WWE SmackDown (Airing Friday):

Daniel Bryan starts off by talking about Raw on Monday and having his match stopped. He claims he’s never had a match stopped before and feels it only happened because he is considered the “weak link”. Bryan went on to say that Randy Orton should never have accepted the official’s decision but instead he “tapped me on the head like a dog”. Tonight, he wants to face Randy Orton and prove that he is not the weak link. Orton comes out and claims he helped Bryan on Monday “out of respect” but tonight, Bryan will be wheeled out on a stretcher.

Sheamus def. Cody Rhodes. Damien Sandow tried to distract Sheamus but in the end Sheamus made Rhodes submit to the Cloverleaf. After the match, Sandow attacked Sheamus.

Another Wyatt promo was shown.

Curtis Axel def. Wade Barrett. After the match, Miz tried to challenge Axel but Heyman intervened and said that his client doesn’t fight for free.

AJ Lee def. Natalya. AJ locked in the Black Widow for the submission victory.

Backstage, Aksana was bugging Kaitlyn so Kaitlyn beat her up.

Alberto Del Rio def. Chris Jericho via DQ. Both Rodrigo and Dolph Ziggler interfered causing the disqualification. After the match, Del Rio ran away and Jericho ended up hitting the Codebreaker on Ziggler. Del Rio then came back to assault Ziggler and stood over him.

Christian def. Drew McIntyre via the Killswitch. After the match, Christian did some mic work about being back but The Shield came out and triple powerbombed him.

A good backstage interview with Paul Heyman done by Rene Young. Heyman was not happy about being asked about the issues with CM Punk and didn’t want to talk about it on TV.

Daniel Bryan def. Randy Orton. I can’t remember how this one ended but I think Orton missed the RKO, so Bryan hit a suicide dive to the outside on Orton and then got back into the ring, causing Orton to be counted out.

After the match, Bryan asked for the match to be restarted but the referee refuses and walks off.

Dark Match:

Prime Time Players def. Tons of Funk

WWE Main Event (Airing Wednesday):

The Shield def. The Usos & Justin Gabriel

Antonio Cesaro def. Sin Cara. Zeb Colter ripped Sin Cara for hiding behind a mask.

Kaitlyn def. Aksana

On Daniel Bryan’s Injury: “Unfortunate that Daniel Bryan got dinged up in his match with Randy Orton. Bryan is on a roll and there is no one hotter or with more momentum in WWE than Bryan. For young talents under six feet tall, there is no one better to study than Daniel Bryan. To further that thought, that concept also works well for those over 6 feet. Or 7 feet.”

On Mark Henry’s Retirement Swerve: “The Mark Henry ‘retirement’ segment was Monday Night Raw gold and will go down in history as one of the all time, great Raw moments as far as I’m concerned. I’ve see a few in my time for ther record. The TV viewer’s perception of any storyline or performance is dependent solely on the execution by the talent. Great execution can overcome mediocre material and great execution can make good material great and great creative unforgettable. Mark Henry’s performance Monday night will be remembered for years and was, without question, Mark’s finest hour since we signed him in 1995.”

On C.M. Punk, Paul Heyman, Brock Lesnar, and Curtis Axel: “The Punk/Heyman dynamic has long legs and the verbal presentation of their issues should be priceless. Plus, this matter provides young, Curtis Axel an opportunity for more ‘rubs’ with established stars. Brock Lesnar coming out on the end of Raw was a big surprise. (I’m so happy that info was not spread throughout the internet or on Twitter Monday as a ‘spoiler.’ The only ‘spoiler’ that I like is the late, Don Jardine, if you care.)”

If you’re interested, you can read the full blog by clicking here.

“I’ve learned not to give a time. I can’t go on wrestling much longer. I’m taking it, literally, one month at a time. I’m under contract until January of next year, so we’ll see what’s happening. I do want to do more movies. I’m looking at a few different things, reality shows being one of them. I’m just trying to move onto the next season of my life. As far as wrestling goes, I’ve stayed away from the creative part of it all these years, I just don’t want to sit in on the meetings and babysit wrestlers and personalities and all that. But, there are things I’d like to see happen in pro wrestling and I may try to make it materialize. I don’t know.”

You can read the full interview by clicking here.

UPDATE: There are conflicting reports on what went down between Triple H and Daniel Bryan backstage at RAW Monday night. As seen on RAW, Randy Orton defeated Daniel Bryan after the referee stopped the match as Bryan appeared to be injured. It was later revealed that he suffered a “stinger”. As reported, the finish was a legit “shoot” as the original outcome had Bryan pinning Orton clean. This was being done to continue pushing Daniel Bryan as they have major plans for him this summer and he’s expected to headline SummerSlam against John Cena.

After the match was over, Daniel Bryan was said to have been “irate” backstage and approached Triple H at the gorilla position. The two got into a heated shouting match with Bryan saying he’s wrestled all over the world and knows how far he can go and how injured he really was. Triple H countered that they were protecting Bryan and didn’t want anyone hurt, especially with major plans in place for him. The two eventually apologized to each other and Bryan is backstage at SmackDown tonight, where he will face Dean Ambrose as scheduled. There were several witnesses to this with a lot of them “shocked” to see Bryan so upset. Backstage, he’s known as a “soft spoken, easy going” guy who never causes any issues. They were shocked at the fact that he was standing up to someone as high up as Triple H. WWE.com posted a video with Triple H late last night where he addressed the issue. The question is – were Triple H and Daniel Bryan “in on it” and set up a “shoot” atmosphere backstage? That now seems unlikely as the injury, which was legitimate, obviously wasn’t planned beforehand and the backstage argument would have never occurred if he wasn’t injured in the first place.

You can click here to view a video of Triple H talking about the incident. “H” says Daniel Bryan came to the “gorilla position” and was upset about the match being stopped. He says they both “apologized” to each other later in the night and things had “cooled down” between the two.

More as we get it.

ORIGINAL: For those wondering, Daniel Bryan’s injury on RAW was legitimate. He suffered a “stinger” as noted by Michael Cole during the live broadcast. The finish of the match where it was stopped was essentially a “shoot” as Daniel Bryan was scheduled to win the match. The part where D-Bryan “flipped out” and got into a heated argument with Triple H at the gorilla position is storyline related and something WWE decided to add in during the live show. WWE.com posted an interview with Triple H after RAW went off the air where he talked about the “incident.”

– The 6/10 WWE RAW ranked among the top 10 shows on cable last week for the week ending 6/16/13. The three hours of RAW ranked 6, 7 and 10. As noted last Monday here on the website, the show drew a final 3.04 (3.) cable rating with an average audience of 3.99 million viewers.

– UPDATE: WWE RAW drew a final 3.0 cable rating, with an average of 4.15 million viewers. That is down 1% from last week.

ORIGINAL: Last night’s edition of WWE RAW drew 4.15 million viewers. The first hour drew 4.03 million viewers, the second hour drew 4.26 million viewers and the third hour drew 4.17 million viewers. That is up from last week’s 3.99 million viewers so the rating will increase a bit. This is also the first time RAW has averaged over four million viewers since May 20th.

The three hours of Monday night RAW ranked #5, #3 and #4 in the 18-49 key demographic for the night. There was no competition from the NBA this week so that obviously helped them out. The final number will be out shortly.

– WWE also posted the following footage from an anti-bullying rally in Chicago last Friday. WWE Diva Alicia Fox, Hornswoggle and Josh Mathews all attended the event:

– We can confirm that Christian is backstage at the SmackDown tapings right now in Dayton, OH. He’s back full-time now.

– We can also confirm that The Wyatt Family is backstage at SmackDown but won’t be appearing live. The trio were also backstage at RAW last night.

– Last night’s edition of WWE RAW drew 4.15 million viewers. The first hour drew 4.03 million viewers, the second hour drew 4.26 million viewers and the third hour drew 4.17 million viewers. That is up from last week’s 3.99 million viewers so the rating will increase a bit. This is also the first time RAW has averaged over four million viewers since May 20th.

The three hours of Monday night RAW ranked #5, #3 and #4 in the 18-49 key demographic for the night. There was no competition from the NBA this week so that obviously helped them out. The final number will be out shortly.

– For those wondering, Daniel Bryan’s injury on RAW was legitimate. He suffered a “stinger” as noted by Michael Cole during the live broadcast. The finish of the match where it was stopped was essentially a “shoot” as Daniel Bryan was scheduled to win the match. The part where D-Bryan “flipped out” and got into a heated argument with Triple H at the gorilla position is storyline related and something WWE decided to add in during the live show. WWE.com posted an interview with Triple H after RAW went off the air where he talked about the “incident.”

– There will be a WWE SmackDown TV taping in Las Vegas, NV on August 27th, 2013.

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