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Joey Styles’ Contract Set To Expire, Bryan-Bellas & More

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— Joey Styles issued an apology last night on Twitter for spoiling the elimination result of the previous week’s episode of NXT.

“I’m sorry I prematurely revealed Aksana was eliminated before it was streamed despite the fact that it happened three hours earlier. Period.”

He then added that his WWE contract expires this Friday.

“Are you fans sorry that my WWE contract expires this Friday? Goodnight and Happy Thanksgiving.”

— Fans were prematurely let into the Amway Center Monday for Raw as Vince McMahon, Triple H, members of The Nexus, John Cena, The Miz, Randy Orton and several agents were seen in the ring rehearsing rehearsing what would be the show’s main event. Security personnel subsequently ushered the fans out of the arena area for 15 minutes.

— Daniel Bryan commented on The Bella Twins advances towards him on Raw, writing on Twitter:

“What’s the deal with the Bellas? I have absolutely ZERO idea.”

Jeff Hardy Rips On CM Punk In New Youtube Video

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A video has been posted on YouTube featuring TNA champion Jeff Hardy giving some strong criticism of WWE star CM Punk.

It’s worth noting that the video was not posted by Jeff Hardy and there’s no date given as to when it was recorded. The video is choppy and contains some NSFW language, so you’ve been warned.

Latest Elimination From NXT, Additional Superstars Match Taped

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— The results of the latest NXT Poll were revealed on last night’s episode of WWE NXT and it was disclosed that AJ has been eliminated from the competition. Naomi and Kaitlyn are the remaining two contestants in the competition.

Following the announcement, A.J. spoke on the mic and thanked everyone who voted for her. She began to cry while discussing the fans being ready for a Diva such as her. A.J. wants to represent all of the girls watching and be a girl the guys want to hang out with. She said it is not the last they have seen of her and that she will be back to accomplish her dreams.

Next week’s show is the final episode of season three, where the winner will be determined.

— A match pitting Curt Hawkins against Trent Barreta was taped Tuesday night in Jacksonville for this week’s episode of WWE Superstars. Matches taped Monday in Orlando, Florida were Mark Henry vs. The Usos in a Handicap Match and Santino Marella & Vladimir Kozlov vs. Zack Ryder & Primo.

— Tickets for the May 1, 2010 Extreme Rules pay-per-view at the St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa, Florida will officially go on sale on Saturday at 10 a.m. Tickets for the event are priced at $275 (including take-home chair), $95, $70, $45 and $20. (Thanks to Devin Cutting)

*Spoilers* SmackDown Stars Revealed For King Of The Ring

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Friday’s episode of WWE SmackDown on SyFy will feature 4 qualifying matches to determine the SmackDown participants the 2010 King of the Ring. The tournament returns on next week’s special 3-hour edition of WWE RAW and a new king will be crowned on Monday night.

Here are the results of the qualifying matches we’ll see on SmackDown:

  • Kofi Kingston defeats Jack Swagger
  • Alberto Del Rio defeats Big Show
  • Drew McIntyre ddefeats MVP
  • Cody Rhodes b Rey Mysterio

Now that we know who wins on Friday night, here’s a complete list of participants in Monday’s WWE King of the Ring tournament:

  • Sheamus
  • John Morrison
  • Ezekiel Jackson
  • Daniel Bryan
  • Kofi Kingston
  • Alberto Del Rio
  • Drew McIntyre
  • Cody Rhodes

Tough Enough Casting Call Details – Winner Gets WWE Contract

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WWE has begun the process of casting talent for the returning reality TV competition, WWE Tough Enough. The show is set to air on the USA Network in 2011.

Here are some details from the casting call, which runs until January 22, 2011:

Are you TOUGH ENOUGH to become the next WWE SUPERSTAR?

WWE and the USA Network are bringing back the hit reality competition show Tough Enough! One competitor will earn a WWE contract and be the next WWE Superstar!!!

Casting Producers are searching the world to find extraordinary men and women with the following qualities:

– CHARISMA
– PERSONALITY
– ATHLETICISM
– AGILITY
– STAMINA
– STRENGTH
– And an INTENSE DESIRE to be the next WWE SUPERSTAR!

If you believe you have what it takes to not only earn the contract, but excel in World Wrestling Entertainment… Apply now. Closely follow the application instructions.


For more information on how to apply, check out the casting call information WWE sent to RealityWanted.com.

Sound Off 135: From Rags To Riches, Miz Wins The WWE Title!

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Solomonster is sick and heavily drugged, but he has thoughts on Miz winning the WWE Title, Cena being fired, CM Punk joining the Raw announce team, picking a winner for King of the Ring, thoughts on Survivor Series and OLD SCHOOL RAW, Black Friday cuts, Alex Riley’s DUI, Vince McMahon’s new deal and WWE’s planned role for Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania! His throat is killing him, so show some love and listen to this now!

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Alicia Fox’s Sister Caylee Turner Debuts At FCW (Pictures)

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WWE Diva Alicia Fox’s younger sister Christina Crawford made her WWE developmental in-ring debut this past week, wrestling at a Florida Championship Wrestling event as “Caylee Turner.” She lost a tag match, teaming with Rosa Mendes and Aksana against AJ Lee, Kaitlyn and Naomi Knight.

Caylee Turner made her debut at an FCW live event on July 08, 2010 in a bikini contest.

Here are some pictures of WWE’s newest developmental diva, Caylee Turner:

RAW Rating, Hot RAW Crowd, Morrison-Melina, Piper’s Pit At MSG

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– Monday’s episode of WWE Monday Night RAW scored a 3.3 cable rating and averaged 4,850,000 viewers. The show did hours of 3.26 and 3.34 and is up a bit from last week.

– WWE was very happy with the live crowd at Monday’s RAW from Orlando, Florida and regards the city as one of the best in the country. The city hosted WrestleMania 24 a few years ago, has a great relationship with WWE and is one of the front runners to host the discussed WWE Hall of Fame facility.

– The backstage segment on RAW between John Morrison and Melina that resulted in Melina slapping Morrison’s butt was an acknowledgment of the couple’s real life romantic relationship.

– Roddy Piper and his Piper’s Pit segment have been added to WWE’s return to Madison Square Garden on December 26th.

(Sources: f4wonline.com, pwinsider.com)

John Cena Says He’ll Be At RAW Next Week From Philly

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Despite the fact that John Cena was forced to leave WWE after Sunday’s Survivor Series pay-per-view, it appears the former WWE champ isn’t going anywhere.

Cena just announced on Twitter that he will be at next week’s WWE RAW:

“Last night was tough. I am glad its over. On way to see niece. And moms bday tomorrow. Sorry i ran back in ring but i told Mr barrett that if he keeps taking short cuts it will come back to haunt him. Just got tix for raw in philly”

The WWE website is also promoting him for next week.

It’s worth noting that as per WWE storylines, Cena’s Superstar Profile has been removed from the RAW section and moved to WWE Alumni.

Beth Phoenix Update, Malenko Reportedly Suffers Heart Attack

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— Beth Phoenix posted the following on Twitter about her return to SmackDown this week:

“I’m nervous and excited for SmackDown. I’ve got revenge on my mind and unfinished business to take care of.”

— WWE producer Dean Malenko suffered a heart attack in recent months, according to Phil Mushnick. He has since recovered as he was backstage at the Survivor Series pay-per-view in Miami, where he resides. Mushnick adds that no mention has been made to anyone of his health problems. He contacted WWE spokesman Robert Zimmerman regarding the matter, but received no response.

– Randy Orton and The Miz were both trending topics last night on Twitter.

— Matches taped for this Thursday’s episode of WWE Superstars yesterday in Orlando, Florida were:

* Mark Henry vs. The Usos in a Handicap Match

* Santino Marella & Vladimir Kozlov vs. Zack Ryder & Primo.

— Rey Mysterio is featured on the cover of the Holiday 2010 issue of WWE Magazine.

— The Nov. 19 episode of WWE SmackDown scored a 1.73 cable rating, with 2,523,000 viewers. Viewership was slightly down from the previous week.

(source: f4woOnline.com, pwinsider.com)

Matt Hardy Opens Up On Release, Why He Wanted to Leave

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Matt Hardy implied during an interview with AOL Fanhouse that WWE may have altered their Wellness Policy because of him.

The former WWE Superstar admits to using muscle relaxant, but says he did not take anymore than his physician prescribed. He believes the company amended their drug testing policy due to the situation.

He also noted that he was released two weeks before it was publicly announced by the company.

The interview can be accessed here.

Nash Criticizes The Miz’ Title Win, Former WWE Stars Backstage

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— Kevin Nash, a former WWE Champion, remarked the following on Twitter regarding The Miz winning the WWE Championship on Raw:

“WWE told the world that there sh*t is a work with the Miz as champ,” he wrote on Twitter.

— Former WWE stars Haku and Harvey Wippleman were backstage visiting colleagues last night in Orlando, Florida.

— This week marks the twentieth anniversary of the day The Undertaker debuted in World Wrestling Entertainment. WWE.com salutes his two decades of destruction with the following feature.

source: PWInsider.com

Tiffany Discusses Release, Incident That Led To Her Suspension

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Former WWE Diva, Taryn Terrell aka Tiffany joined Diva Dirt for an hour long interview discussing her time in WWE in great detail. Taryn opened up on her release last Friday, as well as the incident that took place in August which saw her arrested and suspended indefinitely from WWE. Other topics include her joining WWE through the Diva Search, training in FCW, and eventually joining ECW and then SmackDown. We discuss her thoughts on her fellow Divas, how she began dating husband Drew McIntyre and much more.

Quotes:

On WWE release & phone call from Johnny Ace: “I was heartbroken to be let go. I’m just trying to figure out what my next step is. It was one of those things, ‘We’re just really sorry and maybe we can work together in the future but right now we’re having to let people go and you’re part of it’. It’s like, you keep it together and then you get off the phone and then the tears started. Thank God my husband was home. He was there to be my side and make me feel a little better.”

On that incident in August: “Somebody had an axe to grind with my husband and it was absolutely ridiculous. It was a misunderstanding. It was just someone that was trying to screw with my husband and it was really, really crummy of them to do that. It was unfortunate, it was really blown out of proportion. People got, like, two sentences of detail and they turned into this entire story. My husband and I love each other dearly and we have an extremely healthy relationship. […] If that did have a part in me losing my job with WWE, it’s really sad that somebody did that to us. […] I just want people to know my husband and I are great and we have a wonderful relationship and nothing bad has ever happened between the two of us.”

On her passion for wrestling & wanting to be taken seriously: “In a lot of ways, I wish I would have started on the indies. I would rather have paid my dues and really earned it rather than just being able to say ‘Oh, I did the Diva Search’ because that does not garner any respect whatsoever.”

The interview can be streamed or downloaded here.

JR Blog: Miz Wins WWE Title, Cena’s RAW Promo, Pun

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

The Miz Winning the WWE Championship: “I’ve been touting Miz for months on this site as a future big time player and one that I felt several months ago would be in the main event mix at Wrestlemania in Atlanta. Looks like that may well happen now. As for Miz being WWE Champion and specifically for all the naysayers, I suggest that you allow this matter to evolve more than just a few hours before damning it. Antagonist champions who are physically beatable on any given night and who have talented albeit annoying verbal skills are a nice persona traits for a successful champion to have.”

John Cena’s RAW Promo: “John Cena arguably delivered his best ever promo Monday night on Raw as it felt naturally organic and truly reality based. The buzz on Cena’s ‘firing’ by Wade Barrett is a hot topic on this site and one that will likely be addressed in more detail next Monday on Raw on yet another three hour special on the USA Network.”

C.M. Punk Joins The RAW Announce Team: “Three man booths take time to develop a synergy and timing amongst the three talkers. Punk is a bright guy who is extremely talented in the ring because he worked so diligently to achieve becoming a main eventer and he should be able to accomplish the same thing at the announce table if he works at announcing the same way he worked at becoming an wrestler. It won’t happen over night but I wish CM Punk all the success in the world and enjoy his quick wit.”

Striker Blows Call During Title Match, Andrews Works Dark Match

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— There was much talk amongst those in WWE regarding Matt Striker blowing a call during the Survivor Series pay-per-view broadcast when Randy Orton pinned Wade Barrett because he acted as if it was a good thing that the “The Viper” had won the match because Cena would be freed from The Nexus. However, that would only have happened if Barrett had won the bout, allowing Cena to be freed from the faction while also retaining employment with WWE.

— Speaking of John Cena, his wife Elizabeth was seated in the front row at last night’s Raw in Orlando, Florida.

— WWE developmental wrestler Jackson Andrews, a 7 foot tall grappler, beat Goldust in a dark match prior to last night’s Raw broadcast.

sources: PWInsider.com, f4online.com

Raw Participants For King of the Ring Tournament Determined

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Wrestlers who qualified for next week’s King of the Ring tournament tonight on Raw were Sheamus (over R-Truth), Ezekiel Jackson (over Alex Riley), United States Champion Daniel Bryan (over Ted DiBiase) and John Morrison (over Tyson Kidd).

It was announced during the Raw broadcast that SmackDown Superstars Big Show, Alberto Del Rio, Kofi Kingston, Drew McIntyre, Rey Mysterio, Jack Swagger, MVP and Cody Rhodes would compete in King of the Ring qualifying matches on this week’s episode of SmackDown. Big Show vs. Alberto Del Rio was announced as a qualifying match.

The single-elimination tournament will feature eight participants.

WWE Dismisses Multiple Creative Writers, Talent Removed

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— World Wrestling Entertainment dismissed two to four creative team writers last week, in addition to Christopher DeJoseph, according to pwinsider.com. Their names have yet to be disclosed.

The writers were reportedly cut loose because company officials were displeased with the results of the last financial quarterly report and felt it would be in their best interest to acquire new writers with fresh ideas.

WWE has been actively scouting potential writers in recent months.

— WWE removed the profiles of those released Friday from the company website Monday. Those removed were Tiffany, Jillian Hall, Luke Gallows, Shad Gaspard, Vance Archer and Caylen Croft. Referee Aaron “Goose” Mahoney, however, was not removed.

VIDEO: The Miz Wins The WWE Championship On Raw

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The Miz is the new WWE Champion after cashing in his Money in the Bank briefcase and dethroning Randy Orton for the title.

Moments before The Miz cashed in his Money in the Bank briefcase, Orton successfully defended the WWE Title against Wade Barrett after John Cena ran into the ring to prevent Barrett from scoring a three count on “The Viper.”

Prior to the main event, The Nexus jumped Orton and injured his knee. Miz then took advantage of Orton retaining despite the storyline injury by immediately cashing in his briefcase.

The near three minute long bout concluded with The Miz countering the RKO into the Skullcrushing Finale for the pinfall victory.

Check out this exclusive video of The Miz’ WWE title win from RAW:

Reason For WWE Cuts, Taker Celebrates 20 Years In WWE, More

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— Those released last week by WWE were informed they were victims of budget cuts across the organization.

The confirmed list of those cut is as follows: Shad Chad Javier Romane Chittick Gaspard (a/k/a Shad Gaspard), Andrew Hankinson (a/k/a Luke Gallows), Kris Pavone (a/k/a Caylen Croft), Lance Hoyt (Vance Archer), Jillian Faye Farole (a/k/a Jillian Hall), Taryn Nicole Terrell (a/k/a Tiffany), creative write Christopher DeJoseph (a/k/a Big Dick Johnson), and referee Aaron “Goose” Mahoney.

— Today marks the twentieth anniversary of the official on-camera debut of The Undertaker. At the 1990 Survivor Series, he was introduced as the mystery partner of “The Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase’s “Million $ Team.”

— The term “John Cena fired” was the fifth most searched for term on Google.com last night, with “Survivor Series” placing in thirteenth.

Trish Stratus Congratulates Natalya, Paul London Update, More

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— Multi-time WWE Women’s Champion Trish Stratus congratulated Natalya on winning the Divas Championship last night at the Survivor Series, her first title capture in the company.

She wrote on Twitter: “Big PPV last nite! Congrats to my girl @natbynature on becoming new Divas Champ–so proud! And welcome back @thebethphoenix…I see some good wrestling on the horizon ~T”

Beth Phoenix, who saved Natalya from a Lay-Cool beatdown following the match, added, “Congrats Nattie. Few people know how hard and long you worked for this moment. I’m so proud of you, my friend. Enjoy your moment.”

— Former WWE star Paul London and his brother have made it to the final round of casting for a spot on the CBS reality game show The Amazing Race. They’ll know soon if they make the cast.

— Luke Gallows will discuss his release from WWE tonight on Right After Wrestling at 11:05 p.m. The show airs on SIRIUS Radio Channel 98 and at www.thescore.com/radio.

Jim Ross Blogs About Sunday’s Survivor Series PPV

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WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross has updated his blog, which you can read in its entirety at JRsBarBQ.com. Ross spoke at length about Sunday’s Survivor Series pay-per-view. Here are some highlights of what he said about:

The Finish of the Main Event: “The conclusion of the Survivor Series seemed to provide more questions than answers regarding the focal point of the promotion, the free or fired stipulation put on John Cena. One has to assume that there will be significant follow up on this matter on Monday Night Raw from Orlando. Will we be surprised at what we hear on Raw? Will Cena indeed be leaving WWE? How could Cena be reprieved?”

Kaval vs. Dolph Ziggler: “Good to see Kaval compete in a WWE PPV bout after all his year’s of paying his dues. I like Kaval’s style and have always been a fan of Ziggler’s in ring work. Dolph had some excellent bouts with Rey Mysterio a year or so ago and I feel that Kaval could also really light it up versus Rey down the road.”

Morrison vs. Sheamus: “Morrison vs. Sheamus featured two men that WWE has seemingly advanced more at this time than some of the aforementioned athletes and Morrison upsetting Sheamus surprised me. I did not see that one coming which made the match end up being more enjoyable. IMO Morrison has a ‘touch’ of a young HBK in him in some shape, form or fashion and we can only hope that some day Morrison will be compared to the legendary Shawn Michaels in more detail. However,  there are miles to travel before that might happen as performers like HBK come along once in a generation if we’re lucky. Nonetheless, the more physical Morrison is the better I personally like him as opposed to the more ‘finesse’ version of Morrison. John was very physical at Survivor Series.”

“Sheamus is a keeper, without question, whose best days are obviously still ahead of him even though Sheamus has had a taste of what it’s like to be WWE Champion. And, yes, I get the fact that Sheamus is the first “Irish born WWE Champion.” Got it. Check. 10-4.”

EXCLUSIVE: Former WWE Champ In Orlando For RAW

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What’s up everybody – this is webmaster Mike checking in from Orlando, Florida – the site of tonight’s WWE Monday Night RAW. I’ll be attending tonight’s RAW with SEScoops.com correspondent Noah Mark.

We just checked into our hotel (one of the hotels at the Universal Orlando resort) in and who is standing in the lobby – former WWE Champion CHRIS JERICHO. We said a quick hello and didn’t take too much of his time – but he’s here.

We can’t confirm that he’ll be on television tonight, but he will most likely be at the show.

Mr. Anderson Likely Sidelined Until 2011, Hogan Weds, James

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— After suffering a concussion last month as a result of an accidental chair shot from Jeff Hardy, Mr. Anderson isn’t expected to return to the ring until early next year. With that being said, it’s been indicated that he’s feeling better and he may take part in some angles before then.

— It would appear that Hulk Hogan has gotten married as he indicated the following yesterday on his Twitter account: “Sitting outside with my dogs and new awesome Mrs Hogan.the waves are crashing and life is beautiful.only positive vibes.like attracts like HH.”

It was recently reported that Hogan and Jennifer McDaniel had applied for a marriage license in the state of Florida.

— Mickie James will be performing songs from her country music album and taking part in a meet and greet this Saturday at Cullen’s Cove, which is located at 6233 Mechanicsville Tpke. Mechanicsville, Virginia 23111.

source: PWInsider.com

Update On Alex Riley Following Arrest, KOTR On Raw Next Week

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— No immediate disciplinary action was levied against Alex Riley following his arrest for Driving under the influence last Wednesday. The NXT season two contestant partnered with The Miz, Ryan O’Reilly and Trent Baretta in a tag team match at Saturday’s Florida Championship Wrestling live event in Punta Gorda, losing to the quartet of Johnny Curtis, Derrick Bateman, Epico and Hunico. The Raw duo also signed autographs prior to the event.

— It’s expected that WWE will officially announce the King of the Ring tournament for next Monday’s three-hour episode of Raw in Philadelphia.

— Jerry Lawler, Ricky Steamboat and Dennis Knight (a/k/a Mideon) attended Saturday’s Florida Championship Wrestling live event in Punta Gorda. “The King” announced at the event that he will be on hand for FCW’s Dec. 17 show in Fort Myers to wrestle in a mixed tag match with a Diva partner of his choosing.

Survivor Series Rematch, More On WWE Looking At Wes Brisco

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— A rematch from last night’s Survivor Series pay-per-view is planned for tomorrow night’s SmackDown television taping as Dolph Ziggler will defend the Intercontinental Title against Kaval.

— As reported earlier, reigning Florida Championship Wrestling Tag Team Champion Wes Brisco was asked by WWE officials to be on hand for this week’s television events, starting with last night’s Survivor Series pay-per-view. His father, WWE Hall of Famer Gerald Brisco, commented on the news to SLAM! Wrestling on Saturday.

“He just got the call to go to the pay-per-view, Raw and Smackdown this week. I guess they’re going to take a look at him,” he said. “Personally, I think he’s a little ways away. I don’t want to rush him. But if they want to take a look at him, great, take a look at him. He can learn a lot in those three days.”

— Kelly Kelly is scheduled to appear today from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. at the KIA of Orange Park located at 6373 Blanding Blvd. Jacksonvvile, Florida, 32244.

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