Wrestle Reaction Radio with Lex Luger
Show airs Tuesday nights at 7:00 p.m.
Available at Wrestlereaction.net

Lex Luger on the PG rating and how it affects the business: “I think [WWE] draws from a broader audience with the PG versus the edgier style…a lot of parents have always told me, especially if they have younger kids, which of course, you have to keep them in mind for your branding, those ten and unders..the parents don’t like to have to watch the show with their hand on the channel changer the whole time…so, I like it to be a little more broadbased myself, personally, but I understand why it tends to always go towards the edgier storylines…”

On Kevin Nash’s recent comments about Eddie Guerrero/Chris Benoit: “I don’t know what context that was in…it’s definitely an outrageous quote. I do think size was emphasized more in our era and fans got used to that, but I think there’s been a huge transition…I understand Kevin. He likes to stay controversial. He’s a very sharp guy, marketing-wise, and I know Kevin will make those statements, but I remember, back when I worked with Kevin, he put Rey Mysterio over in the middle of the ring…to me, the diversity now of high-flyers, big guys, little guys, in-between guys, guys that still have the muscled physiques with height, guys who don’t, different body types, getting away from that reputation of WWE being all drug-enhanced. I love what they’re doing now.”

On never winning the World Heavyweight Championship in WWF during his ’93-94 run: “In spite of some of the rumors I’ve heard through the years, I was never promised a world title from Vince McMahon. Timing’s everything..and the company’s going through a huge transition from, I think, the economy at that time..there were circumstances going on where wrestling was down, we were in Europe a lot because house shows were down in the U.S. …there’s a lot of economic factors going on as far as who would be champion and who wasn’t…Bret [Hart] was sort of thinking about retiring…there were a lot of things going on back then, and they gave me an incredible run with that Lex Express, the SummerSlam was a spectacular event…the buyrate from that pay per view was not what they wanted..I think they just decided to head in a different direction…”

On whether or not he actually named “The Kliq”: “I don’t know if I can take sole credit for that..I would like to maybe give Davey Boy [Smith] the credit for that. Davey Boy and Owen Hart. I used to travel with them and they were much more clever and entertaining than I, so if there were any names put out there, I would really have to give them credit for that, not me. I just went along with it.”

On “The Narcissist” gimmick and what he thought about its potential: “I had trouble grasping or getting my arms around what [Vince McMahon] wanted to do…once we did it and he took me out, introduced me at the WrestleMania as these girls at Cesar’s Palace carry out these huge mirrors, that was a lot of fun and I was definitely gaining some momentum. It was quite the shock when he came to me and said ‘I’m gonna dress you in red, white, and blue and have you come off a helicopter and slam Yokozuna and become a good guy, but once again, Vince McMahon does things that a lot of us would doubt. He’s very daring and he did it. But yeah..in retrospect, I would have a little more time as The Narcissist because that really was a lot of fun and I did think it was gaining some momentum.”

On leaving WWE and going to WCW: “Money was definitely a factor but the contract I was offered at the time by WCW, for my career earnings, was not really a big inducement. Eric Bischoff was not a big fan of Lex Luger personally and really wanted me to prove myself a little bit…Eric took wonderful care of me after that…but at the time, it wasn’t really a large contract offer by some of the other standards in the industry. But in WWE at the time, my contract had run out..and this is unprecedented, some people don’t grasp this..but I had no contract. Vince and I went on just a handshake, a temporary agreement, for over five months…and I had talked with Sting, a few weeks before the initial Nitro show, and just out of casual conversation with Sting, I mentioned I wasn’t under contract with WWE…Sting was blown away by that, so he went to Eric Bischoff..and that’s how the whole thing started..”

Lex Luger talks about a lot more of his career, the product of today, his future plans and much more in this 40-minute interview. Check it out at WrestleReaction.net and be sure to tune in live every Tuesday night from 7-8 EST!

Inside The Ropes Radio with Pete Gas
Show airs Thursday nights at 10:00 p.m.
Available at InsideTheRopes.podbean.com

On meeting Hulk Hogan for the first time, when he was a teen: Vince was renting a house near where the house he’s in now was being built. Vince was cool, he let us drink in the house. He let us drink beer but the one condition would be we gave him our keys and we weren’t allowed to leave. He knew kids would be kids and so he would go and get us some beer. So we’re swimming in the pool and we hear Vince’s car pull up and we hear a Harley Davidson coming up with it, so we go out and see Hulk Hogan get off the bike, coming towards the house and he’s carrying our beer. So at the 15th Anniversary of Raw, I had mentioned that to Hogan. I went over and introduced myself and fortunately he remembered me. I was honored. I told him, “The last time I saw you” and I’m telling him the story and he’s looking at me and he says, “so I was carrying your beer?” and I was like “Well, yeah I guess if you think about it you were.” And he said “So you owe me one? Go get me a f—ing beer!” I went up to the concession stand and got him a beer, I guess that was my payback.

How The Mean Street Posse was formed: It was the idea of a few people. Vince Russo, Ed Ferrara, and Chris Chambers who really ran with it. They wanted Shane to have some heat going into WrestleMania. One day Shane called us to come to his office, I’ll never forget it was a Friday. Rodney and I used to work out at the Titan building. He called us into his office. He says to us, “Sunday at 10 o clock can you go over to the studio, and dress really preppy. Here’s the script.” He then ripped it up and said “f— the script” and told us to tell stories about what we did as kids and he told us Chris Chambers would splice it and fix it and we’d be on Monday Night Raw. It was supposed to be a 2-3 week little stint. They brought us to Albany the week before WrestleMania for Raw. By the time we got to WrestleMania, I remember sitting in the front row, Isaac Hayes was in the row behind taking pictures of us. There were a bunch of signs with our name on it. We went and about ten days later, Shane handed us checks and he said, “Do you guys have any vacation time?” and he said, “We wanna take you on the road for a little while.”

On Bradshaw almost injuring him early in his career: We were facing Farooq and Bradshaw, The Acolytes. Bradshaw went to hit me with a steel chair and I took it, straight to the head. Now Shane had told us certain things about respect and that after the matches you shake hands and thank the other guy for the match. So I wasn’t going to let him know I was hurt, so I shook his hand afterwards and said thank you. He told me six months later that through doing that I earned his respect. The next day, two specific people approached me. Mick Foley checked if I was OK, and Chris Jericho, who told me that I’d proved I was tough and next time to put my hands up if I get hit with a chair shot.

Thoughts on Shane leaving the WWE and relationship with Vince: They’re very close. Vince was the best man at his wedding. There’s no animosity there. Shane keeps things very close to himself. Shane had something to prove to himself, he wanted to do something for himself and start his own business. As far as his relationship with his family, they’re so close. A couple of weeks ago, Shane’s company went public and he was in New York ringing the bell and I know his father was right by his side.

– WWE Hall of Famer Bret Hart has been announced for Monday’s RAW from the Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada for “Pat Patterson Appreciation Night.” The Bell Centre is the site of the infamous Montreal Screwjob that drove Bret Hart away from WWE for over a decade.

– Damien Sandow will be appearing at this Friday’s WWE NXT show from Orlando, FL at the Armory.

– Cody Rhodes is firing back at NXT Champion Seth Rollins for taking issue with The Miz declaring Rhodes the “Future of WWE” on Monday’s RAW. Cody has now issued the following video response and says he is open to wrestling Rollins at the September 14th NXT live event, which both wrestlers will be attending:

Kurt Angle is back at it again on Twitter. WWE Champion CM Punk calls himself the “Best in the World” – and Pro Wrestling Illustrated magazine recently gave Punk their endorsement by ranking him at #1 on this year’s PWI Top 500 list.

Kurt Angle, a vocal critic of Punk in recent months, doesn’t agree with Punk being ranked at #1 – or him being in the top 10 at all. Angle tweeted on Tuesday:

Punk is not in top 10. Pwi is About title Runs. Not Wrestling. Orton is Better. AJ, Roode, Aries, Me: are Better.

— Kurt Angle (@RealKurtAngle) September 4, 2012

What do you guys think – is CM Punk deserving of being called the Best In the World? If he’s not #1, is he in the Top 10?

– During an interview with HispanicBusiness.com, Eve Torres spoke about being a person of mixed culture and difficulties she’s faced working in a “man’s world.” She also revealed that she’ll be starring in a “blockbuster” action movie soon.

– WWE is holding a ticket pre-sale tomorrow for the 12/28 WWE RAW live event from Long Island, New York’s Nassau Colliseum. The password is WWENASSAU. The main event for WWE’s final live event of 2012 will see John Cena & Kane vs. CM Punk & Daniel Bryan.

– WWE is currently seeking a new Associate TV Producer. For details, visit AWN.com.

At Tuesday’s WWE SmackDown tapings from Moline, Illinois, WWE teased two more potential matches for the upcoming Night of Champions pay-per-view.

The Prime Time Players became the #1 contenders to the WWE Tag titles. The date of their title match was not announced, but it’s expected they’ll wrestle Kofi Kingston and R-Truth at Night of Champions.

Also at the SmackDown tapings, WWE continued Randy Orton’s feud with Dolph Ziggler, with a match at this month’s PPV also looking like a real possibility.

The following matches are confirmed for Night of Champions:

WWE Championship Match:
CM Punk (c) vs. John Cena

World Heavyweight Championship Match:
Sheamus (c) vs. Alberto Del Rio

WWE Divas Championship Match:
Layla (c) vs. Kaitlyn

Intercontinental Title Match:
The Miz (c) vs. TBA

WWE United States Title Match:
Antonio Cesaro (c) vs. TBA

WWE Tag Title Match:
Kofi Kingston & R-Truth (c) vs. TBA

The following is a spoiler-free preview for Friday’s WWE SmackDown, taped Tuesday night from Moline, Illinois:

– World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus vs. David Otunga.

– Rey Mysterio & Sin Cara vs. The Miz & Cody Rhodes.

– Randy Orton vs. Damien Sandow.

– Daniel Bryan vs. Zack Ryder.

– #1 Contender’s Match: The Prime Time Players vs. Epico & Primo vs. The Usos.

– Wade Barrett vs. Yoshi Tatsu.

Also appearing are Dolph Ziggler, Alberto Del Rio, Booker T, Teddy Long, Vickie Guerrero & more.

WWE taped the following matches prior to Tuesday’s SmackDown tapings from Moline, Illinois:

WWE Saturday Morning Slam

– Josh Mathews and The Miz did commentary.

– Santino Marella defeated Heath Slater. Major heel heet for Slater. They did a dance off and an air-guitar battle. Santino won with the Cobra.

– Santino then replaced Miz on commentary.

– Kofi Kingston and R-Truth defeated Epico and Primo after Kofi pinned Primo with a cross body off the top rope.

– Zach Ryder defeated William Regal with the Rough Ryder.

WWE Superstars Results:

– Antonio Cesaro defeated Justin Gabriel. Cesaro did his gimmick before the match where he said the word “Exceptional” in 5 languages.

– Divas champion Layla defeated Natalya.

DISCUSSION: Who Else Should PAUL HEYMAN Manage In WWE?

At the end of this past Monday’s WWE Raw it was revealed that Paul Heyman was driving CM Punk out of the Allstate arena. Although it is still early to speculate on exactly what Heyman’s roll will be with punk, we want to hear from you! Who on the current WWE roster would you like to see Paul Heyman align with? Voice your opinion in a comment below!

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– Monday’s episode of WWE RAW had a Trendrr.tv social media score of only 295,822, down 21% from last week the lowest score for RAW in the past 5 weeks.

RAW ranked #2 on cable for the third consecutive (trailing “Love & Hip Hop Atlanta” on VH1).

– The season finale of NBC’s Stars Earn Stripes reality series drew only 2.88 million viewers on Monday night.

– Check out this video of Eve and her partner completing the final mission of Stars Earn Stripes to win the competition:

* VIDEO From AFTER RAW: CENA & ORTON Celebrate With .. MACHO MAN Superfan

WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross has updated his JRsBarBQ.com with his thoughts on Monday’s WWE RAW. Here are some highlights of what JR wrote about:

Steve Austin Wrestling Again: “Some fans who follow me on Twitter @JRsBBQ, over 534,000, actually think that (Steve Austin) will be wrestling at WM29 which is not going to happen. Steve is rehabbing his repaired knee aggressively to be able to resume his movie work and has a film set to begin production in early 2013. This was a major knee surgery that would keep many inactive in a large part for up to one year.”

The Miz On Commentary: “I’d assume that @MikeTheMiz discovered that coming off the bench to take an extended seat at ringside for commentary is a daunting task. Miz is glib and very bright but performing a wrestling promo and doing color commentary are much different animals. Nonetheless, Miz looked good on camera which is an important facet for any TV producer to facilitate.”

Ryback’s Momentum: “Ryback is starting to move the emotion needle seemingly every week. The “Feed Me More” chants are growing. I only wish that I could tie that in to a JR’s BBQ Sauce promotion during the football tailgating season and on into the holidays. Hey, an entrepreneur can dream, can’t he? I can see Ryback taking the next step sooner than later on WWE TV. ”

John Cena vs. Alberto Del Rio: “Enjoyed the Cena-ADR Falls Count Anywhere bout. Physical stuff. The cheap shot drive by executed by @CMPunk was a hit…no pun intended. Plus the reveal of Punk’s ‘wheelman’ @HeymanHustle Paul Heyman was a helluva end to the three hour broadcast. ”

Paul Heyman & CM Punk’s Alliance: “Heyman and Punk together is a potentially outstanding dynamic with which fans can emotionally invest. It has many potential roads to travel but associating with Heyman will certainly help facilitate Punk being looked upon by many as an antagonist.”

– Chris Jericho is now blogging updates from his current tour with Fozzy at MetalHammer.co.uk. His latest entry, titled, “Hammer Is Jericho Blog 2: Sin And Bones Uncovered (AKA Wait. Wait. I Never Had A Chance To Love You),” is now online.

– WWE NXT Champion Seth Rollins is taking issue with The Miz referring to Cody Rhodes as the “Future of WWE” on Monday’s RAW. Rollins tweeted on Monday night, teasing a confrontation with Rhode at NXT’s upcoming live event from Ft. Pierce, Florida:

@mikethemiz calling @CodyRhodesWWE "future of @WWE?" Sept 14 in Ft. Pierce at @NXTWrestling Cody'll see that @wwerollins is the #wwefuture.

— Seth Rollins (@WWERollins) September 4, 2012

Rhodes will be appearing at the show along with his father, WWE Hall of Famer Dusty Rhodes.

After getting feedback from a lot of fans regarding his first tweet, Rollins followed up with:

Wow, lots of @CodyRhodesWWE fans out there, including me. It's all respect, but the #WWEFUTURE is mine to lead.

— Seth Rollins (@WWERollins) September 4, 2012

– WWE returns to Chicago’s AllState Arena on Wednesday, December 26th for a SmackDown live event. Tickets are now available online withh the pre-sale password WWEHOLIDAY.

– Eve Torres is heading overseas to India this week to do promotional work for WWE.

– WWE will tape this week’s SmackDown tonight from the I Wireless Center in Moline, Illinois. During RAW, David Otunga posted a video on Tout announcing that he will be representing Alberto Del Rio as he looks to take legal action against World Heavyweight champion Sheamus. The advertised dark match main event for tonight is a no-disqualification triple threat match featuring Sheamus (c) vs. Randy Orton vs. Alberto Del Rio.

* VIDEO From AFTER RAW: CENA & ORTON Celebrate With .. MACHO MAN?!

WWE Diva Eve Torres issued the following statement regarding her and her partner Grady Powell winning NBC’s Stars Earn Stripes competition. From her official website:

“What a rollercoaster tonight’s episode was! From thinking that I was going home in the emotional shootout, to winning the whole thing and earning a total of $150,000 for the USO!!! I’m still in disbelief! It just goes to show what you can accomplish when you believe in yourself, and don’t count yourself out too early. I went into this competition knowing I wasn’t the strongest, the fastest, or the most experienced, but I believed in my ability to learn quickly, and follow the lead of my operative, Grady…. Ok… I’ve just got to say it… A WOMAN WON STARS EARN STRIPES! Woooohoooooo. And Grady won a sweet F-150 Ford Truck! He better let me go for a ride in it some day!

Thanks to everyone who supported me and Grady Powell “Team Long Hair Don’t Care”! It was an amazing experience, and one that I will never forget. This competition exposed me that much more to the bravery and skill of the people protecting our country, both domestically and abroad. While I am proud of my success in this competition, I know that it doesn’t come close to comparing to the accomplishments of our nation’s real heroes. My appreciation for our troops is unwavering, and I hope that through Stars Earn Stripes, every one of you got a glimpse of what our law enforcement, and service men & women truly stand for. Regardless of your opinions on the war, I hope we can all agree that our troops make incredible sacrifices for our country’s well-being. Next time you see a uniformed military/law-enforcement, or meet one of our country’s veterans, remember to thank them for their service. I am sure they would appreciate the gesture.”

– Following his surprise return to WWE television on Monday’s RAW, Paul Heyman has reportedly signed a new deal with WWE. Paul Heyman’s original short-term contract expired after SummerSlam and it’s believed he signed a new contract around that time.

Both CM Punk and Paul Heyman were said to be very vocal behind the scenes about being paired together on television, despite Heyman’s recent comments on Twitter that Punk doesn’t need someone to speak for him.

Heyman’s presence on WWE television will also keep Brock Lesnar on people’s minds during Lesnar’s latest hiatus.

– Here is the latest Backstage Fallout video, featuring behind-the-scenes interviews from Monday’s WWE RAW:

ESPN personality Robert Flores appeared on this week’s MLW.com podcast and spoke with host Mister Saint Lauren about a conversation he had with John Cena and why Cena is against turning heel.

Here’s what Flores said about the situation:

“I’ve talked to John Cena about this and he doesn’t really want to because he does so much charity work and I think he thinks it would affect that and maybe it would, but I would just love to see him turn heel.

“I see guys like Miz and David Otunga, guys that are ‘heels,’ still continue to be involved with the company’s charity initiatives, so obviously Cena is on a different level when compared to those guys, but just being selfish as a fan, I think it would be fascinating TV to see him just turn heel and see the reaction it would get.”

The new episode of MLW Radio can be heard here (.MP3).

– The release of this week’s RAW rating will be delayed until Wednesday due to the Labor Day holiday.

– WWE ran into time constraint issues on Monday night, which led to several planned segments to be cut from the show.

– Matt Striker tweeted the following messages on RAW regarding AJ Lee not knowing who he was when he interviewed her:

I can understand pressure getting to AJ- She has things on her mind other than me. Id rather be forgotten on earth and remembered in heaven.

— M@ (@MattStrikerTV) September 4, 2012

Striker also commented on The Miz filling for Jerry Lawler on commentary on Monday night:

I support Miz. We r a family here at WWE. Cream rises to the top n Im a patient man. Ill do my best to get on #Raw.

— M@ (@MattStrikerTV) September 4, 2012

– With Vickie Guerrero pushing hard for RAW General Manager AJ Lee to be removed from power, WWE is asking fans what the Board of Directors should do about the situation. FAns can post their messages on Twitter and Tout with the hashtag #DearWWEBoard.

The segment on RAW with Vickie Guerrero talking to an empty chair (pretending AJ Lee was sitting there) was a parody of Clint Eastwood’s speech at last week’s Republican National Convention.

WWE.com cameras caught up with Vickie Guerrero after she slapped AJ Lee on RAW. Vickie said there will be no repercussions for her actions and that AJ won’t be able to forget that slap for a long time.

– Former WWE star Tyler Reks has published an unreleased video of his [discontinued] animated web series, Midcard Mafia.

“After the show was cancelled, I created this in case we ever decided to bring back the show. We never did, and we never will. So consider this one of the DVD extras.”

The show was initially cancelled after WWE officials discovered the show and told Reks to shut it down.

* The Latest On RIC FLAIR, TEAM 3D & Matt Morgan To WWE

– Following his loss to Dolph Ziggler on Monday’s RAW, Randy Orton tweeted the following message in response to a fan telling him that they had a great match:

.“@bobbypiano: Wow great match by @HEELZiggler and @RandyOrton. #Raw @WWE” thanks bobby. It's hard to have a bad one with dolph.

— Randy Orton (@RandyOrton) September 4, 2012

– Former WWE star Kenn Doane noted on Twitter that he’s now enrolled in Nichols College in Dudley, Massachusetts. Doane plays tight end for the school’s football team.

– On Monday’s RAW, Jack Swagger told RAW General Manager AJ Lee that he needs to take some time off. Jim Ross commented on the situation via Twitter:

@realjackswagger needs a trip to the woodshed. He's too good to be oh for 2012. Swagger can be great…wait and see. He's a #boomersooner!

— Jim Ross (@JRsBBQ) September 4, 2012

WWE is currently running a storyline where Swagger is on a 9-month losing streak. Here is Swagger’s match against Sheaus from RAW:

– WWE Superstar Drew McIntyre noted in a Twitter Q&A prior to Monday’s RAW that he is injured and will be out of action for a couple of weeks. He did not specify the nature of the injury.

– Matches taped prior to RAW for this week’s Superstars include Damien Sandow vs. Alex Riley and Tag Team Champions Kofi Kingston & R-Truth vs. Primo & Epico.

– WWE will be screening the new “CM Punk: Best in the World” documentary on October 7, 2012 (1-3PM) from The Portage Theatre in Chicago. CM Punk will be there to speak to the audience, as will several of the people who were interviewed for the DVD. Admission is free for the first 1,000 fans.

– Devon re-tweeted several messages from fans over the weekend encouraging him to return to WWE. When asked if he would return, he replied:

“where he [God] puts me is where im going to be”

As we reported on Monday, Devon also tweeted a picture of himself in the gym wearing a “RAW Is WAR” t-shirt, another sign that he could be headed back to WWE.

At the conclusion of Monday’s RAW, Paul Heyman returned to WWE television and aligned himself with WWE Champion CM Punk.

As John Cena’s falls count anywhere match with Alberto Del Rio led both competitors backstage, CM Punk appeared and attacked Cena, allowing Del Rio to get the pinfall win over Cena.

CM Punk got into the passenger seat of his waiting getaway car – and it was revealed that Paul Heyman was his driver. The two drove off as RAW ended. then revealed himself to be the driver of Punk’s getaway car as Raw signed off.

Jim Ross tweeted the following about CM Punk aligning himself with Paul Heyman:

Happy Heyman @HeymanHustle apparently has another 'client' in @CMPunk. Could other negotiations be pending? Very interesting. @WWE

— Jim Ross (@JRsBBQ) September 4, 2012

Here is video from the conclusion of Monday’s RAW featuring Paul Heyman’s revealing himself to be CM Punk’s getaway driver:

– WWE.com has an exclusive post-RAW backstage video up of Daniel Bryan hugging a group of people to prove that it was Kane’s fault their “hug it out” session didn’t go as planned.

– As announced on RAW, the official theme for WWE’s Night of Champions pay-per-view is the song “Champions” by Kevin Rudolf featuring Limp Bizkit, Birdman and Lil’ Wayne.

– Roddy Piper’s interview with Batista will air this Thursday night from 8-10pm PST on toadhopnetwork.com.

– Some of the WWE-related terms that trended worldwide on Twitter during RAW were CM Punk, Paul Heyman, #WWEHug, Kane, Daniel Bryan, Texas Cloverleaf and Jack Swagger.

Here’s a live report of what happened after Monday’s WWE RAW from Chicago went off the air:

CM Punk does his best Rapper Cena impression

C.M. Punk came out to the ring, grabbed a John Cena headband and started rapping for the crowd. He talked about how he was supposed to face John Cena, but Cena was in no condition to wrestle.

As Punk was talking, Cena ran to the ring attacked the WWE Champion Punk. This brought out Alberto Del Rio came out to help Punk beat down Cena, which brought out Shamus to even the odds. Then Dolph Ziggler and Antonio Cesaro joined the fray.

Punk managed to escape and ran to the back. Randy Orton came out to help Sheamus and Cena and they beat up the heels and threw them to ringside.

The heels saw Miz still at ringside, grabbed him, and threw him inside the ring. Cena, Shamus and Orton surrounded The Miz. Miz grabbed a mic and asked them if they knew who he was. He’s a movie star, the Intercontinental champion and he defeated John Cena in the main event of WrestleMania. Cena said he may suck at making movies, but he’s good at beating up The Miz. This led to The Miz taking an Attitude Adjustment, an RKO and then a Brogue Kick.

After the babyfaces disposed of The Miz, they celebrated in the ring, signed some autographs at ringside and then brought a fan into the ring who was dressed up as Macho Man Randy Savage. They all celebrated with the Macho Man fan to end the show.

Following Monday’s WWE RAW, here is the updated lineup for the upcoming WWE Night of Champions pay-per-view on Sunday, September 16th:

WWE Championship Match:
CM Punk (c) vs. John Cena

World Heavyweight Championship Match:
Sheamus (c) vs. Alberto Del Rio

WWE Divas Championship Match:
Layla (c) vs. Kaitlyn

Since all WWE titles are defended at Night of Champions, WWE will be announcing matches for the Intercontinental, United States and Tag Team titles over the next week.

* News On CM PUNK & PAUL HEYMAN’s Alliance: New Stable In The Works?

Matt Morgan continues to drop hints on Twitter that he’s returning to WWE after recently leaving TNA.

Kevin Nash asked Morgan on Monday, “You with the E now?” The “E” being, “WWE.”

Morgan responded with the following message, shedding light on why he was fed up with TNA:

@RealKevinNash hey man, what can I say? SOMEONE in that lockeroom had to stand up to Tna front office and call them out for over-promising,

— Matt Morgan (@BPmattmorgan) September 4, 2012

@RealKevinNash & under delivering. So when my deal was up I said 'why not me?!' Accountability. Who says u can't go home again? Lol.

— Matt Morgan (@BPmattmorgan) September 4, 2012

Morgan is expected to return to WWE in the coming months.