In accordance with its Talent Wellness Program,
WWE (NYSE:WWE) has suspended Luis Ignascio Urive Alvirde (Sin Cara™) for 30 days for his first violation of the company’s policy.
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July 18, 2011
WWE Suspends Sin Cara
What Happened After MITB?
After WWE Money in the Bank went off the air, Punk exited through the crowd, leaving Vince McMahon at the entrance ramp. John Laurinaitis was eventually helped to his feet and was escorted up the ramp, only to have Vince knock him out again. Vince then turned and walked up the entrance ramp and left. That was the end of the show, as the live crowd was then thanked for coming.
source: wrestlezone.com
This Day in Wrestling History
Happy Birthday to:
Carlos Colon - July 18, 1945
Al Snow - July 18, 1963
Joey Matthews - July 18, 1979
Verne Gagne defeated Nick Bockwinkel for the AWA Heavyweight title.
July 18, 1980
Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard defeated Demolition for the WWF(E) Tag Team title.
July 18, 1989
Ric Flair defeated Barry Windham for the NWA Heavyweight Wrestling title.
July 18, 1993
July 17, 2011
Money In The Bank PPV Results 2011
Dark Match: Santino & Vladimir Kozlov vs. WWE Tag Team Champions David Otunga and Michael McGillicutty
Winners: Santino & Valdimir Kozlov
SmackDown Money in the Bank Ladder Match: Sheamus, Sin Cara, Daniel Bryan, Cody Rhodes, Wade Barrett, Justin Gabriel and Heath Slater
Winner: Daniel Bryan
Divas Champion Kelly Kelly vs. Brie Bella
Winner: Kelly Kelly (c)
Big Show vs. Mark Henry
Winner: Mark Henry
Raw Money in the Bank Ladder Match: Rey Mysterio, Kofi Kingston, Alex Riley, Evan Bourne, Alberto Del Rio, The Miz, R-Truth and Jack Swagger
Winner: Alberto Del Rio
World Heavyweight Champion Randy Orton vs. Christian
Winner: Christian - New World Heavyweight Champion
WWE Champion John Cena vs. CM Punk
Winner: CM Punk - New WWE Champion
New Study to Assess Brain Damage in Boxers and MMA Fighters
A prestigious neurology clinic has launched an unprecedented brain study of professional fighters boxing and mixed martial arts) with the goal of advancing research to improve various treatments for brain damage...More?
source: foxsportswest.com
More on Michael Hayes' New Role in WWE
Michael Hayes, who has been moved from a position as the head writer of SmackDown to the old position John Laurinaitis had as the head of the agents/producers, will be working closely with producers to set out a basic framework of "where to go with the matches." He will continue to work with Vince McMahon and Triple H (who is taking on a stronger role working with developmental) on big show major finishes as well. The level of heirarchy in terms of creative will now be Vince as the final say, Stephanie McMahon and Triple H below him, Hayes and Brian Gewirtz on a level below that and Ed Koskey and David Kapoor below that. The advantage of moving Hayes to this new role is that he can pitch ideas for both Raw and SmackDown now.
source: the wrestling observer newsletter
Five Delusions of the IWC
1. Daniel Bryan Should Be World Champion By Now
2. Triple H "Slept His Way To The Top"
3. They (IWC) Are Superior To Other Wrestling Fans And Should Act Like It
4. Chris Benoit Should Be In The WWE Hall Of Fame
5. They Know More About The Business Than Vince McMahon Himself
Your can read the full article here.
source: bleacherreport.com
July 16, 2011
Rumor Mill - Continued Problems Between TNA and Ric Flair
According to a report by Dave Meltzer of The Wrestling Observer Newsletter, things between TNA and Ric Flair don't appear to be good right now following an incident at the 7/1 TNA house show in Brooklyn, NY where Flair didn't appear before the audience despite being advertised to do so.
Flair was not booked for the most recent set of Impact Wrestling TV tapings in Orlando this week and was also left off tapings heading into the Destination X PPV as well. The story provided by some in TNA was that Flair wasn't going to be booked for those TV tapings anyway since the build was for an all X Division PPV, yet the shows leading into the PPV still had major storylines developing.
Flair also wasn't booked before the Brooklyn event for a while in what some viewed as a cost-cutting measure since he is one of the highest paid people on the roster currently. It should be noted that D'Lo Brown was the TNA agent at the Brooklyn house show and had words with Flair who didn't want to go out in front of the people. Flair stated he wasn't told he would be performing and that he agreed to do an autograph signing as a favor to Terry Taylor (the former VP of TNA talent relations, a title now held by former WWE employee Bruce Prichard). He ended up making an appearance in Asbury Park, New Jersey the following night in front of a much smaller crowd.
HBK Featured In New Topps Trading Card Set
Beckett have announced that Shawn Michaels will be one of the people featured in the 2011 Allen & Ginter set of autographed trading cards. You can read more about it at this link. Shawn just confirmed it today on his twitter that he will be signing cards for Topps.
source: wrestleview.com
Oderint Dum Metuant: Let Them Hate As Long As They Fear
