– WWE developmental territory Florida Championship Wrestling has re-branded it’s official website to reflect the new WWE NXT. While the URL still references FCW (FCWWrestling.info), most references to FCW have been eliminated in favor of NXT, with a new design, updated roster section, new talent bios and more.
– Dolph Ziggler posted the following video to Tout on Tuesday, responding to Chris Jericho’s insult from Monday’s RAW that his hair looks like a bowl of spaghetti:
Last Friday Raw GM AJ Lee did an interview with Chad Dukes of 106.7 The Fan CBS Radio DC and ChadDukesWrestling.com. Here are some highlights of what AJ said about:
Transitioning From A Wrestler To An Authority Figure: “I never thought I would open or close Raw and let alone do it multiple times. So it’s very surreal and I appreciate that spot and if that means not getting in the ring, I have a whole career for that. Hopefully, I won’t have a one year career, you know. So if we can do this now, there’s always time to get back in the ring, there will always be a moment, where the time is right. I can put myself in the ring now. I can give myself a title match if I wanted to. So there’s time for that and I love wrestling, and I love being in the ring. But if it doesn’t work right now it doesn’t work right now. It’s in my dream to do kinda all of it.”
Pictures Of AJ Lee Before She Was In WWE
Backstage Atmosphere At RAW 1,000: “The atmosphere backstage, it felt like a WrestleMania. It was so important, and everyone, these people who I’ve been watching my entire life are backstage, and maybe two years ago, three years ago, I would meet them and they wouldn’t know who I was, and they’d be nice and polite and I’d go, “Oh my god I love you.” So it was really interesting to be kind of a colleague on the same show and to me that was the most mindblowing part. To talk to Paul Heyman, Shawn Michaels, and to have these people who are still watching the show and now they know who I am and we’re on the same show together. And to have Mr. McMahon as a part of my wedding, that’s something I never thought i would , that’s a sentence I never thought I’d say. There was one point where I was walking past in my wedding dress in the same hallway as Trish and Lita. If you would have told 12-year old AJ that, like I would have, my brain would have exploded.”
What Kissing Kane Did For Her Character: “That’s kind of like the moment where it all just skyrocketed, ’cause stuff got weird that That’s the stuff like I’m most comfortable with now, I like the weird. I like the moments where, there’s been a lot of moments, there’s actually a poll on dot com, what was my craziest moment. And looking at it you know, I’ve done a lot of out there stuff in the past couple months.”
– WWE will holding a SummerSlam ticket giveaway contest this weekend in Los Angeles, California. Starting at noon on Friday (local time), WWE will be posting clues on the official WWE Twitter and Tout accounts about where the tickets will be located. For more information on WWE’s “Hide and Tweet” SummerSlam ticket giveaway, visit WWE.com.
– There is still some buzz in WWE that Charlie Sheen will have some involvement at Sunday’s WWE SummerSlam from Los Angeles. There were several references to “Anger Management” (the name of Charlie Sheen’s new show on FX).
– Check out the latest WWE Backstage Fallout video, with Eve Torres, JTG and other WWE superstars talking about Monday’s RAW. When asked how it was to be back in action, JTG said:
“It was great, it was everything I ever imagined. It was stupendous. Just so you know, I’m being sarcasti.”
He was also asked if he’s learned what word to not use aroud RAW’s new GM, AJ Lee.
“In the future, I’ll check myself, but she took it the wrong way. I didn’t mean she was crazy, I just meant the whole … whatever. But anyways, I was out there on Raw, doing my thing,”
The woman portraying Claire Lynch—purportedly pregnant with AJ Styles’ child—on Impact Wrestling is Julia Reilly, an Orlando-based actress and model. After her identity was exposed last week by Live Audio Wrestling and across wrestling message boards, Reilly made a concerted effort to erase her Internet presence.
Her official website, JuliaReilly.net, had featured her lengthy resume of television commercial appearances, as well as photos and videos, but all content was removed following the outing. She also has a YouTube channel featuring her demo videos, such as herself selling RoboMops on the Home Shopping Network, hosting various cooking shows and appearing in a Subway commercial, but all have been made private. Her page on LinkedIn was also deleted.
Reilly’s description of herself on her official website had stated, “Julia’s true talent lies in her warm approachable personality and her ability to deliver technical jargon in a conversational manner.
“In a live enviroment, Julia is excellent at gathering a crowd and able to connect with customers to successfully deliver your company’s message.
“On camera, Julia is friendly, personable and believable.”
The following is the updated card for Sunday’s WWE SummerSlam:
Triple H vs. Brock Lesnar
Shawn Michaels in Triple H’s Corner
WWE Championship Match:
CM Punk (c) vs. John Cena vs. Big Show
WWE Intercontinental Championship Match:
The Miz (c) vs. Rey Mysterio
WWE Tag Team Championship Match:
Kofi Kingston and R-Truth (c) vs. The Prime Time Players
Daniel Bryan vs. Kane
Chris Jericho vs. Dolph Ziggler
There will also be a 30-minute online pre-show at Youtube.com and WWE.com featuring WWE United States Champion Santino Marella vs. Antonio Cesaro.
While it has not been announced yet, Damien Sandow vs. Brodus Clay is also expected to take place this Sunday.
– After Shawn Michaels was loaded into an ambulance following the conclusion of Monday’s RAW, WWE.com caught up with Triple H, who said Shawn was taken to the hospital with a broken arm. Triple H said his fight with Brock Lesnar this Sunday at SummerSlam is now even more personal and the former UFC Heavyweight champion better show up to face what’s coming to him.
– Paul Heyman tweeted the following after RAW, taunting Shawn Michaels:
I hope @ShawnMichaels recovers from this very quickly. It's terrible he got taken out before @WWE #SummerSlam. But those are the breaks!
— Paul Heyman (@HeymanHustle) August 14, 2012
– Eve Torres tweeted the following about Kaitlyn getting the win in the Divas tag match on RAW:
Wow @KaitlynWWE got extremely lucky tonight. Glad she had a chance to feel good about herself before I ruin her on SmackDown this week.
— Eve Torres Gracie (@EveTorresGracie) August 14, 2012
– A talent meeting was held prior to Monday’s RAW from Dallas, Texas. In light of the recent Twitter rant by JTG and reported unhappiness from several members on the roster, company officials gave talent the chance to express their grievances. Nobody spoke up. WWE told everybody to be “use common sense” and be careful venting their frustrations via social media, because once a tweet is made, it’s public and action can be taken against them for it.
– Related to WWE wrestlers being upset with the payouts of WWE’s recent international tours, a memo was recently sent out to the wrestlers stating that there was a clerical error when their checks were sent out for those shows and new, higher payments will be issued soon.
– Following the recent departure of AW, WWE is discussing possible replacements to manage the Prime Time Players, Titus O’Neil and Darren Young. Vince McMahon is still said to be against managers in WWE, but some feel this will change and the Players will soon be paired up with someone else.
(Source: F4Wonline.com)
– Mark Henry appeared on Monday’s RAW in a series of Tout videos recorded from the Olympic games in London. No word yet on when Henry will be back in action, but he did tweet on Monday night that he is getting ready for SummerSlam.
– Some of the WWE-related terms trending worldwide on Twitter during Monday’s RAW were Triple H, Brock Lesnar, Shawn Michaels, Chris Jericho, Piper’s Pit, Sin Cara, Damien Sandow, Tensai, Beth Phoenix, We Want Tables & more.
– Ted DiBiase will be appearing today at the National Guard Storefront in Round Rock, Texas from 11am until 1pm.
– CM Punk responded to a fan on Twitter who said he should not have turned heel. Punk told the fan:
“@SamTerry97: @CMPunk shouldn't have turned heel /:”
You shouldn't use words you do not understand.— player/coach (@CMPunk) August 14, 2012
– After CM Punk recently teased on Twitter that his fans in Chicago will get a special treat regarding his upcoming WWE DVD, it’s been announced that WWE will hold a theatrical screening of the DVD on October 7th.
WWE Champion CM Punk will be on hand for the screening of the documentary portion of the DVD, which is approximately 2 hours long. No word yet on where the event will take place, but this marks the first time WWE has screened any of their DVD productions in a theater.
Behind-The-Scenes Pictures From CM PUNK’s New DVD Project
– WWE Social Media Ambassador Pauly D and Heath Slater were taking shots at each other on Twitter during Monday’s RAW.
– Kofi Kingston missed Monday’s RAW because he was flying back tot he United States from WWE’s weekend tour of Asia. He noted on Twitter that the Prime Time Players will have hell to pay for attacking his tag team partner, R-Truth. The two teams will square off this Sunday at SummerSlam.
– Zack Ryder will be appearing at the Long Island Auto Show from the Nassau Coliseum in Long Island, New York on 10/12 from 7-9pm.
As for Ryder not being booked on RAW once again this week, he tweeted during the show, #NotAtRAW.
– John Cena vs. Big Show in a No DQ match is being advertised for the October 15th RAW from Nashville, Tennessee.
– Tonight’s WWE SmackDown tapings take place from the Frank Erwin Center in Dallas, Texas.
Confirmed for the show, Alberto Del Rio will confront General Manager Booker T and Eve Torres will wrestle Kaitlyn to determine Booker T’s new assistant. Triple H is also scheduled to appear.
The advertised dark match main event will see John Cena vs. Big Show and John Laurinaitis in a handicap match.
* Backstage News On WWE’s Plans Headed Into Sunday’s SUMMERSLAM PPV
– Chris Jericho noted on Twitter that appearing on Piper’s Pit on Monday’s WWE RAW was a dream come true for him:
Great triple threat with @heelziggler and @mikethemiz tonite, So much time and the crowd was great! Plus guest on Pipers Pit!#dreamcometrue
— Chris Jericho (@IAmJericho) August 14, 2012
– Mark Henry and Eve Torres will be appearing at the Alaska State Fair in Palmer, Alaska on 8/23 from 1-4pm.
– Dolph Ziggler will be appearing at Rookies Sports Bar & Grill in Sioux Falls, South Dakota on 8/25 from 3-5pm.
– Ryback debuted a new theme song on Monday’s RAW that encourages fans to chant “Feed Me More.” As seen on RAW, the catchphrase is really getting over.
Former WWE personality Brian Jossie (AW) spoke to Connecticut’s CTPost on Monday about his departure from the company and revealed that a recent tweet about Linda McMahon is what led to him being fired. The tweet in question was:
“#AWPromotion$ says vote for Linda McMahon!!! The PTP’z support Linda and so should you! #voteordie4Linda”
AW told the CT, post, “That’s how they show support for their employees who want to support Linda. They fire them. That’s complete bull(expletive).”
Shortly after AW’s endorsement of Linda’s campaign, a WWE spokesperson sent out a statement that “WWE is a non-partisan organization. Superstars as well as employees are free to support any political party or candidate they choose.”
AW said that he was punished for referencing Linda’s campaign, which he didn’t realize was off limits. “For some reason they don’t want to associate [Linda] with anything to do with wrestling because it’s in the past. Vince doesn’t want any association with her campaign. They told me it’s two totally different entities, which I didn’t know. I thought I was doing a good thing.”
His recent Kobe Bryan rape joke on Monday Night RAW might have been in bad taste, but AW says he could have said way worse and WWE’s own track record of edgy content speaks for itself. “If I had made a Jerry Sandusky or a Colorado shooting joke, okay, fire me right there,” Jossie said. “WWE put a convicted rapist in the Hall of Fame (referring to Mike Tyson).”
He added, “I don’t hate the WWE. I love the company. But the way the politics are with her campaign, it screwed me.”
WWE Champion CM Punk was interviewed by Mike Buda of SportstownChicago.com at Chicago Comic-Con about The Rock getting a WWE Title shot, how WWE has changed in the past several months and more. Here’s
“I think it’s fantastic since he’s getting a title shot against me if I last that long,” Punk said about The Rock. “It’s nice to be vocally against somebody who’s just being handed things and then being the roadblock.”
“Obviously, I was very vocal about Dwayne just marching in and getting to cherry-pick what days he shows up, and when he actually wants to be motivated to work, and now he’s going to be in the ring with me. There’s no bringing 30 percent, there’s no days off. It’s me, it’s 100 percent me and it’s going to be a challenge for Dwayne.”
Here’s video of the full interview:
– Last week’s WWE SmackDown drew a 1.89 cable rating with 2.728 million viewers, down from the previous week, which did a 1.91 rating with 2.783 million viewers.
– It was announced during a commercial break at Monday’s RAW that WWE will return to the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas on February 25th, 2013 for Monday Night RAW.
– After Monday’s WWE RAW went off the air, Shawn Michaels was stretchered out of the arena. Big Show then came out and said he would do the same thing to CM Punk and John Cena at SummerSlam. John Cena then came out and defeated Big Show in the dark match main event of the evening.
The following is the updated card for Sunday’s WWE SummerSlam:
Triple H vs. Brock Lesnar
Shawn Michaels in Triple H’s Corner
WWE Championship Match:
CM Punk (c) vs. John Cena vs. Big Show
WWE Intercontinental Championship Match:
The Miz (c) vs. Rey Mysterio
WWE Tag Team Championship Match:
Kofi Kingston and R-Truth (c) vs. The Prime Time Players
Daniel Bryan vs. Kane
Chris Jericho vs. Dolph Ziggler
There will also be a 30-minute online pre-show at Youtube.com and WWE.com featuring WWE United States Champion Santino Marella vs. Antonio Cesaro.
During a Q&A session with fans on Saturday at the Chicago Comic Con in Rosemont, Illinois, WWE Champion CM Punk implied that TNA Wrestling is a minor league wrestling company.
When asked who he would work with if it could be any single wrestler, Punk replied “Samoa Joe.” He was then asked which independent wrestler he would like to see in WWE. Punk again replied, “Samoa Joe.” When the fan noted that Samoa Joe works for TNA Wrestling, Punk remarked, “I know. You said indy, didn’t you?”
Kurt Angle, who competes for TNA Wrestling, was not pleased with Punk’s statements. He tweeted:
Punk wants to Say Tna Is An Indy League? I Was On top in Wwe when You Were trying to Get a Job Anywhere. It Was My Choice to go to Tna. …
— Kurt Angle (@RealKurtAngle) August 14, 2012
If I ever See You Punk, Hide Bitch!
— Kurt Angle (@RealKurtAngle) August 14, 2012
At Monday’s Raw at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, WWE had arena personnel confiscate fans’ signs pertaining to former Superstar A.W., whose contract was terminated last Friday due to his continued use of offensive and inappropriate comments on live television and on social media following his crass remark on the July 30 episode of Raw.
A.W., whose real name is Brian Jossie, is not pleased with WWE’s actions Monday. He vented on Twitter, “Anyone that has had their sign taken from them in support of me should realize that the #WWE are the real bullies!!! #BeAFuckingStar.”
Jossie also took offense to JTG’s “burial” on Raw, which he says stems from the WWE Superstar’s “controversial remarks” on Twitter last week where he said his “locker room brothers” were being taken advantage of. Before JTG encountered Ryback for his match, Jossie predicted, “After JTG just ripped their ass on twitter he’s showcased but I’m fired for saying support Linda! Now watch them bury him…” Then after Ryback had soundly beaten JTG, Jossie lamented, “What else can I say… JTG just got did in for his disrespect to his masters.. #IAintOnThePlantation.”
Jossie had stated hours earlier, “I’m not a racist!! I’m a realist! The only race card that got played was the Senate “RACE” Card!. He also noted, “Vince didn’t want some no name Negro associated with his less than stellar half mummified ass wife! #Vote4ChrisMurphy.”
Jossie then challenged “Rowdy” Roddy Piper, who hosted “Piper’s Pit” on Raw, to a verbal duel.
“I would love to be on Pipers Pit!! That muthafucka would be speechless! He ain’t neva met a guy like me….,” Jossie wrote. “AbeWashVsPipersPit! In my opinion Piper’s Pit wins. He was allowed to speak his mind! They would neva let me speak my mind #ILLUMINATED.” He continued. “I’d destroy that muthafucka!! #BigFanOfThePit #HeAintBettaThanMe..”
Finally, Jossie noted: “I will be addressing the wrestling universe soon..
“The #WWE is afraid of me…
“Vince you shook my hand and betrayed me within the same week…”
– After JTG pleaded his case to make some noise on Raw, his wish was granted by program General Manager AJ Lee as the quirky Diva placed him in a one-on-one match against Ryback. WWE broadcaster Michael Cole acknowledged JTG’s “controversial remarks” on Twitter last week where he cryptically stated that his “locker room brothers” were being taken advantage of—F4WOnline.com reports his source of contention stemmed from lower-tier wrestlers’ financial compensation for WrestleMania XXVIII.
Following the Cryme Tyme founder’s loss to Ryback, Cole stated, “I can’t wait until JTG tweets about this.”
– Zack Ryder mentioned on Twitter that he was not at Raw in Dallas, Texas, writing, “#NotAtRaw.” Rather, he drove to Austin, Texas, the site of Tuesday’s SmackDown taping.
– Raw viewers who check in to GetGlue.com will receive a free Trish Stratus Diva Summer Series sticker.
– Christian is today’s featured Superstar on WWE.com. He is currently not scheduled to compete this Sunday at SummerSlam.
– As fans lined up outside the American Airlines Center for Raw, a WWE crew member said Daniel Bryan would debut a new T-Shirt this Sunday at SummerSlam. He surveyed fans on four shirt designs and asked them to pick the one they like.
– Two matches were taped Monday night in Dallas, Texas for this week’s episode of WWE Superstars:
* Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso vs. Johnny Curtis and Michael McGillicutty
* Alex Riley vs. Drew McIntyre
According to a fan account, Curtis debuted a new look in his match.
No dark match was held before the taping.
– Following her victory over Beth Phoenix and Eve on Raw, Kaitlyn posted a Tout of Layla gearing up the Texas native for her match against Eve on SmackDown. A position in SmackDown General Manager Booker T’s administration will be on the line when they fight.
After weeks of battling the Kofi Kingston and R-Truth in singles matches, Darren Young and Titus O’Neil will receive their chance at the WWE Tag Team Championship this Sunday at SummerSlam.
It was also announced during Raw that Santino Marella will defend the United States Championship against Antonio Cesaro in a YouTube exclusive pre-show leading up to the pay-per-view broadcast. The announced card is as follows:
* Triple H vs. Brock Lesnar
* WWE Champion CM Punk vs. John Cena vs. Big Show
* Kane vs. Daniel Bryan
* Chris Jericho vs. Dolph Ziggler
* WWE United States Champion Santino Marella vs. Antonio Cesaro
* WWE Tag Team Champions Kofi Kingston and R-Truth vs. The Prime Time Players
* WWE Intercontinental Champion The Miz vs. Rey Mysterio
Raw General Manager AJ Lee appeared on The Soscia Network with Brian Soscia on 106.1 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to promote this Sunday’s SummerSlam pay-per-view event and discuss her ascension from teenage wrestling fan to presiding over WWE’s flagship program.
After revealing that she made the decision to become a professional wrestler when she was 12-years-old, Lee is asked about a YouTube video of herself as a teenager meeting Amy “Lita” Dumas at an autograph signing (from 2001). She divulges, “Maybe a year ago, at the Slammys, I actually showed Lita that video. And I was like, “Look at this!” It was very cool to have that moment.”
Providing background on the moment, she continues, “Growing up, I didn’t have a lot and we had a really rough childhood and my only escape from all that was wrestling and was having these women to look up to and just hoping one day that I could get out of it, maybe I could be like them and get myself out of the situation I was in. Meeting her, it was like, “Okay, this is my hero, the only person I have to make me feel better about life right now.” It was such a good moment for me. You can actually see my mom in the background, like, crying! It’s like, yes, I’m a huge fan and I loved her and I loved meeting her, but it represented … I was going through a lot. If I could talk to little AJ back then and tell her what would happen one day.”
In regards to feeling when she “made it” in the professional wrestling industry, she says, “I think just getting signed would have been enough for me. Just being a part of the company, just being anything. I still have the first envelope they sent me, the first mail, I keep everything. Just like seeing WWE, in my mailbox! I’m such a fan and I think just getting signed would have been the most amazing thing in the world to me. But everything we’ve done so far, just having a WrestleMania moment already is mind-boggling. I don’t even understand it. Hopefully one of these days I can sit-down and drink it all in, but it’s been go-go-go for the past year-and-a-half. It’s still very surreal and I kind of don’t believe it still. I’m waiting to wake up.”
Lee was also asked if there is any chance she would follow in the footsteps of past WWE Divas such as Sable and pose for Playboy. She responded, “Oh my God. Never, ever, ever! I can barely wear a low-cut shirt. I’m prude and I think that’s what works for me is kind of being very innocent and prudish. It’s gotten me pretty far and there are certain things that should be left to the imagination.” She adds, “Nothing wrong with it, but it’s not for me.”
“The Geek Goddess” also discusses how she got her foot in WWE’s door, which wrestlers she idolized growing up, her relationship with Daniel Bryan and she also reveals her match picks for SummerSlam. The audio interview is available here.
– Raw General Manager AJ Lee announced Monday evening via Twitterthat The Miz will defend the Intercontinental Championship this Sunday at SummerSlam.
“As Raw GM, I’ve decided at #Summerslam this Sunday, @Mikethemiz will defend his Intercontinental title vs @reymysterio .How awesome is that?” she wrote.
– Tenille Tayla stated on Twitter that her name in WWE developmental promotion Florida Championship Wrestling is Emma.
“You may now call me…. EMMA!! New ring name – check! Let’s get this show on the road ;) Ready or not here I come #WWE #NXT #DIVA,” she wrote Monday.
The 23-year-old Australian wrestler reported to FCW last month after a year a on the sidelines due to shoulder surgery.
– Former professional wrestler Mike Graham is doing a weekly radio show in Tampa, Florida at WHNZ at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday evenings. (Thanks to Mark Schreiner)
Grantland.com published a lengthy article last week on the life and controversial wrestling career of Kevin Nash with the six-time world champion notably reiterating his stance on “Vanilla Midgets,” a dismissive term he used behind-the-scenes in the late ’90s in World Championship Wrestling to describe small-statured, gifted technical wrestlers such as Chris Benoit and Eddie Guerrero. Nash said the professional wrestling industry died at WrestleMania XX when the pay-per-view event concluded with Benoit and Guerrero—both of whom were under six-feet-tall—reigning atop as world champions and emotionally celebrating. Guerrero’s brother, Chavo Guerrero, Sr., took offense to Nash’s remarks and posted a scathing rebuttal on Facebook.
“Chavo Classic” wrote, “K 4 THOSE WHO CARE IM NOT AGAINST NASH HE HAS ALL THE RIGHT TO EXPRESS HIS OPINION OR THOUGHTS BLOOD SEEMS TO TRIGGER A GUERRERO BLAST. SO I WLL PUT IT REAL SIMPLE IF U THE READER ARE PUTTING UP UR $ ON A VENUE PRO WRESTLING PROMOTION, AND U HAVE THE DEMOGRAPHICS NEXT TO U AND THE TV VIEWERS IN FRONT OF U, WHO R U GOING TO GO WITH TO MAKE $, I WLD GO FOR THE BOX OFFICE GUY, IN THIS CASE , HANDS DOWN, GUERRERO AND BENOIT BY FAR UNLESS U WANT TO SEE BIG SEXY IN HIS UNWASHED LEATHERS APPEAR AND SIGN AUTOGRAPHS BECAUSE HE IS A FREAK OF NATURE, IN NORMAL STANDARDS. GUARRANTEE WWE MADE MORE $ OF BENOIT AND GUERRERO THAN NASH, AND IF I WAS A BETTING MAN I GURRANTEE BIG SEXY GOT PAID MORE, ITS A VINCE THING ..
“K I’M ON ROLL, U FUCK WITH THE GUERREROS WTCH OUT, BEING THE ELDEST AND BEING OUTSPOKEN AS I AM, ONCE AGAIN,, KEVIN NASH WAS A BASKETBALL PLAYER, NOT A WRESTLER, PLAYED FOR THE TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS 1979-1980 DID NOT PLAY HIS 4TH YR. HE ATTEMPTED TO TRANSFER TO BOWLING GREEN BUT 4 SOME REASON OR ANOTHER DID NOT. WIKPEDIA STATES THAT HE TORE HIS ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT, IN OTHER WORDS OUT OF COLLEGE BASKETBALL. SO HE GOES INTO PRO WRESTLING. LIKE BRUISER BRODIE TOLD ME,” AND MANY EX OTHER SPORT JOCKS WHEN THEY WLD SAY, I GOT HURT SO I CAME TO PRO WRESTLING.” BRODY WLD TELL THEM AND I LOVE THIS, ” U CAME TO PRO WRESTLING BECAUSE U DID NOT MAKE IT IN UR SPORT, QUIT BS.” HE HAD SEVERAL UNSUCCESSFUL GIMICKS, STELL, OZZ,(WITH THE WIZARD), VINNIE VEGAS, DIESEL, ETC. AND HE IS PASSING JUGEMENT OR COMMENTARY ON 2 TRUE WRESTLERS. CHAMPIONS IN THE ORGANIZATION HE WAS IN AND THE OTHER ONE, GIVE ME A BRAKE DWIVE, HELLO. HE KEEPS HIS SHIT UP IN DESRESPECTING MY BROTHER OF BLOOD, MY BROTHER CHRIS AND WRESTLING AND I WILL EXPOSE MORE MORE SH– ON HIM THAN HE KNOWS HE HAS. NO MENACE OR THREAT TO ANYBODY, WE THE GUERREROS HAVE NOTHING TO HIDE. SO BIG NASTY, AND I DO MEAN NASTY WHEN U WORE THOSE REDICULOUS LEATHERS THAT U NEVER WASHED, CHILL OUT AND MIND UR OWN BUSINESS WHICH IS RAPING THE BUSINESS, THANK U, CHAVO GUERRERO, SR. SO LET IT BE SAID SO LET IT BE WRITTEN, “JULE BRENNER, THE 10 COMMENDMENTS< ' ORALE CABRONES FACTS ARE FACTS."
Likewise, Tracy Smothers went on Facebook to blast "Big Sexy": "Kevin Nash can go to Hell for his comments bout Chris,Eddie,was wrong to say that,u have done well,made lots of money Kevin.Im sure their families are hurt bout yr b.s. comments.U have no respect for the business or the people int it who helped yr ungrateful SORRY ASS.That wasn,t k,don,t go there,they hav kinfolks that are very hurt,why say that.YR APISS ANT PUNK,COWARD.I waana pull yr eyeballs out u JACKOFF,ANYTIME,ANYPLACE,YR A PIECE OF SHIT CANCER in our business."
WWE Champion CM Punk participated in a Q&A session at the at Wizard World Chicago Comic-Con event on Saturday. Credit to WrestlingRambles.com for these highlights of what Punk said about:
The New WWE Title Belt: CM Punk talked about a new design for the WWE Championship title. I think he said it’s coming soon and it will be something he helped create. He teased that it could happen at SummerSlam or maybe at the next Pay-Per-View after SummerSlam which is in Boston, John Cena’s hometown.
Leaked Picture of The NEW WWE Championship Belt
Retirement: Punk talked about retiring from wrestling. He said that he will be 34 in a few months and that is too old to be able to perform at a high level in professional wrestling. Punk said he won’t be another Triple H or Undertaker. Those two guys are currently older than 40 and still performing in the ring. Punk said when he does retire, he will leave the wrestling business for at least two years. I think he said if he does return to wrestling, he won’t make a return to the ring. His retirement will not be like a Terry Funk retirement. Punk said he feels good now and he wants to stay healthy after he is retired. Punk said he has had one surgery and he never wants another surgery ever again. Punk said that he doesn’t want to say when he might retire because the answer would “depress the hell” out of everyone.
Kevin Nash’s Recent Rant About Smaller Wrestlers: Punk said that it is Nash’s opinion and you can’t hate someone’s opinion just because you don’t agree with it.
JTG’s Twitter Rant: CM Punk said if JTG had a problem with something, he should have talked to Vince McMahon or someone backstage instead of ranting about it on Twitter. Punk said that although his original Pipe Bomb promo was a public rant just like JTG, everything Punk said during the promo were the same things he had been saying to Vince for months.
Have His Feelings About WWE Changed Since Last Year: Punk said it’s different now because he is a lot less pissed off than he was back then.
His WrestleMania 29 Opponent: Punk was asked if he would rather face The Rock or John Cena at WrestleMania, and Punk said he wants to face The Rock so he could try to have a better match with Rock than Cena did and then be able to tell Cena that Punk’s match was better. Punk made it sound like Rock and Cena are the top two possible opponents for WrestleMania next year.
Steve Austin Wrestling Again: Punk said it’s unlikely he will face Stone Cold anytime soon because Stone Cold just had knee surgery. Punk said the match will only happen if Stone Cold wants it to happen.”
Here’s a video of the full Q&A session:
Tonight’s 3-hour WWE RAW takes place from Dallas, Texas and will be the “go home” show before Sunday’s WWE SummerSlam pay-per-view.
WWE Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels will be in the house tonight to help give a final push for the Triple H vs. Brock Lesnar hype. Lesnar threatened Michaels last week, so expect to see a confrontation between these men tonight.
The show will be opened by a preview of the SummerSlam WWE Championship match, as CM Punk competes against the Big Show.
On Friday’s SmackDown, Booker T announced that Alberto Del Rio’s World Heavyweight title match against Sheamus at SummerSlam has been cancelled. Tonight on RAW, we’ll get the latest on this situation and whether the match will be reinstated/changed.
“Jersey Shore” star DJ Pauly D will be tonight’s Social Media Ambassador.
The WWE website’s 5-point preview is teasing:
* Del Rio “sneaking his way” back into the #1 contender’s spot
* The latest from Daniel Bryan & Kane
* How Social Media Ambassador DJ Pauly D will interact with Zack Ryder
* Lesnar’s final opportunity to “see” Shawn Michaels before SummerSlam
* CM Punk’s reaction to Big Show’s recent actions
The advertised dark match main event for tonight is John Cena vs. Big Show in a no-disqualification match.
