John Morrison spoke with The Miami Herald this week. Here are some highlights:
Changes to his character:
“I think the main reason people take me more seriously now is my beard. I think that is the thing that has made the John Morrison character turn the corner and become looked at as a title contender. As someone people see or could see me in the ring with John Cena, The Rock and Steve Austin, even The Miz. I can’t believe I just said that, but The Miz is there. He is the WWE champion. All those guys were or are at the top for a reason. The more serious attitude, the aggression and the anger is something Johnny Nitro never had and John Morrison had been lacking prior to this year. I think I tapped into some very real things as would any method actor would.”
His hopes for WrestleMania 28:
“I love Miami. I’m stoked that we are going there next year. If we are not going to be in Los Angeles, we may as well be in Miami. I love the sun. Next year I hope and expect to be main eventing WrestleMania. I want to come in as WWE champion or world champion or be involved in a WWE championship or world championship match.”
Thursday, April 21, 2011
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
**SPOILERS** TNA iMPACT! Results For Thursday
TNA iMPACT!:
*Impact with a AJ Styles promo, coming down from the roof. He talks about Lockdown and asks Bully Ray for a match now in the cage. Bully Ray comes out cuts a long promo on AJ from the stage, teases getting in the cage until Daniels comes down and throws Bully in the cage and locks it. AJ beats up Bully and teases jumping off the top of the cage. Bully escapes.
*Gunner and Rob Terry come out and wants to face Beer Money in the cage for the TNA Tag Team champions and of course Beer Money accepts.
*Hulk Hogan cut a promo saying RVD missed his chance to join Immortal. Rob Van Dam comes out and they go back and forth talking about respect. Sting comes out and they announce it's Sting vs. RVD at Sacrifice Sting said the Network gives him a clause that allows him to pick his challengers. Hogan got angry and said he's going to find out who is running the Network soon enough.
*Later tonight, it will be Matt Hardy vs. Sting and Rob Van Dam vs. Abyss with Hogan in Abyss' corner.
*TNA Knockout Tag Team champions Rosita & Sarita defeated Madison Rayne & Tara. Rayne and Tara were fighting amongst themselves.
*The Jarretts come out. Jeff is going to crown Karen the Queen of the Mountain since Jeff is the King. The fans chant "Sloppy seconds." Kurt Angle comes out and Angleslams Jeff through a chair. He tells Karen it will never be over.
*Abyss defeated RVD after Hulk Hogan interfered. Crimson made the save.
*Matt Morgan came out and cut a promo about wanting a World title shot. Scott Steiner comes out and wants a title shot as well. Matt proposes a match and Steiner accepts, then beats up Morgan.
*TNA champion Sting defeated Matt Hardy. Post match, Anderson hit the Mic Check on both and cut a promo on Sting to end the show.
**SPOILERS** WWE SD! Results For This Friday
* Michael Cole comes out to occupy The Cole Mine which features a royal looking gold and burgundy throne by it. Josh Mathews and Booker T follow.
* The World Heavyweight Championship belt is suspended above the ring.
* The show opens with a Edge video package followed by a rundown of the Extreme Rules lineup. On tonight's show, Big Show & Kane will face Heath Slater & Justin Gabriel for the WWE Tag Team Championship and Kofi Kingston will face Wade Barrett for the WWE Intercontinental Championship.
* Sir Michael Cole comes out to the British National Anthem to a ton of heat.
* Cody Rhodes comes out with three men wearing suits with one pushing a shopping cart. In the cart there are paper bags. Rhodes instructs his posse to hand out the bags to the crowd because they all need them. Everyone on the front row is given a brown paper back to put over their head. Rhodes cuts a heel promo which leads to his Wrestlemania XXVII rematch with Rey Mysterio.
* Cody Rhodes vs. Rey Mysterio. Winner via reversed powerbomb into a sit down pin, Rey Mysterio. After the match, Rhodes beats him down and they brawl on the outside. Cody finally gets the upper hand after a lengthy battle and puts a paper bag over Mysterio's head.
* Michael Cole introduces Jack Swagger after footage from his Knighting Ceremony from this week's WWE Raw airs.
* Jack Swagger vs. Trent Barreta. Swagger makes him tap out in the ankle lock in a squash match.
* Big Show and Kane are shown walking backstage to the ring as their match for the WWE Tag Team Championship is up next.
* The new Awesome Kong vignette airs.
* For the WWE Tag Team Championship, Big Show & Kane vs. Heath Slater & Justin Gabriel w/Ezekiel Jackson. Winners & new WWE Tag Team Champions, Big Show & Kane. They got the win after miss-communication from The Corre.
* Backstage, The Corre argue and Ezekiel Jackson blames Heath Slater. Slater pushes Justin Gabriel.* Drew McIntyre vs. Chris Masters. Winner after hitting the Future Shock DDT, Drew McIntyre
* Wade Barrett b. Kofi Kingston to retain the WWE Intercontinental Championship. Ezekiel Jackson came out with Barrett but when he nearly cost him the match by accidentally clotheslining him, Barrett banished him to backstage.
* Alberto Del Rio hosts a retirement party for Edge. He comes out and unveils his gifts to the Rated R Superstar... A grandfather clock, adult diapers and the love of his life Lita. Out comes a very obese lady posing as Lita. Del Rio also says he got him a new ride. Ricardo Rodriguez drives a mobile scooter out to an Edge-like entrance. Del Rio tells Brodus Clay to attack Edge (who is on the ramp) but as Clay goes up the ramp Christian is hiding under the ring with a ladder. He attacks Clay on the ramp then takes out Del Rio. Christian gets in the ring with the ladder and grabs the World Heavyweight Championship from up top. Edge applauds from the ramp to end the show.
After the show:
* Christian hosts a proper farewell for Edge.
* The World Heavyweight Championship belt is suspended above the ring.
* The show opens with a Edge video package followed by a rundown of the Extreme Rules lineup. On tonight's show, Big Show & Kane will face Heath Slater & Justin Gabriel for the WWE Tag Team Championship and Kofi Kingston will face Wade Barrett for the WWE Intercontinental Championship.
* Sir Michael Cole comes out to the British National Anthem to a ton of heat.
* Cody Rhodes comes out with three men wearing suits with one pushing a shopping cart. In the cart there are paper bags. Rhodes instructs his posse to hand out the bags to the crowd because they all need them. Everyone on the front row is given a brown paper back to put over their head. Rhodes cuts a heel promo which leads to his Wrestlemania XXVII rematch with Rey Mysterio.
* Cody Rhodes vs. Rey Mysterio. Winner via reversed powerbomb into a sit down pin, Rey Mysterio. After the match, Rhodes beats him down and they brawl on the outside. Cody finally gets the upper hand after a lengthy battle and puts a paper bag over Mysterio's head.
* Michael Cole introduces Jack Swagger after footage from his Knighting Ceremony from this week's WWE Raw airs.
* Jack Swagger vs. Trent Barreta. Swagger makes him tap out in the ankle lock in a squash match.
* Big Show and Kane are shown walking backstage to the ring as their match for the WWE Tag Team Championship is up next.
* The new Awesome Kong vignette airs.
* For the WWE Tag Team Championship, Big Show & Kane vs. Heath Slater & Justin Gabriel w/Ezekiel Jackson. Winners & new WWE Tag Team Champions, Big Show & Kane. They got the win after miss-communication from The Corre.
* Backstage, The Corre argue and Ezekiel Jackson blames Heath Slater. Slater pushes Justin Gabriel.* Drew McIntyre vs. Chris Masters. Winner after hitting the Future Shock DDT, Drew McIntyre
* Wade Barrett b. Kofi Kingston to retain the WWE Intercontinental Championship. Ezekiel Jackson came out with Barrett but when he nearly cost him the match by accidentally clotheslining him, Barrett banished him to backstage.
* Alberto Del Rio hosts a retirement party for Edge. He comes out and unveils his gifts to the Rated R Superstar... A grandfather clock, adult diapers and the love of his life Lita. Out comes a very obese lady posing as Lita. Del Rio also says he got him a new ride. Ricardo Rodriguez drives a mobile scooter out to an Edge-like entrance. Del Rio tells Brodus Clay to attack Edge (who is on the ramp) but as Clay goes up the ramp Christian is hiding under the ring with a ladder. He attacks Clay on the ramp then takes out Del Rio. Christian gets in the ring with the ladder and grabs the World Heavyweight Championship from up top. Edge applauds from the ramp to end the show.
After the show:
* Christian hosts a proper farewell for Edge.
This Week's RAW & Tough Enough Ratings Are In
-- This week's edition of WWE Tough Enough drew a 1.53 (1.5) cable rating, with 2,196,000 viewers, That is a drop from the previous week but still very good. The replay that aired after RAW drew a 1.16 (1.2) cable rating, with 1,568,000 viewers.
-- This week's edition of RAW drew a 3.1 cable rating, with 4.7 million viewers. That is down from recent telecasts. The show actually dropped in hour two as the first hour did a 3.19 (3.2) and hour two did a 3.06 (3.1). That's obviously not a good sign.
-- AM RAW on April 16th did a 0.47 (0.5) cable rating, with 592,000 viewers. A 1:00AM WWE Tough Enough replay drew a 0.63 (0.6) cable rating, with 756,000 viewers.
-- WWE Tough Enough also aired twice on April 17th. The 1:00AM edition did a 0.58 (0.6) cable rating, with 753,000 viewers. The 2:00AM edition drew a 0.42 cable rating, with 496,000 viewers.
-- This week's edition of RAW drew a 3.1 cable rating, with 4.7 million viewers. That is down from recent telecasts. The show actually dropped in hour two as the first hour did a 3.19 (3.2) and hour two did a 3.06 (3.1). That's obviously not a good sign.
-- AM RAW on April 16th did a 0.47 (0.5) cable rating, with 592,000 viewers. A 1:00AM WWE Tough Enough replay drew a 0.63 (0.6) cable rating, with 756,000 viewers.
-- WWE Tough Enough also aired twice on April 17th. The 1:00AM edition did a 0.58 (0.6) cable rating, with 753,000 viewers. The 2:00AM edition drew a 0.42 cable rating, with 496,000 viewers.
Ex-WWE Diva At iMPACT! + Mickie James' Injury & Return
-- Former WWE Diva Serena worked a dark match prior to tonight's TNA iMPACT! taping. Mickie James wrote the following on Twitter, "Bout to watch my siz @SerenaDeeb in a Lil TNA Knockout action! I can't wait!"
-- Mickie James, who won the TNA Women's Knockout Championship at TNA Lockdown, is expected to resume wrestling at the next set of TNA iMPACT! tapings in two weeks. James separated her shoulder last month at a house show in Jacksonville, Florida during a match against Madison Rayne. It was explained on television that the injury was caused by Rayne and Tara running over her with a motorcycle.
-- Mickie James, who won the TNA Women's Knockout Championship at TNA Lockdown, is expected to resume wrestling at the next set of TNA iMPACT! tapings in two weeks. James separated her shoulder last month at a house show in Jacksonville, Florida during a match against Madison Rayne. It was explained on television that the injury was caused by Rayne and Tara running over her with a motorcycle.
WWE Tryouts At SD! Today, R-Truth Edits
-- Jack Jester from Insane Championship Wrestling is one of the wrestlers getting a WWE tryout at the SmackDown! taping in London. He is not the first ICW talent to receive a tryout. Last year former ICW Heavyweight Champion B.T Gunn got one as well as the first ever ICW Champion was Drew McIntyre.
-- It was observed that for the Monday Night RAW airing on Sky, they edited off every part involving R-Truth smoking. During the post-match attack on Morrison they went to a commercial right after the DDT on the floor and later they went to an quick commercial break while Josh Mathews was introducing the recap of the segment.
Report: Security Told To Confiscate Zach Ryder Signs
WWE ordered O2 Arena security to confiscate all signs from fans relating to Zack Ryder at Monday's Monday Night RAW taping at in London, England.
The Raw Superstar has been encouraging fans to bring Ryder related signs to WWE events, such as "Broski of the Week." He often goes on Twitter acknowledging Ryder signs shown on television. He asked for an image of the "Zack Ryder = Ratings" sign that briefly appeared on RAW. That too was confiscated.
Ryder was backstage at Monday night's show, but was not used.
The Raw Superstar has been encouraging fans to bring Ryder related signs to WWE events, such as "Broski of the Week." He often goes on Twitter acknowledging Ryder signs shown on television. He asked for an image of the "Zack Ryder = Ratings" sign that briefly appeared on RAW. That too was confiscated.
Ryder was backstage at Monday night's show, but was not used.
Report: Unusual Props Backstage At iMPACT! Taping
-- Kurt Angle remarked the following on Twitter today: "Separated my shoulder at Lockdown. Much pain. May have lost but I broke Jarrett's ribs. All of a sudden My pain is gone. Lol. Heading to TV."
-- TNA Wrestling is taping this Thursday's episode of iMPACT! tonight in Orlando, Florida and there are two big white horses and a carriage backstage.
-- TNA Wrestling is taping this Thursday's episode of iMPACT! tonight in Orlando, Florida and there are two big white horses and a carriage backstage.
Paul Burchill Discusses Incest Angle With Katie Lea, Interest In Joining TNA
Former WWE star Paul Burchill appeared on Final Bell Radio (audio available at www.finalbellradio.com). Highlights are as follows:
Burchill on his WWE debut almost being a disaster: "I went out there and there's a freakin' rope hanging from the ceiling. So I swung down, went to the ring, climbed up to the top rope and stood on the top rope. As I stepped off I landed on the knee and it felt like it imploded. It was right in front of Vince and the first thing he said was 'are you ok?' I said I think I blew my knee out. He said you might want to get that checked. All that day I got injections, it was just about getting through the match…I was told 'You can go get your knee fixed but I can't guarantee there's going to be a spot for you when you come back.' Yea, they look after their talent.
Burchill on why the Katie Lea incest angle was scrapped: "They debuted us with huge plans for us, but they went PG two weeks later...and then you're just there, especially on Raw, with no real direction."
On if he'd like to work for TNA: "I'd definitely be interested because that's schedule is perfect. I enjoy a lot of stuff I see on TNA. I like TNA, I like the product, I like the people there and I have a lot of friends there. Where they get it right is they put people on the show and let them be themselves. It comes across a lot more real."
Burchill on his WWE debut almost being a disaster: "I went out there and there's a freakin' rope hanging from the ceiling. So I swung down, went to the ring, climbed up to the top rope and stood on the top rope. As I stepped off I landed on the knee and it felt like it imploded. It was right in front of Vince and the first thing he said was 'are you ok?' I said I think I blew my knee out. He said you might want to get that checked. All that day I got injections, it was just about getting through the match…I was told 'You can go get your knee fixed but I can't guarantee there's going to be a spot for you when you come back.' Yea, they look after their talent.
Burchill on why the Katie Lea incest angle was scrapped: "They debuted us with huge plans for us, but they went PG two weeks later...and then you're just there, especially on Raw, with no real direction."
On if he'd like to work for TNA: "I'd definitely be interested because that's schedule is perfect. I enjoy a lot of stuff I see on TNA. I like TNA, I like the product, I like the people there and I have a lot of friends there. Where they get it right is they put people on the show and let them be themselves. It comes across a lot more real."
Anti-Smoking Advocate Upset with R-Truth for RAW Angle, WWE Responds
TMZ reports today that Patrick Reynolds, Executive Director of TobaccoFree.org, is upset with R-Truth's smoking angle on RAW last night and is demanding an apology from the RAW Superstar.
He told TMZ: "For him to smoke in front of [children] is irresponsible. At best, it's thoughtless, and at worst, if he calculated appealing to kids by posing as a bad-boy outlaw, it's evil. If he wants help in quitting, I'll be happy to be his personal coach."
WWE responded with the following statement to TMZ:
"The negative effect smoking has on one’s health and physical performance was a part of a storyline on last night’s Monday Night Raw. Negative depictions of tobacco use on television are not unusual and can be seen on other TV-PG shows."
He told TMZ: "For him to smoke in front of [children] is irresponsible. At best, it's thoughtless, and at worst, if he calculated appealing to kids by posing as a bad-boy outlaw, it's evil. If he wants help in quitting, I'll be happy to be his personal coach."
WWE responded with the following statement to TMZ:
"The negative effect smoking has on one’s health and physical performance was a part of a storyline on last night’s Monday Night Raw. Negative depictions of tobacco use on television are not unusual and can be seen on other TV-PG shows."
Stipulation Added to Tag Match at WWE Extreme Rules, Updated Card
WWE has announced that Jerry Lawler and Jim Ross vs. Michael Cole and Jack Swagger at Extreme Rules will now be a Street Fight. Here's the updated card:
Triple Threat Cage Match for the WWE Title
John Morrison vs. John Cena vs. The Miz
Ladder Match for the World Heavyweight Title
Christian vs. Alberto Del Rio
Last Man Standing Match
CM Punk vs. Randy Orton
Street Fight
Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler vs. Michael Cole and Jack Swagger
Triple Threat Cage Match for the WWE Title
John Morrison vs. John Cena vs. The Miz
Ladder Match for the World Heavyweight Title
Christian vs. Alberto Del Rio
Last Man Standing Match
CM Punk vs. Randy Orton
Street Fight
Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler vs. Michael Cole and Jack Swagger
New Details On Sting’s Negotiations With WWE, WWE Releases Digital Mag
– Sting surprised a lot of people by stating during a recent interview with The Daily Star that he was offered a match against The Undertaker at WrestleMania XXVII as well as a spot in the WWE Hall of Fame. People within WWE have said that there were no formal talks between Sting and the organization. They also say that Sting was not offered a match against The Undertaker, but there was informal talk regarding a legends contract and a spot in the Hall of Fame.
Meanwhile, TNA Wrestling sources believe Sting was telling the truth on WWE’s interest level.
– WWE has released the first-ever digital issue of WWE Magazine. It features exclusive wallpapers, vintage vignettes, an interactive quiz and a real-time fan poll. It costs 99 cents and features The Undertaker on the cover.
Meanwhile, TNA Wrestling sources believe Sting was telling the truth on WWE’s interest level.
– WWE has released the first-ever digital issue of WWE Magazine. It features exclusive wallpapers, vintage vignettes, an interactive quiz and a real-time fan poll. It costs 99 cents and features The Undertaker on the cover.
Edge Causes WWE to Change Draft Plans
- There is speculation that WWE went ahead and announced the WWE Draft for next week’s RAW partly because Edge had to suddenly retire. Everyone expects a top babyface from the RAW brand to be drafted to SmackDown in an attempt to fill Edge’s void.
JR Says Extreme Rules Will Be Ugly But Fun, Edge Status
- Jim Ross wrote the following comments on Twitter after last night’s RAW:
“Well….not exactly what I had in mind tonight from London. However, paybacks are hell. Ham & egg announcers knocking me are laughable.
As Chris Farley said in Tommy Boy, “Me need sleepy.” Extreme Rules tag will be bowling shoe ugly but it will be fun…I hope.”
- WWE has removed Edge from the SmackDown roster and moved him over to their Alumni roster.
“Well….not exactly what I had in mind tonight from London. However, paybacks are hell. Ham & egg announcers knocking me are laughable.
As Chris Farley said in Tommy Boy, “Me need sleepy.” Extreme Rules tag will be bowling shoe ugly but it will be fun…I hope.”
- WWE has removed Edge from the SmackDown roster and moved him over to their Alumni roster.
Jim Neidhart Arrested Again, Another WWE Extreme Rules Match
- Former WWE star Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart, father to WWE Diva Natalya, was arrested yesterday in Tampa, Florida for driving without a license and for operating an unregistered vehicle. He was released after paying a $750 surety bond.
- Randy Orton vs. CM Punk in a Last Man Standing Match has been added to WWE's Extreme Rules pay-per-view.
- Randy Orton vs. CM Punk in a Last Man Standing Match has been added to WWE's Extreme Rules pay-per-view.
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