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  • *Spoiler* News On SmackDown Elimination Chamber Match & WM29 World Hwt. Title Match

    It was announced at Tuesday night’s WWE Smackdown tapings from San Diego, California that the winner of a six-man Elimination Chamber match will determine which wrestler challenges for the the World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania 29.

    The entrants of the match were not announced at the show, however, Dolph Ziggler said he did not want to be part of the match because his Money in the Bank contract already gives him a title shot whenever he wants..

    Ziggler also  teased that he will cash in at WrestleMania 29.

  • Booker T Making An Announcement On SmackDown About Del Rio’s Title

    – Tennis greats Andre Agassi and Steffi Graph were ringside for Monday’s RAW from Las Vegas.

    – Prior to Monday’s RAW from Las Vegas, WWE taped the following matches for this week’s episode of Superstars:

    * Kofi Kingston vs. Michael McGillicutty.
    * The Usos vs. Epico and Primo.

    – Booker T will make a major announcement on Friday’s SmackDown concerning the future of Alberto Del Rio’s World Heavyweight championship.

  • Trish Stratus Confirmed For WWE Hall Of Fame

    WWE officially announced on Monday’s RAW that Trish Stratus is the next member of the Hall of Fame’s Class of 2013. Trish tweeted this about the news:

    Jim Ross also tweeted the following about the news of Trish’s induction:

  • The Rock Hypes The Rumble, Booker T Talks Harlem Heat Reunion, Countdown

    – The Rock tweeted the following on Friday to hype the Royal Rumble:

    – During a media conference call this week to promote the Royal Rumble, SmackDown general manager spoke about a possible Harlem Heat reunion with his brother Stevie Ray:

    “I think people would want to see it. I know it was talked about reuniting Harlem Heat. You know as far as it being possible for Hall of Fame it would have been a great honor. But I’m looking forward to my brother and I coming back together and giving the fans that one last look at a team that was so great. And I think it’s something that we need to do more than something that we have to do.”

    – The latest WWE Countdown YouTube video looks at Feats of Strength:

  • Rey Mysterio and Sheamus Duel On “Outside the Ring”, Will Booker T Enter The Royal Rumble?

    – Booker T, who participated in a conference call Thursday promoting Sunday’s Royal Rumble pay-per-view event as well as Saturday’s “Shooting Straight Panel” at US Airways Center on WCW and The Monday Night Wars, revealed plans for a second autobiography with Medallion Press covering his time in WCW and WWE. He also said that unlike the past two years, he will not be participating in the 30-Man Royal Rumble Match.

    – Rey Mysterio and Sheamus clash on this week’s edition of Outside the Ring. The synopsis states, “What happens when Rey Mysterio and Sheamus go head-to-head? Find out whose Power Slammer is victorious in this plastic warrior-filled edition of “Outside the Ring.”

    – Rey Mysterio is featured in today’s “Superstar Spotlight” on WWE.com.

  • Latest Names Being Considered For The WWE Hall Of Fame, Reaction To Chris Benoit’s WWE Encyclopedia Entry

    – With next year’s WWE Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony taking place at Madison Square Garden in New York City, the company plans to pay homage to the famous area.

    Besides Mick Foley likely being enshrined, there is discussion of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, the Nasty Boys (Brian Knobbs and Jerry Sags) and Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray) being inducted, according to F4WOnline.com. Johnson made his debut at the famous arena in 1996, while Harlem Heat was a New York-based gimmick. In the case of The Nasty Boys, who hail from Allentown, Pennsylvania, the two were billed from “The Streets of New York City” during their time in World Championship Wrestling.

    Company officials would also like to honor Owen Hart, who defeated Bret Hart in a memorable WrestleMania match at Madison Square Garden in 1994. Despite the push for Owen, the enshrinement is unlikely to materialize because his widow would not allow it. Hart’s brother Smith revealed on Twitter earlier this year, “Because she blames the wrestling business in its entirety for his death. “She is the sole owner of his estate. With Martha, there will never B a way, perhaps his kids may eventually make the choice. But thats at least 20 yrs in future.”

    Plus, Paul “Triple H” Levesque, WWE Executive Vice President of Talent and Live Events, is said to “desperately” want Bruno Sammartino enshrined, but it’s considered a long shot for a multitude of reasons.

    – Though WWE has attempted to distance themselves from Chris Benoit since his career and life ended in a murder–suicide on June 24, 2007, the recently released WWE Encyclopedia features a sizable entry on the late wrestler. According to F4WOnline.com, this move has many people in WWE “baffled,” with his entry taking up more than half of a page.

    The bio acknowledges Benoit emulating Dynamite Kid after seeing compete when he was 12-years-old, training in Stu Harts’s famous Dungeon, wrestling all over the world, making a name for himself in WCW before jumping to WWE, and fulfilling his destiny when he captured the World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania XX in a Triple Threat Match versus Triple H and Shawn Michaels. There is no acknowledgment of the double murder/suicide, though he is addressed in the past tense.

  • Booker T Talks About Barrett vs. Kingston At TLC, A Match He Wants To See At WM29 & More

    Monday Night Mayhem (“Your Home Of Wrestling Radio”):
    Heard Exclusively On The WrestleView Radio Network
    Hosted By The Big Mosh & “The Chairman Of The Board” Todd Vincent

    Booker T Discusses His Forthcoming First-Ever “All-Star Clinic,” Teaming Up With Devon & MVP As Part of This Project, Why He Classifies His Friendship With Both As Genuine, What He’s Learned Thus Far During His Run As SmackDown General Manager, Why He Would Like To See Brock Lesnar vs. Ryback Square Off At WrestleMania XXIX, WWE’s TLC Pay-Per-View, Why He Has His Eyes On The Intercontinental Championship Match Between Kofi Kingston & Wade Barrett At Tables, Ladders, & Chairs, A Personal Invitation To Jay-Z To Join Him At The Barclays Center In Brooklyn, Why The Royal Rumble Holds A Special Place In His Heart, If He Has Any Input Whether NXT Stars Are Called Up To The Active WWE Roster, What He Thinks It Takes To Make It In Professional Wrestling/Sports-Entertainment Today, Plus Much More In His Exclusive Monday Night Mayhem Interview

    WWE SmackDown General Manager and former six-time World Heavyweight Champion, Booker T, was one of the featured guest on this past week’s edition of the award-winning Monday Night Mayhem. Booker T joined The Big Mosh and “The Chairman of the Board” Todd Vincent for his return to “Your Home of Wrestling Radio.”

    Listen Here: Booker T On Monday Night Mayhem (.MP3)

    Interview highlights courtesy of WWEDVDNews.com’s Aaron Carnevale, MNM’s official contributor:

    The reason for him creating his first-ever “All-Star Clinic” and what the experience is going to be like for those who take part in it this Friday in Houston: “It’s going to be a seven-hour clinic that is going to provide three different perspectives from guys (MVP & Devon) who have actually been there. A lot of times these young guys who try to get into the business go to independent shows for independent promoters. They finish working their match, and the promoter can’t tell them if they did good or bad, because he doesn’t know. So we’re trying to give a ‘carpentry perspective’ to the business again as far as teaching the guys the insight to what we do.”

    Why he has his eyes on the Intercontinental Championship Match between Wade Barrett vs. Kofi Kingstonat WWE’s TLC: Tables, Ladders, & Chairs Pay-Per-View: “You know, I got to give Kofi Kingston a lot of credit. He hasn’t been one of the guys I had on my radar, but he has actually come into his own. Now with this situation with Wade Barrett, he is going to have a chance to really go out there and show how good he really is. That is what this thing is about.”

    The one match he would personally like to see take place at WrestleMania XXIX next April and why fans would get their “money’s worth” if it happens: “The match I would want to see at WrestleMania this year would be two bulls locking horns. It would be something great for the fans, and it would be an extravaganza. It would be Ryback vs. Brock Lesnar. That would be the match for me, just because Ryback is mowing through the competition. Brock Lesnar has been a guy who has went by his ‘Modus Operandi’ pretty much the same way, just running through guys. To see those guys meet head-to-head at WrestleMania would be a WrestleMania where people would get their money’s worth.”

    Much more is contained in Booker T’s exclusive interview with Monday Night Mayhem, including his candid thoughts on teaming up with Devon & MVP as part of his “All-Star Clinic,” why he classifies his friendship with both as genuine, his run as SmackDown General Manager, a personal invitation for Jay-Z for WWE’s TLC: Tables, Ladders, & Chairs Pay-Per-View in Brooklyn, why the Royal Rumble will always hold a special place in his heart, if he has any input whether NXT stars are called up to the active WWE roster, what he thinks it takes to make it in professional wrestling/sports-entertainment today, plus so much more

  • Booker T Offers His Thoughts On The Late Chris Benoit, Rene Dupree Resurfaces, Meet The Prime Time Players

    – Speaking to Inside Wrestling, Booker T was asked for comment on the late Chris Benoit after working closely with him for a number of years. The SmackDown General Manager is asked how he separates Benoit’s wrestling accomplishments and friendship with him from the horrible event that occurred in 2007.

    “I separate them because I have to,” said Booker. “You can’t put the two together. I think of the Chris I knew on the road and in Japan, eating the frickin’ noodles, traveling and working together for years. I can’t put those two people together because I really think the two were different people at the time. We’ll never know what happened, and that’s the thing: We don’t know. The brain is a fragile machine, because you can live with a person for 30 years and then they kill you one day.”

    – After recently returning to North America, Rene Dupree competed in his first match in the United States since leaving WWE on Saturday in Rahway, New Jersey for Pro Wrestling Syndicate. He lost a Four-Way match, which also featured Dan Maff, Devon Moore and the winner, The Dynamic Sensation.

    Dupree competed in Japan and Europe during his time away from North America. Though still muscular, he has since lost a considerable amount of weight.

    – The Prime Time Players, Darren Young and Titus O’Neil, appear at Cricket Communications in Dayton, Ohio, on Saturday beginning at 4:00 p.m.

  • Booker T Recalls Giving Batista A “Pretty Good Beating” During 2006 Fist Fight On Set Of WWE Commercial Shoot

    Speaking to Fighting Spirit Magazine (available at FightingSpiritMagazine.co.uk), Booker T recalled his physical altercation with Batista on May 8, 2006 at a commercial photo shoot in Encino, California for that year’s SummerSlam pay-per-view event.

    Batista, who rose to main event status in a relatively short period of time, was already unpopular within the locker room due to his lack of respect for those who came before him coupled with a sense of entitlement. That day, Booker T took issue with The Animal’s poor demeanor.

    According to eyewitness reports, Booker T challenged Batista to “[go] into an empty room and go for it.” The two fought for approximately five minutes in the room, with Booker T dominating the muscle-bound wrestler. After the two were separated by fellow wrestlers, Batista snuck in one last sucker punch on Booker T just as he did immediately after the decorated wrestler closed the door to signal the start of fray.

    Finlay, who was among the wrestlers who broke up the brawl, said during an earlier interview with the publication that the story was blown out of proportion. Booker T disagreed with his assessment.

    “It wasn’t blown out of proportion. He took a pretty good beating,” said the SmackDown General Manager.

    “The thing is, when you’re in a fight, it’s different from an MMA fight. That’s the thing with me. I’ve fought my whole life. You don’t just call a person out to a fight if you don’t know their background, what they’ve been through, and how to test them. That was his mistake, and I think it was definitely a case of him underestimating me, and thinking he was the bigger guy. For me fighting is in the blood, and it’s something I grew up doing. Honestly though, I hope Batista does well (in MMA), even just for the business’ sake.”

  • Halloween Main Event Preview, WWE Signs Booker T Student, Cena On TV Today

    – Next week’s 10/31 Halloween edition of WWE Main Event on Ion will feature Sin Cara, Rey Mysterio and Randy Orton vs. Darren Young, Titus O’Neil and Alberto Del Rio.

    – WWE has signed one of the wrestlers from Booker T’s Reality of Wrestling promotion in Texas. Denton Blackwell can be found on Twitter at @DentonBlackwell.

    – John Cena will be appearing on ABC’s The Chew today at 1PM (EST). The show was filmed on Tuesday morning.

    – Here is footage of R-Truth, Alicia Fox and Kofi Kingston at a “be a STAR” rally in Memphis, Tennessee earlier this week:

  • Trailer Released For WWE’s “nWo: The Revolution” DVD and Blu-Ray, John Cena Appearing On “The Chew”, WWE In NY

    – Silvervision has released WWE’s promotional trailer for its upcoming nWo DVD and Blu-ray release, nWo: Revolution. The video features soundbytes from Booker T, Arn Anderson, Dusty Rhodes, Eric Bischoff, Sean Waltman, Big Show, Cody Rhodes, Kevin Nash and “The Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase weighing in on the rise and fall of the group.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=216wbicjYzs

    The title will be released in North America on Tuesday, Nov. 6.

    – The official WWE website has announced that John Cena will appear as a guest on “The Chew” and cook with Chef Michael Symon. The program airs Wednesday, Oct. 24 at 1 p.m. ET.

    – Tickets for WWE’s SmackDown taping on Wednesday, Dec. 19 in Rochester, New York at Blue Cross Arena go on sale this Friday via Ticketmaster. (Ticket Information)

  • CM Punk vs. Ryback News, Honey Boo Boo Offered Wrestling Training, Booker T

    – With WWE Champion CM Punk and Ryback’s big pay-per-view match just six days away, the two wrestled each other at this weekend’s live events in preparation for Hell in a Cell. According to various live reports from fans who have seen the first Punk vs. Ryback matches, they are working well together and getting better every night. CM Punk is obviously leading Ryback in the matches and WWE officials are hopeful that they’ll have a good match inside Hell in a Cell.

    – Speaking of Punk & Ryback, as of this weekend, their match is the only one that’s scheduled to take place inside Hell in a Cell this Sunday.

    – SmackDown General Manager Booker T served as the honorary team captain of the NFL’s Houston Texans on Sunday when they defeated the Baltimore Ravens. Booker T was there with his wife Sharmell and got a big pop when he was introduced to his hometown crowd.

    * Picture Of Booker T & Sharmell At Yesterday’s NFL Game

    – Following reports that WWE is interested in bringing in 7-year old reality TV star Alana Thompson (“Honey Boo Boo”) for WrestleMania 29, James Pittaro, the ownerof New Jersey’s D2W Pro Wrestling Academy, has offered to train her in the ring. If she accepts the offer, she will be trained by TNA (and D2W) star Robbie E.

  • Booker T Talks About What’s Holding Dolph Ziggler Back From Main Events

    WWE SmackDown general manager Booker T was a guest on the PWTorch Livecast radio show last Friday, which you can listen to at BlogTalkRadio.com.

    One of the topics discussed was Dolph Ziggler’s standing with the company and why he has yet to reach the main-event level on a regular basis. Booker T says Ziggler’s got the tools to be headlining shows, but needs to be more selfish in the ring.

    “One thing I tell him is he has to be more selfish” Booker said. “He needs to start thinking about himself a whole lot more. He thinks about the other guy he’s in the ring with way too much.”

    Ziggler is known as one of the best bumpers in the business and always makes his opponents look great by ‘selling’ their moves. While that has certainly put him on the map as a promising up and coming talent, Booker T thinks he’ll be stuck in the upper mid-card if he doesn’t focus more on advancing his career.

    “Until he starts doing that, he’s not going to get over like he should,” Booker said.

    * Rumored Finish For PUNK vs. RYBACK & A BIG Return Planned For The Royal Rumble

  • Booker T On Why He Doesn’t Want To Be Inducted Into The WWE Hall of Fame Yet, WCW Highlights, His TNA Run

    Promoting his autobiography, From Prison to Promise: Life Before the Squared Circle, Booker T spoke to Joshua Modaberi of Wrestling101.com to discuss the book, his twenty-plus year career in professional wrestling and more. Highlights from the interview are as follows:

    Being backstage on the night Jerry “The King” Lawler suffered a heart attack during Raw: “I was in the back watching on the monitor and then realised something wasn’t right and I’ll tell you it was scary and we just have to thank God Jerry is a strong man and a fit guy to pull through that, most guys his age wouldn’t have been able to pull through but Jerry Lawler has always been pretty straight laced, he’s never been a drinker, he’s always lived his life clean.

    “The WWE doctors were right there and in the right position to take care of him, and when they brought him to the back I was only a few feet away and it was really scary seeing the doctors beating on his chest trying to keep him alive.”

    His personal highlights in World Championship Wrestling: “Starting from the beginning and having Sherri Martel as our manager, and I think she was the greatest manager in the business, to having us under her wing definitely gave us the belief that we were legitimate stars because everybody Sherri had been with before us all of those guys were stars, so we just fell into good company.

    “As for some of the matches as Television Champion, I had great matches with Chris Benoit and Fit Finlay, then going on to win the big one, the World Championship, against Jeff Jarrett, that was a highlight in my career. But there have been so many highlights in my career it is hard to single out one and say that was it. But to start off in WCW at the bottom of the totem pole and to finish off on the final night right at the top of the totem pole that gave me self-gratification.”

    His two-year run with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling: “The way I would explain my time in TNA would be like a vacation, I was detoxing from the rigorous WWE schedule and the hours spent on the road. I just needed time to step back and not think about myself so much but try to help the next lot of guys coming up in the business. That’s what I went to TNA for, I was hoping to help the next generation of stars come up and it was great working with guys like Bobby Roode, AJ Styles and Samoa Joe and giving them some of my knowledge.

    “However the company then started to focus on the older guys and my experience there was a good experience but I don’t feel I got as much out of it as I could have.”

    Why he doesn’t want to be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame until he reaches a certain age: “Yeah, that’s just my thing, I don’t think I’m ready for it, I’m not ready for the Hall of Fame yet. I’m not ready to make that walk, I’m not ready to make that speech yet, I really can’t tell you why because I’m not sure but do I think I have a ton of wrestling days left in me, no, that’s not it at all.

    “I just think guys should reach a certain prestige before they get inducted into the Hall of Fame. People talk about what I’ve done in the business with all the accolades and the titles but I still think there is something left for me to do. Maybe it’s going to do a speaking tour, talking to kids in trouble and turning their lives around or some charity work. I’m just not ready for it just yet, and I want to be ready when it happens.”

    Booker T also discusses the wrestlers who inspired him to become one himself, tag team wrestling, the major difference between WCW and WWE, working with “Stone Cold” Steve Austin, his role as General Manager of SmackDown, and his career highlight in WWE, among other topics. The full interview is available here.

  • WWE Reportedly Drops Two General Manager Storylines, Update On Pay-Per-View Countdown Shows, Tryouts

    – WWE has quietly dropped the storyline where General Managers AJ Lee and Booker T are depicted as incompetent, leading chief Vince McMahon to fire them both and have both shows overseen by one individual. Some people desired that Ric Flair being place in the role, but the company’s current lawsuit with TNA Wrestling over business practices had made that possibility feasible at this time.

    The company also quietly dropped the storyline where announcer Josh Mathews threatened to sue both General Managers for an unsafe working environment.

    – WWE chief Vince McMahon has nixed the idea of holding a thirty-minute “UFC-style” countdown show just prior to the Royal Rumble on January 27, 2013. He is, however, interested in holding such a show for WrestleMania XXIX.

    – Independent wrestlers Ethan HD and Jorel Nelson both received tryouts at WWE’s talent evaluation session in Tampa, Florida earlier this week.

    * VIDEO: WM28 Celebrity Singer MGK FLIPS OUT At The Microsoft Store

    (source: F4WOnline.com)

  • Booker T Announces Tag Team Tournament To Conclude At Hell in a Cell, “Backstage Fallout” For SmackDown

    – Per a huge announcement by SmackDown General Manager Booker T, Kane and Daniel Bryan will defend the WWE Tag Team Championship on Oct. 28 at Hell in a Cell against the winners of an eight-team tournament.

    The bracket revealed on SmackDown showed the following first-round match-ups: Team Rhodes Scholars (Cody Rhodes and Damien Sandow) vs. Jimmy and Jey Uso; Santino Marella and Zack Ryder vs. Justin Gabriel and Tyson Kidd; Kofi Kingston and R-Truth vs. The Prime Time Players (Darren Young and Titus O’Neil); and Epico and Primo vs. Rey Mysterio and Sin Cara.

    – This week on “Backstage Fallout” for SmackDown, The Miz addressed the chaos on “Miz TV,” which resulted in the show’s host being punched in the face by World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus. Wade Barrett also boasted about his dominance after defeating Zack Ryder. Plus, Big Show talks about becoming the No. 1 contender to World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus at Hell in a Cell. (Watch)

  • Will John Cena Be At This Monday’s Raw?, WWE Profiles Big Boss Man, The Bella Twins In New York City

    – Though no longer scheduled for this weekend’s Raw live events after undergoing surgery to remove bone chips in his elbow Tuesday, John Cena will be on hand for Monday’s Raw in Albany, New York at Times Union Center.

    He tweeted Thursday morning, “Rehab, Day 2. Much less grouchy today. I apologize to @wwe and I also PROMISE to be at #raw THIS MONDAY IN ALBANY. just hate being hurt,” Cena wrote. “Ill be at #NXT today. I am very excited to study those I will soon be competing against. See u guys mon on #RAW.”

    Big Show will replace Cena at this weekend’s Raw live events as CM Punk’s opponent in WWE Championship bouts.

    – Big Boss Man is the latest addition to the official WWE website’s Alumni section. WWE says of the deceased wrestler, “From Cobb County, Ga.’s corrections department to the WWE Universe, The Big Boss Man, along with his trusty nightstick, made sure that law and order was always upheld in the squared circle.”

    – Nicole and Brianna, formerly known as The Bella Twins, have been announced to appear at the New York Comic Con taking place Oct. 11-15 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center located on 655 West 34th Street, New York, New York 10001. SmackDown General Manager Booker T, Velvet Sky and Angelina Love are also advertised to appear.

  • John Cena’s Many T-Shirts Through The Years, Layla Addresses Relationship Status, Booker T Interview

    – Arda Ocal of The Baltimore Sun has compiled photos of the WWE T-Shirts John Cena has donned through the years on television, which now stands at 25. Ocal notes that Cena has debuted five shirts at WrestleMania, five at SummerSlam and four at Survivor Series.

    – Unlike most WWE Divas, Layla is still on the market. In response to a tweet asking whether she’s single, the former Divas Champion wrote Wednesday, “Yes!!”

    – SmackDown General Manager Booker T appeared on Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer to promote his recently released autobiography, From Prison to Promise: Life Before the Squared Circle. The six-time world champion recalled the hardships he encountered growing up in Houston, Texas, breaking into professional wrestling, his time in World Championship Wrestling, accepting a contract buyout to join WWE when WCW ceased, and more. The audio interview is available here.

    – WWE Hall of Famer “The Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase is featured in today’s “Superstar Spotlight” on WWE.com.

  • Randy Orton Pulled From Upcoming SmackDown Taping, Rare Championships Found, Booker T

    – The official website of the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, New York is no longer advertising Randy Orton for a SmackDown taping taking place at the venue on Tuesday, September 25. A No DQ Triple Threat Match for the World Heavyweight Championship pitting Sheamus against Orton and Alberto Del Rio was originally scheduled. The website now has Big Show replacing The Viper in the match.

    The taping coincides with Orton beginning filming for WWE Studios’ 12 Rounds: Reloaded at the end of the month.

    – In honor of Night of Champions on Sunday, the official WWE website takes an up-close look at seven rare championships. Belts highlighted include “Stone Cold” Steve Austin’s “Smoking Skull” WWF Championship, the WCW Tag Team Championship, The Rock’s “Brahma Bull” WWF Championship, The Fabulous Moolah’s Women’s Championship, Undisputed WWF Championship, Lay-Cool’s bifurcated WWE Women’s Championship and the WWF World Tag Team Championship. (Article)

    – According to WrestlingFigs.com, SmackDown General Manager Booker T will be signing copies of his book, From Prison to Promise: Life Before the Squared Circle, on Saturday, October 13 beginning at 6:30 p.m. at Bookends 211 East Ridgewood Ave. Ridgewood, New Jersey. Call 201-445-0726 for more information.

  • 2013 WWE PPV Change, AJ Responds To Booker, WWE’s Top “Dream Teams”

    – WWE.com has released a video playlist highlighting the biggest WWE Superstar “Dream Teams” of all-time, including Hulk Hogan and Randy Savage, The Undertaker and The Rock, Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels, The Undertaker and Shawn Michaels, Trish Stratus and Lita, and more.

    – RAW General Manager AJ Lee tweeted the following about Booker T’s appearance on Monday’s RAW to announce Sheamus will be stripped of the World Heavyweight title if he uses the Brogue Kick:

    – WWE’s pay-per-view schedule will be changing once again in 2013, according to a DVD release schedule on WWE.com.

    WWE Over The Limit, which typically takes place in the spring, has been moved to the fall. The show that used to be Over The Limit is now listed as “PPV TBD” – a sign that WWE will be introducing a new PPV next year.

    * POLL & DISCUSSION: Did WWE Handle Monday’s RAW Broadcast Properly After Lawler’s Emergency?

  • “Backstage Fallout” From Monday’s Raw, AJ Lee Responds To Booker T, WWE Star Dream Teams

    – On this week’s “Backstage Fallout” for Raw, Dolph Ziggler rips WWE Champion CM Punk for walking out on him during their tag team match before vowing to defeat Randy Orton this Sunday at Night of Champions. Cody Rhodes rips The Miz, with The Awesome One responding in a separate interview that Rhodes is jealous. Plus, Eve leaves WWE Divas Champion Layla and Kaitlyn dumbfounded with her encouraging remarks.

    – Monday on Raw, Sheamus’ use of the prohibited Brogue Kick prompted a response from Raw General Manager AJ Lee who, in turn, was interrupted by SmackDown General Manager Booker T. Since the World Heavyweight Championship falls under T’s jurisdiction, he decreed that if Sheamus uses the kick again, he will be stripped of the title.

    Lee posted a Twitter message furthering the storyline. She wrote to T, “Hey @BookerT5x next time you want to appear on RAW, my show, ask first. I could have handled @WWESheamus without your help.”

    – WWE.com has released a video playlist highlighting the biggest WWE Superstar “Dream Teams” of all-time. Video clips of some of the biggest WWE stars of all time teaming up to do battle include The Undertaker and The Rock, “Stone Cold” Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels, The Undertaker and Shawn Michaels, Hulk Hogan and Randy Savage, Trish Stratus and Lita, and more.

  • Update On Bret Hart’s Appearance On Raw Tonight, WWE Returning To Miami, Top Kicks In History

    – Tonight on Raw, Bret “Hit Man” Hart will step inside a WWE ring in Montreal, Canada, for the very first time since the infamous “Screwjob” at the 1997 Survivor Series. According to sources at the event, the WWE Hall of Famer is scripted to appear in multiple segments.

    – As an homage to Sheamus banned finishing maneuver, WWE.com ranks the ten greatest kicks in WWE history. Topped by Shawn Michaels’ Sweet Chin Music, the list also ranks: #2 Randy Orton – Punt, #3 Rob Van Dam – Van Daminator, #4 Sheamus – Brogue Kick, #5 “Stone Cold” Steve Austin – Stompin’ a Mudhole, #6 Hulk Hogan – Big Boot, #7 Booker T – Scissor Kick, #8 Trish Stratus – Chick Kick, #9 Tajiri – Buzzsaw Kick, #10 Kofi Kingston – Trouble in Paradise. (Article)

    – WWE returns to American Airlines Arena at Miami, Florida on Tuesday, January 8, 2013 for a SmackDown taping. Talent advertised to appear include Randy Orton, Sheamus, Alberto Del Rio, Daniel Bryan, Ryback, Antonio Cesaro, Kane, Sin Cara and Natalya.

    (source: PWInsider.com)

  • WWE Pulls Cameron Appearance, Sheamus’ Brogue Kick Baned, Kassius Ohno’s KO

    – WWE’s ongoing storyline of SmackDown General Manager Booker T banning Sheamus’ Brogue Kick is being used at live events. At last night’s SmackDown show from Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, Booker T banned the kick for Sheamus’ street fight against Alberto Del Rio.

    – WWE NXT star Kassius Ohno tweeted the following about his discus elbow finishing move, which he’d dubbed, the “KO” –

    “A Rolling Elbow minus the ‘roll’ is simply an elbow. Discus throwers spin in a circle to build momentum & increase power. The trick is maintaining accuracy as the elbow connects. If done right, the move is incredibly effective. Can’t fault someone for utilizing such a devastating maneuver. Besides, you never know where that certain someone may have picked up the technique. Tanaka? Misawa? Or… My dream is to carry on the legacy of the Elbow from Mitsuharu Misawa just as he carried it from Jumbo Tsuruta and brought it to new heights”

    – WWE Diva Cameron, who is currently serving a 15 day suspension following her recent DUI arrest, is no longer being advertised for an upcoming autograph signing with Brodus Clay and Naomi at the Steiner Sports Store in Garden City, NY on September 22nd.

    Cameron can return to work after September 14th, but it’s not a good sign that she’s been pulled from that appearance.

  • Booker T Talks About His New Book, Reliving Those Memories & More

    SmackDown General Manager Booker T recently appeared on Extreme Pro Wrestling Radio on 100.3 FM KFAN in Minneapolis and spoke to hosts Big D & Crisco about the following topics:

    HIS BOOK “FROM PRISON TO PROMISE”: “It wasn’t a struggle to write it but it was to read it back. It takes me down that road again! I hope it touches troubled youth and helps them feel, if Booker T can do it…so can I, thats the reason I wrote the book!”

    IT WAS DIFFICULT TO RELIVE THE MEMORIES: “It was but it totally happend by accident. I took a trip to Newport & stayed on the beach. I stayed there for 3 months by myself & just reflected & all of these memories that I tried to hide & bury came flooding back! It was a real trip & I thought I really need to get all of this down on paper. I have always wanted to write a wrestling book, I ended up writing my life story! I cover where I come from, who I am, what builds my character, how did I end up being funny or so stupid at the same time! Everything I went thru built who I am, it made me way toughter than I ever thought I could be especially walking thru those prison walls. You never understand it until you’re looking it in the face & remember what my mother has always told me, you know right from wrong, and I knew I did wrong so I had to pay for it and go from there.”

    DID YOU EVER WORRY HOW YOU WOULD BE VIEWED BY PEOPLE AFTER PUTTING THIS BOOK OUT: “Nah, you only live once & you cant worry about what people are gonna think about you after the fact or anything like that. That was my life, that is who I was and right now…I’m on a mission from God to help as many kids as I can before I leave this place we call earth. I have very little time to think about what someone thinks about me after writing this book!”

    Booker T goes on to talk about what brought him from the comentator’s table to the GM office and who will take home the World Title @ Night Of Champions! Hear the entire interview here.

  • General Manager Storyline Plans, Devon’s Chances Of Joining WWE, Superstars

    – WWE is currently running storylines where both RAW and SmackDown’s General Managers are having major problems with their jobs. AJ Lee’s angle is that she’s unstable and incompetent, while Booker T is being sued by one of his announcers. There is speculation that the General Managers being unable to handle their brands will lead to Vince McMahon firing them both and bringing in a big name to both shows.

    – Matches for today’s WWE Superstars include:

    * Layla vs. Natalya
    * US Champion Antonio Cesaro vs. Justin Gabriel
    * Damien Sandow vs. Alex Riley
    * Tag Team Champions Kofi Kingston & R-Truth vs. Primo & Epico.

    – With Devon parting ways with TNA and expressing interest in returning to WWE, sources are not optimistic that he’ll get signed as a wrestler. WWE management was very fond of Devon back when he was one of the Dudley Boyz (more so than Bully Ray), but he has a much better chance of getting brought in as an agent or a trainer at developmental. Devon and Ray’s Team 3D wrestling academy has produced several promising young talents, so that will only help his chances of working behind the scenes.

    (Partial Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter)