TNA star Jeff Hardy will be undergoing surgery later today for a broken leg.

TNA President Dixie Carter announced the injury on Tuesday evening, revealing that Hardy broke his leg in a dirt biking incident earlier in the day.

She later posted an update revealing that Hardy broke his tibia bone and will be undergoing surgery this afternoon. No word yet on how long he’ll be out of action.

.@JEFFHARDYBRAND is resting comfortably. Broke his Tibia bone. Having surgery later today to repair it. Thx for all ur well wishes for him.

— Dixie Carter (@TNADixie) April 29, 2015

WWE SmackDown Spoilers (Air Date: April 30, 2015)

– Roman Reigns def. Kane via Countout. Kane walked out on the match after randomly catching Reigns off guard by making an impromptu match between the two following his promo to open the show.

– Damien Sandow def. Curtis Axel in singles action. Sandow has a new t-shirt which has the words “stunt double” crossed out on it.

– Ryback def. Luke Harper in the next match of the evening. Afterwards, Bray Wyatt came out and attacked him, nailing him with his Sister Abigail finisher.

– Tyson Kidd & Cesaro def. The New Dya dis Disqualification in tag-team action. The finish saw Xavier Woods interfere while Cesaro was doing the “Big Swing,” which caused the DQ ruling and prevented the titles from changing hands in this tag-team title contest.

– Cameron and Summer Rare are shown backstage. They talk about Brie Bella and how Naomi beat her down on Monday’s RAW. Eventually, Brie’s twin sister, Nikki Bella, walked in on the conversation. This led to Nikki vs. Cameron for later tonight.

– Nikki Bella def. Cameron in Divas singles action. This was said to be your basic Divas one-on-one bout.

– A dark segment took place backstage that saw Seth Rollins appear on the screen and talk crap about the local city, since he’s from here, to try and get the fans to boo him when he comes out later. It definitely didn’t work as it was airing, as the fans cheered him anyways.

– Seth Rollins def. Dean Ambrose in the final match of the taping. Rollins won in a fairly clean style with his new finishing move. Roman Reigns ended up making the save after the match as Rollins was still working over Ambrose. The taping ended on that note.

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WWE King Of The Ring 2015 Opener

The 2015 WWE King Of The Ring special opens up with a video package showing highlights of several past King Of The Ring tournaments. From there, we shoot live into the arena where we are welcomed by Michael Cole on commentary.

After that, Jerry “The King” Lawler is introduced. He comes out with the King Of The Ring crown and stands at the top of the stage with a microphone. He welcomes us all to the KOTR tournament exclusively on the WWE Network. He talks about the four Superstars who advanced to tonight’s semi-finals.

Backstage: Sheamus Interview

Backstage, Sheamus is interviewed. He talks about the King Of The Ring and about how he’s going to win it. He closes by saying just like Dolph Ziggler, when he wins the KOTR, everyone can “Kiss Me Arse.”

Backstage: Neville Interview

From there, we shoot to Renee Young, who is with Neville. He talks about how crazy it is that he just debuted in the WWE and he’s already close to becoming the King Of The Ring.

King Of The Ring Semi-Finals
– Sheamus vs. Neville

Sheamus’ theme hits and out he comes for our first of two semi-final matches tonight here at the WWE King Of The Ring 2015 live special on the WWE Network. After Sheamus makes his way out, out comes Neville.

The bell rings and the bigger Sheamus immediately starts to physically bully Neville around the ring, pushing him into the corners. Neville starts firing away with kicks and quick offense, trying to speed up the pace so he has a better chance, but ultimately, Sheamus slows him down and starts to take over control of the contest.

Sheamus dominates the action for a while, including knocking Neville off the ring apron and onto the announce table and hitting him with White Noise. Then, out of nowhere, Dolph Ziggler makes his way out to distract Sheamus. When Sheamus turns around, Neville knocks Sheamus down with a kick. He goes to the top for his Red Arrow finisher and hits it. 1-2-3.

Winner: Neville

After The Match:

After the match, Ziggler congratulates Neville. He tells Sheamus there was a stipulation for their match and now he’s here to collect. He hits the ring and starts beating up Sheamus, but Sheamus manages to escape up the ramp. Sheamus ends up coming back in the ring and both guys start brawling. During the brawl, Sheamus’ eye gets split open badly. Really badly. 100 referees hit the ring and finally break things up.

King Of The Ring Semi-Finals
– R-Truth vs. Bad News Barrett

After a bunch of plugs from the announcers and commercials and stuff, the WWE Network returns back live to the King Of The Ring special. R-Truth’s music hits and out he comes for this, our second of two semi-final matches. Out next is his opponent for tonight, Bad News Barrett.

The bell sounds and here we go. Immediately Barrett takes control with a big boot to the face. He knocks him out to the floor and beats him up a bit outside of the ring before continuing to punish him back inside the ring.

R-Truth gets some hope spots and then a mini-comeback, although it isn’t long before Barrett takes over again. Barrett hits Truth with his Bull Hammer Elbow. 1-2-3. We have our second of two finalists now.

Winner: Bad News Barrett

Monday’s post-Extreme Rules edition of WWE RAW, which featured the first round of the King Of The Ring tournament matches, averaged 3.76 million viewers.

This week’s viewership was down compared to last week’s Extreme Rules “go-home” show, which drew 4.04 million viewers.

The hourly viewership breakdown for this week’s RAW, which was the number two show on cable television on Monday night (behind only the NBA Playoffs), is as follows:

Hour One: 3.823 million viewers
Hour Two: 3.855 million viewers
Hour Three: 3.590 million viewers

• HUGE Update On Ronda Rousey vs Stephanie McMahon At WrestleMania 32

Former WWE Superstar CM Punk took part in a Q&A session on Sunday at the Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo.

When asked about a potential return to pro wrestling, Punk had some harsh words about his experience in WWE. For someone who boasted that he was the “Best In The World” for so long, it’s obvious that Punk has moved on.

“I just couldn’t do it any more. I didn’t make any sense to me. I would put my boots on and shuffle my feet and walk out there and be like, ‘I don’t even know. It doesn’t mean anything. It’s fake.’”

Punk also shot down rumors of his wife AJ Le being pregnant, stating, “Nope, no truth to that.”

As for his MMA career, Punk said he’s focused on winning fights and having fun. He’s not thinking about capturing a championship at this point.

Punk also broke the news that he’ll writing for Marvel’s “Drax” series. He joked, “So now I’m fighting, writing comic books, doing all kinds of stuff. I think now I’m going to do an off Broadway show next.”

You can see video of Punk’s Q&A at Twitch.com (around the 1-hour mark).

As reported last night, WWE provided a health update on Daniel Bryan during RAW. Now, we have some more information.

It was reported over the weekend that Bryan was pulled from his scheduled match at Extreme Rules, as well as the advertising for Monday’s post-pay-per-view edition of RAW and Tuesday’s SmackDown television tapings, however he remained listed for this weekend’s WWE non-televised live events.

We can now officially confirm that Bryan has been pulled from any and all advertising for all of WWE’s live events and pay-per-views.

While we don’t have a lot of specific information regarding Bryan’s condition, the fact that he is being pulled from so many dates is not an encouraging sign.

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With the Damien Mizdow character now retired, Damien Sandow addressed the WWE Universe on RAW and spoke about his career in WWE up until this point. After debuting as the Intellectual Savior, Sandow says he was told that he was “entertaining enough.” He’d later go on to imitate various WWE personalities before becoming The Miz’s stunt double. Sandow thanked fans for their support and said his connection with the WWE Universe is what it’s all about.

Sandow was interrupted by Curtis Axel and began imitating Axel, which looks to be Sandow’s new act. He tweeted the following after his promo on last night’s WWE RAW:

https://twitter.com/TheDamienSandow/status/592898571629920256

https://twitter.com/TheDamienSandow/status/592948102513885184

Sandow was interviewed by Renee Young after RAW and continued to imitate her as well.

Booker T has apologized to fans who may have been offended by a comment he made on Monday’s WWE RAW about Owen Hart.

During Neville’s match with Luke Harper, JBL commented that Neville could become the first “high-flying” King of the Ring. “Of course Owen was a high-flyer, but not like this,” JBL said.

Booker T then responded, “He couldn’t defy gravity,” a reference to Neville’s ‘man who gravity forgot’ moniker.

A lot of fans criticized Booker T on Twitter for the comment, noting that it was insensitive due to Owen’s tragic fatal incident. In response to the backlash, Booker T tweeted:

I would never say anything to disrespect the legacy of Owen Hart. If I did offend anyone, I apologize.

— Booker T. Huffman (@BookerT5x) April 28, 2015

WWE taped two matches for this week’s Superstars prior to Monday’s post-Extreme Rules edition of RAW in Green Bay, Wisconsin.

Below are quick results of the two matches.

– The Prime Time Players def. Los Matadores in tag-team action. El Torito was at ringside with the Matadores. In the end, Titus O’Neil and Darren Young were too much for the bull fighting duo.

– Lucha Dragons def. The Ascension in another tag-team contest. The Dragons, particularly Kalisto, were flying all over the place en route to a quick victory.

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WWE Hall Of Famer Jim Ross has updated his official blog with lots of thoughts on Sunday’s WWE Extreme Rules pay-per-view. Below are some highlights:

On Samoa Joe: “Next week on the Ross Report I will have a provocative conversation with @SamoaJoe who some feel is headed to WWE sooner than later. It would take me about 10 minutes to sign Joe if I were still in my old, talent relations role in WWE.”

On Roman Reigns: “Roman Reigns is on track to become what WWE wants him to be. I believe in this athlete and feel that he simply needs time and not to be force fed the audience and he will end up being the star that WWE wants/needs. Reigns match with Big Show was a pleasant surprise and arguably the best match on the show.”

On the Extreme Rules main event: “I’m not a fan of escaping the cage as a way of winning a cage match but that’s not the talent’s issue. Orton and Rollins worked hard but it was too predictable that multiple outside parties were going to get involved in the conclusion of the match. Some fans and apparently many in the decision making business of the overall wrestling biz feel that a loss is damning for a talent a takes them down too many notches. Obviously, I don’t share totally in that philosophy.”

On Sheamus: “Sheamus is on track to become a hit as a villain if he continues to perfect the nuances necessary to do so. He’s a big, bully of a man who seems to enjoy his bad guy positioning. His match with Ziggler provided me with a surprising outcome. Thought the ass kissing phase went a little long but in the end, no pun intended, Ziggler got a win and has an issue while Sheamus left with heat. Good for both.”

Check out the complete blog at JRsBarBQ.com. You can also order JR’s Bar-B-Q products online at WWEShop.com.

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WWE has published a video tribute to Verne Gagne, the legendary pro wrestler and AWA founder who passed way on Monday at the age of 89.

Here are some more reactions to Verne’s passing:

Our hearts go out to Verne Gagne's family and friends. pic.twitter.com/BLRko4RLO8

— Vince McMahon (@VinceMcMahon) April 28, 2015

Verne, I wouldn't be where I am without you. I owe my career to you. Thank you for making me. God bless you and your family #VerneGagne

— Ric Flair® (@RicFlairNatrBoy) April 28, 2015

RIP Verne Gagne,Verne said stay down and sell until u hear the crowd rumbling then Start shaking and Hulk up and don't sell anymore thx HH

— Hulk Hogan (@HulkHogan) April 28, 2015

#RIPVerneGagne My condolences to your family and friends and my gratitude for helping build the foundation of our business.

— Stephanie McMahon (@StephMcMahon) April 28, 2015

Tonight’s WWE King of the Ring and SmackDown tapings take place from the I Wireless Center in Moline, Illinois. The King of the Ring special kicks off at 8pm EST live on the WWE Network. In the semi-finals, Sheamus will face Neville and R-Truth squares off against Bad News Barret. The winners of those matches advance to the finals, with a new king to be crowned tonight.

Join us here later tonight for Live Coverage of KOTR and the SmackDown tapings.

In the WWE RAW Fallout videos below, Bad News Barrett, Dean Ambrose, R-Truth and Neville spoke about their first round King of the Ring matches:

After last night’s post-Extreme Rules edition of WWE RAW went off of the air, Jamie Noble and Joey Mercury got on the microphone and dressed down the fans in Green Bay, Wisconsin for not showing enough respect to WWE World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins.

They brought up the “Justin Bieber” chants from earlier in the night, which of course prompted the fans to chant it again. Rollins gets upset at the chant and takes the mic. He says he would never come back to Green Bay. He starts trashing the Packers and Aaron Rodgers, saying the Chicago Bears will win the division.

Rollins would continue to talk trash to the fans a bit more until he eventually stormed off and headed backstage to officially end the show and the night.

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– TNA’s longtime Spanish announcer Hector Guerrero announced via social media that he is leaving the company after an eight year run. His profile has been moved to TNA’s Alumni roster. Guerrero tweeted the following on Monday:

Want to thank TNA for 8 yrs. of memories As of today I'm available for ministry, hire, bookings, consulting & you get the real deal & truth!

— Hector Guerrero (@Lazortron) April 27, 2015

Órale – ready for what's next!!! You are all awesome & thanks for all you do! Check out http://t.co/JtImHLxv0U for what's next!

— Hector Guerrero (@Lazortron) April 27, 2015

– TNA Knockout Angelina Love revealed on social media that she and Davey Richards are now officially engaged. She tweeted the following photo of the ring.

"I give my hand to you with all my heart…."
I said YES!!! I love you @RichardsWesley ?? pic.twitter.com/bTahk5CQAG

— Lauren/Angelina Love (@ActualALove) April 27, 2015

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On Monday’s post-Extreme Rules edition of WWE RAW in Green Bay, Wisconsin, the main event for the upcoming WWE Payback pay-per-view was revealed.

Seth Rollins will be defending his WWE World Heavyweight Championship in a triple-threat match against Randy Orton and Roman Reigns. The decision was made by the fans via a WWE App poll during RAW.

WWE Payback takes place on Sunday, May 17, 2015 at the Royal Farms Arena in Baltimore, Maryland.

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– Bad News Barrett, Sheamus, Neville and R-Truth won King of the Ring matches on RAW to qualify for the semi-finals on Tuesday night. The new king will be crowned during the live King of the Ring special on the WWE Network that starts at 8pm EST.

– It’s been rumored for weeks and on Monday’s RAW, the Bray Wyatt-Ryback feud officially got underway. After Ryback defeated Bo Dallas in a one-sided match, the lights in the arena went out and Bray Wyatt appeared behind the Big Guy. Ryback sized up Wyatt, charged at him but got hit with Sister Abagail. Later in the show, Wyatt cut one of his promos backstage.

– This week’s SmackDown will see an Extreme Rules tag team title rematch with New Day vs. Kidd & Cesaro.

The wrestling world has lost another one of the greats.

The news broke late Monday evening that legendary wrestling promoter Verne Gagne, promoter of the AWA territory, has passed away. Gagne was a former AWA Champion and WWE Hall Of Famer.

There aren’t a lot of details available at this time, but we’ll post an update when it becomes available.

Saddened to hear of the passing of Verne Gagne. #TrueLegend #Pioneer #HallofFamer #RIPVerne

— Triple H (@TripleH) April 28, 2015

Sad to hear my longtime friend Verne Gagne has passed today. To me their was never anybody quite like him. May you rest in peace. GO

— Gene Okerlund (@TheGeneOkerlund) April 28, 2015

Sad to hear Verne Gagne passed away Great Wrestler & Promoter I enjoyed the AWA very much. RIP

— Tommy Dreamer (@THETOMMYDREAMER) April 28, 2015

VERNE GAGNE MY FIRST COACH BOSS AND FRIEND IN THE AMERICA GOD BLESS HIM FOREVER

— The Iron Sheik (@the_ironsheik) April 28, 2015

Saw on Twitter & confirmed by @TheGeneOkerlund that the great Verne Gagne passed away today. Condolences to Verne's family & friends. RIP

— Jim Ross (@JRsBBQ) April 28, 2015

https://twitter.com/lancestorm/status/592885214591987712

Sad to hear of the passing of Verne Gagne.He was always very nice and complimentary to me when I met him in the '90's in WCW with son Greg.

— William Regal (@RealKingRegal) April 28, 2015

https://twitter.com/joeystyles/status/592890093989470210

WWE provided a health update on Daniel Bryan during Monday’s RAW. Michael Cole acknowledged Bryan being pulled from Extreme Rules announced on RAW that Bryan still has not been medically cleared to return.

They cut to Renee Young interviewing Brie Bella backstage. Brie said its been a heart wrenching time for Daniel. After his cinderella story last year at WrestleMania, his injuries weigh on both of them. Brie got emotional and said Daniel Bryan wants to be there, but his health comes first.

While Brie was cutting the promo, Naomi grabbed her face, shoved her to the ground and said nobody cares about her or her husband. Brie speaking emotionally about her husband’s health being interrupted by an attack from Naomi seems to indicate it’s not a dire situation. It’s rumored Bryan will be out for one to two months.

WWE RAW Opener:

This week’s show opens with a look at some of the past King Of The Ring tournament before making the official announcement that it is going to return this week. From there, the opening video plays.

Michael Cole welcomes us inside the arena in Green Bay, Wisconsin, then breaks down the King Of The Ring brackets. After that, Seth Rollins is introduced. Out comes the WWE Champion with J&J Security and Kane.

Rollins talks about still being champ after last night’s cage match with Randy Orton. He talks about some of his recent history. Rollins says he’s a fighting champion. Rollins says he beat Orton by himself. Kane looks puzzled in the background.

Rollins turns to Kane and starts to talk trash. Rollins talks about Kane being a hasbeen. Kane tells Rollins he cheated by using the banned RKO last night. He calls him a whiney brat.

As Rollins and Kane continue, out comes Randy Orton. Orton talks to the four from the top of the stage. He says Rollins using the RKO sounds like grounds for a rematch. Rollins says no. Orton says he wasn’t talking to him, he was talking to Kane.

Kane says Randy does have a point and then is interrupted by Roman Reigns, who makes his way out through the crowd. Reigns stands on the announce table and addresses Rollins. He says he deserves a title shot, telling Orton he had his chance.

Rollins tells Reigns and Orton that neither of them deserve a shot at his title. Kane tells Rollins that both guys make compelling arguments. He says they need to set aside their differences and show Orton and Reigns the real power of The Authority. He says there will be a tag-team match tonight. He also says by the end of the night, by way of fan vote, we will find out who Rollins will be defending the title against at Payback.

King Of The Ring
– Dolph Ziggler vs. Bad News Barrett

When we return from the break, we go to the ring for our first King of the Ring match of the evening. Dolph Ziggler comes out and then Bad News Barrett makes his way out.

The bell sounds and here we go. Barrett controls the action early on as the fans cheer Ziggler on. We head to a mid-match commercial.

When we return from the break we see Barrett is still in complete control. Ziggler hits a tornado DDT to turn the momentum, but it doesn’t last long as Barrett hits Ziggler with a Wasteland.

As the action continues, we hear Sheamus. Sheamus comes out and reminds Ziggler that he kissed his arse last night. When Ziggler turns around, boom, Barrett blasts him with a Bull Hammer Elbow. 1-2-3 Barrett wins and advances into the semi-finals of the King of the Ring tournament.

Winner: Bad News Barrett

Tyson Kidd vs. Big E.

The New Day make their way out and brag about winning the WWE tag-team titles last night. Out comes Tyson Kidd and Cesaro with Natalya. They enter the ring, the bell sounds and here we go.

Kidd and Big E. is the singles match that is taking place right now.

That one didn’t last long. Big E. blasts into Kidd and pins him. 1-2-3. That simple.

Winner: Big E.

– WWE will be holding a Pat Patterson Appreciation Night at the May 4th edition of RAW in Montreal. WWE had a Patterson night planned a few years ago for the same venue on the same night, but it was the same night that Jerry Lawler suffered a heart attack so it was cancelled. The ceremony on 5/4 will take place after RAW ends.

– Sheamus tweeted out the following today after the King of the Ring brackets were announced:

https://twitter.com/WWESheamus/status/592791645764120579e

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WWE has revealed the full brackets for the 2015 King of the Ring tournament. Participants include Dean Ambrose, Dolph Ziggler, Bad News Barrett, Neville, Stardust, Luke Harper, R-Truth and 2010 King of the Ring, Sheamus.

First round matches begin tonight on RAW, with the tournament concluding tomorrow night during a live WWE Network special that kicks off at 8pm EST.

Here are the brackets – comment below and give us your pick for who will be crowned King of the Ring!

Hornswoggle alluded to possibly returning on tonight’s post-Extreme Rules edition of RAW in Green Bay, Wisconsin. He tweeted the following earlier today:

Focused on returning @WWE #RawGreenBay tonight. Let's get back to work! pic.twitter.com/6rMGlrhi90

— Dylan Postl (@DylanPostl) April 27, 2015

Speaking of Hornswoggle, he, along with Damien Sandow, Cameron and Natalya hosted a Special Olympics event at the Bay View Middle School in Green Bay.

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WWE has released additional details on their upcoming “Behind The Curtain documentary, which is scheduled to air on Tuesday, May 5th at 8pm EST. The following synopsis was released this week. The trailer for the documentary can be seen above.

E:60 Pictures presents WWE: Behind-The-Curtain, a new one-hour documentary film featuring unprecedented behind-the-scenes access to Vince McMahon’s billion-dollar global empire. The show will follow three amateur wrestlers on their grueling, high-stakes climb with dreams of making it to the big show, complemented by candid interviews with WWE President Vince McMahon, his Executive Vice President of Talent Development, Paul Levesque (or ‘Triple H’) as well as former WWE talents Stone Cold Steve Austin, The Rock – Dwayne Johnson, and Hulk Hogan. The result is an inside look into what is perhaps the greatest spectacle in sports entertainment – with its extravagant productions, flagrant drama, and sold-out arenas.

With flagship show Monday Night RAW drawing four million viewers per week, storied WWE owner and CEO Vince McMahon reveals the reason behind the brand’s success: “Talent is the only natural resource we have, without it we have nothing. There’s no product. There’s no shows. There’s no anything.”

For decades, McMahon and WWE have created some of the most iconic characters in pop culture — Hulk Hogan, Andre the Giant, “Macho Man” Randy Savage, Ultimate Warrior, “Stone Cold” Steve Austin, The Rock and John Cena.

But before they become household names, WWE characters are carefully developed in a minor league system, NXT – led by WWE icon and current Executive Vice President of Talent Development, Paul Levesque, aka, “Triple H”. It is a backstage world no one has ever had access to – until now.

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– Last night at Extreme Rules, we saw a segment with Ryback interrupting a promo by Bo Dallas and taking him out with Shell Shocked. It’s being speculated that this might come in to play as Ryback gears up for a feud with Bo Dallas’ brother, Bray Wyatt.

– Paul Heyman is scheduled to be kept off WWE television until July, according to Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Lesnar is scheduled to return from his “indefinite suspension” this summer and will likely be working a top match at SummerSlam.

– Director Derek J Sulek noted on Twitter that his movie “The Confession” with Rob Van Dam is now complete. Here’s the DVD artwork featuring RVD:

"The Confession" starring @TherealRVD @ashleyescharf is officially complete! Film festival listings coming soon! pic.twitter.com/1ri4Vu69bF

— Derek Sulek (@DerekJSulek) April 27, 2015

– Former WWE Tag Team Champions Cesaro and Tyson Kidd tweeted the following after dropping the gold to The New Day at Extreme Rules:

Chicago was great, every dog has their day apparently. The BTE is focused #ExtremeRules https://t.co/aVPfMsW2PZ

— TJ Wilson (@TJWilson) April 27, 2015

https://twitter.com/WWECesaro/status/592519288197492736

– Sheamus tweeted the following after refusing to kiss Dolph Ziggler’s arse after losing to him on the show:

Ha! @HEELZiggler's pretty boy face will forever smell of Celtic swamp ass. Still love him girls? #KissMeArse #ExtremeRules

— Sheamus (@WWESheamus) April 27, 2015

– Here are several backstage reactions from Extreme Rules: