The main event pitted CM Punk against John Cena when a nameless colossus charged the ring and distracted the Cenation Commander-in-Chief. It would prove a costly diversion. Punk took advantage and hit his opponent with a punishing maneuver. Before Cena could recover, Punk stood before the interloper and sacrificed himself, allowing the oversized stranger to level him.
As a result, the leader of the “new” Nexus won the match by disqualification. When the remaining members of the group charged the ring, though, Punk waved them off. Instead, he pulled out a Nexus armband and slipped it onto the mystery man, who proceeded to genuflect before The Second City Savior. Full results.
source: wwe.com
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January 17, 2011
Raw Results: Prophet Motive
Isis the Amazon to debut for Lucha Libre USA at TV tapings
Isis the Amazon (Aloisa), the near seven foot tall female wrestler who was released by WWE before her official debut on NXT, is now scheduled to debut at TV tapings for Lucha Libre USA this weekend in Albuquerque, New Mexico at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino.
source: pwinsider.com
Royal Rumble to Have 40 Participants
WWE.com's Joey Styles just announced the following on his twitter page:
"This year, there will be 40 participants in the Royal Rumble Match instead of 30. It will be the biggest Royal Rumble Match in history!"
Dublin Championship Wrestling & Wrestling Portugal Announce Alliance
Dublin Championship Wrestling is very proud to announce an alliance between DCW & Wrestling Portugal that will see wrestlers from both promotions work shows in Portugal and Dublin.
Here is the translated statement from Wrestling Portugal on the alliance:
Dublin Championship Wrestling is the most talked about promotion in Europe with exciting storylines on You Tube and great wrestling matches such as the Tables Ladders & Chairs Match, East Wall Street Fight, Dog Collar Chain Match & I Quit Match and that is why Wrestling Portugal is proud to announce a partnership between the two promotions that will see DCW wrestlers appear at Wrestling Portugal events and Wrestling Portugal wrestlers appear at DCW events and we look forward to a exciting future for both promotions bringing the great countries of Portugal & Ireland together”
source: www.dublinwrestling.ie
This Day in Wrestling History
The WCW World Heavyweight Title is vacated by Chris Benoit. Benoit, Saturn, Malenko and Eddie Guerrero are released by WCW.
January 17, 2000
January 16, 2011
Just What Happened to Eric Bischoff?
How did Eric Bischoff go from being at the top of the wrestling world as President of WCW, revolutionizing the business, making hundreds of millions of dollars and almost putting Vince McMahon and the then WWF out of business to, a few years later getting into petty squabbles with dweebs on facebook and twitter, lashing out at journalists with childish and unnecessary insults and gleaning supreme satisfaction out of apparently winning verbal debates with amateurish and unprepared bloggers? It's an interesting question to ponder, and maybe one even Eric is asking himself these days, as his professional reputation lies in tatters. In fact, as the excuses pile up, the tweets get more vicious, and reports continue to emerge of his rapidly plummeting influence in TNA, it seems like a good time to discuss just how Bischoff's professional life got into such a sorry state...More?
source: cagesideseats.com
Report on Vince McMahon Selling Stock in 2010
Vince McMahon recently sold $41.14 million in stock at the end of the year (with some comparing that to the almost $50 million Linda McMahon spent on her U.S. Senate race) reports The Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Vince currently owns 59% of the company, down from 70% for most of the past decade.
This Day in Wrestling History
Happy Birthday to Abdullah the Butcher
January 16, 1941
Ted DiBiase defeated Brad Armstrong for the Mid-South North American Heavyweight title.
January 16, 1985
Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton defeated Dustin Rhodes & Rick Steamboat for the WCW World Tag Team title.
January 16, 1992
Chris Benoit defeats Sid Vicious for the vacant WCW World Heavyweight Title at the Souled Out PPV.
January 16, 2000
January 15, 2011
This Day in Wrestling History
Happy Birthday to Shane McMahon
January 15, 1970
WWF(E) holds the first Royal Rumble on pay-per-view (the first Royal Rumble match didn't air on PPV, it aired on USA Network as competition to the NWA Bunkhouse Stampede PPV) at The Summit in Houston, Texas.
January 15, 1989
Sting makes his return to wrestling at TNA's Final Resolution PPV teaming with Christian Cage against Jeff Jarrett & Monty Brown.
January 15, 2006
January 14, 2011
SmackDown Results: The Landscape Has Changed
Hoping for retribution after being attacked by Wade Barrett last week, Big Show tangled with Barrett one-on-one. Just like he did while part of The Nexus, Barrett showed that he does not operate alone. When The World’s Largest Athlete was prepared to deliver a game-over chokeslam, Heath Slater and Justin Gabriel rushed to Barrett’s aid. After punching a steel chair out of Gabriel’s hand, it looked like Show could overcome the odds. But before he could gain control, Show was overcome by his attackers. Then in a stunning move, Ezekiel Jackson stormed the ring and bodyslammed The World’s Largest Athlete. Adding insult to injury, Gabriel delivered a 450 Splash to the fallen giant. What’s next from Barrett and the Superstars he has drawn to his side? Full results.
source: wwe.com
Oderint Dum Metuant: Let Them Hate As Long As They Fear
