Posts Tagged ‘SummerSlam’

Plans For Third Jericho/Wyatt Match At Night Of Champions, Jericho’s Exit From WWE

Heading into Sunday’s match between Chris Jericho and Bray Wyatt at the WWE SummerSlam pay-per-view, one of the original ideas was to center the entire match around building up the Wyatt character.

Apparently, Wyatt was also scheduled to win the first meeting between he and Jericho at the WWE Battleground pay-per-view, however Vince McMahon reportedly changed his mind at the last minute.

Jericho has mentioned in the past that he is scheduled to wrap up his current run with WWE after the upcoming WWE Night Of Champions pay-per-view, as he is going on tour with his rock band Fozzy. As things stand now, the current plan is for a third match between Jericho and Wyatt at Night Of Champions, with the match having some sort of stipulation.

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  • What You Didn’t See On RAW Last Night, RAW Fallout Videos & More

    – After the cameras stopped rolling at Monday’s edition of WWE RAW, a SummerSlam rematch took place as the dark match main event for the live crowd in Las Vegas, Nevada. The post-show match saw Chris Jericho defeat Bray Wyatt in one-on-one action, sending the fans home happy.

    – Below are the RAW Fallout videos for this week’s show.

    http://youtu.be/oQW2rKiRK6M

    http://youtu.be/ducn1REyaVs

    http://youtu.be/bknxRBVqSvQ

    http://youtu.be/IIo4T2jYFgM

    WWE SmackDown Rating: Final Numbers For SummerSlam “Go-Home” Show

    The Friday, August 15th edition of WWE SmackDown, which was the final “go-home” show for this past Sunday’s WWE SummerSlam pay-per-view, scored a final cable rating of 1.88, according to Nielsen Media Research. The 1.88 final draw marks a slight decrease from the 1.89 final rating that the show drew the previous week.

    Friday’s SmackDown averaged 2.564 million viewers, which was also down from the average of 2.642 million viewers who tuned in the week before.

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  • Confirmed Match For Main Event & SmackDown, RAW Segment For Next Week

    On Monday’s post-SummerSlam edition of WWE RAW, many announcements were made regarding matches and segments on several of WWE’s upcoming television shows.

    First up, on WWE Main Event, which airs live on the WWE Network on Tuesday night, Big Show vs. Erick Rowan is the featured match.

    On Friday’s edition of SmackDown on SyFy, which will be taped on Tuesday night, Randy Orton vs. Rob Van Dam is one of the featured matches.

    Finally, on next week’s edition of RAW, John Cena will “address the WWE Universe” for the first time since losing his WWE World Heavyweight Championship to Brock Lesnar at the SummerSlam pay-per-view on Sunday night in Los Angeles, California.

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  • John Cena Makes His First Comments Since Losing His Title At SummerSlam

    John Cena has made his first public comments since losing his WWE World Heavyweight Championship in a one-sided loss to Brock Lesnar at WWE SummerSlam on Sunday night in Los Angeles, California. Cena tweeted the following on Monday afternoon:

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  • Jim Ross Blog: WWE SummerSlam Thoughts, Lesnar’s Destruction Of Cena & More

    The following are highlights of the latest blog by WWE Hall Of Famer Jim Ross:

    On his thoughts on WWE SummerSlam: “I thought Summer Slam was a really good show. From the untouchable broadcast opening, which no one in TV does better within their genre than WWE, to the jaw dropping main event that unleashed the legit beast that is Brock Lesnar, Summer Slam was a ‘transitional show’ that we may look back upon in the coming years and say that was the show that changed the course of WWE.

    From developing Lesnar’s next opponent, and his future opponents, to watching the evolution of the next level of main event stars, this is going to be an interesting notwithstanding crucial time within WWE as it relates to their ‘creative’ direction but more importantly, in my eyes, their overall booking philosophy.

    The way to sell more $9.99 WWE Network isn’t overstated marketing plans heavy on rhetoric and redundancy but getting the brand hot again and making RAW, and Smackdown to a slightly lesser degree, more ‘must see.’ The hotter the product is the more consumers will want to experience it in any form that they can including the Network which I personally enjoy.

    Seems that this is the time for WWE upper mgmt to rely on those with extensive product knowledge and less on the creative types whose strengths are seemingly writing promos and campy skits. There are some excellent ‘wrestling people’ there than can and should step up and express themselves.

    Summer Slam was action heavy and the talk was efficiently succinct and timely. Hence, the event was easier to watch and process.”

    On Brock Lesnar’s destruction of John Cena: “Regarding Lesnar’s dominating performance against Cena, too many people are already leaving/forgetting that performance and it’s impact to look a head and fixate on who’s next for Lesnar and how can it be possible that any one can ever beat him. Firstly, in the land of sports entertainment, a variety of things can occur to create the ‘impossible’ but my take on this is to see Lesnar sporadically defend the title, please don’t live or die on the “30 Day Rule,” while new challengers are being developed.”

    Check out the complete blog at JRsBarBQ.com. You can also order JR’s Bar-B-Q products online at WWEShop.com.

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  • VIDEO: Bad News Barrett Says He’s Out Until December, Wants To Work With Wyatt

    During WWE SummerSlam weekend in Los Angeles, California, veteran wrestling journalists Dave Meltzer and Brian Fritz caught up with Bad News Barrett.

    Barrett, who has been on the sidelines with a shoulder injury, spoke to the guys about his current physical condition, his history with injuries and who he’d like to work with when he’s back in action, which he says is targeted to be in December.

    Check out the complete video interview above.

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  • VIDEO: Stephanie McMahon Does The ALS “Ice Bucket Challenge”

    Backstage at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California on Sunday night following a successful WWE SummerSlam pay-per-view, Stephanie McMahon accepted the ALS “Ice Bucket Challenge” that was extended to her by Maria Menounos.

    Prior to being doused with a huge trash can full of ice water, Stephanie extended the challenge to the entire San Francisco 49ers, the entire cast of WWE Total Divas and every member of the WWE Universe.

    You can watch the video of Stephanie McMahon taking part in the “Ice Bucket Challenge,” with help from Ronda Rousey and the Four Horsewomen above.

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  • Spoiler: Huge Angle Set For Tonight’s RAW Involving The New WWE Title Belt

    As noted earlier today, Brock Lesnar spoke to TMZ after SummerSlam last night, informing the celebrity-gossip website that he “ain’t carrying two belts around.”

    According to one source, that isn’t a simple throw-away comment and it is believed that the two title belt situation will play into an angle on tonight’s edition of RAW.

    The word going around today is that on tonight’s RAW, Lesnar will make it clear that he isn’t carrying two belts around and thus the new WWE Championship belt that was made recently, which we posted photos of a week ago (pictured above), will debut on the show when he ditches the two belts that he won last night.

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  • VIDEO: Brock Lesnar On Being WWE Champion: “I Ain’t Carrying Two Belts Around”

    TMZ caught up with the new WWE World Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar, along with his “advocate,” Paul Heyman, outside of Morton’s Steakhouse in Los Angeles, California on Sunday night after WWE’s SummerSlam pay-per-view.

    Lesnar spoke about his plans for the title belts now that he is the champion. “I ain’t carrying two belts around,” Lesnar said. “Are you kidding me? That ain’t happening.”

    Check out the complete video interview above.

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  • Stephanie McMahon Accepts “Ice Bucket Challenge” From Maria Menounos?

    Stephanie McMahon posted the following tweet on her official Twitter account of herself backstage with Maria Menounos, UFC star Ronda Rousey and her Four Horsewomen friends (Jessmyn Duke, Marina Shafir and Shayna Baszler).

    The photo in the tweet alludes to the fact that Stephanie has accepted the ALS “Ice Bucket Challenge” from Menounos, who accepted the same challenge from Vince McMahon last week.

    Speaking of Stephanie’s Twitter account, she also tweeted this photo of herself in her ring gear at SummerSlam.

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  • Mick Foley Shares His Thoughts On Cena vs. Lesnar Match At SummerSlam

    Following Sunday’s WWE SummerSlam pay-per-view, which saw Brock Lesnar easily defeat John Cena in a one-sided match to become the new WWE World Heavyweight Champion, WWE Hall Of Famer Mick Foley posted the following on his official Facebook page.

    DOMINANT

    That was exactly the type of match I was hoping for at #SummerSlam – but didn’t think I’d ever see. In my opinion, this was definitely #BestForBusiness.

    Check out more from Foley on his official Facebook page at Facebook.com/RealMickFoley.

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  • Backstage News On WWE Dropping Two Parts Of The Stephanie/Brie Storyline

    It is believed that WWE has simply dropped the Megan Miller portion of the Stephanie McMahon vs. Brie Bella storyline.

    At SummerSlam on Sunday night, Brie noted during her promo that Stephanie “paid off” Miller to lie about having an affair with her husband, Daniel Bryan. Many believe that is a sign that the Megan Miller part of their storyline is done and over with.

    Another part of the Stephanie/Brie story that appears to be gone is the angle that began when Stephanie McMahon was arrested and Triple H didn’t immediately come to her aid. Originally, it seemed to be the beginning of some storyline trouble between Stephanie and HHH, however that appears to no longer be the case.

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  • Ronda Rousey & The Four Horsewomen To Appear On WWE Total Divas?

    WWE Diva and Total Divas star Natalya once again trained with several members of the MMA female faction “The Four Horsewomen” last week.

    According to various sources, footage of Natalya training with Jessamyn Duke, Shayna Baszler and Colleen Schneider will be shown on the next season of WWE Total Divas.

    As noted, Rousey and the Four Horsewomen were in attendance at the WWE SummerSlam pay-per-view on Sunday night in Los Angeles, California.

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  • HHH Congratulates Lesnar/Heyman Backstage (Photo), Comments On His “Plan”

    – Triple H posted the following tweet after SummerSlam on Sunday night, noting that he “loves it when a good plan comes together.”

    – Below is the photo of Triple H congratulating Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman backstage on their WWE World Heavyweight Championship victory over John Cena:

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  • Several New Champions Crowned At Sunday’s WWE SummerSlam PPV

    WWE SummerSlam opened up on Sunday night with two title changes, as Dolph Ziggler defeated The Miz to become the new WWE Intercontinental Champion in the pay-per-view opener, while Paige defeated AJ Lee in the second PPV match of the evening to become the new WWE Divas Champion.

    Later on in the show, in the third of three title matches, the title change count went 3-0, as Brock Lesnar defeated John Cena in the main event of the evening to become the new WWE World Heavyweight Champion

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  • Nikki Bella Turns Heel And Joins The Authority, Several Celebrities Attend SummerSlam

    – With WWE SummerSlam taking place in Los Angeles, California, several Hollywood celebrities were in attendance. Among them were Maria Menounos, Michelle Beadle, Bill Simmons, and Ronda Rousey, who was accompanied by members of her “Four Horsewomen” stable. I noticed Shayna Baszler sitting next to Rousey, but the shot of Rousey at ringside was so brief, I couldn’t tell who else was sitting with her.

    – During the Stephanie McMahon vs. Brie Bella match at WWE SummerSlam on Sunday night in Los Angeles, Nikki Bella made the heel turn that we reported about in the past few weeks. With the help of Nikki, who hit Brie and turned on her sister, Stephanie McMahon ended up winning the match. Afterwards, the announcers spoke about Nikki Bella turning on her sister and “joining The Authority.”

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  • WWE SummerSlam Results – August 17, 2014

    WWE SummerSlam “Kickoff Show”

    The WWE SummerSlam 2014 “Kickoff Show” opens up with the expert panel, which consists of Renee Young, Booker T, Alex Riley and Ric Flair. The four talk about some of the top matches on tonight’s show.

    An extended video package airs to highlight the history of the Stephanie McMahon and Brie Bella feud heading into their highly anticipated match later tonight.

    Back live in the arena, the panel talk some more about tonight’s McMahon vs. Bella match. I believe they just said UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion and mega-star Ronda Rousey is in the building tonight.

    Rob Van Dam vs. Cesaro

    We kick it to the announce team of Michael Cole, Jerry Lawler and JBL for tonight’s “Kickoff Show” match.

    With that said, Rob Van Dam’s theme music hits and RVD makes his way to the ring. Out next is his opponent for tonight’s pre-show match, Cesaro, who I believe has new theme music. He also came out with a towel over his head and a big robe on.

    Anyways, the final introductions are completed and it’s time for our first official match of the evening. The bell sounds to make this one official and here we go.

    Early on, Van Dam takes it to “The King of Swing,” hitting a lot of his typical RVD-style moves. The action spills out to the floor, where Van Dam continues to deliver additional punishment to the former “Paul Heyman Guy.”

    Back in the ring, a simple thumb to the eye from Cesaro allows him to take over the offensive lead in the match. On that note, we head to a quick mid-match commercial.

    When we return from commercial, Cesaro is still in control of the action, taking it to Van Dam in the middle of the ring. Meanwhile, the announcers are basically ignoring the action in the ring to do one final hard-sell for the John Cena vs. Brock Lesnar main event title match later tonight, something that they’ve been talking about on commentary throughout the majority of this entire match.

    As they continue to hype Cena vs. Lesnar, Van Dam starts making a bit of a comeback, including landing a big kick on Cesaro that knocks him out to the floor. Van Dam follows that up with a big moonsault to the floor, splashing onto Cesaro in the process. As all of this is going on, the announcers are still talking about Cena-Lesnar.

    Back in the ring, Cesaro slows down RVD’s momentum with a big European uppercut. With 14 minutes left on the clock on the bottom of the screen, Van Dam leaps off the top rope, missing a Five Star Frogsplash attempt.

    Van Dam heads back up to the top rope, but before he can do anything, Cesaro again stops him with a big European uppercut. Cesaro heads up after Van Dam for a superplex attempt, but Van Dam throws him off. RVD leaps off the top, but Cesaro catches him coming down with a big European uppercut yet again.

    On the mat in the middle of the ring, Cesaro grabs a hold of RVD, looking for his Neutralizer finisher, but Van Dam escapes. Cesaro bitch-slaps Van Dam, which RVD responds to by hitting a big spinning kick to “The King of Swing” that floors the former “Paul Heyman Guy.” RVD heads to the top yet again, but this time he successfully connects with his Five Star Frogsplash. A three-count later and RVD is the winner.

    Winner: Rob Van Dam

    More SummerSlam “Kickoff Show” Coverage

    After the match, with 11 minutes left in the “Kickoff Show,” we head back to the expert panel where the four talk briefly about the RVD-Cesaro match we just witnessed.

    From there, Renee Young introduces a video package for the winner of the Totino’s “Show us your Superstar” contest. From there, the winner of the contest joins the foursome at the expert panel table.

    They wrap up the contest winner stuff and the focus returns to more SummerSlam talk. They start discussing the Roman Reigns vs. Randy Orton match scheduled for tonight. Flair calls Orton the best performer in WWE today.

    Now the gang talks about the $9.99 price tag for a WWE Network subscription, before another Cena vs. Lesnar video package airs. Much like the build-up for Cena-Lesnar over the past several weeks, the final hype for their match during this “Kickoff Show” has been great. They are really pushing it to the point that it feels like something really big. Almost like a boxing or UFC “big fight” atmosphere for tonight’s main event.

    After one final elaborate Cena vs. Lesnar video package airs, the “Kickoff Show” wraps up and we head into the pay-per-view portion of tonight’s big event.

    Hulk Hogan Kicks Off SummerSlam

    WWE SummerSlam opens with the theme music of none other than WWE Hall Of Famer Hulk Hogan.

    Hogan comes out, standing at the top of the stage and talks about how history will be made tonight. Hogan does a “$9.99” plug for the WWE Network, the price of which the fans in the arena chant along with Hogan.

    “The Hulkster” mentions the next six pay-per-views that WWE is putting on, noting that if you subscribe to the WWE Network, you can watch all of them for only “$9.99,” brother. His theme music hits again and that’ll do it for the Hogan opener.

    News On Stephanie/Brie Practicing Their Match, Lesnar/RAW, Big 6-Man Tag Match

    – Apparently both Stephanie McMahon and Brie Bella have spent a lot of time practicing their match over the last week or so. It is being said that the two will be given a decent amount of time for their match tonight, and many expect a lot of bells and whistles to help ensure that the match comes off well on the pay-per-view.

    – Following tonight’s WWE SummerSlam pay-per-view in Los Angeles, Brock Lesnar is scheduled to appear on tomorrow night’s WWE RAW follow-up show, which is advertising a main event (likely a dark match) of Roman Reigns & Dean Ambrose & Chris Jericho vs. Randy Orton & Seth Rollins & Bray Wyatt.

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  • Jim Ross Blog: JR Gives His Predictions On Every WWE SummerSlam Match

    The following are highlights from the latest Jim Ross blog, which features the WWE Hall Of Famer giving his predictions for tonight’s WWE SummerSlam pay-per-view.

    On John Cena vs. Brock Lesnar: “If you’ve listened to my Ross Report Podcast on podcastone.com and iTunes you know that I’ve been saying for months that I thought Lesnar would win the WWE Title at Sumer Slam even before Cena regained the championship. I will stay with my prediction as I feel that WWE is grooming Roman Reigns for the to spot and that Reigns beating Lesnar next year at WM31 would be a big money match if properly built. Yes, one can build it ‘properly’ even if Lesnar isn’t a ‘full time’ talent. It’s called smart booking. It was done for decades with the traveling, NWA Champion.”

    On The Miz vs. Dolph Ziggler: “Timing is every thing in the wrestling biz and Ziggler has had too many false starts to endure many more w/o being looked upon by many frustrated fans negatively. I’d put Ziggler over and take a positive step in restoring the shine to the IC Title and what it has meant in years past in WWE…the in ring, work horse champ.”

    On AJ Lee vs. Paige: “As I have said many times, AJ is WWE’s top in ring Diva while Paige has the ability to put herself firmly in that conversation. Although neither lady may find themselves ever on ‘Totally Divas,’ and they both may not care, I feel that AJ will retain her title Sunday.”

    On Roman Reigns vs. Randy Orton: ” ‘The Roman Empire’ begins its build in earnest with a quality win over a proven, top talent at a major PPV. WWE is doing a nice job building Reigns who is a work in progress but, as I’ve said, he has until April 2015 to be truly ready for ‘the spot.’ Funny how some fans of today’s generation are already having issues with Reigns which, based on their own reasoning, is embarrassing in my opinion.”

    On Rusev vs. Jack Swagger: “It is hard to logically fathom seeing the Russian Flag prevail over the American flag in a match where capturing the flag determines the winner. I’m going with my fellow Oklahoman Jack Swagger who will always be the 2nd toughest wrestling from Perry, Oklahoma (Next to Dan Hodge) Sunday in LA in this traditional, nationalistic story line. A loss in this type of match won’t hurt Rusev in the least as he is still a work in progress too. The more personality Swagger demonstrates the better chance he has to contribute in a more significant way in WWE.”

    On Stephanie McMahon vs. Brie Bella: “I like this storyline, although I wasn’t crazy about the physical therapist component added last week implicating Brie’s husband Daniel Bryan having an affair with the physical therapist, and think that WWE can easily get more mileage out of this pairing. By hook or crook, I’d get Steph over and continue the rivalry in a very personal way which may include Nikki Bella. Steph has been a star in this presentation thus far. For a mother of three who has multiple full time jobs Mrs. HHH looks great and will represent well in the ring.”

    On Bray Wyatt vs. Chris Jericho: “Wyatt needs to win here and if he doesn’t I’d suggest counseling for all involved in the decision making process. There’s no reason that these two couldn’t have the match of the night or damn close to it.”

    On Seth Rollins vs. Dean Ambrose: “I’d like to see Rollins win a close one here and am curious to see how the Lumberjack Stipulation creatively plays into the match. I’d start the show with this match and feel that these two will tear down the Staples Center if provided the time so that they don’t have to rush the process.”

    Check out the complete blog at JRsBarBQ.com. You can also order JR’s Bar-B-Q products online at WWEShop.com.

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  • Updated Betting Favorites & Underdogs For Tonight’s WWE SummerSlam PPV

    Based on several online betting sites that are currently running odds for tonight’s WWE SummerSlam, below are the current favorites and underdogs for tonight’s big show.

    – Brock Lesnar over John Cena

    – Stephanie McMahon over Brie Bella

    – Roman Reigns over Randy Orton

    – AJ Lee over Paige

    – Seth Rollins over Dean Ambrose

    – The Miz over Dolph Ziggler

    – Jack Swagger over Rusev

    – Bray Wyatt over Chris Jericho

    Make sure to visit the website tonight for the best WWE SummerSlam live results coverage on the web!

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  • Roman Reigns Speaks On Debuting New Gear At SummerSlam, WWE Creative & More

    The following are highlights of a new Crave Online interview with Roman Reigns:

    CraveOnline: You’re from the famous Anoa’i wrestling family. What were family get togethers like? Do you guys just talk wrestling all the time or is business just business and family time is just family time?

    Roman Reigns: It’s a little bit of both. It just depends on who’s there. If I’m with my dad, yeah, he’s going to talk a good bit about the business. He just kind of mentors me and tells me what he’s thinking about my stuff. But growing up and all that, family barbecues, it was all family, man, ya know? You have to picture it. We always had so many kids in our family, running around the yard, sweaty little kids jumping in and out of the pool, the front door and back doors swinging open and shut, all of the parents getting pissed off telling us to stay outside. Always coolers and coolers of beers and soda and chicken being barbecued, burgers being barbecued, it was a good time. It brings me back, actually.

    CraveOnline: What is your dream match? If you could face any wrestler from any era, whom is Roman Reigns taking on?

    Roman Reigns: Oh, that’s an easy one. I’d have to go with Taker, man. It’s such an easy choice. I imagine just about everybody would say that. If you hear all the stories of him, man, he’s like a godfather or something. You know what I mean? You hear all of these really cool things about him out in the ring, in the back, and just with the boys and stuff. He legitimately doesn’t get enough credit for being a cornerstone of this business. That would be a dream come true to be in the ring with him.

    CraveOnline: Any desire to have a triple threat match with your former Shield members, Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins?

    Roman Reigns: Right now, I’m biding my time. I promised Dean that he would have first crack at Seth. He told me he’d leave a little for me. The main part for me is Randy Orton has just been a pain in my ass. Even from when, that night we [The Shield] broke up, that piece of crap, Seth, handed him the chair and he wore me out with it. So I’m gonna take out Randy just by principle. I’m going to clean up the outside of the house first. I’m going to do some yard work and then I’m going to Seth and clean up the house. It’s an ‘in house’ situation.

    CraveOnline: What can we expect from your match with Randy Orton at Summer Slam?

    Roman Reigns: A lot of heavy hitting. The plan is to hit hard and more often and just to tear the house down. You can say a lot about Randy Orton but he’s a multi-time champion and one hell of a performer. When he’s on; he’s on. When The Viper is in the ring, you got to be careful cause he can strike. But let him strike first, I’ll be the one to strike last.

    CraveOnline: How much influence do you have in deciding your wrestling gear?

    Roman Reigns: As long as I don’t go crazy, its all me. What I’m wearing for Summer Slam, I’m pretty excited about. Its kind of the same template of vest. It’s just a different set up. Probably by Wrestlemania, I’ll debut a whole different type of vest. It’s really cool to have cool gear.

    CraveOnline: Yeah, I’d say you have the coolest gear in the ring. Its not jean shorts… or underwear.

    Roman Reigns: No offense to [John] Cena. To be honest, the cool thing about Cena is he’s just in his gear all the time. He doesn’t have to get dressed. He comes off his bus and he’s it. All he has to do is pull up his kneepads. You know who is kind of a new Cena is Ambrose. Ambrose can show up in his gear like he just changes his boots. He puts on a different set of combat boots and he’s ready to go. I always joke with him that he’s the new Cena as far as gear.

    CraveOnline: How far in advance are you made aware of a wrestling angle or the direction creative is taking you?

    Roman Reigns: It varies. Due to how brutal our jobs are, you just never know. If Daniel Bryan doesn’t go down, I may not have the opportunity that I have now. You just never know when an opportunity is going to change everything and completely derail what the timeline was. Sometimes you know but you can never stick to that. You’re only as good as your last performance so you just have to be on your toes.

    CraveOnline: What’s the process you go through before a match to get amped up?

    Roman Reigns: My process is walking down to the locker room, laying everything out to how I like it. I’m very particular about setting up my bags and my dressing situation. I love to pull out that portable speaker and blare music even if nobody else likes it. To me, its just keeping everything the same every single night.

    Check out the complete interview at CraveOnline.com.

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  • Mick Foley Blogs About Tonight’s SummerSlam PPV, Gives His Predictions

    WWE Hall Of Famer Mick Foley recently posted the following blog on his official Facebook page regarding tonight’s WWE SummerSlam pay-per-view:

    FOLEY PREDICTION

    Well, I’m on my way home from Los Angeles after a run of 7 ?#?HardcoreLegend? shows throughout California – but I kind of wish I was staying just to watch the WWE World heavyweight championship match. I have a feeling that the atmosphere surrounding the match is going to be something special, and I firmly believe that Brock Lesnar will walk away from that match as the new champion. I certainly hope there is no vomit or urine involved…though I would not mind seeing a little blood. But following the ?#?SummerSlam? victory over John John Cena – WWE Universe that I think he will attainment, I see Paul Heymans client,Brock Lesnar emerging from #Summerslam as an unstoppable force.

    Let me know what you think. I will be watching on the WWE Network – for only $9.99 a month.

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  • Ric Flair Added To SummerSlam, Will Hulk Hogan Be Part Of The Show?

    – Ric Flair has been added to the “expert panel” for tonight’s WWE SummerSlam pay-per-view.

    – As far as Hulk Hogan is concerned, at this point WWE has yet to announce a role for him of any kind, however he did leave San Jose immediately after the WWE live event on Saturday night to fly out to Los Angeles, which is where SummerSlam is taking place. The general consensus is that Hogan wouldn’t have been in such a hurry to travel to L.A. instead of his home in Tampa, unless he were going to be a part of either Sunday’s SummerSlam show, Monday’s RAW, or both.

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  • WWE Announces SummerSlam “Kickoff Show” Match, Final Card For Sunday

    WWE has finally announced a SummerSlam “Kickoff Show” match for this Sunday, as Rob Van Dam will take on Cesaro during the 30-minute pre-show that airs prior to SummerSlam on the WWE Network.

    With that now known, below is a look at the finalized card for this Sunday night.

    WWE World Heavyweight Championship
    – John Cena (c) vs. Brock Lesnar

    WWE Divas Championship
    – AJ Lee (c) vs. Paige

    WWE Intercontinental Championship
    – The Miz (c) vs. Dolph Ziggler

    Lumberjack Match
    – Seth Rollins vs. Dean Ambrose

    Flag Match
    – Rusev vs. Jack Swagger

    Harper & Rowan Banned From Ringside
    – Chris Jericho vs. Bray Wyatt

    – Stephanie McMahon vs. Brie Bella

    – Randy Orton vs. Roman Reigns

    Kickoff Show Match
    – Rob Van Dam vs. Cesaro

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