Category: WWE

BREAKING NEWS: Respected News Source Reporting That CM Punk Will Be At Raw Tomorrow Night

Dave Meltzer said on the latest Wrestling Observer Radio that CM Punk is expected to be at Monday’s RAW from Chicago. Meltzer wouldn’t say he’s 100% sure Punk will be there and really didn’t sound too sure of it but his source, who is reportedly a top WWE star, said it’s 100% certain.

Regarding plans for WrestleMania XXX, if Punk does return at RAW he will either replace Daniel Bryan in the match with Triple H or go into the WWE World Heavyweight Title match with Batista and Randy Orton. Punk likely isn’t winning the title unless he plans on signing a new contract in July and that impression wasn’t given.

Punk has been absent from WWE programming since the Raw following the Royal Rumble on Jan. 27. Meltzer reported Punk had legitimately left the event after telling Vince McMahon he was “going home.” By the following Wednesday, the official WWE website stopped advertising Punk for future events. The matter was publicly acknowledged by McMahon on Feb. 20 during a quarterly conference call to investors, with the the CEO replying to a query concerning his status: “He’s taking a sabbatical, let’s just put it that way.”

Hulk Hogan Talks To WWE.com About How His WWE Return Came About

Hulk Hogan recently spoke with WWE.com about returning to WWE, hanging with Vince McMahon and more. Hogan also talked about how his return came about:

“Over the last couple years, there’ll be texts between Vince and I. “Happy birthday brother!” on August 24th, his birthday. Christmas, Thanksgiving. We’ll touch base like that. And then I guess the word got out that I was jobless. I didn’t know what I was going to do. I was thinking of going back to playing music or something. On a Tuesday, I was officially out of work. And Friday morning I was drinking my coffee and I hear my cell phone. And it was Triple H. “Hey brother, just checking on you.” I’m like, “Hey, dude, I’m just contemplating my navel here. I’m officially out of work, I’m unemployed.” And that started us talking. In my heart, I was hoping to come back here. I was hoping to put the period on the end of the sentence and it was the logical extension. It just made so much sense to come back.”

John Cena Suffering From Groin Injury

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John Cena told fans after last night’s WWE live event in North Charleston, SC that he was suffering from a groin injury.

PWInsider reports that while the knee injury was a planned angle on Monday’s RAW, John Cena did in fact suffer a groin tear. Cena was said to be “pretty bad off” backstage at last night’s live event but was gutting through it because of WrestleMania season. Word is that WWE wanted to pull Cena from live events this weekend but he refused.

CM Punk Not Expected At Monday’s Raw In His Hometown Of Chicago

At last Monday’s RAW from Green Bay, there was no talk among the talents that anyone would be seeing Punk next week. Internally, Punk is not expected to be at Monday’s RAW from his hometown of Chicago and there is concern over what the crowd will do without him there. As mentioned earlier in a previous post WWE sources say they are “planning accordingly” for possible  crowd disruptions. Including cutting as much non-mic audio as possible and having little audio from the crowd.

Dolph Ziggler Says WWE Edited Out Chants From Smackdown

Dolph Ziggler says WWE edited out fan chants for him during his interactions with Batista on last night’s SmackDown. He tweeted:

Details About Tonight’s WWE Live Events

WWE presents a live event tonight at the Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, FL. Bell time is 7:30 pm. WWE World Heavyweight Champion Randy Orton defending his title against John Cena in a steel cage headlines the show. The Rhodes Brothers, Big E, Mark Henry, Alberto Del Rio, Sin Cara and Rybaxel are also scheduled to appear.

Daniel Bryan vs. Kane in a steel cage headlines tonight’s live event at US Cellular Center in Cedar Rapids, IA, and Sunday’s live event at the US Cellular Coliseum in Bloomington, IL. Also at those shows, Sheamus & The Usos will face The Wyatt Family. The Shield are scheduled to appear at both events.

John Cena Not Selling Injury At Live Events?

After the injury angle on Monday’s RAW and selling the injury at Thursday’s NXT Arrival event, John Cena wrestled Randy Orton in the steel cage main event at last night’s WWE live event in North Charleston, South Carolina. Orton ended up getting the win by escaping the cage.

Cena had his left knee taped up and sold the injury for most of the match. After the match was over, Cena cut a promo and apologized for a weak performance. He added that the injury he suffered on RAW was actually a severe groin injury. Cena closed by saying he’s definitely in a lot of pain and should be resting.

WWE Aware Of Crowd Plans To Hijack This Monday’s Raw

WWE officials are fully aware of the internet movement by CM Punk fans to disrupt Raw from Chicago this coming Monday night (March 3). Word is that the WWE is “planning accordingly” for this.

Stephanie McMahon Talks About Paige And Emma’s Incredible Match At Last Night’s NXT Arrival

Stephanie McMahon commented on the NXT Women’s Championship match from last night’s NXT Arrival broadcast saying that was the first time she had ever heard a “This Is Awesome” chant during a divas match. You can watch the interview below.

NXT ARRIVAL: Paige And Emma Are The Future For Women’s Wrestling

If you were lucky enough to witness the NXT Women’s Championship match last night during NXT Arrival on the WWE Network you witnessed the best example of what a women’s wrestling match can and ALWAYS should be. Paige and Emma are both talented and great examples of what every single match should be like for female wrestlers. WWE creative take notice and give us more.

Everyone always goes to talk about the males in this sport but in my opinion these two talented wrestlers were the ones who truly won the hearts of fans last night.

Watch the highlights of the match below