WWE HOF'er Scheduled For Tonight's Raw, Hardcore Holly Book Review, Nitro Pics
– WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair is scheduled for tonight’s Raw emanating from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. – Nolan Howell of SLAM! Wrestling has published a review of former WWE wrestler Bob “Hardcore” Holly’s autobiography, The Hardcore Truth: The Bob Holly Story, scheduled for release April 1. The former WWE Superstar is straightforward in the book.…
WWE's Original Plans For Ric Flair, SmackDown Preview, RAW Pre-Show
– WWE will tape this week’s Main Event & SmackDown shows tonight from Hershey, PA. Advertised for Friday’s SmackDown are an appearance from WWE Champion The Rock, a weightlifting challenge between WrestleMania 29 opponents Ryback & Mark Henry and an appearance by Chris Jericho. The dark match main event will see Randy Orton, Ryback and…
Ryback Hypes WrestleMania & Talks Goldberg Comparisons
Ryback joined 4th & Pain this weekend on 106.7 The Fan, co-hosted by Redskins defensive end Adam Carriker and former wrestling announcer Chuck Carroll. Ryback talked about his forthcoming match with Mark Henry at WrestleMania. When asked, he said he thought he could take him in an arm wrestling contest. As far as the Goldberg…
Paul Bearer's Sons Not Happy With CM Punk & Paul Heyman's RAW Angle
– Michael and Daniel Moody, sons of the late Paul Bearer, were not pleased with CM Punk and Paul Heyman’s antics on RAW, with Heyman dressing up like Paul Bearer and CM Punk dumping ashes (implied to be those of Paul Bearer) on The Undertaker. Michael posted the following message on Facebook last night explaining…
The Rock On The Cover Of WWE 2K14, WWE Training Facility Opening In June
Stephanie McMahon tweeted several newsworthy items this afternoon: – WWE Champion The Rock will be featured on the cover of the upcoming WWE 2K14 video game, due out this fall. – WWE’s new Performance Center training facility near Orlando, Florida is opening in June. – The next WWE Studios film, No One Lives (featuring Brodus…
CM Punk Talks Disappointment In Rock Matches, Working With Heyman, Mic Skills
Below are highlights from CM Punk’s recent appearance on the Busted Open Show on Sirius-XM radio: On working with Paul Heyman: “When they first put us together, I think a lot of people were like, ‘Well, what’s Paul going to do? Punk doesn’t need anybody to talk for him.’ I think just being out there…
CM Punk Injury Update, HBK Driving The Pace Car At Weekend NASCAR Event
– A press release was sent out this week announcing that WWE Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels will be driving the official pace car at Saturday’s NRA 500 NASCAR event: “After a career of driving opponents to the mat in professional wrestling rings with his signature ‘Sweet Chin Music’ finishing move, WWE Hall of Famer…
Kevin Nash & Sean Waltman Lash Out After Being Stiffed By Wrestling Promoter
Top Rope Wrestling Promoter Marvin Ward is under fire after a recent show at Waynesboro High School in Waynesboro, VA where wrestling superstars X-Pac and Kevin Nash say they were never paid for their match against Rock-n-Roll Express. Nash said he plans to contact the Virginia State Athletics Commission with the ultimate goal of insuring…
WrestleMania 29's Economic Impact On New Jersey/New York
NJ.com has published the first details on the economic impact that WrestleMania 29 had on the New York & New Jersey area. WWE is reporting that 140,000 total tickets were sold between WrestleMania 29, the Hall of Fame ceremony, the post-WrestleMania RAW and the four-day AXXESS events. This year’s AXXESS has been named by WWE…
Who Mick Foley Would Want To Wrestle, Hogan Meets with Billy Graham
– WWE Hall of Famer Mick Foley answered fan questions on Twitter over the weekend while waiting to board a flight to the UK. Among the questions answered was on a potential last match, and who he would face: “If I could have done ONE last match @Jack_Fats – it would have been with @CMPunk…