WWE Stars On Ryan Newman's Wreck, Matt Hardy Post-Attack Commercial Break Footage, Cedric Alexander

By Marc Middleton

- This week's WWE RAW saw Randy Orton destroy Matt Hardy with a steel chair once again. Above is video from the commercial break where Matt was taken out on a stretcher, and below is video from the TV segment.

Matt vs. Orton in a No Holds Barred match was supposed to happen but the storyline was that Matt couldn't get medically cleared to compete. Matt still wanted to fight and Orton ended up taking him down, but apologizing.

- WWE taped the following matches on Monday in Everett, WA for this week's Main Event episode:

* Cedric Alexander vs. Akira Tozawa

* Zack Ryder and Curt Hawkins vs. Eric Young and Shelton Benjamin

Main Event spoilers for this week are at this link.

- WWE Chief Brand Officer Stephanie McMahon and WWE SmackDown Superstar Sheamus took to Twitter on Monday night to comment on NASCAR driver Ryan Newman after his fiery wreck in the Daytona 500. NASCAR announced that Newman was in the hospital with serious injuries, but not life-threatening. Well wishes for Newman were coming in from all over the sports and entertainment world.

Sheamus has a special connection to Newman as he just interviewed him on Sunday at the Daytona 500 before it was rained out.

Sheamus tweeted after Monday's accident and wrote, "My thoughts are with Ryan Newman & his family right now. Devastated at the news of his crash at Daytona 500. Such a brave & awesome guy. #PrayingForRyan"

Stephanie added, "Praying for Ryan Newman, his family and the entire NASCAR community tonight. Sending well wishes for a fast recovery! #Prayers4Newman"

You can see their full tweets below, along with video of Sheamus and Newman over the weekend:

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