Don’t be surprised to see a couple returning wrestlers on Monday’s episode of Raw, which is currently being re-written after Seth Rollins got injured in Dublin. Dave Meltzer reported on Wrestling Observer Live that with Randy Orton out with a shoulder injury, and Seth Rollins out with a torn ACL, WWE feels they have issues with talent depth in the championship picture right now.
Brock Lesnar and John Cena were previously scheduled to return in December, but WWE is reportedly trying to call them in for Monday’s show as a solution to their talent depth problem. The way Lesnar’s contract is set up, WWE will likely have to negotiate an extra appearance fee for the former UFC champ since he’s only obligated to work certain dates. Meanwhile, Cena is reportedly working on a TV show right now and his filming schedule may not allow him to appear at Raw.
Roman Reigns was booked to defeat Seth Rollins for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship at Survivor Series prior to Rollins’ injury this week, according to a source on WWE’s creative team.
While we are still more than 10 days away from the event and plans still could have changed, Rollins was going to drop the title to Reigns this month. A rematch was already planned for December’s TLC pay-per-view and Rollins was going to be in the WWE Championship picture through WrestleMania 32. Obviously, all those plans are out the window now that Rollins will require extensive knee surgery that will keep him out of action until mid-2016.
Rollins is currently scheduled to fly home today from the UK and will be undergoing surgery in the next few days.
Stay tuned to SEScoops.com this weekend, as we will keep you posted as additional information related to this story becomes available.
Seth Rollins will be forced to surrender the WWE World Heavyweight Championship, according to WWE. Rollins tore his right ACL, MCL and medial meniscus at Wednesday night’s live event from Dublin, Ireland during his main event match against Kane. Rollins did a top rope sunset flip and landed badly on his knee.
As a result, WWE has announced that a 1-night tournament will be held at Survivor Series (11/22, Atlanta) to crown a new champion.
WWE says he will be out of action for six to nine months, which would kept him on the sidelines for WrestleMania 32 in April.
WWE World Heavyweight champion Seth Rollins appeared to injure his leg or knee in Dublin, Ireland on the opening night of WWE’s European tour . During his ‘No Holds Barred’ match against Kane, Rollins landed awkwardly after trying to set up a somersault flip into a powerbomb.
He had trouble walking and had to be helped to the back by his trainers. Fans in attendance were buzzing on social media about the situation.
Let’s hope it’s nothing serious and the Architect gets back to business without skipping a beat.
– According to the L.A. Times, WWE Hall Of Famer Bret Hart is selling his home in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. The asking price for the property is $705,000, which is down from the $725,000 they were asking for back in May. Hart originally paid $675,000 back in 2004 for the home, which is 2,064 square feet of living space, three bedrooms, three bathrooms, a wet bar, a center-island kitchen and a personal office.
– Former WWE star Tyler Reks turned 37 today. In other wrestling birthdays today, WWE Hall Of Famer Bobby “The Brain” Heenan turned 71 years old.
– A new poll on WWE.com asks fans which Superstar would make the best MMA fighter. Topping the list is Roman Reigns with 1,000 votes, followed by Seth Rollins, Cesaro, Kofi Kingston, Dean Ambrose, Daniel Brian, Kevin Owens, King Barrett, Neville and Rusev. You can vote on the poll at WWE.com.
– Featured above is a preview for tonight’s episode of WWE Rivalries on the WWE Network. The latest episode features a look at the rivalry between John Cena and The Rock.
– The man who played the security guard for Tyler Breeze and Summer Rae’s “V.I.P. Section” on Monday’s RAW in San Diego was California-based independent wrestler Alexander Hammerstone.
– WWE World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins tweeted the following regarding his upcoming title defense against the new number one contender, Roman Reigns.
This is the one I've been waiting for. #RollinsVsReigns Time to train til I die.
Roman Reigns won the Fatal 4-Way main event of Monday’s RAW from San Diego, CA to become the new #1 contender to the WWE World Heavyweight Championship.
Reigns first won a qualifying match, defeating Kofi Kingston to advance to the four-way at the end of the show. He would go on to defeat Dolph Ziggler, Kevin Owens and Alberto Del Rio to earn the title shot.
It’s expected that Reigns will challenge Seth Rollins for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship at Survivor Series, which takes place on November 22nd.
WWE World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins appeared on CBS Radio Dallas 105.3 THE FAN last week to promote WWE RAW in the city and during the interview, Rollins commented on possibly having a match with AJ Styles.
“I don’t talk to AJ on the regular, but I think he’s doing pretty alright in New Japan [Pro-Wrestling’s] Bullet Club and Ring Of Honor, so he [has] made a great career for himself just doing his thing, doing AJ.,” said Rollins.
“I mean, he’s someone I’d love to work with, especially at this stage of our careers. I think we’re pretty much at the top of our games, so it’d be cool, but you never know.”
– Because Seth Rollins managed to defeat Demon Kane to retain his WWE World Heavyweight Championship at the WWE Hell In A Cell pay-per-view on Sunday night, Corporate Kane is relieved of his duties in The Authority.
– WWE announced a sold out Staples Center in Los Angeles, California for Sunday’s WWE Hell In A Cell pay-per-view, with 17,505 fans in attendance.
– Celebrities at the Staples Center for Hell In A Cell on Sunday night included Mark Wahlberg, Seth Green, Bill Simmons, Billy Gibbons, Rick Rubin, Sofia Vergara and Joe Manganiello.
– The NXT television tapings scheduled for November 19th sold out in less than one hour. There were reports that claimed the show sold out in just two minutes, however WWE said that it actually sold out in just under an hour. The building at Full Sail University is set up to hold 400 people.
– The following matches were taped on Tuesday night in Austin, Texas for tonight’s edition of WWE SmackDown:
* Seth Rollins vs. Cesaro
* Miz TV with Dolph Ziggler & Summer Rae
* Nikki Bella vs. Paige
* Sheamus & Wade Barrett vs. The Lucha Dragons
* Ryback vs. Bo Dallas
* Roman Reigns & Dean Ambrose vs. The New Day
– Erick Rowan made his WWE television return at Monday’s WWE Hell In A Cell “go-home” edition of RAW. Rowan returned early into the show during a segment where Roman Reigns brawled with the Wyatt Family. He returned later in the show for the main event, which saw him team with Bray Wyatt and Braun Strowman to take on the team of Roman Reigns, Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins.
– There was an exchange between WWE Hall of Famer Mick Foley and WWE Superstar Adam Rose on Twitter on Monday where each guy put over the other guy. The exchange got started after Rose was asked by a fan who his biggest inspiration was. Rose was quick to respond, “Mick Foley. In and out of the ring.” Foley responded to Rose’s tweet by saying, “Thank you. It doesn’t get much better than having the respect and admiration of your colleagues.”
– Although it has been rumored that highly-regarded independent wrestler Tommaso Ciampa has signed with WWE, Ciampa is claiming otherwise. As we reported via F4WOnline.com earlier today, as of Sunday, Ciampa had yet to officially sign the dotted line on an actual WWE contract. Ciampa wrote the following on social media regarding the rumors.
– ECW original and TNA agent Tommy Dreamer is the guest on the latest edition of Taz’s podcast, “The Taz Show — Bodyslams & Beyond,” which is available now. You can download the show at Play.it.
– World Wrestling Entertainment stock was up 0.92% earlier today, closing at $19.78 per share. The high for today was $19.87, while the low was $19.42.
– After being released due to racist social media posts from her past, former NXT Diva and Seth Rollins’ real-life girlfriend Zahra Schreiber will make her in-ring debut for the Dreamwave Wrestling promotion on November 7th in La Salle, Illinois. Dreamwave tweeted the following announcement:
– Adam Rose responded to a fan on Twitter today who wrote that NXT Superstar Tyler Breeze will become a “jobber” when he moves to WWE’s main roster, and that he will get “the Adam Rose treatment.” Rose replied to the fan, “Not at all, Tyler is gonna be a mega star! Mark my words.” As noted, Breeze is rumored to be joining the main roster imminently.
– WWE shot an angle during the RAW pre-show that saw co-hosts Corey Graves and David Otunga campaign for the job of “Director of Operations.” Prior to RAW, WWE announced that Corporate Kane was suspended this week and that if he loses to Seth Rollins at WWE Hell In A Cell this Sunday, he will be relieved of his job in The Authority permanently. The announcements led to Graves and Otunga campaigning for the spot throughout the pre-show, with both guys referencing it multiple times and airing campaign-style video packages. The fun continued on social media, as you can see via the following tweets.
– This week’s WWE live events from Texas will feature 30-minute Iron Man matches for the WWE United States Championship championship. The shows in Lubbock and Abilene will both be headlined by John Cena defending against WWE World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins.
– Here is this week’s ESPN SportsCenter Top WWE Moments hosted by Jonathan Coachman. The segment will air every Tuesday night during the 9pm EST airing of SportsCenter.
Rob Van Dam did a chat on Periscopelast week and said he took Seth Rollins’ since-retired Curb Stomp finisher better than anyone else.
RVD referenced a RAW match from summer 2014 where Rollins defeated him with the move. Rollins later told RVD that WWE was on the verge of banning the move, but RVD took it so well they were able to convince WWE officials to keep it around longer.
WWE ended up pulling the move this past spring after WrestleMania 31 when Rollins won the WWE World Heavyweight Title. It was reported by The Wrestling Observer Newsletter that the move was said to be “on hold” until WWE’s concussion lawsuits are gone or no longer a threat.
Rollins told fans at a Q&A in May that he was no longer using the move and that the Pedigree would be his main finisher going forward.
Speaking of Rollins, he stopped by The Squared Circle restaurant in Chicago after Monday’s WWE RAW. Here’s Rollins with his girlfriend Zahra Shreiber, WWE Hall of Famer Bob Backlund and former WWE Diva Lisa Marie Varon.
WWE World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins appeared on ESPN’s SportsCenter on Tuesday evening as part of a big announcement — SportsCenter will be doing a weekly segment looking at the “Top 5 Moments In WWE” hosted by Jonathan Coachman.
Rollins appeared via satellite and hyped his feud with Kane. They showed a clip Rollins mocking the Cleveland Browns and Johnny Manziel when RAW was in Cleveland.
WWE Hall of Fame announcer Jim Ross took to his blog at jrsbarbq.com to express his frustration over how WWE is handling Seth Rollins’ character on TV. He’s also scratching his head over why Dolph Ziggler isn’t used in a better position on WWE television. Here are some highlights:
On WWE’s booking of Seth Rollins:
“The booking of WWE Champion Seth Rollins to rarely win on TV and to be an enhanced chickensh!t heel is a head scratcher. I thoroughly understand the concept of the vulnerable antagonist but for one’s champion to rarely win on TV is questionable. The booking of Rollins needs addressing IMO.”
On John Cena vs. Dolph Ziggler:
“Thought Cena and Ziggler stole the show but unfortunately the show stealer came early. Great opportunity for WWE to advance Ziggler to the US Title with Cena preparing to leave WWE for a short sabbatical. No idea why Ziggler isn’t used more prominently. He’s a helluva talent.”
On the booking of WWE diva Charlotte:
“Seemed as if WWE anointed Charlotte as their top female when she won the title but since then she’s not been featured. What am I missing here? I do like the way that the females have more people talking positively about them than in quite some time.”
– Heath Slater fans took part in a “Hit Slater’s Music” campaign on social networks this week to try and get Slater a United States Title shot on Raw. Slater did’t get the match, but he is featured in the above Raw Fallout video to discuss Cena’s U.S. title.
– Seth Rollins will be appearing live on the 9pm EST edition of SportsCenter Tuesday night alongside Jonathan Coachman. Coachman had previously teased that an announcement from WWE & ESPN would be coming within 48 hours. Rollins’ appearance will likely be to help make the announcement with Coachman. WrestleMania 32 travel packages go on sale tomorrow, and the announcement reportedly has to do with that.
– Next week’s Raw is the last show before Hell In A Cell, and WWE is promoting some big names for it on Twitter. Stone Cold Steve Austin will be in the house to interview Brock Lesnar after the show, but WWE is not promoting him for the Raw broadcast as of yet. WWE is advertising both Ric Flair and Shawn Michaels for Raw, as they are likely to take part in a panel discussing the Hell In A Cell main event.
WWE World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins recently spoke with the Chicago Tribune to promote tonight’s RAW from the Allstate Arena. Among the topics discussed are overzealous WWE fans who will do whatever it takes to meet him, including stalking him at 4am while he’s traveling. Rollins said,
“I’m not mean to fans because I’m a bad guy. I’m mean to them because they’re rude. If they stalk me at the airport at 4 in the morning, don’t expect to get a picture. That’s not OK. They can’t hang outside my hotel or come to the gym and stare at me for a half hour and expect me to be like “Cool. Awesome.”
My favorite thing is to just run into fans coincidentally. Today the National Car Rental guy recognized me and got so excited and wanted to take a picture. Awesome. It was a fan that happened to run into me. To me, there’s a distinct difference. Don’t get me wrong — our fanbase is super passionate and I love them, but there’s a difference between stalking me at the airport and just happening to see me.”
He also revealed that he is not Hispanic, despite the fact that his last name is Lopez. Rollins is actually half Armenian and half German/Irish and the Lopez name comes from his mother’s first husband, who is Mexican.
WWE World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins was a guest on the Sam Roberts Wrestling Podcast this week and spoke candidly about Sting getting injured at Night of Champions.
Sting took a corner powerbomb and got rocked so badly the match was temporarily stopped and they wound up ‘going home’ sooner than planned. Since then, many have been questioning whether the 56-year old icon should be wrestling hard hitting main event matches against guys like Rollins, who is under 30.
Here’s what Rollins said about it:
“It was an amazing experience for me to get to step into the ring with somebody I dressed up [as for] Halloween. I mean, I was Sting two years in a row when I was like 13, 14, so it was pretty rad to be in there with a legend like that.”
“Ironically enough, Sting got a ‘stinger’. It happens to all of us, but it was just bad timing in his situation.” Rollins added, “we got through it, and he’s a professional.”
“I mean nothing against Sting – he’s in phenomenal condition, but he’s also a 56-year-old man.” Rollins continued, “I have taken the buckle bomb myself many times. It’s just one of those things. It’s a freak accident.”
“I feel terrible. I was definitely concerned about his health, still am, but after tests and everything, he seems to be okay, so it’s all good.” Rollins also said, “he’s going to make a good recovery”.
WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross has updated his blog, which you can read in its entirety at JRsBarBQ.com. Here are some highlights of what JR said about:
WWE’s Booking of Seth Rollins:
“Funny how some people confuse Seth Rollins role of a chickens!t heel to being ‘booked weak.’ It’s obvious to me that Rollins is following a HBK path to some degree meaning that he will be a helluva fan favorite in time. Let’s not rush it.”
Brock Lesnar’s Appearance on RAW:
“Thought Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman were somewhat underutilized Monday night in a subdued, or so it seemed, Boston. Why can’t a disrespectful heel wanting to make a name for himself interrupting a Heyman promo and then Lesnar then takes matters into his own hands and woodsheds some poor bastard to provide the fans some hint of physicality? The Taker vs. Brock HIAC match is tepid at best since their Summer Slam match which had a unique finish that isn’t talked about enough IMO.”
The New Day:
“Big fan of the New Day trio and hope that they can become the heels WWE seemingly desires but it won’t be easy but it’s also not impossible. It’s going to take work and being smart especially on how the talents themselves execute in the ring.”
In addition to the Brock Lesnar vs. Undertaker “Final Chapter” match and the Seth Rollins vs. Kane match with the WWE title or Kane’s “corporate duties” on the line, WWE announced another title match for this month’s WWE Hell In A Cell pay-per-view.
In tag-team title action, The Dudley Boyz will look to become ten-time champions in WWE as they battle the current WWE Tag-Team Champions The New Day at the event scheduled for the Staples Center in L.A.
WWE Hell In A Cell 2015 takes place on Sunday, October 25, 2015 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. Make sure to join us here on 10/25 for the best Hell In A Cell coverage on the web!
On Monday’s edition of WWE RAW, a major announcement was made regarding the upcoming WWE Hell In Cell pay-per-view later this month.
Stephanie McMahon announced during the show that Seth Rollins will be defending his WWE World Heavyweight Championship against “The Demon” Kane.
To make things interesting, Stephanie announced that if “The Demon” fails to beat Rollins for the title, “Corporate Kane” will be relieved of his corporate duties.
WWE Hell In A Cell 2015 takes place on Sunday, October 25, 2015 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. Make sure to join us here on 10/25 for the best Hell In A Cell coverage on the web!
– WWE Diva Lana was backstage at the WWE Network special at Madison Square Garden this past Saturday night. Lana indicated via social media that she will be in Boston for tonight’s edition of WWE RAW.
– WWE World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins will be calling into tonight’s WWE RAW pre-show on the WWE Network. WWE announced the following via Twitter.
