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Rey Mysterio Injury Update, SmackDown Live Special Announced

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— Syfy and WWE announced Friday that the next WWE SuperSmackDown Live special will air Tuesday, November 29 at 8PM/ET.

The special, which takes place at the Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, North Carolina, will re-air in Smackdown‘s regular time slot on Friday, December 2 from 8-10PM (ET/PT).

— Rey Mysterio, who recently underwent two surgical procedures to repair his badly damaged knee, posted an update on his health Friday. He wrote on Twitter:

“Stitches r out & therapy is going well! Slow healing procedure but want to make sure I come back strong!”

He is expected to be sidelined until 2012.

WWE Planning Reality Series That Will Follow The Divas 24/7

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WWE.com is asking fans to help name a program starring the Sexy, Smart and Powerful Divas for the soon to be launched WWE Network.

WWE.com describes the program as “a reality show that welcomes you aboard the private Divas tour bus as it travels from venue to venue. Cameras will roll 24/7, capturing the unscripted bonds, battles, and behind-the-scenes drama that only our WWE Divas can deliver when their public and private lives merge on the open road.”

Poll options include:

  • WWE Divas Hot Wheels
  • WWE Divas Road Trip
  • WWE Divas Heels on Wheels
  • WWE Divas Joy Ride
  • WWE Diva Detour

You can vote online here.

Video: Zack Ryder’s Z! True Long Island Story (Ep. 35)

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Episode 35 of the Z! True Long Island story follows up on last week’s cliffhanger, when Ryder’s Broski, Chiappetta, was found laid out.

SmackDown Preview: 41-Man Battle Royal, Title Match

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The following is scheduled for tonight’s episode of WWE SmackDown, taped Tuesday night from Dallas, Texas.

As reported earlier this week, the DX reunion that took place at the taping will not air tonight on Syfy.

– 41-man Battle Royal: Winner gets a title shot of his choice later in the evening

– Divas Champion Beth Phoenix vs. Kelly Kelly in a non-title match

– Black Sin Cara vs. Justin Gabriel

– WWE Champion Alberto Del Rio vs. Sheamus

– Zack Ryder and Kofi Kingston vs. Dolph Ziggler and Jack Swagger.

Hulk Hogan Totally BURIES Bobby Roode

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This is Bobby Roode’s week. Sunday is TNA’s biggest show of the year – Bound For Glory – and for the first time in several years, the main event features the opportunity to push one of TNA’s young, up-and-coming homegrown talents to the next level .. There’s a good chance Bobby Roode will go over on Sunday night and have the biggest night of his carrer. But that didn’t stop TNA’s biggest star, Hulk Hogan, from totally burying the guy this week.

Hulk Hogan taped an appearance with The Busted Open show on Thursday that will air today at 3pm on Sirius Radio. When asked whether Bobby Roode is ready for to be the #1 guy in TNA – here’s what Hogan said:

“Nah, he’s not ready. He’s not the next guy. Ya’ know, they might think he is. Dixie Carter might think he is. The whole world might think he is. He’s not the next guy. If I had to bet money on anybody and really be serious about betting money on anybody, I’d say Jeff Hardy is the next guy if he keeps his act together.”

“Um, that’s what you gotta to have, man. This is much more than being a wrestler, this is crossing barriers, medias, ya’ know media barriers, and, and entertainment barriers of all kind. Getting your character down verbally has 90% to do with getting over.”

“I just have a very strong feeling Kurt Angle’s going to clean his clock performance wise, and carry the match, and basically remains the champion. He’s training for the Olympics. He’s had some up and down moments, and I think this is not gonna be a down moment for Kurt Angle, so I’m betting that farm on him.”

Here are some more highlights of what Hulk Hogan said about several other TNA stars and his match with Sting on Sunday:

James Storm: “I’d go with James Storm all day long. Mainstream brotha’! Cowboy hat, beer drinking, middle America, Nascar, Walmart, Country Western. I mean all day long, it’s a no brainer. That’s me. That’s my opinion. So, I mean, Bobby Roode’s a tremendous athlete. I would change. I’d build him from Venice Beach, California or Omaha, Nebraska instead of, I dunno, Canada, eh’? I love him to death. He’s a great kid. When he looked down at me from the ring, and we had an argument one day, and he goes, “What the hell have you ever done?” I said man, this guy’d be a great heel, but yeah he has a lot of potential there for him to, but if you ask me to choose who to run with’, and you gave me those two choices? That’s my opinion.”

Jeff Hardy: “If I had to bet money on anybody, and really be serious about betting money on anybody, I’d say Jeff Hardy’s the next guy if he keeps his act together. Well, I think he’s got a lot of shine to him, I mean he just doesn’t have 5-star matches. He shines outside the ring. He walks through the mall, and people know who he is. He’s got a look, he’s got an air about him. He’s got the “IT” factor. That’s what you gotta’ have, man. This is much more than being a wrestler. This is crossing barriers, medias,, media barriers, and, and entertainment barriers of all kind. And I think the kid, Jeff Hardy has the potential to really be the guy.”

AJ Styles: “It’s never too late. I mean, I just don’t know. I, when I first came in all bright-eyed and bushy-tailed a couple of years ago, I had a ton of suggestions which I was kind of pushing real hard, which I thought would take him to a crazy, crazy level, and nobody responded. So, I don’t know at this point. I have my ideas, but a lot of things that I believe in, and what I feel from the crowd, and what I know. The little I know about this business. Sometimes, it’s either taken and used, or used and it doesn’t work, or it’s not used at all. So, it’s just..it’s my opinion. I don’t know at this point.”

Wrestling Sting at Bound for Glory: “The main event is Kurt Angle, thank god! And uh, Bobby Roode stepped up, and he’s definitely become a presence, so I’m betting the farm on Kurt Angle, and uh, I guess I’m kind of like the icing on the cake, Sting and I have a crazy track record with Pay-Per-View buy numbers, and it just made sense to give everybody a little extra, and let everybody know, and, that it’s not a performance orientated match. Of course none of em’ were for me, anyway. But it’s a situation where I think there’s gonna’ be some interest to see what happens out there with Sting and I, and if I can roll my walker down the ramp, I’ll be good to go. I don’t even want to think about it. It’s just going to happen like everything else. I’m not into talking about diving off something or falling off something. I never have really talked about a match. There’s really nothing to talk about. You gotta’ go out there and listen to what the people want. They want a car crash, they’ll get one. I’m not looking for back surgery #9 or anything like that. I mean I’m not out of my mind, and crazy. I don’t think Sting’s ever really had anything broken on his face. My nose and teeth are, have been so beat up, it doesn’t matter, but Sting? I don’t know if he can take one straight in. Even as of last week, it was there. I just stood in the ring with him, and it’s electric. I mean it’s there. You just follow that energy man, and we could end up in the middle of the ring, we could end up at the top of the building, I mean you just don’t know. It could go 5 seconds, it could go 50 minutes, I don’t know. I mean, if it’s there, it’s there, and right now, standing in the ring with him, it’s there. I’ve stood in the ring with a lot of people that it hasn’t been there. But I’m not worried about this one because it’s there. The feeling and the energy’s there from the people. They want to see something crazy happen. Well, I had my last match a long time ago, so we definitely didn’t attempt to build this as a match. It’s kind of like, almost a grey area again. The crazier Sting gets, the more over his character gets, but then the down side should have been me getting booed more, but it’s kind of like the N.W.O. feel all of a sudden. The more aggressive I get, the more people cheer me out of loyalty, out of love, out of compassion, whatever it is. I think the people might’ve farted at me turning good guy, shaking hands, and going you know what? One last fight, and I’m gonna’ fade off into the sunset. I don’t think they would’ve bought that. The timing doesn’t feel right for that.”

*SPOILERS* WWE SmackDown Tapings Results For Tonight

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Credit to SEScoops.com reader Angelo for the following WWE SmackDown spoilers from tonight’s tapings in Dallas, Texas, airing this Friday night on SyFy:

Dark Match:

* Brodus Clay defeated another local wrestler in a squash.

SmackDown:

* Shawn Michaels and Triple H reunited as DX for an off-camera appearance and teased a future WrestleMania for Cowboys Stadium.

* Teddy Long opened this week’s show with the RAW General Manager, John Laurinaitis. They announced a 41-man battle royal for tonight’s show. The winner will get a title shot of any title they choose, similar to Money in the Bank.

* Randy Orton won a 41-man battle royal to earn a shot at any title. Miz and Orton were the final two men standing. Orton RKO’d The Miz from the apron and they both fell at the same time, the refs declared Orton the winner. Orton chose to face Mark Henry for the World Heavyweight Championship.

* Beth Phoenix defeated Kelly Kelly.

* Black Sin Cara Black attacked Blue Sin Cara Blue on the stage and removed his mask.

* Black Sin Cara (wearing Blue Sin Cara’s mask) defeated Justin Gabriel.

* WWE Champion Alberto Del Rio defeated Sheamus. Christian interfered and helped Del Rio get the win. After the match, Christian beat down Sheamus.

* Kofi Kingston and Zack Ryder defeated Jack Swagger and Dolph Ziggler.

* Randy Orton defeate Mark Henry by DQ when Cody Rhodes interfered and attacked Orton. Big Show runs out to make the save and chokeslams Henry. Orton got up and nailed Cody with an RKO.

Jeff Hardy Scheduled For Bound for Glory, New Knockout Debuts

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— On tonight’s Impact Wrestling broadcast, TNA founder Jeff Jarrett confronted Jeff Hardy backstage to warn him not to step foot in the state of Pennsylvania. In turn, Hardy stood up to the 11-time world champion and told him he would be in Philadelphia for Bound for Glory on Sunday.

— California based women’s wrestler Christina Von Eerie debuted on tonight’s episode of Impact Wrestling to fend off Sarita and Rosita during an in-ring brawl that broke out between Mexican America and Ink Inc. Jesse Neal later grabbed a microphone and urged Mexican America to bring all the women they want for their match at Bound for Glory since Ink Inc. has back up.

TNA will air a free 30-minute live Bound for Glory pre-show on the Impact Wrestling Facebook page starting at 7:30 ET / 4:30 PT, which will feature Mexican America vs. Ink Inc.

Von Eerie, 22, has competed since 2006 for numerous promotions including Pro Wrestling Guerrilla and Asistencia Asesoría y Administración. She moved to Florida last year in hopes of joining TNA Wrestling. Neal is her fiancee.

TNA Going After MMA Fighters Cyborg & Kim Couture

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— Mixed martial artist Kim Couture stated Wednesday during an interview with Steven Muehlhausen for SportsTownChicago.com that TNA Wrestling has approached herself and Strikeforce Women’s Featherweight Champion Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos about possibly working for the promotion.

Couture and Tara engaged in a shoving match at 2009’s Bound for Glory pay-per-view event. The TNA Knockout later claimed that the scuffle was legitimate.

— Rosita has set up a fan page on Facebook at www.facebook.com/TheaTrinidadTMT.

— Tara is advertised to appear at Six Flags in Gurnee, Illinois on Friday from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Details are available here.

Kelly Discusses Her Aggressive Side, Martinez Resumes Training

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— WWE.com has published an article asking what’s gotten into Kelly Kelly since the feisty competitor brutalized Divas Champion Beth Phoenix in a fit of rage on last week’s Raw SuperShow.

“They’ve been torturing me and making me miserable for the last few months,” she told WWE.com. “Losing the title [to Beth at WWE Hell in a Cell] just topped it off. The next night, I let my frustrations get to me and I just let out everything I’ve been holding back.”

Kelly has fought back against negativity and naysayers to earn the respect of not only WWE fans, but the Divas locker room and she’s not about to let her tormentors take that away from her.

“After five years, this is finally my time,” she said. “I’m going to take it and I’m going to show people that I’m not just a pretty face.”

— Shelly Martinez has begun training at Santino Bros Wrestling Academy in Southern California as she is looking to compete more frequently. The former WWE Diva shot footage of herself at the center yesterday. She is training with Disco Machine, a wrestler she broke in the industry with.

Kurt Angle Injured Headed Into Bound For Glory (Video)

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TNA World Heavyweight champion Kurt Angle appeared on the Philadelphia NBC affiliate’s “10! Show” Thursday morning to promote Sunday’s Bound for Glory pay-per-view from Philadelphia. Here are some highlights:

– Angle reiterated what Hulk Hogan said later this week – that his match with Bobby Roode will be the main event of Bound For Glroy.

– Angle says Hulk Hogan’s fight with Sting on Sunday will be “the last time you will ever see Hulk Hogan wrestle.”

– Angle was visibly in pain when walking onto the set, which the hosts brought up during the interview. Angle said that he’s been battling a hamstring injury, which doesn’t bode well for his ability to deliver a star-making match with Bobby Rude, but we shall see.

Here’s the video:

Video: Hulk Hogan Says He No Longer Supports President Obama

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TNA star Hulk Hogan appeared on FOX News today and says he no longer endorses President Barack Obama. Not because of the economy or his policies – but because he used Hogan’s “Real American” theme music without asking him first. Hogan also talked about having to drop the value of his home substantially, Sunday’s Bound For Glory pay-per-view and more. Here’s the video:

Hogan also appeared on ESPN SportsNation today and cut a great promo on NFL quarterback Tim Tebow, brother:

Ultimate Warrior To Appear In Costume, WWE Snubs Gail Kim

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— Ultimate Warrior is advertised to appear in costume on Saturday, October 29, 2011 at Sound Check Hollywood 8872 West Sunset Boulevard, West Hollywood, California. T-Shirts, photos, figurines, posters and other merchandise will be available for purchase. Visit Soundcheckhollywood.com for more information.

— Various cable providers have Gail Kim’s name mistakenly listed as Gayle King in the information page for her appearance on today’s episode of Family BrainSurge on Nickelodeon. The names of John Morrison, Kofi Kingston, The Miz and Eve are correctly listed.

A fan wrote to Kim on Twitter, “How transparent can WWE be?” She responded, “of course it does. Pathetic. Lol. I wish I was oprah’s bff.”

– Fast Five, which features The Rock in a lead role, is currently the top selling DVD in the United States.

Mick Foley Talks WWE Return, His Stand-Up Comedy & More

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Former WWE superstar Mick Foley recently appeared on the Live Audio Wrestling show. You can download an MP3 of the show by clicking here. Here are the higlights, courtesy of Chris Maffei:

How He Got Involved with Stand Up Comedy:

“I had done a lot of speaking at colleges where a lot of my stories were humorous, but because I was never billed as a comic, they didn’t have to be funny, that was just kind of like the icing on the cake. When I did make the foray into comedy, I realized that you can’t just go out there with some ideas, even if the ideas do lead to good stories. I had essentially shrugged off comedy as something that’d be too difficult to get good at. The challenge I really had was trying to get the same people who would willingly wait two hours in line for me to sit down in a comfortable club and listen to me tell stories and do comedy for the same amount of time and for the same price. There was a disconnect, like “Comedy? No, no, we like you in a wrestling venue,” even if it’s a signing that has to do with wrestling. It was really frustrating to me, and I honestly didn’t think I would have the capacity to overcome that. I thought it would take too much time and effort.”

Whether His Comedy Is Geared Towards Wrestling Fans:

“I try to make it inclusive for everybody, without alienating the people who do like me for wrestling, which is most of the people there. I want it to be entertaining for everybody. I use wrestling as my jumping off point to go to other topics, and I’m kinda using trial and error to figure out how to get back to wrestling, and how to weigh everything out. I like to think of wrestling like the best education ever, if you just travel around the world with your eyes and ears open. I share stories that I learned along the way, and things that I learned about people through wrestling. There are some really good stories that anybody could appreciate as long as they are willing to be open to seeing a wrestler tell them.”

Returning To WWE and Wrestling Again:

“First of all, I’d really have to start working out and conditioning. I should really do that now, in case some of these rumors turn out to be true. They’re all rumors that I started, by the way, so it’s nice to know that form of communication is still viable. I’m having fun, I think most people know I’m joking when I use the words, “I’ll show Hugh Jackman how it’s done when I show up as the SECRET special guest referee at Hell in a Cell,” and then about a minute later, “WHOOPS! Disregard that, I was trying to direct message Michael Cole. A lot of people took me seriously, and were disappointed when I wasn’t there, so I’m gonna try not to spread rumors. With that being said, I do think that I’ll be showing up in WWE sometime soon. Sometime.”

Batista & Kimbo Slice Appearing In Scorpion King 3 (Video)

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Former WWE superstar Batista and former UFC star Kimbo Slice will be appearing in the new straight-to-DVD film, “The Scorpion 3” – the latest installment in the movie that Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson starred in back in 2000.

The following is the official press release for the movie followed by the video trailer:

Former WWE World champion Dave Bautista will be teaming with former UFC star Kimbo Slice in the new film “Scorpion King 3 – Battle for Redemption”, which will be released via DVD and Blu-Ray on 1/17/12.

The film “brings the heroic, larger-than-life saga of the dethroned king Mathayus to face some of his fiercest demons and most vicious rivals—both real and supernatural—ever.”

In the film, Mathayus (the role originally played by Dwayne Johnson, now played by martial artist Victor Webster), since losing his kingdom, now works as an assassin for hire, defending a king and his land from the king’s evil brother, who has amassed an army of ghost warriors.

Beyond Bautista and Slice, the film stars Billy Zane (Titanic), Ron Perlman (Sons of Anarchy, Hellboy) and Temeura Morrison (Green Lantern, Star Wars prequel trilogy) with stunts designed by Kawee “Seng” Sirikanerut (Ongbok, Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Cradle of Civilization) and Supoj “Jimmy” Khaowwong (Batman Begins).

The DVD will feature a number of extras, including a montage of deleted scenes, a behind the scenes making of the film, a featurette on Victor Webster preparing for his role as Mathayus, a commentary track with Director Roel Reine and more. There will be additional features for the Blu-Ray version as well.

Muppets-RAW News, Linda Targeting Women, JR-King & More

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– With Disney’s The Muppets set to guest star on the October 31st Halloween edition of WWE RAW, the creative team has been working on the script for that show this week.

As if WWE’s resident muppet Hornswoggle wasn’t already going to be featured on the show, his new Muppets tattoo virtually makes him a lock for the Halloween RAW.

– The Associated Press is reporting that Linda McMahon is looking to better engage women in her 2012 Senate bid. Exit polling data in 2010 showed that 42% of female voters were less likely to vote for McMahon because of her association with WWE because of WWE’s portrayal of women and violence.

As with her last campaign, Linda is also looking to distance herself from WWE.

– The recent Sin Cara vs. Sin Cara match at WWE’s Hell in a Cell pay-per-view got overwhelmingly negative feedback by fans here on SEScoops.com – and WWE officials were also unhappy with the match, namely, how WWE’s agents/producers booked the match. While most would assume that two luchador wrestlers would stick to the style they know best (lucha!), many were expecting more of a grudge match-style fight, due to the nature of the HIAC event.

– WWE officials were disappointed at how the crowd reacted towards some of the bigger stars participating in the walkout angle, and the fact that two of the people the crowd reacted to the most were Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler. You know it’s a bad sign when your announcers are more over than most of the wrestlers on your roster.

– Felipe Barerra, a Texas high school football coach, received a one-week suspension after being caught doing a DX crotch chop to the opposing team as his team was celebrating their win this week.

(Sources: Wrestling Observer Newsletter, f4wonline.com)

JR Blog: Getting Fired, Lesnar Back In WWE, Samoa Joe

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

Will Brock Lesnar Ever Wrestle In WWE Again?: “In my opinion, not any time soon but he is in the WWE12 video game which means that he makes more money off his WWE reputation just as he has done in UFC. Good deal for Lesnar. If Brock comes back to WWE it will likely be for a one time deal after his MMA days have ended as he doesn’t like travel or the overall mentality of the wrestling locker room or so it seems based on what Brock’s said. Plus, his ‘controversial remarks’ directed at Undertaker and Steve Austin merely create awareness and is good marketing. Too many fans take these types of comments as gospel.”

His Firing On RAW: “WWE upper management made the call to remove me from weekly TV and that is their choice. It’s the WWE’s team and I simply am playing on it. Being a team guy, I run the plays that are sent in whether they make sense or not. Like my Dad taught me, if you accept a man’s money then do the work that the man wants. When one can’t handle the work or the silliness any longer, stop taking the cash and stay home and do something else. I’m not ready to leave the team that I helped build especially considering the vulnerable state the company was in when I took over Talent Relations.”

Will WWE hire Samoa Joe Some Day? “I don’t know as I’m not in that loop which should be obvious by some of the signees in recent years. 2. How does anyone know Joe wants to come to WWE? Personally, I like Joe’s work and his unique look which means he likely won’t be signed. Just saying…but you need to ask John Laurinaitis as he seems to be the genius of the week.”

JR also spoke about whether The Undertaker will wrestle Mark Henry at WrestleMania 28 next April, working on future episodes of WWE’s Legends Roundable series and more more. To read the full blog and links to where you can purchase JR’s amazing line of BBQ products (the Main Event Mustard is a must), head on over to JRsBarBQ.com.

(Source: JRsBarBQ.com)

Video Of DX’s Return At Tuesday’s SmackDown Tapings

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Tuesday’s WWE SmackDown tapings from Dallas, TX featured a DX reunion. Although Shawn Michaels’ return to a WWE ring will not be broadcast on Friday’s SmackDown – we’ve got footage of the reunion here.

HBK wrote the following on Twitter regarding the DX reunion:

“I’ve lost my voice. I can no longer yell for a promo & not lose my voice. The ol’ yelling vocal cords are out of practice:-)”

“Was great to see everybody at WWE & of course a big thank you to the folks of Dallas.”

“As I’ve said before. I will not be on Smackdown. It was just DX doing their silly stuff for the live audience which requires screaming.”

Here’s the footage – enjoy:

Steve Austin & Brock Lesnar’s Verbal Battle Continues

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Steve Austin and Brock Lesnar’s war of words continues.

After calling out Steve Austin earlier this week for ducking him back in 2002 when they were supposed to work together in WWE, Lesnar intensified his comments about Austin during an interview with IGN.com:

“There’s a guy that’s been on a winning streak for a long time that somebody needs to step up to the plate and finish the winning streak. But then there’s another side of me that says if there was a chance for me to come back to fight a guy, it would be the guy that I was supposed to fight that chicken-sh**ted out on me and didn’t show up, and that would be “Stone Cold” Steve Austin.

“Stone Cold” Steve Austin chicken-sh**ted out on me and walked away and didn’t want to participate because he thought that I was getting something too fast too soon and he felt threatened by me.”

Austin, showing patience and self control we didn’t always see during his beer-swilling hell-raising WWE days, responded to Lesnar on Twitter:

“At a bit of a crossroads here. on one hand go after @DCBROCKLESNAR after his comments..on other hand deer season is very near. #decisions

Just called my taxidermist…got two quotes on shoulder mounts… #decisions”

  • COMMENT BELOW: Could we actually see an Austin vs. Lesnar match in WWE at some point?

In case Brock Lesnar forgot what happens when you get in Steve Austin’s face, here’s a reminder:

ESPN Examines Hall’s Descent From Superstar To Broken Man

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Scott Hall’s struggles with alcoholism and drug addiction will be profiled on next Wednesday’s episode of E:60 on ESPN. ESPN’s preview for the show as well as a video of Scott Hall and Eric Bischoff talking about Hall’s demons can be seen below:

The Wrestler – Scott Hall

At the height of professional wrestling in the 90’s, Scott Hall was adored by millions, his name chanted by loyal fans. Today, he has hit rock bottom. E:60 follows his descent from superstar to a broken man battling alcoholism and drug addiction, but still trying to hold onto the glory he once found in the ring.

Four Wrestlers Removed From TNA Roster, Knockouts In NYC

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— Four profiles have been removed from ImpactWrestling.com’s roster page: Murphy, Okada, Sangriento and Suicide.

On the May 5 edition of Impact, Murphy was kicked out of Immortal after losing a “Loser Leaves Immortal” match against Rob Terry. He has not appeared for the organization since.

Okada briefly resurfaced on Xplosion after his role as Samoa Joe’s henchman concluded. He had not competed since June.

Sangriento was portrayed by Amazing Red, who announced on August 4, 2011 via Twitter that he had parted ways with TNA.

Suicide sparingly appeared for TNA after resurfacing in April. He last competed at the May 16, 2011 Xplosion taping, losing to “The Pope” D’Angelo Dinero in the opening match of the Xplosion Championship Tournament.

— In a battle of TNA Knockouts, Tara will square off against Madison Rayne (replacing Jackie Haas) at 3 Legged Dog Studios in Downtown Manhattan on November 5, 2011. Visit www.fwewrestling.com for more information.

Jeff Hardy Out Of Jail, Goldust Getting MRI, TNA Gut Checks

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– Goldust Tweeted on Thursday morning that he’s undergoing an MRI on his shoulder today to see if it has healed properly.

– Jeff Jarrett announced on Twitter that 3 new TNA Gut Check tryouts have been announced:

  • 10/28 – Sacramento, CA
  • 11/5 – Toledo, OH
  • 12/10 – Orlando, FL

– After serving his 10 day prison sentence stemming form his September 2009 drug arrest. Jeff Hardy tweeted on Thursday, “HailFreedom!”

Jim Ross Talks About Being Embarressed On RAW

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WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross spoke to Yahoo! Sports this week and gave new details as to whether he knew he’d be fired on Monday’s RAW. Ross maintains that he had no idea he’d be fired prior to entering the ring and acknowledges that being fired in front of his hometown crowd and his wife at ringside was embarrassing;

“No, no idea whatsoever. It came as a complete surprise. My wife, we’re celebrating our eighteenth anniversary today, none of us knew. It took me completely by surprise.

“It was one of those embarrassing moments you endure and move on. It’s like anything else in life – when you get faced with a challenge or an uncomfortable situation, you have to make some choices on how you handle it.”

When asked whether the firing was legitimate or just part of WWE’s storyline, Ross replied:

“If it is, no one has told me about the storyline. I just think WWE upper management has made the decision, again, to go with a different presentation at the announce position and I’m not in the plans. So, we move on.”

In case you missed it on RAW, here’s the video of Jim Ross being fired:

WWE Begins Mexico Tour, Fear Of Drug Cartels, Results

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– WWE kicked off their tour in Monterrey, Mexico last night with a RAW brand show. Here are the results:

  • Alex Riley defeated David Otunga.
  • Mason defeated Def. Primo.
  • Zack Ryder defeated Drew McIntyre.
  • Air Boom (Evan Bourne & Kofi Kingston) retained the tag titles against Jack Swagger & Dolph Ziggler
  • Beth Phoenix retained the Divas title against Kelly Kelly
  • CM Punk & John Morrison defeated R-Truth & The Miz.
  • John Cena defeated WWE Champion Alberto Del Rio by disqualification after interference Ricardo Rodriguez. Cena hit the Attitude Adjustment on Del Rio and Rodriguez to end the show.

– It’s worth noting that WWE is taking extra precautions with their tour buses this week for fear of crime from Mexico’s drug cartels.

– WWE moved the SmackDown! live event in Veracruz, Mexico on October 15th up to 1pm so the top SmackDown stars are able to appear at the RAW TV tapings at 8pm that night in Mexico City.

– There was some speculation that the SmackDown stars may not be appearing on next week’s RAW because of the scheduling. The RAW stars will still be able to appear on SmackDown if needed because their scheduled don’t conflict when SmackDown tapes on Sunday.

(Partial Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter)

“Go Home” Impact Preview: Hogan-Sting Contract Signing

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This Thursday night is the final episode of TNA Impact Wrestling before Sunday’s Bound For Glory pay-per-view.

Here’s a spoiler-free preview for this week’s show:

– It’s the final countdown to Sunday’s “Bound For Glory”, live from Philadelphia, don’t miss the broadcast for updates on our biggest event of the year!

– Who will have control of TNA after Bound For Glory – Hulk Hogan or Sting? This Thursday night, Sting and Hogan will be there to sign their contract for Sunday’s huge Pay-Per-View battle!

– Plus, both TNA World Heavyweight Champion Kurt Angle and his Bound For Glory challenger, Bobby Roode, will appear on the broadcast! What does Angle have planned for Roode just days before their World Title bout?

– “The Phenomenal” AJ Styles will team up with Rob Van Dam to battle Daniels and Jerry Lynn in tag team action

– “The Blueprint” Matt Morgan will be in action against Samoa Joe

– Plus, what does Knockouts VP Karen Jarrett have planned for Winter, Velvet Sky, Mickie James and Madison Rayne before Sunday’s Knockouts Championship Match?

All this and much more on Thursday’s IMPACT WRESTLING on Spike at 9/8c!

Dana White Explains Why He Allowed Lesnar In WWE ’12

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This week, we reported on the news that UFC fighter Brock Lesnar will be one of the playable characters in the upcoming WWE ’12 video game, the first time Lesnar has worked with WWE in over 7 years.

As the man who has Brock Lesnar under contract, UFC President Dana White was instrumental in making Lesnar in WWE ’12 possible. Here’s what White said about why he didn’t have a problem with Brock working with WWE again in this capacity:

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