- Merrick sent the following: Former WCW US Champion and Horseman member Steve Mongo McMichael was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame this past Saturday for his career with the University of Texas.
Monday, July 19, 2010
Chris Jericho Puts Over Kane and WWE as a Company
Chris Jericho wrote the following last night after Money in the Bank:
“Great ppv tonight! Congrats to Kane for his hard work and dedication to his company for 15 yrs. My company is a powerhouse that will never be beat. All other companies need to watch and learn…”
“Great ppv tonight! Congrats to Kane for his hard work and dedication to his company for 15 yrs. My company is a powerhouse that will never be beat. All other companies need to watch and learn…”
Jim Ross Posts an Update on Ricky Steamboat’s Health Condition
Jim Ross posted the following on Twitter:
Ricky Steamboat still hospitalized. Stable, improving, hopes 2 b out of hospital this week. More good days than bad.
Ricky Steamboat still hospitalized. Stable, improving, hopes 2 b out of hospital this week. More good days than bad.
What Happened After Money In The Bank Went Off The Air
After the Pay Per View Ended, Nexus went back to the ring and Wade Barrett picked up the microphone he started talking about how pathetic this night was with the results. He then talked about how this business needs a new world champion soon. He suggested it be someone from the nexus, Wade smirked as he said you should see Monday Night Raw tomorrow. I believe it was something like this, as I don't have that strong of a memory remembering word for word.
Who Played 'Doink' On RAW Last Week?, Danielson News
» Doink the Clown was portrayed by WWE producer Steve Lombardi (a/k/a Brooklyn Brawler) on last Monday's RAW. He took part in the eight-wrestler "Brady Bunch" themed tag match. It's interesting to note that the official WWE website referenced Lombardi's past personas in its write-up for the match, saying: "In the end, the "Santino Bunch" proved too strong for the "Regal Bunch," despite the clever recruitment of Doink the Clown, a staple of the ’90s, who competed alongside such unlikely ring warriors as Brooklyn Brawler, Abe "Knuckleball" Schwartz and Kim Chee."
» Bryan Danielson asked to face Bobby Fish at the show. Danielson has been a fan of Fish's work since they toured NOAH together. Danielson was originally supposed to be one of the three partners of the promotion, but that changed when he signed his WWE deal.
» Bryan Danielson asked to face Bobby Fish at the show. Danielson has been a fan of Fish's work since they toured NOAH together. Danielson was originally supposed to be one of the three partners of the promotion, but that changed when he signed his WWE deal.
Backstage News: John Cena Or Triple H Heel Turn Planned?
WWE is toying with the idea of turning a top Superstar heel and have them be the person behind The Nexus angle. Current creative plans call for the top WWE star to be revealed in the fairly near future. The main people being pitched for a heel turn are Triple H and believe it or not, John Cena.
Cena turning heel would be a risk because of his popularity with kids and everything else, including merchandise. It also appears unlikely after Money in the Bank that he is turning heel. It's almost confirmed now but never say never.
Triple H has wanted to turn heel for a few years now but with injuries to him and his co-workers, they haven't had the right time to turn him. This appears fairly likely but nothing is confirmed. WWE doesn't have long-term Nexus storylines in place yet. They are going on a week to week basis these days.
Cena turning heel would be a risk because of his popularity with kids and everything else, including merchandise. It also appears unlikely after Money in the Bank that he is turning heel. It's almost confirmed now but never say never.
Triple H has wanted to turn heel for a few years now but with injuries to him and his co-workers, they haven't had the right time to turn him. This appears fairly likely but nothing is confirmed. WWE doesn't have long-term Nexus storylines in place yet. They are going on a week to week basis these days.
A New WWE Diva?, MITB-WrestleMania Plans, Eve Torres Note
-- As noted earlier here on the website, the WWE Money in the Bank pay-per-view event will determine next's year WrestleMania, in part. Should tonight's show be considered a success in terms of pay-per-view buys, the event will be brought back as a separate event next year. If it doesn't do well, the bout would be kept to WrestleMania.
-- Eve Torres has opened a fan page on Facebook. The WWE Diva also has plans to open an official website in the near future.
-- Saturday night's WWE live event in Omaha, Nebraska featured an eight-man dual brand main event pitting John Cena, Randy Orton, Rey Mysterio and Big Show against Chris Jericho, Edge, Sheamus and Jack Swagger. The match was a ruled a no decision due to interference from Nexus.
-- A female by the name of Celeste has surfaced in Florida Championship Wrestling.
-- Eve Torres has opened a fan page on Facebook. The WWE Diva also has plans to open an official website in the near future.
-- Saturday night's WWE live event in Omaha, Nebraska featured an eight-man dual brand main event pitting John Cena, Randy Orton, Rey Mysterio and Big Show against Chris Jericho, Edge, Sheamus and Jack Swagger. The match was a ruled a no decision due to interference from Nexus.
-- A female by the name of Celeste has surfaced in Florida Championship Wrestling.
Major Possible **SPOILERS** For Tonight's MITB PPV Jul 18 2010 by Ryan Clark Source: The Wrestling Observer Newsletter Just about everyone expects
Just about everyone expects the Nexus to do a run-in during the Sheamus vs. John Cena cage match for the WWE title tonight.
Randy Orton is the favorite to win the RAW Money in the Bank ladder match. Edge is also a possibility since they are the two most pushed stars of the eight in the match. The Miz and Evan Bourne are also possible, especially Bourne, because he's been buried on TV the last few weeks and this would be a way to 'save face'. Miz has also been pushed hard in recent weeks. DiBiase is also possible with help from Maryse. A Morrison win would only be to swerve people. Chris Jericho is not confirmed long-term so he's unlikely to win it.
Most expect Drew McIntyre to go over in the SmackDown! Money in the Bank match. Christian and Hardy are there to have a good match. Rhodes and Ziggler would be dark horses in the match.
Tonight's MITB PPV will play a part in WrestleMania next year. If tonight's show does a good buyrate, obviously MITB will be brought back as a separate PPV next year. If it doesn't do well, MITB will be brought back for 'Mania and 'Mania only.
This show looks good on paper and usually Money in the Bank matches deliver.
Randy Orton is the favorite to win the RAW Money in the Bank ladder match. Edge is also a possibility since they are the two most pushed stars of the eight in the match. The Miz and Evan Bourne are also possible, especially Bourne, because he's been buried on TV the last few weeks and this would be a way to 'save face'. Miz has also been pushed hard in recent weeks. DiBiase is also possible with help from Maryse. A Morrison win would only be to swerve people. Chris Jericho is not confirmed long-term so he's unlikely to win it.
Most expect Drew McIntyre to go over in the SmackDown! Money in the Bank match. Christian and Hardy are there to have a good match. Rhodes and Ziggler would be dark horses in the match.
Tonight's MITB PPV will play a part in WrestleMania next year. If tonight's show does a good buyrate, obviously MITB will be brought back as a separate PPV next year. If it doesn't do well, MITB will be brought back for 'Mania and 'Mania only.
This show looks good on paper and usually Money in the Bank matches deliver.
Backstage TNA News: ECW Originals Wanted, Dixie Carter Nervous
-- Tommy Dreamer has been making phone calls to his former co-workers from the ECW days to appear at TNA's Hard Justice pay-per-view.
-- TNAWrestlingNews.com is reporting that Jeff Hardy is scheduled to return to court for his drug charges in North Carolina on Thursday, September 9th of this year.
-- Dixie Carter was said to be very nervous about her segment with Dreamer at Tuesday night's iMPACT tapings. Dixie asked for feedback from several people after the show and word is that Vince Russo was over-the-top with his praise for Dixie's work.
-- TNAWrestlingNews.com is reporting that Jeff Hardy is scheduled to return to court for his drug charges in North Carolina on Thursday, September 9th of this year.
-- Dixie Carter was said to be very nervous about her segment with Dreamer at Tuesday night's iMPACT tapings. Dixie asked for feedback from several people after the show and word is that Vince Russo was over-the-top with his praise for Dixie's work.
Backstage WWE News: Early SummerSlam Plans?, & More
With Triple H out of action again and The Undertaker's return not confirmed now, nothing is solid for this year's SummerSlam pay-per-view. The show was going to be built around Taker and Triple H's returns.
CM Punk vs. Rey Mysterio has been discussed but it's not a lock. Months ago, WWE wanted to do a mask vs. mask match to expose CM Punk's bald head but obviously that won't be happening now. Other matches discussed include Big Show vs. Jack Swagger and The Harts vs. The Usos.
WWE has also been thinking about doing John Morrison vs. Ted DiBiase, with Melina reuniting with Morrison to even up the odds since DiBiase has Maryse now.
We'll keep you posted as we hear more.
CM Punk vs. Rey Mysterio has been discussed but it's not a lock. Months ago, WWE wanted to do a mask vs. mask match to expose CM Punk's bald head but obviously that won't be happening now. Other matches discussed include Big Show vs. Jack Swagger and The Harts vs. The Usos.
WWE has also been thinking about doing John Morrison vs. Ted DiBiase, with Melina reuniting with Morrison to even up the odds since DiBiase has Maryse now.
We'll keep you posted as we hear more.
Original NXT Storyline Plans Revealed + Alicia Fox's Sister
-- Apparently there was no direction for the first NXT run-in a few months ago where they invaded RAW, the same angle that led to Bryan Danielson's departure from the company. The Rookies were told to go out and put on an angle that didn't look like normal WWE beatdowns and to take out the WWE employees. Justin Roberts didn't know to leave the area and didn't know he was going to be attacked or choked with the tie by Danielson. The incident where Danielson spit on John Cena was not approved. The story is that the Rookies weren't aware of the limitations that they had to work with.
-- Alicia Fox's sister Christina Crawford worked her second WWE developmental show at FCW on Wednesday night in a bikini contest. Melina made an appearance at the end of the contest and got into it with developmental Diva AJ Lee.
-- Alicia Fox's sister Christina Crawford worked her second WWE developmental show at FCW on Wednesday night in a bikini contest. Melina made an appearance at the end of the contest and got into it with developmental Diva AJ Lee.
TNA Testing WWE w/ 'Hardcore Justice'
-- New promotional material sent out for TNA's ECW-themed August pay-per-view has a new name for the show - Hardcore Justice: One Last Stand. A new commercial for the show features fans chanting "ECW." It will be interesting to see how WWE reacts, if they do at all, to TNA using ECW to promote their product.
Two NXT Rookies Win & Lose The FCW Tag-Team Titles
As noted earlier, WWE NXT Rookies Kaval and Michael McGillicutty won the FCW Tag Team Titles at last Thursday's developmental show.
Kaval wrote the following on Twitter: "FCW Tag Team Champions! My first taste since arriving, it is a great nite!!"
While McGillicutty wrote this: "Michael McGillicutty and Kaval... New FCW Tag Champions! This now makes me a 4 time FCW Tag Champion! Very exciting night!"
It should be noted that NXT Rookies Michael McGillicutty and Kaval lost the FCW Tag Team Titles on Friday night, just one night after winning them from Los Aviadores. There was some speculation that the title change wasn't supposed to happen on Thursday night as there may have been some confusion when the referee counted for Kaval and McGillicutty's win. The Rookies lost the belts in a rematch against Los Aviadores on Friday night in Sebring, Florida.
Kaval wrote the following on Twitter: "FCW Tag Team Champions! My first taste since arriving, it is a great nite!!"
While McGillicutty wrote this: "Michael McGillicutty and Kaval... New FCW Tag Champions! This now makes me a 4 time FCW Tag Champion! Very exciting night!"
It should be noted that NXT Rookies Michael McGillicutty and Kaval lost the FCW Tag Team Titles on Friday night, just one night after winning them from Los Aviadores. There was some speculation that the title change wasn't supposed to happen on Thursday night as there may have been some confusion when the referee counted for Kaval and McGillicutty's win. The Rookies lost the belts in a rematch against Los Aviadores on Friday night in Sebring, Florida.
Who Played Jack Swagger's 'Father'?
-- Jack Swagger's father on this past Friday's SmackDown was played by none other than Jimmy Golden, better known as former WCW star Bunkhouse Buck.
WWE Supershow Results From Last Night: Omaha, NE
Results from last night's WWE Supershow in Omaha, NE. Report courtesy Joe O. and the pro wrestling torch:
The Qwest Center was only about 65 percent full, but the crowd was hot all night. A lot of John Cena shirts were in the crowd.
(1) Christian defeated Cody Rhodes. Pretty solid opener. Christian won with the Killswitch. Cody had a lot of heat, and is stronger on the mic compared to former Legacy mate Ted DiBiase.
(2) Santino defeated Zach Ryder. It wasn't even that much of a comedy match, but a joke move, The Cobra, won the match for Santino. It looks ridiculous in person.
(3) U.S. champion The Miz defeated Mark Henry and Evan Bourne in a three-way match to retain the U.S. Title. Originally, it was Miz vs. Evan, but the Raw GM "emailed" Justin Roberts's cell phone and announced Mark Henry was added to the match. Evan hit the Air Bourne on Henry, but Miz made the cover for the win.
Jillian Hall asked a kid to name Sunday's PPV. He got it right, so he was special bellringer for the next match.
(4) John Morrison defeated Ted DiBiase (w/Maryse). Basic match between the two and Morrison won with Starship Pain. During the match, Maryse took a fan's clown wig and gave it to DiBiase, who rubbed it on his butt. Morrison then later wore it and paraded around with it.
(5) Unified tag champions Hart Dynasty (Tyson Kidd & D.H. Smith w/Natalya) defeated the Uso Brothers (Jey & Jimmy Uso w/Tamina). Basic match we've seen between the two teams in the past. I will say Natalya looks even better in person compared to TV. Smith won via the Sharpshooter.
Jillian came out again to help throw shirts into the crowd.
[Intermission]
(6) Intercontinental champion Kofi Kingston defeated Matt Hardy, Dolph Ziggler, and Drew McIntyre in a fatal four-way match to retain the Intercontinental Title. Drew worked the mic early on, but he was rather sloppy, I thought. Maybe it was a bad microphone. Hardy and Mac brawled, then Dolph ran in until Kofi came out to jumpstart the match. After the match, Kofi and Matt shook hands while Drew threw chairs around. Ziggler was selling being out cold from Kofi's kick and referees helped him to the back. The crowd gave him a round of applause.
(7) Divas champion Alicia Fox defeated Eve. Another basic match.
(8) John Cena & Randy Orton & Big Show & World Hvt. champion Rey Mysterio vs. WWE champion Sheamus & Edge & Chris Jericho & Jack Swagger ended in a No Contest when Nexus ran in. Very fun eight-man tag. Swagger played to the Nebraska crowd by wearing an Oklahoma hat that a fan tossed him. The heels had a lot of heat and the faces received all of the biggest pops of the night. In a funny moment, Big Show asked for Justin Roberts to hold up the mic, then he shushed the crowd and told them "I'm hittin' Swagga" in an Elmer Fudd voice. Cena had Sheamus in the STF when Nexus ran in. Kane's music then hit and he joined other faces to make the save. They cleared out Nexus to send the crowd home happy.
Biggest pop of the night: John Cena
Most Heat of the night: The Miz
The Qwest Center was only about 65 percent full, but the crowd was hot all night. A lot of John Cena shirts were in the crowd.
(1) Christian defeated Cody Rhodes. Pretty solid opener. Christian won with the Killswitch. Cody had a lot of heat, and is stronger on the mic compared to former Legacy mate Ted DiBiase.
(2) Santino defeated Zach Ryder. It wasn't even that much of a comedy match, but a joke move, The Cobra, won the match for Santino. It looks ridiculous in person.
(3) U.S. champion The Miz defeated Mark Henry and Evan Bourne in a three-way match to retain the U.S. Title. Originally, it was Miz vs. Evan, but the Raw GM "emailed" Justin Roberts's cell phone and announced Mark Henry was added to the match. Evan hit the Air Bourne on Henry, but Miz made the cover for the win.
Jillian Hall asked a kid to name Sunday's PPV. He got it right, so he was special bellringer for the next match.
(4) John Morrison defeated Ted DiBiase (w/Maryse). Basic match between the two and Morrison won with Starship Pain. During the match, Maryse took a fan's clown wig and gave it to DiBiase, who rubbed it on his butt. Morrison then later wore it and paraded around with it.
(5) Unified tag champions Hart Dynasty (Tyson Kidd & D.H. Smith w/Natalya) defeated the Uso Brothers (Jey & Jimmy Uso w/Tamina). Basic match we've seen between the two teams in the past. I will say Natalya looks even better in person compared to TV. Smith won via the Sharpshooter.
Jillian came out again to help throw shirts into the crowd.
[Intermission]
(6) Intercontinental champion Kofi Kingston defeated Matt Hardy, Dolph Ziggler, and Drew McIntyre in a fatal four-way match to retain the Intercontinental Title. Drew worked the mic early on, but he was rather sloppy, I thought. Maybe it was a bad microphone. Hardy and Mac brawled, then Dolph ran in until Kofi came out to jumpstart the match. After the match, Kofi and Matt shook hands while Drew threw chairs around. Ziggler was selling being out cold from Kofi's kick and referees helped him to the back. The crowd gave him a round of applause.
(7) Divas champion Alicia Fox defeated Eve. Another basic match.
(8) John Cena & Randy Orton & Big Show & World Hvt. champion Rey Mysterio vs. WWE champion Sheamus & Edge & Chris Jericho & Jack Swagger ended in a No Contest when Nexus ran in. Very fun eight-man tag. Swagger played to the Nebraska crowd by wearing an Oklahoma hat that a fan tossed him. The heels had a lot of heat and the faces received all of the biggest pops of the night. In a funny moment, Big Show asked for Justin Roberts to hold up the mic, then he shushed the crowd and told them "I'm hittin' Swagga" in an Elmer Fudd voice. Cena had Sheamus in the STF when Nexus ran in. Kane's music then hit and he joined other faces to make the save. They cleared out Nexus to send the crowd home happy.
Biggest pop of the night: John Cena
Most Heat of the night: The Miz
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