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  • WWE Stars Hype Tonight’s WWE Network Special From Madison Square Garden

    Heading into tonight’s WWE Network special from Madison Square Garden in New York City, several WWE talents took to Twitter to hype the big event.

    The following are many of the tweets related to tonight’s show:

    https://twitter.com/FightOwensFight/status/650350228495859712

  • WWE Increase Their Security At Live Events, WWE Shop To Sell New Day Socks?

    – Following a string of recent fan incidents during WWE live events – as well as during RAW and the WWE Night of Champions pay-per-view it appears that WWE have increased their security.

    Several fans have noted on social media that on attending live events over the past weekend that there were more security than usual to prevent anyone making their way into the ring.

    – On Twitter yesterday New Day member Big E teased that WWE Shop could soon be launching New Day socks which feature their logo and the text “Power of Positivity”.

  • King Barrett’s Return, Cody Remembers The Final Bionic Elbow, New Day Socks

    – King Barrett should be back on television soon, as he recently completed his scenes in the UK for a WWE Studios action-thriller.

    The film was originally titled “Eliminators” but Barrett revealed in an interview last week that the name will be changed by release time.

    – Cody Rhodes has posted a new blog at BeingBrandiRunnels.com ahead of tonight’s WWE RAW from Buffalo, NY. The city is significant for him because it’s the setting for the very last “Bionic Elbow” delievered by his father (Battleground 2013).

    – Big E revealed that New Day Socks are coming soon to WWEShop:

    – Here’s another preview for the NXT All Star Panel that airs tonight on the WWE Network immediately following RAW. The panel was taped in Brooklyn during SummerSlam weekend:

  • Big E Talks About The New Day’s Success, His Goals In WWE

    Big E recently spoke with CentralJersey.com to promote next Friday’s WWE live event from Trenton, NJ. Here are highlights of what he said about:

    The New Day’s Success: “Nothing quite changes going from feud to feud. As performers, we all strive to get the best possible reaction, whether that’s getting the loudest boos or the loudest cheers. The amount of work we have done behind the scenes, and seeing it come to fruition, has been amazing. We’re always trying to steal the show and to have the best possible match we can and leave people with something memorable.”

    His Goal in WWE: “As a performer in the WWE, obviously my goal is to become World Heavyweight Champion, but right now being a two-time tag champion with my brothers is really cool. Titles are important but you also want to be part of the most entertaining segments and I think that’s something we are all putting forth and I think all three of us are coming into our own as performers.”

    New Day Splitting Up: “The thought of that has crossed our minds, but it’s not something that we currently want at this time. We are very persistent. We believe in the three of us as a trio, working together and I think we have great chemistry together.”

  • Video: Dudley Boyz Hype 10/3 Title Match At MSG, Puts Over The New Day & More

    Tag-team legends The Dudley Boyz — Bubba Ray and Devon — were Michael Cole’s guests on this week’s WWE.com sit-down interview.

    During the interview, which you can watch above, Devon noted that they were overwhelmed by the reception they received for their WWE return on RAW in Brooklyn, New York. Bubba Ray added that the great part about the whole situation was that it was kept a secret.

    Regarding what The Dudley Boyz have been doing over the past ten years, Bubba Ray said, “everything,” while Devon mentioned All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) and New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW), however neither alluded to TNA Wrestling in any way, unless you count Devon saying that they have been active all over the world, as they go “non-stop.” (Total “Non-Stop” Action)?

    Bubba Ray Dudley then spoke about how he saw the once nearly insignificant WWE tag-team division begin to thrive once again, particularly because of The New Day, and said that it was time for The Dudley Boyz to help get the WWE tag-team scene back to where it once was, and where he feels it belongs again today.

    Michael Cole then brought up The New Day and asked if they feel they are entertaining. Devon said that they are a good team and they are very entertaining, but that they are also “kick-ass guys.” He mentions that The New Day is trying to follow in the footsteps of The Dudley Boyz because they are doing everything that The Dudley Boyz used to do to get attention.

    Finally, Cole brings up the fact that The Dudley Boyz will be challenging The New Day for the WWE Tag-Team Championships at the next live WWE Network special, scheduled for Saturday, October 3, 2015 from Madison Square Garden in New York City. As far as that fact is concerned, Bubba Ray mentions that it doesn’t get any better than to win the titles back in their hometown, especially in a building like MSG.

    Make sure to visit SEScoops.com on Saturday, October 3, 2015 for the best live WWE Network results coverage from Madison Square Garden.

  • Dolph Ziggler Debuting New Ring Gear Tonight, Lana Posts Video Update, The New Day

    – WWE Tag-Team Champions The New Day will be fielding questions from fans during the WWE Night Of Champions Kickoff Show on the WWE Network tonight. Fans can submit questions to Big E., Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods via Twitter with the hashtag, “#SaveTheTables.”

    – WWE Superstar Dolph Ziggler noted via social media that he will be debuting new ring gear for his match against Rusev at tonight’s WWE Night Of Champions pay-per-view. Ziggler tweeted the following.

    https://twitter.com/HEELZiggler/status/645646569321041925

    – WWE Diva Lana posted the following video update on Saturday evening, noting that she will be getting her stitches taken out of her wrist soon and will also soon begin physical therapy.

  • Charlotte Wants Nikki Before Night Of Champions, Renee Young Goes Barefoot Again

    – With WWE hyping that Nikki Bella on the verge of breaking AJ Lee’s record of longest Divas Championship reign, there’s speculation that WWE may book Charlotte to beat Nikki before the Night of Champions event. Charlotte cut a promo on last night’s SmackDown and requested that The Authority give her a title shot prior to Night of Champions so Nikki has to defend the gold one more time before breaking the record.

    – Renee Young noted on Twitter that she got ‘busted’ once again conducting an interview barefoot.

    https://twitter.com/ReneeYoungWWE/status/639604384930795521

    Big E explained why it might not be a great idea for her to be walking around without shoes:

  • Update On King Barrett’s WWE Status, Bubba Ray Responds To Big E & More

    – Earlier this week, King Barrett changed his Twitter name to his birth name Stu Bennett, which had many WWE fans questioning if he was leaving the company. There’s really nothing to the story. Barrett was written of TV on RAW after an attack by Stardust and flew to the UK to work on the upcoming WWE Studios action-thriller Eliminators.

    – Following the return of the Dudley Boyz on Monday’s RAW, Big E tweeted about getting beat up by a bunch of “old dudes.” Bubba Ray Dudley has since responded to Big E, telling him that he could be the next member of New Day to be put through a table:

    – In this NXT Fallout video, Emma takes credit for starting the Divas Revolution:

  • The New Day Talk About Vince Being Upset With Their Babyface Run, Being Taken Off TV

    The New Day — Big E., Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods — recently appeared together as guests on Chris Jericho’s “Talk Is Jericho” podcast. During their appearance on the show, a lot of behind-the-scenes information about Vince McMahon’s plans for the group and his reaction when those plans didn’t go as he expected them to are covered.

    The following are some highlights and notes from their appearance on the show.

    On how the idea for The New Day began: “So I’m working on that character, trying to get something going and then I’m kind of realizing that, ‘oh, [Big] E’s not doing anything, he’s kind of coming off his I.C. title run and starting to float, so, you know what? I like E, he’s one of my good friends, lets see if we can merge him into this,’ said Xavier Woods. “So we kind of start working on something, literally weeks at a time, and we’re going into pre-tapes, filming things, pitching ideas and then we’re thinking, ‘something is missing from this, like, we need one more thing.’

    “That’s when we kind of thought, ‘maybe Kofi’, but it was kind of a heel thing. We’re thinking, ‘Kofi has never been a heel – I don’t know if [WWE] would let him turn heel’. After talking about it for a while, we kind of approached them with what we wanted to do and rather than being this group that everyone thought it was going to be, like three angry black guys, it’s like, ‘no, it’s three guys who come up from kind of the same background, that just want more from life, more from their jobs, more from their friends, more from everything around them’. So we tried to take that mentality and get it across TV as best we could and we did.”

    On WWE taking The New Day off of TV immediately after forming the group: “We got taken off [TV] and then we basically had to reevaluate and come up with something different,” Kofi Kingston said. “We were told we needed to go in a kind of positive, uplifting type of direction and we would be going into Vince [McMahon’s] office, pretty much every week for probably months.”

    On Vince McMahon changing the idea to a preacher gimmick, and their reaction: “We kind of got frustrated too and then we didn’t go back to his office for a little while and then he called us back in, like, a few weeks later, and he’s like, ‘you know, guys, it [has] taken me a long time to come up with this, but I think I got it: I want you guys to be preachers’ and all three of us are like, ‘oh my god,’” said Kingston.

    Kofi would go on to explain that the preacher gimmick was the exact opposite of what they wanted to do, however Big E. saw it as an opportunity. The trio then decided collectively that if they were super over-the-top with the gimmick, it would become a heel stable, which is basically what happened.

    From there, Kingston claimed McMahon told him he felt The New Day preacher characters would be “the greatest babyface thing ever.” Woods noted that McMahon looked visibly emotional when talking about the group failing to get over as a babyface faction.

    You can listen to the complete interview at PodcastOne.com.

  • Six-Man Tag-Team Match Announced For This Week’s WWE SmackDown

    On Monday’s edition of WWE RAW in San Jose, California, a big match was announced for this week’s edition of WWE SmackDown.

    In a six-man tag-team match that will be taped on Tuesday night, The New Day — Big E., Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods — will be taking on the trio of Mark Henry and the WWE Tag-Team Champions, The Prime Time Players — Titus O’Neil and Darren Young.

    Make sure to visit SEScoops.com on Tuesday night for live WWE SmackDown spoiler play-by-play results coverage.

  • NXT Preview For Next Week, Tough Enough Injury Update, Stephanie Hosts Rally

    – WWE Tough Enough competitor Chelsea suffered an ankle injury earlier this week and visited with doctors on Saturday. WWE posted the following photo of her getting checked out.

    https://instagram.com/p/5SC-oPzCZG/

    – Stephanie McMahon, Renee Young, Big E., Xavier Woods and Natalya hosted an anti-bullying rally at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Stamford, Connecticut this week. Below are some photos from the event.

    – Below is a preview for next week’s edition of NXT on the WWE Network.

  • Big E Talks The Creation Of New Day’s Entrance Theme, Why ‘Langston’ Was Dropped & More

    Speaking to Christian Rosenberg of AfterBuzz TV on Tuesday night, WWE Superstar and Tag Team Champion Big E discussed the creation of New Day’s entrance theme, the removal of ‘Langston’ from his WWE moniker and more. Highlights from the interview are as follows:

    When asked about the creation of New Day’s entrance music:

    “Originally when we found out or came upon what the idea would be, we were first given some music that was very old timey gospel. Sounded like it was made 60 years ago. We knew this wouldn’t really work for what we were trying to do so we went back we actually listened to Kirk Franklin and found a couple songs that we liked and then we sent them to Jim Johnston and the people that work on music, and they were able to come up with something you hear every week now.”

    Big E talked about the experience he had being in Dolph Ziggler’s corner when he cashed in MITB to become World Heavyweight Champion:

    “It’s something that I think if you pay attention and pan over the reactions, I feel like there were very very real emotions, very real reactions after he won the title and it really felt like there was no need to have to put on a smile or to be excited. AJ and I were very proud of him, very happy for him. It was something that was a long time coming. Unfortunately because of the issue with the concussions he never really had the kind of run that we thought he would have with the title right afterwards. But when you think about timed moments and think about big memorable moments and like i said as far as reaction is concerned, that’s one of the loudest that I can remember ever hearing. And it’s really cool even though I was just standing at ringside for that, it’s still cool to be a part of that and be around for it and even just to have one of the best seats in the house standing ringside for a moment like that, that’s something that I won’t forget anytime soon.”

    The former Intercontinental Champion also talked about dropping ‘Langston’ from his name:

    “The word I got was that Vince thought ‘Big E’ sounded more powerful without the last name so you show up and sometimes you know with what we do there’s a debate or a discussion or you talk more say so and it’s a little more hands on. And in this case it was a matter of me showing up and this is who you are now so you deal with it.”

  • ROH Star Cedric Alexander Says The New Day Faction Is Offensive

    Ring Of Honor performer Cedric Alexander recently spoke with the folks at the Jobbing Out podcast and had some interesting comments to make regarding The New Day faction in WWE.

    “This opens up a whole different can of worms here, because everyone I know watching WWE is offended by The New Day,” said Alexander. “Extremely offended because of the whole racial thing. It’s like, `oh, we’re three black guys, we’ll sing, we’ll dance. You’ve got Kofi Kingston, who is a phenomenal athlete. Big E Langston is a gigantic, threatening man and Xavier Woods is extremely intelligent. So why make them sing and dance when they obviously can be more serious, I guess.”

    Alexander continued, “When they first started this thing, it was like two or three weeks that they did it where Xavier would come out and be like a Malcolm X type of thing. He was preaching black power, without saying black power, which I think is fantastic because you don’t offend anyone. But when you’ve got three black guys singing and dancing, stereotypes get fed too much and I hate it.”

    Check out the complete interview at GlennClarkRadio.com.

  • ROH Star Says WWE Is Being Racist With Treatment Of The New Day Faction

    Ring Of Honor wrestler Cedric Alexander recently spoke about the issue of racism in pro wrestling, citing WWE’s “New Day” faction as one of many examples he feels to be offensive and racist.

    Regarding the WWE faction, Alexander said, “This opens up a whole different can of worms here, because everyone I know that watches WWE is offended by The New Day… extremely offended because of the whole racial thing.”

    “It’s like, ‘oh we’re three black guys, we’ll sing, we’ll dance,” he continued. “You’ve got Kofi Kingston, who’s a phenomenal athlete, Big E Langston is a gigantic, threatening man and Xavier Woods is extremely intelligent. So why make them sing and dance when they obviously can be more… serious, I guess?”

    Alexander concluded, “When they first started this thing, it was like two or three weeks that they did it where Xavier would come out and be like a Malcolm X type of thing. He was preaching black power without saying black power, which I think is fantastic because you don’t offend anyone. But when you’ve got three black guys singing and dancing, stereotypes get fed too much and I hate it.”

    Check out the complete interview as part of the latest “Jobbing Out” podcast by going to GlennClarkRadio.com.

  • Big E. Cuts Twitter Promo On Fans, Update On The New Day Turning Heel

    There continues to be talk within WWE of turning The New Day into a heel faction, especially after the reaction they received at WrestleMania 31 and on RAW this week.

    Big E. recently cut a Twitter promo on the fans in response to their “New Day sucks” chants at television this week.

    Check out Big E.’s “I choose to clap” promo below.

  • *Spoilers* WWE Main Event Taping Results For This Week

    The following are spoiler results for this week’s edition of WWE Main Event, which was taped on Tuesday night, March 31st, in Fresno, California. Results are courtesy of ProWrestling.net.

    Dark Match

    – Zack Ryder beat Adam Rose. The crowd was firmly behind Ryder, who won with his finisher.

    WWE Main Event Taping

    – Stardust beat Jack Swagger.

    – Paige and Emma beat Summer Rae and Cameron. Emma was destroyed most of the match, but Paige made Cameron tap to the PTO.

    – The Lucha Dragons beat The Ascension.

    – The New Day came out to boos. Big E referred to Fresno as San Jose. The Prime Time Players came out, and Titus O’Neil corrected Big E.

  • WWE SmackDown Preview For Tonight (Non-Spoiler)

    The following matches were taped on Monday night at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California for tonight’s WrestleMania 31 “go-home” edition of WWE SmackDown.

    – Cesaro vs. Jimmy Uso vs. Big E vs. Fernando in a four-way match

    – AJ Lee promo

    – Roman Reigns, John Cena, Daniel Bryan, and Mark Henry vs. Bray Wyatt, Big Show, Kane, and Seth Rollins in an eight-man tag match

    For complete WWE SmackDown spoilers, click here.

  • *Spoilers* WWE Main Event Taping Results For This Week

    The following matches were taped on Thursday night in Hartford, CT. prior to the live edition of WWE SmackDown for this week’s edition of WWE Main Event. While they will not air on the WWE Network, they will still be available on Hulu Plus on Friday and will air in some international markets on television this weekend.

    – The New Day def. The Miz & Damien Mizdow in tag-team action to kick off the show. Big E. and Kofi Kingston represented The New Day in this one. The finish saw Big E. and Kingston pick up the pin after The Miz yelled at Mizdow outside of the ring, causing a distraction.

    – Luke Harper vs. Dolph Ziggler is announced for the main event of the show.

    – Erick Rowan def. Curtis Axel in singles competition. This was described as a really solid match, however the fans in Hartford were apparently not making a lot of noise for it. There was a “Rumble winner!” chant directed towards Axel during the match. In the end, Rowan picked up the win with his finisher.

    – Roman Reigns is shown on the big screen, which prompted a loud boo response from the fans in attendance. The Arnold Schwarzenegger WWE Hall Of Fame video package was also shown.

    – Dolph Ziggler def. Luke Harper in the main event of the show. Ziggler got a great pop from the Hartford fans for his entrance, and the crowd was said to be really hot for Ziggler throughout the entire duration of the bout. In the end, Ziggler picked up the win to end this week’s show.

  • Final Lineup For Tonight’s WWE Royal Rumble Pay-Per-View

    The following is the final advertised lineup for tonight’s WWE Royal Rumble pay-per-view, which takes place from the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and airs live on the WWE Network.

    WWE Royal Rumble Kickoff Show

    – Big E., Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods vs. Cesaro, Tyson Kidd & Adam Rose

    – Booker T interviews Shawn Michaels

    WWE Royal Rumble Pay-Per-View

    – The Bella Twins vs. Paige & Natalya

    – The Ascension vs. New Age Outlaws

    – The Usos vs. The Miz & Damien Mizdow (WWE Tag-Team Championship)

    – 30-man over-the-top Royal Rumble match

    – Brock Lesnar vs. John Cena vs. Seth Rollins (WWE World Heavyweight Championship)

    Make sure to join us here at the website tonight for the best WWE Royal Rumble live play-by-play results coverage on the web!

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  • Two New Matches Announced For This Sunday’s WWE Royal Rumble PPV

    On Monday’s WWE Royal Rumble “go-home” edition of RAW, two new matches were announced for this Sunday’s pay-per-view event.

    In what will be the WWE Royal Rumble “Kickoff Show” match, the New Day faction, which consists of Kofi Kingston, Big E. and Xavier Woods, will compete in a six-man tag-team match against Tyson Kidd, Cesaro and Adam Rose.

    Also announced for this Sunday’s Royal Rumble show is a Divas tag-team match, which will feature The Bella Twins vs. Paige and Natalya.

    Make sure to join us here on the website this Sunday night for live WWE Royal Rumble play-by-play results coverage.

  • Backstage Update On Cesaro & Tyson Kidd’s Tag-Team, Both Working Hard Together

    As noted recently, the new WWE tag-team of Cesaro and Tyson Kidd have been working together on some new double-team moves at the non-televised weekend live events.

    The double-team powerbomb-blockbuster finisher that they’ve been using, including at last week’s RAW where they attacked Big E. and The New Day during the match with Adam Rose where they were unveiled to be two masked members of “The Rosebuds,” is now being called “The F(act) Bomb.”

    In addition to trying things out at the live events, Cesaro and Kidd have been spending time at the WWE Performance Center working on coming up with a series of new double-team moves, a sign many consider to be one that shows the two are taking their new tag-team seriously.

    (Credit: Wrestling Observer Newsletter)

  • Update On Tyson Kidd & Cesaro’s Tag-Team, Their New Finishing Move

    The new WWE tag-team of Tyson Kidd and Cesaro mentioned on social media recently that they have been testing out some new moves at the recent WWE live events.

    The double-team powerbomb-blockbuster finisher that they’ve been using, including at last week’s RAW where they attacked Big E. and The New Day during the match with Adam Rose where they were unveiled to be two masked members of “The Rosebuds,” is now being called “The F(act) Bomb.”

    Below is a fan posted video of Cesaro holding a vertical suplex while doing squats and making a tag. The video is from the WWE live event this past weekend in Alabama.

  • The New Day Gets New Ring Gear, WWE Shop Statistics For 2014

    – The New Day faction consisting of Big E., Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods, ditched their normal blue gear in favor of red attire, which you can see in the following photos from this past weekend’s WWE live events.

    – The following are some statistics from the WWE Shop merchandise website:

    WWE’s shop website averaged 933 orders per day in September 2014, up from the 567 per day in September 2013 and the 666 per day in September 2012

    The shop website averaged 1,161 orders per day in October 2014, up from 935 per day in October 2013 and the 903 per day in October 2012

    The shop website averaged 1,533 orders per day in November 2014, up from 867 per day in November 2013 and 1,267 per day in November 2012

  • Undertaker CONFIRMED For WrestleMania 31 Weekend For Either A MATCH Or A WWE HOF Induction …

    (Partial Credit: F4WOnline.com)

  • Ranking Every 2014 Pay-Per-View (Part 2/2)

    As promised, here are the top pay-per-view events from 2014.

    8. NXT Takeover

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    This event started off sluggish but certainly ended with a string of entertaining matches. In particular, the match between Tyler Breeze and Sami Zayn featured solid in-ring work and highlighted why both of these guys could succeed if given the opportunity.

    The real treat during this pay-per-view, however, was the final two matches of the evening. The match between Charlotte and Natalya for the vacant NXT Women’s Championship was probably the most technically sound women’s match I’ve ever seen, and the main event between Neville and Tyson Kidd was the perfect way to end the show. In my opinion, this was the event that made fans realize NXT is more than simply a developmental league for the main roster.

    Worst Match: Adam Rose vs. Camacho

    Best Match: Charlotte vs. Natalya

    7. Payback

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    There was some worry heading into this one, largely due to the absence of the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. The event would carry on just fine without the title, however. It started off strong with a bruising contest between Sheamus and Cesaro.

    From there, the Last Man Standing match was entertaining, even if it would have been nice to see Wyatt pick up the victory. With that said, this pay-per-view is all about the main event. It was an awesome 30-minute affair that featured memorable spots, brutal action, and a decisive Shield victory. This was also important because it would set up Seth Rollins’ heel turn the next night on Raw.

    Worst Match: Bo Dallas vs. Kofi Kingston

    Best Match: The Shield vs. Evolution

  • WWE Main Event Preview For Tonight

    As a bit of a reminder, there will be no WWE television tapings tonight, as both Main Event and SmackDown were taped on Sunday in Sioux Falls, Iowa. Below are the matches scheduled for tonight’s edition of WWE Main Event, which airs on the WWE Network.

    – Cesaro & Tyson Kidd vs. Los Matadores

    – Brie Bella vs. Summer Rae

    – Big E. vs. Stardust

    – Luke Harper vs. Jack Swagger

    For complete spoiler results of this week’s Main Event, click here.

  • Natalya Posts EPIC, HILARIOUS Childhood Photo Of Tyson Kidd — MUST SEE!