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*Spoiler* Details On TNA Changing Its Company Name

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SPOILER Alert: The following article contains a spoiler for next week’s iMPACT!:

At Tuesday’s TNA iMPACT! tapings from Orlando (set to air next Thursday, 5/2), Mick Foley was revealed to be the person from “the network” that has been keeping Hulk Hogan in line.

Foley came out and interrupted a promo by Immortal, informing them that TNA iMPACT! will now be known as “Impact Wrestling” – and the show will be “all about wrestling” – a clear jab at WWE, which has been distancing itself from everything “wrestling” in recent months.

Later in the show, they actually re-shot the entire segment, with Mick Foley saying that the show is no longer “TNA” – but “Impact Wrestling”.

This led to some confusion as to whether it was the company name that was changing – or just the name of the television show.

In response to the confusion – Hulk Hogan tweeted the following on Wednesday, which appears to indicate that the “TNA” name is no more:

“No TNA.  only IMPACT.  HH”

TNA recently registered a trademark for the name “Impact Wrestling” and took over several domain names related to the trademarked name, including “ImpactWrestling.com.”

COMMENT BELOW: If indeed TNA Wrestling will now be known as “Impact Wrestling” .. What do you guys think of the new name? As crappy of a name as TNA was, “IW” doesn’t exactly sound like a catchy name .. What would YOU name the new TNA?

Another VIDEO Of The Shocking Spoiler For SmackDown

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If you haven’t heard by now, Randy Orton defeated Christian at Tuesday’s SmackDown tapings from Orlando to capture the World Heavyweight championship.

Earlier, we posted video of Randy Orton celebrating with the World Heavyweight title after the match. New footage has leaked online of the actual match finish – which you can check out below:

*Spoiler* Randy Orton & Joey Styles Respond To Angry WWE Fans

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Warning: The Following contains a MAJOR spoiler for Friday’s SmackDown:

If you haven’t heard by now – Randy Orton defeated Christian at Tuesday’s WWE SmackDown tapings from Orlando to capture the World Heavyweight championship.

When news leaked online of the title change, fans bombarded the WWE twitter account with negative feedback. Styles responded to those angry fans with the following:

“When sending hate tweets to myself or @WWE because of @Christian4Peeps, @RandyOrton and the World Heavyweight Championship, please be PG ;)”

In related news, Randy Orton has been re-tweeting messages from angry fans writing on his own Twitter page. Orton retweeted this one:

“You won the title.Vince has no idea how much people are hating YOU on the Internet. I hope you continue to lose all your fans.”

VIDEO of RANDY ORTON Celebrating With The World Heavyweight Title

*Spoiler* VIDEO: Kurt Angle’s Mistress Revealed (Former Diva)

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She’s baaaaaack … At Tuesday’s TNA iMPACT! tapings (set to air next week on 5/12), it was revealed that Kurt Angle’s “mistress” is none other than former WWE Diva Joanie “Chyna” Laurer.

Chyna is said to be much thinner than we’ve seen her in the past and her entrance video said the name “Chyna” – so she’ll be going by that name in TNA.

At the end of the iMPACT! broadcast, Chyna interfered in a battle royal and tossed out Jeff Jarrett. She went after Karen, but Jeff saved her and the two ran away.

Chyna will be making her in-ring debut at TNA Sacrifice when she teams with Kurt Angle against Jeff Jarrett and Karen Jarrett in a mixed tag match.

Check out this footage of Chyna’s TNA debut – listen to that monster pop:

COMMENT BELOW: What do you think of CHYNA in TNA?

Edge Joining The Cast Of New Syfy TV Show “Haven”

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Syfy issued the following press release on Wednesday announcing that former WWE superstar Edge will be joining the cast of the new SyFy series Haven:

WWE SUPERSTAR EDGE(R) JOINS SYFY’S “HAVEN” AS GUEST STAR

Series Premieres Friday, July 15 @ 10pm

New York, NY/Los Angeles, CA/London, UK – May 4, 2011 – Syfy and Entertainment One (eOne) announced that WWE Superstar Edge will join the cast of Haven in the guest-starring role of “Dwight Hendrickson.” A shrewd, longtime Haven resident, Dwight served as a confidant to Nathan’s (Lucas Bryant) late father and assisted the former sheriff in keeping particularly suspicious supernatural activity under wraps. Now as acting Sheriff of Haven, Nathan finds himself reaching out to Dwight just as his father did before him.

As previously announced, Vinessa Antoine (Being Erica, Soul Food) joined the cast as Evi Ryan, and Jason Priestley (who stars in, directs and produces the eOne Television international hit dark comedy Call Me Fitz) will also come to Haven this season to direct one episode and guest star in a four-episode story arc. Antoine and Priestley will join Emily Rose, who plays “Audrey Parker,” a former FBI agent with a knack for investigating the supernatural; Lucas Bryant, who plays “Nathan Wuornos,” a handsome local cop with his own supernatural affliction; and Eric Balfour, who plays “Duke Crocker,” a local smuggler and reluctant aide in solving Haven’s troubles.

Haven is based on The Colorado Kid from renowned author Stephen King and is currently production on season two in Nova Scotia. Haven will premiere on Friday, July 15 on Syfy in the U.S. and Monday, July 18 on Showcase in Canada.

The Syfy original series from leading independent producer Entertainment One is co-commissioned by Shaw Media in Canada and globally via Universal Networks International (UNI).

The creative team behind the second season of Haven includes Executive Producers John Morayniss (Hung, Goodnight for Justice) and Noreen Halpern (Call Me Fitz, Rookie Blue) from eOne Television and David MacLeod (Legends of the Fall, The Ray Bradbury Theater) of Big Motion Pictures, who are joined by Lloyd Segan, Shawn Piller, Scott Shepherd (Stephen King’s The Dead Zone) and Matt McGuiness (Journeyman) as well as and Sam Ernst & Jim Dunn (Stephen King’s The Dead Zone) who also developed the series.

Haven is produced by Entertainment One and Big Motion Pictures in association with Piller/Segan/Shepherd and airs on Syfy in the U.S., Showcase in Canada and internationally on UNI’s multiple Syfy Universal channels. Entertainment One controls the worldwide distribution rights to the one-hour series and concluded a deal with Germany’s Tele Menchen Group (TMG) for the television rights in Continental Europe.

(Source: TheFutonCritic.com)

Details On Michelle McCool’s Retirement & Laycool’s Breakup

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We’ve got some new details on the surprise retirement of former WWE diva Michelle McCool.

According to sources, McCool had been planning to retire for quite some time. WWE had reportedly planned to break up LayCool going back several months, well before WrestleMania 27. When WWE signed Snooki to wrestle at WrestleMania, the LayCool breakup plans were temporarily put on hold. The angle was resumed about a month ago and the decision was made to have Extreme Rules be her last WWE match.

The general feeling regarding why McCool is retiring as a WWE performer is that she and her husband The Undertaker are looking to settle down and start a family in the near future.

Check Out: Picture from The Undertaker & Michelle McCool’s Wedding

She is leaving WWE on good terms and has a job waiting for her in the WWE offices if she wants it. She is also being considered as a coach for the second season of Tough Enough, should that be made official.

Michelle McCool tweeted the following on Wednesday afternoon:

“your love is overwhelming! In next couple days I’ll gather thoughts & give y’all a blog &/or vlog! Til then….still processing:)”

(Partial Source: f4wonline.com)

WWE & TNA Stars Meet Up In Orlando, Diva Injured, CM Punk

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— With WWE and TNA both taping their respective television shows on Tuesday night in Orlando, it’s worth noting that TNA stars AJ Styles and Christopher Daniels wrote on Twitter that they bumped into WWE star Daniel Bryan at the airport. Daniels joked that he, Styles and Bryan wrestled an impromptu 3-way match at the airport.

— WWE diva Alicia Fox appeared to have suffered a shoulder injury at Tuesday’s SmackDown tapings from Orlando. According to live reports from several fans who were at the show, Fox took a stiff clothesline from Kharma and appeared to landed directly on her shoulder. We hope to have more on this soon.

– CM Punk has started tweeting again after taking a brief hiatus. In an apparent reference to online reports that he’s unhappy in WWE and considering leaving the company later this year, Punk wrote:

“Anybody hear any good rumors lately?”

— WWE star the Big Show is filming an episode for the USA Network show Burn Notice today. Show tweeted on Wednesday:

“On the set of USA’s Burn Notice I am playing the role of a thief! Cool fun stuff!”

Burn Notice star Jeffrey Donovan also tweeted, “Working with WWE The BIG SHOW!!! he’s REALLY big.”

The Rock Signs With New Agent, Lands Movie Role, Not Dead

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— Just days after it was announced that his latest movie Fast Five opened big at the box office, it’s being reported by Deadline.com that Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has ended his longtime relationship with his agent Darren Statt and signed with the prestigious William Morrison talent agency.

The Rock recently signed on to play country music singer Charlie Pride in the upcoming movie about Pride’s life and is also going to begin filming the movie “Snitch” later this year.

— Speaking of The Rock, apparently there’s an ugly rumor going around that he is dead. Rock tweeted on Wednesday morning:

“I would love to meet the person who is starting rumors of my death – to show them how a dead foot feels up their ass.”

Whoever starts these stupid rumors – get a life!

VIDEO Of The MAJOR *Spoiler* For Friday’s SmackDown

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Well, that didn’t last long …

At Tuesday night’s WWE SmackDown tapings from the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida – Randy Orton defeated Christian to become the new World Heavyweight champion.

The match was made earlier in the night after Teddy Long let the fans decide Christian’s opponent between Orton, The Great Khali and Mark Henry.

This makes Christian’s World Heavyweight title reign one of the shortest in WWE history at just 2 days.

Check out this video footage (shot by an SEScoops fan) of Randy Orton celebrating with the World Heavyweight title:

What do you guys think about WWE pulling the plug on Christian’s first World Heavyweight title run?

COMMENT BELOW and let us know…

Ratings Are In For Monday’s RAW & Tough Enough

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The ratings are in for Monday’s episodes of WWE RAW and WWE Tough Enough – and the numbers are virtually even with last week. Here’s the breakdown:

– Tough Enough drew a 1.70 rating with an average of 2.44 million viewers. This is still a bit under the 5-week average, which is a 1.86 with 2.64 million viewers.

– Monday’s RAW, which featured a special birthday celebration for The Rock as well as a John Cena vs. Miz WWE title match, drew a 3.45 rating and averaged 5.22 million fans. This is virtually even with last week’s WWE Draft edition of RAW, which did a 3.47 with 5.20 million viewers.

(Source: pwtorch.com)

*Spoiler* Major Former WWE Diva Debuting For TNA Tonight

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Former WWE talent Joanie “Chyna” Laurer is backstage at tonight’s TNA iMPACT! taping in Orlando, Florida and will debut as Kurt Angle’s mistress.

Lindsay Hayward (a/k/a Isis the Amazon), who was tapped to participate in WWE NXT last fall, was originally scheduled for the part. However, it was determined that she was too green for the role. Nonetheless, she too is scheduled for tonight’s taping.

source: prowrestling.net

Triple H Talks About WWE Changing Its Company Name

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WWE star Triple H was interviewed by Kevin Eck of the Baltimore Sun at the recent “BA STAR” anti-bullying campaign red carpet event in Washington, D.C.

“See, here’s the thing. I think a lot of people misunderstand what we’re saying. When we say we’re just going to be ‘WWE’ now and not ‘World Wrestling Entertainment,’ I think people think we’re walking away from our core product. That’s not it all,” Triple H said.

“We just do so many things very well. We’re a live event production company that does live events probably better than anyone else on the globe…We do live event touring probably better than anyone else in the world. We do merchandising and marketing as well, if not better, than anyone else in the world. There are abilities for us to take those core competencies and offer them to the outside world in addition to what we do.”
Eck also spoke with Stephanie McMahon and former WCW champion David Arquette at the event. Arquette was asked about his infamous WCW title win, to which he said, wrestling fans were upset but anybody who was a lifelong fan like him would have a hard time turning down that opportunity to be part of wrestling history.

You check out video of the interviews below:

Kharma Added To WWE Roster, Michelle McCool Removed, More

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— Kharma is a member of the Raw roster. WWE.com added a profile on the wrestler formerly known as Awesome Kong to the Raw Superstars page today. She is not, however, listed as a WWE Diva.

Kharma made her debut at Extreme Rules, attacking Michelle McCool following the Loser Leaves WWE Match. The following night on Raw, Kharma interrupted a match between Kelly Kelly and Maryse. She gave Maryse a lifting double underhook facebuster, but left the ring without attacking Kelly.

Meanwhile, McCool’s profile has been moved to the WWE Alumni section.

— ESPN.com posted an article concerning last night’s episode of Monday Night Raw. The article notes Miami Heat players Dwyane Wade, LeBron James and other athletes helping Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson celebrate his birthday. The result of the WWE Championship Match between John Cena and The Miz is also mentioned.

WWE Divas Ranked In Maxim 100, WWE Partners With Best Buy

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— Sunday’s Extreme Rules pay-per-view event featured 1 hour, 38 minutes and 47 seconds of in-ring action. By comparison, WrestleMania XXVII had 1 hour, 41 minutes and 6 seconds of in-ring action.

— WWE is participating in a promotional campaign with Best Buy for the new Blackberry Playbook Tablet as they’re having Superstars post comments on Twitter regarding the device, as well as a link to BestBuy.com.

— Both Kelly Kelly and former WWE Diva Stacy Keibler are ranked in Maxim’s “Hot 100” list. Kelly ranked #82 while Keibler ranked #72.

Kelly is ecstatic over the news as she posted several congratulatory messages from fans and colleagues on her Twitter account.

She added, “Thanks so much to everyone for all the love and Congrats on maxim hot 100 this was such a dream come true for me!!!!”

What Did You Think About The Miz’s WWE Title Reign?

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At Sunday’s Extreme Rules pay-per-view, John Cena defeated The Miz and John Morrison to capture the WWE Championship and end The Miz’s 5-month reign.

Miz’s reign included impressive title defenses against Randy Orton at the Royal Rumble and John Cena in the main event of WrestleMania XXVII.

We want to know what YOU think about The Miz’s WWE title reign.

  • Was The Miz deserving of the WWE Championship?
  • Did he have a good run as champion?
  • Did holding the WWE Championship for 5 months help elevate his status?
  • Now that he’s no longer champion, do you still see him as a top star and a contender for the title?

COMMENT BELOW and tell us what you think about The Miz:

Bret Hart Talks Osama, Ziggler’s Brother, SD Rating, Fozzy-NY

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– WWE Hall of Famer Bret Hart wrote the following on Twitter regarding the death of Osama Bin Laden:

“I hope before his trip 2 hell, dad, Owen, Bulldog, & Pillman gave Bin Laden torturous stretching. As a dual-citizen, couldn’t be more proud.”

– Chris Jericho’s metal band FOZZY has announced concert dates for June 4 in Brantford, Ontario, June 5 in Long Island, NY and July 14 in Frankfurt, Germany.

– The April 29 edition of WWE SmackDown! brought in 3,057,000 viewers and finished with a 1.96 cable rating.

– Ryan Nemeth, the younger brother of Dolph Ziggler, has been wrestling as “Briley Pierce” at Florida Championship Wrestling.

– WWEShop.com has a new Undertaker t-shirt for both WrestleMania XXVII and his now 19-0 Mania record.

Exclusive Video From After RAW Went Off The Air

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SEScoops.com was at Monday’s WWE RAW from Miami  and shot this exclusive video of what happened after the show went off the air .. Check out what happens when The Rock is greeted by two young fans wearing John Cena merchandise:

Wrestler Removed From FCW Roster, Superstars Matches Taped

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— WWE developmental wrestler Brett DiBiase has been removed from Florida Championship Wrestling’s roster page, which would indicate that he has been released.

The third generation wrestler had been under contract to WWE since 2008.

Meanwhile, Briley Pierce and Rodney Thomas were added to the section. Pierce is Dolph Ziggler’s younger brother, Ryan Nemeth. Thomas is a student from Lance Storm’s Wrestling Academy who has competed as “Shotgun” Brock Barker.

— Matches taped last night in Miami, Florida this week’s episode of WWE Superstars are as follows:

* Beth Phoenix vs. Melina

* Evan Bourne vs. Zack Ryder

— WWE returns to the Mississippi Coliseum in Jackson, Mississippi on August 26, 2011 and the Fed-Ex Forum in Memphis, Tennessee on August 27, 2011.

source: PWInsider.com

VIDEO: Zach Ryder’s Latest “Z! True Long Island Story” (Ep. 11)

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Zach Ryder is back with another installment of his Z! True Long Island Story video series. In this episode, Ryder declares himself the WWE Internet champion .. Check it out here .. WWWYKI!

VIDEO Highlights From Monday’s Special Episode Of RAW

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Check out these video highlights from Monday’s RAW featuring The Rock’s birthday celebration from his home town of Miami, courtesy of WWE’s YouTube channel:

WWE looks back at the tragedies of 9/11

Lilian Garcia sings the National Anthem:

Mysterio & Kofi Kingston vs. Swagger & Drew McIntyre

R-Truth brutally attacks John Morrison

Kane vs. Mason Ryan

The Rock goes face-to-face with Michael Cole

Superstars pay tribute to The Rock’s movie career

Pitbull and the Miami Heat dancers join The Rock

John Cena vs. The Miz – WWE Championship Match

John Cena announces Osama bin Laden is dead after Extreme Rules went off the air:

Kharma makes her RAW debut

Mya sings “Happy Birthday” to The Rock

Christian’s Next Feud, Big Show-Burn Notice, Tonight’s Tapings

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– New World Heavyweight champion Christian’s first title challenger is expected to be Mark Henry.

– WWE will tape this week’s episodes of NXT and SmackDown tonight from the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida. The dark match main event that’s being advertised locally is Randy Orton and Christian vs. Sheamus and Wade Barrett.

– The Big Show will be making a guest appearance on the USA Network’s hit show, Burn Notice. Show will be playing villain Griffin Black on the fourth episode of the upcoming season.

– The Rock tweeted the following last night after his RAW birthday celebration:

“U have all help make my birthday one of the greatest days of my life.. strong love and thank u.. standing tall tonight and proudly lead America with the Pledge of Allegiance was a dream come true.. ELECTRIFYING.”

– Layla wrote the following on Twitter regarding her win over Michelle McCool at Extreme Rules:

“That was the hardest thing I ever had 2 do @McCoolMichelleL I will always have respect, gratitude & love for U! Our memories will stay with me. forever Flawless love ya.”

– Next week’s episode of Tough Enough will feature a special appearance from John Morrison and a “shocking” double elimination. Here’s the official preview:

“Next Monday, Tough Enough is all new and the contestants are on the ropes — literally! But who’s really hanging by a thread? There’s only one thing more heartbreaking than a dreamer losing the fight, and this is it: Get ready for a shocking double elimination you won’t believe! WWE Superstar John Morrison guest stars.”

FAST FIVE Opens Huge At The Box Office, FAST SIX Confirmed

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The box office numbers are in for Dwyane “The Rock” Johnson’s latest movie FAST FIVE and the fifth installment of the Fast & Furious franchise had a blockbuster opening weekend. By far the best opening weekend of 2011 thus far, FAST FIVE took in $86.2 million dollars (in North America) in its opening weekend. It was also the best opening weekend for the Fast & Furious franchise.

Check Out: Pictures Of The Rock On The Set Of FAST FIVE (Bald Head & Goatee)

Director Justin Lin, who directed the last three Fast & Furious movies, is already planning a sixth installment, which will see Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson reprise his role as US special agent Hobbs.

“After this big weekend, we’re going forward,” Lin told USA Today on Monday. “It’s pretty much 100%. It’s going to happen. At five, we’re just hitting our stride .. We’re growing. People want to continue this journey.”

After the closing credits of Fast Five, a brief scene aired that revealed details on the plot of Fast Six. The scene featured The Rock with actress Eva Mendes talking about a new case – a robbery involving actress Michelle Rodriguez’s character Letty, who was murdered in 2009’s Fast & Furious – a sign that she’ll be returning “from the dead“ in the next movie.

COMMENT BELOW: Did you see FAST FIVE? If so – what did you think ?

Lilian Garcia Appears On Raw, Sings The National Anthem

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Tonight’s episode of Monday Night Raw kicked off with former WWE ring announcer Lilian Garcia center-ring to sing the “The Star-Spangled Banner.”

Raw ring announcer Justin Roberts introduced Garcia to a large reaction and she proceeded to sing the National Anthem while fan reactions inside the America Airlines Arena were shown. A thunderous “U-S-A” chant followed her stirring rendition of the Anthem.

Prior started to her performance, a video package aired flashing back to September 11, 2001 and former United States President George W. Bush’s message to the American people. This was proceeded by clips of the September 13, 2001 episode of SmackDown including Vince McMahon’s center-ring speech addressing fans and wrestlers. A clip of Garcia performing “The Star-Spangled Banner” aired while the WWE Superstars at the time looked on.

Immediately following her performance, the term “Lillian Garcia” topped Twitter as a worldwide trending topic.

WWE Star Receives Stitches, SmackDown Rating Improves, More

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— Brodus Clay suffered a severe gash on his head last night at Extreme Rules after being driven into a ladder by Christian. A great deal of blood gushed from his wound and it is said that he may have suffered a concussion.

Joey Styles noted on his Twitter account that the wound required 12 stitches.

Christian was also banged up from the match.

— The April 29 episode of WWE SmackDown garnered a 1.96 cable rating, up from 1.87 the previous week.

The two-hour program averaged 3.05 million viewers, up from 2.8 the week before.

— Raw draftee Chris Masters beat Primo in a dark match prior to tonight’s Raw in Miami, Florida.

source: PWInsider.com

Title Match Tonight On Raw, Rapper To Perform, Lilian Garcia

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— WWE’s official Twitter page has announced that The Miz will invoke his rematch clause against WWE Champion John Cena tonight on Raw.

— Rap musician Pitbull and the Miami Heat dancers are scheduled to perform on Raw.

There is also a giant birthday cake backstage at Raw reading “Happy Birthday Rock.”

— Former WWE ring announcer Lilian Garcia appeared on today’s episode of the daytime syndicated medical/talk show The Doctors. A segment aired where Garcia’s husband Chris, who was sitting in the audience, volunteered to get manscaped and waxed. She was shown laughing while the procedure took place.

— WWE pulled the YouTube video of John Cena announcing to the Extreme Rules audience last night that U.S. troops “captured and compromised” Osama bin Laden. His speech will air tonight on Raw, WWE announced via press release.

source: F4WOnline.com

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