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  • WWE Releases Expected, Cody MRI Update, Miz’s Babyface Push, Maryse

    – Now that Linda McMahon’s US Senate campaign is over, there is some fear in WWE that the company will begin “future endeavoring” talent soon.

    – Cody Rhodes underwent an MRI on his shoulder as well as several concussion tests yesterday. If he’s able to work Survivor Series, it will be a last-minute decision, with Tensai expected to be Cody’s replacement if he isn’t medically cleared.

    – As reported earlier this week, The Miz is in line for a babyface push in the next few weeks and is currently scheduled to feud with Antonio Cesaro in early 2013. Other heel opponents discussed for The Miz are Dolph Ziggler, Alberto Del Rio and CM Punk.

    – Speaking of The Miz, he accompanied his girlfriend Maryse at the launch event for her House of Maryse jewelry line this week in California. WWE Diva Eve Torres plus former Divas The Bella Twins were also in attendance.

    * Pictures of MARYSE With The Miz, Eve Torres & Bella Twins At Her Jewelry Launch Party This Week

    (Partial Source: PWInsider.com)

  • Damien Sandow Addresses Cody Rhodes’ Health Following Concussion, Raw In Las Vegas, Update On Maxine

    – Damien Sandow appeared on Busted Open Thursday and was asked whether Rhodes Scholar peer Cody Rhodes will be healthy enough to compete at Sunday’s Survivor Series pay-per-view event after suffering a concussion and strained shoulder at Tuesday’s WWE Main Event taping in Cleveland, Ohio.

    “He is recovering quite nicely,” said Sandow, who spoke in character during the interview. “I assure you that the appropriate actions are being taken to promote the best interests of both Cody Rhodes and Team Ziggler.”

    Rhodes is scheduled for further evaluation Friday to determine if he can compete on Sunday.

    – WWE will hold Raw in Las Vegas, Nevada at Thomas & Mack Center on January 28, 2013. The show takes place the night after the Royal Rumble.

    – Former WWE Diva Maxine stated on Twitter Thursday that she is a spokesmodel for Artix Entertainment, a video game developer. She shot material for the company today.

  • When The Heyman/Lawler Angle Was Planned, Cody-MRI, Bella Twins Chat

    – The controversial angle on RAW where Paul Heyman faked a heart attack to mock Jerry Lawler was planned several weeks ago. According to Bryan Alvarez of the Figure Four Weekly Newsletter, the angle was approved by all participating parties in advance, including Jerry Lawler.

    – Former WWE divas the Bella Twins will be participating in a Twitter chat this evening as part of the New Orleans Wizard World Comic Con event. The chat takes place at 6PM PST (8PM CT). For more information, visit t.co/jnV1Qndc.

    – Former WWE superstar Dustin Rhodes (Goldust) told a fan on Twitter this morning that his younger brother Cody is scheduled to undergo an MRI on Friday morning. Cody was injured at Tuesday’s WWE Main Event tapings and appeared to have injured his shoulder.

    As noted earlier, WWE.com updated Cody’s condition this morning, saying that he suffered a “concussion and a strained shoulder.” His status for Sunday’s Surivvor Series will depend on the results of his upcoming medical examinations.

  • Possible Replacement For Cody Rhodes At Survivor Series After Injury, Lilian Garcia Update, NXT Show Rescheduled

    – At Tuesday’s WWE Main Event taping in Cleveland, Ohio, Cody Rhodes suffered a concussion and a strained shoulder, making his status for the Team Foley vs. Team Ziggler match at Survivor Series uncertain. In the event Rhodes is unable to compete Sunday in the Traditional Survivor Series Elimination Tag Team Match, Tensai is expected to be his replacement, according to PWInsider.com.

    Rhodes is scheduled to undergo further testing Friday.

    – SmackDown ring announcer Lilian Garcia suggested on Twitter Wednesday that she remains confined at her home after being struck by a car Oct. 27 in Los Angeles, California, resulting in multiple contusions and lacerations on the left side of her body. Former WWE Diva colleague Maryse Ouellet held a launch party in Hollywood for her jewelry line, and Garcia was unable to attend since she is still recovering from the ordeal.

    “So wish I could have gone 2 ur party 2nite @maryse0uellet instead of @ home recovering. So proud of ur launch! Luv ya!” she tweeted.

    Tony Chimel has been filling in for Garcia during her absence.

    – An NXT Wrestling event scheduled for tomorrow at Minnreg Hall in Largo, Florida has been re-scheduled for Friday, Nov. 30.

  • Cody Rhodes Update, Survivor Series Announce Team, Cena Working SmackDown Tapings

    – Michael Cole, Jerry Lawler and JBL are expected to call Survivor Series this Sunday.

    – WWE is back to using John Cena at Tuesday SmackDown tapings most weeks because attendance at the shows has been soft.

    – WWE has announced that the injury sustained by Cody Rhodes at Tuesday’s WWE Main Event tapings was a “concussion and a strained shoulder.”

    As a result of the concussion, Rhodes’s status for Sunday’s Survivor Series is in jeopardy pending additional tests taking place later this week.

    (Partial Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter)

  • Cody Rhodes Injured At Tuesday’s WWE Television Tapings

    WWE superstar Cody Rhodes appeared to be injured at Tuesday night’s WWE television tapings from Cleveland, Ohio. Rhodes competed in a match taped for this week’s WWE Main Event broadcast, teaming with Damien Sandow against WWE Tag Team champions Daniel Bryan and Kane.

    During the match, Rhodes took a backdrop and landed awkwardly. Our live correspondent noted that it looked like Cody hurt his shoulder.

    Later in the evening, during the SmackDown taping, there was a segment when the Team Ziggler Survivor Series team appeared – and Cody Rhodes was conspicuously absent.

    We’ll follow up on this story when more details become available.

    * News On BATISTA, ROB VAN DAM & JEFF HARDY Returning To WWE Before WM29

  • Title Match Announced For WWE Main Event, WWE Wrestler Turns 30, Triple H On Radio Show, WWE Returns To Belfast

    – Next week on WWE Main Event on ION Television, Team Hell No defends the WWE Tag Team Championship against Team Rhodes Scholars.

    – SmackDown Superstar Ted DiBiase turns 30-years-old Thursday.

    – Triple H will appear live in studio on Boomer and Carton in the Morning on WFAN in New York City Thursday promoting tickets going on sale for WrestleMania 29 on Saturday.

    – WWE will hold a live event at Odyssey Arena in Belfast, Northern Ireland on April 18, 2013 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets go on sale next Thursday via AikenPromotions.com.

  • Matches Taped In England For WWE Saturday Morning Slam, Cody Rhodes Schools Wade Barrett In “WWE ’13”, More

    – Two matches were taped Tuesday in Birmingham, England for WWE Saturday Morning Slam

    * Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso vs. Justin Gabriel and Tyson Kidd

    * Ted DiBiase vs. Jinder Mahal

    The commentators were Josh Mathews and R-Truth.

    – In the following video, Cody Rhodes shows Wade Barrett a thing or two about how to play WWE ’13.

    – The official WWE website has a poll asking who poses a bigger threat to WWE Champion CM Punk at Survivor Series; John Cena or Ryback? Ryback currently leads the poll 51% to 49%.

    (source: ProWrestling.net)

  • Mick Foley & CM Punk’s Feud, Rumored TLC Matches, Team Rhodes Scholars

    – Not only have RAW’s ratings been declining in recent weeks, delayed/DVR viewership is way down. The October 1st episode of RAW had 298,000 homes watching on delay, while October 8th had 305,000.

    – As we reported earlier this week, WWE is solidly behind the Rhodes Scholars tag team. The heel duo is expected to get another title shot by the end of the year, possibly at December’s TLC PPV.

    We know WWE is strongly behind Rhodes & Sandow, so it appears WWE is taking the slow build approach so their tag title win really means something when it eventually happens.

    – On Monday’s WWE RAW, we saw Team Punk vs. Team Foley announced as the main event for Survivor Series. WWE has been looking for ways to feature Punk and Foley on television for quite some time.

    At one point, there was talk of CM Punk vs. Mick Foley at TLC. No word on whether this is still the plan, but a hardcore stipulation match fits Foley’s gimmick perfectly and would allow him to take shortcuts, since he’s not able to work at the main event level anymore.

    * Picture of THE ROCK Dressed Up As The Incredible HULK For Halloween

    (Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter)

  • Rey Mysterio, Alberto Del Rio and Dolph Ziggler Speak On Backstage Fallout, Sable Becomes A Grandma, Slater

    – On this week’s “Backstage Fallout” for Raw, Rey Mysterio addresses his and Sin Cara’s loss to Team Rhodes Scholars in the No. 1 Tag Team Title No. 1 Contenders’ Tournament to earn a title opportunity against Team Hell No at WWE Hell in a Cell this Sunday. Also, Alberto Del Rio reveals what he has planned for Randy Orton at Hell in a Cell and Dolph Ziggler offers his thoughts on Vickie Guerrero.

    – Former WWE Women’s Champion Sable, 45, is now a grandmother. Her daughter, who is in her early 20’s, gave birth to a child in September, reports RenaLesnar.net.

    – Heath Slater is featured in today’s “Superstar Spotlight” on WWE.com.

  • Tag Team Championship Match Set For Sunday’s WWE Hell in a Cell – Updated Pay-Per-View Card

    With a victory over Rey Mysterio and Sin Cara on Raw Monday, Team Rhodes Scholars won the No. 1 Tag Team Title No. 1 Contenders’ Tournament to earn a title opportunity against Team Hell No at WWE Hell in a Cell this Sunday.

    The official WWE website has released a match preview.

    The announced card for Hell in a Cell, which takes place Oct. 28 at Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia, is as follows:

    * WWE Champion CM Punk vs. Ryback

    * World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus vs. Big Show

    * Intercontinental Champion Kofi Kingston vs. The Miz

    * WWE Tag Team Champions Team Hell No vs. Team Rhodes Scholars

    * Randy Orton vs. Alberto Del Rio

  • Will Rey Mysterio Compete On Raw Tonight?, Kane Joins Twitter, AJ Lee Talks WWE ’13

    – Delayed one week due to Rey Mysterio having the flu, Mysterio and Sin Cara will face Team Rhodes Scholars tonight on Raw in the Tag Team Tournament Final. WWE’s mobile service issued a text message stating that the masked grappler will compete as scheduled: “Rey Mysterio is in NJ and will compete tonight on RAW presented by Hot Pockets brand sandwiches.”

    The winners will face WWE Tag Team Champions Kane and Daniel Bryan next Sunday at Hell in a Cell.

    – WWE Tag Team Champion Kane is now on Twitter at KaneWWE. The account has been verified by the micro-blogging site, thus confirming its legitimacy.

    – Raw General Manager and video game aficionado AJ Lee spoke to Inside Gaming about THQ’s WWE ’13 in the following video interview.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35ABVMOQc0A

  • 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)

  • Rey Mysterio Battling Serious Illness, Heyman Radio Interview, Cody-MAW

    – Hip hop star Asher Roth has released his latest single titled, “Wrestling Is Fake” off his upcoming sophomore album. To listen to the song, visit Defsounds.com.

    – Rey Mysterio tweeted the following on Thursday regarding his health and having to miss WWE’s tour of Egypt:

    – WWE.com has posted a photo gallery of Cody Rhodes granting his first wish for the Make-A-Wish organization earlier this week.

    – NYC-based radio host Peter Rosenberg interviewed Paul Heyman for almost 20 minutes this morning. Heyman talked about enjoying his current WWE run, how his role with CM Punk is different than anything he’s done previously, his epic in-ring confrontation with Stephanie McMahon, several weeks ago, WrestleMania 29 & 30 and more. Here’s the audio:

  • What’s Next For Kofi & R-Truth, Schwarzenegger & Ziggler’s Tweets & More

    – In an exclusive interview for WWE’s new mobile app, Matt Striker interviewed Cody Rhodes and Damien Sandow after they won their match to advance to the finals of the tag team tournament. Rhodes and Sandow declared they will be the next WWE Tag Team Champions because they are the “smartest, youngest and hungriest” team in WWE.

    – Following the split of R-Truth and Kofi Kingston’s tag team on RAW, Kofi is in line for a singles push. There has been talk of feuding him with Intercontinental Champion The MIz.

    As for R-Truth, we saw an in-ring segment with him and Brodus Clay on RAW. With Kofi Kington breaking off on his own, there was talk over the weekend of pairing R-Truth and Brodus Clay together as a team.

    – RAW social media ambassador Arnold Schwarzenegger and Dolph Ziggler were trading insults on Twitter during RAW. Arnold says he will be back:

    * Exclusive New VIDEO of CM PUNK ATTACKING A Fan On RAW! See Who Struck First

    (Partial Source: f4wonline.com)

  • CM Punk’s Hell in a Cell Opponent To Be Determined Next Week, Tag Team Tournament Finals Set, WWE Main Event

    – At the conclusion of Raw Monday, Vince McMahon presented WWE Champion CM Punk with an ultimatum: at Hell in a Cell, he would either face John Cena or Ryback. And if Punk hadn’t made up his mind in seven days, The Chairman said he would make it for him.

    – The finals of the WWE Tag Team Championship No. 1 Contenders’ Tournament will be determined next week on Raw as Rey Mysterio and Sin Cara take on Cody Rhodes and Damien Sandow. On Monday’s show, Mysterio and Cara defeated The Prime Time Players while Team Rhodes Scholars beat Santino Marella and Zack Ryder.

    – WWE has released a promotional video hyping a match between Randy Orton and Big Show this Wednesday on WWE Main Event on ION Television. (Watch)

  • Cody Rhodes Suffers Black Eye, SmackDown Holiday Tour Matches, JR-Lawler

    – Today’s wrestling birthdays include WWE Intercontinental Champion The Miz (32) and former WWE star Paul Burchill (33).

    – Sheamus vs. The Big Show and Randy Orton vs. Alberto Del Rio are the top matches WWE is advertising for December’s SmackDown Holiday Tour.

    – When asked by a fan if Jerry Lawler will on tonight’s RAW, Jim Ross replied, “No…it will be a few wks but he’s doing great.”

    – Cody Rhodes suffered a black eye during his tag match with Damien Sandow against Sin Cara and Rey Mysterio at last night’s WWE SmackDown live event. Sandow Tweeted this about the injury:

    https://twitter.com/thedamiensandow/status/255179503347855360

  • *Spoilers* For WWE Hell in a Cell Pay-Per-View & WWE’s Tag Team Tournament

    Following Wednesday night’s of WWE Main Event, the updated brackets have Santino Marella and Zack Ryder facing Cody Rhodes and Damien Sandow in one semi-final match.

    The other semi-final match will feature Rey Mysterio and Sin Cara vs. the winner of Kofi Kingston and R-Truth vs. Darren Young and Titus O’Neil (which takes place on Friday’s SmackDown. )

    As we know, the winners of the tournament will face Kane and Daniel Bryan for the WWE Tag Team Titles at Hell In a Cell.

    In a spoiler update, Rhodes and Sandow are scheduled to win the tournament and challenge for the titles at Hell In a Cell later this month.

    The plan is for Rey Mysterio and Sin Cara to lose to Sandow and Rhodes in the finals due to interference from Young and O’Neil. This would lead to a second tag team match at Hell In a Cell – Mysterio and Cara vs. Young and O’Neil, which would be a rematch from the finals.

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

    (Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter)

  • 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)

  • JBL On Commentary Tonight, Cody’s Girlfriend Takes A Shot At Sin Cara, Goldust-Cody

    – Former WWE superstar Goldust says WWE continues to take away signs from fans that talk about a potential Goldust vs. Cody Rhodes match. He tweeted during Night of Champions:

    https://twitter.com/dustin_rhodes1/status/247517736756981760

    – Speaking of Cody Rhodes, his girlfriend, former WWE Diva Brandi Reed, took a dig at Sin Cara on Twitter during Night of Champions:

    – As reported over the weekend, JBL will be doing commentary once again at tonight’s RAW. JBL got mixed reviews backstage for his commentary work at Night of Champions. The feeling was that did a good job, but was rusty and made a few mistakes earlier in the evening. JBL was doing his “homework” backstage before the show, getting himself up to speed on WWE’s characters and storylines.

  • Dolph Ziggler Cashing In Tonight? This Week’s “Are You Serious?” & More

    – There has been a lot of talk in WWE this week about having Dolph Ziggler cash in his Money in the Bank briefcase tonight at Night of Champions. Ziggler has been one of the breakout stars of 2012 and management thinks that he’s really on the cusp of making it to the main event level.

    – With the anti-American riots currently taking place in Egypt, WWE’s upcoming tour of the country scheduled for late October might be rescheduled. Cody Rhodes was scheduled to visit Cairo, Egypt to do promotional work for WWE, however it’s unknown whether he’ll be making the trip. Rhodes has since been added to tonight’s Fatal 4 Way match for the Intercontinental Championship.

    – Here’s this week’s “Are You Serious?” Youtube show with Josh Matthews and BG James:

    (Partial Source: F4Wonline.com)

  • Intercontinental Championship Match Added To WWE’s Night of Champions – Updated Card

    It was announced on Friday’s SmackDown that The Miz will defend the WWE Intercontinental Championship against Rey Mysterio, Sin Cara and Cody Rhodes in a Fatal 4-Way Match this Sunday at Night of Champions.

    With the addition of the match, all six titles will be at stake at Night of Champions. The United States Championship Match will be set on the pre-show when the winner of a battle royal advances to the pay-per-view to challenge Antonio Cesaro.

    * WWE Champion CM Punk vs. John Cena

    * WWE Intercontinental Champion The Miz vs. Rey Mysterio vs. Sin Cara vs. Cody Rhodes

    * WWE World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus vs. Alberto Del Rio

    * Randy Orton vs. Dolph Ziggler

    * WWE Tag Team Champions R-Truth and Kofi Kingston vs. Kane and Daniel Bryan

    * WWE Divas Champion Layla vs. Kaitlyn

    * Pre-Show Battle Royal to name No. 1 Contender to WWE United States Champion Antonio Cesaro

  • Kassius Ohno Hypes Seth Rollins vs. Cody Rhodes, Rollins Responds

    WWE NXT star Kassius Ohno (formerly Chris Hero) tweeted the following messages on Tuesday night about Friday’s night’s NXT match between NXT Champion Seth Rollins and WWE superstar Cody Rhodes:

    Seth Rollins has since responded with:

    * Pictures of the NXT Championship Belt

  • “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.

  • Who Cody Rhodes Thinks Should Wear A Mask, WWE Stars Audition For Santino Marella On “Foreign Exchange”

    – Cody Rhodes, who has become obsessed with unmasking Sin Cara on WWE programming, rattled a top ten list of celebrities he thinks should put a mask on to WWE.com.

    On actor Jonah Hill, he states, “We live in a day and age where you no longer have to be talented, or even good-looking, to be in films. These days, Jason Segel, Seth Rogen, Jonah Hill … We can identify with them because they don’t take care of themselves and they’re kind of funny, I think — or is that quirky? Either way, I enjoy nothing they do.”

    Rhodes also takes aim at ESPN commentator Skip Bayless: “Another person in dire need of a mask. After watching [Dallas Mavericks owner] Mark Cuban rip [ESPN commentator] Skip Bayless from head to toe over stats that Skip Bayless should have known, I lost my interest in Skip Bayless’ show and started to trust [ESPN commentator] Stephen A. Smith, which I never thought would happen in a million years.”

    The SmackDown star thinks Ang from the VH1 reality series Mob Wives is in dire need of a mask as well: “For obvious reasons, I will plead the fifth on why Big Ang needs to wear a mask. All you need to do is Google ‘Big Ang,’ and you’ll find two excessive reasons for a mask.”

    The full list is available here.

    – Santino Marella is searching for his first international correspondent for “Santino’s Foreign Exchange’s.” He conducts his search with a number of WWE Superstars.