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  • WWE & TNA Stars Meet Up In Orlando, Diva Injured, CM Punk

    — With WWE and TNA both taping their respective television shows on Tuesday night in Orlando, it’s worth noting that TNA stars AJ Styles and Christopher Daniels wrote on Twitter that they bumped into WWE star Daniel Bryan at the airport. Daniels joked that he, Styles and Bryan wrestled an impromptu 3-way match at the airport.

    — WWE diva Alicia Fox appeared to have suffered a shoulder injury at Tuesday’s SmackDown tapings from Orlando. According to live reports from several fans who were at the show, Fox took a stiff clothesline from Kharma and appeared to landed directly on her shoulder. We hope to have more on this soon.

    – CM Punk has started tweeting again after taking a brief hiatus. In an apparent reference to online reports that he’s unhappy in WWE and considering leaving the company later this year, Punk wrote:

    “Anybody hear any good rumors lately?”

    — WWE star the Big Show is filming an episode for the USA Network show Burn Notice today. Show tweeted on Wednesday:

    “On the set of USA’s Burn Notice I am playing the role of a thief! Cool fun stuff!”

    Burn Notice star Jeffrey Donovan also tweeted, “Working with WWE The BIG SHOW!!! he’s REALLY big.”

  • The Rock Signs With New Agent, Lands Movie Role, Not Dead

    — Just days after it was announced that his latest movie Fast Five opened big at the box office, it’s being reported by Deadline.com that Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has ended his longtime relationship with his agent Darren Statt and signed with the prestigious William Morrison talent agency.

    The Rock recently signed on to play country music singer Charlie Pride in the upcoming movie about Pride’s life and is also going to begin filming the movie “Snitch” later this year.

    — Speaking of The Rock, apparently there’s an ugly rumor going around that he is dead. Rock tweeted on Wednesday morning:

    “I would love to meet the person who is starting rumors of my death – to show them how a dead foot feels up their ass.”

    Whoever starts these stupid rumors – get a life!

  • VIDEO Of The MAJOR *Spoiler* For Friday’s SmackDown

    Well, that didn’t last long …

    At Tuesday night’s WWE SmackDown tapings from the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida – Randy Orton defeated Christian to become the new World Heavyweight champion.

    The match was made earlier in the night after Teddy Long let the fans decide Christian’s opponent between Orton, The Great Khali and Mark Henry.

    This makes Christian’s World Heavyweight title reign one of the shortest in WWE history at just 2 days.

    Check out this video footage (shot by an SEScoops fan) of Randy Orton celebrating with the World Heavyweight title:

    What do you guys think about WWE pulling the plug on Christian’s first World Heavyweight title run?

    COMMENT BELOW and let us know…

  • Ratings Are In For Monday’s RAW & Tough Enough

    The ratings are in for Monday’s episodes of WWE RAW and WWE Tough Enough – and the numbers are virtually even with last week. Here’s the breakdown:

    – Tough Enough drew a 1.70 rating with an average of 2.44 million viewers. This is still a bit under the 5-week average, which is a 1.86 with 2.64 million viewers.

    – Monday’s RAW, which featured a special birthday celebration for The Rock as well as a John Cena vs. Miz WWE title match, drew a 3.45 rating and averaged 5.22 million fans. This is virtually even with last week’s WWE Draft edition of RAW, which did a 3.47 with 5.20 million viewers.

    (Source: pwtorch.com)

  • Triple H Talks About WWE Changing Its Company Name

    WWE star Triple H was interviewed by Kevin Eck of the Baltimore Sun at the recent “BA STAR” anti-bullying campaign red carpet event in Washington, D.C.

    “See, here’s the thing. I think a lot of people misunderstand what we’re saying. When we say we’re just going to be ‘WWE’ now and not ‘World Wrestling Entertainment,’ I think people think we’re walking away from our core product. That’s not it all,” Triple H said.

    “We just do so many things very well. We’re a live event production company that does live events probably better than anyone else on the globe…We do live event touring probably better than anyone else in the world. We do merchandising and marketing as well, if not better, than anyone else in the world. There are abilities for us to take those core competencies and offer them to the outside world in addition to what we do.”
    Eck also spoke with Stephanie McMahon and former WCW champion David Arquette at the event. Arquette was asked about his infamous WCW title win, to which he said, wrestling fans were upset but anybody who was a lifelong fan like him would have a hard time turning down that opportunity to be part of wrestling history.

    You check out video of the interviews below:

  • Kharma Added To WWE Roster, Michelle McCool Removed, More

    — Kharma is a member of the Raw roster. WWE.com added a profile on the wrestler formerly known as Awesome Kong to the Raw Superstars page today. She is not, however, listed as a WWE Diva.

    Kharma made her debut at Extreme Rules, attacking Michelle McCool following the Loser Leaves WWE Match. The following night on Raw, Kharma interrupted a match between Kelly Kelly and Maryse. She gave Maryse a lifting double underhook facebuster, but left the ring without attacking Kelly.

    Meanwhile, McCool’s profile has been moved to the WWE Alumni section.

    — ESPN.com posted an article concerning last night’s episode of Monday Night Raw. The article notes Miami Heat players Dwyane Wade, LeBron James and other athletes helping Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson celebrate his birthday. The result of the WWE Championship Match between John Cena and The Miz is also mentioned.

  • WWE Divas Ranked In Maxim 100, WWE Partners With Best Buy

    — Sunday’s Extreme Rules pay-per-view event featured 1 hour, 38 minutes and 47 seconds of in-ring action. By comparison, WrestleMania XXVII had 1 hour, 41 minutes and 6 seconds of in-ring action.

    — WWE is participating in a promotional campaign with Best Buy for the new Blackberry Playbook Tablet as they’re having Superstars post comments on Twitter regarding the device, as well as a link to BestBuy.com.

    — Both Kelly Kelly and former WWE Diva Stacy Keibler are ranked in Maxim’s “Hot 100” list. Kelly ranked #82 while Keibler ranked #72.

    Kelly is ecstatic over the news as she posted several congratulatory messages from fans and colleagues on her Twitter account.

    She added, “Thanks so much to everyone for all the love and Congrats on maxim hot 100 this was such a dream come true for me!!!!”

  • What Did You Think About The Miz’s WWE Title Reign?

    At Sunday’s Extreme Rules pay-per-view, John Cena defeated The Miz and John Morrison to capture the WWE Championship and end The Miz’s 5-month reign.

    Miz’s reign included impressive title defenses against Randy Orton at the Royal Rumble and John Cena in the main event of WrestleMania XXVII.

    We want to know what YOU think about The Miz’s WWE title reign.

    • Was The Miz deserving of the WWE Championship?
    • Did he have a good run as champion?
    • Did holding the WWE Championship for 5 months help elevate his status?
    • Now that he’s no longer champion, do you still see him as a top star and a contender for the title?

    COMMENT BELOW and tell us what you think about The Miz:

  • Bret Hart Talks Osama, Ziggler’s Brother, SD Rating, Fozzy-NY

    – WWE Hall of Famer Bret Hart wrote the following on Twitter regarding the death of Osama Bin Laden:

    “I hope before his trip 2 hell, dad, Owen, Bulldog, & Pillman gave Bin Laden torturous stretching. As a dual-citizen, couldn’t be more proud.”

    – Chris Jericho’s metal band FOZZY has announced concert dates for June 4 in Brantford, Ontario, June 5 in Long Island, NY and July 14 in Frankfurt, Germany.

    – The April 29 edition of WWE SmackDown! brought in 3,057,000 viewers and finished with a 1.96 cable rating.

    – Ryan Nemeth, the younger brother of Dolph Ziggler, has been wrestling as “Briley Pierce” at Florida Championship Wrestling.

    – WWEShop.com has a new Undertaker t-shirt for both WrestleMania XXVII and his now 19-0 Mania record.

  • Exclusive Video From After RAW Went Off The Air

    SEScoops.com was at Monday’s WWE RAW from Miami  and shot this exclusive video of what happened after the show went off the air .. Check out what happens when The Rock is greeted by two young fans wearing John Cena merchandise:

  • Wrestler Removed From FCW Roster, Superstars Matches Taped

    — WWE developmental wrestler Brett DiBiase has been removed from Florida Championship Wrestling’s roster page, which would indicate that he has been released.

    The third generation wrestler had been under contract to WWE since 2008.

    Meanwhile, Briley Pierce and Rodney Thomas were added to the section. Pierce is Dolph Ziggler’s younger brother, Ryan Nemeth. Thomas is a student from Lance Storm’s Wrestling Academy who has competed as “Shotgun” Brock Barker.

    — Matches taped last night in Miami, Florida this week’s episode of WWE Superstars are as follows:

    * Beth Phoenix vs. Melina

    * Evan Bourne vs. Zack Ryder

    — WWE returns to the Mississippi Coliseum in Jackson, Mississippi on August 26, 2011 and the Fed-Ex Forum in Memphis, Tennessee on August 27, 2011.

    source: PWInsider.com

  • VIDEO: Zach Ryder’s Latest “Z! True Long Island Story” (Ep. 11)

    Zach Ryder is back with another installment of his Z! True Long Island Story video series. In this episode, Ryder declares himself the WWE Internet champion .. Check it out here .. WWWYKI!

  • VIDEO Highlights From Monday’s Special Episode Of RAW

    Check out these video highlights from Monday’s RAW featuring The Rock’s birthday celebration from his home town of Miami, courtesy of WWE’s YouTube channel:

    WWE looks back at the tragedies of 9/11

    Lilian Garcia sings the National Anthem:

    Mysterio & Kofi Kingston vs. Swagger & Drew McIntyre

    R-Truth brutally attacks John Morrison

    Kane vs. Mason Ryan

    The Rock goes face-to-face with Michael Cole

    Superstars pay tribute to The Rock’s movie career

    Pitbull and the Miami Heat dancers join The Rock

    John Cena vs. The Miz – WWE Championship Match

    John Cena announces Osama bin Laden is dead after Extreme Rules went off the air:

    Kharma makes her RAW debut

    Mya sings “Happy Birthday” to The Rock

  • Christian’s Next Feud, Big Show-Burn Notice, Tonight’s Tapings

    – New World Heavyweight champion Christian’s first title challenger is expected to be Mark Henry.

    – WWE will tape this week’s episodes of NXT and SmackDown tonight from the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida. The dark match main event that’s being advertised locally is Randy Orton and Christian vs. Sheamus and Wade Barrett.

    – The Big Show will be making a guest appearance on the USA Network’s hit show, Burn Notice. Show will be playing villain Griffin Black on the fourth episode of the upcoming season.

    – The Rock tweeted the following last night after his RAW birthday celebration:

    “U have all help make my birthday one of the greatest days of my life.. strong love and thank u.. standing tall tonight and proudly lead America with the Pledge of Allegiance was a dream come true.. ELECTRIFYING.”

    – Layla wrote the following on Twitter regarding her win over Michelle McCool at Extreme Rules:

    “That was the hardest thing I ever had 2 do @McCoolMichelleL I will always have respect, gratitude & love for U! Our memories will stay with me. forever Flawless love ya.”

    – Next week’s episode of Tough Enough will feature a special appearance from John Morrison and a “shocking” double elimination. Here’s the official preview:

    “Next Monday, Tough Enough is all new and the contestants are on the ropes — literally! But who’s really hanging by a thread? There’s only one thing more heartbreaking than a dreamer losing the fight, and this is it: Get ready for a shocking double elimination you won’t believe! WWE Superstar John Morrison guest stars.”

  • FAST FIVE Opens Huge At The Box Office, FAST SIX Confirmed

    The box office numbers are in for Dwyane “The Rock” Johnson’s latest movie FAST FIVE and the fifth installment of the Fast & Furious franchise had a blockbuster opening weekend. By far the best opening weekend of 2011 thus far, FAST FIVE took in $86.2 million dollars (in North America) in its opening weekend. It was also the best opening weekend for the Fast & Furious franchise.

    Check Out: Pictures Of The Rock On The Set Of FAST FIVE (Bald Head & Goatee)

    Director Justin Lin, who directed the last three Fast & Furious movies, is already planning a sixth installment, which will see Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson reprise his role as US special agent Hobbs.

    “After this big weekend, we’re going forward,” Lin told USA Today on Monday. “It’s pretty much 100%. It’s going to happen. At five, we’re just hitting our stride .. We’re growing. People want to continue this journey.”

    After the closing credits of Fast Five, a brief scene aired that revealed details on the plot of Fast Six. The scene featured The Rock with actress Eva Mendes talking about a new case – a robbery involving actress Michelle Rodriguez’s character Letty, who was murdered in 2009’s Fast & Furious – a sign that she’ll be returning “from the dead“ in the next movie.

    COMMENT BELOW: Did you see FAST FIVE? If so – what did you think ?

  • Lilian Garcia Appears On Raw, Sings The National Anthem

    Tonight’s episode of Monday Night Raw kicked off with former WWE ring announcer Lilian Garcia center-ring to sing the “The Star-Spangled Banner.”

    Raw ring announcer Justin Roberts introduced Garcia to a large reaction and she proceeded to sing the National Anthem while fan reactions inside the America Airlines Arena were shown. A thunderous “U-S-A” chant followed her stirring rendition of the Anthem.

    Prior started to her performance, a video package aired flashing back to September 11, 2001 and former United States President George W. Bush’s message to the American people. This was proceeded by clips of the September 13, 2001 episode of SmackDown including Vince McMahon’s center-ring speech addressing fans and wrestlers. A clip of Garcia performing “The Star-Spangled Banner” aired while the WWE Superstars at the time looked on.

    Immediately following her performance, the term “Lillian Garcia” topped Twitter as a worldwide trending topic.

  • WWE Star Receives Stitches, SmackDown Rating Improves, More

    — Brodus Clay suffered a severe gash on his head last night at Extreme Rules after being driven into a ladder by Christian. A great deal of blood gushed from his wound and it is said that he may have suffered a concussion.

    Joey Styles noted on his Twitter account that the wound required 12 stitches.

    Christian was also banged up from the match.

    — The April 29 episode of WWE SmackDown garnered a 1.96 cable rating, up from 1.87 the previous week.

    The two-hour program averaged 3.05 million viewers, up from 2.8 the week before.

    — Raw draftee Chris Masters beat Primo in a dark match prior to tonight’s Raw in Miami, Florida.

    source: PWInsider.com

  • Title Match Tonight On Raw, Rapper To Perform, Lilian Garcia

    — WWE’s official Twitter page has announced that The Miz will invoke his rematch clause against WWE Champion John Cena tonight on Raw.

    — Rap musician Pitbull and the Miami Heat dancers are scheduled to perform on Raw.

    There is also a giant birthday cake backstage at Raw reading “Happy Birthday Rock.”

    — Former WWE ring announcer Lilian Garcia appeared on today’s episode of the daytime syndicated medical/talk show The Doctors. A segment aired where Garcia’s husband Chris, who was sitting in the audience, volunteered to get manscaped and waxed. She was shown laughing while the procedure took place.

    — WWE pulled the YouTube video of John Cena announcing to the Extreme Rules audience last night that U.S. troops “captured and compromised” Osama bin Laden. His speech will air tonight on Raw, WWE announced via press release.

    source: F4WOnline.com

  • WWE To Celebrate Patriotism On Raw, Will Air Cena’s Speech

    “Raw” Patriotism Tonight On USA Network

    STAMFORD, Conn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–WWE© (NYSE:WWE) today announced that it will host the biggest party to celebrate our country’s patriotism on “Monday Night Raw®” airing live on USA at 9 p.m. ET from American Airlines Arena in Miami.

    It is fitting that WWE celebrate this historic day in our country’s ongoing fight against terrorism, as WWE SmackDown® was the first public assembly after the tragedy of September 11th, taking place live from Houston on September 13, 2001.

    As part of tonight’s show, WWE will replay Superstar John Cena® announcing the news about Osama Bin Laden to the crowd at last night’s Extreme Rules® pay-per-view in which the crowd spontaneously chanted U-S-A.

    WWE, a publicly traded company (NYSE: WWE), is an integrated media organization and recognized leader in global entertainment. The company consists of a portfolio of businesses that create and deliver original content 52 weeks a year to a global audience. WWE is committed to family-friendly, PG content across all of its platforms including television programming, pay-per-view, digital media and publishing. WWE programming is broadcast in more than 145 countries and 30 languages and reaches more than 500 million homes worldwide. The company is headquartered in Stamford, Conn., with offices in New York, Los Angeles, London, Shanghai, Singapore and Tokyo.

    Additional information on WWE (NYSE: WWE) can be found at wwe.com and corporate.wwe.com. For information on our global activities, go to https://www.wwe.com/worldwide/.

  • Steve Austin Talks Edge’s Retirement, Rock-Cena, WWE-9/11

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    WWE Hall of Famer “Stone Cold” Steve Austin appeared live in-studio promoting “Tough Enough” ahead of this week’s NBC Universal “upfronts” in New York City. The full interview is airing on Monday afternoon at 3:00 p.m. EST.

    On being part of the first big event after 9/11 (Smackdown in Houston on Sept. 13, 2001…tied in with the news that Osama Bin Laden was killed):

    “Well, the first show back was an interesting day at the office just because that’s when Vince (McMahon) just said, ‘Hey, Steve, we need to go back to work. A lot of people are going to come down on us but we gotta get this thing moving again and go forward because that’s what you do.’ There was just a lot going on there. A big gray cloud over all of us. Why this happened and how it happened and everything that went on. It was a little strange obviously. It was a weird period, that’s all I can say about it. It was a long time ago and it was a weird period, but you have to do what you have to do.”

    Edge’s sudden retirement and similarities to Austin’s neck problems:

    Well, I don’t know all the particulars about Edge’s health, but I guess it’s a neck problem. Spinal Stenosis, it means you ain’t gotta lot of room for your spinal cord to move. So that puts him in harms way by taking too many bumps or taking the wrong bump, so it’s a good decision he made. Sad day at the office for millions and millions of Edge fans and WWE fans.

    I remember a long time ago, when my good buddy Mr. Wonderful Paul Orndorff had to get out of the business and he looked at me…Me and Paul were always straight shooters with each other and really good friends…and he goes ‘Steve, let me tell you something. There is life after wrestling.’ And there is, you just gotta go out there and find it and Edge will. He’s a bright kid, always has been, he’s still young, has got youth on his side, good looking kid and smart, so he’ll be fine. That’s just the way it is. When its time to close a door and open up another one, you gotta do that.

    His Reaction to hearing the WrestleMania 28 main event announced a year in advance and making it work:

    “They’re gonna have to make it work. It’s a hard build to make work. Rock’s hot and heavy right now in the movie business, he’s doing great…..and Cena is the number 1 guy, I’m sure he would love to work with a guy like Rock. When you got that big a window of time, it’s gotta work, and if anybody can make it work, it’s Vince. He always wants to do something big at every single Wrestlemania there is and that’s the big thing that he made was…..this next Wrestlemania. He’s a lot smarter than I am, so more power to him and good luck. I wish both guys well.”

    On wrestlers having personality or lack thereof and if the guys in the back were upset that he showed his with the Stone Cold character:

    “To this day, they (creative) might give you something because they don’t think you can come up with anything better or they feel their idea might be better than yours. Vince is a businessman. He don’t want to sit there and make every single decision that’s gotta be made. At the corporate level that’s his job because he’s the leader of that ship…he’s the captain…it’s his baby, but hell, he wants everyone to go out there.”

    “If John Cena, the number 1 guy in the business, goes up to Vince and goes ‘Vince, I got a damn good idea, this is how to make me better and more hotter than I already am’….Vince is gonna listen to him. If Joe Blow who’s jerking the curtain in the first match says ‘Vince, I got a hell of an idea that’s gonna make me a main eventer, Vince is gonna say ‘Let me hear it’. It ain’t about them labeling you anything and making you stick to it. You gotta come up with something…it’s show business.”

  • *Spoiler* WWE Hall of Famer & Former Diva Scheduled For Raw

    Former WWE Diva Lilian Garcia and WWE Hall of Famer Mae Young are both scheduled to appear during Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s birthday celebration tonight on Raw.

    During a backstage segment at WrestleMania XXVII, Young told Johnson that she wants “The People’s Strudel.” Rock responded by saying she should be craving other peoples’ studels, such as Moses. The segment concluded with the WWE Hall of Famer slapping The Great One on the rear.

    Young’s urges towards Johnson infuriated Garcia, who was watching the pay-per-view broadcast at home.

    She wrote on Twitter, “Whoa whoa wait!!!! Mae Young is trying to move in on MY people’s Strudel??? NO WAY @TheRock!!!!!”

    Garcia was playing off an infamous backstage interview segment years ago in which she admitted to lusting over “The People’s Strudel.”

    source: PWInsider.com

  • Former Champion Scheduled For Raw, Sin Cara Warms Up Crowd

    — Former WWE star Ron Simmons is backstage at tonight’s Raw taping in Tampa, Florida and expected to appear during the program.

    — Sin Cara beat Tyson Kidd in a dark match prior to last night’s Extreme Rules pay-per-view telecast.

    — Steve Austin is scheduled to appear at the USA Network’s Upfront presentation in New York City today

    — WWE returns to the Mississippi Coliseum in Jackson, Mississippi on August 26, 2011 and the Fed-Ex Forum in Memphis, Tennessee on August 27, 2011.

    source: PWInsider.com

  • Lethal Returning To ROH, Cena Announced Covered By HP, More

    — Former TNA X Division Champion Jay Lethal is returning to Ring of Honor for the first time since 2008. The organization issued a press release today to announce that he will appear on the Best in the World online pay-per-view on June 26.

    — The Huffington Post posted an article regarding John Cena announcing to the Extreme Rules audience that U.S. troops “captured and compromised” Osama bin Laden.

    — An image of The Undertaker giving the Tombstone piledriver to Triple H is featured on the cover of the latest issue of Power Slam.

    — WWE.com has posted new studio photos of Beth Phoenix.

  • SmackDown Talent Moved To Raw, Hart Comments On bin Laden

    — WWE.com is now listing Alberto Del Rio’s personal ring announcer Ricardo Rodriguez as a member of the Raw roster. While Del Rio was moved to Raw in last week’s Draft, Rodriguez, however, was not officially.

    Meanwhile, Ranjin Singh is still listed a member of the Raw roster despite being drafted to SmackDown along with The Great Khali last Tuesday.

    — Bret Hart posted the following on Twitter regarding the death of Osama bin Laden.

    “I hope before his trip 2 hell, dad, Owen, Bulldog, & Pillman gave Bin Laden torturous stretching. As a dual-citizen, couldn’t be more proud.”

    — WWE.com has posted a photo retrospective of Christian’s career. “Captain Charisma” captured the World Heavyweight Championship for the first time last night at Extreme Rules.

  • J.R. Comments On McCool Leaving WWE, Christian’s Win & More

    Jim Ross posted a blog entry today on his official website, www.jrsbarbq.com. Highlights are as follows:

    His health following Extreme Rules: “Very sore today. Broken right hand is hurting. Iced it before going to bed to reduce swelling. Certainly not using the hand as an excuse for losing because I pretty much forgot about it once the ‘match’ started. Bowling shoe ugly bout w/o question. Did the best we could w/ 2 non wrestlers in a tag match.”

    Michelle McCool’s departure from WWE: “Sorry to see Michelle McCool leave WWE. She’s an example of what intelligently approaching ones craft will do for you. Michelle evolved into a skilled performer via hard work. Perhaps I’ll see her when her alma mater, Florida State University, hosts Oklahoma in college football this September. Michelle is a gifted athlete and will be missed.”

    Christian winning the World Heavyweight Championship: “Really happy for Christian’s success in winning World Heavyweight Title. Christian was ‘due’ and is one of the more underrated performers in WWE and has been for a good while.”

    R-Truth’s performance at Extreme Rules: “R-Truth has begun to distinguish himself and had an impactful cameo at Extreme Rules. Again, the key issue here is for Truth to contiune to take advantage of the moment. The door is open, so to speak, and hopefully Truth will walk through it to the next level. An interesting story to follow.”

    Kharma’s debut at Extreme Rules: “Enjoyed Kharma’s debut at Extreme Rules. She can potentially be a huge attraction for WWE. She’s different and special. Curious to see where she goes from here. I personally expect great things from her.”