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Tough Enough Update, Justin Bieber Singing At WrestleMania

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— Yesterday’s media report of Tough Enough being revived is true as those close to the situation indicate it’s a done deal that the reality television show will reemerge on the USA Network. Time slots being discussed include 11:00 p.m. following Raw and Tuesday nights at 10:00 p.m.

— HollywoodLife.com’s report earlier this month of Justin Bieber possibly singing “America the Beautiful” at WrestleMania XXVII is true, according to a company source. WWE officials are hopeful the land the singer for the event and are currently negotiating with his representatives.

— WWE aired a video package with R-Truth’s new song last night on Raw in an attempt to get fans familiar with its lyrics so they’ll sing along. They feel it’s not nearly as over as his initial one, but are still trying to get it over.

source: www.f4wonline.com

WWE RAW Rating For Monday’s “Go Home” Show

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The ratings are in for Monday’s WWE RAW, the final show before Sunday’s WWE Bragging Rights pay-per-view.

The 10/18 episode of WWE RAW drew a a 3.09 cable rating and averaged 4.47 million viewers. This is up from last week’s 2.9 and virtually even with RAW’s 10-week average.

The first hour drew a 3.06 rating (with 4.42 million viewers) and the second hour did a 3.12 (4.53 million viewers).

Raw’s viewership was up nearly five percent compared to last week, a modest sign of momentum heading into Bragging Rights.

(Credit to pwtorch.com for the ratings data used in this report)

More On The New “Stand Up For WWE” Campaign (Videos)

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WWE has released a series of videos hyping the new “Stand Up For WWE” WWE is asking its fans to help them combat unfair and biased attacks from “certain politicians and media outlets.” WWE says they’re trying to “correct factual inaccuracies” that have been reported about the company during Linda McMahon’s United States Senate campaign.

Vince McMahon’s Address to the WWE Universe:

Longtime WWE Employees Stand Up For WWE

RAW Celebrity Guest Hosts Stand Up For WWE:

Gregory Helms Comments On Matt Hardy’s Release From WWE

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Former WWE star Gregory “Hurricane” Helms appeared on the Right After Wrestling radio show last night to discuss Matt Hardy’s departure from World Wrestling Entertainment, among other topics.

“Me and Matt (Hardy) talk on a daily basis,” said Helms. “He’s doing really good and he’s in a good spot in his life.

“He was just ready to go, like myself when I left (WWE), I was just ready to go. I didn’t realize how ready I was to leave until about a month after my release. Back to Matt, he’s in a happier place, he’s got a ton of projects on the shelf, me and him will be doing a ton of stuff together as well.”

ALSO DISCUSSED

– His thoughts on TNA’s direction

– Should the WWE bring back the Cruiserweight division

– Will Twitter change the wrestling industry?

– Hurricane suggesting to Zack Ryder that he tweet live in the ring during a match

To listen to the interview, click here.

Why Vince Missed RAW, Hart Dynasty Breakup, Jackson

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– We reported on Monday that WWE chairman Vince McMahon was scheduled to appear on this week’s live RAW. While there were plans for Vince to appear live and promote the company’s new “Stand Up For WWE” campaign, time constraints, prevented this from happening and they just aired a video package.

– It appeared that WWE was originally planning to turn David Hart Smith heel against Tyson Kidd, it now appears that Tyson Kidd is the one going heel.

– As we saw on RAW, Ezekiel Jackson returned to television and was added to Team RAW at Bragging Rights. Mark Henry had been rumored to be the final member of Team RAW, but Henry’s brother has been fighting for his life after suffering a stroke on October 3rd and Henry wasn’t able to guarantee he could be at the PPV on Sunday.

MVP Continues To Vent His Frustrations About WWE

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SmackDown superstar MVP is back on Twitter venting his frustrations about being misused in WWE. The former United States champion says he’s not happy with the way things currently are, but keeps an upbeat attitude and says he’s not leaving the company any time soon.

When a fan asked him last night if he was happy in WWE, MVP responded,

“Not my finest hours but life is all about peaks & valleys! Tomorrow is a new day!”

Another fan asked MVP if he has lost his passion for wrestling. He replied:

“I LOVE wrestling! Not crazy about the “business”.”

MVP later said the following about his relationship with WWE:

“All relationships have ups & downs. You work thru ‘em. I’M NOT LEAVING! Let ‘em speculate on that. I’m pretty candid!”

Bret Hart Appears After RAW, Evan Bourne Injury Update

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– In a dark match that took place after Monday’s WWE RAW went off the air, WWE Champion Randy Orton defeated Wade Barrett and Sheamus in a Triple Threat match. WWE Hall of Famer Bret Hart came out and sat at ringside for the match. According to a live report sent in from a fan who was there, the crowd went nuts for Bret Hart. Randy Orton pinned Sheamus for the win.

– The WWE website confirmed that Evan Bourne suffered a torn rotator cuff, with the injury being attributed to CM Punk’s attack last week on Raw. It’s noted that the injury will require surgery and he is scheduled to be out of competition for four months.

– WWE Monday Night Raw on January 17, 2011 will be held at the Verizon Arena in Little Rock, Arkansas. Tickets go on sale November 19, 2010. (Thanks to Devin Cutting)

CM Punk Debuts New Bleached Blonde Hair

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RAW superstar CM Punk bleached his hair over the weekend and wrestled at Saturday’s live event in Kennewick, Washington with the new look.

The blond look didn’t last long – as Punk was back to dark hair on Monday’s RAW.

Here’s a picture of Punk wrestling with blond hair:

SmackDown Main Event, R-Truth’s Criminal Past & More

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– WWE Champion Randy Orton vs. World Heavyweight Champion Kane has been announced for this week’s Friday Night SmackDown.

– Matches taped before RAW tonight for this week’s WWE Superstars were:

  • William Regal vs. Darren Young
  • The Usos vs. Vladimir Kozlov and Santino Marella.

– RAW superstar R-Truth was not at Monday’s RAW because his criminal record prevents him from entering Canada. WWE aired an R-Truth music video on RAW in his absence. He is still a member of Team RAW and will be at Bragging Rights this weekend.

WWE Ranks The Top 25 Talkers In Wrestling History

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The official WWE website has named “the Top 25 talkers in WWE history.”

Comment below and tell us if you agree with their rankings.. Edge above Jesse Ventura?  CM Punk & JBL above Hulk Hogan?

Here’s the list ..

25. Sheamus
24. Rick Rude
23. Santino Marella
22. The Million Dollar Man
21. The Miz
20. Jesse Ventura
19. Triple H
18. Paul Heyman
17. Edge
16. Mr. McMahon
15. Superstar Billy Graham
14. Mick Foley
13. Hulk Hogan
12. CM Punk
11. Randy Savage
10. JBL
9. Bobby Heenan
8. Dusty Rhodes
7. John Cena
6. Jake Roberts
5. Chris Jericho
4. Ric Flair
3. The Rock
2. Roddy Piper
1. Steve Austin

Click here to check out the WWE website’s feature.

Eric Bischoff Comments On The “Stand Up For WWE” Campaign

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TNA executive Eric Bischoff is speaking out about Vince McMahon’s new “Stand Up For WWE” campaign, lending support to his former employer.

“Good for Vince,” Bischoff wrote. “I don’t blame him for wanting to use his platform to activate WWE fans and speak out against some of the mainstream media b.s. that has been flung at Linda McMahon and the WWE.

“Linda’s opponent and his surrogate campaign staffers over at MSNBC, have used their ‘news’ format to trash a woman who has raised a family, overcome financial challenges, and helped build a billion dollar industry that is weathering the financial bon-fire that her challengers predecessor, Chris Dodd provided the lighter fluid for with his role in the disastrous bail-out debacle.”

You can read more from Bischoff at EricBischoff.com.

Vince McMahon Announces “Stand Up For WWE” Campaign

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World Wrestling Entertainment is calling on WWE fans worldwide to “Stand Up For WWE” in a new campaign on WWE.com and social networking websites, including Facebook, YouTube and Twitter.

WWE invites fans to voice their support for the company because it has come under unfair and biased attack from certain politicians and media outlets. WWE will correct factual inaccuracies that have been reported about the company during this election season.

“The nearly 600 full-time WWE employees, as well as its 140 Superstars, all work for one reason – to put smiles on people’s faces,” said Vince McMahon, Chairman and CEO, WWE. “The inaccurate media reports about our company are not only an injustice but an insult to our millions of fans worldwide.”

You can also “STAND UP FOR WWE” on Facebook at www.facebook.com/StandUpForWWE and on Twitter at twitter.com/StandUpForWWE.

Related VIDEOS: Vince McMahon, WWE Employees & Celebrities Stand Up For WWE

Sound Off 130: Some Colorful Thoughts on Total Nonstop Talking

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Est. Runtime: 1 hour, 30 minutes

Solomonster has some colorful thoughts on an amazing Impact that went OVER AN HOUR without any actual wrestling, plus thoughts on Bound for Glory and Jeff Hardy’s heel turn, a fun Raw show, Matt Hardy gets his release, Tyler Reks replacing Kaval on Team Smackdown (really), names being talked about for the Hall of Fame, and my review of the Chris Jericho DVD documentary. Does it live up to expectations?

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WWE Tough Enough Reportedly Returning To Television

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Fans of WWE Tough Enough are gonna love this one – the WWE reality show that ran from 2001-2004 and produced WWE superstars John Morrison and The Miz is very close to being resurrected.

Deadline.com is reporting that the USA Network is close to ordering a new season of WWE’s Tough Enough show.

The story notes that revival of Tough Enough came together separately from USA’s current efforts in charting unscripted programming and stems from its relationship with.

Tough Enough, which features contestants competing for a WWE contract, aired on MTV for three seasons. It moved to UPN in 2004 where it aired for a season as part of SmackDown. It is expected to run in tandem with Monday Night Raw.

Aside from John Morrison and The Miz, other notable cast members from the show include Josh Matthews, Matt Morgan, Christopher Nowinski, Maven Huffman and Nidia.

Mick Foley Bumped By The President, Holly Attends TNA Event

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— Mick Foley was bumped from his scheduled appearance on the syndicated radio show The Steve Harvey Morning Show Friday due to an appearance by United States President Barack Obama.

— Former WWE star Hardcore Holly was on hand for Saturday’s TNA Wrestling live event in Dubuque, Iowa as he was spotted sitting amongst the crowd.

— It appears that Rhino is still affiliated with TNA Wrestling after working this past weekend’s live events. “The War Machine” lost to Matt Morgan at Friday’s show in Racine, Wisconsin, but scored a victory the next night in Dubuque, Iowa.

sources: pwinsider.com, prowrestling,net

Hardcore Holly Gets A Huge New Sleeve & Chest Tattoo (Picture)

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– A picture has surfaced online of former WWE star Hardcore Holly at an independent event sporting a large tattoo over the left side of his torso.

Hardcore Holly

The image is legit as he appeared at the Legends of the Ring convention in Monroe, New Jersey on Saturday and the tattoo was visible. To see an image of him at the show, click here.

— Former AWA and WWF star John Nord (a/k/a Nord the Barbarian, The Berzerker) turns 51 years old today.

News On Hitman Shades, WWE Video Game Controllers, Batista

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— Mad Catz and THQ announced an agreement today to produce WWE branded video game accessories, .

“World Wrestling Entertainment has produced many of the videogame industry’s most enduring and prestigious franchises, and we are thrilled to initiate this relationship with THQ to create a range of Arcade FightSticks and FightPads,” said Darren Richardson, President and Chief Executive Officer of Mad Catz. “We believe the spirit and excitement of WWE is a perfect fit for our range of market-leading fighting game controllers.”

— WWE Hall of Famer Bret Hart was on hand for the Maritime Wrestling Expo on Saturday in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Reader Ryan attended the event and noted Hart’s response to a query regarding WWE not merchandising classic “Hitman” shades upon his return to the organization:

“During the meet ‘n greet with Bret Hart, when I was getting my Bret Hart shades (purchased back in 1996) signed, I told Bret that I was surprised they didn’t start making the Hitman shades again when he came back to WWE. In mid-signature, he stopped, looked up (seeming to lament), and said “They were going to, but we couldn’t find the people who used to make them.” I’ve not heard a reason for this reported anywhere before, as it seemed a no-brainer to sell an incredible amount of these cheap-to-produce items… but assumed much like his lack of return to the pink-and-black tights, that he was letting go of another piece of The Hitman’s past. Sounds like he was an active participant in the search for the old producers, and was disappointed that they couldn’t be brought back.”

— The official WWE website posted the following video preview of former talent Batista’s guest appearance tonight on Chuck on NBC.

Mickie Making In-ring Debut This Week, Sarita Upsets Champion

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— The official TNA Wrestling website is advertising Mickie James’ in-ring debut for this Thursday’s episode of iMPACT!. She will be squaring off against Sarita.

Also advertised is the return of the Ultimate X Match.

— Sarita, who has not appeared on iMPACT! since July, scored an upset victory over Angelina Love on this weekend’s episode of TNA Xplosion. Love was the Women’s Knockout Champion when the bout was taped.

To view the match, click here.

— Thursday’s episode of TNA ReACTION garnered a 0.77 cable rating, with 942,000 viewers. (source: PWInsider.com)

RAW Preview: Cena & Orton vs. Harris & McGillicutty, Bret Hart

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Tonight’s episode of WWE RAW takes place from Calgary, Alberta, Canada and is the “go home” show for Sunday’s WWE Bragging Rights PPV.

The Guest Hosts for tonight’s RAW will be  the stars of the new WWE Studios movie “Knucklehead” – SmackDown star the Big Show and actor Bobb’e J. Thompson.

The main event will see WWE Champion Randy Orton team up with John Cena against NXT Season 2 rookies Husky Harris and Michael McGillicutty. Wade Barrett announced last week that if Harris and McGillicutty win the match, they’ll be officially added to Nexus.

One more spot remains on Team RAW for Sunday’s Bragging Rights PPV. The final member is expected to be revealed tonight.

The arena website is also promoting an appearance by WWE Hall of Famer Bret Hart for tonight’s show.

Chris Jericho Talks About Wrestlers Doing Outside Projects

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WWE star Chris Jericho, who is currently touring the UK with his metal band Fozzy, was recently interviewed by the UK Sun. In part 1 of the interview, Jericho spoke about other former WWE stars who have left the company to explore other projects in the entertainment industry, such as The Rock, Mickie James and Maria.

Here are some highlights of what Jericho said about:

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s Hollywood career:

“The Rock is a great guy, he’s a great actor, he was great wrestler — one of my favourites — but I don’t understand why he doesn’t want to come back to the show once in a while.”

Why He’s Able to do Other Projects & Not Lose His Spot In WWE:

“At the risk of sounding egotistical, I’ve reached a certain point where you know what Jericho brings to the table. You know the value that I have to the show, both on camera and behind the scenes in the locker room as an idea guy. So I think I can get away with a lot more. Plus I think it’s always been understood about Jericho is that there is another side to me. When I walked into the WWE I had a band, there’s always been stuff like that going on. If I was just some guy wet behind the ears in his first year in the business there’s no way I’d be able to get away with all this stuff.”

We’ll post highlights from part 2 of the interview when its online, stay tuned.

HHH Assisting His Mother-In-Law, Orton Lands Magazine Cover

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— Video has surfaced of Triple H supporting mother-in-law Linda McMahon’s campaign at a stop in Norwalk, Connecticut. The former WWE CEO thanks him in the video for “for rallying the troops before canvassing this weekend.”

To view the video, click here.

— Randy Orton is featured on the cover of the latest issue of WWE Magazine, which depicts him breaking through a window.

— MVP will be appearing at this Friday’s Hartford Wolfpack Game at the XL Center in Hartford, Connecticut. The SmackDown Superstar will be promoting WWE’s Fan Appreciation Day at the same venue on Saturday, Oct. 30.

WWE Superstars Party At Daytona Beach (Pictures)

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Reader Marissa has sent in pictures of several WWE superstars and Divas partying at Daytona Beach …

Randy Orton, Chris Jericho, the Bella Twins, Santino and the Great Khali were spotted waiting in line to get on the “slingshot” ride two hours before the recent “Raw World Tour” live event. Check out the Great Khali’s sweet fanny pack…

TNA Wrestler Announced For SVR, Raw Star Joins Twitter, More

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— THQ quietly revealed on Thursday that former WWE star Mickie James will be a playable character in its WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2011 video game, which is set for release in the United States on Oct. 26. To view her character profile, click here.

Other featured wrestlers who parted ways with WWE while the game was in production include Shelton Benjamin, Mike Knox, Batista and Shawn Michaels.

— Natalya confirmed on Twitter that fellow Hart Dynasty member David Hart Smith has opened an account on the social networking site. His account can be reached at twitter.com/HarryDHSmith.

— A Six-Man Tag Team Match pitting The Undertaker, Rey Mysterio and Edge against Kane, Alberto Del Rio and Jack Swagger is being advertised for the Dec. 28 SmackDown television taping at the Blue Cross Arena in Rochester, New York.

McMahon Holding Weekly Classes, WWE Plugs Batista, Khali

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— According to a report on www.f4wonline.com, newly called-up WWE wrestlers as well as lower-card wrestlers are required to attend a weekly “promo class” directed by Vince McMahon where he instructs them on how to conduct promos. One person noted that the instruction varies from week-to-week as McMahon cannot make up his mind on what he wants.

— The official WWE website is promoting former WWE Superstar Batista’s appearance on NBC’s action-comedy series Chuck this Monday at 8/7 CT.

— The Great Khali was introduced Saturday as a contestant on the reality television show Bigg Boss, which is the Indian version of Big Brother. During an interview with rediff.com, the WWE Superstar explained why he took up the offer to appear on the program.

“I took it up because my wife wanted me to participate in the show,” he said. “Plus, people have always known me as a wrestler or an actor, not as a person. Through this show, I will reach out to my fans and they will know me as I am.”

He also stated he will miss his family while he’s away.

“I will miss my wife; I am so used to her being around. She manages my work and everything. So I will miss her every moment. Plus, my parents and friends, as they have been always there with me,” he said.

HHH Announced For “One Night Only” Return At WWE Event

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World Wrestling Entertainment announced Friday that Triple H will return for “one night only” at the Supershow and Fan Appreciation Day on Saturday, Oct. 30 at the XL Center in Hartford, Connecticut. It was not specified whether the multi-time champion will wrestle.

Matches announced for the event include Kane vs. The Undertaker vs. Big Show for the World Heavyweight Championship, Randy Orton vs. Wade Barrett for the WWE Championship, Rey Mysterio vs. Alberto Del Rio, and a 16-man battle royal with the winner facing Dolph Ziggler for the Intercontinental Championship.

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