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Author: Eric Lynch

  • AJ Styles Speaks On Meeting Vince McMahon & His Character In WWE

    AJ Styles Speaks On Meeting Vince McMahon & His Character In WWE

    AJ Styles was Chris Jericho’s guest on the latest Talk is Jericho podcast over at  PodcastOne.com. During the discussion, Styles revealed the first encounter he had with Vince McMahon, where they talked about how he would be portrayed on WWE television. Styles said,

    “Him and I did sit down and talk and we talked about this character. I know this character who he’s talking about because I was [a] heel. This guy whose had to fight for everything.”

    “The character that he explained to me is very close, very similar to [the guy I am]. He brought it up ‘this is the way you need to be. You’re not the tallest guy, you’re not the biggest guy, but you’re a pit bull.’ I know that guy, I could be that guy.”

    Styles also revealed that he found out he would be in the Royal Rumble match just days before the event.

    You can listen to the full podcast here.

  • ECW Original Axl Rotten Passes Away

    Axl Rotten, real name Brian Knighton, was found deceased today at the age of 44 in Baltimore, Maryland. WWE issued the following statement on his passing on Thursday evening:

    WWE is saddened to learn of reports that Brian Knighton, best known for competing in ECW as Axl Rotten from 1993 to 1999, has passed away. WWE extends its condolences to Knighton’s family, friends and fans.

    Rotten suffered from a spine injury in recent years that forced him out of the ring. He was living in Anchorage Rehab Center in Salisbury, Maryland. This was his final tweet:

  • Impact Wrestling Viewership Down From Last Week

    Impact Wrestling Viewership Down From Last Week

    The February 2, 2016 edition of Impact Wrestling on Pop TV averaged 295,000 viewers on it’s first run. This is down from the previous week’s 339,000 viewers. The show was headlined by Matt Hardy vs. Kurt Angle.

    The replay averaged 112,000 viewers, up from the previous week’s 103,000 for the replay.

    Impact was ranked #129 in the top 150 shows on cable for the night. The episode of The Young & The Restless before Impact averaged 445,000 viewers.

  • James Storm & Bobby Roode Speak On WWE vs. TNA, Advice For TNA Creative Team

  • Report: Batista Turns Down Second WrestleMania 32 Offer

    WWE is still pursuing Batista for an appearance at WrestleMania. We first reported in January that Batista had declined an offer to wrestle a match, and now WWE is pitching him non-wrestling roles for the big pay-per-view.

    When Batista was backstage visiting at last week’s SmackDown taping in Tampa, where he lives, he had a meeting with Vince McMahon. PWInsider.com reports that Vince pitched Batista a special guest referee role for WrestleMania 32, which Batista also turned down. The referee role was reportedly for Roman Reigns vs. HHH. There’s no word on if WWE plans to have someone else fill the role of guest referee for the WrestleMania match.

    Back in November, Batista stated that during his last WWE run, he was “constantly butting heads with them creatively.” In an interview to promote 007 Spectre, the wrestler-turned-actor says WWE’s creative direction made the fans rebel against him.

    “I’m the worst babyface ever,” Batista explained, “but I’m a good heel, I know how to be a heel, I’m comfortable being a heel and the fans want me to be a heel. But they tried to shove me down everybody’s throats, and they rebelled. They are not idiots and they don’t like it and they don’t want it. So, it just makes them rebel more. ”

    The former WWE champ also recalled another negative experience he had with the company, where a cameraman wouldn’t call Batista by his name. Batista will be filming the second Guardians of the Galaxy movie for Marvel over the next few months.

    Related: Batista Describes A Bad Experience He Had With A WWE Employee

  • John Cena Recovery Update, Pat Patterson Autobiography Coming Soon

    – WWE Hall of Famer Pat Patterson will be releasing his autobiography in August. The book will be titled Accepted: How the First Gay Superstar Changed WWE. We first reported back in February of 2015 that Patterson had begun working on the book. Here’s an excerpt from the synopsis:

    Many WWE fans know Pat Patterson as a ring legend, WWE Hall of Famer, and one of Vince McMahon’s “stooges” during the Attitude Era. But Patterson is no stooge. He has long been one of Vince McMahon’s trusted advisors, his impact and importance to the nascent stages of WWE nearly comparable to the Chairman himself. Still active in WWE today, Pat delivers his no-holds-barred story from unknown to WWE luminary.

    You can pre-order the book on Amazon.com.

    – John Cena is on the mend after his shoulder surgery. Cena tweeted a short clip of him in the gym doing squats with a bare bar, which was one of his goals after his surgery.

  • Bret Hart On Why Owen Hart Isn’t In The Hall Of Fame, His Cancer Diagnosis

    Bret Hart doesn’t think his brother Owen will be joining him in the WWE Hall of Fame any time soon. In a recent interview with Ring Rust Radio, Bret explains why he doesn’t think Owen will be inducted, despite the release of WWE’s DVD set about the late Hart Foundation member.

    “I can confirm it to a certain degree, but no one has told me officially,” Hart said about reports that Owen will not be inducted in the WWE Hall of Fame this year. “I have heard from various family members that are closely tied in with WWE that it doesn’t look like Owen is being inducted. I think it’s a real shame and it breaks my heart. The main obstacle I think is his widow Martha, who is really obtuse and kind of a bitter woman that never understood that it wasn’t the wrestling fans or wrestlers that killed Owen. It’s pretty easy now to look back on it and see that it was really just an unfortunate accident. I think Martha is guilty of burying and doing nothing to help keep Owen’s memory alive. Wrestling fans have every right to remember Owen and cherish his career. A lot of people loved Owen just for the type of person he was and not just the wrestler he was. A lot of wrestling fans got to know him over the years and miss him. I just think it’s really sad that Martha is still so obtuse and has it in her head the only ones that can grieve over Owen are her and her kids and everyone else can go to hell. The rest of us miss him too and I don’t agree with her and her idea on how to remember Owen. It’s a shame that she can’t accept that fans love him and miss him just as much she does.”

    Hart also spoke about being diagnosed with prostate cancer, which he announced to the public on Monday.

    “I think just by being open and honest about it. Letting people know that I’m in the fight, and as I go through it, I’ll show people just that,” Hart said. “Hopefully in the near future I can prove to people that I will overcome this battle and be on the better side of it in six months or so. Hopefully, people will gain strength from that and use me as somebody they can look up to if someone in their family or themselves goes through it.”

    Related: Bret Hart Says Roman Reigns Is Like Kevin Nash, Heyman Is “Best Manager Ever”

  • Shinsuke Nakamura Arrives In The U.S., Will Return To Japan Before NXT Debut

    Shinsuke Nakamura Arrives In The U.S., Will Return To Japan Before NXT Debut

    Shinsuke Nakamura has arrived in the United States. The former NJPW star landed in New York City at JFK airport on Tuesday night and met with former WWE star Sho Funaki.

    According to PWInsider.com, Nakamura will head to the WWE Performance Center for two weeks, then will fly back to Japan. He’ll return to the U.S. before WrestleMania weekend to wrestle Sami Zayn at NXT Takeover: Dallas. Nakamura will begin working out in WWE rings at the Performance Center in Orlando before the end of this week.

    NXT Takeover: Dallas takes place on Friday, April 1st during WrestleMania weekend in Dallas, Texas.

    Nakamura finished with New Japan Pro Wrestling on January 30th.

    Related: NXT Takeover: Dallas Card Looks Insane

  • James Storm & Bobby Roode Speak On WWE vs. TNA, Advice For TNA Creative Team

    James Storm & Bobby Roode Speak On WWE vs. TNA, Advice For TNA Creative Team

    Beer Money (James Storm and Bobby Roode) were interviewed by The Huffington Post while in the UK for TNA’s latest tour. When asked about WWE trying to lure away TNA talent, they made it clear they feel wrestlers don’t need to be in WWE to be successful. Here’s what they had to say about WWE signing TNA wrestlers:

    James Storm: “For me, it only makes smart business. If they’re able to do it because they have the financial backing then so be it. However, it’s also big props to the guys that don’t go. A lot of people are always hating on the guys that don’t go or leave or something. It’s like you don’t have to wrestle in WWE to be successful. A lot of people can’t live with that.”

    Bobby Roode: “The one thing that you learn in this business is that perception is reality. What you see on TV or what you read about the business isn’t always true. As James said, you don’t have to go to WWE to make money or to be happy. I’ve been in TNA for nearly fifteen years. I’m very happy, financially I’m doing well and it’s been very successful. In this business were all one big happy dysfunctional family. It doesn’t matter which company you work for, everyone wishes everyone else the best. Nobody ever wants to see a company fold. I don’t know why some fans want to see the company do badly. On social media, people are bashing TNA. Why? If you don’t like it, don’t watch it. When I was a kid, I would have wanted wrestling on every singly night. It didn’t matter what it was.”

    JS: “If the company does go out of business, WWE might not pick up your favourite wrestler you were watching on the other company. Now you don’t get to see the guy you wanted to see.”

    When asked if they have any advice for TNA’s creative team on how to improve their television, they had similar ideas: Don’t rush the storylines.

    JS: “Just consistent storylines. There’s been a lot of times here in TNA where things have been hot-shotted or just rushed. When I was growing up watching wrestling, story’s took a while. In this day and age, with TV and TNA not running as many Pay-Per-Views as other companies, storylines are kind of rushed. I think when they’re really good and drawn out that keeps the audience involved.”

    BR: “The storylines are really important. Wrestling has changed so much with TV – its wrestling for the ratings now. So it’s hard not to hot-shot an angle sometimes but it would be nice for a story to evolve. James and I, our story lasted over a year and it was an intriguing one. If it lasts over a year and a half people can sink their teeth into something. Already people are saying they want to see us wrestle the wolves but that’s something you can build up to and get to that point.”

    You can read the full interview here.

  • Cyber Defamation Lawsuit Filed Against Brooke Hogan

    Cyber Defamation Lawsuit Filed Against Brooke Hogan

    There’s now even more legal drama surrounding the Hogan family. Hulk Hogan’s daughter Brooke has been named in a lawsuit for “cyber defamation,” which means slander conducted through the internet. The lawsuit alleges that Brooke Hogan went on Instagram and accused the plaintiff of being involved in dog fighting.

    On Tuesday, South Florida law firm Sackrin & Tolchinsky issued a press release detailing their lawsuit against Brooke Hogan. According to the press release, the lawsuit is in reference to “social media posts Brooke published to her public Twitter and Instagram accounts in April, 2015, falsely accusing Alexis “Lexi” Williams of involvement in dog fighting.”

    Related: Hulk Hogan & Gawker To Enter Mediation As Sex Tape Trial Approaches

    Here’s an excerpt from the press release:

    Ms. Williams, a medical lab employee and veteran of the United States Army who has owned and loved animals all her life, has never met Brooke, yet as a result of Brooke’s malicious actions she has been continuously subjected to death threats, both in person and over the internet, as well as ridicule, humiliation, mental anguish, and a loss in her capacity to earn a living.

    While the Complaint in this case was filed on September 11, 2015, service of process has not yet been perfected on Brooke due to Brooke’s intentional efforts to evade service.

    “We attempted to arrange service in private with Brooke’s agent and manager. Brooke responded by deleting the posts in question, and hiding in Jack’s house when a process server came to the door,” said attorney Adam Sackrin, of the ongoing efforts to serve Brooke.

    Ms. Williams is seeking compensatory damages and plans to ask for punitive damages.

    Brooke has appeared on both WWE and TNA television alongside her father. Hulk is still involved in a huge legal case with Gawker over his sex tape.

    Related: Bubba The Love Sponge Opens Up About Hulk Hogan Sex Tape Case

  • Austin Appearing On NBC’s Today Show, AJ Styles On Jericho’s Podcast, More

    – WWE Hall of Famer Stone Cold Steve Austin will be appearing on NBC’s Today Show on Wednesday between 9 and 10 AM ET. Austin will be in the house to promote his Broken Skull Ranch reality series that airs Sundays on CMT.

    – Chris Jericho confirmed that AJ Styles will be a guest on his podcast Talk is Jericho this week. Styles will be wrestling The Miz at tonight’s SmackDown tapings, which we’ll have spoilers from later. Styles will be on Friday’s podcast.

    – This week, WWE Network’s Rivalries series will look at the historic feud between Ric Flair and Dusty Rhodes. WWE posted the following preview on YouTube on Tuesday:

  • Stephanie McMahon Discusses Women In WWE On Good Morning America

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bo5sxW1cvwY

    Stephanie McMahon appeared on Tuesday’s episode of ABC’s Good Morning America. She spent a lot of time discussing women and gender in WWE. “Women play an integral role in WWE, both in the corporate side as well as, you know, on television …,” McMahon told Good Morning America’s Amy Robach. “There’s a lot of girl power at WWE. And we’re proud of it.” Here are the highlights from her appearance:

    On women’s contributions in the male-dominated world of wrestling:

    “I think what women bring to the table is perspective,” McMahon replied. “I think that it’s so important for women to have a voice at the table and in the room. And oftentimes, women feel insecure, like they don’t belong at the table with men. And why? Is your opinion any less valuable than anybody else’s? No. It’s actually more valuable because you’re the only woman … And I think that the best way to really come to the best decision is to have that diversity in the room.”

    On whether she had to fight particularly hard for anything because of her gender:

    “I think not only because I’m a woman, but because I’m the boss’s daughter, there is a perspective that everything’s been handed to me. So that makes me have to work and fight that much harder to prove why I belong,” she said.

    On her character on WWE television:

    “I think that there’s nothing more fun than what I get to do. WWE’s mission is to put smiles on people’s faces. Now, those smiles are usually at my expense in my character role, because I play a villain. I’m mean. I am really hateful,” she said, chuckling. “So it’s good if you don’t like me when you’re watching the show, it means I’m doing my job.”

  • Update On Tammy “Sunny” Sytch’s DUI Charges

    Update On Tammy “Sunny” Sytch’s DUI Charges

    Former WWE star Tammy “Sunny” Sytch plead guilty to DUI charges in Pennsylvania in January. The charges include a May 30th arrest when a police officer witnessed her “driving erratically” into a Wal-Mart parking lot. Sytch was supposed to be sentenced on January 29th in Carbon County Court, but due to her lawyer filing updated information regarding errors made in their original plea filings, Sytch will wait until March 28th to find out her sentencing.

    Two other charges Sytch is pleading guilty to stem from arrests on June 1st and June 20th: DUI: General Impairment/Incapable of Driving Safely, and DUI: Highest Rate of Alcohol (BAC .16+). The June 1st arrest came after being pulled over for a vehicle violation and state police determined she was under the influence of alcohol. She was arrested again on June 20th after crashing her car.

    Sunny is currently under contract to Vivid Entertainment to star in an adult film. The trailer is already online here.

    Related: Trailer For New Chris Candido Documentary, Tammy “Sunny” Sytch Lashes Out At Candido Family

  • Two Matches Announced For SmackDown, New Title Match For Fastlane

    Two Matches Announced For SmackDown, New Title Match For Fastlane

    – During Monday’s RAW, WWE announced that AJ Styles would face The Miz on this Thursday’s episode of SmackDown. They also announced that Roman Reigns would take on Rusev on the show. SmackDown will be taped on Tuesday at the FedEx Forum in Memphis, TN

    The dark match that is being advertised is Roman Reigns & Dean Ambrose vs. Alberto Del Rio & Kevin Owens in a tag team street fight.

    – WWE also revealed on RAW that Kalisto will be defending his U.S. Title against Alberto Del Rio at their Fastlane pay-per-view. Fastlane takes place on February 21st at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, OH. Also at the PPV will be Dean Ambrose vs. Roman Reigns vs. Brock Lesnar for a shot against Triple H at WrestleMania.

  • WWE RAW Results – February 1, 2016

    The February 1, 2016 edition of WWE Monday Night RAW took place in Birmingham, AL and aired on the USA Network.

    – Lesnar and Heyman come out to the ring to open up the show. Heyman is cutting a promo about how Lesnar will become WWE Champion again when Dean Ambrose interrupts. Ambrose faces off with Lesnar and tells him he’s looking forward to going to Suplex City at Fastlane. Ambrose walks to the back first to end the segment.

    – Later tonight: Dolph Ziggler vs. Kevin Owens.

    – Kalisto def. Rusev: Del Rio is on commentary for the match. The story of the match is Rusev using his strength to keep Kalisto grounded. Kalisto gets the victory via count out after he got the better of Rusev at ringside. After a failed suicide dive attempt, Kalisto successfully manages to dropkick Rusev into the steel steps. Kalisto hit a hurricanrana that sent Rusev into the barricade, which laid out Rusev for the count while Kalisto rolled back into the ring.

    – Backstage, Stephanie McMahon meets with Roman Reigns and Dean Ambrose to book them in a match against The New Day in tonight’s main event.

    – Michael Cole recaps the fans on Nikki Bella’s neck surgery.

    – The Usos def. Curtis Axel and Adam Rose: Axel and Jimmy start things off. Eventually Jey gets the hot tag and superkicks Rose and knocks Axel down. The Usos hit a double superkick to Rose then Jey hits a splash off the top rope for the win.

    – AJ Styles comes out for his Miz TV segment. The Miz cuts a promo putting over AJ, and says he wants to be AJ’s mentor. The Miz eventually gets mad at the crowd, and starts putting himself over as being a bigger star than AJ. The Miz says AJ will fail in WWE if he keeps listening to the fans. The Miz calls AJ a “rookie redneck” who can’t make it in the WWE without his guidance. AJ has heard enough and beats down The Miz. The Miz runs out of the ring and sells his beating on the ramp.

    – Brie Bella def. Charlotte: Brie gets some offense in, but eventually Charlotte takes control and goes for the Figure 4. Brie quickly reverses into a roll up pin for the upset victory over Charlotte.

    – Big Show def. Erick Rowan: After some brawling and some offense by Rowan, Show hit Rowan with a chokeslam for the win. The Wyatt Family beats down Show after the match.

    – The Miz and AJ Styles will have a match on SmackDown.

    – Backstage, Triple H accuses Brock Lesnar of going soft for letting Dean Ambrose talk to him like that earlier. Lesnar says he’ll see HHH at WrestleMania.

    – Titus O’Neil def. Tyler Breeze: Titus escapes a single-leg Boston crab from Breeze, and hits a powerbomb for the 1-2-3.

    – Dolph Ziggler def. Kevin Owens: Ziggler hits a big dropkick that sends Owens to the outside. He follows him out and gets laid out by Owens. Back in the ring, Owens continues the offense. Owens went to the top rope, but Ziggler knocked him down and hit the cannonball. Owens came back with a powerbomb, but Ziggler reversed and hit the Zig Zag for the win.

    – Sasha Banks def. Becky Lynch: Banks kicks Lynch out of the ring, and Naomi and Tamina get involved. They eventually turn on Banks and attack her, giving Banks the DQ victory. After the match, Banks and Lynch clear the ing of Naomi and Tamina.

    – Jericho cuts a promo in the back about losing to AJ Styles on RAW last week. He says AJ is the real deal, and will be watching his match against The Miz on SmackDown.

    – Goldust asks Truth in the bathroom if he would be his tag team partner. Truth said he doesn’t want to tag with Goldust because he is weird. Goldust mocked Truth’s last partner, little jimmy. Truth walked away with Goldust confused.

    – Roman Reigns and Dean Ambrose def. The New Day (Kofi Kingston and Big E): After lots of back and forth action, Reigns eventually takes Kingston to the outside with a clothesline. Big E hit Reigns with a suplex onto the announce table. Big E tossed Ambrose into the ring and went for his finisher. Ambrose blocked and hit Dirty Deeds for the win. After the match, Brock Lesnar comes out. Lesnar distracts Reigns and Ambrose, which allows The New Day to attack them from behind.

    Lesnar enters the ring and hits an F-5 on Ambrose. The New Day lays out Reigns on the outside while Lesnar stands tall in the ring. The Beast walks to the back as RAW comes to a close.

  • AJ Styles To Make Madison Square Garden Debut In March

    AJ Styles To Make Madison Square Garden Debut In March

    After making his WWE debut at the Royal Rumble in January, AJ Styles already has his first Madison Square Garden appearance booked. TheGarden.com is advertising that Styles will appear at WWE’s live event at MSG on March 25th. His opponent hasn’t been announced.

    Related: Chris Jericho Speaks On AJ Styles In WWE: “He’s Going To Be Over Big Time”

    Here’s what’s currently being advertised for the 3/25 live event:

    – Roman Reigns vs. Sheamus (with Triple H).

    – 30-minute Iron Man match for the Intercontinental Title: Dean Ambrose vs. Kevin Owens.

    – U.S. Title: Kalisto vs. Alberto Del Rio.

    – Big Show vs. Bray Wyatt.

    Names also scheduled to appear at the event include AJ Styles, Ric Flair, New Day, The Dudleys, The Usos, Rusev, Ryback, The Wyatts, and The Miz.

    Who do you think AJ should wrestle at Madison Square Garden? Leave your thoughts in the comments below.

  • WWE Censoring Ric Flair’s Forced Kiss On Becky Lynch From The Royal Rumble

    WWE Censoring Ric Flair’s Forced Kiss On Becky Lynch From The Royal Rumble

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZbiyZW4RUw

    WWE has edited the Becky Lynch vs. Charlotte match from the 2016 Royal Rumble. Several readers have noted that on the WWE Network, the spot where Ric Flair plants a kiss on Becky Lynch at ringside towards the end of the match has been removed.

    This seems to be a reaction to online backlash about the segment, which saw Ric Flair force a kiss on Becky. WWE removed the video from their YouTube channel as well, after they were criticized by vocative.com for having a “looming sexism problem.”

    As David reported on Friday, WWE has also gotten some heat online for The Rock’s interaction with Lana on RAW.

    Related: WWE Issues Statement On Allegations Of Sexism In Presentation

  • Spoilers – Results From Impact Wrestling Tapings On January 31, 2016

    Spoilers – Results From Impact Wrestling Tapings On January 31, 2016

    TNA taped Impact Wrestling TV taping on Sunday in Birmingham, GB at the Birmingham Barclaycard Arena. They taped content for multiple weeks worth of Impact, including Kurt Angle’s final match under TNA contract. Here’s what happened at the taping:

    – Joker’s Wild: Drew Galloway and Mike Bennett defeated Jimmy Havoc and Big Damo.

    – There was a promo segment between Gail Kim and Maria Kanellis. Gail wanted to fight Maria, but Maria refused because she was a lady. This led to Gail going after Maria, but she was taken out by Jade before she could get to Maria.

    – EC3 defeated Rockstar Spud in a street fight.

    – TNA President Dixie Carter walked out for Kurt Angle’s retirement ceremony. She thanked him for everything he has done for TNA. Angle cut a promo about his time in TNA.

    – King of the Mountain: Eric Young © defeated Bram, Will Ospreay, Jimmy Havoc and Big Damo.

    – Gail Kim defeated Jade.

    – Beer Money defeated The Wolves to capture the TNA tag team titles.

    – Grado cut a promo about his firing from TNA and how it was fishy. Eli Drake cut him off with a promo.

    – Lashley defeated Kurt Angle. Post-match, Lashley continued beating on Angle until Drew Galloway, Eddie Edwards and EC3 made the save.

    – Drew Galloway won the Joker’s Wild Battle Royal.

  • TNA & Kurt Angle Have Scare On UK Tour, Final Match Being Filmed Tonight

    TNA & Kurt Angle Have Scare On UK Tour, Final Match Being Filmed Tonight

    – Kurt Angle’s TNA farewell tour almost ended prematurely on the first night of the tour. Angle appeared to be in bad shape after his match with Drew Galloway, and there was a fear that he had suffered a concussion while in the ring with Galloway. Angle began feeling better about 35 minutes after the match, and he was officially cleared by a doctor before wrestling Bobby Roode on Saturday.

    Angle is scheduled to have the final match on his TNA contract at the Impact Wrestling tapings tonight against Bobby Lashley in Birmingham. We will have a spoiler report from the taping later tonight.

    Related: Kurt Angle Says He Won’t Fight Someone In Their Prime, But Would Consider Fighting MMA Legend

    – Mark Andrews was also banged up yesterday after he took a stiff shot to the heads during his tag match. There was fear he may have been seriously hurt, but like Angle, Andrews recovered and has been cleared by a doctor to compete again.

    – Rafael Morfi, who was a WWE executive on the live touring side, served as the tour manager for TNA’s events in the UK.

    Related: 5 Incredible Facts You Probably Didn’t Know About Kurt Angle

  • Latest Fastlane & WrestleMania Betting Odds, Stephanie McMahon On Monday’s GMA, More

    Latest Fastlane & WrestleMania Betting Odds, Stephanie McMahon On Monday’s GMA, More

    – The latest WWE Fastlane betting odds have been released by 5Dimes. Roman Reigns is still the favorite to win the triple threat main event (now at -505) while Dean Ambrose and Brock Lesnar have odds of +335. Fastlane takes place on February 21st in Cleveland, OH.

    – 5Dimes also has odds for WrestleMania 32 on April 3rd from Alrington, TX.  Roman Reigns as the favorite to walk out as WWE World Heavyweight champion (-350) and Triple H is now at +250 to retain the title.

    – WWE announced on Sunday that Stephanie McMahon will be a guest on ABC’s Good Morning America. Stephanie is scheduled to appear during the 8AM hour on Monday, February 1st. WWE sent out the following email to promote her appearance:

    Tomorrow, Stephanie McMahon will appear on ABC’s “Good Morning America” during the 8 a.m. hour. Tune in to see WWE’s Chief Brand Officer’s interview with Stephanie McMahon with Amy Robach as the two discuss such topics as female leadership, growing up in WWE and philanthropy.

    https://twitter.com/WWE/status/693856339093753856

     

  • New Details On WWE’s Upcoming DVD Set About Eric Bischoff

    New Details On WWE’s Upcoming DVD Set About Eric Bischoff

    WWE will be releasing Eric Bischoff – Sports Entertainment’s Most Controversial Figure on DVD & Blu-Ray on June 7th in the U.S. and June 13th in the U.K. The new DVD set follows Bischoff filming over two hours of separate content for the WWE Network in 2015.

    Here’s the synopsis for the documentary:

    Arguably the most controversial figure to ever step foot in the industry, Eric Bischoff is responsible for some of the most revolutionary moments in sports-entertainment history.

    From creating the nWo to battling WWE as the figurehead of WCW during The Monday Night War to being one of the most-hated personalities in both WCW and WWE, Eric Bischoff knew how to get under his rival’s skin while creating his own in your face brand of controversy.

    Relive all of Eric Bischoff’s greatest moments and hear stories from the man himself and see why he was appropriately named “The King of Controversy”.

    There’s no word on what matches, if any, will be included.

  • Lucha Underground Returning For A Third Season

    Lucha Underground Returning For A Third Season

    Lucha Underground will be returning for Season 3. The news was announced to the Lucha Underground performers and crew at Sunday’s Season 2 Ultimo Lucha tapings, according to Ryan Satin of ProWrestlingSheet.com.

    No word yet on when the third season will be filming, but El Rey showing their support of the show in a big way, despite the high cost of production and the brand not yet producing much in the way of revenue.

    Lucha Underground is also coming to the iTunes store soon, which will allow fans currently without the El Ray Network to experience Lucha Underground for the first time.

    Related: Strong Viewership For Lucha Underground Season 2 Premiere

  • Report: WWE Management Upset At The Rock For Going Off Script On RAW

    Report: WWE Management Upset At The Rock For Going Off Script On RAW

    WWE management was not happy with The Rock going off the script during his segment on RAW last week. According to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, some WWE staffers were reportedly “freaking out” backstage when The Rock decided to interrupt his promo to talk to fans in the front row dressed as WWE Hall of Famers.

    According to reports, for anyone other than The Rock or Cena, the stunt would have gotten them fired. The Rock is able to go off the script as there is nothing WWE can really do to him at this point.

    For those who didn’t watch the show, the fan dressed as Randy Savage prompted several “Macho Man” chants during RAW by standing on his chair. Security told the fans to calm down, and they were eventually removed and given different seats.

    Related: Update On The Rock’s Status For WrestleMania 32 & If He’ll Wrestle

  • Spoilers – Impact Wrestling Tapings Results (Airing 3/1/2016)

    Spoilers – Impact Wrestling Tapings Results (Airing 3/1/2016)

    TNA taped Impact Wrestling on Saturday, January 30th in London at The SSE Arena Wembley. The taping was for the March 1st, 2016 episode of Impact Wrestling. Here’s what happened at the taping:

    – The Wolves © defeated Mandrews and Will Ospreay.

    Post-match, the medical team, came rushing out for Mandrews. The Wolves checked on him as well and helped Mandrews to the back.

    – Monster’s Ball: Abyss (Crazzy Steve, Goth Girl) beat Jimmy Havoc. The finish happened when Abyss hit a Black Hole Slam on Havoc through the barbed wire board.

    – Mike Bennett (w/Maria) defeated Drew Galloway with a roll up.

    – Eric Young issued an open challenge for his King of the Mountain Title.

    – King of the Mountain: Eric Young © defeated Damo O’Connor. Young won via piledriver…

    – Kurt Angle beat Bobby Roode with the ankle lock.

    Post-match, Roode cut a promo about Angle and how good he is. James Storm came out and said that Angle is a TNA legend. Beer Money opened beers and Kurt said no, so they pulled some milk out. Angle drank it and they celebrated. The Wolves came out to celebrate as well to end the taping.

    Related: Spoilers for the February 2nd, 2016 Impact Wrestling

  • Rusev Responds To Konnan’s Claims About Lana

    Earlier this week, Dave Meltzer reported that there was more heat on Lana within WWE stemming from another incident. Meltzer didn’t go into details, but Konnan did on his podcast. Konnan said on MLW Radio that he was told about an incident at an airport recently where Rusev got heat from some of his fellow wrestlers. Konnan claimed that Lana yelled at Rusev in an airport and he didn’t stand up for himself, which reportedly reflected badly on both of them. This was what Meltzer referred to as something that “has added to her legacy, so to speak.”

    Rusev went on Twitter and addressed the rumors with some sarcastic remarks. “Podcasts are soooooooo cool bro,” Rusev said of Konnan’s MLW Radio claims, “you can make up all kinds of stories and it’s like world news.” Here are his tweets referencing the issue:

    Rusev mentioned Meltzer’s report earlier as well:

    Related: Konnan Says Airport Incident Is The Real Reason For Lana’s Backstage Heat

  • Trailers For New Film About Wrestling Featuring Bret Hart, Jericho, Mike Tyson & Others

    Trailers For New Film About Wrestling Featuring Bret Hart, Jericho, Mike Tyson & Others

    On Friday, Mike Tyson posted a link on his Facebook page to the trailer for a new film he’s involved with about pro wrestling. The film is called Nine Legends, and also features Bill Goldberg, Chris Jericho, and Bret Hart. The film can be streamed at www.ninelegendsfilm.com for $5.

    Here’s the official synopsis for the film:

    In the year 2050 a young wrestling fan is less than thrilled to be spending the night at his Grandfather’s house. That is until he learns that his Grandfather once traveled the world interviewing some of the biggest wrestling stars of all time. Featuring exclusive interviews with Bill Goldberg, Bret Hart, Mike Tyson, Chris Jericho, Dynamite Kid, Amy Dumas, Rob Van Dam, Ted DiBiase and Randy Couture, Nine Legends profiles one of the greatest ensembles of wrestling talent ever put together. Through their own words, relive the defining moments of the heroes you grew up with.

    On Reddit, the film’s creator revealed that one of the stars of the film with do a Q & A session on Reddit next week.