With all the media attention on Raw’s 1000th episode Monday night the fact that the folks in charge of creative were able to keep this from getting out should be applauded! The WWE Universe and AJ fans were in for a real surprise when it came time for the highly anticipated wedding between Daniel Bryan and AJ.
For all the hype fans were still left in the dark with little to no hints as to how the segment would turn out. It was clear to us as we’re sure it was to the WWE creative team that the WWE Universe did not want to see the couple wed.
After a long troubled relationship with Bryan AJ fans were eager to see something good happen to AJ and wow did the WWE deliver. During their vows AJ did anwser yes but not for the reason you would think.
We found out that earlier in the evening AJ was offered another proposal but not the kind you would think. It turned out to be a major business proposal from the boss himself Mr. McMahon. AJ was named the new general manager of Raw beginning next week.
Is THIS the new Raw theme song? Or perhaps a special wedding song performance for tonight’s wedding between AJ & Daniel Bryan?
Remember we reported earlier that the rock band “Green Day” is in St. Louis staying at one of the hotels the WWE superstars are staying. This new single “Oh Love” was just posted on July 16th!
2:13pm EST
#RAW1000 Wow I never ever expected this. I am even more excited for #RAW1000 tonight after who I just saw walking the hall way… I just saw
WWE is expected to debut a new theme song for Raw tonight. Ditching the popular “Burn it to the ground” by rock group “Nickelback”. No word on what the new theme song will be at this time.
Here it is for the last time!
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WWE publicist Joe Villa sums it all up “The madness before Raw 1000”. Sends TOUT from backstage at scottrade arena in St. Louis
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REPORT BREAKING: First look at the NEW Raw logo? update: 1:32pm EST *CONFIRMED
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Earlier this morning reports circulated that there was an incident at the St. Louis airport between CM Punk and a fan. Punk refused to sign an autograph for the fan, who was said to have been rude which led to Punk throwing a fan’s autograph book in the trash, which prompted airport police to intervene. Punk responded to the incident on his Twitter, stating that the fan exhibited “unacceptable behavior.”
“One person ruins it for everybody. Sorry y’all,” Punk wrote. ” This is for all the respectful fans I saw at the airport. Right on. Thanks.”
When a fan implied that he may be getting a big head, Punk replied, “Nah. Just don’t like rude people.”
12:41PM EST
TONIGHT IS THE NIGHT!
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USA Today has an article promoting Raw’s 1000th episode in it they talk to AJ about the wedding storyline and much more
It sounds like an episode of Glee: An on-again, off-again couple finally decide to get engaged, and two separate dance numbers — one involving a disco ball — break out amid a heap of betrayal, wars of words and a few sneak attacks… The tattooed WWE champion CM Punk will defend his title against John Cena, the square-jawed face of the organization, in a battle of fan favorites, and there will be a “wedding” of that engaged couple, Daniel Bryan and his eccentric tomboy girlfriend AJ Lee.
On social media as well as in arenas, Lee is one of the most popular of the WWE’s female “Divas” and a rising star from a current love-triangle angle involving her “crazy chick” character, Bryan and Punk. (The spunky and diminutive Lee, who comes across as shy off-screen, also laid a big wet smooch on the much-larger Jacobs one night to make it a love rhombus for a time.) “I love the in-ring work, but as a fan I love the dramatic stuff more than anything,” says Lee, a self-admitted “nerd” who hopes to inspire little girls the same way WWE women did for her when she was 12. “This day and age, there needs to be a girl who’s not wearing as much makeup and isn’t that pampered-up and fancy. There’s a place for that, but there’s also a place for a girl I think fans want to hang out with and see themselves in.”
variety is running an article to promote tonight’s 1000th episode of Raw. In it Stephanie McMahon explains how the WWE plans to keep viewers attention for three hours with Raw’s new start time beginning tonight.
“We’re going to use social media in a more enhanced fashion,” besides just promotion, Stephanie McMahon Levesque, executive VP, creative for WWE, told Variety. “Our fans will affect some type of content in the show every week.”
Doing so “keeps your audience tuned into the broadcast for the entire three hours,” she believes. And if it works, the move could pave the way for other shows considering ways to keep distracted auds from changing channels.
The Undertaker and his wife Michelle McCool were on a flight to St. Louis this morning.
There are reports that the rock band “Green Day” are staying at one of the WWE hotels in ST. Louis
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Wheels up. St Louis we’re coming to electrify.. ~ Team Bring It #RAW1000 pic.twitter.com/qdbFneZP
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We’ve been seeing conflicting reports regarding the current status of the AJ/Bryan wedding segment. A few sources are reporting that due to some big name appearances the wedding segment may be shortened to accommodate. Segments are expected to have final review in the early AM apparently. We’ll keep you posted if anything credible develops.
Superstars took to Twitter as the time draws closer to tonight’s event. Yesterday AJ tweeted about her last night to”sew my wild oats” and John Cena replied with a suggestion
One last day to sew my wild oats as a single woman. So if you need me, I’ll be quietly reading a book at a Barnes and Noble Starbucks.
Heath Slater sent out a message on TOUT warning WWE legends that he is coming after each and every one of them tonight.
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wrestlingnewssource.com has obtained the following photo of WWE Hall Of Famer Mae Young arriving in St. Louis
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Several sources are reporting that numerous WWE personalities have already made their way to St. Louis. The WWE superstars are currently staying at two separate hotels. One the Marriott and the other the Ritz-Carlton.
Currently we can confirm that the following WWE Superstars are currently in St. Louis. We must stress that this is NOT a full list just one’s that can be confirmed. Nor can we confirm which talent will be participating in tonight’s celebration other then those previously promoted.
X Pac,
Bret Hart,
JBL,
Billy Gunn,
Kelly Kelly,
The Rock,
Road Warrior Animal,
Vader,
Mae Young,
Mick Foley,
Finlay,
DDP,
Booker T,
CM Punk,
John Cena,
Jim Ross,
Mean Gene Okerland,
Michael Hayes,
Paul Heyman,
Kane,
Arn Anderson,
Vince McMahon,
Jerry Lawler,
Michael Cole,
Ricardo & Alberto Del Rio,
Titus O’Neill,
Kofi Kingston,
R-Truth,
AJ,
Daniel Bryan,
David Otunga,
Sheamus,
Stephanie Mcmahon,
Triple H ,
Shawn Michaels,
Machine Gun Kelly,
Billy Kidman,
Dean Malenko,
Sid Vicious,
Jim Duggan,
Eve Torres,
Lillian Garcia,
Michael McGuillcutty,
Rikishi,
Brock Lesnar
Vickie Guerrero,
William Regal.
One of the best parts to all of the work that the WWE has put in to building up for RAW 1000 has been seeing the Legends come back and work. Might I just throw in a plug for Heath Slater and how awesome it must be for him to work with all of these great Superstars from the past.
No doubt in my mind, the best Legends moment for me was Friday’s SmackDown when the crowd popped like crazy for Road Warrior Animal. I am a huge fan of the Road Warriors and Animal looked just like he did when he and Road Warrior Hawk were terrorizing tag teams all over the world.
When I think of the Road Warriors, several things come to mind. The were dominate. Click on the Road Warriors page at WWE.com. The names of teams they mowed through to their numerous titles is like a who’s who of professional wrestling. The Crusher & Baron Von Raschke to win the AWA belts, Wahoo McDaniel & Mark Youngblood as well as The Midnight Express in the opening rounds before eliminating Ronnie Garvin & Magnum T.A. in the finale for the $1,000,000 Crocket Cup-clinching win in WCW, joining forces with Dusty Rhodes, Nikita Koloff and Paul Ellering against The Four Horsemen at The Great American Bash in the first-ever War Games, and their name changes from The Road Warriors to Legion of Doom upon their WWE debut in 1990, but their results remain the same. Hawk & Animal make a splash at SummerSlam 1991 by defeating The Nasty Boys in a No Disqualification, No Countout Match to win the World Tag Team Championships, giving the duo the distinction of being the only team to hold the tag titles in WWE, AWA, and NWA. (thanks to WWE.com for the info used in this paragraph).
I can picture in my mind Animal placing an opponent on his shoulders and Hawk delivering that devastating clothesline off the top rope just like it happened yesterday. If you want to see what that move looked like, click here and go see their WWE entrance video. Unfortunately that is no longer the case as Road Warrior Hawk passed away in 2003.
Thank you WWE for the action in this video that Trevor posted from SmackDown – I’ve watched it several times and I get cold chills every time the music hits.
Join us on July 23rd at 8pm eastern / 7pm central right here during Raw’s 1000th episode fo live interactive coverage. With our new live event system we will be posting instant polls and rapid response questions throughout the night!
As WWE prepares for its historic 1000th episode or Raw, relive the very first edition of Monday Night Raw which aired on January 11, 1993 from the Manhattan Center in New York City. This groundbreaking event featured Superstars such as Shawn Michaels, Yokozuna, Razor Ramon and the Undertaker. Don’t miss Raw 1000 on July 23 at 8/7 CT on USA Network.
The man behind the curtain, the wizard himself Vince McMahon took some time to thank WWE fans as the 1000th episode of his landmark telecast prepares to celebrate it’s 1000th edition this coming Monday night. In the message Vince says they look forward to another 1000 episodes.
A few days ago we personally received a tweet from a music artist which included a link to a YouTube video. The video which turned out to be an awesome 3 minute rap tribute to the WWE universe has been stuck in our heads ever since! We wanted to share this with you in honor of Raw’s 1000th episode celebration this coming Monday.
You got no chance in hell like I’m Vince McMahon
You could call me Triple H cuz I got the game plan
I could put you in a stunner cuz I’m so Stone Cold
I’ve been waitin on my moment, Wrestlemania mode
I don’t rap like Cena cuz I’m so much meaner
I’m more hardcore in this you could call me Tommy Dreamer
But I’m Dusty Rhodes – I’ve wined and dined with kings
Like The King Jerry Lawler and his Hall Of Fame ring
You could call me Jim Ross cuz my style’s a slobberknocker
I’ve been known to crush opponents like a splash from Umaga
I ain’t a straight edge, nah but I’m a CM like Punk
you could call me Undertaker cuz I’ll bury ya in the trunk
I’m like Daniel Bryan I’m screamin YES! YES! YES!
But your too much like AJ, you’re a crazy Hoeski mess
I’m a Ryder like Zack, WOO WOO WOO
and Michael Cole’s so annoying, how you like that!?
I’m a Funkasaurus Rex call me Brodus Clay
But I’m a giant in this rap like the Great Kali
You could call me Dolph Ziggler cuz I’m makin a name
I’ve been through hell fire and brimstone like my man Kane
and I could give you the cobra like Santino Morella
But I’d be more like Sheamus if I was callin ya fella
I ain’t in movies like The Rock but my elbow’s for the people
you could call me Dibiase cuz I’m starring in the sequel
I ain’t Alberto Delrio or Ricardo Rodriguez
But I’m rollin in the Royce you could see me with my people
I speak the Truth like R, so where is Little Jimmy?
He was ail up in the back tryin to steal Delrio’s Bentley
So he’ gonna need a lawyer, we could call up Otunga
But I hear he’s not that good he will only bring us under
I’ll announce you to the ring like my name was Howard Finkel
But I’m more like Mark Henry cuz I’ll pop ya like a Pringle
I’m like Christian in a match fightin TLC
and I could get ya in the Killswitch for the 1, 2, 3
If Wrestlemania’s the place and you think your Tough Enough
You can train with Bill Demott and he will always beat you up
Get you on the ropes fightin pillar to post
and I don’t care if I’m disqualified for applying a choke
I’m the best there is, the best there was, the best there will be
You would think I’m Bret Hart but I’m B-C-I-D-E
A spin a roony like I’m Booker T, Greg The Hammer, JYD
The Brooklyn Brawler, Buddy Rose, The Bushwackers, and Butch Reed
I’m goin old school but they got the F out
way before the Kofi Kingston’s and the Damian Sandow’s
I’m talkin bout Hulk Hogan slammin Andre The Giant
at Wrestlemania III they almost started a riot
The Iron Sheik’s camel clutch parallelizing opponents
And Sgt. Slaughter burnin Hogans shirt got us all goin
The Ultimate Warrior going back and forth on the ropes
and The Macho Man’s jumpin off the top with an elbow
Cactus Jack with a barbed wire bat to the face
Foley is God for all the bumps that he takes
How bout HBK superkickin Jannetty
through the barbershop window we really weren’t ready
but then the Attitude Era came and kicked from the past
and Stone Cold Steve Austin opened up a can of whoop ass
people always shoutin Austin 3:16
after he beat Jake The Snake at The King Of The Ring
and then DX came out they wanted to invade
WCW like an Army brigade
and the McMahons had won The Monday Night War
It was finally over, but people wanted more
This the WWE Universe in this verse
I’m a fan for life and I could never revert
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