Updated Elimination Chamber 2013 PPV card

WWE Championship Match:
The Rock  vs. CM Punk

WWE World Title Match:
Alberto Del Rio vs. Big Show

Elimination Chamber Match for a Shot at the World Title at WrestleMania:
Daniel Bryan vs. Rey Mysterio vs. Randy Orton vs. Mark Henry vs. TBA vs. TBA

6 Man Tag Team Match:
John Cena, Ryback and Sheamus vs. The Shield


WWE Divas Title Match
Tamina Snuka vs. Kaitlyn

Possible 6-man tag team match for Elimination Chamber

John Cena has challenged The Shield to a 6-man tag team match. John Cena will team up with Sheamus and Ryback to take on The Shield. Tensions between these wrestlers were always high, and it seems like Cena wants to finally put an end to it. The constant inference by The Shield with regard to the three superstars may finally end once the scores are settled in this match.

If this match does proceed, then the teaming up of the three superstars may end the reign of The Shield.

WWE decides on WrestleMania 30 venue

WrestleMania 30 in 2014 will be one of the biggest moments for WWE. While most of us expected this event to be held in Madison Square Garden, WWE has surprised many with its choice.

WrestleMania I, X and XX were held in Madison Square Garden and next year’s WrestleMania too was expected to be in the same venue considering the nostalgia the place held for WWE. But WWE has made a rather surprising choice as it is planning to hold WrestleMania XXX in New Orleans’ Superdome, which is in fact the venue for this year’s superbowl.

One reason why WWE must have chosen this venue is the capacity of the crowd. The Superdome has a capacity of 70,000 while the MSG only can hold up to 20,000 people, which considering the present Wrestlemania status, is a meager crowd.

While many nostalgic WWE fans might consider MSG to be the ideal venue, WWE will not risk throwing away this huge opportunity for mainstream acceptance.

Possible WrestleMania 29 card after Royal Rumble results

Now that we know who the winners of the Royal Rumble 2013 PPV are, here is what the WrestleMania match card could look like.

- The Rock vs John Cena II (WWE championship match)

- CM Punk vs The Undertaker (streak on the line)

- Brock Lesnar vs Triple H

- Dolph Ziggler vs Alberto Del Rio (World heavyweight championship match)

- Big Show vs Ryback

Royal Rumble 2013: Fan reactions across the world

Updated WWE Royal Rumble Card

WWE Title Match 
CM Punk vs. The Rock

Royal Rumble Match 
1. The Miz

2. Ryback

3. Titus O” Neil

4.Darren Young

5. Kofi Kingston

6. Kane

7.Daniel Bryan

8. Cody Rhodes

9.Damien Sandow

10.Jimmy Uso

11. Jey Uso

12. Brodus Clay

13. The Great Khali

14. Michael McGillicutty

15. Wade Barrett

16.Antonio Cesaro

17. Heath Slater

18. Jinder Mahal

19. Drew Mcintyre

20. Dolph Ziggler

21. Randy Orton

22. Sheamus

23. John Cena

World Heavyweight Championship
Alberto Del Rio  vs Big Show

Tag Team Championship
Team Hell No  vs Team Rhodes Scholars

YouTube Pre-Show Bout: WWE Intercontinental Title Match
Antonio Cesaro vs. The Miz

18 confirmed participants for the Royal Rumble

One can expect a few surprises at this year’s Royal Rumble since WWE has announced only 18 out of the 30 men eligible to participate at this years extravaganza. The list is as follows:

John Cena
Dolph Ziggler
Sheamus
Randy Orton
Daniel Bryan
Kane
Ryback
The Miz
Kofi Kingston
Antonio Cesaro
Wade Barrett
The Great Khali
Heath Slater
Jinder Mahal
Drew McIntyre
Darren Young
Titus O’Neill
Winner of the 8-man NXT tournament

MVP shoots down Royal Rumble Rumours

MVP continues to dismiss all reports saying that he will not be a surprise entrant in the Royal Rumble Pay Per View event. The superstar has taken to Twitter to respond the Company’s claims.

He Tweeted - I'll be thrilled when this years Rumble is over so people will a) see I'm no liar. And b) stop asking me if I'll be in it. Glad ya miss me.

Complete 2013 WWE Pay-Per-View Event List

WWE provided the complete list of live pay-per-view events for 2013. Here is the complete list.

 Royal Rumble – 1/27/13 – Phoenix, AZ

 Elimination Chamber – 2/17/13 – New Orleans, LA

 WrestleMania – 4/7/13 – East Rutherford, NJ

 Extreme Rules – 5/19/13 – St. Louis, MO

 TBD – 6/16/13 – Chicago, IL

 Money In The Bank – 7/14/13 – Philadelphia, PA

 SummerSlam – 8/18/13 – Los Angeles, CA

 Night Of Champions – 9/15/13 – Detroit, MI

 Over The Limit – 10/6/13 – Buffalo, NY

 Hell In A Cell – 10/27/13 – Miami, FL

 Survivor Series – 11/24/13 – Boston, MA

 TLC – 12/15/13 – Houston, TX

Possible Matches for WrestleMania

The top four matches for WrestleMania 29 are booked and not likely to be changes.

This isn’t confirmed but those four matches may be The Rock vs. John Cena, Triple H vs. Brock Lesnar, Sheamus vs. Randy Orton and CM Punk vs. The Undertaker.

Two Possible Matches for Rumble

Kaitlyn will be getting another WWE Divas Title shot against Eve Torres, likely at Royal Rumble.
A Lumberjills stipulation will likely be added to the match.

Another match for the Rumble or an upcoming RAW is Cody Rhodes and Damien Sandow vs. Kane and Daniel Bryan for the WWE Tag Team Titles.

Match for Post-Rumble Raw

WWE is advertising John Cena and Randy Orton vs. World Heavyweight Champion The Big Show and Dolph Ziggler for the post-Royal Rumble episode of Raw on January 28th from The Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, NV.

Ziggler Added to Royal Rumble Match

In the opening segment on Monday’s Raw, Dolph Ziggler announced that he will be one of the thirty participants in the 2013 Royal Rumble match.

Other names announced for the match include Randy Orton, Sheamus and John Cena.

Updated List of WrestleMania 29 Events

Thursday, April 4th, 2013:
1) WWE AXXESS at IZOD Center opens.
2) Bret Hart & Shawn Michaels reunion autograph signing and Q&A Session at Dave & Busters in Times Square.
3) Pro Wrestling Syndicate in Metuchen NJ at Sportsplex.
4) Extreme Rising in Philadelphia, PA at the National Guard Armory (we are listing this for out of town fans who may be interested, but Philly is about 2 hours away from NYC area)

Friday, April 5th, 2013:
1) WWE AXXESS at IZOD Center opens.
2) Ring of Honor at Hammerstein Ballroom.
3) TNA at NYCB Theater in Long Island, NY.
4) Pro Wrestling Syndicate in Metuchen NJ at Sportsplex.
5) Extreme Rising in Staten Island, NY
6) Wrestlecon opens at Secaucus Convention Center -
4 PM – EVOLVE
8 PM – CZW
11:55 PM – Kaiju Big Battel

Saturday, April 6th, 2013:
1)  WWE AXXESS continues at IZOD Center – three sessions planned.
2)  Wrestlecon convention kicks off at Secacus Convention Center.
3)  WWE Hall of Fame ceremony at Madison Square Garden.
4)  TNA in Metuchen, NJ at Rec Center.
5)  Extreme Rising in Staten Island, NY.
Wrestlecon live events:
12 PM – SHIMMER
4 PM – CHIKARA
8 PM – DGUSA
11:55 PM – $5 Wrestling Live

Sunday, April 7th, 2013:
1) WWE AXXESS closes out at the IZOD Center – 2 sessions planned.
2) BLOW at the Metuchen, NJ at Sportsplex
3) Wrestlecon closes out at the Secaucus Convention Center:
1 PM – DGUSA
6:30 PM – Wrestlemania at Metlife Stadium.

Monday, April 8th, 2013:
1) Monday Night RAW at IZOD Center

Big Show’s Rumble Opponent

Alberto Del Rio vs. Big Show has been discussed as the World Heavyweight Title match for Royal Rumble.

Stars Confirmed for Royal Rumble

Randy Orton and Sheamus revealed on last night’s SmackDown that they will be in the 2013 Royal Rumble 30-man match.

Orton, Sheamus and John Cena are the only three confirmed names so far.

2013 Elimination Chamber Poster Features

The 2013 WWE Elimination Chamber PPV poster features The Rock, John Cena, CM Punk, Ryback, Big Show and Sheamus, teasing that all six would be involved in a major way at the last PPV prior to Wrestlemania 29. If Rock works inside the Chamber, that would be the first time he’s ever done that match.

Check out the poster below.

Spoiler : Two More Names Added to Royal Rumble Match

Both Sheamus and Randy Orton were announced as entrants in the 30-man Royal Rumble match at Sunday night’s Smackdown taping in Richmond, Virginia.

John Cena was announced as an entrant the night prior. As of this writing, there are now 27 spots remaining.

The Royal Rumble pay-per-view takes place on January 27th, 2013.

Performance of WWE Survivor Series 2012 Pay-Per-View

The results were a bit disappointing as the latest Key Performance Indicators through November 30, 2012 was released by WWE.

2012 Survivor Series pay-per-view drew 212,000 buys, according to the data from the report. It was headlined by Ryback vs. John Cena vs. CM Punk for the WWE Title.

Recollecting the previous years statistics, the 2011 Survivor Series pay-per-view drew 281,000 buys which featured The Rock teaming with John Cena.

While the 2010 Survivor Series earned 244,000 buys for the pay-per-view featured Wade Barrett vs. Randy Orton for the WWE Title.

Royal Rumble Update

WWE has confirmed that this year’s Royal Rumble main event will feature 30 Superstars. The 2012 match also featured 30 Superstars but the 2011 match had 40 Superstars for the first time ever.

In case you missed it in yesterday’s updated press release for the WWE Royal Rumble Fan Fest in Phoenix on January 26th, WWE will be holding a tournament where the winner will receive a guaranteed slot in the Rumble main event.