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Bully Ray & Devon’s Contract Negotiations, Velvet Sky’s Future

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– TNA Knockout Velvet Sky likely will not be returning, despite company officials wanting her back.

Sky will be reuniting with her former Beautiful People member, Angelina Love, at an upcoming indy show from Brooklyn, New York on 10/6 in a tag match against Maria Kanellis and Winter.

– Bully Ray and Devon are currently in the midst of contract negotiations with TNA and PWInsider.com reports that the duo could be on their way out of the company. Ray has been handling most of the negotiations and he reportedly feels that TNA has not treated them with the respect they deserve.

Bully Ray has been pushed as one of TNA’s top heels in recent months and has gotten himself in the best shape of his career. He has also been working behind the scenes as an agent.

Comment Below and tell us if you’d want to see the Dudley Boyz back in WWE.

Updated Standings For TNA’s Bound For Glory Series

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Here are the updated standings for TNA’s Bound For Glory Series:

1. James Storm: 52 points (4-1-2)
2. Samoa Joe: 47 points (5-2)
3. Kurt Angle: 41 points (5-3)
4. Ken Anderson: 40 points (5-4-1)
5. Jeff Hardy: 28 points (4-3)
5. Rob Van Dam: 28 points (4-2)
7. Christopher Daniels: 26 points (4-3)
8. Magnus: 21 points (3-5)
8. Bully Ray: 21 points (3-3)
10. AJ Styles: 16 points (2-2-1)
11. The Pope: 7 points (1-4)
12. Robbie E: 7 points (1-9)

Thursday’s Impact Wrestling will feature the following Bound For Glory Series matches:

* James Storm vs. Bully Ray
* AJ Styles vs. Kurt Angle
* Rob Van Dam vs. D’Angelo Dinero

* Several TNA Contracts Expiring & Former WWE Stars To TNA

Linda Donates Another $4.2 Million To Campaign, Fozzy Shows

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– Chris Jericho’s metal band Fozzy will be playing New York City’s Grammercy Theater on Thursday, August 30th.

It was also announced this week that Fozzy will play the “Soundwave” Australian hard rock festival next year. The festival typically takes place in early march.

Details On Chris Jericho Leaving WWE Again This Summer

– According to Connecticut’s Stanford Advocate newspaper, a recent filing with the Federal Election Commission reveals that US Senate candidate Linda McMahon donated another $4.3 million to her campaign in July.

The latest contribution brings her total contributions to the current campaign to $12.4 million.

Orton Ready For “12 Rounds,” MVP Responds to Kevin Nash

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– Randy Orton tweeted the following message about his starring role in the upcoming WWE Studios movie, “12 Rounds: Reloaded” –

The movie begins shooting in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada on September 26th and is scheduled for a Spring 2013 release.

– Former WWE superstar MVP tweeted the following message in response to Kevin Nash’s recent comments that the wrestling industry died at WrestleMania 20 when WWE had Eddie Guerrero and Chris Benoit as its top champions:

MVP later followed up with:

* CHRIS JERICHO Goes Off On Kevin Nash For His BENOIT/GUERRERO Comments

“The Hive” Wraps, Miz On Sirius XM Tonight, SmackDown In Asia

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– David Otunga noted on Twitter that filming has completed for the upcoming WWE Studios film, “The Hive,” which stars Halle Berry and will be in theaters next year. Otunga plays a police officer in the movie and shaved his trademark goatee for the role.

View Here Picture Of David Otunga Dressed As A Cop (Clean Shaven)

– WWE Intercontinental Champion The Miz will be hosting the Season Preview of his “1st and Awesome” radio radio show tonight on Sirius (Channel 210) and XM (Channel 87) at 6pm ET.

https://twitter.com/mikethemiz/status/233120255302574080

– WWE’ SmackDown crew is headed overseas this morning for a live events tour of Asia, with shows scheduled for Japan, China and Taiwan. Here is the tour schedule:

Thursday, August 9th
Ryogoku Kokugikan
Tokyo, Japan

Friday, August 10th
Ryogoku Kokugikan
Tokyo, Japan

Saturday, August 11th
Oriental Sports Center
Shanghai, China

Sunday, August 12th
Linco Stadium
Taipei, Taiwan

WWE Surveys Fans On Potential DVD/Blu-Ray Releases

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WWE recently sent out a survey to fans gauging interest in potential upcoming DVD & Blu-Ray releases. The following DVD titles were included:

– Best of WCW Great American Bash
– Best of WCW Nitro Volume 2
– Best of WCW War Games
– Raw 20th Anniversary Box Set
– ECW Unreleased Volume 2
– Money in the Bank Anthology
– Mick Foley Biography
– History of the WWE Documentary
– Triple H Biography
– Best Matches of World Class Championship Wrestling
– Best of WWE In Your House
– Goldberg Match Compilation
– Bret Hart Unreleased Matches
– Top 25 Rivalries in History
– Top 20 Divas in History
– Best of the Giants

After SmackDown, Doane On Maria-Kelly & Nash-Jericho

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– Former WWE star Ken Doane speculates that the online beef between Maria Kanellis and Kelly Kelly has something to do with WWE Champion CM Punk, who has a history with both Divas.

Maria Kannellis Airs Out Kelly Kelly’s Personal Issues

Doane wrote:

https://twitter.com/kenndoane/status/233036665696956416

https://twitter.com/kenndoane/status/233037070589902848

https://twitter.com/kenndoane/status/233037452342870016

https://twitter.com/kenndoane/status/233041545807425536

Doane also commented on the Chris Jericho’s beef with Kevin Nash, who said the wrestling industry died at WrestleMania 20 when WWE ended the show with new World Heavyweight champion Chris Benoit and Eddie Guerrero celebrating in the ring:

https://twitter.com/kenndoane/status/233166909103824897

Recap: Nash Says Benoit & Guerrero As Champs Ruined The Business

– The dark main event that took place after Tuesday’s WWE SmackDown tapings from Houston, Texas saw John Cena defeat Big Show and Dolph Ziggler in a handicap match.

*Spoilers* WWE SmackDown Tapings Results For Friday

Cena won after Show accidentally knocked out Big Ziggler with his WMD punch. After the match, John Laurinaitis came down with a steel chair, but Cena hit him with an Attitude Adjustment before he can use it.

Rosa Mendes’ Abusive Fiance Also Engaged To Another Woman

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Earlier this week, WWE Diva Rosa Mendes filed a battery report with police, alleging that her fiance, former WWE Superstar Jackson Andrews (real name Andy Slocum), has been physically abusing her and she fears for her life. TMZ.com is now reporting that Slocum has been living a double life and has been to another woman at the same as Mendes.

Rare Picture of Rosa Mendes & Jackson Andrews Together

Slocum’s other fiance, Amber Stovall. tells TMZ.com that she had no idea her man was engaged to a WWE diva, because they’ve been dating for 4 1/2 years and share a home (and two bulldogs) in Houston, Texas.

“I was not aware of his double life with Rosa. I was blindsided by the TMZ story. He had just flown me out to Vegas the weekend after July 4th and we made plans for him to return home to Houston at the end of August. “

As for whether Slocum was ever violent with her, Amber Stovall says no, “He’s never even raised his voice to me.”

Since learning about her man’s double life on TMZ, Stovall has called off her engagement with Slocum, telling TMZ:

“He has not reached out to me despite my efforts to contact him since I found out about Rosa. So as of today, I have cut off all joint accounts which includes his cell phone.”

WWE SmackDown Preview For Friday (No Spoilers)

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The following was taped for this week’s WWE SmackDown at Tuesday’s tapings from Houston, Texas:

* World Heavyweight champion Sheamus vs. Alberto Del Rio.

* WWE Intercontinental champ The Miz vs. Rey Mysterio.

* Chris Jericho hosts the Highlight Reel with special guest, Vickie Guerrero.

* Sin Cara vs. Cody Rhodes.

* Randy Orton vs. Jack Swagger.

* Christian vs. Antonio Cesaro.

* Jinder Mahal wrestles in a handicap match.

Also appearing at the show are SmackDown GM Booker T, RAW GM AJ Lee, Daniel Bryan, Kane, Kaitlyn, Eve Torres, Ryback and more.

*Spoilers* WWE SmackDown Taping Results For Friday

Updated Card For WWE SummerSlam (New Match)

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After weeks of build-up, Chris Jericho vs. Dolph Ziggler has been confirmed for WWE SummerSlam 2012. With that match set, here’s the updated card for the show:

Brock Lesnar vs. Triple H
Shawn Michaels will be in Triple H’s corner

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

World Heavyweight Title Match:
Sheamus (c) vs. Alberto Del Rio

Chris Jericho vs. Dolph Ziggler

Daniel Bryan vs. Kane

WWE SummerSlam 2012 takes place on Sunday, August 19th from the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.

Jericho Takes Offense To Nash’s Remarks, Starts Twitter Fight

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Grantland.com published a lengthy article Tuesday on the life and controversial wrestling career of Kevin Nash with the six-time world champion notably reiterating his stance on “Vanilla Midgets,” a dismissive term he used behind-the-scenes in the late ’90s in World Championship Wrestling to describe small-statured, gifted technical wrestlers such as Chris Benoit and Eddie Guerrero.

Nash said the professional wrestling industry died at WrestleMania XX when the pay-per-view event concluded with Benoit and Guerrero—both of whom were under six-feet-tall—reigning atop as world champions and emotionally celebrating. Chris Jericho, who worked his way up the wrestling ranks alongside Benoit and Guerrero, publicly took offense to Nash’s remarks and responded with another commonly used stance.

Jericho tweeted late Tuesday evening:

The oft-used point originated from Wrestling Observer editor Dave Meltzer, who has repeated stated over the years that WWE had its worst financial period in company history in 1995 when Nash held the WWF Championship as Diesel.

Nash responded to Jericho’s tweet minutes later, writing:

https://twitter.com/realkevinnash/status/233066381141213184

Nash’s last insult is in reference to Jericho being the first contestant to be eliminated in the 2006 Fox Television singing reality show Celebrity Duets.

Jericho quickly shot back:

To recap, Nash’s interview comments triggering Jericho’s rebuttal were:

“When Benoit and Guerrero hugged [at the end of WrestleMania XX], that was the end of the business. Has business been the same since that WrestleMania? Has it come close to the Austin era? Has it come close to the nWo or the Hogan era? You put two fucking guys that were great workers that were the same height as the fucking referees, and I’m sorry, man. Are you going to watch a porno movie with a guy with a three-inch dick? Even if you’re not gay, you will not watch a porno movie with a guy with a three-inch dick. That’s not the standard in porno films. So you put a 5-foot-7 guy as your world champion.”

Why The “Scratch” Logo Is No Longer Blurred, How Old Is Sable?

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– For the past ten years, video content from WWE’s “Attitude Era” (1998–2002) has been edited due to a lawsuit with the World Wildlife Fund over the WWF initials. All WWF “scratch” logos and references to the initials had to be blurred or edited out. This directive has now changed, at least in part.

In regards to the former “scratch” logo appearing unaltered in video packages in recent weeks, use of the symbol in flashback sequences is permitted after the organization’s legal proceedings with the World Wildlife Fund were settled in the last quarter. However, it is unclear whether the permission extends to complete matches and other archival footage.

Meanwhile, WWE.com published a photo gallery Tuesday chronicling the long line of Presidents, Commissioners and General Managers that have ruled over sports-entertainment and a shot of Mick Foley donning a T-shirt with the WWF “scratch” logo on display is shown.

– Former WWE Women’s Champion Sable, wife of WWE Superstar Brock Lesnar, turns 45-years-old on Wednesday. Though her age has come into question over the years, Wrestling Observer editor Dave Meltzer noted in her $110 million lawsuit against WWE in 1999 (citing allegations of sexual harassment and unsafe working conditions) that she listed herself as being born on August 8, 1967. Therefore, she was 28-years-old when she joined the sports-entertainment organization in 1996 and 35 when she returned in 2003.

Fans have speculated that with Lesnar’s renewed partnership with WWE, the legendary Diva could return to television as well. That, however, is believed to be highly unlikely. According to people close to the couple, she has absolutely no desire to return to the spotlight and is very content on being a homebody.

Booker T Announces SmackDown Match, French Wrestler Signed

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– In his first Tout as SmackDown General Manager, Booker T announced Tuesday night that a match to determine number one contendership to the WWE Tag Team Championship held by Kofi Kingston and R-Truth will be held this Friday on SmackDown as Primo and Epico take on Darren Young and Titus O’Neil.

– French wrestler Tom La Ruffa announced on Facebook that he has signed a developmental contract with WWE.

Nicknamed “The French Stallion,” La Ruffa is a top wrestler in Europe. He is a product of former WWE wrestler Lance Storm’s Storm Wrestling Academy and was featured on the premiere season of the World of Hurt reality television series in Canada. La Ruffa has competed in a WWE ring before as he was an opponent of Big Show’s in a 3-on-1 Handicap Match last November.

– Former WWE Champion Batista is today’s featured Superstar on WWE.com.

*Spoilers* WWE SmackDown Taping Results For Friday

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Booker T came out and discussed Sheamus stealing Alberto Del Rio’s car at Raw. He said he wanted an apology from Sheamus, who made his entrance and apologized. Del Rio interrupted and wanted to press charges. He insulted Sheamus and got in Booker’s face. Booker announced Sheamus vs. Del Rio for the World Hvt. Championship will take place on tonight’s show.

1. Sin Cara defeated Cody Rhodes. Rhodes said Sin Cara wears a mask due to him being ugly and cockeyed. They used the stupid Sin Cara mood lighting again. A good match. Cody kept trying to get the mask off of Sin Cara, but it eventually led to him being rolled up for the pin.

2. Christian defeated Antonio Cesaro. Antonio said victory in five languages.
Christian was way over. Good match back and forth match. Cesaro shows promise. Christian speared Cesaro and got the win. Cesaro beat up Christian after the match.

3. Randy Orton defeated Jack Swagger. Orton was in control from start to finish in the short match, which ended with an RKO.

Booker T and Teddy Long spoke in an office backstage until they were interrupted by Tyler Reks and Curt Hawkins, who asked them about opportunities. Booker said they have the look, but they can’t seem to get the job done by beating Ryback. Booker said he wants A-plus talent.

4. Jinder Mahal beat a pair of local wrestlers. After the match, Ryback entered and ran off Jinder. Ryback demolished the local wrestlers. The crowd was very into the “Feed Me More” chant.

Jericho introduced The Highlight Reel but was interrupted by Vickie Guerrero. Jericho called her Dolph Ziggler’s mother. Dolph didn’t show for the interview so Vickie stood in. Vickie threatened to walk off show. There was a recap of Dolph losing on Raw with the Tout finish. Good back and forth mic work. Well kinda, Jericho was good. He claimed that Y2J is back. Ziggler jumped the barricade and attacked Jericho from behind. Ziggler caught him with the Zigzag and then hit him with the Money in the Bank briefcase.

5. The Primetime Players (w/A.W.) defeated Primo and Epico by DQ to become No. 1 contenders to the WWE Tag Titles. Kofi Kingston and R-Truth were on commentary. There was no sign of Rosa Mendes. A.W. threw water of Kofi and Truth. The tag champs beat down AW in the ring until he escaped. The Players won the tag match via DQ. Primo and Epico looked upset with Kofi and Truth for costing them the match. Possible triple threat for the tag titles?

Eve attempted to sweet talk Booker into giving her a job, but Booker said nothing is available. Kaitlyn entered the room. She will face Eve next week with the winner of the match becoming Booker’s assistant.

6. Rey Mysterio defeated The Miz in a non-title match. A very good backd and forth match. Mysterio looks and moves like he did ten years ago. Miz did well also. Mysterio won with a roll up. After the match, Triple H came out and Pedigreed The Miz in a segment that probably won’t air on television.

Daniel Bryan made his entrance to major heat. Great mic work by Bryan promoting his match at SummerSlam. Kane entered and then A.J. came out to my surprise. She flirted a little and was very complimentary of Kane. She asked Bryan to shake Kane’s hand and he said No!!! She demanded that he shake Kane’s hand. Kane and Daniel Bryan fought a little. Bryan rolled out and jumped the barricade. A.J. was on the stage laughing. Kane exited.

7. Sheamus vs. Alberto Del Rio for the World Hvt. Championship. Del Rio wore black and it fits his character better. The police showed up to attack Sheamus before the match (apparently they were hired by Del Rio). With Sheamus down, Del Rio locked in the Cross Arm Breaker. The match never got started. The show ended with Sheamus clinching his arm.

(source: ProWrestling.net)

Wade Barrett Returns To Action With A New Look (Pictures)

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Wade Barrett returned to action on Tuesday night in a dark match that took place prior to the WWE SmackDown tapings from Houston, Texas. He cut a heel promo and defeated Zack Ryder with his Wasteland finisher. Barrett had a new look, sporting a beard.

Check out these pictures of Wade Barrett’s new look, including one of Barrett’s return from this week’s SmackDown tapings:

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*Spoilers* WWE Superstars Tapings From Houston, Texas

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The following matches were taped for this week’s WWE superstars prior to Tuesday’s SmackDown tapings from Houston, Texas:

– Tyson Kidd and Justin Gabriel defeated Tyler Reks and Curt Hawkins in a long match.

– Kofi Kingston defeated Heath Slater. WWE United States Champion Santino Marella was on commentary. Slater taunted Santino during the match.

As previously reported, the following matches were taped prior to RAW for Superstars:

– U.S. Champion Santino Marella defeated Michael McGillicutty in a non-title match.

– Tensai beat Zack Ryder in a squash match.

Maria Kanellis Cryptically Remarks About Kelly Kelly’s Personal Life

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While recapping Monday’s episode of Raw for Maria Menounos’ media network AfterBuzzTV.com, former WWE performer Maria Kanellis used the open forum to cryptically remark about Kelly Kelly’s personal life.

The WWE Diva appeared on Raw for the first time in over two months and scored a singles match victory over Eve following a surprise hurricanrana. “There was a lot of speculation that [Kelly Kelly] was leaving for good. So they must have come to terms on her contract and she’s still here,” Kanellis states.

Co-host Josh Padgett and special guest Nigel McGuinness then ask Kanellis whether she had “backstage heat” with Kelly, who she worked alongside with in WWE from 2006 to 2010. She responds in a cryptic manner.

“I just think that sometimes you gotta be careful what photos end up on the Internet when people are involved with other people because it makes us girls that work our tails off to be very good individuals and be good at our job look trashy,” stated Kanellis, who prides herself in being a ‘Lady’.

McGuinness says he never saw “those photos” and feels that Kelly should set up her own website. “Trending now, naked pictures of Kelly Kelly,” he jokes. “The First Lady of Ring of Honor” responds, “I don’t mind those, naked it up if you’re by yourself, but if you’re with someone else’s someone else…I don’t like that. Scandalous and I don’t like it. It’s exact opposite of what I’m about. I think that you have to be careful with that stuff. Especially if you’re trying to change…”

At this point, Kanellis is directed by the producer to change the subject to Kelly’s match. She responds, “I don’t want to go the next match.” She then continues, “Especially if you’re trying to change the opinions people are having about a certain group of individuals. You know what I mean? I have a problem with that because I fought my entire life to try and be just as strong as men and just as smart, and of course, the first thing that happens, is I get a stupid gimmick. So what did I do? I got on Celebrity Apprentice. And as soon as I was out of WWE, I started to make a change with my life, but it was not random photos of me with someone else’s someone else—because they don’t go away.”

Regarding the photos in question, Kanellis appears to be referencing some images that surfaced online in early 2009 of Kelly canoodling with a married man in fellow WWE Superstar Chris Jericho—the batch included a shot of the two kissing. It has been heavily speculated that the two were involved in a secret romantic relationship then; a Google.com search for the term “chris jericho kelly kelly” leads to numerous suggest results including “chris jericho kelly kelly kissing,” “chris jericho kelly kelly dating,” “chris jericho and kelly kelly a couple” and “chris jericho kelly kelly together.”

Kelly appeared to respond to Kanellis’ cryptic remarks Tuesday evening via Twitter, herself cryptically stating, “I will never mention your name, you will never be relevant. If I have something to say about you, I will say it to you ? #thebiggerperson.”

Kanellis responded, “Relevant enough to call me. #IMALADY.” She then deleted the remark, but stands by her show comments.

She tweeted, “@afterbuzztv is a show about a show. Every show discusses the show, news and gossip. If you don’t like you’re dirty laundry aired maybe you should be more careful about what shows up on the Internet.”

To view Kanellis’ two-minute long spiel, click here.

Pictures Of David Otunga’s New Look (Clean Shaven)

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Check out WWE superstar David Otunga’s new “clean shaven” look, from the set of the WWE Studios film, “The Hive” starring Halle Berry:

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Nash Says Benoit and Guerrero As Champs Killed Pro Wrestling

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Grantland.com has published a lengthy article on the life and controversial wrestling career of Kevin Nash, who has begun to gain traction in Hollywood. A notable point in the article has the six-time world champion reiterating his stance on “Vanilla Midgets,” a dismissive term he used as booker in the late ’90s in World Championship Wrestling to describe small-statured, gifted technical wrestlers who didn’t project larger than life personalities but were beloved by fans, such as Chris Benoit, Eddie Guerrero and Dean Malenko.

“Big Sexy” feels the professional wrestling industry died in 2004 at WrestleMania XX when WWE’s “Super Bowl” concluded with the image of the under six-foot-tall grapplers reigning supreme as champions and emotionally celebrating. Even though the two wrestlers are now deceased, he still believes they never belonged in the main event scene due to their small stature.

UPDATE: Jericho Responds To Nash’s Remarks & Starts Twitter Fight

“When Benoit and Guerrero hugged [at the end of WrestleMania XX], that was the end of the business,” Nash says. “Has business been the same since that WrestleMania? Has it come close to the Austin era? Has it come close to the nWo or the Hogan era? You put two fucking guys that were great workers that were the same height as the fucking referees, and I’m sorry, man. Are you going to watch a porno movie with a guy with a three-inch dick? Even if you’re not gay, you will not watch a porno movie with a guy with a three-inch dick. That’s not the standard in porno films. So you put a 5-foot-7 guy as your world champion.”

Nash has the same problem with today’s “Internet heroes,” CM Punk and Daniel Bryan.

“They are not bigger than life,” he says. “I bet they could both walk through airports and not be noticed unless they have a gimmick shirt on and the belt.”

Nash also discussed how The Kliq shifted financial compensation in the wrestlers’ favor, how his 1995 heel turn inspired the “Attitude Era” and the subsequent ascent of “Stone Cold” Steve Austin, cursing out Tom Cruise’s makeup artist on the set of Rock of Ages and more. The full article is available here.

Rating For This Week’s WWE Raw, HBK Declined Exec Position

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– The August 6 episode of garnered a 3.08 cable rating over the course of three hours, the same rating as last week. Raw also averaged a 3.23 rating from 9:00 through the 11:00 p.m. overrun, which is identical to last week.

Unlike the last two weeks, the rating for the third hour of Raw declined from the second hour. The program garnered a 3.26 rating in the second hour before declining to a 3.19 in the third. The first hour drew a 2.80 rating compared to 2.79 the week before.

Overall viewership declined 130,000 from last week to 4,360,000 viewers. Raw averaged 4,070,000 viewers in the first hour, 4,650,000 in the second hour and 4,470,000 in the third hour. It was the least watched episode overall since June and least watched from 9:00 through the 11:00 p.m. overrun since July 9.

– Shawn Michaels stated on Twitter Tuesday afternoon that he has declined a behind-the-scenes role with WWE. When asked on Twitter how he would react if offered an executive position by WWE chief Vince McMahon, Michaels replied, “He has, and for now, I’ve declined.”

source: Pro Wrestling Torch

JR Blog: Daniel Bryan, Lesnar vs. Triple H, Heel CM Punk, HBK

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WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross is back with a Tuesday afternoon blog update, which you can read in its entirety at JRsBarBQ.com. Here are some highlights of what JR wrote about:

Daniel Bryan’s Breakout Year: “@WWEDanielBryan…arguably WWE’s most interesting star at the moment and who seems to NEVER have a bad match with anyone. Back in the day, Bryan would have been a great candidate to have been the traveling, NWA Champion because of his skill level and believable personality. However, egocentric NWA promoters and power brokers would have bemoaned Daniel’s lack of size and found other lame excuses to exclude him from the process.”

Triple H & Brock Lenar’s Segment On RAW: “Really enjoyed the HHH/Lesnar business with @ShawnMichaels and @HeymanHustle adding greatly to the process. The segment left me wanting more which I perceive as a good thing. I was thinking that it would be a potentially long night for Shawn in his hometown, I speak from experience, but I was wrong. I was looking for the ‘heater’ and got an off speed pitch. Now I have even more to look forward to regarding this high profile matter heading into Summerslam.”

“Lesnar telling HBK that ‘I’ll see you before Summerslam’ is a major declaration.”

Shawn Michaels Appreciation Night: “I wish I had been in San Antonio for the HBK Appreciation Night portion of the evening that was held after RAW went off the air. I’m a major HBK fan for many reasons and not all of them have to do with wrestling. I am grateful that I was a small part of the process that helped facilitate Shawn’s WWE return after four years off.”

CM Punk’s Promo At The End Of RAW: “Punk’s closing promo to King was entertaining and provocative. I hope that Punk gets back to more of his eye opening, shocking verbalizing style in the week’s to come.”

Jericho Talks About Being a Wrestler & A Rock Star, Leaving WWE

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Chris Jericho was recently interviewed by SoundSpike. In the interview he talks about his music and wrestling gigs. Here are some highlights.

Simultaneously Being a Pro Wrestler & A Rock Star: “I’ve been nothing but a wrestling fan and a music fan since I was a young kid. I just couldn’t decide which one of them I wanted to do. So I said, ‘I’ll do them both.’ I’ll be the first singer-wrestler the same way that Jared Leto is the first actor-singer with 30 Seconds to Mars. The only person who will tell you you can’t do it is you. If you say you can do it, then you have to make it happen.”

Being Excited For The Upcoming “Uproar” Tour: Yeah, very excited. I mean, after doing this for 13 years, we’ve never done a full U.S. tour. So not only is it a full U.S. tour, it’s one of the biggest of the summer. So we’re really, really pumped about it, excited to get there and steal the show and tear some heads off every night.

Balancing Wrestling with Music: I’ll be done wrestling at that point. You can’t balance them both. I came back to wrestling when we were recording “Sin and Bones,” knowing that as soon as the record came out, I’d be done with the WWE. That’s what’s happened. I think the last gig is the same day as the record comes out, Aug. 14, then we go straight to Uproar and then we’re off.

What Inspired The New Album “Sin and Bones”?: “Chasing the Grail” did a lot for us, our last record in 2010. We got a lot of momentum built up for that and from the live shows that we played. We wanted to continue in the same vein in what we were doing with “Grail.” We kind of figured out, after all these years, what it is that we could pass, which is very heavy riffs and melodic and hooky choruses. It’s almost like if Metallica and Journey and Coldplay had a three way this is what ended up. We wanted to do more of that with “Sin and Bones.” We kind of had this monster. We wanted to make it our “Black” album. What I mean by that is the “Black” album had all 12 songs that were all loosely related to each other. Not lyrically, but there’s a certain feel to that record, a certain vibe to it. We wanted to do Fozzy’s “Black” album by having 10 songs that all have a smilar feel and a similar vibe and keep everything within the blocks. I think that’s what we did. That’s why this record is going to be a really big success. It’s the epitome of who we are as a band, what we do songwriting and performance-wise.

What Can Fans Expect From Fozzy at Uproar?: We’re going to steal the show every night. We’re a very road-trained band. We’ve been touring in dozens of countries for the last 10 years. We have five amazing show business veterans who know exactly what to do to have a great show, to get the crowd into the show and to put on a show. I always like to say the only people that don’t like Fozzy are the ones that have never heard us or seen us. That’s gonna change at Uproar. My goal every night is for people to go, “You know Godsmack was great but Fozzy, man, those guys were amazing. We didn’t expect them to be like that.” That’s what we like. We’ve made a whole career off of low expectations and I plan to blow people’s heads off with this tour. I know we have the ability to. We’re just raring to go and we’re excited.

Official Trailer For “Rock vs. Cena – Once in a Lifetime” DVD

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Silver Vision has released the official trailer for WWE’s upcoming DVD and Blu-ray title Rock vs. Cena – Once in a Lifetime.

http://youtu.be/10cZ8edjBxw

“In the week leading up to WrestleMania XXVIII, a one-hour documentary aired on NBC Universal in America called ‘Once In A Lifetime: The Rock vs. John Cena’. This DVD collection is an expanded version of that documentary – giving the full one-year story of the build up to this epic match – from the very first promo.

“It also gives an insight into the preparation of body and mind that these two competitors went through before they met in the ring on April 1 in Miami. Once in A Lifetime explores the iconic Superstars long, emotional paths toward their match, and gives viewers a glimpse into The Rock and John Cena’s daily lives, training regiments, and the personal choices and histories that led them to the defining moment of their careers.”

The three-disc DVD and two-disc Blu-ray set will be released in the United States on Sept. 11.

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

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Check out these behind-the-scenes pictures from the making of WWE’s upcoming “CM Punk: Best In The World” DVD set.

View Here: Video Trailer For CM Punk’s “BITW” DVD

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RAW’s Social Media Score, Matt Striker Wants To Call SmackDown

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– The Trendrr.com social media score for Monday’s WWE RAW was up 54 percent from last week. Raw scored 401,202 on Monday, up from 259,203 last week, but down from a record 907,443 two weeks ago.

RAW ranked #4 on cable TV Monday night, trailing Olympics coverage on NBC Universal and “Love & Hip Hop Atlanta” on VH1.

– Last week’s WWE SmackDown did a 1.91 cable rating with 2.78 million viewers. This is virtually even with the previous week.

– Matt Striker wrote on Twitter that he’d love to do commentary on SmackDown, but acknowledged there several people he feels are more qualified than him for the position: