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Post by Head Booker on Apr 30, 2012 7:03:02 GMT -6
Following the Extreme Rules PPV Sunday night, WWE released a storyline-driven "medical update" on John Cena detailing injuries to Cena's left arm. The fictional report says Cena may have suffered "torn muscles, possibly a torn rotator cuff or a biceps muscle" during his match with Brock Lesnar. Cena is expected to take time off after the PPV, which he discussed during his post-main event promo, and the "injury" will likely factor into the storyline explanation for his absence.
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Following the Extreme Rules PPV Sunday night in Chicago, WWE shifts to Dayton, Ohio for Monday's Raw TV taping that will likely feature big changes to the top of the Raw brand.
John Cena, who beat Brock Lesnar in the PPV main event, is advertised for the taping, but he confirmed at the end of the PPV that he will be taking a vacation. Meanwhile, Lesnar was added to advertising for the Raw taping late last week and is expected to be a big part of the show.
The other big item is the return of Triple H, who will be appearing on WWE TV for the first time in one month since losing to The Undertaker at WrestleMania 28. During the PPV, heel authority figure John Laurinaitis suggested it will be Hunter, the fictional COO, returning to Raw to handle business with Laurinaitis.
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Post by Head Booker on Apr 30, 2012 20:40:40 GMT -6
During Monday's Raw episode, WWE announced the Bellas have been "fired" from WWE, writing them out of TV storylines with their contracts expiring. Earlier in the show, the Bellas lost a triple-threat Divas Title match to new champion Layla. This took care of Nikki's re-match clause following Layla's title victory at the Extreme Rules PPV Sunday night before the Bellas were written off TV Monday.
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WWE wrestler The Miz will star in "The Marine 3" movie, WWE announced Monday via press release. Miz, starring in his first WWE Studios movie, will play a Marine who "is forced to put his skills to the test when a radical militia group kidnaps his rebellious niece." WWE added, "The unrelenting soldier does whatever is necessary to save his niece and stop a terrorist attack masterminded by the militia leader."
The film shoot is scheduled to begin June 11 in Vancouver. WWE also announced Scott Wiper will direct the movie. Wiper directed "The Condemned" movie starring "Stone Cold" Steve Austin. The straight-to-DVD movie will be distributed by Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, with an expected release date in 2013.
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Post by Head Booker on May 1, 2012 7:20:12 GMT -6
During Monday's Raw broadcast, WWE's Spanish announce team announced that Sin Cara is scheduled for the Smackdown brand's Mexico tour May 24-26. Sin Cara, who has been off TV since November rehabbing a knee injury, could return to TV prior to the Mexico tour, but those are his first advertised dates.
[ LINK: Report credit SuperLuchas.net ]
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Famous singer Rihanna is scheduled to join the cast of "Fast 6" starring "The Rock" Dwayne Johnson. Rihanna will play the nemesis of the characters played by Vin Diesel and Paul Walker. After Rock wraps up "Pain & Gain" in Miami, he will be traveling to the U.K. to join filming for the sixth installment of the "Fast and Furious" series. Confirmed production locations include London, Essex, and Southend.
[ LINK: Report at TheMusicNetwork.com ]
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-- By the end of Raw, WWE transitioned from John Cena vs. Brock Lesnar to John Cena vs. heel authority figure John Laurinaitis as the top TV feud. Concerning Lesnar, WWE created a storyline that allows Lesnar to leave for a period of time because his contract status is "up in the air."
After Lesnar dismantled returning authority figure Triple H in the opening segment, the announcers stressed Lesnar's future is "in doubt," setting up Lesnar to return to TV down the line.
Part of Lesnar's storyline absence will be related to his attack of Triple H, who WWE said suffered a "broken arm." It should allow for Lesnar and Hunter to be off TV during a cooling-off period before the two men return to TV to likely set up a singles match on a future PPV.
Prior to Lesnar dismantling Triple H, Hunter suggested four potential matches for Lesnar in the future - a re-match with John Cena following Cena's Extreme Rules victory and matches against C.M. Punk, Randy Orton, and Sheamus.
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Post by Head Booker on May 1, 2012 11:21:44 GMT -6
BIG BACKSTAGE BLOWUP AT EXTREME RULES PPV
By Mike Johnson on 2012-05-01 00:53:05
Following the Extreme Rules PPV on Sunday, there was a huge blow-up involving Brock Lesnar. According to several sources, Lesnar lost it on a number of WWE officials and began ripping apart a dressing room, upset over the John Cena promo that closed the PPV.
The original plan was for Cena, despite winning, to be so beaten that he was carried out of the building, leaving an opening for Lesnar to brag that while he had lost the battle on a fluke, he had won the war.
When Cena decided to address the audience, Lesnar perceived it as Cena double crossing him and lost in on WWE officials. It's not yet known how they calmed him down, but tonight's angle with HHH was planned in advance as a way to remove Lesnar from TV.
Sources within the company have indicated that Lesnar's current deal only requires him to work two dates minimum per month.
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We noted earlier that Brock Lesnar had a meltdown backstage after his loss to John Cena at Extreme Rules. Lesnar was upset about Cena's post-match promo because the original plan had Cena getting stretchered out. Lesnar felt that he was made to look weak and WWE officials double crossed him.
F4Wonline.com reports that WWE's new mentality with Lesnar is that they're paying a lot of money for a guy who is not their top guy, so he should be used when he can to put over their top talents. People in Lesnar's camp were feeling like WWE was just testing Lesnar by having Cena cut the post-match speech.
Brock was told before the Extreme Rules match that Cena would go out on a stretcher and look totally incapacitated and be injured. Lesnar went nuts backstage in front of everyone, tearing things up and throwing a tantrum. Lesnar specifically yelled at Marc Carano, the assistant to John Laurinaitis, about how things are a mess and everything is wrong in WWE. Some felt that part of the tantrum was just an act by Lesnar to show to the locker room that he could quit at any minute. Some of those same people felt that WWE officials could have been involved in Lesnar trying to work the other talents.
Lesnar also suggested that Cena intentionally pulled down the top rope at Extreme Rules, causing him to nearly blow out his knee in the bad spot towards the end of the match where they both tumbled over to the floor. Again, most believe that there is no real heat between Cena and Lesnar over this and this also could have been part of an act by Lesnar.
Despite what's an act and what's part of the TV storylines, sources insist that Lesnar's status and future with WWE is a sticky situation. While Lesnar vs. Triple H is in the works for SummerSlam, some in the company are already predicting that he will end up working the remaining big pay-per-view events of 2012, Royal Rumble 2013 and then WrestleMania 29 before being done with the company.
Source: F4Wonline.com
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Post by Head Booker on May 3, 2012 19:30:48 GMT -6
The Bella Twins said in a statement released this week that they parted ways with WWE after deciding to "take some time away from wrestling." The Bellas noted they will continue interacting with their fans via Twitter Q&As and on their website following their departure from WWE.
[ LINK: The Bellas's full announcement can be read at NicoleandBrianna.com ]
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WWE announced Thursday a storyline event of Abraham Washington (A.W.) "officially signing" former WWE tag champions Primo & Epico (and Rosa Mendes) as clients. The trio joins A.W.'s new "All World" talent agency, with more talent to be added to A.W.'s stable.
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WWE has launched a new Superstars Profile for current TNA star Sting. The profile picture is of early 1990s bleach-blonde Sting and the profile page includes various video footage of Sting's WCW career from WWE's tape library. The new Superstar profile comes ahead of WWE releasing a Clash of Champions-themed DVD with Sting on the DVD cover.
[ LINK: Sting profile at WWE.com ]
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