://twitter.com/huskywwe/status/240994147836768256

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* PAUL HEYMAN Says Bray Wyatt Is Destined For Greatness & BRAY WYATT Video Promo

Drew McIntyre Talks About Lack Of TV Time, Lawler Added To Aruba Legends Tour

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– WWE RAW announcer Jerry Lawler is the latest wrestling legend to be announced for the upcoming “Caribbean Wrestling Bash: The Legend Tour,” taking place from September 7-9 in Aruba. The CWB event will feature a Comedy Night on Friday (9/7) and two”Wrestling Under the Caribbean Stars” shows on Saturday (9/8) and Sunday (9/9), sanctioned by the Bad Boys of Wrestling Federation.

Talent announced for the weekend getaway include Kevin Nash, Jerry Lawler, Roddy Piper, Sean “X-Pac” Waltman, Billy Gunn, the Beautiful People (Angelina Love & Velvet Sky), Scott Steiner, Rhino and Scott Hall’s son, Cody Hall.

– WWE superstar Drew McIntyre addressed his lack of television time on Wednesday night:

https://twitter.com/thedrewmcintyre/status/241076422146420736

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WWE To Honor Hall of Famer Next Month, William Regal Talks To Colt Cabana, Scott Stanford, More

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– WWE will honor Hall of Famer Pat Patterson at the Sept. 10 Raw taking place at the Bell Centre in Montreal, QC. The event is being locally advertised as “Pat Patterson Appreciation Night.” The legendary grappler is a Montreal native.

– SmackDown Superstar William Regal noted on Twitter that he was interviewed by Colt Cabana for his Art of Wrestling podcast (available at WeLoveColt.com and on iTunes): “I finally got to do @ColtCababa pod thingy the other day.Had a great time talking British Wrestling.Looks like we will be doing part 2 soon.”

– WWE announcer Scott Stanford celebrates his birthday Thursday. The year of his birth is publicly unknown.

– Shinsuke Nakamura of New Japan Pro Wrestling threw out the ceremonial first pitch at Monday’s Texas Rangers game at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington. Former WWE Superstars MVP and Shelton Benjamin, who also compete for the Japanese promotion, attended the game too.

(sources: PWInsider.com, F4WOnline.com)

King Mo Reveals When He Will Debut In TNA, Hulk Hogan Appearing On “Fox and Friends”, Kurt Angle

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– During an interview with Steven Muehlhausen of The Fight Club Chicago, mixed martial artist and recent TNA Wrestling signee “King Mo” Lawal revealed that he will be making his debut for the promotion this fall.

“I’m going to pro wrestling school starting next month. I will be making my TNA debut this October,” he said.

Lawal offered more thoughts on TNA in the interview, as well as thoughts on Brock Lesnar. It is available here.

– TNA Wrestling President Dixie Carter announced on Twitter that Hulk Hogan will appear on Fox News Channel program Fox & Friends Thursday morning during the 8:00 a.m. hour.

– Kurt Angle announced on Twitter that he has concluded filming scenes for Lighthouse, which will be released early 2013. Danny Glover appears in the film, who the TNA Wrestling star dubbed “amazing.”

Bully Ray Faces AJ Styles In “Bound For Glory Series” Match, Former Knockout In Labor, Shannon Moore

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– In a “Bound For Glory Series” match on this week’s episode of TNA Xplosion on Challenge, Bully Ray defeated AJ Styles to earn seven points. Updated standings, according to ImpactWrestling.com, are as follows:

1. James Storm (66)
2. Samoa Joe (61)
3. Rob Van Dam (55)
4. Bully Ray (55)
5. AJ Styles (50)
6. Kurt Angle (48)
7. Mr. Anderson (47)
8. Jeff Hardy (42)
9. Christopher Daniels (33)
10. Magnus (28)
11. Robbie E (12)
12. “The Pope” D’Angelo Dinero (7) (eliminated from 2012 BFG Series due to injury)

– Former TNA Knockout Lacey Von Erich announced on Twitter Wednesday that she is in labor. She wrote, “Dilated 4cm! Walking around to get the baby out! Looks like John Grant Blindbury the third “Trip” will be born today! ;).”

– Bill Behrens is currently accepting independent bookings on behalf of former TNA Wrestling star Shannon Moore through SBIBookings.com.

Devon Suggests He’s Leaving TNA Wrestling, Bully Ray On The Way Out Too?

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Devon, whose contract with TNA Wrestling is reportedly set to expire this week, suggested on Twitter Wednesday evening that he’s parting ways with the organization effective immediately. The TNA Television Champion wrote:

https://twitter.com/testifydevon/status/240969814615666689https://twitter.com/testifydevon/status/240971632120832000

It would appear that his departure is due to both parties being unable to reach an agreement on a new contract. He re-tweeted a message stating,

Bully Ray, whose contract will also expire this week, suggested on Twitter that he will part ways with the organization in October at Bound For Glory, which takes place in Phoenix, Arizona.

CM Punk Denies He Bladed On RAW, Posts Picture Of Staples In His Head

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Upon landing in Australia today for WWE’s three-event tour of the country, WWE Champion CM Punk posted numerous messages on Twitter disputing an online report attributed to F4WOnline.com claiming that he purposely bladed his forehead during his Steel Cage Match against Jerry Lawler on Raw. According to the report, Punk appeared to blade his forehead before returning to the cage a second time and then appeared to hand the used object to official Charles Robinson.

VIDEO of CM Punk Appearing To Blade On RAW

Punk tweeted this picture of the staples that were put in his head after RAW and joked that he paid referee Charles Robinson’s fine for his involvement in the blade job:

He then remarked:

It was speculated in the same report that since there was reportedly no fallout backstage, Punk has more power backstage than imagined or successfully argued that he did not blade and it was a hardway cut—blading is prohibited in WWE. In response, he wrote:

He also re-tweeted a message stating:

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Name Of The Undertaker and Michelle McCool’s Baby, Another WWE Superstar Welcomes Daughter

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– As reported Wednesday, SmackDown ring announcer Lilian Garcia suggested on Twitter that Michelle McCool and The Undertaker had a baby this week, tweeting, “Congrats @McCoolMichelleL & Taker! Soooooo happy 2 hear about ur new bundle of joy!!! #BestWishes!” The Undertaker’s eldest son, Gunner, stated Tuesday afternoon on Twitter that the baby is a girl and her name is Kaia Faith Calaway. The new child is Undertaker’s fourth and McCool’s first.

– SmackDown Superstar Heath Slater is the proud parent of a baby girl. TNA Wrestling talent Jesse Sorensen ?stated Wednesday on Twitter, “Congratulations to @HeathSlaterOMRB @meanstephiejean on the birth of their beautiful baby girl! #GonnaBeGreatParents.”

– Former WWE Superstar Chuck Palumbo and his band, 3 Spoke Wheel, will perform at Stage Bar (762 5th Avenue, San Diego, California 92101) on Sept. 14. They will also perform at Las Vegas BikeFest on Sept. 27-29. (Details)

– According to WrestlingFigs.com, The Killer Bees, “Jumpin” Jim Brunzell and B. Brian Blair, will appear at The Big Event 3 on October 6 at the Courtyard Marriott LaGuardia Airport 9010 Ditmars Blvd. East Elmhurst, New York.

Cameron Allegedly Tried Bribing Cop With $10,000 After DUI Arrest

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WWE Diva Cameron, one of Brodus Clay’s Funkadactyl dancers, allegedly tried bribing a police officer with $10,000 after she was arrested for DUI last week in Tampa Bay, Florida.

View Here: Cameron’s DUI MUGSHOT

The police report says Cameron had a blood alcohol content of .20, more than twice the legal limit in Florida.

Cameron allegedly offered one of the officers $10,000 to “let her go because she would lose her job.”

Police say that Cameron had a male passenger in the car, who told them the two of them had been drinking martinis before driving home.

A representative for WWE issued a statement saying:

“Ariane [Cameron] did not alert us to this matter, we are investigating and will take appropriate action.”

(Source: TMZ.com)

CM Punk Talks About Wrestling Steve Austin & The Rock, Who Influenced Him

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WWE Champion CM Punk was interviewed by Machinima Sports and discussed WWE ’13, being on the cover of the video game, facing Steve Austin, The Rock, wanting to face Cactus Jack and more. Here are some highlights of what Punk said about:

Who from the Attitude Era influenced his character: “Nobody, I’ve been CM Punk since I was 15 years old… I was nicknamed Punk when I was a little kid, ’cause I was a little punk into the Ramones, listening to the Clash, listening to punk rock music. I was the first guy to punch someone in the face and not ask questions. So that’s who CM Punk is and that’s where it came from… But a guy who I really liked and admired from the Attitude Era was ‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin.”

If he will wrestle Austin: “It’s not up to me. I’ll fight Muhammad Ali, I’ll fight Rin Tin Tin, I’ll fight anybody. Steve Austin knows that. He’s got a bum wheel, he said? We’ll see about next year, see what’s hurt or injured or what else the excuse will be come next year. I’m not a hard guy to find, I’m the WWE Champion.”

Facing The Rock at the Royal Rumble: “I’ve got a date with the Rock come Royal Rumble ’cause apparently somebody on the Board of Directors in their infinite wisdom just likes to grant title matches… Make no mistake about it, WWE’s no joke, any Sunday I could lose this title, I could lose this title tomorrow. I don’t plan on it, but I’m saying that the possibility lies within. I have to hold on to this… I have to hold on to this until The Royal Rumble so I can shut Rock up myself, because that’s what I’ve wanted to do for years and I’m gonna get my chance… Rock, you know what’s comin’ for you. There’s a reason why he’s been silent, and it’s not because he’s busy shooting a movie, he knows this time he’s finally bitten off more than he can chew.”

Update On Triple H vs. Lesnar Rematch, Fozzy In NYC Tonight & More

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– As we reported earlier this week, WWE is currently looking for Triple H’s next match to take place at WrestleMania 29. While things could change between now and next April, the current plan is for Triple H to get his rematch against Brock Lesnar at the show.

– One of the wrestlers that received a tryout with WWE last week was NWA Hollywood wrestler Nick Madrid, who was trained by Lance Storm. WWE has already signed six other students from Storm’s wrestling school to developmental contracts.

– Chris Jericho will be appearing at J&R Records in New York City tonight with his band Fozzy from 5:30-6:35pm. The band will be signing copies of their new album, “Sin and Bones.”

Jericho posted the following video on Tout last night promoting the appearance:

WWE Superstars Discuss Picking Their Nose (Video), Update On Rene Dupree

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– This week on “WWE Inbox,” Superstars comment on whether they’ve ever been caught picking their nose while driving.

“I really don’t care because if you have a booger up there, you have to pick it,” says WWE Tag Team Champion Kofi Kingston. “I pick my nose quite a bit.”

WWE Divas Champion Layla says, “It’s normal. It’s what you do in the car, right?” She continues, “You think nobody’s looking at you, you start picking your nose and then you’re like, “Oh God, that person just saw me.”

Derrick Bateman, however, doesn’t care what anyone thinks about him picking his nose.

“It’s not so much that caught picking my nose, it’s that I choose to pick my nose in public because I do not care what people think of my sanitary habits,” he says.

Superstars also reveal their favorite restaurants and what they stock their fridges with.

– Bill Behrens is currently accepting U.S. independent bookings on behalf of former WWE Superstar Rene Dupree through SBIBookings.com. Dupree now resides in New Brunswick, Canada after primarily competing in Japan and Europe since departing from WWE in 2007.

Lilian Garcia Congratulates The Undertaker and Michelle McCool, Trish Stratus Appearing On Talk Show

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– SmackDown ring announcer Lilian Garcia congratulated Michelle McCool and The Undertaker on the birth of their child. She wrote on Twitter:

Steve Keirn announced at a Florida Championship Wrestling event in Tampa, Florida earlier this month that the couple were expecting their first child.

– Former WWE Women’s Champion Trish Stratus will guest host the Canadian morning show Breakfast Television on Thursday.

The program airs from 5:30 to 9:00 a.m. on CityTV. Stratus appears beginning at 6:00 a.m.

– Jake “The Snake” Roberts is featured in today’s “Superstar Spotlight” on WWE.com.

CM Punk Blades On RAW (Video), WWE RAW Ratings Are In

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– Monday’s WWE Raw drew a 3.1 rating and averaged 4.48 million viewers for the 3-hour show, which is even with last week’s post-SummerSlam episode. Here’s the hourly breakdown:

Hour 1: 2.9 rating (4.16 million viewers)
Hour 2: 3.3 rating (4.79 million viewers)
Hour 3: 3.2 rating (4.49 million viewers)

– Even though WWE prohibits “blading,” WWE Champion Punk used a razor blade to cut his head open during his steel cage match against Jerry Lawler on RAW.

The spot occurred when Punk was thrown into the cage. Punk then appeared to hand the blade off to referee Charles Robinson. We have not heard anything about Punk getting any backstage heat for the blade job.

Check out this video of CM Punk blading on RAW:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=GLxGLsXmRQo

Andy Kaufman Rumored For WWE HOF, Coach-Grisham, Brodus Clay’s Movie

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– Former WWE announcers Jonathan Coachman and Todd Grisham will host ESPN’s SportsCenter once again tonight at 8PM ET.

Picture of Coach & Todd Grisham Hosting ESPN’s SportsCenter

– There is some talk in WWE that late comedian Andy Kaufman could be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame next year. Aftr his attack on Jerry Lawler at the end of last week’s RAW, CM Punk tweeted that his attack was for Andy Kaufman. On RAW, Kaufman was mentioned during Punk and Lawler’s in-ring promo.

If Kaufman is part of next year’s class, that would eliminate any chance of Randy Savage being inducted next year, since WWE is sensitive about inducting more than one deceased person per year.

– DreadCentral.com has an article up looking at the WWE Studios horror movie, No One Lives, featuring Brodus Clay. The sysnopsis reads:

“A ruthless criminal gang takes a young couple hostage and goes to ground in an abandoned house in the middle of nowhere. When the captive girl is killed, the tables are unexpectedly turned. The gang finds itself outsmarted by an urbane and seasoned killer determined to ensure that no one lives.”

(Partial Source: f4wonline.com)

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