– WWE Hall of Famer Jerry Lawler announced on Monday afternoon that he’s en route to Cajundome and will be back on RAW tonight:
“Just landed in Lafayette, LA… driving now to the Cajundome! I’m ready & excited to be back on #Raw tonight!!”
“Re: Cole’s wise-ass (no pun intended) remark about anal bleeding… no one would know more about anal conditions than @MichaelCole! #Raw”
“Cole’s proctologist called…they found his head! Maybe tonight, Cole will suffer some ORAL bleeding when I punch him in the mouth! #Raw”
– There was no dark match after last night’s WWE Hell in a Cell pay-per-view. CM Punk shook hands with John Cena and that was it.
– Evan Bourne, David Otunga, Cody Rhodes and Intercontinental Title were some of the terms trending worldwide on Twitter last night during WWE Hell in a Cell.
– Zack Ryder has joined the list of top 10 WWE merchandise movers with names like CM Punk, Sin Cara, John Cena and Rey Mysterio, based on recent numbers from their shop website.
– The WWE’s @WWEInsider Twitter account posted the following after Sunday’s Hell in a Cell pay-per-view:
“Cops are now talking with John Laurinaitis. Triple H has left the building. Many Superstars are saying they’re very concerned.”
– Chris Jericho had the following to say about the Hell in a Cell PPV on Twitter:
“Tremendous ending of the HIAC ppv last night! Reminded me of an old Bill Watts UWF tv taping… @JRsBBQ”
— WWE removed Gail Kim’s bio from their company website Friday, which would indicate that she has officially parted ways with the organization.
On August 5, Gail Kim announced on Twitter that she quit the promotion following a brief appearance on the August 1 Raw. She later indicated that WWE did not grant her release, instead forcing her to stay with the promotion for the remainder of her contract.
Kim wrote the following on Twitter this afternoon regarding the website edit:
“Yeah I guess they’re slow. Cuffs shouldve been off last week.”
— Jim Ross stated the following on Twitter regarding WWE’s plans for the broadcast team this Sunday at Hell in a Cell:
“Just to clarify, I’m NOT certain the King will be in New Orleans for HIAC. I ‘hope’ that he’s there. I’m excited that I WILL be.”
— CM Punk stated on Twitter that he is scheduled for an autograph signing this Sunday in New Orleans, Louisiana:
“I’ll be at Kmart in New Orleans on 1400 S. Clearview Pkwy on Sunday at 11:00 a.m. signing autographs! HOO-RAAAAAAAAY.”
– Jim Ross was asked on twitter whether he and Jerry “The King” Lawler will be calling the action this Sunday at WWE’s Hell in a Cell pay-per-view. Regarding Jerry Lawler’s status, Ross wrote:
“I think so.”
When asked whether he’ll be doing commentary, he responded:
“Not at this time but things can change.”
In his latest blog at JRsBarBQ.com, Ross wrote the following about the same subject:
“So many have asked about Jerry Lawler’s physical condition. King will likely return to the announce table on Sunday at Hell in a Cell. I plan on seeing him on Monday in Lafayette for Raw if things go as they are currently planned. Or I might just show up in New Orleans.”
– WWE United States champion Dolph Ziggler took a jab at TNA on Thursday afternoon in a Twitter post he made plugging his upcoming appearance at Florida Championship Wrestling on Friday night. He tweeted @Heelziggler:
“Off to tampa to make an IMPACT and SPIKE the ratings Friday night in Orlando for FCW!!! See the #HEEL LIVE”
— Jim Ross expects Jerry Lawler to return to television next week after being slammed through the announce table by Mark Henry on last week’s Raw SuperShow. He wrote today on Twitter, “1. I expect king back for Raw & ‘perhaps’ HIAC..TBD.”
He also addressed Michael Cole’s statement on last night’s show that Lawler suffered anal bleeding as a result of the attack.
“The ‘anus’ line was Cole being cute therefore no anus updates are coming from me,” Ross explained.
— CM Punk discusses his expectations for his triple threat encounter this Sunday at Hell in a Cell.
— The September 24 episode of A.M. Raw scored a 1.02 cable rating, with 1,172,000 viewers.
– We reported earlier that Jerry Lawler Was Injured By Mark Henry On RAW following a Worlds Strongest Slam through the announcers table at ringside. World Heavyweight Champion Mark Henry was reportedly very upset after the incident.
– Hugh Jackman was said to be a big hit in the WWE locker room on Monday night. Jackman was a big WWE fan back in the 1980’s and marked out big time for WWE producer Steve Lombardi, formerly the Brooklyn Brawler.
– WWE announced on Monday that Disney’s The Muppets Are Appearing On WWE RAW on Halloween night – and there’s said to be a lot of excitement among the WWE crew over it.
– Former WWE Champion Alberto Del Rio had the second shortest title reign of a Money in the Bank winner, at just 35 days. Rob Van Dam had the shortest reign – with just 22 days back in the summer of 2006.
On Monday’s RAW, Jim Ross interviewed new World Heavyweight champion Mark Henry. Henry said Ross was one of the haters who questioned whether he could ever win “the big one” and got physical with the Hall of Famer. Ross’ longtime partner in crime Jerry Lawler entered the ring and got Henry off JR, but then Henry’s attention (and anger) were turned on the King. After a brief physical exchange, Herny got the best of Lawler and brutally attacked him. After a devastating powerslam in the ring, Henry took Lawler outside and gave him another slam through the announcers table.
According to WWE sources, Lawler was legitimately by Henry’s World’s Strongest Slam through the table. The table reportedly did not give way as expected and Lawler’s back was in “extreme pain.” Lawler was taken to a local hospital via ambulance to be checked out by doctors.
UPDATE: Jim Ross (@JRsBBQ) just tweeted the following about Jerry Lawler’s condition:
“Many asking about King. I’ll respect his privacy but don’t expect to see him in KC for Raw. Hope I’m wrong. He’s gonna be sore 4 days.”
Check out this video clip of the entire incident, courtesy of WWE’s YouTube channel:
– After Zack Ryder did not appear on Monday’s RAW Supershow, the WWE website noted that Ryder was scheduled to team with Jerry Lawler again in a rematch against Otunga and McGillicutty, but was injured last week on SmackDown after being attacked by Mark Henry.
Ryder actually wrestled prior to RAW against Drew McIntyre in a match taped for Thursday’s Superstars show.
– Jerry Lawler suffered a busted nose on RAW last night in the match where he teamed with Sheamus to take on Michael McGillicutty and David Otunga.
– WWE Tag Team Champions Air Boom are scheduled to be in action at tonight’s SmackDown tapings from Toronto.
– This year’s Tables, Ladders and Chairs pay-per-view takes place on December 18th from the 1st Mariner Arena in Baltimore, Maryland on December 18th. WWE announced on RAW last night that tickets go on sale this Saturday, September 17th.
— In the October 2011 issue of WWE Magazine, John Cena was asked if has his sights set on breaking Ric Flair’s record number of world title reigns.
Cena, who has amassed eleven world championships over the course of his career, replied, “Not at all. I think one day at a time. In this business, I don’t think about what I’ve done or long-term plans. If you think about what you’ve done, you become complacent. If you think too far ahead, your vision gets a little cloudy. You truly have to think about it one day at a time.”
— Former WWE Diva Maria Kanellis has teamed up with AfterBuzzTV.com to host a live aftershow on Raw Supershow.
The show will stream live every Monday night immediately following Raw on the USA Network at ustream.tv/afterbuzztv. The first episode will stream live on Oct. 3.
— Jerry Lawler is advertised to tag team with Dory Funk Jr. and Colby Weston at the Sept. 10 !BANG! TV taping in Ocala, Florida. Lawler will also referee a match between Hollywood Heather and Claudia Reiff.
– To correct an earlier report, the decision for CM Punk to wrestle Triple H at Night of Champions was actually made over the weekend, not Monday. A “Team Punk vs. Team Triple H” had been discussed for Survivor Series, and that might still happen. Whatever happened during Kevin Nash’s recent medical physical that prevented him from wrestling Punk next month is expected to be resolved – and a match between Punk and Nash is still expected to happen eventually.
– Jerry Lawler has been told by WWE producers to back off Vickie Guerrero and not make fun of her weight on commentary at RAW.
– WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross will be the next WWE personality to go hunting with Shawn Michaels on an upcoming episode of Shawn’s MacMillan River Adventures on the Outdoor Channel.
— WWE announced at last night’s Raw live event at the FedExForum in Memphis, Tennessee that Monday Night Raw will be held at the venue on January 2, 2012.
— Jerry Lawler beat Jack Swagger in a singles match at Saturday’s Raw live event in Memphis, Tennessee. The former World Heavyweight Champion succumbed to Lawler following the Crown Drop.
— WWE Hall of Famer Harley Race appeared at Saturday’s SmackDown live event in Cape Girandeau, Missouri and introduced Ted DiBiase, who trained nearby at his school. The SmackDown Superstar said that thanks to Harley, he is living his dream.
He then lost to Sin Cara.
— In an exclusive interview with WWE.com, Christian discusses Edge’s actions at SummerSlam, the decisions being made by SmackDown General Manager Theodore Long and WWE Chief Operating Officer Triple H, and why he feels he will have a huge advantage entering a steel cage with Randy Orton this Tuesday on SuperSmackDown.
— A match pitting CM Punk against John Cena is being advertised by cable outlets for this Tuesday’s live SuperSmackDown special on Syfy. WWE has not announced the match yet.
— Kaitlyn accidentally revealed in a Twitter message intended as a private message that she hates her WWE entrance theme (“Let’s Go” by Hollywood Records).
“To be honest, I don’t have any criteria really or a timeline . I just hate the generic music they have for me. And u thought it would be,” she wrote.
Kaitlyn said upon learning her mistake, “Oh snap! U stop reading my DM’s hahah I accidently posted a message meant for a DM.”
— Jerry Lawler is advertised to host tonight’s Raw live event at the FedExForum in Memphis, Tennessee.
Lisa Wright, who is the program director of the national non-profit organization Council for Unity, wrote a letter to the Be A Star Alliance questioning their affiliation with WWE after receiving an e-mail concerning the “fat jokes” being directed towards performer Vickie Guerrero on television.
She asks how the anti-bullying organization’s partnership with WWE fits their mission to show tolerance and respect since professional wrestling consists of name calling and threats culminating in violence.
Her statement reads:
“I recently received an e-mail regarding your alliance with the WWE. The e-mail pointed out the “fat jokes” about Vickie Guerrero. Wrestling as I perceive it consists of name calling and threats culminating in violence to settle conflicts. How does this fit with your mission to `Show Tolerance and Respect?’ Are you saying this behavior is alright for entertainment value? As an employee of a member organization listed on your website, your questionable judgment reflects poorly, not only on you, but on all the organizations listed there.
“As an organization whose mission is to prevent violence and bullying, we must be careful who we partner with and what messages that partnership sends. As we look for funding, ways to market our mission, and new partnerships, we must remain aware of the cultural forces that impact those that we serve. Furthermore, we must be sensitive not to promote the very negative behaviors that we have spent our professional lives trying to prevent. I fail to see how an alliance with the WWE will do that. We must be aware that in our business, as in life, actions speak louder than words. The WWE may, in principal, be against bullying and the violence that so often accompanies it, however, the very nature of the business is not conducive to a culture of inclusion and peace that we here at the Council for Unity seek to create. To that end, we respectfully request the removal or our organization from your web site.”
WWE and The Creative Coalition teamed up for a party centered around SummerSlam and the “be a STAR” initiative last Thursday in Los Angeles, California promoting anti-bullying. Contrary to the campaign, Jerry Lawler made jokes concerning Guerrero’s weight days later on Raw while she occupied the announce booth for a segment.
DISCUSSION: We want to know what you think .. WWE claims to be an anti-bullying organization – so does their constant ridiculing of Vickie Guerrero’s weight violate that? Or are the “Vickie is fat” jokes part of the ‘entertainment’ ?
— WWE.com has announced that Chief Operating Officer of WWE, Triple H, will issue an address tonight on Raw.
Their statement reads: “After Summerslam’s controversial main event outcome, Triple H addresses the WWE Universe live tonight on Raw. Will he apologize for his bad call (affecting John Cena)? Will he discuss (Kevin) Nash’s involvement? Might the WWE COO reveal a coup that crowned Del Rio champion?”
— The August 12 episode of SmackDown scored a 1.81 cable rating, the same number as the previous week.
The program averaged 2,640,000 viewers over the course of two hours, up from 2,570,000 the week before.
— In a battle of WWE Hall of Famers, Jerry Lawler will wrestle Dory Funk Jr. at the September 10 !BANG! TV taping in Ocala, Florida. Visit www.dory-funk.com for more information.
— In a preview of tomorrow night’s WWE Championship Match on Raw, Rey Mysterio beat The Miz via pinfall Saturday night in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Bret Hart was the special ringside enforcer for the World Heavyweight Championship Match between Christian and Randy Orton. Towards the end of the match, Hart stopped Christian from bringing a chair into the ring. The World Heavyweight Champion was ultimately disqualified.
— WWE Hall of Famer Jerry “The King” Lawler is advertised to appear at tonight’s Norfolk Tides baseball game tonight in Norfolk, Virginia. The game begins 6:15 p.m. at from Harbor Park.
— WWE’s creative team has broached putting Zack Ryder in a new faction with David Otunga and Michael McGillicutty.
— Alberto Del Rio’s 23-year-old brother Memo Rodriguez is now living in South Florida and has began training with former ECW talent Pablo Marquez. Marquez briefly appeared in WWE as Tiger Ali Singh’s manservant Babu.
— Former WWE Superstar Finlay is advertised to wrestle at a Top Catch event, which takes place August 29 in Dinslaken, Germany at the Dintrab Arena. He will facing former WWE developmental talent Chris “The Bambikiller” Raaber.
— WWE Hall of Famer Jerry “The King” Lawler is advertised to appear at a Legends Of Wrestling event in Harrison, Arkansas on August 20, 2011. Butch Reed and “Beautiful” Bobby Eaton are also slated to appear. Click here for event information.
— Zack Ryder was announced as the WWE Internet Champion at today’s Raw live event in Melbourne, Australia and had a replica belt with him that he successfully defended against Primo.
— CM Punk’s current storyline was continued at yesterday’s Raw live event in Sydney, Australia. Ring announcer Tony Chimel announced at the start of the show that Punk was suspended by WWE but had agreed to fulfill his contract and appear at the event. Punk trashed the McMahon family, among others, before his mic was cut off. He then lost to Rey Mysterio in the show’s opening match.
— In today’s birthdays, WWE Hall of Famer Bret Hart turns 54 years old, WWE referee Charles Robinson turns 47, former WWE star Scotty 2 Hotty turns 38 and former WWE Diva Amy Weber turns 41.
— Jerry Lawler is advertised to appear at the Norfolk Tides minor leagus baseball game at Harbor Park in Norfolk, Virginia on Sunday, July 24 at 6:15 p.m.
— The ongoing Michael Cole vs. Jerry Lawler program is slated to continue through at least WWE Over the Limit, which takes place May 22, 2011 at the KeyArena in Seattle, Washington. A singles match between both personalities is expected to occur.
— CM Punk suffered numerous scrapes on his back during his Last Standing Man Match against Randy Orton last night at Extreme Rules.
— Jim Ross said on Twitter following last night’s Extreme Rules pay-per-view that a leather strap had to be attached to his wrist due to his broken hand; he couldn’t make a fist or grip the strap.
The injury occurred last Monday on Raw when Cole’s tooth made contact with the bone of J.R.’s fist.
— Les Thatcher has written the foreword for Tough Enough trainer Bill DeMott’s autobiography, which is scheduled for release in a few months.
– Tonight’s episode of WWE RAW takes place from the American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida. The Rock returns tonight to celebrate his birthday with his home town fans. What will happen when new WWE champion John Cena and The Rock are on the same show for the first time since making their WrestleMania 28 match official?
SEScoops.com will be on hand for tonight’s RAW and will be posting some exclusive pictures and videos from the show – keep an eye out for those later in the week.
– Get ready for another chapter in the ongoing feud between Michael Cole and Jerry Lawler. Current plans call for the two to square off at WWE’s next pay-per-view, Over The Limit, most likely in a singles match.
— The following matches will be featured on tonight’s episode of WWE SmackDown on Syfy:
* Jack Swagger vs. Sin Cara
* Big Show and Kane vs. Justin Gabriel and Heath Slater for the WWE Tag Team Championship
* Mark Henry vs. Rey Mysterio
* Layla vs. Michelle McCool
* Alberto Del Rio and Brodus Clay vs. Christian and Randy Orton
— Matches pitting Sin Cara against Sheamus for the WWE United States Championship and Jerry Lawler against Jack Swagger with Michael Cole in his corner are booked for upcoming WWE live events.
— Vickie Guerrero is scheduled for tonight’s Florida Championship Wrestling live event in Gainesville, Florida. Its is likely that she will be participating in an angle with her daughter, who performs as Raquel Diaz.
It was announced tonight on Raw that the Jerry Lawler and Jim Ross vs. Jack Swagger and Michael Cole match at Sunday’s WWE Extreme Rules pay-per-view is a Country Whipping Match. Presumably, it is a strap match.
The updated line-up for Extreme Rules is as follows:
WWE Championship Triple Threat Steel Cage Match
The Miz (c) vs. John Cena vs. John Morrison
World Heavyweight Championship Ladder Match
Christian vs. Alberto Del Rio
Last Standing Man Match
Randy Orton vs. CM Punk
Country Whipping Match
Jerry Lawler and Jim Ross vs. Jack Swagger and Michael Cole
Falls Count Anywhere Match
Rey Mysterio vs. Cody Rhodes
— WWE’s upcoming Night of Champions pay-per-view event, which was previously listed on the events listing page of www.WWELiveTour.com, has been removed.
The buy number for last year’s show was down 36.7% from the previous year, from 267,000 buys to 169,000.
Meanwhile, WWE recently issued an online survey asking fans to give their thoughts on the following new pay-per-view titles: WWE Uprising; WWE Vengeance; WWE Champions; WWE Revolution.
— Jim Ross stated on Twitter that Steve Austin is working on a new action/adventure movie. According to Ross, Austin said the script is “great.”
— The FedExForum, the home arena of the Memphis Grizzlies, ran a video of Jerry Lawler cutting a promo prior to their NBA Playoff game against the San Antonio Spurs last night. He said the Grizzlies would pull the strap down on San Antonio, which concluded with his theme song being played. The Grizzlies went on to secure their first home playoff win in franchise history.
WrestleMania 27 is in the books and the overall feeling we’ve been hearing is that the show had the “big time” WrestleMania feeling, but the booking of several of the top matches was executed poorly.
We reported shortly before and in the days following WrestleMania that Vince McMahonwas said to be “frantic” backtage and several aspects of the show were re-written just hours before it went on the air.
WWE has been examining the broad from top to bottom in hopes of and taking a look at what could have been done better – and two matches in particular are standing out – John Cena vs. The Miz main event and the Michael Cole vs. Jerry Lawler special attraction match.
Many think that the double countout finish of the WWE title match was a disaster and not a satisfying finish for the main event of WrestleMania, despite the fact that the entire thing was approved by Vince McMahon the day of the show.
There is also some heat on WWE agent Dean Malenko for the way he laid out the Michael Cole vs. Jerry Lawler match. While this one seemed like a no-brainer to book, anybody who saw the match would agree that Michael Cole’s was given way too much offense, which killed the energy of the live crowd.
– Professional dancer Cheryl Burke, who will be Chris Jericho’s dancing partner on the upcoming season of ABC’s Dancing With The Stars, tweeted the following on Monday:
“Just finished day 1 of rehearsal! Love my new partner!”
— As reported last week, the release dates for both Paul Heyman and Brock Lesnar’s upcoming books have been pushed back. Lesnar’s book was pushed back to May 24th allow for more time to promote the book. Heyman’s book release has been moved to September 13th so as to not compete with Lesnar’s book.
– During his recent interview with Fighting Spirit Magazine, Jerry Lawler said that he’s currently dating 21 year old WWE developmental Diva Su Yung. Yung, now known as Sonia at Florida Championship Wrestling, broke into the business wrestling in Memphis, Tennesse, including Lawler’s Memphis Wrestling promotions. For those wondering, Lawler is 61 years old, 40 years her senior.
– On RAW, it was announced that Michael Cole will wrestle Jerry “The King” Lawler. Michael Cole with be trained by Jack Swagger and there will be a special guest referee announced for the match in the coming weeks. WWE has reportedly decided on who the special referee will be, but the creative team has not yet decided on how they want to introduce the mystery referee.
– The planned WrestleMania match between rival factions Nexus and The Corre has been reportedly nixed, according to f4wonline.com. It’s now believed that The Corre will wrestle the Big Show on in some kind of match. This is not confirmed, but Kevin Nash has been discussed as a tag team partner for the Big Show.
– Speaking of Diesel, he spoke to the Miami Herald last week at the Miami Comic Con event .. Here are some highlights of what he said about:
Leaving TNA for WWE: “I had a good relationship with [TNA President] Dixie [Carter] and enjoyed my time there. I have a lot of friends in TNA. It was just time for me to move on. There are so many more opportunities in a larger organization like WWE, especially outside of the ring, that it was pretty much a no-brainer.”
Whether He’ll Ever Be A Part of WWE’s Hall of Fame: “Not my call. I think everybody would [want to be inducted], especially anybody who’s put 20 years of their life into something, but I’m so happy for Shawn, and I’m looking forward to watching Shawn be inducted.”