Twitter just got Rated R as WWE Hall of Famer Edge joined the social networking website today.
“Yes I’m a hypocrite and finally gave in to twitsanity,” he posted as the first tweet, referring to the many times that he said he wouldn’t have a Twitter or Facebook account in the past.
In just over 12 hours, Edge attracted over 25,000 followers and was the top trending topic on Twitter as well.
His account creation coincided with his taped appearance on Smackdown which will air this Friday, his first time on WWE television since WrestleMania XXVIII.
You can follow Edge at @EdgeRatedR.
WWE’s DVD European distributor Silver Vision will stop releasing new DVDs in the area after December 31, 2012, ending a 22 year relationship with WWE.
In a statement on the Silver Vision website, the company said that they are saddened by this news as they have worked very hard over the years to bring the best service to WWE fans.
The SummerSlam 2012 and nWo: The Revolution title releases will be the last two new discs to be produced by Silver Vision. The company will continue to sell WWE DVDs, Blu-rays and WWE films after December 31 until stocks last.
Trouble between WWE and Silver Vision’s parent company Clear Vision started in May after it was announced that they have suspended future releases of titles citing “product problems.” It was never announced what these problems were and Silver Vision refunded everyone their money for pre-orders.
In the beginning of June, an agreement was reached and Silver Vision resumed production, including the much anticipated WrestleMania XXVIII DVD and Blu-Ray.
Silver Vision also supplied WWE licensed titles in Middle East and Africa.
The WWE merchandise website is already selling the two t-shirts that made their TV debut on Sunday at Night of Champions and on RAW yesterday.
The John Cena pink and black Rise Above Cancer t-shirt is available for men, women, and youths, and WWE will be donating 100% of profits – around 30% of the retail sale – till October 31, 2012, to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure in support of breast cancer research.
The other shirt on sale is the Long Live The King one which Michael Cole was sporting for commentary for Jerry “The King” Lawler.
John “Bradshaw” Layfield did commentary for RAW yesterday night however he won’t be sitting at the broadcast table next week as he’s off to Africa to climb Mount Kilimanjaro for the charity organization he supports in Bermuda.
WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross is rumored to be filling his chair from next week, making appearances on RAW until The King is ready to get back to work following his heart attack last week. Ross also returned yesterday to do commentary along with JBL and Michael Cole.
“Thanks to all who enjoyed our work on #Raw tonight. Hope we get to do it again soon. I appreciate @MichaelCole & @JCLayfield. #WWE,” tweeted Ross after the show was over.
WWE.COM is reporting that former WWE champion John Cena had surgery today to remove bone chips in his elbow under the care of Dr. James Andrews, at the Andrews Sports Medicine & Orthopaedic Center in Birmingham, Alabama.
Cena will be flying home to Tampa, Florida, today to begin his rehab and will be spending the minimum amount of time at the hospital.
WWE.COM says Cena is expected to recover in two to three weeks and will be re-evaluated on Thursday. The recovery is enough for him to participate in the Hell In A Cell pay-per-view which takes place on October 28.
As noted yesterday and confirmed on RAW, Jerry “The King” Lawler is back in Memphis, Tennessee, after Vince McMahon personally escorted Lawler and his family with the WWE corporate jet from Montreal.
The WWE Hall of Famer was greeted by Dr. Michael Sampson who last week on RAW pretty much was credited for saving Jerry Lawler’s life by administering CPR immediately as he realized Lawler was having a heart attack. The quick response from Dr. Sampson helped in bringing Lawler back to life backstage after seven defibrillator shocks and his immediate CPR helped in keeping Jerry from suffering from brain damage.
The King will be on RAW next week and will be interviewed via satellite. There is no time table on when he will be returning for broadcast duties as he was ordered to take it easy for now.
If you аrе unfаmіlіаr wіth MMA, уоu ѕhоuld fіrѕt know thаt іt ѕtаndѕ for Mixed Mаrtіаl Arts. MMA іѕ a full-contact соmbаt ѕроrt where рrоfеѕѕіоnаl аthlеtеѕ perform dіffеrеnt techniques to beat оr knосk out their орроnеnt. It іѕ a ѕроrt thаt tеѕtѕ your lіmіtѕ in рhуѕісаl fіtnеѕѕ аnd еndurаnсе. Wіth a number оf ѕtуlеѕ оf wrestling, thеѕе аthlеtеѕ are grеаt реrfоrmеrѕ. With rigorous trаіnіng rеgіmеѕ аnd еxеrсіѕеѕ, MMA is a ѕроrt that іѕ widely recognized as one оf the toughest on thе fасе оf thіѕ рlаnеt.
MMA fіghtеrѕ аrе turnіng tо CBD fоr healing to hеlр аіd in their rесоvеrу. Thеу hаvе fоund that CBD саn оffеr some therapeutic hеаlth benefits thаt grеаtlу аѕѕіѕt thеіr bоdу’ѕ recovery process. Mаnу сlаіmѕ thаt CBD hаѕ quickened thеіr healing time аnd hеlреd thеm tо feel better than оthеr ѕubѕtаnсеѕ.
According tо Fred Rosser whо was once саllеd Dаrrеn Yоung іn thе WWE league, CBD аmоng professional wrestlers іѕ іnсrеdіblу common. “90 реrсеnt uѕе thе CBD. 90 percent of thе саѕt. Yеѕ, I’m ѕurе they do. Yеаh, in fасt, whеn I was there, I wаѕ using the CBD. I gоt concussions; thеу shook me a couple оf times. And whеn уоu have tо gо frоm сіtу to city going 500 kіlоmеtеrѕ frоm the city tо thе сіtу, I juѕt couldn’t dо it. Sо, the CBD hеlреd me.”
Bоbbу Lаѕhlеу, Enzo Amоrе, Mark Dае, and оthеrѕ hаvе аlѕо shared thеіr еxреrіеnсе uѕіng CBD to treat аnxіеtу, pain, inflammation, and mоrе.
Wrеѕtlіng іѕ nоt thе оnlу sport whеrе CBD has bесоmе a ѕtарlе fоr some аthlеtеѕ. MMA boxers, bаѕkеtbаll рlауеrѕ, fооtbаll lіnеbасkеrѕ, gоlfеrѕ, swimmers, and many оthеr athletes hаvе ѕtаrtеd uѕіng CBD tо trеаt a variety оf hеаlth аnd wеllnеѕѕ ailments.
Last week, a team of from the WWE legal department started flagging down videos on YouTube which had to be removed, mostly the Attitude Era edgier videos which were being used against Linda McMahon’s Senate campaign by the Democrats.
“In response to news that the WWE is scrubbing the internet of sexually explicit material from Linda McMahon’s tenure as CEO, the Connecticut Democratic Party is launching a new campaign to highlight the truth about McMahon’s past,” read a press release from the Democratic Party of Connecticut.
Instead of uploading to YouTube, the Democrats uploaded the video on another video sharing website, Vimeo, saying that they are re-releasing a video which highlights the type of programming Linda McMahon market to children.
“The video includes footage of wrestlers engaging in lewd sex acts, including one scene in which a wrestler has sex with a corpse,” the press release adds.
Included in the press release was the link to the Vimeo video, which funny enough, the WWE legal team also got their hands on, managing to take it off the Internet once again.
The video was titled “PG TV?” and the link now goes to a notice saying that the video was removed due to a third-party notification by World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc., claiming that that the footage used is infringing their copyright.
Forbes.com has released the 20 best-selling licensed entertainment products, a list which was topped by Disney.
WWE did pretty well, coming in at number 7 with an estimate of $700 million. The company was the only one sports-related in the list.
The top ten include Disney Princess at $1.6 billion in first, Star Wars with $1.5 billion in second, Pooh in third with $1.09 billion, Cars in fourth with $1.05 billion, Hello Kitty with $800 million in fifth, Mickey & Friends in sixth with $750 million, WWE with $700 million in seventh, Toy Story in eighth with $685 million, Peanuts with $600 million in ninth, and Sesame Street with $515 million in tenth.
Disney had five of the top ten and another two entries in eleventh and sixteenth.
The WWE corporate jet with Chairman and CEO Vince McMahon landed in Montreal just minutes after Noon ET today to transport Jerry “The King” Lawler and his family back to his home in Memphis, Tennessee.
The King has been at a Montreal hospital since Monday night after suffering a heart attack during a live edition of RAW.
W-O reader Francis Lalonde told us that Vince McMahon came out of the plane and sent us a photo of the WWE jet parked at the Montreal airport today which you can see below.
Meanwhile, Lawler sent in his first tweet following the heart attack yesterday, wishing the best of luck to JBL for the pay-per-view. “I also want to thank the thousands of fans and friends for the outpouring of well wishes and concern for me. I love the WWE Universe,” he wrote.
The post-WrestleMania Smackdown next year will be taking place in Boston, Massachusetts, the site of yesterday’s Night of Champions pay-per-view.
The last time WrestleMania was held in New York in 2004, the TD Garden was also the host for the first Smackdown following Mania.
The pre-sale started yesterday on Ticketmaster.com and will run through Friday, September 21, at 10PM local time with the password WWEBOSTON for those interested.
Tickets range from $30 to $110.
John Cena has revealed on Twitter that he got injured early in his match yesterday against CM Punk, rolling his ankle but still managing to go all the way to the end.
“Wild night tonight, nuthing to do now but move forward. This is my left ankle. It was rolled early in match,” Cena wrote, adding a photo of his ankle which was swollen like a ball.
You can see the photo that he posted below.
JBL returned to commentary yesterday filling in for Jerry “The King” Lawler at Night of Champions and is also expected to tag team with Michael Cole tonight on RAW.
“Had a blast filling in for Jerry Lawler last night at Night of Champions, really rusty – but was wonderful to be back,” Layfield wrote on his website.
The former WWE champion will be flying to Africa on Friday to climb Mount Kilimanjaro so he will not be doing commentary every week.
“Long story short, I didn’t plan on filling in for Jerry and I am sure he didn’t plan on having a heart attack. I wish him well as he is a good friend. And, that’s his spot-not mine. I was asked to fill in and I did,” JBL added, making a point that he’s not going to take the spot full time.
“I love the WWE, I will always consider it home and if they need me to fill in or come back to do something, I have always been open to that.”
Here are the results from the Night of Champions pay-per-view which took place yesterday at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts.
Zack Ryder won the pre-show 16 man battle royal to win a US title shot later in the show; The Miz defeated Rey Mysterio, Sin Cara, and Cody Rhodes to retain the Intercontinental title; Kane and Daniel Bryan defeated Kofi Kingston and R-Truth to win the Tag Team titles; Antonio Cesaro defeated Zack Ryder to retain the US title; Randy Orton defeated Dolph Ziggler; Eve Torres defeated Layla to win the Divas title; Sheamus defeated Alberto Del Rio to retain the World Heavyweight title; CM Punk and John Cena for the WWE title ended in a draw as both men pinned each other, with CM Punk retaining the title.
Talking on Facebook about her recent arrests, Tammy “Sunny” Sytch said that “no one knows the real story” of what went down between her and her boyfriend (or ex, now?) Damien Darling.
She asked for her fans to respect both their privacy as they “work through this unfortunate turn of events.”
The funny thing however is that she also posted another message on Facebook on Friday saying, “Cheat on a good woman, You get choked out.” Not really a nice indication of working through the so-called “unfortunate turn of events”
Meanwhile, she also revealed that the people at the Dr. Phil show called her and want her to appear and she is currently debating about whether or not to appear or not.
Live tonight from the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts, WWE presents Night of Champions 2012 on pay-per-view. The full card is as follows:
CM Punk vs John Cena for the WWE title; Sheamus vs Alberto Del Rio for the World Heavyweight title; The Miz vs Rey Mysterio vs Sin Cara vs Cody Rhodes for the Intercontinental title; R-Truth and Kofi Kingston vs Kane and Daniel Bryan for the Tag Team titles; Layla vs Kaitlyn for the Divas title; Antonio Cesaro vs the winner of the pre-show battle royal for the U.S. title; and Randy Orton vs Dolph Ziggler.
There will be a new color scheme for John Cena at tonight’s Night of Champions pay-per-view as the green will step aside for black and…pink! Yes, pink!
And no, it’s not a tribute for Bret or any of the Hart family but rather an important cause for John Cena – it is to promote National Breast Cancer Awareness Month which runs through all of October.
The Boston Herald broke the story that Cena would be sporting pink in support of the Susan G. Kormen for the Cure organization and will be wearing a black shirt with Rise Above Cancer in a pink circle as well as a pink baseball hat.
“One of the reasons I really wanted to do something with Susan G. Komen is because of my brother,” Cena told the Herald. “Early detection saved his life.” His brother learned that he had brain cancer last November.
“It was an inoperable brain tumor, but one of the main reasons he’s done well is the early detection. I know it’s brain cancer and breast cancer, but that key is early detection,” he said, adding that his brother Sean is doing well now.
“It’s very exciting for us to be partnered up with Susan G. Komen,” said Triple H, EVP of Talent Relations and Live Events. “The WWE and John Cena have such a large female fan base, so it’s important for us to support the people who have supported us for so long.”
The people at the Komen organization are thankful for Cena for his help and credit him for coming up with the idea, calling it a great opportunity to reach out to people and help them take action.
You can see a photo of Cena in his new pink and black gear below.
On his Twitter, WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross addressed the many questions he received about Jerry “The King” Lawler being at the Night of Champions pay-per-view tonight to do ringside commentary.
“For Last time, King will NOT be @ NOC PPV. He had a HEART ATTACK Mon. Ask ur parents 2 explain,” he wrote.
But he then said that Michael Cole won’t be going solo obviously although he stopped short of revealing who will be his broadcast partner in King’s absence.
“I Suggest u watch,” Ross wrote. It’s interesting to note that reports are that JR is in Boston and most likely will fill in for Lawler.
Matt Morgan, who was without a contract and looking to go back to WWE has returned to TNA Wrestling.
Morgan has been out of TNA since mid June and only worked non-televised live events in his last month with the company however yesterday he returned also during a non-televised live event in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
The former two time TNA Tag Team title holder showed up in street clothes – minus a shirt – and entered through the crowd and attacked Robbie E with a big boot to his face.
