Backstage News On The Funkadactyls Splitting Up, Naomi Turning Heel

There has been talk of splitting up The Funkadactyls and having Naomi and Cameron go their separate way as part of a key story line for the next season of Total Divas.

WWE planting the seeds and started heading in that creative direction this week on television with some subtle, and some not-so-subtle booking.

It's being said that with Brodus Clay no longer around and Xavier Woods no longer being pushed in any real way, that splitting up the duo is the direction they are headed, with plans having Naomi become the one that turns heel.

Batista VS Randy Orton VS TBA

At WrestleMania 30 on Sunday, April 6, six-time World Champion Batista returns to The Grandest Stage of Them All to challenge The Face of WWE, Randy Orton, for the most prestigious title in all of sports-entertainment, the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. The championship battle will etch not only a new chapter in The Show of Shows’ already illustrious history, but also the latest development in the years-long competition between The Animal and The Viper, former Evolution cohorts.

However, given the events that transpired on the March 10 edition of Raw, the main event could gain a new participant: Thanks to a decision by WWE COO Triple H, if Daniel Bryan wins his match against The Game on April 6, he will gain entry into the WWE World Heavyweight Championship Match, turning the bout into a Triple Threat! But Triple H changed the game just one week later, stating that the winner of that bout (be it Bryan or The Game himself) will compete in a Triple Threat Match with the title on the line!

Long before that development, Batista punched his ticket to a WrestleMania main event in New Orleans by overcoming 29 other Superstars to win the Royal Rumble! Match in January. The contest was his first match back after a nearly four-year absence from the ring. Upon returning to WWE, the always-candid Batista made his objective perfectly clear: to win the WWE World Heavyweight Title in the main event of WrestleMania 30.

Although Orton has knowingly eyed Batista as his No. 1 contender since Royal Rumble, The Viper’s path to the main event of The Showcase of the Immortals was anything but guaranteed. To ensure his spot, Orton had to first survive a supremely competitive Elimination Chamber Match lineup on Feb. 23 with his championship reign intact. Thanks in part to interference by Bray Wyatt and Kane — each of whom took John Cena and Daniel Bryan out of the championship picture, respectively — WWE’s Apex Predator slithered out of the Chamber with the title still his.

Now, The Face of WWE is set on a collision course with a Superstar who is all too familiar with his ruthless mindset.

Orton and Batista spent their formative years together as the two junior members of Evolution — one of the most powerful factions in wrestling history, guided by Triple H and WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair. Although they spent many months fighting side-by-side, Batista and Orton’s subsequent ring wars are also well documented. Batista even dethroned Orton to win his first WWE Championship in June 2009 – in New Orleans, no less.

Both Superstars have grown by leaps and bounds since their nascent days as mere pupils of The Game and “The Nature Boy.” Despite his hiatus from the ring, Batista — newly empowered by his Jiu-Jitsu studies — has proven in his comeback to be every bit as destructive as he was years ago. Former WWE and World Heavyweight Champion Alberto Del Rio found that out the hard way at Elimination Chamber, when Batista downed him with an explosive Batista Bomb. And even though Orton’s merit to be called The Face of WWE has been called into question, there is no denying The Viper has found ways to hold onto the WWE World Heavyweight Title in even the direst of straits.

With the unification of the WWE and World Heavyweight Titles last December, this year marks the first time in more than a decade that there has been a single World Champion at WrestleMania, adding an even greater air of grandiosity to the proceedings. Will The Viper slither out of New Orleans and continue his historic title reign? Or, will Batista complete his stated goal and stand alone as the WWE World Heavyweight Champion? Find out when WrestleMania 30 airs live on WWE Network Sunday, April 6, starting at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT!

John Cena VS Bray Wyatt

In a matter of weeks, Bray Wyatt injured John Cena, ran down his name and cost him the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. But at WrestleMania 30, the Cenation leader will finally get his opportunity at retribution. To earn vindication, however, Cena must overcome the Superstar who has quickly established himself to be among the most menacing individuals in WWE history.

The battle is a compelling matchup between two diametric forces. In one corner stands the ever-righteous, albeit polarizing, Cena, who has unflinchingly shouldered the burden of being WWE's most conspicuous target. Across the ring will be WWE's most sinister sermonizer, "The Eater of Worlds" who has pegged the Cenation leader as nothing more than a "child afraid of solitude."

According to the self-proclaimed “Man of 1,000 Truths,” the fan-friendly Cena — an upholder of all that is moral and good and right — is simply a plastic smile, a proud but hollow illusion begging to be exposed. Whether or not Wyatt’s cryptic words hold water, this much is true: As a 14-time World Champion, Cena is the unequivocal gatekeeper to WWE’s main event, and anybody who wants to make it to the promised land must go through him.

That list now clearly includes the unapologetic Bray Wyatt.

Along with his monstrous henchmen, Luke Harper and Erick Rowan, Wyatt has made Cena’s life hell in recent months. At Royal Rumble, The Wyatt Family interrupted Cena’s match against WWE World Heavyweight Champion Randy Orton, ultimately costing Cena the match. A month later at Elimination Chamber, the Wyatts again prevented Cena from winning an all-important title contest. And on the Feb. 24 edition of Raw, Wyatt formally “introduced” himself to Cena by way of a 3-on-1 attack that left the Cenation leader limping and debilitated by a knee injury.

Wyatt has sworn to bring death to “this era of lies,” beginning with Cena. Will “The Eater of Worlds” do just that when he makes his debut on The Grandest Stage of Them All in New Orleans on April 6? Or will Cena valiantly dispatch the disillusioned cult leader and restore faith in his cause at the biggest event in WWE history? To find out, be sure to watch WrestleMania 30 when it airs on WWE Network.

SMACKDOWN RESULTS 04/04/14

Hulk Hogan made an appearance on the show ahead of WrestleMania 30 this weekend. The majority of the episode focused on coverage from New Orleans of WrestleMania Axxess, and various video packages to set up the matchups for WM30 this weekend.



  Dolph Zigler defeated Titus O niel. Dolph hit a running cross body at one point then punched Titus in the corner ten times. Moments later he botched a Fameasser which didn’t really connect with Titus. Later, Titus got a big boot kick on Ziggler for a near fall. Titus followed with a back breaker, but just moments later Dolph hit the Zig Zag for the win.



 Jerry Lawler and Renee Young talked about WWE Slam City and a Legends of WrestleMania show for WWE Network after Smackdown. They showed parts of Stephanie McMahon’s interview done by Michael Cole where Steph talked about “Occupy Raw” and wanting to end Bryan’s “Yes” Movement.

The Real Americans defeated Los Matadores. During the match at one point, Colter got in Cesaro’s face and slapped him to get him fired up. Cesaro was going to strike back, but Swagger stood in front of him to prevent an altercation. Cesaro hit multiple European uppercuts and then a dead lift gut wrench suplex. Later in the match, Fernando hit a somersault denton bomb off the top rope on Cesaro for a near fall. Swagger tried to help Cesaro but got dumped out of the ring. Fernando went for a top rope drop kick, but Cesaro caught him and then did the Cesaro Swing, followed by a Neutrailzer for the win.