Jericho’s Countdown Tweet: Here is today’s suspension countdown tweet from Chris Jericho: “7 deadly sins, 7 ways to win, 7 holy paths to hell and your trip begins.7 downward slopes, 7 bloodied hopes, 7 are your burning fires, 7.”- CM Punk denies Rumors: WWE Champion CM Punk denied online rumors that he posted two negative messages on Twitter concerning WWE this morning.“Uh. I haven’t tweeted in three days geniuses. Let alone deleted tweets. What are you crazies talking about?” he wrote Saturday.
The messages in question read: “Lots of times you don’t agree with your boss, but this is plain out stupid. These are the times I question why people still watch us.
“Not looking forward to the weekend.”
- Ryder replacing R-Truth? : Zack Ryder has been helping Kofi Kingston defend the WWE Tag Team Championships at house shows, most recently their event in Augusta, Maine as R-Truth is out with an injury. At this time it’s unknown if Ryder is just filling in for house shows, or if WWE is trying out a new angle to replace Truth on television.
- News on John Laurinaitis: It was revealed on SmackDown (15 June 2012) that John Cena would be fired if he lost his match with The Big Show at No Way Out (17 June 2012), you can watch the announcement below. It was announced on RAW (11 June 2012) that John Laurinaitis would be fired if Big Show lost. For what it’s worth, Cena is still advertised to face Laurinaitis and Big Show at upcoming live events throughout the summer, including RAW on 18 June 2012.
Local advertising for next week’s edition of RAW at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, NY has John Laurinaitis advertised as the “Assistant to the WWE Board of Directors.” So if he gets fired this Sunday, it appears that he will be quickly re-introduced in a new role.
- Jim Ross’s Blog says: Jim Ross stated in his latest blog entry online that “for some reason, nothing specific but just a feeling,” WWE will “really shake things up” at the No Way Out PPV on Sunday, specifically related to the John Cena vs. Big Show main event.