Alberto Del Rio became the #1 contender to the World Heavyweight championship on Friday’s SmackDown. He defeated Kane and Randy Orton in a three-way match to earn a title shot against Sheamus at next month’s No Way Out pay-per-view. As of this weekend, only Sheamus vs. Del Rio and John Cena vs. Big Show are …
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WWE has attempted to distance themselves from Chris Benoit since his career and life ended in a murder–suicide on June 24, 2007. With the exception of his results and listings in WWE.com’s title history (though summaries of his title reigns have been removed), and select content published when he was alive, he is generally not …
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— The official match listing for the upcoming WWE: Best of Falls Count Anywhere Matches DVD and Blu-Ray set has been released. You can view the complete match listing, as well as pre-order the product, at Amazon.com. Hosted by Mick Foley, the collection will feature matches spanning 30 years from WWE, NWA, WCW, & ECW …
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John “Bradshaw” Layfield appeared on Busted Open with Dave Lagreca and Doug Mortman, which airs Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays on Sirius 94 and XM 208 from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Visit www.facebook.com/bustedopen for more information. Highlights are as follows: Inducting Ron Simmons into the WWE Hall of Fame: “All of the speech came from the …
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– WWE Hall of Famer Koko B. Ware turns 54 years old today. – WWE Superstar Ted DiBiase is expected to return to WWE within the next two months. He’s been out of action with an ankle injury. Speaking of DiBiase, he’ll be signing autographs at tonight’s FCW live event from the Orlando Armory in …
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Austin Aries took part in a media conference call on Thursday to promote Sunday’s Destination X pay-per-view. Here are some highlights of what Aries said about: Auditioning for Tough Enough: “It was basically an audition for a television show. People kind of want to [make more if it] more than it is, but I was …
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JCPenney has redesigned its activewear label, Xersion, for the first time since its launch in 2008. The retailer is working to strengthen its branded merchandise offerings in 2021. “We are kicking off 2021 in the best way possible – offering new and improved merchandise to our customers,” Michelle Wlazlo, JCPenney’s executive vice president and chief …
– WWE will hold a SmackDown taping on Tuesday, September 4, 2012 at the I Wireless Center in Moline, Illinois. (Thanks to Devin Cutting) – Sid, who returned to Raw on Monday following a fifteen year hiatus, is today’s featured Superstar on WWE.com. – WWE.com has issued a poll asking who performed their submission maneuver …
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– WWE Hall of Famer Roddy Piper has announced when his new podcast will launch. He tweeted on Tuesday: “ROD-POD! COMING LIVE IN 9 DAYS!! NO RULES!!” – As previously reported, Steve “Brooklyn Brawler” Lumbardi wrestled as Doink The Clown on Monday’s RAW. Many people backstage saw Lumbardi’s match as the highlight of the show. …
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– WWE will be holding a rare double television taping tonight from Denver, Colorado, with both Monday Night RAW and Friday’s SmackDown being taped. These will be the “go home” shows before Sunday’s WWE Money In The Bank pay-per-view. As of Monday afternoon, no matches have been announced for either show. As previously reported, the …
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