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WWE NXT May 16, 2013 LIVE! From Full Sail University by Emerson “I can't believe they fired Derrick Bateman” Witner Any questions, comments concerns or emotional outbursts? Contact me: e-mail: ewitner@yahoo.com Facebook: www.Facebook.com/Krazy.E.Man Twitter: @TheReallyRealEW Here's what you need to know about NXT: -They have a champion, it's Big E. Langston, who defeated Seth Rollins for the title on January 10. The show was taped after The Shield debuted at Survivor Series, but before Big debuted on Raw. Big originally refused to go to Raw when Vickie Guerrero offered him a spot, but did go to Raw once AJ lost power. Go figure. -They also have Tag Team Champions, The Wyatt Family (Erick Rowan and Luke Harper, managed by Bray Wyatt). They captured the titles on May 9, defeating Bo Dallas and Adrian Neville -Dusty Rhodes is the Authority Figure, but his job title seems to change from week to week. -The insanely popular Paige, Emma and the love of my life, Sasha Banks were the only three NXT Diva's until February 7 when ring announcer Summer Rae (not Summer Rain) attacked Paige. -Rae, now referred to as the First Lady of NXT, shelved Paige with a debilitating shoulder injury. Paige recovered and is now trying to whoop Rae like a red-headed step child. Rae, instead of fighting, is too busy Fandango-ing -The Shield still make random appearances on the show, causing chaos. And that's everything you need to know about NXT. (Now we know!) (And knowing is half the battle) (G.I. Joe!) -Before I begin, last week Briley Pierce and Sakamoto vowed revenge on Conor O'Brien for attacking them during their match. I will bet you five dollars they do not get their revenge. -We have a new female ring announcer and Jesus Christ she is horrible. Speaking of horrible, Tom Phillips is at the announce table (he's not too bad) and joined this week by the Assistant to the Raw Managing Supervisor/Assistant Raw Managing Supervisor Brad Maddox. 1.) Summer Rae pinned Natalya in 6:16. This was set up last week when Summer interrupted Natalya who was cutting a promo for some reason. Perhaps she was talking about how sexy The Great Khali is. While I do not agree with her choice in lovers, Natalya is a hell of a worker and was able to carry Fandango's #2 girl to a good match. Summer called a time out. Despite heels doing this for 25 years and referees pointing out that there are no time outs in wrestling, Black Ref allowed the time out. Summer kicked Natalya right in the head as we actually went to a commercial during a Diva's match. We come back from commercial as Rae drops all 84 pounds of her down onto the arm of Nattie. Despite her hated rival being on the offense most of the match, Paige didn't bother coming to the ring until Natalya had the upper hand. She scooted down, Nattie ran into her and Summer won with a roll up. -Backstage Renee Young interviewed Sami Zayn, who will debut next week. Sami is, of course, El Generico without the mask. Next week he will face Curt Hawkins. Sami pointed out that Renee was hot and said he isn't nervous about facing a former WWE Tag Team Champion since he has an “International reputation”.  -Bray Wyatt came out with his Family. Bray was wearing Undertaker's old Phantom of the Opera mask for some reason. He says this is the face of a monster. Great he is Kane from 2003 now. 2.) Bray Wyatt (w/The Family) defeated Danny Burch in 2:03. Typical Matt Morgan big man squash match. Sorry, was watching Matt Morgan do an online interview talking about how people on the internet are idiots. -Backstage Bo Dallas walked up to Adrian Neville. Adrian said he wasn't happy and neither was Oliver. Bo cut him off and started his heel turn. Bo pointed out that he was talking to John Cena, WWE Superstar, winner of the 2013 Royal Rumble and Neville had to point out that he knew who the hell John Cena is.  Anyway, in two weeks there will be an NXT Battle Royal and the winner will be t

WWE is always searching for the next great concept Pay Per View show. Extreme Rules, Money in the Bank, Night of Champions, Hell in a Cell, and others are all a testament to the fact that WWE doesn't seem to believe that compelling personalities and competitive matches are enough to stage a major wrestling card. Perhaps they're right, but if so, then why has the original concept PPV abandoned it's concept? Survivor Series debuted in 1987 as an event that focused solely on elimination tag team matches. As the years progressed, major singles matches such as 1991's Gravest Challenge pitting Undertaker against World Wrestling Federation Champion Hulk Hogan were introduced. Later the whole elimination tag match format was scrapped altogether, save for the occasional token match. This is most unfortunate because the elimination tag match is among the most unpredictable and fun match stipulations in the lexicon of professional wrestling, often creating strange bedfellows and unexpected confrontations. That brings us to this week's episode of RAW which featured a hot elimination tag match between The Shield and the combination of Kane, Daniel Bryan, and John Cena. Though the match ended in a disqualification, it featured all the hallmarks of a classic elimination tag match. All 6 men had a chance to shine at various points and each team's odds of victory shifted dramatically with each elimination. This is the exact type of match than we need in an era of predictable matchmaking and tired personalities. Please WWE, give us more elimination tag matches, especially at Survivor Series! Another reason to appreciate this match was that it could be the end of an era. With Dean Ambrose apparently shifting his focus to singles competition and Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns seemingly forming a proper tag team duo, it would seem this this initial three headed version of The Shield may be at it's end. It was fun while it lasted. *** OFFICIAL WRESTLER WRANKINGS FORMULA ANY WIN = 2 POINTS US OR INTERCONTINENTAL TITLE BOUT = 1 POINT WWE OR WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE BOUT = 3 POINTS NON "BIG 4" PPV BONUS = 1.5X SUMMERSLAM, SURVIVOR SERIES, ROYAL RUMBLE = 2X BONUS WRESTLEMANIA = 3X BONUS The WWE season begins on the day after WrestleMania 29 and culminates with WrestleMania 30. The wrestler who accumulates the most points over the course of the season, wins the coveted Wrankings Championship! *** Monday Night Raw -- 5/13/13 Kofi Kingston - 2 points (win) Randy Orton - 2 points (win) Jack Swagger - 2 points (win) Ryback - 2 points (win) Miz - 2 points (win) Main Event -- 5/15/13 Kane - 2 points (win) Sin Cara - 2 points (win) Cody Rhodes - 2 points (win) SmackDown -- 5/17/13 Miz - 2 points (win) Chris Jericho - 2 points (win) WRESTLER WRANKINGS, WEEK 6 *TOP TEN* 1. KOFI KINGSTON -- 14 points 2. Randy Orton -- 12 T3. Dolph Ziggler -- 11 T3. Alberto Del Rio -- 11 T5. Wade Barrett -- 10 T5. Fandango -- 10 T5. Jack Swagger -- 10 T8. Big E. Langston -- 8 T8. Mark Henry -- 8 T10. Sheamus -- 6 T10. R-Truth -- 6 T10. Ryback -- 6 Thanks for reading Cagesiders. We'll see you back here next week!

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Former WWE and WCW star Bill Goldberg was recently asked by a fan on Twitter who in WWE he would spear, and Goldberg responded with "Hunter…..hands down…..RT" Goldberg was then asked, "any particular reason or just the overall doucheness and politicking he exhibits?" Goldberg responded by saying the fan was "spot on." Goldberg was later asked by a fan when he will return to WWE, and he responded by saying "When they learn how to run a business." Goldberg reiterated his stance on WWE when asked if he would return to the company to face Ryback. Goldberg said, "...if they knew how to do business I’d consider it..."

Mark Madden on Chair Shot Reality is presented by Chuck's Salsa The following are highlights from Chair Shot Reality with Extreme Rules pay-per-view predictions. The full conversations on video can be seen below. P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } Mark Henry vs Sheamus in a strap match: P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } “That's the problem right there. These two guys won't have the psychology and ring acumen to know how to do a strap match properly. They ruined the strap match, or chain match or whatever, many years ago now. It's always a fluke finish now. It's always like the guy stumbles in the last turnbuckle without getting beat. The idea of the strap match is to have a decisive winner.” “They might have the physicality to get it over but won't have the psychology.” P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } Fandango vs Chris Jericho: P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } “I don't think Jericho needs to win.” “Maybe Jericho does win because maybe this Fandango character has gone as far as it can go.” P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } Jack Swagger vs Alberto Del Rio in an "I Quit" match: P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } “It says a lot I can't remember who is in this match off the top of my head.” “In Mark Madden's American it don't make a damn bit of difference who wins this match. I'm embarrassed we've talked about it this long.” P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } Big Show vs Randy Orton in an Extreme Rules match: P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } “I don't have a strong feeling here but I think Big Show is more money than Orton is. I know I'm in the vast minority with this.” P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } Roman Reigns & Seth Rollins vs Team Hell No for the Tag Team titles: P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } “The Shield should win the titles, and to segway to the next match, they should defend them via Freebird Rules.” P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } Dean Ambrose vs Kofi Kingston for the United States title: P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } “I would not put Dean Ambrose in this match in the first place. Now that he is, he has to win.” “You gotta be careful when you have these guys win titles because they can't ever lose them.” P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } Brock Lesnar vs Triple H in a steel cage: P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } “The point of the match is the WWE badass beats the UFC badass.” "Let me tell you what could happen, Brock could beat Triple H by Triple H whipping Brock through cage and his feet hit the floor.” Ryback vs John Cena for the WWE Championship: P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } “He has this feeble catchphrase Ryback Rules which sounds like it was stolen from Billy Madison and he can't even deliver it right.” First 3 matches: Next 3 matches: Final 2 matches:

Alfred Morris Says Brock Lesnar Will Beat HHH Tonight Redskins running back Alfred Morris joined teammate Adam Carriker and Chuck Carroll on their pro wrestling radio show, 4th & Pain. Morris, who was awarded a WWE title belt four times as 4th & Pain Champion during his remarkable rookie campaign, made a prediction for the pay per view and it's not good for Triple H. He says Brock Lesnar will redeem his loss at WrestleMania. More: http://www.layfieldreport.com/Redskins-Alfred-Morris-Weighs-I.blog The interview will air on the radio Sunday on 106.7 The FAN in Washington, DC. 4th & Pain can also be found on JBL and Michael Cole's website, The Layfield Report (http://www.layfieldreport.com). On Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/4thAndPain On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/4thAndPain Jericho Throws Out First Pitch at Cardinals Game Chris Jericho posted the following on Twitter, noting that he threw out the first pitch at today's St. Louis Cardinals game. St. Louis is the host city for tonight's Extreme Rules PPV: For all the Jerichoholics out there. twitter.com/MLB/status/336… — MLB (@MLB) May 19, 2013

Steel Cage Match Brock Lesnar vs. Triple H It's taken nearly a full year to get here but the ongoing feud between these two will finally come to a close later on this evening (Sun., May 19, 2013) at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Missouri, in the main event of the Extreme Rules pay-per-view (PPV). And it's going down inside a steel cage. That should finish things off for good, right? The Road to Extreme Rules This all started when Lesnar made his return to WWE and worked a highly successful match against John Cena at this same PPV just one year ago. It seems like a lot more time has passed since Brock came back but that could be because we've only seen him maybe a total of 20 times since then. Anyway, seeing Lesnar pop a solid buyrate with Cena made Triple H eager to climb in the ring with artist formerly known as "The Next Big Thing." Well, that and the fact that they never got the chance to work together extensively during Brock's first run with the company from 2002-2004. They started by having "The Anomaly" -- yes, that's what they're calling Brock now -- force "The Game" to tap at SummerSlam last year with a kimura. They also kayfabed an injury out of the deal, leading to Trips taking an extended vacation under the guise of a retirement. That's not what happened, of course. Instead, he returned around the same time Lesnar did and they built towards a showdown at WrestleMania 29 last month. Naturally, "The Cerebral Assassin" got his win back to even the score at one apiece, though it should be noted that winning at WrestleMania is probably bigger than winning at SummerSlam and Extreme Rules combined. And make no mistake about it, folks, that was definitely done by design. Now, though, Triple H will likely do the right thing and do the job to Lesnar to lose the series and once again take a step back from the limelight. What's At Stake? At a glance, plenty, but upon deeper inspection, sadly, nothing. The reality of the situation is this is a match up between two part time stars who can only ever be bothered to come out of hiding for big money matches or ego caressing encounters. This is a bit of both. Triple H is probably going to do the right thing and do the job, but he knows the damage has already been done when he got the better of the two at WrestleMania, the show that actually matters. Now, this is simply Brock getting his win back to take the series 2-1. But it's not like he's going to look any better for it. ____________________________________ Make sure to follow along with all of our Extreme Rules coverage, including the pre and post-show, by clicking here, here, and here.

Former TNA Star Jesse Neal spoke with Robert “The Krupy” Krupar from www.artofwrestling.cz about various topics. The Krupy : Can you please tell us why did you leave TNA? Jesse Neal : Me and TNA did not see eye to eye at that time and felt it was time to move on in my career. There are no burnt bridges with me and TNA. The Krupy : Would you return to TNA? Jesse Neal : If there was opportunity of course, I’m here to entertain no matter where it is. The Krupy : A lot of different rumors were posted on several websites concerning your relationship with Christina Von Eerie. Do you have anything to say about it ? Are you still together or not? Jesse Neal : Me and Christina are not together anymore after TNA we fell on two different paths. I wish her the best in her career. The Krupy : If you were offered by a spot in WWE, would you take it without hesistation? Or would you prefer to skip the politics? Jesse Neal : Of course I would take it, I’m not an idiot. I would jump at the opportunity. The Krupy : What are your thoughts on the current TNA storyline with the Aces and Eights? Jesse Neal : Any badass team with no rules just their own is a great thing as long as if they have motive. Jesse discussed a lot more topics with The Krupy. If you would like to know something about his training in Team 3D´s wrestling academy, or what his opinion about TNA being under new leadership of Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff is, here is the full link to the interview on Art of Wrestling CZ ( http://www.artofwrestling.cz/exclusive-interview-with-jesse-neal/ ) Former TNA Star Jesse Neal spoke with Robert „The Krupy“ Krupar from www.artofwrestling.cz about various topics. The Krupy : Can you please tell us why did you leave TNA? Jesse Neal : Me and TNA did not see eye to eye at that time and felt it was time to move on in my career. There are no burnt bridges with me and TNA. The Krupy : Would you return to TNA? Jesse Neal : If there was opportunity of course, I’m here to entertain no matter where it is. The Krupy : A lot of different rumors were posted on several websites concerning your relationship with Christina Von Eerie. Do you have anything to say about it ? Are you still together or not? Jesse Neal : Me and Christina are not together anymore after TNA we fell on two different paths. I wish her the best in her career. The Krupy : If you were offered by a spot in WWE, would you take it without hesistation? Or would you prefer to skip the politics? Jesse Neal : Of course I would take it, I’m not an idiot. I would jump at the opportunity. The Krupy : What are your thoughts on the current TNA storyline with the Aces and Eights? Jesse Neal : Any badass team with no rules just their own is a great thing as long as if they have motive. Jesse discussed a lot more topics with The Krupy. If you would like to know something about his training in Team 3D´s wrestling academy, or what his opinion about TNA being under new leadership of Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff is, here is the full link to the interview on Art of Wrestling CZ ( http://www.artofwrestling.cz/exclusive-interview-with-jesse-neal/ ) You can find more exclusive interviews on this page: http://www.artofwrestling.cz/category/english/ http://www.artofwrestling.cz/category/english/ The post Recent Jesse Neal interview appeared first on Online World of Wrestling.

5/18/2013 ROH TV Tapings Report The show starts with footage of the recent challenge from ROH match-maker to Steve Corino to have Michael Elgin and Jay Lethal face two members of SCUM at Border Wards with the stipulation that if SCUM lost Corino would leave ROH but if they won a member of SCUM would get a title shot and Steve Corino would be color commentator. Highlights are shown of the match from Border Wars with Lethal getting injured on a dive and Kevin Steen taking his place, with SCUM winning the match. Steve Corino is shown coming to the ring with Jimmy Jacobs for this week’s show from the Ted Reeve Arena in Toronto, Ontario (with myself in attendance). Corino says a new era has begun. He says the last era of ROH has begun, the end is near and the era of SCUM has begun. Corino says he will be the new color commentator until the show is cancelled and that a member of SCUM will get a title shot and will be the next ROH World champion and the last ROH World champion. Corino goes to the commentary table. Jay Lethal comes to the ring and says what happened to his leg at Border Wars was an unfortunate mistake but so was allowing Kevin Steen to replace him as they do not know where his loyalties lie. Lethal says that his loyalties lie with ROH because tonight he is going to stand over Jacobs’ dead body. Lethal says he has already asked for the match from Nigel and there is only one thing left to do, for Jacobs to get in the ring. Lethal is attacked by Jacobs who rams Lethal’s leg and knee into the ring apron repeatedly. The match is started as Lethal fights back with chops to Jacobs on the outside and punches to the head. Jacobs kicks Lethal in the knee and runs his knee into the ring barrier. Lethal reverses an Irish Whip and throws Jacobs into the ring barrier and then continues with chops before rolling Jacobs into the ring. They trade chops on the inside. Jacobs attempts a tornado ddt but Lethal throws him off and hits a basement dropkick. Lethal hits Jacobs with punches and nails a back elbow to his face. Lethal is selling his leg while trying to chase Jacobs around the ring and Jacobs knocks Lethal down with a dropkick to the knee. They trade punches on their feet until Jacobs does a chop block to Lethal’s knee to knock him down. Jacobs works over Lethal’s knee but Lethal fights back and rolls up Jacobs for a pin attempt. Lethal does a handspring but Jacobs catches him and ties up his leg in the ropes and attacks the knee while Lethal is upside down. Lethal is helped out by the referee as the show goes to commercials. After the break Jacobs has Lethal’s legs tied up in a submission hold. Lethal punched Jacobs to release the hold and then chops Jacobs. Lethal misses an enzuiguri and Jacobs holds Lethal’s leg and drops it back in a ddt-like move. Jacobs comes off the top rope and although Lethal gets his foot up Jacobs lands on his feet. Lethal rolls him up for a two-count and then hits an enzuiguri to the back of Jacobs’ head. They’re both on the mat and as they get up Jacobs kicks at Lethal’s knee while Lethal throws punches and chops. Lethal starts hitting Jacobs with clotheslines and then backdrops him. Lethal goes to throw a superkick but his knee gives out. Jacobs swoops in but gets rolled up in a small package for a pin attempt. Lethal does another roll-up and then hits his Lethal Combination. Lethal does a handspring but falls to the mat. Jacobs hits an Ace Crusher after jumping off the ropes and then uses a Contra Code to pin Lethal and win the match. After a commercial break Nigel McGuinness comes out and talks about the Jay Briscoe vs Adam Cole title match, saying Jay is no paper champion and Cole showed he is championship material and deserves a rematch. Nigel says other people are on the list first and that the first one is Michael Elgin which gets a big response. Nigel says that Elgin is ready at any time but while he is waiting he wants to redeem his loss to Karl Anderson and also rid ROH of SCUM forever

WWE Title Last Man Standing Match: John Cena (c) Def Ryback AR’s Truth: Ryback got the advantage but if you really think that WWE is going to take the belt off there boy a month after he won the title then your crazy. Ryback got the push but fell flat. #1 Contender’s I QUIT Match: Alberto Del Rio Def Jack Swagger AR’s Truth: Dolp is a heel champion, why have a Heel vs. Heel match when you could have a Face Vs. Heel match. WWE is really behind ADR & he gets the W. Steel Cage Match: Brock Lesnar Def HHH AR’s Truth: HHH has been pushed to the moon in this feud. Yes he got the win at wrestlemania 29 but at the end of the day WWE has to make money off lesnar down the road for future feuds. Lesnar with the help of Heyman gets it done but by a hair. US Title Match: Dean Ambrose Def Kofi Kingston © AR’s Truth: Kofi Is the holder for the title for now & its made for Dean. Will he get it here i hope. The shield needs to own the mid card titles for now. Tag Team Title Tornado Match: The Shield (Rollins and Reigns) Def Team Hell No © AR’s Truth: The shield is the future & Team hell no has had the straps for awhile. Maybe they win here but i would like to see it. This will be a great match & one im really looking forward too. Strap Match: Sheamus Def Mark Henry  AR’s Truth: Once again a revenge match that Sheamus will get. Any questions? Extreme Rules Match: Randy Orton Def The Big Show AR’s Truth: Show as got the upperhand on most of the encounters. It doesn’t make sense to have Orton lose & needs a kick in the ass for a push. It seems like he is just so out of balance. Fandango Def Chris Jericho AR’s Truth: Jericho has gotten the latest push & wants his revenge. Fandango needs more here as he is the future of the company & is here on a full time schedule.  YouTube Pre-Show: The Miz Def Cody Rhodes AR’s Truth: They need a quick start & giving the audience something to be excited about. This makes it start off right.  This PPV has the possibility of having a really good night & some good title changes. Will WWE do that? who knows We will have live coverage of the ppv tonight at 6:30CT right here on the site. See yall then.