ROCK RESPONSES TO ZACK RYDER

Zack Ryder wrote on Twitter Tuesday that he was informed he sold more t-shirts than The Rock at Monday's RAW. The Rock replied to Ryder with the following: "@ZackRyder .. Hell yeah! Congrats. Keep kickin that ass bro (ski)! See you soon. #TheMotherf****nRock" 

NXT RESULT 8/2

WWE NXT (Airing tonight on WWE.com): 

* Titus O'Neil opens the show with a promo. Derrick Bateman and Darren Young come out to setup a tag team match for later in the show.

* Vladimir Kozlov b. JTG

* Backstage, Tyson Kidd cuts a promo on Yoshi Tatsu.

* Matt Striker & Titus O'Neil vs. Darren Young & Derrick Bateman with AJ & Hornswoggle on commentary. Winners, Matt Striker & Titus O'Neil

JERICHO'S TWEET AGAINST CM PUNK IS A PART OF STORYLINE?

Chris Jericho caused quite a stir on Twitter last night, reacting negatively towards CM Punk mentioning his name on WWE Monday Night Raw. Jericho tweeted:

"Everyone is so excited that @CMPunk mentioned me on Raw. Newsflash...I don't give a shit. Mind ur own business and stop rippin me off Punk." 

A key WWE insider said that Jericho has been pitching for himself to work with Punk at WrestleMania next year. Additionally, we can confirm that this reaction is story line oriented, and that there is no real bad blood between Punk and Jericho following Raw tonight. 

SMACKDOWN SPOILERS 8/5

WWE Smackdown (Airing this Friday): 

It's announced that Sheamus will face Mark Henry at SummerSlam but tonight he'll face The Great Khali.

Sheamus defeated The Great Khali

Natalya defeated AJ and continues the assault after the match.

Debuting new music, Daniel Bryan vs. Tyson Kidd. Winner, Daniel Bryan.

Zack Ryder comes out with WWE Intercontinental Champion Ezekiel Jackson. Ryder gets on the mic and Cody Rhodes & Ted DiBiase interrupt. Teddy Long ends up coming out and informs Ryder he will face Jackson up next.

WWE Intercontinental Champion Ezekiel Jackson defeated Zack Ryder. Triple H comes out and pedigrees Ryder after having the cameras cut off.

Mark Henry defeats Koslov. After the match Mark Henry attacks Koslov more and Sheamus runs out.

The Tag champs and JTG defeated Usos and Beretta.

Christian & R-Truth defeated Randy Orton and John Morrsion in the main event. Christian got the pin over Orton.

PPV POSTER AND SYNOPSIS FOR WWE NIGHT OF CHAMPIONS PPV

 Courtesy of In Demand, below is the official promotional poster and synopsis for WWE’s Night of Champions pay-per-view with Randy Orton. This year’s show takes place on September 18th from the HSBC Arena in Buffalo, NY.

“Every Superstar has something to prove. Every WWE Champion has something important to lose. It’s the one night of the year when every championship is on the line! Don’t miss John Cena, Randy Orton, The Miz, Rey Mysterio, and all your favorite WWE Superstars at Night of Champions, Sunday, September 18 at 8pm ET/5pm PT, live on pay-per-view.”

CHRIS JERICHO RIPS OFF PUNK ON TWITTER

Chris Jericho wrote the following on Twitter tonight after CM Punk mentioned him on RAW:

“Everyone is so excited that @CMPunk mentioned me on Raw. Newsflash…I don’t give a shit. Mind ur own business and stop rippin me off Punk.”