December 2011
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Anonymous asked: whats your favourite match of the year?
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Former Diva upset with WWE's treatment of Natalya
Friday’s episode of SmackDown saw Alicia Fox drop Natalya with a Scissors Kick for the decisive win in a tag team match. Then with Natalya still reeling, Tamina blasted her own partner with a kick to the face, followed up by a Superfly Splash from the top rope. Former Diva Cherry, a close friend of Natalya’s, was alarmed by WWE’s shabby treatment of the third-generation grappler.
She tweeted,...
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Randy Orton tops most televised matches list of...
Randy Orton competed in the most televised WWE matches in 2011 with 74, according to the Pro Wrestling Torch. He is trailed by Kofi Kingston (72), Sheamus (69), Dolph Ziggler (66), Alberto Del Rio (65), Daniel Bryan (63), Jack Swagger (63), Tyson Kidd (60), Wade Barrett (60), The Miz (54), Cody Rhodes (54), John Cena (53), CM Punk (53).
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Anonymous asked: what has been the worst storyline of the year?
Anonymous asked: the PG era makes no sense :| why would vince choose to continue with WWE PG?
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Heath Slater finishes 2011 with a huge losing...
WWE Superstar Heath Slater has not won a match on WWE programming since the July 28th Superstars when he beat Trent Baretta.
Slater, who was suspended for failing a Wellness test back in October, lost to Sheamus on this week’s SmackDown and finished 2011 with an 18-match losing streak for WWE TV and pay-per-view events.
The suspension and losing streak weren’t Slater’s only troubles in 2011....
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Goldust still campaigning for WrestleMania 28...
Dustin Rhodes appeared on last night’s SmackDown, without the Goldust gear, and stood up for his former partner Booker T. After Cody accepted Booker’s challenge for next week’s SmackDown, the segment ended with Cody laying out his brother Dustin.
Goldust has been campaigning for a Career vs. Title match with his brother at WrestleMania 28 for a while now. The last word from within WWE regarding...
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Drew McIntyre now on the Smackdown roster
Drew McIntyre is now a member of the SmackDown roster after returning on last night’s show. Teddy Long welcomed Drew back to Fridays and told him that if he couldn’t win, he would have to think about letting Drew go. McIntyre ended up losing to Ezekiel Jackson.
Since being drafted to RAW in the 2011 Supplemental draft, McIntyre lost his debut match to Kofi Kingston and has mostly competed on...
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False title change at Smackdown live event
WWE did a false title change finish at this weekend’s SmackDown live event in Buffalo, New York. Primo and Epico were announced as the new Tag Team Champions after Kofi Kingston was pinned with his foot on the ropes. Another referee came out and re-started the match which saw Air Boom retain the titles.
WWE officials have been setting Epico and Primo up for a Tag Team Title run and they are...
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Brock still under contract with UFC
UFC President Dana White was asked by a reporter if Lesnar was free to go to “the other company,” referencing Lesnar returning to WWE. Dana said that Lesnar is retiring from UFC under contract and will remain under contract unless he and Lesnar can come to terms. Dana said he doesn’t think Lesnar should retire but won’t argue with a man who wants to retire.
This should rule Lesnar out of being...
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Anonymous asked: do you think Brock Lesnar is returning Monday night?
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Anonymous asked: who would benefit from a brand switch?
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Jericho thinks Lesnar is behind the It Begins...
Former WWE star Chris Jericho posted the following on Twitter moments after UFC 141:
So obvious the 1/2-02 mystery man is Brock Lesnar. That fight was a joke #ufcisfixed @speewee #memphis
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Brock Lesnar retires from UFC
After losing in the first round to Alistair Overeem, Brock Lesnar announced he was retiring from UFC. He said he promised his kids he would retire if he lost, and thanked Dana White and the fans for the opportunity to fight there.
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Next weeks Raw Supershow
Next week, WWE is taping Monday Night Raw live from Memphis, Tennessee. Local advertisements are listing Jerry Lawler vs Michael Cole in a Memphis Street Fight for the show. No word on whether or not that will air on TV or will be a dark match for the live crowd.
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Chris Jericho continues to tease
Chris Jericho wrote on Twitter today that he was headed to Canada to hang out with a friend. Jericho took a jab at fans who think he will show up at Monday’s WWE Raw Supershow from Memphis, Tennessee:
“On my way to Calgary to go boarding w @speewee in Louise! (Apparently Memphis is in the Rocky Mountains now) #internetfools”
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Does Vince still love Twitter?
There were no WWE terms or WWE Superstar names listed in Twitter’s Top Topics for 2011.
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Orton's injury changes Royal Rumble plans
Regarding Randy Orton, there have been a number of different ideas on how to handle his injury creatively, since at one point he was set to win the Royal Rumble in his hometown of St. Louis.
Officials have discussed having Orton do a surprise return late in the Rumble, win it and then take more time off to heal leading into WrestleMania 28.
Keeping him off the Rumble and having him return around...
Anonymous asked: is smackdown not live?
Anonymous asked: do wwe use fake crowd noise on their smackdown show?
Anonymous asked: is there going to be another "Old School Monday Night Raw. or SD!" ?
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WWE getting rid of Capitol Punishment
WWE will be doing away with the Capitol Punishment pay-per-view in 2012 and replacing it with the returning Bragging Rights pay-per-view, which didn’t take place in 2011. Bragging Rights is scheduled for June 17th, 2012 and is set to air on the WWE Network.
Anonymous asked: name one person that never held the wwe or WHC championship but they should have
Anonymous asked: Do you think FCW, NXT, and Superstars are going to be on the Network?
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Bobby Lashley wants WWE return
During an interview with SLAM! Wrestling, MMA fighter and former WWE & TNA superstar Bobby Lashley says that he would like to return to WWE sometime in the future.
Anonymous asked: wwe is crap these days, I blame PG
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WWE confiscating Jericho signs at live events
Posters on forums are noting WWE staff at live events are confiscating Chris Jericho signs because ”Jericho is not here.”
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wwe.com posts update on Randy Orton
WWE.com has released details concerning Randy Orton’s condition following an injury he suffered at Tuesday’sSmackDown taping, including how long The Viper could be sidelined.
Although the full extent of his injury remains to be seen, WWE physician Dr. Michael Sampson examined Orton and updated WWE.com on his condition.
“Randy suffered a herniated disc on the L4-L5 level on the left side, and...
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Kevin Nash returning to action
Kevin Nash wrote on Twitter last night that he was fine and should be back in action in a couple of weeks. Nash is reported to be entering the 30 man Royal Rumble match.
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WWE announces Orton's status at live show event
It was announced at tonight’s WWE SmackDown live event in Detroit, Michigan that Randy Orton will be out of action for six months, meaning he will most likely miss WrestleMania 28.
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Shortest World Heavyweight Championship reign in...
Big Show’s World Heavyweight Title reign at the TLC pay-per-view was indeed the shortest in history at 1 minute and 52 seconds.
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Alberto Del Rio - WWE Championship future
When Vince McMahon told Alberto Del Rio to become more aggressive in the ring, it was indicated that he was due for another run with the WWE Championship in 2012. Del Rio is scheduled to return from injury in time for the Elimination Chamber pay-per-view
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Layla getting pushed when she returns
WWE Diva Layla will be pushed with the Divas Title when she returns because Beth Phoenix has had her run against Kelly Kelly and Eve Torres. Natalya is set for a Divas Title run some time next year.
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Raw Elimination Chamber match details
The Raw Elimination Chamber match in February is scheduled to be for the WWE Championship with CM Punk, Alberto Del Rio, The Miz, R-Truth, Kane and John Cena. The outcome of the match will be decided based on if they want John Cena vs. The Rock at WrestleMania 28 to be for the WWE Championship.
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WWE Creative changed Raw plans at last minute
WWE reportedly changed creative plans this week for several top stars including Dolph Ziggler, The Miz, R-Truth and WWE Champion CM Punk.
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Has Orton failed a third wellness test?
Online sources are reporting that Randy Orton has actually failed a wellness test, which would be the third in his WWE career. According to WWE’s wellness policy:
In the event of a third positive test for substances prohibited by this Policy, the WWE Talent’s contract with WWE will be terminated and WWE will publicly disclose the WWE Talent’s name and that WWE Talent’s...
omgitslewlew asked: In response to that last ask, Apparently Head WWE Officials no longer like the 'look' or way JR announces and are much higher up on the way Michael Cole announces. Even though the rest of us hate it, they seem to really like it for some bizarre reason...
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Anonymous asked: just read the story about vince possibly stripping cm punk of the title and removing ryder from big matches...why is he punishing them two and not the others such as Del Rio?
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thesickestskaterever-deactivate asked: My question is why doesnt wwe do everyone a favor and put Micheal Cole somewhere else or just fire him, he is very annoying and because he was claim on Monday the views went up maybe he is the problem? what do you think.
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Raw ratings trend broken
The 12/26 edition of Raw did a 2.9 rating with 4,462,000 viewers. This is good news as the rating increased in the second hour of the show, not decreased like recent times. Hour one did a 2.88 while hour two did a 2.98.
Vince McMahon will be happy.
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WWE acknowledges Cole's commentary is becoming a...
WWE officials held a meeting last week after the Raw ratings came and Michael Cole’s commentary was discussed.
TV ratings patterns show fans have little interest in seeing anyone on TV besides the top Superstars. Officials feel this might be due to Cole burying the talents every week for the past year.
Michael Cole was noticeably calmer this week on Raw.
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New details on Randy Orton
Accoring to online sources, Randy Orton’s back injury was discovered last week, and that the storyline played out on Smackdown last night was to cover the injury.
Orton is expected to undergo several tests in the next few days to determine the severity of the injury.
Orton’s status for WrestleMania is unknown. Right now Vince McMahon and Stephanie McMahon LeVesque have asked the...
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Crazy rumour about Jeff Hardy returning to WWE
Super Luchas Magazine out of Mexico, which has been a credible source in the past, has started the rumor online that current TNA star and #1 contender to their World Heavyweight Title Jeff Hardy is the man behind WWE’s cryptic January 2nd, 2012 videos and that Hardy will make his return to WWE soon.
A source close to Hardy and TNA reports that the rumor is just as it sounds – completely false.
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Two matches set for first Smackdown of 2012
Booker T will face WWE Intercontinental Champion Cody Rhodes on the January 6th, 2012 episode of Friday Night SmackDown.
The match comes after Rhodes retained the title at TLC and Booker won the non-title match on Monday’s Raw Supershow. They taped an angle at last night’s SmackDown tapings to set up the match.
Also on the first SmackDown of 2012, Daniel Bryan will defend his World Heavyweight...
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Orton may miss WrestleMania 28
As noted earlier, Randy Orton was injured at last night’s SmackDown tapings in Indianapolis during the Falls Count Anywhere main event against Wade Barrett. Orton has been removed from this week’s live events.
Word backstage was that Orton suffered some sort of back injury and it has to do with at least one of the discs in his back. Orton could miss up to 6 months of in-ring time, causing him to...
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Barrett comments on Orton's injury
- Wade Barrett has commented on the injury suffered by Randy Orton at Tuesday night’s SmackDown tapings, which took place during their street fight (airing this Friday night). Barrett tweeted:
“Look, what happened at the taping was tragic. However, there are inherent risks in our profession. Play with fire, you get burned.”