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- DirecTV recently interviewed Vickie Guerrero to promote Sunday's WWE Survivor Series pay-per-view. Here are some highlights:

Do you have any favorite Survivor Series moments?

I always enjoyed working with Edge and, of course, my husband Eddie. To see Eddie win was always something special to me. He obviously had a lot of opponents but one year at Survivor Series he cheated to win against Kurt Angle. This was during the “Lie, Cheat, Steal” days. That always stuck out in my mind because he was so entertaining in the way he would manipulate his opponents, baiting them into a trap.

Do you have any other great Eddie memories?

Gosh, there’s so many. I think my favorite moments were when he worked with Chyna. When he vied for her affection and they “fell in love” and went to prom. I just loved it! He treated me like that in real life, so I related. He was always so fascinating to watch by just being who he was. He really believed in what he did and I think that showed in his work in the ring. His work was just genuine. He cared about it. He had a lot of respect for the fans and gave 100% to make the match everything they wanted it to be when they walked into that arena. They knew Eddie was going to give them his whole heart. It meant a lot to him. I respected him for that.

Who has been your favorite Superstar to manage and would you do it again?

I would love to manage Dolph Ziggler again. We have a great chemistry. AJ got in our way, but we had a lot of fun out there. Dolph is really entertaining and one of my favorites. And then Edge I will always respect. He showed me psychology, how to work in the ring, helped with my promos, and how to work with the cameras. He took me under his wing and made me feel like I was his partner. He really built my confidence and made me believe that whatever I did out there would be great. He really believed in me and I think that’s why we got to stay together for so long.

Who do you see as the best up and comers at the moment?

The Wyatt Family. They have really worked hard to get where they are. Maybe it’s just because they are creepy, but their characters are really amazing to me. It’s something we have not had in a long time. Also, Tamina (Snuka) has really proven herself as AJ’s bodyguard. Her matches are getting stronger and I see her becoming the Diva’s Champion one day. I’d hate to be splashed by her. I want to keep her as my friend.

How did “Excuse Me!” come about?

One night I had this long promo to do and in the middle of it I forgot my lines. I had a deer in headlights look so the crowd got loud because they knew there was something wrong. I just kind of needed to regroup so I said “excuse me” to them to buy some time. But the more I said it, probably two or three more times, the crowd just went insane. Afterwards, I kind of thought “OK that’s done and over with.” But we decided to try it again the next night and now it’s something the crowd expects from me. There were a few times that I didn’t say it and people let me know on Twitter that they were disappointed. It was their one night a year they got to see a WWE show and to see me and not hear me say it, it was disappointing to them. Now I always try to incorporate it into a show to help make it that one special night for a fan. The more they hate me, the more I get a kick out of it. It makes me feel good.

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- The Miz recently spoke with 107.5 in Las Vegas to promote ABC Family's Christmas Bounty movie. He was asked about fiancee Maryse returning to WWE. Miz replied:

"You would like that wouldn't you? I think a lot of people would really, really like that and would love to see Maryse back but right now she's busy dealing with our wedding stuff because she's the one that has to do it all since I'm not home."

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- Bret Hart was recently interviewed by The Calgary Herald about the Calgary Hitmen hockey team and mentioned his Kickoff pre-show role at Sunday's WWE Survivor Series pay-per-view:

"I have the odd cameo on WWE, but it’s more fun than anything else. But I enjoy the thrill of going back and being in front of the crowds again. Even if it’s just sort of a flashback where it’s just for a few minutes, it’s kind of nice."

The article noted that Bret has spent much of the past year recovering from a troublesome knee replacement last February.

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- WWE Hall of Famer Bret Hart participated in a Q&A on his Twitter account today. Here are some highlights:

Bret Hart would you ever consider doing some freelance "road agenting" for the WWE?
Bret Hart: Sure ... I would think about it. But I certainly would not want to go back on the road again.

What's one major change you'd make to the presentation of the WWE TV product?
Bret Hart: I would make the Slammy's a legitimate awards night. Where the best bumpers, dramatic performance and spectacular move are credited

What are your thoughts on Fandango?
Bret Hart: I admire him greatly. He's a kid that was given a difficult gimmick and he's made it work - kudos to him

If you hadn't had to retire due to injury, how would you have liked to end your career?
Bret Hart: Fighting John Cena at this year's WrestleMania in a 'babyface' match

CM Punk or Daniel Bryan?
Bret Hart: I couldn't say. In my opinion they are both two of the greatest wrestlers to ever get in the ring and it ain't over yet

Thoughts about The Rock?
Bret Hart: I think he is absolutely great. When I watch his movies I believe everything he does.

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- Colt Cabana was at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, FL earlier today for another announcing tryout with the company.

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- Antonio Cesaro hyped the 200th episode of NXT, writing on Twitter:

"Tomorrow, #NXT200. God may save the queen, but there’s not much hope for @RealKingRegal #RegalCesaro @WWENXT"

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- Hornswoggle makes a cameo in the new "Muppets Most Wanted" movie. Here's a photo:

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- The WWE YouTube channel ranked #4 for the month of October with 63,096,390 viewers behind The Ellen Show, The Fine Bros. and Hola Soy German.

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- While he hasn't been working lately, word is that Sin Cara t-shirts sold well among kids on the recent WWE European tour.

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- It doesn't look like WWE will sign former NFL star Shawne Merriman, who did a tryout a few weeks back. Reports from developmental is that he didn't look good in the ring and got tired really fast.

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- The first 12 rows of WrestleMania XXX ringside seats are sold out, which is the first few rows at $2,000 each and the rest of the ringside rows at $800 each. As of Tuesday, the only tickets left were $450 and $175 priced seats. There were 7,013 sold tickets on Stubhub and most aren’t being sold much above market price. However, for a ticket in the first few rows, it looks like it’ll cost in the $12,000 range for a $2,000 priced ticket.

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- The Superior Court in Ontario ruled against WWE Hall of Famer Abdullah The Butcher on November 5th in an attempt to get the lawsuit filed against him by indy wrestler Devon Nicholson thrown out of court. Nicholson sued Abdullah claiming he contracted Hepatitis C when Abdullah used the same razor blade on both himself and Nicholson when blading in a match. The court ordered Abdullah to pay $3,500 in court costs for the motion that was turned down, within 90 days.

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- WWE agent Dean Malenko, who has had heart issues in the past, was sent home early from WWE's recent European tour due to chest pains. He was first taken to the hospital and after being examined, was sent home.

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- We noted last week that Sheamus said in an interview his dream WrestleMania opponent would be The Undertaker. Apparently Sheamus is trying to push the idea of that match internally so he's very serious about it.

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WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross has updated the blog section on jrsbarbq.com. Here are some highlights:l

- Contrary to what I've read on Twitter, I'm NOT doing a 'shoot' interview with anyone.....and I'm STILL NOT buying TNA nor would I ever want to affect the team of Mike Tenay and Taz. They have great chemistry and as I have said before they do a great job with what is provided them on their monitor.

- We are in the process of finalizing a venue for my first one man show in the USA which will now officially be in New York City in early 2014. That part of the deal is done. Ticket info, etc is coming soon.

- Excited to read all the rumors regarding the long awaited WWE Network which looks as if it will launch in 2014. It only makes sense to launch the network during WrestleMania season and take advantage of all the media opportunities to sell/promote both the network and WM30. If that philosophy is accurate, that would have the Network launching in February or March. All that is TBD but it's been an exhaustive, expensive work in progress for many individuals for a long, long time. If WWE's PPV's all move to the Network then the chances of this entity becoming a significant success early increase greatly.

- I wasn't shocked to hear of Chris Hero aka Kassius Ohno's release from WWE. I'm a big fan of Chris' work and know that he will be successful doing his own thing in the indy world. He's a good person and a very talented, smart in ring talent. Quite simply, at this point in time of his life, Chris did not fit as well in the WWE system as all involved would have preferred. Too many fans will over analyze this matter and delve into finding out who was "at fault." Sometimes no one is totally "at fault" as it generally takes multiple entities to make anything become a success, or not, in pro wrestling or in many other areas of sports and entertainment.

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- WWE Divas The Bella Twins turn 30 years old today.

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- Former WWE and WCW personality Debra Marshall, ex-wife to Steve Austin, noted on Facebook that she was accepted into the University of Alabama's criminal justice graduate program and will start in January.

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- Here are some more WWE attendance figures from the recent tour:

* November 13th in Nottingham drew 5,300 fans
* November 14th in Leeds drew 7,300 fans
* November 15th in London drew 12,000 fans
* November 16th in Minehead drew 5,000 fans
* November 16th in Vienna drew 3,500 fans

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- Chris Jericho posted an update on his new podcast and said it will now debut on December 4th, still with Steve Austin as his first guest. The title of his podcast is, "Talk Is Jericho."

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- As noted, Stephanie McMahon is attending the CableFAX 2013 Most Powerful Women In Cable breakfast today in New York City. Linda McMahon is also with her. Here's a photo:

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- Here's the latest from World Heavyweight Champion John Cena on Twitter, mentioning Nikki Bella's birthday:

"Had a great day with @SportsNation and a more than wonderful evening with @nicoleandbri who just so happens 2 b a #birthdaygirl 2day!"

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- On Twitter last night, Daniel Bryan plugged a Bleacher Report interview he did about a month ago discussing what happened at Hell In a Cell, his relationship with Brie Bella, WWE 2K14 and more. In his tweet, Bryan mentioned fans helping him name his flying knee finisher. The options in the article are:

* The Yes Strike
* The Bearded Wizard
* Little-Big-Man Knee
* The Aberdeen Face Buster
* The Washington Wizard

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- Curtis Axel hyped his match at WWE Survivor Series against Big E Langston for the Intercontinental Title, writing on Twitter:

"I'm a Survivor! And at a Survivor Series, I will once again be wwe Intercontinental Champion! #BetterThanPerfect"

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- Diamond Dallas Page revealed that he was invited to tonight's WWE NXT tapings, writing on Twitter:

"got an invite from TripleH & @BillDeMott to see the boys at wwe NXT so Im heading down to wwe @FullSail wwe PerformCtr #BANG!"

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- According to Amazon and WrestlingDVDNews.com, a new eight-hour DVD set on WCW pay-per-view matches will be released in March 2014. More details should be released soon.

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- The McMahons, separate from Triple H, are once again being advertised for upcoming WWE TV tapings, including the December 2nd RAW in Oklahoma City. Vince McMahon has been advertised to return a few times lately but obviously hasn't. Vince is still returning to TV as a character soon but they wanted to delay his return as long as possible to build up heat on Triple H and Stephanie McMahon.

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- One person backstage at Thursday's NXT tapings noted to F4Wonline.com that it was shocking how much WWE officials were stressing over TNA taping Impact Wrestling across town head-to-head.

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- Former WWE Diva Maria Kanellis and former TNA Knockout Rosita are featured in the trailer for Army of The Damned:

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- Brian Fritz of BetweenTheRopes.com recently spoke with WWE Superstar Cody Rhodes to promote the Survivor Series pay-per-view. The full interview can be read here. Here are some highlights:

On being part of a traditional Survivor Series elimination match:

It's the cornerstone of the PPV itself. Of course, I think back to the 90's where you had almost every match on the pay-per-view was a Survivor Series elimination style match. It was a holiday classic and all the colorful characters you had. I'm allowed to be a fan a little bit when I look at the lineup and I look at myself, my brother Goldust, the Usos and a sure-fire, Hall of Famer in Rey Mysterio to be part of our own team, it's a good feeling.

On wrestling being a part of his Thanksgiving growing up in a wrestling family:

That's what Thanksgiving and Christmas both were because there was that period of time when those were the biggest days or some of the biggest days of the year for the territory promotions and even for early WWF. It was one of those things where I didn't know what other folks were doing. I just knew our own system where you had what was going on in the day but it was more exciting what was going on in the night and that was always wrestling.

On what he and his wife bought with the Bed, Bath and Beyond card that the McMahon's gave them for a wedding gift on Raw:

Legit, true thing that happened. So much of what we do is entertainment but this is 100% fact: my old man pocketed that gift card. So we never saw it because it was given to us out of spite he thought we wouldn't want to see it. I don't know but we never saw it. I think he bought my mom something.

How much was on the card:

It was a pretty hefty card. It was $500. You can actually do some major damage at Bed, Bath and Beyond and I believe they did. I haven't been over but if I go over and there's like a robotic trash can and new slippers and stuff like that … he pocketed it, 100%.

On teaming with his brother:

I think if anything it's a shock. Being in his 40's I didn't expect him to return with the surge that he returned with. Some people will give you that target age for people in their prime. I can tell you that Dustin is 44 and he's in his prime. He's the best he's even been. He's doing things he hasn't done since he was 20-something and he's as healthy as a horse. For me, it's just a shock. I never expected to be in a tag-team, nonetheless being the tag-team champions with my brother and that 16-year age difference and the complete opposite ends. Him and I are nothing alike so it's really just been a fun shock.

On possibly facing his brother at WrestleMania XXX:

I can't deny the fact I've heard all these rumblings of Goldust versus Cody Rhodes and all I can say is that if it's something the fans want, if it's something the WWE Universe wants, then they'll get it. And it's not always right away. And there's more things going on and there's a lot of 'that's best for business expression' but it it's something that fans want, I could see it being a very high possibility

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- Steve Austin noted on his most recent podcast that Daniel Bryan will be one of his guests in the next few weeks.

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- The cast of WWE Total Divas is en route to Austin, Texas for The Bella Twins' 30th birthday bash tonight at the Recess Arcade Bar. The party will be recorded to air on Total Divas.

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- Here's the latest from World Heavyweight Champion John Cena:

"Been a crazy, few months. Often times I enjoy testing the capabilities of body and mind. With strong spirit impossible becomes possible"

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- WWE posted this video with every single Tombstone piledriver The Undertaker has done:

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- With the Intercontinental Title now firmly around the waist of Big E Langston, WWE.com takes a close look at the intense drive that is helping to propel the powerful Superstar to meteoric heights:

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- The Bella Twins recently spoke with Newsday and said some of the sacrifices they made may be lost on WWE's new generation of Divas who have the WWE Performance Center to hone their skills. Nikki recalled performing in small bars and church halls in front of a few dozen fans before being called up to WWE and said:

"They're definitely spoiled. I prefer how we did it, because we knew we had to work hard. When we were finally on TV it was like, 'Holy cow! This is what we worked so hard for.' It definitely, I think, makes you appreciate it more."

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- South Carolina's The Tiger News recently spoke with WWE Superstar Curtis Axel and asked him about which NXT talents we should look out for. He said:

"I'm a big fan of Bo Dallas. I know he's the NXT Champion right now, but I remember I was in developmental when he first got there, and he was 18 years old and a young kid running around, and now just watching how he's grown, it's amazing. He's a great wrestler. He knows what he's doing, and I look forward to him getting brought up in the near future."

"Other than that, there's this guy that I've been seeing. He's actually been working some of the live events with us. He's Sami Zayn. He's a high-flying kind of guy.Check out Wrestling Inc. It brings some different elements into the WWE, so we'll see. I think those two are two guys you should keep an eye on in the future to get brought up to the main stage."

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- DirecTV recently interviewed Alberto Del Rio to promote WWE's Survivor Series pay-per-view. Here are some highlights:

Can you talk about your last match with John Cena at Hell in a Cell and how your rematch at Survivor Series will be different?

That last match against Cena was an amazing match and the best of the night. But I think I got a little bit cocky on that one because I knew he was hurt. But I was also hurt. My back had been bothering me and I had a fever that day, so I was not at 100%. I think our match at Survivor Series will be better than the last one because we will both be at 100%. It will be the best match of the night. Again.

Any luchadors who you think would be a good addition to the WWE?

There is a lot of talent in Mexico for WWE. The problem is that the luchador style is so different from the WWE style that it’s hard to tell who could come to WWE and do something spectacular like I’m doing it right now, and like Rey Mysterio did for years and years.

Who have been your toughest opponents in WWE?

All of them. But if I had to give you two names, I would say John Cena would be the number one. He is the face of the WWE and that is a man who never stops. He’s a machine. The other one would be Rey Mysterio. He is an icon. He’s a legend to all Latin Americans. I’ve had great moments every time I’ve been in the ring with him.

Anyone you haven’t wrestled that you’d like to?

No. I have wrestled everybody in the WWE and everyone that I grew up watching and admiring in Japan and Mexico. All I want to do for the next few years is stay on top and keep wrestling important matches in the WWE.

We spoke to Vicki Guerrero last week about some of her favorite Eddie Guerrero moments. Were you a fan of his?

Yes, of course. I’m Mexican. I grew up watching him. I saw him several times before he came to WWE or any other company in the US. He wrestled for years and years in Mexico, especially in Ciudad Juarez. I’ve always admired him. He started from the bottom and at the end of his career he was one of the most amazing, most popular Superstars in the world.

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- In a new blog on jrsbarbq.com, Jim Ross updated fans on his plans for WrestleMania XXX weekend:

"We're looking at venues and dates for a JR show, or two, during WrestleMania 30 week in New Orleans. Likely or the Thursday and/or Friday night of WM30 week. Details are still being finalized. My first show in 2014 will definitely be in New York City and I will have more info regarding the date and venue coming soon."

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- WWE Tag Team Champion Cody Rhodes joined Doug Mortman and Mike Riker on Busted Open. You can hear Busted Open on SiriusXM 92 and on the SiriusXM app. Here are highlights:

Thoughts on Rey Mysterio on the Survivor Series team:

Rey has a lot left to give. I got the opportunity to see him at the WWE Performance Center and to see him take him time to get back to work and that was the best thing that he can do. He’s had eight knee surgeries, I think. To take his time and properly rehab and properly facilitate in the fashion that he did. He’s one hundred percent and I’ve known Rey for a long time and I can confidently tell you in this situation, he is one hundred percent and if anybody knows anything about pro wrestling and sports entertainment, if they ever saw Rey Mysterio go, it’s some of the most exciting matches that you will ever see. He is just as good as he was when I saw him wrestle Dean Malenko at Halloween Havoc as he will be at Survivor Series.

Amazed at Goldust’s comeback:

Dustin and I, were not as close as people think but we are real brothers and I know a lot about his personal life and he is such a fitness fanatic and he is living a healthy lifestyle. He has made that choice for three or four years now and I knew it would translate into his return to the ring in some fashion but I didn’t know how well it would translate. It’s full on competitive now between him and I and that’s what makes a great team. I don’t want to be any step behind my older brother and he doesn’t want to be any step behind his younger brother so it makes for a great dynamic. I’m shocked every time I see him in the ring, every time, because he is able to pull out something new and he able to perform at the level he was performing when he started out in the business.

Any changes after his promo on the night he was fired:

I think sometimes when people don’t expect you to say certain things, when they consider certain things taboo and when you step on someone’s toes with what you said but there is truth behind it. I think it makes for compelling television and I know nothing was given to me which is rare in a television show where you able to be free and tell our audience how you feel. I don’t know if anything has necessarily changed. I know for me having been here with WWE since I was twenty years old, I couldn’t even purchase alcohol when I started with WWE. I don’t have any fear with anything within the company anymore because there’s no point to have any fear. It makes for a very feel individual. I show up when I’m supposed to and I know that I have the ability to have a match with anybody on that roster and that’s what I’m going to try to do and it’s one of Vince’s things. You will get nowhere unless you step on a lot of toes and I’ve consistently been trying to do that. For me, that change wasn’t necessarily when that promo happened, I say that change happened when I started that rivalry with Rey Mysterio almost three years ago and it’s been the same ever since. I grew up very quickly here.

Connecting with the crowd:

I think some fans who are critics and some of our insider people who are too inside; they look at it from that perspective: “That he’s second generation, it was easy for him to get there and it easy to steal the elements from his father and brother”, they think that’s easy. For me, the best advice that I ever got was to be the exact opposite of everybody. Don’t have bleach blond hair, don’t jab, don’t do the bionic elbow, and don’t do any of that because it’s just too easy. For me, I’m a student of the game but I’m also a student of, if anything, not my dad or not my brother but of the guys that competed with him. I would say if I had to make a Survivor Series fantasy team, it would be the Ric Flair’s and the Kevin Sullivan’s because that’s where I learned the most from. I don’t do any service to anybody who turns into our product to come out to my dad’s music, which I hated by the way, and to do something that he did. I have to be who I am, Goldust needs to be who he is and at the end of the day when the fans say: “Hey, who is one of the great families in our industry?” Hopefully they will say us because of just that. We gave each audience, each generation and each age group something different.

Possibilities of the brother versus brother match at WrestleMania:

I can say that it’s something that is always buzzing out there of the idea of Goldust versus Cody Rhodes and that’s flattering but I can tell you that the worst thing that our audience can do is assume that’s what’s going to happen, let whatever transpire and it will be more entertaining than speculation. I know this though and I can honestly tell you, if I had the opportunity to wrestle any singles match at a WrestleMania which is a superstars dream and it happened to be against my brother, my real life brother, I don’t know any match that would be better, any match with titles or not that would have anymore meaning behind it as far as the sixteen year age difference between us and the true competitive nature of being the sons of a hall of famer and it’s something that I wouldn’t discourage.

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- WWE.com's latest poll asks fans who The Rock's greatest WrestleMania rival was - Steve Austin, Hulk Hogan or John Cena. Austin is currently leading the results with 68%.

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- We noted before that John Cena is promoting a new "BodyChange" weight loss program. Cena tweeted the following update on Friday:

"Share YOUR motivational story on to win the BodyChange program. Be one of the 1st to start with me! It`s #ChangeTime"

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- We noted before that Stephanie McMahon was honored by CableFAX as one of the Most Powerful Women in Cable on Thursday. In her keynote speech, Stephanie said 40% of WWE's audience are women and claimed it was because of their storylines. She also said since WWE went to PG, they haven't lost any fans and have gained new ones.

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- WWE fans recently voted Natalya's Sharpshooter as the most dangerous submission in WWE.

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- WWE NXT Diva Veronica Lane was doing ring announcing at Thursday's NXT TV tapings.

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- Diamond Dallas Page was at the WWE Performance Center on Friday doing DDP Yoga with the WWE NXT talents. Here's a panoramic shot of the group:

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- Diamond Dallas Page posted another video with footage of Jake Roberts' Indiegogo supporters hanging out:

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- DDP posted footage of Cody Hall and Sean Waltman in action at a recent Superstars of Wrestling event in Rome, Georgia with Scott Hall at ringside:

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- Former WCW star Juventud Guerrera turns 39 years old today while ECW Original Kimona turns 37.

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- The Authority is ready for tomorrow's WWE Survivor Series pay-per-view. Director of Operations Kane tweeted the following this afternoon:

"Everything is in order for #SurvivorSeries. #TheAuthority"

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- Actor Kellan Lutz, who is playing Hercules in a different movie, took a shot at The Rock, who is also playing Hercules in an upcoming movie. Lutz says he wasn't able to get as big as The Rock did for the role. Lutz told E! News:

"I wanted to get big, but then you have The Rock playing in the other Hercules. There's not enough 'extra-curricular' stuff for that."

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- WWE Legend Tom "The Dynamite Kid" Billington suffered a stroke some time in the past few days. No more details are available yet. Billington has been living in England for years now, since his wrestling career ended.

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- Daniel Bryan recently spoke with The Boston Herald to promote tomorrow's WWE Survivor Series pay-per-view. Here are some highlights from the article:

Boston ties with Brie Bella:
"I’m engaged to Brie Bella, and our very first date was in Boston. We went to the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, and that was when we realized we really, really liked each other. That was in January of 2011, and now we’re getting married next April."

Dedicating Sunday's match to his dog, an 11-year-old yellow lab named Asparagus the Wonder Dog that died just five days ago:
"He was legitimately my best friend. Every title I’ve ever won, I would always take a picture with Asparagus with the title and proclaim him the champion. He was a very special dog."

The match with CM Punk against The Wyatt Family:
"You’ll see me bring an energy and enthusiasm when I team with Punk against the Wyatts. It’s a very different style matchup. The Wyatts are just big wild brawlers, while we’re aerial, technical wrestlers. It’s a grudge match, and we’re not going to find out who the best wrestlers are. We’re going to find out who the best fighters are, because this is definitely going to be a fight."

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- In a new interview with Chad Dukes, Cody Rhodes noted that he paid to have the white Intercontinental Title, currently held by Big E Langston, brought back. He said:

"You have no idea how difficult that was to get the IC Title, the white IC Title, which Big E Langston is now our new Intercontinental Champion and that was such a cool thing for him, to see that and see it still around. It makes me feel happy because that was such a pain to get done. Not many people know this; I paid for the title to be recreated. I was refunded, heavily refunded, but I paid to show it to the man and say, “Listen, this will get a reaction, that you might not think it will and here’s why,” you know? And I’m very happy to see it still in existence."

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- While Batista was backstage at Thursday's NXT tapings, PWInsider reports that there has been no real talk within WWE about him making a return.

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- Paparazzi recently caught former WWE Diva Kelly Kelly on the beach in Miami. Here's video from Splash News:

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- Here is a photo of Ryback, Eva Marie and Alicia Fox volunteering at the Boston Food Bank earlier this morning:

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- We’ve noted before how WWE creative writer Michael Hayes was suspended by WWE indefinitely after he was seen having alcoholic beverages with Rosa Mendes, who had just returned to work for the company after a stint in rehab for issues with alcohol.

Word now is that Hayes is currently undergoing treatment for alcoholism and isn’t expected to return to work for WWE until early 2014, at the earliest. WWE suspending Hayes ended up not being about him getting hit with a disciplinary measure but WWE getting help for him.

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- WWE developmental Diva Brandi Rhodes, Cody's wife, noted on Twitter that she will be getting back to work on her Confection Swimwear line in December.

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- Hulk Hogan says he's getting ready to make his next move. He tweeted on Saturday night:

"Getting close to making my next move" I think ill go back to college" NOT,get ready it might get crazy brother HH"

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- Zeb Colter hyped tonight's 5-on-5 match at the pay-per-view, writing on Twitter:

"Big question mark re: #SurvivorSeries. How will @AntonioCesaro @RealJackSwagger mesh with @TheShieldWWE? @WWE"

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- WWE Diva Kaitlyn just had a quick mini vacation on the islands of Turks & Caicos. She returned to the United States this weekend in time for the Survivor Series pay-per-view.

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- Bray Wyatt will be at ringside for tonight's CM Punk and Daniel Bryan vs. Erick Rowan and Luke Harper match at WWE Survivor Series. Wyatt hyped the match on Twitter this weekend:

"Tomorrow, Laws dont Exist. .............Lord of the Flies #TheDevilMadeMeDoIt"

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- TMZ picked up on the story of Daniel Bryan's dog Asparagus passing away about a week ago.

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- Ryback has once again deleted all of his tweets at @Ryback22. Despite Ryback saying he would be issuing an open challenge at tonight's Survivor Series pay-per-view, WWE has made no mention of it.

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- Mick Foley noted on Twitter that he raised $1,000 for victims of the recent typhoon in the Philippines at his comedy shows in Columbia and St. Louis, Missouri this past week. When Foley was in Greensboro, North Carolina for a comedy show earlier this month, he and fans in attendance took up money for Hacksaw Jim Duggan's surgery.

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- Former WWE Diva Serena Deeb is back in the spotlight with a preview from a new photoshoot she recently did at the Venice Canals in California. Here is a teaser photo she posted:

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- Steve Austin is interviewing Brian Knobbs of The Nasty Boys today to air on a future "Unleashed" podcast.

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- Chris Jericho has been performing with Canadian band Coverboy this past week. He wrote the following on Instagram today:

"Rock n roll crazy night after another successful Coverboy gig in CALGARY! We've got something here Canada! Stay tuned for more news about Canada's biggest PARTY band! #payorj #geoff #cinqriveirs Brentelcapitan #iîi"

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- Bronwyne Billington, daughter of WWE Legend The Dynamite Kid, posted a positive update on her father after reports came out that he's suffered a stroke. She tweeted:

"Great news of my Dad watching John Wayne movies last night with my uncle. By the sounds of it he's on his way back to his normal self!"

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- Nikki Bella thanked John Cena after her win at Survivor Series last night:

"I survived! Big thank u 2 my man @JohnCena 4 helping me get so strong Best Life Coach ever! Stronger than I have ever been! #FearlessNikki"

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- We noted before that WWE officials expected Evan Bourne back in the ring before the end of the year. While watching Survivor Series last night, Bourne noted that he was biding his time, an apparent tease at a return.

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- Jim Ross says he was surprised CM Punk and Daniel Bryan won at last night's Survivor Series pay-per-view. He tweeted:

"Somewhat surprised Punk & @WWEDanielBryan beat @WWEBrayWyatt & Family at #SurvivorSeries . Really solid tag bout. Simple is good."

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- WWE's shop website has released a new "La Maskara Del 619" t-shirt for Rey Mysterio and a new "434" t-shirt for CM Punk, both seen at last night's Survivor Series pay-per-view.

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- Jim Ross says good news is coming soon about his one-man shows in 2014. He wrote on Twitter last night:

"Great news about my 1 man shows in 2014 coming soon from super agent @nickpampenella. Where should Nick book me? I'm SO ready!"

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- WWE producer Dean Malenko, who had a health scare during WWE's recent European tour and was sent home, was back to work at last night's Survivor Series pay-per-view.

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- WWE's website has a new poll up asking if Roman Reigns is the most dominant performer in Survivor Series history. As of this writing, 57% of the votes are "yes."

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- Steve Austin invited The Rock to appear on an upcoming podcast. Austin tweeted:

" TheRock Alright, I'm officially inviting you for a session of BS on the #steveaustinshow. What's it gonna be? The people demand it."

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- Renee Young spoke to CM Punk and Daniel Bryan on WWE.com after their win over The Wyatt Family at Survivor Series. Punk said the key to them winning was teamwork. Renee asked if we will see more of The Best and The Beard. They both joked about it being a possibility and walked off chanting, "I don't know!"

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- Curtis Axel also spoke with Renee Young on WWE.com last night and said he's not finished with Big E Langston and will get the Intercontinental Title back, one day or another.

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- WWE.com cameras caught up with The Shield after Survivor Series. Seth Rollins talked about how they've been the best since day one. Dean Ambrose talked about how Roman Reigns was unleashed and praised his spears. Reigns said there's many more where that came from.

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- World Heavyweight Champion John Cena tweeted this morning about Randy Orton and his TV appearances today:

"Never been 1 to use the term 'Face' but this #champ is headed 2 @KellyandMichael + @TeamCavuto hope @RandyOrton enjoys rest #thechampishere"

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- Mark Henry vs. Randy Orton for the WWE Title is currently being advertised for WWE live events in Canada and Washington state next month.

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- Zeb Colter says he has a lot to say on tonight's RAW from Long Island. Zeb tweeted this morning:

"#SurvivorSeries is over. Headed to #RAW TONIGHT. HOPE I GET A LIVE MIC IN MY HANDS. I GOT A LOT TO SAY. @WWE"

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- Renee Young spoke to Mark Henry on WWE.com after his win over Ryback at Survivor Series. Henry said he answered Ryback's open challenge because he disrespected the Hall of Fame panel and treated them like they were nobodies.

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- With 10 days left on Hacksaw Jim Duggan's Indiegogo campaign, he has raised $11,151 for shoulder surgery, well past his goal of $6,500. On a related note, Sunny has raised $3,205 on her GoFundMe campaign, under her goal of $10,000.

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- As seen at Survivor Series, John Laurinaitis appeared in a backstage segment with Los Matadores, R-Truth, Santino Marella and Fandango. Laurinaitis is not expected back full time and apparently has reportedly been doing some agent work backstage.

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- WWE's website notes that Roman Reigns four eliminations at last night's Survivor Series pay-per-view tied a previous record.

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- Injured NXT star Scott Dawson, who tweeted Vince McMahon a few weeks back, tweeted Triple H today as he begins another week of rehabbing his torn ACL. Dawson wrote:

"Week 4 of PT starts today! TripleH don't worry bossman...I'll be back soon enough! Because, obviously, I'm best for...well you get it..."

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- WWE sent the following today:

STAMFORD, Conn. – WWE Studios and Blumhouse Productions announced today a partnership on "Incarnate," the micro-budget thriller from Blumhouse directed by Brad Peyton ("Journey 2: The Mysterious Island"), scripted by Ronnie Christensen ("Dark Tide") and starring Aaron Eckhart. WWE Superstar Mark Henry has been cast in a cameo role, and WWE Studios will leverage its extensive multi-platform reach for the film.

Jason Blum ("Paranormal Activity," "Insidious," "The Purge" and "Sinister" franchises) is producing the film for Blumhouse which is co-financing the production with IM Global. Michael Luisi, WWE Studios President, is Executive Producing alongside Couper Samuelson, Michael Seitzman, Trevor Engelson, Stuart Ford and Charles Layton. Universal Pictures will distribute the film in the U.S. and Blumhouse International is overseeing foreign rights.

"Incarnate" stars Aaron Eckhart as an unconventional exorcist who taps into the subconscious of a nine-year-old boy played by David Mazouz who is possessed by a powerful, ancient demon. The film is currently shooting.

"WWE Studios is thrilled to partner again with Blumhouse on 'Incarnate,'" said Michael Luisi, President of WWE Studios.

Jason Blum said, "WWE has a tremendous brand and we are excited to work with them on 'Incarnate.'"

Bradley Buchanan, SVP of Business Affairs, negotiated the deal on behalf of WWE Studios.

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- WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross is back with a new blog over on jrsbarbq.com with thoughts on the Survivor Series pay-per-view. Here are some highlights:

- I watched WWE Survivor Series Sunday night from Boston. No, I don't get them for free and never have but who's complaining? I get asked this question every PPV weekend. I pay my way and don't condone people stealing including PPV's from any company.

- Highlight of the PPV for me was the spotlight placed on Roman Reigns who pinned four members of the opposition with the same move, a nice, snug clothesline. Reigns has "it" and has always been high on everyone's list of hopeful, future WWE main eventers. The son of WWE Hall of Famer Wild Samoan Sika has transformed his former nose tackle body into a more healthy, appealing and more marketable one since signing with WWE's developmental program.

- Soon...I expect that the other two Shield members will also be more in the spotlight as both Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose are also marketably skilled and have excellent futures, as well.

- Bothers me to read some tweets @JRsBBQ regarding Big E Langston who I got to know well in NXT and who I feel has a very significant upside. 'E' is another talented, educated, dependable athlete who is so much more than a former power lifter. The former state high school wrestling champion and D1 football lineman at Iowa has great feet and agility plus he's another student of the game and takes his preparation and in ring progress seriously.

- Enjoyed the old school fundamentals of the Punk/Bryan vs. Wyatt tag team match. Tag team wrestling is far from dead and with a little effort and creativity it would be considered 'new' to younger fans who haven't experienced great, tag team wrestling in their lives.

- Not sure what to make of a title unification match, if that's where WWE is headed, with Cena and Orton. A unique way to end the show that certainly presented more questions and speculation than answers. That's not necessarily a bad thing. I'd expect that particular matter to be at the center of attention on RAW Monday night.

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- Bronwyne Billington, daughter of WWE Legend The Dynamite Kid, tweeted another positive update on his health today:

"Talked to my Dads wife this morning and she said she really feels he is doing better since this all happened #thankyoulord"

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- Regarding last week's RAW main event with CM Punk, Daniel Bryan, Cody Rhodes, Goldust and The Usos vs. The Shield and The Wyatt Family, the match went 24 minutes and 2 seconds. That would make it the second longest match on RAW of 2013, only behind the John Cena vs. Punk match from the February 27th RAW that went 26 minutes and 30 seconds. There were no matches in 2012 as long. There was only one longer match in 2011, back when RAW was 2 hours, and that was a big 12 man match on the October 3rd, 2011 show that went 26 minutes and 53 seconds.

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- Courtesy of WrestlingDVDNews.com, here is the full content listing for WWE's Best Pay-Per-View Matches 2013 DVD that comes out on December 31st:

Disc 1

An Historic Year

WWE Championship Match
CM Punk vs. The Rock
Royal Rumble • January 27, 2013

Six Man Tag Team Match
John Cena, Ryback & Sheamus vs. The Shield (Dean Ambrose, Roman Reigns & Seth Rollins)
Elimination Chamber • February 17, 2013

Straight Edge vs. The Streak

Undertaker vs. CM Punk
WrestleMania • April 7, 2013

WWE Championship Match
The Rock vs. John Cena
WrestleMania • April 7, 2013

Disc 2

RKO vs. WMD

Extreme Rules Match
Randy Orton vs. Big Show
Extreme Rules • May 19, 2013

Steel Cage Match
Triple H vs. Brock Lesnar
Extreme Rules • May 19, 2013

A Perfect Payback

Triple Threat Intercontinental Championship Match
Wade Barrett vs. The Miz vs. Curtis Axel
Payback • June 16, 2013

WWE Divas Championship Match
Kaitlyn vs. AJ Lee
Payback • June 16, 2013

World Heavyweight Championship Match
Dolph Ziggler vs. Alberto Del Rio
Payback • June 16, 2013

Climbing the Ladder of Success

World Heavyweight Championship Money in the Bank Ladder Match
Cody Rhodes vs. Dean Ambrose vs. Wade Barrett vs. Jack Swagger vs. Antonio Cesaro vs. Fandango vs. Damien Sandow
Money in the Bank • July 14, 2013

Disc 3

The Best vs. The Beast

No Disqualification Match
CM Punk vs. Brock Lesnar
SummerSlam • August 18, 2013

WWE Championship Match
John Cena vs. Daniel Bryan
Special Guest Referee: Triple H
SummerSlam • August 18, 2013

The Drive to be Champion

World Heavyweight Championship Match
Alberto Del Rio vs. Rob Van Dam
Night of Champions • September 15, 2013

Fatal 4-Way Match for WWE Divas Championship
AJ Lee vs. Natalya vs. Naomi vs. Brie Bella
Night of Champions • September 15, 2013

The Shield (Seth Rollins & Roman Reigns) vs. Cody Rhodes & Goldust
Battleground • October 6, 2013

World Heavyweight Championship Match
Alberto Del Rio vs. John Cena
Hell in a Cell • October 27, 2013

Hell in a Cell Match for WWE Championship
Randy Orton vs. Daniel Bryan
Special Guest Referee: Shawn Michaels
Hell in a Cell • October 27, 2013

Nothing Short of Incredible

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- WWE Hall of Famer Sunny tweeted the following health update this evening, saying she has to have major cancer-related surgery on December 17th:

"Bad news at the doc today... I'll be getting major surgery on dec 17th because the first doc fucked up royally in may... Very upset today.."

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- WWE posted another sneak peek at The Miz in ABC Family's Christmas Bounty, which premieres tomorrow night:

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- Linda McMahon wasn't the only interesting name sitting ringside for tonight's RAW on Long Island as Mick Foley's daughter Noelle and Betty Skaaland, widow of WWE Hall of Famer Arnold Skaaland, were also at ringside. Linda can be seen in the crowd when CM Punk ran up on the fan barrier:

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- There was said to be lots of negative chatter among fans leaving the Survivor Series pay-per-view in Boston sunday night.

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- Word from backstage at Survivor Series is that at the 90-minute mark of the show, when the only thing trending worldwide was Bret Hart, a lot of people were unhappy internally. Other officials were not in a good over WWE's inability to get stuff to trend past the American Music Awards and the big NFL game between the New England Patriots and the Denver Broncos.

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- Here's the latest teaser from Ricardo Rodriguez after last night's RAW:

"So it seems wwe is in a shortage of managers at the moment... Hmm I do have years of experience and titles in that department."

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- Tonight's WWE SmackDown and Main Event tapings will take place from the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. No matches have been announced for either show but SmackDown will have a special Thanksgiving theme.

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- There was some speculation about Layla's status after she didn't tweet in over a month and hasn't been on WWE TV since September. F4Wonline.com now reports that Layla is not injured but there's no word yet on where she's been. She started tweeting again on Monday.

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- WWE's website has a new poll asking fans what's the better name for CM Punk and Daniel Bryan's tag team - The GOATs (Greatest of All Teams) or The Beard & The Best. They're also allowing fans to enter their own names in the comments section. With over 13,000 votes cast, The Beard & The Best is leading with 63% of the vote.

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- Drew McIntyre noted on Twitter that thanks to WWE, he finally has his Green Card and is a permanent resident of the United States. McIntyre tweeted:

"Its official!Big thanks to wwe & the US.At 28 I've had some wild ups n downs & lived a lifetime.Got my Green Card,can't get rid of me now:)"

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- Steve Austin tweeted the following about his interview with Daniel Bryan this morning:

"Just had a great talk w @WWEDanielBryan. Great cat. Coming next Tuesday to the #steveaustinshow. #WWE #WWE2K14"

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- As seen during last night's RAW Divas match, the screen went black for a few seconds. This was done because Aksana apparently had a wardrobe malfunction but WWE caught it on the delay.

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- Former WWE NXT Diva Lindsay Hayward, the near 7-foot wrestler that went by the name Aloisia during her brief run with the company, recently set a Guinness World Record for the Tallest Actress in a Leading Role for her role in the new movie R100.

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- A fan on Twitter pointed out to Bill Goldberg that fans are still chanting his name on RAW these days. Goldberg replied:

"Thank you....it's a huge honor for me and greatly appreciated"

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- Mick Foley revealed that "Super Size Me" director Morgan Spurlock was in attendance for last night's RAW from Long Island. Former WWE star Pete Gas was also there. Foley tweeted about Spurlock:

"Really enjoyed hanging with acclaimed film- maker @MorganSpurlock at #RAW. He showed great interest in the progress of @IamSantaMovie"

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- A majority of the WWE NXT talents will be headed home for the Thanksgiving holiday. The brand doesn't have any live events until December 5th.

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- Independent wrestler Logan Shulo has signed a developmental deal with WWE. Shulo has wrestled in the Pittsburgh area.

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- People backstage at last night's RAW were wondering about Brodus Clay's future after WWE had Xavier Woods use Clay's theme song and entrance with Cameron and Naomi for his win over Heath Slater. No word yet on what this means for Clay or if they're setting up for a feud between the two. Xavier thanked Clay on Twitter for "helping" him with the entrance.

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- Mick Foley praised Dolph Ziggler's work as a comedian on Twitter afternoon. Foley wrote to a fan:

"I had @HEELZiggler on my shows a couple times...and he's very good. Dolph has an open invite to perform on any Foley show."

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- Rich Ortiz, formerly known in WWE as Ricky Ortiz, will debut for Extreme Rising at their December 28th event in Philadelphia. Ortiz last appeared in the States for the now-defunct Urban Wrestling Federation.

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- WWE Legend The Dynamite Kid is said to be improving slightly after suffering two strokes over the last few weeks but it's going to be a long process before he's back to 100%.

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- WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross has updated his Q&A section on jrsbarbq.com again this week. Here are a few highlights:

What is you're opinion of Dave Meltzer and the dirt sheets in general? Dave is a very bright guy. Knows the business better than most.

Do you think certain wrestlers, due to the nature of their persona, should be kept out of comedy sketches? Comedy fits some talents well if it's good comedy.

On WWE unifying the titles at TLC and shouldn't the match be held at WrestleMania? Don't think it's a unification match. Still be two titles after the match as I understand it.

Why The Undertaker has only closed three WrestleManias: I don't know other than WWE title bouts generally close WrestleMania. Takers a hard act to follow at WM.

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- Mick Foley's "A Most Mizerable Christmas" is now available as an e-book with Foley doing the audio.

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- A fan on Twitter noted that Chris Jericho's Highlight Reel is the longest reigning talk show in WWE RAW history with 40 episodes. Jericho noted that the episode with Shawn Michaels was the best.

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- WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross is back with a new blog on jrsbarbq.com with thoughts on Monday's RAW. Here are some highlights:

- The 6 man tag was really solid. Well crafted. Nice shine for Roman Reigns. Rey doesn't look 100% but I hope that I'm wrong on that assumption. Rhodes Brothers have been great to watch.

No one should sleep on the potential of Dean Ambrose or Seth Rollins considering that Reigns is getting ample, fresh spotlight these days. Both Rollins and Ambrose are going to be top hands. I'd bet BBQ sauce on it.

Ambrose has always reminded me as having some Brian Pillman and some Roddy Piper in his personality. So, if Ambrose doesn't get institutionalized (Only kidding) with those perceived personality traits, he's going to be outstanding. A little of The Loose Cannon and some of Hot Rod equates to money to me. Rollins, from day one in NXT, has always reminded me of CM Punk and I'm not sure exactly why but I perceive that it's a good thing nonetheless. Rollins match several weeks back from Daniel Bryan was one that I could watch every night.

It's obviously enviable that the Shield will implode at some point to allow the three stars to evolve separately instead of keeping all three talented men in one entity. How, where, when it happens remains to be seen but the why is a no brainer especially when WWE needs to build quality depth. This isn't the era of the Horsemen when talent depth wasn't an issue.

- Anxious to see more of a vicious Bray Wyatt in the ring in the upcoming weeks. In the meanwhile, it's been good to see Rowan and Harper get some quality, TV minutes.

- Although I'm personally not a big fan of the 'Guest Host' role on RAW when it occasionally rears its head, I thought that Michael Strahan was a good sport and handled the role well considering what he was asked to do.

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- Chris Jericho has launched a Twitter account at @TalkIsJericho for his new podcast that debuts on December 4th with Steve Austin as the first guest. Here's a show synopsis from the website:

"Recorded from all over the globe, multiple time world champion pro wrestler, lead singer of Fozzy and New York Times best-selling author Chris Jericho rocks the podcast world with "Talk Is Jericho," his unique, weekly take on all things pop culture and life in general. Sit down with Chris as he interviews some of the biggest names in entertainment and discusses the minutia of wrestling, music, television, movies and twerking!! All-ages welcome. No ID required!"

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- A fan on Twitter wrote to Roman Reigns and said he's going to be "THAT dude," referring to his push that's going on. Reigns replied:

"Somebody has 2, why not me. You can wait for it, or you can take it! #TakeIt"

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- Today would have been the 51st birthday of WWE Legend "The British Bulldog" Davey Boy Smith.

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- ECW Original Steve Corino and his wife welcomed a new baby boy into the world last night.

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- WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross has updated his Q&A section of jrsbarbq.com again this week. Here are some highlights:

Curtis Axel's short Intercontinental Title reign: It's all about casting. Axel is more relevant now that he was just a few months ago. Short reign create awareness.

With WWE unifying the championships, do you think they will drop the big gold belt? I have no idea what WWE creative is doing or is going to do but if I had to guess I'd say the WWE Titles stays and the World Title goes. Bottom line is that I don't know.

Should the World Heavyweight Title and the WWE Title be unified as one championship? Again, I don't know exactly what is going on but it appears that WWE wants to have one primary title going forward. I don't spend much time on the creative plans of any pro wrestling company.

Not being "big headed" for being a great, successful announcer: I'd surmise it is the way in which I was raised by my Mom and Dad. Plus, who likes being around pompous, arrogant, entitled people? I certainly don't.

On author David Shoemaker calling this current time in WWE "The Reality Era": Not sure that 'truth' has any thing to do with it. He coined a phrase on how he feels about today's biz and that's his opinion. I could call it many things but I won't.

Renee Young's performance: Renee has plenty of talent and should continue to do well in WWE as I see her role expanding and then see other opportunities coming her way.

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- WWE's 2014 Royal Rumble pay-per-view from Pittsburgh is almost sold out.

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- WrestleMania XXX ticket sales were slightly under 40,000 over the first week. With the higher ticket prices, from a gate standpoint, it was the second biggest first weekend in history, only behind WrestleMania 29.

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- Puerto Rican wrestler Sebastian Guerra, who is 21 and 6-foot-5 and 285 pounds, was at the same WWE tryout camp with Davey Richards, Eddie Edwards, Joey Ryan and others several weeks ago. WWE wanted Guerra to get more experience and learn better English so he's planning on going to OVW for more training and hopes to improve his English by living there.

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- Paul Heyman isn't expected back on WWE TV for several more weeks. As noted, it's expected he will be brought back when Brock Lesnar returns.

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- This may not have been reported before but WWE Diva Jo Jo is the daughter of Major League Baseball veteran José Offerman.

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- The 2013 WWE Survivor Series pay-per-view from the TD Garden in Boston had 13,500 fans in attendance with 12,000 paid. WWE announced it at 15,297.

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- Dolph Ziggler was in rare form on Twitter last night during his WWE Main Event match with Alberto Del Rio. Ziggler, who is home for the holidays, asked fans to play a drinking game with him and take a shot every time he "almost dies" during the match. Here are a few of his tweets:

"pre game with ME TONITE 8PM SHARP wwe MAIN EVENT on @iontv take a shot every time i almost die @jimbeamofficial"

"almost died of embarrassment, explaining to my friends why i lost AGAIN haha DO 2 SHOTS & meet me out in cleveland wwe "

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- Apparently WWE Diva Naomi has been working on her music career. Boyfriend Jimmy Uso posted the following on Instagram last week:

"Late night session with @trinitymccray .....can't wait till y'all hear this!!!"

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- Diamond Dallas Page posted a new video with tips for people who work on a computer all day:

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- At the Dragon Gate USA Freedom Fight event back on November 17th, one-time WWE prospect Johnny Gargano faced Chris Hero, the former Kassius Ohno, and told Hero he was going to bury him "like Triple H did." During the match, Gargano did a DX crotch chop and hit Hero with a Pedigree, as seen below in the video DGUSA released this week:

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- We noted before that David Benoit, son of Chris Benoit, is interested in becoming a pro wrestler and has trained with Harry Smith, among others recently. Benoit's ultimate goal is to get into WWE. Benoit, through an intermediary, and Cody Hall, Scott Hall's son, have had people check to see if they could join the New Japan Pro Wrestling dojo.

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- The premiere of WWE Studios' Christmas Bounty on ABC Family with The Miz in a starring role drew 828,000 viewers on Tuesday night. The movie drew a 0.3 cable rating in the Adult 18-49 demographic.

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- WWE posted this video looking at greatest wrestling catchphrases:

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- The following matches are being advertised locally for WWE's return to Madison Square Garden on December 26th:

* World Heavyweight Champion John Cena vs. WWE Champion Randy Orton

* WWE Tag Team Champions The Rhodes Brothers vs. The Usos vs. The Real Americans

Also appearing are Big Show, The Miz and Kofi Kingston.

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- The Figures Toy Company, which filed a lawsuit against WWE back on August 28th alleging that the company had wrongly tried to sever the contract between the two for Figures' WWE title belt replica license and was now trying to go directly to the factory Figures had utilized to create the belts to eliminate Figures altogether as a middle-man, was officially dismissed on November 27th.

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- The Miz recently spoke with This Is Famous about how important teaming with John Morrison was for his career.

"If Miz and Morrison never happened, I truly believe that I would have been fired within a year. I think being with Morrison really gave me the opportunity to take risks. It gave me the opportunity to really stand tall in our realm. When we created a thing called The Dirt Sheet, which… Back then, YouTube was just getting going with its popularity. WWE now has its own YouTube channel. It didn't have its own YouTube Channel. It didn't have those internet shows. We were the first. So we kind of became originals and we were doing those sorts of things that were going against the grain because we wanted to get noticed. I think Morrison pushed me and I pushed Morrison to really do the best that we possibly can. We brought the best out of each other, is what I thought."

Miz also says he always expected Daniel Bryan to get over with the fans.

"I knew that Daniel Bryan was going to have a struggle, because he doesn't really have that size that WWE normally looks for. I mean even me: I'm 6'1 and 220 pounds and I had to struggle and fight and claw because I wasn't the stereotypical 6'6? and 250 pounds of pure solid ripped muscle. That's basically the quintessential star in the WWE now. Daniel Bryan had an uphill battle, but he definitely went strong and he dedicated himself, and this guy is now the most anticipated person whenever we come to a show. He's the person that people want to see. You'll see them chanting 'Yes,' and you'll see them chanting 'No.' It's kind of insane how great he's become, and it's all after his hard work."

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- Zeb Colter turns 64 years old today while JBL turns 47 and Jerry Lawler turns 64. Summer Rae turned 30 on Thanksgiving.

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- WWE rookie Diva Summer Rae celebrated her thirtieth birthday on Thanksgiving Day.

"Being home & being able to spend time with my family made today a great birthday & Thanksgiving," she wrote on Instagram. "Laying on the couch with the pups, watching movies with the fam, & eating a great meal. Oh & it wouldn't be complete without my birthday candles in the pumpkin pie!"