WWE stock is enjoying a new surge after analyst Richard Ingrassia of Roth Capital Partners lifted his rating from Neutral to Buy and price target saying there appears to be increasing fan interest.
Ingrassia said that pay-per-view buy rates for non-WrestleMania events increased 37 percent in the second quarter, the first meaningful improvement in the figure in four years. He also cited the move to three hours on RAW and the new TV show for ION that will increase WWE’s exposure to television viewers.
He credited WWE’s use of social media for marketing as helping to drive increased interest in all of its revenue categories as well as the change in direction for WWE Studios, with the company now moving away from self-produced films.
Stocks are currently trading at 8.80 at time of this writing, up 3.17% over yesterday’s closing which also had a significant increase over Wednesday.
This week’s broadcast of Impact Wrestling begins with a recap of the huge brawl between the wrestlers of TNA and the gang of thugs known as Aces and Eights that ended last week’s show.
We go to the Impact Zone live and the first person to the ring is the TNA heavyweight champion and self professed greatest man that ever lived, Austin Aries. Aries has his right arm taped up after being attacked last week by Aces and Eights, and he gives them credit for doing it. Aries also tells us that while he may not be medically cleared to wrestle, he can still fight, and he wants to fight whoever is behind Aces and Eights tonight.
Hogan and Sting come out carrying baseball bats and they tell Aries they are here to support him. Hogan also says he’s back now and he’s ready for a bloodbath with Aces and Eights. Aces and Eights interrupt them on the big screen and tells Hogan and Aries that they will let them know what Aces and Eights are all about, but when they choose, and on their terms.
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When we return, ODB is still trying to get in touch with her husband, Eric Young. She sent Eric out for some chicken and beer weeks ago and he still hasn’t come back. I think her fish are still jumping to, she said they were last week.
Match #1: RVD versus James Storm.
The two men lock up and RVD quickly gets behind Storm and locks up his waist. Storm lands an elbow to escape and then puts RVD in a headlock. RVD tries to get out of the headlock and repeatedly fails until he finally drops Storm with a suplex. The two men get back to their feet and Storm re-applies the headlock.
Van Dam frees himself by whipping Storm into the ropes and Storm responds with a shoulder block. Storm whips RVD to the ropes and charges, but RVD drops into a split to avoid him. RVD gets to his feet and Storm drops him with a forearm shot. Storm and RVD exchange a series of strikes in the corner. RVD backdrops Storm to the edge of the ring and then knocks him to the floor with a kick to the head. RVD slingshots himself out of the ring and onto Storm, flattening him.
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When we return Storm is in control and going for a cover, but Van Dam kicks out. Storm goes for a kick but RVD catches it and drops Storm with a spinning back kick. Van Dam hits Storm with Rolling Thunder and both men are down. They both get to their feet. Storm lands a kick and then follows up with a jumping DDT for a two count.
Storm picks RVD up for “Eye of the Storm” (A spinning crucifix toss) and RVD hits the mat hard. It wasn’t clear to me if Storm dropped him or RVD slipped out, but Van Dam hit hard and Storm gets a two count. RVD hits Storm with a big monkey flip, and then tries to follow up with another monkey flip but Storm blocks it. Storm lands a big kick to the head and pins RVD for the win! Storm has now clinched a spot in the Final Four in the Bound For Glory (BFG) series.
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When we return, Madison Rayne is telling us that she received a call from Knockouts GM Brooke Hogan telling her she has a match tonight. Madison assumes this is her rematch for the title and calls out Brooke Tessmacher, but it’s ODB that comes out. ODB says she also got a call from Brooke Hogan, and then tells Madison that her real opponent tonight is ODB. ODB runs to the ring after yelling “the bitch is back!”
Match #2: Madison Rayne versus ODB. Squash match. ODB wins in about a minute, maybe less.
After the match, ODB’s missing husband, Eric Young, finally shows up. He is carrying chicken and beer and wearing a suit. (Actual chicken and beer, not the album Chicken and Beer by Ludacris.)
ODB wants to know where the hell he’s been, and he explains that he went to Hollywood and became a star. Apparently he has been doing a fishing show on Animal Planet. ODB says that’s fine, but asks who the hell he is now. Eric admits something is wrong, and it’s the suit.
The insane fishing TV star strips of his suit in the middle of the ring and then makes out with his butch alcoholic wife wearing nothing but skimpy USA underwear. They really do make a lovely couple. I’m not even trying to be funny, they are adorable together.
In the back, AJ tells us he’s grateful the situation with Claire is finally over. I think we can all agree on that. That whole storyline absolutely sucked.
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When we return, Sting and Hogan are in the office talking tough. They’re getting ready to talk to Kaz and Daniels about their recent attempts to blackmail AJ. Kaz tries to get Sting and Hogan to calm down, and calls Sting “Heath” when he speaks to him. This was an obvious reference to the late Heath Ledger’s portrayal of the Joker, which seems to be the inspiration for Sting’s current character.
They remind Hogan that they have iron clad contracts and are the reigning tag champions. Hogan tells them they are his champs and he’s going to make them fight, and he hopes they get their brains beat in. That’s not really much of a punishment; they were going to have to fight someone to defend their titles anyway. Hoping they lose isn’t punishment. I hope Mitt Romney loses; I don’t think he feels punished by my hope.
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Match #3: AJ Styles versus Samoa Joe.
The match starts off with Joe landing a couple leg kicks. AJ tries to grab Joe’s arm but doesn’t get it. Joe knocks AJ down and then whips him into the ropes. AJ leapfrogs Joe and then goes out to the floor to regroup. AJ gets back in the ring and puts Joe in a headlock. Joe escapes and knocks AJ down with a shoulder block. AJ trips Joe into the corner and then hits him with a shoulder block. AJ tries a suplex but can’t get Joe up.
Joe hits AJ with an elbow, AJ responds by trapping Joe in the ropes. AJ lands a couple kicks and then dropkicks Joe to the floor. AJ slingshots himself out of the ring at Joe, but Joe punts him in the gut before he lands. Joe rolls AJ in and hits him with a chop, a kick, and a knee drop. AJ tries to fight back with some punches, but Joe takes AJ down with a scoop powerslam. Joe and AJ trade forearms and Joe knocks AJ down. Joe gets AJ in a crossface and AJ tries to get to the ropes.
AJ nearly makes it to the ropes, but Joe pins his arms behind his back and changes submission holds. AJ eventually manages to get a foot to the rope and force Joe to break. AJ and Joe exchange some more strikes and AJ appears to be getting the upper hand. Joe whips AJ to the corner and charges, but AJ gets his boots up at the last second and Joe drops. AJ picks Joe up, Joe slides out, and AJ hits him with the Pele kick. AJ tries for an armbreaker submission but Joe gets to the ropes.
Joe’s arm appears hurt, possibly related to the chair shot to the arm he took last week from his former partner, Magnus. AJ hits Joe with a flying forearm and then whips him into the ropes. AJ charges, but Joe gets him up high with his good arm and then slams him to the mat. Joe goes for a rear naked choke but AJ counters and tries to roll Joe up for the pin. Joe gets out and tries the choke again and locks it in. AJ manages to reverse it and catches Joe in an armbreaker again! Joe is acting like he’s in pain, but he manages to stack AJ up on his shoulders and pin him for the win!
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When we return, it’s Gut Check time. The current gut check contestant is Kris Lewie, who lost last week to Gunner. Taz gives his impression and he tells Lewie he’s not ready yet. Bruce Pritchard is next and he’s a little more brutal. He tells Lewie that he knows wrestling is his dream, but it’s time to wake up from the dream and realize that this business is not for him. With two votes against him already, Al Snow’s third vote doesn’t matter. Hopefully they wish Kris Lewie the best of luck in all his future endeavors.
As the Gut Check segment comes to a close, Joey Ryan starts yelling that Gut Check is a farce with a bullhorn from the crowd. Al Snow and Bruce Prichard go to confront him and Ryan throws a cup of something in Al’s face. Al chases Ryan through the crowd as Prichard waddles after them.
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When we return, Joe Park is offering to help Hogan and Sting with Aces and Eights. Apparently, they’ve broken some laws, and he wants to investigate them. Hogan says if he can help, great. Sting repeatedly mumbles “kayfabe.”
Match #4: Kurt Angle versus Jeff Hardy.
Both men need to win to have a shot at making the Final Four in the Bound For Glory series. Angle scores the first takedown, Hardy reverses and ties up Angles arm; Angle reverses and puts Hardy in a headlock. Angle knocks Hardy down with a shoulder block, then takes him down again with a fireman’s carry and applies an armbar.
Hardy gets to his feet and Angle knocks him down again. Hardy takes Kurt down with an armdrag, and Angle uses his feet to push Hardy to the corner. Angle lands a couple forearms and a couple punches, but Hardy responds with a headscissors takedown that sends Angle sprawling to the floor.
Hardy kicks Angle away from the ring and then flies off the top rope onto Angle. Hardy and Angle re enter the ring and hardy lands a series of strikes. Angle whips Hardy to the ropes and then clotheslines him.
Commercial
When we return, Angle has Hardy in a kravat, but Hardy quickly escapes. Angle lands some punches and Hardy responds with a running double axe handle. Hardy grabs Angle’s legs and hits a double leg drop and follows up with a basement dropkick. Hardy tries for the Twist of Fate, but Angle slips out of it and hits Hardy with 3 German Suplexes, releasing him with the third. Angle tries to take Hardy up with an Angle Slam but Hardy escapes it and hits the Twist of Fate!
Hardy goes for a cover but gets only two. Hardy hits Angle with a couple more strikes and then hits Whisper in the wind but only gets a two count. Angle gets to his feet and throws Hardy with a belly to belly overhead release suplex. Angle follows up with the Angle slam but gets only two! Angle tries for an ankle lock but Hardy reverses and hits Twist of Fate!
Hardy goes to the top rope and hits the Swanton but only gets two!! Angle applies the ankle lock but Hardy kicks him off. Hardy knocks Angle down with a kick and then goes to the top again. Angle runs up the ropes to cut him off, but Hardy pushes him back down to the mat. Hardy hits the Swanton again and this time gets the three count for the win! Hardy is still barely alive in the BFG series, but Angle appears to be out of it.
After the match, Angle looks like he’s crying. Jeremy Borash makes his way to the ring to announce the final five in the BFG series: Jeff Hardy, RVD, Samoa Joe, Bully Ray, and James Storm. Storm has already qualified for the final four, next week we will have matches to determine who joins him in the final four.
Commercial
When we return, Austin Aries makes his way to the ring to challenge Aces and Eights. Hogan, Sting, and many of the wrestlers make their way out into the Impact Zone to support Aries. Hogan again tells us that there is going to be a bloodbath if Aces and Eights show up.
Hogan tells them they have their finest wrestler, their champion, in the ring now, and he challenges them to send their finest to face him in the ring one on one. A large masked man makes his way to the ring and he starts brawling with Aries.
The masked man gets an early edge, but Aries takes him down with a double leg, and then mounts and pounds him. The rest of Aces and Eights come to save their “finest” from Aries and a donnybrook breaks out. All the Impact wrestlers and all the Aces and Eights start fighting all over the Impact Zone.
Eventually Aries and the big man representing Aces and Eights start fighting each other again in the middle of the ring. Aries lands a dropkick, but fails to see another Aces and Eights member approach him from behind. The attacker had his face exposed as he entered the ring but quickly covered it.
The new attacker hits Aries in the back of the head with a flapjack and knocks him out cold. As Aces and Eights retreat, Bully Ray tries to point out the one wielding the flapjack, but they’ve all made their escape. Austin Aries is still unconscious as Impact goes off the air.
TMZ.COM has a story about the TNA World title which was stolen on August 18 in Ottumwa, Iowa, after a stagehand left it unguarded while he was unloading the truck for the non-televised show.
The title, carrying an estimated cost of $6,000, was stolen along with its $400 replica, by two individuals who were later caught because they didn’t realize there was a surveillance camera watching their moves.
The suspects are 33 year old Joel Luke and 39 year old Forrest Jamison. The two were arrested on Wednesday but posted bail and were released. Luke was charged with 2nd-degree theft and Jamison was charged with accessory.
The Undertaker and his wife, former WWE Diva Michelle McCool welcomed their newborn baby on August 28, their first child together.
This is Taker’s fourth child, a girl which was named Kaia Faith. He has a son, Gunner, from his first marriage, and two daughters, Chasey and Gracie, from his second marriage. His kids are aged 19, 10, and 7.
Gunner, his eldest son, tweeted a message announcing the arrival of his sister. “Welcome to the world Kaia Faith Calaway! My new little Sis. #FourthTimeStrong,” he wrote.
Hulk Hogan appeared on Fox & Friends and was interviewed about the Republican National Convention that is going on right now in Tampa, Florida.
Hogan, who lives in Tampa himself, said he was excited with the Romney and Ryan combination and while he was an Obama supporter in the past, actions speak louder than words and according to Hogan, he has seen no action, referring to why he’s supporting Romney’s bid for President this time around.
Hogan also talked about small businesses and a comment that Obama made which he didn’t like, saying that he’s opening a shop in Clearwater and the company that he works for – referred just as IMPACT Wrestling – built the company from ground up with a few employees and expanding over the past 10 years.
One of the interviewers asked Hogan to talk about his upcoming beach shop and Hogan went straight into his wrestling persona, putting his sunglasses on and cut his typical promo. “So watch gonna do when Hogan, IMPACT Wrestling, and Hogan’s Beach Shop run wild on you, brother!!”
Needless to say, it’s very obvious for who the Hulkster will be giving his vote this coming November. You can watch his interview below.
W-O reader Daniel Mohr from Australia attended the live WWE event in Brisbane earlier today and sent in the following results.
Brodus Clay defeated Jack Swagger; Zack Ryder defeated Daniel Bryan; The Miz defeated Alex Riley; Kofi Kingston and R-Truth defeated Epico and Primo; Layla defeated Rosa Mendes; Santino Marella defeated David Otunga; CM Punk defeated Big Show and John Cena in a triple threat match.
WWE issued a press release today announcing that the debut episode of Saturday Morning Slam on the CW was the most watched program on the network among total viewers and a bunch of kids demographic that the show was initially after. It drew the top spot in demos for Kids under 18, Kids 2-5, Kids 2-11, Kids 6-11, Kids 9-14, Boys under 18, Boys 2-5, Boys 2-11, Boys 6-11, Girls under 18, Girls 2-11, Girls 6-11, Girls 9-14 and Female Teens (F12-17).
The show reached a total of 1,126,000 viewers and it was CW’s most watched Saturday morning program since a March 10 episode of Dragon Ball Z. WWE Saturday Morning Slam was watched by more viewers than the The Green Lantern on Cartoon Network, Noodle and Doodle on NBC, Little Bear on Nick Jr., Doodlebops on CBS, Pair of Kings on Disney XD and Power Rangers on Nicktoons, all of which aired in the same time slot of WWE’s kid show between 10AM and 10:30AM.
Current TNA TV champion Devon announced on his Twitter that he has left TNA wrestling after seven years with the company.
“I would like to thank the TNA fans for making the last seven years fun. I’m sure we will see each other again down the road real soon. I’m ready to see where God brings me to next. I can’t wait,” he said on Twitter. “I see big things on the way. Oh and HELL NO I’M NOT RETIRING.”
The former Team 3D/Dudley Boyz member made his TNA debut in October 2005 along with his tag team partner Brother Ray before moving to singles competition in 2010. During his time there, he won the NWA World Tag Team titles once, the TNA World Tag Team titles twice, and the TNA Television title also on one occasion.
Bully Ray seems to be also on the way out as just like Devon he has so far failed to come to an agreement with TNA over a new contract.
LOS ANGELES (Aug. 30, 2012) – The field of 32 of the most talented unsigned mixed martial artists in the world has been finalized for THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER FRIDAYS which begins Friday, September 14, on FX with a special two-hour premiere airing at 9 PM ET/PT.
Similar to the inaugural season of The Ultimate Fighter on FX, this upcoming season will run for 13 consecutive weeks, airing Friday nights at 10 PM ET/PT. The eventual season winner – who will be crowned at the live finale on Saturday, Dec. 15 on FX, will receive a six-figure contract with the Ultimate Fighting Championship organization.
As previously announced, former interim UFC heavyweight champion Shane Carwin and top contender and previous TUF winner Roy Nelson serve as coaches this season. The bitter rivals – who have already taken their feud public – will also collide in the eagerly awaited main event of the Las Vegas finale.
“Carwin and Nelson are two guys who just can’t stand each other and Roy and I haven’t exactly seen eye to eye either – he’s been a nightmare for me to work with on this show with all his stupid BS,” said UFC president Dana White.
Chuck Saftler, Executive Vice President, FX Networks said, “We feel that the rivalry between these two guys is going to create a season filled with fireworks and high drama, and we already know we can count on Dana White, Lorenzo Fertitta, Craig Borsari and Craig Piligian to bring the highest quality product to UFC fans, so we couldn’t be more pumped about the upcoming season.”
The list of finalists who will now attempt to fight their way on the show was trimmed from more than 60 invited fighters; 29 of the 170 lbs welterweight fighters seeking to cash in on the opportunity of a lifetime are from the United States, two are from Canada while one is Brazilian.
On Sept. 14, the season will kick-off with 16 gripping elimination fights. The winners in the elimination round, or “Fight In,” will become official cast members and earn their way into The Ultimate Fighter house in LasVegas where cameras will document their activity before and after their training and fights. The 16 winners will be drafted into opposing teams of eight by Carwin and eight by Nelson.
Each team will train at the TUF gym and reside in the TUF house together for the duration of theseason. Winners will advance in the tournament until ultimately, one man iscrowned THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER.
The Season Premiere cast:
Bristol Marunde, 30, Las Vegas, Nev.
Cameron Diffley, 27, Las Vegas, Nev.
Colton Smith, 25, Fort Hood, Texas via Ankeny, Iowa
Cortez Coleman, 30, Hugo, Okla.
David Michaud, 23, Pine Ridge, S.D.
Diego Bautista, 26, Lakewood, Calif.
Dom Waters, 23, Santa Rosa, Calif.
Eddy Ellis, 29, Olympia, Wash.,
Frank Camacho, 23, Camp Springs, Md.,
George Lockhart, 29, Atlanta, Ga.
Igor Araujo, 31, Albuquerque, N.M. via Patos De Minas, Brazil
James Chaney, 25, Klamath Falls, Ore.
Jason South, 34, West Jordan, Utah
Jerel Clark, 23, Reno, Nev.
Jesse Barrett, 26, Tempe, Ariz.
Joey Rivera, 32, Tucson, Ariz.
Jon Manley, 26, Ludlow, Mass.
Julian Lane, 25, Mansfield, Ohio
Kevin Nowaczyk, 23, Chicago, Ill.
Leo Kuntz, 28, Bismarck, N.D.
Lev Magen, 25, Las Vegas, Nev.
Matt Secor, 25, South Glens Falls, N.Y.
Max Griffin, 26, Sacramento, Calif.
Michael Hill, 25, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
Mike Ricci, 26, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Neil Magny, 24, Chicago, Ill.
Nic Herron-Webb, 22, Anchorage, Alaska
Ricky Legere Jr., 26, Corona, Calif.
Saad Awad, 23, San Bernardino, Calif.
Sam Alvey, 26, Murrieta, Calif.
Tim Ruberg, 30, Harrison, Ohio
Zane Kamaka, 23, Klaianae, Hawaii
Many of today’s most recognizable names in MMA have emerged from the TUF series, including,among many others, Rashad Evans, Kenny Florian, Forrest Griffin and Stephan Bonnar.
So who will be the champion on THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER FRIDAYS on FX?
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The RAW brand started a short, three day tour in Australia today that will wrap up on Saturday night.
The first show was held earlier today in Brisbane at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre and will be followed by a show tomorrow in Sydney, at the Allphones Arena, and then on Saturday at the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne.
The crew will head back to the United States after the show in time for RAW in Chicago, Illinois, on Monday night.
CM Punk claimed on Twitter that he ended up paying a $500,000 fine for blading on RAW on Monday night, also paying referee Charles Robinson’s fine for apparently being an accomplice.
The WWE champion posted a pic on his Twitter showing the eight stapes which were needed to close the gash on his head after the show was over.
“I paid Charles Robinsons fine. #respect,” he wrote. “And yes, I have more power than you could possibly imagine. 500k fine. Drop in the bucket. Bucket of blood!”
One CM Punk hater came back saying he wished [the cut] was across his jugular instead! Ouch.
WWE Superstars and Divas are not allowed to blade because of the TV PG rating the show carries. When someone bleeds the hard way the match is usually stopped until the wound can be treated and then they can continue if the trainers successfully manage to block the bleeding.
Monday Night RAW scored the second 3.1 rating in a row, with an average of 4,482,000 viewers off hours 2.9, 3.3, and 3.2. Hour one did 4,160,000 viewers, hour two did 4,786,000, and hour three dipped to 4,499,000. The show was very, very slightly up in viewers from last week by about 4,000. (Ratings compiled by Nielsen Media Research and put online by PWInsider.com)
WWE Diva Cameron – who dances for Brodus Clay – was arrested in the early hours of August 24 and charged with a DUI in Tampa, Florida.
Cameron – real name Ariane Andrew – was released later on a $500 bond and the arrest report from the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s department says that she refused a breathalyzer test.
The 24 year old Diva listed Wells Fargo as her employer rather than WWE in her arrest report. Maybe she was still too drunk to remember where she works.
Somebody call her momma! You can see her mug shot below.
According to a Quinnipiac University poll released today, former WWE CEO Linda McMahon is ahead of her rival, Christopher Murphy, to snatch the Senate seat this November, leading 49% to 46%.
McMahon leads 54% to 42% among men voters although she’s looking the women battle 50% to 46%. She also leads 55% to 40% among possible independent voters. McMahon leads among all income groups, except voters making $50,000 to $100,000 per year. Voters under 35 years old back Murphy 51% to 43% while McMahon leads 54% to 42% among voters 35 to 54 years old. Voters over 55 are split 48% to 48%, making this election too close to call.
“The poll is good news for Linda McMahon. In our first likely voter poll in Connecticut, McMahon has a 3 point advantage in a too-close-to-call-race. Her edge is due to her double-digit lead among independent voters and being close among women, a group she struggled with in her 2010 run,” said Quinnipiac University Poll Director Douglas Schwartz, PhD.
This is McMahon’s second run at the Senate seat as in 2010 she lost the election by 11%.
It looks like the king of the welterweights has been given the go ahead to get back in the gym and begin training. Georges St. Pierre has been out of the Octagon since he defeated Jake Shields at UFC 129 in April of 2011.
St. Pierre has been sidelined after he tore his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and back in December of last year, he had a successful surgery by Dr. Neal S. ElAttrache at the Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic whom he also sent out a thank tweet to today.
“I’m now medically cleared to compete in professional mixed martial arts events- Rendez-vous le 17 novembre, @UFC 154, Montreal,” St. Pierre tweeted.
UFC 154 has been scheduled to take place in Montreal, Quebec, Canada at the Bell Center. The event will be headlined by the returning champ taking on the current interim champion Carlos Condit.
Condit won the championship in a five round unanimous decision over Nick Diaz. That fight irked some fight fans as Condit appeared to spend a majority of the fight running from Diaz. While Condit did land some good shots when they mixed it up it was clear his game plan was to not let Diaz trap him against the cage, which he was very successful at. Condit elected after the fight with Diaz to wait for St. Pierre to return rather than defend the interim title.
The co-main event will feature Johny Hendricks versus Martin Kampmann in a number one contenders bout to see who will face the winner in the night’s main event between St. Pierre and Condit.
Also on the card is Mark Bocek versus Rafael dos Anjos, Tom Lawlor versus Francis Carmont, Mark Hominick versus Pablo Garza, and Antonio Carvalho versus Rodrigo Damm.
CM Punk and John Cena will once again headline another pay-per-view as yesterday on RAW it was announced that the two will battle for the WWE title in one of the main events of Night of Champions.
This year’s Night of Champions show will be taking place at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts, which is John Cena’s home state.
The pay-per-view is the only show where all the titles are defended on the same card. It airs on September 16.
A cliffhanger and a question mark loom over tonight’s Raw. The cliffhanger is the pondering that WWE Champion C.M. Punk has about John Cena, and will he name him the #1 Contender for the title?
The question mark is Triple H’s career – “The Game” is set to address the WWE Universe regarding SummerSlam, Brock Lesnar, his future, etc…What will the former 13-time World Heavyweight & WWE Champion have to say?
Plus, following Smackdown’s big backstage brawl between tag-teams, what will their respective General Managers do to determine a team that will face Kofi Kingston and R-Truth for the championships?
Finally, will there be a Wade Barrett sighting, other than promos?
All this and much more, so read on to find out what happens on Monday’s favorite wrestling program…
Monday Night Raw Report for August 27th, 2012 – “An Unanswered Question and An Unanswered Demand”
Introduction Segment: Recap & Welcoming
A video package of last week’s ending with WWE Champion C.M. Punk, John Cena, Jerry “The King” Lawler, and their confrontation airs. The regular Raw video plays and the pyro goes boom, as Monday Night Raw is live from the B.O.O. Harris Bradley Centre.
Michael Cole welcomes us to Raw, then begins to read Jerry “The King” Lawler’s tweet following last week. Lawler rises from the announce table and takes the microphone, entering the ring.
Segment #1: Arena Promo
He admits that he may have miss-spoke regarding a remark he made toward WWE Champion C.M. Punk. He says he did apologize to Punk, but then got kicked in the head right after. Instead of apologizing again, Lawler wants C.M. to come out and say “sorry” himself.
The WWE Champion does strut out (with a new look of a recently shaven head) and questions Jerry’s request. He turns it around and claims that “The King” turned his back on the WWE Universe when he “slandered it’s beloved champion.” Due to the lack of respect Lawler showed Punk, as the champion claimed, that’s why he got booted in the head.
However, “The Straight-Edge Superstar” does apologize.
“I am sorry Jerry Lawler. I’m sorry that all it takes to get in the WWE Hall Of Fame is to beat a bunch of nobodies from Memphis. To get into a slap-fight with a Hollywood comedian. To act like a juvenile, infantile 14-year-old for your entire twenty-three year career here in the WWE. I’m sorry that your jealousy and lack of respect for me stems from never being WWE Champion yourself. And I’m sorry that when you finally got your big WrestleMania moment, you couldn’t beat Michael Cole! I’m sorry I’m raising my voice and I’m sorry that you’ve become the WWE’s circus-seal, ready to regurgitate any opinion that’s barked in your ear. Most of all, I’m sorry about the man you’ve become.”
Punk sees that he may have touched a nerve (gee, ya think!) and questions him to fight. “You’re just a commentator, I’m the best in the world, and everybody knows, because they paid to see me, that I would embarrass you, I would embarrass you.”
Lawler reiterates that he wants an apology, not to fight. Punk though says he can see it. He knows that Lawler wants to fight, and challenges him to fight. He leaves him with a decision: “you’re gonna leave embarrassed. You’re either gonna leave embarrassed because I’m gonna beat you within an inch of your life, or you’re gonna leave embarrassed because you wouldn’t fight me. Decision’s yours King. Think about it.”
The WWE Champion shouts out “respect” as he walks up the ramp, while Jerry says he will “think about it” and goes back to the commentator table.
(Great opener segment!)
Commercials.
Match #1: Single – “The All-American-American” Jack Swagger VS. Ryback
Lock up and Swagger tries an easy control with knees. He ducks a clothesline but gets a big boot instead. Ryback slams his head three times on the mat and literately shoves his face onto the canvas. Jack counters with a drop-toehold into the ropes and runs off with a shoulder block. Big scoop slam and Swagger goes for the “Swaggerbomb,” but Ryback attempts a counter. However, “The All-American-American” grabs his feet and goes for the Ankle Lock, but Ryback kicks him off.
Ryback builds up momentum and wants to “finish it!” Ryback hoists Swagger up and drives him with the marching Samoan Drop. Ryback covers and “finishes it!”
Winner via Pinfall: Ryback
Cole & Lawler now speculate on Triple H’s career and hype up his appearance. It also announced that John Cena will take on Intercontinental Champion The Miz, and Jerry Lawler….is still thinking.
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Match #2: Single – Natalya VS. Divas Champion Layla (Non-Title)
Prior to the bout, you must excuse her! Vickie Guerrero marches out and demands this match to be over with quickly, since she has an important announcement to make. The bell rings and Natalya takes down Layla with a sweep of the legs and shoves her to the mat, then stomps on her.
Layla counters an Irish Whip into a roll-up for a near-fall, then springboards off the middle corner rope with a crossbody for another two! The Divas champion rear-bumps Natalya, but gets caught in the ring apron, which Natalya pulled out. Layla shoves off a Sharpshooter, but Layla reverses a suplex into a small package, but only receives two. She then nails Natalya in the head with a high kick and gets the victory!
Winner via Pinfall: Divas Champion Layla
Vickie shoes Layla out of the ring pronto and begins her announcement.
Segment #2: Arena Promo
Guerrero cites last week’s match, between Chris Jericho and Dolph Ziggler. She reviews the stipulations, in which Jericho losing would cause him to be terminated, and if Ziggler lost, he would hand over the Money In The Bank Briefcase to Jericho. She called this an abuse of power by Raw General Manager A.J. Lee and demands a new G.M., who is an “adult” be named.
The Raw G.M. does skip out, and just as she is about to say something, A.J. swerves and slaps Vickie! She then attacks and rolls around with Guerrero, until Vickie leaves the ring. A.J. gets up and smiles, like nothing is wrong.
Segment #3: Video Promo
Cole says that throughout the evening, we will be taking a look at highlights from Triple H’s career. The first up are clips from his run with D-Generation X.
Commercials.
Segment #4: Video Promo
An earlier recording of Daniel Bryan in “Anger Management” classes airs. He protests that he has issues and is not an angry man. “I am fine.” A young boy with a goat mask then walks in, and Daniel goes off, claiming a joke and that he is not a “goat-face.” The “doctor” calms him down to end round one.
Segment #5: Arena Promo
A tweet from WWE Champion C.M. Punk is read and he will let Jerry Lawler have the punch if he chooses to fight Punk. Lawler then stands up on the announcing table and goes through the “accusations” from earlier.
He names those “nobodies” in Tennessee as Jesse “The Body” Ventura, Harley Race, Jack Brisco, “Superstar Billy Graham, Bill Dundee, and the list goes on. Lawler wonders how long Punk may have lasted in Memphis. He might act like a fun-loving 14-year-old sometimes, he has never won the WWE Championship he does respect comedian, the late-great Andy Kaufman.
He says he is a WWE Hall Of Famer, but you don’t get in there unless you stand up when the time is right, to someone who’s younger than you and in the prime of their life.
“C.M. Punk, I know I’m not the best in the world, but I don’t think you are either. So I’ve never backed down in a challenge in my life, and I’m not gonna start tonight. So you wanna know Punk if I’ll fight you? You damn right I’ll fight you tonight!”
Lawler walks to the back as Cole hypes up the impending contest.
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Match #3: Single – John Cena VS. Intercontinental Champion The Miz (Non-Title)
Collar-elbow tie-up and a side headlock takedown by The Miz. Cena whips Miz into the ropes and leapfrogs him into a side headlock takedown of his own.
Commercials.
Miz apparently avoided receiving the A.A. (it was not seen because of bad camera work, who were focused on Cole and new commentator for the night, Josh Matthews – oops!) Cena hits the bulldog off the ropes but only gets a one-count. Miz is whipped off the ropes but comes back with a couple of kicks and gets a near-fall! The I.C. Champion measures Cena in the corner and runs at him with a clothesline, then dives off the top-rope with an on-target axe handle.
Miz clamps on a grounding rear-chinlock, as the fans chant “Lets go Cena/Cena sucks.” Cena reverses a suplex into one of his own, but gets caught with a back/neckbreaker combo by “The Awesome One.” 1 – 2 – Cena kicks out! Straight kick to the face, but Cena gets the shoulder up again! Miz is looking frustrated now.
Cena reverses another kick into the STF submission, but Miz crawls and breaks it with the ropes. Cena staggering to get up and walks right into a DDT. 1 – 2 – John kicks out! Miz again sets up Cena for the Skull-Krushing Finale, but Cena reverses into another A.A. try, but Miz gets out of that into a front-slam.
This time, Cena ducks out of a running clothesline in the corner and “powers up.” A couple of shoulder blocks and the spin-out back-drop, plus a 5-Knuckle Shuffle and the Attitude Adjustment complete the bout!
Winner via Pinfall: John Cena
Time for the poll of the night – this one involves Lawler & Punk in either a “Tables Match,” “Steel Cage Match,” or “No-Disqualification Match.” (Considering I have yet to see a cage, I wonder which one will win out!)
Segment #6: Video Promo
More highlights of Triple H’s career played, this time a general montage of his “Cerebral Assassin” ways.
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Segment #7: Video Promo
Another airing of Daniel Bryan’s “anger management” class is shown, this time where his rips on Raw General Manager A.J. for making him go there, among putting him in matches and leaving him at the altar. The doctor informs Bryan that their last patient is about to join the group, who of course is Kane. The “Big Red Machine” takes a seat, despite the fear of the other patients and Daniel’s disapproval.
Match #4: Single – “The One-Man Band” Heath Slater VS. Santino Marella
A few comedy bits ensue before Slater gets control and dominates. He chokes and slaps Marella against the ropes and slingshots him. (Note, the crowd chants “boring” and I agree, but not because of Slater.) Marella fires up to the point where he puts on “The Cobra,” which again gets distracted by Aksana, but instead he still manages to get the job done over Heath with the Cobra Chop!
Winner via Pinfall: Santino Marella
Commercials.
Match #5: Tag-Team – “The Funkasaurus” Brodus Clay (with “The Funkadactyls” Naomi & Cameron) and Sin Cara VS. Damien Sandow and Cody Rhodes
Before the match, Rhodes cuts a small promo ripping the Milwaukee people, comparing them to Brodus’ girth and Car’s “hideous looks.”
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Live again, Rhodes has Cara locked in a rear-chinlock and tries to unmask him. Knee-to-the-face for a one-count from Cody. Sandow is tagged in and he drops Cara with a Russian Legsweep and a spinning elbow drop. Rhodes back in and works over Cara, but Sin shoves him against the ropes and sends him flying with a Hurricanrana. Cara manages to crawl and slap hands with Brodus to trade.
Clay dominate with a running powerslam, but Sandow breaks up the pin and kicks away at his knee. Cara breaks that up and dives off the top rope onto Damien on the outside. Brodus headbutts Cody and splashes him for the 1 – 2 – 3!
Winners via Pinfall: “The Funkasaurus” Brodus Clay (with “The Funkadactyls” Naomi & Cameron)
As usual, the winners celebrate and dance with young fans.
Segment #8: Video Promo
The last installment of “Anger Management.” The doctor asks Kane to remove his mask and then tell the group about himself. He does so, and then proclaims “I’m the devil’s favorite demon.” Doctor wants him to share, which Bryan says “this is a bad idea,” and shakes his head.
Much like the movie “Austin Powers International Man Of Mystery” with the character Dr. Evil in his session, Kane recalls his entire history from birth to now, including “for reasons never quite explained, I have an unhealthy obsession with torturing Pete Rose.”
The doctor decides to end the session and then asks his patients to make an “anger collage.” Bryan questions what it is and then the doctor himself, saying he looks like “Mr. Rogers with a cheap sweater, horrible pants…” as they walk out the door.
Harold, another patient, thanks Kane for sharing, and Kane responds by grabbing him by the throat, “no problem Harold.” (This was actually really funny, mainly due to Kane.)
Up next, Daniel Bryan is in the arena and will take on one-half of the tag-team champions. Also, another of Triple H’s greatest moments will play.
Commercials.
Segment #9: Video Promo
As mentioned above, a montage of “The Game’s” monumental achievements in his wrestling career are shown.
Match #6: Single – Tag-Team Champion R-Truth (with Tag-Team Champion Kofi Kingston) VS. Daniel Bryan
Daniel opens the contest with a sportsmanship fist-bump with R-Truth. Lockup and a hammer lock by both, into a side-headlock takedown. Truth wants another fist-bump, but gives it to “Little Jimmy” instead and Bryan headbutts and kicks away at him. Truth boots Bryan in the face then runs out of the corner with a clothesline.
Two slaps and a tornado elbow for a two-count from Truth! Truth holds onto the ropes then chucks Daniel out of the ring. Another harsh slap and Truth takes a microphone, inciting a “yes” chant from Milwaukee. Bryan takes the mike and snaps, repeatedly screaming “no”, but also gets counted-out in the meantime!
Daniel snaps again, taking out the steel steps and having a tantrum in the ring.
Up next, Triple H!
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Segment #10: Arena Promo
Donned in a suit (minus jacket, but cast on left arm added), Triple H soaks in the adoration from the crowd and slaps many hands in the aisle on the way down. To add effect, Cole & Matthews are giving him a “standing o” too. He cuts to the chase and wants to kill the suspense right away. “Am I going to retire?”
HHH starts at the beginning, citing two things he wanted to accomplish: “one, was try to step foot in this ring and create something that people would never forget, and the other was to retire from all of this before all of this retired me.”
“The Game” says that everybody comes to a crossroad in their career and they have to ask themselves, is it time? Time is the one thing that no one can fight and it will win.
“I never wanted to be the guy that was just hanging out. Never wanted to be the guy that hung on too long, the guy that was just waiting for the nostalgia pop, never wanted to be the guy that was quite frankly getting in the ring ’cause someone was willing to write him a check. I never wanted to hang on too long, I didn’t want to be the guy that was just too beat up and too crippled inside to be able to hold his own kids. I never wanted to be the punch-drunk fighter that couldn’t have a life when this was over. That being said, for the first time in my career, I find myself at that crossroad.”
Triple H says that Brock Lesnar has made him ask the question, “am I done?…” “I don’t know. I’m beat up, I’m probably more tired than I’ve ever been in my life, I’m broken again. What I want to do is I want to come out in this ring and I want to be ‘The Cerebral Assassin’, I want to be ‘The King Of Kings,” I want to be ‘The Game,’ I want to be ‘Triple H,’ I want to tell you ‘I am going to rise up again and I am going to kick Brock Lesnar’s ass, because that is what I do!'”
“That’s what I want to do, but I can’t. And the truth is because I don’t know if I can.” Triple H says that if he can’t say he can be better than before and beat Brock Lesnar, then maybe he’s answered his own questions. “You can do it” chants ring out now.
“The Game” takes a minute now to say “thank you” to all of us. Triple H says that despite our feelings for them, “every superstar that walks down that ramp, every person that steps through those ropes into this ring, does so for one reason. They put their bodies, their health on the line. They leave it all in this ring. They sweat, they pay the price, they sacrifice everyday for one thing, and that is for your entertainment. And trust me, every single person stands back there behind that curtain and right before their music hits, when they’re alone and they’re inside of themselves and there’s no one else around, they question themselves, they question whether when they walk out that curtain anyone will care.”
“And I can honestly say that for my entire I feel like every time I walked out that curtain, all of you have cared. And that’s gotten me through all of it. When I was exhausted from the road, when I was broken, when I was beat up, when muscles were torn, when bones were broken, what got me through all of it, was all of you and all of your reactions, and for that I can honestly say ‘thank you from the bottom of my heart.’ ‘Thank you for letting me play the game.’ You all gave me the reaction every night and for that I will never, ever forget each and every one of you. And hopefully, if I’ve succeeded at all in my career, then hopefully I have done something in this ring, and hopefully in some way, you’ll never forget me. Thank you.”
Triple H drops the microphone, listens to the applause and calls of his name, gives the fans some more hand-slaps, turns around on the stage, and walks away.
Commercials.
Match #7: Tag-Team – “The Showoff” Dolph Ziggler and Alberto Del Rio (with Ricardo Rodriguez) VS. Randy Orton and World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus
Prior to the match, Ziggler comes out with Jericho’s music, then cuts a small promo. He says that “Y2J will not be seen at this time because of me. I cost him his WWE contract, and you will never, ever see Jericho again.”
Orton and Ziggler start it off. Randy drops Ziggler with a shoulder block then a clothesline after Dolph leapfrogs him. Springboard suplex, then Orton tosses Del Rio out of the ring. Sheamus follows up with a diving shoulder block off the apron to take out Del Rio. Powerslam from Orton, but Ziggler rolls out of the ring for a break.
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Alberto chucks Orton back in the ring and Dolph takes control, wearing him down with a rear-chinlock and knee-to-the-gut. Del Rio is tagged and he hammers away on Orton’s left arm, hoping to weaken it for his submission later. Orton rolls over Del Rio in the corner for a roll-up but only gets two. Randy manages to throw Alberto over the ropes and slowly crawls to Sheamus.
The World Heavyweight Champ unloads and cleans house on both Ziggler and Del Rio. Dolph slides out of a fireman’s carry, but gets slammed with the Irish Curse backbreaker. 1 – 2 – Del Rio breaks it up. Ricardo tosses the briefcase to Ziggler, but Orton catches him in a backbreaker and Sheamus nails the Brogue Kick to cover and get the W!
Winners via Pinfall: Randy Orton and World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus
Segment #11: Locker Room Promo
Jerry Lawler is telling someone that while he appreciates this person being back there, he doesn’t want his help. The camera reveals it to be John Cena. Lawler states that if Cena helps, then Punk will throw it in his face that he needed aide to beat him. Lawler says he needs to beat C.M. Punk on his own. Cena tells him “good luck,” slaps his shoulder and walks off.
Commercials.
Match #8: “Long Island Iced-Z” Zack Ryder VS. David Otunga
(Kane comes out before this contest and sits on commentary. Josh is stands away from the table, as does Cole.) Otunga is aggressive and all over Ryder with kicks, a clothesline, and a shoulder block. Suplex from David for a two-count. Zack counters with a faceplant, but Otunga yanks him off the middle rope. Out of nowhere, Otunga misses a clothesline and Ryder drives him down with the Roughryder Leg Lariat for the victory!
Winner via Pinfall: “Long Island Iced-Z” Zack Ryder
Post-match, Kane wants to chokeslam Ryder, but has second thoughts and switches to Otunga, slamming him down by the throat.
Backstage, WWE Champ C.M. Punk is warming up with kicking practice against a pad.
Up next, the poll results will be revealed.
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It is made known that Smackdown General Manager Booker T. has booked (pardon the “pun”) Dolph Ziggler to take on Randy Orton this Friday on Smackdown!
Segment #12: Arena Promo
Well, I was wrong, as Lawler and Punk will go on in a Steel Cage Match. Raw General Manager A.J. Lee then announces that C.M. Punk will defend his WWE Championship at Night Of Champions against….John Cena!
The main-event is next!
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Match #9: Single (Steel Cage) Jerry “The King” Lawler VS. WWE Champion C.M. Punk
Punk stands and demands Lawler to take the first shot. “The King” obliges and punches down C.M. The WWE Champ comes back with kicks and knees in the corner, and then a neckbreaker. Punk continues to pound away on Lawler, then tear at his mouth. He now toys with Jerry, just lightly kicking him around the ring, and yelling “I’m the new king of Memphis, Tennessee.” Punk punches away a bit more, then begins to ascend the top rope, where he turns around, hops down, and runs at Lawler in the corner.
“The Straight-Edge Superstar” goes to the top again, but Lawler trips him up and attempts to crawl out the cage, but is pulled back in. Repeated elbow drops from C.M. and a neckbreaker, but Lawler shoves him into the steel mesh fence. Lawler starts punching now, and takes Punk down with a clothesline. He climbs the turnbuckle and hits the Fist Drop! 1 – 2 – C.M. Punk gets the shoulder up!
Punk is busted open, but cuts off Lawler before he can escape and runs at him with a knee-in-the-corner. The WWE Champion signals for the Go-To-Sleep, picks up Lawler and locks him in the Anaconda Vice instead, forcing Jerry to tap out!
Winner via Submission: WWE Champion C.M. Punk
Post-match, Punk grabs a chain from under the ring, re-enters and locks the cage. He holds up Lawler by the head and demands him to say “I’m the best in the world.” Lawler responds with “hell no,” and Punk beats on him some more.
Punk reiterates his favorite statement and reiterates the punishment on Lawler. Cena runs down and orders the cage to be opened. Cena is yelling at Punk from the outside that he is “way out of line.” As the cage is being raised, Punk rolls out, collects his WWE Championship and walks off with his hand held high. Cena is in the ring with officials, tending to Lawler as Raw fades to black.
End Of Raw.
This was an “meh kind of…” Raw. I say that because while the promos were great, most of the matches were kind of “throw-away.” More explanations below.
Excellence: Opening promo – C.M. Punk was awesome in his “apology” to Lawler, bringing up all of his real-life faults and failings. This type of talk starts to make you hate him because you know he is throwing stuff in people’s face and basically bullying them. Heel turn starting to be accomplished. Lawler’s response was equally great because he stood his ground, and then made us wait for a while before his decision. And his deciding promo was also well-done because he stood up for all he believed in and had done in his career.
Ryback/Swagger – actually a bit of competition this week for Ryback, and was a pretty decent match ta-boot!
The “Anger Management Classes.” At first, I thought this would end up being too “hokey”, but Bryan really made it work with his personality, and then Kane, completely ripping off the movie I mentioned in the original recap above, was brilliant and really funny, all while speaking like Kane – serious! It just made me laugh and actually made these go over well. Also, Daniel losing the way he did was great too, because it continued and played up his “anger” storyline perfectly.
Triple H’s promo – no matter his career, both in and out of the ring, and what people (and you) may think/say about him, you CANNOT DENY that he is one of VERY FEW (probably the TOP THREE) that you sense has a GENUINE love and passion for professional wrestling, and it shined through in his speech tonight. That is why I basically quoted word-for-word what he said, to display that DESIRE and LOVE for this business. Enough said! (Oh, and of course he’s coming back – got to get that revenge match!)
Main-event – Heel turn for WWE Champion is now accomplished! C.M. Punk toying with Lawler during the match, and then beating him down after in the locked cage solidified his bad guy persona. Finally, (even though I’ll tell you next week for sure when they’re in Chicago), it looks like he will be a true heel with no “grey.”
Bogus: Except for the two in Excellence, the rest of the matches for different reasons. Layla/Natalya, Slater/Marella, & Otunga/Ryder were fillers with no “spark”; getting bored of the Rhodes/Cara & Brodus/Damien feuds – time too move on for Sandow and Cody; the tag-team bout with Sheamus/Orton & Ziggler/Alberto was too short, and didn’t like Dolph taking the pinfall. He beat Jericho last week, but can’t win against Orton in tags? Something wrong with that!
However, my biggest beef is the Cena/Miz. And I think you know why! But just in case, The Miz – the INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPION – has eaten ANOTHER LOSS! And this particular bout seemed a waste and just “thrown out there.” Cena didn’t even make an appearance until this match and it felt like he was just another guy on the roster. No usual fanfare or hype for him this week, until near the end of the show. Again though, The Miz, who is the I.C. Champion SHOULD NOT be LOSING these matches. It DISCREDITS HIM AND THE CHAMPIONSHIP!!!!
And I’m done ranting for this week! Unfortunately, while there was some good on Raw, there was definitely a lot of not-so good, as demonstrated in my “Bogus.” So, here’s hoping they improve for next week and until then, as always, Be Excellent Wrestling-Online Readers and Wrestling Fans!
The WrestleMania special Rock vs Cena on NBC this past Saturday did just a 0.9 rating and an average of 2,720,000 viewers.
The yearly special was considered to be something extra special this year with the marquee match between the two however it failed to live up to the expectations and even lost out to last year’s WrestleMania special which did 3,640,000 viewers.
The show placed NBC in third place in network ratings for the night behind CBS and ABC. (Rating from Zap2It.com)
Former WWE Intercontinental champion and Diva Chyna is about to have her next adult movie released by Vivid Entertainment, a movie which carries title of “Chyna Is Queen Of The Ring”
Released for your viewing pleasure online on September 4 and in stores on September 12, this XXX parody will see Chyna battle WWE Superstars look-a-likes including her ex boyfriend Triple H, Hulk Hogan, The Rock, Ric Flair, Stone Cold Steve Austin, Bret Hart, Iron Sheik, Doink, John Cena, Gene Okerlund, Vince McMahon and Stephanie McMahon.
“This movie made me feel sexy and wanted,” said Chyna. “I was glad it was a long shoot because I was totally turned on and having so much fun laughing a lot with the guys. I think adult movie fans will go crazy over it!”
The cast of “Queen of the Ring” includes Lisa Ann as Stephanie McMahon, Valerie Kay as Ring Girl, Ron Jeremy as himself, Alex Sanders as Ric Flair, Anthony Hardwood as Triple H, Cyrus King as Stone Cold Steve Austin, Evan Stone as Vince McMahon, Marco Banderas as Iron Sheik, Ralph Long as Doink, Sledge Hammer as The Rock, TJ Cummings as John Cena and Tommy Pistol as Gene Okerlund.
