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  • Randy Orton Reveals Status For PPV, WWE Site Interviews HBK

    — Randy Orton stated on Twitter that he passed the ‘Impact test’ he underwent on Friday. Therefore, he is cleared to wrestle Christian at tomorrow night’s Capitol Punishment pay-per-view event.

    The WWE World Heavyweight suffered a concussion during Sunday’s SmackDown live event in Spain and had to pass the test in order to be medically cleared to return to the ring.

    — Shawn Michaels participated in an interview with Joey Styles yesterday that will soon be published on WWE.com. The wrestling legend will discuss his new hunting show, which premieres on the Outdoor Channel later this month.

    — Monday Night Raw will be held on September 12, 2011 at the Scotiabank Place in Ottawa, Ontario.

    — Dark Rising, a 2007 horror movie Christian appeared in, is now available on Netflix.

  • Randy Orton Concussion Update

    suffered a legitimate concussion at WWE’s Smackdown house show from Madrid, Spain on Sunday. The injury occurred during the triple-threat main event match for the World Heavyweight title against Christian and Sheamus. WWE’s Wellness Policy requires performers who suffer concussions to pass an ‘Impact Concussion Test’ before returning to action.

    Randy Orton tweeted the following on Friday afternoon:

    “About to take an Impact test. It will determine if I can be cleared to fight Christian, after receiving a concussion. Wish me luck.”

    We’ll keep you posted with his status when we get an update.

  • Cover Art Released For WWE’s Upcoming Randy Orton DVD

    Randy Orton posted the cover art for WWE’s upcoming Randy Orton: The Evolution Of A Predator video release.

    Previously titled The Randy Orton Experience, it is scheduled for release in North America on September 6 via three-disc DVD and a two-disc Blu-ray sets. The synopsis reads:

    “He’s one of the most popular superstars in the WWE, but he has never been the subject of a home entertainment release—until now. This 3-disc set takes an in-depth look at WWE’s Apex Predator from Elimination Chamber through the road to WrestleMania and Orton’s brutal bout with CM Punk. Along the way, fans learn about the Viper in and out of the ring as he reflects on his career to date. Family and opponents contribute never-before-seen interviews about Orton’s past, present, and future. In addition the set is packed with some of Orton’s most memorable matches and moments from his career.”

  • Randy Orton Suffers Concussion, Might Not Wrestle Sunday

    Randy Orton suffered a legitimate concussion at WWE’s Smackdown house show from Madrid, Spain on Sunday. The injury occurred during the triple-threat main event match for the World Heavyweight title against Christian and Sheamus. Orton was asked on Twitter why he didn’t wrestle on RAW, to which he responded:

    “because I was knocked out in Spain. U can’t wrestle, or should i say, perform, the day after a concussion.”

    In case Orton is not medically cleared to wrestle Christian at Sunday’s Capitol Punishment pay-per-view, the concussion angle WWE ran on RAW will be the explanation.

    In the event that a WWE performer suffers a concussion, WWE’s Wellness policy requires that hey must pass an Impact Concussion Test.

    We’ll be following this story throughout the week, so stay tuned to SEScoops.com for the latest on Randy Orton’s medical status.

  • WWE Changes Name Of Orton DVD, Batista Autograph Signing

    — WWE has once against renamed its upcoming Randy Orton DVD and Blu-ray release.

    Previously titled The Randy Orton Experience, it is now called Randy Orton: The Evolution of a Predator. It is scheduled for release in North America on September 6 via three-disc DVD and a two-disc Blu-ray sets. The synopsis reads:

    “He’s one of the most popular superstars in the WWE, but he has never been the subject of a home entertainment release—until now. This 3-disc set takes an in-depth look at WWE’s Apex Predator from Elimination Chamber through the road to WrestleMania and Orton’s brutal bout with CM Punk. Along the way, fans learn about the Viper in and out of the ring as he reflects on his career to date. Family and opponents contribute never-before-seen interviews about Orton’s past, present, and future. In addition the set is packed with some of Orton’s most memorable matches and moments from his career.”

    — It as reported last week that former WWE Champion Batista is opening a mixed martial arts training facility in Tampa, Florida. The gym, which is called Gracie Fighter Tampa, will hold its grand opening this Saturday in Tampa, Florida at 6333 N. Dale Mabry Highway. Batista, who partners with mixed martial arts trainer Cesar Gracie in the endeavor, will participate in a autograph signing from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. that day.

    source: WWEDVDNews.com

  • Cena Working Injured, Orton Buys New House, WWE-Brazil

    – WWE Champion John Cena is working through a number of physical ailments, including neck, hip and elbow problems. Despite what he’s going through, Cena rarely complains.

    – World Heavyweight Champion Randy Orton recently moved into a large new home in a suburb of St. Louis. The news was picked up by a local community newsletter, which asked neighbors to respect the sports entertainer’s privacy.

    – As WWE continues to expand its business internationally, another market the company has its sights on is Brazil. Rio de Jeneiro is seen as an emerging economy and will be hosting two huge international events in the coming years – the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympic games.

    (Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter)

  • Orton Interview: His Legacy, Being A Face, Savage’s Death

    World Heavyweight Champion Randy Orton spoke with Roanoke Virgin’as The Roanoke Times over the weekend to hype Tuesday’s SmackDown taping. Here are some highlights of what Orton said about:

    The best and worst part of being a WWE superstar: “I’d say the best part of being a WWE superstar is traveling the world, meeting new and different people of all walks of life. I love what I do for a living. One of the things people don’t think about — the travel is good, but at the same time it’s very tiring, and you don’t have an off season like your regular professional football team. I got buddies of mine out swimming with their families in the pool right now. Yesterday they were barbecuing. I was in La Crosse, Wis., you know? I have a wife and a daughter, and I don’t get to see them much.”

    Whether He Wants to Work As A Babyface: I don’t think I’m a true babyface. I’ve made some slight changes, and the more time that goes by the more changes I’ll make. But technically, I guess, you can call me a babyface because I’m facing other heels most of the time, of course, except for Christian right now. As a heel, I acted a certain way. I did certain things and I wasn’t afraid of getting dirty. But as a babyface, I don’t really want to change too much. Last time I turned in ’04, I tried to change 180 degrees and it failed miserably. So this time, I’m trying to take what I thought people were into about my character as a heel and really just slowly fine tune things instead of making any drastic changes.

    “Macho Man” Randy Savage’s Recent Death: “It was awful. I would hope everyone’s reaction would be somewhere along those lines. Awful, in disbelief, saddened, mortified.”

    The Legacy He Hopes To Leave In WWE: “I’ve won every title there is to win, just about, and I think right now my main goal is in the longevity of my career. I’ve been around 10 years, but that’s not really nothing compared to some guys in our business who have been able to stay on top for a long amount of time — like Triple H, Undertaker, Shawn Michaels, Ric Flair. I want to be one of those handful of guys who are household names, that when people think WWE, or sports entertainment — whatever the hell they’re calling it now — I want to be at the top of that list. I want to be known worldwide for how good I’m able to perform in that ring.”

    It’s also worth pointing out that the person who conducted the interview noted that before the session, WWE’s handler stressed repeatedly that Orton is a “sports entertainer” – NOT a wrestler.

    * Pictures of RANDY ORTON’s Beautiful Wife – SAMANTHA

  • Punk’s WWE Future, Warrior Has Big News, Orton-Sheamus

    – The Ultimate Warrior is now on Twitter and is wasting no time making with his controversial tweets. After releasing a scathing video earlier this week to Hulk Hogan for silencing his Warriors on Twitter, Warrior tweeted the following on Thursday, teasing “big news” coming soon:

    “Thank you to all The Warriors out there spreading the word. Big news soon. Always Believe!!!”

    Warrior has vowed to expose Hulk Hogan for the man he truly is, while Hogan maintains that Warrior is talking nonsense and is simply a negative person.

    – Friday’s episode of SmackDown will feature a main event of Randy Orton defending the World Heavyweight title against Sheamus. The match was taped on Tuesday night from Des Moines, Iowa. Prior to the match taking place, a WWE fan jumped the ringside gate and tried jumping into the ring – but was caught by security and escorted out of the building.

    – Following reports that Nexus leader CM Punk is strongly considering leaving WWE when his contract expires this summer, it’s worth noting that WWE’s live event website is only advertising CM Punk to appear at TV tapings and the Money in the Bank pay-per-view from July 6th through August 6th.

  • DDP Comments On Potential WWE Return, Memories Of Savage

    Arda Ocal and Jimmy Korderas of Right After Wrestling Radio on The Score on SIRIUS 158 recently spoke with Diamond Dallas Page. Highlights:

    DDP on possibly coming back to the WWE in the future & how he is doing today: “I spoke to Johnny Ace about this…I haven’t heard back from him on it. I told him I would love to do some kind of PR. Some public relations. That sort of thing is what Vince [McMahon] wanted me to do when I left. He wanted me to stay and be the color-commentator but I was burnt out of wrestling for so many years and I needed a break. Long story short, 10 years later I’m still doing pretty well but I would love to be a part of the WWE family.”

    What DDP thinks of the whole Kurt Angle/Randy Orton “finishing move” situation: “The thing is you don’t use the guy’s finish in the same company. If you’re in TNA and Kurt Angle is using the Ankle Lock, then you don’t do it in that company because Kurt will really take your ankle and put you in it and break your ankle. But if you’re in the WWE or the independent circuit, it is what it is. I don’t know what’s happening between Randy [Orton] and Kurt [Angle] but I love Randy using the RKO. Being it’s a version of the Diamond Cutter, people will think of me whenever he hits that move. And I think Randy is the greatest wrestler in the World…I think he is the very best. ”

    Memories of working with Macho Man Randy Savage in WCW: “[My favorite match with Randy Savage was our first one at Spring Stampede] because that’s where he put me over. We were doing house shows and one night in Florence, South Carolina, Arn Anderson walked into the locker room and he was the agent. He asked Macho what he wanted to do tonight and Randy said, ‘I think I wanna take the Diamond Cutter’, and it almost knocked Arn over. Arn asked me if I knew how much of an honor that was and I was like, ‘ummm yeah’! When I hit the Diamond Cutter the crowd exploded. When the referee slid down, the entire place was counting 1-2-3 and the crowd exploded again – and Randy (while laying there) said to me, “I think we have our finish to Spring Stampede’!”

  • Title Match Scheduled For SmackDown, WWE Diva Debuts, Khali

    — Sheamus beat Christian and Mark Henry in a Triple Threat match last night on SmackDown to become the new No. 1 contender to the World Heavyweight Championship. The Celtic Warrior will challenge Randy Orton for the strap on next week’s episode of SmackDown.

    — WWE developmental wrestler A.J. made her official WWE debut on last night’s episode of WWE SmackDown. Accompanied by Natalya, the NXT Season 3 contestant partnered with Kaitlyn in a losing effort to Alicia Fox and Tamina. Her bio has been moved to the SmackDown Superstars section on WWE.com.

    A.J., a longtime wrestling fan who as recently as a few years ago would post on WWE Diva message boards, commented on her breakthrough on Twitter.

    She wrote, “And it only took me 13 years… So incredibly happy and proud right now. Thanks for all the support. Think I broke my DVR rewind button…”

    — The Great Khali turned on Ranjin Singh last night on SmackDown, placing his own brother in the Vise Grip. After leaving Singh completely incapacitated, Khali left the ring with Jinder Mahal.

  • WM27 Buyrate, WWE Manager Returns, Orton Travel Story

    – WWE’s annual goal for WrestleMania is for the event to draw 1 million pay-per-view buys worldwide. According to the company’s official preliminary estimate, the show did 1,042,000 buys worldwide – so it appears The Rock’s involvement was enough to put them over the top.

    – As reported here earlier this week, WWE is continuing its recent initiative to once again feature managers – with former WWE personality Armando Alejandro Estrada returning at Tuesday’s Superstars tapings from Spokane, WA and managing Tyson Kidd. Estrada reportedly met with WWE officials about a possible return several months ago when the company was touring in Long Island, NY.

    – Randy Orton recently wrote on twitter about an embarrassing travel story. Apparently he sat down on what he believed to be his connecting flight to St. Louis, but then found out that the flight he was on was a flight to Fayetteville, NC and had to be escorted off his flight after alerting the flight crew.

    (Partial Source: PWInsider.com)

  • Savage Tribute Planned For Raw, Orton Praises Christian, More

    — It has been confirmed the WWE production team was ordered to work on a video piece honoring Randy Savage for inclusion on tonight’s Raw.

    Last night’s WWE Over The Limit pay-per-view opened with an “In Memory Of” graphic paying tribute to the wrestling legend, who passed away on Friday.

    — Randy Orton praised Christian for their World Heavyweight Championship Match last night at WWE Over the Limit.

    “Got to give it to Christian,every match we have against each other is a ppv match,” he wrote. “Tonight was just like any other Seattle was a great host!”

    — On this day twelve years ago, Owen Hart died when an equipment malfunction occurred during his entrance from the rafters of Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri at the Over the Edge pay-per-view event.

    source: F4WOnline.com

  • WWE Stars Pay Tribute To Savage At OTL, Dark Match Result

    — Tonight’s WWE Over The Limit pay-per-view opened with a “In Memory Of” graphic paying tribute to Randy Savage, who passed away on Friday.

    CM Punk performed a Macho Man style diving elbow drop during his match against Big Show and Kane, but missed. Wade Barrett also performed a flying elbow from the second rope in his match against Ezekiel Jackson.

    Savage was never mentioned by the announcers during the pay-per-view broadcast, nor did any video package air.

    — Daniel Bryan beat Drew McIntyre via submission in a dark match prior to tonight’s WWE Over The Limit pay-per-view broadcast.

    — Paul Bearer will be appearing at Sports Heroes and Legends 10 Giffords Lane Staten Island, New York on Friday July 22 from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

    source: Pro Wrestling Torch

  • Sin Cara Match Planned For OTL, Gabriel To Team With Orton

    — As of last week, a match pitting Sin Cara against Chavo Guerrero was planned for this Sunday’s WWE Over the Limit pay-per-view event.

    — The SmackDown brand will tour South Africa in early July with two shows scheduled for the 9th and 10th Johannesburg. Justin Gabriel, who is from the country, will be emphasized as a top babyface at the events. He is advertised to partner with Randy Orton in matches against Christian and Sheamus.

    — The following bonus features will be included in the Blu-ray version of WWE Extreme Rules, available May 31, 2011:

    * Edge’s Retirement Announcement – April 15 SmackDown

    * John Cena’s Draft Night – April 25 Monday Night Raw

    * The Rock’s Birthday Celebration – May 2 Monday Night Raw

    source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter

  • Orton’s Next Feud, Rock At SummerSlam, Khali-Jinder

    – As previously reported, WWE is currently working on how to use The Rock on television in the coming months. While nothing is confirmed just yet, we can confirm that the creative team has a few ideas of what to do with The Rock at SummerSlam and Survivor Series in the fall.

    – After Randy Orton captured the World Heavyweight tile last week and ended Christian’s 5-day title reign, WWE is already looking forward to Orton’s next heel challenger. While an extended feud between Orton and Christian was discussed, right now it’s looking like Mark Henry will be the next title challenger. It should be said that Mark Henry as a top heel world title challenger is a scenario that’s been discussed many times in the past, but is not an indication that a title reign is in his future.

    – There are currently plans for The Great Khali and his manager Jinder Mahal to form a heel tag team together and feud with WWE tag champions Kane and the Big Show.

    (Partial Source: Wrestling Observer Nesletter)

  • *Spoiler* Two More Titles Matches Set For WWE Over the Limit

    It was announced at tonight’s SmackDown taping in Nashville, Tennessee that Randy Orton will be defending the World Heavyweight Championship against Christian at WWE Over the Limit on May 22.

    Later during the show, Wade Barrett challenged Ezekiel Jackson to an Intercontinental Championship Match at the event.

    The announced card is as follows:

    “I Quit” Match for the WWE Championship
    John Cena (c) vs. The Miz

    World Heavyweight Championship Match
    Randy Orton (c) vs. Christian

    Jerry Lawler vs. Michael Cole
    (Jerry Lawler will give up his WWE Hall of Fame ring to Michael Cole in the event of a loss.)

    Intercontinental Championship Match
    Wade Barrett (c) vs. Ezekiel Jackson

  • JR Blog: Hogan Back In WWE, Helms’ Accident, Christian

    WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross is back with another blog update, which you can read in its entirety over at JRsBarBQ.com. JR talked about a number of topics, including his recent visit to the Legends of the Ring fan convention in New Jersey.

    Here are some highlights of what JR said about:

    Hulk Hogan Back In WWE: “Do I think that Hulk Hogan will ever return to WWE? This is a classic, never say never answer IMO….BROTHER! Crazier things have happened BROTHER and one could theoretically see some sort of PR role for Hulk down the road. Who knows? Not something that I dwell on to be honest with you BROTHER.”

    Randy Orton Defeating Christian: “Christian and Randy Orton had a great, TV match on Smackdown but I don’t buy into the ‘tragedy’ that some fans flooded us with here on our site due to Christian losing the World Title. It isn’t as if the loss ended Christian’s career and who’s to say that ‘Captain Charisma’ won’t regain the title at a later date? Those that truly understand the nature of the genre have a different mindset than those who are knee jerking themselves silly.”

    Shane Helms’ Motorcycle Accident: “How’s Hurricane Helms after his near tragic motorcycle accident? Helms and his girl friend were severely injured in a motor cycle accident last week and seemingly just dodged a fatal bullet. My late father would never let me own a motorcycle and I assume situations like this are the reasons why. I wish Gregory Helms and his lady friend only the best in healing and regaining their health. They are both lucky from what I hear to still be with us.”

  • Hogan Advertised For WWE Event, Orton Lands WWE Mag Cover

    — An Austrian radio station advertised tickets going on sale for a SmackDown live event taking place in November in Vienna. The hosts interviewed Carsten Schaefer, the longtime announcer for WWE telecasts in Germany. The hosts mostly discussed Hulk Hogan, who Schaefer praised. Then it was announced that Hulk Hogan would be appearing on the show—which is not true.

    — Randy Orton is featured on the cover of the June 2011 issue of WWE Magazine, which includes an interview with “The Viper.” Also featured is Edge’s “Final Interview.”

    — WWE Hall of Famer Dusty Rhodes was unable to make his scheduled appearance at yesterday’s “Legends of the Ring 12” pro wrestling fanfest event due to a death in his family.

    — TNA Wrestling co-founder Jerry Jarrett now hosts a radio show on The Zone 104.5F FM in Nashville, Tennessee. It airs every Saturday at 11:00 a.m.

  • VIDEO: Randy Orton Wins The World Heavyweight Championship

    If you didn’t see Friday’s episode of SmackDown, watch this video of Randy Orton defeating Christian to capture the World Heavyweight championship, ending Christian’s 5-day reign

    WWE’s YouTube channel also posted this post-match video of Christian:

  • Orton Wins His 8th Title, Kharma Rough With The Divas

    – In case you missed Friday’s episode of SmackDown, Randy Orton defeated Christian to capture the World Heavyweight championship. This begins the 8th championship reign for Orton and ends Christian’s 5-day championship reign.

    – Ezekiel Jackson appears to be gone from The Corre after getting attacked by other members on SmackDown. Wade Barrett wrote the following on Twitter after the show aired:

    “It’s been a pleasure working with you, Zeke. Zeke got too big for his boots. I hope he has learned a valuable lesson.”– As noted before, Alicia Fox suffered a shoulder injury after being clotheslined by Kharma on this week’s WWE SmackDown. There are already people backstage making comments about how rough Kharma is with the Divas.

    – As we reported earlier this week, Alicia Fox suffered a shoulder injury after being clotheslined by Kharma at Tuesday’s SmackDown tapings. Kharma is already getting a reputation for being very rough with the WWE divas.

    – Speaking of Kharma, she made her first appearance at a live WWE event last night at the SmackDown live event from Dothan, Alabama. Kharma continued her streak of attacking the WWE divas, this time beating the crap out of Eve Torres after she lost to Divas Champion Brie Bella.

  • *Spoilers* Orton & Jericho Respond To Angry WWE Fans

    * Warning: The following contains a MAJOR *SPOILER* for Friday’s episode of SmackDown:

    Former WWE star Chris Jericho addressed fans’ criticism in regards to Christian dropping his newly World Heavyweight Championship to Randy Orton at Tuesday’s SmackDown taping in Orlando, Florida. Jericho tweeted on Thursday:

    “Hey everyone bitching about (Christian) losing the title, have you ever thought that maybe it’s just the beginning of a bigger storyline?”

    Meanwhile, new World Heavyweight champion Orton wrote the following on Twitter in response to fans angry with the title change:

    “Biggest change from Raw to Smackdown…Ignorance x Jealousy + Spoilers = entertaining tweets!! Keep em coming!!”

    * VIDEO of RANDY ORTON Winning The World Heavyweight Title from CHRISTIAN

  • Another VIDEO Of The Shocking Spoiler For SmackDown

    If you haven’t heard by now, Randy Orton defeated Christian at Tuesday’s SmackDown tapings from Orlando to capture the World Heavyweight championship.

    Earlier, we posted video of Randy Orton celebrating with the World Heavyweight title after the match. New footage has leaked online of the actual match finish – which you can check out below:

  • *Spoiler* Randy Orton & Joey Styles Respond To Angry WWE Fans

    Warning: The Following contains a MAJOR spoiler for Friday’s SmackDown:

    If you haven’t heard by now – Randy Orton defeated Christian at Tuesday’s WWE SmackDown tapings from Orlando to capture the World Heavyweight championship.

    When news leaked online of the title change, fans bombarded the WWE twitter account with negative feedback. Styles responded to those angry fans with the following:

    “When sending hate tweets to myself or @WWE because of @Christian4Peeps, @RandyOrton and the World Heavyweight Championship, please be PG ;)”

    In related news, Randy Orton has been re-tweeting messages from angry fans writing on his own Twitter page. Orton retweeted this one:

    “You won the title.Vince has no idea how much people are hating YOU on the Internet. I hope you continue to lose all your fans.”

    VIDEO of RANDY ORTON Celebrating With The World Heavyweight Title

  • VIDEO Of The MAJOR *Spoiler* For Friday’s SmackDown

    Well, that didn’t last long …

    At Tuesday night’s WWE SmackDown tapings from the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida – Randy Orton defeated Christian to become the new World Heavyweight champion.

    The match was made earlier in the night after Teddy Long let the fans decide Christian’s opponent between Orton, The Great Khali and Mark Henry.

    This makes Christian’s World Heavyweight title reign one of the shortest in WWE history at just 2 days.

    Check out this video footage (shot by an SEScoops fan) of Randy Orton celebrating with the World Heavyweight title:

    What do you guys think about WWE pulling the plug on Christian’s first World Heavyweight title run?

    COMMENT BELOW and let us know…

  • Poster For Capitol Punishment PPV, Rumor On Batista & WWE

    — The promotional poster for WWE’s Capitol Punishment pay-per-view event, which takes place June 19 at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. has been released. It features Randy Orton.

    Randy Orton

    The synopsis reads: “WWE storms the Nation’s Capitol in this inaugural pay-per-view event. Don’t miss John Cena, Randy Orton, Edge, The Miz, and all your favorite WWE Superstars at WWE Capitol Punishment live on pay-per-view.”

    — It’s being rumored that WWE has offered Batista a contract to return to the organization.

    — John Cena shots scenes for Fred The Movie 2 at last Tuesday’s SmackDown taping in Greensboro, North Carolina. The film is schedule to premiere on Nickelodeon on Halloween.

    source: F4WOnline.com