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CM Punk Wants To Wrestle Steve Austin At WrestleMania 28

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While the chances of this happening are very slim, people close to CM Punk have said that Punk still has his heart set on a match with retired WWE Hall of Famer “Stone Cold” Steve Austin. The potential feud was featured as a “dream feud” in WWE’s recent “All Stars” video game – and they both engaged in a war of words on Twitter hypothesizing what would happen if they ever stepped in the ring together.

During a recent interview with GQ.com, Punk was asked about his recent “shoot” promo on RAW – and whether him wearing a Steve Austin t-shirt while giving the promo was a sign of things to come. Punk told GQ – saying a program with Steve Austin “writes itself” –

“I do a lot of weird little things like that because people talk about it. I don’t think it’s any secret; I think the biggest match any wrestling company can do right now is C.M. Punk vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin. I’ve thought that since I was 15. I’m straight edge. I don’t drink. I don’t do drugs. I don’t smoke. And that is the perfect protagonist or antagonist to Stone Cold Steve Austin, depending on how you want to spin it. It writes itself. You would have to try really, really hard to f*** that one up.”

Regarding the Steve Austin shirt he wore while ripping into WWE management and creative direction of the company – Punk says he would jump at the opportunity to wrestle the WWE legend:

The idea of being on television is to wear your T-shirt so people see it and maybe buy it. I had gone out previously in the night and wrestled. You throw your T-shirt on the ground, and I don’t know what the hell happens to it after that. I came to the back, and I was looking for another T-shirt. I sent somebody to go and get one, and they came back with a XXL. I was like, “I’m going to be swimming in this thing.” And it’s always creepy when you’re wearing wrestling trunks with a shirt because it doesn’t look like you’re wearing any pants. I had a Stone Cold Steve Austin shirt in my bag, and it fit me. I chuckled to myself and put it on.”

Am I planting seeds? I don’t know. I can’t guarantee to anybody that that match is going to happen. Do I want it to happen? Absolutely.”

Sarita Thanks Fans For Support, James Singing In Louisville

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— Sarita posted a message today on her Facebook account thanking fans for their support after recently suffering facial paralysis. She did not, however, post an update on her condition.

She wrote, “Thanks to everyone for your kind words of support. Right now my mind is on a goal I’ve had for some time…wrestling in Puerto Rico! I went to the beach, trained wrestling, went to the gym, met new people and saw new places…all the things in this world that make me happy!”

She also noted that she will be on hand for World Wrestling Council’s Aniversario 2011 tonight in Ponce, Puerto Rico. She is advertised to wrestle Mickie James at Sunday’s show in Bayamón. Wearing a protective mask, she returned to action at Tuesday’s Impact Wrestling taping.

— TNA Women’s Knockout Champion Mickie James will be performing a live concert tonight at Jim Porter’s Good Time Emporium in Louisville, Kentucky. The show begins at 8:00 p.m. and she will be participating in a meet & greet with fans. Visit JimPorters.com for more information.

This will be a homecoming for James as she spent time in Louisville while coming up through WWE’s developmental system.

Punk & Colt Cabana Reunite, Race Scheduled For WWE Show

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— CM Punk and Colt Cabana briefly reunited on the latest episode of Art of Wrestling Radio, which features an interview with Ring of Honor performer Chris Hero.

Punk appears early in the podcast to discuss his “little match on Sunday.” When asked if people should order the pay-per-view, Punk replied, “Yeah, they should. I get paid more that way.”

The interview is available at WeLoveColt.com.

— WWE Hall of Famer Harley Race is advertised to appear at WWE’s upcoming SmackDown live event in Springfield, Missouri. The event takes place Sunday, August 28 at the JQH Arena.

— Beckett announced that WWE Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels will be featured in Topps’ upcoming Allen & Ginter autograph trading card set, comprised of everyone but baseball players.

— SmackDown Superstar Heath Slater celebrates his 28th birthday today.

Colt Cabana Says He’ll Be At MITB, Comments On Possible Return

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Colt Cabana told Alex Marvez of Scripps Howard News Service that he will be attending this Sunday’s Money in the Bank pay-per-view event, which emanates from Rosemont, Illinois.

“I am more interested as a fan to see what happens,” Cabana said. “There is so much buzz around this. Punk has caused a stir that hasn’t happened in wrestling in a long time. I’m excited to see what goes down and, most importantly, watching my best friend in his last WWE match.”

Cabana, who performed for WWE in 2008 and 2009, also spoke about his interest level in returning to the organization.

“I love where my career and life is at,” said Cabana. “Don’t get me wrong: I’d love to be with WWE and working again with CM Punk. That would be amazing.

“But I’ve also seen so many guys get fired from WWE and then sit around waiting to get a call to come back that usually doesn’t come. Their value drops until they have no following. I can’t sit and wait. All the different projects I have make me creatively and monetarily happy.”

Cabana remains hopeful that Punk’s tirades could benefit both his friend and spark WWE to reassess its method of operation.

“If the buy rate for this show is high, it basically says CM Punk was responsible singlehandedly for making this kind of money,” Cabana said. “And it will be because of the stuff he said, that people want to see something different and have gotten on the bandwagon. If WWE realizes that maybe it is time for a change, the potential for that is there.

“Yes, inevitably this will all put a lot of money in McMahon’s pocket. But it also puts a lot of power into the hands of CM Punk.”

To read the article, click here.

POLL: Is CM Punk Really Leaving WWE?

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Sunday night’s Money in the Bank pay-per-view marks the culmination of one of the hottest WWE angles in a long time – CM Punk’s departure from the company.

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Shortly after it was reported online that CM Punk was unhappy in WWE and would be leaving when his contract expired this summer, WWE “took ownership” of the buzzworthy situation and turned it into a a television angle – blurring the line between storylines and reality.

We want to know what YOU think about the situation .. Is CM Punk really leaving WWE after this weekend – or is this all part of a storyline? Vote here:

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Advertised For Impact – Ladder Match, Two Titles Matches, BFG

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Two titles matches and two Bound For Glory Series matches are advertised for next week’s episode of Impact Wrestling. One of the Bound For Glory Series matches will be a ladder match.

— The X Division Championship will be on the line as Brian Kendrick defends his newly won title against number-one contender Alex Shelley, who won the Ultimate X Match at Destination X.

— In a Bound For Glory Series match, Rob Van Dam battles “Big Poppa Pump” Scott Steiner.

— In a Bound For Glory Series match, it will be AJ Styles vs. Gunner vs. Matt Morgan vs. Samoa Joe in a Ladder Match.

— Mickie James will defend the TNA Women’s Knockout Championship against Velvet Sky. This will be Velvet Sky’s first shot at the title.

— TNA is also advertising the following concerning Sting: “The maniacal Sting is once again the World Heavyweight Champion after defeating Mr. Anderson for the gold! What’s next for Sting and his mission to annihilate Immortal? Don’t miss it!”

Sting Regains Title On Impact, Hardcore Justice Main Event Set

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Sting regained the TNA World Heavyweight Championship from Mr. Anderson last night on Impact Wrestling, after Fortune and Kurt Angle, disguised as his clown minions, attacked each member of Immortal, preventing them from interfering in the match.

Sting lost the belt last month at Slammiversary IX, following outside interference from Eric Bischoff. He invoked his rematch clause on last night’s show.

TNA Wrestling has announced that Sting will defend his newly won title against Kurt Angle next month at Hardcore Justice, which takes place August 7. Angle became the No. 1 contender to the strap last month at Slammiversary after defeating Jeff Jarrett.

At four TNA World Heavyweight Championship reigns, Sting now shares the record for most reigns with Kurt Angle.

VIDEO: Zack Ryder’s Z! True Long Island Story (Ep. 22)

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Mr. Long Island Iced Z is back with another installment of the Z! True Long Island Story:

Zack Ryder Recognized By SI, John Cena Upset Over Twitter Post

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— The official website of Sports Illustrated has put together a list of the top 100 Tweeters in the sports world and Zack Ryder was the lone professional wrestler listed.

SI.com’s description of Ryder reads: “Professional wrestling’s first “Internet Champion” has used social media to become one of WWE’s fastest-rising stars.”

To view the complete list, click here.

— John Cena became upset yesterday after discovering a remark on his Twitter timeline poking fun at mentally handicapped children. It reads: “The kids that ride the short bus to my nieces elementary school r the only 1s I see wearin @johncena shirts. They were jipped twice in life!”

He responded to the Twitter user who wrote the comment: “I could give two sh*ts about the tee shirt thing but I think that is the worst thing I’ve ever heard someone say. I am officially sick. RJ, say whatever u want about me…but really, that bullsh*t was way out of line. Karma works in strange ways my man.”

— WWE Hall of Famer Jesse “The Body” Ventura turns 60 years old today while former WWE Diva Cherry turns 36.

*SPOILERS* WWE SmackDown Tapings Results For Tonight

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WWE SmackDown on Syfy

Here are detailed spoiler results for tonight episode of WWE SmackDown on Syfy, courtesy of WrestlingNewsWorld.com:

-Ezekiel Jackson vs. Ted DiBiase for the Intercontinental Championship is announced for tonight.

-Randy Orton cuts a promo about defending his title at Money in the Bank on Sunday. Christian cuts a promo about challenging for it.

-A Mark Henry promo airs.

-A face-off between Mark Henry and The Big Show is announced for tonight.

-Ezekiel Jackson b. Ted DiBiase to retain.

-Cody Rhodes b. Daniel Bryan by pinfall.

-Sin Cara b. Sheamus. After the match, Wade Barrett lays out Sheamus.

-Christian cuts another promo from inside a casino.

-Mark Henry and The Big Show meet and face off over who is better.

-Kelly Kelly b. Rosa Mendes

-Johnny Curtis cuts yet another promo.

-Justin Gabriel b. Heath Slater

-Randy Orton vs. Kane resulted in a no contest after Christian interfered. A staredown between Orton and Christian ends the show.

Morale Very Low In Behind The Scenes In TNA

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Backstage morale is said to be very bad in TNA these days. Some of the wrestlers who TNA used at the set of Impact Wrestling tapings before Destination X who weren’t regulars have been telling friends that they couldn’t believe how bad morale is in the company.

The general consensus behind the scenes is that many of the “top names” in TNA from the early 2000’s era are simply working for to collect paychecks with little regard for the longterm direction or health of the company.

Many of TNA’s younger talents are afraid that they are either entering or in the middle of their athletic primes with no sign of their careers going anywhere. Many TNA stars are weighing their options and considering jumping ship to WWE when their contracts expire, even those who have been with the company from the beginning.

The majority of TNA’s young talent are completely fed up with Eric Bischoff, Hulk Hogan and Vince Russo. The resentment towards Hogan and Bischoff is that they have all the power necessary to bring real change to TNA, but haven’t seemed to come up with any good ideas on their own. As for Russo, the roster has lost whatever confidence they had in him .

Most wrestlers on the roster will openly say that TNA should have hired Paul Heyman last year when they had the chance, because he wanted to let go virtually every ‘legend’ on the roster and focus the entire promotion on young talent.

(Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter)

Main Event Announced For ROH’s Next TV Tapings

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Ring of Honor has announced the main event for the company’s next television tapings on August 13th from Chicago Ridge, which will be the first tapings as part of the new ‘Sinclair Broadcasting Group’ era.

Here’s the full announcement from the ROH website:

Frontier Fieldhouse
August 13th, 2011- 7:30 pm belltime
9807 Sayre Ave.
Chicago Ridge, IL 60415

Tickets can be purchased at www.rohwrestling.com or by calling (215) 781-2500.

MAIN EVENT: World Tag Team Title Match

Wrestling’s Greatest Tag Team (Shelton Benjamin & Charlie Haas) vs. The Kings of Wrestling (Chris Hero & Claudio Castagnoli) with Shane Hagadorn

Also Scheduled to appear:

– ROH World Champion Davey Richards will defend
– ROH World Television Champion El Generico will defend
– Eddie Edwards
– Jay and Mark Briscoe
– The All Night Express (Rhett Titus & Kenny King)

Additional names and matches will be announced soon!!!

For directions use www.mapquest.com

No video or digital cameras allowed!!!

Card subject to change!!!

Mysterio Resting Up, Tough Enough Season 2, RAW Notes

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– Rey Mysterio was reportedly not at Monday’s RAW because he was at home resting up for Sunday’s Money in the Bank pay-per-view.

– Tough Enough coach Bill DeMott told a fan on Twitter this week that  “if and when” there is a second season of Tough Enough, he coaches will most likely remain Steve Austin, Trish Stratus, Booker T and himself.

– Stan sent word that Monday’s 2-hour episode of WWE RAW featured only 24 minutes and 15 seconds of in-ring action.

– Chris Jericho and Joey Styles both commented on Twitter about the CM Punk – Vince McMahon segment that closed RAW.

Jericho wrote: “Just watched the Punk-Cena-Vince confrontation from last night and it was brilliant! It’s the best angle the WWE has done in a long time…”

Styles wrote: “@CMPunk, are we allowed to say “wrestling” and “wrestler” again? Is @JohnCena holding the Championship “belt”? Did I miss a memo?”

– It was announced to the live crowd on Monday that WWE will return to Boston’s TD Garden on Monday, November 14th for RAW.

 

 

JR Blog: Rock’s Promo On Cena, JR Podcast? More

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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:

The Rock’s Promo On John Cena This Week: “The Rock’s on line promo that can be found on Rock’s Facebook page and at WhoSay.com or by doing a simple Google search is reminiscent of some of the great, Attitude Era Rock promos back in the day. Rock learned to talk big time trash at ‘The U’ which is the University of Miami for those that don’t know and then Rock refined it in WWE. This promo is highly entertaining and comes with a truck load of passion. Strongly suggest that you watch it. Sure brought back great memories for me.”

“I’m curious as to where Rock plans on ‘whipping John Cena’s ass’ prior to Wrestlemania. I hope that I don’t miss that physical encounter. As fun as it is to follow the two WM28 adversaries ‘tweet off’ It’s obvious that to build WM28 into the huge hit that everyone involved wants that @TheRock and @JohnCena must physically engage before April 1, 2012. When, where, and how is TBD but I, as a fan, certainly am excited about the possibilities.”

“Let the speculation begin that @TheRock may blow up the proceedings at Summer Slam. Hell, as far as I know it could be this Sunday on PPV at MITB. The only thing that I know conclusively is that if Rock said he was going to do something then it will happen.”

Jim Ross Hosting A Podcast? “I’ve been approached by a major, national company about doing a weekly podcast. I’m thinking it through but I can assure you that IF, and that’s a big IF, I do a weekly podcast they won’t be of the 60-90 minute version that some wrestling websites do at times. Sorry, but for me that’s just too long for me. Stay tuned.”

WWE’s PG Programming: “PG means different things to different people. I thought Raw was definitely PG money night even though there was some ‘edgy’ language but not edgy enough to make one want to run the kids out of the room. I don’t see a return to PG 14 for WWE and would advise against if if asked but the edgy, more strategic PG we’ve seen on Raw recently has entertained me.”

Rey Mysterio Talks About Injuries & His Demanding In-Ring Style

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Former World Heavyweight champion Rey Mysterio recently spoke with Green Bay, Wisconsin’s Post Crescent newspaper to promote Monday’s episode of WWE RAW, which takes place from the city. Mysterio, whose Hall of Fame-worthy career has been plagued by various injures, had this to say about the toll his high-flying in-ring style has taken on his body:

Which Of His Moves Hurt Him The Most To Perform: “Without a doubt, and this is what has held me back and put me out for surgeries, is the West Coast Pop, which is a version of the Frankensteiner. I used to do that every night I would perform and it was just hard on my knees. At the time, being so young, 17-years-old and just going out there and doing it was like, man that’s cool ‘cause the reactions from my fans were incredible. And of course, you get the feedback from the rest of the boys. Man, you’ve gotta take it easy on your body. You wanna make sure you last in this business. But you never listen to that as a young kid. You just wanna go, but that West Coast Pop has given me at least five major surgeries on my left knee.”

Practicing His High-Flying Moves: “In the past, I used to have trampolines in my house and that was one of my ways of creating moves… But now, as I’ve gotten older and wiser with how my body feels and just trying to stay healthy in sports, I just like to look at the ring and visualize certain moves. Sometimes not even practicing them until I’m in the ring and it comes down to that one point of OK, here it comes in front of a live audience and if it happens, it happens and if it doesn’t, it doesn’t. But I probably hit nine out of ten.”

His Various Injuries: “Knock on wood and thank God that I haven’t suffered any neck injuries, which is one of the worst injuries that a superstar could have. I would have to say without a doubt, my knees. It’s only one knee. It’s the left side that has been aggravating me and kind of limiting me to a certain degree to perform at a peak level in sports entertainment. My ACL kept on snapping from my left knee almost on a year-in, year-out basis. I would have my surgery, be gone for about nine months, come back, wrestle for a year and then right after that year went by – boom – it would snap again and I’d have to go back in and get my knee sliced up again. That’s one of the main surgeries and main reasons that I’ve suffered a lot in this industry.”

Ex-WWE Diva Terri Runnels Steamed Over Vicious Allegations

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New Jack and Terri Runnels recently called it quits on their near two-year relationship. The break-up has since turned nasty as the former ECW star alleged to numerous colleagues that Runnels contracted and spread a sexually transmitted disease throughout the wrestling industry.

The former WWE Diva is speaking out against his vicious allegations, which she adamantly says are lies. She wrote on her Facebook account:

“I said I wouldn’t lower myself to that of others…however one of two things are about to happen! Either a retraction of lies and defamation of character OR THE ENTIRE TRUTH WILL COME OUT….I REITERATE THE WORD TRUTH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LAWYERS STANDING BY! God bless all and don’t ask questions because as I said I will not lower myself to that standard…unless the truth is cleared up completely!!!”

She continued:

“Please don’t make this about race…I don’t love based upon color…instead upon heart and soul. But don’t hurt my child or lie about me. I don’t play that! I will still try to keep myself above the nasty fray of lies! Life is TOO short to try and hurt others…I’ll take a different road. God bless ALL!!!”

Runnels also revealed on Twitter that she recorded threats made by her former partner.

“TRUTH or CONSEQUENCES!!!” she wrote. “Don’t lie about me and expect me to stay quiet. All threats recorded for over a year…truth or nothing!!!”

Backstage Heat Over Randy Orton’s Recent Interview Comments

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Randy Orton garnered a lot of heat from both talent and company officials regarding alarming comments he made two weeks ago during an interview with Phoenix, Arizona based rock station 98KUPD. “The Viper” candidly discussed his past drug abuse, knocked the actresses who have portrayed his wife on television, claimed The Rock needs a teleprompter to cut his promos and besmirched Divas Champion Kelly Kelly.

One WWE source noted that if a mid-level wrestler uttered a quarter of the startling remarks Orton made, he would be due for an “MVP/Carlito like career burial.” However, Orton is able to get away without facing repercussions because he’s considered one of the company’s “big three golden boys.”

His comments regarding Kelly garnered a unanimously negative reaction. While she has been romantically linked to numerous wrestlers, many feel he shouldn’t have made it public since it goes against the wholesome image WWE portrays her and other female performers. Many people also consider Kelly a genuinely nice person and didn’t deserve to be singled out as promiscuous.

Spured on by the show hosts, Orton implied that he could name ten wrestlers who have slept with Kelly. He later issued a formal apology to her via Twitter.

source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter

John Cena Responds To The Rock’s Latest Video

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Earlier today, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson posted an epic 10-minute video running down John Cena for talking trash about him on WWE’s recent Australian tour. The Rock vowed to whoop John Cena’s ass before WrestleMania and made a few comments that some people might consider borderline homophobic, including saying that Cena’s wristbands make him look like a “bloated transvestite Wonder Woman.”

Cena responded to The Rock on Wednesday afternoon with the following statement on Twitter:

“CeNation. Just saw Dwayne’s statement. Via satellite of course. Sad, really. It was like an episode of mad money.”

“I wonder if GLAAD will be offended by Dwayne’s comments.”

“Either way..looks like I have really made him mad. But, certainly not mad enough to show up and do anything. Maybe he can send a stuntman.”

“Dwayne. I am a WWE employee, and a proud one. The difference between us is you left for ‘greener pastures’. For me…this is what I love.”

“I have never begged for anyones admiration or acceptance, u don’t believe me..watch MITB. Its not about that. Its about showing up.”

Id rather wrestle a thousand ‘punks’ than one ‘rock’. Because I can see his passion. Wish I could see yours…yer just never there. :)

“Until april 1st. Keep on bringing it my man. You’re doing great. Your friend John Cena”

* VIDEO: Watch THE ROCK Totally BURY John Cena (From Earlier Today)

BFG 2011 Location, Hardy’s Weight Loss, Kid Kash Signs

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– TNA announced on Facebook on Wednesday that they’re partnering with ESPN to reveal the location of this year’s Bound for Glory PPV, which takes place on Sunday, October 16th. The location of TNA’s biggest show of the year will be revealed on ESPN.com on  Thursday morning at 8:00 a.m. EST.

– Last week, Matt Hardy wrote on twitter that he’s been sick lately and as a result, has lost some weight and is down to 204 pounds. Hardy responded to concerned fans with some more information on his condition, clarifying that it’s nothing too serious:

“After having a terrible case of food poisoning, I’m beginning to feel normal again. Hope u all are well-everything happens for a reason.”

– Following the news that Generation Me and Orlando Jordan parted ways with TNA this week, it’s been confirmed that former WWE, TNA and ECW star Kid Kash has re-signed with TNA. Kash is a former X-division and NWA tag team champion.

Details On HBK’s Acting Career: Major Interest From Hollywood

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Following the successful premiere of Shawn Michaels’ MacMillan River Adventures, the Heartbreak Kid looks to have a promising career in Hollywood – with another reality show in the works.

According celebrity blog PopWrecked.com, Michaels and his management team are meeting with several major cable networks about bringing Shawn aboard in another new reality series – which could begin shooting as early as this fall.

Popwrecked.com blogger Doug West was quoted last week as saying:

“Shawn has a lot of fans in Hollywood. and Shawn appears to be weighing several different options in the reality show business right now.”

Stay tuned for more updates on HBK’s acting career.

* Pictures of Shawn Michaels HUNTING: See What He Killed!

(Source: PopWrecked.com)

WrestleMania Special To Air Next Month On NBC

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WRESTLEMANIA® SPECIAL ON NBC SATURDAY, AUGUST 13 at 9 PM ET/8 PM CT

NEW YORK ­, NY ­– July 13, 2011 – For the third consecutive year, NBC and WWE® will bring the world’s biggest pop-culture extravaganza to network television when WrestleMania: The World Premiere airs Saturday, August 13 at 9 pm ET / 8 pm CT. For one night only, NBC will be the place viewers can witness their favorite WWE Superstars such as Dwayne “The Rock®” Johnson, John Cena®, Triple H®, Undertaker®, The Miz® and Randy Orton® entertain a record-breaking sold-out crowd of 71,617 fans at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta.

The hour-long special will feature highlights from WrestleMania XXVII, including: the return of the The People’s Champion Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, who served as The World’s Most Electrifying Host of WrestleMania; the Jersey Shore’s beloved Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi proving to the world how tough she really is in a six-person tag team match with Dolph Ziggler®, WWE Divas LayCool™ (Michelle McCool® and Layla®), Vickie Guerrero®, John Morrison® and USA Network’s Tough Enough® trainer Trish Stratus®; a historic match between two of the greatest WWE Superstars of all time, Undertaker and Triple H, that had more than 71,000 fans on their feet in awe of this classic match-up; plus, the highly anticipated main-event between bitter rivals John Cena and The Miz for the WWE Championship, all set to music from today’s hottest acts.

WWE again made history as WrestleMania became the highest grossing entertainment event in its host city, for the third year in a row. A total of 71,617 fans from all 50 states and 30 countries attended the event on April 3, 2011 at the Georgia Dome, surpassing the previous attendance record set by the Backstreet Boys (65,658) on February 19, 2000.

Video: “The Rock Responds To Cena’s Hot Garbage”

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John Cena recently had some strong words for his WrestleMania 28 opponent The Rock, once again calling him out for abandoning the WWE universe in favor of a Hollywood career.

Not one to remain quiet when insulted, The Rock has fired back at Cena with a hilarious promo, explaining what he meant when he said he’d never leave WWE, telling him that people don’t like “phony punks” and promising to whoop his ass. Rock also strongly implies that it might be at next month’s SummerSlam from Los Angeles.

Check it out HERE:

John Cena Talks About CM Punk Leaving WWE, The Rock & WM28

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WWE Champion John Cena was interviewed by the Chicago Tribune this week to hype Sunday’s Money in the Bank pay-per-view, which takes place from the Windy City.

With CM Punk vowing to leave WWE with the WWE championship this Sunday, Cena knows Punk’s the atmosphere in Punk’s home town of Chicago will be electric:

“Chicago fans greeted me with a ‘(Expletive) you, Cena’ chant. Chicago fans cheer and boo who they want. They’re great fans whether they like me or not. They show you how they feel. I don’t like crowds that sit on their hands.”

One of CM Punk’s gripes in recent weeks has been that The Rock, who is no longer an active WWE superstar, made a brief return to the company earlier this year and is already booked for the main event of next year’s WrestleMania. Cena had this to say about Punk’s gripe:

“Here’s a guy [Punk] who literally is a pure-bred wrestler, who loves the business and loves being able to go out and compete. I can understand his frustration. But you can’t ignore the attraction of The Rock being involved.”

With all the negative things John Cena has said about The Rock turning his back on the WWE universe by retiring as an active competitor, Cena was asked why he hasn’t been as hard on CM Punk’s decision to leave. Cena responded:

“I know he’s not going to leave wrestling. He’s leaving WWE. There’s a difference. CM Punk doesn’t feel he’s been treated properly in WWE. We’ve had this problem before. MVP was another one who felt he wasn’t treated well and has gone on to have a prolific career in Japan. Same with A-Train. I have more respect for a guy who leaves the company to better himself in another territory. But all roads lead back to Rome. If you’re successful, you’ll find your way back.”

Matches Taped For WWE Superstars, Maryse Back On Facebook

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— The following matches were taped Monday and Tuesday for tomorrow’s episode of WWE Superstars:

* Santino Marella vs. Zack Ryder

* Beth Phoenix vs. Maryse

* Trent Barreta vs. Wade Barrett

* Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso vs. David Otunga and Michael McGillicutty

— Maryse stated last week that Facebook deleted her fan page. She has since relaunched a new page at www.facebook.com/maryseofficialfanpage.

— The July 9 episode of A.M. Raw drew a 0.46 cable rating, with 542,000 viewers.

source: PWInsider.com

Update On Tough Enough Winner Andy Leavine’s Backstage Heat

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Tough Enough competitor Jeremiah Riggs was interviewed over the weekend by Sean Walford of the Aftershock Wrestling radio show. Riggs spoke about his time working with WWE for Tough Enough, as well as TNA, ROH, UFC and more. You can listen to audio of the appearance by clicking here. (MP3)

One of the more newsworthy topics discussed was the major heat Tough Enough winner Andy Leavine received after not selling the Stone Cold Stunner he received following the Tough Enough season finale. Here’s what Riggs said about that situation:

“I think that a lot of people may have just bit there tongue on that one and let it pass, however I do know that he got his ass chewed that’s for sure. I ain’t gonna blast nobody, I ain’t gonna mention nobody’s names or anything, but there certainly was some people that knew what the deal was and they weren’t happy.”

The fact that Andy Leavine was already under a developmental contract with WWE during Tough Enough was also addressed. Regarding that situation, Riggs said:

“You know it is what it is. Hell, he is back in FCW, so it’s not like the WWE invested in something they already had. I don’t think that it’s much, but I tell you that when I get my chance I’m gonna come through there and I’m gonna shake some things up. I’m gonna step on some toes. If someone is in my way then they can either move or get hit over. I think in this business your gonna get pushed around, however I’m gonna push myself to the top and I’m gonna give it my 

 

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