WWE News: Sneak Preview For SmackDown vs. Raw 2009, Raw Dark Match Results, Lilian Garcia, Elijah Burke
July 15, 2008 by admin · Leave a Comment
– Brent Strickland sent in the following… Before Raw, D Lo Brown defeated Matt Striker and Charlie Haas beat some jobber billed from raleigh, nc. After Raw went off the air, Batista defeated CM Punk in a quick match. Also a quick note, sitting in the front 2 rows were 2 of Ric Flair’s kids, one of his daughters and youngest son Reid.
– WWE.com has posted a gameplay trailer of the upcoming WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009 video game. The trailer features this year’s cover wrestlers, Triple H and Shawn Michaels, facing off against Matt and Jeff Hardy in a tag match. You can see the trailer at this link. THQ.com has another trailer for the game, which you can see at this link.
– Lilian Garcia and Elijah Burke have been added to WWE’s free SummerFest event live at the Beach in Venice Beach, CA on Saturday, August 9. Other stars slated to appear include Mr. Kennedy, Carlito, Tommy Dreamer, The Miz, John Morrison, Shannon Moore, Funaki, Layla, Lena Yada & Candice Michelle. The event will be hosted by Jimmy Hart.
WWE News: An Update On John Cena Following Car Crash Angle On Raw
July 15, 2008 by admin · Leave a Comment
In WWE.com’s Raw results, they’re saying that John Cena was simply “grazed” after John Bradshaw Layfield appeared to have crashed an automobile into him at the end of the show. Cena is fine enough in the storyline to fight JBL in their NYC Parking Lot Brawl match at The Great American Bash next Sunday.
Here is what WWE.com wrote regarding Cena:
“After knocking Cena unconscious, Layfield propped him up and attempted to smash a car into the prone Superstar. Luckily, John Cena managed to escape at the last minute and was only grazed, meaning that Cena vs. JBL will still take place on Sunday night.”
WWE News: Date For Edge & Vickie Guerrero’s Wedding, Flair On SmackDown?, Rare Michael Hayes Appearance
July 15, 2008 by admin · Leave a Comment
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– Even though Ric Flair is advertised to appear at tomorrow night’s SmackDown taping in Charlotte, it is far from a lock of him appearing on television on Friday night. He’ll likely appear before the crowd and not in a taped segment for tomorrow’s show.
– A promo ran on Raw earlier tonight saying that Edge and Vickie Guerrero’s wedding is scheduled to take place this Friday night on SmackDown.
– SmackDown head writer Michael Hayes is scheduled to appear at the NWA Wrestling Legends Fanfest in Charlotte, North Carolina on Friday, August 15. He will be signing autographs and taking photos with fans from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Later in the night, Hayes will be inducting longtime friend and Freebird partner Buddy Roberts into the NWA Wrestling Legends Hall of Heroes. For more details on Hayes’ appearance and the convention, visit NWALegends.com.
RAW® Ratings, Web Soar
July 12, 2008 by admin · Leave a Comment
STAMFORD, Conn. — WWE Chairman Vince McMahon’s weekly million dollar giveaway swelled the wallets of some lucky “Monday Night RAW” viewers, and the ratings for cable’s No. 1 regularly scheduled weekly telecast.
In the three weeks since McMahon’s Million Dollar Mania started, total viewership for Monday Night RAW increased 25% in its regular time slot (9:00p.m.-11:08p.m. ET). For the past two weeks, Monday Night RAW, in its regular time slot, has been the No. 1 program on television among the coveted 18 – 49 male demo, beating all programming on both cable and broadcast networks.
he impact on WWE.com has been equally impressive. More than two million unique visitors came to WWE.com logging more than six million entries during the first three weeks of the promotion. Since June 2, web traffic to WWE.com has dramatically increased, 28% among unique visitors and 25% for page views, which now stand at more than 15 million per day.
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WWE News: When You Can Catch The Supplemental Draft, Jim Ross Apologizes, Cole Comments
June 25, 2008 by admin · Leave a Comment
– The administrator of the WWE Fan Nation site announced that the WWE Supplemental Draft will be taking place tomorrow at noon on WWE.com. The WWE Fan Nation plans on holding a live blog with Howard Finkel and other WWE.com editors to give their expert analysis of the draft picks live as they happen. No other details have been revealed about the draft. They wrote: “The amount of picks and the format of the Supplemental Draft are still unknown, but we’ll be holding a Live Blog here on WWE Fan Nation tomorrow as all the action unfolds.” Last year’s Supplemental Draft featured 13 draft picks, so you can probably expect the roughly same amount tomorrow. And just a few moments ago, WWE put up an announcement on the front page of the site regarding the draft. For their preview, click here.
– Jim Ross has posted a follow-up blog on his website apologizing for his comments in his first blog earlier today. Ross wrote: “Changes in one’s life take some adjusting to especially at my stage of the game. This week I received an unexpected change in my professional address. Within hours of writing an emotional blog, I am positively moving on. I am going to do all I can to make Smackdown the best program the WWE produces.” He also added: “The abruptness of the “trade” shocked me. I most likely responded in a non professional way in the eyes of some fans. That’s their prerogative and each has the right to their opinion, As do I. Not to be cliche, but wrestling has been great to my family and me. I owe it to the business to “man up” and to kick ass on Smackdown. That’s my plan. My emotions are what they are and I will not apologize for my candor or honesty. My feathers were ruffled…poor me. I still bring bona fide passion to every broadcast and fully expect to deliver come show time.” Ross closes his post by saying: “For those of you that were offended by my earlier rant I apologize. For those that think “old J.R.” can’t get the job done, I suggest you sit back and watch. I wish my good pal The King and Michael Cole great success but my professional priority is to help Smackdown kick ass. In more ways than one, “the game is on.” You can read the blog in its entirety at this link.
– WWE.com posted an after-Raw video interview of Michael Cole and Jim Ross talking about the announcer swap. Even WWE.com is acknowledging Ross’ unhappiness regarding the move. They wrote: “Michael Cole and J.R. talk about swapping announce teams with the Draft – a move that made Ross none too happy.” You can see what they have to say at this link.
