WWE Hall of Famer Kurt Angle hosted a Q&A session on his official Facebook page recently. In the session, Angle answered questions on the Extreme Rules 2019 pay-per-view, the upcoming Raw reunion, and Chris Jericho.

According to Kurt Angle, this year’s Extreme Rules event was one of the better PPVs’ in recent memory and all of the matches on the show were great. In terms of ratings, Angle gave Extreme Rules an A- or B+. The Hall of Famer also felt that The Undertaker did a great job in keeping up with Roman Reigns, Shane McMahon, and Drew McIntyre.

Discussing the upcoming Raw Reunion, The former Raw General Manager claimed that he is certainly excited to see new and old faces together on Raw and claimed that it is going to be a special night.

Kurt Angle also recalled how he and Chris Jericho worked together for a bit when the former was in the initial stages of his WWE career in 2000. Angle noted that he and Y2J had some stellar matches and that Jericho helped him a lot.

Angle further professed that he wished to wrestle Jericho a lot more when the Olympian came on his own in 2002 and after. Unfortunately, though, Angle didn’t got the chance to wrestle Chris much after 2000 but he praised the All Elite Wrestling star by billing him as one of the best and most consistent superstars in history.

Lisa Marie Varon, better known as Victoria to WWE fans, recently spoke to Kevin Kellam of WrestleZone.com. Varon has announced that she will be retiring from the world of pro-wrestling at the end of 2019. During the interview the former WWE Women’s Champion spoke about her plans to retire and why she is choosing to hang her boots, among other topics.

Lisa made her debut in WWE in 2001 and left the company in 2009. Since then she has worked for a number of wrestling companies. Talking about the decision of retirement, the former Women’s Champion recalled how one day she was very quiet when her boyfriend picked her up from airport and she broke down when he asked about it:

“I said ‘Man, I can’t do this anymore’ and he says ‘really?’ and then I started crying. I can’t turn my neck, I couldn’t sleep on the plane, I couldn’t get comfortable, my leg was tingling, and I’m 48 and I’m wrestling girls in their 20s.” Lisa further stated that at 48-years of age, it was time she started listening to her body and this is why she decided to prepare for a retirement tour.

Also known as Tara during her time in Impact Wrestling, the former Champion also spoke about a variety of other topics later in the interview. The 48-year-old spoke keenly about her upcoming match against ODB and also talked about who her favorite female wrestlers of today’s generation are. Check out the full interview of this wrestling veteran here.

Former World Heavyweight Champion and WWE Hall Of Famer Booker T have developed a beef with NXT talent Matt Riddle in recent weeks after Booker questioned Riddle for his remarks over some wrestling legends. He said that Matt himself needs a lot of work and Riddle also responded to the former WCW Champion.

Booker T then recently spoke to Kevin Kellam of WrestleZone.com and expanded further on his issues with NXT Superstar Matt Riddle criticizing Goldberg for his match against The Undertaker at Super ShowDown. He stated that Riddle needs a better understanding of the business and a change in approach.

“[Goldberg] wasn’t a guy that grew up watching it on a weekly basis, but he came into it with an opportunity and he took it. He turned out to be an awesome, awesome draw and the fans love Goldberg. Goldberg drew so much money in this business—I can only imagine how much money [it actually was] for the business—as well as the fans that loved Goldberg coming up, that’s worth a whole lot,” said the Hall of Famer.

Continuing on the topic, he stated that Wrestling is a brotherhood and Booker further defended Goldberg saying that he had never been to a wrestling school like himself. The 5-time WCW Champion stated that Matt Riddle needs to understand the foundation of the wrestling business and understand the ‘business’ aspect of it, as opposed to the ‘wrestling’ side.

Apart from this, Booker T also talked about Superstars such as Honky Tonk Man and The Rock. He discussed the significance of the ‘Drawing Power’ of these Superstars and why they are important. Check out the full interview here.

The General Manager of 205 Live and the current 24/7 Champion Drake Maverick was recently a guest on the Busted Open Radio. Maverick spoke about his long journey to WWE and how fortunate he is that his dreams finally came true. He also spoke about how his time in Impact and the independents helped him in his life.

The 24/7 Champion stated that he had a very British mentality while growing up. This essentially meant that he thought he’d live in his hometown for his entire life. However, Maverick chose to pursue his dreams and believed that if he ever made it to WWE he would be “over the moon”.

He recalled how his dream of becoming a WWE Superstar became more realistic once WWE started signing ex-TNA stars like Samoa Joe and Bobby Roode. This had come as a pleasant change, as earlier on there was a time when WWE did not look at TNA talents.

Later in the interview, he claimed that he is one of the fortunate ones to get a chance to earn a full time living in this industry because there aren’t many such spots in the sports entertainment world. You can check out Maverick’s comment in the audio clip below:

The current RAW Women’s Champion Becky Lynch is no stranger to creating controversy and making bold statements. Lynch was recently a part of an interview for Fox Sports 1’s Fair Game with Kristine Leahy where she revealed why she has a tough time watching her own matches.

Becky Lynch revealed that she doesn’t like re-watching her matches. The Man gave quite an interesting response when asked why that is. Lynch stated that she has a hard time watching her own matches because she judges her performance ‘in the moment’ based on the reactions of the crowd.

Continuing, the RAW Women’s Champion stated that she realizes that something needs to be corrected by her if the crowd doesn’t respond to the match the way she wanted them to. Lynch explained that she prefers to leave her matches in the past and doesn’t like to dwell on them too much. Instead, she focuses on her upcoming bouts.

Becky Lynch will be teaming up with her real-life boyfriend Seth Rollins against Baron Corbin and Lacey Evans at Extreme Rules. Let’s hope the match goes smoothly and the crowd responds exactly as The Man would want.

Del Wilkes, better known as The Patriot was recently a part of the WINCLY podcast of WrestlingInc.com. Patriot is famous for his time working for major promotions such as WCW, All Japan, AWA, and even WWE. During the Podcast, Wilkes talked about how bad the current WWE product is, and how the arrival of AEW could be great for the business.

“They desperately need something and need some sort of direction. I hope this does it,” said Wilkes who isn’t a fan of the current WWE product. “I try to [watch it] but I must admit that every time I try to watch, I realize why I don’t watch. I’m not knocking the men and women that bust their butts every night, but the product is horrible,” said Wilkes

He also touched upon how the arrival of AEW will be great for business. He stated that Vince McMahon needs competition and competition is good for everybody. The boys need another option and he is all for it. Finally the former WWE Star said that he hopes AEW does well.

Apart from this, The Patriot also talked about multiple other topics including the Monday Night Wars between WCW and WWE and the match between Cody and Dustin at AEW Double or Nothing. You can check out what this pro-wrestling veteran had to say about these things here.

Former 6-time Champion Mickie James recently spoke to ABC 8 News in her hometown of Richmond, Virginia. James talked about a variety of topics including what made a country girl like her who grew up showing and riding horses want to become a pro-wrestler. She also spoke about her journey to become a pro-wrestler.

Mickie James revealed that it was, in fact, the Attitude Era of WWE that made her want to join WWE. James stated that the Attitude Era completely blew her away, and she was fascinated by the characters, and the spectacle of it all. She felt as though she could get lost in it.

The WWE Superstar then reminisced about starting her training at the local Kyda Pro Wrestling School at the age of 19, before she joined OVW and prepared for becoming a part of the WWE roster. Since then, Mickie James has solidified her legacy in WWE as one of the only three women to have held the Women’s Championship more than 5 times in WWE.

Apart from this, the 39-year-old also spoke about her musical journey and how she felt performing alongside acts like Rascal Flatts and Big and Rich. She said that she is grateful to be performing in front of an audience that appreciates her music. Read the entire interview here.

Roman Reigns recently spoke to TheSportster and talked about his perception of WWE and what is needed to succeed in the company. He called WWE a lion’s den and explained that anyone who wants to reach the top of the industry can’t be afraid to crack a few eggs on their way up.

“Once you get where I’m at now, you want to take care of your investment. You want to make sure what you’ve invested in looks good, but, there is a competition and it is a lion’s den and to get to the top you can’t be scared to crack a few eggs.”

The Big Dog further added that there are so many guys that want to be that lead guy. Having so many ultra alpha males creates that competition which he thinks helps someone like him. He further stated that he has always been a creature of competition.

The former WWE Champion finally explained that people who are trying to reach to the top of industry have to thrive on the competition. Per Roman, you can’t be scared of people going after you every now and then. “You have to be willing to stand in there, stand in that box and swing for the fences every single time.” stated Reigns.

You can check out the full interview of Roman Reigns here.

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Former WWE Diva’s Champion Paige recently spoke to Digital Spy about a variety of topics. Paige mainly talked about WWE’s decision to retire the Diva’s Championship and also spoke about managing the team of Asuka and Kairi Sane, together known as Kabuki Warriors.

Before an unfortunate injury ended her in-ring career, Paige had made quite an impact in WWE. She was the youngest Diva’s Champion on the main roster and she had won the title on the night of her debut. However, WWE has since retired the Diva’s title and speaking of it, the former Champion said that it was the end of an era for her:

“It was the end of an era for me. The dream was always to become Divas Champion and now there’s no possible way I could ever become Women’s Champion and that’s the sad part for me, because [I] can’t go into the next era.”

Apart from this, Paige also talked about her new role with Kabuki Warriors and revealed that she had always wanted to work with Asuka. She always felt that Asuka was an amazing talent and that all she needed was help with her mic skills. The Total Divas star thought that speaking for Asuka is certainly something she could do.

You can check out her full interview here.

Two-time Hall of Famer and WWE Legend, Shawn Michaels was recently a guest on the Two Man Power Trip of Wrestling podcast. Michaels discussed various topics and spoke at length about his first views of the NXT performance center and on an interesting note, HBK also answered a question about Bret Hart when asked if Hart was his greatest opponent ever.

The Hall Of Famer stated that everyone could be certain of that on paper and Hart and he knew that they had something special the first time they got in the ring together, even though it was a tag team match.

As per Michaels, It was one of those things that you do and it only takes a couple of touches of one another to know that there is something special here.

The former WWE Champion said that he knew he had instant chemistry with Bret Hart which would only get better with time. Continuing on the topic, He claimed that he was lucky to have similar chemistry with Chris Jericho and a handful of other Superstars.

Finally, he stated that the ability of Bret Hart and his own capability, along with their chemistry was certainly a tough combination to beat.

Shawn Michaels made his debut on the TMToW podcast in order to promote his upcoming film “90 feet from home”. During the interview, the legend spoke about many other topics as well including the NXT performance center, and a possible in-ring return.

Check out the full interview here or embedded below:

It’s good to be the Queen of WWE. 8-time WWE Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair, who has been absent from WWE Television for a few weeks, spoke with MySanAntonio.com this week to promote Tuesday’s edition of SmackDown Live.

Charlotte shared her thoughts on Bayley as the SmackDown Women’s Champion and also revealed the secret behind her the unprecedented number championship opportunities she receives.

Flair has been working with Bayley at recent WWE’s live events and insinuated that she’s not satisfied with Bayley carrying around ‘her title’. While some fans have pointed out that favoritism might be at play with Charlotte as it relates to her staying power in the Women’s title pictures, she claims all she has to do is ask management for a title shot and they oblige.

“I wrestled her all weekend in Jackson, Miss., and Monroe, La. She still has my title and that is that, Alexa Bliss is the number one contender, but obviously I got title matches all weekend just because I said I wanted a title match, so it doesn’t change anything for me. When I want one, I go to management and say, ‘I want a title match,’ and then I get a title match.”

Apart from this, Charlotte Flair also discussed a variety of other topics. She talked about how Paul Heyman and Eric Bischoff becoming the new Executive Directors will impact the product and what she feels about SmackDown’s move to FOX.

Keep Reading: Charlotte Talks About Paul Heyman & Eric Bischoff’s New Roles With WWE, SmackDown’s Move To Fox

The Master of 619, Rey Mysterio has been out of action since the Money in the Bank PPV owing to a shoulder injury. Prior to getting injured, The former WWE Champion was embroiled in a feud against Samoa Joe which also saw the involvement of his son Dominic, who was always seen by his father’s side.

Mysterio recently spoke to Kevin Kellam of WrestleZone.com and talked about a variety of topics. He talked about his son Dominic, and how he would like to see him break into the world of pro-wrestling. The Lucha Legend also revealed if he would pass on his legacy and his mask to his son.

“Most definitely. It cost me a lot of work and sacrifice to gain the respect of my uncle in order for him to pass on the legacy of the ‘Mysterio’ name onto me. I can’t even count how many times as a kid that I would cry, I was bleeding, I was injured, but I still worked through all of that to get back in the ring and do what I’m doing now,” said Mysterio

He further added that it is his dream to one day share the ring with Dominic. Mysterio looks forward to the day he can see his son compete – not just as a spectator, but as his Tag Team partner. This is a dream the former Champion has harbored ever since he realized that his son wanted to become a wrestler.

Apart from this, The Luchador also spoke about his expected in-ring return date, his appearance in the Luchaverse comics, and his comic-books inspired outfits at Wrestlemania. You can check out Rey Mysterio’s talk about these interesting topics in full length here.

Alexa Bliss, also known as The Goddess of WWE, faced some severe injury scares recently including the two concussions she suffered in a short span of time. These concussions resulted in her missing months of action.

On WWE’s 365 documentary, Bliss spoke about a number of things including the concussions she suffered and how it led to her missing the Evolution PPV, leaving her heartbroken in the process.

Alexa first recalled her Hell In A Cell Match with Ronda Rousey. She revealed that her head went straight into the mat during the bout which caused a concussion. Though later in the interview, She acknowledged that these things happen and they are no one’s fault.

She then took a impact test which the former World Champion failed and the 27-year-old talked about how Vince McMahon himself told her that she would be given time off and the best doctors will aid her.

The Goddess started her general training soon after this as her goal was to be fit before the Evolution PPV, where she was expected to face Trish Stratus. Unfortunately, Alexa suffered another concussion at the weekend before Evolution during a live show.

This resulted in her being removed from the Evolution match and according to the former World Champion, she felt heartbroken by the news because she was looking forward to this bout and she wanted a match with Stratus from the day she started working in WWE.

Apart from this, The former multi-time Women’s Champion also talked about the lengthy medical procedures she had to go through and how Vince McMahon provided her emotional support throughout her ordeal.

You can check out her comments in the video below:

Former WWE Champion Chris Jericho made headlines all over the world when he officially joined All Elite Wrestling. Ever since joining the new company, Jericho has been quite vocal about the problems he faced working for WWE and Y2J has also been providing interesting backstage scoops about the company.

Jericho was a guest on The Bubba Army pocast recently. During the interview, he talked about topics such as his career, Vince McMahon’s work ethics and how wrestlers get ready for their matches backstage. During the talk he also revealed which WWE Superstars have their own locker rooms

Chris Jericho claimed that very few Superstars get their own locker rooms. He stated that only ‘big guys’ such as Goldberg, Brock Lesnar or The Rock get their own rooms for changing. He also mentioned that while The Undertaker doesn’t have a seperate locker room, he usually changes in the talent relations room and The Phenom doesn’t have to deal with 50 Superstars stuffed in one room.

Apart from this, he also commented on the subject of work ethic in WWE and The former World Champion said that the work ethic while working for Vince McMahon is second to none. According to Jericho, in WWE, things start from the top and go down from there and everyone follows the lead of Vince McMahon, who is well known to be the ultimate workaholic.

You can check out Chris Jericho’s full interview in the video below:

Ricochet recently won the coveted US Championship at WWE Stomping Grounds by defeating Samoa Joe. The upstart superstar had to face AJ Styles the very next night on RAW, in a non-title match. While he put on a brilliant performance, the former NXT North American Champion was not able to defeat AJ Styles in this bout.

WWE Hall of Famer Mark Henry discussed a variety of topics during the latest episode of Busted Open Radio. While discussing the match, Henry explained why he feels losing to Styles was actually a positive for the young Ricochet.

Henry said that it was good to see him in a match with AJ Styles because it created history. According to Mark, this loss was a positive thing because Ricochet will be able to come back and wrestle AJ Styles again down the road to show that he’s improved.

He added that the former NXT standout can come back and face the former WWE Champion when he has fixed his mistakes.Henry also believes that Ricochet will have more of a following now thanks to AJ Styles.

While Ricochet may not be equal to Styles right now, he will prove to AJ that he has improved later on and that is the Ricochet Mark Henry is excited to see.

Ricochet has just started his reign as the US Champion, and it will be interesting to see who he will defend his championship against at Extreme Rules.

Listen to Mark Henry’s comments about Ricochet losing to AJ Styles on RAW:

Former WWE Superstar and winner of the 2005 Diva Search, Ashley Massaro, recently passed away at the young age of 39. She was found dead on May 16th, 2019, just 10 days prior to her 40th birthday. The death of Massaro came as a shock to the entire wrstling world.

After this incident, WWE Legend Mick Foley started a GoFundMe campaign to fund the education of Massaro’s young daughter with the help of the Squared Circle Sisters. On the latest episode of Lillian Garcia’s podcast: Chasing Glory, Foley talked about his reaction to Ashley Massaro’s death and his involvement in raising funds for her child.

Mick Foley revealed that he lived in the same town as Massaro which is a rarity in the wrestling community. He regretted the fact that despite this, he did not once check in on her or offer her a ride. Foley said that he always felt like he would see her again, and when he heard the news of her death, it hit him harder than he thought it would.

Foley also stated that he cried like a baby when he heard the news of Massaro’s passing. According to Mick, he felt really wounded by her death as he feels he could have done more for the former WWE Star when she was around.

Apart from this, Mick Foley also talked about his involvement in the GoFundMe campaign for Ashley’s daughter, the 25th anniversary of his epic Hell In A Cell encounter with the Undertaker and more. You can check out the full interview by listening to the latest episode of Lillian Garcia’s podcast here.

All Elite Wrestling superstar Luchasauras was recently profiled by the newspaper of California State University at Northridge and he gave an interview to them for the piece.

During the conversation, Luchasauras, real name Austin Matelson, revealed which WWE legend inspired him to become a wrestler and made him fall in love with Pro Wrestling, among other things.

Matelson, who also holds a master’s degree in medieval history after attending CSUN, stated that he fell in love with Pro Wrestling at the age of 7.

According to the former NXT superstar, The Ultimate Warrior personified his mythological heroes and after watching the Hall of Famer compete on TV, a 7-year-old Luchasauras knew that he wanted to be a Pro Wrestler.

Continuing on the topic, Matelson further said that The Ultimate Warrior was like Conan the Barbarian of Wrestling for him.

During the interview the AEW Star also talked about his WWE run and claimed that he fell into depression after his two year-run with NXT came to an end in 2014 due to a severe spinal injury.

However, the former Judas Devlin managed to resume his Pro Wrestling career after pursuing physical therapy and personal training to get his health back.

Matelson started working for Lucha Underground later on, under the name of Vibora. Though the LU fans started chanting “Luchasauras” at him and he eventually ran with the gimmick after Johnny Impact encouraged him to.

Cody Rhodes made a big statement during his entrance at AEW’s first event Double Or Nothing. He broke a throne using a sledge hammer, firing some very significant shots at Triple H and WWE as a whole.

During a recent interview with WrestlingInc, Cody’s on-screen protege and one of the fastest rising stars in the world of pro-wrestling, MJF discussed this move from his mentor.

MJF was signed by AEW in January and he made his debut for the company at the pre-show battle royale at Double or Nothing. He was also part of a segment involving Bret Hart and Adam Page during the main show.

In his interview with WrestlingInc’s WINCLY podcast, the AEW Star discussed Cody’s entrance and said that the statement Rhodes was making was for himself:

“I think the statement Cody was making was for himself, and if you listen to the post-fight interview, he wasn’t digging anyone. He wasn’t trying to stir the pot. That was for himself and was a cathartic thing for him.”

Continuing on the topic, MJF claimed that Cody barred his soul at the Double or Nothing event, and that is the reason why fans were standing at the end bawling their eyes out.

Apart from this, he also talked about not being drawn to ‘flippy dudes’ and more. You can check out his full interview at this link.

During her tenure with WWE, Kelly Kelly established herself as one of the most appealing superstars in the promotion and after her appearance at Evolution many fans wonder if she will return to the company in future.

Kelly, real name Barbara Blank, was recently interviewed by Chris Van Vliet where she discussed her WWE departure and also commented on a possible return to the company.

Blank first explained that she would definitely come back to WWE for a run or two and also admitted to the fact that she misses the fans and misses performing, as well.

Having departed from WWE six years ago, Blank then claimed that she is definitely open to a limited run in the company or doing something more on a part-time basis.

The former ECW sensation additionally stated that she certainly loved doing what she did. According to her, to walk through the curtain and to have the WWE Universe chant her name was definitely the most amazing feeling.

However, a full-time return to WWE would certainly be out of the question at this point in time for the former Divas Champion.

Kelly Kelly last competed in a WWE ring at their first-ever all women’s pay-per-view, Evolution, where she competed in a 20-Woman Battle Royal.

Watch: Kelly Kelly Talks to Chris Van Vliet