WWE recently applied to trademark “Shelton Benjamin” for the purpose of merchandise. So could Shelton Benjamin be returning to WWE?
It was reported on 4-Traders.com that WWE Vice President of Intellectual Property Lauren A. Dienes-Middlen made the application.
During his time with WWE, Benjamin won the Intercontinental Title three times, United States Title once and the WWE Tag Team Titles twice with Charlie Haas.
Source: WrestlingINC.com
Last night at AAA’s Guerra de Titanes event “El Patron” Alberto Del Rio won the AAA World Title. Del Rio became the first wrestler to hold the CMLL, WWE and AAA World Heavyweight Titles. Below is a photo and tweet from Lucha Libre AAA after his win:
Source: WrestlingINC.com
Slammy Awards edition of RAW hosted by Seth Green (Austin Powers, Family Guy, Robot Chicken).
Slammy Awards Pre-show on WWE Network.
Who will win Superstar of the Year? What will win Match of the Year?
What is Seth Rollins planning for John Cena?
Will Erick “Big Red” Rowan and Big Show collide?
What’s The Miz’s motivation for offering unsolicited career guidance to Jimmy Uso’s wife Naomi?
Will injury affect Dean Ambrose in his TLC Match against Bray Wyatt? Ambrose has been cleared to compete. Will The Lunatic Fringe be out for redemption tonight on RAW?
For the last few months, WWE PPVs have seemed to be very repetitive. The feud not only gets pushed back to the next PPV event, but even matches on RAW and SmackDown seemed to constantly repeat myself. While I was excited for some matches at this year’s Survivor Series PPV event, like Dean Ambrose and Bray Wyatt’s intense yet exciting feud and to witness the Divas match to see the state of AJ Lee amidst rumors that she was planning on leaving, I was beyond happy to be greeted with perhaps one of the biggest surprises in recent history in the WWE.
When I heard the music, I wasn’t sure who’s it was. Was it a new NXT Superstar debuting on the main roster? A new character that will be introduced to the public for the first time tonight? As soon as the camera panned to the Titantron I gasped, my heart racing. Was this it? Is he finally here? I recognized that black and white paint anywhere. He walked out. It took a minute for the crowd to register what was happening before their eyes and before we knew it, it was true. Sting had made his WWE debut.
The pop from the crowd was insane. The Twitter and Tumblr internet wrestling communities exploded with words in all capital letters, expletives, and a lot of exclamation marks. The rumors of Sting’s arrival have been running rampant ever since he was included in the WWE 2K15 video game and made WWE appearances at such events as the San Diego Comic-Con. Some speculated he would debut at Summerslam (nope), Night of Champions (nada) or Hell In A Cell (it didn’t happen). Whenever I would hear more rumors about, “Sting’s coming back tonight!” I would blow it off like the little boy who cried wolf. However, that element of surprise and honestly not knowing when he was to debut, especially in the era of spoilers and rumors, made his debut that more magnificent. The stare down in the ring with Triple H, who was explicitly not happy to see him. The first time seeing the Scorpion death drop in a WWE ring. Like when The Rock returned announced and the crowd went wild, Sting coming to the WWE for the first time (the former WCW and TNA superstar had long been reluctant to sign with the WWE), can easily be listed as one of the best surprises and greatest moments in recent WWE memory. Now, what’s next for Sting? Was it a one-time thing? Will he have a match with Triple H at WrestleMania 31? The only thing I can say is that my interest is definitely sparked and I, along with many others, am beyond excited for what’s to come.
-Celine
4 Corner Survival: Hanson def. Caprice Coleman, Mark Briscoe & Jimmy Jacobs.
Roderick Strong def. Adam Page by referee stoppage after Page passed out to Stronghold submission.
Michael Elgin def. Tommaso Ciampa.
6-Man Tag Team Match: ACH & The Young Bucks (Nick & Matt Jackson) def. Cedric Alexander & The Addiction (Daniels & Kazarian).
Moose def. RD Evans.
ROH World TV Championship: (C) Jay Lethal def. Matt Sydal.
ROH World Tag Team Championship: (C) reDragon def. Time Splitters by submission.
ROH World Championship – Fight Without Honor: (C) Jay Briscoe def. Adam Cole.
Last night after UFC 181 came to a close at the Mandalay Bay Arena in Las Vegas NV MMA journalist Ariel Hawani interviewed the UFC’s newest signee Phil “CM Punk” Brooks. (You can watch the interview here) http://www.mmamania.com/2014/12/7/7347637/video-watch-cm-punk-reason-join-ufc-leave-wwe-interview-mma
One thing that I found interesting is that punk said after he was done with WWE he knew what he wanted to do next in fact he said the first time he brought it up to UFC owner Lorenzo Fereta was back at UFC 170 on February 22nd when Rousey fought Mcmann.
Punk says although he appreciates getting paid this isn’t about the money and its more about achieving a goal he’s always had and at the end of the day not living his life with regret. He also says he understands the doubt since he has an 0-0 record in the sport but he says he’s made a career of proving people wrong and at the end of it all he will have people’s respect.
Punk was asked about his age playing a factor (punk is currently 36) he says that he’s felt better then he’s ever felt and fighting into his 40’s isn’t out of the question because you can’t tell an athlete when to hang it up and he plans on making the UFC his home for the foreseeable feature.
So when will we see CM Punk in the octagon? Well according to the man himself he wants to at least train for 6 months before stepping into the cage so if my math is correct I wouldn’t be surprised if he made his debut durring international fight week in July.
Like punk said in the interview “wether you’ll tune in to see me get my ass kicked that’s ok, or because your curios that’s fine too or if you want to watch to root me on that’s even better but you will tune in”
Well said punk well said
-Vanessa (@GreatLove91)
At UFC’s 181 post fight press conference Phill “CM Punk” Brooks discussed his decision to fight for the UFC, being compared to Brock Lesnar, fight camps, weight class and more. (Check out the video here) http://www.mmafighting.com/2014/12/7/7347281/cm-punk-ufc-181-media-scrum-video
Just in case you missed this ground breaking announcement here is CM Punk talking about his new career choice
Weather you are happy or not about the UFC’s newest signee there is no doubt that this is a HUGE business move. A lot of people will either tune in to see Punk dominate in the UFC or fail miserably. One thing is forsure though lots of eyes will be on his debut in 2015 and it’ll definitely bring lots of crossover fans. Hell I would be lying if I said I wasn’t excited to see how this is going to play out. Meanwhile people of both the wrestling and MMA world have been reacting on twitter. Here are a few notable tweets.
Are you on bored with punk coming to the UFC? Do you absolutely hate it? Let us know in the comments below
-Vanessa (@GreatLove91)
NOPE you’re not dreaming you read the headline correctly. The self proclaimed “Best in the world” is trading in his wrestling boots for some UFC gloves. It was announced on air from the UFC181 ppv in Las Vegas with the help of UFC commentator Joe Rogan that none other then CM Punk has signed with the UFC.
It is being said that Punk will be making his octagon debut in 2015 as a fighter in the middleweight division. It should be noted the Punk does have extended training in BJJ and has friends in the organization. You can read more about this major announcement here http://m.ign.com/articles/2014/12/07/cm-punk-signs-with-ufc
How do you feel about this announcement. This wouldn’t be the first time a former WWE superstar has transition into the fight world. Do you think Punk will fit in? Do you think it’s a bad move?
Personally I think the move will gain a lot of crossover fans and if this is something punk wants I’m all for it. One question remains though. Will he be fighting under CM Punk or Phill Brooks?? Only time will tell
-Vanessa (@GreatLove91)
4 Corner Survival: Hanson VS Caprice Coleman VS Jimmy Jacobs VS Mark Briscoe:
Grudge Match: Adam Page w/Jimmy Jacobs & BJ Whitmer VS Roderick Strong:
Michael Elgin VS Tommaso Ciampa:
6-Man Tag Team Match: Cedric Alexander & The Addiction (Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian) VS ACH &The Young Bucks (Nick & Matt Jackson):
Moose w/Stokely Hathaway & Prince Nana VS RD Evans w/Veda Scott:
ROH World TV Championship: Matt Sydal VS (C) Jay Lethal w/Truth Martini & J. Diesel:
ROH World Tag Team Championship: (C) reDragon (Bobby Fish & Kyle O’Reilly) VS Time Splitters (Alex Shelley & KUSHIDA):
ROH World Championship – Fight Without Honor: Adam Cole VS (C) Jay Briscoe
