— John Cena beat CM Punk on Raw to become the No. 1 contender to the WWE Championship. He will challenge Alberto Del Rio for the title at Night of Champions, which takes place Sept. 18, 2011 at the HSBC Arena in Buffalo, New York.
The match concluded with Kevin Nash appearing ringside to distract Punk, which led to Cena executing the Attitude Adjustment for the pinfall.
— Rey Mysterio announced Monday on Twitter that he will be undergoing surgery this Friday after sustaining an injury to his knee. The masked performer blew his knee out while attempting a baseball slide during his match against Alberto Del Rio on last week’s episode of Raw. He is believed to have suffered a torn ACL, which would keep sidelined for at least six months. Mysterio attributed his latest setback to Del Rio in an in-character interview with WWE.com, who applied the cross armbreaker submission hold on him following the match.
— The 50 Most Shocking, Surprising, Amazing Moments in WWE History is officially released today on DVD and Blu-ray.
— Jey and Jimmy Uso, who are twin brothers, celebrated their twenty-sixth birthday on Monday.
