– In this week’s edition of “WWE Inbox,” Eve, David Otunga and others name which of their peers they could see in the White House. Also, Superstars share their most embarrassing pocket dials.

– John Cena is featured on the cover of the December 2012 issue of WWE Magazine. The headline reads – “JOHN CENA – Ultimate Main Event Superstar!” Also featured are the 25 Most Apocalyptic In-Ring Moments, Superstar Scars and Daniel Bryan’s “Startling Secret.”

– Matt Hardy will be the guest tonight live on “In Your Head” beginning at 8:00 p.m. EST. Listen and chat live www.IYHwrestling.com call in and talk to him yourself at 508-644-8503.

– Two matches were taped Tuesday in Birmingham, England for WWE Saturday Morning Slam

* Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso vs. Justin Gabriel and Tyson Kidd

* Ted DiBiase vs. Jinder Mahal

The commentators were Josh Mathews and R-Truth.

– In the following video, Cody Rhodes shows Wade Barrett a thing or two about how to play WWE ’13.

– The official WWE website has a poll asking who poses a bigger threat to WWE Champion CM Punk at Survivor Series; John Cena or Ryback? Ryback currently leads the poll 51% to 49%.

(source: ProWrestling.net)

– WWE will hold a Raw live event in Laredo, Texas at Laredo Energy Arena on Saturday, January 12, 2013 at 7:30 p.m. John Cena, CM Punk and Ryback headline.

– Dave Kapoor, who portrayed The Great Khali’s mouthpiece Ranjin Singh, has been unable to fulfill his duties as head creative writer of Raw in recent weeks due to a medical issue. According to ProWrestling.net, Kapoor suffered a burn of some sort which has prohibited him from traveling. Ed Koskey, head creative writer of SmackDown, has filled in for Kapoor at Raw events in the meantime.

– During Monday’s Raw broadcast, WWE aired a vignette teasing the debut of a new Superstar called “Fandangoo.” It displayed the words Fabulous, Angelic, Noble, Dapper, Astonishing, Naughty, Graceful, Opulent and Outstanding. A voice then asked, “Do you mind if I cut in?” (Yah, we do).

Fandangoo is the new gimmick for Johnny Curtis, who has been testing out an ‘exotic dancer’ gimmick at recent WWE live events.

Fandangoo Videos: Debut Vignette, His Ring Entrance & Dance Moves

– Among the talking heads in WWE’s nWo: The Revolution DVD and Blu-ray video title, scheduled for release tomorrow in the United States, is former WCW World Heavyweight Champion Vince Russo. He was the creative mind behind the group’s reformation in late 1999.

Russo’s involvement with the video release is the first time in ten years both he and WWE have worked together. After leaving the sports-entertainment organization in 1999 for WCW, he was rehired in 2002 to aid WWE’s creative process. However, he quickly left on his own accord, and explained during a later interview, “No way in the world that this thing would work out…I felt there were layers upon layers of people to go through to get my ideas accepted.”

Another talking head of note is former WCW World Heavyweight Champion Lex Luger, who notably battled the nefarious group before becoming a member himself.

– In this week’s episode of WWE Download, Dolph Ziggler rips a rapping John Cena as well as more of YouTube’s worst offenders, including a strip club gone wrong, a Jeep gone under and role playing gone awry.

– John Cena granted several more wishes through the Make-A-Wish organization at WWE’s live event from Manchester, England over the weekend.

– WWEShop.com is now selling the Sin Cara’s silver ring jacket, which you can buy for $69.99.

– Ticket sales for WWE’s ongoing European tour were disappointing for the first few shows, however attendance tonight’s RAW and tomorrow’s SmackDown are looking much better.

– WWE United States Champion Antonio Cesaro continents to work with a broken bone in his hand.

– With the main event of Survivor Series scheduled to be a traditional 5-on-5 elimination match, WWE officials are considering adding another team vs. team match to the card.

Partial source: F4Wonline.com

– People close to former WWE diva Beth Phoenix are saying that even though she left WWE on good terms, it’s unlikely that she’ll be back with the company in 2013.

– The official seating chart for WrestleMania 29 has been released, which you can view at Ticketmaster.com. The ticket prices start at $35 and go up to $2,000 (not including fees).

– Several weeks ago, there were online reports that a certain top WWE superstar read Vince McMahon the riot act backstage, explaining that the current WWE product is not up to par and Vince is out of touch with what fans want these days. It appears that the locker room leader who confronted Vince is none other than John Cena.

(Partial Source: f4wonline.com)

– WWE Champion CM Punk is set to appear in the McDonald’s Thanksgiving day parade in Chicago, which will air live on the WGN television network.

– WWE superstar David Otunga will be appearing on Oprah’s OWN network at 8PM tonight on the show LifeClass, hosted by Joel Osteen. The episode will focus on Otunga decision to give up his law career to pursue his dream of becoming a pro wrestler. Oprah will also be appearing on the episode.

– As previously reported, John Cena has been wrestling Dolph Ziggler on WWE’s current European tour. According to fans who have attended some of the shows, their matches have been excellent, with both men having great chemistry together.

It hasn’t been announced yet, but they are expected to wrestle at WWE Survivor Series in 13 days.

Here’s a video clip of Dolph Ziggler hitting Cena with Sweet Chin Music during one of their matches from over the weekend:

– The 2012 WWE Hell In a Cell DVD will be released on November 27th and features WWE Champion CM Punk as a devil on the cover.

– John Cena reached 3 million Twitter followers this week.

– More bad news for Linda McMahon’s chances of becoming a United States Senator. Earlier this week, The New York Times gave Linda a 14% chance of winning her election. Since then, they have revised their projection and now give her just a 12% chance.

* JOHN CENA’s Next Feud, 2 Former WWE Champions Returning Soon & More

The Kids Wish Network issued the following press release on Thursday:

WWE® SUPERSTAR JOHN CENA, KIDS WISH NETWORK GRANT WISH FOR BOY WITH HYDROCEPHALUS

JONESBORO, Ga. – International children’s charity Kids Wish Network announced today that through the generosity of the WWE and other sponsors, Maurice Wilson’s dream of meeting his favorite WWE Superstar, John Cena, has come true. Kids Wish Network is a Tampa-based charitable organization dedicated to infusing hope, creating happy memories, and improving the quality of life for children having experienced life-altering situations.

“Generous Guardian Angel organizations such as the WWE help us make a wonderful difference in the lives of many children every year,” said Anna Lanzatella, Executive Director of Kids Wish Network. “Kids Wish Network relies on stars like John Cena to help us make dreams become realities for children facing life threatening illnesses every day.”

Eight-year-old Maurice suffers from a condition called hydrocephalus, which is a buildup of cerebrospinal fluid in the skull. He underwent a surgery to implant a shunt at four months old. At the age of three, he suffered a seizure after hitting his head and was rushed into surgery. Maurice was then diagnosed with epilepsy and put on a regimen of daily anti-seizure medications.

When given the opportunity to have a wish granted through Kids Wish Network, Maurice asked to meet his hero, WWE Superstar John Cena. Kids Wish Network arranged for an all expenses paid trip to Atlanta for Maurice and his parents that included accommodations, attractions and meals, as well as the meet-and-greet with John Cena before a WWE event at the Phillips Arena.

“It was fabulous,” said Maurice’s mother, Yakymia Wilson. “It was a dream-come-true for Maurice. This is definitely something we never could have given him and we didn’t expect anything as wonderful as this. Everyone everywhere knew who Maurice was and he was really surprised. Everyone gave us the VIP treatment.”

On the day of his wish, Maurice and his family were picked up by an H2 Hummer limousine and driven in style to the Phillips Arena. They were escorted backstage and Maurice’s eyes lit up when John Cena walked in the room. Cena headed right over to Maurice, shook his hand and the two started talking about wrestling and their shared interest in classic cars. Maurice presented Cena with a t-shirt and a pin for hydrocephalus awareness, while Cena gave Maurice signed posters and pictures along with t-shirts, hats and armbands to match his own. Afterwards, Maurice and his family were seated in the second row for the WWE event and they had a great time watching the action up close.

“I was holding back tears the whole wish,” said Yakymia. “I really appreciate all that you did for my son. Maurice hasn’t stopped talking about it and he’s still wearing one of the hats John Cena gave him. Thank you so much.”

Kids Wish Network would like to thank the following for making Maurice’s all expenses paid trip and wish so spectacular: the WWE, John Cena, Ritz Carlton Hotel, Avalon Limousine Service, Georgia Aquarium, Center for Puppetry Arts, Legoland Discovery Center – Atlanta, Brio Tuscan Restaurant, and Johnny Rockets Diner.

For more information on Kids Wish Network, visit www.kidswishnetwork.org.

* Picture of THE ROCK Dressed Up As The Incredible HULK For Halloween

– John Cena competed in his first match since he underwent surgery on Sept. 18 to remove bone chips from his elbow at Wednesday’s Raw live event in Strasbourg, France. He beat Dolph Ziggler.

In other match results, Brodus Clay and Santino Marella beat Epico and Primo, Michael McGillicutty beat Tensai, Antonio Cesaro successfully defended the WWE United States Championship against Zack Ryder, Team Hell No beat Rhodes Scholars to retain the WWE Tag Team Championship, and Ryback beat WWE Champion CM Punk via disqualification. AJ Lee also beat Eve and Layla to win the WWE Divas Championship, but Raw Managing Supervisor Vickie Guerrero appeared and reversed the decision.

– Howard Finkel, “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan, Vader, Jake “The Snake” Roberts, Katie Lea, Daffney and Jimmy Hart have been announced to appear at the Rhode Island Comic Con taking place this Saturday and Sunday at Rhode Island Convention Center 1 Sabin St. Providence, Rhode Island.

– The official WWE website has published a video playlist of “The Glamazon” Beth Phoenix’s most memorable moments following her departure from the organization on Monday.

(source: PWInsider.com)

– Even though CM Punk has had his hands full with Ryback in recent weeks, WWE still has plans to conclude the CM Punk vs. John Cena feud. With CM Punk still expected to defend the WWE Championship against The Rock at the Royal Rumble in January, that still gives WWE several opportunities for Punk to wrestle Cena before the end of the year.

– WWE officials remain very happy with the revived tag team division. In just a matter of months, WWE has established several teams as viable contenders to the tag team titles, which mean more now than they have in years.

Even though the tag team tournament had a flat finish due to the championship match at Hell in a Cell ending in a disqualification, team Rhodes Scholar are as the breakout team of the season. Damien Sandow in particular is seen as having major potential when he and Rhodes go their separate ways.

– Former WWE Divas The Bella Twins will be appearing at the CTWE Season’s Beatings event on December 15th from Bethany, Connecticut. They will be signing autographs before the show and managing one of the wrestlers.

(Partial source: F4Wonline.com)

– WWE returns to the Rapides Parish Coliseum in Alexandria, Louisiana on Saturday, January 12th, 2013. (Thanks to Devin Cutting)

– As previously reported, WWE superstar Derrick Bateman underwent another knee surgery on Tuesday. It is believed that the surgery was a success. Bateman has been interacting with fans on Twitter and revealed that the surgery was a result of “some Swissman” dislocating his knee cap.

The Swissman he’s talking about is believed to be WWE United States Champion Antonio Cesaro. The two wrestled on Saturday Morning Slam this past weekend, so that was likely when he was injured. Here’s a clip of Cesaro vs. Bateman from Saturday Morning Slam – and the spot where it’s believed Bateman was injured:

– The John Cena – AJ Lee affair storyline will continue next week, with Vickie Guerrero saying that she will produce incriminating video footage of the two on RAW:

https://twitter.com/excusemewwe/status/263429381337255936

* News On Where The JOHN CENA – AJ LEE Affair Storyline Is Headed

– The following matches were taped for this week’s WWE Superstars prior to Monday’s RAW from Charlotte:

* The Usos vs. Primo & Epico
* Michael McGillicutty vs. Brodus Clay.

– During Monday’s WWE RAW from Charlotte, John Cena presented a check for $1 Million to Eric Brinker, son of Susan G. Komen Founder/CEO Nancy G. Brinker, and Dorothy Jones, Vice President of Marketing for Susan G. Komen. There were more than 100 breast cancer survivors, co-survivors and representatives at RAW for the presentation.

It was announced that WWE donated 100% of the profits from sales of Cena’s pink and black ring gear through the month of October.

– WWE Games posted the following video of CM Punk, Sheamus, Dolph Ziggler, Brodus Clay and AJ Lee talking about WWE ’13:

* Find Out When The BROCK LESNAR vs. TRIPLE H Rematch Will Take Place

– NBC will broadcast a shortened, one-hour version of WWE’s Tribute to The Troops show on December 22nd at 9PM.

– David Otunga will be appearing on the November 4th episode of Oprah’s Life Class on her OWN network.

– Here is a video of John Cena answering fan questions from the WWE Hell in a Cell pre-show:

* Rumored Top Matches For SURVIVOR SERIES, What’s Next For RYBACK & More

– Following his recent surgery, John Cena’s elbow is believed to be almost fully healed. While uncertainty about Cena’s elbow is what led WWE select Ryback as the challenger to CM Punk’s WWE title at Hell in a Cell, Cena underwent medical testing on the elbow this week and he’s healthy enough to get physical tonight.

With all of the indecisiveness surrounding the finish of CM Punk vs. Ryback, the possibility remains open for Cena to get involved.

– WWEShop.com is running a promotion where in honor of tonight’s Hel in a Cell PPV, fans can get 25% off orders of $50 or more with code “CELL25” at checkout.

– Minnesota’s local “Busted” newspaper has a feature on former WWE Diva Tammy “Sunny” Sytch and her five arrests in the span of four weeks:

– During a radio interview Thursday, WWE Champion CM Punk refused to address the crowd incident that occurred on the Oct. 8 Raw in Sacramento, California.

Participating in an interview over the phone with Cleveland radio show Rover’s Morning Glory, the program hosts repeatedly asked Punk about the incident. Punk, appearing disgruntled, ultimately hung up on the hosts, with the interview lasting approximately five minutes.

– WWE has released a promotional video previewing Sunday’s Hell in a Cell pay-per-view event. The advertisement is centered on WWE Champion CM Punk defending his title against Ryback.

– WWE will hold Raw live events at Pensacola Civic Center in Pensacola, Florida on Friday, January 4, 2013 at 7:30 p.m. and the Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center in Tallahassee, Florida on Sunday, January 6, 2013 at 5:00 p.m. Both events are headlined by John Cena, CM Punk, Ryback and Dolph Ziggler.

Arda Ocal (@arda_ocal.) of the Score TV in Canada and the Baltimore Sun recently had the chance to speak with WWE Superstar Dolph Ziggler about a number of topics. Highlights from the interview are as follows:

How he feels about Zack Ryder’s show ‘Z: True Long Island Story’ potentially ending: “You can’t blame that kid for making something out of nothing. He’s the reason we have a partnership with YouTube. He’s one of the main reasons we have all this new social media interaction and WWE is so big on twitter and we get so many different things trending. All because this kid tries something new outside of the box, to go out there and try and get the fans and WWE to notice him and boy did it pay off for him. And not matter what happens in the end, it was a ground breaking, outside of the box maneuver and he did it and I was more than happy to be a part of it because I thought it was something really unique and really cool.”

His thoughts on 3 hour RAW and how the extra hour benefits himself and others: “There’s a lot of up and coming Superstars who get maybe 30 seconds of a backstage scene, or maybe get to talk for a quick second, or you see him for a minute or two on T.V., every Superstar is fighting every week to be a part of ‘I just want to be on T.V. for a few minutes. I just want to let everyone see how good I am at this’. I’m one of the ones who’s constantly fighting every week for 30 seconds of air time, or maybe 5 seconds of a promo. And with this extra hour, it’s a chance to create new Superstars.”

Where a rivalry with John Cena ranks for him in his career: “He’s been someone that I’ve looked up to, but also hated for the last five years, because he is the face, he is the franchise of the WWE. And there’s been guys that have become World Champion and WWE Champion who are still second fiddle to what John Cena and whatever he has going on in his life. So this guy is the guy to be in the ring with. This is the guy to go toe to toe on the mic with. This is the guy to be in the matches with that you will be in the main event. And instead of everyone going ‘Hey you had a great match. You should have been in the main event’ people will be telling me ‘Hey, it was a great match. There’s a reason why you’re in the main event out there with John Cena, because you do what you do better than everyone else.'”

Other topics discussed include:
His reputation of making others look good in the ring and being pigeon holed as “that guy”
What does he need to do to be more selfish in his matches and career
His ‘preemptive’ comments as the new WWE World Heavyweight Champion.
Is he looking forward to the next chapter: The Main Event?
WWE’s Partnership with HULU
Is he the type of guy to boast about his hits on online programming?
How often he watches his own matches?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=q9lr31fVM_Y

– John Cena and Vickie Guerrero have been going back and forth on Twitter today regarding the storyline “affair” between John Cena and former RAW GM AJ Lee.

After getting called out by Cena for not showing her “proof” of the affair, Vickie has now promised to expose the truth and reveal her proof on Monday’s RAW from Charlotte, NC.

https://twitter.com/excusemewwe/status/261501471265259520

– Here are some numbers from WWE’s recent live event tours:

RAW Brand’s Northeast US Tour:

* 10/19 in Trenton, NJ: 6,500 fans and $200,000 gate
* 10/20 in Reading, PA: 5,000 fans and $160,000 gate
* 10/21 in Hartford, CT: 6,000 fans and $150,000 gate

SmackDown’s Tour of Egypt:

* 10/18 in Cairo: 5,000 fans and $300,000 gate
* 10/19 in Cairo: 9,000 fans and $650,000 gate
* 10/20 in Cairo: 6,500 fans and $300,000 gate

(Partial Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter)

– On Twitter Thursday, John Cena responded to Vickie Guerrero’s allegations that he had an affair with AJ Lee, which led to the diminutive Diva stepping down from her post as Raw General Manager by the WWE Board of Directors on Monday.

“Ok @ExcuseMeWWE not gonna go back and forth so ill leave it with this.. U got proof of an ‘affair’ with @WWEAJLee and I, show @wwe,” Cena wrote in response to Guerrero stating the day prior that his “actions” with Lee are “interesting” to her. “Just truly think its sad that @WWEAJLee lost her job because of ‘allegations’ that is a bigtime blunder by @wwe #BringBackAJ.”

In response, Guerrero said she will have proof this Monday on Raw. She wrote to Cena, “Ask and you shall receive…tune into RAW this Monday as I have the “evidence” #CougarInCharge.”

– Northeast Wrestling has announced that prices for former WWE performer Barbie “Kelly Kelly” Blank’s autographs and photo-ops at her appearances on Saturday, November 3 at the Galleria at Crystal Run in Middletown, New York, and Sunday, November 4 at Buffalo Wild Wings in Waterbury, Connecticut have been reduced.

Autographs and photo-ops are now $30 each, or save $10 by purchasing a combo for $50. Additional autographs and photo-ops are available for $25 that day. Those who have already pre-ordered the items will be refunded the difference. (Event Details)

– Kenn Doane, formerly known as Kenny and Kenny Dykstra in WWE, is now playing football at Nichols College after not playing since high school. Though listed as a tight end on the school’s official website, he primarily plays defense on a limited basis. Through eight games into the season, he has eight solo tackles and five assisted tackles.

– WWE will be holding NXT tapings from Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida on November 1st and 15th.

– WWE RAW on Monday, 12/17, the night after WWE’s Tables, Ladders & Chairs PPV, will take place from Philadelphia, PA. With TLC taking place from the new Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, WWE expected to hold RAW there the next night as well. After ticket sales were sluggish for TLC, WWE realized it would be difficult to run a show there the following night and moved it to Philly.

– John Cena will be going on WWE’s upcoming European tour that begins on October 31st. It’s unknown whether he’ll be healthy enough to wrestle on every show, but he’ll be appearing.

* THE MIZ In Line For A Main Event Push & Who Will Be The NEW RAW GM

(Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter)

Raw’s Managing Supervisor, Vickie Guerrero, who was appointed the position on Monday’s show after AJ Lee decided to step down as brand General Manager by the WWE Board of Directors for allegedly fraternizing with John Cena, is furthering the storyline on Twitter.

After announcing that she will on hand for Raw’s entire tour of the United Kingdom next month, she tweeted Wednesday morning, “How rude of me, I keep thanking @WWEAJLee for my new success, but I am sending a special “thank you” to @JohnCena #CougarInCharge.”

John Cena responded to her remarks shortly thereafter, tweeting, “Bit of advice @ExcuseMeWWE I know u r proud of your ‘actions’ but if u wanna run your mouth about me, it wont work. Ask @therock.”

As the storyline goes, Guerrero claimed to the WWE Board of Directors that Lee and Cena had a “business dinner,” and Lee decided not to fight the accusations to avoid dragging Cena’s name through the mud.

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson also weighed in on the matter tweeting in response to Cena’s remark, “@JohnCena @ExcuseMeWWE @WWE Where’d U take @AJLee for your “business dinner”? Golden Corral? McDonalds? #CheapJabroni.”

– The preliminary pay-per-view buys estimate for WWE’s Night of Champions pay-per-view event on September 16, 2012 is 189,000 worldwide. This is up from 161,000 buys for last year’s show headlined by WWE Champion CM Punk vs. Triple H.

The break down is 100,000 domestic buys (53 percent) and 89,000 international buys (47 percent).

The event was headlined by WWE Champion CM Punk vs. John Cena.

– Ringside Collectibles hosted former Raw General Manager AJ Lee at Ringside Fest 2012, the ninth annual Ringside Fest. She discussed the event, her first ever Mattel WWE action figure and more.

– Former WWE Superstars John Morrison and Melina have canceled their advertised appearances at “Chiller Theatre” this weekend at the Sheraton Parsippany in Parsippany, New Jersey.

– Next week’s 10/31 Halloween edition of WWE Main Event on Ion will feature Sin Cara, Rey Mysterio and Randy Orton vs. Darren Young, Titus O’Neil and Alberto Del Rio.

– WWE has signed one of the wrestlers from Booker T’s Reality of Wrestling promotion in Texas. Denton Blackwell can be found on Twitter at @DentonBlackwell.

– John Cena will be appearing on ABC’s The Chew today at 1PM (EST). The show was filmed on Tuesday morning.

– Here is footage of R-Truth, Alicia Fox and Kofi Kingston at a “be a STAR” rally in Memphis, Tennessee earlier this week:

– With Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson stating on record that he will be present at WrestleMania 29 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, the official WWE website has published an article on their five theories for his participation at the event. One theory includes Johnson challenging The Undertaker’s undefeated streak.

“If a showdown for the WWE Title is out of the cards for The Brahma Bull, there’s no reason he can’t throw the gauntlet down at the feet of The Deadman and attempt to surmount what has become the greatest challenge in WrestleMania history,” the article states. “The Rock and The Phenom have history together (they were even Tag Team Champions for a hot minute), but a collision on The Greatest Stage of Them All would — to use an old expression — certainly put a lot of butts in the seats. Besides, after interring Triple H inside Hell in a Cell at WrestleMania 28, The Demon of Death Valley will be looking for a top-caliber challenger (if he’s looking for a challenger at all), and a high-profile opponent like The People’s Champion certainly fits the mold.”

Other theories including Johnson challenging for or defending the WWE Championship, challenging for the Tag Team Championship, a rematch against John Cena, and a “Rock Concert” with Bruce Springsteen.

– The Cauliflower Alley Club, a non-profit fraternal organization comprising both retired and active professional wrestlers and boxers in North America, has announced former WWE Women’s Champion Molly Holly as their 2013 Women’s Wrestling Honoree. She will receive the award at their next reunion event taking place April 15-17, 2013 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Past female grappling honorees include Darling Dagmar, Rockin’ Robin and Awesome Kong.

Now 35-years-old, Molly Holly has mostly kept away from the wrestling scene since parting ways with WWE in 2005. Sans a one-night return at WrestleMania XXV, her wrestling-related appearances have been limited to occasional guest referee roles and autograph signings.

– WWE sent out a press release on Monday night announcing that John Cena was recognized at the Make-A-Wish organization’s Evening of Excellence Awards Ceremony in Arizona. Cena was recognized for granting his 300th wish back in June, the first person to ever reach that milestone.

– At Monday’s RAW, WWE announced that WrestleMania 29 tickets will go on pre-sale on November 8th. The pre-sale code is: IZODVIP.

– Here is video of Eve Tores’ appearance on VH1’s The Buzz with Carrie Keagan from Monday: