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The Latest On Shane McMahon & UFC

timbrown24 — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:09:27 GMT

Partial Source(s): PWTorch.com According to a source, WWE executive Shane McMahon is looking to buy a financial interest in the UFC. As noted earlier, Shane McMahon will officially leave his WWE position as VP of Global Media on January 1st, 2010. McMahon would bring to UFC his relationships in the marketplace and help UFC with their international expansion. There was a meeting between Shane McMahon and UFC officials including Dana White several weeks ago. When asked about the meeting, Dana White simply stated "no comment". We'll keep you posted as we get more.

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This Week's RAW Rating Is In, WWE Announcer Released

timbrown24 — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:05:05 GMT

-- Monday’s special 3-hour Thanksgiving edition of WWE Raw hosted by Jesse Ventura did a 3.23 overall rating. The final 2 hours of the show, Raw’s typical timeslot, did a strong 3.55 rating ï¿½ up from last week’s 3.47. The hourly ratings were 2.60, 3.60 and 3.50 rating. When WWE runs 3-hour Raws, the first hour typically draws considerably fewer viewers than the second and third hours. Comparing the final two hours of this week to last week’s show from Madision Square Garden, viewership was up 2.5 percent -- It would appear that Lauren Mayhew's tenure with World Wrestling Entertainment has already come to an end as her pictures and profile were removed from the company website's ECW section this afternoon. Furthermore, her name was removed from its Divas section as well. WWE has yet to make an official announcement concerning her apparent departure from the company. Mayhew was hired this past September to take over the ring announcing void Lilian Garcia left behind when she decided to part ways with the company after a decade-plus relationship. Shortly thereafter, Mayhew begun working as the ring announcer for its ECW brand. Mayhew is an aspiring recording artist who has worked alongside some of the biggest names in the music industry, superstars such as Britney Spears, Beyoncï¿½ Knowles and Kelly Rowland to name a few. She even performed at the Super Bowl as frontwoman for the teen group PYT. Mayhew has also branched out into acting as she will be appearing in Frat Party, which is set for release next month on DVD. You can also catch Lauren in the upcoming MTV pilot series Private High Musical, scheduled for 2010.

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WWE SmackDown SPOILER Results - November 27, 2009

timbrown24 — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:02:29 GMT

Credit: PWInsider *Smackdown! opens with Chris Jericho in the ring discussing the TLC match for the Unified Tag Team championships at the TLC PPV. He then turns his attention to the announced Batista vs. Kane match tonight, noting it will name the new top contender for the Undertaker's World championship. He claims he should be in the match. Teddy Long comes out and announced Jericho vs. The Undertaker in a non-title match for later. *The Hart Dynasty defeated Cryme Time. *Backstage, Vickie Guerrero and Eric Escobar demand Teddy Long grant Escobar a Intercontinental championship bout. Long makes the match and says it will be his only shot. *CM Punk comes out with Festus and a brown paper bag. Punk introduces Drew Gallows (that name may not be 100% correct but that's what it sounded like), formerly Festus. Punk said his friends gave him pills in the past and that's why Festus was in the state he was in, but that's in the past. Punk said that what he has inside the bag comes out 12/1 and he's scared that it will be available to the public. Punk pulls the Jeff Hardy DVD. Out comes Matt Hardy, who defends his brother. This leads to... *Matt Hardy defeats CM Punk by DQ after Festus interferes. They beat down Hardy afterwards. *Backstage, Mickie James is asked about Michelle McCool's video last week. James said that no matter how juvenile Layla and McCool get, she's worked hard to get here and she's not leaving Smackdown. *Batista defeated Kane by countout to become the new number one contender to the World championship. *WWE Intercontinental champion John Morrison defeated Eric Escobar. After the bout, Vickie Guerrero yelled at, slapped and spit on Escobar. *Backstage, Escobar and Guerrero argue. Escobar tells Vickie that she makes him sick and every time she kisses him, he has to wash his mouth out with disinfectant. He tells her they are over. *Undertaker defeated Chris Jericho by DQ in a non-title match. Batista joined Matt Striker and Todd Grisham on commentary for the match. Taker was going for the Tombstone when Batista hit the ring and took out his leg. Batista hit Taker repeatedly with chairshots. Batista flexed while standing over Taker. Batista and Jericho punched Taker. C.M. Punk ran in and it became a three-on-one. Kane finally came out and cleaned house. Taker chokeslammed Batista. Taker then chokeslammed Punk while Kane chokeslammed Jericho at the same time. Taker posed with belt and Kane. They left together and posed at the top of the ramp to a huge pop to close the show.

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JR Blog: Jesse Ventura, Sheamus Push, The Rock

timbrown24 — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:14:21 GMT

WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross has updated his blog, which you can read in its entirety at JRsBarBQ.com. Here’s what Ross said about: Jesse Ventura Hosting Raw: “Jesse Ventura did an excellent job as guest general manager … Jesse looked good, had his usual distinctive, great delivery and, for me, created an interest in checking out his new “Conspiracy Theory” program that debuts soon on truTV. Ventura and McMahon was a fun trip down memory lane and they were, perhaps, the 2nd best broadcast team to appear on Monday Night Raw in a good while as in the summer of ‘08. Just one man’s totally biased opinion. I would have been happy to have flown in and produced the two wrestling legends.” Sheamus’ Push: “Sheamus has found himself in a great spot to help begin building his long term foundation in WWE. I read where some pundits felt the incident between the young Irishman and John Cena was “flat.” I disagree. Obviously, the crowd sitting in their seats over three hours is challenging, has an influence but isn’t the real reason. However, let’s all remember that Sheamus hasn’t been on Raw in any significant role for, what, a month, 5 weeks? Sheamus has not even been in a long term personal issue with a main event, Raw wrestler yet…until now. Bottom line is that Sheamus’ persona is still evolving and the next two weeks and then TLC is highly important to Sheamus’ development. At worst, the WWE has made a new, fresh main event for a PPV and from where I sit that is a good thing.” The Rock Saying He’d Work With WWE Again: “I would bet a 6 Pak Challenge and throw in a case of BBQ Sauce that those remarks don’t mean that Dwayne is thinking about wrestling again. I do not see that occurring but his appearances could mean an unlimited number of other things that don’t include putting on the tights. Time will tell.”

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Rey Mysterio Surgery Update: Change Of Plans

timbrown24 — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:33:29 GMT

As previously reported, Rey Mysterio’s knee is in bad shape and the former World Heavyweight champion will need surgery to repair the situation. The beatdown he suffered at the hands of Batista following their match at Survivor Series was done to set up his time away from the ring. While there was talk that he’d undergo an extensive surgery to fully repair the ACL, Mysterio is now is said to be considering a less invasive procedure on his ACL that would allow him to return sooner than later. The more invasive procedure would have kept him out of action for upto 9 months and he would have missed WrestleMania 26. While this other surgery he’s considering will allow him to return at the Royal Rumble, he will still need major surgery down the road, likely after he retires.

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Piggy James: Backstage Reaction To WWE Embarrassing Mickie

timbrown24 — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:30:35 GMT

Credit: PWInsider.com As seen last week on SmackDown, Mickie James was introduced to Michelle McCool’s personalized version of “Old McDonald,” a video designed to degrade the curvaceous SmackDown Diva with its starring character “Piggy James.” For those wondering, the segment was indeed designed to send a message to the multi-time women’s champion. WWE brass aren’t happy with James venturing outside of the company for her country music aspirations as they believe she’s heading down the same path as the likes of Dwayne “The Rock” and Stacy Keibler, who let their outside endeavours overtake their commitments to the company. Additionally, company officials have not been pleased with James’ weight in recent months, which was another reason for the degrading segment.

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Big Show Needs Surgery, What You Didn't See On RAW, Khali

timbrown24 — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:55:50 GMT

-- In an update on Big Show, he will indeed be undergoing arthroscopic knee surgery shortly. However, he will not be forced to relinquish his Unified Tag Team Championship as he is not expected to be kept out action for too long. According to fan reports from Sunday night's Survivor Series pay-per-view, Show was in tremendous pain while working and could "barely move." -- After RAW went off the air, Randy Orton & Legacy came out and attacked John Cena. DX made the save and Legacy retreated to the back. Orton stayed out and ended up taking finishers from everyone. DX and Cena then celebrated. -- The Great Khali recently visited an Indian prison to speak to 18-21 year old prisoners and try to inspire them.

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Eric Bischoff Arrives At TNA Offices Last Week

timbrown24 — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:09:13 GMT

The Wrestling Observer Eric Bischoff was at the TNA Wrestling offices in Nashville, TN at some point last week. No other details are known at this time regarding what he was doing in Nashville. Bischoff has stayed relatively quiet since the announcement of Hulk Hogan signing with TNA and how his BHE TV company agreed to a deal with Spike TV in partnership with TNA. Bischoff's only comments were on his Twitter page, days after the Hogan-TNA announcement: "Getting a real kick out of all the speculation and 'inside knowledge' being spread in the internet...pretty funny."

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WWE Monday Night RAW Results - November 23, 2009

timbrown24 — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:14:01 GMT

- Tonight’s three-hour RAW kicks off with Michael Cole welcoming us to Hershey, PA. Tonight, we will see WWE Champion John Cena take on CM Punk in a first. Justin Roberts introduces tonight’s RAW host Jesse Ventura. Instead, Voices starts playing and Randy Orton marches to the ring. Orton says he knows Jesse Ventura has a major announcement regarding the WWE Title tonight but he also knows what his father told him about Ventura and that’s he’s a radical, someone who isn’t afraid to speak his mind. Orton wants Ventura to prove this to him. Orton wants Ventura to put him in a WWE Title match with Cena. Orton says he deserves it more than anyone else. The music hits and out comes WWE Hall of Famer Jesse “The Body” Ventura to a nice reaction from the crowd. Ventura says he’s back and he’s dressed like pro wrestling tonight, not a Governor. Ventura says he’s in charge tonight and what he says goes. Ventura says he respects Orton and that he reminds him of a younger version of himself. Ventura says he is bringing something totally new to WWE tonight. Ventura says Orton won’t get a title shot because he is here for something new. Ventura says there’s been too many of the same people getting title shots and it’s time to change that. Ventura says no Orton, no Big Show, no HBK, no Triple H, no Jericho, none of the usuals getting title shots. Ventura says there will be a series of matches. To qualify, you can never have been a World Champion. The winners will go into a “Breakthrough Battle Royal” with the winner getting a World Title Shot, he says. Presumably the WWE Title. Orton says Ventura is making a mistake. Ventura says he moves on from his mistakes and what he says goes. Ventura announces CM Punk vs. John Cena and DX vs. The Hart Dynasty for tonight as well as the qualifying matches with winners going on to the battle royal. Ventura says the first match starts right now. Breakthrough Battle Royal Qualifier: Kofi Kingston vs. Dolph Ziggler The music hits and out comes Kofi Kingston to a big pop. Randy Orton locks eyes with Orton as they pass on the ramp. RAW goes to commercial as Kofi enters the ring. Back from a quick break and we see some replays from Kofi. Out comes his opponent, Dolph Ziggler. They lock up and go to the corner. Dolph with a cheap shot. Dolph beats Kofi down in the corner. Kofi turns things around and unloads on Dolph. They trade near falls. Dolph with knees to the face and kicks. Dolph with another 2 count. They go back and forth some more until Dolph drops Kofi on his face for another 2 count. Headlock by Dolph. Dolph keeps in control and gets another 2 count. Dolph with a chinlock and body scissors. Kofi starts fighting back with kicks and a big right hand. Kofi hits the Boom Drop and Trouble in Paradise for the pinfall and the win. Winner: Kofi Kingston - Cole leads us to The Miz backstage at a Thanksgiving dinner table, telling what he’s thankful for. He’s thankful for his team at Survivor Series and being the most dominant US Champion of all-time. Actually, he’s not thankful for those things because he expects greatness. He says the people should be thankful for getting the chance to watch him because he’s awesome. We go to commercial. Breakthrough Battle Royal Qualifier: Sheamus vs. Finlay Back from the break and we get some replays of Sheamus. Out he comes for the next qualifier. Out comes his opponent, Finlay. The bell rings and Sheamus attacks but Finlay ducks. Finlay unloads and kicks Sheamus to the floor. They brawl onto the announcers table. Sheamus knocks Finlay down in the ring for a 2 count. Sheamus rushes in the corner but Finlay hits him with a knee. Finlay unloads with rights until Sheamus comes back with a big double ax handle blow. Sheamus rams Finlay into the ring post. Sheamus drops Finlay with the Border Toss type move for the pinfall and the win. Winner: Sheamus - After the match, Sheamus runs back to the ring and brings Finlay to the floor. Sheamus tosses Finlay into the steps and fan barrier. Sheamus hits the big kick to the face, sending Finlay into the crowd. We go to another break. - Back from the break and Teddy Long is backstage, telling what he’s thankful for. Vickie Guerrero interrupts and says he should be thankful that Vince appointed her as Teddy’s assistant. Eric Escobar is with Vickie and says something about being eye candy. Vickie tells Teddy to pass the potatoes. He picks up a big bowl and goes to toss them on her. Escobar takes them and licks them off his finger for Vickie. - Jesse Ventura is backstage looking through some of his old gear. Randy Orton walks in and says he wants in the battle royal. He says he is a victim of conspiracy. Ventura plugs his new show and says he knows about conspiracies. Ventura says he knows Orton is a victim of conspiracy. Ventura says he can’t go against what he’s already made just for Orton. Ventura says he likes what Orton does and how he retires old guys who need to go. Ventura says he won’t break the rules for Orton and Orton walks off. CM Punk vs. John Cena We go to the ring where CM Punk is making his way our for the next match. Punk takes the mic and says he has a whole lot to be thankful for. He is thankful for being straight-edge, thankful that it makes him different because he wouldn’t want to be like any of the fans. Punk tells everyone what straight-edge means again. Punk rips on the crowd and talks about them stuffing their fat faces at Thanksgiving. Punk says tonight he will face a turkey named John Cena. We cut to a commercial. Back from the break and out comes the WWE Champion John Cena. Punk takes off his shirt and throws it at Cena. Cena takes off his shirt and the crowd pops. The bell rings and Punk goes to the corner stalling. Punk with a headlock on Cena. They collide with shoulder blocks in the middle of the ring. Punk kicks at Cena and backs him into the corner. Punk with a right hand. Punk with shoulders in the corner. Cena reverses and hits the bulldog on Punk for a 2 count. Cena hits a drop toe hold and goes for the STF but Punk scrambles to the floor. We go to commercial. Back from the break and Punk has his legs wrapped around Cena’s neck. During the break, Cena went for an Attitude Adjuster but Punk countered and hit a clothesline off the top. Cena fights out of the scissors and stands up with Punk on his shoulders. Cena falls back and drops Punk. Punk hits a clothesline for a quick 2 count. Punk with knees to the head and knees to the gut in the corner. Punk launches Cena into the corner and he goes down. Punk nails a bunch of elbows and forearms on Cena for another 2 count. Cena fights back and hits shoulder blocks off the ropes. Cena with the big slam and the Five Knuckle Shuffle. Cena goes for the Adjuster but Punk flips out and lands on his feet. Punk goes for the GTS but Cena catches his leg and locks on the STF. Punk goes for the ropes and finally makes it, breaking the hold. Punk drops Cena out of nowhere and gets a 2 count. Punk hits the knee to the face in the corner and goes for the bulldog but Cena counters it and pushes Punk to the mat. Cena goes to the top rope and hits the leg drop. Cena covers for only a 2 count. Cena goes for the AA again but Punk counters and lays Cena out with a dropkick to the jaw. 2 count for Punk. Punk goes for the knee in the corner again but misses and lands on the top. Cena hits the Attitude Adjustment from the second rope for the pinfall and the win. Winner: John Cena - We go backstage where Vince McMahon walks up on Jesse Ventura and greets him. Vince says if he’s going to do like Roddy Piper and challenge him, then he declines. Ventura says he wouldn’t stoop low enough to wrestle Vince. He says when he wrestled Vince was an announcer. Ventura says he’s here to hit Vince below the belt, where it hurts. Vince talks about him being a billionaire and Ventura being a Governor. Ventura says Vince’s father had no confidence in him and didn’t believe in him because he made him an announcer. Ventura says he and Vince are returning to commentary together like the old days. Jesse says he’s in charge and hands Vince a tuxedo. Ventura says we’re going back to what Vince’s father thought he could do. Ventura has a red bowtie for Vince, just like the old days. We go to commercial. Breakthrough Battle Royal Qualifier: Chavo Guerrero, Chris Masters and Jack Swagger vs. MVP, Mark Henry and R-Truth Back from the break and Chavo, Masters and Swagger wait in the ring. It’s announced that the winning team will have all three of it’s members enter the battle royal. Out next is R-Truth, MVP and Mark Henry. Swagger and MVP start the match. Swagger takes MVP to the mat and applies a headlock. Swagger with a big shoulder off the ropes. MVP comes back with a big hip toss and right hand for a 1 count. Swagger backs MVP into the corner with shoulder thrusts. Chavo is tagged in. He comes off the ropes for a dropkick but MVP catches him with a belly to belly suplex. Masters was tagged in. He comes in working on MVP and tags back in Chavo. Chavo beats MVP down with right hands. Masters comes back in and slams MVP, then applies a headlock. MVP fights out but Masters beats him back down and kicks him in the gut. Masters runs into a big clothesline from MVP. R-Truth is tagged in. He works over Masters and does some moves out of the corner, hitting a spinkick on Masters for a 2 count. Chavo comes in. Swagger comes in and they brawl. Henry comes in the ring and slams Chavo over the top rope onto Swagger on the floor. Truth hits the forearm off the ropes on Masters for the pinfall and the win. Their team will go on to the battle royal. Winners: MVP, Mark Henry and R-Truth - We go backstage where Triple H is looking right at Shawn Michaels. Triple H asks him what was up with the kick last night. HBK is playing scared here and says it was for the Championship but he’s sorry. HBK figured Triple H was going to Pedigree him first anyway. Triple H plays it off and says Shawn kicked him three times last night. They get a legal letter and it’s Hornswoggle suing them. It says there will be a “little people’s court” on next week’s RAW. They make short jokes and we go to commercial. Breakthrough Battle Royal Qualifier: Evan Bourne vs. Randy Orton Back from the break and Evan Bourne makes his way to the ring. Primo Colon heads down the ramp next but Randy Orton attacks him from behind. Orton destroys Primo and heads to the ring. Orton tells the referee he’s taking Primo’s spot and he’s in the match now. Ventura appears on the big screen and says to shut it down. Ventura says since Orton has been on his case all night and rules are made to be broken, if Orton can beat Bourne tonight then he will be in the battle royal. Ventura says ring the bell. Orton attacks Bourne and gets a 2 count. Orton with more offense and another 2 count. Orton goes for a backbreaker but Bourne fights out with kicks and knees. Bourne with a kick to the head. Bourne goes up top and hits the knee stomp for a close 2 count. Bourne comes off the ropes but Orton catches him in a powerslam. Orton nails the RKO for the pinfall and the win. Orton is in the battle royal. Winner: Randy Orton - We see a video package of Vince McMahon and Jesse Ventura announcing together over the years. Melina, Mickie James and Kelly Kelly are shown backstage headed to the ring for the Mayflower Melee match as we go to commercial. - Back from the break and Michael Cole hypes The Marine 2 with Ted DiBiase and they premiere the trailer. We see Ted and Cody Rhodes backstage talking as we head to the ring. Mayflower Melee Match: Michelle McCool, Layla and Jillian vs. Mickie James, Kelly Kelly and Melina Weird music starts playing as The Pilgrims come out, Michelle McCool, Jillian and Layla. They’re dressed as Pilgrims and don’t look too happy. McCool takes the mic and mocks the match saying this is stupid. Roberts interrupts her and introduces the special timekeeper for this match. It’s the infamous Gobbledy Gooker. We go to commercial. Back from the break and out comes The Indians. They come out to a remix of Tatanka’s music, looking pretty happy and hot. Melina and Jillian start things off. Jillian takes her to the mat first. Melina with a shoulder and rights in the corner. Jillian takes control and tosses Melina around the ring. Jillian goes for a back elbow in the corner but Melina kicks her. Melina with a faceplant and a 2 count. Layla hits Melina but she gets decked off the apron. Layla and McCool get fed up and start walking to the back, distracting Jillian. Melina nails her as she turns around for the pinfall and the win. Winners: Mickie James, Kelly Kelly and Melina - After the match, Gobbledy and Jerry Lawler come in the ring to interview them. Melina speaks but gets tackled by the Gooker out of nowhere. The mask is removed and it’s Maryse! She’s back on RAW. Maryse beats Melina down, takes off the costume and reveals a sexy black dress. Maryse slams the garb down on Melina and poses as her music plays. DX vs. The Hart Dynasty Back from the break and DX makes their way to the ring to a big pop from the crowd. Out next is The Hart Dynasty with Natalya. Tyson Kidd and HBK start things off. Tyson strikes first but HBK comes back with chops. HBK with a forearm off the ropes. David Hart Smith is tagged in, drops HBK and gets a 2 count. And another 2 count. DH with shots on HBK in the corner. DH continues to work over HBK with stomps. Tyson is tagged in as DH drop toe holds HBK. Nice double team kick by Kidd for a 2 count. Tyson gets another 2 count before tagging in DH again. Double suplex by the Harts. 2 count by DH. HBK finally counters a move but they butt heads and both go down. Tyson and Triple H come in at the same time. Triple H with right hands and a big knee to the face. Triple H hits a spinebuster on DH and Kidd. He goes for a Pedigree but DH makes the save with a big boot. They go for a double team move but HBK superkicks DH, dropping him. Tyson comes off the rope but Triple H catches him with the Pedigree for the pinfall and the win. Winners: DX - After the match, one-half of the Unified Tag Champions Chris Jericho comes to the ramp and congratulates DX on their win. He says Jesse Ventura made a match in three weeks at Tables, Ladders & Chairs between Show and Jericho vs. DX. Jericho says Big Show is on a personal vacation tonight. HBK says at TLC, there will be tables matches, ladder matches and chair matches. He says the Tag Titles will be on the line in a TLC match. Shawn says if he’s not down with that.. and Jericho interrupts him screaming. Jericho cuts a promo on DX’s antics and says despite everything else, they have never been the Tag Team Champions. Jericho says as long as he has the titles, DX never will. Jericho heads to the back as we see Batista heading to the ring. - Back from commercial and Rey Mysterio’s music starts playing. Out comes Batista which gets some heat from the crowd. Batista says Rey won’t be joining us tonight and will be spending his Thanksgiving in a hospital bed. Batista says it’s Rey’s own fault. Batista says Rey tried to play tough and tried to embarrass him so Batista chose to powerbomb him until the EMT’s had to scrape him off a chair last night. Batista says if someone from SmackDown wins the Breakthrough Battle Royal, he will hit the ring and make them wish they didn’t win. He says The Undertaker and the World Title are his. He says nobody alive is going to stop… the pyro hits and out comes Kane to the ring. Kane comes out and begs Batista to make an example out of him. Batista stares Kane down, starts smirking and backs off out of the ring. The crowd boos Batista as he backs up the ramp and Kane makes the ring explode with pyro. Breakthrough Battle Royal Qualifier: Cryme Tyme vs. Legacy This is the final qualifier match. Each member of the winning team will advance. Out first is Cryme Tyme followed by their opponents, Legacy. JTG and Cody start the match out. Cody hits rights until JTG throws him into the corner and hits the faceplant from the top for a 2 count. Ted is tagged in and hits JTG from behind. Ted beats down JTG and takes it to the corner, tagging in Cody. Cody works over JTG and tags Ted back in. Ted kicks JTG in the head and covers him for 2. Cody comes back in from a tag and they hit a double team dropkick by Rhodes for a 2 count. JTG finally kicks Cody to the mat and tags in Shad. Ted also comes in and gets clotheslined by Shad. Shad with an atomic drop and a big shoulder off the ropes. Ted jumps but gets caught in mid-air by Shad. Shad hits a big powerbomb on Ted for a 2 count as Cody makes the save. JTG comes in and dropkicks Cody. Cody pulls JTG to the floor. Shad knocks Cody off the apron to the floor. Ted comes from behind and hits Dream Street on Shad for the pinfall and the win. Winners: Legacy - Backstage, Gail Kim is about to tell what she’s thankful for when Alicia Fox interrupts and disses Gail’s performance at Survivor Series. They’re about to throw pie on each other when Santino Marella interrupts. He says they should be making a meal for their husbands or boyfriends. Santino wants to see all the Divas cook him a meal. Alicia and Gail hit him with pie. The Bella Twins walk in. He tries to get them to cook him a meal and they pie him also. Eve Torres comes in to help Santino get the pie off his face. He pisses her off and she pies him with a hot pie. Santino can’t see as Vickie Guerrero walks in with a cake, snickering. He knocks the cake into her face without knowing and walks off. Breakthrough Battle Royal: Randy Orton, Kofi Kingston, Mark Henry, R-Truth, Cody Rhodes, Ted DiBiase, Sheamus, MVP Out first is Jesse Ventura on commentary. The Body comes down to a nice pop and takes the mic, reminding us he’s in charge tonight. Ventura says he wanted to turn the clock back almost twenty years to the WWF and introduces his broadcast partner, Vince McMahon. Out comes Vince in a tux with a red bowtie. Vince struts over to the announcers table and asks Jesse how good he looks. Out first for the match comes Kofi Kingston. Back from a quick break and Randy Orton is the next man out while Vince and Jesse go at it on commentary. The other participants are already in the ring as they came out during commercial. The bell rings and everyone stands off. Legacy and Orton beat Kofi down until MVP and Truth make the save. Kofi and Truth work on Ted in the corner. Orton is out on the floor, playing it safe. Cody tries to get MVP over. Sheamus stands back in a corner by himself while everyone goes at it and Orton is on the floor. Legacy go at it with Henry, Kofi and Truth while Sheamus just waits. Truth works on Kofi while Legacy on MVP. Truth comes over and tries to dump Ted. Sheamus finally gets in it and drops Truth. Sheamus throws Truth over the top rope. Orton rushes the ring and attacks Kofi in the corner. Cody comes to assist until MVP makes the save. Sheamus dumps MVP over the top and goes at it with Henry. Henry drops him with a headbutt. Henry tries to dump Sheamus over the top. Legacy rush him and Sheamus lands on the apron. Henry double clotheslines Ted and Cody over the rope. Sheamus takes advantage and eliminates Henry. It’s Orton, Kofi and Sheamus now. Orton works over Kofi in the corner. They trade shots in the middle of the ring. Kofi comes off the top with a big shot and mounts Orton with right hands. Sheamus just stands back and watches. Sheamus comes over but Orton drops him with the backbreaker. Orton stomps on Sheamus and goes back to Kofi. Kofi dropkicks Orton into the corner and jumps up on him. Kofi gets dumped over the ropes but hangs on. He eliminates Orton with a head scissors. Sheamus attacks Kofi from behind to win the battle royal and be the new #1 contender. Winner and New #1 Contender: Sheamus - After the match, we get ready for the WWE Title match contract signing. We go to commercial break. - Back from the break and Sheamus is in the ring with Jesse Ventura with the contract signing setup. Ventura says it’s been great to be back with WWE tonight. Ventura brings out the WWE Champion John Cena for the signing and out he comes. Cena has a seat at the table while Sheamus stands and stares him down. Cena is introduced and gets some boo’s. Ventura announces the match with Sheamus getting a WWE Title shot. Cena just laughs to himself. Sheamus declares himself the #1 contender and demands Cena stand up and face him. Cena says when he hears that, usually it’s from a future Hall of Famer like HBK or Orton. Cena mocks what Sheamus has done since coming to RAW. Cena cuts a promo about how he’s never given up and how this is his life, his passion and all he has. Cena gets emotional. Cena tells Sheamus to take a good look at the WWE Title and see what signing the contract means. Cena says when he signs it, he goes to war. Cena says Sheamus better be ready to make a statement. Sheamus says he retires people because he can and beats up Hall of Famers because he can but that’s nothing compared to what he’s going to do to Cena. They face off as Ventura watches. Cena takes off his shirt and the crowd pops. Sheamus signs the contract as does Cena. Ventura presents the contract for the TLC pay-per-view as Sheamus and Cena face off. Ventura thinks there’s a conspiracy in WWE to keep Cena as the WWE Champion. Ventura says Cena has the looks and calls him the perfect little Champion that WWE wants. Ventura rips into Cena. Sheamus takes out Cena with a big kick to the face. Ventura tells everyone to look at your Champion as Sheamus throws him into the ring post. Sheamus slams Cena through a table as Ventura announces the TLC pay-per-view match will be a Tables Match for the WWE Title. We go to replays. Sheamus grabs the WWE Title and holds it up over Cena as RAW goes off the air.

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More On Hogans Power In TNA, Sid To TNA Update

timbrown24 — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:47:43 GMT

ï¿½ Hulk Hogan continues to make media appearances in Australia promoting the ongoing Hulkamania: Let The Battle Begin tour and was very outspoken about writers in pro wrestling during an interview with SportFM in Perth, Australia. “In TNA, I’m going to listen to those fans and give them what they want,” Hogan said. “I’m not going to keep shoving a bunch of terrible, horrible, stale programming down their throats. (In TNA), I’m going to take the writers and tell them, ‘Go get another job. Sit in the back. If I need you to write a jingle for a commercial, maybe we’ll use you for that.’” Hogan repeated the claim that he’s coming in to “run” TNA and answered a question about whether he’ll wrestle for them. “I’m going back to the United States to run that company ï¿½ TNA,” Hogan said. “I’m going to be on-camera, I’m going to be behind-the-scenes taking care of business in the back, and if the fans scream and shout loud enough, I might even lace up the boots up, brothers, but I’m not planning on doing that. I’m planning on taking that company and turning it into the #1 promotion in the business. When I leave here, that’s the mission I’m on.” Hogan claims to have a financial stake in TNA, which will motivate him to do what’s best for the company. “I signed a deal with Dixie Carter to come in as her partner,” Hogan said. “I know there are several people on the show ï¿½ storyline-wise ï¿½ who say they are part of TNA (management) such as Mick Foley and Jeff Jarrett, but this thing is for real.” To listen to the full interview, SportFM.com.au. - Last week we posted messages from Psycho Sid’s website saying that he was headed to TNA. After checking with a source in TNA, many within the company don’t know anything about Sid coming in. Unless it’s something being kept a secret or very few people know, it may not be true.

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Rey Mysterio Set To Undergo ACL Surgery, Full Details

timbrown24 — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:44:23 GMT

Word has been going around for weeks now that Rey Mysterio's knee is in bad shape and he is expected to have surgery on his ACL shortly. Batista's 'attack' on Mysterio after their match at Survivor Series and the stretcher job that followed was the setup for him taking time off. Many within WWE are concerned that this may be it for Mysterio's career. He could be out up to 6-9 months from the surgery, but the full extent of his recovery will not be known until after the procedure. Mysterio, who recently returned to action following a 30-day Wellness suspension, might miss Wrestlemania 26. Should he miss WrestleMania, it would be the third time in the past four years that he'd miss WWE's showcase event due to injuries. The Big Show also needs surgery, but there's no word on when he'll be taking time off for that.

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WWE Survivor Series Results - November 22, 2009

timbrown24 — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:08:51 GMT

We get a video package highlighting the history of Survivor Series, from traditional Survivor Series matches, to the debut of the Undertaker. We get a look at the triple threat match between Show, Jericho and the Undertaker, before we get footage of the other feuds heading into tonight. The opening pyro hits, Michael Cole welcomes us to the show, and this one is ready to start. We get a traditional Survivor Series Tag Team match to kick things off as it’s going to be Team Miz vs. Team Morrison. WWE Intercontinental champion John Morrison, Matt Hardy, Evan Bourne, Shelton Benjamin & Fit Finlay vs. WWE United States champ The Miz, Drew McIntyre, Sheamus, Dolph Ziggler & Jack Swagger Bourne and Swagger look to start things out for their respective teams. Bourne uses his quickness to sidestep Swagger a couple of times before Bourne connects with a roll up. Bourne goes for a small package, but Swagger counters with a suplex and tags in Ziggler. Ziggler makes his way into the ring and hits a nasty neckbreaker variation on Bourne before sending him into the corner. Ziggler hits a crazy belly-to-back suplex and he tries for the pin but Bourne kicks out. Ziggler hits a series of elbows before taking off his elbow pad and hitting one more high impact jumping elbow. Ziggler makes the tag back out to Swagger. Swagger wears down Bourne tags Ziggler back in. Bourne comes out of nowhere with a huge double knee drop on Swagger, but Ziggler is the legal man, and he locks in a single-leg crab. Ziggler pulls Bourne to the center of the ring, but Bourne fights out and hits a hurricarana from out of nowhere. Bourne tags in Hardy and the two start double teaming Ziggler. Hardy hits a side effect and tags in Bourne, who hits a shooting star press. Bourne pins Ziggler and he’s the first man eliminated. Drew McIntyre enters the ring hits a double arm DDT on Bourne. He gets the quick pin and now Bourne is gone. Finlay enters the ring and unloads on McIntyre. McIntyre tags in Sheamus, who delivers a nasty boot to Finlay’s face. Sheamus pins Finlay and he is eliminated. Hardy comes in to work on Sheamus. Hardy gets the upper hand, throwing the Celtic warrior in the corner with an Irish whip. Sheamus fights back and delivers a big slam on Hardy. Sheamus tags Miz, who continues the beatdown on Hardy. Miz takes advantage of Hardy in the corner. The crowd is behind Hardy, who is able to fight back a bit. He goes for a slam, but Miz reverses it into a modified DDT. Miz goes for the pin but Hardy kicks out. Miz goes for another chin lock, but Hardy won’t quit. Hardy hits a side Russian leg sweep and both men are down. Miz tags in Swagger. Hardy surprises Swagger with an attack but Swagger regains control and puts Hardy on the mat. Swagger locks in a rear chin lock on Hardy and he’s able to fight out again, this time into a sleeper-neckbreaker combination. Morrison tags in and goes to town on Swagger. Morrison hits a picture-perfect dropkick and then a running knee. Swagger fights back and goes for the Vader bomb ï¿½ nobody home. Morrison hits Swagger with a springboard kick to the head but McIntyre and Sheamus enter the ring and break up a pin attempt. Hardy and Bejamin come in and take out the heels. The ref can barely keep order. Swagger goes for the gut wrench powerbomb, but Morrison fights out of it. Morrison connects with Starship Pain and another ref comes down to make the count. Swagger is eliminated. Miz enters the ring and attacks Morrison. Miz connects with his corner lariat, before going to the top turnbuckle for a double ax handle. Miz locks in a rear chin lock but Morrison is able to fight out. Morrison makes the bling tag to Benjamin who comes in and surprises Miz with a roll up. Miz is able to kick out, but Shelton’s offense is too much for him to handle. Benjamin connects with a top rope splash. Benjamin hits a Northern Lights suplex, then a German suplex, but can’t keep Miz down. Sheamus surprises Benjamin with a headbutt and Miz is able to connect with the skull crushing finale to send Benjamin to the showers early. Hardy enters and Miz tags in McIntyre. McIntyre is able to work over Hardy with a couple of quick strikes, but Hardy answers with a drop toe hold. Hardy hits a neckbreaker and he goes to the second rope for a big leg drop. Hardy covers McIntyre, but he kicks out. Hardy goes for a moonsault, but McIntyre avoids it. McIntyre hits his big DDT on Hardy and gets the 3 count. Morrison enters and works over McIntyre in the corner. The referee breaks it up, but McIntyre is able to get the upper hand with a sneak attack. McIntyre tags in Sheamus who comes in and continues attacking Morrison. Sheamus makes a quick tag out to Miz who’s in with a big kick to Morrison’s mid-section. Miz screams at Morrison, but Morrison blocks a punch and gets in a coupple of blows of his own. Morrison hits Miz with a big heel kick, but Miz is able to tag out to Sheamus who is in with a big forearm to Morrison’s head. Sheamus distracts the ref long enough for both McIntyre and Miz to get a coupple of licks in. Morrison is fending off all three men, sending McIntyre and Miz to the floor. Sheamus counters a springboard kick with a kick of his own to Morrison’s knee. Sheamus hits a running Razor’s Edge, pins Morrison, and this one is over. Winners and Survivors: Drew McIntyre, The Miz and Sheamus Team Kofi is shown backstage strategizing. Christian says that he doesn’t know if his teammates are aware or not, but he’s different than them. Henry says the all have one goal and that’s to win. Christian says that makes him feel better since he’s the only one from ECW. Christian asks is everyone thought it was because he was Canadian. Christian talks a little bit about Canadian rappers with R-Truth before doing a freestyle pointing out the fact that he’s the only white member of the team. The rest of his team look a little confused, but they put it behind them a laugh it off quickly. Rey Mysterio vs. Batista A video package airs highlighting the events that have led up to this match. Mysterio is out first. He walks out to the ring slowly, talking to some fans on his way to the ring. Batista is out next and gets a decent reaction from his hometown crowd. Mysterio heads to the outside and Batista paces the ring, stalking him. Batista finally lets Mysterio back into the ring, and the bells rings. Mysterio uses his speed to get a leg up on Batista, attacking him with a bunch of kicks. Batista goes for a slam but Rey gets free and hits a dropkick to Batista’s knee. Mysterio attempts a 619, but Batista bails to the floor. Rey follows him outside, only to be slammed back into the ring apron. Mysterio surprises Batista with a quick kick and headbutt, but Batista comes out of nowhere with a huge lariat to put Mysterio down to the mat. Batista teases a Batista bomb, but Mysterio fights out and continues to work on Batista’s knee. Rey sends Batista into the ropes with a dropkick to the back, but when he goes for the 619, it’s blocked by Batista. Batista tries for the Batista bomb, but Mysterio pounds away and counters with a hurricarana to the outside. Mysterio follows up with a baseball slide to send Batista into the ringside barrier. Batista fights back and sends Mysterio back into the ring, but Mysterio surprises Batista with a 619 to his back, then stomach, then a final 619 to Batista’s face before hitting a springboard senton. Mysterio goes for a frog splash but Batista gets his knees up. Batista hits a giant spear and Mysterio is down. Batista picks up Rey and hits a huge spinebuster before stalking Mysterio and picking him up again. Batista takes his time executing a Batista bomb, but he doesn’t go for the pin. Batista picks Mysterio up again and takes him down with a second Batista bomb. The referee checks on Mysterio for a bit before Batista picks up Mysterio for a third Batista bomb. The referee calls for the bell. Winner by referee stoppage: Batista The medical staff is out to check on Mysterio, who is really in bad shape. Batsta comes back into the ring with a chair and sits down next to Mysterio. Batista gets up, and tosses the chair aside before picking Mysterio up and throwing him over his shoulder. Batista throws Mysterio down with a brutal spinebuster on top of the chair before calmly walking to the back. The medical staff is back in the ring to put a brace on Mysterio and put him on a backboard. Team Orton is shown backstage. Orton said he felt a lot better earlier, because he thought he’d be standing next to the ECW champion, two men that should show the world what the future should be like, and the straight edge World Heavyweight Champion. Punk says Orton should have led by example. Orton says it can all be erased with a win tonight and that is what he expects them to do. Randy Orton, Ted DiBiase, Cody Rhodes, CM Punk & William Regal vs. Kofi Kingston, MVP, R-Truth, Mark Henry & Christian CM Punk is out first for his team, followed by William Regal, Legacy and then team captain Randy Orton. Kofi Kingston is out first for his team and gets a great crowd reaction. They show video recapping the feud between Kofi and Orton. MVP is out next, followed by Mark Henry, ECW Champion Christian and then R-Truth. Punk tries to jump Truth as soon as he gets to the ringside area, but the referee holds him back. Truth plays off the crowd with his ‘What’s Up?’ routine. Orton and Henry start things off with Punk jumping Truth as soon as he gets to the ringside area. Henry hits a big splash on Orton and then attacks the rest of the members of Team Orton, knocking them to the floor. Henry gives Orton a big bear hug, but Legacy breaks it up while the referee is distracted. Orton his an RKO on Henry out of nowhere and gets a 3 count. Orton exits the ring and holds a team meeting while MVP waits in the ring. Orton backs up MVP into the heel corner and tags in Dibiase, who joins in joins in on the MVP beatdown. The heels are tagging in one after the next with each man stomping a mudhole in MVP. Punk gives him a rear chin lock, but MVP fights out and hits a quick belly to belly suplex. Truth makes his way into the ring and hits Punk with a couple of quick right hands and a big hip toss. Truth ducks a clothesline from Punk, but he gets distracted and falls victim to a G2S from Punk. Punk pins Truth, and Truth is gone. Christian enters the ring and he’s able to hold his own before falling victim to a body slam. Dibiase enters and joins Punk in stomping Christian. Dibiase goes for the pin on Christian, but only gets two. Big scoop slam on Punk and Dibiase is looking for Dream street. Christian tries to counter with the killswitch, but Dibiase counters with a slingshot into the corner. Christian launches himself over Dibiase and grabs him with a sunset flip. The ref counts three and Dibiase is gone. Regal is in quickly to pound on Christian, but Christian tags out to Kingston, who is all over Regal with some big strikes. Regal tags out to Rhodes, who beats on Kingston for a bit, but when Regal tags back into the match, Kofi is able to fight back a bit with a couple of right hands, but he falls victim to an exploder bomb. MVP tags in and hits a Chono kick, and gets the pin to eliminate Regal. MVP tags out to Christian, gets beat down by Rhodes as soon as he enters. Rhodes locks in a body scissors, but Christian fights back and goes for the roll up. Rhodes kicks out at two and hits an explosive clothesline. Orton tags in and hits a dropkick on the ECW champ. Orton stomps away at Christian’s midsection before tagging in Rhodes. Rhodes misses a knee drop and Christian makes the tag to MVP. MVP comes in with a series of clotheslines, and a facebreaker. MVP hits the ballin’ elbow, but MVP is distracted by Orton. This allows Rhodes to hit cross Rhodes, and get the pin on MVP. Kofi surprises Rhodes with a roll up, but he can’t hold him down. Kofi tags in Christian, who immediately gets a kick to the breadbasket by Rhodes. Rhodes tries to leap frog Christian, but Christian connects with the killswitch and pins him for the three. Orton enters the ring and Christian unloads on him. Orton surprises Kofi and sends him to the floor, but it allows Christian to catch Orton is a surprise roll up. Punk distracts Christian and allows Randy to try for an RKO, but Christian counters with a killswitch. Christian tries for the pin, but Punk breaks it up. Christian charges Orton in the corner, but Orton moves and Christian connects with the ring post. Orton connects with an RKO, pins Christian, and the ECW Champ is gone. Kofi is the lone man and Orton tags in Punk. Kingston and Punk talk for a bit before trading blows. Kofi comes out on top, but Punk is able to get him in position for the Go to Sleep, Kofi fights out and tries for the Trouble in Paradise, but Punk ducks it. Kofi connects with a dropkick before hitting the SOS, but Punk is able to kick out of the pinfall attempt. Kofi tries for a splash in the corner, but Punk moves out of the way and the tide of the match turns. Punk lands a big kick to Kofi’s back, and he tries for a pin, but Kingston kicks out at two. Punk locks in a leg lock on Kofi’s neck, but Kofi fights out by kicking Punk in the head. Punk connects with a powerslam and goes right back into a leg lock, this time it’s a body scissors on Kingston. Kingston fights out with a couple of elbows to Punk’s head. Kofi tries for a splash but Punk gets his knees up. Punk blows the fans a kiss before hitting a big falcon arrow, but Kofi is still able to kick out at two. Punk connects with the high knee to the face and goes for a bulldog. Kofi counters with a belly to back suplex. Kofi goes for the top rope, but Punk catches him with a right hand. Punk goes for a top rope superplex, but Kofi fights out of it and sends Punk back. Punk is quick to come back, but Kofi sends Punk down again and connects with a giant cross body, but again it’s only good for two. Kofi connects with a couple of strikes and a high kick to Punk before being distracted by Orton. Punk tries to roll up Kofi, but Kingston rolls through and ends up holding Punk down for a three count instead. Orton is in the ring and Kingston connects with the Trouble in Paradise out of nowhere. Kingston pins Orton and this one is over. Winner and Sole Survivor: Kofi Kingston Triple Threat World Heavyweight Title Match: The Undertaker vs. Big Show vs. Chris Jericho Matt Striker recaps what happened on Friday’s Smackdown between these three. Chris Jericho’s music hits, and he makes his way down to the ring. Big Show is out next and he stares down his partner Chris Jericho. There’s a long pause …… GONG! The lights go out and the place explodes. Jericho and Big Show start off working together, cornering Taker in the corner and beating him down. Taker tries to fight back, but the champs are really on him. Show launches Undertaker into the corner and he drops him with a clothesline. Jericho clotheslines the Dead Man over the top rope but he lands on his feet and drags Jericho to the outside. Taker works Jericho over on the outside. Undertaker goes for a big boot on Jericho, but Jericho moves and Taker ends up straddling the barricade. Jericho knocks him over the barricade. Big Show joins in and delivers the knockout punch to Taker’s stomach. The tag champs bring Taker back into the ring and Jericho stomps away at Taker. Jericho is calling the shots, telling Big Show to stand on Taker’s throat. Jericho goes to the outside and punches away at Taker. Undertaker fights back, connecting with a jumping lariat and sending Show to the outside. Undertaker sends Show head first into the ring post and he goes back up to the ring apron. Jericho tries to surprise Taker with a springboard dropkick, but Taker connects with a big fist instead. Taker goes for Old School, but Jericho crotches Taker on the top turnbuckle. Jericho goes for a superplex, but Undertaker fights out. Jericho is keeps fighting and connects with a superplex on the second attempts. Jericho tries for the cover, but only gets two. Jericho mounts Taker and hits him with a couple of big rights before going for the lionsault. Taker gets his knees up, but Jericho immediately lock in the Walls of Jericho. Jericho keeps Taker in the middle of the ring, but Show makes his way into the ring and breaks it up. Show gives Jericho with a chokeslam. Show tries to chokeslam Taker, but Undertaker counters with a DDT and all three men are down. Jericho goes for the pin on Taker but only gets two. Jericho tries for the pin on Show, but Show kicks out with so much force it sends Jericho to the outside. Show and Taker trade blows in the middle of the ring with Taker getting the upper hand. Show gets his hand around Taker’s throat and tries for the chokeslam, but Taker tries for one of his own. Jericho comes in and hits Show with the title belt, but falls victim to a big boot from Taker. Undertaker tries for the cover but Jericho kicks out at two. Taker sends Show to the outside. Taker picks up Jericho for the last ride, but Jericho has the belt and he smashes Taker in the head. Jericho slowly makes the pin, but Taker is able to kick out at two. Jericho teases the tombstone, but Taker reverses into tombstone position. Big Show catches Undertaker with the knockout punch and goes for the pin on Undertaker butJericho breaks things up. Jericho goes for the cover but Show breaks things up. Jericho tries for the code breaker, but Show catches him and tosses him aside before hitting the knockout punch. Show attempts a a chokeslam on Taker, but he counters with Hell’s gate. Undertaker clamps down hard and Big Show has no choice but to tap out. Winner and STILL World Heavyweight Champion: The Undertaker Josh Matthews is backstage with the winners of tonight’s opening match ï¿½ The Miz, Sheamus and McIntyre. Miz says that what we saw tonight was just a taste of what these three have to offer. He says at Bragging Rights he proved he was better than John Morrison, and tonight he proved he was a better leader. McIntyre says that when Mr. McMahon said McIntyre would be a future World Champion, he meant it, and tonight everyone saw what he meant. Sheamus says that it might have even been a bit too easy, and that if they don’t bring the competition to him, he’s going to bring it to them. Miz says there was never any doubt because he’s the Miz, and he’s awesome. WWE Women’s champ Michelle McCool, Jillian Hall, Beth Phoenix, Layla & Alicia Fox vs. Mickie James, Eve Torres, Kelly Kelly, Melina & Gail Kim Team Michelle is out first, followed by Team Mickie. Kelly Kelly and Layla start things out, with Layla taking Kelly down and pounds away at her head. Layla goes for a quick cover, but only gets one. Layla hits a low dropkick to Kelly’s back and goes for another quick cover. Layla misses a kick in the cover but Kelly sells it anyways. Kelly starts to fight back, and is able to hit her step up leg drop, getting the pin and eliminating Layla. McCool is in and she pounds away at Kelly, who tags in Gail Kim. Kim goes for a hurricarana, but McCool turns it into the Styles Clash and eliminates Kim. Eve comes in, as does Jilliam Hall, who goes to work by pulling at Eve’s hair. Jillian connects with a quick forearm. Jillian stomps away on Eve and sends her into the corner, Jillian goes for a back elbow, but Eve gets her knees up. Eve goes up to the top and connects with a sunset flip to pin Jillian and eliminate her. Phoenix is in and she hits her finisher on Eve and pins her. Kelly Kelly is in and she also gets eliminated by the Glamazon. Mickie James enters the ring and hits Phoenix with a crucifix. James gets the three count and eliminates Pheonix, who then attacks Mickie with a big forearm. Alicia Fox is in. She goes for the pin on Mickie but only gets two. Alicia hits a Northern Lights suplex,. Alicia picks Mickie up and slams her into the corner before setting her on the top turnbuckle. Mickie kicks Alicia away and connects with a big splash on Fox. Mickie gets the three count on Fox to eliminate her. McCool is right in the ring to work on Mickie with a series of stomps and leg drops. Melina sends McCool into the ropes and hits a double knee drop to her back. McCool goes for a kick but Melina ducks into a back bride to fight out of it. McCool grabs Melina by her hair though and slams her down to the mat. McCool picks Melina up, but Melina counters into a sunset flip powerbomb to put McCool’s shoulders to the mat for a three count. Winners and Survivors: Melina and Mickie James We get a recap of what happened earlier in the night between Batista and Rey Mysterio. Todd Grisham is backstage with Batista. Batista asks Grisham if Mysterio was embarrassed tonight, well Batista was embarrassed for him. Triple Threat WWE Title Match: John Cena vs. Triple H vs. Shawn Michaels DX actually comes down to the ring together. They get a good reaction from the crowd. WWE Champion John Cena is out last to a huge pop from the crowd. We get formal ring introductions for all three men, and the main event of the evening is underway. HBK hits Triple H with Sweet Chin Music right off the bat and Cena is shocked. HBK and Cena lock up with Micheals hitting a quick neckbreaker on the champ. Michaels chops away at him and connects with a Lou Thesz press. Michaels throws Cena into the corner and chops away at him, but Cena fights back and connects with a bulldog. Cena hits HBK with a fisherman suplex and sends Michaels into opposite corner rela hard. Michaels goes upside down in the corner and Cena kicks away at him. Cena goes for the Attitude Adjustment but HBK fights out and answers with a modified DDT. Michaels has the upper hand on Cena and starts working on his knee. Michaels locks in the figure four and Cena is in real trouble. Cena turns Michaels over, reversing the figure four and putting the pressure on Michaels’ legs, forcing him to break the hold. Michaels and Cena trade chops and punches, with Cena getting the upper hand. Cena hits a shoulder block. He goes for another one, but Michaels side steps him and Cena eats the canvas and rolls to the outside. HBK launches himself over the ropes and wipes out Cena with a slingshot cross body. HBK takes apart the announce table, but when he picks up Cena, Cena catches him in position for the AA. Triple H breaks it up, but Michaels turns right around into a spinebuster through the table from the Game. Hunter goes to work on Cena, sending him into the ring. Cena fights back with a couple of right hands, but he’s quick to fall victim to a spinebuster. hunter goes for the pin, but Cena kicks out at two. Triple H punches away at Cena, keeping him down on the mat, before picking him up and launching him into the corner. Hunter pounds on Cena for a bit before launching him again into the opposte corner. Hunter goes for the pin again, but Cena is still able to kick out. Hunter hits a neck breaker, but it’s only good for another near fall. Hunter charges Cena in the corner, but Cena gets his knees up and fights back. Hunter surprises Cena with a predigree attempt out of nowhere, but Cena fights out and slingshots Hunter into the corner. Cena is slow back to his feet, and he falls victim to a quick lariat from Hunter, again good for a near fall. Hunter and Cena trade blows in the middle of the ring and Cena is able to get the upper hand with dual shoulder blocks before his modified belly to back suplex. Cena hits the five knuckle shuffle before stalking Triple H for the AA. Michaels breaks it up and sends Cena shoulder first into the ring post. Hunter and Michaels stare each other down in the middle of the ring. Hunter sends Cena to the outside and that allows Michaels to hit a couple of inverted atomic drops and chops, but when Michaels comes off the ropes, Hunter catches him with a high knee before following it up with a face buster. Michaels hits a flying forearm, and kips up, but it’s right into a spinebuster from Hunter. Triple H tries for the pedigree, but Micheals counters into a backdrop. Michaels goes to the top turnbuckle where he almost falls off before he’s crotched by John Cena. Cena goes up to a different corner, and goes for a top rope leg drop on Hunter, but Hunter moves. Michaels connects with a big elbow drop, but he’s sent to the outside by Hunter. Cena locks in the STF on Hunter out of nowhere in the middle of the ring. Michaels comes in from behind and locks in the crossface on John Cena, forcing him to break the STF. Cena stands up with Michaels on his shoulders, but Michaels battles out, only to be put into the STF. Michaels makes it into the ropes, forcing Cena to break the hold. Michaels connects with sweet chin music on Cena and follows it up with another on Triple H, who lands on top of Cena. The ref starts the count, but Cena kicks out at two. Both men are slow to get to their feet, but when they do, Cena catches Hunter with the AA, but Cena looks exhausted. Michaels makes his way back into the ring, slowly, and both Cena and Michaels crawl to make the pin. Both men make the pin on Hunter, but Hunter kicks out at two. Michaels tries for Sweet Chin Music on Cena but he blocks. There’s a crazy series of events with everyone trying for their finisher. Michaels hits Sweet Chin Music on Hunter, and Cena connects with an Attitude Adjustment on Michaels on top of Hunter. Cena covers Triple H and gets the three count. Winner and STILL WWE Champion: John Cena Cena poses with the title, and signs a t-shirt for one of the servicemen at ringside. Cue the closing credits and Survivor Series 2009 is a wrap!

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Final Card For Tonight's WWE Survivor Series PPV

timbrown24 — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:05:36 GMT

Here’s the final card for tonight’s WWE Survivor Series pay-per-view. Triple Threat WWE Title Match Champion John Cena vs. Triple H vs. Shawn Michaels Triple Threat World Heavyweight Title Match: Champion The Undertaker vs. Big Show vs. Chris Jericho Grudge Match: Rey Mysterio vs. Batista 5-on-5 Elimination Match: Randy Orton, Ted DiBiase, Cody Rhodes, CM Punk & William Regal vs. Kofi Kingston, MVP, R-Truth, Mark Henry & Christian 5-on-5 Elimination Match: WWE Intercontinental champion John Morrison, Matt Hardy, Evan Bourne, Shelton Benjamin & Fit Finlay vs. WWE United States champ The Miz, Drew McIntyre, Sheamus, Dolph Ziggler & Jack Swagger 8-Woman Tag Team Match: WWE Women’s champ Michelle McCool, Jillian Hall, Beth Phoenix, Layla & Alicia Fox vs. Mickie James, Eve Torres, Kelly Kelly, Melina & Gail Kim

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Jerry Lawler Says Jim Ross Could Return At WrestleMania

timbrown24 — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:29:27 GMT

WWE announcer Jerry Lawler tells the UK Sun that even if Jim Ross is healthy and able to return to work in the coming months, WWE will probably hold off on bringing him back to the announcer’s table until WrestleMania 26 next year. “There’s a strong possibility that WrestleMania could be when he makes a return,” Lawler said. “Even if it’s a situation where he could return a little bit before that, it might be best to just wait and let him come back at Mania ï¿½ as the comeback of JR would be a big draw.” Lawler repeated what JR said in a recent blog, that it will two or three months to become “facially ready” for TV again. Lawler says Ross’s voice sounds fine over the phone and someone on the other end wouldn’t know he’s only able to talk out of one side of his mouth. “I texted him last night, and spoke with him this past week, and he’s doing better but says it will probably be a few months before he’s facially ready to be back on television,” Lawler said. “But when you talk to him, when you just hear his voice, you can’t tell. He doesn’t have slurred speech any more.”

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The Rock & WWE Working On Special TV Project

timbrown24 — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:59:30 GMT

Hollywood heavyweight Dwayne “The Rock” Dwayne Johnson says he’s working with WWE on a special television project that would be in addition to guest-hosting a future episode of WWE Raw. During a Thursday morning radio appearance on syndicated (Jack Diamond Morning Show), Johnson was vague on the details but hinted that the project will be significant. “I love that world and being able to entertain, especially if I could go back whether it’s on Smackdown and do a promo or guest-host or we could create this cool show, whatever that may be,” Johnson said. “Especially now, I’m at the point where I can go back and give back to the fans and help out the guys in any way I can.” Johnson said he and Vince McMahon have a great relationship and he’s looking forward to working with WWE again in the future. “Right now we’re trying to put together ï¿½ there is always something cool and interesting for me to do. I would like to do something more than just host the show,” Johnson said. “I’m in the process of creating something really cool for the fans ï¿½ something very special and unique. It will be something like one big entertaining show.”

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Hulkamania Tour Results: Hogan vs. Flair

timbrown24 — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:53:44 GMT

Hulkamania: Let The Battle Begin Results Melbourne, Australia at Rod Laver Arena Report by reader TheMrDAprano 1. Nick Dinsmore (a/k/a Eugene) with Pimp Fatha (a/k/a Godfather) defeated Rock of Love. Dinsmore and Fatha win after the hot tag. Fatha hit the pimp driver. Great chant for one of the heels to ‘put his shirt on.’ 2. Spartan3000 Matt Cross defeated “Outcast” Shannon Moore. Cross won with a shooting star press. Cross was heel but hit the finish and got a pop. Moore wasn’t over. 3. The Nasty Boys defeated Black Pearl and Vampire Warrior in an Australian Street Fight. The latter duo was Team Puffy Black Shirt. Basic hardcore match. The Nasty Boys were over. 4. Brutus Beefcake defeated Heidenreich. Brutus got the win witih a sleeper. Boring match. Hedenreich was okay and spent time jawing with the referee. Brutus Beefcake cut the referee’s hair after the match. Intermission 5. Lacey Von Erich won a bikini contest. There were two Playboy models and another girl. Pimp Fatha came out. After Lacy won the contest, a fat dude got on the ring and danced. Ric Flair cut a sweet promo and then press conference footage was shown. 6. Mr. Anderson defeated Sean Morley (a/k/a Val Venis). The former Mr. Kennedy won with the Mic Check after Morley missed with the Money SHot. Orlando Jordan came out to custom music, which was rare. He cut a promo about being the greatest and then introduced Uso Fatu (Umaga) as his partner. 7. Brian Lawler and Rikishi defeated Orlando Jordan and Uso Fatu. Good action and comedy. The crowd was into it and chanted “Jerry’s Kid” at Lawler. They also chanted “Booker T” at Jordan because of the dreads. Lawler and Rikishi danced afterward despite some reluctance from the latter. The referee did the worm, but Lawler kicked him out for doing so. 8. Hulk Hogan defeated Ric Flair. Unreal experience. Glad to see it in person. After great backstage promos, they came to the ring. Once they were in the arena the noise was deafening. All of their trademark spots were in there. Both men eventually bladed. Hogan used Flair’s brass knuckles to win. No leg drop.

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Major Drug Testing At TNA Tapings, iMPACT Rating Is In

timbrown24 — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:02:16 GMT

-- Last night's TNA iMPACT! did a 1.1 cable rating. More shortly. -- According to ProWrestling.net, TNA held a round of major drug testing prior to this past Monday's iMPACT! taping in Orlando, FL. One source said it appeared the entire locker room took part in the latest round of testing. No word on if anything will be done to those that fail the tests. We'll keep you posted as we get more details. Stay tuned to the website.

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Lesnar's Trainer: He'll Be Healthy & Fighting In 6 Months

timbrown24 — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:59:24 GMT

Brock Lesnar's longtime friend and Jiu-Jitsu coach tells TMZ.com that the UFC Heavyweight champ WILL return to the Octagon -- within 6 months. Rodrigo "Comprido" Medeiros, a 7-time World Jiu-Jitsu champion, told TMZ that Lesnar "is getting better and that is the most important thing ... He will be fine and be fighting again within 6 months." Medeiros added, "I can just say that the heavyweights can stop laughing and get ready to start crying because the champion will be back soon." Lesnar had surgery earlier this week to repair a hole in his intestine. While Lesnar is still in rough shape and has a long road ahead of him, the outlook has improved dramatically from last week when Dana White was saying that Lesnar is "very very sick" and may never fight again.

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