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  • Cena-Nexus Storyline Plans, Kurt Angle Talks WWE Return

    – As evidenced by Monday’s RAW rating jumping around 22% from the previous week, there appears to be strong interest in the John Cena – Nexus storyline.

    According to a reliable source, WWE creative is planning to book the angle in a similar way to the classic Million Dollar Man – Virgle relationship from 1990. The idea is that Cena will reluctantly serve under Nexus leader Wade Barrett – with hopes that WWE’s live audiences will be cheering Cena to stand up for himself and fight back against Barrett (as Virgil did with Ted DiBiase). Creative has done some longterm planning for this storyline and has a definitive finish in mind, but will be booking on a week-to-week basis until they get to the finish.

    – WWE has announced that John Cena will be in the corner of Wade Barrett at WWE’s Bragging Rights pay-per-view. Barrett will challenge Randy Orton for the WWE Championship, with WWE teasing that Cena will be subservient to his leader and give Barrett the advantage.

    – Kurt Angle just signed a 1-year contract extension with TNA Wrestling, but the Olympic gold medalist says he’s open to returning to WWE after that. Angle appeared on the Right After Wrestling radio show on Monday night and said:

    “There comes a time when everybody has to hang it up. I’m coming to the close of my career whether it be a year or two or three. I know it won’t be full-time after this year. I would like to stay in TNA, but if I my option goes to WWE, I will. I want to stay in TNA, no doubt about it.”

    (Partial source: f4wonline.com)

  • Identities Of Cena’s Attackers At HIAC, Heenan DVD Preview

    — As John Cena held Wade Barrett in the STF during their bout at last night’s Hell in a Cell, two mystery assailants stormed the ring — one distracting the referee while the other blasted The Champ in the head with a foreign object, knocking him out cold and giving The Nexus ringleader the duke. The attackers in question were NXT season two contestants Husky Harris and Michael McGillicutty, reports f4wonline.com.

    — World Wrestling Entertainment will be releasing a two-disc DVD set highlighting the legendary career of WWE Hall of Famer Bobby “The Brain” Heenan on Tuesday, December 28. Below is the title’s official synopsis:

    “Fans loved to boo Bobby Heenan but despite their vocal displeasure with The Weasel, everyone acknowledges he’s the greatest manager in the history of sports entertainment. He guided members of the infamous Heenan Family to great heights in both the AWA and WWE, even occasionally stepping into the ring himself. He also further cemented his place in pro wrestling lore by becoming one of the great color commentators of all time, completely earning his 2004 induction into the WWE Hall of Fame. Now, for the first time ever, fans can relive the Brain’s magnificent career in Bobby The Brain Heenan, a 2-disc DVD that tells the life story of Heenan as well as collects his most famous matches, interviews, and moments.”

    — WWE returns to the 1st Mariner Arena in Baltimore, Maryland on Wednesday, December 29, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. Tickets go on sale Saturday, October 16, 2010 at 10:00 a.m.

  • Cena Forced To Join Nexus, Miz Lands Another Mag Cover, More

    — As John Cena held Wade Barrett in the STF during their bout at Hell in a Cell, two mystery assailants stormed the ring — one distracting the referee while the other blasted The Champ in the head with a foreign object, knocking him out cold and giving The Nexus ringleader the duke.

    Per the stipulation of the contest, Cena must join the heel faction.

    — The Miz has landed his third magazine cover within the span of a month as he is featured on the latest edition of United Kingdom based wrestling magazine, Fighting Spirit. To view the cover, click here. Also featured is an interview with Sheamus, who reigned as WWE Champion at the time of piece.

    — WWE Films’ The Condemned starring Steve Austin airs immediately following Raw. The action flick replays at 2:05 a.m.

  • John Cena Heel Turn Being Discussed By WWE Officials

    John Cena has been the babyface hero of WWE for the better part of a decade, but the possibility of turning Cena heel has been discussed much more seriously than in the past, according to the Pro Wrestling Torch.

    Vince McMahon made it clear when the idea was previously broached that it would not even be considered due to the tremendous amount of revenue Cena draws via merchandise. While there doesn’t appear to be any firm plan in place, McMahon has since changed his tune on the subject as he is now open to listening to suggestions.

    Meanwhile, this week’s issue of Figure Four Weekly adds that there is ‘strong talk’ of a turning Cena heel come WrestleMania season.

  • WWE Planning Jericho Return, Miz Lands Another Magazine Cover

    — WWE’s creative department reportedly has tentative WrestleMania plans in mind for Chris Jericho, according to www.f4wonline.com.

    The final match of Jericho’s current contract with World Wrestling Entertainment took place last night in Indianapolis. Many believe he’ll return to the organization taking an extended period of time off and fulfill non-wrestling commitments.

    — The Miz, who is featured on the latest edition of WWE Magazine, has also landed the cover for the next issue of The Wrestler/Inside Wrestling. To view it, visit www.pwi-online.com. They have also posted the magazine cover of the next issue of Pro Wrestling Illustrated, featuring John Cena.

    — Monday Night Raw on November 29, 2010 has been moved to the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The original locations were Trenton, New Jersey and Norfolk, Virginia.

    The Scope Arena in Norfolk will now host the SmackDown taping on November 30, 2010 and the Sun National Bank Center in Trenton will now host the Raw house show on January 21st, 2011. (Thanks to Devin Cutting)

  • New Unified Divas Title, “Legendary” On DVD Already & More

    – WWE’s website is now referring to the women’s title as the Unified Divas Championship. The title history section lists Michelle McCool as the new Divas Champion and the last recognized Women’s Champion is Layla, who originally won the belt that Michelle defended last night. It appears WWE will be continuing the Divas Title history with the new Unified Divas Championship.

    — WWE Studios’ Legendary, starring John Cena, will be released on DVD exclusively at Wal-Mart retail stores on Tuesday, September 28.

    — WWE will return to the Allstate Arena in Chicago, Illinois on Sunday, December 26 for a live event beginning at 5:00 p.m. Tickets go on sale Saturday, October 30.

  • John Cena’s Legendary Getting Bad Reviews From Critics

    Early critic reviews are in for the John Cena WWE Studios film “Legendary” and they are not pretty.

    Movie review website RottenTomatoes.com, while compiles dozens of reviews from mainstream critics and blogs, gives the movie a 21/100 score.

    Here are some of the critics’ comments:

    “It’s a feel-good Kleenexâ„¢ dispenser of a movie, and there’s nothing necessarily wrong with that, but it’s routine Hallmark Hall of Afterschool Special material.” – Roger Ebert

    “The script, by actor turned writer John Posey, has structural problems and motivational issues in between the cliches. And Cena, a few movies into his career, is still all presence and no acting.” – Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel

    “A wonderfully crafted coming-of-age drama about the love that can heal the brokenness of an estranged family.” Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality & Peace

    “A well-meaning dud that’ll put you out faster than a sleeper hold.” Adam Markovitz, Entertainment Weekly

    “John Cena radiates subdued menace and cool daring on screen. The problem is that he’s intended as strictly dramatic wallpaper to this more suds than steroids coming of age wrestler story derivative of countless other sports tales.” – Prairie Miller, NewsBlaze

  • Video Of John Cena On Late Night With Jimmy Fallon

    Check out this clip of John Cena’s appearance on NBC’s “Late Night With Jimmy Fallon” from Wednesday night:

  • Negative Report On John Cena, NXT Divas On Twitter

    — Vince McMahon noted in a recent interview with the Boston Herald that he held a talent meeting a few years ago urging his performers to “reach for the brass ring” regardless of whom they have to step over. He particularly recalled John Cena approaching him at the end of the meeting to say, ‘I’m your man.’

    The interview caught the attention of an anonymous wrestler who attended the meeting. He said there were actually five wrestlers who came over to McMahon following the meeting to say they were the right man for the job.

    “The only difference is that Cena did his ‘stepping over guys’ in the locker room more than the ring,” said the wrestler.

    The anonymous wrestler feels McMahon was looking for a “backstabbing asshole/stooge” to serve as his top WWE Superstar.

    “It has zero to do with in-ring talent,” the wrestler said. “Cena stepped on guys like the Spirit Squad and others who were only there for less than six months.”

    — All six NXT Rookie Divas can be found on Twitter: AJ Lee | Aksana | Aloisia | Jamie Keyes | Maxine | Naomi.

    Of the four newly launched accounts — AJ Lee, Aksana, Maxine and Naomi — Lee has garnered the most followers thus far.

  • Orton Pulled From Match Sunday, Fans Brawl Over Cena T-Shirt

    — Randy Orton was dealing with a sore neck and shoulder following last night’s Raw live event in Wildwood, New Jersey, where he faced Sheamus in a Lumberjack Match with Nexus. He was therefore placed in a Six-Man Tag Team Match at today’s Raw live event in Newark, New Jersey so he could have a lighter workload.

    The advertised main event was a Steel Cage Match between Orton and Sheamus, while John Cena was scheduled for a Six-Man Tag Team Match against Nexus. An angle was conducted at the beginning of the show where Sheamus attacked Cena and Nexus attacked Chris Jericho, leading Orton and Daniel Bryan to perform a run-in.

    Orton sparingly wrestled during the match and did not perform the RKO. He did, however, strike Michael Tarver with a punt to the head in the aftermath of the bout.

    Orton’s injury is not immediately being considered serious, but he will likely have it checked out tomorrow.

    — A brawl broke out amongst fans at today’s Raw live event in Newark, New Jersey over a T-shirt John Cena had thrown to the crowd just before his Steel Cage Match with Sheamus.

    According to a fan who witnessed the incident, the melee lasted approximately 15 minutes before Prudential Center staff broken it up. The correspondent also noted that over 10 people were ejected from the arena and some children were hurt during the brawl.

    source: PWInsider.com

  • Update On Next Week’s Raw, Cena On Hannah Montana Forever

    — The entire WWE talent roster will be on hand for next Monday’s “Raw 900th Episode Celebration” in Boston, Massachusetts. It should be noted that the episode is scheduled for two hours.

    — John Cena appears in a new episode of Hannah Montana Forever, premiering Sunday, September 12 (8:00-8:30 p.m., ET/PT) on Disney Channel. The WWE Superstar guest stars as himself to provide Miley’s brother Jackson with some real life motivation.

    — Jimmy and Jey Uso celebrated birthdays Sunday as the twin sons of WWE alum Rikishi turned 25 years old.

    — Eve Torres celebrated her 26th birthday Saturday.

    sources: www.f4wonline.com, PWInsider.com

  • WWE Re-signs Two Wrestlers, Launches Online Petition, More

    — World Wrestling Entertainment has re-signed Vic Adams to a developmental contract, a wrestler released last August. Florida Championship Wrestling officials have discussed pairing Adams with Xavier Woods (a/k/a Consequences Creed) in a tag team.

    It has also been confirmed that WWE re-signed Brian Cage (a/k/a Kris Logan) to a developmental contract. The California based grappler was originally signed by the organization in June 2008, and then released last September.

    — WWE Studios is encouraging fans to sign a Twitter petition to bring a screening of Legendary to their area.

    Legendary, starring Patricia Clarkson, JohnCena and Danny Glover, arrives in theaters Sept. 10 for a limited engagement.

    — On Twitter, Chris Jericho posted a photo of his credentials to the Shanghai Expo in China.

  • SD Roster Expected To Be Beefed Up, Cena’s Crack On Gabriel

    — There has been talk of beefing up the SmackDown roster before its television show debuts on Syfy on October 1. Though it may be unrelated, it’s worth noting that The Miz is advertised to appear at a SmackDown live event in October.

    — As seen on Monday’s episode of Raw, John Cena alluded to Justin Gabriel’s sexuality by saying the Nexus member has an “alternative way of thinking.” Unlike past instances on WWE programming, it was not some sort of inside reference on behalf of creative. Figure Four Weekly Online editor Bryan Alvarez noted in an online show Tuesday that Gabriel has a girlfriend, He did not, however, reveal who his girlfriend is.

    — Former WWE ring announcer Lilian Garcia has posted several photos of herself mingling with such WWE Superstars and Divas as Randy Orton, Sheamus, Kofi Kingston and Maryse at last week’s SummerSlam Kickoff Party in Hollywood, California on her official website, www.liliangarcia.com.

    sources: Pro Wrestling Torch, www.f4wonline.com

  • Cena Wins Battle Royal After RAW, War Games News & More

    – The dark main event after last night’s RAW tapings in Los Angeles saw John Cena win a battle royal with Nexus, Team RAW and Team SmackDown. RAW and SmackDown eliminated Nexus first and the final three were CM Punk, Edge and John Cena. Punk threw out Edge and Cena eliminated Punk to win.

    – For what it’s worth, WWE Magazine is currently running a poll on Twitter asking fans which pay-per-view they would like to see return. The options are King of the Ring, War Games, Halloween Havoc and “Other.”

    On a related note, WWE is currently running a poll on their website asking fans what their opinions are on triple threat matches.

    – WWE has once again added Daniel Bryan to the RAW roster page. Despite being kicked out of Nexus last night, Darren Young is still listed on the RAW roster.

    – John Cena will be signing copies of his Legendary DVD on Sunday, October 3rd at Blockbuster in Dallas, Texas on Greenville Avenue. Cena will appear from 11am until 1pm.

  • McIntyre Comments On Tiffany’s Arrest, Cena DVD Named

    — Scotland based newspaper The Sunday Mail ran a piece on Tiffany’s arrest last week in Los Angeles, California following a domestic incident involving husband and fellow WWE performer Drew McIntyre at their hotel on August 8.

    Regarding the incident, McIntyre said it was a “complete misunderstanding.” He added, I can’t say anything else until it’s cleared up, which will be very soon.”

    — WWE’s upcoming DVD set on John Cena has been titled The John Cena Experience
    . The three-disc set will be released on Nov. 16.

    — The official WWE website has deleted the article prematurely announcing Daniel Bryan’s surprise appearance at SummerSlam.

  • Major Heel Turn Discussed & Undertaker’s Returnton

    – There’s been talk of a major heel turn taking place at tonight’s SummerSlam pay-per-view and the WWE superstar moving to the “dark side” may surprise you. According to sources who have been a part of recent WWE creative meetings, the idea has been brought up several times of John Cena turning heel on Team RAW during the main event.  Cena turning heel is far from confirmed, but its one of 3 possible scenarios being discussed for the finish of the main event. Cena turning heel has been brought up in the past, but it has not gotten this much consideration in quite some time.

    – Several ideas are being talked about for the Kane vs. Rey Mysterio match at SummerSlam. We’ve reported here for weeks that WWE plans to have  The Undertaker appear on the show in some capacity. One idea under discussion was for a casket to be brought to ringside and at the end of the match when either Kane or Rey was about to be thrown in, Undertaker would come out and attack Kane to kick off their feud. There are plans for The Undertaker and Kane to wrestle at Night of Champions in September and then again at Hell in a Cell in October.

    (Partial credit to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter)

  • New IC Champion Crowned, John Cena Autograph Signing, More

    — After a one year odyssey, Dolph Ziggler dethroned Kofi Kingston on Friday’s episode of SmackDown to become the new WWE Intercontinental Champion. The episode was taped on July 28 in Laredo, Texas.

    Ziggler was scheduled to win the title from Rey Mysterio last year, but the former World Heavyweight Champion reportedly refused to drop it to him. Mysterio, however, agreed to drop the title to John Morrison once it had been announced that he violated the company’s drug testing policy.

    — On Wednesday, Aug. 11, John Cena will appear at Pentucket Regional High School in West Newbury, Massachusetts to sign autographs from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Then, with his brother, he will oversee the raffle of a classic 1969 Chevy Chevelle. All proceeds from the event will be donated to the Kenny Fowler Foundation. Click here for more information.

    — John Cena is featured on the cover of the September 2010 issue of WWE Magazine, which hits newsstands this Tuesday.

  • Cena Hosting TMZ Today, Mysterio Advertised For Raw Show

    — John Cena is hosting today’s edition of the syndicated entertainment and gossip news television program TMZ on TV. Check your local listings for time and channel.

    TMZ.com has posted a preview of tonight’s show with the WWE Superstar quoted as saying, “No f**king excuses. You’re on my watch now and if I don’t have an excellent show tomorrow, you’re all fired!”

    — Rey Mysterio is being advertised to appear at tomorrow night’s Raw live event in San Diego, California. He is scheduled to take part in an eight-man tag team match alongside John Cena, Edge and John Morrison against four members of The Nexus. Sheamus vs. Randy Orton for the WWE Championship and The Miz vs. Evan Bourne for the United States Championship are also advertised for the event.

    — WWE Champion Sheamus took part in an in-studio interview yesterday with Sky Sports to promote SummerSlam. Footage of the interview can be viewed here.

  • Kurt Angle Compares His & John Cena’s New Movies

    TNA star Kurt Angle posted a few messages on Twitter.com/anglefoods1 comparing his new movie “Beyond the Mat” to WWE star John Cena’s “Legendary.” Both are about amateur wrestling, but Angle says Cena’s movie lacks realism.

    “I heard that “Beyond the Mat” comes out in Jan. Legendary comes out next month. The difference is realism. Legendary is not true to real wrestling. Beyond the Mat, it has me, Ken Shamrock- all world class athletes who know how to succeed.”

    His next comment got cut off, but said the “dark horse” movie would be the movie of 2011.

    12-hours later, Angle followed up by complimenting Cena’s work on Legendary and says Cena’s movie is good for the sport:

    “But I heard Cena did a great job in Legendary. Thanks for pushing the sport of amateur wrestling John. It’s great for the sport.”

    Angle plays an amateur wrestling coach in “Beyond the Mat”, which will be in theaters February 2011.

    Angle also said he’s got two more movie projects this year. He’s currently shooting “Death From Above” and will begin working on “Madman Marz” in a few months.

  • Cena Praised Backstage, Angle Planned For RAW, Feud Scrapped

    – John Cena has gotten a lot of praise backstage lately for his work with the Nexus crew, both on television and at WWE live events. While most of the Nexus stars are seen as “green” (except Wade Barrett, who management is happy with), Cena has helped them look like legitimate stars.

    – We’ve heard that WWE is working on a big angle for Monday’s RAW, the final show before SummerSlam on August 15th. Monday’s RAW will be headlined by John Cena and Bret Hart vs.  Edge and Chris Jericho.

    – A source in WWE says plans for a John Morrison and Melina vs. Ted DiBiase and Maryse feud have been put on hold and might be resumed after the summer.

    – The Great Khali has been walking around with a bad limp lately. He’s not expected to miss any ring time, but is pretty banged up.

    Credit to f4wonline.com for some of the info used in this report

  • Cena Gives Rookie A Harsh Review, RAW Rating & More

    – Monday’s episode of WWE RAW drew a 3.5 cable rating and averaged 5,192,000 viewers. The show did hours of 3.49 and 3.52.

    – Today on Twitter, John Cena expressed his disappointment in Percy Watson, saying the NXT Rookie has “gone downhill” in recent weeks. Here is what he said after viewing last night’s episode:

    “CeNation. Alex riley, and husky both strong showings last night. Give credit to miz, he’s a damn good coach. If percy watson makes another one of those faces where I’m supposed to think he’s mad but it looks like he just crapped himself…ill eliminate him. He has gone downhill.. Every single week. Dissapointing. He is really one hell of an athlete. I think he may be suffering from yep yep syndrome. Looking for something special when all he needs is what he’s got. (This fortune cookie moment brght 2 u by, schwin penny farlings).”

    – WWE is holding a Friday Night Smackdown tonight in Laredo, Texas at the Laredo Energy Arena. This is the taping for the show that will air on August 8, as well as next week’s episode of NXT and WWE Superstars. Immediately following the taping, the SmackDown crew heads overseas to Australia, thus explaining why WWE is holding multiple television tapings this week.

    – The July 16 edition of Friday Night SmackDown scored a 1.8 rating, with 2,857,000 viewers. The episode concluded with a confrontation between Kane and Jack Swagger. (source: PWInsider.com)

  • Top WWE Star Turning Heel, MITB Affecting WrestleMania, More

    (source: www.f4wonline.com)

    — Current creative plans call for a top WWE star to be revealed as the mastermind behind Nexus. The main stars being pitched for the role are Triple H and John Cena. Triple H himself has wanted to turn heel for a few years but injuries to both himself and others have prevented WWE brass from pulling the trigger.

    — Tonight’s Money in the Bank pay-per-view event will determine next’s year WrestleMania, in part. Should tonight’s show be considered a success in terms of pay-per-view buys, the event will be brought back as a separate event next year. If it doesn’t do well, the bout would be kept to WrestleMania.

    — Last night’s WWE live event in Omaha, Nebraska featured an eight-man dual brand main event pitting John Cena, Randy Orton, Rey Mysterio and Big Show against Chris Jericho, Edge, Sheamus and Jack Swagger. The match was a ruled a no decision due to interference from Nexus.

  • Major Name Going Heel To Become Leader Of The Nexus?

    (credit: Wrestling Observer Newsletter)

    -The current plan is for a major name to be revealed as the person behind Nexus. The two names being pitched for heel turns are Triple H and John Cena. Hunter has long wanted to turn back heel, and if you go with Cena, how you then explain all of the beatdowns becomes a logic issue, but that’s never stopped them before.

    -Triple H’s tendon tear, for which he underwent surgery last week, is said to have been a minor tear that will keep him out of action anywhere from 2-4 months. With him likely out of the Summerslam picture, other ideas being talked about include John Morrison vs. Ted DiBiase, with Melina returning in Morrison’s corner to oppose Maryse, Big Show vs. Jack Swagger, and continuing the Harts-Usos feud for the Unified tag team titles.

  • Female Fan Targets John Cena After Raw Goes Off The Air

    (credit: prowrestling.net)

    -Once Raw went off the air last night, John Cena and Randy Orton defeated Edge and Sheamus in the dark match.  Following the match, with the two babyfaces celebrating, a female fan hopped the barricade and got into the ring at John Cena.  Security quickly grabbed her, though she grabbed hold of the ropes, held on tight and it took several bodies to get her out.

    -(SPOILER ALERT) TNA stars Tommy Dreamer and Brother Ray of Team 3D were responsible for leading all the wrestlers involved through a walkthrough of the “invasion” angle that closes out this Thursday’s Impact show.  There was a belief that Dreamer may have suffered some sort of knee injury during the angle, but we have not gotten confirmation of this as of yet.

  • Officials High On Diva, NXT Rookies Scheduled For SummerSlam

    (sources: www.f4wonline.com, PWInsider.com)

    — WWE officials are said to be “very high” on Divas Champion Alicia Fox. Her sister, Christina Crawford, is currently training in developmental. She made her Florida Championship Wrestling debut at last Thursday’s live event in Tampa, competing in a Divas Bikini Contest.

    — NXT Rookies from both seasons are scheduled to compete at SummerSlam.

    — Following last night’s Raw, a match pitting Randy Orton against Edge and Sheamus began. Moments into the match, John Cena appeared, after being tended to backstage by medical personnel as a result of a cut suffered during the conclusion of Raw. Cena spent most of the match on the outside, but made the save for Orton to win the bout. A woman jumped the barricade after the match and began clinging to Cena’s leg, but was quickly escorted by security.

    — WWE has a new DVD project in the works entitled Best of the High Flyers. This title is set to be released on Oct. 12.

    — WWE developmental wrestler G-Rilla is now going under the name Brodus Clay. He recently formed a partnership with Donny Marlow, referring themselves as “The Colossal Connection.”