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CM Punk Reportedly Leaving WWE Later This Year

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If you’ve noticed that WWE has pulled back on featuring CM Punk’s character in recent weeks, it appears there’s a reason behind it. One of the main topics of conversation behind the scenes in WWE in recent weeks has been that CM Punk’s WWE career may be coming to an end very soon.

Punk has been telling people close to him that he’s interested in taking some time off when his WWE contract expires in the coming months.

Sources indicate that Punk has been offered a new longterm contract, but at this point, he’s not interested. Punk is reportedly burned out from living the hectic WWE lifestyle for the past 5 years and wants a break.

Additionally, Punk is said to be very unhappy with the lack of push he’s received in recent months. Punk has been a workhorse for WWE without being treated as one of the company’s top stars. While WWE has made a strong effort to push The Miz and Alberto Del Rio to the moon, Punk has been somewhat neglected and is “just there” on the WWE roster.

The topic of Punk leaving WWE started on the European tour and continued at Monday’s WWE RAW.

While Punk leaving WWE would be another huge blow to WWE’s talent roster, there’s still a chance that WWE can sign him to a new deal. It’s also possible that WWE could give him a few months off when his contract expires and bring him back when he’s had time to re-charge.

(Source: PWInsider.com)

Sin Cara’s Heat & Beef With Del Rio, Henry Loses 50lbs.

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– After a rocky WWE debut, SmackDown star Sin Cara continues to rub people the wrong way and has been described as “the guy with the biggest target on his back” in the WWE locker room. Sin  Cara was a major star in Mexico and is one of WWE’s biggest acquisitions in recent years.

Despite the fact that he’s a rookie in WWE, he acts like he’s an established star in WWE – which nobody likes. One person in particular that is not a fan of Sin Cara (to say the least) is Alberto Del Rio. While there is no real evidence that Del Rio is “out to get” Sin Cara in WWE, the two had heat from their time working together in Mexico and it’s no coincidence that Del Rio and Sin Cara were kept on separate brands after the Draft.

– Prior to Monday’s RAW, a video WWE posted a video of Mark Henry, who broke down crying when he spoke about getting back in shape. Henry weight got up to 450 pounds in recent months before he was able to drop down to 398.

Henry said he deserves to be World champion and will Henry said he feels like he deserves to be World Champion. This was filmed before Henry’s heel turn in the main event.

(Partial source: pwinsider.com)

The Rock Taunts Cena, WWE Changes Autograph Policy

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– WWE will tape SmackDown and NXT tonight from the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina. John Cena is scheduled to make an appearance, despite being drafted back to RAW last night. This will be the final WWE show before Sunday’s Extreme Rules pay-per-view.

– WWE recently issued a memo to its talent notifying them about a change to the company’s policy of autographing items for fans. Superstars and divas are now prohibited from signing autographs on clothing, peoples’ skin and money, according to a report on pwinsider.com.

The change comes after a top WWE star recently signed a fans’ expensive leather jacket. The following day, an angry parent called WWE officials and complained that the jacket was ruined, forcing WWE to reimburse the parent for the jacket.

– The Rock just won’t quit … His match with John Cena is still a year away, but that’s not stopping him from talking trash about RAW SmackDown RAW superstar / fruity pebble, John Cena.

The Rock was in Russia earlier this week promoting the international release of his new Fast Five movie and posted a picture of him standing on a purple John Cena t-shirt. The Rock posted the following picture and caption:

Team Bring It Russia – thank u for the incredible love. I will return! (Cena, look closely.. u will ALWAYS be dominated by Team Bring It)”

Dwayne Johnson's photo: Fast Five world tour - Team Bring It Russia - THANK YOU for the incredible love. (Cena - look closely.. you will ALWAYS be dominated by Team Bring It worldwide)
Dwayne Johnson on WhoSay

VIDEO: Chris Jericho’s DWTS Week 6 Performance

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On Monday’s episode of ABC’s Dancing With The Stars show (Week 6), former WWE star Chris Jericho and his partner Cheryl Burke danced the Tango Journey’s hit song “Don’t Stop Believing.”

The week after earning their best score to date, Jericho and Burke scored just a 22 on Monday’s show – the lowest of the night. They face elimination tonight on the DWTS results show.

Check out Jericho and Burke’s Week 6 performance here:

Orton & Mysterio Comment On Being Traded, Jim Ross Injured

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– Randy Orton tweeted the following on Monday night after the WWE Draft:

“Well it’s bittersweet for me to be drafted to Smackdown. Ill miss monday nights, that’s for sure, but I think I could use the new setting.”

– Rey Mysterio also wrote the following about being drafted to RAW:

“Really hope everyone enjoyed the draft tonight!Gonna Rep Raw now! I’m gonna miss all my SmackDown FANS”!1 luv & god bless to all! 619Out!”

– WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross wrote the following on Twitter last night after RAW:

“Hand’s throbbing. Xrays tues. Cole’s tooth went to the bone on my fist. Not an artistic masterpiece. Dropping bombs. Leather straps sun. Ugh.

Disheartening when fans kill one’s effort/work. All we can do is give 100%effort. That happened. I’m sore as hell but will battle sun on ppv

@ the moment, I can’t hold leather strap 2nite but Sun I’ll do what it takes. Won’t be pretty but will be nasty. Fairplay vs Lawler @ bar.

2011 WWE DRAFT Results: 8 Trades On RAW

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2011 WWE Draft Results:

1. JOHN CENA is drafted to SmackDown.

2. REY MYSTERIO is drafted to RAW.

3. RANDY ORTON is drafted to SmackDown.

4. MARK HENRY is drafted to SmackDown.

5. SIN CARA is drafted to SmackDown.

6. BIG SHOW is drafted to RAW.

7. ALBERTO DEL RIO is drafted to RAW.

8. JOHN CENA: is drafted back to RAW.

WWE will hold the Supplementary Draft later this week  – stay tuned!

Stipulation Added To Match At WWE Extreme Rules PPV

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It was announced tonight on Raw that the Jerry Lawler and Jim Ross vs. Jack Swagger and Michael Cole match at Sunday’s WWE Extreme Rules pay-per-view is a Country Whipping Match. Presumably, it is a strap match.

The updated line-up for Extreme Rules is as follows:

WWE Championship Triple Threat Steel Cage Match
The Miz (c) vs. John Cena vs. John Morrison

World Heavyweight Championship Ladder Match
Christian vs. Alberto Del Rio

Last Standing Man Match
Randy Orton vs. CM Punk

Country Whipping Match
Jerry Lawler and Jim Ross vs. Jack Swagger and Michael Cole

Falls Count Anywhere Match
Rey Mysterio vs. Cody Rhodes

WWE Reveals Kong’s Ring Name, Ryder Hopes To Be Drafted

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— WWE has dubbed the wrestler formerly known as Awesome Kong, “Kharma.”

A vignette aired tonight on Raw showing her squeeze a doll, which resulted in its head being popped off. She chuckled as she looked at the remaining portion of the doll in her hands. The camera showed her full face this time. “Harm” flashed on the screen before turning to “Kharma.” Back live, Josh Mathews noted that things will change upon her debut.

— Zack Ryder wrote the following on his Twitter account tonight during Raw: “Hopefully I get drafted from Superstars to either Raw or SmackDown.”

— The announced attendance for tonight’s Monday Night Raw taping at the RBC Center in Raleigh, North Carolina was 13,954.

WWE Supplemental Draft Announced, Animal Hospitalized, More

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— It was announced tonight on Monday Night Raw that a WWE Supplemental Draft will take place tomorrow at noon on WWE.com.

— WWE Hall of Famer Road Warrior Animal was hospitalized over the weekend with bronchitis. He has since been released.

— The June 13 Monday Night Raw taping at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York will be headlined by John Cena and Randy Orton vs. CM Punk and The Miz, according to advertising in the area.

— Ring of Honor is advertising Shelton Benjamin and Charlie Haas vs. Adam Cole and Kyle O’Reilly for their May 6 event in Dearborn, Michigan.

source: PWInsider.com

Latest “Tough Enough” Elimination, Next Week’s Guest, Trish

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— Rima Fakih was eliminated from tonight’s episode of Tough Enough.

At the conclusion of the show, Steve Austin addressed the contestants to step forward. Rima was called forward first. Austin said he normally calls forward two other people, but not today. He said Rima has a lot of heart, but doesn’t think she’s ready. Rima responded that she needs to just get it down. Austin said she can do that, but not on Tough Enough.

Austin said off-camera there was no point walking her through the Bottom 3 again since she’s already gone through the process three times.

— Trish Stratus joins former WWE Divas Torrie Wilson, Lilian Garcia and Candice Michelle on tonight’s Tough Enough Aftershow on http://www.ustream.tv/afterbuzztv. It begins at 11:15 p.m., immediately following Raw.

— Rey Mysterio is the special guest on next week’s episode of Tough Enough.

source: prowrestling.net

HBK Files Nickname Trademarks, Matches Taped For Superstars

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— WWE Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels has filed trademarks on the terms “Mr. Hall of Fame” and “Mr. HOF”.

— The following matches were taped tonight in Raleigh, North Carolina for this week’s episode of WWE Superstars:

* David Hart Smith vs. Zack Ryder

* Gail Kim and Natalya vs. Alicia Fox and Melina

— JTG beat Tyson Kidd in a dark match prior to tonight’s Raw taping in Raleigh, North Carolina.

sources: PWInsider.com, ProWrestling.net

VIDEO: Steve Austin Posts Important Message For Fans

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“Stone Cold” Steve Austin posted this Twitter video on Monday with an important message to his fans:

Battle Royal On RAW Tonight & How The Draft Will Work

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With just an hour to go until the 2011 WWE Draft, we’ve got some new details on tonight’s special RAW broadcast:

— WWE has officially announced there will be a “RAW vs. SmackDown” Battle Royal tonight, with the winning brand getting an extra two draft picks for their brand.

— The format of the Draft will be similar to previous yaers, with several Raw vs. Smackdown matches and the winning brand getting the “random” draft pick.

— The script for tonight’s Draft RAW does not list the talents who will be drafted as a way of preventing more spoilers from leaking out.

Backstage News On Christian vs. Del Rio, SD Rating Takes A Hit

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— WWE officials are strongly considering awarding Christian the World Heavyweight Championship next Sunday at Extreme Rules.

Multiple sources expect his opponent, Alberto Del Rio, to be transferred to Raw during tonight’s WWE Draft.

— The April 22 episode of WWE SmackDown on Syfy scored a 1.87 cable rating, down nine percent from 2.05 the previous week.

The two-hour program averaged 2.8 million viewers, which is down six percent from April 15 and down fifteen percent from April 8.

The overall rating was the lowest since February 11 and the second-lowest of 2011.

— The Smackdown live event on September 10 in Halifax, Nova Scotia will be held at the Halifax Forum. A Raw live event taking place the same day in London, Ontario will be held at the John Labatt Centre.

sources: PWInsider.com, Pro Wrestling Torch

Top Star Possibly Moving To Raw, Latest On Roster Cuts Talk

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— WWE’s key decisions regarding tonight’s Draft were not decided as of last night—namely, who the company will designate as the top babyface on SmackDown. Company officials have discussed moving The Undertaker to Raw to make up for a top babyface character being transferred to SmackDown.

The main hold-up is that Vince McMahon wants the premiere matches for SummerSlam decided imminently, which will decide where talent goes.

— Many within WWE feel that roster cuts will be made following the Draft. It is said that a number of wrestlers on the bubble are nervous.

— The Miami New Times is holding a contest for two tickets to next Monday’s Raw taping at the American Airlines Arena. They are asking fans to invent a wrestling move.

source: F4WOnline.com

Melina Worried About Tonight’s WWE Draft, Tough Enough News

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— Melina stated today on her Twitter account that she’s worried about tonight’s WWE Draft on Monday Night Raw. She recalled past years of being torn away from people she’s close to due to the annual affair.

“Tonight is Raw. Very nerve racking,” she wrote. “Thinking of Drafts in the past & I always hated getting torn away from John & Jillian. I miss my Jillo!”

— Ted Linhart, the VP of Program Research at USA Network, stated on Twitter that the Live + Following 7 days rating information for the premiere of Tough Enough increased the total audience for the program by 19%, to nearly four million viewers. Furthermore, the 18-49 demographic went up 17% to 2.3 million viewers.

— This Saturday, Christian appears from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. at Petsmart 12835 Citrus Plaza Tampa, Florida. More information is available through (813)-830-7251.

Batista’s First MMA Fight Is Off: Strikeforce Deal Fell Through

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Former WWE superstar Dave Batista won’t be making his professional mixed martial arts debut any time soon.

* VIDEO of BATISTA’s MMA Training: The Next Brock Lesnar?

A cameraman from TMZ.com caught up with Batista at the LAX airport over the weekend and asked him for an update on his MMA career. To see the video, click here.

Batista said he was negotiating with the Strikeforce MMA promotion to have his first fight soon, but that deal fell through after the company was recently bought out by the UFC.

Batista said he is “real disappointed” with the way things turned out says he really “had his heart set” on Strikeforce.

Could Batista’s MMA career getting knocked off track before it ever left the station – could we see his return to WWE this year?

COMMENT BELOW and tell us if you’d want to see Batista back in WWE.

Potential Spoiler On A Big SmackDown Star Being Drafted To RAW

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With the 2011 WWE Draft just hours away – we’ve got an interesting co-incidence that corroborates a previous report here on the site about a top SmackDown star heading to RAW.

Earlier today, the web address of SmackDown star Alberto Del Rio’s profile page on the official WWE website denoted the WWE Superstar as a member of the Raw roster.

Under the “All” bracket on the WWE Superstars page on WWE.com, his picture linked to the web address www.wwe.com/superstars/raw/albertodelrio. The error has since corrected as the URL now redirects to his original SmackDown based page.

Similarly, SmackDown Diva Beth Phoenix was denoted as a member of the Raw roster over the weekend. The miscue was corrected this morning.

WWE officials have discussed moving Del Rio to Raw during tonight’s WWE Draft as he is currently scheduled to headline SummerSlam against John Cena. It has also been broached for Del Rio move to the brand as World Heavyweight Champion, with The Miz, as WWE Champion, heading to SmackDown.

Jim Ross Comments On His TV Future, WWE Fixes Phoenix Error

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— Jim Ross doesn’t believe he will remain on WWE programming on a regular basis. However, tonight’s WWE Draft could change his assumptions

Ross wrote on Twitter, “I’d be shocked if I return to wk’ly tv in any form on a regular basis. Draft could change my assumptions. I do miss Mon nites w/ King.”

— WWE.com listed Beth Phoenix as a member of Raw over the weekend. The URL error was fixed today as her profile page denotes her as a member of SmackDown.

— Rosa Mendes replaced Kaitlyn during the final portion of SmackDown’s overseas tour last week.

— Jim Ross is advertised for appear at this Saturday’s Legends of the Ring 12 event, which takes place at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Monroe, New Jersey. More information is available at www.legendsofthering.com.

WWE PPV Scrapped? New Movie Role For Austin & More

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— WWE’s upcoming Night of Champions pay-per-view event, which was previously listed on the events listing page of www.WWELiveTour.com, has been removed.

The buy number for last year’s show was down 36.7% from the previous year, from 267,000 buys to 169,000.

Meanwhile, WWE recently issued an online survey asking fans to give their thoughts on the following new pay-per-view titles: WWE Uprising; WWE Vengeance; WWE Champions; WWE Revolution.

— Jim Ross stated on Twitter that Steve Austin is working on a new action/adventure movie. According to Ross, Austin said the script is “great.”

— The FedExForum, the home arena of the Memphis Grizzlies, ran a video of Jerry Lawler cutting a promo prior to their NBA Playoff game against the San Antonio Spurs last night. He said the Grizzlies would pull the strap down on San Antonio, which concluded with his theme song being played. The Grizzlies went on to secure their first home playoff win in franchise history.

(source: PWInsider.com)

Sound Off 156: Exposing TNA’s Appalling Treatment Of Talent

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Est. Runtime: 2 hours

Solomonster shines a light on TNA’s shoddy business practices and takes them to task for the treatment of its talent, and one former Knockout in particular. But that’s not all, we’ll also talk the upcoming WWE Draft and the names that should swap brands, the R-Truth smoking controversy, Jeff Hardy’s legal woes, Abyss injured at the Impact tapings, Jay Lethal released by TNA, where is Desmond Wolfe, Kevin Nash blogs about Scott Hall and more. If you’re a TNA apologist, you may as well skip the first 35 minutes.

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The Rock’s Movie A Hit Overseas, John Miller To Tour With WWE

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— Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s latest movie, Fast Five, is a huge hit in Australia. One out of three people in Australia who went to the movies on Thursday (the day of its premiere) went to see Fast Five, earning $2.4 million. It premieres this Friday in the United States.

— John Miller, who currently appears as a contestant on the Oxygen reality show Love Games: Bad Girls Need Love Too, stated during an interview with NewsandTribune.com that he will on hand for next week’s WWE television tapings, as well as Extreme Rules.

Miller, who has competed for Ohio Valley Wrestling, wrote the following on Twitter last week regarding his upcoming WWE tour: “11 more days till I go on a 4 day tour with WWE! I’m going to get a job and sign hopefully sign a contract, wish me luck everyone!!! Im booked for WWE Pay Per View in Tampa on May 1st. Then I will be in Miami,Fl May 2nd for Monday Night Raw then May 3rd Orlando for smackdown.”

— WWE.com has posted new studio photos of Maryse.

Rollins Comments On No ‘Wrestling’ In WWE, Cena Praises Stars

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— WWE developmental talent Seth Rollins was asked on Twitter to give his thoughts on WWE no longer referring to themselves as a professional wrestling organization. He replied:

“I think you have to understand the idea of it. I was skeptical at first too, but it’s all a marketing scheme. When push comes to shove WWE will always be professional wrestling, but they are branching out and doing so much more nowadays that the word “wrestling” really pigeonholes the brand…so eliminating the word expands the brand and creates many new avenues to go down.”

— Both SmackDown and Raw have returned from the recent tour overseas for this week’s television tapings in North Carolina. The Raw crew had a 14-hour flight yesterday from Qatar to Raleigh, North Carolina. John Cena, who did not tweet during the tour, wrote the following:

“CeNation. Tour was gr8. UK was madness as usual. Qatar was unreal. I mean spectacular. It is truly a paradise in the desert. Saw great things out of ziggler, morrison, evan, Sheamus, and D.B. this makes the draft 2 morrow that much more exciting . Thanks to all for the b day wishes especially the crowd in Qatar for singing me happy b day. Moment I will never forget.”

— WWE returns to the Festival Hall in Frankfurt, Germany on Saturday, November 12, 2011 at 7:30 p.m.

(source: PWInsider.com)

Christina Says Her Sister Inspired Her To Try Out For WWE

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Tough Enough contestant Christina Crawford hopes to one day win the WWE Divas Championship. But the person she would like to take the belt from is the same person who inspired her to be a Diva in the first place — her sister, Victoria — better known as Alicia Fox.

* PICTURES of Christina Crawford

“I would love love love to win that title one day,” Crawford told CentralFloridaFuture.com. “But it would be the best if I could take it from my sister.”

Ever since her sister joined WWE, Crawford wanted to follow in her footsteps. She said Tough Enough is a once in a lifetime opportunity that she can’t pass up.

“What started my dream of working with the WWE was when my sister got hired, but I was too young at the time to apply,” Crawford said. “My dream was to go to school and then I would try out for the WWE.”

She is excited that she may work with her one day.

“She is on the main roster and I haven’t gotten the chance to work with her yet,” Crawford said. “But we do hang out together and it’s great moral support.”

One of the most important things the trainers teach the contestants is how to avoid getting hurt. Even though wrestling is staged, the injuries are real.

“I am not worried about injuries because the training environment is always safe,” Crawford said. “The trainers are helping us learn to build and to protect our body.”

The article is available here.

Previews For Tonight’s RAW, Tough Enough & DWTS

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Tonight we’ve got new episodes of WWE RAW and Tough Enough – plus the latest performance from Chris Jericho on ABC’s Dancing With The Stars. Here’s what to expect tonight:

– Tough Enough will feature a special appearance from Hall of Famer Bret Hart. The USA Network is hyping a shocking surprise for tonight’s show – which has been titled, “The 110-pound Elephant in the Room.”

– Tonight’s WWE RAW takes place from the RBC Center in Raleigh, North Carolina and will feature the 2011 WWE Draft.

The advertised dark match main event after tonight’s RAW will see John Cena and Randy Orton team up against WWE champion The Miz and Nexus leader CM Punk.

– Chris Jericho is still going strong on ABC’s Dancing With The Stars and will be dancing the Tango tonight with his partner Cheryl Burke. After getting his best score yet last week – Chris Jericho revealed over the weekend that his metal band FOZZY will be in the house tonight for his performance! Jericho tweeted on Sunday:

“GREAT rehearsal today with @cherylburke This tango is gonna rock…literally! Also found out that @fozzyrock will be on DWTS on Mon too!”

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