Newspaper Covers CM Punk's 'Chilling Response' Posted by Andy Steven on 05/07/2012 at 10:27 PM
British news outlet The Mirror has published an article on WWE Champion CM Punk's "chilling response" to a British fan who disagreed with his views on gay marriage on Monday.
Expressing his disapproval with Amendment 1 Monday morning on Twitter, Punk wrote a message in support of gay marriage being legalized in the state of North Carolina. A Twitter user hailing from Walsall disagreed, writing to the WWE Superstar, "Man was meant for woman, and even the thought of homo's make me sick."
Punk posted the message and then wrote "Kill yourself. He also advised another fan who disagreed with him to "drink bleach."
The newspaper also acknowledged WWE's affiliation with The Creative Coalition to promote the anti-bullying campaign 'be a STAR,' which Punk has represented.
Responding to a user that told Punk to 'be a STAR' after telling the British fan to kill himself, he wrote, "hey moron, don't try to hide behind the be a star campaign. I am a star. I'm fighting bigots here. Zero tolerance."
The Mirror says his beliefs contrast a homophobic slur he hurled at a fan last July at a WWE live event in Adelaide, Australia. Enclosed in the article is footage of Punk engaging in a verbal altercation with a fan and telling him that he has a "homo" haircut
CM Punk Tells Fan On Twitter To Kill Himself Posted by Steve Carrier on 05/07/2012 at 05:48 PM
WWE Champion CM Punk spoke out on the topic of same sex marriage and Amendment 1 Monday morning on Twitter. Amendment 1 is a controversial topic in North Carolina, as it will define marriage in the state constitution as between one man and one woman, and would ban any other type of "domestic legal union" such as civil unions and domestic partnerships.
Punk wrote, "Amendment 1 is ridiculous. It's an invasion of people's rights. North Carolina, why do you care if somebody wants to marry who they love?" Same sex marriage should be legal. The fact that it's illegal is embarrassing."
He continued, "Divorce rate is at least 50% between men and women, so don't give me the values angle. Making same sex marriage illegal is the same as having segregated drinking fountains. Embarrassing. The human race is embarrassing. #evolve"
One of Punk's Twitter followers disagreed with his beliefs, writing to the WWE Superstar, "Man was meant for woman, and even the thought of homo's make me sick." Punk posted his message and wrote "Kill yourself" in response.
Today I seen 3 guys breaking into my neighbors garage. So I walked over with my shotgun. pretty funny how fast stuff was dropped & hands went up. All 4 were arrested. In the middle of the day. #dumbasses
WWE Monday Night Raw Supershow Greensboro, South Carolina May 7, 2012 Commentators: Jerry Lawler & Michael Cole Reported by: David Stephens of Wrestleview.com
Are you ready? Then stop questioning your heart and join me because it's time for Monday Night RAW!
John Laurinaitis' music hits and he makes his way down to the ring. He introduces himself to the crowd and says that last week John Cena embarrassed him. JL says that Brock injured Cena's arm, and he injured Cena's pride. He vows to put an end to Cena at Over the Limit. JL will show everyone around the world how skillful and dangerous he can be. He refuses to apologize to Cena for attacking his arm with a steel chair. He claims that he was not reprimanded by the Board of Directors because they understand that he is hard but fair. He says that Cena will not be live at RAW because he wants him to rehab his arm. However, JL is requiring that Cena apologize for making fun of his voice. In fact, anybody who makes fun of Laurinaitis' voice will face severe consequences. He puts over his success in Japan with a slide show and says that his voice sounds the way it does because of an injury he suffered overseas at the hands of Dr. Death Steve Williams. He says that he was the Hulk Hogan of Japan. Laurinaitis says that his match against Cena will be bigger than any other match in history. He says that he hopes God has mercy on the soul of Cena.
CM Punk's music hits and he makes his way down to the ring. Punk says that John has no idea what the people want. Punk says that today he is on JL's side. But, he isn't just going to tell him what the people want to see; instead he will start by telling him what they don't want. What the WWE fans don't want to see is Laurinaitis. Punk says JL wasn't all that great over in Japan, and he has some more truth to spill. The first is that he put all his chips in Lesnar, and then Cena beat him. Punk says that the reason JL went to Japan is because no one in the States would pay to see it. JL asks if he is finished. The crowd supports Punk with a roar of no. Punk says he is stupid, ugly, and he has no friends. Also, he happens to be a gigantic tool box. JL says that if he wasn't training for his match with Cena he would pummel him into the ground. Instead, Punk will face another man who went to Japan to hone his skill Lord Tensai. Punk says he isn't surprised given that Laurinaitis likes to hide behind other people. Punk can't wait until Over the Limit to watch Cena demolish him.
****Commercial****
# Backstage Laurinaitis is walking while texting and bumps into Big Show. He yells at him for not getting out of the way when his boss is coming. When he walks away Show mocks his voice. Eve walks up and does not look amused.
Cody Rhodes v. The Big Show
They begin to brawl and Show quickly takes the upper hand. Rhodes slides out of the ring and grabs his belt. Show tries to throw him back into the ring, but Rhodes scurries away with his Title.
Winner: The Big Show STILL IC Champion: Cody Rhodes
Big Show grabs a microphone and calls for Cody to come back, but he walks away.
Eve Torres comes out and gets into the ring. She asks Show to apologize. He asks what for. She says for making fun of John Laurinaitis. He shrugs and says that he is sorry. She says that she asked for an apology and then reminds him that there isn't much demand for a 40 year old freak like him outside of the business. Show looks downtrodden and says that he apologizes. Eve looks smug as he exits the ring.
****Commercial****
Kofi Kingston w/ R-Truth v. Dolph Ziggler w/ Vickie Guerrero & Jack Swagger
Dolph connects with a high drop kick and goes for a cover. Kofi kicks out. Dolph gets behind for a rear headlock. Kofi escapes and then dodges and splash in the corner. Kofi connects with the Boom Drop and then looks for the Trouble in Paradise. Swagger jumps up on the apron for the distraction. Ziggler tries a sneak attack from behind, but Kofi counters into the SOS. Dolph kicks out. Kofi goes to the top rope, but gets pushed off by Swagger. Ziggler hits the Zig Zag and this match is over.
Winner via Zig Zag: Dolph Ziggler
****Commercial****
Michael Cole is in the ring and John Cena is on the Titantron. Cena says that a group of doctors have recommended that he stay out of the ring for the next couple of months due to the injury to his arm. Cena says that he doesn't care because nothing will keep him out of the ring. Cena says that Laurinaitis wasn't reprimanded because he told the Board that he wanted to face him at Over the Limit. Cole says Cena might be scared because of Laurinaitis' accomplishments. Cena laughs and says that at Over the Limit he is going to kick his ass!
****Commercial****
Kelly Kelly & Layla v. Maxina & Natalya
Kelly Kelly attacks Natalya on the outside of the ring as Beth Phoenix watches from the commentators table. Layla hits a leg and pins Maxina. This match is thankfully over.
Winners: Kelly Kelly & Layla
****Commercial****
Chris Jericho & Alberto Del Rio v. Randy Orton & Sheamus
Orton and Del Rio start the match. Orton hits a strong clothesline and goes for a cover. Rio kicks out and quickly goes to work on the arm of Orton. Jericho gets the tag and kicks the arm. Chris backs him into the corner and unloads with several punches. The referee makes him back up. Orton kicks him in the gut and then whips him to the opposite post. Sheamus gets the tag. Jericho tries to leap over him in the corner but Sheamus catches him and kicks him hard in the gut. Sheamus puts him on the apron and clobbers his chest. Del Rio tries to interfere but Sheamus throws him out. The distraction allows Jericho to throw Sheamus shoulder first into the steel post. Sheamus falls out of the ring and Del Rio kicks him for good measure.
****Commercial****
Pardon the brief absence as my power decided to be a little jerkface and restart my cable box while I was watching on delayed DVR
Winners: Chris Jericho & Alberto Del Rio
ANDDDDD I'm back
# Chris Jericho, Randy Orton & Alberto Del Rio are in Laurinaitis' office and are arguing about who should be the new #1 Contender. They all begin to brawl. Sheamus and Orton seem to gain the upper hand, but then argue about the end of the last match.
Brodus Clay comes out and proceeds to have a large dance party in the ring. Miz comes out and tells him to call his momma and tell her that he is awesome.
Brodus Clay v. The Miz
Miz goes right after Brodus, but gets hits with a clothesline. Miz is tossed out of the ring which causes Clay's dancers to laugh. Clay chases after him and then slide back into the ring. Miz connects with a series of kicks and a boot to the face. Miz stomps on his gut. Cover, but Clay tosses him off. Miz puts him in the corner and hits a high splash. Miz leaps from the top rope for a crossbody but Brodus swats him away. Miz gets back to his feet and locks on a rear headlock. He leaps onto the back of Clay, but Clay tosses him into the middle of the ring. Miz kicks out his leg and hits a DDT. Cover, but Clay tosses him off. Clay punches his way back to his feet, but misses a clothesline. Miz kicks out his leg and then hits a high knee to the jaw. Miz gets behind him and locks on a chinlock. Clay lifts him up for a big side slam. Clay catches Miz off the top rope on crossbody and hits a Sheeplex. Clay connects with a splash and this match is over.
Winner via The Power of Funk: Brodus Clay
****Commercial****
Brock Lesnar's music hits and PAUL HEYMAN! It's Paul Heyman!!!
He gets into the ring and grabs a mic. He says that he is here tonight as the representative of Brock Lesnar - a man who has been maligned and mistreated by the WWE audience since day one. He says that it is especially true of corporate management. He says that the WWE is different than it was 10 years ago because it is more image conscience now. Heyman says that Lesnar made some reasonable demands for his contract a couple weeks ago which Laurinaitis agreed to. Lesnar feels betrayed by the WWE audience. Heyman says that Lesnar is an honest man. He said he'd be an ass kicking machine and he was. Heyman says he doesn't need to keep going over Lesnar's accolades because he has a statement to read from Lesnar himself:
I came back to bring legitimacy to the WWE, that's exactly what I did. And how was I rewarded? With the same corporate bs and politics that led me to leave eight years ago. I don't regret what I did to John Cena. I embarrassed him. Another guy I embarrassed was HHH.
The statement goes on to say that he doesn't care about HHH or the WWE because Lesnar is never coming back. Because Lesnar quits!
****Commercial****
# Big Show is backstage with the stars of the new USA show 'Common Law'. Eve Torres walks into the shot and is still not amused.
CM Punk's music hits, but Laurinaitis comes out and cuts him off. He says that Punk will now be in a handicap match against Tensai & Daniel Bryan!
****Commercial****
CM Punk v. Lord Tensai & Daniel Bryan
Punk is in the ring with Tensai and gets slammed down to the mat. Bryan gets the tag and goes for a pin. Punk kicks out and tries a roll up. Bryan kicks out. Tensai gets the tag and lifts Punk to his feet. Tensai hits a hard double underhook. Punk rolls out of the ring and Tensai follows after and throws him into the steel post.
Both men get back into the ring and Tensai applies a nerve pinch. Punk is slammed to the mat and then hit with a senton. Bryan takes to the top rope after the tag and leaps for a big headbutt. Punk moves out of the way. Punk hits a heelkick to the jaw and follows it with a swinging neckbreaker. Punk takes a second and gets to his feet and hits a bulldog! Punk lifts him up for a GTS, but Bryan scurries off and Tensai tags himself into the ring. Bryan is clotheslined out, but Tensai comes charging in. Tensai hits his double chokeslam and then spits the mist onto his hand! Tensai grips the skull of Punk and then slams him skullfirst into the mat.
Winners: Lord Tensai & Daniel Bryan
After the match, Bryan attacks Punk. He applies the Yes Lock and then taunts the crowd.
Mickie James Interview: Speaks On Possible WWE Return, Knockouts Division
TNA Knockout Mickie James recently spoke with SportstownChicago.com to promote her June 30th against Melina in Bayamon, Puerto Rico. Check out some of the highlights:
On if she would return to WWE: "In this business, it's not one of those things where you can never say never. Right now, I'm having a great time at TNA and I've been enjoying it. I can't say anytime soon."
On the Knockout Division: "We have a very strong division. The only difference is the style and the types of matches and the length of the matches that we have. It's a rarity when a woman can main event the show and I've been fortunate enough to do that. I'm very blessed to be looked at as equal as someone who can hold that level at the end of the show. It's an honor. We have Sarita, who's very well known in Mexico and a main star in the Knockouts roster. Everybody is a little bit different," she said.
Mark Haskins Interview: Talks UK Tour, Infamous Shooting Star Press Spot And More
TNA Wrestler Mark Haskins recently spoke with TalkSport.co.uk new wrestling radio segment entitled "The Beatdown" regarding the 2012 TNA UK tour, his botched shooting star press incident, meeting wrestling legends and more. Below is a quick recap:
On being on the 2012 TNA UK Tour: "It was a great experience. We were here the year before with the previous tour and it was huge, i think there was about 6 or 7 thousand and a year later there was an even bigger crowd. It was for TV, my family was there, my friends were there, People i knew from school back in the day were there."
On the now infamous botched shooting press spot: "In all honesty, i went to the top, did the jump and something didnt feel right. The next thing i remember is being in the back with some of the agents around me. I was shouting my girlfriends name, I was knocked out. I came down, i don't know what it was that went wrong. i dont know if i didn't get enough jump, i don't know whether i slipped. I was completely out of it. There were two or three moves after i actually landed. I don't remember any of that. I don't remember getting to the back. I don't remember how i got to the dressing room. Apparently I was walking around and talking to people. It was sure a scary thing."
On being backstage with the likes of Hulk Hogan, Sting and Jeff Hardy: "It's weird. To think back when i was a child and i used to be a huge hulk hogan fan. I used to be a huge kurt angle fan and an AJ Styles fan. Now I'm just like 'Hey Kurt, how are you doing?'. You do have that reality check where you go 'damn, i used to have an action figure of you' and 'You used to be my world champion'. I used to watch every Kurt Angle match and now however many years later you now you are like 'oh hey, yeah how are you doing?'."
"It's so strange especially since the first tour i did for TNA on their European tour about this time last year, i thought would just be a local match. We were in Leon France. The match ended up being Shannon Moore and myself versus Matt Hardy and Jeff Jarrett with Kurt Angle as the special guest referee. I just stood there looking around and it kind of dawned on me for a second These are the guys i used to watch when i was 10 years old. If you had told me when i was 10 to 15 years old that i would end up in that situation, i would have never believed it. At the end of the day it just goes to prove that if you work hard enough your dreams do come true."
CM Punk's Straight Edge Lifestyle is Genuine? Posted by Steve Carrier on 05/06/2012 at 05:50 PM
Throughout his career, CM Punk has consistently used the gimmick of being "Straight Edge," a lifestyle he repeatedly claims to follow in his actual day-to-day life. In the latest issue of Power Slam, magazine editor Findlay Martin responds to a reader's query as to whether Punk's "Straight Edge" gimmick is just that, a "fictitious" gimmick.
"That's a vicious rumour, as far as we know," Martin responds. "We have spoken to many people over the last eight years who have been to bars and nightclubs with Punk and/or traveled with him in Europe and the U.S. and Canada, and all report that Punk has invariably abstained from alcohol, illegal drugs and tobacco."
Martin, however, says that some wrestlers who worked with Punk during his path to the WWE main roster years ago found his drug-free proclamation to be phony. And upon reaching the main roster, he was shunned for living an alternative lifestyle.
"Since most wrestlers habitually use alcohol and/or drugs and are instinctively distrustful of fellow wrestlers, the assumption among most who did not know Punk when he was working on the independent circuit and treading water in WWE's developmental system was that his teetotaler/drug-free claims were bogus," Martin says. "When he reached WWE television and his fame and word spread that his 'Straight Edge" gimmick was genuine, Punk was ridiculed and even ostracized by some wrestlers for choosing an alternative lifestyle to theirs."
- CM Punk was asked by a fan on Twitter where he sees himself in a year, Punk replied, "Retired. On an island. Giant beard. Surrounded by comic books and vespas." Punk also noted that he is currently reading the comic book "Fear Itself."
- After the official WWE website transferred Dustin "Goldust" Runnels' profile from the Raw Superstars section to the Alumni section on Friday, PWInsider.com confirmed that he was released from his contract with the organization last week. An undisclosed incident at the April 24 SmackDown taping in Grand Rapids, Michigan led to his contract being terminated. He had been working behind the scenes since suffering a shoulder injury in December 2010.
A rumor surfaced days ago on Twitter that Dustin Goldust Runnels, who has been working behind the scenes for WWE, has been released from his contract with the sports entertainment organization. He also began promoting a new Twitter account last week, @DRHODES_SAYS. Adding further suspicion to his status with the company, WWE.com transferred his profile from the Raw Superstars section to the Alumni section on Friday. The organization has not issued an announcement concerning Runnels being released.
Rosa Mendes Tweets on Signing with AW Posted by Steve Carrier on 05/05/2012 at 01:05 AM
Rosa Mendes revealed on Twitter last night that she, Primo and Epico, have signed on to be represented by Abraham Washington's "All World" talent agency.
@LaRosaMendes We are officially signed with AW!!!!! Now we will get the respect we deserve and win back the tag team titles!!!!!
"AW" has been shown on WWE TV pursuing the former tag champs, playing up the fact that they are not getting enough screen time. WWE has posted a story on their website about the signing.
- Evan Bourne noted on Twitter that he will be getting the pins removed from his foot in two more weeks. Bourne is still wearing a cast on his arm but was able to do a push-up on Monday for the first time in six weeks.
TNA Impact Wrestling Quarter Hour Ratings For May 3 2012 Today, 12:10 AM Posted by ILWyep in Latest TNA Wrestling News & Rumors
Q1: Impact opened with a 0.97 rating for the show-opening confrontation between Ric Flair and Hulk Hogan following a video package. There was one commercial that followed Flair-Hogan. The quarter-hour rating was well-below the standard average, but showed improvement compared to the previous three shows, which went 0.83, 0.87, and 0.88 in Q1. (Overall, down 17.6% vs. 2011-Q1 average)
Q2: Impact increased slightly to a first-hour-high 1.00 rating for the Knockouts tag match of Velvet Sky & Tessmacher vs. Gail Kim & Madison Rayne. There was also one commercial, followed by the beginning of RVD's in-ring promo. (down 13.5% vs. 2011-Q2 average)
Q3: Impact dipped back to the Q1 rating - 0.97 - for a confrontation between Van Dam and Bobby Roode, Devon vs. Robbie E., and one-and-a-half commercial breaks. (down 16.8% vs. 2011-Q3 average)
Q4: Impact dipped slightly to a 0.95 rating for a Gut Check backstage segment evaluating the show within the show, a Hogan backstage segment, and one-and-a-half commercial breaks. (down 15.5% vs. 2011-Q4 average)
Q5: Impact increased slightly to a show-high 1.03 rating for a five-minute Jeff Hardy vs. RVD match that could have meant more if promoted in-advance. There was also a standard commercial break and backstage segments following RVD-Hardy. During this four-week swoon, Q5 has scored 1.11, 1.14, 1.10, and now 1.03. (Overall, down 16.4% vs. 2011-Q5 average)
Q6: Impact dipped slightly to a 0.98 rating for Austin Aries's and Bully Ray's latest confrontation, one commercial, and the first-half of Magnus & Samoa Joe & Styles vs. Angle & Kazarian & Daniels. (down 16.4% vs. 2011-Q6 average)
Q7: Impact dipped slightly to a 0.96 rating for the second-half of the six-man tag match, one commercial break, and the Gut Check in-ring segment with Ric Flair, Al Snow, Bruce Prichard, and Alex Silva. This was the lowest rating of the second hour, although it's not much since the entire hour was down. (down 15.8% vs. 2011-Q7 average)
Q8: Impact increased slightly to an even 1.00 rating for the main event of Bobby Roode vs. Mr. Anderson, plus one commercial break. It was in the middle of the Q8 pattern over the past four weeks - 1.00, 0.96, 1.02, and now 1.00. (down 15.1% vs. 2011-Q8 average)
- For Ring ka King, it all comes down to whether or not Endemol and the Colors Network want to order another season. The ratings were considered good but not great so it's all going to come down to what the partners want. There have been discussions for a second season, but nothing is a go at this time. There have also been discussions about doing similar seasons locally for other countries.
- All Wheels Wrestling was passed on by The Speed Network and was handed off to Fuel TV as a potential project. However, once Fuel was pretty much rebranded as a UFC network as part of the FOX deal with UFC, the decision was made that they didn't want any pro wrestling on the cable network. So, the series is still being bounced around.
- TNA executive Eric Bischoff has responded to Scott Steiner's repeated anti-Hogan/Bischoff/Prichard rants, addressing the comments via his Twitter. After "Big Poppa Pump" wrote Thursday afternoon on the social networking website, "At Shoney's to Go Grand Opening in Buford....awesome food", Eric Bischoff responded:
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@ScottSteiner 50+ year old man pitching greasy fried chicken in Buford and wrestling indys in front of 250 fans...bitter? Bischoff feels it's ironic that Steiner complains about young talent not rising in TNA Wrestling while simultaneously ripping his 28-year-old wrestler son Garrett: "Its hard for some guys to move over and let the younger talent rise. Irony? One of Scotts bitches in his 20's and 30's." Bischoff then retweeted comments on his timeline with an anti-Steiner stance, many of which accuse him of drug abuse.
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- After the official WWE website transferred Dustin "Goldust" Runnels' profile from the Raw Superstars section to the Alumni section on Friday, PWInsider.com confirmed that he was released from his contract with the organization last week. An undisclosed incident at the April 24 SmackDown taping in Grand Rapids, Michigan led to his contract being terminated. He had been working behind the scenes since suffering a shoulder injury in December 2010.
Dolph Ziggler vs. Mason Ryan
