Why Zack Ryder was written off WWE RAW?

As seen on Monday’s RAW Supershow, WWE apparently wrote Zack Ryder out of the storylines for the time being. There had been talk for weeks of keeping Ryder off TV for some time.

While this isn’t confirmed, there are now rumblings that Ryder is away filming a movie or some kind of program, possibly for the WWE Network.
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Rey Mysterio's injury update, Sin Cara's WWE future

– Rey Mysterio’s injury angle on RAW was done to give him time off to deal with his knee injury. Mysterio got an MRI done yesterday and the results should be back in about a week. The hope is that he can avoid surgery and just rehab the injury, which would mean a shorter time on the shelf.

– There has been no discussion about the future of the original Sin Cara at this week’s TV tapings. Hunico worked as Cara at last night’s taping.

Rey Mysterio in rough shape & Laurinaitis plans scrapped

– Rey Mysterio had an MRI done over the weekend but as of yesterday, did not have the results back. Rey is reportedly very worried as it’s the same knee that he has had several surgeries on. We should know more later this week.

– Vince McMahon reportedly does not want John Laurinaitis to have a speaking role on WWE TV anymore as he feels Laurinaitis can’t cut a good promo.

Injury updates on Rey Mysterio & Dolph Ziggler

We noted yesterday that both Rey Mysterio and Dolph Ziggler are currently battling injuries.

Ziggler suffered a abdominal muscle at Friday’s RAW live event in Salt Lake City, Utah. The same night, Mysterio suffering a knee injury, leading to the early stoppage of a bout with Alberto Del Rio. He limped to the back afterward.

Mysterio participated in an injury angle at last night’s RAW live event in Fresno, California as he was attacked by Alberto Del Rio and R-Truth prior to his match with the second generation Mexican wrestler. Del Rio put the cross arm-breaker on Mysterio, and was subsequently assisted to the back by personnel. Meanwhile, Ziggler worked lightly during his match against Alex Riley as there was much stalling.

Both wrestlers are expected to work around their respective injuries and rest up as much as they can this week in Los Angeles leading into next Sunday’s SummerSlam pay-per-view event.

Top ROH Star At MITB & RAW + Ryan’s Return

– We can now confirm that Ring of Honor wrestler Jimmy Jacobs was backstage at Sunday’s Money in the Bank pay-per-view event in Chicago, Illinois and Monday’s Monday Night RAW event in Green Bay, Wisconsin.

There was talk of using Jacobs at Money in the Bank as a security guard in an angle to pull Randy Orton off Christian, but it didn’t happen. He also worked out in front of company personnel prior to RAW.

– Mason Ryan, who has been sidelined since late June to an undisclosed injury, is advertised to appear at the September 25 RAW live event in Lubbock, Texas.

WWE.com: Kane Out 3+ Months

WWE.com announced Saturday that Kane will be sidelined for at least three months due to a fractured fibula. He sustained the injury while being attacked by Mark Henry, which occurred moments after Randy Orton defeated the multi-time champion in a Street Fight.

Mark Henry injures Kane

Similar to what he did to Big Show at Money in the Bank, Mark Henry brutalized Kane’s leg using a steel chair on the July 22 edition of SmackDown. The attack occurred just moments after Orton defeated Kane in a brutal Street Fight.

According to WWE doctor Michael Sampson, Kane suffered a fractured fibula, which will keep him out of the ring for at least three months. “But because of potential complications with such a severe injury, it could also keep him out of action for an undetermined amount of time,” Sampson said.

Big Show, Sin Cara, and The Miz injury updates

WWE is claiming that Big Show will be out for six-to-eight weeks with the knee injury that he played up during his Money In The Bank match with Mark Henry. They are selling it as a "distal fracture of the fibula."

WWE is also claiming that Sin Cara will be out "at least four weeks" with a "posterior fractured rib." You can read the updates at WWE.com.

Will Randy Orton wrestle at Capitol Punishment?

- A reminder that the Capitol Punishment ppv of tonight will be streaming live for free, right here at WWE Unveiled!
- Randy Orton announced on his Twitter page that he had passed the Impact test. Therefore, he is clear to wrestling at the Capitol Punishment Pay-Per-View in Washington, D.C.

Skip Sheffield injury update

Skip Sheffield, who has been sidelined since breaking his leg and ankle on August 18, 2010 at a WWE live event in Honolulu, Hawaii, announced via Twitter that he will be undergoing another surgical procedure this Tuesday. He wrote, “Will be having a third surgery this Tuesday and it will be the last,” Sheffield wrote. “There are a lot of people who are far worse off and this is all happening for a good reason. I wish I was back right now and doing what I love, but things are not right and they have to be fixed. I will be 100 percent very soon and back on WWE TV and I thank all of you for your support. I have kept my head held high and I cannot thank WWE enough for their support in this time. I have worked too hard too long to just give up and while it has been difficult it has only made me a stronger better person so please be patient and I will be back I promise.”

It’s Official – Big WrestleMania Match Changed

– Mark Henry beat Primo this morning at WrestleMania Axxess.

– Following Vladimir Kozlov’s victory over Tyler Reks yesterday at WrestleMania Axxess, The Corre attacked the RAW Superstar. The faction used the steel steps to crush The Moscow Mauler’s shoulder against the ring post.

Via WWE.com, SmackDown! General Manager Theodore Long announced that – as a result of the assault – Kozlov would not be able to compete in the Eight-Man Tag Team Match at WrestleMania XXVII. Instead, Kofi Kingston will assume his position. They have also posted this note on their Facebook.com page as well.

Backstage Injury Updates – Mysterio & Sheffield

– Actress Jennifer Hudson recently did an interview with USA Today and noted the following regarding her real-life relationship with WWE star David Otunga yet: “Not yet! I’m engaged. Everything is all ready to go. Originally I wanted the biggest, grandest wedding in the world. Now I don’t know.”

– Rey Mysterio has been receiving cartilage injections in his knee to help him work through an injury that will eventually require surgery. So far, Mysterio has received between 8 and 12 of these shots and says he’ll likely get several more following WrestleMania 27.

– Former WWE NXT and Nexus star Skip Sheffield underwent a second surgery to repair a trapped nerve in his injured leg about two months ago. Sheffield is now off crutches and continues to rehab the leg. No word on his return date.

Big WWE Supershow tonight & Cena not injured

– The John Cena concussion story is said to be a work.

– At tonight’s WWE show at the Prudential Center in Newark, the following matches are scheduled:

* The Miz vs. Randy Orton in a cage match
* John Cena & HHH vs. Sheamus & C.M. Punk
* John Morrison vs. Dolph Ziggler (with Vickie Guerrero)
* Daniel Bryan vs. Tyson Kidd
* Santino Marella & Vladimir Kozlov vs. Usos
* R-Truth vs. Ted DiBiase
* Evan Bourne vs. Mason Ryan
* Eve Torres & Tamina & Gail Kim vs. Bella Twins & Alicia Fox with Maryse as ref.

Jim Ross ‘Injury’ Update & Y2J’s WWE Return

– Jim Ross posted the following on Twitter: “Cole may not know how to really apply ankle lock but Swagger sure as hell does & he did the damage on me. Cole aggravated it, like a rash. I’m not ‘selling’ my ankle. ‘Selling’ indicates my ankle isn’t hurt. Wrong. Legit injury but oliver stone’s out there should believe what they choose.”

– WWE.com has a new interview up with Chris Jericho. In it, he talks about Dancing With The Stars, WWE, and more. On why he isn’t with WWE right now, he said “One of the reasons I’m not in WWE now is DWTS,” Jericho said. “You have to be 100 percent physically and mentally devoted to one or the other. You can’t do both. I’m sure I’ll be back. I have to return to WWE to take my persona back. I watched Raw on Monday and felt like I was having an out of body experience. I was watching myself on live TV! Then I realized I hadn’t gotten that ugly and become that bad of a wrestler and realized I was actually watching the current WWE Champion, The Miz.”

The Big Show suffers injury & Bret-Twitter

– Big Show suffered a minor injury at Tuesday’s SmackDown! taping during an angle involving Ezekiel Jackson. He was supposed to be thrown through a table by the Corre member, but the table didn’t break, resulting in a huge bruise on his forearm. He was scheduled to wrestle in the show’s dark match main event, but didn’t.

– Bret Hart has changed his Twitter handle to brethart

The reason Triple H hasn't returned yet!

Source: The Wrestling Observer Newsletter

There’s nothing medically preventing Triple H from returning to the ring at this point as he is fully healed from surgery on his torn bicep muscle. Rather, his return is being strategically planned so that it makes the most impact (Royal Rumble/WrestleMania). Is anyone surprised by that?! Don’t be. He is advertised to face King Sheamus in a New York City Streetfight at WWE’s Mar. 19 RAW live event at Madison Square Garden.

John Cena's injury update [12/31]

WWE announced on their official website Wednesday that John Cena is being evaluated on a day-to-day basis after suffering a hip injury at a RAW live event Tuesday night in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. In an update on the matter, while he won’t be wrestling much over the next few weeks, he is not expected to be sidelined for a lengthy period of time.