WWE sent out the following alert to fans attending tonight’s Survivor Series event from the Philips Arena in Atlanta, GA:
https://twitter.com/wwe/status/668501274644627456
https://twitter.com/wwe/status/668501514114211840
https://youtu.be/Zn0O1In2438
The following report comes courtesy of F4WOnline.com:
Dark match:
Jeff Cobb defeated El Mariachi Loco
Wednesday, February 24th:
Jack Evans defeated PJ Black
Jack cut a heel promo on the crowd before the match started where he called himself “The Dragon Slayer”. Midway through, Drago appeared on one of the corner platforms wearing a dragon skull and taunting Jack with nunchucks. Finish saw Drago come down and try to spit mist at Jack, but ended up hitting PJ which led to a rollup.
King Cuerno defeated Killshot
They messed up a move on the apron but it didn’t take much away from the match. Cuerno kept beating on Killshot afterwards until Fenix came out for the save
Chavo Guerrero, Mr Cisco, & Cortez Castro defeated El Texano Jr in a gauntlet match
Cisco is eliminated within 10 seconds after a kick to the face, Castro put up more of a fight in that it took just 2 minutes to beat him. Most of the match was Chavo/Texano with Cortez using Texano’s rope to trip him and hold his feet down for the cover
Johnny Mundo defeated Cage
A woman came out to distract Cage but I could not identify her (Blonde hair, similar attire to Asuka). After the match, both of them beat down and taunted Cage. Good match
Wednesday, March 2nd:
Cobra ??? (Last name sounded like Moon) defeated Sexy Star via submission
Cobra made her debut and looked to be Cheerleader Melissa under a blue snakeskin bodysuit (If it helps, she had a tiki tattoo on the back of her neck). The Mack came out to cheer Sexy on and Marty the Moth was in the stands near the end to distract Sexy. Cobra won with a rear naked choke and did some hissing towards Marty, clearly some type of relationship between them.
Prince Puma vs Pentagon Jr went to a no contest
Nice back & forth matchup until Mil Muertes ran 5 minutes into the match and beat both of them out. Mil left both laying with a double flatliner
Fenix defeated King Cuerno in a ladder match to regain the Gift of the Gods title
Awesome ladder match which saw them fight in the stands and in the floor seats. Match ended with Fenix giving Cuerno a top-rope hurricanrana through a table, then grabbing the title. The tapings ended with a staredown between Mil Muertes from his throne and Fenix on the ladder.
John Cena recently spoke to Zap2It.com about his decision to take extended time off from WWE to film American Grit, a military-themed reality competition that will air on the Fox network in 2016. Despite the fact that he’s put over countless people over the years, his perennial spot at the top of WWE has led to strong backlash from fans who feel he overshadows everyone else. Cena says his absence has created an opportunity for today’s young talent:
“I’ve been a cornerstone of WWE programming since 2002. That’s a long time, it’s more than 10 years. So much so that a portion of our audience has direct complacency with me. ‘Man, Cena holds everybody down. He doesn’t give the new guys a chance.’”
“From a company perspective, as you know I hold it very near and dear to my heart, the dance floor is open, boys,” he explains. “I’m gone, let’s see who steps up. And I like that. As much as I want to try to distance myself or as much as someone who views me would try to distance myself from WWE, I’m never going to go.”
He added that his time away from the ring “gives our young thoroughbreds a chance to run on the track a little bit, but also lets them know I’m hot on their heels.”
As noted, Triple H was a guest on Z107’s Greg and the Morning Buzz radio show and spoke about feeling blessed to be in the position he is in and Vince McMahon’s thoughts on NXT. Below are some of the highlights from the interview.
On never dreaming he’d be in the position in WWE that he’s in now and feeling blessed:
“You hate to use the word ‘blessed’ or anything like that because it’s just so overused and all that. But you hear so many people say it all the time. You hear it in sports and ‘I’m so blessed to do this’ and I guess the guy you just beat wasn’t quite as blessed. But it’s just used and it’s a cliche, right?”
On Vince McMahon’s feelings about the NXT brand:
“Look, at the end of the day, [NXT]’s his company, right? I mean, I’ll see people say, ‘oh, NXT is the second biggest promotion.’ Well, no, it’s part of the biggest promotion in the world. We’ve just kind of created our own thing in our own niche. And to be able to take it from what it was, a developmental thing and trying to get people to that next level, which is still the goal, right? It’s still the goal. To take it to where we have is huge. We’re just giving [the audience] an opportunity to have another brand and another thing to watch and enjoy. And if you’re a fan of what we do, then that’s awesome. And, look, it’s designed to fill that niche. That’s exactly what it’s designed to do.”
It looks like WWE is in damage control mode after their Reid Flair storyline on last Monday’s RAW. WWE is trying to make it seem that Charlotte came up with the idea, due to the backlash they’ve been receiving.
Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter reports that a WWE rep told him on the phone that the angle mentioning Reid was Charlotte’s idea, and that she had been wanting to do it for months. The rep from WWE told him “we really didn’t want to do it, but Charlotte was insistent on it.” Meltzer says the rep was lying to him.
With the bad publicity they’ve started getting from the Reid Flair mention, apparently WWE thinks the best thing they could do is to pin it all on Charlotte and have her take one for the team.
Related: Rumor Killer: Charlotte Didn’t Come Up With Reid Storyline
As previously reported, the reality here is that the angle was not Charlotte’s decision, and it came from WWE creative. They re-aired the angle on SmackDown and it’s still up on their YouTube channel as of press time.
WWE was also unhappy with Ric Flair for calling them out about the Reid angle on his podcast.
Related: Ric Flair Not Happy About Reid Being Mentioned On RAW, Says He Was Blindsided By It
With just a few hours to go until tonight’s WWE Survivor Series pay-per-view, here are the updated betting odds, courtesy of the William Hill Sportsbook and WWELeaks.org:
Join us here tonight for our Live Coverage and discussion of WWE Survivor Series.
WWE is celebrating the 25th anniversary of WWE icon, Undertaker with an epic tag team match pitting Undertaker and Kane® against the Wyatt Family at WWE Survivor Series in Atlanta, Ga., this Sunday. Exactly 25 years to the day of Undertaker’s debut, Survivor Series will air live around the world on WWE Network.
Throughout his storied career, “The Phenom” has been part of some of the most memorable matches in WWE history, cementing his place as one of the greatest Superstars of all time. Here are 25 Phenomenal Facts about the seven-time WWE World Heavyweight Champion, sent to us by WWE:
1. While he officially debuted as “The Undertaker” during the 1990 Survivor Series, he competed as “Kane ‘The Undertaker'” in pre-taped matches prior to his live debut.
2. One of Undertaker’s original finishing moves was the Elbow Drop, where he would walk across the top rope and drop a brutal elbow on his opponent.
3. He appeared on the debut episode of Monday Night Raw and is the only Superstar from that episode who is still on the WWE roster.
4. When Undertaker debuted, the World Wide Web was one year away from being introduced to the public.
5. Despite leaving the WrestleMania ring as a champion several times, he never entered a WrestleMania match as a champion.
6. During his debut, he defeated not one, but two WWE Hall of Famers, Koko B. Ware and Dusty Rhodes, in a matter of minutes.
7. Since his debut, four United States Presidents have held office and 34 new countries have been founded.
8. Johnny Carson was still host of The Tonight Show when Undertaker debuted.
9. Seven Winter Olympics and six Summer Olympics have taken place since Undertaker debuted.
10. Throughout his career, Undertaker had 15 Championship reigns.
11. 160 men have tried, and failed, to defeat “The Phenom” during pay-per-view matches.
12. His longest one-on-one match was with WWE Superstar Triple H® and lasted 30 minutes and 52 seconds.
13. His shortest-ever televised match was against WWE Hall of Famer Iron Sheik™ and lasted just 18 seconds.
14. He holds the record for competing on more WWE television shows than any other WWE Superstar.
15. Undertaker is WWE’s first-ever World Champion with no last name.
16. He competed in the first-ever Hell in a Cell match in 1997 against Shawn Michaels.
17. Undertaker’s urn has been stolen by opponents seven times.
18. Undertaker is a five-time Pro Wrestling Illustrated Award-winner.
19. During the span of his career at WWE, Undertaker has competed against 41 Hall-of-Famers.
20. He has appeared in 17 Survivor Series matches, and won 12 of them.
21. Undertaker has been featured on 61 pay-per-view posters.
22. He has been on 16 video game covers, more than any other WWE Superstar with the exception of Triple H®.
23. Despite his record number of WrestleMania wins, he went a decade without winning a championship at WrestleMania – the longest amount of time for any Superstar in WrestleMania history.
24. He went head-to-head with Kane 19 times during pay-per-view events.
25. It has been over 9,100 days since Undertaker debuted 25 years ago.
Matt Hardy captured the OMEGA championship on Saturday night in Smithville, North Carolina. Hardy defeated former champion Trevor Lee and Ethan Carter III in the 3-way main event to capture the gold.
And NEW Omega Heavyweight Champion… @MATTHARDYBRAND @ShaneHelmsCom pic.twitter.com/mlj2l8x2b0
— OMEGA Wrestling (@OMEGALives) November 22, 2015
– The latest edition of “WWE Top 10,” which is featured above, takes a look at the top ten “Undertaker Copycats.”
– A new episode of WWE Breaking Ground is scheduled to premiere tonight on the WWE Network immediately following the Survivor Series pay-per-view. The official description for the show, which also airs after Monday’s RAW on the WWE Network, reads as follows:
“An injury threatens Jason Jordan and Chad Gable’s status while distance keeps The Hype Bros apart. Also ZZ struggles to train.”
– WWE Superstar Titus O’Neil and the Unsigned Preps sports group spent their Saturday feeding homeless people at the Salvation Army in Tampa, Florida. O’Neil has a history of helping out the homeless, as he randomly took a bunch of homeless people out to eat in the spur of the moment earlier this year. You can check out photos of O’Neil taking homeless people out to eat earlier this year by clicking here.
WWE Survivor Series 2015 takes place tonight Sunday at the Philips Arena in Atlanta Georgia. This is the twenty-ninth annual Survivor Series, and will celebrate The Undertaker’s 25-year tenure in WWE. Join us right here tonight for our Live Results and discussion starting at 7:30pm EST.
Here’s the final card for tonight:
WWE World Heavyweight Title Tournament Semi-Finals
– Kevin Owens vs. Dean Ambrose
– Roman Reigns vs. Alberto Del Rio
WWE World Heavyweight Title Tournament Finals
– TBD vs. TBD
Divas Championship
– Charlotte defending vs. Paige
25 Years Of The Undertaker
– The Brothers of Destruction vs. Two Wyatt Family Members
Traditional 5-on-5 Team Elimination Match
TBA vs. TBA
Singles Match
– Dolph Ziggler vs. Tyler Breeze
Less than 24 hours before Survivor Series 2015, WWE Executive Vice President of Talent, Live Events, and Creative Paul “Triple H” Levesque tweeted the following update to the rumors about the pay-per-view in Atlanta being a target for an ISIS terrorist attack:
Federal, state and local law enforcement authorities have confirmed there is no specific or credible information involving a threat against tomorrow’s WWE Survivor Series at Philips Arena. However, WWE and Philips Arena have coordinated with the appropriate agencies and law enforcement, and significantly increased security measures to ensure the safety of all those in attendance, which is our highest priority. Doors will open at 6 p.m. to help fans avoid any delays in entering the arena due to the additional precautionary security procedures put in place. Fans are encouraged to take public transportation (MARTA) to the event and are advised that bags will not be permitted in the arena.
While not explicitly stated, it sounds like the security measures will slow down cars getting into the parking lot since they’re recommending fans take public transportation.
– James Storm wrestles tonight for Renegade Championship Wrestling in Chatsworth, Georgia, which the independent promotion is advertising on Facebook as his “final trip to RCW before becoming full-time with the WWE.” The promotion is also billing Storm as a ‘current WWE superstar.’
Despite debuting in NXT in October, WWE has not indicated whether Storm is a full-time performer.
– It was announced on Wednesday that John Cena will host American Grit, a 10-episode military-themed reality competition show slated to air on Fox. The show splits “16 of the country’s toughest men and women into four teams as they work together to face a variety of military-grade and survival-themed challenges.”
Here are photos of Cena on the set of American Grit with Nick “The Reaper” Irving, an Army Ranger recruited to be a mentor on the show.
https://youtu.be/A3t-gzMAyUY
Former TNA World Champion Eric Young called into the latest edition of Busted Open Radio to discuss TNA’s upcoming move from Destination America to Pop TV and changes he feels TNA needs to make. Below are some of the highlights from the interview.
On TNA moving to Pop TV and comparing TNA to Nickelback:
“It’s a big, fat, juicy, delicious ray of sunshine. There’s no mystery – all the guys know, all the people in the office know – there’s been a black cloud over the company. Whether it’s deserved or undeserved, that’s all in the eye of the beholder I suppose. But I think somewhere along the line we became kind of too big to be the underdog where people are really rooting for us and not big enough to be taken all the way serious. We’re in this in-between. I liken it – for me, for people that don’t understand wrestling, we’re the Nickelback of pro wrestling right now. I don’t know when that happened. Nickelback doesn’t care that it happened, but they’re aware of it too. It became cool to not like Nickelback. I’m not a musician. I don’t know anything about writing music or whatever, but I like Nickelback’s music. I listen to it. I’ve been a fan. I saw them live in Toronto when no one knew who they were. They were awesome. He has a full-size hockey rink in his basement. He gets drunk and plays with his buddies. They’re great and I think TNA’s great. I’ve always thought that. That will never change. It’s never going to be perfect. Nothing in entertainment is going to make everybody happy, but moving to Pop TV is a big, positive step for us. History’s the history and we’re all moving forward positive.”
On changes TNA needs to make:
“I’m not a businessman. I would never say that I know anything about business. If I didn’t have an iPhone, I would never show up anywhere. I wouldn’t know where I was going. I would never be on time for anything. I’m disorganized and brutal, but if you’re asking me, it has nothing to do with a single person. They have to decide a direction and go there and march. We can’t say, ‘Oh, we’re doing this now’ and throw 20 things against the wall. Then, six weeks down the road, maybe those things aren’t working right away and then re-do it all and start again. We’re spinning our tires. We have to just decide a direction, decide who we’re using, decide what we’re doing, decide who we’re showcasing, what we’re trying to give the wrestling fans, and then give it to them on a consistent basis. That’s the biggest thing for me is consistency. That’s sort of like accountability. When you tune into Impact, you’re getting a great wrestling match. You’re getting a great storyline, you’re getting a good women’s match. It’s the ultimate variety show.”
In an interview with Sports Illustrated, Taz talked about traveling with Vince McMahon and what his work ethic is like. He mentioned that only wrestlers are allowed to sleep on WWE’s plane coming back from TV tapings, while Vince and the other staff stay up working late into the night.
“I had the opportunity for so long to travel every week on Vince’s plane,” said Taz. “Michael Cole and I would travel with Vince and the writers because we had to get back to Connecticut to do the voiceovers for Smackdown, so I got to see Vince behind the scenes 30,000 feet in the air. He’d be sitting there at one in the morning, on a flight from Anaheim to New York, while everyone was struggling to keep their eyes open, and he’d be working non-stop.”
“I’ve seen Triple H fall asleep on the plane, and it wasn’t a problem. I fell asleep on that plane many a time and it wasn’t a problem. If you took some bumps and you fell asleep, it was no problem. If you’re a writer or a play-by-play announcer, it was going to be a problem. It was never mean-spirited, it was like high school with money. It was fun.”
You can read the whole interview here
WWE Executive Vice President Triple H tweeted the following about the news that terrorist organization ISIS could be plotting an attack at Sunday night’s Survivor Series pay-per-view from Atlanta, Georgia:
.@WWE Survivor Series is currently scheduled as planned while we investigate reports with authorities.
— Triple H (@TripleH) November 21, 2015
“Hacktivist” group Anonymous issued a warning over the weekend that ISIS is planning several coordinated terror attacks on Sunday, with Atlanta’s Philips Arena listed as one of the potential targets. Both WWE and the FBI have issued statements, essentially stating that there are no specific/credible threats that they are aware of, but they are taking the situation seriously.
– As reported earlier this week, WWE signed CMLL star La Sombra. As is the case with most high-profile NXT acquisitions, Triple H took to social media to post a photo of the two together and welcome him to the company. HHH posted the following on Twitter:
Some are just born with the business in their blood…it is my pleasure to welcome Manuel Oropeza to @WWENXT.https://t.co/iPbJQh0eXB
— Triple H (@TripleH) November 19, 2015
– Nikki Bella posted the following on Twitter regarding John Cena hosting the new FOX reality show “American Grit.”
Really proud of this man! So excited for this @foxtv show to air!! I miss & love him like crazy.? #AmericanGrit pic.twitter.com/fy2gbQEW9L
— Nikki & Brie (@NikkiAndBrie) November 20, 2015
– Former WWE Diva AJ Lee reached the two million follower mark on Twitter this week. AJ posted the following about hitting the Twitter milestone.
Thanks for getting me to 2 million followers. And still, not one goddamn selfie.
— AJ Mendez (@TheAJMendez) November 21, 2015
Earlier, we brought you the news that reportedly, tomorrow night’s WWE Survivor Series 2015 pay-per-view at Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia may be on an ISIS target list for a terrorist attack. There were mixed signals being sent as to just how legitimate a threat this is, and now, we can update you with official statements from both WWE and the FBI:
WWE (from Ryan Satin of Pro Wrestling Sheet):
Survivor Series is currently scheduled as planned while we investigate the matter with federal, state and local authorities.
FBI (from WSB-TV):
The FBI is aware of an alleged threat that includes an Atlanta, Georgia venue and event. While we take all threats seriously, we do not have specific or credible information of an attack at this time. We have, however, made the proper notifications as we continue to work closely with our law enforcement and private sector partners to keep our community safe.
We’ll have more later as it comes in, of course.
UPDATE: WWE executive Paul “Triple H” Levesque tweeted this:
.@WWE Survivor Series is currently scheduled as planned while we investigate reports with authorities.
— Triple H (@TripleH) November 21, 2015
This morning, the International Business Times reported that, per a PasteBin dump by hackers identifying as part of Anonymous, ISIS is planning a number of terrorist attacks worldwide this weekend. One of the targets, listed as not 100% confirmed, is tomorrow’s WWE Survivor Series pay-per-view event at Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia.
DEVELOPING: FBI official: Taking report about ISIS threat seriously in Atlanta https://t.co/nNc1I3WM9B pic.twitter.com/XAAZY5zwB1
— WSB-TV (@wsbtv) November 21, 2015
Anonymous is not planning to release the proof publicly but told the IB Times that they have “passed proof to the MI5 intelligence agency in the U.K., the CIA and FBI in the U.S., and the Australian government.”
There was some skepticism on Twitter at first: On one hand International Business Times is a legitimate news organization and the author is an editor there with a verified Twitter account. On the other, they’ve become best known for being a “content farm” full of “click bait” style articles with headlines about nonexistent new technology products to get Google hits. It became clear that the story is very legitimate when Mark Winne of WSB-TV in Atlanta chimed in on Twitter:
FBI official: taking #Anonymous report about #Isis threat @ #WWE event in #Atlanta seriously @wsbtv #BREAKING
— Mark Winne (@MarkWinneWSB) November 21, 2015
Don't panic about #wwe event. More info coming @wsbtv
— Mark Winne (@MarkWinneWSB) November 21, 2015
WSB then posted a statement from Jim Butterworth of the Georgia Emergency Management Agency, saying that they are “working closely with the FBI, the Georgia information sharing and analysis center and others in evaluating the threat on a Sunday WWE event in Atlanta reported by the group Anonymous.” After that, Winne tweeted more new information:
Source suggests Isis info re #wwe event may simply be posting it as suggested target for lone wolf @wsbtv
— Mark Winne (@MarkWinneWSB) November 21, 2015
Source– no known active plot re #wwe event @wsbtv
— Mark Winne (@MarkWinneWSB) November 21, 2015
https://twitter.com/MarkWinneWSB/status/668119847461605376
As of right now, this is clearly a developing story with conflicting stories and we’ll bring you more when we have it.
UPDATE: Both the FBI and WWE have released statements on the situation.
– In the weeks leading up to Survivor Series, WWE had discussed Sasha Banks taking on Natalya at the pay-per-view. With less than 48 hours to go, it looks that match has been scrapped. WWE has yet to announce a match for the pre-show (or the participants for the 5-on-5 match), so there’s still hope for Sasha vs. Natalya could always be a last-minute addition.
– WWE is planning to hold Money in the Bank 2016 from Las Vegas at the new Las Vegas Arena, according to Prowrestling.net. The show typically takes place in June.
– Thursday’s SmackDown drew a 1.64 cable rating with 2.229 million viewers, up slightly from the previous week. The main event saw Dean Ambrose and Roman Reigns vs. Alberto Del Rio and Kevin Owens.
– Roman Reigns is featured prominently on the artwork for December’s Tables, Ladders & Chairs pay-per-view. The show takes place on December 13th at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts.
Dolph Ziggler did a Twitter Q&A on Friday afternoon and revealed that he only plans on wrestling for two more years.
As you probably know, Ziggler has been venturing out into comedy over the past few years, regularly performing stand-up and improv on the road while touring with WWE. When asked where he sees himself in 3 years, he said:
https://twitter.com/HEELZiggler/status/667822748261969922
A fan asked directly how much longer he sees himself wrestling and he replied:
https://twitter.com/HEELZiggler/status/667827087521116160
Ziggler signed a new contract with WWE just a few months ago after months of speculation regarding his future with the company. Over the summer, he told The Boston Herald,
“What I wanna do is make myself a bigger asset to WWE. If it involves leaving, that would crush me but it might.”
WWE Hall Of Famer Jim Ross recently spoke with Downtown Magazine NYC about a wide variety of topics. Below are some of the highlights from the interview.
On why he feels wrestling is becoming more mainstream despite a Hulk Hogan level star:
“The genre of pro wrestling – a.k.a. sports entertainment — is amazingly tenured and has been a TV staple for decades. So why wouldn’t mainstream media cover it as they do a litany of other entities? It’s a global product with millions of fans, so covering the business seems logical to me for the ESPN’s, FOX Sports’, etc. of the world. Plus, the decision-makers at many of the companies covering WWE grew up as fans, perhaps.”
On whether or not he had any investments besides his Bar-B-Q sauces during his WWE run, such as real estate or the stock market:
“We did not venture out too far with our portfolio, but have been doing organized financial planning for over twenty years with the same representative. I accumulated a great deal of WWE stock over my years there which has served us well. We had a failed restaurant concept that was derailed by the state highway department closing the exit to our location for an excruciatingly long period of time. That was the only set back that we’ve encountered financially, but it also made us some money while it was open. So we look at it as a unique experience, take the good we learned from it, and continue to move forward. Our next major move will be to continue to get our line of condiments into major grocery store chains including Ingles Markets in the Southeast, over 200 stores, that should be in place soon.”
On the status of his autobiography:
“The writing of my autobiography is certainly a process and we hope to have it finished by the holidays of 2016, but we aren’t going to compromise quality and accuracy to meet a commercial, self-imposed deadline.”
https://youtu.be/r1xZkWXnF2Y
Former TNA, Ring Of Honor and New Japan Pro Wrestling star Alex Shelley made his ROH return at the promotion’s television tapings on Friday night in Nashville, Tennessee.
Shelley shot an angle during the taping with former Motor City Machine Gun partner Chris Sabin. Aside from an appearance at ROH’s “Final Battle 2014,” Shelley’s only appearance dating back to 2010 was at the Field Of Honor event this summer.
Below are photos of Alex Shelley’s return at the taping. For complete ROH TV taping results, click here.
.@fakekinkade @SuperChrisSabin in the same ring again 2nite has me freakin out. MCMG are my fave team of last 10 yrs pic.twitter.com/xORrRZDivq
— Rob Naylor (@NINaylor) November 21, 2015
@ringofhonor #rohnashville Alex Shelley! pic.twitter.com/SYdlLPWsfb
— Philly Rosewood (@igonutzz) November 21, 2015
https://twitter.com/MattJHenson/status/667957953304117248
Thanks to Gary Hernandez and WrestlingINC.com for the following Ring Of Honor “Road To Final Battle” television taping results from Friday evening in Nashville, Tennessee.
Taping One:
* Veda Scott defeated Heidi Lovelace in a dark match
* reDRagon defeated Beer City Bruiser and Silas Young
* Chris Sabin called out the masked KRD member, who turned out to be Alex Shelley
* Roderick Strong defeated Samson Walker. Bobby Fish was on commentary and got up to take the ROH TV Title and taunt Strong with it before they got into it
* The Young Bucks defeated The Briscoes. A big brawl with Kenny King and Rhett Titus happened after the match
Taping Two:
* Keith Lee and Shane Taylor defeated Dylan Bostic and Brutal Bob Evans in a dark match
* Adam Cole defeated Corey Hollis
* Dalton Castle defeated Mike Posey and got attacked by Silas Young after
* ROH World Champion Jay Lethal interrupted Kevin Kelly interviewing Jerry Lynn in the ring
* Matt Sydal and ACH defeated RPG Vice in the main event. Alex Shelley was on commentary
Taping Three:
* ODB defeated Taeler Hendrix in a dark match
* Caprice Coleman and Will Ferrara fought to a No Contest when they brought steel chairs into the mix
* Rhett Titus and Kenny King defeated Dijak and Ken Phoenix. Dijak beat Phoenix down after the match
* Kevin Kelly interviewed Steve Corino
* Mark Briscoe, Matt Jackson, Roderick Strong, Cedric Alexander and Moose defeated Jay Lethal, Jay Briscoe, Cliff Compton, Adam Page and Cheeseburger in a crazy main event
– Vince McMahon took to Twitter again on Friday to comment on the 25th anniversary of The Undertaker in WWE. The WWE Chairman tweeted the following:
He’s known as The Phenom for many reasons. 25 years of competition is #Phenomenal. #Undertaker25 pic.twitter.com/KGyVQtABc5
— Vince McMahon (@VinceMcMahon) November 21, 2015
– While the official announcement has yet to be made, WWE is planning to hold the 2016 Money In The Bank pay-per-view at the new Las Vegas Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. WWE is expected to finalize the deal next month. With the Money In The Bank scheduled for June, that would mean WWE will be running the new Las Vegas Arena before UFC takes their landmark UFC 200 event to the venue on July 2nd.
– The Thursday, November 19th Survivor Series “go-home” edition of WWE SmackDown averaged 2.229 million viewers, up slightly from last week’s show, which drew 2.294 million viewers.
Bret Hart was recently interviewed by Justin Barrasso for the Sports Illustrated Extra Mustard blog. The Hitman said he doesn’t watch as much WWE since CM Punk and Daniel Bryan left the scene. It’s going to be tough for today’s top stars to match the interest that Punk and Bryan brought, even though he like guys like Dean Ambrose. As for Punk’s falling out with WWE, Bret makes it clear he’s on Punk’s side and doesn’t appreciate how he was denied the chance to main event WrestleMania.
“I’d have to take Punk’s side on it,” explained Hart. “Triple H is a bodybuilder nut. He goes after the bodies. He doesn’t care how good–and he can look in the mirror–guys work, he cares how guys look. Punk and Bryan are guys concerned with how they work. It’s a different philosophy. I admire Punk for taking his stand. He was the guy doing all the work, every week, going injured, and here’s a guy sitting at home–working three or four times a year–and you’re going to give him the main event at WrestleMania? I’m not buying it.”
As much as Vince has a track record of favoring muscular performers, Bret believes he also appreciates great in-ring technicians, while Triple H is still a body guy. He named Roman Reigns, Kevin Owens and Dean Ambrose as the “hardest working guys in the company.” No mention of Seth Rollins, but it was looking ahead to Sunday’s Survivor Series pay-per-view. Bret questioned the booking of Roman Reigns.
The 5-WWE Champion has a strong opinion about WWE using Reid Flair’s name during the Divas segment that closed RAW, expressing his sympathy for Ric Flair.
“How could they not see the slight there? That’s really insensitive to Ric and his family, and I totally sympathize with Ric. You didn’t see them doing that after Jerry Lawler lost his brother. Maybe someone just made a poor judgment call, but I was flabbergasted to see they did that to him. It was totally wrong.”
You can read the full interview at SI.com.