Edge to appear at SummerSlam? - Talks retirement, more

Edge stated in a new interview promoting his four-episode guest-spot on the Syfy series Haven that he would be appearing at SummerSlam. The former World Heavyweight Champion is scheduled to appear at Summerslam Axxess this weekend, but did not specify whether he would be appearing on the pay-per-view broadcast.

“I basically started shooting Haven directly from Extreme Rules when Christian won the title. So it basically took up the entire summer. I have an appearance at Summerslam and after that it’s some serious outdoor time. Kayaking, mountain biking, stand up paddle boarding, dog hiking, and whatever else I can find before winter hits,” Edge told TVDoneWright.com.

When asked if he intends to return to WWE, even in a non-wrestling capacity, he replied, “I’m sure I’ll make appearances from time to time like (Shawn Michaels) does. I’m not interested in commentating, but maybe at some point something behind the scenes if it didn’t involve the crazy travel. My days of over 200 days a year on the road are over.”

The Rated-R Superstar also says has some WWE appearances scheduled in Paris, France to promote a movie he shot last year for WWE Films, Bending the Rules (to be released in January 2012). He adds, “Beyond that I think it’s time to find out what retirement is really like and catch the Foo Fighters and Pearl Jam on their current tours.”

Edge reveals when he would have retired

Former WWE Superstar Edge appeared on Right After Wrestling with Arda Ocal and Jimmy Korderas. Highlights from the interview are as follows:

If he didn’t receive the news, how long he felt he would have competed before he retired: “I pretty much assumed that WrestleMania in Miami (WM 28) would be my last because my contract runs out around then. I just thought I would get to there and have my final match there and then retire. The best laid plans never work out the way they should. And they didn’t and that’s okay. I knew it was coming to an end but I didn’t know exactly when that end would be. All this did was speed up the process by exactly 1 year. I already knew I was ready to retire. My body was telling me it was time. All the pain I was in and mentally, the grind, was just getting me down.”

The unique way Tony Chimel announces him to the ring: “I loved the way Chimel announced me to the ring. He would announce me and Cena to the ring for like 250 nights and he would go out of his way for Cena and then simply announce ‘and here’s the Rated R Superstar Edge.’ So I was like come on Chimel, at least make an effort for me as well. So he started to elongate the ‘Super’ in ‘Rated R Superstar’ and it just became a huge joke in the back and everybody would say it along as he would in the ring. I don’t even think Kevin Dunn noticed, it just kinda flew under the radar.”

When does Edge want to enter the WWE Hall of Fame?: “I would love to be inducted into the WWE HOF but I never put any thought into when. I never said ‘I wanna be inducted in the next year’. I wouldn’t be offended if it was in a few years from now. If it was the same year that WrestleMania returns to Toronto, that would be awesome but I never really put any thought into when exactly I wanted to get inducted.”

The interview can be accessed at http://itunes.apple.com/

WWE Capitol Punishment PPV poster revealed!

The promotional poster for WWE’s Capitol Punishment pay-per-view event, which takes place June 19 at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. has been released. It features Randy Orton. The synopsis reads: “WWE storms the Nation’s Capitol in this inaugural pay-per-view event. Don’t miss John Cena, Randy Orton, Edge, The Miz, and all your favorite WWE Superstars at WWE Capitol Punishment live on pay-per-view.”

WWE Stars Tweet Edge Tributes – Details

Several WWE employees posted tributes to Edge on their Twitter accounts:

Christian: “I’ve shed my tears..And from here on out I choose 2celebrate 1 of the greatest careers in WWE history..Cant wait2 induct u in the HOF #Edge.”

Jim Ross: “Edge will always be one of my favorites. I’m so grateful I was in a role to help him launch his wwe dream. Dreams do come true. Edge=HOF!”

Kelly Kelly: “Thank you Adam for everything.. you’ve been such a great friend your an amazing person, n inspiration and I had the honor of working with u!”

Joey Styles: “In wrestling you make many acquaintances and few friends. Edge is a friend. My friend, seeing you was always a pleasure and never a chore.”

Gail Kim: “Thank u Edge for everything u have given to the business and ur friendship. We r sad 2 c u go but grateful 4 ur health.also can’t wait 2 c christian induct u to the HOF”

Howard Finkel: “Thank you Edge for everything that you gave and meant to this industry, and personally speaking, thank you for your friendship!”

Yoshi Tatsu: “I can’t believe it. I’m very sad. But thank you very much Edge.”

Eve Torres: “An emotional night for sure. #ThankYouEdge. One of the most creative, hard working, passionate, & helpful men in the WWE. We’ll miss you!”

Vickie Guerrero: “I’m so sad to see Edge leave…I’m honored I got to learn so much from him. He will be missed.”

Natalya Neidhart: “My thoughts are with Edge, and thank you so much for the wonderful memories. You’re a real, true friend and ill never forget it.”

Michelle McCool: “Didn’t catch raw but heard about most important part. I love you Edger! Thank you all you’ve given to a biz I have always loved! Mad respect. Goes out to all you’ve done not only for your fans, but for us as well. I am so blessed to call u a friend! Thx for always helping me!”

VIDEO: Post-RAW Tribute To Edge

After RAW ended last night, Randy Orton and John Cena came out and talked about Edge, saying how great he was and how much he will be missed. When Cena finished talking, he put the mic down in the ring and the crowd gave Edge a standing ovation.

Here’s video of the moment…

WrestleMania 27 *Spoilers!* & original plans!

Source: The Wrestling Observer Newsletter

As everyone knows by now, WrestleMania 27 is this Sunday night on pay-per-view. The event begins at a special start time of 7:00EST. As of last week, the following was discussed in WWE creative meetings:

– The original plans for the Sheamus vs. Daniel Bryan match at WrestleMania 27 was to have both Bella Twins in the corner of Sheamus while Gail Kim would have been in the corner of Bryan. They can still go that route with RAW being taped tonight but it appears those plans have been scrapped.

– As noted earlier here on the website, there was talk last week about adding Christian to the Alberto Del Rio vs. Edge World title match at WrestleMania 27. There was also talk of having Christian in the corner of Edge at ‘Mania. This would have resulted in a heel turn, costing Edge the World title. That would then have eventually set up a three-way dance for the World title. Of course, plans changed numerous times and now Christian is in a tag-team match at the pay-per-view. This is expected to be confirmed on RAW tonight.

Major changes to two top WrestleMania matches!

Source: The Wrestling Observer Newsletter

– According to sources within WWE, a change is expected to be made to a top tier WrestleMania match over the next few days. Many are speculating that Christian will be added to the World Heavyweight Championship Match between Edge and Alberto Del Rio.

– As of yesterday, creative plans called for Triple H vs. The Undertaker to conclude WrestleMania, with no career ending stipulations.

*Spoilers!* WWE SD! results for Friday 3/18/11

WWE taped this week’s WWE SmackDown! and NXT at the Spring Center in Kansas City, Missouri. Here are the results:
Dark Match:
Former WWE NXT star Percy Watson defeated Drew McIntyre. McIntyre had decent heat during the match. Drew went for the Future Shock DDT and Watson got a quick roll up. Said to be decent.

WWE SmackDown! (Airing Friday):

Edge is out to open the show. It’s Edge vs. Brodus Clay right now. Edge won with a spear. Alberto Del Rio
came out post-match and took out Edge. Christian came out for the save. Teddy Long then came out and said we’ll have a cage match between Christian and Del Rio tonight.

US Champion Sheamus defeated IC Champion Kofi Kingston with the Brogue kick.

Kane/Big Show backstage segment. They tried to chokeslam each other. Really.

Cody Rhodes defeated Trent Baretta in a squash. Rhodes has a new theme.

Layla defeated Kelly Kelly. Michelle McCool was on commentary during this and distracted Kelly Kelly to help Layla win the match.

The Big Show and Kane vs. Justin Gabriel and Heath Slater for the WWE Tag Team Titles is up next. The Big Show and Kane won via DQ. They were both attacked by The Corre afterwards.

Jack Swagger defeated Chris Masters with an ankle lock. Post-match saw Michael Cole come out of his announcer box and put the ankle lock on Masters as well.

Rey Mysterio defeated Ted DiBiase Jr. with 619.

Christian defeated Alberto Del Rio in the main event cage match. This was said to have been really good. Christian won after escaping the cage. Edge came out after the match in Alberto Del Rio’s car and threatened to destroy it. Brodus Clay came out and Del Rio joined with him to beat down Edge. Del Rio also used a chair on Edge’s arm. This ends SmackDown!.

SD! main event revealed, Orton-Punk-WrestleMania update

– The WWE Tag Team Championship will be on the line this Friday on SmackDown! as Edge joins forces with Christian to take on Heath Slater and Justin Gabriel. The duo has won the WWE Tag Team Championship on seven occasions.

– No members of Nexus will be in CM Punk’s corner for his match against Randy Orton at WrestleMania XXVII. Just as he did Michael McGillicutty and David Otunga, “The Viper” punted Ryan in the skull following his victory this week on RAW, which would indicate that he has been written off television for the time being. The Welsh grappler was stretchered out of the arena during the commercial break.

– Sheamus is getting a spot on the cover of Muscle & Fitness along with an article on his training schedule. WWE.com has an article on that which you can read at WWE.com.

Christian & Edge reunion update, Ryder-WWE, Divas news

– Select WWE Divas filmed a cameo appearance for Tough Enough last week.

– Zack Ryder announced on Twitter that WWEShop.com will begin selling headbands bearing his insignia soon. “The Long-Island Iced-Z” has pushed WWE to manufacture more Ryder merchandise.

– Reunited for the first time in nearly a decade, Edge and Christian used their veteran skills to achieve victory over Alberto Del Rio and Brodus Clay on SmackDown!. “Captain Charisma” took to Twitter to comment on the reunion.

“Thanks 4 all the gr8 feedback on Edge&Christian reuniting on Smackdown after 10yrs,” he wrote. “Hopefully u wont have 2 wait another 10 to see it again.”

*Spoilers!* WWE SmackDown! results for Friday

Partial Source: PWInsider

WWE Smackdown:

*Booker T, Michael Cole and Josh Mathews are the announcers. Booker got a huge pop coming out.

*Smackdown opens with World champion Edge coming out and challenging Alberto Del Rio to a fight. Del Rio and Brodus Clay come to the ring. Edge nails them but is cut off by Clay. They work him over but Christian makes the save. The heels overcome the best friends until referees break them up. Teddy Long declares there is going to be a Tag main event tonight.

*Kane defeats Wade Barrett by DQ when the Corre attacks. Big Show comes out with a chair to make the save. Teddy Long comes out and decrees it is now Show and Kane vs. Barrett and Heath Slater with the rest of The Corre banned from ringside. That match ends in a DQ win for Show and Kane when The Corre come out anyway. Show gets the chair and nails Ezekiel Jackson and Wade Barrett as the others powder out of the ring.

*Cody Rhodes is seen walking backstage.

*Cody Rhodes defeats JTG in a quick match, wearing his suit and shoes.

*They push that Triple H will respond to the Undertaker tonight.

*Michael Cole interviewed John Cena. They showed clips of what Miz did to Cena on Raw. Cole is all over
Cena. Jack Swagger tries to attack Cena and works him over. Cena makes the comeback and throws him out of the ring. Cena goes after Cole, who was taunting him during the beatdown. He grabs Cole but the Attitude Adjustment but Swagger pulls Cole out. In the end, Swagger eats an AA.

*They ran the Sin Cara video.

*Layla El pinned Kaitlyn and they worked her over after the match.

*Michael Cole returned to ringside.

*They are pushing a new Divas calendar hard.

*Rey Mysterio pinned Drew McIntyre with the 619.

*Triple H cuts a promo saying he will beat The Undertaker at Wrestlemania. Undertaker comes out. They have a staredown. Triple H gives Taker the crotch chop. Taker gives Triple H the throat slash and leaves.

*Christian & World champion Edge defeated Alberto Del Roio & Brodius Clay when Christian nailed a Tornado DDT followed by an Edge elbow for the pin.

More RAW news & possible *Spoilers!*, & more

Partial Source: Pwinsider

– Tonight a 8PM, tickets for the New Japan Pro Wrestling debut in New York City at Basketball City will go on sale. The debut will feature Low Ki challenging IWGP Junior Heavyweight Prince DeVitt, plus Jushin Liger, IWGP champion Hiroshi Tanahashi, Satoshi Kojima, MVP, Kenny Omega, Karl Anderson and many, many more.

– As noted earlier here on the website, Triple H is booked for a promo segment on RAW tonight. The Rock is also set for what we believe is a pre-taped promo addressing John Cena.

– To sell the attack by Alberto Del Rio on TV, Edge was wearing an elbow pad and had his arm taped up this weekend on house shows.

Edge attends Ozzy Osbourne concert & Cena-Orton

– A source sent this one in: Last Friday night I went to see Ozzy Osbourne concert that took place at St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa, FL. Prior to the concert this is right before Slash went up first since he’s the opening act. While I was coming out of the merchandise stands and ready to go upstairs to my seats, I happened to run into Edge who was standing at the beer stands. As soon as I saw him, I didn’t see it coming cause it’s been a long time since the last time I saw him in person when I went to my very first Smackdown event in late 2007. I got the chance to chat with him briefly and it was really awesome to see Edge again. Not only that I jokingly told him “See you in Tampa” cause I’m glad WWE is hosting a PPV in Tampa after 11 long years. Overall, I had a fun time at the concert.

– A Greatest Stars of the New Millennium DVD is on tap for a July release, which would profile the likes of John Cena and Randy Orton. The title is a follow-up on prior Greatest Stars of the 80s and Greatest Stars of the 90s releases.

– A Randy Orton DVD and Blu-Ray is scheduled for a September release, but its format has apparently been changed as it will no longer be titled The Randy Orton Experience. A similarly titled John Cena featured a behind the scenes documentary.

Vickie Guerrero's SD! storyline, Elimination Chamber attendance

– World Heavyweight Champion Edge and Kelly Kelly vs. Drew McIntyre and Vickie Guerrero is advertised for tonight’s episode of WWE SmackDown!. Should Guerrero’s team lose, she will be ‘fired’.

– Sunday’s Elimination Chamber pay-per-view event at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, California drew 11,500 fans.

– WWE’s RAW live event on April 22, 2011 has been moved to the Ankara Arena in Ankara, Turkey. The original location was Istanbul.

– World Wrestling Entertainment has plans to release a DVD on Rey Mysterio this July, their third title on the SmackDown! Superstar. A Blu-ray release is not scheduled at this time.

*Spoilers!* WWE SD! results for Friday

*Rey Mysterio defeated Kane to open the show.

*Dusty Rhodes came to the ring and called out his son, Cody Rhodes. Dusty talked Cody into apologizing to Rey Mysterio. Dusty and Rey shook hands and then Dusty turned on Mysterio after the handshake. Cody then beat Rey down and took his mask, smashing Rey into the Titan Tron mirror that is used for his entrance.

*Dusty Rhodes and son Cody are backstage. Dusty said he would do anything for Cody. They celebrate.

*Rosa Mendes defeated Layla by DQ when Michelle McCool, who was on commentary, attacked Rosa Mendes. They teased more tension between LayCool.

*Jack Swagger defeated Kofi Kingston with the ankle lock. Said to be a good match.

*Vickie Guerrero was backstage trying to recruit Chavo Guerrero for help but he didn’t want any part of it.

*The Big Show defeated Wade Barrett by countout. The Corre was banned from ringside for this match. Post-match saw The Big Show attack Wade Barrett. He then went for a chokeslam but The Corre came out for the save. The Big Show chased them off with a steel chair to end the segment.

*Edge and Kelly Kelly defeated Vickie Guerrero and Drew McIntyre. Kelly Kelly speared Vickie and Edge speared McIntyre at the end of the match. Teddy Long came down to celebrate with Edge and Kelly Kelly. Vickie threw a fit while this was ongoing. She even asked Booker T for help at one point during her rage. Post-match saw Alberto Del Rio come down to attack Edge.

Y2J "Shocking" Announcement leaked? + Christian's return!

– Last week we reported that Chris Jericho’s long-time friend and radio host Eddie Trunk revealed that Chris would be making a ‘shocking’ announcement shortly. In an update on this, we’ve learned that Jericho is being considered for a role on the next season of Dancing With The Stars on ABC. We don’t have this confirmed just yet though. The complete cast of Season 12 is set to be announced on February 28th. The first shows will begin airing in March. If this is true, it would obviously rule out a Chris Jericho WWE return until late Summer.

– Edge is the first WWE champion in five years to successfully defend his title in an Elimination Chamber match. Joey Styles confirmed this on his Twitter account.

– Christian tweeted the following last night following the WWE Elimination Chamber pay-per-view: “So Oakland was fun!!… I was in the area so I decided 2 stop in & say hello.” Christian is said to still be months away from an in-ring return. He’s been doing physical rehab on a torn pectoral muscle.

Backstage visitors at Elimination Chamber, Trish's return!

– Christian and Goldust, both currently nursing injuries, were backstage at the WWE Elimination Chamber pay-per-view. UPDATE: Christian returned at the event following the SmackDown! Elimination Chamber match. He made the save for Edge, who was being attacked after the match by Alberto Del Rio.

– At Sunday night’s WWE Elimination Chamber pay-per-view, Booker T introduced Trish Stratus as a trainer for WWE’s Tough Enough. Wearing heels, she came to the aid of the rehired Kelly Kelly, fending off Michelle McCool and Layla. The multi-time champion took to Twitter to comment on her return.

“Wow good to be back in front of a live ppv crowd & the @wweuniverse! What did u think of my new catchphase?” She later added, “Note to self: always pack wrestling boots when u go to a WWE event-cause u just never know.”

The term “Trish Stratus” continued to trend worldwide on Twitter following the pay-per-view event.

Major SD! angle - Is Edge still the world champion?

The WWE website is questioning whether Edge is still the World Heavyweight Champion following last night’s episode of SmackDown!.

The “Rated R Superstar” retained the belt over Dolph Ziggler after Green Bay Packers linebacker Clay Matthews replaced Vickie Guerrero as the bout’s Special Guest Referee and made the three-count.

WWE.com published an article concerning Matthews’ involvement with the match, which teases controversy.

“And although Matthews wouldn’t divulge who gave him the authority to be a WWE Official, the WWE Universe is left to wonder if Edge is still the World Heavyweight Champion and if Matthews’ power as a WWE Official ultimately supersedes that of an angry “acting” SmackDown General Manager in Vickie Guerrero.”

The match featured a stipulation where Ziggler would automatically become the new World Heavyweight Champion if Edge attempted to use the Spear against his opponent. Edge hit the banned Spear on Ziggler two separate times during the closing moments of the match.

Major Sting to WWE rumor and Kelly Kelly 'fired'

Partial Source: The Wrestling Observer Newsletter

– According to a very reliable backstage source, there has been absolutely no contact between Steve “Sting” Borden and World Wrestling Entertainment officials. This story was way overblown by many fans due to a New York Daily News report claiming Sting had signed a one-year deal with WWE.

– After Kelly Kelly speared Layla to help Edge preserve his World Championship against Dolph Ziggler Friday night on SmackDown!, “acting” SmackDown General Manager Vickie Guerrero fired the blonde bombshell from WWE. Her bio page has been moved to the Alumni section. This is obviously a storyline angle.