On Monday’s episode of WWE RAW, an unknown man come down to the ring at the end of the John Cena vs. CM Punk main event. The man is WWE developmental talent Mason Ryan.

Ryan came down to the ring and went face to face with John Cena. He attacked Cena and then went face to face with CM Punk. After Punk put his arms up in a crucifixion pose, Ryan delivered a boot to Punk’s face, before beating down Cena more. Out comes Nexus. Ryan then got in front of CM Punk, got down on one knee and was given a Nexus armband. The new 5-man Nexus stood in the middle of the ring to end RAW.

Mason Ryan is a former UK Gladiators competitor known as “Goliath” and has been training at WWE’s developmental territory, Florida Championship Wrestling. He is the reigning FCW Florida Heavyweight Champion.

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— WWE announced on their official website Wednesday that John Cena is being evaluated on a day-to-day basis after suffering a hip injury at a Raw live event Tuesday night in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. In an update on the matter, while he won’t be wrestling much over the next few weeks, he is not expected to be sidelined for a lengthy period of time.

— Reigning FCW Florida Heavyweight Champion Mason Ryan, who worked SmackDown live events this week, is expected to be called up to the main WWE roster and receive a large push from the onset. Organization officials reportedly want to utilize the Welsh grappler similarly to former WWE Champion Batista. He notably bears a striking resemblance to “The Animal.”

source: f4wonline.com

— Beth Phoenix worked her first match in several months at last night’s WWE Supershow event in Jackson, Tennessee. She and Melina defeated Maryse and Alicia Fox in a tag team match.

“The Glamazon” had not worked a match since losing the Women’s Championship to Lay-Cool in a two-on-one handicap match on May 11. She tore her ACL in a match against Rosa Mendes the week before, resulting in the title switch.

She returned from injury two weeks ago at the Survivor Series to fend off Michelle McCool and Layla, who had attacked Natalya.

— The WWE Supershow also featured two developmental talents in action as Jackson Andrews beat JTG while Mason Ryan lost to William Regal.

source: PWInsider.com

— WWE’s creative department has not been getting much face time with Vince McMahon in recent weeks due to Linda McMahon’s U.S. Senate campaign. A number of people within the organization feel Vince has become obsessed with his wife’s political race, resulting in the television product suffering.

— FCW Florida Heavyweight Champion Mason Ryan worked the opening night of SmackDown’s eleven-day live event tour of Europe, beating Chavo Guerrero Thursday night in Belfast, Ireland. The developmental wrestler also worked a dark match at Tuesday’s SmackDown taping in Bridgeport, Connecticut, defeating Trent Barreta.

Finlay is also touring with the brand. He beat Tyler Reks in the opening match of the Belfast event.

sources: Pro Wrestling Torch, PWInsider.com

— The official website of the Target Center is advertising a Buried Alive Match between The Undertaker and World Heavyweight Champion Kane at Bragging Rights.

— FCW Florida Heavyweight Champion Mason Ryan made his WWE in-ring debut at last night’s Raw live event in Anaheim, California. He beat Zack Ryder in the second match on the card.

— The Miz celebrated his birthday yesterday as he turned 30 years old.

— It was announced during Raw that Edge had been traded to the SmackDown brand. Though it was not disclosed who would be heading to Raw in exchange for the “Rated-R Superstar,” new information released indicates it being CM Punk.

A new match line-up has been issued for Friday’s Raw live event at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California. Edge has been replaced on the card by Punk, who will be facing R-Truth.

Also added to the show is a bout between Goldust and Ted DiBiase, whose program kicked off last night on Raw. Ezekiel Jackson, who last night wrestled his second match since returning from injury three weeks ago, is advertised to face Zack Ryder. Other matches promoted include Randy Orton vs. Sheamus in a Steel Cage Match, Mark Henry vs. Wade Barrett, Daniel Bryan vs. John Morrison, Melina and Eve vs. Alicia Fox and Maryse, as well as The Nexus vs. Santino Marella and Vladimir Kozlov.

As noted earlier, reigning Florida Heavyweight Champion Mason Ryan will be going on the road with the Raw brand. He is being advertised to face William Regal on the card.

— Democratic state Attorney General Richard Blumenthal and Republican Linda McMahon met last night in the first debate of the general election to replace retiring Democratic Senator Christopher Dodd. Cable news channel CSPAN has posted video of the debate online, which you can view here.

– During a press event for the new film “Red”, actor Bruce Willis was asked about the rumored sequel to the summer blockbuster film “The Expendables.”

Willis told ComingSoon.net that the sequel is happening and said everybody’s favorite beer-drinking rattlesnake will be involved:

“I talked to Sly and he’s going for all the marbles this time, and he’s going to get everybody in this time. Even Stone Cold Steve Austin who took two bullets in the last film, he’s coming back, too. Hopefully, they’ll start shooting it while we’re young enough to survive.”

– FCW champion Mason Ryan will be going on the road with the Raw crew next week. He will be evaluated by WWE’s agents to see how close he is to being called up to the main roster.

– Thumbplay Media has created a new subscription-based WWE Magazine mobile app featuring breaking news, features, galleries and interactive activities. The app, out now for the iPhone and launching later this month for Android and BlackBerry, will refresh its content daily for the price of $2.99 a month.

— Among those considered for the third season of NXT before WWE officials decided to make it a Diva-exclusive program were reigning FCW Champion Mason Ryan (a former UK Gladiator and bodybuilder who resembles Batista), Xavier Woods (a/k/a Consequences Creed), as well as second generation performers Bo Rotundo (younger brother of Husky Harris), Wes Brisco (son of Gerald Brisco) and Richie Steamboat (son of Ricky Steamboat). (source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter)

— All September, WWE Classics On Demand will be “Superstar Chic”, featuring ‘Superstars with unforgettable trendsetting looks’. Matches pitting wrestlers with mullets are featured in the “Shorties” section. Bouts featured include Eddie Guerrero vs. Johnny B. Badd, Rick Rude, Brutus Beefcake, Shawn Michaels vs. Crush, Scott Hall vs. Curt Hennig and Jake Roberts vs. Randy Savage, among others.

— Thanks to Devin Cutting for the following: WWE Monday Night Raw on December 20, 2010 will be held at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas. Tickets go on sale September 25, 2010. WWE Monday Night Raw on December 27, 2010 will be held at the Times Union Center in Albany, New York. Tickets go on sale October 2, 2010.

— Regarding Alberto Del Rio, who debuts this week on Friday Night SmackDown, company officials are reportedly high on him due to the feeling that Rey Mysterio is one knee injury away from possible retirement and they need a new Hispanic star. Meanwhile, some wrestlers feel he’s aloof, which has some rubbed some of his peers the wrong way.

— As reported earlier, Welsh born wrestler Mason Ryan beat Alex Riley last Thursday to become the new Florida Heavyweight Champion. After winning the title, Ryan was telling people that he couldn’t believe he was given the strap as he felt he was far too green and didn’t deserve it. Many within WWE like Ryan as most guys of his stature come in with the attitude that they should be pushed to the top, whether they have talent or not. He, on the other hand, doesn’t understand why the company is pushing him.

— The Aug. 1 Raw live event in Fort Myers, Florida drew 4,248, with a $147,850 gate.

source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter

– The following bouts are being advertised to take place at the duel brand WWE live event taking place on Saturday, Oct. 23 at the MTS Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba:

* Edge vs. Sheamus (WWE Championship Match)

* Kane vs. Big Show (World Heavyweight Championship Match)

* Randy Orton and Rey Mysterio vs. The Nexus

– The most recent episode of Florida Championship Wrestling features Mason Ryan beating Alex Riley to become the new Florida Heavyweight Champion. The title switch took place on July 22 during a Triple Threat Match also involving Johnny Curtis. The Welsh born wrestler used a modified uranage on Riley to become the 10th FCW Champion.

– NXT hostess Ashley Valence recently appeared in a movie called “A Fine Step” with actor Luke Perry of 90210 fame.

– A match pitting John Cena and Randy Orton against members of Nexus is being locally advertised to take place at the Monday Night Raw taping taking place on Sept. 6 at the Verizon Center in Washington D.C.

– This week’s episode of WWE NXT on SyFy scored an 0.96 cable rating with 1,277,000 viewers.

– Beth Phoenix will be appearing at the WWE developmental show on Wednesday, August 18th in Orlando, Florida to meet the fans. The main event that night will be an O-Town Street Fight.