— The ongoing rift between the two Sin Caras continued on Friday’s SmackDown as Sin Cara (Negro) brutally attacked Sin Cara (Azul) in the backstage area, ripped off his blue mask and put it on himself. Later, he kept the blue mask on and wore it during his match with Justin Gabriel, who he defeated with a leap from the top rope.

WWE has announced that Sin Cara (Azul) will face Sin Cara (Negro) in a Mask vs. Mask Match at Sunday’s SmackDown taping in Mexico City, Mexico.

— Scott Hall trended Saturday night on Yahoo.com (behind NCAA football, The Big Year and Hayden Panettiere) after news surfaced that the former WWE Superstar’s struggles with alcoholism and drug addiction would be profiled on next Wednesday’s episode of E:60 on ESPN.

— Chris Jericho’s heavy metal band Fozzy plays tonight at 11:00 p.m. at the House of Blues at the Mandalay Bay Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada.

source: SuperLuchas.net

— The official website of Florida Championship Wrestling has added Jake Carter to their roster page. He is Jesse White, son of former WWE star Vader. He signed a developmental contract with WWE in April following a tryout at the organization’s developmental facility in Tampa, Florida.

White, 25, originally committed to the University of Oklahoma and was touted for the National Football League, but retired following a hip injury. He then followed his dad’s footsteps to the world of professional wrestling.

— Theodore Long kicked off Friday’s SmackDown by announcing that the first match of the night would feature 41 Superstars in the largest Battle Royal in WWE history. Interim Raw General Manager John Laurinaitis then revealed the winner would earn a title match against the champion of his choosing.

Randy Orton won the 41-Man No. 1 Contender’s Battle Royal, last eliminating The Miz. Battle Royal elimination order is as follows: 1. Cody Rhodes, 2. Johnny Curtis, 3. JTG, 4. Michael McGillicutty, 5. Derrick Bateman, 6. Yoshi Tatsu, 7. Titus O’Neil, 8. Matt Striker, 9. William Regal, 10. Percy Watson, 11. John Morrison, 12. Dolph Ziggler, 13. Trent Barreta, 14. Jey Uso, 15. Ted DiBiase, 16. Tyson Kidd, 17. Daniel Bryan, 18. Tyler Reks, 19. Curt Hawkins, 20. Drew McIntrye, 21. Justin Gabriel, 22. Mason Ryan, 23. Primo, 24. Santino Marella, 25. Alex Riley, 26. Kofi Kingston, 27. Zack Ryder, 28. David Otunga, 29. Jimmy Uso, 30. Ezekiel Jackson, 31. Heath Slater, 32. Sin Cara (Negro), 33. Christian, 34. R-Truth , 35. CM Punk, 36. Sheamus, 37. Wade Barrett, 38. Jack Swagger, 39. Jinder Mahal, 40. The Miz.

Hornswoggle's new Muppets Tattoo (click to enlarge)

– With Disney’s The Muppets set to guest star on the October 31st Halloween edition of WWE RAW, the creative team has been working on the script for that show this week.

As if WWE’s resident muppet Hornswoggle wasn’t already going to be featured on the show, his new Muppets tattoo virtually makes him a lock for the Halloween RAW.

– The Associated Press is reporting that Linda McMahon is looking to better engage women in her 2012 Senate bid. Exit polling data in 2010 showed that 42% of female voters were less likely to vote for McMahon because of her association with WWE because of WWE’s portrayal of women and violence.

As with her last campaign, Linda is also looking to distance herself from WWE.

• Check Out: Linda’s First 2012 Campaign Video

– The recent Sin Cara vs. Sin Cara match at WWE’s Hell in a Cell pay-per-view got overwhelmingly negative feedback by fans here on SEScoops.com – and WWE officials were also unhappy with the match, namely, how WWE’s agents/producers booked the match. While most would assume that two luchador wrestlers would stick to the style they know best (lucha!), many were expecting more of a grudge match-style fight, due to the nature of the HIAC event.

– WWE officials were disappointed at how the crowd reacted towards some of the bigger stars participating in the walkout angle, and the fact that two of the people the crowd reacted to the most were Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler. You know it’s a bad sign when your announcers are more over than most of the wrestlers on your roster.

– Felipe Barerra, a Texas high school football coach, received a one-week suspension after being caught doing a DX crotch chop to the opposing team as his team was celebrating their win this week.

(Sources: Wrestling Observer Newsletter, f4wonline.com)

— Different countries have different artwork for THQ’s upcoming WWE ’12 video game and the original Sin Cara has been chosen for the cover in Mexico.

— Matches have been announced for WWE’s upcoming tour of Japan. November 30, 2011 at Yokohama Arena will feature John Cena vs. Alberto del Rio for the WWE Championship, Dolph Ziggler vs. Kofi Kingston for the United States Championship, and Kelly Kelly vs. Beth Phoenix for the Divas Championship. December 1, 2011 at Yokohama Arena will feature John Cena and CM Punk vs. TBA, Big Show vs. Mason Ryan, and Dolph Ziggler vs. Evan Bourne for the United States Championship.

— Kaitlyn turned twenty-five years old on Friday.

— Tyson Kidd took a shot at the Sin Cara vs. Sin Cara match that took place last night at Hell in a Cell.

“Best part about being either Sin Cara?” he asked on Twitter. “Having the mask means you don’t have to show your face after that performance.”

— Jim Ross remarked the following on Twitter two hours before the start of tonight’s Raw SuperShow: “Very strange vibe today backstage @ Raw. Obviously lots of sore talents. All I know is that we have a 12 man tag. Expect fireworks.”

— One of the men holding Cody Rhodes’ Intercontinental Championship last night at Hell in a Cell was independent wrestler Luke Hawx.

source: F4WOnline.com

— Tyson Kidd feels his Twitter remarks regarding the Sin Cara vs. Sin Cara match at Hell in a Cell were taken out of context by websites labeling it as a jab. The SmackDown Superstar wrote, “Love when things get taken out of context. You know what happens when you assume.”

Kidd said of the match, “Best part about being either Sin Cara? Having the mask means you don’t have to show your face after that performance.”

— Matches taped tonight in Lafayette, Louisiana for this week’s episode of WWE Superstars were:

* Alex Riley vs. JTG

* Michael McGillicutty vs. Percy Watson

source: ProWrestling.net

– WWE recently filed for several new trademarks. The first is for the phrase, “Suntan Super Man” – which was R-Truth’s nickname back in TNA. With R-Truth’s “Little Jimmy” gimmick (a Vince McMahon creation) getting over this year and his recent alignment with former WWE champion The Miz, it appears Truth will remain one of the top featured performers on WWE television in the coming months.

The other trademarks filed are for Sin Cara- namely, his masks. WWE just secured trademarks for black, white and gold Sin Cara masks, so either the original Sin Cara is getting new masks or we could see even more Sin Caras in WWE.

• Check Out: Pictures of the New Black Sin Cara

– The Rock is training hard for his WWE return match at Survivor Series – his first match since WrestleMania 20 (which also took place from MSG). Rock posted the following photo of himself delivering a Rock Bottom to some unknown jabronie with the caption: 

“Training for Survivor Series. Boots To Motherf*****n Asses. #TeamBringIt”

Check out the height on this Rock Bottom!

— Nola.com reports that production for Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s next movie, Snitch, is scheduled from December 3 to January 20 in Shreveport, Louisiana. The movie co-stars Academy Award award-winning actress Susan Sarandon.

• Pictures: THE ROCK On The Set of The New GI Joe Movie

— Mike Mondo, who formerly competed as Mikey in WWE, has signed a contract with Ring of Honor.

— Immediately after Sin Cara’s victory over Heath Slater on SmackDown, the second Sin Cara appeared on the TitanTron. Ripping off his blue mask to reveal a black and silver one underneath, he claimed that the Sin Cara in the ring had once stolen his identity. He then declared a match this Sunday at Hell in a Cell to decide who has the right to be called Sin Cara.

After debating as to whether to feature a Sin Cara vs. Sin Cara match at Sunday’s Hell in a Cell pay-per-view, WWE made the match official by announcing it at Tuesday’s SmackDown tapings from St. Louis.

The heel Sin Cara appeared at the taping, cut a promo in Spanish and revealed a new black mask and black outfit. Check out the heel Sin Cara’s new mask and ring gear here:

— Following his victory over Alberto Del Rio at Saturday night’s Raw live event in El Paso, Texas, CM Punk paid tribute to the late Eddie Guerrero

Punk spoke on the microphone and said that when he thinks of El Paso, he thinks of Eddie Guerrero. He feels that even though Eddie is gone, if the people who were touched by him spread his legacy, then he will continue to live. He then blew a kiss to the arena ceiling in memory of Guerrero. Fans chanted “Eddie” with Punk to conclude the show.

Vickie Guerrero appeared at the event seeing as though it took place in her hometown. She accompanied Dolph Ziggler for his United States Championship Match against John Morrison and was jeered. A small “Eddie” chant broke out during the match.

— After losing on SmackDown, Daniel Bryan was left frustrated over Sin Cara shenanigans and not having won many matches since Money in the Bank. He vents his frustrations in the following video.

source: Pro Wrestling Torch

— Matches scheduled to air on tonight’s episode of SmackDown are as follows:

* Sheamus vs. Heath Slater

* Justin Gabriel vs. Wade Barrett

* A.J. and Kaitlyn vs. Beth Phoenix and Natalya

* Randy Orton vs. Cody Rhodes

* The Great Khali vs. Jinder Mahal

* Daniel Bryan vs. Sin Cara

* Evan Bourne and Kofi Kingston vs. Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso

* Mark Henry defends the World Heavyweight Championship against Christian in a Lumberjack Match

— The Miz announced this afternoon on Twitter that he has launched a YouTube Channel. He posted a video of his first words about being fired by WWE, which was filmed Wednesday during his new Sirius XM Radio show, First and Awesome.

— After R-Truth and The Miz were fired on this week’s episode of WWE Raw SuperShow, WWE.com transferred their respective profiles to the Alumni section.

Sin Cara vs. Sin Cara

On Monday’s RAW, we once again saw two Sin Cara’s doing battle. To recap – the man formerly known as Mistico in Mexico was the original Sin Cara .. He got suspended for 30 days due to a violation of WWE’s Wellness violation, and WWE brought in developmental wrestler Hunico to play Sin Cara while Mistico was out of action. Once Mistico’s suspension came up, WWE brought him back and now we have two Sin Caras.

For those who are trying to tell the two apart, Mistico was the first Sin Cara out on Monday. You can tell the two apart because the original Sin Cara (Mistico) has the blonde hair sticking out from under his mask while Hunico has a scar on his stomach.

WWE is advertising a Sin Cara vs. Sin Cara match at the Mexico City Smackdown TV taping on October 16 – and it appears we will be seeing two Sin Caras on WWE television for quite a while. One of the reasons WWE is doing a Cara vs. Cara feud is because the company’s top masked star, Rey Mysterio, is out with an injury and the company wants more than one masked wrestler on the roster heading into the upcoming Mexican tour.

Additionally, we reported a few months ago that WWE wants to break the Guiness World Record for the “most masks in one place” – and hope to break the record at WrestleMania 28. Whether it’s Rey Mysterio vs. Sin Cara or Sin Cara vs. Sin Cara, WWE management has a vision of the WrestleMania audience all wearing masks during the Sin Cara match at next year’s big show. 

— Infrequently seen SmackDown Diva Rosa Mendes was besieged with negative messages on Twitter after disparaging the ‘Rookie Divas’ of WWE during a recent outburst—A.J. (“looks 12 with a crater face”), Aksana (“looks like she is 40”), Kaitlyn (“looks like she needs to go on Jenny Craig”) and Maxine (“You know the new girl on NXT, with the huge overbite. Lol”). She wrote in response to her critics, “To all my haters, If I had a dollar for every time you have called me a derogatory word I would have enough money to donate to you so you can move out of your trailers. Hahahaha. Go on a diet, fix your teeth, and get a life.

She also mocked a fan with a WWE username who wrote in his profile that he is a doctor who graduated from Harvard: “You must not be too good of a Doctor if your here insulting me, oh that’s right, you have your PHD in WWE! Atta boy! Xo”

— On Friday’s SmackDown, Sin Cara lost to Daniel Bryan by disqualification when he wouldn’t stop his assault of the Money in the Bank briefcase holder. A second Sin Cara emerged and confronted his impostor; the two had a staredown.

The cover of the latest issue of Super Luchas features a comic style drawing of the dual Sin Caras preparing to fight, with the headline reading “Dos Místicos, Un Sin Cara.”

— Many people speculated that Miss USA 2010 Rima Fakih, who participated in Tough Enough and guest-hosted an episode of Monday Night Raw last November, would have a WWE contract waiting for her if she opted for a professional wrestling career. She, however, says that’s not the case.

Fakih was asked yesterday on Twitter when she would be going to WWE and replied, “WWE doesn’t seem interested in me maybe @TNA or mud wrestling might be LOL.”

— Sin Cara spoke to Nexos Latinos for a brief interview regarding his wrestling background and training regime. When asked why he wears a mask, he replied, “The mask adds a certain mystique to my image. It makes people wonder who I really am and gives additional interest to Mistico.” He adds that it’s difficult for him to see through the mask since he can’t see half the time.

The interview, which is in Spanish, can be accessed here.

— Tickets for WWE’s Raw live event on December 29, 2011 at the Verizon Center in Washington D.C. go on sale September 24 via Ticketmaster.

The original Sin Cara (a/k/a Mistico) returns to television on this week’s episode of WWE SmackDown.

At tonight’s taping in Toronto, Ontario, the new Sin Cara (a/k/a Hunico) lost to Daniel Bryan by disqualification when he wouldn’t stop his assault of the Money in the Bank briefcase holder. The original Sin Cara confronted his impostor and the two had a staredown.

It was reported two weeks ago that the original wrestler would be returning to feud with his impostor, who had turned heel on SuperSmackDown.

— Following last night’s SmackDown live event in Moncton, New Brunswick, Randy Orton, Sin Cara, Mark Henry, Christian, Sheamus, Cody Rhodes and Wade Barrett were told to head to tonight’s Raw SuperShow in Ottawa, Ontario.

— Shawn Michaels is asking fans on Twitter to “Like” the Activision Hunts page on Facebook and say in a post they were sent by him. One person will win a chance to hunt with the WWE Hall of Famer this week in New York City as he promotes Activision’s Dangerous Hunts video game.

— The death of midget wrestling star Little Tokyo (Shigeri Akabane) will be mentioned in this week’s issue of Sports Illustrated. He died last Tuesday of a heart attack in St. Joseph, Missouri at the age of 71.

source: F4WOnline.com

— Tuesday night on SuperSmackDown, Sin Cara (portrayed by WWE developmental wrestler Hunico) blasted Daniel Bryan with a kick to the head following his victory over the former ROH World Champion. This was done because creative was told that the original Sin Cara, Luis Ignascio Urive Alvirde, is returning to feud with his imposter.

— Gaspari Nutrition will host the sports nutrition and supplementation industry’s first ever live broadcast from the Joe Weider’s 2011 Olympia Expo, September 16-17, 2011 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. WWE Diva Kaitlyn, a former fitness model, will host live interviews from the Gaspari Nutrition booth. More details are available here.

— WWE returns to the Germain Arena in Estero, Florida on December 16, 2011 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets go on sale September 17, 2011 at 10:00 p.m.

sources: F4WOnline.com, PWInsider.com

— It was reported two weeks ago that Tough Enough winner Andy Leavine, who is currently training in Florida Championship Wrestling, was suspended for 30 days due to a violation of WWE’s Talent Wellness Program. WWE, however, never publicly announced the suspension. The latest issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter speculates that it could be due to Leavine being considered a developmental wrestler and not a main roster talent.

— Chavo Guerrero, Sr. (a/k/a Chavo Classic) knocked WWE’s attempt to market Sin Cara. The former WWE Cruiserweight Champion wrote the following on Twitter (in Spanish): “Whoever hired Sin Cara does not know the Hispanic market.”

— Alex Riley’s father, Kevin Kiley, Sr., has been hired as the morning talk show host for WKRK FM in Cleveland, Ohio. The CBS affiliate is switching from a music to an all-sports format.

source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter

– Former WWE star Chris Jericho took yet another shot at CM Punk on Twitter. Jericho tweeted on Monday night after RAW:

“Another Raw, another stolen move. I expect that from a rookie or a diva, but et tu Punk? BACK OFF….”

Chris Jericho tweeted the following back on August 1st after CM Punk mentioned his name during a promo on RAW:

“Everyone is so excited that @CMPunk mentioned me on Raw. Newsflash…I don’t give a shit. Mind ur own business and stop rippin me off Punk.”

Last week, when CM Punk and Steve Austin were going back and forth talking trash on Twitter, Jericho wrote:

“It’s so cute reading @CMPunk and @steveaustinBSR ‘s lil cyber bitch-fights…”

It appears the seeds are being planted for an eventual CM Punk vs. Chris Jericho feud down the road once Chris Jericho returns to the company – which is just fine with us.

– For those wondering, it was in fact Hunico who wrestled as Sin Cara on RAW. According to a source who was backstage at RAW, the general feeling in the locker room is that Mistico is done with WWE.

– Two readers sent word that there was no Sin Cara merchandise for sale at last night’s RAW in Tulsa.

– In related Sin Cara news – in light of the recent backstage heat on Mistico, WWE seems to have scrapped the idea of bringing in Mexican wrestler Averno to work with Sin Cara. Before Sin Cara fell out of favor with WWE management, there had been talk of bringing in Averno, a formal rival of Mistico, into WWE so he had someone familiar to work with. (Source: PWInsider.com)

— John Cena is pictured in WWE’s advertisement for tomorrow night’s SuperSmackDown special on Syfy.

Some cable outlets are advertising a match between Cena and CM Punk for the live broadcast. WWE has not announced the match yet.

The synopsis for the event, which will feature talent from Raw and SmackDown, reads:

“The astonishing Sin Cara challenges WWE Champion Alberto Del Rio and Christian battles Randy Orton for the World Heavyweight Championship inside a steel cage.”

— The Miz announced on Twitter that he will debut a new T-shirt on tonight’s episode of Raw.

“Debuting the new Miz T-shirt tonight,” he wrote. “Buy it if your at the arena or go to wweshop.com. Cheap plug 2 of the night.”

— WWE stock closed at 9.59 today, up 0.53 from Friday.

— WWE announced at last night’s Raw live event at the FedExForum in Memphis, Tennessee that Monday Night Raw will be held at the venue on January 2, 2012.

— Jerry Lawler beat Jack Swagger in a singles match at Saturday’s Raw live event in Memphis, Tennessee. The former World Heavyweight Champion succumbed to Lawler following the Crown Drop.

— WWE Hall of Famer Harley Race appeared at Saturday’s SmackDown live event in Cape Girandeau, Missouri and introduced Ted DiBiase, who trained nearby at his school. The SmackDown Superstar said that thanks to Harley, he is living his dream.

He then lost to Sin Cara.

— In an exclusive interview with WWE.com, Christian discusses Edge’s actions at SummerSlam, the decisions being made by SmackDown General Manager Theodore Long and WWE Chief Operating Officer Triple H, and why he feels he will have a huge advantage entering a steel cage with Randy Orton this Tuesday on SuperSmackDown.

— Mason Ryan returned to action at Friday’s Raw live event in Jackson, Mississippi. The Welsh grappler beat Zack Ryder in the second match of the night.

Ryan has been sidelined since late June due to an undisclosed injury.

— WWE Champion Alberto Del Rio will face Sin Cara in a non-title match this Tuesday on SuperSmackDown.

— WWE ring announcer Eden Stiles participated in her first angle at Friday’s Raw live event in Jackson, Mississippi as she was attacked by The Bella Twins. This led to Divas Champion Kelly Kelly and Eve hitting the ring to fend off the twin duo. Kelly and Eve beat Nikki and Brie in a subsequent match.

— The Great Khali turns 39 years old today while WWE Hall of Famer Sgt. Slaughter turns 63. Also celebrating a birthday is former WWE Women’s Champion Jazz, who turns 38.

source: ProWrestling.net

With the man who originally played the character Sin Cara (Mistico) recently being suspended for 30 days due to a violation of WWE’s Wellness policy, developmental wrestler Hunico has been portraying Sin Cara on WWE television.

Tuesday’s SmackDown taping from Calgary was the first show the man formerly known as Mistico was able to return from his suspension. Sin Cara wrestled Heath Slater on Tuesday night in a match that has been described by one fan in attendance as a “botch fest.” WWE was forced to re-shoot several parts of the match due to blown spots.

There had been reports that some wrestlers were already rolling their eyes at Sin Cara for having such a bad match in his first night back – but PWInsider.com is reporting that it was actually Hunico that wrestled as Sin Cara on Tuesday night – not Mistico.

According to their report, Sin Cara showed up to the arena on Tuesday night, met with WWE management and was sent home during the SmackDown taping.

WWE sources have indicated that Hunico will be portraying the character of Sin Cara moving forward. The Sin Cara character is still very popular with young audience and sells a lot of t-shirts, but most in the company are under the impression that Mistico’s days in WWE are numbered.

– Former WWE star MVP wrote the following on Twitter about Matt Hardy:

“I spoke 2 Matt & Jeff today. It’s a difficult time for Matt but he’ll be ok. Life has ups & downs! For some more than others. Matt has people who care about him that will see him get the help he needs! It’s real easy for those of you that are free of imperfection to hurl insults at those who aren’t. Life is about PEAKS & valleys!”

We’ve got a TON of Matt Hardy news from the past week at our Matt Hardy News Page – definitely check that out to catch up on all the craziness.

– The original Sin Cara (Mistico) returned to action this week at Tuesday’s WWE SmackDown tapings from Calgary and already had people ‘shaking their heads’ at him backstage. WWE had to do two re-takes during Sin Cara’s match against Heath Slater due to several blown spots – something his WWE run has been plagued by thus far.

• Check Out: Pictures Of Sin Cara UNMASKED

– As previously reported, the original Sin Cara returned to action at last night’s WWE SmackDown! live event in Tacoma, Washington, defeating Tyson Kidd with his ‘Spanish Fly’ move. one fan in attendance noted that it looked as if Cara had a blond mo-hawk under the mask.

• Pictures of Sin Cara UNMASKED

– Mark Henry won a battle royal on Friday’s SmackDown to become the #1 contender to Randy Orton’s World Heavyweight Title. WWE has not yet announced whether the match will take place at Night of Champions or an upcoming episode of SmackDown.

– The WWE website has an interview up with Jack Swagger, who confronted Vickie Guerrero on RAW and asked her to manage hi along with Dolph Ziggler.

• Vickie Guerrero BIKINI Pictures

Swagger told WWE.com:

“I think Vickie Guerrero has proven herself to be very valuable. She is a very influential person with General Managers and execs and higher-ups, so bringing her clout along with my All-American abilities and World Championship talent, it could be amazing. Will Jack Swagger make it there again without her? Absolutely. Will he make it there faster with her? Definitely.”

Discussion: COMMENT BELOW and tell us whether you’d like to see Vickie Guerrero manage Jack Swagger and other heels on RAW. Could Vickie Guerrero build a stable of heel wrestlers like Bobby Heenan’s Heenan Family back in the late ’80s?