Randy Orton wants Alberto Del Rio, Early RAW preview

Tonight’s WWE RAW Supershow will take place from the US Airways Center in Phoenix, Arizona. Tonight’s show is the final RAW before the Royal Rumble.

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A major RAW *Spoiler!* and final Survivor Series card

– Local advertising for this Monday’s RAW in Hershey, PA asks the question, “What will happen when Kevin Nash and Triple H are in the same building?”

Nash and Triple H are slated to work against each other for the December 18th pay-per-view.

– Here is the final list of announced matches for the 25th annual Survivor Series, which takes place tomorrow night from Madison Square Garden in New York City:

The Rock and John Cena vs. The Miz and R-Truth.
WWE Championship:
Alberto Del Rio (c) vs. CM Punk.
WWE World Heavyweight Championship:
Mark Henry (c) vs. Big Show.

Traditional Survivor Series Match:
Team Orton (Randy Orton, Sheamus, Mason Ryan, Kofi Kingston, and Sin Cara) vs. Team Barrett (Wade Barrett, Cody Rhodes, Jack Swagger, Hunico, and Dolph Ziggler).

WWE United States Championship:
Dolph Ziggler (c) vs. John Morrison.

WWE Diva’s Championship – Lumberjill Match:
Beth Phoenix (c) vs. Eve Torres.

Breaking News: Mick Foley is at RAW tonight! + photo

A fan took the below picture of Mick Foley outside of the TD Garden in Boston, MA. Of course, that is the site of tonight’s RAW.

The following photo was taken earlier today around 3:45 pm.

Why the top faces didn't appear in RAW ending

– It was noted that during the final segment on RAW last night, names like John Cena, CM Punk, Randy Orton, Sheamus, Mason Ryan, Eve Torres and Kelly Kelly weren’t at ringside. Word is that WWE was expecting the fans to boo the Superstars who walked out and didn’t want certain ones getting heat from the crowd.

– Below are some more storyline comments from WWE stars on Twitter about last night’s show:

Beth Phoenix: “HHH has no concern for the Divas. Just look what happenes to myself and @NatbyNature last night. @RealKellyKelly clearly is unstable and….”

Chris Jericho: “Wow what a mess the WWE is after Raw last night! Only one man can clean it up…time to bring back Funaki.”

Jim Ross: “I was the last man to walk last night. Very conflicted. Hope this motivates HHH 2 make few changes. Good man but not surrounded by good ppl. Because you asked, I see NO one who walked off in protest Monday night going to TNA. I see this walk out being resolved soon.”

WWE Hell In A Cell Card For Tonight & Live Stream

The HIAC stream is now available on PPV stream page on this blog. The replays will be posted tomorrow, thank you and enjoy!

Below is the final card for tonight’s WWE Hell in a Cell pay-per-view, unless they add more matches tonight:

Hell In A Cell – WWE Title:
CM Punk vs. Alberto Del Rio vs. John Cena

Hell In A Cell – World Title:
Randy Orton vs. Mark Henry

WWE Tag Team Titles:
Air Boom (c) vs. Dolph Ziggler & Jack Swagger

WWE Divas Title:
Beth Phoenix vs. Kelly Kelly

Sin Cara vs. Sin Cara

Sheamus vs. Christian

Cage match on RAW?

John Cena appeared in studio on The Johnny Dare Morning Show today to promote tonight’s Raw SuperShow at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri.

Cena teased during the interview that a cage would hang above the ring at the venue. He also discussed films, cars and the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Cena stated that he does not want to turn bad because seeing the Make-A-Wish kids with his merchandise makes his day.

Meanwhile, the female sidekick auditioning for the morning show said she was former WWE announcer Jonathan Coachman’s roommate in college. She also claimed to have one night stands with former WWE talent John “Bradshaw” Layfield and Al Snow.

Big name returning to WWE shortly, Sin Cara

– After returning on Friday’s SmackDown! and confronting the heel Sin Cara, the original Sin Cara worked as a babyface at last night’s WWE Supershow in Canton, Ohio. He defeated Heath Slater.

According to several sources within WWE, that Vince McMahon is expected to return to TV in the very near future, possibly as soon as tonight or tomorrow night.

As we have been reporting, WWE wants this year’s Survivor Series PPV to be a major event, and with The Rock having indicated on Twitter that he will be teaming with John Cena at the event, Vince will be returning to TV to build towards the big PPV.

We will keep you updated on this developing story as more information becomes available.

Why Maryse missed RAW, what happened after RAW

- Maryse did not participate in last night’s No. 1 Contender’s Diva Battle Royal on Raw despite being previously advertised. The former Divas Champion revealed on Twitter that she was unable to participate in the match because she is undergoing abdominal hernia surgery. She will be sidelined indefinitely.

Maryse wrote, “allo guys i wont be going physical for awhile, im getting abdominal hernia surgery.”

- A source sent this one in: After RAW went off the air, CM Punk and John Cena fought to a double DQ when The Miz and R-Truth hit the ring around ten minutes in. Punk and Cena united to run them off, then faced off.

Y2J rips CM Punk, RAW stars trend on Twitter, More

– Chris Jericho wrote the following on Twitter this week after CM Punk mentioned him on RAW: “Everyone is so excited that @CMPunk mentioned me on Raw. Newsflash…I don’t give a shit. Mind ur own business and stop rippin me off Punk.”

– Evan Bourne, Zack Ryder, Santino Marella and David Otunga were all trending on Twitter Monday night during RAW.

– The t-shirt that Jerry Lawler was wearing on Monday night’s RAW is apparently his new WWE t-shirt, the Hall of Famer’s first in 19 years.

– The Miz will be in attendance for the Teen Choice Awards from Los Angeles on August 7th. The Rock is up for Best Male Actor in an Action movie for Fast 5.

CM Punk Officially 'reinstated'

CM Punk has been officially reinstated on the WWE roster as his profile has been added back to WWE.com’s RAW Superstars page.

WWE Chief Operating Officer Triple H addressed the WWE Championship situation on last week’s episode of SmackDown! and acknowledged that Punk was re-signed late Monday night. He vowed to make a decision on how to handle this troubling dilemma on tonight’s episode of RAW.

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.

CM Punk Visits Pizza Shop – G.T.S Pizza Created!

CM Punk has his own style of pizza at a place in Chicago called Ian’s.

Punk visited Ian’s Pizza in Wrigleyville Thursday to make the G.T.S. pizza, which Ian’s obviously named after Punk’s signature move. The former WWE champion was accompanied by real-life girlfriend and WWE Diva Beth Phoenix and Ring of Honor wrestler Colt Cabana.

The G.T.S pizza features smoked turkey leg, sliced potatoes, Swiss cheese and French fried onions on a creme fraiche base. The owner of the shop said the following: “The G.T.S. is his signature move, so a meat that puts you to sleep is the perfect choice.”

The pizza will be available Monday through Sunday and was created for SugarSlam 2011, a wrestling-themed baking contest hosted by bakeanddestroy.com. The judge panel for the contest features WWE Diva Beth Phoenix, Moto executive pastry chef Ben Roche and author Mike Edison.

Here is a video of him flipping a pizza:

WWE.com: CM Punk ‘Suspended’, Termination Likely?

The following comes from WWE.com:

“Monday Night Raw’s abrupt conclusion last night was not due to technical difficulties. The decision to suddenly end the broadcast in that manner was made by WWE Chairman and CEO Vince McMahon, who gave this quote to WWE.com:

“CM Punk was suspended indefinitely for his unprofessional conduct as soon as Raw went off the air.”

With his WWE contract expiring on July 17, one can only assume that this suspension effectively terminates CM Punk’s tenure with WWE.”

HBK Speaks Out – WWE Return, Scott Hall, HOF, More

Shawn Michaels was a guest on this week’s edition of Wrestling News Live, here are the highlights…
Shawn’s thoughts on Scott Hall missing his Hall Of Fame induction: “You have to admire him, You’ve gotta start somewhere and I remember Kevin telling me and me thinking ‘you know what, that’s gotta be a good start. The fact that he is aware of it and I think that’s good as that’s what we all want for (him). I know every one is (sympathetic) and everyone cares about Scott and we all do and I was actually really happy to hear that he’s at least aware of it to the point where he can make a statement like that. As we discussed that night, we all know there is going to be several other Hall Of Fame moments for some of the dudes in our group.”

Shawn’s thoughts on his induction into the Hall Of Fame: “It’s one of those things like winning your first world championship that you always tell people about and its moments like that when it is all real. It doesn’t matter what all the naysayers say about our line of work and those moments. It’s the most real thing in the world and to get to share it with your present family and your work family and the guys that were the only family I had for many years on the road and being acknowledged in my line of work and having all the people, my extended family (there), it is very easy for me to well up and cry like a baby when I think about it because there is such an attachment for me to all of those people….. There is such a special connection from me to the people and I think it’s because they they knew how I felt about that line of work and how much it meant to me.”

Shawn’s thoughts on how the product has changed: “I don’t wanna be one of those old timers that continually knock everything because on one hand it’s very tough on the younger talent these days as they are not having the luxury of what we had which is years of experience and countless matches with countless different styles before we came to the WWE. They are getting thrown from the frying pan into the fire.”

Shawn’s thoughts a return to WWE: “One, honestly I really don’t watch much right now and I do that purposely. I’ll tune in every now and then and I’ll tune in for a little bit then see something that I don’t care for and I go away. The reason I do that is because if I watch and I see something I don’t like and I turn away, I know that I’m not ready to come back and look at it objectively yet . I think there will be a time when I’d like to come back and help and contribute in the back if needed but to do that, I feel like I need to have a real washed, clean, objective, constructive point of view and for me personally, it feels like while I was working, I did not watch that much as I always felt I was too close to it to be objective.”

Shawn’s thoughts on John Morrison: “His name comes up a lot, and a lot of people say ‘I like him but…’ and he’s a young guy and it’s my understanding that he just got injured and as much as you hate hearing about a guy getting injured, it’s never good but at the same time, I remember telling John Cena when he got hurt, ‘Dude they need to see you come back’. It’s part of the ‘warrior making’ stage and so I think John (Morrison) as the kids like to say, ‘He has to get some street cred’. He’s got to take some lumps, gotta take on a couple of scars, get beaten up a little but I certainly think there is potential there. He certainly has all the physical attributes that he needs. He is a sweetheart of a guy and I think that is what hurts him, I just don’t think he has a bad bone in his body.”

Shawn on why he choose not to hold the World Title one last time: “No, No I didn’t. That’s (holding the belt) is a full time commitment and the guy that does that needs to make every show, doing absolutely everything and that just wasn’t for me. The deal with me coming back was still worth quite a bit but I didn’t do all the live events and I was taking (time after) darn near every WrestleMania off. That was just something, it was more important to me just to come back and I’m gonna be honest, I like it more than the way I did. I know there are some people like ‘You only held the world title this many times’. I just didn’t think it (was fair), I think the guy who does that needs to be the work horse and I no way wanted to be that.”

Backstage Update: CM Punk’s WWE Future

There are differing opinions from within WWE as to CM Punk’s status with the company. A lot of people believe that he’s done, though others think he’s either re-signed or is about to. Of course, the tweets he has sent out are identical to his ROH angle in the Summer of 2005.

Update: Major RAW Technical Difficulties (Fan Voting)

WWE released the following statement on their Twitter page Tuesday:

“Technical errors occurred in some of the voting results during Raw: Power to the People. Check with WWE.com throughout the day for more.”

A subsequent statement has since been released on WWE.com with the headline reading “Text Vote Screws Sin Cara.”

“WWE apologizes to the WWE Universe, Raw’s “Power to the People” voters, and especially Sin Cara and Evan Bourne. The match vote was skewed by a heavy backlog of votes from the Divas Title Match. More details on WWE.com throughout the day.”

UPDATE: WWE.com just posted yet another update on this which reads:

WWE would like to apologize for technical difficulties that occurred during the “Power to the People” edition of Raw on Monday night.

The interactive event aimed to give the WWE Universe the ability to choose what they wanted to see on their television screens. Unfortunately, uncontrollable difficulties created by an influx of heavy voting traffic resulted in not every one of the more-than 697,000 recorded votes to be properly counted. WWE television production had no idea of these issues until after the show had ended.

During Monday’s Raw broadcast, WWE fans were given the option to text A, B or C to 46993 (GOWWE) in order to decide what they wanted to happen on the show. Things went perfectly at first when text votes selected Kelly Kelly (option B) to take on Brie Bella for the Divas Championship. However, our vote tabulating provider’s system became overwhelmed, causing these votes to spill into later polls. This technical mishap soon led to Mason Ryan (also option B) being voted into a match against Evan Bourne — even though, as it was later discovered, Sin Cara had received 90 percent of the total votes in WWE.com’s Live Chat poll, and should have been Bourne’s opponent.

Votes for the third poll’s bout — Kane vs. Mark Henry in an Arm Wrestling Contest — were counted correctly. However, problems began to occur again during the next poll determining a match stipulation between United States Champion Dolph Ziggler and Kofi Kingston. At this point, so many text votes were received that the system overloaded, crashed and had to be restarted.

With little information to work from, WWE management selected to follow the system’s earliest projections, which determined that the 2-out-of-3 Falls Match had been the people’s choice. It was not until later that it was discovered that “Vickie Guerrero Banned from Ringside” was actually the top vote getter.

Restarting the tabulating system allowed for things to run smoothly with the voting for the Triple Threat Match to determine a No. 1 contender for the WWE Championship going off without a hitch.

Stand by for more details to be reported by WWE.com throughout the day.

What the Tough Enough contestants were told!

For those curious, both Andy Leavine and Luke Robinson were told during a rehearsal before the season finale of “Tough Enough” (which ended up being part of the beginning of Monday Night Raw) that they would get slapped by Vince McMahon and then would take a Stunner from Steve Austin. However, they were not told who would win.

WWE's Creative Team extremely busy

WWE’s creative team has a VERY busy next few weeks ahead of them. Following the three-hour Monday Night RAW and SmackDown! tapings this past week on 6/13 and 6/14, the company has the Capitol Punishment PPV tonight, another three-hour RAW this Monday, SmackDown! tapings on Tuesday and then must prepare for double RAW tapings on 6/27 in Las Vegas and the double SmackDown! tapings on 6/28 (Phoenix) and 6/29 (Tucson). The team will be given time off after that, which will include the July 4th holiday weekend while the WWE crew heads overseas for a tour of Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. Of course, this means it’ll be crazy busy on our website as well. Stay tuned and check back in often!!

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.

WWE Capitol Punishment will stream LIVE on this blog FREE!

Thats right, Capitol Punishment will stream live for free only on WWE Unveiled! on Sunday, June 19. Be sure to be here at 8p.m. EST to watch the debut of the newest pay-per-view live for free!