The John Report: The WWE Raw Deal 05/06/13
Live from Roanoke, Virginia this is the Raw Deal for episode #1041. Follow me on Twitter @johnreport. Guy Voiceover (not the real name) told us that Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman were at WWE Headquarters earlier in the day. We’ll find out what they were doing. Also, Ryback walked out on John Cena last week.…
Possible Match For Undertaker At SummerSlam, Miz's Return, Helms-WWE
– WWE officials are interested in booking The Undertaker & Kane vs. The Shield at SummerSlam, however it will all depend on whether the Dead Man is willing to participate. – The reason The Miz was not at Monday’s RAW is that he was finishing filming the WWE Studios movie The Christmas Bounty. He is…
Joseph Park Weighs In On The Return Of Abyss, TNA Promotes Impact's New Time
– Last Thursday on Impact Wrestling, Abyss returned to TNA as he joined Sting and Kurt Angle as their partner in the main event six-man tag team match against Aces & Eights members Bully Ray, Devon and Mr. Anderson. The masked wrestler chokeslammed Anderson through a table before hitting the Black Hole Slam on Devon…
Rumored SummerSlam Match, World Hwt. Title Picture, RVD Wrestling In June
– Rob Van Dam will return to the ring on June 21st against Tommy Dreamer with Family Wrestling Entertainment’s show in Corona, New York at the ELMCOR Center. RVD is a free agent after leaving TNA earlier this year. The FWE show will also feature John Morrison vs. Carlito, a 30-Man Rumble, Paul London vs.…
Paul Heyman Debuts Curtis Axel, Update On Triple H's Condition
– Michael McGillicutty returned on this week’s RAW as the newest client of Paul Heyman. Heyman hyped the debut as a “YouTube” and “SportsCenter” moment, encouraing fans to set their DVR’s. Hennig’s new ring name is Curtis Axel, which pays homage to his father Curt Hennig and his grandfather Larry “The Ax” Hennig. – At…
Carlito Takes A Shot At The Shield, Final RAW Rating, RAW Social Media Score
– The final rating for Monday’s WWE RAW was a 2.96, essentially even with last week’s 2.92. As noted earlier, this week’s show averaged 4,227,000 viewers, up 4% from last week. By comparison, last year’s post-Extreme Rules RAW drew a 3.33 rating and averaged 4.89 million viewers. – Monday’s RAW had a Trendrr.tv social media…
WWE Signs Top Indy Star, Fast 6 Does Huge Numbers At The Box Office & More
– WWE.com has published a list of the Top 25 managers of all time. – John Cena’s May 30th appearance at the Wizard World Comic-Con in Philadelphia is now officially sold out. – The Rock’s new movie “Fast & Furious Fast 6” has brought in $317,019,000 so far, according to BoxOfficeMojo.com. – Dragon Gate USA…
Jeff Hardy Announced To Return At Slammiversary, Sam Shaw Appears On The List
– Infrequently seen TNA Wrestling Superstar Sam Shaw appears on the latest edition of The List with Robbie E. The synopsis reads, “After some time off the list is back with Gut Check Winner Sam Shaw and Robbie E is willing to give his a chance to get on the list… Granted he doesn’t seem…
RAW Backstage Fallout, SmackDown Rating, Linda McMahon In Asia
– Friday’s WWE Smackdown drew a 1.85 rating with 2.41 million viewers, slightly down from the previous week. – Bill Goldberg and Brian Knobbs participated in Monday’s Jim Kelly Celebrity Classic charity golf tournament. – Linda McMahon is currently in Asia for the Fortune Global Forum. She tweeted on Monday night: “Konnichiwa from Tokyo! I’m…
"Macho Man" Randy Savage's Ex-Valet Issues A Cry For Help Through Facebook
You can add George Stephanie Bellars Frankenstein, who famously appeared in World Championship Wrestling as the valet of “Macho Man” Randy Savage, to the lengthy list of former wrestling stars to struggle after the spotlight has faded. This past Monday night, the former Gorgeous George issued a cry for a help on her personal Facebook…