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- Below is this week’s episode of The JBL & Cole World Tour: - As noted earlier, Wednesday was Daniel Bryan’s 32nd birthday. His girlfriend Brie Bella wished him a happy birthday on Twitter and posted the following photo: - Adam Rank of NFL.com published a new blog entry listing six NFL names who would make great WWE Superstars. Rank named Brian Urlacher, Jared Allen, Steve Smith, Chris Kluwe, Rob Gronkowski and Richard Sherman. Possible Spoiler on Sheamus, The Shield’s Next Move, More…

Straight from our Cageside Features Section, we bring you the results for our fifth CSS Pro Wrestling Championship Series of tournaments here at Cageside Seats. Our latest match-up in the first round of our tourney is complete, and so are your results. Yesterday, (Tue., May 22) our number four-seeded Doomsday Device defeated the thirteenth-seeded Pepsi Plunge by 30 votes! Thus bringing the Doomsday Device one-step closer to being crowned the Greatest Finisher of All Time. The final tally was: (Click Image to Enlarge) Be sure to vote today (Thurs., May 23) as the CSSGFT continues our next first round match: (1) Stone Cold Stunner vs. (16) Muscle Buster. Voting will remain open in the comments section of the new match thread from 6 a.m. ET today, right up until midnight-CT tonight -- with the results announced tomorrow (Fri., May 24). Our bracket will continue to be narrowed down by you, the Cagesiders, in order to determine which finisher CSS believes to be the Greatest Finisher of All Time.

By Chris Aiken | lariatrope@live.com | @lariatrope Airdate: May 22, 2013 WWE Main Event from Omaha opened with Ricardo Rodriguez introducing Alberto Del Rio. The entrance of Big E Langston followed along with highlights from Raw of Langston beating Del Rio in a match. During Langston’s entrance with chalk in his hands, Big E clapped his hands together several times and powder went flying around. Lebron James does a similar gimmick and it works for him but Langston just looked as if he inhaled a bunch of chalk. Plus, Lebron is way more over. The advertised match between Wade Barrett and Sin Care got no mention and never took place. Apparently, plans change. Alberto Del Rio beat Big E Langston. In the opening moments, Langton overpowered Del Rio after blocking a suplex. Big E whipped Alberto into a corner a few times and began to work him over. Del Rio fought back with a kick and ducked when Langston charged towards him. Big E went over the top rope to the floor then Del Rio hit a tope. AJ screamed at Del Rio as he tried to get back in the ring. The distraction allowed Langston to knock Del Rio off the apron and send him crashing into the barricade before a commercial break. After the break, Big E had Alberto grounded and, when Del Rio tried to mount a comeback, Langston caught him as he dove off the top rope and he delivered three backbreakers. Once again, Del Rio tried to start a comeback but he missed a splash in the corner and Langston worked him over more. Alberto tried a sunset flip but Big E broke up the attempt. Langston charged into the corner and caught a boot from Del Rio before taking a tornado DDT. At ringside, Ricardo led the crowd in clapping for Alberto. Big E cut off the comeback of Del Rio but missed a charge in the corner and hit the ring post shoulder first. Moments later, Langston hit a belly-to-belly suplex and took down the strap on his gear to set up his finisher. Del Rio caught Langston and tried to apply the armbar but Langton blocked it. Del Rio blocked the “big ending” finisher and used an enzuigiri from behind and rolled up Langston for the pin. Following the match, a recap aired highlighting the feud between Ryback and John Cena. The video package put over Ryback as a strong monster heel and would help establish the ambulance gimmick for an angle later on in this episode. Jimmy & Jey Uso beat Drew McIntyre & Jinder Mahal (plus Ryback kidnapped Heath Slater). The match started at a slower pace than most of the secondary matches on this show usually do but the match started about halfway through the show instead of being in the final segment. The Usos used some double team moves and the action went back-and-forth until 3MB began to get heat on one of the Usos. After nailing a spin kick, the Usos got the hot tag and the fresh brother ran wild on 3MB. After Jey Uso went to the top rope, McIntyre distracted him and Mahal crotched him on the turnbuckle. 3MB got heat on Jey until a hot tag was made. After Jimmy hit the Rikishi (butt) splash in the corner, sirens sounded and an ambulance appeared. Ryback came out of the ambulance, marched down to ringside, attacked Heath Slater and threw him in the back of the ambulance. So he kidnapped Slater on national television and, if he is not renting the services of the ambulance, apparently committed grand theft auto beforehand. Nevertheless, the Usos used a splash off the top on to McIntyre and got the pin. Afterwards, highlights aired of the closing angle from Raw where Triple H collapsed during his match with Curtis Axel. In an “update” on the condition of Triple H, Michael Cole said he suffered from post-concussion syndrome that he attributed to the sledgehammer shot at Extreme Rules.

By Chris Aiken | lariatrope@live.com | @lariatrope Airdate: May 22, 2013 WWE Main Event from Omaha opened with Ricardo Rodriguez introducing Alberto Del Rio. The entrance of Big E Langston followed along with highlights from Raw of Langston beating Del Rio in a match. During Langston’s entrance with chalk in his hands, Big E clapped his hands together several times and powder went flying around. Lebron James does a similar gimmick and it works for him but Langston just looked as if he inhaled a bunch of chalk. Plus, Lebron is way more over. The advertised match between Wade Barrett and Sin Care got no mention and never took place. Apparently, plans change. Alberto Del Rio beat Big E Langston. In the opening moments, Langton overpowered Del Rio after blocking a suplex. Big E whipped Alberto into a corner a few times and began to work him over. Del Rio fought back with a kick and ducked when Langston charged towards him. Big E went over the top rope to the floor then Del Rio hit a tope. AJ screamed at Del Rio as he tried to get back in the ring. The distraction allowed Langston to knock Del Rio off the apron and send him crashing into the barricade before a commercial break. After the break, Big E had Alberto grounded and, when Del Rio tried to mount a comeback, Langston caught him as he dove off the top rope and he delivered three backbreakers. Once again, Del Rio tried to start a comeback but he missed a splash in the corner and Langston worked him over more. Alberto tried a sunset flip but Big E broke up the attempt. Langston charged into the corner and caught a boot from Del Rio before taking a tornado DDT. At ringside, Ricardo led the crowd in clapping for Alberto. Big E cut off the comeback of Del Rio but missed a charge in the corner and hit the ring post shoulder first. Moments later, Langston hit a belly-to-belly suplex and took down the strap on his gear to set up his finisher. Del Rio caught Langston and tried to apply the armbar but Langton blocked it. Del Rio blocked the “big ending” finisher and used an enzuigiri from behind and rolled up Langston for the pin. Following the match, a recap aired highlighting the feud between Ryback and John Cena. The video package put over Ryback as a strong monster heel and would help establish the ambulance gimmick for an angle later on in this episode. Jimmy & Jey Uso beat Drew McIntyre & Jinder Mahal (plus Ryback kidnapped Heath Slater). The match started at a slower pace than most of the secondary matches on this show usually do but the match started about halfway through the show instead of being in the final segment. The Usos used some double team moves and the action went back-and-forth until 3MB began to get heat on one of the Usos. After nailing a spin kick, the Usos got the hot tag and the fresh brother ran wild on 3MB. After Jey Uso went to the top rope, McIntyre distracted him and Mahal crotched him on the turnbuckle. 3MB got heat on Jey until a hot tag was made. After Jimmy hit the Rikishi (butt) splash in the corner, sirens sounded and an ambulance appeared. Ryback came out of the ambulance, marched down to ringside, attacked Heath Slater and threw him in the back of the ambulance. So he kidnapped Slater on national television and, if he is not renting the services of the ambulance, apparently committed grand theft auto beforehand. Nevertheless, the Usos used a splash off the top on to McIntyre and got the pin. Afterwards, highlights aired of the closing angle from Raw where Triple H collapsed during his match with Curtis Axel. In an “update” on the condition of Triple H, Michael Cole said he suffered from post-concussion syndrome that he attributed to the sledgehammer shot at Extreme Rules.

By Chris Aiken | lariatrope@live.com | @lariatrope Airdate: May 22, 2013 WWE Main Event from Omaha opened with Ricardo Rodriguez introducing Alberto Del Rio. The entrance of Big E Langston followed along with highlights from Raw of Langston beating Del Rio in a match. During Langston’s entrance with chalk in his hands, Big E clapped his hands together several times and powder went flying around. Lebron James does a similar gimmick and it works for him but Langston just looked as if he inhaled a bunch of chalk. Plus, Lebron is way more over. The advertised match between Wade Barrett and Sin Care got no mention and never took place. Apparently, plans change. Alberto Del Rio beat Big E Langston. In the opening moments, Langton overpowered Del Rio after blocking a suplex. Big E whipped Alberto into a corner a few times and began to work him over. Del Rio fought back with a kick and ducked when Langston charged towards him. Big E went over the top rope to the floor then Del Rio hit a tope. AJ screamed at Del Rio as he tried to get back in the ring. The distraction allowed Langston to knock Del Rio off the apron and send him crashing into the barricade before a commercial break. After the break, Big E had Alberto grounded and, when Del Rio tried to mount a comeback, Langston caught him as he dove off the top rope and he delivered three backbreakers. Once again, Del Rio tried to start a comeback but he missed a splash in the corner and Langston worked him over more. Alberto tried a sunset flip but Big E broke up the attempt. Langston charged into the corner and caught a boot from Del Rio before taking a tornado DDT. At ringside, Ricardo led the crowd in clapping for Alberto. Big E cut off the comeback of Del Rio but missed a charge in the corner and hit the ring post shoulder first. Moments later, Langston hit a belly-to-belly suplex and took down the strap on his gear to set up his finisher. Del Rio caught Langston and tried to apply the armbar but Langton blocked it. Del Rio blocked the “big ending” finisher and used an enzuigiri from behind and rolled up Langston for the pin. Following the match, a recap aired highlighting the feud between Ryback and John Cena. The video package put over Ryback as a strong monster heel and would help establish the ambulance gimmick for an angle later on in this episode. Jimmy & Jey Uso beat Drew McIntyre & Jinder Mahal (plus Ryback kidnapped Heath Slater). The match started at a slower pace than most of the secondary matches on this show usually do but the match started about halfway through the show instead of being in the final segment. The Usos used some double team moves and the action went back-and-forth until 3MB began to get heat on one of the Usos. After nailing a spin kick, the Usos got the hot tag and the fresh brother ran wild on 3MB. After Jey Uso went to the top rope, McIntyre distracted him and Mahal crotched him on the turnbuckle. 3MB got heat on Jey until a hot tag was made. After Jimmy hit the Rikishi (butt) splash in the corner, sirens sounded and an ambulance appeared. Ryback came out of the ambulance, marched down to ringside, attacked Heath Slater and threw him in the back of the ambulance. So he kidnapped Slater on national television and, if he is not renting the services of the ambulance, apparently committed grand theft auto beforehand. Nevertheless, the Usos used a splash off the top on to McIntyre and got the pin. Afterwards, highlights aired of the closing angle from Raw where Triple H collapsed during his match with Curtis Axel. In an “update” on the condition of Triple H, Michael Cole said he suffered from post-concussion syndrome that he attributed to the sledgehammer shot at Extreme Rules.

By Chris Aiken | lariatrope@live.com | @lariatrope Airdate: May 22, 2013 WWE Main Event from Omaha opened with Ricardo Rodriguez introducing Alberto Del Rio. The entrance of Big E Langston followed along with highlights from Raw of Langston beating Del Rio in a match. During Langston’s entrance with chalk in his hands, Big E clapped his hands together several times and powder went flying around. Lebron James does a similar gimmick and it works for him but Langston just looked as if he inhaled a bunch of chalk. Plus, Lebron is way more over. The advertised match between Wade Barrett and Sin Care got no mention and never took place. Apparently, plans change. Alberto Del Rio beat Big E Langston. In the opening moments, Langton overpowered Del Rio after blocking a suplex. Big E whipped Alberto into a corner a few times and began to work him over. Del Rio fought back with a kick and ducked when Langston charged towards him. Big E went over the top rope to the floor then Del Rio hit a tope. AJ screamed at Del Rio as he tried to get back in the ring. The distraction allowed Langston to knock Del Rio off the apron and send him crashing into the barricade before a commercial break. After the break, Big E had Alberto grounded and, when Del Rio tried to mount a comeback, Langston caught him as he dove off the top rope and he delivered three backbreakers. Once again, Del Rio tried to start a comeback but he missed a splash in the corner and Langston worked him over more. Alberto tried a sunset flip but Big E broke up the attempt. Langston charged into the corner and caught a boot from Del Rio before taking a tornado DDT. At ringside, Ricardo led the crowd in clapping for Alberto. Big E cut off the comeback of Del Rio but missed a charge in the corner and hit the ring post shoulder first. Moments later, Langston hit a belly-to-belly suplex and took down the strap on his gear to set up his finisher. Del Rio caught Langston and tried to apply the armbar but Langton blocked it. Del Rio blocked the “big ending” finisher and used an enzuigiri from behind and rolled up Langston for the pin. Following the match, a recap aired highlighting the feud between Ryback and John Cena. The video package put over Ryback as a strong monster heel and would help establish the ambulance gimmick for an angle later on in this episode. Jimmy & Jey Uso beat Drew McIntyre & Jinder Mahal (plus Ryback kidnapped Heath Slater). The match started at a slower pace than most of the secondary matches on this show usually do but the match started about halfway through the show instead of being in the final segment. The Usos used some double team moves and the action went back-and-forth until 3MB began to get heat on one of the Usos. After nailing a spin kick, the Usos got the hot tag and the fresh brother ran wild on 3MB. After Jey Uso went to the top rope, McIntyre distracted him and Mahal crotched him on the turnbuckle. 3MB got heat on Jey until a hot tag was made. After Jimmy hit the Rikishi (butt) splash in the corner, sirens sounded and an ambulance appeared. Ryback came out of the ambulance, marched down to ringside, attacked Heath Slater and threw him in the back of the ambulance. So he kidnapped Slater on national television and, if he is not renting the services of the ambulance, apparently committed grand theft auto beforehand. Nevertheless, the Usos used a splash off the top on to McIntyre and got the pin. Afterwards, highlights aired of the closing angle from Raw where Triple H collapsed during his match with Curtis Axel. In an “update” on the condition of Triple H, Michael Cole said he suffered from post-concussion syndrome that he attributed to the sledgehammer shot at Extreme Rules.

NEWS IWRG cancelled their scheduled show at Arena Naucalpan tomorrow with no reason given. RESULTS EMLL 5/20 – Arena Puebla 1. Akron/King Jaguar/Siki Osama Jr. beat Asturiano/Meyer/Tigre Rojo Jr. 2. Escandalo/Hooligan/Nitro defeated Pegasso/Starman/Stigma 3. Olimpico/Puma King/Sangre Azteca beat Delta/Sagrado/Triton 4. Diamante Azul defeated Rey Bucanero in the match of the night. 5. Atlantis/La Sombra/Thunder beat Felino/Shinsuke Nakamura/Negro Casas by DQ when Nakamura ripped off Sombra’s mask. EMLL 5/21 – Arena Coliseo de Guadalajara 1. Espectrum & Infierno beat Leo & Metatron 2. Rafaga & Raziel defeated Black Metal & Stigma 3. El Barbaro Cavernario/Namajague/Shigeo Okumura beat El Gallo/Starman/Triton 4. Mr. Aguila/Kraneo/Psicosis defeated Mascara Dorada/Rey Cometa/Stuka Jr. 5. Atlantis/Maximo/Rush beat Euforia/Gran Guerrero/Mr. Niebla by DQ when Niebla fouled Atlantis. EMLL 5/21 – Arena Mexico 1. Espanto Jr. & Herodes Jr. beat Freesbee & Magnus 2. Amapola/Mima Shimoda/Tiffany defeated Goya Kong/Lady Afrodita/Luna Magica 3. Hombre Bala Jr./Pegasso/Sagrado beat Cancerbero/Hijo del Signo/Virus by DQ when Cancerbero ripped off Bala’s mask. 4. Delta/Fuego/Guerrero Maya Jr. defeated Disturbio/Vangelis/Bobby Zavala 5. En Busca de un Idolo: Hijo del Fantasma beat Misterioso II 6. En Busca de un Idolo: Valiente defeated Sangre Azteca 7. Diamante Azul/Mistico II/Thunder beat La Fuerza TRT (Damian el Terrible/Rey Bucanero/Tiger)

WWE Monday Night RAW Wrestlers of the Week 5.20.13 By Neil Borenstein Each week here at 1wrestling.com, I will select three of the top wrestlers from the Monday Night RAW brand and present them to you in inverse order as the show’s Wrestlers of the Week. In choosing the brand’s top three superstars, performances from that week’s RAW and any relevant preceding programming will be taken into consideration. This is a RAW exclusive. However, SmackDown brand wrestlers will be eligible if they appear with any significance on that week’s RAW broadcast. Monday Night RAW Wrestlers of the Week for May 20, 2013 3. Sheamus – for making Titus O’Neill eat his Extreme Rules postshow comments in singles action: Sheamus faced one of his heaviest challenge at Extreme Rules when he battled Mark Henry in a Strap Match. The Celtic Warrior touched all four corners in succession and essentially buried Henry’s confidence to the point that The World’s Strongest Man may have walked out of the WWE. It was an impressive feat for Sheamus, who rarely goes into a match the weaker man, to all but one individual — Titus O’Neil. O’Neil apparently trains with Henry and questioned Sheamus’ toughness even in his victory on Sunday. That was naturally going to draw some heat and O’Neil stood by his comments. That led to a match on RAW, where O’Neil would get to test out his claim in singles action against Sheamus. O’Neil, who is a member of The Primetime Players alongside Darren Young, does have singles potential and he didn’t disappoint on Monday night. He showed some great power and had a few near falls against a former heavyweight champion. He realized, though, that Sheamus was tougher than he wanted to give him credit for. O’Neil tried to put the match away on a cover following some outside interference by Young that hung Sheamus up on the ropes. Sheamus then slid out of a powerslam and sidestepped a charge that drove O’Neil into the turnbuckles. White Noise came next and Sheamus seemed ready to deliver a Brogue Kick. He pounded his chest and waited for O’Neil to turn around so he could deliver the winning blow. He covered up and got the three-count to prove to O’Neil exactly what he is made of. O’Neil brought it (and had some help along the way from Young), but his assertion that Sheamus wasn’t tough was proven false on this night. Sheamus had a grueling battle with Henry a night earlier and still had enough in the tank to take on a hungry young superstar looking to prove a point. 2. Randy Orton – for giving Jack Swagger two bad nights in a row by RKOing his way to another win: Like Sheamus, Randy Orton faced a tall order at Extreme Rules when he fought The Big Show in an Extreme Rules Match. Both competitors delivered a lot of punishment in that match and it took Orton resorting to a slightly frowned-upon maneuver to put the big man down for good. When he knew it needed to be done, Orton framed up Show and ran in for the punt to the skull to pick up the victory. A man that had just as much luck at Extreme Rules as Show was Jack Swagger. He was on the losing end of his World Heavyweight Championship No. 1 Contenders “I Quit” Match against Alberto Del Rio, but he would receive very little time to dwell on the defeat when Vickie Guerrero announced on RAW that he would go one-on-one with an opponent of the WWE Universe’s choosing. Fans could vote through the WWE App (which I think the company REALLY wants us to know about). The choices were R-Truth, The Great Khali and Orton. Of course, The Viper won and was sent out to give Swagger a second bad night in a row. Even with the disappointment from the previous night, Swagger still put forth a great effort and continued to have Zeb Colter in his corner to provide him with an advantage whenever possible. None of it was enough to tackle Orton, though, as he once again managed to sneak in an RKO to come out on top. That RKO came after battling out of a Patriot Lock, which Swagger applied after avoiding an RKO. The move

In the south, Ric Flair stood above all others in the spotlight and cast a long shadow behind him. In that shadow existed many great wrestlers who never got as much of the glory and praise they should have. One of those men was "The Enforcer," Arn Anderson. This man had the skills and charisma to be at the top of a promotion; instead he was the Slider to Flair's Iceman. Anderson was a hoss before we had the proper terminology to describe what was occurring with him in the ring. He was an absolute presence in the ring and brought with him a physicality that just exuded power and aggression. Instead of coasting on his power and strength, though, he maintained a level of consistent technical proficiency that very few in the business have achieved. A spinebuster from Arn Anderson is one of the greatest sights in professional wrestling. He was capable of working a variety of match styles that provided a great work-rate, excellent psychology, and pure entertainment. Anderson and his long time partner, Tully Blanchard, took tag team psychology to highs it had never been before and provided a blueprint for all other teams on how to craft a compelling tag team wrestling match. In singles action, Anderson was capable of balancing out his offense and selling so that even in victory, his opponent came out the other side looking better than before. When Arn Anderson had the stick, you just knew that someone was in for a beatdown. Anderson's style (influenced by Nick Bockwinkel) was a calm demeanor that put across the seriousness of the proceedings. He was not one to raise his voice and lose control of his emotions. This created an aura of a man who had been in many scraps before who wasn't going to let his next victim get under his skin. Anderson exemplified complete calm under duress. He is often pigeonholed as just a tag team wrestler, which is part of the reason why he is here on this list. Even though Anderson was at the top of tag team wrestling during one of its greatest eras, he was so much more than that. He was an amazing professional wrestler regardless of the match type and scenario. In a world without Ric Flair, it is quite possible that Anderson would have reigned supreme over NWA/WCW for many years. I'll just let the man's work speak for itself:

It's time once again to update you Cagesiders on the turbulent life of Tamara Sytch, best known for her WWF stint from 1995-1998 as arguably the company's first Diva Sunny. She first hit the headlines last autumn after being arrested five times for domestic violence and repeated violations of a restraining order. Sytch initially managed to avoid jail by entering WWE sponsored rehab. However, she wasn't so lucky when she violated her boyfriend's protective order again just a few weeks after she got out of rehabilitation and was given a short prison sentence. In between all her legal troubles and rehabilitation stint, Sytch managed to upset WWE with a tall story on a new Kayfabe Commentaries shoot interview about how the promotion switched her from the best possible treatment facility to the cheapest joint that they could find as soon as Linda McMahon was defeated in her second U.S. Senate election on Nov. 6th, 2012. WWE disputed her claims that they had treated her unfairly and announced that they would no longer fund any of her further rehab needs. Now, according to TMZ, Sytch is finally a free woman again after serving in full her 114 day jail sentence, but that's not all. Apparently, she had contracted the human papillomavirus (HPV) before entering prison, which she discovered whilst doing time that it had developed into cervical cancer. Just two weeks ago, Sytch is supposed to have had a hysterectomy and has already been declared cancer free. If true, then it's a terrible situation for her to deal with on top of everything else and she truly deserves our sympathy. Unfortunately, Sytch has become the girl who cried wolf once too often and it's hard to believe anything that she says now. Her latest plans are to publish an autobiography that she penned whilst locked up and to move to New Mexico where she can make a fresh start. At least there she will be far enough away from her ex-boyfriend Damien Darling that she shouldn't get arrested days after she was released from prison again.