Roman Reigns recently did an interview with The New York Post to promote his Universal Championship match against Brock Lesnar this weekend in New Orleans at WrestleMania 34. Reigns was first asked about Paul Heyman saying Brock Lesnar will most likely return to UFC after WrestleMania:

“Not only will it help fuel this fire between Brock and I, it will get some truth that needs to be said a little bit. Some people need to hear this stuff because this has kind of been a thing. Brock’s not the only part-time guy. But there are a lot of full-time guys that are never gonna, as a collective, reach our potentials if we are dominated in this portion of the year by part-time guys.”

The Big Dog also explained why business is better within WWE when the company has a full-time World Champion:

“Whenever you have a champion who is on every single live event, every single house show, every single appearance that’s scheduled, it changes numbers. It’s true. I’ve seen it before. The tour we had after I beat Triple H in Dallas [at WrestleMania 32] the numbers didn’t lie and it’s not going to be any different [this time].”

Reigns then described how huge a victory over Lesnar on The Grandest Stage Of Them All would be for his career:

“It wouldn’t only be huge for me. It would be huge for this whole locker room. This is a team thing that we do and I represent this new generation.”

You can read Reigns’ full interview with The New York Post by clicking this link here.

– WWE posted the following WrestleMania Diary video on their YouTube channel of 2018 Hall Of Fame inductee Jeff Jarrett. Jarrett did an interview with The Midday 180 on Nashville’s 104.5 The Zone:

– Below are videos of Triple H and Stephanie McMahon arriving in New Orleans for their Mixed Tag Team match against Kurt Angle and Ronda Rousey at WrestleMania 34 this weekend. Check it out:

Looking forward to getting a private tour of #WrestleMania #Axxess with @TripleH, led by @catherinekelley, tomorrow at 12pm EST! #TuneIn on @facebook to get a behind the scenes look at #Axxess before it opens to the public. https://t.co/vvk0OHNrb0

— Stephanie McMahon (@StephMcMahon) April 4, 2018

Just landed in New Orleans with @StephMcMahon. 5 days… #TeamMcMahon #AreYouReady#WrestleMania pic.twitter.com/M4jIFS3GV9

— Triple H (@TripleH) April 5, 2018

– WWE posted a clip from WWE Network’s “Ride Along,” featuring Jinder Mahal and Sunil Singh. Mahal discussed the formation of Three Man Band (3MB) and said he believes the faction will return one day as a dominant one:

"I believe some day, the band will reform, and we will be a DOMINANT FACTION!" – @JinderMahal on #3MB#WWERideAlong @SinghBrosWWE @WWENetwork pic.twitter.com/hgmBjfWldz

— WWE (@WWE) April 3, 2018

WWE Superstar John Cena recently did an interview with Collider to promote his new film, “Blockers.” The Leader Of The Cenation discussed how comfortable he’s getting with comedic acting:

“I think a lot of that is being comfortable with the people around you and being comfortable with the material. Even if it’s not your sense of humor, you have to understand the humor. I also know that a lot of the humor rests on me looking like an idiot, so I’m okay with that. I’m okay with looking like an idiot.

“Some people don’t go there, but I don’t care. You have to get the perspective of funny people and not have any reservations on looking like a dumb-ass. I just trusted Kay and trusted my co-workers, and hoped that she then put it together well.”

If he ever imagined that he’d be butt-chugging, as his character does on the film:

“No, but I couldn’t have imagined any of this. I couldn’t have imagined that I’d have a WWE match and they’d give me money for it. This is not supposed to happen. For me to digest that moment, the moment is essentially that this dude will do anything for his daughter, and then he gets called out on it. He’s a guy who’s a man of his word. He will do anything for his daughter. Not only does that statement mean something, but he genuinely means it.

“It’s funny as hell. You’ll laugh out loud. But if you wanna talk about a vulnerable moment for a dude who’s built like a brick shithouse, to be humbled and humiliated in front of a part full of people because he’s worried about a bad decision his daughter may or may not make, that’s where I get the depth of shoving a beer up my butt.

“Everybody has their own process, but that’s why it’s funny and that’s why I’ll do it. It fits in the movie. It’s not just, “Hey, so we have this gag and we wanna do the gag.” There’s meaning behind it.”

He also commented on the reception that the movie has been receiving thus far:

“My goodness, of course! We saw it at SXSW, which is an amazing place to premiere a movie, and people were laughing so hard that they missed a lot of the punchlines. They were laughing over five jokes. You wanna stand there and be like, “Guys, be quiet!,” but at the same time, you don’t because they’re laughing at moments.

“Moments outlive punchlines. The punchlines will lose their luster, after awhile, but people were laughing at the outrageous moments of the movie, and that sets something up for long-term success. They’ll just have to go back and see it again.”

You can read Cena’s full interview with Collider by clicking this link here.

Ring Of Honor (ROH) star Cody Rhodes recently did an interview with NOLA.com to promote this weekend’s Supercard Of Honor XII event. Rhodes first commented on his feud with Kenny Omega:

“I spend more time with those guys. I put in way more work than Kenny, who has the reputation of having some of the best matches in the world, but that’s a lot easier to do when you barely ever wrestle. The issue has been Kenny not going quietly into the night. We thought it would be easy for me to beat up Kenny Omega with Crossroads and leave him lying, and I would be the leader of the Bullet Club. But Kenny is not giving up the position, the title easily.”

The former WWE Intercontinental Champion then explained why his upcoming match with Omega is important:

“Whether there were tensions or whether this was a cold match, it still holds the same importance because it’s the very first time Kenny and I have ever squared off in singles competition. It was a match people have asked for for a number of years. We weren’t getting close to it because we were both members of the Bullet Club.

“There’s been tension, but this match is very important to the wrestling community. His star has risen from his performances, his stellar matches that he has had in Japan, and here in the States as well. He should be very proud of what he’s been able to accomplish.”

In regards to a possible return to WWE, Rhodes really can’t see that happening for him anytime soon:

“It’s always safe to say never say never. But … no. Only because we’ve taken on such a project with All In. Wrestling is currently going through a revolution. It’s less about the brand and more about the talent and their fans. That’s my focus. I don’t think I really could belong anywhere ever again. I make Ring of Honor my home team these days, but I still play my music how I want to play it. I had a great time in WWE. I had multiple singles matches at WrestleMania.

“Met my wife there. It was a really wonderful place to grow up. It’s the house that built me. But also, it’s where I learned the fundamentals of this industry, which have led me to seek it outside WWE. The wrestling that I love the most doesn’t happen there. It’s not a knock on them. It’s just the wrestling that I love the most, is out there in the world. And that’s where I tend to be these days.”

You can read Rhodes’ full interview with NOLA.com by clicking this link here.

There has been a ton of speculation on whether or not The Undertaker will return under his American Badass gimmick at WrestleMania 34 this weekend. Taker is expected to confront John Cena, who has been calling him out for the past several weeks on RAW, however it’s unknown if the pair will have a match or not.

In a recent episode of Busted Open Radio, former WWE Champion Chris Jericho explained why he doesn’t think the gimmick will be returning this weekend:

“American Bad Ass is a pretty cool character, and Taker loves it, but guess which character Vince McMahon loves? It’s the Undertaker, Vince’s greatest creation. I’ll be the devil’s advocate to you guys – I would feel a little disappointed if it was the American Bad Ass, because I love the Undertaker, and I love that entrance, and you’ve been out there when you hear that bell and the druids chanting – it’s second to none.

“There’s never been an entrance like that in wrestling, in my opinion, and we’ve been waiting for it, teasing for it, for so much I feel if it was the American Bad Ass it would be a little bit of a downer – for me.”

“Your fanbase is a little bit more of a knowledgeable fan base, a little bit more of a hardcore fan base I would venture to say. Where you have 70,000 people in the Superdome where 60,000 of them don’t even remember what the American Bad Ass is? We haven’t spoken of the American Bad Ass, we haven’t had any video packages or any recollections of that guy, you would have a bunch of people going ‘What is this?’ in my opinion.

“Once again, I think that it’s a really cool debating point if you know wrestling and you’re a giant wrestling fan and you’ve been watching since 2000. There’s a lot of people who just started watching over the last three or four or five years, a lot John Cena fans that don’t know what happened in 2000.

“So, once again, in my opinion, the hardcores would like to see it cause it’s something different, whereas your general, average wrestling fan will go nuts when the Undertaker’s music hits and I think, I’m a 100% certain, that it’s gonna be the Undertaker at WrestleMania, and not the American Bad Ass.”

"I would feel a little disappointed if it were the American Badass. I love the Undertaker and I love that entrance." @IAmJericho tells @davidlagreca1 & @bullyray5150 why believes we will see the Deadman vs. @JohnCena at #WrestleMania pic.twitter.com/mNJxJmX8DS

— SiriusXM Busted Open (@BustedOpenRadio) April 4, 2018

WWE Monday Night RAW commentator Corey Graves recently did an interview with Rolling Stone to talk about several professional wrestling topics. Graves first discussed what it’s like doing commentary instead of competing inside the ring like he used to:

“I think I’d be lying if I said there wasn’t always something of a little glimmer of hope that something miraculously would change. But I’ve fully embraced my role now… I’m cool with wearing suits and talking about other people for a while, because I can hopefully do this a lot longer.”

Graves also briefly commented on calling his first WrestleMania this weekend in New Orleans, saying he gets goosebumps just thinking about it:

“I just get goosebumps talking about it.”

While Graves appreciates the praise he gets for his work on the commentary booth, he still holds Bobby Heenan and Jesse Ventura on a pedestal – and he still has a long way before he gets there:

“They are mythical creatures to me. I’d love to be in the same breath as them, but I probably won’t accept it someday, maybe not until I’m gone.”

You can read Graves’ full interview with Rolling Stone by clicking this link here.

– Fans are upset that The Undertaker wasn’t on Monday Night RAW last night to accept John Cena’s WrestleMania challenge. For the past several weeks The Leader Of The Cenation has been calling The Deadman out, but to no avail. Since Taker doesn’t use social media, fans typically go to his wife, former WWE Women’s Champion Michelle McCool, for answers.

One fan told McCool they were very disappointed her husband didn’t show up last night. When he asked “where is your husband???” McCool responded by revealing they’re actually eating breakfast:

We’re actually eating breakfast!

— McCool (@McCoolMichelleL) April 3, 2018

– This past weekend at a WWE live event, with some help from Mike Rome and Nia Jax, Paige pranked her fellow Absolution members Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville. The pair were told Paige missed her flight and got in trouble before being sent home. Check it out here:

– After RAW went off-air last night, RAW Tag Team Champions The Bar (Cesaro and Sheamus) hit the ring to attack Roman Reigns. John Cena’s music hit and The Leader Of The Cenation came down for the save. Cena hit an Attitude Adjustment and Reigns hit a Spear – both at the same time – to send the crowd home happy.

– In the opening segment of Monday Night RAW, a Q&A session took place inside the ring between Kurt Angle, Ronda Rousey, Triple H, and Stephanie McMahon – hosted by Jonathan Coachman (which was awfully similar to a UFC pre-fight press conference).

During their face-offs things got physical between the four, which led to McMahon putting Rousey through a table. Rousey and Angle will team up against Triple H and Stephanie at WrestleMania 34. It will be Rousey’s official in-ring debut for WWE.

Rousey took to Instagram to comment on being put through a table, using a quote from George Santayana:

https://www.instagram.com/p/BhG9FXyjG9H/?utm_source=ig_embed

– Elias is not currently penciled in for a match at WrestleMania 34 this weekend, however, he noted on RAW last night that he’s preparing for the greatest performance of a lifetime in New Orleans this Sunday:

"At #WrestleMania, I have got the greatest performance of a lifetime in store for everyone!" – @IAmEliasWWE #RAW pic.twitter.com/mQOINhRcpC

— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) April 3, 2018

Last night’s episode of RAW featured a tremendous match between Seth Rollins and Finn Balor. The pair will be challenging for The Miz’s Intercontinental Championship at WrestleMania 34 this weekend. Before that, however, The Architect and The Demon King went to-to-toe with Miz on commentary.

The pair tore the house down before Rollins was able to hit a Curb Stomp for the victory. In an interesting bit of backstage news, Fightful’s Sean Ross Sapp reports that Tyson Kidd was actually the producer of the match:

Tyson Kidd produced the Seth Rollins vs. Finn Balor match that is about to happen.

— Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful.com (@SeanRossSapp) April 3, 2018

Several months ago WWE hired Kidd as a backstage producer. If Kidd is able to produce more matches like what Rollins and Balor performed last night, he has a very bright future ahead of him indeed.

– As we’ve noted, The Undertaker did not appear on last night’s episode of Monday Night RAW to accept John Cena’s WrestleMania 34 challenge. Despite Undertaker remaining silent, Cena continues to poke fun at The Deadman on social media. He posted the following on his Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/p/BhGm59yAyOw/?utm_source=ig_embed

– WWE posted Intercontinental Champion The Miz’s new Snickers ad on their YouTube channel. You can check it out here:

One of the most talented tag teams on the WWE’s roster right now is none other than SmackDown Live Tag Team Champions The Usos – and Paul Heyman has taken notice. In a recent interview with NBC Sports, where he also explained how Cody Rhodes’ success outside WWE parallels Steve Austin, Heyman expressed his high praise for the sons of WWE Hall Of Famer Rikishi:

“That’s on them. The Usos are a great example, a GREAT example. The Usos were always frustrated because they always felt that they could be the defining tag team of this generation. They didn’t just want to put on good matches, they didn’t just want to have a catchy entrance tune, they didn’t want to just look good on pay-per-view and on television, the Usos wanted the opportunity to be the defining tag team of this generation.

“They tried all of these different ways to get to that level until finally they just came out of the box with their promos and their promos now are so innovative, so progressive, so ahead of everyone else’s that they are now truly in my opinion now have an argument to say, they are not only the best tag team in WWE right now, but certainly of the last decade and could certainly wind up being the best tag team of all time.”

You can read Heyman’s full interview with NBC Sports by clicking this link here.

Professional wrestling fans often hold the Attitude Era as the greatest in WWE history. The Attitude Era is essentially used as the measuring stick for what WWE produces today. A lot of today’s professional wrestling fans despise the “PG Era” WWE is currently in, and one day hope for the company to return to content similar to what was produced in the late 90s or early 2000s.

WWE Superstar John Cena addressed this in a recent interview with Screen Rant and explained why the Attitude Era wouldn’t work in today’s world:

“Coming in in 2002 you’re still riding the coattails of the Attitude Era. It’s 18-35-year-old males, it’s very visceral, the entertainment is very extreme. Fast forward to 2004, 2005, 2006, more families are showing up. and I don’t feel comfortable saying the things I was saying on the microphone because I got to look at a little kid and at that point, I’m supposed to be the good guy?

“That’s not how a good guy is so I use the opportunity of the platform of The Marine – because the movie did reach a bunch of people – to genuinely, subtly, begin to change my character into more of a P.G. environment because those are the tools I’m dealt. I can do a butt chug scene if you put an ‘R’ on the movie but when you put a TV-PG on the show and you’re out there doing stuff that makes your audience feel uncomfortable, your career longevity is going to be nothing.

“So a lot of these guys today also want to do all the things we’re not supposed to do. That’s not being a good mechanic. You take the tools that you have to fix the problems in front and everybody’s like, hey, would you bring back the rap guy? It would bomb right now. It would bomb. One, because all those punch lines are inappropriate. Especially, for now, they’re not P.G. so if I were to still come out in the outfit, I did, I managed to sneak one in against the Rock.

“Man, was it difficult to write those lines and I even had to say before I cut the promo, okay, sometimes you have to fight fire with fire so I’m sorry that I have to do this but it’s got to be done. I had to preface it with like earmuffs, kids, because it’s about to get pretty raw and even still meandering through all that I had a double entendre my way through something that I could possibly only do for one night, or it would not work right now. Neither would The Attitude Era.”

You can ready Cena’s full interview with Screen Rant by clicking this link here.

Last night’s episode of Monday Night RAW was the final opportunity for The Undertaker to respond to John Cena’s WrestleMania 34 challenge. The Leader Of The Cenation has been calling out The Deadman for the past several weeks.

After failing to punch his ticket to WrestleMania by way of the Royal Rumble, the Elimination Chamber, and a Six-Pack Challenge match for the WWE Title at Fastlane – Cena attempted to land a bout at The Showcase Of The Immortals be attempting to lure out Taker.

Despite a hefty amount of derogatory remarks on the microphone, and a social media campaign fronted by the #DoSomething hashtag, Undertaker has produced no response to Cena’s challenge.

Although the match is expected to happen, fans believed last night’s RAW would be the night we finally received an answer from Undertaker. Instead, The Deadman made no appearance and delivered no message to Cena.

Cageside Seats reports that Undertaker didn’t appear on RAW to accept Cena’s challenge because they don’t feel that they need to officially promote the match, and hope the uncertainty surrounding it will be enough buzz for it.

– On last night’s episode of Monday Night RAW, Seth Rollins and Finn Balor went one-on-one in an amazing match, while Intercontinental Champion The Miz sat in on commentary. Miz will defend his title against both Balor and Rollins in a Triple Threat match at WrestleMania 34 this weekend.

After Rollins and Balor’s amazing match in Atlanta last night, 2018 WWE Hall Of Fame inductee Bubba Ray Dudley took to Twitter to comment on the bout:

The #RAW and #SDLive before ‘Mania are probably the most “nerve wracking” shows of the year because no-one wants to get hurt before the big one.

Great job Finn and Seth…Strong match.@BustedOpenRadio

— Bully Ray (@bullyray5150) April 3, 2018

– PWInsider is reporting that former WWE Cruiserweight Champion Brian Kendrick was backstage at last night’s episode of RAW. Notable injured names that weren’t backstage include Jason Jordan and Big Cass.

– Ring Of Honor (ROH) and New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) stars The Young Bucks – Nick and Matt Jackson – noted on Twitter that they want to have a match with SmackDown Live Tag Team Champions The Usos. Nick Jackson actually revealed that they faced The Usos in an impromptu match 7-8 years ago, which The Usos won:

@MattJackson13 @NickJacksonYB would you like to make a match against Usos?

— Matty (@HEELMatty) March 31, 2018

Yes. Would love for ROH and NJPW to work with WWE and make this happen. https://t.co/rfXMBmwoWJ

— Being the Elite (@BeingTheElite) March 31, 2018

Didn't you wrestle them the first time you guys ever met at your WWE tryout? I remember you saying it in an interview once.

— KJ In The Grave (@mightbe_kevin) March 31, 2018

Yes we wrestled @WWEUsos once literally on the fly. William Regal called us into the ring before a show and the match started right there. https://t.co/8YuOwuGexX

— Being the Elite (@BeingTheElite) March 31, 2018

Uso’s via top rope splash.

— Being the Elite (@BeingTheElite) March 31, 2018

7-8 years ago in CA.

— Being the Elite (@BeingTheElite) March 31, 2018

– WWE recently noted that Ms. Money In The Bank Carmella has held her briefcase for 277 days. At a recent live event, Carmella cut a promo on SmackDown Live Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair telling her to watch her back.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BhArESfgHau/

IMPACT Wrestling Knockout Kiera Hogan recently did an interview on Interactive Wrestling Radio to talk about several professional wrestling topics. Hogan was asked if she’d be opposed to doing a “daughter” angle with WWE Hall Of Famer Hulk Hogan, and also noted she has talked to Brooke Hogan about it:

“(laughs) I wouldn’t be opposed to it. I’ve actually had a conversation with Brooke Hogan about it. She got a hold of me and was like, ‘We should be sisters or something!’ I was like, ‘That would be so cool!’

“My real name is Kiera Hogan. That is my real real name. When I got into wrestling, I was like, ‘That works. I already am a Hogan!’

“But, I didn’t want to steal off what he (Hulk) was doing. I wanted to be my own Hogan. I want to be my own person. I want to be the ‘Girl on Fire’ and set myself apart from Hulkamania and all that other jazz.

“But, I definitely am not opposed to it. Of course, I was a fan. But, I definitely want to be able to do my own thing at the same time.”

Hogan then described how current WWE Superstar Mickie James has been a big influence in her career:

“Mickie James was my idol. She is my everything. But, definitely her story line with Trish Stratus was my absolute favorite. It drew me into wrestling. It was one of the best story lines, I think, ever. It was something so different for the women. I’m so in love with the theatrics of wrestling.

“Mickie James influenced my everything from everyday life to when I was in high school. I’ve been able to tell her this which is a plus for me and being able to be on the same card as her. She’s just amazing. I love her so much! (laughs).

“I met her when I was 16. I met her every year after that so she saw me grow in wrestling as I got further and further into my career. That weekend, I was able to be on that first SHIMMER with her and was able to really talk to her.

“She was just so proud of me. She’s almost like my second mother because I’m able to tell her, ‘Look, Mom! I’ve accomplished more!’ (laughs) She’s literally the most down to earth person ever. She’s such a sweetheart!”

Hogan is one of the shortest female wrestlers out there right now, standing at just 4’11. She feels her height is neither an advantage or disadvantage for her, but rather it’s neutral:

“I feel like it is neutral. It is not a benefit and it is not a defense. I feel like me being smaller, people think I’m not going to do as well as I usually do. I think I’m actually able to prove myself. Some people think I’m taller from my pictures. But, I’m only 4’11 and a half! (laughs) I don’t feel like it is a total disadvantage.”

Given today’s climate there’s never been a better time to be a female professional wrestler. Especially with the Women’s Revolution going on in the WWE. Hogan offered her thoughts on the evolution of women’s professional wrestling:

“I have a different view on it. I feel like people are just now starting to see the women on the main stage but on the independents, they’ve been doing it forever. I feel like at this time, maybe because they’re signing so many independent performers, now they’re starting to get noticed.

“But, it has been such a topic on the independents for such a long time and now it is starting to get so much attention because it is on the main stage. The independents don’t get enough credit.”

You can listen to Hogan’s interview on Interactive Wrestling Radio by clicking this link here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-85RlBhltk

Ex-Lucha Underground and current CRASH talent Bestia 666 recently did an interview with The Roman Show to talk about several professional wrestling topics. Bestia first discussed former WWE World Heavyweight Champion Rey Mysterio becoming a partial owner of Aro Lucha:

“It really surprised me. He is a humbled person and this will help the lucha libre industry especially for us luchadors like Mexicans and Hispanics to have a person like Rey Mysterio to focus on lucha libre.

“To have a person like him have control of a promotion like that is great knowing that he knows the business. It will help him economically, but others too. He always tries to help people. I think that is what he will do. He has said that he will help the talent. He’ll help us, the Latinos.”

Back in 2013 Bestia actually worked as an extra for WWE and visited the Performance Center. While he admits working in WWE is the dream, he’s not going to sit around waiting for them:

“I was there, but [the WWE Superstars] were in their zone. I just did what I had to do, but I did go to the Performance Center in 2013 and I continue to work hard. I am not waiting for the WWE, but of course that is the dream. I would lie to you if I said I didn’t want to be there.”

Bestia also offered some insight into what he thinks WWE is looking for in talent they want to sign:

“WWE looks for people from other countries that can communicate. I speak English too, even though I am talking to you in Spanish. I am used to the American style. In the meantime, I will prepare, train, and be ready.”

You can read Bestia 666’s interview with The Roman Show by clicking this link here.

On a recent edition of the E&C’s Pod Of Awesomeness, former WWE Tag Team Champs Edge and Christian discussed being asked to induct The Dudley Boyz into the 2018 WWE Hall Of Fame class.

Edge discussed the news breaking that he and Christian would be inducting Bubba Ray and D-Von, which was Bubba announcing it on Busted Open Radio. The pair also discussed getting the calls to be asked to induct The Dudley Boyz:

“Actually, the news broke by Bubba Ray Dudley on Busted Open Radio with me as the guest. I didn’t know he was going to do it.

“He got the pop himself and it has now been officially confirmed by WWE today as we’re recording this that we will be inducting The Dudley Boyz. Yeah!”

“We were very honored that they asked us to do it, and, obviously, we’ve talked about it many times in the past,” Christian added.

“All three teams will always be linked. If you think of the Dudleys, you think of Edge and Christian and The Hardy Boyz, and vice versa with all those other teams.

“We helped to put each other on the map and the feud with us and the Hardys really took off when those guys showed up.

“My phone rings immediately after [Edge’s phone rang] and it says, ‘Melbourne, Florida’,” Christian recalled. “And I’m like, ‘do we know anybody in Melbourne?’ I’m like, ‘your phone rang and then mine did.

“Should I answer it?’ and [Edge] is like, ‘yeah, yeah, you should answer it!’ So I answered it. It was D-Von. We had a nice conversation and he said he tried to call [Edge], so I said, ‘oh, I’ll pass him to you. He didn’t want to talk to you earlier.'”

You can listen to E&C’s Pod Of Awesomeness by clicking this link here.

H/T Wrestling Inc. for the transcriptions

– In the first round of the WWE 2K18 Superstar Invitational Tournament on Xavier Woods’ UpUpDownDown YouTube gaming channel, RAW Women’s Champion Alexa Bliss takes on WWE Intercontinental Title challenger Seth Rollins. You can check out the video here below:

Bliss took to Twitter to comment on her game with Rollins:

I am a GODDESS in the ring and in this @WWEgames Tournament! Watch out, @WWERollins, I am coming for you… #WWE2k18 #ad https://t.co/Dej0US4Hyf pic.twitter.com/hiImQs1NDS

— Lexi (Kaufman) Cabrera (@AlexaBliss_WWE) April 1, 2018

– Natalya recently posted a photo backstage at a WWE event with Shelton Benjamin and ex-UFC fighter Jessamyn Duke:

Backstage vibes at #sdlive! Thanks for representing @jessamynduke! We love you! ???? pic.twitter.com/8rQ2EodUAH

— Nattie (@NatbyNature) April 2, 2018

– WWE uploaded John Cena and The Rock’s full WrestleMania 28 match on their YouTube channel. You can watch it here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byni1lQYVFc&feature=youtu.be

If The Undertaker is ever going to respond to John Cena’s WrestleMania 34 challenge, tonight’s the night to do it.

For the past several weeks The Leader Of The Cenation has attempted to lure The Deadman out and accept his challenge, however, Undertaker has remained radio silent on the matter.

Cena has verbally attacked Undertaker on the microphone week after week on RAW, and has even fired off a few shots at him on social media as well. He recently took to Twitter to promote tonight’s episode of RAW, continuing to use the hashtag #DoSomething:

Big night 2nite! @WWE #RAW and I’m MORE than ready if Phenom decides to #DoSomething .. if not, also PUMPED 2 B #WrestleMania strongest FAN! 220kg pic.twitter.com/tno6hfuW7O

— John Cena (@JohnCena) April 2, 2018

Cena also referenced the rumors going around that Taker could return under his American Badass gimmick. With the fact that Kid Rock, who sang Undertaker’s American Badass theme back in the early 2000s, is going into the celebrity wing of the 2018 WWE Hall Of Fame this weekend – speculation has continued to run rampant.

With that being said, Cena decided to post an Instagram photo of some American Badass gear:

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– SmackDown Live Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair is set to defend her throne against 2018 Women’s Royal Rumble winner Asuka at WrestleMania 34 this weekend. The Queen has the opportunity to become the first woman to ever defeat The Empress Of Tomorrow in WWE, as she hasn’t lost in two years of competition. Yesterday Flair took to Twitter to send the following message to her SDL Women’s Title Challenger:

One of us will Bow Down. ??? #WrestleMania pic.twitter.com/Xge4dmnL2t

— Charlotte Flair (@MsCharlotteWWE) April 1, 2018

– Several weeks ago to close out Monday Night RAW, The Final Deletion resulted in Bray Wyatt being DELETED by “Woken” Matt Hardy. Wyatt was tossed into the Lake Of Reincarnation and hasn’t been seen on WWE TV since. Wyatt recently took to Twitter and issued out the following cryptic Tweet in the midst of rumors that a character change could be coming for The Eater Of Worlds:

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Former Universal Champion Goldberg will be inducted into the 2018 WWE Hall Of Fame class this weekend, the night before WrestleMania 34 in New Orleans. Inducting Goldberg would be none other than Paul Heyman, the advocate of the man Goldberg defeated at Survivor Series in 2016 and lost to at WrestleMania 33 – Brock Lesnar.

Some fans were scratching their heads wondering why Heyman was selected for the honors of inducting Goldberg into the Hall. The Advocate recently did an interview with Digital Spy to explain that Goldberg actually requested WWE for Heyman to induct him:

Roman Reigns was recently interviewed by CBS Sports to promote WrestleMania 34 this weekend, where he’ll challenge Brock Lesnar for the Universal Championship in what’s expected to be the night’s main event. Reigns was asked about his main event WrestleMania match last year, in which he became the second-ever man to defeat The Undertaker at The Showcase Of The Immortals.

Reigns said that he feels the match could’ve been better, and he mostly puts the blame on himself for it not living up to expectations:

“For me, what made it so hard was how heavy it was. You know, if I wrestled The Undertaker 20 years ago at the beginning or the middle of his career, probably not. But the positioning I found myself in, it just felt really heavy and so much more emotional than I was ready for it to be, so I think that was the hardest thing … but, you know, the coolest thing because I think that just shows the gravity of the situation, the responsibility of the placement [on the card] and just who I was sharing the ring with.

“And that’s just how special he is. I just feel like maybe I wasn’t good enough or maybe it could have been better on my behalf, but I always hold The Undertaker in so high in that regard that I just feel like maybe I could have done better. But I enjoyed it.

“I really learned a huge amount in the ring with him; you know, to being in the ring with him for one singles match and to have it be at that level, to be able to pick something up in just 30-40 minutes from another performer — it just goes to show how good he is.”

You can listen to Reigns’ interview with CBS Sports by clicking this link here.

H/T Wrestling Inc. for the transcriptions

WWE Hall Of Famer Jimmy Hart is one of the most legendary managers in the history of professional wrestling. Hart has managed the likes of Hulk Hogan, The Million Dollar Man Ted DiBiase, Jerry The King Lawler, Bret Hart, and many more. In a recent interview with WWE, Hart discussed which current Superstar he’d be interesting in managing.

Hart divulged that he’d love to work with Elias if given the opportunity. Here’s what he had to say:

“You know what? All of them are great but I like Elias. He plays guitar and me being from Memphis or course and look what I did for the Honky Tonk Man so Elias this is for you. Dick Clark told me something … he said if you dress like the audience then you’re gonna wind up sitting in the audience.

“We gotta get you out of those blue jeans and out of those patent leather brown or black boots that you wear and that t-shirt. We gotta get you down to Memphis. Let me take you to Graceland, baby.”

Former WWE superstar James Ellsworth recently did an interview with Andy Malnoske of Wrestling Inc. to talk about several professional wrestling topics. Ellsworth revealed that competing against AJ Styles for the WWE Championship was his favorite moment with the company:

“If you’re asking what my favorite moment was, it was that, wrestling for the WWE title,” Ellsworth said. “It’s AJ Styles, who’s the best wrestler in the world, in a main event match on SmackDown, favorite moment.”

Back in 2016 Ellsworth worked a match against Braun Strowman as a jobber. The fans’ reaction to him got him over and WWE decided to bring him on as a regular talent. Ellsworth said everything just happened at the right time:

“Luckily for me, it was just lightning in a bottle,” he said. “Right opponent, Braun Strowman, got 15 to 20 seconds of promo time, it just all came together so well. That performance that night with Braun Strowman, fans got behind it after that and I appreciate every fan that’s ever helped me out because of that.”

Ellsworth then discussed what it was like to interact with each of the McMahons – Vince, Shane, and Stephanie:

“Vince is the boss, I’ve had a couple conversations with him up there. It’s like any other job, he’s the boss, so very employee-to-boss conversations,” Ellsworth said. “Shane’s more ‘one of the boys,’ so I’d talk to Shane. Stephanie, I didn’t see her much because she was on RAW and I was on SmackDown, but when I did see her she was very sweet and always said hi. That’s about it.”

Since departing from WWE, Ellsworth has been doing work for NWA (which is now owned by Smashing Pumpkins singer and former IMPACT Wrestling President Billy Corgan). He is also working on the independent circuit as well and hopes to one day make it back to WWE:

“I’m doing stuff with the NWA, Billy Corgan owns the NWA now… So I’m working with them a lot, I’m doing as many indies as possible,” he said. “I get to travel the world still and do my thing, and then when the time is right, I think you’ll see me back in WWE.”

You can read Ellsworth’s full interview with Wrestling Inc. by clicking this link here.