Matches for tonight’s WWE SmackDown on SyFy include Sin Cara vs. Ted DiBiase, Cody Rhodes vs. Daniel Bryan, Wade Barrett vs. Intercontinental Champion Ezekiel Jackson, Yoshi Tatsu vs. Jinder Mahal, The Usos vs. Justin Gabriel & Heath Slater, plus Kane vs. Christian in a #1 contender’s match.

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Posted by Matt Loede at 3:12 PM | Permalink | Comments

WWE Intercontinental Champion Wade Barrett and Heath Slater will be appearing as a part of FCW's Summer Slamarama Tour on Wednesday, June 15th in Palm Bay, Florida at the Palm Bay Community Center.

There will be 8 matches with the FCW and NXT stars, a Divas Swimsuit Contest and a Superstar Karaoke Idol Contest. Fans will also receive a free FCW trading card packet with 20 cards inside.

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Posted by Matt Loede at 8:11 PM | Permalink | Comments

Wade Barrett’s group on SmackDown has a new name. According to the spelling on the Titantron at last night’s tapings, the new name is spelled The Corre, pronounced core.

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Posted by Matt Loede at 11:40 PM | Permalink | Comments

A new Nexus faction was formed at Tuesday’s WWE SmackDown tapings.

Following Wade Barrett’s match with the Big Show that took place at the tapings, Ezekiel Jackson, Justin Gabriel and Heath Slater joined Wade Barrett in beating down the Big Show. The four men banded together and made it known they are now working as a unit.

WWE has been teasing Jackson’s SmackDown debut for weeks with video promos, but up until this week’s tapings, there had been no indication he would be aligning himself with Wade Barrett.

Heath Slater and Justin Gabriel were apparently kicked out of CM Punk’s Nexus this past Monday on RAW after they couldn’t accept their initiations.

CM Punk’s Nexus now consists of himself, Husky Harris, David Otunga and Michael McGillicutty.

Wade Barrett’s new incarnation of Nexus is made up of himself, Ezekiel Jackson, Heath Slater and Justin Gabriel.

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Posted by Matt Loede at 12:03 AM | Permalink | Comments

There is still talk of having Wade Barrett vs. The Undertaker at WrestleMania 27, if something with Brock Lesnar doesn’t happen. While it appears after last night’s RAW that Barrett is gone from Nexus, there’s been no confirmation on his status. It’s possible he may end up on SmackDown. A babyface turn for Barrett has also been rumored.

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Posted by Matt Loede at 9:09 PM | Permalink | Comments

As seen on last night’s SmackDown, The Nexus appeared but Wade Barrett was not with them. Barrett was absent because he was headed overseas with the RAW brand last Tuesday when SmackDown was taped.

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Posted by Matt Loede at 8:46 PM | Permalink | Comments

Preliminary creative plans for 2011 include John Cena facing Wade Barrett at the Royal Rumble as well as Barrett facing The Undertaker at WrestleMania 27.

Based on WWE’s reported plans, it would suggest Barrett wins the WWE Championship at Survivor Series and subsequently loses the belt to Cena at the Royal Rumble, likely setting up Cena vs. Orton for the strap at WrestleMania 27.

Undertaker, however, is in desperate need of shoulder surgery, and there is much concern internally that if he gets it, he won’t be healthy in time for WrestleMania XXVII.

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Posted by Matt Loede at 5:35 PM | Permalink | Comments

On Monday’s RAW, it was announced that John Cena will be the special guest referee for Randy Orton’s WWE title defense against Wade Barrett at Survivor Series. The match stipulation states that if Cena can help Barrett win the belt, he will be relieved from his duties as a member of Nexus.

To update how long John Cena will be a part of Nexus, a commercial that aired during Monday’s WWE RAW announced Randy Orton & Mark Henry are scheduled to face Sheamus & Wade Barrett in a tag team match at the Raw World Tour house show to be held in Biloxi, Mississippi on December 12. The ad stated John Cena would be in the corner of Sheamus and Barrett during the match.

While these TV ads are always subject to change, it’s worth noting that WWE is advertising Cena as a member of Nexus as far off as December.

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Posted by Matt Loede at 7:51 PM | Permalink | Comments

Unless WWE adds another match on Sunday, here is what looks to be the final card for the Bragging Rights pay-per-view:

WWE Title Match
Wade Barrett with John Cena vs. Randy Orton

Buried Alive Match for the World Heavyweight Title
The Undertaker vs. Kane with Paul Bearer

Team RAW vs. Team SmackDown Elimination Match
The Miz, Sheamus, R-Truth, John Morrison, CM Punk, Ezekiel Jackson and Santino Marella vs. Big Show, Edge, Rey Mysterio, Kofi Kingston, Jack Swagger, Alberto Del Rio and Tyler Reks

WWE Divas Title Match
Natalya vs. Layla

United States Champion Daniel Bryan vs. Intercontinental Champion Dolph Ziggler

Labels: 2010 Bragging Rights, john cena, randy orton, wade barrett

Posted by Matt Loede at 11:45 PM | Permalink | Comments

After last night’s WWE Hell in a Cell pay-per-view ended, The Undertaker sat in the ring a few minutes before his music started playing. Taker rolled out of the ring and sat there looking confused before leaving.

Several kids at the show were seen in tears after John Cena lost to Wade Barrett. Some parents and their kids were seen leaving the arena after Cena lost the match.

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