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Knockout Confirms TNA Departure, Update On Bruce Prichard

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— Traci Brooks has confirmed her departure from TNA Wrestling after her profile was removed from the company’s official website over weekend.

“Yes it’s true my time with TNA has come to an end, what a great time I had,” she wrote on Twitter. “I love the TNA family and will miss everyone but will be watching every Thursday!

Following a one and a half year hiatus, Brooks returned to the organization last summer to help Velvet Sky combat ODB and Jacqueline. She was then made Karen Jarrett’s executive assistant, a title she held until Jarrett’s on-screen firing in December. Brooks began competing following Thanksgiving but became inactive again a few weeks later and wasn’t used again.

— Bruce Prichard, TNA Wrestling’s Senior Vice President of Programming and Talent Relations, returned to work at Sunday’s Lockdown pay-per-view. It was his first appearance at an event since suffering a pair of recent heart attacks.

source: ProWrestling.net

CM Drunk Update, Nash Says Punk Needs A Long Title Run

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– The bar that CM Punk walked into on RAW was The Pilot Inn in Greenwich, about a 10 minute walk from the O2 Arena. A reader who was at the pub when Punk and the WWE camera crew arrived says Punk did not have any fish & chips like he said because the bar wasn’t serving food at that time.

The WWE website continues to speculate whether Punk drank alcohol while at the bar and says we’ll find out more about Punk’s struggle to remain sober on next week’s 3-hour show.

– Kevin Nash is the latest WWE legend to publicly endorse WWE Champion CM Punk. Nash tweeted after RAW:

“just got done with Raw.Punk needs to keep the belt at least till next May”

A fan replied that WWE would never have anyone hold the WWE Title for that long. Nash replied:

“what is old is now new. let him have that love affair with the fans make them pat to see him get beat make it epic. Make a heel”

Lesnar’s Unique WWE Deal, Bella Twins Update & More

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– We published a picture on Monday of Brock Lesnar’s new WWE ring gear, which consists of MMA-style trunks with sponsor logos on it. Lesnar’s new WWE t-shirt also features the logos of Lesnar’s various sponsors, including Jimmy John’s Gourmet Sandwiches. A WWE superstar wearing sponsor logos is unprecedented – so it appears Lesnar’s team negotiated a very unique agreement with WWE.

Speaking of Lesnar, WWE officials were said to be very happy with the Lesnar promo  that aired on Monday’s RAW. The video was taped last week.

Lesnar has also been added to the RAW Supershow opening video.

– Tickets are still available for the RAW brand’s upcoming tour of Brazil. Tickets are also now on sale for WWE’s upcoming Over The Limit PPV on 5/20 from Raleigh, North Carolina.

– The Bella Twins were backstage for Monday’s WWE RAW Supershow in London but did not appear on television. Over the weekend, there were plans to use them on television this week. Despite the fact that the Bellas have been making various storyline-driven comments about wanting to challenge for the Divas title, they are still expected to leave WWE when their contracts expire later this month.

Video: Brock Lesnar Explains Why He Returned To WWE

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WWE’s YouTube channel has published an exclusive interview with Brock Lesnar, who talks about why he’s returned to WWE.

“I’m not a superstar. I’m an ass kicker. I am Brock Lesnar. That’s it.”

Mick Foley Says He Doesn’t Trust & Won’t Wrestle Ambrose

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In his latest blog at MickFoley.Typepad.com titled, “An Answer For Ambrose,” Mick Foley says he could never work with Dean Ambrose because he does not trust him. Foley wrote:

“Look, sports-entertainment has to involve a certain ammount of respect and trust. It’s pretty obvious Dean Ambrose doesn’t have the slightest ammount of respect for me, and therefore I can’t place the slightest ammount of trust in him. Anyone wondering if I’m feeling better following the concussion I spoke of in that promo with Flair? I’m not. I tend to have two types of days when it comes to that muted, under-water feeling I spoke of in that promo – bad and worse. Given my history of concussions, I would have to be an absolute idiot to place my future in the hands of someone I don’t trust. Since I like to think I am not an idiot, I won’t be placing any trust in him. He had the golden ticket, and he blew it, because he would not honor the simple request I made – to his face – to not include my children in any way in his tweets. If I can’t trust him to honor that simple request, I certainly can’t trust him not to take liberties in the ring. It’s tough to get over in WWE. I certainly wouldn’t want to be one of the young guys facing someone like Skip Sheffield (yeah, I know he has a new name, but I don’t know it yet) knowing that the priority placed on getting over will be somewhat higher than looking out for the well being of an opponent. I went through that with The Dynamite Kid in 1986, when I was 21 years old. I could do it then. I can’t do it at 46..especialy not for someone like Dean Ambrose. To quote the original Willy Wonka movie, “You get nothing! You lose! Good day sir!”

Konnan Says Del Rio Almost Quit WWE Before His Debut

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Former WCW star Konnan recently appeared on the MLW.com podcast and stated that Alberto  Del Rio was ready to quit WWE and return to Mexico before he was called up to the main roster:

“The trainers over at FCW told me that when [Del Rio] came in, he was terrible. He said basically, I’m not making any money here [in developmental], I’m going home. My wife is pregnant and I’m out. I’m going back to Mexico.”

“John Laurinaitis told one of the trainers, we’re going to be inducting Mil Mascaras into the Hall of Fame and we kind of want someone to induct him. We need to push a Latino guy. Just put him on the road and see how he does.”

Evan Bourne Update, Bryan Talks Veganism, Trending

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– Evan Bourne is still on crutches after breaking his foot several weeks ago. Bourne, who has two Wellness Policy strikes against him, tweeted on Monday:

“Getting very good at hopping around on one foot. Friends report my crutching skills are 8/10. #mobile”

– ECW original “Tajiri” was trending worldwide on Twitter on Monday night after Lord Tensai spit green mist (one of Tajiri’s signature moves) at John Cena. Other terms that trended on Monday night were Chief Jay Strongbow, Yes Lock and fish & chips.

– Michael Cole announced on RAW that Daniel Bryan has renamed his LaBell Lock submission finisher. It will now be known as the Yes Lock.

Speaking of Bryan, he spoke to HuffingtonPost.com this week about his vegan lifestyle:

“My health is so much better. I’m bigger now than I was eating meat. My lifts in the gym are better. I’m in better shape. A lot of people thought you couldn’t be a top-level athlete as a vegan, but people like Mac Danzig and Jake Shields are proving that’s wrong. And it’s better for me as a performer. The other wrestlers just think it’s weird. They don’t understand it.”

* WWE Releasing Talent VERY Soon, Storyline Plans Revealed Headed Into Summer

Steve Austin Says He Is Healthy To Wrestle Again

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WWE Hall of Famer Steve Austin continues to tease that he’s got at least one more match left in him. During a recent interview with ZooToday.com to promote the DVD release of his latest action movie, Recoil, Austin had this to say about a return:

“If the right situation, the right opponent and the right circumstances came up for the WWE, then it would certainly be something worth considering. Could I have another match or two? Yeah. Physically I am in really good shape right now.”

* VIDEO: CM PUNK Calls Out STEVE AUSTIN Again (From Last Week)

“People seem to think I am half-dead!… In my movies, I do some pretty hellacious fight scenes that, maybe, a normal person couldn’t do. So my physicality is fine, my neck is fine after having it all fused-up.”

“I am not pitching for another match but if it was a win-win situation for everybody, then absolutely, I would consider it.”

Time and time again, we’ve heard CM Punk as the likely opponent for Steve Austin, should Austin return to the ring. We want to know – who do you think Austin should wrestle? Hit up the comments below.

MVP Clarifies WWE Comment, After RAW, DDP Yoga

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– Earlier this week, MVP was asked by a fan on Twitter when we’ll hear him say, “I’m Comin” [to WWE]. He replied, “Never again.” MVP later clarified the tweet, saying that he was referring to using his “I’m Coming” theme song again, and not specifically a return to WWE. He wrote:

“I was actually referring to using that theme song he mentioned. I’ve never said I’d ‘never return’ to the WWE. Thanks.”

– The dark match after Monday’s WWE RAW tapings from London saw CM Punk defend the WWE Title against Chris Jericho. Daniel Bryan interfered and attacked Punk, causing a disqualification. Shamus then came out and nailed Bryan with a Brogue Kick. Cody Rhodes, Big Show and Alberto Del Rio all came out next followed by Randy Orton. The babyfaces hit their finishers on the heels to end it.

– Diamond Dallas Page’s DDP Yoga program continues to gain popularity among WWE’s active superstars. WWE Superstars Primo and Titus O’Neil are the latest wrestlers who are using the product. Primo noted on Twitter that he has been pain-free since he began the program.

Contract Signing Next Week On RAW, SmackDown Rating

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– Last Friday’s SmackDown replay drew a 1.52 cable rating and 2,300,000 viewers. The Friday replay outdrew Tuesday’s live broadcast, which did a 1.50 cable rating with 2,250,000 viewers. Friday’s replay did a better rating than the last SmackDown replay on February 20.

— WWE will hold two Raw live events in Kentucky this July: July 28 at the Rupp Arena in Lexington and July 29 at Broadbent Arena in Louisville.

— It was announced on Monday’s RAW that next week’s 3-hour special will feature an Extreme Rules contract signing between Brock Lesnar and John Cena.  The two will compete in an Extreme Rules match (no-disqualification, no count-out) on April 29th.

“CM Drunk” Segment To Air On Raw, DGUSA Star Backstage

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— WWE’s Breaking News mobile alert service issued a text message to mobile subscribers Monday reading

“BREAKING NEWS: CM Punk spotted in London pub. Is it CM Punk or CM Drunk? Exclusive video on Raw tonight.”

WWE.com published an article regarding this, advertising: “What will the footage show? What does this mean for CM Punk’s longtime pledge against alcohol? How might this news affect the main event of Raw, featuring the WWE Champion against Mark Henry in a No Count-Out, No Disqualification Match for the title?”

— English wrestler Pac was backstage at Monday’s Raw SuperShow in London, England. He currently works for Dragon Gate and Dragon Gate USA.

— Ryback’s opponent on last week’s episode of SmackDown was independent wrestler Bobby Shields.

source: PWInsider.com

First Picture Of Brock Lensar’s New WWE Ring Gear

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Brock Lesnar is expected to wear MMA-inspired ring gear when he steps back into the ring against John Cena at Extreme Rules, his first WWE match in 8 years.

The WWE website released a photo of Brock Lesnar on Monday his new WWE ring gear, which is clearly inspired by his days as an MMA fighter.

Lesnar’s new ring gear features MMA-inspired trunks (featuring sponsor logos), XXL Mixed Martial Arts gloves and black boots.

Hit up the comments below and tell us what you think about Lesnar’s new gear.

Extreme Rules 2012: WWE Title Match Announced *Spoiler*

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WWE Extreme Rules 2012 Results

At Monday’s WWE RAW tapings from the O2 Arena in London, England, it was announced that WWE Extreme Rules 2012 will feature WWE Champion CM Punk defending against Chris Jericho in a Chicago Street Fight.

With that match set, here’s the updated card for WWE Extreme Rules 2012:

Extreme Rules Match:
Brock Lesnar vs. John Cena

Chicago Street Fight for the WWE Championship:
CM Punk vs. Chris Jericho

Best Of 3 Falls Match for the World Heavyweight Title:
Sheamus (c) vs. Daniel Bryan

WWE RAW Supershow Results From London

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WWE taped tonight’s RAW this afternoon from the O2 Arena in London, England

Ambrose Works RAW Dark Match, Superstars Preview

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WWE is taping tonight’s RAW Supershow this afternoon from the O2 Arena in London, England. We’ll have full results up later this afternoon.

– Dean Ambrose defeated Alex Riley in a dark match that took place prior to this afternoon’s tapings.

Ambrose got the win after nailing Riley with a running knee to the head.

– WWE taped the following matches before RAW for this week’s WWE Superstars show:

* Eve Torres vs. Kelly Kelly
* R-Truth vs. Jack Swagger

WrestleMania 28 Sets New Pay-Per-View Records

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WrestleMania 28

WWE proudly announced Monday that WrestleMania XXVIII set new records for pay-per-view buys and gross sales. According to WWE.com, preliminary estimates show that WrestleMania garnered 1.3 million pay-per-view buys with global gross sales in excess of $67 million.

The event was seen around the world on pay-per-view in more than 105 countries and 20 languages

WWE superstar The Rock tweeted a message on Monday stating that Wrestlemania 28 set the all time record for pay-per-view buys & made more money in one day than any PPV event ever:

“BREAKING NEWS: Wrestlemania 28 sets all time PPV buys & one day global gross record. #TeamBringItWorldwide THANK YOU!

The final number will be reported during WWE’s second quarter 2012 earnings later this year.

Stipulation Added To Lesnar vs. Cena, WWE “OMG!” Moments

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— Courtesy of Raw General Manager John Laurinaitis, the Brock Lesnar vs. John Cena match at Extreme Rules has been changed to a no-disqualification, no count-out “Extreme Rules” Match, WWE.com has confirmed.

More details on the match are available here.

— WWE has released the synopsis for Classics On Demand programming during the month of May: “Relive the insane moments that made you say…OMG! From unbelievable moves to shocking moments, it’s a jaw-dropping month full of the unexpected. It’s “OMG! Month” all May on WWE Classics On Demand.”

— WWE will hold a SmackDown taping on Tuesday, July 24, 2012 at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri.

— Alicia Fox and William Regal will be signing autographs Thursday in Cardiff, Wales to promote WWE’s The Best of Raw and SmackDown 2011 video release at the HMV on Queen Street.

Lesnar Turned Down Mayweather, Sr., Natalya & Garcia Feud

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— During an interview with Steven Muehlhausen of The Fight Club Chicago, boxing analyst Percy Crawford said he spoke to Paul Heyman about Brock Lesnar working with famed boxing trainer Floyd Mayweather, Sr. before Lesnar fought Shane Carwin in July 2010. Crawford says Lesnar rejected the offer.

“I actually offered … his close friend Paul Heyman to hook him [Lesnar] up with Floyd Mayweather, Sr. [and] Heyman said, ‘You know, that’s not a bad idea. Let me talk to Brock and get back with ya’,” Crawford said. “And then it was like, ‘uh, Brock’s kinda comfortable in Minnesota. We’re gonna go with what we have’.”

— WWE conducted an angle at SmackDown live events last week where ring announcer Lilian Garcia nearly came to blows with Natalya during a heated confrontation. Fed up with the third generation wrestler’s shabby treatment of her, Garcia aggressively shoved Natalya’s jacket back at the SmackDown Diva following her losses to AJ. Garcia addressed the matter on Twitter Sunday, writing, “She bettr watch out 4 this Latina Heat!!”

Natalya responded, “Latina heat? Maybe try showing The Queen of Harts a little respect… Thank you!” She also vowed to make Garcia tap out to the Sharpshooter.

Video: Vickie Guerrero Gets Smashed With Birthday Cake

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— Following CM Punk’s victory over Chris Jericho at Sunday’s Raw live event in Nottingham, England, the Straight Edge Superstar, John Cena, Zack Ryder, Dolph Ziggler and Jack Swagger appeared ringside to celebrate Vickie Guerrero’s birthday—she turns 44 years old on Monday. After Cena led the Capital FM Arena audience in singing “Happy Birthday To You” to Guerrero, Punk snuck up on the birthday girl by smashing her in the face with a chocolate cake. She then broke kayfabe by posing in the center of the ring with Punk and Cena.

Guerrero was taken by surprise by the moment. She wrote on Twitter, “My birthday is tomorrow the 16th!!!! The RAW crew surprised me tonight at show! It was so much fun! I showered the cake out of my hair and down my back….that was the sweetest shower ever!!!!”

— Rey Mysterio, who has been sidelined since August due to injury, is heading to Japan next month to promote the SmackDown brand’s upcoming tour of Tokyo. WWE will hold shows at Sumo Hall on August 9 and 10.

— WWE will hold two shows in Germany this November: at the O2 World Arena in Hamburg on November 2 and Arena Leipzig in Leipzig on November 3.

Kurt Angle Taking Time Off, Bischoff Storyline Update & More

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– Following his match with Jeff Hardy at Sunday’s Lockdown pay-per-view, Kurt Angle wrote on Twitter that he’ll be taking some time off to deal with his injured knee, but “not too long.”

He also followed up on his recent announcement that he won’t be competing at the 2012 Olympic Games, stating that he’s at peace with the decision. Angle said he loves his fans and his job now is to entertain us.

– After his team lost at TNA Lockdown, Eric Bischoff has been written out of the TNA storylines after and will no longer be allowed to use the Bischoff name on television.

The plan going forward is that Eric Bischoff will be off TV, although he will still be working backstage as a top executive for the company.

– Former TNA Knockout Leticia Cline announced on Facebook that her wedding planned for this summer has been canceled. She cited “personal reasons” for why her and her partner of 5 years called off the wedding.

(Partial Source: PWinsider.com)

Video: Edge Q&A From Wizard World Comic Con In Toronto

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WWE Hall of Famer Edge appeared at the Wizard World Comic Con event in Toronto over the weekend and took part in a Q&A Session. Credit to SEScoops.com reader Ahmed Khokhar for this recap:

Edge had autograph signings, a panel and then a photo-op with fans. During the panel Edge answered a few fan questions. Edge also stated that he feels that he is healthy enough to have one more match but WWE won’t allow him; for which he was grateful for.

Edge said that if he were to have one more match that it would be with Christian. He also told us that he got the call after wrestlemania from the WWE and they said that his career that they won’t allow him to wrestle anymore. Edge also commented on his DVD on which he said his favorite moment in the whole DVD is the extra on the Blu-Ray of him playing with his dogs. He said that he is content with his life and said that he didn’t want to be a guy in his 50s with a pony tail and still wrestling.

Damien Sandow’s First Match, Regal Putting Over Kidd, MVP-WWE

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– SmackDown newcomer Damien Sandow is overseas with WWE this week and is headed to London for Tuesday’sSmackDown from the O2 Arena. It’s possible he will make his TV debut this week, or he could just work a pre-show dark match.

– William Regal has been teaming with Tyson Kidd on the current WWE tour. The duo has defeated Hunico and Camacho at the past few live events. Prior to their matches, Regal has introduced Kidd “the most underrated wrestler with WWE.”

– Fans of former WWE superstar MVP shouldn’t get their hopes up about him ever returning to the company. While he’s been open about the possibility of returning one day, he changed his tune over the weekend. When asked by a fan on Twitter if he’ll ever return to WWE, he responded, “Never again.”

Lesnar Storyline Update, HBK Hunting With A Music Legend & More

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– Last week on RAW, General Manager John Laurinaitis revealed that he is responsible for Brock Lesnar’s WWE return. During an interview with the WWE website, here’s what Laurinaitis said about Lesnar bringing “legitimacy” back to WWE:

“Brock has achieved incredible success on every level. He’s the only athlete to ever win the WWE Championship, the UFC Heavyweight Championship and an NCAA Division I Heavyweight Championship. Quite frankly, I couldn’t imagine a better man than Brock more suited to be the face of WWE. No offense to John Cena, who’s an outstanding athlete in his own right, but he’s no Brock Lesnar.”

– WWE’s contest to win a free trip to WrestleMania 29 in New Jersey has ended. The sweepstakes launched on April 1st and the 100 winners were announced on Sunday night.

– WWE Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels is filming new episodes for his MacMillan River Adventures hunting show. A future episode of the show will feature a special appearance from with music legend and avid hunter, Ted Nugent.

 

 

UK RAW Preview For Tonight: CM Punk vs. Mark Henry

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Tonight’s WWE RAW Supershow will be taped this afternoon from the O2 Arena in London, England. The show will be taped around 3pm (Eastern) and we’ll have spoiler results here on the site this afternoon.

The main event of tonight’s RAW will be CM Punk defending the WWE Championship against Mark Henry in a match with no disqualifications and no count outs.

No word yet if Brock Lesnar will be appearing live to continue the feud with John Cena. WWE has teased a follow-up on Brock Lesnar’s latest attack on John Cena, but it’s unlikely that Lesnar flew overseas for an in-person appearance.

The advertised dark match main event for this show is John Cena vs. Kane in a Last Man Standing Match.

Heath Slater & Flo Rida’s Feud Continues, Today’s Birthdays

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– The feud between WrestleMania 28 celebrity guest Flo Rida and WWE wrestler Heath Slater continued on Twitter over the weekend.

The WWE website has also picked up on Flo Rida’s recent video challenge to Heath Slater [View Here] and the back and forth tweets between them.

No word yet on whether Flo Rida plans to actually step in the ring, but it appears they’re building towards something.

– Today’s wrestling bithdays include former WWE wrestler Paul London (32), Vickie Guerrero (44) and WWE Hall of Famer George “The Animal” Steele (75).

– Mick Foley’s WrestleMania 28 raffle raised more than $60,000 for RAINN, the largest anti-sexual violence charity in the US.

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