As reported earlier, WWE conducted an injury angle at this morning’s WrestleMania Axxess affecting the Eight-Man Tag Team Match at WrestleMania XXVII featuring Big Show, Kane, Santino Marella and Vladimir Kozlov vs. Ezekiel Jackson, Heath Slater, Justin Gabriel and Wade Barrett.

Following Kozlov’s victory over Tyler Reks, The Corre attacked the Raw Superstar. The faction used the steel steps to crush The Moscow Mauler’s shoulder against the ring post.

WWE acknowledged the attack on the company website: “Twitter and YouTube has since erupted with photos and videos of the incident. The footage only serves to leave the WWE Universe wondering about Kozlov’s condition, or what condition he’ll be in for the Eight-Man Tag Team Match at WrestleMania.”

The angle will play out with Kozlov being removed from the Eight-Man Tag Team Match and replaced by Kofi Kingston. The announcement is not expected to made until the match takes place.

Kingston dropped the Intercontinental Championship to Barrett last week on Smackdown.

source: PWInsider.com

At this morning’s WrestleMania Axxess Q&A session, Shawn Michaels teased involving himself in The Undertaker vs. Triple H match at WrestleMania XXVII tomorrow.

When asked about Triple H ending “The Streak,” Michaels said, “I’m not sure I can let him do what I couldn’t.”

He then commented on whether he plans to interfere in the match, saying, “I’ll do everything I can not to stick my nose in. Maybe.”

He added, “Do you ever find that you’re meanest to the people you love the most? If I ruined his chances of ending The Streak, I’m sure he’d beat the tar out of me at that moment, but I’m sure he’d forgive me eventually.”

Michaels’ role in the match has not been announced by WWE.

source: Pro Wrestling Torch

— An angle was conducted at today’s WrestleMania Fan Axxess event where The Corre attacked Vladimir Kozlov following his victory over Tyler Reks, apparently injuring his shoulder. This would likely take him out of the Eight-Man Tag Team Match at WrestleMania XXVII, pitting Big Show, Kane and Santino Marella against Ezekiel Jackson, Heath Slater, Justin Gabriel and Wade Barrett.

— CM Punk was backstage visiting friends at yesterday’s Ring of Honor event, “Honor Takes Center Stage,” in Atlanta, Georgia.

— Former WWE talent Armando Estrada announced on Twitter yesterday that he plans on reopening his restaurant, Baby’s Steak and Lemonade.

— Yahoo! Sports has published an article on Rip Rogers training the likes of John Cena, Randy Orton and Brock Lesnar at Ohio Valley Wrestling.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution lists the following as the match order for WrestleMania XXVII on Sunday:

* United States Champion Sheamus vs. Daniel Bryan

* Jerry Lawler vs. Michael Cole with special referee “Stone Cold” Steve Austin

* Rey Mysterio vs. Cody Rhodes

* Big Show, Kane, Santino Marella and Vladimir Kozlov vs. Ezekiel Jackson, Heath Slater, Justin Gabriel and Wade Barrett

* John Morrison, Trish Stratus and Snooki vs. Dolph Ziggler and Lay-Cool

* Randy Orton vs. CM Punk

* World Heavyweight Champion Edge vs. Alberto Del Rio

* The Undertaker vs. Triple H (No Holds Barred Match)

* WWE Champion The Miz vs. John Cena

On Wednesday evening, WWE held the annual WrestleMania Art show at the FOX Theater in Atlanta. Below are some live notes from the event, sent in by reader Gerald:

* Between 150 and 200 fans were present for the red carpet event. The red carpet event was $10 while admission for the art show was $60.

* Most of the WWE Superstar and Divas’ art pieces were sold, raising money for charity.

* Matt Striker, the emcee, hyped up a special mystery guest but they didn’t appear due to the bad weather and traffic.

* The WWE Superstars and Divas arrived in limousines and most of them had Make-A-Wish kids as their dates.

* Jerry Lawler’s piece may have been the most noteworthy as he drew a portrait of Vince McMahon, Vince McMahon Sr. and Shane McMahon.

Check out these pictures from the art show:

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Finkel on his favorite celebrity to work with and celebrity involvement at WrestleMania: “Where do I begin. Of course, Muhammad Ali. At that time, he was to boxing what Hulk Hogan was to wrestling. Years to years, I worked with Joan Rivers in 1986 and enjoyed meeting her. Donald Trump – how could you go wrong with Donald Trump. What an entrepreneur he is and a class-act that he was. A lot of these celebrities were fans – some weren’t. But once many of them ‘got the rub’ from the WWE/F machine, they became fans from then on”

On how unique WrestleMania is as an event and why it continues to deliver: “It’s classified as ‘expecting the unexpected.’ There is no other event – on the face of this Earth, in my humble opinion – that can give you bang-for-your-buck every year, consistently. You want the very best of events – in entertainment – it’s WrestleMania.”

What the Fink felt was his defining moment in his career and at WrestleMania: “Personally, WrestleMania 3 – Pontiac Silverdome, 1987. To stand in the middle of the ring and look around at 93,173 people looking down at us – myself, and the WWF superstars, that was the greatest moment for me. And just to know all those people were there to have a good time and I had to perform – to ring announce – for those people…that’ll never happen again. I don’t think I’ll ever work in front of crowds that huge – that ‘landmarkish’ – ever again. I was absolutely filled with pride for Vince (McMahon) on that day.”

Other Topics

-What he thinks are Shawn Michaels’ greatest matches in his career

-How the name “WrestleMania” initially came about

-The feeling of going into the first WrestleMania and being the 1st true employee of the WWE/F

-What other jobs did he do within the WWE, besides ring announcing

— There have been discussions all week about whether to close Sunday’s WrestleMania XXVII pay-per-view event with John Cena vs. The Miz or Triple H vs. The Undertaker. The latter match was scheduled to close the show last week, but Vince McMahon is going back and forth this week on what to do.

— WWE Champion The Miz and WWE Hall of Famer “Rowdy” Roddy Piper appear on Jimmy Kimmel Live! tonight on ABC at midnight Eastern Time.

— The reason “The Cole Mine” was constructed is because Michael Cole will resume his role as a mere commentator following WrestleMania XXVII and creative wants to keep him and Jerry Lawler apart.

source: F4WOnline.com

Sunday, April 3, 2011

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On Monday’s RAW, a new match was announced for Sunday’s WrestleMania 27 pay-per-view.

Corre members Wade Barrett, Justin Gabriel, Heath Slater and Ezekiel Jackson will face Santino Marella, Vladamir Kozlov, Big Show and Kane in an 8-man tag match. It had been rumored that Christian would be a part of the 8-man Corre tag match, but now we see that will not be the case.

With that match set, here is updated card:

No Holds Barred Match With “The Streak” On The Line
The Undertaker vs. Triple H

WWE Championship Match
– The Miz (c) vs. John Cena

World Heavyweight Championship Match
– Edge (c) vs. Alberto Del Rio

Randy Orton vs. CM Punk

Special Guest Referee: “Stone Cold” Steve Austin
– Jerry Lawler vs. Michael Cole
Michael Cole’s trainer Jack Swagger will be in his corner.

6-Person Mixed Tag Team Match
Trish Stratus, Snooki & John Morrison vs. LayCool & Dolph Ziggler

WWE United States Title Match
Sheamus (c) vs. Daniel Bryan

8-Man Tag Team Match:
Wade Barrett, Justin Gabriel, Heath Slater and Ezekiel Jackson vs. Santino Marella, Vladamir Kozlov, Big Show and Kane

Rey Mysterio vs. Cody Rhodes

WrestleMania XXVII takes place on Sunday, April 3rd, 2011 from the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia.

— Tonight on Raw, WWE will officially announce an Eight-Man Tag Team Match for WrestleMania XXVII with The Corre going up against Big Show, Kane, Kofi Kingston and Christian.

It was reported earlier that the source code of the front page of WWE.com disclosed the bout. The code was removed shortly after the report.

— WWE Champion The Miz appears on tonight’s episode of Attack of the Show on G4. The episode replays tomorrow at 1:00 a.m., 4:00 a.m. and noon.

— Big Show has been announced to appear at the 2011 Kids Choice Awards. It airs this Saturday at 8:00 p.m. on Nickelodeon.

source: PWInsider.com

— The source code on the front page of WWE.com reveals an Eight-Man Tag Team Match taking place at WrestleMania XXVII with The Corre going up against Big Show, Kane, Kofi Kingston and Christian.

The URL in question is located here. The page, however, has not been published as it presently reads “Access Denied.”

— WWE Superstar David Otunga is none too pleased with fiancé Jennifer Hudson’s significant weight loss, who has lost a grand total of 80 pounds.

The recording artist, actress and Weight Watchers spokesperson appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on Friday where she was asked “What does your fiancé think, does he like the new svelte you?”

J-Hud responded, “He’s getting adjusted to it. He’s not really into change that much so he fusses at me like, “Why do you have to have to get all dressed up to go out and why can’t you just go out like you used to?” And I’m like “I’m a walking billboard now honey.”

— World Wrestling Entertainment announced Friday that Grammy-nominated and multi-platinum recording artist Keri Hilson will perform “America the Beautiful” kicking-off WrestleMania XXVII live on pay-per-view this Sunday at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia. (Keri Hilson to perform at WrestleMania XXVII)

— Maryse will not be on hand for tonight’s Raw taping in Chicago, Illinois as she will be attending Dancing with the Stars in Hollywood, California to watch former colleague Chris Jericho perform. Fellow WWE Divas The Bella Twins and Alicia Fox attended last week’s show.

— WWE is scheduled to hold a Raw live event at the Stabler Arena in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania on Sunday, June 12, 2011 at 5:00 p.m. John Cena, Randy Orton, The Miz, Dolph Ziggler, Eve and Maryse, among others, are advertised to appear.

source: PWInsider.com

— WWE.com, which was revamped today, has switched the main event listing for WrestleMania XXVII from Triple H vs. The Undertaker to WWE Champion The Miz vs. John Cena.

— WWE has registered trademarks for the following:

* Team Bring It

* Bigger Badder Better

* WWE Capitol Punishment

* Child Proof (movie title of WWE Studios film)

* Tyson Kidd

— WWE is holding a SmackDown live event on Saturday, June 25 at the State Farm Arena in Hidalgo, Texas. Tickets go on sale Saturday, April 30.

source: PWInsider.com

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The wait is finally over. TONIGHT – WrestleMania XXVII takes place from the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia.

SEScoops is in Atlanta and will be at the show in person. The Solomonster will be handling our LIVE COVERAGE tonight – which begins at 7pm (eastern).

For the entire 4-hour broadcast, we’ll be detailed up-to-the-minute results of what’s happening – so you won’t miss a minute of the action!

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Here is the final card for tonight’s WRESTLEMANIA XXVIII pay-per-view:

No Holds Barred Match With “The Streak” On The Line
The Undertaker vs. Triple H

WWE Championship Match
– The Miz (c) vs. John Cena

World Heavyweight Championship Match
– Edge (c) vs. Alberto Del Rio

Randy Orton vs. CM Punk

Special Guest Referee: “Stone Cold” Steve Austin
– Jerry Lawler vs. Michael Cole
Michael Cole’s trainer Jack Swagger will be in his corner.

6-Person Mixed Tag Team Match
Trish Stratus, Snooki & John Morrison vs. LayCool & Dolph Ziggler

WWE United States Title Match
Sheamus (c) vs. Daniel Bryan

8-Man Tag Team Match:
Wade Barrett, Justin Gabriel, Heath Slater and Ezekiel Jackson vs. Santino Marella, Vladamir Kozlov, Big Show and Kane

Rey Mysterio vs. Cody Rhodes

— According to sources within WWE, a change is expected to be made to a top tier WrestleMania match over the next few days. Many are speculating that Christian will be added to the World Heavyweight Championship Match between Edge and Alberto Del Rio.

— As of yesterday, creative plans called for Triple H vs. The Undertaker to conclude WrestleMania, with no career ending stipulations.

— WWE Champion The Miz is scheduled to appear as a guest on this Wednesday’s episode of Conan. The show airs at 11:00 p.m. on TBS.

source: f4wonline.com

— Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson will make a guest appearance on the upcoming season of Tough Enough, reports EW.com.

In the episode, the multi-time champion works out with the contestants, judges a challenge and demonstrates his own skills in the squared circle.

— TNA Knockout Tara said on her Twitter account that she’s excited for the John Morrison, Trish Stratus and Snooki vs. Dolph Ziggler and Lay-Cool match at WrestleMania XXVII.

When asked to give her reaction to the announcement of the match, she stated that she is “super excited.”

“I’m a huge Jersey Shore fan and Trish is my girl,” she wrote.

— WWE Monday Night Raw on August 8, 2011 will be held at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California.

source: PWInsider.com

— Current plans call for Jim Ross to call at least two matches at WrestleMania XXVII.

— Last night’s episode of Monday Night Raw scored a 3.7 cable rating, down from the previous week’s 3.92. It did hours of 3.55 and 3.74.

While Raw drew its lowest rating since February 14, viewership was higher than the 3.8 the program garnered two weeks ago. Last night’s show drew 5,651,000 viewers over the course of two hours.

— Snooki was well-liked backstage and many couldn’t believe how short she is, which is 4’10”.

sources: f4wonline.com, pwinsider.com

— World Wrestling Entertainment issued the following press release touting Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi’s appearance at WrestleMania XXVII, proclaiming “Snooki Mania.” The Jersey Shore star will team up with John Morrison and Trish Stratus to take on Dolph Ziggler and LayCool.

“I’ll be snooking for some action at WrestleMania,” said Polizzi.

— Former WWE Superstar Brian Christopher (also known as Grandmaster Sexay) appeared on tonight’s episode of Raw and accused his father, Jerry Lawler, of being absent from his life growing up. The former Tag Team Champion proclaimed that he was the bigger Superstar of the two and that the reason he didn’t use the Lawler name during his time in WWE was because he was ashamed of him.

Christopher’s appearance was just a one time cameo to build Lawler’s feud with Michael Cole.

— Drew Carey, LayCool, Vickie Guerrero, Brodus Clay and Trish Stratus were all trending worldwide terms on Twitter tonight.

source: PWInsider.com

— Following Rey Mysterio’s victory over Drew McIntyre on SmackDown, Cody Rhodes emerged, wanting an answer to his challenge for a match at WrestleManie. Mysterio accepted.

— The March 10 episode of WWE Superstars on WGN America garnered a 0.5 cable rating, with 500,000 viewers. The midnight replay did a 0.17 cable rating, with 149,000 viewers.

— The SmackDown taping on May 24, 2011 will be held at the Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena in Spokane, Washington. Tickets go on sale March 19, 2011. (Thanks to Devin Cutting)

— WWE Hall of Famer Mae Young celebrates her 88th birthday today. Also celebrating birthdays today are former WWE Cruiserweight Champion Nunzio (39) and inaugural Tough Enough winner Nidia (31).

source: PWInsider.com

— Last week, the Smart Wrestling Fan podcast released the match lineup for WrestleMania XXVII, which was then verified as legitimate by one of our WWE sources: The Undertaker vs. Triple H; The Miz vs. John Cena for the WWE Championship; Edge vs. Alberto Del Rio for the World Heavyweight Championship; Jerry Lawler vs. Michael Cole with Steve Austin as the Special Guest Referee, Randy Orton vs. CM Punk; Rey Mysterio vs. Cody Rhodes, John Morrison, Kelly Kelly and Trish Stratus vs. Dolph Ziggler, Michelle McCool and Layla; The Corre vs. Big Show, Christian, Kane, Kofi Kingston; Daniel Bryan vs. Sheamus, and another match featuring the Divas.

While the card appears legitimate, company sources have stated that the match lineup has not been finalized as changes may still be made to matches that have not been announced. The latter four matches have yet to be made official.

— According to sources within WWE, the revival of Tough Enough is being labeled as a reality television show about individuals who want to become WWE Superstars rather than a reality show about professional wrestling. People within WWE who were against the original premise of the show because they felt it exposed the industry are in favor of it being character driven.

source: Pro Wrestling Torch

— As of this week, creative has not decided on whether to close WrestleMania XXVII with The Undertaker vs. Triple H or Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson confronting John Cena—which would indicate that Cena vs. The Miz is the main event. Internally, Michael Cole vs. Jerry Lawler is considered the third biggest match on the show.

— Going forward, WWE plans on featuring more PG-13 content on Monday Night Raw. However, it’s still considered a PG-rated program and there are no plans on changing that.

— The blonde contestant shown during the Tough Enough trailer that aired during Raw is Juliet The Huntress, a 22-year-old independent wrestler of Puerto Rican descent based out of Chicago, Illinois.

Juliet began her wrestling career in Puerto Rico in 2005, joining World Wrestling Council (WWC) during her rookie year. She later transferred to the International Wrestling Association (IWA), which is owned by former WWE Superstar Savio Vega. After gaining experience in the Caribbean, she headed to the United States in 2008 and has been competing on the Chicago independent circuit ever since. (Thanks to Jeffrey)

source: f4wonline.com

Earlier this week, it was reported that WWE Hall of Famer Jimmy Hart is leaving TNA Wrestling to appear for WWE at WrestleMania weekend. Hogan tweeted the following about what Hart willb e doing at WrestleMania:

“I think it’s great for Jim Hart to go back to the WWE as Jerry Lawler’s manager at WrestleMania.”

“I just hope it’s not a one-off like The Rock. Jimmy still lives for being right in the middle of all the action. He did what was best for himself.”

It had originally been reported that Jimmy Hart would only be participating in WWE’s Fan Axxess event, but now it looks like Hart will have a more prominent role on the show.

Hulk Hogan, a longtime friend of Jimmy Hart, was reportedly upset when he first found out Hart was leaving TNA to work WrestleMania.

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WWE held the latest round of creative meetings earlier this week to discuss finalizing the card for WrestleMania 27, which is now just a month away.

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Here are some new details on what to expect on the show:

– “Stone Cold” Steve Austin is the most likely candidate to referee the Jerry Lawler vs. Michael Cole match. Cole teased that he will be revealing his “awesome” pick for guest referee on Monday’s RAW, but with Steve Austin also scheduled to appear next week, things might take a turn in a direction Cole is not too pleased with.

– Tough Enough coach Trish Stratus will be working the show in a 6-person mixed tag match. Trish would team with Kelly Kelly and John Morrison against LayCool and Dolph Ziggler.

– NEXUS members Wade Barrett, Ezekiel Jackson, Heath Slater and Justin Gabriel will be taking on 4 of SmackDown’s toughest competitors, with those men expected to be Big Show, Kane, Kofi Kingston and Christian.

– Rey Mysterio will wrestle Cody Rhodes in singles action.

– WWE United States Champion Daniel Bryan will defend against Sheamus.

– There will be no Money in the Bank match this year. That match will live on at the Money In The Bank pay-per-views.

The current WrestleMania card is as follows:

WWE Championship Match
– The Miz (c) vs. John Cena

World Heavyweight Championship Match
– Edge (c) vs. Alberto Del Rio

“The Streak” on the Line
– The Undertaker vs. Triple H

Randy Orton vs. CM Punk

(Credit to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter for some of the info used in this report)

— Creative plans on having The Bella Twins join forces with Sheamus in their feud with Daniel Bryan and Gail Kim. Bryan is reportedly scheduled to defend the United States Championship against Bryan at WrestleMania XXVII.

— Sin Cara was scheduled to begin wrestling training in Los Angeles, California with WWE developmental wrestler Peter Orlov (a/k/a Alex Koslov) since he has experience working Lucha Libre style wrestling as well as WWE’s style of wrestling. Orlov will also be used as a stand-in and “opponent” when they film Cara in the ring performing high-flying maneuvers for his entrance video and introductory vignettes since WWE has no footage of him.

— The WWE SmackDown taping on June 21, 2011 will be held at the Giant Center in Hershey, Pennsylvania.

source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter

— A Mixed Tag Team Match pitting Lay-Cool and Dolph Ziggler against Trish Stratus, Kelly Kelly and John Morrison is being discussed for WrestleMania XXVII.

— “The Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase is profiled this month on WWE Classics On Demand with the following matches: WWF World Tag Team Champions Money Inc vs. Nasty Boys (Wrestlefest 1992), Ted DiBiase vs. One Man Gang (Sam Houston Coliseum 6/7/87) Ted DiBiase vs. “Rowdy” Roddy Piper (World Tour 1991), WWF Champion Randy Savage vs. Ted DiBiase (Boston Garden 7/9/88), Ted DiBiase vs. Hosssein Arab (a/k/a Iron Sheik) (WWF Championship Wrestling 11/13/79).

Also airing this month on WWE Classics On Demand: WCW Great American Bash 1995, Legends of Wrestling Roundtable: “Rowdy” Roddy Piper & Terry Funk, Tuesday Night Titans debut (5/29/84), Wrestlemania’s Greatest Hits video release, Wrestlemania IV, Hulk Hogan’s Unreleased Collector’s Series Part 5, Extreme Championship Wrestling (8/12/97), Monday Night Wars: Raw (6/1/98), Monday Night Wars: Nitro (6/1/98) and Prime Time Wrestling: (2/6/89).

— WWE returns to the Crown Coliseum in Fayetteville, North Carolina on June 4, 2011 at 7:30 p.m. (Thanks to Devin Cutting)

source: PWInsider.com