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  • Raw Rating Improves, Colt Cabana Works Dark Match (Picture)

    — The August 1 episode of Raw scored a 3.30 cable rating, up from 3.20 the week before and 3.22 on July 18. The show did hours of 3.28 and 3.33.

    Despite the ratings increase, Raw drew 100,000 fewer viewers than the July 25 episode. Last night’s show averaged 4,700,000 viewers over the course of two hours; 4,670,000 in the first hour and 4,730,000 in the second.

    — The July 30 episode of A.M. Raw scored a 0.6 cable rating with 733,000 viewers.

    — Colt Cabana, who formerly competed as Scotty Goldman in 2008 and 2009, worked a dark match prior to Tuesday’s SmackDown taping in Lexington, Kentucky. He lost to Wade Barrett after receiving the Wasteland.

    Here’s a picture of Colt Cabana at Tuesday’s WWE SmackDown tapings from Lexington, Kentucky:

    (source: PWInsider.com)

  • Brodus Clay Returns To Action, WWE Superstars Matches Taped

    — Brodus Clay returned to action at last night’s Raw event in Indianapolis, Indiana, defeating local competitor Alex Silva in a dark match. Clay had been off filming a movie for WWE Studios during his absence.

    Silva is a wrestler from Montreal based who competes for Ohio Valley Wrestling. He was billed from Indianapolis.

    — The following matches were taped last night in Indianapolis, Indiana for this week’s episode of WWE Superstars:

    * Chris Masters vs. Jack Swagger

    * Vladimir Kozlov vs. Primo

    — Zack Ryder indicated on Twitter that Colt Cabana was backstage at last night’s Raw event in Indianapolis, Indiana. Cabana previously competed in WWE as Scotty Goldman.

    source: ProWrestling.net

  • Cabana Reveals How Much He Knew About Punk’s Raw Promo

    Colt Cabana appeared on Busted Open with Doug Mortman and Dave LaGreca, which airs Mondays and Wednesdays from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. on Sirius 92 and XM 207. Highlights from his interview are as follows:

    Colt Cabana on knowing about CM Punk’s promo in advance: “I knew his contract was expiring and I basically see Punk everyday when he’s not on the road and he constantly told me his frustrations for what was going on, how he felt disrespected. All these things he let loose on air. And he kept on telling me about the power of a live microphone and how important it was….and a couple of weeks later he says a microphone in anyone else’s hand is a microphone but in his hand it’s a pipe-bomb. So for when he was ready to go, I knew it. I knew it was gonna happen.

    “He kind of said, ‘Hey make sure you watch tonight. It’s gonna be fun.’ In the first segment he was out there with Shawn Michaels and he got a couple of rips on Shawn Michaels and he was joking around in the ring and looked really loose and natural and I thought it was awesome…but then two hours later at the end of the show and I was like ‘Oh, that wasn’t what he was talking about! This is gonna be amazing!’ and then he sat down and went to work. It was so cool and it’s like you said, he’s all the talk right now because of him. It was nothing nobody wrote for him, no storyline that somebody was trying to get across. It was him, people listening to his words, hearing his frustration. It’s made for great television and it’s made for people to watch wrestling again.”

    Colt Cabana on Punk speaking from the heart and no catchphrases: “We talk about it all the time when writers will come with ideas and he’ll just be like ‘Nope…I’ll say what I want to say.’ And they’re like ‘Oh, okay.’ And obviously that’s how it determines the storyline and what-not. So for years now almost on TV when Punk, as soon as he kind of got comfortable with the suits and all that stuff, he says his own words and it’s really his own promos. He puts them the way he wants to do. He’s a magician on that microphone. His ability to talk has always been top notch. Even the first year of shows we were doing in Milwaukee or Minnesota he’s always great on the microphone.

    “So for anyone to write that would be crazy…anyone except him. He’s the only one possible to do that. But yeah, nobody knew it. I know for a fact it was, ‘Hey I’m gonna get the microphone and just say what I want.’ And he did and it was amazing. There wasn’t any catch phrases, you know that’s what I don’t think people realize. He didn’t come back and say ‘La la la la la’ or ‘I’m Awesome’ or whatever. There was no catchphrases, and nobody saying ‘What?!’ and nobody singing along. It was people sitting down and listening to him talk. Just like a real f’n person. And because he just spoke his mind without catch phrases it was just the way he thinks, it blew up the internet, it blew up Twitter, it blew up YouTube, it blew up Facebook and it blew up the wrestling world.”

    Colt Cabana on being a free agent, open to going back to WWE and hates that his WWE Legacy is “Scotty Goldman”: “I have zero contract with anybody right now. I’m a free agent, I’m like an underground band, I’m a cult’s wrestler if you will. I’m really on the underground and I would be more than open to talk with the WWE and really right that wrong. I almost want to go back there because I can’t live with the fact that was my run in WWE. It really eats at me. Don’t get me wrong I am so happy right now in my career mentally, physically, financially; everything is going great it’s everything I’ve ever wanted.

    “But that fan of the Junkyard Dog when I was eight in me still isn’t happy with what Scotty Goldman was on WWE Television. So a little bit of me would be happy. If not, fine. I’m doing great with myself right now. Either way, I just want to make sure that I’m still in wrestling, that I’m still relevant, that people are checking out my web series, people are listening to my podcast and they’re digging me. And right now they are. If you want to judge that, or if there needs to be a table, I have 40,000 Twitter followers or what-not, and I know that’s a lot more than some of the guys from WWE. So right now Colt Cabana is pretty powerful than most of the guys on the television there at least on the undercard.”

    Colt Cabana on the world looking for something different in wrestling and CM Punk is that: “I thought it was stale for a bit, but now Punk is really reviving some interest in it…I think the world needs to realize it, is that CM Punk is a six-foot whatever, tattooed, the guy never showers….you know just a punk kid and he’s the number one thing in wrestling right now. And it doesn’t have to be 6’4” full of muscles, tribal tattoos or whatever it is, six pack, eight pack abs…I think the world is looking for something different and I think that if they realize that ‘Wow here’s our new leader’ you know and he’s nothing like there has ever been before.

    “And if the world of wrestling realizes that, then I think wrestling will be okay. But until then, and this is not just WWE but everybody else is the world of wrestling, if they keep on going back to what worked 30 years ago and go backwards instead of going forward, then God save us all. But hopefully he’s starting a new trend. Like he said, he’s the voice of the voiceless, and hopefully he can speak loudest for the misfits in this world who are capable of a lot more than people give us credit for.”

    Scotty Goldman’s Titantron video *RARELY SEEN* ->

  • Has John Cena Been Fired By WWE?, Punk’s Friends Attend MITB

    — The official WWE website stated following Money in the Bank that as a result of John Cena’s loss to CM Punk at the pay-per-view event, he has presumably been fired.

    Their article on the WWE Championship Match reads: “He opened a black hole in the WWE Universe, seizing the WWE Championship in his hometown within his final hours as a contracted employee of Vince McMahon, sufficiently embarrassing The WWE Chairman and conquering a presumably fired John Cena, “The Champ.”

    — Former WWE talent Colt Cabana and Chris Guy (a/k/a Ace Steel), close friends of CM Punk’s, sat ringside at Money in the Bank Punk acknowledged them several times during his WWE Championship Match.

    — The Bella Twins and Evan Bourne are advertised to appear at the Boys and Girls Club of East County 8820 Tamberly Way Santee, California on Monday, August 15 beginning at 11:00 a.m. For more information call 619-440-1600.

  • Punk & Colt Cabana Reunite, Race Scheduled For WWE Show

    — CM Punk and Colt Cabana briefly reunited on the latest episode of Art of Wrestling Radio, which features an interview with Ring of Honor performer Chris Hero.

    Punk appears early in the podcast to discuss his “little match on Sunday.” When asked if people should order the pay-per-view, Punk replied, “Yeah, they should. I get paid more that way.”

    The interview is available at WeLoveColt.com.

    — WWE Hall of Famer Harley Race is advertised to appear at WWE’s upcoming SmackDown live event in Springfield, Missouri. The event takes place Sunday, August 28 at the JQH Arena.

    — Beckett announced that WWE Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels will be featured in Topps’ upcoming Allen & Ginter autograph trading card set, comprised of everyone but baseball players.

    — SmackDown Superstar Heath Slater celebrates his 28th birthday today.

  • Colt Cabana Says He’ll Be At MITB, Comments On Possible Return

    Colt Cabana told Alex Marvez of Scripps Howard News Service that he will be attending this Sunday’s Money in the Bank pay-per-view event, which emanates from Rosemont, Illinois.

    “I am more interested as a fan to see what happens,” Cabana said. “There is so much buzz around this. Punk has caused a stir that hasn’t happened in wrestling in a long time. I’m excited to see what goes down and, most importantly, watching my best friend in his last WWE match.”

    Cabana, who performed for WWE in 2008 and 2009, also spoke about his interest level in returning to the organization.

    “I love where my career and life is at,” said Cabana. “Don’t get me wrong: I’d love to be with WWE and working again with CM Punk. That would be amazing.

    “But I’ve also seen so many guys get fired from WWE and then sit around waiting to get a call to come back that usually doesn’t come. Their value drops until they have no following. I can’t sit and wait. All the different projects I have make me creatively and monetarily happy.”

    Cabana remains hopeful that Punk’s tirades could benefit both his friend and spark WWE to reassess its method of operation.

    “If the buy rate for this show is high, it basically says CM Punk was responsible singlehandedly for making this kind of money,” Cabana said. “And it will be because of the stuff he said, that people want to see something different and have gotten on the bandwagon. If WWE realizes that maybe it is time for a change, the potential for that is there.

    “Yes, inevitably this will all put a lot of money in McMahon’s pocket. But it also puts a lot of power into the hands of CM Punk.”

    To read the article, click here.

  • Colt Cabana Attending Money in the Bank, Paul Bearer Hacked

    — Paul Bearer’s Twitter account was hacked last week due to a phishing attack. The account has since been reclaimed. His primary account is located here.

    — Colt Cabana, who performed in WWE as Scotty Goldman, noted on Art Of Wrestling that he would be attending Money in the Bank.

    The pay-per-view event takes place next Sunday at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois.

    — Alex Riley and Kaitlyn will be appearing at the 2011 Connecticut Women’s Expo on Saturday, September 10, 2011. Event information is available here.

    — Former WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Gillberg celebrates his 52nd birthday today.

  • Colt Cabana Explains Why CM Punk Wants Out Of WWE

    Former WWE star Colt Cabana was interviewed this week by the Miami Herald and had a lot to say about CM Punk’s shoot promo from RAW. Colt says that Punk’s rant was almost entirely reality-based and reflected the frustrations Punk has felt in WWE since his first days with the company.

    “That whole thing has been building up forever,” Cabana said. “Personally, for almost forever, his whole time there, he is able to say this to me in the comfort of my house or his house.

    “From being laughed at by the trainers in Ohio Valley Wrestling to Paul [Heyman] finally bringing him up and everybody treating him like dirt, telling him he has an attitude problem and calling him the ‘King of the Indies.’ Just looking down on him, he just felt shunned his whole time there. It was a complete struggle.”

    Many are still under the impression that this angle is a storyline and that Punk will remain with WWE following his contract expiring the day after his title shot at Money In The Bank on 7/17, but Punk has been burnt out for a long time and is at the point where he just wants out.

    “The power of him not really caring because he was ready to leave — I always said the power of not giving a s— is so important,” Cabana said. “He is really at the point where he just wants to get out of there. It’s too frustrating for him. If he said anything that made anybody mad, what are they going to do to him? Not re-sign him? He doesn’t want to be there.”

    “So I think that idea is so powerful. He is so strong in his beliefs with the straight edge lifestyle. By being how strong headed that he is, he was able to have the power to go out on television and say what probably every other wrestler has wanted to say. He made unbelievable television. He made unbelievable history in wrestling.”

    Punk may be on his way out of WWE, but Colt thinks his promo from RAW has the potential to change entire industry:

    “He almost has the ability to change professional wrestling as we know it. It has been so stagnant and vanilla. It kind of shook up the wrestling world because of his real life frustrations.”

    Colt Cabana had much more to say about Punk’s promo, including his family and friends thinking he died when they saw him trending on Twitter. To read the full interview, head over to MiamiHerald.com.

  • Lesnar, Heyman & Cabana To Work With WWE Again?

    According to a reliable source in WWE, there was some significance CM Punk mentioning Brock Lesnar, Paul Heyman and Colt Cabana during his shoot promo on RAW – as each of them could be working with WWE again in the coming months.

    Heyman and Lesnar have reportedly either made a deal or are at least in very serious negotiations to have a business relationship with WWE. Regarding Lesnar, word is that he won’t be wrestling and won’t be a TV character, should he establish a business relationship with WWE again. Heyman would start working with the company again under a deal similar to Lesnar.

    As for Punk’s WWE future, the creative team has been told that he’s finishing up at Money in the Bank and most feel that he is still leaving. During his negotiations with WWE Punk recently asked for his friend Colt Cabana to be re-hired and put on the main roster.

    WWE still has an offer on the table, so we shall see.

    (Credit to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter for some of the info used in this report)

  • Video: “Creative Has Nothing For You” Episode 2

    Ring of Honor star Colt Cabana is back with another installment of his new “Creative Has Nothing For You” video series.

    For those who missed the first episode (view here), the show features Colt Cabana and comedian Marty DeRosa “dueling it out in these comical sketches celebrating the relationship between wrestlers and writers.”

    This week – Colt is told to wear a mask in the ring because he looks “too Jewish.’ Check out Episode 2 here:

  • New Video Series: “Creative Has Nothing For You”

    Colt Cabana (formerly Scotty Goldman in WWE) is working with Highspots on a new online video show titled, “Creative Has Nothing For You”. Here’s episode 1 – hit up the comments below & tell us what you think.

  • Keibler To Appear On Tough Enough, Future WWE HOF Plans

    – Former WWE Diva Stacy Keibler mentioned during a recent interview that she would be appearing on Tough Enough. It marks as her first involvement with WWE since parting ways with the organization in 2006.

    — Coming out of this weekend, WWE reportedly wants to put a celebrity and a female personality into the Hall of Fame every year going forward.

    — Tonight’s episode of Raw is scheduled to go off the air at 11:15 p.m. at the earliest but the USA Network has given WWE permission to go later if need be as they want a strong lead-in for the premiere of Tough Enough.

    — Colt Cabana was at WrestleMania XXVII visiting friends.

    source: PWInsider.com

  • Story On Alberto Del Rio Almost Quitting WWE Last Year

    — Alberto Del Rio is riding a tidal wave of momentum after winning the 2011 Royal Rumble last weekend, but his meteoric rise to a World Title Match at WrestleMania XXVII is a story that almost didn’t happen.

    According to sources within Florida Championship Wrestling, he indicated to WWE officials approximately a year ago that he was not pleased with being situated in the developmental promotion (which had reached several months by that point) and would be quitting the promotion to return to Mexico where he could earn a higher salary. When he signed a contract with WWE in June 2009, he was assured that he wouldn’t stay in developmental for long. Officials tried to pacify him by allowing him to work live events with the main roster, and in part due to discussions at the time of his uncle, Mil Mascaras, being inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame. His performances caught the eye of top officials and he was ultimately called up to the main roster in June.

    Similarly, Colt Cabana said during a recent Art of Wrestling podcast that when he was training in WWE’s developmental system a few years ago with The Bella Twins, Nikki and Brie threatened to quit WWE if they weren’t immediately brought on the road with the main roster.

    Cabana stated, “They called up the office and said: ‘Hey, if we don’t go on the road we’re quitting’. And the next day, they’re on the road.”

    He added that he probably would have been fired if he made the same demand.

    “I don’t wanna do that,” Cabana said. “If I call up and say, ‘Put me on the road or I’m quitting’, I’m gone.”

    The Bella Twins were promotional models John Laurinaitis offered developmental contracts to a year after their participation in the 2006 Diva Search. They have stated in interviews that they weren’t wrestling fans growing up, with Brie once remarking “that she was hired to do this diva thing.” Upon their contract agreement with WWE, they botched the organization’s name, referring to it as ‘Worldwide Wrestling Entertainment’ on their MySpace page.

    (source: Pro Wrestling Torch)

  • Colt Cabana Calls His WWE Run “Upsetting and Ignorant”

    Ring of Honor star Colt Cabana was a guest on the UK Sun’s One Sided Ring Podcast this week and spoke about his short stint in WWE last year. Cabana said his character was never given an identity, he never won any matches and many of the people in WWE didn’t even know who he was. “It was almost like there were two different types of people in WWE. There was the people who knew who I was, and the people who had no clue who I was,” Cabana said. “The people who knew who I was were the ones that liked me doing commentary, were the ones who fought to get me my own Internet show. I was never able to develop as a wrestler or a person. It was upsetting and ignorant.”

    He says he likes WWE’s new NXT concept and thinks he would have been a perfect candidate for the show if he was still under contract. “Timing is everything. I think that show was made for me. I think I would have been on that list. A guy like Heath Slater who has been around there forever, they are constantly giving him darks [tryout matches] and bringing him up and they don’t know what to do with him. It’s a perfect scenario for these guys they don’t know what to do with. Just let them go on TV and be themselves. A little bit of me is like ‘man, what I could do with that’. But when I saw that opportunity for NXT and I knew I wasn’t in it, that kinda hit me in the heart a little bit.”

    You can listen to the entire interview on iTunes: (One Sided Ring Podcast)

    (Credit to TheSun.co.uk for transcribing the quotes)

  • Colt Cabana Mocks WWE NXT With Funny Picture On Twitter

    Ring of Honor star Colt Cabana, formerly Scotty Goldman during his brief stint in WWE last year), is making fun of WWE’s new NXT show on Twitter.

    Cabana, who has been performing stand-up comedy recently, claims he’s been contacted by WWE to appear on the show.

    He wrote the following today on Twitter:

    “Just got the call to be on @WWENXT. Should be quite the learning experience.”

    He included a funny picture of himself as the “9th Participant for WWE NXT” with an appropriate WWE Superstar mentor (you’ll never guess who). Click here to see the picture.

    (This is obviously a joke)

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