– On Monday’s RAW, WWE advertised Big E Langston vs. Curtis Axel for this week’s episode of Main Event. That match did not take place because Langston was already on his way to Belfast, Ireland for WWE’s European tour when Main Event was tapd on Tuesday.
At the first show of the European tour, Big E teamed with Cody Rhodes and Goldust to defeat The Shield.
– There were several WWE office releases on Wednesday, including Triple H’s right hand man, Senior Executive Assistant Pete Leone. There were apparently more releases and we’ll report on that when more information becomes available.
-For those wondering, Curtis Axel has been medically cleared to return to the ring by the WWE medical team. This is obvious news to anyone who watched RAW on Monday night, as he worked a match against Dolph Ziggler and was announced as the headline match against Big E. Langston for this week’s WWE Main Event, which is being taped tonight in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Make sure to check back here at the website later tonight for detailed WWE SmackDown and WWE Main Event spoiler reports.
-As reported previously, WWE will kick off their bi-annual European tour on Wednesday. The following is a full list of dates and locations that WWE will be making during this year’s tour:
Wednesday, November 6th in Belfast, Ireland
Thursday, November 7th in Dublin, Ireland
Friday, November 8th in Glasgow, Scotland
Friday, November 8th in Brussels, Belgium
Saturday, November 9th in Munich, Germany
Saturday, November 9th in Birmingham, England
Sunday, November 10th in Cardiff, Wales
Sunday, November 10th in Glasgow, Scotland
Monday, November 11th in Manchester, England (WWE RAW television taping)
Tuesday, November 12th Machester, England (WWE SmackDown television taping)
Tuesday, November 12th in Newcastle, England
Wednesday, November 13th in Nottingham, England
Wednesday, November 13th in Zurich, Switzerland
If anyone is attending any of the above events, feel free to send in a live report from the show to be published here on the website.
WWE will tape their weekly Main Event and SmackDown television programs tonight in Charlotte, North Carolina, before heading out for their bi-annual European tour on Wednesday.
The main event for this week’s SmackDown, as announced on WWE RAW on Monday night, is Daniel Bryan vs. Luke Harper.
Also announced on Monday’s RAW was a match pitting the current Intercontinental Champion Curtis Axel against Big E. Langston, in a match that was originally slated to serve as the Kickoff Show match prior to the WWE Hell In A Cell pay-per-view in late-October.
World Heavyweight Champion John Cena was advertised on RAW as appearing on this week’s SmackDown for the second time in a row, as he will continue the build to his rematch against the former champion, Alberto Del Rio, at the upcoming WWE Survivor Series pay-per-view.
In addition to the aforementioned WWE Superstars, the following names are being advertised locally for the SmackDown and Main Event television taping in Charlotte are Triple H, Stephanie McMahon, Randy Orton, Big Show, The Shield, The Wyatt Family, Dolph Ziggler and Wade Barrett.
The post-show dark match scheduled for the taping tonight is John Cena vs. Alberto Del Rio for the World Heavyweight Championship. That match, which also served as the dark match main event at RAW in Greenville, South Carolina on Monday night, is subject to change.
Make sure to check back here later tonight for complete WWE Main Event and WWE SmackDown spoiler results.
WWE announced Big Show vs. Randy Orton for the WWE Championship as the main event of the upcoming WWE Survivor Series pay-per-view on Sunday, November 24th in Boston, Massachusetts.
Also announced on RAW for this week’s WWE television taping on Tuesday night are Curtis Axel vs. Big E. Langston for WWE Main Event on Wednesday, as well as Daniel Bryan vs. Luke Harper for WWE SmackDown on Friday. Both shows will be taped on Tuesday night in Charlotte, North Carolina.
– According to a live reports from fans who were at RAW, WWE Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels received a lot of boos from the crowd when he was helped to the back after receiving the Yes! Lock by Daniel Bryan.
– Several celebrities were in attendance at last night’s Hell in a Cell PPV from Miami, including Miami Heat players Udonis Haslam and Andy Elisburg, legendary music producer Rick Rubin and Ata Johnson, mother of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. After winning the World Heavyweight title, John Cena hugged The Rock’s mom on his way to the back.
– Former TNA referee Rudy Charles made his WWE pay-per-view debut at Hell In a Cell last night, now using the name Dan Engler.
– Big E. Langston and Dean Ambrose were both injured at Hell in a Cell, with Langston receiving stitches under his eye and Ambrose getting stitches on his chin.
WWE’s official Twitter account announced this afternoon that Intercontinental Champion Curtis Axel will be unable to compete tonight in the WWE Hell in a Cell Kickoff Match after sustaining an undisclosed injury. According to WWE’s official website, following a second evaluation by medical personnel, he was not cleared for in-ring action.
In place of the scheduled Intercontinental Championship between Axel and Big E Langston, Kofi Kingston will face “Mr. Money in the Bank,” Damien Sandow in a singles match.
It would appear that Langston is not being left out in the cold, as the website is teasing a possible appearance at the pay-per-view. The website states, “With this Kickoff Match taking place on the same night as John Cena’s momentous return to action to challenge Alberto Del Rio for the World Heavyweight Championship, what is going through Sandow’s mind as he carries his coveted Money in the Bank contract into Miami’s American Airlines Arena? Also, now that Langston is no longer scheduled to compete, how will the rising star look to make an impact tonight at WWE Hell in a Cell?”
– It was announced last week that Curtis Axel would defend the WWE Intercontinental Championship against Big E Langston tonight in the WWE Hell in a Cell Kickoff, which streams live at 7:30 p.m. ET/4:30 p.m. PT. The match, however, has been officially nixed due to Axel suffering an injury.
The official Twitter account of WWE announced at 2:03 p.m.: “BREAKING: Due to injury, @RealCurtisAxel will not compete tonight at #HellInACell. Stay tuned to WWE.com for updates.”
– Speaking to WWE Magazine, Layla reveals that she has no plans on resuming her dancing career—prior to joining WWE in 2006, she was a dancer for Carnival Cruise Lines, the Miami Heat franchise of the National Basketball Association, and also danced for Kanye West at the MTV Video Music Awards.
“I would always be willing to do something for charity for WWE, but I’ve moved on from that part of my life. I was happy when I heard the Miami Heat had won the championship this year, but I also felt smug since I had already got my championship ring with them. First time’s a charm!”
The former WWE Divas Champion also reveals that she would like to peek inside the male wrestlers’ locker room. She states, “Not because I want to secretly check them out or anything, but I’d love to get a glimpse at the dynamic going on in there. All them always try to play it so cool. I want to see them in their natural habitat.”
– The official WWE website has issued a poll asking fans which WrestleMania dream match they you like to see simulated in WWE 2K14. The options are Shawn Michaels vs. The Rock, John Cena vs. Hulk Hogan, The Undertaker vs. Goldberg, and Daniel Bryan vs. Ric Flair.
– It was announced last week that Curtis Axel would defend the WWE Intercontinental Championship against Big E Langston tonight in the WWE Hell in a Cell Kickoff, which streams live at 7:30 p.m. ET/4:30 p.m. PT. However, it now appears that the match has been nixed, as the match is no longer advertised on the Hell in a Cell page on WWE.com, not to mention that the page previewing the match, has been deleted.
No match is being advertised for the WWE Hell in a Cell Kickoff, with the following stated: “Find out who will be the next WWE Champion and watch John Cena’s in-ring return when WWE Hell in a Cell airs live on pay-per-view tonight at 8 ET/5 PT, and don’t forget to check out the Kickoff, which streams live at 7:30 ET/4:30 PT!”
– Konnan, who is always vocal about WWE on his podcast and on Twitter, feels a number of WWE Superstars should be removed from television—due to poor performance and/or lack of marketability. In response to a fan on Twitter asking him which two talents should be written off television, he responded with eight, including reigning WWE Intercontinental Champion Curtis Axel, all three members of 3MB, and three WWE Divas.
“Brad Maddox, JoJo, Rosa, 3MB, Axel, Aksana, would write dem off,” said Konnan.
Konnan, however, is high on two wrestlers he feels are underutilized. In response to a question asking who should be pushed, he stated, “Ziggler and Cesaro.”
– Tonight at WWE Hell in a Cell, Cody Rhodes and Goldust will defend the WWE Tag Team Championship against the team of Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins, as well as Jey and Jimmy Uso. Rollins vows to reclaim the gold.
“Tonight is for reclamation. @WWEUsos & the #RhodesDynasty may be bonded by blood, but talent outperforms tradition. Believe that. #HIAC,” he wrote on Twitter.
-WWE released an official statement recently regarding the current contract status of Rob Van Dam. The statement reads: “Rob Van Dam is currently not under a performance contract with WWE.”
-Despite rumors stemming from some online reports that claim Big E. Langston and Dolph Ziggler refused to make eye contact with each other while working out at the same hotel gym a few weeks ago, there is reportedly no heat between the two.
-For those who keep track of this sort of thing, WWE failed to hit the top 10 rankings last week for Twitter for the first time since they started tracking.
It was announced on Monday’s edition of WWE RAW that on this week’s WWE Main Event, which will be taped on Tuesday night, Goldust will take on Seth Rollins in one of the main events on the show.
Also announced on RAW this week was the Kickoff Show match for this Sunday’s WWE Hell In A Cell pay-per-view. In a WWE Intercontinental Championship match, current champion Curtis Axel will defend his title against Big E. Langston.
Finally, a “MizTV” segment with special guest Randy Orton will take place on this week’s WWE SmackDown, which will also be taped this Tuesday evening.
Make sure to check back here at the website on Sunday night for the best WWE Hell In A Cell live results coverage on the web.
-According to various reports, WWE Superstar Ryback is scheduled to have a program with the new babyface Big E. Langston following his current feud with CM Punk.
-During Sunday’s WWE live event in Tupelo, Mississippi, Rey Mysterio made an unannounced appearance. Mysterio made the save for R-Truth, who was getting beat up by Alberto Del Rio following his loss to the World Heavyweight Champion on the show. Mysterio and Truth both beat up Damien Sandow, who teased cashing in his Money In The Bank briefcase during all of the chaos.
Fans interested can check out a complete report from the WWE live event in Tupelo on the main page.
-In addition to previously reported reasons, the WWE Tag-Team Championship change on RAW on Monday night was done in part because Vince McMahon was reportedly upset that all of the WWE Championships were held by heels.
-Apparently plans are now in place for the Big E. Langston babyface turn. According to reports, Langston is scheduled for a potential run with Curtis Axel for the WWE Intercontinental Championship. The match may be added to the undercard of the upcoming WWE Hell In A Cell pay-per-view.
-Other matches rumored to be added to the previously announced matches for the WWE Hell In A Cell pay-per-view include AJ Lee vs. Brie Bella for the WWE Divas Championship and The Real Americans vs. Los Matadores.
– With Monday’s Raw drawing one of its worst ratings figures since 1997 (a 2.68 cable rating, with an average of 3.58 million viewers over the course of the show), there are people within WWE speculating that Vince McMahon will resurface on television sooner rather than later. As of one week ago, creative plans called for the Chairman to return sometime in November.
However, in recent days, there has been talk that his return may be pushed forward, perhaps as early as this Monday’s episode of Raw.
– Since breaking up with AJ Lee following SummerSlam, Big E Langston has largely floundered in WWE. In large part, this is being attributed to the absence of John Cena, who is considered his number-one supporter in the organization.
– WWE Hall of Famers Dory Funk, Jr. and Terry Funk are returning to Japan. Dory revealed this bit of news on Twitter, but did not elaborate further.
For those questioning the whereabouts of WWE Superstars Big E. Langston and Kaitlyn, here is your update.
Langston has been working on WWE live events as of late, as well as appearances in tag-team matches on WWE Superstars and WWE Main Event, which were taped on Monday and Tuesday respectively. It should be noted that while it was expected that Langston would be switching to a babyface for his main roster run, he has been working as a heel in the aforementioned tag-team matches.
As far as Kaitlyn is concerned, the WWE Diva appeared in a backstage interview on the WWE App during this Monday’s edition of RAW from the All State Arena in Chicago, Illinois.
Based on Sunday night’s WWE Night Of Champions pay-per-view, it appears as though Ryback is the new Paul Heyman client that has been rumored for a while now.
As noted previously, there was discussion internally in WWE of using an unknown from NXT as a new “Paul Heyman guy,” while the other options were moving either Ryback or Big E. Langston over to the Heyman crew. It appears that WWE is turning Langston babyface, and decided to go with Ryback as Heyman’s new client. If that is the case, you can expect it to be confirmed on RAW tonight.
For those who missed it, Ryback came to the aid of Heyman after CM Punk beat Curtis Axel in the Handicap Elimination match, which was also made a no-disqualification rules match during the Night Of Champions Kickoff Show.
– WWE is seriously considering turning Big E Langston babyface soon.
– With Goldust and Edge advertised for tonight’s WWE RAW, it’s rumored that Santino Marella will also be returning.
– NXT star Sami Zayn wrestled at another WWE live event on Sunday night from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Zayn teamed with Bo Dallas to defeat the Real Americans, Jack Swagger and Antonio Cesaro. Like the previous night, Zayn received loud “Ole!” chants from the crowd, a sign that the WWE Universe is well aware of his previous work as El Generico.
– The official WWE website was taken offline for approximately an hour today, at approximately 1:00 p.m. A user behind a Twitter account that promotes hacking (named Anonymous Indonesia, located at AnonNewsIndo) is claiming to have gotten the website taken offline.
This individual wrote, “World Wrestling Entertainment Down https://www.wwe.com/ Time To HELP SYRIA By #Fr0styFr0ze #OpSyria #Anonymous.”
– The official WWE website has issued a poll asking fans whether a member of the WWE roster should have assisted Daniel Bryan in his Gauntlet Match against The Shield (earlier in the show, Triple H vowed to Brad Maddox that he would terminate any individual who assisted Bryan during the match or after the match).
– Dolph Ziggler combating Big E Langston on last week’s episode of SmackDown is featured in this week’s “SmackDown Slam of the Week.”
– JTG returns to action this week on WWE Superstars—his first televised match since the April 5 show—as he takes on Kofi Kingston. Also featured is a match between Christian and Big E Langston. Highlights from both matches are available below.
– The official WWE website has posted photos of Randy Orton’s WWE Championship, including customized Viper plates.
– The official WWE website has issued a poll asking fans whether they miss Cody Rhodes’ mustache—66% say no.
-While details aren’t exactly clear at this point, the reason John Cena missed the WWE live event in Oakland, California on Sunday night was because of transportation issues.
As noted, the fans in Oakland were offered refunds due to Cena’s absence.
-Due to the fact that WWE Divas will be part of the already scheduled mixed-tag match for the SummerSlam pay-per-view (Dolph Ziggler & Kaitlyn vs. Big E. Langston & AJ Lee), it is likely that the Maria Menounos and Natalya vs. Brie Bella and a mystery partner (or Nikki Bella, if she is cleared in time) match will be on the PPV kick-off show.
There is a good chance that the Menounos match will be mentioned on RAW at some point tonight.
WWE Superstar Dolph Ziggler recently appeared on the “Between The Ropes” radio show with Brian Fritz. Below are highlights from their discussion:
On wrestlers telling him his style will lead to serious injuries down the line: “I’ve been pulled aside by legends and guys backstage and being told that I put my body through too much sometimes. I understand that, but I’m out there in the ring trying to give the best possible performance I can. I can’t not run into something as hard as I can. I can’t not give my all. And one day that could be a problem, but so far I’ve never been injured to where I was out for weeks from anything I’ve done.”
On why he wrestles the hard-nosed style that he does: “I got kicked in the head one time and, like you said, it was a fluke, and every other thing I’ve done I put my body on the line because I want to because I want this crowd to go ‘ooh’ and ‘ahh’ and ‘Wow, we’ve got to get behind this guy.’ I go there to prove to myself that I’m going to work harder than everyone else and I always will.”
On losing momentum after suffering a concussion: “I feel like before the concussion we were finally starting to get some momentum. I was the only guy in this business who had a girlfriend and a giant bodyguard ringside with me and would still lose every night. As we were starting to work together and actually piece together some wins, I started to feel this is how a faction works. Just then, I got the concussion and I think that set back a few things and put in motion that maybe it’s time everyone goes their separate ways.”
This week’s WWE SmackDown and Main Event television shows will be taped before a live audience at the BHO Harris Bank Center in Rockford, Illinois this evening.
Already confirmed for the show, as announced on Monday’s WWE RAW show, is a MizTV segment with special guests Big E. Langston and AJ Lee.
The advertised dark match main event is Sheamus, Randy Orton and Rob Van Dam vs. The Shield. However, for whatever this is worth, the advertised dark match main event for RAW between John Cena and Alberto Del Rio never took place on Monday night.
Make sure to check back here on the website later this evening for live WWE SmackDown spoiler results.
-It was announced on Monday’s edition of WWE RAW that on Friday’s edition of WWE SmackDown, which will be taped Tuesday niight, there will be a MizTV segment with special guests Big E. Langston and AJ Lee.
-WWE RAW on Monday also featured the return of two WWE Superstars. First, Ricardo Rodriguez made his return from a Wellness Policy suspension. Rodriguez returned as World Heavyweight Champion Alberto Del Rio’s special ring announcer for his match against Rob Van Dam. Rodriguez, who tried helping Del Rio by cheating for him during the match, ended up costing him the match. Following the loss, Del Rio snapped and attacked Rodriguez. He beat down Rodriguez with the bucket he tried using to help Del Rio, as well as a nasty dropkick onto Rodriguez while his head was wedged between the steel steps and the ring.
Also returning on Monday’s RAW was former WWE Intercontinental Champion Kofi Kingston. Kingston returned in singles competition, as he took on Fandango. Kingston picked up the win in his first match back, as he defeated Fandango via clean pinfall after hitting him with his Trouble In Paradise finisher.
During Tuesday night’s WWE live event from Cape Town, South Africa, a crazed fan jumped into the ring after Randy Orton’s match against Big E Langston and attacked the WWE superstar and delivering a “low blow” attack to his groin.
– This week on WWE Inbox, Big E Langston and other WWE stars reveal which of their peers they would not invite to their summer BBQ party, as well as their favorite beach.
– Disco Inferno is this week’s addition to the Alumni section on WWE.com. WWE says of the memorable WCW talent, “Regarded as one of WCW’s most unique personas, Disco Inferno remains an icon of the fun that was had amidst the intense television ratings battles of the Monday Night War.”
– Today marks as the 25th anniversary of the death of Adrian Adonis. He and four fellow wrestlers died in car accident in Lewisporte, Newfoundland, when the driver allegedly swerved to avoid hitting a moose and, blinded by the setting sun, inadvertently drove into a lake.