- WWE recently counted down their top 10 instances of vehicular destruction:
- Sheamus recently hit 1 million followers on Twitter.
- Friday’s WWE SmackDown scored 86,200 in social activity, down from the 90,883 last week. SmackDown ranked #2 on cable TV on Friday, trailing U.S. Open Tennis on ESPN, according to Trendrr.TV.
- The WWE 2K14 video game will be the first WWE game where you can select outdoor football stadiums as the arena you hold your matches in.
- Brodus Clay recently spoke to John Pollock of The Fight Network about the incident with Cameron at dress rehearsals for WrestleMania 29, which aired on Total Divas. The incident led to Cameron’s boyfriend, Vincent, wanting to fight him. Brodus said:
“I think he was doing that display for the cameras. Up until that day, I had never seen Cameron cry a day in her life. She’s always been a tough, very confident, very outspoken woman. Some would say she could even be a bit bullying at times… Vincent’s thing, I think, was more for the cameras because I saw him at the end of the night, and he definitely wasn’t yelling and screaming at me.”
Brodus also discussed how the argument was over how Cameron reacts to Tensai:
“When he says something, you should probably respect it, and that wasn’t done. I said something to her about it, and she said something to me about it, and I said ‘I’m not dealing with it’ and I walked away. And I guess she looked at it as an opportunity, ...
- The Daily Caller published an interview with Mark Henry, who discussed WWE’s military outreach program.
- The Miz is scheduled to appear at Valley West Mall in West Des Moines, IA this Monday morning from 10:30AM until 12:30PM. He will be appearing on behalf of the Army National Guard.
- Daily Mail published an article about rugby union player Alex Corbisiero being a huge WWE fan. Corbisiero mentions that one of his “lifetime highlights” was JBL organizing a backstage meeting for him with the wrestlers at a WWE event this past summer.
The post Rugby Player Meets WWE Superstars, M...
- WWE Intercontinental Champion Curtis Axel recently spoke with The Carroll County Times. Here are some highlights from the interview:
If he had any input on the name “Curtis Axel”:
“When I became Michael McGillicutty, ever since that point, I was throwing hundreds of names at them. And I’m sure Axel Curtis or Curtis Axel was in there somewhere. I was talking with a guy that works for WWE, Joey Styles, he actually brought that name up as one of the possibilities. But they didn’t want to go that route with me at first. They wanted to have me do my own thing and not even pay homage to anything to do with my family. Which, you know, is kind of nice, so I can try to do this on my own, and I tried to do the best I could with Michael McGillicutty without any TV time or whatever. But I’m sure that n...
For those wondering, we can report that Daniel Bryan is currently penciled in to win the WWE title near the end of the current feud with Randy Orton and Triple H. The end of that feud is still several months away though.
As we reported earlier, Orton vs. D-Bryan is planned for the next few months. WWE is reportedly planning the feud to carry on throughout the fall, with Bryan and Orton facing off at Night of Champions, Battleground, and Hell in a Cell. The plan is to apparently have Orton in the WWE title picture up until the 2014 Royal Rumble.
They are making Daniel Bryan out to be a massive underdog who eventually wins the WWE title and has a decent run with it. This is a classic example of the “underdog” babyface chasing the “main eventer” heel. It’s a smart business move with Daniel Bryan “overcoming all the odds” and winning the WWE title at the end of the feud. For those bitching and moaning about Daniel Bryan not getting the WWE title, simply let the storyline p...
Partial Source: Pwinsider.com
– WWE is currently working on a new trivia game for children. We hope to have more on that shortly. Stay tuned.
– You can now follow me (Ryan Clark) on Facebook and Twitter. My Facebook account is located at http://facebook.com/RyanClarkWZR and my Twitter account is at http://twitter.com/RyanClarkWZR My Facebook page is “maxed out” for friend requests but you can still “subscribe” to get all of my updates. You’ll also be able to comment on my threads. Hope to see you soon!
– See No Evil 2, which will once again star Kane, will begin filming on September 23rd in Vancouver, British Columbia. The film will be a straight to DVD release. The first film, which was a theatrical release, made over $18 million at the world wide box of...
– Just to recap – the Carrol County Times has an interview with Curtis Axel, in which he talks about his new name, working hard to get rid of the Michael McGullicutty persona and training with The Rock to get him ready for WrestleMania. He was also asked about how his partnership with Paul Heyman started. He said: “We were talking about it and I brought it up to him, what do you think about this, us being together? Brock’s part-time and CM Punk was hurt at the time and I was like, Paul, WWE needs Paul Heyman on television. So that was my pitch to him. But before that, before I was even with him, he would be at the live events and this Raw and Smackdown TVs and he would come up and give me advice. So I was like, man, if this guy wants to take time out of his busy day and help me out, I would ...
- The Daily Caller published an interview with Mark Henry, who discussed WWE’s military outreach program.
- The Miz is scheduled to appear at Valley West Mall in West Des Moines, IA this Monday morning from 10:30AM – 12:30PM. He will be appearing on behalf of the Army National Guard, you can get more information here.
- Daily Mail published an article about rugby union player Alex Corbisiero being a huge WWE fan. Corbisiero mentions that one of his “lifetime highlights” was JBL organizing a backstage meeting for him with the wrestlers at a WWE event this past summer.
- The Daily Caller published an interview with Mark Henry, who discussed WWE’s military outreach program.
- The Miz is scheduled to appear at Valley West Mall in West Des Moines, IA this Monday morning from 10:30AM – 12:30PM. He will be appearing on behalf of the Army National Guard, you can get more information here.
- Daily Mail published an article about rugby union player Alex Corbisiero being a huge WWE fan. Corbisiero mentions that one of his “lifetime highlights” was JBL organizing a backstage meeting for him with the wrestlers at a WWE event this past summer.
Credit: Ken McAndrew &: Pwinsider.com
I was at the Shawn Michaels Q&A event hosted by Top Rope Pro Wrestling in Waynesboro, VA. This was just an autograph signing and Q&A (as opposed to being attached to an indy card), but it was much better organized than the Mick Foley experience they had promoted in the past.
For one, they had VIPs and assigned seating (I was the first seat). Secondly, Shawn had flown in the night before, so everything was on time (whereas Foley’s flights were delayed over an hour).
Finally, they kept the line for the meet and greet well contained. Some people didn’t get the word that they’d moved up the start time to 10:30 and were doing the meet and greet first, but they took care of everyone, to the point that if you weren’t happy with your photo, they let you get another at the end of the line.
Shawn was very nice to everyone, very quiet and humble, and he tweeted his thanks to the fans after…and he tweeted a response t...
Brodus Clay recently spoke to John Pollock of The Fight Network about the incident with Cameron at dress rehearsals at WrestleMania, which aired on Total Divas, which led to Cameron’s boyfriend, Vincent, wanting to fight him.
“I think he was doing that display for the cameras,” Brodus said. “Up until that day, I had never seen Cameron cry a day in her life. She’s always been a tough, very confident, very outspoken woman. Some would say she could even be a bit bullying at times… Vincent’s thing, I think, was more for the cameras because I saw him at the end of the night, and he definitely wasn’t yelling and screaming at me.”
Brodus the discussed how the argument was over how Cameron reacts to Sweet T.
“When he says something, you should probably respect it, and that wasn’t done. I said something to her about it, and she said something to me about it, and I said ‘I’m not dealing with it’ and I walked away. And I guess she looked at it as an opportunity, I’m not ...
Brodus Clay recently spoke to John Pollock of The Fight Network about the incident with Cameron at dress rehearsals at WrestleMania, which aired on Total Divas, which led to Cameron’s boyfriend, Vincent, wanting to fight him.
“I think he was doing that display for the cameras,” Brodus said. “Up until that day, I had never seen Cameron cry a day in her life. She’s always been a tough, very confident, very outspoken woman. Some would say she could even be a bit bullying at times… Vincent’s thing, I think, was more for the cameras because I saw him at the end of the night, and he definitely wasn’t yelling and screaming at me.”
Brodus the discussed how the argument was over how Cameron reacts to Sweet T.
“When he says something, you should probably respect it, and that wasn’t done. I said something to her about it, and she said something to me about it, and I said ‘I’m not dealing with it’ and I walked away. And I guess she looked at it as an opportunity, I’m not ...
Curtis Axel recently spoke with The Carroll County Times. Here are some highlights from the interview.
If he had any input on the name “Curtis Axel”: “When I became Michael McGillicutty, ever since that point, I was throwing hundreds of names at them. And I’m sure Axel Curtis or Curtis Axel was in there somewhere. I was talking with a guy that works for WWE, Joey Styles, he actually brought that name up as one of the possibilities. But they didn’t want to go that route with me at first. They wanted to have me do my own thing and not even pay homage to anything to do with my family. Which, you know, is kind of nice, so I can try to do this on my own, and I tried to do the best I could with Michael McGillicutty without any TV time or whatever. But I’m sure that name was pitched as one of the hundred...
- Below is WWE SummerSlam 1999 in 60 seconds:
- Last week, WWE listed the production costs for recent WWE Studio projects:
* No One Lives – $2,200,000
* The Marine 3 – $1,400,000
* 12 Rounds: Reloaded – $1,300,000
The post Production Costs for WWE Studios Projects Revealed, WWE SummerSlam 1999 In 60 Seconds appeared first on Wrestling-Edge.com...
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...- WWE released this bonus scene from Total Divas:
- Diamond Dallas Page posted this photo of Chris Jericho doing DDP Yoga:
- As noted earlier, CM Punk sang during the 7th inning stretch at a Chicago Cubs...
WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross published a new blog entry on jrsbarbq.com. Here are some highlights:
Friday’s SmackDown:
Thought Friday night Smackdown was a really solid wrestling show highlighted by Punk vs. Fandango in what I thought was Fandango’s best outing and the Triple Threat match featuring Orton, Christian and RVD. I’m a much bigger fan of a wrestler earning a title opportunity than being granted, willed, decreed, etc a championship match. Yeah, I’m old school. Alex Riley did a really nice job in filling in for the mountain climbing JBL Friday night. Alex has done some commentary down in NXt and I’ve enjoyed working with him there. Riley is a bright young man who has a viable future in WWE and is the son of talentd broacdater Kevin Kiley
CM Punk’s matches:
Does @CMPunk EVER have a bad match? I don’t recall one.
If WWE will ever go back to the TV14 rating:
You asked…I do not feel that WWE wi...
- Below is WWE SummerSlam 1998 in 60 seconds:
- Former WWE personality Jim Cornette mentioned on Twitter that he has now slimmed down to 196 lbs.
- Darren Young recently visited the WWE Performance Center and tweeted:
“Visiting @wwe performance center which is a top notch facility where you’d be a fool not 2 grow. #knowyourworth”
The Big Show posted a new photo and set it as his new Twitter profile image. He has lost a ton of weight over the past few weeks. If you’re interested, you can click here to view the new look photo.
As noted yesterday here on the website, WWE is hoping The Big Show can get medical clearance to return to action soon. With SummerSlam in two weeks, his window is closing to appear at the event. If he’s cleared, you can expect to see him appear on RAW tomorrow night to begin hyping the match. As of last word, the plan was to do Mark Henry & The Big Show vs. The Shield in a handicap match at the big SummerSlam pay-per-view.
100% DIRECT LINK (PHOTOS): Big Show Shows Off New Physique!! **HUGE WEIGHT LOSS**
...- Below is SummerSlam ’99 in 60 seconds.
- WWE listed the production costs for their recent WWE Studio projects:
* No One Lives – $2,200,000
* The Marine 3 – $1,400,000
* 12 Rounds: Reloaded – $1,300,000
WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross published a new blog entry on JrsBarBq.com. Here are some highlights.
Friday’s SmackDown: Thought Friday night Smackdown was a really solid wrestling show highlighted by Punk vs. Fandango in what I thought was Fandango’s best outing and the Triple Threat match featuring Orton, Christian and RVD. I’m a much bigger fan of a wrestler earning a title opportunity than being granted, willed, decreed, etc a championship match. Yeah, I’m old school. Alex Riley did a really nice job in filling in for the mountain climbing JBL Friday night. Alex has done some commentary down in NXt and I’ve enjoyed working with him there. Riley is a bright young man who has a viable future in WWE and is the son of talentd broacdater Kevin Kiley
CM Punk’s matches: Does @CMPunk EVER have a bad match? I don’t recall one.
If WWE will ever go back to the TV14 rating: You asked…I do not feel that WWE will or do they n...
Following Saturday night’s All-Star Extravaganza and last week’s four ROH TV tapings, the second round matches for the ROH world title tournament have been set.
The following matches have spoilers for the next four weeks of ROH TV:
* Adam Cole vs. Jay Lethal
* Tommaso Ciampa vs. Mike Bennett**
* “Machine Gun” Karl Anderson vs. Michael Elgin
* Roderick Strong vs. Kevin Steen
It is likely Mike Bennett will advance in the tournament with B.J. Whitmer’s recent injury. ROH has not officially announced the fate of the fourth tournament spot.
Partial Source: The Wrestling Observer Newsletter
With recent releases and restructuring within TNA, former TNA World Heavyweight Champion Bully Ray and announcer Jeremy Borash handled a variety of backstage duties at TNA live events last weekend.
According to sources, Ray worked as the agent for the shows and Borash handled business related work a second agent would normally handle.
TNA agent Pat “Simon Diamond” Kenney was also at the event and running things backstage. Kenney attends nearly all TNA live events and is described as the “main agent in charge.”
Hey everybody it's Reflex as usual and I'm going to be putting up the first instalment of my new article series, the WWE Plus/Minus. I will choose three superstars/divas/announcer/bellringers/storylines and anything else that I do like, and three I don't in comparison. This won't be every week, bi-weekly or monthly, It will be whenever I feel I have three problems and three things I like about WWE at the time. I choose WWE and not TNA or Wrestling in general because I don't keep up as much with TNA as I'd like to, and I wil start but they won't be included in this article. Let's kick it off with the bad news.
"Supershow"
I don't know about you guys, but that has been bothering be for a long period of time. The WWE has pretty much thrown brands into no-mans land. There are smackdown superstars all over RAW and RAW Superstars all over smackdown. Why? The draft is one of my favorite WWE events of the year and these last two years haven't even had o...
- Embedded in the video below is SummerSlam ’98 in 60 seconds.
- As a reminder, Jerry “The King” Lawler will be appearing at the Fanboy Expo in Tampa, FL on Sunday. Event details are available at this link.
- Also scheduled for tonight, Mick Foley will be taking his “Tales from Wrestling Past” comedy show to The Punchline in Atlanta, GA at 9:30PM.
Hot Photo of Kelly Kelly Soakin Wet….
The post ...
Source: The Wrestling Observer Newsletter
In an update on these photos of Keiji Muto (aka The Great Muta) meeting with Jeff Jarrett at the TNA offices in Nashville this week, Muto was trying to get talent like Kurt Angle, Jeff Hardy and others to appear on his Wrestle-1 events in Japan.
Muto reportedly is interested in featuring outside talent to create “dream matches” in Japan.
Jarrett also reportedly expressed interest in bringing in more Japanese wrestlers to TNA.
We’ll keep you posted as we hear more.
100% DIRECT LINK (PHOTOS): The Great Muta At TNA Headquarters With Jeff Jarrett!!
...Source: The Wrestling Observer Newsletter
– The latest on the “Crossface” biography movie about Chris Benoit is that it is still scheduled to start filming in 2014. The script is based off the book “Ring of Hell” by Matt Randazzo. Official casting isn’t expected to get “serious for several months” based on the new report.
– For those who may have missed it last week here on the website, former ECW star New Jack passed out in a club in Atlantic City. According to reports, New Jack was drinking and his blood pressure was “sky high.” Jack, 50, was rushed to a hospital and woke up in the emergency room. He stated that no longer taking his medication caused the issue.
Partial Source: The Wrestling Observer Newsletter
Former TNA star Jesse Sorensen worked his first wrestling match since his serious neck injury back in 2012 for the Florida Underground Wrestling promotion in Tampa. He worked in a tag team match with three local wrestlers. Sorensen reportedly wasn’t cleared to make a return to the ring by doctors.
As we reported, Sorensen was released by TNA a few weeks ago and had been pushing to make his ring return for them, but the company reportedly didn’t want to take the risk if something bad happened. Hulk Hogan wished him well on Twitter.
100% DIRECT LINK (PHOTOS): Jesse Sorensen Posts TNA Legal Document!! WHOA!!! MUST-SEE!!
...Partial Source: Pwinsider.com
UPDATE x 6: BJ Whitmer’s CAT scan came back negative for a broken vertebrae. With that being said, he could be released from the hospital in the very near future.
UPDATE x 5: BJ Whitmer has provided an update on his condition following an injury while taking a piledriver on the ring apron during ROH’s Toronto show. Whitmer said that when he took the move that he lost feeling in his right leg and arm, with the entire right side of his body going numb. He was checked out by EMTs and Davey Richards (Richards is an EMT) and during that time he began to get feeling back in that side of his body and gave the crowd a thumbs up as he was being carried out.
Whitmer noted that tests and X-rays show noting is broken and it is currently believed that he ruptured a disc. More testing will be done today. He added that he has full feeling and movement in his back and was out of his bed under his own power this morning. He also...
Mark Henry was interviewed by The Green Bay Press Gazette. Here are some highlights.
Getting his start with WWE: “I was a wrestling fan. That’s what got me to the WWE; the fact that they saw me on television talking about how on Saturday, Sunday and Monday were the days I watched wrestling and I didn’t like to be bothered. So Vince McMahon called me and said, I appreciate you like what we do. Maybe you should come out sometime and see what we do, and here we are 17 years later.”
If his fake retirement speech was his best promo: “It’s up there. It’s in the top three. In 2006, I did a eulogy with the Undertaker. I preached a sermon that day that I think could go down in history. I also did a promo when I was Sexual Chocolate where I said I had an addiction problem with women and ...
- Embedded in the video below is a Total Divas bonus scene of the The Funkadactyls practice their dance routine before WrestleMania.
- Diamond Dallas Page shared the following photo of Chris Jericho doing DDPYoga on his Twitter account earlier today.
Vince McMahon Comments on Attitude Era…..
As reported earlier, CM Punk sang during the 7th inning stretch at a Chicago Cubs game last week. CM Punk was asked if he preferred being a babyface or a heel before he took the mic to sing.
“It’s way more fun to be a bad guy, way more fun.” Punk admitted. He joked, “I don’t know who I am right now.”
When Punk was asked if a 10 year old child likes bad guys, Punk replied, “when I was a 10 year old kid, that’s all I cared about was the bad guy.”
Punk said his favorite heels growing up were Jake “The Snake” Roberts, Ric Flair and Shawn Michaels.
EXCLUSIVE: Why Triple H VS Vince McMahon Should Happen At Mania….
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Mark Henry was interviewed by The Green Bay Press Gazette. Here are some highlights.
Getting his start with WWE: “I was a wrestling fan. That’s what got me to the WWE; the fact that they saw me on television talking about how on Saturday, Sunday and Monday were the days I watched wrestling and I didn’t like to be bothered. So Vince McMahon called me and said, I appreciate you like what we do. Maybe you should come out sometime and see what we do, and here we are 17 years later.”
If his fake retirement speech was his best promo: “It’s up there. It’s in the top three. In 2006, I did a eulogy with the Undertaker. I preached a sermon that day that I think could go down in history. I also did a promo when I was Sexual Chocolate where I said I had an addiction problem with women and ...
As reported earlier, CM Punk sang during the 7th inning stretch at a Chicago Cubs game last week. CM Punk was asked if he preferred being a babyface or a heel before he took the mic to sing.
“It’s way more fun to be a bad guy, way more fun.” Punk admitted. He joked, “I don’t know who I am right now.”
When Punk was asked if a 10 year old child likes bad guys, Punk replied, “when I was a 10 year old kid, that’s all I cared about was the bad guy.”
Punk said his favorite heels growing up were Jake “The Snake” Roberts, Ric Flair and Shawn Michaels.
EXCLUSIVE: Why Triple H VS Vince McMahon Should Happen At Mania….
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As noted earlier here on the website, Ricardo Rodriguez is scheduled to return to WWE on 8/12 at the RAW taping in Sacramento, California. Rodriguez (real name Jesús Rodríguez) was suspended for 30 days back on 7/2 for violating the company’s Talent Wellness Program. It was his first violation of the policy.
Speaking of Ricardo Rodriguez, Alberto Del Rio will be defending the WWE World Heavyweight Championship against Christian at the upcoming WWE SummerSlam PPV on 8/18 in Los Angeles, California. Christian def. Randy Orton and Rob Van Dam in a triple threat match on SmackDown this past Friday night to earn the title shot against Del Rio. No word on if Rodriguez will be appearing alongside Del Rio at SummerSlam.
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...The Green Bay Press Gazette is featuring an interview with WWE star Mark Henry where he talks about his “retirement” promo on RAW with John Cena and how it compared to others.
Henry added, “It’s up there. It’s in the top three. In 2006, I did a eulogy with the Undertaker. I preached a sermon that day that I think could go down in history. I also did a promo when I was Sexual Chocolate where I said I had an addiction problem with women and I cried with (former WWE superstar) Chyna, so my ability to do this stuff has always been there. It’s just a matter of where I’m put in the pecking order.”
To check out the full interview with Henry, click here.
As noted earlier, DirecTV has an interview with WWE star Daniel Bryan where he talks about facing John Cena for the WWE Championship at SummerSlam on 8/18 in Los Angeles.
Here are a few highlights from the interview.
On the segment on RAW revealing he would face John Cena at Summerslam:
“It was incredible and humbling. I have been wresting for a long time and most of the time it was in front of very small crowds who couldn’t care less about who was coming out there. I have wrestled in front of 13 people! And just hearing the reaction of the people in Brooklyn who were shouting “Yes! Yes!” – it was very surreal. Like ‘is this really my life?’”
On comments by Mick Foley that he feels the time is now for Daniel Bryan:
“Well, I hope he is right and that my time is now. I feel like it is. It’s also very humbling. You know it’s craz...
As noted earlier, CM Punk sang during the 7th inning stretch at a Chicago Cubs game last week. CM Punk was asked if he preferred being a babyface or a heel before he took the mic to sing.
“It’s way more fun to be a bad guy, way more fun.” Punk admitted. He joked, “I don’t know who I am right now.”
When Punk was asked if a 10 year old child likes bad guys, Punk replied, “when I was a 10 year old kid, that’s all I cared about was the bad guy.”
Punk said his favorite heels growing up were Jake “The Snake” Roberts, Ric Flair and Shawn Michaels.
- Here’s a Total Divas bonus scene of the The Funkadactyls practice their dance routine before WrestleMania.
- Diamond Dallas Page shared the following photo of Chris Jericho doing DDPYoga on his Twitter account earlier today.
- Below is SummerSlam ’98 in 60 seconds.
- As a reminder, Jerry “The King” Lawler will be appearing at the Fanboy Expo in Tampa, FL on Sunday. Event details are available at this link.
- Also scheduled for tonight, Mick Foley will be taking his “Tales from Wrestling Past” comedy show to The Punchline in Atlanta, GA at 9:30PM.
– Jerome Wilen passed this along: Just a program note in case you are interested – the WrestleMania 29 special will air Sunday night in the Seattle/Tacoma market due to the Seattle NBC affiliate (KING 5 TV) carrying live Seattle Sounders Soccer at 7:30pm. Instead KING TV will air the WrestleMania 29 special Sunday night at 9:00pm.
– When responding to a comment from a fan, Triple H praises his D-X stable-mate and friend Shawn Michaels over their SummerSlam 2002 match:
“@dan123rko: @tripleh vs @shawnmicheals @summerslam 2002 such a classic match. After 5 yrs off… There is only one @ShawnMichaels”
— Triple H (@TripleH) August 4, 2013
– Matt Hardy posted the following to Twitter after an incident with the TSA:
“I got stopped & searched by TSA airport security today because I had too much cash in my bag. What a hassle! ;-) pic.twitter.com/KlhWuEIPRR”
— Matt Hardy (@MATTHARDYBRAND) August 4, 2013
WWE’s Mark Henry was interviewed by The Green Bay Press Gazette. Here are some highlights.
Getting his start with WWE: “I was a wrestling fan. That’s what got me to the WWE; the fact that they saw me on television talking about how on Saturday, Sunday and Monday were the days I watched wrestling and I didn’t like to be bothered. So Vince McMahon called me and said, I appreciate you like what we do. Maybe you should come out sometime and see what we do, and here we are 17 years later.”
If his fake retirement speech was his best promo: “It’s up there. It’s in the top three. In 2006, I did a eulogy with the Undertaker. I preached a sermon that day that I think could go down in history. I also did a promo when I was Sexual Chocolate where I said I had an addiction problem with wome...
Kurt Angle was scheduled to wrestle Kazarian at last night’s TNA live event in Thiboxdaux, LA, however the match never took place. TNA made some last minute changes to the card because of Kurt Angle’s recent DWI arrest.
Kazarian tagged with Christopher Daniels to take on the team of James Storm and Gunner instead.
Big Changes to Upcoming Storyline Involving the Main Event Mafia and Kurt Angle….
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Kurt Angle was supposed to wrestle Kazarian at last night’s TNA live event in Thiboxdaux, LA, however the match never took place. TNA made some last minute changes to the card because of Kurt Angle’s recent DWI arrest.
Kazarian tagged with Christopher Daniels to take on the team of James Storm and Gunner instead.
– The WWE crew that went on the South African tour is back in the United States today. As you would imagine, they are exhausted and are looking forward to a few days off following this week’s TV tapings.
– Daniel Bryan has an interview with DirecTV that you read here.
– The Green Bay Gazette has an interview with Mark Henry here.
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...- One-half of The Prime Time Players Darren Young mentioned on Twitter that he recently paid a visit to WWE’s new performance center, writing on Twitter, “Visiting @wwe performance center which is a top notch facility where you’d be a fool not 2 grow. #knowyourworth”
- M&C published videos of former WWE Diva Stacy Keilber talking about her break up with George Clooney. In one of the clips, She reveals what type of man she’s looking for: “I just want someone who is authentic and genuine.”
- Former WWE Personality Jim Cornette mentioned on Twitter that he has now slimmed down 196 Lbs.
Tickets for WWE Battleground pay-per-view are now on sale. The following talents are being advertised for the event: John Cena, CM Punk, Rob Van Dam, Randy Orton, Daniel Bryan, Sheamus, Dolph Ziggler, & The Shield.
Tickets can be purchased at this link. WWE Battleground will take place Sunday, October 6, 2013 from the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, New York.
EXCLUSIVE: Change In WWE Has Arrived — Pt 2
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- Darren Young mentioned on Twitter that he recently paid a visit to WWE’s new performance center, writing on Twitter, “Visiting @wwe performance center which is a top notch facility where you’d be a fool not 2 grow. #knowyourworth”
- M&C published videos of former WWE Diva Stacy Keilber talking about her break up with George Clooney. In one of the clips, She reveals what type of man she’s looking for: “I just want someone who is authentic and genuine.”
- Former WWE personality Jim Cornette mentioned on Twitter that he has now slimmed down 196 Lbs.
Ryan Devlin and Chris Dutton of The Wrestling Mania Show recently interviewed former WWE Superstar Zach Gowen. Here are some highlights,
On his WWE debut: I never thought it was a possibility. My dreams were to become a decent Indy wrestler. That’s all I wanted out of wrestling. I’d done a few matches for TNA and after word spread that there was a one-legged wrestler WWE snatched me up.
On the rumor WWE signed the wrong one-legged wrestler: That’s one thousand percent true. WWE heard about me and signed me based off one match. They hadn’t even seen me, so when they had John (Laurinitis) call around the country to find me, they found a school training another amputee. They assumed it was me and they signed him. When they brought him up to HQ, I was on TV. Vince realized they’d made a mistake and that they’d signed the wrong guy...
TNA star Kurt Angle is entering rehab after he was arrested and charged in Wichita Falls for Driving While Intoxicated after leaving the Impact tapings on Thursday. He was released on a $2000 bond.
The former Olympian has had a string of similar arrests over the years and has made the decision to get help. He wrote on Twitter…
“I am blessed to have the support of my family, my friends and my company. In light of recent events I will immediately be entering a rehabilitation center. I realize that this is a pivotal time in my life and I ask for your understanding as well as your prayers and continued support. I am confident that in taking these steps I can begin to address necessary changes in my life.”
TNA President D...
Now this is just a thought and as such, it may be wishful thinking, but has Daniel Bryan set a precedent to be followed by everyone’s favorite unpushed indy star, Antonio Cesaro? I was thinking back to the July 22nd match between Cesaro and Bryan that was a classic even by a casual fan’s standards, and I started to wonder if Cesaro could follow the same path that has seemingly guided Bryan. Follow me, here. Years ago, people were raving about Bryan having the best match of the night at live events and putting on wrestling clinics at both live events and televised shows. The IWC was exultant in its praise of Bryan, as his work was being recognized, and with Bryan being a great worker, the IWC was validated for being huge fans. Bryan worked in the mid-card, did his time, wrestled well, was given a gimmick, injected his personality into that character, created a following due to his mat skills and then ascended.
- Big Show has been working out at the gym in preparation for his return. He posted this photo on Twitter:
- WWE contacted a business a few weeks ago looking for a barber’s chair, which will most likely be used for Daniel Bryan’s “corporate makeover” segment on this Monday’s episode of RAW.
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...BJ Whitmer suffered a severe neck injury, yesterday in Toronto, after taking a piledriver, on the apron, from Michael Bennett. The match was stopped, and Whitmer got medical attention, but was not moved for 15 minutes. Whitmer was stretchered out, but he is now regaining feeling in his arms and legs.
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- The latest WWE Top 10 video features Daniel Bryan’s biggest wins:
- Friday’s WWE SmackDown scored 77,716 in social activity, which was the lowest score in three weeks. The episode still manged to rank #1 on cable TV Friday night, according to Trendrr.tv.
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...A new match was announced, on Smackdown, after Christian won teh #1 contendership for the World Heavyweight Title.
WWE Title Match
Daniel Bryan vs. John Cena
World Heavyweight Title Match
Christian vs. Alberto Del Rio
CM Punk vs. Brock Lesnar
- The WWE’s Big Show recently changed his display photo for his Twitter account, which you can see posted below.
- Jerry “The King” Lawler will be throwing the first pitch and signing autographs at the New Orleans Zephyr MiLB game tonight.
- WWE contacted a business a few weeks ago looking for a barber’s chair, which will most likely be used for Daniel Bryan’s “corporate makeover” on this Monday’s episode of Raw.
Ryan Devlin and Chris Dutton of The Wrestling Mania Show recently interviewed former WWE Superstar Zach Gowen. Here are some highlights,
On his WWE debut: I never thought it was a possibility. My dreams were to become a decent Indy wrestler. That’s all I wanted out of wrestling. I’d done a few matches for TNA and after word spread that there was a one-legged wrestler WWE snatched me up.
On the rumor WWE signed the wrong one-legged wrestler: That’s one thousand percent true. WWE heard about me and signed me based off one match. They hadn’t even seen me, so when they had John (Laurinitis) call around the country to find me, they found a school training another amputee. They assumed it was me and they signed him. When they brought him up to HQ, I was on TV. Vince realized they’d made a mistake and that they’d signed the wrong guy...
– Alicia Fox’s sister, former WWE developmental talent Christina Crawford, has found a new job as a Tampa Bay Buccaneers cheerleader. She is on the cover of their 2013-2014 calendar.
– Kaitlyn posted the following on Twitter after last night’s SmackDown…
I hope AJ and Layla are very happy together. I mean, they share common interests; back stabbing and long walks on the beach.
— Kaitlyn (@KaitlynWWE) August 3, 2013
100% DIRECT LINK (PHOTOS): Kaitlyn In A **BIKINI** On The Beach!!! MUST-SEE-NOW!!!
...Credit: Pwponderings.com
ROH All Star Extravaganza V
Aug 3, 2013
Toronto, CAN
Estimated attendance: 2000+
Kushida def Adam Page with a corkscrew moonsault
Ring of Honor World Title Tournament- First Round Match
Tommaso Ciampa def Silas Young via Project Ciampa
Ring of Honor World Title Tournament- First Round Match
Michael Bennett vs. BJ Whitmer was thrown out after Bennett pildrove Whitmer on the apron and BJ needed immediate attention. It appeared that Bennett did not protect Whitmer during the piledriver. ROH stated that Whitmer was at the hospital and had movement and feeling in his legs and arms.
Ring of Honor World Title Tournament- First Round Match
Roderick Strong def World TV Champion Matt Taven with a sick kick then straight into the suplex backbacker
Ring of Honor World Title Tournament- Fir...
UPDATE x 4: In an update on BJ Whitmer, he is still hospitalized at a local Toronto hospital and will likely be held overnight. Following the ROH event, numerous members of the ROH roster headed to the hospital to “support their brother,” according to one source. Arda Ocal also tweeted the following:
Update: BJ Whitmer got CT Scan (no results yet). In pain but is optimistic. May stay overnight. Roster members visiting, keeping him company
We’ll keep you posted but things are looking better than they did earlier. Get well soon, BJ! More updates later this AM …..
UPDATE x 3: Here is a video of the piledriver spot. Thanks to John Parrinello for passing this along:
UPDATE x 2: Arda Ocal posted a photo of the piledriver spot, which you can see below. Ocal ...
UPDATE x 2: Arda Ocal posted a photo of the piledriver spot, which you can see below. Ocal tweeted:
Picture from @SteveTSN’s camera of piledriver on BJ Whitmer upon impact. Steve says he was moving and talking after.
If you’re interested, you can click here to view a photo of BJ Whitmer taking the piledriver on the ring apron. That doesn’t look pretty at all – OUCH!
UPDATE: Here is some more information on BJ Whitmer’s injury.
We’re told Whitmer was taken to a local hospital via ambulance for examination. The initial thought is that he suffered a stinger, but nothing is official.
The match was cut short after the move and Davey Richards and EMTs came out to attend to Whitmer. There were numerous people backstage who were huddled together and very nervous. Several talents got together and were praying as well. The fans in the arena wer...
UPDATE: Here is some more information on BJ Whitmer’s injury.
We’re told Whitmer was taken to a local hospital via ambulance for examination. The initial thought is that he suffered a stinger, but nothing is official.
The match was cut short after the move and Davey Richards and EMTs came out to attend to Whitmer. There were numerous people backstage who were huddled together and very nervous. Several talents got together and were praying as well. The fans in the arena were nearly silent while EMTs tended to him. It was said to have been a very scary moment.
ROH posted the following on Twitter…
We hope to have an update on @bj_whitmer shortly
— ROH Wrestling (@ringofhonor) August 4, 2013
An announcement was made later during the show that Whitmer was being checked out by doctors and was said to have been “OK”. They didn’t provide much information to the live crowd.
ORIGINAL: During a match with Mike Bennett at toni...
During a match with Mike Bennett at tonight’s ROH event in Toronto, BJ Whitmer appeared to be seriously injured during a spot where Bennett gave him a piledriver on the ring apron. Here are reports from fans in attendance..
From Justin Tetreault: “BJ Whitmer just got taken out on a stretcher after taking a piledriver on the edge of the ring. They abruptly stopped the match and he got medical attention for a good 15 minutes. A few wrestlers (Brian Kendrick and Jay Lethal) came out looking really worried. It didn’t look like a work to me. They shut all the cameras off and were scrambling around trying to find the best way to take the stretcher out. Then they made an announcement that he was going to get medical attention and they would update us.”
From Mike Beauvais: “BJ Whitmer appears to have been seriously injured during a match with Michael Bennett. Bennett hit a piledriver on the apron. Backstage crew, wrestlers and medical professionals have attended ...
WWE has been contacting businesses to rent out props for Monday’s RAW in Green Bay. The company is reportedly looking for a barber’s chair and other set props for the show, and the feeling is that this has to do with the “Daniel Bryan corporate makeover” angle.
While the company will be running the makeover angle, it’s possible that WWE won’t go through with a drastic change for Bryan due to the fact that the new Daniel Bryan shirt is selling very well for the company. We shall see.
More as we get it.
RAW **SPOILER** – WWE To Shave Daniel Bryan’s Beard LIVE On RAW This Monday Night —–>>>>!!!!!
...- The Big Show recently changed his display photo for his Twitter account, which you can see posted below.
- Jerry “The King” Lawler will be throwing the first pitch and signing autographs at the New Orleans Zephyr MiLB game tonight.
- WWE contacted a business a few weeks ago looking for a barber’s chair, which will most likely be used for Daniel Bryan’s “corporate makeover” on this Monday’s episode of Raw.
Hot Photo of Kelly Kelly Soakin Wet….
- WWE posted a video of Brock Lesnar vs. CM Punk being simulated on the WWE ’13 video game to hype SummerSlam:
- Damien Sandow turns 32 years old today.
- TNA’s Eric Bischoff tweeted the following about WWE Total Divas:
“Had a chance to check out Total Divas on E! via TiVo. Props to WWE (Kevin Dunn). Basic “Kardashian” format, but will grow the brand! Smart!”
Backstage News on a SummerSlam Swerve, Sexy Layla Bikini Photos, More
- Big E Langston has received some high marks for his singles matches on the current WWE tour overseas, particularly his matches against Randy Orton.
- Big Show is being looked at this weekend in hopes of being medically cleared to return to the ring. The feeling is they are going to have to start pushing The Shield’s SummerSlam match beginning this week on RAW.
As noted, the plan is to do Mark Henry and Big Show vs. all three members of The Shield. If Show isn’t cleared this weekend, they may decide to go in another direction.
Source: F4Wonline.com
- Courtesy of WrestlingDVDNews.com, here is the intro to WWE’s “Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden” DVD and Blu-ray that hits stores on August 27th:
- Former WWE developmental Diva Christina Crawford, the sister of Alicia Fox, is now a cheerleader for the NFL’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Here she is on the cover of their new calendar:
- As seen on last...
- WWE’s “WrestleMania 29: The World Television Premiere” airs on NBC tonight at 9pm EST and will feature highlights from WrestleMania 29 plus the entire John Cena vs. The Rock match.
- FAN SLAM! has announced that WWE Legend King Kong Bundy will come to your house and watch RAW on Monday night with you and your friends, for a fee of course. Fans in the New Jersey area can e-mail fanslamsignings@gmail.com for more information, or visit their Facebook page.
- As seen on last night’s SmackDown, Layla turned on Kaitlyn and sided with AJ Lee. Kaitlyn tweeted after the turn:
“I hope AJ and Layla are very happy together. I mean, they share common interests; back stabbing and long walks on the beach.”
Very Revealing New Kaitlyn Photos, Possible Spoiler on Rob Van Dam…
- Christian, AJ Lee and others are featured on this week’s Backstage Fallout from SmackDown:
- Tyson Kidd posted this injury update on Friday:
“Surgery was 28 weeks ago. Knee feels and looks like an actual knee these days.”
- Jim Ross had high praise for the Fandango vs. CM Punk match from last night’s SmackDown:
“Very good match on #SmackDown w/ @CMPunk vs @WWEFandango. Fandango’s best outing. Punk never has a bad bout. @WWE”
- Big E Langston has received some high marks for his singles matches on the current WWE tour overseas, particularly his matches against Randy Orton.
- Big Show is being looked at this weekend in hopes of being medically cleared to return to the ring. The feeling is they are going to have to start pushing The Shield’s SummerSlam match beginning this week on RAW.
As noted, the plan is to do Mark Henry and Big Show vs. all three members of The Shield. If Show isn’t cleared this weekend, they may decide to go in another direction.
Very Revealing Eva Marie Photos, Future Feud for Punk Revealed, New Heat on a Top WWE Star, More…
Source: F4Wonline.com
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- Courtesy of WrestlingDVDNews.com, here is the intro to WWE’s “Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden” DVD and Blu-ray that hits stores on August 27th:
- Former WWE developmental Diva Christina Crawford, the sister of Alicia Fox, is now a cheerleader for the NFL’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Here she is on the cover of their new calendar:
- As seen on last night’s SmackDown, Alex Riley worked commentary with Michael Cole. Jim Ross told a f...
- WWE posted a video of Brock Lesnar vs. CM Punk being simulated on the WWE ’13 video game to hype SummerSlam:
- Damien Sandow turns 32 years old today.
- TNA’s Eric Bischoff tweeted the following about WWE Total Divas:
“Had a chance to check out Total Divas on E! via TiVo. Props to WWE (Kevin Dunn). Basic “Kardashian” format, but will grow the brand! Smart!”
The post Eric Bischoff Praises WWE ...
We are in Houston, Texas and your announcers are Alex ‘Life of’ Riley and Michael ‘JBL isn’t the only one at the Summit’ Cole.
Alberto Del Rio is in the ring and he is about to announce the person he will face for the World Title at SummerSlam. Alberto says that he wants to start off by saying thank you . . . thank you for nothing. When he was champion before, the people did not support him. They did not want him to be their champion.
Alberto says that there is nothing that the people can do about him being champion. Alberto thanks one person. The person with vision and leadership. That person is Vickie Guerrero. John Cena was allowed to choose his opponent for SummerSlam and Vickie has allowed him to do the same thing. He wants everyone to cheer for Vickie.
John Cena wasted his pick by choosing that little troll Daniel Bryan. We all know that John Cena only did that because he is afraid of Alberto Del Rio. That is when Alberto started thinking. Why don’t you choos...
- WWE posted a video of Brock Lesnar vs. CM Punk being simulated on the WWE ’13 video game to hype SummerSlam:
- Damien Sandow turns 32 years old today.
- TNA’s Eric Bischoff tweeted the following about WWE Total Divas:
“Had a chance to check out Total Divas on E! via TiVo. Props to WWE (Kevin Dunn). Basic “Kardashian” format, but will grow the brand! Smart!”
- Xplosion matches taped after Thursday’s Impact Wrestling tapings were Wes Brisco & Garett Bischoff vs. Chavo Guerrero & Hernandez plus Eric Young vs. Robbie E.
- TNA President Dixie Carter tweeted about Kurt Angle going to rehab:
“The TNA Family is very supportive of the steps @RealKurtAngle is taking in his recovery. Please keep him in your thoughts and prayers.”
- Likely because of low sales from the last One Night Only pay-per-view event, DirecTV is not airing the “TNA 10 Reunion” pay-per-view that premiered last night.
- WWE’s “WrestleMania 29: The World Television Premiere” airs on NBC tonight at 9pm EST and will feature highlights from WrestleMania 29 plus the entire John Cena vs. The Rock match.
- FAN SLAM! has announced that WWE Legend King Kong Bundy will come to your house and watch RAW on Monday night with you and your friends, for a fee of course. Fans in the New Jersey area can e-mail fanslamsignings@aol.com for more information.
- As seen on last night’s SmackDown, Layla turned on Kaitlyn and sided with AJ Lee. Kaitlyn tweeted after the turn:
“I hope AJ and Layla are very happy together. I mean, they share common interests; back stabbing and long walks on the beach.”
- Christian, AJ Lee and others are featured on this week’s Backstage Fallout from SmackDown:
- Tyson Kidd posted this injury update on Friday:
“Surgery was 28 weeks ago. Knee feels and looks like an actual knee these days.”
- Jim Ross had high praise for the Fandango vs. CM Punk match from last night’s SmackDown:
“Very good match on #SmackDown w/ @CMPunk vs @WWEFan...
This week Mick Foley tweeted out his thoughts on the Damien Sandow/Cody Rhodes feud, Jerry the King Lawler tweeted an epic picture, Bray Wyatt warned the WWE Universe about Kane, WWE Creative_ish tweeted out a Chyna joke, John Bradshaw Layfield posted a picture of the summit he climbed, WWE’s Twitter account posted a video of CM Punk singing Take Me Out to the Ball Game at the Cubs game, former WWE superstar Bob Holly tweeted out his thoughts on TNA and Lance Storm posted a picture of him and his “close” friend Goldust.
I've been laughing to myself all day – thinking about @TheDamienSandow on #Smackdown last night. Can't wait to see that match at #Summerslam
MMA legend Tito Ortiz was indeed revealed as TNA’s “August 1st” mystery man on last night’s episode of Impact Wrestling. As the Main Event Mafia and Aces & Eights were brawling, following an agreement to retire the member of either group who is pinned in a 5 vs 5 tag match at Hardcore Justice, Ortiz hit the ramp to the surprise of both factions.
It looks like the Huntington Beach Bad Boy who recently signed with Bellator on Spike TV will end up being a wildcard in the ongoing feud, and his target may very well be the MEM’s Rampage Jackson, who he will face in an MMA fight on November 2nd.
The official video of th...
Where to begin on Randal Keith Orton? Well for one thing he is Mr. Money in the Bank for the WWE title on Raw. So when he was placed in the triple threat #1 contenders match for Alberto Del Rio’s World Heavyweight Title on this weeks Smackdown, it raised my red flags… well blue flags it was Smackdown not Raw. Now would it be a good idea for Orton to win the World Heavyweight Title and then cash in to become the WWE Championship the same night or at a later date to become Undisputed Champion? Well of course, but we all know that is not going to happen. For one thing we just finished naming Vickie Guerrero and Brad Maddox as GM’s of said shows.
What makes this worse is when you start to ask yourself who else could of been in this match? Cody Rhodes for one! Dusty’s son was robbed of the Smackdown Money in the Bank briefcase at the Money in the Bank pay per view by Damien Sandow. How great a story would it have been for Cody to win a match this past Friday, go on to become World ...
- Hours after his fourth arrest for driving under the influence, Kurt Angle issued a statement on Twitter and says he’s entering a rehab center for help. Here’s what he wrote:
“I am blessed to have the support of my family, my friends and my company. In light of recent events I will immediately be entering a rehabilitation center. I realize that this is a pivotal time in my life and I ask for your understanding as well as your prayers and continued support. I am confident that in taking these steps I can begin to address necessary changes in my life.”
Big Storyline Discussed for BFG, Rare Revealing Gail Kim Pics, More
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- Christian defeated Rob Van Dam and Randy Orton in a #1 contender’s match on tonight’s SmackDown to earn a shot at World Heavyweight Champion Alberto Del Rio at the WWE SummerSlam pay-per-view. Here’s the updated confirmed card:
WWE Title Match
Daniel Bryan vs. John Cena
World Heavyweight Title Match
Christian vs. Alberto Del Rio
CM Punk vs. Brock Lesnar
Big News on Another SummerSlam Match, Revealing Summer Rae Candids, More
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- Hours after his fourth arrest for driving under the influence, Kurt Angle issued a statement on Twitter and says he’s entering a rehab center for help. Here’s what he wrote:
“I am blessed to have the support of my family, my friends and my company. In light of recent events I will immediately be entering a rehabilitation center. I realize that this is a pivotal time in my life and I ask for your understanding as well as your prayers and continued support. I am confident that in taking these steps I can begin to address necessary changes in my life.”
- Christian defeated Rob Van Dam and Randy Orton in a #1 contender’s match on tonight’s SmackDown to earn a shot at World Heavyweight Champion Alberto Del Rio at the WWE SummerSlam pay-per-view. Here’s the updated confirmed card:
WWE Title Match
Daniel Bryan vs. John Cena
World Heavyweight Title Match
Christian vs. Alberto Del Rio
CM Punk vs. Brock Lesnar
Kurt Angle just revealed via Twitter that he is headed to rehab after being arrested late last night for driving while intoxicated. Angle tweeted the following:
"I am blessed to have the support of my family, my friends and my company," he wrote. "In light of recent events, I will be immediately entering a rehabilitation center. I realize that this is a pivotal time in my life and I ask for your understanding as well as your prayers and continued support. I am confident that in taking these steps I can begin to address necessary changes in my life."
Good luck and get well soon, Kurt. Lots of people are behind you on this.
Source: Ewrestlingnews
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...UPDATE: The following is from WWE.com:
The accused party pleaded guilty in court yesterday, August 1, 2013, and was charged and ordered to either pay a fine of 500 Rand or, alternatively, serve 30 days in jail.
After acknowledging his wrongfulness, the accused individual was given a three-year suspended sentence, and is not permitted to attend WWE’s Live Events in Johannesburg, South Africa, this week.
ORIGINAL: Tshepo Sekhabi, the 20-year-old independent wrestler who tried to make a name by attacking Randy Orton, wound up being charged today and pleaded guilty to assault.
Sekhabi was ordered to either pay a fine of 500 Rand ($50) or serve 30 days in jail.
Sekhabi was also given a three year suspended sentence.
For those wondering, this was not a work by any means. There are no plans to follow-up on anything. It was simply a dumb idiot fan trying to make a name for himself.
WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross has updated his Q&A on jrsbarbq.com again this week. Here are some highlights from this entry:
On Dean Ambrose’s future:
“The goal is always for any entity to have more sizzle and potential when they split and become single stars. Ambrose will be interesting to follow along with Rolins and Reigns.”
If CM Punk will main event WrestleMania XXX:
“It’s certainly possible.”
If “Stone Cold” Steve Austin would still be wrestling if he never suffered the neck injury:
“My guess is not likely. At least not full time.”
On Bray Wyatt’s wrestling ability:
“Many of us have seen him wrestle a great deal in NXT. He’s a keeper.”
If he’d ever start his own Podcast:
“Likely not. Too much work. 
UPDATE x 4: TNA president Dixie Carter recently took to Twitter to post her reaction to the news that iMPACT! Wrestling star Kurt Angle was arrested for DWI in Texas on Friday morning following the TNA iMPACT! Wrestling television tapings in Texas on Thursday evening.
Following the arrest, Angle revealed on Twitter that he was going to check himself into the proper rehabilitation center. Angle also noted that TNA has been nothing but supportive as he continues to battle his own personal issues.
Dixie Carter wrote the following on Twitter late Friday evening:
“The TNA Family is very supportive of the steps @RealKurtAngle is taking in his recovery. Please keep him in your thoughts and prayers.”
UPDATE x 3: TMZ.com has updated their story with additional details on Kurt Angle’s DWI arrest late Thursday night. Here is their updated story:
TNA superstar K...
- Bully Ray tweeted about Tito Ortiz’s TNA debut:
“1st @Rampage4real now @Titoortiz. Ugh…oh well, looks like thats 2 #Bellator guys Im gonna knock out. They both FEAR me!!”
- Danny Davis has been telling people that he will not be coming to Impact as part of the Gut Check segments any more. With Bruce Prichard being released from TNA and the financial cutbacks, Gut Check may be a thing of the past.
- Thursday’s episode of Impact Wrestling scored a 1.03 cable TV rating, down from the previous 1.05 the week before. This week’s show averaged 1.246 million viewers, down from the previous week’s 1.314 million.
Partial source: PWInsider
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...WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross is back with a new blog on jrsbarbq.com. Here are some highlights from this entry:
If Daniel Bryan can beat John Cena at SummerSlam:
“Any one who is convinced that Daniel Bryan has no chance to beat John Cena at Summer Slam perhaps should reassess their take on that match. Not only can Bryan win, I think that he will win. Happy that I will be in arena watching. These two have an amazing contrast in styles and will likely close the PPV and, as all main eventers have for decades, have the obligation to close what is expected to be a strong PPV in a big way. I am very curious to see how these two mesh once the bell rings and I feel it could, arguably, well be Cena’s best match since HBK and the Punk match in Chicago. Bryan is the hottest talent in the business as we speak, in my opinion.”
Tito Ortiz in TNA:
“Lots of people asking me my thoughts on the Tito Ortiz appearance on TNA Thursday night. This i...
- TNA taped the August 8th Impact Wrestling episode on Thursday night. Here are full spoilers:
* Bully Ray opens the show and talks about his match against Chris Sabin at Hardcore Justice. Brooke Hogan interrupts and announces that if Bully Ray loses, he’ll never get another title match.
* Jeff Hardy defeated Samoa Joe.
* Mr. Anderson defeated Magnus in a Bound for Glory Series match.
* Tito Ortiz cuts a promo that was interrupted by Kurt Angle. Angle says he respects Ortiz. Bully Ray comes out to tell them he respects neither one of them.
* James Storm, Gunner, & ODB defeated Bromance and Mickie James. After the match Gail Kim attacked ODB.
* Kazarian vs. Daniels ended in a double count out.
* Chris Sabin and Kurt Angle defeated Team 3D.
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- Below is the latest episode of The JBL & Cole Show:
- Here’s WWE SummerSlam 1997 in 60 seconds:
