WWE “Money In The Bank” 2012

WWE “Money In The Bank” Pre-Show:

Backstage: Zack Ryder, Santino Marella & Damien Sandow

Backstage  Zack Ryder and Santino Marella talking. Ryder wishes Santino good luck on winning the Money In The Bank match tonight. Santino shows off a mini-briefcase for his Cobra. Damien Sandow comes in and talks-down to the guys. Ryder calls him an arrogant jackass. Santino makes a couple jokes. Sandow mocks Ryder for beating him in the qualifying match.

WWE Tag-Team Titles: Hunico & Camacho vs. Kofi Kingston & R-Truth

The champions Kofi Kingston and R-Truth come out first. Out next are the challengers, Hunico and Camacho. R-Truth and Huncio start things off. They each do a little dance. Truth knocks Sandow down. The music of Hunico and Camacho seemingly plays on accident while the match is going on. It stops after a few seconds. Truth tags in Kingston. Kingston comes off the top, flying onto Hunico for a nearfall. After some double-team action, Hunico tags in and the heels are in control now for the first time in the match. Hunico and Camaco utilize some quick-tags to remain in control for several minutes. After being dominated for a while, Kingston finally hits a huracanrana to slow things down. He makes the hot tag to Truth, who comes in a ball of fire. He beats up the heels for a while. Truth hits a DDT and scores the pinfall. The tag-champs retain.

Winners and STILL WWE Tag-Team Champions: Kofi Kingston & R-Truth

WWE “Money In The Bank” PPV Opener:

The PPV opens with its’ usual bad-ass video package highlighting the history of Money In The Bank, as well as the storylines leading into tonight’s big event.

Smackdown Money In The Bank Match: Dolph Ziggler vs. Santino Marella vs. Cody Rhodes vs. Damien Sandow vs. Tyson Kidd vs. Sin Cara vs. Tensai vs. Christian

The bell rings and all hell breaks loose. Everyone is flying all over the place. When the smoke clears, it’s Tensai dominating everyone, throwing bodies over the top left and right. Tensai brings two ladders into the ring. Tensai slams Kidd into one of the ladders wedged into the ring corner. Kidd and Christian fight back, each beating on Tensai with seperate ladders. They both grab one ladder and clothesline Tensai with it. Kidd, Christian and Santino all climb a ladder in the center of the ring, but Sandow knocks the ladder over, launching all three guys onto the mat. Ziggler and Rhodes now are alone in the ring battling it out. Sin Cara and Ziggler both go to the top rope. Cara tries something, but both guys kind of botch it and just fall down below. The crowd still popped for the spot anyways, and they showed a replay of the screw-up. Christian goes for a frogsplash onto Kidd on a ladder, but Kidd moves and Christian splashes onto the ladder. Kidd is now alone in the ring. He sets up a ladder in the middle of the ring and begins his climb. He realizes the ladder is broken and sets up another ladder. Tensai stops him. Santino tries climbing a ladder but Tensai grabs him. They pretty much botch that spot as well. Tensai and Kidd are alone in the ring now. Kidd tries to climb but Tensai stops him. Kidd brings Tensai over the top and onto the floor. Sandow tries climbing but Sin Cara stops him. Sandow climbs. He actually gets his hands on the briefcase but Christian stops him. Sandow and Christian each take turns climbing the ladder but each guy continues to stop the other. Sandow lays a ladder diagnally in the corner. Sandow goes to powerslam Christian into it, but Christian stops him and hits a backwards DDT on him. Christian ends up spearing Sandow into the ladder set up in the corner. The crowd didn’t really react to that for some reason. Ziggler and Rhodes slam Christian into a ladder. They each try climbing on opposite sides of the ladder. Tensai pulls Ziggler off. Tensai then slams Rhodes off the ladder and throws him out of the ring. Tensai begins to climb. Kidd launches off the top rope and lands feet-first onto the ladder. Wow. Tensai knocks him off. Santino tries stopping Tensai but Tensai kicks him away. Sin Cara climbs up but Tensai knocks him off as well. Christian hits Tensai with another ladder, finally knocking Tensai off the ladder. Santino and Christian are in the ring alone now. Santino knocks Christian out of the ring. Ziggler comes in but Santino beats him down as well. Santino pulls out the Cobra. Santino nails Ziggler with the Cobra and sets up a bigger ladder in the middle of the ring. Santino stops half way up his climb. He seems afraid of heights. Santino’s Cobra-hand brushes against the briefcase a few times. Sandow comes up the other side. Santino knocks him down with the Cobra. Rhodes hits a dropkick from the mat that finally knocks Santino off. Rhodes throws a ladder into Santino and then lays it across the ropes. He grabs another ladder and sets it up in the middle of the ring. Rhodes climbs but out of nowhere Vickie Guerrero climbs up and stops him. Rhodes is knocked off by Ziggler and now Ziggler begins to climb. Christian climbs the opposite side. Kidd does an amazing spot, leaping off one ladder to powerbomb Ziggler off the main ladder in the process. A “holy shit” chant breaks out as some replays are shown. That was the coolest spot of the match. Tensai clears off the announce table on the floor. He lays a ladder across the table and the ring apron. Sin Cara tries flying onto him but Tensai catches him and powerbombs him onto the bridge-ladder setup I just described. Ouch. Tensai throws Ziggler over the announce table. Rhodes hits a big kick onto Tensai and runs back in the ring. Rhodes and Kidd are in the ring alone now each climbing up opposing sides of the ladder. Christian and Santino filter in now. Rhodes knocks Kidd off. Christian spears Rhodes off the top of the ladder. The crowd popped big for that. Christian comes very close to pulling down the briefcase but Ziggler very quickly runs up to stop him. Ziggler finally pulls down the briefcase. Ziggler wins.

Winner and Smackdown Money In The Bank Briefcase Holder: Dolph Ziggler

Backstage: Josh Matthews Interviews Sheamus

Backstage, Josh Matthews interviews Sheamus. Matthews tells him Ziggler just won. Sheamus isn’t interested in his future, he wants to talk about defending against Alberto Del Rio tonight. He brings up Del Rio attacking him with the car. Sheamus says he’s a car guy himself. He says he doesn’t need fancy cars. He’s got the only ornament he needs, as he points to his title. He continues a long, boring comparison to “clunker-cars” and the damage he’s going to inflict on Del Rio tonight.

In-Arena Segment: The Miz

The Miz is introduced. Miz comes out in a suit. A “Miz is awesome” chant breaks out. Miz asks if we missed him. He says he’s been out filming a movie. He says he’s a bonafied movie star. He says he was treated well there after being overlooked so long in WWE. He brags about winning Money In The Bank before. He says he’s been added to the Raw Money In The Bank ladder match tonight. He claims he’ll win because he’s The Miz, and he’s a movie star, and he’s ….awesome.

World Heavyweight Championship: Sheamus (c) vs. Alberto Del Rio

Del Rio is out first in some kinda fancy-ass car. Sheamus is out next. Ricardo Rodriguez does his shtick and announces Del Rio in Spanish. Lilian Garcia follows by introducing the World Heavyweight Champion – Sheamus. And this one is officially underway. Sheamus out-powers Del Rio early, so Del Rio takes a break on the floor to recollect himself. Del Rio comes back in and bitch-slaps Sheamus. All that did was anger the big Irish champ. Sheamus is in firm control of the offense now. Del Rio manages to get hold of Sheamus’s arm and is working on it early, likely setting him up for his arm-breaker finisher later on. Del Rio is now in control of the offense. Del Rio continues to focus his attack on the arm of the champ. Sheamus starts fighting back finally. Sheamus hits the Battering Ram off the top onto Del Rio. Rodriguez distracts Sheamus just long enough that Del Rio knocks him out to the floor. Del Rio slams Sheamus arm-first onto the ring steps. Del Rio slaps Sheamus while he’s down and then throws him back in the ring. Del Rio hits Sheamus with a clothesline off the top. Del Rio locks in an arm lock on Sheamus and the crowd starts getting behind Sheamus to make a comeback. Del Rio cuts Sheamus short on making a comeback and again goes to work on the arm of Sheamus. Del Rio goes to the well one-too many times and Sheamus finally cuts him off with a neckbreaker. Both guys are down now. Both guys get up and Sheamus clotheslines Del Rio down a few times. Del Rio cuts Sheamus off again and scores a nearfall. Del Rio again goes back to work on the arm of Sheamus. Sheamus charges Del Rio in the corner, but Del Rio moves and Sheamus nails his bad arm into the ring post. Del Rio again with a pinfall attempt on Sheamus. Sheamus kicks out at two, but Del Rio goes right back to work on the arm of Sheamus. Sheamus finally starts making a comeback. Sheamus nails Del Rio with a big boot between the eys. Sheamus powerslams Del Rio down for a nearfall. Sheamus locks Del Rio’s arms into the top rope and hammers him the chest repeatedly. Sheamus nails Del Rio with the Irish Curse Backbreaker for another two-count. Sheamus misses a Brogue Kick attempt and Del Rio counters it into a backbreaker for a two count. Del Rio misses a flying kick attempt and Sheamus responds by hitting Del Rio with his White Noise move. Sheamus is calling for the Brogue Kick. Sheamus hits it and immediately pins Del Rio for the 1-2-3. Sheamus retains.

Winner and STILL World Heavyweight Champion: Sheamus

After The Match:

After the match, Del Rio and Rodriguez beat down Sheamus. Ziggler’s music hits and out he comes with the briefcase. He nails Del Rio with the briefcase and turns around into a Brogue Kick from Sheamus. Ziggler is down. Apparently the ref never called for the bell, so Ziggler technically never cashed in his briefcase.

Prime Time Players vs. Primo & Epico

Kofi Kingston and R-Truth are out on commentary for this one. AW is at ringside babbling, as they didn’t turn his mic. off on time. Lots of high-flying action early on. Titus and Epico are the legal men now. Titus sends Epico back into the ring and stomps away at him. He hits a weird rip-cord styles slam before tagging out to Young, and front suplexing Young on top of Epico. Young pills Epico out of the ring apron and holds on to Epico while AW uses a pick to comb out Young’s fro. Titus tags in and stretches Epico up against the ring post, pulling back hard. Titus mocks Rosa with some dance moves. This distracts Epico allowing Titus to hit a big kick. Both guys tag out. Primo hits Young with a dropkick to the back that sends him into the ropes. Primo launches himself, coming down on the back of Young’s head. Young hits Primo with a codebreaker-type move. Primo rolls him up out of nowhere, however, and scores the victory.

Winners: Primo & Epico

After The Match:

After the match, AW claims it doesn’t matter his team lost as they’re still the #1 contenders. They turn their attention to the champs at ringside. They get in Kofi and Truth’s faces, but AW stops them, claiming the money isn’t right. Truth throws water in AW’s face. AW his mad but the Prime Time Players hold him back.

WWE Title: CM Punk (c) vs. Daniel Bryan [Special Ref: A.J.]

After the usual video package, special referee A.J. comes out looking yummy in her referee-gear. Next out of Daniel Bryan in a jacket, running down the aisle doing his “Yes!” chant. Bryan walks over and kisses A.J.’s hand. A loud “CM Punk” chant breaks out. Punk’s music hits and out comes the WWE Champion. The crowd pops big for Punk. Michael Cole says Punk has been champion for 238 days. He passes HBK’s last reign, becoming the 17th longest reigning WWE Champion. Remember that this match was made a No Disqualification match earlier tonight. A.J. holds up the WWE Title and the match is officially underway. Punk leg-sweeps Bryan early on. They battle out to the floor and Punk chops Bryan several times. Bryan reverses Punk and whips Punk into the barricade. Bryan chops Punk a few times, screaming “Yes!” with each one. Bryan rolls Punk back into the ring and goes to work on the arm of Punk. Bryan is in control of the offense now, beating up Punk all-the-while screeching “Yes!”. So far, A.J. hasn’t been involved in the match. Both guys exchange chops. Then each guy exchanges a series of kicks. Punk finally wins out, knocking Bryan down with a big kick. Punk stops and stares at A.J. for a moment. Punk hits Bryan with a backbreaker and goes to the middle rope. He comes off but Bryan moves. Bryan kicks Punk in the back a few times. Punk knocks Bryan to the floor and then comes flying through the middle ropes, hitting a big dive onto Bryan on the outside. The two brawl to the back. Bryan goes for a sulpex on the aisle-way but Punk reverses and slams Bryan chest-first into the barricade. They finally fight back to the ring. Bryan knocks Punk into A.J. and A.J. falls to the floor. Punk goes out to check on her. While checking on her, Bryan comes off the apron with a double-axehandler onto Punk. Bryan throws Punk into the ringside steps and then checks on A.J. as well. Some extra ref’s take A.J. to the back. Back to the action, Bryan launches himself off the apron and nails Punk with a big knee. Bryan slams Punk onto the ringside steps as a loud “CM Punk” chant breaks out. Moments later, Punk clotheslines Bryan off the barricade. A “we-want-tables” chant breaks out. Punk obliges, pulling a table out from under the ring. Bryan attacks Punk from behind before he can set it up. Bryan pulls a kendo stick out from under the ring. Bryan swings it twice, but misses both times. Punk rolls back into the ring. Bryan swings from the outside with the stick but misses again. Bryan gets in the ring but Punk takes the stick from him. Before Punk can use it, Bryan kicks him and Punk drops it. The stick is just laying there now and Bryan and Punk exchange blows. Bryan finally gets the stick and nails Punk with it for a nearfall. Bryan beats up Punk some more with the stick before finally setting it down. Bryan beats up on Punk in the corner. Bryan kicks away at Punk, yelling “Yes!” as the crowd repeats “No!” with each shot. Bryan goes to the top but misses a flying heatbutt attempt. The crowd gets behind Punk, encourging him to fight back with a “CM Punk” chant. Each guy exchanges kicks to the mid-section. Now punches. Punk wins out. Punk lays Bryan out with a flying kick and a swinging neckbreaker for a nearfall. Punk calls for the GTS. He goes for it but Bryan reverses with a headscissors into a pin attempt. He only gets two. Bryan nails Punk with a kick and now both guys are down. Bryan again assaults Punk with the kendo stick. A loud, dueling “Daniel Bryan-CM Punk” chant breaks out. Bryan is locking in a surfboard submission on Punk. Punk refuses to quit. Punk gets half way out, and grabs the kendo stick. He beats the crap out of Bryan with the stick to break free. And then he beats him some more. He tries a pin but only gets two. Bryan finally fights back a bit. He gets Punk on the top rope. Bryan nails Punk with a superplex off the top. As both guys are laid out, A.J. comes skipping down to the ring. She tells the ref to hit the road. A.J. is now the solo ref again. A.J. skips around the ring. A.J. goes to the floor and grabs a chair. She comes back in and sets the chair directly in the middle of each guy. She backs up and smiles. Both guys crawl to the chair. Bryan gets it and whacks Punk with it several times. He attempts to pin Punk but only gets two. Bryan argues with A.J. that it should have been a three. Meanwhile, Punk rolls Bryan up for a pin attempt. He only gets two. Punk grabs the chair. Punk whacks Bryan with the chair a few times and then wedges it into the corner. A.J. stands in front of it. Punk goes to throw Bryan into it and realizes A.J. is blocking it. Punk yells at her to move. Punk moves next to the chair and Bryan hits a running knee onto Punk in the corner. Bryan goes to grab the kendo stick that is still in the ring, but A.J. is standing on it, not allowing him to get it. Bryan gets up and turns around into a big kick from Punk. Punk grabs Bryan with a chair and bodyslams him with it. Nice. Punk goes to the top. He comes off but Bryan puts the chair in the way and Punk nails it. Bryan locks in the Yes-lock on that same arm. He uses the kendo stick to pull on the neck of Punk. Punk gets the stick away from Bryan while still in the hold and bangs away at him with it to break free. Punk gets up and hits Bryan with the GTS. Punk is slow to crawl on top of Bryan for the pin attempt. He finally covers him but only gets two. Punk stares at A.J. after the pin attempt. Punk goes to the floor and grabs the table he pulled out from under the ring earlier on. He tosses the table into the ring. Punk sets the table up in the ring. Punk places Bryan on the table and goes to the top rope. Bryan comes off the table and crotches Punk on the ropes. Bryan punches Punk on the top a few times and then Punk crotches Bryan on the ropes. Punk goes up and they’re both on the top again with the table set up below them. Punk back-suplexes Bryan through the table. Punk pins Bryan and A.J. counts 1-2-3. Punk wins and retains.

Winner and STILL WWE Champion: CM Punk

After The Match:

A.J. hands Punk the title and Punk celebrates on the top. A.J. has a sad look on her face as she looks at both Punk celebrating and Bryan laid out in the table.

Tyler Reks & Curt Hawkins vs. Ryback

Hawkins starts the match off with Ryback. Ryback immediately bullies him down. Ryback military presses him up and slams him down. He crawls out to the floor. Ryback chases him out to the floor. As they go back in the ring, Hawkins tags in Reks. Ryback immediately knocks Reks down. Reks finally gets Ryback down and Ryback is actually selling a little bit for a change. Reks tags in Hawkins. Reks bodyslams Hawkins onto Ryback. Hawkins now goes to work on Ryback. Hawkins hits Ryback a few more times and tags Reks back in. Reks hits Ryback a few times and tags Hawkins back in. Cole, Lawler and Booker put over on commentary that Ryback is down more than he’s been in his entire career. Just as they say that, Ryback slams Hawkins down. Hawkins tags Reks in and Ryback clotheslines him down multiple times. He bullies him into the corner and shoulder smashes him a few times. The “Goldberg” chants finally begin in the crowd. Ryback slams both guys down. Ryback powerbombs Hawkins down, holds onto him, picks him up again and powerbombs him right back down. Ryback yells “finish it” to the crowd. He picks Reks up and hits his Shell-Shock finisher on him for the clean pinfall. The streak continues.

Winner: Ryback

Layla & Kaitlyn & Tamina Snuka vs. Beth Phoenix & Natalya & Eve Torres

Natalya and Snuka will start off this six-Divas tag-match. Tamina nails Natalya and then does the Superfly pose. Tamina follows up with a chop and a hip toss. Kaitlyn tags in and hits a back breaker. Kaitlyn attempts a nearfall. Phoenix tags in and stares down Kaitlyn. She slaps her. Kaitlyn slaps her back. Layla tags in and hits a bunch of running clotheslines. All girls brawl for a moment until Eve sends Kaitlyn out of the ring. Tamina hits Beth with a superkick and Layla nails her with a neckbreaker for the pinfall and the victory.

Winners: Layla & Kaitlyn & Tamina Snuka

Raw Money In The Bank Match: Kane vs. Chris Jericho vs. The Miz vs. Big Show vs. John Cena

The bell sounds and all guys immediately go at it. Most guys battle out to the floor. Cena and Big Show are left in the ring. Cena knocks Show to the floor. Cena follows him out. We see Kane and Jericho fighting in the aisle way. Big Show enters the picture and throws Jericho into a ladder. Miz sets up a ladder in the ring and begins to climb. Cena stops him and goes to work on him. Big Show comes in and knocks them both down. Big Show knocks them to the floor. He’s in the ring by himself until he turns around and sees Kane standing there. Kane and Big Show brawl for a moment, but Big Show gets the better of him. Miz comes off the top but Big Show swats him away like a fly. Jericho comes at him with a ladder but Big Show knocks him away with ease as well. Everyone teams up on Big Show and they finally knock him out to the floor. Cena is out there still and sees Show laid out. Cena clears off the Spanish announce table. Cena hoists Show up and hits the Attitude Adjustment on Show through the Spanish announce table. The crowd pops huge for that. Everyone slams ladders on Big Show while he’s down. Big Show is literally buried under a ton of ladders on the floor. That looks cool lol. Jericho goes in the ring and climbs a ladder. Miz pulls him off from behind. Jericho breaks free and locks in the Walls Of Jericho on Miz in the center of the ring. Jericho lets go just to dropkick a ladder into Kane’s face on the floor. Jericho knocks Cena off the apron with a ladder. Miz tries climbing the ladder in the ring but Jericho pulls him down. Jericho throws Miz face-first into a ladder set up in the corner of the ring. Jericho begins to climb the ladder. He gets his hand on the briefcase but Cena stops him. Both guys are fighting on the ladder now. Cena nails Jericho’s head into the ladder, sending Jericho crashing to the mat below. Cena is left alone on the ladder now. Miz pulls Cena off. Miz is in the ring alone now. He poses to the crowd and then begins his climb. He gets his hand on the briefcase but Kane throws a ladder at him, knocking him down. Kane begins to climb now. Jericho tries to stop him but Kane reaches down and grabs him by the throat. He walks down the ladder, holding onto Jericho. Miz helps Jericho though, and they double-suplex Kane onto a ladder in the ring. Cena comes in now and is clearing house of everyone in the ring. Cena slams Miz on a ladder in the ring. Cena calls for the 5 Knuckle Shuffle with both Miz and Jericho laying on a ladder. Cena brushes off both shoulders and nails them both. He turns around and Kane goes to chokeslam him. Cena reverses and hits an AA on Kane onto both Jericho and Miz on the ladder. Jericho sets up a ladder in the ring but we get a camera shot that shows Big Show finally emerging from being buried under all the ladders. He enters the ring and knocks Jericho down. Big Show opens a ladder, puts Jericho inside it and slams half the ladder down onto Jericho repeatedly. The ladder actually broke in half, exposing the fact that they aren’t really steel ladders. Whoops! Big Show throws a ladder from in the ring onto Kane on the floor. Big Show chops Miz over the top rope and onto the floor. Big Show throws a ladder from in the ring onto Miz on the floor. Big Show smashes his body into a ladder that was squashing Cena in the ropes.

Big Show breaks another ladder in half. Big Show goes under the ring and grabs a super-ladder. This is one big-ass ladder, folks. It’s gold and black, too. You can tell it’s heavy by the way Big Show puts it in the ring. The big ladder is in the ring now and Big Show is in there by himself. He sets the big ladder up and moves it to the center of the ring. Big Show climbs the big ladder and gets a hand on the briefcase. Kane climbs up the other side to stop him. Big Show grabs Kane by the throat. Kane grabs Big Show back by the throat. Big Show hits the KO punch on Kane, dropping him off the ladder. Cena climbs up. Big Show head butts Cena down off the ladder. Jericho nails Big Show with a chair several times to finally get him off the ladder. Cena and Jericho are each climbing opposing sides of the giant ladder now, as everyone else are laid out inside and outside of the ring. Cena grabs a hold of Jericho from on top of the ladder. It looked as though he was gonna hit the AA off the top, but Jericho swings over his back and slaps on a sleeper hold. Jericho is on Cena’s back with the sleeper, but Cena continues to climb anyways with Jericho still on his back. Jericho finally gets Cena off the ladder. He reaches up to grab the briefcase but Miz gets up there and gets his hand on it as well. Both guys are fighting over the briefcase. Jericho grabs the cable above the briefcase. Miz hits him and he swings away from the ladder, still holding onto the cord. He swings back and gets back onto the ladder. Miz looks to superplex him off but Jericho punches his way free. Meanwhile, Big Show is back and climbing the ladder now. Big Show hits the KO punch on both Jericho and Miz, knocking them off the ladder. Cena climbs back up. Cena uses the briefcase to block the KO punch from Big Show. He nails Show with the briefcase. Show falls down. Cena pulls the briefcase off. Cena wins.

Winner and Raw Money In The Bank Briefcase Holder: John Cena

– John Cena’s won his 100th match on Saturday against The Big Show at a WWE SuperShow in Tucson, Arizona. The 10 year WWE Superstar competed in 108 matches already this year, losing only four matches with the other four ending in a no contest.

– After fans on the internet left criticizing remarks regarding WWE Hall of Famer Sunny’s recent “Thong Incident”  Tammy “Sunny” Sytch mentioned AJ in a Facebook post: “AJ (whoever that is) sucked face with 2 men a few days ago on worldwide TV. totally trumpted what I did.. and I STILL GET CRITICIZED.”

“I didnt take a shot at AJ…I dont watch wrestling…any wrestling…so I honestly didnt know who she was. Once in a blue moon I’ll flip passed it on TV and I happened to see that angle…and didnt know who she was. thats all. period. no harm in not knowing. I dont know who half the guys on that roster are.”

She then went on to complement AJ: “If they are willing to finally give a chick a spot like that, with all the air time (like they did with me) more power to her. From what I saw, which was very little, she has her character down pat… and I love her facials. dont know where she came from, but she was either taught right, or just has it. I was never taught anything, it would just come naturally. If that is her case, fantabulous!”

More on the Sunny Thong Incident Click Here

– Kurt Angle blasted Gerald Brisco this morning on twitter for auctioning off his 2012 Hall of Fame inductee award he was set to receive at the George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame museum in Waterloo, Iowa this past weekend.

Jim Ross announced the auction in a tweet:

Kurt Angle was unable to attend the HOF in Waterloo 2nite. Jerry Brisco auctioned off the award 4 $250.

— Jim Ross (@JRsBBQ) July 15, 2012

Followed by Kurt Angle’s response:

Jerry Brisco Made a Mockery Out Of Me and the Dan Gable Museum HOF By Auctioning Off My Award. This Award Is a Huge Honor. U Spit on Me …

— Kurt Angle (@RealKurtAngle) July 15, 2012

– Tag team action is slated for Sunday as Kofi Kingston and R-Truth will defend the WWE Tag Team Championship against Camacho and Hunico in the Money in the Bank Pre-Show, which streams live on WWE.com, YouTube.com/WWE and Facebook.com at 7:30 ET/4:30 PT.

– Despite his removal from WWE programming last month, John Laurinaitis is slated to compete at live shows through at least September. The advertised main event for the Saturday, September 22, 2012 Raw live event taking place at the Westchester County Center in White Plains, New York has ‘Big Johnny’ teaming up with Big Show to take on John Cena in a Handicap Match.

– The Raw SuperShow taking place on Monday, September 17, 2012 at the Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut will feature John Cena vs. Big Show in a Steel Cage Match.

– WWEShop.com is selling a Brodus Clay Fedora for $29.99.

(source: PWInsider.com)

– Former WWE Superstar Batista announced over the weekend on Twitter that he’s making his music video directorial debut this week: “I’m fucking stoked to announce I’m making my music video directorial debut with @ActionBronson and @Alchemist in #LA next week!”

The song Batista is directing is called “Decisions Over Veal Orloff,” which will appear on the Alchemist’s upcoming album Russian Roulette that is set to drop on July 17th.

A preview of the song Batista will be directing the music video for can be heard at DefSounds.com.

Rapper Action Bronson even references Jim “The Anvil” Neidhart in the first few seconds of the song.

– Last Friday’s replay airing of SuperSmackDown LIVE: The Great American Bash on Syfy garnered a 1.45 cable rating following a 1.70 for the live Tuesday broadcast.

The replay averaged 2,130,000 viewers while the live show drew 2,540,000.

– The first two titles of WWE’s Superstar Collection DVD series, featuring John Cena and Zack Ryder, are out beginning today.

– John Cena will reprise his role as Fred Figglehorn’s imaginary father in the upcoming TV movie, Fred 3: Camp Fred. The movie premieres on Nickelodeon on Saturday, July 28th at 8pm EST.

– WWE.com has published a list of 10 Superstars who would make a good GM. CM Punk topped the list, which also included Booker T, Eve, A.W. and John Cena.

– WWE returns to the Bryce Jordan Center at Penn State University in State College, Pennsylvania on Friday, September 21st, 2012. Bell time is 7:30 PM. (Thanks to Devin Cutting)

– Vickie Guerrero will be attending tonight’s WWE SmackDown live event from her hometown of El Paso, Texas. She tweeted:

“July 7 El Paso Coliseum Smackdown Tour I will be there hunting for AJ #queendiva”

WWEDVDNews.com has revealed the synopsis and cover art for the upcoming “Once In a Lifetime – The Rock vs. John Cena” DVD/Blu-ray sets. The synopsis reads:

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“In the week leading up to WrestleMania XXVIII, a one-hour documentary aired on NBC Universal in America called ‘Once In A Lifetime: The Rock vs. John Cena’. This DVD collection is an expanded version of that documentary – giving the full one-year story of the build up to this epic match – from the very first promo.

It also gives an insight into the preparation of body and mind that these two competitors went through before they met in the ring on April 1 in Miami. Once in A Lifetime explores the iconic Superstars long, emotional paths toward their match, and gives viewers a glimpse into The Rock and John Cena’s daily lives, training regiments, and the personal choices and histories that led them to the defining moment of their careers.”

The three-disc DVD and two-disc Blu-ray set will hit stores in North Americaon September 11th.

– This week on WWE Inbox, Alicia Fox, Darren Young, Dolph Ziggler, Ezekiel Jackson and Titus O’Neil reveal what they would be doing if they weren’t affiliated with WWE. The WWE Superstars also discuss their favorite WrestleMania.

– WWE.com announced Wednesday details for SummerSlam Axxess taking place Saturday, Aug. 18 to Sunday, Aug. 19 at the Nokia Plaza at L.A. LIVE. Among those scheduled for VIP appearances include CM Punk, Sheamus, Triple H, Randy Orton, John Cena and Rey Mysterio, who has not returned to television following the expiration of his 60-day suspension for his second violation of WWE’s Talent Wellness Program.

– Former WWE talent Bobby Lashley and Harry Smith are advertised to appear at the Fighting Back – Wrestling With Cancer show taking place Friday, Aug. 17 at Tudor Hall 3750 North Bowesville Rd. Ottawa, Ontario.

Kenn Doane clarified remarks he made during an interview with SEScoops.com where he implicated Lisa Marie Varon (currently known as Tara in TNA Wrestling and formerly known as Victoria in WWE) as being involved in an extramarital affair with John Cena while all three simultaneously worked on the Raw brand. As Varon stated last week during an interview with F4WOnline.com, she dated Cena in 2002 (when both were were single), not 2006 or 2007 (when both were not single) as Doane had implied.

“People keep asking bout the tara deal. Me confused why read my interview and realize the time frame in which I wrote it sounded like she was with [John Cena] then. I know she dated him in [2002] and that’s what I meant to say,” Doane stated on Twitter. “I’ve known tara since I first got to wwe and she wasn’t with him at the time when all my shiz was going down. I should of put more thought into her part of my story. I didn’t cuz didn’t think it needed to be elaborated. Tara never dated [John Cena] when I was there only in 02 which I should of made clear.”

He continued, “Granted nobody should ever think anything negative of tara. Why the fuck do we call her tara? Her name is lisa.”

Doane said that after girlfriend Mickie James admitted to him in 2007 that she was involved in an affair with Cena, he asked who he believed was Cena’s Diva “road” girlfriend at the time if she was aware of the matter (who he then implicated as Varon in the interview). According to Doane, the woman told him she believed the affair to be true after having been ‘recently’ dumped by Cena.

– Interim Raw General Manager Theodore Long has announced via WWE.com a tag team match pitting Money in the Bank opponents for tonight’s Raw SuperShow as WWE Champion CM Punk and John Cena will face Chris Jericho and Daniel Bryan.

– SmackDown ring announcer Lilian Garcia went to Akron, Ohio, to visit kids with cancer and help the Akron Children’s Hospital raise money at the 10th Annual LOPen Charity Golf and Music Event, where she sang the National Anthem and even hit the links at the LOPen Celebrity Golf Tournament Outing. (Article)

– The June 29, 2012 episode of WWE Vintage Collection featured the following matches and segments: Fit Finlay vs. Psychosis (WCW Thunder – June 4, 1998), Lord Steven Regal and Bobby Eaton become tag team partners (WCW Saturday Night – March 18, 1995), The Blue Bloods go to a Restaurant (WCW Saturday Night – March 25, 1995), The Blue Bloods vs. The Nasty Boys (WCW Great American Bash – June 18, 1995), The British Bulldogs vs. Nikolai Volkoff and Iron Sheik (WWF Prime Time Wrestling – November 5, 1985), Chris Adams vs. Dave Taylor (WCW Saturday Night – January 17, 1998), Lord Steven Regal vs. Davey Boy Smith (WCW Halloween Havoc – October 24, 1993). (Thanks to Devin Cutting)

Kenn Doane has apologized for implicating Lisa Marie Varon (currently known as Tara in TNA Wrestling and formerly known as Victoria in WWE) as being involved in an extramarital affair with John Cena years ago in WWE.

He tweeted Wednesday without denial, “Never wanted Lisa to be involved obviously I was wrong 4 hinting towards her since she is the sweetest person ever. So for that im sorry.”

While discussing the role Cena played in his 2007 break-up with Mickie James to SEScoops.com, Doane divulged that Cena was having a second affair with a then-WWE Diva who was married to a man not involved with the professional wrestling industry. Doane said the woman was transferred from Raw to SmackDown in 2007 after being dumped by Cena. Two Divas transferred from Raw to SmackDown at the same time as Doane, Torrie Wilson and Varon. Wilson was in the process of divorcing Billy Kidman. Varon has been married to a man not affiliated with the professional wrestling industry since 1998, matching Doane’s claim.

Varon addressed Doane’s allegations in an interview with F4WOnline.com, where she claimed to have dated Cena in 2002 for one month when he was single and she was separated from her husband. Varon also stated that she was never Cena’s ‘road girlfriend’ as Doane alleged. Contrary to Varon’s claim that Cena was single when they dated, Raymond Rafool, attorney for Cena’s estranged wife Liz Huberdeau, said her client and Cena were together since they were in high school fourteen years ago.

Rafool told The Miami Herald (article) regarding Cena’s decision in May to file for divorce from Huberdeau, “Although it is indeed unfortunate that John Cena decided to divorce his high school sweetheart Liz Cena; particularly, after they have come so far in their lives and in his career together, Liz will and really has no choice but to pursue all of her rights and entitlements. Although Mr. Cena pushes a prenuptial agreement and that the parties have only been married for approximately 3 years, Liz Cena has always supported John Cena, even when no one else did, and stood behind him and pushed him forward to achieve their goals for the last 14 years. Sadly, divorce is not the way Liz thought her perfect love story would end.”

Furthermore, Doane was not affiliated with WWE in 2002 when Cena and Varon’s relationship allegedly occurred; he was still attending high school. He signed a developmental contract with the organization in 2004 and did not join the main roster until 2006.

— On Monday’s RAW, John Cena cut a promo that included several comments that made many wrestling fans cringe, including using the word “fudgin'” and telling Chris Jericho that WWE’s television audience is mostly comprised of 9 year old children. It’s worth noting that those comments by Cena were edited off the the replay of WWE RAW that aired on English/Spanish channel Mun2.

Cena’s promo with Chris Jericho was not edited off entirely, but his latest attempts at humor (“fudgin'” and 9 year-olds) were.

* TOP 10 COUNTDOWN Of John Cena’s Best WWE Matches

– Several celebrity news publications are reporting that David Otunga and his celebrity fiance, actress/singer Jennifer Hudson, are once again planning to get married.

Their wedding plans were put on hold during the build-up to the murder trail regarding the deaths of several of Hudson’s family members.

– Bill Goldberg, who last competed for WWE in 2004, reportedly contacted Brock Lesnar about returning to the sports entertainment organization to work an angle with him. Lesnar, however, only has two major dates left on his current contract; Triple H at SummerSlam and whoever his WrestleMania XXIX opponent will be.

– Alicia Fox and John Cena visited wounded warriors and members of the U.S. Military at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland last week. Click here for a video piece on their visit.

– Former WWE Superstar Antonio is on Twitter at promisethomas. He has wrestled for All Japan Pro Wrestling since his departure from WWE in 2006.

– Former WWE star John Heidenreich turns 43 years old Thursday.

(source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter)

Kenn Doane, who labored as Kenny of the Spirit Squad and Kenny Dykstra for WWE from 2006 to 2008, blames an affair between John Cena and Mickie James for ruining his relationship with the former Diva and costing him his job. While discussing the matter to SEScoops.com, Doane revealed that Cena was having a second affair with a then-WWE Diva who was married to a man not involved with the professional wrestling industry.

Though Doane did not specify the Diva in question, a clue he gave implicated Lisa Marie Varon, formerly known as Victoria in WWE and now known as Tara in TNA Wrestling, as Cena’s ‘Diva road girlfriend.’ Doane said the Diva was transferred from Raw to SmackDown in 2007 like him after being dumped by Cena. Two Divas transferred from Raw to SmackDown in the 2007 WWE Draft—and the entire year—Torrie Wilson and Varon. Wilson was in the process of divorcing Billy Kidman. Varon has been married to a man not affiliated with the professional wrestling industry since 1998, matching Doane’s claim.

Varon addressed Doane’s allegation in an interview with F4WOnline.com. She says, “KD said a Diva married to someone not in the business who moved from RAW to Smackdown in 2007 was sleeping with John Cena. Considering I had nothing to do with why he was whining on the internet, he sure gave enough details about someone he claims he wasn’t trying to involve. I was the only Diva married to someone not in the business who moved from RAW to Smackdown in 2007.

“I want to address this both professionally and personally. Professionally, you hear people talk about ‘backstage politics’ in wrestling. I’ll tell you what that means to me. Backstage politics is not some kind of psychological maneuvering. You work and travel with your wrestling co-workers more than you want to work and travel with anyone. The people who complain about backstage politics generally don’t have the ability to respectfully interact with others.

“I treat everyone with respect. Everyone. Ask the caterers, building security, wrestlers, executives, crew, fans, anyone, who I don’t treat with respect and they would be at a loss for words. And because you spend so much time with these people, you know a lot about the people who you travel with and work closely with. I found that the best way to not make waves is to keep my eyes and ears open, and my mouth shut when it comes to other people’s business.

“The people who complain that they were the victim of backstage politics often either don’t show people respect, or bud into other people’s business.

“On a personal level, what KD said was mostly false, although there was a little truth.

“I have been with my husband for 20 years. He’s the best guy in the world. But like any 20 year relationship, we have some good times and we have had some bad times. And anyone who I traveled with knows that. Because you learn intimate details about each other whether you want to or not.

“We have separated a few times. One of those times that we were separated, I dated John for about a month. It was not in 2006 or 2007. It was in 2002. It was when we were both in Louisville. I was married but separated. John was single. I was never his ‘road girlfriend’. I know that when we were separated, my husband also dated a couple girls. That’s what happens when you are separated.

“In 2002, it was common knowledge that John and I dated. It fed the rumor mills for people who have nothing better to do than gossip like old ladies. So for KD to use bits of information that he was only able to pick up because he was allowed in the inner circle of WWE, and smear me, when I only treated KD with respect, over an incident that he is upset about from 5 years ago, tells me that he didn’t learn anything about ‘backstage politics’ and how it relates to being a decent human being.

“Moving forward, I’m a glass-is-half-full kind of girl. Only my glass isn’t half full. My glass is 99% full. I am blessed. And I’m done discussing the 1%.”

WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross has updated his blog, which you can read in its entirety at JRsBarBQ.com. Here are some highlights of what JR wrote about:

John Cena Marks 10 Years With WWE: “Hard to believe that John Cena has been with WWE for a decade now. I can vividly recall scouting John in UPW in Southern California back in the day and remarking to WWE Management that I felt that we had signed a future Wrestlemania main eventer within the next five years at that time. ”

* TOP 10 COUNTDOWN Of John Cena’s Best WWE Matches

Money In The Bank: ” The upcoming MITB bouts are interesting. One will be dotted with former Champions while the other will have a different selection of talents looking to turn heads and maximize their minutes in a high profile bout. These are dangerous bouts and based on past history have produced some of the most memorable moments that I can recall broadcasting. What some of the men have put themselves through to entertain the fans in MITB has been the personification of high risk, high reward.”

WWE’s Next Big Star: “I’m often asked who the next big star in WWE will be. I always give the same answer. It’s impossible to say or to narrow it down to just one talent. WWE has several, developing talents who have a legit shot at making it big … I will say that one, home grown product in WWE Developmental that seemingly has unlimited potential is Leakee, the son of Wild Samoan Sika and a former defensive lineman at Georgia Tech. A natural athlete with drive and toughness, Leakee is 6’3″-260 pounds and is a bright young man who seems to be grounded and has an excellent work ethic. Time will tell how he evolves but don’t be surprised if Leakee doesn’t make some noise in WWE in the future.”

As always, you can check out JR’s amazing line of BBQ products at WWEShop.com.

The Champ Is (Still) Here, 10 Years Later!

LOOKING AT JOHN CENA’S TOP 10 GREATEST MATCHES
by The Solomonster (thesolomonster@gmail.com)
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On June 27, 2002, a star was born. On that day, a young John Cena made his Smackdown debut, answering Kurt Angle’s open challenge and nearly defeating the Olympic gold medalist in his very first match. Ten years later, there is no performer more popular or valuable to WWE’s bottom line than Cena. From the t-shirts he sells to the endless amount of promotional work he does, to all of the Make-A-Wish kids he finds time to meet with, he is the ideal ambassador for the company. Now, normally, I would follow up a statement like that with something to the effect of, “…in spite of his skills as a pro wrestler.” And while nobody will ever mistake Cena for a modern day Bret Hart or Tiger Mask, when you look back at his body of work, it is almost shockingly impressive.

Is Cena actually underrated as a performer? Or has he just been fortunate enough to find himself in the ring opposite some great workers? I’d say it’s a bit of both. Fact is, more often than not, he delivers on the big stage. Don’t believe me? In honor of Cena’s milestone decade in WWE, I have decided to rank his top 10 best matches. There is no set criteria for this, and of course it is all very subjective, but I think you would be hard pressed to compile a better list of matches that exemplify Cena at his best.

10. Cena vs. Kurt Angle, Smackdown 6/27/02

This was the period where Vince McMahon was touting “Ruthless Aggression” as a way to motivate young talents to get themselves noticed on TV. Kurt Angle, coming off a rare submission victory over Hulk Hogan, came out to issue an open challenge to anyone in the locker room he had never wrestled before. Out came John Cena, or at least someone RESEMBLING John Cena as this man was wearing actual wrestling trunks! And boots! Jorts and sneakers, be damned. Angle proceeded to do something we don’t see enough of these days. In the course of ten minutes, he made Cena look like a worthy opponent and put the young kid over like a million bucks. Cena made a good showing for himself too, busting out moves I don’t think we’ve seen him do since, and though Angle won, he did so barely and looked like he had just been in a war. As far as debuts go, this is one of the stronger ones in WWE history.

Another wrestler has come forward with claims that John Cena was unfaithful to his wife. Kris Katera, who worked with WWE as enhancement talent Chris Wellman and an extra from 2006 to 2010, vouches for Kenn Doane’s allegations toward the Cenation Commander-in-Chief. He tweeted to Doane on Wednesday:

@kenndoane I worked with WWE on and off from 2006-2010 and can back up most everything you say about Cena and his cheating ways man!

— Kris Katera (@KrisKatera) June 27, 2012

Doane, who labored as Kenny of the Spirit Squad and Kenny Dykstra for WWE from 2006 to 2008, blames an affair between Cena and Mickie James for ruining his relationship with the former Diva and ultimately costing him his job.

In response to a fan tweet that Cena’s a good hearted person, Katera wrote:

@ShaLoveBK80 @kenndoane Cheating multiple times with different while on the road when his wife was at home unaware … not cool!

— Kris Katera (@KrisKatera) June 27, 2012

Katera says Cena would often discuss his sexual escapades with Jonathan Coachman, who worked for the organization as an announcer through 2008:

@jenny53503567 Constant talking about hooking up with this chick or that chick. Him and Jonathan Coachman were always talking about it!

— Kris Katera (@KrisKatera) June 27, 2012

Cena’s estranged wife Elizabeth Huberdeau is convinced the WWE Superstar was unfaithful during their marriage and is now on a mission to prove it in court. Her attorney Raymond Rafool told TMZ.com last week they’ve been receiving tips of Cena’s extramarital affairs which, if proven true, could affect their prenuptial agreement and the terms of their pending divorce.

– John Cena tweeted the following message on Wednesday morning in response to the overwhelming support he’s received from fans:

Thank u everyone for this mornings well wishes. It truly means the world. #hustleloyaltyrespect

— John Cena (@JohnCena) June 27, 2012

TOP 10 COUNTDOWN Of John Cena’s Best WWE Matches

– Suspended WWE superstar Randy Orton continues to respond to fan questions on Twitter. When asked about why WWE banned his skull punt but not Zack Ryder’s Broski Boot move, he responded, “Good Q”.

Ryder’s Broski Boot actually is banned, also due to potential concussions.

– John Morrison appeared at the 10th Annual Los Angeles Improv Comedy Festival at IO West back on June 10th. The following videos from that show have been posted online of a segment titled, “Cut That Promo” –

John Cena celebrates ten years on the WWE roster today. On June 27, 2002, he answered an open challenge from Kurt Angle, kicking off a championship filled career. Cena reflects on his decade of destruction in an interview with WWE.com.

Recalling his debut match against Angle, Cena stated, “Literally, I just needed to get through the curtain. I was in shambles that whole day. First, I was told I was going to have a match at 4:00 that afternoon. Then, I was told that I needed to get my hair cut, and I was sent offsite to get that done. I made it back just in time, and everyone was flipping their lid. Randy Orton had tied my boots to a locker in the Allstate Arena [laughs], and basically, I had a giant smile on my face when I got to go through the curtain … because I knew I could no longer be messed with [laughs].”

When asked which moments most spring to mind when looking back at his ten years as a WWE Superstar, he does not name one. Rather, “To be honest … being able to say that I make a living doing this has been the greatest experience in these 10 years. It’s pretty spectacular.”

Cena admits that when he started his career, he did not imagine that children would look up to him as a role model.

“If you look at who I was four, six years ago, I was pretty racy. I was the king of “pipe bombs” before “pipe bombs” were invented. I consciously knew our product, I consciously saw our audience, and I made a decision that I’d live my life by a certain set of ideals, that I was just going forward in this direction. Whoever was with me was with me, and we’d go from there. It ended up being a good deal,” he says. “I’m very flattered when I meet parents – whether it’s Make-A-Wish or parents with their kids on the street – and they’re like, “Hey, thanks for letting us watch WWE. You’re a very good role model. Just keep doing what you’re doing.”

Cena also revealed that he has his sights set on breaking Ric Flair’s record number of of World Championship reigns.

“I know the number 16 is put on a pedestal, and I’m quite a ways away from that. But that would be something to shoot for,” he says. “And when or if 16 happens, or number 17 happens, then 20 becomes the number to shoot for. That’s what I love about doing this.”

Cena is asked, “Would you say that, 10 years later, you’re still just getting started? What do you think about the next 10 years?”

He responds, “I’d say that I’m here [laughs]. I truly know myself, and I try so hard to understand every aspect of WWE every day. There isn’t a day that goes by in WWE that I am not learning something new about this company. So after 10 years, as far as me learning, I’m just getting started. There’s always something to learn.”

The full interview is available here.

– Today, June 27th, marks 10 years since John Cena made his WWE television debut on WWE SmackDown.

During the 6/27/02 episode, Kurt Angle made an open challenge to anybody who had not wrestled before so he could show them “ruthless aggression” and make them tap.

A virtually unknown wrestler named John Cena came out and answered the challenge. He had a competitive match with Angle, but experience won out and Angle was victorious. After the match, Cena went to shake Angle’s hand, but Angle just laughed at him.

Later in the show, several of WWE’s top superstars congratulated Cena for a valiant effort. The Undertaker shook Cena’s hand and told him he did a good job.

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– Shawn Michaels’ MacMillan River Adventures hunting show had its Season 2 premiere on Tuesday night. While the show was airing, Michaels did a Q&A on Twitter and answered several wrestling-related questions from fans.

Among the highlights, Michaels said the episode of his show featuring a guest appearance from “Stone Cold” Steve Austin will air later this year – while an episode featuring Jim Ross will air in 2013.

When asked who has the most potential to be a main eventer in WWE, Michaels says he barely watches WWE anymore but has always had his eye on Dolph Ziggler.

Michaels also called CM Punk a “nice guy” and said Triple H vs. Brock Lesnar at SummerSlam “should be good.”

During the Twitter Q&A session, Michaels encouraged fans to get “#MRA” to trend worldwide – which they did, first time a show on the Outdoor Channel has trended worldwide.

– John Cena says he plans to make an historic announcement on tonight’s WWE RAW Supershow. Cena tweeted on Monday afternoon:

In Fort Wayne for #Raw tonight I have an announcement that will make history! Make sure to watch #Raw

— John Cena (@JohnCena) June 25, 2012

Rumor On John Cena’s “Historic Announcement” On RAW

– Chris Jericho’s metal band Fozzy will be playing at Pop’s Nightclub in Sauget, Illinois on August 21st. According to Poprocks.com, fans who have ticket stubs for the Uproar Festival will get free admission to the Pop’s Nightclub show on 8/21.

Fozzy is booked for several dates on the Uproar Festival, but will not be playing on Sunday, 8/19, the day of SummerSlam.

Jericho, who returns to WWE tonight after serving a 30 day suspension, is advertised for SummerSlam.

Kenn Doane, who appeared as Kenny of the Spirit Squad and Kenny Dykstra for WWE from 2006 to 2008, blames an affair between John Cena and Mickie James for ruining his relationship with the former Diva and sabotaging his once promising career. He stated on Twitter that he has received nothing but positive feedback from those in the professional wrestling industry, including WWE employees, for speaking out against the Cenation leader online.

“Thanks for tweets from positive to negative Nothing but positive from those in the ‘biz’ and in the know,” he wrote Sunday night. “Alot of text messages saying all positive things. ‘Goodjob, thank you, ect’ stuff like so. And that’s from WWE employees and non employees.”

Former WWE star Shad Gaspard agrees with the assessment that Doane’s career was ruined due to backstage politics.

He tweeted, “Kenn Doane is a great guy and worker who was held back. Some of the best guys get shitted on for no good reason.”

Doane stated to SEScoops.com that he we wanted to bury the hatchet with Cena at a WWE show last November, but was blown off. He also explained why he’s speaking out now.

“When I was there in November I was actually excited to talk with John and I wanted to bury this all. He walked by I put my hand out and said hey you got a minute? He didn’t shake my hand and said “for you, absolutely not.” So I was like “really OK John, that’s cool,” he recalls. “So to all you people that disagree with me bringing this up now it’s merely to clear my name of having a bad attitude.”

He continues, “Another thing people claim my timing is bad on this and maybe you’re right. John is going through a divorce right now and I really wish him and Liz a peaceful divorce. But if anyone of you lost your job, personal life and then got stuck with a bad reputation, you’re gonna honestly say you wouldn’t do the same thing? Let’s get real people.”

– John Cena and Alicia Fox recently visited wounded United States soldiers at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Washington, DC.

– AW is teasing on Twitter that he’s interested in recruiting Divas for his All World stable:

https://twitter.com/awpromotions/status/216360440324825089

– FCW Diva Raquel Diaz (daughter of Vickie & Eddie Guerrero) is now the longest-reigning Divas Champion in FCW history. The previous record holder was WWE Diva Naomi, who now dances with Brodus Clay.

Pictures Of Raquel Diaz’s Crazy New Gimmick At FCW

Diaz captured the gold back in December 2011, when she defeated Audrey. Diaz, who worked this weekend’s WWE SmackDown events as ring announcer, tweeted the following about her milestone:

https://twitter.com/raqueldiazwwe/status/217084463245574144

With WWE currently finalizing plans for the upcoming Money in the Bank pay-per-view on July 15th, some fans will find it surprising that Cena might not be booked on the show.

WWE’s top draw is not currently scheduled for a match at Money in the Bank, but will be returning to the WWE title picture this summer.

Backstage News On Orton, Mysterio & Jericho’s WWE Returns

As of this weekend, WWE is considering a double main event for SummerSlam that would feature Brock Lesnar vs. Triple H and John Cena challenging CM Punk for the WWE Championship.

While WWE’s plans are always subject to change, advertising for September’s WWE’s Night of Champions pay-per-view suggests that Cena will not be capturing the WWE title at SummerSlam. A commercial airing in the Boston area promoting Night of Champions states, “John Cena returns to his hometown of Boston to try and re-capture championship glory.”

John Cena has been out of the WWE title picture for quite some time and is expected to be chasing the gold for the latter part of the year.

(Partial Source: F4Wonline.com)

– This week’s edition of Are You Serious? with Road Dogg and Josh Mathews features RoboCop appearing at WCW’s Capital Combat to rescue Sting. Also featured are clips of Ric Flair appearing at a mental hospital and Dean Douglas.

– Alicia Fox and John Cena visited wounded warriors and members of the U.S. Military at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland last week. Click here for photos.

– In Mexico, Raw SuperShow is now airing live on Channel 5. The program previously aired on a two-hour taped delay and was edited to ninety minutes.

– Scott Steiner is today’s featured Superstar on WWE.com.

– John Cena reached a milestone this week, granting his 300th wish with Make-A-Wish. The wrestling megastar met 7-year-old Jonathan Littman before Raw SuperShow, then surprised him by joining him live Wednesday on ABC’s Good Morning America. Yahoo Sports has published an article concerning his achievement and it is noted that he had his schedule rearranged to grant the wish.

Eric Adelson, author, writes, “Cena never says no. Even though his schedule is tougher than most stars – there are no home games and there’s no off-season – he unfailingly builds in time for Wish kids. WWE rep Kevin Hennessey even says Cena’s 300th wish was so important that his bosses rearranged his entire schedule for it.”

– The June 22 episode of WWE Vintage Collection featured matches involving cruiserweight wrestlers: Rey Mysterio, Spike Dudley and Scotty 2 Hotty vs. Chavo Guerrero, Jamie Noble and Akio (WWE SmackDown – July 8, 2004), Billy Kidman and Paul London vs. Bubba Ray Dudley and D-Von Dudley (WWE SmackDown – July 8, 2004, 2 Cold Scorpio vs. Eddie Guerrero (ECW Three Way Dance – April 8, 1995), Juventud Guerrera vs. Chris Jericho (WCW SuperBrawl VIII). (Thanks to Devin Cutting)

– WWE Champion CM Punk is today’s featured star on WWE.com.