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Punk Responds To Cena’s Title Challenge, Sunny Addresses Rehab

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– John Cena announced at the conclusion of Monday’s Raw SuperShow his intention to cash in his Money in the Bank contract on next week’s historic show and face CM Punk for the WWE Championship. The Straight Edge Superstar offered his thoughts on Cena’s challenge on Backstage Fallout.

“Well, I survived tonight. I’m confident I’ll survive next week, but that’s a big challenge and that’s all I ever wanted,” Punk says when asked of Cena’s challenge. “I’ve taken down every single person who’s stepped in front of me and my WWE Championship so far and that includes John Cena. I got no problem beating him again and I got no problem making history on the 1000th Raw and making sure that John Cena is the first person to unsuccessfully cash in his Money in the Bank contract. Either way, take my word for it, [the WWE Championship] is coming home with me.”

The Miz, A.W. and The Prime Time Players also offer their thoughts on Raw events.

– WWE Hall of Famer Tammy “Sunny” Sytch checked into a rehabilitation program sponsored by WWE yesterday after being admitted to an emergency room late Friday night for consuming nearly two gallons of vodka. The trailblazing WWE Diva addressed the matter via Facebook.

“Heartfelt thank yous go out to everyone for your support… Im doing something I need to do for me. I’ll be fine… I promise. xoxoxo,” she wrote Monday night.

Daffney Emotionally Talks TNA Lawsuit, Career-ending injuries

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In her first interview since filing a lawsuit against TNA last year, Daffney speaks exclusively to Diva Dirt about the extent of her injuries that caused her to file a lawsuit against the company, how she’s feeling now, her future in wrestling and much more.

In this near two hour emotional interview, Daffney opens up about her injuries and lawsuit, as well as discusses her memories of WCW, including whether she had heat on her for winning the Cruiserweight Title, whether she saw the end of WCW coming, what it was like in the infamous Power Plant and more. Daffney talks about her brief time under a WWE contract and her most recent stint in TNA, including being pigeonholed as the “hardcore” Knockout who takes crazy bumps.

Daffney also talks to us about her return to wrestling in an out-of-the-ring capacity with SHINE Wrestling which debuts on iPPV this Friday. The Scream Queen tells us the backstory behind SHINE, how she got involved, her role on the shows and more.

Listen to the full interview here.

Quotes

On being pigeonholed into doing hardcore spots: “It started off as Abyss asking me to take the tacks in the match and I agreed, then I think it snowballed from there. I almost wish I hadn’t been painted in such a light that I was just hardcore and that I couldn’t deliver a good match in the ring. I feel like there’s so much more to my ring work. I may not be the best technical wrestler in the world, but I felt like I had learned enough of my sport that I could deliver some good matches. I don’t think I was ever taken seriously after that. It was like, ‘She’s the one that’s going to go out there and Taylor [Wilde]’s going to jump from the stage and put her through a table, but we’re not actually going to see a good match’. […] Looking back in hindsight, I almost wish things didn’t go that route and that we had just more straight-up matches. I think that might’ve been good for me in the long run.”

The extent of her injuries: “I don’t think people realize how badly I’ve been hurt. […] I was there the night [in WCW] Goldberg kicked Bret [Hart] in the head and he had that crazy concussion. In the beginning of 2000, we were going to England for a tour and Bret was coming to do the tour with us and he was just going to be speaking. He said to me, we were on the bus talking, he said: ‘I don’t think I’ll ever wrestle again’. I was like, wow. How many years has this man been wrestling? This is his entire life and he had a career-ending injury and he won’t be able to do it anymore. [I thought] no, no, just give him some time. As time went on, he just never came back. I’m not comparing my career with his by any means — he’s an icon and he’s Bret Hart — but as time has gone on, I don’t think I’m going to be able to wrestle anymore. I kind of had to think back on him telling me that, and be wise and stay away from the ring to accept it. It’s really hard. I think if I got in the ring and took any more bumps, I wouldn’t be able to function as a normal human being. It would just be too hard on my body.”

Her lawsuit against TNA: “What you guys have read about the details that just came out not too long ago, all of that is true. People expected it to be resolved very quickly, but just know that we’re doing everything we can to move it along as quickly as possible but it takes two sides. It’s still ongoing.”

Daffney on her WWE release in 2003.

An emotional Daffney: “I don’t think I’m going to be able to wrestle anymore.”

Buff Bagwell Addresses His Recent Arrest For Reckless Driving

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The American Males, Marcus Alexander “Buff” Bagwell and Scott Riggs, recently sat down with BDSIR’s Mike Knoxxx, Chris Spotface McClain, Mr. Lopez and KME. During the interview, Bagwell explained his recent arrest on reckless driving.

View Here: Buff Bagwell’s Mugshot Picture

Bagwell says he walked in on his dead friend on April 12 and at the end of April, flipped his Jeep and his doctors put him in a self induced coma for three to four days. He suffered a broken jaw, broken nose, broken eye socket, which were fixed, but had broken his neck again. On July 9, Woodstock police took a warrant for his arrest even though his car was the only one in the accident. He thought he had a seizure (stemming from his accident), which his brainwaves confirmed.

Bagwell says “in the state of Georgia, even if you are God and they take a warrant for your arrest, you’ve got to go to jail, turn yourself in, get fingerprinted and they set a court date and in court you can tell your story.”

Bagwell was going turn himself in on Wednesday and the court knew, but they came over Monday and arrested him anyway because the papers he filed didn’t go through. Following the car accident, his wife told him that it was fourteen years to the day that he broke his neck in WCW (April 22, 1998). Bagwell says he plans on wrestling again soon but hasn’t been medically cleared.

Riggs joins the show.

Knoxxx asks them why WCW took the tag team belts off The American Males in 1995 after only one week. Bagwell says they were the cutting edge of the new generation wrestlers with earrings and goatees since good guys in the early 90s babyfaces were still clean-cut. He says they were fighting an uphill battle from day one but he and Scotty wanted to fight there own battles. He feels they were both good wrestlers

Riggs says Kevin Sullivan and Jimmy Hart were in charge and wanted them to be more like the Rock ‘n’ Roll Express or The Fantastics and they weren’t. He says though the gimmick caught on with fans, it wasn’t what the office wanted.

Bagwell says they respected the veterans but they knew their style was what was coming up. Luger and Sting ragged on them and thought it was uncool and none of the other wrestlers dug it at first but once the nWo came out and had a similar style it was more acceptable.

Bagwell says they were doing music videos before the New World Order did nd WCW spent $80,000 on them. Riggs says they were the only babyface tag team during their run.

Spotface asks about The American Males working a dark match at the 1995 Starrcade. Bagwell says he didn’t mind working a dark match because it meant you were on our way.

Mr. Lopez asks Bagwell about his various partners. Bagwell says he thinks he is the only guy to have the tag belts with about four or five different guys in WCW and that he loves tag team wrestling.

Bagwell says The American Males and Harlem Heat had some of the greatest matches ever in WCW but when he wrestled Booker T in their first match in WWE, it was bad and were booed out of the building.

KME asks Bagwell why WWE had him wrestle Booker T in Tacoma, Washington rather than the site of the following week’s show, Atlanta, Georgia. Bagwell believes they had the match in Tacoma because they planned to fire him.

Bagwell and Riggs also talk about Bagwell’s crowd reaction when Vince McMahon said his name on television, rumors about Bagwell’s mother telling Jim Ross that his son was too sick to work, promises Jim Ross made to Bagwell, Chris Benoit, Bagwell’s fight with Shane Helms, wrestler deaths and more. The full interview is available here.

Animal On Road Warriors Not Doing Jobs, His Son In NFL

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Arda Ocal of The Score Television Network had a chance to speak to Joe ‘Road Warrior Animal’ Laurinaitis. Highlights:

On how the Road Warriors gained the reputation as a tag team that “refused” to do jobs in the 80s:

“I think the whole thing [not jobbing] is kinda blown out of proportion. If you look back on our career, we lost to Ronny Garvin – the belts to them in Georgia, that was in year one. In the AWA, we lost against Greg and Jim Brunzel . Doing the job wasn’t the problem, it’s when the job got ridiculous and they wanted us to look foolish. I think we were one of the guys that stood up for ourselves and said, ‘listen man, we want this business to grow as a whole’- the business was on a growing trend. Don’t make us look foolish when we’re helping you grow… Hawk and I never refused to do jobs, we did jobs for a whole year straight for WWF… this is a business and we all give and take.”

On his son, NFL player James Laurinaitis, possibly following in his fathers footsteps one day:

“James loves the wrestling business. I got pictures in my book that I wrote that he was power bombing his sister in the trampoline. I’d come home off 50 days on the road tired and he’s got his buddies in the pool and trying to suplex the guy off the diving board saying, “come on daddy let’s do the finish’… He’s got a future, he’s a natural add it. James is good on the mic, I’ve told him always be comfortable and say how you feel on the mic. He’s a good athlete- you never know what could happen.”

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Tonight’s SmackDown Tapings, Ryder’s Theme Song Remixed

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– Tonight’s WWE SmackDown tapings take place from Valley View Casino in San Diego, California. Friday’s show will feature Rey Mysterio’s return, Christian hosts the Peep Show with guests Daniel Bryan and AJ and World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus will be in action.

The advertised dark match main event is John Cena and Rey Mysterio vs. Big Show and John Laurinaitis. Triple H is also advertised to make an appearance.

– The band Downstait, which has recorded theme songs for WWE superstars Dolph Ziggler, The Miz and Alex Riley, recently recorded a cover of Zack Ryder’s “Radio” song:

Heyman Says NXT Star Bray Wyatt Is Destined For Greatness

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Paul Heyman gave a strong endorsement to FCW & NXT star Bray Wyatt (formerly Husky Harris). Heyman tweeted about the developmental wrestler’s potential:

Wyatt responded to Heyman with:

https://twitter.com/huskywwe/status/224161270465703937

Paul Heyman replied:

Heyman also re-tweeted the following message from a fan about Wyatt’s potential:

https://twitter.com/heymanhustle/status/224362207754989568

DX Reunion News, Legends Appearing At RAW 1,000 & More

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– WWE is currently planning a big pay-off to the ongoing Heath Slater vs. Legends storyline that is expected to take place on RAW 1,000. As of this week, there was talk of a match involving various WWE Legends at RAW 1,000, possibly a Battle Royal.

– The WWE website is teasing that next week’s DX Reunion will involve other former members besides just Triple H and Shawn Michaels. It’s possible we could see appearances from the New Age Outlaws and X-Pac.

– Pete Rose was backstage visiting at RAW this week.

Goldust Wants Cody At WM29, Punk & Lita News, Owen Hart

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– Former WWE wrestler Dustin “Goldust” Rhodes is now on Tout and posed a video stating that he wants to wrestle his brother Cody Rhodes at WrestleMania 29.

During a recent interview with the Pro Wrestling Torch livecast, Rhodes revealed that he pitched the idea of a match vs. Cody at WrestleMania 28 to WWE management earlier this year, but it was squashed by Vince McMahon. In the same interview, Goldust expressed interest about appearing at RAW 1,000, but said it was unlikely since he was released not too long ago.

– A hearing is set for November 16th in Bridgeport, Connecticut regarding WWE’s motion to dismiss the remaining allegations brought by Martha Hart and the Owen Hart estate. Both Vince and Linda McMahon are being sued personally as part of the lawsuit.

– Former WWE star Shane Helms wrote that Amy “Lita” Dumas and WWE Champion CM Punk went out of their way to alienate themselves at the San Diego Comic Con this past weekend.

Punk and Lita have been romantically linked for several months and have made many public appearances together (including WWE’s Hall of Fame Ceremony earlier this year).

Check out these pictures of Punk and Lita together at a restaurant last week:

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Triple H Pedigrees Miz During RAW Commercial, WWE Music

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– Triple H made a special appearance during a commercial break at Monday’s RAW Supershow from Las Vegas. After Daniel Bryan and AJ’s wedding announcement, The Miz came to the ring and demanded that an authority figure come out and explain why he is always overlooked. Triple H’s music hit and the place went crazy. Triple H hit Miz with a Pedigree and left.

– WWE has released the first 5 volumes of their “WWE: The Music” theme music collection on iTunes. The collection includes 10 bonus tracks.

– WWE Hall of Famer Road Warrior Animal has been telling his Twitter followers to petition WWE for him to appear at RAW 1,000.

– Shawn Davari and women’s wrestler Jazz have been added to the debut show of Tommy Dreamer’s new House of Hardcore promotion on 10/6 from Poughkeepsie, New York.

Piper’s Status For RAW 1,000, WWE Download, Noble

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– WWE Hall of Famer Roddy Piper says he’s not confirmed to appear at next week’s 1,00th RAW:

– Former WWE Cruiserweight Champion Jamie Noble has joined Twitter at @Jamiegnoble. The account has been confirmed by various WWE superstars, so it’s legit. Noble tweeted the following about his WWE status:

– Here’s episode $25 of WWE Download with Dolph Zigger:

* What BROCK LESNAR Will Do On RAW Next Week & WWE Talent Debuting Soon

What Happened After RAW, Trending Terms, Comedian At RAW

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– After Monday’s RAW Supershow  went off the air, John Cena defeated The Big Show & Tensai in a handicap match. Show KO’d Tensai by mistake and Cena hit the AA. John Laurinaitis ran down and got an Attitude Adjustment to send the Las Vegas Crowd home happy.

– Comedian George Wallace was in attendance for last night’s RAW Supershow from Las Vegas.

– Some of the WWE-related terms that trended worldwide during RAW include CM Punk, Rey Mysterio, Big Show, Rikishi, Scotty 2 Hotty and The Prime Time Players.

 

AJ & Bryan Invite Fans To Their Wedding, AJ-Eve Get Catty

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– As reported earlier, a wedding ceremony is scheduled for next week’s unprecedented 1000th episode of Raw. Following their victory over The Miz and Eve, Daniel Bryan admitted to his tag team partner, “AJ, I love you.” He then got down on one knee and proposed to the “crazy chick.” An emotional AJ said “yes.” The two embraced and led fans to chant “Yes!” to news of their momentous occasion. Both wrestlers then announced on Twitter:

WWE diva Eve Torres chimed in with the following insult:

AJ got int he last word:

[AUDIO] SEScoops Live! w/ Noah Mark & The Solomonster

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Listen to The Solomonster (@Solomonster) and Noah Mark (@DJNoah80) Discuss MITB and the upcoming Raw 1000 episode in our latest edition of SEScoops Live!

SEScoops Live! After MITB by Noah Mark Blaustein

Goldberg Says He Won’t Be On Raw 1000, SmackDown Rating

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– Via Twitter, former WWE World Heavyweight Champion Goldberg responded to rumors suggesting that he will appear on next Monday’s historic 1000th episode of Raw SuperShow: He responded:

He continued:

– The July 13, 2012 episode of WWE SmackDown scored a 1.82 cable rating, with 2,501,000 viewers.

The episode was up from 1.70 for the previous week’s live Tuesday broadcast. Friday’s show drew the same rating as the last first-run Friday episode on June 29.

– It would appear that Charlie Sheen’s scheduled endeavor to join WWE as their Celebrity Social Media Ambassador for next week’s historic 1,000th episode of Raw SuperShow is off since no mention was made of the award-winning actor on this week’s show. He was scheduled to tweet his unique 140-character analysis of the action before he deleted his account a few days ago.

(source: PWInsider.com)

RAW 1,000 Preview: Cena vs. Punk, DX, Lesnar, Rock, Bryan-AJ

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Following Monday’s RAW Supershow, the following is confirmed for next week’s blockbuster 3-hour 1,000th episode of WWE RAW:

– John Cena cashes in his Money in the Bank briefcase and gets a title shot against WWE Champion CM Punk.

– A DX Reunion featuring Shawn Michaels and Triple H will open the show.

– The new permanent RAW General Manager will be revealed.

– Brock Lesnar will answer Triple H’s SummerSlam challenge.

– The Rock, Bret “The Hitman” Hart and Mick Foley and more WWE Legends will be in the house.

– Christian will defend the Intercontinental Championship.

Cena Cashing In MITB Next Week, DX Opening RAW 1,000

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– John Cena announced at the end of Monday’s RAW that he will cash in his Money in the Bank briefcase at next week’s RAW 1,000 show. Cena had the chance to cash in this week after CM Punk wrestled a hard fought match against the Big Show, but did the honorable thing by saying he wanted he and Punk to be 100% when they fought.

– It was announced on RAW that the DX reunion featuring Shawn Michaels and Triple H will be the opening segment of next week’s 3-hour RAW 1,000 special.

– The following matches were taped for this week’s WWE Superstars prior to Monday’s RAW from Las Vegas, Nevada:

* US Champion Santino Marella vs. Jinder Mahal.

* Cody Rhodes vs. Alex Riley.

 

Mysterio Returns On RAW, Peep Show w/AJ On SmackDown

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– Rey Mysterio returned to Monday’s RAW after months away from television. After Albero Del Rio defeated Zack Ryder and delivered a post-match beatdown to the Long Island native, Mysterio’s music hit and he came down to the ring nailed Del Rio with a 619.

– WWE Attitude Era star Rikishi returned on Monday’s RAW as the latest opponent of Heath Slather.

– Christian will defend the Intercontinental championship on next week’s 1,000th RAW. WWE ran a poll on this week’s show asking which title should be defended next week (IC Title, US Title, Divas title) and the IC title won.

– Speaking of Christian, the Peep Show returns this Friday on SmackDown when his guest will be AJ Lee.

Daniel Bryan & AJ Getting Married Next Week On RAW

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On Monday’s RAW, AJ Lee accepted Daniel Bryan’s marriage proposal. She announced on Twitter when the wedding will take place:

Brianna Garcia (former WWE Diva Bri Bella), Daniel Bryan’s real-life girlfriend, tweeted the following about next week’s wedding:

WWE RAW Supershow #999 7/16/12 – Full Results

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Tonight’s WWE RAW Supershow opens up with the normal video. We’re live from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. Michael Cole welcomes us to episode #999. Jerry Lawler plugs John Cena’s Money in the Bank victory. Big Show vs. CM Punk is announced for tonight’s main event.

– We go to the ring and out comes WWE Champion CM Punk.

Punk talks about he dropped a pipe bomb one year ago and started a revolution. Punk says he has proven that he is the best in the world. He’s beaten everyone that stepped in front of him, including Daniel Bryan last night. Punk talks about how confused AJ Lee has been. Punk talks about the 1000th RAW and says a guy who looks like him would have never been on that first episode of RAW. He definitely wouldn’t have been standing there in his 8th month as WWE Champion. Punk goes on but is interrupted by Big Show.

Big Show mocks Punk’s speech and the crowd starts to tell him he sucks. Show talks about how John Cena got lucky with the briefcase handle last night. Show says if he won, he would cash in right now and take the WWE Title. Punk picks on Big Show for always losing. Punk says Show has the size and the strength but he just lost. They go on and Show reminds Punk that John Cena could cash in on him tonight once Show wins their main event match. Show drops the mic and walks off as Punk takes in what he just said.

– Cole and Lawler plug next week’s RAW and The Rock’s appearance.

– WWE Tag Team Champions R-Truth and Kofi Kingston are backstage walking to the ring as we go to commercial.

WWE Tag Team Title Match: Titus O’Neil and Darren Young vs. Kofi Kingston and R-Truth

We go to the ring and out first comes the WWE Tag Team Champions R-Truth and Kofi Kingston. AW is out next to introduce Titus O’Neil and Darren Young.

AW is mic’d up again so we get to hear him from ringside. Titus and Kofi start things off. Titus takes Kofi to the corner and beats him up. Titus with a big uppercut and a tag to Young. Kofi makes a tag to Truth and they double team Young. Truth with a big kick and leg drop. Kofi tags back in and leaps onto Young with a big crossbody for a 2 count. Kofi ends up leaping out onto both men on the floor as we go to commercial.

Back from the break and Titus comes back in to take control of Kofi. Titus with a bearhug now. Kofi fights out with headbutts but goes back down. Young tags back in to continue the assault. Young tries to double team Kofi but he escapes and tags in Truth. Truth goes at it with Titus and DDT’s him for a 2 count. Truth clotheslines Young out of the ring and Kofi hits Titus with Trouble in Paradise. Truth drops Titus on his face for the win.

Winners: R-Truth and Kofi Kingston

– After the match, AW gets in the ring and argues with the referee.

– AJ Lee is backstage texting when Daniel Bryan walks up. They both apologize for everything. Bryan says he has no hidden motives or agendas, he just got caught up in becoming WWE Champion that he made AJ the scapegoat. Bryan says he was wrong. Bryan goes on but is interrupted by Eve Torres. She’s upset about Bryan ditching her in their tag match last week. Eve spoke to the Board of Directors and tonight it will be Bryan and AJ vs. Eve and a partner of her choosing. Eve says payback is exactly what AJ is. AJ asks Bryan what he was going to say and he says he will tell her after their match. Bryan kisses her on the cheek and walks off.

– We get even more hype for the 1,000th RAW and Tout. Michael Cole plays the very first Tout video that John Cena sent out.

Zack Ryder vs. Alberto Del Rio

We go to the ring and out comes Zack Ryder. Ricardo Rodriguez begins the introduction next as Alberto Del Rio comes down the ramp. The bell rings and Del Rio goes right to work on Ryder. The referee backs him off. Del Rio drops Ryder with an armbreaker and kicks him in the back before going back to work on the arm.

Del Rio takes Ryder to the floor and stomps on his head. Del Rio unloads on Ryder but gets rammed back into the apron. Ryder comes back in the ring but Del Rio is angry. Del Rio beats Ryder some more and applies the cross armbreaker for the quick win.

Winner: Alberto Del Rio

– After the match, Del Rio attacks Ryder but Rey Mysterio’s music hits. Rey makes his return to a big pop and rushes the ring to go at it with Del Rio. Rey hits the 619 and sends Del Rio to the floor.

– More 1000th RAW hype with Heath Slater talking about his run-ins with Legends. Cole says we have another returning Legend tonight. Back to commercial.

– Back from the break and Heath Slater is in the ring. He wants to know which Legend is coming out next. The music hits and it’s Rikishi!

Rikishi vs. Heath Slater

The former WWE Intercontinental Champion and father to The Usos makes his way to the ring to a mild reaction from the crowd. They go to lock up but Slater goes behind and runs his mouth. Rikishi drops Slater with a big superkick and then hits him with a stinkface. Rikishi hits the Samoan Spike and climbs to the second rope for a big splash and the win.

Winner: Rikishi

– After the match, Rikishi dances. The lights go out and they come back on with The Usos in the ring. They dance with their dad as the crowd cheers.

– Up next is Daniel Bryan and AJ vs. Eve and a mystery partner. Back to commercial.

Eve Torres and The Miz vs. Daniel Bryan and AJ

Back from the break and out comes Eve Torres. She introduces her partner for tonight and out comes The Miz. Out next comes Daniel Bryan followed by his partner AJ.

Bryan starts off with Miz and they lock up. Bryan takes Miz to the corner and beats him down with kicks. Miz comes back with a high knee and a kick to the face. AJ tags herself in and in comes Eve. They lock up and Eve shoves AJ to the mat and into the corner. Eve with kicks and a kick to the face. Eve with a 2 count. Eve chokes AJ on the middle rope before taking her to the corner and choking her. AJ fights back with forearms and a kick to the face. AJ kicks Eve to the mat and hits her finisher for the pin but Miz has the referee distracted. AJ runs over and kicks Miz out to the floor from the apron. Miz runs in while Eve has AJ rolled up but the referee is distracted. Bryan comes in and helps AJ get the pin while the referee isn’t looking.

Winners: AJ and Daniel Bryan

– After the match, Bryan takes the mic as the fans chant yes. Bryan tells AJ that he loves her. Bryan gets a ring from a crew member at ringside. He admits he lied last week about wanting to get married because he wanted to win the WWE Title. Bryan is for real this week and he drops to one knee to propose. AJ hesitates but Bryan puts the ring on her finger. Bryan puts the microphone up to her and she says yes. They kiss as some of the crowd boos. Bryan starts chanting yes and AJ joins in. The crowd joins them with a mix of no chants.

– Still to come tonight, Show vs. Punk in the main event. Back to commercial.

– More hype for the 1000th RAW with a look back at Steve Austin and The Rock.

– It’s announced that AJ and Daniel Bryan’s wedding will take place next week.

Jack Swagger vs. Ryback

We go to the ring and out first comes Jack Swagger. Ryback is out next with a big explosion.

Ryback hits the ring and Swagger immediately attacks him. Swagger unloads and hits the gutwrench powerbomb. The bell still hasn’t rang yet but Swagger nails a Swagger Bomb in the corner. Swagger applies the ankle lock but Ryback blocks it. Swagger runs right back over him. Swagger goes for the leg again but Ryback fights him off. Ryback with a big clothesline. Ryback slams Swagger hard and then hits three straight powerbombs. Ryback kicks Swagger out of the ring and yells “feed me more” as his music plays. The crowd joins along in the chants.

– Still to come, Show vs. Punk. Back to commercial.

– Back from the break and more plugs for Tout.

– Vickie Guerrero comes out and introduces Dolph Ziggler. Dolph comes out in a suit, holding his Money in the Bank briefcase. Dolph takes the mic and says we’re looking at the next World Heavyweight Champion. It’s just a matter of time before he cashes it in on Sheamus. Ziggler says he will be the best champion in history when he wins. Better than Bret Hart, Steve Austin and The Rock. Ziggler goes on but is interrupted by Chris Jericho.

Jericho hits the ring. Ziggler says tonight isn’t about Jericho and he’s not going to come in and steal Ziggler’s spotlight. Ziggler says he won his Money in the Bank match and Jericho didn’t. Ziggler points out Jericho has never won Money in the Bank. Ziggler asks when is the last time Jericho won anything. Ziggler talks about all the hype around Jericho but says all he does is lose. Ziggler says nobody has been given more opportunities than Jericho. Ziggler says Jericho has been coasting along for so long that he has everyone fooled. Ziggler says Jericho is all hype and asks when the last time he won an important match was. Jericho still hasn’t said a word since coming out. Ziggler wonders if Jericho is losing his touch. Ziggler rubs it in some more but gets laid out with a Codebreaker out of nowhere. Jericho gets a small face chant from the crowd and walks off as Ziggler smirks from the ring.

– Still to come, Show vs. Punk. Back to commercial.

– We get more hype for Tout. This time they show fan videos that have been uploaded to the site tonight. Fans share their favorite RAW moments.

– The announcers hype next week’s RAW with DX kicking things off and Brock Lesnar responding to Triple H’s challenge. Also, The Rock’s return and several others.

Brodus Clay vs. JTG

We go to the ring and out comes Brodus Clay with Naomi and Cameron. Fans voted on WWE’s website tonight and it’s announced that Christian will defend the WWE Intercontinental Title on RAW next week against an un-named opponent. We go to commercial with Clay in the ring.

Back from the commercial and we get the official invitation to Daniel Bryan and AJ’s wedding next week. It’s announced that Bryan and AJ will be special guests on Christian’s Peep Show this Friday on SmackDown. We go back to the ring and here comes JTG.

The bell rings and Clay goes to work on JTG with the power moves. Clay with a big suplex and elbow drop. Clay runs into a big boot and has his knee taken out. JTG takes Clay down and stomps away. JTG continues the assault and mocks Clay’s dancing. Clay finally catches JTG’s clothesline and throws him with a suplex. Clay with a headbutt and splash for the win.

Winner: Brodus Clay

– Clay, Naomi and Cameron dance in the ring with some kids after the match.

– Up next is Punk vs. Big Show. Back to commercial after some more hype for the 1000th RAW.

CM Punk vs. Big Show

Back from the break and out comes WWE Champion CM Punk for tonight’s non-title main event. Big Show is out next.

The bell rings and Punk dodges shots from Show. Punk throws some kicks but Show takes him to the corner and hits a right hand. Punk comes out fighting but Show knocks him to the mat with a headbutt. Show runs over Punk with a clothesline after more offense. Show stands on Punk’s back and goes to the floor for a big chop to the chest. Punk fights back on the floor but Show knocks him back down. Punk shoves Show into the ring post and brings it back in the ring. Punk unloads with kicks but Show drops him with another headbutt.

Show keeps control and puts the boot to Punk in the corner. Show charges in the corner but Punk puts his foot up. Punk leaps off the top but Show catches him in a bearhug. Show slams Punk and runs his mouth to the fans. Show with right hands and more trash talking now. Punk gets up and fights back. He jumps on Show’s back for a sleeper hold. Show breaks out and drops Punk with a sideslam. Show misses the splash from the second rope as Punk rolls out of the way. Punk fights back and staggers Show but can’t knock him down. Punk charges but Show hits a big back body drop. Show gets ready for the knockout punch but Punk ducks it. Punk hits a superkick and another kick to the head. Punk sends Show to the corner with another kick and then hits the high knee. Punk hits another high knee. He nails a third high knee and then the bulldog but it’s blocked. Show misses a splash in the corner and finally goes down.

Punk hits the elbow drop from the top but Show kicks out at 2. Punk springboards in but Show catches him with a huge chokeslam but Punk gets his foot on the bottom rope at the 2 count. Show takes Punk to the corner and works on his ribs. Show with big body shots now. Show pushes the referee down and gets disqualified.

Winner by DQ: CM Punk

– After the bell, Show continues beating Punk up. Show readies for the knockout punch when John Cena’s music hits and out he comes with the briefcase. Show leaves the ring as Cena takes a mic. Cena goes to make his announcement but Show interrupts him. Show thinks he’s going to cash it in now. Show taunts Cena to cash it in. Cena tells Punk to take one week and prepare for the biggest match of his life. Cena says at the 1000th RAW, they will find out who the best in the world really is. Cena announces he will cash in next week for a shot at Punk’s WWE Title. Show still wants him to cash it in. Cena decks Show in the head with the briefcase and celebrates as his music hits. Punk raises up the WWE Title and they meet in the middle of the ring as RAW goes off the air.

New Jack Lashes Out At Tammy Sytch and Terri In Explosive Rant

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Former Extreme Championship Wrestling performer New Jack lashed out at Tammy “Sunny” Sytch with a vitriolic Facebook rant after learning of the WWE Hall of Famer’s claim that her current boyfriend, independent wrestler Damien Darling, treats her better than late boyfriend Chris Candido ever did. He also feels she participated in a tell-all interview with Rob Feinstein on Sunday not to come clean, but for financial compensation in order to support her vices. He also flames former girlfriend/former WWE Diva Terri Runnels in his expletive-laced tirade.

The outspoken grappler wrote on Feinstein’s Facebook page in a series of posts:

“She is the f*cking devil,just like that good for nothing b*tch Terri and to say that her new lil BOY TOY,treats her or loves her better than Chris ever did…IS A GOTDAMN INSULT TO HIM.I saw pictures of that trick with a dick in her and she was still with Chris.She got caught s*cking dick for percs in the back seat of somebody’s car.

“F*CK THAT TRICK B*TCH AND THE AIR SHE BREATHS AND TELL HER LIL B*TCH ASS boy toy,that if he HAS A PROBLEM WITH WHAT I’M SAYING…HE CAN STEP UP(SHOOT).SHE IS NOT DOING THIS SHOOT TO COME CLEAN,THE B*TCH IS F*CKING BROKE AND YOU ARE PAYING HER TO SUPPORT HER PILL HABIT…THAT F*CKING DRUNK.ALL OF THOSE WASHED UP B*TCHES FROM WWE/F ARE BROKE…RIGHT TERRI?HOES OF THE FED ARE EASY TO GET IN BED…ALL IT TOOK ME,WAS FB AND PERCS AND THAT LIL BLOND NASTY B*TCH WAS HOOKED…WOULDN’T YOU AGREE DUSTIN?

“intervention my ass,you are supporting that b*tches drug and drinking.INTERVENTION TO WHO?TO A BUNCH OF GOTDAMN MARKS THAT SHE CAN’T SEE?ROB DON’T GET ME WRONG,YOU ARE JUST DOING YOUR BUT THAT HOE IS COMPLETELY BRAIN DEAD!!!

“I DON’T GIVE A FLYING F*CK ABOUT NOBODY IN THIS BUSINESS,SO IF THIS IS STINGING ALOT…SOOOOO F*CKING WHAT!!!!

“OH AND LETS NOT TALK ABOUT HER BLOWING REX KING,WHILE CHRIS WAS IN THE NEXT ROOM TAKING A SHOWER!!! (Jack notes King “WAS PART OF A STUPID ASS TAG TEAM CALLED “WELL DONE”)

“HOW IN GOD NAME COULD SHE TALK ABOUT CHRIS…OF ALL PEOPLE…CHRIS?B*TCH HE GOT YOU IN THE BUSINESS AND HE SUPPORTED YOUR DUMB ASS UNTIL VINCE SIGNED YOU AND THEN YOU WENT TO THE FED AND BLEW EVERY DICK SWINGING…CHRIS WAS MY FRIEND,YOU LITTLE NASTY,GOOD FOR NOTHING SL*T.TERRI WAS RIGHT ABOUT ONE THING…SHE SAID THAT YOU S*CKED YOUR WAY TO THE HOF…KEEP IT GANGSTA YOU STINKING ASS MOTHERF*CKER!!!

“SHE SPOKE BAD ABOUT CHRIS…WTF!!!!!!

“OMG.”

New Jack then vouched for the “First Lady of Wrestling” Missy Hyatt over Sytch and Runnels, who he has harshly ridiculed in the past.

Jack wrote “BE VERY F*CKING WORRIED…YOU WOULD COME OUT BETTER BOOKING MISSY HYATT(shoot)” in response to whether a promoter should be worried about Sytch’s upcoming bookings.

He continued, “BRING BACK MISSY…WE WANT MISSY…WE LOVE MISSY…WE WANT MISSY HYATT!!!!!!!

“TAMMY AND TERRI TALKED BAD ABOUT MISSY…B*TCHES PLEASE!!!

“COULDN’T NEITHER 1 OF YOU CARRY MISSYS BLOODY TAMPON…

“YOU ARE BOTH(BGB)B*TCHES GONE BAD!!!

“HEY ROB,LOOK AT THE NUMBERS…YOU CAN THANK ME LATER…NOW GO TAPE THAT DRUNK,PILL POPPING,RETARDED B*TCH…DAMN THAT SOUNDS JUST LIKE TERRI…DID SHE DIE YET?”

Venis Says He’s Not Returning To WWE, Match For Tonight, More

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– It’s being speculated that Val Venis will make a cameo appearance on tonight’s Raw SuperShow since the program emanates from his billed hometown of Las Vegas, Nevada and the official WWE website posted several videos on Sunday highlighting his career. When asked via Twitter whether he would appear for the organization again, he responded, “Not so long as they support sopa/cispa.”

– Alex Riley announced on Tout that he will be facing former Intercontinental Champion Cody Rhodes tonight in Las Vegas, Nevada and wanted fan feedback on what strategy he should use to defeat him. Riley, however, did not indicate whether the match will be dark, or take place on Raw SuperShow or WWE Superstars.

– Fozzy release a brand new single “Sandpaper,” via iTunes Tuesday. The single is taken from Fozzy’s upcoming new album, Sin and Bones, which is due out August 14 via Century Media Records.

– Former WWE Diva talent Maria Kanellis stated on Twitter that AfterBuzzTV.com’s recap show for Raw SuperShow will return next Monday night.

Cena Making A Big Announcement Tonight, Jericho-JBL Talk MITB

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– Former WWE superstar John Bradshaw Layfield tweeted the following about Alberto Del Rio during Sunday’s Money in the Bank PPV:

– Following John Cena winning the RAW brand’s Money in the Bank match, Chris Jericho tweeted the following congratulatory message to his opponent:

– Speaking of Cena, he has another “huge announcement” to make on tonight’s RAW:

More Proof Dolph Ziggler Is The Best Bumper In The Business

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On Sunday night, Dolph Ziggler won the SmackDown brand’s Money in the Bank match to earn a World Heavyweight title shot whenever he chooses. For months, Ziggler has been showing the WWE universe that he’s one of the top in-ring performers of this generation and takes bumps like we haven’t seen since the peak of Shawn Michaels’ career. Money in the Bank was no exception, with Ziggler once again bumping around like a madman and making his opponents look like a million bucks in the process. Check out this animation of one of the nastiest looking bumps we’ve seen in a long time –

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CM Punk Comments On His Matches Not Main Evening PPVs

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WWE Champion CM Punk has responded to fans on Twitter who complain about his WWE title matches not being the main event of WWE pay-per-views. Punk said:

As the Solomonster pointed out on Twitter, that means Kane has now wrestled in more WWE PPV main events this year than Punk.

We want to know what you think – does it matter that WWE refuses to put CM Punk’s WWE title defenses as the final match on pay-per-views? Does it seem like WWE has yet to fully get behind Punk as champion, or does it not matter?

Sunny Checks Into WWE-Sponsored Rehab Following Vodka Binge

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WWE Hall of Famer Tammy “Sunny” Sytch checked into a rehabilitation program sponsored by WWE on Monday morning. She was admitted to an emergency room late Friday night for consuming nearly two gallons of vodka, and her boyfriend, independent wrestler Damien Darling, insisted that she seek professional help.

Rob Feinstein, who conducted a sit-down interview with the legendary Diva yesterday where she addressed her variety of personal battles over the past year, posted the following on Facebook ‘putting over’ WWE for its handling of the situation:

“I want to take this time to really put over the WWE as many people don’t know how quick they work and this needs to get out there. I am not writing this to put myself over, I am putting over the WWE. Yesterday when we finished the interview with Tammy I made a quick phone call to Tommy Dreamer and told him that Tammy wanted to go to rehab ASAP. He made one call to them on a Sunday and within 30 minutes she was booked with in 24 hours and the WWE had her picked up today as well. The WWE needs alot of credit on how fast they acted and it is a good thing that they do this for anyone that has worked for the company.”

Beginning in September 2007, WWE distributed rehabilitation assistance to all former WWE contracted talent. The goal of the initiative is designed to help any former talent that may have a substance-related dependency problem.

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