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Orton playing the generic Bad Guy, he’s much better than this. NO!
Ric Flair, Randy Orton, & John Cena PromoOld School Raw kicked off with the 16 time “Nature Boy” Ric Flair out first. He was quickly interrupted by former Evolution partner. Randy Orton. Randy Orton said he respected Ric Flair, but he needed the time more to address the one on one rematch putting himself vs John Cena for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship at The Royal Rumble. Ric chimes in saying he’s not as good as he thinks. Orton threatens Flair, Cena ends up making the save.
For me this segment fell flat, and seemed forced. Orton was seemingly going through the motions, with “I respect you, but….” going into generic heel mode. This is not The Viper I know and enjoy. I feel some people don’t give Randy Orton the credit he deserves for his promo and character skills, he makes great facial expressions, and conveys a cold-hearted disposition. Well normally he does, this promo didn’t do Orton any favors. Clearly Ric Flair is getting order, or he had a few in the back, because he sounded marble mouth in this segment. Cena didn’t offer anything to this segment either. One month ago Cena may have delivered the best promo of his life in Seattle. Here, I felt the whole thing was boring. NO!
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Jerry Lawler Health Update: Earlier in the day we reportedBreaking News Jerry “The King” Lawler was hospitalized. Of course with Jerry’s Heart Attack last year during Raw, your first thought would be another heart issue. Thankfully it seemed to be a stomach virus or food poisoning. however that didn’t stop the WWE from sensationalizing by directing viewers to turn to the WWE App to get an update on Jerry Lawler. NO!
Daniel Bryan…er Wyatt. So far okay. YES!
Luke Harper, Erick Rowan & Daniel Bryan vs. The Usos & Rey Mysterio Our first chance to see Daniel Bryan on TV as a Wyatt. First the original Wyatt trio appeared for their normal entrance, followed by the fourth Daniel “Wyatt”. Daniel Byran came out looking like he was in a Janitor or prison jump suit. A blank stare on his face, as he teamed up with Rowan and Harper to take on The Usos and Mysterio. I enjoyed this, I thought Bryan looked good with the group. They ended up losing the match due to Harper getting rolled up after a brief disagreement with Bryan as to who should come into the match when Rowan tagged both men. I would have preferred The Wyatts to win clean in this match. Their first week out and they’re arguing, I think an eventual separation from Bryan would be more effective if they were on the same page to start. But I’m still okay with this story line, provided I don’t have to wait 15 more weeks for Bryan to “Snap out of it”. YES!
Too Cool & Rikishi just 3 of the Old School Legends at Raw YES!
WWE Legends On Old School Raw:I was happy to see some of my old school favorites on Raw. Everyone had a good role on the show and for older fans this definitely was a great nostalgia feel. I will say that over the past few years we’ve seen a crop of “usual” legends. Most of which were not actually on a whole lot of episodes of WWE Raw. I would love to have seen a Raw with more attitude era and post era stars. Some of them are still affiliated and working for WWE. Perhaps WWE held a few back for a Royal Rumble appearance. There was also no “old school” diva on this show. I know Mae Young was originally scheduled to attend this show, however Mae Young experienced health issues and was unable to appear. With Brock Lesnar, in attendance this seemed like a perfect time for Sable to make an appearance in the show. YES!
Piper’s Pit – Piper’s still got it plain and simple. His interaction with The Shield, the hottest faction, group, whatever you what to call them. Piper pinching Roman Reigns cheek put goosebumps on my arm. I saw Reigns neck throbbing, great moment! People have compaired Dean Ambrose to Piper in the past, it was great to see Ambrose get to interact with a Legend. This would not be his only legend interaction on this episode of Old School Raw. I enjoyed seeing CM Punk and The New Age Outlaws come in to save piper. YES!
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Alright everyone, I’ve been sitting on writing this article to give all of us enough time to digest what we saw on Monday. I didn’t want to make a knee jerk reaction to what I saw. So hopefully here is my calm observation.
Daniel Bryan Takes On Luke Harper – YES!
Daniel Bryan Joins The Wyatts: Daniel Bryan is an incredible wrestler, he’s got a likable personality, and he’s good on the mic. Shawn Michaels definitely taught him well, but Bryan has that extra ingredient needed to make a star, that unteachable “it” factor. You either have it, or you don’t. Bryan has it, and it has developed over the years to something a massive audience can get behind. We are in in a time where WWE has failed to match the caliber star power and top new talents of the decades before it. So partly due to John Cena’s injury Daniel Bryan is given the ball. The crowds love him, and are behind him. Daniel Bryan headlines Summer Slam with Cena, followed by the next 3 Pay-Per-Views with Orton. The Pay-Per-View buy rates were down from the previous year. It shouldn’t rest squarely on Bryan’s shoulders, there is an incredible short shelf on top stars, with practically all of them on John Cena’s level either retired or part time. Look at Survivor Series, headlined by Big Show vs Randy Orton, drawing one if not the lowest Survivor Series buy rates in the PPV’s history. I could argue that Daniel Bryan in the main event SAVED the prior three pay-per-views from a similar dismal buy rate.
Erick Rowan vs Daniel Bryan – YES!
Nonetheless, back down Daniel Bryan goes on the card, he becomes the scapegoat, pun intended! Bryan’s been in a feud with the Wyatts since the end of October. My anger and frustration has clouded my appreciation for the Wyatts, and this story line. So let me look at it just from the perspective of the story line alone. The Wyatts have a great persona, Luke Harper and Erick Rowan can hang with the likes of just about anyone in the ring. I feel Bray Wyatt is the weakest wrestler out of the group, but wrestling isn’t the most important talent needed for this, Bray could easily fit in a horror movie, he looks the part and is competent enough. So after two months of mostly Daniel Bryan getting the short end of the stick, on this past Monday’s Raw Bryan is given a chance to go one on one with Bray Wyatt. All Bryan must do is defeat Luke Harper and Derrek Rowen.
Daniel Bryan Joins the Wyatt Family. YES!
After the two matches Bray comes in the ring, the match starts, Erick and Luke join in on the attack. Bray tells Bryan he’s afraid this is where their story ends. He says he has no mercy left to give. He says this is his fault. Bryan says you’re right, you were right all along and joins the Wyatts. (View Full Details here) So within the story line itself. I’m okay with this, in fact I’m totally fine with this scenario, provided Daniel Bryan is out of this “spell” by The Royal Rumble. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, in this day in age, with people wanting instant gratification, binge-watching full seasons of TV shows in a sitting, I can’t wait 16 weeks for WrestleMania XXX for Daniel Bryan to come out of his spell. Doing so may inflict permanent damage on his popularity. So if Daniel Bryan is “following the buzzards” for four weeks, I’m on board. YES!
CM Punk takes on Seth Rollins on an “Off Night” – NO!
CM Punk vs. Seth Rollins: Everyone has an off night, Seth Rollins and CM Punk didn’t work. there were a few botches, CM Punk tried to cover by turning a move off the ropes into a small package, but it was sloppy. I would imagine most of the heat goes on Seth Rollins, but it takes two to tango. CM Punk on Twitter knew it was a stinker NO!
“@RMB316: @CMPunk IM sure you hear this a lot. Good match on #Raw really enjoyed it. Keep it up all the best in 2014” it was garbage.
– With The Undertaker vs. Brock Lesnar currently planned for WrestleMania XXX, it’s worth noting that The Undertaker has specifically asked to work with Daniel Bryan in a match at the show. Whether or not WWE runs with that idea remains to be seen, but obviously if Taker himself is requesting it, it will carry a lot of weight during the decision-making process.
– Rey Mysterio’s leg is said to be getting stronger and he is reportedly trying to work his way back into top ring shape.
– According to one source, John Cena vs. Bray Wyatt is still being discussed as a potential top match for WrestleMania XXX.
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Complete WWE RAW Results (12/23)
WWE RAW (12/23)
Here are some quick thoughts about this weeks edition of Christmas Raw. Did you watch it?
The WWE Diva’s are awesome to look at. Not so awesome to watch wrestle.
12-diva’s Jingle Bells Match: The tag team division has been completely turned around. At one point it seemed like there was barely a tag team division. AJ Lee is the best women’s wrestler on the roster, why aren’t we seeing her in great matches. I guess I know why, because of Total Diva’s. That doesn’t mean there can’t be great woman’s wrestling. NO!
John Cena, CM Punk, and Big E. Langston victorious to end Christmas Raw
CM Punk John Cena & Big E Langston vs The Shield I enjoyed the match, Cena, Punk and Big E all out there. The end seemed silly though. Why would there suddenly be a disqualification, because the two illegal Shield members saved themselves from being pinned by Big E? It doesn’t make sense, but still the match was better than the Good Santa vs Bad Santa, which I thought for sure would close the show. Therefore it gets a YES!
The USOS vs The Prime Time Players: The match was fun to watch. Good tag team action YES!|
The USO’s and The Prime Time Players all celebrate after the match. Barf
The USOS & Prime Time Players Curtain Call Before the match Darren Young mistakenly refer to Austin Texas as Houston, to get some sort of heel heat, I didn’t have a problem with this. I did have a problem with after the match, The USO’s and The Prime Time Players all doing the Millions of Dollars dance. Here’s why I have an issue with it. This is starting to become a thing, with Superstars hugging after the match, we saw it a few weeks ago with the Michael Strahan, Miz, Titus O’neil segment. We saw it with Big Show, Rey Mysterio and The Rhodes. Forget about ruthless aggression, these guys are all becoming wimps! It’s OKAY for two fan favorites to dislike each other, and not hug at the end. I’m not saying they need to attack each other after the match… but I’m hoping it’s just a lighthearted Christmas episode thing, and not a growing trend. Although with the recent article of WWEshopping their television shows to TV Network’s including Disney. We might see everyone hug at the end of matches in the future. NO!
“Bad Santa’ full of Christmas Cupcakes
Good Santa Vs Bad Santa:It is what it is I guess. Mark Henry playing the good Santa, Damien Sandow playing the bad Santa with produced backstage segments contrasting the two. The announcers played it up as you would have expected. The whole concept is silly. Bah Humbug! NO!
Live Announcing: I would say it was a good thing that Michael Cole and JBL announced the show live from Stanford CT. (They had pre-recorded cut-in’s from the arena, but voiced most of Raw Live) it gave it a fresh feel, JBL made some topical references as he eluded to on twitter. The Batista announcement which clearly wasn’t scheduled for the show originally was added in, and the live commentary allowed for reaction from JB and Cole. Did you miss Jerry “The King” Lawler? I did not. YES!
@NEIL_MALONE@WWE@GoToBermuda pre taped? Not sure u noticed, our commentary was live. The Romo reference should have given that away.
“Santa Claus is an Illegal Immigrant” – Zeb Colter
The Real Americans vs Los Matadores: Another good tag team match on Raw. We saw the Antonio Cesaro swing, which if you haven’t’ seen live is an awesome thing to watch. With all the tag teams in the WWE, I think the WrestleMania pre-show match should involve all the tag-teams that one make it to the PPV. Perhaps the winner can face the champions. YES!
RAW OVERALL: NO! Call me scrooge if you will, but the over cheesy holiday wrestling show, should go on Smackdown! I think Raw looses it’s coolness by being lame. If Disney pony’s up the cash this could be what you see on RAW every week so get used to it! There was some good action on the show which I enjoyed, no real progression of WWE story lines but the big announcement of The Animal Batista, which was awesome to see.
– WWE is giving away four autographed copies of their new TriviaMania board game signed by WWE Superstar Rey Mysterio. The contest ends at midnight on December 17th. For more information, visit WooBox.com.
– WWE Hall Of Famer Mick Foley’s son Hugh Foley has written a new book called “Crazy Christmas.” Hugh was assisted by comic book illustrated Jill Thompson on the project. The book features Mick Foley as a character.
– The latest edition of WWE’s “Behind The Match” YouTube series featuring Rey Mysterio walking fans through his World Heavyweight Championship victory at WrestleMania 22. You can check out that video below:
– The following is yet another preview clip for Sunday’s season one finale episode of WWE Total Divas:
– The dark match prior to Monday’s WWE RAW from Seattle saw NXT star Alexander Rusev defeat Zack Ryder. There were no matches taped for Superstars.
– We received word from a few fans that were at RAW stating that Rey Mysterio was once again seen favoring his knee after the eight-man tag team match on RAW.
– Mick Foley’s big “Cactus” Jack announcement at midnight is that the original Cactus Jack t-shirts are available for one week only on TopRopeTuesday.com for $19.99.
– Daniel Bryan and Brie Bella took home a total of 6 Slammy Awards last night, including Couple of the Year, Superstar of the Year, Diva of the Year, Beard of the Year, Fan Participation of the Year and Catchphrase of the Year.
Brie tweeted this photo of her and Daniel Bryan showing off their awards:
WWE has once again changed the scheduled lineup for their final “Holiday Week” live events at the end of December.
The new main event for the WWE live event on December 28th in Newark, New Jersey is John Cena and Rey Mysterio vs. Randy Orton and Alberto Del Rio in a tag-team match.
Originally, WWE was advertising Cena vs. Del Rio as a singles match, and later Cena vs. Randy Orton as a singles match, but the latest advertisements are promoting the aforementioned tag-team match.
The new tag-team main event is an addition to a card that will also feature Big Show vs. Kane in a steel cage, with WWE Hall Of Famer Booker T serving as the special guest referee.
– Celebrating birthdays today are WWE United States Champion Dean Ambrose (28), WWE Hall of Famer Tammy “Sunny” Sytch (41), and former WWE Superstar Curtis Hughes (49). Plus, today would have marked as the fifty-fifth birthday of WWE Hall of Famer “Ravishing” Rick Rude; he died at the age of 40 on April 20, 1999 due to heart failure.
Sytch, who is currently undergoing treatment for cervical cancer, remarked the following on Facebook on Friday, “Well, the day turned out not as I had planned… The easiest part should have been getting my epidural, but instead, I almost passed out in the table. My pre-op appt and pre-op testing went smoother and faster than I was imaging. That shot hurt like s**t this morning!!!”
– This week’s “Raw Slam of the Week” features the return of Sin Cara, while the tandem of Big Show and Rey Mysterio are highlighted in the “SmackDown Slam of the Week.”
– Zeb Colter’s insults are in the running for “Insult of the Year” at this Monday’s 2013 Slammy Awards (with Stephanie McMahon insults Big Show AJ Lee goes off on Total Divas and Paul Heyman’s insults toward CM Punk). Colter responded to his nomination on Twitter, stating, “When did speaking the truth become an insult? #Slammy Insult of the year #RAW.”
– According to F4WOnline.com, there is a chance WWE will shoot an angle of some sort between Shawn Michaels and Daniel Bryan at this coming Monday’s RAW. HBK will be presenting the “Superstar of the Year” Slammy, while Bryan is expected to win the website vote for the award.
It should be noted that it is strictly a rumor at this point.
– The following are some new tweets from WWE personalities discussing WWE Superstar Rey Mysterio’s return:
SERIOUSLY, @reymysterio SAID HE'S FROM SAN DIEGO…WHO KNOWS IF THATS TRUE? SOMEBODY ALSO SAID YOU COULD KEEP YOUR INSURANCE. HMMM..@WWE
– CM Punk continues to work injured, with his back and ribs bothering him lately. Punk was scripted to not do anything physical on Monday’s RAW so he can heal up. He did wrestle at last night’s SmackDown tapings.
– Rey Mysterio is now back on the road full-time with WWE. He’s being advertised for WWE’s holiday tour of the North East (New York City, Hartford, CT and Newark, NJ) during Christmas week.
– After Tuesday’s WWE SmackDown tapings concluded, Bray Wyatt came out to confront Daniel Bryan. Wyatt once again encouraged Bryan to join them. When he declined, the Wyatt Family attacked Bryan until Big Show made the save.
– WWE Superstar Rey Mysterio will be in attendance at today’s amateur wrestling tournament in Mar Vista High School at Imperial Beach, California. Mysterio will be there in support of his nephew, who will be competing in his first ever tournament.
– WWE announcer Alex Riley was in attendance at the Dallas Cowboys vs. Oakland Raiders NFL game on Thanksgiving. Riley was there representing WWE along with his girlfriend. Riley posted the following tweet, which includes a photo of them together at the game:
– WWE officials are once again interested in having Rey Mysterio face Sin Cara at WrestleMania XXX, with hopes of breaking the world record for the most people wearing a mask in one area.
Though Sin Cara has not appeared on WWE programming since August, his merchandise is reporting selling very well.
– This week on “Backstage Fallout” for SmackDown, WWE cameras catch up with Zeb Colter following his unpleasant incident on the show. Plus, find out how Titus O’Neil is feeling.
Here’s the latest installment of “The YES! & The NO! of WWE RAW.” I may have a different perspective than you since I was live at Raw this week at The Nassau Colosseum! Comment below and tell us how you like the column and if you agree with this week’s picks.
Daniel Bryan & CM Punk cut a promo before facing The Wyatts
The obligatory rematch between The Wyatts and Daniel Bryan & CM Punk, took place on Raw. First a promo from “The Beard & The Best” CM Punk discussing team names, and asking questions allowing Daniel Bryan to answer them with a “Yes!”. Daniel Bryan got a chance to say more than just the three letter word that will follow him for the rest of his career.
I love Daniel Bryan, and so does the crowd. In fact you could hear Daniel Bryan chants during the opening segment, proving once again that this demotion was not “Best For Business” But more on that in the “NO!” section.
Any match can be enhanced with the crowd behind you. When you have top stars like CM Punk and Daniel Bryan, the two most over Superstars at Raw, it can add just that little more energy to the match.
CM Punk made a comment about Triple H and the authority in the opening promo, and wouldn’t know it after Daniel Bryan was “Kidnapped” by the Wyatts. CM Punk was laid out by The Shield. I wonder if that marks the end of Daniel Bryan and CM Punk together, because I was enjoying that. Time will tell.
Who would have thought Goldust would be having great matches alongside his brother in 2013!
The Shield vs The Rhodes and Rey Mysterio
I have never been a fan of Tag Teams growing up watching the WWE. I must say however, though all the missteps, and bad booking since SummerSlam, The WWE has a great tag team division. This, of course includes The Shield and The Wyatt factions. Day in and day out these teams from The Veteran Golddust, to newer WWE talent in The Shield and The USO’s, are having great matches. I am thoroughly enjoying watching these teams work.
The Kosher Butcher!
The Kosher Butcher Superstars for Sandy Relief Auction winner, ” Charlie Tebele was interviewed by Jerry “The King” Lawler. When asked if he were to be a WWE Superstar, what would his name be. Charlie was prepared, with a blue T-shirt and a great gimmick “The Kosher Butcher” He even went as far to come up with his finisher, The Circumcision! At first the crowd didn’t know what to make of this. Not sure if this was shown on TV, but The Kosher Butcher had at least a dozen of his friends and family at Raw, all wearing their Blue shirts! Great stuff. Half way during the Xavier Woods match, and some further thought, the crowd broke out into chants of both “Kosher Butcher” and “Circumcision”, add that to the list of most bizarre Raw chants.
Great Stuff.
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– Many of the WWE NXT Superstars are heading home for the Thanksgiving holiday this week. NXT has no live events scheduled for several weeks.
– Independent wrestler Logan Shulo, who has worked all over the Pittsburgh scene, has signed a developmental deal with WWE.
– Yahoo! Sports has a featured article up on their website where they look at some of the top moments for each of WWE’s 50 years. Fans interested in checking that out can do so online at Yahoo.com.
– WWE has released new t-shirts for Rey Mysterio, who recently made his return to WWE television, as well as CM Punk, with the shirt showcasing his long title reign.
The following are highlights from a recent More Like Radio interview with former WWE writer Alex Greenfield:
On Daniel Bryan’s recent WWE push: “It’s flashback city for me because i feel like it’s exactly what Vince did to us with Rey you know? During my run, well David Lagana first and then my run as lead writer on Smackdown you know, we were all super excited A. to be done with the exploiting Eddie thing and B. to make Rey, make him our champion, make him a giant killer. Vince was like ‘Goddamn, pal, he’s gonna change things.’ Our Latino demographics were going up, our minority demographics were going up like we were gaining audience when Raw was losing audience and it was on Rey’s back and then once he got there (Alex impersonates Vince) ‘Well nobody’s gonna believe he can beat Mark Henry, lets have Mark Henry just kill him and we’ll find some la la ending.’ He just cut Rey out at the legs during that World Title run and we’ve talked about my screaming fights with Vince and it was more of that. He just couldn’t see the little guy beating the big guy. It just didn’t work for Vince McMahon and it’s super frustrating and i feel like that’s what happened with Daniel Bryan.”
On TNA creative team member Dave Lagana: “I tend to watch TNA only when somebody tells me theres this great thing. Like I haven’t really been keyed in since the original Angle/Samoa Joe deal which is years ago at this point. There’s certainly been really good angles. I love what Dave (Lagana) did on Ring Ka King, which I just thought was so bizarre the indian sub show they did. I thought it was so bizarre and fun with the Bollywood wrestling. I was super into that and Dave was the creative mastermind behind that. I just find it difficult to get into TNA, like I was super into Mickie James’s evolution into a heel and sort of the build of her, and then she left and I sort of dropped away at that point. But like Aces & Eights, Hogan and Bischoff, like none of it resonated with me so I can’t say I watch very often at all. I like Dave a lot and I think he does good work it’s just that TNA for whatever reason, the mix of talent or the type of stories that are dictated to tell just don’t grab me.”
The “Backstage Fallout” video for this week’s Survivor Series “go-home” edition of WWE SmackDown has been added to the official YouTube channel of WWE.
This week’s SmackDown “Backstage Fallout” features WWE Superstar Rey Mysterio reacting to his first in-ring return match on WWE television. Mysterio talks about returning to the ring with The Usos to take on The Shield. He also talks about the match scheduled for this Sunday’s WWE Survivor Series pay-per-view.
Also on this week’s “Backstage Fallout” is The Real Americans talking about not winning the WWE Tag-Team Championships from Goldust and Cody Rhodes, as well as Zeb Colter taking over for Renee Young to end the show.
You can watch this week’s “Backstage Fallout” video for SmackDown below:
WWE Superstar Rey Mysterio was apparently not ready to make his official WWE return at this past Monday’s edition of RAW. Apparently WWE officials asked Mysterio to come back since he wouldn’t have to do much on RAW, or at the ten-man match at Survivor Series.
At the SmackDown taping, Mysterio worked a six-man tag match but again only had to do a slight amount of in-ring work towards the end of the match.
– The official Forbes website has again written about the current Wyatt Family faction in WWE. The following is an excerpt from the article, which was written by Cedric Muhammad:
“The WWE’s political center appeals to Left and Right; urbane and rural; Black and White; aristocrat and poor; entrepreneur and socialist and domestic and foreign – as evidenced by its back-to-back hosting of RAW shows in Manchester, England and Nashville, Tennessee. The only character on scene right now capable of serving as pole to attract, alienate or contrast all of these themes, creeds and constituents is Bray Wyatt.”
You can read the complete article online at Forbes.com.
– The following is a new tweet from the official Twitter account of WWE Superstar Rey Mysterio. In the tweet, Mysterio thanks fans for being patient in waiting for his WWE return. Mysterio tweeted:
1 luv to all my fans for patiently waiting for my return, Im blessed to feel all the luv & support From all of You! U R my inspiration! 619
– Mick Foley will be performing at the Déjà Vu Comedy Club in Columbia, Missouri tonight at 8pm.
– After reports that Mysterio was limping after his return to WWE on Monday’s RAW, Mysterio was said to be fine at Tuesday’s SmackDown tapings. He teamed with the Usos in a 6-man tag match against The Shield.
– As previously reported, WWE Superstar Rey Mysterio made his official television return at Monday’s “RAW Country” show in Nashville, Tennessee. Mysterio returned in the 12-main main-event to help the babyfaces even the score during a heel beatdown spot after the conclusion of the match.
While it was widely speculated following the show, it has since been made official — Mysterio will be the “mystery partner” in the traditional elimination match at the WWE Survivor Series pay-per-view. The match will feature The Usos, Goldust, Cody Rhodes and Rey Mysterio vs. The Shield and The Real Americans.
– We’ve been reporting for several weeks now that WWE Superstar Ryback has fallen out of favor with management. On the latest Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer confirmed that Ryback is in fact in the doghouse.
Based on what we’ve heard, company officials are not happy with Ryback’s lack of progress in the ring. His brief run with Paul Heyman was considered a flop and he’s got a long road back to the main events.
– Here is the latest installment of WWE Backstage Fallout from last night’s RAW Country:
“The WWE Divas battle in a glamorous game of musical chairs, Xavier Woods makes his Raw debut and Rey Mysterio returns!”
– After attending last night’s WWE RAW from Nashville, MLB star Josh Reddick noted on Twitter that he” also be at tonight’s SmackDown tapings from Atlanta:
Had Had a blast at #RAWCountry#RAW night in Nashville. Headed to Atlanta for smackdown!!
Check back later tonight for our Live Spoilers of the tapings.
– WWE Diva Layla was conspicuously absent from WWE’s recent European tour and is not part of the 14-Diva Survivor Series match this Sunday. Her last televised match was a 10-diva tag match on the September 23rd edition of RAW. She’s had trouble with her knee in recent months, but no confirmation yet if she’s out of action with an injury.
– According to several fans who sent in live reports from last night’s RAW from Nashville, Rey Mysterio was limping around the ring and up the ramp after his surprise appearance at the end of the show.
Comment Below and tell us how you think Rey looked last night.
– WWE Superstar Rey Mysterio made his official WWE return on the special “RAW Country” show on Monday night. Mysterio returned after the main event, which featured CM Punk, Daniel Bryan, Goldust, Cody Rhodes & The Usos vs. The Wyatt Family and The Shield. After the babyfaces won the match, The Real Americans hit the ring to help the heels beat them down. Mysterio’s music hit, and out came “Mr. 6-1-9” to help even the score. Mysterio hit his 6-1-9 on two members of the heel team and celebrates with the babyfaces to close the show.
– Part-time WWE Superstar Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson tweeted on Monday night his memory of debuting with WWE at the Survivor Series pay-per-view back in 1996. The Rock tweeted the following:
– WWE Superstar Rey Mysterio was interviewed by The Tennessean newspaper to promote Monday’s RAW in Nashville. The newspaper reported that Mysterio will be at RAW tonight, despite the fact that WWE hasn’t given any indications that he will. You can check out the complete interview online at Tennessean.com.
– The Extreme Rising promotion announced on Monday that Matt Hardy and Luke Hawx will be continuing their feud, as the two will square off with each other in a match at their next event on December 28th at the ECW Arena in Philadelphia.
