Baron Corbin lists Bam Bam Bigelow as one of his favorite wrestlers and the 34-year-old might end up sporting a similar look soon. Corbin recently took part in an interview with Chris Van Vliet and unveiled plans to tattoo his head just like Bigelow had, only Corbin doesn’t plan to ink flames on his head.

“Bam Bam Bigelow is one of my favorite wrestlers of all time. So I’m not going to tattoo flames, but I would like to tattoo my head and getting rid of the hair was the first step to getting there,” Corbin said. “I don’t know when it is going to happen and it might actually kill my mother so it’s one of those things where I’m going to work slowly into it.”

• Baron Corbin Comments On Negative Raw Reviews

Baron Corbin On Getting Approval To Shave His Head

Corbin also said that shaving his head was the first step towards getting his head tattooed. He said it took about 8 months to get WWE management to approve the look.

“I went and talked to Vince about cutting my hair at one point and he was like not yet,” Corbin continued. “And then I went and talked to him again and he said we’ll see what we can do. I think it has to go through the legal department and stuff like that because it’s on action figures and video games and all of those things. It’s not just one person saying ‘ok, you can do that’. If I would have showed up with just my head shaved, I’d probably be out of a job.”

When asked, Corbin also said he enjoys being booed by the WWE Universe.

“Yeah, you know people don’t really like me. It’s a good thing I guess, right? I mean, I love it. It’s awesome to me because I was always that little kid that irritated people. I remember I was in this group and one of the kid’s moms told me ‘You know, it’s always funny to this point but you always take it one more and then one more after that’. So I think it’s just in my nature to irritate people and push things as far as I can so it’s really benefited me in WWE.”

The full interview can be viewed below:

It has just been announced that next week’s episode of Monday Night RAW will now feature a stipulation match for the RAW Tag Team Championships. Chad Gable and Bobby Roode will now be defending their straps against The Revival (Scott Dawson and Dash Wilder) in a Lumberjack match. Also, Elias will meet Baron Corbin in a singles match on the card as well:

THIS MONDAY on #RAW…

? @REALBobbyRoode & @WWEGable will defend their #TagTeamTitles in a #LumberjackMatch against @ScottDawsonWWE & @DashWilderWWE #TheRevival

? @IAmEliasWWE squares off one-on-one with @BaronCorbinWWE pic.twitter.com/KNSr93wFh1

— WWE (@WWE) January 4, 2019

The first Monday Night RAW of 2019 already includes the return of WWE Hall Of Famer Hulk Hogan. “The Hulkster” will be honoring the recently departed “Mean” Gene Okerlund, who passed away in Florida earlier this week. John Cena is also expected to be making his return to RAW. Cena has been doing a lot of work for his film career as of late. He spent several months in China filming his upcoming “Project X” movie with Jackie Chan. Cena also has been promoting his new “Bumblebee” movie quite a bit as well.

WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar is also set to make an appearance. Alexa Bliss will be debuting her “Moment of Bliss” talk show. She’ll have RAW Women’s Champion Ronda Rousey on as her first guest.

What do you think about the current lineup for RAW next week?

WWE Shares Dark Segment Footage With McMahon Family

WWE has released footage of the dark segment featuring Vince McMahon, Triple H, Stephanie McMahon, and Shane McMahon alongside Baron Corbin. If you recall, the opening promo was split into two different segments.

After the first segment, WWE cut to a commercial break where the McMahon family promised a “fresh start” for both RAW and SmackDown Live. This is when Corbin interrupted them. In the break, Corbin brought up how the ratings have been down and the fans being vocal through the power of social media. WWE’s YouTube channel posted the footage of this segment here:

Confirmed Matches For Next Week’s RAW

WWE has announced several matches for next week’s episode of RAW on the USA Network, which was taped on Monday night and will air as part of the Christmas Eve edition of the show. You can read the full spoilers for the show here. Here are the matches:

• RAW Women’s Champion Ronda Rousey vs. Natalya
• Drew McIntyre vs. Finn Balor vs. Dolph Ziggler in a Triple Threat Match
• Elias vs. Bobby Lashley in a Miracle on 34th Street Fight
• Seth Rollins vs. Baron Corbin
• Paul Heyman celebrates the holidays

NEXT WEEK on #RAW…

– @RondaRousey vs. @NatbyNature for the #RAW #WomensTitle
– @WWERollins vs. @BaronCorbinWWE
– @HeymanHustle celebrates the holidays
– @FinnBalor vs. @HEELZiggler vs. @DMcIntyreWWE
– @IAmEliasWWE vs. @fightbobby in a #MiracleOn34thStreetFight pic.twitter.com/ftpzASSoMG

— WWE (@WWE) December 18, 2018

Acting Monday Night RAW General Manager Baron Corbin has reacted to the news that Vince McMahon will be returning to RAW on Monday. It was recently announced that McMahon would be returning to shake things up for the red brand. It will the first episode after this weekend’s Tables Ladders and Chairs (TLC) pay-per-view (PPV) in California.

Monday’s RAW will take place from the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California. Corbin took to Twitter and speculated that McMahon is going to be giving him a raise:

“I’m probably going to get a raise!”

I’m probably going to get a raise! https://t.co/TRl3WpHSQe

— Tom (@TomPestock) December 15, 2018

However, Corbin might not even be General Manager come Monday. He’s scheduled to face Braun Strowman in a TLC match on Sunday.

Should he win, his role as General Manager will become permanent. If he loses, he’ll lose his position and Strowman will get the next shot at Brock Lesnar’s Universal Championship. Based on the announcement of McMahon’s appearance, and early reports suggesting Kurt Angle will return to WWE TV on Monday as well, it’s likely Vince announces Angle as RAW’s General Manager once again.

However, that’s purely speculation and nothing has been confirmed as of this writing. We’ll keep you updated as we learn more.

What do you think will happen when Vince McMahon returns to RAW on Monday?

In recent weeks, WWE Monday Night RAW has been receiving some very negative reviews. Its been reported that Vince McMahon rewrote RAW himself the past two weeks. The latter in Houston, Texas was due to the somber mood of the city after the passing of local former President Of The United States, George H. W. Bush. McMahon wanted to write a show that would send the crowd home happy, so he made a lot of changes to the original script.

Despite this, the past few weeks have been considered to be some of the worst episodes of RAW in recent memory. Recently, acting RAW General Manager Baron Corbin was a guest on Hall Of Famer Booker T’s podcast, “Heated Conversations.” He was asked about the negative reactions RAW has been getting as of late.

Corbin seemed to brush off the criticism of those who take to social media to voice their opinions:

“Just because [Twitter fans] are the loudest, it doesn’t mean they’re the majority,” Corbin said. “It’s good that people speak their minds about these kinds of things, but it’s my show and if you want to change it, try. That’s what I say.

“Come get it, if you want it. I’m in charge, but tonight we’re going to step it up and put something fresh out there. We’re always out there like [Booker T] said to put on the best show possible. I want tonight to be better than last week.

“I want last week to be better than the week before. I want next week to be better than this week. Like, if you’re not getting better, you’re getting worse.”

What do you think about Corbin’s reaction to the negative RAW reviews?

H/T Wrestling Inc. for the transcriptions

Baron Corbin has always been willing to court controversy, as attested by his use of social media and engagements with pro wrestling fans. Apparently, he also had to deal with animosity amongst the WWE locker room when he first arrived.

Speaking openly with Booker T’s podcast, Heated Conversations: Hosted By Booker T, the current Raw authority figure engaged in a number of different topics, including transitioning from pro sports to the rigours of pro wrestling, his pro football background, his current role on WWE programming, and experiencing brazen dislike from others in the locker room.

Corbin confessed that he felt undeniable heat from his colleagues when he first arrived at the WWE, noting that he fully expected any competitive workplace to have the same vibe. 

“100% [there was heat], but I think that’s anything in any competitive business whether it’s UFC, the NFL, or WWE,” he said. “It’s a competitive business and everybody wants to be the best, and when there’s a new guy coming in and there’s buzz about him — ‘Oh, he was a pro football player’ — you instantly have people that don’t like you because they’re afraid you’re going to take their spot.” 

“Of course, I poured salt on the wound,” Corbin joked, “saying, ‘yeah, I’m going to take it – I get paid more than you and I’m better than you.’”

TGI Fridays recently revealed they have been marketing their restaurant to fans of professional wrestling. A new trend in marketing is for companies to develop “brand advocates” as opposed to paid endorsements. According to TGI Fridays, wrestlers make fantastic brand advocates.

Amanda Brown, senior manager of digital marketing at TGI Friday’s, spoke with VentureBeat about this new trend.

“We really do find that when we activate our brand advocates, we see a lot more of a positive lift in sentiment for our brand,” said Brown.

The Twitter account for Wendy’s often works a similar gimmick.

Young Bucks and TGI Fridays

TGI Fridays said they first discovered the Young Bucks when the brothers began Tweeting about their Tokyo location. Matt & Nick Jackson would jokingly refer to it as their favorite local restaurant while in Japan. The restaurant invited the Young Bucks to their headquarters the next time they were back in the United States.

“This is a true harmonious relationship that we’re building with these wrestlers,” Brown explained. “You could feel the excitement and the authenticity once we actually met them face to face and started engaging with them. That was the biggest opportunity for us to really bring an authentic influencer relationship to life, versus what we had previously been doing in our strategy with influencers, which is strictly paid.”

TGI Fridays said they wooed the Bucks by giving them VIP service. The Bucks then invited them to help sponsor All In.

https://twitter.com/MattJackson13/status/1030386709895233536

“They said, we’d love you to be a part of it because we love you and we know our fans love you,” Brown said. “To have that kind of an approach to a relationship and a sponsorship is completely different than anything I’ve ever seen before with a paid agreement. It also helped us build a bigger relationship with our consumers. Once we did sponsor that event, we got so much love from their fan base saying, ‘thank you so much for supporting our favorite wrestlers.’ We got to see the power of really building and establishing a good rapport with our influencers, treating them well, and really welcoming their fan base.”

In terms of how their sponsorship of All In worked out, TGI Fridays could not have been more thrilled.

“Sentiment, obviously, was through the roof,” Brown continued. “It was the second-largest spike that we had had all year in sentiment and overall volume and conversation.”

TGI Fridays and Baron Corbin

TGI Fridays then mentioned how a Twitter interaction with Baron Corbin helped give the restaurant some cost-effective exposure.

“We ended up developing a relationship with Baron Corbin and teasing him about getting fired from Friday’s, getting him a severance package of boneless wings,” she continued. “There’s a lot that just comes from embracing this niche audience that we didn’t know existed, and then turning that into not only sponsorships but new and expanded awareness of our brand.”

We’re glad you brought this up. He was fired a couple of weeks ago for taking his vest home. 😕

— TGI Fridays (@TGIFridays) July 29, 2018

You can read the full article here.

With Baron Corbin having been Raw’s main authority figure for months now, going so far as to adopt the nickname ‘Constable’ Corbin, he appears to have secured a top position helping Stephanie McMahon run the red brand.

WrestleMania Bound

That could all change after his match up against Braun Strowman at December’s TLC event.

The stipulation for their confrontation is simple: if Strowman wins, he receives a Universal Championship match against Brock Lesnar. If Corbin wins, his position as Raw General Manager becomes permanent.

It’s predicated that Strowman will be getting his hand raised in order to feud with Lesnar into WrestleMania. If that’s the case, the immediate question becomes: who will replace Corbin as Raw GM?

Lil’ Miss.

According to Mike Johnson of PWInsiderElite, it could be none other than Lil’ Miss Bliss, Alexa Bliss.

Johnson states that Bliss went through medical testing whilst out in Los Angeles, highlighting there was “no clearcut indication that she was returning to the ring anytime soon.”

He clarified his statement, adding, “it doesn’t mean that it’s not going to happen. […] to the best of my knowledge, it’s not a Paige situation where she’s been permanently sat out, but it did seem like, ‘Ok in two weeks you’re going to be good to go, or in three weeks you’re going to be good to go.”

“[…] They’ll probably still keep testing her,” he said. “There was some expectation backstage at Raw that, when they come out of TLC, Alexa Bliss will probably end up the General Manager of Raw, which makes sense when you think about it. But given how they change ideas so quickly I don’t know that’s definitely 100% the plan.”

The WWE is slated to make a return to world’s most famous arena, Madison Square Garden, in New York City on Wednesday, December 26th, 2018 for a live event.

There have been some changes to the card due to the ongoing storyline involving Braun Strowman and Baron Corbin. Now, these two stars will battle one-on-one in a singles match. Previously, it was Braun Strowman vs. Dolph Ziggler and Drew McIntyre in a 1 on 2 handicap match advertised for this show. No word yet on if Ziggler will get a new opponent at this show or will be ringside for this contest.

Seth Rollins vs. Dean Ambrose for the Intercontinental Championship inside of a steel cage and Finn Balor vs. Bobby Lashley in a singles match are the other top matches being advertised for this show.

This event was originally advertised to feature the superstars from the blue brand, SmackDown Live. However, the company has decided to make it a RAW event. Rollins vs. Ambrose is expected to headline the show. The line-up now features:

• Seth Rollins vs. Dean Ambrose – Steel Cage match for the Intercontinental Championship
• Braun Strowman vs. Drew McIntyre
• RAW Women’s Champion Ronda Rousey vs. Mickie James
• Finn Balor vs. Bobby Lashley
• Johnny Gargano, Pete Dunne, Ricochet, Aleister Black & Velveteen Dream vs. The Undisputed Era & Tommaso Ciampa

Elias, Jinder Mahal, Alexa Bliss, and Bayley are also advertised for this show. The WWE will be announcing more matches for this live event in the coming weeks.

Baron Corbin Responds To Khabib Nurmagomedov

Acting WWE RAW General Manager Baron Corbin responded to UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov claiming on his official Twitter account that WWE wants to sign him. He also took a shot at the WWE by using the hashtag #FakeFights. As result, Corbin responded with the following:

The #205live champ @WWE_Murphy has you by 50lbs, I’m just sayin

— Tom (@TomPestock) October 12, 2018

Injured WWE Star Eyes Match Against Rey Mysterio

Although Sami Zayn is still on the sidelines, he is already eyeing a match with the returning Rey Mysterio inside of a WWE ring. Zayn has been out of action after undergoing surgery on both rotator cuffs and isn’t expected back until early 2019. The original belief was that he should be back in time for WrestleMania 35 next year.

Zayn was last seen when he suffered a loss to Bobby Lashley at the WWE Money in the Bank pay-per-view event in Chicago, Illinois at the Allstate Arena on the WWE Network. MITB was the last date with the company for Zayn before he took time off.

Mysterio is slated to make his return to the WWE by taking on WWE United States Champion Shinsuke Nakamura in a non-title WWE World Cup qualifier at SmackDown 1000 week. Zayn tweeted out the following:

I can't wait to wrestle this man. https://t.co/iL6yrgeUC7

— Sami Zayn (@SamiZayn) October 10, 2018

Finn Balor once again wore the Demon face and body paint last night at Summerslam. He then defeated Constable Corbin in just 1 minute and 35 seconds.

The last time the WWE Universe had seen the Demon was at the 2017 TLC pay-per-view. The October 22nd, 2017 show was changed last-minute due to several Superstars falling ill. Balor’s poorly-reviewed rivalry with Bray Wyatt centering on each character’s alter-ego was scrapped when Wyatt was pulled from the show.

Instead, Balor’s Demon defeated AJ Styles that night. Last night at Summerslam, the Demon made a surprise return:

Finn Balor’s Demon

Balor discussed why the Demon character is used so rarely in an interview last year.

“The Demon character is something I draw on occasion,” Balor told the Australian media. “It’s something that requires a lot of focus to tap into and really requires the right situation for me to sort of draw on that darker side of my personality.”

“Since I’ve been back on Raw, the opportunity hasn’t really presented itself to tap into that side,” he continued. “I’ve had such a good time being back I haven’t wanted to change. I quite like walking out in my sweet new Balor club jacket. popping my collar and being Mr. Cool.”

Summerslam was the 3rd time Balor and Corbin have faced each other in single’s action on WWE programming. Balor leads the all-time series 2 wins to 1.

https://twitter.com/finnbalor/status/1031365619994832898?s=12

Finn Balor and Baron Corbin are continuing their feud on Twitter as they have exchanged words on the platform.

It all started once Corbin called Balor a coward, cheat, and problem, which led to Balor stating that Corbin sounds like a famous Meredith Brooks song called “b—h.”

Although they have worked with each other in NXT, they have yet to have a program on the main roster, which appears to be the direction that the WWE is going and could set up a match at the Extreme Rules pay-per-view. You can see their exchange here:

I gave you the opportunity to apologize. And you proved everything I knew about you.
You’re a coward.
You’re a cheat.
You’re a problem.
I’ll make sure we fix that.@FinnBalor #Raw

— Tom (@TomPestock) July 3, 2018

You sound like that Meredith Brooks song….
you know the one I’m taking about ??
‘B*tch’ https://t.co/SiHXjnY888

— Finn Bálor (@FinnBalor) July 3, 2018

Big words from a small man. Just remember that you and your “club” are on MY show now. Remember who you’re talking to tough guy. #TheLaw https://t.co/VSWj07Uzpj

— Tom (@TomPestock) July 4, 2018

The Extreme Rules pay-per-view event takes place on Sunday, July 15, 2018 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania at the PPG Paints Arena and will air on the WWE Network. If WWE does add this match to the Extreme Rules lineup then they will likely announce it on next week’s episode of RAW in Boston, MA at the TD Garden.

What are your thoughts on the WWE potentially adding this match to the PPV card? Sound off in the comment section.

How Was Raw’s Viewership This Week

The viewership stayed steady for this week’s episode of Monday Night Raw and the show saw a 1.65% increase in the audience compared to last week’s episode.

The episode featuring Braun Strowman vs. Kevin Owens in the main event drew 2.707 million viewers in average. The first hour of the show drew 2.641 million viewers, the second hour drew 2.822 million viewers and the final hour drew 2.658 million viewers.

In comparison, last week’s episode of the Red Branded Show featuring the Intercontinental Championship match between Seth Rollins and Dolph Ziggler as the main event had drawn 2.663 million viewers.

Baron Corbin Warns Finn Balor

Raw Constable Baron Corbin and Finn Balor seemed to be engaging in a rivalry in recent weeks when they collided in various tag team matches but it became clear that they are moving on with a singles feud this week.

This week’s episode of the Red Branded Show saw Corbin calling out Balor and asking for an apology. While Finn did come out, he mocked Baron instead and after a cheap shot from the former US Champion, Finn Balor attacked his rival and sent him in retreat.

After the show, Baron Corbin took on his twitter account and warned the former Universal Champion, saying that he will make sure things are fixed:

I gave you the opportunity to apologize. And you proved everything I knew about you.
You’re a coward.
You’re a cheat.
You’re a problem.
I’ll make sure we fix that.@FinnBalor #Raw

— Tom (@TomPestock) July 3, 2018

Baron Corbin has given some insight into his decision to cut his long hair.

The WWE star was a guest on KELOLAND living to promote this week’s RAW episode in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The WWE has decided to move him away from his mid-card role to now being Stephanie McMahon’s “Constable” on the red brand to help RAW General Manager Kurt Angle.

Just a few weeks ago, Corbin made the decision to shave his head to look the part for the position after years with long hair. In this interview, he opened up on why the decision was made to remove all of his hair.

Corbin stated that it as just a part of stepping into this role that Stephanie gave him and to look professional. He noted that he if he is going to be telling people what to do then he wants to look the part.

“It was great to get rid of the long hair.” Corbin said. “It’s such a pain, that if you look at it, it’s always wet when guys wrestle, you dump gallons of conditioner in it to keep it wet so you’re not choking on it. You have all kinds of stuff in it, and just maintaining it is a lot of work. I don’t envy people with long hair. So, I’m glad mine is gone.” Corbin added that he is “100 percent” happy with the new look.

H/T to Wrestling Inc for the transcribed quotes.

What are your thoughts on Corbin’s comments? Sound off in the comment section.

Paul Heyman Tweets

Today (Monday, June 11, 2018) marked the milestone of WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar holding onto the title for 435 days, which means that he has broken a WWE record.

That record was Lesnar passing CM Punk to become the longest reigning world champion of the modern era as Punk held onto the WWE Championship for 434 days.

Paul Heyman took to his official Twitter account to comment on the achievement by writing the following:

“Congratulations to @BrockLesnar for day #435 as the reigning defending undisuputed @WWE #UniversalHeavyweightChampion. This is yet another historic accomplishment for my client, the longest consecutive-day tenure as a globally-recognized champion in the modern era!”

Congratulations to @BrockLesnar for day #435 as the reigning defending undisuputed @WWE #UniversalHeavyweightChampion. This is yet another historic accomplishment for my client, the longest consecutive-day tenure as a globally-recognized champion in the modern era! pic.twitter.com/bVAhhBtdKT

— Paul Heyman (@HeymanHustle) June 11, 2018

Baron Corbin’s New Look

As seen on this week’s episode of Monday Night Raw in Little Rock, AR at the Verizon Arena on the USA Network, Baron Corbin showed off a new look in the opening segment of the show. He decided to shave his head and is now bald.

#ConstableCorbin IS ON THE SCENE, and he's here to ensure that the show runs smoothly… #RAW @BaronCorbinWWE pic.twitter.com/IfY035dMmD

— WWE (@WWE) June 12, 2018

https://twitter.com/JJWilliamsWON/status/1006328924333277184

EXCLUSIVE: It's a "sad day" for the "losers on @Twitter," and a happy day for the new and improved, "Constable" @BaronCorbinWWE! #RAW pic.twitter.com/SZwAgjFIzy

— WWE (@WWE) June 12, 2018

What are your thoughts on Corbin’s new look? Sound off in the comment section below. 

WWE is going all out for their upcoming Greatest Royal Rumble event that takes place this Friday in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia at the King Abdullah International Stadium and will air on the WWE Network.

Baron Corbin recently spoke with Brian Fritz of Sporting News to promote this show. Corbin has been slowly but surely pushed as an important member of the main roster while under contract with WWE since 2012.

He is the winner of the third annual André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal at WrestleMania 32 and won the Money in the Bank match in 2016 for a WWE Championship opportunity. As a result, he became the third wrestler to fail to win his cash-in match.

Corbin is slated to compete in the upcoming Royal Rumble match and he believes that this feels like a WrestleMania caliber event.

“It definitely does. The magnitude of this is insane. It’s crazy to comprehend because I haven’t been over there yet to see the building, the arena, and the atmosphere of the people. When you get to WrestleMania and you’re walking around, you just feel that energy from the people in streets and in restaurants and buildings. Everywhere you go, everyone is on that energy level with you. They’re excited for the show and they’re excited for every part of it. I’m excited to get to Jeddah and experience that energy that the people are going to have. I think that elevates it and that makes it have that WrestleMania mentality. It’s unbelievable what we’re doing.

Then you look at the card — a 50-man Greatest Royal Rumble match — when you look at the magnitude of the matches. You have a Casket Match between ‘Taker and Rusev. Like, that’s crazy. When was the last time we had a Casket Match? It’s been a little while, so we’re breaking out a lot of big things for this. I can only imagine that it’s going to reach the level of WrestleMania.”

“(laughs) All I can really do is laugh because I have no idea. I have no idea how this is going to go. I was in the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal at WrestleMania and we started with 30 guys standing in the ring and I was like “holy moley, I can’t even move”. I just started swinging at everybody. I don’t know how the structure for this is going to be. Are we starting with guys in? Are we going every 60 seconds? 90 seconds? How close to the Royal Rumble are we going? I have no idea. I’m just going to have to have my head on a swivel and see what it throws at me and just but I know it’s going to be madness, that’s for sure.”

The sports entertainment company held this year’s Superstar Shake-Up on Monday Night RAW and SmackDown Live last week. WWE moved Corbin from SmackDown Live to RAW.

“You know, it was kind of bittersweet. I feel like we were really building something amazing at “SmackDown Live” and you get into a routine. My week has been completely screwed up this week because I keep thinking I’m a day ahead of what I actually am. I woke up this morning getting ready to take the trash out and I was like ah, it’s not Friday yet, it’s Thursday because I came home on Tuesday. My internal clock is out of whack. That’s taking some adjusting.

I think as far as my career, it’s the correct move for me. I think it’s the correct path, the correct place to go because you’ve got guys over there who will elevate you to a whole other level. AJ Styles is amazing and I think we’ve had some amazing matches, especially when I took the United States Championship off him. That was amazing and it did a lot for my career but I want to get over and mix it up with guys like Roman Reigns. He’s unbelievable. I’m looking forward to his Cage Match with Brock (Lesnar) in Saudi Arabia on Friday. It’s gonna be a war. If you saw what they did at ‘Mania, I can’t imagine how physical it’s going to get.

But I want to go and stand toe-to-toe with a guy like Roman or Brock or Seth Rollins. I think there’s unbelievable competitors on “RAW” and people look at “RAW” and say that’s the primetime, it’s the jewel of WWE. I want to be in those conversations — who are our top guys? Who’s the guy that can lead WWE into the future? I want my name in that conversation. I think “RAW” is a place I can solidify that.”

What are your thoughts on Corbin’s comments? Sound off in the comment section below.

There were reports of Vince McMahon being high on Baron Corbin last year and he even ended up winning Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal and the Money In The Bank Briefcase while many believed that the SmackDown Star wasn’t ready for the spotlight.

However, things didn’t work out in Corbin’s favor after this and following a backstage argument with WWE’s head doctor Joseph Maroon his stocks went down very quickly. He ended up losing the MITB and since then has mostly been invovled in insignificant feuds.

Though now it appears that circumstances are about to change for the former United States Champion and if reports from Wrestling Observer Newsletter are to be put together with a recent revelation, then he may once again be in line for a push in near future.

The Newsletter is reporting that from all the talents not involved in the main event scene right now, Mr. McMahon is still the highest on Baron Corbin and the Boss still sees him as a major player for the company in the future.

What’s interesting to note here is that recently a local advertisement for Extreme Rules was promoting a Triple Threat match among Baron Corbin, Shinsuke Nakamura, and AJ Styles for the WWE Championship at the event.

While at that time Corbin’s involvement in the bout seemed odd, if we put it together with this report, it wouldn’t be a big surprise if the former NXT Star starts getting involved in the main event scene of SmackDown Live very soon.

With Superstar Shakeup being around the corner, fans have been discussing which stars can switch brands and Baron Corbin has a dream opponent which he may get to face soon enough if he is moved.

Corbin recently appeared on Busted Open Radio where he talked about being a metalhead and how people have the wrong assumption that he did not grow up as a fan of Pro Wrestling.

When asked about his dream opponent, the Lone Wolf said that he would like to face the Big Dog Roman Reigns without a doubt because in his thought, Roman is the best athlete WWE has to offer:

“Roman Reigns. Without a doubt. I think he is the best athlete WWE has to offer. I have been in the ring with AJ Styles, so of course, I would say the same for him, but I have never been in the ring with Roman Reigns, or Seth Rollins, and I think what those guys bring to the table are truly special”

While Baron Corbin made his main roster debut prior to the reintroduction of Brand Extension, he has spent the majority of his time working on SmackDown Live.

However since he is currently not involved in any major storyline at the Blue Brand, Corbin is one of the favorites to switch brands next week and if it happens, then we can very well expect to see him facing his dream opponent sooner rather than later.

You can check out our picks of stars to switch shows at Superstar Shakeup to improve both brands here. The full interview of Baron Corbin can be seen below:

Quotes via WrestlingInc

33-year-old Baron Corbin spent 4 years in developmental trying to get to the main roster. According to him, he thought it wouldn’t take more than a year. In fact, Corbin thought wrestling would be a lot easier altogether.

Corbin spoke with Sky Sports recently about his WWE career, his transition from football, and several other topics.

Baron Corbin Interview with Sky Sports

“Honestly, I was a little bit arrogant because I came in and thought it was going to be easy and that I’d be on television in a year,” Corbin told reporters.

“Then you realize how many different things it takes to become a successful superstar, and it really is a rude awakening. I thought it would take a year, but it was three and a half years later that I got called up (to the main roster). It is not easy.”

Corbin has had an up-and-down career on the main roster so far. He’s won both the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal and the Money in the Bank briefcase. Although he was unsuccessful trying to cash in the briefcase against Jinder Mahal.

“The cool thing is that people have come in from UFC or from the NFL thinking that it’s going to be easy,” Corbin continued. “It instantly demands respect from them and it’s really cool to be a part of seeing the realism of how much this can hurt set in.”

Baron Corbin recently spoke with Mike Jones of DC 101 to promote WrestleMania 34, which is slated to take place on Sunday, April 8, 2018, at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana.

This event airs on pay-per-view (PPV) and WWE Network. It’s the most successful and longest-running professional wrestling event in history.

The sports entertainment company is set to hold an Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal at this event and with Corbin not having a current feud, he will likely be competing in the match.

“My opportunity if I win this that’s another thing on my list of accomplishments, the 2 time Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal, would be huge on there. I mean obviously no one has done it so rolling into 2018 it would be a good start for me for this year. Look at what happened last year with Dean Ambrose who came up short but they you got a guy like Braun Strowman who was in the Andre and now look at where he’s at. That’s one of those things that can truly elevate you so that’s what I’m gonna use it for is another launching pad and being in that battle royal you get 15-20 other targets to beat up so I’m not locked in on one person and it will be lots of fun, that’s for sure.”

The news of SmackDown General Manager Daniel Bryan being medically cleared to return to in-ring action under the WWE banner has met with positive feedback. Corbin is no different and believes Bryan’s first match back will be something that fans don’t want to miss.

“For him to come back, I think, is amazing. I think it’s gonna be a really cool story to hear 20 years from now, you know the story of Daniel Bryan who everything was taken away because of injury and then to come back and for it to be at Mania, I mean, who knows? I think it will be awesome and it’s such a feel good story for a guy that has so much passion for this business and for what people do. So it couldn’t happen to a better guy, this kind of opportunity and you know he’s gonna be firing on all cylinders any chance he gets to be in the ring and competes. It’s gonna be fireworks and definitely something you’re not gonna want to miss.”

H/T to Wrestling Inc for the transcript.

WWE SmackDown star Baron Corbin recently appeared on All Things Wrestling Radio and during the interview, he spoke about his 2017 in the WWE including winning the Money in the Bank briefcase.

Corbin, who is a former offensive lineman for the National Football League’s Indianapolis Colts and Arizona Cardinals as well as a three-time Golden Gloves champion and former grappling champion, signed with WWE in 2012. After spending time in NXT, he was called up to the main roster.

In July, Corbin won the Money in the Bank match for a WWE Championship opportunity and became the third wrestler to fail to win his cash-in match. In this interview, he revealed when he was told that he was going to cash-in the briefcase.

“It was kinda like an hour before [SmackDown Live],” said Corbin. “We discussed, and then they made a decision that was gonna be the night. It didn’t work out, but, yeah it was definitely about an hour before. I mean, it’s the fun part of this business. You never know what your day is gonna hold. Some things could be very, very last minute. It could be at that very last second. So, it’s pretty wild, and it keeps you on your toes. That’s for sure.”

H/T Wrestling Inc for the transcript

WWE Superstar Baron Corbin recently spoke with NOLA.com about several professional wrestling topics. Corbin is a part of tomorrow’s WWE Title match at the Fastlane pay-per-view (PPV); which will be a Six Pack Challenge between WWE Champion AJ Styles, John Cena, Kevin Owens, Sami Zayn, Corbin, and Dolph Ziggler. “The Lone Wolf” explained his need to win the match by pinning Styles:

“While guys are worrying about what John Cena and AJ Styles are doing, I can take Sami Zayn’s head off and walk out WWE champion. Pretty simple. I think that’s a good strategy to have. I’m going to keep my head on a swivel and take opportunities when I see them.”

Corbin also expressed interest in getting his revenge on John Cena for costing him his Money In The Bank cash-in last year:

“I think it would be good retribution (to cost Cena on Sunday). To see the look on his face knowing his WrestleMania moment just got taken away, his dream of another WrestleMania championship match is taken away. It would make me feel good to know I played a role in taking his little dream.”

The former NFL lineman also said he’s looking forward to taking away the ‘dream match’ between Styles and Shinsuke Nakamura at WrestleMania with a WWE Title win tomorrow:

“How many people can say they walked into WrestleMania as the WWE champion? I would like to watch all the people cry that they don’t get AJ Styles vs. Shinsuke Nakamura. There’s a lot of gratification in that.”

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

John Cena defeated WWE Champion AJ Styles in a non-title match on this week’s SmackDown and per the stipulation, Cena has earned a spot in the main event of the WWE Fastlane pay-per-view to make it a Six-Pack Challenge.

Fastlane takes place on March 11th from the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, OH and will be the final WWE pay-per-view before WrestleMania 34.

Below is the updated confirmed Fastlane card:

Six-Pack Challenge for the WWE Title
John Cena vs. Sami Zayn vs. Dolph Ziggler vs. Kevin Owens vs. Baron Corbin vs. AJ Styles

WWE United States Title Match
Randy Orton vs. Bobby Roode

SmackDown Tag Team Title Match
The New Day vs. The Usos

SmackDown Women’s Title Match
Ruby Riott vs. Charlotte Flair

Braun Strowman, Baron Corbin, and Mark Henry all recently spoke with WWE.com to talk about several professional wrestling topics. Strowman described his first encounter with Henry and also revealed that Henry offered him a WWE tryout. “The Monster Among Men” had looked up to Henry in the strongman scene for quite some time:

“The first time was probably in 2012 at World’s Strongest Man. I’d been a huge fan of his for a long time and had met him a couple of times through my strongman endeavors over the years. To have him approach me and offer me a tryout with WWE was a dream come true. A lot if it was because I was really passionate about the strongman sport. I did a lot of things in a short amount of time that not many men were able to do.

“But I’ve always been a ham and a showman for crowds. I got to compete in front of a few thousand for strongman, so realizing that I could step over to WWE and have opportunities like I did at WrestleMania in Dallas to perform in front of 101,000 people — that was the big thing for me.”

Baron Corbin also discussed how Henry helped him in WWE during his early days with the company. Henry apparently saw something in Corbin and liked different aspects of his physique and ability inside the ring:

“He came in and thought I had something special. He told me I had a good look, the way I moved was good. He really helped mold me in those early days, which helped the evolution of who I am and what I do. When you have a guy of his caliber come to you and tell you they see something in you … if that doesn’t light a fire, nothing will.”

Henry himself commented on this and said he enjoys paying it forward and seeing his WWE recruits find success in their careers:

“I feel like I’m paying it forward. It feels good to be able to look at somebody and go, ‘Man, you’re me 22 years ago; you can do this!’ I find chunks of coal that have a glisten to them. They get to Orlando and [the WWE Performance Center coaches] start chipping away and chipping away. Next thing you know, ‘Mark, there’s a diamond under there. We’re going to polish it up.’ They do all that work.

“I appreciate the whole developmental process – coaching them, educating them and putting them out there to see if they can thrive. Every time I see Apollo, Braun or Bianca, Baron Corbin and other people I’ve helped foster, I gush. It gives a validation to my eye. I love it. There’s nothing like it.”

You can read Henry, Corbin, and Strowman’s full interviews on WWE.com by clicking here.

Earlier this week the WWE announced that a singles match between Dolph Ziggler and Baron Corbin would take place on next week’s episode of SmackDown Live on the USA Network in Bakersfield, CA at the Rabobank Arena.

SmackDown Commissioner Shane McMahon took to his Twitter account on Thursday morning to announce a big stipulation for the upcoming match.

The winner of this match would be added to the main event of the Fastlane pay-per-view event next month that will see AJ Styles defend his WWE Title against Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn in a Triple Threat Match. Now, the contest will be a Fatal 4-Way Match.

An unexpected end to #SDLive with a triple threat match made for #WWEFastlane…I’m going to make a bit more interesting.

Next week: @BaronCorbinWWE vs. @HEELZiggler. The winner is added to the match and makes it a #Fatal4Way for the @WWE title.

— Shane McMahon (@shanemcmahon) February 8, 2018