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  • *SPOILERS* WWE SmackDown Tapings Results For Tonight

    WWE SmackDown on Syfy

    WWE taped this week’s episode of SmackDown on Tuesday night from the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Credit to Wrestling News World for this live report:

    * Triple H came out to open the show and said he re-signed CM Punk to a WWE contract on Monday night. When he talked about the state of the World title, World Heavyweight Champion Christian came out and cut a promo. Hunter announced he’ll defend the title against Randy Orton in a No Holds Barred Match at SummerSlam.

    * R-Truth comes out and starts talking conspiracy and little Jimmy’s. Hunter informs him that he will face Randy Orton tonight. He also said that Christian will face John Morrison and that match is up next.

    * World Heavyweight Champion Christian vs. John Morrison. Winner via Kill Switch, Christian.

    * Wade Barrett comes out and cuts a promo on Daniel Bryan. Bryan comes out and says Heath Slater cut the same promo last week and he made him tap out. Barrett punches him and taunts him with his own Money in the Bank briefcase. Daniel eventually counters and puts Barrett in the LeBell Lock.

    * Backstage, Teddy Long is talking to Zack Ryder. Mark Henry walks up to them and Ryder tells him that he will find him an opponent.

    * AJ, Natalya & Kaitlyn vs. Tamina, Alicia Fox & Rosa Mendes. Winners after Alicia Fox pinned AJ, Alica Fox, Tamina & Rosa Mendes.

    * Mark Henry b. Bobby Howard (local worker) w/Zack Ryder. Teddy Long comes out and says no one wants to fight Henry. Sheamus comes out and says he’ll fight him and grabs a chair. Henry fleas as Sheamus comes at him.

    * Backstage, Triple H makes Zack Ryder Teddy Long’s assistant.

    * WWE Tag Team Champions David Otunga & Michael McGillicutty vs. The Uso’s. Winners after the McGillicutter on Jey Uso, David Otunga & Michael McGillicutty.

    * Backstage, Johnny Curtis says he will make his Smackdown debut next week.

    * The Raw Rebound airs showing Rey Mysterio Winning the WWE Championship, Jim Ross returning, John Cena vs. Mysterio, Cena winning the WWE Championship and CM Punk returning.

    * Backstage, Matt Striker interviews R-Truth. R-Truth says a good R-Truth is a bad R-Truth. He says he’s like an eagle swooping down and grabbing a snake like a viper.

    * Cody Rhodes & Ted DiBiase b. WWE Intercontinental Champion Ezekiel Jackson in a handicap-match after Rhodes hit Cross Rhodes.

    * Jinder Mahal and The Great Khali cut a promo in Punjabi from the second level of the arena. “USA” chants fill the arena.

    * Randy Orton vs. R-Truth. I’m told Truth had a lot of heat on him. World Heavyweight Champion Christian comes out to watch the match from the top of the ramp. R-Truth gets the win via disqualification when Orton uses a chair. After the match, Orton hits an RKO on R-Truth on the announce table. The crowd goes crazy as he hits it again.

    Dark Match Main Event:

    * Zack Ryder comes out and announces World Heavyweight Champion Christian vs. Randy Orton for the title in a Street Fight. Christian wins after a roll-up after interference from Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase. Orton gives them all three RKO’s to end the taping. As they walk up the ramp the referee gives DiBiase a wedgie.

  • VIDEO: Zack Ryder’s Z! Long Island Story (Ep. 24)

    Mr. Long Island Iced Z is back with Episode 24 of the Z! True Long Island Story:

  • Spike TV Rebranding Itself: TNA Programming In Jeopardy?

    Spike TV, the cable network that is home to TNA Wrestling’s flagship show Impact Wrestling, recently confirmed reports that the network will be re-branding itself in the coming months.

    Spike has catered its programming to young men since it launched back in 2003 – but after several years of declining ratings, the network is looking to broaden its appeal and will soon begin airing shows for men and women aged 18-49.

    Spike is expecting to lose UFC programming and it’s being speculated that the new direction for Spike may hurt TNA and their Impact Wrestling show, despite Impact doing well for Spike’s demographic. During a recent investor conference call, Spike made no mention of TNA – and UFC was barely mentioned.

    If TNA were dropped from Spike, it would hurt the company big time unless they could secure another national TV deal.

    While Impact Wrestling getting dropped from Spike would be a devastating blow to TNA, that seems unlikely at this point – since Impact still doubles the network’s average rating and does not cost Spike much in TV rights fees.

    (Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter)

  • TNA Signs Reality Star, Destination X Buyrate, Hogan-Bischoff

    – According to TMZ.com, reality TV star Jessie “Mr. Pec-Tacular” Godderz (“Big Brother”) has signed a deal with TNA Wrestling. Godderz, a former body builder, has been training at Bully Ray’s wrestling school in Florida and is expected to debut later this year.

    – A rough estimate on pay-per-view buys for TNA’s Destination X last month would be between 8,000 and 8,500, which is a slight decrease from the prior month’s Slammiversary pay-per-view.

    – Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff’s Micro Championship Wrestling will debut on TruTV on September 14th at 10pm EST. The series is currently slated to run for six episodes.

    – TNA star Jesse Neal announced on Twitter last night that he and girlfriend wrestler Christina Von Eerie are engaged and will be getting married in Vegas:

    “It is official guys me and Christina r engaged! She is the love of my life and we r happier then ever!!!!!”

  • VIDEO Of The Miz On George Lopez From Wednesday Night

    WWE Superstar The Miz appeared on TBS’s Lopez Tonight with George Lopez on Wednesday to promote WWE’s SummerSlam pay-per-view in Los Angeles.

    The WWE superstar explains what happened when he tried to take his pants off at a PGA tournament, and when he caught his own father forging his autograph for fans. Plus, George gets “The Miz” to audition for “DWTS,” using an audience member as his dance partner.

    Here’s the video:

  • VIDEO: New Trailer For WWE ’12 Game Featuring The Rock

    The latest trailer has been released for WWE’s new WWE ’12 video game franchise – which is due out on November 22nd, two days after WWE’s Survivor Series pay-per-view.

    The trailer features video footage and in-game footage of The Rock, who announced earlier this week that he’ll be appearing at Survivor Series to confront John Cena.

    Video game publisher THQ’s stock took a major beating this week – falling over 15% after the company slashed its annual earnings forecast for the year. THQ’s game sales were way below expectations for the first half of the year – which CEO  Brian Ferrell called “Clearly, a disappointing performance.”

    During an investor conference calls this week – executives stressed the company would thrive in the third quarter, when it expects to generate the most revenue and earnings per share in the company’s history – with the new WWE ’12 game being a big part of that plan.

    Here’s the new trailer for WWE ’12:

  • VIDEO Interview With John Morrison & Melina

    Arda Ocal (@arda_ocal) of the Score Television Network has a fun and light chat with WWE stars John Morrison and Melina. Highlights include:

    – John’s injury and his return on RAW
    – The famous “Royal Rumble 2011 elimination save” that kept Morrison in the Rumble
    – Parkour and how often he thinks about doing it around rooms
    – Both share their favourite “Vince McMahon” moment
    – Checking out the “Air Guitar Championships” and what song they enjoy rockin’ out to the most (and who would play “pec drums” in their air band)
    – Does John ever rock out to his own theme song?

    Here’s the video of the interview:

  • Mick Foley’s WWE Return, Big Show’s Time Off, Sheamus A Face?

    – Former WWE champion Mick Foley was backstage at Tuesday’s WWE SmackDown taping from Philadelphia – and we can now confirm that Foley is in negotiations to return to the company.

    Foley was asked today by a fan on Twitter whether he would consider working for WWE again. Foley responded:

    “Sure, I would – I’m considering it right now.”

    – SmackDown star the Big Show is taking a few months off to rest his body. At 39 years old, Big Show is at the point where he can prolong his career by taking time off every now and then for the benefit of his long term health.

    – There have been talks of turning Sheamus babyface and having him heel with Mark Henry this fall.

    – Here are some recent WWE attendance figures:

    * RAW on July 22nd in Springfield, MA drew 4,000 fans for $120,000.
    * RAW on July 23rd in Wildwood, NJ drew 6,000 fans for $195,000.
    * SmackDown on July 23rd in Pittsburgh, PA drew 4,300 fans for $156,000.
    * RAW on July 24th in Upper Marlboro, MD drew 3,300 fans for $112,000.
    * SmackDown on July 24th in White Plains, NY was a sellout of 4,300 fans for $180,000.
    * Monday Night RAW on July 25th from Hampton, VA was a sellout with 8,000 fans.

    (Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter)

  • Details On Plans For Del Rio To Win The WWE Championship

    Over the past several months, there have been various reports claiming that Royal Rumble and Money in the Bank winner Alberto Del Rio has been slated to win the WWE championship a few times this year. Thus far, those plans changed each time and he has yet to capture WWE’s top prize.

    As noted in an earlier report, WWE’s original plan for Summerslam was for Alberto Del Rio to cash in his Money in the Bank briefcase and challenge John Cena for the WWE title at SummerSlam. With SummerSlam taking place from Los Angeles, WWE saw dollar signs in their top heel Mexican star wrestling for the WWE title at a major pay-per-view in a strong hispanic market.

    Additionally, WWE had discussed the idea of Del Rio holding the WWE championshpi heading into the company’s tour of Mexico in October.

    Plans for Del Rio at Summerslam changed when the decision was made to bring back CM Punk sooner than expected.

    According to Dave Meltzer, this is at least the 4th time Del Rio had been scheduled to win the WWE or World Title and it didn’t end up happening.

    (Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter)

  • Original Plan For RAW: Triple H Supposed To Lay Out CM Punk

    Monday’s RAW featured Triple H’s first night in charge as well as the surprise return of WWE title holder CM Punk.

    According to Dave Meltzer in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, there were actually six different scripts written for RAW – one of which would have resulted in Triple H laying out CM Punk with a pedigree.

    Although the obvious scenario would be for WWE to capitalize on CM Punk’s recent popularity and push him to the moon, most of the scenarios presented for Monday’s RAW were not to get Punk over, but to emphasize Triple H’s new role as Vince McMahon’s successor.

    Prior to WWE settling on what we saw unfold on Monday night, the original plan for CM Punk’s return was for him to get attacked and pedigreed by Triple H. Alberto Del Rio then would have come out, cashed in his Money in the Bank briefcase against John Cena at SummerSlam.

    While this would have certainly put Triple H over as a major heel and led to an eventual program with a babyface CM Punk cooler heads prevailed and the angle of Punk getting squashed on the night of his return was scrapped.

    (Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter)

  • AUDIO: CM Punk Interviewed By ESPN’s Bill Simmons

    CM PUNK appeared on the BS Report radio show this wee, hosted by ESPN’s Bill Simmons. You can listen to audio of the interview at ESPN.com. Here’s a recap of what CM Punk said about:

    His new theme song “Cut of Personality“:

    He’s a big advocate of wrestlers changing their characters – their look, their music, etc. It was time to change. It probably cost WWE a lot of money to license the song and he’s worth it.

    * LISTEN HERE: “Cult of Personality” Music Video

    Why he returned so soon:

    It would be cool to stay off television for a while but SummerSlam is now and he wanted to capitalize on the momentum of the angle. He enjoys working with John Cena and likes their feud. He still loves what he does.

    Wrestlers boring him:

    He grew very bored of pro wrestling and still is at times. Certain guys on the roster do the same thing day-in and day-out and that’s not him. He questions everything and tries new things – and whatever he’s doing right now is working.

    His epic shoot promo on RAW several weeks ago:

    He knew WWE would cut him off at some point – but he wanted to push the envelope as much as he could. It was not scripted – everything he said was from the heart. He understood certain things are off limits – and he did go too far with a few of his comments.

    Whether he was really leaving WWE:

    His mind was made up to leave WWE. He made the decision to stay in WWE the day of the Money in the Bank pay-per-view. He wasn’t playing games or trying to get more money from WWE – he was very burnt out and spent a lot of time weighing his options.

  • JR Blog: His Return To RAW, Punk vs. Austin, Samoa Joe In WWE

    WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross is back with another blog update, which you can read in its entirety over at JRsBarBQ.com. Here are some highlights of what JR wrote about:

    His Return To RAW This Week: “It was very exciting Monday night getting a shot to work back on Monday Night Raw which was my broadcast home for so many years. I felt a little rusty at times but getting a strong main event with time in which to invest, Mysterio vs. Cena, was helpful and was also really fun to call.”

    “I arrived at the Hampton Coliseum after the matches had started Monday night and stayed on a TV crew bus until just moments before I was introduced by HHH. Sort of flew by the seat of my pants for the broadcast which keeps one of their toes. Bottom line is that I had a blast and can’t wait to do it again next week even though I fully realize that Michael Cole won’t make things easy at the announce table.”

    CM Punk vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin: “Do I think an Austin vs. Punk match would ever happen? Same old story, never say never. Punk would love it and Austin likely would as well if all the pieces fell into place such as Steve’s professional schedule, etc. I don’t know the answer but right now I’d say it’s somewhat of a long shot. ”

    Austin Wanting Samoa Joe In WWE: “Do I share in @steveaustinBSR take on Samoa Joe? I like Joe’s in ring work and his potential plus he has a unique body type that I feel is an asset.”

  • *SPOILERS* TNA iMPACT! Wrestling Tapings Results For Thursday

    Credit to SEScoops.com reader Eric for the following TNA Impact Wrestling tapings from Monday night’s show in Orlando:

    * Kurt Angle opens the show and calls out Hulk Hogan to squash their beef. Angle says Hogan has been calling him to join Immortal. Angle runs down Hogan and Eric Bischoff and says he is going to win the World Title at Hardcore Justice. Angle says again he has never beaten Sting. Hogan talks about being the best and carrying the business on its back, changing wrestling. Hogan says he wants Angle to make money. Angle says he respects Hogan or he would be whipping his ass right now. Angle wonders if Hogan still has it. Hogan says he won’t wrestle again due to his back surgeries. They go on and Angle thinks Hogan still has it. Angle says he won’t take money from Hogan to take out Sting and that Hogan needs to do it himself.

    * Rob Van Dam beat Gunner in a Bound For Glory Series match.

    * Backstage segment with Eric Bischoff, Jeff Jarrett, Abyss, Bully Ray and Mr. Anderson. The Network wants Bischoff to bring in more X Division wrestlers. Hogan walks in and talks about taking Angle out. Sting shows up in a suit, carrying a cage that’s got a cover over it. Sting says he is the executive of the Network and confirms Angle vs. Mr. Anderson in a cage match. Fortune will be around the ring as lumberjacks to make sure Immortal doesn’t interfere, like they always do.

    * Alex Shelley and Brian Kendrick come out to cut a promo on Austin Aries, bringing him out. This all leads to Shelley vs. Kendrick vs. Aries for the title at Hardcore Justice. Abyss interrupts and wants his title shot against Kendrick tonight. Sting appears on the big screen and announces Abyss vs. Kendrick in Ultimate X.

    * Crimson beat Bully Ray in a Bound For Glory Series match.

    * Winter beat Tara.

    * Traci Brooks comes out with Velvet Sky. They invite ODB and Miss Jackie down to the ring. Another long in-ring promo here. Velvet is going to take it anymore.

    * Fortune is backstage talking about their six-man match at Hardcore Justice. Sting appears and says what’s in his cage is a present for Eric Bischoff.

    * Brian Kendrick retained the X Division Title in Ultimate X by defeating Abyss. Kendrick countered a chokeslam attempt and grabbed the belt on the way down for the win.

    * Kurt Angle beat Mr. Anderson in a steel cage match. During the match, Immortal came down and fought with Fortune who was at ringside. Mexican America also got involved. Bully Ray got in the cage and went to give Anderson a steel chair but held onto it, causing a distraction and Angle to hit the Angle Slam for the win. The lights went out and Sting appeared in the ring to raise Angle’s arm and have a few words.

  • The Miz On MTV & Lopez Tonight, Punk’s Theme, Triple H

    – WWE’s “new CEO” Triple H turns 42 years old today.

    – Reader Stan sent word that Monday’s RAW featured 40 minutes and 6 seconds of in-ring action, up a bit from the week before.

    – The Miz will be on MTV tonight hosting “MTV’s The Challenge: Rivals.” After that, at midnight (EST), Miz will be appearing on George Lopez’ late night TBS show, Lopez Tonight.

    – Following CM Punk’s return to WWE on Monday’s RAW his new theme song “Cult of Personality” skyrocketed on the iTunes sales charts, breaking the Top 200.

    – Tyler Reks wrote the following on Twitter last night in response to fans that commented to him about an apparent babyface turn this week after he was seen celebrating with Rey Mysterio on RAW:

    “Lotta talk about me celebrating Rey’s win with everyone last night. Bottom line is that Rey is my friend & I wanted to say congrats. No crime in that.”

  • Backstage VIDEO: Billy Gunn Lays Out A Match At Indy Show

    Sean “X-Pac” Waltman posts a backstage video of Billy Gunn laying out a match with two indy workers. It’s an interesting look at how matches are put together.

  • Kevin Nash Puts Over CM Punk & Teases A WWE Return

    Kevin Nash is the latest WWE personality to give praise to CM Punk, offering the former WWE champion his protection services:

    “Still up trying to unwind from todays shoot.2-3 days left on Rock of Ages. Enjoying Raw, Punk doing a great job. Punk if you want back up you got my number. Your worth me going back on the road full time. Offer stands understand if you want to go it alone.”

    He added that he misses that rush he felt when he made a surprise appearance at the Royal Rumble.

    Nash is currently filming the big-screen adaptation of the Broadway show Rock of Ages, which stars Tom Cruise, Mary J. Blige, Russell Brand, Catherine Zeta-Jones..

  • Maryse Has A Stalker & Fears For Her Life

    WWE diva Maryse Ouellet has filed for a permanent restraining order against an “extremely disturbing and delusional” fan who she claims is obsessed with her and has threatened to “take her to heaven” with him.

    According to a report on TMZ.com, the freakshow in question is 61-year-old Lee Silber, who Maryse claims has sent “numerous terrifying letters to my home and left more than 50 voicemails on my personal cell phone all of which are extremely disturbing and delusional.”

    Maryse tells the  L.A. County Superior Court that she fears for her life and wants the stalker kept away from her at any cost.

    She’s due back in court on August 3rd to follow up on the restraint order request.

  • Ratings Are In For Monday’s Episode of WWE RAW

    The ratings are in for Monday’s episode of WWE RAW.

    The July 25th edition of WWE RAW drew 3.2 rating with 4.8 million people watching.

    A trend worth noting is that show opened with a 3.01 in the first hour and climbed to a 3.4 for the final hour.

    This week’s viewership was virtually even with last week’s post-Money in the Bank RAW.

  • PICTURES Of Zack Ryder As The Ultimate Broski

    At Sunday night’s WWE house show in Upper Marlboro, MD, Zack Ryder dressed up as the Ultimate Warrior and wrestled as the Ultimate Broski.

    The Ultimate Warrior himself responded to the situation -writing the following on Twitter on Tuesday:

    “..another one of the ALL TIME GREATS making my “talentless” UW look like a million bucks. Awesome belly laughs! No abs 4 me 2day.”

    Now pictures have been sent in, courtesy of SEScoops.com reader @EllisMbeh:

  • VIDEO: CM Punk’s “Cult Of Personality” Theme Song

    CM Punk returned to RAW with a “new” theme song – “Cult of Personality”  by the group Living Colour ..

    We put “new” in quotes – because this is not the first time Punk has used the song as his entrance theme. Punk used the theme during his final days in Ring of Honor back in 2005.

    Here’s the music video for “Cult of Personality” –

  • WWE Booking Long Term, Punk’s Return, Santino Broken Nose

    – In a move that is sure to please many fans, WWE is planning to make changes to its booking philosphy, namely, focusing on more long-term booking. WWE made an unprecedented move several months back by announcing John Cena vs. The Rock for next year’s WrestleMania a full year in advance – and it appears we’ll be seeing more big matches set up this way.  This is somewhat of an “old school” approach – with the company deciding on a featured match and then ‘working backwards’

    – Santino Marella suffered a broken nose during a match taped prior to RAW for Thursday’s Superstars. Santino and Chris Masters wrestled WWE Tag Team Champions David Otunga and Michael McGillicutty.

    – According to reliable sources in WWE, the decision to have Punk return on this week’s RAW was not made until Monday afternoon. There had been some discussion about keeping him off television until next week, but WWE hit the “fast forward” button and brought him back earlier than originally planned.

    It’s being teased on the WWE website that Triple H signed CM Punk to a new contract over the weekend after Punk confronted Triple H at Comic-Con last week. (VIDEO)

    (Source: PWInsider.com, f4wonline.com)

  • What Happened After RAW, JR, Cena & Miz Tweet RAW

    – After Monday’s episode of WWE RAW went off the air, CM Punk cut a promo and told the crowd that HE was WWE Champion and was back on RAW for good. The crowd went nuts for punk, who was way more over than John Cena.

    – WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross was trending worldwide on Twitter during RAW after making a surprise return.  Other WWE-related topics that were trending on Twitter on Monday night include CM Punk, Kelly Kelly and Zack Ryder.

    – Jim Ross tweeted after RAW:

    “Thx to everyone for the response re: my return to Raw. Its good to be ‘Home.’. Hopefully I’ll get to stay a while.”

    – New WWE Champion John Cena wrote the following on Twitter about last night’s RAW:

    “CeNation. The champ is here. The champ is there. Looks like we may have a situation on our hands.”

    – The Miz also chimed in on last night’s show:

    “Oooooo…Punk and Cena. Triple H’s new WWE seems a hell of a lot like the old one. Yeah I got two words for ya…”

  • VIDEO: CM Punk Appears On Jimmy Kimmel Live

    WWE star CM Punk appearaed on ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live” last night. Kimmel announced that show regular ‘Cousin Sal’ has a six-year-old son named Archie that is a huge John Cena fan – and strongly dislikes CM Punk. This leads to Punk paying Archie a a surprise visit at his home – and hilarity ensues. Check it out here:

  • VIDEO: CM Punk’s Return To WWE On RAW

  • VIDEO: Zack Ryder’s “Ultimate Broski” Warrior Gimmick

    Check out this video of a battle royal at a recent live WWE event from Maryland’s Show Place Arena.

    Zack Ryder is apparently now experimenting with an Ultimate Warrior gimmick – the Ultimate Broski.

    Are you feeling the power of the Ultimate Broski?