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WWE TAPING THANKSGIVING SMACKDOWN TONIGHT, SHEAMUS ON ESPN SPORTSCENTER, WWE 2K16 UPDATE & MORE

WWE will tape a Thanksgiving-themed episode of Smackdown tonight in Indianapolis, Indiana. Announced for the taping is WWE United States champion Alberto Del Rio vs. Jack Swagger. Will the Gobbledy Gooker make an appearance? WWE will tape Main Event tonight as well.

New WWE World Heavyweight champion Sheamus will be appearing tonight on ESPN Sportscenter with Jonathan Coachman.

We had a few emails asking about a rumor Ken Anderson was at Survivor Series. He was not there but was spotted in Atlanta the day before as he was there working for Luke Gallows' Wrestlemerica promotion. He was not in town for WWE.

Dolph Ziggler took to Twitter to praise WWE Tag Team champions The New Day on Twitter, writing, "no one in this generation has taken the ball & ran with it, more than new day. congratulations, jerks"

Frank Wilson sent the following....I received an email from the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ about a "Buy one, Get one 50% off" ticket offer to WWE Smackdown on Tuesday, December 15th.  The offer will only be effective this Thursday, November 26th from 8 am to 11:59pm.  I was able to copy this link for the offer:

2K Sports issued the following:2K today announced WWE 2K16’s first downloadable content offering, the New Moves Pack, is available now for the PlayStation®4 and PlayStation®3 computer entertainment systems, as well as Xbox One, the all-in-one games and entertainment system, and Xbox 360 games and entertainment system from Microsoft for a suggested price of $3.99. Featuring more than 30 new moves, including the Corner Enzuigiri (made popular by WWE Diva Nikki Bella), Avalanche Ram (made popular by WWE Diva Paige), Sidewinder Suplex (made popular by WWE Superstar Kevin Owens), Standing Crossface Chickenwing (made popular by WWE Superstar Stardust) and Dragon Sleeper (made popular by NXT Superstar Finn Bálor), the New Moves Pack will help fans further customize their favorite Superstars and Divas to dominate their rivals.
 
The New Moves Pack is also included in the WWE 2K16 Season Pass. For a suggested price of $24.99, a savings of more than 20 percent versus individual content purchases, players will receive the following items as they become available:

• Accelerator
  • Players will gain instant access to all unlockable content available in the game (excluding downloadable content);
• Legends Pack
  • Playable WWE Legends: Big Boss Man, Dusty Rhodes, Lita, Mr. Perfect, “Rowdy” Roddy Piper and Trish Stratus;
• 2015 Hall of Fame Showcase
  • Playable matches include:
    • “Macho Man” Randy Savage vs. Jake “The Snake” Roberts;
    • Rikishi vs. The Rock;
    • Alundra Blayze vs. Paige;
    • Larry Zbyszko and Arn Anderson vs. Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat and Dustin Rhodes
    • Tatsumi Fujinami vs. Ric Flair;
    • The Bushwhackers (Butch Miller and Luke  Williams) vs. The Natural Disasters (Typhoon and Earthquake);
    • The Outsiders (Kevin Nash and Scott Hall) vs. Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray);
• Future Stars Pack                                                                                             
  • Playable NXT Superstars: Samoa Joe, Diego, Fernando, Blake and Murphy;

Additional downloadable content available now for WWE 2K16 includes the following:

• MyPlayer KickStart (PS4â„¢ system and Xbox One Exclusive)
  • Players will gain instant access to boost created Superstar ratings and attributes in the game’s MyCareer mode;

Developed collaboratively by Yuke’s and Visual Concepts, a 2K studio, WWE 2K16 is rated T for Teen by the ESRB and is available now for the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3 computer entertainment systems, Xbox One and Xbox 360.

 

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