Pro Wrestling Resource: 2012

Classic WWF: Team Piper vs. Team Flair Photo (Survivor Series 1991)

The 1,000th episode of Raw aired on 7/23/2012

Monday Night Raw celebrated the 1,000 episode on July 23, 2012. This episode starts the permanent 3-hour format to been seen from now on Monday nights. The weekly professional wrestling program debuted on January 11, 1993 and was created by Vince McMahon.

Vince McMahon speaks on the 1,000th episode of Monday Night Raw!

To celebrate the 1,000 episode, WWE.com created a list of the greatest matches in RAW history. The list was written by John Clapp, Tom Herrera, Howard Finkel, Zach Linder, Bobby Melok, Ryan Murphy, and Kevin Powers. The top three matches on RAW are listed below.

#3 - Bret Hart vs. The 1-2-3 Kid: WWE Championship Match (July 11, 1994)

#2 - Ric Flair vs. Mr. Perfect: Loser Leaves WWE (Jan. 25, 1993)

#1 - John Cena vs. Shawn Michaels (April 23, 2007)

WWE Classics: John Cena's 50 Greatest Matches (June 2002-June 2012) [Video]

John Cena made his WWE television debut in a match against Kurt Angle on June 27, 2002. Since his debut ten years ago, Cena has held 19 WWE Championship Belts (12 World Championships) and won the 2008 Royal Rumble match.

Congratulations to John Cena for all his success over the past 10 years. Very few individuals have achieved the success he has in the professional wrestling business.

WWE.com released a list compiled by Zach Linder, Bobby Melok, Ryan Murphy, Kevin Powers, and James Wortman, listing John Cena's 50 Greatest Matches in the past ten years.

#50 John Cena vs. JBL: WrestleMania 21 (April 3, 2005)
#49 John Cena, Hulk Hogan & Shawn Michaels vs. Christian, Tomko & Chris Jericho: Raw (June 27, 2005)
#48 John Cena vs. The Great Khali: Judgment Day 2007 (May 20, 2007)
#47 John Cena vs. Booker T: SummerSlam 2004 (Aug. 15, 2004)
#46 John Cena & The Rock vs. The Miz & R-Truth: Survivor Series 2011 (Nov. 20, 2011)
#45 John Cena vs. Kurt Angle: No Mercy 2003 (Oct. 19, 2003)
#44 WWE Championship Elimination Chamber Match: Elimination Chamber 2011 (Feb. 20, 2011)
#43 John Cena vs. The Miz vs. John Morrison: Extreme Rules 2011 (May 1, 2011)
#42 John Cena vs. Kane: Elimination Chamber 2012 (Feb. 19, 2012)
#41 Team WWE vs. The Nexus: Summerslam 2010 (Aug. 15, 2010)
#40 John Cena vs. Triple H vs. Edge: Backlash 2006 (April 30, 2006)
#39 John Cena vs. Randy Orton: Summerslam 2007 (Aug. 26, 2007)
#38 John Cena vs. Chris Jericho: Raw (Aug. 22, 2005)
#37 John Cena, The Undertaker & DX vs. CM Punk & Legacy: Smackdown (Oct. 2, 2009)
#36 John Cena vs. Wade Barrett: WWE TLC 2010 (Dec. 19, 2010)
#35 John Cena vs. Brock Lesnar: Backlash 2003 (April 27, 2003)
#34 John Cena vs. The Undertaker: Vengeance 2003 (July 27, 2003)
#33 John Cena vs. Rob Van Dam vs. Edge: Raw (July 3, 2006)
#32 WWE Championship Elimination Chamber Match: New Year's Revolution 2006 (Jan. 8, 2006)
#31 John Cena vs. Edge vs. Big Show: The 25th Anniversary of WrestleMania (April 5, 2009)
#30 John Cena vs. Triple H: Raw (Oct. 19, 2009)
#29 John Cena vs. Eddie Guerrero: SmackDown (Sept. 11, 2003)
#28 John Cena & The Undertaker vs. DX vs. Jeri-Show: Raw (Nov. 16, 2009)
#27 John Cena vs Batista: Extreme Rules 2010 (April 25, 2010)
#26 John Cena vs. Sabu: WWE vs. ECW Head to Head (June 7, 2006)
#25 John Cena vs. Edge: Backlash 2009 (April 26, 2009)
#24 John Cena vs. Randy Orton: Breaking Point 2009 (Sept. 13, 2009)
#23 John Cena vs. Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson: WrestleMania 28 (April 1, 2012)
#22 John Cena vs. Triple H: Night of Champions 2008 (June 29, 2008)
#21 John Cena vs. Kurt Angle: No Way Out 2005 (Feb. 20, 2005)
#20 John Cena vs. JBL: Judgment Day 2005 (May 22, 2005)
#19 2008 Royal Rumble Match (Jan. 27, 2008)
#18 John Cena vs. Triple H vs. Shawn Michaels: Survivor Series 2009 (Nov. 22, 2009)
#17 John Cena vs. The Undertaker: Smackdown (June 24, 2004)
#16 John Cena vs. Big Show: WrestleMania XX (March 14, 2004)
#15 John Cena vs. Rob Van Dam: ECW One Night Stand 2006 (June 11, 2006)
#14 John Cena vs. Chris Jericho: SummerSlam 2005 (Aug. 21, 2005)
#13 John Cena vs. Booker T: No Mercy 2004 (Oct. 3, 2004)
#12 John Cena vs. Rey Mysterio: RAW (July 25, 2011)
#11 WWE Championship Elimination Chamber Match: Elimination Chamber 2010 (Feb. 21, 2010)
#10 John Cena vs. Kurt Angle: SmackDown (June 27, 2002)

#9 John Cena vs. Shawn Michaels: WrestleMania 23 (April 1, 2007)
#8 John Cena vs. Brock Lesnar: Extreme Rules 2012 (April 29, 2012)
#7 John Cena vs. Batista: Wrestlemania XXVI (March 28, 2010)
#6 John Cena vs. Umaga: Royal Rumble 2007 (Jan. 28, 2007)
#5 John Cena vs. CM Punk: Money in the Bank 2011 (July 17, 2011)
#4 John Cena vs. Triple H: WrestleMania 22 (April 2, 2006)
#3 John Cena vs. Randy Orton: Bragging Rights 2009 (Oct. 25, 2009)
#2 John Cena vs. Shawn Michaels: RAW (April 23, 2007)
#1 John Cena vs. Edge: Unforgiven 2006 (Sept. 17, 2006)

Source: http://www.wwe.com/classics/john-cena-50-greatest/page-51

Video: Bret Hart Interview (June 2012)

Image source: Score Media Inc.

The Score Television Network's Arda Ocal interviewed WWE Hall of Famer Bret ‘The Hitman’ Hart, who discussed Roddy Piper, the 1992 Shawn Michaels ladder-match, Ric Flair, Hulk Hogan, SummerSlam 1992, Lex Luger, and much more.

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Source: www.thescore.com/aftermath, theScore is a wholly owned subsidiary of Score Media Inc.
Video: Copyright © 2012, The Baltimore Sun

WWE: Superstar Profile (Lex Luger)

"The Total Package" Lex Luger (birth name: Lawrence Wendell Pfohl) has been added to WWE.com's Superstar Alumni Profile pages. Luger was voted the Most Popular Wrestler of the Year in 1993 by the readers of Pro Wrestling Illustrated. You can access his profile page at wwe.com/superstars/lex-luger

Hulk Hogan Announces "Open Fight Night"

Hulk Hogan makes some major changes to IMPACT WRESTLING by including an "Open Fight Night" each month. OFN will invite a wrestler outside of TNA/IMPACT WRESTLING to make an appearance and be judged for a contract.

WrestleMania XXVIII - The Rock beats John Cena

WrestleMania XXVIII Match Results

World Heavyweight Championship: Sheamus won the title from Daniel Bryan
Kane beat Randy Orton
Intercontinental Championship: Big Show won the title from Cody Rhodes
Kelly Kelly & Maria Menounos beat Beth Phoenix & Eve
Hell in a Cell Match With Shawn Michaels as Special Guest Referee: The Undertaker beat Triple H
Team Johnny (David Otunga, Mark Henry, Drew McIntyre, Dolph Ziggler, Jack Swagger, & The Miz) beat Team Teddy (Santino Marella , R-Truth, Kofi Kingston, Zack Ryder, The Great Khali, & Booker T)
WWE Championship Can Change Hands Via DQ: Champion CM Punk beat Chris Jericho
The Rock beat John Cena

WWE: Superstar Profile Pages (Bret Hart Link)

WWE.com now includes Superstar Profile Pages. The new Profile Pages feature career highlights, videos, and much more. Below are links to a few different WWE Superstar Profile Page.

Click a link to view a WWE Superstar Profile Page:
http://www.wwe.com/superstars/brethart
http://www.wwe.com/superstars/randysavage
http://www.wwe.com/superstars/johncena
http://www.wwe.com/superstars/cmpunk

Photo: © 2012 WWE, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

John Cena & The Rock on Raw in Oregon, 2-27-12

Photo and Video Source: wwe.com (http://vids.wwe.com/16289/raw-the-rock-responds-to-john-ce)

WWE ROYAL RUMBLE RESULTS

World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan defeated Big Show and Mark Henry (Triple Threat Steel Cage Match)
Beth Phoenix, Natalya & The Bella Twins defeated Eve, Kelly Kelly, Alicia Fox & Tamina
John Cena vs. Kane (Double Count-out)
Brodus Clay defeated Drew McIntyre
WWE Champion CM Punk defeated Dolph Ziggler
Sheamus won the Royal Rumble Match

2012 Royal Rumble Match Participants:

Entrant #1 was The Miz, #2 was Alex Riley, #3 was R-Truth, #4 was Cody Rhodes, #5 was Justin Gabriel, #6 was Primo, #7 was Mick Foley, #8 was Ricardo Rodriguez, #9 was Santino Marella, #10 was Epico, #11 was Kofi Kingston, #12 was Jerry “The King” Lawler, # 13 was Ezekiel Jackson, #14 was Jinder Mahal, #15 was The Great Khali, #16 was Hunico, #17 was Booker T, #18 was Dolph Ziggler, #19 was “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan, #20 was Michael Cole, #21 was Kharma, #22 was Sheamus, #23 was The Road Dogg, #24 was Jey Uso, #25 was Jack Swagger, #26 was Wade Barrett, #27 was David Otunga, #28 was Randy Orton, #29 was Chris Jericho, and #30 was Big Show.

TNA Genesis 2012 Pay-Per-View Event Results

X Division Championship: Aries Defeated Kendrick
Devon Defeated "The Pope" D'Angelo Dinero
Gunner Defeated Rob Van Dam
Knockouts Championship: Gail Kim Defeated Mickie James
Monster's Ball Match: Abyss Defeated Ray
World Tag Team Championship: Crimson & Matt Morgan Defeated Samoa Joe & Magnus
Triple Threat Match: Crimson Defeated Matt Morgan & Samoa Joe
Kurt Angle Defeated "Cowboy" James Storm
TNA World Heavyweight Championship: Jeff Hardy Defeated Bobby Roode by DQ, Roode retained title

Source: http://www.impactwrestling.com

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