The Uso's bt The Wyatt Family to retain the Tag Titles.
Paige bt Naomi to retain the Diva's Title.
Adam Rose bt Damien Sandow.
Seth Rollins won the MITB briefcase.
Goldust & Stardust bt RybAxel.
Rusev bt Big E.
Layla bt Summer Rae.
John Cena won the WWE Title.
Notes...
The script was leaked online by a fan at the show, someone left a copy of it on a seat, and he took pictures of the document and posted it to his Twitter.
Daniel Bryan revealed he may need another surgery.
Randy Orton suffered a deep cut, and needed 20 staples to his head, he also hurt his arm.
Backstage guests included John Stewart, Rebecca DiPietro and Chris Nowinski, as well as Mick Foley's kids, although without their dad.
Viewers of the event on the WWE Network had issues with the stream.
NXT star forced to retire:
WWE have given up on Corey Graves as a wrestler after he suffered a second concussion, they will look for another role for him.
Guerrero family feud:
Hector Guerrero has hit out at Vickie Guerrero for selling out to WWE... "Lately, I've been asked a lot of news concerning Vickie ( Lara ) Guerrero & there needs to be a clarification of her status as referred to the family. The truth is after Eddie's induction to wwe's hall of fame she sold out to the mcmanns regarding Eddie's name etc & fell out of touch with all the true Guerrero's. She has never even tried to stay in touch with my mother - The true Mamacita of the Guerrero's. This is the truth & I'm tired of saying nothing about it, but I believe you the fans deserve to know this truth."
Raw tease:
* What will The Authority throw at Cena to reclaim what they believe is theirs?
* Dean Ambrose isn't done with Seth Rollins or The Authority
* Are Stardust and Goldust seeking the WWE Tag Team Titles?
* Will Big E make another attempt to defeat Rusev?
* Will John Cena last long enough as champion to deliver on his longstanding promise to give Daniel Bryan a title shot?
Daniel Bryan:
Daniel Bryan could be gone for a full year. If he does need to have a second surgery you can add at least 6 months to his recovery time.
TNA UK:
TNA have announced they will make a major announcement next month for fans in the UK and Ireland.
WWE buying Canada:
WWE are looking to buy up as many Canadian wrestling libraries as possible, including... * Stampede Wrestling (Calgary, Alberta): 1948-1989 * Grand Prix Wrestling (Montreal, Quebec): 1971-1975 * Border City Wrestling (Windsor, Ontario): 1993-Present * ASW - All Star Wrestling (Montreal, Quebec): 1967-1975 * Northern Championship Wrestling (Montreal, Quebec): 1986 - Present * Atlantic Grand Prix Wrestling: (Moncton, New Brunswick) 1960s-1986 * NWA All Star Wrestling (Vancouver, British Columbia): 1960s-1989 * ECCW - Elite Canadian Championship Wrestling (Vancouver, BC): 1996-Present * Maximum Pro Wrestling (Windsor and Toronto, Ontario): 2010-Present
Santino Marella is launching a Hockey team team in Canada.
Lana:
WWE diva Lana is filming a role in the sequel to Pitch Perfect, she had a role in the original, and will reprise.
Daniel Bryan:
Backstage chatter coming out of WWE suggests that Daniel Bryan will no longer be a top level star upon his return, WWE worry about his injury, and feel he could not be trusted to carry the ball.
Paul Heyman credits Punk:
Paul Heyman says it was CM Punk''s pipebomb that convinced him to accept the WWE offer of a return to the road.
TNA:
TNA held tryouts during their New York trip last week. They also attempted to stop fans recording their tapings to avoid Spoilers, they failed... As well as this TNA paid Matt Hardy double his usual booking fee for his appearances in New York.
GFW:
Toby Keith is not thought to be involved financially in the creation of GFW, the primary backer is someone involved in Nascar, who got involved through Hermie Sadler.
NXT:
Dash Wilder debuted and Marcus Louis came back from injury this weekend.
Dolph Ziggler:
Ric Flair has revealed he has been working at getting WWE to push Dolph Ziggler again, but has failed, as WWE have lost faith in him, and have no intention of changing their stance on the matter.
Money In The Bank:
Tonight Is Money In The Bank, any predictions?, who should leave with the title?
World Cup:
Rey Mysterio could not inspire Mexico to victory at this years Football World Cup, they lost 2-1 to the Netherlands in Brazil today.
Following the leaks suggesting that John Cena will be winning the WWE Title at this Sunday's Money In The Bank, and the SummerSlam poster confirming the angle, WWE are now resigned to the fact the may have to change the planned result of this Sunday's special, however the long term plans remain in place, John Cena as champion is still set to defend vs Brock Lesnar at SummerSlam, so if they do change it will be a delay in the stories, not a full swerve.
Current idea, should they switch is Randy Orton winning and then having a triple threat with Roman Reigns and John Cena at Battleground, and Cena taking the title at that event.
TNA SPOILERS!!!:
Austin Aries cashed in the X Division Title to get a shot at the TNA Title, and Samoa Joe won that title in his wake at the New York taping's last night.
END OF SPOILERS!!!
Bo Dallas:
Bo Dallas' new wife is Swedish former NXT star Sarah Backman, who worked briefly for WWE as Shara.
Drew McIntyre interview:
On WWE release...
''Literally I went from a school schedule to a university schedule to a WWE schedule, so it's kind of nice to relax. I'm going kind of stir crazy, because I'm not used to relaxing!.....It's nice to chill out for the first time in my life!''
On Vince McMahon...
"He endorsed me himself – I didn't know he was going to do it! He literally walked out and they said "you're going to go out after Vince and do your promo" ……It's pretty crazy, but I thrive under that kind of pressure……..That was just unbelievable!"
On Favourite place to work...
"Scotland, WrestleMania and Madison Square Garden!"
On Madison Square Garden...
"It's the mecca over here…..it's an incredible crowd; they're so passionate and knowledgeable. When you go there, it's a different vibe……It's such an incredible arena. "
On his Intercontinental Championship reign...
"It was amazing! If you Google my name and IC Title, that (picture) is my legit reaction. It was my life-long dream to be Intercontinental Champion….It was beyond a dream come true."
On his future...
"I plan to be the biggest wrestler in the world, outside of WWE……I have a clear idea in my mind what I'm going to do….I will be back in WWE!"
WWE Top 10:
Money In The Bank.
Legend to WWE:
WWE will announce the signing of Japanese great Kenta during next month's Japan tour, a press conference has been announced for July 12.
More WWE leaks:
Roman Reigns vs Randy Orton and Dean Ambrose vs Seth Rollins will jointly main event Battleground, the host venue have released adverts for the show earlier than they should have in the Tampa area.
TNA injury:
TNA boss Dixie Carter has suffered legitimate injuries after the table spot with Bully Ray, she reportedly suffered a concussion and aggravated an old back injury. It should be noted that she is not trained, and this was her first big bump, Bully tried to protect her as much as possible, but Dixie has found out that this is not ballet dancing, it really does hurt.
SummerSlam:
WWE are considering pushing Roman Reigns vs Triple H back a month to Night Of Champions to try to get people to renew their subscriptions to the Network. Similarly Daniel Bryan is on the pre show this weekend to try to improve viewers of the event on the Network.
The Undertaker:
The Undertaker is still suffering from the affects of his concussion at WrestleMania.
Third NXT promotion:
Jason Ayers will be the third NXT referee moving up to the main roster full time in the coming weeks.
WWE blocked Evan Bourne from making a surprise return to ROH for their debut PPV recently, he was going to do an interview in the ring to announce that he planned to return to the group after he was free of WWE, but when hearing about his plans WWE contacted ROH and told them they could not use him until late September.
TNA:
Al Snow made an in ring return for TNA last night, as did Homicide. Zeke and Snitsky were fired by Dixie Carter so their TNA career's were brief. Finally Kurt Angle is the new authority figure in TNA replacing the injured MVP. The TNA roster are not happy with the return of the six sided ring, many stars have complained to officials, but the office have deemed that TNA need to distinguish themselves, and the 6 sider is here to stay. ECIII needed 12 staples to his head after being bust open by a trashcan.
Guerrero to HOF:
The Wrestling Observer are reporting that WWE have offered Hall Of Fame induction to Vickie Guerrero after her departure from the promotion earlier this week.
Wrestling controversies:
X-Pac has offended TNA fans by telling Kurt Angle to go back to WWE using quite colourful language... "Wash off the TNA stench. I really want to see Angle end it back in WWE. They groomed him & he's still a WWE guy under contract to TNA." And Vickie Guerrero has been criticised by Hector Guerrero's wife, who took exception to her letter of goodbye to WWE... "She thanked everyone except the family of who's name she uses.."
NXT promotion:
Former TNA ref Dan Engler has gotten the call up to join the main WWE roster.
MITB SPOILER!!!:
Cameron is expected to cost Naomi the Diva's title at Money In The Bank to complete their split. Layla vs Summer Rae, with Fandango as guest ref, and Big E vs Rusev have been added to the card.
John Cena landmark:
John Cena debuted 12 years ago today for WWE.
WWE weddings:
Seth Rollins Has announced his engagement, and Bo Dallas was married this week.
Del Rio on Punk:
Alberto Del Rio has told fans that CM Punk will be back in WWE... "Yeah, of course. He'll be back soon. I don't know when, but he'll back,"
WWE confirm leak:
After this years SummerSlam poster was leaked the company have confirmed that they do plan for John Cena to face Brock Lesnar at SummerSlam, but did not say if the title would be on the line, as is expected.
Mick Foley vs Technology:
Mick Foley has owned up to an embarrassing slip up recently... "I was sending a text message, one I thought I was sending to Brie, and I told her I was going to get in touch with [Vince] McMahon. I rarely interfere in the course of WWE events, but when I do, I like to think my opinion carries some weight. I sent what I thought was my message to Brie, saying, 'Give Daniel a hug and tell him how wrong I think this whole thing is.' I was pretty new to the iPhone. My son looked at my phone and said, 'Dad, you just sent that to Mr. McMahon.' My next message was, 'Oops.'"
Brit returns home:
Oliver Grey formerly of NXT has returned to the UK wrestling circuit after his WWE release earlier this year.
There is no plan for a WWE return for AJ Lee. All previous schedules have either passed or have now been scrapped.
Josh Matthews:
Did not waste any time in moving on, following the news of his WWE departure breaking yesterday. Just hours after his WWE release he reportedly attended last night's TNA Impact tapings in New York. The departure of Matthews has both shocked and saddened many in WWE, as he is an extremely popular member of the team, WWE however feel they need to cut from all area's as part of their budget cuts and that Josh was the man that was most expendable.
WWE rib Renee:
Both Triple H and Roman Reigns have ribbed WWE announcer Renee Young recently on WWE TV. The jokes centering on her footwear are because the Canadian never wears shoes when she is presenting, interviewing or moving around the backstage area, apart from when she is doing an interview in the ring.
TNA:
TNA have announced a TNA vs X Division champion vs champion match, and that the Hardy Boyz have got a TNA Tag Title shot at tonight's tapings. In SPOILER!!! news from last nights tapings, Ezekiel Jackson and Snitsky made their TNA debuts, and Jeff Hardy says he will work as both Jeff Hardy and Willow going forward.
WWE 2K15:
Several stars, including Cesaro, Paul Heyman and DH Smith are in San Francisco this week doing motion capture work for this years WWE game.
NXT promotion:
Referee Darrick Moore is moving to the main roster to fill the gap left by the recently released Marc Harris.
Shield split:
Dean Ambrose vs Seth Rollins is planned for BattleGround.
McMahon's:
Stephanie McMahon is now referring to herself as the owner of WWE, this will be leading to a feud at some point with her Father.
WWE vs Amazon:
WWE are furious that Amazon posted the SummerSlam poster (See yesterday) further proving that it has has spoilt their summer plans, Amazon have now deleted the image, and replaced it with a generic one.
Why Punk left:
Paul Heyman has told Chris Jericho why he believes CM Punk left WWE and wrestling on the night after this years Royal Rumble... "He was unhappy. He had enough. He couldn't take it anymore, and it wasn't a slow build. A year before he walked, there were daily conversations of 'I don't know how much longer I could take, I don't know how much longer I'm going to be here…' So, I'm surprised it lasted that long."
R-Truth:
R-Truth is working out the final stages of his Rap album, which will feature John Cena on two tracks. The album will be released by WWE.
Konnan has accused Sheamus of being an arrogant backstage bully. After a discussion with Hunico / Sin Cara about a recent altercation he revealed that it was not the first time Sheamus had been involved in conflict since joining WWE. In fact he says the first issue he was involved in happened before he made it onto the main roster. He loaned money from the recently released Yoshi Tatsu, who had also recently made the move to the States, and repeatedly refused to pay him back, eventually Tatsu grew tired of waiting and went to his house, and ''Slapped ths shi*t out of him''', he also got his money back.
He then went on to talk about the more recent fight with the new Sin Cara, Konnan says the problems started when Sheamus involved himself in a feud Hunico had with Drew McIntyre, Hunico did not like the fact Drew was always polite and shook hands with the top guys and officials, but did not show the same respect to the rest of the roster, apparently Hunico sees himself as a top guy, and was put out that Drew did not make a point of sucking up to him. Sheamus, is a long time friend of McIntyre, and Konnan assumed that is at the heart of their falling out. So what happened?... Well, this is all according to Konnan, neither man has spoken publicly about the incident, and Konnan was not there personally, so there should be a health warning on this story, but here goes... The former Hunico was in the treatment room during a TV taping, when Sheamus entered and told him to get off the bed and get out, he wanted treating first, Hunico did get off the bed and got in the Irishman's face, Konnan claims the Cuban called him out, Sheamus thought it was a joke and laughed, so Hunico pushed his challenge more aggressively, Sheamus then allegedly threw the first punch, but only landed one before having his legs swept out from underneath him, and was pummeled about the head.
Aries vs TNA:
Austin Aries is going to stop using his social media in protest of the online poll that has brought back the six sided ring to TNA.
Dixie Carter back tracks:
Dixie Carter tweeted that the New York TNA shows were sold out, then had to clarify that only one of the three days is full, tickets are still available for the Wednesday and Thursday tapings.
Former WWE stars Ezekiel Jackson and Snitsky are at the Taping tonight.
Bo Dallas:
Bo Dallas is sporting a black eye at the moment, the injury came from a mis-timed kick by RVD during a recent battle royal.
SmackDown SPOILERS!!!:
Bad News Barrett vs Dean Ambrose (More on this later)...
Cameron vs Paige...
Bray Wyatt vs Sheamus...
Alberto Del Rio & Cesaro vs Dolph Ziggler & Rob Van Dam...
Rusev vs Sin Cara...
Kane vs Roman Reigns...
END OF SPOILERS!!!
Notes...
A female fan was kicked out of the building after she grabbed Roman Reigns as he made his way through the crowd to get to the ring.
Hernandez talks TNA release:
"To be honest, I knew I was still a part of the roster and my check came every month. Periodically I would check the Impact website to see if I was still on there. (laughs) It was definitely a head scratcher right there. Not an email. text, phone call ... nothing. In fact, my contract was up May 12th but I thought it was up May 14th. So I woke up May 12th and my timeline was flooded on Twitter that my contract had expired. I looked at my contract and I looked on the (TNA) website and they pulled me off the website, they already unfollowed me on Twitter. (laughs) It was like bizarro world, brother."
Money In The Bank:
The Rhodes Brothers vs RybAxel has been added to this Sunday's Special. Rusev vs Big E may also be added on the night.
Booker T, Alex Riley and Christian will join Renee Young on the panel.
Top WWE star injured:
Bad News Barrett has suffered a separated shoulder. The injury happened during a post match brawl at last night's SmackDown tapings. He was thrown from the ring and crashed into the barrier, landing hard. A referee threw up the ''X'' and he was helped to the back back, clearly in a lot of pain, and swearing profusely. WWE have acknowledged the injury, but would not be drawn on his status for this Sunday. He is currently booked to be in the second MITB match.
Brad Maddox:
Brad Maddox has caused some concern for his safety after posting a video on his YouTube claiming to be stuck in a cave in Mexico.
Hornswoggle:
Hornswoggle has shaved his head and is now completely bald.
John Cena reacts to creative leak:
After a bit of a fan back lash following a leak suggesting he is set to win the WWE title this Sunday, John Cena has responded with...
"Good to c a lot of opinions about Sundays big event, good to c lots of critics back in the fold. Criticism is a sure sign you're doin well."
Related to this WWE may have inadvertently spoilt the result, and their plans for SummerSlam by revealing this years promotional poster for the event (Pictured).
Jim Ross:
Matt Striker has joined the cast of JR's movie, he plays a sexual deviant cop, that also works on the wrestling circuit.
Kofi Kingston on The Rock:
Kofi has shared a story about The Rock...
''At WrestleMania at the MetLife Stadium when we announced the partnership, an athlete named Ashley Weber was talking to me about three hours before the show saying, "I just want to meet The Rock." And here comes The Rock walking toward her behind her back. I looked up and said, "You really want to meet The Rock?" He tapped her on the shoulder and she was in shock. She put her hand out to shake his hand, and he said, "Oh no, we don't shake hands here. We hug." And she wouldn't let go."
Vickie Guerrero:
Vickie Guerrero was heavily involved in the booking of her last WWE appearance, and was allowed to pay tribute to her late husband Eddie Guerrero by using his music and some of his trademark mannerisms. She is gone, wanting to move her life in a different direction, but may make special appearances here and there in the future.
She has also written a letter to say goodbye...
"It has been an amazing 9-year career at WWE. I started at WWE as Eddie's wife, and now I am leaving with my own identity. I loved performing in front of millions of people. Whether you hated or loved me, I appreciated every moment. I gained some amazing friendships that will always be kept in my heart. It is time to turn the page and start a new career in medical administration. I have so many other things to do in my life, and the most meaningful one is graduating from college in January. (Phil. 4:13 – "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.") It is time to say "goodbye and thank you" to everyone from the WWE Universe, WWE Headquarters and everyone backstage. My first "thank you" goes to my Lord Jesus Christ, for giving me a healthy mind and body to have been able to do the exciting things inside and out of the ring. He always kept me safe in my travels, and gave me the strength to improve myself emotionally and physically year after year. To my beautiful daughters, Shaul and Sherilyn – Thank you for inspiring me to be better than yesterday. Your support was unconditional when I traveled. I still feel sad that I had to miss so many of your milestones. I love you girls with all of my heart. Linda and Vince McMahon – I am grateful for the opportunities you gave me. Thank you for having my family feel accepted as a part of yours. I am thankful for the friendship we have built over the years. Vince, Eddie loved you like a dad! He had so much respect for you and it was always important to make you proud. Thank you for believing in me when I didn't! Stephanie – You are the true example of an independent, strong and successful woman. It has been an honor to work next to you. Thank you for being a part of my last night at WWE. I was honored! I wish happiness and love for Paul, you and the girls. To all the agents – Thank you for all of your help, advice and guiding me to have my segments successful… Arn, Fit, Dean, Road Dogg, Scott, Joey, Mike, Kidman, Jamie and Johnny."
Batista:
Batista has confessed to crying when he got the role of Drax.
NXT Injuries:
Slate Randall has cleared up confusion over his concussion, he says he is coming back from a concussion that happened in May, it was reported that the injury had just happened. However WWE's NXT roster is currently hit by a number of problems, including...
* Tyler Breeze, broken finger * Corey Graves, second concussion * Kendall Skye, broken wrist * Dana Brooke, leg injury * Veronica Lane, leg injury * Marcus Louis, leg injury * Cal Bishop, torn rotator cuff
WWE announcer released:
Josh Matthews, who has been with WWE since the first Tough Enough series more than a decade ago has reportedly left WWE in the past 24 hours, his profile has been moved onto the Alumni page but there has been no official word as yet.
TNA to Japan:
Dixie Carter and Great Muta have announced that Bound For Glory is going to be held in Tokyo, Japan at the Korakuen Hall on October 12.
"I remember ECW had ordered Japanese-style sweatsuits, and we all showed up in our matching red-and-black sweatsuits. We looked like a team. We looked like a united locker room. A lot of the WWE guys were kind of looking at us like, 'wow, these guys are different. What's up with these guys?' But by the end of the night, I believe we had earned everybody's respect, and it came off really well. To be able to say that I was a part of that night is just a great memory. It's a great notch to have in my professional career and belt, and I can always say that I was on Monday Night RAW when it was at the Manhattan Center. Not a lot of people can say that."
WWE injury:
Fernando has suffered strained ligaments and a sprained ankle, and will be out of action for up to a month, WWE medics have confessed to being surprised the injury was not worse after what was a nasty spill at a live show this weekend.
TNA:
TNA have confirmed the 6 sided ring has won the online vote and will return for next weeks New York Impact tapings.
Money In The Bank:
Daniel Bryan will appear at Money In The Bank, in the pre show.
Seth Rollins will be joined by Kofi Kingston, Jack Swagger, Dolph Ziggler, Rob Van Dam, Bad News Barrett and Dean Ambrose in the second MITB match.
Kane has been added to the Title MITB match.
Paige will defend the Diva's Title vs Naomi.
Vickie Guerrero:
Vickie was fired on Raw last night, ending her time as an on screen personality for WWE, for the time being at least.
Chris Nowinski:
Former WWE star Christopher Nowinski will take his campaign to raise awareness of concussions in sport to the US senate later this week.
Tajiri:
Tajiri's second promotion are close to collapsing in Japan, the former WWE star has already landed a new role with Wrestle-1.
Connor The Crusher:
Triple H and Stephanie McMahon have announced that they will launch a new charity in the name of their young fan Connor who died aged just 9 shortly after being guset of honour at this years WrestleMania. This is not a WWE project HHH and Steph are personally funding the campaign they have named ''Connor's Cure''.
Drew McIntyre:
Drew will be on his way home to Scotland to work some UK events in August.
Race is Run:
Robbie E and Brooke have completed their Amazing Race contest and will be back with TNA next week.
PC news:
Slate Randall suffered a concussion at the WWE school this week, also Michelle McCool was a guest trainer at the Florida training center yesterday.
Ring Of Honor held their first PPV last night, headlined by Michael Elgin becoming the new ROH Champion, the show named after their former star CM Punk, also featured appearances from Matt Hardy and former TNA stars Christopher Daniels and Kazarian.
TNA:
TNA have announced the return of four former stars, Tommy Dreamer and Rhyno will be back at the New York shows, and Homicide and Low Ki will return at Destination X.
WWE injury:
Fernando of the Los Matadores suffered what appeared to be a serious knee injury at a live show this past weekend. The referee had to stop the bout vs 3MB after an over the top rope high flying move went badly wrong.
3MB:
WWE are trying new members for 3MB. This weekend Damien Sandow and Tyson Kidd joined Hornswoggle and Heath Slater at separate live events.
Jim Ross:
JR is on his way to LA to film his movie. He will play an obnoxious wrestling promoter.
Raw:
Tonight will be the 1100th episode of Raw, Official tease...
* Will the entire roster be eligible for the ladder match?
* What consequences will Roman Reigns and Vickie Guerrero face?
* How will Stardust and Goldust continue to turn heads?
* Are we witnessing the gradual extinction of The Funkadactyls?
* Will Dean Ambrose make Seth Rollins pay?
WWE logo:
Get used to this. These are the new WWE logo's as of August 18 2014. The larger one will be for on air programming, the smaller will be on DVD, Books and Poster's, as well as Merch and toy packaging.
WWE cuts:
The next victims of the WWE cuts will be the road crew, WWE are cutting staff and the amount of trucks they use to get around.
TNA star to WWE:
Rosita is on the road with WWE this weekend, and will work the TV's this week. She is a member of Adam Rose's group.
GFW:
Jeff Jarrett's GFW has secured a partnership with New Japan Wrestling. The deal will allow for a talent exchange between the two groups.
Bret Hart:
WWE have booked Bret Hart for an upcoming Raw, which will be in Montreal, Canada on July 7.
NXT injuries:
WWE are struggling with their female developmental team, Kendall Skye has a broken wrist, while Veronica Lane and Dana Brooke have damaged their knees.
TNA have announced that Bobby Lashley will defend his title vs Jeff Hardy later this summer. Hardy won a Battle Royal on an Impact which is not to be aired until July 10, but TNA have released the result early in the hopes they can improve poor ticket sales.
Adam Rose:
WWE are not paying the extra's portraying Adam Rose's entourage for their appearances, bar the travel expenses to get to the shows.
Sami Callihan:
Solomon Crowe (Formerly Sami Callihan) will make his TV debut for WWE NXT soon, but WWE are not going with the hacker gimmick he has been using, and are working on something new for him.
StarDust:
WWE have two plans in place for Cody Rhodes new gimmick, he will either team with his Brother Goldust at SummerSlam for a shot at the Tag Titles, or he will turn heel, drop the gimmick and wrestle vs Goldust at the Summer spectacular.
Creative leak:
SPOILERS!!!
A creative leak from WWE has John Cena winning the WWE Title at MITB next week. END OF SPOILERS!!!
AT&T U-Verse have joined DISH and DirecTV in dropping WWE events from their schedule, they will not host Money In The Bank.
Second chance for indy star:
Devon Nicholson, who recently won a multi million dollar lawsuit vs Hall Of Famer Abdullah The Butcher, has announced he is now free of Hepatitis C, and that WWE have been in touch, and have offered him a tryout, which will take place next month at the PC.
Vince Russo:
Vince Russo has revealed he was threatened by two wrestlers during his booking career... "I, myself, while never having gotten into an 'actual' fight while serving my duties of Head Writer at WWE, WCW and TNA, was actually threatened on not one . . . but, two occasions. The first time was by Shawn Michaels after I cut a promo on him to his friend Triple H, for hijacking the WrestleMania 15 main event by getting into Steve Austin's ear, who then talked Vince McMahon into changing the three way between him, the Rock and Mick Foley into a two-way, leaving Mick the odd man out. And, also a few years later by Bill Goldberg who was not happy when I needed him to do a job to Scott Steiner. Thankfully, I was able to get out of both predicaments completely unscathed."
TNA SPOILERS!!!:
Two TNA title changes have happened during their recent block of Taping's, Gail Kim is now the Knockout's Champ, and Austin Aries is the new X Champ. The title changes will go to air in July.
END OF SPOILERS!!!
Also on TNA, they have extended the poll on the rings, to allow UK fans to join in, but the vote is so heavily dominated by the six sided ring that Jeremy Borash told fans at the recent Impact taping's that they would be the last matches in a traditional ring.
WWE stars make Hall Of Fame:
Edge & Christian have been inducted into the Canadian Sports Hall Of Fame in their Home Town in Ontario, Canada. Edge did not attend the ceremony.
Team name:
Joey Styles has tweeted that WWE are looking for a name for the Rhodes Brothers team, following Cody's gimmick change, the current idea's include GoldStar, Dust to Dust, and The Dustbusters.
WWE Top 10:
WWE are continuing focuses on fails, this time Mic Botches.
WWE weddings:
Kaitlyn was married on Friday, she revealed she wore the lucky socks that she wore on every WWE PPV event she competed on. Eva Marie will be married on Total Diva's soon, it will be for the show, as she is already married to her partner in the real world.
Bully Ray:
Bully Ray has admitted to a past in the porn industry. He refused to name any of the productions he starred in, when talking to Chris Jericho, but said he had 3 goals in life, to be a porn star, a wrestling star, and a rock star, and doing the porn led to him getting into wrestling, so he had no regrets.
Despite the protestations of their own talent, TNA boss Dixie Carter has suggested that the six sided ring is dominating the online poll, and likely will be brought back for next weeks Impact.
TV star wants WWE return:
Snooki has revealed she is begging Vince McMahon to bring her back into WWE as a regular roster star. She told Chris Jericho that she loved her time with them, and her match at WrestleMania a couple of years ago, and wants more.
Cody Rhodes:
Is no more... WWE have deleted Cody's profile from their website and replaced it with his new StarDust character.
TNA title:
Bobby Lashley became the new TNA Champion at last night's Impact.
Did you spot the TNA star on WWE TV?:
Taeler Hendrix has revealed that she was a part of Adam Rose's entourage earlier this month at a TV taping, she was invited to join in by a model friend who was also involved.
ECW champ hurt:
Former ECW Champion Masato Tanaka needed emergency surgery to his eye recently, and will be unable to wrestle for a few weeks as a result.
WWE music:
Freebird Michael Hayes has announced he will be releasing an album is the coming months.
Missy Hyatt:
Missy Hyatt is working on what she says will be a tell all book.
WWE scholarships:
A copy of the letter WWE sent to all of it's former employee's offering educational scholarships has made it's way online... WWE is pleased to announce a Professional Development Program available to former WWE talent, and in some cases, their family members. The Professional Development Program aims to provide guidance and support beyond your tenure with WWE. The first two initiatives are:Financial Education and Continuing Education.
Money Management International (MMI) is the largest non-profit credit counseling agency in the country and has partnered with WWE to provide financial education to WWE talent. Please see enclosed packet for more information. The use of MMI is free for you and your immediate family members. We encourage you to reach out to MMI for assistance.
WWE is now offering financial scholarships to former WWE talent in the amount of $5,000 per calendar year to be used for obtaining a college degree or completing a certificate program. In order to receive this scholarship, a former WWE talent must apply for the three annual scholarships that are available. Please note–the deadline for the 2014 award is Friday, 8/1.
To keep former WWE talent up to date with WWE news, we will be distributing via email an "Alumni Newsletter" on a quarterly basis. The newsletter will include information on WWE news, archives, wellness, professional development and more.
NXT star returning:
Enzo Amore will have his first match following a long injury lay off on July 17.
Legends House heat:
Hacksaw Jim Duggan has revealed that a 25 year relationship with Tony Atlas was ruined whilst filming Legends House... "With Tony Atlas and I, I've known Tony for 25, 30 years and we butted heads that whole length of time, but we've always been in a dressing room, locker room type of situation where you're not together all the time. I just got tired of his B.S. Tony had trouble with everybody in the house. I can understand having trouble with me Piper and I. We're kind of hard to deal with anyway, but to have trouble with Hillbilly Jim? Hillbilly is almost like a Buddhist monk, he's so easy-going and you got to work at it to have trouble with Billy."
DDP talks WCW invasion angle:
"It was pretty obvious that (the Invasion angle) was just to prove a point, because you don't do an invasion angle without the top guys. You do it like Eric Bischoff did it when we had two guys show up and they killed everyone. That's how you make an impact, and that's obviously not what happened."
He also shared the real life backstage tensions during that time...
''They (WCW wrestlers) want to prevent you from providing for your family. Eric Bischoff wants to shut your job down and take your dinner off your table.' That's how Vince got his troops to rally around him. There was a point in time where it really looked like we were going to shut them down. There was a time when Vince was kicking the water coolers out. It was not a good time... it was a time when you walked (in the locker room) and you could feel the heat. I didn't feel it until a couple of weeks after I was there, then I realized (the WWF roster still looked at us at the enemy)."
Drew McIntyre interview highlights:
Drew McIntyre appeared on Chris Jericho's Talk Is Jericho this week, some highlights, from Wrestling Inc...
WWE owns the name Drew McIntyre, so from now on he'll be going by his real name, Drew Galloway.
The release was a big shock. Regardless of what people thought about 3MB, they were on everything. He had no indication that he was being released. He said that 3MB was working as hard as they could for the position that they were in, and he felt that they were doing a good job considering what they were being asked to do.
He said that the person who called him about his release [Mark Carrano] was also surprised. He received a lot of messages from people that he respected.
When he received the call, he assumed that he was being called to be at a live event that Friday.
While he's nervous, he's excited for his future. He's 29 now, and he got signed by WWE when he was 21.
He said that 3MB was "dead in the water" before they even started. The day before 3MB was formed, Vince McMahon had him wrestle Jinder Mahal on Superstars to see how he worked as a babyface. McIntyre got good feedback, but Vince decided the next day that Heath Slater needed a band and picked him and Mahal. McIntyre had a broken wrist at the time and the doctor decided that he needed surgery weeks before the group debuted. They had already aired the vignettes, and then he found out that he was going to be out for six months.
He said that they had a lot of ideas for the group and Vince was very receptive to them, despite fans thinking that the gimmick was a rib. However, he was supposed to be the guy in the group beating everybody up, and going in with a broken wrist killed them. He stayed on TV as a manager for the group, but by the time he came back, they were beyond repair. He felt that they didn't get the fair shake that they should have.
He noted that Adam Jones from Tool was willing to work with them for nothing and even film segments at their concerts, however WWE never took them up on their ideas.
AJ Lee:
Word coming from WWE insiders now suggest that AJ IS pregnant, it had been denied earlier this week.
WWE have cancelled this years SummerSlam Fan Axxess due to their budget restraints. They have also stopped flying NXT talent around to be a part of Adam Rose's entourage, instead using local indy wrestlers from the state they are visiting. Finally they have decided not to hire any one new to the roster over the age of 30.
The Shield:
WWE will not officially split the remaining members of the Shield, however they will be going their separate ways and will appear together less often as time goes on.
TNA fail:
TNA stars Austin Aries and Ethan Carter III have come against the idea of bringing back the six sided ring, Austin strongly criticising the online vote giving the decision to what he calls non wrestlers asking non wrestlers to tell wrestlers how to do their job.
Lanny Poffo talks possible WWE return:
"The writers would probably give me something to read and then ruin my gimmick. I wrote my own poetry and I refuse to read somebody else poems. When you think about the old days, people like Junkyard Dog, Roddy Piper, Hacksaw Jim Duggan, Randy Savage, they had personality. You didn't have to write for these people, they were their personality."
Curt Hawkins talks WWE release:
''It was expected to an extent. Really I feel like a weight has been lifted off my shoulders. They weren't using me and I was just living this life of sitting and waiting around and not able to commit to things in my real life. Like if I wanted to go a wedding, I never know if they (WWE) are going to come calling. It was kind of annoying, to be honest with you. And anyone that knows me knows that I'm just crazy about wrestling, and I've had my pulse on the Indy scene and it's something I've been dying to dive into and now I finally can.''
WWE Logo:
The new WWE logo will come in to effect as of August 18 2014.
Diva's division:
Aksana was released after she fell out of favour with Kevin Dunn, who had until recently been a big fan of hers. Rosa Mendes was on the list to be released, but Total Diva's asking for her to join the cast saved her job. Charlotte and Sasha Banks will be called up in the coming months to fill the gap left by recent departures. Cameron and Naomi are going to be split soon, Naomi is expected to take the heel turn, as she is more accomplished in the ring.
Promoter slams Hall's:
Mike O'Brien of NEW slammed an appearance by Scott and his son Cody Hall recently, and says they will not be welcome back... "Scott Hall was his old self (he worked for the group a week ago). Not his physical condition, but a real cocky asshole. You give everyone a shot. Safe to say you won't be seeing me book him or his dangerous, green son again."
The Rock:
The Rock has wrapped filming his disaster movie San Andreas.
Retirement ends:
Tony Mamaluke is coming out of retirement for a one night deal.
Jim Ross:
JR has accepted a role in a movie, he signed the deal today.
Team reunite:
Now JTG is free of WWE he is reuniting his Cryme Tyme team with Shad Gaspard on the indies.
TNA have given their fans a week to decide on their future. They have a poll on their site which will run until next Thursday. They are asking fans if they should keep the traditional four sided ring, or return to their six sided ring, if the 6 wins, it will return on next week's Impact. Also you can vote for who is on the cover of their Knockouts calender for 2015.
WWE Hall Of Famer going to Hollywood?:
Jim Ross has been offered a role in a movie, and he is considering taking it... "My management team has been approached about a movie role for me that we should either accept or decline in the next day or so. It's an independent comedy film that sounds like a fun project on which to work. Stay tuned."
Money In The Bank:
Seth Rollins has confirmed that a second MITB ladder match will happen at the next WWE special, and that he will be in it. The other participants will be confirmed on Raw next week.
SmackDown SPOILERS!!!:
Kofi Kingston vs Seth Rollins (Who debuted new ring gear... Photo...)...
Bad News Barrett vs Dolph Ziggler...
Adam Rose vs Titus O'Neill...
Dean Ambrose vs Kane...
Big E. vs Jack Swagger...
Bo Dallas vs Fandango...
Alberto Del Rio, Bray Wyatt, Cesaro & Randy Orton vs John Cena, Roman Reigns & Sheamus.
END OF SPOILERS!!!
Hall Of Famer talks TNA:
Kevin Von Erich on his and his Sons Slammiversary appearance... "What a great feeling to see your sons rise to the occasion. The media blitz before the show, I watched the pressure build, and build, I saw the pressure on the boys faces, I was nervous for them, even though I've seen that look on my own face and on my brothers, they were tough, and rather than be fearful, they trusted Him and attacked. That is what a Father wants from his son, to do his best in the face of incredible odds. They had their first real match, the pressure was on and they poured their guts into it. From here they will grow, & experience things that will sharpen them, until they are just like we were. That show was beautiful to me, the response from the fans, awesome, and this first step by my sons is to be the first step into a great new chapter in our lives. They didn't step away they stepped up, and can only go onward and upward from here. For sure I just had the best Father's Day a man could ask for."
StarDust:
Cody Rhodes will continue to work as StarDust until at least July 12, he has been confirmed for an MSG live show under his new name for that date.
Sin Cara (Original):
Sin Cara is one of a number of stars that were not paid for two dates in late May early June of this year in Mexico, almost $12,000 due to the promoters, arena, and the local commission was withheld, and legal action is expected.
Kevin Hart:
The Actor Kevin Hart has revealed he was told not to go in the ring on Raw, but was having so much fun in front of the crowd, that he did it anyway.
TNA romance:
Bully Ray has announced he is dating Velvet Sky.
The Rock:
The Rock has discussed his WrestleMania 29 injury... "I came in for a checkup and pulled my pants down, and the doctor goes, 'Oh! That's a hernia. Your abdominal wall gets weak and your organs push through. The doctor said, 'You need to lie down,' and slowly starts to push my intestines back in my stomach. He said, 'I would really recommend surgery.'"
He also said he has not completely given up on the idea of wrestling again, but WWE would have to pay him an equal or a greater pay cheque than he received last time, and that Movies were his focus, WWE is a side project that enjoys to do.
Batista talks WrestleMania 30, and Bryan joining the main event:
"I was super excited, because, you know, we needed that element. Even speaking from a fan's standpoint, for me, it's hard to get sucked into a [bad guy vs. bad guy] match. We needed a hero, man, and Daniel Bryan was the biggest hero in the company. I knew this was gonna be good. It's so much better when the fans have an emotional investment. And they were so emotionally invested in Daniel Bryan, and they were so absorbed in their hatred for me that I knew it was gonna be good stuff."
