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  • FCW Star Suffers Lacerated Kidney, Shelly Martinez In Philly

    — WWE developmental wrestler Bo Rotundo was forced to vacate the Florida Heavyweight Championship last Thursday at the FCW Arena due to injury. Fellow FCW star Seth Rollins stated on his Formspring account that Rotundo suffered a lacerated kidney.

    “He has a lacerated kidney. Very serious. Could be months before he is well,” he wrote.

    — Shelly Martinez posted a video chronicling her recent trip to Philadelphia for the women’s wrestling themed convention “A Hot Summer’s Night.” Cherry, Angel Orsini, Amber O’Neal, Stacy Carter and Sojo Bolt also appear.

    The video can be accessed here.

    — Recently released WWE talent Harry Smith will be a guest tonight live on Wrestling News Live. The former WWE Tag Team Champion and third generation wrestler will discuss his stint in Japan, rumors concerning a possible future in MMA, his time in WWE and his release. The show is live at 11:30 p.m. EST and can be heard at www.snsradionetwork.com.

  • Hugh Jackman To Host Upcoming Raw, Jinder Mahal On Twitter

    — WWE.com announced Monday that actor Hugh Jackman will host the September 19 episode of Raw SuperShow, live from Cleveland’s Quicken Loans Arena

    “In two weeks, I’ll be climbing into the ring on Raw to hang with the Superstars and the give the WWE Universe an exclusive first look at my new movie, Real Steel. Don’t miss it,” said Jackman, who stars in the upcoming sci-fi action flick, in theaters October 7.

    The full article can be accessed here.

    — Jinder Mahal has launched an account on Twitter.

    — Former WWE ring announcer Lilian Garcia is scheduled to appear at the Frank & Son Collectible Show (16549 San Jose Ave Rowland Heights, California 91748) on Saturday, December 10 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

  • Randy Savage’s Condition On Entering The WWE Hall of Fame

    Lanny Poffo recently participated in an interview with SLAM! Wrestling to address his late brother, “Macho Man” Randy Savage, as well as his own lengthy career in sports entertainment.

    Poffo is asked whether WWE reached out to Randy for induction into their Hall of Fame and what his feelings were on the matter.

    “Yes, we talked about it,” Poffo said. “As a matter of fact, what he was, remember when the Von Erichs got into the Hall of Fame? That was the first time he’d mentioned it, and my father was still alive. We celebrated his birthday, and at this point my father was coherent. He says, ‘The Von Erichs are in the Hall of Fame? I’m not going in, ever, into the Hall of Fame unless it’s the Poffos, Lanny, Randy and Angelo.’ That’s what he said. We didn’t cremate him against his wishes and we’re not going to go into the Hall of Fame against his wishes either.”

    Poffo also commented on WWE releasing several products featuring Randy.

    “I think it’s fantastic,” he said. “Did you see the interview he made for the Mattel dolls? He said, ‘It looks just like me, not now, but then.’ He got a big pop at the ComicCon with his video when he made that self-deprecatory joke. I thought it was phenomenal. He made a joke about himself that he didn’t look like that anymore.”

    The full interview can be accessed here.

  • Latest On Ex-WCW Star Goldberg Coming Out Of Retirement

    UAPWM (USA To Africa Pro Wrestling Mission) debuts this October with a tour in Congo, culminating with Rumble in the Jungle II on October 12 in Kinshasa. Shows are currently scheduled for Katanga, Mbujimayk, Goma, Bukavu, Lubumbashi and Kinshasa.

    Three of the events will be held at outdoor soccer stadiums while an event at Martyrs Stadium will feature former World Heavyweight Champion Bill Goldberg coming out of retirement. George Foreman, Laila Ali and Jean Claude Van Damme are also scheduled for the event. Contracts have reportedly been offered to other notable wrestling stars.

    A pay-per-view broadcast and video release of the show are tentatively scheduled, as well as a feature film, according to a press release issued.

    source: F4WOnline.com

  • Celebrities & Gunfire At WWE Live Events This Week

    – Christian tweeted that musical recording artist Phil Collins was at the SmackDown live event from Geneva, Switzerland this week.

    – Buddy Valastro of the television cooking show Cake Boss? on TLC was at the RAW brand live event from Trenton, New Jersey on Saturday night.

    – CM Punk and Ricardo Rodriguez wrote on Twitter that somebody was firing gunshots in the parking lot of Saturday’s live event from Trenton, NJ.

  • New Picture Of Melina Wearing A Blue Wig

    Check out this picture of former WWE Melina’s new look –

  • WWE Changes The Name Of Raw?, Preview Undertaker’s Ball

    — During last night’s replay airing of SuperSmackDown on Syfy, the commercial preview for this Monday’s episode of Raw on the USA Network officially referred to the program as WWE Raw SuperShow. Various cable providers, however, still have the show listed as Monday Night Raw.

    WWE Chief Operating Officer Triple H announced on Monday that Superstars from SmackDown will be joining Monday nights for the foreseeable future to create Raw Supershow.

    — WWE Classics celebrates the legendary career of The Undertaker throughout the month of October as they present “The Undertaker’s Ball.” It’s a “phenomenal month” of highlights spanning The Deadman’s 20-plus-year career—including his “most terrifying” Casket Matches and his “brutal” Buried Alived bouts.

    WWE.com has uploaded a promotional video previewing “The Undertaker’s Ball.”

    — Alex Riley and Kaitlyn will be signing autographs next Saturday from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. at the Comcast Connecticut Women’s Expo in Hartford, Connecticut. Details are available here.

    source: PWInsider.com

  • Latest On Maryse Returning To TV, Raw Star Pulled From Tour

    — Maryse is expected to return to WWE programming as early as next week after undergoing abdominal hernia surgery on August 24.

    She provided a status update via Facebook the following morning, writing: “I am home now, and feeling good, still very tired from the anesthesia, but its normal, i will be posting pics of my tummy when they remove the bandages, my doctor did an amazing job and the scar should be very small in my belly button! be sexy.”

    The former WWE Divas Champion last competed on the July 25 episode of Raw. She was advertised to compete in the following week’s No. 1 Contender’s Diva Battle Royal, but bowed out after determining days earlier that she would undergoing surgery.

    — Michael McGillicutty stated on Twitter that he was pulled from Raw’s tour of Puerto Rico this weekend before he was to have taken his flight.

    — A WWE SmackDown taping is scheduled for Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2011 at the Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana.

    source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter

  • Raw Wrestler Ends Beard Protest, Clay Extends Winning Streak

    — Curt Hawkins recently declared on Twitter that he wouldn’t shave his beard until he received a match on Monday Night Raw. The sparingly seen Raw Superstar ended the protest after two weeks. He explained, The whole creepy beard thing wasn’t working out for me as a single man in NYC. Open to suggestions on a new form of protest.”

    — Brodus Clay extended his winning streak to five on this week’s episode of WWE Superstars, defeating Brandon James in under one minute. He has been paired with enhancement wrestlers on the WWE.com show since returning to action last month.

    — A WWE house show in Wichita Falls, Texas has been moved to Feb. 5, 2012. The original date was Sept. 25, 2011.

    — Tyler Reks is scheduled to appear at Hansel Ford in Santa Rosa, California today from noon until 1:00 p.m.

    source: PWInsider.com

  • Del Rio Resolves Visa Situation, WWE Highlights Ex-WCW Star

    — After missing last week’s WWE live events and this week’s television tapings, Alberto Del Rio’s work visa situation was resolved in time for this weekend’s Raw brand house shows in Puerto Rico. He appeared at Friday’s show in San Juan and defended the WWE Championship twice.

    Del Rio beat CM Punk before losing to John Cena in the main event via disqualification. Punk appeared after the match to fend off a chair-wielding Ricardo Rodriguez. Cena then raised Punk’s hand and left. Punk stayed in the ring and posed with the Puerto Rican flag.

    — The official WWE website has posted a photo gallery of former WCW Hardcore Champion Norman Smiley. He is currently signed to WWE as a trainer and an on–air authority figure for Florida Championship Wrestling. He worked several non-televised matches for WWE following their acquisition of WCW in 2001, but was never hired as a talent.

    — WWE developmental wrestler Percy Watson appeared at Friday’s Raw live event in San Juan, Puerto Rico. He lost to Jack Swagger in the third match of the night.

    sources: PWInsider.com, PRWrestling.com

  • Santino Marella Involved In Bad Car Accident (Pictures)

    Santino Marella suffered a separated left shoulder following a car accident Thursday night in Toronto.

    The official WWE website spoke to Marella this morning about the incident.

    “I had just left home and was going to get my hair cut before I began packing for WWE’s trip to Puerto Rico. [My barber] wasn’t around, so I just decided to go home.”

    He was then hit by another vehicle. The driver of the other vehicle remained at the scene of the collision until police arrived, and no foul play is suspected.

    “My car flipped sideways and the trunk hit a light pole, it completely crushed in. The airbags deployed, and all I could smell was gunpowder.”

    Marella’s car hit a light pole and sustained significant damage.

    “There was broken glass everywhere, and I tried to open the passenger door, but it was stuck.

    Luckily, there was still power in the car. I opened the sunroof and crawled out.”

    He will not be at Raw this Monday. These pictures have been released from the scene of the accident:

  • *Spoilers* FCW Champ Injured, Tournament Held

    Thursday night’s Florida Championship Wrestling television taping (airing 9/25) was quite eventful – with the FCW Heavyweight champion being forced to surrender his title due to injury.

    FCW Champion Bo Rotundo will be out of action for a few months and the second generation star must give up the belt.

    An 8-man tournament to crown a new FCW champion was held – and the matches will air on the 9/25 , 10/2 and 10/9 episodes of FCW television. The matches that took place were –

    • Damien Sandow beat Leakee
    • Husky Harris beat Big E Langsto
    • Leo Kruger beat Percy Watson
    • Dean Ambrose beat Seth Rollins

    The final four – Kruger, Ambrose, Sandow & Harris – wrestled in a four-way match, which will air on the 10/9 show. Kruger made Sandow submit to a sleeper to become the new FCW Heavyweight Champion.

    Also at the tapings, Audrey Marie defeated Aksana to become the new FCW Divas Champion.

    (Source: PWInider.com)

  • Video: Zack Ryder’s Z! True Long Island Story (Ep. 29)

    Mr. Long Island Iced Z is back with another installment of the Z! True Long Island Story. Episode 29 includes footage that was shot during a commercial break on Monday’s RAW – where Zack confronts Randy Orton.

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  • Original Sin Cara Returning, Kaitlyn Appearing At Olympia Expo

    — Tuesday night on SuperSmackDown, Sin Cara (portrayed by WWE developmental wrestler Hunico) blasted Daniel Bryan with a kick to the head following his victory over the former ROH World Champion. This was done because creative was told that the original Sin Cara, Luis Ignascio Urive Alvirde, is returning to feud with his imposter.

    — Gaspari Nutrition will host the sports nutrition and supplementation industry’s first ever live broadcast from the Joe Weider’s 2011 Olympia Expo, September 16-17, 2011 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. WWE Diva Kaitlyn, a former fitness model, will host live interviews from the Gaspari Nutrition booth. More details are available here.

    — WWE returns to the Germain Arena in Estero, Florida on December 16, 2011 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets go on sale September 17, 2011 at 10:00 p.m.

    sources: F4WOnline.com, PWInsider.com

  • Latest On Leavine’s Suspension, Chavo Classic Knocks Sin Cara

    — It was reported two weeks ago that Tough Enough winner Andy Leavine, who is currently training in Florida Championship Wrestling, was suspended for 30 days due to a violation of WWE’s Talent Wellness Program. WWE, however, never publicly announced the suspension. The latest issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter speculates that it could be due to Leavine being considered a developmental wrestler and not a main roster talent.

    — Chavo Guerrero, Sr. (a/k/a Chavo Classic) knocked WWE’s attempt to market Sin Cara. The former WWE Cruiserweight Champion wrote the following on Twitter (in Spanish): “Whoever hired Sin Cara does not know the Hispanic market.”

    — Alex Riley’s father, Kevin Kiley, Sr., has been hired as the morning talk show host for WKRK FM in Cleveland, Ohio. The CBS affiliate is switching from a music to an all-sports format.

    source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter

  • Punk Talks About The State Of The Business, Wrestling Austin

    CM Punk did a video interview with “Mike on a Monday” last week at The Pint Public House in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

    Punk, who is arguably the breakout star of 2011, had a lot to say about:

    • Why he returned after WWE’s Money in the Bank PPV
    • The future of the wrestling business
    • What’s missing from the business today
    • The possibility of wrestling “Stone Cold” Steve Austin
    • Zack Ryder

    .. and much more. Check out the video here:

  • Top Diva Expected To Turn Heel, Superstars Airing At New Time

    — WWE has had discussions of turning either Kelly Kelly or Eve Torres heel and having them feud with against each other.

    — On this week’s episode of WWE Superstars, John Morrison takes on his rival, R-Truth. The program takes place at a new time – Thursday at 4 ET/1 PT – on WWE.com.

    — Four of Lance Storm’s wrestling academy students received tryouts at last week’s WWE television tapings in Edmonton and/or Calgary, Alberta.

    — The Aug. 8 episode of Monday Night Raw was watched by 363,000 homes on DVR or tape delay, meaning 10.5% of the total viewers didn’t watch the episode live that week.

    source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter

  • Alberto Del Rio Update, WWE Sending Stars To Rehab

    – WWE Champion Alberto Del Rio is still unable to enter the United States due to issues related to his work visa. Del Rio missed last weekend’s live events as well as Monday’s RAW and Tuesday’s Super SmackDown special.  Company officials are confident that Del Rio will have his visa problems sorted out in time for this week’s mini-tour of Puerto Rico, where he’s advertised to wrestle CM Punk. John Cena is advertised to wrestle the winner of the Del Rio vs. CM Punk matches in the main events of each show.

    – Other matches for this week’s Puerto Rico shows include:

    • US Champion Dolph Ziggler vs.Primo Colon
    • John Morrison & Evan Bourne vs. The Miz & R-Truth
    • Santino Marella & Zack Ryder vs. David Otunga & Michael McGillicutty
    • Alex Riley vs. Jack Swagger
    • Divas Champion Kelly Kelly vs. Beth Phoenix

    No word yet on why Morrison is replacing one-half of the WWE Tag Team Champions Kofi Kingston.

    – Jim Ross was asked on Twitter this week about how much WWE spends to send past and present stars to rehab. Ross wrote:

    “WWE spends thousands of dollars on former wrestlers rehab treatment annually BUT 1st wrestlers have to want help. Can’t make em go.”

    A fan responded to Ross’ tweet – asking whether Matt Hardy would qualify for this sponsored rehab program. JR wrote:

    “WWE’s offer is good for any alums. BUT they have 2 want 2 be helped.”

  • Hell In A Cell PPV Poster: John Cena Goes to Hell

    Greetings from HELL!

    Another promotional poster has been released for WWE’s upcoming Hell in a Cell pay-per-view – and this one features John Cena.

    WWE Hell in a Cell takes place on Sunday, October 2nd.

    The official event synopsis reads:

    “Surrounded by steel. Besieged by brutality. Confined by chaos. Those locked inside the confines of Hell in a Cell are changed forever

    Don’t miss John Cena, Randy Orton, The Miz, Wade Barrett, Rey Mysterio, and all your favorite Superstars brave WWE’s most diabolical construction at Hell in a Cell live on pay-per-view.” 

    It’s hard to read in the poster to the right – there’s a caption on the poster that reads, “John Cena Goes To Hell.”

    Below is the original Hell in a Cell poster, which features Kane.

    WWE.com announced July 23 that he would be sidelined for at least three months after suffering a fractured fibula. He sustained the injury while being attacked by Mark Henry on the July 22 episode of SmackDown, which occurred moments after losing to Randy Orton in a Street Fight.

    WWE Hell in a Cell

  • Update on WWE’s Brand Split & SmackDown Stars On RAW

    On Monday’s RAW – WWE COO Triple H announced that for the foreseeable future, RAW will feature superstars from both RAW and SmackDown.

    The main reason behind the move is that RAW’s ratings have been sluggish lately. WWE is looking to strengthen the star power on Monday nights headed into the fall, when RAW goes head to head with the NFL’s Monday Night Football show each week.

    Additionally, the added star power on RAW will certainly make for some fresh new match ups.

    Recent ratings data has revealed that WWE’s main event stars are still ratings draws, however some of WWE’s mid-level talent have not been drawing the ratings WWE needs to stay comfortable on Monday nights.

    At this time, RAW superstars will not be appearing on SmackDown regularly, because of the extra day of travel that would be added to their schedules. In the future however, in  the event that SmackDown is moved to Tuesday nights, it is possible that WWE could book SmackDown in a city closer to RAW the next night, which would cut down on the travel required for wrestlers to appear on both shows in a given week.

    (Sources: pwinsider.com, f4wonline.com)

  • Ratings Are In For Tuesday’s Live Super SmackDown

    The ratings are in for Tuesday’s live Super SmackDown special – and it’s great news for WWE and the SyFy channel

    WWE Super Smackdown drew a 2.20 rating and averaged 3.2 million viewers.

    While this is around a full ratings point below what RAW typically draws on Monday nights on USA (a much stronger network than SyFy), Tuesday’s numbers are way above what SmackDown has averaged this year on Syfy.  SmackDown has averaged a 1.88 rating with 2.87 million viewers on Friday nights so far this year.

    (Credit: PWTorch.com)

     

  • Jim Ross Calls Matt Hardy’s Stunt Embarrassing & Inexplicable

    – WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross was asked on Wednesday about Matt Hardy’s disturbing “Goodbye” YouTube video. Many fans mistook the video for a suicide letter and called 911, which led police to visit Matt Hardy’s home to check on him and declare that he is “fine.” The video was later revealed to be a hoax – and the storyline death of Matt’s “Matthew Hardy” alter ego.

    Jim Ross responded to the fiasco on Twitter, responding to a fan who asking him about the situation. Ross tweeted:

    “Embarrassingly bad publicity stunt by all accounts.”

    He later added:

    “Matt Hardy fiasco totally embarrassing and inexplicable. Alleged suicide Youtube got him noticed… sadly in absurd way. Matt, seek answers.”

  • Edge Returning To SmackDown Soon, Boring Tag Teams

    — The WWEFanNation YouTube channel has introduced a new series on “Boring Tag Teams” – apparently playing off the RAW storyline that David Otunga and Michael McGuillicutty tag team are boring. “Boring” teams featured thus far include Beverly Brothers, Tekno Team 2000, Well Dunn, Doug Furnas & Philip LaFon and more. Check out Youtube.com/WWE to see the videos.

    — Former WWE superstar Edge will be returning to SmackDown in September. Toronto’s Air Canada Centre is promoting an appearance from Edge on September 13th for that week’s SmackDown, airing Friday, September 16th. The Air Canada Center’s website reads:

    “Witness the return of Toronto’s own The R-Rated Superstar EDGE to SMACKDOWN!!”

    Edge’s return to Smackdown coincidences with his upcoming apperances on SyFy’s “Haven” show. Edge will be appearing on 3 consecutive episodes of Haven, airing 9/9, 9/16 and 9/23.

  • Triple H To Wrestle On RAW, Ziggler’s Neck In Pain

    – In what’s being billed as a “warm-up” for his upcoming match against CM Punk at Night of Champions, WWE COO Triple H will be returning to the ring next week on RAW. A commercial aired during this week’s show hyping The Game’s return to the ring – his first match since wrestling The Undertaker at WrestleMania 27.  No opponent has been named yet.

    – The WWE RAW brand is headed to Puerto Rico this week for a string of live events. WWE officials are hoping WWE Champion Alberto Del Rio will have his visa issues worked out in time for this week’s Puerto Rican shows.

    – Dolph Ziggler tweeted the following on Wednesday – let’s hope this isn’t anything serious:

    “Getting neck examined/worked on today…… Keep you fingers crossed”

  • Punk-Nash-Triple H Update, Lawler Backing off Vickie

    – To correct an earlier report, the decision for CM Punk to wrestle Triple H at Night of Champions was actually made over the weekend, not Monday. A “Team Punk vs. Team Triple H” had been discussed for Survivor Series, and that might still happen. Whatever happened during Kevin Nash’s recent medical physical that prevented him from wrestling Punk next month is expected to be resolved – and a match between Punk and Nash is still expected to happen eventually.

    – Jerry Lawler has been told by WWE producers to back off Vickie Guerrero and not make fun of her weight on commentary at RAW.

    – WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross will be the next WWE personality to go hunting with Shawn Michaels on an upcoming episode of Shawn’s MacMillan River Adventures on the Outdoor Channel.

    (Sources: PWInsider.com, f4wonline.com)