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What Happened With Triple H & Mysterio When His WWE Deal Expired, More On Rey’s Status

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Jim Somers
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Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter

We’ve noted how Rey Mysterio was essentially forced to stay under contract with WWE for one more year due to a clause in WWE contracts that allows the company to extend a contract if their performers miss a certain amount of time due to injuries.

When Rey’s WWE contract expired this year, he reportedly told Triple H that he was not interested in renewing the deal. The two reportedly had a handshake agreement that WWE and Rey would go their separate ways.

Vince McMahon then had Mark Carrano from Talent Relations call Rey to inform him that they were renewing his deal for one more year based on that clause.

Rey is still out of action with a hand injury and has not appeared for them since January. With him living in California, there was some talk last week of bringing him to SummerSlam for media appearances but that obviously did not happen, possibly because WWE didn’t want the questions about his status coming up.

Top WWE Stars Reportedly Side With Alberto Del Rio, Will He Speak Out In The US Soon?

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Brian Grey
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Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter

Alberto Del Rio will reportedly be doing media appearances in the United States soon to go into more details about what happened with his WWE departure. Del Rio’s representatives have contacted indie wrestling promoters in the US and said that Del Rio will be taking bookings for autograph signings and matches in the US very soon because he doesn’t feel that WWE’s one-year non-compete that keeps him from doing MMA and pro wrestling, while not paying him, will hold up in court. Del Rio’s asking price for indie bookings is said to be extremely high.

Del Rio has been upset about WWE’s social media worker Cody Barbierri not being fired for the incident they were involved in but for legal reasons, hasn’t been saying anything like that publicly. At first Del Rio was going to speak out in the US media but decided against it. Now, his lawyers have reportedly given him the green light to speak out in the US.

It was also reported by those close to the situation that when Triple H called Del Rio about the departure, he told Del Rio to keep his nose clean and when the heat died down, they would re-hire him in 6 months. Del Rio said he wasn’t interested in coming back. Top stars including Big Show, Randy Orton and John Cena all told Del Rio that they would push for him to be re-hired because most of the locker room was sympathetic to what had happened. Again, Del Rio made it clear he didn’t want to come back.

Kurt Angle Reportedly Calls Triple H And Vince McMahon About WWE Return

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Brian Grey
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Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter

Kurt Angle recently made inquiries about returning to WWE. Angle spoke to Triple H on the phone and was said to be pretty much blown off. Angle then called Vince McMahon but Vince told him that Triple H makes the talent decisions now.

This led to Triple H being upset with Angle for trying to go over his head. This was all confirmed by Mark Madden, who had Angle on his show, and other sources.

Breaking News: TNA Impact Wrestling Will Remain On Spike TV

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Jim Somers
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TNA President Dixie Carter released a statement today announcing that Impact Wrestling will remain on Wednesday nights on Spike TV through the end of the year. She said:

“Impact Wrestling will remain a vital part of Spike TV’s programming on Wednesday nights, 9/8c, through the end of the year,” Carter said. “Negotiations remain ongoing beyond this time frame.”

Who Did Total Divas Producers Want To Have Feud?, Plans For Rosa Mendes On The Next Season

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Jim Somers
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Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter

Since Summer Rae was away filming The Marine 4 for part of Total Divas filming, Rosa Mendes will be playing the lead heel role on the upcoming season. The storyline is that Rosa returns to wreak havoc on everyone in WWE after being gone for 18 months.

Regarding The Bella Twins splitting up, Total Divas producers reportedly wanted them to be at odds with each other but it’s unknown if WWE did the angle because they wanted to do it or because the producers wanted it done. We do know that a split between The Bella Twins has been discussed for some time now.

Brock Lesnar’s “Night of Champions” Opponent Announced

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Jim Somers
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Triple H announced on tonight’s WWE Main Event that John Cena has activated his rematch clause for a shot at the WWE World Heavyweight Title.

Cena vs. Brock Lesnar for the WWE World Heavyweight Title at the September 21st Night of Champions pay-per-view in Nashville is now confirmed.

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WWE Main Event Results for 8/19/14

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Jim Somers
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Credit: Marc Middleton

– Tonight’s WWE Main Event opens up with Michael Cole welcoming us to Main Event from Phoenix.

Sheamus vs. Curtis Axel

We go to the ring and out comes WWE United States Champion Sheamus. Cole is joined by Byron Saxton and this is the new Main Event announce team. Curtis Axel is out next. Cesaro’s music hits and he comes out for commentary. Good back and forth match to start with Axel getting some offense in. Sheamus turns it around and goes for the forearms on the apron but Axel drops him over the top. Sheamus drops Axel again. Axel gets a cheap shot in and knocks Sheamus out to the floor with a big knee. Axel follows and brings Sheamus back in for a 1 count. Axel keeps control and takes Sheamus to the top. He turns Sheamus upside down in the corner and works him over. We go to commercial after another 2 count.

We come back and Sheamus makes a comeback but Axel cuts him off. Axel blocks the battering ram and hits the Perfect-plex for a 2 count. Axel backs Sheamus in the corner and slaps him several times. Sheamus fires back and unloads on Axel. Sheamus continues and hits the senton. Sheamus nails a Brogue Kick for the non-title win.

Winner: Sheamus

– After the match, Cesaro grabs the US Title and looks at it while he walks around the ring. Sheamus looks at him and asks what he’s doing. Cesaro tosses the title behind him and into the ring. Sheamus catches it and Cesaro walks up the ramp.

– We get a video of Triple H announcing John Cena vs. Brock Lesnar at Night of Champions.

Nikki Bella vs. Emma

Nikki Bella is first and we go to a break. They lock up and go at it. Emma with a few roll ups early on. Nikki comes out of the corner and nails Emma in the face for a 2 count. Fans chant “you sold out” at Nikki. More back and forth. Emma gets her submission on the ropes but has to break it. Emma goes to the top but misses a cross body as Nikki moves out of the way. Nikki with a huge right hand that knocks Emma down. Nikki hits the Rack Attack for the win.

Winner: Nikki Bella

– Renee Young is backstage with Big Show and Mark Henry. Show says his match with Erick Rowan isn’t going to be pretty. Show jokes he might break out some luchador moves. Henry says he’s a mess. Henry tells Show to just go whoop Rowan so they can go eat. Show says that’s what he’s going to do. Henry will be there to make sure Luke Harper doesn’t interfere. We go to commercials.

Heath Slater and Titus O’Neil vs. Los Matadores

We come back and Slater Gator is in the ring. Los Matadores are out next with El Torito. Hornswoggle comes out with them and he’s dressed as a cow to Torito’s bull. Fernando and Slater go at it to start the match. Slater turns it around but Fernando takes him down out of the corner. Diego tags in for a bit of double teaming for a 2 count. They run the ropes and Diego hits a hurricanrana. Diego runs into a big boot. Slater comes out of the corner with a clothesline and tags in Titus. Titus stomps and drops Diego over his knee twice before throwing him away. Slater with a headlock after coming back in. Diego fights out and plants Slater on his face. Fernando springboards in off the tag and goes to work on Slater. They do some comedy and Fernando botches a move for a 2 count that Titus broke up. Diego comes in and tosses Titus to the floor. Slater tosses Diego to the floor. Fernando with 2 small packages for 2 counts. Slater hits his DDT for the win.

Winners: Heath Slater and Titus O’Neil

– After the match, Torito comes in to roll his partner out of the ring. Slater grabs him but Hornswoggle comes in. He kicks Slater twice. Slater laughs and points at Cowswoggle. Slater drops to his knees to fight Hornswoggle but they double team him and send him crashing into Titus on the apron, knocking Slater Gator to the floor. Titus and Slater storm the ring but Torito and Hornswoggle escape. Slater’s music hits as the two teams taunt each other.

– Luke Harper appears on the big screen for a promo. Bray Wyatt taught him that in order for you to be saved, you must pay for your sins. Tonight, the giant comes crashing down. Erick Rowan tells Big Show to run.

– We get more commercials and a look back at Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose on RAW.

– Renee Young is backstage with Seth Rollins. He says what happened to Dean Ambrose on RAW is the WWE Universe’s fault. Rollins talks about how John Cena, Chris Jericho and Jack Swagger lost at SummerSlam. He rips Swagger and Swagger walks up. They have words and Swagger gets in his face. Rollins says they will fight on SmackDown.

Big Show vs. Erick Rowan

We go to the ring and out first comes Big Show and Mark Henry. Erick Rowan and Luke Harper are out next. We go to commercial. They go at it to start the match. They end up on the floor and come back in the ring. Rowan drops Show with a big shot right in front of Harper. Show tries to get a boot up but Rowan blocks it and continues working on Big Show’s hurt leg. Fans boo as Rowan covers for a 2 count. Rowan continues to dominate and drops Show for another 2 count.

Show manages to get a leg sweep in. Rowan comes right back with a big boot to the head for a 2 count. Show with a big slam and another close 2 count. Show connects out of nowhere and gets the win with the knockout punch.

Winner: Big Show

– After the match, Show and Henry stand tall in the ring as Harper and Rowan look on from ringside. Main Event goes off the air with Big Show in pain.

The “OH MY GOD!” Review: ECW TV 9/7 & 9/14/93

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Heels Inc
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TV 1993-09-07 (Matches taped 1993-08-07 and 1993-08-08 from ECW Arena in Philadelphia, PA)

Champions
Heavyweight: Tito Santana
TV: Superfly Jimmy Snuka
PA State: Tommy Cairo
Tag: Vacant

Jay Sulli and “Hotstuff” Eddie Gilbert are of course our hosts for today. They run down the card which will feature more action from W*ING wrestlers and the crowning of new Tag Team Champions. Gilbert says that he may be leaving ECW to go somewhere else. Sulli wants to thank Gilbert for the gifts he has given him the past few weeks. He tells Gilbert to close his eyes so he can put his brand new crown that he got him on. Sulli puts a Burger King crown on Gilbert. Gilbert of course freaks out.

Paul E. Dangerously is backstage with Twisted Steel and Sex Appeal. They have a much coming up against Stan “The Lariat” Hansen and they seem rather over confident telling Hansen to not even bother showing up.

Stan “The Lariat” Hansen vs. Twisted Steel & Sex Appeal ref Jim Molineaux (1993-08-07)
Hansen beats the crap out of both Don E. Allen and Herve Renesto for 1.16 getting the pin on Allen after a standing lariat. After the match he ties Renesto to the ring post with his rope and headbutts him a few times.

Hansen is backstage with Jay Sulli to hype UltraClash coming up in 2 weeks.

Eddie Gilbert says he found a new host for the show. Gilbert brings out a dog. Gilbert says Missy Hyatt is the mother of the dog.

W*ING Tag Team Champions The Headhunters & Freddy Kruger vs. “Wildman” Sal Bellomo & Super Destroyers (w/ Hunter Q. Robbins) ref John Finnegan (1993-08-07)
Joined in progress the W*INGs wrestlers are in control until Bellomo makes the tag to Super D 1. The W*INGs guys all come in the ring and attack #1. Super D 2 comes in the ring and helps them beat up #1. The ref calls for the bell and the match is a double DQ. 2.40 is shown. Bellomo comes in the ring with a chair to chase off everyone from Super D 1.

Tod Gordon is in the ring and he calls out “Wildman” Sal Bellomo. Sherri Martel comes out and Bellomo gives her a stuffed animal. Hunter Q. Robbins III comes out also. Sherri knocks down Robbins and out comes Tony Stetson, Richard Michaels, and Super Destroyer 2. They tackle Bellomo and Michaels whips him with a belt. Bellomo will take on Michaels at UltraClash with the loser getting 10 lashes.

Paul E. Dangerously is backstage with The Dark Patriot. Paul E. questions if Smith is sick enough to throw Patriot off the scaffold. Patriot says he’s going to break Smith’s neck.

W*ING Junior Heavyweight Champion Masayoshi Motegi vs. “Jazzy” JT Smith, ref John Finnegan (1993-08-08)
Smith has picked up an awful nickname. They trade off arm bars and leg locks. Motegi gets a running knee in the corner and then a DDT for 2. Smith now with a running knee to the corner and he locks in a head scissor arm bar combo. Motegi with an Indian deathlock. Paul E. mentions on commentary that the 10 minute time limit is coming close. My stop watch says we are about 6 minutes in. Motegi really working over the legs and spine of Smith. Motegi with an STF and Paul E. marks huge for the move. Smith gets to the ropes. Motegi pulls Smith to the middle and locks it in again. Smith gets to the ropes again. Irish whip Smith ducks a clothesline and grabs the arm and goes into a submission. Flying clothesline by Smith. Motegi flips out of a suplex and hits a German with a bridge but the bell rings before the ref can make the 3 count. A 10 minute time limit draw that actually ran 8.26. “Fabulous” Shane Douglas and Dark Patriot hit the ring and go after Smith’s leg but Motegi helps chase them off.

Sandman and “Wildman” Sal Bellomo are backstage talking about the finals of the Tag Title Tournament. They want to win the belts so the fans have champions to be proud of.

“Hotstuff” Eddie Gilbert and Dark Patriot are backstage now. Gilbert is going to take Bellomo’s stuff animals and shove them where the sun don’t shine. Patriot is tired of dealing with idiots and the best way to get rid of them is to beat them up.

“Hotstuff” Eddie Gilbert & Dark Patriot (w/ Freddie Gilbert) vs. Sandman & “Wildman” Sal Bellomo ref John Finnegan Tag Team Title Tournament 2nd Round Match (1993-08-07)
Eddie gets on the mic before the match and tells the fans to be perfectly quiet during his match. Eddie tells everyone to get on their knees. Paul E. says he doesn’t want Sulli to get on his knees cause he doesn’t trust him. All four men go at it Gilbert and Patriot are whipped into each other and they roll to the outside. Sandman and Patriot start off. Patriot pushes Sandman to Gilbert in the corner. Gilbert hits Sandman with a soda can. Gilbert holds Sandman and Patriot goes for a knee but Sandman moves and Eddie gets hit. Sandman with a back body drop and we cut away to highlights of Abdullah the Butcher again. Back to the match Paul E. Dangerously has made his way to ringside. Bellomo hits the ropes and gets tripped up. Patriot gets tagged in and throws Bellomo to the floor. Patriot with a baseball slide. Paul E. distracts the ref and Eddie comes in the ring and hits Bellomo with a chair to the back. Gilbert and the Patriot double team Bellomo and tag in and out. Bellomo gets a DDT when the Patriot dugs his head for a back drop but can’t keep control. Gilbert gets tagged in but Bellomo is able to fight him off and make the tag. Sandman comes in and takes out both his opponents. Sandman with a drop kick off the top but the ref is out of the ring with Bellomo and Patriot. Paul E. comes in but Sandman grabs him. Paul drops his phone to Gilbert. Gilbert nails Sandman in the back of the head with it as the ref comes back in the ring and Gilbert and Patriot are the new ECW Tag Team Champions. 8.14 of the match was shown.

My thoughts on the show…
Great show this week. The Smith/Motegi and main event tag match were two of the best ECW matches so far. While that doesn’t say much as most of the matches thus far have sucked it still gets this show a big thumbs up

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TV 1993-09-14 (Matches taped 1993-08-07 from ECW Arena in Philadelphia, PA)

Champions
Heavyweight: Tito Santana
TV: “Superfly” Jimmy Snuka
PA State: Tommy Cairo
Tag: “Hotstuff” Eddie Gilbert & The Dark Patriot

We open the show with the Stan “The Lariat” Hansen versus Twisted Steal and Sex Appeal match from last week.

Jay Sulli is in the studio with Tod Gordon this week. Today we have an UltraClash preview show. Gordon lets us know that “Fabulous” Shane Douglas is the new Heavyweight Champion. What’s not mentioned is that Douglas never actually wrestled Tito Santana for the belt. Sandman will take on Douglas for the title at UltraClash. Gordon makes a major announcement that “Hotstuff” Eddie Gilbert is out of the tag match at UltraClash and in his place is Kevin Sullivan. Sulli pretty much shits his pants over this announcement.

Tony Stetson will take on Tommy Cairo for the PA State Championship and we learn that Stetson has recently won that title. We go to that match.

PA State Champion “Ironman” Tommy Cairo vs. Tony “The Hitman” Stetson (w/ Hunter Q. Robbins) ref John Finnegan
Cairo with an arm drag and Stetson bails and regroups with Robbins. Stetson with an eye poke and flying clothesline. Cairo fights back with a corner whip and charges with an elbow. Belly to belly gets 2 and he throws Stetson to the floor. Back in the ring Stetson takes control and hits a top rope leg drop for 2. Cairo fights back and Stetson bails to the floor again. Stetson pulls Cairo to the floor and breaks Robbins cane over Cairo’s back. Double clothesline takes down both men. Stetson throws Cairo into the buckle. Cairo stumbles out and both men hit heads and crash into the ref. Robbins comes in and puts Stetson on top wakes the ref up and pins him to win the title in 5.54.

We see the interview with the $5,000.00 Inter-gender Battle Royal contestants from two weeks ago. We find out that Freddie Gilbert is gone from ECW and will not be in the battle royal at UltraClash. Don E. Allen and Jay Sulli however have been added! Sulli plans on calling his lawyer.

Sulli and Gordon discuss the mask versus mask match that will take place between the Super Destroyers. We see highlights of the semi final tournament match and six man tag match where the Destroyers split up.

Super Destroyer #1 is backstage with Jay Sulli. Sulli asks Destroyer what he has to say and Destroyer says he can’t say anything. He then goes on to say he is going to win the match and take the mask and shove it up Robbins you know what.

Super Destroyer #2 and Hunter Q. Robbins III are backstage with Paul E. Dangerously. #2 says he is a businessman and that’s why he did what he did.

W*ING Tag Team Champions The Headhunters will take on Miguelito Perez and W*ING Heavyweight Champion Crash the Terminator in a barbed wire baseball bat match. Gordon lets us know that the match is not sanctioned by ECW but by W*ING. We see the tag team match with the Headhunters against Perez and Mr. Danger that aired 2 weeks ago.

Sulli and Gordon run down the UltraClash show one last time to close out the show.

My thoughts on the show…
Good lead into UltraClash. Be sure to check this show out before watching UltraClash ’93 to get an idea of what’s going on. Thumbs up here once again.

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