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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

MITB WWE Title Match, Live Tueday SmackDown Next Week

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– Friday’s episode of WWE SmackDown did a 2.0 cable rating, with 2.97 million viewers. Those numbers are both up big from last week’s rating and viewership and were the most for both since March 9th. The show ranked #1 among the adult male demographics, #2 among male teens and was up bigin all key demographics, according to PWInsider.com.

– It was announced on RAW that WWE will present a special Super SmackDown Live: Great American Bash show next Tuesday night July 3rd at 8/7c.

– WWE Champion CM Punk will defend against Daniel Bryan at next month’s Money in the Bank pay-per-view.

* Backstage News From RAW & Rumored SUMMERSLAM Matches

Bray Wyatt Works Pre-RAW Dark Match, Superstars Matches

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– In a dark match that took place prior to Monday’s RAW went on the air, FCW wrestler Bray Wyatt (former NXT wrestler Husky Harris) defeated Alex Riley in approximately 5. Our live correspondent said that Wyatt got “tremendous heat” from the crowd and Riley got a good reaction as well.

– The following matches were taped for this week’s WWE Superstars, airing this Thursday online:

* WWE Tag-Team Champion Kofi Kingston vs. Michael McGillicutty

* Darren Young vs. Epico

Charlie Sheen Appearing At RAW’s 1,000th Episode Celebration

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Actor Charlie Sheen will be attending WWE’s 1,000th RAW Celebration on July 23rd and will serve as the “Celebrity Social Media Ambassador” for the three hour broadcast.

During RAW, Sheen will give his unique perspective in 140 characters or less about the action. WWE.com wrote about Sheen’s role:

“During the three-hour milestone event July 23 at 8/7 CT on USA Network, the “winning” actor will entertain his 7.5 million Twitter followers and the WWE Universe all night long with his unique 140-character analysis of the action.”

Sheen will be promoting his new show, Anger Management, which premieres this Thursday on FX.

* HUGE News On RAW 1,000: New Rumored GM, Surprises Planned

Cena To Make Historic Announcement On RAW, New Fozzy Date

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– John Cena says he plans to make an historic announcement on tonight’s WWE RAW Supershow. Cena tweeted on Monday afternoon:

Rumor On John Cena’s “Historic Announcement” On RAW

– Chris Jericho’s metal band Fozzy will be playing at Pop’s Nightclub in Sauget, Illinois on August 21st. According to Poprocks.com, fans who have ticket stubs for the Uproar Festival will get free admission to the Pop’s Nightclub show on 8/21.

Fozzy is booked for several dates on the Uproar Festival, but will not be playing on Sunday, 8/19, the day of SummerSlam.

Jericho, who returns to WWE tonight after serving a 30 day suspension, is advertised for SummerSlam.

 

News Matt Morgan’s Visit To CT & Paul Heyman’s WWE Contract

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– TNA star Matt Morgan tweeted the following over the weekend about his recent visit to Connecticut:

It’s been widely speculated that Morgan is interested in returning to WWE when he is contractually able to do so. No word yet on the nature the “business” Morgan conducted while in town, but we’ll post an update on this story when it’s available.

– As reported earlier, WWE is teasing that Paul Heyman will be at RAW tonight to react to Triple H punching him out last week.

Heyman’s current deal with WWE runs through SummerSlam and he’s expected to be a regular on WWE television through then as a representative of Brock Lesnar.

Former WWE Writer Says Vince McMahon Wanted to Fight Him

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Former WWE SmackDown head writer Alex Greenfield appeared on the MLW Radio show over the weekend and says he almost got into a physical altercation with Vince McMahon after a disagreement over a proposed SmackDown storyline.

Here’s what Greenfield said about the incident:

“We’re standing right outside the arena. There are fans way back behind the fence wondering what Mr. McMahon is yelling at this little Jewish kid for. I just refused to back down. I was like, my way is the right way. You did it wrong. He said, Damnit, I wish you were 6′ 7″ and I said, I’m not, but I’m standing right here.”

“And there was a moment in that conversation where I thought he was just going to haul off and punch me in the face. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not talking like a badass here like I would have won this confrontation necessarily. He probably would have broken my jaw.”

“But he really thought about it. I’m convinced to this day that he thought about knocking the [expletive] out of me.”

Part 1 of the MLW Radio interview with Alex Greenfield can be heard here (.MP3).

 

WWE Employees Thank Doane For Speaking Out Against Cena

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Kenn Doane, who appeared as Kenny of the Spirit Squad and Kenny Dykstra for WWE from 2006 to 2008, blames an affair between John Cena and Mickie James for ruining his relationship with the former Diva and sabotaging his once promising career. He stated on Twitter that he has received nothing but positive feedback from those in the professional wrestling industry, including WWE employees, for speaking out against the Cenation leader online.

“Thanks for tweets from positive to negative Nothing but positive from those in the ‘biz’ and in the know,” he wrote Sunday night. “Alot of text messages saying all positive things. ‘Goodjob, thank you, ect’ stuff like so. And that’s from WWE employees and non employees.”

Former WWE star Shad Gaspard agrees with the assessment that Doane’s career was ruined due to backstage politics.

He tweeted, “Kenn Doane is a great guy and worker who was held back. Some of the best guys get shitted on for no good reason.”

Doane stated to SEScoops.com that he we wanted to bury the hatchet with Cena at a WWE show last November, but was blown off. He also explained why he’s speaking out now.

“When I was there in November I was actually excited to talk with John and I wanted to bury this all. He walked by I put my hand out and said hey you got a minute? He didn’t shake my hand and said “for you, absolutely not.” So I was like “really OK John, that’s cool,” he recalls. “So to all you people that disagree with me bringing this up now it’s merely to clear my name of having a bad attitude.”

He continues, “Another thing people claim my timing is bad on this and maybe you’re right. John is going through a divorce right now and I really wish him and Liz a peaceful divorce. But if anyone of you lost your job, personal life and then got stuck with a bad reputation, you’re gonna honestly say you wouldn’t do the same thing? Let’s get real people.”

New WWE Show Announced, Dreamer Launching New Promotion

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— WWE is launching a new weekly one-hour show called “WWE Main Event” that will air Wednesday nights (8/7 central) on ION Television. In a press release sent out on Monday, WWE Chairman & CEO Vince McMahon says:

“WWE looks forward to this new partnership with ION Television. We are excited about producing this new television show, WWE Main Event, and bringing our fans to ION Television every Wednesday.”

WWE Main Event debuts on October 3rd and will feature “a big arena experience with live audiences like current WWE weekly programs from both RAW and SmackDown.” There is no mention of the show featuring first-run programming, so it might be a highlights show.

For more on WWE Main Event, visit Zap2It.com.
— WWE Tag Team Champions Kofi Kingston & R-Truth will be doing an autograph signing this afternoon from the Glenbrook Dodge dealership in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

— ECW original Tommy Dreamer is launching a new promotional called “House of Hardcore” (the same name of the former ECW training academy). The first HoH show will take place on October 6th from the Mid-Hudson Civic Center in Poughkeepsie, New York.

Below is Tommy Dreamer’s official announcement of the new company:

Jerry Lawler Appearing On SmackDown, Latest WWE Download

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– Jerry “The King” Lawler stated on Twitter that he will be on hand for Tuesday’s SmackDown taping in Evansville, Indiana for a match against Michael Cole. It is unclear whether the bout will a dark match or televised since the official website of The Ford Center does not have it advertised.

– In this edition of WWE Download, Dolph Ziggler celebrates summer by sharing some of the season’s most humiliating clips he could find.

– The former Bella Twins stated on Twitter that they attended the premiere of Magic Mike over the weekend: “It’s a must see! @RealKevinNash was awesome! Besos!”

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