WWE will hold the TLC PPV at the new Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York which is scheduled to open in September.
It takes place on Sunday 16th December 2012.
WWE.com updated their front page with the following:
“WWE Superstar Chris Jericho has been suspended for 30 days due to an irresponsible act of denigrating the Brazilian flag at a WWE live event in São Paulo on May 24.”
Chris Jericho was supposed to be working a storyline with Randy Orton over the next few weeks and was not scheduled to leave full time - just taking several weeks out to tour with his band.
This is the same fate Fit Finlay suffered last year after authorising the interruption of the national anthem during a house show, which received negative comments by those in the audience, leading to his release by WWE.
Taken from TMZ -
A WWE event in Brazil came to a screeching halt Thursday evening … when local law enforcement stopped a live match and threatened to arrest Chris Jericho for desecrating the Brazilian flag.
It all went down during a match between Jericho and C.M. Punk — who was proudly waving the flag in the ring. Jericho took the flag away, crumpled it up and kicked the flag out of the ring … and that’s when police stepped in and put a stop to the event.
We’re told Jericho was informed that desecrating the national flag is a crime in Brazil … punishable by incarceration.
Cops gave Jericho an option — apologize to the arena … or go to jail. Chris chose the former … grabbing the mic and telling the crowd he immediately regretted his actions. Cops allowed the event to continue.
Sources connected to the WWE tell TMZ … the flag stunt was NOT planned or approved by WWE officials.
WWE announced Friday that Chris Jericho has been suspended indefinitely due to an irresponsible act at a WWE live event in São Paulo, Brazil on May 24.
Chris Jericho suspended
Chris Jericho as been suspended indefinitely due to an irresponsible act of denigrating the Brazilian flag at a WWE live event in São Paulo on May 24. WWE has apologized to the citizens and the government of Brazil for this incident.
13 years ago WWE aired RAW IS OWEN, a tribute show to Owen Hart who tragically died the night before at the Over The Edge PPV. The episode is still the highest rated in Raw history.
You can watch the full show via the embedded link.
Extreme Rules 2012 generated 251,000 world wide pay per view buys and 147,000 buys from North America, according to preliminary reports.
This compares to 209,000 buys in 2011 and 182,000 in 2010.
WWE generated 41,000 extra buys for Brock Lesnar’s return.
This is just preliminary and the final figure has not been released as of yet.
In June 2012 edition of WWE Magazine, WWE’s “Informer” character teases an Olympic tie-in for the location of Wrestlemania 30.
“WM29 is locked in for N.J./N.Y., but plans are underway for the 30th Show of Shows. The location? Let’s just say it’s a city of ‘Olympic’ proportions.”
Owen Hart will never be forgotten.Way too many great moments and funny memories.
— Tyson Kidd (@KiddWWE) May 23, 2012
Take a moment to remember a great guy and one of the best wrestlers to ever walk the Earth…Heres to ya Owen Hart!! twitter.com/NatbyNature/st…
— Chris Jericho (@IAmJericho) May 23, 2012
13 years ago today we lost Owen… But we have never forgotten what an amazing human being he was. twitter.com/NatbyNature/st…
— Natalya (@NatbyNature) May 23, 2012
A most solemn day. It’s so hard not to feel the blood thicken in my heart at the memory of Owen’s passing today.
— Bret Hart (@BretHart) May 23, 2012
I miss you everyday brother twitter.com/BretHart/statu…
— Bret Hart (@BretHart) May 23, 2012
WWE issued an online survey asking fans if they would be interested in a daily live radio talk show hosted by a ‘popular radio personality’ and WWE Legend. The program would feature WWE news both in front of the camera and behind the scenes, exclusive interviews, call-in opportunities and more. The survey also asks fans whether they listen to podcasts.
Antonio Cesaro vs. Tyson Kidd was taped for WWE Superstars this week and has been described as a ”must see match”. It will air on wwe.com later this week.
