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WWE Claims Shaquille O’Neal Not Wrestling At WrestleMania

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The WWE website has released a statement denying NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal’s claims that he will be wrestling at WrestleMania 28. The statement reads:

“Despite Shaquille O’Neal’s claim that he will compete at WrestleMania XXVIII in Miami, WWE officials have informed WWE.com that the 15-time NBA All-Star is not scheduled to appear on the card.”

The WWE article incorrectly states that Shaq told HollywoodLife.com that he will wrestle at WrestleMania. Shaq told HollywoodLife.com that he would be present at WrestleMania, but did not clarify whether he’d be getting in the ring.

Back on Thursday, December 22nd, Shaq appeared on the Abe Kanan radio show (based out of Chicago) and told Kanan that he was in negotiations to wrestle Big Show at WrestleMania.

WWE’s recent storyline that “Big Show has never had his WrestleMania moment” seemed like a perfect set up to Big Show wrestling Shaq, who won an NBA championship with the Miami Heat back in 2006.

Matches Taped For WWE Superstars & NXT, SmackDown Rating

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— Matches taped tonight in Rockford, Illinois for this week’s episode of WWE NXT Redemption were Tyler Reks vs. Tyson Kidd and Alex Riley vs. Titus O’Neil.

A match pitting Jinder Mahal against Justin Gabriel was taped for WWE Superstars. Matches taped Monday night were Alex Riley vs. Michael McGillicutty and Mason Ryan vs. Tyler Reks.

No pre-taping dark match was held.

— The February 17 episode of WWE SmackDown scored a 1.97 cable rating with 2,953,000 viewers. The previous week’s show garnered a 2.17 cable rating with 3,261,000 viewers.

The February 17 show was the first SmackDown episode to draw less than 3 million viewers since January 6.

— Sean Waltman has been announced to appear at Legends of the Ring 14 taking place Saturday, June 2 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Monroe, New Jersey.

source: PWInsider.com

VIDEO: CM Punk BLASTS Chris Brown

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CM PUNK vs. CHRIS BROWN

The ongoing war of words between WWE Champion CM Punk and R&B singer Chris Brown has escalated.

Over the weekend, CM Punk tweeted:

“I would like @chrisbrown fight somebody that can defend themselves. Me curb stomping that turd would be a #wrestlemania moment.”

Chris Brown replied:

“@CMpunk needs more followers. He’s such a leader! Not to mention the roids hes on has made it utterly impossible for him pleasure a women.

“Positivity regardless of how u feel! @CMpunk contact my assistant and I’ll have em send u an autographed pic for my biggest FAN!!!”

After re-tweeting a message saying he and Chris Brown should fight an MMA fight, Punk posted the following video online on Tuesday night with the caption: This Must Be Said.

Punk-Chris Brown Update, RAW Segment Runs Long, Zeke

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– To follow up on CM Punk and singer Chris Brown exchanging insults on Twitter over the weekend, Punk re-tweeted a comment from a fan that stated Punk and Brown should compete in an MMA fight with 5 minute rounds.

– The segment on Monday’s RAW between The Undertaker and Triple H ran 8-9 minutes longer than it was scheduled for, which led to WWE taking time away from the Divas tag match and John Cena’s ring entrance.

– Ezekiel Jackson was recently considered for another push, but it appears those plans have been nixed. After losing clean to David Otunga on RAW, Jackson has lost 5 straight televised matches and has yet to win a televised match this year.

(Sources: PWInsider.com, f4wonline.com)

The Rock Responds To John Cena’s Promo From RAW (Video)

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The Rock has responded to John Cena’s promo from RAW, tweeting on Tuesday:

“@JohnCena @WWE The truth comes out this Monday. John you have no idea.”

The Rock is scheduled for RAW next week and will be appearing on RAW regularly through the night after WrestleMania 28.

During his most recent blog, Jim Ross called John Cena’s RAW promo the best of his entire career:

“John Cena delivered the best promo of his career in my opinion when addressing the Rock and their long awaited WM28 main event. Cena spoke from the heart and I’m certain meant every word that he said. Cena’s words stepped away from the world of entertainment and squarely into reality or so it seemed to me.”

“Rock’s ‘rebuttal’ next week on Raw in Portland will be must see TV. The Rock/Cena issue has gotten personal as Cena touched some legit nerves with his remarks in Minneapolis.”

Here’s video of John Cena’s promo from RAW:

JR Blog: HIAC At WM28, Cena’s Best Promo Ever, Jericho-Punk

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WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross has updated his blog, which you can read in its entirety over at JRsBarBQ.com. Here are some highlights of what JR wrote about:

Hell In A Cell At WrestleMania: “The Undertaker confronting HHH and subsequently pushing the appropriate buttons to get a vengeance oriented rematch at WM28 was captivating TV for me. Both men have more tenure than any others on the WWE roster that are still competing. They are truly is the last of a breed and now that it’s in Helll in a Cell, the game has changed. Stakes have risen and it going to be a tough act to follow in Miami.

“[WWE] will build a massive structure to not only hold the ring lighting grid but the HIAC as well. It will be impressive I assure you.”

John Cena’s Best Promo Ever: John Cena delivered the best promo of his career in my opinion when addressing the Rock and their long awaited WM28 main event. Cena spoke from the heart and I’m certain meant every word that he said. Cena’s words stepped away from the world of entertainment and squarely into reality or so it seemed to me.”

“Rock’s ‘rebuttal’ next week on Raw in Portland will be must see TV. The Rock/Cena issue has gotten personal as Cena touched some legit nerves with his remarks in Minneapolis.”

Chris Jericho vs. CM Punk at WrestleMania: “The injury riddled, #1 contender Battle Royal sees Chris Jericho getting his ticket punched to meet CM Punk for the WWE Title at WM28 in a bout that could be the best, pure wrestling match on the entire card on April 1.”

TNA LockDown PPV Poster, GQ Profiles Ring Ka King, Gut Check

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– GQ Magazine has a story up looking at TNA’s Ring Ka King project.

– TNA has announced an upcoming “Gut Check” tryout session, which will take place on March 3rd from Dodge City, Kansas. TNA agent D’Lo Brown will oversee the event. Here are the details for trying out:

Saturday, March 3, 2012 – Dodge City, KS
Time: 2 p.m. to approx. 4
United Wireless Arena
4100 W. Comanche
Dodge City, KS 67801
DEADLINE: Monday, Feb. 27, 2012 12 p.m. Central

– Dixie Carter released the TNA Lockdown 2012 PPV poster on Tuesday, featuring Bobby Roode and James Storm. The two will battle inside a steel cage on April 15th when Lockdown invades Nashville, TN. Here’s the poster:

Anonymous WWE Superstar Trashes The Rock

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With The Rock making his much anticipated return to Raw next Monday, John Cena had harsh words for “The Most Electrifying Man In Sports Entertainment” on this week’s show, saying he’s no longer The People’s Champion, but he’s a champion with people (referring to the entourage around him). After strongly criticizing The Rock for returning, but not sticking around WWE, Cena vowed to beat the iconic grappler in his hometown of Miami, Florida at WrestleMania XXVIII.

A number of WWE performers appeared giddy backstage over Cena’s remarks as they legitimately feel that way over the actor/wrestler. One talent commented via text to PWInsider.com (with permission to be quoted under the condition of anonymity):

“[The Rock] comes in to use WWE to get back the audience he lost doing Disney movies, which is fine but he’s been back over a year and name one person he helped make a bigger star since then? No one.

“He’s here for himself, he keeps to himself, and he keeps someone who’s actually touring here all year from making a bigger payday at the bigger shows. It’s all about making this the “biggest” Mania of all time. OK, then what do we do the rest of the year? Who’s been made? You think he took ANY blame for Survivor [Series] not drawing? Of course not, but how do you feud with a guy on the Titantron? Cena nailed the guy dead on tonight.

“Say anything about HHH, Taker, etc. still being in the top spot but if they were needed to work the road, they would and they would still work their asses off as much as they needed to. Rock is out for Rock and the idea he’s here to better anything but his own wallet is the biggest work of 2012.”

Details On Eve’s Heel Turn, Foley’s Career Regrets, Kofi-Cole

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– On Monday’s RAW, we saw a full-on heel turn from WWE diva Eve, who admitted to the Bella Twins that she is nothing more than a manipulating bimbo. Eve said she was never interested in Zack Ryder – she used him to climb the social ranks and get to the biggest fish in the pond – John Cena, who overheard the entire conversation. Eve tried everything she could do to convince John Cena that it was all a big misunderstanding, but she was carried away from Cena crying hysterically when he wanted nothing to do with her.

With Eve’s evil intentions exposed, there is talk of pairing Eve with a heel WWE superstar and have them feud with Zack Ryder and a babyface Diva, possibly Layla.

– Mick Foley posted a few messages on Twitter this week revealing his top 3 career regrets:

  • Not wrestling Vince McMahon at WrestleMania 17
  • Not wrestling on the first Eddie Gilbert memorial show
  • Not writing the foreword to the Lou Thesz autobiography when asked.

Regarding his decision to not wrestle Vince McMahon at WrestleMania 17, Foley said that back in 2001, he truly believed that he was retired for good, so he turned the match down.

– Michael Cole apologized on Twitter for messing up Kofi Kingston’s name on RAW. Cole tweeted:

“I want to apologize for messing up @TrueKofi Kingston’s name tonight. So here goes: Sorry you aren’t more memorable, Kofi. #Raw”

Kingston, who has been teaming with R-Truth as of late, responded:

“@MichaelCole MayB i cld b as memorable as ur stellar commentary. U learn the dif btw a figure 4 of the head and the Anaconda Vice yet? Dunce”

(Partial Source: f4wonline.com)

Kelly Kelly Waiting For Her ‘Mania Moment, Undertaker’s Victims

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— WWE interviewed more than 75 Superstars, Divas, and Hall of Famers in anticipation of WrestleMania XXVIII, asking them all one question: “What is your WrestleMania moment?” Kelly Kelly, however, says she’s still waiting for her’s.

“I’ve never contested a singles match at ‘Mania—I’ve always been in either Lumberjill bouts or a Battle Royal. I’m praying that, in years to come, I will have that tag bout or singles match or whatnot,” she says in their WrestleMania XXVIII issue.

“At The 25th Anniversary of WrestleMania, we had Torrie Wilson, Jackie Gayda and Molly Holly come in. They’re Divas I used to watch when I was younger, so it was really cool just to be in the same ring with them. I’ve rewatched the match, but I’m still waiting for that moment.”

She continues, “I make sure to keep all of my outfits, though; they’re in a big suitcase. But they’re little outfits, so they don’t take up much room.”

— WWE.com has published a photo gallery of every wrestler to fall victim to The Undertaker at WrestleMania.

— Aksana and Hornswoggle will appear at the March 11 Columbus Blue Jackets game taking place at Nationwide Arena 200 W. Nationwide Blvd. Columbus, Ohio. Game time is 6:00 p.m.

Jimmy Hart Says TNA Stars Should Dress Better, Talks Russo

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WWE Hall of Famer Jimmy Hart appeared on Busted Open, which airs every Monday, Wednesday and Friday on Sirius 92 and XM 208 from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Highlights from the interview are as follows:

WrestleReunion: “I jumped on about 5 or 6 years ago—it’s kind of a different type thing. I didn’t really know what to expect on anything, but you know once you get there, nobody rushes you through the line, it’s not like everybody’s sitting down and not paying any attention to the fans that come by to get their autograph or take pictures of everybody. And that’s what I love about it. They let the wrestlers know: Look, if you’re gonna be involved with this, then you’ve gotta definitely take your time with the fans because if it weren’t for them, we wouldn’t be doing what we’re doing now.”

WrestleMania coming to New Jersey: “When I heard about that I thought Holey moley! That might be a little chilly for a WrestleMania 29 coming up there around the Northern area. But we spent so much time back in the day up there, and I think for people in New York, they’re a different breed there, and New Jersey and that whole area up there. They’re more used to the cold than we are down here in Florida now. But I’ll tell you why I like it: because people ask me today ‘Jimmy, you’ve done so many things for the wrestling business.

“You hit the Hall of Fame ring in 2005, 93 thousand plus people in Detroit up there with the Honky Tonk Man… and of course the Harts against The Bulldogs.’ But WrestleMania I is still the most important thing to me because whoever was on WrestleMania I, we were kind of the pioneers back then because we didn’t know if this was gonna work or not. It was on closed-circuit TV’s and movie theaters, and if it had not been successful, we probably wouldn’t be talking on the phone now.”

WrestleMania being at stadiums instead of arenas: “Here’s what I think happens: We’re gonna be on course for Miami for this upcoming WrestleMania 28…65 or 70,000 have already been sold I think. So I think so many people (82 thousand) wanna go see this now you almost have to have it in the arenas outdoors that can hold that many because the pay-per-views do so well around the country and everything else, and—I don’t care where you go—if you drive by one of the local establishments, all the PPV’s are held there, the WrestleManias, they just have everything there. It’s such a big thing because a lot of people can’t drive down this year to Miami because I’m sure it’ll be sold out in no time.”

Vince Russo: “He was OK with me. When he first came to WCW he made an announcement, and said: “Hey look, you’re gonna see wrestling like you’ve never seen it before because I don’t think you really care too much about the wrestling part.” (Which if that’s the way you feel, that’s the way you feel) And so I think that’s what he really wrote about. I have nothing bad against him one way or another. I did my little stuff down there, he had set a few little matches this, that, and the other…

“I think it’s hard to be a writer, especially when you’re by yourself like that. You’ve gotta worry about people going and coming and quitting, and some of the bigger stars not wanting to do this thing, or not wantin’ to be part of this. Also, there’s always someone who’s got a friend of a friend who wants to be involved. Maybe a guy’s wife wants to be on TV or a girlfriend, and, if there’s enough pressure on you, then you gotta work them in because the strongest force in the world is a woman! I’m sure he had to run through a lot of things that went up against him. I guess they were successful all these years ‘cause, if not, I’m sure he would’ve been gone years and years ago, so I have nothing bad to say about him.”

Hulk Hogan and TNA: “I love Hulk Hogan. I spoke to him 3 days ago. I think he went up to do the Wendy Williams Show. He asked me: “Can you do me a favor? Can you watch the TNA show?” I said: ‘Sure.’ And so I watched the one from London and he said, ‘Give me your opinion.’ So I said, ‘You packed on a few pounds.’ He goes ‘Jimmy Hart you always tell me the truth. You were right, I gotta slim down a bit.’ He said, ‘What else?’ I said, ‘To me everybody wearing blue jeans and their t-shirts hanging out…this doesn’t look professional. If you’re a major company trying to get 50 or 60 bucks from your fans…’If you dress like the audience, one day you’re gonna wind up sitting in the audience!’ And so that’s why I still wear the crazy flashy jackets and carry the megaphone because you wanna stand out, and think that’s what’s helped me be around 30 years in this crazy business doing music and doing this. I told Hulk, I said, ‘AJ Styles and all these guys are phenomenal…and Christopher Daniels, I love those kids. For him to go out in blue jeans, it’s just not professional.’

Wade Barrett Out 6-8 Weeks, Ex-WWE Stars Criticize Aksana

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— WWE.com reports Wade Barrett suffered a partial dislocation of his left elbow during the 10-Man Battle Royal on Raw. He will undergo an MRI for further evaluation this week and will be sidelined for at least 6 to 8 weeks.

The injury occurred following Barrett and R-Truth’s elimination from the match. As Truth and Barrett recovered from their eliminations on the outside, Big Show tossed Dolph Ziggler on top of them from the ring. They were knocked backwards and Barrett landed awkwardly on his arm.

— Two former WWE stars gave Aksana a negative review for her match against Nikki and Brie Bella on Raw. Gregory Helms wrote on Twitter, “Geez, Askana is …. not good.”

Lance Storm said in response to Helms, “Understatement of the Century.”

Triple H Praised, Cena-Rock Tweets, WrestleFest Trailer

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– Triple H has received a lot of praise backstage for his promo work, according to f4wonline.com. Triple H has been strong on the mic in recent weeks building interest in his match with the Undertaker at WrestleMania, but you can insert your own joke about the “boss” getting praised by his colleagues.

– John Cena re-tweeted a fan’s comment predicting what The Rock’s promo on next Monday’s RAW would sound like:

“prediction 4 rock promo – 1999 catchphrase, insult Cena, catchphrase, sniff the air, eyebrow, say electrify – leave till mid march”

Cena followed up with the following:

“Im pretty sure that’s close to accurate. Prove me wrong movie star. Ill be waiting in nike town.”

– WWE’s new WrestleFest arcade game is now on sale for iOS (iPad/iPhone/iPod) at Apple’s App Store. Here’s the official trailer:

HIAC-Metallica News, RAW Backstage Fallout, Santino-Lin

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– As we saw on RAW, WWE has licensed the Metallica song “The Memory Remains” to hype the The Undertaker and Triple H match at WrestleMania 28.

– Speaking of the Hell in a Cell match at Wrestlemania, there is a lot of speculation about how WWE is going to set up the structure, considering there is no roof on the stadium to hang the massive cage from. Jim Ross Tweeted the following about how WWE will make it happen:

“One can assume WWE is going to erect a massive structure outdoors at WM28 to not only hang the ring lighting but also the Hell in a Cell.”

– Santino Marella recently thanked the fans for supporting him as of late:

“I just want to say grazie to all the fans of late, it’s amazing what u can accomplish with the supports and couragement”

According to a WWE source, Santino’s recent “underdog” push is actually inspired by NBA breakout star Jeremy Lin of the New York Knicks.

– WWE’s YouTube channel has posted the latest “Backstage Fallout” video, featuring post-RAW backstage interviews with R-Truth and Kofi Kingston, David Otunga, and Santino Marella.

JBL Congratulates Ron Simmons For WWE HOF Induction (Video)

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– JBL wrote the following on Twitter about former tag team partner and longtime friend Ron Simmons going into the WWE Hall of Fame this year:

“Words can’t describe how happy I am about my best friend and former tag team partner Ron Simmons going into HOF! Well deserved, CONGRATS!”

JBL then wrote this on Facebook when asked about who will induct Simmons:

“As far as who is inducting Ron into the HOF-I would consider one of my greatest lifetime honors if I am chosen. However, it hasn’t been announced-SO, if I knew who was I couldn’t say. And, if I don’t know I couldn’t say either obviously. So, I wait on the announcement like everyone else.

The main thing is not who is announcing or inducting Ron but that a great, great man is being put into the HOF-congrats to Ron, my best friend and former tag partner!!!”

Here is the video that aired on RAW announcing that Ron Simmons will be part of the WWE Hall of Fame’s Class of 2012:

Trish Stratus Talks Morrison’s WM27 Snub, Natalya Farting

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Diva Dirt interview with Trish Stratus
Interview available at Diva-Dirt.com.

Trish Stratus joined us again recently ahead of the DVD release of her debut movie, Bounty Hunters. We talk to Trish about the movie and whether she has any more movie roles in the pipeline, as well as talk wrestling. Trish talks about her return to WrestleMania last year, Tough Enough and whether she’d return for a second season, the John Morrison “cold shoulder” situation, Natalya’s flatulence gimmick, what she’d book for ‘Mania 28, the latest on her movie project with Amy ‘Lita’ Dumas and more.

What she would have booked for WrestleMania 28: “Personally, I would’ve loved to see Natalya and Beth go and run towards ‘Mania. If you’d asked me a year ago what I would book for ‘Mania this year, I would’ve had Beth and Nattie run together as a team and I would’ve done the Triple H/Batista angle where I would’ve had [Natalya] turned and at the end, we’d have those two at WrestleMania. To me that would’ve been an epic moment. Maybe that would’ve been a good time for Nattie to win the championship back or something like that.”

John Morrison’s “cold shoulder” following WrestleMania 27: “It probably blew up more than it did between us. It was one of those moments where he was straight up saying, ‘I just really a fan of you coming in’, and that’s fine, everybody’s entitled to their opinion. It’s just unfortunate that his personal feelings translated to our match and that’s where I had the problem.

“We had that moment after Raw where that cold shoulder happened and I said to him, ‘It’s too bad that that happened’. I shook hands, I said, ‘It was a pleasure working with you. Personally I’m a fan. I love the idea of John Morrison and Trish Stratus as a team. I think it would’ve been cool’.”

“If I go back, if we had been on the same page with things, we could’ve created some awesome moments between us. Like when Carlito and I were a tag team, we had similar styles and we got some really neat, memorable moments. I think John Morrison and I — that’s what I was excited about doing, something like this. To me, it’s just unfortunate that we couldn’t get on the page. I wish I had known he was totally on the other side of the page and maybe [there] would’ve been a different approach altogether, rather than finding out live on Raw. [Laughs] But we’re all entitled to our opinions, it’s one of those things – you don’t miss what you never had.”

Whether there was a double standard because she was a female and if he’d have done the same thing with a male legend like Stone Cold or The Rock: “Maybe he thought he could do that a little bit more to me than he could to one of the male Superstars. Maybe there is a double-edged sword there. But who knows? It’s fine. We move on.”

On Natalya flatulence gimmick: “I haven’t seen it so I can’t comment on it directly, but hopefully it’s one of those things where it just gets people talking and it’s kind of like the Molly Holly thing where [we had] the ‘junk in the trunk’ [storyline]. People were like, ‘I can’t believe they’re doing that to her,’ but at the end of the day, it got people interested, it got people invested, it got people into what they’re doing and you have something to talk about.”

Barrett Suffers Dislocated Elbow During Raw, Other Stars Hurt

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Wade Barrett suffered an injury to his left arm during the 10-Man Battle Royal on Monday’s Raw SuperShow. After being taken to a nearby medical facility for further evaluation, he has been diagnosed with a dislocated elbow.

The injury occurred following Barrett and R-Truth’s elimination from the match. As Truth and Barrett recovered from their eliminations on the outside, Big Show tossed Dolph Ziggler on top of them from the ring. The three WWE Superstars were knocked backwards and Barrett landed awkwardly on his arm. Barrett could be heard screaming in pain, to the point where WWE had to cut the audio because of his use of profanity.

Ziggler was also hurt when his shoulder and arm hit the broadcast table during the match. He was examined backstage and is said to be fine.

Cody Rhodes, Kofi Kingston and R-Truth were also hurt during the bout and received medical attention backstage. Rhodes hurt his elbow and right leg. Kingston appeared shaken up but was not seriously injured. R-Truth was assisted to the backstage area following the match.

(sources: PWInsider.com, F4WOnline.com)

Undertaker’s Hair Cut, What Happened After RAW, Backstage

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– The Undertaker returned to RAW for a confrontation with Triple H. The Undertaker appeared with a hood covering his head, covering up the haircut we saw him give himself during last week’s promo video.

According to a report at PWTorch.com, the current plan is for Undertaker to remove his hood for the first time at WrestleMania 28.

– After Monday’s RAW Supershow went off the air, WWE Champion CM Punk defeated Dolph Ziggler. Ziggler wrestling in the dark match is a good sign he was not injured during the nasty bump he took on the announcer’s table when Big Show eliminated him from the battle royal.

– Among the names who were backstage at RAW were former WWE/WCW star Perry Saturn and AWA star Greg Gagne.

(Source: PWTorch.com)

Barrett Suffers Injury During Raw, Taken To Medical Facility

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The official Twitter feed of the WWE Insider says Wade Barrett suffered an arm injury during the 10-Man No. 1 Contender’s Battle Royal on tonight’s Raw SuperShow.

Their statement reads: “BREAKING NEWS: Wade Barrett suffered an injury to his left arm during tonight’s Battle Royal and was rushed to a nearby medical facility.”

There was panic ringside after Big Show tossed Dolph Ziggler over the top rope onto Barrett and R-Truth, leading to the injury. Barrett was escorted to the backstage area with a splint on his left arm.

source: Pro Wrestling Torch

Exclusive: Major Shakeups Expected in WWE, “No One Is Safe!”

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A well placed source with intimate knowledge of the situation has exclusively told SEScoops that “no one is safe” within the WWE hierarchy, as it becomes apparent the WWE Network launch date will not meet with Vince McMahon’s expectations.

According to our WWE insider, McMahon and Executive Producer Kevin Dunn had high hopes for the network, and had placed “Project Evergreen” (a series of shows that can play for the next 100 years) on the fast track in order to launch the network within the original timeframe Vince had promised people within the company.

But without a development executive and an official head of the network (besides McMahon himself), the reality of the network is looming large over the heads of everyone in WWE, and last week’s front office shakeups seem to just be the beginning. “Vince is ready to do what he calls GET OUT THE BROOM,” our source told us. “No one’s job is safe in WWE at this moment!”

Updated Card For WWE WrestleMania 28

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WrestleMania 28

Following Monday’s WWE RAW Supershow, here’s the updated card for WWE’s WrestleMania 28:

“One Year In The Making”

  • The Rock vs. John Cena

WWE Championship Match

  • CM Punk vs. Chris Jericho

World Heavyweight Championship Match

  • Daniel Bryan vs. Sheamus

Hell in a Cell

  • Triple H vs. The Undertaker

Also rumored but not yet announced:

  • Big Show vs. Shaquille O’Neal
  • Money In The Bank
  • Divas Championship Match

THQ Pins High Hopes on New WWE Game Launching This Week

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There’s a brand new WWE game out from THQ, and both companies have hopes for the launch, we have learned. WWE WrestleFest, a faithfully recreated 2-D experience for iPhone and iPad based on the well-known WWE arcade game made popular in the 1990s, will become available Tuesday, February 21st, and expectations for the game are high.

The game features modern day WWE Superstars, prominent WWE Legends, an extensive downloadable content program, Road to WrestleMania progression play and multiplayer functionality. WWE  and THQ announced that WrestleFest will be available through Apple’s App Store for the suggested retail prices of US $2.99 (iPhone) and US $3.99 (iPad).

THQ also announced WWE WrestleFest is in development for additional platforms, including Xbox LIVE Arcade for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStationNetwork for the PlayStation3 computer entertainment system, Androidand PC, with a currently scheduled release in 2012.

The game features everyone from, John Cena, to The Rock, Randy Orton to “Stone Cold” Steve Austin, Undertaker to, Jake “The Snake” Roberts and even “Macho Man” Randy Savage.  There’s a lot of buzz for the game, which will explore arcade-style WWE action across a variety of match types, including Royal Rumble, Tag Team, Gauntlet and Steel Cage, while competing in a number of renowned arenas like Raw, SmackDown, WrestleMania and Saturday Night’s Main Event.  The Road to WrestleMania progression-style mode will encourage players to select a WWE Superstar or WWE Legend and compete in a series of challenges to win five different WWE Championships, while wireless connectivity through Apple Game Center will enable them to issue multiplayer challenges.

WWE WrestleFest will also update the gameplay experience following launch with the release of 30 additional WWE Superstars and WWE Legends, as well as new arenas, through an extensive downloadable content program.  Items currently scheduled for future release include WWE Superstars CM Punk, Triple H and Sheamus, WWE Legends Shawn Michaels and Big Boss Man, as well as the classic Survivor Series arena.

For more information about WWE WrestleFest, you can visit THQ.com, Facebook.com/WWEgames and Twitter.com/WWEgames.

Hell In A Cell At WM28, Live SmackDown Special, Simmons

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– Triple H finally agreed to face The Undertaker at WrestleMania – on the condition that the Undertaker agreed on a stipulation – Hell in a Cell. Undertaker did not give a verbal response to the challenge, but showed smiled as he walked away from the ring.

– The main event of Tuesday’s live SmackDown special on SyFy will be WWE Champion CM Punk vs. World Heavyweight champion Daniel Bryan.

– Ron Simmons has been announced for the WWE Hall of Fame’s Class of 2012.

Former Diva At Elimination Chamber, Kingston Has Head Stapled

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— Former WWE Women’s Champion Candice Michelle noted on Twitter attending last night’s Elimination Chamber pay-per-view event in Milwaukee, Wisconsin with her family.

— Kofi Kingston needed staples in the back of his head following last night’s Raw Elimination Chamber Match for the WWE Championship.

— Elimination Chamber featured 1 hour and 39 minutes of wrestling action.

— WWE television ratings will be delayed this week due to the President’s Day holiday on Monday. Last Friday’s rating for SmackDown will be delayed to Tuesday and the rating for tonight’s Raw will be delayed to Wednesday.

Jericho Cleared To Compete On Raw, Kingston’s Link To Riley

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— The official Twitter feed of the WWE Insider stated Monday: “BREAKING NEWS: @IAmJericho is medically cleared to compete tonight on #Raw. More to come on WWE.com.”

Jericho was knocked out during Sunday’s Raw Elimination Chamber Match. Later in the show, he was shown backstage being examined by medical personnel.

— In an interview promoting tonight’s Raw SuperShow in Minneapolis, Kofi Kingston discussed fulfilling his dream to become a professional wrestler and his pre-WWE connection to fellow Superstar Alex Riley via Boston College.

Regarding Riley, Kingston said, “We have a developmental territory, which is in Florida, FCW, and you know, Riley and I weren’t close friends but we ran in the same circles of people and one day at practice, I’d been signed for about a year and some change, and he had just showed up, he walked in and I was like, man that looks like Riley … there’s no way he’d be here, though. We went through the whole practice, we’d even like talk to each other and then at the end, he was like, ‘hey, did you go to BC?’ And I was like, I knew it was you! So it was crazy.”

The interview is available here.

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