WWE Hall of Famer Steve Austin has posted his first Q&A video to his site, BrokenSkullRanch.com. Among the topics discussed:
– “Taking His Ball & Going Home” – The Brock Lesnar situation where he refused to job to Lesnar on RAW with no build-up
– His favorite finishing move in wrestling besides the Stone Cold Stunner
– His favorite building or city to wrestle in.
– His favorite wrestler.
– Whether he really disliked the Ringmaster gimmick.
– His goals as an actor
– His neck
Here’s the video:
RAW starts off with the opening video and pyro. We are live from Philadelphia, PA. Tonight, Triple H, The Undertaker and Shawn Michael will be i the same ring. Plus, John Cena vs. Mark Henry. Justin Roberts introduces our WWE Champion, CM Punk.
Look in his eyes, what do you see? Out comes CM Punk. We see a clip from last week of Chris Jericho talking about CM Punk’s alcoholic father and how he’s going to drive Punk to drink and take his title. Punk starts off by saying Chris Jericho is not here tonight, which goes to show the type of man Jericho is. Punk started talking about his father and paused mid-sentence. The crowd chanted CM PUNK. Punk says his father’s condition is no secret, but it’s none of Chris Jericho’s business. Punk says everybody knows someone who has been touched by alcoholism and he would never let that stop of him from being great. Jericho is trying to play head games and Jericho does not know him. Nightmares will not cloud his dreams. Punk says his father has overcome his demons and he is proud of him.
Jericho cuts in via satellite. Jericho apologizes to CM Punk says he won’t talk about Punk’s father anymore. However, his sister is a whole other ball game. Jericho says he found out Punk’s sister’s drug problems and addicts will do whatever they can to get their fix. Jericho says Punk acts like he’s proud of his father and sister, but he knows he’s going to end up just like them. Jericho says being an alcoholic Punk’s destiny and he’s going to drink. Jericho says he’s going to take the WWE title at WrestleMania. The crowd is booing loudly as Punk says something that gets censored but he’s doing to “beat the [-censored-] out of him”.
Up next – Kane vs. the Big Show. Promo for the 1-hour documentary “Rock vs. Cena: Once In A Lifetime” – which airs next week before RAW. Commercial.
Kane vs. Big Show
Kane is out first followed by Big Show. Out comes Intercontinental champion Cody Rhodes. They show a video package of the Rhodes-Show feud, including Show’s worst WrestleMania moments. Kane won the match in about 2 minutes when Cody Rhodes distracted Big Show. Cody came in and beat down Big Show, nailing him with his Disaster Kick 2nd rope kick to the face. Cody handcuffed Big Show to the ropes with his hands behind his back. Cody puts on boxing gloves and punches the crap out of the Big Show’s face. Vicious attack. 2 referees get Cody off, but he comes back with another huge punch to Big Show’s face. Show is hurt and very, very mad. He screams at Cody, who runs away with a smile. Bolt cutters used to free Big Show’s handcuffs. Show is hurt in the ring, wobbly on his feet as referees hold him back.
David Otunga vs. Santino (Non-title Match)
Replay of the Cody-Big Show beatdown. Out comes David Otunga. Otunga come out in a long coat that looks like a business suit and takes it off to pose at the top of the ramp. Otunga is out there with Laurinaitis. His opponent – United States champion Santino, accompanied by Teddy Long.Otunga and Santino do a pose down. Santino has painted on abs, as if he knew there was going to be a posedown. After a few minutes of action, Santino takes John Laurinaitis’ cell phone from him, which leaves him open to an attack by the laywer. Otunga hits a distracted Santino with a spinebuster and scores the pin on the US champion. After the match, Laurinaitis gets in Teddy Long’s face and Long bitch slaps him. Long takes off running with Laurinaitis looking pissed. Long dances on the stage with Santino.
UP NEXT – THE ROCK
Zoomed in shot of the Rocky Balboa Finally The Rock has come back to Philadelphia. Mixed reaction from the crowd. Philadelphia is the city of ass kickers. The statue represents the fighting spirit of Philadelphia. Rock stood in front of this statue when he was 12 years old and got inspired. The Rock showed a picture of himself as a 12 year old kid in front of the statue. Rock admits he looked like a chubby little girl at 12 years old with short shorts and his little pebbles hanging out. At that time, he dreamt about being the greatest of all time. 1 year later, the first WrestleMania took place and he watched it. They showed Hulk Hogan at WrestleMania 1. WrestleMania 6 was the Ultimate Warrior’s year. Rock does a hilarious Warrior impression and says he had no idea what he was talking about, nobody did. Rock headlined his first WrestleMania as WWE chapion in Philadelphia against Stone Cold Steve Austin. They show footage of the electric final moments of that match. Rock said he swore at that time never to wrestle another man that wears jean shorts but that’s a promise he can’t keep now (Cena). WrestleMania is in 13 days, but he wants to talk about tonight. Rock says he’s going to jump in is car, drive to RAW and send John Cena a message in the middle of the ring. If Rock doesn’t get the message, he’s going to get in his car, drive to Pat’s for a cheesesteak, turn that sumbitch sideways and stick it straight up Cena’s candy ass. All the greats are gonna thank The Rock tonight. They’ll say Bang Bang. They’ll say Woooooooo. They’ll say Ohhhh Yeahh, Diggit. Tonight, it’s just the beginning. The Rock is going to lay the smack down and at WrestleMania, he will become the greatest of all time by beating Cena. If ya smell…. Electric promo from The Rock.
World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan w/AJ vs. Zack Ryder
Daniel Bryan is out first with AJ. Out next is Mr. Long Island Iced Z. Clip from earlier today of Zack Ryder in the parking lot with a megaphone telling a huge crowd of fans that he wants to be on Team Long at WrestleMania. The crowd chants, “We want Ryder.” Bryan kisses AJ before the match. Ryder goes for his finisher but Bryan blocks it and throws Ryder in the Label lock. Ryder submits, Bryan celebrates as AJ applauds the champ.
A screen cap of TMZ.com is shown – with their coverage of John Cena’s car accident from earlier today. Up next, Cena in action against the World’s Strongest Man.
Music act Flo Rida will be performing live at WrestleMania.
John Cena vs. Mark Henry
Cena is out first. He gets a very loud, but mixed reaction. 18,088 fans make tonight’s show a sell out crowd. Henry starts off by throwing Cena around and showing his power. Cena gets the upper hand but it doesn’t last long, as Henry throws him to the outside. Mark Henry destroying Cena outside of the ring. Cena went for the Attitude Adjustment but can’t get Henry up. Henry in control, but Cena gets the upper hand. Cena goes for the AA again and nails it! Cena gets the 3-count and the place goes crazy. As Cena is laying in the ring, we hear – IF YOU SMELLL .. Out comes The Rock and the place erupts again.
Rock runs down the the ring and gives Mark Henry a Rock Bottom. Rock goes face to face with Cena, points at the “Boots To Asses” on the front of his shirt, says something to Cena (inaudible) and runs off.
Michael Cole and Jerry Lawler are ringside and take us to a video package looking back at the last few weeks of Undertaker/Triple H/Michaels. Commercial.
Footage is shown from last week’s EXTRA television show with special guest Kelly Kelly. The party is crashed by Beth Phoenix and Eve, who says Maria should be interviewing people who matter. Beth Phoenix grabbed Munos’ face and asks if they’re challenging her. Maria says she’s in and the match is made.
The Miz is in the ring. Miz says King Kong Bundy, yes King Kong Bundy, was in the main event of WrestleMania 2. The next year, he was in a joke match with a bunch of little people. This is the biggest match dropoff in WrestleMania history. Miz main evented WrestleMania last year and won’t be like King Kong Bundy. Miz has petitioned to be on John Laurinaitis’ team at WresetleMania – but first, he has to defeat … Sheamus.
The Miz vs. Sheamus
Solid 5 (or so) minute match with Sheamus getting the win with a huge Brogue kick right to the mush. Sheamus was in control for most of the match and looked very solid heading into his World Heavyweight title match. No spot on Team Laurinaitis for Miz. John Laurinaitis and David Otunga were watching the match on a big TV backstage.
Chris Jericho will be appearing on Jimmy Fallon’s late night NBC show on Wednesday.
Footage is shown from earlier tonight with Chris Jericho talking about CM Punk’s sister’s drug problems.
Out comes Vickie Guerrero and it’s announced that her men, Dolph Ziggler and Jack Swagger, will be joining Team Laurinaitis at WrestleMania.
Jack Swagger & Dolph Ziggler vs. R-Truth & Kofi Kingston
It’s members of Team Laurinaitis vs. members of Team Long. Commercial. We’re back from commercial and Vickie and Aksana are getting in each others faces. Solid tag team action, with Ziggler nailing the Zig Zag on R-Truth for the win. Truth had his foot on the ropes, but Vickie threw the foot off. After the match, Aksana got in Vickie’s face and pushed her to the ground. In the ring, Aksana and Vickie got in each other’s faces again, with Aksana taking Vickie down with a spear.
Footage is shown from Sunday’s WWE live event from Madison Square Garden, with Triple H hitting the Undertaker’s signature moves on Dolph Ziggler to win his 6-man tag match.
Next week’s RAW will feature one final in-ring confrontation between The Rock and John Cena.
Sexy Boy plays and out comes good ‘ol HBK, Shawn Michaels, who does his full entrance along with pyro and in-ring celebration. Michaels talks about whether he can be an impartial referee. He says he’s been where Triple H has been, he tried to end the streak and couldn’t do it. As Michaels is talking, the gong sounds and the lights go off .. which can only mean one thing .. Out comes the phenom, the Undertaker.
Undertaker says Michaels did enough talking last week, now he should shut up and listen. Taker already told Michaels that this match has to remain “pure” – so before he and his buddy Triple H… Speak of the devil, Triple H’s music hits and out comes the cerebral assassin.
Triple H tells Undertaker that out of the 24 Hell in a Cell matches, the two of them have been in 19 of them. Triple H says Hell in a a Cell is where he thrives, where he excels. All of them have led him to April 1st, when the whole world will see the end of an era – the Undertaker’s. He knows what it takes to end the Undertaker. Taker cuts him off, takes the mic and says his mind, body, soul, career, children and even his life – is he willing to put them all on the line? Triple H says he is ready. Undertaker begins to walk out of the ring, but comes back for one more thing. He asks Triple H if he remembers when he said Shawn was better than him. Undertaker said, “He is” and left the ring. Michaels and Triple H stared at each other as the Undertaker’s music played.
— Before tonight’s Raw SuperShow at Philadelphia’s Wells Fargo Center, Interim Raw General Manager John Laurinaitis announced two new members of Team Johnny for WrestleMania XXVIII—Dolph Ziggler and Jack Swagger. They join captain David Otunga, Christian and Mark Henry. Announced for Team Teddy is captain Santino Marella, Kofi Kingston and R-Truth. Both teams will feature six WWE Superstars.
To view Laurinaitis’ video announcement, click here.
— Renowned rapper Flo Rida, whose hits “Wild Ones” and “Good Feeling are the official themes for WrestleMania XXVIII, will perform at the event in Miami, Florida. He will not be the only musical artist appearing at WrestleMania as John Cena invited Machine Gun Kelly (MGK) to perform his entrance theme at the event. (Article link)
— The announced attendance for tonight’s Raw SuperShow at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania was a sellout crowd of 18,088.
— WWE aired a vignette on Monday’s Raw Supershow promoting a character by the name Lord Tensai. The person in question is Matthew Bloom, who previously competed for the organization as Prince Albert, Albert and A-Train. Bloom achieved great success in Japan after parting ways with WWE in 2004, having won the IWGP Tag Team Championship with Karl Anderson on two occasions as well as the GHC Tag Team Championship in Pro Wrestling NOAH.
Through Twitter, Bloom denied online reports over the weekend that he had signed a contract to return to WWE.
— Matches taped Monday night in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for this week’s episode of WWE Superstars are as follows:
* Alex Riley and Mason Ryan vs. Epico and Primo (accompanied by Rosa Mendes)
* Natalya and Tamina vs. Beth Phoenix and Eve
Brodus Clay beat Michael McGillicutty in a pre-show dark match. The bout lasted approximately two minutes.
Former WWE, WCW and ECW star Shane Douglas made a surprise appearance in the audience of Monday’s RAW Supershow from Philadelphia.
Douglas appeared during the Kane vs. Big Show match. He was ringside and wore a lucha libre mask and white t-shirt. He took the shirt off to reveal a black & yellow Franchise t-shirt and removed the mask to reveal his identity. He screamed a bunch of stuff and tried to get the audience to notice him. Not many people in the crowd appeared to know/care what was going on,
Not all of the stunt was shown on television. After Big Show speared Kane, a white t-shirt can be seen being thrown in the audience.
Shortly after the outburst, he fled the ringside area and left the arena.
— WWE.com reports John Cena has been cleared to compete on tonight’s Raw SuperShow after having been involved in a three-car accident in Philadelphia this morning. The SUV the WWE Superstar was traveling in was reportedly rear ended by a Honda Civic, which had been rear ended by a tractor trailer.
Cena is “a little shaken up,” WWE physician Dr. Michael Sampson told WWE.com.
“They were whiplash-type injuries that he sustained,” said Sampson. “He feels good today, but then a couple days later, that’s when you get the neck stiffness and the pain. He is cleared to compete tonight. We’re going to let him go, but we’re definitely going to keep an eye on him. We’re going to check him right before his match one more time, just to make sure he’s okay.”
— In conjunction with The Ryan Seacrest Foundation, R-Truth and Santino Marella made a special appearance today on a radio show hosted by children at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. The story, photos and video are available here.
With just 13 days to until WWE’s biggest show of the year, the road to WrestleMania continues with a live broadcast of WWE RAW Supershow from Philadelphia, PA. Here’s a preview of what we’ll see tonight:
– The Rock arrived in Philadelphia over the and told his fans on Twitter she’s got a surprise in store for tonight and tweeted the hashtag, #Eyeofthetiger.
– John Cena has his work cut out for him tonight with a singles match against Mark Henry. Henry has been building up momentum over the past two weeks, so this should be a war between two of WWE’s strongest superstars.
– The Undertaker, Triple H and Shawn Michaels will be in the same ring tonight for the first time since the Hell in a Cell match was signed.
– WWE champion C.M. Punk will respond to Chris Jericho’s accusation last week that Punk’s drunk father is the reason he lives a straight-edge lifestyle.
– Only six names have been announced for the Team Long vs. Team Laurinaitis 12-man tag match at WrestleMania. Expect to see more names announced tonight.
– Brodus Clay is advertised for tonight.
– Smackdown stars advertised for RAW include World Heavyweight champion Daniel Bryan, Sheamus, Randy Orton, Big Show and Intercontinental champion Cody Rhodes.
– The advertised dark match main event is John Cena & C.M. Punk vs. Chris Jericho & Kane.
Former WWE and TNA star Kevin Nash recently appeared on the One Sided Ring podcast hosted by Rob McNichol. Here are some highlights of what Nash said about:
Nash on a Possible TNA return:
“I have a fifteen year old son, and at this point my son needs a Dad more than the world needs a wrestler. The thing that makes TNA work for me is that first of all I have way more friends there than in WWE. I made some friends once I came there – Punk and I got along well, me and Ziggler got along well and I got a chance to hang out with John Cena – but my crew of guys that are still in the business are more the TNA guys.
“It’s fifty miles from my house. I can drive over there; I don’t have to get on a plane. I can put my gear in the trunk, drop the top on my convertible and be over there and do it. It was always a really easy travel day for me. I enjoyed being down there. I also part of a lot of the young guys – AJ, Eric Young, Bobby Roode – in their early stages of development. Now these guys are becoming stars. I’m not saying I wouldn’t go back. If they had something for me and they needed me, I would go back and do it. Right now I’m starting to get bored!”
What TNA needs to get to the next level:
“I think it would take a couple of major players. It would take a CM Punk. He would be a changer for them. He’s an edgy guy, and if he made that jump that would be a huge piece of the pie.
“Or it would need a Dwayne or a Cena. And those guys aren’t going anywhere. I would hate to say ‘never say never’ because if you had told me during our run with WCW that at one point we’d be out there in WWE, I’d have been like ‘What?’ Never say never – crazier things have happened.
“TNA have gone from TNA to Impact Wrestling, which is a brand change. I think they are going in the right direction, as long as TNA continues to make it different. I watch both shows. I like the breakaway feel TNA has, where it feels grittier.”
John Cena vs Rock:
“People love John Cena. There’s a reason John Cena sells the most merchandise. I love the fact that he has not once wavered his character, he’s kept his character completely. That’s so hard to do nowadays. To be that beacon of honesty, respect loyalty – to do that in our society is so hard to do and to have any sort of cool factor. He’s been able to pull it off and I think that’s because he hasn’t wavered. It’s a testament to him.
“The WWE needs The Rock a lot more than The Rock needs WWE. Dwayne opens up number one almost every time he opens up at the box office. He’s in such high demand in Hollywood. He is the guy right now. He’s done over a billion dollars in motion picture revenue.
“I saw him come out at Survivor Series and I hadn’t seen Dwayne in quite some time. I was at the monitor and I said to one of the guys, ‘He looks better than his character in the video game!'”
– Former WWE superstar Batista will be in Miami on April 1st, the day of WrestleMania. Batista noted on Twitter that he’ll be participating in the 2012 Nautica South Beach Triathlon, which is raising money for the St. Jude’s children’s charity.
– John Cena was involved in a car accident in Philadelphia on Monday (pictures). While initial reports were that Cena was fine, the @WWEInsider Twitter account says there are rumors surrounding Cena’s condition. The WWE Insider account tweeted on Monday afternoon:
“Rumors surround @JohnCena following his car accident today. He says he’s fine, others say he was holding his neck when he arrived at #Raw.
While the condition of John Cena’s neck is unknown at this time, the WWE website stated that Cena will be checked out by WWE doctors this afternoon at the arena where tonight’s RAW taking place.
WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross is back with another bog update, which you can read in its entirety at JRsBarBQ.com. In this entry, JR responded to questions sent in by his followers on Twitter. Here are some highlights of what he said about:
Has Rock spoken to you about calling his WM28 bout with John Cena?
“@TheRock doesn’t make those calls but the answer is no. I haven’t spoken directly to Rock in a good while as he has his hands full preparing for @JohnCena and managing a movie career.”
Did Undertaker request that you call the HIAC match at WM28?
“I have no idea if that’s remotely true as it came to my attention via the internet. I’ve spoken to no one about that matter. Likely just another rumor.”
Can you see Jericho winning the WWE Title at WM28?
“Of course, but it won’t be easy. Love the chances that this match steals the wrestling spotlight on the April 1 PPV. It’s too close to call for me.”
Is Jericho too personal with his attack on Punk re: alcoholism?
“It’s show biz folks. Personal issues draw money and interest in the genre. It always has and always will. Alcoholism is a serious illness. It’s affected many of us but don’t confuse real life issues with a sports entertainment storyline. Enjoy it or turn the channel.”
Who would you like to see in Taker’s last match?
“Depends on when it will be and who’s hot. I don’t see that happening for a while but a Cena vs. Undertaker bout down the road is likely.”
John Cena was involved in a car wreck this morning in Philadelphia, and we’ve got another update on the situation, courtesy of TMZ.com.
John Cena’s SUV was leaving a media appearance when he was hit from behind by a small Honda Civic – which was also hit from behind by a massive truck.
As previously reported, Cena did not appear to be seriously injured, although the effects of whiplash can take days to appear. Cena was not taken to the hospital, but plans to get checked out by doctors as soon as he arrives at the arena for tonight’s RAW Supershow.
Check out these pictures from the accident:
John Cena was involved in an automobile accident Monday morning while on a media appearance in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania area. WWE.com reports the SUV the WWE Superstar was traveling in was rear ended by a Honda Civic, which had been rear ended by a tractor trailer.
Cena told WWE.com:
“We were doing some early morning media for the event tonight in Philadelphia and we got in a car accident. The Civic was totaled, but no one was hurt, believe it or not.”
Although Cena says he is 100 percent, the Superstar will meet with WWE medical personnel today at the Wells Fargo Center. He is scheduled to face Mark Henry on tonight’s Raw SuperShow, which according to Cena, will go on as planned.
“I’ve been in plenty of car wrecks before. I’m in one piece and I can still do battle with The World’s Strongest Man tonight.”
According to Cena’s driver, Jules Anderson, the accident occurred at approximately 11:30 a.m., when the WWE Superstar’s vehicle was traveling eastbound on Rt. 76. The SUV sustained slight damage in the rear. Anderson added that no injuries were observable at the scene of the accident.
– Tuesday’s WWE Smackdown taping from the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ will be headlined by a steel cage match between John Cena and Kane. Also booked for the show is an 8-man Street Fight featuring WWE Champion CM Punk, Sheamus, Randy Orton and Big Show vs. World Heavyweight champion Daniel Bryan, Intercontinental champion Cody Rhodes, Mark Henry and Dolph Ziggler.
– WWE Hall of Famer Bret Hart made another appearance at an improv comedy show in Toronto, Canada on Friday. During a recent interview with Torontoist.com, Hart explained why he enjoys live comedy:
“I always thought I had a decent sense of humor. You get a lot of people saying my book was kind of sad, and you can’t change how your life goes, but I thought there was some great humor in there that no one else could deliver unless you lived my life. Broken down in the middle of the highway, you’d always find something to laugh at.”
– With tonight’s WWE RAW taking place from Philadelphia, The Rock stopped in to the training facility of the NFL’s Eagles for a workout. Eagles star Evan Mathis posted the following picture of himself and The Rock on Facebook:
John Cena was involved in an automobile accident Monday morning while on a media appearance in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania area. CBS Philly reports Cena was supposed to appear on CBS’ noon program Talk Philly but his vehicle was rear ended by a tractor trailer. Police arrived to the scene and no immediate injuries were reported.
According to TMZ.com, they were told he’s “OK” and his upcoming match with The Rock at WrestleMania XXVIII is not in jeopardy. He will meet with WWE medical personnel when he arrives to the Wells Fargo Center for tonight’s Raw SuperShow event. TMZ says “it doesn’t seem he was injured … although signs of whiplash often don’t show up for a day or two.”
WWE.com says they will post comments from Cena concerning the accident later today.
WWE.com reports that John Cena was involved in an automobile accident early today while on a media appearance in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania area. There are no injuries reported at this time. The SUV the Raw Superstar was traveling in was rear ended by a tractor trailer. Police arrived to the scene and no immediate injuries were reported.
He will meet with WWE medical personnel when he arrives at Philadelphia’s Wells Fargo Center for tonight’s Raw SuperShow event.
In less than two weeks, Cena will face The Rock at WrestleMania XXVIII. WWE says “the effect this accident will have on the Cenation leader remains to be seen.”
– After Sunday’s TNA Victory Road pay-per-view went off the air, the crowd chanted “Fire Bobby” as Bobby Roode continued to stand over Dixie Carter and Sting. Agents D-Lo Brown, Al Snow and Pat Kenney finally came down to help Dixie.
– Hulk Hogan’s daughter Brooke was at ringside for Victory Road and got involved during the TV title match between Robbie E. and Devon. At one point in the match, Robbie E. had a steel chair in his hands, but Brooke took it away from him.
– TNA was pushing Twitter at Victory Road more than usual, with Gail Kim and Devon trending worldwide during the show.
– Kurt Angle recently spoke to GoErie.com that about his chances of making it to the Olympics, which he admits are “slim to none.” Angle, who is currently nursing a rib injury, had this to say about his health:
“I’ve beaten myself up a lot. When I came back and started working out for the Olympics this time, I kept getting hurt. I popped a patellar tendon, then I popped an Achilles, then I blew out my hamstring. I went to my doctor and said, ‘What’s going on? I’m a machine, I don’t get hurt.’
He said you’re over 40, things are gonna happen to you unless you train. So I spent four months training just to get ready to get back on the mat.”
— The New York reports former WWE Diva Stacy Keibler is in talks to join Simon Cowell’s The X Factor show on Fox.
She may land a hosting role after Steve Jones was fired in January. In a move that may help cause, Simon Cowell stated, “I always wanted a boy and a girl to host the show. And I like hosts who don’t kind of have a hosting background . . . it’s a different kind of dynamic.”
A Post source says of Keibler, “She looks fantastic and has bags of charisma.”
— Matthew Bloom (a/k/a Prince Albert, Albert and A-Train) continues to deny online reports that he has signed a contract to return to WWE. When asked on Twitter Saturday night if he has a signed contract to return to the organization, he replied, “Nope.”
— WWE.com has published a photo gallery looking back at WrestleMania XIX featured memorable matches between Hulk Hogan and Vince McMahon, Shawn Michaels and Chris Jericho, The Rock and “Stone Cold” Steve Austin, and Brock Lesnar and Kurt Angle for the WWE Championship.
TNA WRESTLING CELEBRATES 10 YEARS OF ACTION WITH “SLAMMIVERSAY 2012” LIVE PAY-PER-VIEW EVENT IN ARLINGTON, TEXAS ON JUNE 10 – PRESENTED BY DIRECT AUTO INSURANCE
Total Nonstop Action (TNA) Wrestling will celebrate its 10th anniversary at the “Slammiversary 2012” pay per view event in Arlington, Texas. This will be TNA Wrestling’s first televised event from the Dallas/Ft. Worth metroplex area. The annual live, anniversary pay-per-view extravaganza is scheduled for Sunday night, June 10, at The College Park Center in Arlington. Tickets for “Slammiversary 2012” start at $15 and go on sale Friday, April 20.
TNA Wrestling was founded in Nashville in the summer of 2002 and this June marks the 10th year anniversary. The internationally televised “Slammiversary 2012” pay-per-view event will be one of the biggest night’s in TNA’s history.
The reigning TNA World Heavyweight Champion, Bobby Roode, leads the invasion of IMPACT WRESTLING stars including Hulk Hogan and Ric Flair along with “Cowboy” James Storm, Olympic Gold Medalist Kurt Angle, “The Charismatic Enigma” Jeff Hardy, “The Phenomenal” AJ Styles, Rob Van Dam, the lovely and lethal Knockouts and more. Fans can celebrate 10 years of body-slams with TNA’s weekly flagship show, IMPACT WRESTLING airing every Thursday night on Spike.
“I can’t wait to bring this big celebration to my hometown area,” said TNA President Dixie Carter. “I’ve been trying to make this first televised show from Dallas-Ft. Worth special and ‘Slammiversary’ won’t disappoint. I’ll be announcing other exciting things around this pay per view event in the coming weeks.”
Tickets for “TNA Slammiversary 2012” go on sale Friday, April 20 at 10am, at UTACollegePark.com, The College Park Arena box office or charge by phone at 817-272-9595.
“TNA Slammiversary Fan InterAction” will be taking place on Saturday, June 9 with details to be announced soon. “Fan InterAction” is a popular fan friendly event giving fans a chance to meet many of the stars of TNA IMPACT WRESTING.
TNA will also be offering a limited number of travel packages that will include lodging and tickets to Slammiversary. Full details of the travel package will be announced soon at www.shoptna.com.
The Motor City Machine Guns are coming home .. TNA ran the following promo video at Sunday’s Victory Road pay-per-view hyping the return of Alex Shelly and Chris Sabin:
Triple H made his in-ring return at Sunday’s WWE live event from Madison Square Garden in New York City. Triple H teamed with Randy Orton and C.M. Punk against the team of Dolph Ziggler, Chris Jericho and Cody Rhodes. Check out this video of final minutes of this epic 6-man battle:
ImpactWrestling.com has released the official preview for this Thursday’s episode of Impact Wrestling.
Preview Thursday’s IMPACT WRESTLING broadcast on SpikeTV at 9/8c. If you can’t watch it Thursday, make sure to set your DVR to record it so you don’t miss any of the action!
– Witness the aftermath of the “Victory Road” Pay-Per-View event
– What will be the fallout from the brutal PPV main event, as World Champion Bobby Roode faced Sting? What is Sting’s condition? What will be the fallout from what Roode did to TNA President Dixie Carter?
– The road to the April “Lockdown” event begins, including Bobby Roode vs. “Cowboy” James Storm for the World Heavyweight Championship. Both Roode and Storm will be on IMPACT this Thursday
– Eric Young and ODB will defend the Knockouts Tag Team Titles against Rosita and Sarita of Mexican America
– Plus, the X Division Championship will be on the line as Austin Aries defends against Kid Kash, Zema Ion, and Anthony Nese. Plus the Tag Team Championship will be defended on Thursday’s IMPACT WRESTLING
— Josh Lewis, who hosts Repo Games on Spike TV, will appear on this Thursday’s episode of Impact Wrestling. The announcement was made during Victory Road as Lewis was shown sitting ringside.
It is unknown whether Josh will compete in a match, but according to a report published on TMZ.com on Saturday, the life-long wrestling fan plans to “get physical.”
— Sunday at Victory Road, Devon answered Robbie E’s open challenge and defeated him to capture the TNA Television Championship. Brooke Hogan, daughter of Hulk Hogan, became involved with the match as she pulled a chair away from E.
In other title bouts at Victory Road, Gail Kim retained the TNA Women’s Knockout Championship against Madison Rayne, Austin Aries defeated Zema Ion to retain the TNA X Division Championship, and Magnus and Samoa Joe retained the TNA World Tag Team Championship against Crimson and Matt Morgan.
— TNA Wrestling President Dixie Carter announced during Sunday’s Victory Road pay-per-view event that Slammiversary will be held in Arlington, Texas on the campus of the University of Texas-Arlington. The ten-year anniversary show will take place on June 10.
— A video aired during Victory Road saying the Motor City Machine Guns are “coming soon.”
— TNA World Tag Team Champion Samoa Joe turned 33 years old on Saturday.
— TNA Wrestling currently has no DVD releases planned.
source: PWInsider.com
TNA Victory Road 2012 PPV Results (3.18.2012)
Report by Elio Cannella of WrestlingNewsSource.com
We begin with a video package highlighting tonight’s Main Event featuring Sting vs TNA World Champion Bobby Roode. And we go live to the Impact Zone. Tazz and Mike Tenay are on commentary
Bully Ray makes his way out to the ring and grabs the mic and tells the fans to shut up. The crowd starts a “We Want Devon” chant. Ray asks if the crowd knows who he is and the crowd starts a “You Suck” chant. Ray says as of right now he is the talk of the wrestling world and is trending worldwide on Twitter not because he’s the toughest bastard in wrestling or because he’s Calfzilla, he’s trending worldwide because he is taking the Victory Road pay per view hostage and says tonight the people get nothing. They only get a pay per view if Bully Ray gets what he wants and what he wants is for his match against James Storm to be for the #1 contendership for the World Title at Lockdown. He doesn’t care who comes down he will beat the crap out of anyone who tries to remove him. He’s not leaving until he gets what he wants. James Storm comes out and says there seems to be a lot of beer drinkers in the house. Storm makes fun of Ray’s calves calling them chicken legs. The fans start chanting “Kick His Ass”. Storm says it’ll be real easy to remove Ray once he knocks his ass out. Storm says Ray doesn’t need to come out and waste people’s time to get what he wants he’ll give him his match right now
Bully Ray vs James Storm
Storm enters the ring and Ray goes on the attack beating Storm down. Ray throws Storm into the turnbuckle. Ray climbs out of the ring and grabs Storm’s beer bottle taking a drink, Ray turns around and walks into the Last Call. Storm with the cover 1….2…3.
The winner of the match: James Storm
Backstage: Jeremy Borash is with Austin Aries and he’s reading questions that have been tweeted from fans. Aries tells Borash to take a hike and in comes Eric Bischoff who takes over the interview and Aries says he doesn’t have to be in the last match of the evening to be in the main event. He is the main event everytime he steps into the ring. He knows it, Bischoff knows it and the fans know it
X-Division Title: Austin Aries vs Zema Ion
Stare down between Ion and Aries. Ion slaps Aries and Aries goes after him but Ion runs of the ring. Ion back in and Aries goes after him but referee Brian Hebner holds him back. Ion with a kick, irish whip by Ion and back to back float overs by Ion. Aries grabs Ion’s hairspray. Ion livid goes for Aries and a roll up but a 2 count. Aries with clubbing blows to Ion. Ion on the apron, shoulderblock to Aries. Ion to the top and Aries pushes him off the turnbuckle. Aries grabs the phone from SoCal Val and tweets during the match. Springboard leg drop, Aries with a moonsault and another two count. Snapmare by Aries. Aries off the second rope and a 2 count. Ion with shoulderblock to Aries, Ion up on top . Ion has Aries on the ropes. Picks Aries up, Aries fights back, Ion up to the top and crossbody into a pin but only 2 count. Shoulderblock into the corner, irish whip hard into the corner and a cover but 2 count by Ion. Ion looking for an atomic drop but Aries blocks it with elbows to the back of the head. Ion knocks Aries to the floor. Ion up top and a moonsault onto Aries. Ion picks Aries up rolls him back in 2 count by Ion. Once more and again a 2 count. Stomp on Aries. Ion mocking Aries with the pendulum elbow and he misses as Aries rolls out of the way. Inverted atomic drop by Aries and Aries beating Ion down in the corner. Irish whip by Ion reversed by Aries and Ion with a backflip, Aries to the apron back in and a spinebuster by Ion, pendulum elbow and a cover by Aries but 2 count. Aries picks Ion up and Ion with a back body drop. Aries back up irish whip and Ion gets the boot. Ion grabbing the belt, the referee grabs it away, Ion takes the hairspray and sprays Aries in the eyes. 2 count Ion drops Aries again and 2 count again. Shoulderblock in the corner, Ion setting Aries up on the top corner. Ion going up. Superplex attempt but Aries blocks it and hits a powerbomb straight down to the canvas. Brainbuster by Aries, Last Chancery and Ion submits
The winner of the match by submission: Austin Aries
We see highlights from the feud between new tag team champions Samona Joe and Magnus and Crimson and Matt Morgan.
TNA Tag Team Titles: Samona Joe & Magnus vs Crimson & Matt Morgan
And it’s Magnus and Morgan starting out. The crowd with a “Morgan” chant and Crimson tags himself in. Magnus going to work on Crimson, irish whip and a shoulderblock by Crimson. Magnus knocks Crimson down and an irish whip, Crimson with the boots to Magnus and Crimson has Magnus in the corner. Magnus comes back with a clothesline, irish whip to the corner and a tag to Samoa Joe. Joe beats Crimson down. Sanpmare and a kick. Kneedrop ont Crimson. Irish whip and a tag to Magnus. Irish whip and Crimson holds onto the ropes, sliding out. . Crimson with a neck snap on the ropes, Crimson back in and going to work on Magnus choking him out. Hard irish whip. Crimson picks Magnus up and knee strikes. A neckbreaker and 2 count by Crimson. Crimson with the suplex to Magnus and still a 2 count as Morgan has his hand extended for the tag. Crimson with the reverse chinlock on Magnus. Magnus to his feet and Crimson whips him back down to the mat. Slam by Crimson and an elbowdrop as the crowd chants “We Want Morgan” pin by Crimson and 2 count. Magnus off the ropes and a spinebuster by Crimson. Crimson with the cravat on Magnus neutralizing the head. Magnus fights back with rights, irish whip and a clothesline to Crimson. Joe tags in and Joe with the irish whip, Crimson with a boot the face. Crimson to the top, misses, Joe with the powerslam, Joe with Crimson in the corner Joe misses and Morgan tags himself in going after Joe and Magnus. Sideslam on Magnus and Crimson tags himself back in. Morgan tags himself back in. Magnus from behind, inverted atomic drop Joe with the 2 count. Morgan looking to Crimson telling him he’ll work solo. Morgan double clothesline on Joe and Magnus, Crimson back in the ring spears Morgan. Back splash by Joe, snapmare by Joe, elbow drop by Magnus. The cover, three count
The winners of the match: Samoa Joe & Magnus
Backstage: Jeremy Borash is with Bobby Roode and answers tweets sent in to Bobby Roode. And the first questions is how does he plan to get into the head of Sting and James Storm. Roode says the mind games are over, the talking is over and tonight he ends Sting and he reminds James Storm he’s never beaten him one on one. Storm walks in and they stand face to face. Storm says at Lockdown they have a world title match but he’s not looking for a match, he’s looking for a fight right now right here and calls Roode a chump and Roode walks off
Robbie E comes out with Robbie T and say they have bad news for everyone. Due to every wrestler in the locker room bein contracted to a match, the Robbie E open challenge won’t happen tonight. Robbie T whispers something and gives Robbie E an idea and Robbie E says the Robbie E challenge will happen tonight and is open to the fans. Robbie then goes looking for fans but then decides no one deserves a shot and declares the Robbie E open challenge officially closed. Devon then makes his way thru the crowd.
Television Title: Robbie E vs Devon
Devon knocks Robbie down and now Devon beating Robbie down in the corner. Devon tosses him across the ring. Irish whip and clothesline by Devon. Another irish whip and a faceplant. Devon with another clothesline sending him over the top rope to the floor. Robbie T distracting Devon and Robbie E with a knee. Robbie grabbing the chair but drops it, tossing Devon back in and relentless covers but only 2 counts. Irish whip and Devon is down but 2 count. Now Robbie with kicks. Robbie driving Devon’s head into the turnbuckle. Irish whip, spear by Devon. Clotheslines, irish whip and jumping shoulderblock by Devon. Clothesline in the corner, another jumping clothesline by Devon. Powerbomb by Devon and cover for the three count
The winner of the match: Devon
Backstage: Dixie Carter is with Jeremy Borash and Carter announces Slammiversary will be held at the University of Texas in the brand new Arlington Arena. And her thoughts on tonight’s main event she hopes it all ends tonight for Roode
We see a video package highlighting the events leading up to tonight’s Knockout Championship match.
Knockout Title: Gail Kim vs Madison Rayne
Rayne and Kim lock up and Madison pulls Kim’s hair but the referee breaks it up, Rayne goes for a punch but Kim gets out of the way. Clothesline by Kim but 2 count only. Irish whip by Rayne, Kim gets her feet up nails Rayne. Kim on the apron and Rayne knocks her into the guardrail, Rayne rolls her back in and 2 count. Headscissor roll up but Kim reverses it and Rayne chops her down, Head smash by Rayne and now choking Kim out in the corner. Rayne rushes but Kim gets the boots up and Rayne with a strike. Bridge by Rayne but 2 count only. Reverse chinlock on Kim. Kim back up but Rayne whips her head back down. Rayne goes for the bulldog but misses. Rayne up and now they’re exchanging forearms and it’s Kim with a series of clotheslines. Rayne whips Kim into the corner, Kim catches her with the elbow, off the ropes and a corss body but 2 count. Kim off the ropes and a dropkick to Rayne. Cover and a 2 count on Rayne. Kim going for the Eat Defeat, Rayne covers and exchange of roll ups. Face smash and a neckbreaker by Rayne but Kim kicks out again. Forearm by Kim. Kick by Rayne. Face smash into the mat and Rayne on top of Kim. Irish whip by Rayne and dropkick 2 count only. Kim going for the Eat Defeat, cover on Rayne and the three count
The winner of the match: Gail Kim!
Backstage: Jeremy Borash is with Kazarian and Daniels and asks Kazarian about his more aggressive side and Daniels interrupts saying whatever the game plan is, Daniels is still running the show. They then throw to a video leading up to tonight’s tag team match.
Mr. Anderson & AJ Styles vs Daniels & Kazarian
Kazarian and Anderson lock up and Kazarian powers Anderson into the corner, a punch but Anderson moves out of the way, Anderson with the irish whip, picking Kazarian up in a front facelock and he tags out to Styles. Kazarian tags out to Daniels and Styles and Daniels lock up. Styles with the side headlock. Irish whip by Styles and a shoulderblock by Daniels. Daniels off the rope and a deep armdrag. Armbar on Daniels. Daniels back up and a side headlock, schoolboy roll up but a 2 count by Daniels. Daniels off the ropes and a dropkick by Styles and Daniels getting out of the ring but Anderson on him and now all four are on the outside. Back in the ring its Styles with two count on Kaz, irish whip and Styles goes flying over the top rope onto the apron and gets knocked down to the mat. Daniels on Styles on the outside. Daniels measuring him with punches and a cover but a 1 count. Irish whip and Styles is down again and 2 count. Styles fights back, irish whip and hip toss countered into an abdominal stretch by Daniels and Styles manages to get the hip toss. Daniels in the corner and runs into a boot. Tag to Kaz and a frankensteiner by Styles. Daniels whips Styles into the coner and a moonsault into the cover. Reverse chinlock by Daniels. Styles fights to his feet and drives punches into Daniels but Daniels maintains control and a kick by Daniels. 2 count by Daniels and he tags out to Kaz. Daniels whips Kaz into the corner, monkey flip into Daniels and Styles clothesline Daniels and delivers a pele kick to Kazarian. Tag to Anderson and clothesline to everyone, neckbreaker to Daniels and a samoan drop to Kaz on top of Daniels cover by Anderson 2 count and Daniels back on Anderson. Anderson going for the Mic Check. Styles takes Daniels out now all four are laid out. Daniels and Anderson back to their feet trading blows and Anderson with Kaz has him on the ropes, Anderson off th ropes, tripped by Daniels and Kaz from behind. Irish whip and suicide dive to Daniels. Styles tags in. Kaz goes for the Fade To Black, Styles counters into the Styles Clash. The cover and the 3 count
The winners of the match: AJ Styles & Mr. Anderson
Backstage: Jeremy Borash asks Kurt Angle about his match tonight. And Angle says he’sgoing to destroy Jeff Hardy. He’s going to show everyone why Jeff Hardy is everything that’s wrong with wrestling today. He says he hates Hardy’s guts and says tonight Hardy gets an extreme makeover
We see video package highlighting Kurt Angle vs Jeff Hardy
Kurt Angle vs Jeff Hardy
Hardy and Angle lock up and Angle powers Hardy into the corner and a clean break. Lock up and a side headlock by Hardy, irish whip by Angle and a shoulderblock and Angle is out of the ring. Side headlock by Hardy, irish whip and another shoulderblock by Hardy. Angle again to the outside. Lock up again and a sideheadlock by Hardy and Angle counters into a hammerlock countered by Hardy and a snapmare by Angle. Hardy back to the hammerlock and another snapmare by Angle. Chinlock by Angle but Hardy back to hammerlock and Angle with an elbow. Hardy with Angle in the corner and Angle rakes the eyes. Angle with a whip and Hardy with the headscissors to the outside, Hardy with the kick and a double sledge from the apron. Angle back in and Hardy back in and Angle stomping on him. Angle choking him out. Irish whip by Hardy and inverted atomic drop, double legdrop and cover but 2 count. Angle back to the outside, Hardy after him and he drives Angle’s head into the steel chair. Hardy smashes Angle’s head into the steel steps and Angle’s been busted open. Back in the ring, Hardy off the ropes onto Kurt. Angle back up, the Ankle lock but Hardy fighs out, Angle with the Angle Slam. Angle chokes Hardy out. Another Angle Slam countered. Hardy back up, series of clotheslines by Hardy. Swanton onto Angle, the cover and reversal by Angle, Angle grabs the ropes and gets the three count
The winner of the match: Kurt Angle!
Backstage: Jeremy Borash is with Sting and Sting says he’s sick of talking, twittering and facebooking. Right now he feels like a wrestler
We see video highlights leading up to tonight’s main event
Bobby Roode vs Sting
Sting and Roode stand face to face. The lock up and around the ring they go and Sting powers Roode into the corner. Clean break and Roode shoves Sting and Sting with a slap. Lock up again and an armwringer by Roode and Roode grabs Stings hair yanking him to the mat. Sting pops back up and Roode escapes to the outside. The fans start a “You Still Got It” chant. Roode back in and they lock up. Side headlock into a hammerlock reversed by Roode and a clothesline by Sting. Sting going for the Sting Splash but Roode moves out of the way and Sting hits a dropkick. Roode back to the outside. Roode walking to the back and Sting to the outside after him and a clothesline on the ramp. He picks Roode up and delivers another clothesline. Sting brings Roode back to ringside smashing him face first into the ringsteps and into the guardrail. And Roode into the guardrail again. Into the ringsteps again and Roode is down. Roode fighting back and now its Roode smashing Sting’s face against the apron. Reverse knife edge chop. He goes for a chair smash but Sting moves out of the way. Sting brings Roode to the guardrail and hits Roode with a modified Stinger Splash and Roode over the guardrail. Sting brings him back in and tosses him back into the ring. Roode begging off and Roode slides out grabbing Sting’s leg wrapping it around the ringpost. Roode back in going to work on the injured leg dropping elbow after elbow on Sting’s leg. Chop block by Roode and Roode using the ropes standing on the leg. Stong back up limping and Roode kicking at the leg. Chops and punches to Sting and Sting falls. Sting fighting back. Backslide by Sting and Roode kicks out. Dropkick by Roode. Figure four by Roode on Sting. Sting’s shoulders go down but 2 count only. Sting turning it around and Roode reaches the ropes and another chop block by Roode. Pin attempt by Sting and Roode chops Sting but Sting standing moving towards him not budging and an irish whip by Sting and Sting with the whip and clotheslines to Roode. Back bodydrop by Sting. Roode back up and Sting kicks Roode’s legs out from under him. Irish whip and the Stinger Splash, going for a second one but misses. Roode to the top, Sting cuts him off. Superplex off the top rope. Sting locks the Scorpion Death Lock in and Roode reaches the ropes.. Sting picks Roode up and a neck snap off the rope by Roode and a spear by Roode but 2 count only. Roode to the outside going under the ring and he brings a steel chair into the ring. Setting the chair up, Roode gets Sting and picks him up, Sting blocks it and backdrop. Roode on the apron tries to fight back but Sting nails the Scorpion Death Drop unaware that the steel chair was behind him and hits his head on the steel chair knocking him out.
The winner of the match by KO: Bobby Roode
Roode picks up Dixie Carter and bring her into the ring and yells at her and Sting from behind fights Roode off and sends him to the outside. Roode back in and he nails Roode with the steel chair. Roode going back to the outside grabbing the duct tape taping Sting’s wrists to the ropes. Roode beinging Dixie to the other end of the ring and picks up the steel chair and goes to hit Sting as Dixie covers him.
Evan Bourne’s sixty-day suspension for his second violation of WWE’s Talent Wellness Program expired on Saturday. He is therefore eligible to resume performing for the organization again.
After dropping the WWE Tag Team Championship to Epico and Primo on January 15, 2012 at a live event, WWE announced two days later that Bourne had been suspended for 60 days due to his non-compliance with their drug testing policy. He was first suspended on November 1, 2011 for a drug test failure for Spice, a marijuana substitute. According to PWInsider.com, his second infraction was ‘for something completely unrelated to the first.’
Bourne will face stringent drug testing following his second suspension as the policy states that a WWE talent who tests positive will be tested a minimum of twelve times for a period of one year. According to the terms of the policy, a third violation would result in his contract being terminated. Regarding the eligibility of a talent returning to the organization following a third strike, it is possible after one year. WWE says: “A WWE Talent who is terminated by the WWE for a third violation will be prohibited from returning to the WWE for at least one year. Before a possible return, the WWE Talent must test negative for all prohibited substances under the Policy during a pre-contract screening. If they pass the pre-contract screening and are approved to return, the WWE Talent must undergo mandatory unannounced testing for at least one year after the execution of the new contract. The WWE Talent will return with two strikes on his/her record.”
In addition to Bourne, Booker T and William Regal have two Wellness strikes under their belt.
