Cesaro Reacts to Title Loss, Barrett Wants a Rematch, Rhodes and Sandow

- Antonio Cesaro spoke with WWE’s website after losing the United States Title to Kofi Kingston on last night’s RAW. Cesaro said he should be thanked for making the US Title relevant again. Cesaro called himself the answer to WWE’s problems.

- WWE Intercontinental Champion Wade Barrett spoke with Matt Striker on the WWE App last night. Barrett said the loss to R-Truth on RAW was the wake-up he needed and said he would give Truth a title shot to prove he can beat him.

- WWE aired a segment on their app last night during RAW where Damien Sandow bet Cody Rhodes he could take any Superstar in WWE and turn them into a sophisticated member of society by the end of the summer. Cody chose The Great Khali and that’s apparently what led to the tag match on last night’s RAW.

Tag Team Match on SmackDown, Ryback Teases Title Shot, Kofi Kingston

- New WWE United States Champion Kofi Kingston tweeted the following last night:

“First and foremost, hats off to Cesaro. My body feels like it’s been through a war! But you guys make all worth it! #3TimeUSChamp.”

- During RAW on Monday night, Ryback tweeted the following about John Cena and Extreme Rules:

“Sunday May 19th #ExtremeRules @johncena vs @Ryback22 for the WWE Title. #FeedingTime #RybackRules”

- WWE announced that Randy Orton and Sheamus vs. Mark Henry and Big Show will be the main event of this week’s SmackDown.

New WWE United States Champion Crowned on RAW, WWE Superstars Matches Taped

- Kofi Kingston became a three-time WWE United States Champion on last night’s RAW from Greenville, South Carolina, by defeating Antonio Cesaro. Kofi earned a title shot by defeating Cesaro on Friday’s SmackDown. Here is a photo:

- WWE taped the following matches last night for WWE Superstars:

* Tamina Snuka vs. Natalya

* Primo and Epico vs. Tensai and Brodus Clay

Cena Rings Stock Exchange Bell, Mania’ Reading Challenge

-         As noted earlier, there was a WrestleMania Reading Challenge celebration at Thomas G. Connors Elementary School in Hoboken earlier today. Posted below is a photo of Kofi Kingston, Natalya and Cody Rhodes at the event.

-         - Earlier today John Cena rang the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange.

Mick Foley Comments on His HOF Induction, Kofi on RGII Comparisons

- Kofi Kingston discussed there being no Money in the Bank match at WrestleMania and being mistaken for RGIII during an interview on the 4th & Pain podcast.

“I get a lot of RGIII comparisons. I’ve been stopped at several airports,” Kofi revealed. “People want to know… ‘Hey! Are you… are you RGIII?’”

- Mick Foley posted the following Tweet regarding his Hall of Fame induction possibly not being televised.

Santa Claus @SantaClausWay
I am so touched by the messages asking me to visit @realmickfoley at #WWEHOF. Don’t think I can go, but Mrs. C. & I will be watching on TV

Mick Foley@realmickfoley
Um.. guess you didn’t hear the rumor @SantaClausWay..If you want to see my #WWEHOF speech, come see it live @TheGarden – might not be on TV.

Reason Why Del Rio Turned Face, Triple H's Workout Routine, Kofi's Video Game Skills

- Alberto Del Rio spoke with Fox News Latino about his World Title defense against Jack Swagger at WrestleMania. Del Rio mentions that he turned face because the audience was starting to get behind his character.

- Kofi Kingston spoke to Contactmusic.com about his video game skills and his line of action figures.

- Muscle & Fitness published an article on Triple H eating on the road and balancing family with working out. The magazine also posted Triple H's workout routine here.

WWE Saturday Morning Slam Spoiler Results

WWE taped WWE Saturday Morning Slam Monday night from the Verizon Center in Washington, DC. Here are the full results.

* Dolph Ziggler came out to join the commentary table.

* Kofi Kingston defeated Justin Gabriel.

WWE Saturday Morning Slam Spoiler Results - March 30, 2013

WWE will tape this week's episode of WWE Saturday Morning Slam from the GIANT Center in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Here are the full results. 

* Kofi Kingston and Josh Mathews are on commentary. 

* Zack Ryder and Justin Gabriel vs. Jinder Mahal and Drew McIntyre is up first. 3MB get the win and beat them down after the match. Kofi Kingston makes the save and out comes General Manager Mick Foley. Foley removes Kofi from commentary and books him in a match. 

* Kofi Kingston vs. Heath Slater is up next. Foley bans Mahal and McIntyre from ringside. Dolph Ziggler comes out for commentary. Kofi gets the win.

WWE Superstars Spoiler Results - March 29, 2013

WWE taped this week's episode of WWE Superstars from the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Here are the full results. 

* Kofi Kingston defeated Primo. 

* Natalya defeated Aksana.

Complete List of WWE Superstars, Divas & Legends Scheduled for 4-Day Axxess Event

Several WWE Superstars, Divas and Legends are schedule to appear at the four-day Axxess event during WrestleMania week for autographs and photo opportunities with fans. Here is the full list of those are are appearing. 

4/04 evening session: 
Mark Henry, Booker T, Jack Swagger, The Prime Time Players, 3MB, Rosa Mendes, Jimmy Snuka. 

4/05 evening session: 
The Miz, World Heavyweight champion Alberto Del Rio, The Shield, Kofi Kingston, Ted DiBiase, Fandango, Zack Ryder, Alicia Fox. 

4/06 morning session: 
Bella Twins, Daniel Bryan, The Miz, Brodus Clay, Funkadactyls, Jerry “The King” Lawler, JBL, Paul Heyman, Lita, Billy Gunn. 

4/06 afternoon session: 
CM Punk, Chris Jericho, Intercontinental champion Wade Barrett, World Heavyweight champion Alberto Del Rio, Damien Sandow,The Great Khali, Layla. 

4/06 evening session: 
Kofi Kingston, Dolph Ziggler, AJ Lee, Ryback, Santino Marella, The Shield, Christian, R-Truth, Ezekiel Jackson, Tensai, Big E. Langston, Justin Gabriel, Tyson Kidd, Yoshi Tatsu, Rikishi, Howard Finkel. 

4/07 morning session: 
Sheamus, Divas champion Kaitlyn, Cody Rhodes, David Otunga, Jimmy Hart, Diamond Dallas Page, X-Pac. 

4/07 afternoon session: 
U.S. champion Antonio Cesaro, Sin Cara, Alex Riley, JTG, Aksana, Tamina, Dusty Rhodes, Ron Simmons, Ricky Steamboat. 

Axxess will be held at the IZOD Center and tickets are available now.

Dr. Chris Amann Discusses Leaving His Practice to Join World Wrestling Entertainment

Dr. Chris Amann is featured in the April 2013 issue of the WWE Magazine. Amann talks about leaving his practice in 2008 to take a job with WWE. 

“Quite honestly, I wasn’t looking to leave the medical practice I’d built up pretty strong back in Chicago. But I had the opportunity to send WWE my résumé, and I did. A couple of weeks later, I went out for an interview at a TV taping in Albany. I got a chance to see what went on behind the scenes and speak with the staff, learn the requirements. I was intrigued about having the chance to develop their sports-medicine program not to mention the job sounded like a bunch of fun. So I left my practice to join up with WWE.” 

Also in the featured article, Dr. Chris Amann also comments on his frequent visitors. 

“I can’t single out one Superstar. But, and this is sort of funny, there was a period of time when the joke backstage was, ‘If you’re having a match with Kofi, you were going to end up with me.’ So I was seeing his opponents one after the other at one point! Then there are Superstars such as John Cena, who barely frequent the training room. But when a medical issue does come up, he’s good about letting us know."

Kofi Kingston Talks About CM Punk Losing the WWE Championship

 His tag team partners: "As long as I'm winning, it doesn't really matter to me. I have had the opportunity to have some great tag team partners. Between Punk and Evan and Truth, I mean gosh, every time me and Truth get together, whether we're doing media interviews together or backstage, it's just constant banter. We're always just joking around and stuff. It was a very natural fit when he and I decided to team up."

 CM Punk losing the WWE Championship: "It's really tough, because I think that we all saw just the road that Punk was on and he's really be kind of trail blazer in terms of becoming the star of this new generation. Between his pipe bombs, or whatever, every time he gets a microphone you know he's going to say something that's either going to tick people off or mainly get you to remember what he's going to say. He always has a point to make. And then in the ring, he's very very good, one of the best, definitely of our era, and probably one of the best of all time.

 " If it's harder to come up with good material now, as opposed to the Attitude Era: "I don't know if it's necessarily harder. I just think that we're a lot more conscious about the product that we put out. Even in the Attitude Era we were able to reach a whole lot of people. So it's very important because in the broad spectrum of people that we reach, our children are included and families are included. So, I think we're just a lot more conscious now that we have a responsibility to do the right thing and represent for our kids and provide good role models for our kids. So I don't think it's necessarily harder, I think we are more creative in the way that we think."

 Paul Bearer: "I had received a text that he had passed, and instantly I was just crestfallen because he was just a genuinely good person. I've never heard anyone say anything bad about him. When I first got involved in the business, we always used to have these camps at the school I trained at, Chaotic in New England, and he was the first actual star that came and talked to us, for like three hours. And he was telling us about his upcomings and how he came up through the business. That was like the first experience I had, where I was able to hear first hand, how somebody came up, what the business was like back in his day. It was really really cool. Being a wrestling fan growing up you always wondered what happened behind the scenes and now finally, 10-15 years later I'm actually getting to hear what's going on and his story. I was very fortunate to be able to share that."

3/11 WWE RAW Breakdown: Brock Lesnar's Appearance

 As noted before, the March 11th WWE RAW did a 3.34 cable rating with 4.79 million viewers. 

In the segment breakdown, the show opened at a 3.46 quarter rating for the Paul Bearer tribute, The Undertaker and CM Punk. Big Show vs. Seth Rollins lost 9,000 viewers. Dolph Ziggler vs. Daniel Bryan gained 132,000 viewers. Fandango's segment with Tensai and Brodus Clay lost 298,000 viewers. The New Age Outlaws vs. Cody Rhodes and Damien Sandow with Brock Lesnar's appearance gained 326,000 viewers for a show-high 3.57 quarter rating. 

Mark Henry vs. Kofi Kingston and Ryback vs. Heath Slater and the Henry-Ryback face-off lost 179,000 viewers. Antonio Cesaro vs. Alberto Del Rio lost 265,000 viewers. The video for John Cena vs. The Rock lost 10,000 viewers. Sheamus and Randy Orton vs. Rhodes and Sandow in the 10pm timeslot gained 106,000 viewers for a 3.32 quarter rating. The Highlight Reel with Chris Jericho, The Miz, Wade Barrett and Brad Maddox gained 81,000 viewers but Jericho vs. Miz lost 359,000 viewers. Jack Swagger vs. Sin Cara lost 78,000 viewers. 

CM Punk vs. Kane in a No DQ main event gained 153,000 viewers for a 3.18 quarter rating, which is a very weak overrun gain.

What Was Cut From Raw Hulu Plus This Week

The following matches and segments were cut from the Hulu Plus version of Monday's Raw:

* Paul Bearer's debut video
* Daniel Bryan vs. Dolph Ziggler
* Tensai vs. Fandango
* G.I. Joe 2 trailer
* Mark Henry vs. Kofi Kingston
* Josh Mathews interview with Kane
* Paul Bearer video where he introduces Kane from 1997
* Fan Touts about Paul Bearer
* Ricardo Rodriguez and Alberto Del Rio's mocking video of Zeb Colter and Jack Swagger
* Paul Bearer comedy video from Wrestlemania 1995

What Was Cut From Raw Hulu Plus This Week

The following matches and segments were cut from the Hulu Plus version of Monday's Raw:

* Paul Bearer's debut video
* Daniel Bryan vs. Dolph Ziggler
* Tensai vs. Fandango
* G.I. Joe 2 trailer
* Mark Henry vs. Kofi Kingston
* Josh Mathews interview with Kane
* Paul Bearer video where he introduces Kane from 1997
* Fan Touts about Paul Bearer
* Ricardo Rodriguez and Alberto Del Rio's mocking video of Zeb Colter and Jack Swagger
* Paul Bearer comedy video from Wrestlemania 1995