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Final Extreme Rules PPV Card

2012-04-29T13:48:00.001-07:00

Here is the card for tonight's pay per view:

Extreme Rules Match:
Brock Lesnar vs. John Cena

World Title Best 2 of 3 Falls Match:
Sheamus © vs. Daniel Bryan

WWE Title Chicago Street Fight Match:
CM Punk © vs. Chris Jericho

Falls Count Anywhere Match:
Kane vs. Randy Orton

Intercontinental Title Match:
Big Show © vs. Cody Rhodes

Diva's Title Match:
Nikki Bella © vs. Beth Phoenix

Pre-Game Show
US Title Match:
Santino Marella © vs. The Miz

-Christopher J. Valverde

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Extreme Rules PPV Card

2012-04-24T16:42:00.002-07:00

Here is the updated card for Sunday's Extreme Rules pay per view:

Pre-Show
Santino Marella (c) vs. The Miz Singles match for the WWE United States Championship

Brock Lesnar vs. John Cena Extreme Rules match

Sheamus (c) vs. Daniel Bryan 2-out-of-3 falls match for the World Heavyweight Championship

CM Punk (c) vs. Chris Jericho Chicago Street Fight for the WWE Championship

Randy Orton vs. Kane Falls Count Anywhere match

Big Show (c) vs. Cody Rhodes for the WWE Intercontinental Championship

-Christopher J. Valverde

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Monday Night Raw Recap 4/2/12

2012-04-04T00:56:00.002-07:00

I don't know how you guys feel about this but the Raw following WrestleMania has always been always been intriguing. You are always interested about the fallout from the previous night and you want to see where the story lines are headed for the next few weeks. But this year's Raw after the WrestleMania was something different. Now I am not going to tell the tradition recap but instead talk about anything event that happened during the show...the crowd.

For those of us to grow up during the Attitude Era, the crowd was the thing that drove the show. The crazier the crowd, the better the show was. People today are always saying that the crowd is mostly dead for the most of the show, and I can't disagree with them there. But Monday was a totally different story.

For those you didn't get a chance to watch the beginning of the show, The Rock opened it and spoke about how his match with John Cena was the biggest in WrestleMania history and how grateful he was for the fans support. Of course, this led to the 'Rocky' and 'Thank you Rocky' chant from the crowd. But probably the best chant during his opening was 'You still got it! *clap clap clap* You still got it.' And he does. Even his interaction with a fan who whistled at him got the crowd going. And the crowd didn't stop there...

Throughout the rest of the night, they were into it. When Santino won his triple threat match, there was a sizable eruption from them. But my favorite chant of the night was 'Yes! Yes! Yes!' Now for those who don't know what I am talking about, this refers to Daniel Bryan. Every time he comes out, especially when he was champ, he would yell 'yes!' And of course those in attendance who are a part of the internet wrestling community started to take it to another level. And I thank you guys for that because it could be the best chant since 'What?!'

So anyway, I think this chant started to pick up some heavy steam during the WWE Championship match between CM Punk and Make Henry. Every time Punk hit a move on Henry, a 'yes' chant occurred but when Henry delivered a blow, a 'no' chant erupted; which I thought was hilarious. It was probably even more hilarious when Henry delivered the World's Strongest Slam on the outside of the ring, you guessed it, a 'no' chant was started. And don't get me started on Alberto Del Rio and the 'Si' chant haha...

But just like anything in life, we save the best for last; and this is no different. The final part came and it involved John Cena. He came out and talked about the match with The Rock. He covered a number of topics regarding the match but the thing that really brought the crowd into was when John Cena admitted he was a loser of the match. And the crowd's response, 'You're a loser.'

And if you thought that was going to be it, well you were wrong. A couple of 'We want Lesnar' chants began regarding the rumor that Brock Lesnar had signed a one year with the company and that he was going to show up on Monday Night Raw. Then Cena starting talking about a couple of more topics, which led to him acknowledging the crowd and their 'yes' chant and then prompted a loud 'yes' chant of their own. Then Cena turned to the camera and said that Daniel Bryan owned him one, thus leading to a 'Daniel Bryan' chant. Then he paused for a couple of moments, leading to a loud 'We want Lesnar' one. And instead of explaining in words what happened, I think I will let the video speak for me this time. Skip to 10:20 and enjoy...

-Christopher J. Valverde

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Final WrestleMania 28 Card

2012-03-31T20:05:00.001-07:00

Alright guys, we are on the eve of Wrestlemania 28. Here is the final card for tomorrow's pay per view. And remember that it starts at 7 eastern, 4 pacific.

Kelly Kelly & Maria Menounos vs. Beth Phoenix & Eve

Randy Orton vs. Kane

Team Teddy vs. Team Johnny

Intercontinental Championship: Cody Rhodes (c) vs. The Big Show

World Heavyweight Championship: Daniel Bryan (c) vs. Sheamus

WWE Championship: CM Punk (c) vs. Chris Jericho

The Undertaker vs. Triple H

John Cena vs. The Rock

Also here are a couple of interesting tidbits to get to intrigued until tomorrow. Apparently Brock Lesnar and Dave Bastista are in Miami and are in talks about future appearance in the WWE. Whether any of this is true, time will only time. Anyway, enjoy the matches guys.

-Christopher J. Valverde

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John Laurinaitis, Teddy Long Swapping Places

2012-02-28T17:34:00.001-07:00

It's WWE version of Trading Places.

The WWE Board of Directors announced today on their website that John Laurinaitis will be the general manager for next week's Friday Night Smackdown, while Teddy Long will take over next week's Monday Night Raw.

To read more about the decision, visit WWE.com.

-Christopher J. Valverde

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Feb 27: Weekly Review in Wrestling

2012-02-27T18:03:00.001-07:00

Alright guys, here's a quick review of the happenings of the past week.

John Cena cut a promo on The Rock during last week's Monday Night Raw. You can click on the video below to see it in case you haven't had a chance to.

No titles changed at the Elimination Chamber pay per view, meaning Daniel Bryan and CM Punk will head into Wrestlemania 28 with the titles.

Speaking of the champions, Bryan is scheduled to take on Royal Rumble winner Sheamus and Punk will tangle with Chris Jericho, who won the over the top battle royal on Monday Night Raw.

Eve confessed that she only used Zack Ryder to get to John Cena and it seems like she only used Cena to hook the biggest fish of all, The Rock.

Ewrestlingnews.com is reporting that Randy Orton is be evaluated by doctors sometime before Raw tonight. As you remember he suffered a concussion the Raw before Elimination Chamber, not only forcing him from competing in the event, but from live events as well.

It looks like something in brewing between the general managers of Raw and Smackdown. Johnny Ace seems like he has the intentions of becoming the general manager of both shows but Teddy Long has something to say about it. Look for something to happen at Wrestlemania to settle this power struggle...

And finally as I noted in my last post, it will be The Undertaker vs Triple H in a Hell in a Cell match. Somewhat curious as to how they are going to hang the cell since the event is going to take place outdoor...in case you guys didn't know that already.

Hopefully that catches you guys up from the all happenings from the previous week. Enjoy Monday Night Raw later tonight.

-Christopher J. Valverde

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Undertaker vs Triple H is on...

2012-02-20T20:25:00.001-07:00

... in Hell in a Cell.

-Christopher J. Valverde

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Final Elimination Chamber Card

2012-02-18T17:30:00.000-07:00

Alright here is the final, at least the set card for tomorrow's pay per view:

Raw Elimination Chamber - WWE Title:
The Miz vs. R-Truth vs. Kofi Kingston vs. Chris Jericho vs. Dolph Ziggler vs. CM Punk

SD Elimination Chamber - World Heavyweight Title:
Santino Marella vs. The Great Khali vs. Big Show vs. Wade Barrett vs. Cody Rhodes vs. Daniel Bryan

WWE Divas Title Match:
Tamina Snuka vs. Beth Phoenix

Ambulance Match:
Kane vs. John Cena

Also John Laurinaitis sent out a tweet earlier saying there will be huge announcement made tomorrow night. "FYI: I plan to make a HUGE announcement at Elimination #Chamber tomorrow. It might stop the show, and will certainly be a Game changer."

Hmmm, Game changer. Perhaps something to do with 'The Game' Triple H...

-Christopher J. Valverde

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Wrestlemania 29 Host

2012-02-16T20:30:00.000-07:00

Alright guys it's official, Wrestlemania 29 will take place at MetLife Stadium on April 7, 2013.

For those you don't know, MetLife Stadium is home to the Super Bowl Champion New York Giants and New York Jets. The last time the New Jersey/New York area was host to the super bowl of wrestling was back in 2004.

For more info about the announcement, check out WWE.com.

-Christopher J. Valverde

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Randy Orton Out of Elimination Chamber

2012-02-14T20:58:00.002-07:00

Well the news is starting to spread like wildfire across the social media networks. As some of you may have heard, Randy Orton suffered a concussion last night at Raw's Supershow. Therefore will be not be able to compete at this Sunday's Elimination Chamber. For the full press release on the issue, you can check out WWE.com or this link.

No word on whether this is a work or a legitimate injury, or even who is going replace Orton in the match. But I will keep you up to date on any further developments.

-Christopher J. Valverde

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Feb. 12: Weekly Review in Wrestling

2012-02-12T22:19:00.001-07:00

Alright guys I decided to incorporate something new in this blog. Starting this week, I will write a short review of the happenings in the wrestling world. This will mainly consist of updated ppv cards, statuses of any injured wrestling/superstars and any other interesting tidbits.

So as many you many know, John Laurinaitis was to learn about his faith from the WWE Board of Directors this past Tuesday. Well the WWE Universe will have to put up with him some more because he is here to stay...for the time being.

A new match has been added to the Elimination Chamber pay per view, an ambulance match between John Cena and Kane. Will Cena rise above the hate or finally embrace it?

In other John Cena news, we learned on Monday Night Raw he will drop the green flag for 43 drivers at this year's Daytona 500. Just make sure to hold onto the flag because they will need it for the other 35 races this year.

Speaking of Monday Night Raw, HBK Shawn Michaels is scheduled to appear. Tune in tomorrow to see what he has to say...

And finally, Alberto Del Rio made his return at a WWE Live Event yesterday in California. He ended up having a arm wrestling match with Sheamus, which ended up in a no contest by his ring announcer Ricardo Rodriguez.

Well those are some of the noteworthy pieces of information in the wrestling world. Check back daily for any other developments in the wrestling worlds. Thanks for the support guys.

-Christopher J. Valverde

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Elimination Chamber Card So Far

2012-02-06T16:51:00.002-07:00

We are about two weeks away from the pay per view and here is the card so far:

RAW Elimination Chamber match: CM Punk vs. Chris Jericho vs. The Miz vs. R-Truth vs. Dolph Ziggler vs. Kofi Kingston for the WWE Championship

Smackdown Elimination Chamber match: Daniel Bryan vs. Big Show vs. Randy Orton vs. Wade Barrett vs. Cody Rhodes vs. Great Khali for the World Heavyweight Championship

More updates to come as match are announced in the coming weeks.

-Christopher J. Valverde

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Letter to Those Who Read This Blog

2012-02-01T20:09:00.000-07:00

To whom it may concern:

You know what of the things that amazes me about this blog, is the amount of views it has. Now I'm not trying to brag or anything like that but the fact that is blog has as many views as it does it somewhat surprising.

When I started my job back in September, this blog basically took a back seat. And it wasn't until now that I have re-dedicated myself to updating it. But the fact that in those months that I took off, just about each month had at least 500 views.

It's no secret that a lot of people out there enjoy watching wrestling and/or follow on the web. But I am just blow away that even though I took a hiatus from the blog, you guys (for some reason or another) continued to read it.

So I would like to thank you everyone out there who has read this blog, either regularly or occasionally, for all the support. Chances are if nobody reason this blog, I would not be writing this post. And for those who are curious, this blog has over 10,000+ views. Once again thanks for all the support.

-Christopher J. Valverde

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Guess Who's Back?

2012-01-31T16:11:00.000-07:00

Back again. Shady's back, tell a friend. Guess who's back, guess who's back, guess who's back
Guess who's back...

Ok enough of the Eminem Without Me reference, but still a good rapper. Ok, now enough of this rabbling.

The purpose of this blog to announce I am back from hiatus. You can expect me to be updating this blog how I was updating it also a year ago. So let's get ready for wrastling haha

And for your enjoy, Santino's entrance from the Royal Rumble a couple of days ago.

Oh and one more note, Undertaker returned :O

-Christopher J. Valverde

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Masked Kane is Back!

2011-12-13T21:46:00.002-07:00

In case any of you missed it yesterday, Kane returned...with his signature mask. If you missed it or just want to watch it again, check out the video below.

The rumor mill has it that the reason why Kane came back with a mask is that the WWE has no one active wrestling or entertaining with a mask. This move will hopefully be a marketing tool to sell masks to the public. Currently, Rey Mysterio and Sin Cara are sidelined with injuries.
-Christopher J. Valverde

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Survivor Series Card So Far

2011-11-09T02:01:00.003-07:00

Here is your updated Survivor Series PPV card:

* Survivor Series Elimination Match: Team Orton: Randy Orton, Sheamus, Mason Ryan, Kofi Kingston and Sin Cara vs. Team Barrett: Wade Barrett, Cody Rhodes, Christian, Jack Swagger and Hunico
* WWE Championship Match: Alberto Del Rio © vs. CM Punk
* World Championship Match: Mark Henry © vs. The Big Show
* The Rock and John Cena vs. The Miz and R Truth

Also, more on why I haven't been updating my blog a weekly basis in the next couple of days. Thanks for the reads guys!

-Christopher J. Valverde

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Sin Cara Gone?

2011-08-27T20:49:00.002-07:00

Rumors are starting to swirl around that Sin Cara may be gone. No, not the character but the guy who portrays the character. Mistico has been Sin Cara since he has been in the WWE, but until recently another guy has been under the mask.

As many of you recall, Mistico was suspended for his violation of the wellness policy. Apparently he tested positive for steroids, even though he continues to deny it. During this time another wrestler, Hunicio, was portraying the character during his suspension. Now there is talk that Hunicio took take over the character as many people are not happy with Mistico. And of course the many retakes that had to be done on yesterday's Friday Night Smackdown doesn't help Mistico's cause.

-Christopher J. Valverde

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Rey Mysterio Injured

2011-08-23T17:03:00.003-07:00

The King of Mystery is injured.

WWE.com reported yesterday, "Former World Champion Rey Mysterio confirmed on his Twitter account today that he will require immediate surgery after sustaining an in-ring injury. Check back with WWE.com for more details as this story develops. "

It is being reported that he has a torn ACL. There is also talk that he will be out until next year's WrestleMania. Stay tuned for more on this story.

-Christopher J. Valverde

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Del Rio Cashes In!

2011-08-14T19:50:00.002-07:00

A few moments ago, Alberto Del Rio cashed in Money in the Bank contract after the John Cena-CM Punk match. CM Punk, who won the match, was attacked by Kevin Nash shortly after the match concluded. Del Rio, accompanied with a referee, made his way to the ring and defeated Punk to become the WWE Championship.

-Christopher J. Valverde

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Franklin & Bash featuring Lucha Libre

2011-08-03T21:21:00.004-07:00

I know right, two blogs in one day. What's going on here? Well I'll tell you. Tonight's Franklin & Bash season finale, which can be seen on TNT, features a case that involves lucha libre. See even cable television shows are catching on to the lucha libre culture. Just thought I would pass on this piece of information to the rest of all. Enjoy the rest of your night, or day, depending when you read this.

-Christopher J. Valverde

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WWE '12 Trailer

2011-08-03T20:07:00.003-07:00

For those you haven't seen it or are interested in the new WWE video game to be released in late November, here is the trailer for it. Cheers.

-Christopher J. Valverde

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Sin Cara Update

2011-07-31T23:36:00.002-07:00

So the news on the rumor mill is that it looks like Sin Cara is going to stick around after all. On a recent post on ewrestlingnews.com, Sin Cara is scheduled to appear on live tapings of Friday Night Smackdown a couple of weeks after SummerSlam in mid-August. Of course when I research more information on this subject, I'll pass it on to your guys.

-Christopher J. Valverde

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CM Punk Return and Sin Cara News

2011-07-27T17:31:00.002-07:00

As many of you, CM Punk made a return to Monday Night Raw. He showed up at the end of the show after the Rey Mysterio-John Cena WWE Championship match. Here's video in case you missed it or want to relive the moment again.

Ok now to the Sin Cara news. I wrote in my last post that he was suspended for violating the wellness policy of the company. Well it turns out that he test positive for steroids; of course he has denied this. He is currently serving a 30 day suspension, but the bigger question is if he will return.

No new news has been reported as of yet. Some wrestling rumors websites have said the company is thinking about cutting ties with him once the suspension is over, but nothing new has been said or leaked yet. So we all have to sit and wait here...enjoy your day.

-Christopher J. Valverde

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5,000+ Reads

2011-07-19T16:31:00.002-07:00

So I learned something earlier today when I checked out the stats to my blog earlier today. It turns out that this blog has more than 5,000 reads. Yes you read that right, 5,000+ reads.

I would like to thank everyone out there who reads this blog. Never would I have thought that this blog would accomplish this number, much less do it in 6 months. Thanks for all you support so far and the continued support in the future.

-Christopher J. Valverde

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Sin Cara Suspended

2011-07-18T16:21:00.005-07:00

Sin Cara has been suspended by the WWE for violating the talent wellness policy. Ewrestlingnews.com is reporting that WWE was notified of Sin Cara's drug test failure in early June, but did not suspend him until today. He is believed to have tested positive for anabolic steroids. Also, there is always talk that him not being brought back at all once his suspension is over. More on this once more is reported.

In other news, I can't pick matches....

-Christopher J. Valverde

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