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SPOILERS: WWE NXT Tapings For May 2014

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Jim Somers
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Thanks to our correspondent for the following WWE NXT spoilers from tonight’s tapings:

All matches taped on 4/24/14

– Eden is doing ring announcing.

* Alexander Rusev defeated an unknown wrestler in the dark match.

May 1st Episode:

* Tyson Kidd defeated Bo Dallas.

* Sasha Banks with Charlotte defeated Bayley in a match for the NXT Women’s Title tournament.

* Adam Rose defeated Danny Burch. Camacho appeared during Rose’s post-match party.

* Natalya defeated Layla in a match for the NXT Women’s Title tournament.

* Mojo Rawley defeated Oliver Grey. Aiden English came out after the match and cut a promo on Mojo.

* Adrian Neville defeated Brodus Clay in a No Disqualification match for the NXT Title.

May 8th Episode:

* Triple H kicks off the episode with an in-ring promo. He talks about how NXT is the future and is taking over. He hypes the live Takeover special for May 29th on the WWE Network. He also announces a battle royal to determine a new #1 contender to the NXT Title.

* Charlotte defeated Emma in a match for the NXT Women’s Title tournament.

* Kalisto and El Local (Ricardo Rodriguez) defeated The Legionnaires (Sylvester Lefort & Marcus Louis).

* Camacho defeated Captain Comic from Adam Rose’s group of party people. Camacho had a confrontation with Rose after the match. (Our correspondent originally said Hunico had a confrontation with Rose. We apologize for the error.)

* Alexa Bliss defeated Alicia Fox in a match for the NXT Women’s Title tournament.

* Up next is a battle royal to determine a new #1 contender to the NXT Title. Participants are Xavier Woods, Brodus Clay, Baron Corbin, Curt Hawkins, Aiden English, Jason Jordan, Danny Burch, Oliver Grey, Marcus Louise, Sylvester Lefort, Big Cass, Camacho, Mason Ryan, Kalisto, El Local, Mojo Rawley, Sami Zayn, Yoshi Tatsu, Tyler Breeze, Bo Dallas and Tyson Kidd. Zayn, Breeze and Kidd were all eliminated last at the same time. Triple H comes out and announces a triple threat between them to crown the #1 contender.

* The Ascension defeated Buddy Murphy and an unknown wrestler.

May 15th Episode:

* The Ascension defeated Buddy Murphy and Elias Sampson.

* Charlotte defeated Alexa Bliss in a finals match for the NXT Women’s Title tournament.

* Mojo Rawley defeated Aiden English.

* Big Cass defeated Angelo Dawkins.

* Tyson Kidd defeated Tyler Breeze and Sami Zayn in a triple threat to become the new #1 contender to the NXT Title.

May 22nd Episode:

* Paige defeated Tamina Snuka.

* Adam Rose defeated Camacho.

* Natalya defeated Sasha Banks with Charlotte in a finals match for the NXT Women’s Title tournament. It will be Natalya vs. Charlotte for the title at Takeover.

* Adrian Neville defeated Curt Hawkins.

* Tyson Kidd comes out for an in-ring confrontation with Neville to hype their match at Takeover.

* Big E defeated Bo Dallas. The stipulation was that if Bo won, he got a NXT Title shot and if he lost, he has to leave NXT.

WWE Announces The Next Live NXT Special On The Network

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Brian Grey
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WWE announced the following today:

WWE NXT Takeover to air LIVE on WWE Network on Thursday, May 29 at 8 p.m. ET

STAMFORD, Conn. — WWE announced today that NXT Takeover, a live, two-hour action-packed special, will air exclusively on WWE Network on Thursday, May 29 at 8 p.m. ET. Following the success of NXT ArRIVAL, the special will once again showcase the best and brightest from the WWE Performance Center and include appearances by WWE Superstars and Legends.

30 minutes prior to the event, the NXT Takeover pre-show will air at 7:30 p.m. ET and include exclusive interviews and appearances by NXT Superstars, WWE Superstars and Legends.

“As NXT continues to grow in popularity and our fans demand to see more of the next generation of WWE Superstars, we are going to deliver live, in-ring programs featuring up-and-coming talent on WWE Network,” said Paul “Triple H” Levesque, Executive Vice President, Talent, Live Events & Creative. “Our live NXT specials on WWE Network bring out the very best in our performers and make for must-see TV for the WWE Universe.”

On February 27, NXT ArRIVAL on WWE Network had 21 worldwide Twitter trends and was No. 3 in overall social mentions for primetime programs on both cable and broadcast. The event had more social mentions than American Idol, the Vikings premiere on History Channel, college basketball on ESPN and Vampire Diaries on CW.

Ric Flair Returning To WWE This Monday On Raw

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Brian Grey
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Source: PWInsider

Ric Flair has been booked to return to WWE on this coming Monday’s RAW from St. Louis.

One would assume that Flair will be getting involved in the Evolution storyline because of his history with the group. As of two weeks ago, the plan was for Flair not to be involved in the reunited Evolution.

TNA iMPACT Results for 4/24/14

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Jim Somers
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Spoilers for TNA Impact April 24, 2014
Credit: TNAINsider.com

– Magnus came to the ring claimed that he wasn’t really beaten by Young and never lost the title. He says that the biggest failure of that fateful night was his help. He says good help is hard to find these days. Magnus calls out Abyss. Abyss comes out and Magnus calls him an idiot. Magnus says that now he realized why everyone abandoned him. Magnus says that Abyss can’t follow simple instructions to keep the title over his shoulders at all costs. Magnus fires Abyss.

Abyss said that all he wanted was to join the winning side and have a sense of belonging. He says that now he realizes that he is a Monster that destroys lives and that now that he isn’t employed by Magnus, he is going once again destroy lives beginning with Magnus. Magnus says that Abyss is no longer a contracted TNA Wrestler. MVP comes out to confirm the news but says he will consider this a try-out. If Abyss can defeat Magnus, he can regain his spot back in TNA.

* Bobby Lashley defeated Kenny King via countout. Lashley dominated King and was about to use his finisher but King quickly rolled out and walked off to the back while the referee counted him out.

– Madison Rayne came to the ring to call out the Beautiful People. Madison attacks The Beautiful people but TBP recover and attack Madison. Brittany runs out to try to save Madison but she too gets beaten down. The Beautiful people do their classic Brown Bag skit on Madison. Gail Kim comes out and saves Madison. She challenges TPB to a tag match later on tonight.

* Kurt Angle defeated Rockstar Spud. Angle gets the win via ankle lock. Ethan Carter III attacks Angle but Willow runs out and saves Angle.

* The Beautiful People defeated Madison Rayne & Gail Kim.

* Bobby Roode & James Storm defeated Bully Ray & Gunner.

* MVP defeated Austin Aries.

NXT Television Results for 4/24/14

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Jim Somers
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NXT Results for April 24th episode:
Credit goes to “Perky”

– It’s announced that Paige must relinquish the NXT Woman’s Title. A tournament will be held to crown a new champion.

* Sasha Banks and Charlotte defeated Emma and Paige.

* Alexander Rusev defeated Travis Tyler.

* Tyson Kidd defeated Mason Ryan. After the match, Renee Young interviewed Kidd in the ring. He says NXT is the place to be and a platform for the ultimate opportunity.

* Tyler Breeze defeated Angelo Dawkins.

* The Usos and Sami Zayn defeated Corey Graves and The Ascension. There was a lot of dancing after the match. The Usos even got the referee to dance. This may have been a dark main event but that’s not confirmed.

Note: NXT will be taping a new set of TV episodes tonight from Full Sail University. Look for those results later tonight here on Crazymax.org

MMA News – Jon Jones vs Chuck Liddell Super-fight?, Cain Velasquez Return, More

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MMA Dan
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– The UFC’s pre-event hype show, “Countdown,” aired recently for UFC 172. The program shows the fighters in preparation for their world title fight. Jones is seeking his seventh successful defense of the belt, while Teixeira is looking to win UFC gold for the first time.

– Glover Teixeira is a close friend and frequent training partner of former UFC champion Chuck Liddell. So, when Liddell says he believes Teixeira will defeat Jon Jones at UFC 172, it’s not too surprising for the champion to hear.

But, when “The Iceman” says he believes – in his prime – he would have defeated Jones, well, “Bones” takes exception to those remarks.

“I know he’s supporting his guy,” said Jones, during a recent interview on UFC Tonight. “Liddell has said he’d beat me in the past. But come on Chuck, knock it off. I respect you. If Chuck wants to come out of retirement, I’d welcome him in a super-fight.”

Liddell retired in 2010 after a third straight knockout loss. He was finished by former UFC champions Rashad Evans, Mauricio “Shogun” Rua and Rich Franklin before calling it a career and entering the UFC Hall of Fame.

– It was reported on “UFC Tonight” that UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez was cleared to use his right hand after surgery two weeks ago. Velasquez is expected to face Fabricio Werdum later this year, likely in the fall, from Mexico.

The wrestling coach for Velasquez told the show that he won’t rush his return to make sure he’s back by November and will not fight until he is 100-percent healthy. The last loss Velasquez suffered came to Junior dos Santos when he stepped inside the Octagon with a knee injury that required surgery.

As for talk of coaching The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America vs. Werdum, his coach stated Velasquez has been approached about the idea and filming could take place in Las Vegas this May.

– In other rumored fight news, Urijah Faber is looking to make a return at UFC 175, while Team Alpha Male teammate Chad Mendes is anticipating a title fight with featherweight champion Jose Aldo in August.

Hector Lombard is seeking a possible fight with Nick Diaz or Patrick Cote, though it was reported on “UFC Tonight” that Cote is not interested. Also, Myles Jury would like to face Nate Diaz, but is also targeting Jim Miller.

Paul Heyman Talks ECW’s Demise, TNA Money, Being Screwed By In Demand, More

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Brian Grey
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Credit to Raj Giri for this write up on the most recent edition of the Steve Austin Show.

Paul Heyman appeared on The Steve Austin Show for a two part interview. It really is a great episode, and it’s so interesting to listen to two of the most influential names of the modern era talk about the business. In part two of the interview, Heyman discussed keeping up with technology, his past problems with WWE, Vince McMahon being ashamed of sneezing and much more. He also spoke in depth about ECW’s demise.
Heyman made a surprising revelation when talking about the promotion folding, stating that the company’s best year financially was 2000, the last full year that it was in business. Heyman noted that to be successful in entertainment you have to have content, financing and distribution, and what killed them was distribution. ECW lost their distribution on TNN to WWE, which led to TNN rebranding as Spike TV.

Heyman said that he had a deal with the USA Network to replace WWE, however USA Network Chairman Barry Diller decided that he didn’t want any wrestling programming unless it was #1 or it would change the image of the station. Arthur Smith of FOX Sports wanted to do an afternoon strip at 4 in the afternoon with half hour shows from Monday – Thursday, however Heyman said that the economics were not viable for doing that show, and that they would have folded within a few months if they went with that deal.

Heyman then talked about being owed $2.8 million by In Demand for past pay-per-view revenue. Heyman said that the Executive Vice President of In Demand at the time, Dan York, said that he would pay them the $2.8 million that they owed ECW if they could get distribution. York said that if they didn’t get distribution, he wouldn’t pay them because he knew that they would go down, and then they would only have to pay pennies on the dollar in bankruptcy court. Heyman said that if they would have received the money that was owed to them, they could have stayed in business and “re-defined the company.” It would have allowed them to have options, like syndication or taking the FOX Sports deal and finding a way to make it work and eventually get a new timeslot.

Heyman noted that when they filed for bankruptcy, the total debt of the company was $7 million. Of that $7 million, $4 million was his family’s investment, not to mention the $2.8 million that they were owed. Heyman then said that TNA has lost that amount in a month “many, many times.” Heyman said that while he doesn’t know about TNA’s finances today, when he was talking to them about being President of the company years ago, people in the organization told him that they were anywhere from $70 million – $90 million in debt.

Wrestling News 4/24/14: CM Punk Active Online, New News On The Streak Ending, Lots More

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Jim Somers
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Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter

Dave Meltzer noted in the most recent issue of The Wrestling Observer that a major misconception regarding The Undertaker’s Streak ending has been that it was Taker’s call to end it. It is almost surely true that if he didn’t want to have it ended, he could have put up a fight and it most likely would not have happened, so to an extent, that is true.

However, Taker was scheduled to win until some point a few days before the match when Vince McMahon changed his mind, based on Taker’s physical condition and the feeling that there was a good chance this was his last match.

As far as Undertaker’s reaction when Vince suggested it, only he and McMahon know for sure. One friend of Taker’s said he was talked into it while another person very close to the situation said that Taker didn’t argue the decision.

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– WWE has partnered with the NOH8 Campaign, which promotes equal rights and marriage equality through visual silent protest.

“Our mission at WWE is to put smiles on people’s faces and we do that, in part, by participating in initiatives that help fight bullying of all kinds,” said Stephanie McMahon. “We are proud to support the LBGT community by taking part in the WWE NOH8 Campaign.”

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– WWE stock was down 2.17% today, closing at $22.10.

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Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter

– It’s now confirmed that Sting will be involved in the WWE DVD and Blu-ray they are releasing on him later this year.

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– Bad News Barrett is expected to defeat Rob Van Dam on Monday’s RAW, likely due to interference from Cesaro, and go on to face Big E for the WWE Intercontinental Title at Extreme Rules. This will lead to Cesaro vs. Van Dam vs. Jack Swagger in a three-way at Extreme Rules.

Another match scheduled for Extreme Rules but not announced yet is Ryback and Curtis Axel vs. The Usos for the WWE Tag Team Titles.

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– The Motley Fool has an article at this link about the stock. The author of the article advised investors to watch the stock “from the sidelines,” given the recent business risks with the Network and the company possibly cannibalizing their pay-per-view business.

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– Happy birthday to John Cena, who turned 37 years old today. Cena commented on turning another year older, writing on his Twitter, “Time,some wish 4 more,some wish 2 stop it,but we all only have so much of it. NEVER take that for granted. Work hard, but take TIME 2 enjoy”
– Jim Ross noted on his Twitter that he will be writing the bios for the new WWE Topps cards.

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– Linda McMahon kicked off her “Women Can Have It All” business series at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, CT today by interviewing her daughter Stephanie about women in business.

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– Longtime WWE referee Jimmy Korderas is the latest guest on Steve Austin’s podcast. You can listen at this link.

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– Jim Ross noted on Twitter that he did narration yesterday for a FOX Sports feature that airs Monday night on the boxing son of the late Tommy Morrison.

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– Darren Young tweeted the following injury update on Wednesday:”Therapy is going well. I’m walking and I’m able to bend my knee more and more everyday. I’m kickin rehab’s ass! #nodaysoff #recovery”

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– Blitz.Bg and other media outlets report that WWE Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan will play a role in the upcoming Hollywood blockbuster, The Expendables 4. Hogan was a favorite to appear in The Expendables 3 but back in October of 2013 he told his fans that he will appear in the fourth installment of the film.

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– Longtime TNA star Christopher Daniels noted on Twitter today that he is officially a free agent. He wrote: “I became a free agent & a published comic book writer on the same day!”

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– WWE announced yesterday that Hulk Hogan will be appearing at the live event in Tokyo, Japan on July 11th and the July 12th live event in Osaka, Japan. Hogan commented in a press release: “Words cannot express how excited I am to be back in the WWE family. I only have one question for the WWE Universe in Japan: ‘whatcha gonna do when Hulkamania runs wild in Tokyo and Osaka, brother?'”

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– WWE will tape another set of NXT tapings tonight from Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida. The special guest is Intercontinental Champion Big E. We will have live spoilers later this evening.

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– This wasn’t mentioned in yesterday’s “Where Are They Now?” recap on former WWE star Trevor Murdoch but Murdoch is currently working for a heavy equipment company in Missouri, installing fiber optic cable.

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Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter

– Chris Sabin’s TNA contract doesn’t officially expire for a few more weeks but word is that he won’t be re-signed and his last booking was the One Night Only pay-per-view tapings two weeks ago.

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– TNA had stronger than usual attendance for last weekend’s shows in the Carolinas. The live event on April 17th in Florence, SC drew 1,000 fans. The April 18th live event in Concord, NC drew 1,000 fans and the April 19th show in Winston Salem, NC drew 900 fans.

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– We noted before that Tom Latimer, formerly known as Kenneth Cameron in WWE NXT, worked a tryout match with TNA recently. Latimer was either offered a TNA deal or is under the impression that he will be getting one. Latimer is actually married to NXT Diva Charlotte, Ric Flair’s daughter.

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– Matches taped for tonight’s WWE NXT include Emma and a mystery partner vs. Sasha Banks and Charlotte, Tyson Kidd vs. Mason Ryan, The Usos & Sami Zayn vs. Corey Graves & The Ascension, Tyler Breeze vs. Angelo Dawkins and Travis Tyler vs. Alexander Rusev.

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Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter

– We noted yesterday that John Cena has been selling 5 times the merchandise of the #2 seller in WWE lately. With CM Punk gone, that #2 seller is Daniel Bryan.

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– A correction on Rey Mysterio, his knee is actually fine and hasn’t been giving him problems lately. He’s out of action with a hand injury. WWE is still expected to sign Rey to a new deal soon but for the first time in years, his merchandise numbers aren’t near the top.

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– Former WWE star Ezekiel Jackson has been announced for the Legends of the Ring convention in June from Monroe, New Jersey.

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– Mick Foley tweeted the following in response to feedback on his Facebook blog where he says he’s not signing a new WWE Legends deal.

“Thanks for the support. Personally, I’ll lose money and further strain my relationship with #WWE – but I hope that other talent benefits.”

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– WWE pay-per-view advances are looking strong right now. Extreme Rules on May 4th is set up for 14,000 fans and is almost sold out. Payback on June 1st is set up for 11,000 and is almost sold out as well. Money in the Bank on June 29th has sold 10,000 tickets with just 2,000 still available.

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Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter

– There is still no internal timetable for AJ Lee’s return.

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Source: PWInsider

WWE will announce on tonight’s NXT that NXT General Manager JBL will strip Paige of her NXT Women’s Title because she can’t hold that title and the WWE Divas Title at the same time. The segment will feature Paige initially refusing but finally agreeing.
The segment will be released online today and inserted into tonight’s broadcast. It was likely produced at Monday’s RAW.

A storyline that will crown a new NXT Women’s Champion will kick off at tonight’s tapings at Full Sail University.

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– Many higher-ups in WWE were very upset with Mick Foley for what he wrote on Facebook after the Royal Rumble about Daniel Bryan’s push.

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– WWE scout Gerald Brisco’s blue chip recruit this year is University of Minnesota heavyweight Tony Nelson, who won NCAA titles in 2012 and 2013, but lost in the finals this year. Nelson also has some offers from NFL teams. Brisco praised Nelson and said he could be in the main event of WrestleMania in four years. Apparently WWE needed an answer from Nelson on Wednesday of this week.

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– Garrett passed along a photo of The Ultimate Warrior on the cover of the new National Enquirer, a supermarket tabloid that’s rarely taken seriously.

Warrior Enquirer

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– Reader Brad sent word that CM Punk was shown on the big screen before yesterday’s Chicago Cubs game, wishing a happy birthday to Wrigley Field.

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– CM Punk’s Twitter account showed some signs of life today. He favorited the tweet below, which is the first activity on the account since his departure from WWE in January:

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