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- We noted before that the plan for the Triple H concussion storyline was for Stephanie McMahon, Vince McMahon, and possibly their children, to eventually appear on RAW and talk Triple H out of wrestling again. Another source says several different ideas are being discussed and nothing is certain yet.
- There is said to be no laid out program for Brock Lesnar now that the...
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- WWE’s The Marine 3 with The Miz is their most successful straight-to-DVD release in a long time. After four weeks of being released, the movie sold 153,226 units for $2,292,261. That’s more than any regular WWE DVD will do this year with the possible exception of WrestleMania 29.
- As noted earlier this week, WWE Hall of Famer Sunny is out of prison, where she...
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- Former WWE developmental head Tom Prichard, who was released when Triple H brought in his own crew, wasn’t happy about the WWE releases last week. He tweeted:
“Guys trust me; Karma gets everybody. From the ‘Lil Napolean to the Volleyball expert. Time will tell… Those who KNOW ‘know’ who Napolean and Mr. Volleyball are. ‘Nuff said. And I have no dog in this...
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- As noted, the May 20th WWE RAW did a 2.97 cable rating for 4.32 million viewers.
In the segment breakdown, Chris Jericho and The Miz vs. Fandango and Wade Barrett lost 360,000 viewers. Sheamus vs. Titus O’Neil gained 206,000, which is a very good gain for a match like that. Paul Heyman introducing Curtis Axel gained 365,000 viewers. The rest of that segment with...
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- Lilian Garcia was in Nashville on Wednesday working on new music. She posted this photo from the studio:
- As noted, the NXT Women’s Title tournament kicks off at tonight’s NXT TV tapings from Full Sail University. Some of the Divas have commented via Twitter:
Summer Rae: “Leaving Omaha bright & early to head back to Tampa. It’s time to get down to...
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- Several video game websites are reporting that the new WWE 2K14 video game will likely also be available for nextgen consoles Xbox One and Playstation 4. As noted, the game will not be available for any Wii consoles.
- WWE will return to Austin, Texas for RAW on July 22nd. The pre-sale begins at the University of Texas box office today and the password is RAWAUSTIN....
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- WWE NXT star Bray Wyatt turns 27 years old today.
- Courtesy of WWEDVDNews.com, here is the 2013 WWE Extreme Rules DVD cover with Brock Lesnar and Triple H. It hits stores on June 18th:
- WWE will tape another 4 hours of NXT TV tonight from Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida. We will have full spoilers later tonight. This week’s tapings will feature the...
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- For what it’s worth, two of our correspondents at last night’s SmackDown tapings in Omaha, Nebraska noted that one-half of the WWE Tag Team Champions Roman Reigns may have been injured in the main event.
Apparently Reigns tweaked his ankle during a six-man tag match with The Shield vs. Randy Orton, Big Show and Kofi Kingston. Reigns started limping after a spot with...
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- Depending on whether or not The Rock decides to return to wrestling, Brock Lesnar may return to WWE TV later this year to begin a feud with either Rock or The Undertaker.
It turns out that the spot on RAW a few weeks ago where Lesnar stopped and stared at a poster of The Rock wasn’t scripted by WWE officials. Apparently that was Lesnar “going into business for...
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- Going into WWE Extreme Rules, there had been talk of doing something with a gimmicked ring in either the Strap Match or the Steel Cage Match. This was brought up in a meeting the week before the pay-per-view. Presumably, the idea was nixed when they decided to go with the breakaway wall gimmick for the finish of the Ryback vs. John Cena match.
- The current plan is for...
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- The recent New York Post article on Wrestling Observer editor Dave Meltzer made the rounds backstage in WWE with some of the wrestlers remarking that Meltzer’s office looked exactly as they figured it would – a mess.
- WWE is looking at hiring a new commentator, likely for Main Event. This isn’t necessarily an indication that they’re looking to get rid of The...
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- Representing WWE, Jim Ross will be meeting with officials from the NFL Players Association in Washington, DC. Ross is looking to develop a working relationship that could see the NFLPA send players whose football aspirations have ended to WWE for tryouts.
Ross told Alex Marvez and Jim Miller on their SiriusXM NFL Radio show Tuesday night:
“Everybody doesn’t make the...
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- Evan Bourne had more x-rays taken on Tuesday. He tweeted:
“Had more x-rays taken today. My index toe/big toe healed in a V shape. I think that will give me monkey grip in my feet like @ROHDelirious”
- Natalya did local media with Tensai, Brodus Clay and Naomi on Tuesday morning. Cameron noted on Twitter that she’s been sick lately and had to visit the doctors 4...
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- Zack Ryder is featured in the new issue of Muscle & Fitness magazine. He tweeted:
“Pick up the new issue of Muscle & Fitness to read about getting #ZACKED”
- Stephanie McMahon was asked on Twitter how Triple H is doing after Monday’s RAW. She replied, “He’s pretty beat up, but he’ll be ok.”
- WWE’s website has a new article up with Paul Heyman...
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- WWE’s website has posted a storyline update on Triple H after Monday’s RAW. Dr. Michael Sampson noted that they advised Triple H he shouldn’t wrestle after Extreme Rules because of head and jaw trauma he suffered. Sampson says after further evaluation, Triple H is still exhibiting some post-concussion symptoms and he’ll be out of action until WWE’s medical...
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- WWE taped the following matches tonight in Omaha, Nebraska to air on this Friday’s SmackDown:
* The Miz vs. Wade Barrett for the WWE Intercontinental Title
* Jack Swagger vs. Daniel Bryan
* Big Show vs. Chris Jericho
* Sin Cara vs. Curtis Axel
* Kofi Kingston vs. Dean Ambrose for the United States Title
* The Shield vs. Kofi Kingston, Randy Orton and Sheamus
There...
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- Thanks to Freddie J. and @IowaMatt72 for the following WWE Main Event spoilers from tonight’s tapings in Omaha, Nebraska:
* The Miz and another MizTV segment opens this week’s WWE SmackDown. His guests are Fandango and Summer Rae. Miz announces he will do MizTV and then win the Intercontinental Title tonight. Wade Barrett interrupts and starts running down Fandango...
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- WWE taped the following matches tonight in Omaha, Nebraska to air on Wednesday’s Main Event:
* Big E Langston vs. Alberto Del Rio
* The Usos vs. Drew McIntyre and Jinder Mahal
WWE previously advertised Sin Cara vs. Wade Barrett for the Intercontinental Title but that was not taped.
- The dark match before tonight’s tapings in Omaha saw Justin Gabriel defeat Cody...
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- Mark Henry may be returning as a babyface. As seen on the Extreme Rules post-show, Henry left the trainers room and said he was going home. There has been some talk for months about turning Henry face.
- At Sunday’s pay-per-view, Vince McMahon was being very secretive, to even the WWE producers, about where he wanted to go with the Ryback and John Cena angle.
- It...
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- Several WWE stars went on Twitter and commented on Michael McGillicutty being re-packaged as Curtis Axel on RAW last night:
Chris Jericho: “Proud & excited for the debut of #CurtisAxel! He’s been waitin for this his whole life. Somewhere Mr Perfect is smiling his mischievous grin”
Curt Hawkins: “Couldn’t be happier for the former @WWEMcGillicutty …&...
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