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Update On Bully Ray & Devon’s TNA Contracts Expiring, Eric Young Returning & More

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– TNA stars Bully Ray and Devon have yet to sign new contracts with TNA. Their current deals are set to expire very soon.

– Eric Young will return to Impact Wrestling this week after shooting his new “Off the Hook” fishing show for Animal Planet. Young tweeted:

“I’ll be on Impact this Thursday I have a lot to say so tune in”

– Eric the Midget of Howard Stern fame is scheduled to join TNA as a regular pay-per-view analyst on the TNA Today Youtube series.

– Here’s the latest episode of The List with Robbie E and Robbie T:

Josh Matthews Rants About The “Unsafe Working Environment” In WWE

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WWE announcer Josh Matthews is playing up the angle of WWE being an “unsafe work environment” after he was attacked by Kane backstage at WWE SummerSlam.

Matthews tweeted the following storyline-driven messages on Monday afternoon, talking about RAW and SmackDown’s General Managers needing to do something about the situation:

The Rock In Talks For New Movie, RAW’s Social Media Ambassador, Foley-RAINN

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– Actor Dominic Monaghan (“Lost”), one of the stars int he new WWE Studios movie, “The Day,” will be the Social Media Ambassador of tonight’s WWE RAW.

– PBS will be profiling Mick Foley’s work for the RAINN (“Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network”) charity this week for the show “My Generation.” For more information, visit AARP.org.

– Dwyane “The Rock” Johnson is currently in talks to star in the movie, “Dan Minter: Badass For Hire.” The movie is being produced by New Line Cinema and is scheduled to go into production next year, according to TheWrap.com. The film’s synopsis reads:

“The film follows the eponymous Dan Mintner, who is described as the ultimate badass and gets swept up into a hard-boiled kidnapping case.”

RAW Preview For Tonight: Triple H Returns, Bryan Undergoes Anger Management

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Tonight’s 3-hour WWE RAW takes place from Milwaukee, Wisconsin at the BMO Harris Bradley Center. The following is advertised for the show:

– Triple H will make his first WWE TV appearance since his loss to Brock Lesnar at SummerSlam. Triple H will address rumors about his possible retirement, his broken arm and more.

– Daniel Bryan will undergo anger management classes.

– What’s next for Dolph Ziggler after running Chris Jericho out of WWE.

– Fallout from WWE Champion CM Punk’s attack on Jerry Lawler at the end of last week’s show.

The advertised dark main event is John Cena vs. Big Show in a No DQ match.

Bret Hart Talks About His Relationship With CM Punk, Punk/Bryan Compared To Him/HBK

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Arda Ocal (@arda_ocal) of theScore Television Network and the Baltimore Sun spoke with WWE Hall of Famer Bret Hart (@BretHart). Topics included:

– CM Punk wearing pink and black and Bret’s thoughts, particularly since Punk seems to be in a similar position in his character as Bret was in 1997

– Thoughts on Punk and Daniel Bryan being the Shawn Michaels and Bret Hart of this generation

– His UFC 149 experience in Calgary – walking fighter Nick Ring to the cage and having fighter Antonio Carvalho use his entrance music

Here is video of the interview:

Tough Enough Update, Latest WWE Download With Dolph Ziggler, Layla’s Finisher

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– WWE Divas Champion Layla announced on Twitter that she’s calling her new finishing move the “Bombshell.”

– WWE NXT trainer Bill DeMott was asked on Twitter whether WWE is planning to produce a new season of the show Tough Enough. He replied:

– Dolph Ziggler is back with another episode of WWE Download:

Update On Brock Lesnar’s Future With WWE & Rumored Rematch With Triple H

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After WWE’s SummerSlam pay-per-view, it was reported that WWE was planning to book a rematch between the two men at Survivor Series on November 18th.

As of this weekend, there is now talk of having the Lesnar vs. Triple H rematch take place at October’s Hell in a Cell pay-per-view.

Brock Lesnar’s current WWE deal is expected to run through WrestleMania 29, with many people expecting them company to offer Lesnar a contract extension before then. Lesnar is said to be very happy with his current deal, which gives him an unprecedented amount of money for so few appearances.

After the pay-per-view buyrate for Extreme Rules (Lesnar’s return match) came in below expectations, the SummerSlam buyrate will play a big factor in how much WWE is willing to offer Lesnar for another year.

* News On Which WWE Superstars WWE Wants Brock Lesnar To Wrestle

(Credit: F4Wonline.com)

The Miz’s Hectic Travel Schedule, Kings Of Wrestling Not Reuniting In WWE

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– WWE Intercontinental Champion The Miz will be appearing on tonight’s WWE RAW from Milwaukee, Wisconsin after spending a week in the UK to do media appearances for WWE. As for how he got from the UK to Wisconsin this morning, he tweeted:

https://twitter.com/mikethemiz/status/240059715382566914

After RAW – Miz heads back overseas for more WWE media appearances.

– WWE currently has no plans of reuniting the former “Kings of Wrestling” – WWE United States champion Antonio Cesaro and NXT wrestler Kassius Ohno. The former Ring of Honor tag team champions teamed together at Thursday night’s WWE NXT taping against CM Punk & Seth Rollins, however f4wonline.com is reporting that match was done as a special attraction for the live audience.

WWE has high hopes that Antonio Cesaro has the potential to break out as a singles wrestler on the main roster. Once Kassius Ohno gets called up, it’s possible there will be some acknowledgement of their past together, but don’t expect them to make a run at the WWE tag titles.

* Disturbing Pictures From CHYNA’s New WWE-Parody Adult Movie

WWE Stars Talk About Triple H’s Appearance Tonight, Ted DiBiase Battling Pneumonia & More

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– Ted DiBiase tweeted over the weekend that he is currently battling a case of pneumonia. DiBiase is at his home in Mississippi and won’t be attending this week’s WWE RAW or SmackDown shows.

– Diamond Dallas Page will be appearing on Bubba The Love Sponge’s radio show this afternoon to discuss his yoga program.

– Several WWE Superstars have commented on Triple H and what he will say at tonight’s WWE RAW, including:

Chris Jericho: “Heard HHH future will be addressed on #Raw tonight. My advice to him is, it’s better to go out on your own terms…and go out swinging!”

The Miz: “Hey Milwaukee listen to @FM1021 right now. I’m on air bright and early getting ready for #Raw what will Triple H do? ”

Natalya: “Excited for Raw!!! But I’m really curious to see what Triple H is gonna say tomorrow. #gameover?:( “

Chris Jericho’s Bio Moved To Alumni, Speculation On Eve’s Agenda & More

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– After his WWE contract was terminated last week on RAW, Chris Jericho’s WWE wrestler profile has been moved to the Alumni section of WWE.com.

– Former World Heavyweight champion The Great Khali turns 40 years old today.

– WWE tag team champion Kofi Kingston will be appearing at the National Guard Storefront in Milwaukee, Wisconsin today from 11am until 1pm.

– WWE.com has an article up looking whether Eve Torres has a “hidden agenda” as Booker T’s assistant on SmackDown. Eve addressed the situation on Twitter over the weekend:

Canada’s “The Score” Purchased, DDP Talks About Wrestling Again & More

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– Following the concussion he sustained at WWE SummerSlam, Rey Mysterio has been pulled from WWE live events and its not expected to wrestle for the next several weeks. Despite his injury, he is still being advertised for Tuesday’s SmackDown tapings from Green Bay, WI.

– Canada’s The Score sports network, which airs WWE programming in Canada, has been purchased by Rogers Media for $167 million. The acquisition will not affect any WWE programming on The Score, according to the Toronto Sun.

– Diamond Dallas Page recently appeared on the “WrestleShare” podcast and said he doesn’t think he’ll wrestle another match in WWE, but with his current Legends contract, anything is possible:

“I am part of the company again, just not in the ring I’ve signed my Legends deal. You know, anything can happen over this next year, it’s gonna be a really cool time. I’ve done all the hard work in preparation, and if something comes up along the way then I would definitely be interested in listening to it.”

“The thing is for me, I wouldn’t just go out there and wrestle, to wrestle, if there was something that made sense, I could do it. Not probably to the same level as I could, say, in the ’90s, but I could come pretty close to that. But, it would be for one run, and that would be it. So I’m not going to waste that run, and I may never do it, and that would be fine with me, ’cause my body feels amazing! [laughs] and I don’t want do anything to screw that up!”

WrestleMania 28 NBC Special Ratings, Update On The Rock’s Hamstring Injury

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– Saturday night’s WWE WrestleMania 28 special on NBC averaged 2.72 million viewers, down a sharp 25% from last year’s WrestleMania special on NBC, which had 3.64 million viewers. The show had a 0.9 rating, with the first half hour drawing a 0.8 and the send half hour drawing a 1.0.

According to Zap2it.com, the show finished third in the network ratings behind preseason NFL football (CBS) and NASCAR (ABC).

– After revealing over the weekend that he suffered a torn hamstring at WrestleMania during his match with John Cena, The Rock says he is completely healed from the injury. He tweeted:

New WWE ’13 Features Revealed, Foley’s Christmas Book, Watch WWE On PS3

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– Sony released the new Youtube app for Playstation 3 over the weekend, which means many fans with Playstation 3 consoles can now watch the WWE Fan Nation Youtube channel on their television screens for the first time.

– Mick Foley’s latest children’s Christmas book “A Miz-erable Christmas” will be released on October 1st. It will feature “appearances” from The Miz, CM Punk, Sheamus, Wade Barrett, Kofi Kingston, Kelly Kelly and Natalya.

– The upcoming WWE ’13 video game will feature a new “Create-A-Stage” mode, as well as a new Inferno match mode.

TNA Announces Details For The Company’s Tour Of The UK (January 2013)

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TNA issued the following update on January’s tour of Great Britain:

January UK Tour: New Superstars Added, Fan InterAction Package Info

IMPACT WRESTLING returns to the UK and Ireland in January 2013 for ‘The Road To Lockdown’ Tour – promising fans a steel cage match on every show. The action-packed live events will take place in Dublin (January 21), Glasgow (23), Nottingham (24), Manchester (25) and at London’s Wembley Arena (26). The show at Wembley will see two episodes of TNA IMPACT WRESTLING taped for broadcast in more than 120 countries around the globe, including on Challenge TV in the UK and Ireland.

• Lockdown steel cage comes to the UK and Ireland for first time ever
• Wembley show to be broadcast on Challenge TV and around the world
• Live events also set for Dublin, Glasgow, Nottingham and Manchester

More TNA Superstars have been added to the January tour of the United Kingdom – plus Fan InterAction packages have been announced! Fans can meet TNA IMPACT WRESTLING stars before each tour event | Austin Aries, Christopher Daniels, Magnus, Kazarian and Miss Tessmacher have been added to the UK tour lineups!

TNA IMPACT WRESTLING has released a strictly limited number of Fan Interaction tickets for the January 2013 ‘Road To Lockdown’ Tour, giving British fans the chance to meet some of the world’s most famous wrestlers.

The eagerly awaited passes go on sale at 10am on Friday August 31 and will be available for the live events in Glasgow (January 23), Nottingham (24) and Manchester (25) and the double Challenge TV taping at London’s Wembley Arena (26).

Tickets cost £32.50 each, or £35 for London, and have been limited in number in order to improve the fan experience for January 2013. There will be eight top TNA superstars at each meet and greet. Each wrestler will sign a maximum of two items per fan.

Austin Aries, Miss Tessmacher, Christopher Daniels, Kazarian and British superstar Magnus have all joined the roster for the ‘Road To Lockdown’ Tour, which will feature a steel cage match on every show.

Worldwide wrestling stars already announced for the Tour include Kurt Angle, Jeff Hardy, Bobby Roode, James Storm, AJ Styles, Mr. Anderson, Rob Van Dam and Gail Kim.

Fan Interaction tickets can be bought from www.gigsandtours.com / 0844 811 0051 or www.ticketmaster.co.uk / 0844 826 2826. Those purchasing Fan Interaction tickets must also have a regular event ticket, which are sold separately, in order to gain access. Full details of the shows are:

Tickets can be bought from www.gigsandtours.com / 0844 811 0051 or www.ticketmaster.co.uk / 0844 826 2826. Full details of the UK and Ireland events are:

Monday January 21
Dublin National Stadium
818 719 300

Wednesday January 23
Glasgow Braehead Arena
0844 499 9990

Thursday January 24
Nottingham Capital FM Arena
0844 412 4624

Friday January 25
Manchester Arena
0844 847 8000

Saturday January 26
London Wembley Arena
0844 815 0815

WWE Releases Autographed Undertaker 20-0 Plaque, Summerslam Live Gate & More

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– WWE has released a new autographed Undertaker 20-0 plaque, which you can purchase at WWEShop.com.

– WWE SummerSlam did a gate of $1,135,590 gross and 14,000 paid, according to Pollstar.

– The official release dates for WWE’s planned DVD on the NWO is 11/6. The WWE Attitude era DVD will be released on 11/20.

Jim Ross Blog: Ryback’s Slow Build, Thursday’s NXT Show, Retired Wrestlers

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

Wrestlers Having Problems After Retiring: “Some media members need to smarten up and stop blaming the business for the poor decisions made by adult men and women who find themselves in financial distress or with other issues at the end of their ‘run’ in sports entertainment. I’ve had countless conversations with performers who are almost insulted that the conversation about their irresponsible ways of every day life are even being addressed. Sadly some spouses of these immature adults enable the problem by ‘needing’ elective, cosmetic surgeries, designer bling and expensive cars. Most, somewhere along the way, even forget to file their tax returns while being too busy at the mall. What does one do when advice is offered, professionals being put at talent’s disposal and the ‘stars’ still disregarding common sense guidance.”

The Development Of RyBack: “Irony…Ryback gets @Goldberg chants (which I have no issue with) and gets knocked by some of my Twitter followers @JRsBBQ because his singlet is airbrushed ala RVD as if that’s a mortal sin. At the same time, the higher skilled Dolph Ziggler is compared to HBK, Billy Gunn and Curt Hennig because of his hair, attire, and in ring moves but that’s o.k. Too many fans have zero patience when it comes to the slow build for Ryback. Some fans want immediate results or so it seems. God forbid that they would have lived in the territory era when some main event programs lasted a year or more while some stars were built over a 12 month or more period of

Thursday’s NXT Show: “NXT was the best night of TV that we’ve produced in Orlando to date. NXT Champ Seth Rollins got a great ‘rub’ from WWE Champion @CMPunk. The impromptu tag bout that occurred after the official taping ended between Punk/Rollins vs. Cesaro/Ohno was simply outstanding. We called it just for the Hell of it just in case it ever airs on a DVD, etc. It was really fun.”

Sound Off 234: Why Jerry “The King” Lawler Must Leave The Raw Anounce Booth

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Est. Runtime: 66 minutes

Is it time for The King to be dethroned? Solomonster has reached his breaking point with Jerry Lawler’s listless announcing and offers a few potential replacements. Plus, one possible opponent for Brock Lesnar from the current generation of stars, the WORST battle royal in the history of womankind, a terrible Gut Check on Impact, the end of Claire Lynch, when we may see a new WWE Title and the legend of … the Brahma Bull championship belt?

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AJ Lee Talks About Breaking Into Wrestling, Latest Are You Serious Video

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– WWE RAW General Manager AJ Lee recently spoke to Wisoncin’s JSOnline.com to hype Monday’s RAW from the BMO Harris Bradley Center in Milwaukee. The article looks at AJ’s meteoric rise to fame and how she wasn’t even on the WWE roster two years ago and now she’s in charge of Monday Night RAW. An interesting note is that AJ might not have ever gotten into wrestling if she hadn’t run into financial problems while attending New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts in New York City.

“I ran into financial problems and couldn’t afford (school) anymore, so I dropped out. I’ve always wanted to entertain people, and when I was in school I was interested in creative writing, but wrestling was always there,” she said. “When I ran into financial problems I just figured when life gives you lemons, you have to make lemonade.”

AJ took all her savings, signed up for wrestling school and the rest is history.

– Here is this week’s episode of the WWE Youtube show, “Are You Serious?” Josh Matthews and the Road Dogg are back with more #GarbageJuice for your viewing enjoyment, including footage of Chris Jericho’s former assistant Ralphus, Waylon Mercy, the Red Rooster and Mantaur.

The Rock Reveals He Tore His Hamstring At WrestleMania 28

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On Saturday night, NBC aired a WrestleMania 28 special featuring a unique look at the historic “Once in a Lifetime” match between John Cena and The Rock. During the broadcast, The Rock revealed on Twitter that he was injured during the match and was in intense pain.

The Rock tweeted on Saturday night:

Sheamus vs. Del Rio Official For Night Of Champions, Tag Teams, Ryder Video

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– Alberto Del Rio is the #1 contender to Sheamus’ World Heavyweight championship after defeating Randy Orton on Friday’s SmackDown. WWE has announced the match will take place at Night of Champions.

– Also on SmackDown, WWE gave some attention to the tag title picture, with a backstage segment featuring Booker T’s assistant Eve Torres telling the Prime Time Players, Epico & Primo, The Uso’s and Tyson Kidd & Justin Gabriel that she will be looking at each team’s recent win/loss records to determine the next contender’s to the tag team championships.

– Here is Zack Ryder’s latest Z! True Long Island Story:

Bischoff Wishes McMahon Happy Birthday, Owen Hart-HOF, Foreign Exchange Video

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– As previously reported, Triple H will be appearing on Monday’s WWE RAW from the BMO Harris Bank Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He will address the WWE Universe for the first time since losing to Brock Lesnar at SummerSlam. Triple H is also advertised for Tuesday’s SmackDown tapings from Green Bay, Wisconsin.

– Eric Bischoff wished Vince McMahon a happy birthday this week on

Twitter:https://twitter.com/ebischoff/status/239076338181476352

– WWE Diva Natalya was asked on Twitter whether her late uncle, Owen Hart, will ever be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame. She said:

– Here is the latest episode of Santino Marella’s Foreign Exchange:

* Update On Top NXT Stars Getting Called Up To WWE’s Main Roster

Triple H Returning On RAW, Early MITB PPV Buyrate, Backstage Fallout

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– WWE has announced that Triple H will be returning to television on Monday’s RAW to address the WWE Universe following his loss to Brock Lesnar at SummerSlam. Expect to see Triple H sporting a cast to sell his “broken arm.”

– The preliminary buyrate for WWE Money in the Bank 2012 is around 200,000 buys, virtually even with last year.

– Here’s WWE’s latest Backstage Fallout video, featuring interviews from Friday’s SmackDown:

Rey Mysterio Talks About His Concussion & Retirement

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Rey Mysterio was recently interviewed by PJStar.com and talked about the concussion he suffered at WWE SummerSlam during his match with The Miz.

“I did an impact test on Monday in Fresno, Calif., and the results were not too good. There will be an impact test later (Thursday) and first thing tomorrow and we’re going on that. The WWE is strict on its (Wellness) policy right now.”

After a string in recent years, Mysterio was asked once again whether he’s considering retirement. He said:

“No, not at all. After this surgery, it kind of set me back almost a year trying to get my knee back in shape and recovered. I have my limitations as far as what I can do in the ring, but I manage to be creative with my style. I think that is what keeps me still able to perform for my fans. As long as I keep doing that, I’m good to go.”

Two Matches For Next Week’s Impact, “Baby AJ Styles” On eBay

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– The following Bound For Glory Series matches have been announced for next week’s live Impact Wrestling:

* Kurt Angle vs. Jeff Hardy
* Rob Van Dam vs. James Storm

Next week’s show will also feature an update on TNA World Champion Austin Aries following the attack by Aces & Eights at the end of this week’s show.

– TNA is auctioning off the baby AJ Styles doll that was used by Claire Lynch in the baby shower segment a few weeks ago on Impact. The baby doll, along with 2 bibs signed by Christopher Daniels and Frankie Kazarian, can be purchased at eBay.com.

Rock vs. Cena On NBC Tonight, WWE Saturday Morning Slam Debuts, Hawkins-PWG

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– The first episode of WWE Saturday Morning Slam premiered this morning at 10AM EST and featured Kofi Kingston vs. Alex Riley. Josh Mathews and Santino Marella did commentary.

– Tonight on NBC, will will air its WrestleMania 28 special featuring The Rock vs. John Cena. The show will include “never before seen” footage that will showcase the match in a different way than it was seen on pay-per-view back in April.

– WWE wrestler Curt Hawkins endorsed indy promotion Pro Wrestling Guerrilla on Saturday morning, specifically, the recent Young Bucks vs. Super Smash Brothers No DQ match at the recent “Death To All But Metal” Show. He tweeted on Saturday morning:

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