– On the season premiere episode of Total Divas on Tuesday, Eva Marie was chewed out by her fellow Divas, who openly questioned her talent and commitment to WWE. This storyline continues two weeks from now on an episode airing July 21. Here is the synopsis for the third episode of the season, entitled “Eat Your Heart Out”:
“Peace talks between Nikki and Eva end very badly; Nattie takes a risk on stage; Paige is brought to tears during her first WrestleMania; and Brie and Bryan receive the results of their fertility testing.”
– Zahra Schreiber, the NXT Diva who was involved in a nude photo scandal with Seth Rollins earlier this year, made her debut for the developmental league at Thursday’s live event in Largo, Florida. She shared ring announcing duties with Dasha Fuentes.
– In honor of WWE’s new “The List” show on the WWE Network, the official Twitter account for WWE is asking fans to nominate who they feel has the craziest family in WWE. You can check out the tweet below.
In honor of #FathersDay, let's hear who you would nominate as having the craziest family in the @WWE . Best tweets make the show!
Hornswoggle alluded to possibly returning on tonight’s post-Extreme Rules edition of RAW in Green Bay, Wisconsin. He tweeted the following earlier today:
– WWE Hall Of Famer Ric Flair said during a Q&A held at “The Arnold” this past weekend in Ohio that he doesn’t know if John Cena will beat his record for the most reigns as World Heavyweight Champion, but he would be happy if he does because he feels Cena is a hard worker. One fan suggested that Flair wrestle Triple H at WrestleMania, to which Flair said he would love to do it, telling everyone that they should e-mail that idea to Vince McMahon.
– WWE Superstar Hornswoggle took a shot at Cody Rhodes on Twitter this week, which was said to come out of nowhere. He tweeted the following to the account that Rhodes uses separate from his official “Stardust” account.
Hey @PrinceCGR I'm sorry my daddy didn't give me my spot in the business. All the paint in the world won't cover up that growing forehead.
– Tyson Kidd praised the performance of Hideo Itami after the two worked a match against each other at the NXT live event in Cleveland, Ohio on Friday night. Kidd tweeted the following shortly after their match.
I've been watching @HideoItami for over a decade. Tonight was the first ever singles match between us, many more will come. He can go!#FACT
– Piggy-backing off of the “#GiveDivasAChance” campaign, WWE Superstar Hornswoggle tweeted the following on Saturday, asking Stephanie McMahon to “#GiveLittlePeopleAChance.”
– Triple H conducted an interview with 2015 WWE Hall Of Famer Arnold Schwarzenegger in Ohio this weekend. The interview is going to air on the WWE Network in the future. Triple H tweeted the following photo of the two together this weekend.
WWE RAW emanates from the BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma tonight with a special “Cyber Monday” themed edition of the show.
One of the big teases for tonight’s show is who the “Anonymous RAW General Manager” is.
WWE’s official website is currently running a playlist of “Anonymous RAW GM” videos, but makes no mention to the fact that Hornswoggle was eventually revealed to be said-GM.
Additionally, WWE is teasing on their website that we may “finally learn the identity of this shady GM” on tonight’s Cyber Monday RAW.
There is no dark match main event announced for this week.
Make sure to visit us here at the website tonight for live WWE RAW play-by-play results coverage.
We are less than one week away from the WWE’s latest pay-per-view, Hell in a Cell. At last year’s event, Shawn Michaels betrayed Daniel Bryan in a championship match against Randy Orton.
A lot has changed over the past year, evidenced by the fact that Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose will be headlining half of the double main event. The shelf life of a WWE superstar can be short, so it’s always important for superstars to make the most of their time in the ring, especially at pay-per-views. Here is a look at the superstars who have progressed, regressed, or remained stagnant over the past year.
Progression:
1. Dean Ambrose
Nobody had made more progress since last year than Dean Ambrose. At last year’s event, Ambrose was an invisible US Champion and lost his undercard contest to Big E by countout.
This year, he will be headlining the event in a Hell in a Cell match with Seth Rollins. He continues to receive as much airtime as anyone on Raw each week and has been getting great reactions from the crowds. What a difference a year makes.
2. Seth Rollins
Although Dean Ambrose has progressed the most over the past year, his former partner Seth Rollins is a close second. Rollins will be joining Ambrose inside of a Hell in a Cell for half of the main event, and also holds the Money in the Bank briefcase.
Over the past year, Rollins has improved every aspect of his game. He is stronger on the mic, he developed a convincing and unique finisher, and has adopted a heel personality that has gotten over with the fans. Rollins is a star on the rise and without a doubt a future world champion.
The following are highlights of a new Alternative Nation interview with Hornswoggle:
On a backstage conversation he had with The Rock: “I told him, ‘I met you backstage the night you came back in [Anaheim], when you were revealed as the guest host for WrestleMania, and you thought I was a Make a Wish kid. You tapped me on the shoulder and said, ‘Did you have a good time tonight buddy?’ Then you walked off and you realized it, then you said to Big Show, ‘Hornswoggle thinks I thought he was a Make a Wish kid, and I did think he was.’”
On the Vince McMahon son angle: “I did that for about three months, where I was his son, maybe longer, and there were days in the beginning where I would go, ‘Oh my god, I’m working with the most powerful man in wrestling.’ Then I realized that he’s joking around, he’s playing ribs on guys more than I am. You just realize that he is this billionaire, but still just loves this business. When it comes to wrestling, I use that word instead of sports entertainment, I use wrestling all the time, because I am a wrestling fan. CM Punk once said this is still wrestling to us, this isn’t sports entertainment to us, because we grew up on wrestling.”
On Finlay: “My old buddy, my ‘Dad’ Dave Finlay. He’s still working backstage as an agent and producer, and he has helped me more than anybody else in this company. He has gone to bat for me more times that he probably wanted to, and that’s because he literally cares about me as a son.”
– One of the reasons Hornswoggle is being used on WWE television again with El Torito is because WWE wants him on television in a baby face role for the release of the upcoming “Leprechaun: Origins” WWE Studios film, which he is the star of.
– Below are attendance figures for the last two WWE events prior to Tuesday’s Main Event and SmackDown television taping.
August 16th WWE live event in San Jose, California drew approximately 6,200 fans
August 18th WWE RAW in Las Vegas, Nevada drew approximately 11,000 fans
The following matches were taped for this week’s edition of WWE Superstars prior to WWE RAW on Monday night in Las Vegas, Nevada.
– El Torito & La Bacca (aka Hornswoggle) def. Heath Slater and Titus O’Neil in the opening tag-team bout for this week’s show. This was said to be mostly a comedy match.
– Emma def. Alicia Fox in Divas competition to close out this week’s show. This was said to be your basic Divas type of match, nothing special.
– The Big Show will be returning to WWE television later this month. He’s been away taping the WWE Studios film Vendetta.
– WWE is sending several top stars to the upcoming San Diego Comic-Con event later this mont onOn Thursday, July 24th.
At 10:15 am, Hulk Hogan, Daniel Bryan, Paul Heyman and Michael Cole will be hosting a panel to promote the WWE Network and WWE’s Mattel toy line.
At 7 pm, WWE Studios will host a panel to promote See No Evil 2 and Leprechaun: Origins. Kane and directors Jen and Sylvia Soska will talk about See No Evil 2, while , Hornswoggle and director Zach Lipovsky talk Leprechaun.
– Diamond Dallas Page posted the following video on his official YouTube channel, which features highlights from WrestleMania XXX weekend:
– The following is the first official trailer for the WWE Studios film, “Leprechaun: Origins,” which stars WWE performer Hornswoggle (aka Dylan Postl):
The following are highlights of a new Appleton Post-Crescent interview with Hornswoggle:
On when fans starting taking him seriously: “Man, I still don’t think they do,” he said. “I get four, five tweets literally every day saying, ‘Why do you still have a job?’ And I guess it’s staying under the radar more than anything (laughs). I really think this whole storyline and these matches with (El) Torito has really made people look at me like, wow, he can do this.”
On stealing the show at Extreme Rules in the “WeeLC” match: “Before this, I really didn’t have matches. I’d wrestle a little boogeyman or I’d juggle around or use squirt guns, but now I’m having legit wrestling matches. Our WeeLC match at Extreme Rules stole the show. I don’t care what anyone says. It was a pre-show to the pay-per-view and I will go to bat for that match against any match that was on that night. That match stole the show because people didn’t expect what we did and the crowd tore the roof off.”
“New Jersey fans are the most ruthless fans in the country for booing and hating on whatever’s in the ring if they don’t like it. We had them chanting, ‘This is awesome’ and ‘Holy (expletive)’ the whole match. That’s when I realized I can do this. It felt so good to finally have one of those moments after eight years. It was great and I really think people are starting to take me seriously and realize that I’m more than a circus act.”
– In light of WWE’s stock dropping to $11 per share, there have been some analysts suggesting that WWE should take the company private again. Most people in WWE are against the idea, feeling that being a public company gives them mainstream legitimacy.
– Joey Styles tweeted that additional episodes of ECW Hardcore TV will be added to the WWE Network soon.
– Hornswoggle noted on Twitter that today marks 8 years that he’s been with WWE:
8 years ago today I debuted @wwe . I think since then I have proven I'm not just some circus act, keep that in mind @WWEElTorito ! #thankyou
– John Cena is advertised to appear on Tuesday’s edition of WWE SmackDown, which emanates from Buffalo, New York. Daniel Bryan, however, is not scheduled to appear on the post-Extreme Rules edition of SmackDown.
– The following are the updated online betting odds for this Sunday’s WWE Extreme Rules pay-per-view. Odds are courtesy of BetFair.com. The favorites are listed in bold.
As previously reported, midget wrestler Short Sleeve Sampson is scheduled to appear at this Sunday’s WWE Extreme Rules pay-per-view, likely in the “WeeLC” match between El Torito and Hornswoggle.
According to one source, Sampson may serve as the special referee for the pre-show match.
It should be noted that additional midget wrestlers were contacted by WWE before they booked Sampson, so it’s possible that they have something planned with other midgets outside of Sampson, Torito and Hornswoggle.
According to an online report, midget wrestler Short Sleeve Sampson will be appearing at this Sunday’s WWE Extreme Rules pay-per-view, likely to be involved in the “WeeLC” pre-show match between El Torito and Hornswoggle.
Sampson reportedly retired from pro wrestling last year, but has appeared in the past on WWE and TNA programming in various matches and skits, and even took part in Hulk Hogan’s “Micro Championship Wrestling” project.
The following are the betting odds for Sunday’s WWE Extreme Rules pay-per-view according to PaddyPower.com.
Alexander Rusev is the biggest favorite on the entire card as of right now, as he comes in at -1800 for his handicap match against R-Truth and Xavier Woods. In this case, you would have to bet $1,800 on Rusev to earn $100 profit on the bet. On the flip-side of the coin, Truth and Woods, who come in at +650, would earn you $650 profit if you placed a $100 bet.
It should also be noted that these odds are indicative of much until the actual “smart money” comes in on the show, which is generally hours before the event starts on the day of the show.
This Sunday, the WWE will hold its annual Extreme Rules pay-per-view. However, upon glancing at the card, something immediately stands out: a noticeable lack of extreme.
With the card seemingly set (assuming a Tag Team Championship match between the Usos and Rybaxel isn’t added last minute), only two matches on the entire seven-match card feature stipulations that are even slightly extreme (not counting the inevitable dud between El Torito and Hornswoggle on the pre-show).
Sunday’s contest between Daniel Bryan and Kane is one of only two matches on the card featuring extreme rules.
Those matches are of course the WWE Championship match between Daniel Bryan and Kane, which will be fought under no-holds barred rules, and the cage match between John Cena and Bray Wyatt. Even the six-man tag between Evolution and the Shield has not been announced as an extreme rules match, although that could change between now and Sunday.
This Sunday’s card highlights the problem with holding themed pay-per-views. How can the company possibly market an event under the name Extreme Rules and then hold one match that is actually extreme (the WWE Title contest) and one (the cage match) that is billed as extreme, but is in fact usually tamer than the pit at a Justin Bieber concert.
It is especially difficult during the PG Era to hold an event such as this one, as most of the matches that could have been utilized (first blood match, inferno match, casket match, etc.) are now essentially banned, leaving creative with few options other than a typical no-holds barred match and TLC type matches that are already featured on other pay-per-views throughout the year. In short, the event does not offer anything unique.
The following is a non-spoiler match listing for this week’s edition of WWE SmackDown, which was taped on Tuesday night and will air on Friday, May 2, 2014 on the SyFy Network.
– Rob Van Dam vs. Jack Swagger
– Alexander Rusev vs. R-Truth
– The Wyatt Family vs. Sheamus & The Usos
– Damien Sandow vs. Dolph Ziggler
– Big E. vs. Titus O’Neil
– Dean Ambrose vs. Ryback vs. Curtis Axel vs. Alberto Del Rio
For a complete spoiler report for this week’s WWE SmackDown, click ahead to page two …
Following Monday’s Extreme Rules “go-home” edition of WWE RAW, here is your latest official WWE Extreme Rules pay-per-view lineup for this Sunday night.
WWE World Heavyweight Championship
– Daniel Bryan (c) vs. Kane
Faction vs. Faction
– Evolution vs. The Shield
WWE Intercontinental Championship
– Big E. (c) vs. Bad News Barrett
WWE Divas Championship
– Paige (c) vs. Tamina Snuka
Steel Cage Match
– John Cena vs. Bray Wyatt
Handicap Match
– Alexander Rusev vs. R-Truth & Xavier Woods
Pre-Show “WeeLC Match”
– Hornswoggle vs. El Torito
Rumored
– Rob Van Dam vs. Cesaro vs. Jack Swagger
Make sure to join us here this Sunday night for the absolute best live WWE Extreme Rules results coverage.
– It was announced on Monday’s edition of WWE RAW that at this Sunday’s WWE Extreme Rules pay-per-view, we will witness the first ever “WeeLC” match, which appears to be a TLC match with little people, as El Torito and Hornswoggle will battle one-on-one.
– Also on RAW on Monday night, Bray Wyatt sang “he’s got the whole world in his hands” again, but this time with a choir of children. The children that sang with him on Monday were the high school choir from the Ladue School District in St. Louis, Missouri. The choir tweeted the following prior to RAW:
The following are results of this week’s WWE Main Event, which aired on the WWE Network on Tuesday, April 22nd from Hershey, Pennsylvania.
– Big E. def Alberto Del Rio in the opening match of the show. The finish comes when Del Rio goes for a tornado-DDT, which Big E. reverses into his “Big Ending” for the 1-2-3. After the match, Bad News Barrett pops up on his podium. He’s afraid he’s got some bad news. He informs Big E. that he’s only got 12 days remaining as WWE Intercontinental Champion.
– Hornswoggle def. El Torito in singles action. The finish comes when El Torito goes for his finisher, but Hornswoggle moves and hits him with his Tadpole Splash for the 1-2-3.
– Sheamus def. Titus O’Neil in another one-on-one contest. The finish in this one saw Sheamus nail O’Neil with a big headbutt and follow it up with his Brogue Kick for the pin and the 1-2-3.
– Ryback def. Jimmy Uso in the headline bout of this week’s Main Event. Both Jey Uso and Curtis Axel were at ringside and after a bunch of distractions, Ryback eventually hits Jimmy with his Shellshocked finisher for the pin and the win.
