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CM Punk Hosting Event With A Live Mic In Cleveland, Comments On Gig

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CM Punk will be co-hosting the red carpet pre-show of AXS TV’s first-ever Alternative Press Music Awards on July 21st at the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame And Museum in Cleveland, Ohio. A press release for the event noted that it was one of Punk’s first public appearance “since he stepped away from his many years in the squared circle.”

“Well, I’m actually stoked to get out of the house and get gussied up for the first-ever Gibson Brands AP Music Awards, fueled by Monster Energy Drink,” Punk said. “Red carpets and me don’t mix, so I figure it’ll be a perfectly hilarious night with friends and a live microphone—my favorite! Be there and be square!”

Juliet Simms will be co-hosting the event with Punk.

Pennsylvania Prisoner Tries To Sue WWE Diva For $250K

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Source: PWInsider Elite

Christopher Donnelly, a prisoner in the state of Pennsylvania, recently filed a lawsuit against WWE and Natalya. Donnelly actually made a several page hand-written filing and alleged that Natalya is an evil dominatrix that abused him mentally, physically and emotionally from 2005 until 2009.
Donnelly alleged that Natalya aborted his child, beat him numerous times at hotels across the country, used obscenities such as “this is my dungeon, you little b—h!” and other “naughty acts” according to the complaint. The man claimed that Natalya also forced him to prostitute himself. He said he wanted $250,000 in damages for mental and psychological trauma, spelling psychological wrong in the filing. If he didn’t receive the $250,000 through the lawsuit, he threatened to take the complaint to higher courts and the media.

On July 7th, a judge in Florida wrote that the filing was filled with delusional language and went on to dismiss the lawsuit on several grounds.

Evan Bourne Not Worried About Burning Bridges In Upcoming Live Shoot Interview

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Former WWE Superstar Matt “Evan Bourne” Sydal will be doing a live iPPV “YouShoot” with Kayfabe Commentaries and World Wrestling Network on Thursday, August 7th at 8pm EST. The following was issued on Tuesday saying that Bourne isn’t worried about burning bridges with the shoot.

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July 8, 2014

MATT SYDAL NOT WORRIED ABOUT BURNING BRIDGES IN LIVE “YOUSHOOT” iPPV

Today Kayfabe Commentaries and World Wrestling Network have announced a live iPPV version of the popular, uncensored shoot interview series “YouShoot” will debut on Thursday night August 7th, starring Matt Sydal. Sydal wrestled as Evan Bourne on WWE TV and was an indy sensation prior, working for Ring of Honor and Dragon’s Gate, among other federations. The event will air at wwnlive.com at 8pm EST on 8/7.

Kayfabe Commentaries president Sean Oliver stated that historically, many of the WWE’s released workers fear that particular series. “Many of the contemporary talent fear burning bridges,” Oliver began. “Mainly one very big bridge, that runs up I-95 into Connecticut.”

When asked about his intentions to be totally frank with the fans of “YouShoot,” Matt Sydal was unflinching. “High fliers don’t need bridges,” Sydal stated. “On Thursday, August 7th I’m bringing gasoline and dynamite. Bring the lighter and we’ll burn every one of ’em to the ground.”

The “YouShoot” series, produced by Kayfabe Commentaries, allows the entire interview to be conducted by fans via video submission and email submission of the questions. Now with the addition of the live iPPV element, fans will now be able to Skype in and also Tweet questions during the live broadcast. “Allowing fans to interact directly with Matt during the broadcast will add yet another dimension to the ‘YouShoot’ format,” Oliver said.

Fans can still submit videos and email questions as with any “YouShoot.” The iPPV is available for order now and fans can also now submit questions at kayfabecommentaries.com.

UFC Announces Cancellation Of Next Major Show

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The UFC has canceled plans for a pay-per-view for the second time in a just under a year, as UFC 176: Aldo vs. Mendes 2 has been scrapped. The news, first reported by Yahoo! Sports, was confirmed by officials on Tuesday night.

The card was scheduled to feature a championship rematch between Jose Aldo and Chad Mendes for the featherweight title. Aldo earned a first round knockout victory over Mendes in the first meeting, which took place from Brazil. This card was expected for Los Angeles and the Staples Center.

Aldo suffered a stinger during training and will not be able to prepare for the fight in time to make the August 2 date. The rematch is expected to scheduled again, likely for October.

Instead of renaming future pay-per-view events, the UFC will go ahead as if the card took place, returning to pay-per-view in late August with UFC 177: Dillashaw vs. Barao 2.

The fights originally booked for UFC 176 will likely receive new spots on later cards. Some of the more noteworthy bouts are Gegard Mousasi vs. Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza, former lightweight contender Gray Maynard vs. Fabricio Camoes and Bethe Correia vs. Shayna Baszler.

Former WWE Employees Give Their Thoughts On Working For WWE And Vince McMahon

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Job website Glassdoor.com currently has 41 reviews on WWE from former employees of the company. WWE has a 3.5 out of 5 rating from former employees and 63% of them would recommend the company to a friend. 83% of former WWE employees approve of CEO Vince McMahon.

Here’s a positive review from a former editorial intern:

“‘Great people and meaningful work’
Pros – You get to write about something that is exciting and fun. The people at the magazine are really cool and everybody was genuinely interested in the product. The magazine people had good vacation days.

Cons – The job can be demanding and you need to have a good knowledge of Wrestling. It’s extrememly hierarchical, advancement is slow.

Advice to Senior Management – Reward talented people and be more creative. Too often new ideas are shot down or forgotten.”

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Here’s a negative review from a former department Director:

“‘Great Brand, lousy place to work!’
Pros – The good part of working at WWE is the brand! Even if you’re not a Wrestling fan, you can’t help but be enthusiastic about the engine that sells wrestling. The Community group does a great job humanizing the organization with their efforts with the American Cancer Society and Special Olympics. Most of the wrestlers are great people and treat everyone respectfully and appreciative of the teams that support them!

Cons – The corporate culture is horrible! The culture is one of blame and CYA. It is an organization that claims that they want process and innovation when in reality it is one that is driven by live TV/Network and can’t sustain a process driven model of anything-whether it’s creative, development or financial. The digital team doesn’t have enough experience and depth to bring any product to life successfully -at least one that isn’t fraught with defects and significant failures. The leadership team didn’t care about the individuals, only that they produced and made them look good-certainly not about the team. I may have learned a lot technologically but it wasn’t worth the 60 hour work weeks and lack of support and appreciation for those efforts.

Advice to Senior Management – Hire people that are open minded, not chauvinists. Hire leaders not bosses and people that are interested in getting the job done and not blaming others for mistakes-encourage some failures. If the Digital organization was run the same way that Live Events were then the teams would be much happier and productive.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I’m not optimistic about the outlook for this company”

The Glassdoor website says they verify that all reviewers really worked for the companies they are commenting on.

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WWE Main Event Results 7/8/14

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Credit: Marc Middleton

– Tonight’s episode of WWE Main Event opens up from the Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Tom Phillips and Byron Saxton welcome us to Main Event and hypes the Highlight Reel for later tonight. We go to the ring and Eden is doing the announcing.

Last Man Standing Match for the WWE United States Title: Alberto Del Rio vs. Sheamus

Eden goes over the rules for this match and out comes WWE United States Champion Sheamus. Sheamus takes the mic and talks about beating Del Rio up tonight. Sheamus says once he retains tonight, he’s moving onto Battleground and winning the Intercontinental Title Battle Royal to merge the titles. Alberto Del Rio interrupts on the big screen and says if anyone’s going to unify the titles, it’s him. Del Rio says he’s going to drag Sheamus around the building like the dog that he is. They have more words and Sheamus calls Del Rio to the ring for a fight. Del Rio says it will be his pleasure and goes to the ring.

Eden does formal ring introductions and here we go. They start off brawling in the middle of the ring and tumble out to the floor. Sheamus tosses Del Rio into the barrier and the referee begins the first count. Sheamus with more offense until Del Rio sends him into the ring post. Del Rio tosses Sheamus into the barrier but Sheamus fights back and slams him face first into the announcers table. More brawling on the floor. Del Rio beats Sheamus with a kendo stick after they use the announcers table. Del Rio stands tall on the table as we go to commercial.

We come back and Del Rio is beating Sheamus with the kendo stick in the ring. Sheamus comes back and hits the Irish Curse backbreaker. Del Rio pleads for Sheamus to have mercy. Sheamus unloads with the kendo stick. Del Rio blocks White Noise and hits a DDT. Sheamus turns it back around and hits the forearms on the apron. Sheamus pushes Del Rio off the apron into the announcers table and the referee counts again. We go to commercial.

Back from the break and Sheamus is still in control. Del Rio hits him with a kendo stick and superkicks a chair into him. Del Rio with another kendo stick shot. Sheamus fights back but Del Rio hits a big knee to the gut. The referee counts as Del Rio goes outside for another chair and brings it in. Sheamus blocks a chair shot and tosses it. Sheamus with a big powerslam. Sheamus calls for a Brogue Kick but misses. Del Rio nails the Backstabber and the referee counts again. Sheamus counters and nails White Noise. The referee counts both of them now. Sheamus ends up bringing a table in the ring and standing it up. Del Rio with a shot to the forearm and a big enziguri in the corner. Sheamus blocks a cross armbreaker but Del Rio sends him into a chair wedged in the corner. Del Rio applies the cross armbreaker but you can’t win by submission. Sheamus powers up and powerbombs Del Rio through the table. Both Superstars go down and the referee counts. Sheamus makes it up at 9 as does Del Rio. Sheamus immediately nails a Brogue Kick and the count begins again. Del Rio can’t make it up this time.

Winner: Sheamus

– Bray Wyatt vs. Chris Jericho is announced for Battleground. Renee Young speaks to Jericho backstage about Wyatt. Jericho says Wyatt reminded him that WWE isn’t all about flashy jackets, it’s about survival.

– Still to come, Bret Hart on The Highlight Reel.

– We get more highlights from RAW.

Handicap Match: Nikki Bella vs. Eva Marie, Natalya, Cameron, Naomi, Rosa Mendes, Summer Rae

This is a 6-on-1 Handicap Match ordered by The Authority. Nikki Bella is out first as we go to commercial.

Back from the break and we see Brie Bella slapping Stephanie McMahon at Payback. Naomi is out first followed by Natalya to a pop. Eva Marie is out next followed by Summer Rae and Rosa Mendes. Cameron did not come out and the announcers point that out. Rosa starts off with Nikki. Rosa with a big shot in the corner and a tag to Summer for a double suplex. Summer covers for a 2 count. Summer goes to work on Nikki now.

Eva comes in and takes over on Nikki, going for a pin. Summer tags back in for more double teaming in the corner. Summer puts a boot to Nikki’s neck now. Rosa and Eva stomp on her while the referee isn’t looking. Summer with another slam and a 2 count. Nikki slaps Summer and clotheslines her. Nikki sweeps her legs and goes for her finisher but Rosa breaks it up. Nikki sends Rosa out to the floor. Eva tags in and DDT’s Nikki for the win.

Winners: Eva Marie, Naomi, Natalya, Summer Rae and Rosa Mendes

– After the match, Cameron runs in and pushes Natalya into Naomi. She hits Nikki and runs out of the ring with Naomi chasing her up the ramp. Natalya checks on Nikki as Rosa, Eva and Summer leave together celebrating.

– Up next is The Highlight Reel with Bret Hart. We go to Network commercials.

– We come back and Chris Jericho is in the ring for The Highlight Reel. He’s happy to bring it to Main Event. He brings out Bret Hart to a big pop. Bret’s happy to make his first Main Event appearance. He says it’s exciting times for WWE and plugs the Network. Bret tells a story about Jericho as a kid. Bret’s glad to be here and the crowd pops before chanting Jericho’s name.

Jericho asks Bret about his favorite rivalries. He mentions his brother Owen Hart, Steve Austin, Mr. Perfect, The Undertaker. He says the one that stands out the most is the one with Shawn Michaels. HBK’s music hits and out comes Damien Sandow as HBK.

Sandow comes out in camo and a cowboy hat, doing HBK’s poses and everything. Fans chant “you screwed Bret” at him. Jericho says Shawn is ugly now and has let himself go. Sandow runs his mouth until Bret drops him with a right hand. Bret applies the Sharpshooter and gets a big pop. Jericho and Bret pose together as Main Event goes off the air.

Sting Makes Cryptic Tweet For Next Monday

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Sting posted a rare pair of cryptic tweets on his Twitter earlier this morning referencing 07.14.14, which would be next Monday. Although I don’t have any confirmation about he is referring to, I would guess that it would be the announcement of his appearance in WWE 2K15.

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Has There Been A Change In CM Punk’s WWE Status?, AJ Lee’s Return

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Source: PWInsider

There has been a lot of speculation that with AJ Lee returning to WWE, her husband CM Punk could be the next to return. Speculation continued when WWE announced that they were featuring CM Punk on WrestleMania Rewind this week.

Word is that there are no plans for Punk to return just yet. With Punk’s current contract expiring on July 17th, PWInsider reports that WWE sources maintain that nothing has changed with his WWE status.

It’s also said that AJ’s return has “no bearing at all” on WWE’s relationship with Punk. One source believed WWE has had very little contact with Punk since he left.

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