– David Chao, the controversial sports surgeon who has performed multiple surgeries on Rey Mysterio, is risk of having his medical license revoked by the California board due to allegations of “gross negligence in his care of patients.”
Chao is the head physician for the San Diego Chargers and has been sued around 20 times by four chargers players for medical malpractice, negligence and fraud. No word yet on whether Mysterio still uses Dr. Chao, but he’s being cited by the NFL players union as an example of why players should have a say which doctors they see. For more on the story, visit USAToday.com.
– As we reported on Monday, WWE RAW is now being listed by cable companies as 3 consecutive 1-hour shows, which has caused issues for some fans who DVR RAW. According to PWInsider.com, this was a move initiated by the USA Network and will be the norm moving forward.
– WWE Hall of Famer the Iron Sheik is engaged in a Twitter war with NFL running back Arian Foster of the Houston Texans. The beef started when Foster asked followers to recommend a funny Twitter account he could follow and several of his fans mentioned the Sheik. Sheik tweeted Foster saying he would “make [him] humble old country way” and they’ve been going back and forth since
– NXT stars Corey Graves and Conor O’Brian were backstage at last night’s RAW from Nashville, according to f4wonline.com. Both men worked this past weekend’s WWE live events and are expected to be called up to the main roster soon.
– Rey Mysterio, who has been pulled from Sunday’s Elimination Chamber PPV to sell the effects of Mark Henry’s attack last week, tweeted the following during RAW:
Missed being @ Raw tonight! WSM Did sum damage on me last week, but been through much worse and have come back! 619 luv
– Here’s the latest edition of WWE’s Backstage Fallout:
In the Raw edition of “Backstage Fallout,” Chris Jericho tells the WWE Universe why he’s going to have an epic night in the Chamber. Plus, what does Jack Swagger have to say to his critics?
At Tuesday’s WWE SmackDown tapings from Jacksonville, Florida, Mark Henry defeated Randy Orton to earn a spot in the upcoming Elimination Chamber match at the upcoming pay-per-view.
The participants for the match now include Mark Henry, Randy Orton, Rey Mysterio and Daniel Bryan. Two more Superstars will be decided in the coming weeks, with the winner facing the World Heavyweight champion at WrestleMania 29.
– Cody Rhodes tweeted the following about his brother Goldust’s surprise return at the Royal Rumble, saying he had no idea Gldust was going to be in the match:
Watching TheRumble. Well handled secrecy, @WWEDustyRhodes didn't even smarten me up, didn't see Dustin the whole day, then I heard his music
– Speaking to Montgomery Adviser, Daniel Bryan says he enjoys competing as a tag team wrestler because it gives him the opportunity to face wrestlers who he may not have otherwise squared off against, such as a wrestler he idolized in high school.
“We wrestled the team of Rey Mysterio and Sin Cara once and it was a lot of fun,” Bryan said while promoting WWE’s upcoming Raw live at the Garrett Coliseum in Montgomery, Alabama. “Rey is one of the guys who I looked up to when I was in high school and wrestling him was just a dream come true.”
– The official WWE website has posted a lost episode of Raw originally scheduled for November 22, 1993. WWE explains, “WWE produced two episodes of Raw under the show number “41”. One of those episodes was never considered part of the shows historic 1000+ episode run. Relive this episode in its entirety featuring a huge WWE Championship match between Bret Hart and Yokozuna.”
Also featured is a match pitting Marty Jannetty against Irwin R. Schyster and Bruce Prichard impersonating Dusty Rhodes’ voice as Reo Rodgers in a segment with Shawn Michaels.
– At Thursday’s New York Rangers game at Madison Square Garden, a “This Day In Garden History” graphic was shown on the video screens with a photo of Hulk Hogan facing The Iron Sheik displayed. The day marked as the twenty-ninth anniversary of the night Hogan won the WWF Championship at the venue.
– Booker T, who participated in a conference call Thursday promoting Sunday’s Royal Rumble pay-per-view event as well as Saturday’s “Shooting Straight Panel” at US Airways Center on WCW and The Monday Night Wars, revealed plans for a second autobiography with Medallion Press covering his time in WCW and WWE. He also said that unlike the past two years, he will not be participating in the 30-Man Royal Rumble Match.
– Rey Mysterio and Sheamus clash on this week’s edition of Outside the Ring. The synopsis states, “What happens when Rey Mysterio and Sheamus go head-to-head? Find out whose Power Slammer is victorious in this plastic warrior-filled edition of “Outside the Ring.”
– Rey Mysterio is featured in today’s “Superstar Spotlight” on WWE.com.
– Following Rey Mysterio’s return to action at last Friday’s Raw live event in Los Angeles, California, WWE officials say there is currently no scheduled date for his full-time return. According to the Wrestling Observer, there has been talk of Mysterio returning this Sunday at the Royal Rumble, or at least at Tuesday’s SmackDown taping in San Diego, California.
– The official television commercial for Pain & Gain, starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Mark Wahlberg, has been released. The Michael Bay-directed film will be released in theaters on April 26.
– In attendance notes: Friday’s Raw live event at the STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, California, drew 11,000 for $450,000. Saturday’s Raw show in Ontario, California, drew 7,000 paying $255,000. Sunday’s joint show in Fresno, California, drew 6,500 for $200,000. Last Thursday’s SmackDown live event in Anchorage, Alaska, drew 5,700 for $230,000. Friday’s SmackDown show in Fairbanks, Alaska, drew 3,000 for $135,000. Saturday’s SmackDown show in Stockton, California drew 4,500 for $125,000.
– With Zack Ryder and Dolph Ziggler’s YouTube shows recently ending and WWE making some changes to their YouTube content offerings, there has been talk of The Miz getting his own YouTube show.
– Speaking of The Miz, his new mentor, Ric Flair, was not at Monday’s RAW from San Jose, California as expected. As of last week, Flair was booked for the show, however the only sign of Flair on RAW was during a video package recapping Flair’s appearance on Miz TV last week. It’s possible that WWE kept Flair off the show because The Miz was booked to lose to Dolph Ziggler in a Beat the Clock match, but that’s just speculation on our part.
Flair was also scheduled to work tonight’s WWE SmackDown tapings from Sacramento before heading to Japan to wrestle for All Japan Pro Wrestling later this week, but it remains to be seen if he’ll appear tonight.
– Rey Mysterio was also not at Monday’s RAW from San Jose. He tweeted the last night that he was headed home to watch RAW with his kids after taking a yoga class. Mysterio worked Friday night’s WWE live event, but is still not considered to be back with WWE full time. His status for the Royal Rumble remains up in the air, despite previous reports that he and Sin Cara would be at the PPV.
– Rey Mysterio returned to action at last night’s WWE live event at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
NXT star Bo Dallas defeated Damien Sandow by DQ when Cody Rhodes interfered. This brought out Rey, teamed up with Bo Dallas to defeat the Rhodes Scholars. After the match, Rey tweeted:
“Much Luv 2 everyone that came out to the Staples Center to check out Raw! Gracias para toda la Raza por estar representando! 619!
Both Rey he and Sin Cara are expected to be in the Royal Rumble match next weekend, according to f4wonline.com.
– Drummer Travis Barker was backstage at the WWE live event from the Staples Center. Rey Mysterio tweeted a picture of them together, which you can view below:
– Konnan spoke about Rey Mysterio’s WWE status on the latest episode of MLW Radio, stating that Rey’s hiatus is indeed a personal issue and has nothing to do with a violation of WWE’s Wellness policy:
“Somebody seems to think that Rey was suspended for the wellness policy. Absolutely incorrect. He is dealing with a family situation right now and he does have permission to be out. They know what’s going on and he will be back soon. He is not injured. He doesn’t have any drug issues – and I’m not covering for him because he’s my boy… but he’s cool, he’ll back soon.”
As reported yesterday, Mysterio is scheduled to return to action at Friday’s RAW live event from the Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA.
– ScrenCrush.com reports that The Rock’s movie Hercules will be released in theaters on August 8th, 2014. The movie is being directed by Brett Ratner and production is scheduled to begin in early next year.
– Wannabe WWE superstar Brad Maddox “crashed” Wednesday night’s WWE Main Event broadcast and did commentary during the Prime Time Players vs. Primo and Epico match. WWE.com has a video up featuring Maddox evaluating his own performance. As you can imagine, he’s got a very high opinion of himself and says he might soon replace Jerry Lawler on RAW.
– Rey Mysterio is scheduled to return to the ring at Friday’s RAW live event at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Mysterio has been out of action for several weeks dealing with a personal issue.
– The Rock tweeted the following congratulatory message to Mick Foley:
@realMickFoley Always a pleasure seeing you Mick. Congrats on the HOF. What a career! Im honored to share a small part of it. #FoleyJourney
– Vickie Guerrero and Dolph Ziggler will be doing an appearance today at 2pm in City of Industry, California at Fry’s Electronics.
– WWE’s SmackDown brand will be holding live events Alaska tonight and Friday night, with shows in Fairbanks and Anchorage. The Shield will be working these SmackDown shows.
– Brad Maddox will do commentary on Wednesday’s WWE Main Event broadcast during the Prime Time Players vs. Primo & Epico tag team match.
– With Rey Mysterio still off WWE television, we can confirm that he’s tending to a family matter that’s required him to be home in San Diego. WWE is being completely supportive of his situation and there is no heat on Mysterio for needing time away.
– Friday’s episode of WWE SmackDown (12/28) had 2.66 million viewers, which is back in the normal range for the show after last week’s spike due to the Tuesday night airing on the USA Network.
– Here’s the latest Backstage Fallout from Monday’s RAW:
On Tuesday’s Super SmackDown show, both Sin Cara and Rey Mysterio were written off television as a result of beat-downs by The Shield. Sin Cara’s attack took place on the show, while Mysterio’s was a “phantom” attack that took place before the cameras were rolling. As we’ve been covering, Sin Cara been working through a legitimate knee injury, although the extent of the damage is unknown at this time. He will be taking time off and will get checked out by doctors to determine whether surgery is needed.
As for Rey Mysterio, the “severe neck injury” he suffered at the hands of The Shield is being used as a way to get him off television. WWE sources indicate that Mysterio is not injured and his departure from WWE television could be related to the confidential family situation that kept him off TV earlier this month. After briefly returning to WWE to wrestle at TLC and RAW, Mysterio flew back home to San Diego after RAW and is not expected back in the immediate future.
Tuesday night’s Super SmackDown special featured a few notable news items:
* Rey Mysterio and Sin Cara have been written off television after both men were attacked by The Shield. Rey Mysterio was attacked before the show went on the air and suffered a “serious neck injury,” while Sin Cara was attacked after his match by Cody Rhodes. Sin Cara has been working through an injury to his left knee and The Shield focused on Sin Cara’s knee during their attack on SmackDown.
* Ryback interrupted CM Punk’s promo on the show and said he wants his guaranteed WWE title match against Punk on the first RAW of 2013, which takes place on Monday, January 7th. There had been talk of the match taking place the following week, but WWE will wrap up the Punk vs. Ryback feud that night so Punk can transition to his feud with The Rock.
– WWE Hall of Famer Adam “Edge” Copeland has indicated that he is working on an autobiography.
When asked on Twitter if he plans to write a second book, The Rated-R Superstar replied, “Workin on it.”
His first autobiography, Adam Copeland on Edge, was released in 2004. Unlike most wrestlers who used “ghostwriters” to write their biographies, Copeland wrote the entire book himself, in longhand. Mick Foley, who also wrote his wrestling autobiography himself in longhand, wrote the foreword to his book.
– Wednesday marks as WWE Superstar Rey Mysterio’s birthday as the three-time world champion turns 38-years-old. Also celebrating birthdays are Sabu, who turns 48, and “King of Diamonds” Eddie Kingston, who turns 30.
– Tony Dawson, who joined WWE as an announcer in August, is now on Twitter at TonyDawsonWWE. The former lead announcer for St. John’s TV network at St. John’s University is the host of Saturday Morning Slam and Afterburn, and is an occasional color commentator on NXT.
– Big Show, Ted DiBiase and other WWE Superstars spread be a STAR Alliance’s anti-bullying message at Sewells Point Elementary School.
– Monday’s WWE Raw scored Trendrr.tv social media score of only 157,001, down 28% from last week and by far the lowest social media activity of the 3 hour era.
– The following matches are being advertised for WWE’s live event from Wilkes-Barre, PA, the night before TLC. As you’ll see – the fans in attendence will see several of the top matches taking place the following night at the pay-per-view (without the TLC stipulations):
* John Cena vs. Dolph Ziggler
* Big Show vs. Sheamus for the World Heavyweight Championship
* Ryback and Team Hell No vs. The Shield
* Rey Mysterio vs. Alberto Del Rio
* Kofi Kingston vs. Wade Barrett for the IC Championship
– Several fans sent in word that Rey Mysterio, who has been granted time off by WWE to eal with personal issues, attended Sunday’s NFL game between the San Diego Chargers and the Pittsburgh Steelers.
No word on when he will be returning to action full-time. The only show he’s currently advertised for is Sunday’s TLC pay-per-view, when he’ll team with Sin Cara against Team Rhodes Scholars in a #1 Contenders’ match for the tag team championships.
There are still plans for a Rey Mysterio vs. Sin Cara match at WrestleMania 29.
The high-flying duo has been together since September, but have not fully gotten themselves over as a threat to the tag titles yet. The plan is for them to win the tag titles and have a solid run as champions before breaking up and meeting in the ring next April.
WWE has been satisfied with Sin Cara getting over by working with Mysterio.
The match was originally discussed for WrestleMania 28 this past April, but was called off due to injuries. No word on whether WWE plans to give out Mysterio and Sin Cara masks to the audience in hopes of setting the Guinness World Record for “most masks worn in a public gathering” as was previously discussed.
E!’S “THE SOUP” CELEBRATES WWE IN A SPECIAL EPISODE PREMIERING ON WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 21ST
Following A Regularly Scheduled Episode at 10pm, “The Soup” Host Joel McHale Welcomes WWE’s Biggest Superstars For A No-Holds-Barred Special Salute to WWE at 10:30pm
Los Angeles, CA, November 19, 2012 – Just in time for Thanksgiving, E!’s “The Soup” is serving up a special night filled with not one, but two brand new episodes on Wednesday, November 21st!
Starting at 10pm ET/PT, Joel McHale presents a fresh new episode of “The Soup” with his tongue-in-cheek humor audiences have grown to love. As if that weren’t enough, immediately following at 10:30pm ET/PT, Joel welcomes to the set some of WWE’s most popular Superstars and Divas including The Miz, Eve Torres, Rey Mysterio, Daniel Bryan and Hornswoggle, along with the legendary announcers Michael Cole and Jerry “The King” Lawler for the special episode, ” The Soup Salutes WWE- Pile Driving Clips in your Face.”
CHECK OUT A SNEAK PEEK FEATURING JOEL MCHALE, THE MIZ, EVE TORRES AND HORNSWOGGLE:
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Complete with plenty of pec bouncing, “The Soup Salutes WWE- Pile Driving Clips in your Face” delivers the most hilarious WWE moments and themed clips. From David Hasselhoff engaging in creepy conversation with the WWE Divas and Hulk Hogan doggy-paddling Donald Trump to safety, to more ‘sober’ fist pumping on “Jersey Shore” and classy romance on “Love Games,” this special episode continues the tradition of presenting the “best” of the funniest moments in television. Plus, “The Soup” cameras follow as some of the WWE Superstars stop by the “Fashion Police” set to give Joan and Melissa Rivers a run for their money!
So, grab a chair and tune in to a night of “The Soup,” November 21st beginning at 10pm ET/PT, only on E!
– As late as last week, WWE’s creative staff had contemplated a Survivor Series match pitting Rey Mysterio and Sin Cara against Darren Young and Titus O’Neil, with possible additional wrestler involvement. It should be known tonight on Raw whether the match occurs.
– Kevin Sullivan, author of the newly released WWE Encyclopedia, noted on Twitter last week during a visit to WWE’s television studio in Stamford, Connecticut that legendary announcer “Mean” Gene Okerlund has shaved off his trademark mustache. The WWE Hall of Famer hosts the company’s internationally broadcast Vintage Collection show as well as programs on WWE Classics On Demand.
– The official WWE website has a poll asking fans whether Brad Maddox can find a way to defeat Ryback tonight on Raw. The poll shows 58% towards Maddox having no chance to win.
– Nicole and Brianna, the former Bella Twins, have been announced to appear at the New Orleans Wizard World taking place November 30 through December 2 at New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center 900 Convention Center Blvd. New Orleans, Louisiana.
– The official WWE website has published an article ranking the 15 greatest ring entrances in sports-entertainment history.
“What’s more impressive, pulling up in an expensive sports car or walking through hellfire?” WWE states. “A calm walk through darkness or a mad dash to the ring?”
The list ranks 15. Ultimate Warrior, 14. Goldust, 13. Alberto Del Rio, 12. Glacier, 11. The Sandman, 10. The Rock, 9. Rey Mysterio, 8. Gangrel, 7. Goldberg, 6. Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat, 5. Hulk Hogan, 4. Kane, 3. Chris Jericho, 2. Triple H, 1. The Undertaker.
– Matches taped Monday in Birmingham, England for this week’s episode of WWE Superstars were Jimmy Uso vs. Jinder Mahal and Justin Gabriel vs. Tensai.
In a pre-taping dark match result, Tyson Kidd defeated Michael McGillicutty.
– WWE developmental Briley Pierce turned 28-years-old Sunday. He is the younger brother of WWE Superstar Dolph Ziggler.
– Sin Cara and Rey Mysterio both debuted new “team” masks at Hell in a Cell, with Mysterio’s mask featuring Sin Cara’s design on the back and Sin Cara’s mask featuring Mysterio’s design on the back.
– Among the celebrities in attendance at WWE Hell In a Cell were singer Chili (TLC) and Oakland A’s baseball player Josh Reddick.
Former wrestlers in attendence included Robert Gibson, Dave Taylor and Ron Simmons.
– WWE officials were not very happy with the crowd reactions at Hell in a Cell. Overall it was a weak crowd and the feeling was that the lack of excitement took away from the action.
– Mark Henry is expected to be back on television soon, which has been the case for a while now. Henry has dropped a lot of weight since his last appearance on WWE television.
– The severe stomach virus that Rey Mysterio was recently battling was due to a bad case of food poisoning. Mysterio is currently on very good terms with WWE, with the company giving him a lighter live events schedule to minimize the wear and tear on his body.
WWE is also very pleased with Mysterio’s efforts to help get Sin Cara over.
– Chris Jericho will be joining Diamond Dallas Page for the next Yoga For Guys DVD. Jericho has been a strong supporter of DDP’s program since he began using it during his stint on “Dancing with the Stars.”
– On this week’s “Backstage Fallout” for Raw, Rey Mysterio addresses his and Sin Cara’s loss to Team Rhodes Scholars in the No. 1 Tag Team Title No. 1 Contenders’ Tournament to earn a title opportunity against Team Hell No at WWE Hell in a Cell this Sunday. Also, Alberto Del Rio reveals what he has planned for Randy Orton at Hell in a Cell and Dolph Ziggler offers his thoughts on Vickie Guerrero.
– Former WWE Women’s Champion Sable, 45, is now a grandmother. Her daughter, who is in her early 20’s, gave birth to a child in September, reports RenaLesnar.net.
– Heath Slater is featured in today’s “Superstar Spotlight” on WWE.com.
With a victory over Rey Mysterio and Sin Cara on Raw Monday, Team Rhodes Scholars won the No. 1 Tag Team Title No. 1 Contenders’ Tournament to earn a title opportunity against Team Hell No at WWE Hell in a Cell this Sunday.
The official WWE website has released a match preview.
The announced card for Hell in a Cell, which takes place Oct. 28 at Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia, is as follows:
* WWE Champion CM Punk vs. Ryback
* World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus vs. Big Show
* Intercontinental Champion Kofi Kingston vs. The Miz
* WWE Tag Team Champions Team Hell No vs. Team Rhodes Scholars
– Delayed one week due to Rey Mysterio having the flu, Mysterio and Sin Cara will face Team Rhodes Scholars tonight on Raw in the Tag Team Tournament Final. WWE’s mobile service issued a text message stating that the masked grappler will compete as scheduled: “Rey Mysterio is in NJ and will compete tonight on RAW presented by Hot Pockets brand sandwiches.”
The winners will face WWE Tag Team Champions Kane and Daniel Bryan next Sunday at Hell in a Cell.
– WWE Tag Team Champion Kane is now on Twitter at KaneWWE. The account has been verified by the micro-blogging site, thus confirming its legitimacy.
– Raw General Manager and video game aficionado AJ Lee spoke to Inside Gaming about THQ’s WWE ’13 in the following video interview.
