Santino Marella def. The Brian Kendrick John Morrison def. Charlie Haas Zack Ryder def. Tyler Reks Unified Tag Team Champion Edge def. World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk
This week on WWE Superstars on WGN America, the WWE Universe was treated to some explosive match-ups, and one disappointing result. With four hard-hitting contests, including World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk taking on Unified Tag Team Champion Edge, and the in-ring debut of Tyler Reks, the show was certainly a smash hit.
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Santino Marella def. The Brian Kendrick (PHOTOS | WATCH) After last weeks Raw, Santino Marella had to unfortunately deal with the firing of his sister Santina, but seems to be handling it all fairly well, coming out victorious Thursday night. In a back-and-forth match, it seemed as though The Brian Kendrick had the Italian Superstar right where he wanted him, but that was not the case. With an impressive pin reversal, Marella caught Kendrick off-guard with the 1-2-3 and left the abrasive Superstar lying in the ring stunned at what happened. A win like this will certainly help ease Santinos loss of his sister from the Raw brand.
John Morrison def. Charlie Haas (PHOTOS | WATCH) There are not many Superstars that are as explosive in the ring as John Morrison, and he displayed his incredible athleticism and innovative offense in defeating Charlie Haas. Whatever Haas did, The Friday Night Delight seemed to have an answer for, being one step ahead for most of the match. In the end, The Shaman of Sexy took the Seton Hall alum for a Moonlight Drive and followed up with the Starship Pain to ensure the pin and the win. The sky seems to be the limit for Morrison and his ever-growing arsenal of impressive moves will continue to lead him to the top.
Zack Ryder def. Tyler Reks (PHOTOS) In what might be the catalyst for a new East Coast-West Coast rivalry, Zack Ryder made sure to represent his native Long Island in a hard-fought match against the debuting Californian Tyler Reks. Throughout the match, Reks displayed his skillset, hitting Ryder with several jaw-jacking moves. However, the man who loves to say Woo woo woo was able to capitalize on a miscalculation to lead him to the winners circle. As the Californian jumped up to climb the second turnbuckle, Ryder kicked his leg out from under him, leaving Reks prone to a devastating Zack Attack and a Ryder victory. Although Reks was on the losing side of action, his performance was enough to ensure that he will be back to fight another day.
Unified Tag Team Champion Edge def. World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk (PHOTOS | WATCH) Unfortunately for the WWE Universe, the night ended on a sour note, as Edge was awarded the victory after CM Punk forfeited due to seemingly injuring the same eye he did in his title defense against Jeff Hardy at The Bash. Throughout most of the match, things looked to be going The Straightedge Superstars way, as he used his well-trained kicks to break down The Rated-R Superstar. When it seemed as if everything was in line, Punk had Edge up on his shoulders for the Go To Sleep, but The Ultimate Opportunist slid out of it, raking the World Heavyweight Champions eyes. After a few minutes favoring his eye in the corner, Punk waved his arms signaling that he could not fight on. As Josh Mathews asked Punk after the match while he was being checked on by trainers, the real question is: Would Punk have been willing to just give up if the gold was on the line?
Former WWE Diva Torrie Wilson was interviewed by Kevin Eck of The Baltimore Sun to discuss her second place finish in NBC's I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here and she had some interesting things to say regarding World Wrestling Entertainment . Highlights from the interview are as follows:
Whether having a snake on her face was worse than kissing Vince McMahon: "Oh, making out with Vince, for sure [laughs]. Ill take the snake any day."
Embarrassed over taking part in the Miss WrestleMania Battle Royal: "Im very mad at myself and embarrassed that I agreed to be a part of something like that. A lot of people in the audience didn't even know that I was in that match because they didn't even announce it. For me, that whole experience at WrestleMania was kind of like closure. I feel like maybe I'm not appreciated like I would have hoped. They just wanted all these girls there. Now I can understand why Trish [Stratus] decided not to do it; she was smart. Going into it I trusted them that they would use me in the right way and I should have known better. All in all, I learned a valuable lesson."
Whether she thinks she's done with professional wrestling: "I do. I just didn't appreciate that experience and I felt very unappreciated after all of the years that I put in for them. You combine that with the fact that I asked them to do a little thing on wwe.com to "vote for Torrie" and they just ignored me. So, my feelings are hurt.
Batistas in-ring return date is tentatively slated for WWE Survivor Series, which takes place in Washington, DC. There was some optimism that he would try to return later this summer, but given reports that he is becoming aware of ages impact on his body, it appears he is not going to risk returning too early.
Justin Angel defeats Kris Logan Dawson Alexander defeats Troy Jackman Angela and Johnny Prime defeats Beverly and Alex Riley 10 man battle royal (winner and number one contender for the fcw championship Ricky Ortiz) Trent Baretta and Caylen croft defeats tag team champion Tyler Recks (new tag team champions)
In a likely indication that they are through with the company, the official TNA website has removed the pictures of multiple wrestlers from its roster page.
Among those removed from the page include Jacqueline, Raven, and Naito & Yujiro of the No Limit tag team.
Jacqueline had not appeared on television in recent months, Raven was believed to be working on a pay-per-appearance deal, and the contracts of No Limit were set to expire soon.
Shane Douglas was also recently removed from the roster page. He was working on a pay-per-appearance deal.
According to a source, WWE Diva Rosa Mendes was told by management to slim down. Reportedly, she took the comment to heart and has dropped weight in recent weeks.
As noted earlier, last nights episode of ECW saw the debuts of four wrestlers in Yoshi Tatsu (Naofumi Yamamoto), Abraham Washington (Brian Jossie), Sheamus (Stephen Farrelly) and Tyler Reks (Gabriel Tuft). However, both wrestlers and fans alike shouldnt get too comfortable quite yet as the four newcomers were considered in the eyes of creative as not full-fledged ECW wrestlers, but rather, wrestlers being looked at for possible spots on ECW. At this point, none are considered to be official members of the ECW roster.
Keep your eyes peeled on ECW over the next few weeks as more developmental wrestlers will be tested out for possible spots on the roster. Given the limited amount of roster spots in ECW and extraordinary number of wrestlers in developmental, unfortunately, not everyone will make it. Given WWEs lack of patience for young stars, its definitely a sink or swim situation.
Yoshi Tatsu def. Shelton Benjamin Sheamus def. local competitor Vladimir Kozlov & William Regal def. ECW Champion Tommy Dreamer & Christian
FRESNO, Calif. Thanks to Donald Trumps blockbuster 15-Superstar trade and ECWs New Superstar Initiative, the Land of the Extreme is a changed place. The New Era of ECW is full of new faces and plenty of hungry ECW Superstars ready to make an Extreme impact on Tuesday nights.
Vladimir Kozlov & William Regal def. ECW Champion Tommy Dreamer & Christian (PHOTOS | WATCH) Sunday nights Bash competitors became tag team partners on ECW this week, when ECW Champion Tommy Dreamer joined Christian to face Vladimir Kozlov and William Regal, the later who arrived via Trumps trade. Dreamer & Christian seemed to put their differences aside for the match, but their bond wasnt strong enough to withstand the impact of The Moscow Mauler and his English partner. The ECW Original lost the tag team match after the unstoppable Kozlov pinned him for the win. How will Regals presence affect ECW? Who will dare to get in the ring the brutal Kozlov? What's next for Captain Charisma? And when will Dreamer defend the ECW Championship next?
Yoshi Tatsu def. Shelton Benjamin (PHOTOS) ECWs General Manager, Tiffany, said ECW is the place to see the best, most talented, young Superstars in WWE today, and Yoshi Tatsu is proof. Shelton Benjamin made his return to ECW as part of Trumps trade, but was bested by one of Tuesday nights newest Superstars, Tatsu, who arrived via the New Superstar Initiative. The Japanese Superstar made an impressive debut in the Land of the Extreme, when he defeated The Gold Standard quickly with one swift kick and a pin after plenty of taunting and teasing from Benjamin. After making such a shocking debut, which Superstar will have the nerve to face brave newcomer Tatsu?
Sheamus def. local competitor (PHOTOS) Irish eyes were smiling widely upon Sheamus during his ECW debut. Sheamus who also arrived in ECW as part of the New Superstar Initiative earned his first Extreme victory over a local competitor Tuesday night. Sheamus comes from Ireland and a long line of tough, Irish Superstars such as Finlay, who moved to SmackDown in Trumps trade. Its clear this new ECW Superstar is poised to make an impact in the Land of the Extreme. How will his arrival affect ECW on Sci Fi?
"The Abraham Washington Show" debuts with The Bella Twins (PHOTOS | WATCH) Abraham Washington also made his ECW debut Tuesday night with his self-titled talk show. The special guests for his inaugural show were none other than the newest Extreme Divas Nikki & Brie Bella. The sisters told Washington and the WWE Universe that being identical twins has its advantages and its disadvantages, in and out of the ring. The Bellas discussion turned into a bit of sibling rivalry-tinged argument, of which Washington found himself caught in the middle. How will Washington and The Bellas arrival on ECW impact Tuesday nights?
Zack Ryder meets Tyler Reks Enthusiastic newcomer Tyler Reks met his future competition Tuesday night. The Southern California-raised, surf-loving Superstar approached Zack Ryder in the ECW locker room just two days before their match on WWE Superstars. Ryder quickly told the rookie to get a few things straight the best beaches are on his native Long Island, N.Y., and he better eat his avocado rolls to toughen up before their match Thursday night. Will Reks be as successful as the others in ECWs New Superstar Initiative when he faces Ryder on WWE Superstars? Tune in Thursday night at 8/7 CT on WGN America.
Tony Atlas' future with WWE is very much in doubt following the transfer of his associate, Mark Henry, to the RAW brand this past Monday.
Company officials plan on pushing the "World's Strongest Man" as a top babyface, which as a result, has left Atlas to fend for himself as he is not being brought alongside him.
The WWE Hall of Famer's contract is coming due in a few weeks and it remains uncertain whether it will be renewed.
It'll be interesting to see what they do with Hornswoggle in the coming weeks as well.
The PWTorch.com Newsletter is reporting that former WWE diva Candice Michelle fell out of favor with WWE management because of her weight when she worked out in the ring last month in Los Angeles.
Candice was rehabbing an injury and WWE officials apparently believe she showed up to TV out of shape and not looking ready for TV.
You can see pictures of Candice Michelle after a big weight gain a while ago at this link.
- As seen on tonights ECW on Sci-Fi, several new members debuted on the main roster from developmental.
* Yoshitatsu debuted and defeated Shelton Benjamin with one single move after Shelton mocked him for 2 minutes. He is the former Naofumi Yamamoto who has been signed to a WWE deal since September of 2008. He has worked for New Japan Pro Wrestling in the past.
* Abraham Washington, real name Brian Jossie, debuted his new talk show called The Abraham Washington Show. It was a rough segment to watch and his first guests were The Bella Twins. Hes been acting as the general manager down in FCW and his gimmick is a take off of Barack Obama. He has trained at Ohio Valley Wrestling before and has been signed with WWE since September of 2008.
* Sheamus, better knonwn as Sheamus OShaunessy also debuted defeating a local independent wrestler. Sheamus was a star in Ireland before being signed by WWE in April of 2007. Hes worked numerous WWE dark matches and live event matches in the past year. Sheamus has held the Heavyweight Title in FCW before.
* Tyler Reks, real name Gabe Tuft, made his debut with a surfer gimmick from California in a backstage segment with Zack Ryder. He will be wrestling Ryder on this weeks Superstars. Reks is the current FCW Heavyweight Champion and has been signed to a WWE deal since February of 2008. Hes also held the FCW tag team titles before.
There was some confusion backstage over the trade storyline on RAW last night, and several wrestlers had trouble with the logic of how it played out on TV. PWInsider.com reports that the decision to switch the talent was made in the last week or so. The moves were done by WWE to make RAW and Smackdown stronger.
Matt Hardy gave his thoughts on a wrestling journalist for assuming that he spoiled his move to SmackDown on his Twitter.
I love how a guy who considers himself a top-notch wrestling journalist claimed I spilled the beans by posting I was traded to Smackdown when it had been up on WWE.com for almost an hour. He suggested maybe I had permission to post that, while it was already public info and all over the internet already. Hes quite an arrogant goof when it comes to matters like this. Hes constantly wrong in his reviews and regularly incorrect on matters. But my biggest complaint is that often insults talent, matches, or ideas just to seem cool. If you want to be looked at as a serious journalist, have your facts straight & remain professional by not insulting who keeps you in business. Not that my opinion is important, but thats my opinion. I absolutely LOVE the true fans of the business, especially the positive ones who unconditionally respect all the pain, injuries, & sacrifices that ALL pro wrestlers go through to keep this wonderful business alive. Matt said.
Evan Bourne is looking forward to moving to the Raw brand after he was traded on Monday night's episode of WWE Raw. Bourne posted the following on his Twitter page: "Moves to RAW! Very excited about the multitude of opportunities that just landed on my plate!✌✌"
After his match at this past Sundays The Bash PPV with John Cena, The Miz wrote the following on his Twitter page after the decisive loss: "Most would want me to say something about the bash. Well.....I'm still awesome."
TNA president Dixie Carter recently spoke to TNAWrestling.com, here are the highlights:
On WWE & TNAs ratings: We want everyones ratings to go up. In order to succeed, we dont think we have to take ratings away from anyone else. As a wrestling industry, we all have to grow the fan-base worldwide. We cant just say were going to beat Raw (in the ratings). Right now, thats unrealistic. We had to start with the more obtainable goal to beat the ratings of our competitors third-rated show, ECW and weve done that. I have heard people say, Its not a big deal to beat their lowest rated show, but I disagree. Its a huge success for TNA, which five years ago had just 300,000 viewers in a Friday afternoon timeslot on Fox Sports. So now were setting our sights on their second-rated show, Smackdown and that gap has closed significantly over the past six months.
Impacts timeslot: Thursday nights are tough. Besides being the most competitive night on TV for networks, we are always up against the biggest sporting events, including high-profile playoffs games. The recent NBA Playoffs had record ratings success, yet TNA held its own. As Spike officials have said, and I agree, God Bless the TNA fans. Nothing is set in stone, but no move is being planned right now. Our goal has always been to be competitive and go head-to-head against one of our competitors programs. So we hope that might happen sometime in the future.
On the current state of the wrestling industry: The audience of 2009 is significantly different from the audience during the height of the WWF-WCW run. And we have to continue to change accordingly. Todays fans are smarter, more involved. They dont want their intelligence insulted, and we have been guilty of that at times in the past. Can we please everyone all the time? No, thats not realistic. But you have to strive to please them much more than not.
On TNAs progress: Until we are the biggest wrestling company in the world, we wont be satisfied. [ ] We have not been infused with hundreds of millions of dollars, nor had a parent company that is a network. We have fought hard for every bit of success we have attained. Weve done it fan by fan, success by success. And that, to me, is what makes TNA special, because it truly is a company of the fans; theyve been the ones who have allowed us to grow. [ ] I think we have accomplished more in the last six- to 12-months than we have in the last several years. I look at our ratings over the last year, and they are up about 20 percent.
On AJ Styles: Simply PHENOMENAL. He has taken the in-ring product to another level and is really starting to embrace his own stardom, which is a big part of being a star. I am so proud when I hear the ovation he gets around the world when he enters the arena; it usually is the loudest of the night. He has helped build TNA. AJ is the first and only TNA Gland Slam winner, and his time is just beginning.
-- The word going around the locker room is that Vickie Guerrero was only being paid $500 per appearance by WWE. On top of that, she had to cover her own hotel and road expenses.
Typically, talent on the main roster net a $75,000 downside guarantee at the very least, so her salary was drastically below even the lowest paid main roster performers in the company.
Some wrestlers are understandably fired up over this rumor, as the feeling is that the company could have done more to take care of a person who was such an integral part of WWE.
Although, it's worth noting that WWE paid for Eddie Guerrero's funeral and likely did more to help out Vickie financially than the locker room is aware of.
Ik ben Boon Kenneth, en gebruik soms ook wel de schuilnaam Sting.
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Ik ben geboren op 05/06/1989 en ben nu dus 34 jaar jong.
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