WWE announced a distribution agreement for home video with FremantleMedia Enterprises to distribute WWE DVD, Blu-Ray and any other digital content across Europe, Middle East, and Africa, replacing their long-time partners SilverVision.
The deal goes into effect in January of 2013 and will see FME manage the DVD, Blu-ray and digital rights for all new and existing WWE content, making it the first time that fans of WWE’s popular programming can access it digitally across EMEA.
Pete Kalhan, SVP Home Entertainment & Archive EMEA, FME, commented, “WWE is an incredibly strong and ever-growing brand with a huge and extremely dedicated global fan base. The brand has a rich history and has performed exceptionally well on DVD for many years. We look forward to working with WWE to grow all aspects of their home entertainment catalogue and are particularly excited about introducing the content to the masses across EMEA via digital platforms.”
Casey Collins, Executive Vice President, Consumer Products for WWE said, “WWE is pleased to partner with FremantleMedia Enterprises on the digital and retail distribution of our content in EMEA. FME’s broad retail reach will allow us to place more WWE content across all channels where our fans shop.”
CM Punk hit a very important milestone today as the current WWE champion has clocked in 365 consecutive days with the title, the first man to go a full year without losing it since John Cena in 2006/7.
Punk won the title at last year’s Survivor Series, defeating Alberto Del Rio with the Anaconda Vise. This is his second run with the WWE title and he also won the World Heavyweight title on three different occasions in previous years.
Last night’s Survivor Series saw the debut of three up-and-coming Superstars who are currently showcasing their talents on NXT.
Seth Rollins, Dean Ambrose, and Roman Reigns, attacked Ryback during the main event, driving him through the Spanish announce table and giving CM Punk the chance to pin John Cena to retain his WWE title.
Rollins is the one formerly known as Tyler Black and he is currently the – first ever – NXT champion.
Ambrose shot some shoot/work angles with Mick Foley earlier this year including one at a hotel at WrestleMania and has been rumored to be called up to the main roster for quite a while.
Roman Reigns is a member of the Anoa’i family and the son of WWE Hall of Famer Sika. His brother is Matt Anoa’i, formerly known as Rosey in the WWE. He made his NXT debut at the end of last month.
Survivor Series has been a trademark of the WWE PPV events for 25 years, and tonight, the 26th showing will be no different in regards to some of the best matches in WWE history.
We will find out if CM Punk holds the belt past day number 364. If he wins tonight, Monday will mark a full calendar year that CM Punk has been champion. Last time we saw a reign this long was John Cena. He held the title for 380 days in 2006-2007.
Also tonight, a rematch from Hell in A Cell finds Sheamus facing The Big Show in an attempt to reclaim his title that he lost. As always, the Money in the Bank Winner Dolph Ziggler is still waiting for the right moment.
Tonight, WWE’s Survivor Series is live from Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana.
The play by play broadcasters tonight are Michael Cole, Jerry “The King” Lawler, and JBL.
Our 1st Match is Brodus Clay, Justin Gabriel, Tyson Kidd, Sin Cara, and Rey Mysterio vs. Tensai, Primo, Epico, Darren Young, Titus O’Neil in a Traditional Survivor Series Elimination Tag Team Match
We start with Kidd vs Epico and Kidd brings the mat game to Epico but a mistake from Kidd on the outside allows Epico to…to, my God does Rosa look good. Damn, ok, Justin in and controls Epico in his corner. Mysterio comes but gets taken out real fast by the tagged in Darren. Mysterio uses speed to get away and tag Sin Cara then Primo gets tagged in. Sin Cara works on him with a huge slam to the mat.
Primo able to tag in Tensai after a closeline from Primo. Tensai then throws Sin Cara into his corner and tags Titus who does quick work and tags Epico, then Tensai again who dominates. Tensai then attacks the entire corner but is blocked by Brodus. Brodus then gets tagged and clears the entire ring of the opposing team.
Brodus and Tensai remain in the ring and the battle of the biggest guys in WWE face each other. Huge collision from Tensai allows Brodus Clay to be pinned and eliminated.
Brodus Clay is 1st to be eliminated from his team.
Justin comes in to face Tensai and clearly loses the battle as he jumped and hit that brick wall. Titus comes in and continues to work the back of Justin. Justin does fight back but loses as Tensai falls hard onto Justin for a 2 count pin. Huge reverse allows a quick rollup for Tensai and Justin gets the 3 count.
Tensai is 1st to be eliminated from his team.
Tensai lays out Justin before leaving and Titus enters the ring then Epico enters but not able to stop Kidd from getting tagged in. Kidd enters but gets taken out fast on the outside of the ring. Back into the ring, Kidd gets worked on by Titus and showing his power . He turns his back at the wrong time and gets nailed with a kick to the head then gets rolled up for the 3 count.
Titus O’Neil is 2nd to be eliminated from his team.
Justin not able to tag as Darren and Epico still hurting Kidd. Kidd able to avoid a swinging Epico and applies the Sharp Shooter and Epico taps out.
Epico is to 3rd be eliminated from his team.
Kidd able to tag in Mysterio and he goes after Primo. Mysterio misses the 619 but still able to get a huge hit on Primo and this allows Mysterio to pin Primo for 3.
Primo is 4th to be eliminated from his team.
Now, Kidd, Justin, Sin Cara, and Mysterio tag and hit each of their high flying moves and are easily able to pin Darren.
Darren Young is 5th to be eliminated from his team.
Winners of the Match – Justin Gabriel, Sin Cara, Rey Mysterio, Tyson Kidd via pinfall.
Our 2nd Match is Eve (c) vs. Kaitlyn for the Divas Championship.
Just before entering the arena, another person tries to attack Kaitlyn. Kaitlyn able to fight off the attacker. A quick camera shot shows it was Aksana. Eve then quickly runs up and asks is she is ok. Kaitlyn just shoves Eve to the floor.
Now, both walked to the ring and Kaitlyn just mauls Eve in the ring and seems to be in big trouble. Eve tries twice to leave the ring and over the barricade but Kaitlyn stops her each time. Back in the ring, Eve able to finally fight back with a kick to the stomach and head then pin attempt but only gets 2. Two face slaps from Eve then elbow to the spine gets another 2 count.
Eve able to apply a leg-head lock but Kaitlyn able to break the hold via the ropes. As Eve stands on the top rope, Kaitlyn knocks her ass down to the outside mat then Kaitlyn looks mad as Eve cries and begs for mercy. Kaitlyn with a huge slap to the face then throws Eve around by her hair then gets a big hit to the gut for a 2 count. Eve able to get to the outside again and takes out Kaitlyn as she rolled outside then gets her back into the ring to hit a neck breaker for the 3 count.
Winner of the Match – Eve via pinfall to retain the Divas Championship.
Camera cuts before the entrance of the next match showing both locker rooms and every single member yelling and screaming at each other. Very dysfunctional teams here.
Our 3rd Match is Antonio Cesaro (c) vs. R-Truth for the United States Championship.
Truth goes after the champ quickly and able to get 3 quick pinfall attempts with his speed. Cesaro able to get a head butt in and begins to control the match. He works the ribs of Truth in the corner.
Cesaro begins to slow the match down, working the neck and shoulder of Truth. After stomping the chest, Cesaro pins for 2. Cesaro continues to work the ribs of Truth in the middle of the ring but Truth fights back with a quick 1 count pin attempt but Cesaro then goes back to a bear hug to the ribs.
Truth fights out of the hold and gets an uppercut then catches Cesaro with a heel kick to the face. Now Truth gets a 2 count pin attempt then sizes up Cesaro but an uppercut from Cesaro allows him to hit the Neutralizer finisher for the pin.
Winner of the Match – Antonio Cesaro via pinfall to retain the United States Championship.
We break from the action to go over the AJ Scandal again. AJ Tweeted today the she has evidence of something and is entering the ring now to show it.
AJ claims she has no choice but shows us her evidence while Vickie is in the ring, a photo of Vickie and Ricardo Rodriquez eating burritos, then Vickie and JR eating BBQ Sauce, then Brodus Clay and Vickie in the bedroom while Vickie wearing a leopard one piece. My God, my eyes.
Both then face each other with AJ smiling stating she does not want to fight as if both women hit each other, the other is fired. An unknown female then attacks from behind and is shown to be Tamina, if you forgot, she is the daughter of Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka. She then hits the Superfly Splash, just like her father.
Then we cut to Paul Haymen interview claiming Punk will get the credit he is due tonight
Our 4th match is Big Show (c) vs. Sheamus for the World Heavyweight Championship.
We start right back to where this match ended at Hell in the Cell with Sheamus going right after Big Show but Show just shows his power, then hits some huge slaps to the chest. Sheamus quickly takes out the legs and locks the huge arms of Big Show in the ropes. This allows Sheamus to club the chest 10 times before the ref gets the arms unlocked.
Sheamus jumps from the top rope and Big Show just destroys Sheamus with a spear while Sheamus was in the air. Sheamus rolls to the outside and where Big Show loves. He throws him into the stairs then returns to the ring as Big Show stalks his prey.
Big Show still slowly throwing Sheamus around, hits a head butt, then uses the ropes and five count to continue to work Sheamus. Little offense from Sheamus allows him nothing but a huge kick to the head. Big Show then nails a big elbow drop for a 2 count.
Sheamus again strings together enough to stun Big Show but then walks into a sidewalk slam for another 2 count. Big Show using his tree trunk arms across the back of Sheamus but a mistake allows Sheamus to apply the sleeper, but gets thrown off. Sheamus misses Big Show in the corner and this allows Big Show to get a 2 count again.
Big Show climbs to the ropes but gets caught. Sheamus lifts, walks, and then drops Big Show in the middle of the ring on his back for a close 2 count. With both men on their knees, they smack each other with Sheamus winning this battle then he really shows his power by knocking down Big Show then Sheamus hits White Noise but only musters a 2 count. Now, Both men slowly get up and Sheamus signals for Brogue Kick but Big Show drags the official in the way and Sheamus nails the ref. The ref’s face is already glowing red.
Big Show is stalking behind Sheamus while medical staff help the down ref and nails the knockout punch to Sheamus and another ref comes in and counts 3 count! Michael Cole not happy with this outcome as video shows Big Show pulled the ref.
Winner of the Match – Big Show via pinfall to retain the WWE World Heavyweight Championship.
WAIT!!! WAIT!! Another referee now has stated that Big Show is disqualified for pulling the ref into the Brogue Kick.
NEW Winner of the Match – Sheamus via disqualification but Big Show retains the World Heavyweight Championship.
Big Show is not happy with this new outcome and is screaming at the ref, even having some of the conversation muted by WWE then Sheamus, with a chair, nails Big Show in the back. After multiple shots to the body, Big Show is now getting stalked by Sheamus. He is using the chair all over Big Show. Now, Big Show is pleading for Sheamus to stop with the chair shots and he does. He then nails Big Show with the Brogue Kick.
Our 5th match is Team Foley vs. Team Ziggler in a traditional Survivor Series Elimination Tag Team Match
Team Foley – The Miz, Kofi Kingston, Kane, Daniel Bryan, and Randy Orton.
Team Ziggler – Dolph Ziggler, Damien Sandow, David Otunga, Wade Barrett, and Alberto Del Rio.
Due to injury, Code Rhodes was pulled from Team Ziggler 20 minutes before the start of the PPV per Joey Styles Tweet.
Kofi Starts by trying to pin Otunga real fast with a 2 count. He then takes out Otunga on the outside and then back to the ring, he attempts another pin with 2 count. Daniel gets tagged in and the crowd attacks him with Yes Yes Yes but he gets taken out by Otunga and Sandow in the ring with an Elbow of Distain then a headlock. This doesn’t phase Daniel and he unloads a ton for kicks.
Kane catches Sandow from trying to leave the arena. He drags Sandow to the ring, gets tagged and then he chokeslams him and gets a 3 count.
Damien Sandow is 1st to be eliminated from his team.
Now, Both Kane and Daniel are fighting. Daniel ends up getting tossed over the top rope but Kane gets caught by Ziggler and a kick to the head allows him to pin Kane.
Kane is 1st to be eliminated from his team.
Orton and Miz yell at each other above who will come in next but Orton wins and then takes on Ziggler. He is then able to tag Kofi and Kofi with a huge move that launches Ziggler into the air, going head of heel then lands hard onto his chest then Daniel gets tagged in but meets Wade inwhich he just unloads a ton of knee shots to the head but Daniel falls to the outside of the ring. He is dragged back in for the 2 count. Now, Otunga comes in to take advantage of a hurting Daniel Bryan. David then gets caught really fast and Daniel gets him to tap out to the Yes Lock
David Otunga is 2nd to be eliminated from his team.
Alberto comes in to take on Daniel and a tilt a world back breaker takes down Daniel but Alberto gets thrown over the top rope real hard and this allows Daniel to tag Kofi. Both Kofi and Alberto in the ring and Kofi is unloading shot after shot then hits the Boom Drop. He then signals for Trouble in Paradise but Ziggler interferes. Kofi able to slam Alberto for a 2 count. Alberto is able to tag in Wade and Wade sets up and hits the Bull Hammer to Kofi for the 3 count.
Kofi is 2nd to be eliminated from his team.
Orton comes in to take on Wade and he works the chest and neck. After a few shots, Daniel gets tagged in and unloads even more leg shots to the chest then a missile drop kick for a 2 count. Daniel gets caught and thrown over the top rope and this allows Alberto to tag in. As Daniel gets back into the ring, Daniel tries to apply the Yes Lock but unable to get it locked in. Alberto with a huge kick to the head and applies the cross arm breaker. Daniel taps out.
Daniel Bryan is 3rd to be eliminated from his team.
Miz finally enters the match for the first time to face Alberto. A fresh Miz hits an elbow to the head then tags Orton. He then works the arms of Alberto, and then hits a nice uppercut for a 2 count pin attempt. Alberto able to kick and work the arm of Orton then tags Ziggler who continues to work the same arm of Orton. Head Lock slows the match down for a few seconds until Orton fights back by throwing Ziggler high to the air then onto the mat. Both men tag and Miz vs Wade starts. Miz is controlling the match, he takes out Ziggler from attempting to interfere but Miz hits the Skull crushing finale and gets the 3 count pin attempt.
Wade Barrett is 3rd to be eliminated from his team.
Now, Alberto comes in to take on Miz with him getting a quick pinfall but only gets a 2. Miz then takes out Alberto but Miz misses him in the corner. A kick to the back of Miz allows Alberto to pin Miz.
The Miz is 4th to be eliminated from his team.
Orton, last man standing, enters to take on Alberto and Ziggler by himself. Alberto and Orton trade shots with Alberto getting the upper hand with a kick to the head due to a distraction from Ziggler. Now both Ziggler and Alberto tag each other in and take turns wearing down Orton.
A missed high flying Alberto gets caught by the drop kick from Orton, then hits vintage power slam. A distraction from Ricardo allows Alberto to kick Orton in the head.
Mick Foley then drags down Ricardo and Mr. Socko enters the arena and takes out Ricardo. Now, Ziggler misses a drop kick on Orton and hits Alberto. Orton gets rid of Ziggler so Orton can take out Alberto with the RKO and pins for 3.
Alberto Del Rio is 4th to be eliminated from his team.
Ziggler and Orton remain, Orton targets Ziggler but Ziggler grabs the ropes to save himself from the RKO. Ziggler slams Orton hard and only gets 2 count pin attempt. A bleeding from the mouth Orton then deliveries the DDT. Orton again targets for the RKO but then changes his mind. He is going to go for a punt instead. He is waiting for Ziggler but Ziggler catches him with a super kick and pins Orton for the 3 count.
Randy Orton is 5th to be eliminated from his team.
Winner of the Match – SOLE SURVIVOR Dolph Ziggler via pinfall.
We break to the promo for the Main event of the night. A little triple threat match is next.
Our 6th match is CM Punk(c) vs. Ryback vs. John Cena in a Triple Threat Match for the WWE Championship.
We are about to find out if we will have a retaining 365 day champion, a first time champion, or an 11th time champion. Here we go, lets find out! To just add to the hype, Ryback is the last member to enter the ring. I love this Triple Threat matches!!
We start with Punk running outside of the ring with Cena chasing, then Punk gets chased by Ryback. Now Ryback and Cena take turns at Punk in the corner. Punk comes out and attacks Ryback from behind. He quickly loses and Ryback takes him out then running bulldog from Cena on Punk.
Now Cena and Ryback stare at each other in the ring, first time for this, and Cena loses the power battle but speed allows Cena to take down Ryback then a shoulder tackle allows Ryback to punch and hurt Cena in the corner. Punk then enters and attacks Ryback in the back again. Snap Suplex allows nothing but Ryback to throw Punk to the outside. Body slam from Cena allows for a 2 count on Ryback.
Punk up to the top rope and takes out both men then gets Cena to the outside. Again, Punk to the top rope and takes out Ryback in the ring. A 3rd time, Punk gets caught and slammed into the corner. Punk able to slow Ryback down but Cena runs in for the roll up of 2. Punk then able to reverse a move from Cena which allows a pin attempt on Cena for 2 by Punk. Ryback enters, and hits a running power slam. Cena then slams Ryback and Ryback gets right back up.
Both Cena and Ryback trade shots in the middle of the ring with a shoulder block from Cena stopping Ryback. Punk then drags Cena to the outside and throws him into the stairs hard. Punk now in the ring, working Ryback with a headlock, wearing him down.
Ryback gets out of the hold and closelines the champ, then a back body drop and signals for the meat hook closeline. He nails it then signals for Shell Shock. Cena enters the ring and then applies the STF to Ryback. He has not yet tapped. Punk from behind, climbing the top tope, and delivers the elbow to the back of the neck of Cena but Punk lands awkward on the mat but seems ok.
He signals for the GTS on Cena, Cena then reverses and both men trade shots. Ryback gets back and closelines both men hard. He then picks up and throws out Punk over the top rope. Ryback goes outside and is going to try something by lifting both men but it does not work. Now, Cena and Punk both work on Ryback and now the announce table it going to be used. Both Cena and Punk suplex Ryback right through the table.
Punk and Cena re-enter the ring with Cena winning with multiple shoulder tackles then Hits the 5 knuckle shuffle. Punk counters the Attitude Adjustment and nails the GTS but Cena kicks out at 2. Cena gets up and hits the AA this time and Punk able to kick out at 2.
Ryback still outside while Punk is the first to get up, then Cena. Both trade kicks and Punk Counters the STF and a running knee from Punk slows Cena down in the corner. Running Bulldog is countered and then Cena applies the STF. Ryback gets up, drags Cena to the outside, and closelines Cena. Ryback now in the ring, signals the Meat Hook clothesline, then marches around and hits Shell Shock on Punk.
Cena enters the ring before the 3 count, Ryback then hits Shell Shock to Cena.
What the hell, Now three men, dressed in black security clothing are attacking Ryback. They came from the crowd. Now, looks like guys from NXT, I remember their faces, they are Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns and they are attacking Ryback. Michael Cole confirms that they are in fact from NXT as they drag Ryback to the outside then put him through the Spanish announce table. Taking him out of this match.
Back into the ring, Punk crawls to pin Cena, who is still down, and gets the 3 count.
Winner of the Match – CM Punk via pinfall to retain the WWE Championship.
Punk leaves the ring celebrating as much of the crowd don’t know who the attackers were and are still shocked by the whole thing.
Great PPV, another weird ending to it but lots of action for many of the matches.
Next PPV will be the TLC: Tables Ladders and Chairs match on December 16th, 2012.
Live tonight from the Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana, WWE presents the 26th annual Survivor Series on pay-per-view. The full card is as follows:
CM Punk vs John Cena vs Ryback in a triple threat match for the WWE title; Big Show vs Sheamus for the World Heavyweight title; Team Foley with The Miz, Kofi Kingston, Kane, Daniel Bryan and Randy Orton vs Team Ziggler with Dolph Ziggler, Damien Sandow, Cody Rhodes, Wade Barrett, and Alberto Del Rio; Eve vs Kaitlyn for the Divas title; and Antonio Cesaro vs R-Truth for the U.S. title. The pre-show match will consist of Tyson Kidd and Justin Gabriel vs two members of the 3MB.
Here are the results from last night’s UFC 154: St-Pierre vs Condit which took place at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada, on pay-per-view.
Preliminary card (aired on Facebook)
Darren Elkins defeated Steven Siler; Ivan Menjivar defeated Azamat Gashimov; Matthew Riddle defeated John Maguire
Preliminary card (aired on FX)
Antonio Carvalho defeated Rodrigo Damm; John Makdessi defeated Sam Stout; Cyrille Diabate defeated Chad Griggs; Patrick Cote defetead Alessio Sakara
Main card (aired on pay-per-view)
Pablo Garza defeated Mark Hominick; Rafael dos Anjos defeated Mark Bocek; Francis Carmont defeated Tom Lawlor; Johnny Hendricks defeated Martin Kampmann; Georges St-Pierre defeated Carlos Condit to retain the UFC Welterweight title
TMZ has a funny story about WWE Superstar David Otunga raiding the last remaining Twinkies from a local supermarket as parent company Hostess announced that they are going out of business.
Otunga snatched a cart filled with “roughly 80,000 calories” worth of Twinkies, telling TMZ that he doesn’t want to let his son go without them!
Funny enough, his fiancé and Academy Award winner Jennifer Hudson is the spokeswoman for Weight Watchers and campaigns for healthy eating and lifestyle! Oops!
TMZ noted that Otunga went to the local Hostess outlet in Chicago where he lives but he was too late as the entire store was empty so he decided to go to a supermarket to get his fix. He even posted for a photo in front of a trolly filled with snacks which you can see below.
It looks like Cody Rhodes will indeed wrestle at the Survivor Series tomorrow despite suffering a concussion and a shoulder injury on Tuesday at the Main Event television tapings.
“MRI results…Torn trapezius grade 2. Torn deltoid grade 1. Separated shoulder,” Rhodes tweeted, followed by a more encouraging message.
“No surgery needed. Won’t stop us.”
The former Intercontinental champion will still be examined on Sunday for concussion effects before WWE goes live with the pay-per-view and if he is not cleared it is rumored that Tensai will be taking his place on Team Ziggler.
UFC fighter Tom Lawlor – who is a big wrestling fan – arrived in style yesterday at the UFC 154 weigh-ins paying tribute to The Shockmaster from WCW.
If you recall, The Shockmaster – played by the man formerly known as Tug Boat and Typhoon in WWE – made his WCW debut with a bang, tripping in the entrance.
Lawlor walked out for his weigh-in wearing a helmet similar to that of The Shockmaster and also fell as he went up the steps, imitating the grand debut from WCW.
Lawlor fights Francis Carmont tonight in Montreal, Canada, at UFC 154: St-Pierre vs Condit.
You can see the clip of Lawlor’s entrance and the video of the weigh-ins at http://w-o.it/S4yj4A (starts at the 21st minute)
UFC held its weigh-ins for tonight’s UFC 154: St-Pierre vs Condit pay-per-view yesterday at the Bell Centre.
Below is the list of the weigh-ins for each fight.
Georges St-Pierre (170) vs Carlos Condit (169)
Johny Hendricks (171) vs Martin Kampmann (171)
Tom Lawlor (184) vs Francis Carmont (185)
Constantinos Philippou (185) vs Nick Ring (184)
Mark Hominick (145) vs Pablo Garza (145)
Patrick Cote (185) vs Alessio Sakara (186)
Cyrille Diabate (206) vs Chad Griggs (205)
Mark Bocek (156) vs Rafael dos Anjos (155)
John Makdessi (155) vs Sam Stout (154)
Antonio Carvalho (145) vs Rodrigo Damm (145)
John Maguire (171) vs Matt Riddle (170)
Azamat Gashimov (135) vs Ivan Menjivar (135)
Darren Elkins (145) vs Steven Siler (145)
The Survivor Series pre-show match featuring Zack Ryder and Santino Marella vs Heath Slater and Jinder Mahal has been changed.
3MB will stay on the card however their opponents now are Tyson Kidd and Justin Gabriel. No reason was given why Ryder and Marella were given the boot.
The Survivor Series has five matches on the pay-per-view card with one or two more matches expected to be added during the show.
The coaches of the current season of The Ultimate Fighter will not fight against each other as expected as Shane Carwin had to be pulled from the fight due to a knee injury.
The rumored opponent for the other coach, Roy Nelson, is none other than former fellow TUF 10 cast member Matt Mitrione. The fight is not official yet but according to MMAFighting.com, both of them have verbally agreed to fight each other.
Carwin last fought in June 2011 when he lost to Junior Dos Santos in Vancouver. He has been on the shelf since October of last year when he had to undergo back surgery.
Impact begins with a recap of this past Sunday’s pay-per-view event, Turning Point. The first person to make his way to the ring after the video ends is James Storm. Storm is celebrating being named #1 contender after winning his match at Turning Point.
Storm’s celebration is cut short by his former partner and current rival, Bobby Roode. Roode walks to the ring with couple beers in hand and offers one to Storm. Roode claims he is here to congratulate Storm, but he is not being sincere.
Roode claims that Storm will fail like he always does, and then take his ball and go home – again. Roode sips his beer but Storm hits Roode and knocks him out of the ring. Storm says he wants to fight, but Roode says he’s been fighting Storm for a year and he’s done; unless Storm wants to put his title shot on the line.
Storm refuses, but Roode makes some insulting remarks about teaching Storm’s daughter what a real man is like, and Storm gives in. Bobby Roode and James Storm will face each other later tonight to determine who will be #1 contender.
In the back, Hogan is being interviewed and he claims to feel sorry for AJ Styles. AJ lost the #1 contender’s match Sunday night, and as a result he will not be allowed to compete for the title until Bound for Glory 2013.
Hogan claims AJ has been treading water the last couple years and is his own worst enemy. I thought the booking committee and the writers were AJ’s worst enemies.
Commercial
When we return, we’re in the Aces and Eights clubhouse. The boss is asking Doc if he’s done enough to make up for allowing himself to be unmasked. Doc seems to think beating Sting half to death and bloodying Joseph Parks was a pretty good start.
The boss tells Doc there will be a vote, and in the meantime he has to hand over his Aces and Eights jacket. Devon throws a dart at the wall covered with TNA wresters. We don’t see who the dart hit, but whoever it is Devon claims “the prick deserves it.”
Match #1: X Division champ RVD versus Kid Kash.
Kash attacks RVD before the bell and beats him down. RVD tries to fight back and the two men jockey for position. Eventually RVD trips Kash up and takes him down. The two men exchange go-behinds. RVD lands a kick to the head. Kash puts RVD in a headlock; RVD whips Kash to the ropes.
Kash and RVD again trade positions; Kash gets RVD in a headscissors and takes him over the top rope out to the floor. Kash rolls RVD in and goes for a cover, getting a 2 count. Kash rakes Van Dam’s eyes and climbs to the second rope. Kash hits RVD with a clothesline and then misses a moonsault. RVD hits Kash with a back kick and then follows up with rolling thunder.
RVD goes for a cover and gets 2. The two men exchange punches and holds, with Kash eventually getting a choke hold on RVD. Van Dam escapes and lands a kick. Van Dam whips Kash to the corner and then sends him flying to the middle of the ring with a monkey flip. RVD goes to the top rope and hits Kash with the 5 star frog splash for the win.
Eric Young and ODB are in the back talking. Eric is talking about his fishing network show; apparently there are alligators, and a fish pissed all over Eric. ODB smiles and tells Eric she loves him. They make out passionately. They have awesome chemistry together.
Commercial
When we return, Kurt Angle is talking to Garrett Bischoff. Garrett Bischoff’s doppelganger in the WWE is known as Brad Maddox. Wes and Brad, I mean Garrett, both want to tag later tonight against Aces and Eights, but Kurt has to pick one. He chooses Garrett, but promises Wes he has something planned for him.
Match #2: Jesse with Tara versus Eric Young with ODB.
Jesse moves a little too slow, but he manages a couple bodyslams and a lot of elbow strikes. He really likes elbow strikes. Jesse lands a punch and chokes Eric on the ring ropes. Eric fights back and hits Jesse with a punch and a shoulder block.
Jesse puts Eric in an abdominal stretch and drives his elbow into Eric’s ribs several times. Eric escapes with a hip toss. Jesse responds with a punch but Eric no-sells it. Eric looks like he might be Hulking up! Eric pulls his pants down and exposes his Red White and Blue US flag Speedos. I’m a little surprised he isn’t wearing Maple Leaf Speedos.
Eric lands a couple punches and a flying forearm. Tara enters the ring to create a distraction but ODB spears her out of the ring. Eric hits Jesse with a powerslam but then is distracted by ODB and Tara fighting on the outside. Eric gets knocked to the floor and Tara rolls him back in. Jesse hits Eric with a modified stunner for the win.
Commercial
When we return, Joseph Parks is asking Hogan for another match with Aces and Eights. Hogan says no, he made a mistake of putting a lawyer in the ring and he won’t do it again. Hogan asks what would happen if he tried to walk into a court room and tried a case with no legal training. Parks thinks this is Hogan’s way of saying “go to wrestling school and then I’ll give you a match.” Hogan doesn’t think it’s going to work.
Match #3: Magnus versus Samoa Joe.
Before the match begins, Devon and Doc and several other Aces and Eights members attack Magnus. Devon takes out his knee with a bat and Doc hits both legs with a hammer. Devon looks ready to hit Magnus in the face with the bat when Bully Ray comes to the rescue wielding a chain.
Al Snow and Simon Diamond and other TNA officials also come out to help Magnus. It looks like Magnus was the one chosen by Devon’s dart throw. BTW – darts is an awesome game; you should find your local league and join a team. It’s free to play and tons of fun drunk or sober.
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When we return, Austin Aries is entering the arena and he is asked how he feels. Aries was in a brutal ladder match with Jeff Hardy Sunday for the title, and he shows off his welts so we can SEE how he feels. Aries confronts Jeff Hardy in the locker room.
Hardy is also sore and getting a massage. Aries tells Hardy he wants to congratulate him for elevating his game Sunday. Aries also takes credit for forcing Hardy to elevate his game. Aries claims he will regain hit title. Hardy responds with his inner voice, which we somehow are able to hear. I hope no one can hear my inner voice, I’d probably be sent to jail.
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Match #4: Kurt Angle and Garrett Bischoff versus Devon and large masked member of Aces and Eights.
Garrett and Angle attack before the bell. After the bell sounds, Angle and Devon start the match off. Angle lands a couple of clotheslines; Devon responds with an elbow. Kurt suplexes Devon, Devon lands a punch. Devon tags the masked man, and the masked man beats Angle down and then chokes him in the corner.
Angle lands a couple punches and kicks and then tags in Bischoff. Bischoff wrenches the masked man’s arm. Garrett hits the masked man with a flying shoulder block and a dropkick. Garrett tags in Angle and Angle works on the masked man’s arm. Devon hits Kurt with a cheap shot and then tags himself in.
Devon hits Kurt with a suplex, some punches, and a flying back elbow. Devon tags the masked man in, and the masked man hits Kurt with a big splash in the corner. The masked man stomps Kurt down in the corner and then puts him in a front chancery. Kurt fights his way out and lands a series of punches.
Kurt hits the masked man with a German suplex. Devon runs in to help but Kurt hits Devon with a German suplex as well. Kurt clotheslines Devon to the floor and is then attacked by the masked man. The masked man puts Kurt in a full nelson and Doc enters the ring with a hammer in his hand.
Wes Briscoe comes to the rescue wielding a pipe. Doc and the other Aces and Eights flunkies run away. Angle uses the distraction to hit the masked man with a back kick to the groin, forcing him to release the full nelson. The referee, who has missed a LOT even by pro wrestling referee standards, suddenly pays attention to the match again. Kurt rolls the masked man up for three, Angle and Bischoff win!
In the back, Jesse and Tara decide they need to speak with Brooke Hogan. They are standing outside her door and then just walk in.
Brooke and Bully Ray are sitting together, alone, on the couch. Tara wants to know why she wasn’t informed that there would be a Knockouts battle royal tonight. Brooke wants to know why Tara doesn’t knock. Tara wants to know why Brooke doesn’t lock her door.
Dixie Carter is being asked about AJ Styles. Dixie and AJ were both caught up in a very badly written storyline earlier this year, which the WWE is now stealing. The WWE is also improving on it, their version of this story sucks less, but it still sucks. Dixie says she’s never seen AJ like this, and he needs to move on.
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Match #5: Knockouts Battle Royal to determine #1 contender.
Mickie James, Madison Rayne, Gail Kim, Miss Tessmacher, and ODB. For the first several minutes, Mickie and Madison fight each other, Gail and Tessmacher fight each other, and ODB sits in the corner watching.
Tessmacher climbs to the top rope and shoves Gail’s face into her vagina. I have no doubt that somewhere in the TNA offices there is an employee handbook that tells female wrestlers how often they must use either their ass, vagina, or boobs as weapons per show.
Tessmacher’s vagina is apparently not powerful enough, because Gail is still standing and Tessmacher was knocked off the top rope to the floor, eliminating her. ODB and Mickie simultaneously hit Gail and Madison with a Thesz press. ODB hits Gail with a fallaway slam and has a drink.
ODB climbs to the second rope and slams Madison Rayne’s face into her vagina. (Apparently the knockouts haven’t hit their quota yet.) Mickie James slams Gail into the corner after Madison falls to the mat and ODB slams Gail’s face into her vagina. That should be plenty of vaginal assaults for tonight. ODB screams that she is a classy bitch. I agree, I love her, she is my favorite knockout.
ODB spits alcohol into Madison’s face and Madison falls off the ring apron to the floor and is eliminated. Gail tosses ODB out and ODB is now eliminated. Gail and Mickie are the last two left. Gail lands a punch, a kick, and a clothesline.
Gail slams Mickie to the corner and then steps on her neck. Gail hits Mickie with a couple forearms and Mickie responds with a pinch and a kick. Mickie gets Gail in a headscissors and takes her over the top rope. Gail holds onto the rope and doesn’t hit the floor. Mickie knocks Gail off the ring apron with a back heel kick; Gail is eliminated and Mickie is now the #1 contender.
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When we return, AJ Styles makes his way to the ring to talk about his loss at Turning Point. AJ is obviously upset because now he will not get another title shot until Bound for Glory 2013. AJ is so upset that this holiday season, he has nothing to be thankful for.
Daniels and Kaz come out to mock AJ, but AJ reminds Daniels that he has a lot more wins over Daniels than vice versa. Kaz says that doesn’t matter because AJ is stale, but Kaz and Daniels are the REAL tag team champions. AJ wants one more match with Daniels, but Kaz says Daniels has nothing to gain from beating AJ.
Daniels disagrees, and thinks this is the perfect time for AJ and Daniels to have one more match, to prove once and for all who the better man is.
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Match #6: Bobby Roode versus James Storm for the #1 contender’s spot.
Storm punches Roode before the bell and a few more times after the bell. Storm backdrops Roode and then pounds his head repeatedly. Storm clotheslines Roode and then whips him to the ropes. Roode hits Storm with an elbow that knocks him to the floor.
Roode removes one of the turnbuckle pads while the ref is watching Storm. Storm hits Roode with a shoulder block and Roode responds with a kick. Roode hits Storm with a flying armbar and then slams Storm’s arm into the steel post.
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When we return, Storm goes for a sunset flip but can’t get Roode over. Roode hits Storm with a leg drop and then a knee drop. Roode continues to work on Storm’s arm, slamming it to the mat and snapping it down over the top rope. Roode stomps on Storm and then applies a wrist lock.
Storm fights his way out, but Roode slams him arm first into the corner. Roode re applies the wrist lock but Storm is able to fight his way out. The two men exchange punches and Storm takes Roode down with a side Russian leg sweep. Roode goes after Storm’s arm again but Storm cuts him off and lands a pair of forearm shots.
Storm hits Roode with a clothesline and follows up with an inverted atomic drop. Storm hits Roode with a neckbreaker. Roode backdrops Storm to the edge of the ring, but Storm responds with an Enzuigiri. Storm climbs to the top rope but Roode cuts him off and lands a punch. Storm pushes Roode off but Roode lands a forearm shot.
Roode tries to superplex Storm off the top, but Storm hits him with a headbutt. Storm jumps over Roode and takes him off the top rope with a sunset flip into a powerbomb. Storm goes for a cover and gets only 2. Storm picks Roode back up, but Roode slips out and takes Storm down with a spinebuster.
Roode applies the crossface to Storm, but Storm is able to make it to the ropes. Roode stomps on Storm’s arm again and then twists it. Storm escapes and hits Roode with a double knee backstabber, and then immediately follows with a double knee facebreaker.
Storm gets ready to hit Roode with the superkick, but Roode pulls the ref in the way. While the ref is distracted, Roode slams Storm face first into the exposed turnbuckle that he tore off earlier in the match and rolls him up for the win. Storm used the ref as a shield, used the exposed turnbuckle as a weapon, and even pulled on the tights during the pin.
It may not be a clean win, but it’s still a win and Bobby Roode is now the new #1 contender. Storm looks devastated and Roode celebrates as Impact goes off the air.
WWE’s Hornswoggle, The Miz, and Divas champion Eve will be part of an upcoming special episode of The Soup which airs on USA Network.
Titled ‘The Soup meets WWE: Piledriving clips in your face,” the show will air on November 21 at 10PM EST on E! and then again following the episode of Monday Night RAW on November 26 on USA Network.
The episode was filmed this week in Los Angeles, California, along with hosts Joan and Melissa Rivers. Apart from in-studio appearances, Rey Mysterio, Daniel Bryan, Michael Cole, Jerry Lawler, and Brodus Clay will also appear.
Former WWE Women’s champion Trish Stratus has landed her amazing 93rd cover on a magazine this month.
The magazine is titled OPA! and is published in Australia for the Greek community in the country. Trish is featured on the cover looking fantastic as usual in a gold dress.
“To be able to connect with an iconic superstar and proud Hellene like Trish was for me both personally and professionally very exciting and stratusfying,” magazine publisher Steve Agi told TrishStratus.com.
“She is not only a role model and inspiration to women around the world but her can do and positive attitude should inspire one and all to reach for the sky and to dare to dream.”
The Arizona State University student took a couple minutes out of her busy week to talk with me about her upcoming event, her background and her thoughts on Women’s MMA.
Shasta “McNasty” McMurry is not only a full time student at ASU but also teaches cardio-boxing and is a personal trainer at LA Boxing. She is currently training in whatever time she has left out of Fight Ready MMA in Scottsdale, Arizona but this road to mixed martial arts started years ago.
Shasta didn’t have brothers like most women mixed martial artist seem to credit their starts to. She saw people wrestling and wanted to do it herself at the age of 10. Her mother signed her up and that is how it began. She wrestled on and off through high school in mainly exhibition matches since at the time she had difficulty even getting her weight up to the smallest of the divisions. Her family moved from Colorado to Arizona her senior year. When she began attending ASU she met up with a group of students who took part in grappling and she quickly fell in love with the sport and the wrestler was now doing jiu-jitsu and working her stand up game.
Her first fight came in June of 2011 under the World Fighting Federation in which she suffered an unanimous decision loss to her opponent. This last August she competed again at the T2 produced MMA Summer Showdown in Gallup, NM and things went much differently as McNasty was able to submit her opponent by rear naked choke at the 36 second mark of round number 1. The 21 year old is getting ready for this weekend’s 2012 World Series Grappler’s Quest in Las Vegas, NV.
On the subject of women’s mixed martial arts, Shasta was excited for it and acknowledged it is still in its infancy. While Invicta FC and the UFC now have women’s divisions, there is still room for more growth. With fighters like herself at the smaller ends of the weight scale they are usually the last to get brought into the fold. That is not a knock against them in any way. The UFC’s newest men’s division, the flyweights, are some of the most exciting fighters to watch in the sport as I am sure the same holds true for the smaller women fighters.
Another difficulty comes in training and inside the ring and that is the weight of the others. As neither of her first two opponents were able to make the 110 pound limit with the first coming in at 112 and the latest at 118. While Shasta doesn’t have a problem making weight, she does worry from time to time about training with some of the bigger men. When you give up 60 plus pounds it can be easy to pop a rib out of place or suffer other injuries in camp. Hopefully as the sport continues its growth we will see more people of all sizes taking part so that way everyone will have an equal opportunity to get ready to fight someone of their opponents stature.
Don’t for a second think that any of those difficulties or uncertainties of what is to come holds Shasta back at all. She made it clear she loves getting into the gym. She never feels like she has to make herself go; she goes because she wants to work harder than everyone else. She truly enjoys it and it was great to hear it come out in her voice as we spoke. She is a breath of fresh air and there are others out there that will continue to give mixed martial fresh new looks and legs to stand on.
Please find Shasta McMurry on Facebook and follow her on Twitter @shastamcmurry to show your support or check out her sponsor Lockdown Clothing so hopefully they will continue to sponsor these up and comers. Thanks to her management company Luta Elite MMA and its CEO Mercedes White for coordinating this.
Remember if you are in the Las Vegas area this Saturday check out Grapplers Quest at the Sports Center. The women will be starting off a huge day of men and women events at 10am with the no-gi divisions up first. Tickets are available now on their site for only $13 dollars to cover the whole day.
Cody Rhodes suffered an injury during a match which aired yesterday on WWE Main Event on ION which was taped on Tuesday.
The former Intercontinental champion suffered a concussion and a strained shoulder according to WWE.COM and an MRI is being scheduled to determine the extent of his injuries. The injury occurred when Rhodes took a backdrop during the tag team match he was participating in.
Rhodes is part of Team Ziggler for the Survivor Series and his involvement is pretty much up to the MRI outcome and if the doctors clear him due to his concussion.
The Veterans Day edition of Monday Night RAW pulled in an average of 4,194,000 viewers and a 2.9 rating.
Hour one did 4,154,000 viewers, hour two jumped to 4,399,000 viewers, however hour three dropped to 4,027,000 viewers. The show did 80,000 more viewers than last week and it was the first time since the October 8 edition that all three hours did more than 4 million viewers each. (Ratings compiled by Nielsen Media Research and put online by PWInsider.com)
WrestleMania 29 is already the top grossing event in professional wrestling history with a gate of over $10 million.
WWE sold over 52,000 tickets from the moment the pre-sale kicked in on Thursday and the stadium is not even close to being sold out yet so the $10 million will increase once more tickets are released and sold. The MetLife Stadium will be configured to hold just over 70,000 fans and gate money is expected to reach the $12 million mark if all the tickets are sold.
The high priced ringside and floor seats are certainly contributing to the massive gate with the first four rows selling for $2,000 per seat, a $1,000 increase over last year’s ringside seats.
Her first fight came in June of 2011 under the World Fighting Federation in which she suffered an unanimous decision loss to her opponent. This last August she competed again at the T2 produced MMA Summer Showdown in Gallup, NM and things went much differently as McNasty was able to submit her opponent by rear naked choke at the 36 second mark of round number 1. The 21 year old is getting ready for this weekend’s 2012 World Series Grappler’s Quest in Las Vegas, NV.