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News On TNA’s New “Impact Rewind” Show & The 3-Hour Timeslot

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Tonight on Spike TV, TNA’s weekly programming expands to 3 hours with the addition of the 1-hour “Impact Rewind” pre-show that will air at 7pm (ET), prior to Impact.

“Impact Rewind” originally started off as a post-game show and was the creation of Eric Bischoff and Jason Harvey. Despite critical acclaim, the show was cancelled after a few months due to low ratings. Now the show returns as a lead-in show for Impact with the hope that fans will get conditioned to tuning in earlier and the beginning of Impact at 8pm (ET) will have a solid wrestling lead-in.
Impact moving to 8pm in May was done to help offset the eventual competition from the NFL, which returns in the coming weeks.

One challenge facing Rewind is that it won’t have the benefit of airing right after Impact and the occasional Impact main event that ran long and into the Rewind timeslot, helping boost Rewind ratings.

The show that used to air before Impact, World’s Worst Tenants, drew approximately 650,000 viewers. Since networks typically have a harder time selling advertising during wrestling shows, the feeling is that TNA will have to produce higher ratings than “Worst Tenants.”

Coincidentally, TNA expanding it’s weekly programming to 3-hours comes just 11 days before WWE RAW does the same thing on July 23rd.

(Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter)

Bella Twin Admits To Getting A Boob Job, Rey Heading Overseas

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– Amidst speculation concerning Nikki Bella’s noticeably enlarged chest in a series of recently published Twitter photos, the former WWE Diva jokingly admitted to undergoing breast augmentation surgery.

Nikki and her sister Brie walked the red carpet at Wednesday’s ESPY Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live in Los Angeles, California.

– Rey Mysterio is scheduled to embark on a media blitz of the Philippines on July 27 and 28.

– Steve Austin is not pleased with the Viacom-DirecTV dispute since his reality series, Redneck Island, airs on Viacom-owned station CMT. He tweeted, “Well I’ll be damned…I just figgered out the DIRECTV/VIACOM thing.”

WWE To Release Brock Lesnar DVD & Blu-ray, SD In Philadelphia

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– WWEDVDNews.com reports WWE will release a Brock Lesnar video title in either late October or early November. The title is currently in production and will be released on both DVD and Blu-ray formats.

WWE had contemplated producing a Lesnar video title since February of last year. It will be their second Lesnar video production, following the 2003 DVD release Brock Lesnar – Here Comes the Pain.

– Evenue.com is holding a pre-sale for the September 18 SmackDown taping at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The passcode is YESYESYES. Sheamus vs. Randy Orton vs. Alberto Del Rio in a Triple Threat Match for the World Heavyweight Championship is advertised to take place.

– Former WWE talent Shane Helms appears at the San Diego Comic-Con Thursday through Saturday at Booth #1901. Thursday from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Friday from 10:00 a.m. to noon and 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to noon and 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

(source: PWInsider.com)

Kane To Face Rhodes At WWE NXT Taping, Batista At Comic-Con

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– Cody Rhodes announced Wednesday via Twitter that he will wrestle Kane at Thursday’s WWE NXT taping at Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida. The WWE Divas are also scheduled to appear and WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross will call all the action. (Event Information)

Rhodes noted that this will be his first encounter with The Big Red Monster.

– Former WWE talent Dave Bautista (a/k/a Batista) stated on Twitter that he will be appearing at this week’s San Diego Comic-Con to promote The Man with the Iron Fists, a film he appears in. He will be tweeting announcements regarding the movie in the ensuing days.

– WWE will hold a Raw live event at the Westchester County Center in White Plains, New York on Saturday, September 22 at 7:30 p.m. Ticketmaster.com is holding a pre-sale through Friday at 11:59 p.m. with the passcode WPWWE. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Saturday at 10:00 a.m.

– Former WWE talent Shane Helms (a/k/a The Hurricane) turns 38 years old on Thursday.

(source: PWInsider.com)

Billy Gunn Shoots On The “Old Billy Gunn”, WWE Return and More

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In the final part of Billy Gunn’s shoot interview, as part of his weekly “Gunn Show” series, Billy opens up like never before to talk about his troubled past, recovering from it, and the fear (by him and his family) of a relapse if he ever got the chance to go back to the WWE. Billy Gunn also talks about where he ranks the New Age Outlaws in the all-time list of best tag teams. Check out part one and part two on VegasFuelTV (youtube.com/vegasfueltv) and be sure you don’t miss part three! Brought to you by Vegas Fuel energy drink, available nationwide at Rite Aid, “The Gunn Show” airs every Wednesday. Follow “The Gunn Show” on Twitter @GunnShowTV.

Billy Gunn on the “old Billy Gunn”: “The old me…nobody liked, nobody wanted to be around. My wife didn’t want to take me anywhere, my wife didn’t want to be seen with me, my wife LEFT me. My kids didn’t want to be seen with me, they didn’t want to do anything with me, they didn’t want to see me…because I was in a bad place. I’ve got all that back. He said it would come back, I got it back because I stay on track. And I know if I go back to that place, I lose everything. This time, I lose it all. And not only do I lose it all, I probably end up dead.”

On going back to the WWE: “If they ask me to go back, I’d love to go back. I’d love to go back in a training aspect, or helping guys, or getting in the ring and showing them how to do it inside, not just tell you.”

On whether or not the New Age Outlaws are the greatest tag team of all time: “No, I wouldn’t put us as the greatest of all time, I wouldn’t do that. I’d put us right where we’re supposed to be in the top five. I think top five. I mean, that’s pretty much without tooting my own horn. And a lot of credit goes to Brian, a lot of that was him too. It wasn’t just me. He would say that too, just for the record. Brian would say we are top five.We wouldn’t be the best, but we ARE top five.”

Hear Billy also talk about his relationship with Hunter today, and whether or not he feels Hunter has honestly forgiven him. Billy holds nothing back in this powerful finale to “The Gunn Show: Shoot Edition”. Check it out and be sure to follow Billy Gunn on Twitter @RealBillyGunn. Also, promoters interested in booking Gunn for a future event can email [email protected].

WWE To Report 2012 Second Quarter Results, Raw Openings

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– WWE announced Wednesday that it will report its 2012 second quarter results on August 2, 2012. Company’s Chairman and CEO, Vince McMahon, and senior management will host a conference call beginning at 11:00 a.m. ET to discuss the results.

– WWE has uploaded a compilation video of Raw openings from 2002 to 2006. The program’s theme song then was “Across The Nation” by The Union Underground.

– Tensai’s victory over Christian and Tyson Kidd in a tag team match on Raw SuperShow was his first win on the program since April 23.

Sheamus Talks WWE’s Future, Dream Opponent, WM29 & More

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World Heavyweight champion Sheamus was recently interviewed by Digital Spy. Here are some highlights of what Sheamus said about:

Defeating Daniel Bryan in 18 seconds at WrestleMania: “It was phenomenal. It was my second WrestleMania, I had my whole family there. I opened the WrestleMania show, became the World Heavyweight Champion in 18 seconds so a record was made there and it was an incredible experience for me, one I will never forget.”

Whether He Wanted A Longer Match: “I was happy to walk out heavyweight champion regardless! I obviously wanted to have a WrestleMania match, something special, but the problem was I just didn’t trust Daniel Bryan. The Raw before that he screwed me out of the match with Kane by using [his girlfriend] AJ as a distraction. I wasn’t sure if he was going to do that again, so it made perfect sense to me. I didn’t want him walking away or running away and getting himself disqualified or getting me disqualified. He’s done that in the past. I saw the opening with AJ, I took it, I ripped his head off and I walked out World Heavyweight Champion in a record 18 seconds.”

Why He Got Into Wrestling: “I watched it for years. I watched it since World of Sport on ITV. People like Regal, Robbie Brookside, Dave Taylor, Giant Haystacks and Big Daddy. Then Sky came along with WWE and I’ve been a fan ever since I can remember.”

The Future Of WWE: “I think we’re evolving all the time. If you look back in the ’80s at what the superstars were like and what they’re like now. We’re much more athletic. We can move better than we ever have. I think we’re the best athletes in the world. We never take any time off, we’re on the go minimum four days a week. I don’t think anyone else can do what we do, so right now we’re in a great place. We’re putting on very exciting, entertaining matches for everybody and I think that you see our fans are enjoying it more than ever.”

Suffering A Neck Injury Early In His Career: “I trained for about two and a half months and then I got hurt, I got into WWE properly in ’05. You can’t think about that. If you go in thinking that you might hurt yourself, then you’re gonna hurt yourself. You’re going to be more likely to cause something to strain or mess up. I think that you have to have a good mind about you. But it also gives us a good message to give to fans – please don’t try what we do – we’re highly trained and still injuries can occur. If you want to imitate what we do, buy the action figures or play the video games. Don’t actually physically try what we do.”

Whether He’s Looking Ahead To WrestleMania 30 Yet: “No, you can’t. You have to think one pay-per-view at a time. I’ve got the Money In The Bank match, a world title match, soon with Alberto del Rio on Monday, July 16. You’ve got to work on the next one and the one after that. You can’t look too far ahead. Obviously it’s going to be great and it’ll be here in no time, but the way you do it is one week at a time, and that’s the way I try to be successful. Keep your eye on the prize and everything else will fall into place.”

Who He Wants To Wrestle At WrestleMania: “I definitely think The Undertaker. The Undertaker is the one I want for WrestleMania XXIX or XXX. Obviously something like that would be – his streak – no-one has ever beaten him on his streak and I could be the first to ever do that.”

Doing More Acting: “I’m just concentrating on my career right now. I have a lot to achieve, a lot to accomplish. Everything else is a bonus. Don’t get me wrong, if they want me to do it and it feels right I’ll gladly do it, but WWE is right now where my priority lies.”

His Favorite Gimmick Match: “The street fight. I love a street fight. Candlesticks, chairs, brawling everywhere, not worrying about the count. Just a good old-fashioned fight where anything and everything gets picked up and used. It’s definitely my favorite match, it definitely suits me and favors me more than anything.”

Randy Orton Advertised For Title Match, Ex-WWE Talent On VH1

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– Randy Orton, who is currently serving a 60-day suspension for his second violation of WWE’s Talent Wellness Program, is scheduled to compete in a future World Heavyweight Championship Match. On September 18 at the SmackDown taping at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he will face Sheamus and Alberto Del Rio in a Triple Threat Match for the belt.

WWE Chief Operating Officer Triple H is advertised to make a special appearance at the event.

As we’ve been reporting in recent weeks, Randy Orton is expected to return to the SmackDown brand’s main event scene upon his return. Despite WWE’s typical reluctance to push wrestlers with two Wellness strikes against them, WWE’s lack of roster depth will likely result in Orton’s return to the the top SmackDown cards.

– Former WWE developmental wrestler Marcus Owens stated on Twitter that he will be filming a new reality series for VH1 next month in Atlanta, Georgia. He was released from his contract with the wrestling organization earlier this year.

– Evenue.com is holding a pre-sale for the September 11 SmackDown taping at Scotiabank Place in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The passcode is SHEAMUS.

Slater’s Legends Storyline, Tyson Kidd-MITB, Inbox Video

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– Heath Slater tweeted the following message after getting beat up by yet another WWE Legend (Bob Backlund) on Monday’s RAW:

As we’ve been reporting, wWE officials are planning a big payoff to the Heath Slater – Legends angle, expected to take place at RAW’s 1,000th episode.

– There is a lot of excitement behind the scenes in WWE surrounding Tyson Kidd’s push and his involvement in Sunday’s Money in the Bank match. Kidd, widely considered to be one of the most underutilized members of the roster, is determined to steal the show.

With just days to go until Money in the Bank, there was actually some concern that Tensai’s recent attack of Kidd would result in him being taken out of the match.

– Episode 24 of WWE Inbox is now online, with Jack Swagger, Alicia Fox and other Superstars answering Twitter questions from fans, including any weird talents they may have.

WWE Touts Partnership With Social Media Platform Tout

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WWE has joined forces with Tout, a free videosharing site and mobile app that lets you send 15-second video messages directly to WWE Superstars. The sports entertainment organization issued the following press release touting its partnership with Tout.

TOUT TAG TEAMS WITH WWE

STAMFORD, Conn., July 11, 2012 – WWE (NYSE:WWE) announced today an investment in and strategic partnership with Tout Industries, Inc. that will leverage WWE’s vast array of assets, including television, live events, digital, print and more than 100 million social media followers to expand Tout’s platform for real-time video status updates, creating a new dynamic social experience for WWE fans.

Beginning July 23 during the historic 1,000th episode of Monday Night Raw, WWE fans will have the chance to be seen and heard via Tout as real-time video updates will be featured during WWE television programming, on WWE.com, throughout WWE’s social media presence and on in-arena video displays. WWE Superstars will also interact with fans via Tout question and answer sessions leading up to the event. Additionally, WWE will launch “Tout Tuesdays” giving fans the opportunity to discuss what happened the previous night on Monday Night Raw. Tout’s new platform will enable WWE to aggregate all of this unique content on WWE.com.

“WWE is in a class by itself as a media giant who has innovatively grown their business through social media,” said Michael Downing, CEO of Tout. “We could not envision a better partner to show how the Tout platform powers high-impact, real-time engagement across broadcast TV, digital and live events.”

“WWE looks forward to partnering with Tout to grow this innovative social media platform,” said Vince McMahon, WWE Chairman and CEO. “Tout’s real-time video technology will become a critical component of fan interactivity in our weekly television programming and will be utilized to connect WWE directly with our fans in new ways.”

Tout is a social media platform that allows users to easily shoot 15-second video status updates via smartphones and webcams. Touts are published real-time and automatically to Tout.com, Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, SMS and email contacts. Through Tout’s reply feature, users can engage in Tout conversations.

WWE is one of the most socially active brands with more than 100 million social media followers, one billion video views on YouTube and an average of 50 trending topics every week on Twitter.

ROH Announces Tag Titles Have Been Vacated

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ROH World Tag Titles Vacated!

How will new champions be crowned?

Due to the unfortunate departure of Kenny King, one half of the ROH World Tag Team Champions, The All Night Express has been officially stripped of the ROH World Tag Team Titles, thus rendering the championship titles officially VACANT.

As a result ROH officials have determined that there will be an 8 Team Tag Tournament beginning on August 3rd in Baltimore at The Du Burns Arena with the entire opening round of matches being featured at the “Ring of Honor Wrestling” TV Tapings.

ROH officials have also determined that the tournaments semi-finals and finals will take place at a later date. With that being said, ROHWrestling.com was also informed that the first team entered into the field will be:

The 7-Time Former ROH World Tag Team Champions Jay & Mark Briscoe!!

* More New X Division Talent To TNA, Power Struggle Behind The Scenes

Big Show On Turning 40, Advice To Young Wrestlers & More

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WWE Superstar the Big Show recently spoke to AZCentral.com to hype Sunday’s Money in the Bank pay-per-view. Here are some highlights of what Big Show said about:

Is He Like His WWE Character?: “I think my persona when I’m a bad guy is me in a bad mood on a bad day amplified. I don’t run around like I do on TV; if I did, I’d be in a lot of trouble ( laughing). Sometimes my family and my wife will see me on TV and say, “I’ve seen that mood before, like the time you went for the jelly and the jar was empty.”

“One beautiful thing about being a WWE superstar is that you may have things going on in your life that are stressful and weighing on your mind. For 15 or 20 minutes, you’re in front of the crowd and you can let off all that steam and all that pressure. It’s like therapy.”

His Long Career & Turning 40: “I’ve had an 18-year career, and physically and mentally, I feel fantastic. I have too much fun doing what I’m doing to stop. Barring injuries, I plan on doing this a while longer. Obviously, the sun sets on every athlete at some point, but I don’t think that time is near.”

“Forty is a little bit hard for a man. It’s like, “Where the hell did it go? I remember 30 like it was yesterday!” But after going through the birthday, I was able to mellow out and calm down and realize it’s just another year, and you’re still doing what you love, so don’t worry. But there were probably about two days there where I was freaking out.”

Advice To Young Wrestlers: “(Laughing) Well, back when they used to talk to me, I would see a lot of the younger guys were frustrated. Everybody wants to be Undertaker or Triple H or John Cena. But Rome wasn’t built in a day. It’s consistency, consistency, consistency. You have to go out there every night and deliver, and when the opportunity is presented to you, it’s up to you to come through.”

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)

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