Former WWE Superstar Tyler Reks went on a Twitter rant last night, “spilling dirt” about some of WWE’s top superstars:
“Trying to think of some good dirt I could spill about WWE. Prepare yourselves…”
“Anyone want to know what top guy forced me to stop using the burning hammer – even after it appeared on SD/RAW and PPV’s? … 1st house show loop, Cena asks pulls me aside, degrades me like I’m 10 years & tells me if I use it again I’d me fired. He yelled at me & said, ‘Who gave u permission to use that’? Apparently he hadn’t been watching the product 4 the last 8 months… Or perhaps how he stole our idea to get fired, use social media to get over, & run in from the crowd (Given to Miz & Truth)… I still have the promo DVD our idea was burned onto when Cena supposedly helped us with the idea – then lied & said it wasn’t stolen later.”
“People say I’m bitter now. No, I just think truth is in order. Don’t want people to be disillusioned like I was.”
“Anyone have a story about the world’s biggest baby? Oh, I do … Dude’s been on his bus for years, decides to come to the locker room & starts yelling at everyone to take their bags to their cars… All because a new WHC was putting on his boots on the floor. He ALWAYS puts his boots on on the floor.”
“Edge, Christian, Jericho, Kane, Taker, Kofi, Truth – all good guys… Ziggler = stand up dude. Great guy. Talented. Good heart and works hard. @ZackRyder is a great dude. Innovated& determined to that last ounce. Wrestling is all he ever wanted to do. Great guy.”
“Swags? Good guy. Nothing bad to say. Love the dude. Riley? Great guy – talented. Would be over as all hell if a certain someone wasn’t holding him down… #YouKnowWho”
“Randy [Orton]‘s actually very cool. Got a lot of respect for him. Calm, mellow, helpful. I dig the guy. Keep cheerin him.”
– This week’s “Are You Serious? webisode is highlighted by Kane being featured in the “Fail of the Week” moment. The synopsis reads: “What happened in a 2003 steel cage match the leaves Kane in shock and disbelief? You have to see the “Fail of the Week” moment on “Are You Serious?” with Road Dogg and Josh Mathews now!”
– WWE Champion CM Punk did not appear at Saturday’s Raw live event in Roanoke, Virginia due to appearance at the New Orleans Comic Con. Ryback instead faced and defeated Jack Swagger, with John Cena defeating Dolph Ziggler in the main event.
– The Nickeledeon comedy film Fred 3: Camp Fred, featuring John Cena in the role of the title character’s father, will be released on DVD this Tuesday.
– At the conclusion of this morning’s edition of WWE Saturday Morning Slam on The CW, John Cena appeared in the backstage area and announced that he would making his in-ring debut on next week’s show. After issuing an open challenge to anyone in WWE, 3MB showed up. Heath Slater said the kids are going to be so happy to see John, and that he has accepted his challenge.
– Nicole and Brianna, formerly known as The Bella Twins, appear for Connecticut Wrestling Entertainment on Saturday, December 15 at the Bethany Town Hall in Bethany, Connecticut as they demonstrate their managerial duties for the fans in attendance. Prior to the show, the former WWE Divas Champions will appear at Ken’s Cards in Berlin, Connecticut. The following video message was released promoting their CTWE appearance.
– According to WrestlingFigs.com, WWE Hall of Famer Jimmy Hart will appear at Sound of Heaven 30 Eastern Ave. Dee Park, New York, tomorrow from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.
– TMZ.com is reporting on the photos that surfaced online of John Cena attending former WWE Diva Nikki Bella’s ten-year high-school reunion in Scottsdale, Arizona last week. TMZ notes that Cena was “getting up close and personal” with Nikki on the dance floor. Regarding their relationship status, the website states, “It’s unclear if Cena and Bella are “officially” an item … but they definitely weren’t shy with the PDA at the reunion.”
Nikki’s sister Brie also attended the function with Daniel Bryan, her boyfriend.
– WWE developmental wrestler Corey Graves (f/k/a Sterling James Keenan on the independent circuit) competed at Friday’s Raw live event in a “Special Attraction Match” against Zack Ryder.
The NXT star mocked Ryder’s social media presence during his ring entrance as he vowed to become famous the old fashioned way: By embarrassing people like Ryder. He then said he created a new hashtag for Ryder: BooHooHooGravesJustKickedMyAss. Ryder won the bout with the Rough Ryder.
– Former WWE Diva Trinity turns 41-years-old Saturday.
– John Cena and former WWE Diva Nikki Bella are apparently now an item.
Last Friday, Nikki and her sister Brie attended their ten-year high school reunion in Scottsdale, Arizona, with Brie being accompanied by her boyfriend, WWE Superstar Daniel Bryan, and Nikki bringing the Cenation leader as her date.
– MTV cameras will be on hand for next Thursday’s Bombshell Ladies of Wrestling event in Metcuhen, New Jersey at SMG SportsPlex. One of the promotion’s wrestlers, Miss Adiva, will be the subject of an episode of the documentary series True Life.
– Michael Rhodes of Epworth, Georgia, who competed on the Georgia independent circuit for twenty-seven years and later became a gospel singer, passed way on November 7 at the age of fifty-four.
– WWE Champion CM Punk announced on Twitter Tuesday that he will be on hand for the December 11, 2012 SmackDown taping taking place in Bridgeport, Connecticut, at Webster Bank Arena at Harbor Yard. This is the final show before TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs.
Punk wrote, “I will however be at the Smackdown in Bridgeport CT on the 11th.I invite all jealous northeastern nobodies with irrational hatred towards me.”
– WWE has released an updated version of John Cena’s entrance video to coordinate with his recent change in attire.
– WWE will hold a SmackDown live event in Louisville, Kentucky, at KFC Yum! Center on Friday, February 10th, 2013 at 5:00 p.m. Tickets go on sale Saturday, December 15, 2012 at 10:00 a.m.
– MSNBC.MSN.com has an article up looking at NFL star Robert Griffin III’s cameo appearance from Monday’s RAW.
– During Antonio Cesaro’s match with Sheamus on Monday’s RAW, the United States champion hit the Irish superstar with an impressive overhead slam. The move is called the Alpamare Waterslide and it’s a move Cesaro has been using for years dating back to his days on the independent circuit. Here’s a clip of the move:
http://youtu.be/WBv_Vu8Gsoo
A source backstage at RAW told us that WWE officials were very impressed with Cesaro’s showing, saying that Cesaro showed that he can hold is own against WWE’s top talent and he will be a main event player sooner than later.
– With John Cena expected to wrestle Dolph Ziggler at next month’s Tables, Ladders and Chairs pay-per-view, PWInsider.com reports that there has been talk of putting either Dolph Ziggler’s Money in the Bank briefcase or Vickie Guerrero’s job on the line as a stipulation.
– Monday’s WWE RAW scored a Trendrr.tv social media score of 204,077, which was down 7% from last week. This was the lowest social media score for a live RAW since the 3-hour era began during the summer. RAW ranked #3 on cable for the night behind the Knicks vs. Nets NBA game and the MTV movie “Catfish.”
– After more public displays of affection with AJ Lee on Monday’s WWE RAW, John Cena says kissing her again was a mistake and we probably won’t see any more makeout sessions from him on WWE television:
Many mixed opinions of a kiss last night. My apologies, my emotions got the best of me and 1moment overshadowed a gr8 match. Never again.
– We reported several weeks ago that WWE was interested in pairing John Cena with AJ Lee for a mixed tag program against Dolph Ziggler and Vickie Guerrero. With the recent return of Tamina, WrestleZone.com reports that the new plan would be for her to team with Dolph instead and for Vickie to be in their corner.
At one point there was talk of having the match take place at TLC, but the feeling is that a John Cena vs. Dolph Ziggler singles match is more of a draw and better for Ziggler’s push.
It’s possible WWE could feature the Cena & AJ vs. Ziggler & Tamina match on an upcoming episode of RAW to build more interest in the Cena vs. Ziggler PPV match.
– At Tuesday’s WWE TV tapings, John Cena wrestled Heath Slater in a match that was taped for this week’s Saturday Morning Slam tapings. For whatever reason, the match did not air on this week’s show. No word yet on why the match didn’t air.
– Friday’s WWE SmackDown episode scored a Trendrr.tv social media score of 73,010, up 7% from last week.
– WWE has ranked the “The 50 Most Beautiful People in Sports Entertainment History.” You can view the complete list at WWE.com. Here’s the Top 10:
10. Torrie Wilson
9. Cody Rhodes
8. Sunny
7. Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat
6. Stacy Keibler
5. The Rock
4. Eve
3. Trish Stratus
2. Randy Orton
1. Miss Elizabeth
– This week’s edition of “Santino’s Foreign Exchange” is now online. Here is the synopsis: “It’s Thanksgiving, Santino style! To cap off a “very American year” for the former U.S. Champion, Santino and crew head out to find the perfect holiday meal … and you won’t believe what’s – or is that, WHO’S – for dinner.”
– Friday’s SmackDown broadcast on Syfy concluded with John Cena emerging from the backstage area to lock Dolph Ziggler into the STF on the ramp. Following the episode, AJ Lee remarked on Twitter, “Yay for Cena beating up Dolph. I love when Cena ends up on top. *…waits for the Internet to explode…*
– Former WWE Women’s and Divas Champion Beth Phoenix turns 32-years-old on Saturday.
In the first part of his exclusive video interview with WWE.com, John Cena discusses his first years in WWE, his brutal rivalries with Chris Jericho, Eddie Guerrero and Triple H and his first major title win.
With CM Punk retaining the WWE Championship against Ryback and John Cena at Survivor Series on Sunday, thereby likely solidifying an expected match with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson at Royal Rumble, the sports-entertainment organization’s creative team has discussed a scenario where The Straight Edge Superstar would defeat The Great One at the annual January pay-per-view event. This would subsequently lead to Punk defending the title against The Undertaker at WrestleMania XXIX, and Johnson facing Cena in a non-title re-match at the same event.
Original creative plans called for Johnson to defeat Punk at the Rumble, leading to a match against Cena for the title—which could still occur. Creative has given thought to how Johnson winning the WWE Championship would impact the product since there would be no titles defenses at houses shows for over two months, and also add a new issue of whether he would defend the title at the February pay-per-view event, Elimination Chamber. Not awarding Johnson would rectify this problem.
Though the importance of the WWE Championship and the World Heavyweight Championship has diminished in recent years, one of the primary reasons that creative has yet to unify the belts is because they feel a title match should close out all house shows.
– The featured match on next week’s (11/28) episode of WWE Main Event will be John Cean vs. Damien Sandow.
– WWE Hall of Famer Edge noted on Twitter that he’ll be handing out 1,000 turkeys this morning in Asheville, North Carolina behind the Westgate Mall. The vent is in conjunction with Ingles Markets. He wrote, “on our way out” – so it appears he might be joined by his girlfriend, former WWE diva Beth Phoenix.
– AJ Lee says she learned a few lessons on Monday’s RAW:
Things I learned from Raw: Never be afraid to be the only woman in the room…,
– In a match taped for this weekend’s Saturday Morning Slam broadcast, John Cena wrestled Heath Slater on Tuesday night at WWE’s TV tapings from Grand Rapids, Michigan. Cena appeared fine in the match, so his “knee injury” from Monday’s RAW was a false alarm.
– Our live correspondent who was at Tuesday night’s tapings said that the upper part of the arena was mostly tarped off.
– The dark match main event that took place after Tuesday night’s WWE TV tapings from Grand Rapids saw Sheamus defeat Big Show via DQ after Big Show attacked Sheamus with a chair. After the match, Sheamus fought back, hit Big Show with the chair and laid Big Show out with a Brogue Kick to send the fans home happy.
– It’s been announced that Monday’s WWE RAW from Lafayette, Louisiana will feature Michael Cole interviewing Seth Rollins, Dean Ambrose, and Roman Reigns.
– Monday’s WWE RAW had a Trendrr.tv social media score was 219,758, down 13% from last week. Raw ranked #2 on cable TV for the night after ESPN’s Monday Night Football broadcast.
– As of Tuesday afternoon, John Cena is scheduled to work tonight’s WWE SmackDown taping from Grand Rapids, Michigan. Most of the RAW roster is on hand for the show.
– Here is WWE’s latest Backstage Fallout video featuring interviews from behind the scenes at RAW:
There are conflicting online reports as to whether the injury was legitimate or is a storyline to make Cena the underdog “working through an injury” for his upcoming match against Dolph Ziggler at next month’s Tables, Ladders & Chairs pay-per-view.
Cena will be at tonight’s WWE Main Event & SmackDown tapings from Grand Rapids, Michigan and we should have another update on his condition when spoilers are posted late this evening.
– WWE NXT wrestler Corey Graves (formerly known as Sterling James Keenan on the independent wrestling circuit) issued the following warning on Twitter following Survivor Series:
– WWE will hold a Raw live event at McKenzie Arena at the University Of Tennessee in Chattanooga on Friday, February 1, 2013. Bell time is 7:30 p.m. Tickets go on sale December 1, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. via Tickettracks.com.
– WWE NXT house show scheduled for November 28, 2012 at the Armory in Orlando, Florida has been moved to February 13th, 2013.
– Make-A-Wish recently honored John Cena at its Evening of Excellence, presenting him with the first-ever 300th Wish Award for his record-breaking, personal devotion to wish kids for more than eight years. Here is the video that aired on RAW:
John Cena was injured on Monday’s RAW, appearing to injure his ankle while exiting the ring and chasing Dolph Ziggler to the back. Cena could be seen favoring his right leg and limping as he attempted to leave the ringside area.
WWE acknowledged that Cena was injured on RAW, with trainers wrapping up his knee and Cena saying that he might have a torn meniscus.
He tweeted on Monday night:
I am headed to grand rapids right now for early morn MRI on left knee. @WWE no matter what the result, I will be in the ring tomorrow!
Speaking of Cena, WWEShop.com is now selling his new “10 Years Strong” merchandise to commemorate him being with WWE for 10 years. The merchandise includes a t-shirt, hat, headband, wristbands and pendant.
– John Cena announced on Twitter that he will debut new attire tonight at Survivor Series.
“Excited for tonight! Yes #survivorseries will be a challenge but debuting a new uni tonight for @WWE enjoy!” he wrote.
– This week on WWE’s Are You Serious?, Road Dogg and Josh Mathews share some classic clips that may have you scratching your head, including video of Hulk Hogan debuting the “fist helmet” and the Gobbledy Gooker.
– Mick Foley appears at Barnes & Noble 3748 82nd St. Indianapolis, Indiana, today beginning at 1:00 p.m. as he signs his copies of his new holiday children’s book, “A Most Mizerable Christmas.” Call 317-594-7525 for more information.
– Promoting his WWE Championship Match against CM Punk and Ryback this Sunday at Survivor Series, John Cena said on Twitter Thursday that he is unsure how he will handle “Big Hungry.”
“Trying to figure out how in the hell to even approach Ryback this Sunday,” he wrote. “#survivorseries will be quite interesting.”
– Marty Wright, formerly known as The Boogeyman in WWE, is now on Twitter.
– NXT Wrestling has announced a Fan Appreciation Night for its Dec. 14 live event at Brooksville Armory 16386 Spring Hill Dr., Brooksville, Florida, 34604. The event will feature eight matches and free Pictures with Santa Claus and the NXT Divas.
– Nigel McGuinness’ documentary on the end of his wrestling career is almost completed, according to PWInsider.com.
– WWE superstar John Cena did another charitable act this week, making a surprise appearance at a Florida elementary school and gifting a 9-year old boy with cerebral palsy a new $32,000 custom wheelchair.
“I’m always excited to appear at events like this, to be there for kids who face obstacles.”
To read more on Cena’s latest heroic deed, visit TampaBay.com.
