WWE updates on superstars

WHY PUNK WASN’T AT RAW

CM Punk was kept off of Monday’s RAW to sell the effects of his match against The Undertaker. Paul Heyman announced on the show that Punk will be back next week.

Brothers of Destructions With Bryan

On Monday’s RAW, Kane and Daniel Bryan saved The Undertaker from almost receiving a 3-on-1 beatdown at the hands of The Shield. The babyfaces chased the heels off and got a big reaction from the rowdy New Jersey crowd. When RAW went to commercial break, the 3 men exited up the ramp together, stopped on the stage, and all did Undertaker’s signature fist raise together.

BARRETT REACTS TO TITLE WIN

Wade Barrett tweeted the following on Monday night after regaining the Intercontinental championship from The Miz on RAW:

Wade Barrett       
@WadeBarrett
"Feels great to be the Intercontinental Champion once again. I'm battered and bloody, but have Gold Against The Soul."
1:12 AM - 09 Apr 13

UPDATE ON THE ROCK’S INJURY & FUTURE WITH WWE

After losing the WWE Championship to John Cena at WrestleMania 29, it was stated on RAW that The Rock is the #1 contender by way of his rematch clause.

Following up on the news of The Rock being injured at WrestleMania, he tore his abdominal and abductor muscles, as well as his groin during his match against John Cena. He immediately flew home to be checked out by doctors and is heading overseas very soon to begin filming the movies Hercules.

Initially, there was a lot of heat on The Rock, because it was unclear why he left town so abruptly when he was scheduled to appear on RAW. Now, there’s concern that The Rock will be hesitant to wrestle again, if this injury delays the shooting of Hercules.

WWE’s creative team was not informed that The Rock would not be on RAW until the afternoon, which required massive rewrites to the RAW script.

Shortly before WWE Raw went on the air, ring announcer Justin Roberts addressed the live crowd explaining that The Rock suffered a strained abdominal muscle and he would not appear on tonight’s show as previously advertised. Throughout the night, The Rock was booed by the live crowd whenever he was shown on the big screen.

The Rock himself addressed the issue on his Twitter page (@TheRock) by tweeting:

Dwayne Johnson       

@TheRock

"In the middle of last nights Wrestlemania match I tore my abdomen & adductor muscles off the bone. Just part of the job. But as we know.."

11:49 PM - 08 Apr 13

He followed up with a second tweet thanking his fans:

Dwayne Johnson  

@TheRock

"..It's all about #JustBringIt. WWE Universe THANK YOU for all the love & well wishes. Means everything to me."

11:56 PM - 08 Apr 13

TRIPLE H INJURY UPDATE

TRIPLE H EXPLAINS WHAT WAS ON HIM DURING HIS WRESTLEMANIA 29 
ENTRANCE

Triple H       
@TripleH

"For those wondering... Stuff stuck to me at mania was dry ice. Gave me 2nd degree burns on torso & arms"

WWE SUPERSTARS CONGRATULATE ZIGGLER FOR HIS TITLE WIN

John Cena, AJ Lee, Edge, X-Pac and Dolph Ziggler’s ex-girlfriend, comedienne Amy Schumer are among the many people congratulating new World Heavyweight champion for his big win on RAW. Here are some of their tweets:

John Cena: 
“No problem Champ! Congrats RT @HEELZiggler: “@JohnCena: Read all about it… The Champ returns to Boston’s @tdgarden tonight for SmackDown!” – @BostonGlobe”
-thanks for the plug, bro”

AJ Lee: 
“Congratulations to my baby Ziggy @HEELZiggler . No one works harder or deserves it more. No one. I’m so happy right now.”

Big E Langston: 
“Congratulations to the new World Heavyweight Champion @HEELZiggler. Best tag team partner/double dutcher/lasagna chef I’ve ever known.”

Amy Schumer: 
“Um, @HEELZiggler i feel like we should get back together”

Edge: 
“Proud of my boy @HEELZiggler finally where he belongs. So deserving. Hard work pays off”

X-Pac: 
“@HEELZiggler I couldn’t be happier for you. You deserve last night & much more. I’m not ashamed to say I marked out for that.”

Curt Hawkins: 
“I hope all the guys on the @WWE roster see @HEELZiggler as a true inspiration. Because I certainly do.”

Beth Phoenix: 
“Congrats to @HEELZiggler on his well deserved championship win! Looong overdue!”

Michael McGuillicutty:
“If seeing @HEELZiggler win the World Heavyweight Championship didnt give u goosebumps, something is wrong with u… What its all about! #WWE”

Carlito: 
“After carrying around the MITB briefcase for 8 years, he finally cashed it in to become WHC! Congrats Dolph Ziggler!”