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- Tonight’s WWE RAW will take place from the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri with the fallout from Extreme Rules. CM Punk is rumored to be returning tonight but that’s not confirmed. There are no part-time stars like Triple H, Brock Lesnar or Chris Jericho advertised for tonight’s show. Advertised locally is John Cena and Alberto Del Rio vs. Ryback and Dolph Ziggler, which will obviously be changed due to Ziggler being injured. WWE is focusing on these points for tonight’s show: * Will Dolph Ziggler return to face Alberto Del Rio? * How will The Shield begin their three-pronged reign of terror on RAW? * Will Ryback make another play for the WWE Title before Payback? * What does the future hold for Brock Lesnar? * Does Fandango have another twist in mind for Chris Jericho? Big Storyline News on The Shield, Backstage News on HHH & Cesaro, More…

- CM Punk will be appearing at a special Wizard World VIP Experience event at Basketball City (Pier 36) in New York City on June 28th from 5pm until 9pm. Availability is limited and advance purchase is suggested. Visit wizardworld.com for more information. - As seen at last night’s WWE Extreme Rules pay-per-view, WWE debuted a new steel cage for the main event. The new cage was made into three sections on each side instead of two. It was also taller and featured platforms in the corners for the wrestlers to stand on. - Chris Jericho tweeted about his Extreme Rules match against Fandango: “Fun match, great crowd & big win over @WWEFandango at #ExtremeRules! Hope u dug ur Y2J custom dance lessons Mr Dango.” Possible Next Feud for Chris Jericho, Very Sexy Summer Rae Pics, More…

Tonight, WWE is broadcasting this week's edition of Raw from The Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri. While the show will of course feature fallout from last night's Extreme Rules PPV, it should be noted that Triple H, Brock Lesnar and Chris Jericho are not being advertised to appear. WWE is hyping the following story line points for Raw tonight: -Will Dolph Ziggler return to face Alberto Del Rio? -How will The Shield begin their three-pronged reign of terror on RAW? -Will Ryback make another play for the WWE Title before Payback? -What does the future hold for Brock Lesnar? -Does Fandango have another twist in mind for Chris Jericho? As always, WZ will be presenting complete, LIVE coverage of Raw beginning tonight at 8pm EST, so be sure to join us then!

- Kofi Kingston will be appearing at the Aaron’s Rental store in Mobile, Alabama on June 21st at 3pm. - Jim Ross tweeted the following about The Shield after they took home gold at Extreme Rules: “Memorable night for #WWENXT alums @TheDeanAmbrose @WWERomanReigns @WWERollins. Times..they are a-changing.” - The Usos, who had a run-in with The Shield on last week’s WWE Main Event, also had words for the new WWE Tag Team Champions: “New tag champs?? We have unfinished business!! See u guys soon!! #BelieveThat #ExtremeRules” What’s Next for The Shield’s Title Runs?, Randy Orton Rumor, More…

On this day in history: May 20th, 2001 | At Judgment Day 2001, Chyna finally faced a Diva she deemed fit to challenge her for her Women’s Title: Lita. Still, recognizing a worthy challenger didn’t make Chyna any more modest, as evidenced by the fact that she strode to the ring with peacock feathers framing her head. Lita gave Chyna more of a challenge than any other Diva before her, but she still couldn’t best the 9th Wonder of the World: a powerbomb did her in, and Chyna retained her title. Post-match, the champion congratulated the challenger on a well-fought match, and they hugged in a genuine show of good sportsmanship. What are your memories of this moment? Tell us in the comments! Note: This was originally posted on 5/20/12.

- Zeb Colter has been ranting on Twitter about conspiracies and the instant replay finish at Extreme Rules last night. Here are some of his tweets: “CAN WE SAY “CONSPIRACY”? NEVER SEEN INSTANT REPLAY BEFORE? AND THE REF WHO CAME DOWN WAS A FRIEND OF DEL RIO. WTF?” “Looking into taking legal action against this #instantreplay controversy. Where is @DavidOtunga when you need him. Paging David Otunga.” “Seems like @VivaDelRio has his own PERSONAL RING ANNOUNCER. NOW, apparently he has his own PRIVATE REFEREE too. MORE INFO AS IT COMES IN.” - Dolph Ziggler and AJ Lee will be appearing at the Steiner Sports Store in Garden City, New York on June 2nd from 10am until noon. - WWE Studios’ The Marine 3 with The Miz has shipped almost 400,000 units, according to the-numbers.com. Busty New Maryse Bikini Pics, Backstage News on Ambrose, More…

Here's your Daily Open Thread for Monday, May 19, 2013: Come chat about whatever you would like. Come back all day and night for discussion of all things pro wrestling and beyond. Don't forget to check out everything else we have going on here at Cageside today, like our CSS Greatest Finisher Tourney and our On This Date in Pro-Wrestling History feature. Since it's Monday, that means you can anticipate an all new Rumor Round-Up from our Author Eric B. Stephen and a brand new WWE Raw Preview from our Editor Sean Rueter. Stop by later tonight for the Raw results and live blog at 8e/7c, with our Author Rex Ivanovic conducting your play-by-play. Keep checking that front page for even more content throughout the day. But for now, scroll on down to the comments and talk about whatever your heart desires.

WWE gave us its fifth annual Extreme Rules pay-per-view (PPV) event last night (Sun., May 19) live from The Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Missouri. The show featured a no contest result between the battle of SuperCena and The Ryback, so no points were awarded for that, even to those who called it; sorry, folks. Of course there was also our Main event of the evening, the Extreme Rules Steel Cage match which had Brock Lesnar defeating Triple H. That's two points for everyone who guessed Lesnar correctly. Reminder of all the rules for Event 15 in our inaugural PPV Pick Em Season: Extreme Rules '13 Edition ~ For each correct prediction of the undercard matches, you get one point, and for correctly predicting the main event (whichever match goes on last), you get two points. This continues for every WWE and TNA PPV event until the end of the season, which culminates just before the August 18 event, SummerSlam 2013; when the points will be added and a winner crowned. Your prize will be The Big Gold Belt, so make your picks count, folks. Now onto the line-up for Extreme Rules: NO CONTEST (no points awarded ) - WWE Champion John Cena vs. Ryback (Last Man Standing Match) Triple H vs. Brock Lesnar (Steel Cage Match) Alberto Del Rio vs. Jack Swagger ('I Quit' Match) United States Champion Kofi Kingston vs. Dean Ambrose WWE Tag Team Champions Team Hell No vs. The Shield's Reigns and Rollins (Tag Team Tornado Match) Sheamus vs. Mark Henry (Strap Match) Randy Orton vs. Big Show (Extreme Rules Match) Chris Jericho vs. Fandango The Miz vs. Cody Rhodes (Pre-Show) That is a total of 9 points available for eight matches; best case scenario is to go 9-8-0 in the rankings -- and a handful of you did just that. Speaking of that, let's not waste any more time getting straight to the latest results from the picks for this event: ~ Click Image to Enlarge ~ (Click Image to Enlarge) Keep an eye out at 7 a.m. CT on Tuesday, May 21, for a complete list of the current cumulative standings for the 2012-2013 season; in order to see who is in the lead and headed towards that big gold belt by SummerSlam. NOTE: If you believe there are any discrepancies present in the chart above, please notify our staff. AND if your name does NOT appear on the chart above, check our eliminated players list. (Please remember -- this means you are no longer allowed to make picks in the official PPV Pick Em Game Threads.)

Photo Via Chris Jericho's InstagramGreat Khali is a man of his word, folks. Here he is hard at work trying to find out who could be Kaitlyn's secret admirer. He's enlisted the help of Canada's best and brightest, Chris Jericho and Nattie Neidhart, to crack the case, as well as his own Sherlock Holmes hat, pipe, and magnifying glass. That begs the question... which one is Watson? My guess is Neidhart, seeing as she's Khali's regular companion. Would that make Jericho... DR. MORIARTY? OH NO!

Two years ago today (May 20), one of the greatest performers the professional wrestling industry has ever known, "Macho Man" Randy Savage, died of a heart attack while driving his vehicle. He was just 58-years-old. There's so much to say about the life and times of Savage that I almost can't find the words. He was a talented athlete long before entering the business that would make him a star but it's within the pro wrestling industry that he left his mark on the world. And what a mark he left. I remember watching Savage as a kid and being absolutely mesmerized by everything he did. His deep gravelly voice used to scare me and then it startled me before finally intriguing me and taking me in. He had this ability to make me hang on his every word, like I better pay attention because the last one could be just that, the last one, and the next one might be the most important word ever spoken. He oozed charisma. There's a certain "it" factor you often hear longtime workers in the industry talk about when describing the superstars who transcended the sport and reached dizzying heights of fame. Savage had that. He wasn't the biggest guy, though his muscles rippled through his outlandish wardrobe choices, but he had the biggest heart. You could tell every time he climbed through the ropes to entertain the thousands of fans in the arenas he sold out across the globe. Make no mistake about it, he was a top star. And he was a top star during heydays of guys like Hulk Hogan and Ultimate Warrior. Hulkamania may have been running wild but the Madness was running right along with it. Warrior might have come in and taken the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) by storm but it was Savage who persevered. It's no surprise, really, that some of the best matches of both Hogan and Warrior's careers came against Savage. That seemed to happen a lot. "Macho Man" always seemed to have entertaining matches with whoever he was working with. But he was also a genius with a microphone in his hand, just as good cutting promos as he was at putting opponents over. Actually, he was good no matter what he did. In fact, Savage may have been at his best charming his way through an appearance on the Arsenio Hall show just before dropping the WWF title to Hogan at WrestleMania 5. Or maybe it's just a fond memory of mine. There's so much to say about Savage and so little space to say it. For an in-depth look at Savage's career, I encourage you to check out the fine work done by David Bixenspan just after his death in his series memorializing his career. Part one deals with the time before "Macho Man" joined the WWF and part two deals with his WWF years. I would also strongly suggest you check out Keith Harris' post commemorating Savage's greatest moments via video. I've posted two videos for you below. One is his aforementioned short but sweet visit with Hall and the other is his Intercontinental championship showdown against Ricky Steamboat at WrestleMania 3, the greatest match of his career (and quite possibly the best WrestleMania match of all time). Please, Cagesiders, feel free to share your favorite "Macho Man" Randy Savage memory in the comments section below. Savage on with Hall: Randy Savage's crowning achievement: his match against Ricky Steamboat at WrestleMania 3: And now, from the desk of our CSS Senior Editor; for your viewing pleasure we have freshly dusted off our old archived posts from the CSS Archives -- ENJOY! ____________________________________ 20 - MAY CSS ARCHIVES 20 May 2012 WWE Over the Limit results and live match coverage TONIGHT (May 20) from North Carolina by Geno Mrosko May 20, 2012 7:00 PM CDT - 1347 comments WWE Over the Limit live streaming free pre-show featuring Kane vs Zack Ryder by Geno Mrosko May 20, 2012 6:15 PM CDT - 36 comments WWE adds battle royal to Over the Limit event tonight (May 20) in North Carolina by Geno Mrosko May 20, 2012 5:23 PM CDT - 13 comments Cageside Quote: The Bella twins e