WWE Hall Of Famer “Stone Cold” Steve Austin appeared on ESPN’s “College GameDay” today in Arlington, Texas.

“The Rattlesnake” arrived in his trademark four-wheeler, had a beer bash with fans and then picked the winners for today’s college football games.

Above is a quick video of Austin’s beer-bash in Arlington.

As previously reported, Jake Roberts’ lawyer, manager and roommate, Kyle Magee issued a letter to Bill Apter to describe in detail everything that happened with Roberts this week.

Below is the full letter that Magee sent to Apter:

Bill –

Thank you for helping me out and getting the truth about this situation to the public.

For those that do not know, I am Jake’s attorney and manager, but more importantly his very dear friend and roommate. The truth about the current situation is as follows: Jake has been under the weather for at least a week, may be closer to two weeks, and was told he had the flu and was run down from his travel schedule. Despite not feeling well, Jake made a point to make a show for our very good friend, Sinn Bohdi, in Las Vegas. On that flight, Jake experienced extreme chest tightness and trouble breathing. Upon landing in Las Vegas, he was rushed to the hospital where we learned he had pneumonia in both lungs and had frighteningly little lung function. He is being aggressively treated for that now.

During his testing, the doctors also noticed an abnormality in his brain. The initial diagnosis is that this is from his time taking bumps as a wrestler, but Jake has a neurologist who is investigating. At this point, Jake’s condition is not known completely. It will take some time to find out the answers. However, to clear up a few rumors, Jake did not pass out on the plane. He was alert and awake while notifying the flight attendants of his pain and shortness of breath. Jake was induced to a “coma-like” state in order to effectively treat the pneumonia. Jake has not been completely alert until now due to that treatment. Drugs or alcohol have no bearing on this event despite the internet rumors. Jake was doing great and received a clean bill of health on his PET scan after his leg cancer procedure in May. Hopefully that is still the case now.

To the many supporters, thank you very much from Jake’s team and family. Jake is awake and alert now. It will be his decision when to update the public from this point forward. We appreciate your respect for our privacy.

Kyle P. Magee, Esq.

The Magee Law Firm

According to Kyle Magee, the lawyer, manager and roommate of Jake Roberts, the mass discovered in Roberts’ head during testing this weekend was described as a brain abnormality.

Magee issued a letter to Bill Apter where he theorized that the brain abnormality is the result of Roberts taking a career worth of bumps as a pro wrestler.

It was revealed that despite the initial reports, Roberts was not unconscious on the airplane, however he was in severe pain and was suffering from shortness of breath. Roberts reportedly informed the flight attendants of his condition and as a result, was immediately rushed to the hospital and put in an induced coma.

In the letter written by Magee, he noted that Roberts had been sick for at least a week, however he wanted to work Sinn Bodhi’s wrestling event in Las Vegas on Friday.

It was said that during the flight to Vegas, Roberts was in severe pain with his chest tightening, that he was having trouble breathing and was found to have very limited functioning of his lungs due to double pneumonia.

UPDATE: You can read the full letter from Magee to Apter regarding Jake Roberts at the following link: Full Letter From Jake Roberts’ Manager Regarding His Health Condition

– Below is episode one of IGN’s “The Making of WWE 2K15.”

– As noted, Brock Lesnar is included in the local advertisements for the SmackDown taping on October 21st, however WWE claims the advertisements are incorrect. Below is the local commercial, courtesy of the INTRUST Bank Arena in Wichita, Kansas, that promotes Lesnar as appearing on the show.

http://youtu.be/bpifm2rnyRY

WWE has confirmed the rumored WWE United States Championship match between Sheamus and Cesaro for the Night Of Champions pay-per-view on September 21st. Cesaro became the number one contender by defeating Rob Van Dam on Monday’s edition of RAW.

As of right now, the only other confirmed match for Night Of Champions is the WWE World Heavyweight Championship rematch between Brock Lesnar and John Cena.

Jim Varsallone of The Miami Herald has added several new videos from the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida to his official YouTube channel. Below are a few of them.

Trainer/Producer Sara Amato at WWE Performance Center 2014

“Sara Amato is breaking ground in sports entertainment as the first female trainer in WWE. A world-renowned wrestler who traveled the globe for more than a decade as Sara Del Rey, Amato trains the women at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando. She is molding and shaping them into NXT’s Divas with the ultimate goal for them to become successful WWE Divas. Hard working, professional, talented, tough and beautiful, Amato could have focused on being the next WWE Diva but opted to train aspiring WWE Divas.”

Charlotte, Sara Amato, NXT Divas at WWE Performance Center 2014

“NXT Divas champ Charlotte works out with other developmental talent at the state-of-the-art WWE Performance Center in Orlando. They are the future of WWE’s Divas Division, being trained by Sara Amato (former wrestler Sara Del Rey), the first female trainer in WWE. She is preparing the lovely and talented ensemble for sports entertainment via NXT shows that are featured on WWE Network.”

Nick Dinsmore, NXT Superstars at WWE Performance Center 2014

“WWE developmental talent work on their in-ring entrance at the state-of-the-art WWE Performance Center in Orlando. Nick Dinsmore (former WWE superstar Eugene) is one of the trainers as part of a Dream Team of coaches, trainers, producers and staff at the center. He helps establish and transition today’s NXT superstars into the company’s sports entertainment genre via NXT shows on WWE Network from Full Sail Live at Full Sail University in Winter Park, near Orlando.”

NXT Corey Graves at WWE Performance Center 2014

“NXT superstar Corey Graves is a solid talent on the roster. Don’t let this long-time wrestling fan go under the rader. He’s worked well against members of The Shield, Bray Wyatt & The Wyatt Family and Adrian Neville. A former NXT tag team champion, Graves has an edgy look, complete with plenty of tattoos. Willing to learn all facets of the business, he is an alum of the Funkin Conservatory under the guidance of WWE Hall of Famer Dory Funk Jr. in (Central Florida) Ocala.”

– The official WWE website has a new interview up with NXT wrestler Bull Dempsey, who will take on Mojo Rawley at the upcoming NXT Takeover 2 live special on the WWE Network. You can check out the interview at WWE.com.

– Below is a new double-interview with WWE Hall Of Famer Bruno Sammartino and TNA star Kurt Angle.

– Former WWE Tough Enough contestant AJ Kirsch, who appeared on the most recent season hosted by “Stone Cold” Steve Austin, has been announced as a cast member for the new reality television show, “Dating Naked.” Kirsch mentioned on the show that he was a pro wrestler and he ended up finding love.

– RF Video announced today that they are conducting a rare shoot interview with former WCW President Eric Bischoff. Apparently RF Video has been attempting to book Bischoff for a shoot interview for over a decade, so it should be a pretty interesting interview when it becomes available.

TNA issued the following earlier today …

TNA Wrestling’s Bound for Glory Pay-Per-View

Korakuen Hall
Tokyo Japan

First Names Announced for Bound For Glory! Tickets on Sale This Weekend!

One of TNA’s most anticipated events of the year is just around the corner! Bound For Glory will take place on October 12 at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo!

Tickets go on sale THIS WEEKEND at the Korakuen Hall Box Office during the scheduled show from Wrestle-1!

Additionally, the following names have been announced for the event:

MVP
Samoa Joe
James Storm
The Great Sanada
EC3
Abyss
Davey Richards
Eddie Edwards
Bram
Manik
And more to be announced soon!

Plus Team 3D will be inducted into the TNA Hall of Fame

For the first time ever, TNA broadcasts from the Land of the Rising Sun! Get your tickets this weekend and don’t miss Bound For Glory on Pay-Per-View on October 12!

The latest on the condition of WWE Hall Of Famer Jake “The Snake” Roberts is that he is conscious and fully coherent and is moving to a different hospital in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Diamond Dallas Page noted that Roberts’ condition is stable, he’s coherent, talkative and a little grumpy.

The reason Roberts is changing hospitals is because the pneumonia and fluid has spread from his lungs to other organs in his body and the new hospital is apparently better equipped for his condition.

There hasn’t been many updates regarding the condition of Jake “The Snake” Roberts since he was hospitalized in Las Vegas earlier this week.

As noted, Roberts fell unconscious during an airplane flight to a wrestling event that he was scheduled to attend, and that he may be dealing with double pneumonia.

It’s worth noting, however, that Roberts has regained consciousness, as he has been having conversations with friends in the hospital.

After much hype and anticipation, the new The Monday Night War program finally hit the WWE Network this past week. Thus far, the original pilot episode that aired a few weeks back and two new episodes are available for streaming on the Network.

After announcing the launch of the WWE Network, this program was probably the most hyped original piece of programming to hit the Network. In fact, they purposely saved it in order to entice the initial round of subscribers to stick around for another six months.

The second episode of the series was very similar to the nWo DVD that was released a few years back.

So, after all of the hype and build for the newest WWE original series, was it worth the wait? After flying through the first three episodes, unfortunately it does not seem to add much to the Monday Night War discussion.

There are a few shortcomings that are immediately apparent. Most importantly, it seems to gloss over an entire era in just under an hour. The first episode was off to a great start, with Ted Turner’s acquisition of WCW serving as an adequate launching point. It was a quality pilot for the series and it was expected that the company would take a slow, in-depth look at the era.

However, episodes two and three of the series quickly took the wind out of the sails. The nWo episode, while entertaining, provided nothing that was not already available on the nWo DVD that was released a few years back. In fact, nearly all of the commentary that was featured on the Monday Night War episode was directly lifted from that release.

The same held true for the third episode, which discussed the Attitude Era. Instead of offering a fresh perspective, it basically took the same approach as the DVD box set that was released a few years back. This episode also relied on commentary that is many years old.

My question after watching the first three episodes is simple: Where do they go from here? At the end of episode three, they were already to the end of the Attitude Era and discussed the acquisition of WCW, basically glossing over the entire feud in a little less than an hour.

Above is a new teaser clip for episode one of season three of WWE Total Divas, which premieres next Sunday night, September 7th at 9pm EST. on E!. The clip features the returning Rosa Mendes talking with Natalya backstage at a WWE event.

The official synopsis for episode one of this season of Total Divas reads as follows:

“Season 3 begins with Nikki planning her future without her current boyfriend John Cena; at the same time, life turns topsy-turvy for Eva when she’s forced to choose between family and her husband; and tensions are high when a former Diva returns to the roster, revealing a dark secret.”

The following are highlights of a new Journal Star interview with R-Truth:

On a shoulder injury he is dealing with: “We take some devastating hits out there. A lot of times we’re out there injured. I’m injured now. I’m about 80-85 percent. I hurt my shoulder. But, as they say, the show must go on. So I’m out there.”

On his career highlight: “Getting the WWF contract, the WWE contract, just coming here. My highlight is being able to do all I want to do. You can’t pick one thing. I’m working for the biggest company there is, doing what I want to do. I’ve lived the dream. I’ve accomplished the goal.”

Check out the complete interview at JournalStar.com.

– As noted, former “Saved By The Bell” star Dennis Haskins, better known as “Mr. Belding,” was backstage at WWE RAW this past Monday night. While at the show, he taped some footage for the latest edition of the JBL & Cole Show, which you can check out below.

– WWE added the latest edition of their “Unseen Photos” monthly feature for August to their official website. Joey Styles, who runs WWE.com, tweeted the following link to the feature on his official Twitter account.

Monthly unseen @WWE photos http://t.co/hMXrszJiCX @HulkHogan @HeelZiggler @NatByNature @SashaBanksWWE @AliciaFoxy @Goldust @StardustWWE

— Joey Styles (@JoeyStyles) August 29, 2014

– WWE Hall Of Famer Hulk Hogan recently appeared on The Roz And Mocha Show for an interview. During the discussion, “The Hulkster” was asked about fellow WWE Hall Of Famer “Stone Cold” Steve Austin, who he called a “constant bitch.” You can check out audio of the interview at Kiss925.com.

– The following are some clips from matches on this week’s edition of WWE Superstars.

The following are highlights of a recent online Q&A update by WWE Hall Of Famer Jim Ross:

On how he would run TNA: “No reason to comment on TNA as I’ve made myself clear that I have no desire to return pro wrestling full time much less take over rebuilding a company.”

On the Vince McMahon is dead/limo storyline: “Wasn’t a fan of the storyline with or without the tragic Benoit component. The storyline was totally unbelieveale.”

On how to make RAW and SmackDown feel more different: “There are many obvious albeit subtle things WWE could do to economically change the look of Smackdown vs. RAW. The shows sounding different is a major, positive change. Using different colors on ring posts, mat cover, etc all would help. EZ fixes all.”

Check out more of JR’s online Q&A at his official website, JRsBarBQ.com. You can also order JR’s Bar-B-Q products online at WWEShop.com.

Earlier this week, WWE debuted the first episode of their new animated series on their official website and YouTube called “Cheap Pops.” The episode has since been removed from both sites.

The show was produced by LowBrow Studios, which is a company that creates animated content for the internet and television. Mike Parker, the creative director of the company claims that the episode had to be removed “super fast.”

“Welp. I don’t know any details, but WWE had to take Cheap Pops down super fast,” Parker wrote on Facebook. “It was doing great, thanks for all the shares…but yeah. We’ll see what happens!”

The series, which was dubbed “THE MOST ABSURD WWE SERIES EVER,” featured Kane getting a makeover, Brock Lesnar going hunting and former WWE character Adam Bomb visiting the doctor.

The following are highlights of a new Alternative Nation interview with Hornswoggle:

On a backstage conversation he had with The Rock: “I told him, ‘I met you backstage the night you came back in [Anaheim], when you were revealed as the guest host for WrestleMania, and you thought I was a Make a Wish kid. You tapped me on the shoulder and said, ‘Did you have a good time tonight buddy?’ Then you walked off and you realized it, then you said to Big Show, ‘Hornswoggle thinks I thought he was a Make a Wish kid, and I did think he was.’”

On the Vince McMahon son angle: “I did that for about three months, where I was his son, maybe longer, and there were days in the beginning where I would go, ‘Oh my god, I’m working with the most powerful man in wrestling.’ Then I realized that he’s joking around, he’s playing ribs on guys more than I am. You just realize that he is this billionaire, but still just loves this business. When it comes to wrestling, I use that word instead of sports entertainment, I use wrestling all the time, because I am a wrestling fan. CM Punk once said this is still wrestling to us, this isn’t sports entertainment to us, because we grew up on wrestling.”

On Finlay: “My old buddy, my ‘Dad’ Dave Finlay. He’s still working backstage as an agent and producer, and he has helped me more than anybody else in this company. He has gone to bat for me more times that he probably wanted to, and that’s because he literally cares about me as a son.”

Check out the complete interview at AlternativeNation.net.

The following are highlights of a new CBS Atlanta interview with Bill Goldberg:

Will Sting wrestle in WWE?: “You never know what WWE is doing. You never know what any of these guys are doing. You don’t know if they’re publicizing it to ramp up for an in-ring return or an appearance of if they’re just hinting at it so that they can sell more video games. You just never know.”

What wrestling appearance he’ll make (mostly signings): “I obviously look at the roster before I choose to attend one of these, which plays a huge role in whether I do it or not. For the most part it’s a good time.”

Tony Stewart situation: “It’s a tragedy on both sides. Nobody knows what happened. Nobody knows what’s in Tony’s mind. Everybody knows his past as far as his aggressive driving and his willingness to trade paint, which is what NASCAR is all about. … I think the only fault of Tony in this situation is being part of the group of guys the last 20 years that have shown their emotion on television and have been allowed to get out of their cars and do whatever it is they have done. They set bad examples for kids like (Kevin) Ward. … I just don’t think it’s within the realm of possibility that Tony Stewart could run somebody down. There’s zero validity to that.”

Check out the complete interview at CBSLocal.com.

As noted earlier this week, Daniel Bryan was pulled from the advertising for WWE’s upcoming European tour. It had been noted that Bryan would not be wrestling on the shows, which begin in November, however he would appear and cut an in-ring promo or get involved in some sort of non-physical segment.

For what it’s worth, a WWE source claimed that if Bryan wasn’t going to be able to appear on the tour, he would be pulled from the advertising, which is exactly what happened earlier this week.

The fact that Bryan was pulled from the tour could be a sign that he has received the update he has been waiting on regarding whether or not he will need another surgery. However, that is strictly a rumor at this point.

WWE executive Stephanie McMahon wrote an editorial feature for the Huffington Post regarding Connor Michalek, the late young WWE fan who was close to so many of the talent and workers in the company.

“This remarkable little boy was not going to let anything stop him from living his life, and doing the things that made him happy,” said Stephanie. “He was beautiful, inspiring and heartbreaking at the same time. I hugged him one more time, and before he left, he looked back at me as if he was trying to tell me something. It felt as though our souls had touched.

“That night, I couldn’t sleep. My husband asked me what was wrong and I told him. ‘I just can’t stop thinking about that little boy and his dad. I wish there was some way we could help them.’ And my husband simply said, ‘You did. For four hours last night that little boy didn’t feel sick, he didn’t even think about being sick, and that is the greatest gift you could give.’ I knew he was right.”

You can read the complete editorial at HuffingtonPost.com.

– The official WWE website is currently running a poll asking fans who they feel will be the next WWE World Heavyweight Champion. The options are Dean Ambrose, John Cena, Roman Reigns, Dolph Ziggler, Seth Rollins, Bray Wyatt, Randy Orton and Sheamus. With over 12,000 votes cast, Reigns is in a commanding lead with over 40 percent of the votes. After him are Cena and Ambrose, with the rest falling way behind in the vote.

– Sinn Bodhi posted the following update on Jake “The Snake” Roberts via Twitter:

With @JakeSnakeDDT at hospital, he's more worried about disappointing fans then getting better! We told him 2 shut up &beat this phnemonia!

— Sinn Bodhi – Kizarny (@SiNNbODHi) August 29, 2014

As noted recently, Dean Ambrose could potentially work the upcoming WWE Night Of Champions pay-per-view, as filming for the WWE Studios movie “Lockdown,” which he stars in, is scheduled to wrap up the day before the WWE pay-per-view.

It’s also worth noting that Ambrose is scheduled for both the RAW and SmackDown shows after Night Of Champions.

– As noted recently, Brock Lesnar is being advertised locally for the October 21st edition of WWE SmackDown, which is the final edition of the show before the WWE Hell In A Cell pay-per-view. According to WWE officials, the reports are untrue and Lesnar is not scheduled to appear at the SmackDown taping.

– The WWE Magazine officially shut down on Thursday. The final issue of the magazine is scheduled to be released on September 16th.