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There was talk this week of making Michael Cole a manager since he has so much heat. The idea would be for Cole to transfer some of that heat to heels on the roster who need a boost. If Cole would begin to manage, he would likely stay on commentary as well.

Vince McMahon spoke at today's WWE second quarter conference call. When asked about The Rock's recent impact on WWE, McMahon said that Rock will be appearing at multiple PPV events beyond Wrestlemania 28. McMahon also talked about how the Wrestlemania 28 travel packages were in larger demand than usual, selling out in just two days.

WWE agent and former wrestler Dean Malenko turns 51 years old today.

WWE has just removed Husky Harris from their RAW roster.

the UK DVD cover for WWE's upcoming "OMG! The Top 50 Incidents in WWE History" had to be changed because the graphic of Edge and Mick Foley going through a flaming table was too graphic for retailers there. The new cover features John Cena with Big Show and Edge on his shoulders for a double Attitude Adjustment.

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!!!breaking news!!!!

The following performers have been released from WWE today:

Vladimir Koslov
Melina
Chris Masters
DH Smith

Gail Kim also announced on Twitter that she quit the company.

Added after 16 minutes:

!!! more breaking news coming in!!!

Rey Mysterio will get a WWE Title shot against the winner of SummerSlam's CM Punk vs. John Cena match on the August 15th RAW, the night after SummerSlam in Rey's hometown San Diego, California . For what it's worth, it was reported a month ago that WWE had HUGH plans for Rey that would begin the night after SummerSlam.

Sin Cara will be returning at this coming Tuesday's WWE SmackDown tapings in Sacramento, California. This would mean that Cara's time off for suspension was cut to three weeks instead of the 30 days.

Added after 46 minutes:

i know the answer but does anyone know what year NWO Debuts In The WWF?

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WWE has announced that WWE Champions CM Punk and John Cena will have a contract signing on RAW, less than a week away from their unification match at SummerSlam.

WWE Magazine notes that Rey Mysterio will be debuting a new hooded mask soon – one that was designed by the winner of WWE Kids magazine’s annual “Design Rey’s Mask” contest.

Injured WWE Diva Layla started working out again this past weekend for the first time since suffering a torn ACL and MCL back in May.

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WWE Smackdown (Airing Friday)

Triple H came out and set up Ezekiel Jackson vs. Cody Rhodes for the Intercontinental Title, Alberto Del Rio vs. Daniel Bryan, and Great Khali vs. Randy Orton. Christian came out to speak to Hunter.

Christian threatened that Hunter needed to change his SummerSlam match against Randy Orton or he would sue. Hunter told him he has no respect as the World Hvt. Champion, so the match is still on.

Sheamus beat Christian by countout. Christian wanted no part of Sheamus, so he got himself intentionally counted out while standing on the top of the entrance ramp.

Beth Phoenix and Natalya defeated Kaitlyn and A.J. Beth Phoenix pinned A.J. to get the win for her team.

There was a backstage segment with Teddy Long, Zack Ryder, Cody Rhodes, Ted DiBiase, and Aksana.

There was also a segment with Mark Henry and Johnny Curtis backstage. They will meet later in the show.

Sin Cara defeated Tyson Kidd. Mike said it didn't seem like anyone knew the difference between this Sin Cara and the real Sin Cara, assuming they used someone else under the mask because the real Sin Cara is suspended.

Alberto Del Rio defeated Daniel Bryan, Bryan missed a top rope move. Del Rio got the win via submission.

Cody Rhodes defeated Ezekiel Jackson to win the Intercontinental Title.Cody got the win with CrossRhodes to become the new champion. I smell a rematch at SummerSlam.

Backstage, Randy Orton said he will unleash his anger at SummerSlam. He then discussed his match against Great Khali.

Mark Henry beat Johnny Curtis. Sheamus came out to stop "Shamu" and wanted him to take on the great white tonight instead of at SummerSlam.

Randy Orton beat The Great Khali. Orton hit the RKO on Khali for the pin. Christian came out afterward and said he's the best thing going.

Triple H is serious on introducing new talents through vignettes and promos. It’s also being said that Triple H is interested in reviving the WWE Tag Team division. Word is that they are really starting to recruit tag teams and see if some names are under contract to other promotions.

WWE Superstar Wade Barrett turns 31 years old today.

There were a lot of people on the RAW brand sad to see Vladimir Kozlov released because he had a reputation for being the nicest guy.

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With just four matches officially announced, Sunday's WWE SummerSlam pay-per-view from the Staples Center in Los Angeles is legitimately sold out.

The latest on womens wrestler Tenille Taylor, who was trained by Lance Storm, coming to WWE is that she will start some time in 2012. She was offered a deal by WWE a while back but had to go through visa issues and then recently underwent surgery on her shoulder.

JBL recently made it clear on his Facebook that he isn’t interested in returning to WWE as a wrestler but when asked if he would consider a role such as manager or announcer, the former Grand Slam Champion said he would be open to it but WWE has not contacted him about a return.

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The SummerSlam Fan Axxess autograph signings kick off today in Los Angeles. CM Punk has been added to today's signings while Sin Cara has been removed from today's and tomorrow's signings. Zack Ryder has also been added to Sunday's signings.

A lot of the WWE talents went home before going to Los Angeles after Monday and Tuesday's TV tapings, with some not arriving in town for SummerSlam until late last night and this morning. This was done reportedly because WWE was concerned about incidents happening with talents in Los Angeles where paparazzi are everywhere.


Updated Card for Sunday's WWE SummerSlam PPV


Undisputed WWE Title Match
CM Punk vs. John Cena

No Holds Barred Match for the World Heavyweight Title
Randy Orton vs. Christian

WWE Divas Title Match
Beth Phoenix vs. Kelly Kelly

Sheamus vs. Mark Henry

Daniel Bryan vs. Wade Barrett

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WWE SummerSlam pay-per-view saw the surprise returns of several notable names.

Jimmy Hart did a backstage segment with R-Truth, where he offered Truth his managing services. After almost convincing him, R-Truth questioned with Jimmy was a Little Jimmy and stormed off before the deal could be made.

Stephanie McMahon had a heated backstage segment with CM Punk, was shown consulting with husband Triple H prior to the main event and was seen exiting the dressing room of former WWE champion John Cena.

Edge was announced as Christian's surprise prior to his No Holds Barred match against Randy Orton for the World Heavyweight Championship. After getting a tremendous response from the crowd, Edge ripped into Christian for the way he won his championship (by disqualification) and the way he's carried himself as champion. Edge bailed on Christian right before the match began.

Kevin Nash made a surprise appearance, storming the ringside area through the crowd after CM Punk defeated John Cena for the WWE Championship. As Punk was celebrating, Nash attacked him - destroying him with a jackknife powerbomb and allowing Alberto Del Rio to cash in his Money in the Bank briefcase and leave SummerSlam as WWE champion.

Tonight's WWE RAW will take place from the Valley View Casino Center in San Diego, California with the fallout from SummerSlam. Hometown star Rey Mysterio is scheduled to get a WWE Title shot against new champion Alberto Del Rio.

At Sunday's WWE SummerSlam pay-per-view, Kevin Nash made a surprise return to WWE television and destroyed CM Punk following his win over John Cena, allowing Alberto Del Rio to cash in his Money in the Bank briefcase and leave SummerSlam as WWE champion.

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Former TNA stars Nick and Matt Jackson, formerly known as Generation Me, received a WWE tryout yesterday afternoon before the Monday Night RAW in San Diego. The two worked matches in front of the WWE producers yesterday afternoon before RAW began.

Nick and Matt were among several other California based talents who received WWE tryouts yesterday.

As noted before, WWE is looking to revive the tag team division under Triple H's influence.

After Raw last night here in San Diego, John Cena called Alberto Del Rio out. Del Rio didn't have anything to say to Cena, who was upset still. Del Rio tried to leave but CM Punk ran him back down to the ring.

Punk hit Del Rio with the GTS and Cena did the Attitude Adjustment. Ricardo Rodriguez tried to help out but Cena and Punk teased him with Del Rio's WWE Title belt. Ricardo got hit with a GTS and AA. Punk handed Cena the title and the crowd started booing Cena and chanting for Punk. They left the belt in the ring and left to end the show after messing around with fans.

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Vince McMahon is very high on Alberto Del Rio and Ricardo Rodriguez. It's said when Del Rio and Rodriguez are out doing their thing, Vince stands backstage and watches with a smile on his face.

Before the John Morrison vs. R-Truth match on Monday's RAW, they were told to re-do the layout of the match and cut three minutes off of what was originally planned. R-Truth wasn't happy about the change.

WWE sent out a survey to fans today to see if they were interested in a John Cena branded clothing line and other merchandise that would be available through retailers. Apparently WWE has been interested in releasing a Cena clothing line for a few years.


Kevin Nash is expected to be at this coming Monday's RAW and will be a regular character on WWE TV going forward. As teased on Monday's RAW, the plans are indeed for Nash to face CM Punk in the ring. The idea behind Punk and Nash feuding is to give Punk a top name that would put him over.

Regarding their segment on Monday's RAW, the feeling backstage was that Punk got the better of Nash and Nash's comebacks were too inside and outdated compared to Punk's.

Since Nash didn't get that big of a reaction when he came out on RAW, there was talk that they need to do a better job of explaining on TV to the current generation of fans who Nash is.

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Rey Mysterio had been under the impression that he torn his ACL and MCL. Going into the match with Alberto Del Rio on last Monday’s RAW, the idea was to take things easy but Rey tore his bad knee up very bad on a baseball slide. The latest from someone close to him is that he may be out of action for “months and months,” and will most likely need the surgery now.

Before the bad news from Monday came out, Rey was expecting to work through with more rehab.


Stephanie McMahon is now running WWE’s website. WWE recently merged their website and magazine departments, and word is that the magazine side of things are now overseeing the website. This apparently led to Brian Kalinowski leaving the company last week.

The WWE corporate website has been pulled so the company can make changes to that side of their website. At least two more departures from the WWE corporate have happened in the past week. Word is that a major executive within WWE’s sponsorship sales division has also left but the name hasn’t been confirmed.


WWE Hall of Famer Paul Ellering turns 58 years old today while former WCW Tag Team Champion Stevie Ray turns 51.