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The following is a spoiler-free preview for tonight’s WWE SmackDown, taped Tuesday night from Columbia, South Carolina:
– Alberto Del Rio vs. The Great Khali
– Brodus Clay vs. Derrick Bateman
– Sin Cara vs. Drew McIntyre
– Ryback vs. two local wrestlers
– IC Champion Christian vs. Dolph Ziggler (Non-title match)
– Antonio Cesaro vs. Jimmy Uso
– World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus vs. Kane
WWE No Way Out Results
The official content listing and cover art have been announced for WWE’s upcoming DVD/Blu-Ray set on the Undertaker’s WrestleMania undefeated streak. The 4-DVD / 3-Blu-Ray sets will be released in North America on July 24th and overseas in August.
DISC 1
The Beginning
Dark Days
Bad Ass
DeadMan Returns
Championship Level
Streak vs. Career
End of an Era
The Streak
DISC 2
WrestleMania VII 24th March, 1991
Victim: Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka
WrestleMania VIII 5th April, 1992
Victim: Jake “The Snake” Roberts
WrestleMania IX 4th April, 1993
Victim: Giant Gonzalez
WrestleMania XI 2nd April, 1995
Victim: King Kong Bundy
WrestleMania XII 31st March, 1996
Victim: Diesel
WrestleMania 13 23rd March, 1997
No Disqualification Match for the WWE Championship
Victim: Sycho Sid
WrestleMania XIV 29th March, 1998
Brother vs. Brother
Victim: Kane
WrestleMania XV 28th March, 1999
Hell in a Cell Match
Victim: Big Boss Man
WrestleMania X-Seven 1st April, 2001
Victim: Triple H
DISC 3
WrestleMania X8 17th March, 2002
No Disqualification Match
Victim: ‘Nature Boy’ Ric Flair
WrestleMania XIX 30th March, 2003
Handicap Match
Victims: Big Show & A-Train
WrestleMania XX 14th March, 2004
Victim: Kane
WrestleMania 21 3rd April, 2005
Legend vs. Legend Killer
Victim: Randy Orton
WrestleMania 22 2nd April, 2006
Casket Match
Victim: Mark Henry
WrestleMania 23 1st April, 2007
World Heavyweight Championship Match
Victim: Batista
WrestleMania XXIV 30th March, 2008
World Heavyweight Championship Match
Victim: Edge
DISC 4
WrestleMania 25 5th April, 2009
Victim: Shawn Michaels
WrestleMania XXVI 28th March, 2010
Streak vs. Career
Victim: Shawn Michaels
WrestleMania XXVII 3rd April, 2011
No Holds Barred Match
Victim: Triple H
WrestleMania XXVIII 1st April, 2012
End of an Era Hell in a Cell Match
Victim: Triple H
BLU-RAY EXTRAS
WrestleMania XXIV
Undertaker & Edge History Package
WrestleMania 25
Undertaker & Shawn Michaels History Package
WrestleMania XXVI
Streak vs. Career History Package
WrestleMania XXVII
Undertaker & Triple H History Package
WrestleMania XXVIII
Undertaker & Triple H History Package
The Streak in Pictures
* Vince’s Plan For RYBACK Revealed & More WWE Releases Coming Soon
WWE taped this week’s SmackDown from Baltimore, Maryland. Credit to readers Joe and Micah for these live results:
Dark Match:
* Damien Sandow defeated Percy Watson.
* Sin Cara beat Antonio Cesaro by count out when Cesaro walked out.
SmackDown, Airing Friday:
* Teddy Long kicks off SmackDown and is all smiles with John Laurinaitis gone. Big Show comes out and is met by Brodus Clay. They brawl until David Otunga makes the save for Show. Big Show hits the WMD on Clay and stares down Otunga. Show left by himself. There was tons of heel heat or Big Show in this segment.
* Ryback won another squash. His opponents were Jared Walker and Frank Valencia, and they cut a promo before the match.
* Mick Foley is backstage in his General Manager role. Vickie Guerrero reveals she will be the GM of RAW and SmackDown next week. It’s announced The Great Khali will be her assistant and we get some comedy.
* Daniel Bryan does a “Memorable Moment” video for the 1,000th RAW.
* Alberto Del Rio defeated Christian in a non-title match. Cody Rhodes came out after the match and laid Christian out.
* Kane defeated Daniel Bryan in a good back and forth match with AJ Lee out as the guest timekeeper. AJ rings the bell as Kane is in the Yes Lock. The referee says the match is not over and Kane chokeslams Bryan for the win. AJ skips away smiling.
* Mick Foley comes out to the ring but is interrupted by Heath Slater running his mouth. This leads to Slater vs. Zack Ryder.
* Zack Ryder beat Heath Slater.
* The Usos vs. Darren Young and Titus O’Neil is next. The Primetime Players get the win after a distraction from AW.
* Backstage segment with Mick Foley and Zack Ryder celebrating. They run into Damien Sandow and have words.
* AW is backstage celebrating with Young and O’Neil when they are attacked by Epico and Primo.
* Santino Marella comes out looking for the best fan signs in the crowd. A woman comes into the ring wearing a Santino t-shirt. She’s obviously a plant as she reveals a Cobra on her hand. Their Cobras kiss then they kiss and Santino passes out. Santino has found a new love.
* Sheamus vs. Dolph Ziggler is up next.
* Tons of Exclusive Backstage WWE News You Won’t Read Anywhere Else
Here are quick results from Saturday night’s Extreme Rising show from Philadelphia, PA:
* Perry Saturn defeated Papadon via pin
* The FBI defeated Los Dramticos via pin
* Balls Mahoney defeated CW Anderson via pin
* 2 of 3 Falls Extreme Lucha Match: Bestia 666 defeated Pescadilla 2 falls to 1
* Stevie Richards defeated Luke Hawx via pin
* Sabu defeated Devon Storm via pin
* The Gangstas defeated BLK OUT via pin
* Homicide defeated Jerry Lynn and Matt Hardy via pin
* New Pictures of JBL Climbing Russia’s Mount Elbrus
(Partial Source: PWInsider.com)
— Tonight’s live Impact Wrestling will feature Tag Team Champions Kurt Angle and AJ Styles vs. Daniels and Kazarian.
The show will also feature more Bound For Glory Series matches and another Gutcheck segment with an evaluation of independent women’s wrestler, Taeler Hendrix.
— Speaking Hendrix, management was not very pleased with her match against Tara last week or her look. Al Snow has some heat on him for selecting Hendrix as the latest Gutcheck contestant.
— TNA President Dixie Carter announced on Twitter this week that Bound For Glory Series matches will begin airing next week exclusively on Xplosion in the UK and Australia.
— There is talk behind the scenes in TNA that Hernandez has signed a new contract.
* Tons of Exclusive Backstage TNA News
(Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter)
Tonight on Syfy at 8pm (EST), WWE will present a special live Great American Bash Super SmackDown show from the American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, Texas. Teddy Long will serve as tonight’s Interim General Manager. Here’s a preview of what to expect:
– 20-Man Battle Royal, with the winner acting as the Interim General Manager of next week’s SmackDown. Announced participants include WWE Champion CM Punk, World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus, John Cena, Big Show, Alberto Del Rio, Kane and Chris Jericho.
– More Money in the Bank Qualifying matches. After not qualifying last week, Cody Rhodes has been petitioning WWE’s Board of Directors for a spot in the match, so he could be in one of the qualifying matches tonight.
– WWE Divas Champion Layla and The Great Khali vs. Aksana and Antonio Cesaro.
– Dolph Ziggler seeks to redeem himself after he and Vickie Guerrero to Sheamus and AJ on RAW.
Advertised locally is a handicap match featuring John Cena vs. Big Show and John Laurinaitis.
* Tons Of Exclusive News, Features, Podcasts & More You Won’t Find Anywhere Else
– Scott Hall appeared as advertised on Saturday for an autograph signing at the Frank & Son Collectible Show in City of Industry, California. It was a make-up appearance for no-showing a New World Order reunion two weeks earlier due to transportation issues.
Appearing alongside Sean Waltman, Hall was extremely friendly, outgoing and took the time to talk to each fan, according to a report on WrestlingFigs.com. He was also candid with fans regarding his experiences in wrestling.
– Magic Mike, which features Kevin Nash in a small role as a male stripper, hits theaters in Australia on July 26.
– Tammy Sytch (a/k/a Sunny) has been announced to appear at this Saturday’s Combat Zone Wrestling ‘New Heights’ iPPV. Meanwhile, the WWE Hall of Famer addressed online reaction to reports that her boyfriend, Damien Darling, gratuitously removed her underwear during a wrestling match at an independent show in Long Island, New York on Saturday.
“my God… people are soooo gullible?” she wrote on Facebook on Monday. “The dirt sheet writers AND fans…lol.. not saying about what, but if youre smart you can figure it out. We crack ourselves up sometimes.”
VIDEO – Tammy Sytch has her thong removed during wrestling match »
During a recent interview on the Pro Wrestling Torch Livecast, former WWE wrestler Dustin “Goldust” Runnels confirmed online reports that there were plans for him to wrestle his younger brother Cody Rhodes at WrestleMania 28 – and revealed why the match never took place.
Goldust said he pitched the angle to Triple H and WWE’s writing team and got good feedback on the idea. When it was presented to Vince McMahon for approval, the WWE chairman declined. Goldust was disappointed but understood it’s their choice.
He is adamant that the encounter “could have been money” and would still like the match to occur should he return to WWE in the future.
A live caller said there would be no Attitude Era without Goldust, but Rhodes said he has not been contacted to appear at the 1,000th RAW Celebration. He is currently recovering from recent shoulder surgery and still hopes to win the NWA World Heavyweight championship, the belt his father held, before he retires.
Check out this video from late 2011, when Dustin Runnels confronted Cody Rhodes on Friday Night SmackDown, in what seemed to be the start a feud between the two:
* Top Matches For SUMMERSLAM & More Details On BATISTA’s First MMA Fight
– As part of the new interactive features that will be added to WWE’s RAW Supershow each week (#RAWActive), the company has announced a new partnership with social media company Shazam.
Starting this Monday, fans can use the Shazam mobile app to record audio from WWE television, which will then bring up the option to purchase WWE entrance videos, theme songs, merchandise and tickets to live events.
– WWE Champion CM Punk appeared on “The Bower Show” on 97.9 ESPN earlier Thursday to promote Monday’s RAW 1,000 Celebration. The Chicago native named “Rowdy” Roddy Piper as one of his top influences and said his favorite RAW moment in history is when Gene Snitsky kicked a baby into the crowd. You can listen to his appearance below:
* Vince McMahon Planning Something BIG For The Final Segment Of Monday’s RAW
– Shelly Martinez has released her latest video.
– WWE.com has published an excerpt from an interview Booker T did with WWE Magazine where he reveals the biggest sin a new, would-be Superstar could commit.
“To not show respect,” Booker states. “One of the lost arts of this business is respect. That’s truly one of the things that made this business what it is today. Respect is Number One for me. I came up in a company the South, and I was one of the few black guys on the roster. I had to earn respect from guys like Ric Flair. It didn’t come overnight. But I will never forget the night Ric Flair came right up to me and said, “Kid, I’m passing the torch to you.” For Ric Flair to talk about passing the torch—well, that meant I had gained his respect after all those years.”
– Accomplished international grappler Prince Devitt turns 31 years old on Wednesday. Also celebrating birthdays are former WWE Superstar Kenzo Suzuki and former TNA Wrestling talent Mikael Judas (a/k/a Murphy), who both turn 38.
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