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  • Chris Jericho Responds To CM Punk’s Weekend Insult

    As we reported here earlier today, CM Punk appeared at the Ringsidefest collectibles event in New York City over the weekend and took a shot at former WWE star Chris Jericho.

    Punk was introduced as “the best in the world at what he does” – to which he clarified, he’s the best wrestler the world, but Jericho is the best in the world at what he does – which is, dancing with celebrities.

    Chris Jericho has responded to Punk’s comment, tweeting the following on Monday afternoon::

    “What’s worse…Dancing With Celebrities or Playing With Muppets?”

  • RAW Preview For Tonight: RAW is MUPPETS

    Tonight’s Halloween edition of WWE’s RAW Supershow will feature a special appearance from Disney’s The Muppets.

    Aside from the Muppets, tonight’s RAW will feature the following:

    * CM Punk vs. World champion Mark Henry in a non-title match. If CM Punk wins, he gets a WWE title shot against Alberto Del Rio at Survivor Series.

    * The Rock will respond to John Cena’s invitation for them to team together at Survivor Series.

    * Jim Ross will face Michael Cole in the Michael Cole challenge. Michael Cole has agreed to quit his job as a commentator for RAW if he loses.

    *Spoilers* WWE’s Plans For Halloween Themed Raw

  • *Spoilers* For Tonight’s Muppets/Halloween RAW

    – The Rock’s response to John Cena on RAW will be a taped promo. He will not appear live tonight, but is expected to hype his upcoming live appearance on RAW on 11/14.

    – A segment featuring the Divas in Halloween costumes is tentatively scheduled.

    – At least three Muppet performers are scheduled for Raw—Steve Whitmire, Eric Jacobson and Bill Barretta. Therefore, all of the major Muppet characters sans Gonzo will be at WWE’s disposal. It is unknown whether Gonzo’s handler Dave Goelz is scheduled for the event.

    – The Muppet performers were asked to prepare for a segment in which Statler and Waldorf handle commentary duties. This will likely occur during “The Michael Cole Challenge.”

    (Credit to PWInsider.com f0r some of the information used in this report)

  • Heels On Wheels News, RAW Preshow, Foley-Comedy

    – One of the shows confirmed for the upcoming WWE Network is “WWE Divas: Heels On Wheels” – a reality-based road trip show where cameras will follow the divas traveling the country.

    There is said to be a lot of interest among the divas – with most wanting to be featured on the show due to the amount of exposure they think it will bring them.

    For much more on the WWE Network, visit our WWE Network page.

    – After WWE recently registered a new trademark for the name “WWE Supercharge” – the show will either be for the new 30-minute pre-show that would air before RAW each week or another new show on the WWE Network.

    – Mick Foley will be returning to New York City on the night of WWE Survivor Series  (11/20) for a comedy show at the UCB Theatre. The comedy show starts at 11:59pm, giving WWE fans just under an hour to get from Madison Square Garden after the pay-per-view to the UCB Theater.

    Tickets are going for as little as $5 and can be purchased at this link.

    (Credit to f4wonline.com for some of the info used in this report)

  • Details On Future WrestleMania Locations

    WWE officials have reportedly decided on locations for WrestleMania 29 in 2013 and WrestleMania 30 in 2014. Two venues that WWE has been strongly considering for upcoming WrestleManias include Toronto’s Skydome (site of WrestleManias VI and X8) as well as Arlington, Texas’ Cowboys Stadium, which could seat over 100,000 fans.

    It’s worth noting that during the DX reunion that took place prior to a recent SmackDown taping from Texas, Shawn Michaels and Triple H teased that Cowboys Stadium would be a great place to host WWE’s flagship event.

    Some are expecting New York City’s Madison Square Garden to host WrestleMaina 30 in 2014, but with WWE running stadiums since WrestleMania 23, its up in the air a to whether WWE would go back to an arena that houses less than 20,000 fans, even for a big anniversary show.

    Officials have briefly discussed locations for WrestleMania 31 (2015) and WrestleMania 32 in (2016) – and will get more serious about those plans in early 2012.

    (Credit to f4wonline.com for some of the information used in this report)

  • Muppets Getting WWE Media Attention & Causing Excitement

    Entertainment industry publication Variety has an article up today looking at The Muppets invading tonight’s episode of WWE RAW from Atlanta.

    The article notes that 9 Muppet characters will be on the show.

    WWE executive Stephanie McMahon was quoted in the article – and says she is beyond excited to see the Muppets interact with the WWE superstars tonight.

    There is said to be a lot of buzz among the WWE superstars, divas and crew today – as many of them grew up big fans of the Muppets. A lot of people are doing whatever they can to be featured in a segment on RAW with the Muppets.

  • Video: CM Punk Insults Chris Jericho Over The Weekend

    CM Punk appeared at the Ringsidefest collectibles event in New York City over the weekend and took a few shots at former WWE star Chris Jericho, including his stint on ABC’s Dancing With The Stars.

  • Picture Of The Rock’s Halloween Costume

    The Rock has posted a picture of his Halloween costume on Twitter – and it’s got a tie-in to his rants about John Cena.

    The Rock, who has been calling John Cena a fruity pebble and a “yaba daba bitch” in recent months, had dressed up as a muscle-bound Fred Flintstone.

    John Cena saw the picture and tweeted the following on Monday morning:

    “Looks like rock had his fruity pebbles this morning. Hope this is a good sign for survivor series.”

    Here’s a picture of The Rock in costume –

  • Taker-McCool, Booker T’s Return, Daniel Bryan’s Beard & More

    – As we reported last week, The Undertaker and Michelle McCool visiting backstage at Monday’s RAW Supershow from Texas.

    Word is that WWE officials approached McCool about returning to the ring in the near future.

    As for the Undertaker, there are no plans for him to return to television in the immediate future. At this point, WWE officials are hoping he’ll be healthy enough in time to wrestle at WrestleMania 28 next April.

    – Money in the Bank briefcase holder Daniel Bryan wrote the following on Twitter regarding the beard that he’s growing out until WrestleMania 28:

    “People keep tweeting telling me to shave my beard. Hell no! Join me and grow your beards out, too! #ThisBeardFightsFascists”

    – Regarding the Booker T vs. Cody Rhodes feud that we’ve been reporting on, word is that it may take place at the Survivor Series pay-per-view. If not, expect Rhodes to be involved in a traditional Survivor Series elimination match.

    – Former WWE Diva Maryse has been removed from appearing at a fundraiser for the Strike 3 Foundation at the Hilton Hotel in Stamford, CT on November 19th. Her boyfriend The Miz will now be appearing by himself.

    (Credit to f4wonline.com for some of the information used in this report)

  • J.R. Accepts Michael Cole’s Challenge, Masters Deletes Tweet

    — Jim Ross stated on Twitter that he has accepted “The Michael Cole Challenge.”

    He wrote, “You asked..YES I’m taking the Michael Cole Challenge this Monday in ATL. What do I have to lose? Old dogs can still hunt BTW. Lets do this!”

    If J.R. can defeat Cole on the Raw SuperShow, he will reclaim his seat at the announce booth and Cole will quit.

    — Former WWE star Chris Masters deleted a message he posted on Twitter today alleging that a female member of the SmackDown roster maintains sexual relations with head creative writer Michael Hayes in order to keep her job. He says he was only “hypothetically speaking.”

    Masters wrote earlier, “So if I had to tell you one smackdown diva who gave freebird hayes an “Oral” agreement to keep her job, who’d you guess?”

    — Former WWE Superstar Edge turns 38 years old today.

  • Updates On Mick Foley’s WWE Return & Barry Windham

    – As reported earlier, WWE is no longer advertising Mick Foley for the upcoming 11/14 three-hour Monday Night RAW in Boston.

    According to a WWE source, Foley was never contacted by WWE in the first place about appearing at the show.

    – Barry Windham was officially diagnosed as suffering from a massive heart attack.

    The latest on Windham is that he remains in stable condition at a hospital in Florida.

    (Credit to f4wonline.com for some of the information used in this report)

  • Maryse Updates Fans On Her Post-WWE Plans

    After being released by WWE this week, Maryse Ouellet posted the following update on her official website on Sunday regarding her future plans:

    “After six fantastic years with the WWE, I’ve decided to move on and begin the next chapter of my life. Thank you to all of my fans, colleagues and the WWE Universe.

    Living in Los Angeles, I look forward to continuing my career in entertainment and creating new and exciting content!

    Follow me on Twitter www.twitter.com/maryse0uellet

    Stay tuned and BE SEXY!”

  • Masters Alleges Diva Maintains “Oral Agreement” With Writer

    Recently released WWE star Chris Masters posted a blind item on his Twitter account (twitter.com/wwemasterp) Sunday alleging that a female member of the SmackDown roster maintains sexual relations with head creative writer Michael Hayes in order to keep her job.

    He wrote, “So if I had to tell you one smackdown diva who gave freebird hayes an “Oral” agreement to keep her job, who’d you guess?”

    Similar allegations regarding sexual politics in the WWE lockerroom have been made as Taryn Terrell (a/k/a Tiffany) stated last December that she would not trade sexual favors with individuals in positions of power in order to maintain employment with the sports entertainment organization.

    “No…if I have to sleep with people in power to keep or continue progressing in my job, I’d rather be poor,” she wrote on Twitter in response to a specific question about whether she would return to WWE.

    She later retracted her remark, saying it wasn’t about WWE or anyone in particular, but rather a generalized statement of companies she’s worked for.

  • Jericho Responds To Return Question, Hornswoggle Gets Inked

    — Chris Jericho has once again responded to query regarding a return to WWE.

    He was asked Saturday on Twitter if he will be returning to WWE and responded, “Still no plans right now.”

    He also said it was a “Dumb move on their part” to not include him in WWE ’12.

    — Hornswoggle followed through on his Muppet tattoo promise to TMZ by getting Fozzie Bear, Gonzo, Statler and Waldorf inked to his body—joining his Kermit, Miss Piggy, Animal, Bunsen and Beaker tats.

    He got inked in honor of the Muppets’ visit to Raw SuperShow. The smallest member of the WWE roster is a big Muppets fan so he’s adding to his Muppets tattoo collection before Monday night. Images are available here.

    — “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan has been added to The Big Event, which takes place Saturday, November 12 at the Courtyard Marriott LaGuardia Airport 9010 Ditmars Blvd East Elmhurst, New York.

  • Masters On Being Let Go By WWE, Why He Stopped Using Drugs

    TWP MAGAZINE #19 NOW AVAILABLE!

    This month former WWE Superstar Chris Masters speaks to The Wrestling Press about his recent release, the reasons behind his first departure with WWE and his experience of drugs in wrestling, plus various other subjects.

    Here’s what he had to say:

    On the subject of being released for the first time by WWE: “I really kind of brought it on myself and I accepted it. I was very young at the time and I was thrust into success at such a quick rate that I was irresponsible and I didn’t really appreciate the opportunities given.”

    On his experience of drugs in wrestling: “I was in Europe, Spain, working a tour and I looked in the mirror and it felt like I just reached a point where I thought enough of this. I had to get my life back on track, I had to get my health back on track and I wanted to be with WWE again. I looked back to the things I had lost in the last four years and it was like I just kept losing, losing and losing that eventually I wouldn’t have anything”

    On his recent release from WWE: “I was a million times better in my second run with the company; I was one of the better all-round guys in that place. You got a lot of guys who are really green and I am at the peak of my career. For me it’s a controversial release, they dropped the ball.”

    We also have interviews with TNA’s Jeremy Borash who talks about the company’s upcoming UK tour and an interview with former WWE developmental star Rampage Brown who talks about learning his craft at Florida Championship Wrestling.

    As well as many other original features, such as; Welcome back, Triple H – Does the Hell in a Cell gimmick still have legs? – Heels too cool, they become faces – Mike Bennett and his effect on ROH fans – I know wrestling’s great when… – The Rock at Survivor Series – and much, much more.

    You can read the flash version directly at http://tinyurl.com/5t6xflj or download the PDF at http://tinyurl.com/5tkju5j

    The Wrestling Press is a free monthly digital magazine covering pro wrestling from all over the world, with commentary from America, England, Japan and Germany. Featuring many interviews, nostalgia, opinions, previews and reviews from mainstream and independent wrestling.

  • Daniel Bryan To Headline WrestleMania, WWE Network Show Title

    — WWE.com has announced that Daniel Bryan will face the World Heavyweight Champion at WrestleMania XXVIII. There is also a poll asking visitors who Bryan should cash in his Money in the Bank briefcase against—Randy Orton, Mark Henry, Sheamus or Sin Cara.

    — WWE recently asked fans to help name a program looking back at the “Monday Night War” for their soon to be launched WWE Network. WWE has since registered a trademark for “The Monday Night War,” which was one of the poll options.

    — WWE will hold a live event at the Pan American Center in Las Cruces, New Mexico on Sunday, January 22, 2012 at 5:00 p.m.

    source: PWInsider.com

  • Foley Still Waiting To Hear From WWE, Diva Featured In Maxim

    — As reported earlier, WWE is no longer advertising Mick Foley for the November 14 Raw SuperShow at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. He has been removed from www.wwelivetour.com and www.tdgarden.com. Mick Foley claims in an interview published today that he has yet to hear from WWE regarding a possible return to the organization.

    He told NewsDay.com, “Working a couple of days a week compared to all week is not problematic… Would not be a deal breaker at all. That’s assuming I get that phone call… I’m sure there’s a lot of people on that list. I might have to scale back on some things, but that would be OK.”

    — Maxim’s “Salute To The Military” issue, which hits newsstands next week, features a two-page spread on Kelly Kelly. The spread features a brief interview with Kelly regarding WWE’s annual Tribute to the Troops effort.

    — G4 is airing a Tough Enough marathon today.

  • Raw GM Responds To CM Punk, Boogeyman Wants To Get Raw

    — As per Interim Raw General Manager John Laurinaitis, if CM Punk can defeat World Heavyweight Champion Mark Henry on Monday’s Raw SuperShow, he’ll face Alberto Del Rio for the WWE Championship at Survivor Series.

    Laurinaitis stated to WWE.com: “After giving this CM Punk situation serious consideration, I’ve reached a decision. In my deliberations as Executive Vice President of Talent Relations and Interim General Manager of Raw, I concluded that although Punk is extremely talented, he has lost several matches recently. As a result, I’ve decided that he must prove he’s worthy of a WWE Title opportunity. This Monday night, Punk must compete against World Heavyweight Champion Mark Henry. If Punk wins, he will face Alberto Del Rio for the WWE Championship at Survivor Series. I wish both men a good match.”

    — Former WWE talent Marty Wright (a/k/a The Boogeyman) is reportedly persuading WWE colleagues for a cameo appearance on Monday’s Halloween themed Raw SuperShow. He remains in good shape at 47 years old and has continued to appear in character since parting ways with the organization in 2009.

    source: Wrestling Globe Newsletter

  • Early PPV Buyrate Info For Night Of Champions

    According to WWE’s updated monthly Key Performance business figures, September’s Night of Champions pay-per-view (featuring Triple H’s in-ring return against CM Punk) drew only 165,000 pay-per-view buys.

    By comparison, this number is dead even with last year’s Night of Champion event.

    WWE has been doing approximately 64% of PPV buys from the United States, so applying that figure to the Night of Champions buyrate, the show did approximately that translates to roughly 105,000 buys from the United States and 60,000 buys internationally.

    For more on WWE’s monthly financial numbers from the company’s corporate site, click here (.PDF).

  • Maryse Celebrates Release From WWE, Alex Riley Injury Update

    — Maryse Ouellet celebrated her release from WWE’s shackles Friday at a night club in Los Angeles, California. She posted a photo on Twitter of a cake that reads “Congratulations on your release Maryse Be Sexy.” She captioned the pic as “lets get this party started.”

    Meanwhile, Eve Torres praised her longtime rival. She tweeted, “(Maryse) is an incredible performer & a beautiful woman inside & out. She taught me how to have fun in the ring. #ThankYouMaryse.”

    — Alex Riley is still working through a hip injury he suffered during WWE’s tour of Mexico earlier this month. He underwent an MRI following the tour and was cleared to wrestle this past week. He returned to action at Tuesday’s SmackDown taping as he took part in the post-broadcast 41-Man Battle Royal.

    — WWE will hold a live event at the Pan American Center in Las Cruces, New Mexico on Sunday, January 22, 2012. The event is scheduled for 5:00 p.m.

    — WWE Hall of Famer Paul Orndorff turns 62 years old Saturday.

  • Maryse Released By WWE, Having A “Release Party”

    WWE announced Friday the release of Maryse. Their official statement reads:

    “WWE has come to terms on the release of WWE Raw Diva Maryse as of today, October 28, 2011. WWE wishes Maryse the best in all of her future endeavors.”

    Maryse said following WWE’s announcement that she’s having a “release party” tonight in Los Angeles, California.

    “I’M OUT and sexier than ever! Thanks to all my fans, colleagues and @WWE Universe. Time to party! ‘Release’ party tonight at @trousdale LA,” she wrote on Twitter. “Im Happy, im Smiling, and FREE.”

    Maryse had not appeared on television since July due to abdominal hernia surgery. She stated recently that she expected to return to action in the near future.

  • Why Didn’t Daniel Bryan Cash In MITB At Vengeance?

    At Sunday’s WWE Vengeance pay-per-view, the ring collapse that took place during the Mark Henry vs. Big Show match could have been the perfect opportunity for Bryan to cash in his Money in the Bank briefcase and challenge a badly injured Mark Herny right then and there.

    The WWE caught up with Daniel Bryan this week and asked him why he didn’t capitalize on that golden opportunity.

    Bryan also talks about growing his beard out until WrestleMania 28.

    “There’s only two types of people in this world who don’t have beards. That’s children and women. I’m a man. I’ve got a beard!”

    Can’t argue with that logic … Check it out:

  • Kharma & Beth Phoenix Exchange Words On Twitter

    It was announced this week that Trish Stratus, Vickie Guerrero, the Bella Twins, Alicia Fox and Kharma will be downloadable characters for the upcoming WWE ’12 video game as part of the “DLC Pack #2”

    WWE Divas Champion Beth Phoenix wrote the following on Twitter about Kharma’s inclusion in the game:

    “now that WWE12 allows @kharma and I to face off, I know I will be virtually glamslamming her this holiday season b4 the real thing”

    Kharma, not one to take trash talk from anybody, replied to Beth Phoenix with the following:

    “Glamslamming?? Are you moonlighting at Denny’s?”

  • WWE SmackDown Preview For Tonight

    The following is a spoiler-free preview for tonight’s episode of WWE SmackDown on SyFy:

    – There will be an update on World Heavyweight champion Mark Henry and the Big Show following the ring collapse at Sunday’s Vengeance pay-per-view.

    – Christian vs. CM Punk.

    – The Miz ‘& R-Truth vs. Air Boom in a non-title match

    – Wade Barrett vs. Trent Baretta.

    – United States champion Dolph Ziggler vs. Randy Orton

    – Daniel Bryan vs. Tyson Kidd

    Also scheduled to appear are Michael Cole, Teddy Long and more.

     

  • *SPOILERS* WWE SmackDown Tapings Results For Friday

    WWE SmackDown on Syfy

    Thanks to Manny for the following WWE SmackDown spoilers from Tuesday’s tapings in Houston, Texas. These will air Friday on SyFy.

    Dark Match:

    * Drew McIntyre beat Johnny Curtis in a squash.

    SmackDown, Airing Friday:

    * Teddy Long opens the show and talks about the fate of the World Heavyweight Title. Christian comes out and as usual wants a title shot. CM Punk interrupts him and apparently Teddy has brought some RAW stars to tonight’s show. Punk vs. Christian is announced for tonight.

    * The Miz and R-Truth beat Evan Bourne and Kofi Kingston in a quick non-title match when Truth pinned Kofi. Truth and Miz cut a promo after the match and teased that The Rock may take out John Cena before they can.

    * Backstage segment with Daniel Bryan, Tyson Kidd and Santino Marella. Santino proposes Bryan vs. Kidd to see who’s best later tonight.

    * Wade Barrett beat Trent Baretta in another quick match.

    * Randy Orton beat Dolph Ziggler in another non-title match. This will probably end up being match of the night. Orton won with the RKO. After the match, Orton had a staredown with Cody Rhodes, who did commentary for the match.

    * Backstage interview with Matt Striker and the fake Sin Cara. He has a new look and is out to get the original Sin Cara.

    * Daniel Bryan defeated Tyson Kidd in less than five minutes with the LaBell Lock. I’m pretty sure Bryan came out to a new theme song as well.

    * Michael Cole got our attention and ripped on Jim Ross some more, showing the fake photos from RAW again. Cole says JR has accepted his challenge and The Michael Cole Challenge is on for Monday.

    * Big Show comes out to talk about Vengeance and the match against Mark Henry. Show says he has a rematch coming and out comes Henry. Henry said he’s moving on from Show but they had a staredown to end the segment.

    * CM Punk defeated Christian in the main event that saw interference from Ricardo Rodriguez, Alberto Del Rio and Sheamus. Sheamus distracted Christian, allowing Punk to hit the GTS for the win.