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WWE returns live to Biloxi, Mississippi on Monday night for the WWE Battleground “go-home” edition of RAW.

The main item heading into this week’s show is the Rhodes Family being “invited back to RAW” for a “business proposal” from the WWE COO Triple H. As noted, the Rhodes Family will be on RAW this week to build towards the six-man tag-team match against The Shield.

Also advertised in advance for this week’s RAW is the debut of the Los Matadores tag-team, which is the repackaged duo formerly known as Primo and Epico. After weeks of vignettes hyping their debut, Los Matadores will finally arrive on RAW in Biloxi on Monday night.

Outside of the aforementioned items, the main focus on this week’s show will be the final build towards the three previously announced WWE Battleground main events which consist of Randy Orton vs. Daniel Bryan for the vacant WWE Championship, the “Battleground Hardcore Rules” match between Alberto Del Rio and Rob Van Dam for the World Heavyweight Championship and the CM Punk vs. Ryback match.

The officially advertised talent roster for this week’s show includes Triple H, Stephanie McMahon, Daniel Bryan, Randy Orton, CM Punk, Paul Heyman, Ryback, Curtis Axel, Alberto Del Rio, Rob Van Dam, Dolph Ziggler, Big Show, Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns, Jack Swagger, Antonio Cesaro, Zeb Colter, Damien Sandow, Bray Wyatt, Luke Harper, Erick Rowan, A.J. Lee and Kaitlyn.

There are two advertised dark match main-events for this week, as Orton will take on Bryan and Punk will take on both Heyman and Axel in a Handicap Match.

Stay tuned to SESCOOPS.COM throughout the day for continued updates on this week’s live edition of WWE RAW.

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Following Friday’s edition of WWE SmackDown, a stipulation is now official for the World Heavyweight Championship match at the upcoming WWE Battleground pay-per-view on Sunday, October 6th.

It was revealed on the weekly SyFy wrestling show that the Alberto Del Rio vs. Rob Van Dam rematch for the title at WWE Battleground will be contested under “hardcore rules.”

With that now known, here is a look at the official WWE Battleground pay-per-view lineup:

-Daniel Bryan vs. Randy Orton [Vacant WWE Championship]
-Alberto Del Rio (c) vs. Rob Van Dam [Hardcore Rules For World Heavyweight Championship]
-CM Punk vs. Ryback

Make sure to visit SESCOOPS.COM on Sunday, October 6th for the best WWE Battleground live results coverage on the internet.

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The following are highlights from a new interview with former WWE Superstar MVP:

Update on his wrestling career: I’ve been fun–employed, living life and enjoying it. As far as the musical single, it’s a hobby that I’ve been having fun with, if it catches on and something happens, that’s cool. It’s just an outlet for me. I’ve been in touch with my people from Lionsgate developing this TV show that’s in the works, not a reality show! It’s a documentary show and taking some time off from wrestling. Let my body heal up and checking out the scene.

Reasons on leaving New Japan Pro Wrestling: I wanted to stay closer to home to work that’s in development which is pretty cool. But besides that just recharging the batteries. I love New Japan (Pro Wrestling). People that know me and know my story and know that Japanese wrestling is the apex of pro wrestling for me. To have been in Japan, to have been the inaugural IWGP Intercontinental Champions, to have been accepted in there wrestling culture and to have spent the time there was a dream come true and I needed to back up for a second, reassess the scene and decide what I wanted to do.

Going back to wrestling in Japan or the United States: That’s the beautiful thing of having options. As I understand it, when I gave my notice to New Japan they made it very clear when I wanted to return, the door was open for my return. Now that All-Japan (Pro Wrestling) is trying to kick things up, (Masahiro) Chono is there, my good friend Low-Ki is there, I understand that D-Lo (Brown) is there, I’ve been told there is some interest on that side of the street. Domestically, when I left WWE, I was told that the door is still open. I was there when they were here in Houston recently for Smackdown and I came by and said hello, gave hi-fives to everybody and there was no serious conversation about a potential return but if there was a discussion and I would be defiantly willing to talk and that’s kind of where we left it. Same thing with TNA. I’m always willing to talk but it’s just not there right now. The scene is real interesting. WWE is banged up with injuries and a lot of young guys that they are trying to make. TNA seems to be restricting financially. Domestically, it is an interesting time right now to see what happens now. I’m just kicking back with my feet up and seeing how things develop but there’s no telling.

Would TNA even be an option?: It’s an option for two reasons. Your wrestling fans will understand me but your WWE fans will have no idea what I’m talking about. The first reason is when I started training in Duke “The Dumpster” Droese’s warehouse wrestling school, I was training to be a professional wrestler and I thought at that point of my career if I had the chance to wrestle in Puerto Rico that would be pretty damn cool. Then Norman Smiley took me under his wing and started polishing me up about Japanese wrestling and that was my goal. I wanted to wrestle in Japan that was my dream! As luck would have it, I was able to spend time in WWE. So for me, I’m a professional wrestler, I’m not a “WWE superstar”, that’s where I made my name and that’s where I had most of my fame and success but before that I wrestled in the territories of Puerto Rico in the independents, had my time in WWE, had my time in Japan, so if I were to go to TNA, TNA would be another chapter of my wrestling career like the guys back in the day that did territories. You did time here and time there and that was your career and that’s kind of how I see myself. I don’t see myself as Coca-Cola or Pepsi-Cola, I see myself as Cola, I’m not branded and I go wherever I want to go. The second reason why I would go is Samoa Joe. As far as the Japanese style, wanting to go and having that kind of match, Samoa Joe is a guy that I wanted to wrestle for ten years and I think Joe and I can do some epic, epic damage to each other.

TNA changing its public perspective: Wow, how much time do we have? It’s weird cause it’s difficult to give criticism without being labeled a “hater” or I’ve had people tell me: “You sound salty” or “Your criticizing WWE”, I give criticism where I see its due and I think TNA has made the mistake of focusing on older guys for the sake of nostalgia or name without spending enough time building younger stars and that’s the kind of stuff that WWE is dealing with now. When you don’t spend enough time grooming and developing younger stars then there tends to be a backlash. I think the problem is and I heard a lot of people say this and some of guys there say this but it kind of seems like WCW light and what WCW was like at the end and as far as the fans are concerned, they want something else. The best and most lucrative time for the business was during the “Monday Night Wars” where there were twelve million people a week tuning into wrestling. Where did those people go? They are out there somewhere. What are they watching now? They are not all watching WWE and they are not watching TNA. I think in order for TNA to be a viable option for WWE is to go in a totally different direction. I think that a guy like AJ Styles was pretty much the backbone of the company, he is TNA Wrestling for all intents and purposes, and he shouldn’t be upset. There is no reason for a guy like him to be upset, he should be well taken care of and happy and there shouldn’t be guys questioning if they are getting paid and that’s another big issue that I’ve been hearing about and it’s there finances . So if their talent pool isn’t happy and if they have guys that are grumbling because they are not being given an opportunity because of guys higher up the ladder that aren’t making way for those opportunities and for being allowed to make those opportunities for the younger guys then you tend to run into some trouble.

TNA or the WWE Performance Center, what’s makes more sense for a young wrestler: It’s what you want as a professional wrestler. How do you define a successful career? On a few occasions, I’ve been asked to do training seminars and I break the guys into three groups. I want one group that does professional wrestling as a hobby. You got a full time job, a couple kids and a wife and you wrestle on the weekends for fun, you get out to the school once a week for practice and professional wrestling is your softball league, those guys stand in one group. Those of you who are hoping to have fun for a while, maybe get to wrestler overseas for a bit but you’re not trying to become a “superstar” but you want to wrestle in Japan, Mexico, Europe and willing to make the sacrifice and go through the pro wrestling phase then go stand in this group. Then if your goal is to be a superstar, you want to be on TV, you want to be a famous wrestler, you want to be a “rich and famous” wrestler then WWE is the place to go, if that is what you want and if that’s your goal, then the performance center is the way to go. However, just because you go there, doesn’t mean you are going to make TV. You got over a hundred that are trying to compete for TV time, you have to come out with a gimmick that will get you on TV whereas TNA that pool is a lot shallower so you have a much better chance to make it to TV and apply your trade. If you’re coming out of college and you have the option to go to the NFL or the CFL, it’s kind of a no-brainer.

WWE being more appealing with Daniel Bryan and CM Punk on top: Sure! We often would joke that about wrestling for F.I.P. many years ago in Crystal River, Florida in front of thirty drunken Mexicans at a bar, I don’t know what the hell it was but guys wanted to wrestle Bryan back in the day, he was tremendous. I can’t tell you how I proud I am to see two of those guys who I admired back in there Ring of Honor days on top in WWE. Especially having that international background and that appreciation for pro wrestling that came from my school of thought to make it to the top in that company. Talk about going against the odds, they are everything that a WWE champion has never been. It thrills me and the thought of going back and working with Punk or working with Bryan or working with those guys is great I know there style and they know my style and I think we would complement each other well, its intriguing.

State of Pro Wrestling in Japan: The state of Pro Wrestling in Japan is that New Japan (Pro Wrestling) is the top dog. New Japan is doing great business and draws great houses everywhere. I remember talking to the office one day and I won’t say who made the statement but the statement was made that if Tanahashi left New Japan the response was “Big, big problem. Serious Problem.” He is that guy that sells the tickets and with Okada emergence as a top tier player, he has made that New Japan ticket hotter. Sadly NOAH Pro Wrestling is up against the ropes. They are not doing that great. Recently a bunch of guys from NOAH left to join All Japan (Pro Wrestling). I don’t believe NOAH has any television right now and when (Mitsuharu) Misawa passed away that dealt them a blow. All-Japan was on the rope as well and it looked like they were going to go under but the new owner (Japanese corporation Speed Partners) seems to have big pockets. Muta left to form his own company Wrestle-1 and All Japan is getting back into the game and from what I gather New Japan is actually helping them out a little bit.

Would WWE be better if TNA was excellent?: I think there is a different mindset in Japan from the mindset of how they do their business. I think the WWE mindset is to crush all and don’t give anyone breathing room. I think that’s how it comes across. The most prosperous time for pro wrestling is when there was competition during the “Monday Night Wars.” That’s when everyone was watching and that’s when it was hot when the NFL wanted to pay Vince (McMahon) to move Monday Night Raw because it was cutting into their viewership. That’s very significant. For the Americans that want to wrestle in Japan and if you’re a young guy coming up from the Dojo, you’re going to learn how to properly wrestle, pro wrestle and you’re going to be in amazing shape cause you have to go through the Dojo and I think there is a training video on YouTube of myself working out with the young guys. Try doing that hung over and trying to play it off. It’s a huge experience and if you look at New Japan, take a guy like “Machine Guy” Karl Anderson, he is one of the best talents you never heard of, Masahiro Chono won the G-1 Climax two years ago, the last time you saw that was with Rick Rude which was eleven or twelve years ago who is killing things over there and one of the best guys you probably never heard of. You asked me the question before if a wrestler should go to the WWE Performance Center or to TNA? If you had the option to go to Japan first was there, I would say go and later on if those options are there, definitely. The guys that were my wrestling heroes made their way in Japan like Eddie (Guererro), Dean (Malenko), Chris (Benoit), (Chris) Jericho, and (William) Regal spent their time in Japan and they would all tell you, that’s what made them better than they were.

Check out the complete interview online at Facebook.com/bustedopenradio.

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WWE Superstars Daniel Bryan and Brie Bella are engaged to be married, according to E! Online.

The couple have been together for almost three years and Bryan popped the question on Wednesday while they were hiking in Big Sur, California.

“I have never in my life seen him so nervous. I’ve been by him when he’s gone out for WrestleMania and some really big things,” Bella revealed. “He got really, really nervous and he started talking about how long we’ve been together. He got down on one knee and compared our love. He said he’ll love me forever like the ocean goes on.”

Bryan says he was biding his time to pop the question in order to have that perfect moment. “I’ve had the ring for a long time. Just trying to find the moment that fits,” Bryan said. “A moment that’s worthy of Brie.”

Bella says she is targeting a wedding date for between April and June of next year.

Shortly after the report surfaced on EOnline.com, Bryan issued the following message on Twitter.

Finally got Bri to say YES… I’m such an overachiever. @nicoleandbri B+B pic.twitter.com/5HPzSvMStb

— Daniel Bryan (@WWEDanielBryan) September 27, 2013

The entire proposal will be broadcast when Total Divas returns with six new episodes beginning November 17 at 9 p.m. on E!. Additional details on the event are available here.

-WWE Hall Of Famer Mick Foley noted on his official Twitter account recently that he was in the U.A.E. to help promote WWE this week.

-The Market For Computer & Video Games website has an article up today about a special promotion for the new WWE 2K14 video game centered around Daniel Bryan in the U.K. For more information on that, visit MCVUK.com.

-WWE Superstar Rob Van Dam reportedly just finished some voice-over work for the new Saint’s Row video game franchise.

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-According to a report in the Times-Picayune newspaper, there will be a 30-man battle royal at this Sunday’s WWE live event in New Orleans. For more information, visit NOLA.com.

-WWE Superstar John Cena took a fun shot at fellow WWE performer Daniel Bryan when posting a picture of himself holding a goat on his official Twitter account. Cena made the dreaded “goatface” reference, writing:

For #TBT @WWEUniverse @WWE i had a goat phase B4 having a #goatface was 'in' ;) use 2day to be #evenstronger pic.twitter.com/4FHSPqQZeM

— John Cena (@JohnCena) September 26, 2013

Update On John Cena’s WWE TV Return + MAJOR WWE Battleground *SPOILERS*

WWE has officially announced a singles match between CM Punk and Ryback for the WWE Battleground pay-per-view on October 6, 2013.

With that now known, the following is an updated look at the official lineup for the upcoming pay-per-view thus far:

-Daniel Bryan vs. Randy Orton [WWE Championship]
-Alberto Del Rio (c) vs. Rob Van Dam [World Heavyweight Championship]
-CM Punk vs. Ryback

Make sure to visit SESCOOPS.COM on October 6th for the best WWE Battleground pay-per-view live results coverage on the internet.

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– In this week’s WWE Top 10 video, the most memorable WWE Championship victories in the company’s illustrious history are counted down. Featured title changes include Ultimate Warrior defeating Hulk Hogan at WrestleMania VI, John Cena claiming his first WWE Championship, and Mankind pinning The Rock following assistance from “Stone Cold” Steve Austin.

– The official WWE website has released a poll asking fans their favorite part of Daniel Bryan’s arsenal. Thus far, his submission skills have captured 50% of the vote, and is followed by his aerial assaults, his educated feet, and his ring awareness.

– According to WrestlingFigs.com, the wrestler formerly known as D-Von Dudley, Devon will appear at Ken’s Cards & Collectibles 27 Mill St. Berlin, Connecticut, tomorrow from noon to 1:30 p.m.

WWE announced that injured Superstar John Cena will be a part of the upcoming live event tour in Europe, which kicks off in November. Obviously Cena will be unable to wrestle actual matches, but he will be traveling with the company and making special appearances at the shows.

Cena will be a part of the show in Munich, Germany on Saturday, November 9th. That event will be headlined by CM Punk vs. Paul Heyman and Ryback in a Handicap Match. Also announced are World Heavyweight Champion Alberto Del Rio and The Wyatt Family.

For the live events on Wednesday, November 13th in Zunish, Switzerland and Saturday, November 16th in Vienna, Austria, WWE announced Daniel Bryan vs. Randy Orton for the WWE Championship as the headline attraction. Also announced for both shows are The Shield and Big Show.

Latest On When John Cena Will Make His WWE TV Return — Click Here!

-Recent plans have WWE talent Ricardo Rodriguez continuing to manage Rob Van Dam until RVD takes some scheduled time off from WWE in October. Once Van Dam is on hiatus, it is possible that Rodriguez may be put with the returning Rey Mysterio as his “personal ring announcer.”

-Expect stipulations to be added to the Daniel Bryan vs. Randy Orton and Rob Van Dam vs. Alberto Del Rio rematches scheduled for the upcoming WWE Battleground pay-per-view.

According to one report, there is discussion of the Bryan-Orton pay-per-view rematch being contested under “Iron Man” match rules. This would allow WWE to book the match in a way where it leads to another inconclusive finish, which could lead to the final showdown in a cell at the WWE Hell In A Cell pay-per-view.

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-Tickets for the WWE TLC pay-per-view event, which is scheduled to take place on December 15th, officially go on-sale this weekend.

-The official WWE website has a pretty interesting read on Daniel Bryan’s time before joining the company. You can check that article out online at WWE.com.

-WWE will be holding a RAW television taping on December 30th in Richmond, Virginia.

-Apparently CM Punk was at an AFI concert on Monday since he had the night off from RAW while he sold the he injuries sustained at the Night Of Champions pay-per-view. As noted earlier, Punk was also given time off from RAW to recover from several legitimate nagging injuries he has been dealing with lately.

New WWE Battleground Matches + CM Punk Injury Updates [>>]

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The official WWE website has added an article featuring quotes from the WWE Superstars who made the decision to help Daniel Bryan in the main event of Monday’s post-Night Of Champions edition of RAW.

Dolph Ziggler, Kofi Kingston, Zack Ryder, The Prime Time Players and R-Truth were among those, in-character, who provided responses as to why they got involved. Absent from the article were Rob Van Dam, The Usos and Justin Gabriel, who were also part of the group of Superstars who were involved on Monday.

As noted in a previous article posted on the website today, WWE COO Triple H will be addressing the aforementioned Superstars in a segment planned for next Monday’s edition of WWE RAW.

Check out the full feature online at WWE.com.

New Matches Confirmed For WWE Battleground — Click Here!

-WWE announced CM Punk will be returning to television on next week’s edition of RAW, which emanates from his hometown of Chicago, Illinois.

-Titus O’Neil’s real-life girlfriend, reality television star Omarosa, was backstage at the recent WWE television tapings.

-WWE Superstar Daniel Bryan is on the cover of the new WWE Night Of Champions 2013 DVD.

Huge WWE Battleground Matches Announced — Click Here!

It was announced during the WWE Main Event television taping on Tuesday night in Cincinnati, Ohio that Daniel Bryan and Randy Orton will meet in a rematch from their controversial WWE Night Of Champions match at the upcoming WWE Battleground pay-per-view for the vacant WWE Championship.

It was also announced, this time during the WWE SmackDown television taping, also taped on Tuesday night in Cincinnati, that in another WWE Night Of Champions rematch, World Heavyweight Champion Alberto Del Rio will again defend his title against Rob Van Dam.

For those interested, both the WWE Main Event and the WWE SmackDown taping results for this week are up on the main page right now.

MORE WWE Battleground PPV Matches Revealed [CHECK THEM OUT HERE >>]

-Former WWE Champion Daniel Bryan is on the cover of the latest issue of the official WWE Magazine.

-The official website of the NFL’s Cleveland Browns currently features an article on WWE Superstar The Miz, who is from the Cleveland-area. You can check that out online at ClevelandBrowns.com.

-Speaking of The Miz, he will be appearing to sign autographs at the Grand Opening of the Indiana National Guard Storefront in Avon, Indiana. The Miz’s appearance will be at 4pm.

-The Macomb Daily website currently has a featured article up on their website on WWE Superstar and Tons Of Funk member Brodus Clay, as well as WWE Superstar Hornswoggle. Clay and Hornswoggle did a reading to local students on Monday, which is the focus of the article. You can check that out online at MacombDaily.com.

LIVE WWE SmackDown *SPOILER* Play-By-Play Results Coverage TONIGHT — Click Here!

WWE returns to Cincinnati, Ohio on Tuesday night to tape this week’s edition of WWE SmackDown and WWE Main Event.

While no official matches or segments have been announced ahead of time, WWE will obviously continue to push the situation surrounding the vacant WWE Championship, as well as the latest developments in the Triple H, Randy Orton and Daniel Bryan saga.

WWE will also focus on the World Heavyweight Championship picture and feud between Alberto Del Rio and Rob Van Dam, which the controversial intentional disqualification during their match at Sunday’s WWE Night Of Champions pay-per-view.

Advertised for tonight’s WWE television tapings are Triple H, Randy Orton, Daniel Bryan, Alberto Del Rio, Rob Van Dam, Ricardo Rodriguez, Stephanie McMahon, Big Show, Dolph Ziggler, The Shield, The Real Americans, The Wyatt Family, Big E. Langston, AJ Lee and Kaitlyn.

While it is subject to change, the advertised post-show dark-match is Randy Orton vs. Daniel Bryan for the vacant WWE Championship, as well as a six-man tag match involving The Shield and a trio of babyfaces.

Anyone who is attending tonight’s WWE television tapings in Cincinnati, feel free to send in a live report to be published here on the website.

LIVE WWE SmackDown *SPOILER* Play-By-Play Coverage TONIGHT — Click Here!

– The Uso’s defeated Tons of Funk and the Real Americans on Monday’s RAW to become the #1 contenders to The Shield’s tag team titles. As previously mentioned, the Shield are expected to face the Rhodes Family at Battleground, so the Uso’s tag title shot will take place either on RAW or at Hell in a Cell in late October.

– Also on Monday’s RAW, Triple H stripped Daniel Bryan of the WWE Championship as a result of the fast count that ended his title victory over Randy Orton at Night of Champions.

The WWE website’s roster page currently lists the WWE Championship as vacant.

The title will remain vacant until the upcoming WWE Battleground pay-per-view on Sunday, October 6th from Buffalo, New York. It’s expected that Daniel Bryan will face Randy Orton in some sort of gimmick match to crown the new WWE Champion.

We’ve also heard talk of a 1-night mini-tournament to determine the new champion, but this is not confirmed.

Take this for what it’s worth, but local advertisements in the Boston area for the 2013 WWE Survivor Series pay-per-view are currently listing Daniel Bryan vs. Randy Orton as well as CM Punk “getting his hands on Paul Heyman, once and for all” as the top billing for the show.

The 2013 WWE Survivor Series pay-per-view emanates from the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts on Sunday, November 24, 2013.

Before Survivor Series, however, is WWE Battleground, which is the next pay-per-view offering from WWE. WWE Battleground emanates from the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, New York on Sunday, October 6, 2013.

Early WWE Battleground Matches + More Survivor Series Spoilers!

-As seen on WWE RAW on Monday night, WWE COO Triple H stripped Daniel Bryan of the WWE Championship. Bryan won the title from Randy Orton via pinfall at the WWE Night Of Champions pay-per-view on Sunday night. However, due to an alleged fast count by senior official Scott Armstrong, “The Game” decided to strip Bryan of the title and hold the title up until further notice.

-One WWE Hall Of Famer who won’t be surprised to hear about the aforementioned news of the WWE Championship being stripped from Daniel Bryan is Mick Foley. Foley wrote on Twitter prior to the start of Monday’s RAW show:

“Something tells me that last night’s 3-count will be called into question tonight on #RAW.”

Details On The Future Of The WWE Championship — CLICK HERE!

-WWE will return to the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan, the site of Sunday night’s WWE Night Of Champions pay-per-view, on December 28th. There is currently an online pre-sale for tickets to the WWE event in Detroit on 12/28, with the password: OLYMPIA.

-Speaking of WWE live events, the company will run Nashville, Tennessee for a live RAW television show on November 16th. Tickets for the event will officially go on sale to the public this Saturday, September 21st.

-WWE Superstars and Divas AJ Lee, Daniel Bryan, Kaitlyn and Rob Van Dam will be appearing and signing autographs at the Ringside Fest on October 26th in New York City. For more information, visit RingsideFest.com.

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– WWEShop.com is now selling WWE-themed skateboards and sticker decals.

– Cody Rhodes tweeted the following ahead of tonight’s WWE RAW, where his father Dusty Rhodes will have a meeting with Stephanie McMahon to discuss “business matters”:

“It’s a fighting family, and that there…is the family gold-mine…” soundbyte from #TheOne and inspiration for my next career venture.”

– Brie Bella posted the following photo collage of her and her boyfriend, WWE Champion Daniel Bryan, on Instagram:

“If there ever comes a day when we can’t be together, keep me in your heart, I’ll stay there forever. -Winnie the Pooh #braniel #B+B”

-According to reports, the announce team at WWE Night Of Champions were told not to acknowledge the fast-count by senior official Scott Armstrong at the finish of the Randy Orton vs. Daniel Bryan WWE Championship match. Apparently the fast-count will lead to an angle of some sort on WWE RAW tonight.

-With the aforementioned Orton/Bryan main event last night ending with ten minutes left to spare in the pay-per-view window, many felt Damien Sandow was going to come out and cash-in his Money In The Bank briefcase. Sandow fueled a lot of that speculation with the following tweet, which he posted on Sunday:

“I wonder how much longer I will be the uncrowned champion? Monnths? Weeks? Hours? Min? #WWENOC”

Update On Orton/Bryan Plans For RAW Tonight + Dusty Rhodes’ Return!

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– CM Punk’s back was bleeding after Ryback put him through a table at last night’s Night of Champions pay-per-view.

– WWE announced last night that the next live event from Detroit will take place on December 28th. Tickets are now available at Ticketmaster with the code WWEHOLIDAY.

– WWE posted the following Tout with Daniel Bryan immediately following his WWE Title win at Night of Champions:

* DANIEL BRYAN To Be Stripped Of The WWE Title Tonight? HEYMAN-RYBACK News & More

WWE Hall Of Famer Shawn Michaels recently appeared on 810-AM sports radio in Kansas City alongside his television co-star Keith Mark. During the interview, the radio show host said, “And Shawn’s doing great, he’s going to be doing some really great things on Raw over the next couple weeks.” Michaels downplayed the comment and mentioned that he must be looking at “all those Twitter things.”

As noted previously, Michaels and Mark will be throwing out the ceremonial first pass at the upcoming NFL game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Dallas Cowboys at Arrowhead Stadium.

It should be noted that HBK is not in any of the official WWE advertising for upcoming RAW shows, although he would fit seamlessly into the current storyline between Triple H and Daniel Bryan, given his history with both guys.

More Details On HBK’s Potential WWE Return + Huge Night Of Champions *SPOILERS*