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Batista’s Big Announcement, WWE’s Hall Of Shame, Sid-WWE

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– Sid continues to tweet about his surprise return to WWE television on Monday’s RAW:

https://twitter.com/sidneyeudy/status/217683718209404928

https://twitter.com/sidneyeudy/status/217729499813527553

– The WWE website has launched a new feature called the “Hall of Shame.” The first class of entrants includes John Laurinaitis, Michael Cole, The Miz and former WWE superstar Batista.

– Speaking of Batista, his manager John Ryan Jr. continues to tease that they are on the verge of making a huge announcement about Batista’s next project. He tweeted on Tuesday night:

https://twitter.com/johnnyryanjr/status/217838764725239809

Updated Buyrates For WM28 & Over The Limit, WWE DVD Sales

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– WWE has released their monthly business data, including an updated buyrate for WrestleMania 28 back in April.

While WWE initially touted that the event did 1.3 million buys (making it the most purchased WWE PPV of all time), the latest numbers who that the event did 1.1 and 1.2 million buys.

WWE has also released preliminary buyrate information for Over the Limit. While the actual number is skewed due to the WM28 buyrate, WWE is touting that the show did more buys than in 2011, but fewer than Over The Limit 2010.

– The WrestleMania 28 DVD has sold 175,000 units in the first two weeks of it being available, making it one of the best selling DVDs in a long time.

The recent DVD set from The Rock (released in February) is tied with Steve Austin’s DVD (from November), with 147,000 units shipped in the last nine months.

Tammy Sytch Calls Out Reby Sky For Ripping Sid Vicious

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WWE Hall of Famer Tammy “Sunny” Sytch has called out Reby Sky for blasting “Sycho” Sid Vicious via Twitter. The wrestler/glamour model voiced her displeasure with Sid receiving the spotlight again on Monday’s Raw SuperShow after no-showing multiple independent wrestling events in the past year.

In response to Sky’s remarks, Sytch wrote on Facebook Tuesday evening, “WOW! Just read something about Reby Sky, who is only known for being Matt Hardy’s girlfriend going off about my good friend Sid Vicious…Like she has room to talk? Who is she? NO ONE! And she was completely disrespectful to the locker room at a show I was on with her… OOOHH just WAIT til I see her again..sh*t’s gonna fly!”

She continued, “One thing I’ve always stood by, you always show respect for those who have seniority in this business.. she’s too dumb and ignorant to know that.

“I was raised Old-school by the right people, and she deserves an Old school ass whipping…. she disrespected me and the entire locker room on the show I was on with Matt… I’ll never say I was on a show with HER. Matt and I have been friends for years….I’m surprised she hasn’t learned a little bit.”

Sytch also addressed Sid’s history of no-showing events, writing, “Regardless if he no-shows or not, someone like her has no right to disrespect someone like him! Sid likes to play his softball…everyone knows it.”

Shannon Moore also defended “The Millennium Man’s” work ethic. He wrote Tuesday night on Twitter, “Sid is great. He worked with 3 Count in WCW and worked hard. If you have been in the biz for 3 min your opinion don’t fn count. Thanks Sid!!”

Sky said of Sid Monday night, “That piece of sh*t Sid no-shows almost EVERY show in the last yr but prances onto Raw. Please tell us again how much u LOVE “the business.” Guess he managed not to “lose his wallet” this time. Sad thing is, now that he got 10 more mins of fame he’ll get more bookings to NO-SHOW.”

Reby Sky Goes Off On ‘Sycho’ Sid Vicious For Appearing On Raw

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Monday’s Raw SuperShow saw “Sycho” Sid Vicious make his much anticipated return to WWE after a fifteen year hiatus as he dismantled Heath Slater. Though many people were happy to see the “Master and Ruler of the World” resurface on national television, Reby Sky was not among them. The female grappler feels he doesn’t deserve the spotlight after no-showing multiple independent events in the past year.

“That piece of sh*t Sid no-shows almost EVERY show in the last yr but prances onto Raw. Please tell us again how much u LOVE “the business,” she wrote on Twitter after seeing him appear on television. “Guess he managed not to “lose his wallet” this time. Sad thing is, now that he got 10 more mins of fame he’ll get more bookings to NO-SHOW.”

Sky continued, “F*CK people like that. You f*ck with peoples’ time, money & professional integrity because you’re too much of a douche to keep your word.

“I’m all for hustlin, but BLACKMAILING promotors into giving you more $ after threatening not to show then STILL not showing after they do…

“Makes me sick. .”

Vicious skipped an advertised match against Sky’s boyfriend Matt Hardy for Pro Wrestling Syndicate on March 9, explaining that his wallet was stolen and therefore couldn’t make his scheduled flight. In response, event promoter Pat Buck called Vicious during the show and had the audience boo him while leaving a voice message. Buck then disclosed Vicious’ phone number to fans.

*Spoilers* SmackDown Money In The Bank Participants Revealed

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The following contains SPOILERS for Friday’s SmackDown:

The following superstars qualified for the SmackDown brand’s Money in the Bank match at next month’s pay-per-view, with a contract to wrestle the World Heavyweight champion (at any time) on the line.

– Christian

– Tensai

– Damien Sandow

– Santino Marella

– Tyson Kidd

*SPOILERS* WWE SmackDown Tapings Results For Friday

Lesnar Confirmed For RAW 1,000, SmackDown Dark Match

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– The WWE website is now officially advertising Brock Lesnar for the 1,000th RAW celebration on July 23rd from St. Louis, Missouri.

– In a dark match that took place after Tuesday’s SmackDown tapings, John Cena defeated Big Show and Tensai in a handicap match. It was advertised as Show and John Laurinaitis teaming, but instead Tensai replaced Big Johnny. Cena got the biggest pop of the night. Late in the match, Show accidentally hit Tensai with the WMD. Cena hit Show with the Attitude Adjustment and pinned Tensai. Afterward, Big Johnny came out and hit Cena with a chair. Cena came back and took him out with the AA. The crowd was happy. (Credit: prowrestling.net)

 

*SPOILERS* WWE SmackDown Tapings Results For Friday

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WWE taped this week’s SmackDown show on Tuesday night from Evansville, Indiana. Credit to ProWrestling.net for these spoiler results:

1. Layla defeated A.J. in a non-title match. Daniel Bryan showed up and chanted “Yes!” which distracted A.J. and cost her the match. While Bryan and A.J. argued and dueling “Yes!” chants occurred, Vickie Guerrero showed up to massive heat.

Bryan said he wants A.J. banned from ringside at Money in the Bank. Vickie said a WWE website poll said 75 percent of the fans want A.J. to be the guest referee at Money in the Bank. Nick wrote that Vickie said A.J. will be special referee for the match. Vickie also announced that qualifying matches would occur to determine Money in the Bank match competitors.

2. Damien Sandow defeated Zack Ryder in a Money in the Bank qualifying match. Sandow rolled up Ryder for the three. He was supposed to have his feet on the ropes, but he missed the spot. The referee restarted the match. Sandow won with his finisher. One can only assume that they will edit the finish.

3. Tyson Kidd defeated Jack Swagger in a Money in the Bank qualifier. A big win for Kidd, who joins Sandow in the Smackdown version of the MITB match.

After the match, Swagger cut a promo about his hair and was interrupted by Jerry “The King” Lawler, who knocked him down and fist-dropped him off the ropes. It was unclear whether this will be on the show.

In a backstage segment, Dolph Ziggler told Vickie to ban the Brogue Kick and the Cross Arm Breaker in the main event, but she slapped him when he told her he was more important than her. After that he said it was okay, but he wanted her to introduce him tonight and raise his hand as the World Heavyweight Champion.

4. Santino Marella and Christian defeated Cody Rhodes and David Otunga in a Money in the Bank qualifier. Christian pinned Otunga with a spear. Santino and Christian both earned MITB spots.

David Otunga told Evansville that he wouldn’t leave without flexing a few times. He was stopped by Triple H, who let Otunga pose a few times and then Pedigreed him. This is unlikely to appear on TV. Booker T got a shot in after Otunga spilled to the floor and then got in the ring and did the Spinarooni. Also, the only shirt they are sold out of is the pink Dolph Ziggler shirt.

In a backstage segment, Daniel Bryan talked to A.J. She killed it with her performance again.

5. Ryback beat a pair of local wrestlers. They jobbers were billed as being from Henderson, Kentucky, which got massive heat. There was a very loud “Feed Me More” chant that broke out, which was awesome.

Teddy Long announced that he will be the general manager for next week’s Raw and Smackdown television shows. He said Antonio Cesaro and Aksana will team up to face Layla and The Great Khali on the live Smackdown.

6. Tensai (w/Sakamoto) beat Justin Gabriel in Money in the Bank qualifier. A convincing win for Tensai. It was interesting to see Sakamoto was at ringside with Tensai, as apparently the beating did nothing to dissuade his loyalty.

7. Sheamus defeated Dolph Ziggler and Alberto Del Rio in a Triple Threat match to retain the World Hvt. Championship. A good TV main event with good near finishes. The actual finish came when Ziggler had Del Rio rolled up, but Sheamus hit him with the Brogue Kick. Sheamus threw Del Rio out of the ring and then pinned Ziggler.

Rating For This Week’s Raw SuperShow, Sable Not On Twitter

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– Monday’s Raw SuperShow drew a 3.28 cable rating, down from 3.42 the week before. The program averaged 4,710,000 viewers compared to 4,960,000 the week before.

Raw averaged 4,590,000 viewers in the first hour before increasing to 4,840,000 in the second.

– Former WWE Women’s Champion Sable is not on Twitter as rumored; the account was removed Tuesday. Sable fansite RenaLesnar.net contacted her manager/lawyer and confirmed the account as an impostor. A Twitter page representing itself as Sid Vicious plugged the account.

– Vickie Guerrero donated 90 WWE collectible items to the El Paso Children’s Hospital last week.

– The June 23 airing of CMT’s Redneck Island starring Steve Austin drew a 0.45 cable rating, with 707,000 viewers.

(sources: Pro Wrestling Torch, PWInsider.com)

Why Lilian Garcia Appeared On Raw, Superstars Matches Taped

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– Justin Roberts was conspicuously absent from Monday’s Raw SuperShow as Lilian Garcia instead handled ring announcing duties. It was a one-off appearance.

Garcia stated on Twitter, “Justin was on vacation. He will be back next week. :)”

It was Garcia’s first appearance on the program since 2010.

– Matches taped Tuesday night in Evansville, Indiana for this week’s episode of WWE Superstars were:

* Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso vs. Camacho and Hunico

* Sin Cara vs. Antonio Cesaro (with Aksana)

* Kane vs. Heath Slater

* Epico and Primo (with Rosa Mendes) vs. Darren Young and Titus O’Neil (with A.W.)

Brodus Clay beat Drew McIntyre in approximately two minutes in a pre-show dark match. McIntyre worked Clay’s injured knee, but Clay prevailed and won with the running splash.

(source: ProWrestling.net)

WWE Issues Apology For Tech Issue On Raw, Sunny Pleased

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– WWE issued an apology Tuesday afternoon via WWE.com for a technical malfunction on last night’s Raw SuperShow. A local television commercial aired during the first minute of the program.

Their statement reads: “Due to a technical malfunction at USA Network’s Master Control, the opening of last night’s Raw SuperShow was inadvertently interrupted by a 60-second local spot. On behalf of USA Network and those of us here at WWE, we apologize for this error.

To watch the first three minutes of the program, click here.

– WWE Hall of Famer Tammy “Sunny” Sytch stated on Twitter Tuesday: “My sweet love got a call from the WWE today..fingers crossed everyone!! @DamienDarling.”

Darling, her boyfriend, is a twenty-six year old Northeast-based independent wrestler.

– Matt Striker turns 38 years old today while Larry Sharpe turns 61.

Sycho Sid On Returning To Raw, Nude Photo Of Ex-Star Surfaces

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– Honoring the 1,000th episode of Raw on July 23, Sycho Sid competed in his first match on the program in over fifteen years on Monday’s show. He easily defeated Heath Slater. Speaking to WWE.com, Sid explained how good of a feeling it was to return to Raw.

“Maybe two or three people could really know what this means to me. This is, and I’m not exaggerating, this is the greatest moment in my whole life right now,” he says. “I’ll let you know what I’ve been through, how long it’s taken to get back to where I’m at now. This is like going from playing a sandlot game to being in Major League Baseball. I have never been more happy in my whole life.”

– As a practical joke, Japanese wrestler Kota Ibushi tweeted a nude photo of Taka Michinoku from a locker room over the weekend. Michinoku competed for WWE from 1997 to 2001 and now wrestles for various Japanese promotions.

JBL Has Near Death Experience Climbing Mount Elbrus

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John Bradshaw Layfield had a near death experience on Monday during the first part of his Seven Summits mountain climbing adventure. While attempting to climb (Russia’s Mount Elbrus), the former WWE superstar encountered a huge snow storm that pushed them off the mountain.

JBL says he suffered frostbite and hypoxia (a condition where your body is deprived of adequate oxygen supply) and is “lucky to be alive.”

Prior to his attempt to climb Mount Elbrus, he tweeted:

14 hours later, he followed up with this harrowing account:

On Tuesday afternoon, he provided an update on his frostbite and hypoxia symptoms:

More On Charlie Sheen’s Role At RAW’s 1,000 Episode

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WWE sent out the following press release on Tuesday detailing Charlie Sheen’s role as the special Social Media Ambassador for Monday Night RAW’s 1,000th episode celebration on July 23rd:

#SheenGetsRaw on July 23

STAMFORD, Conn.–(EON: Enhanced Online News)–WWE® (NYSE: WWE) today announced Charlie Sheen, star of the highly anticipated FX comedy series Anger Management, as the Social Media Ambassador for Monday Night Raw’s historic 1000th episode live on July 23 at 8/7C on USA Network.

Sheen will tweet during Raw, providing up-to-the-minute commentary on the night’s action to his 7.5 million Twitter followers. Sheen has more than 12 million fans combined on the social media platforms Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Instagram. WWE fans and Sheen followers will be able to ask the actor questions during the broadcast via Twitter using the #SheenGetsRaw hashtag.

In Anger Management, Sheen stars as “Charlie,” a non-traditional therapist specializing in anger management. He has a successful private practice, holding sessions with his group of primary patients each week, as well as performing pro bono counseling for an inmate group at a state prison. Selma Blair, Shawnee Smith, Daniela Bobadilla, Michael Arden and Noureen DeWulf co-star.

The series premiere of FX’s comedy series Anger Management starts this Thursday, June 28 with the first two episodes airing at 9:00 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.

Follow Charlie Sheen on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter @CharlieSheen. Follow WWE on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter @WWE.

* Rumor On The New PERMANENT RAW & SmackDown General Manager

Maria Kanellis Upset With Being Groped By Fan, Addresses WWE

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Maria Kanellis was displeased with being groped by a spectator at Saturday’s Ring of Honor Best in the World 2012 event in New York City. Following the event, she tweeted, “Thank you New York for coming to see Mike Bennett and myself. But the guy in the front row that grabbed my bum, I will have you thrown out next time. You are a pervert!!”

The former WWE Diva continued, “I am not to be touched, ever, by a fan weather I am working or not. It’s gross. I am not a toy. You pay to watch, so watch. Don’t touch. The only person that can touch is Mike Bennett. From now on you will get thrown out. thank you…”

Kanellis was asked late last night whether she misses WWE. She responded, “I’m the FIRST LADY in the greatest company in the world. No I don’t. I’m all grown up.” Hours later, she was made today’s spotlighted Superstar on WWE.com. She then wrote, “Thank you for the spotlight… WWE.com. A LADY deserves the spotlight…”

Chris Jericho Addresses Different Look, AJ Talks Marvel Fandom

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– Chris Jericho returned from suspension on Raw SuperShow with a different look. He acknowledged this on Twitter:

– WWE.com has announced that Raw SuperShow will take place on September 17, 2012 at the Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut.

– AJ joins Lorraine Cink to discuss her Marvel fandom.

WWE Money In The Bank: Updated Card For July 15th

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After Monday’s RAW Supershow, the following matches have been confirmed for next month’s WWE Money In The Bank pay-per-view

WWE Championship Match:
CM Punk (c) vs. Daniel Bryan

MITB Match (WWE Title Match Contract On The Line)
John Cena vs. Chris Jericho vs. Big Show vs. Kane

MITB Match (World Title Match Contract On The Line)
Participants TBA

WWE Money In The Bank 2012 takes place on Sunday, July 15, 2012 from the US Airways Center in Phoenix, Arizona.

Punk Humbled By His DVD, Eve Misses RAW, WWE Main Event

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– The new WWE Main Event show on ION Television scheduled to premiere on Wednesday, October 3rd will reportedly feature first run programming that will likely be taped on Tuesday nights prior to the weekly SmackDown tapings. It’s expected that the show will feature top WWE superstars and divas from both brands in action and will be treated as a bigger deal than Superstars.

– WWE diva Eve was scheduled to return at Monday’s RAW, but was not there. She has been off television for several weeks filming the new NBC reality competition, Stars Earn Stripes.

– The WWE-related terms that trended on Twitter during RAW included: Brock Lesnar, Vickie Guerrero, Sid, Kane, Jack Swagger, Santino Marella, Bob Barker, Charlie Sheen and Star Wars.

– WWE Champion CM Punk tweeted the following message this week about his upcoming DVD release:

 

SmackDown Preview, Legend At FCW, Jericho’s Return To RAW

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– Tonight’s WWE SmackDown tapings will take place Evansville, Indiana at the Ford Center.

The main event of the show will be a Triple Threat match for the World Heavyweight title featuring Sheamus vs. Alberto Del Rio vs. Dolph Ziggler.

Vickie Guerrero will serve as the General Manager of SmackDown this week. John Cena, Triple H and John Laurinaitis are all advertised for the tapings.

The scheduled dark match main event will once again be John Cena vs. Big Show and John Laurinaitis in a Handicap Match.

– WWE Hall of Famer Afa will be visiting WWE developmental this week to help train the FCW wrestlers.

– Chris Jericho tweeted the following after his return to RAW on Monday night:

Kofi On Syfy Show Tonight, Lilian’s Big Surprise, Sable On Twitter

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– WWE Tag Team Champion Kofi Kingston will be appearing on the SyFy Network’s original series Fact Or Faked tonight at 9pm (Eastern).

– WWE’s new Best of Falls Count Anywhere Matches DVD and Blu-ray sets have officially been released and can be ordered now from Amazon.com.

– Former WWE Diva (and wife of Brock Lesnar) Sable has joined Twitter and can be found at@RealSable.

– The “big surprise” that Lilian Garcia was hyping for Monday’s RAW was that she worked as ring announcer for the show, her first time announcing RAW since returning to the company.

Sid Comments On RAW Return, Punk Appearing At Ohio Comic Con

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– WWE Hall of Famer JJ Dillon turns 70 years old today.

– WWE Champion CM Punk has been announced for the upcoming Ohio Comic Con from Columbus, Ohio in September.

Punk will be appearing at the Greater Columbus Convention Center on Saturday, 9/29 from 1-6pm.

– “Psycho” Sid Vicious tweeted the following after his surprise return to Monday Night RAW after nearly 15 years away from WWE:

https://twitter.com/sidneyeudy/status/217444239758471169

https://twitter.com/sidneyeudy/status/217444553790205953

https://twitter.com/sidneyeudy/status/217447050353188864

It’s worth noting that WWE (via WWE.com & Twitter) actually leaked news of Sid being backstage at RAW before he appeared on television.

New GM To Be Announced At RAW 1,000, Clay’s Streak Ends

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– WWE announced on RAW that a permanent General Manager for RAW and SmackDown will be announced in 4 weeks at the 1,000th RAW Celebration on July 23rd.

RUMOR On The New Permanent WWE General Manager

– Joey Styles is encouraging fans on Twitter to purchase the new ECW Unreleased: Volume 1 DVD/Blu-Ray set if they want to see a Volume 2 released in the future. So far, we’ve heard sales have been strong for the first installment.

– Brodus Clay tweeted the following on Monday night after RAW after losing to the Big Show, which officially ended his winning streak:

Speaking of Brodus Clay, he’ll be doing an autograph signing with Naomi and Cameron at Steiner Sports Store in the Roosevelt Field Mall in Garden City, New York on 9/22 from 1-3pm.

Randy Orton Talks Marijuana, Suspension, Skull Punt & More

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Randy Orton has responded to a number of fan questions on Twitter regarding his suspension, WWE banning his skull punt, his dream opponent and more:

Brock Lesnar Advertised For 1,000th RAW Celebration

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It was announced on Monday’s RAW that Brock Lesnar will respond to Triple H’s SummerSlam challenge on next week’s show.

During the show, local commercials aired in St. Louis promoting an appearance by Brock Lesnar at the upcoming 1,000th episode celebration on 7/23 from the Scottrade Center.

The commercial stated that Lesnar would be in St. Louis and questioned, “but what part will he play?”

Lesnar is also advertised for the August 13th edition of RAW, the final show before SummerSlam.

No word yet on whether Lesnar will be at RAW next week to answer Triple H’s challenge in person.

* Rumored SUMMERSLAM Matches & Plans For The WWE Title Through The Summer

What Happened After RAW, Triple H Appears During Commercial

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– Triple H appeared in front of the live crowd at Monday’s RAW during a commercial break.

After Santino Marella defeated Jack Swagger, Triple H came out and hit Swagger with a Pedigree.

– After RAW went off the air, a dark match main event took place: John Cena vs. Big Show and Tensai in a handicap match. Believe it or not, John Cena won after hitting Tensai with the AA.

John Laurinaitis then hit the ring and attacked Cena with a steel chair. Cena got fired up and hit Laurinaitis with the AA to end the show.

* Backstage News From RAW, Rumored SUMMERSLAM Matches

SmackDown Main Event, Kelly Kelly Not At RAW, Rock-Cena DVD

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— Despite being advertised for Monday’s RAW, Kelly Kelly was not there. She Tweeted a message from Cabo, where she is vacationing with her boyfriend, NHL hockey player Sheldon Souray. Kelly is taking time off from WWE.

— The upcoming The Rock vs. John Cena: Once In a Lifetime DVD set will be released on September 11th, 2012.

— The main event of Friday’s Smackdown show will be Sheamus vs. Alberto Del Rio vs. Dolph Ziggler in a Triple Threat match for the World Heavyweight championship. The show will be taped on Tuesday from Evansville, Indiana.

* Backstage News From RAW, Rumored SUMMERSLAM Matches

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