WWE will tape this week’s episode of WWE Saturday Morning Slam from the Valley View Casino in San Diego, California. Here are the full results.
Dark Match
* WWE Divas Champion Kaitlyn defeated Aksana with a spear.
Saturday Morning Slam
* Dolph Ziggler is at the announce table.
* Sheamus defeated Cody Rhodes with white noise.
* Justin Gabriel defeated Heath Slater. Rest of 3MB was banned from ringside.
Credit – PWInsider
WWE star Tyson Kidd (TJ Wilson), who was dubbed a “workhorse” by CM Punk on his promo this past Monday, will be out of action 10-12 months.
We’re still working on details of exactly when this happened but Kidd suffered a fractured knee and a torn ACL over the holiday house show loop.
Kidd’s team with Justin Gabriel had regularly been one of the best parts of WWE’s secondary TV programming like Superstars, so this is a real blow to those shows.
WWE will tape this week’s episode of WWE Main Event from Richmond, Virginia at the Richmond Coliseum. Here are the full results.
* The Miz and Michael Cole open the show talking about CM Punk. They will reveal later whether or not CM Punk can compete on January 7th. They interview Antonio Cesaro.
* Matt Striker wants a word with The Great Khali but is stopped by Natalya and Hornswoggle.
* Antonio Cesaro defeated The Great Khali with the United States Title on the line. Striker interviewed him after the match and he cut an anti-USA promo.
* Wade Barrett loses a non-title Gauntlet Match. He defeated Justin Gabriel, JTG and Yoshi Tatsu but Kofi Kingston pinned him. Kofi vs. Barrett in an Intercontinental Title rematch is announced for SmackDown.
WWE United States Champion Antonio Cesaro is celebrating 100 days with the strap. He posted the following Tout:
he following was cut from this week’s edition of WWE RAW on Hulu Plus:
* Randy Orton vs. Wade Barrett
* Darren Young and Titus O’Neil vs. Kane and Daniel Bryan
* Kofi Kingston vs. Antonio Cesaro
* Sitdown interview with 3MB
* Santino Marella and Zack Ryder vs. Heath Slater and Jinder Mahal
* Alberto Del Rio vs. Justin Gabriel
- WWE cameras caught up with Cody Rhodes and Damien Sandow after their DQ win over Kane and Daniel Bryan at Hell In a Cell. Rhodes bragged about their team being undefeated and teased a rematch for SmackDown.
- WWE United States Champion Antonio Cesaro also spoke to WWE.com after his win over Justin Gabriel at Hell In a Cell. Cesaro says Gabriel got what he deserved and blamed it on the fans. Cesaro also tweeted:
“What happened to @Justin__Gabriel tonight is the fault of all the people who were tweeting for him to wrestle the #USChampion. #HIAC”
- WWE cameras also caught up with The Miz at Hell In a Cell after he failed to capture the Intercontinental Title from Kofi Kingston. Miz talked about how he makes everyone better than they are in the ring and called Kofi’s win a fluke. Miz added that he will do whatever it takes to get his Intercontinental Title back.
As noted before, Justin Gabriel is in line for a singles push. This would mean that WWE has nixed plans for Gabriel and Tyson Kidd to team together.
On a related note, there had been some talk of putting Kidd with Evan Bourne for another tag team when Bourne is ready to return.
The following segments were cut from this week’s Hulu Plus version of WWE Raw.
* Kofi Kingston vs. Michael McGillicutty match
* Antonio Cesaro vs. Justin Gabriel match
* Backstage interview between Josh Mathews and Sheamus
* Alberto Del Rio vs. Zack Ryder match
* Backstage segment with Vickie Guerrero and John Cena
* Backstage interview with Josh Mathews and Dolph Ziggler
* Ryback video package
* Backstage segment with Paul Heyman and CM Punk
After giving him a non-title win over United States Champion Antonio Cesaro on last night’s RAW, it appears Justin Gabriel is headed for a singles push of some kind.
Before last night’s win, Gabriel had lost 12 TV/pay-per-view matches in a row. Gabriel posted a Tout video last night asking Cesaro for a title shot.
The following content was cut from this week’s version of RAW on Hulu Plus:
* Alberto Del Rio vs. Brodus Clay
* Ryback vs. Dolph Ziggler and David Otunga
* Justin Gabriel vs. Antonio Cesaro
* Angle with The Miz and Kofi Kingston
* Layla vs. Eve Torres
* Primo and Epico vs. Damien Sandow and Cody Rhodes
* Several backstage segments
There were lots of timing issues at last night’s RAW from Oklahoma City. Word is that several segments were nixed and the backstage mood felt rushed. The opening segment with Kane, Daniel Bryan, AJ Lee, CM Punk, Paul Heyman, Vickie Guerrero and Dolph Ziggler apparently went around 7 minutes too long.
We noted earlier that a Justin Gabriel match was nixed 30 seconds before he was to walk out of the curtain. A backstage segment with Sheamus and Damien Sandow was also nixed as well.
A tournament to crown new #1 contenders to WWE Tag Team Champions Kane and Daniel Bryan will be announced on this Friday’s SmackDown. The first-round matches look like this:
* Zack Ryder and Santino Marella vs. Tyson Kidd and Justin Gabriel
* Kofi Kingston and R-Truth vs. Darren Young and Titus O’Neil
* Epico and Primo vs. Rey Mysterio and Sin Cara
The winners will face Kane and Bryan for the titles, presumably at Hell In a Cell next month.
Credit – WrestleZone
According to a report from WrestleZone.com, WWE officials have spoken this week about the possibility of reforming the Nexus stable.
WWE was shocked to hear the Nexus chants last Monday during the match between Wade Barrett and Justin Gabriel. On Friday, one of the top stories on WWE.com was a story talking about if Wade Barrett would ever bring back Nexus.
A source said, “the only reason for putting up a top story on the website about a glorified squash match, is to hear more from the fans.” WWE wants to gauge the general opinion and memory of Nexus from the WWE Universe.
There are two main reasons WWE officials have given thought to bringing back the stable. The first being they feel it would provide another opportunity to have Barrett in a lead role and they will be very aggressive in showcasing him to look as strong as possible. The second reason is the Nexus name and brand sold a lot of merchandise the first time around.
As of now, the current plan is to hear if the chants continue as well as develop possible creative ideas IF they were to move forward with it.
There is no confirmation of the group coming back but as of this week the idea has been put on the table.
There was some confusion with our correspondents over which matches were taped for what shows at last night’s WWE tapings in Moline, Illinois.
We now know that three matches were taped for Saturday Morning Slam – William Regal vs. Zack Ryder, Heath Slater vs. Santino Marella plus tag team action with Primo & Epico vs. Kofi Kingston & R-Truth.
The matches that were taped for Superstars were Layla vs. Natalya and Justin Gabriel vs. Antonio Cesaro. As noted, the one dark match saw Ted DiBiase defeat Dean Ambrose.
Both Saturday Morning Slam matches received praise on Twitter:
Derrick Bateman on Slater vs. Santino: “If you watch one match this year make sure it’s @HeathSlaterOMRB vs @milanmiracle on #SaturdayMorningSlam”
Matt Striker on Regal vs. Ryder: “Tonight I watched @realkingregal craft a splendid artistic piece of entertainment. I encourage you all to watch Saturday Slam this week #pro”
WWE’s website recently ranked the top 10 top rope finishing moves. Here’s the full list:
10. Vader’s Vadersault
9. Justin Gabriel’s 450 Splash
8. Sin Cara’s Exploder
7. Shane McMahon’s Coast to Coast
6. Legion of Doom’s Doomsday Device
5. Jeff Hardy’s Swanton Bomb
4. Rob Van Dam’s 5 Star Frogsplash
3. Evan Bourne’s Shooting Star Press
2. Jimmy Snuka’s Superfly Splash
1. Randy Savage’s Flying Elbow Drop
