WWE SmackDown! Taping report courtesy Mike Johnson of PWInsider.com This week’s WWE SmackDown! featured the heavily-hyped CM Punk vs. Jeff Hardy title rematch. Full spoilers for Friday’s broadcast follow. Smackdown opens with video on Morrison vs. Hardy. *CM Punk comes out and says he will stay the course and teach the fans the difference...
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In a Business Week interview that likens WWE’s new celebrity guest hosting gimmick to Saturday Night Live, Stephanie McMahon teases other celebrities WWE is hoping to get into the ring. According to McMahon, potential guests include Freddie Prinze, Jr (the actor and former WWE Creative Team member who would plug the eighth season of...
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In proof that the guest host ratings bump is about crossover demographic appeal rather than just Hollywood name value, the Jeremy Piven-hosted edition of RAW did not post a number in line with last week’s Shaq edition. Piven and “Dr. Ken” Jeong led the show to a 3.6 rating, down from last week’s 4.0....
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– The CW held its Television Critics Association panels Tuesday, and reports say that executive producer Ashton Kutcher spoke very confidently about Mischa Barton’s status on “The Beautiful Life.” “Mischa’s in New York working today on the show,” said Kutcher. “She was never unavailable for a day of work.” He added that she has...
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– According to Jeremy Piven, “Dr. Ken” Jeong did not suffer an injury in the final spot on Monday’s RAW. There had been some concern about a possible injury; when Cena threw Jeong onto the three heel lumberjacks, the fall was not sufficiently broken and the comedian’s head ended up hitting the ground. “Dr...
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A F4WOnline.com story previously noted that WWE recently scrapped many of its plans for the company’s booking direction going into Summerslam, and a report in the website’s newsletter has more details on some of the ideas thrown around. – There are conflicting reports on Jeff Hardy’s status. WWE has put Hardy’s name back in...
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“Entourage” star Jeremy Piven went to Twitter with his first comments on Monday’s episode of RAW. “WWE couldn’t have been a better experience, great group of guys and total pros,” said Piven, who served as the celebrity guest host. In an appearance that boasted an opening segment flub in which Piven referred to WWE’s...
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– As Chris Jericho has been everything but shy in discussing, he became a top trending topic on Twitter this weekend. The extra buzz is due to Jericho becoming the subject of “Chuck Norris” jokes, with Twitter users posting things like, “Chris Jericho lost his virginity before his father” and “If Chris Jericho were...
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The latest Headline Planet photo update features Diva Eve in WWE.com’s new “Back in Black” photoshoot. Check out one of WWE’s hottest divas in this new shoot. Pictures are copyright WWE.com and uploaded by WrestlingForum.
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WWE.com’s RAW report for August 3, 2009 UNCASVILLE, Conn. – Jeremy Piven has a thing for entrances. The three-time Emmy Award winner, star of the hit HBO series Entourage and leading man in the upcoming comedy The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard, Piven has always known how to wow an audience, and his first...
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