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Author: Eric Lynch

  • Sheamus Involved In Incident With Fan At WWE Live Event

    Sheamus was involved in an incident with a fan at Sunday’s WWE live event that caused a bit of scene.

    At the house show in Huntington, WV, a fan threw an empty bottle at the WWE World Heavyweight Champion’s head after his match with Roman Reigns that ended in a DQ. There was a commotion when security grabbed the fan and dragged him away. WWE always looks to prosecute fans for these types of incidents.

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    As previously noted, security at the event was beefed up with extra measures that included searches and metal detectors.

    Related: Sheamus On ESPN: ISIS/Survivor Series Threats, Being Irish WWE Champion, More (Video)

  • Austin’s Advice To Cesaro: “Come Back Guns Blazing, F*ck All The Politics”

    “Stone Cold” Steve Austin was joined by Wade Keller on his latest podcast to discuss several topics. One subject the WWE Hall of Famer went off on was Cesaro.

    Austin expressed disappointment that Cesaro is on the injured list right now, saying it’s unfortunate because it was time for WWE to “give him the ball” and run with it. Now that he’s forced to take time off due to a shoulder injury, Austin says Cesaro should use that time to sit back and come up with ideas to re-invent himself. Austin said,

    “Time for this guy to come back both guns blazing. F**k all of the politics. I’m going to the top.”

    Legend has it that Austin came up with his “Stone Cold” name and character while sitting at home when frustrated with what the WWF was coming up with for him.

    Stone Cold also praised Cesaro’s in-ring work, but said he’s a guy who’s been “lost in the shuffle” of the storylines. Austin’s advice for Cesaro was to stay home and not only rest his body, but his brain, and use the time on coming up with something fresh for his character on WWE TV.

    Cesaro underwent shoulder surgery on November 23rd, and is expected to be out 4 to 6 months.

    You can listen to the full podcast here.

    Related: Cesaro Undergoes Shoulder Surgery, Out 4-6 Months

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

    Bret “The Hitman” Hart recently did an interview with Sports Illustrated where he gave his thoughts on Roman Reigns, and who he thinks is the best wrestling manager ever. Here are some highlights:

    On Paul Heyman:

    “Paul Heyman is the best manager in wrestling, ever,” said Hart. “But he also loves the business. In order to be as smart a guy as he is about wrestling, you need to first be a really big wrestling fan. He was a kid who grew up watching wrestling. We share that, and we both have an appreciation for everything–from guys like Abdullah the Butcher to Rey Mysterio, and all kinds of different styles, shapes, and sizes. You need to have a whole assortment of chocolates in the box.”

    On Roman Reigns:

    “Reigns is just like Kevin Nash,” said Hart. “If you look back at Reigns, his character was getting over really good on his own. Then they rushed him into a babyface turn and crammed him down everybody’s thoughts, and people rejected him. It wasn’t his fault. It was kind of like with Kevin Nash. He was slowly getting over, and I wrestled him at [the 1994] King of the Ring and we had a really good match. All of a sudden, by August, they were ready to make him the new champion. And I’m going, ‘He’s not ready yet. Give him a little time and let him get even more over.’ Why is there a rush? Reigns got dealt a bad set of cards. It has nothing to do with his work rate–he’s a really good worker and his style is really good. He just needs to be himself.”

    You can read the full interview where he speaks on Triple H, Daniel Bryan and others here.

    Related: Bret Hart Reveals He Wrestled With A Broken Wrist For His Entire Career

  • Ric Flair On When He First Knew Shawn Michaels Would Be A Star & How Evolution Came Together

    On episode 28 of Ric Flair’s WOOOOO! Nation podcast, the WWE Hall of Famer recalls his match with Shawn Michaels in 1991, and being in Evolution with HHH, Batista and Randy Orton. Here are some highlights:

    If he knew Shawn Michaels had something special after their first encounter:

    “Yes, I sure did. We only had four minutes to wrestle [on WWF Prime Time], but I knew. I’d seen him and he was still in the tag team situation. But yeah, he was tremendous. Yep, I sure did.”

    On how Evolution came together:

    “Evolution, [the] complete idea came about as a result of Hunter wanting to bring up some young guys. And Hunter and I were very close friends and he said, ‘what do you think about this and that?’, and I didn’t know Randy [Orton] and Dave [Batista] at the time. And they got there, Hunter came up with the name, and talked about different names. And it just was a fresh start for those guys, a fresh start for me, it gave me an opportunity to position myself with some great young athletes and, at that time, probably the best worker in the business, Hunter, either it would be Hunter or Shawn, and I couldn’t be in a better place. But we had a lot of fun together. Just Randy and Dave were just great guys and to this day, I remain very friendly with them.”

    “There [are] not any Evolution stories. I couldn’t get Hunter to have a glass of wine if I had a million dollars. It didn’t happen. Now, Dave Batista, I did go out with a few times, Randy a few times, but I was very conservative. Those guys, both wonderful guys. Now Dave, I did get him to take off his shirt a few times in a bar when Hunter wasn’t around.”

    You can listen to the podcast here.

    Related: WWE Trying To Pin Blame For Reid Storyline On Charlotte, Backstage Heat On Ric Flair

  • Video: Kurt Angle Announces His Retirement

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    On this week’s episode of Impact Wrestling, Kurt Angle announced that he would be retiring during TNA’s tour of the UK in January. There is some ambiguity about whether he’s announcing that he’s retiring from pro wrestling or just from TNA.

    In September, Angle indicated he would be taking time off from wrestling after leaving TNA, while in October he mentioned he’s looking at a career in education or coaching.

    Angle is scheduled to be a commentator for Bellator MMA’s live Spike TV show on February 19. The main event is Royce Gracie vs. Ken Shamrock, and Kurt Angle has stated he may take a fight with Shamrock later next year.

    Related: Kurt Angle On If He Thinks WWE Will Induct Him In Hall Of Fame

  • TNA Issues Statement On Postponing Tour Of India

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    TNA has issued a statement on the status of their tour of India.

    We reported earlier that the tour has been indefinitely postponed for “logistical issues.” Dave Meltzer of The Wrestling Observer reported that a TNA source told him the real reason for postponing was “safety concerns,” although Meltzer noted he doesn’t entirely believe the source’s claim.

    Here’s TNA’s statement they sent out about the postponement on Thursday:

    Postponement of ‘TNA One Night Only: Mumbai’ Event

    Information note:

    Mumbai, Thursday, 26 November, 2015 – 11 AM IST:

    Multi Screen Media (MSM) and TNA Wrestling, the international professional wrestling entertainment organization, jointly announced today that the TNA One Night Only: Mumbai live event has been postponed.

    The live event that was scheduled to take place on December 4, has now been postponed to 2016 to a yet-to-be decided date. The postponement is primarily due to logistical issues around the timing of the event.

    As soon as the new dates are firmed up, it will be announced in an update.

    While TNA is looking forward to coming to India soon, MSM is geared up to host the entire entourage of TNA in India.

    Event background:

    MSM & TNA Wrestling announced their partnership for India’s first ever LIVE televised wrestling event last month in a pioneering move to bring an internationally broadcast sporting event to India featuring the Stars and Knockouts of IMPACT WRESTLING, TNA’s flagship, to be broadcast LIVE in India, the United States and all around the world.

    About Multi Screen Media (MSM):

    MSM is a subsidiary of Sony Corporation which owns and operates the Sony Entertainment network of television channels. As a leading television network in India, MSM comprises of Sony Entertainment Television (SET), one of India’s leading Hindi general entertainment television channels; MAX, India’s premium Hindi movies and special events channel; MAX 2, a second Hindi movie channel showcasing great Indian Cinema; SAB, a family comedy entertainment channel; PIX, the English movie channel; AXN, the leader amongst English Entertainment Channels; AATH, the Bangla movie channel, MIX a refreshing Hindi music channel; SIX, India’s Premier Sports Entertainment Channel; KIX, a youth-centric sports channel focusing on high adrenaline, fast-paced content and LIV – the Digital Entertainment Channel.

    And, MSM Motion Pictures is the company’s venture in film production.

    The Network is in its 21st year in India.

    About TNA ENTERTAINMENT, LLC

    TNA Entertainment, LLC, is a privately held sports entertainment company represented by United Talent Agency and based in Nashville, Tennessee, specialising in television properties, events, products, merchandise and music, as well as the management and promotion of professional wrestlers.

    The roster features such greats as Jeff Hardy, Kurt Angle, EC3, Matt Hardy, Lashley, Bobby Roode, the high-flying X-Division including Tigre Uno, and Gail Kim and the lovely and lethal Knockouts, through its highly successful flagship IMPACT WRESTLING weekly broadcast. The product is the world’s most innovative experience in professional wrestling and is broadcast in more than 120 countries.

    TNA wrestlers were scheduled to fly to India this weekend, but instead are now looking for new bookings in the U.S.

    Related: Report: TNA Not Getting Paid By Pop TV For Programming

  • Report: TNA Not Getting Paid By Pop TV For Programming

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    TNA’s deal with Pop TV may not be a very lucrative one for the #2 wrestling company in America. Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter is reporting that Pop TV is not actually paying TNA for their programming under their new deal.

    This appears to put TNA in a worse position than when they were on Destination America, as they were being paid by them for their programming. The cancelled shows in India could also be more bad news for TNA. The tour of India was being organized with their sponsor Sony Six, and losing them could be a major financial blow.

    TNA has cut most of their expensive contracts, and more budget cuts may be on the way with no cash flow coming in from television programming in the U.S.

    Pop TV brought in $71 million dollars in ad revenue in 2014, and they get just 2 cents monthly per home from cable & satellite providers. Destination America had $55.4 million in ad revenue in 2014, but got 7 cents monthly per home from service providers.

    Related: TNA’s Tour Of India Postponed Indefinitely

  • TNA’s Tour Of India Postponed Indefinitely

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYiR7ZXAFW8

    TNA’s big tour of India has been postponed. TNA sent an email out to their talent last week, explaining that they had to postpone the tour due to “logistical issues.”

    Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter reports that a TNA source told him “safety concerns” were the real reason. Meltzer said he does not entirely believe what that source told him. It’s worth noting that in the past when TNA has cancelled domestic shows for “logistical issues,” it really meant poor ticket sales.

    This tour is said to be important for TNA’s relationship with their TV partner India Sony Six. It will be interesting to see if the tour being postponed indefinitely has any effect on their deal together.

    Many members of the TNA roster are now scrambling to find bookings for that weekend on short notice. TNA talent was supposed to fly out to India this weekend.

  • Video: NXT Star Arrested For DUI, Refuses To Take Breathalyzer

    Former NXT tag team champion Wesley Blake was arrested for DUI on July 3rd in Orlando. The news went unreported until the above video surfaced online on Wednesday.

    Blake was reportedly arrested for driving while under the influence at 3 AM, and his license was subsequently suspended. He is instructed in the video above that if he does not take a blood alcohol content test, his license would be suspended for a year.

    Court records say Blake must enter a court-ordered rehab program, which likely includes community service hours. Blake and Murphy lost their tag team titles the week after the arrest.

    Here’s his mugshot:

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  • WWE Lands A Major New Sponsor

    In what some might consider to be an odd pairing, jewelry store chain Kay Jewelers is now an official sponsor of WWE.

    This is out of the ordinary for WWE, as high dollar sponsors traditionally don’t go for pro wrestling. This is why you typically don’t see many car commercials on WWE. Dodge recently bought ads on WWE shows that performed so poorly they were owed “make good spots” to make up for it. As previously reported, an advertising representative who worked with Dodge was quoted as saying “I do understand [that WWE has changed to a PG-rated image], but WWE doesn’t make sense for Dodge Dart. WWE is very trashy and not appropriate for our target.”

    WWE switched to a PG-rated format in 2008 in hopes of winning better advertisers after earning only $7.4 million in ad revenue that year. By 2013, WWE’s sponsorship income had rose to $20 million.

    The upcoming WWE TLC pay-per-view is being sponsored by Kay Jewelers as well as Toys R Us. In addition to TV ads, the companies are also being promoted across WWE’s social media pages.

  • The Real Reason WWE Released Brad Maddox: Foul Language?

    As reported earlier, WWE announced the release of Brad Maddox from his contract on their official website today. It now appears there was something specific Maddox did this week that got him in hot water with WWE management.

    PWInsider reports that Maddox was released due to language he used on the microphone before a dark match at this week’s SmackDown tapings. Prior to his dark match against R-Truth, he used the phrase “cocky pr*cks” in a promo.

    WWE officials were so upset with the language, they issued Maddox his release from the company the day before Thanksgiving.

    Maddox hadn’t been regularly used on WWE TV since he was fired as the on-air GM in 2014. He had been working house shows and dark matches prior to his release, and recently took part in The Undertaker’s skit on The Tonight Show.

  • Video: Former WWE & ECW Star Justin Credible Retires From Pro Wrestling

    Former WWE and original ECW star Justin Credible announced that he has retired from pro wrestling. His last match took place ove the weekend at an event promoted by Pro Wrestling Syndicate in Sayreville, NJ.

    Credible wrote a note on his Twitter page thanking his fans for their support over his 23-year career:

    Here are some videos from his retirement match in Sayreville, NJ this past weekend, including a heartfelt speech from Tommy Dreamer:

  • Report: All Tentative WrestleMania 32 Matches Scrapped By WWE Creative Team

    Dave Meltzer of The Wrestling Observer reported on Wednesday that all plans for WrestleMania 32 were scrapped by the WWE creative team on Sunday. He says the company had a list of tentative matches for the big event, and they all fell apart for one reason or another. In other words, Meltzer says reports circulating the web on potential matches are just guesses at this point.

    “Anyone reporting on a ‘Mania card now is guessing,” Meltzer said on F4WOnline.com. “They had a complete top six matches and everything fell apart. Everything changed again on Sunday.”

    We previously reported that John Cena and The Undertaker were being booked in a match for ‘Mania. As far as The Rock goes, right now it’s considered highly unlikely that he will even appear at the show, let alone wrestle at it. WWE is trying to stack WrestleMania 32 with star power to sell out the 100,000+ seat AT&A Stadium.

    WrestleMania 32 takes place on April 3, 2016, at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

  • WWE Releases Brad Maddox

    WWE announced today on their official website that Brad Maddox has been released from his contract. Maddox was last seen in a turkey costume on The Tonight Show in the sketch with The Undertaker. WWE wrote:

    WWE has come to terms on the release of WWE Superstar Brad Maddox as of Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2015. WWE wishes Maddox the best in all of his future endeavors.

    WWE hasn’t been regularly using Maddox on TV since he was fired as the on-air GM in 2014. He had been appearing at house shows prior to his release from the company.

    Update: New information about why Brad Maddox Was Released

  • Bubba & Devon Dudley Say WWE Needs To Have The Rock At WrestleMania 32

    The Dudley Boyz were recently interviewed by Talk Sport’s Gorilla Nation podcast and explained why they feel WWE must have The Rock at WrestleMania 32.

    Bubba says in order to get the 100,000+ tickets sold that Jim Ross and others have predicted, they need some serious star power.

    Here’s what he had to say:

    “If you’re going to try and put 100,000 people into the AT&T Stadium and have the biggest Wrestlemania of all time, to me that’s an all hands on deck show,” Bubba said. “Rocky, [Steve] Austin — whoever you can possibly get to be there to out 100,000 people in there.”

    “You have Rocky on the show, and that means more people want to buy the show, more people want to come and see the show — bigger payoffs for everybody.”

    Related: The Rock Talks About Getting Back In The Ring At WrestleMania 32

    Devon predicted that no matter who gets in the ring to face The Rock, the match will get the job done. He mentioned Triple H as one possible opponent for The Great One:

    “At the end of the day, it is business. Having guys like that with their superstar name power works for the show and is best for business, I say great,” Devon said.

    “Rocky versus anybody is going to be entertaining. Rocky and Hunter — yes, we’ve seen it before, but those guys will definitely put on a match that’ll tear the house down.”

    You can listen to the podcast here.

    Related: Jim Ross Comments On WrestleMania 32 Rumors

  • WWE Reveals Pay-Per-View Sales For Hell In A Cell 2015

    WWE has released some pay-per-view sales numbers for their Hell In A Cell PPV in October.

    According to WWE, the event headlined by The Undertaker vs. Brock Lesnar did 87,000 PPV buys. 74% of the sales were international, and 26% were domestic. This number of course does not include viewers who watched the event on the WWE Network.

    This is up from the 77,000 buys their Night Of Champions PPV did in September. For comparison, the lowest-selling PPV of the year was Fast Lane with 46,000 buys, and the highest-selling was WrestleMania 31 with 259,000.

    Here’s a list of WWE’s PPV buys so far in 2015:

    Royal Rumble – 145,000 buys

    Fast Lane – 46,000 buys

    WM31 – 259,000 buys

    Extreme Rules – 56,000 buys

    Payback – 57,000 buys

    Money In The Bank – 57,000 buys

    Battleground – 80,000 buys

    Summerslam – 121,000 buys

    Night of Champions – 77,000 buys

    Hell in a Cell – 87,000 buys

  • Former NXT Writer Rants About Current WWE Product

    Former NXT creative team member Rob Naylor recently vented on Twitter about his frustrations with WWE’s direction. One of Naylor’s main complaints was that WWE shows use the “same template” every week, and that the company needs to change their method of pushing new blood on TV.

    Naylor, who was hired by WWE in 2011 after working as an announcer for Dragon Gate USA, also complained that when employees speak up against the WWE product, they get punished. Naylor says he would be told he’s not a “good soldier” when he would complain about the material on RAW. He says it will take a “highly influential writer” to put their career on the line and tell Vince McMahon “how bad things are.”

    He went on to say he has no doubt WWE will get better if they take a fresh approach. Here’s what Naylor had to say, in screenshot form in case the Tweets get deleted:

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    It’s believed Rob Naylor left the NXT creative team around mid-2013. He worked closely with Dusty Rhodes. He’s on Twitter at @NINaylor.

  • Jim Cornette Says He Would’ve Fired HHH & “Mental Case” HBK For MSG Curtain Call

    The Madison Square Garden “curtain call” incident happened at a WWE (then WWF) live event on May 19, 1996 when Shawn Michaels, Triple H, Scott Hall and Kevin Nash all broke character in the middle of the ring and hugged. Jim Cornette says if he was in charge of the company, Triple H would have been fired that same day.

    The subject of the Kliq’s kayfabe-breaking incident at MSG recently came up on Cornette’s Corny’s Drive-Thru podcast on MLW Radio, and Cornette says he would have handled the incident a bit differently than Vince McMahon did.

    With Kevin Nash and Scott Hall leaving the company for WCW immediately after the incident, he would have had to deal with Triple H and Shawn Michaels. Cornette says he would have dealt with the lowest wrestler on the card first. Back in May ’96, this was current WWE executive and now Vince McMahon’s son-in-law Triple H.

    “Yeah, I would have fired [Triple H], because he was a(n) … underneath mid card guy at best, that wasn’t necessarily really getting over at that f*****g point like gangbusters,” said Cornette. “And why the f**k that he would think that he had the status in the community just because he hung around with these guys and rode in a car with them and liked him being around because that way they could preserve their pecking order … There’s a hundred – a thousand other wrestlers who would love to be in Madison Square Garden tonight. And you think that you’re a special motherf****er after being here only a year or 18 months that you can go out … and expose the business?”

    In regards to Shawn Michaels, Cornette said he would have booked him to lose his championship and put over other wrestlers, before eventually getting rid of him. Here’s what he had to say about the Heartbreak Kid:

    “I would have said, ‘Okay, his two f**king friends are gone to WCW and they’re going to have some influence because they’ve got these big money contracts.’ They’re going to be pitching him so they can all be together. My champion. His loyalty is going to be suspect because he’s never proven to be loyal anyway. So while I’ve got him under contract right now, I need to figure out who is going to carry the belt in his place, I need to systematically get that guy over and get him ready to take it off [Michaels] and then I need to start beating the f**k out of this guy to get some other people over on his way out and then get rid of that f**king mental case, too, and then I’ll have much more peace and quiet in my f*****g locker room.”

    You can listen to Cornette’s podcast here.

    Related: Jim Cornette Rips Apart Vince McMahon In New Podcast

  • Mick Foley About To Give Up On WWE, Sick Of Talent Being Portrayed As “Jokes”

    WWE Hall of Famer Mick Foley is on the verge of becoming a “former WWE fan” because he can’t stand how his favorite wrestlers are portrayed on TV. In a message posted on Facebook, Foley says the guys he roots for (Dolph Ziggler, Cesaro and Kevin Owens) are treated like jokes and it’s no longer a good thing to be called up to the main roster. Foley wrote:

    “I am one of those people on the verge of becoming a former WWE fan. I’m tired of being told through Raw, Smackdown and PPV’s that WWE superstars I have rooted for – from Ziggler to Cesaro to Kevin Owens aren’t top stars – no matter how strongly crowd reaction seems to disagree. I’m tired of NXT stars getting their big ‘break’ in WWE, just to be treated like jokes.”

    Six months ago, Foley traveled 12 hours to see Sasha Banks wrestle Becky Lynch at NXT Takeover and thought it was one of the greatest women’s matches of all time. Last night, the two of them wrestled for 4 minutes on RAW in a throwaway match with little consequence. Foley says that if a long-time die-hard fan like him is ready to give up, it does not bode well for WWE’s mainstream appeal.

    “If I leave, it’s not just one disgruntled former fan; finding something else to do on Monday nights. Instead, losing a long-time, die-hard fan like me might well be an indication of a larger exodus from WWE. I guess we’ll see what tale the ratings tell. I want to stay. I really do. So please WWE – next week on WWE Raw… Just give me a reason.”

    As we reported earlier, Foley also made it clear on Twitter he was disappointed with WWE not giving Sasha Banks and Becky Lynch enough time for their match on RAW.

    Related: Road Dogg Says Fans Who’ve Given Up On WWE Will Be Back, Speaks On Survivor Series Critics

  • Jonathan Coachman Denies WWE Is Paying ESPN For Coverage, Would He Return To WWE?

    Former WWE announcer and current ESPN anchor Jonathan Coachman recently fielded some questions about his former employer on Twitter. When a fan asked if he would ever leave ESPN for WWE, he made it clear he’s not interested.

    Coachman also killed a rumor about WWE paying ESPN to give them coverage. The Coach takes credit for the idea which has lead to a working relationship between WWE and ESPN.

    ESPN currently shows weekly highlight segments and breaking news stories about WWE. ESPN will also be providing extensive coverage leading up to WrestleMania 32 in April 2016. Coachman previously mentioned that ESPN will be covering more than just kayfabe news:

    Related: Update On WWE’s New Working Relationship With ESPN

  • Video Footage Of Police Officers Shooting Fan At WWE Performance Center In August

    WKMG-TV in Orlando has obtained footage from the Performance Center shooting back in August. The video aired on their local newscast on Monday, and showed the moments leading up to a deputy shooting a crazed fan outside the building.

    The trespasser is 29 year old Armando Montalvo, who had been showing up to the Performance Center multiple times. He at the time was reportedly “fixated” on an unnamed female NXT performer who was not present on the day of the incident. The police knew who the suspect was, as he has a criminal record involving violence and robbery. The police were called that day after he showed up to the Performance Center “acting deranged” with a knife.

    He got shot in the chest after charging at a deputy. The video ends right before the shot is fired. His father would later tell investigators that Montalvo suffers from bipolar and manic depressive disorders.

    Montalvo already had an injunction barring him from the WWE Training Center due to prior incidents. Montalvo had applied for a job but was rejected. In the newly released video footage, you can hear Montalvo yelling “Why don’t you train me to become your undisputed, best, NXT wrestler of all (expletive) time?”

    Montalvo is out on bond and is scheduled for trial in February at the Orange County Courthouse.

  • Road Dogg Says Fans Who’ve Given Up On WWE Will Be Back, Speaks On Survivor Series Critics

    WWE producer Brian “Road Dogg” James recently responded to fans on Twitter who were criticizing Sunday’s Survivor Series PPV. He also addressed the decreasing WWE TV ratings, saying fans who’ve given up on the product will return some day.

    Here’s what he had to say:

    Related: Jim Ross Blogs About Sheamus Cashing In MITB At Survivor Series

  • The “Rise & Fall” Of Roman Reigns, Taz Says Reigns Isn’t Ready To Turn Heel

    — A WWE camera crew followed around Roman Reigns backstage last night and captured the above video, which is a behind-the-scenes look at the “rise and fall of Roman Reigns” at Survivor Series.

    — Taz was recently interviewed by Wrestling Inc and gave his thoughts on what WWE should do with Roman Reigns’ character after Survivor Series. Here’s what he had to say about the possibility of turning Reigns heel:

    “I knew there would be a tournament gimmick, and that’ll work perfect. It’s an opportunity for a guy like Roman Reigns, and people called in and said it was a great opportunity for Roman Reigns to turn heel. My point about that it’s cool if Reigns turns if he can, but you don’t turn a guy until he’s at his peak as a babyface. Roman Reigns is not at that spot. John Cena all those years has been, but usually you don’t turn him unless everyone’s connecting to him. Reigns has heat with some fans, and some love them.”

    Related: Taz Says Ronda Rousey vs. Holly Holm At UFC 193 Was Fixed, And Rousey Was In On It

  • Roman Reigns Reacts To Sheamus Cashing In, Survivor Series Attendance

    – Former WWE Champion Roman Reigns tweeted the following coming out of Survivor Series:

    – Triple H took to Twitter to announce the official attendance count for Sunday’s night WWE Survivor Series pay-per-view. “In the face of uncertainty, 14,481 strong (and LOUD) showed up to #SurvivorSeries,” wrote HHH. The “uncertainty” he mentioned was the rumored ISIS threat on the Philips Arena in Atlanta, GA. This was the twenty-ninth annual Survivor Series event.

    Related: WWE Survivor Series PPV Results – November 22, 2015

  • Ric Flair Backstage At Survivor Series Right Now

    Ric Flair is backstage at the Philips Arena in Atlanta right now, where WWE is hosting Survivor Series tonight. Flair, who lives in the area, is there to film footage with ESPN for his upcoming 30 For 30 special.

    ESPN will be interviewing Flair, as well as getting footage of active WWE wrestlers discussing The Nature Boy’s accomplishments in the wrestling business.

    As reported earlier, WWE wasn’t happy with how Flair discussed the controversy surrounding the Reid Flair angle between Charlotte & Paige on RAW on his podcast. It’ll be interesting to see if there’s any mention of this on the 30 For 30 special, or if Flair mentions tonight’s experience with WWE management on his next podcast.

    Related: Ric Flair Not Happy About Reid Being Mentioned On RAW, Says He Was Blindsided By It

    According to Ric Flair’s agent, ESPN began shooting for the documentary project in late October. ESPN has done 30 For 30 specials on NXT, The Von Erichs, Scott Hall, WWE, Vince McMahon, and many other wrestling personalities. As of press time, there’s no word on when Flair’s episode will air.

    Stay tuned to this website tonight for full coverage of WWE Survivor Series 2015.

    Related: Ric Flair Shares New Details On His Upcoming ESPN 30 For 30 Special