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Friday, July 12, 2013

Cena promotes the Twittah Machine, WWE Performance Center notes, Interviews with Austin/RVD/Lawler, WWE financial note, another city could run Mania, and Questions on Ryback, Cena lifting, TNA's budget cuts, the Wyatts, and RVD

John Cena was part of a presentation on WWE's use of social media. This is something they do REALLY well.

Triple H posted two photos of the new WWE Performance Center. A lot more from that after the break.

Stone Cold talked about Tough Enough, HHH taking over WWE, the "What?" chants, and more. I do think that WWE has something to appeal to just about everyone now. TNA definitely doesn't have that. It's almost exclusively super-angry, serious wrestlers. Hopefully more people will do something to combat the "What?" chants. It's getting REALLY old.

Rob Van Dam talked to WWE.com about his return. For those who haven't seen him wrestling: When he's "on", he's on. RVD is definitely seen as a guy with an attitude problem. I hope he can stay motivated this go 'round. Especially note what he says about not substituting the wrestling for high-flying stuff. Of course, he does high-flying stuff, but he makes those moves mean something but not going 100 mph all match.

Everything else from yesterday is after the break.

Jerry Lawler talked about his heart and getting back in the ring. I honestly don't care to see him wrestle again. Or commentate for that matter. #BringBackStriker #OrColtCabana

As for some guests from the main roster at the opening of the WWE Performance Center: Triple H, Jim Ross, Antonio Cesaro, Mark Henry, The Bellas, Michael Cole, Michael P.S. Hayes, Big Show, Tons of Funk, the Funkadactyls, Paul Heyman, Natalya, The Shield, Drew McIntyre, Rosa Mendes, Curtis Axel, and Larry Zbyskzo all appeared, in addition to trainers Bill DeMott, Sara Del Rey, Steve Keirn, Joey Mercury, Terry Taylor, Norman Smiley, and Billy Gunn. So, yeah, it was kind of a big deal.

WWE will announce its Q2 2013 results on 8/1. I'm willing to bet that if business is down, we could see some releases.

WWE put out the stats on the Performance Center. That's all really exciting.

Philadelphia could hold a future WrestleMania. They didn't exactly get the most credible sources until WWE contacted them.

Here are a lot of Tweets related to the WWE Performance Center. This has got to be the biggest media event for wrestling since Mania.

And here's a video from Orlando: Between 80 and 100 wrestlers!? Holy @&#*. That's got to include some people training from the main roster, right?

For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:
1. Unless Ryback and Jericho are going to have matches at Fozzy shows, I don't think they'll be feuding over the summer. I can see Ryback going for either title, actually. I don't think they'll do Cena vs. Ryback one-on-one again, but maybe they involve others?

2. Does Cena even lift? But seriously, you're right that he's lifted bigger men. I guess they're just trying to make him look like the underdog so he can overcome the odds (again).

3. TNA math! I see your point. I honestly don't think he was so invaluable that they couldn't have replaced him with someone cheaper. I think Al Snow might have been able to do a good job in the role personally.

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I guess that's not much worse than chanting "Husky Harris". 

5. I'd like to think that since he's got such a special deal (limited dates for a year), that he'll stay clean but you never know.

More wrestling tomorrow.

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