Official Monday Night Raw & Smackdown Thread

[Wwe fan]

Sandows' gimmick for Monday, please!

[patriotsguy]

Sandows' gimmick for Monday, please!

I wouldn't put it past them to do this!

[Greengoblin782]

Sandows' gimmick for Monday, please!

That would be AWESOME!! if the did this.

[frizzzlecake]

Lol WWE is just looking for any reason to cut out experienced wrestlers and replace them with guys half salary.

[ajcorleone]

This is gaining national news

The former four-time world champion has been fired by the biggest wrestling company in the world.
In the past couple of months, WWE has been releasing a slew of wrestlers and employees, largely due to budget cuts. Most of the wrestlers were mid-card or lower, but on Thursday evening, Alberto Del Rio, a multi-time world champion, was let go. The announcement of the release certainly does not make this sound like a budgetary or "just business" decision like most of the other releases in the past month.
WWE announced the release of Del Rio with this statement:

WWE announced the release of Alberto Del Rio due to unprofessional conduct and an altercation with an employee.

Del Rio (whose former "personal ring announcer," Ricardo, was released at the end of July) wrestled for a decade in Mexico and Japan under a mask, using the name Dos Caras, Jr. He was a one-time CMLL World Heavyweight champion in Mexico. He also dabbled in MMA while wearing the mask,

[pwaldo]

Lol WWE is just looking for any reason to cut out experienced wrestlers and replace them with guys half salary.

Probably. Del Rio was suppose to have an expiring contract soon and was going to be let go. This just sped up the process for them.

[Greengoblin782]

[ajcorleone]

CM Punk in 2k15

CM Punk has been confirmed as a playable character for the upcoming WWE 2K15 video game. He will be featured in the special 2K Showcase Mode, which will spotlight two epic rivalries in WWE history: Punk vs. John Cena and Shawn Michaels vs. Triple H.
Here’s the official press release:
2K today announced details of 2K Showcase, the story-driven single-player campaign in WWE® 2K15, the forthcoming release in the flagship WWE video game franchise. Through high quality cinematics and historic WWE footage, players will intimately explore two notable WWE rivalries: the bitter rivalry between Triple H® and Shawn Michaels® from 2002 to 2004, as well as WWE 2K15 cover Superstar John Cena® and CM Punk®’s spirited rivalry spanning 2011 to 2013.
“The moment Triple H ended his longtime friendship with ‘The Heartbreak Kid’ by slamming him with a Pedigree was a defining moment in WWE history,” said Chris Snyder, Vice President of Marketing at 2K. “No fan can deny the fierce competition marking the notorious battles waged between Cena and Punk. These two rivalries are firmly etched in WWE history, and 2K Showcase enables fans to take part in those memorable experiences.”
2K Showcase will tell the epic history of the two rivalries through documentary-style video packages of classic WWE footage, authentic WWE Superstar commentary and cinematic cut scenes. In the 33 available matches across the rivalries, players will be tasked with completing a set of bonus historical objectives that will unlock new WWE Superstars, Championship titles and alternate attire that can be used in all other WWE 2K15 game modes. With this wealth of unlockable content, players can recreate current rivalries or stage dream matchups between WWE Superstars of the past and present. Additional 2K Showcase rivalries will be made available via downloadable content following the game’s scheduled release on October 28, 2014 in North America and October 31, 2014 internationally.
“Featuring two of the biggest rivalries in WWE history, including my storied matches with Shawn Michaels, there’s no doubt fans will experience the thrill first-hand through WWE 2K15,” said Paul “Triple H” Levesque, Executive Vice President, Talent, Live Events & Creative at WWE. “2K Showcase brings WWE to life in a way our fans have never seen before through a video game.”

[Greengoblin782]

With all the celebrities and former wrestlers appearing tonight, do you think there will be any actual wrestling?

[Wwe fan]

With all the celebrities and former wrestlers appearing tonight, do you think there will be any actual wrestling?

My guess is another average Raw tonight...
More time focusing on irrelevant things, like the network during a match