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Angelina Love Addresses Departure From TNA Wrestling, Whether She Would Join WWE, Hulk Hogan

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Former five-time TNA Knockouts Champion Angel Williams (Angelina Love) was the featured guest on the return of the award-winning Monday Night Mayhem. You can now feel The Mayhem every week only on the WrestleView Radio Network. Join in the celebration of #MNMX, the ten-year anniversary celebration of “Your Home of Wrestling Radio” right now on Facebook (at www.Facebook.com/MondayNightMayhem & www.Facebook.com/FeelTheMayhem), and follow The Mayhem on Twitter (at www.Twitter.com/FeelTheMayhem).

Angel joined The Big Mosh & “The Chairman of the Board” Todd Vincent for her first (and only) post-TNA interview, a Monday Night Mayhem worldwide exclusive interview, which is now available for download on the WrestleView Radio Network:

Angel Williams/Monday Night Mayhem Interview (MP3 Streaming Audio): www.wrestleviewradio.com/WVIP_Preview/mnm082012.mp3

Interview highlights courtesy of Paterson, MNM’s associate producer & official correspondent:

Why she felt the time was right to leave TNA/iMPACT Wrestling and start a new chapter in her career: “There’s no big fancy story, there’s no scandal. It’s nothing too big. I spoke to all the appropriate people. It was just my time. It was just my time to go. I was there for five years, was a five-time Knockouts Champion and one-time (Knockouts) Tag Team Champ, and did a lot with a lot of people storyline-wise. I guess I accomplished everything you could. Of course, I was always coming up with ideas, and wanting to do more, and trying to be creative, and get myself into this storyline and that storyline. Some things were being talked about, but mutually and completely amicably, we just decided it was my time, and that was it.”

Whether or not there was a noticeable difference in the direction of the Knockouts division after Hulk Hogan & Eric Bischoff joined the company: “I don’t know really. I find (Hulk) Hogan to be very, very cool. He was super supportive of the Knockouts division, and would always watch our matches, and give feedback, and was like ‘You girls kick ass.’ I think they know that the Knockouts division is a big part TNA, and it really helps out the show, but they are pretty supportive of it.”

How the idea for the upcoming Beautiful People reunion (featuring herself and Velvet Sky) came about: “We wanted to get The Beautiful People back together. The fans really wanted to see it too, and we really wanted to give that to the fans. We both get tweeted that numerous times every day from fans wondering when we were going to get back together in TNA and how they wanted to see it. We both still wanted to do it, because it was just so fun. With me leaving and with Velvet leaving, we kind of just said we could do whatever we want now, so it was just a given. For at least the next two and a half months, we have a lot of stuff coming up together.”

The level of interest on her end to sign with the WWE if the opportunity presented itself: “Yeah absolutely, I would love to. I think that would be awesome. It would be really, really fun. I really haven’t worked with many of the girls there, so it would be all new possibilities, and that’s fun.”

Much more is contained in Angel’s exclusive interview with Monday Night Mayhem, including the reaction of her former colleagues in TNA/iMPACT Wrestling regarding her departure, the inspiration for the “Angelina Love” ring name, whose idea it was to initially team her up with Velvet Sky, what the experience of The Beautiful People meant to her personally and professionally, her initial reactions to having Cute Kip, Madison Rayne, and Lacey Von Erich as members of the team, the evolution of the Knockouts division, how much truth there is to the rumor that LayCool (Michelle McCool and Layla) were put together by the WWE based on the success of The Beautiful People, the experience of training in the WWE developmental system (with Deep South Wrestling), the possibility of working with/against Beth Phoenix, Natalya, and AJ, if she believes The Beautiful People could be successful in the WWE Divas division, which opponent she would like to square off in her “dream match,” her blossoming acting career (including the details on filming “Dark Rising”), plus much more! Mayhem Nation: Be sure to follow Angel right now on Twitter (at www.Twitter.com/ActualALove) for more information on the highly-anticipated reunion of The Beautiful People (Velvet Sky & Angelina Love), which heads your way beginning this September!

Tammy Sytch Released From WWE-Sponsored Rehab, Vince McMahon Celebrates Birthday, Brutus Beefcake

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– WWE Hall of Famer Tammy “Sunny” Sytch claims she is now sober after checking out of her WWE-sponsored rehabilitation program on Thursday. The legendary Diva was admitted to an emergency room on the evening of July 13 for consuming a large amount of vodka, and her boyfriend, independent wrestler Damien Darling, insisted that she seek professional help.

She wrote on Facebook Thursday evening, “FREE AT LAST! FREE AT LAST! THANK GOD ALMIGHTY, FREE AND SOBER AT LAST!…….DONT WORRY, I HAVENT TURNED INTO A BORN AGAIN CHRISTIAN!”

– Vince McMahon, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of WWE, Inc. (WWE), turns 67-years-old Friday.

The WWE head has no intention to ever retire. “This is not a job,” he told Bloomberg last year regarding retirement. “I love what I do.” He said he hopes there are people who will tell him he’s slipping. “It would only be then that I would decide to go to a beach somewhere and sit back and discover that they’re right, I am senile. Other than that, I intend to be, as they say, die in the chair. That’s the way I would like to go.”

– Former WWE Superstar Brutus “The Barber” Beefcake appears for World’s Best Wrestling Wrestling on October 6th, 2012 in Sardinia, Ohio at Chad D.Heckler Building gymnasium. (Event Information)

Kirby Mack and Stoney Hooker Discuss Recent WWE Experience Facing Ryback

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Kirby Mack (a/k/a Stan Stansky) and Stoney Hooker (a/k/a Arthur Rosenberg), who faced Ryback in a Handicap Match on the June 4, 2012 episode of Raw, recalled their WWE experience in an interview with The Do Your J.O.B. Wrestling Hour. Highlights from the interview are as follows:

The process being selected to face Ryback: “Before we got there I got a call from a buddy of mine who runs High Velocity Wrestling who was in contact with the WWE and they called him and said we are looking for 2 guys this time…They wanted Ryback to lift 2 guys…we did our tryout but Ryback wanted the biggest guys to pick up to be impressive so right off the bat he pick 2 guys out of I think Tennessee that were really big and he went through the motions with them to see if he could lift them up, now he was able to lift them up but it was not pretty. It wasn’t good for live tv and that’s what Arn Anderson was saying…so they picked Stoney, and originally they picked another guy named Chase Owens who had been squashed by Ryback a week or two before so Arn looked at him and said didn’t Ryback already beat you up like a week ago on tv and he said yes and thankfully they picked me”

Nerves cutting the promo before the match: “The nerves didn’t kick in until we were about to go live…they gave us the promo at about 3 or 4 o’clock…and we literally rehearsed it till like 8:53 and then we rehearsed it before the commercial break in the ring…it wasn’t so much nerves but the problem with that promo was I think everyone in the back knew the promo before we did…it was tough not learning the promo but learning the promo in unison”

Reaction to the match: “Obviously to us it felt great we had a blast, it was an awesome time. I realize now it’s a PG era and it’s kinda hard to see because if the camera angle but at one point Ryback had actually busted my lip and I was bleeding pretty hard and as I was laying there I’m not thinking PG I’m thinking I’m bleeding on tv I need to get the blood put so people can see it…the referee rolled over to me and was like “Suck that blood up right now! This is PG!” so I had to suck the blood up…we come back after the match and were coming down off this high that we’re on because we just lived our dream essentially…everybody in the back knew we were gonna mess up the promo they expected it, but everyone was very complimentary. The scariest part to me was Triple H came out of the gorilla position, and from what I understand he never comes out of the gorilla pit, he came out and goes “You, you come here!” and IMF like this isn’t good and I’m walking with my head down and he was like “Great f’ing job. Great job!” and I was like oh thank you!”

Other topics include Kirby Mack’s time in Ring of Honor, his infamous match with Jeff Hardy in ROH, working in OMEGA, Matt and Jeff Hardy, Shane Helms, how the Stansky and Rosenberg gimmick have carried on and much more. The audio interview is available here.

Brock Lesnar vs. Undertaker Talks, Ryback & Sheamus’ Winning Streaks & More

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– WWE superstars Ryback and Sheamus are currently in the midst of winning streaks, with Ryback at 25 consecutive wins and Sheamus at 14 (televised matches).

– Part of WWE’s booking of the Brock Lesnar vs. Triple H storyline has been done to keep the door open for a potential Brock Lesnar vs. Undertaker matcha t WrestleMania 29.

– The WWE website has an article up looking at Triple H’s condition, with Road Dogg BG James talking about

“Our whole wrestling careers I’ve known Triple H. His arm was literally broken in the same place that it was months ago. I don’t know if you come back from an injury like that at his age. ‘The Perfect Storm’ may have just done it. I don’t know. I haven’t spoken to him yet.”

(Partial Source: f4wonline.com)

SmackDown Preview: Orton vs. Del Rio, Sheamus vs. Ziggler

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The following matches will take place on tonight’s WWE SmackDown:

– #1 Contender’s Match: Randy Orton vs. Alberto Del Rio

– World Heavyweight champion Sheamus vs. Dolph Ziggler (Non Title match)

– WWE Tag Team champions Kofi Kingston & R Truth vs. Epico & Primo

– WWE Divas champion Layla vs. Alicia Fox

– Ryback vs. Jinder Mahal

– Antonio Cesaro makes his first appearance as United States champion

Also appearing tonight are General Manager Booker T, Eve Torres, The Primetime Players, The Usos, Santino Marella and more.

Jim Ross & William Regal Talk About Thursday’s NXT Tapings

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– William Regal, who does commentary at NXT, tweeted the following about Thursday night’s the dark match main event featuring CM Punk & Dean Ambrose vs. Antonio Cesaro and Kassius Ohno:

Exclusive Video of CM Punk & Seth Rollins from Thursday Night’s NXT

– Jim Ross noted on Twitter that last night’s WWE NXT tapings from Full Sail University drew a sold out crowd of 500 fans. He wrote:

JR also noted that NXT will “likely someday” revive the now-defunct FCW Divas title. The most recent champion, Caylee Turner, was released from her developmental contract this summer.

Sheamus Talks About Wrestling Brock Lesnar, Undertaker & More

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WWE’s website has an article up looking at seven potential opponents for World Heavyweight champion Sheamus. Here are some quotes of what Sheamus said about each of the contenders:

The Undertaker: “I’ve achieved pretty much everything — WWE Champion, World Heavyweight Champion, Royal Rumble winner, King of the Ring — all that’s left for me to do really is to take out The Streak.”

Randy Orton: “Me and [Randy] Orton are no strangers to each other. I have a lot of respect for him, though I’m not sure how he feels about me. If he’s top contender for the World Heavyweight Championship, I’m more than happy to give him that opportunity.”

Wade Barrett: “There’s a good rivalry between Ireland and England. Barrett and I definitely mixed it up in the past. It’s never pretty, but it’s always a great fight and I’m sure there’s going to be plenty more opportunities for people to see the two of us go at it.”

Kane: “I’ve faced off with Kane before. He’s another larger-than-life Superstar. It doesn’t happen a lot, but I’d be the smaller guy in that fight. That’s OK — it would be great to go in there and mix it up with [The Big Red Monster].”

CM Punk: “I think a match with [CM] Punk would be great. Talking about dream matches, I think the WWE Champion against the World Heavyweight Champion is a match people would like to see. He calls himself ‘The Best in the World’ — I’d like him to prove it in the ring with me.”

Big Show: “Big Show has achieved so much in WWE, and for me, the tougher the fight, the better. And what tougher fight is there than against the 7-foot giant?”

Brock Lesnar: “Brock Lesnar? Absolutely, fella. [He’s a] fellow ginger with an aggressive streak in him. You talk about how aggressive I am, but I think [Lesnar] would definitely be one of the toughest opponents I’d face in my life.”

Brodus Clay Talks About His Funkasaurus Gimmick & Which Brand He Prefers

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Brodus Clay recently spoke with The Appleton Post Crescent to promote next week’s SmackDown tapings in Green Bay. Here are some highlights of what Clay said about:

His Funkasaurus Gimmick: “To be honest, that’s more of who I am. I never was the silent angry type. I’ve always had a big mouth. I’ve always been loud. Some people would say obnoxious, other people say entertaining, charming, it just depends on who you’re around. This is just more of who I am. … It’s hard to be angry all the time I think.”

Wrestling On RAW vs. SmackDown: “When it comes to competing, I just think everyone here is a professional. Probably the guy I was most excited to get a chance to be in the ring with was Big Show. For me, that was a career highlight even though it didn’t really go the way I wanted it to. I was a little banged up, but he was always one of the guys who was a measuring stick in terms of who I wanted to be, so that was a tremendous thrill for me. At the same time, I was nervous because he’s the Big Show (laughs). Both brands are their own world and they’re very different, yet the same. Do I have a favorite one? I just like being used in either one. They’re both great in their own way. Blue is more of my favorite color than red, but it doesn’t really matter to me.”

Hollywood Hogan Returns, Claire Lynch Storyline Ends With Big Twist

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– Hulk Hogan returned on Thursday’s Impact Wrestling as “Hollywood Hulk Hogan.” Hogan appeared in a backstage segment (due to his recent back surgery and his lack of mobility) to give support to Sting in his ongoing feud with the Aces & Eights stable.

– TNA also wrapped up the Claire Lynch storyline on Immpact – and she wasn’t even there in person for the angle’s conclusion. Claire Lynch’s attorney revealed that she was never pregnant and that she agreed to blackmail AJ Styles after being approached by Daniels and Kazarian.

Lynch admitted that she drugged AJ Styles and took pictures of him in an effort to blackmail him and make him think he was the father of her child.

Updated Standings For TNA’s Bound For Glory Series & Remaining Matches

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On Thursday’s Impact Wrestling, Robbie E. and Bully Ray each earned 7 points in the TNA Bound For Glory series. During the Impact post-show, Jeremy Borash announced that Bully Ray beat AJ Styles in a match taped for Xplosion, earning another 7 points.

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

1. James Storm
2. Samoa Joe
3. Rob Van Dam
3. Bully Ray
5. AJ Styles
6. Kurt Angle
7. Mr. Anderson
8. Jeff Hardy
9. Daniels
10. Magnus
11. Robbie E.
12. The Pope (eliminated for injury)

The following matches are still remaining:

– James Storm vs. RVD
– Bully Ray vs. RVD
– Samoa Joe vs. AJ Styles
– Samoa Joe vs. Jeff Hardy
– Kurt Angle vs. Jeff Hardy

* VIDEO of CM PUNK & SETH ROLLINS from Thursday Night’s WWE NXT

Exclusive Video Of CM Punk & Seth Rollins At NXT

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Here are the dark match main event results from Thursday’s WWE NXT tapings from Full Sail University, including our exclusive footage of the post-match celebration with WWE Champion CM Punk & NXT Champion Seth Rollins

– WWE Champion CM Punk defeated Antonio Cesaro after Kassius Ohno ran out and attacked CM Punk. Seth Rollins ran out and made the save for CM Punk. Punk grabbed the mic and said on RAW, AJ Lee is in charge. Tonight, he’s calling the shots. He gave the crowd what they were chanting for – a tag team match featuring all 4 men.

– CM Punk & Seth Rollins defeated Antonio Cesaro and Kassius Ohno after Punk and Rollins both hit their finisher at the same time and got the double pin. Punk and Rollins celebrated after the show, until they are interrupted by John Cena. John Cena announces that he’s going to be at the next NXT tapings on September 20th. Punk looked pissed off, as if Cena stole his celebratory moment. Punk and Rollins continued to celebrate as the show ended.

Exclusive Pictures From Thursday’s NXT Tapings

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SEScoops.com was at Thursday night’s WWE NXT tapings from Full Sail University .. Check out these exclusive pictures we took from the show:

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WWE NXT Results: 3 Weeks Of Tapings From Winter Park, FL

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I attended Thursday night’s WWE NXT tapings from Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida. Here are the results from the triple taping featuring a special appearance from WWE Champion CM Punk:

Dark matches

– Dean Ambrose defeated CJ Parker by submission. Ambrose did some mic work before the match and taunted Parker.

– Damien Sandow defeated Garrett Dylan by submission. Sandow was very over with the crowd. Before the match, Sandow offered him gives him the opportunity to leave the ring and instead listen to him lecture. Sandow did a cartwheel after match, which got a big pop. They cheered “One more time!” loudly and he acted as if he was about to do a second cartwheel, but then walked off like a true heel.

Episode 1

– Drew McIntyre defeated Richie Steamboat via pinfall after hitting a double-underhook DDT. Kasskius Ohno came down and distracted Steamboat, which set up the finish.

– Big E Langston squashed Aiden English and had the ref count to 5. After the match, the crowd chanted for him to hit his finisher again, he did, and got another 5 count. They chanted for it again and he did it again, with another 5 count.

– Michael McGuillicutty came out to the ring and cut a promo saying he is the #1 contender to Seth Rollins’ NXT Championship. He then called Seth Rollins. McGuillicutty called him a “paper champion” a few times and Rollins fired back by saving he paved his own path and isn’t following in the footsteps of his daddy. Rollins said they’re scheduled to fight “next week” (later in the night) – but they should fight right now. McGuillicutty said they’ll fight when he’s ready.

– Kassius Ohno defeated Percy Watson by pin. Richie Streamboat came out at the beginning of the match and attacked Ohno.

– Justin Gabriel and Tyson Kidd defeated The Ascension after Gabriel hit the 450 splash. Jim Ross did commentary for this match.

– Leo Kruger promo video with his new crazy South African gimmick.

– Bo Dallas promo video talking about his family lineage and how much he loves wrestling.

Taping 2

– Bo Dallas defeated Johnny Curtis by pin after hitting a spear.

– Ascension and Kidd & Gabriel then came out for a re-shoot of their match finish. Neither team had a formal ring introduction this time, they just came out and fought. This time, Justin Gabriel missed his 450 splash and Ascension won after hitting their finisher, which is similar to the “Total Elimination” finisher of ECW’s ‘Eliminators.’ The crowd chanted “re-shoot.”

– Paige and Audrey Marie defeated Kaitlin & Alicia Fox. Paige got the pin and was very over with the crowd. During the match, Kaitlin called Paige the “anti-Diva.”

– Backstage interview with NXT Champion Seth Rollins, who says he can’t wait for his first title defense. He’s not nervous, he’s excited. CM Punk then showed up and told Rollins about respect. Punk told him that he shouldn’t try to earn respect from Michael McGuillicutty, he should beat it out of him.

– Leo Kruger squashed Dante Dash. Kruger ripped his hair out during the match. After the match, the lights went off and a spotlight shined on Kruger. He cut a promo, laughing and mumbling the whole time.

– Seth Rollins defeated Michael McGuillicutty to retain the NXT championship. CM Punk came out before the match and told Rollins he’d be watching the match. Punk called the action with Jim Ross.

– Kassius Ohno promo video aired.

– CM Punk vs. Antonio Cesaro was announced for the night’s main event.

Episode 3

– Alex Riley defeated Jinder Mahal with a rollup. Jinder Mahal attacked him after the match and applied the camel clutch.

– Trent Barretta defeated Jake Carter after a big knee to the face. Barretta was over with the crowd.

– Ascension & Kassius Ohno defeated the Uso’ss & Richie Steamboat after Ohno pins Steamboat. Really not a good match.

Dark Match Main Event:

– WWE Champion CM Punk defeated Antonio Cesaro after Kassius Ohno ran out and attacked CM Punk. Seth Rollins ran out and made the save for CM Punk. Punk grabbed the mic and said on RAW, AJ Lee is in charge. Tonight, he’s calling the shots. He gave the crowd what they were chanting for – a tag team match featuring all 4 men.

– CM Punk & Seth Rollins defeated Antonio Cesaro and Kassius Ohno after Punk and Rollins both hit their finisher at the same time and got the double pin. Punk and Rollins celebrated after the show, until they are interrupted by John Cena. John Cena announces that he’s going to be at the next NXT tapings on September 20th. Punk looked pissed off, as if Cena stole his celebratory moment. Punk and Rollins continued to celebrate as the show ended.

Former TNA Knockout Involved In Serious Car Accident

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Daffney wrote Thursday evening on Facebook that she was involved in a serious automobile accident: “Monday night I was in a car accident. I was driving along I-4 and I hydroplaned at 70 mph, went off the road, and my car flipped. I landed upside-down in 3 feet of water. I was able to climb out of the passenger side and waded to safety. Luckily someone saw and stopped to help. It took 2 1/2 hours to tow my car out as it was wedged deep in the ditch in the woods.

“Thank God I had my seatbelt on. If I hadn’t I’m sure my injuries would have been much worse…if not fatal. I want to emphasize to all my Daffanatics to please remember to buckle up.

“I cannot explain the feeling I had when I realized what had happened. When I saw my totaled car the next day at the junkyard it really hit me. I’m so grateful to be alive. Now, I’m just trying to pick up the pieces and get things back to normal.

“I lost a lot of things that night. As I landed in so much water – my phone, ipod, video camera (with all the bonus footage for Shine 2), some clothing , and some other things were destroyed. They are all material objects and can be replaced, however it is going to cost a pretty penny.

“I will be auctioning off quite a few items in the near future to try and make up for this loss, so please check out ebay in case you see something you like and want to bid.

“Thanks for letting me share this unfortunate incident with you guys, and thanks in advance for the love and support.”

Daffney is auctioning off the tiny green hat she wore in TNA.

Three WWE Superstars Officially Change Brands, This Week’s “WWE Superstars”, Jim Ross

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– WWE.com updated its roster page this week to reflect recent storyline developments.

Eve and Curt Hawkins are now official members of the SmackDown roster. On last week’s episode of SmackDown, Eve defeated Kaitlyn to become the SmackDown Assistant General Manager to Booker T. Hawkins appeared on the show with Tyler Reks as they debuted male stripper characters. Reks was briefly listed on the page before he was granted his contract release on Tuesday.

AJ Lee is officially a member of the Raw roster after being named Raw General Manager by WWE chief Vince McMahon on Raw 1,000. Despite controlling the program, she continued to be listed as a SmackDown Diva.

– This week’s episode of WWE Superstars is headlined by Justin Gabriel vs. Cody Rhodes. Also featured are Yoshi Tatsu vs. Damien Sandow, Santino Marella vs. Jack Swagger and Alex Riley vs. Drew McIntyre. (Watch)

– Jim Ross, who will commentate matches at tonight’s WWE NXT tapings at Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida, tweeted prior to the event, “I have plenty of time 4 any NXT talent who wants to be great. To be physical & smart. To work diligently to improve. To the others, nothing.”

CM Punk, AJ and Sin Cara Invade New York City At Ringside Fest 2012

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CM Punk, AJ & Sin Cara Invade NYC at Ringside Fest 2012!
WWE® Champion CM Punk Returns Due To Popular Demand!

NEW YORK, NY – RINGSIDE COLLECTIBLES, INC. presents the 9th annual RINGSIDE FEST, scheduled for Saturday, October 20th at Carolines on Broadway in Times Square, New York City.

This blockbuster event includes appearances by WWE® Superstar CM Punk® (appearing at 11:30am), WWE® Diva AJ™ (appearing at 9:15am) & WWE® Superstar Sin Cara™(appearing at 9:15am)!

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Do not miss the RINGSIDE FEST Exclusive Mattel WWE® Elite Flashback “Texas Rattlesnake” Stone Cold Steve Austin figure that will be available for sale starting at RINGSIDE FEST.

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TNA Star To Co-Host International Television Show, Lacey Von Erich To Give Birth, Xplosion Match Result

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– Magnus will co-host the U.K.’s Strongest Man, TNA Wrestling President Dixie Carter announced Thursday on Twitter. The program airs on Challenge, which airs TNA Wrestling programming, including Impact Wrestling and TNA Xplosion. Carter wrote, “Was excited to secure Magnus as co-host of the UK’s Strongest Man for @ChallengeTV! Looking forward to more exciting things in his future!”

– Posting her first message on Twitter since October, former TNA Knockout Lacey Von Erich announced that she is pregnant and expecting any day now.

“I’m tired of all the Lacey posers! Not sure why anyone try’s to be me. Just an update, I’m having another little boy! Due anyday!” the 26-year-old wrote.

Von Erich, whose real name is Lacey Adkisson, left TNA Wrestling in October 2010 to pursue endeavors outside of wrestling.

– Devon successfully defended the TNA Television Championship against Kazarian on this week’s episode of TNA Xplosion.

Sheen’s Response To Appearing At SummerSlam, Expected Night of Champions Card, WWE Responds To Political Ad

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– Charlie Sheen, who had been speculated to appear at SummerSlam Sunday, attended a family party that. While at the get-together, Sheen was asked about working the pay-per-view event and joked that it would cost WWE a ton of money to get him. Multiple WWE sources report that company officials are interested in collaborating with Sheen at a future pay-per-view event, possibly WrestleMania XXIX.

– Santino Marella is expected to receive a WWE United States Championship rematch against Antonio Cesaro at Night of Champions. Other matches expected for the event include CM Punk vs. John Cena for the WWE Championship, Sheamus vs. Alberto Del Rio for the World Heavyweight Championship, Kaitlyn vs. Layla for the WWE Divas Championship and a Fatal 4-Way Match for the WWE Tag Team Championship with Kofi Kingston and R-Truth, Jey and Jimmy Uso, Epico and Primo, and The Prime Time Players.

– After Linda McMahon’s U.S. Senate opponent Chris Murphy purchased advertising time on the USA Network scrutinizing the former WWE CEO during Monday’s Raw airing in Connecticut, the sports-entertainment organization released the following statement to CourantBlogs.com: “It is apparent that the same people who have consistently denigrated and mischaracterized WWE and our family-friendly entertainment for political gain have officially changed their point of view about our content. For the second week in a row, Mr. Murphy’s campaign continues to run advertising in our programming with his new ad airing yesterday at 10:30 p.m. on USA during Monday Night Raw. While the past political rhetoric has been unjust, it pleases us to know that Mr. Murphy recognizes that WWE’s TV programming is a highly effective way to reach families and voters in Connecticut.”

(source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter)

What Caused SummerSlam To Have Timing Issues, The Miz Heads Overseas, SummerSlam On DVD and Blu-ray

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– As reported Monday, Brodus Clay and Damien Sandow, who have been feuding on WWE programming in recent weeks, were scheduled to face off at SummerSlam but their match was nixed due to time constraints. Both the WWE Championship and WWE Tag Team Championship bouts were shortened due to time constraints because the production team wanted to make sure there would be enough time for the aftermath of the Triple H vs. Brock Lesnar bout since The Game’s farewell scene will play a vital role in storylines going forward.

According to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, multi-platinum recording artist Kevin Rudolf’s performance of the pay-per-view theme song, “Don’t Give Up,” caused the program to have timing issues. Regarding the performance, some of the fans shown dancing were plants.

– WWE Intercontinental Champion The Miz is currently on a promotional tour in London, England. He will be off television two weeks while touring the country and apparently other countries. He noted via Twitter, “Follow my Tout for the next 2 weeks and you will follow me around the world. #MizAroundTheWorld.”

– Brock Lesnar, Triple H, Big Show, CM Punk and John Cena are featured on the cover of WWE’s 2012 SummerSlam DVD and Blu-ray release, which hits stores on September 18. To view the cover, click here.

(source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter)

CM Punk Outdraws John Cena At Comic Book Convention, Latest Episode Of “WWE Inbox”, WWE Stars In Alaska

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– WWE Champion CM Punk’s appearance two weeks ago at the Chicago Comic Con impressed Wizard World officials since he drew a larger audience than fellow WWE Superstar John Cena has in the past. Cena did not draw nearly what the event’s organizers expected the few times they have used him.

– This week on WWE Inbox, Superstars answer questions on what they do during their downtime to relax and whether they had an imaginary friend as a child. On the topic of downtime, The Miz says his father asked him a question about taking a vacation, which Miz said is going home and sitting on his couch in-between traveling. Additional respondents are Antonio Cesaro, Drew McIntyre, Natalya and Tyler Reks.

– Mark Henry and Eve are scheduled to appear at the Alaska State Fair in Palmer, Alaska on Thursday afternoon from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. (Event Information)

(source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter)

The Great Muta Pitches Tag Match With Ric Flair, Booker T Addresses Infamous Promo

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– Keiji Muto (a/k/a The Great Muta) pitched a tag team match with Ric Flair as his partner on All Japan Pro Wrestling’s Sept. 23 show, but both sides couldn’t come to financial terms, The most All Japan was willing to offer Flair for the match was $15,000.

– TMZ chatted with wrestler Booker T regarding the “GREATEST VIDEO IN THE HISTORY OF THE INTERNET!” This is in reference to T getting carried away during a televised interview on the June 24, 1996 episode of WCW Monday Nitro, calling out Lex Luger as well as Hulk Hogan, claiming “Hulk Hogan, we comin’ for you, n***a!”

http://youtu.be/Z1oMWfrHKWI

– WWE has submitted a proposal to be included on the SXSW Interactive 2013 panel taking place March 8-12. Their proposed topic will be on how they are “crushing” Social TV. Stephanie McMahon would appear as a speaker, along with various WWE Superstars to be announced. People can vote on whether they like the proposal, which accounts for about 30% of the decision-making process whether they are selected or not. Click here for additional details.

Former WWE Superstar Incarcerated In Missouri, Wrestlers Miss WWE Tryouts, SmackDown Tours Asia

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– Former WWE Superstar “The Natural” Butch Reed, 58, is currently incarcerated in Jefferson County Jail in Hillsboro, Missouri due to a probation violation.

– Independent wrestlers Scorpio Sky and Shaun Ricker were scheduled to participate in WWE’s invitation-only tryout camp in Southern California earlier this week but reportedly were not there.

– WWE has released a video highlighting the SmackDown brand’s recent tour to Asia.

– Swiss WWE Superstar Antonio Cesaro’s capture of the WWE United States Championship at SummerSlam was covered as a story by some news outlets in his native land.

(source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter)

WWE Bleeping ‘Chris Benoit’ From Broadcasts, Former WWE Employee Joins ROH, SummerSlam

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– WWE Classics On Demand, WWE’s subscription video on demand television service, is currently airing the April 21, 1998 episode of ECW Hardcore TV, which features a profanity-laced “shoot” promo by Taz. The rotisseried grappler mentions ‘Chris Benoit’ twice during his spiel, which both times is censored with a bleep sound.

– Tommy Fierro, who is a longtime wrestling promoter and worked for WWE briefly for their WWE Network will be helping ROH set up fundraisers at their live events starting with their 10/6 show in Rahway, NJ. If you’re a non-profit group in the NJ area and are looking to learn more about getting involved, you can contact Tommy Fierro at [email protected]

– To celebrate the twenty-fifth edition of SummerSlam, WWE.com collected the very best photos from SummerSlam week in Los Angeles, California and filtered them through Instagram. Click here to view the images.

– Eve is featured in today’s “Superstar Spotlight” on WWE.com.

Backstage Reaction To Taryn Terrell’s TNA Wrestling Debut

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Taryn Terrell, who appeared as Tiffany in WWE, made her TNA Wrestling debut last Thursday on Impact Wrestling being introduced by the Vice President of the Knockouts Division, Brooke Hogan, as the special guest referee for the Women’s Knockout Championship match between Madison Rayne and Miss Tessmacher. It will be Terrell’s role going forward as her ImpactWrestling.com bio states that she will be the referee for Knockouts Division matches.

Terrell, a former Playboy model, broke into the professional wrestling industry in 2007 through the Diva Search and rose her way through the WWE ranks over the ensuing years, culminating with the role of General Manager of ECW. She was married to WWE Superstar Drew McIntyre, but the couple divorced in May 2011. A fight between the couple following a party at the Playboy Mansion in August 2010 reportedly led to her contract release three months later and their tempestuous relationship is believed to be the prime reason McIntyre went from being tapped as a future WWE cornerstone to a non-entity relegated to WWE Superstars. Her reputation precedes her in some TNA circles. One male wrestler after another initially had no idea who she was Thursday, and when informed, immediately asked, “Wasn’t she the crazy one?,” followed by, “She’s still hot.”

Some members of TNA brass were reportedly “shocked” with the lack of crowd reaction to her introduction since most former WWE Superstars receive a rousing ovation from the Impact Wrestling Zone audience when they appear for the first time.

Many backstage feel that since Terrell’s refereeing experience is limited—she refereed a few matches in WWE and Florida Championship Wrestling—she did well being hastily thrust into the role. Senior official Earl Hebner gave her a crash course in reffing earlier in the day.

(source: F4WOnline.com)

“Miss USA” Says WWE Doesn’t Want Her, Billy Gunn Added To WWE Website, The Rock

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– Many people speculated that Miss USA 2010 Rima Fakih, who participated in Tough Enough last year and was brought in as a celebrity guest WrestleMania XXVIII week, would have a WWE contract waiting for her if she opted for a professional wrestling career. She, however, says that’s not the case.

When asked on Twitter whether she would be joining the organization again, she responded, “They don’t want me.”

– Billy Gunn, who appeared on Raw 1,000, is the newest addition to WWE.com’s Alumni section. WWE.com writes of the multi-time champion, “Whether he was a Smoking Gunn or a New Age Outlaw, Billy Gunn never let his mouth write a check that his butt couldn’t cash. Not down with that? The former Intercontinental Champion has two words for ya …” The bio does not acknowledge his “Badass” moniker.

WWE officials were reportedly impressed with Gunn and his interactions with Shawn Michaels on Raw 1,000 and the belief is he’ll receive at least one match on a future televised show. More recently, he evaluated WWE developmental talent two weeks ago at Florida Championship Wrestling headquarters.

– The Mummy Returns starring The Rock airs this Sunday at 1:30 p.m. on TNT.

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