Hollywood megastar Hugh Jackman appeared on ESPN SportsCenter yesterday and was asked by Jonathan Coachman (yes, that Jonathan Coachman) to cut a promo on John Cena.

Take-Two has officially announced that WWE 2K15 will be released on October 28th for Playstation 4, Xbox One, Playstation 3 and Xbox 360.

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It remains to be seen if Take-Two will continue building on the foundation built up by THQ over the years or if they will build a completely new game from the ground up.

Hopefully, we’ll get a first look at WWE 2K15 at the upcoming E3 convention on June 10-12 from Los Angeles, California.

Former WWE & WCW Superstar Bill Goldberg was Jim Ross’ guest on this week’s Ross Report podcast. When asked if he would consider wrestling one more match, Goldberg said he’s open to it if the money is right. He still hits the gym 5 days a week, stays in great shape and would want his young son see him wrestle live at least once.

“My last conversation with WWE brass, which was a while ago, was to the effect of I have a seven-year-old son who would love to see me wrestle and whatever differences we’ve had in the past, if you guys want to make some money and do this again, then I’d then be willing to talk about it. That is my answer.”

When asked who his ideal opponent would be, Goldberg named Brock Lesnar, Triple H and Roman Reigns.

“Hunter and I will always have unfinished business until the day I die,” Goldberg said, regarding to their behind-the-scenes issues from Goldberg’s WWE run over a decade ago.

“Brock and I have unfinished biz in the ring,” a reference to their infamous match at WrestleMania 20.

Goldberg named Roman Reigns due to their mutual backgrounds playing college football in Georgia.

“Whoever it is, I don’t care,” Goldberg said. “As long as it makes sense, then I’m in for it.”

You can listen to the interview below:

– Prior to Tuesday’s WWE Main Event and SmackDown tapings from London, NXT Champion Adrian Neville defeated Sami Zayn.

– The following matches will take place on tonight’s episode of WWE Main Event:

• Cesaro vs. Mark Henry
• R-Truth vs. Damien Sandow
• Naomi vs. Aksana

ROB VAN DAM: Worth Keeping On The WWE Roster? (Editorial)

Monday’s taped episode of WWE RAW from London drew a 2.72 rating with 3.763 million viewers, down significantly from the previous week, which did a 2.88 rating and  4.006 million viewers.

Here’s the hourly viewership breakdown:

• Hour 1: 3.535 million viewers
• Hour 2: 3.903 million viewers
• Hour 2: 3.852 million viewers

WWE taped Friday’s episode of SmackDown this afternoon from the O2 Arena in London, England. Here are the spoiler results:

* SmackDown opens with WWE Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan coming out to a huge pop. Hogan cut a promo about being the host of the show and hyped that the WWE Network is coming to the UK soon.

* Matches announced for later in the show include The Usos vs. Erick Rowan and Luke Harper and Dolph Ziggler vs. Batista in a No DQ match.

* Batista defeated Dolph Ziggler in what was described as a good No DQ match.

* Bo Dallas made his re-debut, defeating Sin Cara in under 4 minutes. He cut a cheesy heel promo before the match and got a lot of heat from the crowd.

* The Wyatt Family came out, with Bray cutting another great promo on John Cena and hyping their upcoming match at Payback.

* Sheamus defeated Alberto Del Rio. Cesaro was on commentary.

* Vickie Guerrero came out to the ring and got a ton of heat. She was quickly interrupted by Adam Rose and the Rosebuds. They all danced to the ring and Adam Rose entered, telling Vickie to be a Rosebud, not lemon.

* The Usos (with John Cena) defeated Roman and Harper (with Bray Wyatt) in a 10 minute match.After the match, the Wyatt Family beat down the Usos and John Cena to end the show.

WWE taped tonight’s episode of Main Event this afternoon from the O2 Arena in London, England. Here are spoiler results:

* Cesaro and Paul Heyman kicked off the show and got a big reaction from the crowd. Heyman was cutting a promo until Mark Henry came out to interrupt him. They set up a match between Cesaro and Henry later in the show.

* Damien Sandow came out dressed as Sherlock Holmes. Sandow defeated R-Truth in what was described as a long, boring match.

* Naomi defeated Aksana. There were a lot of CM Punk chants during the match.

* Cesaro defeated Mark Henry.

– The official WWE website has a new article up featuring current WWE Superstars and WWE Divas naming their favorite wrestlers of all-time. You can check that out at WWE.com.

– The following is the official synopsis for this Thursday’s edition of WWE Legends House on the WWE Network:

“”When the WWE Legends engage a ruthless enemy in a game of live action role play (LARP), their strength as a group is tested.”

The following is the full content listing for WWE’s new “United we Slam: Great American Bash” DVD and Blu-ray set that is scheduled for a July 15th release:

DISC 1

Bringing the Game Up a Level

NWA World Heavyweight Championship Match
Ric Flair vs. Nikita Koloff
Charlotte, NC • July 6, 1985
Exclusive Commentary Provided by Dusty Rhodes & Larry Zbyszko

#1 Contender’s Match for the NWA World Tag Team Championship
Rock N’ Roll Express vs. Arn & Ole Anderson
Greensboro, NC • July 26, 1986
Exclusive Commentary Provided by Dusty Rhodes & Larry Zbyszko

Steel Cage Match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship
Ric Flair vs. Dusty Rhodes
Charlotte, NC • July 26, 1986
Exclusive Commentary Provided by Dusty Rhodes

Victory is Mine!

War Games Match
The Road Warriors, Dusty Rhodes, Nikita Koloff & Paul Ellering vs. Ric Flair, Arn Anderson, Tully Blanchard, Lex Luger & JJ Dillon
Atlanta, GA • July 4, 1987

The Mighty Road Warriors

Sting & Lex Luger vs. Road Warriors
Charlotte, NC • July, 1988
Exclusive Commentary Provided by Dusty Rhodes & Larry Zbyszko

DISC 2

Double Header

NWA World Television Championship Match
Sting vs. The Great Muta
Baltimore, MD • July 23, 1989

NWA World Heavyweight Championship Match
Ric Flair vs. Terry Funk
Baltimore, MD • July 23, 1989

Birth of an Icon

NWA World Heavyweight Championship Match
Ric Flair vs. Sting
Baltimore, MD • July 7, 1990

Steiner Brothers vs. The Fabulous Freebirds
Baltimore, MD • July 7, 1990

Tag Team Turmoil

Quarter Finals Match in the NWA Tag Team Title Tournament
Dustin Rhodes & Barry Windham vs. “Stunning” Steve Austin & Rick Rude
Albany, GA • July 12, 1992

WCW World Heavyweight Championship Match
Sting vs. Vader
Albany, GA • July 12, 1992

DISC 3

Getting Back on Track

Macho Man Randy Savage vs. Ric Flair
Dayton, OH • June 18, 1995

Afraid of Outlaws

WCW Responds to The Outsiders’ Challenge
Baltimore, MD • June 16, 1996

Falls Count Anywhere Match
Diamond Dallas Page vs. Macho Man Randy Savage
Moline, IL • June 15, 1997

Things Only Genies Could Conjure Up

Ultimo Dragon vs. Psicosis
Moline, IL • June 15, 1997

Chavo Guerrero vs. Eddie Guerrero
Baltimore, MD • June 14, 1998

WCW Cruiserweight Championship Match
Dean Malenko vs. Chris Jericho
Baltimore, MD • June 14, 1998

“Rowdy” Roddy Piper & “Macho Man” Randy Savage vs. “Hollywood” Hulk Hogan & Bret “Hit Man” Hart
Baltimore, MD • June 14, 1998

Somebody Call Me an Ambulance!

Ambulance Match
Diamond Dallas Page vs. Mike Awesome
Baltimore, MD • June 11, 2000

WCW World Heavyweight Championship Match
Jeff Jarrett vs. Kevin Nash
Baltimore, MD • June 11, 2000

Ups, Downs, Heartbreaks & Laughter

– WWE Hall Of Famer Mick Foley continues to put over Adam Rose. In a recent tweet posted on his official Twitter account, Foley wrote the following:

I'll sign the legends deal if I get my own Santa figure & a spot on the @WWEAdamRose #ExoticExpress. Call me @WWE – make it happen! #RAW

— Mick Foley (@realmickfoley) May 20, 2014

– Speaking of WWE Hall Of Famers and Twitter, Hulk Hogan recently tweeted the following, revealing his role for this week’s WWE SmackDown, which is being taped this afternoon in London, England:

I am hosting SMACKDOWN at the 02 in the UK and the WWE Universe HULKAMANIACS are going to blow the roof off the 02 tonight brother HH

— Hulk Hogan (@HulkHogan) May 20, 2014

Wizard World issued the following today:

Superstar John Cena® Heads Five WWE® Standouts To Attend Wizard World Chicago Comic Con, Aug. 21-23

WWE® Superstars John Cena®, Batista™ and Bray Wyatt™, WWE® Hall of Famer Bruno Sammartino™ and WWE® Diva Paige™ will attend Wizard World Chicago Comic Con, Aug. 21-23 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Ill. Special VIP packages now available.

Wizard World today announced WWE Superstars John Cena, Batista and Bray Wyatt, WWE Hall of Famer Bruno Sammartino, and WWE Diva Paige are scheduled to greet fans, sign autographs and pose for photo ops at its biggest and longest running event, Wizard World Chicago Comic Con on August 21-22-23 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center.

Cena will appear on Thursday, Aug. 21, from 3:30-7:30 p.m.; Bray Wyatt and Paige will attend on Friday, Aug. 22, from 3:30-6:30 p.m.; Sammartino is scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 23 from 11 a.m.-2 p.m., and Batista is slated for Saturday from 2-5:15 p.m. followed by a Guardians of the Galaxy panel at 5:15 p.m. Tickets for all events are extremely limited.

“Coming back to Chicago is a great thrill for me,” says Cena. “The fans here have always been good to me, and I really enjoy all my Wizard World appearances.”

“It is so great to meet not only the WWE Universe, but also fans of Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy,” says Batista (Dave Bautista). “I’m really excited to be joining my co-stars Karen Gillan and Michael Rooker at Wizard World for our Guardians of the Galaxy panel just weeks after the US debut.”

“I had so many great matches in Chicago during my Hall of Fame career, it’s such a thrill to be going back,” says Sammartino. “It’s great to relive these wonderful memories with the WWE Universe here in Chicago.”

In addition to the five WWE stars, top celebrities scheduled to attend Wizard World Chicago Comic Con include David Boreanaz (“Bones,” “Angel”), Matt Smith (“Doctor Who”), Karen Gillan (“Doctor Who,” Guardians of the Galaxy), Anthony Mackie (Captain America: Winter Soldier), Norman Reedus (“The Walking Dead,” Boondock Saints) and many more.

It is the 10th of 16 events in the 2014 series produced by Wizard World, Inc. (OTCBB: WIZD) and will also feature a top-drawer collection of well-known comics artists and writers and a variety of activities, exhibitors and special attractions. Wizard World Chicago Comic Con show hours are Thursday, August 21, 3-8 p.m.; Friday, August 22, noon-7 p.m.; Saturday, August 23, 10 a.m.-7 p.m., Sunday, August 24, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

The following press release was issued today:

MX Digital Partners with Traffic Generation (Traffgen) to Enter Multi-Billion Dollar Worldwide Market of Social Casino Gaming

LOS ANGELES, May 20, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — MX Digital, the leading US-based developer and distributor of worldwide branded-online-gambling games with distribution in 26 countries, has signed an unprecedented deal with Traffic Generation (Traffgen) to bring waged games to the social casino space. The company, which designs, produces, and distributes branded global entertainment for broadcasters, brands, and intellectual properties, will provide exclusive branded slots games including David Hasselhoff, Blues Brothers, Hulk Hogan, James Dean, as well as other celebrity branded themed games from their catalog to the social media marketplace.

Ted Lanes, CFO, MX Digital says, “Our recent success and growth in the international waged sector combined with our portfolio of gaming with the biggest names in social media, makes the expansion to social gaming truly exciting. Social casino gaming is currently a $1.7 billion industry and some have predicted it will be as big as $7 billion in a few years. MX Digital definitely plans to be at the forefront with our continued role out of games featuring iconic entertainment figures.”

Traffgen CEO Andy Caras-Altas said, “We are very excited to be working with branded content in the social space as it provides an opportunity to leverage the large social media following associated with these brands. Hulk Hogan, for example, has over two million fans on facebook and over a million on Twitter. We believe there is a great deal of potential in leveraging international brands. The ability to have a conversation with the players will help virality and thereby help to build the social following. Conventional social casinos find it hard to build this virality and we hope that this will drive acquisition in a fundamentally different way for MX Digital. The end result can be to make the most of the social nature of Facebook and to drive traffic more cost effectively.”

MX Digital will now join other leading companies including Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc., IGT’s Double Down Casino, Zynga, Wynn Interactive, Foxwoods Interactive and Foxwoods Development Company, with others in the social gaming space.

About MX Digital:
MX Digital is a leading US-based developer and distributor of branded-online-gambling games, with distribution in 26 countries. As industry leaders in game marketing and promotion, MX Digital designs, produces and distributes premium entertainment for broadcasters, brands and intellectual properties. MX Digital has designed, produced, and distributed game content to the largest international game platforms in the US, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean. The ongoing goal: creating games around these brands while delivering recurring revenue and brand-extension. Key management and shareholders include Matias Montero (Product Development), Ike McFadden (Commercial Director), Ted Lanes (CFO), Eric Bischoff and Bischoff Hervey Entertainment Television (BHE TV). MX Digital is based in Los Angeles and is represented by Creative Artists Agency (CAA). More information about MX Digital can be found at www.mx-digital.com.

About BHE:
Founded by partners Eric Bischoff and Jason Hervey, BHE TV is a turn-key company specializing in the creation and production of television content operating in Burbank, CA and at Paramount Pictures in Hollywood, CA. BHE has created, developed, and produced both television pilots and series for NBC, VH-1, CMT, A&E, E!, Discovery, Nickelodeon, History Channel, Tru TV, ABC Family, FOX Sports, TNT, TBS, Fuse, ABC, WE, Spike, & Playboy TV. Currently, BHE produces hit series, including: The Devils Ride (Discovery Channel), See Dad Run (Nickelodeon) and Hardcore Pawn: Chicago (TruTV).

About Traffgen:
Traffgen is at the heart of gaming convergence, providing data analytics and marketing technology and services to clients spanning the social, online and land-based casino sectors. Traffgen’s unique convergence platform, The Hub, consolidates raw customer data from multiple verticals to provide a valuable single player view. Its detailed reporting and powerful marketing systems empower gaming companies to implement effective player engagement, retention and development strategies to increase business-wide monetization rates. To find out more about The Hub, please visit http://www.traffgen.com/the-hub/.

Ademi & O’Reilly, LLP issued a press release announcing that they are investigating WWE for potential securities fraud claims, “Specifically, WWE’s statements that it would double the value of its domestic contracts for its two most popular shows, Monday Night Raw and Friday Night Smackdown, and that the prospects for its recently launched streaming video network were strong were false and misleading.”

Check out the full release below:

“We are investigating possible securities fraud claims against World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. resulting from inaccurate statements WWE made regarding its business practices, financial statements and prospects.

Our investigation focuses on the extent to which WWE issued false and misleading statements regarding its business practices, financial statements, past and future business performance and prospects. Specifically, WWE’s statements that it would double the value of its domestic contracts for its two most popular shows, Monday Night Raw and Friday Night Smackdown, and that the prospects for its recently launched streaming video network were strong were false and misleading.”

The following are highlights of the latest Jim Ross blog:

On The Wyatt Family: “When the audience is encouraged to sing along to a supposed villain’s singing of a spiritual hymn and the antagonist also uses Mick Foley’s ‘cheap pop’ line of mentioning the city from which the show is emanating, those matters are not helping the talent become a ‘hated’ performer. Perhaps that’s the idea….perhaps the end game will be that Bray Wyatt isn’t a villain but Harper and Rowan might be. I have a crazy storyline idea on the new Ross Report Podcast that drops today (Tuesday) at 6 pm Pacific time at podcastone.com featuring @Goldberg. Check it out.”

On John Cena: “At the end of the night not one fan favorite came to John Cena’s aid as he was being beat like a Government Mule by three men. The humanity of it all. One would assume that at least one ‘good guy’ would wonder out to the stage in an attempt to ‘do right’ if not to only get beaten by the three, bearded, disenfranchised Duck Dynasty gone bad Swamp People. (I watch too much TV.)”

On Paige losing in London: “I wasn’t shocked whatsoever that Paige lost on TV in her home country and neither should anyone else who’s been alive for more than a few hours. Obviously, just as I did, WWE liked what they saw last week with Alicia Fox and wanted Alicia to get an impactful win and beating Norwich, England’s own Paige was the solution that was used. If you think about it long enough, it’s not bad casting. Hey, we’ve all seen worse.”

Check out the complete blog at JRsBarBQ.com. You can also order JR’s Bar-B-Q products online at WWEShop.com.

As previously reported, WWE stock plummeted recently after news of the company’s new deal with NBCUniversal was announced.

Several mainstream media outlets have picked up the story, almost all of which are using the headline that Vince McMahon lost $350 million in one day.

You can check out some coverage of the story, which is trending worldwide on Facebook and Twitter today, at the following links:

– Forbes.com

– MSN.com

– Yahoo! News

– The Sacramento Bee

– ThePostGame.com

– NESN.com

Last summer, Mr. Monday Night made his triumphant return to the WWE at Money in the Bank. Since returning, Rob Van Dam has unsuccessfully challenged for the World Heavyweight Championship against Alberto Del Rio and will fight Bad News Barrett for the Intercontinental Championship at Payback.

RVD has wrestled a part-time schedule since returning and has been involved in few meaningful feuds. He obviously isn’t getting any younger, and with a part-time schedule and diminishing skill in the ring, is Rob Van Dam really worth keeping around at this point in his career?

The case for RVD: Despite not being as versatile as he once was in the ring, RVD can still perform moves that many superstars could only dream of pulling off (the Van Terminator against Del Rio at Night of Champions is just one example).

It is refreshing to see a Van Terminator in the PG era.

His part-time schedule also means that he is not overexposed. He still gets a decent pop each time he performs, even if he is probably not as popular as in years past, and his limited schedule will ensure that fans do not grow tired of him quickly.

However, his biggest selling point is that he is putting younger guys over. Whereas some part-time superstars demand a large contract and complete creative control over their character, RVD is much like Chris Jericho in that he is willing to work a part-time schedule while largely putting over the younger talent.

Fans saw RVD put over Del Rio this past fall and will likely see him do the same against Bad News Barrett at Payback. His act is still fresh, and as long as he continues to put over the next generation, there is no reason to not have him appear occasionally.

WWE Hall of Famer Scott Hall missed an appearance at a Big Time Wrestling event in California due to ‘personal issues.’ Hall tweeted about the situation, noting that he had been dealing with “medical problems” and thanked fans for their support.

During a recent interview with Wrestling Inc., Hall’s longtime friend Diamond Dallas Page commented on what might have triggered Hall returning to a dark place:

“I think the [Ultimate] Warrior passing affected a lot of people,” DDP said. “I know Scott and Jake had great discussions with him. Both of them were supposed to work with Warrior at sometime and didn’t. Scott was supposed to tag with [Ric] Flair at Survivor Series and that was around the time Warrior ended up leaving. Jake was doing all those vignettes and that didn’t work out either. Jake held onto that anger until they talked. Scott will never put himself out there as the poster boy for being cured. He’s thinking he could fall today. He only lives a mile from me, which was his design, and sometimes he’ll just come by. I am a foundation of positive energy because the other way sucks. You need to figure out how to pull yourself up again.”

Jake Snake Roberts also appeared on last week’s Piper’s Pit podcast and noted that Hall had “slipped up” and he was praying for him.

– Stephanie McMahon’s in-ring segment that aired on Monday’s RAW from London was heavily edited. According to several live reports that we got from fans, she was completely drowned out by CM Punk chants at one point. Several of the matches were also heavily edited.

– Sunday’s episode of WWE Total Divas on the E! network drew 1.313 million viewers and a 0.6 rating in the 18-49 demographic. This is up from the previous week.

– WWE Diva Eva Marie is ranked #83 on this year’s 2014 Maxim Hot 100 list. They wrote about her:

“This professional wrestler and fashion model pins down viewers on E!’s series Total Divas. She says a little prayer each time she wrestles, she’s a fan of the Kardashian clan, and insists that being a Diva is a 24/7 job.”

WWE legend Mick Foley posted the following on his Facebook page on Monday night, questioning whether top company executives should be portraying evil characters on television:

A SERIOUS QUESTION FOR WWE 

“I swear, I’m not posting this right after WWE Monday Night Raw to be a smart alec, a trouble-maker or to create drama. But, could it be – following the precipitous tumble of WWE stock, that having real life WWE Chief Operating Officer Paul Levesque and Chief Brand Officer Stephanie McMahon performing simultaneous duties as the on-air “Authority” is simply not best for business.

No matter where I might go, what I might say, and what type of home appliance WWE decisions may occasionally cause me to break, World Wrestling Entertainment is a GREAT company – a company that managed to post record profits during the worst economic downturn in a generation. I just bought stock myself – some I’m putting money where my mouth is here. I’ve heard from reliable sources that the WWE Network hasn’t yet met its initial goals, and that the recent TV deal signed with USA Network wasn’t as lucrative as investors had hoped. But there has to be something more – probably alot of little things. Might one of those things be the blurred line between the real life McMahon-Levesques and the characters of Triple H – WWE Universe and Stephanie McMahon – WWE they portray?

I vividly recall Vince McMahon looking at me like I was legitimately insane in 2007 when I told him I didn’t think the WWE Universe (I actually called them “fans”) made the distinction between Vince McMahon, the face of WWE, and “Mr McMahon” who, at the time, as a TV personality, has presumably been blown to smithereens in a televised exploding limousine incident.

Likewise, I’m not sure that everyone “gets” that Paul Levesque and Stephanie McMahon are definitely seasoned and intelligent business people who simultaneously portray horrible bosses as on-air authority figures. The lines are awfully blurry – and while most fans seem to understand that the real life Stephanie is that legitimately kind, caring soul we see on “Raw” as the face of the “Be a Star” campaign, and other positive endeavors that the company is involved in – she can be awfully convincing when she has that mic in her hand, and is dressing down, maligning…and occasionally slapping the dog poop out of WWE talent. Personally, I think Steph has been simply sensational as a character this year – but I’m not sure everyone “gets” that she’s essentially a really nice person, doing a really good job of being really, really bad.

Look, I don’t have all the answers, and there are probably far more factors at play than I am capable of understanding. But maybe, just maybe, having investors watch the Chief Operating Officer of a billion dollar company (past tense) kick the dog poop out of a hand-cuffed employee (or Independent contractor) is not best for business as far as Wall Street is concerned.”

Hulk Hogan and Stephanie McMahon took part in fan Q&A session for the UK’s Mirror.co.uk on Monday. Here are some highlights:

– Hogan said it’s great to be back home with WWE and he’s excited to be back in front of his great fans in the UK.

– Stephanie was asked if she’d be interested in wrestling Brie Bella. She said it’s a “wait and see” situation, but she’s always training and is physically up to it.

– Hogan named John Cena as his favorite WWE Superstar because he is the workhorse of this generation. He’s also a fan of Daniel Bryan.

– Stephanie said her favorite part of her job is interacting with fans, who constantly inspire her.

– Hogan said he does not have any movie roles lined up, but was recently in talks with Ron Howard about a movie about his career. He added that he and his wife have turned down offers to star in a new reality TV show about their life together.

– Stephanie said they are “in discussions” about how to bring a future WrestleMania event to the UK.

– They both spoke about The Ultimate Warrior. Stephanie said she’s so happy he was able to return home to WWE before he passed, which gave him closure and the recognition he deserved by entering the WWE Hall of Fame. It’s tragic he’s no longer here, but everyone has wonderful memories of him from WrestleMania XXX weekend in New Orleans.

– Stephanie was asked about her first impression of Triple H. She said she was in college watching DX on RAW and she was intrigued by them. She joked that she might get in trouble for saying this – but she did wonder if Shawn Michaels and Triple H were more than “just good friends.”  When she met Triple H, she fell in love.

– She said honesty and communication are the keys to a successful marriage.

– Stephanie would be proud and honored if her daughters worked for WWE one day, but that’s totally up to them.

– Hogan was asked if he could be WWE Champion again and he joked that he would be a great Geritol Wheelchair Champion.

Sexy Bikini Photos Of WWE Divas Champion Paige

WWE Divas Champion Paige recently spoke to Digital Spy to promote WWE’s ongoing international tour. Here are some highlights of what he said about:

AJ Lee’s Eventual Return: “If she does come, great! I can’t wait, because then it gives me more competition and I know she’s going to be coming straight after me. She’s going to be full of anger and she’s going to be better than ever. The girls so far have given me a great fight. Alicia Fox on Raw the other day really, really stuck it to me! But I still came out victorious. Tamina’s always been very dominating so I’ve really had a good run so far – so I look forward to AJ one day.”

How NXT Has Revolutionized WWE: “NXT as a whole is fantastic. When I first started we didn’t have the TV. We had to try and start again and build our brand and no-one really knew us. We were doing the live events and training every day. When Triple H took it over and made it his baby he really, really jumpstarted it for us. I got a large fanbase just from NXT itself. It’s an amazing brand. NXT’s really, really helping. Everyone really enjoys it. It’s a really short show and it’s full of wrestling and people love the wrestling side of things too. They get what they want on Raw, they get what they want on NXT. I think it helps having NXT – you get to see the young talent before they come up here – it’s great for everyone.”

Emma’s Transition To WWE: “Emma is incredible, first of all. I really enjoyed every single match I had with her and she deserves everything that she’s getting so far. She’s really, really working hard – she’s definitely a workhorse. She’s just really happy. People have seen what she can do but not what she’s so freaking fantastic at. It’s good that people are seeing it bit by bit. If we just saw it all in our face already, people are going to get tired quickly. The way she’s growing at the minute, she’s doing great. You haven’t seen the best of her yet, definitely not.”

Her Dream Opponent:  “Non-wrestlers, it’d be [UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion] Ronda Rousey, because she’s a badass and she’s a big wrestling fan anyway. Wrestling-wise I’ve wrestled a lot of the girls that I’ve really wanted to, like Natalya and Emma. I’d love to wrestle Lita, and Bull Nakano is one of my big inspirations.”

Credit to Reddit user /r/Chipsticks for this live report of what happened after Monday’s episode of WWE RAW from London:

So RAW ended with the Wyatts laying out Cena on the ramp, and Bray brought the Family back to the ring. He said because we’re in London he had something special for us, and offered an open challenge to the lockeroom.

The Shield music hits and the crowd loses their shit, and the hounds proceed to clear the ring and giving Rowan a triple-powerbomb.

I thought it was over but then Bad News Barrett comes to the ring and delivers a standard hometown promo, and bigs up Paige and Adrian Neville.

Steph then comes out and tells Barrett that RAW is over and keeps shutting off the lights and Barrets mic but it doesn’t stop him as he eventually gets a live mic.

HHH then comes out telling Barrett to do what his wife said, at which point Adam Rose comes out to a HUGE pop (he was incredibly over tonight) and calls HHH out for being a lemon. We all chant “you’re a lemon” and “CM Punk” at him which aggravated HHH, causing him to enter the ring, only to be met by a bullhammer elbow sending the crowd wild.

Adam Rose’s music played as the two left and there were hordes of people outside the arena and on the train going NUTS with the Rose catchphrase and song.

Biggest pops of the night: 1. Bad news, of course 2. Daniel Bryans music 3. The Shield answering the Wyatts 4. Wyatts 5. Union Jacks! 6. Big Show/Dolph

Biggest heat: 1. Steph 2. Evolution 3. Cena, honestly 4. Rusev and Lana

– It was announced on this week’s edition of WWE RAW, which was a taped show from the O2 Arena in London, England, that the headline match on this week’s edition of WWE Main Event, which airs live on the WWE Network on Tuesday night, will be Mark Henry vs. Cesaro.

– WWE revealed the ten most-watched shows on the WWE Network last week on RAW on Monday night. Below is a look at the latest top-ten:

1. WWE Main Event
2. WWE Slam City
3. WWE Legends House
4. RAW Pre-show
5. Extreme Rules 2014
6. WWE NXT
7. RAW Backstage Pass
8. WrestleMania Rewind
9. WrestleMania XXX
10. WWE Countdown

Following Monday’s taped edition of WWE RAW in London, England, here is your updated lineup for the WWE Payback pay-per-view, which takes place on Sunday, June 1st. It should be noted that not all of these matches have been officially announced yet, although are all planned for the PPV.

No Holds Barred Elimination Match
– The Shield vs. Evolution

Last Man Standing Match
– Bray Wyatt vs. John Cena

WWE Intercontinental Championship
– Bad News Barrett (c) vs. Rob Van Dam

WWE United States Championship
– Sheamus (c) vs. Cesaro

– Adam Rose vs. Jack Swagger

The Friday, May 16th edition of WWE SmackDown on the SyFy Network scored a final cable rating of 1.77, which was actually up compared to the 1.69 final draw that the show delivered the previous week.

Friday’s edition of SmackDown averaged 2.485 million viewers, which was also an increase as compared to the average of 2.276 million viewers who tuned into the show last week.