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JR Blog: NXT Championship Tournament, Backlund, Kane

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

Possible NXT Championship Tournament: “There is talk of having a tournament to crown a NXT Champion which, if and when it is held, could create some amazing opportunities for several young athletes looking to get noticed with the hopes of making it to a Raw or Smackdown WWE roster.

Kane: “I’ve been extremely impressed with Kane the past several weeks as I have previously mentioned here. The veteran continues to deliver in a big way inside the ropes which is where it counts the most. Kane is a great success story as he migrated through the independent scene to earn a HOF level career in WWE. When I first saw Kane, it was in an arena of maybe 100 fans, he looked a great deal like Sycho Sid in size and wrestled under a mask known as the Unibomber. We had him come to a WWE TV, which I think was in Georgia, for a try out and officials were impressed with his size, athleticism and demeanor. No major star that I can recall has been easier to work with than the highly intelligent and articulate Kane. I have great respect for the man….even though he tried to BBQ me once upon a time.”

Bob Backlund’s Return to RAW: “Good seeing Bob Backlund on Raw Monday night but in hindsight I’d have loved to have seen Bob make his cameo while RAW was in the northeast. Perhaps he wasn’t available. The former champion is in amazing condition for a guy in his 60’s but Bobby has always been a cardio freak and his strength was always grossly underrated. I have no knowledge of the 2013 WWE Hall of Fame Class but Backlund has to be high on the list of potential inductees. Backlund was a two sport All American in College both on the gridiron as a defensive end and on the mat 190.”

As always, you can check out Jim Ross’ delicious line of BBQ products at WWEShop.com.

Daniel Bryan Talks MITB & Vince McMahon Supporting Him

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Daniel Bryan spoke to USAirwaysCenter.com this week to hype Sunday’s WWE Money in the Bank pay-per-view. Here are some highlights of what Daniel Bryan said about:

His Match With Punk on Sunday: “I don’t know what fans can expect. Obviously, whenever I wrestle CM Punk, they’re going to get a great wrestling match. But the one thing that is unknown about this whole thing is that AJ is going to be our referee. So when you put a 95-lb woman in a referee shirt, you never know what’s going to happen.”

How They Can Take It Up A Notch: “Well, it’s interesting. This is a pay-per-view match and it’s for the WWE Championship, so that obviously ups the intensity. I expect to be in the main event of the pay-per-view, so anytime that happens, and you have two guys with as much pride as me and CM Punk, you know it’s going to be intense.

What Caused Vince To Push Him: “Well, I think a lot of it was just opportunities. We were in a situation where Mark Henry and a lot of other guys were hurt. Then when I cashed in the Money in the Bank contract and won the championship, they gave me an opportunity to see what I could do. They gave me the opportunity to go out there and talk on the microphone in the ring. And the more that I was able to go out there and do it, and perform well, the more responsibility they were able to give me. “Okay, he did good last week, let’s give him a little more time this week. Let’s see if he can be out there for 10 minutes or 12 minutes on the microphone and hold people’s interests.” Luckily, I’ve been able to do it.”

“If you would have asked my high school English teacher if I would have been able to stand out in front of 10,000 people and talk on a microphone. He would have said, “Wait a second, this guy stuttered doing a book report.” So yes, it’s been pretty crazy.”

Who Will Win Money in the Bank: “Gosh, I think it’s a toss-up. Initially, I would say John Cena, but he’s never been in a Money in the Bank match and until you’ve been in one of those, you don’t know how they are or what’s going to happen. You’ve also got Chris Jericho, Kane and Big Show, who have all been in this match before. But I guess if I had to put my money on it, I would put money on John Cena.

Finlay Re-Hired By WWE, Another Ryback Victim Speaks

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– WWE has re-hired Fit Finlay as a producer, according to PWInsider.com. Finlay was released in March of 2011 after he allowed the Miz to interrupt the Star-Spangled Banner at a house show with several members of the United States military at ringside, which brought some negative attention to the company.

– Barry Piotrowski, who was one of Ryback’s squash victims at Smackdown in Indiana two weeks ago on SmackDown, spoke with the Northwest Indiana Times about his tryout for the role and more. Here are some highlights of what Piotrowski said about:

Doing the job: “Yeah, I got my butt whipped, but I got my foot in the door, and I got some good pointers and some good compliments.”

The tryout: “It was basically a tryout for one of the two spots, and I got picked,. William Regal helped work with me to get me ready.”

The Experience: “When you see all the cameras, the lights … the large screens, and you see they way they build it up and then tear it down …. it’s really impressive.”

The Feedback He Got: “They told me they liked what they saw, and they said to keep checking their website for future shows where I could be available. One thing they did mention is that I need to be more confident out there. They said that the crowd won’t be taken by you if they sense you don’t have confidence.”

The article also refers to the fact that Piotrowski is a cancer survivor, having overcome Hodgkin’s lymphoma.

* List Of LEGENDS Appearing at RAW 1,000 & WWE Signing LOTS Of New Talent

TNA & Hulk Hogan Urging Fans To Call DirecTV

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TNA is encouraging fans to call DirecTV and demand that they keep SpikeTV and Impact Wrestling on the air. DirecTV and Viacom are in a dispute over money (what else) and all of Viacom’s channels are currently off the air on DirecTV.

Fans can call DirecTV now at 1-800-531-5000 and tell them to keep SpikeTV and Impact Wrestling on the air.

Hulk Hogan says issued the following statement: “I’ve had a world of piledriving punishment dished out to me, brother – but I’ve never been hurt like I am right now since I heard that DirecTV is dropping Spike, so you can’t see IMPACT! You’ll also be choked off from MTV, Comedy Central, Nickelodeon, VH1, BET – 26 channels in all! So, I need all my Hulkamaniacs to call DirecTV now and tell them you need your channels, brother! Otherwise, I might be runnin’ wild on you, brother!”

* Major Changes Behind The Scenes In TNA Regarding AUSTIN ARIES & The Company’s Top Feuds

Spike TV Goes Dark On DirecTV: Details

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Wrestling fans with DirecTV might be out of luck this Thursday night if they’re expecting to watch Imact Wrestling on Spike TV.

DirecTV and Viacom (parent company of Spike TV, Nickelodeon, MTV, Comedy Central, BET, VH1, CMT and others) have been unable to reach an agreement regarding carriage fees, so the channels have been pulled from the cable service. The previous contract expired over the weekend.

DirecTV EVP Derek Chang made the following statement on the matter:

“We have absolutely no problem compensating Viacom fairly, but they have now knowingly put our customers in the unreasonable position of either accepting their extravagant financial demands or losing some of their favorite TV shows.”

“We feel our customers should not have to pay more for these networks than the customers of any other TV provider. We reiterated this to Viacom today and have not heard back from them.”

“DirecTV added that Viacom demanded the channels get taken down and said, “We asked Viacom to allow us to keep the channels up while we continue to negotiate, but they refused. We’re working diligently on a new agreement to keep making these channels available at a fair price to our customers.”

We’ll post an update when this situation changes and if DirecTV & Viacom are able to come to terms on a new agreement.

(Mugshot) Former Diva Arrested For Boating Under the Influence

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Former WWE talent Serena Deeb, 26, was arrested on July 8, 2012 in Tampa, Florida for operating a vessel while intoxicated. Her crime was categorized as BUI—Boating Under the Influence. She was released on $150 bond.

Deeb appeared for WWE in 2010 as a member of the CM Punk-led Straight Edge Society, a group which promoted and abided to abstinence and discipline—primarily no smoking, drinking, or drugs. The faction acted as a militant organization, denouncing all people who didn’t practice the straight edge lifestyle, even those who also abstain from substance abuse. Her contract was terminated in August of that year, with WWE sources cited to the Pro Wrestling Torch saying that she was not maintaining the gimmick’s image in public.

Deeb continued to wrestle independently following her release from WWE. She took an indefinite break from the profession in October 2011 after suffering a serious concussion in a match and now works as a yoga instructor.

Here’s Serena Deeb’s July 2012 mugshot:

CM Punk Responds To The Rock, AJ Remembers Her Indy Days

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– Moments before Raw SuperShow went on the air, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson tweeted that he will be appearing on the historic 1,000th episode of Raw on July 23 at 8/7 CT on USA Network:

CM Punk, who is currently in possession of the title, responded with the following message:

– AJ paid homage to her days on the independent wrestling circuit after main-eventing Raw SuperShow. She tweeted,

AJ independently competed for nearly two years in the New Jersey area before landing a developmental contract with WWE in May 2009.

– SmackDown Superstar Tyson Kidd turns 32 years old on Wednesday while former WWE Superstar Butch Reed turns 58.

Triple H Advertised For Upcoming Raw, Pac, Del Rey & More

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– Indy wrestler PAC wrote the following on Twitter about the reports of him joining WWE:

– Triple H is being advertised for WWE RAW from the Save Mart Center in Fresno, CA on August 20th. He’s also advertised for the following night’s SmackDown taping from the Rabobank Arena in Bakersfield, CA.

– InsideHalton.com has an interview with WWE United States Champion Santino Marella.

– WWE Tag Team Champions Kofi Kingston and R-Truth will be appearing at an upcoming Florida Championship Wrestling live event from the Charlotte Harbor Event Center in Punta Gorda, FL on Friday July 13th. As part of the FCW Summer Slamarama Tour, Kingston and Truth will be signing autographs and taking pictures with fans.

– With the news of Sara Del Rey joining WWE, there is speculation that she could be hired to help train WWE divas, but that news is not confirmed.

Rating For This Week’s Raw, Sunny’s Message To Dawn, More

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– The July 9 episode of Raw SuperShow garnered a 3.2 cable rating off of hours of 3.11 and 3.22.

Although the rating was nearly identical to last week’s show (3.18), viewership was down. Monday’s show averaged 4.41 million viewers compared to 4.71 million the week before.

– WWE Hall of Famer Tammy “Sunny” Sytch and former WWE Diva Dawn Marie headline The Ultimate Wrestling Experience’s “Meltdown” event on July 21 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Sunny sent the following video message to Dawn Marie, as the two will be managing on opposite sides.

http://youtu.be/v9D_q-L9XAo

– Brian Knobs and Jerry Sags will appear at Ringers Roost 1801 W. Liberty St. Allentown, Pennsylvania from 6:00 to 11:00 p.m. Call 610-437-4941 for more information.

(source: PWInsider.com)

Kane Accidentally Bleeds During Raw, Lashley Attends Show

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– Kane bled under his mask on Monday’s Raw SuperShow after receiving an errant strike during the tag team match against Big Show and Chris Jericho. The mishap was not serious and he was able to finish the bout.

– Former WWE Superstar Bobby Lashley indicated on his Twitter account that he attended Monday’s duel Raw SuperShow and SmackDown event in Denver, Colorado. He tweeted two hours before the show, “Heading to the shows in Denver tonight!”

Lashley, who parted ways with WWE in 2008 and moved to the world of mixed martial arts, announced last week that he is hitting the wrestling circuit gain and accepting offers for upcoming events, autograph signings and other appearances via [email protected].

– The July 7, 2012 episode of A.M. Raw garnered a 0.33 cable rating, with 383,000 viewers.

(source: PWInsider.com)

Sunny Addresses Thong Incident, Natalya Congratulates Del Rey

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– WWE Hall of Famer Tammy “Sunny” Sytch committed her latest outrageous act Saturday night at an independent wrestling show in Long Island, New York as she purposely had her undergarment removed during a match. She responded to online outrage regarding the incident via Facebook:

“my God! You people and esp the dirt sheet writers dont know a WORK when you see or hear about one…NOTHING was exposed, and there was a 2nd pair worn under the pair removed..and you all think you’re SMART! LOL As far as kids being in the audience, the company is called f**k the world wrestling… Not a soul shoud be offended.”

– WWE has offered a contract to independent female wrestling standout Sara Del Rey. Natalya congratulated her via Twitter: “@thesaradelrey great things come to those who wait!!! We’ve come a long way from Japan:)”

– Chris Masters, Luke Gallows, Rhino, The Sandman and Sami Callihan have been announced to appear for Tommy Dreamer’s House of Hardcore promotion premiering October 6 in Poughkeepsie, New York. (Event Information)

WWE Ranks The 50 Greatest Matches In RAW History

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With nearly 1,000 episodes in the history books, the WWE website has ranked the 50 Greatest Matches in the history of Monday Night RAW. You can view the entire list at WWE.com. Here are the top 10:

10. Owen Hart vs. The British Bulldog: European Title tournament finals (March 3, 1997)

9. Cactus Jack vs. Triple H: Falls Count Anywhere Match (Sept. 22, 1997)

8. Rob Van Dam vs. Edge vs. John Cena: WWE Championship Triple Threat Match (July 3, 2006)

7. The Rock vs. Mankind: WWE Championship Match (Jan. 4, 1999)

6. Rey Mysterio vs. John Cena: WWE Championship Match (July 25, 2011)

5. The Undertaker vs. Jeff Hardy: Undisputed Championship Ladder Match (June 1, 2002)

4. Triple H vs. Shawn Michaels: World Heavyweight Championship Match (Dec. 29, 2003)

3. Bret Hart vs. The 1-2-3 Kid: WWE Championship Match (July 11, 1994)

2. Ric Flair vs. Mr. Perfect: Loser Leaves WWE (Jan. 25, 1993)

1. John Cena vs. Shawn Michaels (April 23, 2007)

Rock’s RAW 1,000 Appearance, Reaction To Backlund

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– WWE Legend Bob Backlund was said to be “super over” with the WWE locker room at Monday’s RAW from Denver, especially with the younger members of the roster. A lot of people were talking about how great Backlund looked, considering he’s 62 years old.

Backlund spoke to WWE.com after his appearance and said he couldn’t believe that fans popped the way they did when he came out. Backlund said he was thrilled to be there and is looking forward to RAW 1,000 and said the fans are responsible for WWE’s success.

– The Rock announced on Monday night that he’ll be appearing at the 1,000th RAW celebration on July 23rd and he still has his sights set on winning the WWE Championship one last time. The Rock will indeed be there in person and is expected to make some sort of major announcement at the show. The Rock will begin filming Fast 6 shortly after the appearance, either in late July or early August.

(Partial Source: f4wonline.com)

Batista’s Major Announcement, Hall Alleges Gimmick Infringement

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– Zack Ryder will be filming this week’s episode of “Z! True Long Island Story” from the San Diego Comic Con. Ryder will appearing at the event with other WWE Superstars and the Mattel toy designers.

– WWE Superstar Ezekiel Jackson wrote on Twitter that he is working on being featured more on WWE TV.

– Former WWE Diva Jillian Hall says that Heath Slater is ripping off her singing gimmick. She tweeted this week:

– Batista’s recent announcements that he’s appearing in the “Man With the Iron Fist” Tarantino movie and directing a rap music video are not the “major announcement” he and his agent have been hyping on Twitter for months.

Batista says that announcement is still forthcoming and that fans are going to flip out when they find out what the news is:

https://twitter.com/davebautista/status/222536596023545856

Identity Of RAW’s Anonymous General Manager Revealed

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The identity of WWE’s abandoned Anonymous RAW General Manager was finally revealed on Monday night.

The Anonymous RAW GM was the Interim General Manager for Monday’s show, with Michael Cole once again reading the GM’s emails from a ringside podium.

WWE’s resident sleuth Santino spent the show investigating the true identity of the mystery authority figure – which turned out to be none other than … Hornswoggle.

Hornswoggle was almost certainly not WWE’s original plan for the character’s identity, but apparently WWE felt the need to give the angle closure and tie up that loose end before a new permanent RAW GM is named on RAW 1,000.

Mysterio Returning To WWE Next Week, Backlund Appears On Raw

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– Following a lengthy absence due to injury and a 60-day suspension from his second violation of WWE’s Talent Wellness Program, Rey Mysterio is advertised for next Tuesday’s SmackDown taping at the Valley View Casino in San Diego, California.

– Continuing WWE’s parade of Legends to promote the 1000th episode of Raw on July 23, two-time WWE Champion Bob Backlund appeared on Monday’s show as he trapped Heath Slater in his trademark Crossface Chickenwing. It was his first appearance on WWE programming since the 15th anniversary episode of Raw on December 10, 2007.

– The Ticketmaster.com pre-sale code for SummerSlam Axxess on Saturday, Aug. 18 and Sunday, Aug. 19 at the Nokia Plaza at L.A. LIVE in Los Angeles is WWESTAPLES. The pre-sale is already ongoing and will conclude on Friday. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Saturday.

– Vickie Guerrero offered her thoughts on Monday’s Raw via Twitter: “Great night tonight! @HEELZiggler shined with perfection! I cant wait to bring home the briefcase from Money in the Bank on Sunday.”

MITB Pre-Show Match Announced, ‘Ace’ Competing At Live Show

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– Tag team action is slated for Sunday as Kofi Kingston and R-Truth will defend the WWE Tag Team Championship against Camacho and Hunico in the Money in the Bank Pre-Show, which streams live on WWE.com, YouTube.com/WWE and Facebook.com at 7:30 ET/4:30 PT.

– Despite his removal from WWE programming last month, John Laurinaitis is slated to compete at live shows through at least September. The advertised main event for the Saturday, September 22, 2012 Raw live event taking place at the Westchester County Center in White Plains, New York has ‘Big Johnny’ teaming up with Big Show to take on John Cena in a Handicap Match.

– The Raw SuperShow taking place on Monday, September 17, 2012 at the Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut will feature John Cena vs. Big Show in a Steel Cage Match.

– WWEShop.com is selling a Brodus Clay Fedora for $29.99.

(source: PWInsider.com)

Foley Confirmed For RAW 1,000, Anonyous RAW GM Revealed

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– After Raw SuperShow went on the air, Mick Foley tweeted that he will be appearing on the historic 1,000th episode of Raw on July 23 at 8/7 CT on USA Network.

https://twitter.com/realmickfoley/status/222502147806339072

Foley joins The Rock, Bret Hart, D-Generation X and Brock Lesnar as stars confirmed to be on the 1000th Raw on July 23, 2012. Attitude Era star is also Steve Blackman is also expected to appear.

– Matches taped Monday night in Denver, Colorado for this week’s episode of WWE Superstars were:

* Justin Gabriel vs. Hunico

* Alicia Fox and Kaitlyn vs. Beth Phoenix and Natalya

* Alex Riley vs. Jinder Mahal

– Former WWE Superstar Billy Jack Haynes turns 59 years old on Tuesday. Today would have also marked as Johnny Grunge’s 46th birthday. He died on February 16, 2006 at the age of 39 due to sleep apnea complications.

Batista Directing Rap Music Video, Rating For SD Replay, More

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– Former WWE Superstar Batista announced over the weekend on Twitter that he’s making his music video directorial debut this week: “I’m fucking stoked to announce I’m making my music video directorial debut with @ActionBronson and @Alchemist in #LA next week!”

The song Batista is directing is called “Decisions Over Veal Orloff,” which will appear on the Alchemist’s upcoming album Russian Roulette that is set to drop on July 17th.

A preview of the song Batista will be directing the music video for can be heard at DefSounds.com.

Rapper Action Bronson even references Jim “The Anvil” Neidhart in the first few seconds of the song.

– Last Friday’s replay airing of SuperSmackDown LIVE: The Great American Bash on Syfy garnered a 1.45 cable rating following a 1.70 for the live Tuesday broadcast.

The replay averaged 2,130,000 viewers while the live show drew 2,540,000.

– The first two titles of WWE’s Superstar Collection DVD series, featuring John Cena and Zack Ryder, are out beginning today.

*SPOILERS* WWE SmackDown Tapings Results For Friday

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WWE taped this week’s episode of SmackDown on Monday night after RAW from Denver, Colorado. The following is a live report of the show, courtesy of Omar Villalobos & PWTorch.com:

Smackdown started off right after Raw went off the air.

(1) Alberto Del Rio beat Sin Cara via armbar submission.

Big show and Zack Ryder were shown backstage, with Show saying he should be Smackdown GM instead of Ryder. He threatened to KO him, but out came Great Khali. Ryder informed Show that he was his opponent tonight.

(2) Primo (w/Epico and Rosa Mendes) beat Darren Young (w/Titus O’Neil and AW). Primo got a roll-up pin to upset D-Young.

World Hvt. champion Sheamus was shown with Ryder along with Jericho backstage. Sheamus challenged Jericho to a match, and Ryder made it official.

(3) Dolph Ziggler & Cody Rhodes beat U.S. champion Santino & IC champion Christian. Ziggler got the win with a roll-up.

(4) Big Show beat Great Khali in two minutes. Show KO’ed Khali, who got a loud pop after initially knocking down Show.

WWE promoted the Money in the Bank PPV pre-show match of Kofi & R-Truth vs. Hunico & Camacho.

(5) Ryback beat Tyler Reks. Ryback actually had to work for the victory, as it wasn’t handed to him. The crowd was still chanting Goldberg’s name, but everyone was chanting, “Feed me more,” by the end of it.

(6) Damien Sandow beat Justin Gabriel. Sandow put on a great match, dominated most of it, and ended up winning.

(7) World Hvt. champion Sheamus beat Chris Jericho in a non-title match. Very exciting match – the best of Smackdown. After surviving not one, but two Walls of Jericho, Sheamus came back with a Brogue Kick to win. A great 18-minute match.

Alberto Del Rio came out to attack Sheamus at the top of the ramp. He gave him a cross-arm submission, which appeared to end the Smackdown episode.

Del Rio then he came to the ring and – probably just for the live crowd – trash-talked to the crowd. Sheamus then came back to the ring selling the left arm injury. After exchanging, Sheamus delivered a Brogue Kick to Del Rio to send us home happy. End of the Smackdown taping.

JR Blog: Chael Sonnen To WWE Rumor, Underrated Commentators

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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 said about:

Kevin Nash: “Happy Birthday to my old friend @RealKevinNash who turned 53 today and has two major motion pictures in theaters at this time. Back in the day WCW honchos did not think that Kevin speak well until they heard him on my WSB Radio Show in the early 90’s. His nWo attitude was well in place long before he was ever able to utilize it.”

Most underrated commentator he’s worked with: “I’d say Terry Funk. He was funny as hell, understood every facet of the business, paid attention to the story being told in the ring, and was much more interested in getting the talent ‘over’ than himself. We had some great broadcasts together in WCW. Terry is rarely thought of as a broadcaster as his in ring skills were so extraordinary. The Funker was one of the absolute best in ring talents that I ever saw. It was an honor to work with him even if he was from Texas.”

UFC Fighter Chael Sonnen to WWE?: “I see Sonnen, the admitted pro wrestling fan, sticking with UFC. I believe that Chael is a star, an attraction and UFC isn’t overloaded with marketable star power at the moment. No company that hangs their hats on PPV revenue is over loaded with star power as these special athletes/performers who more the needle don’t grow on trees nor can they be developed over night.

“Chael is 35, very late to begin a career at the highest level of sports entertainment, WWE. Is it too late? Probably not but ‘we’re burning daylight’ here. I’m guessing Sonnen has 3-5 viable fights left in him which would take him until he’s 37-38 years of age. If I were advising Chael I’d recommend that he stick with UFC and keep making those significant pay days in a sport that he has trained for years in which to become excellent plus no one in UFC can sell a fight/event like Chael Sonnen. That works behind a mic too and it’s obvious that UFC has little to no broadcasting depth at this time.

“So the ‘Sonnen to WWE’ rumor is just that as far as I’m concerned and I will believe that the ‘American Gangster’ is WWE bound when I see him walk on RAW. Not before.”

As always, you can check out Jim Ross’ great line of BBQ products at WWEShop.com.

Sin Cara Qualifies For MITB, New RAW Interactive Features

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– Sin Cara defeated Heath Slater on RAW to qualify for the SmackDown brand’s Money in the Bank match this Sunday on pay-per-view.

The match participants now include: Dolph Ziggler, Cody Rhodes, Christian, Tensai, Tyson Kidd, Damien Sandow and Sin Cara.

– A commercial aired during RAW hyping the interactive features that are coming to the show starting July 23rd. It plugged WWE’s Facebook page, Twitter account Youtube channels and stated “One of the most widespread social networks in the universe rises to a whole new level.” Each week, fans can “help create RAW.”

Viewers are encouraged to use Twitter, Shazam and a new WWE app called Tout – where fans can record their videos and share them on RAW. WWE hyped the #RAWActive name for the new interactive features coming to the show.

* Big Returns Planned For RAW 1,000 & New Talent Headed For WWE

The Rock Confirmed For RAW’s 1,000th Episode

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WWE announced on Monday night on RAW that The Rock will be appearing on the 1,000th RAW celebration on July 23rd.

The Rock also tweeted on Monday night:

Discussion: Austin Aries Wins The TNA World Championship

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Austin Aries defied the odds at TNA’s Destination X pay-per-view by defeating Bobby Roode in a great match to win the TNA World Heavyweight title.

Austin Aries & Bobby Roode Comment On TNA World Title Change

We want to know what you think about Austin Aries’ move to forfeit the TNA X Division title to pursue and ultimately capture the TNA World Heavyweight title.

CM Punk, Dixie Carter & More Congratulate Austin Aries

Are you upset that Bobby Roode’s 8-month reign has come to an end?

Do you expect Austin Aries to get a long title run?

Is this a sign that TNA’s creative team is serious about getting behind Aries as the face of the company?

Hit up the comments below and share your thoughts on Aries’ title win.

RAW & SmackDown Previews, Latest WWE Download Video

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– WWE will be holding a rare double television taping tonight from Denver, Colorado, with both Monday Night RAW and Friday’s SmackDown being taped. These will be the “go home” shows before Sunday’s WWE Money In The Bank pay-per-view.

As of Monday afternoon, no matches have been announced for either show. As previously reported, the WWE website is teasing a follow up to AJ’s actions at the end of last week’s show for tonight’s RAW.

The advertised dark match main events are WWE Champion CM Punk vs. Daniel Bryan and John Cena vs. Big Show and John Laurinaitis a handicap match.

Zack Ryder will serve as the General Manager of tonight’s SmackDown taping after winning the Great American Bash Battle Royal on last week’s show.

– Episode 24 of WWE Download with Dolph Ziggler is now online.

“In this week’s “WWE Download,” Dolph Ziggler compares some of his fellow Superstars to the “stars” of these cringeworthy YouTube videos.”

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