John Laurinaitis may have crawled out of WWE Over the Limit with a win over John Cena thanks to an interfering Big Show, but the General Manager’s victory didn’t come without a serious price. WWE.com has gotten word that Mr. Laurinaitis was rushed to the emergency room from Raleigh, N.C.’s PNC Arena, showing signs of a possible concussion, possible ACL damage to his knee and a possible spinal injury. To add to this litany of serious injuries, the executive also suffered contusions over his entire body and was said to have difficulty raising his left arm and left leg, which can indicate possible nerve damage. The General Manager may have also suffered a broken clavicle. As of now, none of these injuries have been fully confirmed and it is unclear whether or not Mr. Laurinaitis will be able to attend Raw SuperShow Monday night.
source: wwe.com
May 21, 2012
John Laurinaitis Injury Angle Post-PPV
This Day in Wrestling History
Wahoo McDaniel defeated Sgt. Slaughter for the NWA U.S. Heavyweight title
May 21, 1982
Triple H defeated the Rock for the WWF(E) Heavyweight title
May 21, 2000
Chris Benoit & Chris Jericho defeated Steve Austin & Triple H for the WWF(E) Tag Team title
May 21, 2001
May 20, 2012
WWE Over The Limit PPV Results 2012
Preshow: Kane vs. Zack Ryder
Winner: Kane
Battle Royal
Winner: Christian
WWE Tag Team Championship Match: R-Truth & Kofi Kingston (c) vs. Dolph Ziggler & Jack Swagger
Winners: R-Truth & Kofi Kingston (c)
WWE Divas Championship Match: Layla (c) vs. Beth Phoenix
Winner: Layla (c)
World Heavyweight Championship Fatal 4-Way Match: Sheamus (c) vs. Chris Jericho vs. Alberto Del Rio vs. Randy Orton
Winner: Sheamus (c)
Brodus Clay vs. The Miz
Winner: Brodus Clay
Intercontinental Championship Match: Cody Rhodes (c) vs. Christian
Winner: Christian - New Intercontinental Champion
WWE Championship Match: CM Punk (c) vs. Daniel Bryan
Winner: CM Punk (c)
Ryback vs. Camacho
Winner: Ryback
John Cena vs. Raw and SmackDown General Manager John Laurinaitis
Winner: John Laurinaitis after Big Show knocked out John Cena
Brodus Clay Reveals That His WrestleMania Dance Segment Was Almost Cut At The Last Minute, But John Cena Made The Save
Brodus Clay was recently interviewed by Chad Dukes and discussed a number of topics, including the origins of the Funkasaurus, having his debut repeatedly delayed, and more.
In the following excerpt, Brodus discusses how his dance segment before The Rock vs. John Cena at WrestleMania XXVIII was almost cut from the show at the last minute:
“We were in what we call the gorilla — it’s right before you get ready to go out. I think it was the band or prep — something went way wrong. So, they were going to cut the dance. It was cut and we got told in gorilla. And now I’m committed to it and excited and ready to go. I look at the Funkadactyls and I’m like, ‘Guys, I think we just got cut.’
“Cena, he was getting his mind ready and he’s in the corner getting ready to come out because he comes out shortly after. He’s stretching and he said — it was one of the coolest things ever — he said, ‘If Brodus doesn’t go out, I’m not going out.’ And just walked away. They were just like, ‘Well, send him out.’ It was a really cool moment. Everyone talks about Cena, but they don’t know that that’s the type of person that he is. So, it was real cool. So, honestly, the reason that I actually went down was because of Cena. He had a lot to do with it.”
This Day in Wrestling History
Promoter Frank Tunny died of a heart attack
May 20, 1983
Kane defeated Triple H for the WWF(E) Intercontinental title
May 20, 2001
Macho Man Randy Savage died in a car accident after suffering a heart attack while behind the wheel.
May 20, 2011
May 19, 2012
Stephanie McMahon Interview at USA Network Upfront Event
WWE RAW has had three-hour episodes from time to time, but soon, that will be the show’s permanent new running time. At USA’s Upfront event yesterday, WWE’s Stephanie McMahon and John Cena announced that RAW will go from two hours to three hours beginning on July 23rd, the night RAW airs their special 1000th episode.
At the event, I spoke to McMahon, asking her about the challenges in filling an entire extra hour of content on the show each week - something she told me they were excited about.
Said McMahon, “It’s going to be the first-ever regularly scheduled three-hour program on television and I think we’ve got a pretty good handle on it thus far! You know, we do a three hour show called a Pay-Per-View almost every month and Monday Night RAW, we’ve done three hours before, so we feel great about it. “
As far as changes to the show, McMahon remarked, “This is going to be the most interactive show in television history. Our audience is going to have the chance to effect something in the show every week.” As far as what the audience would be determining, she said it would be, “Matches, stipulations, anything and everything. Different things every week.”
Stephanie, who is the Executive Vice President, Creative, for WWE, used to have a notable on-camera presence on RAW, but is rarely seen on the show these days. When I asked if she might show up on RAW again anytime soon she smiled and replied, “Who knows? Maybe you’ve got to tune into the 1000th RAW on July 23rd!”
Regarding the 1000th episode, she told me, “It’s so much fun when we have an event episode, because you really get to plan around it and the creative flows and its just a lot of fresh faces and old faces. It’s great.”
As we were finishing our conversation, I couldn’t resist asking her about The Rock, who has already said he’ll be at WrestleMania next year, but not in what capacity. When I tried to find out if he might actually have a match, she replied, “Hmm, I think I’m gonna have to let that one unfold!”
WWE NXT Updates: Season 5 Finally Over?, Video From First Full Sail Taping
In a report from the filed reports on the first WWE TV taping at Full Sail University Thursday night, the Orlando Sentinel noted the re-branded NXT series will begin Season 6, which unofficially ends the never-ending Season 5, "NXT: Redemption." Also, WWE is scheduled to return to Full Sail seven times over the next six months to tape NXT6 episodes.
WWE announcer Jim Ross noted on Twitter Thursday night that he does not believe the show will continue airing online. The Sentinel reported WWE's plans for airing Season 6 in the U.S. "are not yet known." Prior to the start of the taping, Paul "Triple H" Levesque announced to the live audience that NXT will be seen internationally. Levesque is WWE's executive vice president of talent and live events, and he played a key role in bringing "NXT" to Full Sail. Last year, after WWE executives toured the "crazy little university in Orlando," Levesque said, they approached school officials with the idea of taping the show on campus.
The video can be viewed here.
Linda McMahon calls for GOP to "unite" behind her; opponent says race not over
Accepting the Connecticut Republican party's nomination Friday night, former WWE CEO Linda McMahon called for the GOP party to "unite" behind her and "push forward" to the general election for U.S. Senate in November. However, McMahon's chief opponent, Chris Shays, says he is still aiming for the Republican primary vote in August.
Asked if he has enough money to compete with McMahon, Shays said, "Absolutely. We know where the voters are and we are going to make sure they hear from us." McMahon has spent $6.0 million of her own money thus far, compared to $1.2 million raised by Shays, according to reports. "Everyone had the siren call that money could buy an election. It can't. It cannot buy an election," Shays said. "We're going to have a good race."
sources: NHRegister.com & RealClearPolitics.com
This Day in Wrestling History
Happy Birthday to Andre the Giant
May 19, 1946
Nick Bockwinkel named AWA Heavyweight Champion as he was #1 contender when Verne Gagne retired.
May 19, 1981
The Undertaker defeated Hulk Hogan for the WWE Unified Heavyweight title
May 19, 2002
