– Big Show was back on the road this weekend after taking time off to sell Brock Lesnar’s beat down from the Royal Rumble. He defeated Kane last night with the Knockout Punch at last night’s live event from Bakersfield, California.

– Jimmy Uso was given the weekend off to be with his wife, Naomi, who was injured on last week’s RAW during her match against Aksana.

– Swedish arm wrestling champion Sarah Backman is now using the name Sharra in NXT.

*SPOILER* The UNDERTAKER’s WWE TV Return Date Confirmed

– As previously noted, WWE Diva Naomi was given time off this weekend due to the eye injury she suffered in her match with Aksana this past Monday on RAW. Additionally, her boyfriend Jimmy Uso took some time off, as he missed Saturday night’s live event in San Jose. Jey Uso ended up wrestling a singles match against Luke Harper on the show.

– WWE announcers JBL and Michael Cole are taking part in a weight-loss challenge as they prepare to climb another mountain. As of right now, JBL has lost 21.5 pounds, noting he has 32.5 pounds left to go. Michael Cole has dropped 13 pounds, with 27 pounds left to go.

– WWE has officially acknowledged the marriage between Jimmy Uso and Naomi, which took place last week in Hawaii. WWE wrote the following on their official website:

“Naomi (Trinity) and Jimmy (Jon) Uso officially tied the knot in a private marriage ceremony in Hawaii in the presence of family, friends and fellow WWE Superstars. The pair’s engagement has been chronicled on the hit E! reality show “Total Divas,” and camera crews were on hand to capture the nuptials for the show’s upcoming second season, which is set to begin in March.”

– The following are some upcoming WWE DVD release dates:

1/28 “Best of Raw & Smackdown 2013”
2/11 “Shawn Michaels: Mr. Wrestlemania”
2/25 “Royal Rumble 2014”
3/25 “Scooby Doo: Wrestlemania Mystery”

– WWE Superstar Batista, who made his return at RAW on Monday night, was interviewed backstage for the official WWE website. “The Animal” spoke about being nervous to return to WWE television and played up his storyline quest to win the Royal Rumble and capture the WWE World Heavyweight Championship.

You can watch the video interview with Batista at WWE.com.

– As noted, E! filmed the wedding ceremony between Naomi and Jimmy Uso in Hawaii last week for a future episode of Total Divas. The crew also filmed additional footage of the couple visiting various attractions in the state for the next season of the reality show.

WWE stars Jimmy Uso and Naomi were married on Thursday. Footage of the wedding was taped for Total Divas. Congratulations to them!

– WWE Diva Naomi is in Tampa, Florida today filming the music video for her single, “Dance All Night.” The music video is being filmed at the Drynk night club, and will likely feature Noami’s fiancee and WWE Superstar Jimmy Uso.

– WWE announcer JBL appeared on the FOX Business “Varney & Co.” program this morning to promote the WWE Network. You can watch footage of his appearance online at FOXBusiness.com.

– Speaking of JBL, the latest edition of The JBL & Cole Show (episode number 59) has been added to the official WWE YouTube channel. The video, which you can watch below, is accompanied by the following description: “The JBL & Cole Show goes OLD SCHOOL with visits from Rowdy Roddy Piper, The Godfather, Mean Gene and more!”

– In a fallout match from the Survivor Series, Jimmy and Jey Uso take on the Real Americans on this week’s episode of WWE Superstars. Plus, Zack Ryder squares off against Fandango. Courtesy of WWE’s YouTube account, here are highlights from both matches.

– WWE rookie Diva Summer Rae celebrated her thirtieth birthday on Thanksgiving Day.

“Being home & being able to spend time with my family made today a great birthday & Thanksgiving,” she wrote on Instagram. “Laying on the couch with the pups, watching movies with the fam, & eating a great meal. Oh & it wouldn’t be complete without my birthday candles in the pumpkin pie!”

– According to WrestlingFigs.com, Rob Van Dam will appear at the Frank & Son’s Collectibles Show tomorrow from 10:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The event takes place at 19649 San Jose Ave. City of Industry, California.

– WWE Diva Naomi has been pursuing her music career recently. Her real-life boyfriend Jimmy Uso recently posted the following message on Instagram:

“Late night session with @trinitymccray …..can’t wait till y’all hear this!!!”

– Former WWE Superstar Diamond Dallas Page recently posted the following video on YouTube revealing his new computer workout:

– A Six-Man Tag Team Match highlights this week’s episode of WWE Superstars as The Usos and The Great Khali square off against The Prime Time Players and The Miz. Plus, The Funkadactyls go up against Alicia Fox and Aksana. Highlights from both matches are available here.

– The official WWE website has issued a poll asking fans which personality showcased the most infamous gimmick in [wrestling] history. The options are The Gobbledy Gooker, Doink the Clown, The Boogeyman, The Dynamic Dudes, The Red Rooster, The Mountie, Akeem, Disco Inferno, Glacier and Giant Gonzales.

Wade Barrett, who has not appeared on WWE’s television shows since August, defeated Damien Sandow in a dark match prior to tonight’s Raw taping in Manchester, England at Phones 4u Arena. Fellow countryman William Regal handled ring announcing duties.

In a match taped for WWE Superstars, Jey Uso, Jimmy Uso and The Great Khali squared off against The Prime Time Players and The Miz.

In Divas action, The Funkadactyls, Cameron and Naomi, squared off against Alicia Fox and Aksana.

Here is a shot from the venue.

Here at #WWEManchester #RAW pic.twitter.com/dhkTLgnfSI

— David Morrison (@DMorrison07) November 11, 2013

Tonight at WWE Hell in a Cell, Cody Rhodes and Goldust will defend the WWE Tag Team Championship against the team of Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins, as well as Jey and Jimmy Uso. Should the Usos capture the gold tonight, it will be in honor of their late uncle, Umaga, who they pay tribute to inside the ring through face paint.

“We owe our whole wrestling careers to my late uncle Umaga,” said Jimmy. “He was the one who grabbed us from a bad situation in a bar at 2:30 in the morning, and drove use from Houston, Texas, to Florida, where he lived. He told us we needed to change our lives because it wasn’t working out. That’s why our paint tribute is so cool. Every time we put it on, I still feel like he’s there with us. It makes us feel like part of The Samoan Bulldozer. We’re a bulldozer, we’re reckless. We can’t get hurt. Bulldozers are made to knock stuff down. And that’s how we feel when that paint is on us. It’s the coolest thing ever man. I love getting painted up because my uncle is here with us. It’s all because of him.”

Jey adds, “No one ever knows our struggle. We say, “Day 1,” every day. They don’t see behind what got us here, how we had to work to get here. And when we got here, we had to keep working, keep pushing. The day we do win the Tag Team Titles, that’s for my family. That’s for all the Usos around the world, especially Umaga. That’s No. 1 for him. My first title win is strictly for Umaga—he knows that, and my brother knows that.”

Jimmy also explained what the term “Uce” means—friends of Umaga would often refer to him by that name and it is often used around the Usos: “Uce means your friend. I even said that to Cameron’s boyfriend, whom I just met not long ago. He was like, “What do you keep calling me?” It means “brother” in Samoan. It means you’re my friend. It’s another slang word for “bro,” or something of that nature. My brother says it so much. When we hear some of the boys calling each other, they say that. It’s pretty cool. We heard Wade Barrett talking to Heath Slater once, and he said, “Yeah Uce!” That’s funny. I was like, what the…? It catches on like that. I introduced myself to my fiancée as “Uce” when we first started talking. That’s weird. And Umaga’s dog’s name was Uce. I want to name mine that when I get one.”

– The originally scheduled main event for Monday’s Raw in Memphis, Tennessee was to have featured WWE Tag Team Champions Cody Rhodes and Goldust vs. The Shield in a Handicap Match. Vince McMahon, however, changed creative plans over the course of the day, as a Triple Threat Match for the WWE Tag Team Championship was instead announced for this Sunday at Hell in a Cell (Cody Rhodes and Goldust will defend their belts against The Shield and the Uso brothers) and United States Champion Dean Ambrose vs. Daniel Bryan was added to the show at the last minute.

Speaking of Ambrose, he appeared to have tweaked his knee after being tossed out of the ring during his show-opening match against Bryan. He was limping slightly backstage following the match, but it is not considered serious.

– In a tag team match pitting Hell in a Cell opponents, CM Punk and Big E Langston defeated Intercontinental Champion Curtis Axel and Ryback on Raw. Following the bout, there was a lot of talk backstage of Punk appearing hurt.

– While Xavier Woods was backstage at Raw, there were no plans for him to appear on the broadcast.

(source: PWInsider.com)

– This Sunday at WWE Hell in a Cell, the WWE Tag Team Championship will be on the line as Cody Rhodes and Goldust defend their titles against Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins, as well as Jey and Jimmy Uso, in a Triple Threat Match. In this “Backstage Fallout” video for Raw, The Shield and the brother duo vow to regain the gold. Plus, AJ Lee appears almost speechless after losing her match against Brie Bella.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sd4g9dZi2u8

– This week’s WWE Classics On Demand updates are as follows: WWE Payback (June 16 2013), WWF at Madison Square Garden (December 29, 1991, featuring “The British Bulldog” Davey Boy Smith vs. Berzerker, Sgt. Slaughter vs. Col. Mustafa and General Adnan, Greg “The Hammer” Valentine vs. Hercules, The Nasty Boys vs. The Bushwhackers, Skinner vs. Jim Powers, Chris Walker vs. the Brooklyn Brawler, Virgil vs. Repo Man, WWF Intercontinental Champion Bret Hart vs. “The Million Dollar Man” Ted Dibiase, Hulk Hogan vs. Ric Flair), WWWF Championship Wrestling (January 28, 1978), ECW Hardcore TV (November 6, 1998), WWF Prime Time Wrestling (December 11, 1989).

– In addition to Xavier Woods, fellow WWE NXT wrestler Tyler Breeze was backstage at Monday’s Raw in Memphis, Tennessee. He competed on WWE live events over the weekend in matches against Justin Gabriel.

– The official WWE website has published an article highlighting AJ Lee’s unorthodox character and are polling fans in regards to whether she should be cheered or booed.

Explaining why Lee deserves fan applause, WWE cites the New Jersey rising from obscurity to fulfill her lifelong dream of being champion for the sports-entertainment organization. The counterpoint on why Lee should be booed is because “she is a devil woman.” Events of Lee wreaking havoc on Dolph Ziggler, Kane, Kaitlyn and other WWE cited are cited.

With over 5,000 votes cast, 66% say Lee should be cheered since “she’s an example of perseverance, hard work, individuality and empowerment for the underdog.”

– Speaking to Bill Apter, former WWE competitor Vampiro opens up on a side of him not many people know exist.

– Hyping tonight’s Raw Jey and Jimmy Uso wrote on Twitter, “We will get what belongs to the Tru tag team!! #RAW.”

The following is a report from the series premiere of the new weekly WWE reality series on E!, “Total Divas.”

Total Divas kicks off with introductions and back-stories on some of the key characters on the show, such as the Bella Twins, the Funkadactyls (who are going by their real names, Ariane and Trinity) and Natalya (going by the name Nattie).

The show begins in Tampa, Florida. “10 Days Until WrestleMania.”

Trinity is dating John, known to WWE fans as Jimmy Uso, one half of the tag-team known as The Usos. The two are shown training to prepare for their first WrestleMania as wrestlers.

Nattie is shown training for WrestleMania with her father, WWE legend Jim “The Anvil” Neidhart in Tampa.

Now we meet Nkki Bella’s boyfriend, John. As the show notes, you may recognize him, he’s the current WWE Champion — John Cena. Cena and Nikki are shown at Cena’s home. They show a video package on Cena.

Next up we meet Brie Bella’s boyfriend, Daniel. Again, WWE fans may reocgnize him as Daniel Bryan. Brie notes that while he’s known in WWE as Daniel Bryan, his real name is Bryan Danielson.

We get to roam around backstage at a WWE event to see how the organization is run behind-the-scenes, as well as what goes into putting on a live event and television show. At the same time, we see Nattie in her hotel room preparing to go to WrestleMania. As we head to commercial break, we find out that Nattie is not going to be on WrestleMania.

–Commercial–

We return and we get to meet the newest addition to the WWE Diva roster, Eva Marie and Jo Jo. Nattie runs into the Bella Twins at their hotel. They show the new Divas meeting with Jane. Jane is a WWE Talent Relations official. The show how Nattie is treated backstage, which doesn’t come off well on this show.

Ariane is shown talking to her boyfriend in the hotel room. It is explained that Nattie basically has to babysit the new girls, the Funkadactyls and their boyfriends at WrestleMania, instead of getting to perform on the show.

We are backstage at a WWE event again, and ths time we see some heavy-duty drama. It is explained that Brodus Clay blew up at the Funkadactyls and other talent off-camera. Ariane ends up explaining to her boyfriend, Vincent, why she appeared to be noticably upset. Vincent, who is a pretty big guy, but not big enough, became irate. He repeatedly asks Ariane to go get Clay so he can confront him. Eventually, Nattie and Jimmy Uso have to tell Ariane that she needs to calm him down immediately. Someone also notes that Vincent would get his ass kicked.

–Commercial–

We return to some more drama, only a very different version. We are back in the hotel room with the new girls and the Bella Twins. The Bella Twins are upset that the new girls, specifically Eva Marie, look similar to them. They inform her that she needs to dye her hair blond.

We’re two days from WrestleMania now. We see Eva Marie headed to get her hair dyed. As we head to commercial break, she talks about how she doesn’t like the blond hair look.

–Commercial–

We’re back to find out that instead of blond hair, Eva Marie decided to dye her hair extremely red. We see her headed to see Jane, and she’s nervous about what she just did. Jane ends up liking the red hair.

We see John Cena walking the red carpet. Next the Divas are shown walking the red carpet. Nattie is on the red carpet doing interviews and pre-taped intros as it’s WrestleMania weekend kickoff time.

Back to Diva drama. We see the Bella Twins taking charge against the new Divas as it becomes more and more apparent that they don’t like the new girls.

As we head to another commercial break, we see the Bella Twins eating at a Cuban restaurant and talking. Nikki mentions how she is nervous about dating John Cena because she wants to get married and she’s afraid Cena won’t because he recently got out of a bad marriage.

–Commercial–

We return from commercial and we see the Funkadactyls backstage talking about an accident with Brodus Clay.

We shoot to Nikki and Cena out together at dinner. Nikki asks Cena about marriage and asks if the two getting married is something he sees in their future. Cena explains how he tried the marriage thing once and she knows how that worked out. Cena tells Nikki she makes him enjoy life. She tells Cena that she wanted to know if it was an option and tells him she loves him.

We return to the live WrestleMania show and see a countdown to WrestleMania on the titantron inside the arena. They show 30 minutes until the Divas match.

We see the Bella Twins watching Daniel Bryan and Kane wrestling in the ring later on. Then we find out that the Funkadactyls are having trouble getting ready for their WrestleMania match as we head to another break.

–Commercial–

We return and see the Funkadactyls have nothing to wear yet, as their ring outfits are still being made backstage. We see reviews of the Undertaker and CM Punk match as the girls scramble to get dressed.

As they head to the front to get ready to make their entrance, we hear John Cena’s music playing in the arena. Nattie says how they know something is wrong. We find out that their match has been cut from WrestleMania as we head to our final commercial break of the evening.

–Commercial–

As we return for the last segment of the show, they show the Bella Twins talking about getting cut from WrestleMania.

Trinity is shown and says there is absolutely nothing worse that can happen than getting cut from a WrestleMania match.

We return backstage at WrestleMania where we see WWE Diva Layla trying to console the Funkadactyls, who were distraught at being cut from the show.

A video package airs showing highlights of what fans can expect from this season of Total Divas on E! every Sunday night, and that concludes the premiere edition of Total Divas.

Spoilers For This Season Of Total Divas + Cena/Nikki Bella Marriage Update!

– In this week’s edition of Backstage Fallout for SmackDown, CM Punk consoles Paul Heyman after getting clocked by World Heavyweight Champion Alberto Del Rio and the Usos continue their hot streak, remaining focused on The Shield and the WWE Tag Team Championship.

– On August 27, WWE will release Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden on DVD and Blu-ray as the organization’s greatest moments at the famous New York City-based venue are highlights. WrestlingDVDNews.com has revealed that the following matches and segments will be featured in the video release.

Andre the Giant & “Mr. Wonderful” Paul Orndorff vs. “Rowdy” Roddy Piper & “Cowboy” Bob Orton
10th August, 1985

Stone Cold Stuns The Boss
Raw – 22nd September, 1997

1st Ever Tag Team Tables Match
The Dudley Boyz vs. The Hardy Boyz
Royal Rumble – 23rd January, 2000

Booker T Attacks Mr. McMahon
Raw – 25th June, 2001

Match for the Undisputed Heavyweight Wrestling Championship
WWE Champion, Bob Backlund vs. NWA Champion, Harley Race
22nd September, 1980

Intercontinental Championship Match
Bret “Hitman” Hart vs. “Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase
29th December, 1991

Ladder Match for the Intercontinental Championship
Shawn Michaels vs. Razor Ramon
WrestleMania X – 20th March, 1994

#1 Contender Triple Threat Match
Triple H vs. Kurt Angle vs. Chris Jericho
Raw – 7th August, 2000

John Cena Returns in the Royal Rumble Match
Royal Rumble – 27th January, 2008

– This week on WWE Superstars, Jey and Jimmy Uso join The Bella Twins for an Eight-Person Mixed Tag Team Match against Brodus Clay, Tensai and The Funkadactyls.

Alex Riley and Damien Sandow also square off on the show.

– The official WWE website has published an article remembering the WCW Hall of Fame, It was established in 1993 to honor alumni of the National Wrestling Alliance and Jim Crockett Promotions, the predecessors of World Championship Wrestling. Seventeen wrestlers were honored over the course of three years, including Dusty Rhodes, Harley Race and The Crusher

– Former WWE Women’s Champion Jacqueline is currently featured in the “Diva Spotlight” on WWE.com.

– WWE Diva Naomi and Jimmy Uso are currently dating, according to WWE Diva Layla. It’s been rumored for quite some time that they were in a relationship – and Uso was recently seen in photos with Naomi while she was filming the Total Divas reality show. Here’s a picture of the couple together:

– WWE COO Triple H was recently asked on Twitter what he thinks about The Shield member Dean Ambrose. He replied:

“@mcguire28: @TripleH Hey Hunter. Whats ur Opinion on Dean ambrose"
Bright future

— Triple H (@TripleH) May 19, 2013

Jonathon “Jimmy Uso” Fatu’s attorney, Keith M. Goan, sent in the following statement regarding Uso’s arrest last week. Goan says the arrest was for driving on a suspended license while on probation – and not for a second a DUI:

“Please accept this correspondence as a notice of correction as it relates to the recent arrest of Jonathon Fatu. As many of you have reported Mr. Fatu was charged with a DUI in 2012. He plead No Contest to said charge and was placed on probation. He completed the terms and conditions of his probation as directed by the Court. While waiting for the termination of said probation to take effect, he was erroneously cited for driving on a suspended license and an affidavit of violation of probation was filed.”

 

“This most recent ‘arrest’ derived from Mr. Fatu turning himself in to the Hillsborough County Jail allowing for the warrant to be set aside. This arrest was not a second DUI as is being falsely reported. We are extremely confident that once we get on the Court’s docket, Mr. Fatu’s probation will be terminated and the citation for driving on a suspended license will be dismissed.”

Prior to Tuesday night’s SmackDown tapings, WWE taped matches for Wednesday’s Main Event and an upcoming episode of Saturday Morning Slam.

The following was taped for this week’s episode of WWE Main Event:

* Cameron and Naomi beat Aksana and Tamina.

* Cody Rhodes came out saying he wants to be part of the SmackDown brand’s Elimination Chamber match. Instead, Sheamus came out and they wrestled.

* Sheamus defeated Cody Rhodes.

* Damien Sandow complained about Cody losing and got a match with Daniel Bryan.

* Damien Sandow defeated Daniel Bryan.

The following was taped for a future episode of Saturday Morning Slam:

* Jack Swagger beat Jimmy Uso.

* Divas Champion Kaitlyn beat Natalya.

– Jey and Jimmy Uso have their sights set on making history in WWE. Saturday on Twitter, the twin duo vowed, “We will be the first brothers to hold separate titles and Tag titles at the same time!! Mark our words!!! #HISTORY #USOOO.”

– WWE will tape its annual Tribute to the Troops event tonight in Norfolk, Virginia at the Norfolk Scope Arena. Free tickets are available for active members of the military.

– On the latest episode of the “JBL and Michael Cole Show,” John “Bradshaw” Layfield and Michael Cole disown professional sports. The synopsis reads, “Watch the latest episode of the hilarious, new “JBL & Cole Show,” as “The Wrestling God” and one of the most outspoken announcers in WWE history lay down their views on the worst owners in professional sports and the Tout of the week – featuring a certain cowboy-hat-wearing former WWE Champion!”

– Damien Sandow and 3MB appear on this week’s “Backstage Fallout” for SmackDown. Here is the synopsis: “Check out this SmackDown edition of “Backstage Fallout” and learn what Damien Sandow is looking for in an apprentice. Plus, 3MB responds to The Usos and all their haters, exclusively on WWE on YouTube!”

– According to WWE.com, a Raw live event is scheduled for Sunday, March 3, 2013 at the Oncenter War Memorial Arena in Syracuse, New York. John Cena, CM Punk, Dolph Ziggler and Ryback headline.

– Lilian Garcia is featured in today’s “Superstar Spotlight” on WWE.com. She is still recovering at home after being struck by a car in Los Angeles, California, five weeks ago.

– John “Bradshaw” Layfield posted a new video on YouTube discussing his decision to make a full-time return to the WWE announce booth for SmackDown. The former WWE Champion takes some light-hearted jabs at fellow announcers, says he sees Wade Barrett as a future World Heavyweight Champion and after witnessing Fandango in dark matches, believes the character has potential to be “pure money.”

– The official WWE website has posted highlights of this week’s episode of WWE Superstars from the United Kingdom, which features Justin Gabriel vs. Tensai and Jimmy Uso vs. Jinder Mahal. The full episode is available on WWEOnHulu.com.

– Former WWE Diva Kelly Kelly is featured in today’s “Superstar Spotlight” on WWE.com.

– 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)