WWE Smackdown Spoilers For This Week’s (12/30)

WWE is in Norfolk, VA at the Norfolk Scope Arena for Main Event And SmackDown TV Tapings. 

* Edge and Christian are in the ring for the Cutting Edge Peep Show to open SmackDown. Edge said he is sorry about what happened on Raw. All of a sudden, they are interrupted by J&J security, who appear on the big screen getting out of a limo. They make their way down to the ring and said that Seth Rollins and Big Show are not responsible for what happened on Raw. The Authority have told them that they will oversee Edge and Christian. However, Edge sees differently and books Ryback vs. Big Show as well as Rusev vs. Roman Reigns.

* Bray Wyatt defeated Erick Rowan in a singles match. Wyatt won when he hit Sister Abigail. After the match, Wyatt cut a promo about how he will make Dean Ambrose pay this Monday night on Raw. 

* Big Show defeated Ryback via count out in a singles match. The finish came when Lana distracted Ryback and Rusev knocked him off the apron with the Russian flag. After the match, Rusev runs down and attacked Ryback. However, Ryback fought back and hit the meathook clothesline, which sees Rusev retreat out of the ring.

* Tyson Kidd and Cesaro defeated Los Matadores in a tag team match. 

* Dean Ambrose defeated Curtis Axel in a singles match. He won with the Dirty Deeds. An ambulance appears after the match and Ambrose walks near it, but it drives away with Ambrose gets too close to it.

* The Ascension defeated two local wrestlers in a tag team match. 

* The Usos and R-Truth defeated Adam Rose, Goldust and Stardust in a six man tag team match.

* Roman Reigns defeated Rusev by DQ in a singles match when Big Show attacked Reigns. This led to Reigns nailing a superman punch to Big Show. They brawl to the outside of the ring, Big Show goes for a spear, but Reigns side stepped him and crashed into the announcers table.

Check Out This Week's WWE RAW "Backstage Fallout" Videos - Ziggler, The Usos, Daniel Bryan, More

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Here are this week's WWE RAW "Backstage Fallout" videos:

Daniel Bryan's Emotional Comeback - Raw Fallout - December 29, 2014

Update On Booker T's New Role With WWE, Last Week's WWE RAW Rating Is In, & More News

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-- The December 22 episode of RAW, which had a Christmas theme, had a 2.56 (2.6) cable rating, which was down from the 2.66 rating in the two weeks before it. It had 3.631 million viewers, up from the 3.521 million it had the previous week.

-- Booker T joined the announce team for Main Event on the WWE Network. He joined JBL and Michael Cole.

-- As noted earlier here on the website, Adrian Neville is the next WWE main roster call up, but it likely won’t happen until spring 2015.

Meanwhile, NXT officials are preparing to place Neville in singles feuds with both Hideo Itami and Finn Balor. The possibility of a NXT title triple threat feud with Neville, Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn has also been discussed. 

This Week's WWE RAW & SmackDown Slams Of The Week + SD Backstage Fallout - Videos Inside

-- Here is this week’s video for WWE SmackDown Fallout:

-- Here are the latest RAW and SmackDown Slam of the Week videos:

The Night After Christmas - WWE SmackDown Slam of the Week 12/26

Report - Roman Reigns To Return On Next Week's Live WWE SmackDown Broadcast?, Details

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During a hockey game at the VanAndel Arena in Grand Rapids, Michigan Wednesday night, a promo was aired in the arena for next week’s live episode of SmackDown billing a “returning” Roman Reigns.

This bolsters reports from earlier in the month that Reigns would be returning on the show.

Thanks to Aaron in GR for the heads up on this.

'A New Day' Stable Set To Debut On Next Week's WWE RAW Broadcast, The RAW General Manager?

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-- As noted earlier, the infamous Anonymous GM made his return on RAW. After the main event, the tell-tale chime occurred, prompting Michael Cole to go to a podium with a laptop. Cole read a message from the Anonymous GM which said, “Forgive me for interrupting this joyous celebration. This party is over. Next Monday, Cyber Monday, order and discipline return to Monday Night Raw.”

Also read: WWE RAW Recap Notes & Notes - Two Big Returns, SD/Main Event Segments Revealed & More

-- It was revealed on RAW that New Day–Kofi Kingston, Xavier Woods and Big E–will make their return to RAW (and debut as a group) next week. The group has been teased over the last several months and went through a few different names during that time.

-- Here is footage of PWS wrestler and firefighter Danny Maff meeting a man whose life he saved at PWS’ WrestleBowl 2014. Maff saved the man’s life recently after he was trapped in a burning building. Check out the video below:

Early Numbers For This Week's WWE RAW Broadcast, Big Names Set For SmackDown, & More News

-- I Am Santa Claus, the Morgan Spurlock-produced documentary that features Mick Foley, is streaming on Netflix in the United States.

-- Randy Orton, John Cena and Dean Ambrose will team up against Seth Rollins, Kane and Bray Wyatt on the January 27 WWE Smackdown tapings in Boston.

Also read: Last Night's WWE RAW Rating Is In - How Did The Show Do?

-- It looks like Survivor Series (or more specifically, Sting) brought back the viewers for WWE. Monday night’s episode of RAW drew 4.25 million viewers and a 1.5 rating in the 18 – 49 demographic. Those numbers are up 13% and a great 22%, respectively, from last week’s 3.78 million and 1.23 demo rating. The viewership is the highest since the July 28th episode drew 4.32 million, while the demo rating was the highest since the June 2nd episode drew an identical 1.5.

The show’s hours broke down as follows:

8:00 PM: 4.73 million (1.7 demo rating) 9:00 PM: 3.99 million (1.4 demo rating) 10:00 PM: 4.01 million (1.4 demo rating)

The household rating will be available later.

The Anonymous RAW General Manager Returns On This Week's WWE RAW Broadcast - Details

After the conclusion of the main event of the post-Survivor Series edition of WWE RAW on Monday night in Indianapolis, Indiana, the "Anonymous RAW General Manager" returned.

Also read: ?'A New Day' Stable Set To Debut On Next Week's WWE RAW Broadcast, The RAW General Manager?

While Daniel Bryan made his return and ran the show for the evening, it was made clear that his being in charge was a one-night only deal. At the end of the show, the infamous "ding-a-ling, ding-a-ling" noise played, which prompted Michael Cole to leave the broadcast table and approach the podium containing a laptop computer.

Cole would go on to read a message from the Anonymous RAW GM, which said order will be restored on Cyber Monday next Monday night on RAW.

Press Release - WWE Hypes Seth Green & The Slammy Awards For Next Week's RAW Broadcast

WWE has issued an official press release on Seth Green’s upcoming guest hosting duties for RAW on Monday, December 8. The show will also feature the 2014 Slammy Awards.

As previously announced, Green will serve as the guest host for the next edition of RAW on Monday. Green is a longtime WWE fan, and he previously made an appearance on Monday Night RAW on July 13, 2009.

Monday’s Slammy Awards will be presented across multiple platforms, including digital, mobile, social platforms. In addition, the Slammy Awards will be presented for the first time on the WWE Network as well. Select Slammys will be given out exclusively on WWE.com and during the WWE Network pre-show, which will air at 7:30PM ET on Monday.

The WWE Universe will be able to select nominees in all the categories for the Slammy awards by using #Slammy. The nominees will be announced through WWE’s social media channels later today.

The 2013 Slammy Awards received 1.64 million votes, an increase of 180 percent from 2012.

Also read: ?WWE To Announce The Slammy Award Nominees Tomorrow - Details Inside Here

Here is the complete press release:

For Immediate Release

SETH GREEN SET TO GUEST HOST MONDAY NIGHT RAW® FEATURING THE 2014 SLAMMY AWARDS

STAMFORD, CONN., Dec. 3, 2014 – Film and television star Seth Green will guest host Monday Night Raw and WWE’s 2014 Slammy Awards this Monday live at 8 pm ET/7C on USA Network. The annual fan-voted Slammy Awards are WWE’s version of the Oscars, honoring the best of the year with its own golden statue. In addition to Monday Night Raw, the Slammy Awards will be presented across multiple platforms including digital, mobile, social and for the first time, WWE Network.

Green is the co-creator and executive producer of the Emmy Award-winning Robot Chicken and the Robot Chicken Christmas Special, which will air this Sunday at 11:30 pm ET on Adult Swim. Green is also a longtime WWE fan and previously appeared on Monday Night Raw on July 13, 2009.

Select Slammy Awards will be given out exclusively on WWE.com and for the first time, during the pre-show on WWE Network beginning at 7:30 pm ET this Monday.

The Slammy Award categories and nominees will be announced through WWE’s social media platforms including the WWE Twitter and Facebook accounts, beginning today at noon ET, and continuing throughout the week. The WWE Universe will have the opportunity to help select nominees in each category by using #Slammy.

Fans will also have the opportunity to vote for the winners on WWE.com beginning this Saturday for the WWE Network pre-show exclusive Slammy Awards and the WWE.com exclusive Slammy Awards. Voting for the Slammy Awards given out on Monday Night Raw will take place this Monday starting at 8 pm ET during the telecast exclusively through the WWE App.

Last year’s show received a record breaking 1.64 million votes, a 180 percent increase from 2012’s record-setting awards show.

Sgt. Slaughter Returns On This Week's WWE RAW Broadcast, + WWE Sets A New Record For The App?

-- According to Michael Cole on RAW, over 310,000 people voted via the WWE App to decide the main event competitors for RAW. He claimed that was an all-time record.

Also read: WWE RAW Recap Notes & Notes - Two Big Returns, SD/Main Event Segments Revealed & More

-- Monday's RAW featured the return of WWE Hall Of Famer Sgt. Slaughter. Slaughter took part in a segment where Rusev and Lana were forced to recite the "Pledge of Allegiance." They never actually did so, as Rusev tried bullying Slaughter until Jack Swagger and Zeb Colter came to the rescue.

This Week's "Top 10" WWE RAW Moments + Paul Heyman’s RAW Promo - Videos Inside Here

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-- Here is Paul Heyman’s segment from last night’s episode of RAW. Heyman discussed the tables match between Seth Rollins and John Cena at TLC, where Cena’s shot at Brock Lesnar is on the line:

Also read: Backstage Update On Last Week's WWE Monday Night RAW Script Leaking Online

-- Here is WWE’s latest Top 10 video, looking at the best of this week’s RAW:

Top 10 WWE Raw moments: December 2, 2014

This Week's WWE RAW Rating Is In + Last Friday Night's WWE SmackDown Rating & More

Last Friday night's WWE SmackDown broadcast drew a final 1.93 (1.9) cable rating, up from the previous week's 1.86 (1.9) cable rating.

UPDATE: Monday's WWE RAW broadcast scored a 2.75 (2.8) cable rating, even with last week’s number.

Also read: The Early Rating Numbers For Last Night's WWE RAW & The Bellator 131 Broadcasts - Details

ORIGINAL: Last night’s episode of WWE RAW drew 3.77 million viewers and a 1.23 rating in the 18 – 49 demographic. Thus numbers are down 4% and 12% respectively from last week’s 3.93 million and 1.4 demo rating.

The show did hours of 3.90 million, 3.78 million and 3.64 million viewers. The household rating will be available later.

For you MMA fans out there, Bellator announced today via press release that Saturday’s Bellator 131 event peaked at 2 million viewers. The show averaged 1.24 million viewers, which makes it the second highest rated cable MMA event of 2014. The UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Mousasi event did 1.4 million viewers, but that also had a NASCAR lead in. The show had steady ratings growth through out and peaked with the Ortiz vs. Bonnar main event.

The last non-UFC event that pulled in 2 million viewers at any time during it’s broadcast was the April 17th, 2012 Strikeforce: Nashville event.

This Week's ​WWE Rivalries To Look Back At Triple H vs. Shawn Michaels, CM Punk/The Talking Dead

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-- This week’s edition of WWE Rivalries, which airs on the WWE Network, will look at the feud between Triple H and Shawn Michaels.

Also read: ?2K Games Releases The Details For Classic Rivalry & 2K Showcase - Details Inside

-- CM Punk appeared on last night’s edition of The Talking Dead. There was no mention of WWE on the show.

-- Former soccer player Stuart Tomlinson, who now works as Hugo Knox in WWE NXT, spoke with Sky Sports about getting into the WWE. Here is what he had to say…

“There were try-outs at The O2 Arena in London and WWE contacted me to see if I was interested, probably because they saw my sporting background and my look. The training was tough and there was a lot of cardio-based stuff but I got through it and I’m now here in Orlando, which is the crème de la crème and where everyone wants to be. I’ve left a football dressing room where most lads are skinny and run around for 90 minutes but there are guys here picking me up and throwing me around like I’m a little boy! It’s daunting but it’s a challenge I’m looking forward to succeeding at.”

Confirmed Matches & A Video Preview For Next Week's TNA iMPACT! Broadcast Inside Here

Here are next week's confirmed TNA iMPACT! matches:

* Tyrus vs. Eric Young
* No DQ Match: Gunner vs. Samuel Shaw
* Austin Aries vs. Lashley
* Tag Team Title Match: The Wolves © vs. Matt and Jeff Hardy

Also read: ?Confirmed TNA iMPACT! Matches + A Video Preview Inside

Here is a video preview of next week's TNA iMPACT! broadcast:

Preview Next Week's Nov 12, 2014 IMPACT WRESTLING On Spike TV

Highlight Videos From This Week's WWE Main Event + Friday Confirmed WWE SmackDown Matches

-- Here are Friday night's confirmed WWE SmackDown matches:

Also read: WWE Main Event Highlight Videos + Friday Confirmed WWE SmackDown Matches, & More

* Divas Halloween Costume Battle Royal
* Non-Title Match: Dolph Ziggler © vs. Kane
* Ryback vs. Heath Slater
* Non-Title Match: Goldust and Stardust © vs. Los Matadores
* Rusev vs. Great Khali
* Trick or Treat Street Fight: Cesaro vs. Dean Ambrose

-- Here are some highlight videos from this week's WWE Main Event broadcast:

The Usos vs. The Miz & Damien Mizdow: WWE Main Event, October 28, 2014

WWE Releases This Week's RAW & SmackDown Slams Of The Week + HBK/2K15 News

-- Shawn Michaels posted the following comment on his Twitter in response to a question on if he was going to be in the upcoming WWE 2K15 game:

RT:"@SalmanTaker: are you in #wwe2k15 ?” -- I guess, I had to do some stuff for an upcoming game so...

Also read: ?Triple H Set For Steve Austin's Podcast + 30 Second Fury Video

— Shawn Michaels (@ShawnMichaels) July 19, 2014

-- Below are the Slam of the Week videos for this week's RAW and SmackDown:

The Irish Show-Offs - SmackDown Slam of the Week 7/18

William Regal Absent From Last Week's WWE NXT TV Tapings, Jericho's Latest Podcast Online

-- William Regal was reportedly absent from the last set of NXT tapings on July 17. There is no word as of yet on why he was not there.

-- As noted earlier, The Rock and former WCW wrestler Buff Bagwell were both in attendance at the ESPY Awards earlier this week.

Also read: ?Jake Roberts Joins Roddy Piper's Podcast, NXT Changes, More

-- The latest episode of Chris Jericho's podcast, Talk Is Jericho, on Podcastone.com features Jake Roberts and Diamond Dallas Page as his guests. Below is an official description of the episode:

"DDP & Jake The Snake Roberts together in-person with Y2J. They sat down at DDP's Accountability Crib in Atlanta, and talked about EVERYTHING! Jake's descent into drugs & alcohol, his resurrection, his WWE comeback & Hall of Fame induction, working the sober program with Scott Hall, and how Jake really feels about all those snakes!"

This Week's WWE RAW Rating Is In - OUCH!

UPDATE: Monday night's WWE RAW broadcast drew a 2.72 (2.7) cable rating, with an average of 3.76 million viewers.

ORIGINAL: Monday night's episode of RAW drew 3.76 million viewers and a 1.37 rating in the 18 - 49 demographic. Those numbers are down 6% and 5%, respectively, from last week's 4.01 million and a 1.43 demo rating. It's the first time that the viewership has been below four million since the December 23rd episode.

Also read: ?WWE SmackDown Rating + RAW Backstage Fallout Video

The show did hours of 3.54 million, 3.90 million and 3.85 million viewers. The household rating will be available later.

This Week's WWE RAW Rating Is In + WWE Stock

-- WWE's stock price dropped $0.29 today to $17.83 per share. It was a 1.6% decrease. This is the first time WWE's stock closed below $18 since January 14 of this year.

-- UPDATE: The final cable rating for the Monday, May 5th post-Extreme Rules edition of WWE RAW came in at a 3.02, down seven percent from the previous week.

As previously reported, Monday's RAW averaged 4.29 million viewers, which was also a slight decrease compared to last week's show.

Hour one of Monday's RAW averaged 3.96 million viewers, while hour two averaged 4.41 million and hour three averaged 4.45 million.

-- ORIGINAL: Monday night's episode of WWE RAW drew 4.28 million viewers and a 1.43 rating in the 18 - 49 demographic. Those numbers are down 7% and 19% respectively from 4.61 million and a 1.77 last week; it continues the pattern of the past few weeks where it has wildly veered up and down from week to week.

The household rating will be available later.

VIDEOS: This Week's 'Top 10' + Lilian Garcia Blogs

-- This week's WWE Top 10 highlights "extreme" variations of John Cena's finisher, the Attitude Adjustment. You can watch the video int he player below.

-- Lilian Garcia released her first video blog. The blog features several appearances by WWE Superstars. You can check out the video in the player below: