Originally Posted by Mercenary (Post 4411947)

Sting sighting!

Originally Posted by PWI

It's believed that original plans for Monday's WWE RAW did not have a contender's tournament for Big E's Intercontinental Title.

WWE officials were hoping that Christian would be back to claim his title shot but apparently they got a bad report on his condition and went with the idea of crowning a new #1 contender.

Originally Posted by Cool King (Post 4412334)

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Originally Posted by AJ lee's (Post 4412388)

Originally Posted by Mercenary (Post 4412626)

Ugh how the fuck are the Von Erich's the good guys again?

Originally Posted by Lock Jaw (Post 4412674)

Originally Posted by Lock Jaw (Post 4412674)

Originally Posted by Observer

CM Punk is still under contract with WWE, as he has not been released, nor suspended, nor fired from the company. His merchandise continues to be sold at live events and on the WWE website, and as of this writing Punk is still being paid royalties for merchandise sold. He's being paid a considerable sum for the merchandise he moves, and he's currently the #2 seller in the company, right behind John Cena.

Originally Posted by Observer

Brock Lesnar is not booked for the WWE Extreme Rules pay-per-view and likely won't be back until SummerSlam. There's been speculation that he may challenge Daniel Bryan for the WWE World Heavyweight Title.

Originally Posted by Observer

ESPN is expected to make a major play for Renee Young soon. She has impressed a lot of the networks with her smoothness in her work with WWE since coming from The Score.

Originally Posted by Observer

As noted earlier today, a tournament to crown a new #1 contender to Big E's Intercontinental Title was not the original plan. The original idea for Monday's RAW was to do a four-way match with Big Show vs. Jack Swagger vs. Cesaro vs. possibly Christian, where the winner would face Big E at Extreme Rules. Vince McMahon felt that the four-way did nothing to elevate a strong contender for the Intercontinental Title and felt that a tournament would create a stronger contender. Christian not being cleared due to the concussion was going to change the match, but was said to be a non-factor in the decision from changing it from a four-way to a tournament.

Originally Posted by Observer

Regarding Cesaro and Paul Heyman not coming out to theme music, that's the plan for now but only short-term. WWE is working on new music for Cesaro but the feeling is that not having music is a talking point for him.

Originally Posted by Observer

It's interesting that WWE is handing out the "Cesaro section" signs to fans in the crowd even though Cesaro's supposed to be a heel. The plan is to create the idea that the fans want Cesaro turned while he stays with Paul Heyman and doesn't actually turn, all while giving the impression that there is a groundswell on turning him babyface. Basically they are trying to create a Daniel Bryan situation on their own this time. There's been speculation that this will lead to a Cesaro vs. Brock Lesnar match.

Originally Posted by Smelly Meatball (Post 4412856)

Dirtsheets:

Originally Posted by Cool King (Post 4412865)

Originally Posted by Innovator (Post 4412902)

When Coach looks like this:

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And is a ray of sunshine, come back at me

Originally Posted by Fignuts (Post 4412890)

I will let Renee Young go if ESPN gives back the coach.