– Mark Henry appeared on Monday’s RAW in a series of Tout videos recorded from the Olympic games in London. No word yet on when Henry will be back in action, but he did tweet on Monday night that he is getting ready for SummerSlam.
– Some of the WWE-related terms trending worldwide on Twitter during Monday’s RAW were Triple H, Brock Lesnar, Shawn Michaels, Chris Jericho, Piper’s Pit, Sin Cara, Damien Sandow, Tensai, Beth Phoenix, We Want Tables & more.
– Ted DiBiase will be appearing today at the National Guard Storefront in Round Rock, Texas from 11am until 1pm.
– CM Punk responded to a fan on Twitter who said he should not have turned heel. Punk told the fan:
“@SamTerry97: @CMPunk shouldn't have turned heel /:” You shouldn't use words you do not understand.
– After CM Punk recently teased on Twitter that his fans in Chicago will get a special treat regarding his upcoming WWE DVD, it’s been announced that WWE will hold a theatrical screening of the DVD on October 7th.
WWE Champion CM Punk will be on hand for the screening of the documentary portion of the DVD, which is approximately 2 hours long. No word yet on where the event will take place, but this marks the first time WWE has screened any of their DVD productions in a theater.
– WWE Social Media Ambassador Pauly D and Heath Slater were taking shots at each other on Twitter during Monday’s RAW.
– Kofi Kingston missed Monday’s RAW because he was flying back tot he United States from WWE’s weekend tour of Asia. He noted on Twitter that the Prime Time Players will have hell to pay for attacking his tag team partner, R-Truth. The two teams will square off this Sunday at SummerSlam.
– Zack Ryder will be appearing at the Long Island Auto Show from the Nassau Coliseum in Long Island, New York on 10/12 from 7-9pm.
As for Ryder not being booked on RAW once again this week, he tweeted during the show, #NotAtRAW.
– John Cena vs. Big Show in a No DQ match is being advertised for the October 15th RAW from Nashville, Tennessee.
– Tonight’s WWE SmackDown tapings take place from the Frank Erwin Center in Dallas, Texas.
Confirmed for the show, Alberto Del Rio will confront General Manager Booker T and Eve Torres will wrestle Kaitlyn to determine Booker T’s new assistant. Triple H is also scheduled to appear.
The advertised dark match main event will see John Cena vs. Big Show and John Laurinaitis in a handicap match.
* Backstage News On WWE’s Plans Headed Into Sunday’s SUMMERSLAM PPV
– Mark Henry and Eve Torres will be appearing at the Alaska State Fair in Palmer, Alaska on 8/23 from 1-4pm.
– Dolph Ziggler will be appearing at Rookies Sports Bar & Grill in Sioux Falls, South Dakota on 8/25 from 3-5pm.
– Ryback debuted a new theme song on Monday’s RAW that encourages fans to chant “Feed Me More.” As seen on RAW, the catchphrase is really getting over.
Former WWE personality Brian Jossie (AW) spoke to Connecticut’s CTPost on Monday about his departure from the company and revealed that a recent tweet about Linda McMahon is what led to him being fired. The tweet in question was:
“#AWPromotion$ says vote for Linda McMahon!!! The PTP’z support Linda and so should you! #voteordie4Linda”
AW told the CT, post, “That’s how they show support for their employees who want to support Linda. They fire them. That’s complete bull(expletive).”
Shortly after AW’s endorsement of Linda’s campaign, a WWE spokesperson sent out a statement that “WWE is a non-partisan organization. Superstars as well as employees are free to support any political party or candidate they choose.”
AW said that he was punished for referencing Linda’s campaign, which he didn’t realize was off limits. “For some reason they don’t want to associate [Linda] with anything to do with wrestling because it’s in the past. Vince doesn’t want any association with her campaign. They told me it’s two totally different entities, which I didn’t know. I thought I was doing a good thing.”
His recent Kobe Bryan rape joke on Monday Night RAW might have been in bad taste, but AW says he could have said way worse and WWE’s own track record of edgy content speaks for itself. “If I had made a Jerry Sandusky or a Colorado shooting joke, okay, fire me right there,” Jossie said. “WWE put a convicted rapist in the Hall of Fame (referring to Mike Tyson).”
He added, “I don’t hate the WWE. I love the company. But the way the politics are with her campaign, it screwed me.”
WWE Champion CM Punk was interviewed by Mike Buda of SportstownChicago.com at Chicago Comic-Con about The Rock getting a WWE Title shot, how WWE has changed in the past several months and more. Here’s
“I think it’s fantastic since he’s getting a title shot against me if I last that long,” Punk said about The Rock. “It’s nice to be vocally against somebody who’s just being handed things and then being the roadblock.”
“Obviously, I was very vocal about Dwayne just marching in and getting to cherry-pick what days he shows up, and when he actually wants to be motivated to work, and now he’s going to be in the ring with me. There’s no bringing 30 percent, there’s no days off. It’s me, it’s 100 percent me and it’s going to be a challenge for Dwayne.”
– Last week’s WWE SmackDown drew a 1.89 cable rating with 2.728 million viewers, down from the previous week, which did a 1.91 rating with 2.783 million viewers.
– It was announced during a commercial break at Monday’s RAW that WWE will return to the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas on February 25th, 2013 for Monday Night RAW.
– After Monday’s WWE RAW went off the air, Shawn Michaels was stretchered out of the arena. Big Show then came out and said he would do the same thing to CM Punk and John Cena at SummerSlam. John Cena then came out and defeated Big Show in the dark match main event of the evening.
WWE Champion CM Punk participated in a Q&A session at the at Wizard World Chicago Comic-Con event on Saturday. Credit to WrestlingRambles.com for these highlights of what Punk said about:
The New WWE Title Belt: CM Punk talked about a new design for the WWE Championship title. I think he said it’s coming soon and it will be something he helped create. He teased that it could happen at SummerSlam or maybe at the next Pay-Per-View after SummerSlam which is in Boston, John Cena’s hometown.
Retirement: Punk talked about retiring from wrestling. He said that he will be 34 in a few months and that is too old to be able to perform at a high level in professional wrestling. Punk said he won’t be another Triple H or Undertaker. Those two guys are currently older than 40 and still performing in the ring. Punk said when he does retire, he will leave the wrestling business for at least two years. I think he said if he does return to wrestling, he won’t make a return to the ring. His retirement will not be like a Terry Funk retirement. Punk said he feels good now and he wants to stay healthy after he is retired. Punk said he has had one surgery and he never wants another surgery ever again. Punk said that he doesn’t want to say when he might retire because the answer would “depress the hell” out of everyone.
Kevin Nash’s Recent Rant About Smaller Wrestlers: Punk said that it is Nash’s opinion and you can’t hate someone’s opinion just because you don’t agree with it.
JTG’s Twitter Rant: CM Punk said if JTG had a problem with something, he should have talked to Vince McMahon or someone backstage instead of ranting about it on Twitter. Punk said that although his original Pipe Bomb promo was a public rant just like JTG, everything Punk said during the promo were the same things he had been saying to Vince for months.
Have His Feelings About WWE Changed Since Last Year: Punk said it’s different now because he is a lot less pissed off than he was back then.
His WrestleMania 29 Opponent: Punk was asked if he would rather face The Rock or John Cena at WrestleMania, and Punk said he wants to face The Rock so he could try to have a better match with Rock than Cena did and then be able to tell Cena that Punk’s match was better. Punk made it sound like Rock and Cena are the top two possible opponents for WrestleMania next year.
Steve Austin Wrestling Again: Punk said it’s unlikely he will face Stone Cold anytime soon because Stone Cold just had knee surgery. Punk said the match will only happen if Stone Cold wants it to happen.”
Tonight’s 3-hour WWE RAW takes place from Dallas, Texas and will be the “go home” show before Sunday’s WWE SummerSlam pay-per-view.
WWE Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels will be in the house tonight to help give a final push for the Triple H vs. Brock Lesnar hype. Lesnar threatened Michaels last week, so expect to see a confrontation between these men tonight.
The show will be opened by a preview of the SummerSlam WWE Championship match, as CM Punk competes against the Big Show.
On Friday’s SmackDown, Booker T announced that Alberto Del Rio’s World Heavyweight title match against Sheamus at SummerSlam has been cancelled. Tonight on RAW, we’ll get the latest on this situation and whether the match will be reinstated/changed.
“Jersey Shore” star DJ Pauly D will be tonight’s Social Media Ambassador.
The WWE website’s 5-point preview is teasing:
* Del Rio “sneaking his way” back into the #1 contender’s spot
* The latest from Daniel Bryan & Kane
* How Social Media Ambassador DJ Pauly D will interact with Zack Ryder
* Lesnar’s final opportunity to “see” Shawn Michaels before SummerSlam
* CM Punk’s reaction to Big Show’s recent actions
The advertised dark match main event for tonight is John Cena vs. Big Show in a no-disqualification match.
– UFC Hall of Famer Ken Shamrock will be a playable character in the upcoming WWE ’13 video game, in stores October 30th. Shamrock, who held the WWE Intercontinental title, tag titles and won the 1998 King of the Ring tournament, will be featured as part of the Attitude Era mode in this year’s game. (Source: PWinsider)
– During an interview with the Los Angeles Times to promote this week’s SummerSlam Axxess fan fest and Sunday’s pay-per-view, commented on being compared to the late “Mr. Perfect” Curt Hennig. Ziggler said:
“Any comparison to a WWE legend or someone I’ve looked up to is really cool, but make no mistake about it, my ego is too big to want to be a really good replica of someone else!”
“It’s unfortunate that if you’re really good at your job, you are constantly compared to legends of the past. I am not trying to be the next ANYONE, I am going to be the FIRST Dolph Ziggler! Follow that!”
– Mick Foley revealed during his recent comedy tour in the UK that he postponed back surgery to be at the event and would be undergoing the surgery in early September.
– Speaking of Foley, he’ll be hosting a “Post-Summerslam Jam” comedy show immediately following SummerSlam at the Improv in Los Angeles. The show starts at 9:30 PM and 50% of all ticket sales will be donated to the RAINN charity. WWE talent is expected to attend.
– During the Olympic gold medal boxing match between China and Thailand, one of the commentators joked that the fight “turned into a WWE-type match.”
– Variety.com has an article up looking at WWE’s new Saturday Morning Slam television show, which debuts later this month on August 25. The article notes that WWE is looking to hook younger fans into the product, as well as recoup rights fees and advertising revenue after WWE Superstars and NXT were taken off TV.
WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross has updated his blog, which you can read in its entirety at JRsBarBQ.com. Here are some highlights of what JR wrote about:
Tonight’s RAW: “Expect The final Raw before Summerslam to to a hot one. HHH/ Lesnar issue has piqued my interest. WWE Title bout, too. Anxious to see how the build for the PPV unfolds. It’s crunch time for all involved. It’s nights like this that make me miss being at the announce table.”
SummerSlam Week: “Im headed to LA later in the week for some THQ functions but am excited to be able to watch Summerslam in person. I think it will be a kick ass PPV.”
AW’s WWE Release: “AW’s release was unfortunate. He’s a talented guy who made a costly mistake. One door closes another opens. I hope AW regroups and finds success. Speaking from experience, one has to put issues such as this behind them and move positively forward. I wish AW the best.”
Ivelisse Velez’s Release: “Same goes for [Ivelisse Velez] who I really liked, too. Only advice I’d provide both talents is to move forward and depend on their skills and passion to find happiness and success. Life deals all of us challenging hands.”
– Former WWE Diva Terri Runnels posted a bunch of new “hot and wet” night time photos on her Facebook page, and announced a sale in which she’s giving away autographed photos if you buy her tell-all DVD. She’s also doing a raffle tonight where you can win her infamous “star” bikini that she wore on Monday Night Raw. The catch? You have to buy the DVD to be entered. The DVD seems pretty scandalous, with Runnels talking about working at CNN as a young make up girl and getting hit on by Larry King. She doesn’t pull any punches as to her sexual exploits, either. This is as “open and honest” a tell-all as you’ll see. You can check out the DVD sale, photo special, and Bikini-Raffle here.
– Former WCW star Vampiro was recently interviewed by Konnan and Court Bauer forMLW.comspoke about WWE in the early 80’s and the things he did to break into the business:
“In Montreal, they had the International Wrestling [Association], we’re talking ’81 or ’82, when WWE didn’t even have national television. They were just a local promotion out of New York and the bigger of the two was the promotion in Montreal. Vince’s dad had his company out of Toronto for tax reasons. Everything was easy to do in Canada. There was a lot of, uh, money laundering would be the easiest way to say it, because of the casinos along the border in Quebec. I remember seeing a lot of big shows with Ric Flair in Quebec City and Hulk Hogan with Rick Martel in Montreal. Everything was kind of like the independent circuit back then.”
“I was a young kid and I was training. At the gyms, the guys would come in and I would sell them steroids or whatever else I could, just to hustle and try to get into the dressing room. I was just hanging out. I would set up the ring and they would let me sell programs. I would kind of take bumps with the guys and try to get into the business. The only guy that would really talk to me was Abdullah the Butcher. He showed me some stuff. I was like 13 when all of this was going on. I kind of started out real young.”
– WWEShop.com is running an 80% off clearance sale for summer merchandise, including cut-off t-shirts, action figures and the infamous WWE garden gnomes.
– Today’s wrestling birthday sinclude Spike dudley (42), Bill Alfonso (55), Terry Taylor (57) and Jim Brunzell (63).
– WrestleMania 29 travel packages go on sale today. For more information and to buy the travel packages, visit WWE.com.
– WWE will indeed be hosting a 30-minute SummerSlam pre-show this Sunday. The pre-show video is now online at YouTube.com and will go live at 7:30pm ET this Sunday.
– When asked on Twitter which TNA stars he’d like to wrestle, Chris Jericho named:
Roode, Angle, Samoa Joe, AJ “@ses_4life: @IAmJericho if you could pick one guy from tna to have a match with,who would it be?”
– NBC’s new Stars Earn Stripes reality show premieres tonight at 8pm ET and will feature WWE Diva Eve Torres as one of the contestants.
– Tyler Reks noted on Twitter that he and Curt Hawkins will be working this week’s RAW and SmackDown tapings.
– Booker T’s new book ‘From Prison to Promise’ will be in stores on September 1st and can be pre-ordered now through Apple’s iBook service. Booker was at the Wizard World Chicago Comic-Con event over the weekend and sold around 300 copies of his book.
– Chris Jericho was asked what he thinks about AW’s release on Twitter over the weekend. He replied:
It’s a drag. But it’s not the attitude era anymore “@J_Edwards56: What you think of AW getting Future Endeavored?? Ur from the Attitude Era
WWE Diva Eve Torres was recently interviewed by IGN.com to hype her involvement in the new NBC reality show “Stars Earn Stripes,” which debuts tonight on at 8pm ET. Here are some highlights of what Eve said about:
Her Reaction To Being Selected For Stars Earn Stripes: “To be honest, I thought it had my name written all over it. First of all, my connection with the military. I’m a strong supporter of the military, and I’ve been overseas to support them and entertain the troops. So the fact that I could raise money for military charities was an awesome opportunity. On top of that, I was like, “Wait, I get to shoot guns, jump through helicopters and climb through mud?” I was a tomboy growing up. I love that kind of stuff. I don’t think I knew how difficult it was going to be. I definitely didn’t, but I was excited.”
Main Eventing RAW Last Month: “It was an extremely cool moment. Not only was I in my hometown of Denver, Colorado, but there are is a very small number of women who have had that opportunity to main event RAW. To be one of those women was an honor for me, to be a part of that. It’s something that I can say that I’ve done and I’m very proud of.”
RAW’s New General Manager, AJ Lee: “I’m not impressed. I think she is not fit for the job, and I think you need a strong, intelligent, beautiful woman to have that job – and that’s me,” Eve said, playing up the storyline. “I have the experience, I have the expertise, I was executive administrator for many months and I should be the next one in that role. So I’m not okay with it, and we’ll go from there.”
– WWE management is currently “on the fence” regarding Antonio Cesaro and his potential to be a big star for the company. Despite the fact that he is still a rookie, some people feel Cesaro has to make a big impact soon or he could be branded as a lower-card act – a reputation that is hard to shake with fans.
That said, a big part of Cesaro getting over has to do with how he’s booked, not necessarily his “ruthless aggression” and his ability to “grab the brass ring.” Comment below and tell us what you think – does Antonio Cesaro have what it takes to be a main event star in
– WWE currently spends around $820,000 for television taping, which is an increase from the $735,000 last year.
– The following is a breakdown of WWE’s revenue figures from around the world, courtesy of f4wonline.com:
74.4% from North America in April-June 2012 (up from 72.2% in April-June 2011)
17.1% from Europe, the Middle East and Africa in April-June 2012. (Down from 18.2%)
5.9% from Asia Pacific in April-June 2012. (Up from 5.8%)
2.6% from Latin America in April-June 2012. (Down from 3.7%)
Following Sunday’s Hardcore Justice pay-per-view, TNA’s official website has released the following preview for this week’s Impact Wrestling on Spike:
– IMPACT will feature the aftermath of “Hardcore Justice” as the road begins to September’s “No Surrender” event! STILL World Heavyweight Champion Austin Aries will be there – but how will Bobby Roode react to what happened in the PPV main event? Also, NEW Knockouts Champion Madison Rayne is scheduled to appear, plus an update on The Aces & 8s and so much more!
– It’s the final weeks of the annual “Bound For Glory Series”, and the competition reaches a fever pitch as 12 Superstars battle for a shot at the World Championship! Thursday’s IMPACT broadcast features a huge double main event of BFG Series matches as “The Charismatic Enigma” Jeff Hardy battles Bully Ray, plus AJ Styles goes for revenge against longtime enemy Christopher Daniels!
– Plus, former tag team partners Samoa Joe and Magnus will face off in another Bound For Glory Series bout on the huge LIVE broadcast!
The fireworks light up the arena and we’re live. Mike Tenay takes the mic and introduces us to the pay per view. Taz is then shown on camera.
Chavo Guerrero & Hernandez vs. Kid Kash & Gunner
Tag Team action will kick things off. Kid Kash & Gunner walk out to the ring. Gunner has a bandage over his eye from a recent battle. The crowd boos the duo. Hernandez and Guerrero walk out to the ring. The match starts with Guerrero taking control of the action but as the crowd starts to cheer Chavo, Kid Kash takes control of the action. Gunner and Kash team up and dominate Chavo. Gunner goes for the pin, 2 count! Kid Kash is tagged in and beats on Chavo Guerrero. Gunner goes for the pin, 2 count again! Chavo takes control of the action and does the flying head scissors. Gunner attacks Chavo behind the refs back. Gunner is then tagged in and puts Chavo in a neck lock, Chavo breaks free but then Gunner drops a huge back drop on Chavo. Kid Kash beats down Chavo. Chavo is getting his ass beat badly and Hernandez can’t do a damn thing abuot it. Chavo is double teamed in the the opposing corner and is dominated some more. This is a serious beating. Kid Kash keeps the pressure on Chavo and then puts chavo in the CAMEL CLUTCH, flashbacks of 1984, if you’re that old. Chavo fights out of the Camel Clutch and tries to tag Hernandez but is stopped. Gunner is tagged out as the crowd says that “GUNNER SUCKS” but Kid Kash is tagged back in and Chavo goes on the offense but is quickly stopped. Chavo to the top rope, amazing reverse moonsault jump, holy shit. Chavo makes an attempt to tag Hernandez. HERNANDEZ is tagged in. This is one angry big fella! Watch out! Hernandez goes on the attack and tosses around Kid Kash and Gunner. Hernandez is a bad ass. Flying double clothesline. Gunner and Kid Kash are laid out. Hernandez jumps over the top ropes onto Gunner, flies throught the air and destroy Gunner. Hernandez takes Kash over with a giant hip toss and squashes him with a big splash before slamming him down to the mat hard. A pin is broken up by Gunner, but a double team attempt leads to a double clothesline from Hernandez. Gunner bails, so Hernandez leaps over the top to take him out. Chavo makes the tag out of nowhere. Hernandez hits the slingshot shoulderblock on Kash and Chavo follows up with the frog splash for the three count.
Winners: Chavo Guerrero & Hernandez
Backstage: D’Angelo Dinero Gets Jumped
Backstage, a beating is going down! Who is it? The Pope is being beat down by 2 guys, who is it? It’s Aces & Eights.
20-Point Bound For Glory Series Falls Count Anywhere Match: Rob Van Dam vs. Magnus vs. Mr. Anderson
Mr. Anderson gets on the mic as the crowd chants “asshole.” Anderson says The Pope is one less bitch he has to worry about. The crowd chants RVD, he is super over and always will be. RVD poses for the crowd but Magnus attacks him from behind and then Mr. Anderson attacks Magnus and beats on Magnus here in the early goings. Magnus and Mr. Anderson perform some chain wrestling with Magnus taking the upper hand and Magnus pins Mr. Anderson but then RVD breaks up the pin and saves the day. RVD beats on Andverson and Magnus. RVD and Magnus roll out of the ring and RVD puts Magnus on the steel barrier then as he is about to fly into Magnus, Anderson attacks RVD from behind and RVD crashes into the steel rail. Anderson smashes Magnus’s head into the steel stairs and smashes his back into the side of the ring. Again Magnus is smashed into the steps again. Anderson is then smashed into the stairs. RVD is still down, out of sight. Magnus picks up a steel chair and swings at Anderson but Anderson ducks and then Anderson is dropped onto the chair as he went for DDT. Anderson is in major pain. Magnus beats on Anderson and then RVD comes flying in and throws a chair at Magnus and Magnus gets hit in the back of the head. Then RVD does a spinning jump and crashes into Anderson. Anderson is taking a beating. RVD poses for the crowd and Magnus attacks him from behind. Magnus then goes for a submission moves on the ramp as he bends RVD like a pretzel but Anderson makes the save and attacks Magnus. Anderson throws Magnus into the ring and attacks! Magnus and Anderson throw punches back and forth until they both collapse. RVD is recovering and he climbs to the top rope but he slips and Anderson takes advantage of the situation. Now we got what looks like a double suplex from the top rope. Then they slip and mess up the spot. But they quickly fix the situation by having RVD hit a frogsplash on Anderson but Magnus pulls RVD to the outside of the ring. Magnus Suplexes RVD onto the ramp. RVD is in pain laying on the ramp. His elbow is red and his back is red. Magnus attacks RVD again but then we RVD gets the pin by taking the chair from Magnus and he does a spinning jump kick. Chair hits Magnus in the face. 1, 2, 3… RVD wins!
Vélez, who began her professional wrestling career in 2005 in Puerto Rico, rose to prominence as a contestant on Tough Enough last year, a televised competition that awarded the winner a WWE contract. Vélez was eliminated from the competition due to injury, but offered a developmental contract in November. She had been appearing on WWE NXT as of late.
F4wonline.com is reporting that Cortez received rave reviews for her in-ring work, but her bad attitude led to her departure. Cortez apparently thought she was a lot better than she was and was vocal about how she should be on the main roster and on television instead of being “stuck” training.
– Taryn Terrell, who appeared as Tiffany for WWE from 2008 to 2010, has a brief spot in the new Will Ferrell movie The Campaign as a model. She is depicted nude in a scene, as her breasts are digitized.
Terrell has tried her hand at acting since parting ways with WWE as she also appears in the HBO series Treme and has a role in the upcoming Aztec Warrior film. She largely works as a stunt performer as she has shot scenes for multiple films that will be released next year including The End of the World (starring Jonah Hill), Empire State (starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson) and Now You See Me.
The Miz also appears in The Campaign, albeit as a background extra. He shot another scene where he appeared as his WWE character and introduced Ferrell’s character, Cam Brady, at a campaign rally. Though the scene was cut during post-production, he is listed during the credits.
– Former TNA Wrestling star Johnny Devine and Danyah Rivietz, who wrestled as Danyah, recently got married, according to SLAM! Wrestling.
– TNA sent out the following information on Sunday regarding next month’s No Surrender PPV:
On Sunday, September 9, TNA IMPACT WRESTLING and Direct Auto Insurance present “No Surrender” live on Pay-Per-View and online around the world at http://www.TNAOnDemand.com
“No Surrender” will feature the culmination of the annual “Bound For Glory Series” as one superstar will earn a shot at the World Heavyweight Championship!
TNA PPV events air on InDemand, DirecTV, Dish Network, TVN, Viewer’s Choice and more – check your programming guide for availability!
“No Surrender” website – NoSurrenderPPV.com.
– Here is TNA’s Before The Bell for tonight’s Hardcore Justice PPV:
– Reuters published an article covering WWE’s second-ever show in China on Saturday. The report noted that the “Shanghai crowd howled with delight as half-naked giants in glittering briefs strutted into the ring and began slamming each other to the mat.” After the first show in 2010 was free, tickets were priced at 300 yuan ($47.17) and went up to 1,500 yuan for a ringside seats.
Ed Wells, Senior Vice President and Managing Director, International Operations at WWE, was asked whether the sports-entertainment organization needs a Chinese wrestler to aid their popularity in the country.
“We’d love to have a Chinese star and we’re certainly open to working with Chinese talent,” said Wells. “(However), John Cena, one of our top Superstars, may be more popular than the local talent anywhere he goes.”
– WWE developmental talent Ashley Flair is now referencing herself as Charlotte on Twitter—her new handle is @MsCharlotteWWE. She noted, “Received my ring name….. CHARLOTTE, baby, CHARLOTTE!!!”
She is the daughter of WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair, who is billed from Charlotte, North Carolina. She reported to WWE’s Tampa, Florida based developmental training facility last month to begin wrestling training.