Post by Snitsky on Apr 28, 2009 9:55:39 GMT -5
Posted by PWPIX on 04/28/2009
Following last night's injury angle at Backlash, Triple H is expected to be out of action until the summer.
He will be back in time for a revenge angle this summer as the early plan for the main event at SummerSlam is Triple H vs. Randy Orton.
Following last night's injury angle at Backlash, Triple H is expected to be out of action until the summer.
He will be back in time for a revenge angle this summer as the early plan for the main event at SummerSlam is Triple H vs. Randy Orton.
John Cena is set to have a feud with The Big Show.
John Cena, Triple H & Jeff Hardy vs. Edge, Randy Orton & Matt Hardy was the scheduled dark-match main event for the SmackDown! tapings in Madison Square Garden tomorrow night. With the real injury to Matt Hardy, the storyline injury to Triple H and John Cena taking time off, you can expect that to be changed.
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John Cena, Triple H & Jeff Hardy vs. Edge, Randy Orton & Matt Hardy was the scheduled dark-match main event for the SmackDown! tapings in Madison Square Garden tomorrow night. With the real injury to Matt Hardy, the storyline injury to Triple H and John Cena taking time off, you can expect that to be changed.
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Although the talks only appear to be very preliminary, The Wrestling Observer Newsletter reports that Kurt Angle's name has been brought up within WWE and it appears the company could be making a play to bring him back later this year.
Angle, who turns 41 this December, could be faced with a big decision if he is approached by WWE about a return. His wife Karen was said to be a major force behind him leaving WWE and now she is no longer a factor with the two splitting up recently. The negative is that Angle is still pretty banged up and is much smaller than when he left WWE in 2006.
While many feel his size could work against him, the belief is that WWE would give him an easier schedule and he would make more money. Angle has dropped a ton of weight in the last couple years, and tells friends he is much more comfortable this way. The plus to staying with TNA is that he is always guaranteed a top spot, his size will never be an issue and even if WWE offers him an easier schedule it will never be as easy on him physically as the TNA schedule is. The general opinion on Angle is that the smartest thing he could do is stay in TNA, but Angle's career is also coming to a close and the possibility of an increase in pay becomes even more important at that stage of his career.
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Angle, who turns 41 this December, could be faced with a big decision if he is approached by WWE about a return. His wife Karen was said to be a major force behind him leaving WWE and now she is no longer a factor with the two splitting up recently. The negative is that Angle is still pretty banged up and is much smaller than when he left WWE in 2006.
While many feel his size could work against him, the belief is that WWE would give him an easier schedule and he would make more money. Angle has dropped a ton of weight in the last couple years, and tells friends he is much more comfortable this way. The plus to staying with TNA is that he is always guaranteed a top spot, his size will never be an issue and even if WWE offers him an easier schedule it will never be as easy on him physically as the TNA schedule is. The general opinion on Angle is that the smartest thing he could do is stay in TNA, but Angle's career is also coming to a close and the possibility of an increase in pay becomes even more important at that stage of his career.
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What You Didn't See At Backlash (Dark Match & More)
Source: PWInsider.com
Here are some live notes from WWE Backlash, which took place Sunday night in Providence, Rhode Island.
-- In a dark match that took place before Backlash went live on PPV, Kofi Kingston defeated Dolph Ziggler by pinfall after hitting a spinkick.
-- John Cena Sr. was sitting ringside in the front row.
-- Fans were very loud booing Michael Cole when he came out with Jerry Lawler and Jim Ross.
-- During the "I Quit" match between the Hardys, there was a huge fight in the crowd, including someone getting knocked down a flight of stairs. At one point most of the arena's attention (including Matt & Jeff) was on the fight.
Source: PWInsider.com
Here are some live notes from WWE Backlash, which took place Sunday night in Providence, Rhode Island.
-- In a dark match that took place before Backlash went live on PPV, Kofi Kingston defeated Dolph Ziggler by pinfall after hitting a spinkick.
-- John Cena Sr. was sitting ringside in the front row.
-- Fans were very loud booing Michael Cole when he came out with Jerry Lawler and Jim Ross.
-- During the "I Quit" match between the Hardys, there was a huge fight in the crowd, including someone getting knocked down a flight of stairs. At one point most of the arena's attention (including Matt & Jeff) was on the fight.
Backlash
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