After successfully defending the World Heavyweight Championship against Alberto Del Rio at Friday’s WWE live event in London, England, John Cena spoke on the microphone and remarked that the city deserves to host WrestleMania 31. He then suggested that it take place at a nearby “big ass” stadium—implying Wembley Stadium. The 14-time world champion also addressed his critics, which led him to utter the term “heel.”
“Sounds like there’s a lot experienced members of the WWE Universe in the crowd tonight. Sounds by the tone, there’s a lot of grown men in the crowd here in London tonight. I gotta feeling these are the same grown men that bring their girlfriends, their wives and their families all the way across the pond and make just a loud noise at our WrestleMania events,” Cena says in response to the audience members who booed him.
While surveying the crowd for frequent WWE event-goers—who generally boo Cena—he states, “WrestleMania veterans…you are grossly outnumbered. I bet you guys came to this building tonight thinking, “This is the night that John Cena is gonna turn heel.” Ah-ah, no way. Not gonna happen.”
Moments later, he continues, “This is the night that John Cena is going to come back to London, see a bunch of super-excited fans, all the way up to the sky! And tell them that they were so loud tonight I could’ve sworn on my heart that every single one of you had been to WrestleMania because this is the noise I hear in that building and for that I thank you.”
– WWE Hall Of Famer Mick Foley will be a participant in the International Fruitcake Eating Competition on December 7th at Santa’s Candy Castle in Indiana. The event will start at 11am and is free for the public to attend. Following the competition, Foley will be signing autographs of his children’s book, “A Most Mizerable Christmas.”
– WWE Superstar and current World Heavyweight Champion John Cena was invited to speak at The Oxford Union in England this past week. Students and their parents asked Cena questions after the event. You can check out a photo of Cena’s appearance at The Oxford Union below:
– It was reported this evening that WWE Divas Champion AJ Lee briefly fainted during her match (against The Bella Twins in a tag team match, teaming with Tamina) due to dehydration. Lee, however, is okay, as that is what she was telling her co-workers following the ordeal, according to ProWrestling.net.
Furthermore, in WWE.com’s notification of the incident, the front page headline reads “AJ Lee OK after scare.”
According to some attendees at the show, after Lee tagged out of the match, she fell off the ring apron and hit the floor. The match quickly ended as Brie Bella rolled up Tamina for the pinfall victory. Lee was tended to at ringside by medical personnel for a few minutes and subsequently assisted to the backstage area.
– WWE World Heavyweight Champion John Cena is scheduled to appear in New York City on Tuesday, Nov. 26 at the Kmart located at 250 W 34th St. It is not clear whether this will be an autograph signing, as Cena remarked on Twitter this evening, “Your #WWE WHC will be @Kmart Penn Station in #NYC on 11/26 … be there. #nevergiveup.”
WWE recently partnered with the discount store chain to present “Never Give Up by John Cena,” a selection of apparel, accessories and outerwear for boys.
– According to WrestlingFigs.com, Barbie Blank, formerly known as Kelly Kelly in WWE, is scheduled for an autograph signing at K & M All Star Sports at the Crystal Mall 850 Hartford Turnpike Waterford, Connecticut on Saturday, Nov. 22 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Call 860-772-2041 for more information.
WWE Superstar John Cena addressed his recent match at the WWE live event in Leeds, England on Thursday night. In the tweet, which you can view below, Cena does not bring up anything regarding a possible leg injury, which many believe he may have suffered during the match.
Cena wrote:
Truly amazing night in Leeds. Crowd was absurd! Just awesome! Would like to thank @UniofOxford for allowing me to speak at @UniofOxford 2day
As noted in our complete report from the WWE live event in Leeds, England on Thursday, WWE Superstar and current World Heavyweight Champion John Cena appeared to have suffered a leg injury of some sort during the match.
The following is a recap of the match from our report:
“John Cena def. Alberto Del Rio to retain the World Heavyweight Championship. Cena appeared to suffer an injury during the match. He would constantly roll out of the ring to buy time, all the while Del Rio seemed to be stalling for him in the ring. The injury appeared to take place when Cena whipped Del Rio into the corner and seemed to hurt his ankle or Achilles. At one point, Cena fell while attempting to hit his shoulder tackle. The referee threw up the “X” sign and the doctor hit the ring. Also during the match, a fan was ejected for throwing his hat at Cena. Cena reacted to that by cutting a promo about it.”
The following are results from the WWE live event in Leeds, England. The event was held on Thursday, November 14, 2013.
– The Prime Time Players def. Hunico & Camacho in a tag-team opener. The finish came when O’Neil hit his sit-out spinebuster for the pinfall victory.
– Ryback def. Justin Gabriel in the second match on the show. Gabriel actually got a decent amount of cool-looking offense in, but in the end, Ryback got the win with the Shellshock. There were a lot of “Goldberg” and “Feed Me More” chants throughout the match.
– The Bella Twins def. AJ Lee & Tamina Snuka in a Divas tag-team match. Lee was super-over as a babyface. She did a smart move, hwoever, by taking a hot tag, which resulted in a thunderous pop, then immediately tagging back out, as to not give the fans what they wanted. Brie hit the X-Factor on AJ in the end for the pin.
– The Great Khali def. Jinder Mahal in one of the more boring matches of the evening. Khali got the win with his big chop.
– There was a segment with Paul Heyman, Ryback, Curtis Axel and CM Punk. Long-story short, Ryback and Axel ended up abandoning Heyman and Punk beat the crap out of him with a kendo stick until The Wyatt Family’s music hit.
– CM Punk & Daniel Bryan def. Luke Harper & Erick Rowan in tag-team action. Bray Wyatt was at ringside and got involved a few times. The finish came when Punk hit the GTS on Rowan for the 1-2-3. After the match, Punk remained on the ground and many in attendance felt that he suffered some sort of an injury.
–Intermission–
– The Usos def. 3MB. Heath Slater and Drew McIntyre represented 3MB in this one. In the end, The Usos won when Jey Uso hit the super kick and both hit a double Samoan slam for the pinfall victory.
– Curtis Axel def. R-Truth to retain the WWE Intercontinental Championship. After a back-and-forth match, Axel got the win by using an exposed turnbuckle and hitting his finisher on Truth for the 1-2-3.
– John Cena def. Alberto Del Rio to retain the World Heavyweight Championship. Cena appeared to suffer an injury during the match. He would constantly roll out of the ring to buy time, all the while Del Rio seemed to be stalling for him in the ring. The injury appeared to take place when Cena whipped Del Rio into the corner and seemed to hurt his ankle or Achilles. At one point, Cena fell while attempting to hit his shoulder tackle. The referee threw up the “X” sign and the doctor hit the ring. Also during the match, a fan was ejected for throwing his hat at Cena. Cena reacted to that by cutting a promo about it.
– According to WWE reports from the current European tour, World Heavyweight Champion John Cena is said to be really hurting wrestling on a nightly basis due to the fact that he returned to the ring from surgery earlier than advised. Cena was working as if he were hurting on RAW recently as well.
– The following are some attendance figures from the current WWE European tour:
* November 6th in Belfast, Northern Ireland drew 5,500 fans
* November 6th in Columbia, S.C. drew 2,500 fans
* November 7th in Dublin, Ireland drew 7,600 fans
* November 8th in Glasgow, Scotland drew 3,700 fans
* November 9th in Nottingham, England drew 9,000 fans
* November 9th in Munich, Germany drew 3,500 fans
* November 10th in Cardiff, Wales drew 4,200 fans
* November 10th in Glasgow, Scotland drew 4,200 fans
* November 12th in Newcastle, England drew 8,000 fans
– While still unofficial, it appears as though the six-on-six confrontation featuring The Wyatt Family and The Shield vs. CM Punk, Daniel Bryan, Goldust, Cody Rhodes and The Usos on Monday’s RAW was the beginning of the build towards a traditional elimination match with all twelve men at the WWE Survivor Series pay-per-view on Sunday, November 24th.
– According to reports, WWE Superstar Damien Sandow is currently being groomed for a top position in the company. Sandow, who was given a win over Kofi Kingston on RAW on Monday, recently cashed in his Money In The Bank briefcase unsuccessfully against current World Heavyweight Champion John Cena. Since then, company officials within WWE are starting to work Sandow into a top-tier position.
Day seven of the WWE European tour continues on Tuesday with half of the WWE roster remaining in Manchester, England for the WWE SmackDown and WWE Main Event television taping, while the rest of the roster travels to Newcastle, England for a non-televised live event.
Announced already for the SmackDown television taping is an arm-wrestling contest between World Heavyweight Champion John Cena and former champion Alberto Del Rio. The two will continue to hype their upcoming title rematch at the WWE Survivor Series on Sunday, November 24th.
Confirmed for the WWE Main Event portion of the television taping is a WWE Divas Championship match between current title-holder AJ Lee and Natalya.
Also official for the SmackDown television taping is an appearance of WWE Superstar CM Punk.
Unless WWE continues their recent trend of false-advertising, you can count the following Superstars out of SmackDown and Main Event on Tuesday: Randy Orton, Daniel Bryan, Big Show, Dolph Ziggler, The Miz and The Shield. Orton vs. Bryan is advertised as the main event for the WWE Championship at the live event in Newcastle, as well as a six-man tag-team match featuring Big Show, Dolph Ziggler and The Miz vs. The Shield.
Make sure to check back here at the website on Tuesday afternoon for live play-by-play spoiler results of the WWE SmackDown and WWE Main Event television taping.
– The following is the official preview for next Sunday night’s edition of WWE Total Divas on the E! cable channel: “Nikki decides to move in with John. Eva considers cheating when she is asked to be an announcer on live television.”
– Tickets go on sale this Saturday for the return of WWE on Montreal, Quebec, Canada on January 12, 2014.
– According to reports, WWE will return to the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York for a live edition of WWE RAW in March of 2014.
– WWE posted the following video preview of The Miz in the new ABC Family movie, “Christmas Bounty.”
On Monday’s taped edition of WWE RAW from Manchester, England, a main event segment was revealed for this week’s SmackDown.
The current World Heavyweight Champion John Cena, and former champion Alberto Del Rio, will be the participants in an arm-wrestling contest.
Also announced for this week’s SmackDown on Monday’s RAW was an appearance by WWE Superstar CM Punk.
WWE SmackDown will be taped on Tuesday afternoon in Manchester, England. Make sure to check back here at the website for live spoiler coverage of SmackDown.
– Back in August while promoting SummerSlam, John Cena made reference to his “Five Moves of Doom” on an episode of Raw, a colloquial term for his trademark sequence of moves (flying shoulderblock, sitout hip toss, side-release spinout powerbomb, Five Knuckle Shuffle and Attitude Adjustment). The official WWE website published a video today in response to the infamous notion that Cena “can’t wrestle.”
“Then how do you explain the powerbomb, neckbreaker and hurricanrana he dishes out in this video?,” WWE.com says of video on the front page, entitled “10 moves from John Cena’s underrated arsenal.” The video caption reads, “John Cena shows that he is capable of much more than his proverbial “Five Moves of Doom.”
– WWE filed a copyright claim in response to satellite footage from last Monday’s Raw that surfaced on YouTube and had the two videos removed.
Pre-Raw footage was leaked of the announcers preparing for the broadcast, which notably features Michael Cole acknowledging plans of a wrestler being put through his table later in the evening. In the other video, Big E Langston, Dolph Ziggler, The Miz are shown preparing for a WWE App segment, which features Ziggler using colorful language.
– Smackdown ring announcer and “army brat” Lilian Garcia posted a message on her official website celebrating Veteran’s Day.
As seen on Sunday night’s episode of Total Divas on E!, John Cena admitted to soiling himself once during a match. The WWE World Heavyweight Champion’s memory, however, appears a bit hazy.
On the show, Cena’s girlfriend Nikki Bella informed him of Natalya urinating on herself during a match (against Naomi on July 1, 2013 at a WWE Superstars taping in Sioux City, Iowa). Rather than poke fun at the third-generation grappler’s latest incident, Cena changed the subject by recalling a bowel movement mishap of his own.
“I pooped myself once,” Cena told the former WWE Divas Champion. “I had to throw [my pants] away. It was in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, I had food poisoning and I still went out to wrestle. Everybody knew—I was embarrassed.”
Cena has relayed the story in the past in radio interviews and to WWE Magazine. However, he told the publication in 2008 that the embarrassing incident took place in a different region of Canada.
“It was in Winnipeg, and I was wrestling Scott Steiner, with Bull Buchanan as my lackey,” Cena said in response to a question asking him about the most embarrassing thing that’s ever happened to him in or out of the ring. “I got food poisoning and thought I wouldn’t be able to wrestle, but went out there anyway. I took a DDT, rolled out and the time-keeper was there. I looked him in the eye and said, “Where do I puke?” And he said, “Under the ring.” So I went under the ring and puked and everyone knew it. But as I was puking I crapped my pants. Luckily, it was at the end of the match, but nothing has ever topped that since.”
It would appear that the incident actually took place in Jacksonville, Florida (on December 14, 2002). According to TheHistoryofWWE.com, Cena only faced Steiner once in 2002, and did not compete at the organization’s lone events that year in Saskatoon and Winnipeg (which took place in late-May, before he was promoted to the main roster and Steiner re-joined WWE).
In a voice-over segment, Bella said that she couldn’t be more disgusted by her boyfriend’s embarrassing admission. “I don’t know what to think right now—I guess I’m just thinking about s–t! That would be so embarrassing!”
Last night in Munich, Germany, John Cena cut a promo to end the show putting over Antonio Cesaro – saying that he is destined to become a huge star and even handed him the World Heavyweight title. (Video by Youtube user TehRealSuu)
Antonio Cesaro Talks About His Giant Swing & The Keys To Success In WWE
– Former WWE Superstar Batista was in attendance at the Vic Darchinyan vs. Nonito Donaire boxing fight on HBO on Saturday evening. Batista stood in the corner of Donaire, holding the Philippine flag during the official introductions prior to the bout. Donaire would go on to win the rematch against Darchinyan via TKO in the ninth round. Batista appeared again during Donaire’s post-fight interview with HBO boxing analyst Max Kellerman.
– WWE Superstar and current World Heavyweight Champion John Cena promoted the return of the WWE Total Divas reality show, which airs on E! on Sunday night, in a new tweet posted on his official Twitter account. Cena wrote the following:
With Total Divas returning tomorrow night at 10/9 CT on E!, viewers can expect to see Eva Marie’s off-putting behavior and John Cena and Nikki Bella’s relationship take center stage.
The Nov. 17 episode, titled “Nurse Nikki,” will focus on the three. Courtesy of TVGuide.com, the synopsis reads, “Nikki moves in with John Cena and he shocks her with an unexpected demand; at the same time, Eva Marie considers cheating after she’s asked to announce on live TV.”
The Nov. 24 episode, as well as tomorrow night’s show, will center around Eva Marie. In a new twist, Natalya suspects that she is attempting to get in touch with Tyson Kidd. The official synopsis for “Seeing Red,” which also features the continuation of the Cena and Bella storyline, is as follows: “Nattie has a feeling that Eva Marie is trying to cozy up to her man; Nikki wonders if she can accept John Cena’s demand; and Brie has issues with Bryan’s increasing fame.”
As reported earlier, the synopsis for tomorrow night’s “SummerSlam” show reads: “Eva Marie’s rising popularity is seen as a threat by Nikki; Ariane works on anger management; and an accident during a match leaves Nattie worried about returning to the ring for SummerSlam.”
Brie Bella has her own suspicions of Eva Marie. Speaking to OK! Magazine, she stated the following of her peer’s behavior at SummerSlam for her match against Natalya, “The thing is, you are putting so many different personalities together trying to force friendships and it is like, we are still going for one spot. Especially in the first episode because it is SummerSlam, that is a big night for us and I was lucky enough to have a singles match but how can someone just walk in and try to capitalize off that?! We definitely have our moments where we get along great but you will see a lot more of Eva just kind of being herself and just trying to get ahead without working hard. She has her ways.”
Eva Marie, who scored her first pinfall victory last Monday on Raw, is currently in Europe promoting Total Divas.
– WWE NXT stars Conor O’Brian and Rick Victor have been re-named, according to their respective Twitter accounts. On the social media platform, O’Brian is referring to himself as Konnor (@KonnorWWE) and Victor is now Viktor (@ViktorRiseWWE). Together, they appear as The Ascension.
– This week’s WWE Classics On Demand updates are as follows: The New and Improved DX (Parts 4,5, and 6), New World Order: The Revolution, World Wrestling Federation action at Nassau Coliseum (June 10, 1989), AWA All Star Wrestling (November 7, 1981), ECW Hardcore TV (November 13, 1998), Stampede Wrestling (May 1979).
– The latest issue of WWE Magazine features Big Show, CM Punk, Daniel Bryan, Dolph Ziggler, John Cena and The Miz on the cover. The headline reads: “SUPERSTARS UNITED! WHO’LL BE THE FACE OF WWE IN 2014?”
– With John Cena capturing the World Heavyweight Championship from Alberto Del Rio at Hell in Cell, it will once again be portrayed as equal to the WWE Championship. According to F4WOnline.com today, Cena and Randy Orton are expected to remain as champions through at least Elimination Chamber, and will be portrayed as equals.
– In this edition of The JBL & Cole Show, Renee Young takes fans on wild ride through some of the best, funniest and most outrageous moments from the past 49 episodes of the show.
– Thursday marked two years since WWE Diva Summer Rae began training in developmental. She wrote on Instagram:
“Today marks two years from when I first stepped through those doors at #FloridaChampionshipWrestling. I thought I knew what I was getting myself into but little did I know how truly amazing & wild this ride would be! I’m very lucky to be apart of an extraordinary company with such elite talent. #FCW #wwe #plentymoreworkahead #growth #grateful #dreambig”
– Paige, Colin Cassaday and Aiden English will be meeting fans before the WWE NXT live event in Lakeland, Florida this Saturday night.
-It was announced at the WWE SmackDown television taping on Tuesday night in Charlotte, North Carolina that John Cena will be defending his World Heavyweight Championship in a rematch against Alberto Del Rio at the upcoming WWE Survivor Series pay-per-view on November 24th. The match had been expected for a while, but was not official until the announcement at SmackDown.
-As previously reported, Triple H announced that the new “corporate Kane” has been named the “Director Of Operations” for WWE. The announcement came as part of the latest sit-down interview that “The Game” did with Michael Cole for the official WWE website. You can check out the complete video interview online at WWE.com.
WWE Champion John Cena was recently interviewed by Marvel.com. Here are some highlights of what Cena said about:
What Motivated Him To Return From Injury So Soon:
“I just don’t like [being out]. I really like the job and it comes with ups and downs and I know not necessarily everyone at my job loves me but that shouldn’t sour me from my place of employment. I’ve truly found a home in the WWE and when I’m not there all I want to do is be there. I think that helped me get back really soon because everything I did was focused on getting back sooner and sooner.”
“Honestly, I like seeing how WrestleMania unfolds. I’ve had different matches over the years. I’ve been scattered throughout the menu. But looking back at all my WrestleMania performances, the fact is that I was there and I really enjoy seeing what’s going to happen. I was a part of WrestleMania XX and if you look at the timeline from XX until now, XX pretty much laid the foundation of the people who are truly the driving force of the company right now. So who’s to say what’s going to happen at [WrestleMania] XXX? I really just want to be able to find out. First of all, I’m glad that tickets are going on sale on the 16th because that makes the event very [real]. And then I just want to be able to see where I can be, what I can do, and how this whole thing is going to shake up.”
If He Could Have One Super Power, What Would It Be?
“Man, honestly I hope for the power of invisibility. I say, “You can’t see me” all the time so I kind of half-ass answered that. Maybe cloning? That way I can get myself to more places at once. I truly like being able to be in the ring and I know WWE tours with two brands and now that I’m back I’m trying to make every brand, every show. So if there was just one more of me, I’d be able to make it everywhere at once.”
– Alberto Del Rio is doing the media rounds in Charlotte, North Carolina this morning promoting tonight’s SmackDown tapings. He tweeted the following on Tuesday morning, teasing that he’ll be getting a rematch for the World Heavyweight title tonight:
– WWE World Heavyweight Champion John Cena also tweeted the following on Tuesday morning, hyping tonight’s SmackDown tapings from Charlotte, North Carolina:
WWE will tape their weekly Main Event and SmackDown television programs tonight in Charlotte, North Carolina, before heading out for their bi-annual European tour on Wednesday.
The main event for this week’s SmackDown, as announced on WWE RAW on Monday night, is Daniel Bryan vs. Luke Harper.
Also announced on Monday’s RAW was a match pitting the current Intercontinental Champion Curtis Axel against Big E. Langston, in a match that was originally slated to serve as the Kickoff Show match prior to the WWE Hell In A Cell pay-per-view in late-October.
World Heavyweight Champion John Cena was advertised on RAW as appearing on this week’s SmackDown for the second time in a row, as he will continue the build to his rematch against the former champion, Alberto Del Rio, at the upcoming WWE Survivor Series pay-per-view.
In addition to the aforementioned WWE Superstars, the following names are being advertised locally for the SmackDown and Main Event television taping in Charlotte are Triple H, Stephanie McMahon, Randy Orton, Big Show, The Shield, The Wyatt Family, Dolph Ziggler and Wade Barrett.
The post-show dark match scheduled for the taping tonight is John Cena vs. Alberto Del Rio for the World Heavyweight Championship. That match, which also served as the dark match main event at RAW in Greenville, South Carolina on Monday night, is subject to change.
Make sure to check back here later tonight for complete WWE Main Event and WWE SmackDown spoiler results.
Following the conclusion of the televised portion of Monday’s edition of WWE RAW in Greenville, South Carolina, trainers and medical staff came out to check on the condition of Big Show, who was triple-powerbombed through the RAW announce table by The Shield.
Meanwhile, WWE COO Triple H, “one of the principal owners of WWE” Stephanie McMahon, WWE Champion Randy Orton, the new corporate Kane and all three members of The Shield faction celebrated and posed together at the top of the ramp.
World Heavyweight Championship: -John Cena (c) defeated Alberto Del Rio
-After the Big Show chaos died down, former World Heavyweight Champion Alberto Del Rio came out. Del Rio got on the microphone and demanded a title shot rematch against current champion John Cena. This led to Cena coming out. Cena did a mock-introduction for Del Rio before defeating him in the actual match. Cena picked up the win via pinfall after hitting Del Rio with his Attitude Adjustment finishing move.
Winner and STILL World Heavyweight Champion: John Cena
And that was it from Greenville, South Carolina for this week’s RAW. Next up are the WWE Main Event and WWE SmackDown television tapings, which will be held on Tuesday night in Charlotte, North Carolina.
