MIAMI – WWE Superstars and Divas made a very special stop on The Road to WrestleMania Wednesday afternoon, visiting Holtz Children’s Hospital in Miami to brighten the day of the kids.

The WWE contingent, which included Rey Mysterio, R-Truth, Kofi Kingston, The Great Khali, Christian, The Bella Twins, Maxine and AJ, spent a few hours with the children. “There’s a lot of our fans that can’t make it out to WrestleMania, so we bring it to them,” R-Truth said.

The Superstars may not have been prepared for intense interviews, but some of the kids came armed with microphones and their best questions. “They had a whole list made, they knew everybody and had questions for everybody,” Christian explained. “They were well-prepared.”

Mysterio, donning a dazzling white and red mask, was touched at the hospital’s treatment of Spanish speaking-familes. “I met families from Guatemala and Costa Rica. There are a lot of Hispanic speaking people here being taken care of. It’s good to see that the hospital opens their heart for anyone,” he said.

One child in particular touched Mysterio’s heart. “He was very quiet, but very alert. You could tell right away that he was very happy to see me, despite not much expression on his face,” he explained. “I remembered that I had a mask in my back pack. I signed and gave it to him with a toy Rumbler. As I was signing the mask, you could see that he was very happy, despite not being able to say much. It was really cool.”

Many of the girl patients at the hospital took to the Divas. One in particular made an impression on AJ. “I fell in love with Angela, who was the cutest little girl who had gorgeous eyelashes,” she said. Another patient named Tatiana, was enamored by The Bellas, asking where they got their clothes.

The kids at Holtz also got a huge surprise, as Edge, who will be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame on Saturday, joined his former colleagues during the visit. “I came straight from the airport and hopefully put some smiles on faces,” he said.

For Edge, who grew up idolizing WWE Superstars, visits like this are one of the ways he can give back to the WWE Universe. “WWE Superstars are like superheroes, comic book characters come to life,” he said. “If [Superstars] visited me, my head would have exploded.”

In addition to the visit putting smiles on the faces of the children, WWE has designated the hospital as the recipient of all proceeds from Thursday’s WrestleMania Premiere Party, as well as the WrestleMania Art Auction, taking place on eBay now.

Thursday’s visit was one of WWE’s many charitable efforts in the Miami area during WrestleMania Week. Superstars and Divas will be visiting hospitals and meeting with children through the Make A Wish Foundation, among other events.

The Holtz Children’s Hospital, located at the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Medical Center is one of the largest in the southeastern United States and is among the top in the country, according toU.S News and World Report. For more information, follow the hospital on Twitter and Facebook.

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WWE has released a first look preview video via Amazon of their upcoming Ladder Match 2: Crash and Burn release.

It reveals that Christian will be the host of the feature.

The sequel to the first Ladder Match set is scheduled to hit stores on DVD and Blu-ray formats in the USA on October 11, then follows in November to the UK/Europe at Silvervision.co.uk, you can also check out the full listing of the DVD by clicking the previous link.

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WWE.com attempted to tally the number of opportunities Christian has already had to compete for the World Heavyweight Championship. Unfortunately, our calculators only go up to eight digits.

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Since the match will take place during the special LIVE SuperSmackDown, Hart felt it fitting that the match be special as well, so he declared that the World Title be contested in a Steel Cage Match.

In an exclusive interview with WWE.com Christian was very matter-of-fact about the SummerSlam actions of his friend Edge, the decisions being made by SmackDown GM Theodore Long and WWE COO Triple H, and exactly why he will have a huge advantage entering a steel cage with The Viper this Tuesday. Is he right? Does he have what it takes to emerge from the unforgiving steel draped in championship gold once more?

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Christian began his promo talking about Teddy Long’s decision to let the fans decide who the new #1 contender should have been last week. Christian said his Peeps obviously weren’t too happy with Long’s decision. He said he actually agrees with and respects Long’s decision. Christian said Long’s duties are to put out a fun, exciting, compelling show each and every week for the fans. So, why not just “give away WrestleMania” every week? Christian said he’s looking forward to his World Title re-match in two weeks at Over the Limit against Orton. He said a ready and prepared Christian can beat Orton.

Suddenly, Sheamus’s music interrupted and the former two-time WWE champion confidently strolled to the ring. Sheamus commended Long as well because he enjoyed watching Christian’s moment he waited 17 years for go away in a blink of the eye. Sheamus said he also agrees with giving the fans what they want. He said he knows what they want: the two of them one-on-one right now. Sheamus began ranting and raving, then Mark Henry’s music hit.

Henry walked out to the ring flashing a big smile and shaking his head. The announcers talked about Henry’s new attitude and Booker said Henry is here to win championships only. Henry told Sheamus to pump his breaks, but agree with him they enjoyed seeing Christian get his dreams shattered. Henry told Sheamus he’s the red-headed stepchild who talks funny and these people came to see Henry compete against Christian. Sheamus had himself a good chuckle at that comment. Or, maybe the people want to see Henry against…Sheamus. The crowd liked that match-up. Sheamus said maybe the people came to see a handicap match against…Christian.

And the fight was on, with Christian battling a two-man attack. Suddenly, Orton stormed the ring and went right after Sheamus. Orton cleared Sheamus, then Orton and Christian dumped Henry over the top rope to the floor. The heels regrouped on opposite sides of the ringside area before Christian’s music played. Cole called it an explosive way to begin the show. Orton and Christian stood tall together in the ring, with Christian nodding toward Orton.

Backstage, Teddy Long was with Christian and Orton in the hallway. Long booked a tag match for tonight: Sheamus and Henry vs. Christian and the World champ, Orton. Long left, then Christian and Orton came close together. Christian thanked him for the save, but Orton said he had his own reasons. Orton referenced Christian saying he could beat Orton at 100%, so Orton wants Christian at 100% for their re-match in nine days so there’s no question who the better man is. Orton put the World Title belt over his shoulder and left as Christian smirked.

Later in the night, backstage, Christian walked up to Orton in the locker room to ask if he’s ready. Christian said he’ll keep up his end, he told Orton to make sure he keeps up his end.

Randy Orton & Christian vs. Sheamus & Mark Henry
Sheamus and Christian started things off in the ring feeling each other out. Meanwhile, Booker picked up a discussion disagreeing with Teddy Long booking the World Title match last week. Cole pulled a TNA defending Long that it’s about business, TV ratings, and “the product.” That unproductive “insider talk” on a wrestling show is made even more eye-rolling coming from Heel Cole. Orton tagged in and confidently decked Henry on the mat. Orton flashed a smile toward Sheamus, but then found himself on the floor. Booker halted the conversation to stress Orton was in peril as they cut to break.

Back from break, Henry was dominating Orton center-ring. Henry missed with a big splash, though, and Orton made a tag to Christian. Henry wouldn’t go down after some clotheslines, so Christian went to the second rope to deliver a big dropkick. The heels then cut off Christian and began working him over in their corner. Nice work from Henry and Sheamus keeping things interesting as they tagged in and out. Christian then escaped Sheamus and made a tag to Orton, who came in hot on Sheamus.

Orton knocked Henry off the ring apron, then caught Sheamus with the snap powerslam. Sheamus found himself on the apron, where Orton tried the spike DDT, but Sheamus slipped out and hit the Irish Curse backbreaker for a two count. Sheamus then stalked Orton for the Brogue Kick, but Orton ducked and Sheamus spilled over the top rope. Orton then capitalized with a spike DDT from the middle rope. Orton wanted the RKO, but Sheamus shoved him away and Christian blind-tagged in. Christian snuck up behind Sheamus and dropped him with the Unprettier as Orton simultaneously (off by a second or two) dropped a charging Henry with the RKO. Christian with the cover on Sheamus for the win.
Winners: Christian & Randy Orton

After the match, Christian and Orton had their hands raised before they came together for a friendly stare down. Orton extended his hand and Christian accepted. Orton then put the World Title belt out there for Christian to get a good look at. Christian smirked as the show closed with the two men standing tall center-ring.