Home Blog Page 3079

Shane Douglas Continues To Criticize Dixie Carter & Ric Flair

39

Shane Douglas appeared on Busted Open, which airs every Monday and Wednesday on Sirius 92 and XM 207 from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Highlights from the interview are as follows:

Douglas on TNA Hardcore Justice: “They invited me, and offered such a ridiculously low sum of money, that I said “shove it up your backside.” When I had wrestled Chris Daniels at the PPV up in Auburn Hills, between the 2 televisions and the PPV itself, I made close to $12,000 dollars for those three appearances. They offered me for the, a meet and greet. They wanted me to open the PPV with a ‘Cut the F’n Music’ promo in the vein of ECW, and then they wanted me to work a match. So, basically two days of work, and they offered me an embarrassing amount of money.

My comeback to Terry Taylor at the time was, “Look, if you pay Hulk Hogan $35 grand a night, and you pay Ric Flair $17,500 a night, and you have no problem paying that, clearly they must not have a problem with it because they had a chance two or three weeks ago to let their contracts expire, and they re-signed both, all three of them, Bischoff included, and I said in the world of ECW, in that world, I’m bigger than Hogan, and I’m bigger than Flair. So, we’ll talk in those ball parks,” and the number they offered me; I wouldn’t work for somebody in the independent scene for.”

Douglas on Dixie Carter: “For somebody who’s grown up in a billionaire’s household obviously with a silver and golden spoon up her backside, and in her mouth. To offer these guys the poultry amount of money, and she offered most of these guys an absurdly low sum of money. Shame on her! A, for the fact that it was the highest grossing PPV they had last year; She offered them nothing additional, and offered them such a low sum of money, it seemed funny to me for the woman who told me, ‘Why would I want to copy ECW after all they’ve failed,’ and suddenly she’s begging the ECW alumni to come back and try to dig them out of their hole.

“I was gonna’ have no part of it. I wanted no part of..I’m very selective in where I allow the ECW legacy to be used, taken advantage of, and I’m not going to let somebody like Dixie Carter who has no respect for our business, and no, more to the point, no respect for the guys that built that company, and that’s evident in the pay that she gave. I have no interest in giving her any props or ups, or any under-handed pitches to allow her to prostitute the ECW legacy for her gain, as the guys don’t make a thing.

“My intent, clearly I wanted to send Dixie the message that I have no interest in allowing her to capitalize on what we had built, and she has no respect for. And I spoke to most of the guys afterwards, either immediately or afterwards at shows down the road. My intent was not to in anyway, undermine their ability for that show to succeed. And I have no interest in trying to make TNA destabilize. To the contrary, I see incredible possibility for TNA.

“Last year when they did, if it’s a misnomer, The Monday Night Wars; My 5-year-old was watching it, and so to keep myself entertained, I just sorta scribbled some notes to myself, and after 5 or 6 weeks, I had 27 pages of hand-written notes. I then wrote up in format form, Television format form that Dixie or anybody in TNA would be familiar with; I had 41 pages of single-spaced segments, and it was 41 pages, and I was gonna’ fax it to her free of, I wasn’t gonna’ ask for a dime. I didn’t want a job; I just wanted her to see what vision somebody else could have for her talent, her company, and the future of that company. I couldn’t even get the woman to call me back.

“(And that’s amazing to me for a person in wrestling that has spent the 10’s and dozens of millions of dollars of her gas money, and her dad’s company’s money; For the poultry return that they’ve gotten on that, they she wouldn’t want to at least take a look..She could read it, and call me up afterwards, and laugh in my face, and say, “I think that’s the biggest pile of garbage I ever read,” but to not even return the call seems to me that their there to show you that Dixie Carter clearly is not the person to be running TNA.”

Douglas on Ric Flair: “Ric was the reason I got into the business. I idolized him, and when I met him, he fell so far short of my expectations. Not as a wrestler, but as a man. Embarrassing the things that I’ve watched him do, pulling out his privates in front of children, in a bar full of children. Running up and down hallways naked. Things that to me, and just as a man, I don’t equivocate with being a man or a champion of a company, and the politics between us, and that I’ve watched him to do hold down all the young talent that came up. Look, no one was going to take Ric Flair’s spot. He’s The Nature Boy, Ric Flair!

“He’s an icon, but he was so worried looking over his shoulder at young guys coming up the ladder, you know, that I think if I tried from his career in later years, and I for one called him on it. For better or for worse, and then..and there’s been a lot of worse to it. I speak my mind, but nobody can come back and say, ‘You’re a liar, or you twisted the truth,” or whatever. These are the things that I witnessed and I watched, and to me, it’s all part and partial. ..You know wrestling didn’t come to this bad bottom point by accident or by one or two accidents. It’s been a quilt of bad decisions, and bad moves, and tough breaks, and whatever else.

“And when I met Ric Flair as a young guy coming up that ladder with stars in my eyes. I mean, I was a young, green..greener than goose crap kid coming up, and when I met him, I was so enthralled. Nature Boy Ric Flair, the greatest wrestler in the history of our business, and then sat back night after night, week after week, month after month , watching him act like a total jerk, and treat people like a total jerk. It didn’t work for me. It was like meeting your hero, and suddenly finding out he’s an idiot or a jerk, and then..for all those things. And I called him on it. I called him on it, and I guess he didn’t like it. Oh well! You know you got 2 choices, shut up or put your fists up, and he chose not to do the latter.”

AJ Styles Injured Heading Into Sunday’s TNA PPV (Picture)

20

TNA star AJ Styles says the injury he suffered at Friday’s TNA live event from Michigan has been diagnosed as a high ankle sprain.

Styles tweeted on Tuesday afternoon (@AJStylesOrg):

“Grade 2 on a high ankle sprain and normally takes about 2-4 weeks to recover. I got 1 week .. let’s do this!”

AJ Styles is scheduled to face TNA Champion Bobby Roode in the main event of Sunday’s Turning Point pay-per-view. It will be the second consecutive TNA PPV where Bobby Roode is wrestling an injured opponent in the main event. 

Styles posted the following picture of the sprained ankle:

Chris Jericho Address Royal Rumble Return Rumors (Video)

29

Former WWE star Chris Jericho was interviewed by TheSuplex.com this week and addressed rumors that he’ll be returning to WWE at the Royal Rumble. Jericho said:

“Well, there’s been rumors that I’m coming back pretty much every week since I left… I still have no plans. I know people get mad at me when I say that. I’ve just been enjoying what I’m doing right now, and if other people don’t understand that I’m sorry. I apologize. I never said I wouldn’t go back to wrestling again.

“As of right now, we’ve been doing so much stuff with the band, and then when we’re done with this tour, I’ll have some stuff in Hollywood that I’ll be working on, stuff that kind of transpired from Dancing with the Stars. I’ve never considered myself just a wrestler. I’m an entertainer… It’s one of those things that when the time comes, if it comes, I’ll know it, and maybe I’ll have a really cool idea that no one has ever seen before, and when that happens then I’ll think about it.”

Jericho was asked whether there’s anything left for him to accomplish in wrestling. Jericho responded with a blunt, “No.”

“That’s the thing, f I never wrestle again, I’ll have no regrets… I could be done. I know some people don’t like that or understand it. I don’t want the big WrestleMania sendoff with the cheering and the thing, no f—ing way. I just want to disappear and never be seen again.”

Other items discussed include:

  • FOZZY’s new album
  • His thoughts on the CM Punk angle/direction WWE took over of the summer
  • We ask who should be elevated in the WWE
  • He gives his thoughts on Dolph Ziggler, Mark Henry and Jack Swagger

Here’s video footage of the interview:

Video: Behind The Scenes At Kelly Kelly’s Maxim Photo Shoot

3

Maxim Magazine has posted behind-the-scenes video from WWE diva Kelly Kelly’s recent photo shoot.

*Spoilers* NXT & Superstars Results From Tuesday’s Tapings

5

WWE taped this week’s NXT and another match for Superstars on Tuesday from Liverpool, England:

WWE NXT:

* Rookie Challenge opens the show. Johnny Curtis and Derrick Bateman vs. Percy Watson and Titus O’Neil is set for tonight.

* Tyson Kidd beat Trent Baretta in a great match.

* Jimmy Uso beat JTG.

Superstars:

* Daniel Bryan beat William Regal in the match of the night so far, exciting, fans into it and great.

Video: Chyna Says Vince Denied Her Request To Return To WWE

49

Former WWE Intercontinental Champion Chyna appeared on The Howard Stern Show Monday to promote her first professional pornographic film, Backdoor To Chyna. She notably states during the interview that she recently wrote a letter to Vince McMahon regarding a possible return to WWE, which she last appeared for in 2001.

Chyna says, “It’s been a decade, right? (The fans are) like “Chyna we miss you, we love you,” it’s an incredible, this fan respect that I have, you know? So, they’re like “when are you going back?” and I was like “you know, that’s a good question.”

Stern chimes, “You wrote Vince and you said, “Vince, I want to come back to the WWE.” Chyna responds, “I didn’t say that.”

She explains, “I wrote him a legal letter, it was very professional instead of like the trainwreck, all over, like crazy. Had my stuff together and I wrote him a certified letter by lawyer and said, “Hey, are you ready to put everything aside personally, and would you like to do business with me?”

WWE responded, “We’re not interested at this time.”

Batista & Ariel Bury The Hatchet, Boogeyman To Face Zombie

9

— Shelly Martinez (a/k/a Ariel) stated on Twitter that she received closure with Batista, who she met for the first time since her departure from WWE over four years ago Monday night at the film premiere for Immortals (held at NOKIA Theatre L.A. LIVE. in Los Angeles, California).

She tweeted the the following image of herself with the former WWE Champion at the event. The caption reads: “Omg this is called peace & closure.”

In May 2007, Martinez took exception to Batista verbally abusing Melina, her close friend and who he was dating at the time. The two engaged in a heated verbal exchange backstage at a WWE live event, which Martinez has said led to her departure from the organization.

— In a battle of former WWECW talent, The Boogeyman will face The Zombie on Friday, November 18 for National Wrestling Superstars at Kearny High School inn Kearny, New Jersey. They will also wrestle the following day in Edison, New Jersey. Click here for event information.

source: PWInsider.com

Video: Paul Heyman Interviews Brock Lesnar For WWE ’12

8

Paul Heyman interviews “The Baddest Dude on the Planet” Brock Lesnar about THQ’s WWE ’12 video game in a video published Tuesday. His former manager asks, “Did you have a favorite opponent during that run, or a single moment that stands out in your mind?”

Brock responds, “I went through a lot of guys. I went through Ric Flair. I went through Hulk Hogan. I went through Undertaker. But there’s a guy that I didn’t get to go through. There’s a Hall of Famer, there’s a legend that I didn’t get to go through and there’s a guy that felt threatened by me at the time and there was a guy that felt that I had everything given to me.

“And that guy’s “Stone Cold” Steve Austin.

“If that’s the match that I wanted to have and I look back and felt robbed by, that’s the one that I would want. That’s the one that sticks out the most in my mind. All these other matches, yeah, they were great. I was on top of the world and I was beating the Hall of Fame legends. I was the first legend killer.”

The interview concludes with Heyman asking Lesnar if he thinks we’ll see him pull off an F-5 anytime soon. He smilingly responds, “I think you can purchase the game and do it all you want.”

Lesnar also discusses Alistair Overeem, maintaining his personal life, being included in WWE ’12, his diet, and more.

John Morrison Addresses The Future, Cole Facing Lawler, More

33

— John Morrison says he will discuss his future following his final advertised appearance on tonight’s Raw SuperShow.

“I’ll post more about the future next week,” Morrison tweeted Sunday night. “Right now I’m planning on tearing the house down at RAW tomorrow in Columbia SC!”

— A Memphis Street Fight between Michael Cole and Jerry Lawler is being locally advertised for the January 2, 2012 Raw SuperShow in Memphis, Tennessee.

— Former WWE Superstar Rob Conway turns 39 years old Monday. He placed second in the Kentucky Bodybuilding Championships on November 5, thus qualifying for the NPC National Bodybuilding, Figure, Bikini and Men’s and Women’s Physique Championships in Miami, Florida.

source: PWInsider.com

Trish Stratus’ Bounty Hunters Movie Gets US Distribution

7
Click Here for Pictures of Trish Stratus in "Bounty Hunters"

The movie “Bounty Hunters” (formerly “Bail Enforcers”) starring former WWE diva Trish Stratus has been sold to MPI Media Group for U.S. distribution.

Slated for a Spring 2012 release, here’s the official press release from TrishStratus.com regarding the movie:

Santa Monica, CA /TrishStratus.com/ – Raven Banner Entertainment has sold U.S. rights to Bounty Hunters to MPI Media Group. Starring seven-time WWE champion and fitness icon, Trish Stratus, MPI plans a spring release for the film.

The deal was negotiated by Greg Newman, Executive VP of MPI Media Group and Michael Paszt and James Fler of Raven Banner Entertainment.

Other territories sold include: Canada (Anchor Bay), UK/Ireland (Lionsgate), Japan (Fine Films), France (Antartic), Australia/New Zealand (VM Distribution), Germany (MIG Film Group), Pakistan (Cine Entertainment), Thailand (M Pictures) and India (Star Entertainment).

“I’m looking forward to delivering Stratusfaction worldwide” stated the wrestling star, Trish Stratus.

Ross On Taker’s Wrestling Future, Whether Batista Will Return

17

Jim Ross has updated the Q&A section of his official website with numerous answers to fan questions. He gives his take on The Undertaker’s wrestling future, the status of Air Boom following Evan Bourne’s thirty-day suspension, whether Batista will return to WWE, and more.

Q: Hey JR, With Evan Bourne’s current suspension, do you feel that this may affect the Tag titles & Air boom’s status as a tag team, knowing there’s a ppv coming up or do you think they may not even have the titles defended at Survivor Series?

A: Won’t do them any favors. Not good…disappointing.

Q: Is the Undertaker a part time Wrestlemania preformer or is there a chance we will see him on a semi-regular basis?

A: What I love about Taker is his unpredictability. I see Taker back at WM28 w/o question. After that, I don’t know.

Q: To me the big money match WWE has had for the past few years is Undertaker vs John Cena at WrestleMania. Will it ever happen now and why hasn’t it happened yet?

A: Hard to predict. I’d say less than 50/50.

Q: Do you think that Dave Batista will come back?? because he is my favorite WWE superstar :) but please let him to come back if you can thanks you.

A: I’d never say never on Batista but I’d be shocked if he attempted to come back and compete as a full time wrestler.

Q: Do you think the Chris Benoit we enjoyed watching wrestle and who we knew as one of the greatest wrestlers of his generation will ever have any of his matches shown again, for example on the WWE On demand site?

A: I’d be shocked to see Benoit’s career have much exposure on any platform going forward.

Bourne Takes Shot At WWE’s Twitter Shilling, Kelly On Google+

37

– Evan Bourne, who is currently serving a thirty-day suspension as a result of his first violation of WWE’s Talent Wellness Program, took a dig at the organization’s constant shilling of Twitter during television broadcasts. Bourne tweeted:

“I wonder if WWE ’13 will have our twitter handles, random tweet pop ups and Cole talking tweets? Might make gameplay as annoying as viewing.”

“My guess is WWE 13: “The Network”. You are Vince and control the WWE with a WWE “Univers(e)al” Remote. Create history and earn money!”

– Kelly Kelly announced on Twitter that she has set up a page on Google+.

– Monday’s Raw saw Mason Ryan quickly defeat JTG. The appearance marked as JTG’s first match on the show since being transferred to Raw in April via the Supplemental Draft.

TNA Website Restored Following Hack, Carter On OVW Deal

7

– TNA Wrestling’s official website, ImpactWrestling.com, has been restored after it was hacked twice Sunday evening. Visitors to the site were greeted with a black screen and a message reading “I LOVE YOU MINDY.” The statement was accompanied by a graphic of an eagle drapped in the flag of Algeria.

– Matt Morgan, who trained at Ohio Valley Wrestling while the promotion was affiliated with WWE, commented on TNA Wrestling’s partnership with the league. Morgan tweeted:

“Ecstatic that TNA has new deal in place for OVW to be used as our developmental system. That’s where I trained as a list of who’s who in wrestling today. We are very fortunate to have Danny Davis/OVW/trainers in helping our superstars of tomorrow.”

Company president Dixie Carter added:

“Excited about our new association with OVW. ‘Excellence is not a destination; it’s a continuous journey that never ends’ -Brian Tracy.”

Sean Waltman Understands Why WWE Won’t Bring Him Back

12

Former WWE star Sean Waltman says he would love to join his friends Kevin Nash and Triple H back on WWE television, but he doesn’t think it will be happening any time soon.

During Monday’s RAW, Waltman wrote a few messages on Twitter talking about why Vince McMahon isn’t ready to bring him back just yet.

“I would love to one day return home to WWE. I still need more time doing well. Not long ago I attempted suicide. I understand Vince’s fear.”

He also thanked WWE for saving his life and spending tens of thousands of dollars on sending him to multiple stints in rehab.

“You can thank WWE’s Wellness Policy for me being here tweeting with you. They spent almost as much on me as they have on Scott.”

Stephanie McMahon Says WWE Has Spent Over $100,000 Sending Scott Hall To Rehab

Chris Jericho Talks About The State Of The Industry, Deaths

12

Former WWE superstar Chris Jericho was interviewed by LeftLion.co.uk to promote his metal band Fozzy. Here are some highlight of what WWE’s first Undisputed champion said about:

His Ability To Come and Go From Wrestling:

“It wasn’t a conscious decision. I’ve always had other things I wanted to do, and I always had an opinion, which can be a dirty word with certain people. I stopped wrestling for no other reason than my contract ended in 2010, and there was a huge glut of Fozzy opportunities, so I moved on to the next thing that was happening for me. Hey, I love wrestling, and I never say never about going back – but right now I wanna see Fozzy as big as we can get it, and that’s my goal.”

Whether He’s Surprised About Shoot Videos:

“Not at all. When you’re a fan, you love hearing insider talk. Personally, I’d never do the three-hour sit-down shoot video; I’d write a book about it instead.”

Many Of His Friends In The Business Dying:

“It sucks. I was watching Raw earlier, and Hunter (HHH) was talking about how lucky he was to have all these friends in the business and he gave a list, and I thought, fuck, my friends died. It’s not happened in recent times, thank God, but there was a period not so long ago where guys were going down one after the other. It is a very tough business, and I feel so lucky that I never got into the drugs and pills. I was always a drinker – I still am to this day, and I can probably drink more than most, but if I want to go a week or two between having those drinks, I can. I don’t know, man. Maybe because of the music side of my life, and because I didn’t have all my eggs in one basket, wrestling wasn’t the be all and end all.”

The State of the Wrestling Industry:

“Its an experience thing. I think my generation of guys was one of the best because we were going around the world learning their craft before we ever got to the WWE. Now there’s a lot of guys there who have less than five years experience. And I don’t think I really, really knew exactly what I was doing until I came back in 2008 when it came to manipulation of a crowd. I had great stuff before that, don’t get me wrong – but it wasn’t until then that I felt on certain nights that I was the best in the world. It takes years to become truly great at anything, and the guys there at the moment haven’t had five years experience, never mind ten or fifteen.”

Check Out: CM Punk Calls Out Chris Jericho Last Week & Jericho Responds

Jim Ross On RAW Next Week, CM Punk’s GTS Pizza Returning

8

– WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross says he will be returning to television at next Monday’s 3-hour Raw from Boston. After two weeks of delays, Ross willfinally take the Michael Cole Challenge. Ross tweeted during Monday’s RAW:

“I’ll be in Boston next week for the 3 hour Raw & I will take the Michael Cole Challenge whatever it that is. Is it a setup? Does it matter?”

– C.M. Punk’s specialty “Go To Sleep” pizza is will be returning to a Chicago pizzeria around Thanksgiving time, according to the Chicago Tribune..

The “GTS Pizza,” which features smoked turkey leg, sliced potatoes, swiss cheese, and onions, will be available at Ian’s Pizza from November 21-27.

Punk visited Ian’s Pizza over the summer (along with Beth Phoenix and Colt Cabana) and created the pizza himself.

WWE Hall of Famer Hospitalized, WWE Superstars Matches Taped

5

— WWE Hall of Famer Superstar Billy Graham, 68, was hospitalized Monday in Phoenix, Arizona for pneumonia. He is on antibiotics and in stable condition.

“Billy had a bad cough last night when I spoke to him,” said his agent Scott Epstein. “He said he also had a low grade fever and was going to go to the ER as a precaution. Valerie (his wife) called me this morning to tell me he was admitted. She will update me later this evening.”

— Matches taped Monday in Liverpool, England for this week’s episode of WWE Superstars are as follows:

* Alex Riley vs. Michael McGillicutty

* Curt Hawkins vs. Justin Gabriel

— Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso beat Derrick Bateman and Trent Barreta in a dark match at tonight’s tapings in Liverpool, England.

sources: 1Wrestling.com, ProWrestling.net

TNA Reaches Agreement With Ohio Valley Wrestling

53

TNA IMPACT WRESTLING ANNOUNCES EXCLUSIVE TRAINING PROGRAM AT OVW

Focus On Development Key To TNA

NASHVILLE, TN (November 7, 2011)– TNA IMPACT WRESTLING announces that they are entering into an exclusive relationship with Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW), effective immediately, as the official training and developmental facility for TNA’s current and future stars of TNA IMPACT WRESLTING. Former wrestling star and OVW owner Danny Davis will work closely with TNA SVP of Programming and Talent Relations Bruce Prichard in the development of the talent through training, live events, and weekly television production allowing talent to explore every aspect of the business.

“OVW is the best of the best as far as training and nurturing potential superstars. Their track record speaks for itself. Whether looking to develop brand new talent or to fine tune existing talent, OVW has the talent and program to fit our needs.” says TNA’s Prichard. “TNA is providing developmental talent the opportunity to hone their craft in an environment that will allow them to grow and prosper.”

TNA talent will be arriving soon at the facility to begin an extensive training program with the industry’s leading experts. The program is akin to a college scholarship program where talent is provided a scholarship style agreement with TNA to learn the craft. The talent to attend the program is selected by TNA’s Prichard and TNA officials who will be monitoring the progress of each wrestler at camp and the live events.

WWE RAW Results From Liverpool, England

82

Dark Match:

* The Usos defeated Trent Baretta and Derek Bateman.

WWE RAW (Airing Tonight on USA)

John Cena came out to open the show. Cena hyped The Rock’s appearance on RAW next and hyped that this is the first time ever RAW has taped from Liverpool.

The Miz and R-Truth interrupted Cena and talked about how they will defeat him and The Rock at Survivor Series. It was revealed that Awesome Truth will fight Cena and a partner tonight on RAW. Cena bragged that his mystery partner for tonight is a future WWE Hall of Famer.

Miz and R-Truth charged the ring to attack Cena, but Zack Ryder came out and made the save.

John Morrison defeated US Champion Dolph Ziggler in a non-title match.

Mason Ryan defeated JTG in a quick match.

Zack Ryder had a brief exchange with The Bella Twins backstage.

WWE Champion Alberto Del Rio defeated Kofi Kingston with the cross arm breaker. Ricardo Rodriguez introduced Del Rio. After the match, Del Rio put Kofi back in his arm breaker submission holds – which brought out C.M. Punk to a massive pop.

Punk and Del Rio went back and forth on the mic – with Del Rio calling Punk a coward. Del Rio told Punk they should call off their match at Survivor Series – but Punk refused and the two started to brawl. Punk hit Ricardo Rodriguez with a Go To Sleep.

Jack Swagger defeated Santino Marella.

Jerry Lawler came out and introduced Kelly Kelly. Kelly plugs her new Maxim cover and spread (view here). Beth Phoenix and Natalya came out and interrupted her. The Divas of Doom threaten to beat up Kelly Kelly until Alicia Fox made the save. Kelly and Alicia revealed Kelly’s Maxim magazine cover.

John Laurinaitis came out and introduced Kevin Nash, who walked to the ring to the old NWO theme music. Nash talked about how he should have buried Triple H back in 1995, but he let Hunter into the Kliq as a favor to Shawn Michaels.  Nash said Hunter would be nothing without him and complained about his legends contract. Nash said he could be world champion today if he wanted to – and that he showed everyone “how to play the game.”

– John Laurinaitis and David Otunga were shown walking around backstage, when CM Punk bumped into them and said he’ll be the next WWE champion. Punk started to fight with Otunga but was attacked by Alberto Del Rio.

– The Miz and R-Truth defeated John Cena and Zack Ryder in what was said to be a really good match. Awesome Truth got the win after The Miz pinned Cena while R-Truth held Cena’s legs down.

Dark Match Main Event

–  The Miz defeated John Cena after R-Truth held Cena’s feet down while Miz pinned him once again. Dolph Ziggler came out after the match and the heels beat down Cena and Zack Ryder. Out came CM Punk to even the odds. CM Punk and John Cena took turns beating up Dolph Ziggler – with fans cheering for Punk’s attacks and booing Cena’s. Zack Ryder hit Dolph Ziggler with a Rough Ryde and CM Punk hit Ziggler with the Attitude Adjustment to end the show.

United States Title Match Added To Survivor Series (11/20)

51

This afternoon, we reported that WWE has added a traditional 5-on-5 elimination match to the upcoming Survivor Series pay-per-view.

Now – we’ve got another match that’s been made official: United States champion Dolph Ziggler will defend against New York’s own Zack Ryder.

With those two matches set, here’s the updated card for WWE Survivor Series, which takes place on November 20th from New York City’s Madison Square Garden:

The Rock Returns To The Ring:
John Cena and The Rock vs. The Miz and R-Truth

United States Title Match:
Dolph Ziggler (c) vs. Zack Ryder

WWE Championship Match:
Alberto Del Rio (c) vs. CM Punk

World Heavyweight Title Match:
Mark Henry (c) vs. The Big Show

TEAM ORTON vs. TEAM BARRETT 5-on-5 Match:
Randy Orton, Sheamus, Mason Ryan, Kofi Kingston and Sin Cara vs. Wade Barrett, Intercontinental Champion Cody Rhodes, Christian, Jack Swagger and Hunico.

The Great Khali Offered Movie Role, WWE Joins Google+, More

6

— IndiaToday.com reports The Great Khali has been offered a role to appear in one of Bhojpuri superstar Manoj Tiwari’s films. Tiwari’s publicist Shashikant Singh said Khali was considering the Bhojpuri film offer.

“So far, he has neither accepted nor declined the offer,” Singh said. “Tiwari had offered him a Bhojpuri film last year too, but Khali left for the US immediately after coming out of the Bigg Boss house.”

— WWE has launched a page on Google+. Google’s latest social network effort launched in June.

— Eve is advertised to appear at Central California Auto Show on Saturday, November 19 from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. The event takes place at the Fresno Convention & Entertainment Center 848 M Street Fresno, California. Click here for more information.

Team Orton vs. Team Barrett Announced For Survivor Series

26

Announced exclusively on WWE.com, Survivor Series will feature one of its signature bouts when Team Orton takes on Team Barrett inside the World’s Most Famous Arena, Madison Square Garden, on Sunday, Nov. 20.

Orton will lead Sheamus, Mason Ryan, WWE Tag Team Champion Kofi Kingston and Sin Cara into battle, while Barrett brings Intercontinental Champion Cody Rhodes, Christian, Jack Swagger and Hunico.

Other matches scheduled for the event include:

* John Cena and The Rock vs. The Miz and R-Truth

* World Heavyweight Champion Mark Henry vs. Big Show

* WWE Champion Alberto Del Rio vs. CM Punk

Sound Off 189: The Muppets Could Do A Better Job Booking Raw

19
solomonster
Solomonster Sounds Off

DOWNLOAD THE PODCAST HERE:
Solomonster Sounds Off (Episode 189)

*right-click, “Save As”, or stream it!

THE FIRST TWO EPISODES ON YOUTUBE:
Sound Off Vintage Series (Episodes 1&2)

Est. Runtime: 1 hour, 35 minutes

This week, we celebrate the FOUR YEAR ANNIVERSARY of the Sound Off the way we always do, with the good and the bad from this week in wrestling! Raw was terrible, but Smackdown was enjoyable and the James Storm/Booby Roode stuff from Impact was better than anything WWE had to offer this week. We’ll also talk about the likely reason behind Evan Bourne’s suspension and why a comment on Twitter is more likely to sink him than his suspension, plus a review of the Memphis Heat documentary and a word of caution before you watch it. All that, plus THE MAILBAG and a special surprise for YouTube subscribers! Thank you for 4 fabulous years…here’s to 4 more!!!

Want your question on the air? Send feedback to [email protected].

Wanna subscribe to the Sound Off via iTunes? CLICK HERE!

Visit The Solomonster on Twitter @ twitter.com/solomonster

Friend The Solomonster on Facebook @ facebook.com/thesolomonster

Creative Commons License
Solomonster Sounds Off by The Solomonster is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.

Preview For Tonight’s RAW Supershow From The UK

8

WWE will be taping tonight’s RAW Supershow this afternoon from Liverpool, England.

SEScoops.com will have detailed spoiler results for tonight’s RAW this afternoon, so check back later for those.

Here’s what we’ll see tonight on RAW:

– Kevin Nash will make his return to WWE television after being “re-hired” by interim RAW GM John Laurinaitis.

– Brodus Clay will make his return to WWE television tonight as well.

– The Michael Cole Challenge match between Cole and Jim Ross that was supposed to take place last week was bumped to this week’s show. However, it’s worth noting that Jim Ross wrote on Twitter over the weekend that he is not booked for today’s taping, so we’ll see if that actually occurs.

– Despite an injury angle that will keep him out of action for up to 6 weeks, Triple H is advertised for the dark match main event. He will team with CM Punk against The Miz and R-Truth.

– There are no SmackDown stars advertised for tonight’s RAW “Supershow” – as the SmackDown crew has their own live event scheduled for tonight in Birmingham, England.

Hulk Hogan & DDP Starring In New Thriller Movie (Poster)

21

Wrestling legends Hulk Hogan and Diamond Dallas Page will be starring in a new thriller movie from Corn Bread films titled, “Black River.”

The film, now in pre-production, will be directed by Joe Eckardt (“Pizza Man”) and is based on a script by Eric Anderson (“Shock”).

Here’s the official synopsis of the movie:

“After losing his son to a tragic accident, Clayton Elies life was destroyed by alcohol abuse and violence that ended his marriage. When he moves to the small Midwestern town of Black River in an attempt to begin again, he finds himself at the center of a series of murders that echo a long dormant secret from the town’s past.”

“After several sleepless nights that lead to a long night of heavy drinking and a subsequent blackout, Clayton awakens the next morning to find his neighbor and her small child brutally murdered and the murder weapon inside his apartment. When he is forced to hide the evidence by the untimely arrival of an FBI profiler, Clayton’s life rapidly deteriorates into a storm of violence, murder and small town intrigue.”

“Is Clayton a cold-blooded killer, or the victim of a malevolent force that has descended upon the town of Black River?”

Here’s the movie poster featuring Hulk Hogan: